The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 557 Investment
Liu Hua was invited to visit a modern factory called Jin Dongfang, which is the best panel manufacturer in China and a company that domestic semiconductor professionals have high hopes for, hoping that they can replace imported panels from abroad in the future.

However, the market is not quite right this year. The global LCD panel market has entered a downward cycle, while Kingmax has just invested heavily in building a fifth-generation production line in Beijing.

The money was spent, but the market started to decline. To be honest, they were already used to it for such a troubled company.

Having always been on the verge of poverty and lack of money, Jin Dongfang was already used to it. Seeing that the situation was not good this year, they immediately began to recruit more people.

Golden East's equity structure is incredibly fragmented because so many investors and bigwigs have poured money into it. Although it's not a hopeless case, it's constantly facing challenges, which is unbearable.

The result of this attempt to find people was that, through an introduction, they located Liu Hua, who was about to become the next victim.

"Academician Liu, this is the situation. We urgently need funds to weather the downturn of the next two years." Jin Dongfang's various managers cautiously stated, "Our technology and equipment are quite good."

Liu Hua smiled and nodded: "That's right, you are all quite good at these things, but you just always seem to have bad luck. It's okay, you don't need to be so careful. The fact that I came here means that I still have faith in you."

“That’s right.” The middleman said with a smile, “Academician Liu is very clear about the development of our country’s semiconductor industry. He also knows your Golden East very well. Since he’s willing to come and visit, he must be willing to invest and maybe even offer some advice.”

Liu Hua joked, "You guys all see me as a piece of Tang Monk's flesh, you all want to take a bite out of me."

In the end, Liu Hua received 500 million yuan in exchange for some small shares. He also stayed at Jin Dongfang for three days, during which he was surrounded by Jin Dongfang's research staff.

This is a living authority, one that I can see and touch. I must learn something from Liu Hua, otherwise I'll be passing by a treasure mountain empty-handed.

In order to impart some knowledge, Liu Hua specially spent tens of thousands of points to exchange for screen-related technology. Three days were only enough to teach a very basic amount of knowledge, but the direction Liu Hua left behind was the most valuable. As long as Jin Dongfang could master even 30% of it, the development of the next 20 years should not be a big problem.

This was probably the first time Liu Hua had invested in another company, and many people were surprised and then very happy when they heard the news.

Since Liu Hua is willing to invest in Golden East, he might also be willing to invest in his own company.

Jin Dongfang makes screens, and it's a high-tech company that also runs websites. It's one of the hottest tech companies right now.

Unfortunately, many people submitted applications to Liu Hua's company hoping that Liu Hua could provide investment, but Liu Hua did not respond to any of them.

He invested in Golden Oriental because BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. truly had a future. As for the companies that submitted applications, he had never even heard of them, and the industries they operated in were all over the place. Liu Hua was too lazy to even think about distinguishing them, so he simply rejected them all.

Because of this, many people spread rumors that Liu Hua is stingy, but Liu Hua previously spent 500 million yuan at Jin Dongfang, which is real money. If he is so generous, how can he be called stingy? Besides, that one penny is too much.

As a result, gradually no one submitted applications to Liu Hua anymore, hoping that he would invest.

However, some people were persistent and continued to apply to Taiyi Group, insisting that their project had great potential.

Moreover, his founder flew to Beijing in March and May, hoping to have a face-to-face talk with Liu Hua. He felt that with his creative technology and ideas, he should be able to win Liu Hua's favor.

Unfortunately, Liu Hua wasn't home in March and May. In March, he flew to Xinjiang to discuss the possibility of researching controlled nuclear fusion with researchers at his institute. Although the project wasn't officially approved immediately, the nuclear research institute had already begun preliminary work and planned to formally approve it within one or two years.

In May, Liu Hua attended an internal naval meeting, which mainly discussed the design of the next generation of anti-ship missiles. The task of designing the anti-ship missile's engine was assigned to Liu Hua.

In July, the founder flew to Beijing again. He has a truly tenacious spirit, and even the receptionists at Taiyi Group know him.

Out of sympathy, I reported it to the authorities.

When Liu Hua saw the business card handed to him, he immediately sat up straight. The business card did not list a company, but rather the name of a studio.

The Great River.

Only now does Liu Hua clearly remember that in his previous life he owned five drones, all from Dajiang. He also remembers the name of the founder because he has a deep understanding of Dajiang's history.

"Please invite him in." Liu Hua said very politely, "He's already come three times. He's very persistent. I really want to meet him. I'm quite interested in him."

When Wang Tao walked into Liu Hua's office, he was still a little at a loss. The surprise came too suddenly. He thought that Liu Hua had rejected him the previous two times he came, and that Liu Hua's absence was just an excuse from the company.

“You’ve come three times now,” Liu Hua said with a smile. “I heard you wanted to talk to me in person. Now that we’re face to face, what do you want to talk about?”

Wang Tao was at a loss, but Liu Hua gestured for him to sit down and even made him a cup of tea: "Don't be nervous, I'm not some kind of monster with three heads and six arms, talk to me slowly."

After calming himself down, Wang Tao took out his laptop from his bag, opened a PowerPoint presentation, and began to demonstrate it to Liu Hua.

"This is the idea behind our studio."

Liu Hua nodded: "Drones have a bright future. You have made an excellent choice in this field. This industry is worth your in-depth cultivation."

"Academician Liu, are you familiar with drones? Many people nowadays treat our designs as those model airplane toys."

Liu Hua laughed heartily: "Of course I know about drones. I was probably designing drones when you were still in elementary school."

"Academician Liu, do you also research drones? Why haven't we seen any drones designed by you on the market?"

Liu Hua smiled and said, "I designed an unmanned bomber with a range of 3,000 kilometers. Where do you think we should see it?"

Wang Tao was dumbfounded. Liu Hua smiled and said, "Keep it a secret."

(End of this chapter)