Jiang Wanmeng, general manager of Anhui Hyundai Group, has been engaged in the electronic information technology industry for more than ten years, and has a lot of experience and interest in digital technologies such as digital compression, digital encoding, and decoding.

On this day, Jiang Wanmeng was working as usual, but he unexpectedly received a call from a friend (fabricated plot), asking him to pay attention to the newspaper of the day, saying that Guo Wanning had developed a pioneer in digital compression and decompression technology.

Hearing that the newspaper actually appeared in the area of his interest, Jiang Wanmeng of course did not hesitate, even after buying the newspaper mentioned by his friend, he read it carefully. After some searching, he finally saw the report in a relatively inconspicuous corner. The report was reposted to a Hong Kong newspaper, and the protagonist of the report was "Wanning City", which has often appeared in newspapers recently. The report mentioned that a best-selling newspaper in Hong Kong explained the matter in detail in a large space, but it only affirmed that Wanning City had the corresponding technology, and many other things were just ideas. The report also mentioned that the local newspaper in Wanning City only reposted the report of the Hong Kong newspaper, and the mayor of Wanning City did not have time to be interviewed because of his busy official duties.

Everyone can understand that Wanning is the most eye-catching time at present, and reprinting some information about Wanning will naturally increase the sales of his newspaper industry a lot. It's just that this time, there is no conclusive evidence in the report about Wanning City, and there is a suspicion of utopianism. If it weren't for the suspicion of Hong Kong's Jinsheng newspaper industry before, and the fact that Wanning City is indeed very eye-catching, I am afraid that not many newspapers would have reprinted it. Jiang Wanmeng naturally knew this, but no matter what, what was said in this made him very interested, and he had a feeling of sudden enlightenment. I just saw that Wanning has a certain image compression and decompression technology. He immediately thought that this technology could be used to store images and sound on a small disc at the same time. And later in this report. It also shows that Wanning City also has this kind of thought, but it is just an idea, whether it will take action, whether it will be successful, it will take time.

After seeing the last paragraph, Jiang Wanmeng was a little anxious. He knew that this technology, if used properly, could produce a high-quality and inexpensive household appliance, or at least make karaoke cheaper, as the mayor of Wanning City reported. Even let karaoke enter the general population, which he would love to see. But he was also worried that Mannings just had an idea about this, and there was no real action.

After reading this report several times, Jiang Wanmeng finally made a decision. Take a trip to Wanning City. Although you may not be able to be their partner, at least you should propose your own ideas to them.

After Chen Zhaojun arranged everything, he instructed the secretary that if someone came to him to talk about things because of digital image compression technology, he must be a Chinese, and his name must have the character "Wan" or "Yan", and everyone else would help him leave.

The secretary was puzzled for a long time after listening to Chen Zhaojun's instructions. It's easy to say if you only see Chinese people, but why limit the name? He really couldn't figure it out! However, as the mayor's secretary, everything needs to be done as told. If there is any doubt in your heart, not only should you not mention it, but it is better to think less about it.

After Chen Zhaojun arranged everything, he threw himself into intense work again. Since Wanning was exposed in front of the world, it has become a gathering place for investors from all over the world. Many people of insight have injected funds into Wannings. Supplement to the upstream and downstream industries of each project. As the mayor, Chen Zhaojun is naturally very busy. I often work until close to the wee hours of the morning. After such a period of planning and development, Wanning's development progress has been faster, and the degree of replenishment of the industrial chain has gradually improved.

In addition to his busy schedule, Chen Zhaojun often cares about the visitors to see if there is a name that he once had an impression of but now forgets. However, because of the problems that he exposed to the media before, about Wanning's achievements in image compression and decompression, more people came to the door, and there were very few domestic investors, let alone the name designated by Chen Zhaojun on the name.

Chen Zhaojun's secretary helps the mayor deal with all kinds of visitors every day, and according to Chen Zhaojun's words, as long as it does not match, he politely refuses. At first, he was curious about what kind of person this person with "Wan" or "Yan" in his name was, but after ten days or so, he no longer had any hope for visitors with the two words designated by Chen Zhaojun in his name, and he refused as usual all day.

On this day, the secretary was going about his work as usual, and at this time, the phone on his desk suddenly rang, and it was the doorman. In the past period of time, the doorman has called him more frequently, and the key is that because of Chen Zhaojun's explanation, the secretary needs to determine the other party's intentions, so as to refuse or other ways to deal with it.

"Secretary Zhong! A visitor who just went in was to talk to Chen Zhaojun about image compression and decompression technology. "The doorman has also been curious lately, why does every visitor who has to report to the mayor's secretary about the reason for this visit?

"Oh? What is your name? The secretary asked habitually.

"Jiang Wanmeng!" The doorman also replied habitually looking at the visitor registration.

"Oh! I know! The secretary habitually replied, and when he was about to hang up the phone, he suddenly woke up and hurriedly asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Jiang Wanmeng!" The doorman was puzzled, but replied truthfully.

"Jiang Wanmeng? Is that word tens of millions of words? The secretary asked confirmatively.

"Yes, that's right!" "Okay! I know! The secretary hung up the phone. Although he didn't know if this person was what Mayor Chen was looking for, after waiting for so long, he finally came to one, and he naturally felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

Although Chen Zhaojun has been very busy with work during this time, he has always thought about it. After more than ten days, he even has the intention of giving up, who knows if the news announced to the public will be seen by the founder of VCD? Who knows if he'll see it and ignore it? Such a chance seems too slim! He wondered if he should give up the search and form his own expert group to develop the VCD.

This time. Chen Zhaojun had just finished one thing. As he leaned back in his office chair and rubbed his temples, ready to work on the next thing, and was thinking about whether it was time to form an expert group to develop the VCD, the secretary knocked on the door.

After getting Chen Zhaojun's permission, the secretary opened the door and came in and said, "Mayor Chen! I just got a notice from the doorman that a young man named Jiang Wanmeng came in, and he came to visit because of digital compression and decompression technology. You see...

"Jiang Wanmeng?" Chen Zhaojun frowned, thought for a moment, and then suddenly raised his head: "Yes!" It should be Jiang Wanmeng! Fast. Invite him in! Chen Zhaojun had a slight impression of the founder of VCD, and after hearing this name, it coincided with the vague memory in his mind, and he felt that it should be this person, so he hurriedly said.

Jiang Wanmeng after seeing the relevant reports. After a day of preparation, the next day we set out on the road to Wanning. As soon as I arrived in Wanning, I went directly to the Wanning Municipal Government. Originally, he thought that he would be rejected if he came alone, but he didn't expect it to go all the way smoothly and enter the mayor's office under the leadership of the mayor's secretary.

"Hello! Mayor Chen, I am the general manager of Anhui Hyundai Group, my name is Jiang Wanmeng! Here's my business card! After meeting Chen Zhaojun, Jiang Wanmeng handed over his business card.

Chen Zhaojun also greeted politely. took Jiang Wanmeng's business card and looked at it carefully, and nodded. At this time, after the content of the business card, he can basically determine that the person in front of him is the founder of the VCD he is looking for.

"Mayor Chen! I didn't expect you to be so young! Although Jiang Wanmeng also knew that the mayor of Wanning City was a young man in his twenties, he also collected some information about Wanning before coming here. But to see Chen Zhaojun himself. He was still surprised. This Chen Zhaojun may be the youngest mayor in the country.

"Huh! Mr. Jiang came to me this time, what's the matter? Chen Zhaojun asked while beckoning the secretary to pour tea. He was also too lazy to be polite, and led the topic directly into the topic. After all. He still has a lot of work to do. There's not much time to spend on this.

"That's right, Mayor Chen!" Chen Zhaojun asked. Jiang Wanmeng also naturally said what he meant: "Yesterday morning, I saw a newspaper saying that Wanning City has a technology for image compression and decompression, and that it can be used in the production of optical discs. For this, I am very interested! ”

"Oh! That's it! Chen Zhaojun smiled, and after the secretary went out, he asked again, "I don't know if Mr. Jiang has any ideas?" ”

"Actually, when I saw this technology, I suddenly thought of using it in CD production, but it wasn't as detailed as you said! I'm more than willing to go ahead with this idea! And this time, I'm worried that you Wanning City will just think about it, because it has never been involved and no longer develops it, so you missed the good time in vain! Now is the time when karaoke is popular, and the prospects for the reform and opening up of the motherland are promising. I believe that this thing can really be as you announced to the public, and maybe it will have a greater impact! Jiang Wanmeng said, took out a piece from the public bag, put it on the desktop in front of Chen Zhaojun and said: "This is a market research report of Anhui Modern TV Technology Research Institute, and the data on it is the result of a series of investigations. At present, the sales volume of combined audio machines in the domestic market is nearly one million units, the sales volume of video recorders is more than 1 million units, the sales volume of LD DVD players is nearly 800,000 units, and the sales volume of CD laser record players is more than 1 million units. At present, LD discs are four or five hundred yuan a piece, and if this technology is used to compress the price of the produced discs, my prediction is the same as yours, and it is estimated that it will be one-tenth or even less of the price of L discs. In this way, it can be concluded that if the new disc machine equipment comes out, the annual sales volume in China will reach about two million units. ”

Chen Zhaojun nodded as he listened, of course he knew what kind of impact it would have after the VCD came out. At this time, he really admired this Jiang Wanmeng, who was so prescient and had not seen the technology. You can say this in advance.

Jiang Wanmeng saw that Chen Zhaojun did not reply. Thinking that Chen Zhaojun was not interested in this, he hurriedly said: "Maybe Mayor Chen, you are not interested in this, but if this technology can really be transformed into productivity, it must be revolutionary." I make a bold prediction that if it is really as you say or what I think, then this product may be the only opportunity for China to take the lead in the field of consumer electricity at the end of this century. ”

"Huh! Mr. Jiang said it very well! Chen Zhaojun smiled, he was 100% sure that the person who came was the person he was waiting for: "But Mr. Jiang, I regret to tell you." This is just an idea of mine, and I just talked to a Hong Kong reporter about it, and there is no relevant technology. What you see in the newspapers, it's all scribbled by Hong Kong journalists, and I'm too busy. Didn't have time to explain anything. ”

"Huh?" Jiang Wanmeng was extremely disappointed after hearing this, before coming, he had considered all the possibilities in his mind, but he just didn't expect such a result. If there are empty ideas on both sides, then the result can only be aborted. He felt that he might have really run away in vain this time: "Mayor Chen! What a shame that is! ”

"Huh! Mr. Jiang, don't be disappointed! In fact, it is possible! And it's not difficult! Chen Zhaojun said with a smile.

"Yes, yes! That's right! According to your train of thought, this is not difficult to implement! But. Then you need to have the corresponding technology! Jiang Wanmeng said dejectedly.

"Now that you know that this thing is feasible, those technologies are targeted, are you still afraid that you won't be able to do it?" Chen Zhaojun said.

"Mayor Chen! You mean。。。。。。 Jiang Wanmeng asked.

"That's it! For technical aspects of image compression and decompression. I can get someone to do it for you quickly! What you need to do is develop and sell your product! However, the prerequisite is that you have to come to our Mannings, and we will give you preferential policies. However, we in Wanning City want to have a certain stake in it! ”

"Of course, of course. Developing this project is also a collaborative effort, for us. Coming to Wanning is of course the most ideal thing! After hearing this, Jiang Wanmeng replied excitedly that the first thing he did was to apply for a patent! Chen Zhaojun reminded with a smile. This is Chen Zhaojun's main goal!

Originally, Jiang Wanmeng thought that Chen Zhaojun would remind him of something, but what he heard was to apply for a patent. He smiled slightly and said, "Hehe! Well, of course, what if something developed can take the world by storm? If you don't apply for a patent, isn't it a pity to die? ”

Chen Zhaojun nodded, indeed, if he didn't remind him, this Jiang Wanmeng really wouldn't apply for any patents. As a result, the VCD standard was issued by other countries, and the honor that should have belonged to him was lost in vain.

"Alright! Mr. Jiang, the matter has been decided! I don't know if Mr. Jiang is free during this time, if he continues to stay in Wanning, I can ask the secretary to arrange it! Chen Zhaojun asked.

"Hmmm! I'll stay in Mannings for a while! I'm sorry for you, Mayor Chen! Jiang Wanmeng replied.

"Hmmm! Mr. Jiang, if you need anything, come to me at any time, and I will arrange it soon. I think that during your stay in Mannings, I will contact relevant people to conduct research on image compression and decompression technology! Chen Zhaojun said. In fact, the image compression and decompression technology was developed by Microsoft as early as after Chen Zhaojun announced his ideas, and I believe that there will be results soon. During this period of time, in addition to assisting the electric vacuum to develop some computer interface software, Microsoft has been busy doing image compression and decompression technology. In fact, this technology has already taken shape in the field of computers, but it is simply grafted. Therefore, they quickly took out the technology and handed it over to Chen Zhaojun.

After having the technology, Jiang Wanmeng was naturally ecstatic. Originally, he had a technical team, and during his stay in Wanning, on the one hand, he cooperated with Chen Zhaojun in site selection, and on the other hand, he remotely dispatched a group of technical backbones from the mainland, preparing to develop this technology into corresponding products and transform it into productivity.

With Chen Zhaojun's idea and Jiang Wanmeng's motivation, it took less than a month. Jiang Wanmeng and their technical team developed the first product. Jiang Wanmeng named it VidoCompactDisc, or VCD for short.

After producing the first VCD machine for reading VCD discs, Jiang Wanmeng's first thought was Chen Zhaojun.

With the powerful power of the media, Wanning City has been continuously exposed in front of everyone's eyes, and Wanning City has completely become the focus of attention. The forces of all sides continue to converge into Wanning, so that the changes of Wanning can be described by the word "ever-changing". Here, Chen Zhaojun's high-threshold policy played a big role, although this idea did not appear to flood at the beginning. But it has not stopped the footsteps of many people, and investors who come to invest and develop are still flocking to it. In this case, the investment strength and ability to enter Wanning are getting stronger and stronger, and the investment environment of Wanning City is getting better and better. Everything tends to be in a virtuous circle.

In his spare time, Chen Zhaojun also received many phone calls from Meizhi, reporting to him about the situation in the Soviet Union. Michimo tells him that after a meticulous operation, his assets have tripled. Chen Zhaojun knew that during the period of the collapse of the Soviet Union, this base number would increase about three times. What a huge number that would be, even Chen Zhaojun. It's also shocking to think about. However, this is a fraction of the tens of trillions of dollars in land losses caused by the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The Mannings in November was hot, while the USSR in November was cold. Those Soviet buddies who came to Wanning to invest. Every effort has been made to transfer both domestic assets and what should be transferred. They were very pleased that they were bewitched by Chen Zhaojun and ran to the country, but now that they think about it, they are really in danger of shaving their heads. If the time drags on any longer, not to mention that domestic assets cannot be transferred. Even if someone can come out, it's a problem.

Sironov will be very hesitant. Every local force will pull him, and everyone wants to pull him into their own lineup. He really didn't know what to do. No one can see through the current situation. But fortunately, he has a very shrewd and capable child, he remembers that Chen Zhaojun predicted to him that the current situation in the Soviet Union might occur, and told him that when this situation occurs, manage his own troops, organize his own armament, and no other political forces should intervene. Sironov thought about this for a long time and also asked his policy-political class to study it for a long time. After all, they are soldiers, and they came up with a set of methods for soldiers, and after conducting a sand table deduction, everyone found that no matter which aspect they lean on, the risk factor is very large. The most rational way is to master everything in your own hands, and do not help each other until the situation is clear. To achieve this, Sironov even ordered the blockade of the entire naval base, where all personnel were not allowed to enter or leave. He even considered cutting off foreign relations until the situation calmed down.

Of course, Sironov knew that the Soviet Pacific Naval Fleet, no matter which side it leaned towards, would add huge bargaining chips to this aspect, and he himself was the most critical weight of this bargaining chip. In order to avoid being disturbed, Sironov even hid with a thick old face, and no one knew where he was except his secretary and a few important figures in the staff squad. Sironov understood that unless he had an order, these few men under his command would not reveal his position to anyone. In addition, according to Sironov's order, all ships of the entire Pacific Fleet were to unload all fuel, fuel rods and weapons were sealed and put into storage, and no person or ship was allowed to leave the base without the order of the commander of the Pacific Naval Fleet Command. In other words, Sironov had completely closed the entire Pacific Fleet of the Soviet Navy.

The consequences of this are very clear to Sironov, unless the situation does develop as Chen Zhaojun judges. Otherwise, I'm afraid that I, the commander of the Pacific Fleet, will already be the end of the day, and it is even very likely that he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Fortunately, he had entrusted Anna to Liu Jun and arranged for her to go to the country. The rest of the family also arranged to leave the country, and in any case, he didn't have to worry too much about it if something went wrong.

Similar to Sironov's approach, there are still a few people. It wasn't until afterwards that everyone found out that these people had more or less a certain relationship with Chen Zhaojun. It wasn't until later that everyone felt it. With Chen Zhaojun's help. They didn't become a stepping stone for others this time. Of course, that's all for later.

At this time, Chen Zhaojun was paying close attention to the news of the Soviet Union in his office, and a group of buddies under his hands seemed a little panicked because of the situation in the Soviet Union. Chen Zhaojun had to comfort them, and he had to ensure that at this time, if there were no problems with these people, their families would be more at ease. It won't be because you're on the wrong side. This led to a change in the Soviet landscape, which affected the development of Siberian oil fields and the operation of oil pipelines. Of course, Chen Zhaojun knows how important the significance of the Siberian oil field to the country as an oil-poor country is.

Just when Chen Zhaojun was thinking about how to comfort the commotion of the elder brothers. Jiang Wanmeng found him.

"Mayor Chen! We did it! We've got it! Jiang Wanmeng's face was full of red light at this time, and he was very happy.

"Oh? So fast? Chen Zhaojun was also surprised, in his memory, VCD only entered the eyes of the people at the end of 94. In other words, it took Jiang Wanmeng two years from his interest in MPEG to VCD mass production. And now, just over a month, this first VCD has been developed. Maybe. It's your own reminder that works.

"That's right! I named it VidoCompactDisc, or VCD for short, and it did exactly what we expected. I believe that it is no longer a problem to enter the market and quickly occupy the market! Jiang Wanmeng said.

“VCD！ Hehe! So what is Mr. Jiang's plan? Chen Zhaojun asked with a smile. After so many years. He finally heard the word VCD again.

"Create a company! It's just that the upfront investment is huge, after all, this VCD is a blank in the market, and if you want to quickly occupy the market, you must shoot fast enough! I calculated, according to the market assessment. Our company is estimated to have invested nearly $20 million into it! After all, there is such a vast market. According to the evaluation of the market's ability to eat two million VCDs per year, my investment must be this number! That's the only way to put it in. In order to be able to truly monopolize the market! So, now I have to find a partner and invest together! Jiang Wanmeng said ambitiously.

"Huh! Mr. Jiang's ambition is quite big! Dominate is the key, though! Chen Zhaojun nodded in agreement, and then said: "But! Mr. Jiang doesn't have to worry about the problem of funds, aren't you short of investors? I'm confident in this! I don't know if Mr. Jiang dislikes me as a partner, hehe? "Although VCD doesn't make much money compared to Chen Zhaojun, it's also a project, and it doesn't hurt to make more.

"Mayor Chen? You're not kidding, are you? Jiang Wanmeng was stunned when he heard this, not to mention whether the state cadres can participate in the company's operation, let's just talk about the problem of money, this Chen Zhaojun is not like a person with so many assets.

"I know what you're worried about, Mr. Jiang! Don't worry about anything, I'm not just you! Chen Zhaojun said with a smile.

"Huh!" Jiang Wanmeng smiled and said, "I'm just curious!" I am glad that Mayor Chen was able to participate in it, and I believe that no one is more qualified than you! So。。。。。。 The new company will be a tripartite holding, then in terms of company name. Mayor Chen, I don't think it's as good as this, it's better for the three shareholders to take one word each, and we will call it 。。。。。。 Jiang Wanmeng wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Chen Zhaojun.

"Don't, don't! You don't have to add my name to it! It's good to add one word from Wanning. Chen Zhaojun interrupted in a cold sweat after hearing this.

"Hmmm! I Jiang Wanmeng take a 10,000 character, Wanning City takes a Ning character? Belch...... Mannings? Jiang Wanmeng also wiped his cold sweat and hurriedly corrected it: "Wanning also take a 10,000 words, just call Wanwan Company, hehe, that's 100 billion, I can't even think of it, if I can achieve a profit of 100 billion US dollars, I have no regrets!" ”

"Hmmm! That's a good name! Chen Zhaojun replied. Hundreds of billions of dollars, Chen Zhaojun is only hundreds of billions of dollars after two sniping behaviors, how can it be so easy?

"Okay! Mayor Chen! I'm going to register a company right now! Hurry up and produce VCDs and quickly enter the market! You're busy! Jiang Wanmeng said goodbye.

Chen Zhaojun nodded at first, but then suddenly remembered something and stopped Jiang Wanmeng: "Wait! Have you forgotten something? ”

"Forget?" Jiang Wanmeng scratched his head: "It seems to be 。。。。。。 Didn't you? ”

Chen Zhaojun smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Has the patent been applied?" ”

Jiang Wanmeng smiled: "This is not yet!" But there's no hurry! It is important to open the market, or 。。。。。。 Jiang Wanmeng wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Chen Zhaojun.

"Nope! Be sure to apply for a patent first! This matter is crucial! After Chen Zhaojun heard Jiang Wanmeng's words, he quickly interrupted him depressedly: "Otherwise! In case someone else dissects our products and applies for a patent, it will be a pity for you! Think about it, when the first batch of VCDs that entered the market became the object of dissection of others and successfully became someone else's patent, we still have to give others money to produce VCDs ourselves, and there is no evidence to prove that this thing is our own, how sorry is that? ”

"Hmmm! Mayor Chen, don't worry! I know, even if you don't produce it, you must apply for this patent! Jiang Wanmeng nodded hurriedly after hearing this. Indeed, if it is really as Chen Zhaojun said, then I am afraid it will be a pity.