Reborn in the red age

In addition to representatives from various companies, there were also many reporters with cameras on their shoulders welcoming us at the airport, and flash lights were constantly going off.

"I am now standing with the founder of Lemon Company, Li Qingfeng, and I am very grateful to Chairman Li Qingfeng, who just crossed the Pacific Ocean to the United States, for accepting this unexpected interview at the airport."

After Qingfeng Li briefly exchanged greetings with the representatives of the cooperation, a white female reporter unexpectedly put the microphone directly to Qingfeng Li's mouth and began to talk to the camera.

This sudden interview made Qingfeng Li stunned for a moment, but he reacted quickly and gave a perfect smile to the camera in front of him.

The on-site security guard of the Lemon Company nearby saw the reporter suddenly starting an interview and hurriedly wanted to step forward to stop him, but retreated at Li Qingfeng's signal.

The security guards formed a circle around Li Qingfeng and the reporters to prevent another reporter from coming up to interview without permission.

Li Qingfeng smiled on the surface, but in his heart he was cursing at the reporter, "How dare you be so abrupt? Besides, when did I ever say I would accept your interview?"
At the same time, Li Qingfeng directly sentenced the company employee who was responsible for organizing this reception to death. He would fire him when he returned. What a fucking arrangement.

Fortunately, what was thrown at me was a microphone. If it was a gun, would I still be alive today?

"As a world-class independent software company, what do you think about the future prospects of personal computers?" After the reporter asked the first question, he quickly pointed the microphone at Li Qingfeng.

"I believe that the future of computers will be an era full of infinite possibilities. As technology continues to advance, we will see computers play an increasingly important role in various fields."

"As Intel, Compaq, Dell and other companies make revolutionary advances in hardware, Lemon will make rapid progress in software, and users around the world will see smarter and more user-friendly applications emerge."

The reporter's first question was quite standard and part of a normal interview. After answering it, Qingfeng Li felt temporarily relieved.

However, he still didn't dare to relax completely. According to the current relationship between China and the United States, this reporter's subsequent interviews would definitely contain disgusting questions.

Afterwards, the reporter asked a few normal questions about Li Qingfeng's work experience. After Li Qingfeng answered them, the real highlight of the day came.

"As an international company from China, I know that Lemon Company has been frantically expanding its market internationally since its inception, but has never expanded its market in mainland China. Are you worried that Lemon Company will be 'publicly owned' once it expands its market in mainland China?"

This issue is extremely acute. If you are not prepared at all, you will definitely fail on this issue.

Fortunately, ever since Li Qingfeng was forced to accept the interview with the reporter, his mind has been working rapidly. He was mentally prepared for this kind of question and answered it with ease.

"First of all, I would like to thank the reporter for his attention to Lemon Company. As an international enterprise from China, Lemon Company has been committed to expanding its business globally. Regarding the issue you mentioned about not developing the mainland Chinese market, there are multiple factors behind this, not just a single political factor."

"Although the Chinese mainland market is huge and has unlimited potential, it is also an indisputable fact that it is complex, diverse, and has a market environment with a lack of demand for the software industry. In addition, as for what you said about never developing the Chinese market, this is not true. Although there is no Lemon Company direct store in mainland China, Lemon Company's products are still on every computer desktop."

“Regarding the concerns you mentioned, this is a complete misunderstanding and prejudice.”

"Since the proposal to take China's own distinctive path was made in 82, in China, all state-owned enterprises, private enterprises, and foreign-funded enterprises have enjoyed equal market status and legal protection. Fair competition is encouraged, and any form of monopoly and unfair competition is opposed. All property of citizens and enterprises is sacred and inviolable."

This was an impassioned speech, which not only explained why Lemon Company had not yet expanded its domestic market, but also filled the hole dug by the reporter. Li Qingfeng was extremely satisfied with his answer.

Seeing that the reporter wanted to ask more questions, Li Qingfeng, who was afraid that the reporter would ask sensitive questions such as his views on bilateral relations, quickly gestured to the people around him, indicating that they should quickly send the reporter away.

Shao Hengwei, who had been paying attention to Li Qingfeng's gestures, immediately understood what he meant when he saw Li Qingfeng's gestures. He hurriedly stepped forward to chase the reporter from ABC Radio away, saying that Li Qingfeng had just got off the plane and needed to rest.

"What's wrong with this reporter? Who is in charge of the scene? How did you arrange it? How could he ask such a question? Didn't you inform him in advance?"

As soon as he got in the car, Li Qingfeng's face immediately darkened, and he started to scold Shao Hengwei, demanding an explanation from him.

Seeing that the big boss was angry, Shao Hengwei hurriedly passed the buck: "Yes, yes, yes, the people below didn't make good arrangements and didn't control the reporters strictly. When I get back, I will definitely deal with the employee responsible for this seriously."

"Deal with it seriously? Get him out of here. The reporter put the microphone in my face without permission. This is a serious accident. There's no point in dealing with it." How could Li Qingfeng, who was already furious, go easy on the person in charge and get him out of here?

The ethics of foreign journalists cannot be trusted. Who knows what questions they can ask?
Fortunately, the reporter did not go too far this time. If she had directly asked Li Qingfeng about his views on bilateral relations, Li Qingfeng, who was unprepared, would have been in trouble.

When Shao Hengwei heard Li Qingfeng's proposal to fire the person in charge of the airport pick-up, he showed an embarrassment on his face and hesitated without directly agreeing.

Li Qingfeng's face turned even colder when he saw this. How could he, the chairman of the board, not even be able to fire a small employee?

Immediately, Li Qingfeng said in a frosty voice: "Why? Is this person your relative?"

"Um, Mr. Li, the person in charge of this reception is your student Dong Yifen," Shao Hengwei said weakly, sensing Li Qingfeng's anger.

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Li Qingfeng felt a little embarrassed when he heard the name from Shao Hengwei's mouth.

If it were any other ordinary person with connections, and they messed up such a big thing, they would definitely be expelled. But since he was my direct student for four years, and since they had such a teacher-student relationship, he should always be given some preferential treatment.

No one is immune to the worldly affairs of life.

Not to mention Li Qingfeng, even the principal, a hero who emerged from troubled times, also takes special care of his students.

The miscellaneous troops had been wiped out, and no matter how many were killed, there was no replenishment at all.

No matter how badly the direct students fight, they will always be given priority in the allocation of supplies and personnel.

Direct descendants are given preferential treatment, this principle applies throughout the world.

Shao Hengwei, who was secretly observing Li Qingfeng's expression, saw the embarrassment on Li Qingfeng's face and quickly spoke up to help him out: "Chairman, you are young after all. You haven't experienced any big things. It is inevitable that there will be mistakes when you do things for the first time. You will have experience next time."

"Manager Dong Yifen works diligently in the company and handles her daily work in an orderly manner. She is the backbone of the company and a rare talent among the younger generation. She is deeply loved by her superiors and subordinates. If Manager Dong is fired because of this incident, wouldn't it cause the loss of talent in our company? We should give young people a chance to correct their mistakes."

Hearing the good things Shao Hengwei said about Dong Yifen, Li Qingfeng wanted to laugh. What a crappy talent! How could a teacher like him not know what his students are like?

She didn't study hard in school, her grades were just barely passable, and she spent all her time trying to look good, but now she's so diligent at work? What a joke. I'm afraid she got promoted to the position of supervisor just to Qingfeng Li's credit.

"Hehe, what you said makes sense. Young people are bound to be careless in some aspects when doing things for the first time. But she should be punished. She should be made aware of her mistakes so that she won't make mistakes next time." With the way out given by Shao Hengwei, Li Qingfeng said smoothly.

"Yes, yes, don't worry, I will definitely deal with Dong Yifen seriously when I return, and I will definitely teach Dong Yifen a profound lesson."

"Well, I'm still confident in your work. I'll take a break first and wait for the company to call me later."

"Ok"

Looking at Li Qingfeng who was resting with his eyes closed in the back seat, Shao Hengwei secretly sighed, this person, it is really different with or without a backer. No matter how well he does, it is not as useful as having a backer.

Just like what happened this time, if anyone else were to take over, they would definitely be fired.

Who can blame him for having such connections? He was only given a light punishment, which will not affect his future promotion or salary increase at all.

After an hour's driving, the car slowly stopped downstairs of the Lemon Company's branch in Silicon Valley.

After getting out of the car, seeing that Lemon Company was still staying in the rented office building, Li Qingfeng said to Shao Hengwei with dissatisfaction: "Contact them and buy a suitable piece of land in Silicon Valley to build our Lemon Company's headquarters in Silicon Valley. How can such a large company always rent other people's office buildings?"

"Yes, yes, I will inform the Hong Kong headquarters later and look for a suitable location to build the Silicon Valley headquarters." Upon hearing that Li Qingfeng was going to build a Silicon Valley headquarters, Shao Hengwei was delighted and nodded in agreement.

As an executive, Shao Hengwei had heard a little about the company's earnings in Japan. Although he didn't know the exact figures, he could estimate part of it.

He knew that the company now had plenty of money and it was just a matter of building a headquarters in Silicon Valley, which was a piece of cake for the headquarters.

"Mr. Li, do you want to inspect the company today?"

"Just take a look, I'll leave soon"

Having just got off the plane after more than ten hours of flight, Li Qingfeng had no energy left. If it weren't for what happened at the airport, Li Qingfeng wouldn't even come to the company.

After a quick tour around the company, Qingfeng Li called Dong Yifen, who was nervously following the team, into his office.

"Tell me, what happened at the airport? Why was that reporter so close to me?"

"Teacher, I was deceived. I had agreed on the content of the questions before I went there. I didn't expect her to do this out of the blue. Woo woo woo."

In the office, before Qingfeng Li could do anything, Dong Yifen started to complain and even started crying, which made Qingfeng Li very confused.

"Stop, stop, stop. You are not a student anymore. Don't try this on me. It won't work."

Seeing that Qingfeng Li was not buying it, Dong Yifen immediately stopped, wiped the non-existent tears from her eyes, and took out a document from her briefcase and handed it over: "Teacher, look, these are the questions that I had discussed with the reporter in advance. We planned to start the interview after we arrived at the company. I didn't know she would suddenly change the process."

Li Qingfeng took a look at what Dong Yifen handed over. It was indeed a detailed interview process. The questions on it had been written in advance. They were all about technology and Lemon Company.

There are no sharp issues at all, let alone bilateral relations.

Li Qingfeng casually threw the information on the table and looked at Dong Yifen: "I didn't ask you these questions. I asked why the reporter from ABC Radio was so close to me."

"This..." Dong Yifen stammered and couldn't say it.

Qingfeng Li was not in a hurry and just looked at her.

After a long while, Dong Yifen gritted her teeth and said, "I was deceived by this bastard?"

"Hmm? Tell me more about it."

Realizing that there was something fishy going on inside, Qingfeng Li immediately became interested. He leaned forward slightly, waiting for Dong Yifen's narration.

"My boyfriend works at ABC. When he heard that you were coming to America, he begged me to arrange for their radio station's cameraman to move closer. He said he wanted to film the whole process of you getting off the plane and talking to those companies, so that he could use it for editing in the interview later."

"He said he was at a critical juncture in his career and told me how difficult it was for Chinese Americans in America. If he had first-hand news like this, he would definitely get promoted. I saw that he was about to kneel down and beg me. I felt soft-hearted for a moment and thought it would be okay to record a video, so I..." Having said this, Dong Yifen lowered her head and did not continue.

Li Qingfeng also understood the general idea and added: "So you sold me out."

"No, no, I can't sell you to anyone else." Dong Yifen waved her hands and explained: "I just arranged for the camera to go in. The female reporter didn't let her get close at all. It was the female reporter who took advantage of the chaos at the scene and sneaked up to you."

"Humph, generally speaking, isn't it you, Dong Yifen, who is obsessed with sex?"

"sorry"

"What's the point of saying sorry? Things have already happened. You should quit your job as a supervisor and just be a software engineer."

"Teacher~"

"If you are demoted but not paid, get out now"

"okay"

When Dong Yifen was about to push the door open and leave, Li Qingfeng stopped her and asked curiously, "What happened to your boyfriend?"

"Teacher, please don't talk nonsense. I am single now and I don't have a boyfriend."

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