Break out of the courtyard

Zhang Heping was busy for two weeks, during which time he removed several middle-level managers who were unfamiliar with the business, before he finalized the plans and budgets for the line and pipeline renovations of Island Electric, Island Telecom and China Gas.

However, most outsiders, let alone those in the mainland, are unaware of Zhang Heping’s dominance within the three companies in Hong Kong Island.

Therefore, when Zhang Heping reported the final purchase list to Director Sha of the Science Printing Factory and asked for the samples required in advance, the other party did not realize the change in Zhang Heping's mentality in the past six months.

"Deputy Director Zhang, you are in a hurry. No samples have been delivered yet. When the samples arrive..."

Before Sha Zhixiang could finish his words, Zhang Heping went out with the shopping list.

"Deputy Director Zhang, what are you doing?"

"I can't even produce a sample in two weeks. What do you think I should do?" Zhang Heping got on his motorcycle and went straight back to Hong Kong Island.

Today is the birthday of fourth daughter Zhang Feng. Zhang Heping rushed here early in the morning, hoping to get things done as soon as possible so that he could spare some time to celebrate his daughter's birthday. Unexpectedly, Sha Zhixiang and the others did not take what Zhang Heping had told them seriously at all, making Zhang Heping seem to be begging them to do it for him!

In addition, Zhang Heping is pessimistic about the economic situation next year, and is even more reluctant to cooperate with such an inefficient factory.

On the next day, December 12, Tingmei Trading Company issued a procurement invitation. Although the total procurement budget was only 26 million magnesium yuan, there were many responses due to the low participation threshold.

Of course, the digital switches, cellular base stations, and central offices, remote offices, and user terminals of unknown functions at the top of the shopping list undoubtedly played a role in fueling the trend.

Anyway, after the purchase invitation is issued, it is no longer Zhang Heping who has to beg others for help. There are plenty of people who are willing to come forward to seek cooperation.

After the matter fermented for several days, Director Wang took Ma Xiuzhen to Hong Kong Island by plane on the afternoon of December 12, under the pretext of coming to celebrate Zhang Heping's birthday.

The truth is, without the help of Ma Xiuzhen's identity, Director Wang would not be able to enter the closed Renheyi Community.

Even though she followed Ma Xiuzhen into Villa No. 118, she had to wait until very late before she saw Zhang Heping, covered in grease, come back.

After a brief greeting with a few people, Zhang Heping went upstairs to take a shower and change clothes.

"Aunt Liang, we don't need this set of clothes anymore. Please wash it and give it away." Chen Shuting took the black hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants that Zhang Heping had just changed, walked down the stairs, and handed them to a nanny.

Director Wang saw clearly that although the clothes Zhang Heping had just worn were a bit greasy, they were not damaged.

Thinking of this, Director Wang couldn't help but look at Ma Xiuzhen who turned a blind eye, and secretly sighed that she was no longer frugal and simple.

While Zhang Heping was going downstairs to eat, Director Wang sat down at the table and talked about the purpose of his visit.

"Heping, didn't you agree to have domestic processing for the switches, wires and other things you purchased from abroad this time?" Wang Sumei tried her best to make her words non-aggressive and her tone was gentle.

"Their efficiency is too low. They haven't even produced a single wire sample in two weeks!" Zhang Heping said as he poured a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes into his bowl of noodles.

Director Wang explained slowly, "It's the end of the year now, and many raw materials have not been adjusted, so we can't make samples in time. You have supported pharmaceutical factories in Banna before, so you should know the connection."

"Auntie Wang, do you think I should adapt to the low efficiency in China and then be reluctant to face the ferocious capitalists abroad?" Zhang Heping glanced at Director Wang and then started eating noodles in big mouthfuls.

Wang Sumei thought for a while, and after seeing Zhang Heping put down his chopsticks, she asked again, "Do you have any objection to the battery factory finding a military factory to process the positive and negative electrode materials?"

"Anyone can do it, I just want efficiency!" Zhang Heping let the nanny take away the dishes and chopsticks, picked up the teacup, looked at Director Wang and said:

"Just like wave energy power plants, as long as domestic production efficiency is faster than that of Japanese factories and the quality is guaranteed, not only will I choose domestic factories for OEM, but even Japanese factories will follow suit to get the bargains."

Zhang Heping took a sip of tea, stood up and said, "I think that bidding is good for everyone. If domestic companies can do it, they can bid. If they exceed the deadline and breach the contract, they will pay compensation, so as not to waste my time."

"Ah Xin, have you arranged a room for Aunt Wang?" Zhang Heping walked towards the living room.

"It's arranged!" Tang Xin turned to look at Zhang Heping and said helplessly, "Husband, go take care of Xiaobei. He's still playing games in the basement."

Then, Zhang Heping went to the underground first floor and played two games of World Cup football on the CD game console with his eldest son Zhang Bei.

"When the referee shows the red and yellow cards, and when the ball goes into the goal, there should be a close-up replay." Zhang Heping made a suggestion, put down the game controller, and said, "Go up and say hello to your grandma and Grandma Wang."

After he finished speaking, Zhang Heping sat down in front of the computer he had modified himself.

Zhang Bei went upstairs to say hello, then quickly ran downstairs and stared at the lines of code on the color TV screen.

"Dad! Is the instruction set of this mobile phone chip too simple?"

"If we don't make it simpler, how can others understand our instruction set architecture? And how can they imitate this kind of chip?"

"Then why did you write such a complicated encryption program?"

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On the second day after Ma Xiuzhen came to Hong Kong Island, she got up early in the morning to boil eggs and cook noodles for Zhang Heping.

As a result, after Tang Xin brought the children downstairs, Ma Xiuzhen found out that her son Zhang Heping had already left the house.

Zhang Bei yawned and said, "Grandma, stepmother cooked egg noodles for my dad last night."

When Wang Sumei heard the word "stepmother", she subconsciously glanced at Tang Xin and found that there was no strange expression on the other person's face.

"Xiaobei, is your father very busy recently?" Wang Sumei asked casually.

The reason for asking this question was mainly because Zhang Heping was not at home when she called recently; she was worried that Zhang Heping did it on purpose.

"Yeah!" Zhang Bei responded and got busy preparing breakfast.

Tang Xin explained, "Heping and Shuting will be busy recently, so we'll have to sort out the management staff of the company."

Wang Sumei picked up the milk cup and asked as if she was chatting with her family, "I heard that your family recently acquired the telephone company in Hong Kong Island. It must have cost a lot of money!"

"That's Shu Ting's business. I'm not too sure about it." Tang Xin replied politely, already alert in her heart.

The wealthy ladies at Heping Real Estate have asked Tang Xin countless times about the Zhang family's financial situation, and she has almost developed a stress response.

Once asked, she would immediately become alert.

"Mom, I don't want to go to class today. I want to go to the Super Girl auditions!" The second daughter Zhang Nan was at the dinner table, looking at Tang Xin hopefully.

While feeding eggs to little Zhang Nuo, Tang Xin said, "Your dad said we can't go to crowded places these days; there are a lot of foreigners coming to Hong Kong Island, it's dangerous!"

"I can't go here, I can't go there, I don't have any freedom at all!" Zhang Nan poked the fried egg on the plate with a fork with an unhappy look on his face.

"The auditions last 31 days. If you want to participate, you can wait until your winter break and we will go with you."

"I'm not going. I'm not old enough!"

"Second sister lied! She borrowed Sister He's ID card and wanted to use Sister He's identity to participate in the competition!"

"Xiao Feng, you traitor, I will never be with you again!"

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