You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 253 Back Wave
The winter in Beijing is dry and cold, and the bare trees on both sides of the road are swaying listlessly.

Pedestrians wrapped in down jackets and cotton-padded jackets walked hurriedly, bringing life to the streets.

Su Ran rubbed his hands and blew a breath through his mouth to make his cold fingers feel a little warm.

She raised her head, her nose a little red from the cold, and looked at the sign hanging on the wall curiously.

"Sentinel Technologies, Inc."

“Chuxin Technology Co., Ltd.”

Su Ran was a little confused, "Which one is it?"

Although she knew the approximate location of Qin Shaoyan's company, this was her first time here and she was still a little confused about the situation.

Su Ran stood on tiptoe and looked over. It seemed that there was a figure moving in the office downstairs.

The holiday isn't over yet, and most companies are empty. This is the only place with people working, right?

Su Ran was just about to go over and knock on the door when she suddenly heard voices coming from the stairs.

A group of people came down from upstairs, talking about something as they walked.

Su Ran glanced casually, and then she saw a familiar middle-aged man in the crowd.

Huh?
Isn’t that the customer who bought financial products from me?

What's his name? He seems to be the chairman of some investment company.

Su Ran quickly remembered this person. It was the first time she met Qin Shaoyan, and this person came to ask her about financial management.

Later, Qin Shaoyan asked him and another person to buy financial management, and it seemed that he had a pretty good relationship with Qin Shaoyan.

He looked like he had just come out of Qin Shaoyan's company, and he brought such a large group of people with him.

Today is only the sixth day of the New Year. You are here to discuss business during the New Year. Don’t investment companies have holidays?

Su Ran sighed, glanced a few times, turned to look at the stairs, and then stepped up without hesitation.

When Su Ran got upstairs, she saw a big logo on the glass door: "Campus Network", with a row of URLs below it.

She breathed a sigh of relief, thinking she had found the right place. She looked carefully at the door and gently pushed it open.

The holiday was not over yet, the front desk was empty and the only thing I could hear was the sound of people talking inside.

Su Ran found a chair next to the front desk and sat down, curiously looking at the various group photos hanging on the wall.

She didn't recognize the people in most of the photos, but the large one hanging in the middle was an exception.

The person standing in the middle of the photo is the world's richest man, Bill Gates, wearing a gray and white plaid shirt, leaning on his desk and smiling at the camera.

Qin Shaoyan stood on his left, wearing a blue and white plaid shirt, also leaning on the desk.

Qin Shaoyan's facial expression was very relaxed, without a trace of restraint, as if he was taking a photo with a friend.

Standing on the right side of Bill Gates was a fat white man wearing a green T-shirt and smiling shyly.

The fat man was also wearing a pair of glasses, but the frames were a bit small, and they made his big face look even bigger.

The fat man's T-shirt seemed a little special, with various numbers printed on it in white fonts.

“-30%”

“-50%”

“-75%”

Su Ran was a little curious, what did this mean?

Soon Su Ran turned her gaze to the side. That photo was bigger and had more people in it.

Below the photo was a line of small words, "Group photo of the Golden Keyboard Awards Selection Committee."

Among a group of foreigners, Su Ran saw Qin Shaoyan at a glance.

He stood in the middle of the crowd, holding a golden trophy and smiling happily.

The next few group photos were taken at the Global International Marathon, with him and other leaders.

When Su Ran was watching intently, Qin Shaoyan came out and greeted her with a smile.

"Have you been waiting for a long time?"

"No, no." Su Ran stood up quickly, her face a little red. "I just didn't know the name of your company, so I stood outside for a while."

"I just came in a short time ago, just looking around."

"Next time, just call me directly." Qin Shaoyan glanced at the photos on the wall. "Are you looking at photos here?"

"Yeah." Su Ran nodded and looked at Qin Shaoyan with a little curiosity, "I think it's quite interesting, so I was fascinated by it."

"What's so good about this?" Qin Shaoyan felt a little strange.

"It seems like there is a story behind every photo." Su Ran looked at Qin Shaoyan with gentle eyes, "Photos are the reflection of memories and the witness of a period of time."

"When you look at these frozen images, you will recall the memories at that time, and it will be very touching."

Qin Shaoyan's heart moved when he heard this, and he turned to look at the photo on the wall.

Print out the photos and hang them on the wall. Everyone who comes in will take a look at them, purely out of curiosity.

If the picture is exciting enough and the person in the photo is famous enough, it will attract more attention.

Su Ran looked at Qin Shaoyan expectantly, "Tell me the story behind these photos."

"Let's go inside and talk." Qin Shaoyan smiled slightly, "There's an album in my office with more photos."

Su Ran nodded happily and followed Qin Shaoyan in.

The Spring Festival holiday is about to end, but everyone seems to have not yet come out of the festive atmosphere, and everyone is listless.

Suddenly, they saw Qin Shaoyan walking in with a beautiful girl. Everyone was startled and sat up straight, stretching their necks to salute the two of them.

More than a dozen pairs of eyes watched the two people walk into the office, and then everyone burst into whispers.

Messages immediately popped up in the company's employee group, and everyone was sharing gossip quickly.

"Breaking news, President Qin just led a beautiful girl into the office."

"What pretty girl? Pictures speak louder than words."

"I testify that I saw it, too."

"What does it look like?"

"In one word, beautiful."

"That girl looks... Hey."

"Great news! Mr. Qin finally has a girlfriend."

"What girlfriend? That woman seems to be selling financial products at the bank next door."

"What the hell? Do you know that woman?"

"I don't know her, but I have seen her before. She even tried to sell me financial products when I passed by a bank before."

"What a poor memory you all have. This woman is indeed from the bank. She was the salesperson who handled our mortgage loan before."

Seeing this sentence, everyone suddenly understood.

Just when everyone in the group was chatting happily, another woman walked into the company.

Wearing a fiery red down jacket and carrying a black bag, she headed for Qin Shaoyan's office. The person closest to the office desk was Xu Lei, who was secretly reading the gossip in the group while drinking hot tea and laughing.

Suddenly he looked up and saw the woman rushing in. He was startled and jumped up from his chair, walked around his workstation and stopped the person.

"Wait, don't trespass into the company's important areas?" Xu Lei said loudly.

The person who came frowned and said with some dissatisfaction: "Manager Xu, what are you doing? Don't you recognize me?"

"I know him." Xu Lei coughed, "Reporter Qu, it's inappropriate for you to barge into the boss' office without informing him."

Qu Bingbing rolled her eyes. "Boss Qin wants to see me. Why are you stopping me?"

"Huh?" Xu Lei was a little surprised. "Boss Qin is looking for you? He didn't tell you?"

Qu Bingbing said unhappily, "Does President Qin have to inform you when he makes an appointment with someone?"

"He has to inform me because his assistant is not at work. I am responsible for today's schedule." Xu Lei's face did not change when he lied. "Boss Qin is meeting an important guest. You go back and get in line first."

Qu Bingbing turned and walked towards the reception room, "Then I'll wait for him in the reception room."

Xu Lei sent Qu Bingbing into the reception room, quickly closed the door, quickly ran to Qin Shaoyan's office, and carefully knocked on the door.

"Come in." Qin Shaoyan called out, and when he saw the sneaky Xu Lei sticking his head in, he was immediately displeased, "What's the matter?"

Xu Lei glanced at Su Ran who was sitting on the sofa, and hesitated to speak, "Boss Qin, can you come out for a moment?"

"Just say it here if you have anything to say." Qin Shaoyan frowned.

As a boss, do you need to discuss official business with your subordinates?
Xu Lei had a bitter face, coughed, and said in embarrassment: "Boss Qin, the reporters are here."

Qin Shaoyan was startled, and immediately understood what happened. He stood up subconsciously and asked, "Why is she here?"

Su Ran, who was sitting on the sofa looking at photos, also raised her head and looked at Qin Shaoyan curiously.

Xu Lei gestured, "She is waiting to see you in the reception room?"

Qin Shaoyan's heart skipped a beat. Qu Bingbing's arrival was just in time. She had to come today, right?

"Tell her I'm not here."

"Well, she knows you're here."

Qin Shaoyan said impatiently: "You ask Zhang Tianshi to send her away."

Xu Lei said with embarrassment: "I'm afraid it's hard to get rid of him."

Qin Shaoyan turned to look at Su Ran and said with a smile: "Sit down for a while, I'll go take care of something."

Su Ran agreed blankly and stood up. "Then I'll wait for you outside. I won't disturb you from meeting guests at work."

"No need." Qin Shaoyan stood up and walked out, "It's the same if I go to the reception room."

With that, Qin Shaoyan quickly left the office and closed the door behind him.

Su Ran was stunned for a moment and felt that Qin Shaoyan's reaction was a little strange.

Qin Shaoyan walked out of the door and asked with a stern face: "Didn't you tell me that I was busy today and couldn't see any guests?"

Xu Lei said helplessly: "She said you asked her to come, and I can't just chase her away."

Qin Shaoyan sighed. It was indeed not Xu Lei’s fault.

He glanced at Xu Lei, who looked nervous, and patted him on the shoulder, "It's okay, you handled it well, I'll take care of this side."

After sending Xu Lei away, Qin Shaoyan calmed himself down, smiled, pushed open the door of the reception room and walked in.

"I thought you were spending the New Year in your hometown." Qin Shaoyan said with a smile, "Why are you back so early?"

"It's late. I have to go back to work on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year." Qu Bingbing said angrily, "You still know it's Chinese New Year, and you're arranging work for me before the holiday is over."

"It's really my fault." Qin Shaoyan found a chair and sat down. "I was so busy that I lost my mind. It's an emergency."

"But in the end, we still have to blame the Americans. They don't celebrate the Spring Festival, and they don't let us celebrate it either."

"A large group of people flew here on the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, and after a short break, they came to me."

Qu Bingbing said without caring: "Americans are like this, they never consider other people's feelings."

As she spoke, she pulled out paper and a pen from her bag, as well as a small recorder.

"Tell me in detail, what is the content of the report?"

Qin Shaoyan was shocked. "Just write the manuscript now. There's no need to be so anxious, right?"

Qu Bingbing rolled her eyes at him, "Didn't you say you wanted it within the next two days? And you said it was urgent, why aren't you in a hurry now?"

"I'm not in a hurry today." Qin Shaoyan said awkwardly, "It's New Year's Day, you should take a rest first."

"The sooner you finish the work, the better. There are other things to do when you go back to work." Qu Bingbing said, "After writing the manuscript, you have to give it to the editor-in-chief for review, and then there is proofreading, typesetting, and a series of processes. You can't just publish it after you finish writing it."

"Hurry up, I'll finish writing the manuscript for you and then we can rest. Have you decided where to eat tonight?"

Qu Bingbing looked at Qin Shaoyan with charming eyes and a smile on her face.

Qin Shaoyan was stunned. "At night? Aren't you going back to rest?"

"Today is Valentine's Day." Qu Bingbing said with a smile, "Boss Qin, don't you want to celebrate the holiday?"

broken!

Why is today Valentine's Day?
Qin Shaoyan was shocked. Only now did he understand why Su Ran said she wanted to meet him on the sixth day of the new year.

……

Xiong Xiaoge returned home, sat on the sofa, and let out a long sigh.

His wife Luo Yan complained, "What's wrong with you these past few days? You seem to have lost your soul during the New Year. I've never seen you like this before."

Xiong Xiaoge glanced at his wife and sighed, "You don't know, I've been worried about a project these days."

Luo Yan was a little surprised. "You are worried about the project? What project is so important?"

"This project is not that big. Should I say it's important? Actually, it's not that important." Xiong Xiaoge said while gesturing, "But I just don't feel at ease."

Luo Yan rolled her eyes at her husband and said, "You've been in investment for so many years and have been involved in so many projects. I thought you were used to it."

"It's different." Xiong Xiaoge shook his head, "It's different this time."

"What's the difference?" Luo Yan asked.

Xiong Xiaoge thought about it and said slowly: "People are different."

"As for the company bosses I invested in before, no matter if they were grassroots heroes or elites in the business world, there is always a limit to what they can do, and it will not exceed your understanding."

"I met this guy today. He never takes the usual approach to his actions. You can't figure out what his tricks are."

Luo Yan suddenly became curious, "What is this person's background? Which school did he graduate from?"

"This guy has no family background, and his school is not famous." Xiong Xiaoge sighed, "He is just a young man who just graduated from college."

Luo Yan was very surprised, "Just graduated?"

"Yes." Xiong Xiaoge suddenly laughed, "Every generation has its own talents."

"It's the waves behind that push the waves ahead." Luo Yan added.

"But this new wave..." Xiong Xiaoge thought for a moment, unable to find the right words, "is too fierce."

(End of this chapter)