"Why would Huang He do this!" Chen Yongming asked, emboldened, after hearing Liu Qiangdong's words.
"Isn't it obvious? If you know what clothes to wear, it determines Huang He's attitude towards you. What clothes will you wear when you meet Huang He in the future?" Lei Jun said from the side.
"If Huang He gets even tougher, from now on, if all of Jiangnan Group's external business doesn't involve wearing Hanfu, they won't cooperate. See how many people in China will wear Hanfu!" Liu Qiangdong added from the side.
"No way, this tough? Isn't Huang He afraid of offending people?" Chen Yongming exclaimed.
"What's there to be afraid of? It's just a piece of clothing. Would the bosses who cooperate with Jiangnan Group be so poor that they can't even afford a set of Hanfu?" Lei Jun said.
"Exactly. Conversely, if you clearly know that Jiangnan Group likes people to wear Hanfu, and you can buy a set of Hanfu for just 1000 yuan, but you refuse to spend this money and insist on wearing a suit to cooperate with Jiangnan Group, are you sincerely wanting to cooperate with Jiangnan Group? Wouldn't Jiangnan Group be raising an ungrateful wretch?" Liu Qiangdong said from the side.
"But Jiangnan Group still has to do business with others, right? They have to sell things!" Chen Yongming said.
"Jiangnan Group's main business in China currently is blind boxes and online business. These directly face consumers, so Jiangnan Group will definitely not require consumers to wear Hanfu when shopping!"
"Besides that, Jiangnan Group's current products are mainly high-tech products, and their prices are extremely favorable. Take servers for example, it is said that servers of the same quality are only 1/3 of the price of foreign ones, and servers of the same quality cannot be produced domestically at all."
"Even if Jiangnan Group requires you to wear Hanfu to buy their servers, you'll have to obediently wear Hanfu to discuss business with them. After all, who would go against money!" Lei Jun said.
"..." Chen Yongming was speechless. He suddenly realized that Jiangnan Group was indeed overwhelmingly powerful. How could China have such a terrifying private enterprise?
"Then isn't Jiangnan Group worried that their meeting won't happen this time? Many people have already noticed the difference in Huang He's handshake, and many people are holding grudges!" Chen Yongming said.
"This well..."
"It depends on whether they want to join the alliance!" a voice said lightly. Lei Jun and the other two turned to see that Huang He had appeared behind them at some point. They immediately stood up.
"Sit! Sit!" Huang He quickly invited them to sit down, then smiled and said, "There are far more people here than I expected. In fact, I don't need this many alliance members. At most, one-third would be enough! After all, the mobile phone market is only so big. If too many people enter the market, the profits won't be enough to divide. If I can drive some people away with just a handshake, then it's a good choice!"
After Huang He finished speaking, he left with a smile, leaving the three of them looking at each other. It seemed Huang He had been behind them the whole time and had overheard their conversation, otherwise, he wouldn't have chimed in like that.
"What Huang He said is correct. In fact, Huang He isn't asking us to join the alliance; rather, we should be doing everything we can to join the alliance!" Chen Yongming took a deep breath and said. "Only by joining the alliance and obtaining the various resources from the alliance can we have a chance to enter the mobile phone market and develop our own mobile phone products."
"Exactly. If so many people present were making phones, the competition would be too fierce. It's indeed better than..." Liu Qiangdong smacked his lips, suddenly wishing all these people would leave so that they could become one of the few alliance members, thus reducing competition in the mobile phone market.
Regardless of what the three were thinking, the meeting soon began. However, it started with speeches from various leaders. The first to take the stage was that eminent figure from above, causing everyone present to sit up straight.
Next, local leaders also gave speeches, and finally, it was Huang He's turn to take the stage. However, unexpectedly, Huang He did not start discussing the alliance himself. Instead, he announced that he would first present this year's Huang He Awards.
It had been announced a month earlier that Huang He would present the Huang He Awards at the alliance conference, but it wasn't specified whether it would be at the beginning, during, or at the end of the conference.
Unexpectedly, after the leaders finished their speeches, Huang He directly presented the Huang He Awards.
One benefit of doing this was that all the bosses attending the meeting would be present. Presenting the Huang He Awards in front of these bosses and entrepreneurs would naturally have the greatest impact.
Of course, this presentation was only to announce the final results of the Huang He Awards, and no one would come to the stage to accept the awards. This was because, similar to the Nobel Prize, no information was leaked before the final awards were announced, nor were any individuals invited to the award announcement ceremony. It was simply a public announcement of the list of winners.
However, the reporters present became excited. In fact, compared to the alliance, the reporters were more interested in the Huang He Awards.
Although in terms of historical significance and commercial value, the alliance itself was unparalleled.
But the problem was that ordinary people didn't care about such business alliances, as these matters were too distant for them and would not have any impact on their lives.
On the contrary, the Huang He Awards were different. While these awards also had no impact on them, the stories behind each winner of the Huang He Awards could fill a book of "Stories" and possessed high readability, making them the best news material.
One could see that in the past month, the media across China had been arguing fiercely about who would win the Huang He Awards.
Later, one media outlet released its predicted list of Huang He Award winners, which triggered a wave of imitation. Subsequently, over 60 media outlets released their predictions for the Huang He Awards, creating an unprecedented spectacle.
Now that the list of Huang He Award winners was finally about to be announced, the media was naturally excited beyond measure.
However, Huang He did not announce the list himself. Instead, he very tactfully handed the list to the eminent leader from above.
This leader smiled slightly and, without declining, took the large list from Huang He and said into the microphone, "Distinguished guests, let me first declare that I also have no idea who the winners are this year. This is the first time both you and I are seeing the final results."
"First, for the Huang He Literature Award, the winner is!" The leader opened the envelope in his hand, and a smile appeared on his lips as he read the name. "The winner of the Huang He Literature Award is Mr. Wei Hongjie, pen name Wei Wei!"
"Mr. Wei Hongjie was born in 1920 in a common family in Zhengzhou, Henan. In middle school, he had already served as the editor of "Lu Di Weekly" and "Tie Di Weekly." From a young age, he possessed astonishing literary talent and created the renowned news report "The Most Lovable People," which gained fame both domestically and internationally."
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This award acceptance speech was quite long, lasting about three minutes. During these three minutes, everyone was slowly digesting the result.
The second recipient of the Huang He Literature Award was Wei Wei. This result was both unexpected and, in a way, predictable.
The unexpected part was that the media had nominated many individuals for this year's Huang He Literature Award, such as Mo Yan, Tie Ning, Jia Pingwa, Yu Qiuhua, and many others.
However, very few people had predicted Wei Wei, as many had indeed forgotten about him, given that he didn't leave a particularly profound impression in the history of Chinese literature.
As for the predictability, it was that Wei Wei's position in the Chinese literary world truly deserved this award, and no one would dare to make any complaints. After all, among the living literary figures, very few could surpass Wei Wei in seniority. He was a true titan in the Chinese literary world, and he was already 82 years old this year.
Originally, there was Bing Xin, a living fossil, but unfortunately, this centenarian passed away in 1999. Very few people could truly overshadow Wei Wei.
That's right, Wei Wei, or Mr. Wei Hongjie, was still in good health and was a living master of art.
Therefore, when the final results were announced, although Wei Wei's name was shocking, no one had any objections.
Some people with deep thoughts carefully considered, and found that Wei Wei was indeed an excellent choice. This was because most contemporary writers' stances were basically "crooked," especially some individuals who particularly favored what they called "scar literature" and "yellow earth literature," insisting on exposing so-called wounds to foreigners to obtain foreign literary awards.
But Mr. Wei Wei had always been the most loyal revolutionary. Awarding the prize to Wei Wei was the most satisfying result for society and the people. Huang He was currying favor with the nation and the people!
"Brilliant!" many people exclaimed in their hearts. One could see that the leader who announced the award results had a smile that was about to melt.
And among the more than 60 media outlets that had made nominations, only two had listed Wei Wei as a potential winner for the Huang He Literature Award. One of them even provided three co-winners, suggesting all three were possibilities, and only one explicitly pointed to Wei Wei.
Now, this media outlet could proudly boast about their foresight.
"Next, the winner of the Huang He Chemistry Award is: Mr. Xu Guangxian."
"Mr. Xu Guangxian was born in 1920 and graduated from the Department of Chemistry at Jiao Tong University in 1944. In March 1951, he received his doctorate from Columbia University in the United States!"
"In the same year, upon learning of the outbreak of the Korean War and the country's need for chemical talent, Mr. Xu Guangxian unhesitatingly and resolutely left the United States and returned to China to dedicate his life to the country's chemical endeavors."
"Mr. Xu Guangxian has long been engaged in teaching and research in physical chemistry and inorganic chemistry, covering fields such as quantum chemistry, chemical bonding theory, coordination chemistry, extraction chemistry, nuclear fuel chemistry, and rare earth science. Based on his profound understanding of the fundamental laws of rare earth chemical bonding, coordination chemistry, and the structure of matter, he discovered the basic law of 'constant mixed extraction ratio' in rare earth solvent extraction systems. In the 1970s, he established a universally applicable cascade extraction theory and is known as the Father of Chinese Rare Earths."
"China's current position at the forefront of world rare earth industry research is thanks to the risks and research undertaken by Mr. Xu Guangxian and a group of old-generation proletarian revolutionaries!"
"Even after retiring from his frontline position, Mr. Xu Guangxian remained true to his original aspirations and continued to contribute to the field of education, cultivating a large number of outstanding chemical talents for the country, and continuing to shine his light and heat!" the leader said excitedly.