Has the lunch, Virginia has drawn two women to take a walk to outside, Eric then together entered in the study room with Chris. 吃过午餐,维吉尼娅拉着两个女人到外面散步,艾瑞克便与克里斯一起钻进了书房里。 „Just the response of Emily resembled some not to be right, did she hear the marriage the topic not to be embarrassed before?” Under Eric in the desk is implicated, asked curiously. “刚刚艾米丽的反应好像有些不对吧,她以前听到结婚的话题可不会不好意思？”艾瑞克在书桌旁坐下,好奇地问道。 Chris shook the head, says with a smile: „Possibly is the reason that because they are pregnant, you told me this news time, I chatted something with Emily,” Chris spoke of here, shook the head reluctantly, obviously the result was not good, has changed the topic quickly: „You, that side Europe how, was the sound so big?” 克里斯摇了摇头,笑道:“可能是因为她们怀孕的缘故吧,你告诉我这个消息的时候,我就和艾米丽聊了一些事情,”克里斯说到这里,无奈地摇了摇头,显然结果不是太好,很快换了话题:“你呢,欧洲那边到底怎么了,动静那么大？” Eric said to Chris the Europe Disneyland situation simply. 艾瑞克将欧洲迪斯尼乐园的情况简单地给克里斯说了一遍。 After Chris hear, starts to shake the head: „ The budget of 1 billion USD inflated 55 hundred million USD, truly lost control, if after the reorganization, cannot gain as before, what to do did you plan? 克里斯听完后也开始摇头:“十亿美元的预算膨胀到了55亿美元,确实是失控了,如果整改后依旧不能盈利,你打算怎么办？ Eric shrugs saying: „That must support, this project relates to 30,000 people of rice bowls, has consumed French Government that many resources, if I dare to close down, was equal to that had no consideration for face with France.” 艾瑞克耸肩道:“那也得撑下去,这个项目关系到30000人的饭碗,又消耗了法国正府那么多的资源,如果我敢关停的话,就等于和法国撕破脸了。” Chris nodded, agreed that the view of Eric, because of the reason of Europe Disney closure, Chris also inquired the relevant information about Europe Disneyland suddenly for serveral days. 克里斯点了点头,也同意艾瑞克的看法,因为欧洲迪斯尼突然关闭的原因,这些天克里斯也查询了一些关于欧洲迪斯尼乐园的相关信息。 French Government initially not only sold to Disney to be equal at the 70's ultra low land price in the Paris urban district one-fifth area lands, but also provided has surpassed the project subsidy of 1 billion USD. In addition, French Government even also has made a high speed rail between the Paris urban district and Disneyland. This is the investments of several 1 billion USD. But all these stem from favoring of Europe Disneyland prospect, has consumed the so huge public resource, if Disney dares, because the paradise profit might as well anticipate on backing down. Facing public opinion pressure, French Government also only then got angry with Disney thoroughly. 法国正府当初不但以七十年代的超低地价卖给了迪斯尼相当于巴黎市区1面积的土地,还提供了超过十亿美元的项目补助。此外,法国正府甚至还在巴黎市区和迪斯尼乐园之间建造了一条高速铁路。这又是几十亿美元的投资。而这一切都源于对欧洲迪斯尼乐园前景的看好,消耗了如此庞大的公共资源,如果迪斯尼敢因为乐园盈利不如预期就打退堂鼓的话。面对舆论压力,法国正府也只有跟迪斯尼彻底翻脸了。 „The Michael Eisner ability is without a doubt, but from him Disney that several years of movement, he had become confused by Disney's finally completely successfully, if makes Michael Eisner continue to control Disney to get down, to Disney will not be the good deed, but will go to Universal a series of movements from him. He as if calmed down,” Chris remembered to initiate Michael Eisner of Disneyland project. Cannot bear comment. “迈克尔.艾斯纳的能力是毋庸置疑的,不过从他在迪斯尼最后那几年的动作来看,他已经完全被迪斯尼的成功冲昏头脑了,如果让迈克尔.艾斯纳继续掌控迪斯尼下去,对迪斯尼不会是好事,不过从他去环球的一系列动作来看。他似乎又冷静下来了,”克里斯想起发起迪斯尼乐园项目的迈克尔.艾斯纳。忍不住评价道。 Eric recalled slightly, seems like the fact is actually so, in original space and time in the late 90's, Disney's market value, although as in rise. But that is also only because the general trend under United States general economic condition change for the better situation, the Disney's profit actually in successive years drops, moreover ABC TV Station of large amount of money merger and acquisition also has become implication of Disney group, and promoted a quite dangerous value the Disney's debt proportion. 艾瑞克稍微回忆了下,貌似事实却是如此,原时空中九十年代中后期,迪斯尼的市值虽然依旧在上升的。但那也只是因为美国整体经济状况好转情况下的大势所趋,迪斯尼的盈利却连年下降的,而且巨资并购的abc电视台也成了迪斯尼集团的拖累,并且将迪斯尼的负债比例提升到了一个相当危险的数值。 Disney after Michael Eisner leaves office, through succeeding leader Robert. A series of reform measure, made this big Film Studio give full play to the vitality. 迪斯尼正是在迈克尔.艾斯纳下台之后,通过继任领导人罗伯特.艾格的一系列改革措施,才让这家大电影公司重新焕发了生机。 At present Michael Eisner was expelled Disney to go to Universal by Eric, can say that to Michael Eisner and Disney is a good deed, Disney can let loose impeding of Michael Eisner , to continue to develop rapidly. Calms down Michael Eisner also to make a fresh start to take Universal to make an enterprise as the platform once more. 眼下迈克尔.艾斯纳被艾瑞克赶出迪斯尼去了环球,可以说对迈克尔.艾斯纳和迪斯尼都是一件好事,迪斯尼可以放开迈克尔.艾斯纳的掣肘,继续飞速发展。冷静下来的迈克尔.艾斯纳也可以重新开始以环球为平台再次做出一番事业。 In current Hollywood. Eric thought that the ability outstanding person does not calculate too, several big Film Studio managers majority are maintain the accomplishments of one's ancestors have enterprisingly insufficient, in the 90's lets Eric impression profound several big Film Studio management. Currently has three people, Barry Diller, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Eisner. 在目前的好莱坞。艾瑞克觉得能力出众的人并不算太多,几大电影公司的主管大部分都是守成有余进取不足,九十年代让艾瑞克印象深刻的几位大电影公司高管。目前只有三个人,巴里.迪勒、杰弗瑞.卡森伯格和迈克尔.艾斯纳。 From the current information, Barry Diller purchases the Paramount possibility to be extremely low, this Hollywood big shot wants to return to Hollywood again is not an easy matter, Katzenberg keeps Disney as before, Eric not like originally Michael Eisner. Compels Disney Katzenberg, then this way. He in the Hollywood biggest competitor, without doubt is Michael Eisner. 从目前的信息来看,巴里.迪勒收购派拉蒙的可能性极低,这位好莱坞大亨再想返回好莱坞并不是一件容易的事情,卡森伯格依旧留在迪斯尼,艾瑞克可不会像原本迈克尔.艾斯纳那样。将卡森伯格逼出迪斯尼,那么这样看来。他在好莱坞最大的竞争对手,无疑将是迈克尔.艾斯纳。 „Heard that Steve Ross isn't quickly good?” Is thinking these, Eric has emitted one suddenly. “听说史蒂夫.罗斯快不行了？”想着这些,艾瑞克突然冒出了一句。 Some Chris doubts, actually also nodded: „Should not support this year.” 克里斯有些疑惑,却也点了点头:“应该撑不过今年了。” „Did not have the suppression of Steve Ross, the Warner very fierce internal strife to estimate must expose in the floor has come up, such Warner definitely did not have the means and Firefly contends. From now on Firefly in the Hollywood biggest enemy, it is estimated that was Universal.” “没有了史蒂夫.罗斯的压制,华纳本来就很剧烈的内部纷争估计要暴露在台面上来了,这样的华纳肯定是没办法与萤火虫抗衡的。今后萤火虫在好莱坞最大的敌人,估计要数环球了。” „Listens to your expression, don't you as if hate Michael Eisner?” “听你的语气,你似乎并不恨迈克尔.艾斯纳啊？” „Hates indifferently, but I very much have actually admired the ability outstanding person, moreover there is a match is also a good deed, otherwise the life was also too bored,” Eric told the facts, all that he very clear currently have, by passing through Goldfinger must come, therefore did not have Goldfinger to depend on to these can actually the earthshaking big shots admire. “无所谓恨不恨,不过我却是一直很佩服能力出众的人的,而且有对手也是一件好事,否则的话人生也就太无聊了,”艾瑞克实话实说道,他很清楚自己目前所拥有的一切,都是凭借穿越的金手指得来的,因此也就对那些没有金手指倚仗却能叱咤风云的大亨们非常佩服。 Chatted some Hollywood trivial matters, the words that at noon when Eric remembers Chris just came to speak, asked: „You were not said that good news to me, was what?” 聊了一些好莱坞的琐事,艾瑞克才想起中午克里斯刚刚来时说的话,问道:“你不是说有好消息给我吗,是什么？” „Your can here access the net?” Chris stands up with a smile, asks. “你这里能上网吗？”克里斯笑着站起身,问道。 Eric nodded, immediately understood: „Had the result?” 艾瑞克点了点头,立刻明白了过来:“有结果了？” „Yes, you and other,” Chris said with a smile that then went out of the study room, quick took a notebook to come back from the car(riage). “是的,你等一下,”克里斯笑着说道,然后走出了书房,很快就从车里拿了一台笔记本回来。 That Apple notebook of Eric on the desk advances the one side, pulls the mesh wire to draw, sees Chris to open the notebook, somewhat with amazement said: „Is this IBM thinkpad?” 艾瑞克将书桌上自己那台苹果笔记本推到一旁,扯出网线拉过来,看到克里斯打开笔记本,有些惊讶道:“这是ibm的thinkpad？” Famous thinkpad series antique machine. 大名鼎鼎的thinkpad系列古董机啊。 Eric vaguely remembered some time ago on magazine saw that IBM will soon promote own notebook series and Apple Inc. competes, has not thought that has sold unexpectedly, moreover thinkpad series, previous life, because the IBM notebook service was associated the reason that purchased, Eric has also bought a model of thinkpad notebook, it is estimated that the thinkpad brand was to have a time longest notebook series. 艾瑞克依稀记得不久前在杂志上看到ibm即将推出自己的笔记本电脑系列与苹果公司竞争,没想到竟然发售了,而且还是thinkpad系列,前世因为ibm笔记本业务被联想收购的缘故,艾瑞克也买过一款thinkpad笔记本电脑,估计thinkpad品牌是存在时间最长的一款笔记本电脑系列了。 „Thinkpad700c. Some time ago just sold, I bought one to bring the test, the disposition and Apple k was similar. However what this notebook loads is the Windows latest 3.1 systems, I thought that is simpler than Apple machine operation,” Chris said that because the Firefly investment stressed on investing the computer and network related high-tech area, in order to deeper level participation in, Chris also spends many thoughts to have studied the knowledge in this aspect. “thinkpad700c。不久前刚刚发售,我就买了一台拿来试用,配置与苹果的k差不多。不过这款笔记本装载的是windows最新款的3.1系统,我觉得比苹果机操作起来简单多了,”克里斯说道,因为萤火虫投资侧重于投资计算机和网络相关的高科技领域,为了能够更深层次地参与其中,克里斯也花了很多心思研究这方面的知识。 Some Windows contact surfaces of looking familiar appeared in the front, Eric have then discovered that striking e icon from the pale blue background tabletop. 有些眼熟的windows界面出现在面前,艾瑞克一眼便从淡蓝色的背景桌面上发现了那个醒目的e图标。 Chris joins mesh wire the notebook skilled. Saw that Eric started to operate the mouse to click on that software shortcut, explained with a smile: „This is they according to the software symbol of layout design you give. At present the alpha edition of this model of software or internal test, the user-oriented beta testing version will start to distribute at the end of November, the official version must wait till next year after the test and feedback of user, after making the appropriate readjustment, announced again.” 克里斯熟练地将笔记本接上网线。看到艾瑞克已经开始操作鼠标点击那个软件快捷键,笑着解释道:“这是他们按照你给出的图纸设计的软件标志。目前这款软件还是内部测试的alpha版本,面向用户的beta测试版将会在十一月底开始发行,正式版本要等到明年经过用户的测试和反馈,进行适当调整之后再公布。” Is listening to the Chris words. Eric has been connected including the above the network, and opened this to be ahead of time the graphical interface browser that compared with the original space and time two years presented. After short load, the grey moves for the focus web browser interface appears on the screen, on the software upper left frame is striking ‚explorer’ symbol, below , in descending order , are the menu bar and advance backlash and other quick icons as well as the address fences. 听着克里斯的话。艾瑞克已经连上了网络,并且打开了这款比原时空提前了两年出现的图形界面浏览器。短暂的加载之后,灰色调为主的浏览器界面出现在屏幕上,软件左上方的边框上是醒目的‘explorer’标志,下面依次是菜单栏、前进后退等快捷图标以及地址栏。 After the main page load is completed, appeared again has let the Eric pleasantly surprised page. 当主页加载完成之后,再次出现了让艾瑞克惊喜的页面。 „Cannot think that the Yahoo main page also completed.” “想不到雅虎的主页也完成了。” Chris nods, shook the head: „If only a simple table of contents collection website, definitely soon, in the prospectus that but you give continues these. The team is carrying on the test and optimization to the engine algorithm of search function, they also thought that this function is one of the Yahoo most core technologies, therefore is prudent. What you see is only we erects the test server that. At present altogether collects and reorganized probably more than 8000 websites, is divided into news, finance and economics, science and technology, education and other plates.” 克里斯点点头,又摇了摇头:“如果只是一个简单的目录收集网站,肯定用不了多久,不过你给出的计划书里不止这些。目前团队正在对搜索功能的引擎算法进行测试和优化,他们也觉得这项功能将是雅虎最核心的技术之一,因此非常慎重。你看到的只是我们架设的测试服务器。目前一共搜集并整理了大概8000多个网站,分为新闻、财经、科技、教育等板块。” Eric selected several websites in table of contents to try, opens the speed to be smooth . Moreover, Yahoo the main page of team design also obeyed the synopsis transparent design idea that Eric gave, has not looked like Eric previous life to see these web portal eyeful jumbled information. However, Eric also knows. The basic reason is the current engineering factor cannot achieve these, thinks of here, Eric looked at the main page once more, although is simple, but always thought that has been short of anything. 艾瑞克点开了目录中的几个网站试了试,打开速度都非常流畅,而且,雅虎的团队设计的主页也遵照艾瑞克给出的简介明了的设计思路,并没有像艾瑞克前世看到那些门户网站满眼的冗杂信息。不过,艾瑞克也知道。根本原因还是目前的技术条件达不到那些,想到这里,艾瑞克再次看了看主页,虽然非常简单,但总觉得少了点什么。 „Picture, was right, website cannot all be the writing, should have the picture?” Eric was saying, opened several websites at will, really saw the picture in others' website page. “图片,对了,网站不能全是文字,应该有图片吧？”艾瑞克说着,又随意打开了几家网站,果然在别人的网站页面中看到了图片。 Chris somewhat seems to be surprised, but explained quickly: „I think that you will not pay attention to these, the Internet Explorer management is negotiating with the compuserve company at present, the plan acquires this company, I planned to take the related document next time to you.” 克里斯似乎有些惊讶,不过很快解释道:“我以为你不会关注这些呢,ie的管理层目前正与一家名叫compuserve的公司谈判,计划收购这家公司,我本来打算下次将相关文件拿给你的。” „Compuserve?” Eric read, actually completely cannot remember the name of this company: „What they make, is related with the picture?” “compuserve？”艾瑞克念了一遍,却完全想不起这家公司的名字:“他们是做什么的,跟图片有关吗？” Chris nodded: „This company has developed one type very suitably at present the picture format of Internet quite slow speed, can in the situation, in completely not losing the image picture quality, carries on 50% compressions to the picture, this picture format named rchangeformat, everybody generally name is GIF, you just saw picture that on several websites uses, majority of uses is this picture format.” 克里斯点了点头:“这家公司开发了一种非常适合目前互联网比较缓慢网速的图片格式,可以在完全不损失图像画质的情况下,对图片进行50%的压缩,这个图片格式名叫rchangeformat,大家一般称呼为gif,你刚刚看到几个网站上使用的图片,大部分使用的都是这种图片格式。” Eric hears the GIF image the name, immediately understood. 艾瑞克听到gif图像的名字,立刻就明白了过来。 Too familiar! 太熟悉了啊！ Chris saw selecting eyebrow look that Eric presents obviously, some stops of doubts, continued saying: „The after team plan of Internet Explorer acquires this company, carries on to the algorithm of GIF image form optimizes again, and applied for the related patent, then used IE Browser to promote as the carrier.” 克里斯看到艾瑞克明显出现的挑眉神色,有些疑惑的停顿了下,还是继续讲了下去:“ie的团队打算收购这家公司之后,对gif图像格式的算法进行再一次优化,并且申请相关专利,然后以ie浏览器为载体进行推广。” Although Chris had not pointed out that but Eric quickly understood, uses Internet Explorer to carry on a promotion of picture format as the carrier, definitely will urge the massive websites to use this form on own initiative. But this algorithm form also applied for the patent, then other companies want to carry out the development work of commercial software by the image form algorithm of GIF, certainly must be under the authorization of Internet Explorer, this has formed a technological barrier, can prevent the company that the majority of technological strength is insufficient to enter the browser domain, even if Microsoft this type of powerful software company, must bypass this technological barrier to develop to show that the GIF form picture the graphical interface browser, must certainly consume the massive time and money carries on the technology communication, in age of technical big eruption, even if falls behind for several weeks, possible to by the competitor. Casts off by far, do not say for several months or several years. 虽然克里斯没有点明,不过艾瑞克还是很快明白了过来,以ie为载体进行一种图片格式的推广,肯定会促使大量网站主动使用这种格式。而这种算法格式又被申请了专利,那么其他公司想要以gif的图像格式算法进行商业软件的开发工作,肯定要得到ie的授权,这就形成了一种技术壁垒,可以阻挡大部分技术实力不足的公司进入浏览器领域,而哪怕是微软这种实力强大的软件公司,要绕过这一层技术壁垒开发出能够显示gif格式图片的图形界面浏览器,肯定也要消耗大量的时间和金钱进行技术公关,在技术大爆发的年代里,哪怕是落后几个星期,可能都要被竞争对手。远远地甩开,更不要说几个月或者几年了。 „Was right, software patented claim about Internet Explorer essence?” “对了,关于ie内核的软件专利申请了吗？” Chris nods: „We who can apply for applied certainly, when Tim Berners-Lee also complies to promote World Wide Web is partial to the Internet Explorer technical standard suitably, but many technologies as before are free public, must therefore bypass our patents is not too difficult, we can do, sets some technological barriers in the peripheral related application, for example just GIF form.” 克里斯点点头:“能够申请的我们当然都申请了,蒂姆.伯纳斯.李也答应推广万维网时适当偏向ie的技术标准,不过很多技术依旧是免费公开的,所以要绕过我们的专利并不是太难,我们能做的,就是在周边的相关应用上设置一些技术壁垒,比如刚刚的gif格式。” Eric hears these, somewhat is immediately regrettable. 艾瑞克听到这些,顿时有些遗憾。 The Chris comfort said: „But, so long as our continuously preservation technique and time superiority, can maintain as before the leading position, let alone, Internet Explorer does not collect fees, said that the Internet Explorer team did not understand to this point very much, they thought this model of software is good, if can carry on the commercial operation, definitely will bring the massive profits.” 克里斯安慰道:“不过,只要我们一直保持技术和时间优势,依旧能够保持住领先地位,更何况,ie并不收费,说起来,ie的团队对这一点很不理解,他们觉得这款软件非常棒,如果能够进行商业运作的话,肯定会带来大量的利润。” „This was I initially complied with Tim Berners-Lee, you also on the scene,” Eric said that regarding the profit of Internet Explorer software sale, he did not care, the key was the huge potential subscriber group: „Moreover, in the future you understand advantage that I such make.” “这是我当初答应了蒂姆.伯纳斯.李的,你也在场,”艾瑞克说道,对于ie软件销售的利润,他并不是太在意,关键还是庞大的潜在用户群:“而且,将来你就会明白我这么做的好处了。” „Hopes,” Chris has not said anything again, the Internet user of world currently also has 20 million, is much lower than the number of personal computer, therefore gives up the Internet Explorer software sale profit, Chris had not felt that loves dearly. “但愿吧,”克里斯没有再说什么,全世界的互联网用户目前也只有20000000,远远低于个人计算机的数目,因此放弃ie的软件销售利润,克里斯也并没有感觉太心疼。 Looked at Yahoo and achievements of Internet Explorer two companies, Eric asks: „Actually that online mailbox service, to be honest, I anticipate this, had the online mailbox, a lot communicated to be many on the convenience.” 看完了雅虎和ie两家公司的成果,艾瑞克才问道:“那在线邮箱服务呢,说实话,其实我更期待的还是这个,有了在线邮箱,很多事情沟通起来就方便多了。” Chris shrugs: „This did not have the means to look at the ail that named Steve Mitnick chief engineer to you are the perfectionism paranoia, I had inquired several times have not kept off to come back the ail kernel program already to be compiled, but that fellow thought that the safety performance of system was not very good, the server that supposed on the company has conducted the seal test, I was also only when previous time went to Cambridge Hotmail Headquarters, has tested under one.” 克里斯一耸肩:“这个就没办法给你看了ail那个名叫史蒂夫.米特尼克的首席工程师是个完美主义偏执狂,我询问过几次都没挡了回来ail的核心程序早就被编写出来了,不过那个家伙觉得系统的安全性能不够好,一直在公司内部假设的服务器上进行封闭测试,我也只是在上次去剑桥市hotmail总部的时候,才试用了一下。” Eric said with a smile: „Another paranoia of calling Steve!” 艾瑞克笑道:“又一个叫史蒂夫的偏执狂啊！” Chris knows what Eric finger is Steve Jobs, said with a smile: „Yes, but this is also good ail as the online communication tool, if the safety performance cannot obtain to guarantee that definitely will have problems. Therefore my to ignore that fellow repeatedly tossed about, heard that he is a very fierce hacker.” ( to be continued ) 克里斯知道艾瑞克指的是史蒂夫.乔布斯,也跟着笑道:“是啊,不过这样也好ail作为在线沟通工具,如果安全性能得不到保证,肯定会出问题的。所以我就放任那个家伙反复折腾了,听说他还是个很厉害的黑客呢。”(未完待续)