Lao Zhang and they left, according to the agreement they reached with Li Manhua, or according to Sogo's previous equity structure, except for 5% to the fifth Zhao Shiqing, the rest of the equity ratio continued to remain unchanged, and the required funds were provided by the LJ Foundation for credit loans, and the interest rate was the average of the interest rates of the banks of the two countries. As part of the agreement, the parties will jointly invest in Sohu Energy, which will operate in the coal industry and urban pipeline gas.

Wang Tie, who took refuge in the United States for half a year, also returned to China, he is already a US citizen, but he boarded the plane and entered the customs with his domestic ID card, which was also a green light all the way. Li Jiaming persuaded him to give up his American citizenship, but he had lingering palpitations, and after thinking about it again and again, he was still unwilling, saying that he would wait for Gao Jian to get out of prison and then see the situation.

As soon as they left, Consul Zhang from the Los Angeles Consulate General came, with the purpose of appeasing Li Jiaming.

Rich people's hands are clean, and Li Jiaming is no exception, but everyone can see the clues from the data. The export volume of Hanhua Group in August has not changed, but the repatriation of funds has plummeted to 1/4 of that in July.

Treating his old friend Consul Zhang for seven or eight years, Li Jiaming was not so honest with Yang Fenhua and them, after all, they were officials. Officials may be able to maintain their independence in Europe and the United States, and at most they make some deals out of profit, while domestic officials are all slaves under power, even Li Jiaming's father-in-law is no exception.

Politely invited Consul Zhang into the apartment, Liu Shasha, who had a big belly, made tea for the two of them, and resigned to do the design in the study, which made Consul Zhang who came to visit smile very strangely, laughing not because she avoided it but because she actually made tea for him. Consul Zhang has heard that Professor Li Jiaming is a standard 24-filial husband, and Dr. Liu Da does not touch the spring water with his fingers at home.

However, this is someone else's family business. In China, most women with good husbands will save face for their husbands in front of outsiders, and Consul Zhang, who is well versed in the national situation, will smile and forget it, and the clouds and fog will make her intentions clear.

This person is too good at hiding his true emotions, even if Li Jiaming is very good at observing people, he can't tell whether the other party really doesn't know, or pretends to understand in confusion, so he has to excuse himself: "Consul Zhang, you misunderstood." Funds need to be circulated, there are no good investment projects in the country at present, and going back will also increase the pressure on the banks, so we keep the funds in the United States.

To tell you the truth, we are preparing to expand the research institute, and most of the funds will remain here for a long time to come. The funds will not come back until the expansion here is completed, or when our banking business grows. ”

Commensurate with his official title, Consul Zhang couldn't help but smile bitterly and joked: "Jiaming, you are not honest enough." We've been friends for years, and I remember when you first came to the U.S., we became friends. ”

I can go around in circles, but I say that others are not honest enough, how can this make Li Jiaming honest?

"My Uncle Zhang, Hanhua has reached such a height, it is impossible to make new breakthroughs, and the rest is how to consolidate. What did I delegate power to Kyle for? I wanted to open up new fields, to teach in the United States, and to be the first to know the latest technological developments. ”

There is something in the words, originally this kid agreed to teach at Peking University, but suddenly changed to come to Stanford, Consul Zhang, who knew a little bit of the inside story, didn't count it in his heart?

"Jiaming, with all due respect, it is better for you to teach at Stanford than to return to China to teach. At the very least, there are not a few people in the United States who are at the same academic level as you, but there are only a handful in China. ”

If you want to be successful in the academic world, you must communicate and conduct research in the best academic environment, which sounds ridiculous, but it is not ridiculous at all, which is extending an olive branch to Li Jiaming.

However, this matter is not so simple, even if Consul Zhang represents the top leader in charge of foreign affairs, Li Jiaming still only said three points, and it is a mixture of true and false. No way, the domestic political environment is like that, if that bigwig wants to support himself, he should have expressed his position when Sohu had a lawsuit with the party media last time, instead of waiting and waiting. Li Jiaming didn't believe that such a big chief would know nothing about the following things.

"Uncle Zhang, how can it be so easy? People who don't have long-term worries must have near-term worries, if you don't think far-sightedly, you will be passive in the future, and we will go bankrupt. Let's not talk far, let's just say that our current main rival Nokia was still the hegemon last year, and today's position has begun to waver, and we will be pulled down next year.

Doing technology is like sailing against the current, today's Nokia is our tomorrow, and we have to tremble. ”

The elegant Consul Zhang frowned and said, "Jiaming, what are your plans for the future? Don't get me wrong, I'm just concerned, after all, you are our 'light of the Chinese', and we people are here to serve you." ”

To put it bluntly, only in the evil capitalist society, those politicians who need voters to vote do not dare to point fingers at the voters, and they have to give the voters a smile.

But for this kind of funny joke, Li Jiaming still has to express his gratitude, and only then will he find an excuse when it is over.

"Consul Zhang, you also underestimate me Li Jiaming too much. To tell you the truth, in the field of smart phones, we at Hanhua have indeed come to an end, and the rest is to consolidate our position in the high-end market.

What I'm most interested in now is artificial intelligence, and our iPhone has made it smart, but it's still stuck in the stage where there are as many humans as there are intelligences. In my division, it is only a low-level stage of artificial intelligence, and the next step is to extend it to all aspects of life.

The domestic technical level is still too low, even if we invest more money, it will be half the effort. We want to expand the research institute in California, in addition to hiring American technicians, and at the same time increase the training of domestic technicians, so as to keep up with the latest technological development in the United States. ”

When it comes to technological development, even if Li Jiaming is extremely serious, Consul Zhang, who understands this, doesn't believe it at all. As the consul general of Los Angeles, in addition to normal diplomatic affairs, he also has to keep an eye on the latest technological developments in the United States, and of course knows the prospects of artificial intelligence.

"Jiaming, artificial intelligence is still in its infancy, and you are starting to prepare?"

Of course, it's just that it definitely doesn't need billions of dollars a month, but the other party is here on behalf of the authorities, and Li Jiaming also wants to hide the words that are not easy to say in his words.

"Of course, our achievements today are also due to the basic research and practical technology development we conducted eight years ago. Consul Zhang, thick accumulation can thin hair, doing technology is not as good as real estate, no patience is not good. ”

Titles always change between official titles and personal relationships, and they always accentuate the tone of 'patience', so how could Consul Zhang not know what Li Jiaming meant? But what can be done about this? He has been in the United States for several decades, and he has come into contact with far more people, things, and historical truths than his colleagues in China. If he were to swap his situation with Li Jiaming, he would choose the same method.

As the old saying goes, there is nothing wrong with it, people who have no long-term concerns must have near-term worries. At a time when the economy is developing at a high speed, no matter how drastic the social contradictions are, they can still be covered up; when the economy stops developing or even declines, how can the increasingly acute social contradictions be resolved? Reform from the top down, revolution from the bottom up, and who is sure whether the future will be reform or revolution?