Reborn in the red age

Chapter 387 The Four Major Families Want to Develop Computers

"Dad, which department is my mom in? I want to go see her."

Putting down the pile of packaging bags in his hands, Qingfeng Li greeted his father-in-law with a smile.

The father-in-law rubbed his eyebrows and said helplessly: "No need, your mother should have received the news by now. If there are no patients, she should be on the way now."

"Really? News circulates so quickly in hospitals."

"It's not that the news spreads fast, it's that you are too conspicuous"

"....."

Sure enough, my father-in-law’s guess was correct. In less than ten minutes, my mother-in-law, wearing a white coat, hurried over.

The mother-in-law, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, was as enthusiastic as ever. As soon as she entered the door, she pulled Li Qingfeng aside and talked nonstop, asking about his well-being.

When the son-in-law arrived, the old couple who were still working immediately asked for leave from the hospital, saying that they wanted to go home to entertain their son-in-law.

They were rehired, and the hospital's management of the two elderly people was very lenient. In addition, their son-in-law, who had not visited them for a long time, came, so the hospital leaders approved their leave very readily.

When leaving the hospital, Qingfeng Li was carrying a bunch of bags again. He walked around the hospital with the two elders and made a lot of noise.

"Aren't you going to Hong Kong on a business trip? Why do you make a special trip to Suzhou?" my mother-in-law asked curiously while sitting in the Mercedes-Benz.

Li Qingfeng, who was driving, smiled and said, "I was originally planning to come back to see you and dad after I came back from Hong Kong, but I heard from Jiabao that since I haven't been back for the past two years, there have been rumors of our divorce at home."

"Those gossipers, who have nothing to do, speak ill of others behind their backs all day long. Sooner or later, they will get sores in their mouths."

Speaking of those who spread rumors behind her back, the mother-in-law was both angry and helpless. She had known about this for a long time, but there was nothing she could do. The mouth is on other people's bodies, and she can't control what others say behind their backs.
Compared to the angry and helpless mother-in-law, the father-in-law was more open-minded and said to comfort her: "Who doesn't talk about others behind their backs, and who doesn't get talked about behind their backs? Let them talk about their own things, and we just need to know our own business."

"Dad still has a good attitude"

Li Qingfeng, who was driving, gave his father-in-law a thumbs up.

The car stopped in the yard and it took twenty minutes to greet the old neighbors in the family compound.

Not long after going upstairs, Li Qingfeng's father-in-law Hu Yuanshan came with a basket and asked him to go out to buy vegetables.

The father-in-law and son-in-law strolled around the vegetable market outside the family quarters. Whenever the father-in-law saw someone he knew, he would pull the other person aside to introduce his son-in-law, Li Qingfeng.

Whenever someone asked why Hu Jiabao didn't come back, the father-in-law would immediately repeat what Li Qingfeng had said in the hospital. Li Qingfeng couldn't leave either, so he could only put on a decent smile and watch his father-in-law chatting with others, his smile becoming a little stiff.

When parting with acquaintances, the father-in-law will make a Versailles remark at the end: "My son-in-law is busy. He has been on business trips abroad frequently in the past two years. They don't celebrate the Spring Festival abroad. This has delayed my son-in-law from coming back to celebrate the Spring Festival."

Looking at his father-in-law who was repeating this rhetoric over and over again without getting tired of it, Li Qingfeng complained in his heart that his father-in-law was just saying nice things and advising his mother-in-law to be more open-minded and not to care about the rumors outside.

Now it seems that the one who cares about those rumors the most is my father-in-law.

After staying in Suzhou for one night, Li Qingfeng boarded a flight to Hong Kong at noon the next day.

After getting off the plane and getting into the car that the company came to pick them up, Fang Wanzhen told Li Qingfeng about the company's development this year.

Lemon Company has developed very steadily in the past two years and has been the leader in the world.
Especially since this year's operating system has undergone a major revision, Lemon Company has been in a state of frenzy when it comes to personal computer systems.

Since the latest system can only run on the 486 CPU released last year, Dell, which was the first to develop the 486 computer, reaped the benefits of the first wave of operating systems.

Dell, which had been established for less than seven years, relied on the dividends brought by the Lemon Company to defeat Compaq, the dominant company in the computer market at the time, and became the best-selling personal computer brand in the United States.

For this reason, Dell sent a letter of thanks to Lemon Company and proposed the idea of ​​forming an alliance with Lemon Company.

It's just that Li Qingfeng was completely dismissive of Dell's request for an alliance, and politely declined Dell's invitation.

In the field of computer hardware, Lemon Company only needs Intel, the CPU manufacturer, as an ally. It would be an unwise choice to tie itself to other brands.

After talking about the company's development, Fang Wanzhen talked about other things: "Mr. Li, the four major families in Hong Kong heard that you are coming to Hong Kong, and they want to treat you to dinner tonight."

"Huh? The four major families? Why are they looking for me? Are they going to invite me to build a house together?" Li Qingfeng raised his eyebrows and teased with a smile.

The current four major families have not yet reaped most of the benefits brought about by the mainland's reform and opening up, and their industries are also not as diversified as they will be in the future. Their main profit-making projects are real estate projects in Hong Kong.

The small city of Hong Kong can support the so-called four major families through real estate. Li Qingfeng sometimes sighs at the huge profits of real estate. It is much easier to make money than working in computers.
"That's not the case. As far as I know, Mr. Li Jiacheng is planning to enter the computer industry. The other three companies also have this intention. Under the organization of Mr. Li Jiacheng, today's invitation was made. They should want to meet with you to discuss whether there is any area for cooperation."

"Computers? Why did he want to do this?"

Li Qingfeng's fingers tapped unconsciously on the armrest at the back of the car, and he was lost in thought. He had never heard that this richest man had ever worked in the computer industry in his previous life.

Fang Wanzhen smiled and explained to Li Qingfeng with a proud tone: "Mr. Li, you don't come to Hong Kong often, but you may not know that since our company sold its PC business for 400 million US dollars, other big investors have entered the computer research and development market. Even many of our former technical staff have resigned and started their own businesses."

"Hong Kong has developed several good computer companies in recent years. Last year, a computer company in Hong Kong went public and its stock price rose by 40% within three months. Now the hottest business in Hong Kong is the computer industry. It is not surprising that the four major families have this idea."

"I see. In that case, our company has single-handedly promoted the development of computers in Hong Kong," said Li Qingfeng with a smile after listening to Fang Wanzhen's explanation.

"So, do the four major families want to meet?"

"Of course I have to meet him. How can I not meet him when he invites me?" "Okay, I'll arrange it then."

The headquarters building in Central is still under construction. At this time, the headquarters of Lemon Company is still located in the original office building, but it has rented three floors again.

After showing up in the company's office area to make his presence felt and meeting with Huang Kening from the company's supervisory department, Li Qingfeng began to prepare for the evening dinner.

Li Jiacheng organized the party, so it was naturally he who arranged the dinner in the evening. This time it was not held in a hotel, but in one of his mansions.

"Wow, the four major families are worthy of being the four major families. Look at their cards. Let's just follow the bumpkins."

After getting off the car, Li Qingfeng looked at the magnificently decorated mansion. Pretty female receptionists with slim waists and long legs in uniform stood in a row, shivering in the cold wind, and smiled and joked with Fang Wanzhen who came with them.

Fang Wanzhen smiled and explained to Li Qingfeng: "Hong Kong is different from the mainland. Anyone with a little status speaks this way. They pay attention to this accent to show that they are superior to others."

"Tsk tsk tsk, if my wife saw this, the first thing she would say would definitely be that Li Jiacheng is disrespectful."

"The mainland is a socialist country. Classes have been eliminated and everyone is equal. As a senior intellectual trained in the mainland, Dr. Hu's first reaction would naturally be this idea."

"What? Am I not a high-level intellectual trained in the mainland?" Li Qingfeng raised his eyebrows and asked back.

Fang Wanzhen didn't know what to say for a moment. Don't you know what's going on?
You spent four years in college, half of which was spent in the mainland and the other half in America. Comrade, your background is very complicated.

After thinking for a while, Fang Wanzhen organized her words and said, "You are a senior intellectual who was cultivated by combining Chinese and Western cultures. You have the elegance and concern for the world of senior intellectuals in the mainland, as well as the pragmatism that is common among Western scholars."

"Haha, Mr. Fang is worthy of being Mr. Fang."

Just when Qingfeng Li was about to praise Fang Wanzhen and start a business bragging match, Fang Wanzhen carefully reminded him, "Boss Li, the people from the four major families are here. The one in the front is Li Jiacheng, who is wearing black-framed glasses. The two people on the right are Guo Desheng's wife, Ms. Kuang Xiaoqing, and Li Zhaoji. The one on the left is Zheng Yutong."

The heads of the four major families all came out to greet them. This was quite an honor. Li Qingfeng adjusted his expression, walked quickly over to greet them, and exchanged greetings with the four of them.

Li Qingfeng had met some people from these four major families, such as Li Zhaoji, whose family members had conflicts with Li Qingfeng, and Ms. Kuang Xiaoqing, the wife of Guo Desheng, who had many sales channels in Southeast Asia.

As for the other two, Qingfeng Li is not often in Hong Kong, and when he comes occasionally he does not attend local business gatherings, so they have not had much interaction. Today is the first time they meet.

After exchanging pleasantries with the other three people, Qingfeng Li shook Kuang Xiaoqing's hand and said sincerely, "Mrs. Kuang, Mr. Guo's departure is something no one wants to see. You must take care of your health. The Guo family's huge business depends entirely on you."

Guo Desheng passed away due to a heart attack in October this year. At that time, Fang Wanzhen sent a message asking Li Qingfeng whether he would attend the funeral.

How could Li Qingfeng travel thousands of miles to pay his respects to an old man who was doing very well in real estate and he had only met him a few times? If he had the time, wouldn't it be better for him to stay at home and spend time with his children?

He used the excuse that he was too busy with work to attend the ceremony and asked Fang Wanzhen to attend on his behalf and send a wreath and elegiac couplets.

"Thank you Chairman Li for your concern. I am still in good health and can hold on for another 20 to 30 years without any major problems."

It has been more than two months since Guo Desheng was buried. There is not so much emotion among wealthy families. Kuang Xiaoqing did not have the attitude of an ordinary old lady who would wipe away tears when her deceased father was mentioned. She just responded to Li Qingfeng's superficial concern with a slightly sad face.

Li Jiacheng and the other two nearby joined in the topic. After paying tribute to Guo Desheng at the door, they walked arm in arm into the mansion.

After entering Li Jiacheng's mansion, the sadness on everyone's faces disappeared without a trace, and they began to introduce the children of each family to Li Qingfeng.

Li Qingfeng accepted everyone who came and shook hands and talked cordially with everyone they introduced.

The descendants of the new four major families were all very aware of the current situation and had a clear understanding of Li Qingfeng's current status. They did not show the contempt for others that happened in previous years when Li Guodong, the fourth generation of the Li family, did. When facing Li Qingfeng, they kept a very humble attitude.

After the greetings, they soon began to brag about business with each other. The conversation was very lively, with hearty laughter heard from time to time.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Li Jiacheng, as the host, invited everyone to take their seats.

The main table was set up in a separate room with good sound insulation. The leaders of the four major families each brought a direct descendant of their family. Together with Li Qingfeng and Fang Wanzhen, there were exactly ten people sitting at the main table, while the rest of the family members sat at other places.

The meal was very pleasant. The leaders of the four major families were no simple characters. They spoke eloquently and revealed to Qingfeng Li many unknown inside stories of Hong Kong society. Qingfeng Li exclaimed in his heart that he had broadened his horizons today.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Li Jiacheng saw that the atmosphere was right and officially started today's topic: "Chairman Li, in recent years, the computer industry has developed rapidly around the world and is on the verge of becoming the world's largest industry. Many star companies have emerged internationally. I am very optimistic about this industry."

"Your Lemon Company is not only the first computer company in Hong Kong, but also the uncrowned king in the international software industry. We are all compatriots. If our Cheung Kong Group enters the computer industry in the future, I hope Chairman Li will give us some advice for the sake of our compatriots."

The tone of these words was very humble. Apart from anything else, Qingfeng Li admired Li Jiacheng's way of dealing with people.

Not all people who have been in high positions for a long time can use this attitude and speak to up-and-coming young people in this way.

Li Qingfeng did not dare to be arrogant. He raised his glass and said politely, "Mr. Li, you are too kind. Our company just took advantage of being the first to enter the market and was lucky enough to reap the dividends of the computer industry. We dare not claim to be the king in the industry. If one day Mr. Li enters the computer field, if there is any need for us, just let us know."

"Haha, then I would like to thank Chairman Li here first."

As he spoke, Li Jiacheng drank the wine in his glass, and Li Qingfeng followed suit.

After a glass of wine, Li Jiacheng did not hide his feelings and asked tentatively: "Chairman Li, I want to develop computers and establish a computer brand. Do you think there is still a chance to enter the market now?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Qingfeng Li, waiting for the answer from this professional.

(End of this chapter)