My Realistic Simulation Game

Chapter 172: Another epic achievement, earth-shattering.

After Lin Shiyun left in a hurry, Wu Zhenghong felt a little confused, but since Qin Yuan, the person in question, was still there, he didn't take it too seriously.

The two chatted for a while longer in the office, mainly about the procedures, security, and some details of publicity coordination for the opening day on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

Subsequently, Wu Zhenghong offered to accompany Qin Yuan to inspect the commercial layout of the first floor of the China World Trade Center.

Walking on the gleaming marble floor, Wu Zhenghong introduced the properties with great familiarity: "President Qin, as you can see, the leasing space on the first floor of Phase 1 of our China World Trade Center is basically full, and we've brought in brands with international influence."

"Over there is Zegna, next to it is Dunhill, and further on is Cartier... We are committed to providing our customers in the China World Trade Center with the most premium and international shopping experience."

He paused, as if remembering something, and added, "Oh right, the 'Li Ning' brand also came to talk to us a while ago. They got a good location on the second floor and are expected to officially open on April 30th."

"This is their second store in Yanjing and their sixth store nationwide. They're doing really well."

He listed them off: "Besides our China World Trade Center and Parkview Green, they have also established a presence in high-end shopping malls in major cities such as Wuhan Hang Lung, Nanning Wanguo, Shenyang Zhongjie, and Chongqing Raffles City."

"It seems they're determined to break into the high-end sportswear market."

As Wu Zhenghong spoke, his tone carried a hint of commercial appreciation, but at the same time he subconsciously glanced at Qin Yuan, as if trying to observe his reaction.

In his opinion, Li Ning, also a domestic clothing brand, might be a potential competitor to "Jeanswest".

However, Qin Yuan's expression did not change. He simply gave a faint "oh," as if he had only heard something insignificant.

Six stores? Entering the high-end market?
A barely perceptible sneer flashed across Qin Yuan's mind.

In his mind, the Li-Ning brand at that time was not worthy of being his opponent.

Its path to rise is completely different from that of Jeanswest, which chose internationalization, fashion, and the strategy of leveraging the Soviet Union to boost its domestic market.

He vaguely remembered that the birth of the Li Ning brand was inseparable from Jianlibao and Li Jingwei.

Li Jingwei, the business genius who discovered Jianlibao, was also the one who guided gymnastics prince Li Ning into the business world.

As I recall, Li Ning retired after his defeat at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and his life fell into a low point.

Li Jingwei, speaking from experience, offered his advice to Li Ning, saying:
"I think you should broaden your perspective and think more deeply. Break away from the pattern that retired athletes either go abroad or become officials. Redesign a new path and make it a pattern!"

Therefore, in 1989, Li Ning joined Jianlibao at the enthusiastic invitation of Li Jingwei and with the strong endorsement of the Jianlibao brand.

Leveraging his immense personal star power, he successfully planned a new advertisement for Jianlibao, spending a huge sum of money to secure prime time on CCTV, propelling Jianlibao's development to new heights.

It was this success that made Li Jingwei determined to invest in and create the "Li Ning" sportswear brand.

1991 should have been a pivotal year for the Li-Ning brand to begin its growth.

But now, the world has changed because of the players' involvement.

Li Jingwei was recruited by the ambitious player Li Shancun, who was then ruthlessly driven out of Jianlibao by his half-brother Li Yuanchao.

So now, is the "Li Ning" brand still in the hands of the down-on-his-luck Li Shancun, or has it been incorporated into Li Yuanchao's business empire?

Qin Yuan wasn't particularly wary of the Li Ning brand itself; he was simply interested in the complicated relationship between the brothers Li Yuanchao and Li Shancun, and the potential variables that might arise from it.

After leaving the China World Trade Center and getting into his car, Qin Yuan immediately activated the system screen and sent a message to [Yangcheng Da Chao].

[I am Jingye]: I have a question. Is Li Ning currently in your hands, or in the hands of your "good younger brother"?
Meanwhile, inside a conference center in Shenzhen, Li Yuanchao sat listlessly in the audience. On stage, Song Lian (a tech enthusiast from Shenzhen) was speaking eloquently to experts from the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, explaining the advantages and necessity of his "Chinese character information representation and its encoded character set for paging communication".

This kind of technical meeting was a bit boring for Li Yuanchao; he was there purely to support Song Lian.

Upon seeing the message pop up on the screen, he perked up slightly. Seeing that it was from Qin Yuan, he immediately replied.

[Yangcheng Da Chao]: Master Jing, don't disgust me. Does he even deserve to be my brother? He's nothing but a worthless piece of trash.

[Yangcheng Dachao]: When you say Li Ning, are you referring to that sports star Li Ning? Or what?
Seeing Li Yuanchao's reply, Qin Yuan basically understood what was going on.

It seems that when liquidating Li Shancun's assets, Li Yuanchao didn't even consider the newly established "Li Ning" brand, which hadn't yet shown much value. He probably left it to Li Shancun as a scrap to "send off beggars."

【I am Jingye】: Li Ning is a sportswear brand created by Li Ning. If this brand is still in Li Shancun's hands, you might want to keep an eye on it. He might be able to find a chance to revive it through this brand.

In the Shenzhen venue, Li Yuanchao's pupils contracted slightly when he saw the message.

A comeback? Just because it's a brand that sells sportswear?

His first reaction was that it was somewhat absurd.

Can a clothing brand's market potential and profitability compare to the Jianlibao beverage empire he currently controls? Can it compare to Song Lian's infinitely promising Wave Technology?
But the person who sent the message was "Master Jing," a sharp-eyed guy who had just completed the feat of "trading canned food for an airplane."

His words must be taken seriously.

Moreover, he suddenly realized that Jingye himself had also started a "Jeanswest" clothing brand in Guangdong.

He specifically reminded me like this...

Is there some hidden secret within the clothing brand that he hasn't figured out? Or is there some special "achievement" that can be discovered?
[Yangcheng Dachao]: Thanks, Jingye, I've received your reminder. I'll reassess this Li-Ning brand. By the way,
He looked up at Song Lian, who was radiating confidence on the podium, and the experts below who were nodding frequently. A smile appeared on his lips as he continued to input information.

[Yangcheng Dachao]: The Inspur character set that Song Lian and I collaborated on should be finalized today and become a national standard. I really have to thank you for your "canned food for airplane" spurred things on before.

Before his message could be fully sent, the leader from the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, who was presiding over the meeting, tapped the microphone on the podium and announced in a loud voice:

"After careful discussion and voting by the expert group, it was unanimously agreed that the 'Wireless Paging Chinese Character Encoding System Scheme' (hereinafter referred to as 'Inspur Standard') submitted by Inspur Technology Co., Ltd. is technologically advanced, well-considered, and in line with my country's national conditions and development needs."

"...I hereby announce that this standard has been officially adopted as the national standard for my country's radio paging industry and named 'China Number One'!"

As soon as he finished speaking, enthusiastic applause rang out in the hall.

Almost simultaneously, a grand and majestic system notification sound, which only players could hear, resounded in the minds of all players of "The World of Business"!
[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations to players [Yangcheng Dachao] and [Shencheng Tech Ape] for working together to establish the "National Standard for Chinese Character Paging Encoding," using the power of technology to change the future of communications, significantly accelerating the development of related industries, and achieving the epic achievement—[Standard Creator]!]

The announcement rang out instantly, striking the hearts of every player like a heavy hammer blow.

The chat group, which had just calmed down, instantly erupted again!
Another epic achievement!

And an ID appeared!

Sitting in the car, Qin Yuan looked at the message Li Yuanchao sent on the screen, "The results should be available soon," and listened to the system announcement echoing in his ears, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

"It's really fast."

(End of this chapter)