If Wu Shanlin and others knew that Chen Qing's next stop was to go to a large Yamen in Huangchenggen for a meeting, they would probably be even more trembling.
The meeting is still about tomorrow.
It started at two o'clock and lasted for an hour. It mainly reorganized the details of the implementation of various measures from the press conference to the subsequent measures in Hong Kong tomorrow afternoon to ensure that nothing goes wrong to the greatest extent.
After the meeting ended, Chen Qing left and rushed to the Ministry of Electronics Industry, where she temporarily joined a seminar on the VCD industry.
After China's VCD shipments exploded in 1996 with 15.7 million units, in just the first three quarters of this year, the shipments of major brands have reached 21.3 million units, and are expected to be around 28 million units for the whole year. Although the selling price of VCD has plummeted to an average of about 1,500 yuan, and there are even cheap VCD players priced under 1,000 yuan, overall, this is still an emerging industry with annual sales reaching 40 billion yuan.
It's all taxes and jobs.
However, the VCD industry is also facing a crisis that is visible to the naked eye.
DVD.
The standard storage capacity of VCD discs is 700M, while that of DVDs is 4.3G. With this alone, the gap between the two cannot be bridged.
However, the direct annual sales are a 40 billion-scale industry, plus the tax revenue and employment behind it. Even if it cannot be compensated, we still have to try our best to maintain it.
It is inevitable that some people will wonder, wouldn't it be enough to produce DVDs instead
The problem is that DVD patents are strictly monopolized by overseas manufacturers such as Sony and Philips, and are far less open than VCD. In addition, China is seeking to join the WTO, one of which is the protection of intellectual property rights. If you want to produce DVDs, in addition to expensive zero When purchasing components, you also need to pay huge patent fees to overseas manufacturers.
The result is likely that manufacturers have worked hard, but most of the profits are easily taken away by overseas patent manufacturers.
In the past, the actual situation of the DVD industry was like this. Especially for exports, patent fees were strictly required to be paid. As a result, China produced the largest number of complete DVD machines in the world, but only manufacturers such as Sony and Philips made money. A fraction of that.
This meeting of the Ministry of Electronic Industry is to discuss the way out for VCD.
In fact, some manufacturers have already proposed a solution, which is probably similar to the super VCD of the past.
Although the storage medium is still a CD, it is expected to make an all-round breakthrough in terms of image quality, sound, etc.
The Westeros System also supports the Super VCD solution, because Scoop, controlled by the Westeros System, is still the main supplier of VCD decoding chips, and its current market share still exceeds 70%, which is a real huge amount. Interests involved.
As for DVD, although Scoop has also launched its own DVD video decoding chip, this time with Sony, Philips and other companies present, it is obviously impossible to occupy the majority, not to mention the initiative of the entire industry. Once DVD is completely rise, Scoob will be similarly marginalized.
Therefore, conference representatives Chen Qing and Scoop personally stated at this seminar that they would spare no effort to support the research and development of China's super VCD and develop a new generation of video decoding chips for this purpose.
The meeting lasted until five o'clock in the afternoon.
When Chen Qing left the Ministry of Electronics Industry, she was still a little emotional.
She has heard the news that the country will abolish the Ministry of Electronics Industry and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications next year and merge them to establish a new Ministry of Information Industry in order to follow the trend and promote the development of China's electronic information industry.
Returning to Maoer Hutong, taking a short rest, Chen Qing rushed to a dinner party in the evening.
This time it was a welcome banquet held by the Shanxi Provincial Investment Promotion Bureau to welcome the investment inspection team of Billiton Company, a subsidiary of Johnston Holdings, which had just arrived from Australia.
Moreover, it seems that it was because of Chen Qing's matchmaking.
What can Shanxi invest in
Obviously, coal.
China's coal mining industry also accepts foreign investment. However, due to the downturn in the industry in recent years, the scale of foreign investment in this field has not been large.
Chen Qing received some requests a few days ago, and the inside story is not enough for outsiders. In short, he tried to help attract some investments in Shanxi, and tentatively submitted some plans to his boss. In the end, unexpectedly and naturally, he chose coal.
Shanxi really has no other options.
However, Chen Qing initially thought that her boss was planning to invest a little to deal with favors. However, she did not expect that after some communication, the estimated investment amount soared to US$500 million.
500 million U.S. dollars, which is more than 4 billion yuan.
Now after the outbreak of the Asian financial crisis, all parties are tightening investment in Asia, and this is inevitable in mainland China. Dropping such a large sum of money will simply knock people out.
Therefore, the Shanxi team couldn't wait and came directly to Beijing to pick up the plane.
Chen Qing didn't know why her boss was so optimistic about the coal industry. You should know that this was also a dizzyingly chaotic industry. However, since it was her boss's decision, she would definitely implement it resolutely.
Why does Simon like it
Of course, it is because of the prophetic advantage of being a man of two generations.
In the past, after joining the WTO, China's economy entered a period of rapid development. Economic growth meant a substantial increase in demand for energy, and coal was a very important part of China's energy consumption structure, because when it came to electricity, even if Ten or twenty years later, the proportion of thermal power in China has remained firmly above 70%, and it is mainly coal power.
The increase in demand caused China's coal demand and price to rise steadily in the years just after entering the new century. It was during those years that Shanxi's coal bosses made a lot of money and became famous for various local tycoons.
Since I can see these and give favors, the investment is quite secure, so of course I make a bet.
However, like the planned investment in the Suzhou-Hangzhou Expressway, Simon's strategy for investing in China's coal industry is to exit within 10 years.
This is also a rough industry cycle in my memory.
The coal industry's huge profits in the early millennium were mainly due to China's sudden accession to the WTO, which significantly increased energy demand, resulting in insufficient production capacity. When China's coal production capacity gradually catches up, coupled with the strengthening of regulations on related industries, the industry will no longer be so prosperous.
The time node happens to be around 2008.
Chen Qing had a special status and was a woman, so she would not be persuaded to drink at the dinner party. However, when she returned to Mao'er Hutong at around nine o'clock, she was still a little tipsy.
Run to the hot tub again while thinking about tomorrow.
I really have a hard life.
Sisters Jiangshanwu served Chen Qing into the hot spring bath, and Jiangshanwu mentioned one more thing: "Qin Buzui has been waiting here all afternoon."
"Let her..." Chen Qing subconsciously blurted out again, but when she realized it, she changed her words: "...let her come over."
Jiang Shanwu agreed, instead of calling her in person, she called her on her cell phone. Soon a waitress came here with a tall girl with a petite face, big eyes and a natural smile.
When Chen Qing saw Qin Buzui, she immediately became energetic again and invited, "Buzui, come and take a bath with your sister."
Qin Buzui and Chen Qing were not familiar with each other, not to mention the strange look in the eyes of a certain girl in the pool, as if she wanted to eat someone. She shook her head and refused: "Thank you, Sister Chen, I don't need it."
Chen Qing didn't force herself. It was so tiring for the Overlord to force his bow and so on. She, a weak woman, couldn't afford it. She patted her side and said, "Come and sit here."
Qin Buzui did not refuse this time. He walked forward and sat sideways on a soft cushion handed over by Jiang Shanwu beside the circular hot spring pool. Then he got straight to the point: "Sister Chen, has Simon responded?"
Chen Qing comfortably immersed most of her body in the pool, with only one head exposed, and let the two sisters around her help her scrub. After hearing this, she did not continue to hide it: "Yes, the boss said to let you handle it yourself."
Qin Buzui didn't look too happy, and asked: "Then, can you send my mother back to Sichuan?"
"Okay," Chen Qing said, opening her eyes and glancing at Qin Buzui: "How are you going to deal with it?"
Qin Buzui immediately raised his voice slightly: "Lock her up, just like Zhang."
Chen Qing asked: "No date?"
This time, Qin Buzui obviously hesitated a little. She already knew that her mother's husband would never come out of prison again.
A few years ago, something happened to her grandparents, and the person named Zhang was very responsible. However, her original idea was just to make the other party bankrupt and spend a few more years in jail. Now, the person named Zhang has been sentenced to life, which is actually almost the same as a death sentence. This has caused most of the hatred she accumulated over the years to disappear without her realizing it.
Now, when it comes to my mother... After all, she is my mother...
Chen Qing waited for a while, but when Qin Buzui didn't reply, she opened her eyes and looked over, then continued: "Do you know that your mother is very beautiful?"
Qin Buzui paused and nodded.
"And she is very beautiful," Chen Qing emphasized again, and continued: "Even if you have never been in a prison, you can probably guess that anything can happen. Your mother is so beautiful. Don't talk about the life sentence, even if it's 10 years, if you really get it, sister, let me be honest with you, you might as well send your mother to heaven and earth, at least you can make some money."
Although Qin Buzui is young, she has experienced worldly things during the years she left home after her grandparents passed away. When Chen Qing talked about heaven and earth, it was not the first time for her to come to Beijing. She also knew that she was a little angry at first, and then hesitant again.
After being silent for a while, Qin Buzui finally spoke again: "Well, Sister Chen, I, I hope my mother will go back and guard the tombs of my grandparents as atonement."
Chen Qing immediately sneered again: "You don't know what your mother's temper is like?"
Qin Bului nodded: "I know, so she wants to atone for her sins."
Chen Qing said: "What I mean is that if you believe in fate and ask your mother to guard the tombs of your grandparents, do you think that your mother will pray devoutly every day for your grandparents to rest in peace under the spring and choose a good one in the next life?" People, or other things, tsk, I don’t want to say more.”
Qin Buzui understood immediately.
Thinking of my mother's selfish and vicious character, indeed, it would be good if she... didn't curse, and there would be no piety there.
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Thinking of this, Qin Bului suddenly felt a little wilted. She had worked very hard over the years for revenge, and when she seized the opportunity, she carried it out decisively. However, after all, she is just a young girl who has just turned 18. Not to mention her mother's temperament, even Chen Qing's temperament is far inferior.
As a result, he could obviously deal with the mother he had hated for a long time, but now he was like a cat dealing with a hedgehog, unable to do anything.
Chen Qing looked at Qin Buzui's expression, suppressed her laughter, and said, "How about I send your mother to heaven and earth? She will definitely become a top star, and all the money she earns will be given to you as atonement."
Qin Buzui shook his head subconsciously: "It can't be like this."
Chen Qing showed an impatient expression and gestured to the waitress not far away who was bringing Qin Bului in. When the other party approached, she said, "Send her to the Wenyu River and let the mother and daughter discuss it themselves." Yeah, that’s really annoying.”
The waitress agreed.
Qin Buzui also stood up.
Chen Qing then added to the waitress: "Also, watch carefully. It's okay for mother and daughter to fight, but they are not allowed to scratch their faces."
The waitress nodded.
Qin Buzui: "..."
I want to scratch someone’s face right now, what should I do
Chen Qing watched the maid take Qin Buzui away, and then said to Jiang Shanwu beside her: "Call Wenyu River and tell the woman that the power of disposal lies with her daughter, but her daughter has already softened her heart. Let her cry. The more miserable the better, if you can't cry well, you will go to jail."
Jiang Shanwu nodded and took the phone next to him with a smile.
Chen Qing grabbed Jiang Yuanchi on the other side of the spring and touched it. Alas, it was no longer new. Suddenly she remembered something: "Didn't Momo call her classmates to have dinner tonight?"
Jiang Yuanchi nodded with a blushing face.
Chen Qing immediately became very interested: "Call me over here, let's take a bath together."