Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 270 The Invisible Game
After muttering in his heart, "It's so exciting", Tang Huan turned on the TV casually. ABC was broadcasting the video of the incident just now. CBS and NBC were competing to report. Not to be outdone, CNN's CNN did not have footage outside the hotel at the time, so it used NBC footage.

From Reagan's assassination, to the Gulf War in the future, and even further to 911/[-], the cable news network has always regarded its round-the-clock reporting as its most distinctive feature. The struggle of the Li News Channel.

It can be said that CNN redefines the concept of news, from traditionally referring to "things that have happened" to "things that are happening."

In Tang Huan's view, this mode may be just like the criticisms it has suffered. While pursuing timeliness, verisimilitude and presence, it dilutes the boundaries between news and entertainment, and often lacks the connection and meaning between facts. Endless sitcoms.

But this kind of "superficial and trivial" is not a major improvement. The news audience cannot always be elite, and Media Asia TV should also learn from it.

While thinking about it, Tang Huan received a special call.

"Don, you should be at the scene reported by the news." In the microphone, Bush Jr.'s voice sounded a bit erratic.

"It's only a few steps away." Tang Huan replied slowly and carefully, "According to my observation, among the six bullets, only the last bullet was rebounded by the bulletproof armor and hit the chest. It should not cause fatal injuries."

"I see, thank you." Bush Jr. quickly hung up the phone.

The Prism Gate was not built in a day. At this sensitive moment, both parties in the call were deliberately cautious.

Tang Huan put the microphone back, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, as if he had given the Bush family a favor.

Under U.S. law, the order of presidential succession goes from the vice president, then the speaker of the House of Representatives or the most senior senator from the majority party in the Senate, and then the secretary of state.

In this sudden incident, the current Vice President Bush Sr. is obviously on the cusp.

If he was too aggressive and Reagan was fine, he became a political laughingstock and his relationship with Reagan was clouded.

But if you are too conservative, you will be criticized for not taking responsibility, and even lose the best chance to be in charge.

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In fact, Vice President Bush Sr. was not in Washington at this time.

He was in Texas a few days ago after accepting a crisis management assignment from him in an emergency.

When the aide suggested to take a helicopter directly and return to Washington as soon as possible, Bush shook his head, "This does not meet the vice president's specifications."

So, Bush Sr. took the "Air Force Two" step by step and returned to Washington.

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White House Situation Room—White House Situation Room, is a conference room and intelligence management center located in the basement of the West Wing Office of the White House, with a total area of ​​about 460 square meters. It was ordered to be established in 1961 after a failure in intelligence communications.

It is mainly used by the National Security Council, including the President of the United States, White House Chief of Staff, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Advisor, etc., to respond to emergencies at home and abroad. And it is a workplace for quick consultation and response to matters related to US national security.

Obviously, the assassination of President Reagan was an extremely serious emergency.

Cabinet members including Secretary of State Alexander Hague, Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberg, and National Security Advisor Richard Allen are discussing several important issues in the Situation Room of the White House.

For example, the whereabouts of the nuclear button suitcase, a group of Soviet submarines approaching the Atlantic coast that are obviously abnormal in number compared with usual, the possibility of the Soviet army invading Poland again, and issues such as presidential succession.

Although under normal circumstances, no recording equipment is allowed in the White House Situation Room, but when Allen informed everyone present, he still made a recording.

Soon, copies of the nuclear button suitcase and the gold code card were placed in the war room; while Reagan's nuclear button suitcase was still in the hospital with the officer who kept him; Ben followed Bush Sr.

Everyone discussed in an orderly manner according to the procedure, and the topic soon came to the president's succession.

After learning that Reagan was undergoing surgery, Secretary of State Alexander Hager declared, "Under the Constitution, before the arrival of the Vice President, the center of power is now here, in this chair."

Although they knew that Secretary of State was the third candidate in the presidential succession order, and that Alexander Hager's statement did not conform to the Constitution, in order to avoid conflicts, no one else in the White House Situation Room pointed this out to Alexander Hager.

Meanwhile, a press conference is being held in the White House Press Briefing Room.

CBS News anchor Leslie Starr asked Deputy White House Press Secretary Larry Spikes, "Who's running the government right now?"

Larry Spikes gave the answer, "I can't answer this question for now."

After hearing this reply, Alexander Hagrid was very dissatisfied. He immediately wrote a note and sent it to Larry Spikes, ordering him to leave the podium immediately.

After a while, Alexander Haig walked into the briefing room in person, and solemnly replied to the question just now: "Gentlemen, according to the Constitution, we should proceed in the order of the President, Vice President and Secretary of State. And If the President decides to transfer power to the Vice President, he will. But now in the White House, I am in charge of everything. Of course, I will be in close contact with the Vice President who is still on the road. If there is something to take care of, I will also We will negotiate with him."

When other people in the Situation Room of the White House heard Alexander Haig say domineeringly, "I'm in charge of everything", they couldn't help laughing.

I have to say, knowing people and faces but not knowing the heart, the water in the rivers and lakes is so deep!
In the press briefing room, Alexander Haig just said, "There is absolutely no need to take any precautionary measures at such a time."

In the Situation Room of the White House, Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberg raised the alert level of the military.

So, when Alexander Haig returned to the White House Situation Room, he objected to him because it made him look like a liar.

Casper Weinberg showed no sign of weakness, accusing Alexander Haig of abusing his authority, and his "I'm in charge" statement.

Alexander Haig sarcastically advised his opponents to "read the Constitution", saying his speech did not deal with succession, which he knew was in order.

All of a sudden, in the Situation Room of the White House, a war of confrontation began.

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At 18:20, Reagan's operation ended.

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Around 19:[-], Vice President Bush Sr. arrived at the White House.

He did not activate the procedure for the fourth paragraph of the No. 20 five-item amendment, that is, this paragraph allows cabinet members, including the vice president, to vote on whether the president can continue to serve.

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At around 19:30, Reagan regained consciousness.

This also means that the procedures in the third paragraph of the No. 20 Five Amendments, which allow Bush Sr. to act as president, do not need to be initiated.

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At 20:20, Vice President Bush Sr. delivered a televised speech to the nation, "I can assure the people of the whole country and any other country concerned that the US government is now fully operational. We have a complete and adequate communication system Reporting throughout the day."

There are various indications that the political situation in the United States has quickly emerged from the chaos caused by this sudden incident and returned to calm.

However, the folks are still expressing various reactions to this matter in their own ways one after another.

Needless to say, Americans gathered around TVs at home and in shopping malls to watch events unfold.

Among them, superstitious people mentioned the curse of Tecoma; those familiar with history thought of the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King in the 1960s.

Newspapers that wanted to increase sales began to print supplements and use large headlines to attract readers.

Masses are also held in churches.

In financial markets, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell after the shooting.

In entertainment, the 53rd Academy Awards ceremony was postponed for one night.

In order to strictly distinguish it from the name of the gunman John Hinkley, ABC temporarily changed the name of the protagonist in the TV series "The Greatest American Hero" from "Ralph Hinkley" - "Ralph Hinkley" Klee" was changed to Ralph Hanley - "Ralph Hanley".

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Although CNN was lagging behind in the first on-site shooting and video recording, it continued to follow up and report on this series of incidents later, claiming to dig deeper for as long as 48 hours. reputation.

But how can there be so much content for reporters to disclose, so Tang Huan threw out the RFID card reader, and the gunman John Hinckley was first exposed from the crowd.And the live photos of him rescuing Alfred Antenucci who had a heart attack were treated as gossip for embellishment. Even Tang Huan tried to retrieve the RFID card reader and was stopped by the Secret Service. let go.

"Let's see, the dignified richest man, what was thrown out?" The host made a gesture, and the TV camera gave a close-up.

"My colleagues tried to interview witnesses including Tang, but Tang cautiously refused through his assistant. However, my colleagues recognized that this was an electronic device that had been demonstrated at the luncheon, which could conduct radio frequency Identification. A new product that has just been developed and is worth thousands of dollars."

After the host finished summarizing, the TV camera turned to the scene where Tang Huan rescued Alfred Antonucci, a golden needle pricked his finger, and a drop of blood immediately oozed out.

The journalists in the United States are not only dedicated to their work, but also their capture techniques are amazing, and the clarity of the photos is so clear.

"The audience must be curious about what he is doing? Tang should be performing witchcraft from the East to relieve the symptoms of the heart patient." At this point, the host seemed to have received some hints, and quickly added: "Sorry, this Not Eastern witchcraft, but acupuncture. In California, it’s a very common formal occupation in the Chinese community.”
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This is where live news is difficult to grasp. In addition to the main body of the news, trivial information will also be instilled into the heads of the audience.

Tang Huan turned down the volume of the TV, sat on the sofa and fell into thinking.

When Secretary of State Alexander Hagrid couldn't wait to say the phrase "I'm responsible for everything" in public, his fate was already doomed, and he had to pay for his instability, even if Reagan had trusted and valued him before.

Bush, who ran for president in 1980 but lost to Ronald Reagan in the primary.Although he later agreed to serve as Reagan's deputy, partnered in the election and won the final victory, but the two were just cooperating out of interests, and there might not be much trust between them.

However, during the period from Reagan's assassination at 2:27 p.m. to 8:20 p.m., when Bush Sr. made a televised address to the nation as vice president, he showed sufficient political wisdom. Reagan must have looked differently at his partner.

The hand-picked secretary of state wants to take office in a high-profile way, and the former opponents in the election quietly defend the incumbent president.

In the invisible game, many people are destined to have ups and downs in the political arena.

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At this time, the assistant came to report that "Silicon Valley One" was ready and could return to San Francisco overnight.

Now the reporters who are inquiring about the news are buzzing around like flies, almost pervasive. Tang Huan is so disturbed that he naturally has to run away and return to his base camp.

When the Boeing 747 took off from Washington and landed in San Francisco, due to the time difference between the east and the west, the local time was almost the same as before. This is the wonder of nature, but it is difficult for ordinary people to appreciate it.

Tang Huan went directly to the villa where Lin Qingxia lived alone, and the other party was watching the night news.

"Are you okay?" Lin Qingxia asked with concern, noticing Tang Huan's rare look of exhaustion.

"It feels good, I watched a shootout scene." Tang Huan smiled lightly, "From the first bullet hitting the press spokesman's head to the last bullet hitting the car armor, the sparks bounced back and forth. Shot the president in the chest and nothing happened."

"Don't describe it, I saw the live video on TV, it was really scary." Lin Qingxia leaned on Tang Huan and murmured, "Everything will be fine if you are safe."

Smelling the faint scent of the beauty in his arms, Tang Huan's tense nerves finally relaxed.

It is not so easy to take advantage of such a top-level historical loophole. Tang Huan will naturally be under great pressure, and now it is time to completely relieve it.

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The American media is undoubtedly very powerful. John Hinckley, who was imprisoned for assassinating President Reagan, asked the police officer on duty whether the 53rd Oscar Awards Ceremony, which was originally scheduled to be held that night, would be held because of the film he directed. The shooting incident was postponed, and they were all excavated.

As for John Hinckley's obsession with Jodie Foster, the shooting was what this person called "the greatest confession of love in the history of the world", and other details were quickly made public.

The news media from all over the world rushed into the campus of Yale University "like a cavalry invasion" and began to track and interview the freshman Jodie Foster in every possible way.

The assassination looked ridiculous, and people who felt incredible started media fast food consumption on Jodie Foster.

Before that, another man, Edward Richardson, followed Jodie Foster on the campus of Yale University and tried to kill the star, which was also found out by reporters from the police station and Yale University.

For a while, as long as you open the newspaper, there is a report from Jodie Foster.

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Tang Huan, who expressed deep sympathy, shook his head, put down the newspaper, and returned to his work.

April of this year is destined to be restless, because with the upcoming sixth West Coast Computer Festival, a new generation of personal computers will be unveiled together, and a big battle is about to be staged, and the participants have even smelled the smoke.

In this battle, there will naturally be elite soldiers and strong generals under his command to charge forward. Tang Huan just needs to command, and he also has a large number of guests to receive recently, such as the visiting Oakland Mayor Lionel Wilson and the Oakland Athletics The second boss, Walter Haas, and Mikhail Kogan accompanied him.

Among the three major cities in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, Oakland under the rule of Lionel Wilson worked the hardest to win over Tang Huan, and achieved the most remarkable results.

Not only has the Oakland Stadium found a new sponsor, it has been completely renewed since then, and the financial burden on the local area has been greatly reduced. Even the Oakland Raiders and Oakland Athletics, which had already decided to go, were successfully kept in Oakland in the end. , and even the former also won the Super Bowl.

Walter Haas, who is also over sixty years old like Lionel Wilson, has become closer and closer since he and Tang Huan jointly bought the Oakland Athletics for $1300 million, and was persuaded that Levi's became Fangyuan Computer Customers, also went to the Mainland Special Economic Zone for inspection, ready to invest in the construction of factories.

The three old men came together today, naturally to discuss the project.

There was a time when the Oakland Athletics games were broadcast by KALX operated by the University of California, Berkeley. A major league team is only at the level of a 10A minor league.

In view of this, Walter Haas felt that this disadvantage should be completely changed, so he went to Mikhail Cogan and said that the Oakland Raiders are now popular enough and cannot continue to be partial, and the Oakland Athletics also need publicity resource.

Although Mikhail Kogan does not have the halo of an MBA from Harvard Business School like Walter Haas, he is not bad at all in terms of shrewdness.

He was aware of Tang Huan's long-standing plan to invest part of the profits he earned in high-quality industries, so he encouraged his new partner.

(End of this chapter)