Rebirth of America, this is my era

Q: Now that "Godzilla" has set off a monster craze in North America and most people across the country have heard reports about it, what can be done to curb its momentum?

Normal answer: Do everything possible to discredit and defame the company so that the general public will be disappointed in it.

Ethan's answer: Burn it with a bigger flame.

In the past few years, whenever Ethan found that his enemies had come up with good products that would affect his own position, his favorite thing to do was to launch a far-leading work to forcibly absorb the public's attention and make the mediocre products that looked good and played okay die.

This is what he did when Atari and Magnavox first launched home consoles;

The game he took out at that time was "Star Wars".

He had done the same thing before when Warner and Disney launched new games like Superman;
At that time, he took out a home console and "Starry Sky".

In the future, when Nintendo brings out a handheld game console, he will still do the same;
What he wants to launch at that time is "Northern Cube".

Ethan admitted that it was really cool to punch people in the present with the punch of the future.

Because your enemies cannot resist this force of time and space, they can only watch helplessly as the unrivaled power descends from the sky. The fear and loneliness that arises spontaneously will make the caster extremely excited.

At the same time, the reality of no traffic will also make the enemy fall into the trap of project losses.

After all, those companies are listed companies and they have their own revenue needs. If they find that their game products cannot make money, they have to find a way to explain this to their shareholders.

If the explanation is successful, they may be able to continue.

If you fail...

Then they can only cancel this project with hatred.

After all, not every company is called Microsoft and can invest madly in a bottomless pit like XBox.

And once there are fewer competitors, won’t the market share belonging to destiny games increase?

Of course, the effect is most obvious when this kind of thing is done for the first time, because it can make the company famous and let the public know that the game of fate is invincible.

When it is done a second time, its benefits will be reduced.

Although the people were excited, they were more indifferent after knowing the results.

Just like Rockstar, when the whole world was waiting for "Give Him Love", as soon as the trailer of "Give Him Love 6" was released, the number of views on YouTube exceeded million within hours.

This epic achievement makes taking advantage of the situation to attack others unnecessary.

The same is true for Black Myth.

When the public is full of expectations, its release date will become known to everyone.

Because of this, after this method of taking advantage of the situation to pressure others was carried out for the third and fourth time...

For a spellcaster, the feeling of completing a task is everything.

For ordinary people, it is even more commonplace.

When Ethan could no longer derive pleasure from such a one-sided beating, and when Ethan had already taken a dominant position in the North American video game market, such low-return suppression became optional. Especially when video games could not be monopolized, he did not want to bully the weak, but what could he do? Disney had brought this upon itself.
Since Ron Miller was determined to race against time to bring "Godzilla" to the market before the release of "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back", he must have been prepared for the product to fail miserably.

Since the parties involved have chosen death over life, they would rather die in a blaze of glory and grab a portion of the profits than live in silence and leave their products in the future, then...

Ethan respected their decision.

On May 17, he arrived in Washington, DC.

The premiere of "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" will officially begin at 2 p.m.

The location is the Kennedy Center.

…………

In fact, the movie "The Empire Strikes Back" has already premiered. On May 6, Fox held the British premiere of "The Empire Strikes Back" at the Dominion Theater in London.

This is not a display of father-son relationship!
It’s not an interpretation of family status!

In the words of George Lucas, the reason they held the premiere in London was, firstly, to thank the UK for its strong support during the film production process, secondly, to better promote American science fiction culture to the British people, and thirdly, to meet the UK's tax refund requirements on film production.

Cough cough cough...

Yes, tax refund is the main purpose.

If Lucasfilm hadn't been able to earn an extra three million from the premiere, George Lucas and his team wouldn't have held the first premiere of the film in London.

After the bearded man gave up for a few dollars, the premiere of the film in the United States could no longer be considered a global premiere. At most, it was a regional premiere. But how could such a thing be put on the table? So, in order to show his loyalty to the country and to show his attention to the people of his country, George Lucas came up with a bold move, which was to invite 600 athletes from the Special Olympics to watch the ceremony.

The Special Olympics was initiated by Eunice Shriver, Le Zong's sister, and is an international sports competition aimed at caring for children and adults with mental retardation, speech disorders, neurological and mental disorders, and even those who cannot take care of themselves. Although there was no competition in 1980, Star Wars, which claims to be a North American fairy tale, is the best suited to doing this kind of soothing thing.

So, when Ethan arrived at the scene on time, the first thing he saw was a noisy scene like a rally. He greeted the reporters beside the red carpet, took a photo with the Special Olympics athletes, waved to the onlookers, and then he set out on his way and walked to the interview area.

"Oh Ethan - so nice to see you today -"

The red carpet host of "The Empire Strikes Back" was a blonde beauty.

She was wearing a slim-fitting little dress and had a nice figure.

As for who she is?
Sorry, although Hollywood is small, Ethan only knows people like Steve Ross, Roy Disney, and Ron Miller. As for the other guys...

He didn't know any of them.

"Good afternoon." He forced a polite smile and nodded slightly.

But even so, the other side still showed great enthusiasm and used all their efforts to warm up the audience.

What is the specific performance...

That was to take advantage of the question-and-answer session on the red carpet, relying on the fact that the noise outside was too loud and that he was afraid that the microphone would not pick up sound well, and when he asked the questions, he almost threw himself on Ethan.

Ethan had seen this kind of tricks countless times in his previous life. He reached out to the backstage staff for a microphone and put an end to those little tricks that were craving for money.

This situation made the beauty feel a little disappointed, but she still completed the process professionally.

The inquiries on the red carpet were just a minor episode at the premiere. When Ethan entered the Kennedy Center, the enthusiasm that followed almost overwhelmed him. As a new tycoon in Hollywood, the strongest king in the electronic entertainment industry, and the richest 20-year-old man on the planet as verified by Fortune magazine, his figure was like a beacon in the dark night, attracting people to gather.

George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, who arrived earlier, took the initiative to greet him and gave him a brief hug. Then they introduced other guests to Ethan.

"Ethan, this is the editor-in-chief of The New York Times..."

"Ethan, this is the chairman of the National Public Broadcasting Corporation..."

"Ethan, this is our good friend, he is also a screenwriter. The Pearl Harbor comedy that Steven wanted to shoot before was written by him, but it's a pity that it didn't get made..."

Ethan nodded repeatedly at the cursory introduction.

Along the way, he didn't know how many smiles and greetings he had received. He only knew that if he didn't extend his hand, those guys would not actively seek to shake hands.

And once he reaches out his hand...

The sudden burst of excitement will cling to their faces like a substance.

"Nice to meet you." Ethan said politely.

"Oh - it's an honor to meet you." Another middle-aged man was ecstatic.

Perhaps because of his high position, after going around, Ethan didn't give out even a single business card. However, his assistant did have two. One was from LEGO, and the name on it was Stan Lee.

"George, are you still working with Marvel?" Ethan asked casually.

If he remembered correctly, Marvel's painters had attended the last internal viewing of "Star Wars", and at that time, they were very pessimistic about the movie.

“Yes, they still help me make comics.”

“What about Lego?”

"We have reached a cooperation with Lego and are preparing to sell toys to Europe through their channels."

George Lucas asked curiously, "Ethan, are you interested in Lego too?"

"If you don't mind, could you please show me your contract with Lego?"

Ethan expressed his thoughts in the form of a rhetorical question.

"No problem! I'll give you the contract when I'm done!" George Lucas nodded cheerfully.

Although this practice is a bit against the rules, who cares?

Neither Destiny nor Lucasfilm will make toys, so they will not have any conflict of interest. At the same time, they both want to sell toys. Therefore, if the two parties can be tied together tightly, they may be able to get more favorable terms.

Since the premiere was crowded with people and not a good place to talk business, everyone just chatted for a few minutes and ended the business-related topics. After going through all the procedures, Ethan entered and took his seat and finally saw the final release of "The Empire Strikes Back".

Just like the story presented in the script, the movie "The Empire Strikes Back" tells the story of the dark lord Darth Vader's pursuit of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia.

Even though Ethan had watched this movie many times in his previous life, and even though the special effects of this era were far less sophisticated than those of the future, when the stiff-moving Imperial Guards appeared in the snow, the atmosphere of the present era still made Ethan smell something amazing.

And when he heard countless shouts filling the venue and the audience screaming in surprise and joy at the machines chasing him on the screen, the genuine surprise he saw made him laugh uncontrollably.

No matter what industry you are in, the first one to try something new will usually be the real winner.

Even though "The Empire Strikes Back" has various shortcomings compared to later special effects movies, as the pioneering work of space opera, its figure will be admired by future generations.

The two-hour movie passed by in a hurry. When the ending music appeared and the lights came on, thunderous applause rang out in the theater. At the final exchange meeting, people from both inside and outside the industry continued to use flattering words to describe their inner joy. When professionals and the general public show enough joy for the movie, its box office will definitely be amazing.

And the fact is...

On May 21st, "The Empire Strikes Back" was officially released in North America. Even though the release day fell on a Wednesday in the middle of the week, it couldn't stop the audience.

They went into the theater enthusiastically, cheering for Luke Skywalker's courage, applauding Han Solo's perseverance, shouting for Princess Leia's strength, and for Darth Vader's deep father-son love...

"Oh! Sxxt! Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father?"

"Oh! My! God! Can anyone tell me what kind of strange development this is?"

"I'm your father? Oh my god! This ending is really dramatic! If Darth is Luke's father, then the next Star Wars movie will probably depict Luke's dark transformation?"

George Lucas' design shocked all movie fans!
Even if they witnessed it all with their own eyes, even if they pinched their arms, slapped their thighs, slapped themselves, and tried everything to prove that they were not dreaming, they could not accept this fact!
Because this design is so explosive!
The king of the dark realm is the father of the future hope of the light camp?

This arrangement is simply thunder and lightning!
Just when countless "Star Wars" fans couldn't accept it and wanted to watch the movie again, eager to catch more clues from the plot, as soon as they walked out of the theater, they heard bursts of ghost howling.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! The Stormtroopers are only one strike away! Only one strike away!"

"Oh - it's dead! It's finally dead!"

"Next level! Next level! Go! Go! Go!"

"No matter what happens today, we are going to make Luke kill his father!"

The strange words left the "Star Wars" fans confused.

They didn't understand how the guys playing the video games knew that Luke Skywalker had a father before they did, when the Star Wars they were watching was the first show of the day.

Moreover, he wanted to kill his father?
After they looked in the direction of the voice and joined the crowd, they discovered that the arcade area of ​​the theater was extremely crazy at this moment. Countless eyes were like gluttons, wanting to devour everything in front of them.

The most intense scene was the double-operation area.

There are always two players standing in front of the machines here. They control Han Solo and Princess Leia, who are similar to the characters in the movie, and constantly attack the enemies along the way.

At a glance, everyone can tell that the gameplay of this game is similar to "Starry Sky".

They all belong to the shooting category biubiubiu~
The single-player game area has the largest crowd of onlookers.

The one-person-one-machine setting makes the game lack some team atmosphere and reduces the possibility of infighting and confrontation, but this is not important, because the picture of one person and one sword on the arcade screen is very handsome.

Luke Skywalker, the protagonist of "Star Wars", appears in the game in pixel form. Holding a lightsaber, he slashes, stabs, picks, and cuts, killing all the stormtroopers in front of him without leaving a single piece of armor.

Every time you swing the sword, a buzzing vibration will appear in the arcade machine's speakers.

Every defeat would be accompanied by a scream.

When the fighting-like game effects were presented to the public...

The fans who missed the game introduction because they entered the game early were stunned for a moment!
After they patted the onlookers around them and asked them about the situation...

The excited voice is like a rooster crowing in the early morning!
"Oh! It's the newest game from Destiny! The Skywalker Saga!"

"The Destiny game is based on the Star Wars movie and has specially designed a game character that can fight in close combat - Luke Skywalker!"

"If Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a tribute to Starfield, then The Skywalker Saga is the most authentic portrayal of the entire Star Wars movie!"

"Because all the battles here are conducted in close combat!"

“Although the attack button is still A, if you use a joystick and rub ↑A, ↓A, →A, ←A, you can control Luke to perform different moves! The B button is still for jumping, but if you rub ←B, Luke will raise his lightsaber to block attacks from the front!”

"Oh, right! Brother, you're new here? Then you may not know that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father? Let me tell you this! In the movie, Luke Skywalker was beaten badly by Darth Vader, but in the game... you can find a way to defeat Darth Vader!"

'WTF? ? ? '

This result stunned the guys who had just watched the movie!

Destiny's new game lets them control Luke Skywalker and beat up Darth Vader?
Oh! My! God! What a magical design!
"Brother, how do you line up here?"

They were still struggling with the plot, but suddenly their eyes became jealous.

"Uh...one person at a time..."

Speaking of this, the guy who was still excitedly introducing it now had a look of vigilance on his face.

“Is The Skywalker Saga available anywhere else?”

The guy who just walked out of the theater can't wait any longer.

"You can go and have a look."

The guys in line were eager for them to leave.

…………

Yes.

"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: The Skywalker Saga" was the second game that Ethan reviewed last time. Under the guidance of those geniuses, it was made into a fighting horizontal scrolling game.

When Ethan learned that these guys wanted to add melee combat to the game, he was shocked. When the R&D department said that they had tested it and thought it was feasible...

The incentive plan for the Destiny Game has just been officially released.

That's right!

Ethan approved the incentive plan just because of their brilliant ideas!
And now look...

These guys are doing a great job.

“How are our machine sales?”

After returning to the company, Ethan called Ballmer.

During the time he was away, the company's sales matters were handled by the other party.

"The first batch of shipments has reached 70,000 units."

"Each of the 1,240 major theaters in the United States purchased 20 units."

"That's ten consoles for one game."

"The remaining 45,200 units were purchased by retail investors who were very excited after seeing the performance of The Skywalker Saga and A Way Out."

This fact made Ethan smile and nodded, "What about the movie?"

"Two thousand four hundred in a single venue in a single day has easily broken the record." Ballmer raised his eyebrows.

"Oh——" Ethan was satisfied.

He didn't ask any more questions.

While both the movie and the game were a big success, Godzilla had only one outcome.

That is--

Death! (End of this chapter)