Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 756 Wait for me to come back and start the Internet era

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Last year, Jodie Foster starred in a film based on a rape case that took place in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on March 1983, 3 - "The Accused", which is also the first direct depiction in Hollywood. The crime of rape cost only 6 million U.S. dollars to shoot, but it earned more than 600 million U.S. dollars at the box office in the United States.

In terms of honors, "The Defendant" was nominated for the highest award, the Golden Bear, at the No.30 Ninth Berlin International Film Festival held in February this year.In the end, the award that was awarded to the film "Red Sorghum" from China last year was awarded to "Rain Man" produced by United Artists this year.

Perhaps because of the subject matter, compared to the big winner "Rain Man", the movie "The Defendant" did not win any substantive awards despite its critical acclaim.However, Jodie Foster, who played the victim Sarah Tobias in the film, was quite affirmed and was nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards.

Influenced by the representative female-led film "Mulan", in the past year, many films with female characters as the center of the plot have appeared in Hollywood, and female independence can be said to be a common practice.

Take these films that were also nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards. Among them, "Crying in the Dark Night" tells the story of a mother who was misunderstood by public opinion and killed her child; "18 Years in the Fog Forest" describes It describes American zoologist Dianne Fossey's 18-year experience of studying mountain gorillas in the jungles of Rwanda; "Dangerous Liaisons" is the version of "Gong Xin Dou" in the French aristocratic circle in the [-]th century; "Working Girl" is a modern version. American white-collar version of "Du Lala's Promotion".

Although this kind of liveliness can be called a show of beauty, Jodie Foster, who played the little character of the female victim vividly, is still obviously better.

Ted Turner, who was getting mixed up with Jane Fonda, the two-time Academy Award for Best Actress, now basically concluded that the bragging capital he could use would soon be taken by Tang Huan, using two consecutive The way to win her favorite Oscar for Best Actress this year has been cracked.

Tang Huan directly ignored the other party's resentment, and brought the topic back to the real thing, "Thirty is like a wolf, forty is like a tiger, and fifty is like a tiger sitting on the ground - your current situation is much more dangerous than mine. How is it? An Oscar queen, right? You know, going to the North Pole requires a lot of physical reserves."

Ted Turner, who was so bullied by Tang Huan, who was ten years younger than himself, raised his fist and shook his fist angrily, "How dare you look down on me! Let's go to the boxing ring in Las Vegas Let's fight."

"You'd better invite Rupert Murdoch." Tang Huan waved his hand with a smile.

Just like when they went to the front line of the Falklands War together, this time Tang Huan and Ted Turner once again joined forces and led the teams to the Arctic. According to the plan, Tang Huan set off from Canada in North America, and Ted Turner Starting from Norway in northern Europe, and finally meeting at the North Pole.

Of course, the level of division of labor between Tang Huan and Ted Turner, who have been working together for many years, is definitely not as superficial as outsiders can see from the surface that each leads a team. If you have to label it to confirm If so, this time Tang Huan is in charge of technical equipment, and Ted Turner is in charge of media public relations.

This time Ted Turner came here to attend the Arctic Scientific Expedition Technical Equipment Exhibition with Tang Huan.It is a very interesting event, the relevant manufacturers are very active, and tourists are in an endless stream.So the two protagonists of them naturally came to interact with each other.

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It can be said that after more than a year of fermentation, the Arctic has become a buzzword to promote the economy and raise awareness.

As the world's number one superpower, the United States wastes countless amounts of energy and food every year.At the current stage, the awareness of green ecology among the American people is naturally not very high.

One of the main purposes of this scientific expedition to the Arctic is to collect on-site information on the environmental conditions there under the influence of global industrialization. It must not be ironic that it brought man-made pollution instead.

Therefore, at the Arctic Scientific Expedition Technology and Equipment Exhibition, an area has been opened up for how to protect the environment. In fact, it is equivalent to creating a new concept of exquisite life, so that the garbage bag with the little polar bear logo has become a favorite of tourists. Souvenirs; the clothing of the inspection team has led to a fashion trend.

The place where Tang Huan stayed the longest was the exhibition area for high-tech equipment such as Fangyuan laptops and GPS terminals.He also enthusiastically explained to a group of middle school students in person: "It is estimated that everyone will not realize that the electronic equipment we use every day has a range of requirements for the use environment including factors such as temperature and air pressure, while the North Pole has a range of requirements." Not in this range—how big is the impact? For example, ordinary batteries can hardly work. Therefore, the equipment you see now requires no less quality than those that fly into space.”

In fact, many media criticized Tang Huan's Arctic scientific expedition plan for being too commercial. You can always see how great his high-tech research and development team is, and it has become a luxurious advertisement.But the richest man still goes his own way—naively, he really thought he didn’t want anything in return for the hundreds of millions of dollars he invested for this!I believe that there is no such unprovoked selflessness in the world.

This is also the most important reason for the active performance of relevant third-party manufacturers. In this "Arctic boom" that seems to be comparable to the "Olympic boom", becoming one of the participants in logistics support has indescribable value for proof of strength and brand protection. benefit.

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After this public appearance, Ted Turner hurried to Los Angeles to say goodbye to Jane Fonda, who was having a fierce fight, and to attend the Oscars; Tang Huan held a conference in Cupertino, Silicon Valley. A meeting of group executives including Zheru, Fangyuan, EA, and surrounding affiliated companies at all levels was held.

The residents of the town can infer from the helicopters flying overhead from time to time that the local symbol that provides countless employment opportunities may be making some important decisions.

The management committee has been formed and started to operate. This team, which is absolutely loyal to Tang Huan, will be responsible for the overall management of Tang's IT kingdom within a few months of his complete departure.

After the personal computer standard war really came to a close, the entire industry entered a relatively calm period—the territory of the Fangyuan computer standard continued to expand imperceptibly, driving the cycle of microcomputers from personal computers to workstations and then to servers. This general trend It's hard to change.

Small miscellaneous fish such as IBM-PC compatible machines and Apple MACs can only follow the same pace and eat some leftovers. PS/2 personal computers can almost be judged as commercial failures by Big Blue, which shifts the focus of breakthroughs to High-end fields of RISC microprocessors and workstations and servers.

For IBM, which is rumored to be split by Wall Street at any time, Tang Huan has never let down his vigilance.Numerous cases have proved that Big Blue can't play well in the "low-end" field of personal computers, but it doesn't mean that it is also useless in the "high-end" field.On the contrary, high-end products with larger profit margins are exactly what this old computer overlord is good at, and it has found the right direction to use RISC processors to develop a new generation of microcomputers.

When making a concluding speech, Tang Huanyu said earnestly: "We are now in the leading position, which can be described as very beautiful, but there are also countless pairs of eyes watching our every move, so we can catch the opportunity and catch up."

"Everyone, this is not alarmist. The warning that 'our company is only eighteen months away from bankruptcy' is always valid."

"I think you have all seen how the industry has developed rapidly over the years. Against this ever-changing background, there may be a major change in the rules of the game that determines how to survive at any time. If we do not respond properly, the ten-year foundation will be destroyed. It's easy!"

"In my opinion, the key to this change is the Internet that is still staggering forward. Just like the personal computer that was just in the ascendant, everyone is groping for the right direction. Once the dawn appears, it will completely subvert the existing rules of survival. .”

"For example, Novell, a small company that was originally inconspicuous, introduced the multi-platform network operating system Novell_NetWare in 1983. DOS, now it's all clearly under attack."

"This is the change in the rules of the game brought about by the Internet, and the great opportunities it brings. As long as those with sharp eyes catch it, they will become the son of destiny. And the further Internet will inevitably provide those who try to surpass us. Provide more Lots of opportunities like this."

"Walking in the sea of ​​business, if you don't advance, you will retreat. It is better to hold the initiative in your own hands. Everyone, I hope you are ready to meet new challenges. After I return from the North Pole, I will start the unstoppable Internet era." .”

Amid the warm applause from the heartfelt support of his subordinates, Tang Huan completed the arrangement to ensure the normal operation of the company in the next few months.

Wall Street, which received the news very early, showed a positive attitude towards this, which is completely different from the reaction of the stock price of Fangyuan to drop when the richest man publicly disclosed the Arctic scientific expedition plan more than a year ago.

The reason for this is nothing more than that Tang Huan didn't just think about it every time he came out, but he had a careful arrangement in the official business, so that he wouldn't delay everyone's business of making money.

In addition, the phenomenon of "Arctic Boom" has also made everyone see the positive energy in it-just the promotional video of using Fangyuan laptops in the Arctic has attracted a lot of "cool" praise, and even made the military aroused great interest.

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At 3:29 pm Pacific time on March 18th and 21:61 pm North American Eastern time, the [-]st Academy Awards Ceremony will be held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Tang Huan attended in formal attire. This was the second consecutive year that the richest man attended the Oscars, and it was also his last trip in public before leaving for the North Pole.

In order to support the big boss, the subordinates are very hardworking. The "Rain Man" produced by United Artists alone won the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Art Design, Best Eight nominations for Cinematography, Best Film Editing, and Best Film Score.Prior to this, it had already won the Golden Bear Award, the highest award of the No.30 Ninth Berlin Film Festival held in February this year. .

The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which has been racking its brains to increase the appeal of the show in order to obtain higher TV ratings, welcomed the richest man again with great enthusiasm, except for continuing to work hard on small details such as arranging the best seats In addition, he also privately asked him early whether he intended to be an award presenter on stage.

Tang Huan declined this proposal politely - Kanglong has regrets, and Yueying has losses.I am not Gates who only knows how to rush forward, and the United States is not comparable to the little Xiangjiang.Appropriate hiding of clumsiness can alleviate the hatred caused by the miracle of the film company's management over the years, and if there is no accident, it is estimated that this year will be a bumper harvest of various Oscars, so let's "look for it".

Although "Die Hard" and "Cosmos" performed well at the commercial box office in 1988, they clearly missed the Oscars.For this reason, Tang Huan specially brought Cheng Long, Hong Jinbao, Li Lianjie, and Zhou Runfa, who had been practicing English hard, here to refresh his face.

This year's Oscar Awards Ceremony has made a number of more significant changes. For example, when the award presenters announce the winners, they can no longer say "and the winner is..." as before, but instead say "and the winner of the Oscar It's...", which can be regarded as enhancing the brand effect for further internationalization.

For another example, the green room where award presenters, performers and winners gather backstage has been transformed into a luxury suite with furniture, photos, refreshments and other amenities, known as the "Oscar Club".

Cheng Long yearned for this, Tang Huan said with a smile: "Judging from the current development momentum, you can sit in it in a few years."

After the opening song and dance of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", which may be sued by Disney for copyright infringement, various awards were announced one after another.

"Rain Man" won the most important four awards of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay, making it the only film in history to win both the Golden Bear Award and the Oscar Best Picture Movie.

Except for the best actress, "The Defendant", which has not been nominated for any other awards, made Jodie Foster, whose career was shot down by the incident of Reagan's assassination, to the throne of actress. This movie is also considered A rather unusual record was broken.

Such a bumper harvest unsurprisingly led the media the next day to jokingly say: "Oscar sent all the best wishes he could to Tang Huan for his trip to the North Pole."

At this time, Tang Huan was being interviewed by Time Magazine on Silicon Valley One - the other party not only wanted to put the richest man before his departure on the cover of the next issue, but also agreed that the richest man after his return would also be included in the interview. On the cover.

"Then I'm really honored!" Tang Huan playfully made a haha.

(End of this chapter)