Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 79 Ready Player One
In fact, when Ethan discovered that the movie posters of "Amblin" and "Jaws" were pasted on the walls of this office, he already guessed who the guy who was fighting hard in front of the "Snake Game" arcade was. who.

And when the other party revealed his identity, Ethan even smiled and stretched out his right hand, giving him a firm shake.

"Steven? Steven Spielberg?"

"The hottest director in Hollywood right now?"

"Oh! Nice to meet you!"

While shaking hands, Ethan also felt a little emotional.

He felt that if he had thought about it at the beginning, thinking that Universal Pictures was under the name of MCA, and that the most popular director in Universal Pictures at the moment was Spielberg who made "Jaws", then he might It has long been possible to guess who is helping him.

Because in his previous life, Spielberg was recognized as the number one player in the world.

This is not only because he made the movie "Ready Player One", but also because he fell in love with video games when they were born.The most amazing thing is that from [-] to [-] when Ethan crossed, Spielberg's love for video games has never diminished.In the eyes of many people, this guy who has led the trend of the times many times is the king of the world in the film industry, but in front of many game producers, he has abandoned all of this.

When Ethan was paying attention to the game industry in his previous life, he saw the report that Spielberg went to the release site of "Shenmue" and asked Yu Suzuki for his autograph. He even heard that after the release of "Metal Gear Solid", he He praised the news that if Hideo Kojima came to make a movie, he would definitely become a first-class director. He also knew that he liked the story of "BioShock" and wanted to make it into a movie.

When this decades-long favorite comes along...

Ethan could also understand why this guy told him the secret of MCA without hesitation.

For others, this approach is very crazy, but for him, it is normal.

Because of his deep love for video games.

"Oh Ethan, you said it's nice to meet me?"

"Of course!"

"Hahaha - that's the best news I've heard today!"

He opened his arms with a big laugh, gave Ethan a hug, then held his shoulders, and said excitedly:
"A few months ago, should it be April? Steve told me that Atari was going to release a new game."

"This game is different from all the games out there because it can be played by one person."

"Moreover, this game is very special because the difficulty of the game will continue to increase as the skill improves."

"When I heard these contents, I felt as if there were a pair of big hands in my heart, which kept scratching."

"Because I really want to see what kind of game it is, and its difficulty will increase as the player's skills improve!"

"You know, the games on the market are basically two-player, and the difficulty is the same. After playing a few times to master the rules, it will be meaningless!"

"So on launch day, I had someone buy one for me, and..."

"I discovered a new world!"

Spielberg's eyes lit up.

Then, he frowned slightly, and said doubtfully, "What was I doing at that time?"

"Uh... I seem to be preparing for the release of "Jaws"?"

"That's right! That's the thing! My "Jaws" was released in June this year! And your game was released in April this year!"

Speaking of this, Spielberg raised his voice again, and smiled at Ethan: ""Jaws" is my most important film this year, and it is also the film that has received the most investment since I made a film. For all directors For me, when such a life-defining masterpiece is about to be released, my heart will be very nervous, but I am not, because I have been playing your game all the time! Playing "Snake Game"!"

"Because it's so fun! It's so fun that I want to know how to make the snake's body cover the entire screen!"

"It's you! It's your game that accompanied me through the most stressful moment in my life!"

"Oh Ethan! You know what? When Steve told me that Atari was targeting you, I went straight to Sidney!"

"I even wanted to rush to Los Gatos and scold Nolan! Because he is a thief!"

"Not only did he steal Professor Ralph Bell's Ping Pong, he also wants to steal your Snake Game!"

"If it wasn't for Steve pulling me, I would definitely go over and give him two punches!"

"but……"

"Fortunately, everything is back to normal, right?"

"You're all right, oh--I'm so glad!"

Gatling-like words made Ethan's head swell.

At this moment, he didn't even know how many words Spielberg had just said.

But it doesn't really matter if you don't hear the content clearly.

When Spielberg patted him on the shoulder vigorously, trying hard to control his eyes, not to let the tears of excitement fall...

Ethan already knew what he should say.

"Oh Steven, I know you're happy, and honestly I'm happy right now."

"Because I never thought that the hottest Hollywood director at the moment would be my big fan."

"I just want to say thank you right now!"

"Thank you for liking my game!"

"At the same time, I also want to add a suffix."

Ethan looked at Spielberg, with a genuine smile on his face, and said, "I like your movies too."

Ethan is not lying!In his previous life, he grew up watching Spielberg's movies.

He will never forget the first time he watched the scene of "Jurassic Park" on VCD.

When the lifelike Tyrannosaurus rex appeared, he was stunned on the spot when he was still young!

Because he couldn't figure out at all how extinct creatures like dinosaurs were photographed!

Since then, he has been trying to search for information about the director named Steven Spielberg on the VCD.

Er, that's right, it's a pirated disc, a pirated disc that came from Xiangjiang.

Then, he turned to "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "ET", and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" from the video store.

And then, with the passage of time, movies such as "Saving Private Ryan", "Minority Report", "Cat and Mouse Game", and "The End of Happiness" have entered his vision and integrated into his growth.

To be honest, even though his age has grown and his knowledge has expanded accordingly, Ethan is shocked every time he goes to see a Spielberg movie.Because he couldn't understand at all, why is there such a director in the world who can control different styles of movie content?
Especially when he learned that Spielberg also filmed "Schindler's List" in the same year that he filmed "Jurassic Park", he was completely stunned!Because these two films are simply two extremes of business and art!
It is completely understandable if an excellent creator makes films with different styles at different stages of his life.

Because people's cognition of the world will change with time.

Can you switch back and forth between business and art in the same year?
This Nima...

It sounds like a special code is the same as opening a hook!
Ethan didn't think it through at the time, but now, he felt that he might be lucky enough to witness all of this.

And this is what Jobs brought to him...

Uh……

Jobs?
and many more!

Why didn't this guy tell him in advance that his friend in MCA is Spielberg?

Thinking of this, Ethan turned his head suddenly, and looked aside with a fierce look.

At this moment, Jobs was embracing his arms, like an old father, watching his friends say hello to each other.

The sense of accomplishment of meeting the king of one field with the king of another field made him smile.

And when he realized that Ethan suddenly turned his head and stared at him, he suddenly asked strangely: "Ethan, is there something wrong?"

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Why didn't you tell me that the person who helped me was Steven?" Ethan asked directly.

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This question made Jobs look confused, and he said doubtfully, "You didn't even ask!"

"Can't you tell me without asking?"

"You didn't ask me why I said that!"

"Then don't talk about it now. After the company is established, you will be deducted from your dividend for one year."

"WTF?" Jobs was taken aback.

He didn't know what kind of nerve Ethan was having again.

When Spielberg, who didn't understand, asked about his doubts, Ethan smiled again and said, "Oh Steven, we're fine."

"I just think Steve's behavior of not revealing your identity to me in advance is too much."

"If I knew from the beginning that you were helping me, then I would definitely come to you after finishing Mi Luohua's lawsuit, and thank you."

Hearing these words, Spielberg narrowed his eyes with a smile.

"Oh~Ethan~don't do this~you are really too polite~"

"I just did what I wanted to do."

Jobs rolled his eyes, not bothering with someone like Ethan who had a sudden illness.

While talking, Spielberg's stomach suddenly rang.

Correspondingly, it is the pointer of the wall clock on the wall. The display of [-] o'clock in the afternoon is a bit out of place with Spielberg's stomach.

This voice also made him look embarrassed, and said: "Oh~ After I came to Universal today, I played games here, because I felt that I could pass the level, but I didn't expect to play for several hours, so... I I didn't eat at noon..."

He spread his hands.

"Is it such a coincidence?" Spielberg's words reminded Ethan of what happened just now, and he said with emotion: "We left the door at nine o'clock in the morning, and we thought we would be here at two o'clock in the afternoon. I'll find you later, but I didn't expect Los Angeles to be so congested."

"Because we were afraid that you would not be here, so we came here directly."

"I'm also very hungry now, if you don't mind, let's go out to eat together?"

"Oh—is that so? That's really a coincidence." Spielberg nodded and said, "We can eat together, but we don't have to go out."

"We have cafeterias all over the world. Now they should be preparing dinner there? Just go there."

"Of course, if you want to go out to eat, that's fine. I can take you to MK, which is Director Chaplin's favorite restaurant."

"Raymond (Chandler) used to go to that store a lot when he was alive."

“Their filet mignon and tongue sole are excellent!”

"Then let's eat in the cafeteria today." Ethan made a choice.

At the same time, he said: "Of course, I mainly want to see the interior of your Universal, this should be no problem, right?"

"Of course no problem!" Spielberg, who wanted to have dinner with his idol, nodded decisively, "Universal now has the final say."

But when he was about to lead the way, he stopped suddenly and said, "Ethan, before I go to dinner, can you grant me a wish?"

"what?"

"Can you get me an autograph? Just on this arcade machine."

"of course can!"

Ethan took the marker pen and signed his name on the arcade machine.

At the same time, he also wrote: On October 1975, 10, ______ officially passed the customs, witnessed by Ethan Jones and ______.

After writing this sentence, he first gave Spielberg the pen.

The other party readily accepted and signed his name on the blank space before the official customs clearance.

Afterwards, Ethan motioned for Jobs to come over.

Let him put his name in front of the witness.

Such a situation made Jobs' face full of joy.

Because he didn't expect Ethan to show face like this.

You know, "Jaws" is the most popular movie at the moment. It scored 700 million US dollars at the box office in the first week of its release, making history. It broke through 59 million in just [-] days. The first film to break the billion mark!

"Snake Game" is not far behind. The sales of 500 million in half a year can leverage hundreds of millions of game revenue!

When this kind of person who made history left blank on the game console, how could he participate in it?
'Oh Ethan—'

'You're a real dude! '

Jobs thought to himself.

Then happily signed his name.

　Note: ① When Jobs was selling goods at Atari, he met Spielberg, who was not famous. Because of the game, the relationship between the two was very good, so good that when Jobs bought Pixar from Lucas , that was all matchmaking by Spielberg.The most embarrassing thing is that Bill Gates also wanted to buy Pixar at the time. He was even willing to bid 500 million, but after Spielberg said that Jobs wanted it, Lucas directly bought Pixar for 1000 million. Sold to Jobs. ②Spielberg loves games really crazy. In reality, he once wrote a strategy book for "Space Invaders". On the first page, he wrote "The reader who wants to read this book is a game fan." '.When filming "ET", he directly brought his own "Donkey Kong" arcade machine into the set.In reality, he has a very good relationship with Atari. When Atari launched the home console 2600, he even authorized his debut work "Speed ​​Duel" to Atari, and asked Atari to make this movie became a game.

　　
　
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