Rebirth of Hong Kong Island, leading the technology war

Chapter 232 No Longer a Prodigal Son

Chapter 232 No Longer a Prodigal Son
Hu Jiangshan laughed: "Forgot? How is that possible?"

Yuan Caihua was stunned: "Are you ready?"

"Yeah, I'm ready."

Yuan Caihua breathed a sigh of relief: "I was worried that you would come without any preparation, so I prepared a gift for you in advance."

Hu Jiangshan was stunned: "Prepared for me in advance?"

"Yes, if you really didn't bring anything, just give what I prepared to the old man."

Hu Jiangshan asked curiously: "Mom, what did you prepare for me?"

Yuan Caihua laughed and replied, "Bag."

Hu Jiangshan's eyes widened: "Bag? You want me to give grandpa a bag?"

"Oh, what are you thinking? This is not an ordinary bag. It is a limited edition from Guqi, suitable for the elderly!"

Hu Jiangshan couldn't help but roll his eyes.

My mother is really awesome. Not only did she prepare birthday gifts for her son in advance, she also prepared bags. Her mind is really full of bags.

But then again, if Hu Jiangshan was still the prodigal son he used to be, he might not bring any gifts, and then we could only give him the things his mother prepared for him.

Fortunately, Hu Jiangshan is different now, so he can avoid this embarrassing step.

I saw that everyone else had already given their gifts.

Yuan Caihua said: "Where is your gift?"

Hu Jiangshan waved his hand: "Don't worry, it's still in the car. I'll get it right away."

Having said that, Hu Jiangshan stood up and went out.

Yuan Caihua was still a little nervous, wondering what Hu Jiangshan had prepared and whether it would be undone.

At this time, Hu Wenxin also came over and asked Yuan Caihua in a low voice: "Where is Ah Shan?"

"out."

Hu Wenxin was stunned: "He went out? What was he doing? Everyone was sending gifts, and he..."

"He just went to get the gift. He's in the car."

Hu Wenxin said "Oh" and said, "What gift did Ashan prepare? It can be..."

Having said that, Hu Wenxin also took a look at the various gifts on the table.

Although Hu Yingxiang did not invite too many people, the Hu family is a large family with many relatives and friends. Seven or eight tables were set up in the Hu's old house, all of which could accommodate more than ten people and were all full.

With so many people, there were of course many gifts, and they all looked very valuable.

For example, jadeite, jade ornaments, high-end and rare supplements, and even tickets for round-the-world travel.

Regardless of whether Hu Yingxiang's body can withstand it or not, at least he has to show his sincerity.

For an occasion like this, you can't just give anything as a gift.

Can Hu Jiangshan choose the right one? Don't embarrass yourself in public.

Hu Wenxin thought so and felt very nervous.

But Hu Wenxin thought about it carefully again. Hu Jiangshan had embarrassed himself many times before, and it brought shame upon their two parents as well.

This person gets used to being thrown around after being thrown around for a while.

It's just that his son Hu Jiangshan's performance has been so good recently that not only has he not embarrassed Hu Wenxin and his wife for a long time, but he has also occasionally been in the spotlight and received praise. Even Hu Jiangshan has begun to have a good reputation.

From simplicity to luxury is easy, from luxury to simplicity is difficult.

If Hu Jiangshan embarrasses himself again this time, Hu Wenxin and his wife may not be able to accept it.

So many eyes are watching.

Hu Yingxiang doesn't care what gift Hu Jiangshan will give, but others do.

Sure enough, many people at the scene looked over here intentionally or unintentionally, and some were whispering and talking, as if they were discussing Hu Jiangshan.

"It seems that Ashan didn't send any gift."

"Didn't Sister Hua and Brother Xin send it off?"

"That was a gift from the couple, so it can't be considered Ashan's."

"Hey, Ashan may not deliver it."

"How can that be? It's nothing!"

"Why not? Anyway, Mr. Hu doesn't care. He loves Ah Shan so much. Even if you give him a piece of paper, he will be happy."

"You can't say that. Although Mr. Hu loves Ah Shan, it would be unreasonable if he didn't give Ah Shan anything."

"You're right, it does hurt the appearance."

At this time, someone said, "Look, look, Ah Shan is coming in with something."

Everyone looked towards the door and saw Hu Jiangshan holding a long and thin box.

Everyone was well-informed and knew that what Hu Jiangshan brought in were things like calligraphy and paintings.

"Oh, what Ah Shan brought was calligraphy and painting."

"Sure, the old man really likes this stuff, Ashan made the right choice."

"The old man only likes the best products. I don't know where Ah Shan bought it from. He might have bought a fake."

"That shouldn't be the case. Is Ashan that stupid?"

"Hey, calligraphy and antiques are hard to describe. Not to mention people who don't know much about them, even people who know a little about them can easily be fooled."

Hu Wenxin and Yuan Caihua also looked worried.

Yuan Caihua said, "Ashan wouldn't buy any fakes, would he?"

Hu Wenxin shook his head with a serious look on his face, obviously feeling that his son might have really been cheated.

And Hu Jiangshan must have spent a lot of money. This guy never saves money.

Yuan Caihua added: "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter even if it's a fake. As long as the intention is there, that's enough."

"Can that be the same?"

Hu Wenxin obviously doesn't think so.

At this time, Hu Yingxiang was still chatting with his brother Hu Zhonghan. When he saw Hu Jiangshan coming over, he couldn't help but smile.

As others have said, although Hu Yingxiang loves his grandson very much and doesn't care whether he will prepare a gift or not, he will be very happy if he really does.

However, Hu Yingxiang was still a little surprised. He didn't expect Hu Jiangshan to prepare calligraphy and paintings.

This shows that the other party really has intentions.

However, it is not easy to buy good calligraphy and paintings. Calligraphy and painting enthusiasts like Hu Yingxiang have to spend a lot of time and effort to find a good one.

But it doesn’t matter. As long as Hu Jiangshan’s intention is there, it’s enough. At least it shows that Hu Yingxiang’s love for him is not in vain.

At this time, Hu Zhonghan smiled and said, "Oh, Ashan wants to donate calligraphy and paintings, which is really what your grandfather likes."

Hu Yingxiang laughed: "Not really, as long as the thought is there, it doesn't matter what you give me."

Hu Zhonghan asked Hu Jiangshan: "I'm just curious, whose calligraphy and painting is this?"

Hu Jiangshan said with a smile: "Why don't I take out the calligraphy and painting now, and let the two grandfathers see if they recognize this master."

Of course there is no problem with Hu Yingxiang and Hu Zhonghan.

Others were surprised that Hu Jiangshan was so confident that he actually showed the gift for Mr. Hu in public.

Could it be that this is really someone's authentic work?

So everyone's attention was drawn to it.

Hu Jiangshan put the box on the table, opened it, and took out a scroll of calligraphy and painting from it.

Hu Jiangshan exchanged glances with Hu Guorong, who immediately came over to help Hu Jiangshan unfold the calligraphy and painting.

Wow, this is a very large and wide painting. If it is authentic, it can be called a masterpiece!

Others came over spontaneously.

Hu Yingxiang and Hu Zhonghan stood up involuntarily, walked to the table, and carefully examined the contents of the calligraphy and painting.

Almost everyone was shocked.

This painting is so impactful. Although I don’t know who the artist is, I can tell it’s not a low-level piece just by looking at the level.

Of course, if it is a painting by an unknown person, it won’t be that expensive.

At this time, Hu Yingxiang's expression changed.

Sure enough, Hu Yingxiang saw the signature behind the poem.

"This...is this Kong Fengyan's painting?"

Hu Zhonghan was very surprised when he heard this: "Kong Fengyan? The man from the mainland who is good at painting landscapes?"

Hu Yingxiang did not respond, obviously fascinated by what he saw.

Others began to talk and whisper again.

"Kong Fengyan? Oh, that's quite famous."

"Of course, Kong Fengyan is a master of Chinese studies, his level is beyond compare."

"It can't be true, right? Kong Fengyan's landscape paintings are very rare."

"Yes, there is none on the market."

However, Hu Yingxiang suddenly said, "This, this is the original! It was painted by Teacher Kong Fengyan himself!"

Hu Yingxiang's voice was obviously very excited, which really hit his liking.

Hu Jiangshan smiled and said, "Grandpa, you really have a good eye. This is a painting I specially went to Teacher Kong Fengyan's house to ask for. It is Teacher Kong's latest painting."

When Hu Yingxiang heard this, his eyes lit up.

"You went to Teacher Kong Fengyan's house?"

Hu Jiangshan nodded: "Yes, someone introduced me to you."

Everyone else was shocked. They didn't expect Hu Jiangshan to have this ability.

Since they went to Kong Fengyan's house to ask for a painting, it must be his own painting. A top master like him would not bother to find a ghostwriter. Even if it was really painted by a ghostwriter, he would definitely mark it out and would not put his own signature on it.

Hu Ying was so fond of the painting that he wanted to find someone to frame it and hang it in his study.

Fortunately, Hu Zhonghan persuaded him and asked someone to put the painting away first. After all, they could do these things after the banquet.

Sure enough, Hu Yingxiang couldn't stop smiling and became more and more fond of Hu Jiangshan.

Yuan Caihua was quite pleased and said, "See? My son is really capable. He can easily get paintings by famous artists!"

Hu Wenxin was also smiling, but still said: "Don't be too exaggerated, famous paintings are not something you can get casually."

Yuan Caihua didn't care about this. Her son was really capable. She was convinced of this and kept praising Hu Jiangshan to the people around her.

Hu Wenxin was in a good mood and naturally would not ruin his show.

There's actually nothing to dismantle.

This time Hu Jiangshan did show up, and almost everyone had a look of envy and admiration on their faces.

It is estimated that no one in the family will mock Hu Jiangshan as a prodigal son in the future, at least not in public.

At this time, all the younger generations of the Hu family gathered around Hu Jiangshan and asked him all kinds of questions.

Mainly to inquire about Kong Fengyan.

Who wouldn't want Kong Fengyan's calligraphy and paintings, especially his landscape paintings, which are the hard currency of the wealthy. Even if you don't know how to appreciate them, what can't be accomplished by giving them as gifts?

But Hu Jiangshan would not reveal too much, at least he would not tell others about Kong Fengyan's move to Hong Kong Island.

If they really knew about this, they would definitely visit Kong Fengyan and ask for paintings and calligraphy, which would be too disturbing to Teacher Kong.

Hu Jiangshan is not such a tactless person.

In the evening, Hu Jiangshan returned to his apartment in Victoria Harbour.

After a busy day, Hu Jiangshan felt a little tired. He took a nice bath, then took a bottle of lemonade from the refrigerator and drank it while watching TV.

Hu Jiangshan seldom watched TV in his previous life, or almost never watched it, but after his rebirth, he watched it more frequently.

In addition to the Internet, TV news is the best channel to obtain information.

Moreover, there are many news channels in Hong Kong Island, as well as many economic and political commentary programs, and you can also watch international news.

As mentioned earlier, Hu Jiangshan's rebirth created a butterfly effect, and many events changed.

Especially some major events, all of them were brought forward.

Hu Jiangshan reads the news so as not to miss out on any information coming from the beacon country across the ocean, so as not to be caught off guard.

Hu Jiangshan switched to a British channel, which was broadcasting the news.

Hu Jiangshan's English is very good and he can understand the news easily.

This piece of news caught Hu Jiangshan's attention. The content was that several members of the Lighthouse Country were preparing to submit a bill to prohibit the Lighthouse Country's artificial intelligence-related companies from cooperating with Chinese companies.

Hu Jiangshan was very surprised.

I didn't expect this event to happen so quickly.

If Hu Jiangshan remembered correctly, this incident happened in his previous life five years later.

The news also interviewed one of the congressmen, whose name was Galakal.

This congressman is quite famous and has always been hostile to China.

Galak said that after investigation, he and his colleagues believed that artificial intelligence will cause the next generation of technological revolution and is the most promising technological field, so it is necessary to completely restrict cooperation with China in related fields now.

I have to say that Galakal is not as stupid as he looks, and his views are indeed very forward-looking.

If the artificial intelligence companies in the Beacon Country stop cooperating with China, it will indeed cause great trouble to China. For example, China will no longer be able to directly purchase the most advanced NVIDIA GPU chips.

Without GPU chips, companies such as HKUST Feixun will not be able to improve computing power, which will affect the development of artificial intelligence.

However, although this incident was brought forward, the impact on Chinese companies should not be too great because of the presence of Hu Jiangshan at this time.

Now Huayao's Ascend 910 has entered the commercial mass production stage. Although the production capacity is not very large, it can at least meet the current demand.

If more companies come to Huayao to buy Shengteng chips in the future, Hu Jiangshan can just increase the production capacity of the Tenglong Island production line to its maximum capacity.

The next morning, Hu Jiangshan was still sleeping.

The phone rang and Hu Jiangshan was woken up.

【Caller ID: Wang Chengdong】

Hu Jiangshan took a dazed look, then got up and pressed the answer button.

Wang Chengdong called so early, which means there is something urgent.

Sure enough, Wang Chengdong's slightly urgent voice came from the other side.

"Brother Hu, are you busy?"

"……busy."

"what?"

Hu Jiangshan smiled bitterly and said, "Boss Wang, I haven't gotten up yet. I'm busy sleeping."

"Hey, what kind of busy work is this? There's no time to sleep. Oh, which girl is it with?"

"You... Mr. Wang, what's the matter?"