Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Chapter 897: Drive away Microsoft

During the conversation between the two, there was an endless stream of New Year greetings. After all, the circle of Chinese people is limited, and the richest man's ostentation can't be small. Those who are interested in making a fortune just need to inquire a little bit, and they can seize the opportunity to post it by taking advantage of their friendship with Sister Mi Xue on weekdays.

Now that they have caught up, Tang Huan doesn't reject these people's welcome and sending. He just chats with those he knows, and leaves the rest to the women.

Pay attention to the classification and you will find that the vast majority of visitors are from the Xiangjiang entertainment industry, and they were also industry leaders who were famous in the early years.

Seeing this situation, Feng Yongfa joked: There are so many employees of New Era Media, I can take this opportunity to save a batch of red envelopes.

Tang Huan laughed loudly, Find a time, and I'll pull my baby soldiers over to ask for red envelopes. Let's see how you plan carefully.

At this time, Deborah also arrived with her two children. She is eloquent and eloquent, which can be said to be the demeanor of Xiangjiang Gold Medal Master of Ceremonies.

Tang Huan beckoned, Mi Xue knowingly picked two big red envelopes and put them in the man's hands, Deborah quickly pushed her son and daughter happily.

Good boy. The richest man put the red envelopes in the hands of the Xie brothers and sisters, and at the same time carefully looked at the teenage Xie Tingfeng.

Xie Xian and Deborah are very typical old couples and young wives. They are more than ten years apart. Counting, Deborah and Tang Huan belong to the same era, so their children are about the same age as Jin Chang, Jin Ge, Jin Ming, and Jin Liang.

The richest man sighed in admiration: What a star embryo.

Of course. Sydney interjected, Ting Feng has been shooting commercials, appearing in newspapers, and appearing on TV since he was a child. Last year, at the age of 12, he even shot a photo album, full of celebrity looks.

Deborah hurriedly said humbly: Tang Sheng has won the award, he is just playing for fun.

Unexpectedly, Xie Tingfeng was quite rebellious. Hearing the adults talking about him like this, he murmured coolly: I'm not a celebrity.

Although Deborah is a topical person, she disciplines her children very strictly, so she immediately reprimanded softly: I don't understand the rules, so I just inserted something indiscriminately.

At this age, a child's individual consciousness has already appeared, so we should respect it. The richest man waved his hand indifferently, and then asked Xie Tingfeng with great interest, Then what do you like to do?

Xie Tingfeng gestured sullenly: Play the guitar and drums.

The richest man nodded slightly, and turned to Deborah and said: Since Ting Feng likes music, he should be cultivated well. I feel that he is very close to him. Would you like to help recommend a professional school in the United States or rb?

I'm afraid to trouble Tang Sheng. The overjoyed Deborah said politely—she brought her children here to celebrate the New Year, not because of the relationship network, but even with the luck of further friendship, but she didn't expect her wish to come true.

It's a small matter. The richest man smiled slightly, and said to the twin girls standing not far from the door: Bao Zhu, Bao Ling, remember to help this handsome guy arrange his studies, and leave a note for Ms. Di in my office. business card.

Huo Baozhu obediently agreed, took out a business card from the card case, and handed it to Deborah.

This is really good luck. Deborah said to herself, and put it away with great care.

...

After the outsiders left, Tang Huan confessed to Mi Xue: Tomorrow I will meet with important guests from the United States, so you can take care of these entertainments yourself.

Mi Xue nodded to show her understanding, and then glared at her younger sister Xue Li, It's all because of your fast talk, or you should be more clean.

Tang Huan took the words indifferently, This is very good. With this kind of friendship, it will be more convenient for you in Canada.

With support, Xueli made a face at her sister, and then took Jinwei and Jindong to rest.

...

Tang Huan's important guests from the United States naturally refers to Barry Diller and John Malone who arrived as promised. Their weight may not be comparable to that of the entire Xiangjiang entertainment circle combined.

For the richest man who entered the market halfway and compared his own importance,

John Malone was quite upset, and he nodded when they met, Almost half of Hollywood was bought by Don.

Tang Huan laughed loudly, It's not that exaggerated, it's only a quarter at most.

Seeing that John Malone was jealous, Barry Diller felt secretly refreshed—see if you can handle me.

However, he didn't want to make the two giants really unhappy, so he quickly dominated the topic and said: I have already found out that Summer Redstone's Viacom offered Paramount $8.5 billion.

The richest man turned his gaze to John Malone, signaling that he was the first to express his opinion.

Summer Redstone's wife is determined to divorce him, and her assets are likely to be divided in half. Therefore, we only need to increase the price a little and create pressure, and Summer Redstone will lose Go down, said John Malone contemptuously.

Summer Redstone can miraculously recover from the severe burns caused by the Copley Plaza Hotel fire in 1979, and continue to fight in the mall, which shows how strong his will is. So, I think , It’s impossible to defeat him in one fell swoop.” The richest man calmly rejected John Malone’s opinion.

John Malone asked back with an ugly face: Then what do you think should be done?

It's very simple. The richest man shrugged, Didn't Summer Redstone prepare 8.5 billion US dollars, then let's raise 9 billion US dollars for Barry, pass the first round, and test his cards.

The corner of John Malone's mouth twitched, and he finally choked out a sentence, Then are we sitting here today just to discuss the first step?

Of course it's more than that. The richest man said leisurely: Since everyone has become a collaborator by chance, they should sit together and tell the truth - how determined are you to win Paramount?

Of course it's very big. John Malone muttered impatiently.

Then how big is it? For example, the amount of funds to support Barry, and whether it is even acceptable to pay a premium to the point of temporarily losing money. The richest man chuckled, I think Barry will definitely fight Summer Redstone to the end In the second round, by then, the scale of capital mobilization should reach 10 billion U.S. dollars.

Barry Diller, who was listening attentively, was uncontrollably excited—it was still Mr. Richest Man who was open-minded.

John Malone reluctantly surrendered, and showed his final hole card: If there is a second round and Summer Redstone is still not defeated, I will choose to quit. Because although my business philosophy emphasizes asset appreciation, but In contrast, it is more necessary to maintain sufficient cash flow in hand.”

If this is the case, then everyone knows it. The richest man nodded in satisfaction, and then smiled at Barry Diller: You should be clear, competing with Summer Redstone for Paramount should be It will be a huge work that lasts for several months, and under the current tripartite mechanism, you will have a funding limit of at most US$10 billion; will drop sharply.”

Summer Redstone chose to wait for Paramount's stock price to fall to the current level, and launch a hostile takeover. The strength should not exceed US$10 billion. Barry Diller speculated quite confidently.

Let's talk about this first. John Malone took the initiative of the topic, Don, I'm here this time, and I want to reach another cooperation with you.

Is it about a technical solution to allow the current cable TV network to provide more data services? Tang Huan speculated with ease.

John Malone's face froze, Nothing can be hidden from Tang's eyes.

It's not very clever. The richest man made no secret of his complacency. The Internet concept is becoming more and more popular. How can tci miss business opportunities with such a huge line resource? And the technology in this field, regardless of Whether it is leadership or maturity, my company is unique.

In terms of business ideas, John Malone is optimistic about the cable TV network transmitting audio, video and other data other than TV program signals, and even gave birth to the expected product of mobile TV on this basis.

Born in Bell Labs, he could have sought technical support from a series of Bell Systems companies, but Tang Huan's cutting off his beard made these old companies seem particularly unresponsive.

Looking at the layout of Turner Broadcasting Corporation in this area, John Malone really couldn't sit still anymore. Because TCI is the largest cable TV company in the United States, just wait for it to slow down. This is precisely the perfect opportunity for other latecomers to catch up.

Don doesn't really think that Ted Turner's Turner Broadcasting Company can eat up the entire market. John Malone implied his capital to Tang Huan.

The richest man shook his head with a smile, Actually, technology is inevitably divided into different factions—if tci changes course, the previous investment will basically be wasted.

John Malone snorted depressingly, Now the situation is obvious, your technological leadership is becoming more and more obvious, if TCI doesn't change its thinking, it will be passive.

I have no reason to turn down the business when it comes to your door. Tang Huan sighed with emotion, It's just that there are so many heroes who see the same thing—telecom companies, cable TV companies, and the education backbone network that is about to be commercialized. , all come to compete for data services, it is estimated that there will be a battle between dragons and tigers.

John Malone rolled his eyes and asked tentatively, So, in Don's opinion, which side has a better chance of winning?

Mr. Richest, who didn't answer directly, said playfully: tci has tens of millions of users, but it may have the power to subvert the rules of the industry.

...

When leaving for China, Tang Huan returned to San Francisco and held a media briefing, emphatically introducing the goal of this trip to expand the market. For example, lobbying China to import Hollywood movies.

The media was very interested in this topic, and some reporters asked for evidence based on it——how effective is The Bourne Shadow, which was released during the Christmas season and received a good response, in mainland China.

Tang Huan revealed the news with a happy face, According to the evaluation, the box office of The Bourne Movie released during the Chinese New Year will definitely not be less than 100 million yuan. I need to emphasize one point, this is before the regular official agreement with China has been reached. In the case of imported mechanisms, the conclusions drawn.

I'm afraid, this is closely related to the fact that the leading actor in The Bourne Movie is Li Lianjie, a Chinese Kung Fu star? Someone immediately questioned how good this prospect is.

Isn't this an excellent stepping stone? Tang Huan asked rhetorically: With a huge market of 1 billion people, who would be so stupid as to ignore its potential. As long as any progress is made, it will be a breakthrough from scratch, and Hollywood will would have an additional source of income.

As the richest man said, most of the powers in Hollywood are looking forward to this trip to China, and they all believe that only Tang Huan has the energy and the way to lead everyone to achieve a breakthrough in commercial interests, and then form a call for the relaxation of sanctions against China The invisible power of policy.

The secret purpose of Tang's richest man holding this media briefing is to create momentum for this.

As the topic unfolds, it is inevitable that someone will ask about gossip, especially the sudden outbreak of the battle for Paramount, which is not generally exciting.

First of all, Summer Redstone's divorce was full of turmoil, and now he has an old acquaintance with Barry Diller, which is too dramatic.

Second, Paramount's situation is very ironic - when Time Group merged with WarnerMedia a few years ago, it jumped out of the way to disrupt the situation, but now it has become the prey of others.

Mr. Richest Man did not directly respond to whether he supported Barry Diller financially, but commented in a superficial way: Barry Diller has been the CEO of Paramount for 10 years, and his performance is outstanding, which is obvious to all. If he can return If he does, he can be called an industry legend, and with his senior industry experience, he should bring satisfactory returns to investors.

...

Generally speaking, the effect of this media briefing is ideal. Against the background of suffering from the economic recession, people are not generally supportive of Tang’s richest man using his innate advantages to explore the Chinese market.

Correspondingly, when Silicon Valley One landed in the cold Yanjing, it received an extremely warm reception, and the accompanying members of the business group felt the deep warmth oncoming.

After a series of high-standard etiquette sessions, Zhou Weikun, who is in charge of the IT business in the Greater China region, found an opportunity in the car and whispered to Tang Huan: Microsoft's Windows 3.1 Simplified Chinese version has an error, maybe When you meet with the leaders, you can mention by the way that you can drive away this graphical user interface operating system to combat the ibm-pc compatible machines in the past few years. With the help of the Western world's joint sanction against China, it has risen in the mainland momentum.

Tang Huan frowned, What's wrong, is it worth me writing this article myself?

Zhou Weikun opened his purse, took out a manual, turned to a pre-folded page, and handed it over.

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