34 EP. 9: Loose Companies (2)

“Greetings. My name is Cudo and I'm the CEO of Triangle Soft. ”

“Oh, hello. I am Kang Jun-hyuk, a Korean student. ”

“Korean?”

“Yes, but? Is there a problem?”

“No, I'm just a little embarrassed because I've never interviewed a student before. You speak very good Japanese. Have you been here long? ”

“Yes, something like three years? ”

“By the way, Joon-Hyuk. Do you know how to program a little? We're recruiting programmers to create games for families.”

“Of course you can. But is the hourly 1500 yen I saw in the flyer true? ”

Kubo's eyebrows twitched slightly. Hmm! Looks like you're hiding a trick.

“Ah, yes, at 1500 hours. ”

“I heard it was more urgent than the others...? ”

“Of course you can. as long as one condition is met. ”

“Condition?”

“When over 50,000 games created by Junhyuk are sold, 1500 yen is sufficient as an incentive payment. No, you can take more than an hour. ”

What...? So you want me to make a game and sell it and then distribute the proceeds? I answered with an empty laugh because I was exhausted.

“What if they don't sell 5000? ”

“If that's the case, it's a little hard to pay... Jun-hyuk isn't confident in his game, is he? ”

Look at this? You're going to scratch your insides and try to seduce me somehow?

“So what is the base hourly rate excluding incentives? ”

“280 yen.”

Sitting there, I rub my hands on my face and sigh for a long time.

In fact, this attitude at the interview is very disrespectful, but I'm not here for the real interview, I'm just here to check on the status of the company, and it's all rotten from the President's mind.

“Mr. Cudo, I'm not actually here for the interview. ”

“Yes? So...? ”

I took my business card out of my pocket, handed it to Mr. Cudo and greeted him again.

“I am Kang Jun-hyuk, who is in charge of the next generation of console development department. ”

“F-Mintendo employee!? ”

“The reason I'm here today is because I came to talk to Mr. Cudo, and it's flowing in a strange direction, not by Bourne. ”

“No, why would someone from Mintendo...? ”

I opened my mouth as I looked around the box full of offices instead of answering.

“Are these boxes our family games developed by Triangle Soft? ”

“Yes, that's right. There's no news yet, but we've already launched a fourth title as a family - the Kings Quest. ”

Since you've created 4 titles and you don't have any hits, you must be stocking them... Then why is the boss alone in the game development office?

“But is there anyone else? Why is the boss alone on a weekday? ”

“There was originally a designer and programmer named Kawaguchi who created the Kings Quest, but he hasn't been to work recently. ”

“Why?”

“Well, the Kings quest isn't selling as well as I expected, so I'm a little behind on my pay.”

Spying. I can't find the answer...

“In that situation, you're choosing another part-time job? ”

“You have to make a game first to make money. By the way, what brings you to my company? ”

I took a moment to catch my breath and explained to Cudo the boss why I had come.

“I came here today to see you. ”

“Me?”

“Triangle Soft doesn't seem to be in good standing right now. You have created 4 titles for my family, but I came to give you some technical advice because I don't have any hits. ”

“Oh, I see. But I'm not really in the game development department, so I wish I had a Kawaguchi guy to advise me on technology. ”

“Does that mean you don't know anything about game development? But you're the CEO of a soft company? ”

“Haha, isn't Mr. Kamachi from Mintendo the same way? I'm just collecting talent to make game software for a living. ”

This guy's a total mind thief. So you're saying that if you lose, the employees just sit around and make a game and they pay for the cartridge? I'm such an idiot... Did the game market look so pleasant to you?

“Do you have any idea how dangerous Mr. Cudo is talking right now? ”

“Yes..? I mean, you know, the Camouflage President is like...”

“Don't you have a lot of money? If you are the head of at least one company, you should consider whether the games that the employees below make are marketable. Don't you feel frustrated seeing cartridges piled up all over the office right now? ”

“Gaming business can be huge in a single blow. If you blow one, won't you be able to fill it with everything you've lost so far? Like the Dragon Warrior of Phoenix. ”

Oh, my god.

What the hell kind of posture is game development waiting to explode instead of pachinko in front of a subway station? I feel like I'm going to lose my mind if I talk to you again...

I close my eyes with my hands on the itchy forehead. I've already looked at the game & watch before I came here. The Triangle's finances were falling apart, so I threw my horse out of my mind.

“Ms. Grant, you owe me a second financial institution. ”

“..!? ”

Whether the grain was pierced or not, Kubo's face hardened at times. In fact, the capital held by Triangle Soft had been collapsing since before the last Kings quest was launched. Khudo had almost won the lottery, so he made a cartridge for King's Quest from the second financial district to the debt, but he failed to publish and left for stock again.

“How...? ”

“Just looking at the stock piled up in the office gives you the right answer. I wonder if you still have the capacity to make the next one. ”

“Well...”

“Why, if the second financial sector is blocked, are you going to use private loans? ”

“Ugh...”

“Ms. Grant, I really don't think that's...”

Finally, Kubo bowed his head with a depressed expression. I checked the office, leaving him alone for a moment. If you look at the state of the office, you can feel the atmosphere of the company.

Mintendo's headquarters is teeth-tooth engaged with a large cartridge factory. And Phoenix Soft is a relatively free family atmosphere.

The landscape of Fox Soft, an army surveillance company, etc. has been drawn. Triangle was the worst running wreck I had ever seen.

But it's a company that has what I really want.

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