Break out of the courtyard

"Peace!"

Zhang Heping looked in the direction of the sound and saw Zhao Jianguo standing outside the gate of Zhang's courtyard in a green police uniform. The police next to him were gathering their troops and preparing to evacuate.

"This is what's going on. MBI wants to acquire Intel and then take over the military chip market in Magnesium." Zhang Heping quickly summarized to Director Wang, then walked towards Zhao Laoliu.

Zhao Jianguo pulled Zhang Heping to a deserted place nearby and whispered, "I just heard a piece of news. A director in charge of intelligence in North Magnesium defected to Magnesium. Your identity in China may have been leaked by him."

Zhang Heping thought of the consultant appointment letter and certificate he received in the morning, frowned and asked, "How much does he know about me?"

"Not sure. The National Security Bureau is still investigating the people he had contact with before!" Zhao Jianguo shook his head and lowered his voice and said, "We didn't know where he had fled to. An important Beimei intelligence officer died at the beginning of the month, so we thought of this traitor."

"Just spend the New Year in the capital with peace of mind. I'll call you once I find out everything."

Zhang Heping put his arm around Zhao Jianguo's shoulders and whispered, "Help me get the photo and information of that traitor."

It is not convenient to send people from China to Magnesium to take action, but Zhang Heping can pay a reward for that person's head in Hong Kong Island!
Zhao Jianguo said "hmm", got into the police car, and left with the two foreigners.

As soon as the police left, Director Wang finished his phone call with his superiors.

"Heping, I have already reported the matter of MBI company. I will pick you up tomorrow morning for a meeting to discuss it." After Director Wang finished speaking, he hesitated again. Should he talk about the traitor?

However, she thought of Zhao Jianguo's other identity as a national security officer and guessed what the boy had just said, so she gave up the idea of ​​putting it off until tomorrow.

"There's one more thing!" Director Wang glanced around and confirmed that no one was around before she lowered her voice and said, "Jianguo should have told you about the traitor..."

Director Wang saw Zhang Heping nod, and then he continued, "That traitor disappeared in 85. At that time, his public identity was the director of the Beimei Division of the Foreign Affairs Bureau. Although his work did not overlap with your second sister's at the time, they were in the same department, so he had heard about your case."

"But don't worry! All your information in China has been filed under the name Zhang Ping'an and kept secret in our department. The only people who know about this, besides you, me and Mr. Hua, are no more than five!"

"Got it!" Zhang Heping nodded. "If things can't be done, I will retreat to the Nanshan Mountain in Shenzhen."

Director Wang comforted Zhang Heping a few more words and then took the bus back.

However, what happened tonight has just begun.

After Zhang Heping returned home, he simply said "It's okay" to his parents, wife and children, then picked up the phone and called Hong Kong Island, asking Wei Chunqiao, the head of the Umbrella Company, to arrange for eight bodyguards to come and take over.

...

The next day, two meetings.

The first meeting was an emergency meeting regarding magnesium military chips.

"I think we can consider cooperating with MBI. If we let the Japanese produce military chips for the Magnesium country, then the day when the Japanese help the Magnesium country to build missiles will not be far away!"

"If we can severely damage the chip companies in Magnesium and make them have no domestic chips to use, I think we can tolerate the Japanese producing military chips."

"The people of Magnesium are not that stupid. They restricted Japan's semiconductor industry last year and imported 10 sets of photolithography machines, etching machines and other chip production related equipment from us. So, I think they are not short of military chips, but they are afraid that we can make better military chips!"

"Counselor Zhang, what suggestions do you have?"

Zhang Heping was distractedly wondering whether the capitalists' asset restructuring and corporate mergers could really be implemented on Intel and MBI.

He thought for two more seconds before saying, "The new memory and dual-core processors produced by Zhuhai Computer Industrial Park are just the trigger for the drop in Intel and MBI's stock prices. It was those retail investors and investment institutions who caused their stock prices to plummet."

"The drop in stock prices actually has little impact on Intel and MBI's chip production. As long as Magnesium is willing to support these two companies and give them military orders, their stock prices will go up."

Mr. Hua frowned and said, "The Japanese are producing military chips for the Magnesium country..."

Naturally, Zhang Heping told Director Wang about this last night and then reported it.

"Just because Intel and MBI don't go bankrupt doesn't mean the major shareholders won't become Japanese!" Zhang Heping frowned.
"I checked online last night. After the stock prices of Intel and MBI fell, a large portion of the stocks fell into the hands of Magnesium Investment Company, which is controlled by Japanese people behind the scenes."

At this point, the eight elderly people (three women and five men) attending the meeting all looked suspicious.

If this is the case, wouldn't the Magnesian people coming here to discuss chip cooperation be making things easier for the Japanese?
Zhang Heping spread his hands and said, "This is an economic war without gunpowder smoke, or a currency war! The Magnesians want to suppress the Japanese economy, but the Japanese use the magnesium dollars they earn to steal the Magnesians' company shares within the financial rules set by the Magnesians."

The eight old men looked at each other and finally set their sights on Mr. Hua, because he was Zhang Heping's superior!
Mr. Hua spoke again, "Advisor Zhang, are you sure the news you just said is true?"

Zhang Heping nodded. "I checked all securities accounts holding Intel and MBI stocks and confirmed that the Japanese indirectly control 27% of Intel and 22% of MBI stocks. If the Japanese are willing, they can become the largest shareholders of these two companies in a short period of time!"

The reason why Zhang Heping is so sure is that in the past few days, a large amount of magnesium dollars have flowed from Japan Bank to Magnesium, and then from the accounts of the six major Japanese conglomerates to the accounts of a number of small companies in Magnesium.

What he didn't know was that the former Mayor Suzuki originally wanted to use these magnesium dollars to help his stepmother's investment company clear out the inventory!
"If that's the case, why do the people of Magnesium still want to cooperate with us on chips? Isn't this just making things easier for the Japanese?" Mr. Li asked doubtfully, "Don't the people of Magnesium know about the little tricks the Japanese are doing behind the scenes?"

Zhang Heping thought for a moment before saying, "The Magnesium people are the rule makers of this capital game. Even if they don't know it now, when the Japanese use their equity to make trouble, the Magnesium people can use the power of judicial interpretation to rule that the Japanese's secret acquisition of Intel and MBI is invalid."

An old man in green military uniform sarcastically said: "One is a sneak attack, and the other is a rogue. Is this what you call economic warfare?"

Zhang Heping said calmly: "There is also plunder and destruction!"

Following this sentence, others couldn't help but think of the money Zhang Heping made from stock trading in Japan, and the global stock market turmoil caused by the magnesium stock market crash.

"Advisor Zhang!" Elder Yang asked sternly, "Do you think we should cooperate with the Magnesium guys on chips?"

Zhang Heping looked around and said seriously, "After the Nanshan campus of Heping Vocational Training College is completed, the underground laboratory over there will be able to produce better computer hardware."

Although Zhang Heping did not directly answer the question of whether to cooperate or not, his answer made everyone present feel more at ease.

The second meeting was still about the issue of price reform.

Four old men in military uniforms walked out of the conference room, and then a dozen old men and women came in.

The biggest controversial point of this meeting is whether to continue discussing the plan!

The people argued for a long time without any result, and they were still arguing during lunch. After lunch, there was no rest, and the participants sat in the meeting room early.

However, before Mr. Li and the others could speak, Zhang Heping spoke first: "I have a view that both the planned economy at home and the market economy abroad can develop productivity. In this afternoon's meeting, can we not mention the words planning and market and talk about something more practical!"

The meeting room was silent for only a moment, and then someone jumped out to accuse Zhang Heping of having problems with his thinking, and the conversation then turned back to the controversy over the "plan".

Zhang Heping felt that holding such meetings was a waste of time. After the afternoon meeting, he said hello to Mr. Hua, left without even having dinner.

Zhang Heping did not attend the meeting for the next two days.

He went to the Harmony Hospital early in the morning, leaving Mr. Hua and Mr. Li at a loss for words, since this guy is also an authority in the medical field.

1月24号，4男4女8个保镖来到首都，前期过来的4个保镖和补课老师在当天下午飞回了港岛。

Most of Zhang Bei and Zhang Nan's classmates and employees in the company went back home to celebrate the New Year. Only 3 classmates, 6 boys and 9 girls, stayed behind. They were Zhang Bei, Zhang Nan and Zhang Nian's roommates, and were probably security guards and classmates.

There are a lot more people, so naturally we need more New Year's goods.

Then, Zhang Heping had another excuse not to go to the hospital and joined the army of people purchasing New Year's goods.

The time came to the 27th, the day before New Year's Eve.

When Ma Xiuzhen was muttering that Nanla Town had not sent this year's mountain products, He Zijiang called and asked Zhang Heping to take people to the airport to collect the air parcel.

In the afternoon, when Ma Xiuzhen saw Zhang Heping bringing back four taxis carrying goods, she was shocked to find that there were too many mountain products this year!
"Old He!" Zhang Heping was holding his cell phone, watching the bodyguard unpacking the package outside the courtyard gate, and said to He Zijiang who was far away in Banna: "Do you have a pen and paper? I want to tell you about the package."

"Hmm! The dried flowers are tied too loosely. You can wrap them with newspapers later." Zhang Heping picked up a dried flower with most of its petals missing and continued, "And the buds of the fresh flowers are too small. They are not suitable for the winter in the north. It should be fine in Hong Kong Island..."

As the packages were opened one by one, Ma Xiuzhen and the people watching were surprised, because most of what they opened were flowers!
Women naturally love these flowers!
Zhang Feng and her younger sister Zhang Nuo put the petals that fell into the package into their pockets, then ran upstairs, opened the third-floor window, and sprinkled a rain of flowers that flew towards the passers-by and the white snow in the distance, causing countless exclamations.

In previous years, the mountain products were mainly dried mushrooms and bacon, but in the package sent today, there were a lot more fresh vegetables and fruits, which looked like they were picked this morning.

After Zhang Heping finished telling He Zijiang about the package, he asked him to express his gratitude on his behalf before hanging up the phone.

"Didn't you buy a vase before?" Zhang Heping said to the family members who were looking at the pile of flowers and didn't know what to do with it:

"Choose some vases for arranging flowers, put fresh flowers and dried flowers separately, and add some water to the vases for fresh flowers, so that the flower buds can bloom."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuting took her maid and female bodyguard to arrange flowers.

His first wife Tang Xin had not returned from the Capital Hotel yet, so Zhang Heping called her and left the situation to his mother Ma Xiuzhen to arrange, while he took Old Zhang to the Capital Hotel.

Since father-in-law Tang Ming will not return to Hong Kong Island to celebrate the New Year this year, Tang Xin wants to bring the old couple to live in Zhang's courtyard, but the father-in-law does not agree.

Zhang Heping probably didn't have any family members to invite him, so Tang Ming was too embarrassed to agree.

After Zhang Heping and Lao Zhang came over to persuade him, Tang Ming finally agreed to stay there until the third day of the Lunar New Year, and then he would have to move back to the Capital Hotel.

My mother-in-law Xu Jiefeng didn't care. She often went to Zhang's house for dinner recently and got along well with Ma Xiuzhen, Chen Liqin and others.

After packing a set of clothes, Zhang Heping drove the person back home.

"What a nice smell!" Tang Xin couldn't help asking as soon as she entered the courtyard: "Have the flowers from Banna arrived?"

Tang Xin is in charge of the flower business in Banna. She is familiar with those rich ladies and has reached verbal agreements with some hotels, restaurants and companies in Hong Kong Island.

Seeing the piles of flowers on and under the dining table, she immediately called Xiaoyun in Hong Kong Island and asked the general manager of Heping Real Estate Company whether he had received the flowers sent today.

Zhang Heping usually does not get involved in these trivial matters. As long as his wives like, he lets them do it.

He now went to bring over a stack of expired newspapers, preparing to wrap some dried flowers and give them out when he went to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Flowers can also be given as gifts. Zhang Heping looked at the women who were cutting flower branches with scissors, wondering how many would be left later.

"Wow! Where do so many flowers come from?" Director Wang brought Liu Yuan and Huang Wenli into the yard.

"These flowers are grown in Banna. Some of them were shipped here by plane today, but most of them were shipped to Hong Kong Island for sale!" Tang Xin took the initiative to greet Director Wang and others as soon as she finished the call.

"Auntie Wang, Banna can sell fresh flowers to Hong Kong Island, thanks to your help in arranging the direct flight route from Banna Airport to Hong Kong Island." Zhang Heping sat on a small stool, wrapped the dried flowers and said with a smile:
"I sent the thank-you gift they gave you to your house on my way back from the airport."

Director Wang frowned a little, "You little bastard, how could you help me collect their things!"

Zhang Heping saw Liu Yuan and Huang Wenli squatting down to help pack dried flowers, and pointed to the bench next to him, then turned to Director Wang and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I opened the package and took a look, they are all vegetables and fruits, I didn't give you any money, hehe!"

"Hey! I didn't even give you a single flower!" Zhang Heping handed a bunch of dried flowers to Director Wang.

Director Wang took the dried flower, subconsciously leaned in to smell it, and asked in confusion: "Why is there no fragrance?"

"These are processed dried flowers. Although they have lost their fragrance, they can be preserved for more than half a year." Zhang Heping explained with a smile:
"These dried flowers are used to compete with those plastic flowers. In the case that neither of them has the fragrance of flowers, do you think it is better to buy dried flowers or plastic flowers?"

"I don't quite understand this!" Director Wang shook his head honestly.

"I'll try dried flowers!" Huang Wenli said as she picked the flowers. "Also, there are many kinds of perfumes in Hong Kong Island. Just spray a little on the dried flowers and they will smell fragrant."

Liu Yuan on the side interrupted and said, "Heping, how do you set the prices for dried and fresh flowers? Are the plastic flowers in Hong Kong expensive?"

"You have to ask boss Axin about this!" Zhang Heping pointed at Tang Xin who was putting flowers into a vase with a bunch of dried flowers.

Tang Xin looked at Liu Yuan and smiled, "Plastic flowers in Hong Kong are getting cheaper and cheaper. I don't consider them as competitors. I go the route of direct supply from the upper class, so the price is higher."

...(End of chapter)