giants of the era

Chapter 309 Alien
Not long after the press conference ended, many partners came and thousands of consumers called.

Computer manufacturers such as Hewlett-Packard and IBM never thought that the Mango 32 computer would be so popular. They dared not try 32-bit computers lightly, but now they regret it.

32-bit personal computer means faster, more functions, more popular with users.

Mango Computer Company became the first person to eat crabs, not only able to make a fortune, but also opened up brand awareness. Right now, anyone who is concerned about computers knows that only Mango Computer Company in the world has 32-bit computers.

As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot!

The Mango 32 personal computer was officially released in the first week after the press conference. The products were very popular, and there were even long queues at the door of many stores.

……

"Yuqin, bring me the sales data of Mango Computer Company this week." Li Zetian raised his head and said to Dongfang Yuqin who was sitting on the desk next to him.

"Ok."

Li Zetian took the document Dongfang Yuqin handed him, and looked at it casually.

Since the official release of Mango 32, the performance of Mango Computer has soared. In this week, Mango 32 PCs sold 38.5 units. In addition, 16-bit Mango Computers sold 15.5 units.

This week's sales can crush the sales of many computer companies for a month or two.

Li Zetian still remembers that at the beginning of his business, the sales volume of Apple-I personal computers never reached 1 a year. In the past 12 years, great changes have been made, especially the popularity of personal computers in the United States is very high!
It has to be said that Li Zetian contributed a lot to this.

"Next, we should vigorously develop the network and increase broadband! The broadband is too small to do anything! Throughout the development of history, hardware has always driven the development of software! Without hardware support, pictures and online videos cannot be supported! And the Internet is A world of words, pictures and videos!" Li Zetian said to himself.

If it hadn't been for the fact that Sprint merged GTE not long ago and needed a period of adjustment, Li Zetian would definitely continue to acquire a local telephone company.

Right now, there are more than 60 billion U.S. dollars in the account of the umbrella company, and the funds are very sufficient. If it fails, it can still borrow from the bank.

……

Hot summer, July 7th.

Li Zetian was invited to the premiere press conference of "Alien 2" filmed by James Cameron.

Li Zetian is a fan of the "Alien" series, and would like to know the difference between "Alien 6000" with an investment of 2 million US dollars and the support of Industrial Light and Magic, and his previous life.The original "Alien 2" film cost only $1850 million to make.

So Li Zetian attended the film's premiere conference, but also to cheer for 20th Century Fox Film Company, and by the way, to show his favor to James Cameron.

Sure enough, when Li Zetian came to the film conference, the audience was shocked and shocked!There is no doubt that "Alien 2" and Li Zetian will be linked together the next day, making newspaper headlines, and the box office will definitely rise in the future.

"Director James Cameron, hello, the "Terminator" you shot is very beautiful, I hope this "Alien 2" will be even better!"

"Thank you Mr. Li for your praise!" James Cameron smiled, with a hint of shock and pride on his face, thinking that even the world's richest man came to support him, it is really too honorable.

In the audience, countless cameras were aimed at Li Zetian, and the flashes were flashing non-stop. It is rare that Li Zetian was able to attend the film conference. This is great news!

The reporters were beyond excited!

"Mr. Li, long time no see!"

A charming voice came.

Li Zetian turned his head to look, and said calmly, "Oh, it's Miss Nikita Rich!"

Nikita was overjoyed and thought, sure enough, Chronos Li has acquired 20th Century Fox and will definitely stand up to support its development. Since "Alien 2" has attracted his attention, he will naturally come to this press conference.

Li Zetian deliberately kept a distance from Nikita.

He just made a mistake not long ago, and right now, he can't make a second mistake.Otherwise, he cannot forgive himself.

Not long after, the movie viewing started and everyone entered the cinema.

With sufficient funds and the support of "Alien 2" and Industrial Light & Magic, the blockbuster movie has a sense of sight. Li Zetian has not enjoyed such a super cool audio-visual feeling for a long time.Although there are flaws in many places due to the original technology, it is already very good.

Li Zetian was so shocked, let alone other audiences.

As soon as the alien shape appeared, the frightened people screamed for a while, and then they were worried about those humans all the time.

"James Cameron really has the ability to make blockbuster movies. The more funds you give him, the better the movies you make! Foreign media in previous lives always said that "Alien 2" is the greatest sequel movie, and it is true. However, in this life The "Alien 2" can completely beat the previous "Alien 2", the plot is ups and downs, the scenes are shocking, it is simply explosive, it is perfect!" Li Zetian said to himself.

Li Zetian likes watching movies, especially science fiction movies.

However, there are very few outstanding science fiction films nowadays, which makes Li Zetian very regretful.

After the movie was over, people finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I didn't expect the alien to get on the spaceship. It scared me to death. I thought human beings were going to die!"

"The heroine is so cute. She drove the cargo machine to fight against the alien, and she actually won the fight. It's awesome! And at the critical moment, she opened the hatch and threw the alien into outer space, completely solving the crisis!"

"Yeah, all the aliens should be dead now! That planet was bombed by a nuclear bomb, and the aliens on the spaceship were also killed!"

"Hehe, that's not necessarily the case. According to the urgency of the film company, the "Alien" series will definitely have a sequel... Remember that little girl? She was suddenly taken away at the end of the movie, maybe the Alien has already been in her Insect eggs are planted in the body!!"

"Fuck, there is really such a possibility!!!"

"So, the alien is coming to the earth? Oh, my God, the alien is so powerful and has such a strong reproductive ability. For the earth, it is undoubtedly an unprecedented disaster!"

"..."

After people walked out of the movie, they talked and praised the movie, and at the same time looked forward to the next sequel.

Li Zetian and James Cameron walked together and couldn't help saying: "Congratulations, Director Cameron, this movie is very well made and will definitely be a great success! Look at these audiences, everyone likes it very much ! I don’t know if you are interested in making another one?”

The copyright of "Alien" belongs to 20th Century Fox Film Company, and Li Zetian wants to make "Alien" a super IP.

James Cameron shook his head, "I'm sorry, Mr. Li, "Alien 2" is already the best work I've ever filmed. If I'm allowed to continue to shoot the next step, I may not be able to surpass it."

Li Zetian nodded and no longer asked. It is also very good that a director with a different style can make a movie with different highlights.

At around 10 o'clock in the evening, Li Zetian came home. In the living room, Dongfang Yuqin and Yu Jingqiu were watching TV, while Youran and William went to bed.

"Is the movie good?" Yu Jingqiu asked after taking a sip of juice.

Li Zetian sat between the two women, hugged left and right, nodded with a smile, and said, "It's very beautiful!!! Industrial Light & Magic's film special effects technology is beyond my expectations. It seems that my investment has not been in vain! In addition , James Cameron's director level is absolutely world-class, and the whole story is extremely exciting, ups and downs, touching people's hearts, and people can't help screaming many times in the movie theater!"

Li Zetian invested a lot of money in Industrial Light & Magic, especially in the development of computer special effects technology. In addition, he also has a lot of techniques for practicing hands.If Disney's films need special effects, they always turn to Industrial Light and Magic.In addition, most other film companies also turned to Industrial Light and Magic to do special effects for them.

In the hands of Li Zetian, Industrial Light & Magic has developed much faster than in the hands of Lucas. The current level of computer special effects can catch up to the early 90s in the previous life.

Both Dongfang Yuqin and Yu Jingqiu were slightly startled, and they made an appointment to watch the movie tomorrow.

Although there is a private cinema at home, but to watch a movie, you have to go to the cinema to have the atmosphere.

"Let me go with you!" Li Zetian added, "Go quietly..."

Ever since Li Zetian had a relationship with Dongfang Yuqin and almost lost Yu Jingqiu, Li Zetian suddenly realized the importance of his relatives and he couldn't let them leave him.After work, I have to accompany them. Work and entertainment are also part of life.

The next day, all major media in the United States reported yesterday's "Alien 2" premiere conference. Li Zetian's attendance attracted attention!In addition, the film has also been praised by many film critics!
In order not to be recognized by others, Li Zetian, Dongfang Yuqin, and Yu Jingqiu all put on sunglasses and peaked caps, and went to the cinema to watch "Alien 2" together.

The word-of-mouth of "Alien 2" was overwhelming, and it was hard to find a ticket, and the movie theater was full of people.

Although Li Zetian watched it for the second time, he still found it very exciting.

"Due to the existence of Industrial Light and Magic, the level of computer special effects in Hollywood is very good. Will Hong Kong movies be beaten?"

Li Zetian sighed slightly, thought for a while, and secretly decided to let Industrial Light and Magic establish a branch in Hong Kong to promote the development of Hong Kong films.

……

A month later, "Alien 2" landed in Hong Kong, and immediately there was a wave of "Alien" wind. The very real and terrifying alien can't help but scare people's hairs on end.The Hong Kong movie released at the same time was crazily crushed by this "Alien 2".

Film companies such as Shaw Brothers Films and Golden Harvest lamented why Hollywood movies are so powerful!

"The investment in this movie is really big, 6000 million US dollars, converted into Hong Kong dollars, it is [-] to [-] million!!"

"Does the United States like to make blockbuster movies? The investment is so large. For our Hong Kong films, it is good to invest millions of dollars, and the investment of tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars is very little!"

"Special effects are the most expensive. It is said that one-third of the production cost of this film is to hire Industrial Light and Magic to do special effects!"

"Bruce Lee has now left Golden Harvest Company and went to the United States to make movies! Maybe he will be the leading actor in the next movie of Disney Company and 20th Century Fox Film Company. After all, he knows Chronos Li and has a good relationship .”

"Going to the United States is not easy. So far, only Bruce Lee can eat abroad! But, to be honest, making movies in Hollywood really makes money. I heard that Bruce Lee's salary is millions of dollars, but the details are not clear. .”

"It's really not the same. Even among the popular actors in Hong Kong, there are probably not many of them who can get a salary of 100 million Hong Kong dollars!"

"..."

Countless people envy and hate.

Within two days, the news that Industrial Light & Magic established a branch in Hong Kong spread like wildfire.

The bosses of film companies such as Run Run Shaw and Zou Wenhuai couldn't help being surprised.

"How did Industrial Light & Magic establish a branch in Hong Kong?" Run Run Shaw frowned, puzzled.Because he knows that computer special effects are rarely used in Hong Kong films, and several films may be produced in a month, and the cost of each film is incredibly low.Obviously, it is a loss-making business for Industrial Light and Magic to open a branch in Hong Kong.

Maybe so...

However, Li Zetian still believes that since Industrial Light & Magic established a branch in Hong Kong, there will always be some film companies that use Industrial Light & Magic. When their films sell well and taste the benefits, they will continue to cooperate with Industrial Light & Magic.In addition, Hong Kong's martial arts action is very brilliant. Li Zetian thinks that Industrial Light & Magic can combine action special effects and computer special effects here, so as to strengthen Industrial Light & Magic!
(End of this chapter)