Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 69 Acting and Practice

"Brother! Brother! Calm down! Calm down!"

As soon as Don Valentine finished speaking, Nolan Bushnell stood up.

She wrapped her arms around the opponent's shoulders with one hand, and patted his back with the other, her mouth was still colliding like a spring.

"Brother, calm down, we are discussing something."

"Ethan's attitude has been very good since he came in. No matter how we question or express his emotions, he has shown great restraint. I think he wants to show his willingness to communicate, right?"

Nolan Bushnell winked at Ethan.

Ethan, who received the instruction, walked down the steps and nodded slightly.

This situation made Nolan Bushnell heave a sigh of relief, and then said to Don Valentine: "Ethan may indeed have brought us huge economic losses, but since he has the willingness to communicate, why should we Why don't you sit down and talk about it first?"

"I admit that when I first saw him, I was indeed full of anger. I wanted to strangle him to death! But we all know that this kind of thing is useless to kill people, right? And now it's a civilized society, no one uses that anymore It's a barbaric act."

With such words, Don Valentine gave Ethan a hard look.

"Humph!"

He spoke nasally and shook his hands vigorously.

"Fxxk You!"

Breaking free from Nolan Bushnell's arms, he walked out of the office without looking back.

Then, there was a muffled "bang".

That is to vent dissatisfaction in my heart.

After watching this move, Nolan Bushnell shook his head, and after returning his gaze to Ethan, he also shrugged and spread his hands, showing helplessness.

"Ethan, I'm sorry, we were a little too emotional just now, but I believe you should be able to understand."

Nolan Bushnell took out a pack of Marlboros from the drawer and handed one to Ethan.

Seeing that Ethan didn't answer, he put it in his mouth and lit it on his own.

As the light blue smoke rose, Nolan Bushnell, who was exhaling smoke rings, also sighed: "Ethan, you also know that Atari and Mirov reached a settlement agreement a few months ago. They have hundreds of thousands, and they will not be able to release self-developed games within a year."

"In this case, the living environment of our Atari is actually very difficult. There is not much money in the company's accounts, and the whole company is completely on the verge of bankruptcy. That's why I asked Steve who just returned to China to inquire Competitors, because once they develop a game that is loved, we at Atari may fall into the abyss overnight."

"No way, the business world has always been so cruel."

"but……"

Having said that, Nolan Bushnell put the cigarette in his hand to the ashtray and flicked it.

With his movements, the already hard-to-shape soot instantly collapsed.

The reddish flame suddenly appeared like a night star.

"Steve found you, and you brought us the Snake Game, which was a huge surprise for us."

Nolan Bushnell looked at Ethan with a smile, "To be honest, we have been very grateful to you for the past few months."

"Although there are conflicts between us, for example, the negotiations at the beginning were not pleasant, but business is business, and everyone's core goal is to seek greater benefits for themselves, and there is no intention of targeting."

"It is precisely because we have no malice towards each other that our cooperation will be very pleasant, isn't it?"

Although it was a question, Nolan Bushnell didn't give Ethan time to answer. He played with the cigarette in his hand, and he continued: "We believe in you, so after the first round of sales, we settled the share for you... ..."

"We believe in you, so we want to ask for your opinion on distribution..."

"We believe in you, so after the second round of sales, we will call you to look at the accounts..."

"But today's incident caught us off guard."

Having said this, Nolan Bushnell also put out the cigarette in his hand.

Arms clasped, elbows pounded on the table, he looked at Ethan with a complicated expression.

"Ethan, do you know? When we received Mirov's complaint, we felt like the sky was falling. We didn't understand why this happened. We don't know why you, a former employee of Mirov, would make that mistake.”

"We desperately want to find you and get the real answer to the matter, but we have been looking for you all afternoon but we haven't found you, so when you finally answer the phone, we may have been in the communication process because of our urgency, He involuntarily used a strong tone."

"For this, I'm sorry. Of course, I also want to apologize to you for Don. After all, he invested all the money he earned in these years into Atari. If Atari is gone, then his Years will be wasted."

"Everyone is a smart person, so I think you should be able to understand what I mean, and since you said that this matter may be a misunderstanding, then I will believe you again, and hope that you can communicate well with Mi Luohua after you go back. Hopefully you can come to an agreement with them, after all... everybody wants to make money, right?."

"At the same time, we also hope that you can understand us. We will suspend the payment of the second phase of dividends, because no one knows what direction this case will develop, so before the case is over..."

"I'm very sorry."

Nolan Bushnell sighed.

A stiff smile was squeezed out towards Ethan.

And Ethan gave him a deep look, then showed a formulaic smile, and then left Atari.

With his departure, Don Valentine returned to Nolan Bushnell's office.

The two looked at each other.

Then, they laughed at the same time.

"How am I doing?" asked Don Valentine.

"Great! Dude!" Nolan Bushnell gave a thumbs up. "I thought you were going to throw a punch when you yelled at Ethan! Especially when you said—'Ethan, Don’t you want to speak the law? Then go to jail!’, your expression was really scary! I was really afraid that you would fight him!”

"Hahaha~" Don Valentine liked Nolan Bushnell's comment very much. "If you think I'm fierce, then we just have to wait for Ethan to come back, because the oppression you gave him is also very strong, and he didn't speak just now!"

"Of course! My acting skills can win awards in Hollywood!"

Nolan Bushnell boasted, and then returned to the topic, "Of course, this is also related to Mirov's lawsuit. They claim 100 million from us, and they also claim 100 million from Ethan? Oh... …The idea of ​​suing separately is really amazing! It’s for the money! And Ethan can’t pay that much money, so he can only sell "Snake Game" to us..."

…………

The distance between Palo Alto and Los Gatos is not far. When Ethan returned to his new home, as the door closed, he also threw himself on the newly bought sofa. The soft feeling made him ache all over. The endless darkness made him feel cold all over his body.

He doesn't know why things have developed to this point!
He didn't even know why things happened so suddenly!
Mi Luohua, who had never had contact with him in the past few months, suddenly took him to court?
Isn't this special code sick?
If he really infringed, wouldn't it be enough for Mi Luohua to send a lawyer's letter?

Why did he let him taste the iron fist of the law with the force of thunder?

Ethan really couldn't figure it out.

And compared to this incident, what made him even more angry was Atari's attitude tonight!

Don Valentine and Nolan Bushnell's singing and singing skills are too clumsy!

Everyone can see their core purpose, which is to put all the responsibility for the "Snake Game" project on him!

Although there is nothing wrong with this approach, everything is business, but the face of being a whore and wanting to set up an archway is too disgusting.

It is understandable to talk about things and vent emotions.

But after venting, still pretending to have a lesbian relationship?Is it forced to say no dividends?
Shall I pull you?Are you helpless?
From a business point of view, it is right not to pay dividends!
Put on a hypocritical coat for yourself, how hypocritical it is!

Maybe it was because he was too angry, but it could also be that the facts of today were bothering his mind. Ethan fell asleep after lying on the sofa for a while.

When he woke up again, a seductive fragrance entered his nostrils, stimulating his taste buds.

'? '

This situation made Ethan stand up in a daze, and then he saw the blanket on his body.

Follow the scent into the kitchen, where Evelyn is frying eggs.

"Awake? Go wash up." Evelyn glanced at Ethan, her hands kept moving, and said with a smile: "I can eat the eggs after frying, and the bread is baked and the salad is mixed. And then there's milk."

At the same time, she made a joke.

"If Linda sees us eating these in the morning, she will definitely feel distressed, right? But there is no way, I will only make these things."

"When did you come?" Ethan didn't answer his sister's topic, but directly asked his doubts.

This question made Evelyn pause, then shook her head with a smile and said, "Last night."

"Last night?" Ethan was even more confused.

"Yeah, last night." Evelyn sighed, and said, "The gates of our two villas are facing each other. You left soon after I entered the house. Is it possible that I don't know about this?"

"Although I don't know where you went, I know you didn't come back until after twelve o'clock last night."

"I didn't turn on the lights when I came back, and then I came over, and then, I found you lying on the sofa."

"Oh, by the way, I shouldn't count as breaking into a private house, right? I opened the door with your house key."

Evelyn's tone was brisk.

Ethan also smiled and shook his head, "Oh...not counting..."

Pursing his lips, he added, "Thank you."

At the same time, he also told what happened last night, "Evelyn, last night I..."

Unfortunately, before he could say anything, Evelyn interrupted: "Go and wash up first, we'll talk about anything later."

"The freshly baked bread is the best, and it will lose that taste when it is cold."

Ethan accepted Evelyn's suggestion, went upstairs to take a shower, and brushed his teeth.

After he returned to the dining room, he also talked about what happened last night while eating breakfast.

When Evelyn learned that Ethan had gone to Atari last night, she nodded slightly.

And after she listened to Ethan's story and learned about the problems and attitudes faced by Atari, she wiped her mouth with a tissue and said with a smile: "It seems that Barbara is really experienced, she guessed everything .”

"Since she can see through everything, I'm not in a hurry now."

"Isn't it just being sued? This kind of thing is too common in our country, right? After all, a simple traffic violation may bring people to court."

"I still have class today, you can find her yourself later, I believe her."

Ethan knew that his sister wanted to relax and not put too much pressure on her.

Smiling and nodding, he understood, and after cleaning up the house, he drove to Stanford again.

Familiar with the way, he found Barbara who was in class at the law school, sat down at the end, and quietly took a class.

Although Barbara's women's protection class had nothing to do with him, but that confident figure made Ethan feel extremely at ease.

And after Barbara waved to him and asked him to help him move the case collection on the podium back to the office, the mage sitting behind the desk also listened carefully to Ethan's narration.

Since he had already narrated it with his sister in the morning and cleared up his thoughts, Ethan spoke very quickly this time.

But his clear words made Barbara very dissatisfied.

"Ethan."

"Ok?"

"Old question."

"what?"

"You speak too fast." Barbara knocked on the table and said, "Ethan, you have to know one thing, our country is a maritime law system, which is different from those civil law systems that follow the law. A lot of times it’s actually empiricism.”

"So you have to tell me all the details. Perhaps many details may not be important to you, but I can judge through experience whether Mirov's prosecution and Atari's response are abnormal."

"Now, that's the anomaly we're looking for, right?"

"Because we still don't understand why Mi Luohua suddenly sued you."

Barbara's prompt made Ethan nod decisively, remained silent for a long time, and recalled the whole thing.

But after he told what happened last night in detail, Barbara, who was listening and scratching her head, had her facial features twisted into balls.

She thought for a while, and then said uncomfortablely: "Ethan..."

"Ok?"

"Did you offend Atari too?"

"Why do you say that?" Ethan didn't understand.

And his confusion made Barbara put her hands together, her eyes slightly closed, and her head collided with her index finger lightly, as if casting a spell, but more like thinking.

"Ethan, let me be honest, if you haven't missed information, then the case you're involved in is too weird."

"Because, according to your description, the behavior of the two subjects, Mirowa and Don Valentine, is very abnormal."

"It's that kind. How can I describe it to you? It's that Mi Luohua doesn't fit the status that the plaintiff should have, and Don Valentine doesn't look like a defendant at all... I don't know if you can understand what I mean?"

'...'

Ethan shook his head, because he really didn't see it.

And when he expressed his doubts, Barbara slapped the table and took out a blank sheet of paper——

"Ethan, let's abandon the law now, let me ask you and answer."

"Maybe we'll be able to get an answer when we sort things out."

"The final direction of this answer may be right or wrong, but it doesn't matter, right? How to find the flaws of all parties in one thing is a long and arduous process."

"So, first question, please tell me how you feel about Mi Luohua, or, when you were working in Mi Luohua, did you have any conflicts with Mi Luohua?"

Barbara pulled out the pen, narrowed her eyes, and looked at Ethan seriously.

(End of this chapter)