Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 246 Take a Less Unlucky Name

Whenever Tang Huan was free, he played with the two little guys happily, and he was in a good mood. This relieved Andy Albert a lot of pressure, but he didn't dare to relax at work, and tried his best to make him feel happy. The subordinates sorted out the documents required by the boss as soon as possible.

Looking at the list of copyrighted works of United Artists, Tang Huan nodded secretly. As expected of one of the eight major Hollywood companies, he has a bit of a fortune.

Seeing that Tang Huan's eyes stayed on the movie "007" for the longest time, Andy Albert quickly introduced, "The twelfth part of this series "For Your Eyes Only" is currently being filmed and is expected to be released in the middle of next year."

"So, if you want to adapt it into a video game, you have to hurry up now." Tang Huan nodded, "You take out a copy of the copyright file of "007" and let EA have a look."

Andy Albert nodded in agreement, and at the same time pondered in his mind, it seems that the boss's plan that one plus one is greater than two has started.

"In addition, you should make preparations to set up a joint venture film and television company for Asia, with its headquarters in Xiangjiang." Tang Huan put down the documents in his hand and pondered for a while, "Most of the shares are reserved for other partners, and the specific operation Let the people over there be accountable too.”

Although he didn't know why, seeing that Tang Huan didn't want to continue explaining, Andy Albert didn't ask too much. At this stage, working honestly is the most important thing.

Tang Huan felt that he already knew the situation of Lianmei, so he planned to leave. As for the rest, let Kegan coordinate.

However, what made Tang Huan quite speechless was that since the start of the game, the Oakland Raiders' performance was unexpectedly good, and Kegan was so happy that he scratched his head and was unwilling to take care of other work.

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At the 3COM headquarters in Marlborough, Massachusetts, in the eastern United States, the directors sat around their desks, waiting for Robert Metcalf to bring the supposedly promising collaborator.

This guy named Tang Huan has a lot of airs, and he keeps saying that he will come to meet and cooperate with him in person, but he keeps breaking the appointment.

"Have you heard that this helper from Robert Metcafra has just bought a company in Hollywood." A director was really bored and talked about gossip.

"Are Silicon Valley companies so wealthy?" Others were surprised.

"He sells personal computers dishonestly, what is he doing in Hollywood? Is he burning too much money?" Some people feel puzzled and even disdainful about this.

"Maybe there is so much money that I don't know how to spend it." The director who broke the news earlier shook his head with deep understanding. "He also bought a Major League Rugby team."

"In this way, the personal computer industry is really full of business opportunities. A young man in his 20s who seized the opportunity has become so prosperous," everyone couldn't help but envy.

At this time, Robert Metcalfe walked into the conference room alone.

"Where's that Tang Huan?" Someone asked in surprise.

"He had something to do temporarily, so he changed his itinerary and went to England." Robert Metcalfe shrugged helplessly.

It's too much to let us dove again. How big is a big company? The directors of 3COM were all angry.

"Here are the documents he telexed, everyone may wish to take a look." Robert Metcalfe put the folder in his hand on the table, and then pushed it over.

"Isn't it just a few orders, Pan American Company, Stanford University, as well as Oxford University and Cambridge University in the UK, these activities are really strong..." Everyone chattered.

"I hope everyone can calm down, so as to ensure quick thinking." Robert Metcalf said lightly, "Obviously, these orders at least show that the application fields of the second-generation Fangyuan computer include at least universities. and the financial industry."

"It's not a solution that the two sides can't see each other like this. Why don't we go to Silicon Valley to find him next time." A director weakly put forward his suggestion, which made everyone's expressions very exciting.

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Tang Huan was almost certain that he was really at odds with 3COM, and originally planned to set off to meet at the other party's headquarters, but something important happened and he had to change the schedule again.

Michael Aldridge, the CEO of Li's Yingsheng, sent a message that Li's TV's share transaction does not seem to be that simple. Yingsheng was in a bit of a dilemma, but the other party that was interested in the acquisition - the three Australian consortiums sent representatives to visit the British parent company of Li TV to communicate specifically about this matter.

Tang Huan was speechless for this group of people to make such a ridiculous episode, but he couldn't ignore it. History has taught a truth countless times, and villains are the easiest to do bad things.

First, Tang Huan let Xiangjiang's Zhou Mi start his activities, and then he set off for England to persuade the board of directors of Li Yingsheng.

In fact, without Tang Huan's intervention, Li Yingsheng could have entrusted British banks such as HSBC and Standard Chartered in Xiangjiang to carry out business matching, and the consortium from Australia, a place with a long history with the United Kingdom, naturally Is the most ideal transaction object.

Facing the directors of Li Yingsheng who have made a mess of diversified operations, Tang Huan just made a comparison and said flatly: "If you sell Li's TV to the Australian consortium, in addition to money, you will also get money." What? If you sell it to me, you will get an additional powerful e-commerce partner, which will undoubtedly add an insurance to the company's future."

"By the way, Tang is also the boss of Hollywood now. It might be a good home for Li's TV to be in his hands." Michael Aldridge added with a smile on the side.

"Actually, the situation of Canadian Laundry is not that bad. We don't need to sell Li's TV in such a hurry." A director gave his opinion.

"But the decline is obvious, isn't it?" Michael Aldridge sneered, "Do we have to wait until the worst happens before taking action? At that time, in a hurry, can Li's TV sell a suitable one? The price is hard to say. Since sooner or later you have to shrink the business, why not act sooner and take your time."

According to the development of the historical track, the first change of hands of Li TV will have to wait until March 1981, and the reason why it is brought forward to the present is that Tang Huan's early warning made Michael Aldridge start to promote this matter early.

The reason why this CEO's attitude is so positive is very simple and straightforward. He wants to cut off the industries that Li Yingsheng has little relevance and average profitability in order to concentrate resources on developing his e-commerce. By then, personally Power will also increase with the tide.

In such a small place as Xiangjiang, it is a little bit reluctant to accommodate two wireless TV stations, and Li's TV has been crushed by TVB, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a money-losing product.

Therefore, in Michael Aldridge's opinion, since Tang Huan wanted Li's TV, he should use the waste.

Hearing Michael Aldridge's analysis of the situation, the directors all nodded, feeling quite reasonable.

"Tang, if we sell Li's TV to you, and Xiangjiang is not happy to see you buy Li's TV, what will you do then?" A director asked worriedly, which caused everyone to be upset. They all glared at him angrily, what do you care about so much, what if he backs down.

"Thank you for your concern. I think I will have a gentle way to solve it, and I won't embarrass Li Yingsheng." Tang Huan smiled slightly, with firm confidence in his tone.

"That's good." The person who asked the question just nodded, and at the same time glared dissatisfiedly at those people who disliked him just now. Who has a problem with IQ? Don't you see how deep I think about the problem?
"Tang is a billionaire. These small problems can be solved through our own channels, so we don't need to care about them." Michael Aldridge laughed, "Then it's decided. The buyer of Li's TV is Tang."

Amidst the applause, Tang Huan got up and signaled that he had announced that from a commercial point of view, Li's TV belonged to him.

"Tang, I heard that the Hollywood company you bought is United Artists. Isn't the movie "007" the work under its name, and it seems that the latest one is being filmed. Can you let us visit the shooting scene?" The one who was particularly concerned just now The director, what would Tang Huan do if Xiangjiang made things difficult for him, said enthusiastically.

"Of course. The crew is currently filming in England, and I was going to inspect it." Tang Huan readily agreed.

It is normal for this person to be so enthusiastic about "007". Rich people prefer to hunt for novelties. What's more, Britain is no longer the empire on which the sun never sets. Its international influence has declined extremely, and it can only be a follower of the United States, and the box office The "007" movie, which has a considerable reputation and word of mouth, has naturally become a special meaning.

In fact, it is also a kind of good luck that "007" can fall into the hands of United Artists.

Ian Lancaster Fleming, a British writer, created the James Bond series of novels based on his espionage experience.

Later, the producers Albert Romolo Broccoli (Albert Romolo Broccoli) and Harry Saltzman (Harry Saltzman) jointly purchased the film adaptation copyright of the novel in 1961 and founded EON Productions, namely Eon Productions, with financial support from United Artists, began producing the film.

I don't know what kind of thinking came out of it. In 1975, Harry Salzman sold his share of the rights to United Artists.

Since then, "007" has been firmly controlled by United Artists.

In 1981 in the original time and space, MGM bought United Artists, and the ownership of "007" also changed accordingly.

But now, Lianmei has become Tang Huan's entertainment toy, and "007" is naturally not a problem.

For example, after meeting producer Albert Broccoli and director John Glen, Tang Huan proposed product placement in the "007" movie more than ten years earlier than the original time and space. Naturally, it is the second-generation Fangyuan computer and Xiaobawang game console.

Tang Huan's tone was very gentle, but his attitude was very firm. After Albert Broccoli and John Glenn looked at each other, they readily agreed. Although it was against the rules, it was not a big deal. This high-tech product It is still very easy to arrange an opportunity to show his face, and there is no need to disobey the new boss who has been appointed as a three-time boss.

During this period, Li TV's business transaction procedures have been completed, and Tang Huan waits for Xiangjiang officials to jump out to oppose this transaction in a blatant manner. If the other party dares to do so, he doesn't mind taking it back with a slap .

In the original time and space, Li's TV equity was changed for the second time. After Qiu Degen replaced the Australian consortium, he changed its name to Asia Television.

I don't know if this TV station didn't choose a good name. It's unlucky. Even the headquarters building can catch fire. In the end, it even lost the photo and had no way out.

Therefore, although Tang Huan thinks that the name Asia TV has a very good intention, he still needs to avoid it and finally call it Media Asia TV.

In this way, Tang Huan put his own label on this toy and sent his opinion back to Xiangjiang, while he came to Paris to visit Christina.

After careful preparations, a work of Queen Ship King's attempt to transform the industry was completely completed, and a new company, Olympus Group, was formally established in Paris, operating Xiaobawang game consoles and Fangyuan computers, as well as other IT services and products, its business scope covers Europe and Latin America, and it has also set up a factory in Greece, which can be regarded as a perfect cooperation with Tang Huan.

"Is there any help from the company?" Tang Huan gave Christina a pulse, and after knowing it well, he asked.

"Of course I want to invite you, a technical idol, to encourage the enthusiasm of the employees." After being pregnant, Christina has always cared about maintaining a happy mood as much as possible. Now that she has made new progress in the layout of the family business, it is even more The face is full of spring breeze.

"It's a matter of duty." Tang Huan nodded and agreed with a smile, "You also help to pay more attention to France's high-tech industrial policy. I plan to build an advanced fab here. You know, the Gallic Rooster that quit NATO, in Technical communication is relatively flexible, which is very important to my layout."

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In addition to being unique politically, France also has its own unique economic system.

Although it belongs to the western industrial powers, it can be said that it is a combination of modern capitalist economy and government intervention.In the main sections of various industries, the government has an important influence, especially has the main control rights of enterprises such as railways, electric power, aviation, and telecommunications.

In short, the French economy has a strong color of national capitalism, which makes it one of the most developed countries in some industries, such as nuclear power equipment capabilities, civil aviation technology and oil industry technology, second only to the United States. The second place in the world; the steel and textile industries also have a high status, while the aerospace and military industries are more developed, and it is among the few countries in the world that can launch satellites.

Concentrating superior resources can indeed accomplish great things. France, which quickly regained its status as a major country after World War II, has benefited a lot, but it will inevitably lack vitality. Once certain aspects are not taken into account, it will miss the opportunity.

This is the case in the field of personal computers.Not only is France obviously lagging behind the United States, but it is even inferior to the United Kingdom across the strait. You must know that they already have an "British Apple Computer" - Acorn Computers, which not only launched its own 8-bit personal The computer Atom, and successfully bid from the BBC, is developing another personal computer, the BBC Microcomputer System - BBC Micro.

Of course, the UK's personal computer industry's achievements are limited to this.

The excellent results of Hawking's use of the second-generation Fangyuan computer spread like wildfire, fully demonstrating the truth that software is the biggest driving force for consumption.

WordEasy, a word processing software that supports a full set of academic symbols, makes people in Oxford and Cambridge yearn for it. This is undoubtedly a blow to Aikon Computer, which is headquartered in Cambridge.

As for the ARM generation of microprocessors that Aikon has not yet begun to develop, it was launched in the same year as Intel 386. In the initial development stage that emphasized performance, it was not at a competitive level at all. It could only wait decades later, and the semiconductor manufacturing process was further improved. Only then will it shine on mobile devices by virtue of its power consumption advantages.

In France, Thomson is the Thomson company. It was not until 1984 that it developed an 8-bit personal computer Thomson MO5, but it was mainly sold in France, and it stopped providing technical support within two years.

If this is the case in Britain and France, and Germany is still being divided into two by the Berlin Wall, then other countries will have no achievements in the emerging field of personal computers, which has an unpredictable future.

Among the personal computer products operated by Olympus Group in the European market, the second-generation Fangyuan computer is unique. The main competitors of the first-generation Fangyuan computer are Tangdi and Commodore from the United States.

Apple is also one of the 8 heavyweight players in the battle for the personal computer market in Europe, but Tang Huan just stood behind the scenes and watched the fun. This once closest ally had nowhere to look for the troublemaker.

In addition, there are sub-level, local players, such as British Akon Computer, Tangerine Computer Systems, Sinclair Research and other small companies incubated in Cambridge.

(End of this chapter)