Rebirth in America

? The release of "Red Dawn" immediately received a huge response. "*Love*First*Sentence"

As soon as the movie ended, those film critics rushed back to write out movie reviews and sent them to newspapers, magazines, etc. They were all shocked by the special effects of this movie. Even the most picky people have to say that this is a landmark movie.

The New York Times said in the newspaper: "DreamWorks invested a lot of resources in the special effects of "Red Dawn" to create a realistic and gorgeous gun action movie."

Film Weekly said in its magazine: "The film spends a lot of time establishing an emotional foundation. Thankfully, this material plays well into the later action scenes and climax."

The Chicago Sun-Times said in the newspaper: "Alex has achieved another breakthrough in this film! This is a very exciting adventure film that will keep you immersed in the film from beginning to end. middle."

The San Francisco Chronicle said in the next day's newspaper: "This is a very exciting, hugely ambitious, and satisfying movie. Alex is trying to tell us about the possible future through this film. What’s going to happen!”

"The Washington Post" said in the newspaper: "Chinese-American actor Bruce Lee is a colorful villain, handsome, extremely confident, but also a polite sadist. He plays the actor who plays the Secretary of Defense Kicking around like she was a shuttlecock."

Some people like it and others hate it, and there are always some people who like to sensationalize it. They said bluntly: "The "Red Dawn" shot by Alex is not interesting at all. On the contrary, it quickly makes people feel tired, disgusting and depressing."

This is a small, local newspaper that no one paid much attention to before. Ever since the gossip about Alex and Brigitte was published, it suddenly became popular. From then on, this small newspaper specialized in talking nonsense about some events, and people actually bought it and read it.

Fortunately, most of the media have a more correct attitude. They all thought it was a good movie. The plot is intense and intense, creating a wonderful storyline. After watching it, the audience will be filled with nationalistic emotions.

Of course, the network elements that Alex cleverly arranged were also accepted by people unknowingly. "Computer" magazine described a wonderful era full of the Internet based on this movie, and declared: "If it weren't for the existence of the Internet, the terrorists in the film would have launched a nuclear explosion, and the protagonist would have been unable to prevent the tragedy. occur!"

Ordinary people focus on the storyline and whether the gunfights are exciting, while experts and professors are very interested in the technology shown in the film. Some people are constantly researching and publishing related articles to discuss the possibility of realizing various technologies in it.

Especially the public figures that Alex had arranged for long ago. Not long after they waited for the film to be released, they began to talk about the importance of the "Internet". It plays a key role in the formation of the US nuclear umbrella.

At the same time, some people were frightened by the dangers of war depicted in the film. They all asked the government to be more vigilant to avoid being taken advantage of by the Soviet Union or other countries, causing the president to be killed and the nuclear bomb codes to be lost, etc.

The effect came out bit by bit. People in the U.S. government, the Pentagon, and others also watched this film, and the public relations lobbying sent by Alex made them feel whether it would be better to build a "Skynet".

At least with the existence of "Skynet", it is no longer possible for the Soviet Union to destroy the United States at once. Unless they are willing to risk the idea of ​​perishing together, there will be no nuclear war.

"Is that Skynet really that powerful?" someone asked.

Experts immediately came forward to give their own explanations, pointing out the "Skynet" function in the film, how it links all nuclear bombs, how it conducts nuclear counterattacks, etc. Gradually, not only ordinary Americans agreed with this approach, but even government officials believed that "Skynet" must be established as soon as possible.

At the same time, suddenly there were news reports saying: "The Soviets have also begun to research similar technologies. They want to connect the entire Soviet Union's nuclear warheads through a huge network."

As soon as this news was reported, it immediately caused shocking waves. Some national leaders specifically confirmed the authenticity of the news to the Soviet Union, but Soviet officials have remained silent on this.

silence! That means acquiescence!

The Americans are even more panicked. If the Soviet Union comes to them again, then in the near future, the Soviets will rule the earth, and even the situation in the movie "Red Dawn" may come true.

This time, many people couldn't sit still.

"We must try our best to satisfy Ark Company no matter how much money they need! We must get our network out before the Soviet Union." An American general said to others in the Pentagon. His view was supported by many people. recognized.

Not only the military are panicking, but experts and politicians are even more panicked.

They changed their initial attitude and chased people from Ark Company to inquire about the conditions for realizing Internet technology. Various preferential policies and large sums of funds were provided, with the sole purpose of rolling out the network as soon as possible.

The first funding was quickly allocated, and the amount just used to speed up research work was as high as 40 million US dollars!

This surprised Noyce, Moore and others, but also made them extremely excited. Suddenly, everyone burst out with great enthusiasm for work.

Immediately afterwards, the Pentagon also allocated US$30 million to ask Ark Company to develop a "strategic command system" that can be linked to each other. This kind of money is like giving away for free, because Ark's current network technology is enough to meet their needs, but whether it is through telephone lines or optical fibers depends on the actual situation.

At this time, AT\u0026T, which had been watching with envy for a long time, jumped out, clamoring to cooperate with Ark Company to build a network. The conditions given were much better than those offered the first time, and the initiative would belong to Ark Company, but this time Alex was unwilling to cooperate with them.

So AT\u0026T lobbied the government and the military, saying that fiber optic networks were too expensive and not practical enough. It's better to use existing phone lines, which saves money and is quick.

for such behavior. Alex first pointed out: "No matter what kind of network technology it is, it is already patented by Ark Company. Others have no right to use these patented technologies unless they research new technologies, but the time it takes can be imagined. And know it."

Immediately afterwards. Alex made a big fuss about the confidentiality of information again. He had already made preparations for this, throwing out various information and data for comparison.

"Of course it has to be achieved through an optical fiber network. Telephone lines are too inconvenient! And the confidentiality is not high enough. It is very likely that the Soviets will steal secrets from them, or intercept our signals midway!"

Alex's rhetoric left the military with no choice. What they fear most is information leaking to the outside world. Once the Soviet Union mastered military secrets, it would be almost like taking off your clothes and dancing in front of others, and there would be no sense of security at all.

"No matter how expensive it is, the confidentiality of information and data must be guaranteed!" In the end, the military bosses made a decision and decided that the optical fiber network was their preferred solution. As for the civilian version, they don't care. You can use whatever you want, as long as the military lines are safe.

With the support of government departments and military forces. The research and development progress of Ark Company and Optical Giant Company has been rapid, various problems have been solved one after another, network speed has been greatly improved, and optical fiber manufacturing costs and repair and maintenance costs have been significantly reduced.

The most critical issue among them. That is, the problem of network packet loss has been well solved. Originally, this problem took more than ten years to be solved, because it required a lot of manpower to be invested in research and the development of relevant mathematical models. Technical Difficulties.

However, with Alex's participation, this kind of problem that does not involve craftsmanship is not a problem at all. He used the mental space to replicate a group of puppets and conduct research day and night. Soon, the network protocol problem was completely solved from theory to practice.

The address length of this protocol is 128 bits, and the address space is increased by 2 to the 96th power. It has a flexible IP request header format and uses a series of fixed-format extension headers to replace the IPv1 variable-length option field. , which was the initial network protocol originally used by Ark.

Most importantly, improved security, authentication and privacy are key features of the new network protocol.

Ark Company Moore said excitedly: "After we adopt the latest Internet protocol provided by Alex, we can send messages from the earth to Mars and then back again without losing any packets. This highly secure protocol function is fully capable The needs of the army are met.”

Due to the urgent need for security performance, the military has repeatedly urged Ark Company and Optical Giant to quickly build an "optical fiber network" for them to ensure that U.S. military secrets are not stolen by the Soviet Union.

They were so anxious that in order to speed up the progress of the project, the Pentagon once again allocated huge sums of money to them. The money was quickly passed by Congress without even a single objection. After all, this is a matter of national secrets and local security, and so much money has to be spent.

"Another $30 million allocated?"

This surprised Alex. He had never thought that he could earn so much money so easily. This was US$30 million in the 1960s. Calculated based on commodity prices, it is equivalent to more than 300 million in the 21st century. No wonder people say that the government's money is easy to make. It turns out this is true.

There was once a rumor that the U.S. government allocated more than one billion U.S. dollars to an arms company to research a new type of weapon. As a result, all the money was spent after tinkering and tinkering. The company there said that the money was not enough and needed to continue to allocate funds, so the government Hundreds of millions more were invested.

A total of nearly 3 billion US dollars was spent, and the final conclusion was that the current level of technology could not achieve that kind of super weapon. The U.S. government has been defrauded of so much money in vain, and it has not gone crazy and clamored for compensation from the arms companies, but still has business dealings with them.

It can be seen how easy it is to get money from the government and the military. No wonder some companies look down on the civilian market once they get on this line. Many arms companies are unheard of for ordinary people, because they are not ordinary businesses.

After Ark Company and Optical Giant received the new funding, they immediately built optical fiber lines to securely protect the military's information. Not only that, after the Congress saw how powerful this high-tech gadget was, they quickly proposed to build dedicated optical cable lines for members of Congress.

The special appropriation was passed quickly. Members of Congress will never oppose themselves. This kind of thing is beneficial to all members of Congress. They were too afraid that their privacy would be leaked. It was very easy to tap phone lines in this era.

No wonder they were afraid. America in the 1960s was an era of insecurity. In addition to investigating crimes, well-known public figures are often monitored. For example, Martin Luther King, Chaplin and others are victims. Not only are they threatened by surveillance, but also senior government officials and members of Congress. I've seen this happen before.

Otherwise, how could Director Hoover have been re-elected? It's because he holds too many secrets. Although he has been killed by Alex in advance, he still exists.

With the support of policies and funds, Ark Company and Light Giant have developed rapidly, and the size of the company has expanded like a balloon.

AT\u0026T knew that the situation on their side was over, so they wanted to compromise with Ark Company, even if they could just follow them and have a sip of soup. This is the case in the world of capital. Before this moment, people are just like sworn enemies for the sake of profit. At the next moment, they are still for the sake of profit, and they can immediately become like brothers.

"cooperate?"

After Alex received the intention message from AT\u0026T, he fell into thinking. He is not afraid of Bell. Everyone is equally superior, and their status and relationship are equal. Even if he rejects AT\u0026T's request, Bell will not and cannot come forward for this matter.

However, eating alone is too dangerous. Even if the Rockefeller Foundation has joined him, it will be difficult to carve up such a huge piece of meat like the Internet. What's more, Alex's main purpose is not to make money, but to make the world more colorful, which is why he has come up with so many new technologies.

Since someone is willing to share part of the work, UU Reading www.uukanshu. net Then he is also very happy. Of course, the prerequisite is that the dominance must not be let go. As long as the Internet is still in his hands, he will not be afraid of others following him to make money together.

In addition, the cost of fiber optic networks is too high, and military use does not require cost consideration. As for civilian use, hey, I don’t know where the money to lay the lines will come from. If AT\u0026T joins, then we can adopt the method of using fiber optics as the backbone and telephone lines as the branches. The cost savings will be enough to reach the moon.

After thinking clearly about the stakes, Alex nodded and agreed that Ark Company would cooperate with AT\u0026T to develop a civilian network. The status of this cooperation is completely different. It is dominated by Ark Company, with AT\u0026T playing a supporting role.

After Ark Company finished its work here, there was good news from DreamWorks over there: ""Red Dawn" was nominated for Best Director and Best Actor!"

Both of these are related to Alex. This is the first time in history that someone has been nominated for best screenwriter, best director and best actor at the same time. As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused a sensation in the entertainment industry. [End of this chapter]