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Chapter 1270 Nanyang Growth Plan (rd update, please subscribe)

"... Chen Ruiming's nomination will make him the second scientist to receive this honor after you proposed the Nobel Prize 50-year plan..."

The sound of the news coming from the TV in the living room can be heard clearly through the door, and of course there is also the sound of the children laughing and the occasional scolding from his wife.

When hearing the news on TV, Zhang Mingkai still couldn't help but speak.

"Another Nobel Prize, that's really not easy!"

As an engineer, Zhang Mingkai certainly knows the value of the Nobel Prize. Perhaps he can make some inventions, but they are just some inventions, which are far from the groundbreaking discoveries that are awarded by the Nobel Prize.

"You have won two Nobel Prizes in just a few years. Perhaps, in a few decades, it will be possible for you to win 30 Nobel Prizes."

With such emotion, Zhang Mingkai looked out the window. The morning sun shone on the window and the grass in front of the house.

In the bathroom, Zhang Mingkai was shaving his face with an electric razor. From the half-open window came the unique sounds of the community in the early morning: the roar of car engines, the laughter of children rushing to the school bus stop, and the bells of bicycles...

These are the common sounds in the community at 7 o'clock in the morning. These sounds are not noisy, but normal sounds in life. In fact, to some extent, these are the sounds of happiness.

After quickly washing up, Zhang Mingkai went to the restaurant to have breakfast. However, unlike the children who were used to eggs and milk, he still liked to eat steamed buns and pickles, and he was also acceptable to eggs.

After finishing breakfast, he stood in front of the dressing mirror and looked at himself in the mirror. He was wearing a white shirt, a blue tie, gray trousers, and a suit draped over his arm. He nodded at himself in the mirror.

Just when Zhang Mingkai was about to speak, he heard his wife's voice.

"husband!"

When he turned around, he saw his wife making a cheering gesture to him.

"Come on!"

"come on!"

Soon, Zhang Mingkai drove into the early morning traffic. The small Rongguang car drove all the way to the city center and soon stopped in front of an office building.

After parking the car, Zhang Mingkai looked at the time. It was only 8:30, and there was still half an hour before work. So he entered the lobby and waited there. The lobby was very cool. Besides him, there were some young people there. They were all like them, wearing suits and carrying briefcases.

Occasionally, there would be people whispering to themselves, as if they were practicing something. They were of different ages, but their eyes were full of anticipation.

While waiting, Zhang Mingkai took the opportunity to carefully look through his instruction manual. Unlike the others, in addition to the instruction manual, there was a paper box at his feet.

This cardboard box contains the results of his hard work for a year and a half, and for this reason, his eyes always fall on this box.

While waiting, people kept entering the lobby and taking the elevator to each floor. Soon, Zhang Mingkai entered the elevator like everyone else. When the elevator door opened on the 6th floor, a stepped LOGO came into view.

This is the venture capital fund led by the Nanyang government, the Growth Ladder Fund, which specializes in providing venture capital and other economic support to new companies. Since its establishment in May 5, this fund has provided 10 billion Nanyuan in investment.

Although young people in Nanyang consider it an honor to work in the top companies in those countries, not everyone feels the same way.

There are always some young people who are eager for success and choose to start a business or invent something. Although they lack experience, they have dreams that are unique to young people.

The “Growth Ladder Fund” is the force that helps them realize their dreams, and this is also Nanyang’s greatest feature - creating an environment where everyone can succeed, which is also the fundamental reason why Nanyang can rise so quickly.

Everything here is for others - to make everyone live a happier life and to give everyone the opportunity to succeed.

“Nanyang is not just home to big companies, there are also tens of thousands of small businesses and companies. They are the source of vitality for Nanyang’s economy!”

Thanks to official support, many start-ups are born in Nanyang every year, covering all aspects.

While they have achieved personal success, they have also provided millions of jobs. That is why the government encourages entrepreneurship and provides corresponding support and assistance for entrepreneurship.

After entering one of the offices, Zhang Mingkai looked at the staff behind the desk and said:
"Sir, this is my project specification."

As he spoke, he handed the instruction manual to the staff behind the desk, who took it and began to read it carefully.

"Radar stove? What kind of product is this?"

Isn't radar used to detect airplanes?
"It is a product that uses electromagnetic waves to heat food. Unlike ordinary stoves, it does not produce flames or high temperatures..."

Later, Zhang Mingkai explained:
"I studied physics. There is a device called a "magnetron" in radar equipment. More than a decade ago, American engineers used it to make a "radar stove". They found that microwaves can be used to cook food, so they designed an early radar stove. With it, corn can be popped into popcorn, eggs can be cracked, and bacon can be crispy. But the radar stove at that time was very large, weighing 340 kilograms, 1.8 meters high, 0.9 meters wide, and 1.5 meters long. It used a water-cooled magnetron and could generate 3000 watts of microwave power..."

While speaking, Zhang Mingkai took out the sample he made from the paper box and introduced it:

"This is a prototype of my design. This microwave oven uses a new air-cooled magnetron and produces 800 watts of microwave power. It has a glass door and a turntable to heat food evenly. It also has a temperature control and an electronic timer. It is named "Cookmatic," which means "automatic chef."

Then he asked:
"Sir, can I show you how he uses it?"

"You mean, it can be used?" "Yes, sir,"

"How do you want to test it?"

A few minutes later, when a steaming cup of tea was brought out, the fund staff member's eyes widened - there was no flame, no temperature, but a cup of cold water was heated to become boiling water.

This completely overturned his basic cognition. In addition to being surprised, he realized that this was a project that was very worthy of investment.

After all, this thing is too magical. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would even think that it was simply a fairy tale.

But the problem was that the steaming water reminded him that this stove really did not need flames to turn cold water into boiling water, and in a very short time.

Although it still needed to go through many levels of review, he still kept an eye on the case personally. Just one week later, Zhang Mingkai's project was approved. Not only was it approved, but it also received an astonishing investment of 50 yuan.

However, he received not only investment from Life Ladder, but also investment from several other investment companies.

A few months later, Yiming Electric Appliances, founded by Zhang Mingkai, launched the world's first portable household microwave oven.

This microwave oven used a smaller and lighter air-cooled magnetron that could produce 1000 watts of microwave power. It had a metal door and a turntable that could accommodate a standard-sized plate. It also had a temperature control and a mechanical timer. It was named the "Radarange Countertop Model," which means "radar stovetop model." From then on, microwave ovens began to enter thousands of households, and in the days to come, they were constantly improved and innovated.

Although the microwave oven is just a seemingly inconspicuous product, it is actually the other side of entrepreneurship in Nanyang. With official and private investment, many start-ups are growing rapidly. These companies that started with new technologies have replaced the early toy factories and clothing factories.

Although they will have to face challenges from giants in future market competition, these companies are driving the economic development of Nanyang little by little.

No one knows in which direction these start-ups will take Nanyang, but it is the technological innovation that is driving Nanyang’s economic development and invigorating Nanyang’s economy.

On the day when Zhang Mingkai submitted his project proposal to the "Growth Ladder Fund", Ma Zhiwei had already walked into Chang'an Airport with a suitcase and bought a ticket directly to Seoul.

As for visa issues, there is no need to worry at all. Although Koreans need to apply for visas to come to Southeast Asia, Southeast Asians are exempt from visas to South Korea. In addition to the Commonwealth visa exemption, in the past few years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has negotiated with the United States and Western European countries such as France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium to achieve visa exemption. As for South American countries, visa exemption has basically been achieved. Of course, visa exemption with South American countries is often one-way, just like with South Korea, Japan and other Asian countries, but this does not hinder the travel of Southeast Asians.

Just as Ma Zhiwei was about to enter the waiting room, he suddenly saw an acquaintance and immediately greeted him warmly:

"Lawyer Song!"

Song Yaozu, who had just walked out of the hall, heard the shout and looked over. When he saw that the person who called him was Ma Zhiwei, he shouted:
"Hey, Mr. Ma, are you going on a business trip?"

"That's about right. Lawyer Song must have just returned from visiting relatives!"

Because they had worked together before, they were quite familiar with each other and naturally knew that Song Yaozu was from Hong Kong Island.

"My main job is work. I just filed a patent lawsuit in Hong Kong Island."

Song Yaozu's words made Ma Zhiwei's eyes light up, and he asked:

"Our lawyers in Nanyang can still go to Hong Kong Island to litigate!"

"Of course, our lawyer qualifications are also recognized there."

This is one of the characteristics of the Commonwealth. The qualification of lawyers is mutually recognized within the Commonwealth. In fact, Song Yaozu also obtained his qualification as a lawyer in Hong Kong Island.

Hearing him say this, Ma Zhiwei seemed a little disappointed.

"I see. If it were in Korea, it would be useless."

"Yes, I can only provide some legal advice."

Song Yaozu asked:
"Mr. Ma, are you going on a business trip to Korea?"

"Yes, let's go to Seoul and see if there are any opportunities there."

Ma Zhiwei's answer made Song Yaozu stunned, but then he understood. Although Nanyang can provide very good jobs and treatment, and basically one will never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life, there will always be many people who are not satisfied with the status quo, and they will go overseas to seek new opportunities.

There are also many investors from Southeast Asia in Hong Kong Island. Compared with local enterprises in Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong people even prefer factories invested by Southeast Asians - they treat people as human beings. Perhaps this is because they are used to the environment in Southeast Asia. Even if they exploit labor, they will not treat workers as slaves like local factories in Hong Kong Island.

After the two chatted briefly, Song Yaozu walked out of the airport and took a taxi home. The car sped all the way. About an hour later, as soon as he got out of the taxi, Song Yaozu noticed something strange on the street. Several military police armored vehicles were parked on the side of the road, and military police wearing black combat uniforms and holding weapons were entering the apartment.

"How is this going?"

Like everyone else, Song Yaozu was stunned by the scene before him. It was the first time he saw so many military police officers, as many as forty or fifty of them. Some were maintaining order, while others were entering the community.

"Could it be that they are catching a spy?"

When this thought came to Song Yaozu's mind, there was a loud "boom" in the community. It was not an explosion, but a stun grenade...

(End of this chapter)