As a serious newspaper, The Times naturally wanted to speak for the data, and its findings were that the back cover of the more than hour-long wedding was the same as the back cover of the program file, and it was clearly recognizable on live television for three minutes.

Because the content of the ceremony, music and reading accounted for a large part, even if it is sacred and great, and arouses the enthusiasm of the people, it is inevitably a little dull, and the TV broadcast camera naturally has to be constantly switched, such as showing the diamond ring on the bride's finger, letting the royal family members show up, giving a close-up of the exquisite relief in the church, and so on.

And in the link of showing the demeanor of the royal family, this back cover has repeatedly become the protagonist, and its meaning is really intriguing.

Is this a well-planned advertising campaign? Perhaps the result doesn't matter, because the 750 million, or even more, viewers around the world who tune in to the live broadcast have already remembered the name of Fangyuan Computer. But at what cost the beneficiary company successfully lobbied the royal family, it should be made public so that the people know.

You can't blame the British for staring at money so much, you know, in today's poor economic environment, the British royal family spent a total of 30 million pounds in order to create this world wedding, of which the bride's exquisite milky white taffeta floor-length dress is inlaid with more than 10,000 hand-sewn pearls.

To put it mildly, the so-called fairytale wedding, every minute and second is piled up with real money.

Therefore, the British royal family's celebration of the century was not a one-sided gathering of echoes, many of whom questioned its extravagant and wasteful culture of ignoring the suffering of the people.

Under the pressure of public opinion, Charles and Diana, who staged an unprecedented royal kiss. Before embarking on their honeymoon in a split-top open-top carriage. The mandated spokesman made a statement. A partnership that was born out of a joke received a total of $20 million, of which at least half will be used to help people who have difficulty finding employment.

When various media chased and intercepted Tang Huan, who had just met Mrs. Thatcher at the Prime Minister's residence on Downing Street, Boss Tang cooperated with Charles's statement and confirmed: "We jokingly bet that as long as we can make Fang Yuan's computer appear on live TV, I am willing to pay $100,000 per second for it, so His Royal Highness the Prince, who is enthusiastic about charity, helped me, but the length of time seems to be somewhat unexpected." ”

looked at the expression of "I was robbed by Charles" on Tang Huan's face. The reporters laughed, so the newlywed Yan'er went on their honeymoon The crown prince couple was sent more blessings, which can be said to be more prestigious, while Tang Huan and Fang Yuan Computer successfully grabbed the headlines of the next period and were widely reported, including the ridicule of "nouveau riche is capricious if they are rich".

In order to dilute the commercial flavor of this transaction, the British royal family deliberately took the initiative to arrange a meeting between Tang Huan and the queen.

Tang Huan didn't care too much, and brought a batch of Xiaobawang game consoles as gifts, as well as some traditional board games made by Hasbro, and went to Buckingham Palace very casually.

The royal family did not use cumbersome etiquette to elevate their status. But almost without any delay, Tang Huan met the queen. After all, a billionaire with deep pockets is not so easy to fool.

Elizabeth II has always focused on maintaining the legitimacy of the royal family, and her public image is often dignified and serious, even at Charles's wedding, she is not smiling.

But people have emotions, and the queen can't keep her face tight and upright in private, and she can still show her amiable side in informal situations.

Therefore, the atmosphere of this brief meeting was not as boring as expected, but it was limited to that, and it still carried traces of formulaicism.

After Tang Huan finished dealing with this errand, he planned to leave for the United States, but he didn't expect to be surrounded by a group of reporters at the door of the hotel.

……

"Don, may I ask what is the relationship between Judy Foster and you?"

"Don, you and Judy Foster seem to be close, is she your girlfriend?"

"Don, where is Judy Foster at the moment, and has she been hidden by your golden house?"

……

Listening to the messy questions, Tang Huanzhi frowned.

At this time, an entourage sweated profusely and ran back to hand over a copy of The Sun.

Tang Huan took a look, the pervasive tabloid of feelings was powerful again, when he saw Judy Foster on a plane to the United States at the airport, he felt that he had quietly escaped the girl in the cage in the United States, and he couldn't help but get carried away with excitement, hugged himself and kissed him twice, and was photographed by others.

The "Sun's" network is even more powerful than spy surveillance, Tang Huan muttered helplessly.

However, when a guy ignored the obstruction of his entourage, desperately squeezed up, and shouted "I am a reporter from the Sun Daily", Tang Huan angrily threw the newspaper in the other party's face, and warned: "I advise, it is better to pay attention to the bottom line in doing things, after this big change, a little girl has been harassed by you to the verge of collapse, and now she has no power to dodge?"

Tang Huan had kung fu in his hands, and in annoyance, he forgot to control the force, and the newspaper almost "pumped" on the bridge of the reporter's nose, and suddenly the nosebleed for a long time.

"I'm beating, I'm hurt, I'll ask a lawyer to sue you......" The guy's voice suddenly rose an octave, and because he felt that he was about to make a sensational news, his tone was full of endless pleasure, and he completely lost his voice.

Seeing this scene, Tang Huan couldn't cry or laugh, and scolded in his heart, no matter how high the unemployment rate in the UK is, you don't need to be so dedicated.

Finding that the scene was getting out of control, Tang Huan's entourage was in a hurry, it was the first time they had encountered such a scoundrel.

One of the black security assistants picked up a punch and knocked the guy who was pulling his throat to the ground, and opened a passage in front of him, and the others immediately escorted Tang Huan to the car and rushed to the airport.

Tang Huan got on the plane and left, but there was a lot of chicken feathers left here in London.

As soon as the British finished talking about the heroic spirit of this Silicon Valley nouveau riche who spent a lot of money, the "Sun" newspaper concocted the news that Boss Tang was angry and fought against the red face, and the newspaper also said that it planned to investigate legal responsibility.

Suddenly. Another round of public opinion carnival began to be staged. It is also not known how much GDP has been promoted.

……

Tang Huan didn't bother to continue to pay attention to such a boring thing. With such a level of lawsuit, in addition to continuing to attract attention, what is the meaning, and the subordinates will naturally deal with it.

When Silicon Valley One stopped in New York, the entourage delivered several newspapers.

Tang Huan flipped through it casually and was quickly attracted by an article in the Wall Street Journal titled "How effective is the advertisement that 750 million people watched at the same time".

Judging from the results of the street survey, the affirmative answer of "have you ever heard of Fangyuan Computer" accounted for 95 percent.

Among this group of people, the correct answer of "do you know what a Fangyuan computer is" reached 99 percent.

As for "whether you will buy a Fangyuan computer that will cost at least $3,000". Thirty percent of the responses were positive, 30 percent were considered, 30 percent were not interested, and the rest was indifferent.

In the end, the report jokingly did an arithmetic problem, multiplying 750 million people by the 30% purchase willingness rate, and then multiplying it by the unit price of $3,000 per unit, and the final result was $675 billion.

The editor commented in a very jealous tone, "Don's public relations activity is really worth it", and then turned to banter. "I just don't know how much water will be in this number."

Tang Huan put down the newspaper and smiled faintly. There is no way to estimate the amount of water, but there is good news in front of him, that is, the Fangyuan Computer Standards Alliance he promoted has almost bargained and is waiting for a formal meeting.

……

Wednesday, August 12, 1981.

Originally, this day was the time when IBM-PC was introduced to the market.

In this time and space, Tang Huan, who was full of bad taste, set the technical conference of the Fangyuan Computer Standards Alliance on this day.

Originally, this alliance was still debated on some issues, but more than ten days ago, at the world's high-profile British royal wedding ceremony, the phantom of Fangyuan Computer loomed in front of the world's 750 million viewers, and everyone gradually quieted down.

Regardless of the way this advertisement, whether it is too nouveau riche or not, no one dares to underestimate the effect of spending a lot of money.

And I don't know if it's a coincidence, during this period, the second-generation Fangyuan computer successfully entered the office equipment procurement directory of the U.S. tax department.

The official reason given is that the second-generation Fangyuan computer almost perfectly solves the tax calculation problem in the current adjustment, and is enough to cope with the needs of business changes in the future for a period of time.

Seeing that Fangyuan Computer got such an order, the peers were so red that they beat their chests.

After Ronald Reagan took office, he vigorously promoted the tax cut policy, which naturally created a new demand for data computing, and why did he not realize this business opportunity?

As a result, Fangyuan Computer picked up a big bargain.

The benefits of dominating the application market in a certain field have gradually been recognized by the personal computer industry.

This is evidenced by Apple's successful entry into the field of education.

Now, Fangyuan Computer has also followed closely and got a long-term meal ticket.

After all, the performance of personal computers is limited, and it is not easy to find such a suitable application field.

But I don't have a product that balances performance, function, and cost in my hands, and I can't help but see others conquering the market in the market.

As a result, manufacturers interested in the authorization of the second-generation Fangyuan computer compatible machine have invariably reduced the entanglement of calculations, and began to look forward to the rapid determination of this technology alliance, and everyone should hurry up to start making money.

Among the licensing manufacturers, Asia accounts for the vast majority, Japan has Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic, Kyocera and other companies, South Korea has Samsung, Treasure Island has Acer, as for the United States, there is an absolutely heavyweight player - HP.

Back then, when Wolds was developing Apple computers, he was an engineer at Hewlett-Packard.

After Jobs encouraged Watts to set up a company to operate the research and development results, Watts once honestly took his work and went to Hewlett-Packard to ask if he was interested in it, but after evaluation, the other party thought that there was no practical and commercial value, and amicably refused.

When Woz asked HP if the work could be licensed to other companies, he received a reply like "please do it yourself".

As a result, in the next few years, Apple grew rapidly until it was successfully listed on the NASDAQ, composing a myth of wealth that made people feel excited, and even reinterpreted the story of HP's "garage business" and became an idol of fame and fortune.

Seeing an opportunity to make a fortune slip away in his hands, this big brother in Silicon Valley, no matter how hard he usually manages the "HP culture" he emphasized, can't go against human nature to pretend to be calm and don't care.

Moreover, compared to the mid-1970s, the future of the personal computer industry is now gradually becoming clearer, and it has entered the 16-bit stage, and it can no longer be said to be a useless toy.

Big Blue's entry into the personal computer industry is the greatest recognition of this type of product.

An old company like HP, naturally, has its own complete product line, and even launched a product in the personal computer category in 1980 - HP-85.

However, this kind of equipment similar to an oscilloscope in the laboratory, mainly with HP's own minicomputers, is provided for engineers to use, and the scope of application is very narrow, which is very different from the general meaning represented by Apple computers.

There is no doubt that HP is fully capable of designing a personal computer with an exclusive architecture, but the development direction has been somewhat skewed due to the neglect of this market from the beginning.

Starting from scratch, HP also has this capital. But IBM-PC has spent a year on the premise of rushing to work, and HP does not dare to say that it can do better, and the market is not waiting for anyone.

It happened that Tang Huan was pulling people everywhere to form the Fangyuan Computer Standards Alliance, and HP took the opportunity to join in.

In the final analysis, the top management of HP, like the top management of IBM, subconsciously despises personal computers, so the blue giant does not care about setting up a department for personal computers outside its own system, and the big brother in Silicon Valley has no psychological burden on the second-generation Fangyuan computer.

HP's position in Silicon Valley is still very special, and its participation has significantly increased the gold content of the Fangyuan Computer Standards Alliance by a level.

Just as the launch of IBM-PC by Big Blue has led the industry to become more and more certain about the future, and customers believe that personal computers are reliable, HP's on-the-stage cheering has driven other manufacturers who are still waiting to see that the Fangyuan Computer Standards Alliance should be very interesting. (To be continued......)