Life 1984

Chapter 353

After the dealer performed a fancy operation, he pressed the dice clock on the table.

The tourists who placed their bets stretched their necks to watch the croupier make his bets.

Some people shouted: "Big, big, big!"

Another group of people shouted: "Little, little, little!"

Finally opened a small!
Shen Xiulan won again!
Chen Hong lost all his money again, and she was very unwilling to do so. She turned to look at Li Yunhai, obviously wanting to borrow money to recoup her losses.

Li Yunhai knew that this woman had a strong gambler's mentality and a strong ambition.If he remembered correctly, Chen Hong in later generations, in order to win the favor of a certain director, became a mistress and used methods such as pregnancy and forced marriage.

In order to get a man, she can risk such a big thing as getting pregnant!It shows that she really dares to bet.

Li Yunhai didn't say much. He took out [-] US dollars and handed it to her: "This time you become a model, and you will be paid [-] US dollars. I will give it to you now! You can do whatever you want."

Ten thousand US dollars, even in the United States, is equivalent to several months' salary of an ordinary worker. In China, this money is even more valuable.

But Chen Hong changed them all into chips without hesitation.

This is a casino, and she is gambling with her own money, so no one will care about her.

After Shen Xiulan won a few big and small games, she changed tables to play.

Li Yunhai has always been by her side.

Shen Xiulan said: "Why are you following me? Look at that little beauty!"

"A beauty like you is more worthy of my attention."

"Hmph! Don't think I don't know your little tricks!"

"Conscience of heaven and earth, how could she and I do anything small? I gave her the salary she deserved."

"I guess she'll lose again."

"It's none of my business if I lose."

Shen Xiulan glanced at her with a smile, continued to bet, and asked: "Aren't you going to play?"

Li Yunhai said: "I feel very happy just watching you play."

Shen Xiulan lost this time, but fortunately she only bet half of her chips.

They came to a table where blackjack was being played.

This kind of gameplay is very popular in casinos, and the rules are very simple.

The game is played by 2 to 6 people, and the player's goal is to make the sum of the cards in his hand no more than 21 and as large as possible.

Playing this game requires not only luck, but also knowing how to count cards.

However, the conditions for this card counting method are also very demanding. Card counters must be very sensitive to numbers and require strong memory, so generally those who are proficient in card counting are mathematical geniuses.

Li Yunhai unexpectedly saw an acquaintance at the gambling table.

Xiaosi!

Her blond hair is particularly eye-catching.

Li Yunhai thought to himself, he didn't expect that she also likes gambling.

Xiaosi was obviously in poor condition, and there were not many chips left in front of her.

The chips here range from 25 cents to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Shen Xiulan asked in a low voice: "How do you play this?"

Li Yunhai told her the rules.

Shen Xiulan said: "Shall I play?"

Li Yunhai hummed: "You go ahead and play!"

At this time, someone happened to get up and leave, and Shen Xiulan sat down.

Shen Xiulan bet all the remaining chips.

After one down, Shen Xiulan lost.

She turned her head and looked at Li Yunhai aggrievedly.

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "Forget it, let's go!"

Shen Xiulan said: "Oh, I will never gamble again!"

Li Yunhai said: "How can you call this gambling? It's just for fun."

They found Professor Ni, Gong Jie and others.

"Where's Chen Hong?" Li Yunhai counted the number of people and found that everyone was there, but one person was missing.

Gong Jie pointed to a gambling hall and said, "I saw she seemed to have entered the gambling hall over there."

Li Yunhai saw that it was the casino where Shen Xiulan played blackjack just now, and said, "I'll go find her."

As soon as he came in, he saw Chen Hong. She was sitting at the same gambling table as Xiao Si. There were only three hundred chips left in front of her.

Li Yunhai patted Chen Hong on the shoulder and said, "We're leaving."

Chen Hong said with a sad face: "Mr. Li, I lost everything! I only have 300 US dollars left."

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "It's a gamble! It's normal to lose."

Chen Hong bit his lip and said, "I'll play one more time and forget it if I lose everything."

The result was no surprise.

Chen Hong stood up in frustration.

Li Yunhai glanced at Xiaosi. She actually won back some chips. It seemed that she could continue playing.

Xiaosi stared at the table intently, not noticing Li Yunhai next to her.

Li Yunhai and Chen Hong walked out of the casino and met Professor Ni and the others.

Everyone lost money to varying degrees, but not too much.

However, Chen Hong lost all the US$[-] he finally earned.

After returning to the hotel, Li Yunhai called Lin Zhi and had a chat.

He was outside and would call Lin Zhi every day whenever it was convenient.

After ending the call, Li Yunhai wanted to call Shen Xiulan over, so he got up and went out to knock on Shen Xiulan's door.

Shen Xiulan had just taken a shower and her hair was still wet. When she saw him coming over, she smiled and said, "Aren't you still asleep?"

Li Yunhai ducked in and said, "You know what you're asking! I can't sleep without you by my side."

"I believe your lies! How many days have I been with you? Tell me about it yourself? Didn't you even sleep during the days without me?"

"I miss you so much when I'm with you."

"Forget it! It's because Lin Zhi is not by your side that you miss me!"

"What good does it do for you to be so shrewd?"

"It's no good, so go and sleep alone!"

"I understand. You won yesterday, so you are happy? You lost today, so you are unhappy?"

Shen Xiulan chuckled and said: "I don't have one! Hey, you said that blackjack can be calculated, how do you calculate it?"

Li Yunhai laughed and said, "Are you still thinking about this? Stop thinking about it. Nine times out of ten you will lose, that's the rule."

He put his arms around Shen Xiulan's waist, sat down on the bed, and said, "Okay, I'll stay with you today."

Shen Xiulan said: "Don't! Others will see it tomorrow morning! If you want to play, hurry up and go to bed after playing. We'd better be more careful."

Li Yunhai turned her over and pressed her on the bed.

Shen Xiulan lay on the end of the bed, turned around and smiled seductively.

Li Yunhai lifted up her nightgown.

It was already 11:30 when he walked out of Shen Xiulan's room.

There was no one in the hallway.

Li Yunhai returned to his room and could finally sleep peacefully.

The second day of the CES show.

The three models Chen Hong changed into cheongsam, which was not as revealing, but still very charming, even more attractive than wearing a bikini, because this kind of clothing has more oriental characteristics.

Yesterday, they received an order worth US$2000 million, which made Li Yunhai and the others full of confidence.

The weather was nice in Las Vegas, more businessmen were out shopping than yesterday, and the aisles were packed.

You need to buy tickets to visit this exhibition, and tickets are not cheap.

Many people are willing to spend money to buy tickets in order to come in and see the girls at the show.

Many foreign businessmen came to the exhibition hall of Sihai Group.

People passing by will come in to look at the Chinese electronic products.

As a result, as soon as they entered, they couldn't get out. They were all attracted by several high-tech electronic products. Some people were trying out alien computers, some were trying out typewriters, and some were playing with translators.

Li Yunhai and the others have a large number of people, and they can take care of them no matter how many foreign businessmen come.

Among these people, only Gong Jie is poor at foreign languages, but since she became the manager of the branch, she has been improving her English. With the help of a translator, simple communication with foreign businessmen is not a problem.

Li Yunhai discovered that what foreign businessmen are most interested in are Alien PCs, typewriters, and translators.

The micro-piezoelectric printer is obviously one of the greatest inventions of Sihai Group, but it failed to shine at two foreign electronics exhibitions.

Li Yunhai thought to himself that it seemed that this printer needed to be more optimized.

Just like the alien computer, it is still a computer. Li Yunhai just changed its appearance and repositioned it, and the sales volume was different.

In order to gain market advantage, Li Yunhai mainly considered cost and price factors in the manufacture of printers. As a result, there is no price advantage now, and the benefits of micropiezoelectric have not been revealed.

He decided to modify the printer and use its trump card in advance, which was the ink tank-type ink cartridge. At the same time, he sold four-color ink in a bundle to increase the price.

Li Yunhai believes that in this way, micro-piezoelectric printers can truly demonstrate their unique advantages.

Many products do not have a market simply because they are cheap, they also depend on their overall performance.

Two well-dressed foreign businessmen, one fat and one thin, walked into the booth.

Li Yunhai stepped forward to receive them and greeted them with a smile: "Hello, I'm glad to serve you. This is the booth of Sihai Group from Huaxia. We specialize in various office equipment. How can I help you?"

The fat man looked at the booth, fixed his eyes on the typewriter, and began to ask about the functions of this typewriter.

Li Yunhai first gave each of them a promotional paper, which detailed the parameters of Sihai Computer typewriters.

Then he began to explain incessantly.

The thin man asked: "Can I only type in these Six Kingdoms characters?"

Li Yunhai said: "There are only so many for now. Do you need other languages?"

The thin man said, "No, just ask."

The two looked at the computer again.

Li Yunhai took the trouble to introduce Longteng PC and Alienware to them, and talked about the similarities and differences between the two computers.The two people took a look at everything in the exhibition hall and left without buying anything.

Li Yunhai introduced for a long time, with smoke coming out of his mouth.

He picked up a bottle of water, drank half of it in one gulp, and sat down to rest.

What is very strange is that there are obviously more foreign businessmen in progress today than yesterday, but it has been more than two hours and no orders have been received.

Not only Li Yunhai, but Professor Ni and others also slowly became anxious.

But no matter how anxious they are, it doesn't work. If they can't place an order, they just can't place an order.

It was busy until lunch time, when the number of buyers decreased and everyone bought fast food.

Professor Ni said: "No order has been opened today! What is the problem?"

Li Yunhai was eating a burger and said: "It's okay. Some customers may need to fully understand before placing an order. We should wake up and receive every customer seriously. As long as we provide warm and thoughtful service, we will The products can impress them, I believe they will always make the right choice.”

While they were talking, several foreign businessmen walked in.

Shen Xiulan put down the burger in her hand and stood up to greet him.

These foreign businessmen had come to see it before, and after shopping around, they came back again.

"Hello, sir." Shen Xiulan smiled, "I was the one who received you just now. Have you had lunch?"

An old man said: "Not yet, I have been visiting the exhibition."

Shen Xiulan said: "We still have a few burgers here, let me treat you to some!"

She said, taking a few burgers from the table and handing them to them.

The old man was not polite, took the burger, opened the package and ate it.

Shen Xiulan brought a few more bottles of mineral water and handed them to them.

After finishing his burger, the old man pointed at the Longteng PC and said, "Can you really guarantee a three-month replacement for this kind of computer?"

Shen Xiulan smiled and said: "Sir, it's okay. We promise a three-month replacement, a one-year warranty for the whole machine, and a three-year warranty for the main parts."

The old man said: "The motherboard also has a three-year warranty, right?"

Shen Xiulan said: "Yes, the motherboard must have a three-year warranty."

The old man nodded calmly and said, "How soon can you deliver the goods?"

Shen Xiulan said: "We all deliver goods according to the order time. It is the second day of our exhibition. If you place an order now, we will arrange delivery as soon as possible. Sir, how many units do you want to order?"

The old man raised a finger.

Shen Xiulan said: "A thousand units?"

The old man said in a deep voice: "No, we want [-] units!"

Li Yunhai and others who were eating were all surprised when they heard this purchase quantity!
Ten thousand units!
That is a large order of US$3999 million!
Everyone had forgotten to eat and all looked at the old man.

Shen Xiulan was also in disbelief and asked: "Sir, do you want [-] Longteng PCs? This is your first time to cooperate with us. You can try out [-] units first to see if you can sell them."

The old man said: "What's wrong? You don't have so much goods?"

Shen Xiulan said: "No, we have the goods! We can provide as much as you want. But ten thousand computers will take a long time to sell! And computers are updated very quickly. I'm afraid that you can't keep up with the sales speed, resulting in a backlog of products. .”

The old man laughed and said: "Ten thousand computers are not enough for us to sell! Do you know how much IBM ships in a year?"

Shen Xiulan really knew this data and said: "More than 300 million units!"

The old man said: "Our company used to mainly sell IBM computers, and we could sell hundreds of thousands of IBM computers every year. We sold 2 IBM PS/15 computers in the past month!"

Shen Xiulan couldn't help but be shocked after hearing this!
IBM is one of the largest computer manufacturers in the world. It sells millions of units every year, which she takes for granted.

But a dealer or agent can ship hundreds of thousands of units a year, which is terrifying!

The old man said: "I ordered [-] Longteng PCs produced by your company just to test the market! If they sell well, I will purchase them in large quantities! I have been looking for better PC manufacturers around the world. I've been around CES a few times in the past two days and found that your PCs are the most cost-effective."

Shen Xiulan smiled and said: "Yes, our product configuration is absolutely first-class, and the price is the lowest! There is no one in the world that can compare with our price."

The old man asked: "Your configuration is so high and your after-sales service is excellent. Why is it so cheap?"

Shen Xiulan said: "It's mainly because of two reasons. One is that we make a small profit; the other is that our domestic labor is cheap, so the cost is controlled lower. In the United States, a worker's salary costs two to three thousand US dollars, but in our country, one Workers’ wages are only 30 to 50 US dollars. We save a lot of labor costs, making our products much cheaper.”

The old man nodded slowly and said: "Okay! What I value most is quality! Product quality must be good! Your service attitude is very good. I believe your company is a company that operates with integrity! Thank you for the burgers you gave us! I sincerely This order is in return!”

Shen Xiulan was overjoyed, brought the contract, and discussed the details of the contract with the other party.

The old man graciously agreed to the transaction method of payment first and goods later.

US$3999 million may be just a drop in the bucket for a big shot like him!
The two parties negotiated the contract and signed and sealed it.

After the old man put down a deposit of US$10, he led his people to leave.

Shen Xiulan sent them outside the booth and then turned around.

Seeing that everyone was motionless, she asked: "Is there something wrong with this contract? Or is it a trap? Why are you all looking at me like this?"

Only then did Li Yunhai and others burst into laughter.

"Xiulan, you are so good!" Li Yunhai smiled, "You exchanged four burgers and four bottles of water for an order worth US$4000 million!"

Shen Xiulan smiled sweetly: "Seeing the serious looks on your faces, I thought there was something wrong with this order! It scared me!"

Everyone's faces were beaming with joy.

Yesterday I received US$2000 million, and today I received another US$4000 million!

The goal of 6000 million US dollars was achieved so easily!

Professor Ni sighed: "IBM is still amazing! They can earn more than 50 billion US dollars a year! When will we catch up with this blue giant?"

Li Yunhai smiled bitterly: "Professor Ni, the goal you set is a bit too high, isn't it? If we can earn 5 million US dollars a year now, I will think it is amazing!"

Professor Ni said: "Mr. Li, our goal is to surpass IBM! Do you think so?"

Li Yunhai said calmly: "Yes, we should indeed aim high! Maybe one day, we can acquire IBM's computer business?"

After hearing this, everyone laughed.

Yes!

In 1988, who dared to talk about acquiring IBM's computer business?
This large order of [-] computers gave everyone a shot in the arm.

Doing business is really about metaphysics, that is, opening a business.

Once a business is opened, subsequent businesses will follow one after another.

In the afternoon, Li Yunhai and the others went all out and received more than a dozen large and small orders, winning 3000 million US dollars!
On the second day of the CES electronics show, they took home $7000 million!
Professor Ni smiled and said: "Mr. Li, your goal is a bit low! It seems that we can get [-] million US dollars without any problem?"

Li Yunhai said: "If it really reaches [-] million US dollars, I will give you a cash reward of [-] US dollars for everyone present!"

Last time in Hannover, Sihai Group only won an order of 4 million US dollars, and Li Yunhai also gave everyone a reward of [-] US dollars.

This time, another award of [-] U.S. dollars will be awarded, which is what the title implies.

After everyone listened, they became more motivated.

After get off work, Li Yunhai invited everyone to the best local restaurant for a luxurious meal.

After the meal, he asked everyone: "Do you want to go gambling and enjoy yourself?"

Everyone laughed and shook their heads: "I'm not going! I'm totally giving money to capitalism! If you have money, you might as well find a place to shop!"

Li Yunhai said: "Shopping is okay! There are many shopping malls in the casino. Let's go shopping tonight! I just want to buy a set of clothes for Chen Hong and the others. In four days, the three of them will have to change into different clothes. "

A group of people came to the shopping mall.

The gambling city uses casinos and various exhibitions to attract a large number of consumers, so the hotel industry and department store industry here are also very developed.

All kinds of international famous brands and luxury brands will open branches here.

After entering the mall, everyone first went to shop for clothes.

Women are more interested in clothes.

Li Yunhai said to Shen Xiulan: "Just buy whatever you like! I'll pay for it for you."

Shen Xiulan rolled her eyes at him: "You also buy clothes that cost thousands of dollars a piece?"

Li Yunhai said: "Buy! You are worth it!"

Shen Xiulan just smiled.

Chen Hong came over and asked Li Yunhai, "Mr. Li, how much clothing expenses can we reimburse?"

Li Yunhai said: "A few thousand dollars is fine!"

Chen Hong gasped: "A few thousand dollars?"

Li Yunhai waved his hand: "You go ahead and choose! Don't buy winter clothes! You have to buy something revealing."

Chen Hong chuckled and said, "I know, I'm going to wear it for you anyway. If you say yes, we can buy it again, okay?"

Li Yunhai nodded. He saw Gong Jie trying on a coat, so he walked over and said with a smile, "Sister Gong, this dress is beautiful and matches your temperament very well."

Gong Jie said: "It's too expensive, 1599 US dollars! I can't afford it. Hey, let me ask you something."

Li Yunhai said: "What's the matter, tell me."

Gong Jie pointed to Shen Xiulan who was not far away and asked, "What is your relationship with her?"

Li Yunhai said: "We are colleagues. We were classmates before."

Gong Jie smiled and said, "I'm asking about your current relationship with her."

Li Yunhai thought to herself, Sister Gong wouldn't have seen any clues, right?

He pondered for a moment and said, "It's just a friendship."

Gong Jie covered her mouth with her hands and whispered: "Can't I stop watching? Last night, in the middle of the night, I saw you coming out of her room."

Li Yunhai was secretly frightened. If he really didn't want others to know about it, he would have to do nothing else!

He said calmly: "Oh, last night, I was talking to her about work!"

Gong Jie said: "Are you still acting in front of me? I can tell at a glance that you are acting!"

Li Yunhai touched his chin in embarrassment and asked, "Sister Gong, it was so late last night and you still weren't asleep? What were you doing out there?"

Gong Jie said: "Chen Hong and I were chatting and watching TV together. We were a little late when we returned to the room. When I was about to close the door, I happened to see you coming out of Mr. Shen's room. I saw you, but you didn't notice me. "

Li Yunhai secretly screamed in shame.

Gong Jie said: "I don't care what the relationship is between you, or what you were doing last night. It has nothing to do with me. I won't tell anyone. I'm afraid that others will see it, so it's inevitable! You, It’s better to be more careful!”

Li Yunhai sneered and said, "Sister Gong, you are joking."

Gong Jie said: "Chen Hong seems to have seen it too! Did she mention this to you?"

Li Yunhai was even more surprised, but he didn't say anything more and just said: "She didn't say that."

He thought that when he went abroad, he could do whatever he wanted with Shen Xiulan and no one would find out.

But I don’t know that no matter how hidden the corner is, there will be things that cannot be seen by the eyes!
Fortunately, Gong Jie didn't see any evidence, he was just suspicious.

Of course, Li Yunhai would never admit it if he was beaten to death.

He believed that Gong Jie would definitely not betray him.

But for that little girl Chen Hong, it’s hard to say!
(End of this chapter)