"Son, are you sure it's okay for you to earn so much money?" Zhao Jianguo asked worriedly.

Zhao Ye laughed and said, "What problems could there be? The country is already encouraging individuals to establish private companies, which means that the country is allowing some people to get rich first. Although there are relatively few people with 10,000 yuan in assets now, in a few years, they will be as numerous as hairs on a cow. Only billionaires are truly wealthy."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jianguo shook his head, unable to imagine it.

The next day, Zhao Ye took the Chinese character card and went to the factory with his parents.

Factory director Liu Zhan rode a Type 38 bicycle from the factory gate. A cool breeze blew, ruffling his sparse hair and revealing a bald patch.

"Old Zhao, why aren't you and your family going inside? Why are you standing at the factory gate?" Liu Zhan stopped the car, looked at Zhao Jianguo and the others, and asked.

Zhao Jianguo smiled and replied, "Director Liu, I've been waiting for you here! This is my son, Zhao Ye. He has something to discuss with you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhan was slightly taken aback, then turned his gaze to Zhao Ye and said warmly, "Oh, it's Xiao Zhao! It's been many years. You've grown up so much, and you're quite handsome and talented! By the way, I heard from your father that you joined the Chinese Academy of Sciences a few months ago. That's truly remarkable!"

Hello, Uncle Liu!

"Hehe, hello to you too. By the way, what do you want to talk to me about?" Liu Zhan asked.

"Here's the thing, Uncle Liu, I've invented an electronic product and now I want to cooperate with your factory to manufacture it for me! I'll provide all the parts myself, and I'll pay you a processing fee!"

"The processing fee is charged per piece. I will give you 50 yuan for each product you complete."

"Of course, if you can provide me with electronic components at a lower price, then I'll save myself the trouble and leave everything to you..."

Currently, China's industrial base is still very weak, and the production capacity of industrial products is limited.

Zhao Ye currently lacks connections, so he can barely manage to purchase small batches of electronic components. However, once the quantity increases, he will face difficulties in procuring parts, especially items like the Z80 chip processor and EPROM memory, which must be purchased in US dollars.

Kyoto Radio Factory No. 18 was, after all, a state-owned enterprise, and its channels for procuring spare parts were wider than Zhao Ye's.

Liu Zhan was somewhat surprised after hearing this.

The processing fee is 50 yuan, which is not low.

If you can also make money from spare parts, the profits will be even higher.

"How many units are you ordering? If it's small, then I'm not interested."

"The initial quantity might be small, after all, the product is newly invented and needs time for promotion and marketing. But don't worry, my invention will definitely have a large market! Uncle Liu, do you have computers in your factory? I'll demonstrate it for you, and you'll understand the importance of this product!"

"Our factory bought an IBM computer last year, I'll take you there!"

Afterwards, Director Liu led Zhao Ye to his office, where a white IBM XT desktop computer was prominently displayed on his desk.

Zhao Ye glanced at it and noticed that the IBM XT's monitor and keyboard were covered in dust, suggesting that the computer wasn't used frequently.

Zhao Ye took out the Chinese character card from his bag and repeated what he had done before.

Liu Zhan was astonished to see that the computer could input Chinese characters after the Chinese character card was inserted.

Zhao Ye smiled and reminded him, "Uncle Liu, with the Chinese character card, you only need to buy a printer to print Chinese documents. This will definitely greatly improve your work efficiency!"

Upon Zhao Ye's reminder, Liu Zhan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but praise the Chinese character card as an excellent invention, while also realizing its value.

"Little Zhao, you're a genius! This Chinese character card you invented is truly amazing. Uncle Liu is incredibly impressed!"

After a pause, Liu Zhan laughed, "You know what, if we installed another printer, I could print Chinese documents. That would be so convenient!"

Both parties were willing to cooperate, so the subsequent negotiations went smoothly and an agreement was quickly reached.

Zhao Ye only provided technical support, while Kyoto Radio Factory No. 18 was responsible for OEM production.

Although Zhao Ye gave up more profits, he was able to ensure the normal production of the Chinese character card.

As for Yao Zhifang's side, it was ultimately a small-scale operation. It was fine on a small scale, but it wouldn't work if it became too large.

"The agreement stipulates that I must pay first before Kyoto Radio Factory No. 18 will arrange production. However, this isn't a problem. I can also ask customers who want to buy the Chinese character cards to pay me first, and then ship them the goods after production is complete."

Zhao Ye smiled slightly, his face full of confidence.

...

In the following days, since the company had not yet been successfully registered, Zhao Ye did not rush to place an advertisement in the newspaper.

In the past few days, he has frequently used the opportunity of maintaining computers to promote his Chinese character card, posing as a researcher at the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

"A friend of mine developed a device that allows you to input Chinese characters on a computer, called the Imagination Chinese Character Card. Would your meteorological bureau like it?"

"A friend of mine invented the Chinese character card. Would your tax bureau like it?"

"I have a friend..."

Zhao Ye was naturally a little guilty about poaching talent from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, so he didn't dare to use his own identity and instead "made up a friend out of thin air".

However, the Chinese character card was indeed genuine, and everyone who saw Zhao Ye demonstrate it to them was quite shocked.

As a result, orders kept pouring into Zhao Ye's "good friend".

Three days later, Zhao Ye tallied up the numbers and found that, excluding the 20 Chinese character cards from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China branch, he had received another 130 orders, bringing the total to 150 orders.

Kyoto Radio Factory No. 18 then arranged for a group of people to set up a Chinese character card production line. It is worth mentioning that the person in charge of this production line was none other than Zhao Ye's father, Zhao Jianguo.

As for Yao Zhifang, Zhao Ye had informed him early on that the subsequent cooperation in purchasing electronic components had been cancelled, which disappointed Yao. However, Zhao Ye was not one to betray a friend after using them; he gave Yao Zhifang some compensation. Others would get the goods from him for 4,000 yuan, but Yao Zhifang would get them for 3,800 yuan.

...

Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The funds for developing the Chinese character card only arrived today, and Ni Annan and a few others officially established the Chinese character card R&D team.

Inside the equipment laboratory.

Liu Chuanzhi continued his research on magnetic circuits, but his mind was no longer on it.

"I heard that Ni Annan is already developing the Chinese character card. Once the Chinese character card is successfully developed, I will apply to the institute to establish a company and I will be the manager of this company!"

"The Chinese character card has huge commercial potential. I believe that under my leadership, this company will definitely grow rapidly and make a fortune!"

"Lab research is tedious and fruitless; I much prefer navigating the treacherous waters of the business world and seeing who reigns supreme!"