Life 1984

Li Yunhai summoned Zhao Jinping and others and told them about his plan to win the computer purchase order for provincial agencies.

Zhao Jinping has been in the province for so many years and has become familiar with the leaders of various units. He feels relieved to leave this matter to him.

Li Yunhai said to Chen Hong: "Purchase some good gifts from supermarkets, cooperate with Mr. Zhao, and give them to the leaders of each unit. You can discuss who to give them to and what gifts to give."

Chen Hong turned slightly and said to Zhao Jinping: "Mr. Zhao, let's discuss it later."

Zhao Jinping said: "Mr. Li, what about the 30 photolithography machine buyers going to Europe?"

Li Yunhai said: "It's not so fast to travel to Europe, right? Have those people already applied for passports?"

Zhao Jinping said: "It won't be so soon. It won't be sent out until after May Day."

Li Yunhai said: "You should first deal with the procurement of office equipment by the provincial agencies. You can leave the preliminary work of the European tour to your subordinates. If you are really too busy, you don't have to attend the Spring Canton Fair."

"Okay, Mr. Li." Zhao Jinping accepted the order.

Next, Li Yunhai himself has not been idle, and has been coordinating the copier technology.

Xerox is determined to decouple from Sihai Group.

This means that Xerox copiers can no longer be produced and sold.

The most Li Yunhai can do is complete the delivery of existing orders.

Fortunately, Sihai Group has not been lying down over the years. Instead, it has been secretly developing relevant technologies and has now made a major breakthrough.

Except for some spare parts that need to be imported from abroad, Sihai Group can produce most of the parts independently and can be assembled into copiers.

Even without the participation of foreign technology, it would be difficult for Sihai Group to survive.

It has to be said that the development of the enterprise is really difficult.

As soon as Sihai Group made some achievements, it was attacked from both sides.

Li Yunhai decided to support more suppliers domestically to cope with the changing international situation.

To this end, Sihai Group will sign special supply agreements with hundreds of domestic companies to achieve deeper cooperative relationships.

In the future, Sihai Group's procurement will be provided by exclusive suppliers.

Sihai Group is now the largest office equipment production and sales company in China. No matter who it is, as long as they can become the exclusive supplier of Sihai Group, they will definitely make money.

The bank order promised by Liu Shitao arrived as promised.

Through Liu Shitao's matchmaking, Zhao Jinping quickly won orders from more than a dozen units.

Computers, copiers, and printers are the three most popular office equipment.

There are also many units that also purchase products such as typewriters and translators.

Li Yunhai clearly felt that since selling a villa to Liu Jie at a low price, the Liu family's attitude towards him has changed greatly.

Liu Shitao not only handed over the purchase orders of his unit to Sihai Group, but also helped introduce a large number of businesses.

Communication is like carrying people in a sedan chair. If Li Yunhai helped Liu Jie, the Liu family would naturally repay him.

By mid-April, various units in the province had purchased more than 10,000 computers from Sihai Group. Coupled with the purchase quantity of banking systems, the total number of PC orders reached 20,000 units, as well as various other office equipment.

The total transaction volume is more than 5 million yuan.

As soon as the government's procurement started, people in other units couldn't sit still.

No matter which unit it is, the final money comes from the finance.

Whoever purchases first enjoys it first and benefits first.

Moreover, this fund is limited. Units that purchase early can eat meat, while those who purchase later will only be able to drink soup.

Other brother units have proposed office equipment purchase plans and submitted them to superiors for approval.

The purchase proposal that Zhao Jingwen put on hold was implemented in another form, and all orders fell to Sihai Group.

The ultimate beneficiary is of course Li Yunhai, as well as the people behind this procurement.

Zhao Jingwen saw all this but was unable to stop it.

What he wants to do now is to win people's hearts.

Even the two parties in the struggle probably did not expect that the situation would turn around from this purchase order from the province.

When the dust finally settled, all purchase orders from all units in the province belonged to Sihai Group.

Needless to say, Zhao Jingwen was completely defeated in this battle.

He failed not only in this procurement proposal, but also in his prestige.

For a leader, this is the most fatal blow.

The orders Li Yunhai received amounted to more than 800 million yuan, which was higher than the PC purchase order previously finalized by the province, because various units took the opportunity to purchase other equipment such as copiers and printers.

At the Canton Fair in April, Sihai Group participated in the exhibition with a photolithography machine. Although one machine was not sold, it still stole the show and attracted countless fans.

Peers in the semiconductor field have given Sihai Group a thumbs up.

At this Canton Fair, orders worth US$3.5 million were received.

Li Yunhai finally had a lot more money in his hands.

He plans to invest the money in foreign companies such as Ximeng, Zeiss, and TRUMPF, and use methods such as cooperation, shareholding, exclusive supply, and establishment of scientific and technological institutions to tie up with these companies that will play a decisive role in the field of lithography machines in the future.

Li Yunhai conducted this operation through Haihua Technology Company in Xiangjiang.

The specific affairs will be handed over to Guo Wanhua.

After May Day, Guo Wanhua came to Xizhou to discuss overseas investment matters.

No matter how smart Guo Wanhua is, she can't imagine the significance of Li Yunhai's arrangement?

At a time when the company is in need of money everywhere, why would Li Yunhai invest a large amount of funds in these unrelated companies?

Li Yunhai didn't explain much and only asked Guo Wanhua to perform the task.

This is a trump card he has reserved for himself. He may not necessarily use it in the end, but he is prepared.

Sihai Group's building in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong has been completed and will be opened at an auspicious time.

This building was designed by the team of famous architectural designer Pei Luming. It has extraordinary artistic shape and has become the most beautiful building in Causeway Bay.

Guo Wanhua asked Li Yunhai if he wanted to attend the opening ceremony of the building in person?

The preliminary work has been left to Guo Wanhua, and it took several years of hard work.

Li Yunhai said of course I want to participate, but the opening time will be in July because I don’t have time to participate now and Lin Zhi is about to give birth.

In May, serious floods broke out in East China, affecting 5 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, especially Jiangsu and Anhui, with economic losses reaching hundreds of billions.

Immediately, for the first time in our history, our country made a large-scale and direct appeal to the international community to assist our country in natural disasters.

Li Yunhai donated 20 billion yuan to charity.

Not long after, Lin Zhi successfully gave birth to a daughter.

When Lin Zhi heard that she had given birth to another daughter, she immediately shed tears silently.

She has worked hard!

Why is it still a daughter?

When naming her daughter, Lin Zhi wished she could be like the people in the past who named her second child Zhaodi or Laidi.

Li Yunhai said that these names are too ugly. Now in the new society, who still calls them by this name? You'll be laughed at to death.

He named his second daughter Li Yanrui.

When he returned home from the hospital, relatives and friends all came to congratulate him.

Lin Zhi, on the other hand, was depressed and declined all social interactions on the excuse of feeling unwell.

Li Yunhai came to the room and sat next to Lin Zhi.

Lin Zhi was lying on the bed, with her second treasure, Li Yanrui, sleeping next to her.

"I know what you are thinking." Li Yunhai said softly, "I like daughters, it would be better to have more daughters!"

"Stop comforting me!" Lin Zhi said with a flat mouth, "Why? Sister Guo gave birth to a boy! Sister Gong gave birth to a boy! Xiulan gave birth to a boy! Xiao Wen gave birth to a boy too! I was the only one who gave birth to two in a row. They are all daughters! I even asked you to donate 20 billion for this flood! God won’t bless me either!”

Li Yunhai said: "God is too busy, so he may not be able to take care of our family affairs."

Lin Zhi said: "What should I do? Yunhai, I, I am so useless."

Li Yunhai said: "I am mainly to blame for this, because I did not give birth to a son. Besides, if everyone gave birth to sons, where would the sons find wives? Maybe daughters will be more valuable than sons in the future. Just go back as before Matriarchal societies are also possible.”

Lin Zhi said: "Stop coaxing me! How about we get a divorce?"

"Divorce? I think it's true that you are dizzy! Why should we divorce?"

"I can't give birth to a son! We are divorced. If you marry Xiulan, she can have a son."

"Absurd! What if Xiulan and I are together and we give birth to a daughter? Then I divorce again? Find another woman to marry?"

"It's not impossible."

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll slap you!"

There was a slight cough from outside.

It's Tang Yuxia here.

Li Yunhai quickly stood up and invited her in.

Tang Yuxia looked at her granddaughter and said with a smile: "The second baby is more beautiful and has smoother skin."

Lin Zhi said: "It's a pity that she is still a girl!"

Tang Yuxia said: "Oh! I don't know what's going on in our family. All the children we have are daughters. It depends on Lin Xin."

Lin Zhi said: "Mom, I feel wronged!"

Tang Yuxia said: "Yunhai doesn't mind, why are you aggrieved? At worst, it's better to do it again! Anyway, you have enough money to pay the fine."

Lin Zhi said, "What if we have another daughter?"

Tang Yuxia said: "This is also possible. In the past, some people gave birth to six or seven daughters in a row in order to have sons."

Lin Zhi was frightened: "What should we do?"

Tang Yuxia shook her head gently: "No solution."

Li Yunhai smiled and said: "Honey, when you are out of confinement, shall we go to Nanyue Mountain? I heard that the Guanyin for sending children over there is very effective."

Tang Yuxia said: "Although we shouldn't believe in these idealistic gods, no matter whether they are useful or not, it is okay to go and worship them. Just treat them as a tourist."

Lin Zhi said: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I should have gone to worship when I gave birth to my first child!"

Li Yunhai said: "Isn't this a case of seeking medical attention in a hurry?"

Lin Zhi rolled her eyes at him: "I said I wanted to divorce you, are you secretly enjoying it?"

Tang Yuxia lightly slapped her daughter on the face: "That's nonsense! Live a good life! Don't be ignorant of your blessings."

Lin Zhi said: "Mom, that's what I said, don't take it seriously."

In the evening, Shen Xiulan, Lin Xiaofeng, Lin Xin, Li Yunfang, Shen Xiuling and others came over for dinner.

Lin Xin temporarily lives with Li Yunfang in Li Yunhai's former villa, and they have a companion together.

Li Deming and Zhang Shuwen rushed over from the countryside. Lin Zhenbang also returned from the capital.

Everyone was bustling for several hours to celebrate the birth of Lin Zhi's second daughter.

After the meal, everyone sat together and chatted.

Lin Zhenbang and Li Yunhai came to the study.

"Yunhai, smoke a cigarette." Lin Zhenbang took the initiative to hand over a cigarette.

Li Yunhai stood up and took it, then helped his father-in-law light a cigarette.

"Yunhai, I'm sorry!" Lin Zhenbang slowly blew out the smoke ring.

"Dad, why did you say that?"

"You are different from us. You want a son, right? Xiaozhi's stomach is not up to par, has it disappointed you?"

"Dad, where are we? I think my daughter is very good. Besides, Lin Zhi and I are still young, only 25 years old! If we want to have children in the future, we can even have a football team!"

Lin Zhenbang laughed and said, "I'm very happy that you think so! I'm afraid your parents have some ideas, right?"

Li Yunhai said: "It's normal for the old man to have some ideas, but I have three brothers in my family. My sister-in-law, who is the third cousin of my family, gave birth to a son. My Li family also has an inheritance, which is enough to comfort my parents. "

Lin Zhenbang said hello three times in a row.

The matter finally came to an end.

After Lin Zhenbang, Tang Yuxia and others left, Li Yunhai arranged for his parents to stay.

Zhang Shuwen stopped the eldest son and said, "Are you still planning to have a third child?"

Li Yunhai muttered: "Let's talk about it next year! Lin Zhi's body needs to recover."

Zhang Shuwen said: "The third child is secretly having fun!"

Li Yunhai asked: "What is he so happy about?"

Zhang Shuwen said: "You have built such a big foundation, but you don't have a son to inherit it! The third brother has a son! He said that the eldest brother's family property will be inherited by his son in the future!"

Li Yunhai said: "He has a beautiful idea! If my daughter gets married, she may not have grandchildren? No matter what, it won't be his son's turn to inherit my property!"

Zhang Shuwen stood up and walked to the door, glanced at the corridor outside, and then closed the door tightly.

Li Yunhai said: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Zhang Shuwen came over and asked in a low voice: "Is the son Xiulan gave birth to your son?"

Li Yunhai was shocked.

Zhang Shuwen stretched out her right index finger and poked her son's forehead: "You think I don't know? Yun Fang told me that Li Yanjin is your son, right?"

Li Yunhai said: "Mom, just know it, don't yell! Be careful if Lin Zhi hears it, then she will definitely divorce me."

Zhang Shuwen said: "If we really divorce, that's fine. You marry Xiulan!"

Li Yunhai frowned and said, "Mom, you want me to be Chen Shimei?"

Li Deming coughed lightly: "Okay, don't talk about this! Yun Hai is right, he and Lin Zhi are both still young, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Yun Hai, go and sleep! Don't listen to your mother's nagging."

Li Yunhai said: "Dad, Mom, can you stay in Xizhou for a little longer? It's okay if you don't live here. If you are worried about not getting along with us, just live in another villa."

Zhang Shuwen said: "I'm not used to living in the city. I don't know anyone when I go out, and there is no vegetable field."

Li Yunhai said: "There is a garden outside. You can dig out some ground in the yard and plant whatever you want."

Zhang Shuwen said: "This is the city. How can the vegetables grown in the city be as delicious as those grown in the countryside? We are used to living in the countryside. You give us so much money every year that we can't spend it all! You are in the city Just live a good life here. Your dad and I are still strong and don't need you to worry about."

Li Yunhai said goodbye and went back to the master bedroom.

Lin Zhi was half lying on the bed, breastfeeding her child.

"Did my parents talk about me?" Lin Zhi asked.

"Oh, I told you to rest more, and don't let the wind blow or touch the raw water."

"You also said that I would only give birth to daughters, right?"

"I didn't say it."

"Don't lie to me, you won't lie! Are you talking about Xiulan?"

"Really not! I'm not lying to you. My parents are both reasonable people. They also said that if the third child gives birth to a son, if no one inherits our family property in the future, it will be left to the third son's son."

"Huh?" Lin Zhi almost cried again when she heard this.

Li Yunhai hugged her and said with a smile: "I'm just kidding, of course our family property will be left to our daughter."

Lin Zhi said: "I don't know which young man will be so lucky in the future! Alas! Yunhai, I will definitely give birth to another child!"

Li Yunhai said: "We'll talk about it later, don't worry! It'll be fine if you don't give birth."

Lin Zhi said: "Look at Xiao Rui, she is smiling!"

Li Yunhai said: "Xiao Rui looks like you. She will definitely be beautiful when she grows up."

Lin Zhi pursed her lips and smiled.

Li Deming and his wife stayed in Xizhou for ten days, but they couldn't stay any longer. They didn't have to do anything here and were so free.

In addition, it has been pouring for days, and it is difficult to go for a walk or go shopping. The old couple feels sick here and has told the eldest son several times that he wants to go home.

Li Yunhai did not force them to stay and arranged a car to take them back to the countryside.

Zhao Jinping accompanied representatives of 30 companies on a 14-day European tour on a luxury cruise ship.

In order to issue orders, Li Yunhai dispatched the company's most powerful marketing team.

There was no way to contact the company on the cruise ship and we had to wait until they came back to find out the outcome.

On this day, Li Yunhai received a call from his father.

"Yunhai, there's a flood at home! All the crops are flooded! Many people's adobe houses have been washed away, and the pigs, chickens, and ducks have all been washed away by the flood!"

Li Yunhai vaguely remembered that there had been such a big flood in his previous life, and some people were drowned by the flood. And my own adobe house almost collapsed this year. Fortunately, in this life, his family had already built a new house.

"Dad, is our family okay?" Li Yunhai asked.

"It's okay. Ours is a new house. The foundation is solid and high. It won't collapse!"

"That's good!"

"Yunhai, many people in the village have no place to go. Even staying at night is a problem. The ancestral hall is full of people. Look, is there anything you can think of?"

Li Yunhai said: "I can purchase tents and other supplies in Xizhou and send them home, but the roads are probably flooded, right? Can cars pass by?"

"It can't be crossed. The water in Baixi River has risen to ten times as wide as usual, and that section of the road is completely flooded. Even if we want to send supplies back to the village, we have to wait until the flood recedes. It won't solve the urgent need! "

Li Yunhai couldn't think of a better way for a while, so he could only tell his father to accept a few more disaster victims from the village to live in his home.

At this moment, news came that Xizhou had prepared a flood fighting team and was preparing to go to Meishan County.

After Li Yunhai heard about it, he arranged for people to buy a lot of supplies and bring them over.

What he is most worried about is his relatives at home, fearing that something will happen to them.

Lin Zhi knew what her husband was thinking, so she said she didn't need you to take care of her at home. Why don't you go back to your hometown?

Li Yunhai also wanted to go back to see the disaster, so he agreed.

The rescue team organized by the province includes soldiers, journalists and medical personnel.

Li Yunhai knew that small cars were not suitable for driving on the road, so he drove a minibus from the factory, which was spacious and comfortable.

When they arrived at the meeting place, all the materials were loaded into the truck and all the people were present.

One medical team had no seats.

Li Yunhai told the leader that my car was quite empty and could accommodate a few people.

The leader arranged for the medical team to get into his car.

"Mr. Li!" Han Xiaoxi was also in the medical team. When she saw Li Yunhai, she shouted with a smile.

Li Yunhai asked: "Why did you go to the countryside?"

Han Xiaoxi said: "Why can't I go to the countryside?"

Li Yunhai said: "As a young girl, you can't bear this hardship, right?"

Han Xiaoxi said: "Mr. Li, you underestimate me! I am very professional and an excellent nurse in the unit!"

Li Yunhai said: "Floods are more powerful than tigers. After you go down, be careful and protect yourself first."

Han Xiaoxi hummed and sat in the empty seat next to Li Yunhai.

The convoy set off from Xizhou in a mighty manner and headed for Meishan.

The sun was still shining brightly when we were in Xizhou.

As soon as we left the city, it started to rain heavily.

Strong winds and showers of rain raged past, and the world became muddy and dark.

Only with the car's headlights on can you see the road ahead clearly.

Han Xiaoxi looked at the weather outside and said in a trembling voice: "This is the first time I have seen such bad weather in my life. What the hell is wrong with me? She is like a resentful woman who has been abandoned. She keeps crying all day long. stop!"

Li Yunhai said: "You rarely go out of the city, right?"

Han Xiaoxi said: "Yes. How did you know?"

Li Yunhai said: "No matter how bad the weather is, you can't feel it in the city because it is blocked by high-rise buildings and countless buildings. Only in the wilderness of Ma Pingchuan can you truly see the power of nature. To Not to mention, are you the flowers in the greenhouse?"

Han Xiaoxi said: "Mr. Li, aren't you from the city?"

Li Yunhai cast his penetrating gaze on the endless rain outside, and said calmly: "I am from Meishan, a rural person. My family members are all in the disaster area, and I am returning to my hometown this time."

The lightning flashed in the air like a dragon.

Immediately, a thunderstorm rolled from the sky, making a huge sound, like a mountain collapsing and the earth cracking, which made people panic!

Han Xiaoxi was afraid and buried her head on Li Yunhai's shoulder, holding Li Yunhai's hand tightly.

Li Yunhai felt her trembling slightly and smiled: "You still want to go to the disaster area to rescue people? Can you hold the syringe firmly like this?"

"I'm just afraid of thunder."

"Are you afraid of thunder? Thunder is in the sky, but it can't hit you on the head."

"Okay, our hospital once treated a person who was struck by lightning. Oh my God! Now that I think about his appearance, I'm still scared! It's like he's been roasted. It's so scary."

I don't know what happened ahead, and the convoy suddenly stopped.

Li Yunhai looked around. There was no one outside, only an endless rain curtain. The rain hit the road and splashed water as big as a bowl! (End of chapter)