Chapter 1140 The Age of Inventors (Second update, please subscribe)
What is the new world made of?
It is sweat and hard work, invention and innovation!
I don’t know since when, in the vocabulary of Nanyang, invention and innovation have been given a different meaning. People praise innovation and encourage invention.
Under the protection of patent law, a small invention may change a person's life, just like the person who invented the magnetic screen door. He just combined the screen door and the magnet, and then... He made millions just from royalties.
And he is just an ordinary worker, almost unknown, but this does not prevent newspapers from publishing his stories, and there is even tidbits about him - an affair with a movie star in Kuching.
There is also Zhao Hai, who invented the three-fold umbrella. With this invention, he not only has a net worth of millions, but also founded the Paradise Umbrella Industry, with a market value of tens of millions! It has become one of the symbols of the Nanyang Dream and is worshiped by the world.
The magic of money is so powerful!
It can not only make movie stars fall in love with inventors, but also make inventors the object of admiration by the whole society. A small invention and a sudden flash of inspiration are enough to change a person's destiny!
“Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration, but sometimes the 1% inspiration is more important than the 99% perspiration.”< br>
Some people may exaggerate the importance of sweat, but without inspiration... everything is empty talk, even if a ton of sweat is shed, it has no meaning.
But after grabbing that glimmer of inspiration, the important thing is not just sweat. Inspiration is the shortcut to success, sweat is the way to success, but... money determines everything!
Because the invention will eventually be turned into a product, and money determines whether it can be turned into a product.
As usual, Li Qinglong stood in the crowded subway car with his briefcase in hand, holding the handrail with his right hand. What he was thinking about was today's meeting. Can he see Mr. Yang?
Li Qinglong felt unsure.
But he knew he had to seize this opportunity!
Soon, the subway arrived. Li Qinglong, who was wearing a suit, took off his suit after getting off the train, put it on his left arm, and walked out of the subway station with his briefcase in his right hand.
This is a typical image of Nanyang white-collar workers. They will wear formal suits in the office, but because not all places have air conditioning, they often hold the suits in their hands.
After leaving the subway station, Li Qinglong changed to a bus and took another four stops. He finally arrived at the destination of his trip - Changhong Electrical Appliances.
It is a well-known electrical appliance manufacturing company in Nanyang. It produces a variety of household appliances including televisions. There are many similar companies in Nanyang. After all, household appliances are Nanyang’s flagship products, but Li Qinglong The reason for coming here is not just because it produces electrical appliances, but also because its chairman’s surname is Yang.
Yang Yuankai is not only a business leader, he is also a successful venture capitalist. He invested in Xingfu Moped Company and has now developed into Hezhong Motor Company, a large company with an annual output of more than 300,000 vehicles. It produces 8-seat Fukang van was very popular in the market as soon as it was launched and became a necessity for many families. Although the electric vehicles it produces have a range of only 100 kilometers, they are not only popular among housewives because of their low price, but are also very popular in Europe, the United States and other countries.
In short, as an investor, Yang Yuankai is extremely successful, which is why Li Qinglong came here.
Soon, Li Qinglong entered Changhong Building, but was turned away in the lobby. It was obviously unrealistic to see the chairman without an appointment, but he did not leave, but sat down Waited in the hall.
It's only just after 8 o'clock, and Mr. Yang must not have come to the company yet.
At the same time, Yang Yuankai, who was standing at the door of his house, was smiling as he watched his grandson sitting on a small bench wearing shoes. After putting on his shoes, he looked in the mirror like a little adult, Then he nodded with satisfaction and said in a milky voice:
"Grandpa, let's go."
"Okay, let's go, Xiao Yijie."
Yang Yuankai smiled and said, although his daughter's choice is very confusing, there is nothing dissatisfied about it. Woolen cloth?
Especially this little grandson, although he is only over two years old, he is very lovable. Why didn’t he call him yesterday and say that he missed his grandpa and grandma? This guy is very don’t like anyone.
Because there is no need to go to daycare, Li Yijie decided to accompany his grandfather to the company today to see how adults work.
In order to show his solemnity, he deliberately wore formal clothes, so an old man and a young man got into the car. More than half an hour later, as soon as the car stopped in front of the company building, an employee opened the door. When the car door was opened, the employee was used to said.
"Chairman, you..."
The words stopped suddenly, and a little kid jumped out of the car, followed by Yang Yuankai. Only then did the others realize that this should be The son of the legendary Madam Meng.
With a slight nod, Yang Yuankai walked into the hall with his grandson. As soon as he arrived at the lobby, Li Qinglong had been waiting for a long time, so he stepped forward and shouted.
“Boss Yang, Boss Yang, can you give me 2 minutes?”
Before Li Qinglong could walk over, he was blocked by bodyguards.
If it were normal, Yang Yuankai would definitely meet him, but not today, his grandson is here!
Who is he?
Li Yijie's big eyes looked at this man curiously.
"I have an invention, Mr. Yang, I only need two minutes."
invention?
Although his grandfather ignored him, Li Yijie became interested. He walked straight towards the man and asked through the bodyguard.
"Invention, yours... are you an inventor?"
Those big eyes were full of curiosity, and they actually caught an inventor alive, inventor.
And Yang Yuankai also came over, looked at Li Qinglong and said:
"Okay, you have two minutes."
"It doesn't need two minutes, I just need to take up a short moment of your time..."
As Li Qinglong said, he took something from his briefcase He took out something the size of two dictionaries and said.
"Mr. Yang, look!"
Li Qinglong held it with his left hand. After pressing the button, he opened a tray. Then he inserted a small plastic box and closed the tray. Then, I pressed another button,
Amidst the faint sound of motor rotation, music soon began to ring in the hall.
When the music sounded, Li Yijie raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.
"This is Chopin's "Nocturne"..." Then, as if he thought of something, Li Yijie frowned and said.
“It doesn’t seem right.”
"Yijie, can you tell grandpa what's wrong?"
"Mommy said that Chopin's "Nocturne" is usually played at night, but..."
Looking at the man's hands Li Yijie suddenly clapped his hands and said.
"Haha, I know this is not a radio!"
After saying that, he clapped his hands excitedly and stared at this person, looking like I guessed it right. .
"You are right, this is not a radio, this is..."
Li Qinglong patiently explained to the children.
"This is a new type of tape machine I invented, which uses a pocket tape..."
As he said that, he took out a pocket tape cassette that was no bigger than a palm and put it in Li Yijie held it in his hand and said:
"This is it. It can record songs. You can listen to whatever you want."
"Really?"
While Li Yijie was playing with the tape box curiously, Yang Yuankai on the side also became interested, but he was more curious about what his little grandson was doing.
“This is just like a record player, right!”
Li Yijie held it and admired curiously.
“But it’s so small.”
"Yes, so it took me several years to develop it successfully."
This seemingly simple sentence is actually Li Qinglong's sweat and hard work. From that night many years ago, I heard Music on radio stations. After learning about tapes, he spent almost all his spare time on the research of tapes. Just when he developed the first "cassette", RCA, also known as American Radio Introduced a sophisticated "revolutionary" cassette the size of a pocket book that could be stacked and replaced. However, these cassettes were not popular due to their high cost and slow playback. However, inspired by this, many companies began to conduct their own experiments with portable cassette tapes, but they all ended in failure.
But Li Qinglong has never given up his efforts in this area. At the beginning of the year, he finally successfully developed this cassette tape by drawing on RCA's design and combining it with earlier designs. A pocket tape case in which the rolled tape is housed in a small plastic box.
“Both sides of the tape are wrapped in a plastic shell to protect the data inside to the greatest extent. ...Because it is an engineering sample in a personal laboratory, its sound quality is average, and it can only hold about 10 minutes of music. Music, but I have calculated that with the current technical level, each side can accommodate 30 to 45 minutes of stereo music..."
These words are not so much explained to Li Yijie, but It was meant for Yang Yuankai. Just when Li Qinglong pointed at the somewhat bulky player and wanted to continue explaining, he heard Li Yijie say:
"Sir, sell this to me!"
After saying that, he looked at the man eagerly, grabbed the tape with both hands, and emphasized.
"I'm rich, right, grandpa."
The grandson's words made Yang Yuankai burst into laughter.
“Yes, yes, but why did you buy this?”
"Mom!"
Li Yijie immediately complained.
"My mother makes me practice piano every day. If I hide this in the piano, then I won't have to practice piano, and then I can read more comics..."
Silence!
For a while, everyone fell into silence. As for Li Qinglong, he looked embarrassed. This, isn't he trying to lead a bad child?
Li Yijie added:
"It would be great if you could make it smaller, sir. Then I can stuff it into the violin."
Looking at the serious person His grandson, Yang Yuankai, had no choice but to look at the player in Li Qinglong's hand, thought for a while, and said:
"Let's go to the office and discuss it in detail!"
"Yang Boss!”
A look of surprise immediately appeared on Li Qinglong's face, and he entered the office to discuss in detail. This meant that his invention would soon be put into the market, and of course he would also receive generous returns.
At this time, Li Yijie on the side said.
"Grandpa, are you going to buy him? Give it to me?" Yang Yuankai laughed, looking at his grandson's big blinking eyes.
"Yes, it's for you!"
He whispered secretly in his heart... Everything here is for you...
(End of this chapter)