Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

Chapter 418 For the sake of the mission, I, Zhao Ruilong, must endure humiliation and bear heavy bur

"Extremely urgent?"

Zhao Ruilong raised an eyebrow.

He couldn't help but think to himself, "Zhong Xiaoai, are you kidding me?"

I just finished talking to my second sister on the phone. If it were something extremely urgent, she wouldn't tell me.

But she was already at the door, holding a laptop as if she had a real emergency to report...

Could I possibly refuse to open the door?

"Come in and talk!"

After removing the security chain, Zhao Ruilong opened the door.

I wrapped my bathrobe tightly around myself and tied it up before sitting down in the living room.

Zhong Xiaoai held a laptop in one hand and locked the door with the other.

I hurried to the living room and placed the computer on the coffee table.

"Mr. Zhao, I just received news that Sanjay, one of the founders and major shareholders of Invista, is willing to sell his shares to us. Our people are currently negotiating with him."

Zhao Ruilong frowned and asked, "What do you mean? Are they having internal strife?"

Zhong Xiaoai squatted down and said, "I estimate it's not an internal conflict, but rather that Sanjay can't hold on any longer. Invista's stock price may fall below ten dollars today, and there's still no sign of reconciliation with NVIDIA."

“Sanjays also invests in and operates other companies. He probably used Invista stock as collateral for loans. Now that the stock price has continued to fall, he is under a lot of pressure, so he specifically requested that the equity transfer be cash-on-delivery!”

Zhao Ruilong nodded slightly and leaned forward to quickly browse the emails.

Zhong Xiaoai, who was squatting to the side, said with some excitement:

"Aren't you very interested in investing in Invista?"

"Although their CEO, Huang Renxun, is unwilling to sell, the major shareholder, Sanjays, is willing to sell!"

"If we can acquire all the shares held by Sanjays, we can become Invista's second-largest shareholder!"

"If we buy a large number of Invista shares in the stock market, our shareholding ratio will exceed that of Huang Renxun, which is equivalent to completing an investment in Invista."

Zhao Ruilong smiled coldly.

"But have you considered that completing the investment in this way might not only cost a lot, but Huang Renxun might also develop a negative attitude towards us?"

Zhong Xiaoai asked in surprise, "Why would he resist?"

"After we become shareholders of Invista, we can bring funds and business to the company, which will better help the company develop. He should be happy, right?"

Zhao Ruilong leaned back on the sofa, crossed his legs, and took a drag of his cigarette.

"Then let's talk! Anyway, the budget must be kept under two billion US dollars. If it exceeds two billion, I'd rather not invest or take a stake!"

As a time traveler, Zhao Ruilong knew that he would eventually break ties with the West.

As China rises rapidly, the United States will sooner or later suppress and sanction it in the fields of science and technology, trade and economy.

The reason we want to invest in Invista now is...

On the one hand, Invista, which has fallen out with NVIDIA, is currently at a low point in its market value, making it a perfect time to buy at the bottom.

On the other hand, Invista's GPU business itself has wide applications and great development prospects.

In particular, the manufacture of high-performance smartphones and the training of large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) models will require top-notch GPUs in the future.

China lacks talent and experience in this area, so acquiring Invista would allow it to quickly enhance its R&D capabilities.

The United States remains the world's leading superpower, a developed country and a paradise on earth that countless people aspire to.

Even if the job offers better benefits in China, top talents would still prefer to go to or stay in the United States.

and so……

Zhao Ruilong wanted to take advantage of the honeymoon period in the relationship between the two countries to recruit top talents from around the world for his own use.

This will allow the development of the electronic information industry in the country, which it leads, to be faster, and make it difficult for others to catch up due to a lack of talent.

The best approach would be to invest in and acquire some technology companies in the United States, recruit local talent, and organize research and development.

In this way, the US company is only responsible for part of the research and development tasks, while the majority of the research and development and production tasks are handled by local Chinese companies. In other words, the core technology is still in the hands of the Chinese.

Furthermore, since American technology companies participated in the research and development, they can legitimately put the products manufactured in China under the guise of American companies and sell them more effectively worldwide.

After all, in the eyes of those who have been kneeling for too long and can't stand up, Western technology is more advanced and Western products are more awesome, even if they are much more expensive, they feel that they are worth the money.

This approach not only aligns with the current trend of free trade and globalization, but also makes it relatively easy to circumvent tariff barriers even if trade protectionism rises in the future.

Even if the relationship completely deteriorates in the future and the company is forcibly sold, it's just a company that does R&D, design, operation and maintenance, without the most important experiments and production, so it doesn't matter if it's sold.

Just like a short video platform from before time travel, which was forced to sell due to its large number of users and influence, but in reality, apart from its core algorithm, it didn't have any other high technology.

As the core and most fundamental industry of the electronic information industry, the semiconductor industry, chip design is only a small part of the huge industrial chain, which also includes many other links such as materials, processing, and packaging.

of course.

There was obviously no need to explain such a forward-looking strategic plan to Zhong Xiaoai.

Otherwise, she would definitely ask, "China has joined the WTO and its relationship with the United States is getting better and better. How could I possibly think that we would turn against each other and break off relations in the future?"

After watching Zhong Xiaoai reply to her colleague on her phone, Zhao Ruilong asked:

"Is there anything else important?"

"If not, I'm going to sleep."

"Otherwise, I won't have the energy to attend the Tianhai International Auto Show tomorrow!"

Zhong Xiaoai quickly put down her phone and closed her laptop.

She squatted on the ground, gazing tenderly at Zhao Ruilong.

"The joint commissioning and testing conference for the high-speed rail during the day must have left you exhausted. Would you like me to give you a massage to relax?"

"..."

Zhao Ruilong was shocked.

I'm in a big trough!

Is it so direct?

Why don't you just ask me directly if I can sleep in my room?

"What? You're worried my massage technique isn't good enough? You'll see once you try it, my technique is quite good!"

As she spoke, Zhong Xiaoai got up to make a move.

Zhao Ruilong quickly darted forward diagonally, hiding about two meters away.

"Thank you, but no need. I'm not very tired today, I'll be fine after a nap!"

"On the contrary, you've been busy all day and even worked overtime late into the night. Go home and get some rest!"

Zhong Xiaoai shook her head and stepped forward.

"I'm not tired!"

"Why don't you give it a try!"

“I really did have a master who taught me before.”

"My therapist said my technique is excellent; I could easily open a massage parlor!"

Zhong Xiaoai looked at him with deep affection, her eyes filled with alluring charm.

Zhao Ruilong shook his head repeatedly and retreated continuously.

"No need, really no need. I'm not tired at all. I don't need your massage. You should go back and rest. The auto show will be very busy tomorrow."

Zhong Xiaoai suddenly stopped and looked at Zhao Ruilong, biting her lip.

We are all adults, and smart people at that.

Zhao Ruilong's evasive manner was enough to show that he was truly uninterested.

but……

Zhong Xiaoai has no intention of giving up.

I finally got into Zhao Ruilong's room. If I leave now, when will I ever get a chance to rise to the top?

"Just give it a try, five minutes! Just five minutes, okay?"

Zhong Xiaoai stepped forward, grabbed Zhao Ruilong's arm, and led him into the bedroom.

This naturally left Zhao Ruilong speechless.

I'm not only the son of a powerful and wealthy family, but also your boss!

You think Lao Tzu is kind and benevolent, so you act without any scruples, right?

They've already started doing things themselves, do they even have any concept of superiors and subordinates anymore?

It seems I've been too kind and easy to talk to, so much so that you dared to lay a hand on me!

really!

Men really shouldn't be too rich and powerful.

Otherwise, a woman's initiative and uninhibitedness will exceed your imagination.

Even if she came from a well-off family, and even if she was beautiful and capable.

However, when faced with money and power, they have no sense of restraint or bottom line whatsoever.

I wanted to pry Zhong Xiaoai's hands off and loudly stop her shameless pulling.

But the thought of a complete falling out would make it impossible for Zhong Xiaoai to stay at Huilong Group any longer.

A dead skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

Even though Zhong Zhengguo has fallen from power, Zhong Xiaoai's vast network of connections can still be of considerable value.

"Alas! In order to help my father Zhao Lichun improve and to complete the system mission of defying fate, I have no choice but to endure humiliation and bear this burden!"

"Anyway, we shouldn't let down good girls, and we shouldn't waste bad girls either! So what's the big deal about having another Zhong Xiaoai!"

Zhao Ruilong secretly comforted himself.

But we still need to put on a good show.

"Alright, I'll try it for five minutes!"

"It's a deal, just five minutes! You can leave after you're done!"

Zhong Xiaoai smiled sweetly and nodded quickly.

"No problem, take off your robe, otherwise I won't be able to exert any strength!"

"But I was only wearing my underwear underneath!"

"Oh, it's okay. Isn't it normal for men to go shirtless in the summer? Besides, I already saw you shirtless the night you went swimming with Zhang Xiaoxue at the Huilong Hotel in Jiangcheng! Take it off, take it off now!"

"I'll do it, I can do it myself!"

Zhao Ruilong took off his bathrobe and lay down on the bed.

The moment I closed my eyes, a terrifying thought suddenly popped into my head.

"Is she going to do what they do in the movies, like suddenly putting a wire around my neck from behind while she's giving me a massage and strangling me to death?"

"But if she strangles me, she won't escape death either. And why would she strangle me? To avenge her fallen father, Zhong Zhengguo? There's no need for that!"

"They themselves colluded with Cai Chenggong to make money, which led to their downfall due to corruption. They only have themselves to blame, so how can you blame me?"

"Besides, it's precisely because her father was brought down and Hou Liangping became her ex-husband that she wants to maximize her own value and make more money. She should be the one trying to please me in every way!"

With that thought in mind, Zhao Ruilong closed his eyes with peace of mind.

Enjoy Zhong Xiaoai's gentle and meticulous massage.

Perhaps Zhong Xiaoai wasn't lying; she had indeed studied and practiced, and her grasp of the acupoints on the shoulders and neck was very accurate.

Enjoying her massage, Zhao Ruilong couldn't help but think of Zhong Xiaoai, who was quite a formidable character in the original drama!

In the original drama, Ji Changming, the chief prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of Handong, had to call her to report on his work.

When Hou Liangping was to be transferred to Handong Province, Director Qin of the Anti-Corruption Bureau had to consult her first.

She once joked about Qi Tongwei, saying that Qi Tongwei was suppressed by Liang Lu's father, which was just a small act of willful abuse of power.

She once called Hou Liangping, who was investigating a case in Handong, and said she would thoroughly investigate Gao Yuliang, the third-in-command in Handong.

But now...

He no longer had the support of his powerful father, Zhong Zhengguo, nor the strong background of working at the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Now, she obediently kneels to the side, massaging her own shoulders and neck to relax...