Reborn America, this is my time
Chapter 243 May God Be With You
Chapter 243 May God Be With You
The spring semester in America usually starts in mid- or late January. After Christmas and New Year, children who return to school are more or less uncomfortable.
There is no way, vacations are always beautiful, and studying is always difficult, and when they think about the spring semester, it will not end until April at the earliest. During this period, all they can enjoy is a small spring break. They already like to have fun. The children even put on masks of pain.
If possible, they even want to become Hal Jordan, because in this way, they can use the green light ring to travel through time and space infinitely and enjoy the vacation.
However, unlike in previous years when the school started, they talked about holiday travel and Christmas movies and then had nothing to do. This year, when the children met on campus, the most talked about was how many more spanks they had received.
Nonsence--
How many levels have been passed!
Memorial High School in Hedwig, Houston, Texas.
Children who have just started school are jumping up and down on the playground.
"Ah - you know? I spent the whole Christmas vacation playing Ms. Pac-Man! Even when I went to Miami for vacation, I didn't give up! Although my dad kept scolding me, it didn't matter, because I can now reach level 68 with one coin!”
"Moreover, when I broke through the fifty levels, I discovered that the first fifty levels of "Ms. Pac-Man" were different from the later levels. In the first fifty levels, there were only beans, Dali Pills and Dancers on the map. Shoes, after fifty levels, some fruits will randomly appear on the map, such as apples and bananas."
"When you eat them, you will get corresponding points. This score will increase directly and be settled directly after you clear a level. If your score reaches the standard for adding a life, then you can restore a life. ! This arrangement is simply great! If my dad hadn’t pulled me home, I would definitely have been able to play even higher! A hundred levels! No! It’s a thousand levels!”
A blond boy with cropped hair looked up to the sky and sighed.
That look seemed to say that his father was the biggest obstacle on his way to clear the level.
However, Xiao's explosive words did not arouse contempt from those around him, but a burst of envy.
Countless eyes were widened, and many pupils were shocked.
"Oh Sxxt! You've reached level 68? Oh my god! This is incredible!"
"Yes, yes! I also play "Ms. Pac-Man" every day, but its difficulty is really much higher than the previous "Pac-Man", even though it has dancing shoes that can speed up Ms. Pac-Man. , those dancing shoes will also make the ghosts they touch spin in circles, but the little ghosts that wander in are really crazy!”
"Yes! Especially those little ghosts appear in twos every time. When they go crazy at the same time, Ms. Pac-Man will be blocked in the passage by them as long as they don't operate it properly!"
"Oh - you also encountered the situation where the little ghost blocked both ends?"
"Yeah! That's it!"
"Ah! I've encountered this many times, and it's simply incomprehensible!"
After sighing twice, they turned their attention to the master who had reached level 68, and asked curiously: "Brother, how did you solve this problem?"
"After fifty levels, this problem may become more serious, right?"
The longings from the people around him made the squat boy, who was vaguely the center of attention, curl up his lips.
And just when he was about to find a high place to stand and teach the rookies in front of him the secrets of clearing the level, a silent figure next to him attracted his attention.
It was a brown-haired boy, currently holding a magazine and reading it.
The magazine's logo was blocked by him, but the Apple II on the cover was clearly visible.
Such a situation made the stern boy shudder, "Of course, the little ghosts who enter after the fiftieth level are even more powerful." He said in a stiff tone, and then changed the topic to the unsociable pagans, "Although I have a solution, but I feel like my solution may not be as good as Michael's."
These words made everyone immediately turn their heads and follow the gaze of the slender boy.
When they discovered that the guy named Michael didn't come over to play, they immediately caught an aura of arrogance, which made them ask questions.
"Yes! Michael! Do you have a good idea to clear the level?"
"There must be! Otherwise, why would he be reading alone? It's because he thinks our discussion is too childish and not as powerful as him!"
"Hey! Michael! Share it! This way everyone can be happy!"
The sudden words made the young man who was reading slowly raise his head, with a confused look on his face.
Casting confused glances at everyone, he soon figured out the purpose of these people.
He shrugged and said with a smile: "Sorry, I'm not very interested in video games." He raised the magazine in his hand and showed the cover, "I'm more interested in computers than games."
Everyone present looked unbelieving.
The tall boy waiting here sarcastically said, "Oh yes! I forgot about it! Our Mr. Dale is an amazing big businessman! How could he play the same thing as us!"
While speaking, he turned around and faced his fans and said:
"You may not know, right? Our Mr. Dell has a part-time job during the holidays! He is a marketer for the "Houston Post" and specializes in promoting the "Houston Post" to people!"
"While we were still asking for money from home, he was already making money!"
"So it's normal for him to look down on us!"
"Because he thinks our fun is a waste of time!"
At this point, the faces of all the teenagers present turned cold.
The tall boy turned around again and said to the guy named Michael: "Michael, you can look down on us, but you have to know that the computer you like is just a tool."
"Ethan Jones has said many times that computers can be used to make games; Bill Gates, who became famous overnight, also said that before Excel appeared, computers could not change the world."
“You can like a tool, but you can’t value the tool above everything else!”
"Humph!"
"let's go!"
The young boy gave an order, and the guys surrounding him left quickly like running water.
This situation made Michael Dell, who was holding the magazine, a little dazed. Seeing the other party about to disappear, he shouted loudly: "I don't look down on video games! I don't look down on you either!"
"Really?" The boy said without looking back, "But you never play with it, so you just look down on him, and you don't take the initiative to talk to us, so you just look down on us!"
The sophistry of logic made Michael Dell open his mouth, not knowing how to refute.
After waiting for class time to come and returning to the classroom to listen carefully, the small groups that gathered together in small groups during the break gave Michael Dell the illusion of being isolated from the world.
Although he was not very gregarious before this, it was because he did not take the initiative to play with others.
But now?
He felt isolated.
Waiting for him to realize that the students around him, regardless of whether they were male or female, were all talking about "Ms. Pac-Man", regardless of whether it was good or bad in the past, they were all discussing the upcoming Thursday night at [-] o'clock...
In the 50s, when there was no V, Michael Dell was a little confused.
"Sorry to bother you, but is today a special day?"
"Why are you all talking about seven o'clock tonight?"
Michael Dell decided to take the initiative.
The girl he was talking to looked surprised.
"Oh Michael - don't you know that Ethan Jones said on the all-American live broadcast that he wanted to create a game competition? NBC has already issued a notice, and they will be on February [-]st at [-]pm ET Play a short clip from Ethan Jones in which he officially responds to the incident and tells gamers whether there will be a tournament!"
"So we are paying attention to this matter! If he doesn't hold it, then what does our crazy decryption of "Ms. Pac-Man" mean?"
"Oh - is this it? Of course I know, thank you."
Michael Dell smiled like a gentleman.
When leaving, he also kept the time of seven o'clock in mind.
When Michael Dell, a young boy in Texas, decided to watch some TV at seven o'clock in the evening and wanted to know what it was about Ethan Jones that was so attractive that he could get a bunch of people talking about his game, outside of Portland, Oregon, Aloha High School is also bustling with people at this moment.
An Asian young man wearing a black leather jacket and glasses was jumping around in front of a group of classmates, mumbling some words that were difficult for adults to understand——
"I have researched clearly that the little ghosts in "Ms. Pac-Man" have a special triggering mechanism. In the first fifty levels, when one-third of the beans on the map have been eaten, this mechanism will Triggered, after fifty levels, within one hundred levels, it will be triggered when a quarter of the beans on the map disappear!"
"More than that? Then I don't know! Because I've only reached level [-]!"
"Ethan Jones is really awesome! There are no duplicates in more than 100 levels of maps? This is simply unimaginable! If he hadn't personally stated before that he wanted to see someone able to beat the game, I would have even doubted him. The game can be played forever!"
"Oh! What did I just say? The triggering mechanism of the little ghost? Yeah, yeah! Once you master the triggering mechanism of the intruding ghost, we can selectively trigger the intruding ghost."
"For example, when you find that you have eaten a similar number of beans, you can find a place with many passages to trigger the incoming ghosts, so that even if they surround you, you can escape from multiple angles."
"If you can't find a suitable location, I personally recommend controlling Ms. Pac-Man to escape towards where Dali Pill is, because when Ms. Pac-Man enters the invincible state, no matter how powerful the ghost is, it will be destroyed. She was killed directly."
Such sharing made people around me sigh with emotion.
At the same time, someone also asked: "Huang, did you research these things during your vacation?"
"Of course! I spent the whole winter vacation studying it!" The Asian young man nodded.
"Do you think Ethan Jones will definitely hold a competition?" someone asked again.
"Of course!" The Asian young man named Huang nodded vigorously, "I believe him!"
"Because he never disappoints!"
Just as the Asian young man was excitedly sharing his experience with his friends and talking loudly about how to decipher the game, a voice of inquiry came from the crowd.
"Jensen, since you care so much about the game, why don't you leave now?"
A young man raised his left hand and showed his watch.
"It's already three o'clock in the afternoon, and there are still two hours before five o'clock. Although NBC's short film is broadcast at eight o'clock in the evening, that is Eastern Time. In Portland, that is five o'clock in the afternoon."
Such words made the Asian young man's complexion change and he was stunned on the spot.
In the next second, run away!
Not only that, he also cursed: "Sxxt! Sxxt!! Sxxt!!!"
The behavior of running away in a hurry also made the children at the scene look at each other.
When they realized something was wrong, they dispersed.
When an Asian young man named Jensen Huang ran wildly and wanted to go home, a fat boy who couldn't open his eyes at Davis High School in Davis, California, had already said goodbye to his friend.
When his friend asked him why he had to go home so early, the little fat man smiled and said: "I want to go home and watch short films. Short films by Ethan Jones, short films related to the competition."
"Oh - Gabe - you want to participate in the competition?" The friend asked: "Why?"
"Of course." The little fat man said: "Because I like video games. I like "Snake", "Pac-Man", "Star Wars", and even more, Ethan Jones."
"He made me feel the charm of games. The games he made are simply works of art."
"I want to win the championship and I want to meet Ethan Jones!"
His gushing words showed his joy. As the words fell, the bus also came.
Such a situation made the big boy named Gabe immediately step forward and wave to his friend.
loudly——
"Just wait! You'll see me on TV soon!"
With that said, he got into the bus.
This move made the friend on the platform shrug.
The next second, he also chose to leave, but instead of going home, he went into the entertainment hall on the street.
After discovering that there was no spare "Ms. Pac-Man" machine in the store, he regretfully found an empty sofa and nestled in. Diagonally opposite the sofa, there was a TV hanging on the ceiling.
Not only that, the boss was very considerate and changed the TV station to NBC.
To be honest, America's cross-time zone problem gives everyone a headache. It's already dark in the eastern United States, and people in the western United States have just gotten off work. This situation makes it difficult to carry out all kinds of work.
Since the time zone span cannot be solved manually, in order to work better, America chooses to take care of one party who feels wronged, and the one being taken care of is naturally a place with a lot of people.
The Eastern United States region brings together nearly half of America's population and has the highest urban density on the North American continent, so it is inevitable to make Eastern United States time the primary time.
When this tacit understanding is reached, the schedules of railways, aviation, and news will also be standardized.
At the beginning of the revision, people must have had opinions, but after the regulations have been implemented for decades and become a habit, the new generation of people will no longer care.
As eight o'clock in the evening Eastern Time approached, NBC, which was still broadcasting advertisements, also released a countdown. A number fifteen appeared on the TV screen, and then the sound of turning pages came from the speakers. came out and attracted people's attention almost instantly.
The ever-decreasing numbers seemed to tell people that the show was about to begin, and when the numbers on the TV screen reached zero, the already dark screen instantly went dark, and a melodious Scottish bagpipe sound penetrated people's ears.
"Oh! Sxxt! What kind of opening is this? It's much more advanced than the previous live broadcast!"
The game room where the fat man's friend was was instantly quiet.
Almost everyone stopped chatting and playing games and turned their attention to the TV.
Under their gaze, the melodious sound of bagpipes continued for several seconds, but the TV screen remained dark.
The lack of images made the guys in front of the TV very confused. Just when they were wondering whether NBC had put the wrong tape, a magnetic voice suddenly appeared——
"Good evening to all my friends in front of the TV."
"I'm Ethan Jones, thank you for showing up on time and listening to my story."
"Bang!"
The sound of heavy objects falling to the ground appeared together.
"Whoa!"
As if the headlights were turned on, the picture on the TV screen lit up instantly.
A handsome figure wearing a black knitted sweater, blue jeans, and sneakers appeared in front of everyone. The place he was in was a very common residential area in America. Behind him, there was a building. A three-story building that is very popular in California.
At a glance, there are no bright spots.
Looking closely, the dilapidation of the house is visible to the naked eye.
This scene made the audience frown, but Ethan on the screen smiled and raised his hand to tell, "Although I have known you all for many years, I have never seriously introduced myself to you. I was born in [-] In California for five years, I had a pair of parents who loved me, one of them was a soldier and the other was a teacher."
"This is my home, this is where I spent my childhood."
After finishing speaking, turn around.
With a creaking sound, Ethan pushed the closed door open, revealing a desolate world.
Looking at the dusty living room and staring at the cobwebs hanging in the corner, Ethan smiled and said: "According to a normal person's script, I should have a happy childhood."
"But unfortunately, when I was ten years old, I lost them due to some changes."
"At this point, I'm out of here."
"My home."
As the words fell, there was a "bang bang" sound.
The TV screen in the eyes of countless people once again turned dark.
This situation made Michael Dell, who was sitting on his sofa, confused.
He turned to look at his father who had already finished get off work, glanced at his mother who had already tidied up the kitchen, and asked in surprise: "Isn't Ethan Jones going to talk about some game competition?"
"Why is it that NBC is showing his autobiography?"
Michael Dell couldn't figure it out.
The two adults who had the TV set taken away also shook their heads in confusion, not knowing why.
When they were confused about the situation, the melodious sound of bagpipes appeared again.
As if traveling through time and space, a moment later, light flashed on the TV screen again.
It was like a person opening his eyes every morning. No matter how hard he tried, all he saw was hazy. When the world returned to clarity, a single-family villa appeared in the eyes of the audience.
Although this villa looks ordinary, it has a lot more fireworks than before. The single-family yard is filled with farm tools, and harvest fruits in net bags are hung on the walls.
After a long shot, there was a creak, the door opened, and Ethan appeared.
At this moment, he was still smiling and pointed to the land under his feet.
"When I was ten years old, I came here to my aunt's house."
He made a gesture of invitation, and as the camera progressed, an ordinary but warm living room appeared on the screen. There was steaming coffee on the coffee table, and there were fruits within reach. The most attractive thing was that What attracts people's attention is a wall covered with photos.
The camera zoomed in, and a photo of a middle-aged woman laughing heartily and looking rich was captured easily.
At the same time, Ethan’s voice also emerged.
"This is my aunt, her name is Linda, and she is a housewife." The camera panned to frame the second photo, which showed a middle-aged man wearing a straw hat.
"This is my uncle. His name is Thomas. He is a farmer who works from sunrise to sunset."
Panning again, the third photo appears. The long-haired figure wearing a white dress looks like an angel.
"This is my sister, Evelyn. She's a year older than me."
After the words fell, the camera panned down, and it was a family photo.Thomas and Linda stood in the middle, with Ethan and Evelyn on both sides. The four of them all made the "yeah" sign to the camera.
"In the eyes of many people, the death of my biological parents will make me embrace an unfortunate childhood, but this is not the case. My aunt adopted me and gave me the maternal love I lacked. My uncle Thomas taught me that he They taught me to be strong and brave, and my sisters have been helping me. From the first day I stepped here, they have always regarded me as the closest family member to me until now and forever."
"And with their care, I have overcome sadness and gained happiness."
"Clap."
It's like the sound of slapping sound during movie shooting.
The picture on the TV went silent again, and the melodious sound of bagpipes appeared again.
Only this time, there was a bit more life in the dark scene, because Ethan’s voice did not stop.
"Although I encountered misfortune, I also gained happiness. When family love surrounds me, I feel that there is not much difference between me and other people around me."
"I'm just as curious about the world as they are."
"I'm just as full of fantasies as you are."
When these words appeared, Michael Dell frowned as he stared at the TV.
To be honest, he didn't understand what Ethan was doing.
But he felt that Ethan seemed to be playing something very advanced.
If it was just an ordinary TV show, then he would definitely change the channel and yell Sxxt!
But now, when he knew that the narrator on the TV was Ethan Jones——
He really wanted to watch the entire short film to see what Ethan Jones wanted to say.
Under his gaze, the picture on the TV screen lit up again.
This time, Ethan turned his back to the sea and faced the camera.
"I once thought about it, if Tom in "Tom and Jerry" had been replaced by Miraculous Cat in "Alice in Wonderland", would Jerry have been caught long ago?"
"I once thought about it, when Superman and Doctor Strange meet, who will have the last laugh?"
"I once imagined that if I lived in the world where King Kong lives, how long would I survive?"
"When I was a child, I thought that I could become a painter when I grew up. Like Walt Disney, I could express all the interesting inspirations in my mind on paper. But - maybe it's because God sees me I am too handsome, so I am not given the talent for painting. The things I draw can only be said to be legible, but not excellent."
The narcissistic words made the audience in front of the TV chuckle a few times.
At this moment, they finally felt that the film, which lasted for almost one minute, was interesting.
Michael Dell frowned.
Because he always felt that the key point was important.
And when he crossed his arms and changed his posture, trying to use a more comfortable state to deal with the possible impact, Ethan on the TV screen also changed the subject, "Although I can't become a painter, I am not discouraged. , because I know that there is a distance between dreams and reality.”
“So, after high school, without applying to college, I got a job.”
"Then--"
"I entered Milohua."
"In [-]."
"then--"
"I saw another window that God opened for me."
Ethan on the TV raised a smile, but the screen dimmed.
At the same time, the audience in front of the TV all jumped up!
"Wow—"
Michael Dell exclaimed.
"My God! Ethan Jones went to Mirowa before he started his business?"
"Oh! Sxxt!" In a townhouse in Portland, an Asian young man surnamed Huang opened his eyes wide with disbelief written on his face. "Mi Luohua in [-]? Then he must have seen The Odyssey !”
"Oh oh oh oh - is the story so legendary?" Gabe, the fat man from Davis City, couldn't believe his ears. "Ethan Jones once worked for Milohua?"
"Wow! The God of Games only awakened after touching the first game console?"
"Dxxn! What kind of script is this?"
It’s nothing more than people exclaiming.
Because now, no one in the country doesn’t know about the bad relationship between Ethan Jones and Milohua, or Philips. When they are already wrestling with each other, they want to twist each other’s heads off...
Ethan Jones is from Mirowa?
This Nima-
If this is not what I said, who would believe it?
However, no matter how these people exclaimed, Ethan on the TV would not give any response.
The melodious sound of bagpipes appeared again, and a few seconds later, the screen lit up.
What appeared in front of everyone this time was a brown table with an A4-sized book on it, with 'My world' handwritten on the cover.
Then, a pair of hands reached out from the bottom of the screen and turned the pages of the notebook.
As the cover disappears, the lame comic depicting Milova's Odyssey appears in the camera lens.
"I have never thought that I was a genius. I have always thought that I was a child favored by God. Although I lost my parents, I also gained a family. Although I lost the possibility of becoming a painter, I I also see a better future.”
“Professor Ralph Bell’s invention allowed me to discover another way of presenting fantasy.”
"But, at that time, I had no idea of making a game."
"While the Odyssey is fun, it's too expensive."
"At that time, I just thought that the emergence of video games was a beam of light from the future given to me by God, because as long as engineers find ways to lower the price of Odyssey, video games will become popular in the world, but - —I didn’t expect that the miracle would be so close to me.”
There was a clatter and the paper was turned.
Drawn on the second page is the arcade machine "Pong" which is no longer popular.
Ethan, who was outside the camera, also chuckled and said, "You may not know this, but Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari, and I have known each other for a long time, or..."
“When I was working at Milova, my first job was to issue invitations to Milova Odyssey to some electrical engineers in accordance with the company’s requirements.”
"And Nolan Bushnell's share..."
"I wrote it."
"Then……"
"I saw Pong."
"Saw……"
“Something that can carry my fantasies.”
"What the fuck!!!"
Michael Dell, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly jumped up.
"What is it? Ethan Jones wrote Nolan Bushnell's invitation to Milohua's press conference? This, this, this... the chosen one?"
"Ahhhhh-" Jensen Huang, who was watching TV at home, hugged his head.
Although he always thought that Ethan Jones's games were great, he never thought that Ethan Jones had been dealing with video games before he became famous!
What's more important is that it didn't even take him a month from the beginning of getting in touch with the world's first home console to the end of getting in touch with the world's first electronic arcade machine!
If the luckiest person in the world is the heir to an imperial family and has everything when he is born, then Ethan Jones is the representative of God chasing after him to feed him!
Ah no!
It can’t be said that God is chasing after us to feed us!Because when God fed Ethan food for the first time, Ethan spit out the food!This situation made God dissatisfied, so he grabbed Ethan and forced him to drink it again!
"Oh...Fxxk..." The little fat man named Gabe touched his forehead.
At this moment, he didn't even understand what he was looking at.
Before seeing the short film, he was looking forward to the game competition!
And now?
Ethan Jones's experience is much more interesting than the code game!
This special code is simply legendary!
When people exclaimed, the left hand under the camera flipped the paper again.
Drawn on the third page is a green snake.
"As soon as I saw the arcade, I had a feeling that I could do something."
"So, I searched for it in my mind, and told my sister who knew a little about electrical knowledge about a possibly interesting inspiration, and then——"
"In [-], my sister Evelyn and I collaborated on Snake."
"It's a very simple game, but it took off."
"I admit that I myself don't understand why it is so loved by you. Although after the "Snake" became popular, newspapers and media from all over the country reported its success and summarized its success factors. , but I know that the greed and perseverance of human nature that this little snake embodies are not what I want to tell."
"When making it, what I wanted to bring you is simple happiness."
"So thank you so much for enjoying my game."
"Because your likes gave me the joy of success, and also made me feel the joy of being needed. When I discovered that my fantasy might actually be useful, I launched it the next year—"
Turning the page again, the picture on the fourth page is Doudou Man.
"In [-], my sister Evelyn made Pac-Man based on my idea. It was a game that looked complicated but was fun to play."
"When I introduced it to the market, I was delighted by your support. And when the media reported that this yellow little man had leveraged a market of [-] million yuan in just one year, I was really Happy."
"Because of your love, it became a legend."
"Although it is my work, it is also your child."
“I think you all already know the story after Pac-Man, right?”
The fourth page passed and the fifth page appeared. What was drawn on it was an airplane.
"In [-], I worked with George Lucas to launch Star Wars."
"And in this year, 'May the Force Be with You' resounded throughout America."
Wow, turn the page again, and on the sixth page, there is a drawing of Ms. Pac-Man.
"And this past winter, in [-], I launched Ms. Pac-Man."
"Although I can't summarize her achievements so far, I can tell you here that with your support, she has made history and refreshed our company's sales record."
"Clap."
The picture on the TV switched again, and this time, there was no dark scene. Ethan standing in the park appeared directly in front of the public.
"Although I have only been in business for four years, I always feel that I have lived an ordinary life."
"Your love brings me flowers and applause, and your pursuit allows me to make my dreams come true. Many nights, I feel my luck and thank you for your support."
"so--"
The camera cuts again, a close-up appears, Ethan smiles and says to the camera:
"I, Ethan Jones, founder of Destiny Games, am here to announce."
"As you wish, the first national video game competition is about to begin."
"I hope you can achieve good results in the next competition."
"At the same time, in order to share the happiness with you and thank you for your strong support to me, I also make a promise here. There will be no fees for this competition, and I will also pay out of my own pocket. As long as I pass the state competition selection and enter the national competition Yes, everyone can receive a bonus of [-] US dollars, and the bonus for the top ten is [-] US dollars, and all of them are after-tax amounts."
"This money is not much, but it is my blessing to you on the way to pursue your dreams in the future."
"Not only that, the top three in the national competition can also make a wish to me."
"This wish can be to enter a certain school in America, and I can try to write a letter of recommendation for you. Or, if someone wants to learn game production or computer manufacturing, I can directly let you join the Destiny Game or apple."
"Beyond that, if someone wants to be a director or an actor, I can put you in a meeting with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and if someone wants to learn about semiconductors and Skills, I can also introduce you to Bill Mensch, the architect of 6502. If it’s electrical, then I believe Professor Ralph Bell will be happy to discuss the game with you.”
"As for why you do this..."
"Because I believe good luck can be shared."
Having said this, Ethan on the TV paused.
Then, he smiled brightly at the camera and said, "I wish you good luck."
"May God be with you."
After the words fell, the screen was dark.
This situation was like a pair of invisible hands, strangling everyone's necks and making them speechless.
But the next second, screams broke out!
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
"Can the top ten in the national competition get a bonus of [-]?"
“Or after tax?”
"Ahhhhh! This is so good!"
"Oh! And a letter of recommendation from a famous school!"
"Letter of introduction from professor!"
"This special code is a good thing!"
Jensen Huang jumped off the sofa and rushed out of the house.
No matter how much his mother yelled, indicating that the NBC short film had not finished playing, and someone came out to read the rules of the competition, he had no intention of looking back.
The little fat guy named Gabe was equally excited.
But unlike Jensen Huang, what he values is not money or school.
Because he is confident that he can go to Harvard.
"Oh Sxxt! Can the top three still play games with Ethan Jones?"
“This, this, this—this is simply great!”
He stood up vigorously and waved his hands.
It seemed like boxing, but more like venting.
And Michael Dell in Houston...
Although he was not very interested in video games before, now, he admitted that he was interested.
This has nothing to do with money. One hundred thousand dollars is just a small amount of money to their family, but joining Apple is more valuable than one hundred thousand dollars!
Because now everyone in the country knows that Apple is currently the best computer company!
none of them!
Steve Wozniak is the God of personal computers!
Although their size is not as large as IBM, but...
All young people are looking forward to the day when a miracle comes!
After clenching his fists and suppressing the shock, Michael Dell finally understood why Ethan Jones said so many words before announcing the game!
In a country founded on religion, telling people about your life experience that is more legendary than God’s handwriting?
What's the difference between this and directly wearing the hat of Chosen Son?
And if you just bring your own high hat, you will definitely be sprayed all over by people!
But when Ethan Jones expressed that he wanted to share his good luck with the people who supported him...
Everything changes!
After all, bragging will only arouse public disgust!
And if you cooperate with throwing coins to change your destiny, the public will be full of expectations!
Even if there are only three wishing places promised by Ethan, so what?
For things like preaching, it doesn’t matter how many places there are, but whether you are willing to teach!
As long as the opening is opened, even if we don't meet in the first session, isn't there a second session?
Even if it doesn’t happen in the second session, you can still participate in the third session!
Anyway, there is no charge for the competition!
"This man is really scary." Michael Dell muttered to himself.
But soon, he stood up and said to his equally shocked parents: "Dad, Mom, I want a Ms. Pac-Man arcade machine."
(End of this chapter)
The spring semester in America usually starts in mid- or late January. After Christmas and New Year, children who return to school are more or less uncomfortable.
There is no way, vacations are always beautiful, and studying is always difficult, and when they think about the spring semester, it will not end until April at the earliest. During this period, all they can enjoy is a small spring break. They already like to have fun. The children even put on masks of pain.
If possible, they even want to become Hal Jordan, because in this way, they can use the green light ring to travel through time and space infinitely and enjoy the vacation.
However, unlike in previous years when the school started, they talked about holiday travel and Christmas movies and then had nothing to do. This year, when the children met on campus, the most talked about was how many more spanks they had received.
Nonsence--
How many levels have been passed!
Memorial High School in Hedwig, Houston, Texas.
Children who have just started school are jumping up and down on the playground.
"Ah - you know? I spent the whole Christmas vacation playing Ms. Pac-Man! Even when I went to Miami for vacation, I didn't give up! Although my dad kept scolding me, it didn't matter, because I can now reach level 68 with one coin!”
"Moreover, when I broke through the fifty levels, I discovered that the first fifty levels of "Ms. Pac-Man" were different from the later levels. In the first fifty levels, there were only beans, Dali Pills and Dancers on the map. Shoes, after fifty levels, some fruits will randomly appear on the map, such as apples and bananas."
"When you eat them, you will get corresponding points. This score will increase directly and be settled directly after you clear a level. If your score reaches the standard for adding a life, then you can restore a life. ! This arrangement is simply great! If my dad hadn’t pulled me home, I would definitely have been able to play even higher! A hundred levels! No! It’s a thousand levels!”
A blond boy with cropped hair looked up to the sky and sighed.
That look seemed to say that his father was the biggest obstacle on his way to clear the level.
However, Xiao's explosive words did not arouse contempt from those around him, but a burst of envy.
Countless eyes were widened, and many pupils were shocked.
"Oh Sxxt! You've reached level 68? Oh my god! This is incredible!"
"Yes, yes! I also play "Ms. Pac-Man" every day, but its difficulty is really much higher than the previous "Pac-Man", even though it has dancing shoes that can speed up Ms. Pac-Man. , those dancing shoes will also make the ghosts they touch spin in circles, but the little ghosts that wander in are really crazy!”
"Yes! Especially those little ghosts appear in twos every time. When they go crazy at the same time, Ms. Pac-Man will be blocked in the passage by them as long as they don't operate it properly!"
"Oh - you also encountered the situation where the little ghost blocked both ends?"
"Yeah! That's it!"
"Ah! I've encountered this many times, and it's simply incomprehensible!"
After sighing twice, they turned their attention to the master who had reached level 68, and asked curiously: "Brother, how did you solve this problem?"
"After fifty levels, this problem may become more serious, right?"
The longings from the people around him made the squat boy, who was vaguely the center of attention, curl up his lips.
And just when he was about to find a high place to stand and teach the rookies in front of him the secrets of clearing the level, a silent figure next to him attracted his attention.
It was a brown-haired boy, currently holding a magazine and reading it.
The magazine's logo was blocked by him, but the Apple II on the cover was clearly visible.
Such a situation made the stern boy shudder, "Of course, the little ghosts who enter after the fiftieth level are even more powerful." He said in a stiff tone, and then changed the topic to the unsociable pagans, "Although I have a solution, but I feel like my solution may not be as good as Michael's."
These words made everyone immediately turn their heads and follow the gaze of the slender boy.
When they discovered that the guy named Michael didn't come over to play, they immediately caught an aura of arrogance, which made them ask questions.
"Yes! Michael! Do you have a good idea to clear the level?"
"There must be! Otherwise, why would he be reading alone? It's because he thinks our discussion is too childish and not as powerful as him!"
"Hey! Michael! Share it! This way everyone can be happy!"
The sudden words made the young man who was reading slowly raise his head, with a confused look on his face.
Casting confused glances at everyone, he soon figured out the purpose of these people.
He shrugged and said with a smile: "Sorry, I'm not very interested in video games." He raised the magazine in his hand and showed the cover, "I'm more interested in computers than games."
Everyone present looked unbelieving.
The tall boy waiting here sarcastically said, "Oh yes! I forgot about it! Our Mr. Dale is an amazing big businessman! How could he play the same thing as us!"
While speaking, he turned around and faced his fans and said:
"You may not know, right? Our Mr. Dell has a part-time job during the holidays! He is a marketer for the "Houston Post" and specializes in promoting the "Houston Post" to people!"
"While we were still asking for money from home, he was already making money!"
"So it's normal for him to look down on us!"
"Because he thinks our fun is a waste of time!"
At this point, the faces of all the teenagers present turned cold.
The tall boy turned around again and said to the guy named Michael: "Michael, you can look down on us, but you have to know that the computer you like is just a tool."
"Ethan Jones has said many times that computers can be used to make games; Bill Gates, who became famous overnight, also said that before Excel appeared, computers could not change the world."
“You can like a tool, but you can’t value the tool above everything else!”
"Humph!"
"let's go!"
The young boy gave an order, and the guys surrounding him left quickly like running water.
This situation made Michael Dell, who was holding the magazine, a little dazed. Seeing the other party about to disappear, he shouted loudly: "I don't look down on video games! I don't look down on you either!"
"Really?" The boy said without looking back, "But you never play with it, so you just look down on him, and you don't take the initiative to talk to us, so you just look down on us!"
The sophistry of logic made Michael Dell open his mouth, not knowing how to refute.
After waiting for class time to come and returning to the classroom to listen carefully, the small groups that gathered together in small groups during the break gave Michael Dell the illusion of being isolated from the world.
Although he was not very gregarious before this, it was because he did not take the initiative to play with others.
But now?
He felt isolated.
Waiting for him to realize that the students around him, regardless of whether they were male or female, were all talking about "Ms. Pac-Man", regardless of whether it was good or bad in the past, they were all discussing the upcoming Thursday night at [-] o'clock...
In the 50s, when there was no V, Michael Dell was a little confused.
"Sorry to bother you, but is today a special day?"
"Why are you all talking about seven o'clock tonight?"
Michael Dell decided to take the initiative.
The girl he was talking to looked surprised.
"Oh Michael - don't you know that Ethan Jones said on the all-American live broadcast that he wanted to create a game competition? NBC has already issued a notice, and they will be on February [-]st at [-]pm ET Play a short clip from Ethan Jones in which he officially responds to the incident and tells gamers whether there will be a tournament!"
"So we are paying attention to this matter! If he doesn't hold it, then what does our crazy decryption of "Ms. Pac-Man" mean?"
"Oh - is this it? Of course I know, thank you."
Michael Dell smiled like a gentleman.
When leaving, he also kept the time of seven o'clock in mind.
When Michael Dell, a young boy in Texas, decided to watch some TV at seven o'clock in the evening and wanted to know what it was about Ethan Jones that was so attractive that he could get a bunch of people talking about his game, outside of Portland, Oregon, Aloha High School is also bustling with people at this moment.
An Asian young man wearing a black leather jacket and glasses was jumping around in front of a group of classmates, mumbling some words that were difficult for adults to understand——
"I have researched clearly that the little ghosts in "Ms. Pac-Man" have a special triggering mechanism. In the first fifty levels, when one-third of the beans on the map have been eaten, this mechanism will Triggered, after fifty levels, within one hundred levels, it will be triggered when a quarter of the beans on the map disappear!"
"More than that? Then I don't know! Because I've only reached level [-]!"
"Ethan Jones is really awesome! There are no duplicates in more than 100 levels of maps? This is simply unimaginable! If he hadn't personally stated before that he wanted to see someone able to beat the game, I would have even doubted him. The game can be played forever!"
"Oh! What did I just say? The triggering mechanism of the little ghost? Yeah, yeah! Once you master the triggering mechanism of the intruding ghost, we can selectively trigger the intruding ghost."
"For example, when you find that you have eaten a similar number of beans, you can find a place with many passages to trigger the incoming ghosts, so that even if they surround you, you can escape from multiple angles."
"If you can't find a suitable location, I personally recommend controlling Ms. Pac-Man to escape towards where Dali Pill is, because when Ms. Pac-Man enters the invincible state, no matter how powerful the ghost is, it will be destroyed. She was killed directly."
Such sharing made people around me sigh with emotion.
At the same time, someone also asked: "Huang, did you research these things during your vacation?"
"Of course! I spent the whole winter vacation studying it!" The Asian young man nodded.
"Do you think Ethan Jones will definitely hold a competition?" someone asked again.
"Of course!" The Asian young man named Huang nodded vigorously, "I believe him!"
"Because he never disappoints!"
Just as the Asian young man was excitedly sharing his experience with his friends and talking loudly about how to decipher the game, a voice of inquiry came from the crowd.
"Jensen, since you care so much about the game, why don't you leave now?"
A young man raised his left hand and showed his watch.
"It's already three o'clock in the afternoon, and there are still two hours before five o'clock. Although NBC's short film is broadcast at eight o'clock in the evening, that is Eastern Time. In Portland, that is five o'clock in the afternoon."
Such words made the Asian young man's complexion change and he was stunned on the spot.
In the next second, run away!
Not only that, he also cursed: "Sxxt! Sxxt!! Sxxt!!!"
The behavior of running away in a hurry also made the children at the scene look at each other.
When they realized something was wrong, they dispersed.
When an Asian young man named Jensen Huang ran wildly and wanted to go home, a fat boy who couldn't open his eyes at Davis High School in Davis, California, had already said goodbye to his friend.
When his friend asked him why he had to go home so early, the little fat man smiled and said: "I want to go home and watch short films. Short films by Ethan Jones, short films related to the competition."
"Oh - Gabe - you want to participate in the competition?" The friend asked: "Why?"
"Of course." The little fat man said: "Because I like video games. I like "Snake", "Pac-Man", "Star Wars", and even more, Ethan Jones."
"He made me feel the charm of games. The games he made are simply works of art."
"I want to win the championship and I want to meet Ethan Jones!"
His gushing words showed his joy. As the words fell, the bus also came.
Such a situation made the big boy named Gabe immediately step forward and wave to his friend.
loudly——
"Just wait! You'll see me on TV soon!"
With that said, he got into the bus.
This move made the friend on the platform shrug.
The next second, he also chose to leave, but instead of going home, he went into the entertainment hall on the street.
After discovering that there was no spare "Ms. Pac-Man" machine in the store, he regretfully found an empty sofa and nestled in. Diagonally opposite the sofa, there was a TV hanging on the ceiling.
Not only that, the boss was very considerate and changed the TV station to NBC.
To be honest, America's cross-time zone problem gives everyone a headache. It's already dark in the eastern United States, and people in the western United States have just gotten off work. This situation makes it difficult to carry out all kinds of work.
Since the time zone span cannot be solved manually, in order to work better, America chooses to take care of one party who feels wronged, and the one being taken care of is naturally a place with a lot of people.
The Eastern United States region brings together nearly half of America's population and has the highest urban density on the North American continent, so it is inevitable to make Eastern United States time the primary time.
When this tacit understanding is reached, the schedules of railways, aviation, and news will also be standardized.
At the beginning of the revision, people must have had opinions, but after the regulations have been implemented for decades and become a habit, the new generation of people will no longer care.
As eight o'clock in the evening Eastern Time approached, NBC, which was still broadcasting advertisements, also released a countdown. A number fifteen appeared on the TV screen, and then the sound of turning pages came from the speakers. came out and attracted people's attention almost instantly.
The ever-decreasing numbers seemed to tell people that the show was about to begin, and when the numbers on the TV screen reached zero, the already dark screen instantly went dark, and a melodious Scottish bagpipe sound penetrated people's ears.
"Oh! Sxxt! What kind of opening is this? It's much more advanced than the previous live broadcast!"
The game room where the fat man's friend was was instantly quiet.
Almost everyone stopped chatting and playing games and turned their attention to the TV.
Under their gaze, the melodious sound of bagpipes continued for several seconds, but the TV screen remained dark.
The lack of images made the guys in front of the TV very confused. Just when they were wondering whether NBC had put the wrong tape, a magnetic voice suddenly appeared——
"Good evening to all my friends in front of the TV."
"I'm Ethan Jones, thank you for showing up on time and listening to my story."
"Bang!"
The sound of heavy objects falling to the ground appeared together.
"Whoa!"
As if the headlights were turned on, the picture on the TV screen lit up instantly.
A handsome figure wearing a black knitted sweater, blue jeans, and sneakers appeared in front of everyone. The place he was in was a very common residential area in America. Behind him, there was a building. A three-story building that is very popular in California.
At a glance, there are no bright spots.
Looking closely, the dilapidation of the house is visible to the naked eye.
This scene made the audience frown, but Ethan on the screen smiled and raised his hand to tell, "Although I have known you all for many years, I have never seriously introduced myself to you. I was born in [-] In California for five years, I had a pair of parents who loved me, one of them was a soldier and the other was a teacher."
"This is my home, this is where I spent my childhood."
After finishing speaking, turn around.
With a creaking sound, Ethan pushed the closed door open, revealing a desolate world.
Looking at the dusty living room and staring at the cobwebs hanging in the corner, Ethan smiled and said: "According to a normal person's script, I should have a happy childhood."
"But unfortunately, when I was ten years old, I lost them due to some changes."
"At this point, I'm out of here."
"My home."
As the words fell, there was a "bang bang" sound.
The TV screen in the eyes of countless people once again turned dark.
This situation made Michael Dell, who was sitting on his sofa, confused.
He turned to look at his father who had already finished get off work, glanced at his mother who had already tidied up the kitchen, and asked in surprise: "Isn't Ethan Jones going to talk about some game competition?"
"Why is it that NBC is showing his autobiography?"
Michael Dell couldn't figure it out.
The two adults who had the TV set taken away also shook their heads in confusion, not knowing why.
When they were confused about the situation, the melodious sound of bagpipes appeared again.
As if traveling through time and space, a moment later, light flashed on the TV screen again.
It was like a person opening his eyes every morning. No matter how hard he tried, all he saw was hazy. When the world returned to clarity, a single-family villa appeared in the eyes of the audience.
Although this villa looks ordinary, it has a lot more fireworks than before. The single-family yard is filled with farm tools, and harvest fruits in net bags are hung on the walls.
After a long shot, there was a creak, the door opened, and Ethan appeared.
At this moment, he was still smiling and pointed to the land under his feet.
"When I was ten years old, I came here to my aunt's house."
He made a gesture of invitation, and as the camera progressed, an ordinary but warm living room appeared on the screen. There was steaming coffee on the coffee table, and there were fruits within reach. The most attractive thing was that What attracts people's attention is a wall covered with photos.
The camera zoomed in, and a photo of a middle-aged woman laughing heartily and looking rich was captured easily.
At the same time, Ethan’s voice also emerged.
"This is my aunt, her name is Linda, and she is a housewife." The camera panned to frame the second photo, which showed a middle-aged man wearing a straw hat.
"This is my uncle. His name is Thomas. He is a farmer who works from sunrise to sunset."
Panning again, the third photo appears. The long-haired figure wearing a white dress looks like an angel.
"This is my sister, Evelyn. She's a year older than me."
After the words fell, the camera panned down, and it was a family photo.Thomas and Linda stood in the middle, with Ethan and Evelyn on both sides. The four of them all made the "yeah" sign to the camera.
"In the eyes of many people, the death of my biological parents will make me embrace an unfortunate childhood, but this is not the case. My aunt adopted me and gave me the maternal love I lacked. My uncle Thomas taught me that he They taught me to be strong and brave, and my sisters have been helping me. From the first day I stepped here, they have always regarded me as the closest family member to me until now and forever."
"And with their care, I have overcome sadness and gained happiness."
"Clap."
It's like the sound of slapping sound during movie shooting.
The picture on the TV went silent again, and the melodious sound of bagpipes appeared again.
Only this time, there was a bit more life in the dark scene, because Ethan’s voice did not stop.
"Although I encountered misfortune, I also gained happiness. When family love surrounds me, I feel that there is not much difference between me and other people around me."
"I'm just as curious about the world as they are."
"I'm just as full of fantasies as you are."
When these words appeared, Michael Dell frowned as he stared at the TV.
To be honest, he didn't understand what Ethan was doing.
But he felt that Ethan seemed to be playing something very advanced.
If it was just an ordinary TV show, then he would definitely change the channel and yell Sxxt!
But now, when he knew that the narrator on the TV was Ethan Jones——
He really wanted to watch the entire short film to see what Ethan Jones wanted to say.
Under his gaze, the picture on the TV screen lit up again.
This time, Ethan turned his back to the sea and faced the camera.
"I once thought about it, if Tom in "Tom and Jerry" had been replaced by Miraculous Cat in "Alice in Wonderland", would Jerry have been caught long ago?"
"I once thought about it, when Superman and Doctor Strange meet, who will have the last laugh?"
"I once imagined that if I lived in the world where King Kong lives, how long would I survive?"
"When I was a child, I thought that I could become a painter when I grew up. Like Walt Disney, I could express all the interesting inspirations in my mind on paper. But - maybe it's because God sees me I am too handsome, so I am not given the talent for painting. The things I draw can only be said to be legible, but not excellent."
The narcissistic words made the audience in front of the TV chuckle a few times.
At this moment, they finally felt that the film, which lasted for almost one minute, was interesting.
Michael Dell frowned.
Because he always felt that the key point was important.
And when he crossed his arms and changed his posture, trying to use a more comfortable state to deal with the possible impact, Ethan on the TV screen also changed the subject, "Although I can't become a painter, I am not discouraged. , because I know that there is a distance between dreams and reality.”
“So, after high school, without applying to college, I got a job.”
"Then--"
"I entered Milohua."
"In [-]."
"then--"
"I saw another window that God opened for me."
Ethan on the TV raised a smile, but the screen dimmed.
At the same time, the audience in front of the TV all jumped up!
"Wow—"
Michael Dell exclaimed.
"My God! Ethan Jones went to Mirowa before he started his business?"
"Oh! Sxxt!" In a townhouse in Portland, an Asian young man surnamed Huang opened his eyes wide with disbelief written on his face. "Mi Luohua in [-]? Then he must have seen The Odyssey !”
"Oh oh oh oh - is the story so legendary?" Gabe, the fat man from Davis City, couldn't believe his ears. "Ethan Jones once worked for Milohua?"
"Wow! The God of Games only awakened after touching the first game console?"
"Dxxn! What kind of script is this?"
It’s nothing more than people exclaiming.
Because now, no one in the country doesn’t know about the bad relationship between Ethan Jones and Milohua, or Philips. When they are already wrestling with each other, they want to twist each other’s heads off...
Ethan Jones is from Mirowa?
This Nima-
If this is not what I said, who would believe it?
However, no matter how these people exclaimed, Ethan on the TV would not give any response.
The melodious sound of bagpipes appeared again, and a few seconds later, the screen lit up.
What appeared in front of everyone this time was a brown table with an A4-sized book on it, with 'My world' handwritten on the cover.
Then, a pair of hands reached out from the bottom of the screen and turned the pages of the notebook.
As the cover disappears, the lame comic depicting Milova's Odyssey appears in the camera lens.
"I have never thought that I was a genius. I have always thought that I was a child favored by God. Although I lost my parents, I also gained a family. Although I lost the possibility of becoming a painter, I I also see a better future.”
“Professor Ralph Bell’s invention allowed me to discover another way of presenting fantasy.”
"But, at that time, I had no idea of making a game."
"While the Odyssey is fun, it's too expensive."
"At that time, I just thought that the emergence of video games was a beam of light from the future given to me by God, because as long as engineers find ways to lower the price of Odyssey, video games will become popular in the world, but - —I didn’t expect that the miracle would be so close to me.”
There was a clatter and the paper was turned.
Drawn on the second page is the arcade machine "Pong" which is no longer popular.
Ethan, who was outside the camera, also chuckled and said, "You may not know this, but Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari, and I have known each other for a long time, or..."
“When I was working at Milova, my first job was to issue invitations to Milova Odyssey to some electrical engineers in accordance with the company’s requirements.”
"And Nolan Bushnell's share..."
"I wrote it."
"Then……"
"I saw Pong."
"Saw……"
“Something that can carry my fantasies.”
"What the fuck!!!"
Michael Dell, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly jumped up.
"What is it? Ethan Jones wrote Nolan Bushnell's invitation to Milohua's press conference? This, this, this... the chosen one?"
"Ahhhhh-" Jensen Huang, who was watching TV at home, hugged his head.
Although he always thought that Ethan Jones's games were great, he never thought that Ethan Jones had been dealing with video games before he became famous!
What's more important is that it didn't even take him a month from the beginning of getting in touch with the world's first home console to the end of getting in touch with the world's first electronic arcade machine!
If the luckiest person in the world is the heir to an imperial family and has everything when he is born, then Ethan Jones is the representative of God chasing after him to feed him!
Ah no!
It can’t be said that God is chasing after us to feed us!Because when God fed Ethan food for the first time, Ethan spit out the food!This situation made God dissatisfied, so he grabbed Ethan and forced him to drink it again!
"Oh...Fxxk..." The little fat man named Gabe touched his forehead.
At this moment, he didn't even understand what he was looking at.
Before seeing the short film, he was looking forward to the game competition!
And now?
Ethan Jones's experience is much more interesting than the code game!
This special code is simply legendary!
When people exclaimed, the left hand under the camera flipped the paper again.
Drawn on the third page is a green snake.
"As soon as I saw the arcade, I had a feeling that I could do something."
"So, I searched for it in my mind, and told my sister who knew a little about electrical knowledge about a possibly interesting inspiration, and then——"
"In [-], my sister Evelyn and I collaborated on Snake."
"It's a very simple game, but it took off."
"I admit that I myself don't understand why it is so loved by you. Although after the "Snake" became popular, newspapers and media from all over the country reported its success and summarized its success factors. , but I know that the greed and perseverance of human nature that this little snake embodies are not what I want to tell."
"When making it, what I wanted to bring you is simple happiness."
"So thank you so much for enjoying my game."
"Because your likes gave me the joy of success, and also made me feel the joy of being needed. When I discovered that my fantasy might actually be useful, I launched it the next year—"
Turning the page again, the picture on the fourth page is Doudou Man.
"In [-], my sister Evelyn made Pac-Man based on my idea. It was a game that looked complicated but was fun to play."
"When I introduced it to the market, I was delighted by your support. And when the media reported that this yellow little man had leveraged a market of [-] million yuan in just one year, I was really Happy."
"Because of your love, it became a legend."
"Although it is my work, it is also your child."
“I think you all already know the story after Pac-Man, right?”
The fourth page passed and the fifth page appeared. What was drawn on it was an airplane.
"In [-], I worked with George Lucas to launch Star Wars."
"And in this year, 'May the Force Be with You' resounded throughout America."
Wow, turn the page again, and on the sixth page, there is a drawing of Ms. Pac-Man.
"And this past winter, in [-], I launched Ms. Pac-Man."
"Although I can't summarize her achievements so far, I can tell you here that with your support, she has made history and refreshed our company's sales record."
"Clap."
The picture on the TV switched again, and this time, there was no dark scene. Ethan standing in the park appeared directly in front of the public.
"Although I have only been in business for four years, I always feel that I have lived an ordinary life."
"Your love brings me flowers and applause, and your pursuit allows me to make my dreams come true. Many nights, I feel my luck and thank you for your support."
"so--"
The camera cuts again, a close-up appears, Ethan smiles and says to the camera:
"I, Ethan Jones, founder of Destiny Games, am here to announce."
"As you wish, the first national video game competition is about to begin."
"I hope you can achieve good results in the next competition."
"At the same time, in order to share the happiness with you and thank you for your strong support to me, I also make a promise here. There will be no fees for this competition, and I will also pay out of my own pocket. As long as I pass the state competition selection and enter the national competition Yes, everyone can receive a bonus of [-] US dollars, and the bonus for the top ten is [-] US dollars, and all of them are after-tax amounts."
"This money is not much, but it is my blessing to you on the way to pursue your dreams in the future."
"Not only that, the top three in the national competition can also make a wish to me."
"This wish can be to enter a certain school in America, and I can try to write a letter of recommendation for you. Or, if someone wants to learn game production or computer manufacturing, I can directly let you join the Destiny Game or apple."
"Beyond that, if someone wants to be a director or an actor, I can put you in a meeting with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and if someone wants to learn about semiconductors and Skills, I can also introduce you to Bill Mensch, the architect of 6502. If it’s electrical, then I believe Professor Ralph Bell will be happy to discuss the game with you.”
"As for why you do this..."
"Because I believe good luck can be shared."
Having said this, Ethan on the TV paused.
Then, he smiled brightly at the camera and said, "I wish you good luck."
"May God be with you."
After the words fell, the screen was dark.
This situation was like a pair of invisible hands, strangling everyone's necks and making them speechless.
But the next second, screams broke out!
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
"Can the top ten in the national competition get a bonus of [-]?"
“Or after tax?”
"Ahhhhh! This is so good!"
"Oh! And a letter of recommendation from a famous school!"
"Letter of introduction from professor!"
"This special code is a good thing!"
Jensen Huang jumped off the sofa and rushed out of the house.
No matter how much his mother yelled, indicating that the NBC short film had not finished playing, and someone came out to read the rules of the competition, he had no intention of looking back.
The little fat guy named Gabe was equally excited.
But unlike Jensen Huang, what he values is not money or school.
Because he is confident that he can go to Harvard.
"Oh Sxxt! Can the top three still play games with Ethan Jones?"
“This, this, this—this is simply great!”
He stood up vigorously and waved his hands.
It seemed like boxing, but more like venting.
And Michael Dell in Houston...
Although he was not very interested in video games before, now, he admitted that he was interested.
This has nothing to do with money. One hundred thousand dollars is just a small amount of money to their family, but joining Apple is more valuable than one hundred thousand dollars!
Because now everyone in the country knows that Apple is currently the best computer company!
none of them!
Steve Wozniak is the God of personal computers!
Although their size is not as large as IBM, but...
All young people are looking forward to the day when a miracle comes!
After clenching his fists and suppressing the shock, Michael Dell finally understood why Ethan Jones said so many words before announcing the game!
In a country founded on religion, telling people about your life experience that is more legendary than God’s handwriting?
What's the difference between this and directly wearing the hat of Chosen Son?
And if you just bring your own high hat, you will definitely be sprayed all over by people!
But when Ethan Jones expressed that he wanted to share his good luck with the people who supported him...
Everything changes!
After all, bragging will only arouse public disgust!
And if you cooperate with throwing coins to change your destiny, the public will be full of expectations!
Even if there are only three wishing places promised by Ethan, so what?
For things like preaching, it doesn’t matter how many places there are, but whether you are willing to teach!
As long as the opening is opened, even if we don't meet in the first session, isn't there a second session?
Even if it doesn’t happen in the second session, you can still participate in the third session!
Anyway, there is no charge for the competition!
"This man is really scary." Michael Dell muttered to himself.
But soon, he stood up and said to his equally shocked parents: "Dad, Mom, I want a Ms. Pac-Man arcade machine."
(End of this chapter)
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