Rebirth of America, this is my time

Chapter 31 We are the winners! (Seeking for further reading)

In fact, when Steve Jobs said that all arcade machines on the market had uncontrollable time problems, Ethan Jones already knew that ordering today would be very wild.

Because whether the game is fun is the player's business, and whether the game makes money is the business's business.

Why has the claw machine been popular for a hundred years?

Isn’t that because the money-making model of this machine is short-term and fast!

If you drop a coin, the game will end in thirty seconds at most.

That kind of controllable pleasure will make merchants feel comfortable.

In this era of video games, let alone precise control of time, even fuzzy control is not possible.

Therefore, when Steve Jobs said that the limit play time of Snake is a controllable 90 seconds, for merchants with the same price and shorter service, the special code is giving away money!

From that moment on, Ethan knew that those who wanted to make money would definitely buy a machine and try the waters.

And when he looked at the hot sales scene...

Full of joy, he also came to the side of the stage and gestured to Steve Jobs.

The other party understood and turned off the microphone.

The introduction just now was good. I was very moved by what I heard. Ethan handed him an unopened bottle of mountain spring water.

Thank you. Jobs took it and took a swig.

It's a pity that no matter how clear the mountain spring water is, it can't dampen the happiness on his face.

You know Ethan, before I went on stage, I was actually very nervous. Because when I recommended myself, I never thought that so many people would come today. What I thought at that time was that it would be great if half of the people could be seated here. Although we set the time at ten o'clock, these guys are in the entertainment business at night, so whether they can get up in the morning is a problem.

Jobs smiled and said: But I don't know why, after turning on the microphone, I suddenly calmed down. The 'bang bang bang' sound of the sound check made me feel that this was my world, even though they showed dissatisfaction with me from the beginning. I was patient, but I still introduced everything to them at my own pace.

Oh~ This shows that you are great~ You are a natural speaker~ Ethan put his hands behind his back and smiled.

However, his words made Steve Jobs shake his head and say, Born? No, no, no, not born.

As for today's introduction, I actually wrote the manuscript in advance.

Really? Ethan turned his head, surprise flashed in his eyes, Isn't what you just explained meant what Nolan meant?

of course not!

Jobs raised his voice and shook his head vigorously, I want to be the speaker myself, so naturally I won't let others write lyrics for me! Everything I just said was written by myself! I don't know You don’t like it, but I like it very much!”

Because I think the most important thing when promoting a product to customers is to let them understand the selling point of the product. Maybe for us, the selling point of Snake Game is that it is fun, but for our customers, its advantage is that it can Make money fast!”

You know Ethan? When I was working with Nolan and the others to sell games, what were these damn Grandet's favorite questions to ask? They always liked to ask, 'Can your game make money?', 'How long will it take for me to get it back?' Cost? 'Dxmn! What we sell are games! Not gambling equipment!

So, when preparing for today's introduction, I focused on profitability, which they are most concerned about, because they don't care at all whether the game is fun! They just want to know whether the game will stimulate people to play!

Hahaha~ Ethan Jones laughed.

Steve Jobs’ resentful look is really cute.

Of course, Ethan had to admit that this guy had indeed grasped the pain points that the bosses were most concerned about, so he raised his hand and patted Jobs on the shoulder, praising: Oh Steve, you will definitely be a Very successful product manager.”

As soon as the words came out, Ethan felt something was wrong again. So he quickly changed his words, No, no, no, I made a mistake. You already are.

Thanks.

Jobs obviously didn't take Ethan's words seriously. He raised the mineral water and gestured with no intention of further investigation.

And just when they wanted to chat again, customers who found themselves unable to squeeze into the office to place orders came flooding in.

Steve, it's so slow over there! Can you register for me?

I have supported you since the beginning of Pong. You have to leave me a machine no matter what this time!

Oh Steve! You recognize me, right? John! I'm John! I own a pool hall in San Jose! I want two! Give me two!

Okay, okay, everyone, please wait a moment, I will register you right now.

Business has already come to his door, so it is naturally impossible for him to refuse.

At first, they just surrounded Steve Jobs, but later, they couldn't wait and even Ethan Jones was not let go.

No way, who makes him look more like a staff member?

Faced with the crazy demands of these parents for food and clothing, Ethan naturally tried his best to satisfy them. At noon, when he sent the last person away, he was already soaked and felt that his legs were weak and there was no drop left.

But when he came to Nolan Bushnell's office, the mountain of orders gave him a second life.

Three hundred and thirteen units! Three hundred and thirteen units! We sold three hundred and thirteen units in one morning!

Nolan Bushnell waved the calculator in his hand and said loudly: One thousand two hundred yuan! The special code here is three hundred and seventy thousand! I have never sold so many machines at one time in my life!

“What’s more important is that these eighty-odd merchants are only concentrated in San Francisco and San Jose!”

To the north, there's Saramento! To the south, there's Los Angeles and San Diego! We haven't sold these places yet!

Get rich, get rich! I'm really going to get rich this time!

Nolan Bushnell threw his calculator high in the air.

Even if it hits the ground, it doesn't matter.

At the same time, he also jumped onto the desk, like the Hulk, clenched his hands and dropped them suddenly, raised his neck and laughed, Hahahaha! Even if Milohua sanctions us, what will happen?

“We can still make money!”

As for the reason...

Having said this, he stretched out his right hand towards Ethan.

Ethan, who was equally happy, stepped on the chair and stood on the table.

As he appeared on the stage, Nolan Bushnell also laughed and shouted-

Because the idiot Mi Luohua sent Ethan Jones in front of us!

Ethan!—Jones!—

He! He is our biggest winner today!

Nolan grabbed Ethan's wrist and jerked it high.

At this moment, Ethan, who felt the feeling coming, also shouted: We are the winners!!!——

This situation caused a burst of cheers from the crowd.

“Wow~~~~”