The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 390 Everyone is happy
Rosamund Kwan was probably a poor student when she was in school. She didn't study modern history, let alone know about the secular history of the Republic of China.

Why did our Manchu ancestors all go into performing arts?

“I used to have no worries about food and drink, and I spent my days listening to operas and crosstalk, hanging out under the overpass. Later, my stable job fell, and I had no way to make a living, so I had to sing songs, since I had already taught myself.”

"My ancestors were such a disappointment. If they had survived, I would be a princess by now, wouldn't I?"

Liu Hua shook his head: "Do you know that in the final years, many Manchus lived worse than ordinary people?"

"That's why they're so disappointing."

Rosamund Kwan flew back with the designer. After returning, she busied herself registering her own company. Many scripts were offered to her by people in the industry, but she rejected them all. She thought, "What lousy movies? Don't delay my chance to make money."

After the Chinese New Year, Liu Hua hadn't really been working properly. Now that his home was quiet again, he came to the new energy company to lead his students in experiments.

Liu Hua glanced at the students' experimental progress and was surprised to find it was quite fast. These kids were all talented; they were indeed university graduates from before the expansion of university enrollment, and their qualifications were truly impressive.

Under his leadership, qualified solar panels were produced in just about a month.

The kids were overjoyed. They walked around the factory with their heads held high and would often go to the new energy battery research project team to brag about how they had surpassed the others and achieved results so quickly.

The battery project team also said sourly, "The boss leads you guys in scientific research. Who is the boss? He's basically equivalent to an academician. My grandma can achieve results by working with the boss. What do you have to brag about? You don't get any recognition at all."

After the experiment, the conversion rate of the solar panel basically met the requirements for commercial operation, so Liu Hua didn't hold back.

He went directly to the head of the State Grid: "My company has recently invented a new type of solar panel that can generate electricity using solar energy, and I would like to conduct an experiment."

The State Grid official frowned and said, "Professor Liu, it's not that I don't support you, but we are currently undertaking large-scale infrastructure construction to solve the nationwide power shortage problem. We are building thermal and hydroelectric power plants all over the country, and we really can't raise enough money to conduct your solar power generation experiment."

“I’ll pay for this myself,” Liu Hua said seriously. “I’m planning to build a power generation test site in the Kubuqi Desert. Send me some technical personnel. Once I succeed here, I want to see if it can be connected to the grid.”

“No problem.” The person in charge immediately made the decision: “This is a good thing. There is a power shortage all over the country. Although building the Three Gorges Dam can solve this problem, it is a long-term solution that cannot address the immediate problem. The Three Gorges Dam will take at least ten years to complete. If you can generate more electricity, it will alleviate the power shortage situation in the country.”

The person in charge of the State Grid thought for a moment and said, "If it really works out, our State Grid will be able to live off the land. Let me help you find out about the desert land situation."

The State Grid manager was really something else. There was a saying back then: "Iron is number one, electricity is number two, and oil is number three." After some negotiations, he directly secured 5,000 mu of land for Liu Hua in the desert.

The leaders of Ordos region were dumbfounded. The desert was worthless in the area, but suddenly the State Grid Corporation of China approached them to approve a piece of land in the desert. Of course, they had to give them face.

However, the State Grid Corporation of China did not want the land it had approved, and another company took over instead. The leaders of Ordos inquired about the company and found that it was one of the top companies in China, but its business had nothing to do with the desert.

Therefore, the leaders of Ordos were completely baffled.

While Liu Hua's company was ramping up production of solar panels, Liu Hua personally led a team of students to the Kubuqi Desert. To facilitate the operation, Liu Hua specially purchased ten Toyota Land Cruisers, the Toyota Land Cruiser 80 series, which is known as the "Desert Prince."

It's not that Liu Hua doesn't want to support domestic products, but there is a real gap that we have to face. In the current situation, developing solar power in the desert is the top priority, and everything else can wait.

Liu Hua reported his plan to build a solar power plant to the city leaders of Ordos, who immediately sensed an opportunity.

Now is the perfect time for their development in Ordos, with the four major groups—cashmere, Yihua, Yili, and Yimei—along with a number of private enterprises thriving.

However, industry needs electricity, and there is a nationwide power shortage, so Ordos is no exception.

If Liu Hua's solar power plant can solve Ordos's power shortage problem, even if only partially, it will be of great benefit to their economic development.

The land for solar power plants is free, even if desert land is already worthless.

The Ordos municipal government also promised to provide logistical support for Liu Hua and his team, and even to organize manpower to help with infrastructure if needed.

The worries were immediately resolved; the solar panels produced at the factory were directly transported here via chartered trains.

When the solar panels arrived in Ordos, the municipal government organized a welcoming ceremony.

Looking at the dark solar panels, the city leaders smiled and asked, "This kind of black glass can generate electricity?"

"This is not just a simple piece of glass," Liu Hua said with a smile. "The technology involved is currently among the world's leading."

"As expected of high technology, we wouldn't understand even if you explained it to us. We'll just wait to use the electricity you generate."

The municipal government specially borrowed professional movers from major factories to transport the solar panels into the desert.

Major companies know that these solar panels can solve about 80% of their electricity problems, and they give bonuses to anyone who comes to help.

Even the logistical issues promised by the city government were taken care of by these companies, so the municipal government didn't have to worry about them. They were just hoping that the electricity problem could be solved as soon as possible so that their businesses could develop sooner.

Liu Hua didn't need to worry about the various skilled workers at all; as long as they needed them, the major companies could organize and send them over the next day.

In less than half a month, one hundred solar panels were erected. Liu Hua and his technicians began to conduct various tests. Once they confirmed that there were no problems, they could be directly connected to the grid.

In order to get rid of solar power as soon as possible, the city leaders of Ordos personally went to the State Grid and, after much persuasion, finally managed to keep solar power in Ordos.

The State Grid is also happy. Solar power generation is a new thing and requires meticulous experimentation. Now that Ordos is being used as a pilot project, everyone is delighted.

(End of this chapter)