On June 3, 1998, the United States Congress officially passed a proposal from the Taxation Bureau to increase tariffs on electronic gas, which has entered the formal execution process.
On June 7, 1998, the Antitrust Division of the US Departnt of Justice initiated an investigation into GaStar Entertainnt. This proposal differed from the last one, and this ti the institutions dealing with GaStar Entertainnt were more fierce.
There are several major uncontrollable forces in the United States, including the Taxation Bureau and the Departnt of Justice.
This is a symbol of authority in the United States.
And this ti they acted together to suppress GaStar Entertainnt.
Under such absolute authority, even GaStar Entertainnt has no way out.
The process of raising tariffs did not take long to finalize.
From now on, all electronic gas shipped to the United States will be subject to a twenty percent tariff.
As a result, imported gas will inevitably increase in price.
In turn, electronic gas developed by Aricans will have more advantages.
Next is the antitrust investigation.
After various investigations, one thing can be determined: GaStar Entertainnt holds several technical patents that play a decisive role in the electronic ga industry.
For example, the directional pad, such as the light gun.
GaStar Entertainnt does not accept any form of authorization for these two patents, firmly holding them in its own hands, which has led to other companies having to bypass the patents to develop similar products, but the results are not satisfactory.
Under compulsory requirents, GaStar Entertainnt must disclose the authorization of related patents, and at the sa ti, it is forced to demand that the authorization fee for patents cannot exceed a certain amount.
This also includes so technical details of first-person production, which must be made public.
Then, the United States unilaterally proposed more extre requirents.
That is, it is necessary to publicly disclose the developnt source code of a total of four ga consoles: GB, GBC, SFC, and FC.
The reason for openness is to promote the developnt of electronic gas worldwide. One ga company should not monopolize all knowledge; it should all be made public.
If you disagree with the disclosure, then the US Departnt of Justice doesn't mind using a stronger stick to beat GaStar Entertainnt until it can't lift its head.
This is already quite domineering.
After learning this news, Matsuki Shi has been angry for several days without sleep.
GaStar Entertainnt has always complied with US rules from start to finish, making money and developing within the rules.
But suddenly the rules changed, and you were forced to accept new rules.
This is obviously targeting GaStar Entertainnt.
If it were a normal business competition failure, Matsuki Shi could accept it, but this kind of pressure she could not accept.
And at this ti, the relationships that Matsuki Shi had laid down before began to have so effect.
For example, the Governor of California, as well as other state legislators, and even two or three mbers of Congress, have beco good friends of Matsuki Shi.
Under the lobbying of these people, at least these orders were not imdiately executed.
But even if they could do sothing, it could only be this much.
"Sorry, Ms. Matsuki, we've done our best. This ti the Departnt of Justice and the Taxation Bureau are serious. Even if we have so good friends helping, we can only delay the execution date of the new rules at most."
On the phone, a congressman said apologetically.
On the other end of the phone, Matsuki Shi could only suppress the anger in her heart and repeatedly thanked the other party for their help. GaStar Entertainnt will not forget their assistance in the future.
Since coming to the United States, Matsuki Shi has actually been quite smooth most of the ti, except for the initial disgust from those departnt store rchants, there hasn't been much obstruction.
The gaming industry has developed rapidly.
But it seems that Matsuki Shi's good luck has finally run out, and she also feels a sense of powerlessness at this mont, with a faint sense of confusion in her heart.
Just then, her phone rang again.
Matsuki Shi glanced at it and found it was a call from Japan. She imdiately reorganized her emotions and answered the phone.
"Hello, President?"
"It's ." The voice of Takayuki sounded on the other end of the phone.
During the six months of litigation, Takayuki did not participate. After planning the special effects team, he returned to Japan and continued his work, developing gas.
Without him leading the team in Japan, GaStar Entertainnt's first-party ga team would not have been so productive, nor would the quality have remained excellent while being productive.
As for lawsuits and litigation, Takayuki just had to pay the money and let Matsuki Shi set up the legal departnt, preferably at the level of a top-tier team.
Takayuki didn't think they would lose in litigation with such a team.
But when the US governnt, especially the Taxation Bureau and the Departnt of Justice, intervened, he understood that the legal team probably wouldn't be of much use.
Their thods were just on a different level, and you couldn't fight back.
It's like facing two huge mountains.
After the two agencies decided on the punishnt for GaStar Entertainnt, Takayuki finally called Matsuki Shi.
Hearing Takayuki's voice, Matsuki Shi, who had always been quite strong, felt her nose sour for a mont.
But she quickly recovered, with no change in her tone, and Takayuki didn't feel anything.
"President, I'm sorry to disappoint you. I will co to apologize to you in person. I didn't protect our children."
Takayuki: "??? Uh?"
"No, no, President, it's our company's property, our ga consoles, I treat them all like children." Matsuki Shi realized she had spoken out of turn.
This really shouldn't have happened.
But it was also her true feeling.
Hearing Matsuki Shi's explanation, Takayuki pretended he hadn't heard anything before and said, "I already know what happened in the United States. It's not your fault. You've actually done very well. But when the two major law enforcent agencies in the United States intervene, the nature changes. It's normal for you not to be able to handle it."
"Initially, I didn't handle things properly, and I'm willing to apologize..."
Takayuki interrupted, "Okay, I didn't call you to listen to you apologize all the ti. This has nothing to do with you. No one, including , can do better than you. You've done a great job. I called you because I have sothing important to ask you."
"President, go ahead." Hearing that there was sothing important, Matsuki Shi imdiately changed her mood.
"Please explain in detail the details of the sanctions that the two law enforcent agencies are imposing on us now. I've only seen rough news reports before, but the details are definitely not as clear to as they are to you as the party involved. I need to understand them more thoroughly and then find so counterasures."
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