Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 61 Operation Code: Kill Ethan

After Ethan looked through the agency's accounts, Nolan Bushnell gave him another document.

"What is this?" Ethan asked suspiciously.

"This is our own sales list at Atari." Nolan Bushnell smiled at Ethan Jones and said, "Since it is the second phase of dividends, why don't we finish all of them? One-time payment It’s much easier than making payments in batches.”

'Yo! '

Ethan liked the words of Nolan Bushnell very much.

And after he looked through the documents handed over by the other party, he also discovered that in the past three months, the shipment volume of "Sanke Game" in the Midwest of the United States was 330 electronic arcade machines and 520 circuit boards. Eight yuan, the corresponding operating income is 404 US dollars and 400.00 US dollars respectively.

Calculated according to the ratio of 15.00% and 18.00%, the dividends that Ethan Jones and his sister can get are 170 US dollars.

Although the above figures are not as shocking as before, the content in them is also very impressive.

You know, before this, the Midwest region sold a wave first!

At that time, the total dividends that Ethan and Evelyn took away were close to 40!

Adding the original 40 to the current 17, the total is 70 million. This figure...

Eh--

its not right!
Ethan stared at the document for a few moments, tried hard to recall the original dividend figures, and then he discovered a problem.

The dividend for the midwestern region of the United States managed by Atari is 57?And 120 million in the East and Central region, headed by agents?Although the price of the agent is higher than that of Atari, the sales gap between the central and eastern regions of the United States and the central and western regions of the United States is too big, isn't it?
This shouldn't be!
Is it possible...

Did Atari Falsify Its Financial Statements?

Doubt flashed in Ethan's eyes, and when he raised his head, a smile appeared on his face again.

"Nolan, I have a question for you."

"Just say it." Nolan Bushnell was very polite.

"Why do I feel that the sales gap between the central and western regions of the United States and the ZD region of the United States is too large?"

Ethan was outspoken and asked what was in his heart.

"Oh, this question? It's very simple!" Nolan Bushnell didn't seem to understand Ethan's implication, and smiled directly: "Because they target more people than us, there are 32 states in total, The population exceeds [-] million."

"Although our California and Texas have a large population, so large that they can even be ranked in the top three in the American California population list, but Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming do not have a large population proportion. On the eastern side, New York State and Florida have the same population as our California and Texas. If we count the population continents of New Jersey, our customers are less than theirs. Quite a few."

"Since there is a gap in population, there will naturally be a gap in product sales. After all, games are for people to play..."

'is that so? '

Ethan felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell for a while.

Because in his memory, the population gap in the United States doesn't seem to be that big—right?

And when he was thinking about the question with his brows furrowed, Nolan Bushnell said again: "Oh—Ethan—I called you over today, and besides wanting to settle the dividend with you, I also want to ask you something else. matter."

These words interrupted Ethan's thoughts.

He blinked his eyes, smiled, and said, "Nolan, we are all friends, if you have anything to say, just say it..."

"Oh—I like what you call me!"

"Yes! We are all friends!" Nolan nodded excitedly, and then, endless anticipation flooded his face, "So, I want to know, did you have any new ideas in the past two months? "

He rubbed his hands.

"You used to work in Mirov, so I think you should know how long the time period for video games to attract money is."

"The first three months of a video game's release is the explosive period in their lives. Players who are driven by curiosity will spend a lot of time and money on the newly released video game. In order to benefit from the players' They will frantically buy electronic arcade machines and circuit boards from game companies.”

"After three months, even if this video game is still fun, players are still willing to invest a lot of money, but the demand for game arcade machines is actually declining because they want to use the existing machines to earn more. income."

"No way, people are greedy, just like the little snake in "Snake Game" you made."

Nolan looked at Ethan with a smile.

Ethan also understood what he said.

This guy is asking if he has any new games.

If he said yes, Nolan would be extremely excited, and then discuss cooperation with him.

And if not...

Sorry, he has!

But he doesn't want to cooperate with Atari anymore!
First, it was Jobs who told him that Nolan meant to sell Atari, and Ethan didn't want to negotiate with those real capitalists because they were annoying and difficult to deal with.Secondly, now that he has found his real thigh, when he already knows that his backer is awesome, then what he wants to do is to grab absolute profits.

After experiencing the operation of the American arcade market in this era, others still want to make money from him?
Dream on you!
Thinking of this, Ethan shook his head and said with a smile, "Oh Nolan, how can inspiration come so easily?"

"I've been playing for the past two months without thinking about it at all."

"so--"

Ethan spread his hands.

Make a look like I've been messed up.

"Really?" Nolan didn't fully believe Ethan's words, and asked again.

As for his question, Ethan still shook his head and said, "Really not."

This fact made Nolan regretful, and said helplessly, "That's fine."

At the same time, he added, "Since we are friends, we must cooperate again if we have the opportunity."

"Same as last time, we will call you within two weeks for this dividend."

"Okay." Ethan nodded with a smile.

After talking to Nolan for a while, he left Atari.

As he left, Nolan got up directly and closed the door of the office.

But the moment he turned around, a person emerged from the rest room of the office.

That was the founder of Sequoia Capital, an investor in Atari, Don Valentine.

"Did you hear everything clearly?" Nolan Bushnell raised his eyebrows and said, "He said he has no new ideas."

Don Valentine didn't respond immediately, but put his hands in his pockets, came to the window, and looked down at the sentient beings.

As he watched, Ethan Jones drove away from the Atari in a Chevrolet.

Until then, he turned his head and asked, "Do you believe it?"

Nolan nodded, then shook his head again.

That contradictory action did not arouse Don Valentine's doubts, but made him stare at Nolan with sharper eyes.

The sharp eyes were accepted by Nolan. In this situation, he spread his hands and said, "Oh—brother—is it okay for me to believe in this kind of thing? I believe that Ethan has inspiration, and he has inspiration? If I have this ability, why don't I believe that I am the master of the world?"

The slightly complaining words made Don Valentine nodded slightly, and said: "Since this is the case, let's implement the plan directly."

This sentence made Nolan Bushnell narrow his eyes, "You really want to do this?"

"Of course!" Don Valentine nodded and said, "Roy Disney said it! If we get the copyright of "Snake Game", they will consider buying us Atari for 4000 million!"

"You know, before, they gave us a purchase price of 2000 million in [-]."

"Since they are willing to pay 800 million more for a little snake, why don't we try it?"

"And this attempt can allow you to get an extra 800 million, or go directly to Disney."

"Since killing Ethan can double our income, why don't we do it?"

The corners of Don Valentine's mouth curled up into a smile.

Hearing these words, Nolan pursed his lips tightly.

After looking at Don Valentine for a while, he nodded vigorously and said, "Then execute the plan."

"The dividends will be delayed first, and there will definitely be results within two weeks."

At the same time, he also asked: "The New York Times or the Washington Post?"

"The New York Times." Don Valentine said, "I checked, and Ethan's sister Evelyn at Stanford is very close to Stanford law professor Barbara Babcock, and Barbara Barbara Babcock's teacher was Edward Williams, and if we called the Washington Post, there might be an accident."

This news made Nolan tense, "Edward Williams? How could there be him? Are we going to sue this kind of person? We can't win the fight!"

Don Valentine smiled and shook his head with a slightly worried look.

He came to Nolan's side, patted his arm, and said, "Don't be so nervous, brother, our lawsuit will definitely win."

"Because Ethan is an infringement!"

"If he can find a loophole in this, then all the game companies in Mimi will have to sue Mi Luohua, right?"

"Besides, we are not the first to file this lawsuit, but Mi Luohua has to file the lawsuit first. What we are doing now is to release news, news that can make Mi Luohua's heart flutter."

"so……"

"What are you nervous about?"

Don Valentine smiled at Nolan Bushnell.

I don't know whether it is Don Valentine's words that have magical powers that can soothe people's minds, or Disney's promise that makes Nolan Bushnell want to fuck him. In short, under the comfort of Don Valentine , Nolan Bushnell came to the desk.

Touched the phone for a while, then dialed it resolutely.

"Hello, please put me through the New York Times."

After a while, he smiled and said, "Is it the receiving department of The New York Times? I'm Nolan Bushnell, the CEO of Atari. I'm calling today because I have some news to tell you. According to our confirmation, The sales volume of "Snake Game" has exceeded 1000 million, do you have time to send a reporter to San Francisco for an exclusive interview?"

"Yes, what you are hearing now is exclusive news. Before that, I didn't tell anyone about it."

"You want to meet the inventor of the Snake Game? Oh - what I want to tell you is the story of Ethan Jones, who is a genius and the most imaginative person I have ever met, although he is temporarily No interviews, because he's honing his new idea, but I can chat with you more, like, our first meeting, it was at the Odyssey launch..."

"Yes, yes, we have known each other since he was working in Mirowa..."

"Ok, see you tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)