Rebirth of America, this is my time

Welcome my friend! Steve - Steve Jobs - welcome to my party!

Hi~Teacher Barbara~I'm glad to see you~Your dress looks really nice today, and it really matches your hairstyle~

Oh~ Are you Teacher Wenton? Nice to meet you! I am Ethan Jones... Ah, yes, yes, Evelin is my sister... Is this your wife? Oh~ Mrs. Cerf, hello …”

Hello~Chuck~We meet again~Oh...Why do you look so good? Your cheeks are so rosy! Is it because the matter has been resolved?...Hahaha~I didn't expect that the law can also cure diseases~

Saturday, August 16, 1975.

The weather with clear skies makes people feel comfortable physically and mentally, and the endless blue sky makes people want to show off. But what is more likely to make people restless than the natural environment is a three-story villa located in Palo Alto, Bay Area, because At this moment, the place is bustling with people.

Men and women of different ages and costumes gathered together, some came because of Ethan Jones, and some came at the invitation of Evelyn Johnson to celebrate the success of Snake Game.

Although it has been several months since the release of Snake Game, the party that should be held is still indispensable.

From Ethan Jones's perspective, this is actually a good opportunity to maintain relationships.

For Evelyn Johnson, it's a great way to enjoy life.

Two people may have different ideas, but that doesn't matter, right? As long as the process is the same, we can play together.

As for why we are in Palo Alto...

This is a coincidence.

Evelyn Johnson received nearly two hundred thousand dollars in the first batch of dividends from Snake Game. She did not want to give most of it to the IRS, so tax avoidance became her only option. But there are only a few ways for individuals to avoid tax. Either invest or buy property. When there are no good projects to operate, buying a house next to the school is her best choice.

The villa she chose is also very good. The living area of ​​6,000 square feet can fully meet all her needs. The configuration of the front parking space and the back garden makes this villa the most beautiful in the downtown area.

The most important thing is that the price here is only 160,000 US dollars!

160,000 US dollars? Is it so cheap? Barbara couldn't believe it. She looked around while sitting on the sofa and exclaimed: My set costs 180,000 US dollars! And it's not as big as this one!

That's because you live closer to Stanford! Vinton Cerf, who was wearing a hearing aid, said in a loud voice: How long does it take to drive from your home to Stanford? And how long does it take to get to Stanford from here?

But there can't be a difference of twenty thousand dollars, right?

How could you not? Don't you often tell students that a lawyer's time is money?

Oh - Vinton - we are not in class now! Also, please lower your voice, I can hear you!

The two professors' high-pitched conversation made Ethan very happy.

Vinton Cerf has certain hearing problems in his ears, so he needs to wear hearing aids for a long time.

And because his wife is also hearing-impaired, even if she wears a hearing aid, the sounds she can hear are very limited, so the daily communication between them as husband and wife relies on yelling. Over time, when he talks, it will be like quarreling. A headache.

This little story was told to him by Evelin. The girl asked him to speak louder when communicating with Wenton, so as not to scare the other party.

And Barbara obviously didn't like this way of speaking, after all, she was a soft-spoken person.

Smiling and shaking his head, Ethan then changed his gaze. Then Ethan was surprised to find that Woz, the little fat guy, was surrounded by several other Evelin teachers. He leaned over to listen -

Wow! Woz, do you actually know Evelin's brother?

Uh...yes...we are friends...

Oh! Then you can no longer sell those little toys to the school through them...

I can't, I can't. The little fat man shook his head crazily.

This conversation made Ethan find it interesting and he took the initiative to ask if this little fat man had some unknown dark history.

After hearing this question, several teachers at Stanford immediately said that this guy, relying on his status as an HP employee, often sells some weird and prank toys to Stanford students.

For example, electronic chickens, electronic dogs, electronic bombs...

Since everyone knew what was going on with him, Lockheed was brought here personally by Principal Fred Terman, so everyone usually turned a blind eye to him, and every time he made a joke, everyone also turned a blind eye. You can only communicate well with him.

There is no way!

You can’t even fight! You can’t even scold me! Then I can only give you good advice!

This fact made Ethan laugh, patted Woz on the shoulder, gave him a thumbs up and praised him for being awesome.

After enjoying himself, he also turned around and went to listen to Mr. Ferber and Chuck Paido telling stories.

Until half an hour later, Thomas's voice came from the courtyard——

Guys! I have lit the fire! You can come over and have a barbecue!

Only then did Ethan and everyone else swarm into the back garden.

The parties in Los Angeles may be lavish, but normal people's dinners are not that flashy.

Eating, drinking, singing and dancing, that's the mainstream.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, the party started. During the barbecue, Ethan also performed several performances there and played the guitar he learned in his previous life. It caused a sensation because even Evelin and Thomas Linda were curious. , when did Ethan learn this stuff.

Regarding this question, Ethan just laughed and said that he learned it during the three years of silence.

Evelin could accept this answer, but as for Thomas and Linda... their daughter didn't even ask, and they didn't bother to care.

And Ethan's proofing also attracted others to show off their talents.

Mr. Ferber whistled, the fat little Wozniak told a few jokes, Jobs took out a harmonica from nowhere and played a Beatles tune, and Evelyn sang A few Barbra Streisand songs.

A group of people played lively for a long time, and they didn't say goodbye to each other until the sunset appeared in the evening.

Since it is necessary to bring gifts to the host when attending parties here in the United States, there were a lot of gift boxes in Evelin's new home, and because the theme of this party was to celebrate the success of Snake Game, Therefore, Ethan and Evelin did not want to let the guests leave empty-handed, and specially prepared a return gift for the visitor.

Ethan asked Jobs to go to Atari and order twenty Snake Game machines for him, and then he and Evelyn signed their names on the panels and packaged them as gifts for everyone.

This fact makes the guys like Vinton Cerf very happy. After all, no one doing computer research in this era does not play video games. This is the best pastime in their daily lives, and for Master Barbara Well--

Oh Ethan~ How can I move such a big arcade machine back?

Looking at the machine that was as tall as herself, Barbara put her hands on her hips and looked helpless.

It's okay, Teacher Barbara, I'll send it back to you.

Thomas reacted quickly and summoned his pickup truck directly.

At the same time, he also said to the people around him: Who else can't get it? I'll give it to you!

I may not be good at other things, but my service is very good! If you have any needs, just tell me directly, you're welcome!

…………

The happy time is always short-lived. After the party is over, everything returns to normal.

Nothing major happened in the next two weeks. Except for Evelin's start of school, all other things were going on in an orderly manner.

Chuck Paddo's 6502 is ready for normal production, and the first batch of two hundred chips has been delivered to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. With the arrival of the chips, Apple No. 1 has also officially entered the production process. Of course, the name of this Apple was shouted by Ethan himself in his heart, because so far, Steve Jobs has not thought about creating a company, he is just thinking about it. How to sell the unnamed No. 1 machine.

This kind of trivial matter is not important to Ethan at all, just follow Steve Jobs and the others, because even if they don't name the company Apple in the end, but a pear, navel orange, it actually doesn't matter much.

After all, the key to a person's success is the person's ability, background and funds, but there is no name.

You know, in Ethan's previous life, Steve Jobs's appearance was a negative example for many masters. They said that he did not make money, so he was kicked out by the company.

Then what?

When he was invited back to the company to get out the iPod, all the masters of success and physiognomy were silent.

And after the iPhone 4 is released...

Steve Jobs has become the most classic face of a successful person.

Besides these things, the biggest worry surrounding Ethan is emptiness.

Every day when I wake up, I have to think about what I should do.

Hey, days like this are so boring!

When September 10th came, Nolan Bushnell also called. The other party told him that the second phase of Snake Game dividends had come down and asked him to reconcile.

This fact makes Ethan even more helpless, because his first batch of dividends has not been spent yet!

However, although he said no, his body was still very honest. After hanging up the phone, Ethan ran over.

And when he drove to Atari, the oncoming bear hug almost strangled him to death.

Oh - Nolan - I'm suffocating -

Ethan slapped Nolan Bushnell on the back, hoping that he would let him go.

Nolan Bushnell shouted excitedly: Oh - Ethan - if this can make you suffocate, then won't the financial report later make your head congested and your blood pressure soar?

These words made Ethan look forward to it, and when he followed Nolan Bushnell into the office, the thumb-thick document made him laugh even more, because it told the story of Snake Game in the past three months. 》Results in the Central and Eastern United States.

The general outline of the matter is this:

Although Ethan Jones did not make his own statement in terms of agency cooperation last time, after he left, Nolan Bushnell still chose to cooperate with Chicago's electronic arcade companies Midway Games and Chicago Coin.

Of course, the final agreement reached by both parties was different from the document Ethan Jones had seen before.

At Nolan Bushnell's request, Midway Games and Chicago Coin were required to sell Snake Game arcade machines for $1,300 a piece and exchange boards for $450 a piece. , because only in this way will there be no price chaos in the central United States and those areas close to Texas.

After all, when merchants in Texas ordered circuit boards for Snake Game, the price quoted by Atari was four hundred dollars a piece. If the agent's price is cheaper than the original price, what will happen to Atari in the future? What about doing business in the central region?

Therefore, pricing power must be obtained.

After raising the agent's selling price, the commission ratio negotiated by Nolan Bushnell and them was also raised accordingly.

For every electronic arcade machine they sold, Atari took 18% of the selling price.

For every electronic motherboard they sold, Atari would take 20% of the sale price.

In these two items, Ethan Jones's margins for Atari were 15% and 18%.

Although on the surface, Atari could take thirty-nine dollars from each electronic arcade machine and nine dollars from each electronic motherboard without doing anything, at the same time, Ethan Jones's commission In fact, it has also increased. When Atari sold the electronic arcade machine, the external price was US$1,200. Ethan Jones could get it for US$180, but now, when the price is US$1,330, After one hundred dollars, the commission Ethan could get was actually one hundred and ninety-five dollars, an extra fifteen dollars out of thin air.

Now that his own interests have been promoted, Ethan is no longer too lazy to care about Nolan Bushnell and the others.

After all, if someone raises the contract, there is nothing wrong with getting some gratuity.

In the past three months, Midway Games and Chicago Coin sold a total of 3,722 electronic arcade machines, earning a profit of US$4,838,600.00, and 5,899 circuit motherboards, earning a turnover of US$2,654,550.00.

After simple calculation, the dividends attributed to Ethan Jones and Evelyn Johnson are US$1,203,609.00...

When this number appeared, Ethan Jones laughed from ear to ear!

He didn't do anything in the past three months, and then he got more than 600,000 yuan in dividends?

This special code...

It’s so cool!

Uh no...

He actually did something in the past three months!

I picked up a MOS 6502 for free! Jobs’ promise was in vain!

Hahahahaha——

He was trying not to laugh!

Hehehehehehe~

:)

Thanks to [Yishan Daojun] for the 500 starting coins.

Note: ① There is physiognomy in the West, and the earliest theory appeared in 1598. Jobs was indeed analyzed as a bad person at the beginning, saying that he was not good-looking and could not keep his money, so he was kicked out of Apple. He also failed to start his own computer company. But when Pixar became popular and returned to Apple, those masters said Steve Jobs's face was very good, but what stood out was a slap in the face.