Cheng Ran's parents were invited to the meeting, but it was just that Tan Qingchuan invited Cheng Ran's mother Xu Lan to discuss how to keep Cheng Ran's grades up. Of course, Xu Lan was not kept in the dark and was shocked to learn that Cheng Ran ranked first in the grade. The reason was that on the day the grades were announced, Yu Xiao and his family on the community radio had already spread the news to everyone in the compound.
"Did Cheng Ran get first place in your class in the midterm exam?" At the dinner table, Yang Chuan, who was chewing celery, finally couldn't help but speak.
Yang Xia's mother looked at Yang Xia at the same time.
"Ah..." Yang Xia looked up while eating, thinking about the heated discussions and aftermath caused by this incident in the school, and said, "Not only in the class, but in the whole grade... No. 1."
In fact, Yang Xia's parents had already known about this from Yu Xiao's father. They asked this deliberately because they didn't believe it in their hearts.
"He's really the top student in the grade... How come Cheng Ran has such good grades since he entered high school? Xia Xia, you were the best student in the school before... Speaking of which, Cheng Feiyang's son first took the junior high school entrance exam, and then suddenly got into a high school that he couldn't even get into before. As a result, he got into a high school and actually got the top score in a key high school... Is Cheng Feiyang's family's luck coming?"
"It's still uncertain what will happen," Yang Chuan interrupted. "Now we have taken the funds from Huagu Company and established Fulong Company, but whether it can continue to operate is still a question. It's not possible to go the Post and Telecommunications Bureau route. The Post and Telecommunications Bureau has been around for many years and has never solved a problem. It's okay to find some powerful equipment companies from abroad to take over, but it's impossible for Cheng Feiyang to do it himself... I still regret it a little bit now. It's better not to give up the employee placement shares and take out some money first."
Yang Xia's mother complained, "It's all over now. What's the point of you saying this? Don't think too much about it."
Yang Xia put down his bowl and chopsticks, "I'm done eating."
The two looked at each other and said nothing. Yang Xia stood up with her eyes half closed. She walked towards the room, thought for a moment, turned around, and said with clear eyes, "I will take the first place again."
"I will try to... surpass him."
The girl said this stubbornly.
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Not only Yang Xia's family, Liu Ying's family, Yao Beibei's family, but almost every family of the children of the Huatong Company compound could not avoid this matter. It was a bit legendary that Cheng Ran's usual scores were just a little bit below those of No. 4 Middle School in the high school entrance examination, but he was directly admitted to the provincial key No. 1 high school, but the legend probably ended there.
The No. 1 High School accepts students from the best junior high schools nearby, and the provincial key middle schools siphon the best students from the surrounding areas. Not only are there several good junior high schools in Shanhai City, but which of the outstanding students from other places are vegetarians
Everyone knows that high school is difficult. In junior high school, you may only need to defeat yourself, but in high school you are really struggling with those countless question setters who have been immersed in the field of high school teaching for many years, and with those classic question types accumulated from previous years, major test points, and a variety of test questions extending from various knowledge points.
When entering high school, the differences between students become more obvious. For different subjects, everyone has different abilities to adapt and learn and understand. The one who was ahead of you in the past may not always be the one to stay ahead now.
Everyone's expectation now is to be able to keep up in high school classes, with each subject score above the passing line, and a total score of 150, strive to get 110 or 120.
As for the class ranking, basically you can know your current position in the grade after looking at the scores. After all, the college entrance examination is still about scores.
Sometimes I would think of Cheng Ran, who was already a person that the parents in the compound could not avoid. Sometimes I would have this thought, maybe Cheng Ran was just a coincidence, after all, I had watched Cheng Feiyang rise all the way since he was a child, and his grades were similar to Yu Xiao's, which was considered to be in the lower middle of the compound. I don't know how he suddenly worked hard and got into a high school. But everyone has heard of many similar people in the past, who were often legendary at the time, but then followed by regrets, "He was so good in junior high school... but it was a pity that he slacked off in high school, and was ranked dozens of the class, with such and such scores...", "He only improved in that one exam in high school, but was left behind again. The teachers in high school pushed the pace so fast, and he couldn't keep up... and fell behind..."
There are too many such short-lived examples.
However, after this midterm test, not only did Cheng Ran's grades not drop, but they were even more amazing... He took first place in the entire grade.
It is said that when Yao Beibei returned home, because she ranked in the middle of the class, her always mean mother slapped her in the face. The mother said that even Cheng Ran could get the first place in the whole grade, so was she, Yao Beibei, a fool
Things like this, the aftermath of this exam, were fermenting in the yard.
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Xu Lan called Cheng Feiyang as soon as she came back from school. Cheng Feiyang had just started working at the Post and Telecommunications Bureau and was working overtime outside, but he was also paying attention to Xu Lan's conversation with Tan Qingchuan during her visit to the school.
Tan Qingchuan highly praised Cheng Ran's performance, and even said without hesitation that it was because of Cheng Ran that he felt proud. Such straightforward words also made Xu Lan flattered.
"Fei Yang... I suddenly feel that our Cheng Ran seems to have become an adult."
"Who says he isn't?" Cheng Feiyang sighed on the other end of the phone, "It seems that this child can no longer be described as sensible. He seems to have grown up."
"But, when he comes back from evening self-study, you should help me pass on a message! Tell him that dad already knows that the head teacher praised him today. I am very pleased, but this is just the first place in the midterm exam. There is nothing to be proud of. If you can get the top score in the final exam or the college entrance examination in the future, it will not be too late to be proud then! Many people did not do well in the exam this time, and they are eyeing his position. If he relaxes, just watch, he will cry in the future. So don't be complacent, keep working hard!"
Xu Lan couldn't listen any longer, "Are you being too harsh on him?"
"The greater your ability, the greater the expectations. It's demanding! Don't blame me for being demanding. We are engaged in this field. There are so many top students entering this field. This year, Fulong also plans to recruit some talents from universities in order to expand its military strength and enhance its competitiveness. In this world, competition is getting more and more intense. If you don't stand at the top and don't always think about striving to be the best, you will really be eliminated by this rapidly changing world. Why am I working so hard now? Isn't it for his future... So it is inevitable to set strict requirements on him... In the past, there was no other way. Let's not talk about it. Now that our son has this gene, of course we want him to be better!"
"To be a great person, you must go through a rigorous training process..."
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After hanging up the phone, Cheng Feiyang, who was supervising the battle at the Post and Telecommunications Bureau, threw himself into the struggle of working overtime again, "Keep fighting!"
At that time, the director of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau, Jiang Jin, was personally on the scene to supervise the battle, and all the officials of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau were watching Jiang Jin's decision with cold eyes. As the saying goes, the soldiers may change but the iron camp remains. The directors of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau fell one after another, but it did not affect the middle and high-level cadres. Later, these cadres were tired. For Jiang Jin's great efforts to do this, he thought that his end would be similar to that of his predecessors, and he could not do anything.
When Fulong Company replaced the equipment of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau one by one, the technicians connected the equipment to the local lines, and then the problem arose. All the ports were connected, but they just couldn't communicate.
"No one outside can get in! We can't get out either!" Cheng Feiyang received reports one after another and gave orders everywhere, but seeing that there was little progress, Jiang Jin's face turned green.
"Maybe there's something wrong with the trunk!" Cheng Feiyang said based on his many years of experience, "Hurry up and change a trunk. Is it a batch problem? Ask for help from Rongcheng right away. I can still save my face and ask my old colleagues to get me a bundle of high-quality ones..."
Jiang Jin snorted coldly and went out.
The relay line was transferred overnight. When Jiang Jin heard that the line had arrived, he rushed to the site without even having breakfast. However, the problem still occurred. After replacing the relay line equipment, it still did not work.
A group of officials from the Post and Telecommunications Bureau said on the surface, "This matter... we couldn't handle it before, now I'm afraid we can only ask Beituo from Zhonghai... Your Fulong Company is newly established, it's understandable, it's understandable..." But in fact, they must have rolled their eyes in their hearts, it was really a waste of effort!
Cheng Feiyang's face looked extremely ugly. He didn't expect that the path his son had pointed out would end in failure.
Senior technician Tian Feng suddenly said, "I checked the circuit system and found that there is a problem with the threshold value on the 4AE line. Is this the cause?"
Cheng Feiyang immediately shut down the machine, not caring about his suit, and rolled up his sleeves to go into the machine room to repair the equipment. Jiang Jin's expression eased a little, and other officials of the Post and Telecommunications Bureau were also a little annoyed. Although they did not trust Cheng Feiyang's company, they still admired his enthusiasm.
After a while, Cheng Feiyang's voice came steadily from the back of the computer room, "Replace the resistor on circuit board number six!"
The engineer went out for a while, and when he came back he re-welded the equipment on the spot and reinstalled it.
Installation complete. Restart.
After turning on the signal modulator, the first call rang soon after. Tian Feng picked it up and turned around, his voice full of suppressed surprise, "It's from Li County! It's connected!"
Then, one test line after another, the ringing continued.
"Peixia Town is connected!"
"Anchun County connected!"
"Tanghu Town connected!"
Each and every one of them was filled with uncontrollable excitement.
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All through!
The technical team of Fulong Company suddenly cheered.
Cheng Feiyang wiped his face with his dirty hands, but Jiang Jin didn't care anymore. He came up to him and shook hands with him tightly, hugged him and patted his back. This saved him as the director of the post office.
Cheng Feiyang felt a sense of relief, as if he had conquered a great horde of troops. He was also a little confused. When Cheng Ran told him to start from the Post Office, he hesitated for a while. But now, the scene before him had become a sudden enlightenment, as if his son had cleared the fog and saw the light with just one word...
Shanhai City Post and Telecommunications Bureau was conquered!
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After a week of fighting, Cheng Feiyang didn't even come home to ask about Cheng Ran's midterm exam. Now it was finally over. Cheng Feiyang went out to take a breath and sat down on a flower bed in the post office. He saw Tian Feng coming over and sitting next to him. "Old Cheng, I heard that your son got first place in the grade this time. That's incredible. No. 1 Middle School, doesn't that mean he's first in the whole city...?"
Cheng Feiyang felt relieved. After these days of hard work, this was the biggest comfort for him. Every time he thought about it, he felt full of motivation to work.
"How can it be so exaggerated? It's just a midterm exam. I don't know how many people will be pressing me from behind. I still have to keep up, I still have to keep up..."
Tian Feng smacked his lips. "Old Cheng, I feel more and more that our nephew is extraordinary. You said, it's okay that he has good grades, but he was the one who came up with the charter of the new company..."
“Downloaded from the Internet, downloaded… hehe…”
"I am also an Internet user, but I searched the Internet and couldn't find the prototype of this charter... I wonder where my nephew found it? Even so, you said that it was his idea to enter the Post and Telecommunications Bureau. Look, we are starting the game in the Post and Telecommunications Bureau now! Old Cheng... I think this is like playing Go. When you place a piece, the most important thing is the layout. Just like the 'authentic' Go master Kobayashi, he steadily places the piece on the upper right, takes root, and is simple and unpretentious!"
At this time, CCTV often broadcasts some Go competitions. Tian Feng is a Go fan. Not long ago, CCTV replayed the NHK Cup Go match between Kobayashi Koichi, 9th dan, playing black, and Hane Naoki, 6th dan. He was fascinated by it.
This man, who would become famous in the future and become a senior official of Fulong Company, was speaking to Cheng Feiyang in front of the gray flower bed in late autumn of 1997, with a very high spirit.
"This is what they call "no matter how many blows you take, you will still be strong, no matter which direction the wind blows!"
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