Rebirth of America, this is my time

So what do you think about these things?

After separating from Hiroshi Yamauchi, Ethan left the hotel as originally planned and went with Evelyn to the best aquarium in the northeastern United States, the New England Aquarium, which was built in 1969.

Well, it is indeed an aquarium that was built only seven years ago.

Although the 270-degree aquarium is quite interesting. Walking in the passage, you can closely observe the turtles, jellyfish and dolphins swimming around, but at this moment, neither of them had any intention of admiring it, but thinking about it. What Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi just said.

After hearing his sister's question, Ethan immediately laughed.

He asked knowingly: What do you think?

This rhetorical question made Evelin roll her eyes at him.

The girl knew what Ethan meant. He wanted to express that he was playing seriously and was not burdened by work, but his instinctive question without thinking showed that he was not sincere.

Oh Ethan—you don't want to get spanked, do you?

The girl winked at Ethan and waved her right fist.

Okay, Okay. This violent coercion made Ethan raise his hands in surrender and shook his head with a smile. To be honest, Hiroshi Yamauchi's proposal on the Pac-Man project is very tempting.

If they are really willing to change the sharing method of Snake Game from once a year to once every six months for the agency rights of Pac-Man, or in other words, they are also willing when signing the agency contract of Pac-Man If the share is settled within half a year, that is definitely good news for us.”

That's right!

From Ethan's point of view, there is no problem in handing over the Pac-Man arcade machine to a Nintendo agent!

Because the excellent results of Snake have proven that Nintendo is a very good agent. The shortening of the sharing time allows them to recover a large amount of cash in a short period of time.

According to the 1+3+3 agreement they previously reached with Nintendo, even if it is settled once a calendar year. As Hiroshi Yamauchi just said, the 4.2 million dividend for Snake will have to wait until next year at the earliest, that is, May or June of 1977, before they can get it. After being modified to 6+2+1, settlement will be made once every six months. Then they will receive the dividend of 4.2 million in September this year.

Even if someone who doesn't understand finance or business is asked to study this issue, they will all know the most cost-effective choice. Therefore, when this kind of cooperation is placed in front of Ethan...

He will naturally vote with his feet because of his interests.

After all, he already knew how important it was to be safe in his previous life.

And this choice also made Evelin nod.

In fact, after Hiroshi Yamauchi announced the cooperation plan, she had already made a decision in her heart.

The main reason why she asked was to know if Ethan had any plans to be self-employed.

After all, she is no longer the novice in the industry a year ago. When she saw with her own eyes that the profit margin of the Pac-Man arcade was as high as 200%, she knew it even if she thought about it with her feet. It is more cost-effective to be self-operated, and as for why not do cross-border business...

Is it because cross-border business is difficult to do? Evelin asked with a smile.

Yes.

On this issue, Ethan did not hide anything and nodded his head very sincerely.

Although we are having a lot of fun now, this kind of ease is based on the initiative of countless people to help. In terms of publicity, Rudolph and Steven came forward, and in terms of sales, Principal Fred helped us. An order of two million was finalized. In terms of production, Frank and Chuck took care of the raw materials. In terms of transportation and finance, it was Thomas's relationship, or the trust he had built over many years of business. The accumulation and connections...

When they are willing to lend a helping hand, our small two-person company can get on the right track in the shortest time. At this time, let the company continue to move forward at this safe pace and let the personnel in various departments Adapting to this kind of work rhythm and work content is the most important thing...

After they have passed the baptism of time and gained enough experience and our trust, we may think of opening overseas branches and releasing the trusted people. But before that...

Some money can only be earned by others.

Having said this, Ethan sighed.

Many times, it's not that he doesn't want to trust others, but that his previous trust has led to deep pits.

What happened to Atari scared him. Now, the only people he trusts are Thomas and Linda who raised him, Evelyn who played with him until he grew up, and who took the initiative to help him when he was in deep trouble. Barbara Babcock, Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg, as well as people like Chuck Paido and Ralph Bell who live relatively pure lives.

But these people...

Who else can he hire to develop overseas markets?

And this helplessness is also a pain that all companies have to face when developing.

In Ethan's memory, when Nintendo was developing the North American market, the North American president Na was the son-in-law of Hiroshi Yamauchi, and he also sent his own daughter because Hiroshi Yamauchi didn't trust anyone! The same goes for Bill Gates. Steve Ballmer is his roommate. That is a friendship that has been tested over time!

When big names are unable to avoid the temptation, sometimes it is inevitable to temporarily give up market development.

After all, this is not a video game, and there is no way to increase the loyalty of others with just one click.

Ethan's calmness made Evelin nod.

After visiting the corridor-like aquarium with smiles on their faces, they went to the performance area to watch the performances of bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions. When the dolphins sent kisses to the lucky audience under the command of the keeper, Evelin suddenly Said: Ethan, will the company pay dividends this year?

What? You want money? Ethan asked curiously.

At the same time, he also said, If we hand over Pac-Man to Nintendo as an agent, then we can get the first half dividend of Snake this year.

There are 4.2 million there, and if they split it half and half, that's 2.1 million.

When the contract was signed, the copyright of Snake was not in the company, so we can divide the money among ourselves.

But his words made Evelin shake her head.

“Two million and one million seems like a lot, but after paying taxes it’s not much at all.”

And now I want to buy a piece of land, build a manor, and then build an aquarium at home. I think it would be great to have a little dolphin come over and give you a kiss every morning when you wake up...

As she spoke, she raised her right hand and pointed a finger.

Taking advantage of the situation, well, the little dolphin is cute.

And buying land to build a manor...

Pretty good too~

Isn’t it a waste if you don’t spend money~

Although Ethan still has many ideas in his mind, he does not want to treat himself badly in life.

The money in the company will not be moved for the time being, because I may use it for investment or expansion.

You will use the dividends from Nintendo first.

Buying land to build a manor is considered a joint venture between you and me.

After the construction is completed, take Thomas and Linda over, and then hire bodyguards.

As we continue to grow, there will definitely be people out there looking at us.

Safety first, huh?

Ethan made a decision about cooperation.

And his final word also made Evelin shake her legs happily and said: Okay~~~

Now that Nintendo had made the decision to continue acting as an agent, Evelin no longer struggled with this matter. While watching the performance, she asked another question.

What do you think about the chip agent?

Historic Yamauchi's previous words have made it very clear that Nintendo wants to obtain the exclusive authorization of MOS 6502 in this book, or in Asia.

Although this matter had little to do with Evelin, she was quite curious.

Because Ethan told her before that Nintendo has considerable power in this book.

If such a company gets the exclusive agent of MOS 6502, no one knows what it will do. They may produce it themselves and beat all their peers with exclusive cheap chips and agent games, or they may sublicense it and directly Take the lifeblood of your peers.

No matter which one it is, it can make Nintendo a monster in this book.

And for this kind of thing, all Ethan could do was laugh.

Because he personally is unwilling to hand over the agency rights of MOS 6502 to Nintendo, or rather——

Who would be willing to give up this kind of power that can strangle the necks of colleagues!

Silly beep?

Although there are indeed other companies on the market that produce chips, MOS is cheap!

The lowest cost can be as low as two dollars!

This is a fact that no other chip production company in the world can do!

To put it harshly, this kind of chip is a nuclear bomb in the field of consumer electronics!

All products using it can win the price war!

And handing such a thing to Nintendo?

Is this asking people to play FC? Or let people play FC?

It’s not like Ethan is mentally ill!

In his opinion, it is enough for Nintendo to be a distributor. It will definitely not work if it continues to grow.

but……

Although I am not willing, I think MOS Company will be willing.

Ethan smiled and said: Because their original purpose was to change the world.

That's right!

In Ethan's memory, MOS in his previous life licensed MOS 6502 to many companies.

Let them produce it themselves, let them develop it themselves.

When an idealist meets a practical person, the pain of separation is bound to occur.

And this is the last thing Ethan wants to face.

Because he admits that his level is not that high yet.

What he wants to protect is actually his own interests.

Of course, this matter may seem troublesome because it involves the ideological battle between Ethan Jones and Chuck Perdor, but in fact...

Ethan still has a way to mess up this matter.

That night, when he returned to the hotel, he called Chuck Paido.

After he stated the facts impartially, Chuck Paido on the other end of the phone was extremely excited because he was very happy that a company outside North America recognized the capabilities of MOS 6502.

He is willing to discuss cooperation with Nintendo.

He also stated that as long as Nintendo maintains an open attitude and is willing to sell MOS 6502 to any merchant who comes to buy it, they will license the chip.

This fact made Ethan nod slightly, because it was all within his expectation.

The trust of dreamers sometimes comes so unexpectedly.

But the next second——

He then revealed Nintendo’s monopoly behavior in this book!

That's right!

Take the fire out of the cauldron!

This special code is his trump card!

As a dreamer, Chuck Paido hopes that more people can use MOS 6502!

But Nintendo has achieved monopoly in fields such as Hanafuda and playing cards before!

They have criminal records!

So you still want to cooperate with them?

When Ethan took off Nintendo's underwear, Chuck Paddo on the other end of the phone immediately put away his joyful attitude and asked cautiously: Ethan, are you telling the truth?

Oh Chuck, my good brother, I would never lie to you about something like this!

Ethan said righteously: As you know, I have cooperation with Nintendo.

If Nintendo can get the agent of MOS 6502, then they can directly produce the Pac-Man game arcade machine locally, which is a good thing for me. Because it can speed up the production of Pac-Man arcade machines. , which allows me to gain more profits in a short period of time.”

but now……

I would rather be harmed than tell you all this!

Because I don't want my own interests to become a stumbling block on your way to pursue your dreams!

Ethan wanted to give his words full marks!

This is so shameless haha——

As soon as these words came out, Chuck Paido on the other end of the phone was extremely moved!

Oh Ethan - my good brother - don't worry, we will definitely not choose Nintendo!

When this fact appeared, Ethan suddenly burst into laughter!

Eh!

He is indeed a genius!

How can such a thing be solved so easily!

Nintendo wants to get its hands on the world's cheapest chip?

Attempting to become the dominant player in consumer electronics?

Dream on you!

When this thing appears in my hand, even if my special code is raised, I will not give it to you!

However, when Ethan happily knocked on the door of Hiroshi Yamauchi's guest room on the third day and told him the regrettable fact about the decision to cooperate with Pac-Man and the chip...

The response given by Hiroshi Yamauchi exceeded his expectations!

Oh Ethan, first of all I want to say thank you, thank you for choosing us Nintendo again.

Secondly, there is one thing I would like to ask you for.

I heard you have a stake in Chuck Padre?

“This deep friendship really touched us.”

So, if possible, we would like to invite you to become a shareholder of our unestablished Nintendo Chip Company. We hope to use this method in exchange for the authorization for the production and research and development of MOS 6502...

Of course, we also have requirements, and we have one unique requirement.

While accepting your supervision, we also hope to obtain priority use of the chip.

Priority rights in our land.

Priority over all other companies.

For that matter...

I wonder what you think of it, Mr. Jones?

Of course, Mr. Jones, I know this is a very difficult question for you, so here, I, Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi, would like to extend a sincere invitation to you, please go to this book for inspection and examine the strength of our Nintendo , inspecting the electronic market of our notebooks, as for the time...

You can decide for yourself.

I'm willing to wait for you here.

Awaiting your response.

Yamauchi Pu stared at Ethan with burning eyes.

The wrinkled cheeks were full of seriousness.

And these words also made Ethan narrow his eyes.

to be honest……

He was a little surprised!

Is Nintendo willing to give him shares in the chip company in order to obtain the chip license?

What kind of trick is this?

Stalking?

wrong!

The ambition of this special code is clearly revealed!