The Goddess Shines on America

Harry is a typical otaku. Of course, when he announced to the outside world, he would say that he is a tall geek, and he is a super geek with a wide range of hobbies, not limited to three or two fields. An otaku can be compared with himself.

As a student who was born and raised in New York and is now studying at New York University, his knowledge is of course far better than those old-fashioned people in the central plains, such as his cousin Tom. As the most direct evidence of his extensive knowledge, Harry likes to browse news from various newspapers and media. If it was just to compete with Tom at first, then now, he has really developed this interest.

October 17th is an unforgettable day. Although it seems to be unrelated at this time, but decades later, when these things are connected together, those who are interested will find that although they occupy different pages and different lengths, there are many articles. News can be associated with a girl.

Of course, by then, it will be a woman.

First of all, in some professional journals and magazines headed by "Popular Electronics", and in the science and technology sections of major newspapers across the country, Microsoft invested a lot of money to release two far-reaching advertisements.

It announced that the company will relocate its headquarters to Redmond, Washington on November 10, which is only a short drive from Seattle. Secondly, what people are most concerned about is that Microsoft will hold a press conference on December 5 to officially launch their long-promoted Windows 1.0 operating system!

The two pieces of news are not of the same importance at all, so many people are puzzled when they see this news. It is just the news of the relocation of the headquarters. Why should it be listed together with the news of their new product release? How much money to publicize on a large scale?

Paper media such as "Los Angeles Times", "Washington Post", "Wall Street Journal" and "New York Times" all published these two pieces of news. Great earnings.

Harry has been paying attention to Microsoft for a long time. This cheating company announced as early as last year that it would release their products in the spring, but the tickets were skipped. Harry has already scolded Bill Gates into the sea, after all, he has not been looking forward to this new system for a day or two!

So, when he saw the news on the news, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As for Microsoft's relocation... Unlike many people who think it doesn't matter, Harry immediately analyzed what happened.

Almost all employees of Microsoft are from Seattle. This is common sense for Harry, who is a senior nerd, ah, not a senior geek. Letting the headquarters move back to Washington State will not only play a role in uniting people's hearts, there are a lot of computer talents in Seattle, and this relocation is completely tantamount to the return of the wolf king!

What puzzled Harry was, why did Microsoft stay in Albuquerque for nearly ten years without moving its ass, and then moved as soon as Windows 1.0 was released? Is there any logical connection among them, or is it due to fate, or is there some terrifying conspiracy?

Tired of thinking too much, Harry began to pay attention to the next news.

Secondly, in the relevant sections of the "New York Times", the release date of the new book "Jurassic Park" has also been confirmed, which is November 15th.

Harry had been looking forward to this novel for a long time. Not to mention that the whole promotion process lasted for two or three months. In Manhattan alone, Bantam had booked the new book promotion areas of seven bookstores. The amount of this fee is so high that it may be equal to the entire income of some junk books, and now it is only for the promotion of a book before its release!

Harry has read a lot of science fiction novels, Jules Verne series is his enlightenment work, Asimov's "Galaxy Empire" series, and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", etc., are all familiar works in the circle. However, he had trouble categorizing this novel by newcomer Alice Wang.

Let’s talk about science fiction. Dinosaurs are created. Of course, it is science fiction, but this is completely contrary to the current mainstream space fantasy. It is just talking about the ultra-modern application of cloning technology. Although the subject matter should be particularly attractive, Harry finds it awkward no matter how he looks at it.

But it was this awkwardness that made him particularly interested in this book. He has already decided that when the new book is released, he must arrive at the scene as soon as possible. Once he buys three sets!

One for reading, one for collection, and one for preaching!

Then there was a piece of entertainment news published in the "Los Angeles Times". The new film company, DreamWorks, founded by the famous Wall Street venture capitalist Roger Lawrence, was incorporated today and advertised that they would shoot an unprecedented movie. new horror film.

Upon seeing such a piece of news, Harry's hairs all exploded.

Horror film!

Fortunately, the company actually named it "DreamWorks", and the first movie was actually a horror movie. Is this the subtext that makes all audiences have nightmares?

However, I like it!

Harry can be said to be a big fan of horror movies, which can be seen from the full stack of video tapes in his bedroom. For example, the originator of the classic zombie film "Night of the Living Dead" and the follow-up "Dawn of the Dead", as well as "The Exorcist" adapted from the novel of the same name in 1971 and filmed in 1973.

Especially The Exorcist, which was voted the scariest movie by Entertainment Weekly. When the film was first released, many local governments in the UK banned the film, which even led to the emergence of some strange "exorcist bus tours" at the time, which took tourists to nearby cities where the film could be screened. . Even now, the government has banned the sale of videotapes.

Of course, like "Alien" and "Jaws", they are indisputably must-have collections. As a senior otaku, Harry is not a super geek, but he has a keen eye and is a master in the industry!

So Harry couldn't look forward to a new horror flick from the studio founded by Roger Lawrence. After all, he also knows that this Lawrence is a well-known venture capitalist in the entertainment industry, so of course there is no need to doubt his vision!

It's just a pity that the name of the new movie has not been announced...

"Of course it can't be announced!"

In downtown Los Angeles, at the foot of Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, south of Sunset Boulevard, a modest three-story building is the current residence of DreamWorks. In the chairman's office, the girl's high-pitched voice could be heard clearly even in the corridor.

"If this movie wants to get high profits, proper publicity is the most important thing. If we announced the name of the movie in advance, and even relevant information such as posters, we would not be able to achieve such good results!"

The company has just been established, and there are less than ten employees. Fortunately, the shareholders are not counted. Therefore, even though there were constant yelling and shouting in the office, it would not let too many people know about it.

"However, according to this approach, the publicity costs will be very high. Alice, although horror films have always been able to achieve low investment and high returns, but the film company has never promoted such a thing for a horror film, the industry has never happened before."

Lawrence was sitting on the sofa, and if it wasn't for the fact that he was talking to a little girl, he would definitely be tempted to light a cigar. There was a lot of pressure, and when Alice proposed a promotion method for the new movie, he immediately felt tremendous pressure.

"Isn't history meant to be created by people?"

Alice spread her hands: "I always want to find examples from the past. Are those examples created out of thin air? The industry has never done this kind of publicity, but as long as we do it, won't there be such examples? "

Seeing what Lawrence wanted to say again, Alice quickly continued: "Pioneers do suffer risks, but the benefits are also proportional to the risks. Roger, you have been a venture capitalist for more than ten years, and now you are taking the initiative You don’t even have the guts to start a business, do you?”

After finishing speaking, she winked playfully at Lawrence with a sly look on her face.

"Smelly girl, you have enough reasons. You are indeed Sophie's daughter."

Lawrence was left speechless by her robbing the position. After all, his qualifications as a venture capitalist for more than ten years are obvious. Venture capital, people who have been in this industry for more than ten years and take the initiative to start a business, but in the end they are timid about risks, it is really unreasonable.

"But at least, you shoot the movie first, let me see it and talk about it."

Lawrence looked deeply at the girl in front of him, and he was really interested in the new movie idea proposed by the other party.

"If that "Ghost Story" is really good, uncle is willing to pay this price!"