This is Li Manjun's first visit to Xiang Lian's house.
The two neighbors have been doing this for several years and have never even visited the other party's house.
She didn't bring any fruit, tobacco or alcohol, but simply carried a commuting tote bag with a bulky mobile phone in it.
There should be a compact mobile phone coming out next year, and I will have to replace it by then. The big one is too heavy to hold.
Li Manjun looked at the house number and confirmed it several times in her mind before ringing the doorbell.
"Who is it?" A gentle female voice came from the door. There were also children playing and the old man urging. It was very noisy.
Li Manjun knew without looking that it was going to be a busy morning.
I have never heard Xiang Lian talk about his family, but Li Manjun knows that he has a childhood sweetheart wife and a son who is already in the second grade of elementary school.
Both husband and wife had to work, and Xiang Lian was so busy that he was away from home for several days. The elderly family members lived together so that they could take care of their grandson's food and daily life.
Li Manjun replied: "I live in the building opposite. We are neighbors. My name is Li Manjun."
The door opened, and the child's grandfather ran out first with the child and hurried to the elevator.
Li Manjun glanced at his watch. It was 7:55. If he didn't leave, he would indeed be late.
"Breakfast! Breakfast hasn't been brought yet!"
The child's grandmother came out with a lunch box, which contained hot meat buns. It was so delicious that Li Manjun secretly swallowed her saliva. She hadn't eaten yet, and her appetite was aroused.
The grandfather and grandson entered the elevator together, and only my mother was left at the door, breathing a sigh of relief.
But she seemed to be busy going to work and asked Li Manjun what was wrong.
"I'm here to see Director Xiang. I have something to discuss with him. Is he at home?"
Xiang Lian's wife nodded, "Yes, are you looking for him?"
Li Manjun nodded and explained: "Director Xiang and I are both in the Chamber of Commerce. We have met several times before. Thinking that we are all neighbors, I was afraid that we would not be able to explain clearly on the phone, so I went directly to the door. I didn't disturb you, right?"
Hearing this, Xiang Lian's wife hurriedly waved her hand and politely asked her to come in first.
Li Manjun had just changed his shoes at the door when Xiang Lian heard the noise and walked out of the room.
The smelly T-shirt on his body has been changed, and his beard has been shaved clean. He finally looks a little energetic. He looks at Li Manjun in surprise, "Mr. Li, why are you here?"
"I want to tell you something, about chips." Li Manjun got straight to the point, without any riddles.
Xiang Lian's wife was busy going to work, poured a glass of water for Li Manjun, smiled apologetically at her, and hurried out to work.
Xiang Lian asked Li Manjun to sit down a little nervously and asked blankly: "Do you want to know about chips?"
Li Manjun nodded, "Yes, I came to your house at this time specifically because I wanted to ask you personally about the details of the research and development of this chip, so that I can make a decision whether to invest or not."
"If you invest, how to invest and how much capital is needed."
Xiang Lian was shocked.
She didn't say anything for a long time, and she repeatedly confirmed with Li Manjun that there was nothing wrong with her brain. She rushed into the room excitedly, packed a bunch of information, moved everything on the coffee table, spread the information, and started explaining excitedly.
Afraid that Li Manjun wouldn't understand, he explained it in great detail and used many metaphors.
Li Manjun raised the corner of his mouth, feeling moved by his seriousness. He became even more determined to support their decision to develop chips.
"Tell me the number." Li Manjun interrupted his explanation and asked directly.
Xiang Lian took two deep breaths to suppress the ecstasy in his heart, and returned to reason. Knowing that Li Manjun probably didn't have much money, he waved his hand.
"Forget it, once invested in chip research and development, it will be a bottomless pit, because we ourselves have no way of determining whether it will succeed, and the results we get in the end will most likely not be the results you want."
He smiled happily and said, "To be honest, I am very surprised to have such support from you."
Li Manjun frowned slightly, "Isn't one million a year enough?"
Xiang Lian shook his head, "It's far from enough."
"How much does that cost?"
Xiang Lian looked at the information spread out on the coffee table and sighed, "I don't know either. I just know that once you invest in research and development, you can't stop."
Once it stops, all previous investment will be in vain.
"Do you still want to study?" Li Manjun looked into his eyes, and she wanted to know how determined he was.
"Of course I think, even if I can't study it now, I will continue it in the future."
Xiang Lian stood up and began to pack up the information on the coffee table. He was very careful because he couldn't throw away any of these things because he would need them again in the future.
He has always firmly believed that chip research will restart, not now, but in the future.
"We can't let people bully us all the time." Xiang Lian smiled and looked out the window. On the primary school playground not far away, the red flag was fluttering in the wind.
Li Manjun stood up, held down the materials he had collected, and asked again, "Even if you don't know, do you have a rough number? Tell me and I'll give it a try."
Xiang Lian was shocked. He was really surprised that Li Manjun could do this with just a few words he said.
"Why?" He didn't understand.
Smart people know how risky self-research is and will not invest in it.
Li Manjun thought, because I love my country.
He said: "Because the chip is very important!"
"As people in this industry, we should understand that with the development of the times, the future will be dominated by the Internet."
"The chip, as its core, must not be left to others."
Moved by Li Manjun's determination, Xiang Lian didn't notice anything wrong with her choice of words.
Li Manjun said that she is also in the industry, but she obviously just runs a garbage recycling company.
But that's not important. What's important is that Xiang Lian was infected by her determination.
"Are you really thinking about helping me develop chips?" Xiang Lian confirmed again.
Li Manjun asked him: "Will you be more determined than me?"
She didn't want her hard-earned money to be wasted by an erratic and weak-minded person.
If Xiang Lian said halfway through the study that he couldn't bear the hardship anymore and wanted to give up, then she would regret her full support for him now.
Xiang Lian sarcastically said: "Mr. Li, none of you love chips more than me."
Very good. Although he was ridiculed, Li Manjun's heart also dropped.
"How much, tell me." She sounded like a nouveau riche.
Xiang Lian laughed. In fact, he had already calculated that data.
"Li Manjun, if you have such a strong tone, then I won't come with you for free. Let's do it for real. You give me five million first, and I will talk to you after I use it up."
Li Manjun almost didn't spit out a mouthful of blood.
How careless!
No wonder the shareholders of Xiang Lian Company have thrown themselves into the arms of agents. It turns out that self-developed chips are just burning money as paper.
Li Manjun wanted to say: I'm going to get out of here.
But she couldn't help but control her mouth, and she said, "Give me some time, and I'll go get some more sponsors."