Break out of the courtyard

Because the next New Year's Day was Zhang Heping's 40th birthday, Ma Xiuzhen, Zhang Bing, Zhang Pandi and other family members arrived in Shenzhen one day in advance.

Therefore, Zhang Heping did not stay upstairs to be affectionate with the two women. He simply washed up, changed his clothes and went downstairs.

After not seeing her for over a month, the person who has changed the most is Old Lady Zheng, who was injected with a medicine that extends her life by 120 years.

After a month of recuperation, Mrs. Zheng's body index reached the standard for medication.

It happened that Zhang Heping was out on business, so no one changed the conditioning prescription for Old Lady Zheng.

In addition, many people were against Mrs. Zheng trying the drug, so Mr. Hua and Zhang Heping no longer insisted on trying the drug, and planned to consider it after this round of turmoil was over.

Who would have thought that Mrs. Zheng secretly persuaded the doctor Lu Chen, made a will, and injected the life-extending medicine of 120 years without telling anyone else.

No one noticed it at first, but as the days passed, Mrs. Zheng's appearance and figure changed little by little.

When Mr. Li arrived at Shenzhen Peace College and asked in surprise that the person in front of him was Old Mrs. Zheng, people around him were shocked to find that Old Mrs. Zheng seemed to have become much younger, like she was in her fifties or sixties.

The most important thing is that Mrs. Zheng’s skin color did not turn yellow, and her teeth and hair did not fall out. This is why people around her did not think of the 100-year lifespan potion.

The elderly people from the Zhang and Ma families who were testing the drugs at the Harmonious Hospital looked obviously younger after wearing dentures, wigs, and eyebrow drawing. However, compared with the more natural anti-aging changes of old lady Zheng, it is obvious which one is better.

However, the life span 120 potion is the same as the life span 100 potion. After using it, you cannot use other gene potions.

"Xiao Nuo has never been good at studying at home and doesn't even have any friends of his own age. We are planning to build an affiliated 9th charity school nearby to make it convenient for school-age children around to go to school. Xiao Nuo can also transfer there when the time comes."

“It should also be equipped with a kindergarten and a high school to recruit students from Nanshan and Shekou.”

"Xiaobei, Xiaonan, don't you have a partner yet? My comrade-in-arms also has a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, and they are all about the same age. Do you want to introduce them to each other?"

When Zhang Heping went downstairs, a dozen old men and women gathered on the sofa in the living room, talking to Ma Xiuzhen and Zhang Bing.

Old Mrs. Zheng, who was sitting between Ma Xiuzhen and Director Wang, looked to be about the same age as Ma Xiuzhen and Director Wang.

If an outsider were to look at it, it would be hard to believe that Old Mrs. Zheng is more than 20 years older than Ma Xiuzhen and Director Wang.

With the arrival of Zhang Heping, everyone who was originally chatting about Zhang's children all looked at Zhang Heping.

"Heping, have a good rest, we won't disturb you!" Old Hua stood up and said goodbye, causing the other old men and women who wanted to ask about the drug trial to swallow the words that were on their lips.

They occupied the Zhang family's living room and moved some stools and chairs around, making it seem a bit crowded, which made Zhang Heping unhappy.

Hearing what Mr. Hua said, Zhang Heping was too lazy to even say polite words, and said, "Mr. Hua, please go slowly. We will talk after dinner."

Now that this was a disguised order to expel them, the old men and women who had no connection with the Zhang family before had no choice but to get up and leave, for fear of affecting the subsequent drug trials.

Just as Old Lady Zheng stood up, Zhang Heping gave Old Lady Zheng, who now had clear eyes and ears, a look.

Then, Mrs. Zheng made an excuse to go to the bathroom, letting Mr. Hua, Mr. Li and others leave first.

Zhang Heping kept Old Lady Zheng so that he could take her pulse and understand her physical condition.

The 120-year life potion can theoretically delay aging to 120 years old, but there is no exact experimental data in reality.

Even though there are thousands of trial cases for the 100-year-old life potion, there is still no definite long-term experimental tracking data to confirm that it can really delay aging to 100 years old!
Therefore, for the first tester of the Lifespan 120 potion, even if the side effects of this drug are small, Zhang Heping still needs to pay attention to it.

When Mrs. Zheng saw Zhang Heping's right hand on her left wrist, she couldn't help but say, "Heping, I asked Xiao Lu to give me the medicine, don't blame him."

"It's okay, I have confidence in the medicine I made!" Zhang Heping replied casually, not worrying at all about the fact that Lu Chen had hidden it from Old Hua and the others and given medicine to Old Zheng.

If Zhang Heping didn't want to give Mr. Zheng the medicine, he should have taken away the 120-year longevity potion that he had given to Lu Chen when he left Shenzhen.

Seeing that Zhang Heping did not seem to be faking it, Old Lady Zheng smiled and said, "I also have confidence in the medicine you developed!"

"Domestic hospitals have cured many people over the years because of the prescriptions, medical equipment, and medical teaching videos you provided."

“I used to tell them…”

"Mr. Zheng, there is something I need to tell you. You need to be prepared in advance." Zhang Heping retracted his right hand and looked at Mrs. Zheng with a serious face.

Old Mrs. Zheng, whose words were interrupted, couldn't help but tremble in her heart, but she recovered quickly.

For Mrs. Zheng, who is indifferent to life and death, if she could live longer, she could do more practical things for the country and the people.

If anything unexpected happens, the worst that can happen is she can go downstairs to see her lover.

This is also the reason why Old Lady Zheng was able to convince Lu Chen!
"Well, your menstruation may resume soon." Although Zhang Heping pretended to be serious, the strangeness in his tone still exposed his discomfort at the moment.

However, the next second, Zhang Heping put this discomfort behind him, turned to look at his first wife Tang Xin, and asked her to get two packs of sanitary napkins for Old Lady Zheng as a backup.

Upon hearing that her menstruation would resume, Mrs. Zheng, who had been in menopause for many years, sat on the sofa in a daze for a long time. It was not until she took the two packs of sanitary napkins handed to her by Tang Xin that she came to her senses.

But Zhang Heping had already walked away and went to the study on the second floor.

After Tang Qiang learned by phone that his uncle Zhang Heping had returned, he immediately rushed to Shenzhen Peace College.

Although Shenzhen Peace College does not recruit students from outside, the various textbooks studied by the first batch of students have been uploaded to the education section of the World Internet Forum.

Therefore, although Shenzhen Peace College has strict control over the people coming in and out, it is not as strictly confidential as it was in the beginning.

In addition, surveillance cameras are densely distributed inside and outside the school, so there are fewer visible security personnel.

Therefore, after Tang Qiang arrived at the gate of Shenzhen Peace College, he only underwent facial recognition, contacted the Zhang family for confirmation, and then a security guard took him to Villa No. 1.

"Uncle!" As soon as Tang Qiang arrived at the Zhang family's study on the second floor, he excitedly walked to Zhang Heping's side, "The Magnesium guy is preparing to short Japanese stocks!"

Zhang Heping, who was screening news and confidential information from various countries, just hummed lightly and seemed not to be very interested.

Tang Qiang was still in high spirits, and continued, "Goldman Sachs is planning to launch the 'Nikkei Index Put Warrants' next month, and my brother and I have subscribed for some in advance."

"We plan to wait and see how the Japanese stock market performs before deciding whether to make additional investments."

"In addition, the Taiwan stock market is also rising rapidly, and the exchange rate of the Taiwan dollar is also rising. Uncle, do you think we should take the opportunity to go to Taiwan to make some money?"

Zhang Heping, who happened to see some news about foreign institutions withdrawing funds, couldn't help but glance at Tang Qiang and said, "If you think the money is too much, you can donate it to the Hope Project in the mainland."

Zhang Heping didn't know that when the Japanese stock market plummeted, the Taiwanese stock market would also plummet. But he could see from the fact that the average price-earnings ratio of the Taiwanese stock market was as high as 100 times that the bubble of the Taiwanese stock market was no smaller than that of the Japanese stock market.

Because the average price-to-earnings ratio of other stock markets around the world is currently mostly below 20 times.

Typically, the higher the P/E ratio of a stock, the lower its dividend yield.

Stocks like those in Taiwan with a price-to-earnings ratio of over 100 times are all junk stocks, and there is no such thing as dividends.

The key point is that in Taiwan’s stock market, these junk stocks have the most gratifying growth, while blue chip stocks lag far behind them.

After Tang Qiang was retorted, he realized that his uncle was also not optimistic about the Taiwan stock market.

Seeing Zhang Heping still looking at the computer, Tang Qiang took out his cell phone and sent a text message to his father and elder brother, asking them to prepare to sell Taiwan stocks.

As dinner time approached, young people such as Zhang Bei, Zhang Nan and Chang Le returned to Villa No. 1 one after another and chatted with Zhang Heping about their recent situation.

"Uncle!" asked Chang Xing, the nephew who is already 20 years old this year. "My graduation job assignment is to go to the Geological Bureau. I have to report there next month."

"How about I quit my job and work for your company?"

Chang Xing is studying at a junior college, so he will graduate in January next year.

"Not so good!" Zhang Heping put down his chopsticks, glanced at his other nephews and nieces, then turned back to Chang Xing and said, "First of all, if you quit your job within five years after graduation, it will affect your mother's subsequent transfer and promotion!"

"Secondly, the reason you work should be to make money. So the question is, what do you want so much money for?"

"Buy a house? Your grandma owns so many houses, you can choose whatever you want!"

"Buy a car? You can drive any car in the Heping Auto Experience Store!"

"If you need money for other things, wouldn't it be easier to tell your grandma than to work and earn money?"

"Although people nowadays are becoming more practical and realistic, you are different. Your current starting point is the end point that many people will never reach in their lifetime."

"So, I hope your pursuit can be higher!"

"Uncle, my counselor asked me twice if I would like to work at Heping Aerospace Company." Chang Le, nephew who is one year older than Chang Xing, looked at Zhang Heping and said:
"I estimate that my graduation job assignment next June will be with Peace Aerospace Company."

Zhang Heping nodded and said, "It was Lu Zhongsheng, the general manager of Heping Aerospace Company, who asked your school for you. He said that you and Xiaopeng had performed well in your previous internships, and he wanted to bring you over for training."

"Brother-in-law!" The eldest brother-in-law Chang Sheng said hesitantly, "I'm not saying that Peace Aerospace Company is bad, but I'm a little confused. It's a foreign-funded company, how can they ask the school to assign college students to them?"

Zhang Heping knew what Chang Sheng was worried about. He was afraid that his second son Chang Le would be labeled a capitalist because the issue of capitalism had been hotly discussed recently!
"Peace Aerospace Company currently has only two shareholders, one is the state, and the other is Tingmei Trading Company under the Peace Group." Zhang Heping explained slowly:
"Currently, Tingmei Trading holds a 51% stake, so Peace Aerospace is a joint venture controlled by foreign capital."

"If the state holds 51% of the shares, Peace Space will be a joint venture controlled by state capital."

"It's just a two percentage point difference in the middle, it's just a different name."

"The key is, you have to look at the personnel composition of Peace Aerospace Company. Are there any foreigners?"

Brother-in-law Chang Sheng seemed to understand what was said, and looked at his wife Zhang Zhaodi for help.

Zhang Zhaodi laughed and said, "I told you that you are worrying about nothing, but you still don't believe me!"

As someone from the Foreign Trade Department, Zhang Zhaodi naturally knew that Tingmei Trading Company had given up several 2% shares this year, turning Heping Optical Card Factory, Precision Instrument Factory, Tingmei Daily Chemical Products Factory, etc. into state-owned joint venture factories.

Therefore, this transformation not only had precedent, but also happened in a matter of moments on Zhang Heping's mind.

If it really comes to the point that Changsheng is worried about, Zhang Zhaodi believes that this third brother will give up those two points of shares and change the title for the sake of his nephew.

Seeing that no one else was talking, my cousin Zhou Xiaopeng spoke up, "Uncle, my counselor privately told me three job options. One is the post office, the other is Peace Aerospace, which Chang Le just mentioned, and the last one is a telecommunications company."

"Look, which one should I choose?"

"I don't have any acquaintances in the postal system. Heping Aerospace just said that." Zhang Heping looked at his nephew who was about to graduate in half a year and said patiently:

"If your studies are not too heavy, I can arrange for you to intern at the telecommunications company's capital headquarters for a few months. You can choose the job you are interested in."

"Thank you, uncle. I would like to try out an internship at a telecommunications company." Zhou Xiaopeng agreed without even thinking about it, mainly because Shenzhen Peace Aerospace was too far away from the capital and he couldn't take care of his family.

In fact, his counselor gave him a fourth choice: admission to graduate school!
But he didn't tell his family that he wanted to start working as soon as possible to help relieve the pressure on his parents who had lost their salary income.

However, what the boy didn't know was that his parents' annual income from the tailor shop had long exceeded their previous salary income, but they just didn't reveal it to their second son.

Otherwise, his parents would have accepted Zhang Heping's suggestion and come to Shenzhen to build a garment factory.

Sometimes, the only thing that separates some people from making a lot of money is the psychological limitation of being content with a small fortune.

"Okay, stop looking so bitter!" Zhang Heping looked at his nephew Chang Xing and frowned, saying, "The higher-ups arranged for you to go to the Geological Bureau and your brother to go to Heping Aerospace for future exploration satellites. The chances of you going to field exploration are very small."

"Even if you are unlucky and are really sent to explore the field, your mother will help you find a way to transfer."

After he finished speaking, Zhang Heping picked up the soup bowl and took a sip, then stood up and went out to report his ideological work to Mr. Hua.

There were many meetings during this trip, which made Zhang Heping feel very sad about the confusion of those people and their indecision of not being able to see the way forward.

For this purpose, Zhang Heping had to have an in-depth discussion with Mr. Hua.

The next day was New Year’s Day, 1990.

Zhang Heping, who is forty and has no doubts, has never thought of holding a banquet to entertain guests. However, President He, the ship charter king, Mr. Rong, Chairman Guo and others came uninvited, plus the old men and women in the college who wanted to try the medicine, so he simply booked a banquet at the Peace Hotel across the street.

During the period, people from Shenzhen and Shekou came to celebrate and also to discuss investment projects with a group of Hong Kong businessmen.

To Zhang Heping's slight surprise, Qu Zhouping, head of ATV, brought the organizing team for the Asian Games in the capital.

The Asian Games organizing team originally went to Hong Kong Island to learn about advertising business. ATV manager Qu simply took this opportunity to bring people to approach Mr. Chen to solicit advertising sponsorship.

Advertising fees are a small matter, what surprises Zhang Heping even more is yet to come.

Someone from the Shenzhen government actually revealed that they wanted to build the Shenzhen Stock Exchange this year... (End of this chapter)