We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

Chapter 285 Microsoft and changes in industrial structure
At the end of January, some media photographed newly appointed IBM President Opel appearing on Hong Kong Island and having dinner with Welch, President of Far East Group, at the Peninsula Hotel.

It can be seen from the photos that the two had a very pleasant conversation and laughed frequently during the period.

Two of the world's most powerful technology companies, well-deserved giants in the industry, cannot simply have a meal to connect with each other.

Moreover, Opel, who has just taken office, is very anxious now, and it is impossible for him to come to Hong Kong Island to have dinner with Welch.

IBM is still strong today, but its revenue and profits are not the same.

Not to mention competitors, IBM's product development direction has deviated in recent years.

At this time, Opel visited the headquarters of the Far East Group. He and Welch looked as if they had met at a late date, and they knew with their toes that the two parties must be seeking some cooperation.

The two most powerful companies in the world are going to cooperate, which is very exciting to think about.

The most straightforward impact is that as soon as the Nasdaq opened, IBM's stock rose by more than 30 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of about 5%.

Far East Chip also caught up with this wave of market trends, and its stock price, which had already slowed down, also experienced a small increase.

On the other hand, it also shows that Welch moves really fast.

It only took more than a week from the time Luo Nianzhong and the two agreed to hand over the Far East system to the time the two met to discuss the specific details.

There was a lot of speculation about the two companies, and the two giants did not keep everyone waiting.

Due to the profit concessions from the Far East Group, IBM got a free advantage, so various matters were negotiated very smoothly.

On January 31st, the last day of January, Far East Systems and IBM issued announcements at the same time.

Far East Systems will implement a private placement of IBM after its listing. At that time, IBM will become the largest shareholder of Far East Systems with 21% of the shares, and Far East Group will retreat to the second largest shareholder with 15% of the shares.

The two parties will jointly develop the latest Windows system launched by Far East Systems, which will be used in all products that can be used by both parties.

Windows, Luo Nianzhong didn't even bother to change his name.

From the beginning of the development of the Far East System window system, Luo Nianzhong named it windows.

Since you two little guys are not willing to do it, then I will help you make it.

As soon as the announcement from both parties came out, the world was in an uproar, and the happiest person was Wall Street.

Whether it is the stock issuance underwriting of Far East Systems or IBM, both have Wall Street capital involved.

The support of the two giants can basically declare that Windows dominates the field of personal computer operating systems. Whether it is IBM or the soon-to-be-listed Far East Systems, the stock price is bound to rise sharply.

Welch even asked Luo Nianzhong whether he wanted to change the underwriting issuance price. A sharp increase in the Far East System was inevitable, and there was nothing wrong with raising the price.

However, Luo Nianzhong refused. He wanted to benefit Wall Street, so that Wall Street would be more greedy and willing to cling to the Far East and form a protective film for the Far East.

Just like now, before the financing matter has been settled, some media on Wall Street and beautiful countries have begun to say good things for the Far East Group.

A great company that is willing to share and aims to create convenience for human life.

The biggest concern of the media working together this time is whether the Far East System will be renamed in the future, especially the beautiful Chinese media, who regard this cooperation as an IBM acquisition, quite in the spirit of Asan.

Change your name? It's really hard for Opel to answer this question under the current circumstances, because it means declaring sovereignty.

The two sides had just entered the honeymoon period, and Opel acted like this in front of the media, which really ruined the friendly atmosphere.

Although he also wanted to do this, because it would be regarded by the outside world as one of his greatest achievements in running IBM.

It was difficult for Opel to answer, but Welch had no such trouble.

"That is just a name. Far East Group does not need the Far East system to add glory to the name of Far East, because we are brilliant enough."

The sinking of assets is what Luo Nianzhong has always wanted to do, and now that he has such a good opportunity, he cannot let it go.

Just like the mobile phone of Han and Tang Dynasties, why not call it Far East? Because it is no longer needed.

In this cooperation, on the surface, it seems that IBM has taken a big advantage, and it is even suspected of peach picking. It makes no difference that a high-quality company like Far East Systems is giving it to IBM for free.

In fact, this is not the case. In addition to adding a big brother to take the lead in the charge, the Far East Group also won IBM's CPU and analog chip business. This was also the condition Welch offered to IBM.

There is almost no loss for IBM, but it is a big complement to Far East Chip and TI below.

Ordinary people don't know the inside story, but Wall Street capital has already bought shares of Far East Chip in advance.

The fact that the market value of Far East Chip exceeded HK$3500 billion in a few days is the best proof, which made those investors who sold in advance secretly regret it.

……

"Honey, is this really okay? I'm still a little worried.

If someone discovers us, we will be doomed, after all, in a place with so many people..."

"Don't worry, I deliberately chose a time with few people, and I will pay attention, and I will never be discovered. Don't you think this is exciting?"

"Excitement is stimulation, can't it be done at a time when no one is around?"

The two were having a conversation when a voice from the door interrupted their conversation.

"Brother Zhong, sister, you haven't finished putting on your makeup yet? An Ran is getting anxious."

"It'll be ready soon." Luo Nianzhong responded, put on the hat in his hand and looked in the mirror.

When Luo Anran was watching TV last night, there was a scene of Hong Kong Disneyland and she clamored to go.

Originally, Zhao Yazhi meant to take her there when the garden was closed, but Luo Nianzhong, who was holding Luo Anran, thought of today and decided to take her there during the day.

Today is the day that Microsoft goes public. The whole Hong Kong is paying attention to this matter. Disney’s traffic should drop a lot.

Besides, what fun is there in visiting an empty Disneyland alone? There is an atmosphere when there are many people, right?
You can't be the only one shouting during the parade, right? How boring?
Besides, when do you want to go alone? It's different when there are more people. Microsoft's listing now is a good opportunity.

The wheels of history have deviated, but they coincidentally overlap again.

Bill Gates and Paul rejected Luo Nianzhong, but still developed the system for IBM.

But how can their system compare with that of the Far East? The much-criticized IBMpc system was also abandoned by IBM.

After that, the Far East System's siege caused conflicts between the two, and finally they separated directly not long ago.

After the separation, Bill Gates wanted to start over, so he planned to sell Microsoft.

Just as Welch expressed an open attitude towards the name change, Opel will definitely take action.

But Opel was not satisfied with the many names he chose. He accidentally discovered the name Microsoft that was on sale and he liked it very much.

For $300 million, IBM bought a company just for a name.

Originally, Opel's plan was to use Microsoft as the company to undertake the directional issuance of shares by Far East Systems, and he also changed the name.

But when Welch and Luo Nianzhong revealed Opel's plan, Luo Nianzhong's expression was extremely exciting.

Since early changes and late changes are all changes, then let Windows return to the embrace of Microsoft.

So after some operations, Far East System became history, and Microsoft returned to the right path and changed its name before going public.

It is precisely because of this that the Chinese media's publicity for Microsoft's listing has become even more crazy.

Now that the whole world is paying attention to Microsoft's listing, Luo Nianzhong took his baby daughter to Hong Kong Disneyland to play.

"Chichi".

"Snapped".

"Ah, why did you hit me?" Guan Jiahui pouted her little mouth and covered her eyebrows with her hands, looking at Luo Nianzhong dissatisfied.

"I've tolerated you for a long time. You've been laughing non-stop since you left the house. What's so funny?"

"What's wrong with me laughing? Don't you want me to laugh? Are you too overbearing?"

Guan Jiahui was dissatisfied with Luo Nianzhong's remarks and screamed.

But when she saw Luo Nianzhong's arm rising up, she said, "Brother Zhong, I was wrong." She was very knowledgeable about current affairs.

In fact, I don't blame her for laughing. Even when Luo Nianzhong looked in the mirror, he smiled for a long time.

With his peaked cap, beard and big sunglasses, he is a basketball enthusiast who has not traveled through time. Otherwise, he would have come over to chase Luo Nianzhong and begged, "Brother Deng, can you sign Zhang's autograph?"

Even Luo Anran froze when he saw Luo Nianzhong like this for the first time. Seeing the bearded man trying to hug him, the little guy cried out of surprise, and he cried loudly.

Luo Wang Yunhua on the side didn't even say a word. He picked up the cushion at hand and swung it up. While swiping it, he scolded, "You are so old and you are not decent at all. You look at it and scare us An Ran."

Feeling hurt and uncomfortable, Luo Nian had no choice but to take off his disguise and coax him when the old lady fell out of favor.

Fortunately, Luo Anran stopped crying instantly after seeing the true face of Luo Nianzhong. She stared at Luo Nianzhong cutely for a long time with her big eyes, curious questions filling her head.

I wonder why the hairy monster just now suddenly became my dearest daddy?

Luo Nianzhong, who was dressed up again, did not scare Luo Anran anymore, but on the way to Disneyland, the little guy looked at Luo Nianzhong's beard curiously, as if to confirm whether this person was still his father.

After entering Disneyland, Luo Anran didn't want to watch it. Luo Nianzhong found that the situation was even worse. He was treated as a monkey during the visit.

The three Chris girls dressed up simply, with hats, glasses, and masks, a standard celebrity three-piece suit.

Although these can cover up their appearance, they cannot cover up their figure and temperament.

A bearded man who looked more like a human than an ape was accompanied by three suspected super beauties, and he was holding a cute child in his arms.

And looking at the close relationship between these three super beauties and this bearded man, it’s not normal at all.

It would be strange if people around you didn't take a second look at this combination.

"There are so many people and we have to queue up. How about we go shopping elsewhere first?"

Arriving at the Mecha Paradise, Guan Jiahui backed down when she saw the queue of more than a dozen people.

“This is considered a less crowded place. The number of people queuing up is twice as high on normal days, let alone on holidays.

It’s the same everywhere, so just wait here obediently.”

Although there were not many people today, that was relative.

Ever since the opening of Disneyland on Hong Kong Island, Eisner knew that Disneyland could actually be so profitable.

Is Disneyland in the beautiful country profitable? I can only say that I have made money.

But Island Disney made Eisner realize that Disneyland could really make a fortune every day.

The main contributors here are the people of the island countries, followed by Southeast Asia and other countries.

According to incomplete statistics, island countries account for nearly half of the visitors to Hong Kong Disneyland and contribute more than 60% of the revenue.

This is also the reason why Hong Kong Island Disneyland is full every day. Basically, foreign tourists can fill the entire Disneyland.

If it is a holiday and local people from Hong Kong Island come back, sometimes the number of people visiting the park must be restricted.

Therefore, more than a dozen people queuing up for this project are really not considered to be a large number of people. It can be said to be rare.

"Why do you have to come to the Mecha Park first? Shouldn't you line up at the Fantasy Park at the door first? It's great to see the Disney Princesses, who wants to see these Mechas?"

Mecha Park can be said to be unique to Hong Kong Island Disney.

In addition to Transformers and Gundam authorized by Asia Media, Disney has also added some characters from its Dark Horse comics. This major feature can be said to be a fatal temptation for many men. Many European and American men specially travel to Hong Kong Island for the Mecha Paradise, which fully reflects the saying that men will be young until they die.

"It's not that you can play whatever you want, it's my precious girl who can watch whatever she wants."

Luo Nianzhong, who was holding his daughter in his arms, abandoned Guan Jiahui without hesitation, and his usual love for her had nothing to do with it.

"Humph, daughter slave.

An Ran has been crippled by you, how can any girl show her Transformers and Gundam every day? Shouldn't it be better to buy a bunch of dolls? "

"Then what? Do you suffer from princess disease like you?"

The bickering between Luo Nianzhong and Guan Jiahui made Zhao Yazhi and Chris laugh on the side, making them look bored while waiting, and it was their turn soon.

This is the first time Luo Nianzhong has visited Disneyland in his life. In the past, he thought everything here was for children and girls.

But when he was immersed in it, he understood why this theme park attracts tourists from all over the world.

When you come here, you will forget everything and feel trapped like a child. This is the most real feeling in Luo Nian.

I have to admire Walt Disney's talent. His persistence and persistence are Disney's last treasures of value.

Of course, it would be better if the price could be more affordable.

After a round, a few people who were a little tired from playing came to the Disney restaurant to have lunch. However, looking at the crowds inside, Luo Nianzhong planned to give up here and look for delicious food elsewhere.

But what I didn't expect was that when I asked the employees, I found out that there is only one restaurant in the entire park. You can eat and drink in other places, but they are more like cold drink shops.

Although Luo Nianzhong has never been to Disney, he also knows that Disney has food towns and other places in addition to its self-operated Disney hotels.

Is it because there is no such project yet? This is a lot of income.

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing Luo Nianzhong thinking, Chris, who was holding his arm, patted him and asked.

"Nothing, some work matters may bring some new income to Disney."

Luo Nianzhong didn't hide anything, and opened his mouth to express his idea of ​​a food town.

Guan Jiahui and Zhao Yazhi were fine, but Chris was very excited when he heard that, his eyes were filled with admiration and admiration.

You can find such a big business opportunity just by visiting Disneyland. Chris admires the man in front of her very much. This is one of the main reasons why she loves this man so much that she can't extricate herself.

The kind of temperament that seemed to be able to understand everything, everything was in his plan, and it was more like a game in the world compared to other people's difficulties in making money, which deeply attracted her.

“What’s the use of making more money, if you can’t even put food on the table.

I don’t care, you can’t starve the baby.”

The heartless Guan Jiahui looked at the crowd in the restaurant, then touched her flat belly and acted coquettishly towards Luo Nianzhong.

"Eating, that's not easy."

After speaking, he waved to Tom, who had been secretly protecting him not far away, and took the mobile phone from his hand when he came to him.

A private visit in incognito is a private visit in incognito, but you can’t wrong yourself, right?
It's okay to feel sorry for yourself, but it's not okay if you starve your precious daughter.

Within five minutes, the manager of this Disneyland stood respectfully in front of him and invited Luo Nianzhong and others to his office.

In his office, Luo Nianzhong, who was having dinner, called Eisner and expressed his thoughts.

The consequences, of course, were a flurry of flattery. Eisner said that he would first build Hong Kong Island Disney as a prototype as soon as possible.

After explaining the matter, the whole family, who had eaten and drank enough, naturally wanted to continue playing, but they all knew how they could let him wait in line again when the big boss was coming.

I can only say that I had a lot of fun, but private visits on incognito servers are definitely not going to work.

……

The Hong Kong New Year in 1983 is destined to be a time that will be remembered by stock investors. The entire January and early February were a carnival for Hong Kong stocks.

First, Far East Chip exceeded HK$3500 billion, and its stock price continued to rise.

Immediately afterwards, Far East Systems, which was renamed Microsoft, went public. Its market value exceeded 1200 billion Hong Kong dollars on the first day, and finally stabilized at around billion Hong Kong dollars.

Finally, there is Honor Computer, the last to be listed, which is nicknamed Trident. Its market value growth rate has not lived up to market expectations and has reached 1500 billion Hong Kong dollars.

And the momentum is still soaring with no intention of stopping. Experts estimate that this wave of HK$1800 billion should be a critical point.

The substantial growth of Honor Computer is also related to IBM. Mainly because on the day Honor Computer was launched, IBM announced that it would abandon the high-end personal computer business.

In this way, Honor Computer basically has no competitors in the high-end computer field, and it can be said to have monopolized the entire high-end computer market.

IBM is a bit of a favor. Originally, their share of high-end personal computers was not large, mainly due to cost reasons.

Those who buy IBM's high-end personal computers are basically those from beautiful countries and some partners who need them. The other one is government procurement.

Now that IBM has given up this share, it is no surprise to everyone that Honor Computer will take this share.

And since this is hardware, there is no need to worry too much about the issue of national security information disclosure. Some departments of the US government use Honor computers.

Of course, it is not impossible to give these hardware various reasons for leaking information.

But who hasn’t ordered anyone yet? This kind of totally shameless behavior cannot happen to the Far East Group now, and Luo Nian is still confident about this.

Three super giants were listed on the newly established Science and Technology Innovation Board as soon as it was launched. Hong Kong investors seemed to have forgotten that negotiations were still ongoing. The stock market was so hot that it cannot be described as crazy.

Luo Nianzhong knows that if this continues, some investors will definitely be cheated, and a stock price correction is inevitable, but from a long-term perspective, Hong Kong's economy will undoubtedly benefit more.

In addition to the three Far Eastern Trident companies, there is another company that is also attracting attention now, and that is Hong Kong Gas, which has provided materials to the Stock Exchange in preparation for listing.

Hong Kong Gas, the full name of Hong Kong Island Gas Company.

When you see this name, do you think it is a company that produces gas? Actually not, its first business was to produce oxygen for hospitals on Hong Kong Island.

The founder of Hong Kong Gas, Lin Tiansheng, was a chemist who returned from overseas. He had gone to England to study in the 50s.

Those who were able to study abroad in that era showed their family background.

It is true that the Lin family moved to Hong Kong Island from Shanghai at the end of World War II.

In the beginning, he was still engaged in the grain, oil, rice and flour business. Not to mention being wealthy, he came from a wealthy family. As early as the 1950s, his family property was worth millions of dollars.

Originally, Lin's father's idea was to send Lin Tiansheng to England to study and at the same time gain exposure to the outside world so that he could inherit the family business when he returned.

But he didn't expect that after coming to England, Lin Tiansheng fell in love with chemistry and became extremely talented in this area.

"Dad, Hong Kong Island is too small. What if we win all the business in Hong Kong? Our Lin family can only go up a level and cannot become a real wealthy family.

As for overseas, these businesses are all controlled by local families. With our small arms and legs, we can't handle them at all, so if our Lin family wants to truly rise and become a wealthy family in Hong Kong, we must find another way..."

The first thing Lin Tiansheng did after returning to Hong Kong was to deny the development of his own industry. He felt that there was no way out for the grain and oil business on Hong Kong Island.

Not to mention that the Lin family only occupies a small share now, so what if they monopolize the Hong Kong Island market?
Lin Tiansheng's words moved Lin's father, who wanted to hear his son's opinion.

But the direction Lin Tiansheng chose next almost made him angry.

"Producing oxygen? What, why don't we buy our free air from you who spend money?
We are also selling off our property and going all out to develop, don’t you think our family is ruining so slowly?”

Although Father Lin knew about oxygen, in his world, oxygen was just air.

How sick you are, I don’t need to buy yours for free, your air can make you immortal?
Looking at his furious father, Lin Tiansheng had no choice but to patiently explain to him the difference between oxygen and air, as well as their uses.
For Lin's father, who has always been a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, although he half-heartedly believed his son's words, he still rejected his proposal to sell off the property and develop it fully.

He proposed to give Lin Tiansheng a start-up capital of 20 US dollars. If Lin Tiansheng develops, he will fully support it. If the capital runs out and the business fails, he will be asked to come back and inherit the family business.

In this way, the two reached a father-son agreement.

After receiving the money, Lin Tiansheng immediately purchased equipment and hired employees.

He couldn't afford to pay those professional experts or related practitioners who had worked for many years, so he turned to his classmates.

Nothing else but shares.

Lin Tiansheng promised to give shares to the company when it reached a certain scale, which made the stupid old fools who had just stepped out of school envy them. They rolled up their sleeves and worked hard for Lin Tiansheng.

Regardless of luck or hard work, Lin Tiansheng's Hong Kong Island Gas Company succeeded, and the extraction technology they developed has a lower production cost than that imported from Europe and the United States.

Hong Kong Gas has also successfully entered major hospitals on Hong Kong Island. In the 1970s, it also expanded or sold technology to Haojiang Bay and some countries in Southeast Asia. It was called the oxygen king by Hong Kong media.

If it were just like this, Hong Kong gas wouldn't have received so much attention.

What really brought Hong Kong Gas into the eyes of investors and capital was that it recently signed a super-large order of HK$28 billion with Far East Semiconductor.

After Far East Group began to enter the semiconductor field, Lin Tiansheng was very forward-looking and began to enter the field of electronic specialties.

He knew that if he could successfully develop electronic special gas and ride on the coattails of Far East Semiconductor, it would be possible for Hong Kong Gas to make a big step forward and become a world-class company.

I'm very electronic, but the name sounds weird at first glance, and I don't know what it does.

But it is indeed the second largest material in wafer manufacturing, second only to semiconductor silicon wafers, accounting for about 10% of the entire wafer manufacturing, and this proportion is still increasing year by year.

Electronic gas is called the blood of semiconductors. Photolithography, etching, and ion implantation all require electronic gas.

The future development potential is greater. Integrated circuits, liquid crystals, photovoltaics, these industries are also inseparable from electronic characteristics.

It can be said that without it there would be no manufacturing and development of semiconductors.

Electronic special gas is not a kind of gas, it is a collective name for more than one hundred special gases.

Such as argon, fluorine, silicon tetrahydride, etc. are all electronic special gases.

The production of electronic special gas is not difficult. What is rare is the upgrade of the purification process.

Fortunately, Europe and the United States have not paid too much attention to this type of industry. As long as you have money, it is not a big problem to acquire some small companies and use them as the basis for research and development.

Hong Kong Gas also entered this field in this way. Not only did it sell the goods, but it also borrowed a lot of money to acquire companies and patents with related technologies in Europe and the United States. Now Hong Kong Gas can produce nearly 40 types of electronic special gases.

After producing electronic special gas, it is necessary to find a market or to join the Far East Group in a long-term and stable way.

Lin Tiansheng had the foresight to visit Zhang Rujing and explain the situation of Hong Kong Gas. In addition to welcoming him to visit Hong Kong Gas, he also expressed his willingness to accept Far East's shareholding.

Zhang Rujing was definitely willing to have electronic special gas, one of the raw materials, in his own hands, so he sent someone to test the electronic special gas produced by Hong Kong Gas. After knowing that the electronic special gas produced by the other party met the usage standards of the Far East, both parties It was an instant hit.

Family Office and Far East Bank jointly invested in Hong Kong Gas, accounting for a total of 28% of the shares. Hong Kong Gas signed an unprecedented deal of HK$28 billion with Far East.

When the information was disclosed, Hong Kong Automotive and Lin Tiansheng instantly became a realistic reference for the Hong Kong Island dream.

Starting from a fortune of US$20, he became a wealthy man in Hong Kong in just years. Lin Tiansheng was exaggerated into the image of a born protagonist.

It was this super-large order coupled with the current hot stock market that made Lin Tiansheng feel that it was time for Hong Kong Gas to go public.

He will use the money raised from Far East and the IPO to continue developing his gas empire.

When Zhang Rujing and Luo Nianzhong reported this matter, Luo Nianzhong was filled with joy. This meant that due to the Far East Group, Hong Kong Island's enterprises had been affected, and Hong Kong Island's industrial structure was quietly changing.

This kind of influence is what Luo Nianzhong wants to see, but he doesn't know how many Fortune 500 companies will appear on this small Hong Kong Island in the future.

　I'm sorry, I'll give it another chapter tonight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)