Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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Is it you who leaked the news? Tang Huan asked with a frown as he watched Constantine Panait, the leader of the escape from Romania.

Under the oppression of Mr. Richest Man’s sharp eyes, Constantine Panait, who had been groaning for a long time, finally replied: “Please understand that people like us who are in a difficult situation need the attention of mainstream Western media Put yourself in a protective coat of public opinion...

I'm not in the mood to listen to you, a mercenary guy. I know exactly which media have benefited you. After interrupting the other party in disgust, Tang Huan pointed to a file bag and said, Hurry up and cash in on me. I will give you a reward and leave. If you dare to talk nonsense again in the future, I will send you back to Romania, as well as your wife and your whole family.

Hearing such a stern warning from Mr. Richest Man, Constantine Panait was so frightened that his brow sweated and his face turned pale. If Gein was really retaliated by the other party in this way, then he who was thrown back to Romania would be judged so that his life would be worse than death.

Carefully picked up the file bag, and after carefully looking at the contents, Constantine Panait smiled obsequiously: Don't worry, with these foundations, my life is quite secure. Dare to cause trouble by extravagance.

It's useless to say more, I only look at your actions. After Tang Huan snorted coldly, he waved his hand to signal the other party to get out of here.

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After a while Nadia Comanech came in, accompanied by Nelligin. Being able to escape to France safely and meet trustworthy acquaintances, the former gymnastics queen has finally settled down completely from the constant panic.

Tang Huan took a look at Nadia Comaneci. She was just over 28 years old and four years younger than Nellikin, but she was much more haggard than the latter. Fortunately, her foundation was still intact. After careful maintenance, it should be able to restore its original style.

Don, thank you for your selfless help. Nadia Comaneci thanked very gratefully.

Nothing gives me a greater sense of accomplishment than helping an outstanding lady get out of a difficult situation. Tang Huan smiled and said truthfully.

However, he did not point out another main reason for wading into this muddy water.

Needless to say, Nadia Comaneci, who escaped from Romania, is a model of fleeing to the light that the Western media loves to see, and the richest man at this stage needs to facilitate this to give himself a cover—anyway, the original Eastern European If the pattern is about to be overturned, it is better to take it and use it as waste. In the future, not only will there be no danger of ambition, but you will also receive a pair of knees.

Just now, I met Konstantin. He said goodbye and said that everyone would rush to the United States in batches. Nadia Comaneci tentatively said: Originally we agreed to go to the United States together. My manager.

Take you as a tool to collect money. Tang Huan took out a portfolio from the drawer, and said lightly: Look, what this shrewd guy has done in the short time he has been in France ?”

Nadia Comaneci, who looked puzzled, blushed with anger after reading the information, I didn't expect Constantine to go too far, thanks to the fact that we are friends who escaped together through life and death.

This is the answer to that sentence, knowing people and faces but not knowing the heart. Tang Huan commented leisurely.

Don, I'm very sorry. It's all because of me that I have caused you so much trouble. Nadia Comaneci, who felt more and more impermanent in the world, looked very sad.

It doesn't matter. If there are too many lice, I'm not afraid of being bitten. I've been targeted by the media, so it's not bad. Tang Huan shrugged indifferently. The media will use a magnifying glass to observe the subtleties of your clothes, speech, manners, etc., and then exaggerate them. This is the same as the attention you received when you were an Olympic champion.

completely different.

I will try my best to get through this difficult period, said Nadia Comaneci bitterly. Don, you will continue to help me, won't you?

Of course. Tang Huan nodded as a matter of course, The first step we need to do is to relax and recover to prepare for the gymnastics performance when we meet with the media and the public.

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When Nadia Comaneci fled Romania, the situation in Romania was already undercurrent.

On December 16, there was a fierce conflict between the police and local residents in Timisoara, Romania. As a result, the former opened fire, causing several casualties, which triggered large-scale demonstrations and demonstrations in Romania. activities, and rumors emerged that nearly 10,000 people were killed and injured in the Timisoara incident.

On December 21, Romanian Supreme Leader Nicolae Ceausescu mobilized nearly 100,000 people to participate in a rally, and tried to guide people to look at the Timisoara incident through speeches.

As a result, during the speech, someone lit firecrackers in the back row, causing chaos at the scene; at the same time, loudspeakers shouted urgently, and the security department was shooting at the crowd. A revolution had already begun. A revolution broke out under Nicolae Ceauşescu's nose.

On December 22, the opposition forces and opposition forces within the Romanian ruling group formed the National Salvation Front Council.

Realizing that Nicolae Ceausescu was gone, he and his wife Elena Ceausescu tried to take advantage of the chaos to escape the presidential palace by helicopter, and finally landed in the northwest of Bucharest, the capital of Romania.

However, all of this was broadcast to the world by the Romanian National Radio, which has defected.

In the early hours of December 23, Ceausescu and his wife were arrested by troops supporting the National Salvation Front Council.

On December 25, Christmas Day in the West, Ceausescu and his wife were executed in an open space in front of the toilet of the barracks in Dembovica County, southern Romania.

What is even more exaggerated is that the videos of the interrogation and shooting process were quickly circulated in France and other European countries, and were even broadcast on Romania's own TV station.

The family members of the Ceausescu and his wife are naturally not immune, including their youngest son, the third prince who once fought with Tang Huan at the 1988 Seoul Olympics - Niku Ceausescu , was imprisoned in a barracks near Bucharest, and was shown to the nation on Romanian state television.

In this way, the 25-year reign of Nicolae Ceausescu disappeared.

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Tang Huan, who was watching coldly, was rushing towards the end of the year to watch the bloodiest drama in the great changes in Eastern Europe. In addition, the occupation of Panama by American soldiers is not generally pretty.

Regarding all these incidents one after another, apart from the world is impermanent, the richest man really doesn't know what to say.

Nadia Comaneci, who is now in the United States, has also escaped a disaster. Through CNN and other pro-Tang media, she is subtly promoting the righteous deeds of the richest man, and trying to return to sports.

Of course, the lace news surrounding Tang Huan and Nadia Comaneci has never stopped. Invisibly, it also distracted the political attention created by the media before.

In January 1990, when Tang Huan arrived in London, England, and was about to start negotiations on the acquisition of Jaguar, a reporter from the Sun still approached bravely and asked: Don, now you and Nadia Cole What's the relationship with Maneqi?

Without any winks from the boss, the bodyguard unceremoniously pushed him away.

The other party yelled resolutely: You can't treat me like this...

He motioned to the assistant who drove this guy away with disgust, and said sarcastically: You should thank us for our help. After you go back, you will have a new rumor gimmick.

Tang Huan naturally didn't bother to pay attention to these boring noises. During the short exchange between the airport and the media, he said very solemnly, I didn't buy Jaguar for a dog like the rumors, but I really became interested in this company. .”

In my opinion, the application of computer technology will be more and more combined with traditional fields. As the most important means of transportation, automobiles are an extremely important platform. The current wave of mergers and acquisitions in the global automobile industry just gives My opportunity to break into this traditional field.

The purchase of Jaguar is only the first step. Next, I should launch other investment plans in Europe to promote the wider application of computer technology.

Regarding Mr. Richest Man’s statement, the media interpreted it from two aspects.

First of all, the British no longer need to be glass-hearted - Tang Huan officially clarified that the model of the British auto industry - Jaguar, of course, will not be compared with dogs. I believe that this friendly signal can clear up many unnecessary entanglements.

Secondly, Mr. the richest man in the country seems to be launching a sweeping model in Europe. Next, everyone is likely to see the spectacular sight of buy, buy, buy.

The United Kingdom, which has been waiting for a price among GM, Ford, and the richest man, happily accepted this campaign, and then made preparations, waiting for the three high, rich and handsome to distinguish the high and low, and put the girl style Sold for a good price.

In fact, the reason why Jaguar is in such a miserable situation now is that the first reason is very ironic-mistakes in financial strategy.

For a long time, the United States has been the largest consumer market for Jaguar cars in the world - its sales in the United States: 15,815 in 1983; 18,044 in 1984; 20,528 in 1985.

It is not difficult to see how strong Jaguar's growth momentum in the US market is. Jaguar itself estimates that about 75 percent of potential buyers live in the United States.

However, everything has two sides. The more important the U.S. market is, the more pressure Jaguar faces to lose out on international payments.

As we all know, Britain, the former empire on which the sun never sets, has a soft spot for maintaining the strong position of the pound, and is determined to do so. However, after the signing of the Plaza Accord in 1985, the US dollar entered a fast track of significant depreciation against other currencies.

How can the UK compare with the bullish Japan? Its domestic companies are very sensitive to this trend of becoming less and less valuable.

As such, Jaguar employs a strategy called forward hedging, in which it hedges 50% to 70% of its dollar earnings over the next 12 months.

The shrewdness of British businessmen is beyond doubt, the difference is that they are not as durable as Japan. What is even worse is that the Black Monday in 1987 turned the global financial market upside down, and Jaguar's prudent move became a blow to the head.

At a time when finances are getting into trouble, Jaguar still has a huge need for cash that can't wait.

Gein, Jaguar is facing a very difficult problem, that is, a single product. All its sales rest on two models - the three-generation XJ-6 developed and launched in 1968 and the XJ-S developed and launched in 1975.

Compared with this, Japanese automakers have a shorter production and development cycle, and German luxury cars have higher safety and product diversity. Jaguar must change the situation of a single product.

So, starting in the mid-1980s, when life was best, Jaguar was throwing money.

First, after spending seven years and £200 million, Jaguar finally managed to launch a new model in October 1986, which was completely innovative since the XJ-6 model in 1968,

In addition, in July 1985, Jaguar decided to automate its production plants, and this transformation, which cost 500 million pounds, would last from 1985 to 1990.

In 1985 and 1986 alone, Jaguar spent 37 million pounds on the engine development center, and when it was completed in 1988, it cost a total of 55 million pounds.

That is, in this year, in order to ensure the necessary cash flow, Jaguar had to cut expenses. At the same time, it announced that the expenditure would be less than 100 million pounds in the next two years, and implemented a cost control plan to reduce operating costs by 50 million pounds.

The reason for this is that Jaguar's earnings have fallen sharply, with profits falling 18% in 1987 and 53% in 1988.

To make matters worse, the future prospects of the US market are still not optimistic, and Honda, Nissan, and Toyota have joined the competition of high-end US cars one after another, and Jaguar directly lost the price.

The Jaguar, which is trapped internally and externally, is in such a miserable situation now.

Although everyone knows that as long as the money is in place, it should not be difficult for this old car company to revive. But who is willing to spend such a large amount of money at unpredictable risks?

General Motors and Ford offered an olive branch, but the conditions were not easy to agree with, and the richest man, who has no background in the automotive field, is extremely amiable and lovely in the eyes of the British.