Video Game Empire

"Pac-Man" has a good sales momentum in the United States, and Li Xuan successfully took "visual computing" into the bag and broke Apple's arm, and he is in a very good mood.

A few days later, Han Peng also flew from Dallas to San Francisco to join Li Xuan. Han Peng was invited to visit his farm in Dallas, Texas at the invitation of Mr. Davis, another major arcade dealer of Dongfang Electronics.

Of course, these are only superficial itineraries. Han Peng "coincidentally met" an important person on Davis's farm, the chief campaign manager of George Herbert Bush's campaign team, one of the Republican presidential candidates. Under the recommendation of Davis, Han Peng had a brief conversation with the important aide of the Bush campaign team, and the two sides separated.

The next day, Han Peng did not leave Dallas in a hurry, but was picked up by a black car and headed to a private golf club in the suburbs of Dallas. There, Han Peng met Bush himself and played a few holes of golf with him, during which the two had a pleasant exchange. Before leaving, Han Peng left a check for $1 million drawn from a confidential account in a Swiss bank.

In 1980, it was another year when the donkey-elephant contest, which was held every four years, was splendidly opened. Of course Li Xuan knew that in the 1980 election, the Republican Reagan was the last to win. Reagan was also one of the most popular and well-received presidents in American history, but Li Xuan suffered from no chance to get to know each other.

On the contrary, he accidentally learned from Davis that the Davis family and the Bush family are family friends, and the Davis family is a staunch supporter of the Republican Party. Hence, Han Peng's trip to Dallas and the "coincidence" at the farm dinner.

Davies was only responsible for referrals, and then he shrewdly avoided it. Although Li Xuan knew that Bush Sr. would lose to Reagan in the Republican primary election, he still asked Han Peng to represent Dongfang Electronics, and he did not hesitate to throw out a check for $1 million!

Reagan later personally invited Bush Sr., the biggest rival in the party, to be his running mate. And during the eight years of Reagan's two presidencies, he and Bush Sr. also worked well together. Even if Reagan was assassinated in the middle, Bush Sr. did not go beyond one step, so he was deeply trusted by Reagan.

What's more, Bush Sr. later became a president, and his youngest son became president eight years later. Therefore, even though Li Xuan knew that Bush Sr. did not succeed in his attack on the presidency this time, he still felt that it was worth investing.

To say that Dongfang Electronics throws out 1 million US dollars, is there any specific interest appeal? Li Xuan really didn't, but he just sold it first, paid a protection fee, and made a long-term investment. After all, short-handed people eat short-handed people, and if you take the money from Dongfang Electronics, you must remember the goodness of this company.

Of course, U.S. law on the bright side strictly prohibits foreign funds from participating in U.S. presidential elections. Dongfang Electronics is only responsible for transferring checks. As for Bush's campaign team, it is their own business to transfer the money to Bush's campaign account under the eyes of the Federal Election Commissioner.

The period from the beginning of the year to the middle of the year is only a prelude to the election war. When the democratic and republican parties really decide their own candidates in August, the big drama will enter the final stage. At that time, Dongfang Electronics will continue to challenge the Reagan team through Bush Sr. invest.

Of course, the mature practice of a real big company is always to bet on both sides, and no matter who comes to power, it will not be offended. The Democratic Party's candidate is the current President Carter. Since he was defeated by Reagan and has been president, he will only be a mascot in the future, and will naturally lose the value of his investment. Li Xuan felt that he should be on the side of the Democratic Party and look for a potential investment target.

"Xuan Shao, throwing out our dollars may not necessarily yield a reward!"

Han Peng and Li Xuan sat together drinking coffee and chatting.

"I know that these politicians are all sons of a bitch. They turn their faces and don't recognize people faster than anyone else! Although they may not be willing to help when the protection fee is paid, but if we don't pay the protection fee, they will definitely not mind getting in trouble!"

Li Xuan smiled and continued: "As a foreign company, our political roots in the United States are basically not as deep as that of local giants. At this time, we must be willing to spend money! Otherwise, if competitors persuade the government to stumble us. Son, we don't even have a whistleblower!"

Business and politics are always inseparable! In the early 1980s, the US memory manufacturing industry was beaten to the brink by Japanese companies with a price war. The US semiconductor manufacturing industry was forced to unite, represented by Intel and Motorola, and began to actively lobby the political circles to intervene.

In the end, the U.S. government was soon persuaded and came forward in 1986 to force the Japanese government to sign the "U.S.-Japan Semiconductor Trade Agreement" in 1986. Subsequently, the US Congress passed a related bill in 1987 to increase tariffs and restrict the import of Japanese semiconductor products into the United States.

As a foreign company, the Hong Kong government behind Dongfang Electronics is far less powerful than the Japanese government. It needs to take precautions in advance to avoid falling into such a dilemma in the future.

"Master Xuan, guess which side will win this donkey-elephant battle!" Han Peng asked with a smile.

"As long as the money is put in place, it has nothing to do with us who wins!" Li Xuan shook his head, "If the Democrats still let Carter run for re-election, I guess they'll have enough! Carter's performance in the Iranian hostage incident was too bad~www .readwn.com~ This matter has been dragged on for more than half a year and has not been resolved, and it has greatly embarrassed the United States! If it continues to drag on until the election, how could the Republican Party let go of such a target!

Now that the United States is going through a rapid economic recession, the Carter administration can be described as troubled internally and externally. If the American people are still willing to vote for the Democratic Party, it will be a ghost! "

Whenever the economic situation is not good, the entertainment-related industries are booming. Li Xuan doesn't know whether the arcade game industry is considered an entertainment industry or not. Anyway, Dongfang Electronics Co., Ltd. did not feel the slightest coolness of the economic crisis, and the hot sellers are still hot.

"By the way, the colleagues sent to the DRI company for negotiation reported that the progress of their negotiations with the other party was very unsatisfactory, and the other party refused to provide the patent license!"

Han Peng suddenly remembered that he had sent someone to DRI to discuss the licensing of the CP/M operating system.

Li Xuan frowned, but didn't take it to heart: "Call our colleagues back, I have another way!"

"Really called them back?" Han Peng asked in surprise.

He knew that when colleagues in the company's software department developed the East-DOS operating system, in order to be compatible with the CP/M operating system, they used a part of DRI's code. If DRI's authorization is not obtained, Dongfang Electronics' East-DOS operating system is likely to be sued by DRI after its listing.

"Don't worry, the mountain man has his own plan!" Li Xuan said with a mysterious smile after selling out.

PS: Where are the tickets, the position on the category recommendation list has been falling down, and they are getting closer and closer!