Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Don't blame Hawkins for getting angry. Some time ago, he patted his chest in front of Tang Huan to ensure that the operation of ea was under control, but in the end there was such a big leak.

In particular, several important engineers were poached away with high salaries, and the Xiaobawang game console was completely cracked, which may not have nothing to do with this.

I take you as close as a brother, but you abandon it like a shoe. Hawkins, who feels betrayed by others, is agitated.

"Would you like to take a vacation and go to Hawaii to relax." Tang Huan said while playing with the latest jigsaw puzzle from Hasbro.

Since its acquisition, Hasbro, which has gotten rid of the financial dilemma, has rejuvenated. When Mattel and its counterparts put their energy in the field of video games, it happened to concentrate on the traditional game field. For example, it has begun to operate Transformers from Japan.

The puzzle in front of him was also very creative, and Tang Huan wondered if he could send a set to his son separately.

"No, in fact, I am not as uncomfortable on the outside." Before Tang Huan's calmness, Hawkins felt a little embarrassed.

"I heard that Larry Kaplan, one of the co-founders of Activision, has returned to his old club, Atari?" Tang Huan asked leisurely.

"Yes." Hawkins, who had already understood the implications of Tang Huan's words, sighed, "Everyone has aspirations. I want all my subordinates to be loyal. It's too demanding."

"It's not only our talents are being drained, but also several engineers were poached by Atari. Apart from accusing each other, Mattel and Warner did not take any further actions."

Tang Huan shook his head, "It can be seen that the industry is now in such a chaotic situation. So, you should let the legal department slow down and act as a deterrent. The response is too intense and it is of little significance. On the contrary, it may give The outside world creates the impression of domineering and bullying."

Speaking of which. Tang Huan smiled sarcastically, "The game console is such a delicious cake. You are always blocking other people's money. It's like killing a parent."

"Okay." Hawkins nodded helplessly. Then he said unwillingly: "But we always have to do something, or we will be too passive."

"We have done a lot of things, and we started it very early." Tang Huan asked meaningfully, "Suppose, now the market for home video game consoles suddenly begins to shrink. As the leader in this field, ea, What will it end up?"

"Of course it's lost half of the income." Hawkins blurted out the answer.

"That will hurt your vitality, will you lose your strength from then on?" Tang Huan asked with interest.

"Definitely not. It's nothing more than a decline in stock prices and a shrinking market value. Although the home video game console business is our source of income, the profit point of ea is not limited to this. In addition to arcades and handhelds, the personal computer platform The game is also made vivid and colorful." Hawkins talked confidently.

"That's right, you continue to work on this aspect. Now the chaos in the home video game console industry, we just sit on the sidelines." Tang Huan made a gesture, "If there is no worst, it will not show the best. At that time, besides being able to protect ourselves, we may be able to do something else."

"Could it be, do you think the industry of home video game consoles is going from prosperity to decline?" Hawkins asked suspiciously.

"I have a market research report here. Companies such as Mattel and Atari, which rank high in the market, have increased their shipments. And they unkindly passed on the sales pressure to their distributors. I really think the market capacity is unlimited."

Tang Huan took out a document from the drawer and handed it to Hawkins, "Of course. These inferences may be a bit too pessimistic, you know it well, just take precautions."

After Hawkins left in a complex mood, Tang Huan called Tang Wenmao, "Make arrangements, I want to visit the White House. I will do a public relations on the sale restriction issue."

"Take the line of the first lady?" Tang Wenmao asked softly.

"Alright, it's a private visit." Tang Huan nodded.

The current first lady of the United States, Reagan, Nancy Davis Reagan, wanted to transform it after entering the White House last year.

For example, the porcelain used at the White House banquet has a different style for every president. The First Lady Gein has to express her own uniqueness through various subtleties.

Nancy Reagan's major renovation plan for the White House will cost roughly $800,000.

Because it is because of her personal hobbies, this money is not easy to use public funds. Such a waste of taxpayers' money must be criticized by the media who have been watching the White House every move, so it depends on donations.

At an appropriate time, Tang Huan sent the past 400,000 US dollars for this purpose, and solved Nancy Reagan's urgent need.

In addition, Tang Huan also provided a design proposal for the porcelain used in the White House banquet, which was very tasteful and delighted Nancy Reagan.

Don't underestimate these trivial matters. The fashion of the former first lady of the United States Jacqueline Kennedy has become a powerful political bargaining chip. Since then, the first ladies of the United States have followed suit to varying degrees.

Nancy Reagan, who was born as a Hollywood actress, is even more concerned about this. She accepts clothing donated by many fashion designers. As a result, her "closet" has attracted a lot of criticism. Believe that this kind of behavior is out of season, after all, the current economic downturn, the people are sad.

But Nancy Reagan’s little problem did not compromise her authority in the White House. It has always occupied an extremely special and important position in the heart of her husband, President Ronald Reagan, in any meeting of the White House. Ronald Reagan allowed his wife Nancy Reagan’s phone calls to be received.

Therefore, the first lady route of the White House is not an ordinary powerful person, and Tang Huan, who has asymmetric information, obtained a special pass to the White House early.

Tang Huan wants to remove some industry-specific models of Fangyuan personal computers from the restricted sales list. There are valid reasons, but the most effective way of lobbying is to talk to President Ronald Reagan in person, and Nancy ? Reagan is an extremely important middleman.

After discussing for a while, Tang Wenmao remembered an anecdote, and then smiled and talked about it.

This year's Lunar New Year, Tang Huan in addition to entertaining inside the company. It also expanded the scope and sponsored some local celebrations in the San Francisco Bay Area, including many cultural performances.

As a result, Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan's character son Reagan-Ronald Prescott Reagan. Also came to join in the fun.

The world is full of surprises, and many phenomena even carry an intriguing irony.

Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan are naturally thoughtless conservatives, but Ronald Prescott Reagan, and his sister annreagan-Patricia Ann Reagan. It is the opposite of his parents and belongs to the liberal character.

And these two are not ordinary rebellious. Ronald Prescott Reagan, for example, declared that he was an atheist when he was 12 years old and told his parents that he would not go to church.

Later, Ronald Prescott Reagan only spent one semester at Yale University. He took dance as his ideal and gave up his studies and switched careers. Now his salary is $90 per rehearsal week for performing. You can get $270 a week.

As for Patricia Ann Reagan, who was born in 1952. He inherited his parents' old line, became an actor, and took a stage name-Patty Davis.

His behavior was also apostate and dropped out of school. The same rock musician lived for a while and opposed the Vietnam War. He joined the anti-cultural trend in the early 1970s. At the age of 24, he underwent tubal ligation.

It can be said that Reagan's sons and daughters have made news for him.

Tang Huan, who has long heard of this. I couldn't help feeling gossip, and asked curiously, "How about Ronald Prescott Reagan's dancing skills? Shouldn't it be a flowery with high hands and low eyes?"

"Listening to the comments, it's not bad." Tang Wenmao smiled. "After all, he relies on this to support himself."

Tang Huan nodded with emotion, "This is what people call to live true and self."

"Lianmei and MGM are filming TV series for CNN. That Patty Davis joined the crew, and I don't know if her father's presidential fame has added points to it." Tang Wenmao added another message.

"Ronald Reagan from Hollywood. After being the governor of California for two terms, I still have some shadow." Tang Huan commented casually.

As he was talking, Woz found out excitedly.

Tang Huan waved his hand, and Tang Wenmao stepped out gently.

"Tang, the theatrical performance you sponsored in the San Francisco Bay Area is very interesting. I want to have a music festival. What do you think? Are you interested in having fun together?" Woz, with a big beard, asked expectantly. .

Since the plane crash last year, Woz has experienced a brief period of amnesia, and fortunately he recovered soon, but the light of the talented electronic engineer who has made many technological miracles seems to have dimmed.

Because of this accident, Woz decided to leave Apple Computer for the time being and prioritize the completion of his previously interrupted university studies, so he used the pseudonym Clark-Rocky La Quinn Clark to apply to the University of California at Berkeley for reinstatement.

In addition, Woz also ushered in his second marriage, and married Canty of Apple Computer.

In other words, Woz is relatively idle now, and it is the kind of leisure of the rich.

A real hacker has two distinguishing characteristics, one is the skill, and the other is obsessed with music.

Therefore, Tang Huan, who also possesses these two characteristics, did not feel abrupt to Woz's plan, and was also aroused by interest.

"The idea of ​​the music festival is really good." Tang Huan smiled and nodded, thinking about the operability of this project, but then his face turned black.

Because he remembered, in the original time and space, Woz also tossed the trick of this music festival.

As a result, the first music festival lost 12 million US dollars; after carefully calculating the ticket revenue, the second music festival still lost 12 million US dollars; the third music festival, there is no third...

Tang Huan has always been bold, but he has no habit of being taken advantage of.

Looking at Woz's honest smile, Tang Huan couldn't help but muttered to himself, you, the king of pit kings, even if you put yourself in, why are you still running around and bothering me.

"You also think the music festival is a good idea." Woz happily slapped his thigh after finding a friend. "Don't you have a film company and a TV station in your hand? There should be no shortage of organizational talents. I can. Don't worry."

Upon hearing this, Tang Huan, who was originally irritable to Woz, couldn't help but move in his heart, "I can't be too mind-set. As for the professionals with a large number of votes, no matter how bad they are, they won't be as cheating as they were in the original time and space. "

"If you want to do good things, you must first sharpen your tools. Although this idea is good, we also need to prepare carefully. After all, it is the first time to hold such an event. At least we have to wait for the first half of the year." Tang Huan groaned, "What do you think?"

"Then listen to your arrangements." Woz nodded kindly.

After discussing the music festival for a while, Tang Huan turned the topic to Apple's Apple.

"Recently, Intel also launched the 16-bit microprocessor 80286. Personal computers have entered the 16-bit era, which is already an unstoppable general trend. Although Apple is still responding well to the market, it is, after all, a lagging 8-bit computer. When do you plan to add 16-bit upgraded models to Apple?"

Woz put away the smile on his face and scratched his head, "Is it necessary? According to the plan, Lisa should come out at the end of this year~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Next is Steve's."

"I'm not that optimistic." Tang Huan shook his head, "Lisa's goal is commercial, not Apple's successor at all, and although it can take up this role, judging from Steve's ability to control the project, the delivery time , It’s hard to be sure. What’s more troublesome is that the two of them have not been confirmed compatible with Apple at the software level. At the same time, Zheru is unwilling to do unnecessary repetitive work."

"Wait a minute, I put finishing school first now." Woz finally replied.

Tang Huan glanced at the other party and couldn't help but muttered, who said that honest people don’t hold grudges, Woz’s attitude is so negative, he is obviously dissatisfied with the Apple department, which contributes most of Apple’s revenue, but was coldly treated and squeezed out. The embarrassing situation of status.

This kind of contradiction is somewhat similar to the nature of "upright officials can hardly break housework." Tang Huan was too lazy to waste his tongue and stopped mentioning it.

After Woz was sent away, all kinds of trivial matters came in. For example, Markkula called and asked him to go to Apple's headquarters to discuss matters. (To be continued.)

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