Chapter 0371 - Earn Crazy in Silicon Valley and Hollywood

The famous treasure hunter Mel? Fisher, after meeting Tang Huan, suddenly became colorful in his treasure hunting career, such as receiving a secret mission from the U.S. military to search for two attack nuclear submarines that sank and disappeared in the 1960s, the Thresher Shark and the Scorpio.

Recently, Mel? Fisher has completed the U.S. military's mission of "seeing people alive and seeing corpses when they die", found the wreckage of the Thresher Shark and Scorpio, found their wreckage, and determined that the two nuclear reactors are still lying honestly on the bottom of the sea.

As for the reasons for the crash, and whether the analytical work was related to the Soviet Union, just Mel? Fisher didn't have anything to do with it, and he wasn't interested in knowing.

Mel? Fisher has accepted his boss Tang Huan's positioning of the treasure hunt - a sense of accomplishment and conquest, and even a hundred years of life, as for wealth, he no longer needs to think about it, the Fisher family has long been not short of money.

The wrecked nuclear submarine was found for the U.S. military, although it could not be announced to the public due to secrecy, but it added a heavy touch to his treasure hunt record, and that was enough.

What's more, there will always be a day when secrecy expires, and when the time comes, the world will naturally know who successfully led the search.

Now, Mel? Fisher couldn't wait to shift all his energy to the next task - to find the location of the sinking of the Titanic.

So, during the rest of the flotilla, Mel? Fisher couldn't wait to come to San Francisco to report to Tang Huan and seek relevant instructions.

He was accompanied by another man named Robert? Ballard's man, he was the U.S. military's mission to find the wrecked nuclear submarine, but in Mel? Fisher's fleet in front of the powerful search capabilities. has completely become a supporting role.

on this. Robert? Ballard wasn't upset. Instead, he was completely convinced. In fact, he accepted the commission of the US military, also in order to use the search resources that could be saved to find the Titanic, because he was not like Mel? Fisher has the support of the financier behind him, so he can only try to "rub" the ship here with the US military.

When heard of Mel? Fisher's next work plan after Robert? Ballard couldn't hold back the ideal heat in his heart and took the initiative to come over.

His posture is low enough, and he is very knowledgeable. So Mel? Fisher was quick to embrace the like-minded.

"Don, your hypothesis is valid, when the ship sinks and sinks, under tremendous pressure, a long ribbon-like area will form on the seabed, and the search ship has a great chance of finding it by scanning the spiral reciprocating direction through computer records on the sea surface." Mel? Fisher excitedly explained on the small blackboard.

Tang Huan, who listened carefully, nodded again and again, "Take the experience you have summarized and communicate with the R&D center to further improve the relevant mathematical model." ”

In and Mel? Fisher in the process of communication. Tang Huan didn't snub Robert either? Ballard, Guy is in the original plane. He was the discoverer of the Titanic, but now, he obviously doesn't have that opportunity.

The ocean is unpredictable, especially the Titanic, unlike those Spanish treasure ships, capsized in the shallow sea not far from the mainland, but sank in the deep sea of the Atlantic Ocean, which is even more difficult to find.

However, Tang Huan has the approximate coordinates and the assistance of more and more advanced high-tech equipment, so he is confident that this legendary ship will be presented to the world within the year.

Finding the Titanic, which has been sunk for more than half a century, is not just a game for the rich, although many people like Texas oil tycoon Jack Grim have enhanced their fame through this matter, but Tang Huan wants to achieve more goals.

Next month, Fisher's fleet will recuperate and set sail for the Atlantic Ocean for the first search for the Titanic.

Moreover, Tang Huan used music to build momentum in fashion, borrowing from the original time and space James? Cameron's "Titanic" movie interlude "MyHeartWillGoOn" and movie soundtrack "UnableToStay, UnwillingToLeave", "HymnToTheSea", "ALifeSoChanged" and so on.

Deng Lijun took advantage of her free time in Los Angeles to spend the Lunar New Year with her mother, brother and children, and recorded the single "MyHeartWillGoOn", and "UnableToStay, UnwillingToLeave", "HymnToTheSea", and "ALifeSoChanged" were also recorded by James RoyHorner-James? Roy? Horner finishes arranging.

When Tang Huan was an undergraduate at the University of California, Berkeley, he won a lot of fame for his profound knowledge of the Chinese flute.

This ability was not affected by the soul crossing, so Tang Huan suddenly had the idea of replacing the Scottish bagpipes with a Chinese flute on a whim.

The Scottish bagpipes have a deep and solemn timbre, strong bass, quite powerful, and the treble is somewhat similar to the Chinese suona, while the sound of the Chinese flute is known for its crisp and elegant, long and euphemistic.

Therefore, Tang Huan's idea is quite challenging, but isn't art a breakthrough through continuous experimentation and perception?

In order to show his professional level, Tang Huan prepared several flutes, and even a dong flute, looking like he would not give up until he reached his goal.

Born in 1953, James? Horner, who entered the film industry in the late 1970s, scored some low-budget horror or science fiction films, compared with the fame that began in the 1990s in the original time and space, even if according to Tang Huan's meaning, he has been enveloped by Lianmei, but now he is still an unknown junior, and he naturally has no right to speak in front of the boss with a big brain.

Fortunately, this is just to build momentum for the Titanic's search activities and let CNN make a special report. There's a dedicated background music. James? Horner doesn't have much artistic pressure.

In fact. Tang Huan's challenge is not useless, the artistic conception of these three soundtracks and the stories implied in them have not been affected, after all, art is a subjective and preconceived existence.

Compared with Deng Lijun's performance of "MyHeartWillGoOn", Tang Huan was slightly embarrassed after working with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, and his lips seemed to be swollen, but fortunately, everyone showed great respect for his billionaire's versatility. It's kind of comforting.

At this time, the news that Tang Huan also joined the ranks of the rich people searching for the Titanic was dug up by the media, which immediately caused a lot of discussion, after all, he was very favored by Lady Luck when he was searching for the Spanish treasure hunting ship.

Among them, the most high-profile Texas oil tycoon Jack Grim may have returned due to repeated failures, and seeing Tang Huan also come to join in the fun, it suddenly made him feel the pressure of competition and unhappy. "Searching for a target in the Atlantic is much more difficult than searching for treasure off the coast of the Caribbean." If only Don could be so lucky. I conceded a $1 million bet. ”

Obviously, this is actually a bet, and the media, who feel that there is room for hype, immediately became excited and hurried to find Tang Huan to find out the reaction.

"This is really a lord who is not willing to be lonely." After Tang Huan muttered to himself, he smiled slightly, "Okay, if I don't find the Titanic this year, I will also admit to losing $1 million." ”

Hearing this statement, the reporters secretly said to themselves, this Silicon Valley nouveau riche is even more domineering, and he actually took the initiative to limit the time to this year.

But the more this happens, the more room for hype, giving the newspaper one more piece of news to attract readers, and reporters are throwing out questions one after another.

"Specifically, you can go to Mel of the Fisher Salvage Company? Fisher asked, I still have something to do, so I will not accompany him. Tang Huan waved his hand and directly pushed things away, his own time was precious, and he was too lazy to talk to these people.

Seeing that Tang Huan was escorted by the assistants, got into the car and drove away, the reporters were not discouraged, and dispersed in a hurry, each of them went to find further sources.

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The application to visit President Ronald Reagan at the White House has been arranged, and Tang Huan, who is about to leave for the White House, is naturally anxious to get rid of those reporters.

After arriving in Washington, Tang Huan went straight to the White House after a short rest at the Hilton Hotel.

This was a private meeting, so Tang Huan first met the first lady Nancy.

didn't talk a few words, and the other party began to praise him uncontrollably, and the copy of the movie "Golden Pond" sent by Tang Huan was very popular in the White House, and he also liked to watch it very much.

Speaking in detail, the well-rated "Golden Pond" can definitely be said to be magical in terms of the performance of the movie box office.

Since its release on December 4, 1981, the box office of "Golden Pond" has been very average, and Lianmei has not been discouraged, after all, this is a literary film, so it still follows the plan and continues to invest resources to support, especially to canvass for the Academy Awards.

As a result, on January 24 this year, "Golden Pond" took the top spot with a box office income of $3.85 million on the eighth weekend after its release.

Since then, the momentum has been unstoppable, and for the next six weekends, "Golden Pond" has been at the top of the North American box office charts, especially on February 15, when it soared to nearly $8.18 million.

In this way, "Golden Pond" won a total of $119 million at the North American box office, ranking second on the 1981 North American box office list, surpassing the third-place Warner's "Superman 2" by more than $11 million, and second only to "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

So, in 1980, because of the investment of 44 million US dollars in the filming of "Heaven's Gate", but the result was lost, and Lianmei, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, suddenly turned over in 1981.

Among the top 10 grossing films in North America that year, it released three of the top 10 films, namely "OnGoldenPond", "ForYourEyesOnly" and "TheFourSeasons", and grossed more than $250 million in North America.

If you take into account the global box office revenue, especially the performance of "ForYourEyesOnly" in the UK, Luen Mei, a small Hollywood company that was sold by its old club Pan Am to Silicon Valley nouveau riche Tang Huan for less than $400 million, is simply a big profit.

Such a rebellious performance suddenly shocked his Hollywood counterparts speechless.

Some people hurriedly went to the information of Lianmei and found that the smallest of the eight Hollywood companies that were sold off had hardly changed since it changed hands, and the president was still the Andy who was dizzy and desperate to invest in "Heaven's Gate"? Albert, the head of production or Steven? Bach, but people just make a fortune, it's really unscientific.

Among the bystanders, the most unbalanced in the heart may be Warner, the boss of Guy United States is Tang Huan, you have made a lot of money selling game consoles in Silicon Valley, and you are even called a nouveau riche in Silicon Valley, you are lucky enough, how can you attract money so much after acquiring a dying Hollywood company.

It's making crazy money in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, and the crossover game is so beautiful, how do you let other peers live.

In addition to interest competitors like Warner, who are about to go crazy with jealousy, there is no shortage of calm people who can find some reasons from the seemingly unchanging appearance of Lianmei.

Perhaps it is easier to discover the mystery from MGM, which is jointly controlled by the Kuwait Investment Authority and Tang Huan.

After a round of vigorous purging, MGM's books immediately became good, and by taking advantage of the advantages of the film library, the business of distributing videotapes increased a valuable and stable income.

Ironically, the big-budget film "Heaven's Gate", which was dismal at the box office and made Luen Mei vomit blood, actually made a lot of money by releasing videotapes.

At this stage, Hollywood has different attitudes towards the release of videotape versions of movies, but they tend to be conservative in general, but Lianmei and MGM seem to have tasted the sweetness from their bold attempts.

The two Hollywood companies made such a similar business strategy, apparently their co-boss Tang Huan exerted influence, and the nouveau riche, although it seems that he did not intervene in the specific affairs underneath, must have condescendingly made some kind of layout, otherwise it would not be possible to explain the drastic change in profitability of Luen Mei.

Nancy is a very networked woman, and back when Reagan was governor of California, she gathered a group of supporters for her husband in Las Vegas.

And a strange rich man like Tang Huan, who can mix in Silicon Valley and Hollywood at the same time, is naturally more valuable. In particular, he is still standing after experiencing several storms of public opinion, which shows more and more the stability of his position.

Therefore, Nancy, who had a righteous hand in the Reagan assassination accident and sent donations at the most needed time, and looked at Tang Huan differently, was treated with extra care and enthusiasm. (To be continued......)