Rebirth 07: Start adding points from elementary school students

Chapter 498 Happy New Year
I believe that any performance of Li Yan at this time would be pleasing to Secretary Huang's eyes.

Even if Li Yan behaves extremely youthful and frivolous, it will be interpreted as having great ambitions.

After repeatedly emphasizing to Li Yan to "work hard", Secretary Huang still looked reluctant to leave. He walked to the door and turned back while saying "I have work to do, so I'll leave first".

"Li Yan, do you need any help from us?"

You must be in a hurry to bind it, brother.

But Li Yan really needs help.

"If you return the lithography machine, you must get your money back."

Huang Guohui obviously did not expect this request.

"Of course, I promise you."

"Alas, this should be a matter of course, but it has been made so complicated."

Li Yan originally wanted to express his feelings by saying a few words, but he didn't expect that this would open up Secretary Huang's chatterbox - it seemed like he had never shut it off.

Huang Guohui started by talking about the height and position. Li Yan thought at first that he was just bringing out the familiar routine from officialdom, but when she listened carefully she found that what he said was meaningful and not just general talk.

Improving one's position and broadening one's horizons are not what Secretary Huang requires of Li Yan, but rather the premise of his own point of view.

This sounds much more comfortable.

From what this move by the United States means at the national level, to the negative impact of this incident on the domestic science and technology manufacturing industry, to the importance of technological independence, and finally to the great significance of Li Yan's control of the lithography machine at this critical juncture.

Huang Guohui explained it this way.

"It's amazing, really amazing." He had been smiling since he started chatting with Li Yan in private. "You know, when we first learned that the Americans were trying to recycle the lithography machines, we were generally pessimistic, especially the researchers at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology. No one thought you could make any breakthroughs in such a short time."

"It's normal." Li Yan said.

"Who knew you could get it right in one step!"

Then there was another wave of praise, which made Li Yan's expression stiff.

Although Secretary Huang’s speech was of a very high level, the reason why he chatted with Li Yan so cordially and happily today mainly has to be analyzed from the perspective of “ego”.

Linjiang produced a Li Yan. From education to business, from study to research, it was all in Linjiang.

The key point is that, except for the transition from primary school to junior high school, Linjiang has always been supportive and has never suppressed.

What concept?
It is indeed not wrong to say that Li Yan was trained in Linjiang.

Of course, it is impossible to say such things in front of Li Yan, or even directly.

But there’s nothing wrong with talking to people in the system privately.

When writing the report, objectively list the support Linjiang has given to Li Yan during her growth, and then add a little bit of polishing. Then, in the eyes of others, Linjiang's influence on Li Yan will be comprehensive and critical.

The leader's attention to Li Yan shows his foresight, and his special support to Li Yan shows his decisiveness.

In the two major sectors of education and technology, Li Yan alone is enough to be submitted as an excellent answer sheet.

Linjiang is a major economic province and it also wants to be a leader in the science and technology industry. The example of Li Yan alone is enough for the Linjiang team to demonstrate its vision and courage.

The most important thing is that Li Yan is still a sophomore in high school!

This is the most exaggerated thing. If he went to study in another place, Linjiang’s influence would be greatly reduced.

No wonder Huang Guohui treats Li Yan in such a way, to the point of doting.

If the secretary who was as frugal with words as Huang Jin was present every day, Li Yan would be afraid that he would have another debt of broken heart.

"Amazing." After Secretary Huang finished his conversation with Li Yan, he returned to the compound with Shi Lei. They both stayed in their offices drinking tea, but he did not forget to express his feelings.

"You're fine, it's a gift from God." Shi Lei said with a smile.

"Old Shi, your position is not high enough. People like you are a blessing to the country."

"Incredible." Shi Lei exclaimed.

"We've both expressed our feelings so much here." Secretary Huang leaned against the sofa, "Old Shi, I see you're not very surprised that he developed a photolithography machine?"

"To be honest, I talked to him about this before when he was looking for an optics research lab."

"Shi Lei, you are so good at keeping the news secret?" Huang Guohui pretended to be angry, "I called you to a meeting today, and you looked so worried."

"He emphasized that he only wanted to complete theoretical research. Who knows he meant 'theoretical research' of this level. I wanted to say that this guy rarely showed his confidence, but I didn't expect that I misunderstood."

Huang Guohui laughed loudly. "Next, we have to make some efforts. You have to contact the Academy of Engineering."

Shi Lei nodded, "My team will first assist Huaxin International in completing the technical testing."

"Waiting for the results?"

"Of course. If we need help with this, it's a big deal. We have to do some research to keep it confidential."

"That's right. No matter what, you have to be prepared for failure. Don't let this great opportunity turn into a negative impact and waste your credit."

"If the test results are promising, I will ask my superiors to coordinate with the Huake Institute of Technology and the Engineering Institute as well as your Linjiang Province to promote parts manufacturing."

Huang Guohui raised his eyebrows, "Do you still need to ask for instructions?"

Shi Lei curled his lips, "Of course, do you expect to succeed in this kind of project in Linjiang?"

"Of course not."

"Speaking of which, there is something I care about." Shi Lei suddenly lowered his voice, sounding mysterious.

"how?"

"Do you remember what Li Yan said when he asked us to help him buy the lithography machine?"

Huang Guohui remained silent.

Shi Lei lowered his voice even more, "The Jiaolong mobile phone is successful in the international market, and then the Americans will impose sanctions because of it. He has to buy the lithography machine quickly before these things happen."

Huang Guohui had an unfathomable expression on his face.

"What's with that expression on your face? Tell me the truth, what did you think when you heard these statements?"

"I told you the reason why the higher-ups value Li Yan."

"Luck?"

Huang Guohui nodded.

Shi Lei hesitated for several seconds before finally saying quickly, "I don't think this is a matter of luck or not."

Huang Guohui did not respond.

Once you realize the possible existence of some mysterious power, you will feel more at ease if you include it in the category of metaphysics.

The two of them understood this tacitly.

Now that the two major projects of lithography machines and intelligent assembly line manufacturing have reached the implementation stage, there are fewer things that Li Yan can have an absolute influence on.

But damn, he had more work to do.

He originally thought that the follow-up work could be handed over to the ministers to follow up, and he could take some time to experience his current level of semi-superman and show off in every corner.

For example, find an athlete at the national master level or even the main level of the national team and compare with him.

Sports is the easiest field to judge the level of a system.

It turns out that he is the only one who knows how to do it; he is still the only one who knows how to give advice; he is still the only one who knows how to answer other people's questions...

It’s not that Sun Miao and the others aren’t working hard, it’s that they simply can’t keep up.

Their greatest value is that after dealing with some non-problems, they collect the real problems and ask Li Yan about them.

Then convey Li Yan's opinions to other units.

Anyone who has worked in a job should understand how stupid and inefficient this is.

But in the workplace, everyone can tolerate such stupid behavior in order to avoid responsibility and make money, but Li Yan can't!
Instead of asking this, it’s better to just connect directly.

He even placed three computers in his office and participated in four online meetings at the same time.

He was jokingly called "the debater among scholars" within Future Technology Company.

To say I’m busy, actually not really.

When people asked him questions, he could answer them almost instantly. Later, it became a race to answer.

As soon as you open your mouth, I know what you want to ask, and I can help you summarize the things that you can't explain clearly.

It even developed into "prediction" before the Chinese New Year. Li Yan directly organized the "possible problems" into a program package - not a document but a program package with reference answers, and distributed it to various cooperating units.

The bigwigs in the Academy of Engineering were greatly shocked.

Obviously, this kind of response is not difficult for Li Yan, and the "communication cost" that many people worry about basically does not exist.

Since the question was not even clearly stated, Li Yan simply gave them a set of standard answers and asked them to find them themselves.

But not being busy doesn’t mean there are no troubles. Everyone’s enthusiasm for work is very high, so there are astonishingly many problems.

1+1=2 is indeed easy to answer, but if they ask you a mandatory single-digit addition and subtraction question every few minutes, you have to sit in your seat and answer it.

We finally made it to the New Year, and no matter how enthusiastic everyone was, we felt embarrassed to disturb Li Yan like this.

Boss Li thought he could enjoy life.

As a result, his time was once again filled with visitors.

Given his personality, if he really wanted to take a rest, he would just close the door and refuse visitors.

But the guests who came this year had two major characteristics: one was that they were not very familiar with each other, and the other was that they were of high level.

This kind of guest comes to wish you a happy new year with gifts and a smile on his face. You cannot turn him away no matter what.

Since moving to New Taipei City, Li Chun and Chen Fengling have received many guests. Li Chun, who used to be nervous even when meeting a district bureau director, now forgets to bring slippers for the guests when he sees Ren Jiangfeng coming to his house.

Even so, the Spring Festival made them a little nervous.

There were so many guests, surprisingly many, coming in waves.

There’s no need to list the dishes, let’s just talk about the most baffling one: the boss of the national badminton team came with several star players.

What the fuck does this mean?
The reason for their visit was very simple - "I heard that you also like to play badminton."

The gift was naturally the top equipment for this sport - although with Li Yan's current financial resources, he could buy a hundred sets of it without blinking an eye.

What’s even more interesting is that they went into the house, drank tea, exchanged contact information with Li Yan, chatted for a few minutes, and then left.

I didn’t even eat.

Maybe they know that they are relatively marginal among the guests coming during the New Year.

Li Yan actually wanted to stay and spar with a man named Lin, but considering that he had the strength to fight with the help of other skills, he might even be able to bring down Brother Lin.

The Olympics are coming...it's better not to affect some strange world lines.

After they left, Li Yan opened the golf bag and found a commemorative racket with the signatures of the entire team inside.

Very good, Li Yan likes this gift.

But why on earth would someone come all the way to visit me, someone who has nothing to do with me?

It only proves one thing, that some of Li Yan's influence is widely spread within the system.

There may even be some mysterious rumors, so anyone who has some influence is willing to give gifts and build relationships.

A bit of luck.

Compared with these relatively unfamiliar big guys, Li Yan was happier when familiar friends, especially familiar friends who he hadn't seen for a long time, visited him.

For example, Xiaopang, Lin Qidong spent a lot of money to buy a bunch of gifts that he thought were full of sincerity and sent them to his home, and then went home with New Year's goods worth ten times the value of the gifts.

The funniest thing was the abalone. Lin Qidong bought a gift box of dried seafood, which contained nine dried abalone of decent size. Li Yan took it with a smile and gave him an extremely rare and precious giant dried abalone in return.

"Big doesn't necessarily mean delicious. Just take it as a token of your appreciation." This is what Li Yan said.

Lin Zhiyuan sneered: "Dad, you have successfully redeemed the fragments!"

Li Yan even showed off the racket to Lin Zhiyuan, gaining a pure and somewhat elusive vanity pleasure.

There is also Yang Chengzhang, who no longer dares to call himself Li Yan's master, Su Siqing, who brought precious manuscripts to the door, and a small group of editors who somehow formed a team...

Kaiyuan was the most reserved one among all the visitors. Li Yan was very curious. "The top people in the online literature circle make a lot of money. There is no difference between 100 million and 10 billion in terms of life. Why are you under so much pressure?"

"I have a mission..."

Only then did Li Yan know that the CEO of Qiyuan had assigned him the "ultimate task" - to let Boss Li write another online novel.

"Why doesn't Mr. Lin come and urge them himself?"

"He didn't dare."

It’s so interesting. It’s rare for Li Yan to experience happiness from interpersonal communication.

However, they generally wait until the end of the Spring Festival holiday before coming.

The last group of guests was Wei Yili’s family.

It is also a very wonderful experience.

Wei Yunzhi had been exchanging glances with Li Yan since the moment she entered the room, maintaining an attitude that seemed very intimate yet deliberately reserved.

Li Yan enjoyed this very much, feeling an inexplicable pleasure.

The parents actually knew the truth, but they were not sure how to express their opinions, so they were polite throughout and it became an ordinary visit to "the parents of a good classmate and neighbor."

Li Yan's status is obviously higher than Wei Yili's now, so a sense of disharmony that is bound to appear when the two families meet still runs through the entire visit.

It was not until the farewell that Wei Yunzhi took advantage of the interval between the two parents' polite words and leaned close to Li Yan's ear and asked:
"Are you busy lately, boss?"

"You are very busy, Secretary Wei."

The little beauty's face turned red immediately, "What are you thinking about?"

"What happened to the secretary?"

"……No."

“It will be very busy next time…”

Wei Yunzhi moved his mouth closer, and his hot breath touched Li Yan's ears, "Then remember me too."

As a result, Li Yan almost whispered the second half of the sentence at the same time: "But I will remember to miss you."

When the parents turned their attention back to the boys and girls, Wei Yunzhi had already walked to the door with a smile on her face.

The two families said goodbye formally - even though they lived in the same community.

"Happy New Year!" Wei Yunzhi waved high.

"Happy New Year!" Li Yan also responded by raising her hand high.

Li Yan's words "It will be very busy in the future" were true. As soon as the holiday ended, on the first day of work, she saw that Wang Zi had arranged six online Q&A sessions.

"Isn't this a problem that everyone has accumulated during the Chinese New Year?"

"Yes, I feel like everyone is more excited than you." Wang Zi smiled, "Me too, we are all looking forward to the results of the two projects."

"Now that you mention it, I have to cheer myself up." Li Yan smiled, "By the way, here's the New Year's red envelope."

In order to give red envelopes to company employees, Li Yan specially bought two big red suitcases.

Whether or not they can get it, and how much they can get, depends on the employees' luck.

In the week after returning to work after the New Year, the phrase that appears most frequently in Future Technology is "Happy New Year".

According to reliable sources, this is a secret code, and as long as you say it at the right time and place, you may get a red envelope of an unknown amount.

Sun Miao even wrote an internal news article, but the title was "I prayed to the gods, and the gods rewarded me with red envelopes."

Then it was deleted by Li Yan using administrator privileges.

Li Yan heard "Happy New Year" more times this year than he had heard in the 24 years before his rebirth combined.

New Year is indeed very happy.

The spring of 2012 is destined to belong to Li Yan.

(End of this chapter)