Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 793 Notebook Global Manufacturing Base

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At this stage, what is the level of the global video game industry?
First of all, it needs to be pointed out that because Tang Huan, who has deployed game consoles as a branch of personal computers, has entered the field for more than ten years, there is no much comparison between this field and the original time and space.

If you have to look for a more vivid reference, that is, in terms of game consoles, the most high-end best-selling product on the market at present - the third generation Xiaobawang game console, basically equivalent to Sony's PlayStation released in 1994 in the original time and space; On the one hand, the latest generation of the fourth-generation Fangyuan personal computer-MMX, through the Intel_80486-level CPU, plus Tang Huan's various video and audio acceleration chips, as well as support and optimization at the operating system level, is equivalent to Intel in 1993 in the original time and space. The "Pentium" microprocessor was released, which gave birth to the "586" IBM-PC compatible machine.

And these are only references from the perspective of hardware, the greater mystery is the strong support of software.

The general consensus reached by the current electronic game industry is that 32-bit game consoles will become the mainstream; the traditional game content storage method, that is, cassettes, is being replaced by CD-ROM; Some 2D effects, commonly known as "3D".

It can be said that video game practitioners who can keep up with this situation are considered mainstream; otherwise, they can only rely on the niche and the alternative.

Of course, the powerful hardware platform created by Tang Huan only provides a basic application environment for video games. The success of the game depends on the creativity of the developers and their ability to convert it into game software products.

The DreamWorks Game Studio, which has grown continuously amidst setbacks, has basically been tempered into an elite team comparable to its Japanese counterparts, and the system of this team has been perfected-even if a member leaves, it can quickly replenish qualified successors By.

Starting from the game adaptation of Jin Yong's martial arts novels, the output of DreamWorks Game Studios is not small, but the work that really satisfies Tang Huan is "Emperor", which belongs to the same type as "Sim City". It reflects a rich enough oriental cultural connotation.

At the symposium, Tang Huan concluded with a smile: "Mother Lishan, the master of the White Snake, appeared in the game, which can be regarded as the prelude to the material of the Chinese mythology system we have compiled. In this huge and profound history In the background, whether it is the original folk tales or the current original new chapters, they can be seamlessly connected together. The competition in the video game industry can be described as fierce, and the way to survive is to create a game with its own characteristics that is popular in the market. For the accepted series, I will just sit and wait for everyone’s performance.”

Dreamworks Game Studio has limited capacity, so the richest man stayed for two hours. After expressing his attitude of importance, he got up and left, joined Weng Jingjing and visited Jin Yong.

Just on March 3 this year, Ming Pao Group, whose history can be traced back to 22, was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange—Jin Yong owns 1959% of the shares, and another co-founder Shen Baoxin owns 60% of the shares. The remaining 15% was distributed to the public in the stock market in accordance with the regulations.

The current stock market in Hong Kong has long since recovered and surpassed the level before the "Black Monday" in 1987. Ming Pao Group, which has a good performance, is naturally very popular with investors, and Jin Yong has also greatly increased his net worth with this brainchild.

However, "Ming Pao" has increasingly become the target of world media giants like Murdoch, so Jin Yong, who was overwhelmed by the disturbance, asked the richest man again a few months ago about his willingness to take over.

Tang Huan thought about it for a while, and finally decided to take the controlling stake in "Ming Pao", and then gather the controlling stakes of Media Asia TV and Charming City Radio, and hand it over to Weng Jingjing, who has experienced and trained well enough.

The "younger brother" of the richest man was looking forward to helping his man take on more affairs, so he happily followed Tang Huan to Jin Yong's mansion, and happened to meet a man of Tang Huan's age who was being entertained by the other party.

Jin Yong introduced with great interest: "Tang Sheng, let me introduce you. This is a remarkable young talent——Yu Pinhai."

"In front of Zha Sheng and Tang Sheng, I dare not take this praise." The man named Yu Pinhai hurriedly leaned forward and stretched out his hands.

With the help of shaking hands, Tang Huan looked at Yu Pinhai for a few times, and then remembered the origin of the other party, and couldn't help but murmur to himself, "Jin Yong looked at Yu Pinhai as kindly as he looked at his nephew. Isn't it about the transfer of the equity of "Ming Pao"? Ups and downs?"

Yu Pinhai is a very capable person, and his reputation is not limited to the original time and space. He cheated "Ming Pao" from Jin Yong, but he was exposed by the media that he had a criminal record while studying in Canada, and he had to resign voluntarily. farce.

You know, Yu Pinhai's business is very extensive - he is also a celebrity in the IT circle. He was the first to bring Internet technology to "Ming Pao", established the first Chinese newspaper news website, and was also established during the .COM boom. It acquired China Enterprise Dynamics and Xinwang, occupying a considerable share in China's website construction, virtual hosting, corporate mailbox and other markets; it even acquired Hongqi Chinese 2000, which develops open source operating systems and office software, which in turn triggered the The war of words about the original technology has caused a lot of noise.

In addition to media and IT, Yu Pinhai also invested in movies and cinemas.The Dadi Group under him is still quite famous in the movies he participated in.For example, the epic movie "Confucius" starring Zhou Runfa; won the Best Film Crystal Bear Award (Central Generation Unit Children's Group) at the 60th Berlin Film Festival and other awards, and helped Ren Dahua win the Best Actor Award at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards. The protagonist's "The Thief of Time", and the niche work "Movie Past" which is biased towards art.

In short, Yu Pinhai is a person who is good at making money, and his background is also relatively complicated.

Sure enough, not long after Yu Pinhai left, Jin Yong said with all his heart: "Tang Sheng, after repeated consideration, I think it is more appropriate for Yu Pinhai, who is outstanding in ability, to take over the "Ming Pao". In this way, we devote all our energy to serve the development of "Ming Pao" in an all-round way."

"Zha Sheng's consideration is naturally reasonable." Tang Huan laughed nonchalantly, and turned to another question, "TVB has filmed Jin Yong's martial arts dramas throughout the 1980s. Next, the copyright of TV dramas in Xiangjiang , should Feng Shui turn to DreamWorks, right?"

"Tang Sheng really made it hard for me." Jin Yong showed hesitation, "I have had a good relationship with Sir Shao and TVB for many years."

"Dreamworks' production level is at least no worse than TVB's, and its distribution ability is even better. It's time for Zha Sheng to change his taste." Tang Huan waved his hand grandly, "As for TVB's possible complaints, Zha Sheng directly Put the blame on me."

"Tang Sheng is so kind, how can I not know how to flatter me." Maybe I felt a bit embarrassed about "going back and forth" in the matter of the "Ming Pao" equity transfer. The right to adapt the TV series "White Deer" and "Xiaoshu Shenxia Yibiyuan" within the scope of Xiangjiang was given to DreamWorks.Of course, he won't be at a disadvantage in terms of interests.

After getting out of Jin Yong's residence and getting into the car, Tang Huan looked at the pouting Weng Jingjing, who was full of displeasure, and joked, "Why, are you unhappy because you didn't become the all-round media queen?"

Weng Jingjing rolled her eyes, "The status and influence of "Ming Pao" is a resource that is difficult to replace, and it is so inexplicably handed over to others?"

"In my opinion..." Tang Huan laughed and shook his head, "In a noisy environment like Xiangjiang, newspapers are really not a worry-free business, and even if Jin Yong retires, he will inevitably We have ideas about the future development of "Ming Pao", but it is easy for our friendship to be ruined due to differences."

Weng Jingjing snorted, turned her head to look at the scenery outside the car window, and fell silent.

Seeing this situation, Tang Huan had no choice but to take a turn, "Actually, there is no room for redemption. As far as I know, Yu Pinhai had a criminal record in Canada in his early years. You only need to inquire with the relevant departments of the Canadian government. Get the exact information. Regardless of whether Yu Pinhai deliberately concealed it or accidentally omitted it, this stain was an unbearable burden for the head of "Ming Pao". Jin Yong certainly could not tolerate such deception."

Weng Jingjing's eyes lit up when she heard this, "It's too easy to collect this material, so I'll ask Feng Yongfa from Canada to help with the investigation."

"Don't act too hastily, you have to be skillful in doing things." Tang Huan patted the hand of "Little Brother" and pointed out: "Although we are kind enough to prevent Jin Yong from being deceived, if we take action so quickly, it will inevitably be too utilitarian. What's more, let this matter slowly ferment, the effect may be better."

"Then let this guy be proud for a while longer." Weng Jingjing snorted, her charming demeanor made the richest man laugh heartily.

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After poaching TVB's corner, Tang Huan looked at his schedule and was about to go to the treasure island. Fang Yihua came over and complained straight to the point with her unique advantage as a woman: "Sheng Tang, a gentleman does not take away from others. Okay, it’s really unkind of you to take love away from me like this.”

Tang Huan smiled indifferently and said, "TVB is getting more and more stingy in terms of funding for filming TV dramas now, maybe Jin Daxia is also not satisfied."

"However, the audience is very satisfied with the filming effect." Fang Yihua defended with a guilty conscience.

"You might as well think about it, does Jin Daxia want his works to have a wider audience." Tang Huan smiled and nodded at the other party, and then pulled the words back, "The cooperation between DreamWorks and TVB is so stable. We can cooperate on this. After all, with satellite TV, cable TV and other competitors coming in, we have to prepare our defenses in advance."

Fang Yihua nodded with a feeling, and stopped dwelling on this topic, and said sternly, "What Tang Sheng said is very true. I came here this time to discuss with you the measures to deal with this problem."

Tang Huan raised his eyebrows, "It seems that Ms. Fang already has a plan in mind?"

"I can't guarantee absolute certainty, but it is still possible to remain invincible." Fang Yihua replied proudly: "To maintain an advantage in the small circle of Xiangjiang, we only need to use our human resources. Just hold it in your hand."

"Haven't TVB and DreamWorks been doing this all the time?" Tang Huan joked: "The TV series "Legend of the White Lady" which is currently being shown in Greater China, the three leading actors are either from TVB or got Shaw's praise is so strong that it can be said that his disciples are all over the world."

After a smug look flashed across Fang Yihua's face, he said slowly: "But people can't walk without a head, and birds can't fly without a head. Compared with the brilliance of Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung in the 1980s, the current Xiangjiang entertainment circle is obviously lacking. It can be called a banner figure. If Tang Sheng's deep industry resources are combined with TVB to support a few leading artists, then the situation will definitely be stabilized. The embarrassing situation of the pot."

Tang Huan's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, "Ms. Fang, isn't she trying to imitate TVB's 'Five Tigers' and create some kind of Heavenly King series?"

"Tang Sheng's eyes are as bright as a torch." Fang Yihua said convincingly: "However, this time the standard has to be raised to a higher level. Artists to be praised must have obtained all-round achievements in music, TV dramas, movies, etc. Achievement is the only way. The new king, of course, must be an all-around player."

"Ms. Fang's threshold is really not so high. At least, Zhou Xingchi, who is so popular now, can't meet the standard." Tang Huan shook his head slightly with a smile.

"As long as you observe carefully, you can still find a suitable candidate. For example, Andy Lau." Fang Yihua answered obviously prepared.

It has to be said that Fang Yihua's first candidate is quite well-versed.

I don't know if it's because of the painful experience of being hidden by TVB. After getting rid of TVB's shackles, Andy Lau was obviously very wary and didn't sign the contract with a big company.Of course, this kind of freedom also means that there is no backstage, and it is inevitable that they will be bullied by clubs that swarm in and get involved in the entertainment circle.However, Andy Lau still survived the fierce competition with his astonishing efforts.

Fang Yihua suggested this "neutral" candidate from the very beginning, obviously because he didn't want the two sides to have too much difference in the distribution plan for their own people.

"I agree with this idea." Tang Huan made a decision: "You guys make preparations first. After I inspect Baodao's industries, I will probably be able to come up with a specific plan."

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Today's high-tech industry in Taiwan has undergone new changes, that is, in addition to wafer foundry, it is striving to become a global manufacturing base for notebook computers.

(End of this chapter)