After Yin Yong left, Wen Liang leaned back in his chair, seemingly resting his eyes. Fan Bo secretly looked at his face, guessing that this boss, who was used to being arrogant, might not be a little bothered by Yin Yong's attitude, and couldn't help complaining, "You are too arrogant, Master Wen, if it doesn't work, ask a headhunter to find someone. There are many talents in this field in Beijing, why bother hanging yourself on a tree?"
Wen Liang said nothing, and didn't even move his eyelids, but Fan Bo immediately shut his mouth, obediently picked up the tea in the cup, and sipped it one sip at a time, but he only felt the bitter taste, which became three times more bitter.
After an unknown amount of time, Wen Liang's deep voice reached his ears: "Teacher Fan, the Phoenix Bird's operation has become stable. Are you interested in changing the environment?"
Fan Bo froze for a moment. Although Wen Liang had said earlier that he would be given another important position after the filming of "China Can Say No" came to an end, the implication was that he would be assigned to work on a melatonin project. He had made a lot of mental assumptions recently, but when he heard the news, he still felt reluctant to part with the Phoenix Bird and resentful of Wen Liang.
When Biluochun was about to succeed, I was transferred from Suhai to the capital. This time, when I was about to achieve success, I was removed from the Phoenix Bird again. Once and twice, is it possible that I, Fan Bo, am destined to conquer the world, but not to rule it
Moreover, this time is not comparable to the last time. Beijing has been a prosperous place, a place of ecstasy, and a place of fame and fortune since ancient times. For any man with lofty ambitions, entering Beijing is considered entering the city. Especially in the past six months, he has made great progress here with the help of the rise of Phoenix Bird, and has become famous. He has made friends with many dignitaries who he dared not even dream of before, and has seen the extravagant life that he could not even dream of. To be honest, in one of his dreams at midnight, he did think about breaking away from Wen Liang's control, taking Phoenix Bird for himself, and then starting his own business. When Phoenix Bird was registered, the legal person used the name of Fan Bo. Wen Liang did not know why, and there was no confidentiality agreement between the two. But every time he woke up from a dream with sweat dripping down his face, the first thing he did was to drive this terrible idea out of his mind.
Even though he is no longer the penniless, down-and-out university lecturer and has a network of relationships that he can use to his advantage, the fear of forgiveness has been rooted deep in his soul and he will never forget it!
"Teacher Fan, Teacher Fan? What are you thinking about?"
Wen Liang looked over with a sunny smile on his face, but Fan Bo shuddered all over and said hurriedly, "Okay, I have no objection. I will follow Young Master Wen's instructions!"
Wen Liang patted his shoulder and said, "Teacher Fan, I know you may have some thoughts in your mind. But it's still what I told you before, vision, look at the long term! Although the current situation of Phoenix Bird is better, it will only be a small place in the future, without much future and room for development. If you stay there, you will be wasting your talent and delaying yourself. What I mean is that you come to melatonin as the general manager. You must know that if health products are developed, the market will be hundreds of billions or even trillions, which is not comparable to one or two Phoenix Birds. Of course, there is another important reason. I have too few people who can be used now, and even fewer people who are trustworthy and worthy of entrustment. You have been an old man who has followed me since Qingzhou. Whether in Suhai or in Beijing, you have always been at the forefront. I will remember this credit in my heart and will not treat you unfairly!"
Fan Bo's depression was relieved a little. He also knew that Wen Liang was telling the truth. He said with tears in his eyes, "Mr. Wen, I am where I am today because of you. No matter what credit you have given me, as long as you need me, I will be there for you!"
Wen Liang narrowed his eyes and chuckled, "Okay, okay, I knew I wasn't wrong about you!"
In the next two days, Wen Liang put all his energy into the formal negotiations with Beijing Medical University. He first negotiated with the laboratory and the school, and reached a consensus on various aspects such as capital injection, cooperation methods, technology sharing, and talent exchange. Since Miao Qingyan and Dou Yang had done a lot of preparatory work earlier, both parties were very sincere and the progress was rapid. Then, through their social connections, they widely sent out invitations to major media to attend the signing ceremony on April 17. Phoenix Bird, needless to say, its relationship with domestic mainstream media can be regarded as a model of cooperation between the "KMT" and the Communist Party. Beijing Medical University also has its own advantages and has a greater say in various medical journals and health magazines. After several days of hard work, nearly 50 media outlets have initially finalized their intentions, including CCTV, Youth Daily and other central media, which can be regarded as a huge momentum and domineering!
Three days later, Yin Yong lived up to Wen Liang's expectations and finally agreed to join the new company. He will complete the resignation procedures in the near future. For some reasons, Wen Liang did not agree to his suggestion to bring some technical backbones from Dahua, and only let him change jobs, boasting: One general can be worth a million soldiers!
On the 17th, it will be sunny, a good time to open business and make alliances.
The newly built National Exhibition and Convention Center is located in the center of Beijing's CBD. At the entrance of the multifunctional hall on the third floor stood eight beautiful etiquette ladies in light-colored cheongsams, two of whom were responsible for signing in the guests, two for putting corsages on the VIPs, and the remaining four for guiding them in. The signing table inside was covered with dark red velvet, with blooming flowers placed in the middle of the table. The table signs with golden frames showed nobility, and the six-layer square base pyramid composed of 91 red wine glasses was dazzling. Below the signing table were rows of seats, divided into VIP areas and media areas. Everything was arranged in an orderly and perfect manner.
At nine o'clock, the hall suddenly became lively, with waves of guests dressed in their best clothes, and reporters' cameras were all set up. At nine-thirty, the host stepped onto the right side of the signing table, announced the start of the signing ceremony, and introduced the main guests and leaders. Phoenix Bird invited a deputy director of the Media Department of the Press and Publication Administration, and Beijing Medical University invited the director of the Comprehensive Supervision Bureau of the Ministry of Health. In fact, it is not impossible to invite a higher-level leader, but there is no need for that.
Next, the host gave an introduction to the signed project. Combining the academic expertise of Beijing Medical University with the exquisite packaging of Phoenix Bird, the project PPT presentation was not only vivid and interesting, with infectious and provocative language, but also focused on emphasizing the world-class breakthroughs achieved in several technologies, which were different from the scientificity and safety of the current health care products market, which aroused enthusiastic response on the spot.
Then, the host invited the leaders of both parties to come on stage. Dou Yang and Fan Bo went up to the signing table one on the left and one on the right. They signed their names on the folder respectively, and then announced to the public that the contract amount was RMB 5 million!
The venue suddenly became lively with the sound of camera clicks and flashes everywhere. A hostess came over with a tray. People on and off the stage raised their glasses to celebrate this grand event. The signing ceremony officially ended.
Wen Liang and Miao Qingyan sat side by side in the third row of the VIP area. On Miao Qingyan's other side was Lu Yu. As members of the Medical University Research Institute, they were of course qualified to attend today's ceremony. When the big red check representing 5 million was presented to everyone, Miao Qingyan muttered in a low voice: "Old-fashioned, prodigal, and you don't feel bad about spending money!"
She was still feeling resentful that the price Wen Liang offered was too high. If Dou Yang knew about this, he would definitely abandon this traitorous student who was in Cao's camp but whose heart was with Han.
Lu Xu just sat there blankly, staring at the numbers on the stage that almost blinded his eyes. This was a fortune that many people could never earn in their entire lives, but to the young boy, it seemed like a trivial matter that could not be any smaller.
Are there really such big differences between people
Some people are born rich, but others have to struggle
Is this fair
"Now is the time for free questions. Each person is limited to one question. If any reporter has a question, please raise your hand."
Dozens of arms were raised high. Fan Bo, who was sitting in the middle of the stage, had enough experience to deal with such a scene. He smiled and pointed at a person in the middle of the fourth row: "This lady in red."
"Hello, I'm a reporter from the Beijing Times. Mr. Fan, aren't you the CEO of Phoenix Bird? Why are you here..." She looked at the information in her hand and said, "Bencao Ruolan Health Products Co., Ltd.? Also, we all know that Phoenix Bird invited many media friends to the signing ceremony. Are the two companies related? Will you focus your main energy on Bencao Ruolan or Phoenix Bird in the future?"
"Other people don't ask until they see the rabbit, but this lady asked three questions at once. I agreed to ask one question, but you all know that I'm not a petty person, so I'll just answer all of them at once."
There was a friendly laugh from the audience, even the female reporter who asked the question laughed, which showed the good character that Fan Bo had accumulated during this period. But objectively speaking, Fan Bo seemed to be born for this kind of occasion. Most people would feel nervous when facing a sea of cameras, but he could bring out his charm to the fullest, and the bigger the occasion, the more relaxed he was, which was an anomaly!
“Let me put it this way. My feelings for the Phoenix Bird may be deeper than anyone else’s. However, life is like climbing one mountain after another. The scenery here is nice, but maybe the scenery over there is better. So I came to Bencao Ruolan, hoping to witness another miracle no less than the Phoenix Bird together with our media friends in the near future!”
These words were half true and half false, and seemed to answer the female reporter's question, but also seemed to say nothing. However, the reporters had experienced too many similar things and did not take it seriously. Anyway, the questions had been asked and answered, and how to extract content that was in the interests of the newspaper from the answers was a matter of personal opinion.
"I am a reporter from CCTV and I want to ask Mr. Fan an important question."
A male reporter stood up without waiting for someone to come. Miao Qingyan's face changed and she whispered, "Why is it him? Lu Yu, did you notify him to come?"
Lu Yu hesitated for a moment, not daring to look at Miao Qingyan's face, and said, "I just mentioned it to him yesterday, but I didn't expect him to really come..."
"You, you," Miao Qingyan said angrily, "What can I say? Didn't I tell you not to associate with him anymore? Why don't you listen?"
Lu Yu pressed her lips tightly, her delicate and stubborn look made Miao Qingyan unable to vent her anger. Various complex expressions flashed in her eyes, and finally turned into a sigh, saying: "Well, everyone has their own aspirations, go with you!"
Miao Qingyan sat down dejectedly on the chair. That night, she finally got Wen Liang to agree to give Lu Yan a chance. But to her surprise, Lu Yan did not have the so-called hidden secrets she imagined, no family members who were seriously ill and needed treatment, and no force of force majeure. She did this just to stay in the capital, a place that everyone envied, and find a big hospital so that her future life would have a brilliant start. In the final analysis, this is also the dream and pursuit of most people nowadays, and there is nothing to blame.
Perhaps the only difference is that many people failed, hit a wall, and had no other options, so they could only leave the city that never accepted them. But Lu Yu was not willing to give up. She was born beautiful and pure. Although she came from a poor family, she had never experienced failure since she was a child. When she was in high school, she fell in love with a boy. Although he already had a very beautiful girlfriend, he knelt down at his feet after she hinted at him. However, she didn't even let the boy hold her hand, and they broke up hastily, because she found that what she liked was not the man, but the feeling of victory.
After that, she relied on her own efforts to become the only person in that backward county to be admitted to a prestigious university. When she arrived at the university, she showed her unique youthful charm to the fullest in front of countless outstanding girls from all over the country, and still became the public sweetheart in the eyes of all the boys in the school. However, she did not relax herself in the slightest during the four years of university. She did not have a life-and-death love, nor a romantic time under the moonlight. She only went to the cafeteria, classroom, and dormitory every day. She had planned her life since her freshman year, but God finally played a joke on her. She failed the postgraduate entrance examination, was squeezed out of the job application, and as graduation approached, her hope of staying in Beijing became increasingly elusive.
So she thought of Mo Jun, the boy who attracted her so much. He once said that he knew the rumored red aristocrats in the capital. Those people were omnipotent. Not to mention a mere Beijing hukou and a job in a hospital, which were thousands of times more difficult than that. To them, it was just a trivial matter of a phone call and a dinner.
But the bad luck that God has sent has not ended. From the moment she met Wen Liang, she became a stranger to Mo Jun by accident, and Lu Yu also lost her only support. She was desperate and tried all kinds of treatments, and by chance, she met the current Lu Ye.
This is almost her last hope, so no matter how touched she is by Miao Qingyan's concern, her dream and her life must ultimately be fulfilled by herself, right
Wen Liang sat quietly aside. Miao Qingyan did not tell him what secret she had learned from Lu Yan, but since she did not mention the matter in the past two days, he knew what the result would be.
As I said, whatever path you choose, you will pay the price!
Wen Liang had no interest in what Lu Ye would choose or do, but now he became a little curious about Lu Ye.
Wen Liang didn't know how many media invitations Fan Bo had sent out, but the reporter from CCTV who was good friends with Fan Bo couldn't come because of an important event, and the Medical University also informed them in advance that they did not invite anyone from CCTV, so it was certain that Lu Ye had sneaked in!
Although it is stipulated that no one can enter without an invitation, it is not so strict in practice. It is a sedan chair carried by everyone. Are you going to chase people away when they come to the door without an invitation? This is not a high-level meeting with strict security, so there is no need for such pretense.
Thinking of the cowardly behavior of this reporter Lu during the midnight snack that night, a mischievous smile appeared in Wen Liang's eyes. If Xu Yao, Ji Su and others who knew him were there, they would know that the uncle was going to harm people again.
"I checked and found that Bencao Ruolan Company was just registered not long ago and does not have its own factory and office building. Mr. Fan, how much money are you going to invest and how are you going to compete with the popular health products on the market?" Lu Ye said with a sarcastic smile: "Selling health products is not as simple as selling books. If it's just five million, I'm afraid you won't even hear a response!"
The entire press area was trembling with excitement. They were all in this line of work, and they knew that someone was going to mess things up. This kind of thing is actually quite common. No matter how carefully the organizers arrange and manage everything, there will always be people who don't know what's good for them, or people with ulterior motives, who will raise difficult questions to provoke others. Every time this happens, everyone is collectively excited. I've received money, so I won't do anything wrong, but if others do something wrong, you can't stop me from reporting, right
Journalists are the kind of people who would rather die than let their friends die, and they only hope that the world will not be in chaos. They do as much work as they are paid, which is already a sign of their professional ethics. Don't expect them to be brave and do what is right.
Fan Bo laughed and said, "That's a good question. I wanted to keep it a secret, but since everyone is so concerned, I'll announce it now. Bencao Ruolan not only spent 5 million to buy the melatonin process developed by the Beijing Medical University Research Institute, but will also invest 300 million to build factories and production lines in Jiangdong Province, which is my hometown. Oh, and by the way, I'd like to make a small advertisement. We welcome the municipal governments and investment promotion departments of all prefecture-level cities in Jiangdong to discuss cooperation. We are very sincere and hope to benefit the people of our hometown!"
Fan Bo's response and humor made the scene burst into laughter again. Lu Ye stood alone in the middle of the scene, looking extremely stupid and embarrassed. He wanted to continue asking where the three hundred million came from, whether you were bragging, etc., but he also had his own concerns, so he had to sit back dejectedly.
Fan Bo answered two more reporters' questions, and the entire signing process was completed. Everyone moved to the banquet hall next door, picked up their wine glasses from the waiter's tray, and went to chat with people they knew. Wen Liang and Miao Qingyan were standing in a corner talking, and soon they saw Lu Ye, with a smug look on his face, walking over with Lu Yan.
"Let's go!"
Miao Qingyan was about to pull Wen Liang away with a dark face, but Wen Liang stood still and chuckled, "Wait, I'll show you a magic trick!" (To be continued)