Although Cheng Ran has always been optimistic, he is actually very clear that with the plummeting technology stocks and the disaster of the Internet bubble, the world's IT industry will be in a severe winter in the next two to three years. Major companies will lay off tens of thousands of employees, suffer huge losses, and be acquired. Telecom suppliers are also part of the chain of impact of this cold winter. The domestic telecommunications market has also experienced a decline. The market share of each manufacturer is decreasing and the profit margin is squeezed. At this juncture, Fulun Company will inevitably experience a cold winter.
Cheng Feiyang has already laid various foundations within Fulong and carried out dazzling adjustments. Various expansion and contraction routes have also been formulated to cope with this impact. The result is whether they can sail through this domestic market downturn or go with the flow and fall into the downstream, which is unknown.
The Internet bubble in his previous life was just a concept to Cheng Ran. The impact it brought to him was just a memory of "going through this period".
However, in this life, as his and his father's business expanded, the term "Internet bubble" finally came like an avalanche.
Cheng Ran talked to Boss Ma, and they thought like great minds. Boss Ma on the other end of the phone was still quite optimistic and spoke in a humorous way. He said, "Even if this is a catastrophe in the martial arts world, there will be knights who go against the trend. "He also said, "This is not the Dharma Ending Age, this is the best age. The martial arts world is in turmoil, but knights are galloping on horses. If we don't want to go public, then we won't go public. Only companies that can withstand such trials will eventually become successful and emerge as the best after going through all the hardships!" These kinds of words are so inspiring, but one cannot help but admire them.
These words still made Cheng Ran feel heroic. Yes, the severe winter was coming. Not only Cheng Feiyang's Fulong, but also his own industry had to deal with this process. It was impossible to obtain sufficient funds through the capital market...
It's time to start burning money.
Fortunately, through an operation by Blue Dot Technology before the Nasdaq crash, he had some spare food to withstand the cold wave.
But it is unknown how long this reserve food can last.
Zhao Qing received new instructions from Cheng Ran to recruit soldiers and expand the team. This white glove pushed outside by Cheng Ran decided to assign bodyguards for himself after experiencing the short selling incident of Cheng Ran. Fortunately, he knew someone like him in Fulong. An old classmate named Li Dong was introduced to the security department of Fulong by Zhao Qing after he was discharged from the army. Now that Zhao Qing needed him, he asked this old classmate and good friend to work with him on business.
His sense of security suddenly increased. In the past, Zhao Qing had always been deeply impressed by the scenes in Hong Kong movies where the big guys followed with bodyguards clearing the way. He didn't expect that working for Cheng Ran would also end up in such a state.
But he did not indulge in this sense of satisfaction. Instead, he was worried that as the business upgraded, there would be more and more bodyguards... What kind of scene would that be
"Do you think I'm the kind of shadow that was often mentioned in the movies before? The kind where the president was assassinated but the real body was fine." Zhao Qing sometimes felt that Mr. Cheng and Mr. Cheng, both father and son, were not easy to deal with. It seemed that he could not escape the situation of working for them. "I now feel that you are no less shrewd than your father. If I come out one day, will you hire someone to kill me?"
Cheng Ran patted Zhao Qing on the shoulder at this time and said, "You are my brother Zhao, how could this happen... Anyway, Xiao Shitou will be going to middle school soon, so try to get a good score. It doesn't matter if it's not so good. Go and do whatever you want to do in the future. We will be there to protect you."
Zhao Qing laughed and said, "Damn... You are so insidious... As expected, people who manipulate capital have dirty minds. I will never be able to do this in my lifetime."
It is precisely because they do not regard Cheng Ran as a serious boss and do not know him well that the two of them have such a conversation.
Cheng Ran also responded with a smile, "The one holding the sword has the intention to kill, which is not dirty. As long as it is for love and justice, killing and fighting are just means, not ends."
"Next time if you talk about making trouble in such a high-sounding way, I really can't control myself and beat you up..."
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Time just passed by, and not much happened during those years. The ginkgo trees in the old high school continued to rise and fall, the aroma of the egg cake stall in front of the door would always drift into the campus through the red walls and green tiles, there were always people rushing with pots and bowls to grab food in front of the cafeteria, and there were many people strolling on the small paths between the gardens in the sunset. Under the statue of Wen Weng there were always apples, ham sausages, and cartons of milk with suspicious prayers, and Du Fu in the Chinese reading book was always busy, either riding a motorcycle to buy groceries, playing guitar and giving a concert, or chasing Lu Xun with a sword on his back under the moon.
Life in school is always simple. I take the dangling bus to go to evening self-study in the morning, have lunch and a less than one-hour nap after five classes in the morning, have four classes in the afternoon, and have an hour dinner followed by evening self-study.
Many years later, the ordinary and dull lives that have grown at such a pace are all middle-aged people who have started families and careers. They are no longer as thin and young as they used to be, but are instead potbellied and greasy. No matter how mediocre they are, no matter how glamorous they appear to be or how hard they have their own hardships, they can still brag and chat with each other because of the softness and pride in their hearts.
Of course, there are also those who shine brightly. Jiang Hongshao, who went to the UK to study for the preparatory course at University College London, is not the only one. There is also a boy in Class 2 who won the highest prize in the American Mathematical Invitational Competition and was admitted to MIT in advance. He later made it to the newspapers.
In fact, in addition to the fact that the number of students admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University accounted for the highest proportion in the province, when the book titled "Harvard Girl" caused a heated discussion in society, there were actually twelve students from No. 10 Middle School who were not top students in academic performance but had various specialties who entered the Ivy League schools.
There are still too many outstanding and talented people in this school, each with their own unique talents.
Jiang Hongshao is not the most special one, but she is indeed the most disappointing and legendary one. At least her name is still often mentioned by some students who come to visit No. 10 Middle School. After all, she is the top student in No. 10 Middle School and is extremely beautiful. She is well-known far and wide. Many high schools in Chengdu are spreading her legend, but unfortunately many people have never seen her. If this happened in a later time, it is estimated that it might be posted on Tieba, and her photos would be spread everywhere like Milk Tea MM.
Cheng Ran developed the photos he took in Washington, D.C., and in one of the photos, the girl turned around and made a scissors gesture with a bright smile. Cheng Ran took it and looked at it, and found that this was the most time-transcending way to comfort himself, besides chatting on CQ and occasional overseas calls.
Perhaps Cheng Ran's biggest regret now is that he didn't take a photo or two when he and Jiang Hongshao climbed to the Golden Summit of Mount Emei hand in hand to watch the sunrise. What a pity. After all, looking back, the moment when they hugged each other is still warm.
After Jiang Hongshao left No. 10 Middle School, Cheng Ran would often tell her about the things that happened at No. 10 Middle School after she left. For example, because of her departure, Cheng Ran was directly and undemocratically appointed as the monitor by the head teacher Sun Hui, and the whole class obeyed his dictatorship. For example, at the oath-taking ceremony 100 days before the college entrance examination, after careful planning by Zhang Ping, Liu Jingrui and others, Cheng Ran went on stage as an outstanding representative and temporarily called the whole class to the stage. When the head teacher and grade director like Sun Hui, as well as the principal, vice-president and school leaders all thought that Cheng Ran would let the whole class take the oath, it was indeed a solemn occasion for everyone.
Cheng Ran took the lead in singing "Boundless Oceans and Vast Skies", "Today, I am watching the snow drifting by in the cold night, drifting far away with a chilled heart..."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, but as the chorus of Class 3-5 was in unison and unrehearsed, many people in the senior 3 formation in the playground below began to respond and sing along.
The pressure of the college entrance examination, the pressure from teachers, parents and school, the pressure from mountains of books and oceans of questions, the pressure of one point overwhelming millions of people, all went crazy at this moment.
There were whistles from below, and someone took off his school uniform and threw it into the air, while everyone was singing.
"Forgive me for being uninhibited and loving freedom in my life, but I am also afraid that one day I will fall... ohoh..."
There were countless people with red eyes. But the head teacher, Sun Hui, probably regretted dictatorially appointing Cheng Ran as the monitor.
It was a very passionate scene, with the whole playground excited, but at the end Zhang Ping went crazy, took the microphone and pointed it at Hao Di, intoxicated and didn't know where to go, "Black pineapple, freeze it with frost, nitric acid is more charming, I want to drink it again, black pineapple..."
As a result, the leader Cheng Ran was verbally criticized by the principal, and Zhang Ping wrote a self-criticism.
Class 3-5 of Senior High School became famous in one battle.