Las vegas.

The 1993 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was held as scheduled.

With the emergence of miniaturized integrated circuits, the vigorous development of the entire electronics industry has been promoted.

Lin Zhi, Shen Xiulan and others all followed Li Yunhai to the casino.

They found that the era of a briefcase in the past has gone forever, and all kinds of hand-held light electronic devices have become the basic model for going out.

Mobile phones, tablets, translators, laptops, etc.

The most amazing thing about this year is the emergence of the handheld computer.

Sihai Group will also display the latest handheld computers at this year's CES show.

Everyone is a person who has been to the casino many times, and they have long been familiar and accustomed to this place, and they no longer wander around as soon as they come to the casino, and the city is no longer very new to them.

After checking into the hotel, everyone rested in their rooms.

Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi live in the same suite.

Lin Zhi brought his own four-piece suit, and he changed it first as soon as he came.

"I've heard that there are a lot of love diseases abroad, we have to be careful, don't use that big bathtub, even if you put on a bathtub cover, it won't work."

"You know, I don't like baths." Li Yunhai smiled, "It's good to have you by your side." ”

"Don't you annoy me?"

"I found that after having the Three Jewels, you have indeed become a little more verbose than before."

"Three children want me to take care of them! Every baby I say 100 words a day, I have to say 300 words. I don't know how many times I repeat the word "eat" every day! After talking too much, I became accustomed to chattering. ”

"Yes! Thank you for your hard work. Li Yunhai hugged his wife from behind.

Lin Zhi leaned on the bed and said with a smile: "This bed is not bad, quite soft, much stronger than the one in Hanover." ”

"The people of the United States still know how to enjoy life very well, or how to say that this is a paradise for the rich?"

Li Yunhai said, lifting her skirt.

Lin Zhi chuckled, "Aren't you tired?" Just been on a plane for so long! ”

"I've been sleeping on the plane, and now I'm in a hundred years of energy." Li Yunhai kissed her face.

Lin Zhi sighed and had to obey him.

There was a knock on the door outside.

"Someone's coming."

"Don't worry, if there's something going on, they'll report it. I'll have a short meeting in the evening! ”

"I guess it's Xiulan."

Lin Zhi turned around and said with a smile: "Do you want to invite her in?" ”

Li Yunhai touched his wife's pretty face.

Lin Zhi said in a low voice: "Play again at night, I have time to accompany you." ”

She straightened her dress, brushed her fingers through her messy hair, and walked out.

The person who came was indeed Shen Xiulan.

Shen Xiulan walked in and said with a smile: "Mr. Guo and Meilin arrived, they flew from Xiangjiang, and the flight arrived a little later than us." ”

Li Yunhai said: "This CES exhibition, we are elites gathered, we must sell him to a full house and make a lot of money!" ”

After a while, Guo Wanhua and Chen Meilin also came over.

"Brother!" Chen Meilin didn't care if Lin Zhi was there, she pounced directly and kissed Li Yunhai on the face, "We meet again!" ”

In the past, Chen Meilin and Li Yunhai met, usually in Xiangjiang or Huacheng and other places, and Linzhi was mostly not around.

Lin Zhi saw the two of them so close for the first time, but he didn't think much about it, thinking that Chen Meilin had an open personality and was extremely close to Li Yunhai.

Chen Meilin turned around and hugged Lin Zhi: "Sister-in-law! ”

Lin Zhi answered, held her shoulders, looked at her a few times, and said with a smile: "Look, does Meilin look like a star?" ”

Shen Xiulan said: "I have already seen that this little face is a bit like Zhao Yazhi when he was young." ”

Li Yunhai really didn't pay attention to it before, but when he heard them say this, he also looked at it carefully, and said, "I don't know what Zhao Yazhi looked like when he was young. ”

Shen Xiulan said: "The appearance in Shanghai Beach is beautiful enough, right?" ”

Li Yunhai said: "That's still our Meilin is more beautiful." ”

Chen Meilin said happily: "Brother, you still have the best vision." ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Chen Meilin shouted: "The hotel gave us $100 in chips each, but we can't cash it out anyway, why don't we go down and have fun?" Forget it if you lose. ”

The first floor of every hotel in Las Vegas is a casino, and the specifications of the casino vary depending on the level of the hotel. Most casinos are windowless, making it impossible to distinguish between day and night 24 hours a day.

In fact, from the moment you step out of the cabin door, the atmosphere of the casino is already in full swing, whether you are waiting for your flight at the airport, or waiting for your luggage at the baggage carousel, there are rows of slot machines everywhere, and even the time you spend waiting for a rental car at a car rental company can be gambled.

In order to attract customers, each casino has its own promotions, and some hotels will give $100 in chips to the guests of the hotel for the casino's consumption, of course, these chips cannot be directly exchanged for cash.

When Li Yunhai and the others checked in, they also received $100 in chips at the front desk.

Guo Wanhua said: "This is all a routine, in order to attract you to the casino, you are reluctant to let the child trap the wolf." If you really go to play, you will be addicted, and if you lose, you will be ruined. ”

Chen Meilin said: "It's okay, let's go down and have a look!" Mommy, okay? ”

Li Yunhai said: "Mei Lin's gambling luck has always been very good, otherwise, we will give all the free chips to Mei Lin to play, maybe we can make money." ”

Chen Meilin happily stretched out her hand: "Okay, hurry up and give it to me." ”

Five hundred dollars for five people.

It happened that Su Hong and Chen Hong came over and handed over the free chips they received to Chen Meilin to play.

Chen Meilin had seven hundred dollars in her hand.

Su Hong said: "Call everyone else too, everyone's chips are together, there are more than two thousand dollars!" If you lose, forget it, if you win, everyone will divide it equally? ”

This is a good means of gathering the wool of the capitalists.

Professor Ni still followed, and he wanted to grasp the first-hand information on the frontiers of science and technology.

Zhao Jinping, Lin Xiaofeng, David, Ji Wenshu and others are all there.

Everyone put together the free chips, and it was really more than 2,000 dollars.

Chen Meilin is obviously a rich sister with tens of millions of dollars, but with more than 2,000 US dollars, she is as happy as if she has found a treasure.

Free is incense!

The crowd went to the first floor.

"Just play slots, right?" Lin Zhi said, "More than two thousand dollars can be played for a long time." ”

Chen Meilin was not interested in this gadget, and came directly to the hall.

The hall was full of people.

Because of the CES exhibition, there are many big bosses in the casino, and it is rare to come once a year, so you always have to try your luck.

Chen Meilin's last time I played gambling on the size, this is the easiest, there are not too many rules and regulations, even if you don't understand, you can throw a few chips on the table and play a handful.

This time she still chose to bet on the big and small.

Chen Meilin has 25 $100 chips in her hand.

She started by betting on the big of a chip.

As a result, the division was unfavorable and opened a small one.

$100 lost.

Guo Wanhua smiled when she saw it: "Stop playing!" You've already lost that hundred, so give those chips back to everyone! Everyone plays a game, and there may be winners and losers! ”

Li Yunhai and the others all laughed and said, "Just play with Meilin!" We can't win anyway. ”

He can't gamble on luck, and he will lose every time he gambles, so he rarely participates in gambling.

Chen Meilin bet big this time and bet on a number of 14.

14 If you win, the odds are 12 times.

It's also interesting to watch others place bets, always thinking about opening the market quickly and seeing if it's a win or a loss.

Even the spectators have such a heavy mind about winning or losing, let alone being confused by the authorities.

Guo Wanhua said: "Mei Lin, you bet big, you should bet on a smaller number, wouldn't this have a better chance of winning?" ”

Chen Meilin said: "Mommy, this is a gamble, a gamble is a luck." This is not a math problem, how can you ensure that you lose less? Anyway, you're going to lose, so it's better to finish the game! ”

Li Yunhai smiled: "Sister Guo, just let her play!" If you lose, you lose, and it's all free chips anyway. ”

Guo Wanhua just shook her head.

Chen Meilin was not nervous at all, looking at the cup in the dealer's hand.

There are three dice in the bowl.

The beautiful dealer wears clothes with sparse fabrics and shows all the capital that can be exposed on her body to the guests, which is very generous.

I saw her keep shaking the bowl and making all kinds of tricks.

Li Yunhai thought to himself, who can hear the sound of the three dice clearly, what kind of character does it have to be?

He couldn't tell what he was anyway.

The dealer opens the cup!

The three dice lay quietly inside.

Two fives, one four.

"Wow! 14 o'clock! Chen Meilin shouted happily, attracting sideways glances from people nearby.

Lin Zhi smiled and said, "Can this also be bet on?" I knew I would have bet all my money on it. ”

Li Yunhai said: "But once you lose, you will lose completely." ”

Chen Meilin won $1,300 this time.

The beautiful dealer looked at Chen Meilin with a slight surprise.

Chen Meilin bet another big, and then another 10.

The middle numbers all pay six times.

People who have good things also bet on a 10-word bet.

The dealer shakes the bowl and opens the cup.

It's a big one, but it's not a 10, and it's flat.

This kind of play, as long as you are not too greedy, you can win and lose, and you can play for a long time for a few thousand dollars.

Li Yunhai heard that the casino here is very humane, if the VIP guests lose out, they can eat and stay for free, and they will also send you to the airport for free, so you will not starve to death or wander outside. But I don't know if it's true or not.

Playing until 6 p.m., Chen Meilin won more than 10,000 US dollars, which is not too much, but it can be regarded as good luck.

"Alright, alright, eat." Guo Wanhua shouted to her daughter, "If you see it, take it!" ”

Chen Meilin said: "Okay! Come back next time. ”

Guo Wanhua said: "Next time?" There will be no next time! Who can guarantee that they will win every time? ”

After exchanging chips, they walked out of the casino hall with a smile on their faces.

At a table where stud was played, an East Asian man slowly raised his head, revealing a pair of cold eyes from behind the playing cards he was holding.

Someone next to him said: "Mr. Lu, is that them?" ”

"Hmmm! Remember? ”

"Remembered. It's the young man in the black T-shirt, right? ”

"Yes, it's him, his name is Li Yunhai."

"Do you want his life, or do you want him to get sick?"

"How much does it cost?"

"Fifty thousand dollars for a bullet. It's up to you to die or get sick. ”

"Then it will kill him."

"Pay first."

"Good!"

After the killer took Lu Liansheng's $50,000, he left in a hurry.

Li Yunhai and others came to the restaurant.

Chen Meilin put the exchanged dollar bills on the table and said with a smile: "Just order!" We spend all the money we win! ”

You're welcome, Boston lobster, caviar, king crab, etc., whatever is expensive.

After eating, I heard that there was a free fireworks show from the tourists, so everyone ran to watch it.

Guo Wanhua was afraid that her daughter would be lost, so she kept holding her hand.

Chen Meilin smiled: "Mommy, you didn't come with me before, shouldn't I be okay?" Don't worry, I'll follow Brother Yunhai. ”

Guo Wanhua let go of her at this time.

Chen Meilin held Li Yunhai's arm with one hand and Lin Zhi's arm with the other, stood between them, smiled brightly, watched the fireworks rise up, and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, are you happy?" ”

Lin Zhi smiled and said, "Of course I'm happy." ”

Li Yunhai said: "Do you still need to say it?" Where is the happiness? It's right here in Nyingchi. ”

Shen Xiulan heard it next to her, stretched out her right hand, grabbed a little bit of meat around his waist, and twisted it gently.

Li Yunhai sighed.

Lin Zhi asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"That fireworks just now are so beautiful!" Li Yunhai said happily, glaring at Shen Xiulan at the same time.

He knew that if he came out with them, something would happen.

When I returned to my room at night, I couldn't sleep for a while, so I turned on the TV and watched.

Lin Zhi listened to the bird song on TV, yawned for a long time, and said, "I'm bored, I'd better lie on the bed and read!" ”

Li Yun turned on the TV and went to bed to chat with his wife.

The next day, Li Yunhai and others came to the CES exhibition hall to check the exhibition arrangement.

This time, Sihai Group is going to release new products, including mobile phones, handheld computers, and a new generation of alien computers and dragon computers.

Li Yunhai is most optimistic and hopeful, is the plum blossom mobile phone.

Before he spent a lot of money, in the international media to build momentum, has successfully let the world recognize the brand of plum mobile phone.

Before participating in the CES exhibition, Li Yunhai made another wave of advertisements in the media of the United States.

After the Meihua second-generation mobile phone press conference, dealers around the world took the initiative to find Sihai Technology and ordered millions of mobile phones.

These phones have been delivered one after another.

However, Li Yunhai has not yet made statistics on the specific sales data of global dealers.

The layout of the booth is to connect Sihai Group and Sihai Technology.

On one side is the office equipment, and on the other side is the mobile phone pavilion.

Because there is only one mobile phone, the exhibition hall is relatively small.

Both Sun Lu and Jinsha participated in this CES.

After looking at the exhibition hall, Sun Lu proposed: "Mr. Li, the booth of the mobile phone is too small to be eye-catching." Why don't you buy two booths? ”

Li Yunhai said: "We only have one mobile phone, and no matter how many booths you have, it won't work, but it looks empty." ”

Sun Lu said: "But we can do activities. Didn't we hire a model for the show? Ask them to walk the catwalk? ”

Li Yunhai said: "The catwalk can indeed attract a group of customers, but it cannot solve the fundamental problem of sales. If you go to an auto show, you won't buy someone's car just because their model is beautiful, right? Unless you buy a car to send a model, that's another matter. ”

Sun Lu said: "Anyway, you won't agree with anything I say, you are a macho, self-serving, and can't listen to the different opinions of your colleagues!" ”

Li Yunhai was not angry at all, but smiled: "Thank you for the compliment, I think this is my strength and strength." ”

Sun Lu rolled her eyes and shook her head: "Is it true that only people with thick skin can make a lot of money?" ”

Li Yunhai said: "You're right, it's true. That's why I'm often out of place with you because I'm too thick-skinned. ”

Sun Lu was originally very angry, but he laughed angrily at his words: "Boring! ”

Li Yunhai said: "Mr. Sun, what other instructions?" ”

Sun Lu said: "No matter what I say, you won't listen!" Alas! Forget it, it's all already laid out anyway, so let's use it like that! ”

Li Yunhai said: "Since Mr. Sun has no dissenting opinion, it is so decided." ”

Sun Lu turned his head and left.

After inspecting the booth, Li Yunhai and Professor Ni walked around together.

"Mr. Li is good!" A crisp voice came.

"Hello Leader Chi!" Li Yunhai saw that it was Chi Rou and said with a smile, "You led the team out to participate in the exhibition again?" ”

Chi Rou snorted: "Mr. Li, your main product today is Meihua mobile phone, right?" I heard that there are a lot of new mobile phones coming to the exhibition this year, and there is a lot of competition in the mobile phone industry. ”

Li Yunhai said: "Only where there is competition can there be development, and where there is competition, it also shows that this industry can make money." ”

Chi Rou said: "Then I wish Mr. Li a victory, and every day to make money!" ”

"Borrow the good words of the leader of the pool." Li Yunhai thought of something and said, "Has your Ministry of Commerce's export quota plan for electronic products come out this year?" ”

Chi Rou grinned and said, "You want to know?" Then you'll have to have a treat. ”

Li Yunhai admitted: "Okay, good, treat." It's better to meet by chance! At noon, I will treat you to the location, you can choose the location. ”

"Okay! Then you're welcome. Chi Rou smiled, "I'll see you at noon, and I'll talk to you again when we eat." I'll go to work first. ”

Li Yunhai and Professor Ni continued to walk forward.

"Computers are managed under a single license and require electronic quotas. No matter what our company is definitely no problem, we are a big foreign exchange player! ”

Li Yunhai said: "In the past, there was no problem, but this year!" ”

He paused slightly, looked left and right, and whispered, "My father-in-law and mother-in-law are going to retreat." It's hard to say about this quota. ”

Professor Ni said, "Not really, right? Even if they retreat, can they reduce our export quotas? ”

"So I'm going to find out first." Li Yunhai said, "If there is a change, I can deal with it as soon as possible." Otherwise, something big will happen! ”

Professor Ni said, "You're still right. People have no foresight, but they must have near-term worries. ”

Li Yunhai nodded.

At noon, Li Yunhai hosted Chi Rou alone.

Ji Rou wears a very neutral style of clothing, which is the most suitable for a woman who works in a ministry.

She looks very feminine, even if she wears neutral clothes, she still looks amazing and eye-catching.

Li Yunhai invited her to dinner, of course, to inquire about relevant policies.

The two drank two glasses of wine, and Li Yunhai asked the question.

Chi Rou put down the cup and said, "I was about to talk to you about this!" Your company's quota has been reduced this year! ”

Li Yunhai's heart sank: "It's falling?" I still want to go up! This can't be lowered! ”

Quotas refer to the quantitative restrictions imposed by a country's government on the import or export of certain commodities for a certain period of time in order to safeguard its own interests or in accordance with intergovernmental trade agreements.

Computers, on the other hand, are managed under a single license and require quotas for the export of electronic products. (End of chapter)