Chapter 474 DSP
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Vice President is a rather awkward position in the American political arena. Although he is the nominal number two person in the U.S. government, he does not actually have any real power. Ambitious vice presidents, in particular, are often the first to be on the president's radar.
Under the two-party model of the United States, both the Democratic and Republican parties have to conduct party primaries before putting forward their final presidential candidates. And all the ambitious people in the two parties are fighting fiercely within themselves in order to win the presidential nomination, which is not inferior to the official general election.
And when the two parties elect the final candidates, in order to make up for the differences within the party to the greatest extent, and then strive for the broadest support in their respective camps. The presidential candidates of the two parties have to choose their inextricable political opponents with whom they have just fought not long ago, to become their running mates.
For example, in the 1960 U.S. presidential election, Lyndon Johnson lost to young Senator John F. Kennedy, the spokesman of the Eastern power bloc, by 409 votes to 806 in the Democratic primary. However, Johnson's influence in the South cannot be ignored, so in order to win votes in the South, Kennedy had to pull Johnson as his running mate, the vice presidential candidate.
In fact, Kennedy and Johnson have always been at odds with each other, and have even been at loggerheads on many major issues. So much so that there has always been a saying in the United States that the assassination of Kennedy in Dallas was paid for by the Texas oil tycoon, and then organized by Lyndon Johnson himself.
The current Vice President George H.W. Bush was also defeated by Ronald Reagan in the Republican primary. It's just that Bush Sr. has shown enough political wisdom to be the mascot next to President Reagan. Especially shortly after President Ronald Reagan took office in 1981. He was seriously injured as a result of an assassination.
As vice president, the elder Bush temporarily assumed the post of acting president in accordance with the powers granted by the Constitution. But during this period, he was very restrained, and did not act in any way beyond his authority, which won Reagan's great favor.
Since the elder Bush took office as vice president, most of his work has been to receive foreign guests on behalf of the president. Traveling to various events across the United States, as well as visiting foreign countries as a special presidential envoy, and a series of fringe affairs.
Since Reagan took office, the US economy has successfully emerged from the stagflation period of the 70s and ushered in a wave of tremendous prosperity. As Reagan's deputy, Bush will not face much challenge in the party in the future 1988 presidential election. And with the excellent performance of the Republican Party in the past two terms, he wants to succeed Reagan in the White House, and the chances of success are also very high!
With this midterm election over, Reagan's presidency has come to an end. The elder Bush is now preparing for his presidential campaign in two years' time. It's also a human nature. With his happy cooperation with President Reagan in the past one and a half terms, the other side will only support it strongly!
The most important purpose of Li Xuan's flight from Hong Kong to Dallas to personally attend the cooperation between the Oriental Group and the American Parent-Teacher Association is to have a private and in-depth exchange with Bush.
Beginning in 1980, Li Xuan was introduced by a Texas game agent and intersected with the Bush family. Since then, he has been working hard to deepen the friendship. There were two general elections in 1980 and 1988. Li Xuan quietly took out a political donation, which was as high as 10 million US dollars.
Furthermore. Bush Sr.'s youngest son, Marvin Bush, has become the general manager of Asia at CG (Computer Park), a subsidiary of the Oriental Group. His eldest son, George W. Bush, has not only rapidly accumulated a rich net worth by investing in high-tech industries under the guidance of Li Xuan, but has now begun to embark on the road of politics.
And the reason why George W. Bush was able to take this step was in addition to the Bush family's solid political foundation in Texas. The most important reason is that in the past two years, as the CEO of the Texas Rangers, he has accumulated huge popularity for himself.
Two years ago, Li Xuan, under the persuasion of George W. Bush, funded the purchase of the Texas Rangers of MLB (Major League Baseball). He later offered a large sum of money. For Bush Jr., the general manager of the ball group, to recruit troops.
As a result, the Rangers, with a large amount of dollars injected, swept away the decline of previous years in the first season of George W. Bush as general manager, and successfully returned to the playoffs with the American League Western Conference championship.
George W. Bush has resigned as general manager of the Rangers after announcing his candidacy for the post of Texas land commissioner. But the Rangers have continued to have an excellent record this season, with 99 wins so far, a full 4.5 wins ahead of the divisional runner-up.
With fewer than 20 games left in the season, the Rangers have a good chance of successfully defending their title as the American League West Championship. Baseball is the national sport of the United States, and the Rangers have made great contributions to the earth-shaking changes that have taken place in less than two years.
This earned him tremendous prestige in Texas in general, and the Texas Rangers home to the Dallas metro area in particular. And this prestige can gain him a large number of votes in the next elections. Don't think that American voters can be very sensible, in fact, most people don't care about politics at all, and many people vote willfully according to their own preferences!
And the basis for Bush Jr.'s ability to get out of this clever move was the large check written by Li Xuan. If it weren't for the fact that he provided a lot of money for George W. Bush to poach people everywhere, the Rangers would not have been able to rise so quickly.
After calculating this sum of accounts, the Bush family really owes Li Xuan a lot of affection. Of course, the Bush family is not without returns, and the reason why the Eastern Group was able to successfully acquire the RCA company before was that Bush Sr. played a crucial role in dredging up the US political circles.
And the value of Bush Sr. as vice president and Bush Sr. as president is very different from the value of Li Xuan and the Eastern Bloc. Of course, when Li Xuan interacts with a political family like the Bush family, he is more willing to pursue a win-win situation between the two sides.
The elder Bush is not good at dealing with economic issues, and this is definitely an undoubted shortcoming. As his ally, it was necessary for Li Xuan to remind him in advance to recognize the situation he might need to face in the future.
The president of the United States never had to be an economist, he just had to anticipate the seriousness of the problem. It is inevitable to invite experts who can help him solve problems to become his own think tank. And Li Xuan's previous analysis of the U.S. economy was not alarmist at all.
The reason why the US Government summoned the finance ministers of Britain, France, Germany, and Japan to sign the "Plaza Accord" in New York last year was precisely because it had seen the hidden worries behind the US economic boom. It is a pity that after the Plaza Accord succeeded in devaluing the dollar, it did not change the dilemma faced by American industry.
Li Xuan and Bush Sr. were on the Bush Jr. farm. There was an in-depth exchange of views. Li Xuan didn't think that he would be able to convince the other party overnight, after all, when he got to the position of Bush Sr. now, there are many factors to consider.
However, his plan of using emerging industries to stimulate the economic development of the United States is definitely an effective strategy. In fact, during the Clinton era, the US economy returned to prosperity because of the computer revolution started by the Internet age.
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As the owner of the Texas Rangers, Li Xuan has actually appeared on the court to watch the game only a handful of times. When he came to Dallas this time, he was naturally embarrassed to turn a blind eye to this team that belonged to him. You have to know the total amount of money he spent on buying the team, as well as rebuilding. It has already exceeded $100 million.
On ABC TV, which broadcast the game live, the camera kept sweeping the VIP box at Arlington Stadium, and Li Xuan's close-up shots frequently appeared on the TV screens watching the game across the United States. Accompanied by the new general manager of the Rangers and the team's meritorious shortstop Mr. Ted Ryan, Li Xuan watched with great interest the Texas Rangers' match against the Houston Astros, the state's arch-rival.
The Astros have actually had a very good record this year, but they are crushed by the superior Rangers. If the Astros, who are in second place in their division, want to be the latecomer, they will have to win in a direct conversation with the Rangers.
It's a pity for the Astros who are fighting away. The performance is not as good as it could be. The game was only in the first half of the fifth inning, and the home team Rangers had already taken a 5-0 lead.
"The rise of our rangers. But the astronauts have stolen the limelight in the past two years. It is said that Houston fans hate George to death, and some have already called for voting for his rivals in the November election!" Li Xuan put on a wide Rangers baseball uniform over his suit today, to show that he was the owner and with the team.
"A true Astro fan would never make such an unwise choice! In case Mr. Bush loses the election. If he chooses to return to the Rangers, that's not what the Houstonians want to see!"
The answer was the guest invited by Li Xuan to watch the game together, Mr. Jerry Jenkins, the new CEO of Texas Instruments. Jenkins is a baseball fan and a longtime Rangers fan.
"I don't want George to fail if he comes back as manager. Then I'll be out of work again as soon as I take office!" Ted Lane, the current manager of the Rangers, shook his head and said with a wry smile.
It seems that Mr. Bush Jr.'s campaign will not only receive strong support from Rangers fans, but also from the Astros. This is an all-or-nothing friend or foe, and he is already invincible!" Li Xuan couldn't help but applaud Bush Jr., who was appointed general manager of the Rangers.
Of course, while Bush Jr. reaped huge benefits, in fact, Li Xuan did not suffer losses. As the Rangers' record improved, Dallas' ball market also heated up rapidly, with attendance like today's same-state derby reaching full capacity.
Dallas is one of the top 10 metropolises in the United States and has a huge sports market. Now that the valuation of the Rangers' assets has skyrocketed, if Li Xuan is willing to sell the team immediately, he can not only recoup all of his previous investment, but also make at least tens of millions of dollars in profits.
However, Li Xuan's investment in the Rangers is naturally not only to make money, but more importantly, to successfully break into the social circle of the southern United States with the help of this platform. For example, today he and Mr. Jenkins, the CEO of Deyi Company, have an additional topic of communication - baseball.
Li Xuan's real purpose in inviting the other party was naturally not really to watch the game. Oriental Group intends to acquire the DSP division of Texas Instruments. DSP is the English abbreviation of digital signal processor, and its biggest feature is that it can make up for the lack of digital signal computing ability of general-purpose processors.
Texas Instruments successfully introduced the first commercial DSP chip in 1982, and it has been the unshakable ruler of this market segment. Although Li Xuan has been asking the Oriental Research Institute to increase investment in the research and development of DSP chips over the years, there is still a big technical gap with Deyi Company.
DSP chip is an indispensable basic device in the future mobile communication era and Internet era. But in 1986, the total sales of the entire DSP market were less than $50 million. The potential of DSP has not yet begun to be explored, and it is still only an inconspicuous small project among the many product departments of Deyi Company, so Li Xuan wants to pick up a big leak from Deyi Company.
But Li Xuan is a smart person, and the others are not all fools. For example, Mr. Jenkins in front of him has been working in the semiconductor industry for 28 years, and he may not see the future development prospects of DSP.
It's just that even if Jenkins thinks that DSP has a lot of development prospects, he may not be able to guess that it will become the most important backbone to support the performance of the entire Deyi company in 20 years. Therefore, as long as Li Xuan gives enough interest exchange, the current DSP is by no means a non-sale product of Deyi Company.
"Mr. Li Xuan, may I ask what aspects will Oriental Group use to purchase our DSP department?" The manager of the ball group, Ryan, had already left early, and only Li Xuan and Jenkins were left in the box, so he finally asked tentatively.
The current DSP is only used in speech synthesis and codecs, but these businesses are not the core of the Eastern Group, and Li Xuan cannot come to Deyi to negotiate with everyone for the sake of marginal business.
"From the emergence of the ARPANET in the late 60s to the construction of the NSFnet backbone network in the early 80s, the global Internet technology is developing rapidly!
The modem recently launched by Akon has become an indispensable tool for individual users to connect to the Internet. The DSP chip is the core of the modem, and Aikang intends to lay out the layout of the upcoming Internet era, so it wants to reach an acquisition agreement with Deyi!" Li Xuan explained to Jenkins very frankly that the role of DSP in modems.
"Mr. Li Xuan, to tell you the truth, Deyi Company is also optimistic about the development of the Internet era, what price are you prepared to pay if you want us to give up a business with great potential in the future!" Jenkins said undeniably. (To be continued......)