bloom america

Chapter 237 The reason for the headache...

After all these miscellaneous things were dealt with, it was already late August and September would soon be here.

At this time, Ark Group suddenly reached an agreement with Motorola, and the two parties exchanged patent authorizations.

Immediately afterwards, Motorola announced that it would develop a new TV set.

Some media who were afraid that the world would be ruined began to clamor, but other more rational media just reported on this matter briefly, and then moved their ink away from it - what can be better than China's hydrogen bomb?

Which one is more eye-catching if it is successfully detonated?

Since China successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb in June, countries in the "free world" have begun to panic.

In addition, China has been busy exporting revolution at this time, Japan has a Red Army (that is, the Red Army), and Europe is even more joyful.

In fact, next year, France will have a mass demonstration that will shock the world. If it were not for some problems in the brains of the French Communist Party, France would probably change its color.

Nuclear panic spread rapidly, but this matter benefited Catherine in disguise. Catherine's "Survivor" became popular before it was broadcast, or even before it was filmed.

This is undoubtedly good news for the two young directors.

Although this film has almost nothing to do with the actors' acting skills, this does not mean that the director is unnecessary.

The time lasts for a month, which means that after each day of shooting, only one episode can be edited in the end, and the audience will want to watch it. At this time, the use of various lenses and the editing of various films are all required.

becomes very important.

In fact, a reality show like this is more difficult to film than an ordinary TV show.

For Catherine, this is undoubtedly good news, but for Catherine, who is undergoing her father's "interrogation" at home in New York, this news is almost meaningless.

"Kate, do you know what you are doing?"

Bruce already knew about the good things Catherine was doing in Hong Kong and the base in Southeast Asia. After hearing the news, Bruce was really shocked.

"I'm just doing what I can to protect the future of Umbrella."

Catherine tried her best to look "innocent".

"Oh, my God, look what you have done. Mercenaries, bodyguards...oh, and that security business..."

Catherine interrupted him: "But... isn't that what our company is doing?"

"Okay, okay, Kate. But by doing this, you've undermined our company's strategy."

Catherine also knows Bruce's strategy.

"I don't think our entry into Africa and the Middle East will do much good for our business."

Umbrella Corporation is preparing to enter Africa and the Middle East to expand new business after the Vietnam War.

"Furthermore, I don't think the situation in Vietnam will settle down soon. In my opinion, it won't stop over there unless it takes five or six years."

Catherine said confidently.

Bruce, on the other hand, looked at Catherine with a very strange look.

"you sure?"

"Do I look like a silly girl?"

"The Korean War only lasted two or three years. I don't think this war will last too long - you know, the anti-war trend in the country has been getting stronger and stronger."

Bruce wanted to convince his daughter, but obviously, he failed.

"No, no, as long as the people in the Pentagon are not idiots, they will know that this war is not an ordinary war, but a war that determines the US grand strategy. If the United States loses,**

The camp will begin to expand... This is not a good thing for the United States."

The Soviet Union later made the same mistake as the United States, and the mistakes they made were more serious.

According to some people, "The Soviet Union at that time used its left hand when entering the instance, so the original Afghanistan instance became the 'Empire Cemetery' in hidden mode..."

Of course, what the Soviet Union faced at that time was not just Afghanistan. Behind Afghanistan were Pakistan, the United States and China...

The situation that the United States is facing now is very similar to that of the Soviet Union in the future. Behind Vietnam, there are shadows of China and the Soviet Union.

And China has already said that the US military cannot cross the 17th parallel.

This reason is also a very important factor in the ongoing stalemate among the US military.

Because in this case, the US military will not be able to completely defeat the North Vietnamese army, and it will be very difficult to win the war.

As for crossing the 17th parallel north...

The US military probably didn't even think about it - they had already suffered the consequences during the Korean War.

"Don't say it unpredictably" is not just a joke.

"Kate, tell me your judgment."

Bruce seemed to suddenly realize something.

"The answer is simple, China, the only one."

The Soviet Union is not that important. On the Vietnam battlefield, China is the focus.

Bruce suddenly realized.

"Furthermore, Dad, didn't you also say that we should not get involved in African affairs? Our company is too weak... How could your plan be like this?"

Bruce shrugged.

"If it was just us, then of course I would not agree, but it is not just our company that made this decision."

Yes, history has changed

Catherine suddenly understood.

I see

Arms dealers are now starting to use mercenaries. This is a scene that has never happened in history, but it has happened now. This is proof that the future is different.

Most African countries have just become independent, and some are not yet independent. If there is a national background behind these arms dealers...

Yes, history is about to change, there is no doubt about it.

"In that case, why don't we go and have fun and watch w*ww on our mobile phones?"

This time, it was Catherine's turn to change her mind.

"Go and have some fun?"

Bruce looked at Catherine strangely.

"Yes, why do we have to join the mercenaries? We can send security guards and bodyguards. As for our company, just go and mine... Well, I heard that there is a tanzanite recently, which seems to be a good thing.

"

Catherine seemed to remember something.

It seems that the "Heart of the Ocean" in "Titanic" is made of tanzanite, a kind of sapphire...

"Africa is rich in mining resources. We can go mining and build railways."

But Bruce was noncommittal.

"Kate, are you sure we have the ability to cover so many industries?"

"Well……"

Catherine choked.

"I guess so……"

"I think you should probably eat first."

At this moment, Emma came over.

"dinner time."

For dinner, Catherine’s favorite steak was still her favorite, very well cooked.

Emma turned on the TV, but there was no cable.

"It's been like this since this morning...oh, why hasn't it been fixed yet?"

Emma complained a word or two, then opened the VCD, and then a stage began to appear on the TV - it was a video of a ballet performance.

"Mom, you still like ballet."

"This is my favorite." Emma said with a smile.

"Yes, she has complained to me once and for all about how it is a pity that you gave up ballet..."

Catherine watched the performance on TV and then tilted her head: "I don't think I can perform worse than them."

You know, although Catherine did not continue to study ballet, she was already at a professional level before she interrupted her studies.

"How is Elsa? Your Aunt Susan called over a few days ago."

"Yeah, not bad."

Elsa did not follow this time.

But when it came to her aunt in England, Catherine had a strange feeling.

Maybe... it would be nice to try out those props once in a while?

Of course, this idea was later thrown away by Catherine.

"I told your aunt the phone number at the manor. I thought she would make a call."

Catherine nodded.

Catherine has always been quite disgusted with these ancient European customs, such as girdling the waist and so on, as they devastate the human body.

Of course, if it is maintenance similar to massage and oil massage, it seems good.

Since childhood, Catherine has paid great attention to her body.

In her opinion, since she came to this world, she must live well, so every time after dancing ballet, Catherine would massage her body.

She enjoys that "perfect" feeling very much.

Just like her own figure now. Although part of the reason is natural, another part of the reason is also the result of Catherine herself having been paying close attention to it.

Now that Catherine is about to turn 20, Catherine wonders whether she should pay more attention to maintenance.

"Oh...it would be great if I could stay young and immortal..."

Catherine bit off a piece of beef.

Catherine suddenly thought again, how did she come into this world? If it was some kind of mysterious power... they should be able to do it, right?

Her mother had a car accident before she gave birth, and Catherine guessed that it was around that time that she arrived in this world.

So, why did you travel through time?

Catherine's memory of her previous life was very clear, but before traveling through time, she was extremely drunk... As a result, she didn't even know what happened.

"Forget it, never mind it, I'll just live my own life..."

Catherine took a deep breath.

"Go to bed early tonight, Kate, you look a little tired."

"Um."

Returning to her long-lost bedroom, Catherine lay down.

For Catherine, nothing is more interesting than changing history.

Catherine has always believed in a saying that "living is to change the world."

Let the world develop in a new direction, make the world better than the original world... Of course, let yourself live a higher achievement than before. These are what Catherine has always wanted to do and has been doing.

matter.

If her gender after time travel is the same as in her previous life, Catherine would not mind fighting for the harem and stallion career. However, after time travel, she has been "unarmed", so for Catherine, these things

Things have become meaningless.

Moreover, in this era, there are not as many pornographic and heavy flavors as there were in the previous life. Catherine found that although her body seemed to be very sensitive and easy, her impulsive feelings seemed to be much less - just like in her previous life, for the sake of

Reading H comics and simply learning to draw by yourself is at least something that has not appeared...

Catherine's current goal is to make her company a leader, an evergreen tree and a tumbler in the technology industry.

This is the first step.

Then, the next goal is to make our entrepreneurs a household name and let American soldiers go to the battlefield with their own equipment.

This is the second step.

Think about it, if in the future war, all American soldiers carry their own PDA with their own left hand and use their own communication technology, how cool would it be~

In Catherine's view, although many things will change on a small scale, in terms of the general trend of the world, it is not that simple to change. Catherine's dream of changing the world still has a long way to go.

For example, if China's reform and opening up continues as planned, Chinese society will develop a "latecomer advantage."

The mature products and mature concepts here in the United States can be directly applied by the other party, rather than starting from scratch like Catherine, so it will be much more convenient.

No matter what you do, history in this area will probably not change much.

"China……"

The world factory of the future.

When she thought of this, Catherine suddenly thought of something she had heard before. The chairman was indeed a very far-sighted person.

"It is easy to build a capitalist system, but it is difficult to build socialism. We cannot be reduced to a capitalist processing factory..."

Catherine remembered that this was what it meant.

Speaking of which, this is really interesting. The prediction came true.

"forget about it."

Catherine shook her head and took a deep breath.

"That's it...sleep."

It was not until the morning of the next day that Catherine returned to California.

By this time, the handheld console was already on sale.

Catherine did not expect that a handheld console with only a few games such as Emma Cube could be so popular.

Not long after it was launched, shipments have already risen to 200,000 units, and are still rising geometrically. It is expected to exceed 2 million units within the year, which is not a problem.

For this reason, the company had to sell out all its inventory, and the market in Taiwan also began to operate in three shifts.

But even so, the power of handheld devices is still huge.

"I feel that our Xbox and Microsoft computers have all been outclassed..."

After seeing the crowds of people waiting in line to buy handheld devices, Catherine said this to Elsa.

"Because this game console can be played with you, so it's probably very convenient, right?"

Elsa said this.

"I still don't understand something."

Catherine really felt a little incredible.

"Probably...it's the price, right?"

The price of the handheld console is $49, which is indeed very cheap in comparison.

Is this really the reason?

In any case, Catherine's production line needs to be adjusted again.

The profits of handheld consoles are not high, only about 10 US dollars. It was originally estimated that the entire market would be only over 10 million US dollars, but for now, there is no doubt that this market is at least hundreds of millions or even more than a billion.

billion

Because of the handheld device, Catherine can be said to have more confidence.

However, Catherine also knows that handheld consoles can only add to the cake, but cannot provide help in times of need, so Catherine does not pay too much attention to this industry.

In fact, this is the case. If your company does not make breakthroughs in display panels, it is difficult to say that your own products can make breakthroughs.

Before the 1990s, there were two factors that limited the development of handheld consoles. One was the power supply, and the other was the screen.

Many early game consoles used printed LCD screens. This kind of screen printed a pre-prepared pattern on the screen, and then when it was displayed, the pattern would appear directly.

Catherine's system is going to use SED and Fed panels instead of LCD. Although for now, her company is already studying these two panels, but for now, the LED light screen is her own.

Mainstream.

Unless sed and fed screens achieve some kind of breakthrough, for now, if you want to succeed on the screen... it will be difficult.

As for other aspects, that's not a problem.

At least, this problem won't arise for a long time.

The popularity of handheld devices made Catherine immediately think of her own mobile phone.

Catherine suddenly had an idea - she could expand her game market through handheld consoles.

Catherine immediately thought of this trick.

Even if Motorola has developed a mobile phone in advance, what does it matter? It can expand the market by launching a "game phone"

But the problem came again.

The running time of current handheld consoles is about three hours. They are truly electric tigers and consume too much power. This is always an unavoidable problem.

If users can only make calls for one hour using their own mobile phones, but products launched by others can make calls for two hours, it is obvious that the competitiveness of their own products has disappeared.

The screen problem has become an unavoidable problem.

"Do we have to develop liquid crystals?"

Catherine has a headache. She has never thought of developing an LCD screen. This kind of thing must be done from scratch... The problem is, how can she have so much time and energy?

"It's really troublesome... It would be great if fed and sed could be studied..."

Well……

Although it has the support of the Pentagon, after all, the research span of this product is too large, so it may be a long-term product with no visible benefits.

What Catherine needs now is a simple intermediate product and nothing else, so she has such a headache.

"what can we do about it……"

There are a lot of problems, and they are all a headache...

"Handheld...why do you have to be so popular?"

Catherine felt it was a bit ridiculous, but she ended up having a headache because of this funny reason...

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