With the state’s intervention to assist in business ventures, all the concerns Ding Yun previously harbored naturally disappeared. Not only did they vanish, but it seemed there were no longer any obstacles whatsoever.
Of course, this referred to domestic matters.
Exporting would undoubtedly still present difficulties.
However, it was still far better than venturing out on her own.
In addition, high-tech products that previously made people hesitant to buy or sell were now rapidly acquired, factories were built for production, and they were sold abroad.
This included, but was not limited to, chips and pharmaceuticals.
And in the eyes of the Chinese people.
This was seen as an explosion of high-tech innovation.
One day, a conglomerate announced the development of its own lithography machine, capable of mass-producing 2nm chips. The next day, another conglomerate announced the development of an effective anti-cancer drug, awaiting clinical trial approval before its official market release.
It would be an exaggeration to say there were new technologies and good news every day.
But news every few days was absolutely not an exaggeration.
Initially, there were some doubters. However, as the conglomerates officially began selling new products and swiftly collaborated with others, no one questioned it anymore.
After all, tangible products were already being mass-produced and sold.
How could anyone accuse them of fabrication?
Thus, over the ensuing years, many people could clearly feel the rapid advancement of the times, the dramatic changes in the technological and social environments.
For instance, most chronic and terminal illnesses.
Were essentially overcome.
Finally, China began to produce respectable pharmaceuticals and establish impressive, giant multinational pharmaceutical groups.
No longer needing to import medicines constantly.
Instead, they began exporting them.
No longer needing to engage in arduous negotiations with international pharmaceutical giants for price reductions due to high costs, they were instead entreated by other countries for lower prices.
For example, many high-tech bottlenecks were broken.
No longer being constrained by other countries.
They could even exert leverage over other nations in certain high-precision equipment, instruments, and chip sectors.
For instance, the household appliance industry underwent a complete overhaul. Air conditioners, for example, truly reduced energy consumption to one kilowatt-hour per day and night, with the best cooling effects simulating the Antarctic, and the best heating effects making one feel as though they were suffering heatstroke.
Achieving a new paradigm where, even with outside temperatures at minus thirty degrees Celsius.
Indoor air conditioning could still function normally.
Televisions, for example, had largely achieved true naked-eye 3D technology, allowing for holographic movie viewing at home.
The experience was even better than watching movies in a theater.
Various smart home appliances, for instance, finally shed their "mentally challenged" mode and reached true artificial intelligence levels, easily recognizing all dialects.
Beyond these transformative changes, there were numerous others. For example, in the realm of new energy, after years of development, coal and natural gas power generation had been largely abandoned. A new model combining solar power and cold fusion power generation had been implemented, leading to a reduction in electricity prices.
Then there were changes in transportation, pollution control, desert greening, and food safety testing. In short, the transformations were numerous, not confined to one sector but encompassing all areas.
Not a single point of change.
But multifaceted transformations.
These changes not only revitalized the nation and society but also indirectly led to the accumulation of increasing profits for the conglomerates that spearheaded them, all while their profits were being amassed globally through a radiating model.
How to describe it? Annual revenues had long surpassed trillions.
Total assets exceeded tens of trillions.
It was only because the state intervened, deliberately concealed the true owners of those assets, and intentionally prevented those conglomerates from coordinating that many people believed the newly emerged multinational giants operated independently, with no connection to each other. Otherwise, Ding Yun would have already topped the list of the world’s wealthiest individuals.
Instead of her current position.
Ranking ninth solely with her daily chemical conglomerate.
Yet, even at this point, Ding Yun could still sense through the "Abundant Wealth" card that she had only achieved the status of the world's richest person, and the subsequent goal of "wealth surpassing that of a nation" remained unfulfilled. With less than a decade left until the twenty-year deadline stipulated by the "Abundant Wealth" card, the probability of success suddenly seemed slim.
To address this, Ding Yun specifically consulted with the Premier and other informed individuals. They all believed that the target for "wealth surpassing that of a nation" on the card might very well be their own country.
If this were the case.
The probability of success would indeed be very slim.
Because in other countries, resources like mines and land are owned by citizens, or by business groups and families. Regardless of the nation's overall size, the actual volume of state-owned assets is limited.
But in their country, things were somewhat different.
Mines and land belonged to the state.
Enterprises vital to the national economy also belonged to the state.
This resulted in an enormous national wealth, making it significantly more difficult for Ding Yun to achieve "wealth surpassing that of a nation." Unless she were to pursue a comprehensive monopoly over all non-state-owned industries at any cost, there would be a sliver of hope to achieve her goal.
However, doing so was obviously impossible.
Even if she possessed the capability, the Premier would not permit it.
After much deliberation and mutual discussion, they could only place their hopes on outer space. Achieving "wealth surpassing that of a nation" solely by selling goods was proving too difficult, let alone with a national economy of such immense scale, making it so unattainable.
But if they looked towards outer space.
And managed to acquire some meteorites containing millions of tons of gold, or meteorites rich in rare elements, wouldn't the rate of wealth growth instantly enter a phase of rapid acceleration?
If even that didn't work.
Then they could directly occupy a planet, or two.
At that point, success would be absolute.
After all, the value of planets was undeniably high.
It was with this idea in mind that the state soon began to adjust its strategy, helping Ding Yun establish an aerospace company and fully develop aerospace and extraterrestrial space technology. Of course, describing it as "development" might be inaccurate. In reality, it involved purchasing a vast amount of related technology and mobilizing specialized personnel to facilitate its realization.
Even with the combined efforts of the entire nation.
It took three years to achieve the relevant technology.
Following this, naturally, came the era of cosmic exploration.
The Chinese people referred to this as a new era of grand voyages. They had missed the opportunity in the previous era of grand voyages, falling behind for centuries.
This time, they were determined to be the first to embark.
During the cosmic grand voyages, the state remained very restrained, refraining from claiming ownership of planets. Instead, all those planets were attributed to Ding Yun, precisely to prevent the state claiming a few planets from further increasing the difficulty of Ding Yun achieving "wealth surpassing that of a nation."
Due to issues with valuing planets and the difficulty of direct monetization.
The "Abundant Wealth" card had not yet recognized these acquisitions.
Eventually, Ding Yun and her colleagues, with no other recourse, devised a plan to purchase a significant amount of planet terraforming technology. They transformed one planet into a habitable world and another into a massive energy supply hub. They directly announced these developments globally, initiating an interstellar travel and immigration plan, as well as a plan for affordable extraterrestrial energy supply.
Only then did the "Abundant Wealth" card grant its recognition.
And due to the immense value of those two planets.
The corresponding task was finally completed.
Upon task completion, the "Abundant Wealth" card immediately absorbed Ding Yun’s substantial fortune and unbound itself.
It was then that Ding Yun finally understood what this item desired.
This item clearly desired fortune.
Ordinary people possessed too little fortune.
Only the world's richest and those whose wealth surpassed that of a nation could barely catch its attention and willingness to absorb. Such individuals were too few, so it had to cultivate its own.
Fortunately, the "Abundant Wealth" card was a cheat Ding Yun had brought with her. Therefore, even after unbinding, it had not disappeared but remained in Ding Yun’s possession.
Moreover, the fortune it absorbed.
And even the wealth mall were still usable.
Ding Yun, of course, did not hesitate. She directly converted all the absorbed fortune into wealth points and then went on a major shopping spree in the wealth mall, purchasing technologies that the nation might need in the future, exhausting all the wealth points converted from fortune before stopping.
Subsequently, she handed over the acquired technologies to the state.
Indicating that this was the last bit of "wool" she had managed to pull.
The "Abundant Wealth" card had vanished.
Ding Yun then, without any further pressure, lifted the burden from her heart and began living a simple, happy, and unfettered life.
Free from constraints, without tasks or pressure.
How could she not be happy and at ease?