Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 59 The Apple Is Here!
Ethan Jones' surprised words made Old Joe in a black T-shirt scold——

"Oh Sxxt! You ask me why I'm here? I also want to ask why you didn't find me?"

"MOS has officially produced 6502 in Mountain View! I heard that you are still a shareholder of this company?"

"Dxxn! Why didn't you tell me such a big thing!"

"Are we still brothers?"

"hold head high!"

Ethan's mouth twitched at the angry words.

Because he suddenly remembered that Jobs seemed to have talked to him about computer production.

At that time, he seemed to have reached a certain tacit understanding with this guy?

But because of the generosity of MOS, he forgot when he got excited?
'Fuck!How did I forget the apples! '

Ethan complained in his heart, but the expression on his face didn't change much.

even……

He also squeezed out a little grievance.

"Oh—Steve—you've really wronged me—I've been busy with the MOS company these days, site selection (take a look), registration (sign), equipment purchase Ah (listen to a report), formal production (knowing that there is such a thing), I will take care of these things—”

"I originally wanted to contact you after the first batch of chips came out, and wanted to give you a surprise."

"But...you knew in advance?"

"Oh—I'm really sorry—I didn't do my best to keep the secrecy—"

Ethan pursed his lips with regret.

Jobs, who looked at it like this, was taken aback for a while, "WWW...What? Are you trying to surprise me?"

"Yeah~" Ethan nodded with a smile on his face.

But before it lasted a second, his smile was replaced by pity again, "I was busy last night until the early hours of the morning~ I thought that the results of the trial production in the past few days should come out~ Don't you want to be a computer? So I just Staring at them personally, wanting to urge them to hurry up."

Having said that, he spread his hands again and said, "But...I'm sorry...Maybe my behavior is a bit inappropriate..."

"I misunderstood you."

'...'

Jobs was at a loss when he heard Ethan's words.

"Oh my friend, I'm so sorry..."

He waved his hands wildly, wanting to explain, "I don't know the situation is like this, I just heard that MOS has already built a factory in California, I thought you forgot me, I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry..."

Ethan was relieved by Jobs' softening attitude, and he knew he had passed.

He waved his hand to show that he didn't care.

Then he sent an invitation to Old Joe to come in and talk about making computers in detail.

For such an arrangement, Jobs, who knew he was wrong, would naturally not refuse.

However, just when Jobs was wondering if his behavior of asking questions was not inappropriate, when he followed Ethan through the living room and was about to go upstairs, he suddenly heard this sentence——

"Ethan, don't you eat breakfast? Didn't you cry at nine o'clock last night that you were hungry?"

"If I remember correctly, you asked Evelyn if she wanted to eat fried chicken? If Thomas hadn't kicked you out of the kitchen, would you two guys have to complain about gaining weight again today? Then put the responsibility Blame it on us that we didn't help you get your diet under control?"

"Sometimes I'm really curious, when did you learn to shirk responsibility? You were not like this before!"

'...'

'Aunt Linda, thank you! '

Ethan's face froze.

He turned his head and glanced at Jobs.

Old Qiao, who combed her long hair behind her head, was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, with the corners of her mouth curled up.

At the same time, he rolled up his sleeves and raised his eyebrows.

"Oh Ethan - till the wee hours? - Huh?"

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding..." Ethan's cheeks tightened, and he said quickly: "Maybe I misremembered, let me think about it, let me think about it again, last night? I was at home last night, so the staring What happened in the factory was the day before yesterday? That’s right! It’s the past... eh! Steve! Steve! If you have something to say, don’t do it!”

…………

Ten minutes later, in Ethan's room.

Jobs, who hadn't eaten breakfast, was gnawing on the apple sandwich made by Linda, while Ethan lay on the bed, drinking cereal, and said vaguely: "That's the way it is, because the 6502 patent problem is too serious. Trouble, so I actually forgot to call you and tell you that the problem with the chip was solved."

When Ethan told Jobs what happened to him in the past month, the handsome guy with long hair and shoulders stopped being angry.

At the same time, he also said with emotion: "Ohhhh... Illegal acts in other states are legal in California? Are the laws in California lax or the professors at Stanford Law School powerful?"

Of course, he didn't worry too much about such small things. After learning from Ethan that the 6502 chip was safe, Old Qiao didn't hesitate, and said directly: "Then can I buy the chip now?" ?”

"Of course!"

Ethan nodded and patted his thigh.

"How many chips do you want?"

"I'll book it for you!"

"Internal reserve price!"

"$25 each!"

The core purpose of Yisen Lane 6502 is to touch a larger commercial market.

And after Jobs told him that Woz had a military background, not to mention that Jobs wanted to make a computer now, even if he didn't want to do it, Ethan would pull out a gun and put it in his waist, forcing him to do it!

Oh yes!He Ethan is so domineering!

As for the price of 6502?
He also discussed this with MOS company.

The initial selling price is $42 a piece, and the price will not be reduced until the upcoming San Francisco Electronics Fair.

After Electronics Show, if Motorola and Intel follow suit, they'll drop the 6502 from $42 to $25 and stay there for a while.

The length of stay depends entirely on market demand.

If the market demand is large, they will reduce the final price of 6502 to 12 dollars within a year.

Although from a commercial point of view, this kind of proactive price reduction is a bit brain-dead, but I am happy to buy it.

Moreover, the production cost of 6502 is only 2 US dollars, even if it is sold for 12 US dollars, after deducting other costs, the net profit is still about 6 US dollars.

So, it's just a matter of earning more and earning less.

And Ethan, as a shareholder, can get the price of the next stage in advance.

This is Chuck Paido's thanks and a small benefit from MOS.

Ethan's cheerfulness also made Jobs smile happily.

He stretched out two fingers and gestured in front of Ethan.

This action made Ethan understand.

"Twenty thousand pieces, right? Yes!"

"50 US dollars! The money will be shipped!"

However, before his words fell, Jobs quickly waved his hands and said, "No! No! No!...What [-]? Two hundred! Two hundred!"

"I want two hundred pieces of 6502!"

"Then……"

"I have no money."

Jobs spread his hands.

There is a kind of attitude that I am here for alms.

'? ? ? '

This situation stunned Ethan!

To be honest, when Jobs gestured with two fingers, Ethan knew that the guy wanted [-] pieces. He said that [-] pieces were just a joke, let’s see what Jobs looks like when he is nervous. .

but……

Ethan didn't know if Jobs showed a flustered gesture, but he knew that he was overwhelmed by Jobs' arrogance.

No money to buy chips?Then what is the difference between you and going to a restaurant with only your mouth?

This is 1975!

Not 2020 years!

This timeline is wrong!Why did someone start buying for zero yuan!

What's more, this zero yuan purchase was bought on his head, Ethan Jones!
After staring at Gang Leader Joe for a while, and after confirming that he didn't mean to be joking, Ethan Jones asked painfully: "Steve, do you think I have the kind of aristocratic blood in the country? "

This question stunned Steve Jobs for a second.

After a while, he laughed and said, "Like!"

"I can even sing you 'Ah! It'll Be Okay' right now if you want."

"Les aristocrates à la lanterne! (Drive the nobles to the lamps!)"

"Les aristocrates on les pendra! (Les aristocrates on les pendra!)"

'...'

"Pfft! Hahaha——"

Ethan couldn't hold back anymore, and laughed out loud.

And as he laughed out loud, Jobs couldn't hold it back, lying on the table and laughing.

After a while, Ethan, who had recovered, patted his thigh and said, "Okay, let's be serious, Steve, if I remember correctly, aren't you rich? That time when you went out to change the motherboard , you should have earned more than 5000, right?"

"It's only been a few months? You spent it all?"

Ethan's inquiry silenced Jobs.

After thinking for a moment with dodgy eyes, he finally pursed his lips and said, "Yes, I spent the more than 5000 dollars."

'...'

This fact made Ethan not know what to say.

And just when Ethan was wondering if this guy might have spent his money on gambling, Jobs said again: "I used that money to renovate the house at home. It was an old house decades ago. It took six or seven years for a renovation, and then I used the remaining money to buy a car for my father. It was a Ford. My father liked him very much because he was a car mechanic. After having a Ford, he could Feel free to pull accessories."

"Sure, he had a pickup before, but who doesn't love a new car?"

"My dad and they asked me where the money came from. I told them that I earned it with my friends. When they knew that I became friends with the inventor of "Snake Game", they were very happy , Said that I finally stopped messing around."

"You may not know, but they have always been worried about me. Although they didn't say anything when I was chasing trends, they were actually very sad, and when I went to Asia last year, they were afraid that I would not come back."

Ethan was taken aback by Jobs' words.

Although the figure leaning against the table was smiling, Ethan could feel a slight sadness in him.

"Is that so? I'll give you the money to buy the chip."

Ethan took a deep breath, came to the table, and took out his checkbook from the drawer.

Write down fifty thousand dollars and hand it to the other party.

"The [-] dollars counts as my sponsorship for you, [-] dollars to buy chips, and the rest to make computers, isn't that enough?"

"And, no matter whether your small business is successful or not, you don't have to pay it back."

"I can help Chuck Paido, a man who has never met, realize his dream, and I will not be stingy with my friends."

Jobs looked delighted at the flimsy check, and after taking it carefully, he also smiled and said, "Oh Ethan, you still understand me, why do I have to pay back the money I got with my own ability?"

Before the words fell, he said in the next second: "Well, no kidding, if I start a company, then this is your investment, 20.00% of the shares, right? I, Steve Jobs, have always been like this generosity!"

"Then... write a no-dilution clause for your shares separately? Give you both structural anti-dilution clauses and full ratchet clauses? How about it? I, Steve Jobs, still know a little about business!"

"Hahaha--"

Jobs' cute appearance made Ethan Jones laugh out loud and hugged him with open arms. At the same time, he said loudly: "Then for my own benefit, I have to wish you success in advance, Steven!"

　Note: ① The song written in the article is about capitalists hanging street lamps. ②Jobs has a good relationship with his adoptive parents. When Jobs was bullied at school when he was a child, his adoptive parents spent all their savings to transfer him to another school, because they promised that Jobs’ biological parents would let Jobs go to college, and they would support him. Attended Reed College.Reed College is not a rubbish school, it is very good. When the best university rankings were published for the first time in 71, Reed College ranked in the top ten in liberal arts. Of course, the tuition fee is also very expensive. The tuition fee in 2500 was about [-] US dollars a year. , Jobs' adoptive parents really spent money on Jobs. ③ Structural anti-dilution clauses mean that investors are given the right to preemptively subscribe for shares equivalent to their existing shareholding ratio when the company conducts follow-up financing, so that their shareholding ratio will not be reduced due to subsequent capital increase. ④The full ratchet clause means that no matter how many equity shares are involved in the follow-up financing, as long as the valuation of the follow-up financing is lower than the valuation of the investor's current investment, the investor's equity will be adjusted accordingly according to the follow-up financing price.It is commonly said that if the company does not do well, it will pay back the money. In reality, basically no one uses it. At most, it is only a part of the ratchet, because this thing is equivalent to the founder of the company finding an investment father for himself.As for the text?All when Jobs was joking.

　　
　
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