Life 1984

Las Vegas.

The 1993 International Consumer Electronics Show CES was held as scheduled.

The emergence of miniaturized integrated circuits has promoted the vigorous development of the entire electronics industry.

Lin Zhi, Shen Xiulan and others followed Li Yunhai to the casino.

They discovered that the days when everyone had a briefcase were gone forever, and various handheld light electronic devices had become a basic item for going out.

Mobile phones, tablets, translators, laptops, etc.

The most amazing thing this year is the emergence of handheld computers.

Sihai Group will also showcase its latest handheld computer at this year's CES show.

Everyone has been to the casino many times and is already familiar and accustomed to this place. They no longer wander around as soon as they arrive as before. This city no longer has much freshness to them.

After checking into the hotel, everyone rested in their rooms.

Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi lived in the same apartment.

Lin Zhi brought her own four-piece suit and put it on as soon as she arrived.

"I heard that AIDS is very common abroad. We have to be careful. Don't use that big bathtub. Even if you put a bathtub cover on it, it won't work."

"I know, I don't like taking baths." Li Yunhai smiled, "It's nice to have you by my side."

"Don't you find me annoying?"

"I found that after having Sambo, you did become more verbose than before."

"I have three children to take care of! I say a hundred words to each baby every day, and I will say three hundred words. Even the word "eat", I don't know how many times I have to repeat it every day! I talk too much, I'm a habitual talker."

"Yes! Thank you for your hard work." Li Yunhai hugged his wife from behind.

Lin Zhi lay down on the bed and said with a smile: "This bed is not bad, quite soft, much better than the one in Hanover."

"Americans still know how to enjoy life. How can we say this is a paradise for rich people?"

Li Yunhai said, lifting up her skirt.

Lin Zhi chuckled and said, "Aren't you tired? You just took such a long flight!"

"I've been sleeping on the plane, and now I'm full of energy." Li Yunhai kissed her face.

Lin Zhi groaned and had no choice but to obey him.

There was a knock on the door outside.

"somebody is coming."

"Don't worry about it. If anything happens, they will come and report it. I'll have a short meeting tonight!"

"It's probably Xiulan."

Lin Zhi turned around and said with a sweet smile, "Would you like to invite her in?"

Li Yunhai touched his wife's pretty face.

Lin Zhi whispered: "Let's play in the evening, I have plenty of time to spend with you."

She straightened her dress, combed her messy hair with her fingers, and walked out.

The person who came was indeed Shen Xiulan.

Shen Xiulan walked in and said with a smile: "Mr. Guo and Mei Lin are here. They flew from Xiangjiang and their flight arrived a little later than us."

Li Yunhai said: "We are the elite gathering at this CES show. We must sell it to a crowd and make a lot of money!"

After a while, Guo Wanhua and Chen Meilin also came over.

"Brother!" Chen Meilin didn't care whether Lin Zhi was there or not, she rushed over and kissed Li Yunhai on the face, "We meet again!"

In the past, when Chen Meilin and Li Yunhai met, they usually met in places such as Xiangjiang or Huacheng, and Lin Zhi was usually not around.

It was the first time Lin Zhi saw the two of them so close, so she didn't think much about it, thinking that it was because Chen Meilin had an open personality and was particularly close to Li Yunhai.

Chen Meilin turned around and hugged Lin Zhi: "Sister-in-law!"

Lin Zhi responded, held her shoulders, looked at her for a few times, and said with a smile: "Do you think Mei Lin looks like a star?"

Shen Xiulan said: "I have noticed it a long time ago. This little face looks a bit like Zhao Yazhi when he was young."

Li Yunhai really didn't pay attention before. After hearing what they said, he took a closer look and said, "I don't know what Zhao Yazhi looked like when he was young."

Shen Xiulan said: "The look on the beach in Shanghai is beautiful enough, isn't it?"

Li Yunhai said: "Then our Meilin is more beautiful."

Chen Meilin said happily: "Brother, you still have the best vision."

Everyone laughed.

Chen Meilin shouted: "The hotel gave each of us a hundred US dollars in chips, but we can't cash them in anyway. Why don't we go down and play? If we lose, forget it."

The first floor of every hotel in Las Vegas is a casino. Depending on the hotel class, the specifications of the casino are also different. Most casinos have no windows, so people can be immersed in it 24 hours a day and cannot tell the difference between day and night.

In fact, from the moment you step out of the plane door, the atmosphere of a casino has hit you. Whether you are waiting at the airport or waiting for your luggage next to the luggage conveyor belt, there are rows of slot machines everywhere, even at the car rental company. You can make a small bet on the time you wait to rent a car.

In order to attract customers, each casino has its own promotional methods. Some hotels will give out $100 in chips to guests who stay at the hotel for consumption in the casino. Of course, these chips cannot be directly exchanged for cash.

When Li Yunhai and the others checked in, they also received $100 in chips from the front desk.

Guo Wanhua said: "These are all tricks. In order to attract you, the casino is reluctant to let your children catch the wolf. If you really play, you will become addicted. If you lose, you will lose everything."

Chen Meilin said: "It's okay, let's go down and have a look! Mommy, okay?"

Li Yunhai said: "Meilin's gambling luck has always been very good. Otherwise, if we give all the free chips to Meilin to play, maybe we can still make money."

Chen Meilin happily stretched out her hand: "Okay, give it to me quickly."

Five hundred dollars for five people.

Just when Su Hong and Chen Hong came over, they also gave the free chips they received to Chen Meilin to play with.

Chen Meilin had seven hundred dollars in hand.

Su Hong said: "Call the others, too. Everyone's chips together are more than two thousand dollars! If you lose, forget it. If you win, will everyone share it equally?"

This can be regarded as a good way to plunder the wool of capitalists.

Professor Ni finally followed because he wanted to master first-hand cutting-edge information on science and technology.

Zhao Jinping, Lin Xiaofeng, David, Ji Wenshu and others are all there.

Everyone pooled their free chips together, and it turned out to be more than two thousand dollars.

Chen Meilin is obviously a millionaire, but with more than two thousand US dollars, she is as happy as if she had found a treasure.

Free is delicious!
Everyone came to the first floor.

"Just play slot machines?" Lin Zhi said, "More than two thousand dollars can last you a long time."

Chen Meilin was not interested in this gadget and went directly to the lobby.

The hall was buzzing with people everywhere.

Because of the CES show, many big bosses came to the casino. It was a rare visit a year, so I always wanted to try my luck.

The last time Chen Meilin played was betting on big or small. This was the easiest. There were not many rules and regulations. Even people who didn't understand could throw a few chips on the table and have a good time.

This time she still chose to bet big or small.

Chen Meilin has 25 $100 chips in her hand.

She first bet on a large chip.

The result was a bad start and a small opening.

$100 lost.

Guo Wanhua laughed when she saw it: "Stop playing! You have already lost your one hundred, give these chips back to everyone! Everyone has a try, maybe you will win or lose!"

Li Yunhai and others all laughed and said, "Just let Mei Lin play! We can't win anyway."

He has bad luck with gambling and always loses every time he gambles, so he rarely participates in gambling.

Chen Meilin bet big this time and bet again on the number 14.

If 14 wins, the odds are 12 times.

It's also fun to watch other people place bets. I always want to open the market quickly and see if I lose or win.

Even the spectators are so obsessed with winning and losing, let alone the authorities.

Guo Wanhua said: "Meilin, you bet big, you should bet a smaller number. Wouldn't that give you a better chance of winning?"

Chen Meilin said: "Mommy, this is a bet, and what you bet on is luck. This is not a math problem. If you are careful, how can you ensure that you lose less? You are going to lose anyway, so you might as well finish it all!"

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "Sister Guo, just let her play! If you lose, you lose. They are all free chips anyway."

Guo Wanhua just shook her head.

Chen Meilin was not nervous at all and looked at the cup and bowl in the croupier's hand.

There are three dice in the cup and bowl.

The beautiful dealer wore clothes with sparse fabrics and showed all her assets to the guests. She was very generous.

I saw her shaking the cup and bowl constantly and making various tricks.

Li Yunhai thought to himself, who could be the person who could clearly hear the sound of the three dice inside?
Anyway, he couldn't recognize anything.

The dealer opens the cup and bowl!

The three dice lay quietly inside.

Two fives and one four.

"Wow! 14 o'clock!" Chen Meilin shouted happily, attracting sideways glances from people nearby.

Lin Zhi smiled sweetly and said, "Can this be a winning bet? If I had known, I would have put all my money on this."

Li Yunhai said: "But once you lose, you will lose completely." Chen Meilin won 1300 US dollars this time.

The beautiful dealer looked at Chen Meilin with slight surprise.

Chen Meilin bet another big, and then another 10.

The middle numbers all have odds of six times.

People who have good deeds also bet 10 characters.

The dealer shook the cup and bowl and opened the cup.

The opening is a big one, but not a 10. This one is even.

In this way, as long as you are not too greedy and you win and lose, you can play for a long time even with a few thousand dollars.

Li Yunhai heard that the casino here is very user-friendly. If a VIP guest loses all his money, he can receive free food and accommodation, and he will also be sent to the airport for free. He will not let you starve to death or wander outside. But I don’t know if it’s true or false.

Playing until 6 p.m., Chen Meilin won more than 10,000 US dollars, which was not too much, but it was still considered good luck.

"Okay, okay, let's eat." Guo Wanhua called to her daughter, "Just stop it when you're ready!"

Chen Meilin said: "Okay! Let's play again next time."

Guo Wanhua said: "Next time? There will be no next time! Who can guarantee that he can win every time?"

After exchanging the chips, they walked out of the casino hall talking and laughing.

At a table playing stud, an East Asian man slowly raised his head, revealing a pair of cold eyes from behind the playing cards he was holding.

Someone next to me said: "Mr. Lu, are they them?"

"Yeah! Do you remember?"

"Remember. Is that the young man in the black T-shirt?"

"Yes, that's him. His name is Li Yunhai."

"Is it going to kill him or make him sick?"

"How much does it cost?"

"A bullet costs $50,000. It's up to you whether it'll kill you or make you sick."

"Then it will cost him his life."

"Pay first."

"it is good!"

The killer took Lu Liansheng's $50,000 and left in a hurry.

Li Yunhai and others came to the restaurant.

Chen Meilin put the dollar bills on the table and said with a smile: "Whatever you want! Let's spend the money we won together!"

Everyone was not polite and ordered Boston lobster, caviar, king crab, etc., whatever was expensive.

After dinner, I heard from tourists that there was a free fireworks show there, so everyone ran to watch it.

Guo Wanhua was afraid that her daughter would be lost, so she kept holding her hand.

Chen Meilin smiled and said: "Mommy, if you didn't come with me before, wouldn't I be fine? Don't worry, I will follow brother Yunhai."

Only then did Guo Wanhua let go of her.

Chen Meilin held Li Yunhai's arm with one hand and Lin Zhi's arm with the other. She stood between them with a bright smile, watching the fireworks rising, and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, are you happy?"

Lin Zhi smiled sweetly and said, "Of course I am happy."

Li Yunhai said: "Does that need to be said? Where is happiness? It's right here in Linzhi."

Shen Xiulan heard from the side, stretched out her right hand, grabbed a little bit of flesh on his waist, and twisted it gently.

Li Yunhai groaned.

Lin Zhi asked: "What's wrong?"

"The fireworks just now were so beautiful!" Li Yunhai said cheerfully, while glaring at Shen Xiulan.

He knew that something would happen if he came out with the two of them.

When I returned to the room at night, I couldn't sleep for a while and turned on the TV to watch.

Lin Zhi listened to the birds chirping on the TV and yawned profusely, saying, "I'm bored, I'd better lie down in bed and read a book!"

Li Yunchuan turned off the TV and went to bed to chat with his wife.

The next day, Li Yunhai and others came to the CES exhibition hall to check the exhibition arrangement.

This time, Sihai Group will release major new products, including mobile phones, handheld computers, and a new generation of Alienware computers and Longteng computers.

The product that Li Yunhai is most optimistic about and has the highest hopes for is the Meihua mobile phone.

Previously, he spent a lot of money to build momentum in major international media, and has successfully made the world aware of the Meihua mobile phone brand.

Before participating in the CES show, Li Yunhai made another wave of advertisements in American media.

After the Meihua second-generation mobile phone launch conference, dealers from all over the world took the initiative to find Sihai Technology and ordered millions of mobile phones.

These mobile phones have been delivered one after another.

However, Li Yunhai has not yet made statistics on the specific sales data of global dealers.

The layout of the booth connects Sihai Group and Sihai Technology.

On one side is office equipment and on the other is a mobile phone exhibition hall.

Because there is only one type of mobile phone, the showroom is relatively smaller.

Sun Lu and Jinsha both participated in this CES.

After looking at the exhibition hall, Sun Lu asked: "Mr. Li, the mobile phone booth is too small and not eye-catching. Why don't you buy two booths?"

Li Yunhai said: "We only have one mobile phone. No matter how many booths you create, it won't work. Instead, they will look empty."

Sun Lu said: "But we can hold activities. Didn't we invite exhibition models? Invite them to do shows?"

Li Yunhai said: "The catwalk can indeed attract a group of customers, but it cannot solve the fundamental problem of sales. When you go to a car show, you won't buy someone else's car just because the model is beautiful, right? Unless you buy a car and give the model a gift. , that’s another matter.”

Sun Lu said: "No matter what I say, you won't agree. You are a chauvinistic, stubborn person who can't listen to the different opinions of your colleagues!"

Li Yunhai was not angry at all, but smiled and said: "Thank you for the compliment. I think this is my strength and advantage."

Sun Lu rolled her eyes and shook her head: "Is it true that only those with thick skin can make big money?"

Li Yunhai said: "You are right, it is true. That's why I often seem to be incompatible with you because I am too thick-skinned."

Sun Lu was originally very angry, but she laughed angrily at his words: "Boring!"

Li Yunhai said: "Mr. Sun, do you have any other instructions?"

Sun Lu said: "No matter what I say, you won't listen! Alas! Forget it, it's all arranged anyway, just use it like this!"

Li Yunhai said: "Since Mr. Sun has no different opinions, it's settled."

Sun Lu turned and left.

After checking the booth, Li Yunhai and Professor Ni walked around together.

"Hello, Mr. Li!" came a clear voice.

"Hello, Leader Chi!" Li Yunhai saw it was Chi Rou and smiled, "Are you leading a team to participate in the exhibition again?"

Chi Rou hummed: "Mr. Li, your main product today is the Meihua mobile phone, right? I heard that there are many new mobile phones at the exhibition this year, and the competition in the mobile phone industry is very high."

Li Yunhai said: “With competition, there can be development. Where there is competition, it also shows that this industry can make money.”

Chi Judao: "Then I wish Mr. Li great success and good fortune every day!"

"I borrow the auspicious words from Leader Chi." Li Yunhai thought of something and said, "Has your Ministry of Commerce's electronic product export quota plan for this year come out?"

Chirou giggled and said, "You want to know? Then you have to treat me."

Li Yunhai agreed: "Okay, okay, treat me. Why not meet by chance? I'll treat you at noon. You can choose the place."

"Okay! Then I won't be polite." Chi Rou said with a smile, "I'll see you at noon. I'll tell you more about it during dinner. I'm going to work first."

Li Yunhai and Professor Ni continued to walk forward.

Professor Ni said: "Computers are under single license management and require quotas for electronic products. There is definitely no problem with our company, we are a big foreign exchange earner!"

Li Yunhai said: "There was no problem in the past, but this year!"

He paused for a moment, looked around, and whispered: "My father-in-law and mother-in-law are both going to retire. This quota is hard to say."

Professor Ni said: "Isn't that true? Even if they withdraw, can the higher authorities reduce our export quota?"

"So I need to find out first." Li Yunhai said, "If there are changes, I'd better deal with them as soon as possible. Otherwise, big trouble will happen!"

Professor Ni said: "You are right to worry. If you don't worry about the long term, you will have immediate worries."

Li Yunhai nodded.

At noon, Li Yunhai entertained Chi Rou alone.

Chi Rou wears very neutral-style clothes, which is the most suitable style for a woman working in a ministry.

She looks very feminine, and even if she wears unisex clothes, she still looks stunning and eye-catching.

Li Yunhai invited her to dinner, of course, to inquire about relevant policies.

After the two drank two glasses of wine, Li Yunhai asked the question.

Chi Rou put down the cup and said, "I was just about to talk to you about this! Your company's quota has been reduced this year!"

Li Yunhai's heart sank: "Reduced? I still want to be promoted! This cannot be reduced!"

Quota refers to a country's government imposing quantitative restrictions on the import or export of certain commodities within a certain period of time in order to safeguard its own interests or in accordance with intergovernmental trade agreements.

Computers are subject to single license management and require export quotas for electronic products. (End of chapter)