Rebirth of America, this is my era

Chapter 281: Sweet Words, Dangerous Heart, Jedi Survival

What kind of person is Chuck Petrus?

Ethan didn't really know.

When they first met, Ethan thought he was an idealist with firm beliefs and faith in his heart, and was willing to fight for his entire life and give everything for the noble cause of changing the world.

But since Komodor suddenly appeared and acquired MOS Technologies, and Rockwell suddenly emerged and acquired MOS Technologies' parent company Allen Bradley, the label of idealist on Chuck Peteau suddenly lost its color because he suddenly disappeared.

At first, Ethan thought that Chuck Petrus was too embarrassed to see him.

Or perhaps, MOS Technology, which has a deep hatred for HP, controlled him.

But when Bill Mensch said that the reason he left MOS Technology was not money, but because MOS Technology refused to develop a 6502-bit chip based on MOS , Ethan knew that Chuck Peteau was the old fox in the palace drama, and he had deceived everyone.

What is most surprising is that no one knows why Chuck Petrus did this. After Komodor completed the acquisition, Chuck Petrus seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth and has never appeared in public news. This behavior makes it impossible to guess his intentions.

And now, he suddenly attacked?

This behavior really caught people off guard, and made people feel that he was extremely insidious.

"Bill Mensch has confirmed that Casio's Bluebird chip is the work of Chuck Peteau?"

That night, at home, Evelin, who had just taken a bath, curled up on the sofa with her head resting on the armrest.

While enjoying the comfort brought by the air conditioning, I looked at the whiteboard opposite the coffee table.

That two-dimensional world full of lines records all of Ethan Jones's analysis.

On the left is their own property.

It contains games, movies, music, computers, chips, software, manufacturing, and agricultural production.

On the right is the Warner Alliance.

From top to bottom, there are Warner Communications, MGM, 0.5 Disney, Rockwell and Oracle, Komodor and Casio...

Rockwell was added last time, because when they and Warner invested in Oracle together, they must have joined forces with Steve Ross. Komodor and Casio are new additions this time. After Komodor and Rockwell shared the patent of MOS 6502, they naturally became fixed allies. When Komodor handed over the upgraded version of MOS 6502 to Casio...

Casio will inevitably become the enemy in their game of destiny.

When the long list of names appeared, which would be added later, Evelin, who was leaning on the sofa, laughed. The girl could never have imagined that they, who had only been in business for four years, would face an alliance with a market value of over 10 billion? The wealth these guys had was enough to build 20 aircraft carriers! And now, this group of people were actually working together to deal with them?
This is simply...

I think highly of them!
"Yes, Bill Mensch has confirmed that the Bluebird chip was the work of Chuck Padot."

Ethan put down the oil pen, put one hand on his waist, and supported the whiteboard with the other hand, and said: "So things are a bit troublesome now, because their authorization prevents us from using legal means to protect our rights."

The girl understood what Ethan meant.

If Casio's Bluebird chip is a blatant copy, then Nintendo, which has obtained the agency rights for the MOS 6502 chip, can bring Casio to court with a lawsuit. This is because the licensing agreement signed by both parties clearly stipulates that Nintendo has the right and obligation to crack down on pirated chips in Japan.

But if the Bluebird chip was provided by Komodor, then Nintendo would not be able to sue Casio, because the actual patent of MOS 6502 is actually in the hands of Komodor. When the real owner is willing to provide chips to Neon at a low price, Destiny Game, which is taking advantage of legal loopholes and using chip design, would sue, wouldn't it be like the fake suing the real one?

Although California's broad laws and the federal government's lax management have created unlimited possibilities for the flow of technology on the North American continent, at the same time, this unconstrained environment also makes it extremely difficult to protect rights overseas.

Because the final game will still have to take place on the North American continent.

"So, we are also going to issue chips?"

Evelyn asked: "Which chip has better performance, the Bluebird chip or Bill Mensch's Fate?"

In the girl's opinion, when legal rights protection is not effective, the best way is to compete for the market with excellent products, and Ethan also understands this truth, but -

"There is still a certain gap between Chuck Peteau and Bill Mensch. Compared with MOS 6502, the Bluebird chip has only improved by about %, which is not as exaggerated as our Fate."

“But I don’t want to release the chip right away.”

"Because I always feel that there seems to be something wrong with this matter."

"Even if the chip Komodor brings out is better than the MOS 6502 currently sold by Nintendo and the price is cheaper, this is not the reason why they can attract all Japanese chip demanders overnight. There must be other problems. So, I decided..."

"Wait a moment."

That's right!

Ethan felt that the current situation was going on in a strange way!

Because the chip that Komodor gave to Casio was not a far-reaching revolutionary product, and when the gap between the two sides was not so big that it could not be crossed, collective abandonment would be problematic.

And his analysis was also agreed by Evelyn.

At the same time, the girl also wanted to know, "What about Nintendo..."

Although Evelin didn’t finish her words, Ethan understood what she meant, “I’ve already told Arakawa Minoru that the mastermind behind this matter should be Komodor.”

"Under this circumstance, we cannot solve the problem of lost orders from Nintendo's chip company for the time being, so Nintendo may need to endure some losses."

“This is a fact that must be accepted.”

“This is a problem that cannot be solved immediately by human power.”

"Whether they want to or not."

In Ethan's opinion, even if Yamauchi Hiroshi was dissatisfied, he had to bear this grievance at the moment.

But actually...

When Arakawa Minoru brought the news back to Kyoto, Yamauchi Hiroshi immediately laughed.

"Did Ethan Jones really say that Komodor was behind Casio?"

"Did he really say that this matter cannot be resolved for the time being?"

"Yes." Arakawa nodded and said, "He said it himself."

The affirmative words made Yamauchi sigh. "Alas... Ethan Jones... you are still too young..."

Then, he turned his head and smiled at Nintendo's chief steward Hiroshi Imanishi, and said, "Since Ethan Jones said he can't solve these problems, all the chips produced should be sent to our manufacturing plant. There are one million chips there. If we control the production of arcade machines, the extra quantity will be enough to support the production of our first handheld game console."

Hirofumi Imanishi nodded without hesitation, because he knew that the reason why Casio could get a large number of orders overnight was because they were interfering.

When they participated in the first American video game national competition and found that many Japanese companies were colluding with Steve Ross, they knew that this group of guys who were unwilling to be lonely were about to take action. Sure enough, after they returned to the United States, some companies came to cancel their orders.

At first, they didn't know the details, but after asking around, Yamauchi Hiroshi, who learned that Casio had quietly launched a central microprocessor, instantly got a glimpse of the full picture of the incident.

So he asked his subordinates to communicate with other companies that had not yet canceled their orders, and asked them intentionally or unintentionally whether they knew the reasons why other companies had voluntarily canceled their orders. He also proactively leaked the news that Casio had better chips, pretended to retain them by voluntarily lowering the price, and eventually prompted all business partners to switch to Casio.

And the reason why they do this is very simple.

That is to hide the fact that they need a large number of chips from Ethan.

Because they have to reconcile accounts with Ethan every six months. If all external orders are transparent and internal digestion can be traced, then the sudden surge in chip consumption will definitely attract Ethan's attention.

But if all external merchants refund the orders...

Then they can ship the chips produced by the chip company to their own factories at one time.

By then, the transaction will be reflected in the account as Nintendo's advance purchase and stocking up. Ethan Jones, who knows that Casio is playing tricks, will not be able to find any fault!
Because it is impossible for him to come to Nintendo's warehouse to check the consumption of those chips!
"So, the pressure from now on will all be on Gunpei Yokoi?"

Arakawa Minoru, who also knew all this, asked with a smile.

This remark caused Yamauchi Hiroshi and Imanishi Hiroshi to shake their heads repeatedly.

“He’s not under pressure.”

“Because the research and development went smoothly.”

"Next, what we have to do is watch other people's performances."

Just when Yamauchi Hiroshi felt that he was the man of destiny and that this plan could be called perfect, on July 15th, Pacific Time, something happened that made him even more relieved.

Because Bill Orr, a well-known American billionaire, said that he was very interested in Walt Disney Productions and was forming a consortium to seek a possible acquisition.

When this news came out, Yamauchi Hiroshi immediately knew that Walt Disney's son-in-law Ron Miller had taken action! He wanted to defend his interests with his fists!

When the news reached Steve Ross, the boss of Warner Communications, the old man sitting in the office chair was stunned for a long time. "What did you say?" He cast a surprised look at his subordinate in front of him and said, "Ron Miller invited Bill Orr to be his white knight?"

"Yes." The male secretary who came to report nodded.

"Oh - this is really - outrageous -" Steve Ross exclaimed.

The next second, he laughed like Yamauchi Hiroshi, "But..."

"Well done."

"Ron Miller finally took my advice and brought in a white knight."

"It's just that I don't like Bill Orr very much."

Steve Ross did not explain the reason, and his subordinates who knew the inside story did not say anything.

At the same time, in Palo Alto, Ethan frowned when he heard the news.

Because in the phone call just now, Roy Disney told him Bill Orr's identity.

This guy, like Ron Miller, has a very awesome father-in-law, but Ron Miller's father-in-law is Walt Disney, while Bill Orr's father-in-law is Jack Warner.

That's right.

Bill Orr's father-in-law was one of the founders of Warner Bros.

As Jack Warner's son-in-law, Bill Orr was well-known in Hollywood. He was the first head of Warner Bros.' television department and had a close relationship with the American Broadcasting Network. He was responsible for producing the popular American TV series "Maverick", "77 Sunset Strip" and "Cheyenne" in the s. He also had a strong personal relationship with Ron Miller. He once invited Ron Miller to join Warner Bros. on behalf of Jack Warner. It was not until Walt Disney personally came forward and said, "If you want to marry my daughter, you can't join Warner" that Ron Miller joined Disney.

But even though Ron Miller rejected Bill Orr, their relationship was still good. They would attend various activities together and go to the Super Bowl together to enjoy themselves.

It is no exaggeration to say that the two people who have the same experience are simply bosom friends. When Ron Miller found that his position in Walt Disney was no longer secure...

It became inevitable that he would personally come forward and invite Bill Orr to protect himself.

Although there is nothing wrong with Ron Miller and Bill Orr's acquaintance with each other logically, why did the Disney family invite the Warner family to help them fight for the company?
This doesn’t look right no matter how you look at it!

After Ethan asked about his confusion, Roy Disney also explained it to him:

"In fact, the Warner family has been away from Hollywood for many years."

"They cashed out a large amount of their shares in 1966 and officially gave up the company's operating rights. They only provided their own development ideas for the company as president and production director."

"And when Steve Ross officially acquired Warner, Steve Ross, who didn't like them, simply kicked the Warner family out of Warner Bros."

"So, in the past decade, they have actually only had the status of ordinary wealthy people, and have made different investments in various industries in the manner of financiers to continue to increase the value of their assets."

"And now, helping Ron Miller may be a business that they can do, because they don't have to completely acquire Disney. As long as they release the news that they are optimistic about Disney, they can maintain Disney's stock price. Then, as long as they hold a small amount of Disney Group's shares and help Ron Miller make up for the shortfall, they can determine the final winner."

Recalling these words, Ethan covered his cheeks directly.

He knew that Ron Miller would not give up easily, but wasn't this counterattack too quick?
Even though there are no fools who can accomplish great things, the current situation...

That really is a headache!

Because compared to other wealthy people and companies who want to enter Hollywood, Bill Orr actually has something special, for example -

specialized!

Note: ① Bill Orr wanted Ron Miller to be an actor at first, but Walt Disney did not allow it. He thought that the identity of an actor was not good, so Ron Miller gave up and joined Disney as a producer. ② Bill Orr did not marry Jack Warner's biological daughter, but his stepdaughter, but he was very capable and was always taken seriously by Jack Warner.

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