Reborn in the red age

After coming out of Li Qingfeng's office, Dong Yifen asked for leave from the HR department, and drove her Ford car angrily straight to ABC Radio Station. Without giving the other party a chance to quibble, she made a big fuss in the ABC Radio Station office.

As all the staff at ABC Radio looked on in astonishment, Dong Yifen slapped her Chinese ex-boyfriend hard, making him lose face in front of his colleagues.

The price she paid for this was that the other party called the police, and Dong Yifen was charged with assault. Fortunately, it was only a minor crime, so she did not have to spend time in detention and was released on the spot, but was asked to appear in court to await trial at a later time.

The punishment for this minor crime will not be very severe, and usually it will be just a small fine.

After receiving the news at the little mixed-blood's home, Li Qingfeng smiled and said to the little mixed-blood beside him: "This Dong Yifen has a really bad temper. She just went to her boyfriend's company to make a scene, and she even slapped him in public. Now, she has to go to the police station for a stroll."

"Hmph, her boyfriend is not a good guy either." The little mixed-blood curled his lips, his tone full of disdain for Dong Yifen's boyfriend.

"Of course. If he was a good guy, would he do something like betraying his girlfriend just for a promotion? Fortunately, Dong Yifen is not a love-brained person. If she could forgive this, who knows how she would be bullied if she really got married in the future."

“What is love brain?”

"Love brain refers to a mode of thinking that puts love first, where one puts all of his or her thoughts on love and the other person, and loses himself or herself."

After listening to Qingfeng Li's explanation, the little mixed-blood curled his lips and looked at Qingfeng Li with resentment: "Isn't this talking about me?"

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Look at what you said. My buddy gave me money, and it was an astronomical amount. How did you get the money for your extravagant life? What are you talking about love or not?

This is what he thought in his mind, but Qingfeng Li was not stupid enough to say it out loud, because the chip company was still under the name of the little hybrid.

After some kind words of comfort, the little mixed-blood stopped dwelling on this topic.

The interview at the airport at noon was broadcast on ABC's "World News Tonight" that evening.

The little mixed-blood boy sitting on the sofa turned off the TV after watching Li Qingfeng's interview. He smiled and said to Li Qingfeng, "As expected of a man who has been a teacher for many years, he is really good at talking. Facing a sudden interview, he can actually speak so well."

"Alas, this is my first interview in America. With this beginning, the days ahead will not be easy," Li Qingfeng said helplessly, rubbing his brows.

Now the products of Lemon Company are selling like hot cakes in the United States. Li Qingfeng is a Chinese who once studied at Stanford as a government-sponsored student of the Eastern giant. He made his first pot of gold on the campus of Stanford. He went from cooperation to confrontation with Microsoft, and competition with IBM.

This series of events that happened to Qingfeng Li are full of topics. Once this interview is broadcast, American media will flock to Qingfeng Li for interview invitations in the following period of time.

And they couldn't refuse. If Qingfeng Li didn't come out for the interview and express his views, God knew what those reporters could write at the behest of their superiors to discredit Qingfeng Li and Lemon Company.

Although Lemon Company has many allies in the United States, it also has many competitors. Foreign companies are very skilled at bribing journalists to spread rumors and discredit their opponents.

"What's wrong? You're going to be famous, okay?"

"I don't want to be famous, I can only make a lot of money by keeping quiet"

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In the following days, countless radio stations sent interview invitations to Lemon Company.

After some screening, Lemon Company selected two radio stations for Li Qingfeng to be interviewed, and rejected all other interview invitations.

Of course, the two TV stations chosen are the ones that Lemon Corporation pays millions of dollars in advertising fees every year.

On the show, Li Qingfeng talked a lot about the future development of science and technology. He also made some predictions about the future development of science and technology like a charlatan.

He proposed the concept of smart phones and talked at length about their development in the next 20 to 30 years, including mobile payments, social communications, and information acquisition. He left the journalists and host stunned.

In other words, he cannot be too high-profile in America. Otherwise, Qingfeng Li will have to say what Jack Ma said in the future, 'I have never touched money, I have no interest in money', and let the American people see what it means to show off.

After the show was broadcast, American society sparked a wave of discussion about smartphones because of Li Qingfeng's predictions, and people were enjoying the future life scenarios of smartphones.

Even newspapers began to quote Li Qingfeng's remarks and published several articles.

Li Qingfeng, the founder of Lemon Company, has lost face in front of ordinary Americans.

Several TV programs invited Qingfeng Li to appear on the show, but he declined all invitations and only attended an open class for students at Stanford.

Of course, wherever there is a topic, there will be controversy. Regarding Li Qingfeng’s predictions about the next 30 years, some people think that Li Qingfeng is a pioneer in science and technology, and that the vision he proposed can definitely be realized within 30 years.

Some people think that Qingfeng Li is just trying to attract attention. Today's mobile communication devices are still just big brothers that can only make phone calls. How could they become as smart as you said in thirty years?

The two groups attacked each other during the radio station's letter-in session, causing a huge uproar.

However, these have nothing to do with Li Qingfeng. Anyway, he was talking about a mobile phone, not a computer, so it has limited impact on the sales of Lemon Company's products.

"Teacher, you are amazing. As someone who works in the computer industry, you talked a lot about mobile communication devices in the interview. As soon as your interview was broadcast, Motorola's stock price rose by 3%. If I were the president of Motorola, I would definitely write you a thank-you letter." Wu Simin, who had just returned from New York, smiled and joked after seeing Li Qingfeng in the company.

After several years of experience at Lemon Company, Wu Simin, who has become the deputy project manager, has shed his previous inferiority complex and has become more confident. Now he even dares to tease Li Qingfeng.

Looking at the now graceful Wu Simin, and recalling the student who always walked with her head down and dared not speak loudly in the past, Li Qingfeng was also happy for her current changes.

Pointing to the sofa in front and asking Wu Simin to sit down, Qingfeng Li personally poured her a cup of tea: "Have some tea. I brought it from China. It tastes like my hometown."

"Tea, I haven't drunk it for many years. Now I'm used to the taste of coffee." Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Wu Simin showed a nostalgic expression.

"Haven't you been home in the past two years? Doesn't the company subsidize employees' air tickets every year?"

"No, I don't want to see those people from the past"

When it comes to the topic of going home early, Wu Simin's expression is very complicated, with resentment and a hint of nostalgia.

Seeing the conflicting emotions on Wu Simin's face, Li Qingfeng sighed in his heart, "Happy people use their childhood to heal their whole life, while unfortunate people use their whole life to heal their childhood. This sentence is completely a true portrayal of Wu Simin." After a moment of silence, Li Qingfeng asked, "What about your parents? Don't you go back to see them?"

"Every year when Dong Yifen returns to China, I ask her to help send some money to my family. My younger brother is still at home. With the money I send back, my brother can take good care of them."

"So you will never return to your country in the future?"

"Probably. Even if I return to China in the future, it will be for work reasons."

"Well, take good care of yourself in America. Also, you are not young anymore, so hurry up and find a reliable partner to marry."

"I will"

Li Qingfeng didn't say any nonsense about comforting Wu Simin and reconciling with the past. Different circumstances and different families led to different thoughts and choices. No one could truly understand another person.

After chatting with Wu Simin about work and asking about the situation at the American branch, he let Wu Simin go back to work and called Shao Hengwei in.

As soon as Shao Hengwei came in, Li Qingfeng said straight to the point: "Old Shao, how is Wu Simin's work in the company these years?"

"Very good, capable, serious in work, dedicated to his job, and has good management skills. Otherwise, he would not have passed the company's promotion assessment." Shao Hengwei knew as soon as he heard it that the big boss wanted to focus on training his students, so naturally he would not say anything bad behind his back.

"Don't give me face, just tell me what the truth is."

"Mr. Li, I'm telling the truth. Deputy Manager Wu's performance in the company is obvious to all. When she was a front-line engineer, she worked very hard and stayed up late to work overtime without any complaints. After becoming a grassroots leader, she did not relax at all and remained the same as before. She even has the nickname of "the hard-working female devil" in the company."

When Shao Hengwei was speaking, Qingfeng Li kept paying attention to his eyes. After he felt that he was not faking it, Qingfeng Li nodded with satisfaction.

"Mr. Shao, Simin is a good comrade, but she is still young and inexperienced. She needs more training. I'll trouble you to take care of her in the company in the future."

"Yes, yes, definitely."

There was no promotion for Li Qingfeng. The company had its own promotion channels, and as the chairman, it was not convenient for Li Qingfeng to help his students get promoted at will.

I believe Shao Hengwei can understand what I just said. There is no need for Li Qingfeng to take the initiative to propose it. Once there is a chance, Shao Hengwei will definitely help Wu Simin.

After inspecting the American branch, Li Qingfeng was about to secretly visit the chip company when he received an invitation from the consulate.

You can refuse an interview with a TV station, but you cannot refuse an invitation from the consulate.

After receiving a call from the Consul General of the Consulate himself, Qingfeng Li had no choice but to adjust his next plan and go to the Consulate on Laguna Street in San Francisco.

When Li Qingfeng's motorcade arrived at the consulate, Consul Zheng came out to greet him and shook hands with Li Qingfeng enthusiastically: "Hey, Mr. Li, long time no see. It's been two years since we last met in America. You're still as charming as ever."

When Huaxin came to America for inspection before its establishment, Li Qingfeng had met Consul Zheng once. Now, it has been two years.

"Consul Zheng, you're too polite. How have you been in health these past two years? Are you able to adapt to life in America?" Li Qingfeng shook hands with the other party in the same enthusiastic manner. If you didn't know better, you would really think that they were good friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

"All the food and drinks are hometown dishes made by the consulate's chef. What's there to be uncomfortable with?" Consul Zheng then pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Teacher Li, why didn't you say hello to us when you came to America? I only found out that you were in America when I saw your interview on TV."

"You don't want to trouble our consulate. We have so many things to do in our consulate. How can I cause you more trouble?"

"Okay, stop explaining. Don't leave at noon. I've asked the kitchen to prepare some wine and food. You can drink three glasses of wine as punishment later."

"Easy to say, easy to say"

After the two exchanged greetings at the door, Consul Zheng took Li Qingfeng's hand and led them into the consulate.

Li Qingfeng had been wary of Consul Zheng's invitation, as he had originally thought the delegation was seeking help.

After entering the consulate, Consul Zheng took Li Qingfeng aside to introduce the matter. Li Qingfeng was a little dumbfounded. This guy might as well ask for help from the inspection team.

As soon as he entered the conference room, Li Qingfeng saw a high-mounted camera and a female reporter from China holding a microphone.

"Hello, Mr. Li, I am Cheng Yan, an international reporter from a domestic TV station, nice to meet you."

"Hello, hello, reporter, I'm glad to see you too."

Without changing his expression, he shook hands with Cheng Yan, then Qingfeng Li quietly pulled Consul Zheng aside and said unhappily, "No, what's going on? Why didn't you tell me before you came?"

"What's wrong with that? An interview with reporters, broadcast on the 30 Minutes News at 7 o'clock in the evening, and appearing in front of the people of the whole country, what a great thing it is, an opportunity that many people would love to have," Consul Zheng said with a smile.

"Can I say I don't want to show this face?"

Consul Zheng looked at Li Qingfeng in surprise and shook his head slowly: "It's too late. The interview clip of you being interviewed by ABC at the airport was already put on the 30 Minutes News the day before yesterday. Your face has already been exposed. Otherwise, how could international reporters come to interview you? Comrade Cheng Yan interviewed politicians from various countries."

"Who the hell did this? Why did they broadcast it without my consent?"

"Look at what you said, why do we need your consent? We are using ABC's interview clips, so it's fine as long as ABC agrees."

"makes sense"

Li Qingfeng had no way to refute these words.

Li Qingfeng was thinking that since he was being interviewed in America and there were no international channels in China, it would probably not be broadcast.

Who would have thought that they would broadcast it directly on the "30 Minutes News" which talks about national affairs?
Now, Qingfeng Li has completely stepped out from behind the scenes and into the spotlight, becoming a household name in the country.

"Okay, here are Comrade Cheng Yan's questions and standard answers. Please memorize them first. The interview will begin soon."

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