Looking for a solution? What solutions can there be now? Could we bypass US rules through so unconventional ans to avoid the disclosure of source code and patents?
But this is almost impossible to happen. These two law enforcent agencies will never give you a chance to exploit loopholes.
Even if there were loopholes to exploit, they would imdiately patch them up and make you cough up even more, it's quite domineering.
However, Matsuki Shi still honestly explained all the sanctions that the two agencies are imposing on GaStar Entertainnt.
First, the Taxation Bureau decided to uniformly increase tariffs on electronic gas and ga consoles by twenty percent. Unless you're willing to build a factory in the US and sell there, they can turn a blind eye, as ntioned before.
In other words, the Taxation Bureau hopes to bring a large factory to US soil, increase employnt rates a bit, so the Taxation Bureau can still extract taxes from the employed people, and it can also reduce public dissatisfaction, a win-win situation.
But the cost of building a factory in the US is high, and labor costs are the biggest expense. The hourly wage for industrial workers nowadays is at least $20.
If it's a skilled trade, wages must also increase. On average, each worker's daily wage will exceed $200.
This kind of daily wage is terrifying, and it's not as scary as accepting the twenty percent tariff increase.
Takayuki didn't say anything about this requirent.
The Taxation Bureau is just asking for a little more money, it's just a minor matter, fluctuations in tax rates are normal, they haven't really overreached, they just raised tariffs slightly higher than usual.
What's really annoying is the Departnt of Justice.
Their Antitrust Division, under various pretexts, is forcing GaStar Entertainnt to disclose multiple patents and also to disclose the source code of their ga consoles.
This is very lethal.
Never mind the disclosure of patents, once the source code of the ga consoles is made public, the most serious problem is piracy.
And it's the lowest level of piracy, these four ga consoles will be defenseless against piracy in the future.
Once it's made public, it's almost like surrendering to piracy.
So Matsuki Shi absolutely refused to accept it.
In addition to the disclosure of the console source code, the mandatory authorization of patents includes the light gun, directional pad, shoulder buttons, and so patents that were preemptively taken but haven't shown their usefulness yet.
However, perhaps the Departnt of Justice is also afraid that GaStar Entertainnt will act recklessly and abandon the US market, then the patents won't be disclosed.
So they are also just asking GaStar Entertainnt to authorize for a fee, but absolutely cannot lock down the patents and prevent anyone from using them.
And the authorization fee for patents will also be subject to certain restrictions, it cannot be too expensive.
They call this promoting industry developnt.
After listening to the detailed explanation, Matsuki Shi also ntioned the efforts of their team, which delayed the enforcent of these rules for a period of ti.
This is their final effort.
"Oh, by the way, President, besides our team's efforts to delay the situation, there's another company that helped us, which you probably didn't expect, that company also influenced the formulation of the rules with its own influence, we were supposed to disclose more patents mandatorily, but the intervention of that company imdiately reduced many."
"Huh? It sounds like a big company, who is it?"
"Morgan Group."
Takayuki was very surprised.
This company is helping him?
For what? Just because the release of Doom Soldier promoted the popularity of their system?
That would be quite a remarkable return.
The reason why he allowed Doom Soldier to be released on PC was mainly because the performance of PCs was indeed stronger, and it could also improve the graphics, Takayuki just wanted to experience a ga with better graphics, and at the sa ti do so high-performance ga testing.
But it seed to have invisibly gained himself a friend.
Morgan Group is very similar to Microsoft in his previous life, a super giant in the US electronics field, its position is almost unshakable, and it has so much money it can't spend it all.
Takayuki said, "I really didn't expect Morgan Group's help, but I will definitely rember this favor, and I will consider cooperating with Morgan Group in the future if there is an opportunity, but for now, we should co up with our response strategy."
Matsuki Shi asked in confusion, "President, have you already figured out the response strategy? So soon?"
Takayuki shook his head, "No, it's not sothing I just ca up with now, it's sothing I planned a long ti ago."
"What's the strategy? Is there a way to avoid the disclosure of our ga console source code?"
"No, that's unavoidable, let it be disclosed. In fact, this is a good thing."
"A good thing?" Matsuki Shi almost thought she misheard.
If the source code is made public, then the revenue from GaStar Entertainnt's gas on these consoles will probably plumt.
Previously, legal protection could ensure that these ga consoles remained top sellers to so extent.
But now, with the US governnt forcefully pushing for the disclosure of the source code for four ga consoles, it's like telling people they can pirate these four ga consoles at will, and they will turn a blind eye. GaStar Entertainnt can certainly use legal authorization to protect its rights, but if they have to sue one by one, the cost is imasurable, and the biggest cash cow has also been knocked down, lacking successors, and it's possible to be dragged down instead.
Takayuki patiently explained, "This is how I see it. Since the source code is inevitably going to be made public, let's just use it to our advantage. We might as well make all four ga consoles completely open source, and let's just go ahead and make the developnt kits for the four ga consoles public as well, squeezing out the last bit of value: talent value."
"How do we squeeze it?" Matsuki Shi was getting more and more confused.
"You can start preparing now, change the ads, publicize the ga developnt kits, hold an event, reward everyone who develops gas on our ga consoles, from individuals to groups, as long as their gas et our requirents, give them bonuses, give them long-term contracts. I want to sweep all the ga developers in the US into my camp."
Takayuki paused, then said, "As for the na of the event, let's call it the GaStar Plan, to discover the future stars of gaming."
This world will never lack talented people. So far, Takayuki hasn't found many, but it's just the right opportunity to recruit such talent while making the ga consoles completely open source.
Geniuses, co join us. Our ga consoles don't need you to pay any licensing fees. As long as you have interesting ideas, you can freely develop gas on our ga consoles, and all the sales revenue will belong entirely to you, we won't take a penny, and at the sa ti, we will give you a new contract, a contract that binds geniuses.
"In addition to all this, I feel that it's finally ti to release our long-hidden trump cards, the GBA and the GS1 ga console, these two consoles have been developed for a long ti and have been hidden for too long, now is the perfect ti for their release, isn't it?"
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