I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

If Yan Jiefang had an imperial system and wanted to establish a country, these top-tier weapons would definitely be very valuable to him.

Unfortunately, he didn't need to establish a nation; living a long life was his goal.

These tech companies and business empires he's building now aren't what he truly wants.

All of this is simply to make life better for our family.

As a result, once commercial ventures begin, they never end, constantly being driven by various real-world circumstances.

In the field of science and technology, if you don't keep moving forward, you will be overtaken by others, and then you will be surpassed and eliminated.

I've been doing this for over a decade, from the 80s to now.

From my early forties to almost 55, I still can't stop.

So, after taking a trip to the United States, I discovered that their chip industry is already on the verge of reaching 0.18 micrometers.

It will be rolled out in full by the end of this year or next year.

Their research department is already working on 0.13-micrometer technology and has achieved some results.

His company only fully launched its 0.25-micron production line last year!

Although he knew in his heart that this would definitely happen, he was still a little annoyed when he actually faced it.

This is the advantage of having a large number of high-tech talents.

Although his company has been a leading domestic chip manufacturer in recent years, it is simply impossible for it to achieve this level of success in the current environment.

The biggest reason is the lack of enough top talents in these fields.

There is still a serious lack of talent in these areas in China, and the number of people trained is not large enough.

In addition, people's mindset has not changed.

Even if the talent cultivated is selected, they are more willing to work in domestic research institutes or state-owned enterprises, or simply go abroad.

Not many people are willing to work for private companies.

Yan Jiefang has been pondering a question lately: should he collaborate with Jiangcheng and several other top-tier universities in the vicinity to create a targeted training program in the field of semiconductor integrated circuits?

They specifically train talent in these areas for a few companies.

He felt that the feasibility of this plan was quite high.

After all, Motorola had already collaborated with two of the top universities in China, Tsinghua University and Peking University, before him.

Fudan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai are also engaging in similar collaborations with foreign companies.

These universities are among the top-ranked of the first batch of nine universities selected for the 985 Project this year.

This is also known as the "C9 League".

Even if Yan Jiefang's company sends someone over, they might not even pay any attention.

After all, his company is just a private enterprise in China.

But if it's a foreign company, the treatment is completely different.

This is probably similar to the idea behind later "World Cups".

As for the two top-ranked universities in Jiangcheng, one (Wuhan University) was not selected for the "Project 985" at all, and the other (Huazhong University of Science and Technology) will not be able to merge until next year.

Yan Jiefang decided that once he returned to Jiangcheng, he would send someone to contact the Chinese workers.

South China University of Technology (SCUT) is the predecessor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), and it is a school that leans towards science and engineering, which is a good match for his company and suitable for cooperation.

As for the other school, although it was equally strong, Yan Jiefang shook his head with some unease when he thought about their reputation on the internet in later generations.

Although somewhat biased, the reputation of "Guoyan Dan" is simply too deafening!

...

It was already July when I returned from Beijing.

Before he could catch his breath, Liu Ruyan pulled him aside:

"Old Yan, what's wrong with you?"

Ah, knowing that the third brother is getting married, why are you still out partying?

"We've postponed our wedding date by more than half a month just to wait for you!"

Yan Jie looked at his wife, who was frowning and looking angry, and felt somewhat helpless.

My wife looks younger and younger; she's almost like a young girl now, as if time has reversed back to when she was twenty-five or twenty-six.

But why has my temper become so bad?

She's nothing like the gentle and virtuous woman she was in her youth.

There was no other way but to pull her into the room and give her a good scolding before she calmed down.

You can't spoil this woman too much.

...

The wedding of the third son, Yan Xueyuan, and his daughter-in-law, Zhu Mingji, was held in a villa in the staff residential area of ​​Jiangcheng.

They kept a very low profile and didn't invite too many people.

We only notified some close relatives, totaling less than 20 tables.

The banquet wasn't held in a fancy hotel; it took place in the community's public area.

In recent years, some of the company's employees have also frequently held their weddings and funerals here.

The Yan family has simply followed the crowd this time.

I don't know how the main leaders of the province, city, and district found out about this news, but they made a special trip to have a drink at the wedding.

The relatives of the Yan family, such as Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi, did not recognize the leaders on this side and basically did not react.

On the other hand, most of the relatives on the in-laws' side are locals. I recognized them because I had seen provincial and municipal leaders attending events on TV or in other places.

Many people gasped slightly, and some wanted to stand up to see what was going on.

The scene became slightly chaotic at one point.

Fortunately, there were many company security guards maintaining order, and the situation was quickly stabilized.

The leaders had anticipated this situation; they gave monetary gifts, said some auspicious words, drank a glass of celebratory wine, and then left quickly without lingering.

The Yan family treats all new daughters-in-law equally.

Yan Jiefang still offered 20 large gold bars, each weighing 12.5 kilograms.

Liu Ruyan gave her another box of jewelry.

The old lady also gave me a top-quality Xinjiang Hetian jade bracelet.

...

"Xueyuan, why does your sister-in-law look so much like a female celebrity?"

Sitting in the bridal chamber that evening, Zhu Mingji showed little interest in the gold and jewelry before her, but instead inquired about something else.

During the day, although her sister-in-law wore a mask most of the time, judging from her eyebrows and the way she looked after taking off the mask when she got home, she thought her sister-in-law looked very much like a big star from Hong Kong, as if they were made from the same mold.

You should know that there are quite a few posters and photos of this celebrity on the walls of their dormitory, all the work of her bunkmates.

Are there really people in the world who are so similar?

Could they be the same person?

Yan Xueyuan stopped what he was doing and nodded to his wife:

"It's just as you see it; our sister-in-law is indeed that big star."

Upon receiving confirmation from her husband, Zhu Mingji felt a surge of joy: I've become sisters-in-law with a big star?

There were rumors before that this big star married a rich second-generation from mainland China, and it turns out it's true!

...

After finishing his third son's wedding, Yan Jiefang started dealing with company matters again.

Last month, while on business in the United States, he also took the opportunity to visit the R&D departments and factories of companies such as IBM and Microsoft.

They also managed to "beg" for some advanced equipment and blueprints.

These items are perfect for upgrading the company's processes and replacing some of the equipment that is gradually becoming "outdated".

At the same time, with his consent, the investment company began investing in the construction and development company to take over the land and unfinished buildings that had accumulated in Hainan in previous years at low prices.

At this time, the state had officially approved the "Pilot Program for the Disposal of Backlogged Real Estate in Hainan Province," and the backlog of these properties had been reduced to a historical low.