Chapter 587

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"I was actually beaten to it?!"

Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Wanmeng couldn't care about flying to the United States anymore; he went straight out of the airport, got into a car, and sped to the Five Star Supermarket in Harbour City.

He rushed into the Five Star Supermarket, to the VCD display area.

All the VCDs were sold out, leaving only one display unit that was not for sale.

Under the salesperson's introduction,

Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Wanmeng was in despair.

It really was a VCD!

Exactly the same as the design in his dreams!

"A step too late..."

Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Wanmeng left the Five Star Supermarket in a daze. After thinking about it, he found a place where he could make international calls and dialed the number of the Chinese-American tycoon Sun Sun Yansheng in the United States.

"Hello? Who is this?"

"Mr. Sun, this is Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Wanmeng..."

"Mr. Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang, have you arrived? Are you still at the airport? Should I have someone drive to pick you up?"

Sun Sun Yansheng was very happy on the other end.

Because he felt he had worn the hawk down enough, and this time Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Wanmeng should take a step back, allowing him to get more equity.

Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Wanmeng: "No need, Mr. Sun, I won't be going to the United States."

Sun Sun Yansheng was stunned: "Why?"

Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Wanmeng said with some resentment: "Because someone has already produced a VCD."

Sun Sun Yansheng was shocked: "What?!"

His voice rose by 20 decibels.

Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Wanmeng: "I'm in Hong Kong now. There's a company here called Five Star Electronics that has launched a VCD, and it's exactly the same as the VCD we envisioned. All the functions we thought of, they have; the functions we didn't think of, they also have."

"We are already behind."

Sun Sun Yansheng: "How is that possible..."

"No, impossible!"

"How could it be so fast?"

"Did you accidentally leak the idea?"

Sun Sun Yansheng was full of regret and lost his composure.

Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Wanmeng said irritably: "MPEG (image decompression) technology appeared as early as April last year. It's been 10 months now, and we haven't even started. Don't you allow others to have the same idea?"

He wanted to add: At your speed, you wouldn't even get to eat hot shit!

Sun Sun Yansheng: "............"

(PS: In actual history, the two had already talked at an exhibition, and then 12 months later, on March 18, 1993, the Wan-Yan company was officially established. Nearly 1 year!)

Sun Sun Yansheng couldn't sit still now: "I'll take a plane to Hong Kong immediately, you wait for me there."

He hung up the phone in a hurry.

Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Wanmeng listened to the 'beep beep beep' sound on the other end and curled his lips.

What were you doing earlier?

Letting you act all high and mighty!

Well, now you can't even get to eat shit!

The next day,

In the morning, Sun Sun Yansheng arrived in Hong Kong in a hurry with his technical team.

As soon as the plane landed, he couldn't care about anything else and drove straight to the Five Star Supermarket that Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Wanmeng mentioned.

Stepping into the supermarket, he eagerly asked for directions and found the VCD display area. That last remaining display VCD was placed right in front of him.

It was playing a movie disc...

Sun Sun Yansheng walked quickly to the display area, his eyes fixed on the VCD, and then listened to other customers talking to the salesperson.

The more he listened, the more Sun Sun Yansheng's hands trembled.

It was exactly the same as what he and Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Jiang Wanmeng had envisioned.

"Miss, what is its price..."

"Sir, this VCD is priced at 5,300 Hong Kong dollars. Although the price is not cheap, since it hit the market, every batch has been snapped up..."

Hearing this price and sales situation, Sun Sun Yansheng felt the world spinning.

5,300 Hong Kong dollars, he could see that the cost was only a few hundred Hong Kong dollars.

Profiteering!

"How did I miss it..." Sun Sun Yansheng was full of regret.

If he had been more decisive at the beginning and accelerated the cooperation process, perhaps his company would be the one standing at the forefront of the market, enjoying this success.

Now, having missed the opportunity, he could only watch helplessly as his competitor shined in the market.

Five Star Group Building,

Gao Jin, with his habitually cold face, reported to Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "The popularity and profitability of our Five Star VCD far exceed expectations."

"Precisely because of this profiteering, I think in the near future, we will definitely face many, many competitors."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu nodded.

A VCD costs over 800 to make and sells for 5,300 Hong Kong dollars, and the market is too big. Hong Kong could probably sell 500,000 units, and what about the mainland? Japan and Korea? Southeast Asia, South Asia?

These are all "dumping grounds" for Hong Kong films...

The population is a hundred times that of Hong Kong.

Just thinking about it is scary.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "What do you want to do?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu usually doesn't interfere much, training their abilities.

Constantly tapping into the potential of the "World-Class Management Talent Card".

Gao Jin said seriously: "I plan to recruit more technical talent, poaching them with high salaries."

"In addition, we need to find more factories. Factories in Southeast Asia, Korea, and Japan can all be included in the scope of cooperation. We will occupy the market first and make the money first."

"Brother Zu, what do you think?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu thought for a while.

VCDs and DVDs are destined to have only a ten-year glorious period.

Making a fortune first is the most important thing.

As for the technology, there isn't really anything too difficult about it, completely different from mobile phones. It doesn't matter if others steal it, as long as we maintain the patent moat for the first six or seven years.

"Good!"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu nodded in agreement: "Just do as you think!"

Gao Jin asked: "Then what should the salary be set at? I'm thinking 5 times. Only with heavy rewards can we attract more talent."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu nodded: "That's fine. If the technology is good, 5 times or 10 times is no problem. If the technology is average, 3 times is about right."

"By absorbing the talent, other companies won't have talent, and they will lag behind and won't be able to catch up to us."

"This bit of high salary is absolutely no problem with the profiteering of VCDs."

Gao Jin had the same thought: "Good, I'll go do it now!"

He turned and left.

2 hours later,

In the afternoon,

Gao Jin held a press conference, hiring technical talent in electronics, computer science, and optics with high salaries of 3-5-10 times, plus a large amount of dividends, and would invest 50 million Hong Kong dollars in relevant majors at various universities.

That night, the news aired.

The circles of electronics, computer science, and optics, as well as various universities, went crazy.

In a university dormitory,

Several computer science students about to graduate were sitting around a computer, discussing the difficulties of their graduation projects.

The news came.

It exploded.

One by one, they showed expressions of disbelief and excitement.

"Brothers, 10 times the salary! What kind of concept is this? You can earn a year's salary in a month!"

"I don't dare to think about 10 times or 5 times, even getting 3 times the salary is very strong!"

"If we can get into Five Star Electronics Group, buying a luxury house is just around the corner!"

"What are we waiting for? Hurry up and prepare your resumes, go apply tomorrow morning!"

"Yes, we must hurry, if we go late, there probably won't even be a seat left."

Everyone responded one after another.

At the same time,

In a certain electronics professional circle,

This news also triggered intense internal discussion.

"This Five Star Electronics Group is simply too generous, who can refuse these conditions!"

"Haha, our electronics major is finally going to surpass the finance major!"

This scene happened in numerous electronics, computer science, and optics circles.

Tonight, they wouldn't be able to sleep.

Preparing to go to the Five Star Electronics factory to apply tomorrow.

And at this time,

Gao Jin was also busy like a spinning top, constantly calling electronics factories in South Asia and Southeast Asia, asking if they wanted to cooperate and get rich together.

Of course, he also made a call to Jimmy, who was still in the mainland.

Guangdong Province.

White Swan Hotel.

At the main entrance,

A row of black Santanas were waiting.

A group of people stood at the entrance, Jimmy and his party, as well as the leaders of Guangdong Province.

Gao Jin called yesterday to arrange the task, so today Jimmy had to set off for a new round of inspections.

Jimmy shook hands with the leader: "Leader, thank you very much for your hospitality during this time... Your enthusiasm made me feel the warmth of home."

The leader laughed: "We also have to thank Mr. Li Li Jiayuan for being busy during this time, taking the lead in the cooperation between the two sides, which allowed one project after another to land in Guangdong."

This time Jimmy's trip to the mainland,

Brought a total of over 3 billion Hong Kong dollars in investment to Guangdong,

More importantly, these investments were for building factories, which would continuously create huge economic benefits for Guangdong.

This is much better than those Hong Kong businessmen who build buildings, restaurants, and enclose land.

Therefore, the leaders of Guangdong Province were full of good feelings for the Five Star Group.

Leader: "I wonder where Mr. Li's itinerary is this time?"

Jimmy: "I received a call from the group headquarters. Currently, the group has produced an electronic product with huge profits and a broad market. Now it needs to expand rapidly. I need to inspect electronics factories across the country and find partners..."

Upon hearing this, the leader quickly said: "There are many electronics factories in Dongguan and Pengcheng. Mr. Li can go to Dongguan and Pengcheng first..."

He Shilong Town in Dongguan had already gathered 28 electronics factories in 1993, covering fields such as electronic components and tape recorders.

And in Pengcheng, the total output value of the electronics industry exceeded 10 billion Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Tian Brother Tian Yuan in 1993, accounting for 10% of the country, with major companies including Konka and Skyworth.

Jimmy smiled and nodded: "I have the same intention. This time I will go to Dongguan first, then Pengcheng, and then head north..."

The leader was overjoyed,

Another big business!

Simply a God of Wealth!

He quickly pulled Captain Shi over and gave a serious order!

"Little Shi... during this time you will be Mr. Li's bodyguard, protect Mr. Li well, and coordinate with the local security forces to ensure Mr. Li's itinerary goes smoothly..."

Captain Shi: "............"

Numb!

God, I'm a perfectly good entry-level cadre, and I'm a bodyguard every day...

Although he was wailing in his heart, he was still respectful on the surface.

"Yes, leader!"

What to do?

Can't resist, can only obey.

Everything is for the big picture!

Soon,

Jimmy said goodbye to the leader, took his subordinates into the car, and Captain Shi also got into the car.

The black Santana motorcade slowly left.

In the next few days, accompanied by local leaders in Dongguan and Pengcheng, Jimmy visited and inspected electronics factories with better technology and finalized the preliminary intention of cooperation...

At this time,

Shangri-La Hotel,

In the executive suite,

Lee Jae-yong and Lee Boo-jin were watching the movie "New World" using a VCD.

And on the table, there were several newspapers, the front-page headlines were:

"Second Batch of VCDs Launched Yesterday, 6,000 Units Sold in 1 Day, 30 Million Earned Daily!"

"Five Star Electronics Hires Technical Talent with 10 Times the Salary!"

"VCD Sales Continue to Boom, Long Queues..."

If you ask, what is the hottest news in Hong Kong recently?

That would naturally be VCDs.

And as the Korean electronics giant Samsung Group, Lee Jae-yong and Lee Boo-jin were naturally very sensitive to this.

"This VCD is indeed remarkable..."

"If it were our Samsung technology, that would be great..."

Lee Jae-yong glanced at his sister.

"Don't you like that Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu very much..."

"Go seduce him for me!"

"I suppose you won't lose out..."

Lee Boo-jin flicked her hair, looking decadent: "I won't lose out, but he won't agree..."

It's not that she hasn't thought about asking Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu out these past few days to push the progress.

As a result, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu wouldn't come out at all.

Emmm~~~

Think of me, the eldest princess of Samsung, countless men in Korea flock to me with a flick of my finger.

As a result, when I arrived in Hong Kong, I met this iceberg man.

However, this also aroused the competitive spirit of this wealthy eldest princess.

What you can't get is always stirring.

Looking at other men, they are all trash.

However, she has to stay in Hong Kong for 2 months, keeping an eye on the Venus Plaza (Jin Zhong) project, she should be able to find an opportunity, right?

"Ding dong~~~"

The doorbell of the hotel room rang.

"Come in."

"Young Master, the domestic technical personnel have arrived."

"Let them in."

Soon,

4 technical personnel walked into the executive suite. They were urgently transferred from Korea by Lee Jae-yong, just to evaluate the VCD technology and see if it could be imitated.

"Eldest Young Master! Eldest Young Lady!"

The 4 technical personnel bowed and saluted.

Lee Jae-yong pointed to the VCD that was playing the disc.

"This is your target. See if you can dismantle it, analyze the technology, and then look for patents to see if you can bypass them and manufacture our own VCD..."

"Yes, Eldest Young Master!"

The 4 technical personnel already had their eyes on the VCD player and the picture quality displayed on the TV.

They had already heard about this VCD on the plane, and now that they saw the real thing, they were naturally full of curiosity.

At this time,

A plane from San Francisco arrived over Hong Kong.

"Andy, below is Hong Kong..."

Wang Jianguo sat next to Andy, pointing to Hong Kong below the window.

Andy was now in high spirits: "This is my first time in Asia, I hope I can get used to it."

With the help of the Umbrella Corporation, Andy escaped prison, so he was very grateful to the Umbrella Corporation.

Especially since the Umbrella Corporation was not that kind of underworld organization, it was much better than he expected.

After staying in San Francisco for a few days and understanding the business of the Umbrella Corporation, he was full of good feelings for this company.

He was a kind person himself.

Being able to work for such a company could be considered a kind of luck.

After getting familiar with the Umbrella Corporation for a few days, Li Fu told him his real mission—go to Hong Kong and meet the real boss.

So,

Andy came.

"Dear passengers, hello everyone..."

"You have now arrived at the destination of this trip, the sky over Hong Kong..."

The broadcast sounded,

All passengers began to take their seats one after another and fasten their seat belts.

Soon, the plane began to adjust its angle and find the landing channel.

After a dive, braking, and slowly stopping...

"Respected passengers, you have arrived in Hong Kong..."

"Please pack your luggage and take your personal belongings..."

Andy stood up.

Took a deep breath.

Hong Kong, I'm here!

He stepped on the land of Hong Kong, officially starting a new chapter in his life.

(End of chapter)