Rebirth of America, this is my time

The little Jiujiu Ethan in the hearts of Philips and Sony is unknown, because after arranging the acquisition work, he continued to enjoy the "suddenly" weekend.

Since the two of them went out for a week and brought some gifts to Linda and Thomas, they took advantage of the break to return home and send local specialties from Vancouver.

Perhaps it was because they had not seen each other for a long time and missed each other so much. When the two of them appeared in front of Linda, the middle-aged lady who had gained some weight due to her affluent life jumped up with excitement. And after seeing what the two brought back, maple leaf gummies from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, wine from British Columbia, and Rogers chocolate from Victoria...

Linda, who already had the capital to be a wealthy woman but did not have the appearance of being a wealthy woman, immediately complained.

"Oh Ethan—Eve—"

"Why are you buying so much sugar? Our family has always controlled sugar, honey~"

"We didn't let you eat sweets before, but now you..."

"Linda——" Thomas interrupted his wife directly and said, "If the children want to buy it, let them buy it. We are only controlling sugar, not giving up sugar."

"Since these are Vancouver's specialties and the children's favorites, let's give them a try."

"It's okay to have one piece for a few days, right? And this wine... can be opened tonight."

Thomas smiled and took the wine box from Ethan's hand.

The happy look made Linda roll her eyes.

"I just wish they'd buy something practical..." she muttered under her breath.

"Although they make money quickly, it's hard to make money, so don't spend it randomly..."

However, before Linda could finish complaining, Evelin jumped up behind her and put a necklace on Linda. When the golden bird was captured by Linda, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"This is..." She picked up the necklace around her neck curiously.

Evelin lay on Linda's shoulder and explained: "This was bought in a local jewelry store with a long history in Vancouver and was handmade by local people. The shape of the bird is Strej, which means wise man in Vancouver. , which symbolizes that you are the smartest person in our family."

"How's it going? Do you like it?" Evelin asked sweetly.

"Oh - thank you -" Evelin's introduction made Linda smile: "I like this chain very much! Of course, I like you even more, my children -"

"Come on, let me kiss you--"

No matter which country you are from, everyone likes to receive gifts.

If someone says they don't like receiving gifts, it only proves one problem.

The gift was not delivered!

And when Linda showed her face-changing skills and praised the gold necklace Evelin took out, the family's harmonious dinner was settled. Abandoning the servants and cooking by himself, at six o'clock in the evening, a sumptuous dinner with a homely aroma made the four people around the table burst into laughter.

At the dinner table, the family of four even chatted about their current situation.

Thomas said that with his persuasion, Linda finally accepted the job of a maid and was freed from her career as a housewife. She would stroll around the surrounding farmland with him every day to review the progress of production and enjoy The joy of harvest. Occasionally I also attend gatherings organized by old and new friends, and brag in front of old friends, making them envious and jealous; I pretend to be cool in front of new friends, feel the popularity of everyone, and experience that if I can’t be a rich generation, then I should be the rich generation’s father. A plain and boring life.

When Thomas held up the wine glass and shared his joy with Ethan, Linda said without any concealment: "Oh Ethan, Evelin, you don't know, Thomas talks about himself to everyone." You bought him more than 30,000 acres of land in his name!"

"The purpose is to make his retirement life less boring."

"When the friends around me learned that you are responsible for our food, clothing, housing and transportation, their eyes were straightened! Their faces were as tense as if they had eaten lemons!"

"I never understood why he always liked to attend various parties before, but now, when some ladies ask me if your company is still hiring and what are the recruitment requirements, oh - that look - that flattering look. ——It is indeed not the kind of comfort that can be felt under normal circumstances.”

"Oh, by the way! This guy has changed his car now!"

"He has collected many tractors, including a Lamborghini crawler tractor, a Porsche rocker tractor, a Honda jet tractor, and a Mercedes-Benz truck tractor..."

"Wow, those cars are really impressive even though they drive slowly!"

"Hahaha——" The joy between the two made Ethan and Evelin burst into laughter.

In fact, the necessary dividends they took out from the Destiny Game every year were basically invested in their agricultural company, and then they did not care about the specific flow of the money.

If Thomas and the others want to buy land, then buy land; if they want to consume, then consume.

After all, money is meant to be spent.

If spending money makes you happy, then money has meaning, and if your family can enjoy the pleasure of spending money, then the meaningless behavior of making money will have its life.

"Linda." Ethan put his chin in his hands and looked at his aunt.

"Huh?" Linda, who was drinking, raised her eyebrows and looked at Ethan.

"Have fun Thomas, I guess you won't be left behind, right?"

"So, have you picked up any hobbies?"

Ethan asked with a smile.

"Oh, her hobbies are more expensive than mine!" Thomas had something to say when he heard this question.

"You should have noticed when you came here. There are two more houses next to our house. One of them is for the servants, and the other was specially built for her!"

"After she stopped doing housework, she became obsessed with watching movies and TV. She used to go to the cinema to watch, but now we got a projector and a small screen."

"Then she watches at least one or two movies a week."

"Oh - you know how to show movies?" Evelin was a little surprised.

"He learned." Linda pointed at her husband with a smile.

"Where did the rubber plate come from?" Ethan was a little confused.

"Steven left us his phone number when he came to play at home." Thomas said: "So I asked him to help us buy a copy. They were all copies taken directly from the film libraries of major companies. A movie The film reel and licensing fee cost ten to twenty thousand dollars, and now I have bought more than fifty of them, which cost hundreds of thousands..."

"Oh——" Ethan was impressed.

At the same time, he turned to look at Evelin and said, "Then let's change the design of the manor."

“Add a car storage room just for Thomas to park his tractor.”

"Add a screening room so Linda can watch more comfortably."

Evelin had no objection.

Thomas and Linda said nothing.

It wasn't until the two said that this kind of transformation wouldn't cost much that they reluctantly accepted it.

And when everyone was talking about movies, Linda also had a question in her mind. She wanted to know what kind of existence Destiny Pictures opened by Ethan and the others was in Hollywood, and why there were previous media reports that Hollywood Qidajiao welcomes Destiny Pictures to officially join the film and television industry family?

This question is difficult for Ethan to answer.

He could only say that the Oscars wanted to award him the award, but he declined.

When this fact emerged, Linda and Thomas were immediately shocked.

They never expected that their children could be so powerful.

And when Ethan suddenly revealed his transcendent status in Hollywood, Linda, who was interested in this industry, couldn't wait to ask about Oscar-related content.

For example, who will be the best film this year?

She likes Jane Fonda's "Homecoming."

For another example, will Woody Allen win Best Director again?

His "Inner World" was well shot.

For example, who is the biggest winner this year, "The Deer Hunter" or "The Return"?

They were both Vietnam War films, with the former receiving nine nominations and the latter following closely with eight.

When these questions appeared in front of Ethan like beans in a bamboo tube, Ethan, who couldn't answer them, chose to extend his vacation.

On the night of the 9th, I accompanied Linda and the others to watch this year's Oscars.

Then, they witnessed with their own eyes the fact that "Homecoming" won three awards for Best Actor and Actor and Best Original Screenplay, and "The Deer Hunter"... it was the biggest winner this year, taking home the Best Picture. Five awards: Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing, and Best Sound Effects.

"Oh Sxxt! This is a shitty selection!"

"What are the tastes of the Oscar judges? The movie "The Deer Hunter" made people want to sleep, and the long wedding was so boring, but it ended up winning the best picture?"

"This is simply - this is simply - outrageous!"

Linda, who had been sitting in front of the television for hours, was angry.

And when Thomas said that she couldn't scold him like that because he wanted to award Ethan an award before the Oscar, this sudden reminder made Linda tense up, and then...

"Ouch, ouch - why are you hitting people!"

"Linda! Linda! This is domestic violence! This is domestic violence!"

"Oh - dear! I was wrong! I apologize! Stop fighting! Stop fighting!"

Looking at the figure running around with its head in hand.

Listening to the complaints that are getting farther and farther away but getting louder.

The two people sitting on the sofa also smiled and shook their heads.

Evelin sighed, "This kind of relaxing life is so comfortable..."

"Uh-huh." Ethan nodded in agreement and said, "Of course it's comfortable to just lie down and make money."

The outrageous words made Evelin roll her eyes, "What did you say? Did you dream before you even slept?"

This question made Ethan stunned for a moment, then he shook his head with a smile, "I didn't dream."

"I'm just stating the facts."

“Huh—” Evelin didn’t believe it.

Ethan, who understood everything, said: "Go to sleep, I will prove it to you tomorrow."

In Evelin's view, what Ethan said about making money while lying down actually refers to the sales of his own arcade machines. Although the peak sales of electronic arcade machines were in the first few months after they were launched, this does not mean that As a result, their subsequent sales will return to zero, and sporadic purchases and parts replacement will allow them to continue shipping.

But that’s not what Ethan meant by making money while lying down.

At noon the next day, after having lunch at home and saying goodbye to Linda Thomas, Ethan drove his sister to San Jose, a big city on the edge of Los Gatos.

After wandering around the street for a few times, the two men in disguise got into a bar that was open during the day.

This situation made Evelin a little confused.

The girl didn't understand why the bar was open during the day.

It’s even less clear why Ethan would bring himself to a place like this.

But after the girl walked through the corridor, lifted the curtain, and got into the hall...

The high-pitched voice instantly attracted her full attention.

"Now our camera shows today's contestant No. 33. He is a middle school student from San Jose Independent School named Marcus Thomas!"

"Although he appeared on the playing field during class time, it doesn't matter, right? Because what he does now is cooler than his skipping class!"

"We can now see that it only took him twelve minutes to reach the twenty-eighth level! Before that, neither the four little ghosts on the map nor the random little ghosts triggered by the game mechanism were given to him. pose any threat! He even used Ms. Pac-Man's dancing shoes to trick them!"

"And his classic operation is to destroy the ghosts."

"Oh - look! Player Marcus is about to perform his super prediction again!"

"He has arrived at the edge of the dancing shoes! He seems to have eaten one-third of the beans on the map... Yes! That's one-third! The map flashes! The violent ghost that entered the map appears!"

"They are chasing madly in the direction of Marcus! Xiaofen and Xiaohong also start to double-team smartly!"

"Oh! Marcus got his dancing shoes! His speed suddenly increased!"

"He passed through the double team with a Z-shaped dodge! He got into another tunnel!"

"He ran towards the lower right corner of the map! Hasn't the Invincible Pill there been eaten by him yet?"

"Oh! Marcus stopped! He's standing next to Mubimaru!"

"All four ghosts got into the corridor where he was!"

"Ms. Pac-Man is flashing! The effect of the dancing shoes is disappearing!"

"Oh! He took the Invincible Pill! He's standing there! The ghost is coming!"

"One! Two! Three! Four! All four ghosts died! Little Red and Little Pink need to return to their haunted house to wait for rebirth! And the violent ghosts will leave directly! Marcus staged a very classic ambush for us ! Let us cheer for him—What?”

"Marcus didn't choose to continue eating beans, but chose to rush towards Xiao Lan?"

"Oh - what is he going to do? Does he still want to kill Xiaolan?"

"Oh my god! This is simply impossible! Because Invincible Maru's time is limited, and the distance between him and Xiaolan is too far! Look! Ms. Pac-Man's body starts to flash! This means that in three seconds Ms. Pac-Man will transform from superhuman form into a mortal! And Marcus and Blue are still one channel apart!"

"This is mission impossible, Marcus will pay the price for his arrogance...Oh! They collided! Little Blue vaporized! Ms. Pac-Man returned to her original form?"

"Oh——Coooooool——"

"Marcus killed five ghosts with a great move!!!"

"He is our best player in this game!"

"No!"

"He must be the best player we have in California!!"

"Because so far, there has never been such a miracle in this arena!!!"

As the host on the TV roared, excited screams suddenly erupted in the bar.

"Wow! Wow! Wow!"

The guys gathered in front of the TV looked like apes, raising their glasses excitedly.

When the high-pitched sounds on and off the screen are mixed together, the noisy sound will definitely make countless people frown, but at this moment, no one in the bar feels annoyed.

Not only that, they all merged into the ocean of happiness.

Such a fact made Evelin's eyes widen.

And when she captures the icon of the local radio station on the bar TV...

She immediately turned her head and cast a surprised look at Ethan.

"Is our game live broadcast?"

This discourse is full of ambiguity.

But being on the outside, they didn't attract the attention of those on the field at all.

Ethan nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, there is a live broadcast."

At the same time, he added, "This is Steve Ballmer's plan."

"He has made good arrangements in this regard, so I said that I can make money while lying down."

"Because after a few years of training, he can become a qualified company president."

Although in the cooperation plan between Destiny Games and the Rugby League, the first electronic game national competition does not have spectator seats, at least for the knockout rounds.

Because there are so many people who have signed up, even if only 20% of people choose to attend the game, all their stadiums combined will not be able to accommodate that many people.

However, there are still live broadcasts showing the game.

In the first version of the plan, Ballmer wanted to cooperate with the local TV stations in the venues and let them broadcast the games live to the local people. However, because the licensing fee was difficult to define, the negotiation was never concluded.

Later, when Ethan said that he did not expect to make money through the game, Ballmer took it into consideration, let go, and started playing the game boldly.

According to Ballmer's original idea, because there were too many arcade machines used in the game, it was impossible for Destiny Games to produce them themselves, so they could only rent local machines at the venue for the game, and because renting machines required paying a certain fee to the merchant, in order to To make up for their losses, Ballmer decided that as long as local TV stations were willing to bear this cost, they could broadcast the game live.

Destiny Games will not interfere with the investment activities of local TV stations. It has nothing to do with how much profit the local TV stations can make through mid-time advertisements. As long as they do not block the venue advertisements designed by Destiny Games and their own advertisements do not conflict with those of Destiny Games. no problem.

For example, they already have McDonald's, so the local radio station can't take money from KFC.

Even if the other party is just advertising in the name of a regional restaurant.

Although this restriction is a bit harsh, local radio stations don't care. With the agreement of radio stations from various places, the knockout rounds of the national competition will have their own live broadcast.

Even if the live broadcast range in each place is very limited, so what?

Supporting hometown players is a part of competitive sports.

Mu Qiang behavior will only appear after the competition is over and when the national champion is born.

"Oh oh oh! Dear viewers in front of the TV, now I have the latest news! Our player No. 72 has reached level 58 with thunderous momentum! Now let's go and take a look!"

While Ethan and his sister were telling the inside story of the live broadcast, the picture on the TV suddenly changed, and the host holding the microphone suddenly started running. After a while of trembling, the picture on the screen finally stabilized. Then, the cameraman turned the camera to The game screen of player No. 72 is accurately positioned, showing everything from a doggy-style perspective.

Compared with future e-sports, the live broadcast method this year is really awkward.

The screens between various players cannot be switched at will, and the photographer needs to run around carrying the camera.

But the trembling picture actually brings a sense of participation to the audience outside the venue.

Because offline, in arcade halls, whenever a master appears, people rush up to watch. Even though many people can't see the screen clearly, but——

Many times, bursts of cheers can already make people excited.

And what if someone could witness the miracle with their own eyes?

The legends that are passed down from generation to generation are the real happiness that video games bring to people!

Perhaps it was because the atmosphere at the scene infected Evelin, but it was also possible that it was because watching others play games and seeing others praise themselves was really refreshing, so for the next period of time, Evelin followed Ethan around various places in the North American continent. Wandered around the match point.

Traveling via private visits is extremely exciting.

Listening anonymously makes people happy.

While they were hanging out, everything in the outside world was also going on rapidly. For example, Warner Communications, which had suffered setbacks in the field of video games, acquired an Ohio television network at the beginning of this year. It has now been reorganized and launched in Iraq. It was officially launched while Sen was wandering around.

Steve Ross attended the launch ceremony and revealed the name of the network - Nickelodeon.

At the ceremony, Steve Ross said that this will be America's first children's pay channel.

They Warner will bring more joy to children in North America.

For another example, Julis Noble from Benzi called and said that the computer PC-8001 launched by Benzi Electric, which uses the 6502 chip and Microsoft programs, was officially announced.

On the day the news was released, the entire Eastern Island was shaken.

This will bring them huge benefits.

For example, after resolving the release issue, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas brought "Alien" to the 4th Seattle International Film Festival.

They received widespread acclaim there.

For another example, Goldman Sachs seems to have found a suitable buyer for Columbia Pictures, and the two parties are actively negotiating. Apple and Microsoft have finally sorted out last year's financial report and want to hand it over to Ethan for review. Here, both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates said that compared with this year's major breakthroughs, last year's financial report was nothing worth mentioning...

Although the external affairs are very chaotic, all work is not in a hurry.

Therefore, Ethan did not stop for those jobs.

Starting from April 10th to June 10th, in just over sixty days, he and Evelyn, who was not in a hurry to make "Super Pac-Man", visited all 48 consecutive states.

They went to all the large cities in every state, and the roaring crowds...

It is a symbol of love.

Over the past sixty days, hundreds of competition points in 48 states have also selected the finalists for the national competition. According to the previous plan, the finals would be held on June 9, but due to the accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania’s competition process was temporarily modified, so the final time was postponed to the 16th.

Since the incident happened for a reason, and Destiny Games sent real money to provide disaster relief, neither the public nor the sponsors had any objections.

Not only that, McDonald's also revised its Happy Meal promotion plan and decided to launch the meal plan to North American people on June 17, the day after the end of the national video game competition.

Since this modification was beneficial to Ethan, he had no objection.

As the time for the finals approached, Ethan and Evelin also flew from the East to the West because the finals would be played at the Memorial Stadium in Los Angeles.

And at the same time...

The president of Nintendo, Hiroshi Yamauchi, who wanted to take his company to the top of the world, quietly left Kyoto, transferred from Vancouver, and then went all the way south, finally arriving in Los Angeles.

He feels like he's micromanaging everything, but there are many other guys who have made the same decision as him.

For example, the Eindhoven plane transits in New York;

For another example, a flight from Tokyo landed in Phoenix...

Note: ① It was very common in the 1960s and 1970s for American sports events to be broadcast for free on local television networks, and this is what the American Football League did. While selling tickets to the outside world, it also provides free channels for people to watch outside the venue. This is actually a very classic marketing. As long as the group of fans who like the event is large enough, then they will be the number one player. As long as the group of fans who like the event is large enough, they will definitely be able to make money. ②The Nickelodeon network mentioned in the article is Nickelodeon International Children's Channel, the producer of "SpongeBob SquarePants".