Chapter 139 There is a pain called for change
Bright sunshine, white sand, blue ocean, dazzling designer shops, blonde girls with devilish bodies abound.
It's the fashion capital of Hollywood. The people here are God's favorites. It's always a nostalgic place to be nostalgic. It is a paradise for young people to pursue their dreams.
Cheng Mengqiu stood in the huge floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the faintly recognizable Beverly Hills in the distance, which was once the sacred place he longed for the most. Each time he looked up there with a pilgrimage gaze.
But today's self no longer seems to have that spontaneous sense of pilgrimage.
Maybe it's because your age has erased the passion in your body, or maybe it's the years that have taken away the last trace of childishness in your consciousness. Maybe it's because my old eyes that have penetrated the world have seen through the glitz of the world. Maybe it's the young man who is thousands of miles away who makes him reacquaint himself with the prosperity in front of him.
How's that guy from across the ocean? Is his reminder exaggerated?
Old man Cheng has been standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and flying with his own thoughts, allowing the controversy behind him to become white-hot.
"Ladies and gentlemen, let's be quiet for a while, it's not a way to continue arguing like this, we're not here to argue, we're here to resolve differences. You say don't you? Hu Zhongshu stood up and shouted loudly, and in order to attract everyone's attention, his hand slapped vigorously on the table.
Everyone stopped arguing and turned their eyes to Hu Zhongshu.
Hu Zhongshu's temples were already stained with hoarfrost, his skin seemed darker, and his figure was thinner, but his eyes were still sharp.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Kevin Lu, Chairman of the Board, entrusted me to preside over this meeting and convey his opinions. We should discuss around his opinions, not express our thoughts here. I understand your feelings, but our topic should be limited to Kevin's suggestion. I would now like to invite you to speak on each of these topics. Please. Hu Zhongshu expressed his views and made a gesture to the crowd.
Everyone became relaxed because of Hu Zhongshu's somewhat funny actions. The tense atmosphere in the conference room also eased.
"Yes, I agree with *, so I'll start with my opinion. I don't know why Kevin is so sure that there are going to be huge swings in the stock market. All I know is that my stock has been going up and the Fed has no warning. So I still insist that we should be cautious. Liu Dingwen was the first to stand up, he was a middle-aged man of the same age as Hu Zhongshu. The same characteristics of the people of Province F, dark and lean.
"I don't know how Kevin is so sure of the stock market down, he's not here and he's making this conclusion for us, and I need him to come up with evidence that will convince me. Such things cannot be judged alone. A middle-aged man named Chen Fanrun also echoed Liu Dingwen's opinion.
Everyone began to express their opinions one by one, and most of them expressed their doubts about Lu Kaiwen.
"I don't know how Kevin suggested this, but I do know one thing, Kevin's opinion is for our good, and I listen to him." Chen Amei, whose qualifications and age belong to the older generation, finally stood on the side of supporting Lu Kaiwen.
As Chen Amei unconditionally supported Lu Kaiwen's move, several people also stood up to express their support for the chairman's proposal.
Cheng Mengqiu, who began to listen intently since Hu Zhongshu stood up to restore order, also circled his confusion in his mind.
KEVIN LU'S ADVICE THROUGH E-MAIL MADE HIM LOSE HIS ACCURATE PROPOSITION FOR A WHILE.
Although he has been cooperating with young people to invest money in China for half a year, he is still amazed by the sudden judgment made by young people.
I have to be cautious.
The young man has been in China for three years, and he has never been in the company since he became chairman for four years, first on Wall Street in New York, and then on Chinese soil.
In the past four years, the company has come to this day step by step in accordance with the direction of young people's design.
Young people use their ingenuity and precise foresight to transform the company from a single catering company four years ago into a comprehensive investment and technology group.
The company has completed a series of dazzling changes through capital injection and cooperation.
Cheng Mengqiu is most proud of the partnership with Stanford University, which has allowed the company to have its own technology company in Silicon Valley. The company finally began the production and manufacturing of on-board computers and satellite positioning systems.
What Cheng Mengqiu didn't expect was that these products had already occupied a place in the American and Chinese markets.
However, for these shareholders behind them, they are not most concerned about the prospects brought by technology products, they are more concerned about the tangible benefits in the near future.
They are more concerned about the benefits that companies bring to them on Wall Street and the stock market.
The benefits of a company's investment in the stock market are staggering.
Kevin Lu not only invests in tech giants like Apple and Microsoft, but also in other areas.
Today, F&B accounts for less than 20% of the company's business, and this change has led to today's situation.
Cheng Mengqiu closed his eyes, and he let out a long sigh.
I haven't been in the company for four years, but now I have to make such a big change, how can I convince everyone.
Even I didn't convince myself.
"Kevin, how do you judge that there will be a crisis in the U.S. stock market? Is it just the scale of the banking industry's crazy lending? What are you talking about hedge funds? What do you mean by the financial giants diving? How can we discuss all this? We only know that the United States is the biggest investment paradise, and we only know that the Federal Reserve has no major moves. What am I going to do? Are there really consequences as serious as your warning? Cheng Mengqiu's mind crossed a series of questions, which were mixed together to form a chaos that could not be a headache.
Cheng Mengqiu stretched out his thumb and rubbed his temples, as if this would relieve his headache.
The argument behind him stopped, and the sudden silence made Cheng Mengqiu open his eyes.
He didn't look back, he could guess what was going on in the conference room, because he could already feel the eager gaze on his back.
At this time, such eagerness no longer brings me pride and self-satisfaction, but a heavy pressure that makes me dare not turn around.
I've never made such a difficult decision.
He regretted it a little, regretting that he had summoned everyone to discuss Lu Kaiwen's decision.
He was also a little resentful, Lu Kaiwen, that young man, should not have made such a sudden decision without communicating with him.
He knew that Lu Kaiwen had already begun to transfer his funds to China, and such a move had proved that he had been preparing for a long time, but why didn't he communicate with him a few months ago.
"With more than $100 million in stock market funds, except for the funds in the technology sector, all the other funds have been withdrawn or invested in technology stocks, how easy is it to change funds on such a large scale?" Cheng Mengqiu's resentment suddenly became intense.
An inexplicable thought suddenly broke into his mind with his resentment.
"Did he make us tilt our money towards China through such a surprise attack? Is he going to build an empire of his own in China? Is it a conspiracy for him to do so? Has he become so deep now? Is it necessary to hide from us? Will... Cheng Mengqiu's mind quickly piled up with distracting thoughts that he didn't dare to continue.
He shook his white head violently, shaking off the cranky thoughts that had just sprung up.
Try your best to make the innocent face of four years ago appear in front of you.
If you let yourself choose, you are willing to choose the young man who makes you envious.
If you let yourself choose, you are willing to choose the young man who fulfills his wish.
That land has too many attachments of its own. If I could, I would not hesitate to dedicate all the wealth I could to that homeland.
Not for that young man, but for that land, for those relatives in their hometown.
Cheng Mengqiu took a deep breath, and he turned around suddenly.
The gaze of the usher was so hot that it almost burned.
"Huh. It's time for my old man to speak? None of you have any more to speak? Cheng Mengqiu's laughter rippled.
"Old man, it's not that we don't want to talk, it's just useless to quarrel around. Let's just stop arguing, just have an idea. You say don't you? Hu Zhongshu looked at Old Man Cheng with a wry smile, and then looked around at everyone.
"yes. There was no quarrel, only chaos. "Old man, you have an idea, we listen to you. For a while, everyone echoed Hu Zhongshu's proposal.
Cheng Mengqiu waved his hand, and the pride returned to him again.
"Maybe I made the wrong choice. Maybe this is the last time I'll make a choice for everyone. The reason is simple. The people here have changed, and there are many young faces in our collective. This is the trend of the times, and our collective is no longer a small circle of people in Province F. No way, we have to accept the fact of upgrading. So, I decided to follow in the footsteps of this young man, Kevin Lu. We will temporarily withdraw funds from the stock market, and on the one hand, we will wait and see the changes in the stock market, and on the other hand, we will pay attention to the changes in the Chinese side, and we will be ready to invest in the Chinese side at any time. There was no longer hesitation in Cheng Mengqiu's voice, and even the phlegm and asthma unique to the elderly magically disappeared.
The crowd did not echo the old man's conclusion, and they showed their hearts with various expressions of regret and unwillingness.
"Huh. I know you're still hesitating, but I'm not sure what to do. But I'm going to tell you why I made this decision so quickly. Because of the tremendous changes in the company in the past four years, everyone can see it. It's all about Kevin's young man designing. We can't just enjoy the benefits he brings, we also have to give him back what we can give him, and that is trust. Of course, such trust may come at a cost. But we must be prepared to bear it. Remember the words of this old man, I give it to you, and I give it to myself. Cheng Mengqiu spoke slowly, and at the same time focused his eyes on the faces one by one.
Everyone waited quietly for the old man's message.
"Every big decision is a game-changer for us. To change, you have to go through labor pains. Don't run away, we can only face it. These are the words I want to give you, and to myself. Cheng Mengqiu slowly spit out the hesitation and heaviness in his chest.
He stopped looking at the crowd, his eyes fixed on Beverly Hills, which was faintly recognizable in the distance.
His vision has nostalgia and perseverance.
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