Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 665, Disaster

After a while, the phone rang, and Yang Xiaole picked up the phone: "Hello!"

Then Cao Zhongxuan's voice came over the phone: "Xiao Le! I just called to ask about the plane tickets. They are available tomorrow. I was in a hurry and didn't have time to ask for details. Is the old man in poor health?"

After hearing this, Yang Xiaole understood what was going on.

Then he said, "Second brother, the old man is in such poor health that he keeps talking nonsense even for no reason. And the old man wants to be reunited with his family. So I made this call."

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Zhongxuan let out a sigh of relief.

"Oh, you're fine! That's good. I was so worried just now!"

After saying that, he paused for a moment, and still said hesitantly: "Xiao Le, do you think this will work? The company is very busy now, and it has encountered difficulties. If the old man's health is not a big problem, can you take it easy first, and wait for me to recover, and then go over.

Don't worry, it won't be long, I will pick him up in person when the time comes."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole pondered for a moment.

In fact, he had a pretty good impression of Cao Zhongxuan and his son Cao Tianliang.

It can only be said that every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Okay, anyway, the old man has someone to take care of him here. If there is an emergency, I will definitely notify you as soon as possible."

"Oh, okay! Sure! I'll trouble my brother and sister-in-law."

Cao Zhongxuan's polite voice came from the other side.

Yang Xiaole pondered for a moment and asked, "Second brother, do you have any idea of ​​developing in Hong Kong Island? Uncle, aunt, and grandfather are all here, and Hong Kong Island is no worse than Singapore."

Asian Tigers

They took advantage of the opportunity of developed countries transferring labor-intensive industries to developing countries, attracted large amounts of foreign capital and technology, utilized the advantages of local cheap and good labor, adjusted their economic development strategies in a timely manner, and developed rapidly, becoming developed countries and regions in Asia after Japan.

Hong Kong Island is indeed no worse than Singapore.

So to speak, he also has selfish motives.

After all, he would come to Hong Kong Island occasionally, but once the old man went to Singapore, we wouldn’t see each other for many years.

If they come here, what they get out of their hands will be no worse than what they have now.

Still give the other person a chance.

But there was silence for a while, and finally a rejection came: "Forget about going to Hong Kong Island. We have been here for several years and are relatively familiar with it. We are not very familiar with it. Everything will have to start from scratch."

Yang Xiaole didn't say anything when he saw this.

"That's fine, second brother, you can do it yourself. There's nothing else to do. Oh, okay, okay, I'll treat your family to a meal when I have the chance!"

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, he hung up the phone.

When Hua Yourong saw him hang up the phone, she asked, "Are you unwilling to come and pick up Grandpa Suo?"

Yang Xiaole put down the phone and hummed, "They said that the company's current business status is not very good. If the old man has nothing to do, he won't come over for now. I will come to pick him up later."

"Oh, then why do you want them to come to Hong Kong Island?"

"Singapore is too far from the mainland after all. The old man doesn't really want to go there. When he goes there, I won't have enough time to visit him in Singapore. Coming here, I can still see him often."

Hearing this, Hua Yourong nodded slightly.

Then he asked, "So what are you going to do?"

Yang Xiaole thought about it for a while, turned on the scan, and confirmed whether the old man was nearby.

I saw the other party playing with Xiaobao in the villa area.

He then said: "I'll make a phone call!"

Then he picked up the phone and called Huang Qiujing's home.

After a while, Huang Qiujing's voice came from the other side: "Hello, who is this?"

"I, Xiaole!"

"Oh, what's wrong? I just finished my meal. When are you coming over?"

"Wait a minute, don't worry, those are just small things, help me do something."

"whats the matter!"

"The last time I went to Singapore, do you remember the old man's son?"

"You are talking about Mr. Cao, remember! What's the matter? Do you want to invest? How much do you want to invest?"

She thought Yang Xiaole was talking about investment.

She was clear about the relationship between the old man and Yang Xiaole. Since Yang Xiaole agreed, she would not say anything.

Even if it's a waste of money.

But she was surprised by what Yang Xiaole said next.

"No, I want you to bring him down! Within three months, after their company goes bankrupt, you will propose investment and ask them to come to Hong Kong Island. Find them a company of similar size to the previous refinery. Let them come here."

Since they won't come, then hurry over.

With the old man around and Cao Zhongxuan not being too excessive, he naturally wouldn't bring them down.

In their own territory in Hong Kong Island, with Huang Qiujing and others watching over them, they couldn't make any waves.

Huang Qiujing asked again, not quite believing it: "Xiao Le, are you sure? If the old man knew, have you thought about the consequences?"

"I know, don't worry, that's why I let you invest again! If you don't tell me, who will know? Besides, if the old man knows, he will know. I'm here for you!"

Yang Xiaole said nonchalantly.

Huang Qiujing thought about it for a moment and then understood.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away. It won't take that long!"

"Okay! Let's do this for now. I'll talk about the gold shop later when I get there."

Then hung up the phone.

Hua Yourong watched him make the call, looked at her mother beside her, then looked back at Yang Xiaole.

After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Xiao Le! Would this be a bad idea? What if something happens?"

She also understood what Yang Xiaole meant.

But it doesn’t feel right to do so.

Su Ling next to her was also in a dilemma.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Auntie, don't worry. Apart from other things, I won't do anything to them just because of the old man's relationship! I will slowly make up for the money I lost. Nothing will happen."

Seeing this, Su Ling showed a helpless expression.

"Okay, you can do whatever you want. The old man is old and can't stand the stimulation!"

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "Don't worry."

Old men can’t be stimulated?

If the old man had found a companion a few years ago, his son might have been about the same age as his great-grandson.

But he really didn't dare to say this.

The old man probably could really beat him up.

If the old man really had no descendants, maybe he could actually do it and give the old man a second wife and continue the Cao family's bloodline.

It's not necessary now.

The old man's matter was dealt with, so Yang Xiaole didn't bother with it anymore.

He believed that Huang Qiujing had plenty of ways to handle this matter.

Not to mention that the other party’s current business conditions are not good, even if they are very good, there are still ways to deal with them. The power of capital has now begun to slowly show its effect.

Then a few people started chatting there.

After a long while, voices were heard outside.

Xiaobao's laughter could be heard from outside.

Following behind him was Mr. Suo, who was leaning on a cane.

After taking a walk outside, the old man felt a little better.

After coming in and sitting down, Yang Xiaole said directly: "Grandpa, I just called my second brother." This made the old man stunned.

He knew the temperament of his apprentice, so he quickly asked, "Didn't you say anything?"

He really didn't want any conflict between his apprentice and his son.

Yang Xiaole handed the old man a cigarette, lit it, and said with a smile: "Nothing much, just about what you want to do over there. Second brother said he will come to pick you up tomorrow."

"You'll come pick me up tomorrow? Really?"

He really didn't believe it.

If it was just his son, there would be a possibility, but with that daughter-in-law, he really didn't believe it.

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Really? But I heard from my second brother that their factory isn't doing very well, so I told him not to come over now. Wait until they're done, and then you can come over. Besides, you're ready to give up the museum, so we have to hand it over!"

Seeing him say that, Suo Ye thought about it and finally nodded: "Okay! If he doesn't want to come, then don't come. He is not a business person at all. If he insists on doing business, what will happen now? He will lose all his capital by then."

Yang Xiaole smiled when he heard this.

In fact, Cao Zhongxuan has caught up with a good era. The four Asian tigers are starting to take off and are about to begin their rise.

If you catch the right wind, even a pig can fly.

Get through this period, and things will be much better starting next year.

As long as they don't do anything stupid, there won't be any problem.

It's just that I'm temporarily unlucky.

But he doesn't care about that now, he just wants to get the people over here first.

Then he collected his thoughts and said with a smile: "Old man, why do you worry about this? You are so old. Your children and grandchildren will have their own blessings."

The old man sighed when he heard this: "Yes, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Back then, such a huge family business came into my hands, but I still couldn't keep it, right? Alas..."

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Hey, old man, why are you so sad? This is a time of change. The Qing Dynasty has been gone for many years! If you are too bored, go to the park. There are many old ladies exercising there... You... Hey, I asked you to exercise~~ What are you thinking about!"

Seeing the old man puffing his beard and glaring, and about to wave his cane, Yang Xiaole hurried to Hua Yourong's side.

Su Ling just shook her head.

"Madam, dinner is ready."

While thinking, Aunt Zhang called out to Su Ling.

Seeing this, Su Ling smiled and said, "Okay, let's eat! You're waiting for your uncle, but we don't know when he will be back! He stays in the lab every day and doesn't come out."

The latter sentence was naturally directed at Yang Xiaole.

Seeing this, Aunt Zhang agreed.

I turned my head and saw the sound of a car coming from the door.

You don't need to look to know that Hua's father has returned.

"Xiao Le!"

The laughing voice of Hua's father was heard from outside.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole naturally stood up.

When the other party came closer, he smiled and said, "Uncle, you're back!"

Father Hua nodded with a smile: "Yes, I'm back. When did you arrive?"

"Just arrived today. Judging from uncle's expression, there must be good news!"

Yang Xiaole handed the other person a cigarette with a smile.

Su Ling, who was standing next to him, watched the man take the cigarette and frowned as she asked, "How many cigarettes do you smoke all day long? I can smell the smell even from a distance. Can you smoke less?"

"This is not the time to think about problems, so you can't sit still!"

Upon hearing this, Hua's father explained with a smile and then ordered it.

Then he smiled at Yang Xiaole and said, "I guess Mr. Huang and Tiantian have told you about the situation in the laboratory! I won't talk about that. This time I want to talk about the packaging technology. There is a breakthrough."

These words made Yang Xiaole raise his eyebrows.

Although he doesn't understand batteries, he does know a little bit.

The circulation of reactants inside the battery is very important, and the packaging medium is also very important.

Otherwise, mass production will not be possible.

To get the final product of something in the laboratory, it is usually a very long process and there are many things to do.

If the cost in the laboratory is too high, mass production will not be possible.

He retracted his thoughts and smiled, "Uncle, is there any good news?"

"Have!"

Hua's father had obviously been holding it in.

He smiled and said, "We have tested phosphates with an olivine structure, such as lithium iron phosphate, which are superior to traditional positive electrode materials and have very high stability. In addition, industrial-grade olivine is very cheap. Although the energy density is medium among several solutions, the stability is the highest. Of course, this is only temporary data. We still need to conduct repeated charging and discharging tests before we can finally confirm it...."

Yang Xiaole listened there quietly.

He doesn't understand this stuff either.

After the other party finished speaking, he smiled and asked, "Can samples be produced in the near future?"

Father Hua smiled and nodded: "Well, some preliminary samples have come out, but they still need test data support."

After saying that, he thought of something and said, "By the way, we have already applied for a patent for our product. Someone from the Japanese side came over today to talk about this battery."

Hua Yourong curiously asked, "Someone is coming from the Japanese side? What for? Do they want to buy our technology?"

The other party hummed: "Yes! The price is very high. I will probably come to you in a while."

Yang Xiaole laughed when he heard this.

The Japanese are really powerful!
There is action so soon.

But it's not surprising when you think about it. The Japanese have very strict control over patents. They will not easily sell many patents, even if the patents of large companies are useless.

Of course, it’s a little better if it’s not a big company.

He hasn't even bought other people's patents yet, but is buying theirs instead.

What are you thinking!

He collected his thoughts and smiled, "Don't worry about them."

In previous years, patent issues might have been more troublesome, but in recent years, with the improvement of Hong Kong's patent law.

There is no need to be as cautious as in previous years.

Seeing this, Hua's father smiled and said, "Xiao Le, is there something you forgot to prepare?"

"Uncle, what's the matter?"

Yang Xiaole was confused for a moment.

"A battery factory! Once the test is completed, we can start production. Should we acquire a battery factory? Battery factories usually have traditional batteries, and our products can be used as the main product. They can be used in cameras and the like."

Yang Xiaole laughed when he heard this: "Yes! Indeed, but we still have to ensure the quality of the products first. The battery factory can purchase them first."

Hua Yourong smiled and agreed: "Okay, I will discuss it with Qiu Jing tomorrow. She mentioned this matter last time, so she should be prepared."

That's how it was settled.

"Okay, we're just busy chatting. Let's eat and chat while we eat."

Seeing that everyone had almost finished talking, Su Ling urged them on.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole stood up with a smile: "Let's eat. I'll have a few drinks with the old man and uncle."

Then a few people went to the dinner table and chatted there.

During the conversation, Yang Xiaole also learned about the research situation in the laboratory.

I have to say that money is really important to scientific research.

With money, they could buy a large number of instruments. They recruited a lot of laboratory assistants, and even Hua's father poached a lot of technical people from other major battery factories.

PS: I am really sorry, it is almost the New Year and the updates are a bit unstable. There is nothing I can do as I have too many things to do.

(End of this chapter)