Rebirth of the Tech Madman

During the conversation between the two, there was an endless stream of New Year greetings. After all, the Chinese circle is limited, and the ostentation of the richest man is not small. Those who are interested in the camp can just ask for a little bit, and they can seize the opportunity to post by using the friendship with Sister Mi Xue on weekdays.

Now that he has caught up, Tang Huan is not repulsive of these people's usual welcoming and sending, and chats casually when he meets people he knows, and leaves the rest to the women.

If you pay attention to the classification, you will find that most of the visitors are people from the Hong Kong entertainment circle, and they are also the industry leaders who were famous in the early years.

Seeing this scene, Feng Yongfa joked: "With so many New Era Media employees, I can take this opportunity to save a batch of red envelopes."

Tang Huan laughed loudly, "Find some time, I will pull my baby soldiers over to ask for red envelopes, and see how you plan carefully."

At this time, Deborah also arrived with his two children. She is eloquent and eloquent, she can be described as the demeanor of the Hong Kong gold medal emcee.

Tang Huan moved his hand, Mi Xue knowingly picked two big red envelopes and put them on the man's hand. Deborah quickly pushed his children with joy.

"Good." The richest man put the red envelope in the hands of the Xie brothers and sisters, and at the same time looked carefully at the teenage Xie Tingfeng.

Xie Xian and Deborah are very typical old couples and young wives. They are more than ten years apart. Counting them, Deborah and Tang Huan belong to the same era, so their children are similar in age to Jin Chang, Jin Ge, Jin Ming, and Jin Liang.

The richest man tweeted in admiration: "What a celebrity embryo."

"Of course." Sydney interrupted: "Ting Feng has been in commercials, in newspapers, and on TV since he was a child. Last year, at the age of 12, he also shot a photo album, which is full of celebrities."

Deborah hurriedly said modestly: "Tang Sheng won the prize, he is just playing around."

Unexpectedly, Xie Tingfeng was quite rebellious. Hearing the adult talking about himself like this, he murmured coolly: "I'm not a star."

Even though Deborah is a topical character, but disciplined his children is very strict, and immediately reprimanded softly: "I don't understand the rules, what to say."

"When the child reaches this age, the individual consciousness has already appeared and should be respected." The richest man waved his hand indifferently, and then asked Xie Tingfeng with interest, "Then what do you like to do?"

Xie Tingfeng sullenly gestured: "Play the guitar and drums."

The richest man nodded slightly and said to Deborah: "Since Ting Feng likes music, he should be trained. I feel like him. Would you like to recommend a professional school in the United States or rb?"

"I'm afraid to trouble Tang Sheng." Deborah, who was overjoyed upon hearing the words, said politely-she brought her children to visit the New Year, not for the purpose of operating a network, and even with the fluke of further friendship, she did not expect to get her wish.

"It's a trivial matter." The richest man smiled and told the twin girls who were standing not far from the door: "Baozhu, Baoling, remember to help this little handsome guy arrange for further studies, and then leave Ms. Di a copy of my office. Business card."

Huo Baozhu obediently agreed, took out a business card from the card case, and handed it to Deborah.

"This is really good fortune." Deborah muttered in his heart, while cherishing the place.

...

After the outsiders had left, Tang Huan confessed to Mi Xue: "Tomorrow I will meet important guests from the United States. You can take care of these entertainments by yourself."

Mi Xue nodded to indicate her understanding, and then glared at her sister Xue Li, "It's all because of your quick mouth, or it's more clean."

Tang Huan took the words indifferently, "This is good. With this kind of incense, it will be more convenient for you in Canada."

Sydney, who was supported, made a face at her sister, and then took Jinwei and Jindong to rest.

...

Tang Huan's "important guests from the United States" naturally refers to Barry Diller and John Malone who arrived as scheduled. Their weight may not be comparable to that of the entire Xiangjiang entertainment industry.

John Malone was quite upset when the richest man entered the scene halfway through and compared himself with importance. When they met, he clicked, "Hollywood is almost half bought by Don."

Tang Huan laughed loudly, "It's not so exaggerated, it's only a quarter at most."

Seeing John Malone being "jealous", Barry Diller was secretly refreshed-see you as a fellow still making a decision about me.

However, he did not want to make the two giants really unpleasant, so he quickly led the topic and said: "I have already found out, Summer Redstone's Viacom, quoted Paramount for $8.5 billion."

The richest man turned his eyes to John Malone and motioned to the other party to be the first to express his opinion.

"Summer Redstone’s wife is determined to divorce him, and her assets are very likely to be divided in half. Therefore, we only need to increase the price slightly and create pressure, and Summer Redstone will lose. Go down." John Malone said contemptuously.

"Summer Redstone recovered miraculously from the severe burns caused by the Copley Plaza Hotel fire in 1979, and continued to fight in the mall, which shows how strong his will is. So, I think , It is impossible to defeat him in one fell swoop." The richest man quietly rejected John Malone's views.

John Malone asked with an ugly face, "Then what do you think is appropriate?"

"It's very simple." The richest man shrugged, "Didn't Summer Redstone prepare $8.5 billion? Then let's collect $9 billion for Barry and pass the first round to test his hole cards."

The corners of John Malone's mouth twitched, and finally he said, "Then we sit here today just to discuss the first step?"

"Of course it's more than that." The richest man said leisurely: "Since everyone has become a collaborator by chance, then we should sit together and give the truth-how determined is it to win Paramount?"

"Of course it's very big." John Malone murmured impatiently.

"What's the specific extent? For example, to support Barry's funding limit, whether it can even accept a premium to the extent of a temporary loss." The richest man chuckled, "I think Barry will definitely fight Summer Redstone. In the second round, when the time comes, the scale of capital use should reach 10 billion U.S. dollars."

Barry Diller, who listened carefully to the side, couldn't help being excited-he was still the richest man with an open mind.

John Malone reluctantly relented and showed his final card: "If there is a second round and I still have not defeated Summer Redstone, I will choose to quit. Because although my business philosophy emphasizes asset appreciation, In contrast, it is more necessary to maintain sufficient cash flow in hand."

"If this is the case, then everyone knows it." The richest man nodded in satisfaction, and then smiled at Barry Diller: "You should be clear, and Summer Redstone is competing for Paramount. You should It will be a huge work that lasts for several months, and under the current tripartite mechanism, you will have a capital quota of at most 10 billion US dollars; if you can’t figure out the other party’s details as soon as possible and defeat it, the support you may get It will drop sharply."

"Summer Redstone chose to wait for the time when Paramount's stock price fell to its current level and launch a hostile takeover. The strength should not exceed $10 billion." Barry Diller speculated confidently.

"Let's talk about this beforehand." John Malone took the lead in the topic, "Tang, I am here this time, and I want to reach another cooperation with you."

"Is it about enabling the current cable TV network to provide more data services with technical solutions?" Tang Huanxin speculated.

John Malone's face stiffened, "There is really nothing to hide from Tang's eyes."

"It can't be said to be clever." The richest man made no secret of his pride. "The trend of the Internet concept is becoming more and more hot for all to see. How can tci miss the business opportunities with such a huge line resource? And the technology in this field, regardless of Leadership and maturity are my company's top positions."

John Malone is optimistic about the cable television network transmission of audio, video and other data other than the TV program signal in his business ideas, and even gave birth to the expected product of mobile TV on this basis.

Born from Bell Labs, he could have sought technical support from a company of Bell Systems, but Tang Huan’s cut-off made these established companies seem particularly slow to respond.

Looking at the layout of Turner Broadcasting Company in this regard, the advancing speed is so fast, John Malone really can't sit still,-business opportunities will not be because tci is the largest cable company in the United States, just wait for it to slowly Response, this is precisely the perfect opportunity for other latecomers to catch up.

"Don't really think that Ted Turner's Turner Broadcasting Company can eat the entire market." John Malone hinted to Tang Huan his capital.

The richest man smiled and shook his head, "In fact, technology is unavoidable. If tci changes course, the previous investment will basically be lost."

John Malone snorted depressed, "Now the situation is clear, your technological leadership is getting more and more obvious, if tci doesn't change its mindset, it will be passive."

"The business is delivered to the door, and I have no reason to push it away." Tang Huan said with a smile: "It's just that there are so many heroes who see the same thing-telecommunications companies, cable TV companies, and the education backbone network that is about to be converted into commercial use. , All come to compete for data services, it is estimated that there will be a battle in the end."

John Malone rolled his eyes and tentatively said, "So, in Tang's opinion, which side has the better chance of winning?"

The richest man, who did not answer positively, said playfully: "tci has a user base of tens of millions, but it may master the power to subvert industry rules."

...

When leaving for China, Tang Huan returned to San Francisco and held a media briefing, focusing on the goal of this trip to expand the market. For example, lobbying China to introduce Hollywood movies.

The media is very interested in this topic, and some reporters have verified it on this basis-how well "The Bourne Shadows", which was released during Christmas and responded well, is testing the waters in mainland China.

Tang Huan disclosed the news in a spring breeze, "According to the assessment, the box office of "The Bourne Shadow" released in the Chinese New Year festival will definitely not be less than 100 million yuan. I need to emphasize that this is because it has not reached a regular official with China. The conclusion drawn in the case of the import mechanism."

"I'm afraid, this is closely related to the protagonist of "The Bourne" is a Kung Fu star Li Lianjie from China?" Someone immediately questioned the beauty of this prospect.

"Isn't this an excellent stepping stone?" Tang Huan asked rhetorically, "Who would be foolish enough to ignore its potential in a huge market of 1 billion people. As long as any progress is made, it will be a breakthrough from scratch. Hollywood will Will get an additional source of income."

As the richest man said, most of Hollywood’s forces are looking forward to this trip to China, and they all believe that only Tang Huan has the energy to lead everyone to a breakthrough in commercial interests, and then form a call for the relaxation of sanctions on China. The invisible force of policy.

Tang's richest man held this media briefing with the secret purpose of creating momentum for this.

As the topic unfolds, it is inevitable that some people will ask gossip, especially the paramount battle that broke out suddenly. It is not an ordinary splendor~www.readwn.com~ First of all, the divorce of Summer Redstone is raging, and now it is again. It was so dramatic to be pinched up with an old acquaintance Barry Diller.

Secondly, Paramount's situation is very ironic-when Time Group merged with WarnerMedia a few years ago, it jumped out of the game halfway, but now it has become the prey of others.

The richest man did not respond positively to whether he supported Barry Diller financially. He just commented on the matter: "Barry Diller once served as the CEO of Paramount for 10 years. The outstanding performance is obvious to all. If he can return. If it is, it can be called a legend in the industry. With its senior industry experience, it should bring satisfactory returns to investors."

...

Generally speaking, the effect of this media briefing was satisfactory. Against the background of suffering from the economic recession, people did not generally support Tang's richest man to use his innate advantages to open up the Chinese market.

Correspondingly, when the Silicon Valley One landed in the cold Yanjing, it received an extremely warm reception, and the accompanying business group members felt the oncoming deep warmth.

After a series of high-level etiquette links, Zhou Weikun, who is in charge of it business in the Greater China region, found an opportunity in the car and whispered to Tang Huan: "Microsoft's windows 3.1 simplified Chinese version has a flaw. Maybe When you meet with leaders, you can mention by the way that this graphical user interface operating system will be driven away at will to combat ibm-pc compatible computers in the past few years. Through the overall environment of the Western world’s joint sanctions on China, the rise in mainland momentum."

Tang Huan raised his brows, "What's the omission, is it worth me to come and write this article myself?"

Zhou Weikun opened his handbag, took out a manual, turned to the pre-folded page, and handed it over.