Age of Legends

Chapter 241 Greetings and Figures
"Have you heard? Chen Yu has been reassigned! Zhou Ping signed the transfer order, moving him from assistant to deputy director of the archives. They say it's a promotion, but who would believe a 'promotion' based on meeting minutes from the 80s to the present?"

"Hey, look at Chen Yu, that kid is pretty good, sweet-talking and kind-hearted. But I heard he's the one who gave the meeting minutes to Zhang Zhonghua, and now Zhang Zhonghua is using those minutes to challenge Zhou Ping! He says the head office abandoned the 29-inch technology line, and there's evidence to prove it. President Zhou and the others are furious!"

"That's just stating the facts!"

"What do you mean by being realistic? Do you know how deep the water is? Do you really believe that Zhang Zhonghua didn't take any of Nanguang's technology when he went out to start his own company?"

"If he takes the technology, the company can sue him. Isn't this just a matter of proving the evidence?"

"That Chen Yu is really something. He's gotten himself involved in this mess, and who knows how deep the water runs! What's he going to do now? He's so young, and his future is ruined. He'll probably be stuck in this archives office until retirement! Zhou Ping and those people hold a grudge against you!"

"However, I don't think Chen Yu is wrong either. Zhang Zhonghua just wanted a statement. The head office transferred him to a different position and reassigned him. Can't he find work on his own? Zhang Zhonghua is very capable. He was a college student in those days, and his teacher was a very famous professor. When he first came to our factory, the old factory director even gave him a big red flower. That's the power of college students! Now, Zhou Ping and his group are too autocratic!"

Gossip circulated within the Nanguang Company factory area.

The two factions are now clashing, and the conflict between Zhang Zhonghua and Zhou Ping is out in the open. Zhou Ping was furious when he learned that Chen Yu had given Zhang Zhonghua the meeting minutes and immediately sidelined Chen Yu. He also spread rumors that Zhang Zhonghua was obstructing the company's negotiations with foreign investors, clinging to outdated technology, and taking what belonged to the old company.

Others believe that everything should be based on evidence, and some of them are familiar with the history of Nam Kwong's technology lines and even participated in that technical discussion meeting, knowing that the company did indeed abandon the FD29 technology line. But who dares to say it? Who dares to stand up and testify? Everyone knows perfectly well that only a "fool" or a "hothead" like Chen Yu would get himself into this mess.

The news that Chenguang Technology Co., Ltd., which received a government loan from Zhang Zhonghua, had its patent application approved some time ago was still circulating within the company's technical circles.

Because there were several veteran technicians who had followed Zhang Zhonghua to work here, and their families and social circles were also in the factory, they naturally couldn't help but show off when they made achievements. That's how this matter came to the ears of Zhou Ping and Ding Shenghua.

It just so happened that LG Corporation of South Korea was discussing a joint venture. With this news, Zhou Ping and Ding Shenghua inquired about Zhang Zhonghua's technical details and found that they were superior to those of LG Corporation. They were immediately interested.

In fact, on the one hand, they wanted to gain control over the technology, and on the other hand, they planned to form a joint venture with the South Korean side while having Zhang Zhonghua hand over the technology for testing. If it was confirmed that they had surpassed the South Korean side, they would use this opportunity to upgrade the production line. In this way, the means to reduce costs and enhance competitiveness would be in their hands, and they could create a lot of profit margins.

Who would have thought that Zhang Zhonghua, who had always been easily manipulated, would turn out to be a tough nut to crack at this moment? Moreover, he also had access to crucial meeting minutes. This made things difficult. In a fit of anger, Zhou Ping exiled Chen Yu and then ordered people to find various records of Zhang Zhonghua's past positions, determined to find any flaws in his record or any instances of favoritism or abuse of power, in an effort to strike at Zhang Zhonghua from these angles.

This matter caused quite a stir, and I don't know how it got out of the public eye.

Many people in the district where Nam Kwong Company is located know about it.

Some say that engineers from Nam Kwong Corporation stole key technologies, and now they're holding back the multi-million dollar joint venture.

There is also a story that an engineer from Nam Kwong Corporation left to start his own business and developed technology that surpasses that of foreign companies. Now, Nam Kwong Corporation is using various terms to suppress the other party and wants to take it over.

Say anything.

Some reporters even got wind of this and wanted to investigate on-site, but they were all refused by Nam Kwong Company.

But the rumors kept circulating.

Even Shen Nuoyi overheard his parents discussing this at home. Ning Wenjing said, "Nanguang Company claims it's a technology leak, but what a joke! If they really had evidence, Nanguang Company could have sued them directly. That involves huge interests. The fact that there's been no movement yet means they can't find any weaknesses in the other party's defenses."

Shen Mingbo chimed in, "My wife is so clever. What's all the talk? I think it's obvious. Otherwise, I can't imagine who would dare to go against Nam Kwong Company with the company holding their secrets against them." However, their conversation remained focused on the incident itself. They didn't have specific names or concrete information about who within Nam Kwong Company possessed the technology and was opposing the company. That was the reality; the discussion outside revolved around the event itself. No one recognized the individuals involved, and the focus was largely unmoved by the question of who it was.

Shen Nuoyi, however, was listening to their discussion and wondered what her parents' expressions would be if they knew that this was Zhang Chen's family's business.
After all, it was Zhang Chen's father who had been speaking up for them.

Shen Nuoyi thinks her parents are quite cute.

……

Of course, Zhang Chen had a solution for his own situation, so he told Shen Nuoyi, who had inquired about it, not to worry, and even told her, "Just wait and witness a miracle."

"What miracle are you talking about? Does your dad have some kind of solution?" Shen Nuoyi asked, puzzled.

"Aren't we already trying to find a solution? Maybe we can turn the tide. Let's wait and see."

"Tch!" Shen Nuo glanced over and said, "Then I'll wait."

"Wait and wait, my showtime is here."

“Showtime…” Shen Nuoyi murmured. Zhang Chen would always utter some seemingly nonsensical catchphrases, which would make her think for a moment before she would suddenly understand. Sometimes she found it quite novel and had a rather unusual experience.

"You don't even know that? It's performance time. If you were in the audience, you'd say, 'Please begin your performance...'"

"I know what you mean, you don't need to explain." Seeing Zhang Chen start talking in generalities again, Shen Nuoyi, who felt that her thinking was not so quick, did not want to be outdone, so she curled her nose and quickly ended the topic.

She picked up the workbook again, looking at Zhang Chen with ill intent. "Evening self-study is about to start, let's not chat anymore and get to the point!"

Zhang Chen's expression changed instantly.

I've never had such a headache since starting my own business.

However, with the most beautiful girl in Yude School helping me with my homework, I could tolerate it.

Laughter from some girls passing by could be heard from outside the corridor.

Zhang Chen looked over and saw Zhuang Yanyue chatting and laughing with the girls as they walked upstairs through the corridor.

It seems that during the time he went back to the classroom for tutoring after school in the afternoon, he saw her pass by like this for several days.

He seemed indifferent, yet somewhat lonely and desolate.

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