Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 23 This is Your Life!
"Hey! Mr. Jobs, what's the matter with you?"

Ethan Jones was surprised by Steve Jobs' reaction.

Because he didn't understand, the identity of Mi Luohua's former employee, is there any joke?

And his doubts made Steve Jobs frowned, and asked in surprise: "What's wrong with me? Aha? Don't you know? We are a family? We are a family!"

'! ! ! '

Ethan was shocked, and now he was not sure if the guy in front of him was Steve Jobs.

If so...

"Brother, don't you know about the lawsuit between Mirowa and Atari?"

Ethan waved his hands. At this moment, he didn't know whether it was a bug in his speech system or a problem with Steve Jobs' brain circuit.

You know, the lawsuit between Mirov and Atari is well known all over the country!

When both parties have gone to court, Steve Jobs can still say 'We are a family'?
Isn't this a brain disease!

And this Mr. Hippie also saw Ethan's speechlessness, and after frowning, he sipped two McDonald's Cokes, and suddenly understood, he asked, "Are you trying to say that Atari and Mirov are enemies?" ?”

"Yeah!" Ethan nodded.

Before his voice fell, Steve Jobs smiled and said: "Oh! I see! Mr. Jones! I think there is a problem between the two of us, and according to my current judgment, this person should be you."

"Mr. Jones, as a former employee of Mirov, you didn't pay attention to the lawsuit between Mirov and Atari. Wow, this is really..." Steve Jobs seemed to want to complain about Ethan There was a problem, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.Spreading his hands, he said, "Well, it's normal not to pay attention. After all, it's a former employee."

"But it doesn't matter, because this lawsuit has been settled a few days ago, and we are now on the same team."

"A real gang."

'...'

To be honest, Ethan is now wondering if this guy smoked.

Because the chaotic logic and mystical words really made him unable to understand.

"Mr. Jobs, I don't think I quite understand what you mean."

Ethan Jones thought for a moment and said, "Can you make things clear, if you may?"

"Of course!"

Steve Jobs shook the Coke cup in his hand and said: "The reason why I say we are a family is because your former boss Mi Luohua has reached an out-of-court settlement with Atari, and in the future In time, we may have cooperation..."

With the narration of Steve Jobs, Ethan Jones knew what happened in the weeks after he left Mirov.

The plagiarism lawsuit between Mirowa and Atari was settled. Atari admitted his plagiarism, but...

They were not punished accordingly.

Because Ralph Bell stepped in.

As the inventor of the world's first commercial home game console Odyssey, Ralph Bell enjoys all of Odyssey's patents, and Mirov is only a device production company and distribution company that cooperates with Ralph Bell.

Because of this, when Mirov and Atari filed a lawsuit over the infringement of "Pong", Ralph Bell would naturally appear in court and accuse Atari of plagiarism as the plaintiff.

If Hollywood soap operas were filmed, then the outcome of this lawsuit would definitely end with Atari being sued for bankruptcy by Mirowa, but unfortunately, this lawsuit followed the script of "Miracle on the Green Mile".

Because Ralph Bell had the idea of ​​a home game console as early as 1960, and around [-], he completed the conceptual design of a home game console.He then spent nearly five years perfecting his idea and designing games for consoles, and another five years finding a manufacturer willing to make a home console.

And his purpose of doing this is just to think that his ideas are interesting and can bring happiness to the world.

This reasoning may sound outrageous, but it is the truth.

Because when Ralph Bell was looking for a publisher, he found IBM, Motorola, and General Electric, which had been cooperating with him, but all three rejected them on the grounds that there was no hope of profit. At this time, Ralph Bell He's long since achieved financial freedom with his various previous inventions, but even so he wants to promote video games.

Finally, Mi Luohua was found.

Therefore, when Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari, knew all this, he directly showed Ralph Bell in the plaintiff's seat in court the financial report of Atari since its establishment, and burst into tears Tell Ralph Bell that his goal is the same as his, that he poured all the money Atari made into arcade production, just to promote video games to the masses.

If Ralph Bell insists on claiming for Mirov, then Atari can only go bankrupt, and with the collapse of Atari, the prosperity of video games that has finally emerged may be destroyed.

Under these cries, Ralph Bell relented.

Although Mi Luohua repeatedly told him to strangle Atari.

but……

"Professor Ralph Bell still told the court that he wanted to terminate the trial and tried to reach an out-of-court settlement with Atari." Steve Jobs said with a smile: "When the inventor of the Odyssey and the inventor of the table tennis game When the copyright owner is willing to reconcile, the court will respect the request of the parties, and then your former boss Mi Luohua entered the reconciliation process with Atari."

"With Professor Ralph Bell as the middleman, do you think we are a family now?"

Steve Jobs emphasized his own tone on the phrase 'We are a family'.

When this fact was told by Steve Jobs, Ethan Jones was stunned!

He never imagined that there are such saints in the world?

Give up the benefits you should enjoy, so that an industry can develop?
What kind of spirit is this?
To be honest, Ethan Jones admits that this is a height that he can't reach!

At the same time, he also understood why Steve Jobs laughed when he heard his identity.

Because right now, Atari looks like the winner.

Do not!
Those who can reach a settlement with the plaintiff in the inevitable lawsuit are the winners!
When this fact appeared, Ethan felt very uncomfortable.

He originally thought that if Atari failed in Mi Luohua's lawsuit, then they might accept sharing and cooperation in order to pay high compensation, but now...

"Okay, Mr. Jobs, thank you for your clarification."

Ethan Jones expressed emotion, and said: "Thank you for telling me about the relationship between Mirov and Atari, thank you for being optimistic about my game, but I think everything is over here, because we may not be able to cooperate gone."

"Why?" Steve Jobs was puzzled.

In his opinion, Ethan Jones' previous entanglement should be just worrying about the impact of the lawsuit between Mirowa and Atari on him, but now that the lawsuit is over, even if Ethan Jones is The former employees of Mi Luohua can also discuss cooperation with Atari normally!

Why did it disappear after explaining it clearly?
And Steve Jobs' surprise also made Ethan sigh, and said: "Mr. Jobs, in fact, before I came today, I went to several companies, including Exsidy, Sega, and others. , you are not the first to see this game, and you are not the first to say that this game is good, but even if they showed great interest in this game, I did not negotiate with them to cooperate , do you know why? Because I don't accept a buyout."

Ethan said frankly: "I only accept the share."

When these words appeared, Steve Jobs frowned suddenly.

There was endless exploration in those sharp eyes.

Even though the McDonald's they were in was very noisy and there were diners coming and going around them, but at this moment, the two of them looked at each other, making their surroundings extremely silent.

After looking at each other for an unknown amount of time, Steve Jobs suddenly smiled.

"Ethan Jones? Yeah..."

"uh-huh."

"Do you have faith?"

"I believe in myself."

"Oh~" Ethan's words made Steve Jobs grin and said, "Ethan, can I call you that?"

"Yes." Ethan Jones nodded.

"Did you really not know about the lawsuit between Mirov and Atari before?" Steve Jobs wanted to confirm this question.

"Of course!" Ethan Jones nodded again.

"Ethan, I believe in Buddhism." This answer made Steve Jobs smile brighter, and he said, "You know, I suddenly saw a light on your head, a very beautiful light."

"If you believe in God, I think it will be God's gift, if you believe in Buddha, I think it must be the mercy of Buddha, but... if you believe in yourself, I think this is your destiny .”

"do you know?"

"Now in the whole of America, perhaps only our company, Atari, is willing to accept sharing cooperation."

'? ? ? '

Ethan frowned, "Why?"

"Because..." Steve Jobs said with a smile, "Atari and Mirov have reached an out-of-court settlement..."

"Maybe this is your life..."

　Note: ① The first infringement lawsuit in the history of video games was indeed settled under the intervention of copyright owner Ralph Bell.During the lawsuit between Mirov and Atari, Ralph Bell took out the game content manuscript that he had completed in the 60s, and invited people from IBM, Motorola and General Electric who knew his design content to testify in court.When the Big Three appeared, the case was already closed. At that time, Atari could not pay the compensation with the money it earned, even with the revenue. It was Ralph Bell who let Atari go. Of course, in order to seek self-protection, Nolan Bushnell did show Atari's financial report in court, saying that Atari's current cash flow simply cannot support huge compensation.This is actually a real business war. If you can’t lose money, you can’t lose money. If you can lose less money, you can lose less money.It is precisely because Ralph Bell released Nolan Bushnell, so when the industry later called Nolan Bushnell the father of video games, he himself said that this title should be shared with Ralph Bell . ②There is another gossip about Ralph Bell’s reconciliation. Ralph Bell did not intend to reconcile at the beginning. Bell is determined to reconcile, and the reason may be related to his identity as a Jew who fled to the United States after Crystal Night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)