Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 103 Nintendo's Second Visit
Hiroshi Yamauchi?
The sudden appearance of the president of Nintendo surprised Ethan.

But the strangeness couldn't cover up the normal etiquette. He greeted him with a smile, and then asked the middle-aged man who was 28 years older than himself to get up quickly.

Stretch out your right hand and hold it.

After greeting each other, Ethan finally asked what was on his mind.

"Oh~ Mr. Yamauchi, it's really a surprise to meet you in Boston."

"If I'm not mistaken, you are here to travel?"

"This beautiful lady beside you... is your wife?"

This speculation made Hiroshi Yamauchi nod with a smile, and said: "Mr. Jones, what you said is absolutely correct. I am here to travel, and this is my wife, Michiko Inaba."

While speaking, he also introduced Ethan's identity to his wife.

Since Hiroshi Yamauchi spoke Japanese, Ethan didn't understand.

But after the lady bowed and saluted, and said "Nice to meet you" in Ethan's memory in a strange tone, Ethan almost jumped out of "me too".

Pressing his instinct, he changed his words: "Same here."

"This is..." After reporting his identity, Hiroshi Yamauchi became curious about Evelyn's identity again.

Ethan responded with a smile, "My sister."

"Oh——" The smile on Yamauchi Pu's face became wider, and he bowed again, saying: "Ms. Johnson, I have admired your name for a long time, and it is a great honor to meet you today."

"Hello." Evelyn stretched out her right hand and shook it briefly.

After meeting and breaking up, Hiroshi Yamauchi also took the initiative to tell the reason for the trip.

The Nintendo company has cooperated with many companies in America, so at the celebration of the bicentenary of the founding of America, some old friends invited him to witness the history, because those friends were too enthusiastic, so they couldn’t help it He brought his wife to America more than half a month ago.

The first place they visited was Ohio, because the American Poker Company located there had decades of cooperation with Nintendo, and then went to Illinois, visited Mirov, and then went to California to meet Disney. I watched the celebration performance there, and the reason why I came around to Boston was to witness the image of their own country's sailing ships in the grand festival.

That's right, there was an island sailing ship in the international sailing team that participated in the bicentennial celebration of the founding of America in New York before. It was a sail training ship called Honko Maru.

When this fact emerged, Ethan called it a coincidence, saying that he came from New York.

At the same time, he smiled and said that if Yamauchi Hiroshi appeared earlier, he might be able to see him get off the boat.

After a brief exchange, Ethan wanted to say goodbye.

However, just when he was feeling that the world was too small, and he could meet people he knew even when he came to Boston, Hiroshi Yamauchi bowed again and said apologetically, "Oh, Mr. Jones, excuse me, may I ask you?" Will you be back in California anytime soon?"

It seemed that he knew that his words were a bit offensive, so Hiroshi Yamauchi immediately explained: "Because in my itinerary plan, I planned to visit you, but before I left, some difficult matters suddenly appeared in the company, That's why I delayed my trip to Mi for a few days."

"Therefore, when I arrived in California according to the original plan, it was already July [-]nd. Since the holiday was approaching, I did not rush to visit your company. I originally wanted to go to California to report to you after the celebration was over and the whole rice resumed work. You apologize, but I didn't expect that we would meet here..."

Hiroshi Yamauchi's explanation made Ethan nod slightly.

He felt that he understood the other party's words.

This guy probably wanted to use the opportunity of the celebration to have a relationship with his partner in the United States, but happened to encounter an accident, so the whole schedule was disrupted.

Ethan understands this kind of intention to communicate actively, but the behavior of communication...

He thinks it can be avoided.

"Oh, Mr. Yamauchi, it's a good thing you didn't go to my company, otherwise I would be the one who was rude."

"Actually, in mid-June, I had already left the company to enjoy the holiday."

"And we have no plans to go back recently. After all, the school with a four-point system has a public holiday in the summer, which is only once in hundreds of years..."

Stanford's academic system is a four-point system, that is, a year is divided into four quarters, and different courses can be chosen in each period. In this case, many students can take courses in the summer.

Of course, the school does not force students to attend summer school. If students are willing to study, they can stay. If they are not willing to study, they can take a break during this period.

But this year is different, because at the special time of 200, the school had a big holiday, so Evelyn had time to come out, not only because she wanted to show off, but also because the teacher went out to celebrate.

And in the case that "Pac-Man" still has shipping space in the short term...

It's okay to go back early!
And when Ethan thought that this kind of meaningless hospitality only needed a few words, endless joy appeared on Hiroshi Yamauchi's face, and the guy who was almost 50 years old directly said with emotion: "Oh-yes Is that so? Then I am really lucky to meet you here."

'? ? ? '

Ethan didn't understand.

In the next second, Hiroshi Yamauchi resolved the confusion.

"Mr. Jones, it's like this. Apart from blessings when I visit you, I actually have some things I want to talk to you about. If I can't find you after I go to California, it will be a pity for me. "

'About business? '

This direction made Ethan laugh.

He thought Hiroshi Yamauchi was here to make connections!The result is to talk about business?
Harmful--

It seems that he feels too good about himself!
Since they were talking about business and they happened to meet again, Ethan turned his head and looked at Evelyn. After seeing the girl nodded slightly to show her understanding, he smiled and shouted that it was a coincidence.

Raise your hand to please, and ask the hotel to open a private room for them.

After taking a seat in the private room, Hiroshi Yamauchi, who knows that time is precious, also immediately talked about his work matters.

First, he told Ethan and Evelyn about the sales of "Snake Game" in the book.

Although the two parties only formally signed the contract in November last year, after obtaining the authorization, Nintendo immediately organized the production of arcade machines, and purchased radio advertisements for publicity in December last year.With the indiscriminate bombardment of public opinion, the distribution of goods at the end of the year became quite smooth, so that when the new year came, the game halls in all areas of the book were full.From the middle-aged people who have nothing to do, to the young people who have no homework, they all enjoy happiness in the entertainment city.

"When I came here, the arcade shipments of "Snake Game" had already reached 59 units, and our external selling price was 3000 yen per unit, which is about 420 U.S. dollars, that is to say , In just half a year, the sales of "Snake Game" in our book have reached [-] million US dollars, and the dividends attributable to the two are [-] million."

"According to the current situation, this explosive momentum will continue, because cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, and Nagoya still have a lot of demand for "Snake Game" arcade machines. For the 5000 million people gathered here Say, [-] arcade machines are simply not enough."

Hiroshi Yamauchi said a set of data with a smile on his face.

And this number...

To be honest, this is indeed higher than the dividends in North America!

"Oh, Mr. Yamauchi, it seems that choosing your Nintendo is really a correct choice. If it is another company, I don't think they will be able to give such good data in a short period of time."

Ethan and Evelyn looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

After all, no one can refuse green dollar bills.

And Ethan's words on the scene also made Yamauchi Hiroshi nod happily.

At the same time, he also said modestly, "Mr. Jones, you are overrated. The excellent performance of a product depends not only on the promotion when it is sold, but also on the excellent content itself."

This flattery made Ethan laugh out loud.

After briefly talking about the sales of "Snake", Hiroshi Yamauchi expressed his desire again. He said that after coming to the United States, he realized that "Snake Game" was outdated, and the most popular electronic The game is Ethan's new "Pac-Man".

He once experienced this game in Disneyland in Los Angeles, and the amazing gameplay made him think of acting again, "Mr. Jones, we at Nintendo want to maintain a good cooperation with you and continue to act as an agent of "Eating" Bean-Man game."

"For this reason, we are willing to take the initiative to modify the contract terms of "Snake Game"."

"Before, when we signed the agency contract of "Snake Game", we agreed in the contract that the basis for dividend settlement was the shipment volume of each natural year, and the dividend report was issued in the first quarter of the next natural year At the end of the day, the payment time is within three months after the report is verified."

"But now, if Mr. Jones is still willing to hand over the game "Pac-Man" to us as an agent of Nintendo, then we at Nintendo are willing to settle the dividends on a half-yearly basis, that is, to settle the dividends twice in a natural year, and the time for issuing the settlement statements is also the same. The original quarter was changed to within two months, and the payment time was changed from three months after the report verification to within one month."

"To this..."

"I wonder if Mr. Jones and Ms. Johnson would like to?"

Since everyone was still on vacation one second, and was sitting in a private room in the hotel to discuss business cooperation the next second, Hiroshi Yamauchi did not have a specific contract at all, but even so, the detailed terms and conditions reported have proved him I came prepared.

As for his proposal...

Ethan understood.

But there was no intention of replying immediately.

"We need to think about this."

Ethan smiled and said to Hiroshi Yamauchi: "Mr. Yamauchi, I can feel your sincerity, but I need some time, please understand."

"Okay, no problem, I'm not in a hurry..." Hiroshi Yamauchi made an OK gesture with a smile, and nodded at the same time: "Mr. Jones, I can completely understand your mood, because I don't want to be on vacation Talk about work, but there is no way, who made the accident happen?"

After nodding slightly and saying a few words to the guest, Hiroshi Yamauchi said again: "Mr. Jones, apart from these two things, I have one more thing I want to communicate with you."

"That's MOS 6502."

When mentioning this chip, Hiroshi Yamauchi's face immediately showed reverence.

"Mr. Jones, I already know the story behind MOS 6502. I really admire your promotion and help to the technology industry."

"When I learned that the MOS 6502 chip would have a huge impact on the video game industry, I knew that if Nintendo couldn't get on this train, it would be ruthlessly eliminated by the times. So I had an idea, That's trying to take Nintendo into chip gaming."

"so……"

"I got in touch with our Nintendo partner, Mirov."

Speaking of this, a sense of shame also appeared on Yamauchi Hiroshi's face.

He rubbed his hands and said, "Mr. Jones, I want to apologize to you here."

"When I got in touch with Mi Luohua, I realized that you had conflicts with them."

"But don't worry, I never disclosed the details of our cooperation with them."

"And what I learned from them was the sales situation and sales price of MOS 6502 in North America. When I learned that their idea of ​​bulk purchase has not received a reply from Chuck Paduo, I knew it and wanted to It may be a luxury to purchase MOS 6502 in large quantities at low prices."

Having said that, Hiroshi Yamauchi stopped.

He showed a bright smile at Ethan, and said, "However, it doesn't really matter to me whether I can purchase MOS 6502 in large quantities."

"Because I heard that Mr. Chuck Padow wants to change the world with chips?"

"I don't know if we in Asia can enjoy this kind of glory?"

He looked at Ethan with a smile on his face, eager to get an accurate answer.

Because he believes that he has made his words very clear!

(End of this chapter)