Chapter 1009: The End of the Age of the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets

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The teenagers in the family are getting harder and harder to fool. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Fortunately, Tang Huan, the father, still has something to use - the sentence "If you want to go to Asia, you should concentrate on it", and Tang's sons are honest.

Now, Jin Chang, Jin Ge, Jin Ming, and Jin Liang can already help Tang Huan do some things more or less, and Jin Ying, Jin Jie and Jin Jia, and Jin Yan are like the "second echelon" in the cultivation - this year's wonderful drama is so rare to see, just take advantage of the summer vacation to go out for a trip.

When the richest man took a few days to deal with the affairs of the Tang family, the first lady of the United States, Silary Clinton, and her daughter Chelsea Collinton came to the San Francisco Bay Area in a low-key manner to inspect the environment of Stanford University and stay in "Chang'an City".

Due to the prominent position, political ~ political disputes, and the suspicion of the "White Water Case", the family of three of Bill Clinton, Sylarry Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton has almost been "bombarded" by the media.

Bill Clinton and Sylarry Clinton are better, after all, their careers are inseparable from the attention of the media, and they have long been accustomed to it; But Chelsea Collinton, who is still in the stage of growing up as a teenager, is not immune, and the attitude of media attention is often not friendly.

In fact, Chelsea Collinton's media troubles began the moment the Collinton family moved into the White House.

For example, at the inauguration ceremony of Bill Clinton as President of the United States on January 20, 1993, the media ridiculed Chelsea Collinton, who was 12 years old at the time, as "like a turtle" in celebration of his father, and even simply named him the most "cute" "America's first daughter" in history.

For a young girl in her formative years, the media comments were not good, and even shows like NBC's "Saturday Night Live" used Chelsea Clinton as fodder for hype.

It can be said that Chelsea Clinton is the most media report on the children of the incumbent president of the United States so far, and even Margaret Truman, the daughter of former President Harry Truman, could not stand it anymore and wrote to the New York Times in person, suggesting that the other party stop reporting on Chelsea Collinton who was only a teenager.

It may be that Margaret Truman, the novelist's husband, Clifton Daniel, is the editor of The New York Times, and the long-established media outlet is immediately good at it, but that doesn't mean that other media outlets have also missed the opportunity to attract attention with their reports on Chelsea Collinton.

In this case, Chelsea Collinton's education became a problem, and the public school was obviously not suitable, and finally chose the famous private school with a long history in the District of Columbia, the Sewell Friendship School.

This "Harvard among private schools in Washington" can be regarded as a school for the children of high-ranking officials in the United States -- as far as Theodore Roosevelt and as close as Richard Nichson, all of whom sent their children there, and naturally did a very good job of protecting their privacy -- so not only the Clinton couples, but also Vice President Al Gore chose the Sewell Friendship School for their children.

But this year, trouble is back – 17-year-old Chelsea Clinton is going to college. The media immediately "opened the bet" with great interest, analyzing which prestigious school this "America's first daughter" would choose, and the hype was boiling.

The Collintons were really frightened, and unexpectedly set their sights on Stanford University, a private university on the West Coast of the United States.

It's an extraordinary move -- you know, American circles are closely related to the choice of university. What's more, the east coast of the United States and Europe across the sea is the traditional political ~ political and economic center.

It can be seen from this that in order to avoid the harassment of the media, the Clinton couple racked their brains, and even did not hesitate to cross the United States and run to the hinterland of Silicon Valley on the West Coast to try to be quiet.

Of course, this has nothing to do with the fact that the Clinton couple knew that the "son of Tang" was studying at Stanford University and was very well protected -- the first lady of the United States, Sylarry Clinton, visited "Chang'an City" this time to ask the richest man to take more care of his daughter.

'It's not bad for Chelsea to choose Stanford.' Tang Huan smiled lightly: "My child is there, and he really didn't encounter trouble with the media. ”

At this time, Jin Ming rushed to hear the news.

When Chelsea Clinton saw this, he immediately rejoiced and said, "Albert, let's go to Stanford's college campus." ”

Jin Ming looked at Sylarie Clinton, the first lady of the United States put away her admiration for the beautiful young man of the Tang family, and nodded in agreement.

The 16-year-old Jin Ming, who looks three or four years older than his actual age, is a star-level swimmer at Stanford University who has fascinated many female classmates who don't know the details of his family background -- Chelsea Clinton looks at this childhood friend with a little girlish admiration.

In front of Chelsea Collinton, Jin Ming, the No. 3 "son of Tang", still maintains the calm and indifference inherited from his father, and in the process of entertaining the first daughter of the United States like a spring breeze, he more and more reveals the kind of Tang characteristics that are indescribable for a while, but feel very comfortable.

When he saw Chelsea Clinton, who was secretly codenamed "Energy", after Jin Ming got into the car, he quickly arranged for people to follow him after he got into the car to protect the mother and daughter of the first lady of the United States.

As a result, the bodyguard of the Tang family, who set off first, lowered the window and said, "Man, it is enough to have us - you can rest for a while and enjoy the comfort of 'Chang'an City'." ”

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On June 20, Mr. The richest man took the California high-speed rail to Los Angeles to attend the premiere of "Titanic" in Hollywood.

Looking at the news in the newspaper in the train box, Tang Huan smiled with satisfaction.

Money can make ghosts grind, and lawyers can make ghosts push ghosts -- the lawyer team hired by Zheru Software Company at a large price was really worth the money, and finally Netscape's anti-monopoly lawsuit was lost.

In the final analysis, Mr. The richest man has always paid attention to eating in terms of monopoly, and the face project can be said to be very well done, and the team of lawyers with a luxurious lineup, based on this, is it a reasonable defense!

This result is tantamount to adding insult to injury for Netscape companies that are trying to win sympathy with the weak. Gai Yin is actively looking for a suitable buyer so that he can sell himself, so as not to really go bankrupt, and as a result, the original spirit can not be raised, and it is strange that he is not completely defeated by this blow.

This little thing is a short-lived life - it's better to die early and be born sooner!

Tang Huan, who didn't care, continued to read the commentator's article. When he saw that he quoted an unnamed member of Congress who said that "this matter is not so easy to end", he couldn't help but put away his smile and frowned.

Is this an unwilling sloppy remark, or is it an unintentional mouthful of truth, or even a foreshadowing of the flow?

If it continues to be entangled, it means that the focus of the war will definitely be different.

Before I could figure out why, Los Angeles arrived.

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With the help of Tang Tycoon himself, the scale of the premiere of "Titanic" is of course extraordinary - Hollywood stars from all walks of life have attended, and even the already up-and-coming French director Luc Besson has been called to join in the fun.

Before the summer box office battle kicked off on Memorial Day, Luc Besson's French sci-fi action film "The Fifth Element" was released in North American theaters in early May.

As a result, the commercial performance of the film was quite satisfactory to Gaumont - winning the weekend box office twice in a row, judging from the current trend, the box office in North America should not be less than 60 million US dollars, and if you take into account the global box office, it is not a problem to recoup the investment of 90 million US dollars and make a big profit, and even set a box office record for a French film.

After all, "The Fifth Element" was seen as an attempt by European cinema to make its way into American Hollywood, and its huge budget illustrates how high hopes were placed.

As for the promotion, it also spared no expense, just at the Cannes Film Festival, a local event, the company spent about 3 million US dollars for the opening film "The Fifth Element", setting a new record for the Cannes Film Festival - the construction of a screening area of more than 9,300 square meters; Each guest will receive a Swatch watch for admission to the movie, and there will also be futuristic ballet, a fashion show by Jean-Paul Gaultier, and a fireworks display.

"The Fifth Element" was a big hit at the North American box office, and it is no worse in Europe, which is the home base - so far, the number of moviegoers in France exceeds 7 million; Germany is also expected to sell 3 million movie tickets.

Of course, the commercial success of "The Fifth Element" in North American theaters is not unrelated to the assistance of Tang Tycoon.

The reason for this is that the richest man cannot take the French Legion of Honor for nothing - and the contribution to cultural exchange is not limited to the cultivation of a "French rose", but also to the promotion of a wider range of French filmmakers such as Luc Besson.

The premiere of "Titanic", which was attended by Mr. The richest man himself, is naturally undoubtedly an important Hollywood social event, and Luc Besson came to mix the circle - the previous "This Killer is Not Too Cold" has a pretty good reputation; This year's "The Fifth Element" was a commercial success. With these qualifications recognized in Hollywood, he is already an icon of the French film industry.

Luc Besson, who is in full swing, did not come alone, but brought his new love, that is, the actress who played the "Lilu" in "The Fifth Element", which was recreated by scientists through genetic cloning technology - Milla Jovovich.

This old man did not waste his power as a director - when casting for "The Fifth Element", he claimed that he would personally choose the right actress for the female clone of "Lilu", so he selected Milla Jovovich, a Ukrainian beauty, from two or three hundred applicants; Now it's close to the water again, and it's time to hook up first.

In fact, Luc Besson already has a wife, a French film actor named Maiwen le Besco. Moreover, she also played a role in "The Fifth Element", the alien opera singer who performed an impressive aria with smooth transitions between high and low notes.

You must know that this sad woman who watched her man empathize and say goodbye in front of her husband was only 16 years old when she married Luc Besson in 1992.

However, as long as it is valuable, the superior will not care about these subsections.

After a heartfelt conversation with Luc Besson, Tang Tycoon casually brought Li Lianjie and the other party together to see if they could spark cooperation.

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The box office performance of "Titanic" in the first weekend after its release reached 50 million US dollars, sitting on the first throne, defeating Warner's "Batman and Robin" launched at the same time, although the media reviews are also mixed, especially "A good disaster movie, why did you add a love story with no new ideas" is particularly prominent, but there is "Batman and Robin" who has been sprayed even more badly, and it is not so embarrassing.

In addition, this box office figure is certainly quite impressive, but "Jurassic Park: The Lost World", which was released during the Memorial Day holiday, was a record, and the box office results in the first weekend were jaw-dropping to exceed $72 million.

However, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. were relatively calm.

Gaine, the Internet has made times different from what they used to be - it is true that traditional media commentary is still so important, but it does not mean that viewers with more access to information will not buy it.

In addition, the box office of "Jurassic Park: The Lost World" has declined significantly two weeks after its release, which also shows that whether a movie can make money requires not only explosiveness, but also stamina.

And Hollywood is no longer worried about this -- at this stage, it is the golden age for the United States to enjoy the dividends of economic globalization, and the overseas box office is the majority.

The richest man, who witnessed many female viewers wiping their tears and watching the movie, did not bother to ask about the specific situation, and set off to Xiangjiang, which is about to return.

Roughly speaking, before 0:00 on July 1, all the time will be held by the British side to hold various commemorative events.

Heavyweights such as Prince Charles, who represents Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana, who is still in her prime, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and British Foreign Secretary Robert Cook, have all come to Hong Kong to witness the end of the "empire on which the sun never sets", which marked the most glorious era of Britain since the Victorian era.

The saddest thing was the farewell ceremony of the British side held at 6:15 p.m. on June 30 at the open ground of the Tamar ship, which continued to rain heavily, adding to the sadness.

The richest man who accompanied him in the rain couldn't help but complain secretly - this GBE honor is really enough to suffer!