Chapter 91 Various Problems

  Kara Santor knocked on the door.

  "Please come in."

  Then he walked in.

  "Hello, Miss Edson."

  The other party greeted first.

  "Hello."

  Catherine also smiled.

  "I think you've already read the script."

  The other party nodded.

  "The script is pretty good, especially the ending, it has a kind of epiphanic feel to it. However, I haven't seen Mr. Stallone yet... but Mr. Bruce Lee really suits this film."

  Catherine nodded.

  "What's your opinion on this movie?"

  Catherine continued to ask.

  Kara Santore shared her own insights about the film.

  "The special forces operatives mentioned in your script should be well-trained, but on the other hand, this is not just a realistic film, so we may need more extra props and possibly a lot of special effects processing..."

  "Yes, what I want to express is a slightly futuristic world of technology."

  Karasanto nodded.

  "But what about the heroine?"

  "Uh... I haven't thought it through, what's your opinion?"

  "Katherine asked."

  Karasanto also furrowed his brow.

  Indeed, this is a serious problem.

  The choice of heroine is very important.

  But... who should I look for?

  After thinking for half a day, Karasanto still couldn't find a suitable candidate. After all, there are still few women who act in action movies now. Although it's not that there aren't any, but to find someone suitable and also has time, there really aren't many.

  Then Karasanto suddenly looked at Catherine and found her more and more pleasing to his eyes.

  "You."

  "Me?"

  Catherine pointed at herself.

  The other party nodded.

  "You're quite suitable, tall and slender... um... just a bit thin, but it'll be fine after makeup."

  Indeed, Catherine has fair skin and a smaller build, but Catherine has a dance background... maybe she can really do it. Moreover, Catherine had once been the leading actress before.

  "I'll think about it."

  Catherine could only say so much.

  After all, her whole body was locked up anyway.

  Then Catherine looked at the letter again.

  The Cat King did not respond to Catherine, and the other side seemed hesitant. Catherine was ready to send another invitation letter to the other party.

  She doesn't care about how much direct benefit the other person can bring to her, but rather cares about the aura they give off.

  Just as Catherine was busy, her father suddenly came in.

  Seeing Catherine here, he was also stunned for a moment.

  After all, this is Bruce's office.

  "Dad, what did the Pentagon tell you?" Catherine asked first.

  "Nothing, just discussing the future prospects of computer development and I'm getting a headache... What are you doing here?"

  "Handling some things... I'm the big boss after all!"

  Catherine said matter-of-factly.

  "Tell me everything, Dad."

  Catherine smiled at her opponent.

  "This doesn't concern you, Kate...alright."

  Bruce sighed.

  "The Pentagon asked us about our outlook on the computer industry. The computer industry will undergo comprehensive and extensive development. That will be popularized."

  He hesitated for a moment.

  "Then they asked me about the use of computers in the military industry. I think this is also what they are most concerned about. Computers will have an impact on both the military and industry in all aspects, fully automated production, and automated warfare, is the theme of the future...I can only say so much."

  "What's next?"

  Catherine asked anxiously.

  "Then they seemed very interested, unfortunately they seem to think our company is... uh... a bit small."

  Catherine nodded in deep agreement at her father's words.

  Indeed, compared with IBM, our own company is not even in the same league.

  But no problem, DreamWorks' earnings are already in the hundreds of millions, and with Blizzard's profits added on, Catherine has around $100 million at her disposal. Of course, after buying a house in Manhattan, she probably still has about $80 million left to use.

  She made an immediate decision.

  Acquired DEC.

  DEC, also known as Digital Equipment Corporation.

  The company was born in 1957, and by the beginning of 1958 it had shipped its first products - the Digital Laboratory and the Digital System Components. The first year's sales were $94,000, with a profit of just over $30,000. By 1962, DEC's fifth fiscal year, sales had reached $6.5 million, with net income of $800,000; in 1963, DEC earned $1.2 million; and by 1964, sales had grown to $11 million, but profit dropped to $900,000. The company was growing rapidly, but cash flow was a problem, with expenses outstripping revenues. In June 1963, DEC needed a cash infusion, borrowing $300,000 from ARD, which would be repaid over three years...

  Although it is now so.

  However, this is a dragon submerged in the deep pool. Until the 1970s, with the release of PDP-11, DEC soared to great heights, unparalleled for a time, even IBM had to avoid its edge.

  However, after reaching its peak, the company was eventually acquired by Hewlett-Packard.

  DEC is Catherine's goal.

  With DEC, it also means that until the 1980s, they had the qualifications to rival IBM!

  At the same time, I can also enhance my own strength in computer science, and gain recognition from the Pentagon.

  Moreover, DEC had a strong man who was as important to Catherine as Seymour Cray, the creator of the Cray vector machine.

  To know that the other party is not only a manager, but also not just a technician, he is also the founder of the famous "matrix" production model.

  His name is Olsen.

  What is called a "matrix" is that one manager is responsible for one production line, fully responsible for production, sales and market; his responsibility is to make profits, whether it's profit or loss, the responsibility belongs to him, he is responsible for everything.

  Olson's "matrix" was a huge revolution in the history of product production.

  It was also because of this that Olsen's DEC escaped the company's decline in 1965 and turned the tide.

  In the 1963-64 fiscal year, Olsen's company began to decline in production and profits plummeted. In particular, it was affected by the impact of Catherine's approved computer skin castration version Wenquxing, which made it even more difficult.

  This is exactly the best time for DEC to acquire Olsen!

  Olson made a lot of concessions, and at this time, if she herself extended an olive branch to the other party, she believed that the other party would not refuse.

  Especially when one is still able to pay a high price...

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