Chapter 849 Ninety
In a blink of an eye, it was January 1990.
On a transoceanic flight from the United States to China, Song Yuanchao, sitting in the first-class cabin, closed his eyes and rested, patiently waiting for the flight to arrive at the airport.
Time flies so fast, and in a blink of an eye it was the beginning of 1990. That year Song Yuanchao was already 35 years old.
Eleven years ago, when Song Yuanchao returned to this era, he was still a 24-year-old young man. Now he is gradually entering middle age, and there are some white hairs on his temples.
Last year, Song Yuanchao went to the United States and stayed there for more than half a year.
This time, Song Yuanchao went to the United States mainly to deal with the affairs of the American branch, as well as some other investment projects.
In the past two years, the American branch has developed well, especially the laboratory of the American company. It has made many technological breakthroughs in response to Song Yuanchao's requirements and targeted projects, and is now well-known in the industry.
Starting from the year before last, under the instructions of Song Yuanchao, the American branch began to delve into computers and communications, achieved success in several key projects, and successfully obtained patents.
Next, Song Yuanchao planned to continue to intervene in the communications market and use computer patents to exchange for the communications product patents he needed from Motorola and other companies.
In addition to these, Song Yuanchao also bought the newly born MPEG decompression technology from C-Cube in California, and conducted in-depth research and development on this technology to realize the technical application of MPEG-2.
This technology is described as MPEG-2, which many people may not know, but it also has another name, the famous VCD. In addition, MPEG technology also includes the application of MPEG-1 layer 3, the abbreviation of which is MP3.
Speaking of this, we have to mention Liu Cixin's electronics factory.
Last year, Liu sold his electronics factory in Pengcheng to Shenghua. After Shenghua took over Liu's factory, it reorganized and established Shenghua Electric Co., Ltd. and Shenghua Computer Co., Ltd.
The Shenghua 386 computers currently produced by Shenghua Computer Co., Ltd. are also called Shenghua 386 microcomputers due to technical reasons. They are mainly assembled. However, after owning an electrical company and its factories, Shenghua has initially solved the localization of computer product peripherals such as chassis, power supplies, fans, keyboards, etc.
Shenghua 386 microcomputer was launched a little later than Great Wall microcomputer, but because of its higher product autonomy and lower production cost, it has stronger market competitiveness. In addition, Shenghua 386 has better performance than Great Wall microcomputer, and it quickly became famous after it was launched, and the market response was very good.
Several years ago, when American companies were first established, Song Yuanchao bought shares in Microsoft and several high-tech companies.
Microsoft's stock price was very low back then. When Microsoft first went public in 1986, its stock price was only $0.08, but now its stock price has reached $52.
Song Yuanchao did not buy Microsoft stocks at such a low price at that time, but it was not much higher either. In just less than four years, the price of the Microsoft stocks he purchased increased by nearly 300 times, which is simply amazing.
This investment brought Song Yuanchao rich returns. Although Song Yuanchao did not hold many shares of Microsoft, the rapidly growing stock price allowed Song Yuanchao to own billions of assets just by relying on this investment.
Not only that, Song Yuanchao also made a lot of investments in high-tech companies such as Apple, Intel, AMD, and Dell. Although the returns were not as exaggerated as those from Microsoft, the profits were also unimaginable for ordinary people.
This time in the United States, Song Yuanchao adjusted some of his investments and sold some stocks for cash, thus recovering some funds.
In order to avoid high taxes in the United States, Song Yuanchao invested nearly half of the funds into American companies after cashing out, and used part of the funds to purchase several properties in the United States, including wine estates and farms in California and Montana.
Although the return on real estate investment is not as good as the stock market, it is more stable. In addition, even if these investments maintain operational balance in the long run, they are still worthwhile in the case of actual currency depreciation and land appreciation.
I don’t know how long it was before a broadcast sounded in the cabin. A well-shaped stewardess came to Song Yuanchao, bent down and reminded him that the plane was about to land and he should fasten his seat belt.
After opening his eyes, Song Yuan nodded slightly to the other party to express his gratitude, reached out to fasten the seat belt around his waist, and then looked out of the porthole on the side.
At this time, the plane had entered Shanghai. The urban area of Shanghai was in full view under the wing. As the plane's altitude continued to decrease, the scenery on the ground became clearer and clearer.
Finally, the plane landed safely at Shanghai Airport and arrived at the terminal after taxiing for a while.
Song Yuanchao unfastened his seat belt, walked out of the cabin under the guidance of the flight attendant, and reached the terminal through the passage.
After spending some time picking up his luggage, Song Yuanchao walked towards the airport exit after passing customs. As soon as he reached the exit, he saw Qin Zhengguo and Li Daqi waiting for him.
They hadn't seen each other for quite a while. Although they had kept in touch by phone when Song Yuanchao was in the United States, everyone was very happy to meet , especially Qin Zhengguo, who came up and gave Song Yuanchao a bear hug, patting his back hard.
"Why are you here? Didn't you just ask the driver to pick me up?"
I pushed Qin Zhengguo away with disdain. This guy was still so fat, even a few pounds heavier than the last time we met. It was strange to say, this guy had been shouting that he wanted to lose weight, and he had tried to lose weight several times, but he had never succeeded. He would gain back the weight after losing less than a few pounds, and even the weight after the rebound was heavier than before losing weight.
"Now that you, Hu Hansan, are back, can we not come to pick you up in person?" Qin Zhengguo said with a smile.
Li Daqi at the side also came forward and hugged Song Yuanchao. After they separated, he said, "You've been away for so long, and you've been free. You've left all the big responsibilities in the country to me and Zhengguo. It's good that you're back now. It can also give us two some rest."
"Hahaha!" The three of them laughed at the same time, and then Qin Zhengguo and Li Daqi helped carry the luggage and called Song Yuanchao to leave.
They came to pick up Song Yuanchao without a driver, and Li Daqi drove over. After leaving the airport, Song Yuanchao couldn't help but tighten his coat. He felt obviously cold after arriving in Shanghai from the warm spring-like California, but it was normal. Now is the coldest winter in Shanghai, and the Spring Festival will be here in a few days.
"This car is nice!" When Song Yuanchao saw the car Li Daqi was driving, he was slightly stunned. It turned out to be a luxury Cadillac.
"It's okay to return the car, but the fuel consumption is a bit high. You must have ridden this car a lot in the United States, right?" Li Daqi said with a smile as he opened the car door.
Song Yuanchao nodded. He had ridden this car many times in the United States and was quite familiar with it, but he was still surprised to see it in Shanghai.
In fact, Li Daqi's car is not Huhai's first Cadillac. Huhai had private cars in 1986. The owner of A.Z0001 owns a Cadillac, which is the same model as Li Daqi's.
Li Daqi's car also had a private car AZ license plate, but the number was much later. The three got in the car, and Li Daqi drove out of the parking lot and headed towards the city, asking Song Yuanchao about what he had gained in the United States along the way.
Song Yuanchao briefly talked about his trip to the United States. When they heard that Song Yuanchao had also purchased property in the United States, Li Daqi and Qin Zhengguo asked a few questions with interest, and then said that they would go there after the New Year to take a look. If there were any suitable properties, they would also purchase some and become neighbors with Song Yuanchao in the United States.
The three of them laughed and chatted, and soon arrived home.
At home, Lin Yan and the children were already waiting, as were Ying Caixia, Luo Lin, Li Xiaoyun, Zheng Li and others, and Zhang's family were also there.
Song Yuanchao put down his luggage, hurriedly walked to Zhang's mother, and held her hands with both hands.
Mother Zhang looks very good. She has enjoyed a good life over the years. The conditions at home are getting better and better, and the children are growing up. When she is in a good mood, her health is naturally good.
This time when she came back, Zhang's mother had gained some weight and looked much healthier than before. She held Song Yuanchao's hand and talked a lot. Song Yuanchao chatted with the old lady for a while and even took out the gifts he brought back from abroad for her, coaxing her and making her very happy.
Maomao and Yangyang are already big kids, and they will go to school this year. The two little guys seem to be much more sensible than when they were little, and they look very well behaved.
However, Nini secretly told Song Yuanchao that Maomao and Yangyang are very naughty now. They are little bullies in the senior class of the kindergarten and often bully their classmates.
Hearing Nini complaining about them, Maomao and Yangyang quickly explained that they were not bullies, they were good kids. There was no such thing as bullying classmates. Every fight was because the bad kids in the class bullied other students first.
Watching the three children engaged in a heated debate, Qin Zhengguo and Ying Caixia's son Qin Wenchang, who is two years younger than his older brothers and sisters, is at the age where he doesn't quite understand anything. He stares with wide eyes and turns his little head left and right, watching his older sisters and brothers arguing.
As for the other little ones, the eldest daughter, Song Yuanchao's daughter Song Zijun, just turned three years old, and Li Daqi's son Maomao and Luo Yang's daughter Weiwei are just over two years old. When the three little ones saw so many people at home, they ran around in the living room excitedly and screamed from time to time.
"This is home!" Looking at this lively scene, Song Yuanchao felt emotional.
In his previous life, he was childless and alone, and he had long stopped communicating with his relatives and friends. Except for keeping in touch with his mother's family, Zhang, Song Yuanchao was usually alone when he returned home.
At that time, home was just a place for Song Yuanchao to rest and sleep, and had no other meaning. But now, looking at his growing children and his beloved wife, Song Yuanchao feels full of happiness.
Zhang Jianguo's daughter Xiao Pingping has grown up and is now in high school. The childishness of her childhood has gradually faded away, and she has acquired some of the gentleness of a girl.
As for Zhang Hao, he will graduate from university this year and is said to be preparing to study abroad. Song Yuanchao asked about his academic situation and asked if he needed his help to arrange it. Zhang Hao smiled and refused.
Zhang Hao told Song Yuanchao that he had decided to go to MIT and had submitted his application at the end of last year. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be almost certain to be admitted to this university.
Hearing this, Song Yuanchao was happy for Zhang Hao from the bottom of his heart. He also asked Zhang Hao about the major he was going to study and his future choices.
Zhang Hao answered Song Yuanchao's question and told him that he would continue his previous major at MIT and at the same time study several engineering majors to improve his level.
As for what he will do in the future, Zhang Hao has not yet finalized it, but it should be related to aerospace. He has liked model airplanes since he was a child, and he did not give up this hobby when he was in college. In recent years, Zhang Hao has participated in several world-class model airplane competitions and achieved excellent results.
