Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Because there were too many things before, after Tang Huan threw the matter of the novel Shanghai_Tan to Hu Yinmeng, he only listened to the direct results of the report and did not ask about the specific process.

So when Lu Xiaohu parked the car and Hu Yinmeng said I'm here, Tang Huan, who was talking with Zhou Mi, accidentally looked outside and realized that the newspaper that Hu Yinmeng chose to publish Shanghai_Tan was Sing Tao Daily. .

What a coincidence, Tang Huan remembered that the owner of this newspaper was also surnamed Hu, called Hu Xian.

Now, Xiangjiang has three major newspapers: Ming Pao, founded in 1959, Oriental Daily, founded in 1969, and Sing Tao Daily, founded in 1938.

In Xiangjiang, a special place where various forces are intricate and complex, various reasons such as positions, styles, and grievances are often hidden under various appearances.

Take newspapers as an example, Jin Yong's Ming Pao has a center-right position, while the Ma family of Dongfang Daily and the Hu family of Sing Tao Daily have a lot of connections with Baodao, so their positions are naturally different. It goes without saying.

For example, for the former, the report used to use the Republic of China chronology; for the latter, it has always been the case.

Of course, things have changed since the 1990s.

As a businessman, in the final analysis, you have to consider the benefits.

In terms of newspaper style, Ming Pao seldom uses headlines that shock readers, and like the Xiangjiang version of Sing Tao Daily, there is no Feng Yue Edition, the layout and color are slightly monotonous, and it tends to use neutral terms, so its credibility is quite high. As for many secondary schools and primary schools in Hong Kong, they will subscribe Ming Pao on behalf of their students.

Dongfang Daily, which claims to be the No. 1 in sales, not only has a Fengyue edition, but also uses controversial techniques to attract attention in its reports from time to time.

Tang Huan didn't care which newspaper Hu Yinmeng published Shanghai_Tan as long as he didn't choose a newspaper like Dongfang Daily that was easy to lower its tone.

After Hu Yinmeng walked into the newspaper office, Tang Huan waved his hand and motioned for Lu Xiaohu to drive to the office.

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Although he didn't actually participate, the Xiangjiang subsidiary was established completely according to Tang Huan's idea. Zhuang Yinuo helped Zhou Mi and others choose a property in the commercial district of southern Kowloon, and then directly bought it as an office location. Call it a big deal.

Of course, the reason why this process went so smoothly was because of the secret help of the famous boss Huo. This was Tang Huan's borrowing from his grandfather.

When he entered the door, Lu Xiaohu said disdainfully, When we first took over, there were a few bastards who claimed to be some kind of society to collect protection money. Be honest.

Zhou Mi snorted dissatisfiedly, Business is all about making money with harmony, and you guys who are aggressive and ruthless are simply messing around. This is the environment here in Xiangjiang. Strong dragons do not overwhelm local snakes. If I hadn't found a way to make up for it. , can't stop.

Lu Xiaohu chuckled, Since you wipe my ass, I have nothing to be afraid of.

Tang Huan waved his hand, and said directly: It's good to use both soft and hard methods.

According to Tang Huan's plan, a product showroom is set up on the first floor, which is a pure science and technology kingdom of philosophy and Confucianism. Even the hardware platform used for demonstrations excludes Apple computers and directly uses Fangyuan computers.

If the era of personal computers is divided like game consoles, the Altair computer first supported by Gates’ BASIC compiler in the mid-to-early 1970s belongs to the first generation, and the Apple computer in the late 1970s belongs to the second generation.

Then the IBM PC came out, and the manufacturers fully adopted 16-bit CPUs, followed by 286, 386, 486, Pentium generation... and so on.

To be honest, Tang Huan is not satisfied with Fangyuan Computer, which belongs to the second generation at present, because of the limitations of progress, technology, cost, etc., in terms of hardware, it is only Woz's second-generation Apple machine and its own enhanced display function. A combination of expansion cards, it supports printing function enhancement expansion cards and Chinese cards through expansion slots, and DOS, CGrid, and WordEasy are built in ROM for software.

Tang Huan plans to start research and development of the 16-bit Fangyuan second-generation computer next year that will compete with the IBM PC. For now, let the 8-bit computer bloom its last splendor.

What's more, products of this type are now very recognized by the market.

Initially, Tang Huan priced Fangyuan Computer at $1,500 for the people, and Hanka at $1,500, and then gradually lowered the price as the factory optimized its production.

As a result, the operation of Baodao has doubled directly on this basis, and users are still buying it. It seems that this situation will continue for a long time, and it is unknown how much profit distribution is involved in it.

This is the benefit brought by technology monopoly. If it is placed in Japan, it is estimated that imitation compatible products will appear in half a year.

No matter how Baodao takes the high-end route, it is impossible to eat all the products at once, and it still needs to rely on Xiangjiang, especially Japan, a huge market, to help digest it.

Naturally, Tang Huan would not make himself uncomfortable with pricing, and had to consider the actual situation.

But the price of $1,500 seems not enough to show the high-end of Fangyuan Computer, so Tang Huan decided to try the water with a one-third increase.

Several engineers transferred from Baodao were training new employees in groups in the lobby. When they saw Tang Huan arrived, they hurried over to say hello, and the faces of the others showed respect.

For nothing else, Zheru's salary is generous enough, and the position in a high-tech company is enough to make everyone feel honored.

Tang Huan nodded, scanned around, and saw that the exhibition hall was divided into detailed areas according to product functions: spreadsheets, word processing, databases, financial accounting, purchase, sales and inventory management, Xiaobawang game consoles, etc. After the users came, , according to the needs, just ask the number directly.

Zhou Mi said in a low voice: The eldest son of the Huo family took the initiative to purchase five computers. I could see that he was here purely for face, so I selected a few engineers with the best skills to do after-sales service. As a result, Boss Huo and the others found that these products are really easy to use, and seriously placed a batch of orders.

It seems that with the development of the economy, information-based office has indeed become a necessity for enterprises.

Tang Huan thought about it, and asked casually, Where's the Xiaobawang game console?

Zhou Mi smiled embarrassingly, I don't know how to position this thing. Is it like a TV set, put it in a department store for sale? I haven't bothered to get in touch yet. It's placed in the exhibition hall. No one cares about it except for the employees who secretly play with it. .”

Hearing this, Tang Huan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. He remembered that Zheru hadn't advertised his products in Xiangjiang yet, and Lin Fengjiao was invited by Baodao, and Xiangjiang also wanted to find a good person. .

On the second floor, Lu Xiaohu yelled, Zheng Gang, Yang Qinglin, Wei Jun, hurry up and see who's here.

As soon as the words fell, the three young men ran out of an office, and after seeing Tang Huan, they shouted in surprise: Little Master.

Tang Huan shook his head with a smile, Hurry up and change your name, you're calling me old. I was young and ignorant at the time, and I bullied you for fun because of how many skills I knew. It can't be counted.

The three of them looked at each other, obviously at a loss as to how to address them.

Tang Huan hugged them one by one first, and then laughed loudly: Well, in private, you are like Lao Zhou and Hu Zi. You call me Datang, and you call me Mr. Tang in front of outsiders. I like arty.

Seeing this scene from the side, Zhou Mi nodded inwardly, I haven't seen you for a few years, Tang Dynasty has changed a lot, no wonder he became a multi-millionaire.

Tang Huan walked into the office of the three of them, and saw several ashtrays on the coffee table and desk, and newspapers were also randomly placed.

Lu Xiaohu explained from the side: A talent like Mr. Zhou can show his strengths wherever he is placed. The four of us can only run errands, do some errands, and be on duty at night, doing some unskilled work. When I have nothing to do, I read newspapers, and I happen to like martial arts novels quite a bit, which is quite enjoyable, and I know all the traditional Chinese characters by the way.

Tang Huan sighed understandingly, It's boring you all to stay in the office like this.

By the way, is there any free space in this property? Can we open up a place dedicated to fitness and entertainment, so that everyone's spare time life can be more colorful. Tang Huan turned to Zhou Mi.

It can be arranged, but there will be an extra expense. Zhou Mi replied with some hesitation, obviously not in favor of such a luxury.

It's okay, money is the last thing you need to think about, this matter is left to you. Tang Huan made a final decision.

After finishing speaking, Tang Huan picked up a newspaper and saw that it was Dongfang Daily. Just as he was about to throw it away, he suddenly focused his eyes and saw a report on it titled Talented and Rich Women, Talented and Rich, the author Li Ao, The content is his cynicism to Hu Yinmeng's Shanghai Beach, and he laments that such an independent-minded strange woman also played word games of obsession with men and women, and it seems that she has been successfully brainwashed by a rich man.

I wiped it, this high-level black hand is so long that it has extended from Baodao to Xiangjiang. Is it a trick played by Dongfang Daily in pursuit of sales?

Although this set was a bit annoying, it helped to increase the reputation of Shanghai Beach, and even attracted Li Ao's attention, it was also a way to protect this person.

Seeing Tang Huan frowned, the slightly fair Yang Qinglin pointed to another newspaper and said, I've read the novel Shanghai Beach. .”

Tang Huan smiled, picked up the Sing Tao Daily, and couldn't help frowning, feeling a little unhappy.

It turned out that Shanghai Beach identified two authors: Hu Yinmeng and Tang Huan.

Tang Huan, Tang Huan.

Is this how Hu Yinmeng got himself a pseudonym? Didn't I let her publish the novel alone? This woman didn't even tell me. It was too unscrupulous to do it like this. It seems that my boss still didn't manage the secretary well.

At this time, the front desk transferred a call from Hu Yinmeng.

Ms. Fang Yihua from Shaw Brothers wants to meet me to talk about the adaptation of Shanghai Beach. Shall I go to meet her?

Now Run Run Shaw is only the executive director of TVB, and he is not the family member, so he works so hard. It seems that opportunities are really reserved for those who are prepared.

Tang Huan thought to himself, and said: Naturally, we came to Xiangjiang this time, and we also want to see the value of Shanghai Beach by the way.

Then how do I talk to the other party? What's the bottom line? Hu Yinmeng asked hesitantly.

The way I hope to cooperate is that we pay our own money for the filming, and the other party directly buys our finished product for broadcasting, so that we can control the copyright of the film and television. Tang Huan ordered carefully.

After understanding for a moment, Hu Yinmeng said: I understand, let's try to talk.

Tang Huan encouraged her, Just sit on the Diaoyutai, if it doesn't work, cooperate with ATV... Li, I believe there will always be one party who will agree.