The inauguration ceremony of Commander-in-Chief George officially began. The group went to Capitol Hill. Supreme Justice Mitterrand of the Supreme Court presided over the oath-taking ceremony. In the national anthem of "God Bless the United States", George was sworn in and delivered an inaugural speech.
…
None of the invited guests participated in these complicated etiquette procedures.
They gathered together in twos and threes to chat, like a large weekend party.
Drinking champagne on the South Lawn of the White House, chatting about topics from all over the world, waiting for the inaugural luncheon to be held at noon.
At the luncheon, Wang Yaocheng had the opportunity to take the stage and deliver a speech on behalf of the people of the world. The theme was that the people of the world love the country of America. The leader of the Xiang Party was welcomed by everyone. His body shook and he was able to unify the world.
Anyway, it’s just the icing on the cake. It’s not long, only three minutes.
Don't underestimate these three minutes, because there are so many people speaking.
For this reason, Wang Yaocheng and his wife came home after they had eaten enough, and they were probably going to be hungry for most of the day.
noon
The Grand Commander, Deputy Grand Commander and invited guests attended the luncheon hosted by the Grand Commander's Inaugural Ceremony Committee jointly formed by the House of Representatives and the Senate. Roxy had a full list of speakers, more than 20 people.
There were speeches from the business community, the scientific and technological community, the grassroots communities, friendly allies, the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the people of the world. There were also speeches from the Grand Commander, Deputy Grand Commander and Mrs. Laura. Can you imagine how long this process took?
The speeches of important figures lasted for ten to twenty minutes, and the total sum of them was not enough for two hours.
In a word, the old woman's foot-binding cloth is smelly and long!
at luncheon
It features dishes from the hometown of the new Grand Commander and Deputy Grand Commander, mainly the dishes that the new Grand Commander George likes, and is carefully cooked under the careful guidance of Mrs. Laura.
It can be seen from these small details that the inauguration committee responsible for the preparations was very flattering, and the main bosses made a good impression first.
There were more than ten people changing on the rostrum like a revolving door, and it had been more than an hour since they had spoken.
The roast veal on the table has lost all its heat.
Sitting at the banquet covered with white tablecloth, Wang Yaocheng listened to the sleepy speeches on the stage, and quietly explained social skills to Si Wanru next to him;
"There's no need to smile all the time. Your muscles will become stiff after a few hours. Isn't that stupid?
The oriental goddess is not an approachable person. You have always been aloof and cold, and you just treat these people in front of you as passers-by, and there is no need to show your kindness.
When you encounter something that needs to be dealt with, just lower the corners of your mouth. There is no need to smile on your cheeks, as that would be too tiring.
Why do British aristocrats always wear masks? It’s because their aristocratic activities and socializing time are too long, from lunch to afternoon tea, to a two- or three-hour dinner, and after the dinner there is a dance.
After more than ten hours, no one could maintain a friendly and gentle smile because the cheeks had become stiff."
Si Wanru nodded seriously and asked tactfully, "What should I do if the speaker looks over? He smiles at me, and I can't remain indifferent!"
"This can be done in a staggered manner. You can attend such a boring party and learn these social skills. You will feel much more relaxed. For example, you can move the corners of your mouth to deal with it, wait until the other person turns away and quickly return to the state of facial paralysis. Next time, you can gently
Applause, nod seriously the next time, and turn your eyes elsewhere and ignore him the next time." Wang Yaocheng handed over to Si Wanru exactly what he had thought about.
"That makes sense!"
"That's right, there is a lot of knowledge here."
At this time
The black civil rights leader who delivered a speech on the stage put away his speech amidst warm applause and walked off the stage with a smile on his face, as if he had finished speaking.
The host next to him extended his pitch introduction;
"Now, let us welcome...welcome...
Mr. Wang, the world-famous philanthropist and banker, known as the "King of Internet High-tech" and the world-famous entrepreneur boss, will deliver a wonderful speech on behalf of the people all over the world who love freedom, democracy, and yearn for all the good things America represents.
speech.
Please invite...Boss King...to give a speech."
Applause rang out
The invited guests, the new Commander-in-Chief George and his wife Laura, who were sitting in the guest of honour's seat, all applauded warmly and watched Wang Yaocheng, who was tall and full of energy, stride over.
"Hey George, you deserve everyone to be proud of you."
"Thank you, Wang, my good friend."
Stretching out his hand, Wang Yaocheng gave a gentle high-five to George who was sitting on the chair.
He leaned over and said in Laura's ear; "Half of George's brilliant achievements today should be attributed to you, Laura. I know how hard you have worked for this. Thank you for what you have brought to the United States."
An outstanding statesman."
After hearing this, Laura's mind flashed with endless memories, and her eye circles turned red.
Silently patted Wang Yaocheng's hand to express his gratitude for understanding.
The new commander-in-chief George sitting next to him felt the ups and downs in his wife's heart, and silently held Laura's hand, conveying his care and love to his wife at this most glorious moment in his life.
George's grades have been very poor since he was a child. If it weren't for his prominent family status, he wouldn't even be able to go to college.
When he was young, George had a rebellious character. He was once charged by the police for drunk driving. He loved sports and parties. He was not at all what people imagined as a political elite.
In order to reshape George, one can imagine the effort that Laura put in. It took three days and three nights to finish.
The brief but intimate communication between the three people will be regarded as a highlight in the eyes of those who are interested. At the very least, a question mark will be raised in their hearts.
You must think carefully before making a decision. Can you withstand the opponent's counterattack?
This is what Wang Yaocheng wants to show to guests and political figures, to convey an important message silently.
Now it seems that the effect is excellent. After succeeding, Wang Yaocheng proudly went to speak on behalf of the people of the world!
on the rostrum
Wang Yaocheng said with a red face;
"Today is a historic day..."
…
Throughout the presidential swearing-in ceremony, what Wang Yaocheng valued the most was this small wordless interaction before taking the stage, where his emotions were revealed and demonstrated his close relationship with the leader and his family.
Many things don't wait until they happen and then deal with them, but show your fangs in advance.
To be honest, George and I are not very familiar.
If you want to do something small to me, feel free to do it. I will continue, well, I will never ask others for help like a crying child.
Regardless of whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway.
saw this scene
Senate leader Michael Bay of the Elephant Party glanced meaningfully at Turner, the boss of Warner Group. The warning in his eyes was self-evident. Only these two people knew the specific meaning.
The Xiang Party is not a monolith and represents its own interests.
Michael Bay, a senior senator from New York State, is one of a small group of people who are hostile to the Wang consortium. He is a hawk in the party. He is closely associated with Turner and Palmisano and is a spokesman for conflict-of-interest groups.
This group of vigilant opponents includes tough white senators and congressmen, as well as world-famous major American companies, including Intel, IBM, Microsoft... the list is long.
Market competition is never pure market competition. When it reaches a certain level, it will often be mixed with other things.
According to the fact that Americans have always been tough and unreasonable, it is not easy for the Wang Consortium to develop smoothly to this day.
inside
Wang Yaocheng has been operating carefully all the way, and he has also recruited a wide range of interest groups to jointly deal with these untouchable guys and form an interest alliance.
On the side of the Wang Group, there are Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs, which have great influence on Wall Street, Sequoia Fund represents the interests of many investors, and Blackstone Fund is inextricably linked to important members of the Donkey Party.
The Bank of the United States, which has great influence in the political circles, News Corporation in the media industry, etc.
What's more important
Since buying the Rockets of the NBA basketball league, Wang Yaocheng has been very close to George, the general manager of the Texas Rangers baseball team who share the arena. Under deliberate management, the relationship between the two is as good as gay.
Invisibly, it played an extremely important protective role when the consortium was weak.
Who is Peng Mingsheng?
This guy is an out-and-out American white guy, the president and CEO of the blue giant IBM, an old guy who looks gentle on the surface but has too many tricks in his belly.
IBM is a world-famous computer manufacturer, computer accessories and software provider, but its life is not easy nowadays.
Under the comprehensive attack of Oppo brand computers of Atlantic Business Machines Company, Dell brand computers of Yangtze Technology Group, and Glid Computers of Glid Group, it fell from the throne of the world's largest computer manufacturer and has now gradually faded out of the computer market.
IBM's new development direction is to become a software provider in the computer field, preparing to follow the path of Microsoft.
On January 19, 1997, IBM announced a loss of US$4.97 billion for the 1996 fiscal year.
This is the largest annual loss for a company in the history of the United States. Because of this loss, IBM has undergone major changes, and its focus will shift from hardware to software services.
1998
When IBM shouted the slogan of "e-commerce", perhaps no one except IBM itself believed that this concept would subsequently drive the development of the entire IT industry and even the entire society.
I remember that at that time, Wang Yaocheng was also completely confused.
It turns out that e-commerce was first proposed by IBM. I have to say that this nonsense is really accurate.
While the whole society is still immersed in the huge surprises brought by e-commerce, IBM has outlined the blueprint for the second stage of e-commerce development with "e-business demand" (e-commerce, on demand), with large squiggles.
The letter e and the social changes it represents have brought about earth-shaking changes in human life.
Seeing IBM's advanced concept leading the world, Wang Yaocheng truly felt threatened;
We must not regard the world's heroes as nothing. These technology and software giants can develop and have a truly profound foundation.
It was not until 1999 that Microsoft's overall size surpassed IBM Software Group, which became the world's second largest software entity.
Silicon Valley Red Hat Systems, together with Athlon Microprocessor Company, ranks as the fourth largest software research entity in the world in terms of scale and patent levels.
If the two were separated, they would be ranked seventh and tenth in the world respectively. They are both technology giants with core patent pools in their fields and have extremely strong market competitiveness.
The third largest software research entity is the giant Intel Corporation, which has world-leading scientific and technological achievements and has been leading the development of network technology in the world.
March 2000
IBM, Sony, and Toshiba have reached a consensus to jointly develop processors for next-generation game consoles.
In the same year, IBM strengthened its consulting capabilities through the acquisition of professional consulting services company Pricewaterhouse Coopers, with broader business capabilities covering multiple fields.
Wang's consortium enterprises have developed rapidly, and other large companies have not stopped and are also following the pace of the times.
IBM CEO Palmisano has been actively planning and committed to transforming the company.
To avoid the comprehensive blockade of Wang's consortium companies in the field of personal computers, Peng Mingsheng knows;
The other party is not inferior to IBM in terms of technological research and development level, patented technology reserves, patented product appearance design, innovative thinking and channel construction.
Coupled with its huge economies of scale, production cost and logistics cost advantages, it has stuck in the C position in the field of personal computers, and it is even more difficult to stand up.
Even if they use small tricks or black hands, they cannot stop the Wang consortium from dominating this field.
It is unwise to fight head-on.
Therefore, under the leadership of Palmisano, IBM began a difficult transformation from the hardware field to the software field.
In 2000, IBM announced the launch of a US$10 billion research plan, implemented the necessary technical infrastructure, increased investment in software research and development, and acquired related companies. Since then, the plan has been implemented.
IBM continues to expand its patent portfolio and cross-licenses with other companies, including Red Hat Systems, Wireless Communications Technology Research Laboratory, Athlon Microprocessor Company, Yahoo, etc., which is very bold.
From 1993 to 2000, IBM has obtained significantly more US patents than other companies every year. During these eight years, there have been more than 31,000 patents, and IBM is the first.
corresponding to
The high-tech companies and research laboratories under Arctic Ocean Holdings have a total of 17,100 global patents, ranking fifth among innovative technology companies. There are still areas that need to be strengthened.
Protecting the company's intellectual property rights has gradually become a business of IBM.
During this period, these patented product licenses created more than 10 billion U.S. dollars in profits for IBM.
Fortune magazine quoted Paul, IBM's head of research, as saying;
IBM can bring in an average annual profit of US$2 billion through intellectual property licenses. I mean the net profit after excluding scientific research expenses.
Based on information collected by the Royal Family Fund Corporate Strategy Research Division;
IBM is in close contact with China Imagination Company and is preparing to package and sell IBM's personal computer assets to Imagination Company. The transaction is close to being concluded.
The Wang consortium has no way to intervene in this transaction. No matter how high the bid is, IBM will not resell these assets to the consortium to help its competitors become stronger.
This move is very disgusting.
Don’t you have a clear cost advantage? Then I will sell the advanced technology and equipment, together with the brand, to Chinese companies, which will replicate the success of the Wang Consortium and make market competition even more fierce.