Break out of the courtyard

After Zhang Heping sent the three people from Northern Jiangsu away, he returned home and saw his third nephew Tang Qiang and his family helping Chen Shuting organize the business cards on the coffee table.

Among them were the Hong Kong businessmen I had just seen at the door, as well as those that had been sent in over the past year, just like the visiting cards of ancient times.

The reason why the Zhang family collected these business cards is, first, the companies controlled by the Peace Group are involved in many industries, and second, the distribution team of pro-US trade needs fresh blood to constantly stimulate vitality, and you never know when these people will be needed.

Of course, another important reason is that harmony brings wealth!
Simply collecting business cards can reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble, so why not do it?

Just after Tang Qiang and his family greeted Zhang Heping, Director Wang interrupted and asked, "Heping, what were you talking about with those Beisu people?"

Zhang Heping didn't care about the presence of Tang Qiang and his family, and answered casually: "The people of Beisu agreed to let Heping Aerospace Company send people to their Mir space station, but the prerequisite is to help them send three batches of supplies to the space station first."

"Mir Space Station?" Director Wang asked in surprise, "If the higher-ups knew that Peace Aerospace Company could participate in the research of the Mir Space Station, they would definitely support you strongly. When do you plan to help them deliver supplies?"

Zhang Heping said indifferently: "Let's put it off for now, and wait until we send the low-Earth satellite and navigation satellite into space!"

His original intention was just to establish cooperation intention with the North Soviet people in advance.

Once the Northern Soviet Union disperses, he can take the opportunity to recruit experts from the Northern Soviet Union!

Having foreign experts at his disposal will make his future research much easier.

As for technology leaks or something like that, Zhang Heping doesn't care.

As long as the world's technology continues to advance and new knowledge is shared, Zhang Heping will be able to learn that knowledge through plug-ins, further improve his proficiency, and thus acquire more advanced technology.

This is also the reason why Zhang Heping posted teaching videos on the World Internet Forum and commented on and corrected those papers.

Seeing that Director Wang stopped asking questions, Tang Qiang asked Zhang Heping, who had just sat down, "Uncle, how long do you think the Japanese stock market will last?"

Zhang Heping sneered, "Instead of worrying about when the Japanese stock market will end, you might as well think of a way out as soon as possible. Do you think the Japanese are all fools and can't see what you are doing in secret?"

Because there were outsiders present, Tang Qiang could only smile and say, "I have done it very cleanly, haha!"

"Who are the chairman and general manager of Datang Investment?" Zhang Heping said unhappily, "Do you think you can make a few more dollars by staying in that position?"

The concubine Chen Shuting chimed in, "Aqiang, has your uncle ever been a senior executive at the Peace Group? He was still able to command the company."

Seeing that Tang Qiang remained silent, Zhang Heping knew that this person's mindset would not change for the time being, so he stopped persuading him, "I still say that when the Bank of Japan raises interest rates, or when Magnesium shorts Japanese stocks, the Japanese stock market will come to an end."

"When the time comes, everything will be mixed up. Think about whether you can withdraw your funds in the plummeting market."

In recent years, the Japanese yen has been exchanged for a lot of magnesium dollars, and the Bank of Japan has lent magnesium dollars to the six major Japanese conglomerates. These major conglomerates then went to Magnesium to buy, buy, buy!
After cashing out, those Magnesium guys entered stock markets of various countries as foreign investors and continued to play the financial speculation game, thereby ignoring the real economy and allowing the Japanese to continue to infiltrate all walks of life in Magnesium.

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and lost their country's destiny before they even reached the mainland of Magnesium. But now, through the power of money, they have taken over the stocks of many listed companies in Magnesium, as well as the well-known real estate projects in Huadu and Newdo.

At that time, Japan's economy was booming. Even though Zhang Heping had been saying that the Japanese stock market would collapse, speculators like Tang Qiang who had made a lot of profits in Japanese stocks were unwilling to stop early even if they believed what Zhang Heping said.

This is due to their greed and the uncertainty of the timing of the Japanese stock market crash.

Take Heping Investment Company for example. If Zhang Heping continues to lead Heping Investment Company in Japanese stocks, the profit can be increased by at least 50 to 60 billion magnesium yuan!
Tang Qiang was silent for a while, then smiled at Zhang Heping and said, "My eldest brother has already withdrawn half of the funds, and I have a way to withdraw the funds while the chaos is going on. So, I want to wait for the interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan as my uncle mentioned, or for Magnesium to short Japanese stocks."

Zhang Heping took the tea brought by the nanny and said casually, "Just decide for yourself!"

Tang Qiang asked again: "Uncle, are you having a party recently?"

"I'm busy!" Zhang Heping took a sip of water and continued, "I called your dad back. I'm busy with the Peace Prize these days and I have some research to do later."

"Not my dad!" Tang Qiang said with a smile, "Many Hong Kong businessmen also think that the attack on the passenger plane by the Magnesium Navy is very bad, and they want to join you in fighting against the Magnesium guys and force them to make a public apology."

The reason why Tang Qiang said this is because those Hong Kong businessmen subscribed to a lot of funds in his Datang Investment Company.

Just as Zhang Heping was silent, a bodyguard suddenly appeared at the door and asked Zhang Heping in the living room, "Boss, Secretary Catherine from the Governor's Office is here to visit. Do you want to meet her?"

"Invite her in!"

~
World Internet Forum, home page.

[First Peace Prize, list of winners & award ceremony] (pinned)
Latest comments:
Anonymous user: I have arrived in Hong Kong Island, but I don’t dare go to the Media Building to receive the award the day after tomorrow night. What should I do?
Anonymous user: Same as above. I am also worried that I will be retaliated against by the Magnesium Country after receiving the award!

Anonymous user: It is true that I have bodyguards from the Umbrella Company to protect me during the award ceremony, but what should I do after I receive the award? I am worried that the Magnesium Secret Service will come to my door.

Anonymous user: What small country are you from? Why are you so afraid of the United States?
Anonymous user: Didn’t you see the other pinned post? In order to prevent 23 experts and scholars from coming to Hong Kong Island to receive the Peace Prize, the Chinese people directly ordered the navy to launch missiles to attack the international flight they were on!

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Shenzhen, Peace College.

Mr. Hua held the phone in his left hand and fanned himself with a palm-leaf fan in his right hand. He frowned and asked, "Is he so angry because the capital didn't adopt his suggestions on price and wage changes?"

Director Wang on the other end of the phone hummed, and then continued to report, "He also said that if the Southern Power Company still cannot approve the land for the nuclear power plant, then let them build the nuclear power plant on Lamma Island, Niu Mei Island, and Tiu Chung Island on Hong Kong Island."

"Mr. Hua, please pay attention to this matter. I feel that if the construction of nuclear power plants on Lamma Island, Shelter Island and Tiu Chung Island is also rejected, Heping is likely to make the relevant technology of nuclear power plants public and then conduct global bidding for construction."

Mr. Hua said in a deep voice, "I understand. I will finish arranging things in Shenzhen and return to the capital tomorrow morning to discuss matters with the Southern Power Company."

"There's one more thing!" Director Wang was worried that the other party would hang up, so he said in a slightly hurried tone: "Heping met with three people from Northern Jiangsu right after he came back."

"According to Heping, the North Soviet Union's Mir Space Station is willing to open to the Heping Space Company, on the condition that they help the North Soviet Union send three batches of supplies to the space station."

"However, Heping plans to hold off until the launch of the low-Earth satellite and the navigation satellite is complete before considering it."

When Mr. Hua first heard that the Mir space station was open to the Peace Space Company, his brows immediately relaxed.

However, when he heard that Zhang Heping did not plan to cooperate immediately, but wanted to build the satellite step by step, the joy on his face froze.

"It's better to wait!" Elder Hua thought, "The Peace Aerospace Company is still recruiting people for the space station and alien base experiment projects. Even if we send three batches of supplies to the Peace Space Station today, we won't be able to send people to the space station in the next two years."

"I know about this. I will report it to the higher-ups and ask them to send some experts to Peace Aerospace Company."

After Mr. Hua hung up the phone, he handed the phone to the male secretary waiting beside him and asked, "How is the test of the Eye of God defense system going?"

Secretary Chen, who was waiting nearby, responded: "The speed of identifying the muzzle is getting faster and more accurate. The laser counterattack accuracy is also very high. Now we are still short of live ammunition testing and night testing."

"Keep an eye on this test and urge the progress of the underground laboratory. After the second set of God's Eye defense system is completed, send the first modified car to Consultant Zhang."

Secretary Chen was stunned. "You mean I won't go back to the capital with you tomorrow morning?" Mr. Hua patted Secretary Chen on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Xiao Qin, just go back with me. You can manage the work of the Peace College here, and you have to take care of the experts sent by the Aerospace Group."

~
Shenzhen City, recruitment site at the northern intersection of Dapeng Peninsula.

A green-clad guard holding a list of names, along with 22 armed guards, walked out of the simple railing at the intersection and shouted to the crowd waiting outside:

"Those whose names I read out, please come here with your ID cards. Others will line up on their own and those who disrupt order will not be allowed to participate in the second round of testing."

Because in the round of tests in the previous few days, many people who did not follow the rules were directly eliminated, so this group of people who passed a round of tests but did not know the results of the physical examination would now line up obediently and wait for the guard to call their names.

"Zhang Cuishan, ID number ending in 2513."

As the shout ended, a hunchbacked, weathered, and sloppy old man suddenly straightened his back, walked out of the queue quickly, and ran towards the guard in front with his ID card.

Behind the fifth row, Zhang Xin stretched his neck and looked forward, trying to confirm whether the old man with the same name and surname as his father was his father. Unfortunately, he had been too engrossed in reading novels in previous years and had become nearsighted. He could not see the man's appearance clearly, but only vaguely saw that he was wearing a white vest.

As more than a hundred people were called out of the line, their identities were confirmed by the guards, and they were allowed to line up behind the railings at the intersection, those outside whose names were not called gradually became agitated.

Fortunately, as long as you don't make loud noises, the guards won't consider it as a disturbance of order.

However, there were too many people applying for the jobs, and the buzz of everyone talking soon drowned out the voice of the guard who was holding a list and calling people.

After a moment, the surrounding noises suddenly quieted down because the guard put down the paper list and stopped calling anyone.

Just when those whose names were not called thought that the names had been read out, the guard spoke again and called out the names.

"Zhang Xin, ID number ending in 9335."

As Zhang Xin ran towards the guard and handed over his ID card for verification, Zhang Cuishan, whose name was called earlier, tilted his head and leaned over to look at the young man who was crawling under the railing. Zhang Cuishan was so excited that his lips trembled and he was unable to speak.

"What are you doing?" Zhang Xin was suddenly grabbed by the arm by someone next to him and shouted subconsciously.

"Line up!" A gun-wielding guard looked at Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Xin and said indifferently, "Those who disrupt order will not be allowed to participate in the second round of testing."

Zhang Xin quickly shook off his hand and walked quickly to the back of the queue, fearing that he would be disqualified. This was a good job paying 1000 yuan a month!

It was not until Zhang Xin stood in the line that he looked at the person who had just grabbed his arm.

Then, Zhang Xin and Zhang Cuishan looked at each other. Zhang Xin, who was short-sighted, looked for a long time before he recognized the sloppy man with long hair and beard. He seemed to be the father he had been looking for for a long time!

~
Hong Kong Island, Zhang family at Victoria Peak.

After Zhang Heping received several visitors at home who were difficult to refuse, and listened to Wei Chunqiao's work report, he finally had time to sit in the study, turn on his computer and read the World Internet Forum.

Then, he discovered through the background data that many winners of the first Peace Prize spoke anonymously, worried about their own safety, and hesitated whether to go to the awards ceremony on the evening of the 7th the day after tomorrow to receive the award.

Some winners also left messages directly in the comment section, claiming that they would give up receiving the award.

Zhang Heping thought about it for a while, and then changed the way to participate in the pinned post about the first Peace Prize.

At 7pm on July 7, the award ceremony in the studio of the Media Building in Central, Hong Kong Island will remain unchanged, but a live broadcast function will be added. Winners who cannot attend the ceremony in person can watch the live broadcast in the "Peace Prize" section of the World Internet Forum.

After Zhang Heping finished modifying the content, he began to write the live broadcast program so that it could be added to the World Internet Forum.

Speaking of live streaming, in fact, only areas such as the capital, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong Island that have installed 4G communication equipment can watch live streaming smoothly. The network in other areas will be a bit stuck, and then you can only participate in text interaction in the chat box on the right.

The TV stations in Hong Kong Island will definitely broadcast the event live, but they lack the function of real-time interaction through a chat box.

In addition, Zhang Heping did not take those winners who claimed that they would give up the prize seriously, nor did he kindly send money to their homes or directly transfer the money through a bank account.

They don't dare to ask for the bonus, so the money will flow into the Peace Charity Foundation and be donated to people in need. There is no need to worry about it.

After all, the Peace Prize is not awarded only once!
The next morning, Zhang Heping and Chen Shuting took a bus to Heping College. Chen Shuting went to Heping Group, and Zhang Heping went to the media building to install the live broadcast conversion software for the computers there.

Afterwards, he went to the 5th floor of the Peace Computer Research Center, updated the background program for the World Internet Forum, and allocated more server resources to it before allowing ATV to test the live broadcast.

After finishing the work, he also visited Heping Hospital and Heping Healthcare Research Institute.

Finally, Zhang Heping went to pick up his concubine Chen Shuting at dinner time. The two of them, along with their bodyguards, had a quick bite at the nearby Peace Hotel, and then went about their business.

After Zhang Heping changed the participation method of the first Peace Prize Gala last night, spies from various countries began to move.

However, that afternoon, Mr. Bao, the general manager of Hong Kong Telecom, who was authorized by Zhang Heping, announced on TV and the homepage of the World Internet Forum that Hong Kong Island had completed the construction of the 4G communication network.

It is also claimed that this live broadcast transmits information through the 4G communication network, which is 2 times faster than the 1G communication network!
Once the news came out, coupled with the live broadcast on the Internet, although many people abroad questioned it, very few people in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and the capital raised doubts.

After the 4G communication network is successfully built, it needs to be put into trial operation. It is currently open to existing network customers free of charge and there is no need to apply for activation.

Therefore, anyone in Hong Kong who logged into the World Internet Forum to watch the live broadcast in the afternoon has already discovered the benefits of the 4G communication network: no lag!

Not stuck!

Such a simple word, but it made other telecom operators unable to sit still and they all called Mr. Bao, the first person in online live streaming.

However, Mr. Bao, who had just finished his live broadcast, was now following Zhang Heping and asking about the follow-up cooperation on the 4G communication network.

"Mr. Zhang, look at the telecommunications company. How much do we have to pay to buy this 4G communication equipment in Hong Kong Island?" Mr. Bao followed Zhang Heping with a smile, without looking at the computer screen in front of Zhang Heping.

Zhang Heping was looking through the recent transaction records of Heping Investment Company while saying, "You need to negotiate the cooperation between Hong Kong Island Telecom and the telecommunications company yourself. The answer I can give you is that Hong Kong Island Telecom will be given priority under the same conditions."

"That's good! That's good!" After Bao finished speaking, he clasped his hands in front of him and tightened them. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Mr. Zhang, Hutchison Whampoa Group is selling some port businesses recently. I wonder if our Peace Group has any plans to buy them?"

Zhang Heping shook his head and frowned, "It is not convenient for the Heping Group to get involved in this matter, lest others accuse me of embezzling the Tang family's business, you know!"

"I understand!" Mr. Bao nodded hurriedly and said with a smile: "Everyone knows that Mr. Zhang is the most righteous. This time he spoke out for that international flight and exposed the atrocities of the Magnesium people. If it weren't for..."

"That's enough!" Zhang Heping interrupted the other party's flattery and said bluntly: "If your family needs the business of Hutchison Whampoa Group, go and negotiate on your own; if you need the tanker business of Wheelock, go and talk to the investment department of Heping Group."

"I have said before at the annual meeting that Peace Group does not want to get involved in those businesses and that the purchase of related stocks is purely to stabilize Hong Kong stocks."

...(End of chapter)