Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 224 A Man's Sense of Accomplishment
Seeing Deng Lijun's amazing appearance on the stage, sang the opening song calmly, and greeted everyone in Mandarin and Cantonese, Tang Huan couldn't help smiling. This big scene made her nervous, but as soon as she entered the performance state, she immediately switched to the invincible state.

"Do you know what I found in your eyes?" Jodie Foster, who was only a child but whose thinking was far more mature than her peers, asked lightly.

This time she came to San Francisco from Los Angeles. After shooting an advertisement for Tang Huan's company, she was about to prepare to go to Yale University for further studies. So she was pulled by Tang Huan, who happened to meet her, and they sat in a box to enjoy the concert together. .

"It's as greedy as seeing gold." Tang Huan replied casually.

"You are not the kind of ordinary businessman, so don't use this as a cover." Foster cut off, "It should be the kind of smugness when you see yourself creating a perfect work, or you can put it nicer, A sense of accomplishment."

"This big secret was discovered by you, am I going to kill people to silence it?" Tang Huan laughed, and was surprised at the other party's keen observation ability at the same time.

Foster snorted, raised his chin slightly, and looked down on the stage.

"A man always needs a sense of accomplishment." To hide this girl with a high IQ is to be unhappy, and Tang Huan didn't hide his bad taste, "Now I can be regarded as having a relationship with Hollywood." Nodding, do you want to help you get an Academy Award for Best Actress or something like that?"

"Wait until you're fully bossed in Hollywood," Foster sarcastically said. "And I'm not interested in men."

"Since you're not interested in men, you like women." Tang Huan asked playfully.

"So what?" Foster rolled his eyes back.

At this time, there was a burst of enthusiastic cheers from the other side of the stage.

It turned out that Deng Lijun walked off the stage while singing, interacting with the audience.

As a result, a female fan couldn't bear the excitement, stepped forward and hugged Deng Lijun, and kissed her on the face, causing an uproar in the audience.

After Deng Lijun comforted her, she hurried back to the stage.

"This Ms. Deng, who sings affectionately and gracefully, is already a top superstar in the East." Foster, who once released a French album, enjoyed Deng Lijun's performance with great interest.

"Basically." Tang Huan nodded, "However, because the economic foundation of Asia is still far behind that of the United States, in terms of commercial value, it does not make as much money as the top stars in the United States."

"You are a businessman after all, and you can't leave your old business in three sentences, and you can always talk about money." Foster chuckled.

"You are wrong. I am an engineer first." Tang Huan corrected himself self-righteously.

At this time, the first half of the concert was over, and Wang Xuehong ran into the box to find water.

The daughter of the Wang family is a die-hard fan of Deng Lijun. She has been following the singer since the first stop of her North American tour, Lincoln Center. Here in San Francisco, she has a little partner, Zhuang Menghua.

Originally, Deng Lijun's second North American tour only had three stops in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, but with Tang Huan's help, now Vancouver and Toronto in Canada, as well as London and Paris in Europe, have been added.

At the beginning, Tang Huan was not very optimistic about the enthusiasm of European Chinese, thinking that it would be enough to sell a few hundred tickets in the two places respectively, but the actual situation is much better. up.

In two more weekends, Deng Lijun will be able to complete the rest of the concert, and then officially return to Asia.

Seeing his beloved woman make a comeback in the face of adversity, how could Tang Huan not have a sense of accomplishment in his heart, which made Foster see the clue.

In addition, Christina, who was making trouble in England at this time, also made him feel this sense of accomplishment.

……

When Tang Huan came to London, he got a copy of "The Guardian", which is the "Guardian" that disclosed the American Prism Gate in his previous life.

Before the computerization of the typesetting system in 1988, the Guardian was nicknamed "The Grauniad" by the British because of frequent typographical errors. This was because the Guardian even misspelled its own registration.

However, there is no such phenomenon in this edition. It reports in detail how the Hoxon treasure was unearthed in the yard of the country house that the Queen of Ships is decorating.

Now the focus of the conflict is that Christina plans to bring these immeasurably valuable Roman gold coins to Greece. Of course, the British cultural relics department does not agree. Since you did not choose to dig secretly, but asked us to guide you on the spot, you should Realize that these extremely rare items cannot be disposed of privately.

Christina, who was secretly protected by NATO countries, acted in an unusually tough manner, and offered the terms of exchange without any scruples, "If you want these Roman gold coins, yes, then return the marble sculptures of the Parthenon in Athens Give us Greece."

The Parthenon, the temple of the ancient Greek goddess Athena, was built in the 5th century BC and is the most important surviving ancient Greek building.

In 1806, Thomas Bruce of England, the seventh Earl of Elgin, with the consent of the Ottoman Empire, removed some of the preserved statues and sold them to the British Museum in 1816. Now the Greek government intends to He sought it back, but was unable to do so.

Obviously, Christina's request was rejected cleanly.Let's change the conditions. Have you ever seen the meat in your mouth and spit it out?
It's easy to change, and Christina is not procrastinating. She exchanged the picture of a female historian who was obtained when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded BJ in 1900.

The black line on the forehead of the British official, they can see it clearly, Christina, who is asking a lot of money, is not going to be good at all, but there must be a reason, after a rough investigation, the initial guess is that the "Sun" caused it The female ship queen was upset, because she was about to sue the newspaper for her outspokenness, so she could only wait for the other party to put down the flames before further negotiations, but people had to keep an eye on it.

The higher-ups planned to deal with it coldly, but the public opinion below became more lively, and they followed up with reports. However, given the lessons learned by the "Sun", they did not dare to dig out any black history. If it was blocked like the "Sun", what would happen Get first-hand information.

Now Christina has two more groups of fans here in the UK, a lot of flattering media, and vigilant cultural relics officials.

The Moscow Olympics, which is drawing to a close, has completely disappeared from the daily topics of the British, replaced by Christina's luck.

God loves this woman so much. She lived like a princess with rich clothes and fine food since she was a child. After she grew up, she inherited a huge family wealth. Now she even found a treasure in the yard of a holiday villa. How do you let others live?
People with more ingenuity rushed to that small village, intending to follow the treasure hunt, and they might have unexpected gains, so the aborigines, like the original owner, the Laws family, relied on providing metals on the spot. Detectors, sold for a lot of money.

In addition to the unbalanced reaction, other gossip lovers noticed that the cultural relics in the terms of exchange proposed by Christina came from Greece and China respectively, and the tricks in it were too tricky.

The media naturally understand the preferences of readers, so they quickly dig deeper.

As a result, the "Guardian" got the first-hand information again. According to Christina's housekeeper, she accidentally revealed that the reason why the Queen of Ships chose this country villa was because of the guidance of an oriental Fengshui master.

The East is really mysterious, and there is such a mysterious method. Fortunately, the stolen colony Xiangjiang is still in hand, so we can find some information about Fengshui from there.

As a result, some Chinese with compasses gradually increased in the UK, and from time to time they flickered in the newspapers, especially the country house of Christina, which was boasted as a classic geomantic omen.

In fact, with the increase of treasure hunters in the small village, Christina has hated the hustle and bustle there and is planning to dispose of the house, while some rich people who are curious and curious have become interested in this place.

Because of Christina's troubles in England, the British media were all around her. Tang Huan, who didn't want to be involved, just made a phone call, and then flew to Moscow to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

It is necessary to pay attention to the details. Samaranch, who succeeded Killanen and served as the seventh IOC president, will not be able to give a speech in this capacity until the closing ceremony and officially take office. The congratulations at this time are meaningful will be different.

Tang Huan couldn't help smiling knowingly when he heard Samaranch deliver the chairman's speech, praising the organizers of this Olympic Games as "the best ever".

The praise of "the best ever" has almost become a tradition of Samaranch.The only time in time and space that he did not give such a comment was at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where organizers were heavily criticized.

Because the United States, West Germany, Japan, Canada and other countries with strong sports strength did not participate in the competition, the results of this sports meeting were greatly reduced.

其中，苏联获得80枚金牌、69枚银牌、46枚铜牌，理所当然地名列第一；东德以47枚金牌、37枚银牌和42枚铜牌的成绩位居第二。

Because the gold medals won by the two countries accounted for two-thirds of the total, those who already have opinions have all the more reason to comment that the "gold medals will lose 50% of their value" in the Moscow Olympics.

What is even more embarrassing is that due to the opposition of the United States, the closing ceremony did not raise the flag of the United States, the host of the next Olympic Games, instead of the flag of Los Angeles.

Tang Huan looked at the mascot with the tear effect—the bear Misha, and unconsciously associated the current international political situation with the upcoming battle for personal computer standards.

Without a certain degree of equalization of interests, just blindly domineering and monopolizing, obviously it won't work. If you are too independent, who would want to follow you to play together.

After meeting with Samaranch, Prince Fahd and other acquaintances, Tang Huan inspected the office where Xiaobawang Game Console and Fangyuan Computer are agents.

This organization is short and lean, with only a few people, but it works well and is extremely efficient, and he is very satisfied.

Without the big umbrella of the Olympic Games, Tang Huan does not plan to stay in Moscow for a long time, after all, no one knows that the cloud will rain.

But before leaving, he still had a special opinion on Nelligin, only to find that there was a faint slap on the other's face.

"What's wrong with you?" As the boss, Tang Huan had no choice but to take the initiative to ask.

Nelgin hesitated for a while, and finally explained aggrievedly.It turned out that because she insisted on staying in Moscow, she had a serious disagreement with her coach husband. The other party drank some Volga, and then there was a scene of beating his wife.

Tang Huan shook his head speechlessly, and stretched out his hand to gently touch Neliki's injured cheek. The other person trembled, but he didn't move away.

"You can do it yourself. If you have any difficulties, you can call me, or go directly to Paris, or even the United States." Tang Huan withdrew his hand, explained something, and hurried to get on the plane to Paris.

……

Apple's Apple II has already opened up the market in Europe, especially in the branch in Paris, where the manager's business ability is excellent, and the performance is good.

The Fangyuan computer, like the Xiaobawang game console, has also begun to be sold in Europe, and the specific operation personnel belong to Christina's side, which does not seem to violate the gentleman's agreement between Tang Huan and Apple.

As a senior person in the industry, Tang Huan really spent some hard work on this nepotism company that represents Fangyuan Computer and Xiaobawang game consoles. He gave serious advice and helped Christina's business transformation.

After that, Tang Huan flew back to San Francisco directly from Paris with little Lori Graf, who had completed all the formalities, and her grumpy father.

Because of the success of the four major American leagues in business operations, the sports science here is very advanced. Tang Huan specially hired nutrition experts and coaches to guide Graf. Her father's part-time coach status has been further downplayed, and he has almost become a mere guardian. .

In fact, at the current stage of the tennis world, the professional model of forming a team and only training one tennis player has not yet appeared, which shows that Tang Huan has spent more money on Graf.

Deng Lijun has already rushed to Canada for the fourth performance, but this time Tang Huan did not accompany her, because two things happened that caught his attention.

First, IBM, which has always been low-key and prudent, even played a gimmick, revealing in a secretive and shy manner that they are developing a new generation of personal computers, and it is progressing smoothly.

This immediately aroused widespread concern in the industry, and stakeholders discussed and reacted differently.

Some people worry that once IBM, a giant with a stock market value of tens of billions of dollars, squeezes into the personal computer market, it will mean the end for other manufacturers.

Some people disdain that if IBM can successfully develop a cheap personal computer that is popular in the market, it should have been launched long ago. Their sales staff have little love for products under the $20000 standard, otherwise there would be no PC a few years ago. MITS is thriving.

After Tang Huan heard the news, his initial reaction was to frown.Damn, this script seems to be different from the routine in the original time and space.Butterfly wings flap so hard it would be a waste of brain cells to analyze the chain reaction it creates.

While he was pondering what this meant, a second thing happened with Apple.

Recently, Apple Inc. registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for its initial public offering of stock.

For this reason, Markkula asked Tang Huan to meet in the past to discuss further affairs.

Then, at the meeting, there was a bloodless drinking and release of military power. Couch became the unquestionable manager of the Lisa project, and Jobs not only lost control of the computer named after his daughter, but was also dismissed The position of Vice President of Research and Development.As compensation, he was named non-executive chairman of the board.

In other words, from this moment on, Jobs no longer has real power in his hands, but only represents Apple's public image.

"Do you think I'm not competent to manage the Lisa project?" Jobs turned his face on the spot and asked loudly.

Tang Huan snorted in his heart, didn't he ask the question knowingly? You can understand it by looking at the expressions of everyone present. The failure of the Apple III still left everyone with a psychological shadow, and IBM jumped out at this time and said that it was developing For a generation of personal computers, as long as they are normal-minded people, they can feel the pressure of the coming storm, and the Lisa project can no longer make mistakes.

"Steve, the most important thing for the company now is to go public. As a public relations image, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders, so don't be distracted by other trivial matters." Markkula persuaded him earnestly.

Jobs thought for a while with a gloomy face, and finally nodded in agreement.

Seeing this scene, Markkula breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to look at Tang Huan, "Tang, you are also responsible for public relations."

"Of course I am willing to help." Tang Huan nodded solemnly.

"It doesn't need to be so troublesome, I can handle it by myself." Jobs sneered, "I know what you are afraid of, isn't it the smoke bomb thrown by IBM that it is developing a new generation of personal computers? How about it, just wait and see what I do."

Markkula quietly gave Tang Huan a wink, which meant that Jobs's mood was not stable yet, so don't take his common sense, and follow the schedule that has been discussed.

Tang Huan nodded slightly, thinking that if he was as knowledgeable as Jobs, he would have raised his fist long ago.

After the meeting, I went back to Zheru's office, and happened to have some documents telexed from Xiangjiang. Tang Huan picked them up and looked at them. Some were about DreamWorks, the TV series "The King of Thousand Kings" and the movie "Applause" It has been completed, Hu Yinmeng asked him if he would come to Xiangjiang for inspection.

Then let's go over and comment, but before that, according to the usual practice, Tang Huan has to sort out the affairs of the United States again.

But within two days, what Jobs said at the meeting was revealed, leaving Tang Huan stunned.

(End of this chapter)