The following morning, Wujiang Group (Japan branch) announced the weekly sales figures for the "Qiongqi Home Game Console" and game cartridges.
"Qiongqi Home Game Console": 1.333 million units.
Game cartridges: 12.51 million in total.
Among them, 1.21 million were for Pokémon, 950,000 for Calabash Brothers, 840,000 for Dragon Quest, 810,000 for The Legend of Zelda, 770,000 for Contra, 730,000 for Final Fantasy, 680,000 for Salamander, 610,000 for Red Fortress, 600,000 for Tetris, 550,000 for Hot-Blooded Soccer, 540,000 for Hot-Blooded Racing, 520,000 for Hot-Blooded Fighting, 510,000 for Hot-Blooded Basketball, 500,000 for Hot-Blooded Fencing, 480,000 for Hot-Blooded Baseball, 460,000 for Hot-Blooded Tennis, 450,000 for Hot-Blooded Volleyball, 440,000 for Hot-Blooded Ice Hockey, 430,000 for Hot-Blooded Story, and 430,000 for Hot-Blooded Mahjong.
Weekly sales: 17.329 billion yen (game consoles) + 81.315 billion yen (game cartridges, averaging 6,500 yen) = 98.644 billion yen, which is approximately 6 billion yuan (at an exchange rate of 100:6).
In addition, various peripheral products also sold very well, such as toys, stationery, umbrellas, clothing, shoes, hats, gloves, suitcases, souvenirs, posters, picture books, badges, and licensed anime characters, etc. They made a fortune, reaching 35.4 billion yen (approximately 2.12 billion yuan). This is before the game was fully developed and the distribution channels were not extensive enough. Otherwise, the revenue from game peripheral products would have exceeded the profits earned by the game itself.
Once these data were released...
It caused a sensation in China first. The leaders of Shanghai paid close attention to the sales of the "Qiongqi Home Game Console" and game cartridges. They never expected that it would generate so much foreign exchange in just one week.
Party Secretary Liu Hai, Mayor Zhou Bowen, and others immediately convened a meeting to discuss increasing support for Wujiang Group.
"Everyone has heard about the sales of Wujiang Group's game consoles overseas, right? Yes, it's incredible! In just one week, they've generated such a large amount of foreign exchange earnings. For such an outstanding company, our municipal government must provide strong support and the best business environment for them!" Secretary Liu Hai said, setting the tone for strong support for Wujiang Group and keeping them in Shanghai.
The leaders in the audience nodded excitedly in agreement.
This Wujiang Group is amazing! Last year, its revenue was less than 5 billion RMB, but this year, its game revenue alone is 6 billion RMB. And this is only in just one week! Is it really that terrifying?
The leaders were stunned and speechless by this surprise.
Surprisingly, the revenue from related activities was also quite substantial. They had never seen anything like it before; they couldn't believe that copyright operations could generate so much money!
Major domestic media outlets are working overtime to write articles reporting on how Wujiang Group's games have become wildly popular in Japan and generated astonishing foreign exchange earnings.
At this moment, the senior executives of the Institute of Computing Technology, a major competitor of Wujiang Group, were all dumbfounded.
On the faces of Liu Chuanzhi, Yang Yuanqing, and others, it seemed as if an emoji of "Little friend, do you have a lot of questions?" appeared.
"How the hell did they make so much money all of a sudden???"
Liu Chuan was speechless with envy, jealousy, and hatred, but also felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
Wujiang Group's weekly revenue is equivalent to 8.1 billion RMB, while the Institute of Computing Technology's annual revenue is only a little over 100 million RMB...
How can I bear this? How can I bear this?
"How about the Institute of Computing Technology develops games too?" Liu Chuanzhi thought to himself. However, it didn't seem quite appropriate for a company under the Chinese Academy of Sciences to develop games.
But soon, Yanagawa convinced himself.
The company develops game consoles that are sold only overseas and do not harm domestic teenagers.
After convincing himself, Liu Chuanzhi immediately convened a meeting and expressed his thoughts.
Upon hearing this, everyone agreed.
Wujiang Group generated the equivalent of 8.1 billion RMB in foreign exchange in a week. Who wouldn't be envious and jealous?
However, the Institute of Computing Technology faced a problem: a lack of technology…
This is really quite funny.
It's surprising that a company with the prestigious Chinese Academy of Sciences background has no technology; most of its employees are now sales experts.
"Old Liu, selling game consoles and cartridges overseas requires us to develop our own technology. We can't infringe on patents, otherwise the products will be banned and we'll be fined. It's really difficult!"
If we're going to do this, we can only do it domestically, because patents aren't valued here, and piracy is rampant. However, our Institute of Computing Technology is a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. If we were sued for patent infringement by Wujiang Group, we'd lose all face…”
A vice president of a computing company shook his head and sighed.
Upon hearing this, Liu Chuanzhi's lips twitched, meaning that it was all over.
Liu Chuanzhi felt helpless because the Institute of Computing Technology Company was still under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and could not fully develop its business.
I wish I could make the Institute of Computing Technology my own company someday...
Thanks to my tireless and dedicated efforts, the Institute of Computing Technology now generates tens of millions of RMB in profit annually. However, my monthly salary is only a little over a thousand RMB, which is less than the income of an ordinary engineer at Wujiang Group. It's so unfair!
Liu Chuan's resentment, dissatisfaction, and unwillingness planted a seed called "ambition" in his heart.
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Japan.
The release of sales figures for the "Qiongqi Home Game Console" and its game cartridges caused a huge stir in the gaming industry.
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