Low Key Star

  Chapter 230【230】Advance dowry

   "Aunt Kong."

Lin still approached with a smile like a flower, and first introduced Aunt Kong, who he saw for the first time, Zhang Yang then bowed and called "Aunt Kong", and the other party responded with a smile on his face, and hurried over to help carry things .

  Lin Yiran turned around and saw his parents standing under the doorway. He pursed his lips and glanced at Zhang Yang, motioning him to look over there. Zhang Yang had no choice but to bow far away, and shouted: "Hello, Uncle, Auntie."

Probably the voice was too low, Lin Canghai and Su Hui didn't hear him clearly, but they saw what he said from a distance, smiled and nodded, then probably realized that there were too many things, so they also came out to help take them away go in.

Zhang Hongkang helped take the things in and then left. Zhang Yang entered the room alone with the determination to go to the meeting alone, and sat down on the sofa. When he sat down, he had to carefully calculate the distance between Lin Yiran and Lin Yiran. It was too far away. It is easy to be misunderstood if it is too close, and it is easier to be misunderstood if it is too close.

During this process, Lin still knew how to give full play to the central idea of ​​"Whoever goes to whoever dominates" and found no faults. If he caught Zhang Yang's "mistake" of bringing so many things at once, he would reprimand him: "Stupid!" Already!" "Can you bring the book over next time?"

   Obviously you suggested to bring the book!

   Zhang Yang complained secretly, naturally he didn’t dare to show the slightest bit, and he had to cooperate to make a gesture of admitting his mistakes obediently, but not making his father-in-law and mother-in-law feel useless... Finally, he understood how difficult it was for Lin Yiran to be in his own home that day.

Zhang Yang’s preparation had already been finished at the time of handing over the presents. After sitting down, his father-in-law and mother-in-law looked gentle and smiling, but they didn’t take the initiative to speak, which made him secretly beating drums in his heart, and he deeply realized the profoundness of Chinese. It's too good to be true.

  Aunt Kong poured a cup of hot water, Zhang Yang thanked her and took it. While drinking the water, she sneaked a glance at Lin Yiran asking for help, but she only pursed her lips and snickered, secretly making a note for her.

Fortunately, both Su Hui and Lin Canghai had no intention of embarrassing them. After observing his attitude, they smiled and talked. From the three sets of published books he brought, the couple are both masters of field control, and they don't have any problems with him. What I am satisfied with—if there is, it is probably because I feel that this kid started too early, and my daughter is not yet an adult—once the topic is discussed, there will be no longer the problem of cold silence.

The parents of the two parties have never met, but they seem to have reached a tacit understanding invisibly. Su Huilin Canghai chatted with Zhang Yang, and they only talked about his personal topics and did not involve the family. The only person who appeared was the old man. As a martial arts writer, since we are talking about martial arts, it is inevitable to mention one thing, which Zhang Yang used to explain "I was influenced by my grandfather since I was a child".

After talking, Zhang Yang was invited to play a game of chess with his father-in-law at Lin Yiran's suggestion. He had already learned from Lin Yiran that Lin Canghai and Su Hui's chess strength was far superior to his own, so naturally there was no "worry about being careless" I won the question about my father-in-law", but just after playing more than 30 moves, I found that Lin Canghai seemed to want to let it go, because Lin still pointed out better positions for several moves.

In the mid-game balance, Zhang Yang ended up losing with two and a half pieces. Lin Canghai, who had been silent all this time, packed up his chess pieces before opening his mouth again, casually talking to Zhang Yang about his mistakes just now, and his plans to make games and film TV shows. plan.

"After the end of the confrontation between the East and the West, Huaxia began to enter globalization and vigorously develop the economy, but the residual influence of those decades has not been completely eliminated until now. The influence of Han culture began to decline from the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The strength quickly caught up, but the soft power has not recovered.”

"After the Industrial Revolution, the means of competition between major powers have been changing along with the development of productivity, and military struggles may become less and less in the future, especially large-scale military wars, because the benefits of direct use of military means have been significantly reduced. Future major power competition is more likely to focus on technological, economic, and cultural wars that serve ideological wars."

"Because of access to globalization and some policies, in the past two decades, all areas of China have been flooded with foreign cultures. In the mid-1980s, the higher authorities began to pay attention to the influence and regulation of this aspect. On the one hand Traditional culture has begun to recover. On the one hand, it has borrowed the influence of technology and military to develop cultural influence. In recent years, film and television and music have achieved certain results, but there is still a long way to go before they can counteract the influence of foreign cultures. , not to mention the gaps in other fields. Wuxia has actually done better in this area, but it is also limited to the Chinese circle, and before you wrote "Shooting the Condor", martial arts novels stagnated and their influence continued to decline."

"In addition to martial arts, you can also write poems and sing, and you are very popular... In this case, it is not surprising that the authorities want to set you up as a flag, otherwise, no matter how good your performance is, you still lack precipitation. "Poems "Exclusive interviews and CTV cooperation, it's not that easy."

"For you, no matter the long-term or short-term, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. With official support, when you do other things, as long as there is no conflict of interest, most people should not mind giving you convenience. A good one, or a ride. But the most important thing is to stand upright, and if you don't take detours, it is not impossible for your company to become an existence comparable to Dunhuang and Phoenix in 20 or 30 years."

Although Lin Canghai is currently serving as the chairman's secretary, he has actually begun to handle some of Dunhuang's affairs. His vision and insight, and even the level of information he can get access to are not comparable to Zhang Yang's. Placing such high expectations still made him feel somewhat unrealistic.

The birth of giant groups such as Dunhuang and Phoenix is ​​more a product of the times. They missed the opportunity for development, and it is almost impossible for new members to emerge. But after thinking about it, there will be mobile Internet and even 5G next. Dafengkou, he had previously reminded Lin Canghai to pay attention to the new industry in the field of smartphones. Lin Canghai would make such a judgment, which should be combined with his "sensitivity" in this regard.

Lin still didn't expect his father to have such big expectations for Zhang Yang. He was surprised and proud at the same time. He looked at Zhang Yang with the corners of his lips pursed, his eyes sparkling. Zhang Yang looked at her, and was about to be humble. Cang Hai has changed the subject, and said with a smile: "Have you been paying attention to smartphones lately?"

  Zhang Yang shook his head, "Uh... I haven't paid much attention to it."

Lin Canghai probably didn't expect him to be so optimistic that he didn't pay attention anymore, but he also understood that he was going to make a TV series next, and first promote the influence of martial arts. Now he doesn't have more cash and energy to invest more, smiled and said : "Last year, after you told Yiyi to tell us about our concern in the smartphone field, someone happened to want to make a low-cost smartphone. I discussed with Xiaohui and invested some money. The product will be released next month. The price is 1999. , focusing on cost performance, what do you think?"

   Zhang Yang was taken aback for a moment before realizing who "Xiao Hui" was.

In terms of the prices of goods in China and the purchasing power of RMB in this world, the pricing in 1999 is undoubtedly much higher than that of the brand that started out as cost-effective in the previous life. However, the per capita income of China in this world is also much higher than that in the previous life. This price is relatively high. suitable.

  He thought for a while and smiled: "The promotional slogan of cost-effectiveness is quite good, but what really accounts for the bulk of shipments are low-priced mobile phones. If the 1999 series is launched, we can continue to make lower-priced mobile phones."

  Lin Canghai frowned indiscernibly, looking a little puzzled, "Lower?"

  In this world, the initial starting price of smartphones is around 7,000, which has dropped in the past two years, mainly because of old products. In Lin Canghai’s view, the price of 2,000 is already a low-end smartphone.

Zhang Yang nodded and said: "Well, to completely replace feature phones with smart phones, you must have a thousand yuan phone, or five or six hundred yuan to buy a smart phone with a good daily experience...Of course, don't worry about this for the time being, the cost It will come down slowly."

  Lin Canghai said with a smile: "Your idea coincides with Hou Guo...the one who makes mobile phones, and now is the chairman of Apple Mobile."

   Zhang Yang was stunned for a moment, "What mobile phone?"

  "Apple, he thinks that many domestic manufacturers' names are too unconventional, such as Kunlun and Hongmeng, and he thinks of a name that everyone thinks is approachable and has a local flavor, and he also has the word "fruit" in his own name. "

   Zhang Yang twitched the corner of his mouth, "It actually sounds pretty good, anyway, it doesn't matter what it's called, as long as it's good quality and cheap."

  Lin Canghai smiled and asked, "Do you also think of making a lower-priced smartphone?"

It seems that the director-designate of the founder of Apple already has plans in this regard, but it seems that Lin Canghai doesn't quite agree with it, so Zhang Yang hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Cheaper smartphones are easier to sell, even if the profit is not too high. , small profits but quick turnover, and some earn, and most importantly, you can use this method to bundle more users, use smart phones as the entrance, and do ecology, such as developing your own software, smart home, it is really impossible to advertise It can make a lot of money...Of course, advertising too much affects the user experience, so try not to do it."

  Lin Canghai looked at Zhang Yang in surprise, and said with a smile: "You and Hou Guo must have a lot in common."

If he had no previous experience, Zhang Yang would definitely not have the confidence to discuss these things with Lin Canghai, but even so, it is enough to say this. Lin Canghai is not someone who easily changes his decision-making because of others' opinions, and there will be no more talk. Multiple functions.

  How thoughtful Lin Canghai was, seeing him shut up, he immediately understood his thoughts, and said with a smile: "I am only in charge of investment, and the company's operation planning is still focused on results. The thousand yuan machine is already in the planning."

Zhang Yang said with a smile: "Actually, we can build another brand series for the thousand yuan machine and divide it out, so as not to affect the image of the main brand. In the future, we can also make technical reserves and hit the high-end. It is enough to grasp the basic disk. There is no need to use cost-effective Limit yourself—of course you can also separate high-end brands.”

  Lin Canghai was a little surprised that he even considered the brand image, but he nodded and said with a smile: "It's a pity you don't make a mobile phone."

Zhang Yang smiled modestly, Lin Canghai packed up the chess pieces, made a move in the lower left eye, and started the second round. While signaling Zhang Yang to make a move, he casually talked about the investment he made in other areas during this period, mainly focusing on Zhang Yang's early stage The smart phone field mentioned earlier, food delivery, logistics and some entrepreneurial companies based on the mobile phone ecology.

  Zhang Yang was a little surprised why Lin Canghai would tell him these things, but he still listened carefully, so he could not help but be distracted, but he was still on par with Lin Canghai in the middle game, and finally lost in Guanzi.

Lin Canghai put down the chess pieces in his hand, and then smiled and said to Zhang Yang: "These investments are made in the name of Huiyin Company. After Yiyi's birthday in June, I will transfer some of Huiyin's shares to her name. You may as well if you have time." Give her some advice."

  In order to facilitate financial management, Lin Canghai and Su Hui, in addition to their respective positions in Dunhuang and Hongzhuang, also have an investment company called "Huiyin", which has been established for more than ten years and is now considered small. In addition, under the name of Su Hui, there are several old men of the Su family who transferred the shares of several large venture capital groups at home and abroad as dowry. After Su Hui and Su Cheng got married, the old men of the Su family successively transferred some shares In the name of the children, but now the old man still holds a huge wealth that surpasses the entire Hongzhuang Group. This is where the Su family has accumulated for several generations.

The husband and wife have worked hard in the mall for many years. When they are optimistic about the prospects of smart phones, they naturally don’t just focus on mobile phones. money, and these investments are all in the name of "Huiyin".

Although it was initially decided a few years ago not to force the daughter-in-law to take over Dunhuang and Hongzhuang, and to train successors from the next generation, some preparations for the rainy day are still necessary, and Lin still doesn't have to take over. ——Taking a step back, with Zhang Yang's current development momentum, it is inevitable that she will be involved in some similar matters in the future.

  Transferring part of Huiyin's shares to Lin Yiran is to prepare for this and let her get in touch with some things in a legitimate way.

   In addition, Zhang Yang will definitely need to invest in his own martial arts drama next time. If he transfers the shares to Lin Yiran, this part of the proceeds will naturally be at her disposal.

   This is a veiled statement from the couple.

   Zhang Yang wanted to understand this, felt a little touched, nodded, and after a while, said softly: "Thank you uncle."

Before today, Zhang Yang's biggest worry about visiting today was that Lin Canghai would be dissatisfied with him, and his biggest expectation was that his father-in-law and mother-in-law would not blame or dissatisfy him in the future. Such an arrangement was made.

  Is this considered an advance payment of dowry?

  (end of this chapter)