Chapter 979: A Close Call
"Chairman...?" In the car, Xiao Lu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Don't ask me, my mind is confused now and I don't know what happened." Zhang Jianguo waved his hands with a frown.
"Chairman, what I mean is that hiding like this is not a solution. How about I go and ask around?"
"Inquire?" Zhang Jianguo was stunned.
Xiao Lu nodded and said, "Since the reporters have come to our door, this must be a big deal. Please stay in the car for a while. I'll go to the nearby newsstand and maybe there will be some news."
"Okay! Lao Huang, find a place to park the car and let Xiao Lu get off." Zhang Jianguo thought Xiao Lu's suggestion was good. Now he was completely confused and had no idea what was going on. It would be better for him to figure out the situation first.
The driver, Old Huang, nodded without saying a word, and quickly found a secluded place to stop. As soon as the car stopped, Xiao Lu opened the door and got out. After Xiao Lu left, Zhang Jianguo felt irritated. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and smoked it one puff after another.
About ten minutes later, just as Zhang Jianguo was smoking his second cigarette, Xiao Lu came back.
After opening the car door and getting in, Xiao Lu looked a little shocked, and in his hands were several newspapers he had just bought.
"Chairman, your son is really amazing. Almost all the headlines in newspapers today are about your son. Look, he is famous now!" Xiao Lu couldn't hide the envy on his face. Zhang Hao is not much younger than Xiao Lu, and they are of the same generation.
Xiao Lu is considered to be quite good among their young generation. He was highly valued by Zhang Jianguo when he was less than 30 years old. Moreover, Zhang Jianguo had talked with Xiao Lu privately some time ago and planned to send Xiao Lu to the regional company as deputy general manager.
This position is considered a senior position in the company. Although the power is not as great as that of the current assistant to the chairman, in terms of career development, once Xiao Lu takes up this position, his future will be limitless.
But compared to Zhang Hao, Xiao Lu suddenly felt that he could not compare with him at all. A young man who was a few years younger than him and just in his early twenties became the boss of an emerging Internet company and also possessed such a huge wealth.
At this moment, Xiao Lu couldn't help but think of the questions that the reporters had asked Zhang Jianguo just now. He even wanted to ask how Zhang Jianguo trained his son and how Zhang Hao had achieved such success under his training.
Zhang Jianguo quickly took the newspapers, and before he could take a closer look, he found a photo of his son Zhang Hao on the front page of one of the newspapers.
This photo was taken at the Netscape bell ringing ceremony a few days ago. However, when the domestic media published this photo, it was rearranged. Zhang Hao, who was originally next to Mark, was placed in the center, while Mark, the bell ringer, only had one arm exposed in the photo.
In the photo, Zhang Hao is well-dressed and smiling, with one hand on the button and not yet retracted. Streamers are fluttering in the air, and there are many people behind him whose faces cannot be seen clearly.
The title was written in huge bold letters: Zhang Hao, a Chinese student studying abroad at only 20 years old, created a miracle in the United States. Netscape's IPO was a grand event, with a market value of more than 2.5 billion US dollars in just one day. Wall Street was exclaiming, another Bill Gates was born!
After reading the title, Zhang Jianguo continued to read the content. Although there was not much content, it basically wrote how Zhang Hao founded Netscape, how he obtained investment from capital, and then listed the company in the United States in such a short time, thus creating a miracle of wealth.
Compared with the reports from the United States, the reports from China have dug up a lot of information about Zhang Hao at Netscape, and have also written about it in great detail. Many words and adjectives praising Zhang Hao were freely used to describe him, and some even called him the pride of the Chinese people and the idol of young people in the new era.
After reading the report quickly, Zhang Jianguo continued to read other newspapers. The contents of other newspapers were basically the same as the one he had just read, all reporting on Zhang Hao and the miracle of Netscape.
After reading it all, Zhang Jianguo was a little dazed. He now completely understood why so many reporters suddenly came to the company to interview him. After all this fuss, it turned out that this little bastard in his family had really done something extraordinary!
"Chairman, where are we going now? Are we going back to the company or...?" Seeing that Zhang Jianguo sat there for a long time without moving after reading the newspaper, Xiao Lu couldn't help but remind him.
"Go back to the company? No, no! Not going back to the company, going home now... No! Go to my mother's place right now, quick! Hurry!" Zhang Jianguo suddenly came to his senses. Although Zhang Hao's matter made him lose his mind for a while, as a successful businessman who has been in the business world for many years, he reacted quickly.
It's not a good idea to go home now. Since the reporters can find the company, they might block the door. If I go back now, I will be caught by the reporters. So I absolutely can't go home, and the same goes for going back to the company. If I go back after running away from the company, I will be walking into a trap.
Moreover, Zhang Jianguo immediately thought that reporters were omnipresent. If he did not take quick action, they might find Zhang's mother. So he had to get his mother out before the reporters found Zhang's mother.
Because the alley has been renovated, Zhang's mother couldn't help but stay there these days. Zhang Jianguo originally planned to wait for his mother to stay for a few days before picking her up, but now it's not possible, he must take his mother away first. In addition, after Zhang Hao's incident, there are still many old neighbors who stayed in the alley. When they all know about it, they may find his mother. His mother is old and can't stand such a toss.
The driver, Lao Huang, started the car and headed towards the alley. On the way, Zhang Jianguo was not idle either. He took out his mobile phone and called his wife Sun Xia directly. Sun Xia, who was inspecting the store downstairs, didn't know what happened when . This made Zhang Jianguo feel a little relieved. It seemed that the reporter had not had time to find Sun Xia.
On the phone, Zhang Jianguo didn't say much. He asked Sun Xia to pack up quickly and leave the store immediately. She must not go back to the office or go home.
Zhang Jianguo's request made Sun Xia feel very surprised. She hurriedly asked if something happened to Zhang Jianguo. Did her husband Zhang Jianguo commit a crime? Why was he so flustered and nervous as if he was going to run away?
"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't worry, everything will be fine. It's just that the situation is rather complicated. Just listen to me and leave the company first. Hurry! You have to be quick!" Zhang Jianguo didn't have time to explain to his wife so he said this on the phone.
"Leaving the store? Not letting me go to the office and not letting me go home? Jianguo, tell me the truth, has something serious happened?"
"Absolutely nothing will happen! I swear to God! I'll tell you the details after we meet. We have been married for so many years, why don't you believe me?" Zhang Jianguo became anxious when he heard his wife asking him questions on the phone.
"But where is the meeting point? You can't ask me to stay in a hotel and get a room, right?"
"Hotel? No, no, no! Hotels are not safe either!" Zhang Jianguo rejected it outright. To stay in a hotel, you need to register your ID card. Once you register, won't your information be exposed? If reporters block the hotel, they won't have a chance to escape.
Zhang Jianguo's mind was working fast, and suddenly he thought of a good place. He told Sun Xia to go to Song Yuanchao , and never leave Song Yuanchao's home and wait for him to come and meet her.
After giving the instructions, Zhang Jianguo hung up the phone, then thought for a while and called Zhang Pingping's school. Zhang Pingping was also confused after answering the phone. Zhang Jianguo didn't say much, but just asked her to ask for leave from school immediately on the grounds of an emergency at home, and then not to go anywhere else, but to meet directly at Song Yuanchao's house.
After making the two phone calls, Zhang Jianguo breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, the car also arrived at the alley.
After the renovation of the alley, an advanced parking garage was built under the alley. Zhang Jianguo's car went directly into the garage door and went straight to the downstairs of his house in the alley.
After parking the car, Zhang Jianguo opened the door and jumped out, running home in two steps. When he got home, he saw Zhang's mother sitting in the living room listening to the semiconductor opera. He felt relieved and asked her to follow him immediately. Zhang's mother's reaction was similar to Sun Xia's. She suspected that Zhang Jianguo had done something illegal, otherwise why would she be so nervous?
Zhang Jianguo didn't say much, he just handed the newspaper in his hand to his mother. Although his mother couldn't understand the report in the newspaper, she recognized the photo of her eldest grandson. After a brief explanation, Zhang Jianguo told Zhang's mother that it was not advisable to stay there for a long time, otherwise it would be troublesome if reporters came to block the door.
"Wait, I still have an old hen stewing on the stove!" Without cleaning up, Zhang Jianguo dragged his mother out after saying this. Zhang's mother hurriedly shouted.
Zhang Jianguo stopped and ran to the kitchen to turn off the gas. At this time, his mother was outside shouting, asking him to take the chicken that had not been stewed yet, as she didn't know when she would be back, and the chicken soup could not be wasted.
Zhang Jianguo gave a bitter smile. There was nothing he could do as he couldn't refuse his mother's request. He could only find a rag and pick up the chicken soup and casserole. He took his mother to the parking lot in a hurry, got in the car and left.
When Zhang Jianguo's car just came out of the parking lot, the driver Lao Huang suddenly said something. Zhang Jianguo looked back and it was a close call, because just as they drove out of the parking lot, several cars in the distance were rushing towards the parking lot. Looking at the eye-catching logos of newspapers and TV stations on these cars, it was obvious that those reporters were running here to block people.
Half an hour later, Zhang Jianguo's car finally drove into Song Yuanchao's home. When the heavy and tall iron gate of Song Chaoyuan's house closed behind the car, Zhang Jianguo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.
"What happened? Mom, why are you here too?" As soon as the car stopped, Sun Xia came up quickly and opened the car door to ask anxiously. Who would have thought that as soon as the car door opened, she saw Zhang's mother and Zhang Jianguo sitting together in the back seat of the car, with Zhang Jianguo holding a clay pot in his hand. No one knew what was in the clay pot and what it was used for.
"You ask him!" Zhang's mother pointed at Zhang Jianguo in a very dignified manner, then got out of the car and said to Sun Xia, "Bring the chicken soup in first and continue stewing it in the kitchen."
"Okay, Mom." Sun Xia responded and took the casserole from Zhang Jianguo. Zhang Jianguo got out of the car and asked Sun Xia if Pingping had arrived. Sun Xia said she hadn't seen her yet. Zhang Jianguo calculated the time and thought his daughter would be late from school, but she would be here soon.
Then, Zhang Jianguo told the driver Lao Huang and assistant Xiao Lu to leave the car here temporarily, and then they went back to the company. However, they must not reveal anything about themselves after they returned. If anyone asked, they would say that they had taken a plane to go out of town, and they didn't know where they had been.
Old Huang and Little Lu nodded in agreement, and then the two of them left through the side door of Song Yuanchao's house. As soon as they left, Zhang Pingping arrived. Seeing that his daughter had also arrived and the whole family was together, Zhang Jianguo was finally relieved.
