Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 678 Never Touched Money
The audience below were whispering to each other, discussing the content of the principal's speech on stage, and when combined with the country's developments in recent years, it was indeed true.

I don’t know whether the real estate industry will be given up, but electric cars and 5G are something that must be developed.

This is the situation now, and both of these are being vigorously supported.

And in unknown areas, computing power is being developed.

But the principal did not mention 5G at all. He talked about artificial intelligence and the electric vehicles that are derived from computing power throughout the whole process. Of course, there is more to computing power than just that.

Medical care, manufacturing, agriculture, finance, etc. will greatly improve efficiency and shorten the R&D cycle.

“Having said so much, let me talk about the last point, which is supervision. No industry can be separated from supervision, and technological innovation should also be innovation in supervision.

Last year there was a movie called "Fast and Furious 7". I think everyone here has seen this movie, right? Raise your hands if you have. "Fang Hong raised his hand.

However, the scene was silent. All the people there were business and government officials. No one raised their hands. Even those who had seen it did not raise their hands. Only Liu Tianxian raised his hand.

Seeing that no one around her raised their hands, Liu Tianxian quickly put them down, looking a little embarrassed.

“You really should watch more movies. Movies are the most direct reflection of the development and application of science and technology. If movies are not innovative, then the film industry is really finished.

This is the case with this movie. One of the leading actors, Paul, died in a car accident, and only part of the film was shot. So what about the other part? Using digital portraits instead of shooting.

Weta Digital developed a machine learning system called FAC, which extracted Paul's micro-expression units from the first six films he starred in, and reconstructed the facial details through deep learning, making it so realistic that it could be mistaken for the real thing.

However, this technology has led to ethical discussions about digital portraits. Do such digital portraits have personality rights? Will they be forged for commercial or other bad purposes?

The improvement of the regulations has not yet been discussed in detail. I think it may take a long time for the regulations to become real rules.

So innovation is not difficult, but the price paid for any innovation is very high.”

Fang Hong paused for a moment, then continued: "In addition, in the 1800s, I forgot, there was a very interesting bill in the UK, called the Motor Vehicles Act, which was later called the Red Flag Act.

Why is it called the Red Flag Act? Because cars had already been introduced in Britain at that time, and horse-drawn carriage drivers were still white-collar workers. The introduction of cars directly affected their jobs.

So they passed a bill that stipulated that a car must have three people in it, two of whom must be inside the car, and one person must be 50 meters away waving a red flag, and the speed must not exceed the red flag.

At that time, the speed of cars was 6.4 kilometers per hour, which was almost the same as walking. The purpose was to protect the interests of coachmen.

Then, a prosperous automobile industry was dragged down by such a bill, while Germany rose up. The United States seized this opportunity with the whole country's strength and became a country on wheels.

Today, there are so many red flag laws being implemented or being drafted in the world today. Let's encourage each other!"

Fang Hong changed the subject and said no more. His point had been made clear. He bowed slightly to the audience and ended his speech.

"Clap, clap, clap!" There was warm applause at the scene.

The principal dared to say it. The meaning of his last words was very clear and forward-looking.

Liu Tianxian clapped her hands vigorously with a gratified smile on her face. She thought the speech was very good, at least many people at the scene thought so.

"Thank you, Principal. Thank you for giving us such wonderful sharing." Li Nan came on stage.

The time was almost up, so Fang Hong walked down the stage. On his way back to his seat, people glanced at him from time to time, and some paid attention to him.

I used to not like the principal very much, but now my opinion has changed a little. At least what he says is what some people want to hear.

Whether it is government officials, companies developing artificial intelligence, new energy companies, or electric car companies, they can all use his words as endorsement.

The influence of his opinions can help them obtain more financing and can also benefit a large number of companies.

Just because his views are very advanced and can really be told as a story.

Fang Hong returned to her seat, and Liu Tianxian turned around and looked at her with a smile.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Fang Hong asked.

"Look at how handsome you are." Liu Tianxian smiled mischievously.

Fang Hong also smiled helplessly and put his hand on hers and held it.

At this time, Lei Jun asked the person next to him, "President, are you very optimistic about the future of electric vehicles? They can subvert fuel vehicles."

"I don't know whether it can be overturned. I just explained from the perspective of the international environment and the national level that it is very necessary to do this." Fang Hongke didn't dare to guarantee it.

When he was reborn, electric vehicles were still experiencing growth strife and facing the most serious crisis of trust.

Although the fuel vehicle market has been squeezed, it is still alive and has not been as devastated as the feature phone market.

Lei Jun nodded to show that he understood, and there seemed to be a desire in his eyes, and he also wanted to get into the electric car industry.

But it seems that the time is about right. Before announcing his plan to build a car in 20, he had already done three years of research.

After hearing what the principal said, I could no longer suppress the anger in my heart.

Fang Hong doesn't care. China does not lack car makers. What it lacks is capital, technology, and experience.

The award ceremony on the stage is still going on. The next winner is the chairman of GCL Group, a company engaged in clean energy and lithium materials.

With a silk hanging around his neck and the trophy in his hand, he said: "What the principal said just now was very good. It made me feel that time is running out and I feel a great sense of responsibility. We are not trying to overtake others, but to change the track and win this technological war.

What GCL needs to do is to turn new energy into traditional energy that ordinary people can afford!"

“Clap, clap, clap!” The audience applauded.

The top ten economic figures were soon announced, with only ten people left, followed by the Newcomer of the Year Award.

The awards were respectively given by Ren Quan, CEO of Meitu, CEO of Ele.me, and CEO of United Family Healthcare, and each of them gave a brief speech.

The award presenters were all well-known figures. Sometimes there were two people presenting the awards, and sometimes there were three people, and they all showed their faces.

The entire award ceremony lasted about two hours, from seven to nine o'clock.

What followed was a half-hour conversation.

There is only one dialogue, and the guests scheduled are important and controversial, so a certain program effect is needed.

The topic of discussion is: Innovation and breakthrough under the new economic form. "Next, let's invite Jack Ma, Fang Hong, Cao Teller, and Lao Wang to come on stage to share with us. They are all leaders in their respective fields and excellent entrepreneurs. I wonder what kind of inspiration their views will give us." Li Nan invited a total of four people.

The staff placed four chairs on the stage, all of which were single sofas.

Jack Ma stood up expressionlessly and walked towards the stage with a very passionate look. He had been holding back for a long time.

Mr. Wang was very calm; Cao Teler was still in a shaky state.

These four people don't seem to get along well with each other, but they all have some connections. Needless to say, Mr. Wang and Jack Ma are both people who have extended their hands into the film and television industry.

Cao Teller likes to express his opinions from time to time and has expressed his disagreement with Fang Hong in the media many times.

Four people came on stage, Jack Ma and Cao Teller sat in the two seats in the middle, and Fang Hong and Mr. Wang sat on both sides respectively.

After they sat down, they didn't even look at each other. They seemed to be full of pride and looked ahead calmly.

"Before we start the discussion, let's do an interview first. I know there are many people who can't wait to ask them questions, right?" Li Nan looked at the audience.

There was a sudden commotion in the audience, and they were of course eager to ask them questions.

"Then it's the young man in the back." Li Nan pointed to a person in the back row.

The man stood up, took the microphone handed over by the staff, and said with some excitement on his face: "I would like to ask the principal, you said that artificial intelligence is the future and electric cars have advantages, so why don't you seem to take any action?"

“Who said I haven’t taken action? I have been taking action, but I have to do my own thing first. I don’t know if you have started a business before, but anyone who has done so should know that you must have a core product that makes money.

Only when you do a good job in providing services for this product, thoroughly and meticulously, and ensure that your competitors no longer pose a threat to you, can you think about other things.

Although my Yutu is making money, there are a lot of competitors out there; Chang'e Technology is making losses, and what I have to do now is to turn losses into profits.

Everyone can only do what they can. I also have feelings. I wish our country could be the best in the world in science and technology today, but I think it’s useless because I don’t have that much energy, time and money. My resources are limited. ” Fang Hong said.

The man said he understood and sat down.

"Mr. Ma, what do you think of the principal, or what do you think of Chang'e and the Jade Rabbit?" someone started to provoke a fight.

"It doesn't matter what I think, and no one will listen to me, but I can say one thing, Chang'e and Yutu are playing a good hand badly, for example, Yutu spent 10 billion to acquire the entire film and television industry some time ago, wasn't it just for monopoly? Did it make any contribution to the industry? No.

Whatever we do, we must think about our contribution to the industry and not just do it for the sake of monopoly or making money.”

Jack Ma was disdainful at first, then denied Yutu's behavior, saying implicitly that he was mean and monopolistic, and then he praised himself.

It’s still the same old routine of first putting others down and then praising yourself.

"Let me clarify two things first. It's not a merger, it's an investment. The reason is that the capital in the film and television industry is retreating. There is a lack of funds, and it is a large-scale lack of funds. I invested so much money just to make the film and television industry run smoothly. I really didn't think about making money.

If you invest in 100 identical companies, can you expect all 100 of them to make money? It's good enough if they don't fight each other, and there's no such thing as monopoly. There is no such thing as monopoly in the cultural circle.

As for whether this has any contribution to the industry, I can't say, but at least we are not talking nonsense." Fang Hong's words couldn't be more obvious.

"Hahaha!" There was laughter everywhere.

The two of them started to confront each other before the fight even started.

However, Jack Ma's remarks were indeed full of nonsense, saying that others had a monopoly and that they played cards badly.

If this was said about Tony Ma, Tony Ma would just treat it as a joke, but if this was said about the principal, the principal would fight back.

The other two people present were calm and composed.

"This young man has a very big company, but he doesn't know enough. Who can't come up with 100 billion? Many companies here can come up with it, but it's not very meaningful if there is no contribution. I said, we are doing meaningful things." Jack Ma spread his hands and said it lightly.

This was a loophole found in Fang Hong's words, and he mocked Fang Hong again, saying, "You are rich, but we are richer than you."

They also said that his understanding was unclear and his level was too low.

This is revenge. I couldn’t talk about it in the audience just now, but now I can talk about it, so I will talk more.

Fang Hong remained silent. No matter what he said, he was just being humble and was caught by this man.

Everyone at the scene was watching with interest, but Liu Tianxian was quite worried about him, fearing that he would be embarrassed.

If you can't save face, just overturn the table.

"I want to ask the principal, have you ever thought about becoming the richest man in China? The richest man in China like Mr. Wang." Someone tried to provoke another fight.

"If he wants it, I can give it to him." Mr. Wang immediately expressed his opinion.

“When I was still young and my wealth was less than 1 billion, I did think about being the richest man, but now I don’t think about it anymore.

I miss the time when I was making small films, that was when I was happiest. "

"Hehehe" the laughter at the scene obviously did not show much belief, it was a bit Versailles.

Making small movies is subject to capital constraints and is not so free. Just listen to this kind of talk.

Liu Tianxian also smiled.

"What I said is true. In China, as long as you have a small house, a car and a happy family, that is the happiest life.

If your wealth exceeds 10 million, you will have troubles. You need to consider whether to increase the value of your wealth by buying stocks, bonds, or real estate.
When your wealth exceeds 100 million, you are in big trouble. When it exceeds 1 billion, it is no longer your money, but the trust of society in you. You are just keeping it for society, so you must have a sense of responsibility. "

There is something wrong with what he said. The more wealth one has, the more responsibilities one must bear, and that responsibility is common prosperity.

"Actually, what's so good about being the richest man? How much can you spend? How much can you eat? To be honest, I have never touched money. I am not interested in money. My wife manages the money. She bought all the clothes for me."

"Puchi." Someone couldn't help laughing out loud, and the whole place suddenly burst into laughter of "Hahaha!"

There was also constant applause, one after another, and the principal was impressed by this wave.

How could this person say this so seriously? Do all big guys have the skill to pretend to be cool in a serious manner?
Some people also turned to look at Liu Tianxian, wanting to see her reaction.

Liu Tianxian was embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)