Actually, Cheng Ran was a bit of a bully. People like Gu Chengxi had academic ability, solid professional qualities and knowledge in related fields. If they were in the same period, at least in terms of academics, Cheng Ran would not be as good as him.
However, business activities are one of the most complex human behaviors. Even the wisest people at the time, when they are in the situation, will be limited by the times and various factors will obscure their vision. They cannot predict with 100% accuracy the impact of a decision or policy after it is implemented.
Even some rules that seem very simple to later generations are actually the result of people's summary and verification after countless failures at that time.
We all look at the world from the shoulders of giants.
So when Cheng Ran told Gu Chengxi that prophetic summary, it was like Gu Chengxi had opened the door to a new world. He was instantly enlightened, and felt that it was a sharp point, as if a new path had been opened in the chaos.
Cheng Feiyang made a decisive move that day and appointed him as the director of the marketing operations department, although he originally found himself unable to display his talents in Fulun. He made full use of his personal connections and academic background to work hard for the development of Fulun in this area.
When many people in later generations studied the strategic development history of Fulong, they also talked about the events of Gu Chengxi's starry night trip to Chengdu, which marked a turning point in Fulong's strategy. However, few people knew that all this originated from a long conversation in the office.
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When he got home, Cheng Feiyang, who was the highest decision-maker of Fulun Company during the day and now had great prestige in the eyes of thousands of employees, liked to move a basin and boil a pot of hot water to soak his feet at night. He would put a thermos next to it and add some water to the basin when it got cold.
This was his secret recipe for relieving fatigue when he often ran outside. It relaxes the meridians and invigorates the joints. He could sleep well all night by soaking his feet in a hot bath. As for the so-called insomnia, it has never happened to Cheng Feiyang, who has been a soldier. This is also the only way for him to maintain his physical and mental strength when the company is moving fast and the pressure is high.
Often when Cheng Feiyang was soaking his feet, Cheng Ran would follow suit and bring over a foot basin, put a small stool, and sit across the coffee table from him, placing his feet in the hot water in the basin. On the coffee table were cut fruits, peeled oranges, seasonal strawberries, water chestnuts and so on.
The family was poor and had little money, so Xu Lan would not give Cheng Ran money to buy snacks. For example, chocolate was a rare item sought after by girls in the compound, but Cheng Ran only tasted it occasionally when Yang Xia gave him a piece.
There was no way, it was expensive, not because the taste was bad or the chocolate was mixed with water, but because a box of imported chocolate cost dozens of yuan, which was simply beyond his reach. But Xu Lan never treated Cheng Ran badly. In terms of fruit, popular fruits such as apples and pears were often within easy reach of the fruit basket at home.
Now that the company has been established, although Cheng Feiyang holds the majority stake, the company's money is all on the books and not a penny can be spent carelessly. Cheng Feiyang still receives a salary, but this salary is the highest in Fulong, and all miscellaneous expenses add up to more than 10,000 yuan a month.
This is now completely different from the past when Cheng Feiyang would rather buy out his years of service for 30,000 yuan than to afford Cheng Ran's 10,000 yuan tuition subsidy.
The family was well off, with fruit baskets piled up in the living room and several boxes of rare branded fruits on the balcony. The most special thing was that one day Cheng Ran saw chocolates and White Rabbit milk candies on the coffee table, as well as various fancy-looking biscuits and snacks. I don’t know if my mother wanted to make up for something, but she kept urging him to eat so little and eat more. But psychologically, Cheng Ran had already passed this age, so he could only say that he didn’t like to eat since he was a child, you know. Xu Lan said "oh" at the time, as if she had a faint sense of guilt and loss.
Seeing Cheng Ran sitting next to him, the two of them placed a foot basin in front of each other, in sync, Cheng Feiyang laughed, "Hey!" "You really know how to enjoy yourself! Your dad used to run so many miles every day, so that he could only have time to soak his feet at home. You are so young, but you have developed this lazy habit!"
This was Cheng Feiyang's habit. If he didn't scold Cheng Ran, he wouldn't show his authority at home. Especially after Cheng Ran was admitted to a high school and was far ahead in the academic field, and also made great suggestions for Fulong's development, he now felt that the father's majestic presence seemed to be getting weaker and weaker in this family.
If you don't have a sense of existence, you have to find one.
He squinted his eyes and said, "What I said to Gu Chengxi in the office, I was wondering why your grades have dropped recently, you spend all day thinking about these things, you should understand, this is your father's business, not yours, you want to take over, but you are not qualified now! You should know that we are recruiting masters now, and we still have to examine them, and they have to work for three years before they can get the full bonus!..."
Cheng Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The accusation about his declining grades was indeed true. Although there was no grade ranking in the monthly exams, there were still people who wanted to know the highest scores. Cheng Ran would occasionally fall behind, but several people would be able to surpass him.
Qin Xizhen's incident in March and some things in reality were the reasons that distracted Cheng Ran. Now he could handle ordinary exams, but to do his best, he had to spend his mind. If he couldn't focus on one point, he would always fall behind others who worked extremely hard on this point. After all, it was still the No. 1 High School, and the top students there were still very successful. Although Cheng Ran could summarize the main points, he still couldn't underestimate these top students who had been trying hard to compete with him.
But in fact, the current vicious circle is that no one dares to truly think that they have surpassed him. According to the past blood and tears history and precedents, the monthly exam is the monthly exam. I don’t know if it is because of the principle of avoiding the waxing and waning of the moon, Cheng Ran has never competed for fame and fortune in the monthly exam.
On the contrary, during important exams such as midterm and final exams, everyone could feel his lingering and terrifying figure.
So now the monthly exam results for No. 1 Middle School are out, and Song Shiqiu is ranked first! People started to speculate: Sure enough... that guy is starting to shrink again!
Some top students are even more desperate. Every time they want to use the monthly exam to see the gap between them and their peers, they just don’t want to play with them… But at the end, they come up with a stunner. Do they still want to make progress together?
How could the top student in this grade be so scheming
Cheng Ran responded, "I don't plan to take over your job. It's so tiring. I want to live a more relaxed life."
Cheng Feiyang sneered, "You are still too young. Life is never easy!"
"I know, I'll find joy in suffering." Cheng Ran smiled. People in this world will be tortured by illness, will bow down for money, will be angry and distressed because of their lack of freedom, will love and part, will resent and hate, so there are eight sufferings in life, but those who are reborn, aren't they fighting against these eight sufferings in life
Even if you are Don Quixote hitting a windmill, you should have the courage to face thousands of mountains and rivers with ease.
"Will the last point you told Gu Chengxi be difficult to implement in practice?" Cheng Feiyang asked.
"Some people may accuse us of unfair competition, but dad, didn't you tell me before that everyone has enemies? What's more, for a company like Fulong that has been torn apart in this field, is it possible for a company to grow and develop without any negative comments in the middle? Even if you are now looking for cooperation with the Post and Telecommunications Bureau and signing agreements with government agencies one by one, won't some people say that you are protected by someone above and the mayor endorses you? In the eyes of some people, what is this, official support? What is not prohibited by law can be implemented. That's why there is the shackles of morality. We can take some measures to circumvent the parts prohibited by law, but it's probably like this. You see, my grades have improved by leaps and bounds, in fact, I have found a way to study. For Fulong, if you want to compete with those competitors who already have a high market share and want to grab market share from them, you need to do some tricks that your opponents don't expect."
The father and son were sitting across the coffee table. Cheng Ran reached out to peel an orange, but was unexpectedly slapped on the forehead by Cheng Feiyang.
Cheng Ran covered his forehead and almost uttered a curse word.
Cheng Feiyang said, "That's right! Business is all about taking people by surprise. If you follow the rules set by others, you won't be able to make any progress. You must think of and do things that others can't think of. You kid, don't think about this all day. Do you still want to be admitted to Rongcheng? I tell you, don't think that you are so great in No. 1 Middle School. Rongcheng is a place where outstanding students from all over the province gather. If you want to transfer there, you will probably have to work harder than you are now."
"If your grades are not good, I will not do this business anymore and watch you study every day!"
"Dad, please broaden your horizons. If you have a big business, why can't I study?"
The result was like stirring up a hornet's nest. Cheng Feiyang shouted, "Hey!" "Let me tell you, your thoughts are not good! What kind of atmosphere is this? People have to rely on themselves... If you can't keep what I can give you, it will be squandered sooner or later. Your ancestors were landlords, and your family had manors and factories. At that time, there were also ships. However, when it came to your grandfather's brothers, none of them could keep his wealth... They still fell into ruin..."
After hearing this piece of family motto that he had heard so many times before, Cheng Ran closed his eyes in pain. He then remembered that his father didn't nag often, but when he did, the extent of his nagging was beyond even his mother's reach.
The father and son were soaking their feet together through the window of an old building. The father was giving instructions and the son was dejected. The backs of the father and son who walked down from the highest power office in Fulon were blended into the warm light of the room.
First update.