Chapter 211 An accident in my hometown

Author: Quiet Thought

Chapter 211 An accident in my hometown

In December, the handheld infringement case that the electronic game industry is concerned about finally came to an end.

With Gaode Co., Ltd. losing the case, it was reversely acquired by Shirakawa Electric.

The so-called antitrust alliance formed by those copycat manufacturers with their own thoughts was directly defeated.

First, a group of people were scared away because of a huge claim, and Gao De changed his surname and ran away.

Finally, with Matsudaya and Nintendo's private settlement, the only remaining handheld machine manufacturers finally disappeared.

Yes, Matsudaya bowed to Nintendo.

The lawsuit between these two companies is the second battlefield for handheld machine infringement cases.

Although Matsudaya's handheld machine is extremely similar to Rentian's products.

However, because Nintendo does not have any patents on handhelds, the lawsuit has been in a stalemate.

However, as Shirakawa Electric has decided to win and lose, Matsudaya, which is under tremendous pressure, also opened his mouth to ask for peace from Nintendo under some shameful means.

Although I don’t know how much compensation was, Matsudaya’s compromise directly made the remaining counterfeiters lose confidence.

So the grand scene of more than a dozen counterfeit handhelds being launched a few months ago no longer exists.

Some continue to do their old business toys or coin machines, while others simply disappear.

Currently, the only remaining handheld brands on the market are Shirakawa Electric and Nintendo.

Oh no, there is Casio, who is harmless to humans and animals.

This is the current situation of the handheld machine market that just emerged in Japan in 1980.

Will there be any changes in the handheld game market in the future?

certainly!

The rising electronic game field will only attract one player after another.

The future handheld game war may no longer be limited to neon locals.

International players are also brewing their own unique secret tools across the ocean.

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1980 was the year when Shirakawa Electric thrived.

Walkman was launched locally at the beginning of the year and went overseas in the middle of the year.

At the beginning of the second half of the year, we entered the machine market again. After that, the SIC building was completed, the production of the new Kanagawa plant, the finalization of the headquarters plan, and so on.

After these things, a year passed quietly.

In addition, in the last month of the year, I unexpectedly accepted the unplanned results of Gaode.

Speaking of Gaode, Shirakawa Kaede has no special plans for the time being.

It is currently included in the toy model field by Shirakawa Holdings, and its business scope remains unchanged for the time being.

Shirakawa Kaede has no high requirements for it, so let’s survive first.

So he wrote down a few anime names that will shine brightly in the past two years.

He also handed it over to the person in charge of Shirakawa Electric who took over Gaode, and asked him to pay attention to the situation of these animations.

It is best to be able to get the copyright of toys in advance. Not to mention self-sufficient, there is no problem in living a healthy life.

And you don’t have to wait until the broadcast starts before looking for a TV station. You can contact the comic publisher directly.

Shueisha and Kotanshe all hold a large number of animation copyrights in their hands.

The copyright of film and television will not be mentioned for the time being, so you can always talk about the copyright of toys.

You see, business in the next few decades will come.

Of course, this is just a preliminary plan. In the future, Gao De can be held responsible and Shirakawa Electrical's own figure production of game characters.

Look, it is another complete industrial chain of the game industry.

Game content production, game machine production, game peripheral industry production, perfect ~

However, these things are still far away, and there are more important things waiting for Shirakawa Kaede to do.

"Tokaro, hurry up. Don't bring those red wine or something."

Shirakawa Kaede knew that this guy had an old problem again, and when he saw something fresh and good, he couldn't help but search for Akita's hometown.

"Hey, Xiao Feng." Totaro, who was stuffing something into his suitcase, raised his head in confusion.

"They said red wine can warm your body, and it happened to be snowing heavily in my hometown. I guess my uncles and uncles can warm up even if they have it."

Hearing his words, Shirakawa Kaede directly held his forehead with his hands.

"Tokaro, do you know where we are?"

"Akita" Totaro looked at Shirakawa Kaede with a look of looking at the fool.

"That's right, it's Akita, then do you know what else is Akita's most famous besides rice?"

Without waiting for Totaro to answer, Shirakawa Kaede told him the answer directly.

"It's sake, Totaro. Uncles and uncles don't need it to warm up. You can't finish sake in the cellar at home."

"Uh" Totaro scratched his head awkwardly, "It seems like this."

"Forget it, I bought it all, bring it with me. Let uncles and uncles taste it."

Shirakawa Kaede waved his hand and signaled Totaro to continue.

"Xiao Feng, I still understand me. I think so too." The happy Totaro continued to bow his head and became busy again.

They were packing up their greetings and preparing to rush back to their hometown in Akita.

Although December is not over yet, there is more than a week before the New Year.

But this year's situation is special. Shirakawa Kaede can't wait that late, so he plans to fly back to Akita today.

The reason why I am so anxious is that I am busy with Shirakawa Electric Appliances, and I haven't been back for almost two years.

After being away from home for so long, the company's affairs are on track again, so I should go back no matter what.

The second reason is the heavy snow in my hometown.

If it is normal, it would be normal to snow heavily in Akita.

But it would be abnormal if it was one month in advance.

Shirakawa Kaede has also contacted his family before, including crops, etc.

Anyone who has not had time to harvest will suffer.

The only thing that comforted him was that no matter their family or Totaro's family, they no longer rely on farming to survive.

The money they sent back one after another in the past two years is enough for their worry-free life all year round.

But other families in the same village were not so lucky, and half of the harvest of a year was covered in heavy snow.

For farmers who make a living by farming, the economic situation will be worrying in the coming year.

Fortunately, there is still surplus food from previous years at home, so eating and drinking is not a problem for the time being.

So before, even though he knew that the heavy snow this year was a bit abnormal, Shirakawa Kaede was not in a hurry.

At least everyone can have food and clothing at the end of the year. As for the next year, Shirakawa Kaede has already had some concerns about his hometown.

But the heavy snow continued and the situation was not the same.

The snow season in Akita in previous years probably lasted from December to January and February of the following year, usually around three months.

But this year it has been three months since the heavy snow has been ahead of schedule.

It is the severe winter season, and the heavy snow will not stop in a short period of time, and will even last for a long time.

Then, whether it is the climate or the heavy snow itself, it will be a severe test for your hometown.

Can older people survive the severe cold? Can the roof of fir tree bark withstand the continuous coverage of snow?

These things are too far away for metropolis, but for farmers in remote areas, they are a matter of survival.

So worried, Shirakawa Kaede simply returned to Akita with Totaro in advance.

Things about Shirakawa Electric are produced step by step as usual.

At the end of the year, major associations also began to have a holiday gradually, and the busyness of business was significantly reduced.

So it won't be much problem to leave for a while.

The two men packed up their luggage and headed straight to Haneda Airport in Ota District. From here, they flew to Akita and arrived in more than an hour.

At around 10 o'clock in the morning, when Shirakawa Kaede and Totaro appeared in front of the plane again, the place where they got off the plane had been changed to Akita Airport.
To be continued...