Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 47 Sands Gambling King Visits
Although the itinerary was a bit procrastinated during this trip to Asia, Tang Huan made a lot of money by enclosing land and recruiting talents, and he also made a fortune for himself along the way, which can be described as a worthwhile trip.

As soon as Tang Huan entered his office and sat down, Simeone and Chambers followed in and reported the company's recent situation.

Generally speaking, people inside the company are stable, and the work progress of each project team is very good. Externally, they are fighting tit-for-tat with competitors on various product lines. The dominance of application software on the two major platforms of Macintosh and CP/M is due to This chaotic battle has become more obvious.

Chambers laughed and told an anecdote that Rubinstein actually went to Apple to talk to Jobs about cooperation, but only got a "shit" reply. And finally.

Tang Huan sneered, "My position on Apple's board of directors is beyond what these clowns can imagine."

"Now the situation in the personal computer market is becoming clearer. Apple Computer is the most dazzling hardware manufacturer, and we are the largest independent software supplier. CGrid and WordEasy occupy the best-selling software positions in various computer magazines. It's been months." Chambers counted, wringing his fingers.

"This is just a temporary appearance. It's okay to use words to build momentum, but you must not be complacent in your heart. Let me assume that you will understand." Tang Huan poured cold water on Chambers head-on.

"If HP and IBM come out with their own branded PCs next year or the year after, customers will naturally trust their brand strength and adopt their computers, while our software products take time to adapt to changes in the underlying hardware architecture, which is Undoubtedly, there will be an opportunity to reshuffle the market, and if it is not done well, it will mean life and death."

Chambers immediately became serious, glanced at the banner on the wall that said "Zheru is always only 18 months away from bankruptcy", and said, "When I go back, I have to sound the alarm for the marketing and service personnel."

I have to say that capable subordinates like Simeone and Chambers who are also in tune with Tang Huan really relieved him.

"If you have free time, go to Apple for a while. One is to understand their project progress, and the other is to pay attention to their gains and losses in the process of preparing for listing. We can also learn from them." In Simon Before Ni and Chambers said goodbye and left, Tang Huan gave a special reminder.

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Tang Huan had just finished reading the two documents when Fan Ning, the steward of the ship queen, knocked on the door and walked in.

"Mr. Tang, I have operated silver futures according to your tips, and the income is not bad. This is my report, please read it." Fan Ning seemed more respectful than before.

Tang Huan waved his hand to signal the other party to sit down, and he took the document and read it.

Fan Ning, who was assigned to the futures market, was very serious about his work, and there was no trace of perfunctory in the documents. Tang Huan nodded secretly.

It's a pity that I don't have that much spare money at the moment, otherwise I can make multiple investments.

"Mr. Tang, my master thinks my current investment work is very interesting, so he allocated another 300 million US dollars to participate in it. Can you continue to give me some pointers." Fan Ning asked expectantly.

Tang Huan replied after reading the report, "Your ship king family has a lot of spare money, so let's continue to invest in silver. Remember to get out before the end of the year."

Fan Ning nodded, "Then besides silver, are there other investment projects?"

Tang Huan glanced at Fan Ning strangely, "Don't you read the news, Iran in the Middle East has been so turbulent this year, I believe there will be greater changes soon, and the price of crude oil will definitely be affected and soar, since there is spare money , then invest.”

"That's all?" Fanning asked back with a little disappointment.

"I can only analyze these materials, so be content, it's good to make money." Tang Huan nodded solemnly, then waved his hand, indicating that the other party can leave.

I was just a little jealous of the so-called Onassis curse, so I sent the ship queen's butler far away. I didn't expect the other party to work seriously, so Tang Huan shook his head helplessly.

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As soon as Fanning was dismissed, the front desk called and said that a man who called himself Sheldon Adelson wanted to meet with him about the COMDEX exhibition.

"Invite him to come up." Tang Huan raised his brows and ordered. He happened to have some ideas about the exhibition, so let's have a talk with the future King of Sands Gambling.

Sheldon Adelson was born in a Jewish family in Boston, USA in 1933.

At the age of 12, Adelson knew how to borrow 200 US dollars from his uncle as capital, rented two stalls, and started his business by selling newspapers on the street.

At the age of 30, Adelson went to New York to develop and engage in media advertising business.

In 1979, Adelson discovered that investment magazines could make money by holding exhibitions, so he founded a computer supplier exhibition in Las Vegas, namely COMDEX, through a computer magazine he invested in.

In the previous life, when Adelson accumulated wealth to its peak, he was second only to Gates and Buffett, ranking third.

However, this person has not developed yet, he is just an ordinary shrewd businessman, facing the imposing big boss Tang Huan, he has to consciously lower his posture.

According to the development of the original historical track, with the vigorous development of the computer industry in the 80s, and Adelson invited Gates, Jobs and other celebrities to give speeches, which heated up the atmosphere of the exhibition activities, COMDEX soon became the largest computer exhibition in the world .

After the great success of COMDEX, Adelson turned his idea of ​​making money to the hotel and gaming industry that provided the exhibitors to live.

In 1989, Adelson bought the old Sands Casino Hotel for $1.28 million and built the Sands Expo Center.This is the first exhibition center invested and owned by an individual in the United States. At this point, Adelson stepped into the gaming industry that he is not familiar with.

In 1991, Adelson began to conceive of replicating the water capital of Venice, Italy, in the desert of Nevada, USA.

To this end, he spared no expense to invite architectural historians and painters to participate in the hotel design.There is a 4-kilometer indoor canal in the hotel, and the famous Canal Square is on the bank of the river.

In 1995, for the investment plan of the Venetian Resort, Adelson sold his COMDEX exhibition company to RB Soft Bank President Sun Zhengyi for US$8.6 million, and then borrowed and invested US$15 billion to convert the original Sands Casino The hotel was blown up and rebuilt.

From these materials, Tang Huan immediately deduced that Adelson was a very adventurous businessman.

It's easy to deal with such a person, if you describe the golden prospect clearly, as long as he approves, he will automatically rush forward.

As previously analyzed by Chambers, Zheru is now the largest independent supplier of personal computer software, and he is in the limelight. Adelson pays more attention to it, so he naturally wants to pay a visit in person.

Historically, the first COMDEX had mediocre results and only attracted 4000 visitors, which can also be analyzed from Adelson's introduction to the exhibition preparations.

Tang Huan was naturally not satisfied with this exhibition. He also planned to use this exhibition to release new products and expand the influence of products.

Seeing Tang Huan frowned, Adelson asked cautiously: "Could it be that Mr. Tang has a different opinion?"

"According to your plan, it is estimated that the effect of this exhibition will be mediocre." Tang Huan said bluntly.

Adelson smiled awkwardly, "After all, it's the first session, and it will definitely get better in the future."

Tang Huan shook his head, "Don't make excuses, just like the first impression between people, the reputation of the first exhibition is not good, and more resources will be spent to restore it in the future. The gain outweighs the loss, why not do it with all our strength Well, the first session. On the other hand, if you are determined to make this session a success, I am willing to hand over the ten-year exhibition fee to you in one lump sum."

Adelson's eyes flickered, "It seems that Mr. Tang has a better suggestion for COMDEX?"

Tang Huan stood up and took two steps, "I think, first of all, you should not limit the exhibition audience to the professional field, but treat it as an entertainment event and let the public participate. Secondly, you can encourage manufacturers to participate in the exhibition. Release new technologies and products to improve the style of COMDEX. Finally, diversify the means of publicity, such as inviting some industry celebrities to give speeches on stage, and invite some bands and models to perform. In short, it is in accordance with the world's largest computer exhibition Goals to build momentum.”

Adelson's eyes lit up, "Mr. Tang is really a genius for being able to come up with so many ideas. I'll go back and adjust the plan immediately. If Mr. Tang is free, why not come and serve as a consultant for the exhibition."

"Yes." Tang Huan nodded happily, then filled out a check and handed it over, "This is half of my advance payment. I hope that COMDEX will enter the status as soon as possible. My new product is still expected to make a stunning debut."

Adelson accepted the check with a smile on his face, "To express my gratitude to Mr. Tang, I will reserve the best booth for Zheru."

Seeing Adelson leaving happily, Tang Huan rubbed the center of his brows, and suddenly realized that I was treating the future "Sands Gambling King" like a younger brother.

(End of this chapter)