Chapter 653 Strong Support

February 8, 1986, Saturday, the New Year’s Eve of the Lunar New Year of Yichou.

Wen Leyu started calling home at five in the morning, and the call was finally connected at six in the morning.

There is a fifteen-hour time difference between San Francisco and Beijing, so six o'clock in the morning in the lighthouse is already three o'clock in the afternoon in the mainland.

Originally, Wen Leyu planned to call home in the evening, but Li Ye thought that by then there would probably be a long queue to call Teacher Ke and Wen Qingsheng to wish them a happy new year, and whether Wen Leyu could get through would depend entirely on luck, so it would be better to call earlier.

"Mom, are you busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner? It's still dark here! Li Ye said he wanted to wish you a happy New Year."

Teacher Ke smiled and said, "Oh, Li Ye said he wanted to wish me a happy new year, so why don't you wish me a happy new year?"

"I still have to say Happy New Year to you? Isn't it strange?" Wen Leyu said coquettishly: "You didn't answer my call a few days ago? I was angry, and I am glad that I can call you today."

"Oh my, my daughter is mad at me! I have to comfort her, otherwise she won't recognize me as her mother. Oh, I'm so scared. Can you eat dumplings today?"

Faced with Wen Leyu's pretentious temper, Teacher Ke was not angry at all. She joked with her daughter with a smile. I don't know if she had been waiting for Wen Leyu's call at home today.

"We're going to the University of California to celebrate the New Year with the international students! Li Ye bought a lot of food, so we'll definitely be able to eat dumplings.

And there is a lion dance in Chinatown tonight! I feel the Spring Festival here is more lively than in the mainland."

"Are you going to the University of California? That's great too, but you should control your temper when interacting with your compatriots. Although we are all flower growers, when you are overseas, no one will spoil you like Li Ye did."

A mother worries about her child even when he is far away. Wen Leyu has been with Teacher Ke since he was a child. This is the first time he has spent the New Year away from home. It would be a lie for Teacher Ke to say that he doesn't miss him.

The young couple had money in their pockets, so they certainly had no shortage of food and clothing, but interpersonal interactions were the most complicated and the source of the most likely emergencies, so Teacher Ke began to patiently give them instructions.

Wen Leyu listened to her mother's nagging quietly. She was not impatient like before. Instead, she waited until Teacher Ke stopped talking before sniffing and saying, "Mom, I miss you a little bit."

“.”

Teacher Ke, who had witnessed countless big scenes, couldn't help but remain silent for several seconds.

"Silly boy, mom misses you too"

Teacher Ke sighed and said, "But even if I want to, I can't let you fly back, right? You have to finish what you start. You and Li Ye are going to the lighthouse for an internship this time, but it's an opportunity that many people can't get.

So you should focus on your work now, and think about it carefully when you come back. Let me tell you! How many practice reports have you written recently? It has been almost half a month since you moved from New York to San Francisco. What do you think? Do you have any experience? "

"You just know how to talk to me in official language,"

Wen Leyu pouted and said unhappily, "I've been so busy these past few days. You know, if today and tomorrow weren't the weekend, we might not even have time to celebrate New Year's Eve!"

Teacher Ke was a little surprised, so he asked, "Hong Kong Island also has a holiday during the Spring Festival, right? Doesn't the company you invested in Dengta have a holiday?"

"No," Wen Leyu said, "Li Ye said that we should try our best to make the employees of the new company think that this is a lighthouse company, not a foreign-funded company controlled by Hong Kong or the mainland. This is very important."

“.”

Teacher Ke was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately and asked in a deep voice, "What is Li Ye worried about?"

Wen Leyu looked up at Li Ye who was sorting his things and whispered, "I can't explain it to you clearly right away, but I have observed Li Ye these days and he is indeed worried about something."

Teacher Ke said decisively: "Let Li Ye answer the phone."

"Oh~"

Wen Leyu said, "Oh!" and shouted to Li Ye, "Li Ye, come over and wish my mom a happy new year, or she will be angry~"

"No, no, no, I'll be there right away, but you must not make Aunt Ke angry."

Li Ye stayed outside to give Wen Leyu and her mother some personal space. When he heard Wen Leyu's call, he hurried over with a smile.

Wen Leyu handed the phone receiver to Li Ye, stuck out his tongue, and slipped out the door.

She didn't know whether Li Ye was willing to discuss this issue with his mother, but she found that Li Ye had been worried for several days.

The reason why Wen Leyu decided to ask his mother for help was because Teacher Ke’s vision far exceeded that of the young couple, so it would be good for him to give some advice.

Teacher Ke first chatted with Li Ye about some family matters, and then frankly asked Li Ye why he was "worried".

Li Ye spoke frankly: "Because we are now dealing with the most cutting-edge technology industry of Lighthouse. Although Lighthouse is now transferring its industry abroad, I think there will be some invisible protective restrictions on this cutting-edge industry.

And after we make money here, we have to take the money away smoothly. So I think we should be careful and try to reduce unnecessary risks. "

In the 1980s and 1990s, Western developed countries did transfer a lot of technology and industries to the mainland, but in their "world division of labor", the mainland was a low-end industrial zone even lower than Japan and South Korea, and definitely did not include computers and the high-tech involved in the information industry revolution.

Not to mention that the mainland has not yet joined the WTO, even after joining, wouldn’t it still have to impose restrictions on this and embargoes on that?

Why did those Chinese concept stocks return? Wasn’t it because Lighthouse believed that they used their money to upgrade the industries of mainland enterprises, affecting their so-called “world division of labor”?

So Li Ye wanted to steal other people's technology and their gold coins. If he said there were no obstacles at all, then wouldn't the group of vultures in the lighthouse be just eating for free?

"Risk?" Teacher Ke asked nervously, "Do you think it's dangerous?"

Li Ye said frankly: "Not yet, but I'm not sure about the future, so I'm just preparing for a rainy day."

Teacher Ke was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Do you need help now?"

“.”

This time it was Li Ye's turn to remain silent, because he had been struggling on his own for the past few years and had never actively sought help from Teacher Ke.

Because he was afraid that Teacher Ke would misunderstand that he was dating Wen Leyu in order to climb up the social ladder and seek wealth.

But now, listening to Teacher Ke's words, Li Ye felt another layer of meaning.

After a moment, Li Ye said slowly: "I can still handle it myself now, but I have analyzed a problem these days.

When a business grows to a certain size, it will definitely touch upon the power of the state. If I am lucky enough to grow my business to that size, I hope to get support from the state.”

“.”

After hearing what Li Ye said, Teacher Ke was surprised. She really didn't expect that Li Ye would be so arrogant.

He did not even seek personal support from Professor Ke and Wen Qingsheng, but directly sought support from the country. Is this something a student who has not yet graduated should consider?

Moreover, is this an issue that a self-employed person should consider?

Although Li Ye’s business is quite big, he is a completely free self-employed individual!

But Li Ye had different ideas.

Think about what happened to the princess of Huawei in later generations. Is that something a company can accomplish?

Even in the free country of America, if Microsoft wanted to make some big moves, would it not inform the relevant departments of the Lighthouse?

An insider later revealed that when your net worth is less than 1 billion, you are in the freest stage. If you go higher, you will not be able to continue without strong support.

Teacher Ke let out a breath and asked Li Ye: "How long do you think it will take for the company to reach the point where it needs national support?"

Li Ye thought for two seconds and replied with a smile: "I'm not sure about this, Aunt Ke, maybe ten or eight years, or maybe fifteen or sixteen years!"

"Hahaha~, Li Ye, you are not being modest this time!"

Teacher Ke couldn't help laughing. Maybe Li Ye felt that more than ten years was too long, but in Teacher Ke's eyes, this time was too short.

Li Ye is only in his early twenties now. Even in fifteen or sixteen years, he will not be forty years old.

A forty-year-old man who can reach the national level cannot be described as a "genius".

But Li Ye knew that Lighthouse's information industry revolution would encounter a major setback in 2000, and Cisco would reach its highest valuation of US$550 billion in March 2000.

So Li Ye felt that if he could steal some technology, then 2000 would be the best time to do so.

After laughing a few times, Mr. Ke half-jokingly asked Li Ye: "Li Ye, if you want to get 'strong' support, it must be at least several hundred million dollars!"

"A few hundred million dollars?"

Li Ye pondered for a moment and said softly, "Aunt Ke, I have hundreds of millions of dollars now!"

“Cough cough cough cough~~”

. . . . . . . .

Li Ye talked on the phone with Teacher Ke in the room for a long time. When he came out, he saw his young wife Wen Leyu's eyes flickering.

"What's wrong, Xiaoyu?"

"What did my mother say to you for so long?"

Li Ye chuckled and said, "Your mother said that she has decided to marry you to me and you are not allowed to regret it, so we can sleep in the same room tonight."

“.”

Wen Leyu opened her mouth for a long time.

But after a few seconds, she stared into Li Ye's eyes and said contemptuously: "Tsk, your ability to lie is not even as good as that Pandit, and you still want to lie to me?"

“.”

Li Ye pretended to be furious: "If I wanted to cheat you, I would make you count the money even if I sold it to you."

Wen Leyu replied immediately: "Just count the money, and I'll put it in my pocket after counting it. You have to trick me back again."

“.”

Li Ye was surprised and asked, "Xiaoyu, when did you learn to be so sharp-tongued?"

Wen Leyu curled her lips and said, "I already knew how to do it, but I just won't use it on you."

Li Ye was silent for a long time before he said seriously: "Xiao Yu, I can lie to people, but I won't do it to you, ever."

“.”

Wen Leyu's beautiful big eyes blinked and finally narrowed. She stretched out her arms to hug Li Ye's waist, buried her head in his arms, and rubbed it hard.

"It's okay. Even if you lie to me, I'm willing to believe you."

(End of this chapter)