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Chapter 953: Chapter 836: Out of My League (Subscribe please!)
The success of ERV.
It was not beyond Tang Qing’s expectations.
Five billion U.S. dollars.
Was just the starting point for ERV.
Adding two zeros to the back, that was what Tang Qing considered the midpoint.
One could foresee that many foreign companies would be played hard by ERV, that was the exact scenario Tang Qing was preparing for, using his status as an American fighter, with strong technology support.
In some areas.
It was absolute domination.
Especially the interconnectedness of the European and American markets, which meant that if a software was powerful, it could directly and swiftly dominate the European and American markets, as well as their other "exclaves".
No need to conquer each country one by one.
Unlike Huaxia.
Even if it was powerful.
It could only roam at home, once it went out, it would face various restrictions and targeting, precisely because of such industrial protection, Tang Qing had separated ERV and not registered it under his own name.
Internet Company.
The main "resource" it dealt with was user data, and only a company in the United States owned by Caucasians wouldn’t face data security scrutiny from the United States Congress, otherwise, it would be like Huawei and Alipay.
National information security.
Could slap you senseless.
Apart from ERV.
Another important company listed in the "Industrial Alliance Plan" as a fellow leader—"United States United Electronics Technology Company" had also begun to bare its fangs in the industry.
This was a hardware company.
But in its initial phase.
Its main business was not in hardware.
Because the thresholds for semiconductors, electronics, chips, and ultra-large-scale integrated circuits, among other technologies, were simply too high, innovation in technology wasn’t like software, it couldn’t rely on a "stroke of genius".
ERV could compress costs to the extreme.
Because it was just a matter of coding.
But with hardware, that was not the case.
Every advancement was not easy, each technology required a long period of accumulation, and it had to be a traceable accumulation, once the door was shut, the next moment, the technology would become first-rate.
There was no such thing in the hardware field, more importantly, Tang Qing had the technology, but this was someone else’s technology, secretly manufacturing in his own domain and selling "genuine knockoff goods" to Africa and Huaxia was possible.
But in the States.
Don’t even think about it.
Many devices in the United States had fixed quantities, one extra unit produced, and a slew of lawsuits would come crashing down, and the patents belonged to others, trying to circumvent or innovate technology, this company still had a long way to go.
But once it broke through.
Its potential and influence were incomparable to that of ERV.
Therefore.
This company was just in its phase of accumulation at the start, while also dabbling in the design and research and development of low-end electronic products; don’t underestimate this business, like ERV’s "Warfire," if done right, its profits wouldn’t be too shabby either.
Then through laundered capital.
Seeking breakthroughs upwards.
...
Half past three in the afternoon.
Pan Yue, who had finished his work, also arrived.
And he was followed by two "moochers".
Huang Qi and Mei Wenlin.
Huang Qi and Pan Yue being classmates and gathering together was not strange, but it was a bit odd that Mei Wenlin also came; these two gathering together and forming a group to mooch a meal clearly wasn’t normal.
"Director Tang, we came today without an invitation, don’t kick us out, haha," Huang Qi said with a grin, seeing Tang Qing’s puzzled look, before Pan Yue could speak, already having a complicated look on his face as he glanced at Huang Qi.
Tang Qing waved his hand and laughed, "Not at all, guests are always welcome here; it’s been over half a year since I last saw you, you seem to be doing well, hmm, gained quite some weight, you might need to shed some, otherwise your sports car might just bend under you."
Half a year gone, Huang Qi’s face remained the same, but his stomach had bulged a bit.
"I just gained a bit over ten pounds, ha ha."
Huang Qi’s smile was a bit awkward.
Seeing Tang Qing now, he truly understood the meaning of ’out of his league.’
The first time he met Tang Qing.
He was still in high school, but he could already pull out tens of millions to invest in real estate.
The second time they met.
Tang Qing had already been admitted to university. He came to visit not to catch up but to gauge Tang Qing’s opinion on holding shares in the joint real estate company since other shareholders had some complaints about Tang Qing’s shares.
Once he probed.
Tang Qing agreed readily at the time.
Eventually, he sold the real estate company to Mei Wenlin for over ninety million RMB.
It was a happy ending for everyone. The other shareholders were pleased to introduce a capable shareholder. As for Tang Qing, they didn’t mind, since Sheng Tang didn’t have the status or strength it had half a year ago.
This time.
It was their third meeting.
Huang Qi’s mentality had completely changed.
Previously, it was easygoing. Now, it was uneasy.
Even though Tang Qing had voluntarily, even happily sold the shares last time. Huang Qi’s attitude indeed had been aimed at pushing Tang Qing out, which was why he had been embarrassed to come over for meals in the past six months.
Being able to come today.
Also took some thick-skinned effort.
At this moment, Tang Qing.
Had become someone he, or even his entire family, looked up to. He truly regretted letting Tang Qing sell his shares to Mei Wenlin last time; otherwise, they might still have the close relationship they used to have.
"Brother Pan, Mr. Mei, please come in," Tang Qing called over the other two guests.
"Thank you," Mei Wenlin quickly responded.
Immediately.
They followed Tang Qing into the living room, glanced around, and Pan Yue asked, "Where is Jiaojiao?"
"They’re swimming in the pool," Tang Qing explained.
"I see," Pan Yue said, then sat next to Tang Qing, refraining from saying he’d go check on Dou Jiao. It wasn’t his home, and it would be rude for him, a man, to run around when several women were swimming.
The Fighter brewed tea for the three of them.
"One word, superb."
Pan Yue eagerly took a sip, savoring the taste thoroughly. The other two felt the same. Huang Qi remembered that the last time he came, they didn’t have this type of tea leaves. It seemed Tang Qing had acquired a new variety, but it was really delicious.
"How did you guys end up together?" Tang Qing asked casually.
Pan Yue, holding his tea cup, sipped and explained, "At the gathering yesterday, Old Huang mentioned he hadn’t seen you in a while. Hearing I was coming today, he decided to drop by too."
"I see." Tang Qing smiled. He saw the awkwardness on Huang Qi’s face but didn’t ask. If it was something important, Huang Qi would mention it eventually. Anyway, for Tang Qing, it definitely wasn’t a big deal.
At that moment.
Dou Jiao came out wrapped in a bathrobe, mainly because the villa was genuinely a bit chilly, aside from covering her swimsuit. Seeing Dou Jiao, Pan Yue immediately set down his tea cup and hurried over.
Holding Dou Jiao’s hand, he said with a smile, "Jiaojiao."
Dou Jiao took Pan Yue’s hand and sat down together: "Here I am, oh, Young Master Huang also has time today." At that moment, Dou Jiao saw Huang Qi and squinted, remembering something.
Huang Qi laughed and said, "I’m here for the fine food at Tang’s place, got to make time. Let me introduce, this is Mei Wenlin, a good friend of mine, an Australian Chinese."
"I’m familiar with Mr. Mei. He bought your real estate company’s shares from our boss last time. Hello," Dou Jiao politely greeted Mei Wenlin, though she was displeased with Huang Qi for pushing Tang Qing to sell the shares, it had nothing to do with Mei Wenlin.
"Hello, Miss Dou." Mei Wenlin was very respectful. During his time in Huaxia, he had gained a clear understanding of power, and the couple in front of him was undoubtedly with significant backgrounds.
Shortly after.
Rong Ying and Lin Jiaxue came out, both having changed into formal wear. Dou Jiao chatted for a while then went back to change her clothes. Running around in a bathrobe really wasn’t very elegant.
After some more casual conversation for over half an hour.
The hesitant Huang Qi finally stated the purpose of the day, "Um, President Tang, some friends and I are interested in investing in a movie. We plan to shoot a science fiction film and wondered if you would be interested in investing."
"No."
Tang Qing didn’t need even a second to think before he outright rejected the proposal.
"..."
