Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 220 Let's make a knot

Compared with last year's first North American tour, Deng Lijun's tour this year has obviously jumped a level, which can be seen from the choice of venues. In New York, it is Lincoln Center, and in Los Angeles, it is the Los Angeles Music Center in the city center. They are all recognized as a gathering place for local culture and art.

Of course, people will have a better experience listening to music in these professional concert halls.

Like Lincoln Center, the Los Angeles Music Center was also built in the 1960s and is divided into three parts: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Dorothy Chandler Hall, Mark Taper Forum, and Ahmanson Theater , As for the fourth building - the famous Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, it will not be completed until the next century.

The famous Dorothy Chandler Hall has more than 3000 seats, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic is resident here. Zubin Mehta, the music director of the New York Philharmonic that Tang Huan met at Lincoln Center, Before jumping ship, he served as the music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1962 to 1978.

It can be said that the current performance of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra is really mediocre. It is entirely due to the successor, Ernest Martin Fleischmann, that Ernest Martin Fleischmann managed well, which changed its status in the future. .

In addition, it has to be said that since 1969, the Dorothy Chandler Hall has been the venue for the Academy Awards ceremony, and this gimmick will continue for several years, and Deng Lijun's concert is here held.

The Los Angeles area is one of the areas with a relatively dense distribution of Chinese. Coupled with the relationship with Hollywood, there are not a few people from the entertainment industry who immigrated here.

Before the concert started, Tang Huan met many Chinese stars, especially Liu Jiachang and Zhen Zhen who attracted the most attention. They had to rush to the United States to settle because of the uproar caused by Gu Minglun's falling from the building.

To be honest, Liu Jiachang is very talented, and even more commendable is that he is smart enough to obtain wealth and beautiful women by virtue of his talent.

Otherwise, in terms of talent alone, Gu Jiahui of Xiangjiang is not bad, but he can only work hard for TVB.

Liu Jiachang's shrewdness was initially manifested in the fact that in 1962, as an overseas Chinese student, he went from South Korea to Baodao to study at a university. Because of political needs, there were a lot of care for such students in terms of rules at that time.

In terms of career, he has a precise vision, composing popular songs and film soundtracks, being an actor and film director, etc., he is very busy, and finally became famous with the movie "Late Autumn" in 1972, and the movie "Plum Blossom" in 1975, It also made him famous and rich.

Especially the movie "Plum Blossom" further illustrates Liu Jiachang's talent in speculation.

The general climate at that time was the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Japan in 1972. Because of its colonial history, Treasure Island has close contacts with Japan. The high-level officials may understand this change, but the reaction of the people can be described as very frustrated, although it is not as good as last year. Abandoning and feeling like the world is falling, but the attitude turned cold accordingly, so in the field of literature and art, anti-Japanese themes became a trend, and the movie "Plum Blossom" won a lot of applause under such a background.

The theme song "Plum Blossom" by Liu Jiachang with the same name was performed by Deng Lijun and was praised for a while. However, since plum blossom is designated as the so-called "national flower", it is naturally endowed with political meaning. Decades later in time and space, its little-known name in the mainland can be seen.

Like other directors in Baodao, Liu Jiachang has also shot many Qiong Yao-themed movies. He even danced with a pickaxe, successfully dug Xie Xian's corner, and snatched Zhen Zhen from him, making the two finally divorced. end.

Just when Liu Jiachang was enjoying his success, actor Gu Minglun, who had already discussed marriage with the female singer Zhang Lu, suddenly fell from a building and died. Public opinion was in an uproar, and he had to abandon his flourishing career in the island. Five days after the incident, Quietly ran away to the United States.

But smart people can get along no matter where they go. Liu Jiachang started restaurants, hotels and other businesses in Los Angeles, and formed a "Odiwei Records Company" with Chen Qili, the boss of the Zhulian Gang.

In the original time and space, Liu Jiachang even had a side-by-side fight with the political arena afterwards. What's more, because he was suspected of emptying out several companies in Baodao's capital increase of NT$6 million, he and Zhen Zhen got a ten-year wanted warrant.

No matter how the wind is judged, Liu Jiachang's life is exciting enough, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a big winner in life.

But these are not worthy of Tang Huan's attention to Liu Jiachang. What he remembered was that in the second decade of the 21st century, Liu Jiachang, who held commemorative concerts everywhere to make money, said that Feng Feifei's commemorative album was better than Deng Lijun's. Selling well, provoking a dispute between the queens and queens, and then madly brushing up on the sense of presence, this seems to be mean-spirited.

However, the scheming Tang Huan couldn't express his personal likes and dislikes on his face. He chatted with Cheng Long who came to join in the fun, "Aaron, is the filming of "Killer's Trenches" finished?"

"It's almost there. It is estimated that it will be released in the United States in September." Cheng Long's eyes flashed with excitement, "If Mr. Tang has time, please come and join us."

It is not so easy for outsiders to make a living in Hollywood. In the original time and space, "Killer's Trenches" had a mediocre response in the United States, but in Xiangjiang, the stronghold of Golden Harvest, it was even more dismal, with a box office of only more than 500 million Hong Kong dollars. .

"Is Golden Harvest co-published with Warner?" Tang Huan asked rhetorically.

"Yes." Cheng Long nodded.

"I'll try my best." Tang Huan rubbed his stubbled chin, "One is because there are too many things, and the other is because I am fighting to the death with Warner's game console company, and I am afraid that I will cause you trouble."

"This... is so complicated." Cheng Long grabbed his hair and made a silly smile.

"Even if I can't be there, I'll still be there." Tang Huan patted Cheng Long's shoulder with a smile, his eyes fell on Lin Qingxia who was talking happily with Zhen Zhen, and suddenly remembered something, so he got up and left Going over, "Qing Xia, come here, I have something to discuss with you."

Under the strange eyes of Zhen Zhen and others, Lin Qingxia blushed slightly, and walked over reluctantly, "What do you have to say in front of so many people?"

"Isn't this a matter of urgency? I'm going to attend a very important banquet tomorrow. You can be my girlfriend and go with me." Before Lin Qingxia could evade, Tang Huan raised his hand to stop him, and said domineeringly, "That's it, let's go pick out dresses together tomorrow morning."

Seeing that Tang Huan walked away after finishing speaking, Lin Qingxia stomped her feet in dissatisfaction, but she had no choice but to return to her place.

"Who was that person just now? It looks like a good match for you." Zhen Zhen joked.

"Just an ordinary friend." Lin Qingxia replied sullenly.

"Ordinary friends are worthy of your occasional joy and resentment." Lin Qingxia's city, as a person who has been there, Zhen Zhen, can see through it at a glance.

Lin Qingxia responded silently. When Deng Lijun came on stage in all her costumes and started singing, the look in her eyes became more complicated.

Just like when she performed at Lincoln Center, Deng Lijun sang mainly Mandarin songs besides two English classics such as "JAMBALYA".

The atmosphere of this concert was obviously more enthusiastic than the previous one, which also explained the regional differences in the distribution of Chinese in the United States.

There was also a small episode during the period. During the singing stage, after a little girl ordered a birthday song for her mother, a man rushed to hand in a note. As a result, Deng Lijun showed it on the spot with a smile, "Mr. , did you order the Wordless Heavenly Book?"

Everyone in the audience looked at it one after another, and found that it was a blank sheet of paper, and immediately burst into laughter.

Seeing this scene, Tang Huan also shook his head with great interest, but he frowned quickly. It turned out that under the booing of everyone, Liu Jiachang was pushed to the stage to sing "Plum Blossom" with Deng Lijun.

Hearing everyone yelling "Master and apprentice cooperate to sing a song", he felt a little upset, he didn't want to take such a free ride.

No matter how much Tang Huan complained, this session really pushed the atmosphere of the concert to a new peak.

Because Tang Huan is going to attend Carter's banquet tomorrow, although Tang Huan can achieve peace of mind strategically, he still needs to deal with it seriously tactically, so he stopped enjoying the next night concert and wrote a note for his subordinates to send After giving it to Deng Lijun, she went back to rest.

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No matter how troubled Lin Qingxia, who had the most trouble doing the multiple-choice questions, was obediently dragged by Tang Huan to choose a banquet dress the next day.

Seeing the serious attitude of the man beside him, Lin Qingxia couldn't help being a little curious, and joked, "It's a little strange for a big man like you to accompany a little girl like me to buy clothes together."

"No way, if I want to meet the president of the United States, I can't let the image of the Chinese be damaged." Tang Huan replied with a smile.

"Stop scaring people." Lin Qingxia snorted.

But when she walked into the Hilton Hotel with Tang Huan and saw the well-dressed celebrities, the humble reception staff, and the looming security guards, she couldn't help believing it, and immediately became nervous.

Feeling the trembling of Lin Qingxia's little hand, Tang Huan smiled, and pecked the other person's lips with his probe, "Your body proportions are really a clothes rack. Among the women at the banquet today, you must be the most beautiful."

Lin Qingxia, who was successfully attacked by Tang Huan and made the two of them so intimate for the first time, scratched the man's big hand with her fingernails in embarrassment, but after being harassed by the other party, her mood calmed down.

There is no doubt that this banquet is a show, and it is used to win connections. NPCs who can come to join in the fun either have more gold coins or high prestige, but no matter what, there are not many oriental faces, like Tang Huan A handsome man and beautiful woman like Lin Qingxia, at best, stand out from the crowd, but at worst, they are lonely.

Fortunately, Tang Huan's mouth can not only make his woman fascinated, but also his ability to communicate with strangers is at the forefront of the world.

However, it was obvious that he was exploring the map a little too fast. After the fog cleared, he found that his opponent was unexpectedly standing in front of him. Steve Ross, introduced by an enthusiastic guy next to him.

As soon as their identities were compared, the two sides immediately understood each other's origins and positions. Tang Huan's brain reacted faster, and he was the first to say hello.

Steve Ross looked at Tang Huan for a while, and when he shook hands, he said, "I heard that the market scope of the Xiaobawang game console has now expanded to the whole world, and new supporting advertisements are about to come out."

"It's just a small game console, and the profit is not high. Compared with Atari and Warner, which have big businesses, they are far behind." Tang Huan replied with a smile.

In the original time and space, due to the great success of the 1982 movie "ET The Extraterrestrial", Steve Ross began to negotiate with Steven Spielberg and Universal Pictures, planning to develop a game of the same name.

By the end of July of the same year, Warner announced that it had obtained the exclusive rights to develop arcade and home console games for the film.

Although the statement did not disclose licensing details, it is said that Atari paid Universal Pictures approximately US$2000 million to US$2500 million for the rights to develop the game, which was an unusually high price at the time.

Of course, this game became the straw that broke the camel's back, and Atari entered a countdown to collapse.

Steve Ross's business experience is correct, and his business talent is definitely one of the best, but he didn't realize the particularity of video games and even the entire high-tech industry, which actually did not help.

So Tang Huan currently has no plans to fight Steve Ross. When Atari loses money to Warner, it will naturally sell it. Obviously, there will be no direct competition between the two parties.

But Steve Ross, a Hollywood tycoon, did not have the foresight brought by Tang Huan's information asymmetry advantage, so he could predict that Warner would abandon Atari and withdraw from the video game industry in the future.

You know, Warner spent more than 2000 million U.S. dollars to buy Atari from Bushnell, and finally kicked it away under the infamy. Finally, Yada, which spent a total of 1 million U.S. dollars on research and development Lee 2600 started to make money.

After less than a year of being happy, the Xiaobawang game console jumped out and started competing with the Atari 2600.

According to the report of Atari CEO Ray Casa, the total North American sales of Xiaobawang game consoles this year is very likely to exceed 10 billion US dollars, almost reaching [-]% of the entire home video game market in North America. This is really enviable. up.

Obviously, if the Xiaobawang game console did not appear out of thin air, this big cake would all belong to Atari.

What made Steve Ross bleed even more was that Tang Huan had recently asked EA to buy a 40.00% stake in United Artists with the huge sum of money earned from selling the Little Overlord game console, and it was very likely that he would enter Hollywood.

Thinking of this, Steve Ross, who is 53 years old this year, feels a thorn in his heart. This little guy has such a steady and ruthless vision. It is said that he has developed and grown by himself, and has become a myth of Silicon Valley entrepreneurship. This is a new typical example, this is too evil.

Regardless of the ruthless exploitation and cruel betrayal in the mall, Tang Huan still admires the business talent of Steve Ross, a Jew who relied on his father-in-law who ran a funeral home to start an independent taxi fleet and now enter Hollywood. , and in a few years merged with Time to become Time Warner, which can be said to be one peak after another.

It's a pity that Tang Huan's peaceful attitude made Steve Ross mistakenly think that he was pretending to be a winner, and Tang Huan had been very active before, which made Steve Ross, who was jealous Rose decided that he was an opportunist, so he turned a cold face and returned the color, acting like I'm just putting it on the face to make you displeased.

You know, Tang Huan employs thousands of employees, and when he sits in the middle of a meeting, there are at least dozens of elites bowing their heads and obediently, which is completely worthy of being called a high-ranking person.

Naturally, one can imagine the arrogance accumulated in Tang Huan's heart.

I can laugh at myself and belittle myself. I can be regarded as a corporal and approachable, but you can't push your nose on your face.

Tang Huan nodded with a smile, turned to leave, and sat back in his seat. At the same time, he secretly felt ruthless in his heart, "Since you are so bitter, bitter, and full of malice, then we have formed a bond. Brother, don't bully others. Don't even try to bully brother!"

Lin Qingxia accidentally saw the sharpness in Tang Huan's eyes, and couldn't help being startled. She quickly grabbed his hand and asked softly, "Why do you look a little unhappy?"

"We can't talk about it. We just met a business competitor, so we can't talk about it." Tang Huan replied lightly, holding Lin Qingxia's soft little hand in his hand and interlocking his fingers domineeringly.

Lin Qingxia gave Tang Huan a white look, but did not resist.

At this time, a voice came from the door, "Mr. President has arrived", and the banquet hall fell silent, and the waiting people stood up to greet him.

In fact, due to the delay in resolving the Iranian hostage crisis, Carter's reputation has been severely damaged, and even Oscar ridiculed it.

At the 4nd Academy Awards Ceremony held at the Dorothy Chandler Hall in Los Angeles on April 14 this year, the well-known comedian Johnny Carson, who served as the host, verbally thanked the President of the United States, Jimmy Carson. Carter did a lot to make this ceremony "air" smoothly.

However, in fact, it is impossible for the President of the United States to have any influence on the normal broadcast of the Academy Awards ceremony.

The English word "release" for "broadcast" also means release. Obviously, Johnny is using this American humor to irony Jimmy's inaction in the Iran hostage crisis.

This kind of bad-mouthing in public opinion can cause damage to reputation, which can be said to be very fatal.

So when he saw Carter appearing, Tang Huan couldn't help muttering in his heart, do you know that you won't be able to sit on the presidency for a few months?
(End of this chapter)