Reborn in the red age

Chapter 456: Going to Gusu to Escape

At the satellite company's press conference held in Huaxin Building, Li Fuqiang, dressed in a suit and tie, had beads of sweat on his forehead, which he kept wiping with a handkerchief.

It was Mou Qizhong who proposed to hold a press conference for the satellite company. Li Qingfeng would naturally not refuse such a good opportunity to enhance his reputation.

The two hit it off immediately and began to use their respective connections to invite reporters and media to jointly prepare for this press conference.

As time approached, Li Fuqiang became more and more nervous, and his hands holding the speech were shaking.

The speech manuscript in Li Fuqiang's hand was torn due to constant folding, and the edges were slightly curled.

Looking at the old man who was sweating profusely due to nervousness, Li Qingfeng said with a smile: "Dad, it will be your turn soon. Get ready and speak well to the reporters later."

Li Fuqiang opened his mouth, wanting to say something but didn't know where to start.

After hesitating for a moment, Father Li turned to look at Li Qingfeng and said with a trembling voice, "Third brother, I'm really nervous. Let's just forget it. I'm afraid I'll say something wrong and embarrass you."

Seeing Mr. Li's nervous look, Qingfeng Li smiled secretly in his heart, it was you who insisted on going on stage, and no one could stop you at that time.

"No, didn't you ask to go on stage and speak on behalf of the satellite company? My mother couldn't stop me at the time. So many reporters came and the process was arranged. We can't back out now."

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"Dad, don't worry. You've prepared so well, there will be no problem. Also, reporters from the TV station are here today, and you might be on the TV news. If you are on the TV news, it will be so impressive when you go home and face your neighbors."

Thinking of the glorious scene when he returned home in glory, Father Li's eyes lit up slightly. Then he thought of the cameras in the hands of the reporters in front of him, and his eyes dimmed again, with a conflicted look on his face.

He looked down at the wrinkled speech in his hand, stood up tremblingly, and secretly glanced at Mou Qizhong who was talking to the reporters in front, and then looked at the crowd of people in the audience. Father Li felt even more uneasy.

He sat down again and said to Li Qingfeng in a trembling voice: "Third brother, you see that Mu Qizhong speaks so fluently. What if I go up there and say something wrong?"

“It’s okay if you say something wrong. Reporters can edit it and it won’t affect your glorious image,” Li Qingfeng said with a smile.

Just when Mr. Li wanted to say something else, he heard the host coming on stage and Mou Qizhong thanked him and left.

Seeing Mou Qi Zhong appearing backstage with a smile on his face, Li Fuqiang's body trembled slightly when he realized that he was about to go on stage.

Without waiting for the host to call his name, Father Li stood up abruptly, put the manuscript in his hand into Li Qingfeng's arms, and said anxiously: "Old Third, I'm old. I have an old illness from working in the factory when I was young. My legs are shaking a little now. Forget about going on stage to speak. I'm going to the hospital to treat my illness first."

After he finished speaking, he didn't even wait for Li Qingfeng to speak and just slipped away.

He walked so briskly, but it didn't look like there was anything wrong with his legs at all.

Looking at the old man fleeing in panic, Qingfeng Li chuckled and had no intention of trying to keep him.

Although the old man usually likes to show off and is very vain, he still showed his fear in such a real big occasion.

Li Qingfeng knew exactly what level this old man of his was at, which was just the level of an ordinary citizen in the county chatting with his friends.

When I was young, I was not a leader and had no experience in holding meetings with workers. It took great courage and psychological quality to speak on stage in front of so many cameras for the first time.

Mou Qizhong, who had just come in, happened to see the back of Li's father leaving, and asked curiously: "Hey, what's going on? Why did the old man leave? Didn't he have to go upstairs to give a speech?"

"What is there to speak? I didn't arrange for him to go on stage. I arranged for Yi Xuexue to go on stage." Li Qingfeng shrugged and threw the speech into the trash can.

Just as Lao Mou was about to speak, the host in the conference hall spoke up: "Let us welcome the representative of Lemon Company, Mr. Yi Xuexue, the co-general manager of Lemon Satellite Launch Company, to the stage to speak."

The name of the satellite launch company was changed after Li Qingfeng acquired shares.

The new company was named after one character from each of the two companies.

Hearing the noise outside, Lao Mou reacted, smiled, and did not mention Li Fuqiang going on stage again.

"It is convenient for Huaxin to be connected to the international Internet. We can contact Moscow via email at any time. When do you think we can go over to take a look? Then we can prepare for the satellite launch."

Li Qingfeng thought about it, then slowly shook his head and said, "If you want to go, you can go anytime. I'll just go over and take a look when the launch is underway."

"Aren't you just a hands-off boss?" Mou Qizhong looked at Li Qingfeng with a little dissatisfaction.

"The technology is not in our hands. You can't even see it from R&D to production. Even if we go, what's the point? It's nothing more than chatting with the Russians in the office."

"Look at what you said. It's a project worth more than 20 million US dollars. Is it reasonable for you not to even go?"

Qingfeng Li spread his hands and said in a very Versailles way, "It's just over 20 million US dollars. It's not a big project. Our company's advertising expenses in a month are more than this figure."

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The fact that a private enterprise launched a satellite was definitely explosive news. The video of the interview was included in the noon news column that day and appeared on the front pages of newspapers across the country in the afternoon.

In 1994, launching a satellite was definitely a remarkable event. Once the news of the cooperation between Lemon Company and Süddeutsche Zeitung to launch a satellite was released, it instantly set off a nationwide sensation and aroused the interest of people across the country.

The newly established satellite company has become a hot topic of discussion throughout society, topping the national hot search list.

People gathered on the streets and alleys, talking about how private enterprises had the courage and ability to get involved in the aerospace field.

Some people expressed amazement and admiration for the feat of Lemon Company and Süddeutsche Company in launching a satellite, while others were skeptical, believing that it was a complete farce and that Mou Qizhong might not be just bragging.

After all, it hasn’t been that long since the farce in Manzhouli.

"That's not necessarily true. Didn't they say they were launching satellites in partnership with the Lemon Company? Li Qingfeng of the Lemon Company is such a big shot, so his words should count."

"Come to think of it, I heard that Lemon Company is one of the largest companies in the world, earning hundreds of millions of dollars a year. They are involved, so launching a satellite should be possible."

An insider who knew about Lemon Company curled his lips in disdain: "Hundreds of millions? Don't curse them. According to the newspaper, Lemon Company can earn at least 3 billion US dollars a year."

When the ordinary people chatting on the street heard the figure of 3 billion yuan in annual income, they were immediately shocked. Soon the discussion on the street went off track, from whether launching satellites was reliable to why Lemon Company could make so much money, and how Qingfeng Li should spend so much money.

After the news of the satellite launch spread, the lives of Li Qingfeng's family were greatly affected.

I won’t talk about Li Qingfeng and Hu Jiabao here. As the center of the storm, the two of them received many calls from acquaintances or even strangers asking about the situation that day.

Even the two children, Chuyi and Shiwu, were affected. When they were playing in the yard, they were often questioned by neighbors who knew their identities.

This matter made Li Qingfeng very annoyed, so he asked Hu Jiabao to take a leave from the school's affiliated hospital. The whole family bought plane tickets to Shanghai, planning to go to Hu Jiabao's mother's home in Suzhou to hide for two days to avoid the limelight.

As for Mr. and Mrs. Li, the day after the press conference, Mr. Li was impatient to pack up and go back to his hometown and not stay in the old city anymore.

Li Qingfeng understood what Li's father was thinking. Firstly, Li's father felt that he had lost face in front of Li Qingfeng because of the speech on stage, and he needed some time to recover.

Secondly, launching a satellite is such a big thing that my hometown must have known about it. As someone who basically participated in the entire process and also served as the general manager of the satellite company, he naturally had to go back to his hometown to show off to his neighbors.

Faced with Li's father who was going back to his hometown, Li Qingfeng did not stop him. After consulting Li's mother, he bought two sleeper tickets for the old couple that day. After informing them of the arrival time of Li Laoda and his wife by phone, he sent them on the train.

The plane slowly landed at Hongqiao Airport. After getting off the plane and looking at the unfamiliar environment, Li Qingfeng breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he should be able to have some peace and quiet for the next few days.

"Jiabao, brother-in-law, here"

As the family of four walked out of the airport entrance with their luggage, they heard the shouts of Hu Jiadong and his wife.

Li Qingfeng and his family walked over quickly. Hu Jiabao greeted his elder brother and sister-in-law with a smile, and the two children also called them uncle and aunt obediently.

Li Qingfeng patted his wife's nephew who was already in junior high school, and said to Hu Jiadong with a smile: "Wow, why is Zhenyang here too? Are you all here together?"

"My brother-in-law is such a busy man. He finally comes back. Shouldn't our whole family go out?" Before Hu Jiadong finished speaking, the eldest sister-in-law of the Hu family immediately took over the conversation, patted her son on the head, and said with a smile: "What are you doing, silly boy? Hurry up and call me uncle."

"Hello, uncle"

"Okay, okay, Zhenyang is in junior high school now, right? How's his academic performance?"

"hey-hey"

Hu Zhenyang did not answer the question directly, but instead touched the back of his head and smiled foolishly.

"Oh, it's better not to mention Zhenyang's grades, I'm embarrassed to say it out loud." The sister-in-law looked at Hu Zhenyang with disappointment, and then patted Hu Zhenyang on the back of the head: "Why don't you help your uncle carry the luggage? What are you still standing there for?"

Hu Zhenyang quickly stepped forward and took the luggage from Li Qingfeng's hand. Li Qingfeng did not refuse and handed the luggage over.

On the way to the parking lot, the eldest sister-in-law of the Hu family returned to her attitude towards Li Qingfeng before she became rich, and she was very caring and concerned about him all the way.

Li Qingfeng, who hadn't enjoyed this kind of treatment for a long time, was a little uncomfortable for a while.

In order to pick up Li Qingfeng's family of four, Hu Jiadong drove two cars this time and specially found a driver.

After arriving at the parking lot, the sister-in-law drove the three children to the car driven by the driver, under the pretext of letting the children sit in one car and chat to eliminate the strangeness after not seeing each other for a long time.

When getting in the car, Li Qingfeng and Hu Jiabao looked at each other, and they both saw a hint of understanding in each other's eyes. This sister-in-law was back to her old ways again.

Now Li Qingfeng felt a little regretful. He thought that coming to Gusu might not be the right choice. The whole family should go to the seaside for vacation.

Sure enough, not long after the car started, the eldest sister-in-law couldn't wait to speak: "Brother-in-law, you see your business is so big, and our family has benefited a lot from you. If there is anything good in the future, don't forget to help our family."

Hu Jiadong, who was driving, coughed awkwardly: "Why are you talking about this? The business in the store is good, and we make enough money. How much money is enough?"

Hu Jiabao had never been satisfied with his realistic sister-in-law. Just as he was about to say something, he was stopped by Li Qingfeng.

"Sister-in-law, we are all family. I will definitely think of you when there is a suitable opportunity. However, doing business also depends on opportunity. Not all businesses are suitable."

"Yes, yes, that's what I said. Brother-in-law, don't take it to heart."

For the rest of the journey, my sister-in-law never stopped talking.

After so many years of experience in business, my sister-in-law has become more eloquent and has a lot of nice things to say.

The expressway between Shanghai and Suzhou was opened to traffic as early as 88, and the speed of cars increased after entering the expressway.

An hour later, the car arrived safely at the family compound where the elderly couple of the Hu family lived.

The old couple of the Hu family have terminated their re-employment contract with the hospital this year and have completely started their retirement life.

After receiving the news that my daughter and her family were coming back, I went to the market to buy vegetables early in the morning and cooked a table full of Gusu dishes at home, waiting for them to come back.

"Hey, Yuanshan, why don't you go down and take a look? Jiadong's car has entered the yard a long time ago. How come he hasn't come out yet? Did something happen?"

The mother-in-law, who was cooking in the kitchen, didn't see her daughter's family coming over for a long time, so she poked her head out of the kitchen and greeted her husband who was reading a book on the sofa.

Putting down the "Appreciation of Antiquities" in his hand, the father-in-law Hu Yuanshan pushed his glasses and felt strange. After responding, he got up, opened the door and went downstairs to check the situation.

As soon as Hu Yuanshan went downstairs, he saw a large group of people gathered downstairs talking enthusiastically. He could also faintly hear the voices of his daughter and daughter-in-law.

Li Qingfeng had long been fed up with being surrounded by the Hu family's old neighbors, who kept talking to him and had to put on a smiling face despite being impatient.

After seeing his father-in-law whom he hadn't seen for a long time, a relieved smile immediately appeared on his face. He was finally able to get rid of the entanglement of these old neighbors.

It's not that Li Qingfeng doesn't respect these old neighbors, but it's really hard for anyone to handle being surrounded by so many people asking weird questions! (End of this chapter)

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