Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 30 Sale (for further reading)

May 1975, 5, was Thursday.

This day means nothing to America.

Because it has never been the world-recognized Labor Day, Labor Day in the United States is the first Monday of September every year.

As for the reason?

Chicago knows.

This morning, Ethan came to Atari's Los Gatos factory. It was different from what he had seen before. The bustling production team had disappeared, replaced by uniformly dressed reception staff.

On the open space of the factory area, a small wooden stage was erected. Directly opposite the stage, nearly a hundred folding chairs were neatly arranged.

This kind of arrangement similar to a car theater looks very leaky, but it is actually very practical.

And Ethan's position is in the middle of the first row.On his left is the founder of Atari, Nolan Bushnell, and in the past, it was Don Valentine who had been in contact with him before.

Although both of them were very enthusiastic, after a simple greeting, everyone touched each other immediately.

Don Valentine whispered to his familiar friends, while Nolan Bushnell showed a smile and greeted the guests who arrived one after another. As for Ethan Jones?He folded his hands and looked around.

Perhaps it is because there is no centralized sales channel in this era, so those invited guests are really the bosses of various industries, those in suits and leather shoes, usually in control of bowling alleys, those in flared trousers with big backs, who own their names There is a high probability that it is a dance hall, and those who are dressed in gorgeous costumes and accompanied by a beautiful woman, most of them are bar night shows.

The gathering of three teachers and nine schools made Ethan feel very interesting, and when the time gradually approached ten o'clock, most of the people had already arrived. Nolan Bushnell glanced at the scene, and he was very satisfied with the attendance rate of more than [-]% After snapping his fingers at Steve Jobs on the edge of the stage, Mr. Hippie, who got the order, cleared his throat and patted the microphone.

The sound of "bang bang bang" attracted everyone's attention.

As the buzzing noise disappeared, Steve Jobs also smiled and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the site of Atari's new product launch in May 1975. I am the host of this session, Steve Jobs." Steve Jobs."

At this point, he paused, with a formulaic smile on his face.

And offstage...

In addition to the polite applause, there is also a shout——

"Steve! Quickly introduce the product! I'm sleepy!"

"Yes! Hurry up and introduce! I have to go to the store in the afternoon!"

"Yoyo~ Steve~ Why are you doing the same thing as those big companies now, and you have a new product launch event? If I remember correctly, two years ago, Nolan drove a pickup truck by himself and brought the game with him. Machine, sold to us one by one! And also guaranteed to deliver the goods within three days after the order is placed, but now... your service has simply regressed to the Pacific Ocean! Don’t you think so?”

"Hahaha~"

"Yes~"

"Backwards!"

Noisy laughter is the embodiment of quality.

Perhaps it was because he had seen a lot, so Steve Jobs was not disturbed by this, but raised the microphone and said: "Alright~ I know you are very busy, some people rushed here just after the store closed, and some people came here at noon. The store needs to leave early, so I will not waste your time here, and then I will directly introduce our company's new products to you."

As he spoke, he raised his finger and turned everyone's attention to the big guy around him.

It was a machine wrapped in red cloth.

Steve Jobs pulled hard, and a dark green figure appeared in front of everyone.

Different from the rough shell made by Ethan before, under Atari's transformation, on the head of the machine is a green snake with a fierce light, from left to right, it opened its bloody mouth, trying to move the body in front of it. devoured the apples.

Below the graffiti, there is a game name painted in yellow paint, "Snake Game".

The display with an explosive amount of information firmly caught the attention of everyone present.

And Steve Jobs also took advantage of the silent moment and said loudly: "Everyone, just looking at this shape, I think you should be able to guess that the game we launched this time by Atari is related to snakes."

"However, I want to tell everyone here that you can guess the protagonist of the game, but you can never guess the content of the game."

Speaking of this, Steve Jobs raised his voice, raised his right hand, and flew his index finger.

"Because it is different from all game consoles on the market!"

"Right now, all game consoles on the market have a problem, that is, the game time of customers is not under our control. I think everyone here has a deep understanding of this, whether it is our Atari "Pong", Whether it's games from other companies, they can only maximize profits by limiting the number of times customers can play!"

"But even then, we would be embarrassed a lot of the time."

"Take "Pong" as an example. Customers put in a quarter and can play ten times with their friends on the game machine. Occupies a machine for half an hour, or even more."

"but now……"

"This situation no longer exists!"

""Snake Game" has greatly optimized this problem, because the vast majority of customers can only play on this machine for a few minutes after paying 25 cents! Dozens of seconds! Even..."

"A few seconds!"

Having said that, Steve Jobs' words are a meal.

And there was an endless commotion at the scene.

"Wow~ is it true or not?"

"Seconds? How many seconds for 25 cents? How is this done?"

"Oh! Sxxt! I want to see the demo! Hurry up! Show me the demo!"

"Dxmn! If it can be done to this extent, it is definitely a miracle!"

The entertainment businessmen who were still expressing their dissatisfaction before stretched their necks at this moment.

Such a situation made Steve Jobs on stage laugh.

He bent down and turned on the power of "Snake Game", and then, the explosive electronic music appeared instantly.

In front of everyone, he put a coin into the machine, and then did nothing.

Under the gaze of everyone, the little snake in the game interface hit the wall from left to right, and died directly in just eight seconds.

This fact makes everyone's eyes bright!
They wanted to say something, but Steve Jobs tossed the coin faster, and this time, under his control, it took the little snake in the game interface just five seconds to bump into itself , declared dead.

This novel way of death made the guys on the scene stare wide-eyed!
And when Jobs put in the coin for the third time and spent about 30 seconds eating ten fruits on the screen during the demonstration, the game speed increased suddenly, causing the snake on the screen to hit the boundary again.

This kind of result made the merchants who were invited to come breathe faster!

Because they seem to know the selling point of this game!

And while they were staring at the machine, eager to learn more, Steve Jobs had already raised the microphone and said:
"I believe everyone has already seen it."

"The gameplay of "Snake Game" is actually very simple. Customers will control a snake that advances by themselves, and get game points by eating white dots on the screen. There is no real success in this game, only endless deaths. Because the snake in the game cannot touch the boundary or its own body, but at the same time, every time it eats a piece of food, its body will become longer accordingly, and its activity space will also become smaller accordingly. The speed will increase and it will be more difficult to operate.”

"According to the designer's design, the maximum survival time of customers in the first stage is 45 seconds, the maximum survival time in the second stage is 30 seconds, the maximum survival time in the third stage is 15 seconds, and the fourth stage..."

Speaking of this, Steve Jobs laughed, "Sorry, I can't make it through either."

"So, so far, our theoretical limit game time is ninety seconds!"

"The theoretical limit for an hour is forty times!"

"Theoretical limit income for one day is $240!"

The eloquent words stunned all the merchants who were invited.

They stared at the game console on the stage in disbelief, their eyes full of doubt and greed!
Earn up to $240 a day?
What kind of business is this special!

This is simply more profitable than trafficking in traffickers!
Of course, there are doubts.

"I don't believe it! Your data is too exaggerated!"

A guy wearing a peaked cap suddenly said, "The "Pong" you released before was a big hit in Quanmi! Now there is no one in Quanmi who has never heard of the name "Pong"! But even so, before "Pong" When it was popular, the daily income was only 240 to [-] US dollars! And the “Snake Game” you are making now claims to be able to earn up to [-] US dollars a day? With all due respect, I don’t believe this data!”

Such words caused everyone on the scene to nod again and again.

"Yeah, your data is too unreal!"

"It's a good thing for us that the game ends too quickly, but what about the customer? What if they play two games and stop playing?"

"Is your game really fun? Can customers keep inserting coins?"

The doubts in the room made Steve Jobs smile.

He waved his hand and said to the guy who was leading the charge: "Sir, you can come up and try."

Such an invitation, how can a strong man hesitate?

Stride forward, take out the coin and do it.

At the same time, he said loudly: "I don't believe it anymore, can a game with such a simple operation be attractive?"

Although he had just watched Steve Jobs' presentation, it was impossible to balance the two by watching and playing.

His eyes tell him he understands, but his hands...

"MFxxk!—"

After throwing three coins in a row, the strong man did not survive a minute.

That white 'Game Over' is like a smiling face, laughing at his trash!

This fact made him wave his right hand!
But just when everyone thought that he was going to smash the machine, he stomped his feet and said, "How much is one?"

"One thousand and two." Steve Jobs reported the number with a smile.

"I have two stores, give me two!"

"Okay, please go over there to register."

Although the first to eat a crab is a smart person, but the first to eat a crab will only arouse the curiosity of others.

The second person to eat crabs will attract the attention of others.

And when the third and fourth guys appeared one after another...

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely eager!
The game "Snake" seems to have endless charm!
It is easy to use, and it can give people the illusion that whoever does it will do it!

After the experience, the ever-increasing difficulty is more like the beauty of Hesi, tempting people to keep moving forward!

An occasional failure will make people think they are careless!

After the coin is inserted again, the crisp jingle sound is the best interpretation of falling into the abyss!
Every guy who came to the stage for inspection couldn't survive three rounds from "Snake"!
Then they're waving a check and wanting to order the machine!
In the beginning, Steve Jobs guided these bosses to place orders in an orderly manner.

But when the logistics staff said that the number of copies prepared this time had been sold almost, the latecomers who heard the news immediately swarmed into Atari's office, wanting to fight for the last share!

"I want two! I want it soon!"

"Three sets! Do you have three sets! I can fill out the check first!"

"Flower Q! I have three billiard halls! Leave six for me!"

"You are a bunch of poor ghosts! You are too stingy to buy! Ten! I want ten! Tonight!"

"Don't squeeze! Don't squeeze! Leave me one! Leave me one!"

Ethan, who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, showed a satisfied smile as he watched the tumultuous scene and listened to the wild voice.

He knew that in this world, no one could refuse "Snake".

nobody!
(End of this chapter)