Rebirth of the Tech Madman

For a long time, in the general political structure of the United States in which the Republican Party and the Democratic Party take turns, the direction of distribution of political donations by Tang Huan and his family has always been maintained at more than 40% to more than 50%. Hedge betting ratio - whoever gives the most benefits will receive more.

Now that Tang Huan pointed out the mystery directly, Jerry Brown could only nod in recognition of Mr. Richest Man's strength, but he still suggested conservatively: In any case, the variables in this party struggle should not be underestimated.

The main interests of the California high-speed rail are the civil aviation industry, the road transportation industry, and the associated manufacturers, and the Republican Party has always been close to such traditional capitalists, so it has naturally become the spokesperson for the wave of opposition.

This is also the main reason why Tang Huan chose Jerry Brown as the partner of the California high-speed rail. He not only has one school and two governors, but also has deep connections in California, and he has shown great interest in the California high-speed rail project since he was in office. , or a senior member of the Democratic Party.

You should know that although the current California Governor George Docmejian and US President Ronald Reagan are both Republicans, and the Republicans currently control the Senate of the US Congress, the Senate and House of Representatives in California have been in power since the 1970s. , it was controlled by the Democratic Party. As for the House of Representatives of the US Congress, it took a longer time, starting from the mid-1950s.

If the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and the President of the United States belong to different parties, then the speaker of the House of Representatives is the leader of the opposition party in the U.S. Congress, and because of his prominent status, the process of becoming a political opponent with the President of the United States is exciting.

This is the relationship between the current speaker of the US House of Representatives, Thor O'Neill, a Democrat, and US President Reagan. His popularity and limelight in the United States are completely comparable to Reagan.

Jerry Brown succumbed to the chairman of the California High-Speed ​​Rail Authority, just in time to use these resources of the Democratic Party to make the construction bill pass more smoothly.

However, when the California high-speed rail project caught up with this year's US mid-term elections and became a bargaining chip between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, the taste began to change, and it gradually became opposition for the sake of opposition. Let's talk about this No matter how beneficial the project is to the country and the people, it is useless. The only way to decide the winner is to play cards against each other until the opponent has no cards to play and bows his head and admits defeat.

As far as I know, your successor, George Dockmejian, is a moderate Republican conservative and intends to be re-elected as governor of California. In the case of Democrats, he has to be careful as governor.

Tang Huan pondered: Under the influence of Reagan economics, the unemployment rate in California used to be as high as 11.2%. That is to say, the economy has recovered in the past two years and entered a new round of growth, so the situation has not deteriorated. After the launch of the California high-speed rail project , Although some unemployment will be caused due to the impact on the original economic system, but after the project is started and put into use, more job opportunities will be created, and he will not fail to understand this.”

After the completion of the California high-speed rail, George Docmejian, the current governor, will take some credit as a matter of course. Jerry Brown nodded, The truly unpredictable offensive and defensive positions are determined by Congress and the federal government. The government, it depends on the results of this year’s mid-term elections. By the way, you have a close relationship with the White House, has President Reagan expressed any attitude towards this?”

Just don't object. Tang Huan replied vaguely.

Although Reagan belonged to the Republican Party, he served two terms as the governor of California, and his family also fell there, and in another two years, he will step down from the presidency, so he will naturally consider giving The pension left a political asset, but it was not easy to announce it, and it was not suitable for Tang Huan to speak too bluntly in front of Jerry Brown, who belonged to the Democratic Party.

Jerry Brown is a veteran in the political arena, and he knew the elegance immediately when he heard the sound of the piano. He said with a relaxed face: Then only the Senate controlled by the Republican Party is left.

It's not certain whether we can continue to control it. Tang Huan smiled playfully.

The Republicans, who don't remember the pain, are directing another Nixon Watergate incident. Such a scandal may be exposed at a sensitive moment in the party struggle.

Jerry Brown was overjoyed when he heard the words, and asked tentatively, Are you optimistic that the Democrats will win the Senate?

It's still the same sentence, whoever agrees with the California high-speed rail, I will support whoever! Tang Huan waved his hand noncommittally, and then said: I have prepared a new promotional video for the California high-speed rail, waiting for your next speech When the time comes, it can come in handy.”

Then I'll take a look right away. Jerry Brown immediately became interested, and Gein could have imagined that Tang Huan could create a different kind of film by taking some resources from his Hollywood company. commercials, which in turn helped the California high-speed rail project win more supporters.

The release of this promotional film is slow, mainly because it contains some high-tech elements that need to be carefully considered. Tang Huan explained while ordering his assistant to play the film.

Although commercials must talk about publicity effects, they can't be as mysterious as science fiction films. Therefore, the high-tech elements it contains are all research and development results that are expected to be put into commercial use within three years at the latest.

For example, consumer-grade VCDs.

Sales of broadcast and TV-grade VCDs are very good, but the market promotion of consumer-grade VCDs is progressing slowly.

Compared with the current home video recorders, the advantages of consumer-level VCDs are not decisive, and entertainment content providers, including Hollywood, have insufficient motivation to adopt them. They are more interested in the digital copyright protection mechanism of consumer VCDs, which is a key function that all similar products, including home video recorders, do not provide.

Tang Huan has no intention to forcefully promote consumer-level VCDs in the North American market to replace home video recorders. If he does that, he will lose his job. After all, he also spent a lot of effort on the vhs video recorder. It will take time for the whole society to move closer to the digital age.

However, Tang Huan's brilliance lies in that he can often find a place for new products without touching existing interests. This is the case for the California high-speed rail for consumer-grade VCDs.

One of the themes of the commercial is that traveling via California high-speed rail is the time to drink a cup of coffee, take a look out the window, and enjoy a good movie.

With the help of consumer-grade VCD's flexible multi-audio tracks, multi-subtitles, menu navigation and other unique functions, works of art can break through boundaries including language, making travel extraordinarily romantic.

Of course, there are many entertainment methods, and there are also EA game consoles to choose from.

It must be pointed out that, to a large extent, the goal of California high-speed rail is to meet the needs of business travelers. This group can use thinkpads and ideapads to work on the train.

In addition, the California high-speed rail will provide a wireless communication network to allow passengers to maintain personal contact with the outside world.

In my opinion, the sci-fi flavor in this is already very strong. Jerry Brown pointed at the screen with a smile, and asked curiously, What is that small device? A calculator? A mobile phone? It doesn't look like what.

—Personal digital assistant is pda, you can also call it a handheld computer or a pocket computer. I will give you one to play with. Tang Huan waved his hand and asked the assistant to bring over a sample.

The size of Fangyuan pda is about 150 mm x 80 mm x 30 mm, and the weight is about 230 grams. It is equipped with a plastic protective case. On the front of the main body, the upper part is an lcd display, and the lower part is a special keyboard.

In terms of hardware architecture, the Fangyuan pda uses a 16-bit low-power microprocessor developed by Wang Xuehong's team, with a maximum operating frequency of 2mhz; the memory is 128kb eeprom, which contains an independent operating system, input method, micro-database, schedule, and business card book , notepad, scientific calculator, alarm clock, dictionary and other built-in software; use 4kb static random access memory, namely sram and battery, to save user data; it can also communicate with Fangyuan computer through usb interface.

This little thing is definitely not comparable to the smartphone decades later in the original time and space, but the functional model is roughly the same, and it is amazing enough in the current era.

It's pretty easy to use. Jerry Brown fell in love with the Fangyuan pda as soon as he got it, and said while fiddling with it, By the way, it's not as expensive as a mobile phone, is it?

Of course not. The retail price should be $299. Tang Huan shrugged, Actually, what is really worrying is the positioning of this product. The current target users are mainly business people, as well as specific industries and business application scenarios.

Such a humble tone is not like the style of a leader in Silicon Valley. Jerry Brown, who laughed at this cutting-edge product, joked.

Seeking truth from facts is a virtue. Tang Huan laughed frankly, Only by facing the actual situation squarely can the work be carried out to the fullest.

Jerry Brown took out a document from his briefcase and asked casually, Can I put its contents in the Fangyuan pda?

Of course there is no problem. It's just that, for convenience, it's better to transfer data through the Fangyuan computer. Tang Huan nodded, However, this is also a limitation of the Fangyuan PDA. The LCD display still needs to be continuously improved.

I believe that Fangyuan's products will become more and more perfect. Jerry Brown complimented.

After watching the technologically-inspired promotional video and mixing up a Fangyuan PDA, he brought the topic back to the California high-speed rail project, pointed to the document and said: This is the manuscript of my speeches in public places such as the Congress. It has been revised many times, and you can see where there are still deficiencies, which need to be improved and supplemented.

Tang Huan took over the document and looked at it. The above content was nothing more than explaining the value and significance of the California high-speed rail to demonstrate the necessity of its construction.

First of all, California High Speed ​​Rail has an extraordinary strategic positioning.

The decline of U.S. railway passenger transportation is obvious to all. Of course, the U.S. economy has developed to an extremely high level and enjoys the contribution of global resources, so it can enjoy the convenience of civil aviation and roads, as well as the vast land and sparse population. Accident interruptions and other practical reasons, but if American rail passenger transportation is really allowed to disappear in the American transportation system, no one can tell whether the result will be good or bad.

Just like the two world energy crises in 1970, many Americans realized that it is quite necessary to be prepared for danger in times of peace to prevent cloudy and rainy days.

Under such circumstances, high-speed rail has become a breakthrough for American rail passenger transportation to get rid of the current predicament. California high-speed rail is an extremely important attempt, but based on more realistic interest considerations, it has been met by the industry's National Railroad Passenger Corporation, External suppression of the civil aviation industry and road transport.

In addition, after Japan and Europe have high-speed railways, the United States, the world's number one power, has not taken any action, and it is still a bit embarrassing.

Secondly, the world is paying more and more attention to environmental protection. The United States, a big resource user and even a waste of resources, cannot stand alone. Compared with civil aviation and highways, high-speed railways are very effective in saving energy. ⑧± Miao (.*) pen ⑧± Pavilion ⑧±, o

Such benefits were listed by Jerry Brown eloquently and comprehensively. Tang Huan really couldn't find any omissions.

Finally, Tang Huan put down the document and said slowly: In the final analysis, the progress of the California high-speed rail has to be implemented in money. As long as the source of construction funds satisfies everyone, some clamor will lose its meaning, and the problem will be solved.

Then we must increase the proportion of private financing as much as possible. Jerry Brown glanced at Tang Huan, and tentatively asked: Mr. Richest Man, is he going to increase investment? This year's Forbes Rich List's No. 1 throne is almost as high as It's up to you to continue sitting.

Tang Huan laughed loudly, Then I will give you a bottom line. The investment amount will be increased to 3 billion US dollars, with a ceiling of 5 billion US dollars. In this way, when you negotiate with all parties, you will be able to do more with ease Bar.

The richest man is keen on the California high-speed rail project. In addition to considering many benefits including personal achievements and commercial interests, he also wants to absorb the huge profits earned from speculation such as the appreciation of the yen. Just like a warrior in the game, the anger value overflows and must be vented. It is best to find an opportunity to release the killing big move to maximize the output.

Although Tang Huan also has a lot of places to spend money in Asia, in line with the principle that eggs cannot be put in one basket and more practical asset preservation, the United States still needs to maintain a sufficient investment ratio.

$5 billion! Jerry Brown, who was joking, couldn't help but gasped, and said with a wry smile, If this is the case, you can completely take over the dominance of California's high-speed rail.