Video Game Empire

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The vice president is an awkward position in American politics. ↖↖ǎn↖小↖ said that although he is the No. 2 figure in the US government in name, he does not actually have any real power. In particular, those ambitious vice presidents often become the first object of the president's defense.

Under the two-party system in the United States, whether it is the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, there must be a primary election before the final presidential candidate is launched. And all the ambitious people in the two parties, in order to obtain the nomination for the presidential post-election, the degree of internal slaughter is not inferior to the official election.

When the two parties select the final candidate, in order to make up for the differences within the party to the greatest extent, and then win the widest support in their respective camps. The presidential candidates of the two parties have to choose their own political opponents, who were fighting with them not long ago, as their running mates.

For example, in the 1960 U.S. presidential election, Lyndon Johnson lost 409 votes to 806 votes in the Democratic primary to the young Senator John F. Kennedy, the spokesman for the Eastern establishment. But Johnson's influence in the South cannot be ignored, so Kennedy had to pull Johnson as his running mate, the vice presidential candidate, in order to win the votes of the South.

In fact, Kennedy and Johnson have always been at odds with each other, and even competed against each other on many major issues. So much so that there has always been a saying in the United States that the assassination of Kennedy in Dallas was paid for by an oil tycoon in Texas, and then organized and carried out by Lyndon Johnson himself.

The current Vice President George W. Bush also lost to Ronald Reagan in the Republican primary. It's just that Bush Sr. showed enough political wisdom to be the mascot next to President Reagan. Especially shortly after President Reagan took office in 1981. He was seriously injured by the assassination.

As Vice President, Bush, in accordance with the rights conferred by the Constitution, temporarily serves as acting President. But he has been very restrained during this period, without any ultra vires behavior, thus won the great favor of Reagan.

Since Bush took office as vice president, most of his work has been to receive foreign guests on behalf of the president. Traveled to various events across the United States, as well as a series of fringe affairs such as overseas visits as the President's special envoy.

Since Reagan took office, the U.S. economy has successfully emerged from the stagflation period of the 1970s and ushered in a huge boom. Bush, as Reagan's deputy, will not face much challenge in the party in the future 1988 presidential election. And with the excellent performance of the Republican Party in the past two terms, he wants to succeed Reagan in the White House, and the chance of success is very high!

With the conclusion of this midterm election, Reagan's presidency has come to an end. Bush is now preparing for his presidential campaign two years from now. It's also commonplace. With his pleasant cooperation with President Reagan over the past one and a half term, the other side will only support it!

The most important reason why Li Xuan flew all the way from Hong Kong to Dallas this time to personally attend the cooperation between the Oriental Group and the American Parent Teacher Association is to have a private and in-depth communication with Bush Sr.

Li Xuan began to interact with the Bush family in 1980 under the introduction of a Texas game agent. He has been working hard to deepen that friendship ever since. Two general elections in 1980 and 1988. The political donation Li Xuan quietly took out was as high as 10 million US dollars.

also. Bush's youngest son, Marvin Bush, has served as the general manager of Asia in a company under the Oriental Group (Computer Corner). His eldest son, Bush Jr., not only quickly accumulated a rich net worth by investing in high-tech industries under the guidance of Li Xuan, but now he has embarked on a political career.

The reason why Bush Jr. was able to take this step is in addition to the solid political foundation of the Bush family in Texas. The most important reason is that he has accumulated huge popularity for himself as the o of the Texas Rangers in the past two years.

Two years ago, under the lobbying of Bush Jr., Li Xuan invested in the purchase of the Texas Rangers of the B (Major League Baseball). He later offered a large sum of money. For Bush Jr., the general manager of the team, to recruit troops.

So, with the injection of a lot of dollars, in Bush's first season as general manager, the Rangers swept away the slump of the previous years and successfully returned to the playoffs with the result of the AL West Championship.

Bush has resigned as the Rangers general manager after announcing his candidacy for the job as Texas land commissioner. But the Rangers still have an excellent record this season, with 99 wins so far, 4.5 games ahead of the second-place finisher in the division.

With less than 20 games left on the season, the Rangers have a good chance of successfully defending their AL West title. Baseball is the national game of the United States, and George W. Bush is a great contributor to the dramatic changes that have taken place in the Rangers in less than two years.

This has earned him great popularity throughout Texas, especially the Dallas metro area, home of the Texas Rangers. And this kind of popularity can gain a lot of votes for him in the next election. Don't think how sensible American voters are. In fact, most people don't care about politics at all, and many people vote arbitrarily based on their own preferences!

The basis for Bush Jr. to play this trick is the large check written by Li Xuan. If it wasn't for him providing a lot of money for Bush Jr. to poach people, the Rangers could not have risen so quickly.

After calculating these accounts, the Bush family owes Li Xuan a lot of favor. Of course, the Bush family is not without returns. The reason why the Eastern Group was able to successfully acquire ra company before, Bush Sr.'s dredging in the American political circles, played a crucial role.

The old Bush, who was the vice president, and the old Bush, who was the president, were very different in value to Li Xuan and the Oriental Group. Of course, when Li Xuan interacts with political families like the Bush family, what he is more willing to pursue is mutual win.

Bush is not good at dealing with economic issues, which is definitely an undoubted shortcoming. As his ally, Li Xuan must remind him in advance of the situation he may face in the future.

The president of the United States never needed to be an economist, he just had to anticipate the magnitude of the problem. It is bound to invite experts who can help him solve problems to become his own think tank. And Li Xuan's previous analysis of the US economy was not alarmist.

The reason why the US government convened the finance ministers of Britain, France, Germany and Japan to sign the "Plaza Accord" in New York last year is precisely because it has seen the hidden worries behind the prosperity of the US economy. It is a pity that after the "Plaza Accord" successfully depreciated the dollar, it failed to change the dilemma faced by the American industry.

Li Xuan and Bush Sr. are in the Bush family's farm. Many views were exchanged in depth. Li Xuan never thought that he would be able to convince the other party overnight. After all, in the position where Bush Sr. is now, there are many factors that need to be considered.

But the plan he proposed to use emerging industries to boost the U.S. economy is definitely an effective strategy. In fact, after the Clinton era, the US economy returned to a thriving trend, and it was precisely the computer revolution started by the Internet age.

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As the owner of the Texas Rangers, Li Xuan actually appeared on the court to watch the ball only a handful of times. When he came to Dallas this time, he was naturally embarrassed to turn a blind eye to his own team. Know the total amount of money he spent on buying teams and rebuilding. has exceeded $100 million.

On the ab TV station, which broadcasted the game, the cameras kept sweeping over the VIP box at Arlington Stadium, and Li Xuan's close-up shot also frequently appeared on TV screens across the United States watching the game. Accompanied by the new general manager of the Rangers and the team's meritorious shortstop Mr. Ted Lane, Li Xuan watched with great interest the Texas Rangers' game against the rival Houston Astros.

The Astros' record this year is actually very good, but they are under the pressure of the better Rangers. If the Astros, who are in second place in the division, want to get ahead, they must win in direct conversation with the Rangers.

It's a pity that the Astros are on the road. The performance was not satisfactory. The game only came to the first half of the fifth inning, and the home team Rangers had already taken a 5-0 lead.

"The rise of our Rangers. But the Astros have been robbed of the limelight in the past two years. It is said that Houston fans hate George to death, and there are already calls to vote for him in the November election. Competitors!" Li Xuan put on a large Rangers baseball uniform outside his suit very fittingly today to show that his boss is with the team.

"A true Astros fan would never make such an unwise choice! In case Mr. Bush loses the election. If he chooses to continue to return to the Rangers, that is not what Houstonians want to see!"

The person who answered the call was a guest invited by Li Xuan to watch the game together, Mr. Jerry Jenkins, the new CEO of Texas Instruments. Jenkins is a baseball fan and a longtime Rangers fan.

"I don't want George to fail either. If he comes back to be the manager again. Then I'll be unemployed as soon as I take office!" The current manager of the Rangers, Ted Ryan, also immediately shook his head and smiled witfully.

"It seems that Mr. Bush's campaign will not only get the strong support of the Rangers fans, but also the support of the Astros to the fans. This is the enemy's take-all, and it is already invincible!" Li Xuan also applauded for Bush Jr., the general manager of the Rangers.

Of course, while Bush reaped huge benefits, Li Xuan did not suffer. With the improvement of the Rangers' record, the Dallas market has also heated up rapidly. For example, the attendance rate of the same-state derby today is even more full.

Dallas is one of the top ten metropolises in the United States and has a huge sports market. Now that the asset valuation of the Rangers has skyrocketed, if Li Xuan is willing to sell the team immediately, he can not only recover all the previous investment, but also earn at least tens of millions of dollars in profit.

However, Li Xuan's investment in the Rangers is not only to make money, but more importantly, to use this platform to successfully enter the social circle in the southern United States. For example, he and Mr. o Jenkins from Texas Instruments today have one more topic of communication - baseball.

The real purpose of Li Xuan's invitation to the other party was naturally not really to watch the game. Oriental Group intends to acquire the sp division of Texas Instruments. sp is the English abbreviation of digital signal processor. Its biggest feature is that it can make up for the lack of general-purpose processors and digital signal computing capabilities.

Texas Instruments successfully launched the first commercial sp chip in 1982, and it has been the unshakable ruler of this market segment. Although Li Xuan has been asking the Oriental Research Institute to increase investment in the research and development of sp chips in recent years, there is still a big technical gap with Texas Instruments.

The sp chip is an indispensable basic device in the future mobile communication era and Internet era. But in 1986, sales in the entire sp market totaled less than $50 million. The potential of sp has not yet begun to be discovered. It is still a small project among the many product departments of Deyi Company, so Li Xuan wants to pick up a big leak from Deyi Company.

But Li Xuan is a smart person, and not all the others are fools. For example, Mr. Jenkins in front of him has worked in the semiconductor industry for 28 years, and he may not have seen the future development prospects of sp.

It's just that even if Jenkins thinks that sp has a lot of development prospects, he may not be able to guess that it will become the most important backbone supporting the performance of the entire Texas Instruments company in 20 years. Therefore, as long as Li Xuan gives enough benefits in exchange, the current sp is by no means a non-sale product of Deyi.

"Mr. Li Xuan~www.readwn.com~ May I ask what aspects of Oriental Group's purchase of our sp department will be used?" The team manager Ryan had already left early, and only Li Xuan and Jenkins were left in the box, so he finally tried asked.

At present, sp is only used in speech synthesis and codecs, but these businesses are not the core of Dongfang Group. It is impossible for Li Xuan to negotiate with Deyi for the sake of marginal business.

"From the emergence of ARPANET in the late 1960s to the construction of the ns backbone network in the early 1980s, the global Internet technology is developing rapidly! Aikang, a subsidiary of the Oriental Group, has begun to develop network technology since its inception. Research.

Icon's recently launched modem has become an indispensable tool for individual users to connect to the Internet. The sp chip is the core of the modem. Aikang intends to develop the layout in the coming Internet era, so it wants to reach an acquisition agreement with Texas Instruments! "Li Xuan explained to Jenkins very frankly the role of sp in the modem.

"Mr. Li Xuan, to tell you the truth, Deyi is also optimistic about the development of the Internet era. What price are you prepared to pay if you want us to give up a business that has great potential in the future!" Jenkins was undeniable. said. (To be continued..)