Rebirth of America, this is my era

Chapter 224 I seemed to have seen God!

"Hello, Aribati, welcome to Good Morning America..."

On the morning of November 1, 1978, ABC host David Hartman, wearing round-frame glasses, and his partner Sandy Hill greeted early-rising Americans through cable broadcast signals.

After a brief exchange of words, the two got down to business.

"Let me see if there is any interesting news today..."

David Hartman pretended to flip through the manuscript in front of him. There were a few clacking sounds, and then he shouted in surprise, "Wow - look what I saw?"

"Ethan Jones, the founder of Destiny, announced yesterday that they will hold a press conference at the end of this year to introduce their new product to the public? Unlike previous offline press conferences, this time he will use a live TV broadcast to directly tell the American public about his game?"

"Oh my God!"

“This is really big news!”

The startled voice caused Sandy Hill to raise his eyebrows. After hearing the news read out by David Hartman, he immediately uttered the soprano voice in the stage play, "What?"

"Will Destiny release a game this year?"

"Oh - this really surprises me! Because I have always been a big fan of them!"

"Really? You play Ethan Jones's game, too?" David Hartman gave his partner a surprised look. "I always thought I was the only one playing it in the station."

"Of course! Of course I play!" Sandy Hill nodded and said, "Whether it's Snake, Pac-Man, Star Wars, or Skyfall, Snake 2, I've played them all..."

"My favorite is Pac-Man. It's awesome to compete with the AI ​​in wits and courage! It's even more exciting to be chased by ghosts!"

"Unfortunately, due to my busy work, I have never seen Win's display."

Speaking of this, Sandy Hill felt a little lost.

David Hartman immediately spoke up and comforted her: "It's okay, I haven't seen it either."

"Or in other words, there are probably only a few people in the world who have completed his game so far."

"Everyone is the same."

David Hartman spread his hands as if giving in.

"Hahahaha——" This classification made Sandy Hill laugh out loud. He nodded and said, "So, what is the magic of Ethan Jones that makes us keep playing his game?"

"Maybe because it's fun?"

David Hartman raised an eyebrow and said, "But it could also be sincere."

“The games he creates can make people feel tense and exciting!”

“The games he created allow people to experience the joy of concentration!”

“The games he created further illustrate the meaning and value of hard work!”

“This kind of positive feedback that as long as you work hard, you will have a breakthrough is really great!”

"I can't wait to go to thirty days later!"

"Because I really want to know what kind of surprises Ethan Jones will bring us."

Since Ethan has decided to take the lead in public opinion, punch Clark Kent, the most popular superhero in America, and kick Walt Disney, the fairy tale kingdom of America, then it is natural for him to take charge of the related publicity.

While negotiating live broadcasts with the three major North American radio and television networks, he also purchased promotional soft ads from these guys. He obtained the resources of "Good Morning America" ​​from ABC and bought one and a half minutes of their evening news broadcasts from NBC and CBS.

Since television media cannot cover everyone, he also contacted traditional paper media and posted the news that he would release a new work in thirty days on the front pages of the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune.

When Ethan waved his hand and spent one million US dollars on publicity, the two phrases "Game of Destiny" and "Ethan Jones" appeared in the public's sight like snowflakes.

For example——

[Official announcement of Destiny Game, Merry Christmas continues this year]

For another example——

[After two years of silence, Ethan Jones releases a new work]

For example -

[One model per year, Ethan Jones vows to make history]

What's worse, there was a title that even Ethan himself felt ashamed of -

【December 1st, God comes】

Although after four years of operation, the name Ethan Jones has become well-known in America, there has never been a news broadcast like this.

Almost in an instant, people in America also discovered something very interesting.

Game of Destiny...you finally look like a company!
Previously, Destiny games were sold directly to the market, and the release date of new games was never announced to the public; although this approach allowed people to play the game as soon as possible, at the same time, the sudden surprise would catch countless fans off guard.

Although compared with the future, the entertainment of this era can be said to be extremely scarce, but no matter which era it is, the channels for happy consumption are all varied. When people follow their previous living habits and spend money crazily on movies, comics, music, etc....

One day, they suddenly discovered that Ethan Jones had released a new game?

When I took out my pocket, I was extremely embarrassed by the fact that it was whiter than my face.

When they turned around again, they were extremely envious of others' crazy tasting.

To be honest, in the past few years, whenever someone found out that Ethan Jones had a new game but they couldn't play it because they had paid in advance, they wanted to grab Ethan Jones by the collar, press him against the wall and give him a good lecture, asking him why he didn't promote his products.

But now——

"Oh - Ethan Jones finally knows how to run a company! This really touches me!"

"Ah - I don't have to suffer anymore because I spent money in advance and didn't get to play new games!"

"December, huh? Christmas? Oh – I love the holidays!"

"Save money, save money, save money! From today on, I won't play Jack the Ripper anymore!"

Although Ethan Jones' main business is video games, as long as it is related to art, there will definitely be fans following him. When these people who can spend 500 to 600 million yuan in cash on Ethan Jones a year start saving money and waiting, other industries will see a ghost and their income will shrink.

The first industry to show signs of decline was the cheapest entertainment available today - movies.

Regardless of whether it is a project with big names, similar to The Wizard of Oz starring Michael Jackson, The Rider starring Jane Fonda, or Paradise Lane starring Sylvester Stallone;
Or it has works by famous directors, such as "The Magic" directed by Richard Attenborough;
Or maybe it’s an imported film, such as Drunken Master from Hong Kong;
That resulted in a decline in the number of moviegoers.

The next thing to be affected was music.

Except for Barbra Streisand and Alice Cooper, all other singers who chose to release albums in November had their expected album sales lowered by major data media.

This situation caused countless singers to curse, but——

No one dares to criticize the current situation in front of the media!

After all, Ethan Jones is a ruthless man who can criticize Warner's boss in front of the media!
When the biggest bosses in the music industry have lost their temper at the hands of Ethan Jones, their agents, their signing companies, and their bosses will teach them how to behave.

The third industry to be affected is video games.

When the big devil in the industry is ready to give birth...

People like Xiao Zuanfeng can only tremble in fear.

"Snapped--"

Walt Disney's son-in-law, Ron Miller, threw the report in his hand to the ground.

The curve, which was uglier than the stock market, made him rub his face hard.

He forced himself to calm down, but unfortunately, the rage was already burning and only blood could calm it!

"Wow--"

Unable to bear it any longer, he stood up abruptly and said, "Let's start promoting it too!"

"Then call the owners of North American cinemas! Call the merchants who run arcades in various cities!"

"Tell them to come to California on November 28th to attend our new product launch!"

"Correct!"

“We’re ahead of schedule!”

“Since Ethan Jones insists on grabbing December 1, we’ll sell it first!”

"I wonder if he dares to change the time!"

"Fuck you!"

In fact, when Ron Miller learned that Roy Disney had won over a powerful ally in Ethan Jones, he rushed to Roy Disney's house and asked him why he did this.

But unfortunately, Roy Disney ignored him.

Went straight out on vacation.

This situation made Ron Miller want to eat him alive.

Unfortunately, he couldn't do it.

In this situation, competing head-on with Ethan Jones and getting the product distributed before others became the only thing he could do. He also believed that with the Disney brand, he still had a chance of winning.

At the same time that Ron Miller changed the release date, Steve Ross also saw the overwhelming advertisements, but unlike Ron Miller...

Putting down the newspaper in his hand, he looked at his subordinates in front of him and said, "We will also hold a new product launch conference on December 1st. We will invite the owners of North American theaters and arcade buyers from major cities to come. In the afternoon, let them see it with their own eyes and play our Superman with their own hands."

"In the evening, when they watched Ethan Jones' new product launch in the hotel..."

"I'm sure they will make the right choice."

Steve Ross, with Superman in hand, felt the advantage was mine.

Following his instructions, Warner's staff turned around and went back to work.

In addition to Warner and Disney, several other companies in the entertainment industry were also paying attention to Ethan Jones's movements. In other words, when Ethan Jones extorted 10 million from Allen Bradley, at this moment, anyone who could open their eyes was looking at Palo Alto.

But what does all this have to do with Ethan?

Even though the owners of North American theaters had called to tell him that Disney, controlled by Ron Miller, had already extended an advance invitation to them and that Steve Ross, who controlled Warner, would also sell merchandise before his press conference, Ethan's heart was not at all disturbed.

After completing the necessary publicity, he stayed in his own field to look after the cotton.

The white snow all over the sky and the ground was the flag held high by the enemy on December 1st.

"Why do I feel like you're not nervous at all?"

Evelyn, who was leaning back in the recliner, turned her head and looked at Ethan.

Although the game was not fully completed, Evelyn just didn't want to work recently, so when Ethan handed over the company's affairs to the bald Steve Ballmer, she also chose to slack off.

"Why are you nervous?"

Ethan, wearing sunglasses and resting his hands on the pillow, asked softly.

This rhetorical question made Evelin laugh, "Aren't you afraid of failure?"

"I'm afraid." Ethan was very honest. "If we fail this time, we will lose face."

"The whole country will know that we lost."

“This will be very detrimental to the future development of business.”

"So? Why aren't you worried now?" Evelyn wanted to study Ethan's strange psychology. "At this time last year, when you learned that Lawrence Rockefeller was eyeing Apple, you were extremely nervous. But now, in the same situation, you are very... calm?"

"Oh - Evelyn -" This inquiring behavior made Ethan turn his head away.

He pulled down the sunglasses on his nose with his index finger, and a smile flashed in his beautiful eyes.

"I know what you're thinking."

"As for your question, I just want to say——"

"Even if God came down, Steve Ross and Ron Miller couldn't win."

"They're all going to lose!"

"Because I'm not going to save them."

'? ' The rapid turn of words made Evelin stunned for a moment.

But when she came to her senses, she immediately started giggling.

"arrogant!"

Evelyn gave Ethan a sanitary look and then went back to the house in her slippers.

Ethan continued to lie down and enjoy the warm winter in California.

Everyone has this feeling of nervousness, but the time, events and frequency of its occurrence are different. When facing Lawrence Rockefeller, Ethan was nervous because he could not compete with the name Rockefeller. But now, when he is facing only Disney and Warner...

Ah--

Ethan stayed at home until the end of November, until Roy Disney called him on the evening of the 28th and told him that Ron Miller's new product launch was a success and the order amount on the spot had exceeded 20 million US dollars. Only then did he leave California and go to New York.

While preparing at ABC's Manhattan Broadcasting Center, he received a call from Steve Ross, the old man who had learned to be a bad person, and personally told Ethan the good news.

"Ethan Jones, our Warner's new product launch conference is over."

“All merchants who came to the conference have the intention to place orders.”

“Sales are expected to exceed 20,000 units.”

"Now, the pressure is on you."

This result made Ethan smile, and when Steve Ross was about to hang up the phone, Ethan said first: "Mr. Ross, if I were you, I would sign the contract with those merchants within an hour and emphasize the high penalty for breach of contract in the contract. As for the reason..."

"If you don't sign now, your order will be gone in an hour."

Ethan's words made Steve Ross laugh.

That extremely arrogant attitude made Steve Ross admire him even more.

"Ethan Jones, I hope your game is as tough as your mouth."

After saying this, Steve Ross hung up the phone heavily.

This fact made Ethan shrug his shoulders and step into the ABC studio on time. According to the knowledge he had learned from the previous rehearsal, he stared at the schedule above the camera.

When everything calms down...

He was already prepared and smiled at the dark camera.

"Hello Aribati, good evening everyone..."

"I am Ethan Jones, the founder of Game of Destiny..."

After a brief self-introduction, Ethan followed the pre-prepared process to introduce the new products that Destiny Game will launch to the audience in front of the TV. And with the appearance of Ms. Pac-Man, the gameplay that changed in a different way surprised everyone watching the live broadcast!
"What? This is Ethan Jones' new game?"

In Paramount's conference room, Michael Eisner looked surprised!

"Oh! Sxxt! He did a full-on live stream for this thing?"

MCA headquarters, Steven Spielberg's mentor Sidney Sheenberg is unbelievable!

"Hahahaha—we won! We won!"

In the home of Walt Disney's son-in-law, Ron Miller, this guy who was almost pissed off to death by Roy Disney in the past two months suddenly jumped up from the sofa!
"That's it? That's it?"

“The new Destiny game is actually a sequel to Pac-Man?”

"Hahahaha-"

"He's the real clown!"

Ron Miller roared to the sky, waved his hands in the air, and threw a punch.

After a while, he panted and laughed softly: "Roy——"

"Go to hell you!"

At the same time, in Warner's chairman's office, Allen Bradley's headquarters, Commodore's New York company, Morgan's top floor on Wall Street...

All the guys watching the TV screen were laughing as hard as Ron Miller.

Like Ron Miller, they want to label the figures on television.

"clown!"

Steve Ross shook his head in disdain.

Just when everyone thought that the next few dozen minutes would be very long, after the promotional video of "Ms. Pac-Man" was over, ABC TV gave Ethan a close-up.

The guy, who was more handsome than Leo and Tang Yu combined, pursed his lips and smiled and said, "I know that the game Ms. Pac-Man will make some people excited and some people disappointed."

"People who are excited will think that this is a very good game that can make them have a happy Christmas, and people who are disappointed will think that I, Ethan Jones, may have lost my talent because it has been a year and a half since the release of Star Wars, and I have only come up with Ms. Pac-Man, the sequel to Pac-Man, as this year's work."

"I want to thank everyone who loves Ms. Pac-Man, thank you for loving the game, and I also want to thank everyone who is a little disappointed, because you are eager to make me better."

"So, to thank everyone for their love and anticipation, I will show you a brand new game called Starry Sky."

"The inspiration for this game comes from a movie called Alien that I invested in last year and will be released next summer. That movie filled me with imagination about the unknown starry sky. I can't describe it in words, so please watch it for yourself if you like me and support me..."

The overly long pre-swing made the guys in front of the TV, who were happily watching TV, look serious.

And when they saw a staff member appear in the center of the screen holding a machine the size of an A4 paper box, the concept of a home game console made everyone stand up!
"MFxxk!"

Ron Miller's eyes widened.

He felt that something was terribly wrong.

Steve Ross quickly walked to the TV, holding the top edge of the TV with both hands, and threw himself on the screen, as if he wanted to get into it! Came to the live broadcast in New York! Witnessed with his own eyes the box in Ethan Jones's hand that was very similar to the Atari New Generation!

At Philips headquarters, CEO Cornelis van der Krucht was also watching the live broadcast with a frown on his face! Although he didn't care about Philips' performance in North America, but -

"Is Ethan Jones going to beat Miluohua to death?"

His mouth trembled and he muttered to himself.

"Oh Sxxt! Why am I so unlucky!"

He held his head in his hands and gasped wildly.

But no matter how these people reacted, Ethan didn't want to pay any attention to them at this moment.

After plugging the home console into the TV, with a snap of the fingers, the director who received the order immediately zoomed in the live camera and framed the TV screen into the picture.

When the Destiny Game logo appears in thousands of homes in America...

Ethan Jones's voice also reached everyone's ears through the TV signal.

"My sister, Evelyn Johnson, the other founder of Destiny, spent a year and a half developing this home console."

"To thank her for her help and support, I named the machine Johnson."

"I don't want to introduce its parameters or its development process here, because this machine carries the game I want to show, which is also made by her - Starry Sky."

When the word "Starry Sky" appeared again, people who were watching the live broadcast found that the picture on the TV screen moved. The name "Starry Sky" in the game menu flashed instantly, and then the screen went black, and the sound of keyboard typing could be heard.

Then--

Green words appeared on the screen: "2633 AD..."

Although many Americans who are watching TV right now have not received a complete education, the art of video games is the thing that least needs language support!
If you don't understand the language of the movie, you won't be able to understand the whole story!

If you don’t understand the language of music, then you may just be able to hear the melody!

But video games are different!
Even if you can't read the text, you can still play!
Because this thing——

Just have a hand!
So, when people in 1978, who had not yet fully experienced the baptism of the computer age, saw the loading effects similar to those in The Matrix...

Regardless of whether you have played with computers before or not, everyone was shocked!
"What is this?"

"Oh—what's the effect of this?"

After the opening plot of "Starry Sky" was finished, the sound of helicopters, the protagonist Bill Lance falling from the sky, the green earth, the endless starry sky, the dense jungle, and the dark abyss made all the people watching the live broadcast stand up!

As they waited for Bill Lance to move the gun up and down, shoot bullets, take steps forward and backward, and somersault on the spot...

In an instant, thunderous cries of shock swept across America!
"Oh my God! Mom! Am I seeing this correctly? This is a game?"

A white man holds his head in his hands.

"Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! Is this a video game? Why is it like this?"

A black man squatted on the sofa.

"Oh! Sxxt! This is fucking magical!"

A fat man has hugged the TV.

"Mom! I want it!"

A little boy about seven or eight years old pointed at the screen.

At the same time, Ron Miller, president of Walt Disney, who had already opened the champagne, felt a black screen in front of his eyes, his legs went weak, and he fell directly to the ground.

Steve Ross, chairman of Warner Communications, was leaning over the screen, staring at the picture with bloodshot eyes, his five fingers like claws, veins bulging on the back of his hands, as if he wanted to tear the TV to pieces, but it was more like he wanted to vent the fear in his heart.

Paramount's president, Michael Eisner, stretched his neck as long as a goose at this moment.

In the offices of Universal, Fox, MGM, Columbia, Morgan, Goldman Sachs…

The figures were as stiff as bronze bells.

And Philips CEO Cornelis van der Krucht?

He picked up the telephone receiver on the table and pressed the numbers with trembling fingers.

After a series of transfers, the call came to Europe across the ocean.

Cornelis van der Krucht reported to the group chairman on the other end of the phone with a trembling voice: "Boss, Philips North America may lose 100 million in the coming year."

His voice was tearful and his eyes were red as he stared at the TV screen.

"because--"

“I seemed to see God.”

(End of this chapter)