Break out of the courtyard

The research project that Zhang Heping adjusted today was not terminated directly, but rather a clear research direction was given to encourage the relevant experimental teams to complete the research as soon as possible.

This approach naturally gained the approval of everyone under its command.

In fact, the moment these people saw Zhang Heping stepping on the void and violating the laws of physics, their minds were no longer on their research projects.

Sure enough, when Zhang Heping announced the end of the meeting and prepared to leave, most of the people present raised their hands, clearly having many questions they wanted Zhang Heping to answer.

"I'd like to ask, how do I walk on air?" Zhang Heping smiled as the experts and professors in front of him lowered their arms one after another. "If you want to know, finish your projects as soon as possible, and we'll explain at the next meeting."

"Let's go!" Zhang Heping called out, then leaned forward and, in full view of everyone, flew down into the passage below, just a few dozen centimeters off the ground, and flew out of the stadium!
As soon as Zhang Heping left, the indoor gymnasium erupted into a cacophony of noise, resembling a bustling market.

"How did Dean Zhang manage to do that?"

"Is it mental power? Dean Zhang was able to use mental power to control objects and fly before."

"If it's mental strength, how much mental power would it require to support it?"

"Could it be that Dean Zhang has developed a new generation of brain-computer interfaces, achieving a major breakthrough in enhancing mental power?"

"Void flight! That's incredible! If this is the essence of metaphysics, I'd be willing to abandon science immediately and learn to fly from Dean Zhang!"

"Quiet!"

"It shouldn't be the new brain-computer interface. Didn't you see Zhang Bei walk out?"

"I can't worry about that now, I have to finish our research this week!"

"Me too! If anyone holds us back, don't blame us for ganging up on their doorstep, haha!"

"If this flight capability could be widely applied to the military..."

"Quiet!"

"Quiet down, everyone! Elder Hua has something to say!"

After the guard, Xiao Qin, shouted loudly, the attendees gradually quieted down.

Standing by the railing below, Hua frowned as he looked at the excited group of men, women, and children, saying, "Keep today's meeting confidential!"

"Everyone can leave only after their phones have been checked!"

After Hua finished speaking, he asked Secretary Chen to organize people to check the cell phones, while he and Li walked to the side and exchanged views in hushed tones.

They never expected Zhang Heping to pull such a stunt, directly shattering their doubts about metaphysics and theology with a single move of flying through the void!

If Zhang Heping's methods today were made public, even if it were said that he had attained divine status through metaphysics, many people would believe it, let alone metaphysics or theology!
……

"Dad!" Zhang Bei quickly chased after him, and got into the back seat of the car with Zhang Heping. He asked in a low voice, "Did you fly using your mental power just now?"

"It's so obvious, why even ask?" Zhang Heping replied casually.

Zhang Bei leaned closer and lowered his voice to ask, "Did you get a new brain-computer interface?"

"No!" Zhang Heping looked at his eldest son and smiled, "Is it possible that my mental strength has increased?"

Zhang Bei really wanted to say that his father didn't participate when they were training their mental strength in the basement at night.

But then he remembered that his father had been in the server room all this time, and couldn't help but ask, "Can the regenerative brain server also train mental strength?"

Instead of answering directly, Zhang Heping asked, "Who transferred the brainwaves from those brain regeneration servers to them?"

What is the difference between a biological brain and a regenerated brain?

"What biological brain servers can do, can regenerative brain servers do?"

“But the regenerative brain server won’t resist…” Zhang Bei stopped mid-sentence.

Because he had just realized that if he could transform the regenerative brain server's resistance, it might be able to train his mental strength just like the biological brain server!

After the father and son returned home in the car, they went about their own business.

Zhang Heping ignored the recruitment for the second Genius Training Camp and instead went back to his study, turned on his computer, and took stock of his assets to see how much funding he could mobilize for space experiments and spacecraft development.

The capital might approve some funding, but the country is currently focused on economic development, so even if the central government allocates funds, it won't be much.

The dividends from Peace Investment Company in recent years have all been reinvested in the expansion of roads, electricity, and telecommunications, so they cannot be relied upon for the time being.

Companies like CITIC, China Travel Service, China Resources, and Ping An are also aggressively expanding their businesses, but they give very little in dividends each year, as if they are just trying to appease their shareholders.

However, if these shares are resold, the return would be three to four times, so overall it wouldn't be a loss.

Previously, there was a disagreement with the State Grid Corporation of China. The final compensation was a 10% stake in the tobacco company with long-term dividend rights. At the end of last year, a total of 8.7 million RMB was distributed!
This dividend may seem small, but it differs from the shares of companies such as CITIC, China Travel Service, China Resources, and Ping An.

If companies like CITIC, China Travel Service, China Resources, and Ping An increase their capital and expand their shareholdings, and Peace Group does not follow suit with additional funds, its shareholding will decrease accordingly.

However, the long-term dividend rights of the tobacco company's 10% stake do not involve as many complicated changes.

Regardless of whether the tobacco company's assets and profits skyrocket or plummet, the Peace Group will continue to enjoy the long-term dividend rights of its 10% shareholding without needing to invest any more funds.

The reason for this is twofold: first, the Heping Group did not hold any shares in the tobacco company, but only enjoyed the right to receive dividends; second, Zhang Heping was supplying the Longevity 120 medicine to the mainland free of charge, and this dividend was equivalent to a form of compensation.

This kind of thing can't be calculated in detail. Once you do, the people on the tobacco line will feel they've lost out, and the Peace Group will feel they've lost out even more!

After all, when they invested in the mainland power grid, they poured tens of billions of US dollars into it, and the result was hard to describe.

It was precisely because of those unpleasant past events that Zhang Heping did not expect the higher authorities to provide him with research and development funding.

In addition, Peace Investment has some IPO projects in the incubation stage in mainland China, but it hasn't seen any money coming in the past few years.

The same applies to Stepmother Investment; the IPO projects currently incubated have not yet facilitated a single company's listing due to certain special reasons.

Like the Wucheng and Xiamen chip factories that officially started production last year, they were originally aimed at going public, which is why Zhang Heping invested funds and technology, and only took 20% of the shares.

The result was quite positive; they responded to the call to explore other organizational forms for modern enterprises.

There wasn't even a dividend at the end of last year!

Let's leave aside Xiamen, since Heping Group has little investment there, it's normal for someone to interfere. But if Wucheng doesn't give him a satisfactory explanation, Zhang Heping will consider relocating all his factories there.

The revenue from Tingmei Trading remains the main source of income for the Peace Group.

The wholesale of pharmaceuticals and medical devices, as well as the sale of mobile phone modules and military-supplied chips, account for one-third of the total revenue.

The remaining third of the income came from the metal materials business run by his mistress, Chen Shuting, and the income from the Heping Materials Factory.

The remaining third comes from the sale of miscellaneous goods from other factories in China.

Although Heping Real Estate made some money, it invested the money in real estate development in other cities, thus expanding its business.

The profitability of listed companies such as HBC Bank, Renewable Energy, Sea, Land & Air, and Hong Kong Island Telecom remains strong, but they have distributed a lot of shares, so last year's dividends will be much lower.

It was precisely this missing portion of profit that prevented the Peace Group from being significantly affected after the World Trade Center officially began operations.

Besides the profitable companies, there are also loss-making companies such as Umbrella Security, Peace Hospital, Peace Motors, and Peace Assets.

Umbrella Security lost money because it expanded too aggressively overseas last year, which was to be expected.

Peace Motors also had reasons for expanding its business and production capacity, but the main reason was to resist Nissan's price reduction promotions, which were somewhat detrimental to both sides.

The Hong Kong Island Peace Hospital did not suffer losses, but the Shenzhen Peace Hospital was the main one. As the production of Shouyuan 120 drug increased, the costs invested in blood collection, blood testing, and storage also increased.

关键是这个成本增长是跳跃式的，去年1月的寿元120药剂产量才503支，到了年底12月就是6378支了。

而今年1月虽然还没结束，但预测寿元120药剂产量能达到8000支以上；年底12月理论上能生产97685支，接近深城和平学院1号生产大楼的寿元120药剂生产极限！

Therefore, Secretary Chen came over after lunch to ask Zhang Heping if the blood collection and testing work could be distributed to large hospitals in various provincial capitals.

“Once the blood collection and testing work is decentralized to various provinces, the next step should be to discuss the distribution of the Shouyuan 120 drug to hospitals in each province for self-administration!” Zhang Heping picked up his teacup and gestured to Secretary Chen.

After the two had both taken a sip of tea and put down their teacups, Secretary Chen continued, "After the production of Lifespan 120 potion increased, all sorts of problems arose one after another."

"We cannot guarantee that the Shouyuan 120 drug will not be misappropriated, switched, or stolen after it is distributed to various provinces, but we can ensure the safety of blood collection, testing, storage, and transportation in each province."

"In this way, we can guarantee a production of nearly 10 units by the end of the year!"

Secretary Chen looked directly into Zhang Heping's eyes, his gaze intense, and said, "At that time, our margin for error will be greatly improved. Even if there are errors or omissions in the distribution of the Lifespan 120 medication to hospitals in various provinces for self-administration, we will still be able to..."

Zhang Heping waved his hand, grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and started cracking them open. "Even if you just steal a Lifespan 120 potion worth 120 billion and sell it for a mere 1 per bottle, there will be plenty of people willing to do it!"

"Moreover, the Lifespan 120 potion can't possibly be sold so cheaply!"

"According to you, once production increases, we can ignore the risk of theft and simply make up for the shortfall afterward. Do you think this approach is appropriate?"

Secretary Chen was rendered speechless and subconsciously picked up his teacup, using it as a tactic to delay and think.

As Zhang Heping said, with such huge interests at stake, how many people can withstand the test?

"The blood collection and testing work can be outsourced, but the related costs will need to be borne by each hospital itself," Zhang Heping said calmly.

"Next time you talk about the issue of distributing Shouyuan 120 medication to hospitals in various provinces for self-administration, you need to come up with a complete set of control measures."

"If you can't afford it, just keep injecting in Shenzhen and boost consumption there!"

"Okay, Consultant Zhang!" Secretary Chen stood up with a smile. His main task this time was to distribute the blood collection and testing work to other provinces. Unexpectedly, Zhang Heping changed the subject and actually agreed.

"Regarding the issue of dispersive injection of Shouyuan 120 medication, we have actually discussed a pilot program in Guangdong Province. Would you like us to send it over for us to take a look?"

Zhang Heping picked up some melon seeds and stood up. As he saw Secretary Chen out, he said, "If you have drafted the reward and punishment measures, just send them to my email address."

Secretary Chen smiled and said, "Then we need to discuss and revise it again before we can send it to your email."

“90年第四次全国人口普查，90岁以上老人约有88万人。”张和平缓缓说道：“这几年的医疗技术有很大提高，90岁以上老人数量估计能突破160万。”

"Considering the number of people diagnosed with cancer each year, how much of the Lifespan 120 drug needs to be produced monthly to ensure sufficient production?"

Upon hearing this, Secretary Chen immediately realized that Zhang Heping was considering expanding production.

Then Secretary Chen tentatively asked, "Advisor Zhang, if I may ask, have you considered lowering the price of Lifespan 120 medicine after its production volume increases?"

“No way!” Zhang Heping started eating sunflower seeds again. “If Heping Group lowers the price of Lifespan 120, it would be like betraying the customers who bought the medicine before.”

"After all, he's someone who can spend 120 billion RMB to buy medicine; offending him would have a severe backlash!"

"Therefore, I would rather they try every means to obtain our citizenship so that they can receive free medication than ruin our own reputation."

"Understood!" Secretary Chen nodded, stood at the Zhang family's door for a moment and said, "I made a rough estimate before. If it's only for domestic use, the monthly production of Shouyuan 120 medicine can reach 10 doses, which can barely meet next year's demand."

"If the monthly production reaches 30 units, it can smoothly meet the domestic drug demand before 2000."

Zhang Heping smiled and said, "You guys discuss it first, and once you've decided, we'll add more production lines."

"Thank you, Consultant Zhang, for your support of my work. I'll take my leave now. Please wait!" Secretary Chen said, and quickly walked towards the car next to her.

Zhang Heping ate some melon seeds at the door for a while, pondered the pros and cons of releasing the Lifespan 120 potion technology, and finally shook his head and went back inside to continue taking stock of his assets.

Peace Group has expanded too rapidly in the past year, acquiring a lot of assets overseas, which has caused some chaos in its internal management.

In an effort to boost performance, some renewable energy companies have even started real estate businesses in port cities.

Coincidentally, the sea, land, and air companies also have real estate businesses in the cities where ports and airports are located abroad.

In addition, Heping Plaza Property Management Company, a subsidiary of Heping Real Estate, has even started a foreign trade business. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they are taking away business from Tingmei Trading.

Zhang Heping returned to his study, sat down at the computer, and typed out a document, which was actually a resource restructuring plan.

According to his thinking, he doesn't need his subsidiaries to build a business ecosystem!

He only needs the companies under him to specialize in their respective businesses, and then form a business ecosystem with the group as the core.

In this way, he can better guide relevant professional companies to upgrade their technology, thereby seizing the position of industry leader... (End of this chapter)