Looking at the two joysticks in his hands, Lin Lixin suddenly had an idea.
"Hiss... Mr. Tailaipu, I wonder if you would be interested in starting a joint venture?"
Just then, Lockheed was also considering transforming itself and expanding into more businesses, so this seemed like a good option.
"Huh? Uh... how so?"
Tailaipu was still reeling from the shock of Lin Lixin's visual data extraction and was somewhat dazed.
How can you talk like that, with one foot in the sky and the other on the ground?
Gamenova has always lacked a professional peripherals company.
Lin Lixin spoke slowly.
Gamenova's own peripheral products have always been handled entirely by its hardware division.
At most, they can only obtain some technology licenses from others.
The final assembly is completed by the hardware department, and then handed over to the OEM manufacturer for formal production.
There's nothing wrong with this model itself, but it is indeed a bit too cumbersome.
Just like the arcade division that has now been spun off separately, Lin Lixin has been considering whether to also spin off the peripherals division separately.
From early hitboxes for fighting games and light guns for FPS games, to steering wheel kits and the upcoming flight joystick, Gamenova has quite a few peripherals of its own.
Not to mention the mouse, which is sure to become even more widespread in the future.
Formalizing this department as soon as possible can pave the way for the future, allowing our hardware division to focus its efforts on mainframes.
" Lockheed and... the same company as Gamenova?"
Tailaipu blinked, suddenly realizing that this might be an important turning point.
"Yes, but it's not just our two companies."
Given that this was an invitation from a benevolent white knight who had just saved Lockheed from dire straits, Lockheed's board vote naturally faced little resistance.
After all the paperwork was completed, a company called [ Thrustmaster ] officially opened in California.
However, Lin Lixin still prefers to call it by another name: Thrustmaster.
A brand new company specializing in flight simulator joysticks, racing simulator steering wheels, and various gaming peripherals.
Committed to providing players with the most immersive gaming control experience.
This event wasn't promoted much; it was purely a commercial move and didn't bring anything new or exciting.
But the paparazzi who keep a close eye on Gamenova won't let such important information slip by.
Within a few days, they had thoroughly investigated and uncovered all the information about this new company.
It would have been better if we hadn't dug deeper; only after digging further did we discover that Gamenova's actions this time seemed to be far more significant than we had imagined.
This is hardly a separate branch established to further integrate the business structure...
This is essentially a complete business alliance!
Besides the combined 67% stake held by Micronova, Gamenova, and NovaArcade, Thrustmaster's partners include several other well-known names.
"Wtf?"
A thunderous exclamation erupted from the newsstand. A passerby, holding the latest issue of a magazine, stared in disbelief at the contents. " Lockheed?! Isn't that the company that makes fighter jets???"
Scrolling further down, you can even find traces of several other car companies, such as Kenworth, Peterbilt, Lotus.
What the hell is this?
Apart from Gamenova's own three companies, none of them have any connection to video games.
He scrolled to the very back, separated all the partners, and finally saw the company's detailed information.
"A gaming peripheral company focused on immersive experiences?"
Upon seeing the Gamenova Elite Steering Wheel Kit, he suddenly realized what it meant.
We co-authored it for this thing.
This thing really caused quite a stir when we were working on " Americas Truck Simulator ".
You can experience driving a large truck almost like a real person from home.
However, due to the additional cost, this is something that not everyone can enjoy.
"So... Gamenova specifically brought in a fighter jet manufacturing company to join them in order to make peripherals??" Holy crap, only Gamenova would do something so outrageous.
However, Gamenova is such a magical company; just when everyone thinks that things have been amazing enough, they always manage to create some explosive news.
This time will be no different.
Having resolved the Thrustmaster issue, Lin Lixin temporarily handed over the development of the new arcade's joysticks to them.
As for himself, he was invited by Lucas and, with Lucasfilm acting as the intermediary, traveled to Hollywood for a three-way dialogue.
In film history, there exists a pair of close brothers who cooperated seamlessly yet constantly schemed against each other.
The connection between the two can be traced back to the movie that will be officially released in just over a month – Raiders of the Lost Ark 3.
The entire Raiders of the Lost Ark franchise has never actually been produced solely by Lucasfilm.
Besides Lucasfilm, the production company that provided the creative ideas and was responsible for filming, there was another important driving force behind Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Paramount Pictures, which served as the financier and global distributor.
Since the first Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, the two sides have maintained this close cooperation. This collaboration even continued after the millennium, and up to 2008's Raiders of the Lost Ark 4: Skeleton King, the same cooperative model was still in place.
Both sides generated nearly $2 billion in box office revenue worldwide using just this one IP.
Of course, besides Raiders of the Lost Ark, Paramount has also frequently collaborated with Lucasfilm on other projects, such as commissioning Lucasfilm's Industrial Light & Magic to produce Transformers.
This meeting was arranged by Lucas as the introducer.
However, the meeting with Paramount Pictures was not for " Raiders of the Lost Ark," but for a masterpiece that Paramount Pictures released three years ago.
It was also a key work that made a certain Ethan Hunter famous throughout the country.
Top Gun
The story of Navy Lieutenant " Maverick " Maverick, played by Tom Cruise.
In the story, Maverick is a poor student who is always unconventional and doesn't cooperate with others.
He even crashed his plane during training due to poor driving skills, killing his teammate.
But after a passionate and lyrical narrative, Maverick rallied and, together with his teammates, annihilated all the enemy aircraft and returned home.
Upon its release, the film easily became the box office champion of 1986, raking in hundreds of millions of dollars. Even decades later, Top Gun remains the best Air Combat film, difficult to surpass.
It was this film that propelled Tom Cruise to the top tier of Hollywood, making him the Tom Cruise we know today.
The film's phenomenal impact even led to a dramatic turnaround for Ray-Ban, a company that had been struggling financially, turning it into a global phenomenon.
The sunglasses that Lin Lixin prepared for Schwarzenegger in " Biohazard " were actually custom-made by Ray-Ban.
Now, almost everyone owns a pair, just like the one Tom Cruise wore in the movie.
Creating grand spectacle isn't exclusive to Gamenova.
The film " Top Gun " is equally astonishing in its production value.
To film this movie, Paramount went directly to the Miramar Naval Air Combat in California, filming alongside F-14 units.
That's right, those scenes in the movie featuring F-14s, even the thrilling aerial chases, were actually real!
Back then, Paramount had such influence that even the Enterprise had to change its schedule specifically for filming.
Of course, this was supported by the military.
This film was made as a recruitment propaganda piece, and it received almost no obstacles in any aspect of its production. But... if movies can be used for recruitment propaganda, why can't games?
Instead of going to each company one by one and having Lockheed buy licenses for each model individually, it would be better to be bolder.
Compared to the patriotic theme of " Top Gun," the heroic narrative of " Ace Combat," which fully embraces individual heroism, might actually be more effective.
After the " Top Gun " incident, the Department of Defense took notice of the enormous influence of this popular culture on young people.
Cultural and entertainment promotion and the creation of "mainstream narratives" have always been areas where Americans excel.
They are considering how to extend this collaboration to the booming and rapidly developing video game industry.
No one knows exactly what the three parties discussed that day, but for outsiders, the outcome of this secret meeting was astonishing.
This is even more shocking than Lockheed joining Gamenova a few days ago.
[gamenova announces it has officially acquired the film IP adaptation rights for Top Gun ]
Tom Cruise to appear in promotional video for Gamenova's latest title.
[A spokesperson for the Department of Defense Entertainment Media Office stated, "We had a cordial and friendly conversation with Lin Lixin, and engaged in constructive dialogue."] Unexpectedly, this occurred after Michael Jack's comprehensive strategic partnership with Gamenova.
With the MJ craze showing no signs of abating, Gamenova has surprisingly made another big move.
The scale of the matter continues to expand, exceeding everyone's imagination.
Too big to comprehend.
until...
Gamenova has finally stepped forward and casually released a promotional video.
Right at the beginning, you see the logos of Gamenova and Paramount Pictures.
This indicates that Paramount Pictures was involved in the production of this film.
[Drip, buzz...]
A green radar image slowly lit up in the pitch-black screen.
[Commander, enemy forces detected gathering in Kaluga]
[Received, Topgun squadron being dispatched]