Rebirth of America, this is my era

Chapter 244 It’s too late!

【Destiny Game and the National Football League jointly announced that the two parties have reached a cooperation, and the first national electronic game competition will officially start on March 1st! 】

[Registration is free! Prize pool exceeds one million! Spread across all 50 states! Benefiting all citizens! Ethan Jones demonstrates his love for video games with practical actions! ]

[What is behind the birth of the Destiny Game? Is it all arranged by God? - Our reporter has interviewed Milova and Atari overnight, let's see how the parties answer! ]

[The fastest growing industry in history, the industry with the highest growth rate in history - electronic games]

[The National Football League has announced the registration details for the first national video game competition! ]

On the morning of February 2, overwhelming news swept across America, and the front-page headlines of major newspapers were all about Ethan Jones.

Some newspapers said that the cross-border cooperation between the National Football League and the Destiny Game was a surprise. When the biggest sport in America met the hottest industry, electronic games, no one knew what kind of sparks would be created. But everyone believed that under the protection of the National Football League, they would definitely make the first national electronic game competition a success with their rich experience in organizing competitions.

Some of them copied the speech of the president of the National Football League after Ethan Jones' short film last night, introducing the competition process of the first National Video Game Competition to the public, and said that the only pain point for players who want to participate is that they need to produce a social security card or driver's license when registering, but at the same time they also explained the intention of this behavior -

'When Ethan Jones said that all the prize money for the big competitions was after-tax prize money, they had to obtain the personal information of the contestants, because the game of fate needed to declare taxes for the players who won the prize money. This was a reasonable thing and also a very good thing. You know, before Ethan Jones announced that he would bear the tax, other events in our country gave pre-tax prize money. '

Some newspapers analyzed the development history of the video game industry and lamented the market growth rate of video games, because before this, there had never been a market that could expand to more than one billion in seven years;

Some even went further and summarized everything, taking a detailed look at Ethan Jones's road to fame.

Then, they came to a conclusion:

"Ethan Jones is definitely a boy kissed by God!"

"Because every time he encounters a setback, another huge piece of good luck will immediately appear. This good luck can not only make up for the damage he suffered when he suffered a setback, but also help him go further. This kind of thing is beyond human power. Only God can write such an unreasonable coincidence!"

"More importantly, Ethan Jones is different from those lucky people who like to hide themselves. He wants to share his happiness and luck with those who support and like him, and strives to put his ideas into action! Although I don't know if he is a devout believer, I believe that he is definitely the most loyal supporter of the Bible! Because his behavior is strongly reflected in the Book of Romans!"

“The book of Romans says:”

"How can they call upon it of which they have not believed? How can they believe of which they have not heard? How can they hear unless they are preached?"

"When people think that the gospel has not come to the world for many years, and God may have imagined it, and spread this idea more and more, we may have overlooked a problem, that is, the gospel may have come, but the greed of the world has made it nothing."

"Everyone thinks their success is their due! Everyone thinks their success is what everyone expects! Only Ethan Jones stood up and said that he has always been lucky!"

"I don't know what Ethan is thinking, and I can't describe his behavior in words, because I feel that no words in the world can describe his decision, but I know that he must have a kind heart!"

"All of this can be seen from the games he made. Although Ethan Jones said that he didn't know why Snake was successful, when he made this game, he just wanted to bring pure happiness to people. But I believe that this is God using him to metaphorically illustrate the harm of overeating!"

"The same is true for Pac-Man. The little ghosts that keep chasing Mr. Pac-Man must be the violent perpetrators in society and on campus. Mr. Pac-Man is a symbol of resistance. He uses his courage and wisdom to fight against fear and oppression!"

“Even though the game Star Wars was inspired by George Lucas’s movies, the core of it remains the same. Ethan is using a defensive gameplay method to interpret the sanctity of national territory!”

“Although I don’t know what kind of games Ethan Jones will launch in the future, we all know how rare these games suitable for all ages are!”

"Although I don't know how long Ethan Jones will be in the video game industry, we all hope that he can continue to work in this industry, because we like the happiness he creates, and we like his pure, unpretentious character and behavior even more!"

"Of course, we would not be surprised if one day in the future Ethan Jones placed his right hand on the Bible and solemnly swore an oath, because we believe that a person who can benefit customers and thank fans when running a company will definitely be an excellent leader."

"..."

When Ethan saw the thousands of words written...

Having not slept all night, he just felt a halo appearing above his head!
Because such extremely flattering words only appear at memorial services!

What is the most loyal supporter of the Bible? The practitioner of Romans?
Special code!
He has never read the Bible!
What is the Book of Romans?
He doesn't know!
But that doesn't matter, right?
Because he knew that this title could only be used when the final verdict was made, right?

So is this a curse on him or a praise for him?
(Scratching head~
What also confused him was the newspaper's understanding of Snake, Pac-Man, and Star Wars. It was talking about all sorts of things...

Why does it feel like doing the reading comprehension task in the college entrance examination?
Is there a strange light flashing in the fish's eyes?
Oh--

The pain began.

When Ethan looked up again, the logo of The Christian Science Monitor made him feel relieved.

As a publication of Christian Science America, is its reporting a bit exaggerated?
Isn’t that just spreading God’s gospel to people?

But, to be honest, although Ethan felt that their words were a bit corny, the wording was a bit inappropriate, and the tone was a bit strong, but if possible, please increase the intensity.

He loves watching this kind of stuff!

Hehe ~
"Boss, all the newspapers in the market reported your short film yesterday."

Seeing that Ethan was reading it seriously and was satisfied, Ballmer, who was standing in front of his desk, immediately smiled and said, "Your writing skills and presentation methods are really amazing!"

"Last night, when I sat in front of the TV and watched your short film, there was only one thought in my mind, that is to participate! Participate! Participate again!"

“I am really looking forward to the start of the competition registration! I am really looking forward to the arrival of the competition day! At some point I even felt that it was an honor to be able to play the game you made!”

"Oh - I even feel proud to be able to enter the game of fate!"

"..."

Ethan looked up.

The big face filled with joy made him smile.

Crumpling up the newspaper and slapping it on his palms, Ethan called out Ballmer's name.

"Steve."

"Eh!"

"The show is over!"

"No! Boss! I speak from the heart!"

"Really?" Ethan was a little unconvinced.

"Of course!" Ballmer puffed out his chest.

This situation made Ethan laugh so hard that he couldn't stop.

He knocked on the table with the newspaper and said, "Then you don't have to do this."

"What?"

"Because you're an inspiration to me."

Ethan wasn't lying.

The reason why he handed over all the work related to the game to Ballmer and asked him to take charge of it was mainly because he felt that the game announcement, schedule arrangement, and everything related to the game were all procedural things. As long as you learned the operating procedures, you can just operate them mechanically.

Since there is no room for imagination and creativity, anyone can do this kind of thing.

But when Ballmer said that he was not suitable to be the protagonist of the event announcement because the term "Game of Destiny" was already deeply associated with Ethan Jones...

Ethan then knew how to shoot the promotional video.

Like all competitions, shoot a simple competition notification?

Although this is the focus of the entire work, what the people want to know most, and what the Destiny Game must explain, ordinary preaching is simply meaningless.

Therefore, Ethan modified the process and introduced the competition through storytelling.

In music, this might be called a prelude;

In the movies, this might be called foreplay;

But in the product launches of various companies, or in Apple, with Xiao Qiao... this is called missionary work.

Yes, when Steve Ballmer said that all gamers on the market are his believers, Ethan remembered the Apple conference he had watched many times when he was taking the elective course in marketing in his previous life.

Jobs, who had become the leader of the company, was not selling products to the public, but rather an experience. Ethan still remembers that he defined iPod as "a thousand songs in your pocket". When he demonstrated the "Mac Book Air", he used a large envelope to support its paper-thin design.

He will put the most important thing at the end! And he will definitely come up with a new product or a new feature of an old product! In this way, the audience will feel like they have won the jackpot.

Although Xiao Qiao of this era has not yet evolved into the leader Qiao, it should be okay to use it, right? After all, we are all family members! With his modification, the short film released by the event became a product.

It’s just that the one being promoted is himself.

The miserable childhood with both parents dead, the twists and turns of being adopted by an aunt, the ups and downs of entering the society, and the destiny of starting from scratch, the whole story came out naturally.

The fans' contributions are emphasized throughout the story, which is also to make people who watch the short film feel more involved. In this case, the final feedback is for the fans to hold a competition...

It naturally became a beautiful story that fans and companies both flocked to!

Ethan admitted that this marketing was a bit heavy-handed, but...

The effect is really good.

Last night, when the short film was playing, he dressed up in disguise, wandered the streets, went to restaurants to listen, stopped at the door of an arcade machine, and waited at an intersection in the downtown area to conduct inspection.

The excitement and joy that resounded in his ears was the answer he wanted most.

Of course, he couldn't teach Ballmer these things, and he didn't intend to teach them, because Ballmer's way of doing things was at two extremes from Jobs's. The former infected the audience with his passion, while the latter captured people's hearts with a carefully planned approach.

There is no good or bad in these two methods, only whether they are suitable or not.

And now, what suited Ethan best was Jobs's missionary theory, so he used it.

Ballmer stared at his boss for a while, and when he found that his boss had no intention of solving his doubts and wanted him to figure it out on his own, he left with regret. However, at noon, he appeared in front of Ethan again, holding a pile of documents spit out from the knitting printer in his hands.

This situation made Ethan, who was enjoying lunch after receiving congratulation calls all morning, frown slightly. But when he picked up the document and looked through it, his frown instantly relaxed and was replaced by joy.

Because all Ballmer brought to him were cooperation documents.

There is sponsorship intention from Revlon;

There was competition for the title from Coca-Cola and Pepsi;
There were advertising inquiries from General Motors;
There is a joint application from Wells Fargo Bank;

There were also broadcast inquiries from NBC, ABC, and CBS;
And a joint request from Nike Sports, which rushed to deliver money.

Ah, and there's a fax from Minoru Arakawa, who wants to talk to Ethan.

To be honest, these things were actually within Ethan's expectations.

Previously, these brands were silent, mainly because they were confused about what kind of mentality Ethan would have in hosting the next competition.

If you're just playing around, there's no need for sponsorship.

But when Ethan personally came out to introduce the competition by promoting himself, and defined it as 'delivering good luck, helping realize dreams, and creating a better future', anyone with a little business sense would understand how much commercial value it contains.

Especially when Ethan was pulled into the National Football League, that determination to make it big made them want to get on board even more.

But these——

Ethan handed the document to Ballmer and said, "Tell them that we have almost raised enough money for the event. Apple, McDonald's, Wal-Mart and HP have already occupied most of the positions. If they are willing to take the rest, then they can buy it. If not, forget it."

“Of course, Nike, Coca-Cola and Pepsi can change the way they participate.”

“We don’t charge them money, but they have to provide clothes and Coke for the contestants.”

"Because we don't know how many people will sign up, so this may be a huge expense. If they can accept it, then we will sign the contract. If not, then goodbye."

"As for Arakawa Minoru..."

"Let him wait."

Ethan's words made Ballmer nod repeatedly.

And as he left, Ethan, who was leaning back in his chair, also laughed.

Were you ignoring him yesterday?

Today I will make you feel out of reach!

Didn’t sponsor before, but want to join now?
late!

Just as Ethan was wagging his proud tail and continuing to enjoy the delicious food made for him by Stanford Research Park, there was a loud bang, and he almost dropped the knife and fork in his hand.

He frowned and looked up, and he was relieved to see Evelin.

"Oh—Evelyn—what are you doing?"

"Scared me!"

He complained loudly.

But a smile appeared on his face, "Why, you came here to praise me too!"

"Ouch! Don't do that! I'll be embarrassed!"

Before he could wag his tail and listen to his sister's praise, Evelin jumped in front of him the next second.

He supported himself on the table with both hands and looked over at me intently.

"Let me ask you, did you do what Vinton asked you to do before?"

"What?" Ethan didn't understand.

"Last time, when we went to play at Vinton's place, did you do what he asked you to do?"

Evelin suppressed her anger, banged on the table, and said, “It’s the company in Santa Clara!”

"The company that makes software for the CIA!"

"Did you check?"

When Evelin said this, Ethan suddenly remembered, “I checked it.” He asked, “What’s wrong? What happened? Is it related to that company?”

"Did you check?" Evelin did not answer Ethan's question. She took out a piece of fax paper from her pocket and slapped it in front of Ethan. "Is this the result of the check?"

"?" Ethan didn't understand.

He frowned and picked up the paper.

Then, his pupils suddenly shrank!

"What?"

He looked up suddenly and asked, "Did these people get the database that the CIA wants?"

"And it's much cheaper than what Vinton and the others made?"

"How can this be!"

"When I asked Julis to check it out, she told me that it was a small company! There weren't many people there! They were probably trying to cheat for subsidies!"

(End of this chapter)