Rebirth of America, this is my time

[As a magazine founded in 1930, in the past 48 years, we have witnessed the emergence of countless histories and the birth of countless myths. 】

[The 1930s was the era of Walt Disney. He used his animation to bring happiness to the world and dispelled the haze of the Great Depression that shrouded people. At the same time, Walt Disney himself also gained a lot of wealth from the listing of his company. 】

[The 1940s was the era of Boeing. During WW2, they became our country’s largest military aircraft supplier. The B-29 they developed not only witnessed the victory with their own eyes, but also made them the wealth of that decade. Myth has created countless millionaires. 】

[In the 1950s, it was the golden age of our country. Wartime electronic technology was rapidly promoted after the war. Television, telephones, semiconductors, artificial satellites...these crazy technologies directly changed our lives, and The most famous company of that era was IBM. Their commercial computer IBM 701 and the world's first hard drive laid the foundation for the development of computers, making them instantly the most famous company in the world. 】

[In the 1960s, the social situation in our country may have been a bit chaotic, but the development of aerospace technology made countless companies stars. The space revolution led by NASA made it the brightest sun in the sky, and it was also that era Best employer ever. 】

[When the time comes to the last ten years, our country has suffered from severe economic stagflation, and almost all industries have stagnated in development. Just when we all thought that this kind of difficulty and confusion would bring social development to a deadlock, one day In 1972, Professor Ralph Bell appeared with his Milova Odyssey. When he demonstrated the table tennis game he invented in front of the world, we all thought that we were seeing the next Huawei game. Special Disney. Because Professor Ralph Bell provided us with a new way of entertainment, and all of us know that the explosion of the entertainment industry and economic development always run counter to each other. The worse the economy, the better the entertainment. 】

[However, no one expected that Milova Odyssey would not shock the world as much as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs did. The real sensation was Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. The electronic arcade machines manufactured by the company brought great joy to people as a cheap and convenient way of entertainment, and their popularity made Atari a well-deserved star. 】

[Just when we all thought that Nolan Bushnell and his Atari would be the wealth myth of the 1970s, they appeared like shooting stars and streaked across the night sky as fast as shooting stars. In 1975, They brought a small green snake across America, and at the same time, they also brought us a new face-Ethan Jones. 】

[No one knows what is in Ethan Jones’s head, but we all know that as the creator of “Snake Game”, he broke the previous record in just half a year like a comet hitting the earth. Sales record for the popular video game Pong. 】

[Then, the next year, he brought us Pac-Man. 】

[The fascinating whirlwind of solving puzzles spread to every corner of America like a virus. Almost instantly, the yellow figure became a hot topic among people. The best playmate around children, when it appeared Before, no one thought that video games could do this! Before it appeared, no one expected that video games could be played like this! 】

[Although we still don’t know how many levels this game has so far, the endless map with new levels after passing one level still amazes us! 】

[What makes us even more amazed is that this game has leveraged a market of more than 500 million in just half a year. When the sound of jingling coins sounded on the continent of America...the crisp metal sound, It must be the wonderful music of economic recovery. 】

[At the time, we thought that Pac-Man might be Ethan Jones's limit, but no one thought that in the third year of his business, he would bring us a more interesting game. 】

[Perhaps space-themed video games have been popular in colleges and universities a long time ago, but the game Star Wars still made history and brought space fantasy into the world. 】

[Since the end of May last year, Star Wars electronic arcades have been flooding every corner of America. We can no longer count the specific number of times people have played it, but according to rough calculations, this game has created Guaranteed wealth of 800 million. 】

[Although Destiny Games is a private company that does not need to publish financial statements to the outside world, according to our magazine's careful research, the shipment volume of Star Wars arcade machines has exceeded 50,000 units! Based on the calculation of two thousand US dollars per unit, the main business income of Destiny Game last year was guaranteed to exceed 100 million! 】

[At the same time, they also sell their games overseas. In the past few years, their Snake and Pac-Man have ignited the entire electronic game market in Japan. The total sales of these two games last year were The shipment volume should exceed 100,000 units. When the price of this arcade machine remains unchanged at 2,000 US dollars, the overseas revenue of Destiny Games should exceed 200 million! 】

[After simply adding up the North American revenue and overseas revenue of Destiny Game, we have got an amazing fact - Ethan Jones! This one was born in 1955! Currently only a young man of twenty-three years old! You already have a Fortune 500 company in your hands! 】

[Because the year before last, in 1976, our threshold for the top 500 was only 300 million, and Foxboro, which ranked last, became the goalkeeper of the list with an income of 327 million. 】

[But the most legendary thing is not here. According to our interviews with professionals, we were surprised to find that the profit rate of the video game industry can generally reach 30%, and they are all transactions involving money and goods. That is to say, last year, Ethan Jones used his video games to take away nearly 100 million in cash wealth from the world market! 】

[You read that right, it’s 100 million! cash! 】

[This result would allow them to rank 156th on the 1976 list! 】

[There are only 155 companies in the world that are more profitable than Destiny Game, and those companies are either Procter \u0026 Gamble, DuPont, or ExxonMobil...]

[Ethan Jones completed the century-long leap in just three years! 】

[Under his detonation, video games have become the most prosperous industry at the moment! 】

[If we were not sure whose era the 1970s was before, we can now officially declare that the 1970s was the era of Ethan Jones! 】

[He and his video games are the wealth myth of this era! 】

[Of course, earning hundreds of millions in cash a year may not be his true strength, because as far as we know, Apple, the current leading player in the computer industry, is also his incubation project, and according to the latest news we have , Wenlock, a well-known company in the limelight field, has invested in Apple, and the pre-money valuation recognized by both parties is 300 million. 】

[Although we do not yet know how many shares of Apple Company Ethan Jones owns, we can estimate from his past publicity that he may own no less than 30% of the shares. In this way, he controls Wealth may be higher. 】

[We are very curious about what new legends Ethan Jones will write for us in the new year. We are even more curious about whether the Apple company he is involved in will become a new weathervane. 】

[If Apple succeeds again, it is very likely that it will break the inertia of history and surpass all legends such as Walt Disney, William Boeing, Thomas Watson, etc., because before this, no one has ever been able to discover products for two consecutive decades. The pulse of wealth here. 】

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Fake news! Fake news! All special codes are fake news!

This Fortune magazine is simply talking nonsense. How did I earn 100 million? Game development does not cost money! Game production does not cost money! Game sales and transportation do not cost money! Staff salaries do not cost money! I am so lucky that I lose money every day and I wipe my tears in bed! I wake up due to suffocation every day! Because I don’t even know how to pay out that week’s salary!”

This is a rumor! This is a fabrication!

Sue them! We must sue them!

When Ethan finished reading the article written by Fortune magazine, the thousands of eloquent words made his lips tighten and his body tremble. Then he suddenly raised his head and roared crazily.

The crazy behavior made Steve Ballmer, who came to announce the good news, bewildered. After looking at his wide-eyed boss for a while, he immediately bowed his head in agreement, got up and ran away.

As the banging sound appeared, Ethan, who was still angry, stood up quickly.

He leaned against the door and listened for a while, and after confirming that the footsteps had disappeared, he immediately opened the door and rushed out in one stride, then turned around and twisted into Evelin's office.

When the girl sitting behind the desk raised her head with confusion and looked at the boy who rushed in as if she were a fool, Ethan immediately photographed the Fortune magazine in front of her and danced and said: Take a look. ! We are on the list! We are on the list! Fortune 500!

He showed the girl himself on the cover, then turned to the homepage of the article and poked it with his finger, They say I'm better than William Boeing and Thomas Watson!

Although this is a fact...

But they are quite discerning, right?

That's right!

When Ethan discovered that Fortune magazine called him a legendary myth in the 1970s, he was already trying his best to control his facial muscles and try not to laugh out loud!

Although this kind of false fame is not as real as a green and beautiful sword, life is all about running for fame and fortune. A surge in income is just one of Ethan's dreams, and being a saint in front of others...

Eh!

This Fortune magazine still has a keen eye!

Before he even fired, this guy had already started licking him!

This makes his marksmanship a bit embarrassing!

As for the prosecution mentioned earlier in front of Steve Ballmer?

That’s what we have to do, right?

Destiny Games is not a listed company and does not need to disclose its financial reports to the public. It only needs to communicate with the tax department. In this case, their company's net profit last year was prepared to be reported as a negative number. As a result, Fortune said that they made One hundred million? ? ?

Isn’t this just a rumor?

You can brag about my ability, but you can’t brag about my income!

You can brag about my influence and vision, but you can't take stock of my property!

Now that you've already licked someone, why don't you try harder to lick someone a little bit more?

While Ethan raised his proud little head and showed off his big nostrils, waiting for Evelin to praise him, the girl who quickly read the report curled her lips.

Business tycoon Ang?

hey-hey--

Is this what you want to show me?

hold head high!

Well, you are excellent, you are awesome!

Hahaha--

So, what about the game? The whole world is waiting for you to create a new myth.

... Ethan retracted his neck, which was almost sore.

When he noticed that Evelin was looking at him sideways with her left hand on her chin, he immediately let out a cry.

It's boring.

He picked up the magazine on the table, turned around and left.

The regretful look made the girl purse her lips, and when Ethan was about to go out, she added, I'm waiting for your new game - today -

I know—I know—I'm going to think about it now—

Crack-

Ethan pulled the door shut.

“Pfft——” Looking at the closed door, Evelin laughed out loud.

My head is almost parallel to the sky. You still want me to praise you?

Huh - I won't -

Just when Ethan was drooping his big tail and regretfully wanted to show off the evaluation of Fortune magazine to others, the east coast of America was now bustling with activity.

As one of the most well-known business journals in the world, Fortune's status in the business field is very high. As a magazine that uses operating income as the core basis to judge the performance of other companies, they have a strong position in the industry. credibility.

Because anyone who has been involved in finance knows that market value and profits are highly variable. The former is very artificially operable and does not match the real strength of the enterprise; the latter, the consolidation operation squeezes out profits, which is the basis of accounting practice and is very confusing.

In this case, it is difficult to falsify, and operating income with comprehensive attributes has become a relatively objective standard for judging whether a company is excellent.

And when the guys on Wall Street all understood this key, and understood that the so-called industry hot spots and current hot topics are just hype topics, specially used to deceive people's money from their pockets, the relatively objective report of Fortune magazine became their Serve as a supplementary credit channel.

When they discovered that with the advent of 1978, Destiny Game had already appeared on the first page of Fortune before the Fortune 500 list was announced, the astonishing operating income and jaw-dropping profits The rate makes the guys who play numbers games widen their eyes——

The operating income of Destiny Game last year was 300 million? Is it so outrageous?

The sales price of an electronic arcade machine is two thousand dollars, right? This means that their global shipments exceed 150,000 units? This number is incredible, right?

“It is a fact that video games make money, but I have always thought that the industry as a whole is very profitable, and individual merchants cannot make money, because all the electronic arcade machines on the market are sold at a fixed price, and the money spent by players flows into countless small and medium-sized merchants. pocket. With a large total volume and a larger share of people, the profit margin of this industry is very limited, but now... Ethan Jones sold 150,000 electronic arcade machines a year? The revenue of Destiny Game exceeds 300 million? So how big is this market? Three billion?

Wow wow wow... the profit margin of the video game industry far exceeds that of all industries... 30% profit? What's the difference between this special code and robbery?

One hundred million in cash? This is a reserve that countless companies cannot use! This industry is the big gold mine right now! Oh! Sxxt! No wonder there were rumors that Destiny Game does not accept any investment! This kind of money-attracting ability Who is willing to share the company? Isn’t that like getting kicked in the head by a donkey?”

With the release of the latest issue of Fortune magazine, the Game of Destiny and Ethan Jones have suddenly become a hot topic among many investment companies on Wall Street.

Just when most people think that this strong focus on the gaming industry is the envy of local dogs like them, because even if they have been struggling in the digital field of finance for a hundred years, they probably will not have someone like Ethan Jones. On the top floor of No. 85 Wall Street in Manhattan, two white men in their fifties were gathering together and looking down at the world.

Have you read the latest issue of Fortune magazine?

Looked at it.

Is there anything you want to say?

Yes, but not much.

Hmm? This answer made John Weinberg, who had a shaved head, tilt his head slightly, looked at his old friend next to him with a smile, and said, Do you have any news?

So be it. The stare of his old friend made John Whitehead laugh and said: The inclusion criteria for Fortune 500 is that a company must disclose its financial statements to the outside world. If the company itself is not willing, then the Fortune 500 The magazine will respect their wishes and give up their inclusion.

So, after seeing the latest issue of the magazine report, I asked someone to search for past information in our data room, and found no disclosure of financial reports by Destiny Games. Only Ethan Jones had criticized Warner Communications before. It was a simple statement at the time, so according to the inclusion standards of Fortune, it is impossible for their game of destiny to appear in the magazine, let alone the first page of the magazine.

You mean, someone deliberately leaked the news? John Weinberg asked with a smile.

Probably. John Whitehead nodded slightly, raising the corners of his mouth.

Who do you think it is? John Weinberg asked.

Who else could it be? John Whitehead shrugged. Just an old friend.