Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 60 Celebration Party and Second Dividend

"Welcome my friend! Steve - Jobs - welcome to my party!"

"Hi~ Mrs. Barbara~ Nice to meet you~ Your dress today is so beautiful, it really matches your hairstyle~"

"Oh~ you are Mrs. Wenton? Nice to meet you! I am Ethan Jones...ah yes yes yes, Evelyn is my sister...this is your wife? Oh~ Mrs. Cerf, hello ..."

"Hello~ Chuck~ We met again~ Oh...how did your complexion become so good? Your cheeks are so rosy! Is it because the matter is resolved?...Hahaha~ I didn't expect that the law can also cure diseases~"

Saturday, September 1975, 8.

The clear sky makes people feel comfortable physically and mentally, and the endless blue sky makes people want to show the loudness, but the one that is more disturbing than the natural environment is a three-story villa located in Palo Alto, Bay Area, because At this moment, there are a lot of people here.

Men and women of all ages and costumes came together, some because of Ethan Jones, some at the invitation of Evelyn Johnson, to celebrate the success of "Snake Game" here.

Although it has been a few months since the release of "Snake Game", the party that should be held is still indispensable.

From Ethan Jones' point of view, this is actually a good opportunity to maintain the relationship.

For Evelyn Johnson, it's a great way to enjoy life.

Two people's ideas may be different, but it doesn't matter, right?As long as the process is the same, we can play together.

As for why in Palo Alto...

This matter is also very coincidental.

Evelyn Johnson received close to $20 in the first batch of dividends from "Snake Game". She didn't want to hand over most of it to the IRS, so tax avoidance became her only option.But personal tax avoidance methods are nothing more than that, either investing or buying a house. If there is no good project to operate, buying a house next to the school is her best choice.

And the villa she chose is also very good. The living area of ​​[-] square feet can fully meet all her needs. The configuration of the front parking space and the rear garden make this villa the most beautiful in the downtown area.

Most importantly, the selling price here is only 16 US dollars!

"16 US dollars? Is it so cheap?" Barbara couldn't believe it. Sitting on the sofa, she looked around and exclaimed, "My set costs 18 US dollars! And it's not as big as here!"

"That's because you live closer to Stanford!" Vinton Cerf, wearing a hearing aid, said loudly, "How long does it take to drive from your home to Stanford? And how long does it take to get to Stanford from here? "

"But there can't be a difference of [-] dollars, right?"

"Why not? Don't you often tell students that a lawyer's time is money?"

"Oh—Winton—it's not class right now! Also, please keep your voice down, I can hear you!"

Ethan was delighted to hear the conversation between the two professors at the top of their voices.

Vinton Cerf has certain hearing problems in his ears, so he needs to wear hearing aids for a long time.

And because his wife also has a hearing impairment, even with a hearing aid, the sound that can be heard is very limited, so the usual communication between the husband and wife is by shouting. It's a headache.

This little story was told to him by Evelyn. The girl asked him to speak louder when communicating with Vinton, so as not to scare the other party.

And Barbara obviously didn't like this way of speaking, after all, she was a soft-spoken person.

He shook his head with a smile, then turned his gaze, and then Ethan was surprised to find that the little fat man Woz was surrounded by several other teachers of Evelyn, so he leaned over to listen——

"Wow! Woz, did you even know Evelyn's brother?"

"Uh...yes...we're friends..."

"Oh! Then you can no longer sell those little toys to the school through them..."

"I won't, I won't." The little fat man shook his head frantically.

This conversation made Ethan find it interesting, so he took the initiative to ask if this little fat man had some unknown dark history.

After hearing this question, several Stanford teachers immediately said that this guy, relying on his status as an HP employee, often sells some weird toys for pranks to Stanford students.

For example, electronic chickens, electronic dogs, electronic bombs...

Since everyone knew what was going on with him, Lockheed was brought here by Principal Fred Terman himself, so everyone usually turned a blind eye to him, and every time a joke was made, everyone would Just communicate with him.

No way!

Can't even fight!You can't even scold!Then I can only persuade you with good words!
This fact made Ethan laugh out loud, patted Woz on the shoulder, and praised him with a thumbs up.

After the fun, he also turned around and went to listen to Mr. Ferbrow and Chuck Paido telling stories.

Half an hour later, Thomas' voice came from the courtyard——

"Guys! I've got the fire up! You can come over and grill!"

Ethan and the crowd swarmed into the back garden.

L.A. parties may be glamorous, but regular dinners aren't all that ostentatious.

Eating, drinking, singing and dancing are the mainstream.

At [-] o'clock in the morning, the party started, and during the barbecue, Ethan performed a few shows there and played a few guitars he learned in his previous life, which caused a sensation, because even Evelyn and Thomas Linda were curious about it. , When did Ethan learn this thing.

Regarding this question, Ethan just laughed and said that he learned it in the three years of silence.

Evelyn can accept this answer, but as for Thomas and Linda...the daughter doesn't even ask, and they don't bother to care about it.

And Ethan's proofing also attracted other people to show their talents.

Mr. Faberle whistled, that fat little Wozniak told a few jokes, Jobs found a harmonica out of nowhere and played the Beatles ditty, and Evelyn sang A few Barbra Streisand songs.

A group of people played lively and lively for a long time, and they did not bid farewell to each other until the evening sun appeared.

Since parties in the United States always bring gifts to the host, Evelyn's new home has a lot of gift boxes, and because the theme of this party is to celebrate the success of "Snake Game", Therefore, Ethan and Evelyn didn't think about letting the guests return empty-handed, and specially prepared a return gift for the visitor.

Ethan asked Jobs to go to Atari to order [-] "Snake Game" machines for himself, and then he and Evelyn signed their names on the panels and packaged them as gifts for everyone.

This fact makes Vinton Cerf and those guys very happy. After all, there is no one who does computer research in this era who does not play video games. This is the best pastime in their daily life, and for Master Barbara Well--

"Oh Ethan~ How can I move such a big arcade machine back?"

Looking at the machine that was as tall as herself, Barbara put her hands on her hips, with a helpless expression on her face.

"It's all right, teacher Barbara, I'll send it back to you."

Thomas reacted quickly and immediately summoned his pickup.

At the same time, he said to the people around him: "Who else is not easy to take? I'll give it to you!"

"I may not be good in other aspects, but the service is very good! If you have any needs, just tell me directly, you are welcome!"

…………

The happy time is always short, and after the party, everything returns to normal.

Nothing major happened in the next two weeks, except that Evelyn started school, other things were proceeding in an orderly manner.

The 6502 of Chuck Pedro Company can be produced normally, and the first batch of [-] chips has also been sent to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. With the arrival of the chips, Apple One has also officially entered the production process. Of course, the name of this Apple was called by Ethan in his heart, because so far, Steve Jobs has not thought about creating a company, he is just thinking about it. How to sell the unnamed No. [-] machine.

This kind of trivial matter is not important to Ethan at all, just follow Steve Jobs and others, because even if they didn't name the company Apple in the end, but some pear navel orange, it doesn't really matter much.

After all, the key to a person's success is the person's ability, background and funds, except for those who don't have a name.

You know, in Ethan's previous life, the face of Steve Jobs was a negative teaching material for many masters, saying that he didn't make money, so he was kicked by the company.

and then?
When he was invited back to the company to get out the iPod, those masters of success and physiognomy were all silent.

And after the release of the iPhone 4...

Steve Jobs has become the face of the most classic successful people again.

Besides these things, the biggest worry that haunts Ethan is the emptiness.

Every day when I wake up, I have to think about what I should do.

Hey, this kind of day is really boring!
And when September [-]th came, Nolan Bushnell also called. The other party told him that the second phase of "Snake Game" dividends had come down and asked him to check the account.

This fact made Ethan even more helpless, because his first batch of dividends hadn't been spent yet!

However, although he said no, his body was still very honest. After hanging up the phone, Ethan ran over in a hurry.

And when he drove to Atari, the oncoming bear hug almost strangled him to death.

"Oh—Nolan—I'm choking—"

Ethan patted Nolan Bushnell on the back, hoping that the other party would let him go.

And Nolan Bushnell shouted excitedly: "Oh——Ethan——if this can suffocate you, then won't you read the financial report later? Your head is congested and your blood pressure is soaring?"

This remark made Ethan look forward to it, and when he followed Nolan Bushnell into the office, the thumb-thick document made him laugh even more, because it described the "Snake Game" in the past three months. "Achievements in the Central and Eastern United States.

The general context of things is this:
Although Ethan Jones did not express himself in the agency cooperation last time, after he left, Nolan Bushnell still chose to cooperate with Midway Games and Chicago Coin, an electronic arcade company in Chicago.

Of course, the final agreement reached by the two parties was different from the documents Ethan Jones had seen before.

At the request of Nolan Bushnell, Midway Games and Chicago Coin must sell the electronic arcade machines of "Snake Game" at a price of 450 US dollars each, and must provide replacement boards at a price of [-] US dollars, because only In this way, there will be no price confusion in the central part of the United States and those areas close to Texas.

After all, when the merchants in Texas ordered the circuit boards of "Snake Game", Atari quoted a price of [-] US dollars. If the agent's price is cheaper than the original factory price, then what will Atari do in the future? What about doing business in the Midlands?
Therefore, pricing power must be obtained.

And after raising the selling price of the agent, the percentage of commission that Nolan Bushnell talked about with them was also raised accordingly.

Every time they sell an electronic arcade machine, Atari will take 18.00% of the selling price.

Every time they sell an electronic motherboard, Atari will take 20.00% of the selling price.

In these two items, Ethan Jones' pump for Atari is 15.00% and 18.00%.

Although on the surface, Atari can rake in $39 from each electronic arcade machine and $1000 from each electronic motherboard without doing anything, but at the same time, Ethan Jones' commission is actually very small. Increased, when Atari sold electronic arcade machines, the price was 180 to 190 dollars, and the rake that Ethan Jones could get was 15 dollars, but now, when the price is [-] dollars, Ethan The rake that can be obtained is actually [-] US dollars, which is [-] yuan more out of thin air.

Now that his own interests have been improved, Ethan doesn't bother to care about Nolan Bushnell's pumping.

After all, if someone raised the contract, it wouldn't be a problem to get some hard work fee.

In the past three months, Midway Games and Chicago Coin have sold a total of 3722 electronic arcade machines, earning a profit of US$4, and 838 circuit boards, earning a turnover of US$600.00.

After a simple calculation, the dividend attributable to Ethan Jones and Evelyn Johnson is $1...

When this number appeared, Ethan Jones laughed from ear to ear!
He didn't do anything in the past three months, and then he got an extra bonus of more than 60 yuan?
This special code...

It's so cool too!
uh no...

He actually did something in the past three months!

Picked up a MOS 6502 for nothing!I got Jobs' promise in vain!
Hahahahaha-

He tries not to smile!
Hey hey hey hey~
:)
　Thank you [Yishan Daojun] for the 500 starting coins.

　　Note: ① There is physiognomy in the West, and the earliest theory appeared in 1598.Jobs was indeed analyzed as a rotten person at the beginning, saying that he had a bad face and could not keep money, so he was kicked out by Apple, and he failed to start a computer company. But when Pixar became popular and returned to Apple, those masters said Jobs's face is very good, in short, it is a slap in the face that stands out.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)