Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 97 Volume!
Thomas's timely help, it really relieved Ethan's urgent need.In the era when the logistics industry did not develop vigorously, long-distance cargo transportation was a nightmare that all production enterprises would face.

Why did Atari sell for three years, but the sales volume of "Pong" was only [-] units?

That's because they couldn't find the right person to deliver!

And when a company finds a group of trustworthy drivers, it can realize free delivery within the whole rice. Although it takes two days to drive from San Francisco to New York without food or drink, when a product sells for two thousand dollars , but the cost is only less than [-] US dollars, then no matter which boss it is, it can increase the delivery cost appropriately, so as to capture all the profits.

Yes!

Ethan is not going to sell circuit boards anymore!

This is not only because the production of "Pac-Man" uses a new technology. When the CPU is involved, the on-site replacement and debugging of the circuit board will become more troublesome. It is also because selling arcade machines is more profitable than selling circuit boards.

According to the current pricing, the gross profit of an arcade machine is [-] US dollars, while the circuit board costs [-] US dollars.

Based on the distribution quantity of 500, the profit of the electronic arcade is 500 million, while the circuit board is only [-] million.

Although this algorithm is very rough, it can even be said to be extreme, but the extreme gap is so terrifying.

Before, due to limited conditions, each game company could only make corresponding trade-offs.

But now, with the latest technology, the strongest idea, and the most reliable team, of course I want them all in exchange!
When the one-stop links of procurement, production, and distribution are all opened up, the entire Destiny game factory is in full swing. In only fifteen days, Ethan has delivered a set of "voluntary" purchases by major universities. Thousands of arcade machines, and in the process, social orders have also come one after another. There is no way, North America is so big, there are always some vendors who are willing to pay for a new experience after seeing the news reports.

And these first batch of people who ate crabs...

Just make money straight away!

"Hello! Destiny game? Are there any "Pac-Man" arcade machines? Sacramento wants fifty of them!"

"That's right! We bought it jointly from several merchants!"

"Oh! Sxxt! Now who doesn't know that your game is super fun! The merchants in San Francisco have said that they can earn at least $150 a day with a machine! It's not the same as before when the game only attracted boys. Many girls like to play this game! Do you know that as long as there are people playing the game, there will be many people around! Many people! Many people!"

"Aha? Are you asking about other games?"

"Which shop still has other arcade machines in front of it?"

"Isn't it a waste of electricity if no one is playing?"

"Even your boss, the guy named Ethan... Ethan... Ethan Jones! That's right! Nobody plays the Snake Game he made! Now people just want to play your new game, Eat Beanman!"

"Oh! Flower Q! Can you please stop asking! Ship it to us! Ship it to us!"

"What? It may take several days for decentralized delivery?"

"Oh! No! You just need to send us the goods to a place! We'll pick them up ourselves! That's how the head office works!"

When this kind of conversation got into Ethan's ears, he immediately smiled as brightly as flowers.

"Sure enough, as long as the product is good enough, it can change people's living habits!"

Fixed-point delivery?
Merchant self-pickup?

Oh!
This is something that many sellers dare not even dream of!
Looking at the extremely busy office, Ethan waved to Julis Noble who had just finished answering the phone.

"What's the matter, boss?"

Perhaps because of being too busy recently, the girl's face was full of exhaustion, and her voice was a bit hoarse when she spoke.

This appearance made Ethan feel apologetic.

"Oh Julis, I'm sorry for the sudden surge in your workload due to my poor judgment."

"In order to make up for my mistake, I decided to give you an additional bonus of five hundred dollars this month."

"At the same time, I am also planning to recruit another batch of employees, including about four to eight administrative staff, to reduce your work pressure."

"I wonder if you are willing to be the supervisor of these newcomers?"

Such words made Julis Noble blink her eyes.

She suspected that something was wrong with her ears.

But in the next second, joy flashed across those tired eyes, "Oh my boss, you finally did something human."

"In the past half a month, I have been answering the phone like crazy!"

"There are dozens of them every day!"

"The most important thing is to record the address! Record the demand! Communicate with the factory for production! Communicate with the fleet for delivery!"

"This is really..."

"Oh God, I can finally relax!"

The girl's words made Ethan smile and nod.

Now that the company is on the right track, the positions that should be there cannot continue to be vacant.

Regarding production, Ethan was going to hand it over to Damio Dean, the fellow from Stanford Engineering.And matters related to order records, goods delivery, and business reception were all classified into the basket of administration by him and handed over to Julis Noble.

As for the financial and cost aspects?

That belongs to Alan Massey.

After three days of operation, the staff size of Destiny Game has increased a lot, with four more women, two men, six administrators, and one man, one woman, and two accountants.

Looking at the small company with all internal organs, Ethan also felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

Although he has been a human for two lifetimes, it is also his first time starting a business.

And the first time you start a business, you can make it like this...

He's still pretty awesome!

Just when Ethan was thinking about it, after he had been busy for a long time, he could finally rest for a while, the phone in the office rang again.

After picking it up, he realized that it was from Chuck Paido.

"Hello~ Chuck, what's the matter?" Ethan was in a good mood, so he joked directly, "Are you going to celebrate the success of "Pac-Man" for me? Oh—I don’t have time recently— -I'm very busy now-hahahaha~"

However, as soon as his laughter fell, Chuck Paido's heavy voice came from the other end of the phone: "Oh Ethan, I also want to celebrate the success of "Pac-Man" with you, but I really don't have it now. At this time, because there is something wrong with the factory."

"It's on fire."

"WTF?" The words made Ethan sit upright.

"What's wrong with our chip production line? Is it on fire?"

"Oh! Sxxt! It's not burning, is it?"

"Is it serious!"

Ethan felt a little anxious immediately.

Because in his memory, it is normal for a chip factory to catch fire!

Whether it's TSMC, Hynix, Samsung, or Micron, as long as they make chips, the family is on fire!

The reason for this is not clear to Ethan, because he is not a professional in this field.

But one thing, he does know, that is, their MOS 6502 does not intend to increase the price!
And when they didn't want to increase the price of the chip, something happened to the factory?

Special code!
I am afraid that this fire was not set by Intel!
And just when Ethan was guessing wildly, laughter suddenly came from the other end of the phone——

"Hahahaha—Ethan—you were scared by me, right—"

"It's not the production line's problem! It's not the production line's problem! It's the order burst! It's the order burst!"

"Did you know? After the launch of Pac-Man! MOS 6502 orders increased by 5.00%!"

"Seventeen game production companies have ordered chips from us!"

"Wow... I really didn't think of it! The chip I designed can still be used like this!"

"And in order to cope with the order, the company has added two more production lines!"

"If there are no accidents, our chip sales in the first half of this year will reach [-] pieces!"

'...'

Chuck Paido's excited words made Ethan a little speechless.

It's special, he thought it was the production line of his own chip company that burned down!

The result is that the order has exploded?

This……

Pretty good!
To be honest, Ethan didn't expect that the appearance of "Pac-Man" could boost the sales of MOS 6502!
After all, this kind of game made by programming is not something that circuit board game companies can play.

But since those companies want to roll, it's impossible for him to stop him, right?

If he was just an ordinary game company, then he would definitely be a little anxious.

But the problem is...

The cheapest chip production line on the market is his!

Peer to buy chips?
Then it shouldn't be Intel, massage parlors and Motorola who are in a hurry!

Hehe ~
Ethan felt relieved, he wanted to laugh, but he didn't want to laugh too loudly.

Because that would be too impolite!
While he was depressed, Chuck Paido said: "Oh Ethan, besides the surge in orders, I have one more thing to tell you. Our team has already discussed it, and we want to continue to develop and develop. Sixteen-bit chip."

"So the company's dividend... probably won't happen in the next two years."

R&D upward?

This is a good thing for Ethan.

Because he has been a human being for two lifetimes and has witnessed the improvement of productivity brought about by technology.

Although he knew that the design of Chuck Pai Duo in his previous life did not beat the Intel X86 architecture, but the monopoly in the market of low-end consumer goods, Intel, and massage parlors combined, is not enough for Chuck Pai Duo hand beat.

The term low-end may not sound good, but for a game company like Ethan, it has an unparalleled appeal.

Because in this way he can have an unrivaled cost advantage.

So, after hearing Chuck Paido's proposal, Ethan smiled and said, "Oh Chuck, I told you, that's your company."

"From the day I decide to support you, I will not have any restrictions on your research and development."

"Because I, like you, expect technology to change the world!"

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

After a while, Chuck Paido chuckled and said, "Thank you."

"I won't keep you waiting."

"At most one year, I can let you see a sixteen-bit CPU."

"Because I also want to know what you will use it for."

After hanging up the call with Chuck Paido, Ethan happily turned his pen in the office.

no way!
Who makes the happiest thing in this world that competitors rush to send money to themselves!
And just when the corners of Ethan's mouth were almost grinning behind his ears, the phone on the table rang again.

Pick it up, and the roar of Steve Jobs came out——

"Oh Ethan! Did you know! Did you know! We've got five hundred orders! Five hundred orders for APPLE 1!"

"We are selling 660 units! There are more than 30 here!"

"I've never seen so much money in my life!"

"And do you know why our orders suddenly surged?"

"It's all because of Pac-Man!"

"Many game companies wanted to buy Apple 1 and try to develop games after learning that "Pac-Man" was made with Apple 1!"

"Many computer enthusiasts wanted to buy it to program after learning that "Pac-Man" was made with APPLE 1!"

"real!"

"When I received the call, I was completely stunned!"

"I never thought that "Pac-Man" would have such an advertising effect!"

Ethan was also shocked.

He also didn't think how he, a stinky game maker, could get involved in three industries?

"Pac-Man" advertised APPLE 1?

what is this?
Is it crooked?
It's outrageous!
but……

he likes!
Electronic games, central processing units, and personal microcomputers are all sunrise industries!
How do you companies sleep at such a young age?

Get up and roll up for me!
　Thanks to [cjll] [book friend 20171206211516411] for the reward of 100 starting coins.

　　Note: ①In reality, Chuck Pedro did develop a 16-bit CPU, but he developed it after leaving MOS.

　　PS1, in response to a question in the comments, it was the norm for hippies to make game arcades back then. This should have been noted earlier. This is a topic that both Nolan Bushnell and Steve Jobs have said.As for why they work well, there is currently no official explanation, and there are two reasons for my personal verification.The first point comes from the book "1973: Rock and Roll at the Crossroads". It is said that in 71, the hippie culture had already shown signs of ebb. Although there were more children with long hair in high school, but There were fewer hordes of figures on the road.By '73, a hippie mecca, Hippie Mecca Haight-Ashbury, had a third of its stores closed due to dwindling foot traffic.At that time, the hippies who had returned to the normal track needed a job, so they entered the employment status in large numbers.The second reason comes from Jobs' own memories. He said that many hippie families are not bad, so they can work well after returning to life, but because they have been separated from society for a long time, they can only find jobs in newspapers such as the "San Jose Mercury News". Information, of course, there are also some who are too aggressive when playing, and even though they are working, the final salary is still to buy psychedelic drugs.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)