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In the European and American music scene with mature commercial mechanisms and huge competitive pressure, musicians often need a keen sense of fashion and even politics in order to get ahead, in addition to being talented.

At the 3rd San Francisco Music Festival held in September, Deng Lijun was impressed by the people's suffering learned during her personal visit to Africa, and her charity initiative was positively responded to by American musicians and Silicon Valley music lovers.

However, it was the musicians in the UK who were the first to grasp the pulse of the times and take the lead in taking action after learning about the wind and grass.

In addition, BBC correspondent Michael Birk sent out a report on the famine in Ethiopia in October, which also invisibly contributed to the progress of the matter.

The result was that Irish singer Bob Gerdorf served as the convener, bringing together dozens of popular artists to record the single "DoTheyKnowIt's Christmas?" under the name "BandAid" - "Do They Know It's Christmas?" to carry out a charity sale and use the proceeds to help the hungry in Africa.

The single was an instant hit, selling 1 million copies in its first week and topping the UK singles charts for five weeks.

Of course, this achievement is not unrelated to the full support of the radio station - "Do they know it's Christmas?" was broadcast on BBN on an hourly rate.

You know, under normal circumstances, the most popular singles, BBC will only play seven or eight times a day.

With such a high frequency of playback, the public's mood is basically shrouded in the atmosphere of the song. DJs also began to break down the song paragraph by paragraph to determine who was singing the different sections.

Being able to serve as a convener, Bob Gerdorf's social activism can be imagined. He persuaded Michael Gretel, director of BBC Television One. On TopofthePops, break the traditional workflow to play Do They Know It's Christmas? MV.

Bob Geldorf assured that every penny from the album would be spent, adding "Do They Know It's Christmas?" The growing influence of the British government put an awkward position for the British government, which refused to give up the VAT charge on the single. The public continued to pressure Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and eventually the British government had to return the tax collected. to donate to charity.

After such a toss, you can imagine how big the movement is. American musicians can't help but feel pantothenic acid, this hot spot is the first we found out, but the limelight was stolen by British colleagues. As a result, a consensus has been quietly reached that American musicians are going to come up with a song that is more than "Do They Know It's Christmas?" A more impactful charity song.

The release of the video game "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in the United States is naturally indispensable for the introduction of the background of the times, after all, the player's goal is to unify the world. Save the people from fire and water.

And the magnificent opening of "Dawn of Heroes", in the middle part of the artistic conception of the suffering of the common people, can be described as an inspiration for American musicians who are eager to defeat their British counterparts, otherwise they would not have spent a lot of money to buy a game just for the original soundtrack.

No matter how lofty and great the goal is, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

Although many participants, including Michael Jackson, were drawn to Warner Records, which he controlled, early on. But Tang Huan, who saw through this, did not mix it, but just let the record company adjust the best recording studio. In order to reduce the time required for the song to be released, he left for Washington to visit the White House.

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In this year's U.S. election, Reagan had a clear advantage over his rival, former Vice President Walter Mondale, Walter Mondale. With 58.8 percent to 40.5 percent of the votes cast and 525 to 13 votes for the electors, it was a resounding victory without the slightest suspense.

But in the end, they won only 13 electoral votes in their hometown of Minnesota and Washington, D.C., setting a record for the largest margin of electoral votes (525 to 13). But he still received 41% of the **** votes. Reagan was re-elected, and Mondale retired from politics and returned to the bar profession to pursue his old job.

In fact, although there was no doubt that Reagan would win the Republican nomination, in the subsequent open campaign, like other contenders, his performance was not flawless, and there were even many mistakes.

The most famous gaffe was when he was about to give a speech on the radio, not noticing that the broadcast had already begun, and joking: "My dear American people, I am glad to tell you that today I have signed a bill that will make Russia illegal forever, and we will start bombing in five minutes." ”

This music is a bit big, in addition to attracting a lot of criticism, it has even been adapted into a dance song "Five Minutes" by American musicians for mass entertainment consumption.

But in the end, Reagan won by a landslide. The reason for this is that although he has the posture of a militant on the outside, he has solved the economic problems that voters are concerned about internally.

When Ronald Reagan took office in early 1981, the U.S. economy faced double-digit inflation, which made economic planning quite unpredictable, and the 20 percent bank rate, making it difficult for most people to get a mortgage; At the same time, nearly 8 million people are unemployed. The average hourly wage for workers is down 5 percent from five years ago, and the federal government has imposed an average of 67 percent of the top tax rate for individuals.

In this complicated situation, Reagan began to implement the tax cut bill in 1981, which was unprecedented in American history, and carried out comprehensive tax cuts, which not only greatly reduced the income tax rate, but also eliminated many loopholes in the tax system.

This is a popular move, of course, but in terms of tackling double-digit inflation, Reagan supports Federal Reserve System Chairman Paul Volcker's plan to achieve the goal of reducing the money supply by raising bank interest rates, hoping to stimulate business investment by tightening the money supply with a comprehensive tax cut.

As a result, the U.S. economy began to decline sharply in July 1981, almost breaking the record of the Great Depression, and did not hit rock bottom until November 1982. Eventually, in 1983 began a dramatic recovery. In mid-1984, the unemployment rate, which had been high, fell back to early 1981 levels and has continued to decline.

Of course, there are also opponents who argue that the strong recovery of the US economy is not due to the more jobs created by the Reagan administration's advocacy of tax cuts; Rather, it was due to Reagan's policy of investing heavily in the military industry. As a result, government spending has increased substantially, and then the pull effect has been generated.

There are even some opinions that the Reagan administration's blind cat has met a dead mouse and caught up with the rapid rise and rapid development of Silicon Valley's high-tech industry.

It has not only made a lot of money for itself, but also played a significant and positive role in promoting the whole society. For example, some of the chaos of the transition period associated with the comprehensive tax reform implemented by the Reagan administration was due to the popularization of the personal computer, spreadsheet software, and microcomputer databases. And then give great help.

The market value of Fangyuan Computer Company has reached a new high, which reflects the recognition of its value by the economic community. Even others have no way to raise funds and have to resort to junk bonds; And Tang Huan is here, the bank is crying and rushing to deliver the loan.

No matter how exaggerated others discuss, Tang Huan knew in his heart that Reagan had liberalized all kinds of restrictions since Roosevelt's New Deal, allowing the market to gain an unprecedented degree of freedom, and he could be said to have benefited a lot financially. Naturally, I hope that the other party will be re-elected for four years, and this favorable situation has continued. Care. I believe that others are going to do the same.

During his visit to the White House, Tang Huan not only congratulated Reagan on his successful re-election, but also specifically asked Robert Charles Gallo, director of the HIV laboratory under the Shennong Foundation, to report the results of research on this disease in person.

Guy Reagan has come under increasing pressure on the domestic side and has been criticized for not dealing quickly with HIV, which is currently on the rise. After the White House first discussed the disease in October 1982. Until now, no response measures have been announced.

Reagan, who has been controversial about HIV and same-sex rights, frowned when he heard Robert Charles Gallo, who was one of the first to enter the field to conduct research, confirm that HIV can also be transmitted through blood transfusions and breastfeeding.

You know, he once said in a public speech that he believed in science plus moral moderation. It is the best way to avoid HIV/AIDS. But how can the conclusion of this transmission route in front of us be broken if it is impossible to prevent it in the normal link?

Tang Huan interjected and said seriously: "Mr. President, aside from those attitude battles, it is undeniable that HIV has become the number one killer of public health, and the momentum of its spread is worrying, and the public's awareness of it is pitiful, and even if there are some, they often stay at the level of prejudice. If you get it right at this initial stage, you will be able to leave a valuable political asset at the end of your next four-year term. After all, humanity's fight against HIV is destined to be a long-term process. The United States took the lead in setting an example, and other countries also had rules that followed. ”

Reagan nodded solemnly, "In the first half of next year, the White House will definitely give a clear response." You, the leading private medical organizations, have made a significant contribution that is admirable. ”

After the debriefing, Tang Huan gestured to Robert Charles Gallo to walk out with the rest of the White House staff, and he stayed behind to take advantage of the brief gap later to talk to Reagan about some other topics.

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Tang Huan went to meet with First Lady Nancy again, and confirmed with the other party that he would attend the presidential inauguration ceremony in January next year, and then he took his leave, left the White House, came to New York, and met with Bush Jr.

Reagan's first order in his first term was to end the federal administration's control of oil prices in order to restore market dynamics in the United States for oil production and exploration. This is naturally a good opportunity for the Bush family, which has been engaged in the oil business for a long time.

It is a pity that at the present stage, the overall price of oil in the world has fallen, and Bush Jr.'s oil companies have suffered losses, but on the contrary, they have made a lot of money on some "side jobs" given by Tang Huan.

Tang Huan was in the process of setting up the Xiangjiang-based Media Asia Satellite Holdings Co., Ltd., and George W. Bush followed suit.

This time in New York, Tang Huan plans to meet another joiner, General Electric. Although its chief executive, Jack Welch, has been relentless in reinventing the organization since taking office in 1981, drastically cutting employees, selling or closing businesses that are underperforming and unretained, he has shown a keen interest in working with Tang Huan.

"In order to save the launch cost, you hand over the Media Asia-1 to China for launch, and you are not afraid that the risk will be too great, and the gains will outweigh the losses." Jack Welch said disapprovingly.

Bush Jr. smiled, "Even if the launch fails, it can show to some extent how successful China's strategic missile Dongfeng-5 is to hit the US mainland." ”

It has to be said that Tang Huan just wants to promote China's commercial satellite launches, but others obviously have more ideas. But because of this, Tang Huan's plan went basically smoothly.

"I insured Media One, so I don't have to worry too much, at most I wasted some time." After Tang Huan replied with a relaxed expression, he turned to ask: "RCA's situation is getting worse and worse, I heard that General Electric intends to come to the rescue?" ”

Another reason he approached Jack Welch was to find out what GE's attitude was towards the troubled RCA.

This old company, which was once glorious enough to become the world's largest company, first failed to diversify in the 1970s, then the video disc research and development project could not compete with home video recorders and laser discs, and the cost of 600 million US dollars was lost, and finally the temporary introduction of Sony's home video camera technology, and then the bottom down, the strength can only be described as the loss of people's hearts and the waning of the day.

The recent serious environmental pollution scandal at the Takushima plant has stomped RCA's prestige to the ground, and the prospect is already embattled.

Tang Huan needs to know how determined GE is to recover the RCA that was once released, and what assets will be retained after it is really recovered, and he is really worried that the other party will not let go of RCA's radio and television equipment and technology. (To be continued.) )