Rebirth of America, this is my time

A few days later, home.

Linda - I'm going to go for a walk -

Okay, okay, you can see it. The moon is so bright in the sky, I even brought a flashlight.

Ethan is going with me too. We won't fall into the pit at the same time, right?

Yeah~Dad is right - the workers haven't started digging the foundation yet, where is the hole for me to fall in! Don't worry, we won't run into the fields, we will come back after a walk, Bye~

When Evelin took Ethan's arm and pushed him out the door, the bright moonlight was like a veil, gently covering their bodies. Slowly walking along the wooden boardwalk in front of their home, an endless vast field soon appeared in front of the two of them. The land here has been leveled. In the next few days, workers will sow cotton seeds in it, with a maximum of eight By ten months, they can see the snow-white world.

The reason why they appeared on their farm was because today was Thomas and Linda's housewarming day. To celebrate, the two brought gifts home for dinner.

Before, Thomas and Linda lived in the town center of Los Gatos. They settled there to make it easier for them to go to school. When Ethan and Evelyn moved out one after another, they moved their family back to the farm. It became what they wanted to do most.

Of course, this is also the living habit of most farmers in America. Since they have land, why do they live in the city? Dive into the vast and boundless farm, and the life without noise, pollution, disturbance, and disputes is simply not that exciting.

If it weren't for the fact that the family's navel orange grove has some slopes and is not suitable for building a large residence, Thomas and Linda would have moved away long ago. After Ethan and Evelyn spread all the profits from Snake on the land, , they liked the plain cotton fields and built houses here.

A three-story building with a wooden structure and a spacious design of five bedrooms and three living rooms. It is not too wealthy for two people to live in. The reason why they did not design a larger building is because it will become a manor in the future.

After three months of work, the designers at the Stanford Research Institute have designed the aquarium that Evelin wanted. It is seventy feet long, thirty-three feet wide, and has a capacity of 400,000 gallons, let alone raising aquariums. I love raising sea turtles, but it’s no problem even raising whale sharks. When the aquarium is already so huge, naturally the other facilities in the manor cannot be left behind, right? After some calculations, the first phase of the building with the aquarium will take up fifty acres. The swimming pool, tennis court and horse farm in the second phase will take up more than one hundred acres. If the third phase adds some gardens, If there is a golf course or something, then the total area of ​​the estate must be expanded to more than 300 acres, and a manor should be built on 300 acres?

Then the surrounding farmland must be at least 600 acres to not be conspicuous, right?

The cotton land under their feet consisted of 1,100 acres when they were packaged and purchased last year. There are also more than 400 acres of fruit orchards on the surrounding hillsides. This combination makes sense. Of course, there is a more important point, that is, the cotton here has always been grown using artificial irrigation. There is already a water source underground. When water is easily available, the configuration of artificial seawater is much simpler.

Looking at the flat land under the moonlight, letting the oncoming breeze caress his body, Ethan, who was walking side by side with Evelin on the field ridge, asked: Have the experts from Stanford given a quote?

Ang, the total cost of the three phases is almost five million. If we use the best materials, the price will increase by about three to four times, and the annual maintenance fee will be about half a million... Evelin turned her head. He glanced at Ethan and said, You should be able to accept this, right?

Use the best one. Ethan gave his choice. If it's not enough, ask the game company to borrow it. Since we live by ourselves, there's no need to save money on it.

Hey! Evelin put her hands in her pockets with a smile, I thought so too.

After a brief conversation, the two fell into silence again. For a moment, in the vast world there was only the whisper of the breeze, the stumbling footsteps, and the occasional chirping of insects in the fields.

Perhaps because the silence here was so comfortable, neither of them said a word.

After they were tired from walking and sat down anywhere, the comfort of looking up at the sky and seeing the Milky Way aroused Evelin's curiosity, and she swayed and bumped into the person next to her.

Ethan.

Um?

What did you and Roy talk about that day? I see you've been thinking about it these days.

This question made Ethan, who looked up at the sky, stunned for a moment, and then raised a smile, Is it so obvious when I think? Why can you always see it?

Yes.

Evelin said: You like to be in a daze during long exams. You can tell by your appearance that you are distracted.

Then I will definitely hide and think next time I think about a problem, so that you won't find me.

The nonsensical words almost made Evelin choke. The corners of her mouth twitched and she stared at Ethan with a look that looked like a fool, But if you disappeared, wouldn't it be more obvious?

Ethan blinked his eyes, It seems so.

...

Evelin's dull look made Evelin speechless. She raised her arm and touched the boy's arm. After the boy felt the pain, he stopped looking up at the stars and rubbed his arm while satisfying the girl's curiosity, Okay ,Okay, I said, I said.”

The communication between Ethan and Roy Disney can actually be considered private between the two. After all, the issues involved are too sensitive, but in front of Evelin, there is no sense in keeping these things confidential, right? Under Ethan's narration, Evelin also had an understanding of Roy Disney's intentions, and then...

She asked curiously: No, Roy Disney is too courageous, isn't he? If he used his actions to save Disney to knock down Disney's stock price and let you buy it at a low price, wouldn't that involve financial crime? ? At least you can be accused of insider trading, right?

While their privilege in Florida is attractive, is he willing to take such high risks, even the possibility of being sent to jail, for a chairman's position? Is he crazy?

Since the surroundings of the two of them were extremely empty and the thousands of acres of private land could not hide anyone, Evelin did not cover up when she spoke, and her excitement made Ethan laugh.

There has never been any financial crime in this world. Ethan shook his head and said, What is there is just the strength of the background. People with strong backgrounds do these things to actively help target companies improve their corporate value. People without strong backgrounds or Those with a corrupt background are considered illegal and criminal.”

Roy Disney dared to do this because he knew he would not take any risks by doing so, and since there is no risk in doing such a thing, why wouldn't he do it?

Ethan turned to look at his sister.

The girl under the moonlight frowned. After a while, her eyebrows relaxed and she shook her head with a smile.

When they themselves used their background to defend themselves against foreign enemies, it was impossible to accuse others of relying on their background. The reason why Evelin was surprised was because the Disney Group had become a public company. When Roy Disney wanted When he took control of a public company, the man known as the Disney Group seemed to have little outside help, but now...

Then Roy Disney must have powerful allies. Evelyn said.

No one will use up all their cards at the beginning of the game. Ethan shrugged.

Then will you cooperate with him? Evelin asked.

The next second she added: I think he is using you, because he has shown you his ambition. Not only does he want to cooperate with you, but he also wants to establish a relationship with Steven and George through you, no matter what Whether these can be accomplished in the end, as long as you nod, he will be able to gain bargaining chips.

This analysis made Ethan's eyes light up.

Oh - Evelyn - it seems you are very suitable for managing a company -

He praised.

We are actually thinking the same thing now...

He tells.

A few days ago, when Roy Disney said that the Disney Group had long planned to get involved in the live-action film business and was willing to hand over the live-action film business to Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, Ethan Not only did I see his ambition, but I also saw his use.

Because of this idea, Roy Disney was able to talk not only to him, but also to other shareholders.

Just like Evelin said, as long as he, Ethan Jones, expresses interest in this cooperation in front of Roy Disney, then Roy Disney can contact other shareholders of the Disney Group and tell those people that he has Hooked up with Ethan Jones. He, Roy Disney, can bring the strongest video game production capabilities to the Disney Group at the moment, and can also bring two super new stars in the film industry, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, to the Disney Group. .

Although Philips' patent licensing is very attractive, and the expected revenue from self-made games is also considerable, it will take time to realize it slowly. Compared with the plug-and-play sequel of Star Wars, which is bound to make a lot of money, Compared with Spielberg, who has made two consecutive movies with a box office of over 100 million, compared with Ethan, who has never failed in the field of video games, the expected revenue from Philips' patent licensing and self-made games is simply based on defense! Because Disney is still a movie company after all!

When these chips are placed in front of Disney's shareholders, shareholders with a little bit of brains will be very interested in Roy Disney's plan, and once there are more people interested, they will inevitably join forces to try Let Roy Disney bring a bright future to the company.

By that time...

The Save Disney movement didn't even have to start before those shareholders would join Roy Disney in kicking Walt Disney's son-in-law Ron Miller out of the company.

After Ron Miller leaves, Roy Disney, who is in control of the company, will definitely fulfill his promise to Ethan, but how and to what extent will be a question mark.

More importantly, Roy Disney's approach actually had another benefit.

That means there is no need to introduce the more powerful Ethan into the company.

Without launching a campaign to save Disney, it would have been impossible for Ethan to hold stocks on a large scale.

Roy is a genius. Ethan said with a smile, But I'm not a fool.

The terms he offered were very attractive.

But I won't be fooled until I show substantial sincerity.

Haha~ Ethan's words made Evelin purse her lips and chuckle, You rejected him again?

Not this time. Ethan confessed honestly, Since we are already at odds with many Hollywood companies, Roy Disney's expectations for us can bring us a lot.

So I told him that I needed to think about it. Then...I called George and Steven in the past few days and told them about Roy's desire...

What? Evelin did not understand her brother's behavior.

Ethan explained: Because they have ambitions to become bigger...

Whether it was memories from his previous life or contacts in this life, Ethan knew that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas had the idea of ​​becoming film industry giants.

Needless to say about the former, the name DreamWorks is simply the most beautiful thing in the world, and the meaning of DreamWorks has touched the hearts of countless people. The latter's Lucasfilm has monopolized Hollywood for a long time. In visual effects production, Lucas was eager to use the power of technology to break through the blockade of the giants, but unfortunately, the fat guys from Sony and New Zealand came in without any moral ethics.

When Ethan knew that the two of them wanted to build their own film company, giving them the olive branch offered by Roy Disney was the best thing for Ethan to do.

It’s not about hoping the two of them can go to Disney, it’s about showing them how much you feel.

Because these two guys didn’t seem to really accept him——

At the beginning, Spielberg hid his help in the Ralph Bell incident. On the surface, it seemed that he liked games, but in fact, he was helping Universal to fight Philips;

Later, there were also problems with the production of the Star Wars game. Lucas's project was obviously specially approved by his own people, but no one said anything. Ethan thought he was lucky enough to have picked up the trend of the era of Star Wars, but what is the truth? He even felt that Spielberg deliberately took him to Fox that day, because they had long known that Star Wars was not favored by outsiders. If it could be made into a game under such circumstances, it might be able to turn around directly;

This is even more true now. When Colombia's thunder exploded, he realized that the person at the helm of Colombia's special code was one of their own! At that time, he thought Columbia was very good and could help him fight Warner before the contract was signed, but the reality was... Haha!

To be honest, after catching these two guys talking half-talk once, twice, and three times, Ethan was a little on fire! If it weren't for these two guys who really benefited a lot from him, Ethan would have cursed them!

So when he received an olive branch from Roy Disney, he decisively relayed Roy Disney's words to the two guys. He wanted to tell those two guys——

He, Ethan Jones, doesn't 'hide' things from his friends!

He also hopes that these two guys will stop hiding things from him!

So... what's the result? Evelin was so happy to see Ethan's angry expression.

In fact, the girl has long discovered that Ethan always trusts some people inexplicably.

She wanted to correct Ethan's problems, but there were many things she couldn't say directly.

And now...

The result? The result is that after I made the call, Steven came directly with the contract for Alien, the termination contract with Columbia, and the signing contract with Universal. Not only did the previously agreed terms remain unchanged, but he also signed As a time guarantee, Universal will allow the film to start production before July, close filming before January 1 next year, and ensure that it will be released no later than Christmas next year.”

If work doesn't start before July, he will shoot the movie himself.

It's a bit tight in terms of time, but he will keep an eye on this project throughout the process. He even rejected a war movie he wanted to make because of this and said he would edit it himself.

If the North American box office of the movie does not reach 50 million, he and George will not ask for any producer commission. Not only that, George also took out Star Wars. He said that if Alien does not reach 50 million in box office, Planet He will continue to license the sequel game of Star Wars to me unconditionally, and at the same time only take 20% of the licensing fee. Because of what happened before, now I can sell the Star Wars game at will, without any restrictions, whether it is put on a computer Whether you want to use it as a home computer or not, it’s up to me.”

Wow... do they know they were wrong? Are they so sincere? Evelin's eyes lit up after hearing the string of promises, and she also smiled and said: Then do you really hope that Alien will die violently now?

How is that possible? Ethan was unconvinced, Am I that kind of person?

Yes! Evelin nodded seriously.

... The serious answer left Ethan speechless.

After looking at his sister for a while, he finally couldn't hold it in any longer and crossed himself in front of him, Okay, you're right. I pray every morning now. Alien will be finished for me as soon as possible!

Hahaha--

Evelin laughed with tears in her eyes, waving her hands and patting Ethan's arm repeatedly.

But Ethan was telling the truth!

Compared with Star Wars, Alien is a der!

If the end of Alien allows him to get Star Wars...

Then he would choose Star Wars.

As for Contra?

Wouldn’t it be the end of the story if it were simply changed to “Star Wars: The Legend of Han Solo”?

What about Stallone and the Governor teaming up to fight aliens?

Directly become Han Solo and attack the Dark Army!

Anyway, they are all shot with guns biubiubiu!

And when this kind of game is made...

Not to mention that their console will be released two years later than Atari and Milowa!

Even if it's five years later...

That can still sell out!

While Evelin laughed, she also discovered a problem, So, the blockade of North American theaters led by Philips seems to have no impact on us?

Because we weren't planning on making an arcade game for Alien from the beginning?

Pa! Ethan snapped his fingers.

Yes, you're right. He nodded with a relaxed look, We never planned to make an arcade game for Alien from the beginning, so they blocked it.

When the compensation conditions proposed by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas gave Ethan the urge to tear up Alien, Ethan instantly realized that he seemed to have been angry in vain.

Because they planned to make Contra a console game from the beginning!

The blockade imposed by Philips, Disney, MGM, Paramount and Warner Communications on him seems to be cutting off his financial resources, but in fact it is saving him!

If he now sells arcade machines like Windfall into theaters and makes a huge profit, then when Alien comes on the market, if he doesn't put Contra into theaters, then the theaters won't be able to fight him?

Therefore, instead of being threatened by North American theaters regarding the release of the movie, it would be better to be kicked out by Philips and the others now, because in this case, he, Ethan, will become a victim!

And by that time, if Contra sells well, the North American theater chain will definitely fight to the death with the Philips Alliance. After all, killing people and making money is like killing their parents!

By then...

All he needs to do is watch the show.

This special code is really like a mountain with no way out, and another village with bright lights!

'hey-hey! ’

‘No matter how you look at this business, I will win! ’

‘I’m such a genius at special coding! ’

Now that Philips's blockade is good for us, what are you thinking about these days?

Evelin was even more curious.

I was thinking about something, Ethan said, something Roy Disney said.

When we communicated that day, he told me that power does not come from superiors, but from subordinates' obedience. I think what he said makes sense.

So I went to the factory in the past few days and talked with Michael and the others. Then I found that almost everyone was waiting for me to release a new game. They wanted to make money, and they even wanted to help me deliver goods...

Because they said that since Philips and MGM have joined forces, they may cause trouble for us when we transport goods. After all, Kirk Kerkorian is backed by the Italian mafia. Many truck drivers in North America are Italian.

Recalling what he saw when he went to the factory that day, Ethan felt a little mixed in his heart.

During the off-season, when there was not much business, these guys did not all stay in the factory, but took turns going to the shooting range in San Jose.

In the words of factory supervisor Michael Blanco, what these people are best at is not actually making circuit motherboards, but carrying guns into the field.

After returning from Asia, many people can only sleep with cold firearms in their hands.

They want to get away from it all as much as possible, but if necessary -

When we pick it up, we will be more skilled than many people. Michael Blanco, standing in the office on the second floor of the factory, pointed to the workers making circuit motherboards below and said: After hearing that Philips and MGM are cooperating I then communicated with them and said that they might get another job in the future, that is, as a delivery driver and accompanying safety officer.

They said there was no problem, they were willing to take the job, and if anyone along the way dared to cause trouble, then they would beat up those people who dared not come forward.

Actually, if you don't come to me these days, I will go back to find you. Although we know what we should do, you also know that firearms are not controlled by human will, so you Let’s separate the factory from the game company. We can do some things, but we can’t talk about them, right?”

After the split, if something happens, you can kick us out directly. We have only one request. If you can recruit people, then try to recruit as many people as possible. If you can't, or there is no one to recruit, then give them to their homes. Send a sum of money, you decide the amount yourself, anyway we don’t have any big needs.”

Those people in the federation have never wanted to see us, and other people don't give us jobs. It's you who support us. We know you are good, but we can't use your money in vain, right?

Having said this, Michael Blanc turned his head and looked at Ethan with ease...

Ethan pursed his lips and said with emotion: This shit has bothered me for several days. We originally wanted to demolish the factory, but when they said this, I felt that we were not human beings.

These words made Evelin open her mouth. She seemed to have something to say, but no sound came out.

After a while, she sighed.

Staring at the bright moon in the sky, he murmured: Tear it down...

Benefits remain the same.

Employee equity incentive plan expanded to 30 percent.

I'm helping them get orders from Apple.

Some people... deserve to be raised.

These words caused Ethan to nod repeatedly. While he was looking up at the galaxy, Evelin said again: I'm very lucky this time? Although there are many unlucky things, there are also a lot of thunder around me.

Yes, whether it's Colombia's check fraud or Philips' joint attack, we have seen a lot of things... Ethan agreed with emotion, This feels like playing minesweeper. I don't understand. When there are rules, you never know where the next thunderbolt will be...

Ethan expressed his feelings with a smile. At this moment, he even felt that a gray interface appeared in front of his eyes, and the next second, his smile froze on his face.

Oh! Fxxk... He turned to look at his sister under the moonlight.

The girl who was looking up at the night sky with her hands behind her back also turned her head in unison.

You—— The girl's pupils were filled with amusement.

Ethan didn't care and said excitedly: I know what games are suitable for our console!