...

The torch relay for the Los Angeles Olympics began on May 7 this year. After the fire was collected in Greece, it was transported directly to the United States. The Soviet Union immediately slapped in the face, "I won't go, you guys can play it yourself."

Of course, the torch relay in the United States was not affected and was carried out lively. It is estimated that about one-quarter of Americans participated in the event.

However, the most bizarre and most criticized thing about this torch relay is the acceptance of sponsorship - US$3,000 per kilometer, which is more than 10,000 kilometers from more than 1,000 towns from the origin of New York to the destination of Los Angeles, contributing about US$30 million.

At the beginning, the International Olympic Committee certainly opposed this overly commercial practice, but in the end it surrendered. This was just a concession among the many compromises made by the International Olympic Committee since the date of the bidding city of this Olympic Games was confirmed, and it was not surprising.

The reason why the International Olympic Committee is so compromised is simply because of the "money shortage".

Originally, the Olympic Charter stipulates that the host city of the Olympic Games and its organizing committee must make guarantees to the International Olympic Committee and “bear the full financial responsibility of organizing the Olympic Games.”

Until the last Moscow Olympics, the hosting process followed this rule.

But the problem is that the current Olympics do not seem to show satisfactory benefits besides political significance. After a lively event, the only thing left is sky-high bills.

If the host city has a mechanism to support the whole country, there is naturally no need to care about the profits and losses in money - the remaining surplus is profitable, and the losses are shared equally by everyone. There is no need to be petty.

For example, after the successful bid for the Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese government invested US$3 billion to build stadiums and build related supporting infrastructure, including transportation facilities and water supply systems. The world's first commercially operated high-speed railway, the Tokaido Shinkansen, was opened a few days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. The capital expressway and Tokyo underground railway system also expanded significantly.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Tokyo Olympics, Japan's face and the inner world have made money, and everyone is happy.

In the 1980 Moscow Olympics, the Soviet Union invested $9 billion in a historical record, but the situation was deserted, coupled with the blockade and the national strength was damaged, so the money was not worthwhile, but the country paid for it, and all contradictions could be naturally covered up.

But the 1976 Montreal Olympics were not so lucky, costing as much as US$5.8 billion, and a loss of US$2.4 billion, making the Montreal municipal government overwhelmed the debt. One of the debts in total, a total of US$1 billion will not be paid off until 30 years later in November 2006.

This is the worst loss in the history of the modern Olympic Games. Many cities who are interested in bidding for the Olympic Games were scared. In the subsequent bidding process of the 1980 and 1984, there were very few competitors because of this reason.

In order to avoid bills as long as it is lively, in November 1978, California, where Los Angeles is located, passed a law that it is not allowed to use public funds to host the Olympics.

In this way, when the Los Angeles city government cannot provide financial assistance, the Los Angeles Olympics faces two fates: either cancel or leave it to private enterprises for preparation.

In negotiations with the Los Angeles Municipal Government, the International Olympic Committee was forced to make major concessions, acknowledging it as a special case, and for the first time handing over the Los Angeles Olympics to private individuals and preparing them in the form of industrial and commercial enterprises.

The so-called exception is believed that only the world's number one power can fight for. But as soon as this example begins, a series of downward bottom lines are followed. The commercial sponsorship of the Olympic torch relay of $3,000 per kilometer is so eye-catching because it belongs to the traditional link. In fact, businessmen with vision like Tang Huan privately have obtained more diverse advertising opportunities.

The Olympic Games are about to open, and these propaganda machines are naturally running with all their strength. After Tang Huan returned to the United States from Europe, he began to cooperate with the momentum without stopping.

On the entire Los Angeles Olympic torch relay route, the last two stops are San Diego, located in the southernmost tip of California, and Los Angeles, the hosted place. The third stop is the three major cities in the San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. Tang Huan sponsored about 70% of the Olympic torch relay routes, which is not an exaggeration to describe it as a consignment.

For Tang Huan, these costs are naturally a drop in the bucket, not to mention that the square radius corresponds to San Francisco, ea corresponds to Oakland, and philosophical corresponds to San Jose land.

The organization of torch relay is very open. The public can not only watch the torchbearer’s relay process on the road up close, but also have the right to vote for the selection of torchbearers.

In other words, under commercial operations, torch relay has become a big party, far down-to-earth than the previous Olympics.

It is not surprising that Tang Huan is also one of the torchbearers. The section of road he is responsible for is San Jose, which is the Silicon Valley area.

With the continuous publicity, Silicon Valley high-tech companies have shown the same enthusiasm for the national carnival for this event. After all, this is a publicity platform for the whole United States.

Tang Huan became the first torchbearer on this section of the road. It was not that he didn’t know how to be modest, but that running with a 1 kilogram of torch was not that easy, and it really tests physical fitness.

At the beginning, Tang Huan specifically consulted whether the two founders of HP, William Wheelit and David Pukeder, were interested in participating, but both of them were over 70 years old and could not adapt to this kind of work.

Next, Tang Huan learned about the meaning of Intel founder Robert Noyce. The other party is less than 60 years old this year and should be competent. However, Robert Noyce has a heart disease and may not be able to adapt to such a lively occasion. After thinking about it for a while, he refused.

When these most experienced Silicon Valley seniors withdrew one by one, Tang Huan became the most undisputed person, which was also recommended by the San Francisco Bay Area people's votes. Others are not qualified to steal the limelight.

Tang Huan was also followed by four volunteers serving as escorts, one of whom was through the Shennong Foundation’s scholarship fund. From Xiangjiang to the United States to study for college.

This is also a major feature of the organizational form of this Olympic Games. That is, various activities recruited unprecedentedly large volunteers. Most of them came from various universities, and some Chinese students also received the opportunity to exercise.

Tang Huanshun successfully completed his section of the road, and there were no accidents such as robbing the torch. Even if there was, he could kick it over.

"Help me keep this souvenir first." Tang Huan handed the extinguished torch to Li Zhi and gave a few instructions.

...

In addition to Tang Huan's participation in the torch relay himself, many well-known people in his company have been selected as torchbearers, especially urban heroes like the Oakland Raiders who won the Super Bowl. They are even more popular.

It can be said that the torch relay in the venue not only helped Tang Huan to win the reputation, but also showed how Tang Huan had achieved his five years of operation in the San Francisco Bay Area was achieved from people's supportive attitude.

As the torch turned to the next stop, the national carnival in San Francisco came to an end, and Tang Huan was also preparing to move to Los Angeles.

The two young cousins ​​Han Sining and Han Siwei who wanted to watch the Olympic Games live, have arrived in San Francisco under the leadership of their parents Han Anyong and Wen Ya.

In order to treat rheumatism, my uncle Han Anyong came to the United States with his wife Wenya, and was familiar with the situation here. But Han Sining and Han Siwei felt that everything was fresh everywhere. As soon as they arrived in San Francisco, they pestered their cousin Meng Jing who was studying here and took them out for a trip.

Seeing that two little followers were also clamoring in the United States, Meng Jing, who was so annoyed, decided to "teach a lesson" for them.

After asking about the amount of pocket money Han Sining and Han Siwei, Meng Jing first took them to see the younger generation, namely Tang Huan's children.

Looking at the cute twins, Han Sining and Han Si were stunned, and these little nephews were also very eccentric and stretched out their hands to meet.

Amid Meng Jing's hilariousness, Han Sining and Han Si did not spend all their money in order to support the scene, so naturally they could not afford to hire a tour guide as their cousin.

The two brothers are not fuel-efficient. After discussing, they decided to recover the losses from their cousin. So when they saw Tang Huan, they flattered, "Brother, you are so awesome!"

Tang Huan had heard of the jokes directed by Meng Jing. Looking at the smiles of the two of them, they could guess that they were taking the small abacus of "paying their son's debts to their fathers".

He didn't point it out and asked back as if nothing had happened, "How could I be so good?"

The eldest cousin Han Sining gave the answer without thinking, "When you hold the torch, so many people cheered for it, both majestic and handsome."

The little cousin Han Siwei felt that his lines had been taken away. He couldn't help but glared at his brother, and then replied in a hurry, "You have got us so many nephews, so awesome!"

Tang Huan was drinking with a cup, couldn't help laughing and sprayed a sip of water.

He stretched out his finger, flashed Han Siwei's little head, and smiled and ordered: "It's good to know. If you are an uncle, you must look like an uncle. Don't forget during the Chinese New Year and the holidays, and prepare the red envelopes for your nephews."

Han Siwei suddenly frowned and said to the truth: "We just went bankrupt."

"Since I've arrived in the United States, I'll teach you two brothers a lesson." Tang Huan smiled slightly, "Teach you how to support yourself."

"We are here for a trip." Han Sining, who felt that she was going to waste, planned to leave.

Tang Huan took out two $20 and shook it at Han Siwei who was standing there, "Do you want to get rid of bankruptcy?"

"Think!" Han Siwei, who was not yet ten years old, nodded very honestly.

"Then I'll arrange a job for you." Tang Huan put a $20 bill into Han Siwei's hands, "First be the kindergarten class monitor for a week, and then decide on the next arrangement based on the assessment."

"Stop talking about the class monitor, I can be a teacher." Han Siwei accepted the task with a smile.

"I'll be a teacher." Seeing that his younger brother had surrendered, Han Sining also planned to follow the rules.

"Okay, let you be a teacher." Tang Huan's eyes were filled with an inexplicable smile and handed over the other $20 to Han Sining.

He could see that his two little cousins ​​were a little spoiled and arrogant, so let them appreciate the amazingness of extraordinary children up close, right? - The little nephews are not just asking for red envelopes.

...

After arriving in Los Angeles, Tang Huan first inspected the news center he donated again. He used the communication technology of Pacific Telecom and the computer technology of Fang Yuan and Zheru, which was the most modern office technology.

Media journalists can get one-stop service for writing, printing, copying, fax, email and more to deliver the latest news about the Olympics as quickly as possible.

Observing the technically trained volunteers and busy guiding the media people who are already in place how to use these latest office equipment, Tang Huan asked: "How is it, are they all adapting to the office environment here?"

"At least half of the reporters have used Fangyuan personal computers and Zheru's word processing software before, so the acceptance speed is still very good." The person in charge answered with a relaxed expression.

Tang Huan nodded slightly with satisfaction, but when he saw the line as dense as a beehive, he couldn't help frowning again, but in the end he could only shake his head and give up.

Through a modem, a computer accesses online services such as emails based on a telephone network often requires two lines to be opened, which is because telephone voice and data communication cannot coexist on the same line.

Of course, various communication companies are willing to see users apply for an additional line, which means more income.

But it is precisely because of this immediate profit model that various communication companies are not very enthusiastic about finding upgrade solutions for data services on traditional telephone networks, thus making the fully digitalized IsDN - a comprehensive business digital network, a generally recognized successor to the next generation of telecommunications network.

The communications solutions provided by Pacific Telecom for the Los Angeles Olympics were very successful, but they also clearly exposed the shortcomings of the existing analog telephone network, which attracted criticism of its slow failure in building the next generation of networks.

Listed companies cannot ignore the influence of such public opinion.

After the meeting, Pacific Telecom CEO Chuck Smith said with a wry smile: "I originally wanted to report this issue to you in detail after the Olympics, but now it seems that the hype is getting worse."

Tang Huan, who had heard such rumors from Tang Wenmao, waved his hand disapprovingly, "Don't be impatient, the technical roadmap is in my mind, and those industry commentators pretend to understand without knowing it. The traditional analog telephone network is not so useless, and its data transmission rate reaches 56kpbs is not impossible."

After hearing Tang Huan talk about such a high indicator, Chuck Smith couldn't help but feel a little suspicious, but it was difficult to refute, so he turned to ask: "Can you realize voice calls and data services on one line like ISDN?"

"Don't worry, there are solutions to this limitation." Tang Huan answered confidently, and then pointed out meaningfully: "The Bell system has left us with the best traditional telephone network in the world, and its value has not been fully developed. I know very well."

Seeing that the boss was so well-established and profound, Chuck Smith had to clean up his mind and nodded.
Chapter completed!