Chapter 0645 - Powerful LiveAid

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Dr. Emmer Brown is a tech maniac who wants to make "useful" inventions, as can be seen in the film's opening scene when the male protagonist Marty McFly visits the laboratory.

In the midst of a mixture of primitive and advanced objects, there was a running Fangyuan computer, the screen flashing with various combinations of musical notes.

According to Dr. Emmer Brown's extraordinary thinking, music is just a combination of frequencies that make people happy, and it is completely possible to find a "beautiful" melody in a mathematical way.

Marty McFly, who was preparing for the band's performance, turned on the horn in high spirits to hear if there was a "beautiful" melody available to trigger his creative inspiration, but the circuit burned out after being overloaded.

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Not surprisingly, this is a Hollywood movie doing soft advertising for Tang Huan's IT industry, and there is more than one place.

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After some necessary plot foreshadowing, Marty McFly came to 1955, where he met his parents as a young man, and then passed the test with Dr. Emer Brown to gain their trust.

The camera, which recorded the experiment of the space-time shuttle, was given several close-ups.

When he saw Dr. Emmer Brown using an old electromechanical computer to assist in data calculation, Marty McFly immediately complained: "I didn't expect to see this kind of antique, my 1985 Fangyuan personal computer, which is estimated to be several streets away from all current computers in terms of performance." ”

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As a result, the contrast provoked an angry rant from IBM. This type of electromechanical computer before the Gaine electronic computer was basically produced by the blue giant.

Isn't it okay for everyone to do business in an honest manner? How can you bury people with movies?

Especially. When contrasting. His logo is not allowed to show his face or give lines. It's just too deceitful!

When outsiders watched the excitement with relish, they couldn't help but be curious and said that it was difficult for them to understand that the two public companies with the highest market capitalization in the world were torn apart for this trivial matter.

Soon, well-informed industry insiders gave an analysis and explanation: IBM's reaction belongs to the drunkard's intention not to drink, and the real direction of the spearhead is actually the recent poaching action of Fangyuan Computer.

The flow of talent between companies is normal, but only if: You can't violate the rules of business interests, confidentiality, etc., otherwise it often means a dispute.

Fangyuan Computer's target this time is very special, it is the leader who led IBM-PC to break out of the world, but because of a mistake was seized power in disguise - Tang? Estlic.

From an outsider's point of view, Fangyuan Computer Company, which is vibrant and infinitely attractive, should not be short of talents, and may not be able to provide suitable talents. Estlic's position, after all, is one of the vice presidents of IBM.

Can Fangyuan Computer Company or Xiang Tang? Estlic threw out an olive branch, and the posture on the surface was: IBM doesn't use such talents, I use them! But in essence. But it's intriguing!

The relationship between Fangyuan Computer Company and IBM is, of course, dominated by competitors. And Don? Estlic is equivalent to the idol of IBM-PC, and now Fangyuan Computer Company wants to poach this iconic figure, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle.

IBM-PC's market share has been pressed by Fangyuan personal computers, and there is no hope of turning over.

You say, how can IBM still sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and maintain a calm mind?

To the comfort of the blue giant, Don? Although Estlic was left out in the cold, he was still loyal, and firmly ignored the secret message from Fangyuan Computer Company.

But people's hearts are the most fickle, and IBM doesn't dare to take it lightly, so he danced his long elephant trunk and let out an angry roar, threatening the western cowboy of Fangyuan Computer Company, "You kid give me some peace, and don't come to the door to find trouble!" ”

Although the outside world has analyzed the ins and outs of this incident very clearly, the parties involved have not officially spoken, and they do not know whether it is over, or whether they are brewing a new drama, which makes the onlookers itch.

At a charity concert called "LiveAid" - "Save Lives" held in mid-July, Tang Huan was blocked by reporters who were eager to get to the bottom of it.

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Through Dotheyknowit's Christmas? – Do They Know It's Christmas? After more than half a year of preparation, the "LiveAid" charity concert finally kicked off.

The main organiser of the event was Bob Gerdorf from the United Kingdom, who was involved in the release of the single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" The musician.

Under his active campaign, singers from all over the world came together to create this event of unprecedented scale.

There are three main venues: Wembley Stadium in London, England, with 72,000 spectators; Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, USA, with 100,000 spectators; The Hung Hom Stadium in Xiangjiang had an audience of 12,000 people.

In addition, the music industry in Australia and Germany is also organically involved.

"LiveAid" is not just an ordinary form of concert that just brings together artists, venues, and audiences, but its real stage is an unprecedentedly huge live broadcast network jointly formed by 8 artificial satellites, as well as many TV networks and television stations including the BBC, ABC, Turner Broadcasting Company, and Hong Kong Media Asia TV, covering more than 160 countries and regions around the world, with as many as 1.9 billion viewers.

This shows how difficult it is technically. It is a miracle that it took only more than half a year to achieve the goal of public welfare.

Or so to speak. This is when people always show their best side. Otherwise. It is difficult to fully explain such a united scene.

Tang Huan's instructions to the technical departments of Pacific Telecom, Xiangjiang Telecom, and Media Asia Satellite Company were simple and clear: This is the second large-scale comprehensive military training after the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, and the time has come to test whether you have eaten in vain!

As for the Turner Broadcasting Company and the Heungjiang Media Asia Television, although they have also encountered unprecedented challenges, there are not many similar activities in normal times, but they have also accumulated good experience in military training, so there is no need to mention too much.

Obviously, the British, who had the first-mover advantage, took the lead in LiveAid. Thereupon. Richard Skinner, the host from the BBC, was the first to announce the start of the concert.

"It's 12 noon London time, 7 a.m. Philadelphia time, 8 p.m. Hong Kong time, and the LiveAid charity concert has begun......"

Due to the global time difference, the opening times of the three major venues will naturally be staggered.

After making a formal lead at the Wembley Stadium in London, England, the opening performance of the Hong Kong Hung Hom Stadium was held; It took an hour before it took back the lead for the real opening performance; After another hour, it's finally the turn of the opening performance at the Kennedy Arena in Philadelphia.

As a result, the "LiveAid" charity concert became a marathon relay performance. The total time reached 24 hours.

During this process, famous singers from the music industry represented by each venue took turns to perform on stage. For example, Deng Lijun, Xu Guanjie, Luo Wen, Alan Tam, Chen Baiqiang, Leslie Cheung, Zhen Ni, Xu Xiaofeng, Zhang Delan, Anita Mui and so on.

Compared with their counterparts in Europe and the United States, the strength of the Chinese music industry in Asia is inevitably a little weaker, which can be shown in the type of performance music.

But there is no way, the mainland market has not been formed, and there is a lack of economic foundation and market capacity, so everyone can only stare at the development of Xiangjiang, a small place, and go to Baodao at most, as well as other markets in Southeast Asia to walk the catwalk and earn some pocket money and fame.

Tang Huan, who lives behind the scenes, has pushed out this opportunity to show on the world stage, and it has reached its limit.

Of course, not all famous artists were present at LiveAid.

For example, the popular American rock singer Bruce Springsteen did not show up for the simple reason that he underestimated the impact of "LiveAid".

Unlike this kind of negligent absence from "LiveAid", Michael Jackson, who created "One Family", voluntarily refused to participate in "LiveAid". As for the internal reasons, it can only be said that it is very complicated.

At this point where it has become a global sensation, "LiveAid" has said that it is just a pure crystallization of music and charity, and where will a discerning person accept it.

In the original time and space, Bob Geldorf, the organizer who was actively running, after a hard trip, he gained fame and fortune, and was awarded the Queen's medal and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize that year, and then added a layer of political activist status.

This shows to some extent that people always have a motive for doing things, there is no love for no reason, and there is no hate for no reason.

It is inevitable to say that there is a struggle for power and profit in "LiveAid", but it involves some contradictions such as purity, discourse power, etc., which should be no different.

Although Michael Jackson, like Madonna, is his own top brand, Tang Huan also has to respect the complex ecology of this circle, so he does not interfere with the other party's trade-offs.

Anyway, there are far more people absent from "LiveAid" than Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson.

Donations are mainly collected by phone, and viewers can use credit cards and checks.

At first, the amount of charity money was growing slowly, and Bob Gerdorf was so impatient that he burst into a foul language, scolding the cumbersome operation of the telephone method, and frightened the BBC into resorting to harmonious filtering.

But the much-anticipated "LiveAid" was stared at by countless people, and even if the sound was blocked, experts could analyze what Bob Geldorf said from the TV screen.

Although it was a bit of a hassle, LiveAid ended up with a satisfactory donation of over £150 million.

Tang Huan, who appeared at the Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, donated $500,000. However, he was not the one who donated the most, with Dubai's rulers, the Al Maktoum family, donating £1 million.

This incident told the media that the richest man in the United States does not mean that he is the richest man in the world.

However, the reporters didn't bother to pay attention to these number games, and after blocking Tang Huan, they asked, "Tang, I heard that under your personal inquiry, "The Attic" and "Playboy" gave up publishing Madonna's photos?" Can you explain the quid pro quo? ”

"Do you think I have a lot of time to spare?" Tang Huan lightly did not answer the rhetorical question.

As far as he knows, Madonna, who participated in "LiveAid", was also chased and intercepted by this group of reporters who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic.

In order to increase sales and maximize profits, "Loft" and "Playboy" are naturally very good at whetting their appetites. The Madonna photo was created in advance, causing all kinds of people with different minds to itch.

But unexpectedly, when that issue of the publication was released, the photos that were said to be good were suddenly canceled, which made everyone flash their waists.

How can this work, we have prepared an article, so that we can criticize a popular star, both happy and profitable, why prevent everyone from experiencing the wonderful feeling of destroying beautiful things with their own hands? There's definitely an inside story here!

Tang Huan's reputation for caring for and promoting female artists has spread to some extent, and the cash cow of Madonna is rising rapidly, it is difficult not to make people think that he, the big boss, personally came forward to settle the trouble of the photo.

In the face of reporters' scathing questions, Madonna, who has always been a maverick, responded frankly, "Those photos were taken when I first broke into New York to earn $25 for living expenses, and now I have bought them back." I don't want these unauthorized photos to be published, because you might be attacking me about it 10 years from now. ”

Almost unanimously dismissed this answer, "Just kidding, you can buy these photos back on your own, do you have that energy?" How can "The Attic" be so easy to talk to, it just used a photo to break a Miss America last year, why should you make an exception? ”

The media decided that there must be a big man's hand stretched out. Even if it is not so, they can concoct this "fact" according to their own needs.

Madonna isn't going to get married, if there is a Hollywood tycoon standing in the middle of the golden boy and girl, it must be a sensational enough fun. (To be continued.) )

PS: Can anyone tell me why the collection has risen so much today? The recommended time for background notification doesn't start until Sunday.