Chapter 135: A Serious First Encounter

Life is like a chicken, there are always unexpected eggs that break.

Zhang Yunqi went through all sorts of trouble and spent a lot of time treating the elderly to meals and drinks before he was able to find out Hu Zhibiao's registered address at the police station through Zhong Wei. He was from Shazai Village, Minzhong Town.

After finding this out, it became much easier to find Hu Zhibiao. At that time, Shazai Village in Minzhong Town was not big, just an ordinary small village on the coast. Zhang Yunqi asked around and found Hu Zhibiao's home, but what made him upset was that Hu Zhibiao's mother told him that Hu Zhibiao was not at home. He had gone out of town to learn electrical appliance repair a few days ago and didn't know when he would be back.

It was not until then that Zhang Yunqi remembered that he had seen a record about this in a business book analyzing the development history of Aido. When he was young, Hu Zhibiao loved electrical appliance repair, but unlike Duan Yongping, who came from a prestigious family and graduated from the Radio Department of Zhejiang University, he was only a latecomer and had studied in an electrical appliance repair class in Jiangmen.

If I remember correctly, it was probably around this time.

Zhang Yunqi has been in Xiangshan City for four days. It is impossible for him to continue wasting time here waiting for Hu Zhibiao. Although getting to know Hu Zhibiao will be beneficial for his future entry into the VCD player field, he is not here, so the matter can only be postponed.

Fortunately, time is not too urgent.

It is only 93, and the world's first VCD player was only launched by Wanyan Company in July this year.

Zhang Yunqi did not plan to catch up with Wanyan Company and develop VCDs in advance. It was not that he did not want to, but it was impractical. This was not a deal worth a few million dollars. In order to develop the software and hardware of VCDs, Wanyan Company invested 1700 million US dollars in the early stage, of which hundreds of millions were spent on research and development. After the product was developed, Wanyan Company did not apply for patents in time to monopolize the technology. Other manufacturers only needed to spend a very small price to obtain a complete set of mature production technology.

In addition, when DVD players were first introduced, they were extremely expensive, costing more than 94 to yuan each, which was unaffordable for most Chinese families. There were also severe restrictions on the source of discs, so it took a long time to cultivate the market. It was not until the end of , at least, with the rise of the pirated DVD market, that the DVD player market became popular.

The most crucial thing is that the R&D cost of developing VCD player technology on your own would require hundreds of millions of dollars, but in half a year, introducing a complete set of production technology for DVD players wouldn't even require one million dollars. Zhang Yunqi wouldn't be stupid enough to choose the former, even though he knew that the patented VCD technology was very tempting.

Now that Hu Zhibiao is not around, there is no need for him to stay. He only has 17 yuan on him. Taking advantage of the favorable conditions of Xiaobawang, he needs to make a lot of money to raise enough funds for the research and development of VCD production technology. This is his top priority.

Zhang Yunqi asked Wang Guibing to buy a train ticket back to Jiangchuan City that night. Although the person was not found, Sun Xixi helped in this matter. Zhang Yunqi specially found a high-end restaurant in Xiangshan City and invited her and her cheap cousin Zhong Wei to have a meal. In the evening, he and Wang Guibing set out on the return journey.

After more than ten hours of travel, the train arrived at the suburbs of Jiangchuan City at 6:30 in the morning. After arriving at the station, Wang Guibing went home to catch up on his sleep, while Zhang Yunqi took two Subor learning machines, hailed a taxi and went straight to Zhangji Qifengdu Fish Powder Shop.

It was already past seven o'clock when they arrived at the store, which was the peak time for school. The business in the store was particularly hot, with many students coming in and out. The eldest brother Zhang Yunfeng was making noodles in the kitchen, Aunt Zhang was doing the cashiering and entertaining customers, and Jiang Feng was in charge of clearing the dishes and wiping the table.

Zhang Yunqi didn't expect Jiang Feng to take up the post so soon. His elder sister Zhang Qiulan's work efficiency and ability have made great progress. It seems feasible to give her part of the Subor learning machine project.

Jiang Feng knew Zhang Yunqi. Her daughter had brought him home many times when she first met him. He was the only boy her daughter had ever brought home, and he was the boss's younger brother. Jiang Feng was speechless, but when she saw him she laughed and uttered "ah ah" several times.

Zhang Yunqi smiled and greeted: "Good morning, Auntie."

Big brother Zhang Yunfeng and Zhang's mother were very busy, so Zhang Yunqi didn't get any special treatment when he came back. Zhang's mother handed him a bowl of fish noodles and nagged, "Why do you feel thinner these few days when you were away? Have you dealt with the game console issue you mentioned? Hey, the family is not short of money now. You said that as a student, you are always thinking about making money. I don't know how many points you will get in the midterm exam this time. The tables are full of guests, so you should eat while standing. After eating, go to school quickly and make up your homework."

These were the first words his mother said after returning home, making Zhang Yunqi wonder whether to laugh or cry, but he was sure that this was his biological mother, and he didn’t pick her up from the trash can!

Taking the big bowl, Zhang Yunqi dragged a chair and sat at the door to eat the Qifengdu fish noodles made by his elder brother. The long-lost familiar spicy taste made him feel very satisfied.

After eating fish meal, Zhang Yunqi went back to school. The first morning reading class had not started yet, but on the way upstairs, he could hear the sound of reading aloud from classrooms. This feeling was fucking wonderful.

After sitting on the train all night and having just eaten, Zhang Yunqi felt a little sleepy, so he went back to his seat and lay down on the desk to catch up on his sleep. However, he didn't sleep for long before he felt someone tapping his head with a pen. When he looked up, he saw Chu Jian in front of the desk.

Chu Jian said, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Zhang Yunqi said, "I've been sitting on the train all night, and I feel a little sleepy."

When we first met, I asked, "Where have you been? I remember you left last Saturday. Why did you take so long to come back?"

"I went to Xiangshan City for a trip. Actually, it didn't take long because it took almost two days to go there and back." Zhang Yunqi talked nonsense without thinking.

Chu Jian was stunned: "Does the head teacher know?"

"It's okay. I asked for leave from my teacher." Zhang Yunqi said, "By the way, Chu Jian, how about we go to Xiangshan for a trip this summer? That place is actually quite good, with beautiful scenery. Shenzhen and Xiangjiang are on the other side of the sea. It's very close. It only takes more than an hour to get there by high-speed ferry."

Chu Jian rolled her eyes, which was rare. She looked very pretty. She said, "The midterm exam is in a few days. If you're still thinking about playing, your head teacher will criticize you if your grades are not ideal."

Zhang Yunqi was happy: "Although my grades can't compare to yours, they're not bad anyway, right?"

Chu Jian pursed her lips. She didn't like Zhang Yunqi's casual approach to study. In her heart, he was very smart and talented. She said, "But you are the top scorer in the high school entrance examination. You should set higher standards for yourself."

"When we first met, could you please not mention the number one scholar in the high school entrance exam? That's old news from eight hundred years ago."

"Then you promise me that you will study harder in the future."

Zhang Yunqi surrendered and nodded in agreement.

Chu Jian Xiao Lian said seriously: "Don't be perfunctory to me. Although this is just a small matter, since you promised me, you must do it well."

Is this the legendary digging a hole to bury yourself?
Facing this quiet but serious girl, Zhang Yunqi felt helpless for the first time. He said with a straight attitude: "I will definitely work hard."

When I first saw her little face, she showed a clear smile.

She turned around and took out a white notebook from the desk and handed it to Zhang Yunqi: "Here, this is for you. This is the notes I took in the English class these two days. Actually, your other subjects are all good, but your English is a little weak. You need to make up for the missed English classes. There are some English questions in it that I think are more important. You can do them first, and I will explain them to you later."

Zhang Yunqi took the notebook and couldn't help but sigh and said, "There are no swear words in this world. You only get them when you do a lot of English exercises..."

　The Akina Mountain car god in the book club was driving in the group, so the group search was blocked. So now I can’t find Group 1 when I enter the group number. It’s so frustrating. I have already complained to the official. You can join Group 2.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)