Chapter 0253 - Splitting and Combining and Coming and Going
In addition to its political uniqueness, France also has its own unique system in terms of economy.
Although it is also an industrial power in the West, it can be said that it is a combination of a modern capitalist economy and government intervention. In the main sectors of various industries, the government has an important influence, especially the main control of railways, electricity, aviation, telecommunications and other enterprises.
In short, the French economy has a strong state capitalist color, which makes it one of the most developed countries in some industries, such as nuclear power equipment capacity, civil aviation technology and oil industry technology, second only to the United States in technology, ranking second in the world; The steel and textile industries also have a high status, while the aerospace and military industries are more developed and are among the few countries in the world that can launch satellites.
Concentrating superior resources can indeed accomplish great things, and France, which quickly restored its status as a great power after World War II, has benefited a lot, but it will inevitably lack vitality, and once some aspects are not taken into account, it will miss the opportunity.
This is the case in the field of personal computers. France is not only significantly behind the United States, but even inferior to Britain across the Channel, you know, people now have a "British Apple computer" -- AcornComputers, that is, Aikang Computer, not only launched its own eight-bit personal computer Atom, and won the bid from the BBC, but is developing another personal computer for it - BBCMicrocomputerSystem - BBCMicro.
But that's all there is to it, Hawking's excellent results in using the second-generation Fangyuan computer have gone far and wide, which fully illustrates that truth. Software is the biggest driving force for consumption. A word processing software that supports a full set of academic symbols, WordEasy. It makes people in Oxford and Cambridge yearn for it, which is undoubtedly a slap in the face to the Aikang computer, which is headquartered in Cambridge.
As for the microprocessor ARM generation that Aikang has not yet begun to develop, it was launched in the same year as Intel 386, and at the moment of emphasizing performance, it is not at the same level of competition at all, and it can only wait until a few decades later, when the semiconductor manufacturing process is further improved, it will shine in mobile devices with the advantage of power consumption.
On the French side. It was not until 1984 that Thomson, the Thomson company, developed an 8-bit personal computer, the ThomsonMO5, but it was mainly sold in France, and within two years no technical support was discontinued.
This is true for Britain and France, and Germany is still being split in two by the Berlin Wall, so that other countries have done little in the emerging field of personal computers, which has unpredictable prospects.
Olympus Group in the European market, the second generation of Fangyuan computer has almost no rivals, the first generation of Fangyuan computer is the main competitor. Or Tang Di and Kangmaoda from the United States.
Apple is also one of the heavyweights in the battle for the PC market in Europe, but Tang Huan is just standing behind the scenes and watching the excitement. This once closest ally had nowhere to go to the bitter master.
In addition, there are second-level participants, which are small companies incubated by Cambridge such as Akon Computer, Tangerine Computer Systems, and Sinclair Research in the United Kingdom.
From macro to micro, from technology to market, Tang Huan talked about it for almost a day, and the admirers in the audience carefully memorized several books, as if they had gained a lot.
Having become a billionaire in the United States in less than two years, and recently made it to Hollywood, brain-dead fans have countless reasons to regard Tang Huan as an unquestionable idol in their hearts.
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Of course, there is a price to be madly pursued, although I don't know how many cups of tea I have drunk, Tang Huan's throat is still like smoke, and he has a good rest after returning to the villa.
Christina deliberately brought two little Lori, Sophie and Monicala, to a private party to relax the atmosphere.
Claude? The work directed by Binodo, which is also the first film starring Sophie, "First Contact", has just been released on the 17th of this month.
In the original time and space, the film gained fame and fortune throughout Europe, and the number of moviegoers in France alone reached 4,378,500, and among other countries, Hungary was more than 1.28 million and West Germany was more than 660,000.
In this time and space, although it is not yet the time for the final conclusion, the enthusiasm of the audience's response is beyond description, 14-year-old Sophie became popular all over Europe overnight.
Looking at the elated little Lori, Tang Huan was thoughtful. In his view, the popularity of any work of art is closely related to the general environment.
Take Stephen Chow's nonsense is sought after, at that time, Xiangjiang in the 1990s could be described as a drunken and final carnival stage, drinking with wine bottles in KTV, and laughing wildly at the nonsensical screen in the cinema, which was a catharsis for all those who had not yet immigrated.
"First Contact" was a big hit in Europe, and the movie "Applause" with a similar theme also did well at the box office in Hong Kong.
Perhaps, this has something to do with the fact that another generation of young people has grown up, and the youth-themed works have scratched the itch of the audience, anyway, they are what they like.
Tang Huan's gaze turned to Monica, and interestingly found that the other party turned his face shyly, after all, the thought report letters every week were far from as simple as they seemed, and the girl opened her heart unconsciously.
"Monica, you also have to learn acting skills, just being a model is a waste of talent." Tang Huan smiled slightly and spoke.
If this suggestion had been made a few months ago, it is estimated that Monica, who is quite assertive, would have some resistance, but now that Sophie has become a rising star, how can she not be envious.
"I'll listen to the arrangement of Mr. and Miss." Monica replied in a low voice.
Christina saw the three little loli that Tang Huan stuffed into her hand, and one of them began to shine, not to mention the joy of seeing the hunt,
She faintly felt the bad taste of the man in front of her who made her obsessed, that is, to cultivate a big star in every country and control it in her hands.
This idea is not only crazy. And it's fun. The female ship king liked this unheard-of novelty the most.
"Could it be that you already have a movie and a role in mind for her?" Christina was immediately curious. The two little Lori also pricked up their ears.
"Didn't I just acquire Luen Mei, when I arrived in the UK, I happened to go to see the filming of the movie "007" under my name, and I felt very interesting, and Monica is in a very malleable stage, so it is better to let her participate in the next "007". Tang Huan said his thoughts leisurely.
"Bond girl...... Christina smiled intriguingly, "Monica is pretty enough, and she's barely up to par for her age." Acting skills can be improved through learning, that is, sexy, I don't know if it can be comparable to the previous Bond girls. ”
"There is at least one year of preparation time, and it is too late to improve the overall quality." Tang Huan coughed lightly, looked at Monica, and gently encouraged.
"I really envy Monica, she can play a mature role so soon." Sophie pursed her lips and grabbed Monica's arm and shook it several times.
"Then you, a big star, should grow up quickly." Monica pursed her lips and smiled in response.
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After handing over the start-up of the investment fab to the Olympus Group, Tang Huan came to Xiangjiang directly from Paris. He wanted to see what kind of clowns they were. I want to thwart myself from getting Leigh's TV.
"The three Australian consortiums, as competitors in the acquisition, were the first to let out the news." Zhou Mi shook his head disdainfully and pushed through a document, "Then some Chinese think that you are from a mainland background and are not suitable to be the boss of a TV station, which is also in the hands of the Xiangjiang British." ”
Tang Huan finished reading the documents at a glance, and couldn't help but rub his eyebrows, "The small projectile land, the water is really deep, my old bottom, it is estimated that it has long been explored clearly by those who have a heart." ”
"That's true, not to mention that you're a billionaire with a lot of money." Zhou Mi laughed, "And it is this identity that can be called a world pass that makes you qualified to ignore the jumping up and down of the clown, Boss Huo is the most obvious example." ”
"It's better to have your back against the big tree to enjoy the shade, and I'm also a kind of self-respect." Tang Huan shook his head mockingly.
"The situation is so complicated, self-cultivation, family unity, governing the country, and leveling the world, your choice is beyond reproach." Zhou Mi sincerely comforted.
"I'm not that fragile, I just feel it." Tang Huan smiled and waved his hand.
"Actually, you have a good reputation in Xiangjiang, and you still have a lot of friends in the open and in the dark. I've heard that some people want to persuade Run Run Shaw to raise objections to your acquisition of Leigh's TV as an industry insider, but he clearly refused, bluntly saying that this is a simple business act, and there is no reason to express his opinion, Jiang is still old and spicy. Zhou Mi's eyes were full of appreciation.
"It's true, just the experience created by the big rivers and waves is enough for people to have the ability to see through the essence of things." Tang Huan felt the same way, "The license of the TV station, there is nothing wrong." ”
"On April 6, 1973, the broadcasting form of Li's Yingsheng changed from cable to wireless, and the fee became free, and it was renamed Li's TV, and bid for a new TVB broadcasting license." Zhou Mi picked up a copy and read a few words, then put it down, and said with a smile: "This beautiful TV has not been established for ten years since it was established, and the license period is still long, and we have plenty of funds, even if someone wants to find trouble, there is no way to start." ”
Speaking of which, Zhou Mi picked up another document and handed it to Tang Huan, "What is the overall situation has been decided, you can see one or two from the attitude of other shareholders, including Jardine Matheson, Kadoorie family, Yongan Guo family, Standard Chartered, Xu Shixun family, etc., are willing to give up the shares in their hands, and Zheng Yutong intends to take over and become your partner." ”
Tang Huan raised his eyebrows, and said that the historical development is really traceable, originally in time and space, Zheng Yutong cooperated with Lin Baixin to buy Asia Television in the late 1980s, each accounting for 47% of the equity, and even served as the chairman of the board of directors for a period of time, but I didn't expect this drama to advance to the present.
"In this way, this acquisition has gone quite smoothly so far, and the so-called trouble is completely thunder and rain." Tang Huan couldn't help but smile easily.
"As you wish, of course there will be very challenging things waiting for you to deal with." Zhou Mi pulled out another document, "Li's TV, it's not right. It should be renamed Media Asia TV. There have been some changes in internal personnel. In particular, there are many heavyweights, such as program director Mai Dangxiong and program planner Xiao Ruoyuan, who have submitted a letter of resignation to general manager Huang Xizhao. This is a pillar, and the outside world is talking about it, just waiting to see your jokes. ”
"Hey, it's really fun, I didn't wait for my new boss to come to Xiangjiang to show up, and they all picked up and left. Do these people have any reason? Tang Huan had a playful look on his face.
Mai Dangxiong, one of the "Three Heroes of Li"; Xiao Ruoyuan, known as "Xiao Caizi", can be called the second general of Li's TV.
However, Tang was not too surprised by this news, after all, in the original time and space, these capable people left the TV station, including the general manager Huang Xizhao, but the reason at that time was that they did not agree with the business philosophy of the three Australian consortiums. And now......
"Of course, but the roots are still with you." Zhou Mi had a funny expression on his face.
Originally. In order to promote Cheng Long to Hollywood, Golden Harvest specially filmed the kung fu movie "Killer Trench" was released in Xiangjiang on October 16 and got a box office of more than 5.7 million Hong Kong dollars, which is not bad, but compared with the investment and the blockbuster of "Junior Brother Out" at the beginning of the year, it is not enough to watch.
And "Bravo", a film with a small investment, has achieved no less box office than "Killer Trench", and this considerable input-output ratio has aroused the interest of people of insight more and more.
Mai Dangxiong used "wanting to develop in the film industry" as an excuse for resigning, and Xiao Ruoyuan did the same, and also said that he had a family business to take care of.
Tang Huan nodded with a soothing expression, and said in his heart that these people were still telling the truth, after all, talented people always have ambitions.
In the original time and space, Mai Dangxiong, as a producer and producer, began to participate in the production of a large number of films since 1982, and his first work "Pretty Girl" not only successfully created a precedent for him to shoot a series of realistic social films since then, and got a box office of more than 10 million, ranking eighth for the whole year of 1982, but also received seven nominations for the second Academy Awards, career transformation, perfect success.
As for Xiao Ruoyuan, he also mixed well, in addition to switching to film production, he also accepted the invitation of Huang Yulang from 1987 to 1988 to participate in the screenwriting of best-selling comics such as "Drunken Fist" and "Dragon Tiger Gate" in Yulang Group.
At the same time, Xiao Ruoyuan's family runs a building materials company, Youlian Building Materials Group, which was successfully listed in Heung Kong, and at its peak, its two companies, Youlian and Youhui Yunshi, had a market value of HK$5.3 billion.
It can be said that Mak Dangxiong and Xiao Ruoyuan are both successful businessmen. With such characters, it is unrealistic to want them to work honestly.
It is based on these results in the original time and space that Tang Huan has a very open view of the brain drain represented by Mai Dangxiong and Xiao Ruoyuan.
It's raining, my mother wants to get married, and the twisted melon is not sweet. Xiangjiang, a city of immigrants, has no shortage of talents, and when they left, they just made room for others to be promoted.
Moreover, although some people did not say it, they must have hostile thoughts, so it is better to break up as soon as possible, so as not to think of what they did in the future in the original time and space, which makes people disgusted.
"Your reaction was too bland, and it was really beyond my expectations." Seeing that he didn't tease Tang Huan, Zhou Mi was a little disappointed, "You shouldn't have successfully acquired a Hollywood company, and you don't care much about this TV station." ”
"How is it possible, am I such a loser? You forgot, in order to buy Leigh's TV, I didn't put a lot of effort into it? Tang Huan smiled dumbly, "You still haven't really realized the essence of Li's TV, after the collapse of Jiashi, some of the resources flowed into this TV station." And I've just read the documents, and professionals with the same extraordinary talents, like Xu Xiaoming, still stayed. It just so happens that they have a place to play. ”
"So, what I've seen is superficial." Zhou Mi shook his head sheepishly.
"In addition, although the artists under Li's TV are generally not as brilliant as the stars created by TVB, their strength is still not to be underestimated." While Tang Huan was talking, his heart flashed the names of popular artists such as Mi Xue, as well as artists such as Leslie Cheung and Wan Ziliang who still had untapped potential.
"Since you have spoken of this, then I have to remind you again, you have not arrived, but all kinds of orders have been sent, and everyone has to carry them out, and those who are affected do not know us will inevitably be afraid. For example, if you classify all the artists of the TV station as DreamWorks, Huang Xizhao, the general manager, will definitely have an idea, and it is estimated that Mai Dangxiong and Xiao Ruoyuan left early, which may also be affected by this factor. ”
"I've bought the toy, and I don't split and combine it according to my intentions, so what's the point?" Tang Huan cut off disappreciatively, "Besides, there are many benefits to separating artists from the TV station, the TV station has less financial revenge, and the artists can also be free from the rules and regulations of the TV station, and they can better take over the show." And after all, the TV station is a propaganda platform, no matter which side it is to the left and right, or even neutral, it will inevitably offend people. The artists are included in the management of Dream Square, which can greatly reduce the possibility of being banned due to political factors. ”
Speaking of this, Tang Huan snorted, "Those crooked people just feel that the power in their hands has become smaller. People come and go, there are in and out, it's normal, no matter who is missing, the TV station can operate normally. ”
At this time, Hu Yinmeng accompanied Zhou Liang Shuyi into the office. (To be continued......)