The richest man

Chapter 211 CD is popular all over the world (big chapter)
After visiting Panjiayuan, Zhang Jun asked people to build a large and professional warehouse for storing antiques.

There will be tens of thousands of collectibles in the future, which are priceless. If they are damaged or stolen, the loss will be huge.

And in the next few days, Zhang Jun started to buy a courtyard house again. If he couldn't buy the palace, couldn't he buy other things?
However, Zhang Jun doesn't plan to live by himself, it's just an investment.To be honest, these courtyard houses are uncomfortable and inconvenient to live in, and they are dilapidated. If they want to live in them, they have to be refurbished. It is best to add some modern facilities, combining Chinese and Western, that will be perfect.

After buying almost 20 courtyard houses, Zhang Jun never asked anyone to buy them.

Things are rare.

Many courtyard houses have been demolished, so later generations will hype the courtyard houses into sky-high prices.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Jun began to talk to the government about moving the entire semiconductor industry chain to BJ or other places in the Mainland.

Hong Kong is a tiny place, it is indeed too small.

The point is that Hong Kong's real estate is growing too fast, which is not conducive to the development of high-tech enterprises.

The leaders had several contacts with the representatives of Legend Technology Company, knowing that Zhang Jun also planned to move these high-tech enterprises to BJ, so the leaders solemnly invited Zhang Jun to come to the banquet...

Zhang Jun was slightly startled when he heard the news, but immediately became calm again. After so many years and seeing a lot of the world, Zhang Jun is no longer the little otaku he used to be.

That night, he had dinner with a group of bigwigs, talking and laughing happily, without the slightest nervousness.

"Xiao Zhang, I heard that you also intend to move the semiconductor industry to BJ, is that right?" the old man asked.

Zhang Jun nodded and said: "Yes, I do have this idea, but..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Jun paused on purpose.

"But what? Are there any concerns?"

"It's nothing to worry about. I just have some thoughts. I don't know if the leader can help solve it?"

"Well, if you have any ideas, just tell me, and I will help you solve the problem!"

"Thank you, old man, then I'll say it." Zhang Jun paused for a while, organized his words in his mind, and then said, "That's right. As we all know, there is a Silicon Valley in the United States, and many high-tech companies are born in Silicon Valley. I just want to , why not create a "Chinese Silicon Valley" in BJ.I have taken a fancy to Zhongguancun, and I hope that the government will entrust me with the design of this place to build China's first national high-tech industrial development zone, the first national independent innovation demonstration zone, and the first national talent special zone! ! ! "

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked.

The idea of ​​building China's Silicon Valley is very good, but Zhang Jun was asked to design it, and everyone hesitated.

The old man was also contemplating, but to Zhang Jun's surprise, within a minute, he smiled and said, "Okay, "China's Silicon Valley" will be built by you, I don't worry! ! ! "

Zhang Jun was moved and promised: "Thank you, you can rest assured that I will design Zhongguancun, and I will definitely make it the best science and technology park in the world!"

Immediately, Zhang Jun proposed that he hoped to manage the Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park in the name of the company, build the science and technology park with his own funds, and then lease it to other companies for use.Of course, if other companies have money, they can also buy land and build their own headquarters buildings.Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park can reserve part of the land for these enterprises.

When everyone heard the words, they were surprised and hesitated.

According to what Zhang Jun said, it is tantamount to treating Zhongguancun as a real estate project.

First develop the science and technology park by myself, and then attract other companies to settle in. Then the land in the park is valuable, and can be sold at a high price to those companies that plan to build their own buildings, so as to make a lot of money.

In the future, when the scale of Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park increases, the rent will definitely increase sharply.

This……

Everyone can't help but imagine that the Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park will become a cash cow.

At this time, before everyone recovered, Zhang Jun said again: "I am going to invest 200 billion U.S. dollars to build the Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park. At the same time, all the high-tech companies under my name can move their headquarters to Zhongguancun. ! The government does not need to pay a penny, it mainly takes out land and policies, and can hold 25% of the shares!"

"Moreover, the companies under my name will spend their own money to buy land and build headquarters, and will not use the 200 billion US dollars. The 200 billion US dollars are mainly for other companies..."

Although the country has a little money now, it will definitely not spend 200 billion US dollars to build a science and technology park. Most of it is policy support, and then it will be done by the enterprises themselves.

As far as Zhang Jun knows, in the 90s, there were not many high-rise buildings in Zhongguancun, which looked very shabby.

Why did you attract the golden phoenix without planting a sycamore tree?
With an investment of 200 billion U.S. dollars, and the high-tech companies under the name of Zhang Jun all settled here, Zhongguancun will immediately become the most attractive high-tech park in Asia.

Of course, Zhang Jun can definitely benefit a lot from it.

The construction of the Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park is not a one-touch process. It will take many years. Zhang Jun's 200 billion US dollars of funds do not have to be completed in one step.

In the 90s, Japan's real estate bubble burst and the economic crisis broke out. Zhang Jun would withdraw from it in advance to avoid being affected.At that time, I don't know how much huge funds there will be, and 200 billion US dollars is just a trivial matter.

Zhang Jun feels that investing in Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park has many benefits, and it is very worthwhile for him to do it. Relying on real estate profits is only a small reason.

The leaders were already whispering at this time, trying to analyze the possibility of what Zhang Jun said.

In the end, the old man made a decision and followed what Zhang Jun said.

The details need to be discussed in detail, such as the amount of land in the Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park, what preferential policies the government will introduce, how to build Zhongguancun, etc. There are so many things that cannot be explained clearly in a few sentences.

The entire project had to be discussed for months before any progress could be made.

However, the general direction is already there.

The government also recognized Zhang Jun's idea.

Without the support of Zhang Jun, the Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park may not be able to develop rapidly.

It has to be said that Zhang Jun at this time has far surpassed the Huo family in Hong Kong in terms of influence and importance.

When Zhang Jun expressed his willingness to move the high-tech company back to China, he was already a national treasure and was favored by many leaders.

In August 1986, Legend Technology Company developed a blockbuster product, and Zhang Jun had to return to Hong Kong.And the matter here no longer needs Zhang Jun to stay there all the time, just leave it to professional negotiators.

So, he quickly flew back to Hong Kong by plane.

Central, Legend Group Center.

"Boss, this is the Walkman-cd player, the world's first CD player!" Shangguan Muye introduced, and handed the silver-white round Walkman to Zhang Jun.

The size of this Walkman-cd machine is slightly larger than that of a CD disc, and it is very thin, about two fingers, and feels very comfortable in the hand.

Gently press a button, the cover is slowly opened, and a CD music disc can be placed inside.

There are many buttons on the back of the Walkman-cd machine, including the power button, the previous song, the pause button, the next song, music addition and subtraction, etc., but users generally do not need to press these buttons, because the earphones developed by the legendary technology company are automatic. With the function of most of these keys.

"Not bad, the design of this product is very good. It looks more fashionable and has a sense of technology. The sound quality also sounds good. Well, I think it is a very perfect product!" Zhang Jun is very satisfied with this Walkman-cd player, Nodding in admiration again and again.

There is not much difference between cd and tape.

However, the disadvantage of magnetic tape is obvious. Magnetic tape is not easy to store for a long time. After a long time, the sound quality will deteriorate and become blurred.In addition, the operation is more troublesome, it is not convenient to change the song, you have to change the position repeatedly, and it is very easy to get stuck.

However, the reasons why CDs replaced tapes and became the mainstream of music carriers were not these, but economic reasons.

The cost of a blank tape is a few yuan, and the cost of a CD is only a few cents.The price of a tape is more than ten yuan at most, but the price of a genuine CD record can reach tens of yuan.Huge commercial profits have prompted record companies to vigorously promote CD records, and use the media to vigorously tout the sound quality of CD records and belittle the sound quality of tapes.

As the maker of the CD standard, Legend Technology Company must vigorously promote the CD.

So in order to promote the Walkman-cd player, Zhang Jun specially returned to Hong Kong this time to record a new album.He didn't want to at first, but Philips invited him many times and offered many favorable conditions, so Zhang Jun reluctantly agreed.

Legend Technology and Philips share the income from CD patents. A CD patent fee is 3 US dollars, and each can share 1.5 US dollars.

The more CDs sold, the more Legend Technology and Philips earned.

Philips will fully cooperate with the release of the Walkman-cd player and Zhang Jun's new album this time. Only by selling more Walkman-cd players can the CD beat the tape and become the current mainstream music carrier.

Of course, with the launch of the Walkman-cd this time, not only Zhang Jun's new album will be released, but many popular singers will also release CD albums. At the same time, many previous music will be converted into CD albums.

"How much is the production cost of the Walkman-cd machine?" Zhang Jun asked.

"Since the spare parts are all produced in-house, the cost is extremely low, only about $45."

"It's so cheap, the retail price can be set at 245 US dollars, and a machine earns 200 US dollars!"

"Okay." Shangguan Muye replied.

The price of 245 US dollars is really not expensive. There should be many people in Europe and the United States who can afford it, and he thinks that the production cost of Walkman-cd can be reduced even lower in the future.

"Then how much does the CD cost?" Zhang Jun asked again.

"The current process technology is not mature enough, and the production cost of a CD is 1 US dollar, but we are confident that it will be reduced to less than 0.5 US dollars!"

"Then we'll sell CDs for $25."

After leaving Legend Technology, Zhang Jun returned home and first wrote down the songs he was going to sing, 7 English songs and 3 Chinese songs.

Legend Technology Company plans to launch the Walkman-cd machine before Christmas, so the time is still a bit rushed. If ordinary people want to write songs and record them into albums in just two or three months, it is really difficult. .

However, Zhang Jun wrote 10 songs in one day, and then recorded a song every three days and it was OK, and the album was recorded in almost a month.The factory will also have enough time to produce the album.

Zhang Jun came to Wheelock frequently when he was not recording albums.

It is already 1986, and the international shipping industry will pick up from this year.

Wheelock has sold off other miscellaneous properties, leaving only shipping companies and shipyards.The general manager of the company is named Bob Paul, 45 years old, British.

"Bob, how many ships and shipyards have you bought now?" Zhang Jun asked casually while sitting on the sofa in Bob Paul's office.

Two weeks ago, Zhang Jun ordered Wheelock to start expanding, taking advantage of the opportunity to buy ships and shipyards at low prices.

Bob Paul said in a deep voice: "Two 10-ton freighters and one 30-ton oil tanker cost a total of 1.4 million US dollars. The shipyard hasn't bought them yet, but we have investigated the information of major shipyards around the world. , with a few targets!"

"Wait a minute, you said that two 10-ton freighters and one 30-ton oil tanker cost a total of 1.4 million U.S. dollars?" Zhang Jun heard that he couldn't believe it was so cheap. Not so cheap.

Bob Paul chuckled, and said, "Boss, you don't know. In the past few years, many shipping companies have gone bankrupt one after another, and the price of ships has plummeted. Many companies have lost their arms to survive, and directly sell off various assets."

Hearing this, Zhang Jun immediately said: "I will give Wheelock an additional 30 billion US dollars. Your main task now is to buy ships for me all over the world!!!"

"Boss, are you sure that the international shipping industry will pick up?" Bob Paul asked hesitantly, "If the international shipping industry does not improve, then if we invest so much money in, I am afraid that we will suffer serious losses!"

Zhang Jun waved his hand and said confidently: "Don't worry, my feeling is correct, the shipping industry will definitely recover!"

"Okay, boss, maybe you're right." Bob Paul nodded. The man in front of him is a super genius, and he rarely makes mistakes in his judgment of the situation.

Zhang Jun smiled and said: "You just buy it, even if my negotiation goes wrong, it can't be blamed on you."

"Ok!"

After Wheelock received Zhang Jun's investment, Bob Paul immediately turned into an acquisition maniac, frequenting major international shipping companies, and frantically buying ships at almost bargain-hunting prices.

Seeing this, other shipping companies couldn't help laughing at Wheelock for courting death. It was too stupid for Wheelock to buy so many ships during the cold winter of the shipping industry.

"Bob, our company has a lot of ships, so let's sell them to you at a low price!"

"Bob, our company also has a large number of idle cargo ships, do you want them?"

"..."

While laughing, everyone sold their boat to Bob Paul.

Among them, three shipping companies, Mitsui, Nippon Yusen and Maersk, sold the most ships.

In just two months, Wheelock bought 115 ships, plus nearly 200 ships originally owned by the company, there are more than 300 ships in total. King", that is definitely worthy of the name.

When Pao Yugang was the most powerful, he only owned more than 200 ships, and the size of the ships was hard to compare with Wheelock's ships.

Moreover, Wheelock still has not stopped its expansion and continues to buy ships.With so many ships, a lot of money can be borrowed from Standard Chartered Bank with a little mortgage, so there is no shortage of funds.

People thought Wheelock was crazy, however, soon they found themselves slapped in the face.

The European and American economies are strong, and the Asian economies are also growing rapidly.

By December 1986, orders for transportation business surged, and many shipping companies were faced with the embarrassment of having no ships for transportation, especially Japan, which almost sold more than 12 large ships.But it’s no wonder Wheelock, who made Japan so close, and the shipping time is relatively developed, if you don’t buy ships from them, where can you buy them?
This is great, how can we undertake the transportation task without a ship.

Wheelock took the opportunity to crazily grab all kinds of transportation orders, and the price was very favorable.

"Boss, you are amazing!! The international shipping industry has really started to pick up. Recently, orders in the shipping industry have increased significantly, and good news has come from all over the world. The situation is very good." Bob Paul looked at Zhang Jun said excitedly.

Zhang Jun smiled lightly, with a calm expression on his face. In fact, he was quite happy in his heart.

Before the next economic crisis hits, the international shipping industry has a long period of prosperity.

The profit of shipping is very high, during this period, you can definitely earn a lot of money!

At this moment, many bigwigs in Hong Kong are dumbfounded.

Just now I thought Wheelock was crazy, but in a blink of an eye, the international shipping industry picked up and Wheelock made a lot of money.

The boat bought at the bottom is now sold, and someone is willing to buy it if it doubles or triples.

"Old Bao, your position as the world's shipping king has now been replaced..." Huo Yingdong sipped a glass of wine with Bao Yugang, and then joked.

Bao Yugang was optimistic and open-minded, and said with a smile: "Oh, there is no way, there are talented people from generation to generation, each leading the coquettish for hundreds of years! What's more, Zhang Jun is really evil, he is the world's ship king, I am Convinced!"

Huo Yingdong said with emotion: "I was curious, how did he see that the international shipping industry suddenly started to pick up?"

"Zhang Jun's industries are all over the world, and he has collected more information than us. Coupled with his keen sense of smell, it is not surprising to find that the shipping industry is picking up." Bao Yugang guessed.

"Well, maybe, this time he made a lot of money again!" Huo Yingdong said enviously.

Bao Yugang said with a smile: "Zhang Jun's actions are always unexpected, but the results are amazing. In my opinion, we should keep an eye on him at all times. He eats meat, and we also drink soup."

Huo Yingdong nodded and smiled when he heard the words: "Extremely extremly!!!"

The rapid rise of Wheelock has suddenly made Zhang Jun's influence even greater.

All countries in the world need shipping, and Zhang Jun immediately became a guest of all countries.

Many foreign trade companies have to rely on Wheelock, who dare not give Zhang Jun some face at this time?
But no matter what, Zhang Jun's business will become a little smoother in various countries.

Wheelock and Hutchison Whampoa, one is a shipping giant and the other is a port giant, they complement each other.

Ports in many countries are more willing to allow Hutchison Whampoa to participate in investment, because with Hutchison Whampoa's investment, Wheelock's ships will call at the port, thereby driving the economic development of the port.

Hutchison Whampoa also frantically undertakes port investment and construction all over the world.

Under normal circumstances, the investment in ports is relatively stable and the returns are high. It is a stable investment project that Zhang Jun prefers.

Although Hutchison Whampoa has also entered the European and American port markets, its main development direction is still in Asia.You must know that the top ten ports in the world in the previous life were all in Asia: Zhoushan Port, Singapore Port, Shanghai Port, Guangzhou Port, Qingdao Port, Busan Port, Tianjin Port, Suzhou Port, Shenzhen Port, and Dubai Port.

Hutchison Whampoa will actively participate in investment and construction of these ports.

Even if you can't get a controlling stake in the port, you can still be a major shareholder and receive dividends.

……

……

The news of Zhang Junzhun's new album has already spread.

Countless fans around the world were ecstatic and looking forward to it, and rushed to tell each other. Coupled with the frantic media reports, Zhang Jun's new album has already become popular all over the world before it was released.

"The world's richest man releases a record, do you want to hear it?"

The reporter of "Time" magazine randomly interviewed countless American people on the street, and almost all the people interviewed said they wanted to hear it.

"Why not? He is the richest man in the world, and I am very curious about his albums! Besides, he has released two albums, which I like very much! He is the superstar in my heart!!!"

During the reporter's interview, countless people around cheered and jumped, as if celebrating the return of the king of heaven!

On the morning of December 12th, Legend Technology held a product conference, and the Walkman-cd machine was officially unveiled.

The stunning appearance immediately caused the audience to scream.

The silver round Walkman-cd looks like a flying saucer and is full of technology.

The cd music carrier is also amazing.

The sound quality of cd is quite pleasant, even better than that of tape.

But the most sensational thing for the audience is that if you buy a Walkman-cd player, you will get a piece of Zhang Jun's latest album "Blue and White Porcelain" as a gift.Although there are 7 English songs in this album, only 3 Chinese songs, and 3 ancient Chinese songs, but Zhang Jun insisted on naming the album "Blue and White Porcelain" to let foreigners know about Chinese porcelain culture.

The host Shangguan Muye looked at the audience with a bitter expression on his face.

Everyone was so obsessed with Zhang Jun that they were so excited when they heard the album was sent.

After several minutes, the press conference site became quiet.

Shangguan Muye coughed twice, cleared his throat, and laughed loudly: "Everyone is really excited, but I can also understand, because I am also a fan of our boss, and I also like listening to his songs! Okay, now Let's get down to business!"

"Presumably what everyone is concerned about now is how much is a Walkman-cd player?"

"Everyone can rest assured that you have made a lot of money this time. The price of the Walkman-cd is very cheap, only 245 US dollars, and we will also give away a Walkman worth 50 US dollars for our boss's new album "Blue and White Porcelain". Exclusive earphones and a nice $60 pouch and $30 pair of rechargeable lithium batteries!"

Apple's broken dishcloth can sell for 145 yuan.

Is Legend Technology too conscientious?

Mad, the point is, Apple's rags are sold out, which is very eye-popping.

When the fans heard that it was only $245 and so many gifts, they were immediately satisfied.

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At night on the platform, countless fans flocked to the legendary store, and the 200-meter-long dragon was spectacular, causing passers-by to clap their tongues.

"Could it be that there are so many people queuing up for shopping when the Legendary Technology Company released a new product?" A fat otaku seemed to have just left the house today, and he didn't even know about such a big news. Looking at the people around him, he couldn't help but speak. asked.

"Brother, you don't know yet. Zhang Jun, the richest man in the world, released another album. Legendary Technology Company released the Walkman-cd player today. Buy the Walkman-cd player and give Zhang Jun's new album as a gift. Otherwise, you can only wait a week later. Zhang Jun’s fans can’t wait so long, of course they are the first to line up to buy the Walkman-cd. But the Walkman-cd is really amazing and cool, and I really want to buy one Taiwan..." A passerby beside him kindly explained.

"Damn, I've been playing new games released by Legendary Technology for a while, and I really haven't paid much attention to the news. Let alone, I'm going to queue too. The products developed by Legendary Technology must be awesome!" The fat otaku exclaimed, and then hurried to the back of the crowd to line up.

At this time, major music companies around the world are also paying attention to the sales of Walkman-cd.

Some singers released cd albums before, but the sales were mediocre and did not cause much disturbance.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Legend Store began to sell Walkman-cd players.

On the second day of Christmas, there were even more people queuing up to buy Walkman-cd players, and there was no end in sight.

At the same time, Zhang Jun's new album "Blue and White Porcelain" has a great reputation. The seven English songs in it are all classic and popular songs after the 21st century. Someone else took out a dictionary and translated the lyrics into English.

Zhang Jun's new album became popular all over the United States for a while, and countless fans were so itchy that they couldn't wait a week before buying the new album.

For seven consecutive days, the Walkman-cd was extremely popular.

Finally, according to the sales statistics, a total of 714 million units were sold.

Almost 100 million units were sold in a day.

All major Walkman companies and record companies around the world were stunned.

This sales volume is simply against the sky!
However, everyone infers that the reason why Walkman-cd sales are so high is that Zhang Jun's new album has played a huge role.

The influence of the world's richest man + Uranus superstar is really extraordinary!

Next, with the official release of Zhang Jun's album, the sales of Walkman-cd machines plummeted, only 10,000+ units were sold in one day.

There are many loyal users of tapes, and it costs money to buy a Walkman-cd, so it is better to wait a week.

Sales of Zhang Jun's new album soared.

Worldwide, more than 240 million copies were sold in one day!
People have to feel that the album released by the world's richest man is different, and ordinary singers are definitely not so fierce!

In this way, a month passed quickly.

The popularity of the Walkman-cd and the new album has only slightly subsided.

Zhang Jun took a look at the data, good guy, he sold nearly 1000 million Walkman-cd players and 4825 million records.

Just this month, it made a net profit of 24 billion US dollars.

In addition, there are some peripheral products, such as posters, which are also sold out. Zhang Jun didn't look at these small money, but it seems to be a lot of money.

But speaking of it, the biggest success this time should be the promotion of CD music records.

All major record companies have seen the development prospects of CDs, especially the legendary technology company has sold so many Walkman-CDs, they can convert the previous tape records into CD records, sell them again, and earn two shares of money.

With the increase of CD music, the sales of Walkman-CD players will also maintain a steady growth.

Everyone has achieved a win-win situation.

……

At this time, Zhang Jun of Legend Technology Company was having a meeting with everyone.

He looked at everyone with a serious face, and said in a deep voice: "Our Walkman-cd player is selling very well, and other companies see that our legendary technology company is very popular, so they will definitely follow up quickly and develop CD players. Then get a share of the pie, so we can't relax any time now!"

"Moore once said that the number of transistors integrated in a CPU chip doubles every 18 months."

"It can be seen that the technological upgrading of technology companies is very fast, so I want to say that our legendary technology company is always only 18 months away from bankruptcy!"

"You must keep this sentence in mind and be alert to yourself at all times!"

After Zhang Jun finished speaking, everyone immediately responded in unison.

"Yes!!!"

Seeing this, Zhang Jun couldn't help nodding his head slightly.

(End of this chapter)