Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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Iraq and Iran's attack on ships targeting each other and neutral oil tankers entering and leaving each other's ports began on March 27, 1984. At that time, the Iraqi Air Force used flying fish missiles to attack a Panamanian oil tanker near Iran’s Khark Island in the Persian Gulf. The Iranian Air Force immediately retaliated the next day and attacked a Kuwaiti oil tanker.

Of course, this does not mean that every time the tanker is hit, it will sink. It is often just injured or stranded. It was not until February 14, 1985 that a Liberian tanker was sunk by the Iraqi Air Force. For the first time in the war, there was an example of a ship being sunk.

Because Iraq’s oil output mostly relies on pipelines, and the Iraqi Air Force was stronger than the Iranian Air Force in the middle and late stages of the Iran-Iraq War, the loss was less than that of Iran, and Iran expanded its attack targets to other Gulf countries that supported Iraq.

With the escalation of the ship attack, Kuwait, a major oil exporting country, suffered serious losses, so it applied to members of the UN Security Council for **** protection.

Beginning in June 1987, the U.S. Navy intervened in the Iran-Iraq war on the grounds of Kuwait tanker escort, and the Soviet Union also dispatched a fleet to the Gulf region.

In this way, Iran and the United States are pinched in the Persian Gulf again. Iran used small boats to attack U.S. **** ships and planted mines in the Persian Gulf to obstruct their escort. In retaliation for Iran’s mine-laying and attack on oil tankers, the U.S. military launched multiple military operations to attack Iranian mine-laying boats and maritime oil of military significance. platform.

It is not difficult to see that compared to Iraq, Iran’s situation is more passive, so it will be more unscrupulous.

But now it is Iraq who has recklessly picked a sensational target-the world's largest oil tanker, the Giant Sea, which has dropped its hand and sank it. In the eyes of the richest man, this is too ruthless.

The Iran-Iraq War brought countless business opportunities, as you can see from the weapons used by the two armies. If you really want to investigate who is not abiding by the rules, it can only explain the darkness of this world.

Therefore, it is naive to describe the adventure of the Sea Giant into the Persian Gulf as a dead end. There are many ships entering and exiting the sea every month, and the ship attack is just to further increase the value of this type of business opportunity. Moreover, the targets selected by Iraq and Iran are ships registered in small countries with no hard background.

Moreover, the heat of the ship attack is not so high now. Beginning on February 27, 1988, the two sides turned to an attack on the city—the missile had a new maddening target, which led to the destruction of many buildings and the displacement of a large number of people. It came to an end on the 21st of the month.

More importantly, in order to end the Iran-Iraq war as soon as possible, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 598 calling for an immediate ceasefire between Iran and Iraq on July 20, 1987. The next day, Iraq welcomed the UN resolution and decided Suspend attacks on Iranian sea targets as a show of sincerity.

But now that the Sea Giant was sunk by Iraq, did Saddam Hussein really think he was holding a soft persimmon?

Had it not been for children running around here, the richest man would have to say "you are paralyzed".

After calming down, Tang Huan frowned and said: "Although the Sea Giant is not personally owned by me, I am after all an important shareholder of the commercial company to which that ship belongs."

"You have to see this kind of thing. There are business opportunities and unpredictable risks in the Middle East." Bush shrugged. "Take the Hunter brothers who went bankrupt because of the failure of speculation in silver futures. Their family is in Libya. The oil business in China is very enviable, but after Gaddafi came to power, he was hit hard."

The Hunter brothers are senior figures in the U.S. Republican Party. The example of Bush Jr. can be said to be easy to come by.

"It's probably for this reason that prompted the Hunter brothers to make a desperate bet on silver futures. In the end, even the beloved horse racing and ranch were packaged and sold to me." Tang Huan seemed to be persuaded to divert his attention, his face turned again. A smile appeared, and at last he said lightly, "However, Iraq's practice of the devil is likely to further affect the interests of more people."

"If it is really unpopular, there will naturally be corresponding countermeasures." Bush Jr. pointedly said: "In every general election, candidates have always attached great importance to the issues that supporters care about."

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After entertaining the Bush family, Tang Huan planned to immediately leave for London, England, to attend a meeting of the Kuwait Investment Authority, and also to learn about the latest developments in the Persian Gulf from the Kuwaiti. After all, Funan is inseparable from cheap oil.

As for the cellular phone business, Tang Huan doesn’t plan to wait for Craig McCaw’s reply. Anyway, McCaw’s cellular phone company can’t make waves. But when the richest man really put it down, it took the initiative to get together again-a moth was raised.

Tang Wenmao brought back the latest news with an ugly face: meeting with Craig McCaw is no longer meaningful, and Gayn McCaw's Cellular Telephone Company and AT&T have mingled together.

"As early as 1985, Craig McCaw secretly signed an agreement with the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, which was dismantled mainly for long-distance telephone business, with the future of McCaw Cellular Phone Company as a condition. Get a full set of cellular phone operating network equipment and technology at a favorable price from the other party, and relying on 100% compatibility with AT&T's long-distance phone network, it has an advantage in cellular phone roaming functions, even Datang Mobile Communications Company is inferior. Three points."

"It turns out that McCaw's cellular telephone company's communication network belongs to 100% AT&T standard, and this secret transaction is hidden behind it." Tang Huan frowned involuntarily. "Is this Craig McCaw's good card?"

In industries such as telecommunications, electricity, water supply, gas supply, and cable television, the reason why it is difficult for latecomers to use simple and repeated network construction to attack those leaders is often because the backbone network connects end customers. On the "last mile" of

Take the mci that continued to challenge AT&T until the other party was dismantled. It suffered from Bell in various places, so Pacific Telecom was kinder.

There is no need to set up an open-wire cellular phone network, and there are not so many opportunities for others to pinch the "last mile" neck. This is one of the reasons why Tang Huan favors this industry; but it is not completely immune to the suppression of the industry's predecessors. After all, the cellular phone network still has to be connected to the fixed phone network, especially when it comes to the "roaming" function, the interests involved become more complicated and cannot be solved by only relying on advanced technology.

"AT&T has done a good job. Although it has been deprived of its local call service, cellular phones may make up for this shortcoming." Tang Huan laughed blankly. "It's just that if AT&T chooses this way, it will force a big deal. Tang Mobile Communications Company is cooperating with competitors in long-distance telephone services such as mci."

"Compared to our Datang Mobile Communications Company, McCaw Cellular Phone Company is definitely easier to be annexed." Tang Wenmao analyzed from the perspective of AT&T.

"These guys really think they can play in the cellular phone field only by these means?" Tang Huan snorted coldly. "The current set of analog systems includes poor call quality, poor security, fraudulent calls, etc. There are a lot of flaws in the threading, and I will soon drown it on the beach with a wave of a new technological revolution."

They were discussing, the secretary reported: mci CEO William McGovern, came to meet.

"Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be here. It seems that everyone has a clear understanding." After Tang Huan laughed at him, he quickly got up to greet William McGovern and greeted with concern: "It seems that the body recovered after the operation is very good. Not bad."

It may have something to do with the lifestyle habits of smoking, coffee, and workaholics. William McGovern had to undergo surgery last year due to a heart attack.

Before temporarily bidding farewell to his job, the mci founder sold the company's cellular phone operating license and paging business to Datang Mobile Communications Company to raise funds to tide over the business difficulties.

After the old AT&T company was dismantled, although the new AT&T company had more competitors, it was also able to let go of its hands and feet. For example, relying on the excellent communication network service level that has been operating for many years, it uses the advantage of price war." "Stick" has long had inert old users; while mci, which was once a challenger and championed by consumers, due to the relationship between newcomers, the service quality of the communication network is obviously inferior to AT&T. Complaining, gradually lost people's favor.

At this stage, the strengths and weaknesses in the US long-distance phone market are clear at a glance. AT&T occupies more than 70% of the share, and its position is unshakable; the struggling mci, under the dismal management, got 10% of the share; it can be followed closely by the sprint, step by step Pressing, has already won 8% of the share.

During the period of William McGovern’s absence, the mci, which fired 2,400 from 16,000 workers, almost failed to hold on, forcing William McGovern to come out again nine months later.

"It's okay." William McGovern laughed loudly, and cut to the subject without any muddle. "I heard that McCaw Cellular Telephone Company has received great support for long-distance telephone access from American Telephone and Telegraph Company."

"Your message is really not ordinary." Tang Huan replied indifferently: "Craig McCaw is nothing more than some price concessions. AT&T dare not refuse Datang Mobile Communications. Outside the door, and in terms of access to local calls, especially in the west coast of the United States, our advantage is unmatched."

"Domineering! Money is here in Tang, and it has never been a problem." William McGovern gave a heartfelt thumbs up, "However, Datang Mobile Communications has invested heavily in purchasing the cellular phone operation of Lin Broadcasting Company. The license shows that the area outside the West Coast, especially New York, is attached importance. The establishment of a cellular phone service network covering the entire United States is absolutely inseparable from the sincere support of long-distance phone access."

Tang Huan nodded calmly, "Fortunately, the federal government has planned a competitive landscape for the long-distance telephone market. Although AT&T is the only one company, there are still vigorous chasers such as mci and sprint. Cooperation."

"Tang has a very good grasp of the situation." William McGovern laughed loudly again and said frankly: "After returning to work this time, I plan to strengthen mci's commercial telecommunications services to improve the ability to attract large corporate customers. ability."

"For this reason, I specifically contacted ibm, intending to sell 16% of mci's shares to it, and then take advantage of the effect of this leading brand in American business."

"However, I found that ibm's mind is completely focused on the computer field that directly competes with Tang, and I am afraid and powerless to get distracted~www.wuxiahere.com~William McGovern skillfully complimented in disguise:" After a lap, I think choosing Tang is much better than choosing ibm! "

I have to say that William McGovern has a vicious eye. If we go on a few months ago, Tang Huan will definitely not be interested in the mci mess, but now the situation is different-McCaw Cellular Phone Company is a weak cell phone field. Second, it has become a de facto alliance with AT&T, and thus has enough threats to stand up; Datang Mobile Communications, which has invested a huge amount of money, has to find a more reliable cooperation in long-distance calls. partner. Is there a more suitable choice than mci, the second in the industry?

It is ironic to say that providing wireless communication services like cellular phones is the ideal of another mci founder, John Goken, but since he left the company in 1974, especially the expansion of the microwave network system has made mci busy. After the diplomacy, there is no spare capacity to get involved in the construction of an expensive cellular network project.

If mci and Tang Huan, who owns Datang Mobile Communications Company, form an alliance, it would be a match made in heaven to satisfy John Goken’s original intention of starting mci.

Tang Huan's "Since you trust me so much, how can I let you down" makes William McGovern's laughter a bit of real joy.

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Tang Huan was dragged down in New York by the cooperation with mci. He originally planned to attend the premiere of Jackie Chan and Hong Jinbao's "Die Hard", but the British side gave all BPs including the Kuwait Investment Authority to all British Petroleum companies, including the Kuwait Investment Authority. Important shareholders issued an emergency meeting notice. The implication is nothing more than that, don't think that if you have money, you can really take control of BP. It's time to sit down and talk.