Rebirth of America, this is my time

Chapter 33 Barbaric Era!

Ethan was really interested in what Steve Jobs said.

Because he didn't know how Atari came to dominate North America in an era when logistics was underdeveloped.

You know, when Milohua sued Atari, the sales volume of Pong approved by the court was only 8,000 units.

If you want to become popular in North America with this number, no matter what era it is, it is a bit of a dream.

But after he took a trip with Steve Jobs’ team...

He was immediately shocked!

Because after Steve Jobs collected the merchant's fee, he took out two bags directly from the car.

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

After replacing the circuit board, Steve Jobs started his own tricks.

He first took out the white spray paint and wildly sprayed the machine in front of him, which had already had its motherboard replaced, white evenly.

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

Attach them to the top of the machine and paint them directly with green and red spray paint.

Then, a header with the words Snake Game was spray-painted underneath the pattern.

And the snake's two eyes...

He painted it directly with a marker!

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

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

Tell the truth! After this operation, Ethan was stunned on the spot!

There is no technique at all, all the special codes are emotions!

No... no... this is how you changed the game motherboard? Ethan was so surprised that his tongue was chattering.

Yes! Any questions? Steve Jobs said with a smile: Why do we charge thirty dollars for circuit board replacement service? It's because it's troublesome!

...

Ethan was speechless by Steve Jobs.

But at the same time, he still had a question: But... the machine you just replaced doesn't seem to be from Atari?

That's right! If Ethan saw it right, the racing game console that Steve Jobs just replaced was marked with the logo of another company!

And his inquiry received a reasonable answer.

Yeah, that's why I like riding motorcycles!

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

He also shouted: Let's go! Although the boss who buys games doesn't care which company the machine comes from, as long as it can make money, the companies that sell the machines do care! We can't be caught by those guys, otherwise we will be beaten. La!

???

WTF!!!

Looking at the figure getting further and further away, Ethan cursed directly.

He never expected that a game he sold could actually sell him a feeling of love?

He is obviously doing legitimate business!

Why does Atari look like a bandit den?

Special code!

That’s outrageous!

…………

Although Ethan feels that Atari's sales method is not very similar to that of the regular army, he also admits that in the wilderness era, this wild way was indeed useful. When America's logistics industry was not highly integrated by the Internet, Xiaokuai A smart approach can indeed enable a company to gain a huge market share in a short period of time.

Although friends and businessmen will suffer from this, it is not important at all, right?

Because only dead friends and businessmen are good friends and businessmen!

As for saying that friends and businessmen can do this...

Mi Luohua did not file a lawsuit before, and the entire industry was copying the times. They can indeed follow Atari's actions.

But not now.

As Steve Jobs said, no matter if they are the owners of bars, dance halls or bowling alleys, they actually don’t care at all which company produces their arcade machines, they only care about money! A steady stream of Mane!

As long as you can make money, I don't care if you are Atari or Milahua, it has nothing to do with me!

Therefore, unless the friends can come up with excellent games, they don’t want those bosses to change their phones!

And driven by this demand, the door-to-door board replacement business is as gentle as an angel!

After taking Ethan around and satisfying the outsider's curiosity, Steve Jobs also talked about business with Ethan, Ethan, what do you think of the door-to-door motherboard replacement business?

It's quite exciting. What's wrong? After running away again, Ethan gasped and said, You may be beaten at any time. This life is really interesting!

Then can you do me a favor?

you say.

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

‘? ? ? ’

Steve Jobs's proposal made Ethan a little confused, but soon the other party told him the reason.

Ethan, you may have discovered that our circuit board replacement service is very suitable for cross-state sales, because it only takes ten minutes at most to replace the motherboard of a machine, and it can be done in twenty minutes with spray painting. One store At most, there are only a few machines, and it will be no problem to cover a small city or even a big city in one day.”

It is precisely because this service is so efficient that Nolan and the others do not allow ordinary employees like us to participate.

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

The cost of a single circuit board is US$150, and one hundred dollars is US$15,000. After selling it, you can get US$40,000.

This number is a huge amount of money.

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

Ethan understood what Jobs meant.

In an era of underdeveloped communications, it is indeed a problem for companies to allow employees to safely collect funds.

Without effective means of restraint, it is impossible to do business simply relying on the morality of employees.

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

One is the fear that employees will run away directly, and the other is the fear that employees will report losses indiscriminately and ignore the interests of the company.

After all, even in the Internet age, there will be zero-yuan purchases.

In business, in the face of absolute interests, only those who can get more benefits can curb their greed.

So, this is the real purpose of bringing me here? Ethan looked at Jobs with a smile.

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

“In the past, a team consisted of three people, which meant that for every circuit motherboard sold, the seller would get 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 needed it, my parents needed it, and my little idea needed it.

Ethan stared at him for a long time. When Jobs was a little uneasy, Ethan finally laughed.

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

Anyway, I have nothing to do at home.

I'd be honored if you really needed me.

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

“Oh!—Yes!!!”