Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 18 Some People Are Born in Rome

An hour later, in Exidi's factory office.

Ethan leaned on the simple sofa with his legs crossed, and a cup of steaming coffee was placed on the tea table in front of him.

Samuel Hawes, who was wild in the game of "Snake" before, is sitting aside with a dark face and stiff muscles, while Pete Kaufman, who is in contact with Ethan, is a hand He put his elbows on his knees, hunched over, and looked embarrassed.

"Mr. Jones, we really haven't done this kind of thing like authorizing production and sales before."

"If you haven't done it, you can learn."

Ethan smiled indifferently and said, "After all, no one can walk at birth."

"But the problem is that no one does business like this in the market now, and we don't know what the standard of cooperation is."

Pete Kaufman pursed his lips, waved his open hands subconsciously, and said, "What we know so far is actually the salary of a game developer. The weekly salary is two hundred dollars, and the annual salary is ten thousand and four hundred dollars... ..."

"Oh! Mr. Kaufman! You'd be disingenuous if you told me that!"

Before Pete Kaufman finished speaking, Ethan Jones interrupted with a smile: "Mr. Kaufman, you have to know one thing. In this world, manpower is the least valuable thing. In 1970, Our country has conducted a census, and there are [-] million people in the country, and among the [-] million people, there are at least hundreds of thousands who can make electronic arcade machines, but I am the only one who can come up with fascinating game ideas."

Ethan Jones grinned, "Only One."

The eyes full of himself made Pete Kaufman instinctively tilt his head.

He glanced at his partner Samuel Hawes, and the brows of the other party had already twisted into the word Chuan.

"We need to discuss it." Samuel Hawes got the meaning of asking for help in Pete Kaufman's eyes, so he said decisively: "Mr. Jones, please wait here for a while."

"Please." Ethan Jones was not in a hurry.

Nodding kindly, he watched the two leave.

In fact, when Samuel Hawes angrily protected the joystick and yelled at Pete Kaufman, everyone present realized that something was wrong, and after recovering, they cast their eyes on After seeing Ethan, all he saw was a confident smile.

This fact made them clear that they had fallen into a disadvantage in the negotiation, because they showed great interest in the game "Snake"!So they invited Ethan to the office and discussed cooperation matters.

Eksidi's idea is to buy out Ethan's "Snake" at a price.

And their target price is [-] US dollars, or [-] US dollars, or [-] US dollars, up to [-] US dollars.

But how could Ethan accept such a price?
Although in this era, the median per capita income in America is only more than 5000 US dollars, the price of 100 is already the income of a normal person for ten years, but even if it is 1000 years! [-] years!That's not even a fraction of the value of "Snake Game"!

Even if Ethan's brain is kicked by a Texas donkey!
He can't even sell it!

Authorization is only possible!
And for such a request...

"Authorization? Is there anyone in the authorization business now? Isn't this going to make people laugh at us?"

After leaving the office, Pete Kaufman, who had been suppressed for a long time, immediately released his emotions.

"Now everyone in the industry is copying! No one will pay for the copyright of video games! Even Mi Luohua! They can only seek legal help through litigation! In this case, he wants to Talk to us about sharing? Oh! My God! It’s kind of me to give him $[-]! That’s $[-]! $[-]!! $[-]!!!”

Pete Kaufman kicked angrily.

The iron gate of the factory building suddenly slammed.

This movement made Samuel Hawes frowned suddenly. He glanced into the warehouse and after confirming that there was nothing unusual in the office, he waved to his employees and signaled them to keep an eye on the room.

And he himself took his good brother to go further.

"Oh! Sxxt! Are you out of your mind? Even if you don't want to give him money, there's no need to shout so loudly!"

"Because I'm angry! He's obviously extorting!"

Pete Kaufman shouted angrily: "He just stared at me and said Only One! Who does he think he is? Tesla? I'll just say that! No matter how powerful Tesla is! It can't beat Edison! No matter how powerful AC is ! He didn't get a penny!"

"So you're trying to copy?" Samuel Hawes asked, frowning.

"Is there any problem? Everyone is doing this!" Pete Kaufman spread his hands and said, "We already know how the game is played, and imitate it as soon as he leaves, and it can be released to the market in up to five days! "

Pete Kaufman said at the top of his voice: "What did he just say? Manpower is worthless? This is really naive! Since he dared to push the game in front of us, we have to teach him a lesson! In video games In the industry, the most worthless thing is inspiration! All developers are not worthy of money! Who can make electronic arcade machines! Who can make the owners of those entertainment venues buy game machines! Whoever is the winner!"

Speaking of this, the scene was suddenly silent.

Pete Kaufman gasped heavily, staring at Samuel Hawes fiercely.

And Samuel Hawes looked at his companion seriously, and then slowly closed his eyes.

The furrowed eyebrows seemed to represent the confusion of thoughts, but the behavior of pacing back and forth was evaluating the safety of the action.

After a moment, he shook his head again.

"Peter, since this guy named Ethan Jones dared to come to us, it means that he has registered the copyright! And he said that he came out of Mirov, so it is impossible for him not to know that Atari plagiarized The fact that Mi Luohua made a fortune!"

"so what?"

Pete Kaufman said indifferently: "Even if there is a copyright, we can copy it! As long as this game can make us a lot of money, what's the point of losing some money? You know, this is America! The loser gets nothing! The winner gets nothing! Eat everything!"

"Oh! Sxxt!..." Samuel Hawes wanted to say something more.

But Pete Kaufman said first: "Samuel! Don't say no! His game is obviously very interesting! Putting it on the market will obviously cause a sensation! We only need to make 1000 million from it! We are the richest people in America!"

"Did you know? Now we are only one step away from success!"

"As long as we dare to do it like DuPont!"

"No! Our life is not even half as dangerous as Dupont's! You know Nolan Bushnell is alive and well now!"

Pete Kaufman's words took Samuel Hawes's breath away.

He took out a box of Marlboro from his pocket, picked one up and lit it vigorously.

After thinking about it again and again, I was finally persuaded by the green Franklin.

"MFXXK!"

"Okay! Oaky! I know what you're saying is true, but before copying, let's at least find out the background of this guy named Ethan Jones, right? If he's just an ordinary engineer, then we'll fuck vote!"

The correct choice of companion made Pete Kaufman very happy.

After returning to the office, they wanted to know if Ethan Jones could call the shots on the "Snake" machine on the grounds of better cooperation.

Ethan Jones, who had worked in the financial industry for many years in his previous life, has seen many such problems. He leaned on the sofa and said with a smile: "Oh! Of course I didn't make this machine by myself. I only provided a little bit of it. Inspiration!"

'Didn't he make the machine? '

This fact made the eyes of Exidi's two bosses light up.

"Then I want to know, the engineer who made the machine is..." Pete Kaufman wanted to express his thoughts in a tactful tone, "With all due respect, Mr. Jones, if the copyright is not in your own hands, Cooperation cannot be discussed."

"I know this." Ethan Jones nodded and said, "If you are sure that you want to cooperate, I can call her over in the afternoon, my partner, let's sit down together and discuss the specific contract."

'she?Still a woman? '

Exidi's two bosses glanced at each other, and both of them felt plagiarism.

Because so far, they have never heard of women in the video game industry.

Judging from Ethan Jones' current statement, the women he talks about are still very idle.

if so……

Then these two guys should be amateurs with no background?

"Is this troublesome?" Pete Kaufman rubbed his hands.

He could hardly hold back his laughter.

However, just as he was about to see off the guests, he was confident and bold to plagiarize behind closed doors.

Ethan Jones added: "No trouble, after all, Stanford is only a few 10 minutes away from here."

'? ? ? '

As soon as these words came out, Pete Kaufman and Samuel Hoyston froze.

"What?" Samuel Hawes couldn't believe his ears, "Mr. Jones, what did you say?"

"Your partner is from Stanford?"

"Yeah~Stanford's graduate student this year."

"Because she is busy with her studies, she asked me to commercialize this arcade game."

Ethan Jones spread out his hands smartly, and asked with a smile, "Is there any question?"

This special code is a big problem!

Pete Kaufman and Samuel Hawes looked at Ethan Jones with twinkling eyes.

Trying to find a flaw in him.

But their self-confidence as a whole made them lose.

As the guy who started a company next to Stanford, they know better than anyone how much the university next door supports its students to start a business!
They know better how much Stanford spares no effort to ensure the success of its students!

They know better that since Stanford launched the school-enterprise co-construction plan, Stanford has not made any obvious achievements in the past 20 years. At this moment, Stanford is eagerly hoping that a new HP will be born in the park!Even if it doesn't reach the heights of HP, and it's only a nominal gimmick, that's okay!Because even if it is a gimmick, it can still provide hope to the students in chaos!
In this case, as long as it is a company with a brain, it will not provoke Stanford who is a little crazy!

And now, "Sanke Game" is a commercial work of Stanford students?

FXXKYOU!

At this moment, Pete Kaufman and Samuel Hawes instantly understood why Ethan Jones, like a brainless young man, directly sought cooperation with merchants like them with his own precious inspiration!

Outside of California, Stanford may be helpless, but in Stanford, he is not afraid of being plagiarized at all!

Plagiarism failed?

That's no loss for him at all!
Plagiarism succeeded?

Let Stanford's partners go to school and cry, and the law school teachers will send a letter!

Do not!
There is an 80.00% possibility of going to court directly!
After all, Fred Terman, who proposed the school-enterprise joint construction plan, is still alive!

Every year at the graduation ceremony, the old principal of Stanford will encourage the students to be brave!

Half an hour later, Pete Kaufman and Samuel Hawes, who still hadn't reached an agreement on cooperation, watched Ethan Jones leave.

Looking at the tail lights that were getting further and further away, Pete Kaufman said with a gloomy expression: "Do you think what he said is true?"

"I don't know." Samuel Hawes shook his head.

Pete Kaufman said a little unwillingly: "Don't you know Mi Luohua? Make a call and ask?"

"I only know their sales staff." Samuel Hawes emphasized, but after seeing the frowning expression of his partner, he still shook his hand and said, "Okay, I'll go. "

then……

After about 10 minutes, he came back with a tense face.

"Damn! Put away your plagiarism ideas! This guy named Ethan Jones is no ordinary person!!! He has over 100 acres at home!!! It's an orchard!!! Kills dozens of people every year Work problems!!! Right here in Santa Clara County!!!”

"If we copy his stuff! Stanford doesn't need to do it! Those officials in charge of agriculture can let the police raid our house!!!"

"Aha?"

This fact surprised Pete Kaufman.

"Over 100 acres? OhFXXk! This guy is a landowner after all?"

The next second, he slammed the table again, and shouted unwillingly: "Danm!!! Why do these people have such good backgrounds!!!"

(End of this chapter)