Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 104 Drain from the Bottom!wild ambition!
"So how do you feel about these things?"

After separating from Hiroshi Yamauchi, Ethan left the hotel according to the original plan, and went with Evelyn to the best aquarium in the northeastern United States, the New England Aquarium, which was built in 1969.

Well, it is indeed an aquarium that was only built seven years ago.

Although the 270-degree aquarium is very interesting, walking in the aisle, you can observe the turtles, jellyfish and dolphins swimming around at close range, but at this moment, neither of them intends to appreciate it, but is thinking about the president of Nintendo. What Hiroshi Yamauchi just said.

After hearing his sister's question, Ethan immediately laughed.

Knowingly, he asked, "What do you think?"

This rhetorical question made Evelyn give him a blank look.

The girl knew what Ethan meant, he wanted to express that he was playing seriously and was not dragged down by work, but the instinctive question without even thinking about it showed that he was insincere.

"Oh Ethan—you don't want to get spanked, do you?"

The girl winked at Ethan and swung her right fist.

"Okay, Okay." This kind of violent coercion made Ethan raise his hands in surrender, and shook his head with a smile, "I'll be honest, Hiroshi Yamauchi's proposal on the "Pac-Man" project is very tempting."

"If they are really willing to change the distribution method of "Snake Game" from once a year to once every six months for the agency rights of "Pac-Man", or if they are willing to sign the agency contract of "Pac-Man" It is definitely good news for us to settle the share according to the half-year period."

That's right!

In Ethan's view, there is no problem at all in handing over the "Pac-Man" arcade machine to Nintendo's agent!

Because the excellent results of "Snake" have proved that Nintendo is a very good agent.The shortening of the sharing time allows them to recover a large amount of cash in a short period of time.

According to the 1+3+3 agreement they reached with Nintendo before, even if it is settled once a natural year.As Hiroshi Yamauchi just said, the 420 million dividends for "Snake" will have to wait until next year at the earliest, that is, May and June of 1977, before they can get it.After being modified to 6+2+1, it will be settled every six months.Then they will receive the 420 million dividends in September this year.

Even if a person who doesn't understand finance or business is asked to study this issue, they all know how to choose the most cost-effective choice, so when this kind of cooperation is put in front of Ethan...

He will naturally vote with his feet because of his interests.

After all, he already knew in his previous life how important it is to be safe.

And this choice made Evelyn nod her head.

In fact, after Hiroshi Yamauchi said the cooperation plan, she actually already had a decision in her heart.

The reason why she asked was mainly to know if Ethan had any plans of self-employment.

After all, she is no longer a novice in the industry a year ago. When she saw with her own eyes that the profit margin of the "Pac-Man" arcade machine was as high as [-]%, even if she thought about it with her feet, she knew Self-operated is more cost-effective, but why not do transnational business...

"Is it because cross-border business is difficult?" Evelyn asked with a smile.

"Yes."

On this issue, Ethan didn't hide anything, and nodded his head very sincerely.

"Although we are having a good time now, this kind of ease is based on the active help of countless people. In terms of publicity, Rudolph and Steven stepped forward. In terms of sales, Principal Fred helped us An order of 200 million was finalized. In terms of production, Frank and Chuck took care of the raw materials. In terms of delivery and finance, it was all Thomas' relationship, or the trust he had built up over the years. Accumulation and connections..."

"When they are willing to lend a helping hand, our small two-person company can get on the right track in the shortest possible time. At this time, let the company continue to move forward along this safe pace, and let the personnel of various departments To adapt to this work rhythm and work content, that is the most important thing..."

"After they have passed the baptism of time and gained enough experience and our trust, we may think about opening overseas branches and releasing those who have gained trust. Before that..."

"Some money can only be earned by other people."

Having said that, Ethan sighed.

In many cases, it's not that he doesn't want to trust others, but that the previous trust has brought him deep pits.

The Atari incident frightened him. Now, all he believes in is Thomas and Linda, who he raised, and Evelyn, who played with him until he grew up, and offered to help him when he was in deep trouble. Barbara Babcock, Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg, and the more pure Chuck Paddle and Ralph Bell.

But these people...

Who can be hired by him to develop overseas markets?

And this kind of helplessness is also the pain that all companies have to face when they are developing.

In Ethan's memory, when Nintendo was developing the North American market, the president of North America was Hiroshi Yamauchi's son-in-law, and he also sent his own daughter, because Hiroshi Yamauchi didn't trust anyone!Bill Gates is the same, Steve Ballmer is his roommate, that is a friendship that has been tested by time!

When the bosses are unable to escape the custom, sometimes it is inevitable to temporarily give up market development.

After all, this is not a video game, and there is no way to increase the loyalty of others with a single click.

Ethan's calmness made Evelyn nod her head.

After visiting the corridor-like aquarium with smiles on their faces, they came to the performance area to watch the performances of bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions. When the dolphins gave kisses to the lucky audience under the command of the breeder, Evelyn suddenly Said: "Ethan, will the company pay dividends this year?"

"What? Do you want money?" Ethan asked curiously.

At the same time, he also said, "If we hand over "Pac-Man" to Nintendo's agency, then we can get the first half dividend of "Snake" this year."

"There are 420 million over there, and 210 million are split between the two."

"When the contract was signed, the copyright of "Snake" did not belong to the company, so we can divide the money ourselves."

But his words made Evelyn shake her head.

"$210 million may seem like a lot, but after tax it's not much at all."

"And now I want to buy a piece of land, build a manor, and then build an aquarium at home. You think, every morning when you wake up, there will be little dolphins coming to kiss you, that feels so good..."

As she spoke, she raised her right hand and pointed.

Going with the trend, well, the little dolphin is cute.

And buy land to build a manor...

It's also very good~
Isn't it a waste of money if you don't spend it~
Although Ethan still has a lot of ideas in his mind, he doesn't want to treat himself badly in life.

"The money in the company is temporarily immobile, because I may use it to invest or expand the scale."

"You can use the dividends from Nintendo."

"Buying land and building a manor is a joint venture between me and you."

"After the construction is completed, Thomas and Linda will be picked up, and then the bodyguards will be hired."

"As we continue to grow, there will definitely be people out there looking at us."

"Safety first, huh?"

Ethan makes a decision on the collaboration.

And his final word also made Evelyn shake her legs happily, saying: "Okay~~~"

Now that the decision to continue to represent Nintendo was made, Evelyn stopped worrying about this kind of thing. She asked another question while watching the show.

"What do you think about the chip agent?"

"Yamauchi's previous words have made it very clear that Nintendo wants to obtain the exclusive authorization of MOS 6502 in this book, or in Asia."

Although this matter has nothing to do with Evelyn, she is quite curious.

Because Ethan told her before that Nintendo has quite a lot of power in the book.

If such a company gets the exclusive agency of MOS 6502, no one knows what it will do. They may produce it themselves, beat all their peers with exclusive cheap chips and agent games, or they may sublicense it, directly Grab the lifeblood of your peers.

Either way, that would make Nintendo a monster of a book.

And for this kind of thing, all Ethan can do is laugh.

Because he is personally unwilling to hand over the agency rights of MOS 6502 to Nintendo, or in other words——

This kind of power that can strangle the neck of a colleague, who is willing to hand it over!

Stupid beep?
Although there are indeed other companies producing chips on the market, MOS is cheap!
The minimum cost can be pressed down to two dollars!
This is a fact that is impossible for all other chip production companies in the world!

To put it bluntly, this kind of chip is the nuclear bomb in the field of consumer electronics!
All products using it can be invincible in the price war!

And give such a thing to Nintendo?

Is this for people to play FC?Or let others play FC?
He, Ethan, is not mentally ill!

In his opinion, it is enough for Nintendo to be a distributor, and it will definitely not work if it continues to grow.

but……

"Although I don't want to, I think MOS will."

Ethan smiled and said, "Because their original purpose was to change the world."

That's right!

In Ethan's memory, the MOS in his previous life authorized the MOS 6502 to many companies.

Let them produce it themselves, let them develop it themselves.

When the idealist meets the practical, this tearing pain is sure to arise.

And this is the last thing Ethan wants to face.

Because he admits that his realm is not that high yet.

What he wants to protect is actually only his own interests.

Of course, this matter may seem troublesome, because it involves his ideological battle between Ethan Jones and Chuck Pai Duo, but in fact...

Ethan still has a way to mess up this matter.

That night, when he returned to the hotel, he called Chuck Paido.

After he stated the facts impartially, Chuck Paido on the other end of the phone was extremely excited, because he was very happy that a company outside North America recognized the capabilities of MOS 6502.

He is willing to discuss cooperation with Nintendo.

And said that as long as Nintendo maintains an open attitude and is willing to sell MOS 6502 to any merchant who comes to buy, they will authorize the chip.

This fact made Ethan nod slightly, because it was all in his expectation.

Dreamer's trust sometimes comes so unexpectedly.

But the next second——

He spoke out about Nintendo's monopoly in this book!

That's right!

Drain from the bottom of the pot!

This special feature is his trump card!

As a dreamer, Chuck Paido hopes that more people can use MOS 6502!

But Nintendo has achieved monopoly in fields such as Hanafuda and poker before!

They have previous convictions!
So you still want to work with them?
When Ethan pulled off Nintendo's underpants, Chuck Pedro on the other end of the phone immediately put away his joyful attitude, and asked cautiously, "Ethan, is what you said true?"

"Oh Chuck, my good brother, I will never lie to you about this kind of thing!"

Ethan said righteously: "You know, I have a cooperation with Nintendo."

"If Nintendo can get the agent of MOS 6502, then they can directly produce the "Pac-Man" arcade game locally, which is a good thing for me. Because this can speed up the factory of "Pac-Man" arcade , allowing me to gain more profits in a short period of time.”

"but now……"

"I would rather suffer myself than tell you all about it!"

"Because I don't want my own interests to become a stumbling block in your pursuit of dreams!"

Ethan wanted to give his words full marks!

This is too shameless haha——

And as soon as these words came out, Chuck Paido on the other end of the phone was very moved!
"Oh Ethan - my good brother - don't worry, we will definitely not choose Nintendo!"

When this fact appeared, Ethan laughed like a flower!
Eh!
He really is a genius!
It was so easy to solve this kind of thing!
Nintendo wants to get the cheapest chips in the world?
Trying to become the overlord in the field of consumer electronics?

Dream on you!
When this thing appears in someone's hands, I won't give it to you!

However, when Ethan knocked on the door of Hiroshi Yamauchi's guest room full of joy on the third day, and told him the regrettable facts about the decision to cooperate with "Pac-Man" and the chip...

The response given by Hiroshi Yamauchi exceeded his expectations!

"Oh Ethan, first of all I want to thank you, thank you for choosing us Nintendo again."

"Secondly, there is one more thing I want to ask you for."

"I hear you have a stake in Chuck Pedro's?"

"This deep friendship really moved us."

"So, if possible, we would like to invite you to become a shareholder of our unestablished Nintendo Chip Company. We hope to use this method in exchange for the authorization of the production and research and development of MOS 6502..."

"Of course, we also have requirements, and there is only one requirement."

"While accepting your supervision, we also hope to obtain the priority right to use the chip."

"Preferred right of use in our homeland."

"Right of first priority over all other companies."

"For this..."

"I wonder what you think of it, Mr. Jones?"

"Of course, Mr. Jones, I know this is a very difficult question for you, so here, I, Hiroshi Yamauchi, the President of Nintendo, would like to extend a sincere invitation to you, please go to this book to investigate and examine the strength of our Nintendo , inspect the electronic market of our notebook, as for the time..."

"You can decide for yourself."

"I would like to wait for you here."

"Awaiting your response."

Hiroshi Yamauchi stared at Ethan with burning eyes.

Seriousness was written on the wrinkled cheeks.

And this remark made Ethan narrow his eyes.

to be frank……

He was a little surprised!

Nintendo is willing to give him a share in the chip company in order to get the chip license?
What kind of routine is this Nima?
Stalker?

wrong!

What's special is that the wolf's ambition is clearly revealed!

(End of this chapter)