Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 581 Media Asia Satellite Company
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In the European and American music scene with mature business mechanisms and huge competition pressure, musicians who want to stand out, in addition to having the basic conditions of being talented, often need a keen sense of fashion and even political sense.

At the third San Francisco Music Festival held in September, Deng Lijun felt the sufferings of the people she learned during her personal visit to Africa, and launched a charity initiative, which received positive responses from American musicians and Silicon Valley music lovers.

However, it was the musicians in the UK who were the first to grasp the pulse of the times after learning about the turmoil, and took the first step to act.

In addition, British Broadcasting Corporation reporter Michael Birke sent out a report on the famine in Ethiopia in October, which also imperceptibly promoted the progress of this matter.

The specific result is that Irish singer Bob Geldof served as the convener, bringing together dozens of popular artists, under the name of "BandAid", they jointly recorded the single "DoTheyKnowIt'sChristmas?"-"They Know It's Christmas?" is it christmas 》, conduct a charity sale, and use the proceeds to aid the hungry people in Africa.

Once the single was released, it was a huge hit, selling 100 million copies in its first week and staying at the top of the UK Singles Chart for five weeks.

Of course, such results are not unrelated to the full support of the radio station - "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was repeated hourly on Radio [-] in the UK.

You know, under normal circumstances, the most popular singles, the BBC will only play seven or eight times a day.

With such a high frequency of playback, the mood of the public is basically overwhelmed by the atmosphere in the song. DJs also began to disassemble the song piece by piece to determine who sang different sections.

Able to serve as convener, Bob Geldof's social activism can be imagined.He persuaded Michael Greiter, head of BBC Television [-], to break with the traditional workflow on Top of the Pops to broadcast Do They Know It's Christmas? "MV.

Bob Geldof guarantees that every penny from album sales will be put to good use, plus "Do They Know It's Christmas?" "'s growing influence puts the British government, which refuses to waive VAT on the single, in an awkward position.The public continued to put pressure on Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and finally the British government had to return the tax collected to donate to charity.

After such a toss, one can imagine how much commotion there was.American musicians can't help but feel sour. We were the first to discover this hot spot, but the limelight was taken away by our British counterparts.Therefore, a consensus has been quietly reached, that is, American musicians should come up with a song better than "Do They Know It's Christmas?" "The more influential charity song.

The release of the video game "Three Kingdoms" in the United States naturally requires an introduction to the background of the times. After all, the player's goal is to unify the world and save the people from suffering.

The magnificent opening chapter "Dawn of Heroes" well reflects the artistic conception of the sufferings of the common people in the middle part. For American musicians who are eager to defeat their British counterparts, it can be described as an inspiration, otherwise it would not be so great. Just for the original soundtrack, go to buy a game at a high price.

No matter how lofty and great the goal is, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Although many participants, including Michael Jackson, were drawn to Warner Records under his own control early on, Tang Huan, who saw through this, did not mix it up, but let the record company cooperate to adjust the best Recording studio, and opened the door to convenience in recording, distribution and other links, so as to reduce the time required for the song to come out, he set off for Washington to visit the White House.

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In this year's U.S. general election, Reagan had a very clear advantage over his rival, former Vice President Walter Mondale, with 58.8% of the popular vote to 40.5% and 525 to 13 electoral votes. Complete victory, without the slightest suspense.

In fact, although Reagan won the nomination in the Republican Party without suspense, but in the subsequent public campaign, like other competitors, his performance was not flawless, and even made many mistakes.

One of his most famous gaffes was when he was about to deliver a speech on the radio, and when he didn't notice that the broadcast had begun, he joked: "My dear American people, I am pleased to tell you that today I signed a bill that will Russia will be outlawed forever and we start bombing in 5 minutes."

This was a bit too much fun, and in addition to attracting accusations, it was even adapted as a dance song "5 Minutes" by American musicians for public entertainment and consumption.

But in the end, Reagan won by a landslide.The reason for this is nothing more than that although he looks like a militant externally, internally he has resolved the economic issues that voters are concerned about.

When Reagan took office in early 1981, the U.S. economy was facing double-digit inflation, making economic planning quite unpredictable, and 20% bank interest rates, making it difficult for most people to get a mortgage; meanwhile, nearly 800 million people were unemployed.The average hourly wage of workers has dropped by 5% compared with five years ago, while the top personal tax rate imposed by the federal government has averaged as high as 5%.

In this complicated situation, Reagan began to implement a tax cut bill of an unprecedented scale in the history of the United States in 1981, carrying out comprehensive tax cuts, which not only greatly reduced the income tax rate, but also eliminated many loopholes in the tax system.

This move is naturally popular, but in terms of addressing double-digit inflation, Reagan supported the Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker - Paul Volcker's plan to achieve the goal of reducing the money supply by raising bank interest rates, in order to use the tightening money supply Stimulate business investment with comprehensive tax cuts.

As a result, the U.S. economy began to decline sharply in July 1981, almost breaking the record of the Great Depression. It did not hit the bottom until November 7, and finally began a dramatic and robust recovery in 1982.The originally high unemployment rate also dropped back to the early 11 figure in mid-1983, and continued to decline.

Of course, some opponents believe that the strong recovery of the U.S. economy is not due to the Reagan administration’s proposal to cut taxes and create more job opportunities; The government expenditure has increased substantially, which in turn has a pulling effect.

There are even some views that the Reagan administration’s blind cat encountered a dead mouse and caught up with the rapid rise and rapid development of Silicon Valley’s high-tech industry. The sudden emergence of a new type of computer company represented by China is a miracle.

It not only made a lot of money, but also played a significant positive role in promoting the whole society.For example, some of the chaos in the transitional period that accompanied the comprehensive tax reform implemented by the Reagan administration was greatly assisted by the popularization of Fangyuan personal computers, spreadsheet software, and microcomputer databases.

The continuous record high market value of Fangyuan Computer Company reflects the recognition of its value by the economic circles.Even others had no way to raise funds and had to resort to junk bonds; while Tang Huan was here, banks were crying and rushing to provide loans.

No matter how others talk about it, Tang Huan knows it well. Reagan released all kinds of restrictions since Roosevelt's New Deal, allowing the market to gain unprecedented freedom. years to continue this favorable situation.Comparing your heart with your heart, I believe that others intend to do the same.

During this visit to the White House, Tang Huan not only congratulated Reagan on his successful re-election, but also responded to his special request to have Robert Charles Gallo, director of the HIV laboratory under the Shennong Foundation, report the results of research on this disease in person.

Gein Reagan has come under mounting domestic pressure for not responding quickly to the current HIV epidemic.After the White House first discussed the disease in October 1982, it has not announced a response until now.

After hearing that Robert Charles Gallo, who was the first to enter this field to carry out research, confirmed that HIV can also be transmitted through blood transfusions, breastfeeding, etc., the policy on AIDS and gay rights has been controversial. Reagan frowned tightly.

You know, he once stated in a public speech that he believes that science plus moral restraint is the best way to avoid AIDS.But the conclusion of the transmission channel before us, how can we break the invincibility mentioned in the normal link?
Tang Huan interjected and said seriously: "Mr. President, aside from those disputes over attitudes, it is undeniable that HIV has become the number one killer threatening public health. There are very few, and even if there are some, they often stay at the level of prejudice. If Mr. President handles this initial stage properly, I believe that after the end of the next four-year term, he will leave a valuable political asset. After all, human beings Fighting against HIV is destined to be a long-term process. But the United States took the lead in setting an example, and other countries followed suit.”

Reagan nodded solemnly, "In the first half of next year, the White House will definitely give a clear response. You, the leading non-governmental medical groups, have made significant contributions that are admirable."

After the report was over, Tang Huan signaled with his eyes that Robert Charles Gallo went out with other White House staff, while he stayed and used the brief gap later to talk about some other topics with Reagan.

After getting a satisfactory answer, Tang Huan went to meet with the first lady Nancy again, and confirmed with her that he would attend the presidential inauguration in January next year. Then he left, left the White House, and came to New York to meet with Bush Jr. They bumped their heads.

The first order of Reagan's first term was to end the federal government's control of oil prices in order to restore the domestic market momentum in oil production and exploration in the United States.For the Bush family, which has been engaged in the oil business for a long time, this is naturally a good opportunity for development.

It is a pity that at this stage, the overall price of oil in the world has fallen, and the oil companies that Bush Jr. served as directors have all suffered losses. Instead, they have made a lot of money from some "side jobs" given by Tang Huan.

Tang Huan was establishing Media Asia Satellite Holdings Co., Ltd., headquartered in Xiangjiang, and Bush Jr. followed suit.

This time in New York, Tang Huan planned to meet another joiner—General Electric.Although its CEO, Jack Welch, has relentlessly carried out organizational restructuring since he took office in 1981, substantially laying off employees, selling or closing those businesses with poor performance and no need to keep them, but his cooperation with Tang Huan, But showed great interest.

"In order to save launch costs, you don't have to worry that the risk is too great and the loss outweighs the gain if you entrust China to launch Huanya-[-]," Jack Welch said with some disapproval.

Bush Jr. chuckled, and interjected, "Even if the launch fails, it can somewhat explain how likely China's strategic missile Dongfeng-5 is to reach the continental United States."

It has to be said that Tang Huan just wants to promote China's commercial satellite launch business, but others obviously have more ideas.But because of this, Tang Huan's plan went basically smoothly.

"I have insured for Media Asia One, so I don't need to worry too much, at most I wasted some time." After Tang Huan answered relaxedly, he turned to ask: "The situation of RCA is getting worse and worse. I heard that General Electric intends to rescue him?"

Another main purpose of his contact with Jack Welch was to understand GE's attitude towards the troubled RCA.

This old-fashioned company, which was once so brilliant that it became the world's largest company, first failed in its diversified operations in the 1970s, and then its video disc research and development project could not compete with home video recorders and laser discs. His advanced home video recorder technology is at a loss again, and his strength can only be described as lost and declining.

The recent serious environmental pollution scandal at the Baodao factory has put RCA's reputation on the ground again, and the prospect is already embattled on all sides.

Tang Huan needed to know how determined General Electric was to take back the RCA it had released, and what assets it would keep after it was taken back—he was really worried that the other party would not let go of RCA's broadcast and television equipment and technology.

"Don is so concerned about the future of RCA, is he also interested in this company?" Jack Welch did not answer the question, and joked: "With your financial resources, you are enough to act as a savior and save this important company in the history of American business. A special status enterprise."

(End of this chapter)