Rebirth of America, this is my time

In fact, when Ethan discovered that there were movie posters of "Amblin" and "Jaws" on the walls of this office, he had already guessed who the guy who was working hard in front of the "Snake Game" arcade was. Who.

When the other party revealed his identity, Ethan even smiled and stretched out his right hand, giving it a firm shake.

"Steven? Steven Spielberg?"

"The hottest director in Hollywood right now?"

"Oh! Nice to meet you!"

While shaking hands, Ethan also felt a little emotional.

He felt that if he had thought more about it, that MCA has Universal Pictures under its name, and that the most popular director of Universal Pictures is Spielberg, who made "Jaws", then he might He could already guess who was helping him.

Because in his previous life, Spielberg was recognized as the number one player in the world.

This is not only because he made the movie "Ready Player One", but also because he has fallen in love with video games since the beginning of their birth. The most amazing thing is that from 1972 to 2023, when Ethan traveled through time, Spielberg's love for video games has never diminished. In the eyes of many people, this guy who has led the trend of the times many times is the king of the world in the film industry, but in front of many game producers, he abandoned all this.

When Ethan was paying attention to the game industry in his previous life, he saw reports that Spielberg went to the release site of "Shenmue" and asked Yu Suzuki for an autograph. He even heard that after the release of "Metal Gear Solid", he He praised the news that Hideo Kojima would become a first-class director if he came to make movies. He also knew that he liked the story of "BioShock" and wanted to make it into a movie.

When this kind of love appears that lasts for decades...

Ethan could understand why this guy told him the secret of MCA without hesitation.

To others, this approach was crazy, but to him, it was normal.

Because he has a deep love for video games.

"Oh Ethan, you said it was nice to meet me?"

"certainly!"

"Hahaha - this is the best news I heard today!"

He laughed and opened his arms, gave Ethan a hug, then held his shoulders and said excitedly:

"A few months ago, in April, right? Steve told me that Atari was going to release a new game."

"This game is different from anything else on the market because it can be played by just one person."

"Also, this game is very special because the difficulty of the game will continue to increase as your skills improve."

"When I heard these contents, it felt like there was a pair of big hands scratching in my heart."

"Because I really want to see what kind of game it is. Its difficulty will increase as the player's skills improve!"

"You know, the games on the market now are basically two-player games, and the difficulty level is the same. It becomes boring after you play it a few times to master the rules!"

"So on the day it was released, I asked someone to buy one for me, and then..."

"I discovered a new world!"

Spielberg's eyes lit up.

Then, he frowned slightly and said doubtfully: "What was I doing at that time?"

"Uh... I seem to be preparing for the release of "Jaws"?"

"Yes, yes! That's it! My "Jaws" was released in June this year! And your game was released in April this year!"

At this point, Spielberg raised his voice again and laughed at Ethan: "'Jaws' is my most important movie this year, and it is also the movie that has received the most investment since I made a movie. For all directors, Generally speaking, when such a life-defining masterpiece is about to be released, I will be very nervous, but I am not because I have been playing your game! Playing "Snake Game"!"

"Because it's so fun! It's so fun that I want to know how to make the snake's body fill the entire screen!"

"It's you! It was your game that helped me through the most stressful moment in my life!"

"Oh Ethan! You know what? When Steve told me Atari was targeting you, I went straight to Sidney!"

"I even want to rush to Los Gatos and scold Nolan! Because he is a thief!"

"Not only did he steal Professor Ralph Bell's 'Ping Pong', he also wants to steal your 'Snake Game'!"

"If Steve hadn't pulled me, I would have definitely gone over and punched him twice!"

"but……"

"Good thing everything is back on track, right?"

"You're okay, oh - I'm so happy!"

Gatling-like words made Ethan’s head swell.

At this moment, he didn't even know how many words Spielberg had just said.

But it doesn’t matter whether you heard the content clearly or not.

When Spielberg patted his shoulder hard and tried hard to control his eyes to prevent the tears of excitement from falling...

Ethan already knew what he should say.

"Oh Steven, I know you're happy, and to be honest I'm happy too now."

"Because I never thought that the most popular Hollywood director at the moment would be a huge fan of mine."

"I just want to say thank you to you now!"

"Thank you for liking my game!"

"At the same time, I also want to add a suffix."

Ethan looked at Spielberg with a sincere smile on his face and said, "I like your movies too."

Ethan is not lying! In his previous life, he grew up watching Spielberg's movies.

He will never forget the first time he watched "Jurassic Park" on VCD.

When the lifelike Tyrannosaurus rex appeared, the young man was stunned on the spot!

Because he simply couldn’t understand how extinct creatures like dinosaurs were photographed!

From then on, he began to try to search for information about the director named Steven Spielberg on the VCD.

Uh, yes, that's a pirated disc, a pirated disc that came from Xiangjiang.

Then, he turned to "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "E.T." and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" from the video store.

Then, as time went by, movies such as "Saving Private Ryan", "Minority Report", "Cat and Mouse", and "The Terminal" successively entered his field of vision and integrated into his growth.

To be honest, even though he has grown older and his knowledge has broadened accordingly, Ethan is shocked every time he watches a Spielberg movie. Because he simply couldn't understand why there was such a director in the world who could control different styles of film content?

Especially when he learned that Spielberg also filmed "Schindler's List" in the same year as "Jurassic Park", he was completely confused! Because these two movies are simply two extremes of business and art!

It's completely understandable if an excellent creator makes films with completely different styles at different stages of his life.

Because people's understanding of the world changes with time.

But in the same year, switching back and forth between business and art?

This is crazy...

It sounds like the special code is just like cheating!

Ethan didn't figure it out at the time, but now, he felt that he might be lucky enough to witness it all.

And this was all brought to him by Steve Jobs...

Well……

Steve Jobs?

etc!

Why didn't this guy tell him in advance that his friend in MCA was Spielberg?

Thinking of this, Ethan turned his head suddenly and looked to the side with a fierce look.

At this moment, Jobs was crossing his arms like an old father, watching his best friend say hello to each other.

The sense of accomplishment of having the king of one field meet the king of another field made him smile.

And when he realized that Ethan suddenly turned his head and stared at him, he immediately asked strangely: "Ethan, is something wrong?"

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Why didn't you tell me before that the person who helped me was Steven?" Ethan asked directly.

‘? ’

This question made Jobs look confused and said, "You didn't even ask!"

"Can't you tell me without asking?"

"You didn't ask me why I said it!"

"Then don't say it now. After the company is established, your dividends will be deducted for one year."

"WTF?" Jobs was shocked.

He didn't know what was happening to Ethan.

When Spielberg, who didn't understand, asked about his doubts, Ethan smiled again and said, "Oh Steven, we're fine."

"I just think Steve's behavior of not telling me your identity in advance is outrageous."

"If I knew you were helping me from the beginning, I would definitely come to you after finishing Milohua's lawsuit to express my gratitude to you."

Spielberg narrowed his eyes when hearing these words.

"Oh~Ethan~Don't be like this~You are really too polite~"

"I just did what I wanted to do."

Jobs rolled his eyes, too lazy to argue with someone like Ethan who had a sudden illness.

While talking, Spielberg's stomach suddenly rang.

Correspondingly, there are the hands of the clock on the wall. The display of four o'clock in the afternoon is somewhat incompatible with Spielberg's belly.

This voice also made him look embarrassed, and said: "Oh~ After I came to Universal today, I played the game here because I felt that I could pass the level, but I didn't expect that it would take several hours to play, so... I I didn’t eat at noon…”

He spread his hands.

"Is it such a coincidence?" Spielberg's words reminded Ethan of what he had just experienced, and he sighed: "We left the house at about nine or ten in the morning. We originally thought we could get here at two in the afternoon and eat whatever we wanted. I’ll call you again, but I didn’t expect Los Angeles to be so congested.”

"We were afraid that you wouldn't be here, so we came directly."

"I'm also very hungry now. If you don't mind, can we go out to eat together?"

"Oh - is that so? That's really a coincidence." Spielberg nodded: "We can eat together, but we don't have to go out."

"We have a canteen in Universal. They should be preparing dinner there right now? Just go there."

"Of course, if you want to go out to eat, that's fine. I can take you to MK, which is Director Chaplin's favorite restaurant."

"Raymond (Chandler) used to go to that store when he was alive."

“Their filet mignon and tongue sole are great!”

"Then let's eat in the canteen today." Ethan made his choice.

At the same time, he said: "Of course, I mainly want to see the inside of your Universal. This should be fine, right?"

"Of course, no problem!" Spielberg, who wanted to have dinner with his idol, nodded decisively, "I have the final say around Universal now."

But when he was about to lead the way, he suddenly stopped and said, "Ethan, before we go to dinner, can you grant me one wish?"

"What?"

"Can you give me an autograph? Just sign it on this arcade machine."

"sure!"

Ethan took the marker and signed his name on the arcade machine.

At the same time, he also wrote: On October 15, 1975, ______ officially cleared customs, witnessed by Ethan Jones and ______.

After writing this sentence, he first gave the pen to Spielberg.

The other party readily accepted it and signed his name in the blank space before formal customs clearance.

Afterwards, Ethan motioned for Jobs to come over.

Let him put his name in front of the witness.

This situation made Jobs's face full of joy.

Because he didn’t expect Ethan to give face like this.

You know, "Jaws" is the most popular movie at the moment. It made history with a box office of 7 million US dollars in its first week of release. In just fifty-nine days, it exceeded 100 million, becoming a self-made movie. Since its birth, it is the first movie with a box office of over 100 million!

"Snake Game" is no less impressive. Its sales of 15 million in half a year can generate hundreds of millions of game revenue!

When someone like this makes history has a blank space on a game console, how can he be a part of it?

'Oh Ethan -'

‘Your special code is really a buddy! ’

Jobs thought to himself.

Then he happily signed his name.

Note: ① When Jobs was selling goods at Atari, he met Spielberg, who was not famous. Because of the game, the relationship between the two was very good, so good that when Jobs purchased Pixar from Lucas , that was all brokered by Spielberg. The most outrageous thing is that Bill Gates wanted to acquire Pixar at that time. He was even willing to offer 45 million, but after Spielberg said that Jobs wanted it, Lucas directly offered 10 million. Sold Pixar to Steve Jobs. ② Spielberg really loves games crazily. In reality, he once wrote a strategy book for "Space Invaders". On the first page, it said, "I hope the reader who reads this book is a game fan." '. When filming "E.T.", he directly brought his "Donkey Kong" arcade machine into the set. In reality, he has a very good relationship with Atari. When Atari launched the home console 2600, he even authorized his debut film "Speed ​​​​Duel" to Atari and asked Atari to make the movie. It became a game.