At the beginning of March 1956, the Oscars were ready to officially begin. In front of it is the Golden Globe Awards, and the two ceremonies are scheduled very close to each other and have a competitive relationship.

This time, DreamWorks' "The Sound of Music" was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, namely Best Music, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction and Set, Best Film, Best Cinematography, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress.

Even before the Oscars, "The Sound of Music" had already won several awards at the Golden Globes a few days earlier.

The Golden Globes are also an important award, having been held annually since 1944. The final result of the award was voted on by 96 journalists, and until 2003, the Golden Globes dinner was held a few days before the day of the Oscar vote.

More than two-thirds of those journalists work part-time, which is why Golden Globe winners are more in line with the public choice. It is not subject to some hard conditions, such as age restrictions. In other words, Alex has a good chance of winning the award.

At that time, Alex had already joined Seymour Clay's research team, and he didn't have the energy to attend the award ceremony. What is surprising is that the Golden Globe Award for Best Director was actually given to Alex, who is only 15 years old. Since he himself was not present, it was his brother Richard who finally took the stage to accept the award in his place.

"The Sound of Music" won a total of 4 awards, namely Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Film.

After a seven-year hiatus, Bergman reappeared in front of the American audience and also won the award for Best Supporting Actress. This can be seen as a new life in her film career, people no longer blame her for abandoning her family and eloping, and she finally received the long-awaited forgiveness.

Bergman, who was holding the Golden Globe Award, burst into tears, and she was so excited that she was almost speechless: "Thank you, thank you!" I ......."

Holding back the cry without crying, Bergman finished his acceptance speech intermittently, including a special mention of Alex, she said that if it wasn't for the opportunity given by Alex, I don't know when she would be able to get up from the abandoned gutter.

Richard, who looks 14 years old at 11, was a little more interesting in his acceptance speech, saying, "Let me make it clear here that I'm not Alex. I'm his brother Richard! ”

This sentence made everyone laugh softly, because when Richard entered the venue, many people mistakenly thought that Richard was Alex himself. So many people ran to him to ask for autographs, and when they saw that it was written "Richard Carpenter", they all looked a little embarrassed.

"There are reasons why I came to accept the award on behalf of my brother this time, one of which is that Alex is very busy right now, and he is working on a computer. Yes, the rumors are true, my brother was the designer of the 'first' computer. ”

Richard's words immediately made everyone present whisper, especially those reporters, who all worked hard to write straightforwardly. This is big news, IBM has gathered hundreds of scientific researchers to come up with a "national defense computer", which is no better than a transistor computer designed by a teenager.

In connection with IBM's recent menacing plan to release 360 computers, many reporters have already made up a lot of content, and some people have imagined IBM and CPT as two gunmen in a duel, and they will be separated from each other in an instant.

"Doesn't the fact that they didn't attend such an important party as the Golden Globe Awards shows that the struggle between them is fierce." Some reporters have lost their patience and just want to finish the awards ceremony quickly so that they can go back and write an earth-shattering press release.

Richard's words are actually very simple, just to explain why his brother Alex can't come to accept the award in person.

His intentions were not bad, but he got Alex into trouble, and soon someone revealed that Alex had multiple patents. In particular, there are many patents for bipolar transistors, integrated circuit boards, hula hoops, and transistor radios.

Soon someone exclaimed in the newspaper: "Alex is not only a singer, composer, director, actor, writer, but also an accomplished scientific inventor!" ”

"Alex, who is only 15 years old, has already won an honor that no one else can get in his lifetime, what else can't he do?"

"Golden Globe Award for Best Director is out! Alex became the youngest best director in history. ”

Not only are entertainment news newspapers concerned about Alex's current situation, but even some scientific research magazines are excited. At this time, the "first" transistor computer was still the fastest computer in the world, and after only a few years, the computer field was about to change again.

A lot of people are bullish on IBM, even though Alex has beaten them once, but it's hard to change people's perception of IBM. Many people believe that it is still the hegemon in the computer market, after all, there are three pounds of nails in rotten ships. What's more, IBM is not a rotten ship, and it still has such a strong background.

Some newspapers quickly got their hands on the research plans of the two companies, and through these public documents, they quickly saw that IBM and CPT (Carpenter Electronics) were engaged in a life-and-death struggle. As long as one of the computers being developed is built first, the other will be completely defeated. At least in the computer market.

"Alex is absent from the Golden Globe Awards, and he studies the fastest computer behind closed doors!"

"IBM took the initiative, CPT panicked!"

There are also places that specially open a handicap to bet on IBM and CPT, who will be the first to develop a computer. IBM has the highest winning rate, and CPT is generally not favored. Many people believe that the reason why the "first" generation of computers was invented by Alex was because of the advantages provided by bipolar transistors. If IBM had chosen transistors to make computers in the first place, there would have been no CPT.

Now IBM and CPT are on the same starting line, just from the perspective of capital, manpower, material resources and R&D background, IBM is too much more than CPT companies. This is a contest of great disparity, and the winner can be seen only from the size of the company.

Others ridiculed Alex for not being professional enough and knowing how to concentrate when faced with threats: "The young man only won one game, and he thought that the market was all his." If he had been focusing on computer development, he might still have some chance of winning. Who told him to do things around, sing and write books, and go to make movies. Does he really think he's God? ”

However, they didn't expect that Alex had already brought a great god to the computer laboratory of CPT company. Seymour Clay, a jungle hermit, is not a vegetarian, and in his original history, he was able to beat IBM's hundreds of R&D teams with only 30 people and only $7 million for only $7 million.

Richard's speech at the Golden Globe Awards immediately exposed CPT's R&D plan to IBM, which not only attracted media attention, but also made Watson Jr. vigilant.

"We've got to get the IBM360 computer out before they do! Be sure to be faster than them! Otherwise, you're all going to be finished, finished! After Watson Jr. got the performance parameters of the "Cray I" computer, he immediately called everyone for an emergency meeting.

Under the roar of Watson Jr., IBM's technicians worked overtime one by one to work hard. They also know that if IBM fails again, it will definitely be a big layoff. IBM itself may not go out of business, and their employees will probably lose their jobs.

IBM's actions certainly couldn't hide from the insiders, and Watson Jr.'s roar quickly reached Alex's ears.

"What? Has IBM started to get tough? Alex was surprised, he didn't understand why little Watson could be so nervous. When he learned about Chad's speech, he realized that someone had already startled the snake.

"Richard's big mouth, I really regret letting him take the stage to accept the award instead of me."

In desperation, Alex can only change his work plan for R&D, and he has to work harder.

Seymour Clay was surprised by Alex, who had suddenly become industrious. He had never seen Alex work so hard, he himself had already eaten and lived in the research room, but Alex seemed to come to play, usually standing on the sidelines and watching, and saying a few words when he was in the mood. It's just that what this guy said was all about the idea, and he quickly let them solve some problems.

Several times when Seymour asked Alex to take on the main job, he would be pushed back, one with a stomachache and the other with no mood. So much so that Seymour no longer wanted to work with him. Now it's good that Alex will take the initiative to work overtime, which will definitely speed up the research and development work.

"Alex, you can do this part of the RISC (Reduced Instruction)! I'm also responsible for writing the operating system! ”

With Alex doing his best, Seymour no longer has to devote much energy to other tasks. After this period of cooperation, Seymour deeply understands what it means to cooperate tacitly, Alex is like a roundworm in his stomach, no matter what he does, he knows everything clearly, and he doesn't explain a lot at all.

"Operating system? I've already done that! ”

"What? When did you write the operating system, and have you tested it? If there's a bug, we're going to be doomed. I haven't even explained to you the requirements of the operating system, so why have you already written it? ”

Alex smiled, of course there would be no bugs in his operating system, he said: "Don't worry, the operating system is just as you need, if you don't believe it, you will know the way if you look at it." ”

Seymour even muttered in his heart: "It's really fake, I only recently figured out what kind of operating system to write." Does this guy really know how to read minds? ”

This is a matter of course, Alex is still using Seymour dolls, and in the mental space, Seymour dolls can also carry out research and development work. plus Alex himself, he is equivalent to two people working together on research and development, and the efficiency is of course much faster than Seymour himself, which is not one plus one equals two.

Alex and Seymour should be more than ten times more efficient than Seymour alone. Especially under the guidance of Alex's advanced knowledge, as long as the manufacturing process can be achieved, there is nothing he can't do.

Neither of them realized that Richard's statement had led the world to mistakenly believe that the "Clay I" computer had been designed by Alex. Even if Alex played a big part in it, he couldn't just take away Seymour Clay's glory.

Fortunately, Seymour himself doesn't value fame at all, and he doesn't like to be watched and sought after, otherwise he wouldn't have the title of "jungle hermit". He didn't care about this little thing at all.

While R&D is in full swing, there is another thing that is also very eye-catching. The Oscar committee had already sent Alex an invitation, and Alex refused to participate without even thinking about it. In this way, the 1956 Oscars began in the absence of Alex.