Break out of the courtyard

January 1983, 2, New Year’s Eve.

Zhang Heping was busy until 3 a.m. before he got home. When he slept until 10 a.m. and went downstairs, the living room was full of people. His father-in-law Tang Ming had returned, and his eldest brother-in-law Tang Ren and second brother-in-law Tang Yi's families had also returned to celebrate the New Year.

Zhang Heping greeted everyone, took a sip of the milk handed to him by his first wife Tang Xin, then went to the dining table and took two buns to stuff into his mouth.

"Uncle, I hired some technicians to make a color screen game console." Tang Lie sat down at the dining table with a smile and took a bun to eat without hesitation.

Zhang Heping laughed and said, "I thought you were going to wait until I provided you with the technology!"

Tang Qiang also came over and whispered, "Uncle, can Hong Kong's current communication equipment support 2G mobile phones?"

"Who told you?" Zhang Heping looked at Tang Qiang with a smile.

Tang Qiang chuckled and said, "Our company's technicians said that since your laptop can use an internet card to wirelessly receive network signals, if you equip your phone with a micro internet card, won't you be able to send text messages?"

While eating, Zhang Heping said, "If the phone is equipped with a color screen, can it be used to surf the Internet like a laptop? It can also be used as a handheld game console."

"This……"

Tang Lie and Tang Qiang were both stunned, and the image of a group of people holding color-screen game consoles and making phone calls immediately flashed through their minds.

"Mobile phones that can surf the Internet, play games, listen to music, and watch movies should be developed in the future." Zhang Heping took a napkin, stood up and said with a smile: "For now, it is better to make 2G mobile phones with black and white LCD screens to keep costs to a minimum."

Tang Qiang hurriedly said, "Uncle, how about licensing your 2G mobile phone technology to us for 2 million magnesium yuan?"

"It's just to add a text messaging function to the existing mobile phone. Find someone to research it myself." Zhang Heping didn't care about the money and went straight to the sofa.

"When I left the capital yesterday, I heard from a friend that CCTV will broadcast the Spring Festival Gala tonight." Father-in-law Tang Ming watched the cartoons on TV and asked Zhang Heping, "I remember you said last time that we can watch CCTV at home?"

"Yeah!" Zhang Heping reached out, took the remote control from his fifth son Zhang Long, changed a few channels, and turned on CCTV.

Then, Zhang Heping looked at his angry fifth son and asked, "Why aren't you going to play computer games? What are you doing here? Where are your brothers?"

Zhang Long folded his hands in front of his chest and said angrily, "My aunt and her friends have taken over the computer! My brother and his friends are setting off firecrackers outside."

When the eldest brother-in-law Tang Ren saw Zhang Heping hand the remote control to the kid, he asked, "Brother-in-law, I heard that the four stock exchanges in Hong Kong Island have all adopted the electronic stock trading system. Does that mean that we can trade stocks on the computer without going to the stock exchange hall in the future?"

"Hmm!" Zhang Heping grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the coffee table and said as he ate them, "The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has opened a membership service. Only by becoming their registered member can you log in to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange website."

"In addition, you need to bind your account with Huifeng Bank or Standard Chartered Bank to trade stocks online."

"As for the other three stock exchanges, they are also going to adopt a membership system, and there may be some differences in the banks they are tied to."

Tang Ren grabbed a handful of peanuts and started to peel them. He asked, "So after each transaction, will the paper stock certificates still be delivered as before?"

"The four stock exchanges are still discussing this!" Zhang Heping replied calmly, "Some people are worried about computer data errors, or that the stock exchange's electronic trading data has been tampered with, so they still want paper stock certificates."

"However, after two months of trial operation, the electronic stock trading system of the Japan Stock Exchange has completely abandoned paper stock certificates because of the large daily trading volume and frequent turnover."

Tang Ren continued to ask: "I also heard that you put some attack software on the Internet that can invade other people's computers?"

Zhang Heping smiled and said, "All computers sold wholesale by Tingmei Trading have security guards installed to defend against those attacks."

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While Zhang Heping was answering questions from his elder brother-in-law Tang Ren in the living room, his sixth wife and Tang Yi's fifth wife were learning how to trade stocks online in the study on the second floor. Their teacher was Chen Shuting, who had ulterior motives.

"Sisters-in-law, you are now using the simulated stock trading mode. The initial capital is 20. You can buy and sell at will without worrying about losses."

Chen Shuting walked back and forth behind this group of ladies, helping them operate the mouse from time to time and guiding them to buy and sell stocks.

The reason why she had the leisure to teach people this was mainly because she wanted to use their accounts to secretly buy some stocks in the future.

When Zhang Heping entered the study, the scene he saw was 11 old girls sitting in front of computers at the desk in the middle and Chen Shuting's desk on the left, chattering about their own gains and losses.

"Brother-in-law, you're just in time!" The second wife of my eldest brother-in-law was sitting in front of the computer across the door. She saw Zhang Heping coming in and asked excitedly, "Hong Kong stocks have fallen a lot recently. Can we buy the dip now?"

Zhang Heping walked towards his desk and said with a smile, "The impact of the Jianing Group stock has not subsided yet. You are buying at the bottom now, but there are no retail investors to take over for you."

The second concubine got a lot of money from her son Tang Qiang last year, so her tone was a little urgent, as if she had money but couldn't spend it. "Brother-in-law, when do you think is the best time to buy at the bottom?"

"To be on the safe side, it would be safest to enter the market after the China Eagle negotiations are over and the return of Hong Kong Island is determined." Zhang Heping opened his computer and explained with a smile: "By then, housing prices and land prices will also rise."

"Will housing prices and land prices continue to rise?" The third wife of my second uncle asked in confusion, "Brother-in-law, why do you still think that housing prices and land prices in Hong Kong Island will continue to rise? Not only are Chinese businessmen selling off their assets, even the Chinese are selling off their properties and land. They dare not stay in Hong Kong Island."

"Haha!" Zhang Heping did not argue. He had already reminded them. It was up to them whether to believe it or not.

The second wife of my eldest brother-in-law tilted her head, looked at her brother and sister-in-law across from her and said, "Actually, if you ask me, there is a lot of profit to be made by buying properties and land in Hong Kong Island at a low price. It all depends on whether you dare to bet on its appreciation in the future!"

The third wife of my second uncle shook her head and said, "Oh my! We moved to Xindao, and your family has bought property in Taiwan. The younger ones have invested money in Southeast Asian countries. No one is optimistic about Hong Kong Island. Who would bet on the appreciation of real estate and land here?"

The eldest wife of my second uncle stood up, holding a teacup and walked to Zhang Heping, and asked, "Brother-in-law, I heard that you bought a lot of real estate and land in Dongdu, Ridao. Do you want to use Dongdu as your retreat?"

"That's just an investment, not a retreat!" Zhang Heping answered while typing on the keyboard, replying to QQ messages from Tang Wei and other technicians. "By the way, the corporate profit tax in Xindao is 40%. Why did my second uncle think of moving Hutchison's headquarters to Xindao?"

The eldest wife of my second uncle's family looked at the text on the screen and shook her head, saying, "I don't know about the company. You can ask him when he comes back in the afternoon."

"Brother-in-law, I heard from Ah Xin that you are going to buy real estate and land in China in the future?" The second wife of my eldest brother-in-law also brought a cup of tea over, "Isn't the land in the mainland state-owned? Buying and selling is not allowed!"

Zhang Heping replied without even turning his head: "You should ask your Ah Qiang about this question. They built a building in Shenzhen and they know more about the relevant policies than I do!"

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