Break out of the courtyard

After sending Shen Bi away, Chen Shuting finally spoke, "Husband, don't you think the Eagle Country will have a bright future?"

"A bunch of outdated pirates..." Zhang Heping replied with disdain as he looked at the black car driving out of the community, then took Chen Shuting's hand and walked towards the villa.

"Oh, right, husband!" Chen Shuting hugged Zhang Heping's right arm and said with a smile, "The people that Tingmei Trade arranged to go to Daxing'anling to discuss investment have already arrived in Mohe. It is said that the communication there is quite smooth. The local township enterprises only made a simple request, hoping that we can guarantee the acquisition."

Zhang Heping's right hand brushed across his mistress's belly. "Just let the managers handle these little things. You should pay more attention to rest."

"Yeah!" Chen Shuting responded happily, "Most of the work has been handed over to those managers. Now I just listen to their reports."

As they were talking, the two returned to the living room of the villa.

"Shu Ting, it's time to drink soup!"

Following the shout from the first wife Tang Xin, the smile on Chen Shuting's face was mixed with a hint of helplessness. It was really because she had been drinking too much soup in the past few months.

Zhang Heping saw it clearly, but he did not speak up for Chen Shuting because it was Tang Xin's kind gesture.

Back then, when Tang Xin was pregnant, Zhang Heping didn't even stay in Hong Kong Island to take care of his first wife.

...

After Shen Bi came down from Victoria Peak, he went straight to the Hong Kong government.

As soon as the Governor saw Shen Bi coming in, he asked anxiously, "Sir Shen, how is it?"

Shen Bi shook his head, "Mr. Zhang is only planning to invest 6.8 million magnesium yuan in the London stock market recently."

The Governor was not interested in this little money and pressed the issue, "Have you proposed cooperation with him on hydrogen production plants, desalination plants, and seawater refineries?"

Shen Bi sighed and said helplessly: "As soon as I mentioned this, Mr. Zhang saw through our purpose and bluntly said that he would not cooperate with a company controlled by the Magnesium people."

The Governor picked up his coffee cup and sighed, "This guy really holds a grudge!"

Shen Bi frowned and asked, "Is it possible for Magnesium Country to hand over the group of soldiers who invaded the Kowloon Tong laboratory that year?"

The Governor shook his head and blew away the scalding coffee. After thinking for a while, he said, "It's hard to say. Those soldiers are left to their families to take care of. As long as those soldiers are alive, their families will receive long-term pensions."

"That's all we can do!" Shen Bi picked up a piece of sugar and put it into his coffee cup, stirring it while saying, "Mr. Zhang is a smart man. He won't be scared by the mainland's threat of nationalization."

The Governor of Hong Kong took a sip of coffee, then put down the coffee cup and looked at Shen Bi, the chairman of Huifeng Bank, and said, "If this cannot be done, then try to get him to increase his investment in the London stock market. Otherwise, your title will not be able to rise any further!"

...

Ridao, Dongdu International Golf Course.

The Aso couple were invited by the Minister of Finance to play golf in the afternoon.

Yuriko Aso accompanied the wife of the Minister of Finance to drink juice under a parasol, while Taro Aso drove an electric car with the Minister of Finance to play ball in a distance.

This former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Finance remained very respectful to Vice Minister Aso even after he was promoted to the position of minister by the Aso and Suzuki families.

They did not bring any entourage with them at this time. They parked the electric car on a deserted small slope, and started playing golf while whispering about their recent situation.

"As of the end of last month, my country's bank loans have risen to 323 trillion yuan. If it increases to 400 trillion yuan by the end of the year, I'm afraid there will be great systemic risks." After saying this, the portly minister picked up a white golf ball and placed it on the lawn for Vice Minister Aso to play with.

After Aso Dalang hit the ball far away, he raised his left hand to cover his forehead, looked at the ball he had just hit, and said with a smile: "If there is no risk, how can we get the person in charge to step down? How can we highlight our achievements in turning the tide in the future!"

"Hey!" The 40-something Minister of Finance bowed his head in agreement, and then he put the ball on the table. After hitting one ball, he continued:
"Mr. Aso, is it really okay for us to allow Peace Investment and Stepmother Investment Company to withdraw their capital? If they withdraw all their funds and issue a withdrawal announcement, it may cause a shock to the Dongdu stock market!"

Vice Minister Aso shook his head. "I asked their boss behind the scenes, and he promised not to do that. I believe he won't do that."

The Minister of Finance didn't know where Aso Taro got his confidence from, but when he thought about the fact that the Ministry of Finance had once frozen the securities account of Peace Investment Company, he couldn't dispel his worries.

At this time, the Ministry of Finance has the management responsibility for the Japanese stock market. If the Japanese stock market experiences drastic fluctuations, his position as the Minister of Finance will be over!
"The general manager of Huayingxiong Company went to the mainland and is said to be donating money to build a martyrs' cemetery and an anti-Japanese war memorial in the mainland." The Minister of Finance said meaningfully: "I suspect that Huayingxiong Company wants to take this opportunity to transfer profits and not pay taxes to us."

"Yasuda Marine and Fire Insurance Company spent 4000 million US dollars to buy a painting of Van Gogh's "Sunflowers"!" Vice Minister Aso said indifferently: "We can't even deal with the tax evasion methods of domestic companies, and you still want to manage foreign companies?"

The Minister of Finance showed a panic expression and said hurriedly: "Hey! When I go back, I will send someone to investigate this Yasuda Company!"

"Just investigate and collect evidence for now, don't act rashly!" After Vice Minister Aso hit a golf ball hard, he said calmly:

"I heard that Sony, Panasonic and other companies are also buying overseas assets to avoid taxes. Send someone to collect evidence from them. At the critical moment, I can use this evidence to make them work for me!"

"Hey!" The Minister of Finance bowed his head again.

Vice Minister Aso warned, "Don't mess with the Peace Group. I still need to rely on their academy to increase my achievements in the Ministry of Education. Do you understand?"

"Hey! I understand!" When the Minister of Finance heard that it was related to Vice Minister Aso's political achievements, he really understood.

...

That afternoon, Zhang Heping called to inquire about the investment in Jingcheng, as well as the construction status of the Jingcheng, Shudu and Baoding pharmaceutical factories.

Finally, he called Huang Wenli again and learned that the cooperation between the Aerospace Group and the Nuclear Industry Group had not made any progress.

Zhang Heping suppressed his dissatisfaction and went to Shenzhen the next day to inspect the expansion progress of the Heping Optical Card Factory and the Precision Instrument Factory.

It was almost noon when he called Zhao Jianguo, Huang Wenli, Liu Yuan and others to make an appointment for dinner at a restaurant.

Director Wang Sumei, who came uninvited, saw Zhang Heping when she entered the hotel and hurriedly advised: "Heping, the aerospace and nuclear engineering departments are meeting to discuss cooperation, don't worry!"

Zhang Heping smiled and said, "Aunt Wang, I'm not in a hurry!"

As he was talking, Zhang Heping asked Director Wang and Liu Yuan to take a seat, and he would have to wait for Zhao Jianguo and Huang Wenli to arrive before serving the dishes.

After Director Wang Sumei sat down, she continued, "I heard from Wen Li that you requested a 51% stake in the cooperative project, but the Aerospace Group and the Nuclear Industry Group disagreed. They suggested a - split, but you disagreed again."

Zhang Heping said calmly, "Auntie Wang, I still say the same thing. If they don't agree, forget it! I can open an aerospace and nuclear power company in Hong Kong Island, and then conduct global bidding."

"You know I'm not short of money or technology, I'm just short of people." "You little brat, you're trying to force me to abdicate again!" Director Wang gave Zhang Heping an unpleasant look, then picked up the herbal tea on the table and took a sip, suppressing his annoyance.

Secretary Liu Yuan frowned and said, "Heping, if you do this, even if you successfully invest in aerospace and nuclear projects in China, you will not end up well."

"Would you like to give it a try?" Zhang Heping sneered, "If I open a company in Hong Kong Island, I don't know how many times smoother it will be than in China! If it doesn't end well, hum..."

"Don't say such angry words!" Director Wang frowned and interrupted, "If we really can't come to an agreement, just open a company in Shenzhen. When the time comes, you can offer a high salary and I will help you recruit people!"

"Yeah!" Zhang Heping responded and didn't want to talk about this topic anymore.

He called his old classmates to have lunch at noon today and had not originally intended to talk about this matter, but Director Wang happened to bring it up.

Liu Yuan muttered, "There are so many houses near Shencheng, how can they allow rockets to be launched? What if one falls..."

"If we can't launch it in the city, can't we launch it at sea?" Zhang Heping retorted.

"Peace!" Director Wang hurriedly changed the subject. "I heard that you went to the optical card factory this morning. How is the expansion going there?"

Zhang Heping didn't look at Liu Yuan's resentful eyes, and said calmly: "It's OK. As long as the ordered equipment can be delivered on time, we can debug and produce mobile phone chips by the end of this year."

"That's good!" Director Wang said with a smile, "I went to the college construction site yesterday and saw that the ground buildings have been capped. Workers are painting the walls of the building and installing doors and windows. It should be delivered on time in August. It's a pity that we can't recruit a class of students this year!"

Just at this time, Zhao Jianguo came in with his wife Ding Ning, and Zhang Heping and the others stopped talking about the college.

They exchanged pleasantries and then asked about Zhao Jianguo and Ding Ning's work.

Zhao Jianguo replied with a smile: "I have nothing to do in the household registration department except entering paper files into the computer."

Ding Ning smiled and said, "Our institute has recently recruited a group of graduates, and there are many different things to do. I just discovered that the seniors in the personnel administration department know a little bit about everything. Although they are not proficient in everything, they are just enough for us."

Zhang Heping casually asked, "Does your institute's personnel and administration have many external social engagements?"

Ding Ning smiled and replied, "It's OK. We only received three visits from leaders last month."

"If you don't want to go to social events or drink at the dinner table, just tell your director. He knows our relationship and won't dare to give you a cold shoulder." Zhang Heping's tone was casual, but his eyes were looking at Zhao Jianguo, "During the pregnancy preparation period, you two had better not drink!"

When the word "preparing for pregnancy" came out, Ding Ning blushed. Zhao Jianguo smiled and changed the subject, "Heping, our director mentioned foreign surveillance during the meeting last month."

"What you said before about building a smart city in Shenzhen, how are the preparations going?"

"Auntie Wang!" Zhang Heping looked at Wang Sumei beside him, "I remember there is a factory in Shenzhen that produces cameras for computers. What kind of factory is that?"

"It seems to be a factory that does three-in-one processing and one-repair." Director Wang Sumei said, and then looked at the secretary Liu Yuan beside her.

Liu Yuan added: "The factory's spare parts are all purchased from abroad and then assembled in Shenzhen."

Zhang Heping nodded, then looked at Zhao Jianguo and said, "Sixth Brother, ask your director if he wants to install road surveillance in Shenzhen. I can open a surveillance equipment factory in Shenzhen."

"Lenses and other things can be bought in Yundu, but chips are a bit more troublesome. We have to wait until the expansion of the optical card factory is completed."

"What's the price?" Zhao Jianguo said with a sly smile, "Our Public Security Bureau has no money!"

Zhang Heping said with a smile: "We can provide this project to Shenzhen for free, just as an advertisement!"

"Wow!" Zhao Jianguo raised his right thumb, "Boss Zhang is so generous!"

"By the way, do you want to be transferred to this monitoring center?" Zhang Heping raised his right eyebrow at Zhao Jianguo.

Zhao Jianguo understood what he meant, "Hey, as long as I'm not allowed to type and record files in the office!"

"Brother Heping!" Ding Ning asked nervously, "If we go to that monitoring center, will Jianguo be asked to send police?"

"No!" Zhang Heping smiled and explained the appearance of the future monitoring center, as well as its related functions and duties, to reassure Zhao Jianguo's wife.

After he finished speaking, Director Wang on the side interrupted and said, "Heping, are you sure you want to open a surveillance equipment factory? I can ask Liu Yuan to contact the factory site and workers."

Zhang Heping responded casually, "Auntie Wang, just build another factory building next to the optical card factory and the precision instrument factory. The technology of surveillance cameras is very simple, even simpler than mobile phone cameras. If you talk to Director Zhou of the precision instrument factory, he will know how to do it."

"You're all here!" Huang Wenli walked in quickly with two followers, apologetically saying, "Sorry, we were just visiting the Shenzhen Joint Venture Telecommunications Company. We were accompanied by a leader there, so we couldn't get away for a while."

"Hello, Teacher Zhang!" Two followers came over and greeted Zhang Heping first.

Zhang Heping introduced the two followers with a smile, "Kong Qinyu, a girl from Shancheng; Peng Nan, a boy from Nanhe; they are both graduates of our Heping Vocational Training College this year."

The two followers, a man and a woman, were very excited to be called by their names by Zhang Heping.

After Zhang Heping briefly introduced Director Wang, Liu Yuan, Zhao Jianguo and others to his two followers, he called the waiter to serve the dishes.

"What were you talking about just now?" Huang Wenli looked at Zhao Jianguo and said with a smile, "I saw that Zhao Laoliu was smiling very happily!"

Zhao Jianguo smiled and said, "Boss Zhang wants to provide us with surveillance equipment for free in Shenzhen City, and he also wants to recommend me to the surveillance center. Do you think I am happy?"

"You are so awesome!" Huang Wenli has seen a lot of the world and knows a lot of foreign news. She smiled and said, "Although there are many surveillance cameras in Hong Kong Island, most of them are in companies and shops. The Hong Kong government has not set up a surveillance center to cover traffic and streets."

Zhao Jianguo didn't know what this meant yet, and said with a silly smile: "Hehe! As long as I don't have to be a typist clerk!"

Huang Wenli looked at Zhang Heping and was about to talk about the Aerospace Group and the Nuclear Industry Group when Zhang Heping waved his hand to interrupt her.

"You talk to them first. If they don't agree, we can set up aerospace and nuclear power companies in Shenzhen, and then run our own business. It won't have anything to do with them."

Huang Wenli heard the impatience in Zhang Heping's tone, but not knowing the reason, she did not continue the topic. Instead, she talked about her recent experiences, praising Shenzhen for its rapid development, with so many buildings built in just a few years.

"Oh, Heping!" Huang Wenli looked at Zhang Heping again and said seriously, "I recently heard that the Shenzhen government is applying to the higher authorities to conduct an auction of land use rights."

"If their application is approved, I would like to buy a piece of land for Heping Investment Shenzhen Branch to build a company building!"

...(End of chapter)