Chapter 179 Good Sisters

This time Liu Zhicheng came to the mainland, in fact, it was an investment inspection trip. Basically, the investment projects were going smoothly.

The smooth launch of the two expressways, the infrastructure investment and talent cooperation in Shanghai, the commissioning of the Beijing factory, and the smooth negotiations for the Guangzhou motorcycle factory all reflect Liu Zhicheng's wisdom.

In the early days of reform and opening up, being able to enter the mainland market on such a large scale, making money is a small matter, and Liu Zhicheng will have huge influence.

The trip to the mainland was basically completed successfully, and when I returned to Hong Kong, it was already December.

"The projects you invested in the mainland are quite large. Hong Kong newspapers have been reporting on them recently." Dad Liu Yanxin said as he sat in the sun room, basking in the sun and reading the newspaper.

After Liu Zhicheng came back from the mainland, he planned to rest for a few days. Today, he brought his wife and son to Repulse Bay to visit his parents.

"It's normal. Now the Hong Kong media is paying more and more attention to the mainland, so naturally there are more and more reports.
In fact, my investment seems to be relatively large, but they are all projects that will not see benefits in the short term and require a long time to operate. "Liu Zhicheng smiled and shook his head.

The electronic products of Orange Technology are mainly targeted at overseas markets, and even a large amount of profits are retained overseas in the form of US dollars.

However, even so, it has created a large number of jobs in Hong Kong, supported thousands of families, and also caused the Hong Kong media to pay extraordinary attention to Liu Zhicheng.

They are afraid that Liu Zhicheng will completely abandon Hong Kong one day, causing a large number of Hong Kong citizens to lose their jobs.

The electric fan projects invested in Beijing and Shekou are projects that are about to be eliminated due to the rising labor costs in Hong Kong.

Other projects have only relocated part of their production capacity to the mainland, while most of the R&D and high-profit industries remain in Hong Kong.

"But now there seem to be some rumors that are very unfriendly to you. You need to pay attention to this aspect." Liu Yanxin continued.

"I'll pay attention." Liu Zhicheng nodded and said, "Don't worry, my investment plan in the mainland has basically come to an end, and there will be no major investment in the short term."

The investment in Shekou is to transfer Hong Kong's low-end production capacity and shift Hong Kong's existing productivity to consumer electronics.

Investing in projects in Beijing and Shanghai is for the sake of long-term interests. Investing in Yangcheng is to cultivate industrial brands in the mainland.

Only two expressways in the mainland can be regarded as the first major infrastructure investment in the mainland, but these are projects with no visible benefits in the short term.

"Why? Is it because of the negotiation issue?" Liu Yanxin asked.

This matter has become one of the main topics among Hong Kong citizens, and citizens discuss this issue before and after meals.

"This is just one of the reasons. The main reason is that there are no good investment projects in the mainland for the time being." Liu Zhicheng said with a smile.

There are too many restrictions on investment in the mainland now, the most important problem is that foreign investors are not allowed to hold controlling or sole ownership.

It was not until 86, after the success of Pengcheng's reform and opening up, that the top leaders became more determined to carry out reform and opening up, and introduced policies that were more suitable for foreign investment.

There are still several years to go until 86, so Liu Zhicheng decided to digest the existing investment first.

Although he has abundant financial reserves to support large investments in the Mainland, a crisis is about to occur in Hong Kong and he needs to make a big bargain.

Moreover, Liu Zhicheng also had a dream of establishing a consortium, so how could he do without his own finance department?
If we wait a few years, perhaps there will be more funding and the timing will be more mature, and it will be time for the fruit to ripen.

"Well, I may not be good at business, but I have been a civil servant all my life, and I just want to tell you one thing: stay close to the government and stay away from the government." Liu Yanxin nodded and said.

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Hong Kong's recent housing and land prices are basically in a state of stagflation, with only commercial land prices still rising.

Several large conglomerates such as Jardine Matheson and Carrian Group were desperately trying to raise the transaction price, which made Liu Zhicheng shake his head.

But Liu Zhicheng keenly observed that the Hong Kong dollar began to depreciate, and Liu Zhicheng knew that this round of Hong Kong dollar depreciation had begun.

There is too much money in the accounts of Shanfeng Investment's subsidiaries. Liu Zhicheng can't just sit there and watch. If he doesn't take measures, he will be committing a crime.

During the company's daily meetings, someone suggested that Liu Zhicheng purchase a large amount of fixed assets to avoid losses caused by currency depreciation.

Liu Zhicheng rejected their proposal because he knew that Hong Kong real estate had no investment value, at least before 83.

Even if they hoard land and houses, they have to wait until 83, except for a few special cases, such as the Tin Shui Wai project.

Liu Zhicheng's plan was actually very simple. He converted the extra Hong Kong dollars into foreign currency and kept it in overseas banks as reserves. Then he would return to Hong Kong and gain both fame and fortune.

When various affairs in the mainland no longer became something Liu Zhicheng needed to pay attention to, life became simpler than before.

Recently, as Liu Zhicheng has invested heavily in the mainland, various interview invitations have come in, in order to avoid being labeled by those with ulterior motives.

Liu Zhicheng changed his previous style and refused all media interviews, leaving everything to Han Chunxi to handle.

Some reporters who wanted to gain fame frequently frequented the Federal Building and Deep Water Bay Villa, hoping to get a few words from Liu Zhicheng.

This made Liu Zhicheng's security team feel like they were facing a formidable enemy, fearing that they would harm the richest man Liu and his family.

With no other options, Liu Zhicheng could only hide away for a while and have a long vacation. Anyway, he didn't have much to worry about at work right now.

It just so happened that Sun Lina wanted him to go over there, saying there was a surprise, so he could go and see what the surprise was.

Sun Lina lived in a small villa in Shouson Hill. Liu Zhicheng saw Guan Jiahui as soon as he entered the door, but Sun Lina pulled Liu Zhicheng for a passionate French kiss as soon as she entered the door.

She totally ignored her younger sister Guan Jiahui, who blushed instantly.

Now Guan Jiahui and Sun Lina are like sisters and have a very good relationship.

After the passionate kiss, Liu Zhicheng said hello to Guan Jiahui.

Guan Jiahui was indeed beautiful. At this time, her skin was as white as jade and her figure was slender. She already had the potential to become the most beautiful woman in Hong Kong in the future.

"Jiahui, are you here to see your sister too?"

"Hello, Mr. Liu!" Guan Jiahui said obediently.

"This is not a public place, so call me brother-in-law in private from now on." Liu Zhicheng said lightly.

Although Liu Zhicheng had physical contact with Guan Jiahui, that was several months ago and Liu Zhicheng had already forgotten it.

Liu Zhicheng forgot, but Guan Jiahui did not forget. How could she call him "brother-in-law"? Did Mr. Liu have any special hobbies?

The three of them started chatting in the living room. Sun Lina was as flirtatious with Liu Zhicheng as usual, leaving Guan Jiahui stunned.

Normally, Sun Lina acts like a strong woman in front of outsiders, but when she is with Liu Zhicheng, she is like a well-behaved cat.

Guan Jiahui blushed and her heart beat fast. She felt very uncomfortable and confused, but she couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

The next morning, Liu Zhicheng saw that Guan Jiahui was not in good spirits after getting up, so he asked her with concern. This made Guan Jiahui even more ashamed. Her face turned red with shame, and she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.

Liu Zhicheng understood immediately, smiled and said, "Your sister Na is the same. I told her not to be so loud, but when she got excited, she couldn't help shouting." Last night, Sun Lina's fierce words must have resounded through the sky. Guan Jiahui was sleeping next door, it would be strange if she could sleep well.

Although Guan Jiahui knew about Liu Zhicheng's romantic ways, it was the first time she saw Liu Zhicheng's iron face. In order to avoid embarrassment, she immediately changed the subject and said:

"Liu...brother-in-law..."

Guan Jiahui was still a little immature and a little at a loss, and did not have the graceful and elegant demeanor she would have in the future.

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After breakfast, Sun Lina suggested going swimming, and then took Guan Jiahui to change clothes.

Liu Zhicheng had roughly understood the surprise that Sun Lina mentioned, and he began to look forward to what was to come.

I don’t know what happened, but it took them an hour or so to change clothes, and Liu Zhicheng was staring at them eagerly.

An hour later, when Guan Jiahui and Sun Lina came out, they did not disappoint Liu Zhicheng.

When Liu Zhicheng saw Guan Jiahui’s swimsuit, his first reaction was: White, really fucking white.

Liu Zhicheng looked at Guan Jiahui openly. There was no flaw on her from head to toe. She was perfectly fair.

Her slim waist and long legs made Liu Zhicheng's eyes light up.

Seeing this, Sun Lina was not jealous, but said in a coquettish voice: "Boss, can you help us apply sunscreen?"

Liu Zhicheng smiled foolishly, agreed happily, took the sunscreen, and started serving Sun Lina first.

Liu Zhicheng was already prepared and was only wearing a pair of swimming trunks. Although he was thin, he had muscular muscles all over his body with sharp edges and corners, which showed infinite power.

Guan Jiahui saw Liu Zhicheng's strong hands wandering over Sun Lina's body, and thought that she would do the same thing soon, feeling both eager and conflicted.

Because just now in the dressing room, Sun Lina said that it was a good excuse for her to create an opportunity for her to completely conquer her boss' brother-in-law.

Since she met Sun Lina, Guan Jiahui has been constantly brainwashed, and deep in her heart she has already had a little expectation.

After a while, Sun Lina had been cleaned up by Liu Zhicheng in no time.

Watching Liu Zhicheng walking towards her with sunscreen in her hand, Guan Jiahui started to get a little nervous, her breathing became rapid, and her body began to betray herself and started to tremble slightly.

Liu Zhicheng discovered this situation before he even moved his hands.

This was her own will. It would be ungentlemanly not to take advantage of an opportunity.

Liu Zhicheng's hands began to wander over Guan Jiahui's legs, hands, and back, and he began to apply sunscreen.

Guan Jiahui was able to keep calm at first, but later she couldn't help it anymore and began to moan softly.

Liu Zhicheng took the opportunity to whisper in Guan Jiahui's ear: "Jiahui, your skin is so white and smooth, and your voice is so nice. Brother-in-law likes it very much."

Guan Jiahui was still a rookie, so she couldn't stand the teasing of her 'rich brother-in-law' and her body was shaking more and more violently.

"Jiahui, do you have a boyfriend?"

"…How about my brother-in-law being your boyfriend?"

Thinking of the surprise Sun Lina had mentioned before, Liu Zhicheng kept testing Guan Jiahui.

Liu Zhicheng had satisfied his desire to have sex with her, so he let her go and took her to go swimming together...

Early the next morning, Liu Zhicheng looked at Guan Jiahui and Sun Lina in his arms and smiled: They have finally become good sisters.

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On August 8 this year, IBM officially released the IBM PC at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.

The suggested price for an IBM PC with 16KB of RAM and a floppy disk drive was $1565; a fully configured PC could cost up to $6000.

Microsoft BASIC was embedded in computer systems for free. Based on QDOS, PC-DOS was modified and made to become the standard operating system for PCs, priced at $40.

Although the IBM PC was a groundbreaking product, it was not highly regarded within IBM and was referred to by harsh critics as a "piecemeal assembled machine."

This style of product is actually completely different from IBM's traditional product style and is very un-IBM.

The design concept of IBM PC almost abandoned all of IBM's traditions and adopted a large number of external technologies and accessories. It is not unfair to call it a "assembled computer cobbled together".

Such "face projects" approved by the leaders are often favored by many stakeholders and can be allocated a large budget.

It can be said that the fact that this IBM PC opened up an era was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

The IBM PC abandoned the tradition of IBM, and its technical innovation was not outstanding. Its biggest feature was patchwork. However, this patchwork brought another feature: "compatibility".

IBM's style has always been to keep its products strictly technically confidential, but the IBM PC is an exception.

All technical information except BIOS was published, making IBM PC quickly become a standard widely accepted by the industry.

Before the launch of the IBM PC, microcomputer brands such as Apple used closed systems, and components between manufacturers were not interchangeable.

IBM PC's contribution to the industry is not a technological breakthrough, but the definition of a common interface standard for the industry.

This has brought the component interfaces of the PC industry into an era of standardization and has prompted countless manufacturers to join in the compatible computer trend.

The standardization of PC architecture and interfaces also enables manufacturers of various computer components to develop independently and establish their own brands.

In the past, manufacturers of motherboards, hard drives, memory and other components were able to continue to grow and even establish their own brands.

After the architecture was standardized, the emergence of the computer "assembly" market allowed these component suppliers to sell their products directly to "assembly" consumers.

It is precisely this interface standardization that has led to the emergence of a large number of compatible computer brands. The establishment of brands such as DELL and Compaq has greatly benefited from this standardization.

To put it bluntly, these brands are just more professional "computer assembly" brands.

Because this kind of professional "computer assembly" business really has no technical content, those "conscientious companies" have gone from being considered leaders in technology companies to being seen as unmotivated.

The computer industry has entered the era of standardized PCs, which has brought about fundamental changes in the business model of the entire industry.

Liu Zhicheng knew that it was time for Orange Technology to enter the PC era.

However, Liu Zhicheng is not prepared to launch his own assembled computer so hastily, because the computer brand will decline and the future will belong to the WINTEL Alliance.

(End of this chapter)