The birth of the Hong Kong Island family

Shangri-La Hotel.

Lin Qingxia was sitting on the sofa. At this time, her pair of beautiful legs wrapped in black stockings were being admired and touched by her man like a piece of art.

"Brother Chao, I'm a little bored after no filming!" Taking advantage of the man's good interest and good mood, she expressed her difficulties.

Hearing this, Lin Zhichao put Lin Qingxia's legs on his knees. He couldn't put it down for her long, straight and beautiful legs. When you have a beautiful face, beautiful legs are definitely the most important thing.

"Then give birth to a child!" Lin Zhichao laughed.

Lin Qingxia blushed immediately. This was the first time she heard such words, and then she said softly: "Just give birth, what's the big deal. But can giving birth to a child relieve boredom?"

What she meant was that she actually wanted to spend more time with him.

Lin Zhi supernaturally understood a woman's thoughts, and immediately turned Lin Qingxia's direction and held her in his arms, extending her slender legs outwards. The beautiful face so close makes people feel very good.

"Qingxia, let me tell you a story about me and my three wives!"

"Three? I heard you only have two wives!"

Lin Zhichao said with a smile: "We have been with them for almost thirty years, and our relationship is still very good. Guess why?"

He did not tell Lin Qingxia, his third woman, Audrey Hepburn, only that she was a foreign wife.

Lin Qingxia was a little jealous and said, "I don't know why! Since you and your three wives are so loving, why do you still come to tease me!" She was full of jealousy.

Lin Zhichao laughed and said, "Because I'm horny!"

Lin Qingxia immediately served her with a pink fist and said: "You are so annoying!"

After fighting for a while, Lin Qingxia was not angry. After all, why should she be angry?

Lin Zhichao said at this time: "As long as you like each other, don't be affected by the world. What's more, I am a strong man and can naturally do many things. Although I can spend less time with you now, but If our relationship can last for thirty or fifty years without weakening, in the long run it will be much better than some couples who get tired of being together every day and soon lose their relationship."

Lin Qingxia was lying softly in Lin Zhichao's arms and said, "But women will grow old. You men will always like young people. When the time comes, I won't be..." She didn't dare to say it.

Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "Look at me, do I look like a 48-year-old man!"

Lin Qingxia looked at Lin Zhichao's young face and said energetically: "Brother Chao, do you have a way to make people more beautiful and younger?"

Lin Zhichao smiled and said: "As long as you listen to me, I guarantee that your charm will not diminish when you are sixty."

Lin Qingxia was immediately pleasantly surprised, and then said shyly: "You asked me to eat that, is it true?"

Lin Zhichao said playfully: "Whether it is true or not, it has some effect, don't you think so?"

The two soon hugged each other on the sofa and continued chatting.

The next morning.

Lin Zhichao took Lin Qingxia and made an appointment with his sister Lin Xiner to have breakfast at the hotel.

Lin Xiner was not surprised to see Lin Qingxia. In recent years, she had become Lin Zhichao's romantic manager. Lin Zhichao would entrust her to help with some matters concerning his little girlfriends.

"Hey, Qingxia, you have become beautiful again. It seems that my brother, who is full of love, is really a woman's treasure!" Lin Xiner teased directly.

Of course she didn't know Lin Zhichao's body secret, but she knew that any woman who dated her brother would become more beautiful. She had noticed with her own eyes that her three sisters-in-law were becoming more and more beautiful in the past, and this was especially true for Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia in recent years.

Lin Qingxia said shyly: "Sister Xin, you are also very beautiful!"

Lin Xiner was happy, but she also knew in her heart that it was flattery. She was 42 years old. Even if she took good care of herself, compared with her elder sister-in-law, both of them were ten years behind. In other words, although Tang Caiyun is 47 years old this year, she looks like she is in her early thirties.

Lin Zhichao said: "Okay, we are all a family, what is Xu doing?"

He was enjoying his breakfast and was in a good mood. Naturally, her sister has always been partial to her brother. Even if she has two sisters-in-law, it is impossible for Lin Xiner to really favor her sister-in-law.

Lin Xiner has never cared about her brother's affairs, and is willing to do things for her brother, help these little girlfriends and so on.

Because she knows her brother and that this kind of thing is normal in Hong Kong.

"Xin'er, I heard that two buildings are for sale in Taikoo Shing. Later you and Qingxia will buy thirty residential units for investment."

Lin Xiner said curiously: "I heard that Taikoo Shing is selling two buildings, 'Dongting Pavilion' and 'Poyang Pavilion'. The price is only 200 to 230 Hong Kong dollars per square foot. Is my brother so optimistic about this property?"

At this time, the unit price of residential properties in Hong Kong and Kowloon has reached an average price of about HK$250. However, Taikoo Shing has not yet determined its high-end residential image, so the selling price is not high yet.

However, Lin Zhichao knew that when the real estate prices in Taikoo Shing reached their peak in the early 1980s, they were at least HK$1,300 per square foot. In five years, it has increased nearly five times.

Although he looked down upon this kind of 'real estate speculation', his sister and lover could still intervene.

"Well, the prospects for large-scale housing estates like Taikoo Shing are very bright. Just take Qingxia and speculate together!"

"Okay, brother!"

Lin Xiner knows that her brother is serious about Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia. As far as he knows, whenever this happens, these two women may be in a long-term relationship. Unlike my Japanese girlfriend back then, who was never heard from again, she had probably dumped her.

Lin Zhichao continued: "Besides this matter, please make arrangements for Qingxia to go to the United States to study in the arts, and you will communicate with her about the details."

Lin Xiner graduated from a prestigious university in the United States, and she is a girl from a wealthy family, so she naturally has channels for studying abroad. Lin Zhichao and Lin Qingxia communicated last night and planned to let Lin Qingxia go to the United States to study (part-time), give birth to a child for Lin Zhichao, and then become a U.S. citizen.

In other words, Lin Qingxia and her children will be arranged to live in the United States in the future. After all, Hong Kong is too small.

"Well, don't worry, I will definitely take care of this matter for my sister-in-law!" Lin Xiner said jokingly.

Lin Qingxia quickly said: "Sister Xin, please stop barking!"

Lin Xiner said, "If you gave birth to my brother's child, what would you say if I didn't call him that?" After saying that, she looked at her brother.

Lin Zhichao said nonchalantly: "It doesn't have to be so formal, just normal interactions."

In recent years, he has been kinder to his sister, spending money to arrange for her to absorb the shares of Cheung Kong Group. She currently holds about 0.8% of the shares, with a market value of nearly HK$40 million. She took 10 million of the funds consumed herself, and Lin Zhichao took nearly 30 million for her.

It’s Spring Again (1976).

Lin Zhichao came to Kwun Tong's "Midea Company". Midea Company consists of "Midea Electrical Appliances" and "Midea Electronics". Midea Electric's business includes: fans, radios, walkmans (R\u0026D status), etc.; Midea Electronic's business includes: electronic watches, arcade machines, electronic games (software department), etc.

Currently, Midea owns two industrial buildings in Kwun Tong as its base; all its departments originally located in Tsuen Wan have been relocated to Kwun Tong.

The current Yangtze River Industrial Group can actually be roughly divided into four first-level subsidiaries: Yangtze Zipper, Yangtze Toys, Zhongtian Steel, and Midea. Naturally, these four companies have dozens of subsidiary companies.

Lin Zhichao came to the arcade department. Midea President Li Zhenlong, Vice President Peng Jianian, and head of the arcade department Lin Ruijiang were already waiting for him.

"boss"

"General manager"

"Well, how's it going?"

Everyone is already aware of Lin Zhichao's straight-to-the-topic style, and is naturally prepared for it.

"General Manager, please come here and let us experience the 'Hong Kong Cube' arcade directly!" Lin Ruijiang said confidently.

Compared with his personal life, Lin Ruijiang's career ability has always been praised by Lin Zhichao. After graduating from Stanford University, he was originally a science and engineering student, but he actually has superb management skills and a big-picture perspective.

Under his leadership, the electronic game department has currently established two studios in Hong Kong and San Francisco Silicon Valley, forming a mutually reinforcing effect; and under his establishment, the Hong Kong electronic game department has formed a team with independent research and development capabilities for electronic games. The department has recruited many technical talents.

As for the arcade machine department, in the early years, it relied on OEM work for Atari, and now it can survive independently in arcade machines, and has good technical accumulation.

In fact, in the late 1970s, there were already many companies producing arcade machines in Hong Kong, but these companies were more like assembly companies, and their R\u0026D capabilities were worrying.

Midea Electronics is obviously different and has higher R\u0026D capabilities.

Under the guidance of his son Lin Ruijiang, Lin Zhichao immediately came to an arcade machine. He felt the arcade machine with a very good appearance, and his first impression was very good.

Then, Lin Ruijiang turned on the machine and a sound came out.

"Hong Kong Cubes, fun, fun, so fun!"

Well, it seems like a tacky sound, but it's really refreshing.

At the beginning of the game, Lin Zhichao skillfully operated the arcade machine and started to build blocks. He was originally a fan of this game (in his previous life), and he had quick reactions, so he played very enthusiastically.

After a long while, he said with satisfaction: "Okay, let's prepare for production! Moreover, this Hong Kong Cube video game can be ported to the Atari 2600 console, and we can also sell the copyright."

Lin Ruijiang said happily: "Yes, general manager!"

He was really happy to get his father's approval. In the past three months, he has taken care of his personal affairs. In addition to working, he spends time with his mother, and he finally feels a kind of happiness.

Lin Zhichao patted Lin Ruijiang on the shoulder, and then said: "Come to my office later!"

"Um"

Subsequently, Lin Zhichao, under the leadership of Li Zhenlong and Peng Jianian, inspected other businesses of Midea. Especially the Walkman department is in the final stage and is expected to be officially announced in the second half of the year, which will surely make it a blockbuster.

Of course, some parts of the Walkman come from Japan and may be sanctioned by the Japanese later and refused to be provided; but American companies already have backup partners, so the impact will not be too great.

"General Manager Li, this Walkman will definitely become an instant hit and become popular all over the world. But before that, we can sign a parts supply contract for one million units with key cooperative suppliers, which can not only keep the price down, but also stabilize it for a period of time. parts."

"Okay, let's make serious plans later."

Lin Zhichao nodded. There is no problem in selling more than 500,000 units in the first year. It will increase a lot with publicity in the future.

When Lin Zhichao returned to the office, Lin Ruijiang was already waiting.

After sitting down, Lin Zhichao said: "After this arcade machine is launched, I am going to increase your responsibilities and serve as the vice president of Midea Company, and slowly take charge of the overall situation."

Lin Ruijiang said without hesitation: "Yes, I am confident that I can make a difference in the field of science and technology."

Lin Zhichao nodded with satisfaction. Although Yangtze Industrial Group has four first-level subsidiaries, zippers, toys, and steel have all taken shape. Only the electrical and electronics business has unlimited future. He hopes that his son can achieve better results in this business and follow his instructions.

"The Hong Kong cube arcade machine will definitely sell well, and the game can be ported to the Atari 2600. This means that we also need to do more video game development. I have two game plans here. You organize Silicon Valley and Two studios in Hong Kong are conducting joint development. During this period, they will also strengthen cooperation with Atari. They are also preparing a 'royalty' software game development model. We want to join the first echelon."

Later, Lin Zhichao informed Lin Ruijiang about the video game methods of "Little Bee" and "Pac-Man". He added: "It is best to concentrate our efforts on "Little Bee", release it on arcades within a year, and then port the game to the Atari 2600 console."

"Little Bee" is "Space War", it's just called differently in different regions.

"Okay, Father!"

Although my father only gave me the ideas and gameplay of the two games, it was indeed a very good entry point. I believe that with such guidance, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

Secondly, my father has made it clear that he must make full use of the resources of Atari Video Game Company.

In late March, the arcade game "Hong Kong Cube" quietly became popular in major bars, nightclubs, shops and other places in Hong Kong. Midea Electronics did not immediately advertise heavily, but planned to use the market to test its results.

In a certain bar, people always gathered around the "Hong Kong Cube" arcade machine. From time to time there were cheers and sounds of regret, which instantly created huge popularity.

When the bar owner sees that such a machine can make a lot of money in one night and attract people, he will naturally continue to add more machines.

"Here comes the cop. Here comes the cop!"

A young man suddenly shouted loudly and excitedly.

Next, the bar is in chaos.

"Where's the note?"

"Hide quickly and hide underneath!"

"Where is the note? Who the hell is shouting?"

A group of people came to the arcade aggressively and found the young man who shouted, "Here comes the note."

"I'm talking about this 'Hong Kong Cube' sliver. One sliver can blow up several squares!" the young man said without confidence.

"Mala, can you fucking stop shouting!"

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, the boss quickly came out to smooth things over.

"I'm going to give Brother Ji some face today, so be careful next time! Go away and let me play!"

Soon!

"Here comes the note!"

"Brother, why did you say that the note was coming!"

"MD, I didn't say the note is coming, but the stick is coming! This game is so fun, MD."

Hong Kong Cube is definitely a game for everyone and has quickly become a huge hit in Hong Kong. Moreover, the developer of this game is a Hong Kong manufacturer, so it was named "Hong Kong Cube" and became the subject of heated discussion among the public.

Lin Zhichao and the senior executives of Yangtze River Industrial Group inspected the park.

Tsuen Wan Cheung Kong Industrial Park covers an area of ​​only 450,000 square feet, but has 1.6 million square feet of industrial plants, mostly in the form of 5- and 10-story industrial buildings. There are a full 25,000 workers in the 1.6 million square foot factory.

"Boss, orders for Cabbage Patch Dolls are coming in overwhelmingly. Fortunately, we have made sufficient preparations." Wang Liang sighed at the side.

He has been working at Yangtze River Industries for 28 years and has never seen such a surge in orders for Cabbage Patch Dolls. Things like Barbie and Transformers all have a gradual growth process.

Lin Zhichao said: "Will the factory have time to do it? How many workers will be used?"

Wang Liang replied: "Fortunately, you warned us early and made us well prepared. Currently, there are a total of 6,000 workers producing Cabbage Patch Dolls. At the same time, we have dozens of cooperative factories with about 4,000 people."

Yangtze Toy Factory holds "production orders" for Barbie, Transformers, Cabbage Patch Dolls, My Little Pony, etc., and is the only designated manufacturer in the world. These businesses alone employ more than 20,000 workers, and tens of thousands of workers are also involved in external processing.

To put it simply, global toys look to Hong Kong, and Hong Kong toys look to the Yangtze River. This is by no means an advertising term, but a real reality.

"There are now 25,000 workers in the Yangtze River Industrial Park, and the average factory area per person is only more than 60 square feet, so you must pay more attention to management and make sure there are no mistakes. You must also pay attention to safety, such as fire prevention, Prevent trampling, etc. In short, don’t let a good thing turn into a bad thing.”

"No problem, we have been strengthening management in these aspects."

Lin Zhichao made an inspection and was very satisfied with everything. The production workshop was in good order and the workers were well managed.

You must know that Yangtze River Industry Group has more than 30,000 employees, plus about 10,000 cooperative factories involved in contract processing, that is nearly 40,000 to 50,000 workers, relying on Yangtze River Industry Group for their livelihood.

Lin Zhichao's high status in Hong Kong is also because he is a large factory owner.

The Yangtze River Industrial Group's net profit last year was HK$400 million, which was three times that of eight years ago. Its industrial output value reached HK$5.6 billion, accounting for approximately 8.5% of Hong Kong's total output value (total output value 66 billion, per capita HK$14,800).