Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 358 The first lady route of the White House
It's no wonder that Hawkins got angry. Some time ago, he patted his chest in front of Tang Huan to ensure that the operation of EA was under control, but it turned out that there was such a big leak.

In particular, several important engineers were lured away with high salaries, and the Xiaobawang game console was completely cracked, which may not have nothing to do with it.

I treat you like a brother, but you abandon me like a shoe. Hawkins, who feels betrayed, is very angry.

"Would you like to take a vacation and go to Hawaii to relax?" Tang Huan said while playing with the latest puzzle toy sent by Hasbro.

Since being acquired, Hasbro, which got rid of the financial dilemma, has been rejuvenated.When Mattel’s peers put their energy into the field of video games, it happened to concentrate on cultivating and harvesting in the field of traditional games. For example, it has begun to operate Transformers from Japan.

The jigsaw puzzle in front of him was also very creative. Tang Huan thought about giving a set to his twin sons respectively.

"No, in fact, I'm not as calm as I look on the outside." Hawkins felt a little embarrassed in front of Tang Huan's calm.

"I heard that Larry Kaplan, one of the co-founders of Activision, has returned to his old club Atari?" Tang Huan asked leisurely.

"Yes." Hawkins, who had already grasped the hidden meaning of Tang Huan's words, sighed, "Everyone has his own ambitions, and I want all my subordinates to be loyal, which is really too demanding."

"Not only are our talents losing, Intellivision has also been poached by Atari for several engineers. Mattel and Warner have not taken any further actions other than accusing each other."

Tang Huan shook his head, "It can be seen that the current industry is in such a chaotic situation. Therefore, you should let the legal department slow down and act as a deterrent. If the reaction is too violent, it is of little significance. On the contrary, it may give The outside world created the impression of being domineering and bullying."

Speaking of this, Tang Huan smiled mockingly, "The game console cake is so delicious, you always block other people's money, it's like killing your parents."

"Okay." Hawkins nodded helplessly, and then said unwillingly: "But we have to do something, otherwise we will appear too passive."

"We have already done a lot of things, and we started very early." Tang Huan asked meaningfully, "Suppose, now that the market for home video game consoles suddenly starts to shrink, EA, the leader in this field, What will happen?"

"Of course I lost half of my income." Hawkins replied blurted out.

"That will hurt your vitality, will you never recover from it?" Tang Huan asked with interest.

"Certainly not, it's nothing more than a drop in stock prices and a shrinking market value. Although the home video game console business is our main source of income, EA's profit point is not limited to this. In addition to arcade machines and handhelds, PCs on this platform The game is also well done." Hawkins talked confidently.

"That's right, you can continue to work hard in this area. We are just watching the chaos in the home video game industry." Tang Huan made a gesture, "If there is no worst, it will not be the best. Then maybe we can do something other than protect ourselves."

"Could it be, do you think the industry of home video game consoles is about to turn from prosperity to decline?" Hawkins asked in surprise.

"I have a market research report here. Companies with top rankings in the market, such as Mattel and Atari, have increased their shipments, and unkindly passed the sales pressure on to distributors. They really I thought the market capacity was unlimited.”

Tang Huan took out a document from the drawer and handed it to Hawkins, "Of course, these inferences may be a bit too pessimistic. You know it in your heart, just plan ahead."

After Hawkins left with mixed feelings, Tang Huan called Tang Wenmao, "Make arrangements, I'm going to visit the White House, and do a PR on the issue of sales restrictions."

"Do you want to follow the route of the first lady?" Tang Wenmao asked softly.

"Alright, it's a private visit." Tang Huan nodded.

The current First Lady of the United States, Nancy Davis Reagan, wanted to give the White House a makeover after taking office last year.

For example, the porcelain used in the White House banquet has a different style for each president. The First Lady of Gein needs to reflect her own uniqueness through various subtleties.

Nancy Reagan's major renovation plan for the White House cost roughly $80.

Because it was due to her personal hobbies, it was not easy for the money to go to public funds. Such a waste of taxpayers' money would definitely be criticized by the media who had been watching the White House's every move, so it had to rely on donations.

At an appropriate time, Tang Huan sent 40 US dollars for this purpose, which solved Nancy Reagan's urgent need.

In addition, Tang Huan also provided a design plan for the porcelain used in the White House banquet, which was very tasteful and made Nancy Reagan very happy.

Don't underestimate these trivial matters. The fashion of the former US first lady Jacqueline Kennedy has become a very powerful political bargaining chip. The successive US first ladies have followed suit to varying degrees.

Nancy Reagan, who was born as a Hollywood actress, is even more concerned about this. For example, she accepts clothing donated by many fashion designers, and her "wardrobe" has attracted a lot of criticism.I think this kind of behavior is inappropriate. After all, the current economic downturn and people's lives are sad.

But this little problem with Nancy Reagan did not damage her authority in the White House at all. It has always occupied a very special and important position in the heart of her husband, President Ronald Reagan. In any meeting in the White House, Ronald Reagan Naderigan even allowed calls from his wife, Nancy Reagan, to be picked up.

Therefore, the first lady route of the White House is not an ordinary powerful one. Tang Huan, who has asymmetric information, obtained a special pass for the White House route early.

Tang Huan wanted to remove some industry-specific models of Fangyuan personal computer from the restricted sales list. He had a valid reason, but the most effective way to lobby was to talk to President Ronald Reagan face to face, and Nancy Reagan It is an extremely important middleman.

After discussing for a while, Tang Wenmao remembered an anecdote, and immediately started telling it with a smile.

During the Lunar New Year this year, in addition to providing entertainment within the company, Tang Huan also expanded his scope and sponsored some local celebrations in the San Francisco Bay Area, including many cultural performances.

As a result, Ronald Prescott Reagan, the character son of Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan, Ronald Prescott Reagan, also came to join in the fun.

The world is full of wonders, and many phenomena even carry an intriguing irony.

Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan were unsurprisingly conservatives, but Ronald Prescott Reagan, and his older sister, Patricia Ann Reagan, were the polar opposite of their parents , belonging to the liberals.

And these two are not ordinary rebels, such as Ronald Prescott Reagan, who declared himself an atheist at the age of 12 and told his parents that he would not go to church.

Later, Ronald Prescott Reagan only stayed at Yale University for one semester, and he took dance as his ideal, gave up his studies and changed his career. Now his salary is $90 per rehearsal week, and $270 per performance week. Get it for $[-].

As for Patricia Ann Reagan, who was born in 1952, she inherited her parents' old profession, became an actor, and took a stage name Patti Davis-Patti Davis.

Equally eccentric, he dropped out of school, lived with a rock musician for a while, opposed the Vietnam War, joined the counterculture of the early 1970s, and, at 24, had a tubal ligation.

It can be said that Reagan's sons and daughters made news for him.

Tang Huan, who had heard about this for a long time, couldn't help feeling gossip, and asked curiously, "How is this Ronald Prescott Reagan's dancing skills? Isn't it a show of high-mindedness and low-handedness?"

"I heard from the reviews that it's not bad." Tang Wenmao smiled, "After all, he relies on this to support himself."

Tang Huan nodded with emotion, "This is what people call living true and selfish."

"United Artists and MGM are filming a TV series for CNN. That Patty Davis joined the crew. I don't know if her father's presidential fame has added points to her." Tang Wenmao added another message.

"Ronald Reagan, who was born in Hollywood, has served as the governor of California for two terms after all, so he still has some lingering shadows." Tang Huan commented casually.

While talking, Woz excitedly came over.

Tang Huan waved his hand, and Tang Wenmao stepped back gently.

"Tang, the theatrical performance you sponsored in the San Francisco Bay Area is very interesting. I want to hold a music festival. What do you think? Are you interested in having fun together?" Woz, with a big beard, asked expectantly. .

Since the plane crash last year, Woz first experienced a brief period of amnesia. Fortunately, he recovered soon, but the light of the genius electronic engineer who once created many technological miracles seemed to have dimmed.

Because of this accident, Woz decided to temporarily leave Apple Computer Company and give priority to completing his previously interrupted college studies, so he applied to the University of California, Berkeley, under the pseudonym Rocky Raccoon Clark to resume his studies.

In addition, Woz also ushered in his second marriage, and married Candy, a colleague of Apple Computer.

In other words, Woz is relatively free now, and he is like a rich man.

A real hacker has two notable characteristics, one is that he is skilled enough, and the other is that he is obsessed with music.

Therefore, Tang Huan, who also possessed these two characteristics, did not feel abrupt about Woz's plan, and was also aroused interest.

"The idea of ​​the music festival is really good." Tang Huan nodded with a smile, and thought about the operability of this project carefully, but then his face darkened.

Because he remembered, in the original time and space, Woz also tossed the tricks of this music festival.

As a result, the first music festival lost 1200 million U.S. dollars; the second music festival still lost 1200 million U.S. dollars after carefully calculating the ticket revenue; the third time, there is no third time...

Tang Huan has always been forthright and honest, but he has no habit of being taken advantage of.

Seeing Woz's simple and honest smile, Tang Huan couldn't help muttering to himself, you king of pit kings, you can just put yourself in it, why come here to hurt me.

"You also think the idea of ​​a music festival is good." Woz, who felt that he had found a bosom friend, slapped his thigh happily, "Don't you have a film company and a TV station in your hand, there should be no shortage of organizational talents, I can do it Take it easy."

Hearing this, Tang Huan, who was originally angry with Woz, couldn't help but feel moved, "I can't be too stereotyped, and there are a lot of professionals under me, no matter how bad they are, they won't be as bad as they were in the original time and space. "

"If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools. Although this idea is good, we also need to prepare carefully. After all, it is the first time to hold such an event. At least we have to wait until the first half of the year." Tang Huan pondered for a moment, "What do you think?"

"Then follow your arrangement." Woz nodded kindly.

After discussing the music festival for a while, Tang Huan changed the topic to Apple's Apple II.

"Recently, Intel also launched the 16-bit microprocessor 80286. Personal computers have entered the 16-bit era, which is already an irresistible general trend. Although the market response to Apple IIe is still good, it belongs to the 8-bit computer behind Rixian after all. , when are you going to add a 16-bit upgrade to the Apple II?"

Woz put away the smile on his face and scratched his head, "Is this still necessary? According to the plan, Lisa should come out at the end of this year, followed by Steve's MAC."

"I'm not that optimistic." Tang Huan shook his head, "Lisa's goal is commercial use and is not the successor of Apple II at all. Although MAC can take on this responsibility, judging from Steve's ability to control the project, The delivery time is really difficult to determine. What’s even more troublesome is that at the software level, the two of them have not been confirmed to be compatible with the Apple II. At the same time, Zheru is not willing to do those unnecessary duplications of work.”

"Let's talk about it later, I put finishing school first." Woz finally replied.

Tang Huan glanced at the other party, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, who said that honest people don't hold grudges? Woz's negative attitude is obviously dissatisfied with the Apple II department, which contributes most of Apple's revenue, but has been treated coldly and squeezed out. The embarrassing situation of marginal status.

This kind of contradiction is a bit similar to the nature of "it is difficult for an honest official to decide on housework". Tang Huan didn't bother to waste his tongue, so he stopped mentioning it.

After Woz was sent away, various trivial matters came one after another, such as a call from Markkula asking him to go to Apple's headquarters to discuss matters.

(End of this chapter)