Chapter 375: Cracks in Relationship
The Jiaotong University campus tonight is destined to be amazed by this evening party.
Probably many years after graduation, when talking about my freshman year experience, I would always mention this welcome party with great interest.
Or, when I see the drone shows that have become increasingly popular, I would smile and tell people around me that I remember the first time I saw such a show, I was only a freshman in college.
Of course, I will also remember that touching song.
The students sitting in the front row will probably never forget that night. Those alumni, who already looked old, sat in the guest seats with a somewhat dejected look, staring blankly at the stage, as if they had seen a story from another time and space.
The beautiful girl on the stage also became a part of the memory. She just stood there and was stunning for a while.
Although she couldn't remember what role the boy next to her played in the performance, she always felt a sense of jealousy and envy when she thought that the person standing next to her was this guy.
For this class of Jiaotong University students, this gala is the most outstanding and greatest one ever, four years ago, four years later, or even longer.
"Damn it, there are too many things I want to take pictures of tonight, and my phone's memory is maxed out." On the way back to the dormitory, Wu Shiming looked at his phone's memory and couldn't help complaining.
Peng Hongfei was still holding the deck of cards that he had not had time to play with all evening.
"It's hard to imagine that this party was directed by our dormitory head?"
"That's him."
Kong Runlong said softly, "When I was lining up to leave just now, I saw the dean of our college taking a photo with the dormitory head on the stage."
"So awesome?!"
Peng Hongfei's eyes widened, "Damn it, everyone is going to school for the first time, how come others have such a brilliant freshman year?"
Wu Shiming curled his lips, but he had to nod in agreement, "Xu Cheng is indeed capable, and he is also lucky to be the chief director of this evening party. However, we are just starting our freshman year, and in the future... maybe we will have that opportunity too."
When Wu Shiming said "we", he was actually thinking about himself. He felt that Xu Cheng was just too lucky, but his ability was not much different from his, and he would definitely find opportunities to come forward in the future.
It is not known whether Wu Shiming can come forward, but on the other hand, there are other people who are about to come forward.
After taking the group photo, Chen Liang pulled Xu Cheng aside to chat for a long time.
He asked a few more questions about the drone show. Coincidentally, some old alumni nearby heard that it was a project being incubated in the school and were very interested in it, so they came over to listen.
Xu Cheng had no choice but to introduce "Feixing" based on what he heard from Liu Xing, but he did not take the initiative to explain the relationship between himself and "Feixing".
An alumnus who works in the technology industry nodded frequently, "It's a good idea to integrate a refined module. If it can be realized, the flight attitude and altitude will be more stable."
"I've heard them say that if it's really stable enough, the distance between drones can be stably controlled. In the future, even if dozens of drones form a square formation, they can effectively change the order and complete some... very complicated performances." Xu Cheng said quietly on the side.
These words were naturally what he thought of himself. After all, Liu Xing could not have thought of these commercialization directions . Only he, who has truly seen the future, could say them fluently.
"Good project, do you have their contact information?"
Several alumni have already shown a keen interest in the program.
Xu Cheng naturally wanted it very much, as more rounds of financing could increase the value of his equity.
"Their people are over there organizing their equipment. I'll call them over."
Liu Xing was called in to discuss matters with several old alumni, and things went quite smoothly. Several alumni immediately expressed their willingness to raise funds and were willing to purchase 20% of Feixing shares for 600,000 yuan.
This made Liu Xing's people very excited.
600,000, 20 percent.
This means that their company's valuation jumped from 1.8 million to 3 million in just a few weeks.
It increased by 1.5 times.
Liu Xing immediately asked Xu Cheng from Xiami Ventures for his opinion.
Xu Cheng's attitude was very firm and he was not willing to sell his shares.
He has full confidence in Feixing.
And there is room for losses as well.
Therefore, in Xu Cheng's opinion, his 40% equity is worth much more than 1.2 million.
The end result was that Liu Xing's team sold 20% of its shares.
At this point, Feixing has formed a tripartite shareholder structure.
They are the team of founder Liu Xing, the alumni investor group of Jiaotong University, and Xiami Ventures under Xu Cheng.
Among them, Xu Cheng holds the largest 40% stake among the three parties, becoming the current largest shareholder of "Feixing".
A weekend after the orientation party.
Xu Cheng asked Lin Wanzhou to go out for dinner outside the school.
"Um... remember to call Deng Zhi."
"Call her?"
"I have something I want to ask her about work, and I wanted to take this opportunity."
"Oh well……"
Lin Wanzhou didn't say much.
Because of her familiarity with Xu Cheng, she could vaguely guess what Xu Cheng wanted to do.
And since he has made the decision on these matters, she will definitely support it.
After hanging up the phone in the library corridor, the girl returned to the reading room and whispered the matter to Deng Zhi who was sitting next to her.
Deng Zhi was a little puzzled.
She thought it was just Lin Wanzhou's polite words and she was embarrassed to be the third wheel on someone else's date, but she didn't expect Lin Wanzhou to be so persistent and his tone was serious.
"Oh well……"
Deng Zhi had no choice but to agree.
At eleven o'clock in the morning, the two girls in the reading room packed up their books together and walked out of the library carrying their backpacks.
Lin Wanzhou called Xu Cheng and asked for his location, and soon saw him next to a Volvo near the library.
"Why are you waiting here?" the girl asked in surprise.
Xu Cheng was wearing a black suit today and he unbuttoned one of the buttons on his collar.
"I drove here."
After saying that, he patted the white Volvo next to him.
Hearing this, Deng Zhi on the side covered his mouth in surprise.
However, although she found it incredible, she soon felt that it all made sense. After all, she had already experienced that the background of this freshman boy was not ordinary.
Lin Wanzhou's reaction was not as exaggerated as hers, he was just surprised.
"Did you buy a car?"
"The company bought it. I was doing some work at the company this morning, so I drove it away."
"Oh, I almost forgot that your company moved to Shanghai."
Lin Wanzhou took a close look at Xu Cheng's car. She didn't know much about cars, but she could only tell that the exterior and interior were brand new, and the style was calm and not ostentatious.
"What brand is this?" the girl circled around the car.
Xu Cheng was right beside her and answered, "Volvo."
Then, he added casually, "Someone has done statistics and found that men who buy this brand are more family-oriented."
"whispering sound……"
Lin Wanzhou curled her lips and said, "What kind of logic is this? How can buying a car prove that you care about your family?"
"Whether you care or not, you will know after you form a family with me and feel it."
"What nonsense are you talking about..."
Lin Wanzhou glared at Xu Cheng with a red face, then nervously looked towards the other side of the car. She felt that Deng Zhi might not have heard it, and her nervous mood relaxed a little.
I just asked casually.
"Are there any brands that bad men like to buy ?"
"Yes, Cadillac."
"Why?"
"Statistics show that the most popular place for Cadillac owners is the bathing center."
"Bath center?"
"It's not a decent place..."
"oh."
Lin Wanzhou nodded as if she understood, and casually whispered something to Xu Cheng.
"My mother seems to be very angry about you moving the company to Jinghai."
"Well……"
Xu Cheng had anticipated Gao Manman's reaction. After all, Gao Manman had always regarded Qingzhou as a local enterprise in Jinghai and provided the greatest possible assistance to it. She even strived for many resources from Jianghuai Province to help Qingzhou.
It can be said that she and Qingzhou are deeply bound together.
But Xu Cheng's sudden move to Shanghai was, in a sense, a stab in the back.
But Xu Cheng had to take this step. The conditions in Jinghai were too limited. It would be difficult for Qingzhou to continue to develop well in Jinghai. The Magic City was a more suitable place for Qingzhou.
"I'll apologize to my aunt later." Xu Cheng said a little embarrassedly.
Lin Wanzhou just glanced at him.
"When will it be back?"
"Well……"
"That's all you can say."
The girl hit him on the arm in dissatisfaction.
"I called her yesterday and she asked me if we would go home during the National Day holiday. Do you know what she meant?"
Xu Cheng was silent for a few seconds.
Of course he understood. Gao Manman definitely wanted to pull him in for a talk...
Before making the decision to leave "Qingzhou", Xu Cheng had of course considered Gao Manman's issue. He would definitely make equal or even higher compensation to her, but time did not allow it at the moment.
"You won't go back for National Day, right? Didn't you say you'd go play with Yu Yu during the National Day?"
"You're still going to play with Yu Yu? I'm afraid my mother will come directly to the Magic City to find you." Lin Wanzhou muttered softly.
Deng Zhi was already sitting in the back seat of the car.
Through the car window, she could see Lin Wanzhou and Xu Cheng talking to each other. Knowing that they had something to discuss, she did not disturb them. She just sat in the car, looking through her phone and waiting quietly.
Lin Wanzhou felt embarrassed to make her wait too long, so she said to Xu Cheng.
"You still own half of my shares. I'm going to go home for the National Day holiday to my mother's place and help you first..."
Before she could think of the right words, Xu Cheng beside her had already tentatively added to the answer.
"Wipe your butt?"
"What are you talking about!"
The girl's voice rose several times, and she pushed him away in embarrassment.
"Who wants to help you wipe those weird places, Yue."
Then he opened the car door, not wanting to pay any more attention to Xu Cheng, and sat in the back seat with Deng Zhi.
Lin Wanzhou didn't care much about the position of the seat.
Of course she could sit in the back seat of the car, but the prerequisite was that there was no other woman in the passenger seat.
“…”
On the other side, Xu Cheng had no choice but to open the driver's door.
The seats in the Volvo were quite comfortable. He fastened his seat belt, started the car, and slowly drove out of the school.
Gosh, it feels pretty good to drive around campus.
The envious glances from boys of the same age outside the car window can easily give people a sense of elated satisfaction, and even Xu Cheng is no exception.
As they approached the school gate, Xu Cheng slowed down the car and took out a pack of cigarettes from under the center console.
Lin Wanzhou frowned in dissatisfaction.
"When did you smoke? I told your mom!"
“…Don’t talk nonsense.”
Xu Cheng slowed down the car, lowered the window, and stopped next to the security booth at the school gate.
The security guard glanced at him and found that it was the guy who usually handed him cigarettes, so he walked over happily.
"Wow, how come you're driving a car?"
"You guys at home, haven't you eaten yet?"
"Eat later."
After chatting for a while about family matters, Xu Cheng handed out a cigarette and the security guard happily accepted it.
After doing all this, Xu Cheng drove the car out of the campus.
"Look, you misunderstood me."
“…”
Lin Wanzhou crossed his arms and looked out the window, "You're just a jerk."
Deng Zhi, who was standing by, was finding it incredible .
After parking the car at a more business-like restaurant, Xu Cheng took them upstairs.
They found a seat and asked the two girls to order some dishes they liked. While waiting for the dishes, Xu Cheng told them the purpose of calling Deng Zhi over today.
"Deng Zhi, are you interested in working for my company?"
"ah?"
Deng Zhi, who was talking to Lin Wanzhou, was stunned. "I...work?"
"It shouldn't affect your current studies, but you'll be a little nervous when you're busy."
"Xu Cheng, tell her first, what kind of job it is?" Lin Wanzhou asked on behalf of Deng Zhi.
"I want you to be in charge of management at Feixing. Feixing is just starting out, so the specific tasks should be miscellaneous matters."
"That's similar to what Deng Zhi is doing now, except there's an additional hiring procedure." Lin Wanzhou took the contract from Xu Cheng, took a look at it, and then handed it to Deng Zhi.
"Sister Deng, I think you can consider it."
"Well……"
Deng Zhi took the contract and still felt it was unreal.
The classmate who pretended to be a security officer to help her out that day, at this moment, extended an olive branch of employment to her.
“What if I can’t do it well?”
"How can I not do it well?"
Before Xu Cheng could answer, Lin Wanzhou smiled and said, "I believe in your ability, Sister Deng. You will definitely be able to do it well."
Xu Cheng smiled, as if agreeing with Lin Wanzhou's words.
Now that he is the largest shareholder of Feixing, it is natural for him to arrange for one of his own to join Feixing.
And the most suitable candidate is Deng Zhi.
She was more familiar with Feixing, and had a good relationship with both herself and Lin Wanzhou, so she could be trusted.
Moreover, arranging Deng Zhi would not cause too much opposition from Liu Xing, to the point where everyone would fall out.
As for the most important ability...
Xu Cheng also believed in Deng Zhi.
After all, the most powerful people in the world are always those who stand on the edge of the cliff, trying to grasp the last glimmer of hope.
"If you believe me, I will do it."
Without further hesitation, Deng Zhi nodded and agreed.
This was not an empty promise, but also came from personal witnessing of Xu Cheng's character and abilities during this period.
A boy who can be liked by a girl like Lin Wanzhou.
She thought it would be OK.
Besides, she needed the money, and the treatment in the contract left her with no reason to refuse.
"Then we have a happy cooperation."
“It’s been a pleasure working with you.”