Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Carter is only 56 years old this year, and he is in the golden age of political elites. Tang Huan is fully confident that the other party will not be content to the ordinary life after leaving office.

The same was true in the original time and space. Carter was silent for a short period of time before he became active again and engaged in busy political, economic and social activities.

Except for his colleagues, like Reagan, who was very simple because of their advanced age, they actually followed this line. Perhaps Clinton was the most obvious example.

There has always been a popular joke among Americans: President Carter was more competent when he was not president than when he was president; Clinton was more competent when he was president than when he was not president.

It can be seen that Carter's level of utilization of waste heat is not generally high.

"Tang, this matter sounds very meaningful, but I need to think about it carefully." Carter pondered for a moment, then slowly said his decision.

"It should be, not to mention Mr. President is still busy with official duties." Tang Huan smiled and nodded, expressing understanding.

There is no face-to-face rejection, which is a positive attitude. After all, the president has to be reserved. Tang Huan, who is observant, naturally wants to give Carter face.

After a meal in the White House, Tang Huan’s trip would be over even if the mission was completed and the victory was over. He planned to take a trip to the 3 headquarters and knock on the heads of those directors.

...

I don’t know if Tang Huan is incompatible with the 3 character. This trip had to be temporarily cancelled because of a sudden, higher priority issue, because Pan Am’s chairman and president, John Beckett, formally proposed it. Want to meet Tang Huan.

After Lianmei went public and raised funds in 1957. The insurance giant Pan Am bought 98% of its shares in 1967. Lianmei has become a part of its own huge industrial group.

Although ea has purchased 40% of the shares of Lianmei from Pan Am before, the proportion of the remaining shares in Pan Am still guarantees its sufficient right to speak.

Therefore, if Tang Huan wanted to take Lianmei under his command, he could only pinch his nose and be yelled at by others from the far east coast to the west coast.

"I was overwhelmed by the time I was investigating insurance companies for employee insurance plans, and Pan American personnel came to visit." Tang Huan, who was standing at the window, listened to Chambers.

From here, we can see that construction workers and machinery are busy nervously on the construction site not far away.

Zheru's office space has long been insufficient. But it was not until recently that the nearby land was discussed.

After all, it is not a simple word "demolition" that can solve all problems. There are many interests that need to be coordinated.

But in order to create this new technological community centered on philosophers, Cupertino, a small city, is still very enthusiastic and cooperative.

"Why, many insurance companies are interested in our insurance plans?" Tang Huan walked back to his seat.

"This is inevitable. Someone is already predicting that our number of employees will exceed 10,000 in the next two years and become another big man in Silicon Valley. The potential of this business is self-evident." Chambers nodded. .

"Experts always like to be roundworms in other people's stomachs." Tang Huan sighed contemptuously. "Pan Am won't be interested in this business too. Anyway, it doesn't make sense for Lianmei to stay in his hands, so he just sighed. Raising the grass and hitting the rabbits-----piggyback and win another business."

"I think so." Chambers laughed.

At this time, the subordinates had prepared the information, and Tang Huan got up and rushed to San Francisco.

...

The Pan American Headquarters-the Pan American Pyramid, is located in the historic financial district of San Francisco-Montgomery. Calculated according to the price of 10 years ago, the building cost 32 million U.S. dollars. The construction began in 1969 and was completed in 1972. With a total of 48 floors and a height of 260 meters, it is the tallest skyscraper and postmodernist building in San Francisco, and it is currently one of the 100 tallest buildings in the world.

Because of the shape of the pyramid of the building, the Transamerica Pyramid has become one of the most important elements of the San Francisco skyline.

Just like the shapes of "pants" and "long trousers" in the original time and space, this innovative design by the architect William Pereira met quite a lot of opposition during the planning and construction, and even abuse.

The building is shaped like a pyramid on four sides, with an elevator shaft on the east and a stairwell on the west. The highest point is 64.6 meters with a spire.

At the top of the spire is a virtual viewing platform with cameras installed in four directions. There are four monitors in the lounge where visitors can control the direction and distance.

The Pan American Pyramid is enough to attract people’s attention. This precisely reflects John Beckett’s philosophy of managing Pan Am, that is, to build a well-known brand. This is why he forced the films released by United American to be marked with Pan Am, and even wanted to make The reason why Lianmei directly changed its name to Pan American Pictures.

Unfortunately, John Beckett’s wishful thinking did not come true. He was resisted by the middle and high-level leaders of United States, and he clamored for United States to become an independent film company again.

John Beckett's attitude was very tough. In 1978, the contradictions intensified irretrievably, forcing these key U.S. figures to leave collectively. As a result, the U.S. leadership was replaced and Andy Albert took the post.

Everyone turns around when the earth leaves, and John Beckett's idea has been confirmed.

Andy Albert did a very good job in 1979. United States has achieved great success in the four films "", "manhattan", "" and "".

However, under the over-expansion of confidence, Lianmei fell into a bruised face this year on the US$4,400 investment in "Heaven's Gate".

After seeing this situation, John Beckett stopped reporting any illusions about Lianmei, and he had forced the management of Lianmei to leave collectively before, which had a bad influence in Hollywood. It is not an exaggeration to say that he had been at odds with Hollywood. The movie business has become a tasteless one. Tasteless to eat. There is no need to hold it in your hand anymore.

On a huge desk. Put a balance sheet of Pan Am. Among the billions of huge assets, Lianmei only occupies a small table.

John Beckett took the pen and crossed out Lianmei’s name blankly, announcing that the company was one of the eight largest Hollywood companies and was removed from Pan Am.

It can be said that John Beckett is fully qualified to regard Lianmei as an abstract and cold number.

You know, it was under his leadership that Pan Am started from an obscure private holding company. It has grown into today's financial giant with diversified operations and high brand awareness.

John Beckett became the chairman and president of Pan Am in 1960. During his tenure, Pan Am’s revenue increased by 20 times and became one of the 100 largest companies in the United States. In his hands, he controls airlines and budgetrent-a-Budge Car Rental. Company, namely Delaval Turbine, Insurance Company.

Little United States. He really didn't see it in his eyes, but how to maximize the benefits is a question worth considering.

...

Tang Huan came to the Pan American Headquarters of the Pan American Pyramid at 600 Montgomery Street. After meeting John Beckett, the other party spoke very simply, "I want to buy the remaining shares of United American. No problem, but I am very interested in ea."

I have to say that John Beckett, who is 62 years old this year, is old and strong, and he is extremely strong.

Tang Huan stretched out his finger and pointed upwards, and replied faintly, "This Pan American Pyramid looks pretty good, and I am more interested."

John Beckett froze for a moment, and then smiled disapprovingly, "Young man, do you know the original cost of this building and the current asset value?"

"This month is the last month of 1980. Do you know how much ea's sales will reach this year?" Tang Huan asked calmly.

"Ea is not a listed company, how would I know." John Beckett suppressed the momentum of the young man in front of him, and he took a good time to continue: "But I heard that there will be hundreds of millions of dollars, and the company has only been established for more than a year. , It’s amazing to be able to achieve such an achievement. This is why I am interested."

"Ea is already a global company, and its sales in the North American market this year will definitely exceed 1 billion US dollars." Tang Huan replied solemnly, "In other words, ea's financial situation is very good, and there is no shortage. Capital, and no intention to introduce investors."

Hearing this, the expression on John Beckett's face became stiff, staring at Tang Huan's eyes, and he began to ponder.

Tang Huan's eyes gradually became sharper, "You are interested in ea, I am very honored. However, I am here today, I just want to briefly talk about the acquisition of Lianmei, and I don't want to involve other aspects."

"Lianmei is insignificant to Pan Am. You can wait for a while to see the situation and wait for the price to be sold." John Beckett said slowly.

"If Pan Am really plans to do this, it doesn't matter. The 40% of the shares that ea bought for more than 100 million can still remain in its hands. It is not bad for the money, and Lianmei is a listed company. , There are no opportunities for stock trading.” Tang Huan said as he stood up and left.

"The remaining 58% of United American stocks, how much is ea willing to invest in the acquisition?" John Beckett hurriedly changed the subject and mentioned substantive issues.

"Just refer to the price of the 40% shares before. You know, "Heaven's Gate" invested 44 million US dollars, and the box office was only more than 3 million US dollars, which is twice the original estimate of the media. It is a pity. It's meaningless. This shortfall is very tricky." Tang Huan shook his head again and again with a regretful expression on his face, "In addition, we can make a one-time cash transaction, so we should discuss the price."

Seeing Tang Huan performing hypocritically there, John Beckett's nose was almost crooked with anger.

The reason why Pan Am sold 40% of Lianmei shares was to share the risk of investing in Lianmei. At the same time, it thought that ea was a nouveau riche, and it would be better to pull one into the water.

Unexpectedly, this transaction has now turned into a price ceiling for the sale of Lianmei. If I knew this a long time ago, then wait until now. The 98% of the shares will be sold as a whole.

John Beckett decided to let go of this topic for now. Strive for another goal. "I heard that the company under your name is starting a small project for employee insurance?"

"It's true. However, this project should not be considered small, and the company's scale is expanding rapidly. It is only a matter of a few years for the number of employees to exceed 10,000." Tang Huan's expression on his face seemed to be a smile, always making people laugh. Feel a sense of irony in it.

John Beckett looked uncomfortable, but helpless, so he decided. Simply open the skylight and say something bright, "Pan Am is a well-known large company operating insurance business. How about handing this order directly to us?"

"Is this an additional condition for the acquisition of Lianmei?" Tang Huan raised his eyebrows. "We originally planned to tender and hand it over to Pan Am. Will the service quality be guaranteed?"

"Is the service quality guaranteed? This question is simply a joke." John Beckett's face showed arrogance, "Do you think that the Pan Am brand is so unfounded?"

"There, it's our new company, it looks a little shallow." Tang Huan smiled slyly. "I think that the office model of the established company Pan Am should keep pace with the times. Some high-tech elements have been introduced in the business process. The use of the second-generation Fangyuan computer will definitely help Pan Am to further improve the quality of service."

"It's a good idea, it's worth considering." John Beckett took a look at the information in his hand. "You have said that ea will seek to go public as soon as possible. Even if ea does not need investors now, it still needs to introduce investors. Then It’s better to allow Pan Am to invest in a sum of money before that."

"Does Pan Am want to learn from the investment miracle Xerox has created in Apple? You really took pains to collect information." Tang Huan nodded clearly, "Yes, I allow a certain legal period before ea goes public. Let Pan Am invest $1 million, that's interesting enough."

"The one million quota is a little less..." John Beckett shook his head.

"Then when will Pan Am start using the second-generation Fangyuan computer?" Tang Huan intercepted John Beckett's words.

"It seems that there is no such precedent for the use of personal computers in large financial institutions?" John Beckett spread his hands seemingly innocently.

"Isn't it better to be a pioneer in the industry to improve your brand image?" Tang Huan pressed fiercely.

After all, John Beckett is an old man who is over sixty years old. No matter how strong he is, he cannot stop Tang Huan's continuous spirit. Now he obviously can't resist the young man's eloquent eloquence. "I think that the purchase price of Lianmei should not violate business rules to set an upper limit, otherwise, it is better to keep the shares in your hands."

"You are too optimistic. Pan Am was unrealistic and tough before and forced the United States to leave collectively. He has already let his reputation on Hollywood's stinky streets." Tang Huan unceremoniously revealed the shortcomings of the other party. "You didn’t find out that after the "Gate of Heaven" had lost everything, everyone’s gloating attitude was not generally obvious. I dare to predict that if Pan Am continues to hold on to Lianmei, it will only increase. It’s getting worse and worse. When that happens, even ea will have to give up and stay away."

John Beckett's face was darkened to the bottom of the pot, his eyes filled with anger, and Tu said inwardly: "Since ea feels that he can act as the savior and save United States, then take the insurance order and ea's previous investment rights. Additional conditions to exchange."

"It was a very simple acquisition, but you designed it to be so complicated." Tang Huan shook his head reluctantly, "How many second-generation Fangyuan computer systems will Pan Am purchase?"

"The second generation of Fangyuan Computer intends to open the way to enter the financial field through Pan Am. It is too beautiful. Pan Am doesn't want to risk being an experimental mouse." John Beckett sneered, his eyes flashed "already." See through you" mockingly.

Tang Huan slapped the table impatiently, "Since everyone's hole cards are showing up, then quickly do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. If both sides have a bargain, then continue talking, otherwise, it will take two shots. Like now Such a waste of saliva stars is simply disrespect for time."

...

A few days later, the "Asian Weekly", an English-language newspaper of San Francisco Fang's newspaper, took the lead in revealing a blockbuster news.

Tang Huan, a young Chinese business leader, invested 300 million US dollars to buy Lianmei, one of the eight largest companies in Hollywood, from the insurance giant Pan American.

In addition, a new entertainment group, Yanle Entertainment Group ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, was formally announced and headquartered in San Francisco. Tang Huan personally served as the chairman of the board of directors, and Mikhail Kogan served as the chairman.

Yanle Entertainment Group has three companies: Electronic Arts and Hawkins; United States, Andy Albert; and Oakland Raiders, whose manager is also held by Mikhail Kogan.

At the same time, the "San Francisco Chronicle", which has a wider distribution, further reported in detail the Yanle Entertainment Group headquartered in San Francisco.

The "Los Angeles Times" introduced and commented on the incident, many of which were sour and banter.

"I have to say that our cute California technology monster always surprises people. After buying a sports toy, I bought an entertainment toy in Hollywood. However, this entertainment toy seems to have some quality problems, and I don’t know. Can the little tech monster fix it."

"But anyway, Hollywood should welcome this new friend, our cute little California tech monster." (To be continued...)

...

...()