Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 200 Questioning Ethan, understanding Ethan, becoming Ethan
【Shock! "Pac-Man" sold more than 20 units a day! 】

[MGM will cry when watching it!Philips will be sad to see it! The sales of [-] units of "Tom and Jerry" are no match for the fraction of the sales of Destiny Games! 】

[The truth that stockbrokers don't want to tell!Video games are the hottest industry right now! 】

[Things that all Americans should know!The consumption power of notebooks on video games is already comparable to ours!The annual overseas sales of Destiny Games have exceeded [-] million! 】

When Ethan took the initiative to contact the media and informed them of his company's overseas marketing situation, the overwhelming reports swept across the entire America in an instant like a blizzard at the beginning of the year.

Regardless of the big newspapers and tabloids, regardless of the big media and small media, as long as they are fed by the media, they will make a big fuss about this news.No way, who made the "Fortune" magazine report the gold-absorbing ability of the game of destiny at the beginning of this year?When people learned that the Destiny game can earn [-] million in cash a year, the terrifying speed of printing money shocked countless people's jaws!
Even the media with good deeds are still there calculating what kind of scene it would be if [-] million cash appeared in front of him in the form of [-] dollars——

There can be 230 pounds on the ground, which is equivalent to [-] barrels of ten pounds of milk!

That's 97 miles, half the distance from New York to Boston!

Stacked up to 350 nine feet, and the Statue of Liberty on the pedestal is only [-] feet!

When these figures that can be visualized appear...

Earning [-] million yuan a year is the dream material of countless American people!

People at the time already felt that this kind of money-making speed was already wild enough.

And now, all the media in America said that the previous numbers were wrong?

And it's so wrong?
What's more outrageous is not that they reported more, but that they reported less?
this!Ni!Ma!of!
"To be honest, if we only look at the sales data, I would never believe that a company that earns [-] million overseas a year is a company that has only been established for three years!"

"Ethan Jones really showed us what a miracle in America is!"

"I admit that whether it is the previous "Snake", "Pac-Man", "Star Wars", or the current "Snake: Battle Edition" and "God of Fortune", they are all rare. Good game, Ethan Jones used his imagination to present us one wonderful world after another, but at the same time, what really excites me is that he brought his work to the world!"

"In 71, America had its first trade deficit since 100. From 200 to 300, our trade deficit was [-] billion. In the following years, That number could grow to [-] billion, [-] billion, maybe even [-] billion or more.”

"The reasons for this situation are very complicated. Among them are the great strides made by the industrial industries of the Federal Republic of Germany and the rapid development of high-tech industries. When the world hit, even Motorola gave up the TV industry. Before, our country’s color TV accounted for 90.00% of the global trade, but now, it’s only more than 50.00%. In this case, how can our economy be Unaffected?"

"Since the 60s, except for arms, agricultural products and technology trade, our country's other civilian products have been on the defensive in competition in overseas markets."

"Since 1970, we have been thinking about where our breakthrough point is, but now, Ethan Jones and his fate game have given us a good answer!"

"Video games, a cultural product born on the basis of industry, are our new breakthrough! Although the sales of [-] million yuan is nothing compared to the market of international trade, with the continuous development of the entire industry, they will definitely contribute Narrow the deficit and make your own contribution!"

"Moreover, as far as I know, since the establishment of the company, Destiny Games has insisted on producing its own products in our local area? This behavior is simply unbelievable for businessmen who like to pursue extreme interests and are relocating their industries. More importantly What’s more, Ethan Jones and his game of fate are bringing happiness to the public while solving the employment problem for some unemployed people in America! This sense of social responsibility reminds me of a sentence he said before ..."

"I succeeded because the land I stepped on was called America..."

"MFxxk! This really deserves his success!"

When NBC's "Good Morning America" ​​spent 15 minutes preaching the results of the Destiny game to the entire audience...

What "Tom and Jerry"?
What MGM?

In the face of the iron fist of promoting employment, reducing deficits, opening up new territories, and emphasizing responsibility...

Everything must die! ! !

And this publicity also had a certain impact on the arcade sales of Destiny Games.

Some merchants called again to ask if the "Pac-Man" arcade machines were still on sale.

This new life of old products made Destiny Games very excited. Of course, some people questioned whether the data of Destiny Games selling 20 electronic arcade machines a year is true.

Because the digestion ability of this book seems to be much better than that of Mi Guo!

When the sales volume of a single electronic arcade machine in the United States is only more than 5 units, how can notebooks eat up four times the amount in the United States in one year?This Nima is a little too outrageous, right?

Some people even hope that the IRS can intervene to thoroughly investigate the company accounts of Destiny Games.

Destiny Games' overseas income is [-] million a year, so there should be a lot of taxes every year, right?

And for this kind of thing...

"So, Mr. Arakawa Minoru, is your father-in-law, Mr. Yamauchi Hiroshi, planning to settle this period's accounts with our Destiny game with the shipment of 20 units?" Ethan put down the report in his hand.

With a smile on his face, Erlang raised his legs.

"Yes, Mr. Jones."

Arakawa nodded and said: "The president of our company said that since we have signed a guaranteed sales agreement with your company, we will settle the guaranteed share to your company sooner or later. Since we have to give money sooner or later, There is not much difference between giving earlier and later.”

"Oh—how could there be no difference?" Ethan shook his head.

He cast a playful look at Arakawa, "A later settlement will allow the company to keep more cash for a while. For all companies, cash flow is a very important thing."

"Indeed." Arakawa agreed with Ethan's words, but said in the next second: "If early settlement involves the expenditure of a large amount of funds, then we at Nintendo will definitely choose to settle according to the actual account, but when early settlement involves When the funds are only tens of millions..."

"Advance settlement better reflects our sincerity, doesn't it?"

Arakawa leaned slightly.

It seemed to be saluting Ethan.

And his words made Ethan laugh, "Yes."

"Now I have felt your sincerity."

In fact, the game "Pac-Man" did not sell 20 units in the book. The so-called sales of 20 units a year is nothing more than Nintendo's willingness to sell 20 units at the time of signing the contract. It is nothing more than a one-time settlement of the guarantee account.

As for why Nintendo did this...

First, it might be what Arakawa said, which made Ethan feel their sincerity.

After all, last summer's Color TV Game 6 and Color TV Game 15 made everyone very unhappy, and paying in advance could really make Ethan feel better.

Secondly, it may be that the actual sales of "Pac-Man" in the book and the agreed sales are not too big. According to the report brought by Arakawa, "Pac-Man" sold [-] units in the second half of last year. Next, nearly [-] units were sold in the first half of this year.

Calculated according to the 20.00% share of each game agreed by the two parties, this item alone will allow the Destiny game to take away nearly 5000 million US dollars in revenue.

And it's cash.

As for the shortfall of [-] units settled in advance?

That means that Nintendo will have to give 2000 million to Ethan.

For ordinary companies, this kind of huge cash advance payment will definitely hurt the muscles and bones, but for Nintendo, 2000 million is just a sprinkle of water.

After all, after reaching an agency agreement with Ethan, the cash they earned from selling the machines alone was already several times that of 2000 million, not to mention that they themselves had many arcade halls in the book, and when the cash paid by the players When able to fall into their hands...

Then they are one of the companies with the healthiest cash flow in the book.

After Ethan knew these facts well, Nintendo said that he would settle the settlement in advance, so he would definitely not be polite. As for the other party's real reason... then it's none of his business?
This book has many minds, which is recognized worldwide.

Since the whole world knows that they alone have [-] minds, isn't it just mentally ill to guess their true intentions?As long as the money arrives safely and securely, that's fine!
Therefore, Ethan accepted 7000 million in cash calmly.

And spread the sales number of 20 units.

And after getting this result, he actually called Warner and Philips to announce the good news to these friends, but unfortunately...these people didn't answer.

What a disappointment!
"The remaining 3 units are close to [-] units. You should not be able to sell them, right?"

As the saying goes, don't hit people with smiling faces. If Nintendo helped Ethan pretend to be tough this time, then Ethan would naturally care about their business.

And his question also made Arakawa nod his head, and said: "Mr. Jones, to tell you the truth, the remaining sales gap may be the total shipments in the second half of this year."

"After all, "Star Wars" was released in our place..."

Last year, Ethan used other agents of "Star Wars" to forcibly suppress Nintendo's 20.00-year-old boy, forcing them to re-sign the agency agreement of "Pac-Man" with him, and negotiated a [-]% five-item rake As a result, Nintendo also got the agency of "Star Wars".

At the beginning, in order to ensure that the two games had enough time to sell, and there would be no conflict between the left and the right, Nintendo required that the "Star Wars" movie be registered in the book after this summer, and on this matter, Ethan Agreed and got them done.

To be honest, Ethan didn't know why Fox was so talkative at the time, but now, Lucas's interpersonal relationship that he avoids talking about must be the root of Fox's closed eyes.

However, since things are in his favor, then he can forget about it.

And after a year in the ink, the movie "Star Wars" and the game of the same name have finally been registered in the book. According to Nintendo's prediction, the sales guarantee of 30 units signed by the two parties should be well completed.And the hot sale of "Star Wars" also means one thing, that is, the sales of "Pac-Man" will definitely be squeezed, and this thing...

Both sides are mentally prepared.

And Nintendo has accepted this fact.

As for the reason?

"Mr. Jones, I have brought not only the sales report of "Pac-Man" but also the financial report of the chip company. In the first half of this year, the sales of 6502 in our country reached a new high. If there is no accident, , their shipments this year should be able to exceed 50..."

Arakawa took out another document from his handbag and handed it to Ethan.

The big sale of 6502 is actually the core reason why Nintendo accepted the impact of "Star Wars" on "Pac-Man".There is no way, watching others make money is more uncomfortable than losing money yourself.

After releasing a large number of 6502s to a bunch of colleagues in Benzi last year, in the first half of this year, there were more blossoms in the territory of Benzi, and many new games appeared.

Some games are parodies of those ball games in Mirov Odyssey;
Some games are slightly upgraded, copying the ideas of Atari shooting games and racing games;
Some games have begun to learn from the gameplay of "Snake";

Some games are learning from "Pac-Man", trying to replicate the success of the game of fate.

When enemies spring up like mushrooms after rain, the book game market without video game patent restrictions is more lively than America!

It is not an exaggeration to say that the entire northwest of Shanxi has become a mess!
When countless merchants want to snatch a piece of meat from Nintendo's mouth...

Directly zooming in to the special code is what Hiroshi Yamauchi wants to do most!
It wasn't until this time that the old man who was over fifty years old realized how cool it is to take advantage of others!
Surrounded by wolves?

Everyone staring at him?

Ah--

It's not that he pretended to beep.

In front of "Star Wars", everyone is garbage!

When Minoru Arakawa smiled and expressed his thanks to Hiroshi Yamauchi to Ethan, Ethan put down the report in his hand, waved his hand nonchalantly, and said, "You're welcome."

"When a person enters an unfamiliar field, he will always question authority. I can understand this, but as he continues to understand the field he is in, he will understand authority and become an authority, so you don't have to Concerned about the past."

This act of feeling so good about himself stunned Arakawa for a moment.

Then he nodded quickly and said, "Okay, okay, okay."

Although Arakawa didn't express his true thoughts, how could Ethan fail to see the guy's speechless feelings?But he didn't care about all this, but said: "I read the report and I am very satisfied. Do you have anything else to do next?"

Asking like this made Arakawa Minoru put away his chaotic thoughts.

He raised his head and looked at Ethan.

When he clearly caught Ethan's bright eyes...

The upright figure in his pupils made him seem to see his father-in-law at a certain moment.

And that...

It was four days ago.

(End of this chapter)