Chapter 126: The God of Backdoor Games - Part 1

Since the cooperation decision had been made, Ethan called MOS Corporation to share his observations, taking the time difference into account.

After an overnight meeting at MOS, they reached a consensus on cooperation. They asked Ethan to wait a few days, and their representatives would come to discuss the specific details.

With MOS taking the initiative, Ethan found himself with nothing to do. In this situation, he decided to restart his vacation. He asked Hiroshi Yamauchi for a few cars and some people to explore Kyoto.

During this honeymoon phase, Hiroshi Yamauchi generously provided five cars and twelve people, ensuring maximum security for Ethan.

Guided by the locals, Ethan visited Lake Ashi, formed three thousand years ago due to a volcanic eruption. He gazed at Mount Fuji across the lake and climbed to great heights the next day.

He also visited Hokkaido, staying by Lake Akan, the largest hot spring lake in Kyoto.

Then, he went to Nara and saw the deer herds mentioned by Nintendo staff.

Next, he detoured to Okinawa, evaluating the differences between Eastern and Western beaches.

Until August 10th, when MOS called, stating that all contract details were finalized. Ethan hastily returned to Kyoto and officially signed the contract with Nintendo.

According to the agreement, Ethan, alongside Nintendo, established a semiconductor production company named Nintendo Kyoto Semiconductor. Nintendo held 70% of the shares, and Ethan held 30%. However, Ethan had veto power in matters such as share issuance, shareholder changes, company sales, borrowing, and choosing main business clients.

After the company's establishment, Nintendo, using its name, signed an authorization agreement with MOS regarding the 6502, valid for ten years with automatic renewal if no special circumstances arose.

Several terms were added in the negotiations, such as MOS granting production rights in the chip authorization, excluding research and development rights.

Nintendo Kyoto Semiconductor could only produce chips according to MOS-provided blueprints and couldn't modify or redevelop the original chips.

While Hiroshi Yamauchi accepted this term, they presented two of their own requests.

The first was a priority agency right. If MOS released a new product in the future, Nintendo Kyoto Semiconductor would have the first agency right for the new chips in Kyoto. If other companies bid, under the same contract conditions, MOS must prioritize Nintendo.

The second was chip customization rights. Since Nintendo Kyoto Semiconductor lacked the right to develop and design representative chips, if Nintendo specified a base chip and requested MOS to modify it according to their needs, MOS must agree. The development time couldn't exceed industry standards, or Nintendo Kyoto Semiconductor would gain the right to chip development and design.

When Ethan saw these detailed terms, he was very satisfied with Hiroshi Yamauchi's rational negotiation. After confirming that MOS had no objections, celebratory toasts echoed.

"To our success!"

Ethan, Hiroshi Yamauchi, and the MOS representatives raised their glasses.

"Ding!"

The light yellow liquid collided in the air, producing a crisp sound.

"Oh, Ethan, we're family now!"

After signing the contract, Hiroshi Yamauchi changed how he addressed Ethan.

Not only that, he draped his arm over Ethan's shoulder and signaled an assistant to bring two boxes. "These are what you wanted."

Ethan was a bit puzzled by his words but, upon inspection...

Inside the two boxes were collections of Akira Kurosawa's film records, over a hundred pages in total, showcasing each of Kurosawa's works since his debut in color print.

The cover of the entire book had two different sentences written in Japanese.

To Steven Spielberg: "Thank you for liking my work. I've also watched your 'Jaws'; it's an excellent film. Your control over the audience's emotions impresses me."

To George Lucas: "Your 'American Graffiti' allowed me to understand the life of young people in 1960s California. You did well, and I look forward to your next work. Thank you for liking mine."

Ethan was surprised by this interactive signing. Putting down the gifts, he opened his arms and hugged Hiroshi Yamauchi. "Thank you! My friend! Your preparation has brought me great joy!"

"Hahaha..." Hiroshi Yamauchi laughed heartily at Ethan's address. "These are just small things. If you need it in the future, I can even contact Akira Kurosawa to visit the United States!"

Since everything was settled, Ethan prepared to go home.

But before leaving, he wanted to do one more thing.

That was officially checking in at Kyoto.

Since he didn't want to interfere too much during the contract negotiation between MOS and Hiroshi Yamauchi, fearing both parties might be influenced by his presence, he had only visited Haruki's ancestral home and Nintendo's production line in Kyoto. This simple exploration left him somewhat regretful.

When he expressed his thoughts, Hiroshi Yamauchi immediately suggested that, since he was very familiar with Kyoto, the worth-visiting places were Kiyomizu-dera, Kinkaku-ji, Arashiyama, Gion, and Shimogamo Shrine.

His top recommendation was Gion, which, despite being the birthplace of geisha culture and kabuki, had evolved into a nationally renowned entertainment district over the years.

"There, you can experience our country's most traditional comedic storytelling, rakugo. The storytellers use humorous and witty language to narrate small stories from life. Even if you don't understand, it's okay, because during the performance, the actors also make exaggerated movements on stage. Additionally, there are traditional song and dance and acrobatic performances."

"If you're interested, I can accompany you."

"I'm very familiar with that place because I used to go there often in my childhood."

Ethan wasn't interested in this cultural spot that required language proficiency, but Evelyn was full of curiosity. To satisfy her, Ethan reluctantly accompanied her. However, Hiroshi Yamauchi's offer to accompany them was politely declined, as having an outsider might create some distance.

Upon reaching Gion and listening to a performance at a recommended theater, even with a translator present, Evelyn couldn't grasp the regional and cultural references thrown by the actors.

Therefore, she could only leave with regret.

Fortunately, there were nearby acrobatics and dance performances as suggested by Hiroshi Yamauchi. When these universally understandable forms of physical art appeared, Evelyn was amused by the actors' comical movements.

"This is fun." She patted Ethan's arm, laughing non-stop.

If Ethan didn't have memories from his past life, he would have been as curious about these things as Evelyn. Unfortunately, he did, so he didn't find it amusing.

After a brief stroll with Evelyn, Ethan felt that this place was not worth the visit. While pondering how to find an excuse to take his sister away, a guitar sound suddenly entered his ears.

It was a lively bluegrass melody.

With the continuous strumming of the guitarist, the unique American country atmosphere felt like a gentle breeze, sweeping through the hearts of the audience.

Ethan found this situation quite unexpected.

Because he didn't expect that in what Hiroshi Yamauchi called the gathering place of Kyoto's traditional culture, he could hear American popular country music.

What's going on?

And when Ethan thought that perhaps a tourist from the United States was communicating with the local performance team through music and entertainment, as he turned his head, he saw an Asian youth wearing sunglasses.

This young man had shoulder-length hair parted in the middle, wore a white T-shirt on top, blue jeans on the bottom, and a stylish bowler hat on his head.

This outfit was unmistakably American country style.

Especially in front of him, there was an open guitar case.

This kind of street artist appearance really matched up with American street artists.

'Quite interesting!'

Ethan felt that this guy was quite daring.