Rebirth of America, this is my time

Minoru Arakawa was born into a prominent Kyoto family. Four generations of his family have been working in the trading textile industry. They imported high-quality silk produced by their neighbors and cotton from the West, and resold them to manufacturers that produced kimonos, yukatas, and suits. As early as decades ago, the family The company's annual net profit has reached five to six million US dollars.

His mother's background is even greater, dating back to the Udo descendants who ruled Honko in the ninth century AD. Her grandfather was the first mayor of Kyoto, and his father was a member of the Diet. When she married Minoru Arakawa's father, the two families owned more than one-fifth of the total land in Kyoto.

Arakawa Minoru, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, won at the starting line. In 1964, when he was old enough, he naturally entered Kyoto University to study. After that, he went to MIT to study abroad without any surprise. After finishing his studies, After returning to his book, he entered Marubeni and met Hiroshi Yamauchi's daughter Yoko Yamauchi at a social dance in the rich N generation circle. Then the two people who saw each other immediately got married.

The wedding venue was Heian Shrine.

Because he did not want to take over the family business, Minoru Arakawa continued to work at Marubeni after his marriage. Currently, he is Marubeni's residential project manager at the University of Massachusetts.

But things like the family cannot be withdrawn just by withdrawing. Ever since they used the first funds from the family, it was impossible for them to clean up the relationship that had been integrated into their blood. Therefore, when Hiroshi Yamauchi asked his son-in-law, This person who speaks the best English in Nintendo, I hope he can spare some time every quarter to help me submit reports on time...

Even though he didn't want to do all this, Minoru Arakawa agreed.

And when Ethan returned to the company and walked to the door of the reception room.

This middle-aged man with oily hair, a neat gray suit, and typical Asian facial features was smiling and chatting happily with Aaron Massey, the financial director of Destiny Game.

Snake is a really great game...

It burst out with an unparalleled vitality in our country...

After a year and a half of verification, we are sure that it will definitely become a classic in the history of video games. Before the visit, our president told me that if possible, he would even like to continue to buy advertising for it. No matter what, we have to let it go. The green figure has been hung on our country's light sign for two years...

Oh - does your President Yamauchi like this game so much? Before Alan Massey could say anything, Ethan walked into the reception room and said with a smile: If you like it, then buy it -

“Squeeze the value out of one product and then promote the next one.”

This is how you can be considered a qualified businessman, because you are seeking the ultimate benefit, right?

Boss. Aaron Massey stood up.

Mr. Jones. Minoru Arakawa, who had met Ethan once, stood up and said hello, It's really an honor for me to meet you. Our president, Mr. Yamauchi, has mentioned your excellence to me many times. I must communicate with you more when I have the opportunity, and in Vancouver where I live, the streets and alleys are filled with your game consoles. Your legend is really spread all over the streets and no one knows it...

Ethan has never sold game consoles to UMass.

But the enthusiastic people of North America will always find a way to ship the machines over.

If not...

How is it possible that sales of Pac-Man will continue to rise?

These things have nothing to do with Ethan. Arakawa Minoru's sincere but flattering words made him smile and nod, Hello. He stretched out his right hand to Arakawa Minoru, shook it briefly, and then Then he pressed his palm down and motioned for Allen Massey to sit down and talk with him, Don't be so formal, sit down, sit down...

Before he finished speaking, Ethan took the lead and sat down on the sofa.

The other two people also responded continuously, making gestures of inviting each other, and then sat down.

Knowing that his boss was angry, Aaron Massey handed the documents that Minoru Arakawa brought to Ethan as soon as his butt touched the sofa, and perhaps because Ethan's words when he came in were sarcastic, so in Arakawa Minoru, who was still smiling before he arrived, was sitting upright now, with his back straight and his hands resting on his thighs.

Ethan saw this situation in full view, shook his head with a smile, and turned over the documents.

After discovering that Nintendo might be a liar, Ethan read all the past accounts submitted to him by Nintendo, so now he can read the latest statements very coherently.

The first thing Ethan watched was the starting point of the cooperation between the two parties, Snake.

The game Snake was officially released on Christmas Day in 1975 and at the beginning of 1976. In the first settlement, Nintendo shipped 15,000 units and the sales price of a single machine was US$2,000. The income of US$4.2 million was settled to Ethan, and the amount was transferred to Ethan and Evelin's personal accounts in the third quarter of 1976.

In the second period of settlement, the number of Snake units settled was 22,000 units, the single-unit selling price remained unchanged, and the dividend of 6.16 million was paid at the beginning of this year.

What they are now settling is the sales of the third issue of Snake, which is the sales in the range from January 1, 1977 to June 30, 1977.

In the past six months, the sales volume of Snake arcade machines reached the peak of the cooperation, which was 28,000 units. The reason for this result is also very simple, that is, Nintendo lowered the price of this arcade machine. When they adjusted the selling price of a single machine to about 1,500 US dollars, the total revenue of 42 million could bring Ethan and Evelin a profit of 5.88 million. The money will be transferred to their accounts by Nintendo within the next few dozen days.

When the figure of 28,000 units appeared, the total sales volume of Snake in the book had reached 65,000 units. Nintendo immediately completed the guarantee contract signed with Ethan. After that, even if they did not sell This game is an arcade machine, so that’s not a breach of contract.

And this agency brought a total net income of 16 million to Ethan and the others.

The second report is for Pac-Man.

Due to the delay in release due to chip issues, their current total sales volume in notebooks is zero.

However, due to the agreement of guaranteed sales, Nintendo settled the commission for Destiny Game based on the shipment volume of 10,000 units in the first issue in the second half of last year. In the second issue in the first half of this year, they still shipped the same amount. Forget it. Therefore, Destiny Games has received its first dividend of 2.8 million in the first quarter of this year, and will receive another 2.8 million in the ongoing third quarter.

These two early sharings will be deducted when the game is officially released, which is the third period in the second half of this year, and the income affected by it will be reflected in the settlement in the first quarter of next year.

The third report is from Kyoto Chip Company.

After reading the Pac-Man report, Ethan originally thought that the 6502 chip report should be empty. After all, Pac-Man has not yet been produced. As a capitalist, Nintendo will not be kind enough to sell chips to external parties. , but he did not expect that Kyoto Chip Company would actually produce output in the first half of this year, and the number was not small, with a total of 30,000 pieces produced.

This situation made Ethan very confused, and when he turned to the notes at the back of the report, he was surprised to find that these 30,000 chips were actually ordered by Benzi Electric.

Since 1976, many of Benzi's companies, such as Telephone and Telegraph, have introduced microcomputers and trained their employees to use them. As a result, Benzi Electric has received many corporate orders.

They had used Intel chips to make a batch of products before, but because the chips were a bit expensive, the cost was difficult to control. So when they learned that Nintendo had obtained the cheapest chips in the world, they decisively came to visit and placed an order. After showing MOS that it had no exclusive ideas, Nintendo immediately accepted the order and produced the first batch of chip products for Benzi Electric.

A single coin sold for $24, and the total revenue was $720,000.

At the same time, as they said before, they are preparing to submit a customized plan for the 6502 to MOS Company. They need some customized chips to meet the manufacturing needs of Benzi Computer Company.

These actions seem to be ‘full of sincerity’.

Um.

That's right.

After reading the notes to the report, Ethan directly put quotation marks on Nintendo's sincerity.

That is to say, in the next few dozen days, Destiny Games will receive a dividend of 2.8 million, and my sister and I will receive 5.88 million in income, and there are issues related to the chip. Will we talk again after the fiscal year of 2077? Ethan shook the report he had read and asked with a smile.

Yeah~

While Ethan was flipping through the reports, the entire living room was as quiet as a chicken.

The weird environment made Arakawa feel like he was on pins and needles.

But as Ethan spoke, Minoru Arakawa felt the condensed air around him collapse instantly.

The freedom of regaining life put a smile on his face, Yes, Mr. Jones, we at Nintendo will transfer the share to the account you requested on time.

Okay, I believe you. Ethan smiled and put down the report form, You were very punctual in the previous two periods, so this third period... I believe you will also settle on time.

The friendly words made Arakawa nod.

When he wanted to say something, Ethan had already said, To be honest, I was actually very surprised when I learned that you would be the one to deliver the report this time.

Because at this time last year, I met your president, Mr. Yamauchi.

At that time, he was full of desire for the game Pac-Man and wanted to get its agent, but now? Why didn't he show up?

Wow - is it because Star Wars isn't a good game in his opinion?

Ethan asked with a smile.

Such words stunned Arakawa for a moment.

The next second, this middle-aged man who was several years older than Ethan stood up in a flash.

Standing like a pine tree, folding like crisp paper, he bowed deeply towards Ethan.

Its amplitude has even exceeded forty-five degrees.

At the same time, words full of apologies blurted out, Oh, Mr. Jones, you have misunderstood our president. On the third day after the release of the Star Wars game, I had already driven from Vancouver to Seattle. Played it on the streets of Seattle.”

Star Wars is a great game. Whether it is the design of the content or the use of audio, it amazes me! When I was waiting in line to watch, I was shocked by the design of the level transition! And waiting After I started playing, the pressure from the imperial aircraft made my nerves tense all the time! Every time I passed a level, it made me extremely excited!

On the night I returned, I reported the situation of the game to our president. Our president was very happy because you are our best partner. We are really excited for your success again in the gaming field! Our president, Mr. Yamauchi, even wanted to fly over overnight to witness the grand sweep of Star Wars across North America! However, due to some emergencies, something suddenly appeared in the company, which hindered his footsteps and prevented him from coming for the time being. North America congratulates you.”

So, when the president sent me the report, he called me specifically and asked me to express his congratulations and apology to you in person. He would come to North America immediately after finishing the work at hand. You apologize, and at the same time, he sincerely hopes to be represented by Star Wars, just like previous cooperation, and hopes that the friendship between our two families will last forever...

The long words revealed Arakawa Minoru's excitement.

And that motionless figure clearly interpreted his apology.

Looking at the figure who was eager to show his real face, Ethan laughed as he leaned on the sofa.

Ethan crossed his legs, slapped the sofa, and looked at Minoru Arakawa with a playful smile on his face.

Okay, Okay, Mr. Arakawa, don't get excited.

I'm just asking casually.

Ethan waved his hand towards Alan Massie, indicating him to pull up Minoru Arakawa, who was still bowing.

After Allen Massie helped him sit down, looking at the tense face, Ethan smiled and asked: Mr. Arakawa, can I ask you a question?

Mr. Jones, please tell me. Although Arakawa really didn't understand why the smell of gunpowder in Ethan's words was so strong, he still nodded and said: As long as I know, then I will definitely answer.

You must know. Ethan said, I just want to ask you, did what you just said mean what your president meant? Or, did it mean what your father-in-law meant?

The five fingers of Ethan's right hand flew away.

It hit the wooden armrest of the sofa and made a clicking sound.

This question made Minoru Arakawa frown slightly, Mr. Jones, with all due respect, I may not understand the meaning of your words very well...

Hahaha... This response made Ethan laugh out loud.

He snapped his fingers.

Allen Massey immediately stood up and walked out of the living room.

After a while, he came back with two cardboard boxes.

When he placed the orange box with the Nintendo logo on the coffee table between Ethan and Minoru Arakawa, Minoru Arakawa, who had been very restrained in the conversation just now, narrowed his eyes instantly.

Ethan, who caught this abnormality, sighed silently in his heart.

At this moment, he felt that he seemed to have the answer.

This is your Nintendo product, right? Ethan put away the smile on his face and said slowly: Although I haven't read any books, I don't have Mr. Arakawa's study experience at MIT, and I don't have Mr. Arakawa's father-in-law. Mr. Yamauchi has decades of life experience, but I can still spell the word Nintendo, and I also understand what the COLOR TV GAME above means.

So, Mr. Arakawa, can you explain to me what Nintendo, or your father-in-law, Mr. Yamauchi, means by launching this product?

You may want to say that this is just an ordinary color game console, a new product launched by Nintendo, and has nothing to do with me, so you don't know what I am asking.

But what I want to say is...

When you sit here on behalf of Mr. Yamauchi, you must know what I'm asking!

I'm asking you! Why is this product of yours so similar to Mirova Odyssey!

I'm asking you! Your president, your father-in-law, Mr. Yamauchi, must be unable to come to North America because of the launch of this product! He dare not see me!

I'm asking you! What benefits did Milohua give you! So that you can be so obedient and work for him! Keep appearing in front of me by coincidence!

When you live in North America, you should know exactly what hatred Milohua and I have! You should know better than Hiroshi Yamauchi what this cooperation means!

So...

Tell me...

How do you want to settle this?

huh?

Arakawa Minoru's brows furrowed when he heard the powerful words.

The eyes that stared at Ethan were full of surprise.

His reaction made Ethan raise the corners of his mouth and smile.

That's right! When Nintendo has already danced in his face, Ethan Jones, to point out everything directly, that is what he wants to do most!

As for whether the two sides are still cooperating and should save each other's face?

oh--

Stop joking!

Face is never given by others, it is earned by oneself!

Now that Nintendo has stopped covering up, how can Ethan Jones still respect him so much?