Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 105 Traveling to Asia
To be honest, when Hiroshi Yamauchi said that he could give up part of the shares of the chip company for chip licensing, his ambition was already written all over his face.In Ethan's previous life, the guy who came up with the game royalty system obviously saw the huge benefits brought by the hardware monopoly, because he can not only choke the necks of all his peers, but also let his creativity enjoy the cheapest Cost of production.

And when this guy has realized this, continuing to veto it is the best choice.

but……

Ethan admitted that Hiroshi Yamauchi's proposal moved him very much.

Because there is almost no difference between Yamauchi Hiroshi's behavior and free money.

Ah no, there is still a difference.

The difference between Hiroshi Yamauchi's invitation and free money is——

This cooperation allows Ethan to extend his tentacles to the notebook!
The day before yesterday, when visiting the New England Aquarium with Evelyn, Ethan and Evelyn said that the reason for not developing the overseas market for the time being is that there is no suitable manpower, but other than that, there is another key problem, that is, their As I said to Evelyn before, the book is a very closed economy.

Before, he gave Evelyn an example, saying that Atari suffered a serious loss when entering the book, and Nolan Bushnell finally conceded the loss and left, but other than that, he actually knew that the book has always been They have always had a characteristic, that is, they are willing to export but not to import in terms of trade and investment. They are willing to export, but unwilling to import. They are willing to invest abroad, but they do not like foreign capital to enter.

In the previous life, when Ethan took the course of international finance and trade, the professor in charge of the lecture analyzed the reasons why the book was willing to publish and not to enter from the aspects of the island plot, post-war industrial protection, and the "Foreign Investment Law" promulgated in 1950.If Ethan remembered correctly, some of the classmates who were in class at that time stood up and explained their doubts, asking whether the reason why the professor didn't want to import the notebooks was because the products they produced were competitive.

For this problem, the professor cited the most classic example.

That is the mobile phone in consumer electronics.

Back then, when Nokia entered the notebook, facing the encirclement and suppression by Sony and Sharp, it had become the king of mobile phones in the world. A product that is popular all over the world is only pre-cooled in the notebook, which is the best embodiment of closure.

Although the later Apple hit Sony, Sharp, and Fujitsu after it entered the book, the success of the iPhone has little to do with the iPhone, because after being represented by Softbank, they did a lot of localization of the iPhone, which was the reason for the impact. The inner circulation pattern of the original book has been lost.

To put it bluntly, the success of the iPhone is still the civil war of the notebook.

It's just that SoftBank is using an outsider's gun.

When these facts appeared in front of Ethan, be careful, be careful, be more careful, that is his code of conduct. It's not that he doesn't want to spend money, but he doesn't want to waste money.

In this case, Hiroshi Yamauchi expressed his willingness to absorb his funds into the book?

shit...

What is the difference between this behavior and the leading party?

"So you're moved?"

After Ethan returned to the guest room and told Hiroshi Yamauchi's proposal, Evelyn, who was watching TV in the living room, immediately put the TV on standby, and said with a smile, "Do you think the opportunity has come?"

"Yes." Ethan nodded without hesitation, and said, "Excellent opportunity."

"If Hiroshi Yamauchi is willing to let me control the production of MOS 6502 in Benzi, and is willing to absorb our funds, then this will be the best opportunity for our company to contact Benzi."

"Of course, I have to admit that this step does not mean that we have successfully entered the book."

"The greatest significance of this step is to allow us to appear in front of the various forces in the book in a gentle way, because Hiroshi Yamauchi invited us to go."

Evelyn nodded and smiled, she understood what her brother meant.

Although in just three days, Ethan had shown two diametrically opposite attitudes on one matter, but Evelyn not only didn't feel that he was fickle, but felt that he was thinking a lot.

If Ethan is just asking for money, then the happiest way is to pay the money and deliver the goods, and behind this simple transaction is the satisfaction with the current life.

But Evelyn knows...

Although Ethan is playing every day, his ambition cannot be fulfilled by tens of millions of dollars.

And that's good too, right?

This guy is only 21!
If you don't have some ambition, how will you live the next few decades?
"This kind of thing is up to you."

Thinking of this, Evelyn pursed her lips and said, "If you ask me technical questions, I can answer you, but I don't know as much about business matters as you do."

"However, I support whatever decision you make."

"Because I believe that every decision you make is the result of deep thinking."

"Right?"

Evelyn tilted her head, dimples appearing on her fair cheeks.

"Yeah~" Ethan nodded with a chuckle, "I'm not a fool, sister."

While acknowledging, Ethan also leaned over to the phone and dialed Chuck Paido's number again.

When Chuck Pai Duo learned that Nintendo was willing to accept Ethan's supervision, his attitude softened, but because the other party had a bad record, Chuck Pai Duo could not give a reply immediately, expressing the need to Communicate with your companions in the company and call Ethan back later.

And it took him three hours to talk, and when the phone next to Ethan rang again, he got an affirmative answer, "We have discussed it, if Nintendo is willing to accept your supervision, then We can authorize them, or in other words, authorize your book branch."

"In terms of licensing fees, we tentatively set a yearly price of 200 million US dollars, or take 20.00% of the selling price of each chip as a benchmark. This is the bottom line. As for whether it can rise, that is your job. This authority is given to you, Okay?"

"However, there is one thing that we must write into the contract. They Nintendo can enjoy the right of first refusal of chips in the book, but they cannot purchase them maliciously. For example, they used 20 chips this year. Next year, in order to block other companies, they will We cannot accept the fact that the number of copies to be purchased is set at [-]. I know this is difficult to supervise, but it must be clearly stated in the contract.”

"If we find out that they use the monopoly power of the chip to maintain their market position, then we have the right to tear up the authorization, and the rest...then go to court slowly, Okay?"

Hearing Chuck Paido's words made Ethan feel very comfortable.

This kind of behavior of following a person when he is right is really very comfortable.

"Okay."

He smiled and assured, "Chuck, don't worry, I'm more annoying than you when it comes to monopoly."

"Of course!"

The guy on the other end of the phone laughed, "Ethan, we admire your realm very much."

"When Atari and Mirov came to purchase before, you asked us to talk about it ourselves, and you agreed that we would sell chips to Atari. We have already seen this matter alone. You really hope that the electronics industry can have A better tomorrow, so we believe in you."

This remark made Ethan laugh, and said: "Thank you, it is really my honor to gain your trust."

Since MOS has authorized Ethan, he can naturally negotiate with Hiroshi Yamauchi on behalf of MOS.

But before formally discussing cooperation...

He wanted to take this opportunity to go to the book for a while.

He wanted to see that closed market.

He wants to see the world with extremely strong consumption power.

Before leaving, he also called the people around him.

He called Thomas and Linda and told them that he decided to go abroad for a while at the invitation of his partner, and asked the two elderly people not to worry about his safety.

He called Ralph Bell, Barbara Babcock and others, told them that he was going abroad for a period of time, and asked them to help pay attention to the company. If there is any accident, please take care of it.

He called Steve Jobs and Julis Noble and told them to come to the rescue when they were in trouble.He also called Steven Spielberg and told him that he would not be in North America for some time in the future, and asked him to play "Pac-Man" and not be distracted by the new game.

Because he didn't do it at all.

Most people have no objection to such an arrangement, but Spielberg has an idea.

When he learned that Ethan was going to the notebook, an excited voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Are you going to the book? Will you see Akira Kurosawa? If you can see him, then you must help me get a signed photo of him! Oh no! It's two! Because George also likes him very much! "

WTF?

Hearing these words, Ethan was taken aback.

But after Spielberg explained, he realized that both Spielberg and Lucas were fans of Akira Kurosawa, and they liked Akira Kurosawa's works very much.

When this fact appeared, Ethan immediately agreed.

George Lucas wants Kurosawa's autographed photo?
simple!
In his opinion, he doesn't need to be busy with this matter at all, as long as it is handed over to Hiroshi Yamauchi.

After all, this is a good opportunity for Hiroshi Yamauchi to prove Nintendo's strength!

(laughs~
And the figure of Ethan, who was busy instructing things, also made Evelyn a little helpless.

After Ethan hung up the phone, the girl asked directly, "Oh Ethan, do you not trust me?"

"What?" Ethan didn't know why his sister said that.

In the next second, Evelyn explained his confusion.

"You don't have to make these calls at all."

"Because I'll watch the company."

However, when these words appeared, Ethan immediately laughed——

"Oh, my dear sister, you won't be looking at the company in California."

"Because you will go to the notebook with me."

"Why???" Evelyn was startled!

She didn't even know that she was going to the book!
"Because I don't understand technology."

Ethan is very bachelor, spread his hands together, and said: "I only know a little bit of business, and I don't understand technology at all. In this case, isn't it a waste of time for me to go to the book by myself?"

"Besides, it's only July, one and a half months before you start school."

"Even if you go with me, it won't delay your class."

"So, treat it as a vacation?"

Ethan smiled and winked at Evelyn.

When this fallacy appeared, several black lines suddenly appeared on Evelyn's face.

She really wanted to punch this self-righteous guy, but after staring at that damn smiling face for a while, she gave up, "Okay, Okay, then let's go with you."

"But this time the expenses must be counted on your head!"

Ethan was very happy with his sister's answer.

But at the same time, he also wanted to correct a mistake made by his sister.

"No, Nintendo paid for it."

"Because they invited us."

　Note: ① The closed narrative theory of the book market is quoted from "The Closed Nature and Protective Structure of the Book Market" in the 90th issue of "Ben Zi Academic Journal" in 6. ②iPhone's invasion of notebooks is simply a victory for Softbank. In 01, Dukemeng, the largest telecom operator in this book, began to operate the world's first 3G network, and established a system called mode. All mobile phones in this book run under this system, and Dukemeng is in charge of network operation. , mobile phone customization and development, and at the same time a content platform, it is no different from Apple except that it does not produce mobile phones. In order to occupy the market of Dukemeng, Softbank launched a 0 yuan purchase, free replacement within one year if it is damaged, independently developed an app for the book, and spent money on the laying of wifi in major cities in the book to solve network problems to promote the mobile phone.Without Softbank spending money, it is not easy for Apple to break through the blockade of operators. ③Sega’s production line in Benzi was actually built on the basis of the Mijun base. It was not a Benzi business at the beginning. Of course, it was also acquired by Benzi later. ④ Taidong is the most special one among all game companies. Their founders are indeed not natives but Jews. If you are interested in their development, you can search Taidong’s encyclopedia directly (although there is no reference link, But I read it all over again, and it basically matches the information I collected), because it is very sensitive.It doesn't matter if you don't dare to be interested, because it can be summed up as "pretending to be a grandson into the book".

　　
　
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