Break out of the courtyard

Governor's House, Central, Hong Kong Island.

"Tingmei Trading Company has been hoarding metal raw materials and spending huge sums of money to acquire mines in Southeast Asia." The Governor of Hong Kong sat in the main seat of the conference room and frowned as he talked about the recent major moves of the Peace Group. "The Renewable Energy Company has established a recycling station for renewable resources, and the Sea, Land and Air Company has acquired airports and ports..."

An old man with a hooked nose and a blond wig interrupted, “I think this Mr. Zhang sells the core components of smartphones and outsources the production of other parts to the joint venture factory in North Su, just to allow Hong Kong Island Telecom to enter the North Su communications market!”

The Governor of Hong Kong shook his head. "Zhang Heping could have monopolized the smartphone business. Now that he has given up such a huge profit, it is impossible that he is only doing it for the North Su communications market. He must have other plans!"

"I agree with the Governor!" A middle-aged Eagle Country man in a white shirt said, "As long as the Peace Group is willing to build a wholly-owned smartphone production plant in our Eagle Country, it can also allow Hong Kong Island Telecom to obtain the Eagle Country communications license. There is no need to give up such a huge benefit!"

Just as a group of Eagle Country guys were speculating on what the Peace Group would do next, a brown-haired female secretary knocked on the door of the conference room.

Then, the female secretary came to the Governor and leaned over to whisper something to him.

"Tell them!" said the Governor, frowning.

"We have just received news that France and Germany have sold two ports to the Marine, Land and Air Corporation, and agreed that the Renewable Energy Company will build a resource recycling station near the two ports, as well as Hong Kong Island Telecommunications..." The brown-haired female secretary followed the Governor's instructions and loudly read out the information she had just received.

"Wait!" The middle-aged Eagle man in a white shirt couldn't help but stand up. "You just said that Hong Kong Island Telecom is going to establish a smartphone production plant in a joint venture with France and Germany?"

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The Zhang family at Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Island.

"Releasing some smartphone technologies is to better promote the construction of 4G communication networks?" Director Wang frowned and looked at Zhang Heping, not knowing whether this was true or not.

Compared to the random guesses of those Eagle Country guys, Director Wang and Mr. Hua were full of suspicion.

They were afraid that Zhang Heping would disperse his assets to countries around the world and then suddenly immigrate with his entire family.

However, Zhang Heping couldn't help but frown when questioned by Director Wang.

Before Zhang Heping could speak, Chen Shuting at the side spoke first: "Auntie Wang, without the support of our Heping Group, how many cities in the mainland can build 4G communication networks?"

"Just like the Internet and communication protocols in the past, if my husband doesn't make the relevant technology public, how can computers and mobile phones produced in the mainland be sold?"

"Besides, we, the Peace Group, should not need to report to you when we expand our business!"

After listening to Chen Shuting's first two sentences, Director Wang Sumei roughly understood the purpose of producing smartphones overseas, establishing an overseas smartphone market, and preparing for the subsequent sales of higher-end smartphones, just like the replacement of old and new computer hardware.

But Chen Shuting's last sarcastic remark revealed her dissatisfaction.

Just when Wang Sumei realized that what she had just said raised many questions and doubts, Mr. Hua next to her spoke up to smooth things over.

"Mr. Chen, you are worrying too much. The business of Peace Group is naturally decided by you. We came here today to ask if you are planning to set up a smartphone production plant in the mainland."

“If you don’t want to build a factory, can you let other factories in the mainland produce smartphones?”

"Sure!" Chen Shuting said calmly, "Exchange it for the port!"

Exchange the port?

Just as Mr. Hua and Director Wang were stunned by this, Zhang Heping, who had been silent for a while, said, "It's time to eat. You guys can talk slowly later!"

Zhang Heping's words were like a bolt of thunder, exploding in the ears of Mr. Hua and Director Wang!

What do you mean you guys talk slowly later?
Is Zhang Heping trying to stay out of this and leave the smartphone issue to the Heping Group?
Or does Zhang Heping no longer recognize his identity as a confidential unit?
This dinner, like the hot and oppressive air outside the villa, made Mr. Hua and Director Wang lose their appetite and feel depressed. After dinner, Zhang Heping went straight to the study on the second floor, leaving Mr. Hua and Director Wang to Chen Shuting to deal with.

As Chen Shuting put forward the conditions, Mr. Hua and Director Wang finally understood the intention of Heping Group to release some of its smartphone technologies!

The sea, land and air company acquired a port in the corresponding country, the renewable energy company opened a recycling station near the port, and the Hong Kong Island Telecommunications Company went to the country to jointly build a smartphone production plant and set up a 4G communication network.

This was what Chen Shuting said openly, but Mr. Hua thought of the fact that Tingmei Trading Company was acquiring a mine, and the yet-to-be-confirmed information that the Heping Group might be acquiring foreign insurance, banking, and securities companies.

That night, at the insistence of Mr. Hua and Director Wang, Chen Shuting sent two cars to take them down the mountain.

Finally, according to the bodyguard's report, Mr. Hua and Director Wang went to China Resources Group.

The next day, there were strong winds and the typhoon was about to land.

However, in such bad weather, the Aso couple came to the gate of Renheyi Community and asked to see Zhang Heping.

Unfortunately, their wish did not come true. Zhang Heping, who had stayed up all night in the study, did not see them.

Only Chen Shuting understood their purpose in the living room, and then repeated to the two Japanese people the plot of exchanging ports for smartphone production that she had given them last night.

After seeing off the Aso couple, Chen Shuting returned to the study on the second floor and sat quietly behind her desk, occasionally glancing at her husband who was reading a book behind the desk opposite.

After working hard in the laboratory for a period of time, Zhang Heping finally brought his cytological skills to a new level.

Cytology: Extreme (0%).
When your proficiency reaches the highest level, you need to concentrate on a skill for 7 consecutive hours to increase the proficiency of the corresponding skill by 1%.

But after reaching the extreme realm above the transformation realm, Zhang Heping has not had time to try to figure out how long it would take to increase his proficiency in the extreme realm by 1%.

As a typhoon was about to land, Zhang Heping decided to stay at home and give it a try.

Then, two days and two nights passed, and Zhang Heping came to a conclusion: for every 1% increase in the extreme proficiency of the AFK skill, it would take 1 hours to stay focused on doing skill-related things.

With such a long time, even if Zhang Heping worked non-stop without sleep, it would take more than 200 days to reach the extreme level of proficiency.

What's more, it is impossible for Zhang Heping to stay up all night long. He still has many experiments to do and family to deal with. He can only temporarily put off this extreme level of cytology.

Fortunately, after his proficiency in cytology skills increased this time, Zhang Heping had a lot of new cytology knowledge in his mind, which gave him 20% more confidence in the research and development of the biological optical brain.

As for ways to prolong life, Zhang Heping currently only has methods to delay aging, which can at most allow people to live an extra 10 to 20 years.

Outsiders didn’t know what Zhang Heping had experienced in the past two days. Even his wife and children didn’t know why he had been reading in the study for two days and two nights.

After Zhang Heping went upstairs to his bedroom to sleep, the two brothers Zhang Long and Zhang Hu curiously flipped through the book on cytology that their father had placed on his desk.

"I read this book a few days ago, and there's nothing special about it!" Zhang Hu quickly flipped through the book "Cytology" and asked in confusion, "Did you see anything?"

Zhang Long, who was standing next to him, looked at the textbook that Zhang Hu was holding, which was less than a finger thick, and speculated, "Is it possible that our father is thinking about other important issues, and this book is just a cover for him?"

...(End of chapter)