I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

When Yan Jiefang and his family returned to China, it was not long before the New Year of 2002.

This year, everyone was too lazy to travel back and forth, so they decided to spend the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong.

The Lunar New Year celebrations in Hong Kong are much quieter than those in mainland China.

After all, whether in the special economic zone or in Beijing, there are always official personnel who come to visit.

In Hong Kong, the entire family has essentially remained out of the public eye for a long time.

The location of my residence was also hidden, and there were no neighbors around, so I was able to live a few peaceful days.

As for the "rules" that business people should follow in terms of interpersonal relationships, he doesn't abide by any of them.

Some people might think he's clueless and lacks social skills, and secretly try to trip him up within their authority.

Yan Jiefang wouldn't tolerate such parasites; he would usually serve them a "brain hemorrhage package."

Of course, the security situation in Hong Kong remains a concern.

Just two days ago, a street shootout between police and criminals, triggered by a kidnapping case, occurred in Tsim Sha Tsui.

The incident began around 10 a.m. that day when an 80-year-old businessman was about to board his Lexus sedan when he was abducted by two armed men, along with the driver.

The kidnappers then called the company, demanding a ransom of HK$20.

After receiving the report, the police launched "Operation Swift Action" to pursue the thief's vehicle.

During the pursuit, the two sides exchanged fire twice.

Most reports say that a total of 17-19 shots were fired by both sides, with the police firing 13 shots and the kidnappers firing at least 4 shots.

The end result was that everyone was unharmed except for one policeman who was grazed on the arm by a stray bullet.

Of course, one of the kidnappers, named Li Jiangxiong, left his identification documents in the RV, which led to his capture by the police.

The other fled and returned to the mainland.

Such a terrible incident made Yan Jiefang feel that the security situation here was still worrying.

Therefore, we remind everyone to go out as little as possible, and if you do go out, please bring bodyguards.

In the following days, things in Hong Kong became peaceful on the surface.

Just when he thought he was going to have a good New Year, Lao Ou called:

"Boss, something big has happened. Someone just called Louis Koo and told him to prepare HK$2000 million, or else he should be careful."

Is Louis Koo being blackmailed?

I've heard so many stories of wealthy people and celebrities in Hong Kong being kidnapped and extorted over the years, but I never thought it would happen to one of my own stars.

Do you think my security company doesn't exist?

His voice remained steady:

"This hasn't happened yet, what's the panic? I already know what happened, I'll arrange for more security guards for him."

Manager Ou felt much more at ease after hearing the boss's arrangements:

"Okay, boss, Happy New Year! I'm hanging up now."

Hearing such a perfunctory New Year's greeting, Yan Jiefang didn't care and pressed a string of numbers on his phone.

A few seconds later, the call was answered, and a calm voice came from the other end:

"Is there anything the boss needs me to do?"

Yan Jiefang gave the direct order:

"Arrange for more people to follow Louis Koo, and set up another trap to find and eliminate the person who is extorting money from us."

"receive."

From that day on, Louis Koo's assistants increased from one to four.

Just by looking at their physiques, you can tell these assistants are not to be trifled with.

Of course, these assistants wouldn't follow him around 24 hours a day.

For example, the assistant would leave after dropping him off at home.

This is the gap.

Unfortunately, the extortionists probably realized the chances were slim, or perhaps they were also celebrating the Lunar New Year, so they waited for more than half a month, but the extortionists still didn't take the bait.

After the Lantern Festival, those who need to go to school will go to school, those who need to go to work will go to work, and those who need to lie down will continue to lie down.

Yan Jiefang and his family also plan to return to the mainland first.

The day before he was to return home, the manager of the security company called:

"Boss, we've caught four of the guys who were extorting Bai Gu."

"It's already been installed on the cement blocks, and we're leading people to the beach."

Yan Jiefang looked out the window at the distant sea:

"Find a place with good feng shui, and don't let anyone find out for a while."

"Okay, boss, you can rest assured about our work."

"Okay, I'm hanging up."

After Yan Jiefang finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

...

In early March, the most attention-grabbing event was that the Varyag finally arrived at the No. 4 bulk cargo terminal in the western part of Dalian's inner harbor on March 3, after nearly three years of delays.

As a result, a great deal of news about the ship began to circulate, spreading across various newspapers and the internet.

Many people are shouting online:

"Finally, we have a big ship (HM) in the country! Yay!"

"These empty shells of ships, with nothing in them, aren't pretty useless, are they?"

"It has a huge impact! First, in terms of design, having a real sample allows our scientists to deduce the function of each internal component. This helps us avoid various pitfalls when building our own, and also greatly reduces design time!"

"I don't know about the design, but such a big iron thing should fetch a lot of money if sold to a scrap yard."

"I think we could build a tourist attraction there, and selling tickets could make a good profit."

"This brat is not worth discussing anything with!"

...

Due to confidentiality requirements, shipyards in China were already building brand new, high-powered ships last year, but the general public was unaware of this.

Otherwise, the Varyag might actually have been turned into a tourist attraction.

As a man nearing 60, Yan Jiefang naturally wouldn't participate in online discussions.

After spending a few days in the special economic zone, he set off for Jiangcheng.

The 10 130-nanometer lithography machines he ordered from the lithography machine factory have been built and are waiting for him and his team to inspect them.

This lithography machine manufacturer has done well, finally catching up with foreign chip manufacturing technology.

Currently, 130-nanometer chips represent the absolute pinnacle of technology worldwide.

Intel's newly released Pentium 4 processor also uses 130-nanometer chips.

Yan Jiefang's top-of-the-line CPUs, GPUs, and memory modules also use this type.

Both sides are now on equal footing.

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