Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 175 Inviting Ma Xiaoqun to join
The next morning, Hu Jiangshan got up late and it was almost nine o'clock when he opened his eyes.

I drank too much coffee yesterday and my back and legs are sore and cramped.

But to be honest, it’s quite comfortable.

No wonder these young masters and dandies like to live such a life.

Compared to the boring research work, such life is indeed colorful.

Of course, Hu Jiangshan is a man who wants to do serious things. He cannot always be obsessed with these things. It would be good to adjust his state occasionally.

Chen Xiuli came out of the room only after Hu Jiangshan finished his breakfast.

Obviously, Chen Xiu Li was also exhausted.

Before noon, Hu Jiangshan and Chen Xiuli arrived at the factory where the chemical synthesis facilities were located.

Chen Xiuli was very surprised. She didn't expect that Hu Jiangshan had such a big industry here.

Although this park is not big, it looks very new and its design is very scientific, which shows that a lot of effort has been put into it.

But the problem was that there was no one in the park.

Of course Chen Xiuli was very curious and asked Hu Jiangshan what was going on.

Hu Jiangshan just made up some excuses to fool people, saying that the park had just been completed and had not yet officially recruited employees.

Of course, this reason is half true and half false.

Hu Jiangshan really hasn't had time to look for suitable employees recently.

The key is that Hu Jiangshan cannot just find anyone. He can only feel at ease if he lets at least someone he trusts be in charge.

The chemicals that Huaxin International needs are mainly photoresists, as well as some high-purity hydrogen chloride.

When Hu Jiangshan came here some time ago, he had already set up the production procedures. Now everything has been produced and packed into finished cans.

Not long after, the tanker truck sent by Huaxin International arrived.

There were as many as fifteen large tank trucks, which was a huge display.

The loading took more than two hours.

Hu Jiangshan and Chen Xiuli watched the chemical tankers slowly drive away one after another, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This matter is finally settled.

Of course, this is only the first batch of deliveries, and subsequent delivery will be carried out according to the delivery plan previously agreed upon with Huaxin International.

Of course, given the current situation of Huaxin International, it will definitely request early delivery.

Therefore, Hu Jiangshan designed a production procedure so that such an efficient chemical synthesis facility would not be left idle.

After everything was done, Hu Jiangshan and Chen Xiuli returned to the hotel.

Originally, Hu Jiangshan planned to stay in Guangwan City for only two nights before returning to Hong Kong Island, but now it seems that he will have to extend his stay.

A day later, in Guangzhou-Shenzhen City, Xijiang Longyu Community.

This is a high-end residential area in Guangzhou-Shenzhen City. The houses were only delivered two years ago and the prices are not cheap.

Even a second-hand house now costs 60,000 to 70,000 yuan per square meter.

Of course, housing prices in Guangzhou and Shenzhen have already reached their peak.

In the next one or two years, housing prices will drop rapidly, even to a level where even his own mother won’t recognize him, which will be hard for the middle class who bought houses at high prices.

There are indeed many middle-class people in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, but as long as they buy a house, they will definitely empty several wallets.

If house prices fall, they will not just feel sad, it will be a mental blow, a double blow.

Of course, if your job is stable, it’s not a big deal. At most you’ll just lose some asset value.

If you lose your job, the blow will be doubled.

Ma Xiaoqun and his wife now live in this community. They bought a 120-square-meter house, which cost them about 1000 million yuan. They have to pay back to yuan every month.

Although the couple's salary was not particularly high, it was still acceptable. Their combined monthly income was about 40,000 to 50,000 yuan.

Adding together the living expenses and the mortgage, it is basically affordable.

At this critical moment, Ma Xiaoqun suddenly lost his job. The loss of a major force cast a shadow on the family.

It was already evening. Li Shanshan came home from get off work and when she opened the door she saw Ma Xiaoqun sitting alone on the sofa.

Ma Xiaoqun was neither watching TV nor looking at his cell phone. Instead, he stared blankly out the window.

In recent days, Ma Xiaoqun has often been in this state, which makes Li Shanshan worried.

Li Shanshan's eyes widened: "Ah, husband, what are you doing?"

Ma Xiaoqun came back to his senses and said quickly: "It's okay, are you tired? Take a break, I'll go cook right away."

Li Shanshan quickly said: "No hurry, I'm not hungry now, let's do it later."

Ma Xiaoqun nodded, but still poured Li Shanshan a glass of warm water, which was very considerate.

Now only Li Shanshan is working, and she has become the breadwinner of the family. Ma Xiaoqun feels bad about it and tries very hard to take care of his wife.

At this time, the two of them sat on the sofa and chatted.

Li Shanshan asked: "Husband, what were you thinking about just now? Your expression was quite scary."

Ma Xiaoqun said: "I have submitted some resumes recently, but I didn't get any interview opportunities. I feel helpless."

Li Shanshan smiled and said, "I thought it was nothing. I can just look for a job slowly. It's not like I can't find one."

"That's true, but my position is indeed very scarce. There are not many research institutes, and researchers are very specific. I don't have that many connections, so it's really hard to find a job."

"Don't worry, I've asked Xiu Li to help find it. She has a lot of connections and she said she'll let us know as soon as she has any news."

What could Ma Xiaoqun say? He could only nod in silence.

To be honest, although Chen Xiuli works in administration, she is still different from their circle, and the possibility of her helping Ma Xiaoqun find a job is very slim.

At this time, Li Shanshan suddenly said, "Hubby, it's okay. As the saying goes, there is always a way out. If it doesn't work out, we can go abroad. You have this ability, so it should be easy for you to go abroad."

"…going abroad?"

"Yes, I remember someone approached you half a year ago and asked if you wanted to go to Canada. They said that there is an immigration policy there, and people like you who are highly skilled will easily get a green card."

Ma Xiaoqun shook his head: "Don't think about it, this is not reliable."

"How is it unreliable? Didn't some of your colleagues go there? They are doing well. I heard they even bought a big house."

Ma Xiaoqun said calmly, "That was only temporarily good. It is not wise to rush into this situation. Canada and the Lighthouse Country have a very close relationship. Who knows what they are planning behind the scenes."

As mentioned earlier, Ma Xiaoqun is a very down-to-earth person.

Ma Xiaoqun has strong professional ability and is also quite sentimental, and is very resistant to developing abroad.

Ma Xiaoqun believes that after studying for a long time, he should try his best to do research in his own country, so that if he has research results, he can keep them in the country.

Even if Ma Xiaoqun is in a desperate situation now, he can't get over the thought of going abroad.

Even in Hu Jiangshan's previous life, Ma Xiaoqun had already lost all hope, but he still had never thought of emigrating abroad.

Of course, objectively speaking, Ma Xiaoqun himself was a serious person, and long-term unemployment caused him to suffer from severe depression, which may be the main reason why he took that desperate path.

Moreover, although Ma Xiaoqun seems taciturn and harmless, he has always looked down on those who go abroad to develop.

Seeing that Ma Xiaoqun had no such intention, Li Shanshan did not mention the matter again.

Who would go abroad to develop if there is really no other choice?

Both sets of parents are in the country and go to a faraway country and don’t come back for several years.

That's what sophisticated egoists do.

Li Shanshan said, "Husband, let's take our time to find a job, don't rush, okay?"

As she spoke, Li Shanshan patted the back of Ma Xiaoqun's hand to comfort him.

Ma Xiaoqun finally smiled a little. Ma Xiaoqun also knew what the other party meant and said, "It's okay. If it doesn't work out, I'll go deliver food. I heard that delivering food makes a lot of money now. Although it's not as much as before, it can still help supplement the family income. I'll go and get a good job if I find one."

Li Shanshan felt sorry for Ma Xiaoqun and said, "You don't have to work so hard. We haven't reached that point yet. Even if you don't have a job now, I can still support the family."

Although Li Shanshan said this, she was still unsure and under great psychological pressure.

Just then, music sounded. It was Li Shanshan's cell phone ringtone.

When Li Shanshan saw the caller ID, her heart moved.

"Ah, it was Xiu Li who came here."

As she spoke, Li Shanshan answered the phone.

"Hey, Xiu Li, what's up?"

At this moment, Li Shanshan's face changed: "What? Really? Xiu Li, this is not a joke!"

"Oh my god, thank you, thank you so much!"

"...Okay, wait a moment, I'll ask my husband."

Li Shanshan didn't hang up the phone, and turned to ask her husband: "Xiu Li said she would arrange a meeting with a boss for us, and asked you when would be a good time? Is tomorrow okay?"

Ma Xiaoqun was stunned for a moment, said nothing, and just nodded.

What he meant was that Li Shanshan could just make whatever arrangements for him since he was an unemployed vagrant now anyway.

Li Shanshan immediately said to the phone: "Xiu Li, then let's do it tomorrow, at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, okay?"

"Okay, that's it, see you tomorrow, bye."

Li Shanshan hung up the phone and said to Ma Xiaoqun happily, "I told you, Xiuli will definitely have a way. She works in administration, has many connections, and knows a lot of people."

Ma Xiaoqun hesitated for a moment and asked, "Could there be any misunderstanding?"

Li Shanshan was stunned for a moment: "What misunderstanding?"

"What kind of job does she want to introduce to me? Is it related to my major?"

Li Shanshan waved her hand: "Husband, it doesn't matter whether it's the right match or not. Just meet and talk to the boss first, just in case it's a good match."

"This one……"

"Hey, don't think too much. You're going to deliver food, why would you care whether it's right or not?"

When Ma Xiaoqun heard this, he felt that what Li Shanshan said made sense.

Anyway, since they have introduced me here, let’s meet and chat first.

After all, Chen Xiu Li also meant well.

The next day, afternoon, Guangzhou-Shenzhen City, Wade Plaza.

Ma Xiaoqun and Li Shanshan came to the coffee shop on the first floor. They came here today to meet Chen Xiuli.

To be precise, I didn't want to meet Chen Xiu Li, but a boss.

The boss wanted to talk to Ma Xiaoqun to see if there was any opportunity for cooperation.

Although Ma Xiaoqun felt that the chances were slim, Li Shanshan took it very seriously and even took half a day off to come with Ma Xiaoqun.

Li Shanshan said: "Hubby, don't be nervous, we are just chatting casually."

Ma Xiaoqun smiled: "I'm not nervous. I think you're more nervous than me."

"No, I'm not nervous."

They each ordered a cup of coffee and drank and chatted while waiting.

Li Shanshan said, "Honey, what industry do you think the boss Xiu Li brought here will be in? Will he also be doing basic research?"

Ma Xiaoqun shook his head: "Isn't it possible that Chen Xiuli doesn't know anyone in the scientific research field?"

"Maybe it's a private company. It seems that private companies also have some research projects, such as Huayao."

"Huayao, it would be nice if it was Huayao."

Ma Xiaoqun actually admires Huayao Company very much. It is said that Huayao employs many scientists and researchers from all over the world, and also has some material research projects.

However, Huayao may not have time to recruit new people recently as they are still working hard to solve the chip supply problem.

As for other domestic technology companies, they do have scientific research projects.

For example, Alibaba, Penguin, and Xiaojiang, but there are very few positions that actually require materials research and development.

By the way, there are also electric car companies, which have been developing rapidly recently. These companies can also be connected with the materials aspect.

Could the other party be the boss of an electric car company?

Thinking of this, Ma Xiaoqun felt a little hopeful.

Anyway, if the other party can really let him work and give him a suitable salary, it is not impossible.

At least it can solve the current urgent problem.

When it comes to work, you can't be picky and you have to have the right attitude.

But as the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. We should wait until the other party comes before drawing any conclusions.

A moment later, two people walked in.

There was a man and a woman, and the woman was Chen Xiu Li.

Li Shanshan immediately stood up and greeted Chen Xiuli.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they naturally seemed very affectionate.

Chen Xiuli and Li Shanshan came over and quickly introduced the people they were traveling with to the couple.

He was also a young man, handsome, well-mannered, and had a scholarly temperament.

"This is our General Manager Hu Jiangshan."

After exchanging greetings, they sat opposite each other.

Ma Xiaoqun and Li Shanshan looked at Hu Jiangshan and glanced at each other from time to time.

Such a young boss, although handsome, seems unreliable.

Ma Xiaoqun felt that the other party looked familiar.

Hu Jiangshan smiled slightly.

It turned out to be the same Ma Xiaoqun from the previous life, there was no mistake.

Hu Jiangshan took a sip of coffee and asked, "Mr. Ma, are you doing materials research?"

Ma Xiaoqun nodded: "Yes, I have been doing it for two years."

"Good."

Ma Xiaoqun couldn't help asking: "Mr. Hu, what industry are you in?"

Hu Jiangshan replied: "I work in the semiconductor industry."

"Semi-semiconductor?"

"Yes, I need researchers to develop related materials. Are you interested, Mr. Ma?"

When Li Shanshan heard this, she thought that this was a perfect match for her major.

Ma Xiaoqun asked: "Is it a semiconductor material?"

Hu Jiangshan nodded: "Yes, I hope you can join us to do research and development, and also do management."

Ma Xiaoqun and Li Shanshan were both quite surprised.

Unexpectedly, Hu Jiangshan did not beat around the bush and directly invited Ma Xiaoqun to join.

It’s so simple!
(End of this chapter)