Chapter 268: Kametsu Keimasa’s resignation application!
Rustling.
At this moment, there was a lot of whispering and whispering in the Comella conference room.
Seven people, including Kamigoshi Keimasa, there are eight people in total.
And these eight people now are the top of Comella, the shareholders' meeting that holds the power of life and death.
As Tetsuya Moritani said before.
In Neon, so-called "managing directors" like him usually have no equity and at best participate in dividends.
The one who truly controls the company's major decision-making power is the shareholders' meeting composed of shareholders. This is the real board of directors.
And today!
The reason why Comella announced the convening of a top-level shareholder meeting on such a chaotic day.
The main reason is that the losses of "Torii" are really too serious!
About half a month ago, as the official trailer was released, "Torii" started pre-sale.
This 3S-level masterpiece with a total investment of 245 million U.S. dollars is priced at 78 U.S. dollars per copy. The overall response during the pre-sale stage was good. As of the launch of the video game festival, a total of more than 800,000 copies have been pre-sold.
Pre-sale sales of more than 800,000 copies are absolutely great news for any game.
Comela is naturally no exception.
A quarter of the cost has been recovered during the pre-sale stage.
It can be said that the success of "Torii" is almost certain.
However!
It is said that God does not fulfill people's wishes.
Ever since the opening of the video game festival, Comora’s nightmare began.
First, they were crushed by the Golden Wind in terms of number of people, and then the reviews of the actual game demonstration plummeted to the bottom!
Hands out in just two days!
The pre-sale of Torii has almost stalled.
But this is not over yet.
Start from the third day!
As the reputation of "Torii" is getting worse and worse online, the pre-sale sales of the game have gradually begun to decline, and there are even refunds during the pre-sale stage!
‘The quality gap between this and the trailer is a bit too big...'
‘It doesn’t feel as good as a wolf to me, so I’d better wait and see’
‘If I had to choose between the two, I would still choose a wolf’
‘Isn’t this real-life demonstration really just for fun? How did they create such monotonous game content? ’
‘Oh my god, this is a gaming disaster’
‘I regret my pre-order and have already canceled it. It’s better to wait a little longer and see if I buy it after the official version comes out...'
‘…’
There are so many comments like this.
Under the influence of such criticism, just four days after the opening of the video game exhibition, the pre-sale sales of "Torii" plummeted from 800,000 copies to less than 600,000 copies!
A full 200,000 pre-order players will be refunded!
The great data turned into an unprecedented disaster almost instantly!
At that time!
Moritani has already resigned as head coach, and Koizumi is in the hospital again and does not have the authority to mobilize large-scale public relations.
Ever since, since the Game Festival, the promotion of the Torii project has almost come to a standstill.
And this time!
Kamigoshi Keimasa has already realized that he is going to be a bad dish!
No.
It’s not about being bad!
This is so bad!
After all, whether it is 65 dollars/portion for Sekiro or 78 dollars/portion for Torii, it is by no means a small number for most players.
In other words, in this confrontation, most players can only choose one of the 3S-level masterpieces.
The situation at this time is so unfavorable for Torii!
The situation took a turn for the worse, and the words "done" were almost slapped on Yue Jingzheng's face!
Seeing that the situation is not good!
Shangyue Jing made a decisive decision at the right time!
You must make plans to abandon your pawns to protect your commander!
Once the game was released, so far, the actual sales situation is just as he expected, full of the sorrowful taste of failure—
Pre-sales and official sales totaled 720,000 units.
Nearly a month!
720,000 units.
Sales revenue was 56.16 million U.S. dollars.
Only 22% of the total cost was recovered.
Furthermore, their sales speed is still decreasing every day, and it is estimated that it will stagnate in about a month.
what to do?
There are strong enemies outside, but no leader inside!
Under this heavy pressure, Kamigoshi Kage couldn't help but feel angry and evil in his heart.
Clenched his teeth and stamped his feet, simply stopped doing nothing and stopped all promotions of "Torii" by default!
Kingzheng Kamigoshi is worthy of being a ruthless businessman.
Since we can't turn defeat into victory, we might as well make the situation bigger, or better yet, alert the shareholders' meeting!
Because this way!
The "pawns" he discarded in order to "protect the commander-in-chief" are more likely to be accepted by the shareholders' meeting!
And the situation.
It was just as he expected!
The game has come to a standstill less than two weeks after it went on sale, with less than one-third of the total cost recovered, which caused an uproar among shareholders!
As for today's meeting, it is natural that the shareholders will come to Yue Jing Zhengxing to question him!
“Then President Joetsu,”
After a while of whispering discussion, a man with white hair and a slightly stout figure in the shareholders' meeting asked:
"Since we are so well prepared, why is this the result now? Huh?!"
These people in the shareholders' meeting don't care about your preparations or the project.
For them, making money is good, not making money is bad, and losing money is even worse!
There must be an explanation for Kamikoshi Kagemasa!
“...because the plan cannot keep up with the changes.”
Joyoshi Keimasa was already prepared for this!
“In fact, we have always been in a favorable situation during the game’s announcement phase,”
Shangyue Jingzhengdao:
“However! Due to Kazuo Koizumi’s improper choice of real-machine demonstration, he failed to fully demonstrate the characteristics of the game. Instead, he chose a relatively bland section for demonstration,”
“This has an extremely negative impact on us,”
“This directly led to the unfavorable evaluation of our development,”
“This will lead to the subsequent word-of-mouth game being at a disadvantage.”
Speaking of this.
He saw Shangyue Jingzheng groaning and lowering his head, looking apologetic:
“…I also have a responsibility,”
“I didn’t control and finalize the project in detail,”
“Private Marseille!!”
Avoid the important and take the easy! Confusing right and wrong!
Kage Kamigoshi stood up and bowed at 90 degrees, burying his face deeply.
No one could see the coldness in the corner of his mouth.
In fact, if there is just one person in the shareholders' meeting at this time who has played a little bit of their own game, he can instantly expose the excuse of Koshikoshi.
In "Torii", is it just that one section that is highly repetitive? Is it boring to just have a live demonstration?
In this regard, the shareholders of the real board of directors looked at me and I looked at you, exchanging glances with each other.
Obviously, there is neither disbelief nor full belief in what Kamegoshi Keimasa said.
This was obviously what Kamigoshi Keimasa had expected.
So he paused for a moment and listened to him continue:
“Of course, apart from that, no one is available internally... This is also a big problem for us in the later stage.”
Said.
I saw Shang Yue Jingzheng frowning slightly and making a worried expression:
“Originally, Tetsuya Moritani, managing director of the Game Division, was in charge of the promotion of “Torii” and other projects,”
"but,"
“Because Koizumi Kazuo’s impulsive move almost caused a serious diplomatic accident, and the overall situation was unfavorable,”
“Chairman Moritani... chose to step down as head coach...” The disaster has been diverted to the east! Aggravating the breach of responsibility!
Although Joetsu Keimasa is still neutral.
But as long as a person with a normal mind, it is not difficult to hear that this sentence, which seems to be an ‘objective statement of facts’, is actually an allusion to Moritani Tetsuya’s escape from the battlefield!
In an instant!
The conference room fell into silence.
They knew something about the situation mentioned by Joetsu Keimasa, but before that, they only had a partial understanding.
But now when they heard what Yue Jingzheng said, everyone couldn't help but feel depressed.
Moritani Tetsuya, that’s the managing director!
That’s the top of the top management of Comella!
It is almost a position below one person and above ten thousand people!
Standing in such a position, yet making such a move?
This is no longer inappropriate.
This is a dereliction of duty.
Very serious dereliction of duty!
Seeing that many shareholders are dissatisfied!
Shang Yue Jingzheng couldn't help but a cold light flashed in his eyes.
The time has come.
Cough a little!
“Hang—actually—”
Shangyue Jingzheng opened his mouth:
“Actually, there is another situation that I only recently investigated.”
“It can be said to be...the key to this serious loss..."
Hear the words!
唰——!
In an instant, all eyes turned to Kamigoshi Keimasa!
I saw Shangyue Jingzheng paused slightly, as if he was making a difficult decision that went against his ancestors.
Then, he stretched out his hand and motioned everyone to look at the big screen at the back of the conference room—
Click.
A photo appears on the projection.
In the photo, an older man and a younger man were sitting in a small restaurant. They seemed to be talking about something, and they were all smiling.
And as the photos flip.
I saw that the two of them were chatting more and more happily.
Until the last photo.
The two shook hands cordially, looked at each other and laughed.
A moment!
You can hear a pin drop throughout the conference room!
Shang Yue Jingzheng’s voice seemed particularly clear in this dead silence!
“The older person, whom I won’t introduce too much, is our managing director, Mr. Moritani,”
Just listen to Yue Jingzhengdao:
“And the one shaking hands with him,”
“He is the executive vice president of Golden Wind and the chief game director of Golden Wind,”
“Gu Sheng, SamGu.”
Hum—! !
Even though Uegoshi Kagemasa didn’t say anything yet, when this kind of photo was ordered to be released, its pertinence was obvious!
“President Joetsu,”
I saw the fat shareholder with gray hair frowning coldly, looking up at Yue Jingzheng, his eyes trembling slightly:
“Some things are not said lightly.”
What a joke!
Moritani Tetsuya is the managing director!
It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the second-in-command of Comella!
Now, the photo that Joetsu Keimasa put up clearly implies that Tetsuya Moritani has a close relationship with the Vice President of Golden Wind, and has even betrayed Comela, secretly surrendered to Golden Wind, and secretly delivered business secrets!
This is not something you can say casually!
Especially a comprehensive super manufacturer like Comela!
The second-in-command rebelled, what impact would that have? !
Seeing the shocked expressions of many shareholders, Kamegoshi Keimasa also knew how much impact such news would have on the entire company and even the company's stock price!
But it has come to this point.
In order to prevent himself from getting out early, he could only pull out another one...
Oh no.
They are a pair of heavyweight executives who took the blame for themselves and died on their behalf!
Kazuo Koizumi, a fool and a waste of money, cannot be used for much purpose!
Moritani Tetsuya, hide two minds, get rid of them quickly!
Two for one!
In any case, I am not the only one affected by the decline in the company’s stock price!
There were two of the two pads, and the entire shareholders would help me.
This deal is worth it!
Be careful!
bang! Snap! Snap!
On the projection screen, many evidences investigated by private detectives flashed!
Yue Jingzheng’s voice became more determined and vicious:
“External aspects—”
"Three months ago, Golden Wind Vice President Gu Sheng called Tetsuya Moritani and told him many details about the "Sekiro" project, but Moritani never reported it,"
"Later, Golden Wind encountered problems with motion capture while developing the "Sekiro" project, and contacted Tetsuya Moritani. It was confirmed that Tetsuya Moriya helped Golden Wind contact the MOSIA motion capture team, and secretly facilitated the relationship between Golden Wind and Tanigaki. "Building governance action team collaboration,"
“At the exhibition, when the Golden Wind booth encountered quarrels and troubles, Moritani Tetsuya took the initiative to help Golden Wind calm the troubles with his special status in Kansai District.”
“Internally—”
“In the face of the announcement of the golden wind, we have chosen the avoidance policy again and again,”
“Secretly agreeing that the “Torii” and “Sekiro” projects will be released at the same time,”
“During the exhibition, the project manager was maliciously injured and resigned from his post.”
“If this is not enough to conclude that Moritani is a collaborator, please listen to this—”
Like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, Joetsu swung his cloak and hammer in a dizzying array of ways!
And this last blow was even more shocking—
【Gu Sang, is there anything you need my help with? 】
[Actually, about this matter, uh, logically I shouldn’t tell Moritani-san, but I think Moritani-san is one of the few true friends I can be close to in Neon, so I shouldn’t hide anything... 】
【…We are currently preparing a somatosensory cabin action game…and we also need motion capture actors to provide action model data…】
【Hey - okay, let's meet and talk in detail...】
Phone recording!
The two voices inside were clearly Gu Sheng and Moritani Tetsuya!
certainly!
This phone recording was obtained by Kamegoshi Kagemasa through less than legitimate means.
But for a person of his level, it is not a particularly serious problem.
after all.
The weight of this phone recording is much greater than the stolen recording!
this-!
this-!
For a time, all the shareholders in the conference room looked shocked!
Shocked, annoyed, angry, disbelieving!
Layer after layer of expressions are like colorful masks, stacked on the faces of the seven major shareholders!
See this!
Kagema Kamigoshi also took a deep breath!
Everything is ready.
Now, all that's left is to tremble one last time!
哐丁!
Suddenly, I heard the sound of the chair under Yue Jingzheng!
In front of the seven major shareholders, Kamigoshi Kagemasa stood up again and bowed deeply to the shareholders meeting, the standard ninety degrees:
“Private Marseille shareholders!”
“Today, what is happening is due to my personal unfavorable supervision of the project and my excessive trust in the senior management around me.”
“I must bear the main responsibility for causing such serious losses,”
"so,"
“I formally submitted my resignation application to the shareholders’ meeting and sincerely requested the shareholders’ meeting to approve my request,”
“Let someone more capable,”
“Take over the position of president!!”
Use retreat to advance!
A killer kill!
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(End of this chapter)