Chapter 18 Some people were born in Rome

Author: Fortunately I didn't go

Chapter 18 Some people were born in Rome

An hour later, Exidi's factory office.

Ethan crossed his legs and leaned against the simple sofa. On the coffee table in front of him, there was a cup of steaming coffee.

Samuel Hawyth, who was wild when playing the game "Snake" before, was now black and sat on the side with stiff muscles, while Pete Kaffman, who was in contact with Ethan, had his elbows on his knees, arched his body, and looked embarrassed.

"Mr. Jones, we have really not done anything like that before."

"You can learn if you haven't done it."

Ethan smiled indifferently, "After all, no one will walk when he is born."

"But the problem is that no one on the market is doing business like this, and we don't know what the standards for cooperation are."

Pete Kaffman pursed his lips, his open hands swung unconsciously, and said, "What we know at present is actually the salary of game developers, with a weekly salary of 200 US dollars and a year of 10,400 US dollars..."

"Oh! Mr. Kaffman! If you tell me this, you will have no sincerity!"

Before Pete Kaffman finished speaking, Ethan Jones interrupted with a smile: "Mr. Kaffman, you have to know one thing. In this world, manpower is the least valuable thing. In 1970, our country conducted a census, and there were 200 million people nationwide. Among these 200 million people, at least hundreds of thousands of people who can do electronic arcades, but I am the only one who can come up with obsessive game ideas."

Ethan Jones smiled and showed her teeth, "Only One."

The eyes full of themselves made Pete Kaffman tilt his head instinctively.

He glanced at his partner Samuel Hawys, and the other party's brows were twisted into the character "Chuan".

"We need to discuss it." Samuel Hawyth got the meaning of asking for help in Pete Kaffman's eyes, and said decisively: "Mr. Jones, please wait here for a while."

"Please." Ethan Jones was not in a hurry.

Heshan nodded and watched the two leave.

In fact, when Samuel Hawyth angrily protected the rocker and yelled at Pete Kaffman a few times, everyone present noticed something was wrong. They recovered and turned their eyes to Ethan, and all they saw was a confident smile.

This fact made them clear that they had fallen at a disadvantage in the negotiations because they showed great interest in the game "Snake"! So they invited Ethan to the office and discussed cooperation matters.

The idea behind Exidi was to offer a price to buy out Ethan's "The Snake".

Their target price is $20,000, or $30,000, or $40,000, or $50,000.

But how could Ethan accept this price code?

Although America's median per capita income in this era was only more than 5,000 US dollars, and the price of 50,000 was already the income of a normal person for ten years, even a hundred years! a thousand years! That would not reach the fraction of the value of "Snake Game"!

Even if Ethan's brain was kicked by a Texas donkey!

He can't sell it!

Authorization is only possible!

And for such a requirement...

"Authorization? Is anyone doing authorization business now? Isn't this going on to make people laugh at us?"

After leaving the office, Pete Kaffman, who had been suppressed for a long time, immediately released his emotions.

"Now everyone in the industry is plagiarizing! No one will pay for the copyright of electronic games! Even Mirohua! They can only seek legal help through lawsuits! In this case, he wants to talk to us about the share of the money? Oh! My God! I am kind enough to give him 50,000 US dollars, okay! That's 50,000 US dollars!! 50,000 US dollars!!!"

Pete Kaffman kicked him angrily.

The iron gate of the factory immediately made a clanging sound of overwhelming burden.

The movement made Samuel Hawys frown suddenly, and he glanced at the warehouse. After confirming that nothing was wrong in the office, he waved to his employees and signaled them to keep a close eye on the room.

He himself was pulling his good brother and walking a little further.

"Oh!Sxxt! Are you brain-related? Even if you don't want to give him money, there is no need to shout so loudly, okay?"

"Because I'm very angry! He's obviously blackmailing!"

Peter Kaffman yelled angrily: "He just stared at me and said Only One! Who did he think he was? Tesla? That's all I said! No matter how powerful Tesla is, it can't beat Edison! No matter how powerful AC is, he can't get a penny!"

"Then are you trying to copy?" Samuel Hawyth asked with a frown.

"Is there any problem? Everyone is doing this!" Peter Kaffman spread his hands and said, "We already know how to play the game. Once he leaves, he can imitate it and it can be launched on the market in up to five days!"

Pete Kaffman said at the top of his voice: "What did he just say? Human resources are not worth it? This is really naive! Since he dares to push games in front of us, we will teach him a lesson! In the electronic game industry, the least valuable thing is inspiration! All developers are not worthy of money! Who can make electronic arcades! Who can let the bosses of those entertainment venues buy game consoles! Who is the winner!"

Speaking of this, the scene suddenly became silent.

Pete Kaffman gasped and stared at Samuel Hawyth with a fierce look.

Samuel Hawyth looked at his companion seriously, then slowly closed his eyes.

The frown brow seemed to represent the chaos of thoughts, but the behavior of paced back and forth was evaluating the safety of the action.

After a moment, he shook his head again.

"Peter, since this guy named Ethan Jones dares to come to us, it means he has registered the copyright! And he said that he came from Mirohua, so he could not have known that Atari plagiarized Mirohua's faction!"

"So what?"

Pete Kaffman said indifferently: "Even if there is copyright, we can copy it! As long as this game can make a lot of money, what's the point of losing some money? You have to know, this is Amerika! The loser has nothing! The winner takes everything!"

"Oh!Sxxt!..." Samuel Hawyth wanted to say something else.

But Pete Kaffman took the lead: "Samuel! Don't refuse! His game is obviously interesting! It can obviously cause a sensation when it is put on the market! As long as we can make ten million from it! We are the richest people of America!"

"Do you know? Now we are only one step away from our success!"

"As long as we can do it like DuPont!"

"No! Our life is not even half dangerous! You have to know that Nolan Bushnell is living well now!"

Peter Kaffman's words suffocated Samuel Hawyth's breath.

He took out a box of Marlboro from his pocket, picked up one and ignited it hard.

After thinking about it over and over again, he was finally convinced by the green Franklin.

“MFXXK!”

"Okay! Oaky! I know what you are saying is the truth, but before copying, we have to at least figure out the background of this guy named Ethan Jones? If he is just an ordinary engineer, then we'll do the fuck!"

The correct choice of companion made Pete Kaffman very happy.

After returning to the office, they wanted to know whether Ethan Jones could make the decision on the Snake machine on the grounds of better cooperation.

Regarding such a problem, Ethan Jones, who had been in the financial business for many years in his previous life, saw a lot of things. He leaned on the sofa and said with a smile: "Oh! Of course, this machine was not made by me alone. All I provide is a little inspiration!"

‘He didn’t make the machine?’

This fact made the eyes of two Exidi's bosses lit up.

"Then I want to know, the engineer who makes the machine is..." Pete Kaffman wanted to express his thoughts in a more tactful tone. "Improvement, Mr. Jones, if the copyright is not in your own hands, cooperation cannot be discussed."

"I know this." Ethan Jones nodded and said, "If you are sure to cooperate, I can call her over in the afternoon, my partner, sit down together and discuss specific treaties."

‘She? Or a woman?’

The two bosses of Exidi looked at each other, and both of them felt that plagiarism was a chance.

Because so far, they have never heard of women appearing in the video game industry.

Judging from Ethan Jones' current statement, the women he mentioned are still very idle.

If so...

Then these two guys should be both amateurs without backgrounds?

"Is this trouble?" Pete Kaffman rubbed his hands.

He could hardly hold back his smile.

However, just when he was about to see off the guests, he was relieved and boldly copying behind closed doors.

Ethan Jones said again: "No trouble, after all, Stanford is only a few dozen minutes away."

‘???’

As soon as these words were spoken, Pete Kaffman and Samuel Hoys suddenly stiffened.

"What?" Samuel Hawyth couldn't believe his ears, "Mr. Jones, what did you say?"

"Is your partner from Stanford?"

“Yeah ~ Stanford graduate student this year.”

"She is busy with schooling, so she asked me to commercialize this game arcade."

Ethan Jones spread his hands casually and asked with a smile: "Is there any problem?"

This special code has a big problem!

Pete Kaffman and Samuel Hawyth looked at Ethan Jones with their eyes flashing.

Try to find a flaw in him.

But that self-confidence that was integrated made them defeat.
To be continued...