Chapter 977

"Damn it, am I even that close with you?"

Watching Lian Xiangzhi walk over, Zhou Andong cursed inwardly, but his face remained completely blank.

"You are..."

Lian Xiangzhi extended his hand: "Lian Xiangzhi!"

"Oh!" Zhou Andong realized, switching to a very enthusiastic smile as he shook Lian Xiangzhi's hand: "President Lian, I've long admired your name. To say nothing else, just the fact that you created the Lenovo computer is a source of pride for us Chinese."

"Not at all, not at all," Lian Xiangzhi said very politely: "If we're talking about someone to admire, it's Chairman Zhou. In less than two short years, a tiny liquor factory, under Chairman Zhou's operation, has become one of the top group companies in the country."

Yugong Liquor has become a must-have for high-end banquets; just look at tonight's banquet, Jiangzhou Yugong Liquor is placed right alongside major famous liquors like Wuliangye. And then there's Jiang Xiaobai, exported to the UK, becoming a darling of the British upper class.

Furthermore, the Xurishang Company is even more incredible; its Iced Black Tea and Feichang Cola occupy half the domestic beverage market.

Even international beverage giants like Coca-Cola and Pepsi are being suppressed by you. Not to mention domestically, even looking globally, how many people can achieve that?"

Zhou Andong became vigilant; if this old guy is sucking up so shamelessly, he must be trying to trap me.

Thinking this, the smile on his face didn't fade: "President Lian, I'm just messing around. No matter how big or good a beverage or liquor enterprise becomes, it's nothing more than paying a bit more tax to the country and hiring a few more workers."

"But you're different. Lenovo is a high-tech company that produces computers. The elders say that technology is the primary productive force, and only technology can revitalize the nation. You are Mount Tai, and I am just a small mound; how can I compare to you?"

"Little fox!"

Lian Xiangzhi cursed inwardly. Guangdong Province had invited him to attend this entrepreneur forum, and he hadn't wanted to come, but as soon as he heard Zhou Andong would also be attending, he changed his mind.

This was because Zhou Andong's Yuzhou Technology Research Institute had poached Engineer Ni. Although he had already prepared to kick Engineer Ni out, being kicked out by himself and resigning voluntarily were two different things.

Especially since he was poached while he himself was being criticized and needed Engineer Ni to step out and take the heat, which made him furious. In the end, he had to go to the Academy of Sciences to find the leaders himself, only to be scolded until he was bloody-headed.

Fortunately, after the leaders vented their anger, they still helped him solve the trouble, otherwise his reputation would have been ruined. Therefore, he truly hated Zhou Andong to the point of gnashing his teeth.

But this wasn't the reason he came to see Zhou Andong; his real goal was actually the Yuzhou Technology Research Institute. Because Zhou Andong's recruitment of troops and horses, hiring experts in the electronic field at high salaries, was already known to everyone.

Moreover, many of the country's heavyweight professors and experts had been poached; it is said that the number of scientists at the Yuzhou Technology Research Institute now exceeds 2,300.

In addition to experts in the electronic field, there are more than 50 mathematicians, more than 70 physicists, and 12 chemists. Although this number cannot compare to the nearly 100,000 scientific researchers of Huawei in later generations, in this era, it is already a huge scientific research team that cannot be ignored.

The important thing is that Zhou Andong has not stopped pulling and poaching people everywhere; almost every day, one can hear rumors of a well-known professor or expert accepting Yuzhou Technology's invitation.

Yuzhou Technology, or rather Zhou Andong, has made such a big stir that it's impossible not to attract attention. Even more people want to know what Zhou Andong is actually going to do.

Then the news that Zhou Andong was going to develop chips came out, but that was all; as for the rest, no matter what methods these people thought of, or what connections they found, they couldn't find out anything.

And among these people was Lian Xiangzhi, who was the most anxious. Because his "trade-industry-technology" route was supported by European and American capital behind the scenes. As long as he insisted on "trade-industry-technology," guided public opinion, and let "trade-industry-technology" become the mainstream voice in China.

Letting the country or enterprises stop developing chips, he would not only get financial support but also technical support in the computer field, whether software or hardware. And it was promised that when the opportunity was ripe, Lenovo would be allowed to enter the European and American markets without thresholds.

With such a huge temptation, how could Lian Xiangzhi not agree? So he first fired the first shot of the dispute between "trade-industry-technology" and "technology-industry-trade" internally, and by relying on his superb acting skills, he gained the support of most people and overwhelmed Engineer Ni.

But just when he was in high spirits, wanting to use the Shenzhen explosion accident to earn a reputation for himself, he was almost ruined, which gave him a head-on blow.

Immediately after, Engineer Ni was poached, and then news spread that Zhou Andong's Yuzhou Technology Research Institute was going to develop chips, as if his head had been hit by another club. So he moved heaven and earth to find connections to probe for news.

It's just that he used up a lot of favors and got a lot of messy news, but not a single useful piece.

Therefore, Lian Xiangzhi's biggest purpose in attending this entrepreneur forum was to see Zhou Andong.

In his mind, Zhou Andong was so young and had achieved such huge commercial success, and was on TV, in the news, suing the media, and filming advertisements himself.

He must be a bit clever, but his personality is flamboyant and he likes to be flattered. As long as he flatters him, he will definitely gain Zhou Andong's favor, and then wouldn't it be easy to pry some information out of his mouth?

It was only after these few minutes of contact that he realized his evaluation of Zhou Andong was a bit idealized; this guy is definitely a little insidious, and he must be careful not to be pecked by the eagle instead of hitting it.

A beautiful waitress in uniform walked over with a tray. On the tray were several glasses of wine, including red wine, white wine, and grape wine.

"Snap!"

Zhou Andong snapped his fingers, and the waitress heard it and walked over quickly.

"Sir, what would you like to drink?"

"Grape wine!"

Zhou Andong picked up a glass of grape wine and said to Zhou Anlei, who was following him obediently like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

"You can wander around by yourself; there's so much food, just take whatever you want to eat."

Zhou Anlei nodded; as long as there were no police in uniform, he was still quite relaxed, especially since he was really hungry.

"I'm a bit hungry too, let's go together."

Wu Hongkang and Zhang Shenghui took Zhou Anlei away; Lian Xiangzhi didn't want to know them at all, so why stay and be thick-skinned.

Jian Qiu also took a glass of grape wine and pointed to the sofa in the corner: "There's no one there, let's go sit there."

"Okay!" Lian Xiangzhi nodded, and the three walked toward the corner.

Not far away, several girls were chatting; they didn't look very old, and the oldest was definitely not over twenty-five or twenty-six.

"Tian Tian!"

A girl in a dress who looked very delicate said.

"I heard that Uncle Tian met that Shoe King yesterday?"

Tian Tian smiled proudly: "Yes, my dad and Uncle Liang talked very congenially. If we can reach a cooperation this time and win the domestic OEM contract, our family's shoe factory will have to expand its scale."

"Then that's really congratulations."

Another girl who looked a bit chubby but definitely not ugly looked very happy, but as soon as she turned her head, a cold sneer curled up at the corner of her mouth.

"Eh!"

Tian Tian suddenly let out an "eh" and looked not far away, her eyes filled with doubt and disgust.

"What's wrong?" the girl in the dress asked.

Tian Tian pointed: "Look at that person, eating like a starving ghost, did he sneak in?"

Several women looked over and saw a man with long hair, holding a lobster in one hand and gnawing on a chicken leg in the other.

At this time, the guy raised his head, looked around, and then began to lower his head to eat again.

"Hmm?" Seeing the guy's face, Tian Tian frowned and said thoughtfully: "Why does he look so familiar? I seem to have seen him somewhere."