The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1029: Six Academicians from One Family
Ten newly elected academicians, including Huang Qiang and Zhao Xing, were invited to attend the academician dinner in the evening.

After all, from now on, they are also considered members of the academician team.

Huang Qiang and Zhao Xing saw Liu Tao and hurried forward and said, "Teacher!"

Even after so many years of graduation, they still call Liu Tao "Teacher" in private.

"Well, you two are good. You have finally been elected as academicians. But you can't be proud. You have to continue to work hard. If you are proud and lazy, it will go against the original intention of electing academicians." Liu Tao nodded slightly, encouraging the two.

Liu Tao has always been very concerned about these two first batch students.

Both of them have worked very hard, and things have been relatively smooth over the years.

"Congratulations to both of you seniors!" At this moment, Liu Ziyu and Chen Nianzhen came over, congratulating the two with smiles on their faces on being elected academicians.

Huang Qiang smiled bitterly and said, "It's been a long time since we last met, my two junior sisters. You two were elected just a few years after graduation, but we are both bald now!"

"That's right. If we're not elected as academicians, we won't be able to attend the next gathering!" Zhao Hua nodded repeatedly.

Every year before the Spring Festival, fellow students would have a dinner together.

They have persisted for so many years, and Liu Tao sometimes participates and sometimes is absent.

Chen Nianzhen said: "Speaking of gatherings, this year we will have a dinner on the rooftop of our company's headquarters in Fuxian Lake. I also hope that the two brothers will bring their sisters-in-law and children to the scene. Ziyu and I have been preparing for this year's gathering for a long time. Ziyu even begged for several bottles of good wine from the teacher!"

The headquarters building of Dandelion Technology Company in Fuxian Lake has been completed and people have moved in.

As for the office building originally located at Dianchi Lake, it is used as a branch office location.

Although the wealth of the two has shrunk significantly due to the bursting of the Internet bubble, they have actually been cashing out continuously last year. They have not even released this year's quarterly and semi-annual financial reports. During this period, they have continued to absorb shares and increase their holdings in the company.

Liu Ziyu now holds 60% of the shares, while Chen Nianzhen holds 30%. In fact, only 10% is held by shareholders and investment institutions in the market.

At its peak, the market value of "Dandelion" exceeded HK$3 trillion, but now it is less than HK$1500 billion, a drop of more than 95%. Other Internet companies have also suffered severe losses.

However, Liu Ziyu and Chen Nianzhen are sitting pretty because the company's financial situation is actually very good, with profits hitting record highs. They both have large amounts of cash on hand, so the company has not laid off any employees so far.

Liu Ziyu and Chen Nien-zhen both admire Liu Tao for his foresight last year.

"Really?!" Huang Qiang and Zhao Hua's eyes lit up. They both knew that the last thing Liu Tao lacked was good wine.

When they were still studying, Liu Ziyu would get good wine from Liu Tao from time to time, which made them unforgettable.

Liu Ziyu smiled and said, "My brother was very generous this time. He gave me ten bottles of good wine, enough for us to drink to our heart's content!"

"Then I'm looking forward to it!" Yang Wei came over with a smile on his face, and congratulated Huang Qiang and Zhao Hua: "Two senior brothers, congratulations on your election as academicians!"

Everyone was talking and laughing as they walked together.

On the eve of New Year's Day, the list of elected academicians for this session was released and published on the official websites of HUST and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and was reported on CCTV and Renren Daily.

The universities, research institutes, cities and provinces where the 20 newly elected academicians are located have announced this good news to the public on the homepage of their official websites. This has also led to heated discussions in the society, and these new 20 academicians have suddenly become famous throughout the country and well-known to ordinary people.

从12月31日至2001年1月1日，全球范围内举行了盛大的庆祝活动，迎接着新千年的到来。

Celebrations are also taking place at Fuxian Lake, with fireworks constantly blooming in the sky and a fireworks show going on.

The area around Fuxian Lake has been included in the control area. In addition to various scientific research institutions, high-end nursing homes, high-end sanatoriums, tourist hotels, etc., the only company currently under construction here is the "Dandelion" Technology Company!
The environment on the top of the "Dandelion" headquarters building is very beautiful. It is a large open-air venue with green vegetation and various flowers. There are also restaurants, coffee shops, milk tea shops, and dessert shops. These were all done by Liu Ziyu and her friends themselves and are completely free.

After get off work, employees of "Dandelion" can come here to eat, drink coffee, milk tea, tea, taste desserts, and then look at the beautiful scenery of Fuxian Lake.

The housing prices around Fuxian Lake are currently the highest in the mainland, and it is the first place in the country to break through 2 yuan per square meter. The housing prices here are even higher than those around Dianchi Lake. Looking across the country, it is second only to Hong Kong and Macao.

Those who can buy a house here are either rich or noble!
At this time, there is an area on the rooftop restaurant. There is no one else around. This area is the best. You can see Fuxian Lake and the fireworks show at this time.

Liu Ziyu and her friends gathered here.

Except for Liu Ziyu and Chen Nianzhen, who brought their nephews, nieces and parents, everyone else brought their spouses and children.

The table is already filled with various delicacies.

There are all kinds of seafood such as king crab, big red dragon, winter crab, grouper, yellow croaker, etc., as well as wild game such as wild boar from the mountains.

The wines include Moutai and wine; the teas include various top-quality teas.

It’s steak, and we choose the best.

For today's party, Liu Ziyu even invited a retired imperial chef to cook.

The two were among the richest men in the country, and they didn't feel anything about spending such a small amount of money.

Even Chen Weihong, Liu Tao's doctoral student who has not yet graduated, attended tonight's party.

"Aunt, the scenery here is so beautiful. It's so wonderful to work here!" Chen Weihong couldn't help but exclaimed.

This was her first time here. Before this, she had always been at the Panshan Group headquarters and at most had been traveling around Dianchi Lake.

Chen Weihong, 26 years old this year, has just passed Liu Tao's master's thesis and obtained a master's degree certificate and a master's degree certificate.

"This is the only building in the area around Fuxian Lake. It was specially approved! Other companies cannot build their headquarters here." Huang Qiang said with a smile, "In terms of environmental protection, their company represents the most advanced level in the country."

"We pay a lot of taxes. This year's tax payment exceeds 200 billion yuan! And we play a huge role in promoting the real estate here," said Liu Ziyu.

After the preferential policies, Dandelion Technology Company has become a major taxpayer, and the total amount of tax paid each year has been increasing.

Even though the Internet bubble burst this year, the tax payments of "Dandelion" technology companies are still rising.

This is just the company's tax payment. There is also the personal income tax paid by employees, which is also very considerable. The total tax payment in a year exceeds 50 billion yuan!

(End of this chapter)