Reborn in 1984: Starting with the Development of Chinese Character Cards, Chapter 114: Spreading Chinese Kung Fu Through Games. With the support of three animated films, it made great strides.
At this time, good things are happening one after another.
After more than four months, the newly built factory covering 50 hectares around Lujiazui was completed.
As before, it's a park-like factory, and all the factory buildings are only one floor high.
This construction method is the fastest.
Right now, it is a critical moment for Wujiang Group to race against time, speed up production, and enter the United States market.
The factory was built in this way, which is perfectly reasonable.
Zhao Ye didn't hold any formalistic completion ceremony. After the factory was completed, he simply moved the pre-prepared equipment into the factory and, at the same time, released advertisements to recruit a large number of workers.
This expansion is not just about production; in the future, it will also include the production of handheld game consoles and arcade machines.
Zhao Ye told the factory to hire 5,000 people first. Before Christmas, Wujiang Group must enter the US market. On Christmas Day, the sales of game consoles will definitely be many times higher than usual. If we don't seize this opportunity, won't Nintendo be the one to reap the rewards?
The news that the new factory was recruiting 5,000 people spread that day, causing an immediate sensation.
The leaders in Shanghai were naturally overjoyed, as Wujiang Group had once again helped the government solve a large number of employment problems.
The leaders introduced many workers from bankrupt electronics factories to Wujiang Group.
These people are quite skilled. The main reason why the electronics factory went bankrupt was the factory's management problems, which had little to do with the ordinary workers.
Zhao Ye's intention was to accept all comers.
However, if someone performs poorly during their employment, they should still be dismissed.
Thanks to government assistance, the new factory recruited people incredibly quickly. Hundreds of people were sent over at once.
In less than a week, the number of people reached the maximum of 5,000.
After a brief training session, most people can start working immediately.
Home video game consoles aren't high-end products; they're mass-produced, and everyone only needs to learn one step.
Even someone who has never held a soldering pen before can learn how to solder a component onto a circuit board in just one morning.
With the new factory commencing operations, production immediately surged.
The new factory is twice the size of the old factory, with a monthly production capacity of 3 million units.
The two factories together can produce 4.5 million units per month.
This data is quite impressive.
However, this perfectly meets the needs of Wujiang Group.
Right now, it's incredibly popular, and as long as it can be produced, there's no worry about it not selling.
In the US and European markets alone, 4.5 million game consoles are sold every month.
Fighting games are a favorite among Europeans and Americans, and would undoubtedly be more popular with Westerners than Nintendo's FC.
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Without a doubt, Nintendo now considers Wujiang Group its biggest competitor and has already secretly arranged for people to monitor Wujiang Group's movements.
The news of the new factory's commencement of construction, of course, did not escape Nintendo's notice.
When this news reached Hiroshi Yamauchi, it nearly caused him to have a heart attack.
October 10th.
Wujiang Group held a product launch event in Japan.
At the press conference, the general manager of Wujiang Group announced the six fighting games developed by the company and demonstrated the gameplay of "Street Fighter", "The King of Fighters", "Tekken", "Samurai Shodown", "Gouketsuji Ichizoku" and "Mortal Kombat" to the media, game industry peers and players.
Good heavens!
Amidst the exhilarating background music of the game, screams erupted throughout the press conference venue—a natural reaction from players and fans who were extremely excited.
"This game is so awesome! It's so much fun! So many special moves and ultimate attacks have completely changed my understanding of fighting games! The fighting game 'Kung Fu' on the FC platform is nothing compared to it!"
"The fighting scenes in this game are intense and exciting, the pace is very fast, the graphics are bright and the characters are exquisite. This is so much fun! I can't wait to buy all six games!"
"Wujiang Group is amazing!!!"
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The reporters were incredibly excited, their cameras clicking furiously on the game screen, their headlines already prepared: "A Boundless Fighting Game Emerges, Nintendo's Dominance Is in Threat!"
Industry insiders, mainly game developers, were shocked at this moment. Looking at these six fighting games, they suddenly had a feeling that Nintendo's sky was about to collapse!
That night, a rumor circulated that Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi had fainted from anger and was hospitalized... It's unclear whether the rumor was true or false.
However, Wujiang Group no longer has time to pay attention to these things.
For this product launch event, Wujiang Group invited one hundred game fans. After the event, these one hundred game fans received six fighting games as a gift from Wujiang Group.
These people suddenly transformed into salespeople for Wujiang Group, showing off and recommending these six games to their friends and family.
The following day, major Japanese media outlets reported on the grand occasion of the Wujiang Games launch event.
In shopping malls across Japan, lines stretching dozens of meters long have formed as people try to buy the fighting game Unbound.
Watanabe Okazaki was already queuing at the mall entrance at 8 a.m., and he was the first to grab six fighting games.
After buying the game, he couldn't wait to get home. As he passed the door, he saw his friend Mori Ikeda.
When it comes to fighting games, two players are needed for them to be fun; otherwise, you can only play against the computer.
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