Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 107 Investigation and Decision

Of course, ideas belong to ideas, and reality belongs to reality. If you want to break away from Nintendo and sell video games in your notebook, this kind of thing will not be possible for a while.

Putting away the shock on his body and expressing his admiration for the scene in front of him, Hiroshi Yamauchi, who knew that his goal had been achieved, happily invited them to a meal as it was evening.

Because it was a newcomer, Hiroshi Yamauchi didn't show any local characteristics. He took them to a Western restaurant in Tokyo that had already been booked out in a regular manner, and satisfied their appetites with business banquets.

That night, the group rested in Tokyo, and set off again the next day. They set off from Tokyo, passed Shinagawa and Kawasaki all the way, and it took more than an hour to arrive at Yokohama, the second largest city in this book.

There is also a video game city similar to Akihabara, but Hiroshi Yamauchi just took them for a stroll outside. Then, a group of people came to the carriageway built by Motoko to open Yokohama Port a hundred years ago.

"100 years ago, when our country built this road, the original purpose was to provide convenience for passing horse-drawn carriages. However, with the development of Yokohama, it has gradually become an economic center. The first Western-style theater in our country, the Yokohama Grand Theater It's over there, and it's 1875..."

Under the introduction of Hiroshi Yamauchi, the modern Yokohama Center was also presented in front of the two of them.Although the commercial atmosphere here is very strong, restaurants, theaters, and banks can be seen everywhere, but there is also a Nintendo storefront here, and there are now arcade machines from "Snake", when Ethan and Eve When Lin appeared, everywhere she looked were young people chasing trends.

If it's just these, Ethan and Evelyn can actually suspect that Hiroshi Yamauchi is cheating, but when Hiroshi Yamauchi led them to walk a little forward and came to a side alley of the carriageway, the Sega door was hung on the top, and the door was down. There was an arcade scene in Nintendo's "Snake", which immediately made the two of them stunned on the spot.

After seeing the puzzled faces of Ethan and Evelyn, Hiroshi Yamauchi also said proudly: "Sega didn't get an agent, but their store also needs to make money, so they can only buy our machines."

"However, I didn't sell them, what I want is a share."

"Not much, 50.00% of the total income of the day."

"The clerk at the door is our Nintendo."

Hiroshi Yamauchi waved at a young man.

With such an action, the other party bowed and saluted excitedly.

But Ethan was shocked!

What the hell!

Hiroshi Yamauchi can play like this!
Use Sega's storefront to put your own machine?

What is the difference between this and face-to-face NTR!

Of course, after the excitement, Ethan also discovered a problem.

That is, Nintendo has its own store in Benzi. They can easily turn this place into a game hall and operate arcade machines. In this kind of place, they don't need to share the profits of arcade machines with middlemen.

Regarding this point, Ethan actually has something to say.

When Nintendo uses arcade machines to eat players' profits, the money sold by arcade machines is not worth mentioning to them.

But in the end, he decided not to speak.

Because he understands why Hiroshi Yamauchi showed these things to him.

This is not only about the breadth of their Nintendo business in the book, but also the depth of their business. After all, the real estate left by these ancestors is the reason why they can succeed casually.

I use my own storefront to do business, so isn't everything a net profit?

If Tokyo’s Akihabara showed the book’s spending power on video games, and Yokohama’s carriageway showed Nintendo’s control over the book’s single area, then the next areas such as Osaka, Nagoya, and Sapporo will actually show it. The concentration of the book on video game consumption is gone.

Because the population is dense and gathers in a few cities, the game companies here only need to firmly grasp a few cores, and then they can grab a lot of wealth. In addition, the road transportation is convenient and the railway traffic is smooth, radiating the surrounding people It has also become an advantage that North America cannot match.

And this advantage...

It can indeed save a company countless labor costs.

Stopping and stopping, it took five days to visit the nine major cities in this book. Ethan also has an intuitive understanding of the market here. If the previous understanding comes from the learning and accumulation of previous lives, then now, it can be discerned with the naked eye. The truth can make him think better in future judgments.

As for Evelyn, the five days of running around also made her feel the closure of the notebook, because the entire notebook market is full of their local brands, and most of the ones running on the road are Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Suzuki cars hang on the street, and they are all Sony neon light boxes. Supermarkets have Aeon and Marubeni. Real estate is either Mitsubishi or Nomura, Mitsui or Sumitomo.

Of course, there are also foreign brands, but the only one that can be seen everywhere is Coca-Cola.

"Coca-Cola is still great." This fact made Evelyn feel a little emotional.

"No way, who made them take this industry to the extreme?" Ethan shook his head with a smile.

After reading several major centers of the book, Hiroshi Yamauchi also turned around and took the two of them to the spiritual hometown of the book, the origin of culture, and also the location of Nintendo's headquarters, Kyoto.

Since America did not bomb Kyoto during WW2, it is one of the few cities with pre-war buildings in this book, but this is not the point, because what Hiroshi Yamauchi showed to the two was the production of Nintendo. base.

When Hiroshi Yamauchi lifted the veil of the legendary Nintendo Game Department, the small building in Uji, located in the suburbs of Kyoto, looked no different from the R&D offices of other companies. Afterwards, the super monster hand that sold more than 120 million pieces in a single year, the super ball machine with an average annual sales volume of more than 70 pieces in three years, the love tester that swept the book, and the light gun that brought Nintendo 3000 million US dollars in revenue...

These products are all telling about Nintendo's dream-making ability!

After waiting for Ethan to see Gunhei Yokoi with the back combed hair, Masayuki Uemura who is slightly bald on the front of his forehead, and Genyo Takeda wearing glasses...

The fact that Nintendo already has three out of the Big Four makes him laugh.

Because these talents are the foundation of Nintendo's transformation success!

It is luck to be able to recruit one talent, and it is vision to be able to recruit three.

After visiting Nintendo's headquarters, R&D center and production line, Ethan's investigation has actually come to an end, but before he made a decision on whether to cooperate or not, Hiroshi Yamauchi took him to another place, That is the eastern part of Kyoto, the famous Heian Shrine.

On the edge of the shrine, there is a secluded east road.

According to Hiroshi Yamauchi, hundreds of years ago, in the [-]th century, there was still a dirt road leading to the Saint-Guardin, where the emperor spent the summer, and the Royal Palace Villa.

And now...

This is their home.

Yamauchi Pu's ancestors bought this place a hundred years ago.

And their sage, made neighbors.

Asking his subordinates to lift the huge latch and push open the door with a history of more than 500 years, Hiroshi Yamauchi made a gesture of invitation with nostalgia on his face, and walked in with Ethan and Evelyn.

Stepping on the century-old stone road, looking at the lush and wild garden, gazing at the small bridge across the flowing water, and admiring the tea room made of cedar wood, Hiroshi Yamauchi said with a smile: "Mr. Things, I don't know what your thoughts are."

"I don't know if you have other partners, and I don't know if you will communicate with other Benzi electronics companies, but there is one thing I want to tell you frankly."

"In our country, very few people can own property here."

"And those who actually do electronics..."

"None of them deserve it!"

Hiroshi Yamauchi pointed to the land under his feet, and said with a confident smile: "Mr. Jones, I believe that after these days of investigation, you should have a general understanding of our Nintendo's strength, but I want to say that I can show Yes, there are actually more…”

"I sincerely want to discuss this cooperation with you."

"Because cooperating with us can maximize your benefits."

Having said that, Hiroshi Yamauchi gave Ethan a positive smile.

"I can assure you of that."

"I can assure you at my ancestral home."

When these words appeared, Ethan also showed a bright smile on his face.

"I believe in your strength, Mr. Yamauchi."

The calm words could not quench the excitement. Although Ethan still did not give a positive answer, Hiroshi Yamauchi was not in a hurry. He left the company for a long time and needed to go back to deal with affairs as an excuse, and gave Ethan his own space. At the same time, he arranged accommodation for Ethan in the Okazaki area next to the Heian Jingu Shrine, and asked his secretary to wait around 24 hours a day.

If you have any questions, you can contact us in the first time.

Nodding his head to express his gratitude, after closing the door of the house, Ethan, who walked into the house, also lay down on the tatami, his eyes slightly closed, and asked his sister, "What do you think of Nintendo?"

"If you look at it from a partner perspective, they're good enough."

"It can even be said to be perfect."

After walking for a week, Evelyn was also tired, and she lay down to rest like Ethan, and at the same time expressed her accumulated opinions over the past few days, "But from the perspective of competition, they are a bit scary."

"Although you told me before that Nintendo has a lot of excellent products in this book, but after I went to their factory, I realized that those products are simple in technology but full of creativity."

"It is a terrible ability to re-innovate technologies that have been popularized or even eliminated."

"Because in this way, they will never be able to be choked by others."

This fact made Ethan chuckle.

He knew that Evelyn was right.

In his previous life, NS was electronic waste from any angle.

But there is no way, creative bull beep.

"Then do you think the chip license can be granted?" Ethan asked what he thought.

"Yes." Evelyn gave her answer decisively.

"Why?" Ethan was a little curious.

Evelyn said, "Because I have faith in you."

'? ? ? '

This answer exceeded Ethan's expectations.

He slightly turned his head to look at his sister.

The other party's face was already full of smiles.

It seemed that she felt his movements, but it was more like she didn't believe her own words, so Evelyn said again: "Well, well, in fact, whether we authorize the Nintendo chip or not, they will be firm. Running wildly on this road unswervingly.”

"We don't give him the authorization of 6502, they will definitely find other chips."

"And relying on Hiroshi Yamauchi's influence in the book, there will definitely be other manufacturers of the book to provide."

"so……"

"Since we can't handle it, then we will make this money."

"Hahaha——" Ethan laughed at his sister's words.

Yes!

After so many days of investigation, he finally understood why Nintendo was successful!
This is not only because Yamauchi Hiroshi has a keen sense of smell and extraordinary vision, but also because the accumulation of his ancestors can make him go crazy!
Although there has always been such a joke in Ethan's previous life, if you want to continue a family's property as much as possible, then you can't let the children in the family try to start a business, because most of the time, the rich second with a golden spoon in his mouth Generations do not eat fireworks in the world. When they are separated from the masses and float in the clouds, the vast majority of entrepreneurship will not be successful.

Because in this world, the largest consumer group is the general public.

but……

Hiroshi Yamauchi is obviously an exception.

In his bones, he still has the arrogance of a rich man, otherwise he wouldn't have taken Ethan to see his ancestral home, showing off his ancestors' prestige, but at the same time, he could restrain his temper for his career.

This is a very scary self-control.

A self-control that cannot be controlled by others.

Ethan believes that if he does not sell licenses, Hiroshi Yamauchi will definitely turn around and look for new partners!

That being the case...

It might as well be friendly, as I told Evelyn.

Because of this, you can really earn more!
As for future competition?
Let's talk about it in the future.

He can fight against Mirov and Atari, so why can't he touch Nintendo?
Who is afraid of Who!
　Note: ① Yamauchi Hiroshi’s ancestral house really existed. Their family had a total of 150 tatami mats. At that time, an ordinary family had only eight to ten tatami mats. ②Yamauchi Hiroshi has always wanted to make chips. In the book "Game Over", Chapter 2 wrote that at a dinner party in 1975, Yamauchi Hiroshi discussed consumer chips with Nintendo's top management, because at that time MOS had already made the chip The authorization was given out, but Nintendo couldn't get it, so Uemura Masayuki suggested that Hiroshi Yamauchi look for Ricoh for production.At that time, Hiroshi Yamauchi was the only one in Nintendo who firmly believed that chips could change the world. He went directly to Ricoh and placed an order for 300 million chips when the notebook consumer goods market could only consume less than 2000 chips a year. This approach is just to reduce the chip price to 91 yen.And Masayuki Uemura's suggestion has become the most painful thing for Nintendo, because in 92-[-], they needed to pay one billion dollars a year for chips.

　　
　
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