Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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There were many topics on the Internet at the conference. The promotion of the World Wide Web as the main form of Internet service and the operation of AOL are just two of them-and they belong to the category that is temporarily out of oil and water.

Executives who value profits very much obviously prefer tangible projects, at least the ones that can be seen and touched, such as adsl.

Compared with the cold reception in Europe, the adsl series technology is undoubtedly popular in the United States.

The main reason is that AT&T did some real things before it was dismantled. Take the public telephone network covering the entire United States, which is absolutely excellent in the world. In order to build a brand-new digital communication network like ISDN, the European telecommunications industry directly abandoned the existing ones that are often accompanied by dropped calls. The old analog communication network with distortions, etc., will not be distressed, but if the US telecommunications industry does the same, it will be very uneconomical to update.

Under the leadership of Tang Huan, adsl, which was born out of the sky, can run on an analog communication network, just to solve this unaffordable cost issue.

Of course, adsl is not perfect, its limitations are still very obvious.

First of all, the algorithms involved in the adsl series of technologies are very complex and require more stringent computing capabilities for hardware devices.

Fortunately, after several years of continuous technological research and the rapid development of the semiconductor industry, this problem has been overcome by philosophers and authorized to equipment manufacturers, but the products are temporarily a little expensive.

Secondly, it is also the most serious limitation. Because adsl uses signals in the high-frequency range of traditional telephone lines to transmit data, the signal attenuates significantly with the length of the copper wire, which in turn makes the communication between the access equipment of the telecommunication service provider and the user terminal The distance cannot exceed 5 kilometers. In other words, the distance between the user's telephone line and the telephone exchange cannot exceed 5 kilometers.

At present, adsl has carried out experimental operations in some universities, research institutions, and enterprises, providing an access speed of 256kbps, and its performance is remarkable. It has begun to be recognized by more and more people as the most likely future in the US Internet market. s solution.

In addition, adsl has a competitor that cannot be ignored, that is, another Internet access solution that Tang Huan sold to Turner Broadcasting Corporation and other cable TV companies-cable_modem, or cable modem.

Regarding the doubts of his subordinates about the development trend and competitive relationship of the two sets of technologies, Tang Huan finally said: "They have their own living space. And I can tell you with confidence that power lines can also be used for transmission in the near future. The task of network data. There are too many concerns, which are purely unfounded. It is better to imagine the integration of radio and television networks, telecommunications networks, computer Internet, and smart grids."

This idea was so spectacular that it caused people in the congregation to involuntarily disrupt the order and talk about it.

After calming down, Tang Huan turned the notebook over a page and slowly said: "As the billions of terminals that support the Internet, the development of the personal computer industry has seen some changes worthy of attention."

Next, the representative of Fangyuan Computer Company introduced the development of home computers in the personal computer market by means of slides and charts.

It must be pointed out that even though the pioneers of the personal computer industry took it for granted that they advertised personal computers as a computer product that could be popularized by thousands of households and everyone could afford, the real driving force for the development of the personal computer industry was still From business users. After all, there is not much user-friendly interface, and the price is low but it is only compared with traditional computers. Such restrictions have made the development of home computers slow.

Jobs once ideally wanted the mac to become a home computer, but in the end John Sculley built it into a high-priced product.

ibm also noticed this market for which there has been no accurate product definition, and even launched a so-called home computer model ibm-pc/jr, which turned out to be a commercial failure.

The reasons are quite complicated, including that the price of the almost newly designed ibm-pc/jr is still a bit expensive, and coupled with the severely shrinking hardware specifications, it is not as cost-effective as buying an ibm-pc compatible machine.

In Tang Huan's view, developing a home computer like ibm is a waste of effort. Home users are not willing to pay for a product that has been obviously castrated because of low requirements. In particular, the operating difference between ibm-pc/jr and ibm-pc has significantly increased the user’s learning and use costs-using a computer in the office is an operating habit. When you return to home and change a computer, the operating habit will follow. The big change, the chagrin of which can be imagined.

With the continuous improvement of personal computer hardware performance, it is natural to leave room for home computers with low-cost products in the same line.

According to market research, the sales of home computers in the US market this year is close to 2 million units, equivalent to 20% of the annual sales of personal computers, and the growth momentum is strong.

As for the demand momentum, it mainly comes from three aspects-family work, family financial and tax management, and children's intellectual investment.

Tang Huan expressed his opinion on this: "If this trend continues, our income structure will undergo tremendous changes. The Fangyuan PC platform is fully capable of meeting the needs of these household users only through the value-added form of software products. More leeway to gain market share of home computers."

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After this long meeting, Tang Huan asked about the progress of vcd alone.

Compared with its popularity in Southeast Asia, the world's number one commercial digital video application program has been increasingly accepted in the United States.

The reason is simple to say. Compared with the original time and space, Tang’s VCD has added a digital copyright protection mechanism at the beginning of its establishment. This allows Tang Huan to use his own Hollywood film sources to help it, while other People are also motivated to follow suit.

One point that needs to be clarified is that the role of the digital copyright protection mechanism is just to prevent dealers from cross-regional "sweeping of goods" like the commodity circulation channels in the real society.

Tang Huan, who is well versed in the essence of technology, will not waste unrealistic efforts to do too ideal things. But this digital copyright protection mechanism is sufficient as long as it operates properly-after all, "there is a law to follow" is only one side, and "enforcement must be strict", otherwise it will eventually become a garish.

Of course, the features of Down's VCD can be described as rich, but it is also not perfect. The obvious shortcoming is that it cannot record like old-fashioned video tapes, and the length of time is too short-a movie often requires two to three discs Film loading makes those American consumers who are used to being lazy are quite unaccustomed.

In view of the shortcomings of VCD derived from CD and limited data capacity, some people have begun to discuss the next generation of new solutions, and even plan to bypass Tang Huan, the pioneer.

Tang Huan regards this as a natural phenomenon of "where there is oppression, there is resistance". He will not be angry, but will only strictly monitor it-it is my own responsibility to update. Outsiders don't want to see the benefits and make trouble. You know, in order to eat the most delicious part of the good meat of digital video, in addition to advancing technology, he also spurred the film company under him to work hard.

Compared with last year’s slightly low-key, Tang Huan’s Hollywood companies are simply showing their power this year. There is a posture to make up for all the limelight lost last year. From the spring "Teenage Ninja Turtles" and "Beautiful Girl in the Wind" "," Die Hard, "Human and Ghosts Are Still" in the summer, and "Back to the Future Part III" filmed at the same time as "Back to the Future Sequel", are all gaining box office in 100 million units. , It is breathtaking.

Hollywood is a big cake. Tang Huan eats a lot, and others eat less accordingly. Not long ago, Universal Pictures sold himself to rb Panasonic, and was regarded as being suppressed because of the previous copyright prosecution for offending the richest man. A helpless move to make life sad.

Such a golden gleaming scenery naturally drew sour gas to the sky, and it was poured out in another film "Dancing with Wolves".

This film, directed by Kevin Costner, describes the story of the Northern Army Lieutenant Dunbar and the Indian Sioux at the end of the American Civil War in the 1860s. It belongs to the category of typical Western films.

The problem lies here. You know, now that Hollywood has lingering fears about Western film themes, Gein won the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director with the 1978 Vietnam War theme movie "Deer Hunter". Michael Cimino, who won the best picture and best director the next year, was one. Somersault fell on the western film "Gate of Heaven". The filming process cost 44 million US dollars. As a result, the box office did not even reach 3.5 million US dollars. He lost his money, and it dragged the producer Lianmei into the quagmire of bankruptcy. .

And "Dancing with Wolves" is also along the way, stumbled, if it is not for the favor of the richest man, whether the novel can be published is a problem; the filming process is even more imaginative.

Because Kevin Costner was unwilling to adopt computer special effects instead of the interaction with wild animals such as bison in the movie, and insisted on real-time shooting, which caused a huge increase in costs, the budget of 15 million US dollars suddenly skyrocketed to 22 million US dollars, and How similar is the original "Gate of Heaven"!

In addition, "Dancing with Wolves" has another decision that I can't live with, that is, the film's dialogue is mostly in the Sioux language with English subtitles, which is extremely rare in the American film circle.

Tang Huan casually mentioned "Dancing with Wolves" on the personal exclusive page of AOL, which is a work with great ideological connotation and worthy of being watched in the cinema, and it was interpreted as a lack of hope for the commercial value of this film. Hint.

For this reason, various film companies and media with subtle moods have made early comments and dubbed "Dancing with Wolves" as "Kevin Costner's "Gate to Heaven"".

There is also a more explicit bad-mouthing voice-Lianmei, which was taken over by Tang Huan, once received a portion of the income from the video tape release of "The Gate of Heaven", which is a small compensation; now the richest man has spared no effort to promote vcd, then You can also follow suit and prepare the vcd version of "Dancing with Wolves" as soon as possible.

It was in this kind of uproarious voice that "Dancing with Wolves" was released in the United States with a slight delay, and the glasses broke all over the place. This is rendered as a new version of "Heaven's Gate", although it has not been the No. 1 box office on the weekend, but in the United States alone it won close to 200 million US dollars in the box office.

What makes everyone’s cheeks hurt even more is that, I don’t know when, the richest man added a sentence on the personal exclusive page of AOL-Don’t worry, the vcd version of "Dancing with Wolves" will be launched in the first half of next year. .

This is really embarrassing!

Fortunately, there are many people who can't get through with Tang Huan. The grumpy Sean Penn, not long after the formal divorce from Madonna, finally failed to control his big mouth and bombarded the richest man.

The reason is that Sean Penn, who is unwilling to be just an actor, has been looking for a chance to be an official director, and this year has come, it is a crime movie called "the_indian_runner"-"Brotherhood"~ www.wuxiaspot.com~ Originally, Sean Penn wanted to recruit Tom Cruise as the actor, but he failed to do so; he also wanted to find MGM, who is a veteran subject, but he touched his nose again. gray.

Ever since, Sean Pan, who thought he had tolerated it to the limit, began to explode and pointed out that Tang Huan used his Hollywood power to suppress him.

Sean Penn, who spoke without a word, broke the news in front of reporters-the richest man cast a shadow on his marriage with Madonna. Even when the two of them were ML, Madonna would shout out uncontrollably " come_on, Tang", I also found that the other party treasured a **** painting with the seal of "Tang".

You know, Sean Penn and Madonna, who are regarded by the outside world as a combination of golden boys and girls, gifted men and beautiful women, their marriage has always been the focus of the entertainment circle. After the two got married in 1985, they got together because they were busy with their respective businesses, and they separated more than a year later, and because Madonna was found to have marks on her face, she was presumed to have suffered. When Sean Penn’s domestic violence came, it spread to a lot of noise.

It wasn't until last year that the couple on this topic finally officially divorced.

But until now, Sean Penn is the first time to talk publicly about his divorce.

For a long time, the gossip media has been convinced that Madonna has a close relationship with the richest man.

For example, when Tang Huan was attacked, the pop queen would directly disdain it—all these were jealous of Tang's achievements.

Originally, this phenomenon could be explained as an artist who received a lot of resources from the record company and was loyal to his boss.

But Sean Penn fired the cannon, and immediately produced a new explanation-the richest man was immediately surrounded by scenery and scandals.