While the two companies were locked in a bitter feud, the new Xianglong Technology has finally begun construction. The reason it's taken so long is mainly due to the need to procure a lot of equipment. Currently, it can only be considered barely operational.
Fortunately, the steel rolling mill has many skilled workers; otherwise, starting operations wouldn't be so easy. Currently, Xianglong Technology is only operating at half capacity, with one person usually leading several others.
These people are all students personally taught by engineers from Hong Kong. Although they have a certain foundation, it will definitely take a short period of time to adapt to the new equipment.
In order to have enough skilled workers, the only option is for experienced workers to mentor new ones. Fortunately, everyone here is a seasoned veteran, so they can get started with the new equipment after just a little familiarization.
Training a highly skilled technician takes a considerable amount of time. This is why the government merged the steel rolling mill into Xianglong Technology.
With the steel rolling mill struggling, instead of wasting its skilled workers, it would be better to integrate it into Xianglong Technology, allowing the country to quickly produce various CNC machine tools. Seeing that CNC machine tools were already available, Wei Hua gradually began to share his technologies as well. For example, while future artificial intelligence might only be in its most basic form, it was undoubtedly a revolutionary technology in this era.
It just so happens that CNC machine tools have also touched the boundaries of artificial intelligence, so it can be said that this is an unexpected product of the research on CNC machine tools.
Wei Hua, with his visionary mind, is also diligently managing the Xianglong Group. The group is named Xianglong Group primarily because Yang Tao has also integrated with the automotive manufacturing industry.
Rather than letting other automotive companies share this pie, it's better to enjoy it ourselves. 40% of Xianglong Group's shares belong to the state. This ensures that no one else can reap the benefits, and as for the state directly intervening, that's utter nonsense.
If the state has to compete with its people for profits, then it's pointless. Due to the merger with the automotive industry, the state's shares were diluted to 30%, while the Wei Hua family, both overt and covert, held a controlling stake of 66%. Lou Xiao'e only held 4%. Don't underestimate this 4%; it's enough to ensure Lou Xiao'e's financial security for the rest of her life, and she can even make a fortune.
Wei Hua runs the Longxiang Group, while Yang Tao manages other businesses. This allows the Wei family's businesses to openly and covertly infiltrate various enterprises.
While the Wei family was expanding, the others weren't idle either. After Yan Jiecheng's death, Julie consolidated the relationships he left behind and opened her own bar.
Although her strength couldn't compare to Yan Jiecheng's, she at least had her own business. Even though she had to give up some of the profits to others, Julie still made a considerable amount of money.
Since she hadn't been in the industry for very long and wasn't very good at handling interpersonal relationships, Julie had to bring in people from her previous team. Liu Guangqi remained the hotel manager.
In terms of cunning, Yan Jiecheng was no match for Julie. Julie also knew that as a woman, and only 18 years old, she couldn't possibly compete with Yan Jiecheng and his ilk. She had no money and no connections, so she could only cede some profits to the management while constantly seeking powerful backers.
After receiving a share of the profits, people like Liu Guangqi began to manage the bar diligently. Julie, on the other hand, started to make frequent contact with other second-generation rich kids.
With her adept social skills, Julie quickly made a name for herself. She also attracted several admirers, none of whom could resist her beauty and her ability to manipulate them.
They either fell for Julie's charms or for the charms of other women at her bar. As she built up her network, Julie's ambition began to swell.
One bar was clearly no longer enough for Julie. With connections and influence, she opened a second bar of her own, one that was even more upscale than the first, targeting a high-end market.
In order to establish a high-end image, they offered free admission to wealthy young men during the opening. Not only did they not charge these privileged children, but they were also provided with young and beautiful girls.
As long as you have young and beautiful girls, all sorts of men who like them will flock to you, and you'll never have to worry about business.
Julie's bar was thriving, but Ning Wei's restaurant business was getting worse and worse. Zhong Yuemin and the others also gradually began to change careers because of Ning Wei's situation.
Wei Hua also had a considerable interest in these second-generation elites. Even though they had changed careers, each of them still possessed some connections. They could get things done much more easily than the average person.
Thanks to their connection with the Zhou family, Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang successfully entered the Xianglong Group. Even Ning Wei, because of the 500,000 yuan deal, successfully became Wei Hua's bodyguard.
Xianglong Group is practically a state-owned enterprise, and even their fathers didn't refuse such a good opportunity. It's unclear whether it's because of Wei Hua, but these second-generation rich kids gradually became associated with those beasts in the courtyard house.
They would occasionally dine at Sha Zhu's hotel and drink at Julie's bar. Over time, they actually became acquainted.
Whether it was a special fate or some other reason, some things couldn't be changed even if one wanted to. Shanshan still appeared in brothels, and even fell in love with Ningwei without hesitation.
Moreover, Shan Shan came from the bar where Julie worked. Perhaps because his brother was killed by some thugs, Ning Wei remained as righteous as ever. When some thugs bullied Shan Shan again, Ning Wei still chose to stand up for her, and that's how the two met.
Especially when he was burdened with a huge debt of 500,000 yuan, Shanshan remained steadfastly by his side. Because he had developed some feelings for Shanshan, Ning Wei would occasionally visit the bar. And since Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang were Ning Wei's good brothers and older brothers, they naturally frequented the bar as well.
Even though their parents have retired, they still have friends, and no one knows if they will ever be reinstated.
Even Yan Jiecheng couldn't curry favor with these people, let alone Julie. In order to successfully ingratiate herself with Zhong Yuemin and his group, Julie could only take the route of the wife, constantly befriending Shanshan.
In order to befriend Shanshan, he promoted her to assistant manager. It was because of this relationship that they gradually came into contact.
There's always an invisible generation gap between ordinary people and children of privileged families. Especially since Shanshan was born into the world, even though Ning Wei's parents are dead. There's still a barrier between them.
To help them truly be together, Wei Hua deliberately arranged for Shan Shan to stay with Yang Tao. Continuing to stay in the bar would only widen the gap between them. One cannot choose their birth, but one can choose their future path.
In order to be with Ning Wei, Shan Shan did not hesitate and resigned from Julie's Bar to come to the Peninsula Hotel and become a manager in the housekeeping department.
You can learn slowly if you don't know how; what's important is a person's character. The fact that Shanshan was willing to die for Ning Wei shows she's a good girl.
Seeing that she had just gotten along well with Shanshan and had just met Zhong Yuemin and his group, only to have Wei Hua steal her away, Julie felt particularly resentful.
But then Julie had a new idea. If Shan Shan could establish herself at the Peninsula Hotel, she could expand her business there. Those who could stay at the Peninsula Hotel were all wealthy and powerful; if she managed this business well, it would be far better than constantly searching for those rich kids.
Ever since Shanshan joined the Peninsula Hotel, Julie has been using her past help to constantly try and build a relationship with her. Xiao Huaihua has been away from the courtyard house for over a decade. Even Wei Hua and his wife don't recognize her.
Seeing that Xiao Huaihua meant no harm and was just trying to get closer to Shanshan, no one paid any attention to these matters. No one expected Xiao Huaihua to have such an opportunity.
Wei Hua and the others didn't recognize Julie, and Julie naturally didn't recognize her former neighbor either. After 15 years, they were all strangers.
Given Julie's current status, she wouldn't even have the chance to meet Yang Tao, yet their paths still crossed. Once her relationship with Shan Shan had developed to a certain point, Julie made her demands.
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