Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 244 Wanting to Bring the President to Work

But so far, Zheru has not had any serial job-hopping incidents, and the personnel in key positions have continued to work hard, leaving the competitors standing aside and sighing regretfully.

Although this fire accident is only a small probability event, it has a great psychological impact on people. Zheru has a large number of engineers on business trips to provide consulting, maintenance, support and other services to customers. No one can guarantee that they will not In the event of an emergency, providing an additional commercial insurance will undoubtedly win people over.

But the problem is that this is not a necessary expense, and it is really unpredictable whether the boss will agree to it. Chambers had to find a private opportunity to test it out.

After Tang Huan understood what was going on, he laughed loudly, "You have a clever mind, and you can think of the way of business from such an accident. I will not be so short-sighted, and I naturally hope that the company will develop in the long run. There is no one who refuses to agree. Reasonable, you are responsible for arranging the specific matters."

Chambers was surprised and moved by Tang Huan's happiness. This boss really had great ambitions.

How did he know that in the original time and space, Tang Huan had seen big companies in Silicon Valley provide more exaggerated benefits for their employees, even pets were included, so he was no stranger to it.

What's more, Zheru's current financial situation is very relaxed, and the huge cash flow has been lying quietly in the bank account, preparing to deal with various unexpected market risks, or eliminating a sudden market opportunity through acquisitions, A new company with great luck but never appeared in the original time and space.

Chambers' additional employee insurance plans cost nothing.Besides, insurance orders from thousands of people will definitely attract insurance companies to snatch them up and give them discounts.

With Tang Huan's affirmation, Chambers gladly accepted the order to handle this matter, while Tang Huan was concerned about the upcoming Christmas sales season.

As consumer electronics products, Xiaobawang game consoles and Xiaobawang handheld treasures are the focus of promotion, especially for the latter, tens of thousands of units have been sold just by adding orders to COMDEX retail.Both hardware and software are self-owned, even if the profits are small but the sales are high, the income is quite considerable.

In addition, Tang Huan established the typical partners of the second-generation Fangyuan Computer open hardware platform, Seagate and 3COM, after all, they are external independent companies. In the early stages of cooperation, the running-in mechanism needs to be constantly improved, and Tang Huan must keep an eye on it.

With the support of Seagate and 3COM, the industry will definitely yearn for the second-generation Fangyuan computer platform.

The kind of appeal that is similar to that of Intel and Microsoft after several decades in the previous life is not something that can be obtained overnight. It can only be built gradually through hard work and accumulation step by step.

However, compared to Seagate, which has happily surrendered 20.00% of its shares, 3COM's board of directors has been arguing constantly.

For this reason, Robert Metcalfe's nose was almost crooked. These guys let him increase the assets of 3COM to 6000 million U.S. dollars within a few years, but after he found a very powerful partner , I was so worried that I didn't know what to say, and I got into the house. You hired a guy from HP to be the CEO, and you divided me as the founder, so what should you do?
After hearing Robert Metcalfe's heartfelt complaints, Tang Huan was also very dissatisfied, thinking that investors on the east coast are also called venture capital?Compared with their counterparts in Silicon Valley, it is too far behind.

According to your thinking, you have to follow the original development route in time and space, wait for IBM-PC to become popular, and then stick to it like a harpy dog ​​to please IBM, which is pushing the Token Ring network.

If it wasn't for Robert Metcalfe and Ethernet, Tang Huan would really be too lazy to pay attention to 3COM, which is still unknown.

Therefore, Tang Huan decided to personally go to the 3COM headquarters in Marlborough, Massachusetts, in the eastern United States, and meet these difficult guys for a while.

How can the two sides have a strong alliance relationship if they don't give up part of their interests? This unspoken rule cannot be seen through.

It's a pity that Tang Huan, who is disdainful in his heart, still can't get away. He doesn't know if it's the harvest season, and all kinds of achievements are pouring in. He can't even ask his subordinates to do the acceptance for him.

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On December 1980, 12, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified the world that the first case of AIDS infection was discovered and confirmed, more than seven months earlier than June 1, 1981 in the original time and space.

Since then, mankind has launched a long battle against this number one infectious disease.

Compared with the early days when AIDS was announced to the public in the original time and space, the medical community knew little about it, and there was no cure, and the infected had to be tortured to death.

In this time and space, the HIV laboratory funded by the Shennong Foundation effectively disclosed the preliminary research results of this type of virus.

Therefore, although the public is not yet aware of the dangers of AIDS at this stage, the medical community is already shocked.

Robert Gallo, director of the HIV laboratory, published a related paper in one of the most authoritative academic journals, "Science", which attracted great attention from colleagues.

The biggest difference between the two space-times in AIDS and HIV research is that after Tang Huan's intervention, AIDS was not only discovered in advance, but the cause was basically determined to be HIV.

Of course, the patient who provided the virus sample has unfortunately passed away, and now there is no drug to control the disease.

Originally, this research result had come to an end and had little to do with Tang Huan. He had already given instructions and the matter would be handled according to the procedures and he would not participate. However, the White House sent an invitation. President Carter attached great importance to AIDS and hoped that the Shennong Fund and HIV experiments would be involved. The office can report it in person.

Tang Huan, who was very busy in Silicon Valley, couldn't help scratching his head when he heard the news. It seems that in the original time and space, AIDS was not really taken seriously by the authorities at first.

However, on the way from Cupertino to San Francisco, Tang Huan roughly understood the key points.

In more than a month, Carter, who failed in the election, will step down as president. He probably wants to leave a political legacy because he has nothing to do and wants nothing more. Anyway, someone will take care of the rest.

If his successor Reagan made some achievements in this area, it would be a continuation of Carter's brilliance; if he failed to handle it well, it would be even more foresighted.

This also shows to a certain extent that Carter is a little unconvinced about his disastrous defeat in the election. The improper handling of the Iranian hostage crisis has done too much damage to his reputation.

In fact, since the Iran-Iraq war broke out in September, Iran's attitude has become increasingly hopeful that the hostage crisis can be resolved.

Shortly after the results of the November election were announced in which Reagan won and Carter lost, the Carter administration began negotiations with Iran with the help of intermediaries such as Algerian diplomat Abdulkarim Ghuraib.

In exchange for the release of the hostages, the United States agreed to unfreeze $80 billion in previously frozen assets and pledged not to prosecute Iran over the matter.

And before October, Carter seemed to do nothing on the matter.

In the original time and space, there were unconfirmed rumors that it was the illegal transaction between Iran and the Reagan staff group that caused the delay in the release of the hostages.

Because the latter very much does not want to see the "October Surprise", that is, before the general election in November, there will be events that will cause a large number of votes to flow to Carter, such as the release of hostages.

As a result, on January 1981, 1, minutes after Reagan's presidential inauguration, all the hostages were released and handed over to the United States, who were then immediately flown to the US Air Force Base in Frankfurt, West Germany.

Former President Carter received them there as the current President Reagan's special envoy.After a medical check and incident debriefing, all were flown back to Washington to a hero's welcome.

It can be said that the development of the situation is so delicate that it is difficult for people not to think about it.

"These people, when it comes to hacking their opponents, they are all thieves and thieves." Tang Huan shook his head.

However, I am not easily taken advantage of. If I have the opportunity to ride on someone, I can't miss it.

So, besides Tang Huan and Robert Gallo, he also brought five second-generation Fangyuan computers on this trip, intending to find an opportunity to sell them.

Robert Gallo had a clear understanding of the reasons why he was able to achieve his famous academic achievements, so he was naturally grateful to Tang Huan.

The two initially communicated a few times on a business-like basis when the HIV laboratory was established. They had a good impression, but they were far from personal. This time they took the plane together to Washington, and they had the opportunity to get closer.

Therefore, they had a tacit understanding, and they did not talk too much about business affairs, but chatted about various things, and even private matters. For example, Robert Gallo mentioned that the reason why he chose medicine as a profession was because My younger sister was killed early by leukemia.

Tang Huan nodded slightly. They are all people with stories. In the original time and space, this man missed out on the Nobel Prize in Medicine because the virus specimen he used came from the French Luc Montagnier group. Right and wrong, it’s really hard to put into words.

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During the gap between the White House staff's arrangements for the president's interview, Tang Huan helped him find the place for the five second-generation Fangyuan computers he had brought that had passed the inspection.

One was given to Carter, and the rest were given to a special group, the White House Correspondents Association, who stayed at the White House to interview the president's press corps.

Word processing software WordEasy, which is bundled with the second-generation Fangyuan computer, currently provides very complete functions.

When Tang Huanyun quickly helped a reporter type up a manuscript and printed it out, seeing the exquisite typesetting, the other party's eyes were straightened at that time, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and asked with difficulty: "As long as this The manuscript is stored on the disk, can I call it up and revise it at any time in the future?"

"Of course." Tang Huan gently put the disk in his hand, "However, this kind of disk needs to be taken care of normally."

"I want to buy one personally, how can I contact your company." The reporter asked.

"There are telephone numbers on the packing box and instruction manual, just contact us directly. There is also our branch office on the east coast." Tang Huan pointed patiently.

At this time, Carter appeared, and his relaxed mood could be indirectly seen from his attitude towards White House reporters.

"Tang, is this another big technology product of yours?" The smiling Carter asked casually, and without waiting for Tang Huan to answer, he continued, "The video game console you gave me last time is really good. "

"Thank you, Mr. President, for your compliment." Tang Huan said politely, then looked at Carter who was sitting directly in front of the computer and typed in feigned surprise, and praised, "I didn't expect that Mr. President is also a technical expert who is familiar with computers."

"Of course, when I was young, I used to be engaged in research work." Carter looked at a [-]-year-old aunt with a smug face, and joked, "Helen Thomas, look at the screen What's up?"

It turned out that just now Carter typed out the other party's name——Helen Thomas.

The president impatiently showed his proficiency in the new computer, demonstrated various functions of the computer, and looked at Helen Thomas with a grin, "Now look, I can even delete you. "

As he spoke, Carter pressed the keyboard, "Helen Thomas", and the letters disappeared on the screen one by one.

Regarding the joke made by the president, Helen Thomas and the other reporters just smiled politely.

The reason why Carter made fun of a reporter like Helen Thomas was because the members of the White House press corps were not simple. They could ask the president all kinds of sharp questions, even if the president couldn't step down on the spot. .Thomas is one of the best.

There is only one seat in the White House Press Center with the reporter's name engraved on it, which is the exclusive seat for Helen Thomas in the middle of the first row. This shows how special her status is.

In January 1961, after Kennedy was sworn in, Helen Thomas, who was just over 1 years old, began to participate in the White House presidential press conference.

She fought for the right to attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner from Kennedy, becoming the first female reporter to attend the dinner and the first woman to be admitted to the White House press corps.

Ten years later, Helen Thomas became the chief reporter of the White House press corps, and later became the head of the White House press corps.

When Nixon visited China in 1972, Helen Thomas was the only woman among the accompanying reporters.

In the original time and space, Helen Thomas was the oldest member of the White House press corps, working until the 2000s.

In 2003, Helen Thomas pointed out that Bush Jr. was "the worst president in history, the worst president in American history", and directly asked Bush Jr. why he launched the Iraq War.

This made Helen Thomas once resisted by the White House, preventing her from asking the President.

Helen Thomas has authored five books, and her fourth book is "Watchdogs of Democracy? The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public", namely "Watchdogs of Democracy?"The Decline of the Washington Press Corps and How It Lost Its Credibility.

It is not difficult to see from this that Helen Thomas is such a tough big sister and big female reporter. During her tenure, she has asked nine US presidents, and they are all extremely afraid of Helen Thomas' sharp questions. It can even be said that fear.

This also shows from another aspect that the president of the United States is just a job. After leaving office, he has to return to normal life.

Therefore, after talking about AIDS, in the following private meeting, Tang Huan boldly issued an invitation, "After Mr. President leaves office, it is better to come to Shennong Fund as an independent director and continue to work on environmental protection, medical care, education, etc. Use your influence."

In the original time and space, Bill Gates and Melinda Gates funded the establishment of the world's largest charitable foundation - the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has a huge influence, The World Health Organization even believes that it has reduced its policy-making ability.

The Shennong Fund, which currently has assets close to one billion US dollars, is not as deep-rooted and luxuriant as the foundations owned by established families such as Rockefeller, but it should be worthy of Carter's identity. This can be seen from the other party's frowning thinking. You can tell one or two.

Carter is only 56 years old this year, and he is in the golden age of political elites. Tang Huan is fully sure that the other party will not be reconciled to the ordinary life after leaving office
It was the same in the original time and space, Carter was only quiet for a short period of time, and then became active again, engaged in busy political, economic and social activities.

His colleagues, except for those who, like Reagan, were reclusive due to their advanced age, actually followed this line, perhaps Clinton being the most obvious example.

There has always been a popular joke among Americans: President Carter is more competent when he is not president than when he is president; Clinton is more competent when he is president than when he is not president.

It can be seen from this that Carter's level of exerting residual heat is not generally high.

"Don, this matter sounds very meaningful, but I need to think about it carefully." After pondering for a moment, Carter slowly stated his decision.

"This is what it should be, not to mention Mr. President is still busy with business." Tang Huan smiled and nodded, expressing his understanding.

It is a positive attitude not to refuse in person. After all, the president has to be reserved. Tang Huan, who is observant, naturally wants to give Carter enough face.

After having a meal at the White House, Tang Huan's mission was completed and the victory was over. He planned to take a trip to the 3COM headquarters and knock the directors' lumps on their heads.

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I don’t know if it’s because Tang Huan and 3COM have a disagreement. This itinerary has to be temporarily canceled due to a sudden and higher priority matter, because John Beckett, the chairman and president of Pan Am’s board of directors, officially proposed , I want to meet Tang Huan.

After Luan Mei went public for financing in 1957, the insurance giant Pan Am acquired 1967% of its shares in 90.00, turning Luan Mei into a part of its huge industrial group.

Although EA had previously purchased 40.00% of United Artists' shares from Pan Am, the remaining shares in Pan Am's hands still ensured that it has enough voice.

Therefore, if Tang Huan wanted to take Lian Mei under his wing, he would have to pinch his nose and be yelled at all the way from the east coast to the west coast.

"I was too busy investigating insurance companies for the employee insurance plan, and Pan Am's staff came to visit." Tang Huan, who was standing at the window, heard Chambers say so.

From here, you can see construction workers and machinery busy on the construction site not far away.

Zheru's office space has long been insufficient, but it was not until recently that the nearby land was negotiated.

After all, it is not a simple word "demolition" that can solve all problems, there are many interests that need to be coordinated.

But in order to create this new technology community centered on philosophy and Confucianism, the small city of Cupertino is still very enthusiastic and cooperative.

"Why, there are many insurance companies interested in our insurance plan?" Tang Huan walked back to his seat.

"This is inevitable. Some people have already predicted that our number of employees will exceed [-] in the next two years, and we will become another big guy in Silicon Valley. The potential of this business is self-evident." Chambers nodded .

"Experts always like to be roundworms in other people's stomachs." Tang Huan sighed disdainfully, "Isn't Pan Am also interested in this business? Anyway, there is no point in keeping United Artists in its hands, so it Shooting rabbits while raking grass - and then win another business along the way."

"I think so." Chambers laughed.

At this time, the subordinates prepared the materials, and Tang Huan got up and rushed to San Francisco.

(End of this chapter)