[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-restarted-life-1992":3,"chapter-my-restarted-life-1992-my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-977":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","My Restarted Life: 1992",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2280527,4460,"Chapter 977","my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-977",977,"\u003Cp>\"Fuck, do I know you that well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Lianxiang Zhi walk over, Zhou Andong cursed inwardly but kept a blank expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lianxiang Zhi extended his hand: \"Lianxiang Zhi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh!\" Zhou Andong feigned sudden recognition, flashing a warm smile and shaking Lianxiang Zhi’s hand: \"Director Lian, I’ve heard so much about you. Not to mention anything else—just the fact that you created Lenovo Computers has given us Chinese people a real boost of pride.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no,\" Lianxiang Zhi replied modestly. \"What’s truly admirable is you, Director Zhou. In less than two years, a tiny winery under your management has grown into one of the nation’s top conglomerates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yugong Wine has become a must-have at high-end banquets—just look at tonight’s dinner: Jiangzhou Yugong Wine sits right alongside Wuliangye and other famous brands. And Jiang Xiaobai? It’s exported to Britain and has become a favorite among the British upper class.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Plus, Xuri Sheng Company is incredible—iced black tea and Feichang Cola together control half the domestic beverage market.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even global giants like Coca-Cola and Pepsi are being crushed by you. Not just in China—across the entire world, how many people could pull this off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong grew wary—this old bastard is flatteringly kissing up; he’s definitely trying to trap me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still smiling, he said: \"Director Lian, I’m just fooling around. No matter how big or successful my beverage and liquor businesses get, it’s just about paying more taxes and hiring more workers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you’re different—Lenovo is a high-tech company, producing computers. Elders say technology is the primary productive force; only technology can strengthen the nation. You’re Mount Tai; I’m just a little mound. How could I possibly compare?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sly fox!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lianxiang Zhi cursed inwardly. He hadn’t wanted to attend this entrepreneur forum invited by Guangdong, but when he heard Zhou Andong would be there, he changed his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Zhou Andong had lured away Engineer Ni. Though he’d already planned to kick Ni out, being fired by him was different from being poached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when it happened right as he was under fierce public criticism and desperately needed Ni to take the blame—he couldn’t help but rage. In the end, he had to go to the Academy of Sciences and got scolded to his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, after the leadership vented their anger, they helped him resolve the mess—otherwise his reputation would’ve been ruined. So he truly hated Zhou Andong with a vengeance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t why he came to meet Zhou Andong. His real goal was the Yuzhou Technology Research Institute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong’s recruitment of top experts in electronics with high salaries was already common knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many nationally renowned professors and experts had been poached; rumors claimed the institute now had over 2,300 scientists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides electronics experts, there were over fifty mathematicians, over seventy physicists, and twelve chemists. Though this number paled next to Huawei’s nearly hundred thousand researchers in the future, in this era, it was an enormous, undeniable research team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, Zhou Andong hadn’t stopped recruiting—hear rumors daily of some famous professor or expert accepting Yuzhou Technology’s offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuzhou Technology—or rather, Zhou Andong—had stirred up such a commotion that attracting attention was inevitable. Many wondered what he was truly planning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then rumors surfaced that he intended to develop chips—but only that. No one, no matter how hard they tried or who they contacted, could uncover anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among these people was Lianxiang Zhi, and he was the most anxious. His trade-industry-technology path was backed by Western capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he stuck to trade-industry-technology, shaped public opinion, and made it China’s dominant narrative, he’d gain funding and technical support in computing—both software and hardware—and even promises of unrestricted access to Western markets when the time came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a huge temptation—he couldn’t refuse. So he fired the first shot in the trade-industry-technology vs. technology-industry-trade debate, and with his brilliant acting, won majority support and crushed Engineer Ni.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he was riding high, trying to use the Shenzhen explosion to boost his reputation, he nearly lost everything—taking a brutal blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the news that Engineer Ni had been poached, followed by rumors that Zhou Andong’s Yuzhou Technology Research Institute planned to develop chips—another blow to the head. So he scoured every connection he had to dig up information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spent countless favors and gathered a mess of rumors—but not one useful piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why Lianxiang Zhi came to this entrepreneur forum: his main goal was to meet Zhou Andong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He assumed that such a young man, with such massive business success, constantly on TV and in the news, suing media outlets, and even filming his own ads, must be clever but flashy, craving flattery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he just flattered him enough, he’d win Zhou Andong’s favor—and then extracting information from him would be effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after just a few minutes of interaction, he realized his assessment of Zhou Andong had been overly idealistic—this guy was a sneaky bastard; he had to be careful, or he’d get pecked in the eye by the hawk instead of catching it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beautiful waitress in uniform approached carrying a tray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On it were several drinks: red wine, baijiu, and grape wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Snap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong snapped his fingers; the waitress hurried over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, what would you like?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wander around however you like—there’s plenty to eat, help yourself to whatever you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Andong picked up a glass of grape wine and turned to Zhou Anlei, who stood quietly beside him like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go wander around—you’ve got plenty to eat. Help yourself to whatever you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Anlei nodded. As long as there were no police in uniform, he was perfectly relaxed—especially when he was truly hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m hungry too. Let’s go together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Hongkang and Zhang Shenghui took Zhou Anlei away. Lianxiang Zhi had no interest in them—why force their company?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Qiu also took a glass of grape wine and pointed to a sofa in the corner: \"No one’s there. Let’s sit there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\" Lianxiang Zhi nodded. The three walked toward the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, several young girls were chatting; none looked older than twenty-five or twenty-six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard Uncle Tian met that Shoe King yesterday?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slender girl in a dress said: \"I heard your father met the Shoe King yesterday?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Tian smiled proudly: \"Yes. My dad got along great with Uncle Liang. If we seal this deal and land the domestic manufacturing contract, our shoe factory will expand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another girl, slightly plump but still attractive, looked delighted—but as she turned her head, a cold smirk curled her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Tian suddenly gasped, staring at a distance, her eyes filled with confusion and disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\" the girl in the dress asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Tian pointed: \"Look at that guy—he’s eating like a starving ghost. Did he sneak in?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The women turned. A man with long hair was devouring a lobster in one hand and a chicken leg in the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his head, glanced around, then went back to eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\" Seeing his face, Tian Tian frowned, thinking: \"He looks so familiar... I’ve seen him somewhere before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1185,"2026-06-20T01:18:52.456Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","72355d027c096dd0cb49820717306629cc51e53d50a5cd255b35652e2535c343","my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-978","my-restarted-life-1992-chapter-976",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-restarted-life-1992-cover.jpg"]