Shen Kuo brought Zhong Kai to the company, but did not give him a position at first, but only asked him to study with the director of the marketing department and get familiar with the business first.
As the director of the company, Ye Jiaqi was quite dissatisfied with Shen Kuo's nepotism, and even raised it openly on the company's board of directors several times to challenge Shen Kuo's authority.
In some respects, Shen Kuo is actually arbitrarily assertive. He would never ask others for their opinions on everything, as that would be too inefficient.
"Whether I want to be cronyist or not, I don't need your approval." In the office, he looked at Ye Jiaqi and said word by word: "Do your job well."
"Shen Kuo, you have a good reputation." Ye Jiaqi put his hands on the table and said coldly, "Don't forget, we started Star Company together, and I won't just watch you ruin it."
Shen Kuo also stood up slowly, looking into his hazel eyes: "I have my own judgment on this matter."
"Your judgment is to let a guy who has not gone to college be in charge of our customers?" Ye Jiaqi said mockingly, "Has he graduated from junior high school?"
"Ye Jiaqi, academic qualifications don't mean everything. You have a background of studying abroad, but what did you splash on Mr. Li's face at Chaoyang Group last week? You caused us to lose a big client. I still need to do this. Remind you?"
Ye Jiaqi rubbed his nose, and said embarrassingly, "It's that guy who went too far..."
"I don't need you to make a moral evaluation of our customers." Shen Kuo said calmly: "You have the arrogance of a scholar, and you can't understand all the ugly things in society, but Zhong Kai is different from you. Dealing with all kinds of people in society, what you can't do doesn't mean he can't do it. Ye Jiaqi, this society is not as beautiful as you think."
Ye Jiaqi snorted coldly: "Okay, Shen Kuo, when you give a speech, you are becoming more and more like a boss."
Shen Kuo responded neither humble nor overbearing: "I am your boss."
Ye Jiaqi left the office angrily, not long after, Zhong Kai walked in, a little apprehensive: "Brother Shen, if I cause trouble for you here, then I...or I'd better go back and open the shop."
Shen Kuo raised his head and glanced at him impatiently: "You just stay here for me."
"With my degree, I don't match you well. It's a bit..." to stay in a technology company like yours.
"I don't need you for technical matters. I will come to you and have my own arrangements."
It's not because Zhong Kai is his brother, those fledgling college students in the marketing department, like Ye Jiaqi, can't let go of their arrogance and dignity. There are some things that they can't do, but Zhong Kai can do.
Shen Kuo looked at Zhong Kai, and said in a deep voice: "If you can't do it, work hard. If you try hard and still can't do it, just work hard. Don't let me really bear the reputation of nepotism."
Zhong Kai's heart trembled suddenly, a hot current surged into his heart, and he nodded heavily.
...
It was during that time that the company had a lot of problems. Ye Jiaqi and Liang Ting were almost insanely busy. All the projects that had been negotiated before were put on hold due to the loss of customers, and the newly launched chat function was also due to the bank's loan The application was rejected and forced to go offline.
Obviously, someone is playing tricks behind this.
Their company has just been established, and its foundation is not stable, so how can it stand up against Lu's strong capital.
In the twinkling of an eye, it was only two weeks, and it was already at the end of its rope, and it was in jeopardy.
And at this critical juncture, Zhong Kai's abilities are revealed. He goes to the bank every day, eats, sings and entertains with the bank manager... These things that college students don't bother to do, Zhong Kai takes care of them, nodding and bowing to accompany his smiling face.
Unexpectedly... He actually got several loans.
Although the amount was a drop in the bucket, these loans were the only money the company could survive during that time.
Ye Jiaqi has nothing to say now, not only he has nothing to say, but all the employees who had discord with Zhong Kai before now also want to call Zhong Kai a senior and learn from him.
Shen Kuo and Ye Jiaqi tried their best to develop the market, while Liang Ting and Zhong Kai went to the bank to try their best to obtain loans and solve the immediate crisis.
Lu Zhen, on the other hand, went back and forth between the Meng Group and the Lu Group every day, trying to persuade his parents by talking nonsense.
In fact, people all have a characteristic. They clearly know that this matter is wrong, but once they take the first step, even if it is wrong, they will resolutely refuse to admit it and face it.
It's not easy for people to admit mistakes, especially a conceited and stubborn man like Lu Jian.
Meng Zhining remained neutral. She knew how difficult it was for Shen Kuo to get to where he is today. There was a tenacity in his eyes. Even if his spine was broken, as long as he still had breath, he would never bow his head easily.
Lu Zhen even went to Lu Jian's company to have a big fight with him, but nothing happened, and was dragged out by the security in the end.
During that time, in order to save the company that was on the verge of bankruptcy, the teenagers gave up almost everything and sold everything that could be sold.
Ye Jiaqi's stylish Lamborghini sports car, Liang Ting's favorite collection of landscape calligraphy and paintings, Zhong Kai's store, and even Jian Yao took out all her savings and handed them over to Lu Zhen for emergency use.
Although there were hardships along the way of starting a business, it finally went smoothly because of Shen Kuo standing in the way. This crisis is the first storm the teenagers face after graduation.
They believe that, working together, they will always get through.
Lu Yan, who used to be a buddhist to make money and take pictures according to fate, also started to receive notifications frantically.
Some people in the company smelled bankruptcy and left one after another. The company's operation fell into a situation of internal and external troubles.
Shen Kuo and Ye Jiaqi simply moved their families to the company, staying up late every night to support the normal operation of the server.
The chat software they developed is used by almost young people. Although it often crashes recently, it still works normally.
Many projects have already been offline. If this software is all offline, the company will really have no way to recover.
So now they have to be the chairman of the board, programmers, salesmen and salesmen, and sometimes Lu Zhen even has to take a mop to clean the toilets.
That afternoon, Lu Xiaoyan found Meng Zhining. Entrusted by Lu Yan, she interceded and told her in detail the whole process of Shen Kuo rescuing her.
Hearing the thrilling plot, Meng Zhining was apprehensive.
"At that time, his left arm was scratched by a villager's sickle. The doctor said that he was only a few centimeters away from hurting the tendon. He was almost disabled and could not touch the keyboard in his life."
"Mom, you taught me from a young age to be an upright person, and an upright person will not repay kindness for kindness."
Meng Zhining held his beating heart, shocked and ashamed. That afternoon, she called Lu Jian.
"Lu Jian, let's forget about this matter. It took less than two weeks to switch to another small company, but your son and the others have persisted for two full months."
"Are you relented?"
"Yes, my heart is softened, and I feel sorry for your son who stays up late every day, and now he doesn't even go home."
Lu Jian in a suit and leather shoes stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the office, looking at the row upon row of high-rise buildings, and said calmly: "They can last for at least half a month. I don't want everything before to go to waste."
He had underestimated Shen Kuo before, and Lu Jian would have to pay a heavy price to bring him down.
"Lu Zhen is your son, do you really want to let him have nothing?"
"How could he have nothing."
That's right, he is the heir of the Lu Group, even including Ye Jiaqi, including Liang Ting, they will not have nothing.
Lu Jian said in a deep voice: "I have come to this point, I can't give up, or all my previous efforts will be wasted."
"So what if all previous efforts are wasted!" Meng Zhining was anxious: "Are they your enemies? They are your sons, the sons of your good friends, and your daughter-in-law and your granddaughter and grandson-in-law! They are all your relatives! They were cornered..."
"What can I do? His father is dead. It was our Lu family who killed him, and I killed him!"
Lu Jian's emotions were suddenly ignited, and he said angrily: "Think about how he treated your son in the past! If he is really capable in the future, can he let our Lu family go? I even suspect that he is not close to Xiao Yan. With ulterior motives, such hidden dangers must be eliminated, otherwise there will be endless troubles."
Meng Zhining knew that whether it was out of guilt or anger, Lu Jian was indeed frightened by Shen Kuo.
To make this man who has gone through all kinds of troubles so fearful, that boy Shen Kuo will definitely not be a thing in the pool in the future.
"Lu Jian, the first time you went to my house to propose marriage, when my parents threw your poor boy's gift out of the house, you said a word, I still haven't forgotten it, have you already forgotten it?"
Lu Jian suddenly fell silent and said nothing.
Meng Zhining paused every word, "Young man, don't bully him."
... ... .
More and more employees left the company, and the rest were college classmates who started their business with Lu Zhen and the others, but there were not many left.
Even the company's cleaning aunt, who heard the gossip that the company was about to go bankrupt, resigned on the pretext that the daughter-in-law had given birth and wanted to go back to take care of her.
Lu Zhen's professional level is not as good as that of Liang Ting and Ye Jiaqi, so when she has nothing to do, she does the job of the cleaning lady, holding a rag, squatting down, and polishing the corridor floor...
Jian Yao was wearing slender high-heeled shoes, and looked at him from a distance with her arms folded, with a smile on her lips.
Sometimes, the maturity of a man does not mean how tall he can stand, but whether he can bend down.
The flamboyant young man at the beginning has finally grown up day by day.
Jian Yao came over with a mop and helped him mop the floor together.
Lu Zhen raised her head and saw his celebrity daughter-in-law walking towards her in a fashionable fashion, holding a mop in her hand.
"Oh my little ancestor, goodbye, go to the office and wait for me."
Jian Yao shrugged indifferently: "I'll help you do it together, the two of you will be faster."
Lu Zhen still didn't let Jian Yao do these things, not to mention that she is now a big star who is sought after by fans and candidly photographed by puppies, even if she wasn't, he would not want Jian Yao to do these menial tasks.
After finishing it hastily, he washed his hands and dragged Jian Yao into the office.
Jian Yao said: "Why do you want your partner to do these things, and just hire a cleaning lady."
Lu Zhen made her a cup of Americano coffee and said, "In special times, save as much as you can, daughter-in-law, be careful of burning."
"If you are reluctant, I will help you, how much money can I spend?"
Knowing that his wife loves him, Lu Zhen felt sweet in her heart, and said with a smile, "The main thing is that I have nothing to do. Shen Kuo and the others have strong professional skills, and I don't have enough brains, so I will help them with logistics."
When he said this, Jian Yao was not happy, and frowned: "Don't underestimate yourself, you are no worse than any of them."
Lu Zhen took a glass of water for herself, sat next to him, and said with a smile: "Our Yaoyao mouth is so sweet, come and kiss, and try to see if it's really so sweet."
As he spoke, he leaned over and held the back of Jian Yao's head to kiss her.
Jian Yao smiled and pushed him away: "You didn't make you happy, I'm serious, I never thought you were worse than anyone else."
Lu Zhen was very moved, but he also knew in his heart that in some respects, he was not as good as Shen Kuo.
He couldn't beat him in the early years, and it's even more so now.
"Lu Zhen, you don't need to compare yourself with anyone. It's better to have what you have than anyone else."
At least, so it seemed to her.
He gently pressed her arm, stroked it, and said seriously: "Thank you for recognizing me."
Jian Yao patted his head like petting a dog, and said in a drawn out tone: "No thanks."
"You are so nice, then allow you to kiss me." Lu Zhen pouted as she said, "You only have one chance, kiss me quickly."
Jian Yao laughed: "Who wants to kiss you, silly dog."
"Stop talking nonsense and kiss me."
Jian Yao suppressed a smile, leaned over and kissed him, at this moment, Lu Yan suddenly opened the door: "Lu Zhen, where is Shen Kuo, have you seen..."
"Oh, I'm going, excuse me, excuse me, I didn't see anything."
Jian Yao immediately pushed Lu Zhen away, and Lu Zhen said to her very dissatisfied: "How many times have I said, come into my office and knock on the door!"
"I'll definitely remember next time!" She ran away, clutching her salary card.
There was a new salary on the card, and she hurried over to "send charcoal in the snow".
Running too fast, he bumped into Liang Ting who came out of the living room, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, wearing glasses, and dressed in a gentle manner.
His hands fell on Lu Yan's shoulders, stabilized her figure, and said, "Be careful not to fall, you are so grown up, you are still like a child."
Lu Yan couldn't find Shen Kuo, so she simply handed the card to Liang Ting: "Shen Kuo promised me to invest in the stock, here, the funds are in place, take it."
Liang Ting smiled, and patted her on the forehead with his card: "I can't decide this matter, I have to find Shen Kuo."
"Where is he?"
At this time, Ye Jiaqi by the window suddenly said: "He is downstairs, meeting our old friend."
Lu Yan and Liang Ting looked out the window together—
A black Audi was parked downstairs. Outside the car stood a man in a white shirt and tie. At first glance, he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.
Lu Yan looked at Ye Jiaqi and asked, "Who is this?"
"Shen Kuo's senior brother, Cao Zhida."
Hearing this name, Lu Yan suddenly remembered that she was a senior from Shen Kuo University.
At the beginning, Shen Kuo withdrew from the research group because of disagreements with Cao Zhida.
"What is he here for?"
"I don't know, maybe come and see our joke."
Cao Zhida did come to see the jokes, not only to watch the jokes, but also to buy Shen Kuo's company.
Of course, it wasn't him who bought it, he didn't have such strong capital, he came here to talk to Shen Kuo on behalf of his boss.
His boss is Mr. Li of Hengyuan Technology. Mr. Li appreciates him very much. He heard that Shen Kuo and him used to be college classmates, so he specially sent him over to talk with Shen Kuo about the acquisition.
Shen Kuo didn't even let him in, and refused him decisively at the door of the company.
The stars are all his painstaking efforts, the result of countless days and nights of hard work between him and Lu Zhenliang Ting, and it is impossible for him to give them up easily.
"Shen Kuo, be smart, your stars are already dead, why bother to linger."
"Go back and tell Mr. Li that we won't sell it."
Cao Zhida said: "Mr. Li predicted that it will go bankrupt within half a month. Now that I'm here to talk to you, I can help you get a good price. If it's really bankrupt, it won't be this price."
A contemptuous sneer appeared from the corners of Shen Kuo's eyes: "Brother, you were the one who swore at the beginning that what I made only knew how to cater to the market, had no feelings and ideals, and was not enough to promote the progress of all mankind... so now you are begging to buy me Isn't it too ugly to eat with advanced technology?"
Cao Zhida's expression was ugly. He was going to come here to humiliate Shen Kuo, but unexpectedly he was humiliated by him. He said angrily, "Shen Kuo, who in the industry doesn't know that you are short of funds and are going bankrupt now."
"Bankruptcy is my business. What does it have to do with you? What does it have to do with your boss? I developed Xingchen. If it really goes bankrupt, even if I destroy it, I won't sell it."
"You... you're crazy!"
Star chat software is used by almost all young people, and its interaction is quite attractive to young people, especially young girls.
This is a piece of sweet pastry coveted by everyone in the industry. After finally waiting for their company's funds to be in crisis, those who want to buy Xingchen have also broken through the threshold these days. Unexpectedly...
Shen Kuo was able to say something like destroy it!
"You... you really don't sell it? If you don't sell it, you will be in debt!"
Shen Kuo smiled coldly, and said calmly, "It's no big deal for me to destroy it. If I can make one star, I can make a second and a third."
It was also at this moment that Cao Zhida deeply felt the gap between him and Shen Kuo.
He'll never be like him, never...
Even if he went bankrupt, Cao Zhida had no doubt that one day he would make a comeback.
The corners of his eyes trembled, and he said, "Since you don't drink a toast, then you wait...wait, I won't make it easier for you..."
After Cao Zhida finished his harsh words, he turned around and was about to leave. At this moment, he heard a "splash", and a basin of water upstairs suddenly poured down, pouring him all over, and he was as wet as a drowned chicken.
Upstairs, Lu Zhen raised the bucket at him and greeted him, "Hello! Welcome to come again next time. All the mopping water in our company is reserved for you!"
Lu Yan also laughed and said, "It's not enough, there are more here!"
Cao Zhida didn't have time to get angry, the second basin of water was also poured down, he hurriedly got into the car, desolate children.
Shen Kuo tugged at his wet collar, and looked up at Lu Zhen for a few silly glances.
Can't you just... be precise
Half an hour later, Shen Kuo came out of the bathroom in the living room of the office. Lu Yan squatted on the sofa, picked up the hair dryer, grabbed his short black hair, and dried him.
Lu Zhen stood aside embarrassingly, and smiled: "You are in the blind spot of my perspective, didn't you see it, you were accidentally injured."
Shen Kuo didn't bother to talk to him, and rubbed Lu Yan's hand: "Are you on vacation today?"
Lu Yan handed the card to Shen Kuo: "I paid in advance for all the announcements for the next six months. Although it's a drop in the bucket, it's better than nothing."
Shen Kuo tightened his grip on the card, and said in a calm voice, "Now that we are in a difficult situation, I won't be polite to you anymore. I count you as a shareholder. After the crisis is over, I will give you dividends."
Lu Yan brushed his hair, and said with a smile: "Dividends? No, no, from now on all yours will be mine..."
Shen Kuo held her head with both hands, rubbed it, and doted on her face: "The heart is so big."
"certainly."
On the sofa, Ye Jiaqi leaned on the backrest, crossed her long legs, and looked at them expressionlessly: "Shen Kuo, do you really think we can get through this crisis smoothly?"
"Otherwise what do you think we are doing?"
"We have already offlined most of the functions, and now users are losing a large number of users every day. The situation is not optimistic. If you ask me what I mean, I suggest selling Xingchen, minimizing losses as much as possible, and preserving our strength to make a comeback."
Liang Ting: "No."
"What the hell are you objecting to?" Ye Jiaqi looked at him unhappily, "You're just playing against me, aren't you?"
"Yes, I'm just playing against you." Liang Ting said: "The stars are the painstaking efforts of all of us, and they are sold as soon as they are sold. The efforts of the past few years have all been in vain. I am not reconciled."
Ye Jiaqi looked at Lu Zhen: "What do you say?"
Lu Zhen kicked the plastic bucket next to his feet: "I've been a cleaner for so many days. Is it for nothing? I must hold on, and I will never give up until the last second."
Jian Yao's hand landed on Lu Zhen's shoulder and pressed hard.
Others may not understand, but she understands that it's not that Lu Zhen doesn't want to give up Xingchen, he just...
I don't want to give up Shen Kuo.
Ye Jiaqi has a way out, Liang Ting has a way out, and of course Lu Zhen also has a way out. Looking back, there is a huge Lu family group, isn't it a million times better than him staying here to clean the toilet every day
They all had a retreat, but Shen Kuo didn't. There was a mountain of knives in front of him, and a cliff behind him. There was no way to retreat.
In the evening, the boys continued to stay up late to work, and ordered some takeaway dumplings to be delivered upstairs.
As usual, Shen Kuo picked out the stuffing from the dumpling, put the shrimp meat stuffing inside to Lu Yan, and ate the dumpling wrapper by himself.
Lu Zhen couldn't stand it anymore, and tapped his bowl with chopsticks: "You dote on her too much."
Lu Yan stuck out her tongue at him: "I want you to take care of it."
Lu Zhen looked at his empty bowl, he couldn't eat enough, and even snatched dumplings from Jian Yao's bowl, compared with Shen Kuo, he was really... a bit ashamed.
Jian Yao gave him all the dumplings left in her bowl, and Lu Zhen quickly said, "Don't, you can eat it yourself, I won't eat it."
Jian Yao shrugged casually: "I can't eat."
"You've been eating less and less recently."
"I don't have much appetite."
"Are you sick?"
"I don't know, no."
Lu Yan stared at Jian Yao's face suspiciously for a while, she seemed to have lost weight, and her whole body looked more slender and skinny.
"Are you losing weight?"
"No." Jian Yao shook her head, "I just have no appetite."
Ye Jiaqi smiled: "Isn't there a little Yanyan in my belly?"
As soon as these words came out, the chopsticks in Lu Yan's hand fell to the ground, and her face turned pale instantly.
Don't... don't scare me.
Lu Zhen was also dumbfounded, she turned her head stiffly to Jian Yao: "You have...have?"
Jian Yao stretched out her hand and pushed the fool's face away: "Silly, didn't you count yourself?"
They didn't do anything at all, what a fart.
"It's just a bad appetite, what are you thinking about?"
Lu Zhen thought about it too. He checked the information on purpose, but just hugging and touching her would not make her pregnant.
Although Jian Yao denied it, Lu Yan was still very worried. After eating, she deliberately pulled Jian Yao to the corridor where there was no one in the company, and firmly warned him: "You and Lu Zhen... must not have a baby!"
Jian Yao frowned and said, "I'm not even married yet, how can I have a baby."
"Even if you're married..."
Even if she is married, she can't, she can't have it, Jian Yao probably has postpartum depression, and Lu Yan absolutely can't let this happen.
But she couldn't tell this matter, she didn't even have the courage to tell Lu Zhen, let alone Jian Yao.
If she had known in advance that the cause of her mother's death was...depression and suicide, she would never have brought Lu Zhen and Jian Yao together. She would rather never have come to this world than to have her mother suffer an attack because of her.
"Jian Yao, the important matter of marriage... You must think it over carefully, don't make a decision so quickly, you know, think it over carefully."
Jian Yao rubbed Lu Yan's head: "What's going on with you today, it's weird."
Lu Yan squeezed her hand nervously: "You are very important to me, very important, no matter what happens in the future, I will protect you."
I don't know why, Jian Yao's heart was suddenly touched, just looking at this little girl, all kinds of tenderness will come to my heart.
She hugged Lu Yan gently, and said softly: "You are also very important to me, you and Lu Zhen are both, you are my family."
…
It was late at night, and the boys went back to their offices to sleep one after another. These days, they have almost been living in the company around the clock.
Lu Yan fell asleep on the sofa in Shen Kuo's office. Shen Kuo didn't want her to stay here with him, so he simply carried her out of the company.
The little girl lay on his back, woke up a little bit, and asked him, "Where are you going?"
"go home."
The little girl yawned lightly, and put her head on his shoulder: "Aren't you going to work overtime tonight?"
"Well, I will accompany you tonight."
Their home is a three-unit small bungalow, a very high-end supporting community.
Shen Kuo said that this house should be his and Lu Yan's future wedding house, so Lu Zhen helped Shen Kuo refer to the decoration of the bungalow, and arranged it according to his aesthetic taste, revealing a strong warm and sweet color.
In the room, all the necessities are in pairs, slippers, toothbrushes, cups... The bathroom is full of bottles and jars of Lu Yan's skin care, and her sanitary napkins are in the cabinet. Lu Yan's second home.
In the past, Shen Kuo never knew that an empty home could be filled so full. Every corner of the home has a woman's belongings, her breath and traces.
It is precisely because of this that home has meaning, peace of mind and tranquility.
After Shen Kuo took a shower, he took a bath towel and wiped his wet hair. When he came out, he saw the girl wearing his black T-shirt, sitting on the sofa with a fluffy rabbit in her arms, her head buried in the soft corner.
Shen Kuo came over and rested his chin lightly on Lu Yan's shoulder. Lu Yan woke up and smelled the faint fragrance of mint shower gel on his body.
She turned around, hung his neck, and hugged him.
Shen Kuo pinched her [... ] and kissed her, lingering and tender.
Lu Yan buried her head in his neck.
Shen Kuo directly picked her up [… ], went back to the room, reached out to untie her [… ], and when he reached the second one, he pulled it directly.
The next morning, Lu Yan lazily stood in front of the mirror brushing her teeth, looking at the strawberry marks on her neck, her cheeks were slightly hot.
After all, Shen Kuo was a man of his father's generation after all, before the ring was put on her hand, he would not do anything to her lightly.
But... It seems that nothing happened.
Young boys always have many other requests, but Lu Yan did not refuse, so Shen Kuo played all night.