Because of the significant reduction in the number of deaths caused by the disaster, the disaster prevention and early warning system developed by Fulon played an indispensable role in this severe flood. Therefore, not only did Cheng Feiyang and Li Mingshi accept the honor on behalf of Fulon in the Great Hall at the flood fighting and rescue commendation conference in September, but also because the effective early warning measures of this system were promoted afterwards, the meteorological and water conservancy departments of many provinces and cities extended olive branches to Fulon and purchased this early warning system.
These overwhelming orders brought Fulong rich returns in 1998. When the year-end summary was conducted, Fulong's revenue for that year had exceeded 1 billion yuan.
The most gratifying thing is that in the past, when recruiting fresh graduates, most people would look down upon the name of Fulong. But after this incident, many recruits joined the company with full respect and worship. With more talents, the company accumulated the foundation and brand effect for entering Chengdu. Therefore, 1998 was called the "turning point" in the annals of Fulong.
Of course, the deployment of this system in the 1998 flood relief efforts was ultimately a little late.
When the Ministry of Information Industry was established in March, Fulong proposed this system, but it did not receive much attention. At that time, the country was still relatively optimistic about the flood situation.
It was not until the State Council's general meeting on flood control in April that the water conservancy, meteorology and flood control departments began to relax.
At this time, the severe meteorological situation was facing us, and the possibility of a major flood increased sharply, which led to the Fulong disaster warning system being put on the table.
After the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters passed the deployment resolution, due to the tight time and heavy tasks, the preliminary projects of this system were only deployed preferentially in cities and counties in the middle and lower reaches of Poyang Lake, Dongting Lake, and the Yangtze River. As for the Nenjiang River and Songhua River basins in the north, they can no longer wait for the system to go online.
Therefore, there were controversies and criticisms afterwards. Some people believed that if the disaster warning system could be deployed on a large scale in advance, then the loss of life and property in the river basin that was not taken into account might be alleviated. Such claims were once very popular and became a topic of discussion that sparked heated debates on various online forums for many years.
But there are never any assumptions or ifs in the face of disaster.
The lessons and experience brought by this basin-wide natural and man-made disaster of severe disasters over a large area have also prompted the upgrading of water conservancy projects in the future. At the same time, it has also allowed the country to see the possibility and application prospects of using information technology to prevent disasters, and is likely to promote the country's construction of disaster prevention and mitigation informationization more quickly.
All along, Cheng Ran's rebirth was based on enjoying life and living in the present, carefully maintaining his own little life. However, through this incident, he felt something strange. Sometimes when he couldn't sleep at night, he woke up inexplicably, looked at the starry sky outside the window, and felt that he seemed to be noble.
Of course, if Cheng Feiyang and his supporters had not saved the previous Huatong Company, there would have been no creation of Fulong. And if Fulong did not have a group of people who dared to think, act and take risks, it would have been impossible to create such a system.
People all desire honor, and those who are reborn are no exception. Sometimes when Cheng Ran sees people discussing and praising this system, he imagines taking a loud speaker and saying to everyone he meets, "Do you know about the Fulong Disaster Early Warning System? It's my idea!" It must be as satisfying as if he bought a Ferrari and shouted it out on the street for people to take a look.
After all, I am still a layman...
Of course, Cheng Ran, who was not involved in specific affairs and administration, did not know that within Fulong, after a series of events, countless senior and experienced people regarded him as "Little Zhuge". Even after many years, Fulong, which had become a behemoth, still had the tradition of the project development team visiting him before the project was launched to ask for good luck, just like a mascot...
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As for the memory of the flood that summer, in fact, for my peers who live in this small inland city, what they remember more are the contents on TV, or the continuous heavy rain that made the roads in the low-lying areas of the city impassable, and people took off their shoes, rolled up their trousers and waded through the water to go home.
Even for many children in the disaster-stricken areas, they felt that it was a very fun summer. They didn’t have classes because the school was flooded, and they went out in homemade boats... In short, all days without classes were good days.
The children in the compound would be infected by the reports. One day, Cheng Ran saw Yao Beibei, Yang Xia and others with red eyes. They said that they watched TV and saw the rows of people in green military uniforms sleeping under the simple sheds due to exhaustion, and they cried their hearts out.
But the kids from the compound are more confident and hold their heads high when they go out. It is said that people from the neighboring units will ask them when they meet them, "Is that disaster warning system really made by your Fulong Company?"
This is the chaotic summer filled with the chirping of cicadas.
While the whole country was fighting against floods, Shanhai City was not affected much, so classes continued as usual, and the coming of the flood seemed to be just distant news on TV and a topic of conversation among people.
In June, Xie Houming took office as the head of Chengdu Provincial Investment Company, and Xie Feibai also moved to Chengdu.
Before leaving, he went to the school to handle the formalities. It was said that some people in No. 1 Middle School applauded and cheered, as if with Xie Feibai's departure, there would be one less nuisance.
Xie Feibai sometimes felt a little depressed, because he hadn’t done anything wrong… He just taught Qi Sheng and his group a lesson at the beginning of the school year, and they turned over a new leaf later… He went to the court to play basketball, but all the players left… He finally caught them back, and tried to persuade them that they wouldn’t bully each other, but they just acted like weaklings and couldn’t score a goal. It was boring…
Moreover, there were girls he liked and he pursued them sincerely, but they all avoided him. Later he found out that the teachers in high school had been saying bad things about him behind his back... Even so, he didn't bother them. He was kind enough, right? But why did he still have a bad reputation in the end
Compare with Cheng Ran, why is there such a big gap between people... We still have to believe in fate!
Before leaving, Xie Feibai found Yu Xiaocheng and went out to eat barbecue at the barbecue restaurant on Tongshun Road.
Xie Feibai looked at the two of them, and sighed, "In the end, you two are the only ones who can talk to each other in Shanhai... Looking at the first half of my life, it's really a tragedy..."
Yu Xiao said, "Bullshit... I also heard that you were drinking in Dingsheng Haobao last night... It was said that the people who went there were Liu Zhongping's son Liu Jin, Wu Bin's brothers, and the former secretary's nephew..."
Actually, Xie Feibai had just held a farewell banquet yesterday, and it was all for those Liu Jin and other children. Although he was friends with these people in appearance, he had known them for many years after all, and it was not good to give them the cold shoulder when they were so warm to him. So Xie Feibai vomited several times during the banquet yesterday, and when he got home, Zhang Wei naturally scolded him and he was scolded a lot.
"That's different," Xie Feibai said, "Yesterday someone asked me about you and asked me to introduce you to someone. I knew you didn't like it, so I turned it down."
Cheng Ran nodded, "I still want some peace and quiet."
Last summer, Xie Feibai's birthday and Zhao Le's song-copying incident were both attended by Liu Jin and others. Although they had no direct conflict with them, they had seen Cheng Ran from beginning to end. In addition, with Fu Long's rising fame, it is very likely that the current generation of young people in Shanhai, who have money and background, are planning to accept him.
Of course Cheng Ran would try to avoid such things if possible.
Xie Feibai also thought of yesterday's farewell banquet, when some people discussed Cheng Ran's father's company and some talked about their impression of Cheng Ran. "That day at the bar, this kid was there, and he talked a lot about the Goodwood Music Festival. Zhao Le's face changed at that time. This kid is a bit aggressive, but also a bit interesting... His father's company is doing so well, it's time for him to move around a bit, and he can be invited to play together..." It seems that their circle can accept Cheng Ran.
But Xie Feibai sneered in his heart at that time. The political and business network that this group of people were proud of weaving was probably just a "who the hell do you think you are" in Cheng Ran's eyes.
After drinking two glasses of beer and eating a few skewers of grilled beef tendons, Xie Feibai said, "I get a headache just thinking about going to Chengdu... I have to deal with those Chengdu relatives who are so annoying but can't be ignored..."
"Just don't contact those annoying relatives!" Yu Xiao said.
"What do you think?" Xie Fei rolled his eyes at him, "What I fear most is those who keep saying 'I'm doing this for your own good!', but they always interfere with everything, and you can't even get angry with them! My horrible, nagging cousin... Forget it, I won't say more! It's all a story of blood and tears..." Finally, he turned to Cheng Ran with a beaming look on his face, "Anyway, I'm waiting for you to come and rescue me!"
Yu Xiao looked at Cheng Ran, "You're leaving too!?" But he quickly calmed down, "That's right... my family has also mentioned that if Fulong Company wants to develop, it will definitely move to Chengdu. When the time comes, the headquarters will move there, and we may move with them."
Cheng Ran said, "My dad went first, as a pioneer. I will follow him, but it will be after the end of this semester."
Yu Xiao was silent for a moment, "You didn't tell anyone in the yard about this?"
"Not yet. There is still time."
Yu Xiao nodded, "So, my family has to move there too?"
Cheng Ran said, "You can also stay here, and your father will go there to work... When the time comes, there will be welfare housing, and your family will be allocated one. But I still suggest that your family buy a house for your own use, as an investment, and your family has the money for it."
Yu Xiao nodded. "If you go to Rongcheng, then I might as well go there. I can even transfer to a private middle school! There are many good schools in Rongcheng anyway."
While the three of them were eating barbecue, drinking beer and chatting about business plans, Xie Feibai inadvertently looked towards the door and was stunned for a moment.
Noticing his strangeness, they both looked over and saw that there were several couples coming to the barbecue restaurant. One of the girls was the girl named Shen Meng from my old junior high school. There was a tall boy standing next to her. Judging from their intimate appearance, he should be her boyfriend.
The scene suddenly became awkward. Back in the first grade of junior high school, Xie Feibai and Shen Meng had been friends for a period of time. Behind the isolation wall, Cheng Ran and Yu Xiao secretly saw the unspeakable things happening between Xie Feibai and the other party.
Later, Xie Feibai abandoned her. This guy really deserves a beating.
Xie Feibai looked at her and she also looked at Xie Feibai.
In an instant, Shen Meng's eyes turned red, and her friends beside her also looked at the three of them at the same time.
But within a short time, Shen Meng regained her composure, and pulled the boys and friends around her to find a table to sit down. Cheng Ran and his friends didn't know any of them, but it seemed that everyone was familiar with Xie Feibai, and cast dissatisfied glances at him.
Xie Feibai immediately became dejected. He had been in a cold war with his father for a long time. He was rebellious and in an abnormal state. He and Shen Meng were playing around with each other. Later, he actually felt a little regretful. After graduating from junior high school and entering high school, he never saw Shen Meng again.
Later it was said that Shen Meng did not go to the No. 1 High School, but studied at Qinghai High School, which is half a city away from the No. 1 High School and close to the lake.
Yu Xiao and Cheng Ran also asked Xie Feibai if he regretted it. Xie Feibai's original words at that time were, "What's there to regret? She's a flat-chested girl... If she wasn't the study committee member, I wouldn't have dated her... But actually, she feels pretty good..."
In fact, Cheng Ran often saw Xie Feibai looking in that direction from time to time when he passed Shunhe intersection on his way home. That was the direction of Shen Meng's home.
Throughout the barbecue, the sounds of Shen Meng and her friends chatting and laughing could be heard from time to time. Every time Xie Feibai took a peek, he could see Shen Meng holding the arm of a taller and more handsome boy next to her, smiling sweetly.
Every time this happened, Xie Feibai became more depressed.
He simply muttered "Eat the fuck out of here!" and stood up to ask the boss to pay the bill, and then the three of them walked out.
When passing by Shen Meng's table, Xie Feibai suddenly turned his head. Shen Meng looked up at him, glanced at him deeply, and looked away in two glances.
However, Shen Meng, who had been chatting and laughing with her friends earlier, was still a little dazed when she saw Xie Feibai's leaving back.
The three of them were walking down the street, and Yu Xiao said, "... Do you think you were a bit of a bastard back then?... It was such a coincidence that you were leaving at that time. Have you ever thought that this might be the last time you meet?"
Xie Feibai said, "Bullshit! Are you scolding me in disguise... Will I regret it? Who am I? I am the only girl I don't want to pick up, and there is nothing I can't handle!"
With his hands in his trouser pockets, Xie Feibai walked along, still unsatisfied, "It's just that her breasts are uneven, from A to C, I can hardly hold them with one hand, damn, why am I not so lucky..." Then he pretended to be deep, "Forget it, forget it, she's just a woman..."
At the last moment, Xie Feibai was about to take a taxi home, and he avoided looking at Cheng Ran's meaningful smiling eyes.
After saying goodbye to him and agreeing to meet again in Chengdu, Xie Feibai took a taxi and took a detour, and finally arrived at the street opposite the barbecue restaurant. He watched Shen Meng in the shop get up after chatting with her friends, and then say goodbye at the intersection, and then walk along Shunhe Road with the boy next to her, and finally say goodbye outside her door, and the two hugged each other.
During that hug, Xie Feibai was actually standing in the shadow of a big tree opposite the intersection.
It's hard to say what he is missing.
There were no fireworks that night, only the worries of the young Xie Feibai who was about to leave this city.