Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 247 Breaking up the combination and people coming and going
From the macro to the micro, from technology to the market, Tang Huan talked endlessly for almost a day. The admirers in the audience memorized several notebooks carefully, as if they had gained a lot.

He became a billionaire in the United States in less than two years, and recently entered Hollywood. There are countless reasons for fans to regard Tang Huan as their undoubted idol.

……

Of course, there is a price to be crazily sought after. Although Tang Huan didn't know how many cups of tea he drank, Tang Huan's throat still seemed to be smoking, and he had a good rest after returning to the villa.

Christina deliberately brought two little lolis, Sophie and Monica, to a private party to relax the atmosphere.

The work directed by Claude Binodeau and also the first movie starring Sophie - "First Contact" was just released on the 17th of this month.

In the original time and space, this movie achieved both fame and fortune throughout Europe. The number of viewers in France alone reached 4378500. Among other countries, the number was more than 128 million in Hungary and more than 66 in West Germany.

In this time and space, although it has not yet reached the final conclusion, the enthusiasm of the audience is beyond description. The 14-year-old Sophie became popular in Europe overnight.

Looking at the cheerful little loli, Tang Huan was thoughtful.In his view, the popularity of any work of art is closely related to the general environment.

Take Stephen Chow’s nonsense as an example. At that time, Xiangjiang in the 1990s could be described as a stage of luxury and carnival. In the KTV, drinking with a bottle of wine, and laughing wildly at the nonsensical screen in the cinema, it was all people who had not immigrated a way of catharsis.

"First Contact" was very popular in Europe, and the movie "Applause" with a similar theme also performed well at the Hong Kong box office.

Perhaps, this has something to do with the growth of another generation of young people. Youth-themed works have tickled the audience's itch, and they just cater to what they like.

Tang Huan's eyes turned to Monica, and it was interesting to find that the other side turned his face shyly. After all, a letter of thought report once a week is far from being as simple as it seems. The girl opened her heart unconsciously. .

"Monica, you also need to learn acting skills. Just being a model is a waste of talent." Tang Huan smiled slightly and said.

If this suggestion had been made a few months ago, it is estimated that the assertive Monica would have resisted, but now that Sophie has become a rising star, how could she not be envious.

"I listen to the arrangement of Mr. and Miss." Monica replied in a low voice.

Christina watched the three little lolitas that Tang Huan stuffed into her hand, one of them began to shine brightly, not to mention the kind of joy at seeing the hunter,
She faintly felt the evil taste of the man in front of her who fascinated her, that is, to cultivate a big star in every country and control it in her hands.

This idea is not only crazy, but also interesting. The Queen of Ships likes this unheard of novelty the most.

"Could it be that you have already thought of a movie and role for her?" Christina immediately became curious, and the two little lolis also pricked up their ears.

"Didn't I just acquire United Artists? When I arrived in the UK, I happened to go see the filming of the movie "007" under my name. It was very interesting, and Monica was in a very malleable stage. , why not let her participate in the next "007"." Tang Huan said his thoughts leisurely.

"Bond girl..." Christina showed an intriguing smile on her face, "Monica is pretty enough, barely meets the age standard, and her acting skills can be improved through learning, just her sexiness. I don't know if she can compare with the previous Bond girls. .”

"There is at least a year of preparation time, and there is still time to improve the overall quality." Tang Huan coughed lightly, looked at Monica, and encouraged him gently.

"I really envy Monica, she can play a mature role so soon." Sophie pouted, took Monica's arm and shook it several times.

"Then you, a big star, hurry up and grow up." Monica responded with a smile on her lips.

……

After handing over the start-up work of investing in the fab to the Olympus Group, Tang Huan came to Xiangjiang directly from Paris.

He wanted to see, they were all clowns trying to prevent him from getting Li's TV.

"Those three Australian consortiums, as competitors for the acquisition, were the first to let the news go." Zhou Mi shook his head disdainfully and pushed over a document, "Then some Chinese people thought that you were not suitable because of your mainland background. Becoming the owner of a TV station is exactly what the British guys in Hong Kong want."

Tang Huan flipped through the documents at a glance, and couldn't help rubbing the center of his brows, "Sure enough, the water is deep in such a tiny place. My old friend, probably has been found out by those who are interested in it."

"That's true, not to mention that you are still a billionaire with a lot of gold." Zhou Mi laughed, "And it is this identity that can be called a world pass that makes you qualified to ignore the jumping up and down of clowns. Boss Huo is A most obvious example."

"It's better to lean against the big tree to enjoy the shade. This is a kind of self-respect on my part." Tang Huan shook his head in self-mockery.

"Cultivation of one's character, order of family, governance of the country, and peace of the world. The situation is so complicated. Self-preservation is the basis. Your choice is irreproachable." Zhou Mi offered sincere words of comfort.

"I'm not that fragile, I just express my feelings." Tang Huan waved his hand with a smile.

"Actually, you have a good reputation in Xiangjiang, and you still have many friends in the open and in the dark. I heard that someone wanted to persuade Run Run Shaw, as an industry insider, to raise objections to your purchase of Li's TV, but he explicitly rejected it." , bluntly said that this is a simple business behavior, there is no reason to express an opinion, Jiang is still old and hot." Zhou Mi's eyes were full of appreciation.

"That's true. Just the experience created by the great rivers and waves is enough for people to have the ability to see through the essence of things." Tang Huan deeply felt the same, "There is nothing wrong with the license of the TV station."

"On April 1973, 4, Li's Yingsheng's broadcasting mode changed from wired to wireless, and the fee became free. It was renamed Li's TV, and won a new phase of wireless TV broadcasting license through bidding." Zhou Mi picked up a copy The document read a few words, then put it down, and said with a smile: "From the establishment of this Li TV, it has not even been ten years, and the license period is still long, and we have sufficient funds, even if someone wants to make trouble, there is no way to start." .”

Having said that, Zhou Mi picked up another document and handed it to Tang Huan, "What is the overall situation has been decided? You can see it from the attitudes of other shareholders, including Jardine, the Kadoorie family, the Yongan Guo family, Standard Chartered, Xu Shixun's family, etc., are willing to give up their shares, and Zheng Yutong intends to take over and become your partner."

Tang Huan raised his brows, thinking that there are traces of historical development. In the original time and space, Zheng Yutong and Lin Baixin cooperated to buy ATV in the late 1980s, each holding 40.00% of the shares, and even served as the board of directors for a period of time Chairman, I didn't expect this drama to be advanced to the present.

"In this way, the acquisition has been going smoothly so far. The so-called troubles are nothing more than thunder and rain." Tang Huan couldn't help but smile easily.

"As you wish, of course there will be extremely challenging things waiting for you to deal with." Zhou Mi pulled out another document, "Li's TV, no, it should be renamed Media Asia TV, there are some changes in internal personnel , There are even some heavyweights, such as the program director Mai Dangxiong and the program planner Xiao Ruoyuan, who have submitted their resignation letters to the general manager Huang Xizhao. This is a pillar, and the outside world is talking about it, just waiting to see your jokes."

"Hey, it's really fun. I, the new boss, didn't even wait for me to come to Xiangjiang to show my face. I gave up and left. Did they give any reason?" Tang Huan had a playful look on his face.

Mai Dangxiong, one of the "Three Heroes of Beauty"; Xiao Ruoyuan, known as "Xiao Genius", can be called the second general of Li TV.

However, Tang Shua was not too surprised by this news. After all, in the original time and space, these talented people left the TV station, including the general manager Huang Xizhao.

However, the reason at that time was that they did not agree with the business philosophy of the three Australian consortiums, but now...

"Of course I did, but the root is still with you." Zhou Mi had a funny expression on his face.

It turns out that the Kung Fu movie "Kung Fu" specially shot by Golden Harvest in order to promote Cheng Long to Hollywood was released in Hong Kong on October 10 and earned more than HK$16 million at the box office. Logically speaking, it is not bad, but compared to the investment , and the popularity of "Junior and Brother" at the beginning of the year are not enough.

However, for a movie like "Applause" with a small investment, the box office achieved is not much worse than that of "Killer's Trenches". This considerable input-output ratio has aroused the interest of insightful people who plan to enter the film industry.

Mai Dangxiong used "wanting to develop into the film industry" as an excuse for his resignation, and Xiao Ruoyuan did the same. At the same time, he also said that there is a family business that needs to be taken care of.

Tang Huan nodded with a relaxed expression, thinking that these people were telling the truth. After all, talented people always have ambitions.

In the original time and space, as a producer and producer, McDonald has participated in the production of a large number of films since 1982.

His first work "Pretty Girl" not only successfully created a series of realistic social films for him to shoot, but also won a box office of more than 1000 million, ranking eighth in the whole year of 1982, and won the second Golden Globe. Seven nominations for the Image Award, career transition, perfect success.

As for Xiao Ruoyuan, he also did well. In addition to switching to film production, he also accepted Huang Yulang's invitation from 1987 to 1988 to participate in the screenwriting work of best-selling comics such as "Drunken Master" and "Dragon Tiger Gate" in Yulang Group.

At the same time, Youlian Building Materials Group, a building materials company run by Xiao Ruoyuan's family, was successfully listed in Hong Kong. At its peak, the market value of its two companies, Youlian and Youhui Yunshi, once reached HK$53 billion.

It can be said that both Mai Dangxiong and Xiao Ruoyuan are successful businessmen.It is unrealistic for such a person to want them to work for others honestly.

It is precisely based on these results in the original time and space that Tang Huan is very open to the loss of talents represented by Mai Dangxiong and Xiao Ruoyuan.

It's raining, my mother wants to get married, and it's not sweet to be forced.Xiangjiang, an immigrant city, has no shortage of talents.They left, just to make room for someone else to advance.

Moreover, although some people didn't say it, they must have hostile thoughts. It would be better to break it up earlier, so as not to think about what they did in the future in the original time and space, and make people feel disgusted.

"Your reaction is too flat, it's beyond my expectation." Seeing that Tang Huan was not teased, Zhou Mi was a little disappointed, "Isn't it because you have successfully acquired a Hollywood company that you don't care much about this TV station? .”

"How is it possible, am I so prodigal? You have forgotten that I spent a lot of time to acquire Li TV." Tang Huan laughed dumbly, "You still don't really understand the foundation of Li TV. When Jiashi went bankrupt, After that, part of the resources flowed into this TV station. And I just read the documents. Professionals with the same extraordinary talents like Xu Xiaoming are still retained. It just so happens that they have a place to use."

"So, what I see is superficial." Zhou Mi shook his head in embarrassment.

"In addition, although the artists under Li's TV are not as good as the stars created by TVB in general, their strength should not be underestimated." , Wan Ziliang and other artists whose potential has yet to be tapped.

"Since you mentioned this aspect, I have to remind you again that you have not arrived, but various orders have been sent, and everyone has to carry out them as they are, and those who are affected who do not know us will inevitably be affected. Feeling terrified. For example, if you assign all the artists of the TV station to DreamWorks, Huang Xizhao, the general manager, will definitely have an idea. It is estimated that the early departure of Mai Dangxiong and Xiao Ruoyuan may also be affected by this factor."

"Now that I have bought the toys, what's the point if I don't split them up and put them together according to my intention?" Tang Huan said disapprovingly, "Besides, there are many benefits to separating artists from the TV station. On the one hand, the TV station Without the financial burden, on the other hand, artists can be freed from the constraints of the TV station and accept dramas better. Moreover, the TV station is a propaganda platform after all. No matter whether it is on the left or right, or even neutral, it will inevitably offend people. Artists Being placed under the management of Dream Plaza can, to a great extent, reduce the possibility of being blocked due to political factors."

Having said that, Tang Huan snorted, "Those jittery people just feel that the power in their hands has become smaller. People come and go, there are in and out, it's normal, no matter who is missing in the TV station, All functioning normally."

At this time, Hu Yinmeng accompanied Zhou Liang Shuyi into the office.

……

USA, Florida, Boca Raton Industrial Zone, Chess Project R&D Center, IBM elites are discussing around the table, looking at the dismantled two second-generation Fangyuan computers.

The chief system designer, Liu Gebrecht, rummaged through a large pile of documents, then frowned and sighed, "It seems that God really played a joke on us, the second-generation Fangyuan computer The system bus is called Interconnect Standard Architecture——ISA, and the system bus of IBM-PC is called Industry Standard Architecture——ISA. The abbreviations of the two are exactly the same. That’s all, the key is that its technical specifications almost cover our standards.”

"Their interconnect standard structure has applied for a patent, while our industrial standard structure is still being adjusted to take into account 8-bit and 16-bit expansion cards. The progress gap is too big, and a decision must be made as soon as possible." Another An engineer suggested hastily and worriedly.

"We have finally seen the true face of the second-generation Fangyuan computer, and it is still a model of two CPU architectures. Compared with each other, have we been hit by the technical strength of the other party?" Don Estrich had a faint smile on his face. , and glanced at his men with low morale.

"It is undeniable that our IBM-PC is indeed far behind the second-generation Fangyuan computer in terms of technology, but don't forget, what is the biggest feature of a personal computer?" Don Estridge said vigorously. A gesture, "That's cheap. Look at the second-generation Fangyuan computer, which has specially designed slots for memory. Doesn't it cost money? And based on their so-called ISA bus expansion slots, although they support both 8-bit and 16-bit bit, but is there a 16-bit expansion card in the PC market today?"

There was a sneer on Don Estrich's face, and he commented sarcastically, "The second-generation Fangyuan computer is too ambitious. Although it has powerful functions, it ignores the actual situation in the current market. The price of 4000 US dollars, there are How many individual users are willing to pay for it? If you focus on business users, you will have to face the competition of minicomputers. It’s simply not enough. Our IBM-PC has a much clearer positioning, and the price will definitely be able to achieve it. Less than $2000."

"You should understand how difficult it is to get these two computers. It is said that the current second-generation Fangyuan computers are mainly supplied to business users, and individual users need to make reservations and wait." Don Estridge pointed to the messy table. He smiled confidently, "It is not difficult to see that the second-generation computers are still immature in the production process, and there is no way to compare with IBM's powerful factory manufacturing capabilities. This time difference may not be able to make up for the lag in the project progress."

Seeing Don Estrich's boastful expression, Liu Ogbrecht snorted inwardly.

Originally, he thought that after Bill Lovo was promoted and left the chess planning team, he would take over as a matter of course, but he didn't expect Don Estridge to come in by air.

Although the other party has a high wrist and quickly gained everyone's superficial approval, there must be many people secretly dissatisfied, including myself.

(End of this chapter)