Giant of the times

"Christmas is the peak travel season. Dad, Mom, let me book a seven-day trip to Europe for you!"

In the evening, when the family was sitting in front of the TV watching TV, Li Zetian suddenly said, "You two have worked very hard in your lives and have never traveled anywhere. Now William is still young and can't live without us. Otherwise, Jing and I will Qiu will accompany you."

Yu Jingqiu nodded and said: "Zetian is right, parents, just go on a trip and take Qiqi with you to Europe to have fun. When you come back, you can just attend William's full moon wine!"

Xiao Zhixuan and Li Chengzhi looked at each other, then nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, since it's rare to see your filial piety, let's travel to Europe for a while!"

After saying that, he turned to look at Zhou Qiqi and asked: "Qiqi, which country do you most want to visit?"

Zhou Qiqi said excitedly: "I want to go to Paris, France most. This is the most romantic city in the world..."

"And then meet a love?!" Li Zetian joked.

"Disgusting! Brother Zetian is talking nonsense!!!" Zhou Qiqi lowered her head and blushed.

Seeing Zhou Qiqi's shyness, everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Li Zetian stood up at this time and went to make a phone call to arrange for Li Chengzhi, Xiao Zhixuan and Zhou Qiqi to travel to Europe, including applying for passports, booking flights, hotels, etc.

Countries all over the world attach great importance to billionaires like Li Zetian. With just one sentence, a passport can be issued that night.

So, the next morning, Xiao Zhixuan and the three of them set off, and Li Zetian personally sent them to the airport.

Watching them board the plane and leave, Li Zetian smiled slightly: "Although Jingqiu and I can't go, we are very happy to get along with the children at home!!"

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Soon, 1983 passed.

The company's annual report for this year has been sent to Li Zetian.

At noon, the winter sunshine shines warmly in the study.

Li Zetian sat at his desk and browsed these documents.

The company's performance was so good that Li Zetian was very happy and happy.

After a while, Yu Jingqiu came over with a large plate of lunch.

"Take a break and eat your lunch first!"

"Okay, my dear wife!"

Li Zetian smiled and immediately put down the documents and placed lunch on his table.

Lunch was very sumptuous, including sushi bento, Korean white snow steamed cake, Anding stewed chicken, Korean barbecue, and Korean pork bone soup.

"Dear, have you been learning Korean cuisine recently? These are all Korean dishes." Li Zetian asked as he started eating.

"Yes, how about you try my craftsmanship!" Yu Jingqiu nodded and asked expectantly.

"Needless to say, the food cooked by my wife must be the most delicious in the world!" Li Zetian gave Yu Jingqiu a thumbs up.

"It's delicious, then eat more." Yu Jingqiu said happily.

Jingqiu didn't need to say that, Li Zetian was already eating with both hands. Although her cooking skills are not up to the level of Michelin chefs, they are much better than those of many five-star hotel chefs. As for a foodie like Li Zetian, especially since he had never eaten anything good in his previous life, when he saw delicious food, he couldn't resist the temptation and gained weight day by day...

Fortunately, Li Zetian insists on exercising every day and has eight-pack abs! ! !

At this time, Yu Jingqiu sat aside and opened the company's annual report to read if she had nothing to do.

Li Zetian didn't hide these statements from her, and even showed them to her every year. If he didn't trust his lifelong wife, who could he trust?

"Evolution Robot Company suffered such a serious loss last year, losing US$1.2 billion!" Yu Jingqiu said in surprise.

"The initial investment is relatively large, and it will be much better this year. Robots and artificial intelligence themselves are very expensive, and we are investing in the future! In addition, Evolution Robot Company is also researching CNC machine tools, which involves many cutting-edge technologies. , is also very money-consuming. Therefore, it is normal to lose US$1.2 billion last year!" Li Zetian explained a little, and then said, "There are only a few companies in the world that can develop advanced CNC machine tools, and among them only RB Fanuc It occupies 75% of the market. You know, many of our industries belong to high-tech companies and require the use of top-notch CNC machine tools. If we rely on other companies, it is easier to be controlled by others. We still need our own products! Moreover, CNC machine tools and The combination of robots is the future development direction of intelligent industry! By then, we will use robots to make robots and let robots make products. The whole process does not require any manual labor."

Yu Jingqiu's face was full of astonishment, "What about the workers? Aren't they all going to lose their jobs?"

"The work in the factory is boring and repetitive. Human beings have wisdom and creativity and can do better jobs. I think there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and new jobs will be found for these workers. In addition, If robots want to completely replace workers, I'm afraid it will take a long time. This will be a gradual process!" Li Zetian thought for a while and said.

Yu Jingqiu nodded and continued to read the documents. Most companies were developing very well, and the company's revenue was rising steadily, which made those who read it feel happy.

Gene Technology has once again achieved great success, with revenue reaching an astonishing US$40 billion, which is related to strong R\u0026D investment. Because Li Zetian invests almost all of the company's profits in product development and produces so many new products every year, it is natural for his income to skyrocket. Moreover, after several years of running-in, companies such as Roche Pharmaceuticals, Johnson \u0026 Johnson, Genentech and Amgen have integrated very smoothly and have formed a whole, with R\u0026D capabilities and sales channels greatly improved.

In addition, the Kronos Hospital invested and established by the L.Y Foundation works closely with Gene Technology Company, which is also a factor in Gene Technology Company's achievements.

In addition to the extremely good performance of Genentech, there is no doubt that Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, Galaxy Networks, ASML and Applied Materials have experienced a surge in revenue with the rise of personal computers. As a listed company, Microsoft needs to disclose all information. As soon as the annual financial statements came out, the sales volume of 11.5 billion US dollars was shocking. The stock rose wildly, and the market value has suddenly reached 38 billion US dollars.

Flamingo Company is naturally doing as well as ever, with sales reaching 18.5 billion US dollars. At present, no game company can challenge its position. The royalties allow Flamingo Company to make a lot of money, and almost all video games The company is controlled by the Flamingo Company. Of course, some companies were unconvinced, such as Nintendo, which had announced that it would hold a product launch conference on January 25, 1984.

Li Zetian was very curious about what kind of game consoles and game software Nintendo could develop without its two major helpers, Gunpei Yokoi and Shigeru Miyamoto.