bloom america

Chapter 190 Veteran’s Past

Little Watson is in a good mood today.

The production lines for laser discs and flat-screen TVs that support RGB mode have already begun operation. On December 1, new TV sets and video disc players will be put on the market.

Little Watson hired a headhunting company, and then spent a very high price to get two researchers from Catherine's company who were studying VCD, and with their help, he finally completed the laser disc.

On December 1st, our products will be put into the sales line.

VCD has been developed. If it cannot seize the market faster, IBM will be in trouble when the other party forms a certain monopoly.

This time, Watson Jr. has joined forces with Moto and Japanese manufacturers to attack the Ark Group in order to suppress this newly rising force.

As businessmen, they have keen vision. Ark's expansion has been too unscrupulous and has affected the traditional fields of moto and IBM. This is very bad news for them.

Watson is very discerning. Although he cannot see the current situation, he can analyze the development trend of Ark based on the current situation.

In fact, the person Watson wanted to poach at first was Sanders, but he didn't expect that Sanders would immediately reject the higher offer he offered.

As for Seymour Clay, he simply left a sentence: "I was born to fight against IBM. It is absolutely impossible for me to work for IBM."

As for Olson... he originally chose to start his own company because he couldn't stand IBM. Later, the company was acquired by Catherine.

As a result, it turned out that the people Watson wanted to poach were all his enemies. He could only do the next best thing and poach some technicians.

However, he did not expect that his trick was quite effective. The research speed of laser discs suddenly doubled. Coupled with the professional scientific research team under IBM, as well as the experience and creativity of Philips, laser discs became a success.

Already.

Although the 12-inch size of the laser disc is really too huge, compared to the four-disc VCD, the laser disc only requires two discs. In this regard, IBM has an advantage.

And Hollywood doesn't mind making an extra penny.

It's just that Warner and Universal have exclusive contracts with Intel, so Watson can't win them over, but even now, it's enough.

In addition, the flat-screen TVs developed by Moto and Sony and their own laser discs also have great potential.

…

In the United States, IBM's advertisements are overwhelming, but Catherine, who is far away across the ocean, is sitting in Kane's rented car.

Catherine looked at the sea on the far side of the road.

She looked at it for a while, then focused on Kane.

"Kane, why have I never seen you smile?"

Catherine asked suddenly.

"Don't you like to laugh?"

Kane does look cool, wearing a black suit, black sunglasses, and a scar on his face.

This is the living villain in the movie...

"The shrapnel damaged my nerves, so I couldn't laugh."

"Uh... I'm sorry, Kane." Catherine didn't expect this answer at all.

"It's nothing. I'm lucky to be able to survive."

“Are Vietnamese soldiers tough?”

"I can't say they are fierce, but they are really cunning. We almost don't like to communicate with the Vietnamese. Everyone may be an attacker. Some children will even rush up with grenades..." Kane's voice

Somewhat low.

"Child?" Elsa covered her mouth. She obviously didn't expect that the Vietnam battlefield would be so cruel.

"Yes. Once when we were passing through a village, we were attacked by a sniper. The other party's shooting skills were extremely accurate. Each shot directly penetrated the heads of my companions..."

"What happened in the end?"

Catherine asked.

"I killed her."

The word Kane used was "she", which means that the sniper was actually a woman.

"The other party...is a woman?"

"Yes, the rest of us hid. In the end, her leg was injured by me, and she ran out of bullets. But when we got close to her, we didn't expect that she still had a bullet tied to her body.

Grenade, and finally wanted to die with me."

"Is this the reason for your injury?" Catherine asked.

"No, I shot her before she could pull off the grenade. My injury was caused by... an airstrike."

Catherine was astonished.

"Air raid? Does North Vietnam have this capability?"

"No...it was an accidental injury by one of our own..."

Kane did not continue speaking, but remained silent, and the car suddenly became quiet.

At this time, the United States had a compulsory military service system. If you evaded military service, you would most likely be punished. Many people had no choice but to go to the battlefield. Even Bruce Lee almost became a soldier.

Although it is a compulsory military service system, Americans generally maintain an indifferent or even hostile attitude towards these returning veterans.

Human beings are blindly obedient creatures. As long as they have an outlet, they will do it without mercy, even if they hurt people who are more pitiful than themselves.

American veterans are often the ones who get hurt.

"Kane, what do you think of this war?"

Catherine seemed to find the silence awkward.

"...This is an unjust war, but if it can win, it will definitely be good news for the United States. But unfortunately, I can't see the dawn of victory in this war."

"oh?"

Catherine really didn't expect that the other party's view was this.

"Okay, miss, we've arrived."

Just as he was talking, the car had arrived at its destination.

"OK, all right."

Catherine decided to come back and talk to Kane again when she had the chance.

Next, Catherine will go diving. After diving, Catherine will go to the island rented by Kane to have fun.

In the following time, Catherine received the guidance of the diving instructor to learn the basic skills of diving. Then, she dived into the seabed and began the "undersea walking tour".

The sea water is not deep, and the sunlight shines through, so you can see clearly through your diving glasses.

This place was like a fairy tale world, and Catherine immediately thought of mermaids. But unfortunately, there are no such beautiful creatures in this world.

After snorkeling, Catherine and Elsa came to a small island in the Great Barrier Reef specifically for sightseeing by people like Catherine.

The Great Barrier Reef is beautiful, unimaginably beautiful.

Especially when you are on an uninhabited island, looking at the endless sea, you are surrounded by the sound of waves crashing on the beach, and there is nothing else.

This feeling is like a spiritual sublimation.

The island where Catherine is located is an island similar to a half-moon, but it also looks like a mallet, with both ends being large.

"When I get rich, I will buy an island in the South Pacific, a small island that belongs only to us~"

Catherine looked very happy.

“The coral reef is so beautiful.”

Elsa is still recalling the underwater diving activities of the past few days.

"But there's more beauty waiting for us, isn't there?"

This is a hut made of trees, with only gauze curtains hanging around as walls.

This is considered a camp on an isolated island.

Although it is simple, there is a contact phone number. If you call the staff, you can feel here in as little as half an hour.

There is also a speedboat here, and if you want to go back, it will only take less than an hour. There are also patrol boats out there, so it doesn't matter if you get lost.

"Come on, Elsa, try on this swimsuit."

Catherine took out a swimsuit that was sexy but not conservative.

Elsa looked at the black swimsuit she had just taken out, then looked at Catherine's white swimsuit, and froze there.

"Well……"

"Come on~" Catherine pulled Elsa into this swimsuit.

Catherine also changed into a bikini with a thin ribbon, prepared a cold drink, then took sunglasses and a telescope, and then went to the deserted beach with Elsa.

The blue water and the beautiful coral reefs on the shallow sea under the sun are unique landscapes that cannot be seen in other places.

Although there are only two people on the island, parasols and leisure beds are ready, and not far away, a hammock is tied between two coconut trees, which looks really good.

Catherine didn't let Kane come over, this was purely her "territory".

The sun is scorching in the sky, but when the sea water reaches your knees, the cool feeling makes you extremely comfortable.

"so comfortable."

Catherine simply did it and let the sea water cover her body, leaving only her head.

But on the side, Elsa became embarrassed.

"Uh... I'd better go in and change into a swimsuit..."

Elsa looked a little embarrassed.

"What's wrong?"

Catherine looked over and found that Elsa's swimsuit turned translucent after being soaked in water...

"No need, Elsa, there's no one else here, and it's quieter than Hawaii, so it doesn't matter if you take them all off~"

Catherine dragged Elsa along, which she really found funny.

"But, these clothes have turned into this..."

Obviously, this is Lisa's masterpiece, and only Lisa would carelessly use this kind of material that becomes transparent when soaked in water to make swimwear.

"It doesn't matter, I'll be with you..."

Catherine smiled ambiguously, and then kissed her.

Elsa struggled for a while, then stopped.

When their lips parted, she lowered her head shyly.

"Kate."

Elsa suddenly spoke at this time.

"What?"

"Is it really okay for us to be like this? We...we are all..."

"You are mine, Elsa. Now, always will be, and always will be."

Catherine held Elsa in her arms...