Break out of the courtyard

The three models of LCD color TVs, 8-inch, 12-inch and 19-inch, had their outer shells removed and were placed on the coffee table in Zhang's living room.

8寸液晶屏厚1厘米，12寸液晶屏厚1.2厘米，19寸液晶屏厚1.5厘米。

The thickness of the three color TVs is 2 cm at the thinnest part and 4 cm at the thickest part at the bottom.

After Zhang Heping checked the workmanship of the internal circuit boards, he reassembled the three models of LCD color TVs and connected the TV signal cable, CD player signal cable, and VCR signal cable respectively.

"How is it?" Director Wang looked at the three color TVs with a smile on her face, as if she was looking at her grandchildren.

Zhang Heping replied seriously: "The brightness and color are OK. The 19-inch one is barely usable. The 8-inch and 12-inch LCD screens need to be reduced to 2 to 5 mm thick before they are useful to me."

“Can it be shrunk that thin?” Director Wang had just taken over a factory related to the ultra-thin color screen factory and was not very familiar with the technology.

"The existing glass material won't work. We need to change the material." Zhang Heping said, sitting on the sofa and explaining: "4 to 6 inches are suitable for color screen mobile phones, 8 to 12 inches are suitable for ultra-thin computer screens, and 19 to 27 inches are suitable for desktop computer monitors, so LCD screens must be thin!"

"For home color TVs larger than 30 inches, there are no such high requirements because they can be replaced at any time."

"Eliminated?" Everyone in the room had a lot of question marks on their heads!

Zhang Heping picked up the remote control and changed the TV program while saying, "Let's get a laser projector and project a 100-inch TV screen onto the screen, wall, and ceiling. Do you think TVs will become obsolete?"

Seeing that they were still confused, Zhang Heping explained, "It's like the film projector in the cinema, shrunk to the size of a CD player, and then receives TV signals and projects them. Do you understand?"

The eldest brother-in-law Tang Ren was still holding a TV box, and he said with a tangled look on his face: "Brother-in-law, according to what you said, should we still produce color TVs?"

"Just because I have the technology doesn't mean others have it too!" Zhang Heping said with a smile, "I just want to remind you not to take it too seriously. It's just a tool to make money."

"Uncle, if you want to invest in that laser projector, please tell us in advance so that we can sell the shares of Duocai Investment Company, hehe!" Tang Lie was also holding a cardboard box containing a TV, with a flattering smile on his face.

Zhang Heping put down the remote control and watched the Super Girl program on the 19-inch screen. "Now that the LCD color screen has been produced, let Duocai Investment Company and Youhao Investment Company quickly invest the remaining money and then expand the Shenzhen Ultra-thin Color Screen Joint Venture Production Plant."

Brother-in-law Tang Ren frowned and said, "I'm afraid the Japanese people at Youhao Investment Company won't give the remaining funds!"

"If the Japanese were really that short-sighted, I would immediately sell the properties and land in Ridao Dongdu." Zhang Heping said meaningfully: "Unfortunately, they are very insidious and cunning!"

"A few years ago, the Japanese people mobilized the whole country, and all companies cooperated with each other and shared technology to learn all the industrial technology of Magnesium. Then, they unified production in the country and used low-cost products to seize the European magnesium market, thus making the economy take off."

"Now, they have acquired LCD TV and mobile phone chip technology, but have they learned all the LED color screen related technologies, as well as 365-nanometer lithography and etching machine technologies? Do they dare to break the contract?"

Zhang Heping said, turning to look at Director Wang, and said seriously: "Auntie Wang, the 16M memory and 128MHz CPU that I will bid for next month will mostly use 365 nanometer process technology. We need to step up the production of lithography machines, etching machines and other equipment in China and put them on display at the Canton Fair."

"I'm afraid that won't work!" Director Wang said in embarrassment, "Some people say that this kind of high-tech equipment can improve the guidance system of missiles, and these technologies and equipment should be kept confidential."

"Haha!" Zhang Heping suddenly lost interest in the conversation. "They forgot the agreement we made with me! I gave them the technology, and I didn't intend to keep it secret. How could they keep it secret?"

"They will only be content if they force me to bid for photolithography and etching machines from other countries!"

"Heping, when we build a factory in Taiwan, you can invest with your technology and I'll give you 51% of the shares. You'll have the final say on production and sales." Uncle Tang Zhi spoke excitedly, but Zhang Heping ignored him.

Taiwan Island is a last resort, and Zhang Heping doesn't want to go there now.

Director Wang stood up with a frown on his face. "Heping, I want to talk to you alone."

Zhang Heping thought she was going to talk about some political stance, so he frowned and stood up. Instead of going upstairs, he went to the flat ground outside the door.

As soon as the two of them left, Tang Ren and his friends took their LCD TVs back home and started making phone calls to discuss the sales of the LCD TVs.

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"Now, I am in charge of the Shenzhen Ultra-Thin Color Screen Joint Venture Factory, as well as its affiliated joint venture factories and related research units!" Director Wang stood at the edge of Pingba and looked at Zhang Heping seriously. "If you can convince me, I will support your decision to display the lithography machine and other equipment at the Canton Fair."

"You? Got promoted?" Zhang Heping looked at Director Wang in surprise. He didn't expect that the other party was not talking about ideological education.

"No!" Director Wang shook his head slightly. "The person in charge before was a little prejudiced against you. Now it's my turn, but I also can't understand your behavior."

"193 nanometers!" Zhang Heping blurted out.

Director Wang was stunned for a moment, "What?"

"I will give you the 193-nanometer lithography machine technology!" Zhang Heping looked at Director Wang, who was stunned, and said with a smile:

"However, this technology is paid for. The country needs to give me a 10-year 1 million treasury bond."

"I've said before that from now on, I will not provide technology to the country for free. These 1 million national debts will be regarded as technology licensing fees."

"Wait a minute! I..." Director Wang slapped his forehead with his palm, "Which one is better, 365 nanometers or 193 nanometers? No, I have to call and ask."

Zhang Heping looked at Director Wang jogging towards Villa No. 118 and sighed helplessly.

These old comrades all want to develop the country and improve people's living standards. However, they were born in a time of war, and what they learned and encountered have become their current shackles.

They also want to promote economic development, but they are afraid of going astray because there is a dark jungle full of thorns ahead!

As the saying goes, it is easy to conquer a country but difficult to keep it. It is no more true than this!

What Zhang Heping didn't expect was that Director Wang only made a few phone calls and Mr. Rong from CITIC came with their company's people.

"1 million RMB, or 1 million Mg?" When Mr. Rong was writing the amount on the treasury bond issuance agreement, he looked up at Zhang Heping who was across the coffee table. His eyes seemed a little sharp, as if he was trying to distinguish between loyalty and treachery.

"RMB!" Zhang Heping smiled faintly, "The magnesium yuan is easy to be coveted."

"We are issuing 100 billion yen bonds to Japanese people for a domestic chemical fiber factory. Is Mr. Zhang interested?" Mr. Rong said as he handed the freshly stamped bonds to Zhang Heping.

"Not interested!" Zhang Heping thought about the bond and said, "The current exchange rate seems to be 1 yuan for 7 magnesium dollar."

"Yes!" Mr. Rong stood up and said, "Mr. Zhang, we'll take our leave first."

"Don't worry!" Zhang Heping smiled and stopped the six people from CITIC, then smiled and said to Director Wang: "Guangming Lighting Processing Factory would like to exchange it for a five-year 6 million yuan national bond. Do you want to do it?"

"Heping, the processing plant is not yours." Director Wang was unable to change his mind.

Mr. Rong said, "Mr. Zhang means to transfer relevant technologies, which may also include some orders. You can call China. I think it's feasible."

"At the Canton Fair last year, Guangming Lighting signed an order of 8000 million magnesium yuan, and currently has completed 5000 million magnesium yuan of goods." Zhang Heping looked at Director Wang who was on the phone and explained casually:

"This year, we have received another 6000 million yuan worth of orders. If we sign more orders at the Canton Fair next month, we should be able to collect 2 million yuan worth of orders. There are too many trivial matters in Hong Kong Island. I am too lazy to run the Guangming Lighting Factory."

"My wife seems to have applied for a patent in this area two years ago. You guys sit down for a while. I'll go upstairs to look for it."

By the time Zhang Heping came down with the Eagle Alliance patents for blue light-emitting diodes and white LED lights, as well as a handwritten patent transfer statement, Director Wang had already finished his call, and Mr. Rong from CITIC confirmed it on the landline.

On his part, Zhang Heping also picked up his black mobile phone and called his concubine Chen Shuting to tell her about this matter.

Not long after, Zhang Heping obtained the second treasury bond issuance agreement.

After seeing off the CITIC group of people, Mr. Rong went to Tang Ren's house next door, while the other employees returned to the company with the relevant information.

"This is the money I donated to the Hope Project Fund this year." Zhang Heping smiled and handed two treasury bond issuance agreements to Director Wang, who was a little distracted.

"Although Aunt Wang is no longer in charge of the Hope Project Fund, I still want you to pass on a message for me. If you borrow, you must repay. It won't be difficult to borrow again. Besides, that's a donation to children in remote mountain villages. We Hong Kong businessmen need to be explained."

"Auntie Wang, what do you think?"

……

After getting the support of Director Wang, Zhang Heping did not go to the Science Printing Factory to reply to those technical consultation letters immediately. He still insisted on waiting for the release of Engineer Han.

While Zhang Heping was busy writing information on the technology and supporting equipment related to the 193-nanometer lithography machine, Director Wang was also busy with her factory chores.

The Guangming Lighting Factory just changed its name. Like the Shenzhen New Energy Battery Factory, it is still under the management of Director Wang, Zhang Heping and their nameless department with only a number.

Therefore, when Director Wang asked whether to cancel the piece-rate reward system of Guangming Lighting Factory, Zhang Heping's objection was still adopted.

The day after the assassination of the head of the Magnesium country was April 4st in Hong Kong Island, the news of the assassination and the acquittal of the Korean engineer from the mainland were published in the newspapers at the same time.

To this end, Zhang Heping went to the Science Printing Factory in Shenzhen and gave the factory director Sha Zhixiang the technical information related to the 193-nanometer chip manufacturing process.

"It's really hard to meet with Boss Zhang now." Sha Zhixiang said in a teasing tone: "We asked a few old leaders to come forward, and then we counted the part-time work of Sunday engineers in their spare time as a contribution to rural construction."

"In foreign countries, technical talents are highly respected by companies and countries!" Zhang Heping said to Director Sha, who was guarding the door, while sitting behind Sha Zhixiang's desk. "So, most of the technical talents abroad are very rich, and at least they can make it to the middle class."

"You mentioned last time that we should export 365-nanometer lithography machines and supporting equipment to force EMCO to agree to restore our status as a contracting party to the GATT. We have already reached a consensus. We are just waiting for your bidding meeting and the Canton Fair."

Hearing Sha Zhixiang's words outside the door, Zhang Heping said while reading the inquiry letter: "In fact, the country is not ready to welcome the GATT, and it is definitely believed that it is impossible to apply for approval this time."

"Yes!" Sha Zhixiang said, "What they mean is that it doesn't matter whether there is an agreement or not. What's important is to use this to open a gap and break through the Western blockade a little bit."

As Zhang Heping's superior, Sha Zhixiang is younger than Director Wang. In addition, when he had nothing to do in the past two years, he stayed in the factory and read the books edited by Zhang Heping. Gradually, he was regarded by his superiors as a bridge to communicate with Zhang Heping.

For example, now, the 193-nanometer chip technology data, which can be classified as a top-secret document in any country, is being casually read by Sha Zhixiang.

"By the way, the Hongqi sedan is being discussed for discontinuation due to its high fuel consumption."

Sha Zhixiang's abrupt remark reminded Zhang Heping of the Audi joint venture approval that Director Wang had mentioned earlier.

"The joint venture is too inefficient. I'm not interested in it anymore!" Zhang Heping's incoherent reply was considered a response to Sha Zhixiang and Director Wang.

Perhaps he felt that he had not explained it clearly enough, so Zhang Heping added, "I am currently working on electric bicycles, and will launch electric motorcycles and electric cars later."

Having said that, Zhang Heping picked up the phone on his desk and called the Modou Forever Bicycle Factory to inquire about the production status of electric bicycles.

Finally, he called the battery factory again to inquire about the production status of battery modules.

"Lao Sha, please help me urge these two factories every day these days. I want to see the electric bicycles before April 4th!" Zhang Heping put down the microphone and continued to write a reply. "After four days of advertising, we have to display them at the Canton Fair. Time is tight."

……

Hong Kong Island, top floor of Hilton Hotel.

"Haven't you found out where Zhang Heping's laboratory is yet?" A blond-haired, blue-eyed man from Magnesium looked around at everyone in the small conference room, and the Middle Eastern prince was among them.

"There is no underground third floor in Renheyi Community and Baosan Community!" A tall and thin Japanese man replied hurriedly: "We have photos for reference in our recent investigation; some of the photos were taken by internal personnel at a high price to confirm that the laboratory is not in the community on the mountain."

"There's none in Kowloon Tong either. We checked upstairs and downstairs at the welfare home and the clinic and confirmed there's none."

"Zhang Heping went to Shencheng this morning. There are soldiers guarding there, and our people can't get close!"

"Strange, since he set up the laboratory in Shenzhen, why didn't he build a factory in Shenzhen? Instead, he made such a big fuss about holding a bidding meeting!"

"I think he's advertising!" The tall and thin Japanese man's words immediately attracted everyone's attention. "We've studied all his products, and they are all advertised in advance for a period of time before they are put on the market for sale."

"If we can't find his laboratory, we'll have to do whatever it takes to win the bid. According to past practice, he will provide the OEM with a full set of technology."

"According to the expert group's discussion, 16M DRAM memory and 128MHz CPU require at least 0.4 micron process technology to produce. Currently, only the 365nm lithography technology provided by Zhang Heping can do this."

"Bitch! They colluded and lured us here through bidding, but in the end, the production will only be handed over to the Chinese side!"

"I want to protest!"

"How many days have you been protesting? Have you succeeded? Has Zhang Heping paid any attention to you?"

"Li, have you in Korea agreed to Hong Kong Telecom's 1G communication standard? Can you participate in the bidding this time?"

"No! He also wants us to hand over the robbers who invaded Laboratory Building No. 10 in Kowloon Tong!"

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