Just as Cheng Long guessed, this kind of thing was nothing in Tang Huan's eyes, and he happily agreed: "No problem, I'll let the subordinates over there in Hollywood help you coordinate." ”

Jackie Chan, who received a satisfactory answer, happily picked up the cup, "Thank you Tang Sheng, I respect you!" ”

Tang Huan took a sip of the cup, and then instructed Wang Zuxian next to him: "Xiaoxian, help me return the salute." ”

"People don't drink." Wang Zuxian pursed her lips and said coquettishly, but she still held the wine glass with both hands.

"Miss Wang will definitely be popular, and it will be inevitable to deal with the scene when the time comes, and now she has learned to drink two sips, which can be regarded as preparation." Cheng Long raised his glass and signaled, "I did it, you are free." ”

When Wang Zuxian put down the cup, his face was dyed with a layer of rouge, and it was unusually bright, Cheng Long quickly looked away.

Tang Huan laughed, grabbed Wang Zuxian's slender waist, and said in a deep voice: "Ah Long, I can understand your persistence in the crew of "Weilong Detective". Golden Harvest and Warner want to replicate the commercial miracle of Bruce Lee's movies through your first victory, but they are not only eager for quick success, but also lack the care and patience to cultivate their own people. ”

The reason why the psychological gap between Golden Harvest and Warner is so big is that the fourth kung fu movie starring Bruce Lee, "Enter the Dragon", was an impressive commercial success in Hollywood, and after its release in the United States in the summer of 1973, it occupied the top spot at the box office for four consecutive weeks, and finally won $22 million at the box office.

It's not a top performer, but there's one thing, "Enter the Dragon" has a very tight shooting budget. Only $850,000. And so it goes. The return on investment ratio is heartwarming.

But. "Enter the Dragon" also encountered a situation where both ends could not be taken care of. The box office of Hong Kong is 3.3 million Hong Kong dollars, which is significantly lower than Bruce Lee's previous starring "Jingwumen" and "Raptors Across the River".

You must know that the first release of "Enter the Dragon" in Hong Kong was on July 26, 1973, that is, the sixth day after Bruce Lee's death, until September 24, 1973, when the jurors unanimously ruled that the cause of Bruce Lee's death was "highly sensitive to painkillers and rapid cerebral edema", social attention should naturally belong to the kung fu superstar; The 1973 box office champion film, Shaw Brothers' "Seventy-Two Tenants", premiered on September 22, and the competition between the two should not be very intense.

Other than that. The commercial success of "Enter the Dragon" in Hollywood also requires a rational comparison in the same direction, which is so mythical that it is inevitably lost to describe it as having no opponent in the world.

"TheSting," which grossed over $100 million in the United States in 1973 -- "The Trick of the Trick" and "TheExorcist" -- "The Exorcist" was released during the year-end Christmas period, and is not comparable; But also released in the summer, George Lucas's first fresh film "American Graffiti" - "American Painting" reached $96 million, and the shooting budget was lower than "Enter the Dragon", around $770,000, even excluding those factors of local halo bonuses, the return on investment ratio is obviously more exaggerated. This has also become the largest investment of George Lucas in the preparation of "Star Wars".

All in all, to create an oriental superstar who is popular with American audiences and recognized by Hollywood. It didn't happen overnight.

Relying on the card of hunting, Tang Huan pushed the kung fu film starring Jet Li to the United States, but the box office was only 20 or 30 million US dollars;

The attraction of "Protecting Flowers" first comes from his signature as the richest man in the United States as the male protagonist, as well as the scandal with the heroine, and then the audience calms down to appreciate it;

The success of "Phantom of the Tomb: Wrath of the Dragon Emperor" is based on the incomparable curiosity of Americans about China brought about by the honeymoon period of Sino-US relations, as well as the unique oriental exploration elements created by the profound cultural heritage, the low-cost epic spectacular scenes, and the right computer special effects.

And until now, these movies have not been able to come up with a big star with enough appeal in the United States.

In contrast, the seemingly grand plan to enter Hollywood advocated by the ambitious Zou Wenhuai inevitably lacks a comprehensive consideration.

Hearing Tang Huan's words of understanding, Cheng Long, who was wronged outside, but had to save face in front of his friends and brothers, was almost moved to tears.

Bruce Lee, who was born in the United States, studied and worked hard in the United States for more than ten years before returning to Xiangjiang to develop and cooperate with Golden Harvest; And he was parachuted into the United States to make films, in order to adapt to the Hollywood environment, how can outsiders know the sadness of the effort. But the bosses don't care about this, and directly attribute the first movie "Killer Trench" to failure, so that the follow-up film plan has less and less power.

Cheng Long picked up the wine glass, threw his neck up with a grunt, and then said with red eyes: "To tell you the truth, I envy Li Lianjie for having a boss like Tang Sheng." ”

After eating a piece of watermelon fed by Wang Zuxian, Tang Huan smiled and said: "He has his advantages, you have your style, no one can replace anyone, and you don't need to look at the mountain high." But how is your team accumulating? Rather than being at the mercy of others on the Hollywood side, it is better to form your own signature style on the Xiangjiang side first. ”

"I have a group of like-minded brothers." Cheng Long nodded, "After I finish "Weilong Detective", I plan to open another drama about the police and shoot ideas that cannot be realized in "Weilong Detective". ”

Tang Huan bowed slightly, he roughly guessed which movie Cheng Long was talking about, which one was in the original time and space.

A trace of distress flashed on Cheng Long's face, and he continued: "However, Jiahe saw that the effect of our senior brother combination was good, so he is a little conservative now, but fortunately, the godfather agreed to fight for it, I believe it is only a matter of time." ”

Compared with Jiahe in the 1970s, when he was in business, Zou Wenhuai personally came forward to win over Bruce Lee, and now the full-fledged Jiahe is responsible for winning over Cheng Long by He Guanchang, which is the same.

Tang Huan didn't answer the other party's words. Instead, he asked, "I heard that you have set up a Weihe Film Production Co., Ltd. by yourself." How about business. Is it red? ”

"It's just a shelf, and it's not even opened." Cheng Long scratched his head embarrassedly, and subconsciously hit the snake with the stick and said, "If Tang Sheng has a business, please introduce it." ”

"Okay, then Weihe will help me make a movie, and the distribution will be handled by DreamWorks." Tang Huan nodded and said.

After Cheng Long was stunned for a moment, he was overjoyed, and he just asked. I didn't expect business to come to my door.

He quietly glanced at Wang Zuxian, who was blushing and lying on Tang Huan's shoulder, and asked with a smile, "I don't know what kind of movie it is?" Is the protagonist decided? ”

"You go to DreamWorks for details, and by the way, you can get the funds at one time, so that you can turn around." Tang Huan waved his hand, "By the way, the main purpose of this movie is to let Liu Jialing enter the big screen to test the water, her acting skills have been trained well, plus she has practiced gymnastics, and she has a good foundation in action scenes, so you can make good use of it when the time comes." Be careful not to talk about useless things in the content. According to the plan, this movie will be released directly to the mainland. ”

"It wasn't to praise the long-legged beautiful girl in front of me. That's the right thing. After this thought flashed in his heart, Cheng Long hurriedly nodded and promised, "Tang Sheng trusts me so much, Wei He will definitely make this movie well." ”

The smile on his face was very sincere, with this business, it was equivalent to having start-up capital, and the new movie planned in order to bet on the tone of "Weilong Detective" did not have to be completely subject to Golden Harvest.

The big man is particular about what he does, and he bypassed some industry scruples and let himself be helped.

"That's it, I've got to leave beforehand." Tang Huan put his arm around Wang Zuxian's shoulders and stood up, "It's very fun here in Stormwind City, you usually work so hard to film, now you can relax to your heart's content, it doesn't matter if you call your friends over, the expenses will be automatically credited to my account." ”

"Thank you Tang Sheng for your hospitality, you can get down to business first." Cheng Long hurriedly sent him off with a smile, he didn't dare to disturb Tang Huan to "do business" at this time.

After waiting for himself to be left in the box, Cheng Long thought for a moment, and then picked up the phone - it was still early, so it was better to call the brothers to come to this unique place to be happy together, to show how wide his channels were, and to discuss the matter of filming movies.

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If it is a great joy that the development of the situation in Funan is under control, then Tang Huan has already treated himself with "long legs" and celebrated; And when he returned to the United States from Xiangjiang to attend the re-election of Reagan to the presidency, there was another great event to celebrate.

That is, the market value of Fangyuan Computer Company surpassed IBM and stepped up to the level of $70 billion.

In other words, Fangyuan Computer has become the computer company with the highest market capitalization.

Or to be more precise, the market capitalization of Fangyuan Computer Company is now the largest in the world.

Although from the point of view of public opinion, the arrival of this day is inevitable, but when it really happens, it still stirs up a thousand waves with one stone, and suddenly everyone boils, becoming an extremely important landmark event in the economic field, and Reagan in the political field is re-elected as president, neck and neck, and has been hotly discussed by the world media.

Let's take a look, Fangyuan Computer Company, an upstart that has been established for less than seven years, what kind of existence is under its feet?

IBM, Exxon, General Electric, Shell, Royal Dutch Petroleum, Kodak, General Motors, ......

Which one is not a traditional overlord with a long history and world fame!

AT&T could have added some variables if it hadn't been split, but since splitting out seven Bell Jr., it has lost its chance of being among the top 10 in the world.

The enthusiasm of the media is like an erupting volcano, so much so that Tang Huan, who single-handedly created this wealth myth, was repeatedly asked by reporters when he appeared in public, "Tang, now it seems that you sold billions of dollars of shares of Fangyuan Computer Company prematurely, which is equivalent to losing hundreds of millions of dollars of wealth out of thin air." At that time, were you really short of funds? Do you regret that decision now? ”

"I still have to say that I am still the largest shareholder of Fangyuan Computer Company. Besides, my decision has enhanced the liquidity of Fangyuan Computer shares in the public domain. You can't deny that after the stock price of Fangyuan Computer Company reached $100, it still continued to rise, and it benefited more or less from it. ”

Tang Huan's attitude was very indifferent, and he looked too lazy to pay attention to it. In fact, although he had carried out large-scale cash-out transactions before, he still controlled almost 30% of the shares of Fangyuan Computer Company, but he only had less than two-thirds of the shares in his name.

But in the eyes of the media, this gesture is clearly regret, nothing more than arrogance, for the sake of face, and refusing to admit his financial mistakes.

After that, Tang Huan simply waved his hand directly and refused to respond to such a question, which seemed to further confirm the speculation about this mentality.

It's okay now, and there is a bit of entertainment in the originally serious economic topic. Tang is so empathetic, every time he becomes the focus of the media, he keeps the audience from having a stereotypical feeling.

Tang Huan is really not interested in defending anything, and his attitude will be lifted. It's just a numbers game, so excited? Moreover, if you talk too much on this topic, you may be involved in the detailed use of those billions of dollars, and then it will be even more unclean.

If it weren't for the after-sales service that required the seller to provide confidential information in advance, a suspicious media outlet like the New York Times would probably have stabbed the truth of the matter in front of the public with the information they have and the speculation they have made up in their brains, instead of only half-cutting the words and stopping abruptly as they are now.

Even with such caution, Tang Huan believes that the intelligence agencies of some state apparatus should have been given enough information to deduce where the masterminds behind the reversal of the situation in Funan came from.

It's just that the heart is weak and the whip is beyond reach; or it doesn't matter to you, hanging high; In addition, Tang Huan is a world celebrity, has enough resources to ensure his safety, and at the same time, many vested interests play the role of a protective umbrella, so he looks calm and safe on the outside.

But then again, Tang Huan himself didn't give those who had a heart a chance to take advantage of.

His biggest security flaw should be the disease of widowhood, but his women have clear and simple origins, and nameless beauties can't get close at all, so the beauty plan directly fails.

It can be said that as long as you are not mentally retarded and do not die, you don't need to worry too much about this kind of trouble, and you are not unprepared.

Therefore, Tang Huan, who attended the re-election ceremony of Reagan, quickly returned to the IT industry, which brought him huge wealth.

The reason why the value of Fangyuan Computer Company surpasses the old overlord IBM in the eyes of Wall Street is that it is won by real materials.

Fangyuan personal computer office automation, Fangyuan graphics workstation, Fangyuan database server...... and other mature application solutions, all of which have bright prospects and are thriving, which cannot be compared with the aging blue giant.

Recently, the world's attention to the supercomputer performance battle has been brought to a new height by the newly launched Fangyuan supercomputer, Taiji-II.

In 1984, the Soviet Union unexpectedly launched the world's most powerful supercomputer, the M-13, with a computing performance of 2.4 GFLOPS, and this year, the Tai Chi-II launched by Fangyuan Computer Company reached 5.2 GFLOPS.

Not only did it beat its Soviet counterpart, but it also made the 3.9GFLOPS computing performance planned by its American counterpart, Cray-2/8, a veteran supercomputer company, lose its competitive significance.

In fact, the launch of Tai Chi-II was a little bit of a jump in time. But it's also worth it, and the actual performance makes users very happy.

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, USA, immediately requested one, and CERN also asked for one, and the latter also ordered a batch of Fangyuan servers, Fangyuan workstations, Fangyuan personal computers, and various related software and technical services, with a total amount of more than 36 million US dollars.

With so much good news, how could Wall Street not favor Round Computer? (To be continued.) )