The last time Cao Yongluo met Zhou Xin was after the end of the New Year's Day of the millennium, when Zhou Xin went to visit Zhangjiang Park, Cao Yongluo went with him.

At that time, Mphone had not yet been released, and even mass production had not yet begun, and the main business of Yongxin Technology, which he and Zhou Xin co-founded, was still the production of Matrix keyboards.

He participated very little in this business, just the selection of suppliers in the early stage, and there was a professional manager who helped him find at home, he was still in school at the time, and his work was relatively leisurely.

Since he decided to run Yongxin Technology well, Cao Yongluo has been deeply involved in the operation of Yongxin Technology since last year, especially since the middle of the year to stock up for Mphone, Yongxin Technology is responsible for part of the mobile phone assembly and shell production.

At the same time, he also had to take care of his graduation thesis, and Cao Yongluo felt that he was so busy during that time that there was almost no room for breathing. This also caused him to lose a lot of weight compared to meeting Zhou Xin at the beginning of the millennium, and he was a lot darker.

Seeing Zhou Xin's face with almost no change, Cao Yongluo sighed infinitely in his heart for a while: "Zhou Xin, we haven't seen each other for a long time, it's been nearly two years.

In just two years, I have a feeling that a century has passed, and in the past two years, I have gained a new understanding of the world in the process of operating Yongxin Technology. ”

Zhou Xin said: "I have never done manufacturing, but just looking at the changes in your appearance, I can probably guess that this period must be very hard." ”

When Cao Yongluo grinned, Zhou Xin had the illusion of returning to when he first arrived in this time and space, when Cao Yongluo invited them to dinner in the dormitory, he also treated everyone with the boldness of such a northerner.

"The manufacturing industry is much harder than the Internet industry, well, maybe the Internet industry is also very hard, but the manufacturing industry is physical hardship, and the Internet industry is more mental hardship.

As for you, relying on the crushing of IQ, you only need to use your imagination to do things that others can't do with no amount of effort. ”

When he really participated in the front line of business operation and was deeply involved in the operation and management of an enterprise, Cao Yongluo had a new understanding of how successful Zhou Xin was in his first venture at Ameriken.

Judging from the media, I have heard that none of these difficulties are one ten-thousandth of the real difficulties.

The most feared thing about operating a manufacturing industry is that there are no orders, no orders, machines are idling, and workers are making money as usual, and the whole pressure is unimaginable to outsiders. Yongxin Technology does not have this difficulty, and Matrix's orders will even be allocated to them according to their business situation.

As much as you can do, I'll give you as many orders as you want. The specific operation of Yongxin Technology depends entirely on Cao Yongluo's management level.

Even so, Cao Yongluo felt that it was too difficult to run a business, both physically and mentally.

After Zhou Xin smiled and hugged Cao Yongluo, he said: "I also have my pressure, I am only relaxed on the surface, but in fact, the mental pressure is not less than others."

There is no such thing as easy in the adult world! ”

Cao Yongluo agrees with this: "You have indeed been living a very tight life, when we were still in Yanda, you were the earliest to get up and the last to return every day, and your daily routine is comparable to that of an ascetic."

I was worried that you wouldn't find a girlfriend for the rest of your life, but I didn't expect you to move faster than me, don't you introduce me? ”

Cao Yongluo refers to Li Jingyi, who is standing next to Zhou Xin, wearing a pink evening dress and holding Zhou Xin, Zhou Xin said: "Cao Yongluo, my former roommate at Yan University, the assembly and production of Mphone in China is contracted to his company. ”

Then Zhou Xin introduced Cao Yongluo: "Li Jingyi, my girlfriend, is also Yanda, two years older than us. ”

After finishing speaking, Cao Yongluo waved his hand again and again: "Hello senior sister, you don't need to introduce much, when the news of you and your senior sister falling in love first came out, senior sister's personal situation has already been picked up everywhere by the Weiming Lake Forum."

Senior sister, you are very lucky to be with Zhou Xin, before I knew about this, I always thought that he was not interested in the opposite sex. Zhou Xin is very good, I don't need to say more about his achievements, there is no one in Yan University who has higher material achievements than him. Zhou Xin's personality is also very good, and he has always been very hardworking, optimistic and positive in the days he gets along with us, and the only drawback is that he is not very gregarious. But genius is always misfit, and we understand that he is not social.

Zhou Xin, you are also very lucky, my sister is a flower of the School of Mathematics of Yan University, and she is very smart, I have seen my sister's report card on the Weiminghu Forum, and girls can rank in the top ten of the professional grade points of the School of Mathematics of Yan University, which is a great thing. As for the personality, my sister and I only met for the first time, and I don't know much about it, I believe that she can attract you, and there must be no problem with that personality.

Anyway, congratulations to both of you. ”

Cao Yongluo felt that Li Jingyi was too lucky, how many bigwigs in Yanjing wanted to marry Zhou Xin, not only Yanjing, but many old families in Ameriken wanted to marry Zhou Xin, and he had heard about it in Yanjingjing.

Even if it's just as Zhou Xinming's girlfriend, she is lucky enough. Why did Cao Yongluo say that Zhou Xin was lucky at the same time? Because on this occasion, giving Li Jingyi face at this point in time is giving Zhou Xin face.

Li Jingyi maintained a polite smile and stood next to Zhou Xin dignifiedly: "Thank you, junior brother, I unfortunately couldn't meet you when I was in Zhangjiang before, and I'm very happy to meet in Los Angeles this time."

As Zhou Xin's roommate, you can share some more stories of Zhou Xin in Yanda with me, and he himself is unwilling to tell me, as if he is not worthy of his identity in Yanda. ”

Li Jingyi just greeted politely, and didn't speak again after the politeness.

Zhou Xin said: "When the dinner is over, we will find a place to talk in detail, and we will either contact by email or phone before, and we have not talked about many things clearly.

Or rather, I only know what it is about, and I don't know the specifics. ”

This is a celebratory dinner sponsored by CAAS to celebrate China's accession to the WTO.

There were a lot of influential Chinese in Ameriken who came to the scene.

But considering Zhou Xin's identity, no matter how many famous Chinese come to the scene, Zhou Xin is definitely the most eye-catching object.

Therefore, there were many people who wanted to come up and talk to Zhou Xin, because he had been chatting with Cao Yongluo, so the others did not come, Cao Yongluo also realized this, and he quickly said: "You go and get busy first, we can have enough time to have a good chat in the evening."

I'll be in Ameriken for a few days, and we'll have an appointment tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. ”

When the dinner was about to start, the people who came to talk to Zhou Xin disappeared, and Li Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Haha, isn't it tiring to hold it all the time on this occasion?" Zhou Xin asked in a low voice.

Li Jingyi drank water on the surface, but actually sighed: "Expression management is an art, I feel that my mouth is about to stiffen, I would rather write code than participate in this kind of activity." ”

Zhou Xin said: "I thought you were used to it a long time ago. ”

Li Jingyi: "No, whether your company holds a celebration dinner or various activities, although I also have to maintain social etiquette, but because they are all your subordinates or partners, I can be casual."

It's not going to work on this occasion now, if I hadn't behaved modestly, I don't know how it would be arranged in private. ”

After Li Jingyi came to Ameriken, she was actually very lonely, Zhou Xin's circle of friends was almost at least one round older than him, and most of them were business partners, even if these people's wives wanted to have a good relationship with her, they couldn't talk together.

The middle-aged white women of the wealthy class of Ameriken, and the young girls who grew up in ordinary Chinese families, and the era of the great material disparity between China and American, have almost zero common topics.

Because of Zhou Xin's status and identity, these women will be very suspicious of her feelings when dealing with Li Jingyi, so it is not difficult to maintain a friendly appearance.

The only one who grew up in a similar environment to her and whose age is not much different is Robin's wife, but Robinn's wife gives her a feeling of being too shrewd, and Li Jingyi also feels that it is difficult to get close. Yang Zhiyuan's wife is a Costa Rican with Japanese ancestry, and he and Li Jingyi have no common topic.

Almost all of her classmates in graduate school know her identity, which makes it difficult for everyone to maintain a normal heart when getting along with Li Jingyi.

Zhou Xin is usually too busy, it is difficult to give her emotional value, in such an environment, Li Jingyi can be regarded as friends in Ameriken only two Chinese women with good family conditions, Wang Xuelan and Chen Sien.

The ancestors of these two women were famous figures during the Republic of China, the American who came to the founding of the country. Compared with the ancestors, it must be down, but it is still a lot better than ordinary people.

But they're just friends.

The two reminded Li Jingyi before attending the party: "Relax, this is just a small case for you, even if you have any outrageous performance at this celebration dinner, such as singing in public, or jumping on the table to play a waltz, no one will say anything about you." ”

"Jingyi, don't listen to her nonsense, if you behave a little inappropriately, the Chinese circle in Ameriken is very small, and there will be all kinds of rumors as soon as the dinner party is over the day after tomorrow. It is better not to make mistakes than not to make mistakes. ”

Li Jingyi knew what the subtext they didn't finish was and roughly felt that she was just lucky to become Zhou Xin's girlfriend, and then singled out what she didn't do well to support this argument.

She had seen too many similar comments on online forums in China in the past. But wherever she performs well, there will be netizens who find fault.

Zhou Xin comforted: "Don't worry, no one dares to chew the root of the tongue in front of you." ”

Li Jingyi replied: "I know, who dares to refute your face, and I am used to talking about me behind my back, but after all, I still want to help you fight for face, so as to avoid being talked about behind your back." ”

Zhou Xin squeezed her hand: "I have long passed the stage where I will be affected by other people's discussions.

And at my stage, there will be someone to help me explain everything I do, help me explain the reasonableness. Not to mention that you are good enough. ”

The fact that Zuckerberg's wife is not good-looking in later generations does not prevent netizens from finding enough reasons for Zuckerberg and his wife to marry.

After a brief exchange with Li Jingyi, Zhou Xin took the stage as a representative of CAAS to speak:

China's accession to the WTO is a major event in the world's political and economic activities, with milestone international significance and far-reaching impact, China's economy has developed rapidly in the past 20 years, and has become a powerful force for economic development, after China's accession to the WTO, the two sides will influence each other, and the economic and trade cooperation between China and America will be even closer.

It is hoped that Chinese enterprises will be able to catch up in the field of science and technology as soon as possible when participating in the competition of the global economy, and rely more on the advantages of science and technology rather than the advantages of resource endowment."

After the dinner, Li Jingyi went back first, and Zhou Xin and Cao Yongluo came to a high-end private club in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles to continue chatting.

"Yongluo, long time no see, remember the principles we talked about before." Zhou Xin reminded.

Cao Yongluo only drank some red wine at night, which was trivial to him, and it did not affect his sobriety at all. Not to mention a little red wine, even if it is half a catty of white wine, he can keep his brain awake, at most, the cerebellum's ability to control balance is temporarily lost.

He knows what Zhou Xin is talking about, and follows a zero-trust mechanism for all chats in American, which means that everything they chat about will be leaked by default, and then communicate on this basis.

Cao Yongluo said: "I understand, I didn't want to talk to you about business matters.

You are also a shareholder of Yongxin Technology, and the company's quarterly and annual reports will be sent to you every year, including the operation I will report to you every year.

These don't need to be said here. I don't have to do business for Yongxin Technology, now our problem is that there is too much business to do, not no business.

Especially after joining the WTO, because we help Mphone OEM assembly, there are many mobile phone companies that want to find us as a supplier, especially mobile phone companies in Neon and Korea. ”

After Cao Yongluo clicked to the end, he continued: "After you really run your own business, you will find that the real world and the world you think are two different things.

I've been in Yanjing before, haven't I been anywhere else? The average monthly income of sanitation workers in Yanjing can be 2,000 yuan per month.

Here is the average salary of front-line workers, and the monthly income of the largest workers can even exceed 5,000 yuan.

In the Yangtze River Delta region, more than half of the private enterprises and Sino-foreign joint ventures have arrears of workers' wages, and Yongxin Technology can settle wages for them every month in accordance with the contract. Matrix keyboards were counterfeited by other factories before, and our workers were even afraid that Yongxin would go out of business and lose their jobs.

The Yangtze River Delta region can already be regarded as a developed region in China, even the Yangtze River Delta, let alone other places. I also went to the Central Plains to investigate when I was building the factory, and the situation there was even worse. ”

Regarding the average salary of front-line sanitation workers in Yanjing exceeding 2,000 yuan, this data is a report on the income of sanitation workers in Shenhai in 2001 by China News Network.

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