Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 359: The storm is coming again!

Life is forever full of stories and incidents that are at once tragic and ridiculous.

Once upon a ti, Uekoe Kagemasa was brimming with confidence, viewing himself as the Asian overlord, arrogant and obstinate, repeatedly colliding with Golden Wind yet stubbornly refusing to back down.

But now.

When he was actually beaten hard enough to hurt, scared into retreat, softened by repeated blows, wanting to back down and raise a white flag, he still had to grit his teeth and, in a suicidal gambit, use his lone vulnerable body to try to withstand Golden Wind’s steaming, unstoppable demolition train.

Uekoe Kagemasa could already foresee what would happen next.

The obstruction and intimidation at this board eting were clearly part of a conspiracy by seven directors.

Especially Ito.

That seemingly casual question carried a potentially lethal threat.

Uekoe Kagemasa could even imagine the fate that would befall him if Night Owl Island failed this ti.

So.

He could not fail.

After all, in half a year he would be stepping back to a secondary role; he needed to withdraw steadily from the president’s seat — he had to step down properly!

At this mont, Uekoe no longer had his old greed.

He only wanted to get through the next six months safely and then retire to the sidelines.

".....I know you can't wait half a year, and I can't either. We need a quick, decisive strike."

Right after the eting!

Back at his residence, Ito imdiately dialed a call — to a “respected lady” all the way in Gaul.

Sarah Gascony.

A noblewoman with one-quarter Gaul aristocratic blood.

Vice chairwoman of the Vivendi board.

Exactly!

Ito had invested a lot of effort to get rid of Uekoe Kagemasa precisely so he could, before the other directors were prepared, quickly launch an impeachnt to remove Uekoe from the president’s position and push Nakamurai up as his chosen puppet, thereby aligning with Vivendi!

With Vivendi’s support, Ito could firmly take the chair of Kora’s board, seizing full control of Kora and becoming Vivendi’s strong foothold in the East!

At that point, Kora and CloudPower would beco Vivendi’s left and right hands, dominating the global ga market and even approaching monopoly!

Power and enormous profits lay temptingly close.

Just the thought of it thrilled Ito to his core.

"Thanks to your assistance," Ito said, smiling:

"We've already obtained a lot of key evidence regarding Uekoe Kagemasa's embezzlent of corporate assets...

According to Neon law, embezzlent, bribery, and the like in an independent enterprise such as Kora count as occupational embezzlent. If the embezzled amount is huge, not only will there be massive compensation liabilities, but one will also be freely gifted a shining silver bracelet and a small house with food and accommodation included."

Uekoe had served as president for so many years.

The phrase "an astronomically large amount" fit him perfectly.

Although in Neon it is not easy to actually send soone to prison via occupational embezzlent — such cases are relatively rare — for Ito it didn't matter whether Uekoe went in or not. What he wanted was to force Uekoe to sell shares.

We don't have a vendetta of murder and revenge. What good is killing you?

I just want your shares and your money.

Of course, you can stubbornly drag things out in court with — then let it drag.

I control Kora, backed by Vivendi. You’re a retired ex-president whose influence has waned; how much money and ti do you have to fight ... no, "us"?

Even if you can drag it out, aren't you afraid of getting hit by a car crossing the street soday? Accidentally struck by a falling window from upstairs? Mugged by a thug with a butterfly knife while walking at night?

Yamamoto wasn't sunk into the East Bay back then because he wasn't yet worth our drastic move.

But if you've read Das Kapital, you'd know how the bearded man incisively sumd up people like us —

"If there is a 10% profit, capital will be used everywhere; at 20% it becos active; at 50% capital will take risks; for 100% profit, capital will trample all human laws; at 300% profit, capital will commit any cri, even risking the gallows..."

"I don't care what ans you use among yourselves," Sarah's voice was calm as she listened to Ito's report over the phone:

"The board is very optimistic about Kora and has full confidence in the Eastern market."

"Of course, that sentint not only affirms your efforts, it also ans..."

At this point Sarah deliberately paused, then lowered her voice slightly:

"It also implies so dissatisfaction with CloudPower's Konik. After all, their recent performance has been sowhat disappointing. You know what I an, right?"

If Ito had read the history of the Ming Dynasty, he would have sincerely praised Emperor Yongle as a divine man for his famous line.

A single "You must encourage him" applied everywhere, and how many people have been deceived by it over centuries!

Unfortunately, Ito hadn't read that.

"Understood! Understood!"

Ito nodded repeatedly and wore an involuntary flattering smile:

"I feel honored by your trust. I will not let you down!"

Winds rise and clouds surge!

As the Higashitsu Gaming Festival in November drew closer!

Although the weather grew colder by the day, the ga market’s heat rose even faster!

Many exhibitors launched their marketing campaigns; players' anticipation swelled wave after wave!

And among them, the grandest of all was —

Night Owl Island!

Yes!

Not Call of Duty, but the suddenly erged Night Owl Island!

This ti Uekoe Kagemasa's survival instinct forced him to throw everything he had into a desperate gamble!

With a total investnt of three hundred million dollars, Night Owl Island enjoyed Kora’s largest promotional spectacle ever for a motion-sensing pod ga!

All kinds of dia, global forums, elaborate placents, and diverse publicity formats!

To prevent Golden Wind’s blitzkrieg from happening again,

Uekoe Kagemasa had gone mad: once forced to confirm his participation, he imdiately flooded Higashitsu with Night Owl Island ads everywhere, creating an impenetrable, inescapable aura!

Even others were amazed.

Moriya Tetsuya laughed and said bluntly: "Damn it, if you'd done this back when Sekiro released, why would I have co to Golden Wind as a vice president?"

Gu Sheng replied with a wry expression: "Moriya-san, did I make you unhappy sowhere?"

"No, no, hahahaha, President Gu is the best," Moriya patted Gu Sheng on the shoulder, signaling him not to be petty — he was simply amused to see Uekoe Kagemasa "reaping what he sowed."

"But it's just seeing an 'ex-boyfriend' struggle on the verge of collapse and wanting to pop a champagne to celebrate."

Hearing that, Gu Sheng nearly spat his drink:

"That taphor is harsh."

Moriya raised an eyebrow and shrugged teasingly: "Proximity stains the color."

The two n then took one final look at their own booth up front.

Then they sneakily peered at Kora’s booth, which stood back-to-back with theirs.

Sa familiar spot, sa familiar sll.

Only this ti —

"You two finally get to sit in the sa backstage area to drink tea and chat openly, right...?"

On the video call, Shen Miaomiao at Golden Wind’s base in Huaguo rolled her eyes, her tone full of sourness.

She had originally intended to video-call Old Gu before the expo to check in!

But before she could say two words, the call filled with Gu Sheng and Moriya’s PDA!

Gu Sheng, snap out of it! I'm your girlfriend, okay?!

Shen Miaomiao’s eyes rolled so far they nearly flipped out of her head.

Doing all that lovey-dovey stuff right in front of , joking around so happily — I shouldn't have let those two go off together to Neon to watch the expo!

"Ah — Miaomiao-san," Moriya waved at the phone:

"We're not the only ones having tea!"

As he spoke, Moriya beckoned, and Shen Miaomiao watched the video call as a young man with green-dyed hair, like a little chick, obediently walked over and perford

a perfect ninety-degree bow.

Seeing him, Shen Miaomiao paused and then raised an eyebrow.

Is that him?

Wasn't he the Neon punk who deliberately stirred trouble at last year’s expo and nearly assaulted Old Gu?

Gu Sheng had ntioned him before!

This kid is...?

Noticing Shen Miaomiao’s suspicion, Moriya chuckled and looked at the green-haired youth:

"Kid, do you know your task today?"

"Yes! Yes, yes, Moriya-senpai!"

The green-haired boy nodded repeatedly:

"Watch the booth! Recruit visitors! If anyone causes trouble, drag them away and teach them a lesson!"

"What's with your hair..." Moriya frowned slightly as he examined the youth.

The green-haired boy panicked and hurriedly tugged at his hairpiece.

With a swoosh,

a buzz cut was revealed. The green hair was actually a wig; he still looked spirited: "Wig! It's a wig! Moriya-senpai!"

"Ah — that's more like it."

Moriya patted the youth's shoulder, then waved his hand:

"Change out of the studded jacket — it pricks."

"Ha—ha—yes—!!!"

The kid executed another perfect ninety-degree bow and turned to leave.

But halfway out he seed to recall sothing and spun back to bow deeply to Gu Sheng: "Arigato! President Gu! Thank you for giving us this chance!!!"

Then he went off to change into security clothes.

It turned out Gu Sheng had spontaneously revisited last year’s mories and, on a whim, asked Moriya to recruit that green-haired troublemaker and his friends as temporary security.

"They're all Kansai district tough kids, pretty intimidating, and street-smart — they actually step up when things happen," Gu Sheng said, smiling at the dumbfounded Little Nezha:

"Plus it looks like they quite enjoy this proper kind of job."

Shen Miaomiao: ...

Huh?

Isn't anyone going to control him?!

He charms wherever he goes, doesn't he?!

From Jiang Yun in the indie mini-ga days!

To Chen Guangde during the dostic disputes era!

To Moriya Tetsuya during the Asian rivalry!

Now even a whole gang of Neon Kansai-area thugs have been turned by Gu Sheng into friends who take orders from him!

"You..."

Shen Miaomiao was speechless!

She wanted to say sothing, then stopped, then almost said sothing again!

Finally she put a hand to her forehead and sighed helplessly.

Fine. Who am I to complain — aren't I also one of the unlucky ones smitten by this rogue’s charm?

He really seems to have that kind of charisma that makes people helplessly fall for his personality.

But I'm different!

Thinking that, Shen Miaomiao smirked.

I also get to enjoy the double-door giant fridge privileges!

"Then I wish you victory and continued success," Shen Miaomiao said amusent in her voice as she blew Gu Sheng an air kiss:

"Have a great second battle in Neon, my President Gu..."

As Shen Miaomiao ended the call!

Not long after!

From near the huge entrance to the exhibition hall not far from Golden Wind’s booth, a sudden roar of voices rose!

Under millions of eyes and mounting anticipation!

Golden Wind’s first grand showcase at the Higashitsu Gaming Festival —

has begun!!!