Compared with Jobs, Gates can naturally see more information at the technical level, the former is ignorant and fearless, thinking only that I can make a better product than this, and the latter is well aware of the technical background and planning to occupy a place on this new platform.

But no matter how hard they rack their brains, the vision and ability of Steve Jobs and Gates are only limited to their respective hardware and software fields, and cannot be compared with the situation of combining software and hardware that Tang Huan is now building.

Seeing Gates staring at the interface of FreeDOS, Tang Huan couldn't continue to accompany him, and after confessing, he went to prepare for the UK trip.

During this period, he made a phone call to Lin Qingbian to ask if he could go along, but Lin Meiren simply replied, "I'm busy, don't want to coax me to be a companion anymore, and resolutely don't be fooled." ”

"You can't stop me." Tang Huan hung up the phone with a smug smile, came to the UK alone, and met Stephen? Stephen Hawking gave a special second-generation Fangyuan computer.

Tang Huan has never forgotten his origins, so he has a great interest in concepts such as black holes, time and space, dimensions, string theory, time travel, parallel universes, etc., and the questions that Hawking is thinking about in his head can satisfy this curiosity, but unfortunately the other party is a little difficult to communicate because of ALS.

Hawking and Tang Huan can be said to have hit it off at first sight, because although his condition is not as severe as it was decades later in his previous life, he relies entirely on a wheelchair for mobility. Slurred when speaking. It is often necessary for someone as close as the wife to translate in the middle. can communicate with outsiders smoothly, but Tang Huan is an exception, when they meet for the first time, the two can communicate freely without pretending to be a third party, Tang Huan also told a few jokes, which made Hawking happy.

People have a common problem, the more they are accustomed to things. The more you will not cherish it, Hawking's delicate mood of wanting equality is not something that outsiders can understand.

Tang Huan instructed Hawking how to type letters, select words, and finally let the electronic synthesis voice of Fangyuan's computer read out the words aloud, or output the content through the printer.

"Stephen, at the moment you can only manipulate input in a primitive way with your fingers, until I get the results of my research on infrared and even brain waves. and then make improvements. In addition, the size of the computer will definitely be correspondingly smaller. Tang Huan smiled and promised.

He didn't let loose the cannon indiscriminately. Before coming, a research group on infrared communication had been set up, and the initial target was the remote control of the television.

At this stage, infrared remote control has not yet been fully popularized. Originally, after leaving Apple, Woz developed a universal remote control.

For this new tool, Hawking got up to speed quickly, happily typing out a greeting "Hello, Don" and having the speech synthesizer read it out.

After hearing that it was a typical American accent, Hawking was slightly stunned.

"This speech synthesizer is a ready-made functional module provided by a third-party manufacturer, and when I return to the United States, I ask them to find a way to come up with a set of British accents." Tang Huan said with a smile.

"It's not that much trouble, it's already great." Hawking likes this second-generation Fangyuan computer more and more, and he doesn't care about this little flaw at all.

Tang Huan tried to use this method to discuss interesting and esoteric cosmic topics with Hawking, and in the process, Hawking gradually learned all the operations.

"I hope that with this tool, it will be more convenient for you to write articles." Tang Huan instigated Hawking to write "A Brief History of Time" without a trace before he said goodbye and left.

……

In addition to making a special trip to send Fangyuan computer to Hawking, Tang Huan also wants to work with Michael, the CEO of Li's voice of Rediffusion, the parent company of Li's TV? Aldrich, talk about a collaborative project.

The wide range of operations of Liz is too broad to be seen, and it is currently actively expanding into the field of e-commerce under Aldrich's leadership.

According to the way of sales organization, there are three types of trading activities, C2C, B2C, B2B, the first two famous examples are the original time and space of Taobao and Jingdong, as far as the current environment is concerned, there are not yet the conditions for the implementation of electronic, however, Business-to-Business-B2B, in Europe and the United States, these developed countries have begun to explore early.

This B2B is naturally not the original time and space based on the Internet B2B, but in a broad sense of B2B, the development of the driving force from such as the automobile and other large-scale manufacturing industry, which focuses on the establishment of inter-enterprise networks, the stability of the supply chain system, so as to ensure market sales.

Aldrich pinched the TV, computer, and telecommunications network technology together, and the invention of Teleputer, compared with the Fangyuan computer, the function is obviously a little stretched, so after visiting the United States, he plans to introduce the technology of Zheru into the B2B e-commerce terminal.

Tang Huan is very interested in this proposal, as long as he participates, at least he will have the opportunity to sell the ERP solution on the Fangyuan computer platform to enterprise users, which is very profitable.

Listening to Tang Huan's explanation of the technical implementation, Aldrich was very happy, "Tang, with your joining, the function of the terminal has been significantly enhanced, so that we can do more articles." ”

"That's natural, my second-generation Fangyuan computer can be said to be the best personal computer in the world at the moment." Tang Huan couldn't help but feel a little proud.

"Recently, the company's investment in a laundry in Canada has not been going well, and the board of directors has begun to discuss the issue of shrinking the business, and there are three Australian consortia that have also become interested in the TV of Xiangjiangli that you mentioned." Aldrich, who was in a good mood, confided in a news that Tang Huan was most interested in.

"Since there is competition, it depends on each other's financial resources." Tang Huan pondered for a moment, referring to the information in the original time and space, and said slowly: "I am willing to pay 120 million Hong Kong dollars to buy all the 61.2% equity of Li's TV held by Li's Yingsheng. Of course. This is only a preliminary offer. ”

"Young billionaires. There is really courage in doing things. Aldrich laughed.

"It's not that exaggerated. If you lions open your mouth, you'll scare me away. Tang Huan smiled and nodded to the other party.

Li's TV, a money-losing product, is just an ordinary subsidiary for Li's voice, and after a few casual chats, the two turned the topic back to e-commerce cooperation.

After determining the general framework, Tang Huan, who deeply missed the original space-time Internet, couldn't help but follow this goal in the following time.

Of course. In Aldrich's view, these are insightful predictions of the industry, and he sincerely admires, "What is the structure of your head, how can you have such a wonderful idea, and it sounds very realistic." ”

Tang Huan laughed, and said in his heart that it was almost over, so I won't fool you, let's go to Paris to see Christina quickly.

……

I have to say that people's physique is really different. is also pregnant, Lin Fengjiao has always been peaceful and peaceful. The female ship king suddenly had a violent pregnancy reaction, and she couldn't continue to stay in the noisy England, so she hid directly in Paris, which made the media feel quite uncomfortable, you know, for so long, she has relied on the news of this aunt to increase sales.

Originally, Tang Huan thought that when they met, Christina, who was tortured enough, would lose her temper with herself, but on the contrary, the other party was lying lazily on the bed, with a gentle and calm expression.

"It seems that you are in a good mood and have not been ruined by the naughty baby in your belly." Tang Huan quipped.

"Of course, no matter how big the difficulty is, I can overcome it, because the doctor confirmed that I am also pregnant with twins." Christina smirked two fingers and shook them.

"Really?" Seeing Christina nodding in confirmation, Tang Huan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Is this a coincidence, how did two twins come in a row? It's not scientific, could it be that this mass production model is related to the merger of two Tang Huan with the same name after the crossing, or the many memories in my mind have played a role?

"What's the matter, isn't that good?" Christina snorted.

"Of course, it's just a bit of an accident." Tang Huan laughed, and no longer explored this doomed and unsolvable question, "In this way, you should pay more attention to regulating your body and mind, and don't fluctuate too much in your emotions, so as to temporarily restrain your former eldest lady's temper." ”

"Don't worry, it's not that easy to make me angry now." Christina waved her hand magnificently, "Do you know how prosperous our new business is, Xiaobawang game consoles and Fangyuan computers are all sold out, your factory in Asia must be working overtime day and night." ”

At this time, the housekeeper Fan Ning handed over a document, which contained a sales report, Tang Huan directly looked at a few of the most critical data, and found that the monthly sales of Fangyuan computers in the entire European market have exceeded 10,000 units, among which the relatively large customer groups include schools, official institutions, and various small and medium-sized companies.

"Your subordinates are very powerful." Tang Huan commented, he would not be naïve to think that as long as the product is good enough, he can easily achieve this result.

"That's because I use people." Christina unmodestly affirmed herself, "Honey, we should consider setting up a factory in Europe." ”

"Go directly to the second-generation Fangyuan computer production line, but it will take a while for the process to mature and optimize. But the Overlord console can start right away. Tang Huan groaned, "Have you chosen a production base?" Under the constraints of taxes, manpower and other factors, do not end up with the accounting, which is higher than the cost of Asian factories. ”

"I've made a preliminary choice, and it's in Greece." Christina nodded, "I've been approached over there, hoping to settle in a high-tech project." ”

Tang Huan suddenly realized that this business was not just because of commercial interests, but also related to Christina's layout to consolidate the family's position in the local area.

However, Greece's official management system has always been not highly evaluated, otherwise the economic crisis would not have been so serious decades later.

At present, Ireland is the most famous place in Europe that is friendly to high-tech investment, and Apple is considering building a factory here.

These subtle differences, Tang Huan didn't want to bother nagging with Christina during pregnancy, anyway, she had the backing of her family. It is possible to crush all kinds of small difficulties directly.

"That's it. Concrete things. Leave it to your subordinates, and you don't have to worry about it. Tang Huan reminded the female ship king.

"And how long can you stay with me here in Europe?" Christina asked coquettishly.

"Stay until next month, before COMDEX starts." Tang Huan rubbed his eyebrows, and after some calculation, he made a decision, which made Christina smile.

……

Tang Huan stayed in Paris, and he didn't accompany Christina all day to do nothing, except for the remote control company, he was to inspect the high-tech industrial park in France.

But. A report from Zhu Bangfu came from the Xiangjiang side, which made Tang Huan have a black line in his mind.

The second new project selected by Xiangjiang's game development department is a milestone and masterpiece of Gu Long's martial arts novels - "The Peerless Twins".

This work has been adapted into two films: "The Jade Mask" produced by Shaw Brothers in 1971 and "The Peerless Double Pride" produced by Shaw Brothers in 1979, directed by Chu Yuan and played by Fu Sheng as Xiao Yuer.

And there are also two TV series: 1977 Taiwan TV shooting, Xia Lingling reversed Xiao Yuer, twin brother Jiang Ming played Hua Wuji, the unique realistic dragon and phoenix fetal version of "Peerless Double Pride", and 1979 TVB filming, starring Huang Yuanshen, Huang Xingxiu, Mi Xue "Peerless Double Pride".

It can be seen from this that the influence of "The Peerless Twins" is, and the game development department has taken great pains to choose this theme.

In order to allow the ancient dragon to avoid the bloody light disaster of the Yinsong Pavilion in the original time and space. Tang Huan specially asked Zhu Bangfu to ask him to live in Xiangjiang for a period of time to give advice on game development.

But this process is different from the screenwriting of a movie after all. Especially in front of a group of technical otaku all day long, Gu Long quickly lost interest in this, and what is even worse is that after being teased by fox friends and dog friends a few times in succession, he couldn't wait to go back to Treasure Island to spend all his time.

As the so-called success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He, Gu Long's followers of the three religions and nine streams still dragged him back to the original historical development trajectory.

As a result, on the evening of October 22, Ke Junxiong, Ye Qinghui, and Chen Wenhe went to room 212 of the Yinsongge Hotel in Beitou to drink and have fun, while Gu Long was in room 207.

Because Gu Long was unwilling to go to the next room to toast Ke Junxiong, he was deliberately stabbed in the severely disabled right hand by Ye Qinghui and Chen Wenhe, making it impossible to write.

Fortunately, his friends helped him fight and resist, and Gu Long escaped, but he still almost died of excessive blood loss.

Tang Huan couldn't help but be annoyed by this, about this matter, he was very concerned, but he still couldn't twist his arms and thighs, and Gu Long still walked before the ghost gate.

This is too ironic, Tang Huan feels that his face is on fire, but fortunately, this secret is only known to him, and it is rotten in his heart.

……

In November, the results of the American donkey-elephant war were finally announced, and Reagan received 489 votes out of 538 electoral votes, defeating incumbent President Jimmy Carter by an absolute margin, marking a new stage in the entire Cold War era.

Christina was rare and understanding, and seeing that Tang Huan had been in Paris for a long time, she urged him to hurry back to the United States and prepare to participate in the upcoming COMDEX.

"There is progress, I know that I am thinking about others." Tang Huan kissed Christina lightly on the forehead approvingly.

He already knows about the IT investment environment in France, and it's time to go back to the United States to do other things.

This time, Tang Huan chose to return to the United States after stopping in Hong Kong, because Zhou Mi mentioned to him a situation in which Jardine Matheson's chairman, Niu Bijian, suddenly took a so-called "serial boat" action, that is, through the strategy of Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land holding each other's shares, to ensure that Hongkong Land does not fall into the hands of others.

"I have always been very careful when I secretly acquired the shares of Jardine Matheson and Land, and with the experience of Wharf last time, I am now more familiar with it, how do I feel that the other party seems to have noticed something, so I have engaged in such a set of tricks." Zhou Mi's face was depressed.

"If you think about it carefully, it's not surprising that when we were fighting for Wharf, we hid in the shadows, and Jardine Matheson naturally wouldn't find out, but after the charter king won, Jardine Matheson could find a clue through the bank's capital flow. Don't forget, HSBC is powerful here in Hong Kong. Tang Huan calmly analyzed, "When Jardine notices that something is wrong, he will naturally take defensive measures in advance to avoid following in the footsteps of Wharf." ”

"So what should I do now, it seems that I have done useless work, and the funds are just trapped?" Zhou Mi was very annoyed.

"Don't be impatient, we don't miss this money, let's take it as a long-term investment, let's precipitate it like this first." Tang Huan had an intriguing look on his face.

At present, the "chain ship" method of mutual shareholding between Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land seems to be foolproof, and in the original time and space, Niu Bijian, who thought he was at ease, actively expanded in the following time, and even successively bought shares in non-core businesses such as Hong Kong Telephone and Hong Kong Electric, but in the economic crisis that broke out in 1982, the entire Jardine Matheson situation was precarious, and finally Niu Bijian stepped down.

There is still more than a year to go, and there are still many opportunities for operation, and my brother can afford to wait.

At this time, the phone on Zhou Mi's desk rang, and it turned out to be a call from Huo Dagongzi, asking where Tang Huan was and Prince Fahd of Kuwait wanted to meet him.

"You are a three-and-nine-rate person, and you have a wide range of travels." Zhou Mi quipped, handed over the microphone, "You can reply to him directly." (To be continued......)