Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 846 Tang's Richest Man Said to Have I
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The richest man is not in a hurry to buy Rockefeller Center.

The reason is very simple. This operation is to a large extent to build momentum for his Internet industry. If it is done in threes and fives, it will be a waste of material; , Hype it up from time to time, to the point of "paying attention without asking", there are many benefits.

The bottom line is - we are not short of money and have the capital to play slowly.

Takeshi Fukuzawa hurried back to the book, and when he revealed the results of the talks between himself and Tang Huan, the senior management of Mitsubishi Estate immediately became a mess.Many veterans felt that this offer, which seemed to be a small profit, was a big loss, and they disagreed—it was so cheap, and they considered letting the Rockefeller Group go bankrupt, but when a buyer appeared, they put on airs.

Takeshi Fukuzawa, who had already calculated the gains and losses clearly on the road, was not ambiguous. He insisted on his own opinion and must sell it--if you are not in charge, you don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive, and you can't take care of the holes in the headquarters. Got America?All banks are tightening their lending. If you are capable, can you find me a similar amount of cash?

What's more, no one has the right to question Tang's richest man in terms of financial resources, and his attitude makes people feel refreshed. Dealing with him is really a decent exit opportunity that Mitsubishi Land has always dreamed of.

After a few days of such a cunning stalemate, the exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the US dollar violently broke through the 100:1 mark and appreciated to 98.54:1.

Now Fukuzawa Takeshi is really furious——Ma Dan, in a few days, billions of yen have been evaporated, and it's all delayed by you narrow-sighted guys!
All of a sudden, the "extraordinary" new president of Mitsubishi Estate's authority soared, and all the voices of opposition that made a sense of existence shrunk, and finally only weakly expressed-then sell it.However, whether we can keep a few Rockefeller Buildings is a thought.Otherwise, in just a few years, the left hand enters and the right hand exits, what are we planning, it is too embarrassing.

When Takeshi Fukuzawa thought about it, it was the same thing.Fortunately, Tang is the most upright person, so it should be easy to negotiate with such a request.

No matter what, it is better to contact Tang immediately - the appreciation of the yen is really heartbreaking.

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Not long after Fukuzawa Takeshi left, Tang Huan hurried back to California from New York to attend a very serious event—the funeral of former US President Nixon.

Although in August 1974, because of the well-known "Watergate" scandal, Nixon resigned sadly, but in December of that year, after being pardoned, he still stubbornly began to return to public life with a lot of sighs.

After nearly 20 years of public service, Nicolson has restored his honor and status.

For example, as early as 1986, in a Gallup poll, Nicholson was named one of the ten most admired people in the world.

The recent media reaction also illustrates this point—even though almost all news reports mentioned the "Watergate Incident", most of them gave positive comments to Nicholson, the former president of the United States.

It can be said that by the time Bill Clinton entered the White House in 1993, Nicholson's role as the elder statesman of American politics had been firmly established.

This status can also be seen from Nixon's funeral specifications - current President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole, California Governor Pete Wilson, respectively, delivered speeches at the ceremony held at the Nixon Library, and all the living former presidents of the United States-Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr., and their respective wives were all present.

As for the diplomatic envoys, let alone them - after Nikoson stepped down, he visited China several times.Such diligence has naturally won corresponding political influence.

Nicholson's wife, Pat, passed away just one day after their 53rd wedding anniversary last year and was buried in the grounds of the Nicholson Library.Now, the two of them sleep underground together.

Looking past Billy Graham, a well-known contemporary American pastor who delivered the final speech, as well as Nicholson's two daughters, four grandchildren, and Mr. Richest Man with a solemn expression, he couldn't help but feel a little bit sad-it's not easy to win fame before and after his life!
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Nixon is a typical deciduous return to roots - he was born in Yorba Linda, about 60 kilometers away from the center of Los Angeles, and the Nixon Library is also located here.

Similarly, former President Reagan also built a library, located in Simi Valley, northwest of downtown Los Angeles. After Nixon’s death, there were only four living former presidents of the United States, and Reagan was the oldest among them. .So, if nothing else, that library was his final destination.

Reagan's Alzheimer's disease became more and more obvious. Fortunately, he still knew the richest man, who was still taking care of him financially after his retirement. Even during the conversation, he was still in the mood and expressed optimistically, I plan to find a suitable time this year to announce my illness to the public.

Ford, who once had a relationship with Reagan because of the 1980 election, no longer cared about each other, and asked the richest man curiously: "I heard that you are going to buy Rockefeller Center from one person."

"We are still talking about it. It's hard to say what the outcome will be." Tang Huan replied conservatively, "In addition, I am also trying to communicate with the Rockefeller family on this matter."

Ford, who is also retired in California, although he is getting old, he is not confused, and then said: "Nelson Rockefeller was once the vice president during my presidency. Maybe I can help me get in touch."

"Thank you very much." The richest man nodded graciously.

Compared with Carter, who is 10 years younger, he usually has more contact with Tang Huan.After all, he has a title in the Shennong Foundation, so some business exchanges are inevitable.

Among all the living former presidents of the United States, it is estimated that Bu Shi is the biggest winner in life. This year, the eldest son, Xiao Bu, and the second son, Jeb, are competing for the governors of Texas and Florida respectively. There are successors, and a political family seems to have taken shape.

In addition, through financial tools such as the Kai Lei Group, the wealth accumulation of the Bushi family has increased significantly, which in turn has laid a strong economic foundation for political pursuits.

It can be said that Lao Bu Shi is much more nourishing than his colleagues.

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After dealing with this scene, Tang Huancai was able to return to San Francisco and Silicon Valley, and even missed the Developer Spring Conference after Zheru's split.

This year's Zheru Developer Spring Conference, the technology discussed is as comprehensive and authoritative as ever.For example, the DVD specification has matured.

However, the more sensational thing is that Zheru Software announced that after FreeDOS is open source, other software will also join the ranks.It also includes the popular cash cow in the product line-Zheru office suite.

This move triggered further debate, division, and even confrontation in the hacker community.

Opponents, as always, insist that Zheru Software, the world's number one commercial software provider, has extended its tentacles with ulterior motives and polluted the pure atmosphere of the free software community.

There are still people clamoring - don't ask, similar to FreeDOS open source, the program source code released by Zheru Software Company will definitely be those old versions of software that can no longer extract commercial profits.If you are sincere, you can share the latest version of the product.Such as operating system StudiOS kernel, TCP/IP protocol algorithm, MPEG encoder decoder...

As for the supporters, although there were some, most of them were suppressed by the outcry of opposition.

Of course, there are a few exceptions. For example, Eric Raymond, who edited the "New Hacker Dictionary" in 1990, showed his talents as a speaker and attracted the attention of mainstream media. The limelight even overshadowed the founders of the free software movement. Chad Stallman.

In terms of origins, Eric Raymond was originally a follower of Richard Stallman, but now he is an outspoken critic of Richard Stallman and the ideals of the Free Software Foundation. Doctrine, and advocated that we should take a more pragmatic route that is more in line with the taste of the market, which has set off a lot of political confrontation in the hacker community.

Obviously, Eric Raymond had already formed his own set of theoretical systems, and it was only then that he and Richard Stallman diverged, and then parted ways.

There are also activists who have begun to use the FreeDOS_2.X source code as a basis to prepare to develop an open source free operating system that can be applied to the widest range of hardware platforms.This can also be regarded as a gratifying positive trend.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the hacker community is full of factions, and the fights are exhilarating.

Tang Huan, who had foreseen it for a long time, was not surprised, but based on the feedback from the public relations department, he held a media briefing to give an official attitude on recent hot issues.

It can be imagined that Zheru Software Company has been the first to bear the brunt of its continuous actions in open source during this period.

Tang Huan, who is also the CEO of Zheru Software Company, turned on the microphone and talked eloquently: "For a long time, there has been a very strong voice accusing Zheru Software Company of an intrusion with ulterior motives. . I think it's unfair, maybe even extreme."

"The commercial success of Zheru Software Company cannot be the reason and motivation for all kinds of malicious speculations about it. And it is precisely because of this commercial achievement that Zheru Software Company hopes that the entire industry can develop better - Pi Zhi Everyone understands the truth that if there is no survival, Mao will be attached."

"Zheru Software has been paying attention to the software open source movement for a long time, so after careful evaluation and affirming its positive significance to the entire industry, it made some tentative moves."

"Here, I don't want to flaunt anything, I just want to emphasize that it's better to do it than not to do it well."

"I also make no secret that Zheru Software Company will not and does not dare to open source the latest version of its software products. However, Zheru Software Company is trying to share source code with partners. However, the main motivation for doing so is , There is a clear difference between the consideration of commercial interests derived from software engineering and the simple concept of the software open source movement.”

"Judging from the current results, Zheru Software's open source initiative has played a positive role, at least in terms of education. We are very pleased with this and have a clear conscience."

“I personally think that at this stage, advocates and leaders of the open source community should focus more on how to improve the license agreement, lest someone take advantage of the free public resources of the open source community and suddenly get a mature and stable code base. Change course and transform into a closed source commercial product.”

At this point, Tang Huan shrugged, "I think this is what those with ulterior motives should really worry about."

Amidst the roar of laughter in the audience, the curiosity about Zheru Software's participation in the open source movement dissipated all of a sudden—there is such a big hole in the window paper, there is no sense of mystery at all.

Next, a financial reporter asked about the listing process of Zheru Software.

"According to the schedule, Zheru Software will go public next year. I don't have any more details to disclose here. If you are interested, you can pay attention to the company's follow-up public information." After Tang Huan answered clearly, he added: "Zheru Ru Software is preparing to move in order to have a headquarters entirely of its own."

Upon hearing this, someone on the spot immediately connected it with the popular April Fool's Day joke of America Online moving, so they quickly asked the difference between the two.

Tang Huan replied in a natural tone: "Zheru Software Company will operate with a new attitude of a public company, move away from Cupertino, get rid of the influence of the old management mechanism, and achieve the greatest independence. It was a wise decision."

The reporter chased after him and asked, "Then why did America Online move to Rockefeller Center? There are rumors that you will buy Rockefeller Center, is it true?"

"AOL's decision is naturally for the needs of business development. The acquisition of Rockefeller Center is a very challenging thing." This time, Mr. Richest's answer was not so happy.The unscrupulous performance of being superficial and cloudy, made the reporter feel very itchy.

Tang Huan then coughed lightly and said, "The purpose of meeting you this time is to talk about Zheru Software Company. Please don't deviate from the center when you ask questions from the media."

"I can disclose to you some of the latest product developments of Zheru Software Company. For example, a batch of 'i' products will be launched one after another."

"Then, what does 'i' mean?" The reporter, who was reluctant to waste the opportunity to ask questions, asked listlessly.

The richest man replied with high spirits: "One of the meanings of 'i' is 'internet'. For example, the Zerone office software suite to be launched soon, the business name is Zerone_Office_i, and according to the positioning of enterprise edition, professional edition and personal edition, there are The difference between i7, i5, and i3. The purpose is to reflect that the new generation of software products is centered on Internet applications."

(End of this chapter)