1991 Starting from the core - Chapter 1016

c1014 The hegemony is coming to an end

Spring goes to summer solstice.

In May, several cities in France signed the Belt and Road Initiative, and Lyon and the provincial capital became sister cities. The two sides will carry out closer cooperation in high-tech fields, especially in the field of new energy.

In June, the AIIB welcomed a number of West and North African countries, including Ghana, Morocco, Libya, Togo, etc. At the same time, the AIIB initiated the approval of the third batch of infrastructure investment projects in Africa. In the same month, China, France and Japan pledged to invest a total of US$50 billion in additional investment in the AIIB.

In July, China and France jointly won a number of infrastructure construction projects in many countries in West and North Africa, including roads, railways, bridges, reservoirs, etc. In fact, this can be regarded as a continuation of previous cooperation between the two countries, because as early as A few years ago, the two countries joined forces to eliminate the plans of many other countries and successfully opened the Gantas Tunnel, Africa’s number one railway tunnel.

Cooperation between the two countries, especially in the field of infrastructure construction in Africa, has a foundation.

It’s just that this time the cooperation between the two parties is stronger.

In the same month, everyone in the economic field turned their attention to Wall Street, with a Monday report from analysts at Morgan Stanley stating that “2018 will be the most volatile year since the financial crisis.”

——In just a few months, many countries, including mainland China, have begun to collectively sell U.S. debt.

Due to the continuous increase in prices of global consumer products in the past six months, the credit card default rate and bad debt rate in North America have also continued to rise. In the first quarter, the credit card loan delinquency rate of small North American banks has climbed to 6.8%, exceeding the peak during the financial crisis. At the same time, the credit card bad debt rate of small banks has soared to 8.7%, which has reached the highest point of the financial crisis.

All this seems to predict that the subprime mortgage crisis of ten years ago is reappearing.

…

In the capital, in an inconspicuous small courtyard.

In the study, an old man was sitting on a chair, holding a magnifying glass in his hand and slowly reading the news on his mobile phone.

On the top shelf of the bookcase behind him, there is one of Jingwei’s earliest models of drones. Next to the drone are several chips, including a central processing unit and a flash memory chip.

On the left side of his desk, there is a box of candy cakes, a specialty of Shanghai.

The old man looked at his cell phone for a while, then stood up and stretched his muscles a few times. He looked out the window and suddenly his face became happy.

——His “little” friend is here.

…

Su Yuanshan was drinking milk and eating cakes, looking as if he had been hungry for three meals.

The old man sat opposite him and looked at him quietly, even his age spots were full of smiles.

“It’s too sweet.” Su Yuanshan patted his belly after eating the pastry: “I’m fat now, so I don’t dare to eat anything too sweet.”

“It’s not a meal, it’s okay to eat it occasionally.” The old man chuckled, gathered the box and handed it to Su Yuanshan: “I specially asked someone to bring it to you from Shanghai.”

“Hey, I also have a gift for you.” Su Yuanshan said, opening the briefcase, taking out a folding screen mobile phone and handing it to the old man: “This is our latest folding screen mobile phone. It looks like an ordinary mobile phone. When you open it, In other words, it’s a small iPad.”

Su Yuanshan demonstrated the folding function while talking.

“Hey, can this screen be folded?” The old man took the phone and looked at it over and over with surprise on his face.

Since his retirement, Su Yuanshan has always sent over all kinds of novel gadgets, especially mobile phones. He will give a new one every year at the press conference, so that among a group of old colleagues, he knows the best about electronic products.

“We have broken through many processes and thought of many ways to fold the hinge alone… But now it seems… this thing can only be used to show off skills, and the mass production cost is still too high.”

“Is the screen not durable?” The old man folded the screen a few times, looked at the middle of the screen carefully with a magnifying glass, and asked.

“Hehe… It’s true. It’s just that the design of mobile phones is almost reaching its limit. Every upgrade can only start from small aspects such as running speed and user experience. There is really no way… so I created a concept phone, which is considered right. Users have an explanation and have an explanation for the brand tone of Yuanxin.”

“Well, you have always been good at it.” The old man put down his mobile phone and looked at Su Yuanshan with a smile: “I heard that you have been severely punished in the past two years. Have you had any injuries?”

Su Yuanshan smiled and shook his head: “It’s not bad. After all, Yuanxin is not what it used to be, and our country is also different, but not everyone can control it.”

The old man laughed heartily – he still remembered Su Yuanshan telling him in the office, “Industrialization will be completed within thirty years, or even less than thirty years, just twenty-five years.”

This year, it has been exactly thirty years since Su Yuanshan said those words.

And China has indeed become the world’s largest industrial power – at least, on an industrial scale.

“Industry is our confidence!” The old man looked at Su Yuanshan with emotion: “Did you come to Beijing to participate in the economic conference this time?”

“Yes.” Su Yuanshan nodded with a smile.

“Well, I won’t ask any more questions, and I can’t worry about it.” The old man smiled and pointed at the phone: “I’ll just watch the news and wait for your good news.”

…

When parting, the old man insisted on sending Su Yuanshan to the door until the car left.

Su Yuanshan waited until the old man disappeared from sight before he raised the car window and turned back.

Han Yiyi noticed that Su Yuanshan’s face was a little sad.

But soon, Su Yuanshan opened the pastry box, took out a piece of pastry and handed it to Han Yiyi: “Xiao Han, come and try it.”

“Is this… too sweet?” Han Yiyi took a small bite and immediately looked embarrassed.

“Well… ever since I tasted it for the first time in the leader’s office, he has prepared it for me every time.” Su Yuanshan also picked up a piece of pastry and put it into his mouth, chewing it slowly, with a smile on his face: “Three For ten years, except for the sweets his old man gave me, I haven’t even eaten ice cream.”

“I’m getting old.” Su Yuanshan sighed and closed his eyes, but within ten seconds, he opened his eyes again, took out a document from his briefcase and read it.

This document involves support and investment plans for multiple projects and areas on the island. This includes investment and construction of infrastructure, import and support of agricultural and sideline products, promotion and support of science and technology industries, etc.

——Chen Jing has completely taken control of the legislative branch. The next step is to promote “open voting” for all people.

She wants to come back with integrity.

As the CEO of Yuanxin for 20 years, Chen Jing’s acting style is extremely meticulous and she does not allow any mistakes to occur – she is already preparing to promote legislation for unification.

Compared with “competition” at the economic level, the symbolic significance of Chen Jing’s return is more important.

That could almost directly declare the end of a hegemony.