After a busy day, it was 7 o'clock in the evening when I returned to the top of Victoria Peak.

Xia Yao came back from work early, and was sitting in the living room talking to Zhang Hui, Liu Siwei and Su Xingyun, the second floor was noisy, and without asking, he knew that it was Zhang Qing, Jiahui, Su Peng and Magdalena's son Auguste who were fighting.

"Don't look, I didn't cook today."

I ate little at noon, I didn't drink afternoon tea in the afternoon, I was hungry, and as soon as I put down my bag, I saw Xia Ning walking out of the kitchen with a few small snacks.

"Just have something to eat," he smiled, took the snack and sat down beside Xia Yao.

Xia Yao was about to speak, when Zhang Hui suddenly asked, "San'er, why don't you ask why you didn't cook today?" ”

"Why?"

She had a straight face and explained in a matter-of-fact manner: "Today, Mrs. Zuo and I took the children to Lantau Island, kowtowed several times, put on several incense sticks, and asked the Bodhisattva to bless the children with peace and security. Sincerity is spirituality, you have to eat vegetarian food at night, and these vegetarian fasts are also packed and brought back from Baolian Temple. ”

The charter was ridiculous, pointing to the real yàn room pass hanging on the hanger with the coat, and asked with a smile: "Sister, have you forgotten what we do?" actually believes this, and if you spread it, you have to be laughed off. ”

To his surprise, even Xia Yao said with a stern face: "Husband, the eldest sister has a reason for doing this, it is better to believe it than to believe it, for the sake of the child, you will just do it." ”

"What's going on, is it a nightmare?"

Liu Siwei took out a magazine from behind his back, put it on the coffee table, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's not a nightmare." It's haunted! It has a nose and an eye. It made people panic. For fear that Jiahui and they would be entangled by imps, my father and my mother have already begged Wong Tai Sin three times. ”

How can these things be taken seriously, and without even reading them, he said disdainfully: "Either I have watched too many ghost movies, or I have ghosts in my heart, and those gossip weeklies are really, and they dare to use ghost stories to sensationalize the public for the sake of circulation." ”

"It's not grandstanding, it's really mysterious."

Zhang Hui flipped through the magazine, pointed to a few photos on it and said: "This is an advertisement taken in China by the Kowloon-Canton Railway the year before last. The director discovered this strange picture some time ago when he was watching a replay of an old film on TV in the middle of the night. Obviously, it was seven children playing a train game shoulder to shoulder, but there was one more at the back of the line, and soon after, those children who were shouldered died! ”

Liu Siwei obviously didn't believe this, picked up the teacup and said: "It must have not been edited well, and the railway company also had a big problem in handling this matter. ”

The famous supernatural event of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. The charter reacted suddenly, picked up the magazine and read it from beginning to end. Then he said thoughtfully: "Whether it's 8 or 9, wouldn't it be the end of inviting all the children who participated in the advertising back then?" This matter can't be described more and more black, let alone cause panic, otherwise even our real yàn room will be embarrassed, tomorrow I will go to work and let the real yàn center send two real yàn staff to investigate, so as to save people panic. ”

Liu Siwei lowered his head and agreed: "The advertisement was filmed in the mainland, and it is most appropriate for the real center to investigate, after all, as the most representative scientific research institution in Hong Kong, I have the obligation to clarify these nonsense." ”

Zhang Hui was embarrassed and couldn't help muttering: "What if the investigation can't come up with a reason?" ”

"There are many phenomena that science cannot explain, but it will never be this one. I believe they will be able to get to the bottom of the matter and do their best to quell this ridiculous and generous storm. ”

"Okay, you have knowledge and knowledge, just my feudal superstition."

Xia Yao took her arm and hurriedly comforted: "Sister, what are you talking about, pity the parents of the world, aren't you doing this for the sake of your children?" ”

How could he miss this opportunity to fall into the well, twisted a small vegetarian peach and stuffed it into his mouth, and joked while chewing: "But next time you encounter this situation, you must respect the children's religious beliefs." Ching Ching and August believed in Jesus, and they were more accustomed to going to church than to visit the Bodhisattva on Lantau Island. ”

Zhang Hui snorted and said, "yes, how did I forget this stubble." ”

Xia Yao glared at the charter fiercely, and said in a gentle voice: "Sister, it's nothing, just treat it as tourism, and besides, they are still young, how can they understand this?" ”

"Don't say it, the kids are much more daring than me!"

Xia Ning, who had been silent, took over the conversation, and said with a smile with her eyebrows: "Isn't it necessary to take the cable car when going up the mountain, they have to take the crystal one, the soles of the feet are all transparent, I don't dare to look down." They're good, they're not afraid at all, and they're bouncing around in the carriage, especially if it's sunny in your house. ”

"Really?"

"Really, I'm worried that they will crush the bottom, so high, what if it falls?"

Listening to their homely cooking, eating the vegetarian food of Baolian Temple, it is very exquisite, the taste is really ordinary, the little peach is so-so, the outside is crystal skin, and the inside is lotus paste filling, sweet and tangy. Matcha red bean cake is really flattering, the strong taste of matcha makes me want to cry, he especially doesn't like the bitterness of matcha.

There are also a few vegetarian crispy rolls, which are shiitake mushrooms and the like, and a few sweet mouths are really tired of eating, and I finally came across such a salty mouth, and I entered my stomach in two clicks.

Liu Siwei doesn't come often, there must be something wrong when he comes. After eating the last piece of vegetarian crisp roll, he walked into the study quietly.

Since resigning as chairman of the board of directors of NB Electric, Liu Siwei, who has been accepting all aspects of requirements on behalf of the articles of association and participating in various entertainments, also walked in casually with a cup.

"I heard Daniel say that the group of journalists trained by BNB in the Middle East are very effective, especially war correspondents, all of them are masters who do not want to die, and they will rush wherever there is danger, and this time they grabbed the jackpot in Mogadishu."

The Middle East BNB news channel is funded by the Saudi government, no different from the official television station, and the royal family attaches so much importance to it, and Arab journalists who are not afraid of death will certainly not miss any opportunity to express themselves.

The charter was not at all surprised by this, but said lightly: "18 people were killed, 73 were wounded, and it was live. I think the United States is going to blow up. ”

"Freedom of the press. BNB is just reporting on things that are objective and unbiased. It has nothing to do with us. ”

"That's right."

The charter nodded slightly, and then took out another stack of invitations from the drawer, and said with a helpless wry smile: "Brother-in-law, this is Mr. Li's, this is the Federation of Workers', this is Mr. Shao's, this is the Sports Federation and the German Consulate, I really don't want to go." ”

Liu Siwei took the invitation. While looking at it, he smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm idle anyway." ”

"Then I'm bothering you."

"Family, what do you say?"

Liu Siwei put the invitation card in his hand, took out a box of cigarettes and said: "I came here today for two things, one is that the last time I attended the funeral of Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie, Chairman Wu of the Wharf Group hinted at me about the election of the chief executive, and he seemed to be very interested in it. ”

The central government will solicit the opinions of all sectors in Hong Kong on who will serve as the first chief executive after Hong Kong's return to the motherland. And Tong guò made a large investment in China, and Tong guò assisted BJ in bidding for the Olympic Games. The NB Electrical and NB Real Rooms have a great say in this issue.

In the "Galaxy Incident", Chairman Wu's brother-in-law helped NB Electric, and it stands to reason that NB Electric and NB Real Room should support him. But the charter didn't want to be involved in politics, and after thinking about it, he shook his head and said: "We can help with other things, but we can't get involved in this matter." ”

NB Electric and NB Real Room are not afraid of offending people, but they don't want to get involved in politics, Liu Siwei nodded and said: "I think so too, as far as I know, there are now three candidates, who knows which one BJ prefers?" ”

"So we don't take a position on this issue, and when others ask about it, they say that we respect the choice of the Provisional Committee, and as for Chairman Wu, isn't their cable TV station interested in the copyright of "Who is a Millionaire", go back and say hello to Daniel, and make some concessions during the negotiations."

"Okay, that's it."

Liu Siwei smiled, and then said: "Then there is the fund that you and Dr. Klinsmann handed over to me, this year's income is very considerable, especially after BJ's Olympic bid and Patten's second policy address in office, the Hang Seng Index closed at 8141.59 points, up 272 points, and the profits obtained from the Hang Seng Index futures alone are enough to support next year's research." ”

Although NB Electric is not listed as a whole, its shareholding structure is very transparent.

The same goes for the NB Science and Education Foundation and the NB Charity Foundation, where all accounts stand up to scrutiny. Because of this, during BJ's Olympic bid and the "Galaxy Incident", Western countries led by the United States did not point the finger at the charter and NB Electric because of this, because there was really nothing to blame.

But you can't put all your eggs in one basket, especially for gas turbines, which are extremely sensitive research projects.

In order to ensure that the accounts of the Hong Kong NB office are not out of the basket during the review by the Council, and to ensure that the accounts of the Berlin NB office can withstand the audit of the German Federal Government Ministry of Science and Technology and the Berlin state government, all the R&D funds come from the gray income of the former Berlin Industrial Corporation before the collapse of the Soviet Union.

This "black gold", which is likely to plunge the NB room into a catastrophe, can only be taken care of by the most trusted people. Liu Siwei, who has resigned from all positions in NB Electrical, and the whole world knows that he likes to play in the mountains and rivers, is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

The company registered in the British Virgin Islands, the secret account of the Swiss bank, has set up one firewall after another, and he, a senior accountant, is at the helm, and there is really nothing to worry about in the charter, holding his chin and asking with a smile: "What about oil futures, oil prices have fallen very sharply in the past few months, and there should be a lot of income after delivery, right?" ”

"Now at $16 a barrel, Dean Xie believes that the global economy is sluggish, oil demand will not come up for a while, and there is room for further decline, if it can fall to $13-12 per barrel, then at least 40 million US dollars can be made in this air gain."

Compared with the strong financial strength of Diamond Capital and Xinsheng Investment, the principal of the secret fund is a little shabby, how much capital to do a lot of business, the charter was not disappointed, picked up the cup and said with a smile: "I feel that it is these two months, and after the funds are withdrawn, all of them will be invested in the Hong Kong index, and some American stocks can also be bought appropriately." ”

It's been two years, more than 100 million US dollars have been invested before and after, and I don't know how much to invest next, it's like a bottomless pit, Liu Siwei couldn't help but ask: "Charter, can that thing be made?" Do you have a bottom in your heart? ”

"No bottom. But how do you know if you can make it without trying? ”

The charter sighed lightly. Continued: "In terms of power equipment, we have initially formed an industrial chain, leaving gas turbines and large hydroelectric generating units, the two shortcomings, and gas turbines are the trend of future development. ”

"Since you have this determination, then I will try to ensure the necessary funding for research and development."

"But we can only work on the core part, and we have to find a way to match it. Brother-in-law, when you attend the Federation of Industry and Industry in a few days, you can ask those bosses if they are interested in building a steel plant, and the company can also participate in the company appropriately. ”

Hong Kong bosses are interested in light industry, especially electronics, but Hong Kong bosses really don't have the courage to engage in basic industry. Liu Siwei pondered for a moment, and then asked again: "The mainland really can't count on it?" ”

"Anyway, it's not that you can't count on it. It is the appeal for interests and the demand of the domestic market that determines that domestic iron and steel companies are not interested in these. At the same time, the focus is on economic construction. We do not attach much importance to the military, military spending has been reduced again and again, and the military industry departments cannot afford to gamble so much, so we can only rely on ourselves to find a way. ”

After five years of hard work and unsparing investment, the strength of the NB office in electrical research and development has reached the international level. The Faculty of Technology and Applied Technology will focus its next investments on electronics and mechanics, as evidenced by the upgrade of the former "Machining Center" to "Mechanical Center".

Liu Siwei weighed it and nodded resolutely: "Okay, I will do the work during the party, I believe that someone should be interested." ”

Remembering the phone call from Professor Asholm in the afternoon, the charter suddenly pointed to the invitation and said: "Brother-in-law, Prime Minister Cole will lead a group of business people to visit Hong Kong next month, you have not only dealt with him, but you are also the person he is most familiar with in Hong Kong, and you must go to the reception at the German consulate, because according to Angela, he is likely to ask to visit our company and the real room." ”

At the signing ceremony of the Berlin waste incineration power plant, Liu Siwei did deal with German Chancellor Kohl, and Chancellor Kohl had a very good impression of him, the CEO of a foreign company who first invested in East Germany.

Bid for the 2000 Olympic Games, NB Electric stood on BJ's side, although Berlin's hope was not big, but people will have some ideas, this is undoubtedly an opportunity to repair relations, Liu Siwei blurted out without thinking about it: "Don't worry, I not only want to go, but also ask Mr. Consul to send the warmest invitation to Prime Minister Kohl on my behalf." ”

The charter focused on the head, and then continued: "This matter is very important, and it is directly related to the future of the NB office in Berlin, because Dr. Klinsmann and his colleagues from European companies have called me more than once to say that some companies and scientific research institutions in West Germany are already talking about the 'NB Science and Education Foundation' that I have set up for the Olympic Games.

Some parliamentarians and representatives of the association openly claimed that the Berlin Municipal Government was using German money to conduct research and development for the Berlin Electrical Department, and that they were putting pressure on the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Berlin State Government through various channels in an attempt to reduce or even stop funding for the Berlin Municipal Government. ”

This is not a question of money or not, NB Electric has developed to this day, and it no longer cares about the tens of millions of marks per year of the German federal government and the Berlin state government, but once there is no such thing as these two official funding, the Berlin NB Real Office will be transformed from a German public welfare research institution into a private research institution for Hong Kong people.

And without this shield, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, under the instigation of the West German company, will launch an investigation into the NB room in Berlin under various pretexts, until the research institute suspected of "scientific and technological espionage" is driven out of Germany.

As the former chairman of the board of directors of NB Electric, Liu Siwei certainly knows the importance of the Berlin NB Real Room, not to mention that so far, Dr. Klinsmann's side has not made such heavyweight achievements as the "giant magnetoresistive effect" and "carbon nanotubes", but their contribution to NB Electric is greater than the well-known Hong Kong NB Real Room.

"It's really important."

Liu Siwei pondered for a moment, and then said: "I will try my best to make Chancellor Kohl leave a good impression on the company and the real room, if this side is not very busy, you also have to go to Berlin for a while, do some activities, it is best to make one or two results, let the Germans know that the Berlin real room is worth funding, is a responsible, research and development capability, promising research institution." ”

"Brother-in-law is right, I should allocate my time well and make more friends who can help us talk at critical moments." ”

"Without further ado, I have to go early, bring Xia Yao and the children, and make a home in Berlin."

"Then I'll leave it to you at home, especially Mom and Grandma."

"Don't worry, we'll go back to Nanbin next month, they'll understand."

As he was talking, the phone rang suddenly, and as soon as he picked up the receiver, he heard Principal Gao say excitedly on the other end of the phone: "Zhang Gong, you really guessed it, the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm has just announced that Professor Mullis and Dr. Smith have won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry at the same time!" ”

The charter forced the ecstasy in his heart, and asked knowingly, "Really?" ”

"Really, if I don't believe it, turn on the TV and watch it, and then I'll discuss with you how to celebrate, I'm going to go to their house now to congratulate them in person."

"Okay, you go first, I'll be there right away."

Before the word "to" was finished, Principal Gao, who wanted to rush to the home of the two winners as soon as possible, left the phone. Before Liu Siwei could react, the phone rang again, it was Guo Junru calling from Berlin, and he was also informed of the most exciting good news since the establishment of the NB real room.

However, he didn't have a chance to ask at all.

All of a sudden, the phone was busy, one after the other. Dr. Klinsmann, Dr. Tsai Yangzhi, Alyssa Tse, President François, President of the European Company, and Daniel Daniel, Senior Vice President of the Company...... Even Professor Asshom was lucky enough to call in and ask the statute for the contact information of the two laureates. (To be continued......)