Actually, Satoru Iwata did not want to see Boss Jia, but he had no choice. After all, Daqian's games were the pillars of Nintendo's N64. The reason why they were able to get 1.5 million units of orders today was because of Pokemon Kim Silver.
After the press conference started, Nintendo's office had already started accepting orders from the retailers.
However, before the launch of Pokemon, the orders were less than 200,000 units. After Pokemon was confirmed to be released on Nintendo's N64, the orders increased at an alarming rate. Within an hour, it had soared to 1.5 million units.
If the launch did not end in an hour and they had to wait until the next day to continue accepting orders, the orders would have soared to 2 million units.
Therefore, Jia Yapeng could not be offended. Since Yamauchi did not want to see him, Satoru Iwata had to do it himself.
"Yamauchi senpai, are you not coming to attend your launch?" Boss Jia asked with a smile when he saw that Yamauchi Yamauchi was not around.
"Of course I'm here. Dorm Leader felt a little unwell just now, so he went home to rest. President Jia, feel free to look for me if you need anything. I'll try my best to help!" Satoru Iwata said with a smile.
"Actually, it's nothing much. I heard that your sales had exceeded 1.5 million units, so I wanted to come over and congratulate you. Since you're not around, I'll congratulate you, Mr. Iwata. "
"Don't worry, President Jia. I'll convey your good intentions to the president!" Satoru Iwata replied immediately. He hoped that Boss Jia would leave so that he could calm down and think about how to fulfill Yamauchi Yamauchi's request of producing 5 million N64 units within three months. Yamauchi Yamauchi knew that this was basically an impossible task.
Unfortunately, Boss Jia did not seem to understand Satoru Iwata's thoughts. Instead, he sat down and said, "Mr. Iwata, this time I've prepared 5 million Pokemon Kim Silver game cartridges. I'm just waiting for you to help me get rich. Do you think I can sell them all within a month?"
"Sell my ass. I need six months to produce five million N64 units. You want to sell five million copies of the game in a month? How is that possible? You've only sold one million consoles!" Iwata Satoru cursed in his heart, but he obviously could not say it out loud. He could only reply with a bitter smile, "President Jia, I'm afraid you'll have to wait for a while."
"No way! I've sold 6 million copies of Pokemon Red and Green in a month. This time, I'm selling 5 million copies. Why isn't it working? "Boss Jia asked in surprise.
"Cough cough … We have less than five million copies of the game in a month. It's impossible for you to sell five million copies of the game!" Iwata Satoru said helplessly.
"It can't be. The great Nintendo doesn't even have five million copies of the game in stock? Haven't you been actively producing and stockpiling the game in the past few months?" Boss Jia's words made Iwata Satoru want to hit someone.
In order to race against time, the N64 was finalized and the press conference was held in less than two months. In two months, they had to purchase various parts, arrange for production, assemble, and improve the production line. Even if they killed Iwata Satoru, there was no way they could have five million copies of the game in stock!
Under normal circumstances, this would take up to half a year!
The only reason they could have five hundred thousand copies of the game in stock was because of Iwata Satoru's outstanding ability. If it were Yokoi Tohei, that idiot, he would not even have one copy of the game in stock!
"President Jia, I'm very sorry. I really can't do it in a month!" Iwata Satoru said while suppressing his anger.
"Alright, two months should be enough!" Boss Jia shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm sorry, I'm afraid it's not possible …"
"You can't do it in two months? Are you saying you want three months?" Boss Jia exclaimed. Iwata Satoru really wanted to hit someone, but he held it in.
However, he did not expect Boss Jia to say something so infuriating. "I didn't expect Nintendo's production to be so inefficient. If it were my Daqian, even if I had to start from scratch, I would still be able to deliver five million copies of the N64 to you in three months!"
"Mr. Jia, this is not the time to joke around. Please don't say things like that!" Iwata Satoru finally could not hold it in any longer.
"How am I joking? I'm just telling the truth! "Boss Jia replied angrily.
"Alright then, I'll give you the five million copies of the N64 to Daqian. If your Daqian has the ability, then deliver the N64 to me in three months!" Iwata Satoru was so angry that his nose was crooked, and he could not help but speak without thinking.
However, Iwata Satoru did not expect Boss Jia to raise his hand in front of Iwata Satoru's face and smile. "Then it's a deal. I look forward to working with you!"
"What's a deal?" Iwata Satoru asked dumbly.
"Of course it's a deal to give us the five million copies of the N64 to Daqian!" Boss Jia said with a smile. "Let's quickly sign the contract and then you'll give us the production blueprint. Oh right, it's best if you can give us a copy of the various molds as well. Also, send over a dozen engineers to help us. Otherwise, it'll be really difficult to produce five million units."
"President Jia!" Iwata Satoru finally reacted. He looked at Jia Yapeng in shock and said, "I was just saying it casually. I can't believe you actually took it seriously!"
"Eh, Mr. Iwata, are you not telling the truth? If that's the case, then forget it … "
"Wait!" Iwata Satoru grabbed Boss Jia's hand and said anxiously, "President Jia, is what you said true? Can you really produce five million units of the N64 for us within three months?"
"Isn't that obvious? Do I, Jia Yapeng, look like someone who would lie? " Boss Jia's expression changed. "Don't worry about that. As long as we sign the contract, everything will be done according to the contract. If we can't deliver the goods, Daqian will compensate you."
"Yes, I understand. President Jia, please wait for a moment. I have something to deal with. Give me the time of a phone call!" Iwata Satoru said and rushed out of the office. He ran to another room next door and dialed Yamauchi's number. Then, he reported Jia Yapeng's promise.
"The Daqian will help us produce the N64?! This guy isn't joking, right?! Do they have the ability to produce our N64 game console? "Yamauchi asked in shock when he heard Iwata Satoru's words.
"I think they have the ability. The Daqian produces VCD players and mobile phones. They should have accumulated a certain amount of technology in electronic products. I think that as long as we give the Daqian enough help and send engineers to assist them, they might be able to solve a part of the N64 production problem for us!" Iwata Satoru said.
"But even if we produce five million units ourselves, it will take us six months. How can a place like Hua Xia produce five million units in three months?! This guy must be lying. He's just trying to win our order! "Yamauchi's words were full of doubt and disdain.
"President, you're right. I think so too. But whether or not the Daqian can produce five million units in three months? Even if they can only produce one million units, it will help us solve a lot of problems. After that, with our own production capacity, we should be able to relieve a lot of pressure! "
"Besides, Jia Yapeng promised me that if we can't complete the production task, he's willing to pay the penalty!" Iwata Satoru's last sentence was the final nail in the coffin. Yamauchi finally nodded in agreement.
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