Siheyuan: My wife is Xu Huizhen

You know, nowadays in Hong Kong, many family-run companies exist in the form of entire buildings.

These buildings are usually rented out, but at the same time, they will carefully transform the top floor into their own residence.

In this way, the space can be fully utilized and the family's status and strength can be demonstrated, which is killing two birds with one stone. This situation is already quite common in the local area.

Soon, the group took the elevator to the top floor. To the east was a large apartment with five bedrooms, a kitchen, bedroom, wardrobe, living room and other facilities. It even had an open-air garden with a wide view.

Most of the area in the west is built like a typical office building, with both luxuriously decorated independent offices and comprehensive public offices.

By the way, He Yuzhu actually already owns a villa in Taiping Mountain.

However, for some reason, he rarely lived there and still chose to live in the rented house in Wan Chai.

As for its fixed office location, it is located in a rented building in the Yangtze River Industrial Building.

Not only was the place cramped and small, but there was also a noisy workshop next door. The noise from the various machines running was endless and really unbearable.

After carefully touring the penthouse, He Yuzhu nodded with satisfaction and said:

"Well, I plan to clean up this place first, and then move here."

Hearing this, Huang Zhirou couldn't help but ask curiously, "Are you going to move in with your residence as well?"

"Then let's move our things here first. Anyway, we can move back after the industrial building in Wan Chai is completed."

As He Yuzhu spoke, he gestured with his hands, as if he had already seen the magnificent building of the future standing before him.

Every industrial building he built basically adopted the same model: the ground floor was shops, the upper floors were planned as offices; and the top floor was designed with residences and some special offices.

Although he will not live in these houses himself, they can be allocated to senior executives in the company.

Not only that, each building must also be equipped with corresponding management personnel. Usually, these managers will choose to set up offices on the top floor to carry out their work.

As for the remaining space, it will naturally be rented out, which can be said to be killing two birds with one stone!

Huang Zhirou nodded seriously, indicating that she understood He Yuzhu's meaning, and quickly wrote down his instructions in detail.

Surprisingly, the new office was set up in just two days.

Therefore, He Yuzhu decisively moved out of his office originally located in the Yangtze River Industrial Building. From now on, he will start a new chapter of work in the Sai Wan Ho area!

And he had no intention of renting out the previously vacant space.

Now, various lathes and equipment are being moved here one after another. According to his plan, the scale of production will be gradually expanded, and all the buildings in this area will be transformed into a large machinery factory eventually.

He Yuzhu had just sat down at his new desk when he heard a gentle knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

As he finished speaking, Liao Lieying pushed open the door and walked in with a smile on her face, holding in her hands an exquisite gift box that looked quite long and narrow.

Suddenly, He Yuzhu's face blossomed with a happy smile and he said:

"Is this a gift for me?"

Liao Lieying smiled and nodded, then carefully placed the exquisite gift box in front of He Yuzhu and said softly:

"Open it and see if it suits your taste."

Hearing this, He Yuzhu responded with joy:

"As long as it's from you, I'll love it no matter what it is!"

After saying that, he couldn't wait to open the gift box.

When the gift box was slowly opened, what appeared before his eyes was an object that stunned He Yuzhu for a moment - it was an object that he could not recognize at all at first glance.

A closer look reveals that this is a small metal product, about 20 centimeters long and slender in shape. A closer look reveals that it is a sculpture of an Egyptian pharaoh.

However, the shape of this sculpture is somewhat peculiar. Its upper body appears relatively sturdy, while the middle and lower parts become significantly thinner.

The entire sculpture is exquisitely crafted with minute details. Whether it is the expression on the pharaoh's face or the texture of his clothes, they are all portrayed vividly, like a fine work of art.

He Yuzhu curiously reached out and took the pharaoh sculpture out of the gift box, trying to stand it upright on the table, but surprisingly, the sculpture fell down as soon as it left his hand and could not stand steadily at all.

Looking at this scene, He Yuzhu couldn't help but feel puzzled, frowned and asked:

“Although this ornament looks very beautiful, why can’t it stand upright?”

At this time, Liao Lieying at the side couldn't help but burst out laughing, and she playfully asked back:

"Who told you that this must be a decoration?"

After hearing this, He Yuzhu also felt that his previous idea seemed a little inappropriate. After all, general ornaments are usually designed to be able to stand stably. A structure like this that is thick on top and thin on the bottom is indeed difficult to maintain balance and stand firm.

At this moment, he widened his eyes and stared at the strange object in front of him, but no matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't figure out what it was for a moment.

Although his heart was full of curiosity and doubt, he did not immediately release his powerful mental power to investigate carefully.

After all, it is necessary to remain cautious about the unknown.

So, he chose to ask: "So, what exactly is this?"

Hearing his question, Liao Lieying smiled slightly. She carefully picked up the object that looked like a pharaoh statue, then reached out and pinched its bottom. She pulled it with a little force, and a small metal cap was successfully removed. As the metal cap fell off, a slender ballpoint pen tip was revealed.

If it were someone else, such as the less knowledgeable He Yuzhu, they would probably still be confused and have no idea what this thing was.

However, when he saw this scene, a flash of inspiration suddenly occurred to his mind, and he understood in his heart - it turned out that this was a gel pen!

Liao Lieying's face was filled with excitement and pride at this moment, as if she was holding a rare treasure in her hands.

She quickly found a piece of white paper, then skillfully held the gel pen that had just been unveiled, and wrote a few beautiful words on the paper in a flowing manner.

After she finished writing, she looked up with a twinkle in her eyes and said to He Yuzhu, "Look, this is the new ballpoint pen that has appeared recently."

He Yuzhu was slightly stunned when he heard this, and muttered to himself: Shouldn't this be called a gel pen? Why is it called a ballpoint pen here?

But after a little thought, he was relieved. This place must be Hong Kong, maybe due to regional differences or different translation names.

Thinking of this, he asked again: "But why have I never seen this kind of thing before?"

Liao Lieying explained with a smile:

"This is a new thing that has only recently appeared! It is said that there is a man named Reno from the United States who has a unique vision and opened a company that specializes in manufacturing this kind of ballpoint pen."

Liao Lieying's face was full of excitement as if she was presenting a treasure. She carefully took out a flyer from her exquisite bag and gently handed it to He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu took the flyer with great curiosity and looked at it carefully. He saw that the text and pictures on it were very clear and detailed, introducing the relevant information.

It turns out that as early as the 1930s, Mr. Biro, a journalist from Hungary, successfully invented the world's first ballpoint pen!

The biggest feature of this pen is that it uses a small ball that can roll freely as the pen tip.

Amazingly, this magical pen can not only leave clear handwriting on handkerchiefs, but can even write on rough surfaces like wood! What's more convenient is that there is no need to refill ink frequently.

However, such an innovative design faced a high price when it first came out, with each one costing as much as $10!

However, despite the creativity of this invention, the market response at the time seemed somewhat lackluster.

After all, for most ordinary people, they have long been accustomed to the traditional way of writing with a fountain pen.

There is no wrong version in the 6 book forum!

Time passed quietly, until four or five years later, an event that shocked the world happened: an atomic bomb exploded in Japan!

At this critical moment, an American businessman named Renault keenly captured the business opportunity.

He cleverly used people's attention and curiosity about the atomic bomb to promote and launch a product called "the new pen of the atomic age", which is the ballpoint pen (also known as a ballpoint pen) we are familiar with today.

This clever businessman exaggerated the uniqueness of this pen, claiming that it was as mysterious as the atomic bomb.

The most attractive thing is that with such a small pen, you don’t have to worry about refilling ink, and it is said that it can accompany the user for a long time, as if it can be used for a lifetime.

After hearing the news, many consumers' curiosity was instantly ignited and they rushed to buy this novel ballpoint pen.

In this way, Renault successfully made a fortune with his extraordinary business acumen and precise marketing strategies.

He Yuzhu gently put the product flyer in his hand aside, and then slowly picked up the ballpoint pen.

After he casually scribbled a few large and flamboyant characters on the paper, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly and look at the ballpoint pen carefully.

After some observation, he was surprised to find that this ballpoint pen was almost identical to the gel pen commonly used in later generations.

At this time, Liao Lieying, who was standing aside, smiled and asked softly:

"How is it? Do you like it?" He Yuzhu raised his head, a look of joy on his face, and quickly replied:

"I like it, I like it very much! Thank you so much for giving me such a nice gift."

As he spoke, he unconsciously concentrated his mental strength again and began to conduct a more detailed examination of the ballpoint pen in his hand.

However, this investigation made him instantly notice something strange - this ballpoint pen actually had no refill!

All that caught my eye was the pen case that looked like the body of a pharaoh, and the inside of the pen case was filled with inky black ink.

At the tip of the pen is a small and exquisite round bead, which seems to be carefully inlaid on the pen case.

What is even more amazing is that there is an extremely tiny hole at the top of the ballpoint pen, which is obviously used for air intake.

He Yuzhu was amazed by such a unique and novel design. He murmured to himself:

"I didn't know that ballpoint pens today look like this. They don't use the traditional refill structure, but use the pen shell to directly fill the ink... It's really unique and original!"

Hearing He Yuzhu's sigh, Liao Lieying nodded in agreement and said:

"That's right. When I first saw it, I also thought it was very novel! So when I saw the relevant promotional introduction today, I bought it without hesitation and sent it to you specially."

He Yuzhu was moved when he heard this, and he also became very interested in this ballpoint pen. He asked curiously:

"So, how much does this ballpoint pen cost?"

Liao Lieying's smiling face was suddenly covered with a layer of dark clouds. She frowned slightly and said with some displeasure:

"Why do you want to mention money? This is a gift I carefully selected for you!"

Hearing this, the other party quickly explained:

"Don't get me wrong, I want to know its price so I can consider buying some in bulk later."

Liao Lieying's expression eased a little, but she still replied with some dissatisfaction:

"I see. But this thing is not cheap. Even the cheapest model costs 39 yuan, and the one I'm giving you costs 8 Hong Kong dollars."

After hearing the price, the other party couldn't help but take a breath and exclaimed in surprise:

“It’s so expensive?”

Liao Lieying nodded and said affirmatively:

"Of course, it's clearly written on the flyer. When it was first launched, it was even sold for $10 per stick!

"This time, the other party was completely shocked and kept muttering:

“It’s so expensive…”

He knew very well that the average worker's monthly salary was only around HK$200.

It is incredible that the price of this small ballpoint pen is equivalent to one quarter of the average person's monthly salary.

At this moment, He Yuzhu on the side suddenly had an idea and a thought flashed through his mind - why couldn't he try to produce this kind of ballpoint pen?

After all, the ballpoint pens on the market today are very different from those in the future. If we can successfully develop pen tips and refills and successfully apply for patents, we can earn a considerable fortune just by selling refills in the future.

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu's eyes became more determined.

But how do you produce the tip of a ballpoint pen yourself?

This is a big problem.