The next day.
The work that Lin Lixin assigned to Yu Suzuki has basically come to an end.
The rest can be left to Gary and Mark Cerny from the arcade department.
As for himself, he has already received permission to leave.
Inside the offices at Gamenova headquarters.
Yu Suzuki stood awkwardly in front of the desk.
"President Lin... please, please let me stay on! I want to continue my studies at Nova Arcade!"
After experiencing gamenova's corporate culture, Yu Suzuki suddenly found himself somewhat dissatisfied with his own "kingdom."
Some people would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
But for Yu Suzuki, both his pride and his pursuit of technology made it difficult for him to let go of everything here.
Of course, there's nothing wrong with Sega, but Gamenova would offer Yu Suzuki much more possibilities.
Lin Lixin sat opposite him, one hand supporting his chin, a smile playing on his lips. In his field of vision, Yu Suzuki's attribute panel silently lit up.
It must be said that he is indeed an extraordinary talent, and in terms of comprehension, he is absolutely no less than Yuji Naka, who is hailed as a genius.
In just a few days, all of his attributes improved to varying degrees.
The biggest improvements weren't even related to hardware, but rather to game design and series composition.
Those things he originally lacked most have been greatly replenished in these past few days.
To be honest, keeping Yu Suzuki at Nova Arcade would be a really good choice.
Nova Arcade is currently lacking in independence.
Gary is a talent in management; there's really nothing to say about his technical skills.
Most of the time, Lin Lixin and Cerny handle the business.
Nova Arcade can only be the executor.
Yu Suzuki's extensive experience at am2 can help Nova Arcade grow directly into a company with a certain degree of autonomy.
But... Lin Lixin didn't intend to do that.
He gently shook his head, looking at Yu Suzuki in front of him.
"You have to go back, Suzuki. But not because you're not capable enough, but because Sega needs you."
"... I will... I will try to persuade President Nakayama to let me stay on."
Yu Suzuki gritted his teeth and stubbornly retorted again.
Mark Cerny could stay at Gamenova, why can't I?
Such a great opportunity is right here; if you miss it, you might spend the rest of your life in regret.
But Lin Lixin shook his head again.
" Suzuki, I'm not saying this because of President Nakayama, but because I need you to return to Sega. Sega is also part of Gamenova, do you understand?"
" Yuji Naka is a good kid, but he's not steady enough. Kujo Kazuma is down-to-earth and serious, but his talent is definitely not as good as that kid's."
Lin Lixin looked intently at Yu Suzuki and explained the reasons to him word by word, "More importantly, Yuji Naka too young and lacks experience, Kujo Kazuma and AM10 are also 'outsiders' that I forcibly put into Sega."
Upon hearing this, Yu Suzuki pursed his lips slightly, understanding Lin Lixin's meaning.
Although Lin Lixin forcibly brought together the factions that had split into several groups through tough measures, many rifts could not be healed so simply and directly.
The battle between home console and arcade game factions has been going on for a long time, and it's not something that can be resolved so easily.
If it weren't for Hayao Nakayama keeping things in check, Sega would have been in complete chaos long ago.
"Understood?"
"Yes..."
Yu Suzuki nodded emphatically, then suddenly felt an indescribable sense of shame welling up inside him.
Chairman Lin, just like President Nakayama, has loved Sega from beginning to end!
His true wish was to unite the fragmented Sega into a cohesive whole.
He hadn't even noticed this before, and was instead resentful that Chairman Hayashi had focused all his attention on Yuji Naka.
I, this old man, am the one who has been sabotaging Sega's unity all along. Selfish!
How selfish I am!
If there were a knife here, Yu Suzuki would be tempted to immediately commit seppuku (ritual suicide) to atone for his sins.
"Okay, good to understand. Yuji Naka's skills are excellent; you two can exchange ideas more often in the future. The same goes for Kujo; I trust his work. Stop putting on this palace drama."
At this point, Lin Lixin's expression relaxed a bit, and he smiled.
"I heard from President Nakayama... that you've been throwing a tantrum because I haven't seen you?"
Yu Suzuki blushed, never expecting that President Nakayama would reveal everything.
"Alright, alright, go back and work hard. With you and Yuji Naka in charge, I can rest assured about Sega. The future belongs to you."
Lin Lixin waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.
"By the way, keep working on the R360, don't worry about that. But for that G-LOC game, you could try collaborating with Yuji and the others; maybe there will be some unexpected surprises."
"Yes!" Yu Suzuki bowed in acknowledgment, stopped pressing the matter, and turned to leave.
As he approached the door, he suddenly remembered what President Nakayama had told him on the way there, and stopped to ask cautiously:
"By the way, Mr. Lin, I would like to invite Lockheed engineers to exchange ideas and learn from their experience with hydraulic systems. I wonder if you could..."
Do you really need it now?
"Well?"
Yu Suzuki was taken aback, blinked, and then bowed deeply again.
"You're right!"
Cerny left with Yu Suzuki.
Sam usually handles these kinds of things.
As for why he stayed today... naturally it's because Lin Lixin planned to let him try out the latest arcade game.
Lin Lixin patted his buddy on the shoulder. "Come on, stop watching, it's your turn. Try it out, we'll let the testing team play it later. Hurry up, I still need to go see Vivian later."
"I've been waiting for ages!"
Sam laughed and rushed out of the office before Lin Lixin could.
He'd had his eye on the arcade machine ever since it was shipped over with the group.
After all, this arcade machine does have a very unique design.
It's not very big; it's about the size of a standard small arcade machine.
However, unlike other small arcade machines, it has a half-step high platform at the bottom with a metal surface, making it look very unique.