A leisurely life reborn in the fiery age

Chapter 446 Three Years
"The fifteenth moon rises in the sky
Why are there no clouds next to me?

I'm waiting for a beautiful girl
Why haven't you come yet..."

The light snow in the morning has long since dissipated under the afternoon sun.

Although the time for wearing cotton-padded jackets in the morning and vests at noon has not yet arrived, spring has actually arrived.

In the evening, in front of the bonfire outside the yurt, the melodious singing of Zhongzuo Zhongzuo, who is confident in governing the country, floats on the open grass.

The dance of the Kazakh girl invited by the secretary made Li Yuan and his family intoxicated with the customs of the Western Regions.

Li Yuan fiddled with the fire with a dead branch and watched his son singing and twerking with several dancers, which attracted bursts of applause.

Li Xing smiled and said: "Dad, it seems that Xiaoliu can really adapt."

Li Yuan nodded.

Li Xing lamented: "Unfortunately, this place is too remote. There is no room for investment. Even if we forcefully launch a wine, it will be difficult to achieve scale, mainly because supervision is too difficult."

After the Kazakh girl invited Cao Yongshan, He Pingshi, Annuo, Yunchu and other young men like Li Rui, Li Zhi, Li Zhong to dance, Zhiguo came back laughing, sat down next to his father, and listened. After hearing what his eldest brother said, he nodded and said, "Well, now people are impetuous and eager for quick success. Of course, there is nothing we can do about it. We don't have enough to eat, so asking everyone to go high-end is also divorced from reality."

Li Yuandao: "How to say?"

Zhiguodao: "Before I came here, I knew that there was enough sunshine here and the quality of the grapes was good, so I checked a lot of information, especially about French wine. At that time, I was thinking, it makes no sense that our natural environment and grapes are suitable, but the wine quality is good. There is no good wine comparable to Lafite. But after coming here for research, I traveled to many places, visited many small and medium-sized wineries, and inspected some farmers. Finally, I realized that there was really no way. Grapes are divided into table grapes and Not to mention wine grapes, they can all be grown. The key is that they don’t use pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Watering is even prohibited in Bordeaux vineyards, so in some years there is enough rain and the wine doesn’t taste good.”

Li Xing understood a little more and nodded: "To brew low-grade VDF, the grapes used in ordinary table wine can be irrigated. High-grade AOC is expressly prohibited, because when there is too much water in the grapes, the wine produced will be It would be bland.”

Zhiguodao: "So, even if I work here for a few years and use family capital to launch a good wine, after I leave, in order to increase production, I will definitely use pesticides and flood irrigation. In order to increase harvests, farmers themselves will We do it secretly. France has been legislating for many years and forcibly restricting it. It is obviously impossible for us to enact such a law. You can tell the whole story at a glance. Our requirements for product quality are too low."

Li Yuan said happily: "Sixth, it's good to have this understanding. Work hard and stop complaining. These are the mountains that you need to overcome one after another in your life and career. It's useless for you to complain to us. We It’s not like we legislate for you, we are capitalists.”

After Zhiguo and Li Xing had a good laugh together, they said: "I have never complained before, why don't I see you and my eldest brother now. I am also worried, and hope that this land and the people on it will get better soon."

Li Xing said with relief: "At least your original intention is different from that of most officials."

Zhiguo waved his hand and said with a smile: "I dare not boast like that. I used to think very highly of myself for a while, thinking that my mother and I were the only officials in the world who were dedicated to serving the people, and the others were just officials who were obsessed with it. Later I met some people and experienced After some hindsight, I realized that I was too arrogant. It is not ruled out that part of their motivation was to get promoted, but later I discovered that what they did was worthy of their positions and the trust of the people, and they were really generous.

When I came here, I took over the position of deputy county clerk. The old deputy county clerk fell ill from having seventeen glasses of wine in a row and could no longer work. Ten glasses of wine, in exchange for an investment of one million, it was agreed that one drink would cost one hundred thousand.

The deputy county magistrate wanted to get hundreds of thousands more, so he had seventeen drinks and ended up in the hospital with alcohol poisoning and a perforated stomach. In fact, at his age, there is not much room for improvement... I asked him why he worked so hard? He said that in the past, he didn't even have the chance to fight, so he was busy taking care of people and telling the people not to move. Now that I have this opportunity, I want to do something practical and good for the people. He also told me that now that things are going well, I must seize this opportunity and do more practical things. "

Li Xing sighed: "What an official."

Li Yuan smiled and said: "There will be more and more."

As state-owned enterprises become more and more stretched, private enterprises hold up half of the sky and must hold up half of the sky. Even in order to solve the problem of debts owed by state-owned enterprises and to share their respective pockets after tax sharing, officials from all over the country are frantically attracting investment.

In short, when GDP has increasingly become the gold standard for promotion, no matter what mentality they have, crazy investment will be what most officials will do year-round in the next twenty years.

Zhiguo asked Li Xing and said with a smile: "Brother, our cousins ​​are always looking for you, right?"

Li Xing smiled and nodded, and said: "In the beginning, many people called me every day to chat about home affairs. I told them, brother, it's not that I won't help you, but look at it, our low-end industries are all After the dumping, if we build a wafer factory or a steel factory, you won't be able to eat it, and you won't be able to generate electricity. Later, the uncle and the uncle scolded each other, and they all became honest. But now the reform trend in the mainland is getting more and more intense. , I guess I’m getting ready to make some moves again. The Chinese New Year at the end of the year is going to be really lively, this year is a big reunion, you’re going to come back too, right?”

Zhiguo smiled and said: "Yes, I will set an example for them when I go back and don't attract investment. If I don't attract investment, they can't get over me, right?"

Li Xing burst out laughing and said after a while: "In the next few decades, economic development will always be the main focus. Xiaoliu, you still have to go to a province with a big economy."

Zhiguo smiled and said, "Because of this, I can't go to a big economic province."

Li Xing wanted to persuade him again, but Li Yuan laughed and scolded: "Confused? Care leads to chaos. People have made it clear that they want to cut themselves off from capitalists like us, but he still insists on getting closer?"

Zhiguo said with a speechless face: "Dad, these words are too harsh!"

Li Xing laughed, hugged his brother's shoulders, and said, "Do you still have any illusions? Xiao Rui doesn't dare to think too much now."

Zhiguo chuckled.

After a period of excitement, the dancing Kazakh girl was sent back, and the secretary who governed the country was also sent home.

There were only three tents for the family, but Li Yuan and his two sons did not sleep and chatted by the campfire all night.

Talk about life, ideals, past, future, marriage, children...

Until the morning star rose, Li Rui came out to pee in a daze, and then did not leave. He sat by the fire and listened to his grandfather, father and uncle chatting...

……

After staying in Kunwu for three days, the family set off again, heading west.

Kunwu is located in the easternmost part of Western Xinjiang. It is customary to divide it into neither northern Xinjiang nor southern Xinjiang, but is called Dongjiang.

But Western Xinjiang has one-sixth of its land area, and there is still much to see in it.

After driving for several days through vast stretches of Gobi, mountain roads, and oases, we arrived at Keshi.

A place beyond imagination...

"I never expected that Western Xinjiang is not all the Gobi Desert, but there are also such large areas of grassland, farmland, and such advanced cities!"

Looking at the clean and tidy streets in front of them, the neat buildings lined on both sides, the bustling Zhungeer Shopping Mall, the tree-lined Cultural Avenue, and the clean and brightly dressed people, Lou Xiaoe and others exclaimed in surprise.

Yes, who would have thought that the current per capita GDP of this oil city built on the Gobi Desert is second only to Pengcheng in the country.

Although it is also related to the fact that there are fewer people and more fuel, no matter how you say it, it can be regarded as a miracle in Western Xinjiang.

The arrival of the three steel behemoths naturally attracted onlookers. While Li Xing took the certificate to communicate with the local authorities, Li Yuan took Annuo to the cold noodles shop pushed by tricycles on the street and wrapped all the old lady's cold noodles. , yellow noodles.

They also asked Li Rui to buy barbecue at a nearby barbecue stall, Li Zhi and Li Ying to go to a nearby store to carry green Wusu, and Li Ming and others went to the restaurant across the street to order a large plate of chicken...

After people from the relevant departments came to help maintain order and asked the people watching the excitement to move away and watch the excitement, the Li family set up tables and chairs under the shade of poplar trees on the street and had lunch.

After eating, the children played football with a group of ethnic children on the nearby streets, while Li Xing and two security guards escorted the family members to the Junggar Mall for shopping...

Probably because of the friends from Hong Kong Island, the local department also sent some security personnel to protect them all the way.

Li Yuan found a chess stall and watched a few old people playing.

"Are you from Hong Kong Island?"

An old man wearing a good-quality shirt and a woolen sweater looked at Li Yuan and asked with a smile.

The Han elderly people here are all dressed very neatly and cleanly, and wear somewhat elegant wide-brimmed hats.

Leisure is stylish and much more comfortable than the elderly in the hinterland cities.

Li Yuan smiled and nodded, saying: "My hometown is Sijiu City. Old man, what is your surname?"

The old man smiled and said, "My surname is Wang."

Li Yuandao: "Uncle Wang, have you been in Keshi for a long time?"

The old man smiled and said: "Keshi was approved to be established in 1958. I came here with Wang Jinxi in Xinjiang in 56 years and have never been here again. Wang Jinxi, do you Hong Kong Islanders know?"

Li Yuan smiled and nodded, saying: "I know, Iron Man. It's a pity that he passed away."

The old man looked at it openly and said: "After all, he is over eighty years old, so it is not a pity. I think back then, he was a good man. Thousands of months, tens of thousands of years, Qilian Mountain set a benchmark. Iron Man Wang Jinxi! What a pity, That year when I was supporting the Daqing Campaign, I got sick and was unable to go to the Northeast with the 1205th Team. Tsk, tsk, I would rather live twenty years less and win the big oil field with all my strength. When the oil workers roar, the earth will shake. The oil workers are so energetic that the sky Don’t be afraid of big difficulties. Don’t think that these are empty words. In those years, there was not so much equipment, and there were not enough trucks. It was all pulled by hand-drawn carriages. It was Wang Jinxi who led us to pull out this piece of China Petroleum. sky!"

Li Yuan nodded and said: "He will not be forgotten, and history will remember you."

An old man next to the old man smiled and said: "Young man, is Hong Kong better than us?"

Li Yuan said with a smile: "The economic conditions are better than those in Kecheng, but the spirit is not as good as here."

Several old men laughed and praised: "This young man can do it!"

In the evening, Lou Xiao'e, Lou Xiu, Nie Yu and others came back with large and small bags of specialties. Li Yuan said goodbye to the new old men he met on the street, although one of them was actually one year younger than him...

At night, they declined the arrangements of the leaders of the Croatian city. The three RVs left the city and stopped in the Gobi desert.

The bonfire was lit again, and the children looked greedily at the starry sky above their heads.

Western Xinjiang is not even a plateau, with a landform of three mountains sandwiched between two basins, but it has hardly been polluted by any modernization, industry or light pollution, so the stars in the sky are exceptionally bright.

The air was cold and slightly sweet. Annuo hugged his knees and looked at the stars in the distance that were as kind as diamonds. He said: "I know the world is very big, much bigger than Hong Kong Island, but I didn't expect it to be so beautiful."

Li Rui asked: "Grandpa, Western Xinjiang is not even a plateau, but the night sky is already so beautiful. Wouldn't it look better on the Snowy Mountains?"

Li Yuan said earnestly: "It's better to see it in the grassland yurt. Are you going?"

An Nuo laughed and almost burst into tears. He came to sit down next to his grandfather, hugged his grandfather's arm and said, "Grandpa, Xiao Rui is really correcting himself. Just let him go~"

Li Yuan gave his granddaughter face: "Okay, for Annuo's sake..."

But before Li Rui could be happy, he heard his grandfather say again: "It is good for boys to be enterprising, but when you see beautiful things, you must first appreciate its beauty and appreciate the scenery, and then proceed step by step." Climbing high is called being down-to-earth. Thinking about better things before you can appreciate them well is called greed, and it is also called having high vision and low hand. Of course, this cannot be all blamed on Li Rui. After all, his parents have been busy with family affairs all year round and have no time to do so. Time will teach you. But now that you are older, you must bravely face your own problems so that you can correct them little by little."

An Nuo looked at Li Rui and said encouragingly: "Xiao Rui, you can definitely do it."

Li Rui pursed his lips and nodded vigorously.

That night, Li Yuan no longer made fun of the grandson of the God of War. Instead, he turned into a kind grandfather and told his grandchildren some interesting knowledge and romance of the ancients under the starry sky:

The mountain is not called a mountain, but Cuiwei.

The sea is not called Hai, but Cangyuan.

The wind is called Fuyao, the clouds are called Xianning, the sky is called Biluo, the earth is called Kunling, the rain is called Lingze, the snow is Hansu, the sun is called Fuguang, and the moon is called Wangshu...

That night, Li Yuan chatted with the children for a long time.

However, in the second half of the night, a fire broke out in an auditorium in the city called the Friendship Hall Theater.

This Soviet-style building built in 1958 was reopened to the public after a major overhaul in 1991. It was tall and magnificent, but it was burned to ashes overnight...

……

For most of 1994, Li Yuan took his family to play from east to west, and from north to south.

It was not until the end of October that the journey was finally completed and the family returned to Hong Kong Island.

The condition was obviously different. When they came out, they looked like rich young men and young ladies with red faces and white teeth. When they came home, they all turned into black charcoal balls.

It's okay for girls, but it's too obvious for boys.

But it's not without gain. Li Rui is only one step away from becoming more energetic...

The Li Manor on Qingyi Island is still green, and Liu Xuefang takes good care of the other children at home.

After Li Xing arrived in Hong Kong Island, he went to the company without even entering the house. Cao Yongshan and He Pingshi also only settled at home and hurriedly went their separate ways.

Cao Yongshan is responsible for getting her children back to school after taking a year off, while He Pingshi is busy with company matters.

Looking at Lou Xiao'e and Nie Yu who were lying on the sofa without any image and refused to move, Liu Xuefang took the gifts from Nie Yu and Gao Weihong and joked: "What do you think you have suffered?"

Lou Xiao'e laughed happily and said: "Next time, I will bring Sister Xuefang with me no matter what."

Liu Xuefang waved her hands and said, "I won't go even if you say Po Tian."

Nie Yu smiled lazily and said: "If you go, you will regret it for half a year. If you don't go, you will regret it for the rest of your life. The scenery is still very beautiful, and the food along the way is not bad. It's just that you live in an RV too much. It's really hard. If you can go home and sleep at night, Just open your eyes and continue playing outside."

Liu Xuefang rolled her eyes and said, "All good things are yours!"

Nie Yu was also very happy. Although he said he was tired, after the trip, his whole body was really clear...

Lou Xiu said: "Have a good rest at home. I really don't want to go out again. Next time, Sister Xuefang and I will take care of the children at home."

Lou Xiao'e laughed and said: "In another three months, I will go home to celebrate the New Year again."

Lou Xiu was startled when he heard this, and then said in a funny and sad tone: "This year has passed by like a rush, it's so fast."

Liu Xuefang said: "Don't say that. It's because you live a happy and happy life that you feel fast. Otherwise, you just have to endure it. The slow one, do you want to try it?"

Lou Xiu couldn't help laughing and said: "Forget it, let's hurry up... Where is Yuanzi? Why did he disappear when he came back?"

Lou Xiao'e said: "When you just went up to take a shower and change clothes, Aze came and was talking about something in the study, talking nonsense."

……

"Throughout Southeast Asia, there is now a common illusion that Hong Kong Island's return is imminent, and they all want to replace Hong Kong Island's status as an international financial center. Even if they cannot replace it, it would be good to divert some of Hong Kong Island's financial business."

"In order to seize development opportunities, build a financial center, and at the same time alleviate the pressure of devaluation of local currencies caused by the outflow of Japanese capital, countries are competing to open their financial markets and enthusiastically embrace international hot money. Among these countries, Thailand's policy is the most radical."

"Since 1992, Thailand has hastily liberalized capital and financial account controls. In 1993, it liberalized offshore financial business and launched the Bangkok International Financial Institution BIBF. Under this framework, commercial banks with financial licenses can Directly absorb deposits from abroad, and then issue loans in foreign currencies in Thailand. According to reliable information, Thailand’s capital and financial accounts will be fully liberalized next year, allowing foreigners to open accounts in Thai banks for deposits or loans.”

Lou Zhize sat opposite Li Yuan, his usually introverted and calm expression now looking a little excited.

Li Yuan said thoughtfully: "What does this mean?"

Lou Zhize couldn't help laughing: "It means a huge wealth loophole, and it means playing with fire. Let me give you the simplest example. The domestic deposit interest rate in Thailand is as high as 12%, while the benchmark interest rate in Japan is as low as 10%." 0.5. In addition, the Thai baht is pegged to the US dollar, and the US dollar has appreciated by at least 10% against the Japanese yen this year. This means that as long as you borrow a Japanese yen from Japan, then exchange it for Thai baht and deposit it in the Bank of Thailand, you can Earn a 10% price difference, and then add a 10% exchange gain, it's pie in the sky! Thailand has made a good start, and Southeast Asian countries will probably follow suit."

Li Yuan was shocked in his heart. He only knew that the Asian financial crisis would occur in a few years, and Southeast Asian countries would be in a mess, but he did not expect that there would be such a big thing inside.

He puzzled: "It's impossible for them not to know, why did they reveal such a big flaw?"

Lou Zhize said: "A large amount of Japanese capital has returned to Japan. Most of the countries in Southeast Asia are highly indebted countries and rely on foreign capital to drive economic development. Once foreign capital decreases, it will be difficult to maintain the economic level of the entire country, and it will be difficult to guarantee a fixed exchange rate. Therefore, they They have to listen to the West's request and liberalize finance. Maybe they think that this is how they can integrate into the Western mainstream. This is what the West promised them."

Li Yuan smiled, not bothering to say anything more, and asked: "Do you think there is room for maneuver here?" Lou Zhize nodded slowly and said: "Uncle, when it comes to financial financing, the West, led by Britain and the United States, is Direct financing, such as issuing stocks and bonds. But in Southeast Asian countries, it is indirect financing. Banks are the core of the entire financial system. The main source of funds for enterprises is loans. Because bank loans value collateral, the financial system with banks as the core is easy to If funds are concentrated in the real estate industry that can provide stable collateral, a real estate bubble will inevitably occur.

This is the reason why housing prices in Japan and South Korea, including Hong Kong Island, have always been very high, and it is also the most dangerous factor. When a large amount of money pours into the real estate industry that cannot create wealth by itself, blowing up a huge bubble, and it is blown up by borrowing foreign debt, then this country's financial lifeline is equivalent to putting a knife in someone else's hands, and others can kill it whenever they want. Eat meat, kill it and eat it whenever you want! "

Li Yuandao: "Are you ready to end?"

Lou Zhize nodded and said: "Don't miss it. Moreover, you don't need to actually invest too much. Just use some assets in the United States as collateral and borrow from Japanese banks. When Wall Street was eating polar bears, it only used a mere three to four billion US dollars. Finance, really terrible."

Li Yuan nodded and said: "Then let's go and do it. Is there anyone else who needs help?"

Lou Zhize thought for a while and said: "Security assistance needs to be strengthened. After I become famous, the risk will be much higher if I go to appear abroad."

Li Yuan laughed and said: "Not bad, not bad, he is really mature. Go find Fugui and ask him to arrange more good people for you."

"it is good!"

……

The moonlight is like a wash.

The weather in Hong Kong Island in late October is pleasant and the nights are slightly cool.

On the silk sheets, the family lay quietly, enjoying the tranquility of their home.

After a while, Lou Xiao'e asked Li Yuan, "Aze has something urgent to do with you today?"

Nie Yu was already drowsy, but after hearing this, he became energetic and said: "Yuanzi, are you going to do something big again?"

Li Yuan was curious: "What's your nickname?"

"Pfft!"

Lou Xiu, who was lying a little far away hugging the brocade quilt, laughed out loud.

"I hate it~ Come on!!"

Nie Yu is still so brave, but it's a pity that even Li Yuan is no longer fooled, he is too naive.

He said: "Aze has found some good opportunities and is ready to make a move."

Lou Xiao'e lamented: "I have loved doing business since I was a child, and I have heard about Shengtan's stock trading and futures trading. But I never thought that one day my family would make a fortune in finance. I always thought it was just like gambling. Well, I am harvesting wealth too quickly and too harshly. I run Datang Restaurant and manage Longhutang. Over the past few decades, my earnings are not as much as the fraction of what you would have made if you sent Aze to make a fortune in Wanwan."

Lou Xiu said: "No wonder you don't allow Tangyuan and Xiao Rui to touch each other. It's too dangerous. You can't just see thieves eating meat, and you can't just see thieves get beaten. My eldest brother ended up like this..."

Nie Yu smiled and said: "It's strange. Your eldest brother is so bad at stock trading. After giving birth to a son, he became a stock god. It's really a trick of fate."

Lou Xiu was open-minded: "In any case, the Lou family has been re-established, and we have an explanation for our natal family."

Nie Yu lightly kicked Li Yuan and said, "Not bad. It's worth noting that all the sisters from Lou Bancheng's family have followed you. You can be considered a good uncle."

Lou Xiao'e slapped her butt, drove away this girl who was always trying to start a fight, and said seriously to Li Yuan: "Since finance is so dangerous, our family should simply stop this way, and no one will end up. Yuanzi, if If I can’t start with you, I’m worried that I may not be able to bear it later…”

Li Yuan thought for a while and said: "It makes sense. But I'm not afraid yet. I can live for many years, and I will stop in the next few decades."

Lou Xiao'e: "..."

……

Li Yuan didn't stay at home for long before he and Xiaojiu went to the Golden Triangle again.

It destroyed some people and helped some people by the way.

I went to Golden Crescent again, and there was really a killing spree there...

Li Yuan was only responsible for holding back the battle, watching the little daughter he loved most now kill the dog Yingye.

And here, many beautiful Chinese people were found, so naturally they were punished...

Whether it's the Golden Triangle or the Golden Crescent, it's actually the beautiful country's sphere of influence right now.

Before Lao Maozi was forced to withdraw from Afghanistan, this place was infiltrated into a sieve by the beautiful country.

The flour produced in the Golden Crescent has two places to go.

The first one is naturally China, because it is so close.

The second one is Europe and Russia.

Of course there are people who go to beautiful countries, but not as many as they advertise...

When the father and daughter returned to China, time also entered 1995...

……

1995 should be a year worth writing about.

This year has been a year of ups and downs for China, both internationally and domestically.

At the beginning of the new year, a Japanese man named Masao Iwasato made people all over the country spit on average eight times.

Due to indescribable reasons, it is difficult to elaborate.

Datang Financial took this opportunity to short-sell the Bayan stock market and made a small profit...

There is also a war in the mainland that is no less fierce but equally brutal: the war to defend the national industry!
Last year, foreign computer brands such as Compaq, HP, and IBM entered the country in large numbers. Fortunately, Datang merged with Lenovo, and in the name of the light of the country, it occupied more than 70% of the computer market.

This year, after the Tang Dynasty 95 operating system was the first to be updated, it directly accounted for more than %, and began to expand exports.

However, in addition to computers, refrigerators, color TVs, washing machines, daily chemicals, food, clothing and other fields are all facing the strangulation of foreign brands.

Because Datang has withdrawn from these industries before, Datang's R&D Department will naturally no longer engage in these projects, and related mainland companies will obviously not invest too much in R&D.

The technology is not as good as humans, the funds are not as good as humans, and the level of advertising and marketing is not as good as humans...

The prime booths in major shopping malls in Forty-Nine City are all filled with imported Japanese goods.

They have novel styles and multiple functions. Japan's Panasonic is so confident that it built 12 factories in China within a year and boasted that "it will occupy an absolute share of China's color TV market at the expense of investing three billion US dollars!" To defeat an enterprise and squeeze out an industry!”

As the current leader of domestic color TVs, Sichuan Changhong is already on a cliff.

Changhong has a backlog of more than one million color TVs with a total value of more than 2 billion. The inventory has even reached the point where "it is too late to build a warehouse every month to stack them."

TCL's life is not easy either. Facing the media, Chairman Li Dongsheng said angrily: "Foreign legions have already rushed into our courtyard. If we don't fight now, when will we wait? To compete with foreign brands, TCL will become a suicide squad to serve the country. I, Li Dongsheng, am the death captain!"

In the field of white home appliances, Haier is even more difficult. It is fighting on two fronts in refrigerators and washing machines, and is facing enemies from both sides.

The most classic method used by foreign investors to suppress domestic products is to rent the name of a domestic brand. Once the contract is signed, they will quickly hide it, discard it, and then disappear.

As early as 1990, SC Johnson of the United States took over the domestic cosmetics brand Maxamin through brand leasing. However, the cooperation was just a lie. After leasing Maxamin, SC Johnson quickly abandoned it and hid it in storage. In 2016, the net sales of Mejia dropped from 300 million to 6 million. This number one domestic cosmetics brand, which has been in business for many years, has never been seen again.

In 1994, Procter & Gamble bought Panda, a well-known domestic laundry detergent brand, for 140 million. Using exactly the same method, Panda disappeared as soon as the contract was signed.

This year, South Korea's Samsung followed suit and bought Xiangxuehai, the current number one domestic refrigerator, and then abandoned it.

This approach is even more obvious in the field of cola. In addition to Datang's Very Coke, there are a total of eight domestic carbonated drinks in China. Pepsi and Coca have acquired seven in total. During the negotiations, they repeatedly said that they would develop together for mutual benefit, but after signing the contract Later, these domestic beverage brands were abandoned one by one.

At this time when the national industry is in danger of life and death, Haier Zhang Ruimin, TCL Li Dongsheng, Changhong head Ni Runfeng and other entrepreneurs went to Hong Kong overnight to visit Datang Group President Li Xing. They returned the next day and then announced their end of the fight!

The hero is Ni Runfeng. The current gross profit margin of color TV sets is recognized as 25%. However, Ni Runfeng announced a 30% price cut in a desperate manner!
On the surface, Changhong loses money on every TV it sells, but with the two billion interest-free loan provided by Hang Seng Bank to Changhong, Ni Runfeng vows to fight this battle to the end!
With Ni Runfeng taking the lead, national brands such as Konka, TCL, and Panda followed suit and started a face-to-face battle with foreign brands in major shopping malls!

Hanjiang TV has vacated all prime time advertising slots and fully supports domestic brands!
Li Dongsheng proclaimed himself a suicide captain, Changhong Ni Runfeng won the reputation of "Price Butcher" and "Charge Captain", Haier Zhang Ruimin even said tragically: "Even if I die, Haier will die last!"

For the first time, Chinese industry and commerce showed unprecedented unity!
Fortunately, the result is gratifying. After a year of bloody war, we finally won, and it was a big victory.

By the end of 1995, Changhong defeated all international brands and became the sales champion in China's color TV market!
From computers to televisions to refrigerators to color TVs, the domestic brand echelon has a crushing advantage over the once rampant Panasonic and other foreign companies.

On average, it captured 71.1% of the entire market.

History is always rewritten by those who strive for success. Since the late Qing Dynasty, "yanghuo", "foreign-style houses" and "foreign-style cars" have been imprints that generations of people cannot erase over the past hundred years.

But starting from this year, we finally swept these words into the dust of history step by step...

"It's amazing, they really did it!"

At the Central Pier, with the sea breeze blowing, Li Xingtong said with a smile to his father as he watched the freighter loaded with containers slowly leave the sea from Pier 7.

Li Yuan smiled and said nothing. This was just the beginning...

On the other hand, Mi Gao shrugged and said: "Tangyuan, I have begun to believe that your family has a great deal. The productivity shown by the mainland is already a bit scary. Now the manufacturing industry in Southeast Asia and East Asia has declined, and the exorbitant land prices and worker wages have It has restricted the development of low-end manufacturing, so even though the aircraft carriers of the beautiful country have arrived, and war seems to be about to break out, economic exchanges have actually become more prosperous in the opposite direction. The people of the beautiful country are used to enjoying cheap clothes and shoes, and they can no longer do without you. "

Li Xing said modestly: "Our family is no longer engaged in low-end industries, so it's nothing."

It is true that the Li family no longer engages in low-end industries, but it does not mean that it has not benefited from it.

In the mighty battle to defend the national industry, if China loses, Datang's chip industry will be greatly affected.

Fortunately, China still won!
……

February 17, 1996.

New Year's Eve.

In Miliang Hutong, Sijiucheng City, after Li Yuan pulled out the last silver needle, he slowly exhaled and said to the old man on the bed: "You are in good health. Your old wish is more likely to come true. When the time comes, please come. I’m a guest at my house.”

The old man's eyes were as clear as a child's, and he smiled and said, "Okay."

Sister Qi smiled at the side and said: "Dr. Li, I have praised your family many times in the past year. Your family has done a great job in defending the national industry. This is partly due to your family's contribution."

Li Yuan smiled and said: "I really don't dare to take this seriously. The Li family just gave me some mental encouragement and went through the whole process, but in fact I didn't use it much."

Gu Yu smiled and said: "It's too modest. I still gave a low price on the chip. Without Datang's backing, they wouldn't dare to fight so boldly and beat up all the foreign devils!"

Gu Gu said slowly: "This kind of thing will not end well for the official, and it is hard to talk about it, otherwise it will violate the original intention of opening up. Fortunately, you are trying your best. You would rather lose some money, but also keep the basic foundation of the national industry. Now, let’s start making money.”

Li Yuan smiled and said: "It is also good for Datang. Gu Gu, you have a good rest and we will see you next year."

"Okay. See you next year! Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Li."

"It's not hard, it should be."

……

When I returned to the palace, all the children who had returned to Beijing to make up classes this year were sent to another hospital.

Several brothers and sisters-in-law were also driven back to the house to rest by their mother.

As Mother Li gets older, she gradually begins to like silence, and her interest in TV series is not as much as it was two years ago.

Now that I'm listening to Xiaxe Zi again, I might be hearing about the past years...

However, I was still very happy to see my youngest son: "My youngest, have you gone there to eat? Are you hungry?"

Li Yuan sat next to his mother, held her hand and said with a smile: "Mom, I've eaten, I'm not hungry. If you want to listen to a play, I'll ask Mei Lanfang's youngest son Mei Laojiu to sing for you, okay? good?"

Mother Li's smiling eyes narrowed into slits and she said: "No, I just want to listen to the fun. It's not true. Your father loved to listen to operas when he was young, and he would listen to them. After listening, tell me. What he said was better than Taiwan. The Master's singing is quite nice."

Li Yuan smiled and nodded, saying, "Dad is a scholar."

Mother Li patted her youngest son's hand and said: "Your father and I have eight sons, but you are the most like your father." After that, she added: "Help me up, I want to go back to the house and lie down. I have to live for a few more years. Before your father left, he couldn’t worry about you and asked me to live for a few more years and watch you..."

Li Yuan smiled and helped his mother up, took her back to the house and said, "Mom, I'm fine, very fine. But of course you have to live a few more years, otherwise it will be bad if Li Xing and the others don't give me food. "

The old lady was convinced and nodded: "Yes, yes, we will have to wait and see for two more years, and we will wait for two more years..."

After his mother went to bed, when Li Yuan came out again, he saw Qin Daxue entering the house.

Li Yuan smiled and said, "You are so busy, why are you back?"

Qin Daxue is responsible for the work of "millions of immigrants from the Three Gorges", working hard and adding a lot of charm.

Qin Daxue smiled and said: "Take a breath. All the arrangements that need to be made are done. It depends on the next implementation. If you find problems during the implementation, then solve them. Mom, are you resting?"

Li Yuan nodded, Qin Daxue's eyes were a little sad and said: "Mom really loves you."

Li Yuan smiled and said: "My father-in-law has found a new mother for you. Now you are relieved. You can work down-to-earth at TVB and do some chores. Live a fulfilling and comfortable life."

Qin Daxue smiled and said: "Yuanzi, thank you."

Li Yuan held his wife's hand, looked at the somewhat empty living room, and said with a smile: "It was my father-in-law who realized it and told me: The humble room was empty, but the bed was full of wats. In the old days, the king and his wife flew into the homes of ordinary people. Fame, fortune, glory and wealth, what do they mean? Tsk, look at this realization. The ancients honestly did not deceive me, they really wanted to marry a virtuous wife. For that Aunt Zheng, my father-in-law read a lot of books."

Qin Daxue smiled and said: "In mom's eyes, none of us are considered virtuous wives. What do you think?"

Li Yuanle said: "Forget it, those who are virtuous and unworthy will be trapped in your trap for the rest of their lives and will never be able to climb out. For the sake of the children, just make do with it."

Qin Daxue spat: "Fuck you!" Suddenly he remembered something and said: "There have been many cases of foreigners losing their lives in Putian Slaughterhouse. The impact is extremely bad, and strict investigation has begun. TVB and "Ming Pao" "It has been repeatedly reported that the work pressure of the Department of External Affairs is extremely high, what do you think?"

Li Yuan laughed and said: "What can I think? I cheer Sun Dasheng today because the demonic fog has returned again!!"

……

PS: February is over. It’s the last day of my life, but I’m embarrassed to boast because I have to take a leave of absence. My son's grandparents have been taking care of him since he was born, but his parents really couldn't get used to being in Chongqing and relied on sleeping pills to fall asleep. They will let them go back to their hometown tomorrow. The house leaked and it rained all night. The child was infected with a virus two days ago. The high fever only went away, and he was coughing so much that he couldn't sleep. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow after my grandparents are gone. The trivial matters in our respective lives made it really difficult for me to concentrate on writing a book. In the end, I didn't want to settle the matter hastily, so I had to take a few days off to deal with the trivial matters in life first. I'm so sorry!
(End of this chapter)