Rebirth of America, this is my time

Yamauchi Pu's explanation made Ethan narrow his eyes.

The next second, he asked——

“When was the first time you discovered Kirk Kerkorian was in Neon?”

In the first half of 1979. Hiroshi Yamauchi said: That is when the American Film Institute said that Alien was too scary and needed to be cut by Destiny Pictures.

Ethan: It was also when I was competing against the American Film Institute?

Yamauchi Pu nodded, Yes, that's when it happened.

Not only that, he also added.

Since you hadn't completely broken up with Hollywood at that time, I thought Taitung wanted to introduce MGM's games to Neon. After all, their Tom and Jerry sold well in North America. This work has a certain market in Neon itself, and our Nintendo has cooperated with Disney before, so I paid close attention to their whereabouts.

Then what? Ethan asked: The progress of things is a little different from what you imagined?

Yes.

Hiroshi Yamauchi raised his eyebrows and said: When you completely broke the inherent rules of Hollywood for nearly fifty years, I discovered that Jack Valenti, who was driven out of North America by you, appeared in Neon.

I didn't drive Jack Valenti away. Ethan corrected Yamauchi's words.

But he left because of you. Hiroshi Yamauchi emphasized the fact.

Okay. He didn't dwell on this boring topic.

Ethan motioned to Hiroshi Yamauchi to continue.

The old man also coughed slightly and said: When Jack Valenti first set foot on the land of Neon, I received news about him, because the last second he arrived at Neon, Ke Kirk Kerkorian had already arrived. Not only that, after Jack Valenti landed, the first person he went to see was Kirk Kerkorian, or...

The guys who pick up Jack Valenti at the airport are Kirk Kerkorian's guys.

After they met, Jack Valenti became Taidong's consultant. After about a week of preparation, Jack Valenti formed an alliance with Casio on behalf of Taidong.

At first, I didn't know what the alliance meant.

But after Jack Valenti communicated with Casio, Casio's president suddenly flew to UC, and then they started importing chip manufacturing equipment from there...

Although I don't have anyone at UMass, I believe you should know who the president of Casio has contacted, because the Bluebird chip is very similar to MOS 6502.

Ethan understood what Hiroshi Yamauchi meant.

The person behind the scenes that Pu Yamauchi wants to talk about is nothing more than Komodo.

Although Komodo is an American company, Canada is their home base. Because of the Cold War, many things cannot be exported directly from America when doing international trade.

Komodo was able to export some prohibited items to the East because, firstly, they had the U.S. Army behind them, and secondly, they did not have an honest export, but used the University of Massachusetts as a transit point. They first export things from the United States to Canada, and then use trading companies there to sell them all over the world.

In this way, even if the Federation wants to cause trouble for him, it will take some time.

The time the Federation spent was enough for Komodo to go back and ask his ancestor to come out.

This is actually the reason why Ethan looked down on Komodor from the beginning to the end.

Because Komodo's backer is the federal military.

If the federal military wants to fight far enough, it must look to those military industrial companies that master core technologies.

To put it harshly, Steve Wozniak's father could strip the Commodore's pants by himself, and when the old principal stood on their side...

If a conflict really breaks out, the first person the federal military will kick out will be Komodo!

Then what? Ethan asked: You want to say that the sudden cancellation of orders that Nintendo suffered has something to do with Jack Valenti? Or, maybe it has something to do with Kirk Kerkorian?

That's right. Hiroshi Yamauchi nodded seriously and said, Judging from the current situation, Steve Ross has not abandoned Jack Valenti. They are still an alliance.

And this alliance...

It's quite huge.

In my opinion, Warner, MGM, Commodore, Rockwell, Taitung, and Casio are all part of the same group. Even companies like Namco are one of them.

If my judgment can be established, then the behavior of Komodo and Rockwell in releasing computers, and the behavior of Namco and other companies in releasing games are all attempts to suppress you.

Because from a timing perspective, the timing of their new product launches is weirdly coincidental.

Speaking of this, Yamauchi Pu stopped.

He looked at Ethan calmly, but his pupils flickered with uneasiness.

Ethan, who was looking at him, raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

He had already heard the hint from Hiroshi Yamauchi.

When many companies on Neon Island have been united by Steve Ross, if he kicks out Nintendo, he will no longer have friends in the Neon Land.

And this kind of thing...

Yamauchi. Ethan called out the old man's name.

Huh? Yamauchi Pu frowned slightly.

Your information is lagging behind. Do you need me to update it for you? Ethan asked with a smile.

Say. Yamauchi Pu narrowed his eyes slightly.

First of all, Komodo and Rockwell are no longer my enemies.

Ethan stretched out his right index finger and waved it while saying: When Apple and Intel formally formed an alliance, they have already fallen to their knees if they want to stay in the circle.

Now they are part of the Microsoft Alliance.

“I got the right to pre-install the spreadsheet at a price of US$99.99 per unit.”

In addition, they also secretly used Apple's interface, so that they can easily solve the storage problem and develop external disks that look like their own but are actually interoperable with Apple. The patent fees in this area...

That's also paid per station.

Steve Ross already knew that his Avengers no longer existed, so as the majority shareholder of Apple, how could Ethan Jones not know that Commodore and Rockwell had surrendered?

Since it was very unpleasant to announce such a thing, they chose to hide it for the time being.

But the specific contract has actually been signed long ago.

As for whether this behavior is illegal or not?

According to the specific requirements of the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission, listed companies are naturally required to disclose the company's true operating status in accordance with legal regulations. However, when the personal computer business is not the main business of the two companies, the annual revenue does not even reach 100% of the company's operating revenue. Five-fifths of an hour.

Consolidation is actually no problem.

In this case, as long as Apple and Microsoft are persuaded not to release it, they can get away with it.

Of course, this is only for ordinary people.

Who among the real capitalists can’t get inside information?

oh!

Hiroshi Yamauchi didn’t get it!

Because after Ethan told the news, his face twitched involuntarily.

Are you surprised?

Ethan looked at the old man with a smile.

No.

Yamauchi Pu shook his head decisively.

Not only that, he also said: This news can only prove that Casio has left the alliance.

It does not prove that Casio will not continue to sell Bluebird chips in the neon world.

The stubborn attitude of the dead duck made Ethan chuckle.

He nodded slightly and said: Then I have to tell you the second news. Your country's first personal computer, which was a product manufactured by Neon Electric, had the operating software written by Microsoft.

If I want to sell handheld consoles.

Isn't it very convenient to re-enter your country through Neon Electric?

Such words made Yamauchi Pu's pupils shrink suddenly.

But soon, he pursed his lips and smiled.

Since he dared to tell Ethan that Destiny Games was under attack from both sides at the moment, he had made complete plans. Of course he knew that Neon Electric and Microsoft maintained a good cooperative relationship. In this case, when Ethan abandoned Nintendo, they New channels can be easily acquired.

but--

Mr. Jones, how can you guarantee that Neon Electric will definitely cooperate with your company?

Or...

Hiroshi Yamauchi put his hands in front of him and looked at Ethan curiously, As far as I know, even if you invest in Microsoft, the relationship between you and Bill Gates is not harmonious.

Oh, it seems you are quite well informed.

Ethan nodded without hesitation, but at the same time he also pointed to Ballmer beside him.

But starting tomorrow, there will be no barrier between me and Microsoft.

This guy is the new Microsoft CEO.

And the first thing he did when he took office was...

Ethan stretched out his voice.

Ballmer also answered in time, I will contact Neon Electric.

Ask them about the specific situation there.

This news made Hiroshi Yamauchi frown.

Although he was fully prepared, he really didn't expect this.

After casting an inquiring look at Ballmer and confirming that this guy was not lying, Hiroshi Yamauchi suddenly had a helpless smile on his face and said, Is there anything else?

Do you insist on killing our Nintendo?

I still say that this matter depends entirely on you.

Ethan shrugged and said: I have given you many opportunities. It is you who have betrayed you again and again, not me who has continuously put pressure on you.

Hearing the plain words, Yamauchi Pu opened his mouth.

In an instant, wearing a suit, he was enveloped in loneliness.

Such a situation made Ethan tilt his head.

Pull a chair.

Okay. Ballmer agreed knowingly.

A few seconds later, the leather chair placed aside appeared behind Hiroshi Yamauchi.

He smiled stiffly and sat down slowly.

At this moment, looking straight, all he could see was the tips of Ethan's shoes.

Go on.

Say something more valuable.

Say something you think can be used as a bargaining chip.

Since Yamauchi Hiroshi dares to come, he must have a big stock.

Everything that was revealed before was just bait.

The purpose is to get Ethan to take the bait, because only if Ethan is interested first, can he use the subsequent news as a selling point to get Ethan to let their Nintendo go.

But unfortunately, Ethan bit the hook but spit it out again because the bait was astringent and not very sweet.

In this case, if Nintendo still wants to save itself, then...

I don't know what they did on the computer though.

But I know what they're trying to do to you in the video game industry.

Hiroshi Yamauchi thought about it again and again, and finally took the initiative to reveal his information, saying: According to the information we have at Nintendo, there are multiple Johnson home consoles in Taitung's laboratory.

That's not something we make.

It was carried directly from the North American continent.

In addition to these, I also heard that Taitong has developed games that can be run directly on Johnson's home console. When our Nintendo has not yet sold consoles in the Neon area...

Those games will most likely flow into North America.

‘What? ’

Light words are like nuclear bombs!

It made Ethan and Ballmer frown instantly!

The two looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's pupils.

The next second, Ballmer took the initiative to share the boss's worries and said: What do you mean?

What do you mean? It's very simple. The purpose of Warner and Neon manufacturers is to release pirated games in North America. Perhaps because he had opened up about the matter, Hiroshi Yamauchi looked relaxed at this moment and said: What if? Otherwise, why would the Neon manufacturer study your console?

As for whether they cracked it or used external force?

You have to investigate this matter yourself.

Of course, as an ally, I can also provide you with an idea.

Call the federal Patent and Copyright Office and ask them if anyone has used your patent data recently? If not, then you can conclude that I am lying, but if so...

I assume Nintendo will be your strongest ally?

At this point, Yamauchi Pu already laughed.

His words also made Ballmer look at Ethan.

The big bald man knew that what Yamauchi Pu said was true.

But at the same time, he also knew that today was the Christmas holiday and the Federal Patent and Copyright Office was not working.

Therefore, if you want to verify Hiroshi Yamauchi's words, you have to use some unconventional means.

Call the principal and tell him we want the Federal Patent and Copyright Office to work.

When Ballmer's eyes fell on Ethan, Ethan immediately made a decision.

But the next second, he denied his idea.

Forget it, let's contact Barbara first.

We need her to go to the Copyright Office in person to check the status of the registered patent.

No need to hide.

Because it's not necessary.

They must be watching us.

Before he finished speaking, Steve Ballmer nodded and went to do it.

Half an hour later, when he came back, the good news that he had set off reached Ethan's ears.

Since the retrieval warehouse of the Federal Patent and Copyright Office is in Landover, Maryland, Ethan could not get the answer he wanted for a while. In this case, he asked Hiroshi Yamauchi to leave at the right time and come back another day. Chat, and when the time came to January 1, 1981...

Ethan, who received a call from Barbara, also got the final result.

Ethan, what Hiroshi Yamauchi said should be true.

The unpublished warehouse here in Landover contains Neon Company's access records.

The name of the person who recorded it is Taidong.

Three light words made Ethan close his eyes.

Because he remembered a major case in his previous life.

A major piracy case handled by Warner and Steve Ross himself. (End of chapter)