Chu Jun, the founder of Yinhai, is already in his forties this year.

His wife's side has good conditions, doing import and export trade, and he himself is quite capable.

When Su Yehao bought a Siheyuan (courtyard house) in Si Jiucheng (Four-Nine City, a common name for Beijing), Chu Jun followed suit and bought a small courtyard house near the imperial city. After renovation and decoration, the price increased by three to four million RMB in just one year.

The couple drove a Bentley in the 1990s. The tax imported from Japan was more expensive than the car itself. They believed they had earned enough money in their lives and began to enjoy their retirement life in advance.

Now, the affairs of Yinhai Network Group, big and small, have been handed over to the former second-in-command, Lei Bu Si, the “Areyouok?” guy.

Chu Jun took on the title of former general manager and began to dabble in the venture capital industry, not only selecting potential high-tech companies but also taking over a restaurant. He once invited Su Yehao to visit, but Su Yehao has not been able to find the time.

At this moment.

It was rare to receive a call from Chu Jun, and Su Yehao was a little puzzled.

Mainly because this person no longer manages the company's affairs, so he thought that something major had happened to Yinhai, and Lei Bu Si himself was embarrassed to speak, so he asked Chu Jun to contact him.

Hearing Su Yehao's question, Chu Jun laughed heartily on the other end of the phone and said, "I did call you this time for something. I'm not retired early? I've been traveling around recently and occasionally seeing old friends."

"...Well, and then? Just say what's up. I'll definitely help if I can," Su Yehao said.

Every time he went to Si Jiucheng, Chu Jun helped a lot before and after. In addition, this second shareholder single-handedly built Yinhai. In order to maintain the stability of the company, it was important to maintain a good relationship.

Chu Jun seemed a little embarrassed, and then said:

"Originally, I didn't want to bother you, but a friend came to me, and the relationship is particularly good... His teacher has recently encountered some difficulties. I heard that he had a falling out with his boss and wanted to strike out on his own. He definitely has the technical experience, and he is also first-class in the circle. It's just the funding, the shortfall is a bit large, so I thought that Young Master Su might be interested, so I called you to tell you. It's okay whether you invest or not, I was just babbling after drinking too much, I'm really sorry."

Since latching onto Su Yehao's coattails and reviving the almost-defunct Yinhai, Chu Jun's reputation has soared to the peak of his life.

He likes to make friends, and he can always be shrouded in a halo at the dinner table.

Last night, he met a few old friends, drank too much happily, and when he heard his old friend talk about the difficulty of finding funds, he patted his chest and said he could help. It wasn't until today when his friend asked about it that he began to have a headache.

After all, Su Yehao's "hands-off shopkeeper" and "ignoring worldly affairs" have long been famous among Yinhai executives.

Last year, the sales of the WPS office suite, which was developed with millions of investment, were not good. After Lei Bu Si reported it nervously, he only got the words "Oh, I see" from Su Yehao.

Afterwards, nothing happened. Things were still the same as before, and the bonuses and benefits were not lacking. Instead, he received a low-interest loan of over ten million from Su Yehao to develop the Yinhai portal website.

If they don't take the initiative to contact him, they may not receive a call from Su Yehao for half a year, as if he has forgotten that they have this company.

Therefore.

Knowing Su Yehao's temper, Chu Jun always felt that it was not good to ask Su Yehao for help as soon as he called without usually greeting him.

Su Yehao is indeed annoyed by favors. He is not a smooth, socially adept personality, but since Chu Jun has mentioned it, he should give him some face. He asked with a smile, "It's okay, your friend's teacher? He should be quite old, what kind of work does he do? My KOKO Venture Capital is looking for projects. If it's suitable, it's not completely impossible."

"Well, that Liangxiang who manufactures computers, I don't know if Young Master Su has heard of it? Their teacher is engaged in technology there, and he was rated as an academician a few years ago. This title is very valuable. It seems that he is preparing to strike out on his own because he had a falling out with the company's boss."

After Chu Jun finished speaking, Su Yehao was stunned.

How could he not know about the academician that the other party was talking about? He could see news about him from time to time.

Ni Danan, who abandoned his high salary in Canada in the 1980s and resolutely returned to China to develop computers, entered Lianxiang by chance. He was fired for some reason and later fought with a conscience of the industry for more than twenty years.

This is a real pillar of talent, one of the big shots in the field of domestic informatization.

After asking carefully.

Su Yehao learned that Liangxiang's boss planned to engage in trade first, purchasing parts from abroad for assembly and OEM, which could easily make money by reselling them.

And this Mr. Ni Danan believes that since Liangxiang has made money and has innate advantages, it should invest funds in independent research and development. After proposing the establishment of a design center, he was rejected by the boss with a "no".

In short, it is a divergence between the ideal aspirations of scientific research experts and the profit-seeking ideas of businessmen.

At this time, Chu Jun was still on the other end of the phone, introducing, "Academician Ni wants to take the development path of technology, industry, and trade, but their boss wants to do trade first, and then use the money for research and development to create their own products..."

Hearing this, Su Yehao couldn't help but laugh for some reason.

The idea of ​​making money first and then investing is generally not wrong. If there is not enough funds, it is important to accumulate strength.

However, this "accumulation of strength" lasted for more than twenty years, and Su Yehao did not see any movement until the accident happened, which seemed very funny.

Only Su Yehao himself knew the funny part of it.

Xiao Nizi and Jiang Yu looked over, not knowing what he was laughing at. It was rare to see Young Master Hao so happy. Xiao Nizi also smiled happily, holding the chocolate, praising her own skillful hands, just pretending not to see the pile of defective products next to her.

On the other end of the phone.

Chu Jun was also confused and asked in wonder, "What's wrong?"

Su Yehao coughed twice, thought about it, and told him, "Okay, you can connect me with this Mr. Ni. The idea of ​​technology research and development is consistent with my next needs. We can sit down and discuss it. Since he is unhappy working there, then he can jump ship and come to work here. The specifics will be discussed then."

Originally, he didn't want to wade into muddy waters for the time being, and even if he helped to solve certain problems, he should wait until his strength was stronger.

However, if he happens to encounter it by chance, it seems that it is not impossible to invest some money in certain key areas.

If the operation is good, making money and solving the problem of being restricted can be achieved at the same time. Whether it is manufacturing personal computers, or designing and producing chips, they all belong to the upcoming hot areas.

Especially the manufacturing of computers, anyway, it is just assembly. It can be done with a little money, and there is basically no technical threshold. There are plenty of foreign manufacturers who are willing to transfer, but the shortage of personal computers is very large.

It is a bit difficult to get involved in chips and other fields.

But it's only 1999, there is still plenty of time, and there is a chance to develop slowly.

In the field of chip foundry, even if it can't be first-class, being a second-class manufacturer is enough to make a lot of money, and it is worth spending some money to try it out, take the opportunity to lay a foundation first, and don't ask to do the best, just don't be too bad in the long run.

Setting the goal low, Su Yehao has no pressure.

Instead, he felt eager to try because he had finally encountered a project worth working hard on.

Seeing that Su Yehao was so straightforward, Chu Jun was completely relieved and smiled, "That's good! I'll call my friend back. What time do you have available?"

"Anytime, today is fine, I bought a private jet, and I can just go to the mainland to try it out..."