My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 664 is the highest possible evaluation.

The demand is indeed high.

Even during the planned economy era, there was a huge demand for printing official documents, letters, and files.

For decades, Chinese typewriters were the kind with two or three thousand lead type molds on a type plate. You had to strain your eyes to find the corresponding character among the densely packed type and press it onto the paper.

Only through practice can one avoid losing sight.

Zhang Lanzhi used to do this kind of work at the Xishan Factory, so she has a habit of secretly squinting when she looks at people.

It's essentially a copy of the idea behind those exquisite and compact English typewriters.

But they only have 26 letters, while we have thousands of commonly used characters, so there were indeed calls to abandon Chinese characters and use letters instead.

They believe that this is where technological development is limited.

Even if a renowned scholar of Chinese studies later invented a more sophisticated and convenient Chinese typewriter, it would still follow the same approach.

It wasn't until now, based on personal computers from the 1970s, that China figured out how to print Chinese characters.

Huang was the first to create Chinese character processing software on the Citibank DOS system, but at the same time, many others were developing it in various directions.

Wei Dong's view is based on the future direction, and he naturally believes that the form of a computer consisting of a monitor, case, keyboard, and mouse is the future, or at least the absolutely correct direction for the next twenty or thirty years.

In reality, even computer giants like Steve Jobs faced many career choices in the 1980s.

His best-selling Apple II computer was simply a square table that integrated the motherboard and keyboard, with a small TV or monitor that could be placed on it.

Essentially, before the mid-1980s, the main function of personal computers was typing.

So the Japanese, who like to get to the bottom of things, pursued excellence in the field of typing.

They thought this was a one-time, permanent innovation.

By integrating the printer and this computer together, you can avoid the need for a costly monitor and use only a small LCD display bar.

That's right, it's the same gray LCD display bar that later became used in calculators.

It's enough to just show the line of text that's being typed.

Old-fashioned printers didn't even have screens.

This company, Heikyo, also followed this path, focusing all its attention on typing and starting to research dot matrix Chinese characters in 83.

Previously, printers in China were all imported and could only print English characters.

Following the path taken by the Japanese in using dot matrix printers, this company developed an integrated computer typewriter specifically for typing Chinese characters, based on the principle that dots can be used to form Chinese characters like embroidery.

They named it the Chinese Word Processor.

In reality, it was just replacing the original Japanese printer with a Chinese character library. They sold "character library replacement" modified printers for two years first, and after the technology matured, they started designing and assembling their own printers. The main body was still made in Japan, and almost all the parts were imported.

However, the price is only a few thousand yuan, which is much cheaper than the exorbitant price of around 20,000 yuan for an IBM computer and printer.

They've sold extremely well in the last two years!
Indeed, X Computer has gained unanimous recognition from the First Ministry of Machine Building, the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building, and the Fifth Ministry of Machine Building. The education system and the banking and financial system have also begun to purchase training equipment in a comprehensive manner.

But that couldn't stop so many provinces, government agencies, and different systems across the country.

There was no requirement from the highest level of government to purchase X-computers.

In an era of information blockade, you might not even know about this if you change to another organization.

For example, organizations like the statistics bureau, which frequently deal with various documents, have become the biggest users of these typewriters.

Several thousand units have already been sold!
Each one costs several thousand yuan; isn't that a waste?
Compared to the X Computer's 3199 RMB business edition, this thing's expandability is worlds apart.

There might not be even the slightest upgrade.

Not to mention other features.

This approach does align quite well with certain units that shouldn't be slacking off while flipping cards and clearing mines.

The company's own business version is a standard combination of an X-series computer host, keyboard, mouse, printer from Jinling factory, and monitor from Shanghai Vacuum Electronics Factory.

It has always been in short supply.

It has everything: reading novels, playing games, typing, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations.

Wei Dong now felt a sense of shock, as if his home had been raided.

Even Wu Shengyun, who never used a computer, understood and tried to speak: "We...it seems we've never established a sales company for X Computers?"

Let Wei Dongcai do it?
forget!

I really forgot! Because of Dongsheng Trading, a sales behemoth, X Computers were distributed to various companies for sale as soon as they were manufactured, or shipped according to the companies' needs for selling computers.

In addition, Wei Dong was instructed to deliberately refrain from aggressively promoting the product.

I don't want to pressure families to buy a semi-finished product when everyone is short on cash.

As a result, there was no one in charge of X Computer's sales, not even a dedicated sales manager.

It was a sales model based purely on a planned economy, where the production workshops were only responsible for shipping goods, and sales companies in various regions chose to sell their products independently.

Because the profit margin wasn't very high, sales weren't particularly aggressive.

Just as he was about to ask Wu Shengyun to select people to form a team, he saw the flames rising in He Yuzhu's eyes, the kind of flames that were hard to hide, the kind of fervent ambition that ignited hope in his heart.

Let's look at Lin Wangfu. He is an overseas Chinese. His main focus is on sound cards, and he even helps Rang Weidong cover up the manufacture of semiconductor chips.

So he smiled and asked the graduate student, "How about it? Would you be interested in trying to lead the sales company of this X Computer?"

He Yuzhu nodded without hesitation. At this time, he was a graduate student selected by the county statistics bureau and sent to Pengda University for training. Such people are usually reserve cadres.

It was precisely this period of working back home that led him to make the resolute decision to leave the business world.

With just a glance, Wu Shengyun immediately put on a smiling face and warmly led He Yuzhu upstairs and downstairs to introduce them to each other.

Lin Wangfu relaxed and said, "I deliberately didn't show him the Citibank version. In the past two or three months, thousands of college students have come and gone in the industrial park, but only his version made me feel that I should bring it to you to see."

Wei Dong also regarded this sound card expert as his comrade-in-arms: "Why don't you take him overseas for a while to gain experience? Although many people from the mainland yearn to go abroad and never come back, I don't think he will."

That's the feeling I have.

Lin Wangfu shook his head: "Nanyang also went through a similar period, desperately trying to move towards Europe and America. But apart from those who didn't have the ability to move, those who truly overcame this stage stayed and changed everything. You are one of them, and so is he. That's why I brought him to see you. What he's doing is still very immature, but it seems to have your shadow in it, so he should follow you to refine it."

Perhaps it's the kind of aura of a big shot that only those of the same kind can detect?

The fake big shot slumped lazily in a rattan chair: "How about you? You've been in Pengzhen for several months now, how's it going?"

Lin Wangfu's eyes also began to light up: "It's completely different from what I imagined. There are no restrictions, and everywhere is full of entrepreneurial passion. I even took some time to go back to my ancestral home in Fujian. There was also a warm atmosphere of change there. They were very friendly to me and very curious!"

Let Wei Dong be fair and objective: "There are still many dark and dangerous things. Before the incident in Feilubin, I had also encountered robbery on the way, armed interception, and even retaliation with explosives in China for more than two years. But overall, it is a place full of positivity and a desire to improve one's life. If you have time, stay in Jiangzhou for a while. At the end of December, we have a big car show. You can see the enthusiasm of this land."

Lin Wangfu agreed, but then joked, "Aren't you trying to recruit me? I've heard about this kind of 'red influence'!"

Wei Dong laughed heartily: "No, no, I'm being completely honest. My core business is product sales, but automobiles are the core of industrialized countries, and computers are the inevitable passport of this era. I'm just trying my best to do these businesses well, that's all."

Lin Wangfu was filled with curiosity.

He didn't contact any of the other employees in the electronics building, but instead insisted that Wei Dong pick up his wife after get off work.

Wei Dong, who had previously touted his honesty, was suddenly embarrassed: "I need to make this clear to you. The main purpose of my marriage to Ms. Qin was to obtain Hong Kong residency. My businesses in China, including docks, containers, computers, cars, and even real estate, are too large, and I'm worried about being suspected. So, obtaining Hong Kong residency makes it easier to work. My wife is actually the general manager of my company here."

Lin Wangfu's expression was quite interesting: "I was wondering why you were always the one living with me all over Southeast Asia, but it's quite admirable that you could maintain such a gentlemanly demeanor in front of Miss Qin."

Wei Dong immediately felt that this was an extremely high compliment!

We drove there cheerfully, and the guides along the way were full of pride about the not-so-pretty and tidy city. In particular, we took a detour to see the old house of the Salt Industry Guild, and pondered how to learn from its style and turn it into a tourist hotel.

Lin Wangfu said he could feel Wei Dong's love for this place.

Rang Weidong then explained that his hometown was actually two or three hundred kilometers downstream from the Yangtze River, or more accurately, several dozen kilometers further into the barren mountainous area.

Having lived in Shangzhou for forty years, he naturally felt a sense of hometown in Jiangzhou, a municipality directly under the central government.

They even walked through the food street at the end, explaining that it was a place where various famous delicacies had gathered since the Republic of China era, and pointed out the shops where their parents were busy to their companions from afar.

As it turned out, Lin Wangfu mentioned that his parents also ran a small restaurant in Singapore.

The two hit it off even more.

Even when Dong Xueqing took her son downstairs to the car, she could sense that this new companion must be very important to her family.

In fact, Wei Dong couldn't quite describe his feelings. He had been taking care of the pregnant woman by picking her up and dropping her off every day, and now that she had given birth and was out of confinement, he was still doing the same thing.

It's probably a man's instinct to maintain a rhythm subconsciously.

Originally, Wei Dong and Dong Xueqing had planned to have a meal at the rooftop restaurant or the Queen's Restaurant across the street to welcome Po-zai.

Lin Wangfu said that Wu Shengyun had been dealing with him at the dock these days and had mentioned many times that the food street in the company's factory was the boss's favorite place, and that he enjoyed playing ball with his subordinates every day.

In fact, Po-zai, who had already experienced Wei-dong's love for basketball in the dock industrial area, said that he would go back to the factory with you guys to eat and play basketball. These days, he has been playing basketball with the construction soldiers and technicians in the industrial area every day, and he feels much better physically.

As a result, I received a phone call while I was in the food street, saying that a hotel tycoon was coming to Jiangzhou.

(End of this chapter)