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Chapter 330 Suicide! Even the chickens and dogs ascend to heaven!
The top executives of quantum technology are meeting to discuss a matter that is neither too big nor too small.

This issue originated from an online post: Why doesn't Quantum Technology make its own game console?

This post immediately generated a huge response and garnered countless supporters.

The reason is that I felt neither the PS3 nor the XBOX360 was particularly friendly in China.

Since games are the ninth art and a core pillar of spiritual entertainment, why can't we manufacture our own game consoles?

In the PC market, Lenovo holds almost the largest market share in the world.

Now that smartphones have quantum technology, and even in single-player games, Lin Xiao's system has reached a world-leading level, he can completely create his own game console platform.

Look at Nintendo, look at Sony, look at Microsoft.

Not to mention that the Ergou system has so many powerful game IPs, of the four single-player masterpieces released so far, two have sold more than 20 million copies, and the other two have sold more than 15 million copies.

As long as these game IPs are exclusive to their own game console platforms, game console sales will skyrocket.

Putting aside everything else, in the domestic market alone, it can sell tens of millions of units.

This post received overwhelming support, and then countless netizens and fans began to call on Er Gou to produce a game console.

The PS platform is Japanese, Microsoft XBOX is American, and China must also have its own game console platform.

As we approach 2011, the next few years will be an era of explosive nationalist sentiment.

Countless people hope that domestic brands can offer everything, including game consoles.

There is no doubt that once quantum technology enters the game console market, it will achieve some kind of success, because it will indeed have many blockbuster exclusive games.

Moreover, thanks to the influence of Er Gou, it will definitely sell well in the domestic market.

“We can’t do everything,” Lin Xiao said slowly. “Game console platforms are too unchallenging for us.”

We can't do everything.

This sentence is the core.

Because of this statement, Lin Xiao gave up many business opportunities.

He has no intention of getting involved in Meituan, food delivery, or even future ride-hailing platforms.

Of course, he will invest in and support world-class ride-hailing platforms, but he will absolutely not get involved himself.

"We at Quantum Technology only do the coolest things, only the most challenging things," Lin Xiao said firmly.

So what's the coolest? The most challenging?
He chose three tracks.

One is electric vehicles, one is virtual reality, and one is AI.

Electric vehicles will prove to be a successful, powerful, and incredibly important industry in a decade or so.

Virtual reality has not been proven even after more than a decade.

HTC got up very early, but after nearly ten years of struggling, they still haven't made it to the market.

ByteDance is laying off a large number of employees at PICO.

Even Apple's Vision Pro received critical acclaim but failed to sell well.

In its history, Facebook changed its name to META to show its determination. Although it has the number one market share in virtual reality, it is still far from profitability and even further from success.

Even... this is an industry that cannot be proven.

However, Lin Xiao still chose it as a potential industry for the future, and even felt a strong urge to pursue it.

Throughout global history, every company has only dominated for a decade or so, especially technology companies.

From IBM to Sony to Microsoft to Apple to Google and so on...

It seems that after about ten years, a cool, adventurous, and pioneering company will gradually become mediocre.

Sometimes it's not that they lack drive or a spirit of adventure.

Because both META and Google are still working hard to explore and are still spending huge sums of money every year to invest in new fields.

But sometimes, there are no particularly outstanding results.

Without a doubt, Quantum Technology remains a very cool company.

But how long can it stay cool?
If he wants to stay cool, then Lin Xiao, this spiritual leader, might really need to keep starting new businesses.

This is my third startup.

When quantum technology achieves great success in the mobile phone industry, he may have to start his fourth or even fifth business.

This constant hunger, this constant desire and drive for the future, sounds really cool.

It's actually pretty cool.

But whether they can continue to succeed is another matter entirely.

Of course... his probability of success should still be higher than his probability of failure.

Because he has the largest market and the most supporters behind him.

Sometimes, even just a flag standing there is meaningful.

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Almost immediately, Kazuo Hirai, the new chairman of the Sony Group, called.

Then, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer also called.

Neither of them were being coy; they quickly got to the point.

That's Lin Xiao's communication style.

The two people asked the same question: Does quantum technology intend to enter the game console platform?
Other businessmen might have been more vague, or even used this as leverage.

Lin Xiao's answer was resolute.

"No, we have no interest in the game console market."

Kazuo Hirai laughed and said, "I knew that was the answer, but the board of directors was still worried and asked me to call and ask."

Ballmer: "Although I knew this was the answer, I'm still very grateful for your reply."

Many bigwigs around the world are not only used to Lin Xiao's way of communicating, but have even fallen in love with it.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xiao received a call from Li Hu.

Although Li Hu now has a very close relationship with the Lin family, he actually rarely calls them.

"Mr. Lin, is there something you're aware of, Liao Er?"

Despite Lin Xiao's repeated requests for Li Hu to call him by his name, the other party still referred to him as Mr. Lin, but instead of calling Lin Xiao "Dad," he directly called him "Brother."

Lin Xiao: "I know."

Li Hu: "He's going to Daye Village to donate one million to the Bubble Foundation. What should we do?"

Lin Xiao frowned slightly.

A few years ago, he and the Liao family were locked in a life-or-death struggle.

In particular, Liao Er was the mastermind behind several fatal crises.

Not only are their methods ruthless, but their behavior is also disgusting. They inexplicably try to undermine you in terms of public opinion and stance, and then directly devour your profitable businesses.

In recent years, there have been very few direct conflicts between the two sides.

Especially after the leadership made a final decision, the other side had completely gone into hiding.

Therefore, Lin Xiaozhen never laid a dirty hand on them, because it wasn't his place, and he was too busy to be distracted.

“They’ve come to beg for mercy,” Li Hu said. “They’ve taken the initiative to come to Daye Village to see your father and grandfather, to show complete surrender and to submit.”

"The key question is, what should we do on our side?"

Lin Xiao: "Uncle Li, what do you think?"

Li Hu: "First of all, it's not easy to refuse. Otherwise, it will give people the feeling that you're ruthless and will drive them to their doom."

"Secondly, since you are a businessman, it's not appropriate to openly allow a bureau-level official to visit your home, and you can't give the impression that Lin Xiao's father is receiving a leader, Liao, at home."

Lin Xiao immediately thought of Hengtai's richest man, who used the word "reception" in his internal newspaper.

Then I thought of a certain Master Wang, who named his residence "Wang Mansion" and invited many high-ranking officials and nobles to visit him.

Li Hu continued, "Therefore, I want to represent the county to accept Liao Er's donation and accompany him to inspect the nursing home in Daye Village. I also want to bring your father, your grandfather, and other elderly people in the village to the village committee to meet Liao Er, and not let him go to our home."

"This shows both our humility and a sense of indifference."

Lin Xiao said, "Uncle Li, your arrangement is very sound. Let's do as you say." Li Hu hesitated slightly and asked, "There's one more thing."

Lin Xiao: "Please speak."

Li Hu: "It's Wu Yuan, do you remember him?"

Of course I remember. He was Lin Xiao's first enemy, whom Lin Xiao managed to send to prison. And coincidentally, he was also Li Shuang's biological father.

Lin Xiao: "I remember."

Li Hu: "Because of Mr. Li, and also because of you, some people want him to be released early. Wasn't he sentenced to life imprisonment before? It was later reduced to twenty years. Now they want to reduce it again and then release him on medical parole."

"Of course, this is entirely to curry favor with you and Mr. Li."

"Then, this matter came to me, and I felt that handling this matter might have a negative impact on you."

Lin Xiao fell silent.

His resentment towards Wu Yuan had long since vanished, especially since Wu Yuan had been in prison for almost nine years.

He certainly wouldn't spout lofty platitudes like "everyone is equal before the law."

After a long pause, Lin Xiao said, "Uncle Li, you should ask Sister Shuang about this. I support her in everything, and it's entirely up to her."

"And I told her that I preferred to let Wu Yuan come out."

Li Hu: "I understand."

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Next, Liao Er, representing his unit, went to Linshan County to donate one million yuan to the Bubble Foundation.

Of course, not in my personal capacity, but in the name of the organization.

Xiao Wanli, the head of the foundation, accepted the donation and then accompanied Liao Er to Daye Village to inspect the nursing home, along with relevant personnel from Linshan County.

They even very politely asked him to write an inscription.

After the inspection, Liao Er suddenly said, "I heard that Mr. Lin Xiao's father lives in this village?"

Li Hu said, "That's right."

Liao Er said, "Although I haven't met President Lin many times, we have long admired each other. I have great respect for what he has done. As a junior, I wonder if it would be convenient for me to pay a visit to President Lin's grandfather and father?"

Li Hu said, "Convenient, convenient, I'll arrange it."

Liao Er felt a slight surge of joy, but then couldn't help feeling a wave of contempt.

A businessman is a businessman; he easily gets carried away after making money.

People from the lower class are just people from the lower class; they're not sensitive about it at all.

I am a bureau-level leader, and I'm not from Kecheng City. I said I wanted to pay a visit, and you dared to agree so brazenly.
This would make me appear weak.

Does this only make Lin Xiao appear more arrogant and powerful as a businessman? The high-ranking leader above him probably wouldn't be happy to see this.

Next, Li Hu took Liao Er directly to the village committee.

Lin Xiao's father and grandfather were indeed alive, but they were also accompanied by other elderly people in the village, including two centenarians.

Liao Er felt a chill run down his spine.

However, when the TV station followed him and filmed him, he quickly bent down and became extremely humble when faced with a group of elderly people, including centenarians.

………………

That evening, Kecheng TV station immediately broadcast the news, and Li Hu also immediately reported it to Lian Zheng.

After reading it, Lian Zheng said to his wife Shu Wan, "I hate this kind of person the most. Their minds are full of power struggles."

Shu Wan asked, "Is there a problem with Xiao Xiao's response?"

Lian Zheng: "No problem, handled it very well. Li Hu is a talented person. However, he can't be promoted. The key is that he himself is unwilling to be promoted and wants to stay in Linshan to guard the home."

Then, Lian Zheng made a phone call to the leader's secretary to report the matter.

The other party didn't treat Lian Zheng as an outsider at all, and laughed directly, "You're too clever for your own good."

These words were so pointed that the other party would almost never say them aloud, simply because their relationship with Lian Zheng was so good—not just a personal one, but also that of allies who looked out for each other.

While Lian Zheng was on the phone, Shu Wan was also checking her watch. As soon as the time came, she ran into her room to call her daughter.

I make a phone call every day without any specific reason; it's all just idle chatter.

"Little Water Drops, you should probably get ready soon."

"At your age, you're in the prime of your life to have children."

"Now, I get incredibly hungry whenever I see a baby."

You'd better hurry.

Lian Yi was a little embarrassed and said shyly, "I'm preparing, I'm preparing."

………………

Li Shuang went to see Wu Yuan.

"We are arranging for your medical parole. You should be able to get out around the beginning of next year. We've also bought you a house."

"But don't stay in Linshan, otherwise you'll be an eyesore to my parents. You can only live in Kecheng at most, or even not in Kecheng. Go live in Hangzhou."

Although he was her biological father, Li Shuang never treated Wu Yuan well, always bossing him around.

At this moment, Wu Yuan looked at Li Shuang with the eyes of a loving father, and he couldn't bear to look away.

After he went to prison, his wife ran away, and his son was a good-for-nothing who just drifted along aimlessly. The worst part is that he lost all conscience as he drifted along.

Only his daughter, Li Shuang, who had a very bad attitude, would come to see him every now and then.

At first, because he had too much dirt on people, he found prison life very difficult, feeling like every day was an eternity, and even contemplating suicide.

But as Li Shuang became more and more successful, his life in prison became easier and easier.

And now, they can even be considered to be living a life of luxury.

From guards to prisoners, everyone treated him extremely well.

Wu Yuan suddenly asked, "Has Facebook gone public? With a market capitalization of $1200 billion?"

"After Lightning Group goes public, will its market value also exceed 100 billion?"

"Will the market value of quantum technology also exceed this figure? Has the market share of the X operating system already far surpassed that of the Android platform?"

Li Shuang was taken aback. You, a bad element who only knows how to dig sand and bully men and women, didn't even know about computer viruses before, but now you know about these things?
They even know that the market share of mobile operating systems far exceeds that of Android?

Wu Yuan scratched his head sheepishly and said, "I read the news every day, and I even have the guards give me science and technology newspapers. I just want to keep up with things."

Li Shuang: "It has nothing to do with you! No matter how successful he is, it has nothing to do with you. Although I am rich, I can only guarantee you a basic standard of living; don't even think about anything else. What are you thinking about all day long?"

Faced with Li Shuang's cold tone and lecturing manner, Wu Yuan didn't completely care and just smiled.

"Xiaoshuang, I'm not going out." After a moment of silence, Wu Yuan suddenly said, "I've already reduced it to 15 years, and maybe I can reduce it again. It might just mean another four years in there. If I go out like this, it might become your weakness, a handle for others to attack you."

"Anyway, I had a pretty good time in there. I felt hopeful and had a bright future, so I was happy even while in jail."

"That's settled then. Forget about medical parole. I'll just stay here obediently until my sentence is over."

"Ideally, as soon as I go out, I'll see my precious grandson or granddaughter calling me 'Grandpa'."

Li Shuang was taken aback, her eyes welled up slightly, and she coldly retorted, "You wish!"

Wu Yuan: "You don't actually not want a child, do you? Listen to me, Shuang'er, you must have a child, you absolutely must have a child."

Li Shuang: "I will give birth to you, but I won't call you maternal grandfather."

Wu Yuan: "Don't shout, don't shout, just give birth!"

Li Shuang remained silent for a long while: "Are you sure you don't want to be released on medical parole, and don't want to come out early?"

Wu Yuan: "I'm not coming out."

Li Shuang: "Whatever you want."

And at the same time!
Liao Er received a phone call.

Liao Feng committed suicide in prison!

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Note: I'm done for the day. Please keep giving me your monthly votes, my benefactor. Thank you so much!

(End of this chapter)