After the rehearsal, Xu Qiaoli suddenly asked, "Can I go to your house as a guest?" Xiaoqing, don't worry, I will definitely not rob your Xiaoliao brother with you. ”

Song Shiqing's face turned red: "Who is rare for you to rob him!"

Chen Tianliao touched the top of Song Shiqing's head - because he was shorter than Song Shiqing, he could only touch the back of Song Shiqing's head, otherwise he would stretch out his hand to touch it very indecently. He smiled: "Don't worry, I can't snatch anyone away." Let's go together, Xiaoli. Xiaoqing, I'm going to cook, you're in charge of accompanying her!"

"Yes!" Song Shiqing, who had received Chen Tianliao's assurance, immediately replied crisply.

At this time, Song Xianfeng had just been arranged to be the deputy mayor of a city in Zhili, and Su Yuejiang also followed him to accompany him, and the two little ones lived together at home. Chen Tianliao is more old and capable than adults, and the two parents have nothing to worry about.

Chen Tianliao returned home, and Tong Dafu, the driver on duty, moved all the vegetables he bought upstairs. Chen Tianliao said: "Brother Tong, I just want to invite guests to dinner today, can you also stay and eat together?"

Tong Dafu said: "No, my family has to wait for me to go back to help take care of the child." This child was the skinliest when he was two years old, and he had to be watched at all times, so there was really no way. ”

Chen Tianliao said: "In that case, Xiaoqing, take out a carton of milk from your room and give it to Brother Tong's children to taste!"

Song Shiqing immediately went in and took out the milk.

Tong Dafu was also not polite, knowing the temper of this boss, he never took back the things he sent, so he thanked him again and again, and went downstairs with milk.

"You're pretty good to the staff. Xu Qiaoli smiled.

Chen Tianliao nodded: "If you want the horse to run, you have to let the horse be full." He's the guy next to me, so he's going to be better. ”

While speaking, Xu Qiaoli walked into the living room and couldn't help but exclaim: "I didn't expect your house to be so modern!"

Chen Tianliao said with a smile: "After coming into contact with modern things, naturally I can't go back to the old way." And I just happen to be able to afford to buy these appliances from abroad. Well, this is the latest TV, VCR, laser DVD player, this is a VCD player, which has just been put into trial production, so I'll get one to see first. In a week or two, there will be a press conference on the east side of Lingdong to bring this machine to the market. And the supporting discs have also produced a lot. ”

"VCD? What is this? Is it the same thing as a laser disc player?" Xu Qiaoli said strangely.

"Pretty much. This is a sample produced by a joint effort between an American software company I invested in and an electronics factory in China. It is much smaller and cheaper than a DVD player, making it more suitable for family use. The operation is similar to that of a laser DVD player. There are some discs of movies over there, you can try them out. I'm going to cook first!" Chen Tianliao walked to the kitchen after speaking, while Song Shiqing followed him to help him choose the dishes.

When Xu Qiaoli heard this, she walked to the table with the enlarged screen TV, opened the box where the video disc was placed, and pulled out one of them. She has a laser (Cantonese: laser) DVD player at home, so she is careful not to hold it on the plate when she takes it. The radius of these discs is less than 1/4 of the laser disc player, which is really small and lightweight, but it seems to be a little less magnificent than the laser disc player. She looked at it, then crouched down and turned on the power of the VCD machine. The operation of this machine is basically the same as that of a laser disc player, so Xu Qiaoli skillfully put the disc into the machine and played it.

When the picture appeared on TV, Xu Qiaoli quietly compared it with her own laser disc player in her heart. Obviously, the picture quality and sound quality of this VCD are much worse than that of the laser DVD player, and there is also a certain gap compared with the high-end video recorder, but the quality is similar to that of the ordinary video recorder in Xiangjiang. For the average person, the difference is tolerable. What's more, the discs are much lighter than lasers and videotapes, making them easier to keep.

Xu Qiaoli, who was a little itchy in her heart, couldn't help but walk to the kitchen and asked Chen Tianliao, "Xiao Liao, how much are you going to sell your VCD?"

Chen Tianliao said: "Look at the grade, the price ranges from two to five thousand." The Japanese devils have a strong control over the components, and we can't reduce the cost yet. ”

"In this way, this machine can compete with video recorders and laser lasers for a part of the market!" Xu Qiaoli said.

Chen Tianliao smiled but did not speak. In terms of foreign markets, this is true. But for the Chinese market, this machine completely eliminated the latter two machines. This was determined by the special national conditions of China at that time. First, Huaguo's video recorder is mainly low-end, and there is little difference between it and VCD in terms of sound quality and picture quality. Second, the storage of videotapes is very cumbersome, which takes up a lot of additional family resources. What's more, the rise of pirated VCD discs. These discs range from a few dollars to dozens of yuan, and countless families in China can buy and watch them. Moreover, a drawer can hold hundreds of movie discs at will, and if you change it to a videotape, you can only put a dozen discs, and there is no place. It is such a small advantage that is enough to make the video recorder completely withdraw from the Chinese market, so that more than ten years later, many Chinese students overseas are exclaiming that there are still video recorders in developed countries such "backward" things, and there are still a lot of them.

Of course, Chen Tianliao will not say it. He smiled and said, "Accept your good words!"

Speaking of which, VCD is a painful memory of the manufacturing industry in the previous life. The first to invent this machine was the Wanyan Electronics team led by Jiang Wanmeng. However, because of the neglect of patent applications, all the results fell into the hands of those foreign giants, and at the same time, China's manufacturing industry paid royalties for many years. This is an allusion that almost every person in the Chinese electronics industry is familiar with. This time, Chen Tianliao first acquired a small software company in the United States to develop MPEG technology, and then let the domestic electronics factory he acquired cooperate with the United States to jointly develop VCD and apply for more than 2,000 patents, forming a huge barrier from technology to shape design. Later, a new electronics company was established to be responsible for the production of VCDs and the development of DVDs. This company is called Wanyan Electronics Co., Ltd., as Chen Tianliao's nostalgia for the tragic hero in his previous life.

"By the way, why did you invest in an electronics factory, and how many industries do you have?" Xu Qiaoli suddenly asked.

Chen Tianliao shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know how many industries I have. I have invested in more than 30 manufacturers related to electrical appliances, and only two are absolutely controlled, and now the one that does VCD is absolutely controlled. In addition, it has a controlling stake in two electronics laboratories. ”

Xu Qiaoli opened her mouth wide in surprise: "Why do you like electronics companies so much?"

Chen Tianliao smiled: "I think the future is the world of electronic products. I have to invest in one to make sure I can be a monopoly in the future. ”

"But aren't you into music?"

"It's because I'm a musician that I want money! Your aunt's generation is okay, and they have more or less freedom when they sing. But today's singers lack freedom. How they want to develop must depend on the eyes of the capitalists behind them. Chen Tianliao said.

Xu Qiaoli was speechless. She asked, "So what else are you doing?"

Chen Tianliao said: "These are all trade secrets. But I can tell you that my lab has a great work to come out of nowhere. This will add more options and fun to the entertainment of young people. By the way, my game company in the United States is also going to release a new game this year, and I believe that this game will also be popular all over the world. ”

Xu Qiaoli thought seriously for a moment and said, "Your game company in the United States? is that company called 'glass slag'?"

Chen Tianliao said: "You know?"

Xu Qiaoli covered her mouth and smiled: "Of course I know." The computer versions of your games on consoles are made by this company. I saw its icon when I was playing the block game and thought the name was quirky, so I made a note of it. I remember that it had a game that it made itself, called Warcraft, right? It seems to sell well, the first part sold more than 35 sets in the first month, with a total sales of 500,000 units, right? The second part seems to have sold a million in the end, right? The game I'm working on now is called Diablo, right? I remember the publicity. ”

Chen Tianliao said: "You remember it so clearly, you must have studied it, right?"

Song Shiqing, who was washing vegetables on the side, heard this sentence and immediately pricked up his ears.

Xu Qiaoli blushed and said, "I knew that I was going to meet you in the capital this time, so I found your relevant information and read a lot." But those information only have your activities abroad, and I really don't know much about them at home. I don't know about the fact that you have invested in so many electronics factories. ”

Chen Tianliao nodded and said, "I only go under the spotlight when I need to." When I don't need to, I'd rather be alone in my corner and do what I love. So there's a lot of things that you can't see. ”

Xu Qiaoli shook her head and said, "It's useless to see it." I don't know how you can make so many great things. You can even invent electronics, what else can't you do? And how do you squeeze out your time? You know, just to improve my grades, I've wasted my basic skills in singing all year long. ”

Chen Tianliao said with a smile: "Speaking of these, it is estimated that I will not be able to finish talking about it for several days." I'd better get the dish done first. It's so late, my stomach is hungry. ”

"Okay, let's eat first!" Xu Qiaoli said.

She did not return to the living room, but helped Song Shiqing wash the dishes.

Song Shiqing pretended to be casual and asked, "Xiaoli, what do you think of my brother?"

Xu Qiaoli looked at Song Shiqing's big eyes full of anticrisy but at the same time full of vigilance, and smiled: "He is a very amazing man." Seeing Song Shiqing's eyes widen, he couldn't help but add with a wicked smile: "Worthy of Xiaoqing!"

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