Chapter 3521

The next day, Su Xinghui went to the Development and Reform Commission to make a trip. Of course, he went to the Development and Reform Commission for the sake of the high-speed railway. To build a high-speed railway in Baozhou, he first had to get the project approved by the Development and Reform Commission.

In fact, getting a high-speed railway project approved is not very difficult, because in Su Xinghui's previous life, the construction of China's high-speed railway was a very magnificent project. China spent trillions of RMB to build tens of thousands of kilometers of high-speed railway, so cities around the capital like Baozhou would naturally not be left behind.

If Su Xinghui did not come to push for this project, it was expected that in a few years, the state would take the initiative to come to Baozhou to build a high-speed railway. However, Su Xinghui could not wait. Unlike other local leaders who did not know much about high-speed railways—and some even instinctively resisted such novel things—he knew the benefits of high-speed railways all too well.

Therefore, Su Xinghui prepared to push for this project himself, so that Baozhou could have a high-speed railway as soon as possible.

Baozhou already had a railway, and last year, Baozhou's new train station was completed. The new Baozhou train station had a fairly high specification; when it was designed at the time, Su Xinghui had set its specifications very high because he knew that Baozhou would sooner or later build a high-speed railway. By building the train station better now, there would be no need to go through the trouble again when building the high-speed railway.

In places that already have railways, planning a high-speed railway is relatively easier. Coupled with Su Xinghui's special status, when he arrived at the Development and Reform Commission, he was naturally received with enthusiasm everywhere, which was completely different from the treatment received by vice mayors from other cities.

Therefore, Su Xinghui's trip today was very fruitful. By the afternoon, Yu Ruizhi called him out for a meal, and Chu Zheng, Han Xiang Dong, and a few others also ate with them.

When Chu Zheng heard that Su Xinghui was pushing for the high-speed railway, he promised Su Xinghui that he would help him settle the people at the Ministry of Railways, because Chu Zheng's grandfather had served as the Minister of Railways in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic, and Chu Zheng himself had also come out of the Ministry of Railways on unpaid leave. Even now, Chu Zheng could go back to work at the Ministry of Railways if he wanted to.

Therefore, Chu Zheng had many friends in the Ministry of Railways, and his old buddies were now powerful figures and the backbone of the Ministry of Railways. For him to find someone to push for such a project was a piece of cake.

Besides, the Ministry of Railways was now ambitious and wanted to build tens of thousands of kilometers of high-speed railway. Baozhou would sooner or later be in the plan. What did it matter to build this 80-kilometer high-speed railway a few years early? This was truly a small matter, and no one would make things difficult for him, Chu Zheng.

After hearing Chu Zheng's words, Su Xinghui felt relieved. He toasted Chu Zheng and thanked him, but Chu Zheng told him not to be so polite. Thus, Su Xinghui said that after he returned, he would have Baozhou's transportation department bring the formal project proposal to the capital to push for this project, and asked his brothers to help out.

With this matter mostly settled, Su Xinghui felt at ease. He specifically stayed in the capital for one more day to visit Elder Yu and Elder Hou Guangbi.

Elder Yu was now a nonagenarian, and his wife was also over eighty. However, the two elders practiced the Five-Animal Exercise every day, and they had health doctors specifically taking care of their health, so they were still sharp of hearing and sight. Seeing Su Xinghui come to visit them, they were very happy and kept him at home for a meal.

Elder Hou Guangbi was also over eighty now, but he had also been persisting in practicing the Five-Animal Exercise. With the Hou family's economic ability, they naturally had specialized health doctors frequently checking Elder Hou's body. Coupled with Elder Hou's good living habits of going to bed early and getting up early every day, his physical condition was still quite good.

Seeing Su Xinghui come to visit him, Elder Hou Guangbi was very happy. When people reach this age, they don't ask for anything else, only that their children and grandchildren come to see them often. And Su Xinghui, in Elder Hou's eyes, was just like his own grandson.

Elder Hou was still quick-witted; he even had a Hanhai Generation I mobile phone in his hand, which was, of course, sent to him by Hou Wenchang.

Elder Hou played with the Hanhai mobile phone very skillfully. This was not strange at all; he had once been the helmsman of the Hou Group, and he did not resist cutting-edge technology at all. On the contrary, his acceptance was very high; he was a very avant-garde elder.

Elder Hou had always owned personal computers, both desktops and laptops, so he was very familiar with these electronic products. After Hou Wenchang taught him, he was not at all unfamiliar with using the Hanhai mobile phone.

As soon as he saw Su Xinghui, Elder Hou took the initiative to add Su Xinghui's Hongyan account, saying that after Su Xinghui went back, he would video call him. He wanted to see Niuniu; he hadn't seen Niuniu for a while and actually missed him quite a bit.

Su Xinghui and Elder Hou added each other's Hongyan accounts, and then sat down to keep him company and talk.

Elder Hou also knew that the current Hou Group had developed to be very large, and their business scope was very wide, including the electrical appliance industry, the hotel industry, the automobile manufacturing industry, and the electronics industry. Now, Hou Wenchang had almost single-handedly founded Hanhai Technology, which could also be considered a branch of the Hou Group.

But now, this branch, Hanhai Technology, had developed to such a point that it had almost surpassed all other businesses of the Hou Group, which was something Elder Hou had truly not expected.

Elder Hou said, "Xinghui, I heard from Wenchang that this mobile phone was an idea you gave him, and that's how he was able to manufacture it, right?"

Su Xinghui laughed, "Grandpa, I just came up with an idea. I didn't interfere at all with how to research and develop it. I don't understand that either. This was researched by Wenchang after spending hundreds of millions of US dollars."

Elder Hou said, "Sometimes I really feel that you were born with knowledge. I know that Hanhai Technology was able to develop to the point it is today entirely because of your ideas. Once this Hanhai mobile phone came out, Hanhai Technology's position became almost unshakable."

Elder Hou's business acumen was very sharp. After hearing from Hou Wenchang about some of the advantages of the Hanhai mobile phone, as well as some of the technologies that Hanhai Technology had now researched and the patents they had registered, he keenly felt that the technologies Hanhai Technology was currently researching were the direction of future technological development, and they were all standing in a leading position.

These technologies could completely establish Hanhai Technology's leading position in the world, making it the top company in the IT industry, and it could far outpace other companies.

This was entirely due to Su Xinghui's excellent vision that such an effect was achieved. Relying on Su Xinghui's vision, Hanhai Technology basically did not have to take any detours and walked straight in the correct direction. How rare this was!

You know, in technological research and development, no matter who it is, they have to take detours. Most of the time and money are spent on these ineffective labors. For example, when Edison invented the light bulb, he used more than a thousand kinds of materials to make the filament, which was equivalent to experimenting more than a thousand times.

If he had known from the beginning that using tungsten wire was the best choice, then how much time, energy, and money could he have saved? Edison could probably have invented more things with the saved time, energy, and money.

Hanhai Technology is like this now. On the road of research and development, they have saved a lot of time, energy, and money, and reached their goal directly.

In fact, energy and money are secondary; the main thing is time, which is too precious. For example, the Hanhai mobile phone—who knows if there are other companies also researching smartphones? But Hanhai Technology was the first to research and develop the Hanhai Generation I mobile phone. This time difference established their unshakable position in the smartphone industry in one fell swoop.

Now, the Hanhai Generation I mobile phone can bring Hanhai Technology hundreds of millions in revenue every day. What kind of concept is this? In just over ten days, they can earn back the funds they invested in research and development. This is almost a hen that can lay golden eggs, and it's the extra-large kind.

Elder Hou was very emotional. When he decided to fully support Su Xinghui at the beginning, he didn't expect that Su Xinghui would have such achievements and help the Hou Group reach its current height. This is truly mutual achievement!

Su Xinghui said, "The Hanhai mobile phone is easy to use, right? How are you finding it?"

Elder Hou said, "This Hanhai mobile phone is indeed easy to use. Even an old man like me is a bit addicted to it. I have to look at the news and watch videos every day, and I also like playing those little games. You can imagine how much those young people must like this Hanhai mobile phone."

Su Xinghui said, "Yes, now even my son likes playing with the Hanhai mobile phone."

Elder Hou said, "Then you have to control it; don't let him play too much. It's not good for his eyes. I have to wear reading glasses to look at the phone, and I have to rest after looking at it for half an hour."