Siheyuan: Taking over the steel mill

This excitement quickly spread, infecting every corner of the scene, including Yang Xue, who was also touched by this collective achievement.

Although she is not a technical expert and does not understand the scientific and technological details behind it, Yang Xue realized that this was a historic moment through the enthusiastic reactions of the people around her and the name of the satellite itself.

She suddenly thought of the kind of mobile phone that Su Chen had mentioned, which would never run out of battery and did not require any concerns about power issues. Perhaps this was due to today's achievements - that was the value of the communication satellite.

Thinking of this, Yang Xue understood better why Su Chen attached so much importance to today's launch. She felt extremely proud, and at the same time, she could also feel the excitement and joy in Su Chen's heart.

Witnessing the launch was undoubtedly an important milestone for Suchen, who realized that with this new satellite, he could start developing portable phones—even early versions of the PHS—as a next step.

The mobile communication problems that have troubled him in the past will be solved: expensive phone bills, frequent battery problems, etc.

Su Chen's heart was filled with longing. He understood that with the popularization of small communication devices, future work and life would become more efficient and convenient.

Thinking of the many conveniences that would be brought, Su Chen decided to speed up the process and put this revolutionary product into production as soon as possible.

In this era, information is extremely important. Su Chen firmly believes that mastering more information means having a broader prospect.

Once Su Chen masters communication technology, it will be equivalent to holding the key to national development. In this way, Su Chen's business empire will become even larger.

Su Chen was already prepared for the research on the Xiaolingtong project.

Since he decided to push forward the Beidou plan, the research and development of Xiaolingtong has been gradually arranged. He originally thought that it would take some time for the communication satellite to be launched.

Considering that the overall completion of the Beidou plan would take decades, what he did not expect was that the aerospace department was so fast that the communication satellite had already been successfully launched.

This greatly facilitated Su Chen's progress in advancing the Xiaolingtong project and allowed him to quickly make detailed plans.

The leaders of the aerospace department arranged a holiday for all personnel. Today we should celebrate this important achievement. The satellite was successfully launched and everyone’s efforts have finally paid off.

Although there is still a long way to go and more satellites need to be launched, they believe that they have done their best so far, so the space agency decided to celebrate.

In contrast, Su Chen's mind was completely focused on Xiaolingtong, and he didn't want to participate in the celebration.

The aerospace department expressed its gratitude to Suchen: "Thank you for your support, please be sure to stay here tonight to celebrate with us."

Su Chen declined: "Thank you for the invitation, but I still have some things to deal with. I will make up for it later."

Seeing that Su Chen had important matters to attend to, the leader no longer forced him, but repeatedly emphasized that he must be present at the next gathering.

After bidding farewell to the head of the aerospace department, Su Chen and Yang Xue returned to the factory. With the PHS project in mind, he immediately sought guidance from relevant technical R&D personnel.

His team included several outstanding talents in communications engineering, including a senior communications expert from **, which enabled Suchen to successfully establish a communications R&D laboratory specializing in technological breakthroughs for PHS.

If he could be the first to develop the Xiaolingtong product, it would be of great significance to Su Chen. Knowing that everyone would have at least one mobile phone in the future, he was eager to seize the market opportunity by launching Xiaolingtong in advance.

There is no need to worry about the funds, as it can be easily solved by using the loans actively provided by the bank. Su Chen plans to use these funds to expand the market layout.

After returning to the factory, he immediately went to the Communications R&D Laboratory, where graduate students had already been engaged in intensive R&D work.

This time, Su Chen did not provide specific design drawings, but only explained the basic functions and conceptual framework of the product. The researchers will start from scratch.

However, under the leadership of this ** expert, progress does not seem to be difficult.

Considering that the communication satellite project has been successfully completed, Su Chen is confident that the research and development process of Xiaolingtong will also be relatively simple and fast.

The original technology of Xiaolingtong was not top-notch, but people had never thought of this development path. Looking back at the development of mobile phones, several generations of new products were introduced in a year. Therefore, the employees of the communication R&D department were very motivated to meet Suchen's requirements. They knew that at Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, successfully developing high-quality products would not only help sales performance, but also give them the opportunity to benefit from it. Not only because of the financial incentive, they also hoped to leave their own footprints in the advancement of science and technology.

When Su Chen talked about Xiaolingtong and looked forward to its future, his vision inspired the enthusiasm of the researchers. If such technology can be realized to allow anyone to communicate with relatives and friends far away at any time, it would be like a magic. Therefore, after listening to Su Chen's words, everyone redoubled their efforts and devoted themselves to the work. After Su Chen finished the arrangement of the Xiaolingtong project, he returned to his office. At this time, Yang Xue had been transferred to do other work and was not here. After Su Chen finished the official business in the office, he turned on the TV.

Initially, there was no plan to install a TV in the office, but because the military chief mentioned the need to pay more attention to international dynamics, Suchen believed that as various butterfly effects intensified, the world situation might be very different from what he remembered. So, he bought a TV in his office. Currently, Suchen is handling factory affairs while keeping an eye on the news on TV. As time went by, the news content turned to the international situation, and the report mentioned that the conflict between Babian (note: Babayang in the original text) and Ashan (Asan in the original text) was getting worse.

Hearing this, Su Chen paused his work and focused on the screen, which showed Babion being attacked fiercely by Ashan on the battlefield. Compared with the latter, who had a powerful ally (John Bull in the original text) and a large number of advanced weapons, Babion was obviously weak and had almost no effective means of resistance. Seeing this, Su Chen shook his head slightly. Obviously, Babion was in a critical situation and could hardly protect himself.

By observing this situation, Suchen expected that Babian's diplomats would come here to seek assistance in the near future. Because, if the current situation continues, Babian may face a full-scale invasion from Ashan. Realizing this, Suchen expected the army ** to come to the factory to purchase supplies. Although he was paying attention to the news, he had already made up his mind. "It doesn't matter! It doesn't matter who comes to buy, the key is to bring profits." Suchen thought to himself. After thinking for a while, he has learned not to care too much about external conflicts.

Whether in war or peace, commodities will always find their own market. The key is to seize the opportunity to make a profit. Even if the American superpower responds to this in the future, these problems can be solved at the national level. In short, Su Chen decided to focus on the present and pursue practical interests, leaving the larger issues to more professional treatment.

While thinking about this, Su Chen turned off the TV and stopped watching the news.

Since he already knew that Baba Yang couldn't last long, he didn't want to see the other party's predicament any longer. After all, he still had a lot of things to deal with.

Just as I turned off the TV, there was a knock on the door. I opened the door and saw Assistant Zhang coming in.

"Director, the film company you instructed last time has been successfully established." Assistant Zhang reported as soon as he entered the door.

Su Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, surprised at Assistant Zhang's work efficiency. He knew very well that setting up such a company in this era was quite cumbersome. Because of this, he himself was not very interested in doing such trivial matters. But he did not expect that the task would go so smoothly after it was handed over to Assistant Zhang.

In fact, this was because Su Chen was now very famous, and as his representative, Assistant Zhang received special treatment when handling the formalities at the industrial and commercial department, and everything was fast-tracked. Therefore, the establishment of the film company was actually just Assistant Zhang running errands according to the procedures.

In response, Su Chen said appreciatively: "Well done."

He originally thought that it would take Assistant Zhang several days to complete the film company's related matters, but he never expected to receive a positive response so quickly, which gave him a big surprise.

"Currently, this film company is registered under the name of the steel mill, but the actual control is still in your hands." After hearing Assistant Zhang's further explanation, Su Chen nodded in agreement.

Setting up the film company under the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill can not only enjoy the same tax incentives, but also help increase personal income. Su Chen fully approves of Assistant Zhang's approach.

Then, Assistant Zhang mentioned: "The lead actor you mentioned earlier, Andy Lau, has also been contacted." Hearing this news, Su Chen nodded again: "Very good."

Su Chen really didn't expect Assistant Zhang to be so efficient, especially in terms of contacting Hong Kong celebrities, which might have been quite challenging under the political background at the time, but he still solved the problem satisfactorily.

In the face of the boss's approval, Assistant Zhang added with a happy face: "Hua Zai has told us that the contract can be signed immediately. Everything on his side has been settled."

After hearing this, Su Chen felt even more satisfied. "Very good, I'll leave this matter to you to arrange. As for signing the contract, I will go to Hong Kong in person." He decided.

Assistant Zhang was a little surprised when he heard this. Although modern Hong Kong has a good environment and is home to many wealthy businessmen, it is not a small matter for Su Chen to travel across the two regions. So Assistant Zhang was indeed surprised by his initiative to ask him to go to Hong Kong in person.

Su Chen continued, "Help me arrange my schedule. I can also take this opportunity to take a break and go to Xiangjiang to complete the signing ceremony."

When talking about Hong Kong, Su Chen's heart was filled with longing. In the past, he had learned about Hong Kong through videos, and now he had the opportunity to experience it in person, which made him even more eager to try.

Seeing the factory director's reassurance, Assistant Zhang could only agree: "Okay, Factory Director, I will make the corresponding arrangements for you immediately."