"Software is only going to grow in importance for the foreseeable next few years, Don? Estlic's timely adjustment shows that he still has a keen sense of the development trend of the personal computer industry. Tang Huan nodded, "How is the troika he built for the IBM-PC platform performing now?" ”

For the opponent of the blue giant, Tang Huan showed magnanimity and respect, and did not rush up with his sleeves like his subordinates, which was determined by the status of a business leader.

"THEY'VE COME A LONG WAY IN TERMS OF FUNCTIONALITY AND QUALITY AFTER BEING TAKEN CARE OF ALMOST LIKE A NANNY BY IBM, AND A NEW VERSION WAS UNVEILED ON COMDEX A FEW DAYS LATER."

Speaking of this, Simeone shook his head with a little distress, "After all, it is impossible for our software research and development to do our best on the IBM-PC platform to make a wedding dress for them, so it is difficult to open the gap." Moreover, many engineers believe that developing software for IBM-PC is doomed to have no future, and once they are transferred to the project team there, they complain. ”

This is really a problem, and excellent software features naturally serve their own hardware platform first.

Tang Huan pondered for a moment, "In any case, we can't give up on IBM-PC software development, because this is a gesture to show strength, proving that Zheru software can appear on any mainstream platform that users want." ”

Looking around at everyone, Tang Huan smiled slightly, got up and wrote a few strokes on the blackboard, "I want to explain a concept to you, that is, the entrance." The main reason why the category of personal computers appeared in microcomputers is because it can reach thousands of households. And every such device. It's an entrance. ”

"Users work, learn, and play at this node. In time. It will form a habit one by one. We can find ways to get users to willingly pay for our products, but we can't ignore their habits. Because this is also a kind of life experience and learning accumulation, no one wants to learn and master the same thing from scratch many times. ”

Tang Huan, who returned to his seat again, raised his hand and made a gesture, "It is difficult for our self-produced Fangyuan computer to cover all the nodes. However, software, a special intellectual product, can become the most extensive entrance. When the first thing that users think of is that our various software is the best to use, regardless of the hardware platform, the value of the entrance is reflected. Especially with the spread of the Internet, its significance will become more and more important. ”

Although everyone here is a thousand-choice elite, although they have not been baptized by concepts such as portals, microblogs, and smartphone apps in the Internet era, there will be no obstacles to understanding Tang Huan's thoughts.

Everyone carefully tasted Tang Huan's point of view, and the more they pondered, the more they found that the boss understood the rules of the industry thoroughly, and this kind of height was probably unmatched by no one in the industry.

Simone, whose face was full of admiration, immediately said, "I'll go back to appease the frustration of the boys in the project team." ”

"There's one thing that needs to be taken into account. The functions on the IBM-PC can't be better than our own Fangyuan computer, otherwise. That's putting the cart before the horse. Tang Huan joked with a smile.

After discussing the topic of "entrance" and the personal computer market turf for a while, Tang Huan asked, "Tang? Is there anything else Estlic is doing? ”

He's also pioneering the use of IBM-PCs, most recently video games. Hawkins was the first to answer, "But the effect should not be large, after all, the current price of IBM-PC is not up to the level of Apple's AppleIIe, especially now that Commodore's junk computers are stirring up trouble in the low-end market, making IBM-PC as a game platform have no cost advantage at all." ”

"The situation in the video game market is really chaotic right now, and in addition to those completely cross-disciplinary manufacturers entering this field, the personal computer is also a relative who has come to join in the fun." Tang Huan shook his head with emotion.

I have to say that once capital loses its rationality and goes crazy, it is like a wild horse that has lost its grip, and it is difficult to regain control.

Regarding the trend of this wave of market, not to mention that Tang Huan has no idea of saving the market, even if he occasionally flashes similar thoughts, he will also deeply feel that in the face of the general trend, any resistance is futile.

As long as EA prepares for a rainy day and does not make mistakes, he can pass the test safely.

Tang Huan couldn't declare these thoughts, so he could only hold them in his heart, so after waving his hand, he asked boringly about the next topic, the preparation for participating in COMDEX, because the venue for the first half of the year was not Las Vegas in the west, but in New York on the east coast.

Compared with the previous time when he had to do everything himself, now in matters like COMDEX, Tang Huan only needs to sit and listen to the report on the ground, and the only thing he needs to use his brain is the few speeches he wants to use.

In the following time, Zheru requisitioned Silicon Valley One to travel between San Francisco and New York, erecting an air corridor between Silicon Valley and the COMDEX venue, so that other companies were not less slighted, and their exhibits were also consigned by the extremely powerful Boeing 747-200, which is extremely powerful.

In this regard, Tang Huan just said lightly, "Silicon Valley No. 1 naturally wants to serve Silicon Valley as much as possible." ”

After showing this kind of high-level and bright festival casually, Tang Huan, who has basically been staying in the R&D center, has been asking about the progress of many R&D projects one by one, such as the various systems developed for servers/workstations using Yipeng/Holder processors, which are the most important.

Tang Huan is hiding in Silicon Valley and burying his head in his old business, MGM President David? Bigelman and Andy, president of Luen America? Albert was in a hurry and ran from Hollywood one after another.

After a storm of rectification, MGM's stubborn diseases were removed one by one, Cork? All traces of the Kirklian era have disappeared.

Now, even if the veteran gambling king takes MGM back, he can't control it.

However, this kind of "shock therapy" will inevitably hurt the muscles and bones, and even lose people's hearts.

In fact. Cork, which owns 40 percent of the shares? Kirkrian. Before MGM shot. There was an idea of privatizing MGM, but it ended in failure.

And after Tang Huan put forward a sufficient reason to repair MGM in an open and honest manner, many shareholders who were optimistic about the recovery of the American film industry sold their shares pessimistically.

Coupled with Tang Huan's intentional acquisition, Cork? Cokrian's idea of privatization ironically made significant progress after he withdrew from MGM.

Although there is still a long way to go before the goal of privatization of MGM. But at present, the distribution of MGM's shares is much clearer, and it will not be at a loss when anyone doubts that it is controlled by the mafia.

In fact, Tang Huan did not really plan to privatize MGM, which is bigger than a horse with a skinny camel, but Lianmei, which is relatively small in scale, is actually privatized.

Tang Huan's goal for rectifying MGM shares is to simplify the shareholder structure, and it will continue for a period of time, so as not to cause all kinds of work to emerge in an endless stream when something really happens.

In the original time and space, MGM's was completely finished. Except because of being Cork? In addition to Kirkrian's various abuses, it is also due to the fact that he has been played with by capital.

Tang Huan didn't want to make money under his own guidance after a while. There are still moths left in the majority shareholder.

MGM's reforms will continue, but the intensity of the adjustment will certainly be much lower than before, after all, some goals have already been achieved.

David? Before coming to MGM, Bigelman left a professional stain of embezzlement at Columbia Pictures, so he did not sit comfortably in the position of MGM president, especially regardless of the previous boss Kok? Kirkrian, or the current boss Tang Huan, are both very strong, not to mention the sense of oppression in his heart.

I heard that Tang Huan returned to the United States, David? Bigelman hurried over to report on his work.

After some adjustments by the professional team appointed by Tang Huan, MGM is currently divided into three parts: MGMClassics - MGM traditional business, MGM Celevision - MGM TV, MGMHomeEntertainment - MGM Home Entertainment.

Is MGM through the 1970s Cork? After Kirkrian's big sale of backlots, recording studios, and even props, furniture and other assets, the rest of the family's wealth.

At Tang Huan's request, David? Bigelman has been working on MGM Home Entertainment lately, and has quickly put the videotape business on the right track.

I have to say, David? Bigelman is still quite capable, and Tang Huan, who was deeply satisfied, nodded and affirmed the other party's work achievements.

The waters of Hollywood are very deep, and the profits of some movies can be unconsciously shrunk many times, and the kind of individual behavior of embezzlement is childish compared to group cheating.

Tang Huan vs. David? Bigelman's past is too lazy to pay attention to, as long as the other party can now do what he has explained, he will be a more capable candidate for president, and he will talk about it slowly.

"MGM now has a new look, so let's start slowly, first grab the distribution business that was lost before, and the production of film and television can be resumed." Tang Huan, who casually closed the document, lightly instructed, "MGM's previous tradition of making blockbusters, I will take the opportunity to re-establish it." ”

Hearing that last sentence, David? Bigelman couldn't help but feel refreshed, and it seemed that his career had the hope of rebuilding his glory.

Send away David with a happy face? After Bigelman, just like the two made an appointment, Andy, the president of United States? Albert appeared in a hurry.

The reason why the other party's mood is so high is naturally because since the fiasco of the "Heaven's Gate" project last year, Luen Mei has recently begun to have a strong recovery momentum.

Tang Huan's selected release film "TheFourSeasons" - "Four Seasons", Andy? After evaluating it, Albert felt that this small-budget romantic comedy with a budget of $6.5 million was not bad, and with Tang Huan's instructions to "go to dim sum", he put a little more effort into the release.

As a result, the box office performance of "Four Seasons" not only stunned him, but also surprised the industry to shatter countless glasses.

"Four Seasons" was released on Friday, May 22, and as a result, the box office reached more than $12 million on May 24 in the first weekend, $7.5 million in the second weekend on May 31, and the box office in the third weekend exceeded $7 million on June 7, topping the U.S. box office for three consecutive weeks.

The first weekend's box office of more than $12 million was the highest weekend box office of the year at the time, and it was on par with the blockbuster "Raiders of the Lost Ark," which just released in the middle of this month.

Seeing that the release time is almost a month away, the box office of "Four Seasons" is expected to exceed $60 million, which is too eye-catching compared to the $6.5 million shooting budget.

Originally, Andy? Albert thought that Tang Huan was motivated by Universal Pictures to provoke the copyright lawsuit with EA, so he was angry and countered and intercepted several of the other party's release movies.

Now it seems that countermeasures are certain, but gambling may not be possible.

The boss is extraordinary, no matter what business he does, his vision is extremely accurate.

Andy, who is already young? The more Albert thought about it, the more he admired, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little more afraid.

But in any case, as long as this success happened during his tenure, then the credit can be shared, and the major career failure of the previous movie "Heaven's Gate" has a chance to make up for it personally.

Tang Huan didn't care too much about the amazing performance of the dark horse of "Four Seasons", after he entered Hollywood, the first thing he had to do was to gain a firm foothold, and this needed to be stepped through solid steps.

Every year, the last Monday of May is Memorial Day, a legal holiday in the United States. Officially, it is to cultivate patriotic sentiments, while in the people, it is regarded as the official start of summer.

Since 1975, Spielberg's blockbuster "Jaws" was a great success under the operation of Universal Pictures, and the concept of summer files began to appear.

The box office of movies in this schedule, the income of a weekend, may be several times that of the off-season, and the competition is naturally becoming more and more fierce.

As long as you go through such a baptism, you can be regarded as having a firm foothold in Hollywood.

Therefore, Tang Huan pays more attention to the "007" produced and released by himself, and how it will perform in the summer file where there are many strong players.

Speaking of which, Andy? Albert did not mince words and directly admitted that his skills were inferior, "Judging from the response of the previous test screenings and the box office of the first weekend, we definitely can't compare with "Raiders of the Lost Ark". (To be continued......)