Chapter 374: A Shrewd Couple

Looking at the high-spirited Tang Huan, Ted Turner said with admiration: "I heard that Fangyuan Computer will be launched at the end of this year and early next year. By then, there will be an IBM on the West Coast. (November first release)"

"It's not that exaggerated." Tang Huan smiled and waved his hands, "Actually, the development prospect of CNN is also extremely bright."

"Then express your detailed opinion." Ted Turner, who was scratched, urged.

"I'm an outsider, so I don't dare to talk nonsense." Tang Huan pondered for a while, "I am optimistic about the network of the TV network, or I am interested in all networks."

"Is it the same as your purpose of acquiring Pacific Bell?" Ted Turner asked curiously.

Tang Huan nodded frankly, "My opinion is that TV networks and telecommunication networks will provide some of the same functions in the near future."

Ted Turner's father who committed suicide was very strict with his teenage son, so Ted Turner grew up in a special environment, and his temperament became more withdrawn.

But the more out of gregarious people are, the more they talk when they meet people with the right temper. Now, Ted Turner is like this with Tang Huan.

Obviously, Tang Huan's own aura is much stronger than Reagan's buff effect "Great Communicator", which really wins over Ted Turner.

After talking about the matter, Tang Huan hurried to the next stop, Wal-Mart's headquarters in Arkansas.

After trying Tang Huan's suggestion, Sam Walton benefited a lot from the company's management.

First of all, judging from the actual application performance of Fangyuan Computer, the stability of this hardware platform is no worse than that of established computer companies such as IBM, while its purchase cost, system maintenance cost and other capital investment are relatively reduced.

Secondly, Zheru's database and information management system are showing its strength more and more. Its in-depth multi-dimensional data mining function surpasses the simple traditional report analysis method too much. Data such as the sales status and future trends of various commodities, and various cost calculations can always be fed back to Sam Walton at the fastest speed, allowing this hardworking founder. Confidently reduce the number of visits to various branches by driving a private jet.

It can be said that Tang Huan is gradually replacing traditional computer companies such as IBM and becoming Wal-Mart's largest application solution provider.

Another thing I have to mention is that Tang Huan's idea of ​​Sam's Club store for Sam Walton has been proved to be amazing in attracting customers.

Although the sales profit has been greatly compressed, the sales contributed by Wal-Mart have attracted the attention of Wall Street, and the stock price has continued to rise.

The main purpose of Tang Huan's visit to Wal-Mart headquarters this time is to inspect his own technology and products, and what kind of practical assistance it provides for this model customer.

Among the welcome staff, Tang Huan saw a Caucasian woman in her 30s, and couldn't help being slightly taken aback. Isn't this the US First Lady Hillary Clinton in the original time and space?

"Don, this is Ms. Hillary Rodham, director of the company." Sam Walton introduced enthusiastically.

"No. Please call me Hillary Clinton." During the pleasantries, Hillary Clinton made a point of correction.

Hearing this, Tang Huan's heart moved slightly, and he murmured to himself, "The Clintons are competing for the governor's seat of Arkansas, and a new round has started."

As early as 1978, Bill Clinton, who had served as Attorney General of Arkansas for two years, won the title of "the youngest governor" at the age of 32 and won the position of governor of Arkansas.

Still, Bill Clinton's first term as governor was difficult. To face many difficulties.

So, in the midst of great opposition, he made various reforms. Such as the unpopular motor vehicle tax.

In addition, the then president, Jimmy Carter of the Democratic Party, was on the issue of setting up refugee camps in Cuba. He insisted on setting up refugee camps in Arkansas, which aroused voters' resentment and caused the Democratic Party's reputation in the state to plummet.

To add to the confusion, in 1980, some unscreened Cuban refugees managed to escape from prison.

As a result, after the expiration of the first governor's term in 1980, Bill Clinton lost his re-election campaign. Replaced by republican frank durward -- frank durward white.

After stepping down, Bill Clinton, in addition to calling himself "the youngest former governor" for self-mockery, focused on reflecting on his failure in political career, so he began to repair the relationship with the state government.

More importantly, he tried to forge new relationships with powerful business interests.

As Bill Clinton's most important insider, Hillary Rodham is also reviewing her own gains and losses.

Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham are the most representative couple of American elites, and they have their own careers.

Hilary Rodham is a strong woman. To give the most obvious example, she became a partner in the famous Ross law firm and earned more than her husband.

Out of her own political needs, Hillary Rodham, the wife of the governor, refused to change her husband's surname during Bill Clinton's first governor's term. Many controversies.

The education reform presided over by Hillary Rodham was also scolded by the state people, who called her the most vicious woman, and it was said to have set a fire in Bill Clinton's backyard.

Seeing that the time came to 1982, the two-year election for the governor of Arkansas started again, the ambitious Clintons started to act again, and Hillary Rodham also learned from the past and made self-changes, Taking her husband's surname, she started out as Hillary Clinton, publicly reinventing herself as the wife of a more traditional political figure.

It can be said that this can be regarded as a landmark event. After Tang Huan secretly verified it, he understood what would happen later.

This year, Bill Clinton won the election. Arkansas governor's term was revised and extended to four years.

In fact, this year's Arkansas governor's election, the situation is more favorable for the Clintons.

After Frank White defeated Bill Clinton in 1980 and took office, he immediately abandoned the reforms that Bill Clinton had made before. The widely opposed motor vehicle tax was repealed.

Although these measures won the hearts of the people, Frank? White later used the usual tactics of Republican politicians.

For example, employees of the power company are included in the committee that decides whether the power company will increase the fare.

Another example. Pass a rule that while teaching "Evolution" in the classroom, the same number of hours should be given to teach "Creation".

More importantly, Bill Clinton made reforms during his first term as governor. Some welfare facilities beneficial to the public were set up, but they were completely canceled by Frank White, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the state residents.

While their opponents frequently made foolish tricks, the Clintons were not idle. For example, Hillary Clinton, who continued her career as a lawyer, secretly established her own political power within the scope of her permission. She served as a director of Wal-Mart is an example up.

Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, both veterans in the legal field, naturally know how to stand alone in this kind of collusion between politics and business. Although the Baishuimen incident that happened in the future caused a lot of uproar, the two of them were still safe and sound, which showed that their skills were brilliant.

Thanks to the many outside reports brought about by the star halo of the couple in the original time and space, and the fact that the two gave speeches everywhere and published books one after another to peddle their own success theory, Tang Huan knew little about Hillary Clinton's situation. At least, seeing the all-round beauty of this strong woman is as interesting as watching an actor perform according to a script.

There is no doubt that Tang Huan, who owns several companies with promising prospects, meets Hillary Clinton's criteria for making friends with commercial interest groups. Although he currently has no investments in Arkansas.

You know, in the eyes of interested people, Tang Huan is not like the unrefined Silicon Valley nouveau riche who started by selling video game consoles as described by the media. Before the listing of ea, he had already become a billionaire through the listing of Apple, and now, he has already kicked out Apple and called the wind and rain in Silicon Valley.

More importantly. Tang Huan, who is very popular, has been safe and sound after several turmoil, which shows that he has established a firm foothold, and it is not an exaggeration to be described as a tycoon.

From Bill Clinton's first term as governor of Arkansas, Hillary Clinton has been active in organizations concerned with the welfare of children.

So, during the conversation, Hillary Clinton took an opportunity to interject her knowledge of the Shennong Foundation, and openly raised charitable donations.

Obviously, this is Hillary Clinton's cheering for Bill Clinton's election for governor this year. Tang Huan, who saw this, readily agreed without hesitation, and signed the check in person, showing a bold demeanor .

In addition, Hillary Clinton's professional quality in law is worthy of recognition. As the company grows bigger and bigger, the legal risks it faces are getting higher and higher. Seeing the future energy of the other party, he sent an invitation to visit San Francisco and Silicon Valley and serve as a legal consultant.

Hillary Clinton readily agreed and became the first female partner of Rose Law Firm, the third oldest law firm in American history, which gave her full confidence in her career.

After Hillary Clinton, who never claimed to be stealing the limelight, left, Robson Walton, Sam Walton's eldest son, said with a smile: "Bill Clinton has a great chance of winning the governor's election this term. Hillary Clinton ? Clinton will soon be First Lady of Arkansas again."

"That's right." Tang Huan didn't know how far the Clintons had reached in attracting local companies in Arkansas, so he didn't intend to get too involved, and quickly changed the topic to the focus of this trip, contacting them through a private satellite network system Feasibility of data flow in each branch.

In fact, Zheru has initially realized the technical solution and demonstrated it. Wal-Mart is mainly concerned about whether such an investment is worthwhile.

As for Sam Walton, who was so stingy that he was only willing to pay $5 for a haircut, Tang Huan didn't bother to lobby. Such an old man has a stubborn mind, and it's not good to talk too much. Dayton took himself to a Wal-Mart branch for a field trip.

In the mid-1980s in the original time and space, ibm, which had achieved great success from the personal computer market, accounted for 50% of its annual revenue from mainframes and minicomputers; 20% from personal computers; and 30% from others.

This "other" includes the printers, card readers and other equipment that Tang Huan saw at Wal-Mart. At present, in Tang Huan's industry, they are no less profitable than simple personal computers.

Tang Huan even personally operated the equipment produced by himself, and worked part-time at Wal-Mart for a while, experiencing the advantages and disadvantages of the products on the spot.

For a billionaire like Tang Huan, Robson Walton admired him for being able to go up and down like this.

"Entrepreneurs can do everything they want, isn't Mr. Sam the same." Tang Huan showed off his charisma.

However, Tang Huan did not perform for a long time before he received a notification that the high-end dedicated models of Fangyuan's personal computers, such as desktop publishing systems, were removed from the Ministry of Commerce's restricted sales list. Such a fast speed is enough to show that It is a bit modest for Li to hold a meeting to discuss with what he said at the beginning. The president's help is still very efficient.

At the same time, Tang Huan also received news that the military procurement competition had failed, and was attacked by his opponent on the grounds that "the United States' share in the supply of important parts is too low", and finally lost.

"It seems that it is necessary to build a semiconductor factory in the United States with the same specifications as the French fab1." Tang Huan calculated depressingly.

Fortunately, things went well for Wal-Mart. Sam Walton decided to build a private satellite network system, so Tang Huanbai didn't make a trip.

By the time Tang Huan returned to San Francisco after traveling around the eastern part of the United States, it was already March.

With the influx of personal workstations, network servers, supercomputers, notebook computers, and portable computers into Fangyuan Computer's product line, the company's operations will inevitably undergo tremendous changes.

For example, Fangyuan Computer needs to consider the same issues as IBM. Compared with the high profits of workstations and servers, the sales of personal computers are high, but the profits are limited and they occupy a lot of funds.

Tang Huan held meetings for several days in a row, discussing how to allocate the company's resources in a reasonable way, lest the personal computer with a well-designed layout end up making wedding dresses for others like IBM did.

Another problem that has become increasingly prominent is that as the company globalizes, Tang Huan needs to include members in his advisory team who can provide more comprehensive advice on international relations.

While he was so busy, another bad news came from Japan, which surprised Tang Huan. (To be continued.)

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