It is one of the great wishes of Elder D to take back Hong Kong, wash away the century-old shame of the nation, and take a walk and take a look at Hong Kong after the return to the motherland in his lifetime. He has always been highly concerned about the ongoing negotiations on constitutional arrangements between China and the UK.

After lunch, he listened to the latest progress of negotiations between the Hong Kong and Macao Working Committee of the Hong Kong and Macao Working Committee (Hong Kong Branch of New H Society) and the British Government in Hong Kong in his study.

"The breakdown of negotiations is inevitable, and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office and the Hong Kong and Macao Working Committee agree that only by 'starting anew', establishing a provisional legislative council, and announcing that the members of the Legislative Council directly elected in the coming year cannot directly transition to the return of 97, can the current passive situation be completely reversed......

The last governor of Hong Kong made waves and suddenly threw out a set of political reform plans with a very high directly elected component in October last year, which caught the central government by surprise.

In response, the Chinese side announced that any contract that spanned 1997 would not be recognized without China's approval. For example, the right to operate Container Terminal 9 granted to Jardine Matheson Group by the British government in Hong Kong will be invalidated on the day Hong Kong takes it back.

The old man listened attentively to the report, took out his cigarette and said: "The British are not reconciled, and it is expected that they will make some small moves and create some obstacles. The more critical the moment, the firmer our position and the more resolute our attitude must be! Start anew and set up a temporary association, I think this idea will work. ”

As soon as the old man made the final decision, Director Lu took out a stack of documents from his briefcase, and then reported: "Chief, there is a situation in the Hong Kong branch, involving NB Electrical and NB Laboratory, and the Prime Minister has specifically instructed me to report to your boss. ”

NB Electric and NB Lab have always been close to politics and far away, involving the Hong Kong and Macao Working Committees, it is definitely not as simple as engaging in scientific research. Not only the old man frowned. Even his son-in-law, Director Zheng of the New Technology Development Bureau of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, pricked up his ears. I wonder if they're involved.

"Two things, to be exact."

Director Lu didn't know why, so in order to let the old chief hear more clearly, he said loudly as he had just now: "Half a month ago, Li Xiaoshan, who had just taken office as vice president of NB Electric Group, and several representatives of the Swire Group, the Hong Kong Flying Association, and several representatives of the aviation and education sectors, jointly submitted an application to the Hong Kong and Macao Working Committee for renting Shigang Airport.

The second thing is that yesterday morning, Mr. Gao Kun, Hong Kong Affairs Advisor of the Hong Kong Branch, former President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and current Chairman of the Academic Committee of the NB Laboratory, officially submitted an application to the British Government of Hong Kong and the People's Government of Hong Kong to set up a fast track for the NB Laboratory. One is related to the future entry of the F Army into Hong Kong. One involves public security, customs, post and telecommunications departments, and both are very tricky. ”

It had nothing to do with politics, and the old man finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked with interest: "They want the right to operate Shigang Airport?" ”

"Yes, they plan to form a joint venture with the Swire group to form an airline dedicated to providing business charter flights, and if they can make use of Shigang Airport, it can save significant operating costs. In addition, they plan to work with the General Aviation Association to build an aviation school dedicated to training civil aviation pilots, ground staff and flight attendants. ”

What the country wants to take back is a prosperous Hong Kong, set up airlines, build aviation schools, and rely on geographical advantages to develop the aviation industry. The old man believes that it should be supported, "dual-use is not without precedent. After the completion of the new airport, Kai Tak Airport will be vacant again, and there will be places for them to develop at that time, so I don't think there is much of a problem in this matter. ”

Director Lu nodded slightly, and continued: "Chief, the key is the second thing, they want to turn the experimental center in the Special Economic Zone into an institution like the Hudong Free Trade Zone. Not only do they want to exempt laboratory personnel, vehicles and equipment from customs inspection, but they even plan to lay a fiber from Hong Kong to the experimental center. ”

Without waiting for the old man to speak, Director Zheng asked in surprise: "Optical fiber, Director Lu, what are they doing laying optical fiber?" ”

"It is said that the U.S. government and the British government in Hong Kong have agreed to access the international computer network."

What the Chinese Academy of Sciences did not do, the NB laboratory was completed, Director Zheng was surprised, but he was relieved to think of the outstanding contributions made by the NB laboratory in basic research over the years.

"Did the US side put forward any conditions?"

"Director Zheng, you know more about professional matters than I do, and it's all here."

Director Lu paused, and continued helplessly: "Before I came to report to the chief, I learned some information through other channels. For example, if we are connected to the international computer network, we will be able to consult the world's advanced technology materials without leaving home, and this will play a tremendous role in promoting the country's scientific and technological development.

As for the NB laboratory, they do have this need, for example, the researchers in the experimental center are basically members of the American Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Since they have paid their dues and contributed their results, they have the right to share in other technologies within the association and to participate in the development of international standards for electrical and electronics. But this matter is too sensitive, and if it is really approved, it will inevitably attract some controversy. ”

Principal Gao's so-called "fast track" is equivalent to turning the Xiangjiang Experimental Center into another "concession". He even did not hesitate to lure the wolf into the house, and generously accepted the supervision of the United States and the United Kingdom.

How could the old man not hear the meaning of Director Lu's words, he lit a cigarette and said: "This matter needs to be investigated and studied, and in addition, it is best for the scientific research department to take the lead in scientific research." ”

Didn't say yes, didn't say no. Director Lu didn't ask too much, and seeing that the old chief showed a trace of tiredness, he hurriedly packed up his documents and said goodbye.

As soon as he walked on his front foot, the old man held his cane in both hands and asked, "What do you think about this?" ”

Director Zheng was asked, and after thinking for a while, he leaned into his ear and said, "They held an open event during the Spring Festival, and I think that event is likely to build momentum for the current 'fast track'." After all, it is more difficult to obtain the consent of the US and Hong Kong British governments than it is to obtain the approval of the central government. ”

"Didn't you let the Teng girl talk to you beforehand?"

"Nope."

The old man nodded noncommittally, and then asked, "Where is he now?" ”

"The United States," Zheng Ming said with a smile in his ear while massaging his shoulders: "NB Airlines was listed on the NASDAQ and made hundreds of millions of dollars at once. Old man, his worth has risen again. If you evaluate the global Chinese billionaire list again this year. At least in the top 30. ”

NB Electric is well-known in Hong Kong. But it is not well-known in China. If it weren't for the "NB Future Window" plane right-angle color TV, few people would pay attention to the NB Electric that couldn't figure out which country.

In contrast, state-owned or private enterprises such as Xichuan Rainbow, which "takes industry as its own responsibility", Jianlibao, "Oriental Magic Water", "Sun God" oral liquid, which is full of advertising, and the rapidly rising Giant Group, have attracted more attention. In the eyes of the vast majority of Chinese, the CEOs of these companies or groups are the trendsetters of reform and opening up.

I don't know if because of its trademark or because of its price positioning, NB electrical products and equipment are naturally classified as imports. Including NB future window color TVs,It is the same luxury as Japan's high-end color TV,Not the necessities of family life。

There are only people in a few industries such as education, electricity, medical care, computers, etc. As well as a few provincial and municipal officials such as Guangdu, Hujiang and Nanbin, they know what kind of company NB Electric is.

Thinking that some time ago, a Hong Kong listed company packaged and listed several joint ventures that had just been acquired and reorganized in China on the NASDAQ, the old man said to himself: "Chinese tire companies have just raised 100 million US dollars on the NASDAQ, but I didn't expect them to go to the NASDAQ to be listed." ”

Zheng Ming was stunned for a moment, then reacted, leaned into his ear and said: "Old man, on the surface, NB Electric is really not as bold as 'Zhongce'. So far, there seem to be only three or four small joint ventures in China. In addition to the scale of the security industrial park. The industrial parks in Hujiang and Nanbin are either under construction or under planning. Not even a few big projects. But they are two completely different paths, at least in my opinion, NB Electric is more courageous than 'Zhongce'! ”

Zhongce is the abbreviation of "Hong Kong China Strategic Investment Company", formerly a Japanese company listed in Hong Kong. Mr. Huang Nianhong, an Indonesian-Chinese entrepreneur, acquired it in 1991 and renamed it as "Zhongce".

Boss Huang is very famous in Southeast Asia, and his experience is also very legendary.

His father is a wealthy man in Indonesia, and when Prime Minister Z visited Indonesia in 1960, he sent his rebellious personality, clear love and hate, small ideas, and big ideas, like to make friends, and began to "act chivalrous and righteous" with a little strength.

I have been to the countryside, cut in line, and even been beaten into the "Black Five", and I know China very well.

He focused on political and business relations, and after returning to Indonesia, he worked with Indonesia's intelligence minister and did business with Lee Kuan Yew's younger brother in Singapore. And last year, he took on a new role - chairman of Hong Kong China Strategic Investment Co., Ltd.

When he was in Xishan Province, he was most envious of the workers in the city, and dreamed of being recruited to return to the city as an apprentice and become a member of the working class. But at that time, a black five like him couldn't enter the factory at all. Now, even if he buys a factory, it is easy for him.

Either you don't do it, or you do it big!

Since he was invited by the secretary of the Xishan Provincial Party Committee to buy a rubber factory in Xishan in April last year, he has been out of control, visiting enterprises everywhere. Shortly after the signing of the Xishan contract, he went down to Hangzhou to acquire four companies in a happy spring, including the West Lake Brewery and the Rubber Factory, which were very profitable, and a loss-making enterprise that was "tied in" at the request of the local government.

He was invited to his hometown in Minzhou, his ancestral hometown, and a transaction at the dinner table shocked most of China.

During the dinner, the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor wanted him to invest in his hometown. He jokingly asked, how many factories are there in the city? The mayor said there were 41. He said, then it's all a joint venture!

Since then, he has quickly expanded his front to most of China, setting a new record for the number of state-owned enterprises acquired at one time, and signing 101 state-owned enterprises at one time!

With such speed and courage, it took just over a year to set up more than 200 joint ventures in China, with a total investment of more than 10 billion yuan, including tire manufacturing, beer, papermaking, medicine, machinery, electronics, food, communications, infrastructure, chemicals and general consumer goods.

The business territory has expanded to more than a dozen provinces and cities such as Dongguang, Fujian, Dongshan, Xishan, Xichuan, Xianing, Ningliao and BJ. The number of industries involved, the wide range of regions, and the one-time largesse of dozens or hundreds of companies in the acquisition process are unprecedented in the country and even the world.

One is pure capital operation. One is to play steadily. Rely on R&D and innovation to bet on tomorrow.

What a character the old man is. How could he not know the difference between these two "Hong Kong companies", and his son-in-law was very pleased to see this, and while motioning for him to sit down, he asked casually: "Are you biased against the 'middle policy'?" ”

"How can it be, I just feel that it is much easier to do 'Zhongce' than NB Electric."

"Tell me about it."

Zheng Ming sorted out his thoughts and analyzed them carefully: "A large number of poorly managed state-owned enterprises have indeed become a heavy burden on economic development. And 'Zhongce' buys these state-owned enterprises and brings them to overseas listing. It can not only let enterprises get rid of the shackles of the old system and glow with new vitality, but also use the international capital market to develop and expand themselves, and indirectly improve the international level of the country.

However, in my opinion, state-owned enterprises have many problems, but they also have many advantages. For example, the land is allocated by the state for free, and many of it is still in the city center; For example, some companies have their own products, markets and brands; For example, the management problem is not that the factory manager can't do it, but because there are too many management levels and can't give full play......

Now that the market economy is developing, the competition is not fierce. A slight switch in the mechanism can occupy a market, and the employees and debts are within the control. At least for the 'middle policy', dealing with these is not a problem at all. ”

Signing more than 100 state-owned enterprises at one time makes even the elderly feel that they are too hasty, and if they don't do it well, it will lead to the loss of state-owned assets. He nodded slightly, motioning for his son-in-law to continue.

"On the issue of joint ventures with state-owned enterprises, NB Electric is extremely cautious, which is very similar to German companies, and will never cooperate easily if they do not understand all aspects. Old man, you may not believe it, according to my understanding of NB Electric, they will never become an enterprise like 'Zhongce', let alone provide hundreds of thousands of jobs like 'Zhongce'. ”

In order to prove this point, Zheng Ming continued to analyze: "They have several companies in China, but whether it is NB Medical, NB Electric, or NB Electronics, they all outsource everything that can be outsourced, and only retain the core part. For some businesses with low technical content and very marketable at the same time, they even entrust affiliated enterprises to OEM production, such as NB elevators. ”

The old man smiled and asked, "Aren't all multinational companies like this?" ”

"That's the case, but I always feel that it's a pity, if the pace is a little bigger, the development speed is a little faster, then the experimental center can have more research and development funds."

The economy is overheating and inflationary, and the central government is preparing to carry out rectification and rectification.

At this critical juncture, NB Electric was still able to keep a clear head, neither blindly expanding, nor plunging headlong into real estate like other Hong Kong companies. It is to develop step by step without arrogance or rashness, which is really commendable.

The old man pondered for a moment and said meaningfully: "Three years of nuclear magnetic resonance, five years of amorphous alloys, ten years of silicon purification, and fifteen years of graphite deep processing, Rome was not built in a day, that little friend is more patient than you!" ”

Zheng Ming realized that there should be no suspense about whether the "fast track" of the senior high school could be approved, and couldn't help laughing: "Old man, I thought that you really didn't want to care about the application of the NB laboratory?" ”

The supercomputer independently developed by NB Lab has made the central government truly aware of the importance of cultivating high-quality talents.

The computing speed of "Aurora" is not fast, but the design architecture and its application have thrown several levels behind the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Especially in the development of application software, more than a dozen experimenters from Anton Institute of Technology and Xiangkang University in the NB laboratory reflect the international standard, and all this is inseparable from the continuing education of the NB laboratory.

100 years of trees, 10 years of people.

Since there is such a platform, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology must of course make use of it. As far as the central government is concerned, whether the Xiangjiang Experimental Center can produce results is secondary, and the key is to tap the potential of the experimental center and help the country train more young scientists.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has even launched a "Hundred Talents Program", preparing to select 100 master's students with excellent character and learning from various colleges and universities across the country every year to enter the NB laboratory as experimenters, and evaluate them according to the standards of the academic committee of the NB laboratory, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences will award them a doctorate degree until all the defenses are passed.

With such high expectations for the NB laboratory, how could the old man sit idly by and say lightly: "Such a big event, don't even say hello, put it aside for a while." But that fiber can't be delayed, it's best to do it in the name of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and then talk about it first. ”

It is fitting that it will be included in the "NCFC" project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and it may be able to promote China's full access to the Internet, Zheng Ming thought for a while and asked: "What if the United States and Britain really send people to supervise?" ”

It is impossible for the NB laboratory to be unprepared, and there is nothing unsightly in the experimental center, the old man snorted coldly and said with disdain: "It's not that they don't have foreigners there, they don't care about how many more." What was before and what will be in the future. ”

The skills are not as good as others, and there are people who ask for it, pretending to be confused is undoubtedly the best choice in front of you.

Zheng Ming took a deep breath and said without saying anything: "Old man, I went to 301 the day before yesterday, and the doctor said that Teng Lao is likely to ...... It's likely that it won't last until the summer. ”

The old man nodded slightly, and after a long silence, he whispered, "Got it, help me bring him a good next time I go." (To be continued......)