Rebirth of America, this is my time

Now that the decision to cooperate had been made, Ethan called MOS Company despite the time difference and told the other party about his inspection experience.

After MOS held a meeting overnight, they also reached a consensus on cooperation and asked Ethan to wait in the book for a few days, and they would send someone over to discuss specific matters.

MOS took over the initiative, and Ethan's life was relieved. In this case, he also pressed the reset button on his vacation. He asked Hiroshi Yamauchi to lend him a few cars and a few people. He wanted to spend some time in the book Have a nice walk around.

Since the two parties were in the honeymoon period, Hiroshi Yamauchi waved his hand, provided five cars, pulled out twelve people, and stretched the public security to Ethan to the extreme.

Under the leadership of these locals, Ethan went to Lake Ashi, which was formed by a volcanic eruption three thousand years ago. He looked at Mount Fuji on the opposite side, and climbed up to see the distance the next day.

I also went to Hokkaido and stayed for a few days at Lake Akan, the largest hot spring lake in Japan.

I went to Nara again and saw what the Nintendo staff said about herds of deer.

Then we detoured to Okinawa to evaluate the differences between the beaches in the East and the West...

It wasn't until August 10th that someone from MOS called him and said that all the contract details had been negotiated. Ethan quickly returned to Kyoto and officially signed a contract with Nintendo.

According to the agreement between the two parties, Ethan established a production company called Nintendo Kyoto Semiconductor in his own name with Nintendo. Nintendo held 70% of the shares and Ethan held 30% of the shares. However, at the same time, Ethan held 30% of the shares. Sen also enjoys the company's veto power on matters such as share issuance, shareholder changes, company sales, company borrowings, and main business customer selection.

After the company was established, Nintendo signed a licensing agreement for 6502 with MOS in the name of the company, with a term of ten years. After expiration, if there are no special matters, the contract will be automatically renewed.

During the negotiations between the two parties, many clauses were also supplemented and completed.

For example, the chip authorization given by MOS only has production rights, not research and development rights.

The company Nintendo Kyoto Semiconductor can only produce chips according to the drawings provided by MOS, and cannot modify, adjust or re-develop based on the original chips.

Yamauchi Pu was able to accept this clause, but at the same time they also made two demands of their own.

The first requirement is priority agency.

If MOS releases new products in the future, then Nintendo Kyoto Semiconductor will have priority in having the right to distribute the new chips in notebooks. Of course, if other companies bid, then under the same contract conditions, MOS must also give priority to Nintendo. .

The second requirement is the right to customize chips.

Because Nintendo Kyoto Semiconductor does not have the rights to develop and design agent chips, when Nintendo specifies a basic chip and requires MOS to modify and customize it according to Nintendo's needs, MOS must agree, and the development time cannot exceed industry standards, otherwise Nintendo Kyoto Semiconductor automatically obtains the R\u0026D and design rights for the chip.

When these detailed terms appeared in front of Ethan, he was very satisfied with Hiroshi Yamauchi's argument, because this was the negotiation. After learning that MOS had no objections, he burst into joyful laughter.

cheers--

Ethan, Hiroshi Yamauchi, and the representatives sent by MOS toasted at the same time.

Ding Dong——

The light yellow liquid collided in the air and made a crisp sound.

Oh Ethan, we will be a family from now on!

After signing the contract, Hiroshi Yamauchi's name for Ethan changed.

Not only that, he also put his arm on Ethan's shoulders, and at the same time, he motioned to his subordinates to hold out two boxes, Here are the things you want.

These words made Ethan a little confused, but he took it and took a look, okay...

Each of the two boxes contains a collection of Akira Kurosawa's film records, with a total of more than 100 pages, displaying each of Kurosawa's works since his debut in color printing.

There are two different paragraphs written in Japanese on the cover of the entire booklet.

Written to Steven Spielberg: Thank you for liking my work. I have also watched your Jaws. It is an excellent movie. I admire you very much for your control over the audience's mind. .

What I wrote to George Lucas: American Style Painting allowed me to understand the life of young people in California in the 1960s. You did a great job. I look forward to your next work, and thank you for liking me. .

This communicative signature surprised Ethan. He put down the gift, opened his arms, and hugged Hiroshi Yamauchi, Thank you! My friend! I am surprised by your preparation!

Hahahaha... Ethan's name made Hiroshi Yamauchi laugh. These are all small things. If you need it in the future, I can help you contact Akira Kurosawa and ask him to go to the United States!

Now that everything is done, Ethan is ready to go home.

But before leaving, he wanted to do one more thing.

That is to officially check in in Kyoto.

Because he didn't want to get too involved in the contract negotiations between MOS and Hiroshi Yamauchi before, for fear that both parties would be affected by his presence, so after coming to Kyoto, he only visited the ancestral home of the Yamauchi family and the Nintendo production line. Such a simple game made him a little regretful.

When he expressed his thoughts, Yamauchi immediately said that he was too familiar with Kyoto, and the only places worth visiting were Kiyomizu Temple, Kinkakuji Temple, Arashiyama, Gion, and Shimogamo Shrine.

What he most recommends is Gion. Although it is the birthplace of geisha culture and kabuki, after so many years of development, it has become a nationally famous entertainment area.

“There is our country’s most traditional folk art performance rakugo. Rakugo masters will use humorous language to tell short stories in life. Even if you don’t understand, it doesn’t matter, because during the performance, the actors will also make words on the stage. Exaggerated movements, and at the same time, there are some traditional singing, dancing and acrobatic performances over there.”

If you are interested, I can go with you.

I'm very familiar with it because I used to go there a lot when I was a kid.

Ethan was not interested in such cultural attractions that required certain language skills, but Evelin was full of curiosity. In order to satisfy her, Ethan could only accompany her. Of course, Yamauchi Hiroshi's idea of ​​accompanying them was declined by them. Well, after all, the old man is an outsider, and there will always be barriers.

And after arriving in Gion, she went to a theater that the locals said was excellent and listened for a while. Even with a translator present, Evelin couldn't get the regional and cultural references thrown out by the actors.

So she could only leave with regret.

But fortunately, there was an acrobatic troupe and a song and dance troupe nearby that Hiroshi Yamauchi mentioned. When this kind of physical art that everyone could understand appeared, Evelin was also amused by the actors' funny movements.

This is fun. She patted Ethan's arm and giggled.

If Ethan didn't have past life memories, he would be as curious about these things as Evelin, but unfortunately, he does, so he doesn't find it interesting.

After a brief stroll with Evelin, Ethan suddenly felt that this place was really not worth it. Just as he was thinking about finding some excuse to drag his sister away, a burst of guitar sound suddenly penetrated his ears. middle.

It was light bluegrass music.

As the guitarist continues to play, the unique American country style is like a breeze, blowing through the hearts of the audience.

This situation surprised Ethan.

Because he didn't expect that popular American country music could be heard in the gathering place of Japanese traditional culture mentioned by Yamauchi Pu?

What the hell is this?

And when Ethan thought it was a tourist from the United States who was using music to communicate with the book's performance team, he just turned around and saw an Asian young man wearing sunglasses.

The young man had neck-length hair parted in the middle. He was wearing a white T-shirt, a pair of blue jeans, and a fashionable dome hat on his head.

This kind of dress is simply a proper American country style.

Especially when there was an open guitar case in front of him.

The way he makes a living by performing arts is really comparable to that of street artists in the United States.

‘It’s quite interesting! ’

Ethan thinks this guy is very brave.

As a Benzi person, aren’t you afraid of being beaten when you perform American music in the Benzi traditional performance area?

Ethan, who was full of curiosity, wanted to praise his courage.

After the other party finished playing a song, Ethan took out his wallet from his pocket, took out two twenty-dollar bills, and put them into his guitar case.

His behavior also received repeated thanks from the man, Thank you sir!

Thank you for your generosity!

Although there was nothing wrong with his choice of words, his bookish speaking still made Ethan laugh.

Oh, you're welcome. Ethan waved his hand.

Because his sister was still watching the performance, Ethan struck up a conversation with him, If I heard correctly, what you just played should be bluegrass?

Yeah! The man nodded and said, Bluegrass music, Doc Watson's music.

Doc Watson is America's country folk master.

In Ethan's previous life, he was known as one of the greatest guitarists in the American music scene in the late twentieth century.

He also won the Grammy Award for Best Ethnic Album for two consecutive years in 1973 and 1974.

Although Ethan had not heard his songs, Ethan knew him, so after the man nodded, he also gave a thumbs up and said: I also know a little guitar, so I know you play well.

This compliment made the Asian man smile shyly.

Sir, thank you for your compliment.

After a brief chat, Ethan discovered that this guy had a dull personality.

He just said what Ethan asked, and when Ethan praised him, he nodded and smiled, not lively at all.

This character is really uninteresting.

And just when Ethan was about to end this boring conversation and turn around to find his sister, a loud shout suddenly entered his ears.

It was a piece of Japanese, and Ethan didn't understand it.

When the middle-aged man who spoke out jumped up to Ethan and found that Ethan was talking to the man, he bowed and apologized: Simi Masai...

Ethan understood this.

The middle-aged man who broke in felt something was wrong and quickly changed his words, Sorry, sir.

It doesn't matter. Ethan didn't care about the interruption.

At the same time, he also saw that the middle-aged man who suddenly appeared and the guitar man were obviously in the same group.

Since they are friends, Ethan feels a bit like an outsider.

But before he could say anything to stop disturbing him, another voice came over.

Oh Ethan—I knew I'd see you here—

I turned around and saw, my dear, why is Hiroshi Yamauchi here?

It seemed that he saw Ethan's doubts, but it was more like he was happy after signing the contract. After walking up to say hello to Ethan, Yamauchi Hiroshi half-jokingly talked about his purpose.

Don't worry, I have absolutely no intention of following you.

After you left, an old friend of mine came to the company and asked me to help his son arrange a job at Nintendo.

This kind of thing is not a big problem to me, so I said if it is convenient, we will meet first, and then my friend told me that his son should perform here now.

When I heard about Gion, I thought that you might be here, so I decided to follow him to have a look. It would be best if I could see you. If I can't, it means I don't have enough luck.

While speaking, he also shook his finger at the middle-aged man who had yelled earlier.

And when Ethan looked in the direction of Hiroshi Yamauchi's finger, the young man who had been playing bluegrass music also took off the sunglasses on his nose and the hat on his head under the scolding of the middle-aged man.

When the thing covering his identity disappeared, the handsome face almost made Ethan jump!

Damn it!

The guy he chatted with for a long time turned out to be Shigeru Miyamoto!

In the past life, when the guy hailed by the book as the god of games appeared, Ethan just felt that he was really unlucky. After a visit to the book, he actually watched all the four fantasy gods of Nintendo.

But Yamauchi Hiroshi's words also made him a little curious, because in his memory, Miyamoto Shigeru was not a second generation!

And under his insidious questioning, Yamauchi Hiroshi also told the truth——

What do you think he does? Oh - he's an ordinary English teacher.

As for when we met...that was decades ago.

I didn't grow up with my parents, because my parents divorced when I was very young, and my mother also lived in my aunt's house for a long time due to personal reasons, so in my childhood, I only had my Grandfather grandmother.

Because my grandfather built Nintendo with his own hands and created an empire of Hanafuda and Solitaire. He hoped that I could take over his role and continue the glory of Nintendo. Therefore, when I was young, he worked on it from all aspects. I made special requests that I be able to live his life his way.

But I didn't like it. When I was young, I just wanted to live a simple life. Then I ran away from home and socialized with people outside.

And Miyamoto's father met me at that time.

“We played well because I wanted to play and he would play.”

So...even though I returned to Nintendo, we still kept in touch...

OK...

This history made Ethan full of emotions.

He never imagined that the tyrant of Nintendo would still care about friendship.

He never thought that the legendary god of games would actually be Nintendo who entered through the back door!

Looking at Shigeru Miyamoto, who looked nervous and bowed to Hiroshi Yamauchi, Ethan, who once again witnessed history, shook his head.

What does this mean?

Why is this Hiroshi Yamauchi like a chosen one, willing to vote for any talent!

This world is so unfair!

It’s so sour!

Note: ① Shigeru Miyamoto did enter Nintendo through the back door, or in other words, he couldn’t find a job at all in that era. He didn’t study at all in college and only went out to play. His favorite thing was hanging out with the Beatles. Play and sing like a scholar. ② Yamauchi Hiroshi's father was also a son-in-law, and he left because he could not stand the discipline of the old man. Finding a son-in-law is very common in this book, and a son-in-law and a son-in-law are the characteristics of this book.