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Chapter 1140 The Age of Inventors (Second update, please subscribe)

What is the new world made of?

It’s sweat and hard work, invention and innovation!
I don’t know since when, but in the vocabulary of Nanyang - invention and innovation have been given a different meaning, people advocate innovation and encourage invention.

Under the protection of patent law, a small invention may change a person's life, just like the person who invented the magnetic screen door. He simply combined the screen door and the magnet, and then... he earned millions in patent fees alone.

He was just an ordinary worker, almost unknown, but that did not stop the newspapers from publishing his stories, and even his gossip - he had an affair with a movie star in Kuching.

There is also Zhao Hai, who invented the three-fold umbrella. With this invention, he not only became a millionaire, but also founded the Paradise Umbrella Company, with a market value of tens of millions! He became one of the symbols of the Nanyang Dream and was admired by the world.

The magic of money is so great!
It can not only make movie stars fall in love with inventors, but also make inventors the object of admiration of the whole society. A small invention, a flash of inspiration, is enough to change a person's destiny!
“Genius is 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration. But sometimes the 1 percent inspiration is more important than the 99 percent perspiration.”

Some people may exaggerate the importance of sweat, but without inspiration... everything is empty talk, even if you sweat a ton, it will be meaningless.

But after catching that hint of inspiration, it’s not just sweat that’s important. Inspiration is the shortcut to success, sweat is the path to success, but... money decides everything!
Because inventions must eventually become products, and money determines whether it can become a product.

As usual, Li Qinglong stood in the crowded subway car carrying a briefcase, holding the handrail with his right hand. But what he was thinking about was today's meeting. Would he be able to meet Mr. Yang?
Li Qinglong felt unsure.

But he knew he had to seize this opportunity!
Soon, the subway arrived at the station. Li Qinglong, who was wearing a suit, took off the suit after getting off the train, put it on his left arm, and walked out of the subway station holding a briefcase in his right hand.

This is a typical image of Nanyang white-collar workers. They will wear formal clothes in the office, but because not all places have air conditioning, they often hold the suit in their hands.

After leaving the subway station, Li Qinglong took a bus and rode for four more stops before he finally arrived at his destination - Changhong Electric.

It is a well-known electrical appliance manufacturing company in Nanyang, producing a variety of home appliances including televisions. There are many similar companies in Nanyang. After all, home appliances are Nanyang's flagship products. However, the reason why Li Qinglong came here is not only because it produces electrical appliances, but also because its chairman's surname is Yang.

Yang Yuankai is not only the head of the company, but also a successful venture capitalist. He invested in the Xingfu Power-assisted Vehicle Company, which has now developed into Hozon Automotive Company, a large company with an annual output of more than 30 vehicles. The 8-seat Fukang van it produces has been well received by the market as soon as it was launched and has become a must-have for many families. Although the electric vehicles it produces have a range of only 100 kilometers, they are cheap and are not only popular among housewives, but are also popular in Europe and the United States.

In short, as an investor, Yang Yuankai is extremely successful, which is why Li Qinglong came here.

Soon, Li Qinglong entered the Changhong Building, but was turned away in the lobby. It was obviously unrealistic to meet the chairman without an appointment, but he did not leave, but sat in the lobby and waited.

It's just past 8 o'clock now, so Mr. Yang must not have come to the company yet.

At the same time, Yang Yuankai, who was standing at the door of his house, was smiling as he watched his grandson sitting on a small stool and putting on his shoes. After putting on his shoes, he looked at himself in the mirror like a little adult, then nodded with satisfaction and said in a baby voice:
"Grandpa, let's go."

"Okay, let's go, Xiao Yijie."

Yang Yuankai smiled and said, although his daughter’s choice was very confusing, what was there to be dissatisfied about?

Especially this little grandson, although he is only two years old, he is very lovable. I called him yesterday and he said he missed his grandparents. This guy is so lovable.

Since he didn't need to go to daycare, Li Yijie decided to go to the company with his grandfather today to see how adults work.

In order to show seriousness, he deliberately wore formal clothes, and then the old and the young got into the car. More than half an hour later, the car just stopped in front of the company building and a staff member opened the door. When the door was opened, the staff member said as usual.

"Chairman, you..."

The voice stopped abruptly, a little kid jumped out of the car, and then Yang Yuankai came out. Only then did the others realize that this person should be the legendary Madam Meng's son.

Nodding slightly, Yang Yuankai walked into the hall with his grandson. As soon as they arrived at the hall, Li Qinglong, who had been waiting for a long time, came forward and called out.

"Boss Yang, Boss Yang, can you give me 2 minutes?"

Before Li Qinglong could walk over, he was blocked by bodyguards.

If it were normal, Yang Yuankai would definitely meet him, but not today because his grandson is here!
Who is he?
Li Yijie's big eyes looked at the man curiously.

"I have an invention, Mr. Yang, and it only takes me two minutes."

invention?

Although his grandfather ignored him, Li Yijie became interested. He walked straight towards the man and asked through the bodyguard.

"Invention, your...are you an inventor?"

Those big eyes were full of curiosity. They actually captured an inventor alive. Oh, inventor.

Yang Yuankai also came over, looked at Li Qinglong and said:
"Okay, you have two minutes."

"It won't take two minutes. It will only take a moment of your time..."

Li Qinglong said as he took out something the size of two dictionaries from his briefcase.

"Mr. Yang, look!"

Li Qinglong held it with his left hand, pressed a button, and a tray opened. Then he stuffed a small plastic box in it, closed the tray, and pressed another button.
Soon, with the faint sound of motors turning, music began to sound in the hall.

When the music sounded, Li Yijie raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

"This is Chopin's Nocturne..." Then, as if he thought of something, Li Yijie frowned and said.

"It doesn't seem right."

"Yijie, can you tell grandpa what's wrong?"

"Mommy said that Chopin's Nocturne is usually played at night, but..."

Looking at the box in the man's hand, Li Yijie suddenly clapped his hands and said.

"Haha, I know this isn't a radio!"

After saying that, he clapped his hands excitedly and stared at the man with a look as if to say, "I guessed it right, right?"

"You are right, this is not a radio, this is..."

Li Qinglong explained to the children patiently.

"This is a new type of tape machine I invented. It uses pocket tapes..."

As he spoke, he took out a pocket-sized tape box that was not even the size of a palm, put it in Li Yijie's hand, and said:

"This is it, it records songs, you can listen to whatever you want."

"really?"

When Li Yijie was playing with the tape box curiously, Yang Yuankai beside him also became interested, but he was more curious about what his little grandson was doing?
“It’s like a record player, right!”

Li Yijie held it and exclaimed curiously.

“But it’s really small.”

"Yes, so it took me several years to develop it successfully."

It seems like a simple sentence, but behind it is Li Qinglong's sweat and hard work. Since that night many years ago, when he heard the music on the radio station and knew about the tape, he spent almost all his spare time on the research of tapes. Just when he developed the first "cassette", RCA, that is, American Radio, launched a complex "revolutionary" cassette, which was the size of a pocket book, could be stacked, and the tape could be changed. However, these cassettes were too expensive and the playback was not smooth, so they were not popular. However, inspired by this, many companies began to conduct their own portable cassette tape experiments, but all ended in failure.

But Li Qinglong never gave up his efforts in this regard. At the beginning of the year, drawing on the design of RCA and combining it with earlier designs, he finally successfully developed this cassette tape, which uses a pocket-sized tape box only the size of a human palm, and the rolled tape is placed in a small plastic box.

"Both sides of the tape are wrapped in plastic to protect the data to the greatest extent possible... Because it is an engineering sample in my personal laboratory, its sound quality is average and it can only hold about 10 minutes of music. However, I have calculated that with the current level of technology, each side can hold 30 to 45 minutes of stereo music..."

These words were more for Yang Yuankai than for Li Yijie. Just as Li Qinglong pointed at the bulky tape player and wanted to continue explaining, he heard Li Yijie say:
"Sir, please sell this to me!"

After saying that, he looked at the man eagerly, grabbed the tape with both hands, and then emphasized it deliberately.

"I'm rich, right, Grandpa."

His grandson's words made Yang Yuankai burst into laughter.

"Yes, yes, but why did you buy this?"

"Mom!"

Li Yijie immediately filed a complaint.

"My mom asks me to practice the piano every day. If I hide this in the piano, I won't have to practice the piano, and I can read more comics..."

silence!

For a moment, everyone fell silent. Li Qinglong looked embarrassed. This, this will lead the children astray!

Li Yijie added:
"If you could make it smaller, sir. Then I could fit it inside my violin."

Looking at his grandson with a serious face, Yang Yuankai looked at the recorder in Li Qinglong's hand helplessly, thought for a moment, and said:

"Well, let's go to the office and talk about it in detail!"

"Boss Yang!"

Li Qinglong's face immediately showed surprise and he went into the office to discuss in detail. This meant that his invention would soon be put on the market and of course he would receive a generous reward.

At this time, Li Yijie on the side said.

"Grandpa, are you going to buy him? Give him to me?" Looking at his grandson's blinking eyes, Yang Yuankai laughed.

"Yes, it's for you!"

He muttered to himself in his heart...Everything here is for you...

(End of this chapter)