Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Chapter 713: PeopleSoft’s IPO overshadows Microsoft

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After learning that the Argentina team and the England team met in the quarter-finals, I knew that I would have a lot of fun. Of course, I wanted to come to the scene to watch the excitement. Tang Huan replied meaningfully.

Although the national team missed the World Cup finals, the Chinese media and fans still paid close attention to this sporting event. For example, college students watched the game with great enthusiasm, so even if Tang Huan was in the mainland, he could easily understand the details of the game. progress.

Argentina team, Italy team, Bulgaria team, and the only remaining achievement in East Asia - South Korea team are divided into Group A, of which the strength of the former two is naturally the strongest.

However, the performance of the last World Cup champion Italy in the past few years has been surprising. In the 1984 European Cup preliminaries, it only achieved a shameful result of 8 matches and 1 win, and failed to enter the main match held in France.

Fortunately, a top team like the Italian team has never lacked a flash of talent-Paolo Rossi broke out in the last World Cup, and in this World Cup, Alessandro Al Tobelli's savior, this was able to allow Italy and Bulgaria to shake hands 1:1 in the World Cup opener.

In the 1982 World Cup in Spain between Argentina and Brazil, Diego Maradona, who scored two goals in the World Cup finals for the first time, has been sent off by a red card for losing his mind and kicking someone. Missed the Argentine national team.

Fortunately, Maradona, who is also a genius, has many opportunities to prove his worth, especially after catching up with the strong recovery of AC Milan, which fell into the second division twice in a row. In the process of winning the European Cup and the UEFA Cup, he was seen by the newly appointed head coach of the Argentine national team, Vilardo, in 1983. Finally, on May 9, 1985, more than two years later, he was re-wrapped. On the Argentina national team jersey.

Maradona also lived up to expectations. In the first round of the group match between Argentina and South Korea, he staged a hat-trick and helped Argentina win 3:1.

In the second round of the group stage, Argentina and Italy drew 1:1, Maradona and Alessandro Altobelli each scored a goal; South Korea and Bulgaria also drew 1:1 .

In the third round of the group match between Argentina and Bulgaria, although Maradona did not score a goal, he assisted his teammates and helped Argentina win.

In the match between Italy and South Korea, Alessandro Altobelli's two goals and an own goal by the opponent led to a 3-2 victory.

The performance of the Italian team in the group stage can only be described as a one-man show by Alessandro Altobelli,

Of Italy's five goals, four were scored by Alessandro Altobelli and the remaining one was an own goal by the Korean.

As a result, they entered the knockout round, Alessandro Altobelli suddenly misfired, and the Italian team was logically sent home by the French team led by Platini with a score of 2:0.

Argentina's first opponent in the knockout stage was the 1983 America's Cup champion Uruguay. I don't know if it was beaten by Denmark's 6:1 bloodbath in the group stage. The American referee thought it was invalid, but it was still swept out with a score of 0:1, while the Argentine team joined forces with the England team in the surprised and ecstatic eyes of the onlookers.

As we all know, in the Falklands War in 1982, Argentina, which initiated the challenge, was subdued by the United Kingdom. In this game.

Listen to your tone, you are optimistic about Diego and the Argentine team. The smiling ship queen, Christina, gloated and did not doubt her man's judgment at all. After Gein was dragged from Europe to America by Tang Huan, she happened to escape the turmoil of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, and the worship of the magic stick in her heart became more and more indestructible.

Yeah, it's only fun if the Argentina team overthrows the England team. Tang Huan nodded, AC Milan has almost recovered, and Juventus's fatigue is becoming more and more obvious. In the next ten years, it should It belongs to us.

The ship queen Christina said proudly: I have already let my men pay attention to the good stuff in the World Cup, and I will soon be able to further strengthen the team's strength.

British clubs have not been able to participate in the European League in the past few years. Chelsea's influence is definitely not as good as that of AC Milan. I have to borrow more from you. Tang Huan offered a flattery casually.

Of course it's nothing to worry about. The queen of ships, Christina, waved her hand boldly, causing a surge of waves in her chest, The stadium built for AC Milan is about to be completed, and when the ticket revenue increases, it will definitely follow. To further promote the development of the club and become the number one club in the world is just around the corner!

After laughing and listening to the ship queen Christina's big plans for a while, Tang Huan turned to ask: How is the implementation of the business I asked you to help expand?

A few small things, not worth mentioning. You can check and accept it in the next few days. The ship queen Christina asked the housekeeper to bring the documents while talking.

What Tang Huan entrusted to the ship queen Christina is mainly to further expand the chain network. Its existing thousands of large and small chain stores are mainly located in North America, followed by Europe. Although Mexico in Latin America is far behind, But still ranked high.

Another thing is to find a local release partner for Hong Kong films here, which can be regarded as entering Latin America in name.

Anyway, it's just some trivial work, handed over to the ship queen Christina, it doesn't matter whether it's good or bad--if it's good, it's picked up, if it's bad, it's a time pass.

Okay, from now to the day of the finals, there will be about a week. I will take the time to make a tour. Tang Huan nodded, Let's finish watching the fun first.

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The quarter-finals of this World Cup seemed a bit tragic. Brazil vs. France and West Germany vs. Mexico on June 21 were dragged into a penalty shootout. In the end, France and West Germany won 4:3 and 4:1 respectively.

On June 22, that is, today, the last two quarter-finals-Argentina vs. England and Belgium vs. Spain are definitely worthy of attention, but in terms of fun, the former is obviously more.

People's tendencies can also be seen from various aspects such as media hype, betting by gaming companies, and even celebrity viewing choices.

Unsurprisingly, clashes erupted between English and Argentine fans, and several English hooligans were injured and hospitalized as a result of a street fight in Mexico City.

Such hustle and bustle made Mexico City, which was already unbearably hot, more and more like a big furnace.

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Opened on May 29, 1966, the Aztec Stadium in Mexico City was used as the venue for the final of the 1970 World Cup. This is also the case, but it will first welcome the battle between Argentina and England.

The venue, which can accommodate 105,000 people, is full of seats. When Tang Huan appeared in the stands, not only did the cameras follow him, but he also attracted warm and friendly cheers from the Argentine fans.

The reason for this is naturally related to Tang Huan's rescue of hundreds of Argentine officers and soldiers who fell into the water during the Falklands War, and people still think about it until now. Perhaps the weak always hope to make a strong friend.

In fact, Tang Huan also came forward to protect the humanitarian rights and interests of local British residents in Falklands. But this benefit was mentioned at the time, and now Britain has long forgotten it.

Tang Huan didn't care about this, even Winston Churchill, who led the British to victory in World War II, had been abandoned, so he was nothing.

After the disbandment of the wartime cabinet, the Conservative Party, which was full of confidence and believed that with Churchill's contribution in the war, would be able to be elected smoothly, lost in the general election to the Labor Party, which proposed the goal of building a welfare state.

Lost in his heart, Churchill later quoted the ancient Greek writer Plutarch as saying: Ingratitude to their great men is the mark of a great nation.

In comparison, Tang Huan's small favors are not worth mentioning at all.

In any case, Tang Huan must respond positively to the enthusiasm of the Argentines. Chinese media, including Media Asia TV, tvb, CCTV, etc., enthusiastically recorded the incredible scene in their view.

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At 12 o'clock in the central time zone of North America, with the whistle of the referee, the Argentina team and the England team began to fight

In the first half, both sides had opportunities to score goals, but they failed to grasp them. Generally speaking, the Argentine team had a slight advantage, but the England team was very conservative. In the end, the Argentina team and the England team ended the first half with a goalless score of 0:0.

After the start of the second half, Tang Huan was obviously more focused, his eyes fixed on the court. Gein, the fun he was looking forward to, originally happened in time and space not long after the start of the second half.

It can be said that the way players score goals is very similar to the random phenomenon of lottery jackpot numbers. Whether it can be completely replicated is not subject to subjective control. Tang Huan really has no idea, but because of this, he secretly looks forward to it.

Six minutes into the second half, Maradona cut inside...

Tang Huan held his breath and shouted in his heart, The hand of God has really come.

He vaguely saw Maradona raise his forearm high so that his short stature could touch the ball before England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, and made it roll into the opponent's goal.

Ali Nasser, the referee from the United States, didn't find the tricks in it, and thought the goal was valid, which made England complain.

As a result, four minutes later, Maradona, who was located about 10 meters away from the center line in the second half of Argentina, received a pass from his teammate Enrique and dribbled the ball alone for more than 60 meters. Hoddle, Peter Reid, Kenny Sansom, Terry Butcher and Terry Fenwick, and goalkeeper Peter Shilton, a total of six players, uncontestedly scored the ball into England the gate.

Tang Huan, who was covering his ears amidst the hustle and bustle, couldn't help laughing: The English are really good comrades. Maradona has always been the target of opponents' fouls, and even the statistics are exaggerated, but England's defense The team members actually cooperated to score the Best Goal of the Century. Could it be that they were confused by the previous Hand of God?

Gary Lineker pulled one back for England on 81 minutes, but it didn't help as Argentina won 2-1 and advanced to the semi-finals.

Perhaps, without Maradona's Hand of God, the Argentina and England teams would have been dragged to a penalty shootout, making this World Cup a record.

Because the last quarter-final game held four hours later-Belgium vs. Spain, just like the previous two quarter-finals, the winner was decided by penalty kicks, and Belgium passed with a score of 5:4.

It is precisely because of this critical gap, coupled with the accumulated grievances, that one can imagine the mess after the game.

But Maradona's dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, and the England team has no choice but to vomit blood aggrievedly while packing up and going home.

In fact, Maradona's performance in this World Cup is too dazzling.

In the semi-final between Argentina and Belgium, he scored two more miraculous goals to help Argentina reach the final.

In the final battle against West Germany for the championship, Maradona still found an opportunity to directly assist Howe Bruchaga to score the winning goal with an incredible pass. The ball made the Argentine team taste the taste of the World Cup champion again after eight years.

The flaws do not hide the merits, these shining points make all the criticisms become condiments and condiments, and do not affect Maradona's evaluation as an excellent football player in the slightest.

The ship queen Christina was overjoyed and said I found a treasure, and finally she asked Tang Huan, Honey, isn't EA going to launch a football game, isn't it time to use the shiny golden signboard of Diego? ?”

It's really coming soon. Tang Huan nodded.

Because I saw the two miracles with my own eyes on the spot, the melancholy that I felt in China before was swept away.

The mood improves, and the energy is naturally sufficient.

He said energetically: Silicon Valley No. 1 is reserved for you and your children. PeopleSoft is about to go public, and I want to go to New York to see it first.

PeopleSoft's IPO on Nasdaq has received more attention than Oracle and Microsoft, two successful companies in the software industry that went public in March.

The difference can also be seen from the issue price - PeopleSoft is positioned at $24 per share, much higher than Microsoft's $20.

It's not that PeopleSoft is forcing Goldman Sachs, which also underwrote Microsoft's IPO, to set such a price.

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