1990My Entertainment System

Chapter 113 Admire from afar, but do not befriend.
Mr. Shen publicly claimed that the market prospects for Great Wall Motors' energy-saving motors are limitless. He said that if one-third of the wind turbines in operation in China were replaced, 40 billion kilowatts of electricity could be saved in a year. Investing in Great Wall Motors is like waiting for money to fall from the sky.

In May 1992, a huge sum of money was spent to hold an expert appraisal meeting on "energy-saving motor technology" in Diaoyutai.

After obtaining the "endorsement" from experts, he did not choose to promote it extensively in Yanjing, but instead chose Hainan Province, which was then known as an "adventurer's paradise," as his first stop.

My friend there said that last year he hired a large number of dancers, promising them high kickbacks to attract investors.

This tactic was incredibly effective—a large number of business owners who frequented nightclubs at night followed the advice of their "confidantes" and generously spent their money.

In just 20 days, he raised 2000 million yuan.

Now, in some reports, Great Wall Corporation has become a top company with 12 billion yuan in fixed assets and more than 300 patents, and is the "new Great Wall" of China's science and technology and industry!
—Studying journalism, studying~
His fundraising team has now swept across 17 cities nationwide, with more than 100,000 people participating. Nine of these cities have raised more than 50 million yuan, with Beijing having the most, raising 200 million yuan. The total amount raised exceeds 1 billion yuan.

As for how well the "high-efficiency energy-saving motor" is selling?

God knows!
They even paid more than 1100 million yuan in taxes—that makes their case even more impeccable!
Now, this person probably not only knows that Xia Tian is rich and wants him to spend some money, but also wants to trick Xia Tian into endorsing him and deceiving more people!

I guess they've expanded too much and can't afford to pay the interest anymore; they're not even able to keep borrowing from Peter to pay Paul!
On the verge of a major disaster!

……

Summer sat behind the table pondering this matter, while Yong sat on the sofa without saying a word, just drinking tea.

“We can’t get involved in this…” Xia Tian said.

Yong looked at him, but remained silent.

Xia Tian continued, "But since we've run into them, it would be impolite to pretend we don't know anything. Although those people were fooled because of greed, they're still breaking the law. Shouldn't we step in and do something about it?"

"But we can't step in. Who knows who's behind him in this kind of thing..."

Summer made a few phone calls and then made several trips over the next two days, but managed to push the matter away.

The rest is up to the higher-ups!
On March 2nd, Xia Tian was paying attention to another important event.

This is a really big deal!

In the summer, he even used his connections to personally witness the construction of China's first dedicated line to the Internet at the Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences!
This is an international satellite leased by the research institute from AT&T, connected to a 64k leased line in the Stanford Linear Accelerator in the United States!

China is now connected to the world!

The researchers around him were thrilled, while Xia Tian, ​​though outwardly calm, was inwardly turbulent.

The internet age is about to begin!

This is the spirit of the times that summer has been waiting for!

Blow! Blow hard!
The good wind uses its power to send me to the blue clouds!
On March 4th, some news broke out at Yenching University.

As one of only two top universities in China, the changes at Yenching University are sure to capture the hearts of people of all ages in Beijing.

Today, Yenching University has chosen to demolish a 600-meter-long section of its south wall facing the street and renovate it into a commercial street with an area of ​​approximately 25000 square meters.

Yenching University demolished its wall and turned it into a commercial street, which caused a huge uproar across the country.

The newspapers were rife with criticism!
It is said that a student from Yenching University gave a radical speech: "This is a great tragedy. From now on, Yenching University will no longer produce a pure scholar."

Some media outlets have also said, "Whether we like it or not, the concept of the ivory tower is disappearing here. Yenching University, which is known for its emphasis on academics and politics, will be associated with the market economy."

Wenhui Daily boldly asserted: "Yenching University is bidding farewell not only to a wall, but perhaps also to an era of walls."

The leader in charge of this project is the main supporter of this matter.

He said, "China is leading the way in integrating industry, academia, and research. This is one of China's most promising highlights."

Eight years later, in April 2001, Yenching University announced that it would rebuild the south wall.

The winds of time are always changing; don't think you can live a carefree life based on one person or one thing.

Be prepared to embrace change, rather than passively accepting it.

……

Zhang Li returned home early that day; she had bought a music album at a music store on the street. Zhang Li said, "I heard them playing songs; they were really good, and I heard they're very popular right now!"

Zhang Li was passing by a music store, wanting to see how well Xia Tian's four music albums were selling, when she accidentally heard the singing.

When I asked the owner, it turned out he was from the same hometown as her—the singer was also from Sichuan, so I bought a copy.

When I got it in the summer, I read, "I'll Never Understand Your Tenderness."
The singer is Chen Lin; I even knew her last summer.

Because she was one of the first female singers to emerge from the Beijing music scene—she was signed by Lao Cui's manager (though they later broke up).

This is her first album, and it's said to be selling well—it's quite impressive that it managed to maintain a certain level of sales despite the summer heat.

But in the original timeline, she apparently committed suicide by jumping off a building...

It's possible to release an album in Beijing now without using the same song, but it's extremely inconvenient!

Summer has practically turned the same song into an ecosystem in the Beijing music scene. You're in every link of this chain, and it's very difficult to leave it.

However, Xia Tian soon received a phone call and stopped paying attention to the album.

Brother Yong called and said that there was action from above.

And the first thing they did was issue a notice from the People's Bank of China...

This notice defined the "Great Wall Model" and required Great Wall Company to "refund the funds raised within a specified period".

And this Mr. Shen has gone mad!
He actually organized a group of lawyers to sue the president of Renmin Bank, seeking 1 million yuan in compensation?
He also held a press conference with Chinese and foreign journalists, claiming that the conflict between the two departments had implicated his private enterprise, and now he didn't want to continue operating it and was preparing to auction it off overseas.
However, the entrances of Great Wall Company's various branches were packed with people demanding their immediate redemption of their investments.

This guy is finished.

He didn't even know why he died.

Just two days ago, he called Xia Tian, ​​constantly trying to build rapport and praising how great his investment project was.

However, Xia Tian found his methods of flaunting wealth and showing off his power utterly meaningless.

His extravagant lifestyle was all stuff he'd already done in the summer, and the gentlemen at those banquets were people he could see all the time.

All my hard work only earned me the right to see me once.
……

Summer received a call from Hong Kong; it was Ah Ying calling.

"Tian, ​​I recently had a cameo role in Stephen Chow's movie, and he wants me to ask you if you'd be interested in having a cameo role too?"

"Movie? What movie?"

Summer wasn't really interested, since people from later generations all know that Stephen Chow is someone you can admire from afar but not befriend.

Ah Ying herself mentioned to Xia Tian that Zhou Xingxing is now extremely arrogant and has a very cold, even hostile, attitude towards his former acquaintances.

However, he treated Ah Ying quite well. I don't know if it's because we've known each other for years or because Ah Ying has Xia Tian backing her up.

Stephen Chow looks down on other actors, and he doesn't even really respect directors like Wong Jing.

But Summer is different—Summer's identity as an actor, Palme d'Or director, or director of a box office hit in the United States has no value to him.

But he's a super-rich man in the summer!
Ever since he learned about Bai Ze Venture Capital, he wanted to join the investment team and make money effortlessly.

But they said they wouldn't accept anything under 5000 million!
Even if you have enough assets, you still need someone to introduce you!
But after learning that Bai Ze Venture Capital was backed by Huo Daheng's daughter and Xia Tian, ​​his feelings were completely different!

So, they were just dabbling in making movies?!

Ah Ying said, "The movie is called 'Flirting Scholar'. Oh, by the way, the female lead is the same one from 'Farewell My Concubine'. You guys know her, right?"

...After chatting for a while, Xia Tian still decided to go to Hong Kong.

I don't do cameos in movies, I'm afraid of getting into fights on set.

But Ah Ying mentioned something else that Xia Tian found quite interesting.

(End of this chapter)