Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 145 Go straight to the ground
Minoru Arakawa was born in a prominent family in Kyoto. Four generations of his family have worked hard in the trade and textile industry. They imported high-quality silk and Western cotton from their neighbors and resold them to manufacturers of kimonos, yukatas, and suits. Decades ago, the family The company's annual net profit has reached 600 million US dollars.

His mother has a bigger background. Going back, she was a descendant of Uta who ruled Benzi in the ninth century AD. His grandfather was the first mayor of Kyoto, and his father was a member of the Diet.When she married Minoru Arakawa's father, the two families even owned more than one-fifth of the total land in Kyoto.

Arakawa, who was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, won at the starting line. In [-], when he was old enough, he entered Kyoto University to study. After that, he went to MIT to study abroad without any accident. After his studies, he After returning to the book, he entered Marubeni, and met Hiroshi Yamauchi's daughter Yoko Yamauchi at the social ball in the rich N-generation circle, and then the two met each other and got married in a flash.

The venue for the wedding is the Heian Shrine.

Because he didn't want to take over the family business, Minoru Arakawa still worked at Marubeni after getting married. He is currently Marubeni's residential project director in Canada.

But things like the family are not something that can be refunded just by saying it. Since they used the first funds in the family, it is impossible for them to clean up the relationship that has been integrated into the blood. Therefore, when Hiroshi Yamauchi asked his son-in-law, This man with the best English in all Nintendo, I hope he can spare a little time every quarter to help me submit the report on time...

Even though he didn't want to do all this, Arakawa still agreed.

And when Ethan returned to the company and walked to the door of the reception room.

This middle-aged man with a big greasy hair, a neat gray suit, and typical Asian facial features was smiling and chatting happily with Alan Massey, the financial director of the game of fate.

""Snake" is really a very good game..."

"It exploded in our country with an incomparable vitality..."

"After a year and a half of verification, we are sure that it will definitely become a classic in the history of video games. Before the visit, our president told me that he would even continue to buy advertisements for it if possible. The green figure has been hanging on our country's light board for two years..."

"Oh——does your President Yamauchi like this game so much?" Ethan, who got into the reception room before Allen Macy could speak, smiled and said, "If you like it, buy it——"

"Wring out the value of one product before promoting the next."

"That's the way to be considered a qualified businessman, because this is grabbing the ultimate profit, right?"

"Boss." Aaron Macy stood up.

"Mr. Jones." Arakawa Minoru, who had met Ethan once, stood up and said hello, "It is really an honor to meet you. Our president, Mr. Yamauchi, has repeatedly mentioned your excellence to me. If I have the opportunity, I must communicate with you more, and in Vancouver where I live, the streets and alleys are full of your game consoles, and your legend is really spread all over the streets and alleys, and everyone knows..."

Ethan never sold game consoles to Canada.

But the enthusiastic North American people will always find a way to transport the machine there.

If not...

How is it possible that sales of Pac-Man will continue to rise?
And these things have nothing to do with Ethan, Arakawa Minoru's sincere but flattering words made him nod with a smile, "Hello." He extended his right hand to Arakawa Minoru, shook it briefly, and then Then he pressed down his palms and motioned for Alan Macy to sit down and talk with him, "Don't be so restrained, sit down..."

Before the words fell, Ethan took the lead and sat down on the sofa with a snap.

The other two also responded repeatedly, making gestures of invitation to each other, and then sat down.

Knowing that the boss was angry, Alan Macy handed the documents brought by Arakawa Minoru to Ethan as soon as his butt touched the sofa. Perhaps it was because Ethan's words when he entered the door had a taste of sarcasm. Arakawa, who was still smiling before he arrived, was sitting upright at this moment, with her back straight and her hands on her lap.

Ethan had a panoramic view of such a situation, shook his head with a smile, and flipped through the documents.

After discovering that Nintendo might be a hidden beep, Ethan read all the past accounts submitted to him by Nintendo, so now he can read the latest reports very coherently.

The first thing Ethan watched was "Snake", the starting point of the cooperation between the two parties.

The game "Snake" was officially released on Christmas Day in 1975 and at the beginning of 1976. In the first settlement, Nintendo sold 420 units at a sales price of 76 US dollars for a single machine. Settled Ethan's income of $[-] million, and transferred this amount to the personal accounts of Ethan and Evelyn in the third quarter of [-].

In the second period of settlement, the settlement quantity of "Snake" was 2 units, and the price of the stand-alone machine remained unchanged, and the dividend of 610 million was also paid at the beginning of this year.

现在他们结算的，则是《贪吃蛇》的第三期销量，也就是1977年1月1日到1977年6月30日这个区间内的销售额。

In the past six months, the sales volume of "Snake" arcade machine reached the peak of the cooperation, which was 4000 units. The reason for this result is also very simple, that is, Nintendo lowered the price of this arcade machine.When the stand-alone price is adjusted to about 580 US dollars, the total income of [-] and [-] million can bring [-] to Ethan and Evelyn.And this money will be transferred to the accounts of the two by Nintendo in the next few days.

And when the figure of [-] units appeared, the total sales volume of "Snake" in the book had reached [-] units, and Nintendo directly completed the guarantee contract signed with Ethan. After that, even if they don't sell The arcade of this game is not a breach of contract.

And this agency brought a total of 600 million net income to Ethan and the others.

The second report is for Pac-Man.

Due to the postponement of the release due to the chip problem, their total sales in the book are currently zero.

However, due to the agreement on guaranteed sales, in the first phase of the second half of last year, Nintendo first settled the commission for Destiny Games with a shipment of 280 units. In the second phase of the first half of this year, they still paid the same amount of shipments. Calculated the split.Therefore, Destiny Games has received the first dividend of 280 million in the first quarter of this year, and will receive another [-] million in the ongoing third quarter.

These two early cuts will be deducted when the game is officially released, that is, in the third period of the second half of this year, and the income affected by it will be reflected in the settlement in the first quarter of next year.

The third report belongs to Kyoto Chip Company.

After reading the report of "Pac-Man", Ethan originally thought that the report about the chip of 6502 should be empty. After all, "Pac-Man" has not been produced yet. As a capitalist, Nintendo will not be kind enough to sell chips to the outside world anyway. , but he did not expect that the Kyoto Chip Company had already produced in the first half of this year, and the number was not small, a full [-] pieces.

This situation made Ethan very puzzled, and when he turned to the report notes at the back, he was surprised to find that the [-] chips were actually ordered by Benzi Electric.

Since 1976, many companies in Benzi, such as Telephone and Telegraph, had the idea of ​​introducing microcomputers and training employees to use them, and Benzi Electric received many orders from enterprises for this reason.

They have used Intel chips to make a batch of products before, but because the chip price is a bit expensive, the cost is not easy to suppress, so they came to the door decisively after learning that Nintendo had got the cheapest chip in the world, and placed an order. Showing to MOS that they have no exclusive ideas, Nintendo directly took over the order and produced the first batch of chip products for Benzi Electric.

The price of a single piece is 24 US dollars, and the total income is 72.

At the same time, as they said before, they are going to submit the 6502 customization plan to MOS company. They need some custom chips to meet the manufacturing needs of the sub-computer company.

These behaviors seem to be 'full of sincerity'.

Ok.

That's right.

After reading the notes to the report, Ethan immediately put quotation marks on Nintendo's sincerity.

"That is to say, in the next few days, the Destiny game will receive a dividend of 280 million, and my sister and I will receive a profit of 580 million. Talk about it after the fiscal year is over?" Ethan shook the report he had read and asked with a smile.

"Yeah~"

While Ethan was flipping through the report, the entire living room was as quiet as a chicken.

That weird environment made Arakawa feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

But with Ethan's opening, Arakawa felt that the condensed air around him collapsed instantly.

The freedom to regain his life filled his face with a smile, "Yes, Mr. Jones, we at Nintendo will transfer the share to the account you requested on time."

"Okay, I trust you." Ethan put down the report with a smile, "You were very punctual in the previous two installments, so this third installment... I believe you will also settle on time."

The friendly words made Arakawa nod his head.

And when he was about to say something, Ethan had already said: "To be honest, I was actually very surprised when I learned that you were the one who sent the report this time."

"Because at this time last year, I met your president, Mr. Yamauchi."

"At that time, he was full of desire for the game "Pac-Man" and wanted to obtain its agent, but now? Why didn't he show up?"

"Whoa—is it because Star Wars isn't a good game in his opinion?"

Ethan asked with a smile.

Such words stunned Arakawa for a moment.

In the next second, the middle-aged man who was several years older than Ethan stood up in a jerk.

Standing like a pine tree, folded like crisp paper, he bowed deeply to Ethan.

Its amplitude has even exceeded 45 degrees.

At the same time, words full of apology also blurted out, "Oh Mr. Jones, you have misunderstood our president. I drove from Vancouver to Seattle on the third day after the game "Star Wars" came out. Played it on the streets of Seattle."

"Star Wars is such a great game, I was amazed by the design of the content and the use of audio! As I waited in line to watch it, I was blown away by the design of the level transitions! And so on After I started playing, the pressure from the imperial aircraft made my nerves tense all the time! Every time I pass a level, it makes me very excited!"

"The night I went back, I reported the game situation to our president, and our president was very happy, because you are our best partner, and we are really excited about your success in the game field again! Mr. Yamauchi, our president, even wanted to fly over overnight to witness the grand occasion of "Star Wars" sweeping North America! But because of some unexpected events, some things that suddenly appeared in the company entangled his footsteps, and he was temporarily unable to come North America congratulates you."

"So, when the president sent me the report, he also specifically called me and asked me to personally express his congratulations and apologies to you. You apologize, and at the same time, he also sincerely hopes to get the agency of "Star Wars", just like the previous cooperation, I hope the friendship between our two families will last forever..."

The long paragraphs of words showed the excitement of Arakawa Minority.

And that motionless figure fully interpreted his apology.

Ethan, who was leaning on the sofa, laughed loudly looking at the figure eager to show his true self.

Lifting Erlang's legs, slapping the sofa, and tilting his head to look at Arakawa Minoru, Ethan showed a playful smile.

"Okay, Okay, Mr. Arakawa, don't get excited."

"I'm just asking casually."

Ethan waved his hand at Aaron Macy, motioning for him to pull up Arakawa Minoru who was still bowing.

After Alan Macy helped him sit down, looking at the tense face, Ethan asked with a smile: "Mr. Arakawa, can I ask you a question?"

"Mr. Jones, tell me." Although Arakawa really didn't understand why the gunpowder smell in Ethan's words was so strong, he still nodded and said: "As long as I know, then I will definitely answer."

"You must know." Ethan said: "I just want to ask you, is what you said just now meant by your president? Or, is it meant by your father-in-law?"

Ethan's five fingers on his right hand flew away.

It hit the wooden armrest of the sofa, making a rattling sound.

This question made Arakawa frowned slightly, "Mr. Jones, with all due respect, I may not understand the meaning of your words very well..."

"Hahaha..." Such a response made Ethan laugh out loud.

He snapped his fingers.

Alan Macy got up immediately and walked out of the drawing room.

After a while, he came back with two cartons in his arms.

When he placed the orange box with the Nintendo logo on the coffee table between Ethan and Arakawa Mino, Arakawa, who had always been restrained during the conversation just now, instantly narrowed his eyes.

Ethan, who caught this abnormality, sighed silently in his heart.

At this moment, he felt that he seemed to have got the answer.

"This is your Nintendo product, right?" Ethan put away the smile on his face, and said slowly: "Although I haven't read any books, I don't have Mr. Arakawa's study experience at MIT, nor Mr. Arakawa's father-in-law. Mr. Yamauchi has decades of life experience, but I can still spell the word Nintendo, and I understand the meaning of COLOR TV GAME on it.”

"So, Mr. Arakawa, can you explain to me what it means for you Nintendo, or your father-in-law Mr. Yamauchi to launch this product?"

"You might be tempted to say, this is just an ordinary color game console, a new product from Nintendo, and I have nothing to do with it, so you don't know what I'm asking."

"But what I want to say is..."

"When you're sitting here on behalf of Mr. Yamauchi, you have to know what I'm asking!"

"I'm asking you! Why does your product look so similar to Mirowa Odyssey!"

"I'm asking you! Your president, your father-in-law, Mr. Yamauchi, could not come to North America because of the launch of this product! He dare not see me!"

"I'm asking you! What kind of benefits Mi Luohua gave you! Let you be so obedient and work for him! Keep appearing in front of me by coincidence!"

"When you live in North America, you should know exactly what hatred Mi Luohua and I have! You should know better than Yamauchi Hiroshi what this cooperation means!"

"So..."

"Tell me..."

"How do you want to settle this?"

"huh?"

Hearing the loud words, Arakawa Minoru frowned.

Staring at Ethan was full of surprise.

His reaction made Ethan raise the corners of his mouth and smile.

That's right!When Nintendo has already danced to his Ethan Jones face, to point out everything directly, that is what he wants to do most!
As for saying that the two sides still cooperate and should save face?

Oh--

Don't be so ridiculous!
Face is never given by others, it is earned by oneself!
Now that Nintendo has not covered up, then he still respects Ethan Jones!
(End of this chapter)