Rebirth of the Tech Madman

After Andy Grove left, Tang Huan took a pen and gave instructions to the investment department, Pay attention to the decline of Intel's stock price in the next two years, and choose the opportunity to expand the number of stock holdings.

He had just put the documents aside when Madonna walked in with a burst of fragrance.

Big star, the stars are shining brightly recently. Tang Huan joked casually.

Although Madonna has not been in the industry for a long time, her rising momentum is very rapid, especially after she released her second album like avirgin and like a virgin last year, she gained global recognition.

The album topped the music charts in many countries and became Madonna's first album to top the Billboard 200. The song like avirgin and Like a Virgin of the same name have been on the Billboard Top 100 Singles Chart for six consecutive weeks.

Of course, the album also attracted a lot of backlash, with songs and music videos being banned by many moralists.

As an auxiliary publicity tool, Madonna entered the mainstream American film industry by starring in two low-budget films released by Orion Films in the first quarter of this year.

The first movie was the romantic comedy quest and 27 seconds to win the championship, in which Madonna guest starred as a club singer, with a box office of about 13 million US dollars.

The soundtrack also includes two new Madonna songs: razyoryou, crazy for you and gambler, gambler.

Another movie is also a comedy, called kingsusan and Mystery Date, the box office has exceeded 27 million US dollars. Madonna's role in it has obviously increased a lot, and she can be regarded as a leading role.

These two low-budget films, which did well at the box office, served as promotional tools for Madonna's music career. It has played a very positive and positive role, and all parties in the cooperation are very satisfied, which can be called happy.

But no matter where. The phenomenon of popular right and wrong is very common, and Madonna is because of her dark history in her early years. In trouble.

She sighed frowningly, It is because of the starlight that I was targeted by the media watching with a magnifying glass. Tang, I am here this time to ask for your help.

Tang Huan waved his hand boldly, Tell me about it.

Madonna said faintly: As you know, I went to New York alone when I was 20 years old, and the financial situation was very difficult. Therefore, I took pictures for several magazines, and I could get 25 dollars a time. Unexpectedly,

Now Penthouse and Playboy are ready to release the photos. I approached them privately about buying the photos, but they declined.

Tang Huan nodded in understanding, pressed a button on a phone on his desk, and said, Contact me the bosses of Penthouse and Playboy. I want to talk to them about something.

Then, he looked at Madonna, who was looking hopeful, We must prepare for the worst in everything. Have you consulted your public relations team, if this matter cannot be suppressed, how will you face the public outcry from the outside world?

I'm flustered. My head is so messed up that I don't even have time to think about it. Madonna shook her head.

Tang Huan reminded: It's not a big deal, just think about your maverick public image.

Madonna thought for a moment, and she was shrewd and quickly thought of the answer, I will maintain an attitude of no regrets and resistance.

Nodding approvingly, Tang Huan turned to ask, Since such a thing happened, why don't you think about it again, whether there are other handles in other people's hands, while you are still in the take-off stage. The price It’s relatively tolerable, so let’s deal with it together.”

Tang Huan was really right. I saw Madonna timidly replied: I once made a relatively different low-budget movie in 1979, which had nude scenes in it. It was just not released. But that bastard director intends to use my current reputation to create The film is fighting for a midnight theatrical release. I'm negotiating with them to see if I can buy the film for $5,000 and prevent it from being released.

Is there anything else? Tang Huan asked angrily.

That's all. Madonna assured with her head down.

I hope your memory is correct, otherwise, it will be more troublesome to delay. At that time, I can't help you. Tang Huan reached for the phone while counting, What's the director's name?

Stephen Jon Levich. Madonna added timidly: It's best not to get too stiff, our relationship is still friends. The filming of this movie cost $20,000, and almost all the actors were Playing for free, I got $100 to pay my rent.

You think about friendship so much, which means that your relationship is not too rigid, but why does the other party insist on releasing this movie? Tang Huan was a little puzzled.

Maybe, he wants to fulfill his dream of being a director. Madonna explained uncertainly: After all, if the movie is not released, no one will believe him when he says he is the director.

You are too busy to take care of yourself, so you should stop worrying about other people's situation. Tang Huan snorted, It's no wonder I don't have any impression of such a so-called director with a wild way, and probably no major film company is willing to sign him. Let the private detective come forward and give me his contact information.

Don, don't be so angry. Madonna smiled flatteringly, Waiting now is just waiting, I'll help you extinguish the fire.

Tang Huan asked playfully: How did I hear that you are going to marry that handsome Sean Penn?

Sean Penn, who came from an acting family, is not the Golden Grand Slam actor who won the four best actor in Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Oscar in the original time and space, but he is still an eye-catching actor. Talented, getting together with Madonna caters to the topic of matching that the media is most willing to hype.

But I'm still single now. Madonna giggled, Does it make you feel very exciting?

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Recently, Play_Boy has threatened Zheru several times on the grounds of copyright infringement.

The reason is that with the popularity of 2D accelerated graphics cards, the application range of image compression algorithms is becoming more and more extensive. The standard test chart used is the Swedish model published in the November 1972 issue of Playboy. Lena Sudberg's photo is strictly head and shoulders.

Now Playboy can find an excuse for hype. Shout out from the air, saying that Zheru used his photos without permission, infringement and so on. but. Although the rhetoric was fierce, I did not see the other party actually taking legal action.

Zheru didn't respond much to the uproar. Because of this standard test chart, creativity does not come from myself.

Back in 1973, the USC Institute for Signal and Image Processing was looking for a high-quality picture for a conference paper at the university, because they didn't like the common test chart for television standards used in the early 1960s, and wanted to find A glossy image with good dynamic range, and preferably an image of a human face, so I took an illustration from Playboy that someone happened to bring along.

The reason why this standard test chart is only a part, not all. It's not that the instigator had any scruples, but was limited by the equipment at the time, a Hewlett-Packard 2100 minicomputer, and a muirhead wired fax scanner. Among them, the latter has been equipped with an analog-to-digital converter on the three channels of red, green and blue.

In order to be able to place the illustration on the optical drum of the muirhead wired fax scanner, engineers first tore off the top third of the illustration.

The resolution of the muirhead wired fax scanner is fixed at 100lpi, and the engineers hoped to get an image of 512512 pixels, so they set the scanning range at 5.12 inches in the upper part of the illustration, just cutting to the shoulder position of the character.

The birth process of this standard test chart is not entirely due to the boring psychology of many male engineers in the image processing research industry who want to find a very attractive woman photo.

In fact, this illustration does make for a good test photo! Details such as flat areas, shadows, and textures it contains. Both are good for testing a variety of different image processing algorithms.

Because of this, this standard test chart from Playboy is highly recognized in the industry, and Zheru adopted it in accordance with public opinion. Play_Boy wants to use this to judge itself. It is whimsical and overreaching. It is estimated that it also understands this point, so it just talks lively without taking actual actions. In the final analysis, it is just for hype.

However, the standard test chart incident also shows from the side that the first issue of Playboy published in December 1953 was not just a male adult magazine in the United States. It packs itself with liberal speeches, high-level articles, high-style middle-class entertainment consumption routes, and other means.

The in-depth interviews with Playboy characters prove this point. Although each interview usually lasts seven to ten hours. But celebrities including John Wayne, Jimmy Carter, Castro, Russell, Martin Luther King Jr., Jean-Paul Sartre, Muhammad Ali, etc., have all been on the Flower_Flower Young Master, and even invited Tang Huan many times.

Because of these entanglements. Hugh Hefner, the owner of Playboy who was the first to contact, seemed very enthusiastic, and agreed: Isn't it just a photo of Madonna. It won't be published. By the way, I'm going to hold an interesting party here. You Come and play.

The so-called interesting party is the 'bunny girls' of Playboy gathered together. Tang Huan slandered, looked at the market advice given by his assistant and replied: I'm a little busy recently, so I won't go to the party Your featured party. I sent someone with $125,000 to get those photos and sign the deal. What do you think?

It hurts feelings to mention money. Hugh Hefner smiled boldly, How can I not give face to your request? Of course, it would be even better if you agreed to an exclusive interview with the character.

It hurts money to mention feelings. Tang Huan smiled lightly, One yard is one yard, so it's settled, I'll send someone to bring a check to get the photo. As for the interview with the character, let's see, I'm busy recently There is really no time for promoting new products.”

That's fine. After Hugh Hefner reluctantly agreed, he turned to demand: Don, you have to promise me that you can't be interviewed by Penthouse. I know, they also have photos of Madonna in their hands, you Certainly dealing with Warner Records' cash cow is inevitable.

As the main competitor, since the late 1970s, the more radical Penthouse in terms of photo style has been robbing the consumers of Playboy, which has caused the sales of this big brother in this field to decline significantly. Hugh Hefner gritted his teeth at this.

In fact, with economic development and technological progress, the decline of Playboy's market share is inevitable. In addition to competition from competitors such as Penthouse, the already popular home video recorders are also dividing its consumer groups; In a few years, with the rise of the Internet and men having free access to material, the living space of such publications will be squeezed even further.

Although Tang Huan understood this point, but there was no need to waste spitting and explaining to Hugh Hefner, he just agreed: Don't worry, I really don't have time to deal with special interviews, and The Penthouse is no exception.

However, compared to Hugh Hefner's knowledge and wit, Penthouse boss Bob Guccione is a bit tricky.

The Sicilian erotic tycoon was selected in the first issue of Forbes America's 400 wealth list in 1982, with a personal net worth of 400 million U.S. dollars and a private residence of 2,000 square meters in Manhattan, New York.

There is no doubt that these fortunes are all earned by Penthouse, and the trick to surpass Play_Boy is to attract more attention without a lower limit, so it is unwilling to give up publishing Madonna's photos.

To apply a line from the movie The Godfather, I can make an offer that I cannot refuse. Tang Huan said impatiently, What do you want?

Bob Guccione directly showed his hole card and said, Since you don't want this cash cow to get into trouble, how about asking you to replace it and accept an exclusive interview with Penthouse?

Forgive me for speaking bluntly, I cannot accept the style of The Penthouse. Tang Huan gave the exchange condition, Well, Pebble Beach Golf Course is holding a club event, and I can give you an invitation letter to attend. I know, You’re looking for a financing partner, where you might meet new opportunities.” (To be continued.)