Rebirth of America, this is my era

Chapter 33 The barbaric era!

Ethan was really interested in what Steve Jobs said.

Because he didn't know how Atari dominated all of North America in an era when logistics were underdeveloped.

You should know that when Milova sued Atari, the sales volume of "Pong" confirmed by the court was only 8000 units.

Wanting to become famous in North America with this number is a bit of a pipe dream, no matter what era it is.

But after he followed Steve Jobs' team...

He was immediately shocked!

Because after collecting the merchant’s fees, Steve Jobs directly took out two bags from the car.

One of the bags contained the game circuit board, and the other bag contained three iron plates and a pile of spray paint.

After replacing the circuit board, Steve Jobs began his own amazing operation.

He first took out the white spray paint and wildly sprayed the machine in front of him, whose motherboard had been replaced, evenly with white paint.

Then he took out two iron plates, one in the shape of a snake and the other in the shape of an apple.

Fix them on top of the machine and paint them directly with green and red spray paint.

Then, a "Snake Game" logo was sprayed under the pattern.

And the two eyes of the snake...

He painted it directly with a marker!

Finally, Steve Jobs took out a bottle of odor-removing cleaner and sprayed it on the machine.

In just a few seconds, the machine was emitting the fragrance of apples.

To be honest! After this operation, Ethan was stunned on the spot!
There is no skill at all, it’s all emotion!

"No...no...is this how you replace the game motherboard?" Ethan was so surprised that his tongue was trembling.

"Yeah! Any questions?" Steve Jobs smiled and said, "Why do we charge thirty dollars for circuit board replacement service? Because it's troublesome!"

"..."

Ethan was speechless what Steve Jobs said.

But at the same time, he had another question: "But... the machine you just changed doesn't seem to be an Atari?"

That's right! If Ethan had seen it right, the racing game console that Steve Jobs had just replaced had the logo of another company on it!

And his inquiry received a reasonable answer.

“Yeah, that’s why I like riding motorcycles!”

Steve Jobs smiled and raised his eyebrows at Ethan. He quickly put away all the tools used in the crime, then ran away with his bag.

He was still shouting, "Let's go! Although the bosses who buy games don't care who the machines are from, as long as they can make money, the companies that sell the machines do care! We can't let those guys catch us, or we'll get beaten!"

"???"

"WTF!!!"

Looking at the figure getting farther and farther away, Ethan just started cursing.

He never thought that selling a game could actually give him the feeling of love?

He is clearly doing legitimate business!
Why does Atari look like a bandit’s den?

Special code!
It's outrageous!
…………

Although Ethan felt that Atari's way of selling products was not very much like that of a regular army, he also admitted that this unconventional approach was indeed useful in the wild times. When America's logistics industry was not highly integrated by the Internet, this small, fast and flexible approach could indeed allow a company to gain a huge market share in a short period of time.

Although our competitors will suffer because of this, it doesn’t matter at all, right?

Because only dead competitors are good competitors!
As for saying that friendly companies can do this...

Before, Milova did not file a lawsuit, and when the whole industry was copying, they could indeed imitate Atari's actions.

But not now.

As Steve Jobs said, no matter whether it is the owner of a bar, a dance hall or a bowling alley, they don’t really care which company produced their arcade machines, they only care about money! A steady stream of Mane!
As long as I can make money, I don’t care whether you are Atari or MILOVA, it has nothing to do with me!
Therefore, unless competitors can come up with solid games, they can't expect those bosses to replace their phones! Driven by this demand, the door-to-door motherboard replacement service is as gentle as an angel!

After taking Ethan for a walk and satisfying the curiosity of this outsider, Steve Jobs also talked to Ethan about business, "Ethan, what do you think of the service of replacing motherboards at home?"

"It's exciting, what's wrong?" After running away again, Ethan said while panting, "You may get beaten at any time. This life is really fucking interesting!"

"Then can you do me a favor?"

"You said."

"In the next period of time, please take me out to replace the motherboard."

'? ? ? '

Ethan was a little confused by Steve Jobs' proposal, but soon he told him the reason.

"Ethan, you may have discovered that our circuit board replacement service is very suitable for interstate sales, because it only takes ten minutes to replace the motherboard of a machine, and twenty minutes to spray paint. A store only has a few machines at most, so it is no problem to run a small city or even a big city in a day."

"It is precisely because this service is so efficient that Nolan and his colleagues do not allow ordinary employees like us to participate in it."

"Because every time we travel, we can carry at least a hundred circuit boards."

"The cost of a single circuit board is $150, which is $15,000. After selling it, you can get $40,000."

“This number is a huge sum of money.”

"Nolan and the others were worried, so they played in person every time."

Ethan understood what Jobs meant.

In the era when communications were underdeveloped, it was indeed a difficult problem for companies to allow their employees to collect funds safely.

It is impossible to do business solely relying on the ethics of employees without effective means of restraint.

The companies that hire sales people either sell high-volume consumer goods or huge high-value items. No company can safely let its employees promote high-value but low-volume items.

First, they are afraid that employees will simply run away; second, they are afraid that employees will report losses recklessly and take away the company's interests.

After all, even in the Internet age, there are still zero-dollar purchases.

When it comes to business, in the face of absolute interests, only those who can get more benefits can curb their greed.

"So, this is the real reason why you asked me to come here?" Ethan looked at Jobs with a smile.

"Yeah~" the long-haired hippie nodded and said, "Nolan said before that of the thirty dollars cost of the board replacement service, only nine dollars is the cost of materials, and the remaining twenty-one dollars is a bonus."

“In the past, a team consisted of three people, which meant that for every circuit board sold, the seller would receive seven dollars.”

"I want the money, so..."

Jobs rubbed his hands and expressed his desire very frankly.

And Ethan asked curiously: "Do you need a lot of money?"

“Yeah~” Jobs nodded sincerely, “If I can, I want to make this money.”

"I need it, my parents need it, my little piece of me needs it."

Ethan stared at him for a long time, and when Jobs seemed a little uneasy, Ethan finally laughed.

He smiled, patted Jobs on the shoulder, and said, "Okay."

"I have nothing to do at home anyway."

"I'd be honored if you really need me."

“Because my family taught me that the best satisfaction is to give satisfaction to others.”

"Oh! --Yes!!!"