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The winter in Yanjing not only made Tang Huan feel the coldness of the climate, but also made him feel the psychological cold.

Grandfather Han Zhiliang is very old, and some things are completely predictable, but Tang Huan, who is reluctant to give up, still has some "accidents". Unexpectedly, Zhuang and Han passed away one after another this year. This made him deeply aware that the change of times is so ruthless.

In terms of funerals, there are fixed arrangements: official obituaries, farewell to the body...... and so on, one link after another, in order to commend the old man's magnificent life. Tang Huan, these little characters, have nothing to say.

However, compared with the steady reporting style of domestic media, foreign voices are always inevitably added to the "family of Tang Huan, the richest man in the world". The various meanings in it are really incomprehensible.

Relatives or remnants of sorrow, others have also sang.

The new century is getting closer and closer, and time is moving forward without hesitation without human will.

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Macau's return.

The political situation in Russia changed dramatically, and Russian President Karma Chin resigned from his post and Pu Jing became acting president.

People around the world who don't have to struggle for survival are celebrating the year 2000.

The "millennium bug" survived unscathed, and there was no large-scale paralysis of the world's computer systems.

In 2000, the European Union, which began a formal antitrust investigation against Zheru Software, issued a fine of 497 million euros to Zheru Software.

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Tang Huan has been in China for a long time in a low-key manner, on the one hand, because of an old cadre at the level of his grandfather Han Zhiliang, it takes a lot of time to deal with the aftermath; On the other hand, it is also to accompany the sad grandmother.

Of course, official business still has to be handled.

As far as the Internet field is concerned, since last year, China's non-governmental Internet cafes have begun to blossom in various cities, and their development seems to have entered the fast lane.

Tang Huan's instructions on this are, first of all, localization.

While the wave of the Internet is mostly choppy in the United States, some waves are able to splash elsewhere.

Yahoo, for example, entered Greater China in 1999, that is, last year.

Tang Huan is too lazy to pay attention to the operation of these details, because of such pioneers from the United States, the biggest significance is to help the Internet advertise in China, popularize science, no matter how beautiful it is now, if there is no localization foundation, it will be self-evident, like Google in the original time and space, carry the bag and leave.

Mr. The richest man, who has long been aware of the mystery, drew a blueprint that uses Xiangjiang as the capital center, and Internet companies are all placed in Chinese mainland, where the headquarters is home.

Zhang Chaoyang, a descendant cultivated by Tang Huan, has become a landmark figure in China's Internet industry at this stage. Sohu.com, which he created, is currently the largest portal in China. The next main direction of expansion is the search engine, regardless of Sogou and Somao, just establish the corresponding sub-brand.

As for online social networking, e-commerce, etc., it is estimated that Zhang Chaoyang is too busy, so it is better to participate with capital without worry and effort.

On this day, Tang Huan was sitting in a tea room in the Oriental Plaza Club, communicating with a group of believers from all over the world, and someone around him brought an English newspaper.

The headline above reads that the European Union has fined Zheru Software 497 million euros on the grounds of antitrust.

Tang Huan casually browsed it, then threw the newspaper on the coffee table, and said self-deprecatingly: "Zheru Software Company is now like a rat crossing the street, everyone shouts and beats, do you have a feeling that the building is about to collapse?" ”

"The fact that the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Union can't forget it just shows the strength of Zheru Software Company, and others want to be so remembered, but they don't have that qualification." Zhang Chaoyang complimented: "I believe that with the wisdom of Master Tang, he will definitely be able to pass the test safely." ”

Tang Huan smiled slightly, "On January 1, 2000, the 'Millennium Bug' did not make a big mess, so calm that Zheru Software Company couldn't wait to unload the mill and kill the donkey, and the future situation is really unpredictable." ”

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The following is the anti-D part, which will be updated tomorrow and simply ignore it.

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In fact, Louis Pratt, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, is not even sixty years old and can serve for a few more years.

However, in the case of HP founder William Wheatlett is old and frail, and David Puched has passed away, some of HP's insistences can no longer withstand the pressure from the outside world.

Louis Pratt, for example, is very unpopular with investors. Gain, the HP he leads, has performed too steadily and made lackluster profits in the past few years since it entered the Internet wave.

In the past, HP could explain that low-key is its own style; But now Wall Street is not agreeing.

Other houses are in turmoil, how can you take a leisurely stroll!

In this case, Louis Pratt offered to resign this year and abdicate to make way for Xian.

It stands to reason that HP, which is a veteran witness to Silicon Valley, must be full of talent, and it is not a problem to choose a successor from within.

Indeed, a popular candidate has emerged from within HP, with Enlivermore, who has been with HP since 1982 and promoted to vice president in 1995.

To some extent, Enlivermore's entry into the list of CEO candidates is a rebuttal to HP's criticism of the outside world's doubts about its rigid and aging system and its disconnection with the times.

In Silicon Valley, and indeed in the United States as a whole, there are very few female executives.

And Louis Pratt has made a lot of improvements in this regard. Widowed in 1981 and raising two young daughters on his own, he empathized with many popular initiatives to humanize employees, which is also in line with HP's long-standing corporate culture.

It was in this context that Ellivermore worked her way up from a marketing position to a vice president and became a role model for women in the workplace.

If Alivermore does take over HP, it will undoubtedly send a message to the outside world: HP is not holding on to its shortcomings, but has always kept pace with the times.

I have to say that Louis Pratt's abdication to make way for Xian laid out quite painstakingly.

But Wall Street isn't buying it.

Enrichmore has been with HP for almost 20 years, and is naturally deeply influenced by the corporate culture of HP.

What's more, HP's management is still overwhelmed, and Wall Street is unable to exert its most effective influence directly.

Because of this fundamental contradiction of interests. HP didn't do anything else this year, and was busy with the political ~ political struggle within the company.

In the end, Wall Street made a big move.

Didn't HP play the card of Alivermore, a female business executive, then, as you wish, find someone from the outside and parachute a female business executive with a brighter star halo.

As a result, Carifio, who successfully completed the spin-off of Lucent from AT&T, was selected and sent to Silicon Valley.

Just like Carife Oreina, who is a star in the entertainment industry and is favored by Wall Street, she suddenly sat on the altar and became the first female CEO of a company in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which was interpreted by the media as a sign that women broke through the ceiling of the workplace.

It's just that this kind of star-making movement triggered by the company's political ~ political struggle is very expensive.

Carifey Orina used to stay at Lucent very well, but now she has moved to HP, and she must have a compensation. As a result, she was given 65 million restricted HP shares.

In addition, there are 3 million signing bonuses, 1 million annual salaries and annual bonuses of 1.25 to 3.75 times, as well as 36,000 loan assistance, moving allowances, etc., and even personal affairs can be handled with company aircraft.

In short, HP paid a fortune for a big star who was paid more than any previous CEO, including two founders, William Wilytt and David Puckert; If you promote Enlivermore as CEO internally, you will definitely save a lot of money.

Carifey Oreina, who can be described as both fame and fortune, is naturally loyal to the Wall Street benefactor who promoted her, rather than the few remaining agents of the Whalett family's influence in HP.

Mr. The richest man hopes in his heart that HP can resist the harvest of Wall Street's "pig raising and killing pigs"; Even, he quietly supported behind his back.

But helplessly, Louis Pratt did not have the posture of a hero, and after a few rounds of fighting, he was discouraged and lazy and had the idea of retreating; Hewlett-Packard's founding family was a dou who couldn't support him, and in the end, it was Wall Street that seized control of HP.

As John Chambers reminded, after the fall of HP, the Tang IT Kingdom's Fang Yuan and Zheru software will definitely become the next coveted target.

This is also a big reason why, even though the monopoly case of the United States of America v. Zheru Software has been suspended again, Tang Huan can take advantage of this gap to go to China on the other side of the Pacific Ocean to enjoy the heroic performance of the 50th anniversary celebration of the founding of the People's Republic of China, but one of the major reasons why he stayed in San Francisco.

Needless to say, Mr. the richest man is also afraid that at this delicate time, there will be a moth in the middle of the day.

Seeing that Tang Huan immediately understood the meaning of his words, John Chambers asked tentatively: "The anti-monopoly lawsuit of Zheru Software Company has been delayed until the end of the year; But next year is still coming, what will happen then? ”

Although John Chambers is an absolute hardcore confidant, the richest man still has to keep his true intentions against him.

Not for anything else, it's the art of leadership.

What's more, forcing his subordinates to accompany him to "bungee jumping" in the magnificent era is also a bit difficult for strongmen.

Tang Huan replied slowly: "Today, Fangyuan's computer standards have been firmly established, even without the cooperation of Zheru Software Company, it can lead the industry to develop together. ”

"Moreover, the change in name from 'Fangyuan Computer' to 'Fangyuan' is also a reminder to you that the company's business scope should not be limited to the computer field."

"As for Zheru Software, even if the worst outcome comes, it's not a big deal. After all, kingship does not last forever, and we can at least get out of it with our whole body. ”

Savoring the words of the richest man, John Chambers had a complicated look on his face, both the relief of not having to accompany the madman to the cliff, and the possibility of giving up the ambition of hegemony.

Tang Huan, who had all this in his eyes, finally smiled loudly, "No matter what, I won't let my momentary thoughts put my followers in danger." ”

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Among the many backquarters of the richest man, there is definitely a different form of "eggs are not put in one basket".

Apple Computer, for example, is taking over a series of resources poured into Zheru.

After the iPod was officially launched in October last year, sales exceeded 200,000 units in that Christmas quarter. In the first quarter of this year, sales reached 120,000 units; Sales remained at about the same level for the next two quarters.

There is no doubt that just like the dawn of personal computers more than ten years ago, Apple's Apple-II shined, and in the current digital music market that has been reborn in some chaos, Apple's iPod has achieved a leading role ~ Sau, and it definitely deserves to be a big success.

With such good results, Apple Computer will definitely continue to make a big fuss about the iPod and tirelessly innovate.

As the iPod Gen 1 is approaching its one-year anniversary, it's no surprise that Apple will launch the iPod Gen 2 with higher hardware specifications and a better operating experience.

However, Apple Computer did not stop there, it also launched a new iPod, and Jobs specially invited the richest man to visit.

After Tang Huan arrived at Apple Computer, he saw that Jobs, like his executives, was complaining about the report, why the cost of electricity had risen so much.

California's drastic power sector reforms include a number of initiatives, one of which is a ban on "long-term wholesale electricity prices."

Now, the negative impact on California's business, industry, and other fields is beginning to be felt.

California's local power supply companies, such as Pacific Watts, are clearly in decline, while out-of-state energy giants like Enron are beginning to take the right to speak. There are too many excuses for its price increase, and they are all high-sounding, so that ordinary people don't know where to refute it.

Guy, these excuses are all facts.

California has had a dry climate this year, and while agriculture is more than enough to cope with the situation, hydropower plants have inevitably been affected.

This year is still very hot, and the peak of electricity consumption has reached a new high.

Now, the price of oil and natural gas has begun to rise, and Enron, which has become the main power supply in California, will of course pass on this cost to users to share.

All in all, I'm going to raise the price, and you can only bear it. 2k reading web