Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 759 Tang IT's Loyal Dog and Famous Car
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"Is it you who leaked the news?" Tang Huan asked with a frown as he watched Constantine Panait, the leader of the escape from Romania.

Under the oppression of Mr. Richest Man’s sharp eyes, Constantine Panait, who had been groaning for a long time, finally replied: “Please understand that people like us who are in a difficult situation need the attention of mainstream Western media Put yourself in a protective coat of public opinion..."

"I'm not in the mood to listen to you, a mercenary guy. I know exactly which media have benefited you." After interrupting the other party in disgust, Tang Huan pointed to a file bag and said, "Hurry up and take me to cash it in." I will give you a reward and leave. If you dare to talk nonsense again in the future, I will send you back to Romania, as well as your wife and your whole family."

Hearing such a stern warning from the richest man, Constantine Panait was so frightened that his forehead sweated and his face turned pale.If Gain was really retaliated by the other party in this way, he would be thrown back to Romania and would be judged to a point where life would be worse than death.

Carefully picked up the file bag, and after carefully looking at the contents, Constantine Panait smiled obsequiously: "Don't worry, with these foundations, my life is quite secure. Dare to cause trouble by extravagance."

"It's useless to say more, I only look at your actions." After Tang Huan snorted coldly, he waved his hand to signal the other party to get out of here.

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After a while, Nadia Comaneci walked in, accompanied by Nelikin.Being able to escape to France safely and meet a trustworthy acquaintance, the former gymnastics queen finally calmed down from her constant panic.

Tang Huan took a look at Nadia Comaneci. She was just over 28 years old and four years younger than Nellikin, but she was much more haggard than the latter. Fortunately, her foundation was still intact. After careful maintenance, it should be able to restore its original style.

"Don, thank you for your selfless help." Nadia Comaneci thanked him with great gratitude.

"Nothing can give me a greater sense of accomplishment than helping an outstanding lady get out of trouble." Tang Huan smiled and said truthfully.

However, he did not point out another main reason for wading into this muddy water.

Needless to say, Nadia Comaneci, who escaped from Romania, is a model of "fleeing to the light" that the Western media loves to see, and the richest man at this stage needs to facilitate this to give himself a cover—anyway, the original Eastern European If the pattern is about to be overturned, it is better to take it and use it as waste. In the future, not only will there be no danger of ambition, but you will also receive a pair of knees.

"Just now, I met Konstantin. He said goodbye and said that everyone would rush to the United States in batches." Nadia Comaneci tentatively said: "Originally we agreed to go to the United States together. My manager."

"Take you as a tool to collect money." Tang Huan took out a portfolio from the drawer, and said lightly: "Look, what this shrewd guy has done in the short time he has been in France ?”

Nadia Comaneci, who looked puzzled, blushed with anger after reading the information, "I didn't expect Constantine to go too far, thanks to the fact that we are all friends who escaped together."

"This is in line with the saying, you know people, you know faces, but you don't know hearts." Tang Huan commented leisurely.

"Don, I'm very sorry. It's all because of me that I have caused you so much trouble." Nadia Comaneci, who felt more and more impermanent in the world, looked very sad.

"It doesn't matter. If there are too many lice, I'm not afraid of being bitten. I've been targeted by the media, so it's not bad." Tang Huan shrugged indifferently. The media will use a magnifying glass to observe the subtleties of your clothing, speech, behavior, etc., and then exaggerate them. This is completely different from the attention you received when you were an Olympic champion. "

"I will try my best to get through this difficult period," said Nadia Comaneci bitterly. "Don, you will continue to help me, won't you?"

"Of course." Tang Huan nodded as a matter of course, "The first step we need to do is to relax and recover to prepare for the gymnastics performance when we meet with the media and the public."

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When Nadia Comaneci fled Romania, the situation in Romania was already under the surface.

On December 12, a fierce conflict occurred between the police and local residents in Timisoara, Romania. As a result, the former opened fire, causing several casualties, which triggered large-scale marches and demonstrations in Romania. activities, and there were rumors that "the number of casualties in the Timisoara incident was nearly 16".

On December 12, Romanian Supreme Leader Nicolae Ceausescu mobilized nearly 21 people to participate in a rally, and tried to guide people to look at the Timisoara incident through speeches.

As a result, during the speech, someone lit firecrackers in the back row, causing chaos at the scene; at the same time, loudspeakers shouted anxiously, and the security department was shooting at the crowd. A "revolution" had already begun. A "revolution" broke out under Nicolae Ceauşescu's nose.

On December 12, opposition forces and opposition forces within the Romanian government formed the "National Salvation Front Council."

Realizing that the situation was over, Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife Elena Ceausescu tried to take advantage of the chaos to escape from the presidential palace by helicopter, and finally landed northwest of Bucharest, the capital of Romania.

However, all of this was broadcast to the world by the Romanian National Radio, which has defected.

In the early hours of December 12, Ceausescu and his wife were arrested by troops supporting the National Salvation Front Council.

On December 12, Christmas Day in the West, Ceausescu and his wife were executed in an open space in front of the toilet of the barracks in Dembovica County, southern Romania.

What is even more exaggerated is that the videos of the interrogation and shooting process were quickly circulated in France and other European countries, and were even broadcast on Romania's own TV station.

The family members of the Ceausescu and his wife are naturally not immune, including their youngest son, the third prince who once fought with Tang Huan at the 1988 Seoul Olympics - Niku Ceausescu , was taken to a barracks near Bucharest and shown to the nation on Romanian state television.

In this way, the 25-year reign of Nicolae Ceausescu disappeared.

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Tang Huan, who was watching with cold eyes, was rushing towards the end of the year to watch the bloodiest drama in the great changes in Eastern Europe.In addition, the occupation of Panama by American soldiers is not generally pretty.

Regarding all these incidents one after another, apart from "the world is impermanent", the richest man really doesn't know what to say.

Nadia Comaneci, who is now in the United States, has also escaped a disaster.Through CNN and other pro-Tang media, she is subtly promoting the righteous deeds of the richest man, and trying to return to sports.

Of course, the gossip surrounding Tang Huan and Nadia Comaneci has never stopped. Invisibly, it has also distracted the attention on politics created by the media before.

In January 1990, when Tang Huan came to London, England, to start negotiations on the acquisition of Jaguar, there was still a reporter from The Sun who came over to ask without fear of death: "Tang, now you and Nadia Co What’s the relationship with Manech?”

Without any winks from the boss, the bodyguard unceremoniously pushed him away.

The other party yelled resolutely: "You can't treat me like this..."

The assistant motioned disgustedly to drive this guy further away, and said sarcastically: "You should thank us for our help. You will have a new rumor-mongering stunt after you go back."

Tang Huan naturally didn't bother to pay attention to these boring noises. During the short exchange between the airport and the media, he said very solemnly, "I didn't buy Jaguar for a dog like the rumors, but I really became interested in this company. .”

"In my opinion, the application of computer technology will be more and more combined with traditional fields. As the most important means of transportation, automobiles are an extremely important platform. The current wave of mergers and acquisitions in the global automobile industry just gives My opportunity to break into this traditional field."

"The purchase of Jaguar is only the first step. Next, I should launch other investment plans in Europe to promote the wider application of computer technology."

Regarding Mr. Richest Man’s statement, the media interpreted it from two aspects.

First of all, the British no longer need to be "glass-hearted" - Tang Huan officially clarified that the model of the British auto industry - Jaguar, of course, will not be compared with dogs.I believe that this friendly signal can clear up many unnecessary entanglements.

Secondly, Mr. the richest man in the country seems to be launching a sweeping model in Europe.Next, everyone is likely to see the spectacular sight of "buy, buy, buy".

The United Kingdom, which has been waiting for a price among GM, Ford, and the richest man, happily accepted this campaign, and then made preparations, waiting for the three "high, rich and handsome" to distinguish the high and low, and put the "girl" style Sold for a good price.

In fact, the first reason why Jaguar is in such misery now is very ironic - financial strategy errors.

长期以来，美国是捷豹汽车在全球范围内最大的消费市场——其在美国的销售量：1983年为15815辆；1984年为18044辆；1985年为20528辆。

It is not difficult to see how strong Jaguar's growth momentum is in the US market.Jaguar itself estimates that about 75% of potential consumers live in the United States.

However, everything has two sides.The more important the U.S. market is, the more pressure Jaguar faces to lose out on international payments.

As we all know, Britain, the former "empire on which the sun never sets", has a soft spot for maintaining the strong position of the pound, and is determined to do so.However, after the signing of the Plaza Accord in 1985, the US dollar entered a fast track of significant depreciation against other currencies.

How can the UK compare with the bullish Japan, whose domestic enterprises are very sensitive to this trend of "becoming less and less valuable".

As such, Jaguar employs a strategy called forward hedging, in which it hedges 12% to 50% of its dollar earnings over the next 70 months.

The shrewdness of British businessmen is beyond doubt, the only difference is that they are not as "durable" as Japan.What is even worse is that the "Black Monday" in 1987 turned the global financial market upside down, and Jaguar's prudent move became a blow to the head.

At a time when finances are getting into trouble, Jaguar still has a huge need for cash that can't wait.

Gein, Jaguar is facing a very difficult problem, that is, a single product.All of its sales rest on two models - the three-generation XJ-1968 developed and launched in 6 and the XJ-S developed and launched in 1975.

Compared with this, Japanese automakers have a shorter production and development cycle, and German luxury cars have higher safety and product diversity. Jaguar must change the situation of a single product.

So, starting in the mid-1980s, when life was best, Jaguar was throwing money.

First, after spending 7 years and 2 million pounds, Jaguar finally succeeded in launching a new model in October 1986. This was a completely innovative model since the 10 XJ-1968 model.
In addition, in July 1985, Jaguar decided to automate its production plants, and this transformation, which cost 7 million pounds, would last from 5 to 1985.

光是1985年和1986年，捷豹就为引擎开发中心花费了3千7百万英镑，等到1988年完成的时候，共计花费了5千5百万英镑。

That is, in this year, in order to ensure the necessary cash flow, Jaguar had to cut expenses. At the same time, it announced that the expenditure would be less than 1 million pounds in the next two years, and implemented a cost control plan to reduce operating costs by 5 million pounds.

The reason for this is that Jaguar's earnings have fallen sharply, with profits falling 1987% in 18 and 1988% in 53.

To make matters worse, the future prospects of the US market are still not optimistic, and Honda, Nissan, and Toyota have joined the competition of high-end US cars one after another, and Jaguar directly lost the price.

The Jaguar, which is trapped internally and externally, is in such a miserable situation now.

Although everyone knows that as long as the money is in place, it should not be difficult for this old car company to revive.But who is willing to spend such a large amount of money at unpredictable risks?
General Motors and Ford offered an olive branch, but the conditions were not easy to get along with. The richest man, who had no background in the automotive field, was particularly amiable and cute in the eyes of the British.

(End of this chapter)