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Chapter 146 Trip Canceled

The ship crossed the Taiwan Strait and then arrived in Hong Kong.

To be honest, Catherine didn't have a very clear impression of Hong Kong before the handover. She just remembered that she had watched countless Hong Kong police and gangster movies in her previous life.

It seems that from the 1980s to the 1990s, the Hong Kong film industry was controlled by the underworld.

Of course, this is just Catherine's impression of Hong Kong. She doesn't know clearly whether the real situation is like this.

Before Catherine came, she also conducted a small investigation into Hong Kong. She found that the current film industry in Hong Kong is basically controlled by Shanghainese. Most of them are Mandarin films, which are very different from the Cantonese films of the 1980s.

different.

However, Catherine was not sure how many people on the streets of Hong Kong could speak Mandarin.

In fact, when Catherine came to Hong Kong, she had a little bit of caution.

That is, in the future, especially in ten years, Hong Kong will become a springboard to a broader market. But it is almost 1966 now, and Catherine does not want to go there yet.

When she arrived in Hong Kong, Catherine found that there were many people wearing cheongsam here.

In the modern sense, the cheongsam was originally a fashion improved by the Republic of China that combined Western clothing. Because of the combination of Western elements, people in Europe and the United States generally think that the cheongsam is very good, so the cheongsam has become an international garment.

However, most of the local youth in Hong Kong have a hippie style, wearing bell-bottom pants, toad mirrors, and cheongsam. Many of them are Westerners.

"What a strange place."

This was Catherine's first impression of Hong Kong after getting off the ship.

Westerners follow the Eastern route, and Easterners follow the Western route. No matter how you look at it, it feels incongruous, but it is so reasonable in this place.

"Miss."

Just as Catherine was looking around, the security guard who had arrived in Hong Kong first was already waiting there. He was wearing a black car, a black suit, and black sunglasses. He looked so cool no matter how he looked.

Due to her own impression of Hong Kong, Catherine had arranged for more than ten members of the umbrella to come here in advance.

"Um."

Catherine nodded towards the person who greeted her.

"Are you Kane?"

The other party nodded towards Catherine.

The man was about thirty years old and had a scar on his face, which was left on the battlefield in Vietnam.

Kane was seriously injured in Vietnam and was likely to be disabled for life, so he retired after the injury. What I didn't expect was that Kane's recovery was quite good, and he didn't even have any sequelae.

The shrapnel scars and scars on his face were all the injuries caused to him by the Vietnam War.

After that, this person joined the umbrella company.

Now, he is responsible for Catherine's entire trip in Hong Kong.

Catherine thought this person was quite good, and she even considered whether he could be her personal bodyguard.

The Kowloon area is probably the most chaotic place in Hong Kong right now, so Catherine has not considered going there for the time being. Most of her itinerary is on Hong Kong Island.

After changing into her last cheongsam, Catherine's trip to Hong Kong began.

But soon, Catherine became disappointed. Hong Kong Ocean Park had not even started planning, and Disneyland did not even know where it would be.

On the street, if it's a big road, it's fine, but if it's a small alley, it means it's dirty and messy.

Hong Kong is also known as a shopping paradise. There are no tariffs on goods here, and some are even cheaper than in the country of origin... But what does the price mean to Catherine?

The only thing left was to eat. Hong Kong’s food was also a very important reason that attracted Catherine. Since there weren’t many fun places, Catherine decided that she would at least eat all over Hong Kong.

By the way, maybe meet Jin Yong? Maybe things will be interesting?

But unfortunately, before Catherine's plan even started, New York called. This call forced Catherine to cancel her next trip.

First, two pieces of good news.

The first one is the ratings of "Harry Potter". After the first episode was broadcast, the response was unexpectedly good.

"Harry Potter" has a wide range of fans. Although it is an animated film, they have not given up.

Moreover, after seeing the unique scenes of Catherine, they generally thought it was very good. Among young audiences, Catherine also attracted many viewers who had not seen the original work.

Just like children like those mature Barbie dolls, Catherine's pictures also have a "mature" feeling, which produces a similar effect and is liked by children.

The second good news is that "American Idol", with Elvis as the finale, has finally begun.

Today's American society can be said to be all about money. The American Dream is the equivalent of being famous and rich.

Catherine not only provided the first place with a high bonus of 200,000 US dollars - almost equivalent to 1 million in 2010 - but also Elvis Presley's personal presence and a contract with Warner Records.

Warner Records can be said to be an iconic record company in Hollywood.

"Win-win" is my final goal. Instead of constantly making enemies, it is better to turn all potential enemies into allies. It is never feasible to take over everything, and I cannot have a hostile relationship with Hollywood.

However, the auditions for "American Idol" have just begun. Although there are a large number of applicants, it will take some time to wait and see.

Warner Records values ​​"American Idol" not for this show, to be precise, it should be for Katherine's Angel TV and DreamWorks, but Katherine has the confidence to give the other party a surprise.

But besides these two good news there are two bad news.

——IBM launched the development of laser discs and began to study its own video format.

And all the patent teams they sent to Intel were withdrawn.

It was precisely because of this incident that Catherine decided to return to China early.

Of course, Catherine's next move is ready.

When dealing with business giants like IBM, Catherine kept a cautious eye.

Catherine has actually successfully misled IBM.

Optical discs are not just used for playing videos. As long as the bit error rate is reduced, it can be made into a data disc.

On the other hand, the research on fluorescent optical discs was also rejected. The Office of Quality Supervision and Management believed that such a high storage capacity is simply not suitable for today, and the cost is too high.

In fact, this is also the view of Sanders and others. If you want to reverse this outcome, Catherine must personally go into battle.

The development of multimedia is an important step in the development of modern computers. It is precisely because of multimedia that computers have greater demand for storage capacity. If you want to convince them, you must start from this aspect.

Travel is important, but Catherine's big plans and strategies are even more intolerant of mistakes.

Although it is a pity, Catherine still has to return to China.