Although the United States restricted certain electricity companies from entering the five-bit chip field, or both of its lackeys imposed restrictions, they did not restrict their own companies. Consequently, a large number of American semiconductor companies took the lead, regaining an advantage.
The end result was that American semiconductor companies returned to second place in the world. However, some other unfortunate ones were not so lucky, failing to catch the wave of the times and board the five-bit express.
Originally, certain electricity companies could have survived by continuing to produce binary chips. However, as the market continued to shrink, Intel eventually announced that all chips would be manufactured in-house, no longer outsourced, directly cutting off the last lifeline for certain electricity companies.
Therefore, although they had not yet declared bankruptcy, they were essentially on the verge of collapse, having ceased production for over two years.
This matter also greatly harmed the people of a certain region. First and foremost, a large number of employees of certain electricity companies were laid off. This was not all; the entire upstream and downstream industries surrounding certain electricity companies also collapsed. Ultimately, it was estimated that over a million people lost their jobs directly as a result.
But this was only the direct impact; the indirect situation was even worse. Since these million people were high-income earners and the main consumer force in the entire region, their loss of purchasing power was a devastating blow to the region's economy. As a result, in the following months, almost all industries collapsed, and the number of unemployed people eventually reached nearly four million, almost 20% of the population.
The unemployment of these people directly led to widespread resistance, which was why the return home went so smoothly. Most people were on the brink of collapse due to economic problems, and everyone hoped for a helping hand.
Although I am an unfilial son, I am still their biological child!
This was also the main reason for Boss Huang's visit. Therefore, when reporters asked him which industry he planned to invest in, Boss Huang readily replied, "We will primarily promote the tourism industry!"
"As we all know, with the continuous development of the tourism industry, Hainan Province generates a large amount of revenue from tourism every year. Moreover, during festivals and holidays, the entire Hainan Province becomes extremely crowded."
"Therefore, it would be better to develop this region along with Hainan Province into a high-end island resort destination. Consequently, Jiangnan Group plans to invest hundreds of billions of RMB to build a complete ring island travel route for the entire region, bringing all the unemployed back onto the path of tourism!"
This answer left the reporters on the scene somewhat stunned. They had originally hoped that Jiangnan Group would bring back high-end industries like the semiconductor industry. To their surprise, the answer they received was about the tourism industry.
In fact, the focus on developing the tourism industry was not solely Boss Huang's idea; higher authorities shared the same sentiment.
Otherwise, would they really help this place redevelop its semiconductor industry?
What if some unforeseen changes occurred in the future, leading to the loss of Jiangnan Group's most crucial core technologies and secrets in this region?
Furthermore, if these people were allowed to possess some core industries again, would they obediently follow orders in the future?
Finally, turning this area into a major tourist region, where everyone in the area relied on tourism for their livelihood, would truly stabilize the region.
After all, relying on tourism essentially means relying on tourists. And it is self-evident where the most tourists are. As long as the source of tourists is controlled, the entire region cannot stir up any trouble.
"Then what about our many excellent semiconductor professionals?" a media reporter asked, still unwilling to give up. "Are they also going to engage in tourism?"
"Absolutely not!" Boss Huang replied. "We believe that the local semiconductor talents are indeed excellent. Therefore, we plan to establish another large-scale semiconductor factory and research center in the interior and invite outstanding local technical talents to work there with favorable treatment!"
Well, Boss Huang's move was even more ruthless. By directly pulling the truly talented individuals back to the interior, he completely eliminated any possibility of them causing trouble.
The entire investment delegation stayed for nearly two months, signing over 3,000 cooperation project agreements and providing over 600 billion RMB in funding, involving an astonishing 3.2 million jobs.
This news, once announced, completely calmed the entire region. After all, people had to eat, and it was not a question that required much thought!
With this issue thoroughly resolved, Boss Huang officially announced in the second year that he would step down to the second line and hand over the entire company to the collective leadership of the board members. He would no longer be responsible for specific work, merely offering advice and suggestions from behind the scenes.
Of course, everyone knew that Boss Huang would not truly retire. He was only leaving the day-to-day operations; the overall development direction of the company remained firmly under his control.
However, to everyone's surprise, Huang Qu, who was widely believed to be the successor, did not join the board of directors.
But the main reason was well-known: the hovercar, which he was responsible for developing, suffered a serious accident, crashing into an office building while in operation.
This directly resulted in the deaths of two staff members inside the office building, and the driver of the hovercar was also severely injured, eventually succumbing to his injuries in the hospital.
Jiangnan Group took this accident very seriously. Boss Huang himself personally apologized to the media and launched a thorough self-examination. The conclusion reached was that the project leader, in order to expedite project approval, had falsified some crucial data, thereby deceiving the reviewers and allowing the project to proceed smoothly into the road testing phase.
The result was the tragic accident.
Although the final investigation results indicated that two vice presidents from the project management department were responsible, the reason was that Huang Qu had pressured them severely, imposing immense pressure on them. In order to complete the task, they were forced to form an alliance to alter the data.
However, there was considerable debate surrounding this investigation result. Many believed that these two vice presidents were merely scapegoats, and that Huang Qu was the one who had truly erred. But how could Boss Huang allow his own flesh and blood to be imprisoned?
Therefore, through various means, the two vice presidents were made to take the blame, serving three years in prison in exchange for his son's safety.
But the truth was that Boss Huang did not favor Huang Qu at all. The investigation results indicated that the two vice presidents had acted on their own initiative, causing the problem. However, regardless of how Boss Huang defended himself, it was difficult to clear his name. Furthermore, Huang Qu bore significant responsibility. If he had not been so insistent on conducting road tests within the year, the two vice presidents would not have committed such a foolish act.
Therefore, Boss Huang ultimately chose silence. However, Huang Qu also stepped down from his position as the head of the hovercar project and ended up returning to university to study.
As a result, Jiangnan Group found itself in a prolonged period of lacking a successor.
However, fortunately, everyone knew that Huang Fan was still around, and he had consistently continued to create new glorious records for Chinese football. This year, they once again won the World Cup championship, and this time, they did not resort to the handball defense tactic but secured victory in all matches through sheer strength.
After all, the average age of this team was only 21, and they were still in the ascending phase of their individual development.
Their current average age is 25, and their abilities have greatly improved compared to four years ago, having entered their peak state. Winning the championship was only natural.
The only regret was that Huang Fan had very limited appearances this time. Apart from playing the last 10 minutes in the quarter-final match, he was not seen in goal again.
As the team's strength continued to grow, they no longer needed to rely on penalty shootouts to win. Thus, Huang Fan naturally lost his opportunity to stand in front of the goal.
However, Huang Fan's mentality was not affected in the slightest, and he continued to train diligently.
Time thus slowly advanced to the year 2040.
This year, our Boss Huang was 64 years old, an age at which he should have retired. However, he miraculously maintained the state and appearance of someone in their early thirties. Some people boldly speculated that Boss Huang must have obtained Taiyin Lingji through some means.
However, compared to a few years ago, the difficulty of obtaining Taiyin Lingji has significantly decreased. This is because the Taoist Association of China successively announced that dozens of True Masters had ascended to immortality, all of whom had visited the Guanghan Palace and were able to bring back Taiyin Lingji.
Considering the world's immense need for these items, the Taoist Association generously transferred all the Taiyin Lingji they obtained at a very low price, approximately over a million US dollars per bottle, to Taoist associations worldwide. These associations then coordinated the sales of these Taiyin Lingji.
Therefore, the Madam Versailles lost her greatest value. However, with her outstanding performance in the first year, Madam Versailles was successfully re-elected as President for another term, leading the country into a great era of racial equality.
Although such a great era was accompanied by the collapse of many public services and large corporate institutions, and their voices seemed to be less effective in many situations, in her final years, Madam Versailles even made an unprecedented proposal for all nuclear-armed countries to destroy their nuclear weapons, a grand peace plan. Unfortunately, it did not receive approval. However, under Madam Versailles' leadership, the country ultimately became more free.
Unfortunately, Madam Versailles passed away prematurely in 2038 due to overwork. However, her successor, Young Swift, continued to carry Madam Versailles' banner, preparing to run for President again.
However, this time they did not intend to participate as members of the GH party or MZ party. Instead, they established a new party called the Versailles Party, which compiled all of Madam Versailles' words and actions during her lifetime, her quotes, and her views on various matters, as well as the principles of national governance, into a canon.
This canon was then divided into the core principles of the entire Versailles Party, somewhat similar to the Analects.
And due to Madam Versailles' excellent work, the Versailles Party gained a large number of voters upon its establishment. Almost all Black people became loyal voters of the Versailles Party, and the next presidential election was unprecedentedly entering a state of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."
However, Boss Huang was no longer very interested in these matters. In fact, he had lost his ability to control Young Swift. Society had developed its own independent ideas, and he genuinely considered himself Versailles' successor.
Since that was the case, Boss Huang very decisively withdrew all his constraints on him, allowing this Black financial god to stir things up. Boss Huang eagerly anticipated the subsequent results.
[PS: The grand finale is just a few chapters away. If you remember any plot holes that haven't been filled, please feel free to remind me here, and I will fill them in!]