Rebirth of America, this is my era

Chapter 136 People in Baja California
A woman's temper is like the weather at the seaside, sometimes cloudy, sometimes clear and sunny.

When Ethan said that he had no plans to go public at all and let those idiots on Wall Street be jealous, Evelyn, who was in a bad mood because of the capitalists' surveillance, started laughing again.

Not only that, she also took the initiative to discuss with Ethan what gifts to bring to Washington.

"Barbara said that many of the colleagues she met in DoJ have children, and they really like our games, so how about we prepare some autographed photos to bring over?"

"wrong……"

"Those kids like our games, not us, so it doesn't seem to be any use bringing autographed photos. How about we make postcards of Snake, Pac-Man and Star Wars characters? And then have them sign their names on them?"

"I think kids might like this, and if it's done well... can we make these game characters into peripherals like Disney cartoon characters?"

"Hiss...if this idea really works, won't it make those who are jealous mad?"

“Oh, that’s not right either, we can only make Pac-Man and Snake.”

“Star Wars is not ours.”

Ethan’s eyes lit up when he heard the first half of Evelin’s words.

Because the surrounding development she mentioned is actually the foundation of Disney's success.

It's really interesting.

But the ending at the end...

But it's a bit petty.

What have those guys on Wall Street not seen? Do you think they will be pissed off just by developing some IP?
This is really——

"probably."

Ethan gave an ambiguous answer, and the reason why he didn't make a direct statement was that he didn't know whether Evelyn would continue on the topic that could not be concluded.

Although what he said was very vague, Evelin didn't care, and she directly thought about whether her idea was feasible. After returning to the company, she even took out a pen and paper and started drawing on it.

In a short while, the little green snake and several ghosts appeared on the paper.

After coloring them, they were handed over to Julis Noble, who tried to print them on cardboard using a color inkjet printer. A few days later, when Ethan got the postcard with the Destiny Game logo on it, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

Because the content on the first postcard is like this:

In an open space, a small green snake was chasing four ghosts, and the four ghosts were chasing Pac-Man. Perhaps because the situation was too urgent, Pac-Man grew limbs.

At the same time, there were some beads of sweat around him.

The scene of sweating profusely is so cute.

The content on the second postcard is as follows:

In an open space, a cartoon green snake opened its bloody mouth and held Pac-Man in its mouth, while Pac-Man, who had grown limbs, pressed his upper jaw with his head and stepped on his lower jaw with his feet, refusing to obey.

The four ghosts on the side stared at all this with wide eyes.

The jaw-dropping shock made them look so adorable.

"Goodness, it turns out that Snake is the man at the top of the food chain, right?"

“Isn’t this painting too cute?”

Ethan didn't expect that the IP postcard his sister mentioned would have this effect. The cute style of the adorable people's faces really had some of the meaning of Disney animation.

And if we build IP in this way, maybe it will be a good idea?
However, even though Ethan thought this anthropomorphic setting was interesting, he did not act immediately. He asked Julis Noble to register the copyright and then came to Apple.

On June 2st, APPLE was officially released for sale.

Since Ethan had advertised on "The Tonight Show" before, he received a lot of inquiries as soon as the computer was released. When people learned that the accompanying game cards were free, the 500 machines installed offline in California were sold out in just three days.

At the same time, Apple Computer's order phone was flooded with calls, and the mail-in orders of nearly one thousand units were a result that countless computer companies could only dream of.

This result made Ethan, who was selling products with Jobs, feel relieved.

If Apple couldn't make two million in revenue in three days even with his advertising, he would really doubt how famous he really is.

After witnessing the normal sales of APPLE 2, Ethan put his worries aside and flew to Washington with his sister to start their visit as planned.

When they met Barbara, they talked about their companies and asked about each other's work. It was only then that they realized that Barbara had been very busy since she started working.

“Working here is really not as comfortable as being a teacher.”

"I've been dealing with some tough cases all day and night, and I can't sleep well every day."

“Florida earlier this month gave me a headache!”

"You know Anita Bryant, right?"

"Her 'Save Our Children' movement is messing up Florida! No, no! It's messing up America!"

Although these external activities have nothing to do with the DoJ, it is an indisputable fact that Miami's laws and regulations have been changed, and they need to negotiate with the other party to ensure that they do not conflict with federal laws.

Ethan naturally wouldn't say anything about something that had nothing to do with him.

He and Evelyn tacitly expressed their concern for Barbara's health and told her not to work too hard. After all, there was always work to do, but her body was her own.

After walking around DoJ and distributing gifts, the two headed to DoD.

When Vinton Cerf learned that they wanted to visit the Five Corners Building, the professor from Stanford agreed without hesitation and took them in enthusiastically.

While Ethan and Evelyn were wandering around socializing, the landline phone in a large central floor plan in Santa Clara, California, was ringing non-stop.

A middle-aged man in pajamas walked over leisurely with bare feet on the ground.

After picking it up, I simply said hello, and the "Hello" question was met with a helpless voice.

"I'm fired," the guy on the other end of the line said. "Just finished the paperwork."

"I saw it." The guy who answered the phone replied with a smile.

But his laughter brought about a roar of rage—

"Warner is such a jerk! It's obviously not my fault this time!"

"I know, but so what." The guy who answered the phone snorted twice and said, "I advised you at the beginning to just sell the company and not to be a CEO anymore, but you didn't listen..."

Before the guy who answered the phone could finish his words, the guy on the other end of the phone immediately retorted:

"That's because I think I can win!"

"And there is really nothing wrong with my product! Only Apollo can compete with me in the market!"

“But they made Star Wars,” the guy who answered the phone said blandly.

Such words were like a pair of invisible hands that crossed the barriers of time and space and grabbed the other person's throat.

The scolding voice coming from the receiver was a reflection of anger, but it was also more like a reflection of helplessness. After a while, the guy on the other end of the phone decided not to argue anymore.

"Where are you? I want to see you."

"Why do you want to see me? We are no longer in the same group."

"Oh! Sxxt! Don't think I don't know what you did! You're in Baja California, right?"

The ambiguous words silenced the guy who answered the phone.

After a few seconds, he chuckled again, "Oh Nolan, how did you know that?"

"Because you lost five million! Dorn!"

Such words made the middle-aged man who answered the phone look out the window.

When the golden sunlight spread across the earth and passed across his cheek...

A familiar face emerged from the shadows.

"Okay, come to Santa Clara..."

Don Valentine gave his address.

"I'm waiting for you."

(End of this chapter)