Siheyuan: Pretend to be a Pig and Eat the Tiger

He Yuzhu's idea was to keep as much valuable stuff as possible for himself and leave enough start-up capital for the telecommunications company. Otherwise, what if the money the two of them pooled together was used to build the headquarters building?
He also bought land across the country to build street-front paging stations and sales outlets, which laid the foundation for his future foray into the mobile phone market. Pagers and early mobile phones were just a means of early intervention, things that would be phased out sooner or later, just to make a quick buck!
"Brother Zhu, Young Master Huo, the higher-ups haven't finished their assessment of the telecommunications company, but they've given feedback that the factories for pagers and mobile phones can be built ahead of schedule."

We've already started in Shenzhen, and Han Chunming is personally in charge. You might have a meeting with higher-ups soon!

Upon arriving at the Sanqiuye Hotel and walking to the top-floor private room, Cai Qiuyue slowly said, "Actually, there's not much to say about these things. He Yuzhu already knew, and Young Master Huo was also aware of them!"
"Oh my, my dear nephew, you're really elusive! You've finally shown up. It's so rare to see you all year round, Young Master Huo, how are you!"

Just then, Xu Huizhen, the big boss of the hotel, appeared. He Yuzhu owned 60% of the shares in the hotel, but he did not participate in the operation. He handed over all the management to Xu Huizhen's family, and only assigned two accountants to supervise the financial situation!
"Young Master Huo, let me introduce you. This is Xu Huizhen, the owner of the Sanqiuyue Hotel. This is my uncle, Cai Quanwu, and this is General Manager Xu Jingli!"

"Hello, Ms. Xu, we've met before!"

"Hello, Mr. Huo!"

After exchanging polite greetings and taking their seats, Chen Xueru arrived shortly afterward. She had come specifically to discuss something!
"Mr. Huo, your wife wants to open a bespoke cheongsam shop on Hong Kong Island. I heard you brought the contract with you?"

After greeting everyone, Chen Xueru asked Huo Dashao, "Private customization for high-society socialites in Hong Kong is very profitable. He Yuzhu had already given a clear answer to this!"

Originally, I was supposed to go to Hong Kong Island with Ho Yu-chu, but it was delayed because the trading company urgently needed to supply goods. Mrs. Fok's telegram will arrive soon!

"Yes, Ms. Chen, the brief content is that you provide high-quality materials and drawings;

You don't need to participate in management, and you get 49% of the profits. Does that seem reasonable to you?

The intellectual property rights to the blueprints and designs remain yours; the Huo family will be responsible for production and operation!

Young Master Huo originally wanted to talk to her alone, since it was a business collaboration and it wasn't appropriate with so many people present. However, since Chen Xueru brought it up, he couldn't very well remain silent.

"Mrs. Huo and I have already reached an agreement on this matter, and we can sign the contract now. As for the specific details, we can discuss them in detail after the trading company's business is settled and we go to Hong Kong for the signing!"

Chen Xueru took the contract but didn't rush to sign it. Although He Yuzhu was there, and the Huo family probably wouldn't dare to play any tricks, it was still better to be cautious!

"Haha, let's not talk about work today. I brought you some gifts!"

He Yuzhu chuckled. Today was indeed not a good day to talk about these things. It was just a meal and a welcome party for Young Master Huo to come to Beijing again. It would be too much of a business dinner to make it look like that!
"What gift? That's strange. This is the first time in all these years that I've heard you mention a gift!" Xu Huizhen said irritably. This guy, after all this time, he calls Cai Quanwu "little uncle," but when it comes to her, he becomes "Boss Xu" or "Manager Xu." Is it so hard to call her "auntie"?
This is not He Yuzhu's fault. Ever since their first encounter, He Yuzhu has been unable to shout. You can't do anything about it even if you're unhappy!

"Hehe, this gift is something you've never seen before. Look, this thing can be carried around and you can make and receive calls. It's a cordless phone, also called a 'big brother phone.' My factory in Shenzhen is specifically for producing these things!"

He Yuzhu didn't care about Xu Huizhen's sarcastic remarks. Instead, he took out three mobile phones and handed them to Cai Qiuyue, Xu Huizhen, and Chen Xueru respectively, looking at them smugly!

"Oh ho, so this is the mobile phone? I didn't believe it when Jingli told me. How can you make a call without a phone line?"
Now it seems that's true. How do you make a phone call? Do you still dial the number?

Cai Qiuyue and the other two looked curiously at the mobile phone in their hands. The technological development of China was definitely not keeping up with Hong Kong. At this time, everyone was doing the most basic construction.
The main purpose is to improve living standards and stimulate domestic demand in China. It hasn't reached the level of improving the quality of life yet. Guangdong Province and Shanghai are slowly starting to do so, and it may be possible in Beijing in the north. However, Xu Huizhen and others have not yet come into contact with it, which is why they feel it is novel!
Subsequently, Xu Huizhen and Chen Xueru exchanged numbers and began experimenting. After discovering that they could actually make calls, they held the phone in their hands and couldn't put it down!

"Wait a minute, this thing Qiuyue is holding... a mobile phone, right? Why is it different from ours? It seems to look better. Zhuzi, that's not right!"

Xu Huizhen finally noticed that the mobile phone in Cai Qiuyue's hand was different from theirs. She then gave Chen Xueru a meaningful look, as if to say, "You've wasted your time!"
Chen Xueru rolled her eyes. I'm not the main wife, so what? As long as He Yuzhu can complete his task and pay the grain tax, that's all that matters. I'm not some little woman who would get jealous over this.

Strictly speaking, it's still me who wronged Qiuyue. She had sex with someone while drunk and even gave birth to a son. Does I have the right to be jealous?

"Of course, my wife's is the best, a custom-made one, the only one in the world, inlaid with gemstones and diamonds, it can be passed down as a family heirloom!"

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "Xu Huizhen, how can you compare to Qiu Yue? If you're so capable, have Cai Quanwu make one for you!"
Young Master Huo looked at the scene before him with amusement. It seemed that He Yuzhu was right. There was indeed a huge market in China. Although most people couldn't afford it now, a small group of people could definitely get one. In that case, the mobile phone business would definitely make a lot of money.

Look at these people in front of me, they are definitely willing to spend money to buy a mobile phone. People with money naturally want to make things more convenient in their daily lives.
If it weren't for the fact that future mobile phones would need to be copied, he really wouldn't have wanted He Yuzhu to be in charge of the entire production. The Huo family would have wanted to get a share of the profits to protect their own interests!
The unique welcome party came to an end just like that. Xu Huizhen and the others kept looking at their mobile phones, and everyone was having a great time!

"Brother Zhu, can we really produce this mobile phone?"

On the way back to the courtyard house, Cai Qiuyue looked at He Yuzhu with concern, as he invested a large sum of money to buy machines.

It would be troublesome if they couldn't produce it, after all, such high technology was unheard of before!
"Of course! The Huo family will take care of the personnel. The Huo family is a top family globally; they can definitely make it happen!" (End of Chapter)