bloom america

Chapter 174 August 1966

"Kate, it's time to eat."

Mother Emma has already prepared the meal.

"OK."

Catherine came out of the room.

These days, she has been staying in New York to observe the progress of things.

Lunch is steak.

Catherine watched the TV at home.

What is playing on TV is a ballet performance.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. It's just that I haven't danced ballet in a few years."

Catherine shrugged. Although she didn't like ballet, she was considered a professional at least.

But after not skipping it for so long, Catherine suddenly felt itchy in her heart.

"Business is always more important." Emma is almost forty years old, but because of proper maintenance, she doesn't look old.

While watching TV and eating steak, Catherine began to think again.

The Internet is indeed a good medicine for the planned economy. But the question is whether the Soviet Union will use it in the planned economy.

But even so, the collapse of the Soviet Union may not be too late. After all, the Soviet Union was destroyed by themselves.

"Forget it, whatever the Soviet Union loves, let's do that..."

It is most appropriate to describe the future situation of the Soviet Union as "hard to recover". When Brezhnev takes full power, this medal fan will lead the Soviet Union to destruction. Although Andropov behind him has the intention

The effect of the reforms was good, but he was a patient with diabetes, kidney disease, and liver disease. After him, Chernenko also died after more than a year after taking power. When Gorbachev came to power, this top man simply dismantled the Soviet Union.

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If Andropov and Chernenko were allowed to live a few more years, the collapse of the Soviet Union would at least not be the same as it was before, with tens of trillions ruthlessly plundered by the West.

But if those two guys live a little longer, Catherine will have a headache. She is also a "Western capitalist"...

"What happened to the Soviet Union?" Emma looked a little strange as she looked at Catherine talking to herself.

"Nothing, I just think the Soviet Union is too big. It would be better if it was divided into several countries." Catherine replied absently. In fact, what she just said did not pass through her head at all.

"Yeah?"

"Absolutely." Catherine felt that it was a bit painful to talk about the Soviet Union at home, and then quickly changed the topic.

"Mom, do you want to go to my villa? The house is big there and the scenery is beautiful."

"Last time I heard your father say that he bought 1,500 acres of wetland there just for hunting... Oh, he has never been there even once," Emma complained first.

"I still prefer to stay in New York, but if I have the chance, it's not impossible to go to California."

Emma finally rejected Catherine's proposal.

In fact, Catherine had already been mentally prepared.

After all, this is what parents in Europe and the United States are like. They believe that their children need to be more independent. Of course, there are also a small number of parents who dote on their children.

After eating, Catherine picked up the newspaper that her father had read when he went out in the morning.

But as soon as she opened the newspaper, Catherine burst into laughter.

"Fewer Billionaires, More Millionaires"

The title is embarrassing, at least Catherine thinks so.

Shaking her head, Catherine stood up.

"In the morning, I went to Manhattan. There was a parade there again. Kate, please be careful when you go to the city."

Catherine nodded.

"Anti-war again?"

"That's right."

Catherine also nodded.

The United States' Vietnam War was actually a far-sighted and long-term plan.

Let’s not look at the quality of this plan for now.

A large part of Americans today still hold isolationist ideas and believe that they have no connection with foreign countries and that they can do whatever they like.

Why should we sacrifice our people to fight for them?

This trend of thought has continued into the 21st century.

And even in the 21st century, there are still many people who hold this idea. One of the results is that Americans are indifferent to the outside world. Many people don’t even know which country is where. Some people even ask how to drive by themselves.

Jokes about traveling to Australia...

"I really don't know how long the Vietnam War will last..." Emma also shook her head.

Perhaps because they are immigrants, Emma and Bruce actually don't care too much about people's livelihood issues in the United States. They hold a neutral attitude towards many issues.

Because they are like this, it is said that "the one who is close to red is red", and Catherine is almost the same now.

Whether it is the United States or the Soviet Union, she does not have much emotional hostility... This is somewhat like those big transnational capitalists.

"It depends on when our government will step down," Catherine said.

But what she said was quite ironic.

The result of multi-party governance is policy incoherence. Although those behind the scenes are big capitalists, the biases between parties are different.

"Oh, by the way, Kate. I recently found some old photos from the past."

Emma suddenly thought of something, and then went to the room and took out some photos.

"Look, Kate, when you were born."

Emma took out a photo of a very cute little baby.

"this is me?"

When Catherine first came to this world, her feelings were still very vague. She even felt that the memory of that time was even further away than her previous life.

"Yes, when you were just born. Just a few days before you were born, I encountered a car accident. I was really scared at that time. But, thank God, you finally came to this world safely."

Although my family is full of atheists, words such as "Thank God" and "Oh, my God" are basically mantras.

Just like the Chinese saying "my god", "oh god" and the like, they all mean the same thing.

"Is this the father from that time?"

Catherine saw a somewhat frivolous young man, who was somewhat similar to the current Bruce.

But something different from the current Bruce is that the Bruce in the photo looks younger and does not have the sense of stability now.

"Yes, the gap between now and now is really big." Emma also seemed to be missing that time a little.

Being with each other all the time, such subtle changes are always hard to see. But after more than ten years, when I took out the old photos from that time and compared them, I found that the differences were getting bigger and bigger.

After looking through some photos, Catherine returned to the house.

The Vietnam War was ongoing, and Catherine's umbrella was also expanding. She felt that the umbrella company's business seemed to be able to expand further.

Winning over some Vietnam veterans seems like a good idea.

Those retired soldiers are often discriminated against in the country, and it is difficult for veterans to find jobs, and many people end up becoming beggars because of this.

But Catherine's company happens to be in need of such veterans.

Can I open a security company by myself in Southeast Asia such as the Philippines?

For the monkeys in Southeast Asia, being able to hire retired American soldiers as their bodyguards is a very popular thing. Based on this, the company can make a profit without losing money.

And this is also very helpful in building veterans' goodwill towards their company.

In the end, Catherine decided to write down her vision for the future into a plan, and then sent it to her father, Bruce. Without his nod, Catherine could not point fingers at the Umbrella Company.

In addition, what Catherine still has to do is to take the gun license test.

In many places in the United States, it is legal to carry guns, and Catherine also wanted to get a gun for fun. And if she encountered an emergency, she was fully capable of protecting herself.

Time passed by in such a leisurely manner that it was mid-August.

The Microsoft II computer's network testing is quite perfect. After using IPv6 technology and optical fiber network, it can also ensure the stability and smoothness of data transmission.

After all, the ternary computer is just an idea. The binary computer has been developed into the 21st century in history.

However, Catherine still established a department within the company dedicated to the development of ternary computers. This department was completely independent and was specifically designed to study the ternary computer imagined by Catherine.

On the other hand, although the Microsoft II computer is about to be released, the new generation of computers still needs to be studied.

Technical reserves are necessary, just like Intel in Catherine's world. Although they already have very high-end CPUs, what they release on the market are not those high-end products. These products are placed in the laboratory and wait until

It will only be used when necessary. For example, every time AMD releases a new CPU in that world, if Intel feels that the CPU is enough to threaten its own market, it will release new technology.

The same is true for Catherine. The research on new technologies must be carried out first. In this way, if any manufacturer launches a new type of computer, if you do not have the technical reserves and technical advantages, it will only be a tragedy in the end.

Catherine predicts that the next computer will have a separate operating system.

She wants to develop an independent version of the phoenix system.

Today's computers, strictly speaking, are very different from later computers, but in order to make her computer more in line with today's reality, Catherine can only do this.

In addition, Catherine is also preparing to set up an independent subsidiary dedicated to researching software and operating systems.

Catherine thought it would be better to call the company "Microsoft", but a Microsoft computer and a Microsoft software company sounded a bit strange.

At this time, Catherine realized that her bad taste sometimes caused her some trouble.

"It seems that the next generation of computers should be renamed... How about calling it Lenovo? ASUS?" Catherine's unscrupulous idea popped up again.

"Forget it, let's call it Apple..."