Chapter 645 New Arcade Game: Space Race

In fact, Yang Wendong also wants to see the success of the "Home Ownership Plan". Although this may have some impact on his real estate business, it is not a big deal because the core of his future real estate business is still his career, that is, owning office buildings, commercial plazas, high-end apartments, large-scale infrastructure, etc.
And when it reaches a certain scale, his capital will move out of Hong Kong, and the real estate and infrastructure will focus on the mainland and Southeast Asia. The real estate in Hong Kong will only be a small part of his future business.

But the essence of this matter is to confront all capital. Even Yang Wendong cannot do it. Even the mainland in the future has proposed similar plans to alleviate Hong Kong’s housing problems, but they were also opposed by Hong Kong real estate developers and eventually came to nothing.

As part of real estate capital, he does not have to fight against all capital, but moderately promoting this plan will enable the poorest groups to live in public housing with a little dignity, so that there will be no such thing as "cage houses" in Hong Kong in the future.

There will always be people who live in worse or better places, and this will be different everywhere, as long as it is not so extremely bad;
Even in the future, when he has huge industries in hand, he can build some factories in some places in the New Territories where there is a lot of land but no value, and then build houses of decent size nearby. This will be a good solution for the middle and lower classes in Hong Kong, and his own consortium may also be able to benefit from it, which would be perfect.

Maybe no matter what we do, it is impossible to help everyone, but if we can help a large part or even a small part, that is enough.

After returning home, Yang Wendong told Su Yiyi what MacLehose had mentioned.

"Everyone has a house to live in? The new governor is really ambitious. If hundreds of thousands of houses are built, then everyone will have a place to live." Su Yiyi sighed.

Having lived in a shanty town with Yang Wendong before, she also knew what it was like to live in poor condition. Even though the living conditions in society today are much better than they were back then, many people still live uncomfortably.

Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "It's unlikely. Let alone hundreds of thousands, it would be great if we could build tens of thousands of houses. And the most difficult part is not actually building tens of thousands of houses, but how to distribute them to those who need them. This is the most difficult part."

Although his suggestion is to distribute according to physical disability and family difficulties, it is not clear whether the Hong Kong government will do so;

Furthermore, even if this is done, it is difficult to guarantee absolute fairness, and there will even be some capitalists who combine politics and business and try to benefit from it.

"Well, are you ready to participate?" Su Yiyi asked.

"I don't participate in decision-making on this kind of thing, nor do I have the right to do so. Even if I participate, it won't be appreciated." Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "But I plan to let Jinmen Construction participate in bidding for affordable housing;

One is to ensure quality, and the second is to allow the designers of Kinmen Architecture to be more attentive and see how to design a more livable house with the lowest budget and the smallest area.”

In the construction and decoration industry, the design of large-scale flats and villas is actually very simple. As long as they are luxurious enough, they are large enough.

However, it is difficult to design a small house well, which requires real care. In the past, many real estate developers in Hong Kong launched houses of 20 to 30 square meters, which could accommodate a family of five or six people. They had everything from kitchens, baths, toilets, living rooms to bedrooms. This is truly the pinnacle of human house design, which is simply impossible in the mainland.

By letting Kinmen Construction participate in this, they can make a small profit, or in other words, even if this business does not make a profit, it can still support a lot of people. And if their own designers pay more attention, they can also help a lot of people who will live in public housing in the future.

Su Yiyi nodded and said, "Yeah, that's fine."

"In fact, when I came back from the Governor's House, I also had an idea." Yang Wendong suddenly said: "If I invest in building some houses that may be slightly better than public housing, and then use them specifically for rental, this may also be a good business."

Su Yiyi asked curiously: "Aren't there many rentals on the market? What's the difference?"

"It's still different. The houses on the market are scattered and poorly equipped, which simply increases the cost for residents." Yang Wendong explained: "But if I can centralize many facilities, such as cooking, in one place instead of in one's own house, it will be much more convenient, the residents will feel more comfortable, and the property management may be able to collect more rent."

Su Yiyi said, "How about a canteen model, where some businesses cook for the residents? That would save time, too?"

A large number of workers or waiters have very long working hours, and they need to buy groceries and cook when they get home, which is too time-consuming and energy-consuming, but eating out is too expensive. This has always been a problem that has troubled many people.

"That's fine. Time is indeed more important." Yang Wendong agreed, "But I'm just thinking about it. It's actually a small business. I'll discuss it with Lao Zheng when I have a chance. It mainly depends on the strategy of the Hong Kong government."

In fact, this is not very important. If it is profitable, then try it. If not, forget it.
After all, even if the Hong Kong government wants to launch affordable housing, it is only to help the poorest groups. This is the government's responsibility. Yang Wendong will not participate in it. If he really gets involved, it will make the Hong Kong government deviate from its responsibilities and offend other real estate industries. Although he is not afraid, there is no need. And the most important thing is that many people can't afford to buy a house in the end. It is their own fault to live in poor conditions. In the late 90s, the plan was launched, but those who could obviously benefit from it and might be able to buy houses at low prices in the future did not stand up to defend the Hong Kong government, which eventually led to the suspension of the affordable housing plan, and then Hong Kong's housing prices have never fallen again;
This can only be said that one does not make profits for oneself, but expects others to get ahead so that one can lie behind and share the fruits. That is all dreaming.

The next day, Yang Wendong also told Zheng Zhijie about this matter. He decided to do a market survey to see if he could do this kind of specialized leasing business. By the way, he could also stock up some land with long-term stable returns in advance, which would be killing two birds with one stone.

Afterwards, he didn't pay much attention to this matter. Changxing Group's main market is still overseas, and Yang Wendong was more concerned about a few acquisitions in Hong Kong.

At the end of March, Intel in the United States made another breakthrough. They once again developed a new chip, named 3 chip;

It happened that Gordon Moore came to Hawaii for vacation, so Yang Wendong invited his family to visit Hong Kong after the vacation.

"Eric." Moore came to Yang Wendong's office and greeted him with a smile.

Yang Wendong also said: "Gordon, I haven't seen you for half a year. I heard that you have developed a new chip?"

"Yes, this is an 8-bit chip, and its computing power is much stronger than the previous 4004." Gordon Moore said with a smile: "With the improvement of chip computing power, it will be of great help in many application levels. I think soon, we will usher in an era of brand new electronic chips that control everything."

"This is indeed good news." Yang Wendong asked, "Does my game need to change the chip as well?"

His previous Ping Pong game console used the 4004 chip, which was one of the most advanced chips at the time. Unexpectedly, it became obsolete in just over half a year.

But this is normal. The electronics industry is changing with each passing day. Even for smartphones decades later, chip companies such as Qualcomm only update their flagship chips once a year, and non-flagship chips may be updated two or three times a year.

Moore shook his head and said, "It's not necessary. Even if you plan to make a new game in the future, you can use 4004. The previous design framework was based on 4004. The people you sent from Hong Kong all learned this set of knowledge.
If you replace the 8-bit chip, you will need to relearn all the knowledge, which is too expensive. In fact, it is not just your industry. Many other products that already use 4-bit chips will basically not be replaced. Only some new products may use 8-bit chips according to demand. "

There are also some Chinese from Hong Kong in Intel's design department, but they don't learn chip design, but learn how to use chips, how to use existing chips to develop, etc.
This is like Intel is a car manufacturing company, but these people used to learn how to repair and drive cars.

Yang Wendong asked again: "What if my game has higher requirements for chips? Chips that are too early may not work, right?"

"If the requirements are high, then we may have to change it. There is nothing we can do about it." Gordon shrugged and asked, "Are you planning to develop a new game? I heard that table tennis is very popular in American bars."

"The results of table tennis are indeed good." Yang Wendong smiled and said, "I am indeed preparing to develop a new game."

[Ping Pong] As the world's first arcade game, Yang Wendong believes that it will become boring after playing for a while, but for people of this era who have never been exposed to electronic games, it is still very playable.

At the beginning, Honor placed arcade machines in bars for free, but when bar owners discovered their profitability, they began to plan to buy them, which stimulated the industrial chain. Honor Electronics then focused on producing arcade machines, and the profits at the back end naturally belonged to the bars.

In more than half a year, more than 4000 Ping Pong arcade machines have been sold. This number may not seem like a lot, but it is a new product that has just been launched. In an era without the Internet, it was very difficult for any product to gain channels and popularity, and it took a long time to succeed. At the moment, this result is already very strong. In terms of profit, the arcade machine has surpassed Honor's TV industry.

Although "Ping Pong" can continue to make money and expand the market, if the arcade market wants to continue to expand, one game is definitely not enough. After all, no matter how fun a game is, even if it is the future Mario, not everyone will like it. If you want to expand the market, you must have more games.

"What kind of game?" Gordon Moore also became interested. He actually liked playing Table Tennis as well.

Yang Wendong replied: "It's a game similar to Ping-Pong, but more complicated. I call it Space Race."

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