Chapter 2844: Early Layout

Seeing Jian Qiu's eyes lit up instantly: "As long as we control the production and rental channels for optical discs, we effectively hold the VCD and DVD standards in our hands. Whether it's Sony or Toshiba, including international giants like Hitachi and Siemens, wanting to compete with us over technical standards is a joke."

Zhou Andong nodded: "In China, the technical standard released by Yuzhou Technology is supreme; Sony, Toshiba and these international giants can only kneel before it. But they won't accept it, nor will they reconcile, so they will definitely release another set of standards in the European and American markets."

"That's unavoidable." Seeing Jian Qiu sighed: "Our products, if they want to open up the international market, cannot be achieved overnight. But I believe that sooner or later, our Chinese products will surely be sold worldwide."

Zhou Andong smiled: "We won't compete with them in the European and American markets; we'll just collect patent fees. But the market in Third World countries, we can fight for."

"Third World?" Seeing Jian Qiu frowned slightly: "How do we compete?"

Zhou Andong said: "VCD is just a player; the most important thing is actually the content, namely the optical disc. Third World countries are poor, even poorer than us in many cases.

I have ways to make VCD affordable for them, even I can dump it at a loss, just to occupy the Third World market, establish Yuzhou's brand, and pave the way for the future.

But content requires continuous investment; they might be willing to spend money to buy VCD, but they absolutely won't be willing to spend money continuously buying content, after all, the cost of a genuine optical disc is not cheap. So, if we want to capture the Third World market, we still have to rely on optical discs."

Seeing Jian Qiu immediately understood Zhou Andong's meaning: "You want to build optical disc production lines in the Third World?"

"Exactly!" Zhou Andong said: "But we need to walk on two legs, so we can move faster. Building optical disc production lines is only one leg hopping; the other leg is smuggling. I want to spread Yuzhou VCD standard format optical discs across the entire Third World at the cheapest price."

"That needs to be done as soon as possible." Seeing Jian Qiu said thoughtfully: "I estimate Sony's DVD standard will be released at most in another year."

"Time is sufficient." Zhou Andong said with a smile: "After we finish our wedding, I will convene a meeting, deploying both domestically and internationally."

Seeing Jian Qiu hesitated and said: "You want to build optical disc production lines both domestically and internationally, and also engage in smuggling; if something goes wrong, will it implicate us?"

"We naturally cannot do it ourselves." Zhou Andong said: "Just find a reliable and capable person to do it."

"As long as you have it figured out in your mind, that's enough." Seeing Jian Qiu exhaled: "How about it, can you still run?"

"You've only run this far, and you look down on who?" Zhou Andong pouted: "You're capable, shall we add some speed?"

"Afraid of you!" Seeing Jian Qiu snorted, saying coquettishly: "When this Young Lady was in the army, carrying fifteen kilograms, I ran ten kilometers within fifty minutes. Although I haven't had systematic training for many years, without the load, running ten kilometers within fifty minutes is easy."

"Good, now speed up." Zhou Andong said, and his feet began to accelerate; Seeing Jian Qiu naturally wouldn't fall behind, closely following.

Wang Wentian and the other three followed not far behind them, also quickening their pace. Ten kilometers, without load, was too easy for them.

When they returned to the hotel, it was already past eight; there was no step counter, but Zhou Andong estimated that ten kilometers was definitely enough. They had run for a total of one hour and five minutes, mainly because they didn't get started at first.

Back in the room, Zhou Andong and Seeing Jian Qiu entered the bathroom together: "Wife, after exercise, sing a song?"

"Sing a song?" Seeing Jian Qiu startled: "What song?"

Zhou Andong pointed: "Look, I've prepared the microphone."

Seeing Jian Qiu lowered her head to look, then burst out laughing: "You really can?"

Zhou Andong said proudly: "Whether I can or not, you try and you'll know."

"Okay!" Seeing Jian Qiu crouched down, grabbed the microphone, brought it to her lips and began to sing.

Zhou Andong closed his eyes, enjoying the song immensely. After a song lasting over three minutes, Seeing Jian Qiu hastily threw down the microphone, lowered her head and ran out to turn on the faucet to rinse her mouth.

Seeing Jian Qiu took the towel and wiped her mouth, turned back to the bathroom, then leaned against the bathroom door and said mockingly: "I said you're three-minute hero, and it turns out I wasn't wrong."

Zhou Andong's face also flushed a little; this was still the first time, after less than a song's duration, he also felt a little nervous in his heart, wondering if something had really gone wrong. So, he grabbed Seeing Jian Qiu in one sweep.

"Keep singing; this time you must sing ten songs no matter what."

Seeing Jian Qiu reached out and grabbed the microphone, smiling and saying: "You think singing ten songs is no problem?"

Zhou Andong raised his head: "What problem could I have? You sing if I tell you to."

Seeing Jian Qiu giggled: "Okay!"

This time, Zhou Andong straightened up completely; Seeing Jian Qiu sang over ten songs straight, finally her legs sore and weak, Zhou Andong picked her up and put her on the bed, then pinched her waist and laughed heartily three times.

"How about it, now you know how formidable I am, right?"

Seeing Jian Qiu sang until her face was flushed; several minutes passed and it hadn't faded, but she still refused to concede, saying: "I sang in the morning, then went running ten kilometers, I'm tired. If you're capable, let's continue singing tomorrow."

"Afraid of you!" Zhou Andong gave a disdainful pout, then his stomach growled: "Hungry, put on clothes, let's go eat; friends are coming later."

Seeing Jian Qiu really didn't want to get up, but she was also hungry, so she could only lazily sit up and put on clothes: "Who's coming?"

Zhou Andong had put on his clothes: "Shen Wenqi!"

Seeing Jian Qiu got off the bed: "He also came to Yangcheng?"

Zhou Andong grabbed Seeing Jian Qiu's hand and walked out: "He's been here a week already."

The two had breakfast in the hotel restaurant; Shen Wenqi hadn't arrived yet, Qin Zhi and Zhao Liangping arrived first. Then Tang Lin and Zhang Zuo came in, yawning and knocking on the door.

"Did you all plan this together and come running over?"

Zhang Zuo sat sprawled on the sofa, took out a cigarette and lit it: "I don't have time to plot with them, it was just a coincidence."

Zhou Andong looked at Tang Lin: "You guys not going to eat?"

"Not hungry!" Tang Lin shook his head, sat beside Zhang Zuo, snatched the cigarette from his hand, then passed it around to everyone: "Shen Wenqi isn't coming, right? Let's hear what progress he's made."

Tang Lin lit the cigarette, took a puff: "Been here a week, hasn't even seen a person, what progress could he have?"

Several people were chatting when the room door was knocked; Zhou Andong nodded at Qin Zhi: "Someone's here, go open the door."