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At dusk, Chen Menglei stood alone on the top terrace of the hospital, looking at the bustling sunset in front of her, thoughtful. Childe informs her of her condition – lung cancer. He had already connected her with a hospital in California, where he was said to be an authority. Chen Menglei knew that there was a price to pay, she understood what Chard wanted, she didn't even think about it, so she directly refused. However, when she stood on the top floor of the hospital, looking at the strange country and unfamiliar environment in front of her, she was a little scared, she wanted to cry, but she couldn't. She misses Zhao Haiying and misses it crazily.

"What could be more important than being alive?" When Xie Tianyang learned of Chen Menglei's condition, he was taken aback. He heard Childe say that he had contacted an authoritative hospital, but Chen Menglei refused, Xie Tianyang couldn't understand, is love really more important than life? He came to the hospital and persuaded Chen Menglei bitterly: "You are still so young, you still have a lot of things you want to do and have not done, are you willing to die alone like this?" Or, you have thought about it, go back to China, go to your Zhao Haiying, find your father, and see if they have a way to save you? But I really have to remind you that you are now in the country with the best medical conditions in the world, and your hope of staying here is the greatest. ”

Xie Tianyang said a long time, but Chen Menglei still didn't speak. Xie Tianyang was anxious, and directly took out his trump card: "If I were you, I would choose Child." If it was Zhao Haiying, I believe he would also advise you to choose Child, because only Child is your hope of survival, this is the reality. ”

Chen Menglei's eyes were already full of tears, Xie Tianyang saw that the persuasion had worked, and hurriedly took out an envelope from his bag and handed it to her, which contained a ticket to California. Before leaving, Xie Tianyang left a sentence: "Zhao Haiying hopes that you can live." Chen Menglei's psychological defense line was completely broken.

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At the beginning of 1990, *** came to Shanghai again, which was the third consecutive year that he spent the Chinese New Year in Shanghai. During this period, he inspected various areas in Shanghai, and in the face of the pressure of a possible slowdown in reform and opening up, he took a far-sighted view and made a final decision: "The development of Pudong in Shanghai is not a matter for Shanghai alone. The development of Pudong can drive the development of the Yangtze River Delta and the Yangtze River Basin, so it is a national matter. So far, the prelude to Shanghai's reform has begun. After returning to Beijing, he specially expressed his attitude to the relevant person in charge of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and he mentioned: "I have retired, but there is one more thing I want to say, that is, the development of Shanghai Pudong, you should care more." "His arrival sent a signal to the people of Shanghai: Pudong is about to undergo earth-shaking changes, and Shanghai is about to undergo earth-shaking changes.

After leaving Shanghai, the relevant person in charge of Shanghai immediately held a discussion meeting on "developing Pudong New Area", which was presided over by the vice mayor of Shanghai, and Zhao Guoping and Xu Jingzhi were invited to attend.

The meeting began with a speech by Zhao Guoping. Since 1987, Zhao Guoping's work has focused on the development of Pudong, and after several years of field investigation, research and exploration, he knows that Pudong has reached the time to change. At this meeting, he once again expressed his attitude: "Comrade Xiaoping hopes that Shanghai will take big moves to set up the banner of China's reform and opening up in the international community. I think the development and opening up of Pudong is a very appropriate move. Nowadays, Puxi is busy and crowded, and Pudong, which is separated by a river, is still rice fields and wilderness. Looking at the world's major cities that cross rivers, both sides of the rivers are prosperous. Therefore, in order for Shanghai to develop, it first needs to expand Pudong. ”

As soon as the words fell, the voice of opposition came out: "I don't agree with Director Zhao's speech just now. ”

Zhao Guoping knew who it was just by listening to the voice. Professor Xu Jingzhi said slowly: "I don't know if Director Zhao did any research when he said these words just now, do you know the real situation in Pudong?" The current Pudong and Puxi are worlds apart, Pudong is full of farmland, and the foundation is too poor. He turned his gaze to Zhao Guoping, "So I want to ask Director Zhao, do you know how much it costs to develop Pudong?" ”

Xu Jingzhi's words are at the heart of Pudong's development: money. Xu Jingzhi is right, Pudong's foundation is indeed very poor, and the amount of funds that need to be invested is huge: "According to preliminary estimates, I think it will not be less than 800 billion." ”

As soon as this figure was spoken, the meeting site immediately fell into a commotion, and everyone was talking in a whisper, not to mention Shanghai, but also to the developing China, which is also an astronomical number.

The on-site reaction was expected by Xu Jingzhi, and he asked Zhao Guoping in an aggressive tone: "800 billion, Director Zhao said it very easily, but you and I are not opening a banknote printing factory, such a large sum of money is an astronomical amount for Shanghai, which handed over most of its income to the central government after liberation, and it is a 'hurdle' that cannot be overcome for Pudong." Where does this money come from, has Director Zhao considered it? ”

"The central government has some preferential policies for tax rebates and loans, but Pudong needs to find its own way."

Hearing Zhao Guoping say this, Xu Jingzhi seemed to have gained momentum, pressing step by step, he thought that the development of Pudong was unrealistic at all, and finally gave Zhao Guoping four words directly: Foolish dreams.

Zhao Guoping heard Xu Jingzhi's hostility, and unceremoniously fought back: "Is it a fool's dream, it's not that Professor Xu can close the coffin with a word." You think it's unrealistic, but I don't think so, of course, there are difficulties in developing Pudong, and there are many obstacles, but if we stop there, then China's reform will never be able to break through many obstacles and take off again. Shanghai's economic development has reached a bottleneck period that must be transformed. ”

According to his own point of view, Zhao Guoping gave strong data. According to his survey, the current per capita housing area in Shanghai is 6.5 square meters, and the extremely poor households with less than 2.5 square meters per capita housing are mainly in Puxi. If Pudong is developed and these extremely poor households move to Pudong, the new housing can definitely guarantee that the per capita housing will be more than 8 square meters. Finally, he turned his gaze to the mayor and said in a sincere tone: "The development of Pudong is also necessary to improve people's livelihood. ”

Xu Jingzhi still doesn't buy it, he believes that improving people's livelihood is not the only way to develop Pudong. One of the several proposals he had seen from the Pudong Development Research Group was to use land leases to get huge sums of money to start the project. He strongly opposes this point and gives a strong argument: "Land lease can bring huge funds and solve immediate difficulties, but it will cause endless troubles and lay a huge curse for Shanghai's development." Once it causes the real estate market to expand, it will be out of control and will be a disaster for future generations. ”

At this time, the meeting completely entered the white heat, Zhao Guoping did not give in, Xu Jingzhi was unceremonious, the two sides insisted on their own views, and the rhetoric was fierce, and they were red-faced.

Seeing that the two were arguing, Zhuo Lao finally couldn't sit still, he knew that if he continued to discuss like this, he would return to the old problem before, and he would break up unhappily. He waved his hand to signal the discussion to end for now.

At this time, the "war" between the two was quelled, and the conference room returned to a brief calm. Zhao Guoping said very reasonably, but Xu Jingzhi's worries were not wrong, "Where does the money come from?" "There is a very difficult problem in front of this veteran cadre. However, blind discussion will only bring more problems, and it will not allow Pudong to stagnate, because the opening up of Pudong is not only related to Shanghai, but also to the overall reform of the whole country. He pondered for a moment and made a concluding remarks: "The Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and the Shanghai Municipal Government have officially submitted the "Request for Instructions on the Development of Pudong" to the CPC Central Committee and the State Council. As for the details of the land lease raised by Professor Xu, the Pudong Development Advisory Group is willing to continue discussions with you. He believes that the focus of the dispute between Zhao Guoping and Xu Jingzhi is money, but there is always a way to solve the problem of where the money comes from, and this cannot become an obstacle to the development of Pudong, and reform is imperative.

Coming to Shanghai again for the Chinese New Year also aroused Zhao Haiying's enthusiasm for the development of Pudong. On a whim, he turned out his graduation thesis, which was entitled "On the Strategic Transformation of Shanghai's Economic Development", a large part of which was about Pudong's development strategy. The cover of the paper was covered with dust, Zhao Haiying dusted off the dust, cleared his throat, took out the style of a speech, and read solemnly: "Once Pudong is developed, in addition to relying on the original economic foundation, Shanghai can also make full use of the preferential policies given by the central government, break through the shackles of the traditional system, give full play to Shanghai's advantages and potential, further promote the strategic transformation of Shanghai's economic development, and liberate Shanghai's productive forces by a large margin. ”

Zhao Haiying believes that Shanghai has been celebrating the Spring Festival for three consecutive years, and it is already sending a signal: the central government is ready to develop Shanghai. Especially in the third year, he rarely made public remarks on two occasions in the past, but this time he put forward the idea of "developing Pudong and opening up Pudong". Zhao Haiying has a hunch that the development of Pudong will bring Shanghai's greatest development opportunity by the end of this century.

"Now is the best of times, with the globalization of financial markets, securitization, liberalization and financial innovation, and the scale of global capital flows has increased significantly. According to the International Monetary Fund, net external financing from developing countries has been on an upward trend for the past five years, with an average annual growth rate of 9.9 percent, according to the International Monetary Fund. Once Pudong opens up, this international capital will surely flow into Shanghai in a steady stream. When Zhao Haiying and Wu Yibai said this, the whole person was like being beaten with chicken blood, and he was so excited.

Just when Wu Yibai and Zhao Haiying were talking enthusiastically, Zhang Xiang was playing mahjong around the table with workers and colleagues in several workshops in the corner of the workshop of Yongkang Medical Device Factory.

In the workshop, cigarette butts and garbage were thrown all over the place, and due to the lack of ventilation for a long time, the whole workshop was mixed with various smells and was turbid.

Zhang Xiang was holding a cigarette, his whole face was covered with small notes, his beard was unkempt, his clothes were so faded that he couldn't see his original appearance, and he was listless.

Since Zhao Haiying recommended him to buy the first stock in his life, Zhang Xiang has been out of control and frantically invested money in the stock market. Zhao Haiying persuaded him many times not to be too aggressive, but Zhang Xiang couldn't listen to it at all, but became more and more addicted. When his salary was spent, he borrowed from friends and colleagues, and he invested all the borrowed money in the stock market, thinking that he would stop making a big profit. However, when the stock rises, it is reluctant to sell, and when the stock falls, it is even more reluctant to sell. In the end, he stepped up his efforts to borrow more than 100,000 yuan, and almost all the workers in the workshop became his creditors.

In order to avoid debts, Zhang Xiang's class stopped going to school, and he didn't go home, so he hid in the tavern and drank every day. No, I didn't even have the money to drink, so I ran back to the unit in disgrace. When my colleagues heard that he had come to the unit, they didn't even do their work, so they went to the workshop to collect debts.

After coming and going, several people argued, Zhang Xiang accidentally stepped on a mahjong card, slipped on the sole of his foot, and threw himself directly towards a worker, who was instantly knocked to the ground, and two nosebleeds flowed down. This worker is not the master who suffers, without saying a word, he pounced on him and fought with Zhang Xiang, you punched, I kicked, and scolded endlessly.

Zhao Haiying saw Zhang Xiang in the police station, he sat on a chair with a blue nose and swollen face, did not say a word, and the injured workers did not take advantage of it, sitting next to him and scolding. Zhao Haiying lost money and apologized, which calmed down the turmoil. As soon as he returned to the rented place, Zhao Haiying's fire came up, and he asked Zhang Xiang: "What is the difference between you doing this and gambling?" And the money you owe them, what the hell is going on? Wu Yibai on the side looked at the two of them with a confused expression, he just learned that Zhang Xiang owed someone money, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Zhang Xiang, who looked indifferent, just felt unlucky: "My money is all in the stock market, and I will cash it out when the stock rises tomorrow." ”

Hearing that Zhang Xiang had no regrets at all, Zhao Haiying was even more angry, Zhao Haiying, a lucky shareholder like Zhang Xiang, had seen a lot, and he reminded: "If you hold a stock and expect it to rise tomorrow morning, it is the most stupid kind of person." If you're not ready to hold it for 10 years, don't hold it for even 10 minutes, that's the risk of the stock. ”

But Zhang Xiang, who was addicted to the stock market, couldn't listen to it at all, and blamed Zhao Haiying for not revealing the inside information to himself, otherwise he wouldn't have lost so badly.

At this moment, Zhao Haiying's suppressed anger completely exploded, and he scolded him again and again for deserving it. The more the two of them quarreled, the more fierce they became, Wu Yibai, who was standing on the side, was embarrassed and embarrassed, but he knew that it was not a way to continue arguing like this, and the most important thing at the moment was to help Zhang Xiang solve the problem. He hurriedly asked, "In addition to borrowing the money from the workers, do you have any other money that we don't know?" At this time, Zhang Xiang stopped talking.

Finally, under the continuous questioning of Wu Yibai and Zhao Haiying, Zhang Xiang honestly explained: "I can't help it, so I moved a little public funds from the medical device factory for emergency." As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly explained, "I have already thought about it, and the money made in the stock market will be returned immediately, and it will not be discovered." ”

Zhao Haiying was shocked when he heard Zhang Xiang's words, he was anxious and angry, embezzling public funds, this is not a joke, and if he doesn't get it right, he will be sentenced.

But Zhang Xiang didn't care, he looked like a broken jar, anyway, he has no money now, and if he wants to be sentenced, he will be sentenced, and it is a big deal to live in prison. He has long been tired of this kind of day hiding in Tibet, tired of worrying about the life of having a family and not being able to go back, he thinks that squatting in prison is not a big deal, and after being released from prison, he is a good man.

Zhao Haiying looked at Zhang Xiang's appearance, and his teeth itched with anger, but he couldn't sit idly by. Zhao Haiying knew that Zhang Xiang's family was in difficulty, and he was a college student in a few generations, and the family relied on him. To put it nicely, it's called dependence, and to put it mildly, the family depends on him for support. The elder brother got married and waited for his money to go back to build a house; The younger sister got married and waited for his money to go back to buy a dowry; The family looked forward to the money sent back by Zhang Xiang every day. However, with Zhang Xiang's salary, in a big city like Shanghai, even their own survival is a problem, how can they help them? To put it bluntly, Zhang Xiang is crazy about money, otherwise he would not have been able to take risks. In the end, Zhao Haiying walked back to the house and took out the money he had earned in the Jing'an Exchange in the past few years, and asked him to repay the money quickly, and Wu Yibai even took out the money that his mother gave him to marry his daughter-in-law, and handed it all to him for emergency.

Zhang Xiang took these two passbooks, speechless for a long time, and he swore that he would never play stocks again.

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Wu Yibai has worked very hard since he came to work at "Oriental Economic News", and Ma Yue also admires this energetic young man and often takes him around to run the news. No, Ma Yue put a whole stack of materials in front of Wu Yibai, which was full of information about the Shanghai Mayor's International Entrepreneur Advisory Conference. As soon as Wu Yibai saw the piles of information, he instantly felt dizzy and dizzy, and complained to Ma Yue: "Master, isn't it just a Shanghai Mayor's International Entrepreneur Advisory Conference, so you can use it to mobilize the public?" ”

Ma Yue looked at Wu Yibai with a look of ignorance, and explained to him the importance of this meeting: "Now the whole of China, including Shanghai, is facing the dual challenges of competition in the international market and the domestic market, and is facing the double problems brought about by the process of structural reform. Therefore, he accepted Mr. Jing Shuping's suggestion to invite internationally renowned entrepreneurs to serve as consultants. ”

"Does that mean there's a big article?" Hearing Ma Yue say this, Wu Yibai immediately said with interest, his eyes were as big as a table tennis ball. Ma Yue smiled knowingly, noncommittal.

On the day of the conference, well-known entrepreneurs from more than 10 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany arrived in Shanghai by special plane. The reporters also stayed at the airport early, looking eagerly awaited.

The plane landed slowly, and the reporters' eyes lit up. This is a struggle of pure strength, Wu Yibai, as the main force of "Oriental Economic News", naturally squeezed forward desperately, and his master Ma Yue followed. Suddenly, there was a stirring in the crowd, and someone shouted: "The American delegation is out!" As he spoke, the reporters immediately swarmed up, and Wu Yibai and Ma Yue rushed forward.

Childe was at the front of the U.S. delegation, his face full of spring breeze and high spirits. But what caught everyone's attention was that he was followed by a charming Chinese woman, wearing a suit dress, her black hair was coiled up, holding Child's arm lightly, and walking slowly with a smile on her face. From time to time, Childe turned his head to look at the woman beside him, his eyes full of tenderness and affection.

For a time, the identity of the woman became the focus of the most attention of the reporters present. Everyone scrambled forward and began to ask about the woman's true identity: "Mr. Child, is this lady next to you your wife?" Childe proudly introduced: "Yes, she is my wife." ”

There was a burst of admiration at the scene, and another reporter then asked: "Mr. Child, you have been to China since 1986, and you have come to Shanghai again after four years, is this time different from the last time?" ”

Child's pride was written on his face, and he talked and laughed: "Of course, last time I was alone, this time with my wife, I feel younger and more energetic, and I am looking forward to this trip to Shanghai to bring me unexpected gains." ”

Ma Yue followed Wu Yibai and rushed forward, Wu Yibai cooperatively lowered his head and squeezed forward, and his head became the best tool to open the way at this moment. Finally, there was no one else in front of him, Wu Yibai raised his head, and his eyes fell on Child's Chinese wife. He was too familiar with this person, he often heard the people around him chanting this woman's name, and occasionally joked about what if they got married, but every time he ate a painful meal. Wu Yibai never thought that the joke would become a reality in front of him, Chen Menglei was really married, and she was also married to the business elite Child.

Wu Yibai looked at Chen Menglei blankly, and in a trance, he felt that the person in front of him was not her, she no longer had that youthfulness and innocence, but a little more maturity and elegance; The eyes also lost their crystal translucency, and there was a little more resentment and sadness; The hearty laughter was gone, and it turned into a very official and very polite smile. Although the style is simple to wear, you can tell that it is expensive at first glance.

At this moment, Chen Menglei also saw Wu Yibai who was staring at herself in the crowd, and the eyes of the two finally connected. Her originally elegant smile froze on her face, and for a moment she had mixed feelings.

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There are many alleys in Shanghai, similar to the hutongs in Beijing, and it is a paradise for children to play. But unlike the heroism of Beijing's hutongs, Shanghai's alleys are more delicate and feminine to the southerners. A small group of retired elderly people gather together, or play cards, or play chess, or chat, or shave their heads, or watch people repair umbrellas, palm gangs, etc., and have a good time. The ancient alleys contain traces of time, stories in life, and dreams of many young people.

After Chen Menglei went to the United States, Zhao Haiying worked hard for his dream in such a small alley, and he never gave up his dream of Wall Street for a moment, where there were his ambitions and his lover. He rode through the alley, chic and free, and saw Wu Yibai sitting against the door from a distance, his eyes glazed.

After returning from the airport, Wu Yibai moved a small bench, placed it in front of the gate of the courtyard, and sat against the door. Ever since he met Chen Menglei, he began to struggle with whether to tell Zhao Haiying the truth. Don't say it, it's to deceive the brothers, and if you say it, I'm afraid that Zhao Haiying won't be able to accept it.

A string of crisp bicycle bells brought Wu Yibai back to his senses, and he looked up to see that it was Zhao Haiying who had returned from work.

"Lao Bai, what are you doing sitting here?" Zhao Haiying asked as he parked.

"Of course I'm waiting for you." Wu Yibai blurted out.

"Wait for me?" Zhao Haiying smiled, this is the first time that the eldest girl has been on the sedan chair, he wondered, "It's strange, is the sun coming out of the west today?" ”

Wu Yibai was not in the mood to joke with Zhao Haiying, and said seriously: "Guess who I met today?" ”

Zhao Haiying was about to ask, when a young figure in a suit and leather shoes and sunglasses walked towards them, and the walking posture was like a second-generation overseas Chinese who had returned from abroad, which was extremely discordant with the ancient alley. At first, Zhao Haiying and Wu Yibai didn't pay attention to this person, but this person stopped when he walked in front of them and took off his sunglasses. Zhao Haiying and Wu Yibai exclaimed almost in unison: "Xie Tianyang! ”

When Liuyang came back, Xie Tianyang opened his arms and showed off his fluent English: "Hug me, dear brothers!" As he spoke, he pounced directly towards Zhao Haiying and Wu Yibai, ignoring the strange glances around him.

At this time, Xie Tianyang not only changed his clothes, but also changed his identity, with the help of Child, he became the investment director of an investment group on Wall Street, and his business card was printed with the English position of "Associate".

Xie Tianyang originally wanted to return from school and show off in front of his old classmates, but he didn't expect to be ruthlessly exposed by Wu Yibai: "Don't think that we don't know how to do it in China, Associate is an ordinary employee on Wall Street, similar to a small follower in China, and at worst, he is an investment manager and an investment director, you can really put gold on your face." Wu Yibai is a little disdainful, in the past few years as a reporter, he has more or less seen some big names and some students who have returned from overseas studies, and he has seen too much like Xie Tianyang. I don't know why, Wu Yibai actually felt a trace of disgust for Xie Tianyang in front of him. He found that Xie Tianyang, who returned to China, not only changed his clothes, but also became a little arrogant in his personality and tone of speech, and his words and deeds were full of admiration for the United States. And Xie Tianyang thinks that as a Chinese, he can get such a position on Wall Street, which is already very successful.

Zhao Haiying keenly saw that Xie and Wu were a little-for-tat, and quickly changed the topic: "Tianyang, I haven't seen you for so long, everyone is very worried about you." You look at the gold-plated is different, with a kind of Wall Street temperament. ”

Hearing Zhao Haiying say this, Xie Tianyang really said with a bit of smugness and ostentatiousness: "Haiying, I heard what my father said, you are still working in Jing'an." Why don't you change jobs? It's so boring to be in one place all the time, and no matter how good you are, aren't you just a stockbroker? is still renting such a dilapidated house, when will he get ahead! ”

At this moment, Zhao Haiying's face was obviously uncontrollable, but he did not argue. However, Wu Yibai couldn't stand it anymore, and directly grabbed Bai and said: "Yo, it's different if you've drunk foreign ink." Xie Tianyang, I remember when I was in college, you were always behind the sea eagle in every exam, how did you come back with a layer of gold, you really thought you were made of gold. Wu Yibai's words gave Xie Tianyang a mouthful, so angry that Xie Tianyang couldn't say a word for a long time. Somehow, Zhao Haiying always felt that the atmosphere of several old classmates together had changed subtly from the previous student days.

At night, the neon signs of the food stalls flicker, and the bright moonlight fills the streets.

Time flies, and when the four brothers Xie Tianyang, Zhao Haiying, Wu Yibai, and Zhang Xiang sit together again, everyone's lives have changed dramatically.

Xie Tianyang thought that he was the best of the four people, he took a sip of the wine from his hometown, felt very satisfied, and said with emotion: "You don't know, Americans can't get used to our high-grade wine, they only have improved wine, and it is almost like boiled water in the mouth, and it can suffocate me in the past two years." Then, he picked up another skewer of mutton, and the look in his eyes longed to swallow the whole skewer in one gulp: "This is the smell, I dreamed of it when I was in the United States." There are also fried rice and steamed buns, which are not as good as the authentic house at the entrance of our alley, I will have a copy of everything tomorrow morning, don't rob me. ”

Looking at Xie Tianyang's eating appearance, Zhao Haiying couldn't help laughing, this was the familiar Xie Tianyang, he said in a joking tone: "Isn't the United States a drunken capitalist fancy world, why do I see that you seem to have been abused, what kind of life are you living in the United States?" ”

"You don't know, the United States is expensive, how dare international students like me spend money lavishly." When it comes to life in the United States, Xie Tianyang is a little sad.

Wu Yibai did not leave the bank in three sentences, and asked out of the reporter's instinct: "Xie Tianyang, what is Wall Street like?" Tell us about a few rare things. ”

Speaking of Wall Street, Xie Tianyang's conversation box opened suddenly, although he has not been to the United States for a long time, his experience is also rich, and he has experienced the process of the US stock market from plummeting to soaring. "The year I arrived in the United States, I was hit by a stock market crash, a junk bond market crash, a savings and loan association crisis, comparable to the Great Crash of 1929 that we had learned in college classes," he put it mildly. Unfortunately, I had just arrived in the United States at that time, and I had no connections and no experience, so I didn't know that this stock market crisis was a great opportunity to buy. Now that the U.S. stock market has rebounded strongly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is firmly above 2,000 points, and the NASDAQ (Nasdaq) index, which reflects the trend of technology stocks, has risen even more impressively. The U.S. is now the leading country for technology companies, acquisitions, and mergers, and the U.S. stock market has entered the era of 'institutional investor awakening'. ”

Xie Tianyang suddenly turned at the other three people and asked, "Do you know what the 'awakening of institutional investors' is?" ”

originally wanted to show off, but Zhao Haiying didn't expect Zhao Haiying to come easily: "Investors have united to put pressure on the management to improve the company's operation, thereby increasing the value of the company and increasing the market value of the stock in their hands." ”

Zhao Haiying's answer made Xie Tianyang impressed, he didn't expect that although Zhao Haiying left school, his professional level was still so high, and he couldn't help but admire it secretly. A few people drank and talked happily, and it seemed that they had returned to their student days......

On the second day of the party, Wu Yibai received the task of interviewing, and the person he wanted to interview was none other than Zhao Haiying's father, Zhao Guoping.

Zhao Guoping has just attended the mayor's advisory meeting, at which they discussed the outstanding problems in Shanghai's economic development, the main topics of which were the development of Pudong, financial reform, and industrial restructuring. Zhao Guoping has reached a consensus with them that an international financial seminar will be held at an appropriate time to study Pudong's investment promotion strategy and attract more foreign enterprises to Shanghai to negotiate investment.

This is undoubtedly the first step in the development of Pudong.

After the meeting, Zhao Guoping hurriedly came out of the venue and was stopped by Wu Yibai. In the face of Wu Yibai's continuous questioning, Zhao Guoping did not say much, but suggested that he go to Pudong with him, do some field investigation and interviews, have an in-depth talk with the comrades of the Pudong Development Research Group, and write the reality of Pudong into the report, which is more real and credible. This was simply something that Wu Yibai could not ask for, and he happily got into Zhao Guoping's car and came to the banks of the Huangpu River in Pudong together.

The Huangpu River, the main river of Shanghai, divides Shanghai into east and west banks, which are known as Pudong and Puxi, and also blocks the traffic on both sides. For a long time, only ferries traveled between Pudong and Puxi, which has also become one of the factors for Pudong's very slow development. In 1292, Shanghai was founded as a city, and the county seat was located in Puxi; In 1843, Shanghai was opened, and all the concessions established by various countries were located in Puxi. By 1990, Pudong's 552 square kilometers of land still accounted for less than 10% of Shanghai's total economic output. On one side there are high-rise buildings, but on the other side there are farmland, and the economic level gap is huge.

Zhao Guoping walked along the Huangpu River, followed by the officials and members of the Pudong Development Research Group. Wu Yibai followed closely and recorded everything he saw.

Zhao Guoping asked, "How long does it take to take the ferry from Puxi to Pudong now?" ”

"Yesterday, a few of us took the ferry from Puxi to Pudong, and the queue time for the car alone took two or three hours." A comrade from the Pudong Development Research Group, who was following Zhao Guoping, replied.

Two or three hours! It's no wonder that Shanghai citizens say that "I'd rather have a bed in Puxi than a room in Pudong". The tallest building in Pudong now is a five-story firefighting observation building, and there is a former residence of the Chen family built in the early years of the Republic of China, not to mention the Lujiazui area, which is basically a shantytown composed of simple houses. Although the construction of the Nanpu Bridge has begun, it has not yet been completed. Faced with the traffic congestion in Pudong, Zhao Guoping felt deeply worried: to build a world-class city, how can there be only one Nanpu Bridge on the Huangpu River?

Thinking of this, Zhao Guoping's profound eyes looked into the distance, looking across the river at Puxi, where the economy is prosperous and the traffic is busy, while Pudong is full of large tracts of farmland. Shanghai's goal is to build a world-class city, but judging from the situation in Pudong, the gap between Pudong and Puxi is too great, and the burden on him is very heavy.

Wu Yibai has been carefully recording what he has seen and heard, recording every word Zhao Guoping said, and then raising his own question: Since the traffic barrier is a major factor in the slow development of Pudong, if the development of Pudong is officially launched, will the construction of the Huangpu River Bridge also be put on the agenda?

Wu Yibai's question shocked Zhao Guoping's heart, and he and his colleagues have been thinking about the project of the Huangpu River Bridge for many years and studying it for many years. Before, he had reported this project to the city, but it was rejected on the spot, and the leaders felt that it was too far away, and it was a dream they did not dare to touch; But now, Zhao Guoping suddenly had a feeling that he was getting closer and closer to this dream.

Zhao Guoping looked at Wu Yibai, his eyes were firm, and he said loudly: "Building a bridge on the Huangpu River is the dream of several generations, and this dream will become a reality." ”

Wu Yibai was infected by Zhao Guoping's firmness, and wrote down this sentence heavily in his notebook.

4

The news that an American financial tycoon married a Shanghai bride caused an uproar. For a while, the classmates who rarely contacted Chen Menglei before suddenly had her contact information, and even the university class president was the first to invite her to the class reunion. Looking at the invitation in her hand, Chen Menglei was full of thoughts.

At this time, Zhao Haiying was busy preparing for the class reunion.

Before going out, Wu Yibai stopped in front of him panting. After interviewing Zhao Guoping, Wu Yibai ran back non-stop, and when he saw that Zhao Haiying hadn't set off yet, his heart instantly let go. He calmed himself down and asked tentatively, "Chen Menglei returned to China, do you know?" ”

"Yes!" Zhao Haiying nodded faintly.

Wu Yibai continued to ask with a tentative and a somewhat cautious tone: "Then she married Child, do you know?" ”

Zhao Haiying's eyes obviously showed a trace of pain, and his heart seemed to have been smashed by a stone and sank to the bottom, but he tried to keep himself calm, smiled and said, "You know, don't some of your newspapers like to report these lace news the most?" They certainly won't let go of the Chinese lady who makes a big deal about Child. ”

Zhao Haiying's reaction made Wu Yibai even more worried, he hoped that Zhao Haiying could get angry, or drink alcohol, and vent all the pain in his heart. The more Zhao Haiying behaved indifferently, the more uncomfortable he felt in his heart. He watched Zhao Haiying pretend to whistle easily and walk past him, and couldn't help but sweat.

This class reunion was very sudden and strange, and it was temporarily arranged by the class president of their university, and it was neither a New Year's holiday nor a school holiday. Someone suggested it before, but it was said that they couldn't get together for a few years, either because they were busy or they didn't have time. It wasn't until he saw the invitation list that Wu Yibai understood the intention of the squad leader, and it turned out that the first place on the invitation list was Chen Menglei's name.

Wu Yibai sighed that for students studying economics, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be able to get close to Child! Now that there is Chen Menglei as the middleman, there are a lot more chips.

As soon as Zhao Haiying walked into the hall, everyone's eyes were on him, and several female classmates pushed each other, all of them looking at a good show. When they met for the first time after four years of separation, Chen Menglei and Zhao Haiying looked at each other, and at this moment, it seemed that there were only two of them in the entire party hall, and a thousand words were condensed in this one look.

"Long time no see." Zhao Haiying smiled and said to Chen Menglei, four words, containing too much content.

Chen Menglei felt a little melancholy in her heart, but responded to Zhao Haiying with a smile: "Yes, it's been four years." ”

"You haven't changed at all."

"So are you."

Wu Yibai, who came in a hurry, happened to bump into two people looking at each other, one heart was extremely nervous, as if he had tied a timed **.

At this time, Xie Tianyang strode over and said jokingly: "It's really a creation and trickery, I think at the beginning, you two were the most favored pair among all of us." ”

As soon as the words fell, Wu Yibai glared at him fiercely.

Xie Tianyang smiled and played a round game: "Slip of the tongue, I have no mouth to cover, I should be punished, I will punish myself for three cups in a while." ”

There was no simple atmosphere between students at the whole banquet, everyone left each other's business cards, praised each other, and played their own small abacus.

Only Zhao Haiying and Chen Menglei endured the torment, talking to their classmates and laughing. From the beginning to the end of the class reunion, Zhao Haiying almost didn't drink much, but Chen Menglei drank the wine toasted by her classmates one by one, which made Wu Yibai and Zhang Xiang confused.

At the end of the banquet, Wu Yibai suggested that everyone take a group photo, and he specially borrowed a camera from the newspaper, no matter what, it is not easy to get together for several years after graduation. He set up his tripod, put his camera on it, set the time, and then rushed to stand among his classmates. With the sound of the "click" of the shutter, this precious moment was recorded, and the students were all smiling, only Chen Menglei and Zhao Haiying smiled reluctantly.

Finally got through to the end of the class reunion, and Zhao Haiying came to the basketball court alone. Every time his mood hit rock bottom, he got used to playing basketball alone.

The basketball court was empty, and Zhao Haiying dribbled and shot, with agile and powerful movements and fast speed. In the end, he was exhausted and collapsed to the ground, his eyes completely blurred with sweat and tears.

5

After Qian Chunsheng was released from prison, he tried to find a job, but when the employer heard that he had been in prison, they did not dare to accept him. There is no way, he is unemployed at home, he can only do chores in the Yongchun non-staple food store.

After a long time, Qian Chunsheng gradually got used to it. Every day at noon is the time when the guests are the least, at this time, his favorite is to lie on the recliner and bask in the sun, it is best to have a newspaper, cover his face, let the sun shine all over the body, take a nap, that feeling is simply a race fairy!

Sun Mingfang saw Qian Chunsheng's idle appearance, and in desperation, he asked Zhao Haiying for help to see if there was a suitable job. After thinking about it, Zhao Haiying found Sun Huajian of Huajian Company. Sun Huajian was also refreshed, and he trusted Zhao Haiying very much, so he didn't ask too much, so he agreed directly.

Getting this job, Qian Chunsheng felt that his life was about to start again. He works hard every day, but he still can't hide from the eyes of others.

The employees of the unit privately discussed his identity, saying that he trusted his relationship and had been in prison, and they all hid when they saw him, as if Qian Chunsheng would eat people. Qian Chunsheng saw these in his eyes and endured them, but his superiors didn't like him no matter how they looked at him, all kinds of nitpicking, picking thorns and finding faults, and deliberately provoking in front of his co-workers. Qian Chunsheng couldn't bear it anymore, and in a fit of anger, he resigned and quit.

Zhao Haiying received a call from Sun Huajian and rushed to the Huangpu River. Every time Qian Chunsheng is in a bad mood, he always goes to the riverside. He remembered that Qian Chunsheng once said that every time he heard the whistle on the Huangpu River, all his troubles were thrown out of the clouds.

"What are your plans for when you resign? Got a new job? Or is there a better goal? Zhao Haiying asked tentatively.

Qian Chunsheng was speechless.

"You don't plan to go back to the Yongchun grocery store to continue to bask in the sun and sleep, do you?" Zhao Haiying continued to ask. Qian Chunsheng still stared at the Huangpu River in front of him blankly, silent.

Looking at Qian Chunsheng's decadent appearance, Zhao Haiying deliberately provoked him: "If you continue like this, even I will look down on you." ”

Qian Chunsheng was stimulated all of a sudden, and roared angrily: "Lao Tzu knows that you think so, you all look down on me!" Zhao Haiying, don't forget how I got in in the first place, why do you look down on me? ”

Qian Chunsheng's imprisonment has something to do with him, which is a pain that Zhao Haiying can never erase in his heart. However, he couldn't watch Qian Chunsheng go back to the grocery store to bask in the sun, Zhao Haiying could only continue to "hit" him: "Qian Chunsheng, I'll tell you today that the past has passed, and no one can live again." It's not that others look down on you, it's that you yourself haven't been able to get past the hurdle in your heart. Think about it for yourself, if you hide in the Yongchun grocery store all day long to escape reality, avoid dealing with people, and escape from society, will others look up to you? I know that you have a good face, and the face is earned by yourself, not by others. What if we make mistakes, what if we don't have a diploma, we are all people who have made mistakes and fallen on our heels. If you want people to look up to you, you have to get up on your own and live like a human being. If you don't treat yourself as a human being, others will only step on you twice, and you won't be able to get up in your life! ”

Qian Chunsheng's psychological defense line was completely broken, he was ashamed, squatted on the ground and cried.

6

On April 18, 1990, the sun shone on the stone pavement at the entrance of the alley, and several elderly people walked in the alley. The man who sells white sugar porridge also started a day's work, he carried the burden, "Du, Du, Du" knocked on the bangzi and appeared at the entrance of the alley, Bai Sensen's fresh porridge put a few fresh dates on it, and the children around the porridge stall drooled.

However, this day is destined to be the historic starting point of Pudong. The ***** of the CPC Central Committee and the Premier of the State Council attended the fifth anniversary meeting of Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd., announcing that the CPC Central Committee and the State Council had agreed that Shanghai should speed up the development of the Pudong area, implement the policy of economic and technological development zones and certain special economic zones in Pudong, and make another major deployment for deepening reform and expanding opening up. In his speech, he pointed out: "We welcome foreign entrepreneurs, Hong Kong and Macao compatriots, Taiwan compatriots and overseas Chinese to invest and participate in the development of Pudong, and we will provide preferential cooperation conditions and an increasingly perfect investment environment for this purpose." "The Prime Minister's voice has spread rapidly around the world through the media at home and abroad. Investors all over the world are keenly aware that the development of Pudong has become a national strategy in China.

A few days later, the inauguration ceremony of the Shanghai Pudong Development Office and the Shanghai Pudong Development Planning Research and Design Institute was held on Pudong Avenue. Many people gathered in front of Pudong Avenue covered with flowers to watch this historic moment. So far, the first agency responsible for the organization, coordination and balance of Pudong's development has been fully operational, and its establishment marks the beginning of Pudong's development into a substantial start-up stage.

The newly established Pudong Development Office and Pudong Development Planning Research and Design Institute are still a little dilapidated, many of the walls are peeling off, and the warehouses on the lower floors are dark, damp and exude a musty smell, but these do not affect everyone's enthusiasm for work in the slightest.

Zhao Guoping walked into his new office, and a huge map of downtown Shanghai was pasted on the wall, occupying more than half of the wall. The first difficult task he faced after taking office was to build the Yangpu Bridge, and he knew that there was only one person who could complete such a major task - Chen Jianhua.

Chen Jianhua was invited to the Pudong Development Research Institute, and saw Zhao Guoping as soon as he entered the conference room. His resistance came up at once, and he turned to leave.

Zhao Guoping immediately stopped in front of him, after all, they had been unhappy before in public and private, and Chen Jianhua's emotions were understandable. Zhao Guoping said cautiously: "I invite you here today with great sincerity, I hope you can put aside your previous suspicions, I am here to talk to you about the Yangpu Bridge project." ”

As soon as he heard the words "Yangpu Bridge", Chen Jianhua's heart was hot, but only two seconds later, he still said categorically: "I am preparing to apply for the resignation procedures of being transferred to Beijing, and it is impossible to stay in Shanghai, and this project has nothing to do with me." ”

Zhao Guoping was stunned, the Yangpu Bridge is Chen Jianhua's hard work for many years, and no one knows this project better than him. He took the initiative to open his heart to Chen Jianhua: "It's not that I didn't support the Yangpu Bridge project at the beginning, but that Shanghai really can't come up with so much money to support it." ”

Seeing that Chen Jianhua was unmoved, Zhao Guoping hurriedly took out a material from his briefcase and put it in front of him: "I have never given up for so many years, this is my budget calculation data for the Yangpu Bridge project, you can take a look, every item and every item in it I have been investigated on the spot." He hopes to use his greatest sincerity to gain Chen Jianhua's trust.

Chen Jianhua glanced at the materials roughly, a little surprised, back then, he attached great importance to this project, but because of Zhao Guoping's opposition, it fell short in the end. Now Zhao Guoping came to him again to talk about this project, and he didn't know what kind of medicine Zhao Guoping was selling in his gourd.

Zhao Guoping saw Chen Jianhua's hesitation and explained to him: "I oppose it because the actual conditions do not allow it, the Yangpu Bridge costs a lot of money, at least more than 100 million, ** there is not so much money." Now that the development of Pudong is a foregone conclusion, according to the preliminary plan, the development and construction of Pudong will be implemented in three steps, and the top priority in the first phase is to develop transportation. ”

Although Chen Jianhua felt Zhao Guoping's sincerity and was moved, he had decided to transfer out of Shanghai, a sad place, and prepared to return to Beijing. It's too late to say that.

Zhao Guoping did not give up, he stopped in front of Chen Jianhua, and tried his best to make the last effort: "The design and construction of Yangpu Bridge is extremely difficult, once the bridge is completed, it will be connected with the Luoshan Road overpass in Pudong New Area in the east, and the Puxi Inner Ring Road viaduct in the west, and the Nanpu Bridge together constitute two cross-river hubs on the inner ring road, which is of great significance to promoting the development and opening up of Pudong." And once this bridge is completed, it will be the world's largest cable-stayed bridge, and it will also create a new miracle in the history of bridge construction in Shanghai. Finally, he asked in a rhetorical tone: "Think about it, should such a major project that is destined to attract worldwide attention be aborted like this?" Don't you regret it? These words pierced Chen Jianhua's heart like a nail, and he was silent.

Zhao Guoping looked at the drama and hurriedly added: "Now the Nanpu Bridge is about to be completed, if the Yangpu Bridge can be started, a few years later, in the Huangpu River, the 'sister bridge' Nanpu and Yangpu on the inner ring line are like two giant dragons lying on the 'mother river', which must be the most beautiful scenery in Shanghai." Hearing this, Chen Jianhua was really moved, he imagined the coming of this day, and a light flashed in his eyes.

Zhao Guoping looked at Chen Jianhua, and his eyes showed sincerity: "Not only the two bridges of Nanpu and Yangpu, but there will be more and more bridges on the Huangpu River in the future, and these bridges will connect Pudong and Puxi!" It is absolutely not enough to just say not to do, success or failure, the only way out is to rely on practice. Comrade Chen Jianhua, building a bridge over the Huangpu River has been the dream of several generations, and we must be the first to dare to eat crabs. ”

Zhao Guoping's sincerity finally moved Chen Jianhua, and his heartfelt words made Chen Jianhua's eyes almost wet with tears. Zhao Guoping took the initiative to stretch out his right hand: "Comrade Chen Jianhua, as a citizen of Shanghai, I sincerely hope that you can stay." ”

Chen Jianhua slowly stretched out his hand, and his two hands were solemnly clasped together.