Lin Zhixia explained: "Hello, I'm here for a meeting today. I called in advance."
The receptionist made a "please" gesture and escorted Lin Zhixia to the elevator door.
Lin Zhixia chatted with her for a few words and guessed from her few words that the company's operating conditions were not good and there were very few visitors every day. However, Jiang Yubai never mentioned these things to Lin Zhixia.
Lin Zhixia could guess Jiang Yubai's mentality. He just wanted to give her advice and didn't want to take up her time. In just one year, he successfully established a fully functional startup company. Now, they have multiple departments including operations, customer service, marketing, and products. The first generation of products will be released in October this year.
At this critical juncture, Chai Yang's sudden criticism and attacks caught Lin Zhixia off guard.
Lin Zhixia knew clearly that Jiang Yubai had invested a lot of money and effort in the "PTSIC Quantum Laboratory".
In addition, almost all members of the entrepreneurial team are Lin Zhixia’s relatives and friends.
If Chai Yang continues to belittle the "quantum computing" industry, the company's reputation will be affected, and Lin Zhixia's relatives and friends will face the risk of being questioned by the public.
Lin Zhixia would never allow this to happen.
She wants to confront Chai Yang head-on.
Chai Yang is young and self-made. He is known as the "post-90s entrepreneurial legend" and has attracted great attention from netizens. He has more than one million followers on Weibo and a fairly active WeChat public account.
Shortly after the Morning Daily’s interview news came out, Chai Yang posted an intriguing statement on WeChat and Weibo: “Persist in doing what you believe is right, even if you have to pay a price.”
The most popular comment under this Weibo post is: "Brother Chai, the water is too deep. Those who understand will understand. You are too straightforward. The Internet industry is getting more impetuous every year, and no one is willing to settle down and make things. You lost in the factional struggle in Jiangke Software. In another ten years, when you look back, today must be the starting point of your victory."
Another netizen said: "I am half an insider! Quantum computing is not science! It is a hype! Only Brother Chai dares to say it! I support Brother Chai! Thumb up for me!!"
Chai Yang responded to the netizen with a “hush” emoticon.
Chai Yang's move aroused Lin Zhixia's dissatisfaction.
What is he booing for!
Lin Zhixia didn't stop him from speaking!
He was clearly targeting the "ptsic quantum laboratory".
The public relations department of the "ptsic quantum laboratory" responded quickly. Public relations pays the most attention to timeliness. They held an emergency meeting this morning, and Lin Zhixia also attended. She spoke impassionedly at the meeting and came up with a response plan on the spot.
After a heated discussion, everyone voted and Lin Zhixia's proposal stood out. She wanted to write a public relations article for the company.
The manager of the public relations department was a young lady in her thirties who looked very smart and capable. The manager said to Lin Zhixia, "Professor Lin, once you finish writing the first draft, we will help you polish it."
Lin Zhixia picked up the laptop: "Okay, I'll finish it soon."
The manager added: "Chai Yang has gone to do live streaming. In the live streaming industry, traffic comes first, and face comes second."
"Yes," Lin Zhixia typed on the keyboard while chatting with the manager, "Chai Yang's live broadcast website has just started, and there is no user base. He needs traffic now."
The manager took out his phone and said, "I have added Chai Yang's personal WeChat..."
Lin Zhixia took her phone and checked Chai Yang's circle of friends.
Chai Yang just posted a status yesterday - it was a group photo of a team gathering. Chai Yang was standing in the middle, and on his left, Nie Tianqing was standing prominently.
Judging from their body language, Chai Yang and Nie Tianqing must be close friends.
What is going on here
Why does Nie Tianqing know Chai Yang
Lin Zhixia had many questions in her mind, but her typing speed was getting faster and faster. She quickly completed a short public relations draft, explaining the company's functions and project types, and also released a bold statement: "PTSIC's first generation of products will be released soon. We welcome the attention of netizens. We invite you to become a 'product inspector'. Your personal experience is better than any language."
Colleagues in the public relations department read Lin Zhixia's articles repeatedly and praised her for her clear thinking and concise writing style.
However, some people expressed concerns: "Professor Lin, are you sure our company's products can stand the test of the public?"
"I'm sure," Lin Zhixia replied, "Don't worry."
Lin Zhixia gave the public relations department a reassurance.
After the PR manager issued the statement, Chai Yang actually reposted the original text on Weibo. He hinted: "Time will tell."
Lin Zhixia frowned slightly.
She was almost certain that Chai Yang's current reaction was all for the purpose of creating momentum and traffic.
Lin Zhixia felt a little complicated. She read the comments on Chai Yang's Weibo and suddenly found an insult from a male netizen named "Qiuqiu promotion and salary increase": "A clown who is seeking attention."
Lin Zhixia clicked on the male netizen's profile picture with a little doubt. After reading all his Weibo posts, she was 100% sure of his identity and sent him a private message: "Is it you! Lin Zeqiu?"
He responded in seconds: "You fucking doxxed me?"
Lin Zhixia was stunned for a second, and immediately sent a voice message: "It's me, brother."
Lin Zeqiu typed a string of ellipsis.
After a moment, he said, "Ignore Chai Yang and do your job well."
Lin Zhixia said: "Okay, you too, let's work hard together."
Since Lin Zeqiu's online name was "Qiuqiu promotion and salary increase", Lin Zhixia changed her Weibo name to "Xiaxia Pijingzhanzhi". At this moment, she discovered a fact: "Actually, you also like your nickname, right? Qiuqiu, Qiuqiu?"
Lin Zeqiu seemed to have disappeared out of thin air and never replied to her again.
At the same time, in the "Quantum Programming" WeChat group organized by Lin Zhixia, the emotions of most group members were unprecedentedly high. Duan Qiyan even analyzed Chai Yang's statement word by word, and finally came to a conclusion: "Chai Yang is a scoundrel."
Lin Zhixia didn't talk about Chai Yang. She asked Duan Qiyan, "Have you decided on your job?"
After graduating from college, Duan Qiyan worked in a financial institution, but he could not adapt to the environment of the financial industry. In addition, the pressure of life in Beijing was quite high, so he simply resigned.
Duan Qiyan carried his luggage and returned to the provincial capital. It happened that the Provincial No. 1 Middle School was recruiting competition teachers, with generous salaries and housing problems.
Duan Qiyan attended the job fair of the Provincial No. 1 Middle School without any hesitation. He originally thought that as a top student of Peking University, he would stand out without any effort, and the teachers of the Provincial No. 1 Middle School would let him stay to teach even if they begged him to do so. However, he never expected that the job fair was full of hidden talents, and Duan Qiyan's competitor turned out to be a master of mathematics from Tsinghua University.
Competition in the job market is becoming increasingly fierce.
Duan Qiyan underwent three rounds of interviews—in the last round, he also met his high school class teacher.
After the interview, the head teacher chatted with him and asked about the current situation of his classmates. Duan Qiyan focused on introducing Lin Zhixia. The head teacher nodded frequently and said, "Lin Zhixia is a good student, and you are also a good student. Everyone has their own path. If you don't do anything wrong, you will be a successful person."
The recruitment results of the Provincial No. 1 High School have not yet been announced. Duan Qiyan remembered what his head teacher said. He felt a little emotional and contacted Jiang Yubai: "Are you free this weekend? Let's get together?"
Jiang Yubai rejected him: "I have something important to do this weekend."
Duan Qiyan asked: "What's the matter?"
Jiang Yubai said briefly: "Family matters."
Duan Qiyan was quite smart. He actually guessed, "Are you and Lin Zhixia getting married soon?"
Jiang Yubai readily admitted: "I'm already engaged."
Duan Qiyan immediately asked him: "How do you propose? Just say it directly."
Jiang Yubai recalled his experience that night. He did not beat around the bush and directly proposed to Lin Zhixia to get married. So, he described: "I spoke my mind."
Duan Qiyan held his phone, thinking. He had been back in the provincial capital for two weeks, and Tang Tingting was still working in Beijing. Tang Tingting would chat with Duan Qiyan every day, either insulting him or making him laugh... He felt that he should also tell her something from his heart.
On an autumn night, the moon was bright and the breeze was cool. Duan Qiyan bought a bottle of Erguotou downstairs. He sat on the tiles beside the flower bed, tilted his head back and took a big gulp of white wine. In his drunken state, he sent a very cheesy WeChat message to Tang Tingting: "You are the only one who can make me wear cropped pants in the hot summer."
Tang Tingting said, "I'm doing this for your own good. I accidentally touched your thigh, and you kept complaining."
According to Duan Qiyan's past habits, he would probably reply "If you don't touch me, there won't be so much trouble." However, today, he actually asked: "Do you still want to touch my thigh?"
Tang Tingting didn't respond for a long time.
Duan Qiyan was just about to finish a bottle of white wine when Tang Tingting sent him a long message: "I just said hello to Lin Zhixia. Next month, I will go to the ptsic quantum laboratory. I quit my job in Beijing."
She asked him, "Hey, do you understand?"
The night wind was colder than the wine, and the light from the street lamps was hazy for a moment. Duan Qiyan felt dizzy, as if he had stayed up all night and hadn't slept until four in the morning. He replied, "What's there to not understand?"
Tang Tingting smiled back at him.
He laughed at himself for the first time: "I'm a burden to you. I'm a scoundrel and can't stay in Beijing."
Tang Tingting showed him a gentle side, contrary to her usual behavior: "How can a scoundrel get into Peking University? Don't make me laugh. It's not that you can't stay, you just adapt better to the environment of the provincial capital. It's great to be a competition teacher in the Provincial No. 1 Middle School, with a base salary of more than 200,000 yuan and a house. Why don't you show some confidence? The number one warrior in the primary school attached to the Normal University? Besides, I'm going to work at ptsic, and Lin Zhixia is my boss. I'm willing to work for her, and I don't think it's bad."
Tang Tingting also sent the chat records between her and Lin Zhixia to Duan Qiyan.
In this chat record, Lin Zhixia said happily: "Are you coming to our company? You majored in hardware and have work experience. Our company is in great need of such talents... Great, when will you come back? I'll pick you up."
Duan Qiyan copied and pasted Lin Zhixia's question: "Great, when will you be back? I'll pick you up."
Tang Tingting said, "Damn it, please don't talk like Lin Zhixia."
Duan Qiyan asked her inexplicably: "Who do you like more, Lin Zhixia or me?"
Tang Tingting said coldly: "There is no comparison between the two of you."
Duan Qiyan sneered, "Okay, you got me, so you don't cherish me anymore, right?"
Tang Tingting had a cold war with him: "If you think so, I can't help it. I have to hand over my work and work overtime, so I won't talk to you for now."
Duan Qiyan had just entered the love field, but unfortunately failed miserably. He suddenly envied Jiang Yubai - look at Jiang Yubai, he had already been in a relationship with Lin Zhixia, and now they were about to get married, and he and Lin Zhixia had hardly encountered any obstacles when they started dating.
At this moment, Lin Zhixia sneezed.
She had just come out of the bathroom after taking a shower.
Jiang Yubai lifted a corner of the quilt: "Come here quickly, don't catch a cold."
Lin Zhixia rushed towards him in one step. She threw herself into his arms and put her hands on his shoulders: "Just now you were working in the study, and my mother sent me a text message."
This weekend, Jiang Yubai and Lin Zhixia's parents will officially meet. Lin Zhixia revealed: "My mother asked me what gift she should bring to your parents. It's the first time they meet, and she and her father are embarrassed to go empty-handed."