During the conversation between the two, there was an endless stream of New Year's greetings. After all www.biquge.info the Chinese circle is limited, and the pomp and circumstance of the richest man is not small, as long as you inquire a little, you can take advantage of the friendship with the Mi Xue sisters on weekdays to seize the opportunity to post it.

Since he has caught up, Tang Huan does not reject the welcome and delivery of these people's normal feelings, and when he meets someone he knows, he will chat casually, and the rest will be handed over to the women to take care of.

If you look closely, you will find that most of the visitors are people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, and they are also famous industry leaders in the early years.

Seeing this scene, Feng Yongfa quipped: "With so many employees of New Era Media, I can take this opportunity to save a batch of red envelopes." ”

Tang Huan laughed loudly, "Find a time, I'll pull my baby soldiers over to ask for red envelopes in an organized manner, and see how careful you are." ”

At this time, Deborah arrived with her two children. She is sharp and eloquent, and she can be described as the style of the gold medal emcee of Xiangjiang.

Tang Huan waved his hand, Mi Xue knowingly picked out two big red envelopes and put them in the man's hand, Deborah hurriedly pushed the child happily.

"Good." The richest man put the red envelope in the hands of the Xie brothers and sisters, and at the same time carefully looked at Xie Tingfeng, who was in his teens.

Xie Xian and Deborah are very typical old husbands and young wives, the difference between the two parties is more than ten years, counting, Deborah and Tang Huan belong to the same era, so their children are similar to Jin Chang, Jin Ge, Jin Ming, and Jin Liang.

The richest man sighed and said, "What a star embryo." ”

"Of course." Sydney interjected: "Ting Feng has filmed commercials, published in newspapers, and appeared on TV since he was a child, and last year, at the age of 12, he also filmed a photo album, which is full of stars. ”

Deborah hurriedly said modestly: "Tang Sheng has won the award, he is just playing." ”

Unexpectedly, Xie Tingfeng was quite rebellious, and when he heard the adults talk about himself like this, he muttered coolly: "I don't deserve to be a star." ”

Don't look at Deborah as a talking point, but he is very strict in disciplining his children, and immediately reprimanded softly: "I don't understand the rules, I talk nonsense." ”

"At this age, the child's individual consciousness has emerged and should be respected." The richest man waved his hand disappretently, and then asked Xie Tingfeng with interest, "Then what do you like to do?" ”

Xie Tingfeng gestured sullenly: "Play the guitar and play the drums." ”

The richest man bowed slightly, and then said to Deborah: "Since Ting Feng likes music, then he should be trained well, I feel that I am quite close to him, do you want to help recommend a professional school in the United States or RB?" ”

"I'm afraid of troublesome Tang Sheng." Deborah, who was overjoyed when she heard this, politely said - she brought her children over to pay New Year's greetings, not to manage the network, and even to further make friends, but she didn't expect to get her wish.

"It's a small thing." The richest man smiled slightly, and instructed the twin girls standing not far from the door: "Baozhu, Baoling, remember to help this handsome little guy arrange further education, and then leave a business card for my office for Ms. Di." ”

Huo Baozhu obediently agreed, took out a business card from the business card case, and handed it to Deborah.

"It's really a creation." Deborah muttered to herself as she put away the cherished place.

……

After the outsiders left, Tang Huan explained to Mi Xue: "Tomorrow I will meet with the important guests from the United States, you can take care of these entertainments." ”

Mi Xue nodded in understanding, and then glared at her sister Sydney, "It's all because your mouth is fast, or it's not too clean." ”

Tang Huan took over indifferently, "That's good, with this kind of incense, you can also be more convenient in Canada." ”

Sydney, who got the support, made a grimace at her sister, and then pulled Jinwei and Jindong to rest.

……

Tang Huan's "important guests from the United States" naturally refers to Barry Diler and John Malone who came as promised, and their weight may not be comparable to that of the entire Xiangjiang entertainment industry combined.

John Malone was quite upset about Mr. the richest man entering the market halfway and comparing his importance, and as soon as they met, he nodded, "Hollywood was almost half bought by Don." ”

Tang Huan laughed loudly, "It's not that exaggerated, it's only a quarter at most." ”

Seeing John Malone "jealous", Barry Diller was secretly refreshed - look at you guy still doesn't take care of me.

However, he didn't want the two giants to really make trouble with him, so he quickly dominated the topic and said: "I've found out that Viacom, Summer-Raystone-dong's Viacom, has made an offer of $8.5 billion to Paramount." ”

The richest man turned his gaze to John Malone and motioned for the other party to be the first to express his opinion.

"Summer's wife is divorced from him with all her heart, and it is very likely that half of her assets will be divided. So, we only need to raise the price a little bit and create pressure, and Somer Lei Shidong will be defeated. John Malone said contemptuously.

"The fact that Summer's miraculous recovery from the severe burns caused by the 1979 Copley Plaza Hotel fire and his continued battle in the mall is a testament to how strong his will is. So, I don't think it's possible to defeat him in one fell swoop. The richest man vetoed John Malone's opinion with a clean and unflinching tone.

John Malone asked with an ugly face, "Then what do you think should be done?" ”

"It's simple." The richest man shrugged his shoulders, "Didn't Summer-Leshidong prepare $8.5 billion, then let's make up $9 billion for Barry first, pass the first round, and test his hole cards." ”

The corners of John Malone's mouth twitched, and finally he held back a sentence, "Then we are sitting here today just to discuss the first step?" ”

"Of course it's more than that." The richest man said leisurely: "Since everyone has become collaborators by chance, we should sit together and make a real statement - how big is the determination to win Paramount?" ”

"Of course it's huge." John Malone muttered impatiently.

"How big is that? For example, the amount of funds to support Barry, and even whether the premium can be accepted to the point of temporary loss. Mr. The richest man chuckled, "I think Barry will definitely fight Summers Raystone to the second round, and by then, the scale of funds should reach $10 billion." ”

Barry Diller, who was listening attentively on the sidelines, couldn't help but be excited—he was still the richest man.

John Malone reluctantly relented, showed his final hole card, and said: "If there is a second round, and still does not defeat Summer, Lei Shidong, I will choose to withdraw." Because although my business philosophy is more about asset appreciation, it is more important to maintain sufficient cash flow in hand. ”

"In that case, then everyone has a number in their hearts." The richest man nodded with satisfaction, and then smiled at Barry Diller: "You should be clear, competing for Paramount with Somer Lei Shidong should be a huge job for several months, and under the current tripartite mechanism, you will have a maximum of $10 billion in funds; If you don't get to the bottom of the opponent and defeat them as soon as possible, the support you get may plummet. ”

"Summer-Leishidong chose to wait for Paramount's stock price to fall to the current level to launch a hostile takeover, and the strength should not exceed $10 billion." Barry Diller speculated with confidence.

"Let's talk about this first." John Malone took the lead over the topic, "Don, I'm here this time, and I want to reach another cooperation with you." ”

"Is it about the technical solution that allows the current cable network to provide more data services?" Tang Huan speculated easily.

John Malone's face froze, "I really can't hide anything from Don's eyes." ”

"It's not very clever." Mr. The richest man made no secret of his pride, "The trend of the Internet concept becoming more and more hot is obvious to all, and TCI has such a huge line resource, how can it let go of business opportunities?" And the technology in this field, whether it is leading or mature, is the leader of my company. ”

John Malone is optimistic about the audio, video and other data transmitted by cable TV networks in addition to the TV program signal in terms of business ideas, and even gave birth to the expected product of mobile TV on this basis.

Born in Bell Labs, he could have sought technical support from Bell Systems, but Tang Huan's truncation made these old companies seem particularly unresponsive.

Seeing the layout of Turner Broadcasting Company in this area, the speed of advancement, John Malone really can't sit still,—— business opportunities will not be because TCI is the largest cable company in the United States, just wait for it to react slowly, this is just the perfect opportunity for other latecomers to catch up.

"Don wouldn't really think that Ted Turner's Turner Broadcaster could eat the whole market." John Malone hinted at his capital to Tang Huan.

Mr. The richest man shook his head with a smile, "Actually, technology is inevitably divided into factions - if TCI changes course, the previous investment will basically be in vain." ”

John Malone snorted depressedly, "Now that the situation is clear, your technological leadership is becoming more and more obvious, and if TCI doesn't change its thinking, it will be passive." ”

"The business is sent to the door, and I have no reason to turn it off." Tang Huan smiled and sighed: "It's just that there are so many heroes who see the same thing - telecom companies, cable TV companies, and education backbone networks that are about to be turned into commercial use, all come to compete for data services, and it is estimated that there will be a dragon and tiger battle at that time." ”

John Malone rolled his eyes and said tentatively: "So, which side does Don think has a better chance of winning?" ”

Mr. the richest man, who did not have a positive answer, said playfully: "TCI has tens of millions of user groups, but it may have the power to subvert the rules of the industry." ”

……

On his way to China, Tang returned to San Francisco and held a media briefing, highlighting the goal of the trip to open up the market. For example, lobbying China to import Hollywood films.

The media is very interested in this topic, and some reporters have asked for verification - how effective "Spy Shadow", which was released during the Christmas period and received a good response, tested the waters in Chinese mainland.

Tang Huan disclosed the news with a spring breeze on his face, "According to the assessment, the box office of "Spy Shadows" released during the Chinese Spring Festival will definitely not be less than 100 million yuan. I would like to emphasize that this is a conclusion that has not yet been agreed upon in the absence of a regular official import regime with China. ”

"I'm afraid, this is closely related to the fact that the actor of "Spy Shadow" is a kung fu star Li Lianjie from China, right?" Immediately, some questioned the rosy nature of the prospect.

"Isn't that a great stepping stone?" Tang Huan asked rhetorically: "With a huge market of 1 billion people, who would be stupid enough to ignore its potential." As long as any progress is made, it is a breakthrough from scratch, and Hollywood will get an additional source of income. ”

As Mr. The richest man said, the vast majority of Hollywood forces are looking forward to this trip to China, and they all believe that only Tang Huan has the energy and the way to lead everyone to make a breakthrough in commercial interests, and then form an invisible force calling for the relaxation of sanctions against China.

Tang Shoufu held this media briefing, and the secret purpose was to build momentum for this.

As the topic unfolds, it is inevitable that some people will ask about gossip, especially the sudden outbreak of the Paramount battle, which is not ordinarily exciting.

First of all, Summer's divorce caused a lot of uproar, and now he is in contact with Barry Diller, an old acquaintance, which is too dramatic.

Secondly, Paramount's situation is very ironic - when Times Group merged with Warner Media a few years ago, it jumped out halfway to stir up trouble, but now it has become someone else's prey.

The richest man did not respond positively to whether he supported Barry Diller financially, but only commented with a smile: "Barry Diller has been the CEO of Paramount for 10 years, and his performance is obvious to all." If he can return, he will be an industry legend, and with his senior industry experience, he should bring satisfactory returns to investors. ”

……

Overall, the media briefing was a good one, and in the context of the economic recession, people did not generally support Tang Shoufu's use of his innate advantages to open up the Chinese market.

Correspondingly, when Silicon Valley No. 1 landed in the cold Yanjing, it was extremely warmly entertained, and the accompanying members of the business group felt the deep warmth on their faces.

After a series of high-level etiquette links, Zhou Weikun, who is in charge of IT business in Greater China, found an opportunity in the car and whispered to Tang Huan: "Microsoft's Windows 3.1 Chinese Simplified Chinese version, there is a mistake, maybe you can meet with the leaders, mention it by the way, and casually drive away this graphical user interface operating system, in order to combat the IBM-PC compatible machine in recent years, taking advantage of the Western world's joint sanctions against China, the momentum of rising in the mainland." ”

Tang Huan raised his eyebrows, "What is the mistake, it is worth me to do this article personally?" ”

Zhou Weikun opened his leather bag, took out a manual, flipped to a pre-folded page, and handed it over.