Yu Xiao was made the scapegoat. Yu Xiao, who looked innocent, had a big blue horizontal line from his face to his school uniform. After a moment, Yu Xiao reacted with a frustrated look on his face, "My mom will kill me..."
Then Jiang Hongshao apologized in a panic.
At this construction site, there are laughter, the scent of grass leaves, and the sweet fragrance of girls' hair... all mixed together to form a certain taste of happiness.
As light and shadows shifted, the city in the evening was filled with a layer of red light.
Later, when the two returned to the unit compound, Yu Xiao came to his senses and said to Cheng Ran, "Old Jiang is very good!"
The mood of young people can ultimately be summed up in these four words.
There was also a kind of vague sense of pride. Thinking that Jiang Hongshao, whom many people wanted to get close to, was actually getting along with them privately, how vain it must be, but it seemed like a crime to possess a treasure, and they didn't want outsiders to know about it. They were afraid that if others knew about it, the time they spent alone together would no longer exist.
Even with Cheng Ran's reborn state of mind, he had to admit that Jiang Hongshao was indeed a very attractive girl. That attraction was not just between men and women, it even transcended gender. It was the hope that they could become confidants and good friends in the long, long future.
The so-called holy flower of May, peony, is also known as the prime minister among flowers. Jiang Hongshao's name probably also contains the hopes her family has for her. She really has the demeanor of an official family. In her world, she has a broad vision and is well-informed. She has surpassed the maturity of a girl of her age. I am afraid that young men in their twenties may not be able to compare with her at this time.
At this moment, a sudden voice of "Hey, Yu Xiao!" stopped the two of them.
When I turned around, I saw Yang Xia, Liu Ying and Yao Beibei walking home together.
"It's so late and you're just back. Where have you been?" Liu Ying said with a smile.
In fact, when they saw the two people turning around and Yu Xiao was covered in paint, they had almost guessed it.
"Where else can we go... Make a bulletin board for the cultural wall! Do you think we have so much free time? We have real work to do!" Yu Xiao protested.
The three girls had come to them, but the situation was a little tricky. Although Liu Ying was talking to Yu Xiao, her eyes were on Cheng Ran. Yao Beibei had been stubborn since the last poetry gathering, saying that Cheng Ran was plagiarizing. But after that, she was not as bold as before when facing Cheng Ran. She even used to be less derogatory. It was she who called Yu Xiao just now. Yang Xia was staring at Yu Xiao, but her sparkling autumn eyes did not look at Cheng Ran.
"What can you come up with?" Yao Beibei said with her arms folded in disdain.
"Look at what you said. Who are Cheng Ran and I? When we join forces, just wait for your surprise! When the time comes, it will be as easy as taking candy from a sack for us to win the first prize in the school's blackboard newspaper selection!" Yu Xiao made many exaggerated movements.
"So... you guys are really working hard on this and not just doing it half-heartedly?" Yang Xia suddenly spoke up, and this time his eyes turned to Cheng Ran, "You can also draw? I remember that your turtle drawings were the most beautiful in the past."
When it came to this, everyone laughed unkindly. The matter was well documented. In the past, whether it was Children's Day or the Children's Palace painting competition, Cheng Ran's entries were all turtles as a prank. Cheng Ran recalled that at that time it was mostly for sensationalism. He wanted to attract everyone's attention, mainly Yang Xia. But he couldn't compare with others in serious painting, so of course he didn't follow the usual path. However, it became his black history among the children in the compound.
"It's different this time, Cheng Ran is very serious! I believe the final picture will be amazing!" Yu Xiao looked at Cheng Ran's careful preparation and ideas, and felt a sense of admiration. At a time like this, he had to support him. What's more, Jiang Hongshao was trying every way to support him. As his best friend, Yu Xiao certainly couldn't fall behind.
"Be serious. What can you do just by being serious? Then why do you need talent?" Yao Beibei cast a sidelong glance at him, pouring cold water on him. "Without talent, no matter how much you work, you will get half the result with half the effort."
Yang Xia looked at Cheng Ran and asked, "When are we going to go take a look?"
"That place is the section of the water pipe at the school gate! It's all a construction site. To get in, you have to squeeze through the small gap next to it. If you are not careful, you will get dirty. Besides, it hasn't been drawn yet." Yu Xiao declined of course. Jiang Hongshao just went to Liu Ying's house as a guest, but Liu Ying's house was almost full of people. You know, it would be too much to draw blackboard newspapers with them every day.
When they heard that they would have to get dirty, and then looked at Yu Xiaocheng and Ran, the two "typical" people covered in dirt, Liu Ying and Yao Beibei, who were originally willing to do it, backed off.
Although Yang Xia was a little hesitant, he still stared at Cheng Ran. Obviously, Yu Xiao's attitude was not important. The key was Cheng Ran's response.
Yu Xiao wanted to wink at Cheng Ran, but then he heard Cheng Ran say, "No need for that. We'll be able to see it when the painting is finished."
Yang Xia was stunned, obviously she didn't expect Cheng Ran to answer her like this...
She was just trying to cheer him up. If this was the case, Cheng Ran would definitely not refuse, and might even try to climb up the ladder. She remembered most clearly that when the new album of the Backstreet Boys, which she liked very much, was released, it was sold out in Shanhai City. Cheng Ran got a cassette from somewhere and said it to her with a smug look, "If you like it, I'll let you listen to it first."
Now this... is it intentional
So... She smiled and nodded, "Okay."
However, Liu Ying was still very interested and said, "Let's come and see it when you finish painting!" He was still wary of the dirty cultural wall next to the construction site.
Then Yang Xia and the other two went straight to their own apartment building. Before Cheng Ran went home, he noticed a Toyota car driving out from the road, and sitting in the back seat of the car was Zhao Pingchuan with a serious face.
Cheng Ran looked at the car, stopped for a moment, then turned around and walked back to the corridor.
Hmm, I almost forgot about this...
Dinner was fried eggs with tomatoes. This dish made by Xu Lan was also very good. Cheng Ran ate a full bowl of rice with the sauce. After putting it down, he said to Cheng Feiyang, "Dad, what kind of person is Sun Zhuofu?"
Cheng Feiyang knew about the recent events. The news that he refused Shanhai Development's investment was all over the place. Cheng Ran was not surprised to hear anything from his friend, but he frowned and said, "I don't want to mention this person. Have you eaten? If you are full, go do your homework."
"This is what I think... This person has a big business, and there are many rumors about him. The most striking thing is that this person is very smart and will never suffer a loss... I heard that he worked in the coastal areas for a while in his early years and made his first pot of gold. He is a person who has experienced some things. Not only do you have vision and know that technology can be independent and find a way out, he can choose you because he is sure that he can find benefits from you. When you were in Yueliang Village, you ran into him and Uncle Zhao Pingchuan. Our class teacher is often invited to dinner by students' parents, but he brings his own wine. Why? He will intentionally or unintentionally talk about the wine being sent to him by someone, so that the next day, he may receive more high-end cigarettes and alcohol... Sun Zhuofu puts pressure on you for the same reason, wanting you to draw up an agreement with him as soon as possible... He is actually optimistic about your project... In the end, you rejected him. With his character of eyeing the benefits and not letting go, what will he do?"
"Don't believe everything you hear about your class teacher. It's all nonsense! What do kids know?" Cheng Feiyang frowned.
Although Cheng Feiyang didn't pay attention to the key points of Cheng Ran's words, Xu Lan listened to them and said, "My son is right. Sun Zhuofu is not an ordinary person. He is a big boss. If he sets his sights on you, you must be targeted by a wolf!"
Cheng Feiyang said, "What can Sun Zhuofu do? Then let Zhao Pingchuan organize the meeting. What can Zhao Pingchuan do?"
Cheng Ran asked, "Dad, are all the people under you devoted to you?"
"What does Sun Zhuofu want? Does he really think highly of you? Then why does he want to take your intellectual property rights in the agreement? Is he doing all this just for what you are currently developing? If he gets this thing and sells it to a company that needs it, or uses it to lure other people to join in, can he get a higher price through capital operation? Looking at Sun Zhuofu's development, he is not investing in real industry, but doing speculation. So if he wants to invest in you to start a business, isn't he just telling you a story to get you involved?"
Cheng Feiyang looked at Cheng Ran, "What on earth are you..."
Cheng Ran continued, "I've been watching Hong Kong movies recently, and there are Hong Kong movies with similar plots... What if Sun Zhuofu just wants what you have? Let Zhao Pingchuan find a technician under you to buy your information, and then they will succeed."
Cheng Feiyang frowned. What his son said could really serve as a wake-up call. The research and development of "Fulong" has not been completed yet, so the patent has not been registered yet, and the core things have come out. Although there is confidentiality in this regard, they are all very rough. If this thing is really leaked unknowingly, people like Zhao Pingchuan naturally don't have to worry. But if Sun Zhuofu gives the information to people at the forefront of this field, who have funds and technology, they can reverse and be one step ahead of creators like them.
This really needs to be guarded against.
"I'll make a few calls," Cheng Feiyang got up and went to the living room, rubbing Cheng Ran's head, "Do your homework well, the high school entrance exam is coming up soon, watch less Hong Kong movies..."
Cheng Feiyang made further standard requirements for data confidentiality on the phone, adjusted the work, and divided the power among the three chief engineers involved in core secrets. Each person only led the team responsible for independent calculation of a task, and only when the three partitions were summarized, the core data parameters would be correct. The security guards also greeted Lao Chen and the other two, asking them to pay more attention to the office area, and no one was allowed to enter after the specified time... A more complete internal confidentiality agreement was drafted, and all members of the technical institute signed it.
Now is the critical moment. Having offended someone like Sun Zhuofu, Cheng Feiyang also reacted after being reminded by Cheng Ran and built his defense more tightly.
But even so, problems still arose.
It was past ten o'clock on Saturday night. Security guard Lao Chen had been doing extra patrols at night recently. Today, when he shone his flashlight in the office area, he caught a researcher rummaging through the chief engineer's desk.
And that person was one of Cheng Feiyang's most capable disciples, named Wang Xing.
The incident was a big deal. Wang Xing was a college student who graduated from the Microelectronics Department of East Sichuan Normal University. Cheng Feiyang personally recruited him to the Technical Institute of Huatong Company. Seeing that he was smart, he took him with him and taught him with all his strength. Now he is an associate engineer. No one expected that he would cut off the source of his income.
The director and legal affairs officer of Huatong Branch personally talked to Wang Xing, but ultimately did not sue him. On the one hand, Wang Xing's case had not yet caused serious consequences. On the other hand, internal prosecution at this time was always embarrassing. Even though Huatong Shanhai Branch was at the end of its life, the parent company was still a prestigious state-owned enterprise, and it still had to save face in this regard.
Wang Xing was dismissed from his public office. Although Zhao Pingchuan was not implicated in this incident, he still suffered a lot. The Discipline Inspection Commission and the director took turns talking to him. It was said that the red envelope given to Wang Xing was given by him, Zhao Pingchuan. However, perhaps because there was no conclusive evidence or because of some concerns about the impact, Zhao Pingchuan was not held accountable.
But it was obvious that at work, people who usually liked to hang out with him kept their distance from him.
After that, he became much more silent...