Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 361 Making a lot of money in Silicon Valley and Hollywood
The famous treasure hunter Mel Fisher, after meeting Tang Huan, his treasure hunting career suddenly became colorful. For example, he received a secret mission from the US military to search for two attack ships that sank and disappeared in the 1960s Nuclear submarines - Thresher and Scorpion.

Recently, Mel Fisher has completed the mission of the US military to "see people alive and dead", found the wreck sites of Thresher and Scorpion, found their wreckage, and identified two The nuclear reactor is still lying obediently on the bottom of the sea, which can be regarded as a complete failure.

As for the cause of the crash, and whether it is related to the Soviet Union, it has nothing to do with Mel Fisher, and he is not interested in knowing.

Mel Fisher has accepted his boss Tang Huan's positioning of the treasure hunting activity - a sense of accomplishment and conquest, and even a lasting reputation. As for wealth, he no longer needs to consider it. The Fisher family has long been in good hands. Money.

Finding the wrecked nuclear submarine for the U.S. military, although it cannot be released to the public due to confidentiality reasons, but it has added a strong stroke to its own treasure hunting record, which is enough.

What's more, confidentiality will eventually expire. At that time, the world will naturally know who successfully led the search.

Now, Mel Fisher can't wait to turn all his energy to the next task - to find the sinking position of the Titanic.

Therefore, while the fleet was resting, Mel Fisher came to San Francisco non-stop to report to Tang Huan and seek relevant instructions.

He was accompanied by another man named Robert Ballard, who was the recipient of the U.S. military's mission to find the crashed nuclear submarine. However, in the face of the powerful search capabilities of the Mel Fisher fleet, he was completely unable to find the wrecked nuclear submarine. Became a supporting role.

In this regard, Robert Ballard was not upset, but completely convinced.In fact, he accepted the entrustment of the U.S. military to find the Titanic by using the search resources that may be saved. Because he does not have the support of a financial backer like Mel Fisher, he can only try to find the Titanic in the U.S. military. It is used for "rubbing" the boat here.

When he heard about Mel Fisher's next work plan, Robert Ballard couldn't restrain his idealistic passion and took the initiative to join in.

His profile was low enough and he was very knowledgeable, so Mel Fisher quickly accepted this like-minded person.

"Tang, your hypothesis is valid. When a ship sinks, a long strip of area will be formed on the seabed under huge pressure, and the search ship will record the spiral reciprocating direction on the sea surface through computer recording. Scanning has a high chance of discovery." Mel Fisher explained enthusiastically on the small blackboard.

Tang Huan, who listened carefully, nodded again and again, "Communicate the experience you have gathered with the R&D center to further improve the relevant mathematical models."

In the process of communicating with Mel Fisher, Tang Huan did not neglect Robert Ballard, because the other party was the discoverer of the Titanic in the original time and space, but now, he obviously has no such opportunity .

The ocean is unpredictable, especially the Titanic is not like those Spanish treasure ships, which capsized in the shallow sea not far from the mainland, but sank in the deep sea of ​​the Atlantic Ocean, making the search even more difficult.

But Tang Huan has the approximate coordinates and the assistance of more and more advanced high-tech equipment, so he is confident that he will present this legendary ship to the world within this year.

Finding the Titanic, which has sunk for more than half a century, is not just a game for the rich. Although many people like Texas oil tycoon Jack Grimm have improved their reputation through this incident, but Don Huan wants to achieve more.

Next month, Fisher's fleet will be rested and set sail for the Atlantic Ocean for the first search for the Titanic. Tang Huan not only asked CNN to keep the news attention, but also asked D2 to create related promotional videos.

Moreover, Tang Huan used music to build momentum in fashion, drawing on James Cameron's "Titanic" movie episode "My Heart Will Go On" and the movie's original soundtrack "Unable To Stay, Unwilling To Leave", "Hymn To The Sea", "A Life So Changed", etc.

Deng Lijun used her spare time to spend the Lunar New Year with her mother, brother and children in Los Angeles to record the single "My Heart Will Go On", and "Unable To Stay, Unwilling To Leave", "Hymn To The Sea", "A Life So" "Changed" was also arranged by James Roy Horner.

The original version of Tang Huan gained a lot of fame for his profound knowledge of Chinese flutes when he was an undergraduate student at the University of California, Berkeley.

This ability was not affected by the soul travel, so Tang Huan had a sudden whim and came up with the idea of ​​replacing the Scottish bagpipe with a Chinese flute.

The sound of Scottish bagpipes is deep and solemn, the bass is rich and powerful, and the high notes are somewhat similar to Chinese suona, while the sound of Chinese flutes is famous for its crisp, elegant, long and euphemistic sound.

Therefore, Tang Huan's idea is quite challenging, but isn't art about making breakthroughs through constant attempts and insights?

In order to show his professionalism, Tang Huan prepared several kinds of flutes and even a flute, as if he would not give up until he achieved his goal.

James Horner, who was born in 1953, entered the film industry in the late 1970s and composed music for some low-cost horror films or sci-fi films. , has been won over by Lianmei, but now he belongs to the unknown junior, and he naturally has no right to speak in front of the boss who is full of ideas.

Fortunately, this is just to create momentum for the search for the Titanic. When CNN makes a special report, there will be an exclusive background music. James Horner will not have too much artistic pressure.

In fact, Tang Huan's challenge was not in vain. The artistic conception of these three original pieces of music and the stories hidden in them were not affected. After all, art is a very subjective and preconception existence.

Compared with Deng Lijun's performance of "My Heart Will Go On", Tang Huan was a little embarrassed after working with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, and his lips seemed to be swollen. Fortunately, everyone appreciated his versatility as a billionaire. Showed a great degree of respect, which can be regarded as comfort.

At this time, the news that Tang Huan also joined the ranks of rich men searching for the Titanic was unearthed by the media, which immediately aroused a lot of discussion. After all, when he was searching for the Spanish treasure ship, he was very favored by the goddess of luck.

Among them, Jack Grimm, the most high-profile Texas oil tycoon, may have returned due to repeated failures. In addition, seeing Tang Huan also came to join in the fun, he immediately felt the pressure of competition and was unhappy, so he said, "Searching for targets in the Atlantic Ocean is much more difficult than hunting treasures on the Caribbean coast. If Don is still so lucky. I'll bet $100 million."

It was obvious that this was actually a bet. The media who felt that there was room for speculation immediately became excited and hurried to find Tang Huan to find out his reaction.

"This is really a master who is unwilling to be lonely." After Tang Huan muttered to himself, he smiled slightly, "Well, if I don't find the Titanic this year, I will also accept the bet and lose $100 million."

Hearing this statement, the reporters were secretly stunned. This Silicon Valley upstart was even more domineering. He even took the initiative to limit the time to this year.

But the more this is the case, the more room for hype, so that the newspaper has an additional piece of news that attracts readers, and the reporters have thrown out follow-up questions like chicken blood.

"For the specific situation, you can ask Mel Fisher of the Fisher Salvage Company. I have something to do, so I won't accompany you." Tang Huan waved his hand and pushed the matter away. His time is precious, I'm too lazy to talk to these people.

Seeing Tang Huan get in the car and drive away under the escort of his assistants, the reporters were not discouraged, and dispersed in a rush to find further sources of news.

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The application to visit President Reagan in the White House has been arranged. Tang Huan, who was about to leave, was naturally eager to get rid of those reporters.

After arriving in Washington, Tang Huan took a short rest at the Hilton Hotel and went straight to the White House.

This meeting was of private interest, so Tang Huan first met the First Lady Nancy.

After a few words, the other party began to praise non-stop. The copy of the movie "Golden Pond" sent by Tang Huan was very popular in the White House, and he liked watching it very much.

In detail, "Golden Pond", which has been well-received, is absolutely amazing in terms of box office performance.

Since its release on December 1981, 12, the box office of "Golden Pond" has been mediocre, and United Artists is not discouraged. After all, this is a literary film, so it still continues to invest resources in support according to the plan, especially for the Oscars. Golden statue award canvassing.

As a result, on January 1 this year, "Golden Pond" took the top spot with a box office revenue of 24 million US dollars in the eighth weekend after its release.

Since then, the momentum has been out of control. For the next six weekends, "On Golden Pond" has topped the North American box office list. Especially on February 2, the box office revenue soared to nearly $15 million.

In this way, "Golden Pond" won a total of 1.19 million U.S. dollars at the box office in North America, ranking second on the North American movie box office list in 1981, surpassing No.3 Warner's "Superman 2" by more than 1100 million U.S. dollars, second only to "Superman [-]" Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Ever since, in 1980, he invested 4400 million U.S. dollars to shoot "Heaven's Gate", but he lost all his money and was implicated to get United Artists, which was on the verge of bankruptcy.Suddenly in 1981, Xianyu turned around.

Among the top ten North American movie box office lists that year, its released works occupied three seats, namely "On Golden Pond", "For Your Eyes Only", and "The Four Seasons", with a total North American box office of more than 2.5 million US dollars.

If you take into account the factors of global box office revenue, especially the box office performance of "For Your Eyes Only" in the UK, United Artists, which was sold by its old club Pan Am to Tang Huan, a Silicon Valley upstart, for less than US$4 million. The Hollywood company has simply made a fortune.

Such an unbelievable performance immediately shocked his colleagues in Hollywood and left them speechless.

Those who are interested hurriedly went to the information of United Artists, and found that the smallest company among the top eight that was sold off in Hollywood, in fact, there was almost no change after changing hands. ? Albert, the director of production is still Steven Bach, but he just made a lot of money, which is really unscientific.

Among the onlookers, Warner may be the most unbalanced in their hearts. Gein Lianmei’s boss is Tang Huan. You have already made a lot of money selling game consoles in Silicon Valley, and you are even called a Silicon Valley nouveau riche. Fortunately, how could he be able to attract so much money after acquiring a dying small Hollywood company.

You are making a lot of money in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, and you play so beautifully across borders, how can you let other colleagues live.

Apart from rivals like Warner who are going crazy with jealousy, there are many calm people who can find some reasons from the seemingly unchanged appearance of United Artists.

Perhaps it is easier to discover the secret from MGM, which is jointly controlled by the Kuwait Investment Authority and Tang Huan.

After a round of vigorous cleaning, MGM's books immediately looked good, and by taking advantage of the advantages of the film library, the business of distributing video tapes added a valuable and stable income.

Ironically, the big-budget movie "Heaven's Gate", which cost United Artists a lot of money, made a huge fortune through the distribution of videotapes.

At this stage, Hollywood has different attitudes towards the distribution of videotape versions of movies, but the general tendency is to be conservative, but United Artists and MGM seem to have tasted the sweetness from their bold attempts.

The similar business strategies of the two Hollywood companies are obviously influenced by their co-boss Tang Huan. Although this upstart, although it seems that he did not interfere with the specific affairs below, he must have made a certain layout condescendingly , otherwise it cannot explain the earth-shaking changes in Luanmei's profitability.

Nancy is a woman who is very good at managing connections. As early as when Reagan was the governor of California, she won a group of supporters for her husband in Las Vegas.

And like Tang Huan, a strange rich man who can get along well in Silicon Valley and Hollywood at the same time, is naturally more valuable.In particular, after experiencing several storms of public opinion, he still stands tall, which further demonstrates the stability of his position.

Therefore, Nancy, who looked at Tang Huan differently because of her righteous actions in the Reagan assassination accident and the donation at the most needed time, treated her with extra heart and enthusiasm.

(End of this chapter)