Rebirth of America, this is my time

Ethan Jones’s surprised words made Old Joe, who was wearing a black T-shirt, curse—

"Oh Sxxt! You ask me why I'm here? I also want to ask you why you didn't come to me?"

"MOS Company has officially produced 6502 in Mountain View! I heard that you are still a shareholder of this company?"

"Dxxn! Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing!"

"Are we still brothers?"

"hold head high!"

The angry words made Ethan's mouth twitch.

Because he suddenly remembered that Jobs seemed to have talked to him about computer production.

At that time, he seemed to have reached a certain tacit understanding with this guy?

But because of MOS's generosity, he forgot about it when he was excited?

‘Fuck! How could I forget apples! ’

Ethan complained in his mind, but the expression on his face did not change much.

even……

He also squeezed out a little grievance.

"Oh - Steve - you really wronged me - I have been busy with MOS company these days, including site selection (take a look), registration (sign), equipment purchase Ah (listen to a report), formal production (I know there is such a thing), I have to take care of these things——"

"I originally wanted to wait until the first batch of chips came out before contacting you. I wanted to give you a surprise."

"But...you knew it in advance?"

"Oh - I'm really sorry - I didn't do a good job of keeping it secret -"

Ethan pursed his lips with regret on his face.

Jobs was stunned for a moment when he looked at this, "WWW...what? Do you want to surprise me?"

"Yeah~" Ethan nodded, with a smile on his face.

But before it lasted for a second, his smile was replaced by pity, "I was busy until the early morning last night~ I thought the results of the trial production in the next few days should be out~ Don't you want to make computers? So I I watched them personally, trying to urge them to hurry up.”

Having said this, he spread his hands again and said: "But... I'm sorry... maybe my behavior was a little inappropriate..."

"You misunderstood."

‘…’

Jobs was a little overwhelmed by Ethan's words.

"Oh my friend, I'm so sorry..."

He waved his hands wildly, trying to explain, "I didn't know this was the case. I just heard that MOS had already built a factory in California. I thought you had forgotten me. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was too impatient..."

Jobs' softening attitude made Ethan relieved, and he knew that he had acted well.

He waved his hands to show that he didn't care.

Then he invited Lao Qiao to come into the house to discuss the production of computers in detail.

For such an arrangement, Jobs, who knew he was in the wrong, would naturally not refuse.

However, just when Jobs was wondering whether there was something wrong with his behavior of asking for trouble, as he followed Ethan through the living room and prepared to go upstairs, he suddenly heard this sentence——

"Ethan, don't you have breakfast? Didn't you scream that you were hungry at around nine o'clock last night?"

"If I remember correctly, you asked Evelin if she wanted to eat fried chicken? If Thomas hadn't kicked you out of the kitchen, would you two guys have complained about gaining weight again today? Then take the responsibility Are you blaming it on us, saying we didn’t help you control your diet?”

"Sometimes I'm really curious. When did you learn to shirk responsibility? You were never like this before!"

‘…’

‘Aunt Linda, thank you! ’

Ethan's expression froze.

He turned his head and glanced at Jobs.

Lao Qiao, who had his long hair combed back, was stunned for a moment, then smiled and raised the corners of his mouth.

At the same time, he rolled up his sleeves and raised his eyebrows.

“Oh Ethan—working until the wee hours of the morning?—aha?”

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, all misunderstandings..." Ethan's cheeks tightened, and he quickly said: "Maybe I remembered it wrong, I'll think about it again, I'll think about it again, last night? I was at home last night, and I stared at The factory production thing happened the day before yesterday? Yes, yes, yes! It was before... Hey, eh, eh! Steve! Steve! If you have something to say, please say it, but don't do anything!"

…………

Ten minutes later, in Ethan's room.

Jobs, who had not eaten breakfast, was holding the apple sandwich prepared by Linda and munching on it, while Ethan was lying on the bed, drinking cereal and saying vaguely: "That's the way it is, because the patent issue of 6502 is too big." It’s troublesome, so I really forgot to call you and tell you that the chip problem has been solved.”

When Ethan told Jobs what he had experienced in the past month, the handsome young man with long hair and shawl hair stopped being angry.

At the same time, he also lamented: "Ohhhh... illegal activities in other states are legal in California? Is this because California's laws are lax or because the professors at Stanford Law School are awesome?"

Of course, he didn’t worry too much about such small things. After learning from Ethan that the 6502 chip was safe, Lao Qiao didn’t hesitate and said directly: “Then can I buy the chip now? ?”

"certainly!"

Ethan nodded and patted his thigh.

"How many chips do you want?"

"I'll order it for you!"

"Inside low price!"

"Twenty-five dollars a piece!"

The core purpose of Yisen Lane 6502 is to reach out to the larger business market.

And after Jobs told him that Woz had a military background, not to mention that Jobs now wanted to do computers, even if he didn't want to do it, Ethan would pull out a gun, put it at his waist, and force him to do it!

Oh, that’s right! He, Ethan, is so domineering!

As for the price of 6502?

He has also discussed this with MOS Company.

The initial selling price is US$42 per piece, and the price will not be reduced before the upcoming San Francisco Electronics Show.

After the electronics show is held, if Motorola and Intel follow suit and lower prices, then they will drop the 6502 from US$42 to US$25 and stay there for a while.

The length of stay depends entirely on market demand.

If the market demand is great, they will reduce 6502 to the final price of $12 a piece within a year.

Although from a business point of view, this kind of proactive price reduction is a bit stupid, but I am happy to buy it with a lot of money.

Moreover, the production cost of 6502 is only 2 US dollars. Even if it sells for 12 US dollars a piece, after deducting other costs, the net profit is still about 6 US dollars.

So, it’s just a matter of making more or less.

As a shareholder, Ethan can get the next stage price in advance.

This is a thank you from Chuck Paido and a small benefit from MOS.

Ethan's cheerfulness also made Jobs smile happily.

He stretched out two fingers and gestured in front of Ethan.

This action made Ethan understand.

"Twenty thousand, right? Yes!"

"Fifty thousand US dollars! The money will be shipped!"

However, before he could finish his words, Jobs waved his hand quickly and said: "No! No! No!... What are 20,000 coins? It's two hundred coins! Two hundred coins!"

"I want two hundred 6502!"

"Then……"

"I have no money."

Jobs spread his hands.

There is a general attitude that I am here to beg for alms.

‘? ? ? ’

This situation stunned Ethan!

To be honest, when Jobs showed two fingers, Ethan knew that what this guy wanted was probably two hundred coins. He said 20,000 coins just as a joke to see what Jobs looked like when he was nervous. .

but……

Ethan didn't know whether Jobs showed panic, but he knew that he was suppressed by Jobs's bastard spirit.

Don’t have money to buy chips? So what's the difference between this and going to a restaurant with just your mouth?

This is 1975!

It’s not 2020!

This timeline is wrong! Why do some people start buying for zero yuan?

What's more important is that this zero-dollar purchase went to him, Ethan Jones!

After staring at Gang Leader Qiao for a while and confirming that he was not joking, Ethan Jones asked angrily: "Steve, do you think I have the noble blood of the country? "

This question stunned Steve Jobs for a second.

After a moment, he came back to his senses and laughed: "Like!"

"If you need me, I can even sing 'Ah! Everything will be fine' to you right now."

"Les aristocratesà la lanterne! (Drive the nobles to the street lamps!)"

"Les aristocrates on les pendra! (Hang the nobles from the street lamps!)"

‘…’

"Pfft! Hahaha——"

Ethan couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.

As he laughed loudly, Jobs couldn't hold it back and just laughed on the table.

After a long while, Ethan, who had recovered, patted his thigh and said, "Okay, let's be serious, Steve, if I remember correctly, aren't you rich? When you went out to replace the motherboard, , you should have earned more than five thousand, right?"

"It's only been a few months? You've spent it all?"

Ethan's question silenced Jobs.

After thinking for a moment with evasive eyes, he finally pursed his lips and said, "Yes, I spent all the more than five thousand dollars."

‘…’

This fact left Ethan not knowing what to say.

And just when Ethan was thinking that this guy might have spent it on gambling, Jobs said again: "I used the money to renovate the house at home. It was an old house decades ago. A renovation took six or seven years, and then I used the remaining money to buy a car for my father, which was a Ford. My father liked him very much because he was a car mechanic. With a Ford, he could Feel free to pull accessories.”

"Sure, he had a pickup truck before, but who doesn't like a new car?"

"My dad also asked me where the money came from. I told them that I earned it with my friends. When they knew that I became friends with the inventor of "Snake Game", they were very happy. , saying that I finally stopped messing around."

"You may not know, but they have actually been worried about me. Although they didn't say anything when I was pursuing trends, they were actually quite sad. And when I went to Asia last year, they were worried that I wouldn't be able to come back."

Jobs’ words made Ethan startled.

Although the figure leaning against the table was smiling, Ethan could feel a faint sadness in him.

"Is that so? I'll give you the money to buy the chip."

Ethan took a deep breath, came to the table, and took out his checkbook from the drawer.

He wrote down fifty thousand dollars and handed it to the other party.

"I'll sponsor you for these fifty thousand dollars. Five thousand dollars will buy chips, and the rest will be used to make computers. Is that enough?"

“And, regardless of whether your small business is successful or not, you don’t have to pay it back.”

"I can help Chuck Padre, a person I've never met, realize his dream, and I won't be stingy with my friends."

Jobs looked happy when he saw the fluffy check. After taking it carefully, he also smiled and said: "Oh Ethan, you understand me, why should I pay back the money I got by my own ability?"

Before he finished speaking, he said again in the next second: "Okay, no joke, if I start a company, then this will be considered your investment, 20% of the shares, okay? I, Steve Jobs, have never They are all so generous!”

"Then... write a non-dilution clause for your shares separately? Give you both a structural anti-dilution clause and a full ratchet clause? How about that? I, Steve Jobs, still know a little bit about business!"

"Hahaha--"

The cute look of Jobs made Ethan Jones laugh and hug him with open arms. At the same time, he loudly said: "For my own benefit, I have to wish you success in advance, Steven!"

Note: ① The theme of the song written in the article is a capitalist street lamp. ② Jobs had a good relationship with his adoptive parents. When Jobs was bullied in school when he was a child, his adoptive parents spent all their savings to transfer him to another school because they promised that Jobs’ biological parents would support him in college. Attended Reed College. Reed College is not a rubbish school, it is very good. When the best colleges were ranked for the first time in 1983, Reed College ranked in the top ten in liberal arts and sciences. Of course, the tuition is also very expensive. The tuition in 1971 was almost 2,500 US dollars a year. , Steve Jobs’ adoptive parents really spent money on Steve Jobs. ③ Structural anti-dilution clauses refer to giving investors the right to first subscribe for equity equal to their existing shareholding ratio when the company conducts subsequent financing, so that their equity ratio will not be reduced due to subsequent capital increases. ④ The complete ratchet clause means that no matter how many equity shares are involved in subsequent financing, as long as the valuation of the subsequent financing is lower than the valuation of the investor's current investment, the investor's equity will be adjusted accordingly according to the subsequent financing price. It is commonly said that if the company does not do well, it will pay back the money. In reality, basically no one uses it. At most, it is only a partial ratchet, because this thing is equivalent to the founder of the company finding himself an investor. As for the text? It's all a joke on Steve Jobs' part.