Volume 5: The Age of Storms Chapter 0660 Whip the Horse
When Nan Yi expressed his trust in Wan Chongshan, at the junction of Hangzhou and Shanghai, a group of people were eagerly waiting there. The leader was Chen Yu, a director of investment promotion of the Hangzhou Municipal Party Committee, a native of Hangzhou.
"Director Chen, I'm coming, I'm coming."
Just when everyone was feeling a little uncomfortable under the sun, Chen Yu's correspondent Wu Shi suddenly shouted.
"Xiao Wu, be steady."
Chen Yu said lightly, straightened his short-sleeved shirt, walked steadily to the front of the team, and looked at the several cars coming from the Shanghai-Haikou section.
In the team, a short man stood on tiptoe and looked at the road through the crowd.
This person had met Nan Yi once by the West Lake. His name was Ma Qingyang. Due to the shortage of translators and his father's political reliability, he was temporarily transferred from Hangzhou Teachers College to help.
Several cars drove to the edge of the crowd and stopped. Two men got out of the first car. From their clothes, it was easy to tell that they were from the mainland and were civil servants.
Three people got off the second car, two women and one man. Judging from their positions, one of the western women should be the main one, and the other eastern woman should be the assistant.
The third car, well, no need to introduce, it's big and strong, and it looks like the security personnel.
"Ms. Streeter, Ms. Karen, welcome to Hangzhou for inspection." Chen Yu walked to the two women and one man and said enthusiastically, "I am Chen Yu, responsible for receiving your investment promotion personnel."
Ma Qingyang stepped forward and translated it for Chen Yu.
"Hello, Mr. Chen, thank you for coming to greet us." Penny Streeter extended her hand and shook hands with Chen Yu.
After Penny Streeter finished shaking hands, it was the other person's turn. "Director Chen, hello. You can call me Dai Xiuxiu. I'm from Bingcheng, not an overseas Chinese. I went to study in London a few years ago, and then stayed to work at Longmenzhen Food."
Dai Xiuxiu specifically mentioned her nationality in order to, firstly, bring the two closer together, and secondly, to tell Chen Yu, "I am not an expert on China. I am directly Chinese. Don't try to fool us."
"Oh, Comrade Dai, hello, hello." When Chen Yu heard what Dai Xiuxiu said, he shook his right hand several times in succession, and the smile on his face became even brighter.
Sitting opposite to Ma Qingyang was a person who spoke more standard Mandarin than he did, and he began to wonder, being a translator is such a lucrative job, he's not going to be laid off soon, is he?
"Ms. Street, Comrade Dai, I will accompany you to the hotel first. After lunch, if you are interested, I can accompany you to visit West Lake."
"Mr. Chen, there is a saying in your Chinese country that the guest should follow the host's wishes. We will follow your arrangements. However, tomorrow morning, we hope to go to Xixi Wetland first and visit the industrial zone in the afternoon." Penny Streeter said.
"Of course, we will definitely arrange it." Chen Yu agreed.
The more favorable the merchants are towards Hangzhou, the greater the possibility of their investment being implemented. Chen Yu is very happy to accompany them on tours.
After the greetings, everyone got in the car, and once the cars on both sides met, they drove towards West Lake.
At this time, Hangzhou's high-end restaurants and hotels are all around the West Lake, and the West Lake is a business card of Hangzhou.
After a lunch that combined Chinese and Western cuisine, Penny Streeter politely praised all the dishes and sincerely praised the Longjing shrimp and Dongpo pork, two dishes she really liked.
Longmenzhen was originally an enterprise that expanded from a chain restaurant to the food processing field. Penny Streeter had worked in a restaurant before and had become accustomed to the taste of Sichuan cuisine. She could not adapt to the overly light Hangzhou cuisine for a while.
In the afternoon, Penny Street visited West Lake. Except for the fact that the translator who looked very much like Chaplin made her feel a little over-enthusiastic and asked too many questions, West Lake did not leave much impression on her.
Yes, if she didn't know the historical allusions, it was just a lake and it didn't impress her. She had seen more beautiful lakes, but she was interested in the exotic cruise ships and pedestrians.
In the evening, when the companions left, Penny Street and Dai Xiuxiu were in the room, studying a map of Hangzhou.
“Penny, here, here, and here, these areas are relatively flat, and they are far away from residential areas and villages, so they don’t require too much extra cost;
Moreover, the three areas are not far from the Qiantang River, the canal, and the railway station. As long as there is car transit, our products can go north along the canal, go out to the sea from the Qiantang River, or be spread along the railway line. "
"Karen, where is Xixi Wetland?"
Dai Xiuxiu pointed on the map and said, "Here, there are rural areas nearby, and it's far from the transportation line. To get there, you need to take Tianmu Mountain Road. The road conditions of other roads are too bad. Penny, the boss just said that if conditions permit, the factory can be set up in this area, but he didn't say it must be here."
"Yes, that's what the boss said, so we have to go and take a look. Even if we have to deny this place, we have to come up with reasons to deny it." Penny Street said seriously.
"Of course, aren't we going there tomorrow?"
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"Hey, Yingzi... Wuwei, stop tickling the soles of my feet. It's itchy. Go ahead and tell me. I'm listening."
In the hotel, Nan Yi was talking on the phone with Huang Yingzi.
"I want to talk about the dock." said Huang Yingzi on the other end of the phone.
"Is it urgent?"
"Not too urgent."
"Then don't say anything yet, wait for me to call you."
"OK."
Nan Yi hung up the phone and took Nan Wuwei to the swimming pool.
Without even bringing a swimming ring, Nan Yi threw Nan Wuwei directly into the water. He stayed by the side to protect him, and when he saw him sinking, he held up his chin. When Nan Wuwei caught his breath, Nan Yi let go of his hand and watched Nan Wuwei continue to flutter.
Swimming is so easy. Not to mention having healthy hands and feet, even if only the head and neck can move, you can still float on the water. After all, we grew up in water, and swimming is an innate instinct. As long as you let go of your fear, it is easy to regain this instinct.
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[Off topic: I may be generalizing. When I was four or five years old, my friends threw me into a pond. I found that I could swim after a few flutters. No one taught me, and I didn’t learn any advanced skills.
Most of my childhood playmates were the same. They learned how to swim by flapping their wings a few times in the pond. Very few of them were taught by adults. As far as I can remember, no one has ever drowned in my village.
(It’s not a fishing village, it’s not near a mountain or a river, it’s just an ordinary suburban village with barren land. Well, I’m not from Shanghai, it’s a city that couldn’t be more ordinary, so ordinary that I’m embarrassed to put my story on it.)
In short, the skill-related content that I dare to write about openly is all based on reality. I haven't even deified some unspeakable abilities. Maybe I have deified my ability to make money. Maybe, after all, I have never seen so much money. Well, this seems to be nonsense.
As a digression, I have seen the prototype of one of the characters above a long time ago and have talked about him in general. At that time, he was not a big shot and was still running sales (sales conferences) in person to sell memberships.
Forget it, I won’t talk any more and continue writing the main text. If you are interested and I have time, I will make up some stories behind the stories to fool you.
Also, the reward depends on your mood, if you don’t have enough money, forget it;
Read D, come and order a chapter, or help post a soft advertisement, such as "One Book Makes You a God", "I've never read such a good book", and so on. You can edit it, it should be true and tempting. Well, don't reveal your age, give me a chance to fool more young readers, dirty money is also money, I have to make it. ]
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Nan Wuwei sank several times and drank a few sips of water, then he could flap his arms and legs like a grasshopper that fell into the water. Although his posture was ugly, it could be considered that he had mastered a new skill.
To Nan Yi, the bowl in his hand became a little straighter and the tilt angle became smaller.
"Follow daddy. Take a deep breath, quickly, and then exhale slowly. Make sure to do it slowly." Nan Yi said to Nan Wuwei while stepping on the water.
Nan Wuwei, lying on Nan Yi's chest with one hand hanging on his shoulder, did as he was told.
"Pinch your nose."
Seeing that Nan Wuwei had pinched his nose, Nan Yi stopped stepping on the water and sank into the water.
Time and again, the time spent underwater gradually lengthened, and Nan Wuwei experienced a transformation from fear to uneasiness, then to calmness, and finally to enjoyment.
"Dad, game, game."
"Okay, 1, 2, 3, start."
Once again, the father and son sank to the bottom of the water. Nan Wuwei, who was as fearless as a newborn calf, was still observing Nan Yi with his eyes open.
Nan Yi, who had known that this would happen, also opened his eyes. After asking Nan Wuwei to close his eyes, he closed his own and started counting down in his mind.
You can't stay underwater for too long. The water in the swimming pool is not necessarily clean. Drinking a few sips will at most cause diarrhea. But if you soak in the water in the ear canal for too long, Nan Yi is worried that Nan Wuwei will get otitis media.
"We have already made a test model of the video recorder. Its performance is incomparable to the Japanese products."
The next day, during breakfast, Chen Yuxiu came to the hotel.
Nan Yi peeled a boiled egg and placed it on Nan Nan Wuwei's plate. "How much is the difference? Tell me the percentage."
"In general, the performance of our machines is less than 60% of that of Japanese products."
"The overall craftsmanship is so poor?"
"almost."
"Then we should improve the technology and tap into the potential. We can't expect to be on par with Japanese products, but at least we have to make them look like them. The VCR is just a transitional product. It won't last long in our country. As soon as a more advanced alternative product appears, the VCR will be eliminated immediately. Do you know why?"
Chen Yuxiu thought for a moment and said, "Copyright."
"Well, that's why."
Nan Yi nodded, expressing satisfaction with Chen Yuxiu's answer.
“The VHS format has great limitations, and this standard was proposed by Japan’s Victory Corporation. Japanese products have gone too far, and Europe and the United States are not happy to see this situation.
The International Electrotechnical Commission is already planning to set up an organization dedicated to developing international standards for motion image and voice compression. It's estimated that the new compression standard will be out soon. Once the standard is out, we will develop our audio and video CD-based player based on this standard.
There was no need to think of a name, so we just followed Western practice and named it Video Compact Disc.”
"VCD?"
"Not bad, you can actually understand English." Nan Yi said with a smile.
“Hehe, I still don’t quite understand it, but I’ve heard and seen this word so many times that I can write it down.” Chen Yuxiu said foolishly.
"Well, pay more attention to related patents, especially codecs and laser heads. Philips, Victory, Panasonic, and Sony probably haven't formed a patent group yet. Hurry up and develop and apply for your own patents, acquire patents, or obtain long-term preferential authorizations.
I guess you don’t understand how patents should be handled. To be honest, there are too many twists and turns, and I don’t understand them either, so I will let professionals come to assist you. I don’t want to see Erdong Electronics step into the trap of patents.”
"Understood. I will be extra careful."
“Have the costs of computer cases for the Famicom come down?”
Chen Yuxiu said: "Almost, there is still room for streamlining the process. The technicians in the factory said that it can be reduced by another ten yuan."
"Don't worry, take your time. Judging from the situation this year, it's not suitable for our Little Superman computer to be put on the market. We can improve its typing and programming functions, and it would be best if we could develop a typing game.
For example, as long as you input the correct letters quickly enough, you can shoot the airplane faster, which makes it more interesting and fun.”
The sale of "distracting" toys like the Famicom is simply not allowed in mainland China now. If you want to sell it, you have to give it a disguise as "computer learning".
Erdong Electronics' Little Superman computer will not only be equipped with a keyboard, but its appearance will also be the same as that of current mainstream desktop computers, including the way of inserting and removing game cards, which is similar to a floppy disk. If we really go by the theory, the Little Superman computer can really be considered a computer with relatively limited functions and performance.
Erdong Electronics not only wants to sell game cards, but also study cards. Chinese is out of the question as the cost of adding a Chinese card would be too high. Mathematics and English are still okay, and it can launch a regular version, or it can cooperate with famous schools and teachers to launch an advanced version.
For the sake of your children, you are reluctant to buy study cards worth hundreds or thousands of dollars?
No matter how hard or tiring it is, I have to grit my teeth and buy it for the sake of my children. How can I let my children suffer?
Other people’s computers cost tens of thousands, but Erdong Electronics’ computers only cost one or two thousand. It’s really for the sake of our children’s future that we would rather not make money.
Wow, so noble.
