Rebirth of America, this is my era

Chapter 22 Jobs

Steve Paul Jobs???

Ethan looked at the business card several times over and over again, and finally confirmed that he had not spelled the word wrong.

As this fact emerged, the next second, he looked up suddenly, his eyes wider than before when he looked at the girl!

His eyes flickered to the side, looking him up and down. It seemed as if the invisible force could penetrate him!
And that sharp gaze made Mr. Hippie feel very strange.

He looked at Ethan puzzledly and said, "Sir, did I say something wrong? I'm sorry if I'm offended in any way."

Ethan ignored him and continued to look at him.

Although the hippie man in front of him was wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses, which covered most of his facial features, Ethan Jones was still able to identify his true identity by his facial contours.

This guy is definitely Steve Jobs! Absolutely!

Because that broad jaw and high chin were so similar to the Boss Joe in Ethan Jones' memory!

And that tall, thin, hooked nose is Boss Qiao's unique appearance!
More importantly, at this moment, Ethan Jones also recalled Boss Joe’s personal experience.

Before he founded Apple with his friend Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs did have a legitimate job. He was an employee of Atari and an electronic engineer. In the field of video games, he also had his own proud achievements, that is, he developed "Breakout" with Steve Wozniak.

And now, such a legendary figure actually appeared in front of him in the form of a spirited young man?
Oh! My! God!

"Mr. Jobs?"

Although he was excited, Ethan Jones calmed down in the shortest possible time and said with a smile: "Oh, sorry, I was a little rude just now. I'm glad to meet you here."

As he spoke, he took the initiative to extend his right hand and introduced himself.

"My name is Ethan Jones."

At the same time, he pointed to his temple and explained, "When I saw your name, I felt like I had heard it somewhere before, but suddenly my head was confused and I couldn't remember it, so I wanted to get a little bit of inspiration from your appearance? Or maybe enlightenment."

"I'm sorry if this has caused you any trouble."

"Really? Then I'm relieved." Ethan's words made Mr. Hippie feel relieved.

Then, he took off his sunglasses and said with a smile: "Now, do you still feel it?"

'This is the special one!'

That young face made Ethan Jones more confident in his judgment!
But he didn't admit it. "No. I don't feel anything now."

“Hahahaha~” Steve Jobs laughed and stretched out his right hand to shake hands with Ethan Jones. “Luckily you didn’t feel anything, otherwise I would have suspected that I was in the wrong place, Mr. Jones.”

Although the words of the young boss Joe are full of ambiguity, if they were heard by the LGBT community, it would probably not cause a bloody storm.

But Ethan doesn't care, because he has a flexible moral code.

"Actually, I also feel like I shouldn't be too aggressive here."

Ethan nodded and said, “After all, the atmosphere here can easily cause some words to deteriorate.”

"Oh! I see we both share the same opinion."

Steve Jobs raised his eyebrows, and after shaking hands, he didn't waste time. He pointed to the Snake machine and asked directly, "Mr. Jones, if I'm not mistaken, are you waiting for customers?"

"It's just that I don't know. Are you selling this machine? Or are you selling this game?"

"If you're selling the game, I want to know, have you found a partner?"

"If it's a machine for sale, I want to know how many people have ordered... it from you today?"

Precise and powerful questioning is a tacit understanding among colleagues, and while asking, the future head of Apple also lowered his head and glanced at the table in front of him, where there was a handful of coins, which Ethan Jones had just taken out in front of him. This little hint was fully seen by Ethan Jones.

He smiled and said, "Mr. Jobs, your instinct is right. I'm here to sell games, and I don't have any partners at the moment."

This answer made Steve Jobs laugh too.

He stood up and pointed towards the exhibition entrance. "Want to go out and talk?"

"Okay." Ethan nodded.

Of course, before leaving, he did not forget to call back Mr. Foberle who was having a great time.

When Frank learned that a buyer had taken a fancy to Snake, he was really happy for Ethan.

But when he discovered that the buyer of Snake seemed to be a hippie...

He immediately pulled Ethan's arm and said, "Brother, are you sure he is a normal person? Not a liar?"

"Of course! Of course I'm sure!" Ethan nodded affirmatively at the expected timid look.

"Well, watch out for yourself."

Frank waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll be watching over you. Your machine won't be lost."

With Mr. Foberle around, Ethan Jones certainly wouldn't worry about losing the machine. Or, with the appearance of Steve Jobs, what Ethan Jones wanted to do most at this moment was to have a good chat with this guy.

In fact, when Ethan decided to learn from independent production companies in Hollywood and cooperate with industry giants, Atari, the undisputed market leader, was actually the most ideal cooperation target in Ethan's plan.

Because they released the nationally known "Pong!"
In the field of electronic arcades, they are the world-renowned Disney!
If they agreed to release Snake Game, it would be a real shortcut to success for Ethan Jones!
but……

When making his plans, Ethan Jones did not include Atari in his marketing list.

As for the reason, it is also very simple.

Because Atari is currently in a copyright lawsuit with MIT over "Pong", at this time, he, a former employee of MIT, took an electronic game to Atari to discuss distribution?
This kind of thing seems weird no matter how you look at it, right?
Anyone with a little bit of common sense would think that this might be a trap set by Milohua!

Just waiting for them to drill in!

So, even if Ethan Jones understood that Atari was actually the best publisher on the market.

He had no intention of embarrassing himself.

But now...

Since those medium-sized companies were extremely greedy and had no intention of making concessions, and Steve Jobs, an Atari employee, appeared in front of him, he had no choice but to test the waters with this giant Atari.

After Ethan Jones and Steve Jobs left the exhibition together and sat down in a nearby McDonald's and briefly introduced themselves, Ethan suddenly realized that his previous judgment did not seem to be applicable at the moment.

Because when Ethan Jones told Steve Jobs that he was a former employee of MILO, this guy who had a normal expression suddenly showed surprise.

"What? Wait! What did you say? You are a former employee of Milohua?"

"Oh! This is such a surprise!"

"Brother! I'm glad to see you here!"

Steve Jobs knocked on the table.

Note: ①Steve Jobs was the 40th employee of Atari.

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