Reborn as a small European country

Chapter 273 Innovation in the IT Industry

In August 1994, Microsoft first ushered in new innovations. The first was the innovation of the system. Compared with the previous XP system, the operation at this time was more convenient, the visual effect of the screen was better, the operation stability was higher, and the processing speed was faster. Whether it is copying or downloading and installing speed.

However, XP2 also has some defects, that is, its memory is also larger, but compared to Apple's innovation, this configuration is also irrelevant.

Microsoft has updated a lot of software, especially office software such as MSN, WPS, video tools, music tools, drawing tools and so on.

MSN's personalized signature system, space system, and VIP system have already been launched. Now MSN's reform is a change aimed at VIP people.

VIP used to have very few functions, only the orange name, a few functions such as establishing discussion groups, video chatting, and special download channels. With the gradual development of the Internet industry, video chatting and discussion groups began to be provided to users for free Use, VIP began to become dispensable.

Fortunately, the VIP is not just the VIP of MSN, it is the VIP of the entire Microsoft Corporation. Naturally, Microsoft Corporation has begun to open some other things to VIP members, such as [-]% off shopping mall software, and game point cards vary from one hour to three hours per month. Enjoy internal testing rights and the like.

Microsoft games are all based on point card system, so VIP members are looking forward to the new function of VIP. At the same time, the number of Microsoft VIP members has suddenly increased from 200 million to 500 million. The doubling of growth has shocked the president of Microsoft. Jump.

Compared with MSN's innovation, Microsoft's games have also undergone major changes. First of all, in terms of game quality, this is not only reflected in new games, even old games have begun to be remade for a period of three months.Of course, the data will not change, just improve some picture quality and add some game content.

The same is true for high-definition videos when games start. A large number of movies are placed on the Internet, which makes video websites very popular. With the uploading of some personal shootings, the content of the website becomes more and more abundant, and new categories are also launched one by one. , Some videos have even exceeded tens of millions of views.

Microsoft has made innovations, and Apple is naturally not far behind. The iPhone 2 is being developed. Needless to say, the current innovation refers to the innovation on the computer.

With the success of the iPhone, Apple Computer has also begun to enter the eyes of people around the world. Technology, beauty, and high configuration are people's evaluation of Apple Computer.

Like the iPhone, Apple Computer puts the appearance first. Compared with the current notebooks on the market, the Apple notebook is nearly one-third thinner and is the first choice for business people. The only negative comment is that the quality of its shell is not good enough. Apple's response to this is that you can't have both, but there will be changes in the future.

If Apple notebooks are the first choice for business people, then desktops are the first choice for game enthusiasts, because compared to even IBM, the predecessor of the old industry in the market, Apple desktops are among the best in performance, and the price is not too high. .

But at the same time, its price of [-] euros also makes many people stop and choose Dell and other computers as their first choice. After all, games are very important to many people, but they also need to be capable.

Apple is not very sorry for the loss of this part of the users, because they choose to give up not because of the quality but the price, but if they have the ability in the future, I believe they will still choose the embrace of Apple, or in the future, the price of Apple will be greatly reduced. .

The monopoly of the Nord Kingdom's IT industry has made countries very dissatisfied, and some Internet coverage that was originally negotiated very well has also gone wrong. You don't need to ask Joseph to know that there is the United States behind this.

But Joseph is not sociable. The Internet is not the Internet of the Nord Kingdom, and the United States also occupies a considerable interest in it. If the United States is abandoned like this, the loss is not small.

In early September, the U.S. government announced an import and export policy for the IT industry. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was set up for the Nord Kingdom, but is it useful?
The U.S. IT industry has paid a huge price for the U.S. to participate in such a policy, but it can be expected that the U.S. government will be unable to support it in less than half a year, because it will arouse strong dissatisfaction from American citizens, and there may even be demonstrations to boycott domestic products event.

The United States is a new country, and their citizens don’t recognize the country too deeply, and there is no thought in their bones that they love the motherland more than everything else. Don’t you see that there are very few real angry youths in the United States?

The products of the Kingdom of Nord are cheap and of good quality, and they are not the Asian and African countries they discriminate against. How could they refuse under such circumstances?
This is also one of the reasons why Nord Kingdom items are very popular in the United States. If it is something from Asia or Africa, there may be some boycotts under the instigation of interested people.

In November 1994, Nord's first 11 million yuan film, The First Emperor, was completed. The total investment of the film was [-] million euros. This is the largest investment in film history, and it is also a controversial film.

The movie war scenes use movie special effects and real-life fighting techniques, and a large number of generals are selected martial arts masters from the world's number one martial arts club's local rankings and human rankings. It is a real fighting confrontation.

There are [-] martial arts masters in the three lists of heaven, earth and people, and thirteen of them participated, and the total number of participants has reached more than [-]. The Huaxia government has also made considerable efforts here. After all, there are more than [-] soldiers. Wan was recruited locally from Huaxia, and there were also filming locations such as Old Qindi and the Great Wall.

This is a movie that has never been seen before and will not come in ten years. ——The chief director of the film commented on his film in this way, because it really took him too much energy.

The movie was released on January 1995, 1, and 1 million people in the online voting chose to go to the cinema to watch it. It is only three days before the voting day, and it is not a big problem for the number of votes to reach 700 million in the next month.

Due to the shooting effect and cost, the price of the film is tentatively set at 10 euros, which is an acceptable price. The Asian side will give some discounts, such as 3% off, [-]% off, etc. After all, countries have different economies and cannot be treated equally. .

Looking forward to the arrival of January 1st, Joseph, Kate, and Charlie also went to the movie on the day of its release, and the servants also had their holidays. Joseph estimated that 1% of them came to this movie.

With magnificent scenes, the domineering Qin Shihuang, the centered and heroic General Qin, the gentle and resourceful counselors and civil servants, a real Qin Empire is displayed in front of the audience.

Admired by Qin Shihuang's domineering, moved by the great Qin general who died in battle, admired by the scribes who planned strategies, and saddened by the extremely beautiful but lonely concubines.

The whole film is more than 200 minutes long, but during these 200 minutes or so, people seem to have personally experienced the historical process of the Great Qin Dynasty for decades. They are either moved, gnashed their teeth, or excited beyond words. The film ushered in an undisputed success.

1500 million box office, this is the result of the first day, and then 3000 million, 5000 million, and 8000 million. As of February 2, for a whole month, the total global box office of Emperor Shihuang reached 1 billion euros, which is well-deserved. Big winner, No. 30 of the year.

Berlin International Film, Toronto International Film, Golden Globe Awards, Turin International Film Awards, Golden Statue Awards, Golden Horse Awards..., the whole February was covered by Qin Huangdi's reports.

Nord Palace:

Seeing Joseph's excited appearance, Kate couldn't help teasing him: "I wonder if your next film will be about Joseph the Great."

"With 30 billion euros, there will be no film that can exceed it in the next ten or even 20 years, believe it or not."

"I don't believe it, maybe there will be a Tang Dynasty or..."

"No one can compare to Qin Shihuang. Shooting any emperor will not have such an effect. There is no such emperor in Europe..."

Too much love for children, too many other feelings, such as Qin Shihuang, who is absolutely domineering, his uniqueness makes it difficult for film companies to shoot a comparable movie.

Kate didn't quite agree with what Joseph said, but she didn't want to argue, and there was no need to argue with Joseph because of this kind of thing.

Seeing the silent Kate, Joseph suddenly sat next to her, and then said, "I heard that you auctioned off a jade seal a while ago?"

"Imitation, but several appraisers in the palace said that the degree of imitation is very high, and the price is not too disadvantageous."

"I bought a fake jade seal at a price of 600 million euros, maybe it's just to comfort you."

……

Kate glanced at Joseph and ignored it. She didn't like Joseph's mocking of her from time to time. Although she understood that he was just joking, she seemed a little naive.

"The president of Turkmenistan gave you an Akhal Teke horse some time ago. Charlie likes it very much. I gave it to him as a birthday present without your permission."

Akhal Teke... Isn't this the legendary sweat horse?I feel a little distressed in my heart, but after all, it was given to my son. Could it be possible that I, a father, can snatch it back?

Seeing Joseph's distressed look but not wanting to express it, Kate stood up and left with a smile in her heart. Today, the wife of the head of state of an Asian country is coming, and she needs to come forward to receive her.

In mid-January 1995, the Russian president began to travel frequently to and from the European Union countries, the United States, Russia, China, and the European Union. These were the four giants at this time. Among them, China had great potential, while Russia simply inherited the foundation of the Soviet Union.

In the future, China may unite with Asia, the EU unites the whole of Europe, and the United States affects North America and some South American countries. Only Russia's position is very embarrassing, because many countries in Eastern Europe now prefer the rich EU instead of Russia.

　Thanks to the fan book friend _Archer for the reward, Xi Luoyouyin, the vest of the winged demon, and the monthly ticket of Blade Thunder.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)