Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 773

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It must be admitted that Xiangjiang is a rare experimental field.

First of all, the economy is developed enough to make public utilities, retail, ticketing, road tolls and other fields that are most likely to accept electronic money, and timely call for high-tech applications.

Secondly, the atmosphere is quite free_free, so that Tang Huan, whose purpose is not just to sell solutions, but also to gain dominance, prefers to choose Xiangjiang instead of another small place with the same economic development-Singapore.

In recent years, while Qinhe has adopted ERP—Enterprise Resource Planning, CRM—Customer Relationship Management and other systems internally, it has also participated in the promotion of electronic money in its public utilities, retail, ticketing and other fields. The construction of applications and e-banking has created an ecosystem called "Octopus".

As far as the current development situation is concerned, the report card submitted by Octopus is worthy of the literal meaning of "the card can be connected in all directions" and the lottery that means "developed". It has received support from all licensed banks in Hong Kong except HSBC. It can pay for water, electricity, coal, telephone and other service charges, as well as consumption in certain movie theaters, convenience stores, supermarkets, restaurants, hotels and other places. The location has expanded from Xiangjiang to Haojiang and the Special Economic Zone.

At the same time, the public transportation industry represented by Xiangjiang Metro is also constantly working on the application of electronic ticketing system.

Tang Huan provided solutions for magnetic stripe cards and contact card readers for Xiangjiang Subway—in the Reagan assassination case, he smashed the revolver of killer John Hinckley with a card reader, proving that This equipment is so solid that it is easy to adapt to various complex application environments.

The Hongkong MTR system called "Universal Stored Value Ticket" has now been extended to the Kowloon-Canton Railway, as well as the service lines of Kowloon Bus and Citybus connecting the Heungkong MTR and the Kowloon-Canton Railway.

Kowloon Bus, Citybus, which is in the expansion period, Zhonghua Bus, ferry and other public transportation systems that have begun to decline, of course, also have their own electronic ticketing implementation plan, but obviously there is no way to compare with Xiangjiang MTR.

Compared with the enthusiasm in these fields, the progress of Xiangjiang's electronic road pricing system is relatively slow.In particular, in 1983, the Hong Kong government conducted an experiment in Central in order to control traffic congestion. The result was a strong public backlash and it was permanently shelved.

It was not until April 4 this year that the Shing Mun Tunnel, the only tunnel connecting Tsuen Wan in West New Territories and Sha Tin in East New Territories, was officially opened to traffic. Tang Huan's electronic road toll collection system was used and named Autotoll.

Still, it set a record for the world's first practical electronic road pricing system
The specific implementation method of this non-stop toll collection system is: when the vehicle passes the toll booth at a low speed, the transceiver placed on the windshield of the vehicle will send a signal to the sensor at the toll booth, so that the system can be easily accessed without contact. It will record the date, time and other data of the vehicle passing by, and complete an electronic transaction.

Among the 13 toll booths in the Shing Mun Tunnel, 8 are manual toll booths, and the remaining 5 are automatic toll booths that adopt the electronic road toll system.

Roughly estimated, the average time it takes an ordinary car to pass a manual toll booth is 14 seconds. If the electronic road toll system is used to pay, the average time it takes to pass the toll booth is only 3 seconds, which means that each vehicle can save 11 seconds.

In addition to improving road traffic capacity and avoiding the trouble of finding change that is easily caused by using cash transactions, the electronic road toll system also caters to the environmental protection concept that the richest man has always advocated.

Because according to the test report of experts, if all vehicles use the electronic road toll system to pay, the average fuel consumption of each vehicle passing through the electronic road toll system lane is about 0.0314 liters per vehicle compared with the manual toll lane, and the hydrocarbon emissions are reduced. About 0.7 g/trip, carbon monoxide emissions reduced by 4.7 g/trip, and nitric oxide emissions reduced by 0.3 g/trip.

It has to be said that the ever-increasing awareness of environmental protection has to a certain extent eliminated the vigilance of Hong Kong people towards the electronic road pricing system.

From these developments, it is not difficult to see that Tang Huan's "Octopus" and Xiangjiang Metro's "Universal Stored Value Ticket" are the decisive forces in the application of electronic currency in Xiangjiang. "The innate convenience, the scale is slightly better.

However, like Zhonghua Bus, which has been caught in serious labor disputes and cannot be resolved for a long time, and the service quality has obviously declined, this kind of conservatives who still monopolize most of the bus franchise rights on Hong Kong Island cannot ignore its role just because of its negative performance , unless those exclusive resources are handed over to more aggressive operators, but only the Hong Kong government can do this.

After the final impetus of appearing in person, and compromising most of the interest demands to a balance point acceptable to all parties, Tang Huan finally announced at the press conference that various electronic currency systems including universal stored-value tickets, It will be unified with Octopus on one network and become the most successful electronic money application system in the world, setting a model and reference object for the whole world.

When the reporter wanted to get a formal answer, that is, what benefits the "Octopus" that has finally dominated the world after many years can bring to ordinary people, Tang Huan answered very concisely, "Convenience is a cliché, I will not I don’t want to go into details, but I just want to emphasize one point. When you consume on our network, you will be able to get preferential feedback in the form of points. For example, when you shop at supermarkets, shopping malls, restaurants, subway convenience stores, etc. The consumption points obtained by the venue can be added together to play a wider role."

Speaking of this, Tang Huan joked: "If you ask from the perspective of participating merchants, the answer is more business opportunities; if you ask from the perspective of the entire Xiangjiang, the answer is that after the further success of Octopus, you can use This experience is packaged and sold internationally, and each order will cost at least hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.”

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The ambitions of the richest man, more precisely, the ambitions of Xiangjiang, can be described as beyond words.After the gesture of waving hands and smiling was put on the headlines of the major media, almost everyone felt the bright sunshine in it.

You must know that the current Xiangjiang is a trend of fleeing in all directions. The group of people who have not left until now is nothing more than nostalgia for the status that has been managed with great difficulty-the fact is obvious. A new comfort zone, but also downgraded to an ordinary rich man, losing the aura of power.

Now that Tang Huan has made it clear that he continues to invest in Xiangjiang, he is still optimistic about the prospects here. Those who are really worried about the prospects of Xiangjiang have found their backbone at once. of filling.

Well, this is enough. If anyone dares to force the richest man to make a so-called statement, he will be in trouble with everyone - it is also his freedom not to make a statement!
This kind of support suddenly exploded when Tang Huan attended the opening ceremony of Xiangjiang Avenue of Stars.

Tang Huan continued to look forward: "When I come to Hong Kong this time, I have two visions. One is to develop Tseung Kwan O Industrial Village into a smart industry center, and the other is to build the Avenue of Stars into a cultural business card to match the current stage of film development in Hong Kong. Achievements in international status.”

There is nothing to be shy about. The Xiangjiang Avenue of Stars is modeled after the Hollywood Avenue of Fame in the United States. Anyway, Tang Huan is a veritable Hollywood tycoon, so he can be said to be very handy in doing it.

This project is located in Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, Kowloon, sponsored by the richest man with 4000 million Hong Kong dollars out of his own pocket, supported by the relevant departments of tourism, recreation and culture of the Hong Kong government, Hong Kong Film Awards Association and comprehensively constructed.

To be honest, although the opening ceremony was crowded with people, it is not very popular on weekdays. There are many good places to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Victoria Harbour, and this one is not bad.

The Tsim Sha Tsui Seaside Garden is divided into two parts: the former part of Hung Hom Bay in the eastern part, which became land with the Tsim Sha Tsui East reclamation project in the late 1960s; the former part of the western part was the track between Kowloon-Canton Railway connecting Ho Man Tin and Tsim Sha Tsui Station one of the sections.After the Kowloon-Canton Railway was changed to Hung Hom Station as its terminus, the tracks were dismantled and the original site was used for entertainment and commercial purposes. The 1600-meter-long waterfront promenade is one of the facilities.

In terms of opening time, the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade Garden is also divided into two phases: the first phase is the eastern part of the park along Salisbury Road, which was opened in 1982; the western part was opened simultaneously with the Heung Kong Cultural Center last year.

The Xiangjiang Avenue of Stars took advantage of this opportunity to be fully put into use, picked a good place on the seaside promenade that could accommodate 100 commemorative plaques, and built it.

If you want to be on the list and leave your fingerprints here, you must be a senior person who has made great contributions to the Hong Kong film industry, has a top status in the Hong Kong film industry, and is highly respected.

The specific qualifications are selected by the Hong Kong Film Awards Association and several affiliated associations, together with the "Film Biweekly" through voting, and need to be approved by the Avenue of Stars Management Committee.

The first batch of filmmakers on the commendation list are some living or deceased veteran figures, such as Guan Dexing, Shi Jian, Cao Dahua, Xin Ma Shizeng, Ren Jianhui, Hongxiannv, Xia Meng, Li Hanxiang, etc. All-powerful actors and directors in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as big shots like Li Minwei, Lu Yuntao, and Shao Yifu.

Obviously, the lineup on the Xiangjiang Avenue of Stars will increase year by year, but it will only be recruited on such a large scale in the first few years, and it will definitely be tightened in the future.After all, achievements and status take time to settle.

Among the dozen or so awardees who came to enjoy this honor, many of them immigrated to Canada, the United Kingdom and other places sooner or later. Now it is very rare to appear in public. The reporters are so busy that they are sweating, but they still enjoy it .

In the process of assisting Shao Yifu to leave his fingerprints, Cha Xiaoxin, who has already started to have the title of "Mother of the Paparazzi" at this stage, took the opportunity to come over and asked tentatively: "Tang Sheng also worked hard for the development of Xiangjiang's film industry. Do you know when you can leave your fingerprints?"

"I'm really looking forward to that moment, but I'm afraid I'll have to wait for a long time." Tang Huan laughed loudly, "At least I have to wait until Zou Wenhuai, Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanjie, Cheng Long, Hong Jinbao, Zhou Runfa, Xu Ke and others get their awards. , so I can barely take my turn."

Cheng Long, Sammo Hung and others who came back by plane to join in the show were not far away, and when they heard the richest man so sure of themselves, their faces were wrinkled with smiles, and the hard work of being tired like a dog was swept away.

"Tang Sheng is so humble!" Cha Xiaoxin said with a smile, "I guess you will be queued behind Miss Lin Qingxia."

Tang Huan didn't care about the gossip the other party intentionally created, and nodded seriously: "Of course I can't compare to an actress who has made such great achievements like her."

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It has to be said that these media people who create gossip each have their own unique skills.Among the overwhelming praises that followed, Cha Xiaoxin, who also sent in kind words, also summarized a ranking list in the form of salary.

二次闯荡好莱坞终于成功的程龙——800万起；拿了一圈影帝的周闰发400万加分红；洪进宝400万；张国荣400万；刘德华300万；许冠文200万；谭咏麟200万；张学友90万……

The most staggering thing is that Zhou Xingchi, who is rapidly becoming popular, starts at 400 million!

女明星自然也不会落下：同样把影后刷了一圈的林清瑕400万；梅艳芳150万；钟楚虹120万；张蔓玉100万；王祖娴100万；关芝琳90万……

Even Gong Li, who came to Xiangjiang from the mainland to seek further development, did not fall behind - 50.

Of course, this is just gossip that attracts people's attention, not to mention authoritative, some of the celebrities who have been brought in are purely grandstanding.

For example, Michelle Yeoh is still the young mistress of the Pan family; Liu Jialing is also married into a wealthy family; the price tag is 90 yuan, and there is no possibility of special filming. As Huan's agent, he travels between the mainland and Xiangjiang to do business.

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The richest man went around Xiangjiang, brought positive energy, and swept away the gray area. It was time to move to other places, so the people who wanted to see him began to sharpen their heads to find a way out.

Zhong Huagong, Zhong Huasheng, and the newly selected Jiandong boss Cheng Yaoxing finally got such an opportunity in the "Bathhouse".

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The long road is long, let me go,
With courage and enthusiasm,

Find yourself and your true feelings,
The place where you stop is your hometown.

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"This drum beat is really exciting, why does it feel like there is no such song in the record store." Cheng Yaoxing, who escaped the catastrophe because he ran to the Haojiang racing car, shook his head and sang along.

"This is Tang Sheng's self-entertainment work. Of course you can't find it outside." The receptionist explained lightly, "The facilities here are world-class. You can enjoy it while waiting."

Zhong Hua Gong grabbed Cheng Yaoxing who was eager to try, and replied with a smile: "No, we can just wait while drinking tea."

Although Cheng Yaoxing was not very happy, he couldn't say much on this occasion, so he could only wait.

I don't know how many times I hummed "The long road is long, let me go", before I saw a slim figure walking out from the end of the corridor.

Seeing Zhang Min who hastily turned up the collar of his shirt to cover the imprint on his neck, Zhong Huagong asked with a gentle smile, "Miss Zhang, is Tang Sheng okay?"

"I'm afraid we'll have to wait for a while." Zhang Min hurriedly replied with a blushing face.

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PS: I'm so dizzy, "Hui~Q" is also a harmonious word, can you tell me why?
(End of this chapter)