Chapter 40: Flicker

"Yes, William Jefferson Clinton?" Adrian nodded and affirmed Claude's answer.
"Is there anything wrong with him?" Crowder still didn't understand what he wanted to say.
"He's fine. The problem is that he wants to nominate the Albert Gore he's partnering with," Adrian said slowly after thinking carefully. "You know, Uncle Anderson and the former chairman of the Democratic Party Cliff Babcock's relationship has always been good, and I happened to come from him ... "
"Wow, it just so happened." Crowder whistleed immediately.
"Okay, okay, I did it on purpose-you're satisfied now." Adrian glared at him, and continued in his laughter: "I don't hear much and there is nothing there Something of value, except a little, the information superhighway! "
"Information highway?" Crowder's interest was finally hooked.
"How do you say it ... Although there is only a self-talk, it seems to have opened a window for me, and I have seen many things I have never seen before!" Adrian's voice became much higher, and his expression was slightly A little excited.
"If you can, can you elaborate?" Claude gestured.
"Well, let me think about where I want to start," Adrian tapped his finger back and forth on the desk. "Crow, do you have any impression of the World Wide Web? Remember before we graduated, Are the guys in the club who want to join the Brotherhood? One of them often surfs the World Wide Web and has introduced us. "
"Frankly, I can't remember, although I know the World Wide Web." Claude shook his head carefully after thinking about it.
"It's okay," Adrian wasn't discouraged. "Then I'll just say it well. The World Wide Web five years ago was very rude. If you want to use a specific metaphor, that is the building that just laid the foundation. Everything except the foundation. No. But five years later, small cottages have begun to appear on this foundation. "
请 "Please continue, I'm listening." Claude adjusted his posture and continued to listen to Adrian's commentary.
"I do n’t talk about technical things, because I do n’t understand very well. What I am going to talk about now is its value," Adrian drank and moisturized his throat. "We all know that they, those who like The guy on the World Wide Web, where is the obsession with the World Wide Web, visiting websites, sending emails to each other, and staying in the bedroom can communicate with the entire Stanford or even the entire Silicon Valley. And it is convenient and fast, not as time-consuming as a letter, and not like a phone The cost is huge and there is a limit. Well, let's think about it now, if the whole world is in the same network, they can communicate without gaps like Stanford students, then what will it look like? Scenes?!"
传播 "Spread ?!" Crowder's eyes lit up. He wasn't a fool, and naturally understood what it meant.
"Yes, spread!" Adrian forced his fist. "Think about it, if people in Rome can access the server's website in California at any time, people in Shanghai can communicate with people in Brasilia at any time. What does it mean for the industry? Yes, now we can only upload and download some text and some pictures on the network, but God knows if we can upload and download music on the network in a few years? Can we upload and download TV and movies? Can you even watch it on the Internet? This is not impossible. The only technical problem to be solved is the hardware problem. As for the hardware problem, don't forget Moore's Law! "
In the face of this high-pitched preaching, Claude could not help but pull his collar. It is undeniable that Adrian's words moved him, and he was also an aggressive young man.
However, after taking a deep breath, Claude gave a disapproving smile: "Your preaching is wonderful, Ed, you know, I have always missed the preaching scene when you entered the Brotherhood. However, the preaching is Preach that you can't prove that what you say will be realized ... "
"But this can't be falsified too!" Adrian quickly interrupted him, looking at Claude's confident smile in his eyes. "No matter which expert you ask, they can't prove this. While it will happen, there is no way to prove it will never happen! "
Having said that, he stood up and held his hands on the table: "Now the topic is back on the information highway. Although there are only self-talks, I believe that if Gore becomes Clinton's partner, they will This issue is placed in the campaign agenda. Okay, now we come back to the previous question, why do we all think that the Democratic Party will prevail? "
After a few seconds, the two of them looked at each other and answered, "Economy!"
The same words made them laugh, and Adrian waved and continued: "Yes, Bush won the first local war outside the Americas since the 1950s, but he ignored the United States The main problem at present. The media's exclamation when the Japanese bought the Rockefeller Center is the best proof. Although the square agreement can solve the Japanese problem, it cannot solve the fundamental problem. If I am Clinton, I will definitely do a lot of economic problems. article."
Speaking of which, he shrugged. Unfortunately, the election time is 1991. If the evening is one year, the disintegration of the Red Empire will add a heavy weight to the old Bush election. At that time, whoever wins or loses will be very heavy. Hard to say. Of course, it can't be said now that Clinton will definitely stay in the White House. God knows what may change when he arrives, but this is not a big deal.
"I know what you want to say, Crow," Adrian glanced at Claude, who said restlessly, "Yes, Clinton may not be able to defeat Bush, but as long as he throws this in the race The issue, even if the government does not support it, there will be people pushing forward. This is the general trend. At the most, it is relatively slow. And Bush ’s head should not be so stupid. If he is re-elected, he will inevitably transfer his policy objectives to the economy.
"This is a completely new field. Crow, if I said that those in the near future will be realized one by one, how much change will the media industry have? You and I know that there are great risks involved in new fields. The profits that can be obtained once successful will be unmatched by other industries. "
Claude was sitting in a chair with his fingers moving for a long time. There was no snoring. After a few minutes he exhaled: "You convinced me again, Ed, I think you should run for president."
"Come on, if I became president, I would lead America to Hell without hesitation, I promise." Adrian waved his hand, "Let's get back to the topic."
"Well, venture capital company, what else is there?" Crowder adjusted his posture.
"Acquired a small publishing company." Adrian also returned to his chair.
"Publishing company?" Crowder raised his eyebrows, squinting his chin.
"Yes, since it is a media company, of course, these should all be involved, movies, TV, records, newspapers, publishing, games ..." Adrian counted, "In short, all industries related to information . "
Having said that, he suddenly took a floppy disk from his jacket pocket and handed it to Crowder, and then pointed to the computer in his study: "Here are some of the novels I wrote-popular novels. You might as well Now look, although it is not completely completed, but I believe you can see the value in it. But I do n’t have much time to spend on novels and I am not a professional writer, so you may have to find someone to modify and supplement. I Do n’t mind signing each other ’s name at the same time.

"Ha," Claude shook the floppy disk. "Obviously, you were prepared."
当然 "Of course, in order to convince you to win you, I can spend a lot of effort." Adrian said, spreading his hands.
"Oh, it's really moving." Claude sighed jokingly, turned to turn on the computer, and waited for several minutes to start before inserting the floppy disk.
It took about tens of minutes for Claude to finish reading Adrian's novel.
"Viruses and zombies, female Indiana Jones and Cyberpunk, you have so many ideas in your head, Ed." Crowder pouted his eyes and turned to Adrian. "However, the first two ideas At best, it can only be considered a second-class popular novel. Cyberpunk's intentions and structure are very good. UU reading www.uukanshu.com can only be promoted and operated well. "
"It's all up to you," Adrian shrugged. "Don't forget, you are the CEO."
"Okay, what else, let's say it together, anyway, I have heard enough tonight." Claude leaned on the back, a look of "Come on, I'm not afraid of you".
德里 Adrian could not help rolling his eyes: "Next is the acquisition of a small brokerage company, a holding circuit, a shell ready for a foreign trade company, and ... pay attention to the movement of the Quantum Fund."
Crowder's brow frowned: "I understand that the acquisition of a brokerage company will facilitate the deployment of resources in the future; I have no opinion on the shareholding circuit. As long as it does not control the government, it will not trouble us. Why are shell companies in foreign trade and the movement of quantum funds? "
"You know, I just came back from Germany, unified Germany," Adrian recalled. "I made a special trip to East Berlin. I had a hunch that the red giant in Europe was going to fall."
"It's not news, Ed, we all know. If it might have been scary before the Gulf War, but now everyone can see its weakness, it's only a matter of time." Crowder shrugged Shrugged.
"Yes, that's right," Adrian didn't deny. "But what if it falls by the end of this year?"
Crowder's eyelids jumped.
"Think about it, Crow, think about what the Soviet Union has done from the late 1980s to the present. With the loopholes covered, once this behemoth disintegrates and we are fully prepared, how much profit can we take from it ?!" Ann stared at Claude without blinking.
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