Chapter 411: Joint Encirclement and Suppression
Baiyun No.1 Middle School.
office.
Zhu Hanwen looked down at the leave application on the table, then looked up at the student in front of him whom he was proud of, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
"Lu Yiming, do you know what time it is now? Do you still need to ask for leave?"
Lu Yiming raised his wrist, looked at the Patek Philippe on his wrist, and said seriously, "February 30th at 2:23 pm."
This time, not only did Zhu Hanwen's mouth twitch, his heart almost beat violently.
"Do you have February 30th?"
Lu Yiming thought about it and sighed helplessly: "That's number 28? Oh, don't worry about these details."
Zhu Hanwen gritted his teeth, his eyes full of opinions: "Don't worry about these details? There are still 100 days before the college entrance examination, and you are telling me now that you are taking 10 days off to go to the United States? Why don't you say you are taking 10 days off to go to the moon?"
Lu Yiming blurted out, "Going to the moon? We can't go there until 2030 as planned by the country."
Zhu Hanwen: “…”
You really want to go to the moon!
He slammed the table hard, and his words were even more stern: "I'm not kidding you! The college entrance examination is coming soon, and you still want to ask for leave, and you want ten days at a time. Don't you think it's too much?"
Even though he is a billionaire, he is still a student and he still has to accept his scolding.
Zhu Hanwen doesn't care whether the person in front of him is a wealthy man or not, he only knows that he has to be responsible for his students.
Lu Yiming knew that Zhu Hanwen was doing this for his own good, so he didn't get angry. Instead, he smiled flatteringly and said, "Teacher Zhu, I'm not going out to have fun. This time I'm going to the United States to win glory for my country. Bill Gates even called me personally to invite me. If I don't go, wouldn't that bring shame to the country?"
I have to say, these words are indeed of extraordinary weight.
Although Zhu Hanwen knew that now was a critical moment for the college entrance examination, and Lu Yiming was making rapid progress in his studies and could get into college if he worked hard, he could not resist the pressure of "bringing glory to the country".
After thinking for a while, Zhu Hanwen took a deep breath to calm himself down, then blinked and looked at Lu Yiming with some doubts: "Can this competition result add extra points to the college entrance examination?"
If he could add 180 points, it would not be unacceptable for Lu Yiming to take a leave of absence for ten days or half a month.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yiming looked disdainful upon hearing this: "The extra points for the college entrance examination are nothing. This competition will invite top programmers from all over the world to participate, and the prize money is hundreds of thousands of US dollars! Even those who perform well can directly get offers from some top Internet companies, and an annual salary of one million is nothing. Oh, also in US dollars. Not to mention the Ivy League schools, won't they be scrambling to accept us when the time comes?"
When Zhu Hanwen heard this, it seemed to be true. He would be admitted directly without having to worry about the college entrance examination.
Thinking of this, Zhu Hanwen also relaxed and nodded seriously: "Okay, I'll approve your leave. Be careful when you go there. I heard that it's more free there."
Seeing that the head teacher finally agreed to his request for leave, Lu Yiming smiled and said , "Don't worry, even though there are gun battles every day in that damn place, I won't go out."
When Lu Yiming returned to the classroom with the leave application, he was in high spirits. Li Quanwang couldn't help but ask him, "What did the teacher ask you to do again?"
Lu Yiming shook the leave application in his hand with a smug expression: "I asked for leave, what can he ask me for?"
Li Quanwang complained with disdain: "Don't you usually go to class as you please? Why do you still need to ask for leave? How many days do you want this time?"
"Ten days."
Lu Yiping happened to hear this and immediately shouted angrily, "Why are our requests for leave not approved, but you can take ten days? There must be some shady deal going on here!"
Lu Yiming rolled his eyes, expressing his dissatisfaction with Lu Yiping's comparison with him: "How can they be the same? I asked for leave to go out and win glory for my country! Bill Gates called me and invited me to participate in a competition in the United States. Do you think I asked for leave to have fun?"
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of all the students in the classroom, and all pairs of burning eyes fell on Lu Yiming.
"Oh my god, Bill Gates actually called Lu Yiming personally?"
"Going to the United States? There is such a good thing!"
"What kind of competition is this? Do you think I have a chance?"
"Is it true? Don't brag!"
These days, 99% of people have never even left their province, let alone gone abroad. And let alone to the United States, which is known as the beacon of civilization.
In everyone's impression, the difficulty for ordinary people to go to the United States is about the same as the difficulty for Tang Monk and his disciples to go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
If you are not deeply into this era, you probably don’t know how enthusiastic the Chinese people are about going abroad.
The 1990s was probably the most normal period in the United States in its entire 200-year history. In order to compete with Brother Su, it was also during this period that going to the United States seemed to have become the dream of countless people in this ancient oriental country.
Hearing that Lu Yiming was going to the United States, even Li Quanwang was envious: "I wish I could go abroad with you to see it."
Lu Yiming smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "What's so difficult about this? After the college entrance examination, you can take your uncle and aunt to travel abroad. It's a good thing to travel around and broaden your horizons."
Li Quanwang is no longer short of money. Although he is not as wealthy as Lu Yiming, he can still worry about his daily necessities. Traveling abroad is easy for him.
During lunch, Shi Qingxue was a little unhappy and asked Lu Yiming: "Are you really going abroad? That means I won't be able to see you for another ten days."
Lu Yiming scratched her nose and said with a smile, "We can call each other every day."
Cao Jingwen, who was standing next to them, had become immune to the two people's clinginess. She ignored Lu Yiming's actions and asked curiously, "What do you think the United States is like? Are the people there like in the movies, living in big houses, with cars, their own yards, and even swimming pools?"
I have to say that although Cao Jingwen has a wishful thinking, this is how most Chinese people perceive the United States. It is as if the United States is a country in another dimension.
Lu Yiming sneered, "How is that possible? Do you know what artistic processing is? There are poor people everywhere in the world. The United States is not built in the sky. Do you really think it is a paradise?"
"The United States is a paradise for the rich and a hell for the poor. The big villas and cars in the movies are all in the rich areas of the United States, while life in the slums is miserable. In many places, even personal safety is not guaranteed. Especially in some minority communities, there are high-incidence crime areas. At night, you may lose your life if you go out to buy a midnight snack. Haven't you heard of gun battles every day in the free United States?"
These words frightened both Shi Qingxue and Cao Jingwen.
Shi Qingxue said worriedly: "Wouldn't it be dangerous for you to go there?"
Lu Yiming consoled her, "Don't worry. I'm going to a busy area for the competition this time, so the security is good. Apart from anything else, I'm a rich man on the Hurun Rich List, so I'm not poor, right? And I'll definitely bring bodyguards with me."
At this moment, the ringing of the phone interrupted the two people's love. Lu Yiming took out his mobile phone and pressed the answer button.
"Hello?"
On the other end of the phone, a voice with suppressed anger introduced itself: "It's me, Huang Junlie."
When Lu Yiming heard this, he immediately laughed: "Ah, I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be Boss Huang. Boss Huang, have you eaten?"
Huang Junlie gnashed his teeth and said, "That's enough, Lu Yiming... Mr. Lu, please forgive him when you can. We at Pengrun Electric want to settle this case privately, so what do you want in exchange for withdrawing the lawsuit? State your conditions."
"Oh...you're talking about this..."
If it weren’t for this phone call, Lu Yiming would have almost forgotten about the lawsuit against Pengrun Electric for knowingly selling counterfeit goods.
As rebellious as Huang Junlie was in the past, he is as unhappy now. He will definitely not win the lawsuit, the evidence is irrefutable, and the Consumer Rights Protection Law will not play tricks on you.
The key point is that Lu Yiming is not an ordinary person. If he keeps holding on to this matter, it will be a trouble that will make Huang Junlie, who is preparing for the company's listing, anxious.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Ah, Boss Huang, this is totally fine. I am a good citizen who abides by the law. It is very simple for me to withdraw the lawsuit. According to the law, I will pay three times the price for the fake goods, right?"
Huang Junlie immediately became unhappy. Why did he come to Lu Yiming in such a humble manner?
Isn't it just to lose less money?
But looking at Lu Yiming's attitude, he doesn't intend to give in.
"Boss Lu, it's better to resolve a feud than to create one. There's no need to make our relationship too awkward, right?"
"Haha, I said at the beginning that we should use courtesy before force. Since you refused to accept my courtesy, then we can only fight. Now I have the upper hand, and you want me to stop? Are you kidding me, brother?"
Lu Yiming didn't care about Huang Junlie's threat at all. So what if he offended him? Pengrun Electric Appliances was not the only channel operator. At most he could just cooperate with Suning.
It is even not a bad idea to establish your own logistics and sales channels. It just costs a little more money. Anyway, you will be able to use them when the e-commerce era arrives, so just consider it as an early investment.
So when facing Huang Junlie, Lu Yiming had no intention of giving in.
"Either you pay me or we can fight this lawsuit till the end of time. I have to eat, so I won't talk to you anymore. Bye."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Pengrun Electric.
In the office, Huang Junlie heard the busy tone on the phone and was so angry that he smashed the phone on the sofa.
"Oh shit!"
Next to him, Huang Junqin asked , "Brother, what did Lu Yiming say?"
Huang Junlie had a gloomy expression and gritted his teeth as he said, "That brat said that either he had to pay three times the compensation as required by the law, or he could take as long as he wanted in the lawsuit."
Huang Junqin cursed when he heard this: "This kid is stubborn. He is so ungrateful. Is he going to completely break off relations with us?"
How can Pengrun Electric go public with such a lawsuit?
Not to mention whether the negative news will have an impact on the stock price, the compensation money alone is enough to make people feel painful.
Huang Junlie spread his hands, indicating that he was completely helpless: "This guy won't take any soft or hard actions. What do you think we should do?"
Huang Xiuhong said impatiently: "Pay the compensation as soon as possible and suppress the lawsuit first. Otherwise, if it drags on for too long, many investors will have opinions. If it triggers a chain reaction and causes a large number of shareholders to withdraw their investment, we will be in real danger."
Although this will result in a small loss, we can find a way to get it back from investors in the future. Pengrun Electric now also has competitors, so it needs to cut the Gordian knot.
Huang Junlie finally sighed helplessly and said, "Then be prepared to pay the money."
"Lu Yiming, right? We are not done yet!"
Huang Junqin suddenly said, "By the way, how about we cooperate with Shi Wuwei? He has recently formed a USB flash drive technology alliance with two foreigners and Lenovo, and is competing with Mingyuan Technology. I think this is our chance. When the time comes, we can just kill Mingyuan Technology and vent our anger! Even if he kneels on the ground and begs for mercy, we will never agree!"
Huang Junlie's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this, and he sneered, "That's a good idea! Both Amon and Lenovo are powerful large companies, and although the Shi family has declined in recent years, after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. After all, it is still an old local noble family with connections and influence, and it is worth cooperating with. You can contact Shi Wuwei."
"good."
In the evening, when Lu Yiming returned home from evening self-study, Ning Xuehua had already prepared a midnight snack.
"Dad, Mom, I'm going abroad for a few days."
Lu Ding frowned and said, "Isn't there still a hundred days before the college entrance examination? What are you going abroad for at this time?"
Lu Yiming said: "Microsoft President Bill Gates called me and specially invited me to participate in an international competition. At that time, I will form a national team with students from other universities in China to win glory for the country."
When Ning Xuehua heard this, she immediately smiled brightly, her excitement three times stronger than when she found out that Lu Yiming was on the Hurun Rich List.
All things are inferior, only reading is superior. This is almost an instinct rooted in the genes of the common people of Xia State.
Anyway, in Ning Xuehua's opinion, a fortune is definitely not as good as "a wealth of knowledge".
Ning Xuehua said hurriedly: "Then come back for lunch tomorrow. I'll buy you some pig brains and make some soup for you. I'll nourish you well and help you get a good ranking."
Lu Yiming quickly dissuaded her, saying, "No, no, Mom, I'm smart now, I don't need to make up for it."
When he thought of the taste of pig brain soup, he felt shivering all over. After drinking this bowl of soup, he was afraid that he would not be able to eat for several days.
After having a midnight snack, Lu Yiming took a shower and started to work on his homework.
Just at this time, he received a call from Li Qiu.
"The news I just received is that Pengrun Electric has teamed up with Shi Wuwei and others to suppress Mingyuan Technology."
