Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 281: Sweet words and swords, desperate survival

What kind of person is Chuck Perdor?

Ethan actually didn’t know.

When they first met, Ethan thought he was an idealist with firm beliefs and beliefs in his heart, and was willing to fight his whole life and sacrifice everything for the noble cause of changing the world.

But since Komodo suddenly appeared and acquired MOS Technology, and Rockwell suddenly appeared and acquired Allen Bradley, the parent company of MOS Technology, Chuck Paido's idealist label suddenly disappeared. Lost color because he suddenly disappeared.

At first, Ethan thought that Chuck Paido had no face to see him.

In other words, MOS Technology, which has a deep hatred for HP, controlled him.

But when Bill Mensch said that the reason why he left MOS Technology was not money, but MOS Technology's refusal to develop a 6502-bit chip based on MOS [-], Ethan knew that Chuck Paido was the one. The old fox in the fighting drama, he deceived everyone.

The most surprising thing is that no one knows the reason why Chuck Perdor did this. After Komodo completed the acquisition, Chuck Perdor seemed to have disappeared from the world and has never been made public. He has appeared in the news, and this kind of behavior makes it impossible to figure out his intentions.

And now, he suddenly attacks?

This behavior really caught people off guard, and made people feel that he was extremely sinister.

"Bill Mensch has determined that Casio's Bluebird chip is the work of Chuck Perdor?"

It was night, at home, Evelin curled up on the sofa after taking a bath, her head resting on the armrest.

While enjoying the comfort brought by the air conditioner, I looked at the whiteboard opposite the coffee table.

The two-dimensional world full of lines records all of Ethan Jones' analysis.

On the left is their own property.

It contains games, movies, music, computers, chips, software, manufacturing, and agricultural production.

On the right is Warner Alliance.

From top to bottom, there are Warner Communications, MGM, [-] Disney, Rockwell and Oracle, Commodore and Casio...

Rockwell was added last time, because when they and Warner jointly invested in Oracle, they must have joined forces with Steve Ross.Komodo and Casio are new additions this time. After Komodo and Rockwell shared the patent of MOS 6502, they naturally became fixed allies. When the upgraded version of MOS 6502 was handed over to Casio...

Casio will inevitably be their enemy in the game of destiny.

When that large list of names, and even more that would be added in the future, appeared, Evelin, who was leaning on the sofa, immediately laughed.The girl would never have imagined that after only four years of business, they would be facing an alliance with a market value of over [-] billion?The wealth these guys have can already build twenty aircraft carriers!And now, these people are working together to deal with them?
It's just...

I think highly of them!
"Yes, Bill Mensch has determined that the Bluebird chip was the work of Chuck Paido."

Ethan, who put down the oil-based pen, put one hand on his hip and held the whiteboard with the other, saying: "So things are a little troublesome now, because their authorization prevents us from using legal means to protect our rights and interests."

The girl understood what Ethan meant.

If Casio's Jade Bird chip is a plagiarism from Chiguoguo, then Nintendo, which has obtained the agency rights for the MOS 6502 chip, can take Casio to court with a complaint.Because the license agreement signed by both parties clearly stipulates that Nintendo has the power and obligation to crack down on pirated chips in Neon's homeland.

But if the Jade Bird chip is provided by Komodo, then Nintendo will not be able to sue Casio, because the factual patent for MOS 6502 is actually in the hands of Komodo, and the owner is willing to provide Neon at a low price. When providing chips, Destiny Game was taking advantage of legal loopholes to use the chip design. If Destiny Game sued, wouldn't it be equivalent to Li Gui suing Li Kui?

Although California's broad laws and loose federal management make technology circulation on the North American continent unlimited possibilities, at the same time, this unconstrained environment also makes overseas rights protection extremely difficult.

Because the final game has to be played on the North American continent.

"So, we will also issue chips?"

Evelin asked: "Which one has better performance, the chip of Blue Bird or Bill Mensch's Fate?"

In the girl's view, when legal rights protection cannot be used, competing for the market with excellent products is the best way, and Ethan also understands this truth, but——

"There is still a certain gap between Chuck Paido and Bill Mensch. Compared with MOS 6502, the Jade Bird chip only improved by about 5.00%, which is not as exaggerated as our Fate."

"But I don't want to release the chip right away."

"Because I always feel that something is not right about this matter."

"Even if the chips produced by Komodo are better and cheaper than the MOS 6502 currently sold by Nintendo, this is not the reason why they can win over all neon chip demanders overnight. There must be something wrong with it. Other questions, so I decided..."

"Wait a minute."

That's right!

Ethan feels that the current development of things is a bit strange!

Because the chip that Komodo handed over to Casio was not a far-reaching revolutionary product, when the gap between the two parties was not so large that it was insurmountable, collective abandonment would be problematic.

And his analysis was also approved by Evelin.

At the same time, the girl also wanted to know, "What about Nintendo..."

Although Evelin did not finish her words, Ethan understood what she meant, "I have already told Minoru Arakawa that the person behind this matter should be Komodore."

"Under this circumstance, we cannot solve the order loss problem of Nintendo Chip Company for the time being, so Nintendo may need to endure some losses."

"This is a fact that must be accepted."

"This is a problem that cannot be solved immediately without human intervention."

"Whether they want it or not."

In Ethan's view, even if Hiroshi Yamauchi is dissatisfied, he still has to bear this grievance at this moment.

But actually...

When Minoru Arakawa brought the news back to Kyoto, Hiroshi Yamauchi immediately laughed.

“Ethan Jones really said that Casio had Komodor behind it?”

"Did he really say that this matter cannot be resolved for the time being?"

"Yes." Minoru Arakawa nodded: "He said it himself."

The words of affirmation made Hiroshi Yamauchi sigh. "Alas...Ethan Jones...you are still too young..."

Then, he turned his head, looked at Nintendo's chief steward Hiroshi Imanishi with a smile, and said: "Since Ethan Jones said he can't solve these problems, then all the chips produced should be sent to our manufacturing factory, where there are One million pieces of goods, while controlling the production of arcade machines, the extra quantity is enough to support the production of our first handheld console."

Imanishi Hiroshi nodded in agreement without hesitation.Because he knew that the reason why Casio was able to obtain a large number of orders overnight was because they were obstructing it.

When they participated in America's first video game national competition and discovered that many neon companies were hooked up with Steve Ross, they knew that this group of guys who were unwilling to be left alone were about to take action.Sure enough, after they returned to China, some companies came to cancel their orders.

At first, they didn't know the specific situation, but after asking around, Hiroshi Yamauchi learned that Casio had quietly launched a central microprocessor and instantly got a glimpse of the whole incident.

Ever since, he asked his subordinates to communicate with other companies that had not canceled their orders, intentionally or unintentionally asking them if they knew the reasons why other companies took the initiative to cancel their orders, proactively leaked the news that Casio had better chips, and pretended to voluntarily reduce prices to retain them. , eventually prompting all business partners to switch to Casio.

And the reason why they do this is simple.

That was to hide the fact that they needed a lot of chips from Ethan.

Because they have to reconcile with Ethan every six months, if all external orders are transparent and internal digestion is traceable, then the sudden surge in chip consumption will definitely attract Ethan's attention.

But if all external merchants cancel orders...

Then they can ship the chips produced by the chip company to their own factories in one go.

When the time comes, the transaction will be reflected in Nintendo's accounts as advance purchase and stocking. Ethan Jones, who knows that Casio is acting like a monster, will not be able to find anything wrong!
Because he couldn't come to Nintendo's warehouse to check the consumption of those chips!
"So, the next pressure will be all on Yokoi Gunpei?"

Minoru Arakawa, who also knew all this, asked with a smile.

These words caused Hiroshi Yamauchi and Hiroshi Imanishi to shake their heads.

"There's no pressure on him."

"Because the research and development went very smoothly."

"The next thing we have to do is watch other people perform."

Just when Hiroshi Yamauchi felt that he was simply the son of destiny and that his plan this time could be said to be flawless, on July [-]th, Western Pacific Time, something happened that made him even more comfortable.

Because Bill Orr, a well-known rich man in America, said that he is very interested in Walt Disney Production Company and is forming a consortium to explore the possibility of acquisition.

When this news emerged, Yamauchi immediately knew that Walt Disney's son-in-law Ron Miller had taken action!He wants to defend his interests with his fists!

When the news reached the ears of Steve Ross, the boss of Warner Communications, the old man sitting in the office chair did not recover for a long time. "What did you say?" he expressed surprise to the subordinate in front of him. Looking at him, he said: "Ron Miller invited Bill Orr to be his white knight?"

"Yes." The male secretary who came to report nodded.

"Oh - this is really - so outrageous -" Steve Ross sighed.

The next second, he laughed like Hiroshi Yamauchi, "But..."

"Good job."

"Ron Miller finally took my advice and hired a white knight."

"I just don't like Bill Orr that much."

Steve Ross did not explain why, and his subordinates who knew the inside story did not say much.

At the same time, in Palo Alto, Ethan frowned after hearing the news.

Because in the phone call just now, Roy Disney told him the identity of Bill Orr.

This guy, like Ron Miller, has a great father-in-law, except that Ron Miller’s father-in-law is Walt Disney, while Bill Orr’s father-in-law is Jack Warner.

That's right.

Bill Orr's father-in-law is one of the founders of Warner Bros.

As Jack Warner's son-in-law, Bill Orr is well-known in Hollywood. He is the first head of Warner Bros.'s television department and has a deep relationship with the American Broadcasting and Television Network.He was responsible for the production of the TV series "Maverick", "60 on the Sunset Strip" and "Cheyenne" that were popular across America in the 77s.He also had a strong personal relationship with Ron Miller. He once invited Ron Miller to join Warner Bros. on behalf of Jack Warner, until Walt Disney personally came forward and said, 'You can't join if you want to marry my daughter. Warner', Ron Miller just entered Disney.

But even if Ron Miller rejected Bill Orr, their relationship is still good. They will attend various activities together on weekdays, and will also go to the Super Bowl together to enjoy the fun.

It is no exaggeration to say that the two people who have the same experience are simply close friends, and when Ron Miller discovered that his position at Walt Disney was not guaranteed...

It became inevitable that he would personally come forward and invite Bill Orr to protect him.

Although there is nothing logically wrong with Ron Miller and Bill Orr's acquaintance, the Disney family invited people from the Warner family to help them fight for the company?
No matter how you look at it, it's not right!

After Ethan asked about his confusion, Roy Disney also solved it for him——

"In fact, the Warner family has been away from Hollywood for many years."

"They had already liquidated a large amount of their stocks in [-] and officially gave up the company's operating rights. They only provided their own development ideas for the company as president and production director."

"And when Steve Ross officially acquired Warner, Steve Ross, who didn't like them, directly drove the Warner family out of Warner Bros."

"So, in the past ten years, what they have actually been just ordinary rich people, making different investments in various industries in the way of financiers, so that their assets can continue to increase in value."

"Now, helping Ron Miller may be a business that they can do, because they don't need to completely acquire Disney. As long as they release news that they are optimistic about Disney, they can maintain Disney's stock price. , and then as long as they hold a small amount of shares in the Disney Group and help Ron Miller make up for his shortcomings, they can determine the final outcome."

Recalling these words, Ethan immediately covered his cheeks.

He knew that Ron Miller would not give up easily, but didn't this counterattack come too quickly?
Even if there are no fools who can achieve great things, the current situation...

That’s really a headache!

Because compared with other wealthy people and companies who want to enter Hollywood, Bill Orr actually has something special, such as——

specialized!

　Note: ① Bill Orr initially wanted Ron Miller to be an actor, but Walt Disney did not allow it. He felt that the identity of an actor was not good, so Ron Miller gave up. Then Entered Disney and became a producer. ②Bill Orr married not Jack Warner’s biological daughter, but his stepdaughter, but he was very capable and was always taken seriously by Jack Warner.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)