Mixed in 1980

Chapter 402 No Discrimination

The night is deep!

Ye Wan sat on the edge of the bed, her mind a complete mess.

Since they met, she had gradually accepted the fact that her boyfriend was a rich second-generation, but Li Hongying's words still overturned her worldview.

Chen Yanjin sat down and put his arm around her slender waist: "Wife, what are you thinking about?"

Ye Wan rolled her eyes: "Chen Yanjin, just keep hiding it. You'll be happy when I get scared away one day."

"I kept it hidden because I was afraid of scaring you."

Chen Yanjin hugged her tighter and kissed her cheek: "Even if you're scared now, there's nothing you can do. You can't escape."

Ye Wan shuddered: "Are you trying to kill me?"

After saying that, he stood up and threw a quilt on the ground: "You'll be sleeping on the floor tonight. Aunt Ying is something else, why did she only arrange one room for you?"

"Little wife, do you think you can escape?"

"Chen Yanjin, you bastard."

……

Under the bright sunshine, Ye Wan groggily opened her eyes. Recalling the absurdity of the previous night, her pretty face flushed, and she couldn't help but spit out, "You beast!"

I got up and put on my clothes, and it hurt a little.

When Chen Yanjin came in, she was so angry that she bit him. "You bastard, how can you go out and face people like this when you're a guest in someone else's house?"

"It's okay, I'll go home in a bit."

Chen Yanjin chuckled and put his arm around his wife: "Our sister is already waiting at home. We'll go over after breakfast."

"Our sister?" Ye Wan asked in surprise.

Chen Yanjin nodded and said, "My aunt's daughter, Zhang Xiaoxi, grew up at home and is like an older sister to me. She's been busy lately and hasn't been able to go back."

Ye Wan nodded slightly, and after having breakfast, she said goodbye to Li Hongying and drove to the Suzhou-style garden in Deep Water Bay in just a few minutes.

Ye Wan was quite surprised to see the buildings here. Everywhere she looked, she could see the charm of the Jiangnan water towns and the exquisite Suzhou-style architecture.

“This used to be a European-style mansion, very luxurious and glittering. My stepmother thought it was too tacky, so my father demolished it and rebuilt it. It’s one of a kind in Hong Kong.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Xiaoxi came out.

Ye Wan looked her over carefully. She looked very young and dressed casually, but she exuded the aura of a strong woman.

"You must be Wanwan?"

Zhang Xiaoxi warmly took Ye Wan's hand: "You're so pretty! I heard from your aunt that you're an accounting major at Peking University? Me too, so we're like senior and junior students."

A single sentence bridged the gap.

Ye Wan no longer felt awkward and followed Zhang Xiaoxi inside. They quickly became familiar with each other and Ye Wan even heard Zhang Xiaoxi tell many embarrassing stories about Chen Yanjin when he was a child.

Ye Wan glanced at Chen Yanjin and raised the corners of her mouth.

He was quite the enigma, actually quite cunning. It was especially absurd to hear that he had cheated other children out of money when he was only five years old.

Zhang Xiaoxi also instructed: "If this brat bullies you in the future, go find Yan Xi. If Yan Xi finds out, he'll definitely beat him to a pulp."

"Sis, you can't treat your brother like this."

Chen Yanjin gritted his teeth and said irritably, "Before I was even born, you taught my older sister to beat her younger brother. Goodness, she had her eye on me even before I was born."

"My most vivid childhood memory is of my older sister chasing me with a feather duster."

Upon hearing this, Ye Wan burst out laughing.

Zhang Xiaoxi couldn't help but laugh, and said disdainfully, "With your personality, if Yan Xi didn't keep you in check, wouldn't you be out of control? You want to trick everyone you meet, you just need to be taught a lesson."

As he spoke, he poured Ye Wan another cup of tea: "Third brother's grades are also very good, he can get into Peking University. Do you know why third brother went to Zhejiang University?"

"It's all because of this brat."

“He’s been getting into trouble all his life since he was a child, and every time the third child has to take the blame. After the college entrance exam, the third child just wanted to get as far away from him as possible and went straight to the south.”

Ye Wan froze, staring at her boyfriend in astonishment.

Chen Yanjin touched his nose and chuckled awkwardly, "You can't blame it all on me, can you? The third brother said that the eldest sister was too strict, and he went to the south because he wanted freedom."

"Come on, it's all because of you bullying them. Of the three of you brothers, only the youngest is easy to deal with. You and Xiao Wuzi, tsk tsk..." Zhang Xiaoxi shook her head in disgust.

Then, he took out a document from the drawer: "My uncle asked me to prepare this, to make an example of someone. Remember, show the ruthlessness of the Chen family."

"Don't worry, sis!" Chen Yanjin took the document.

I was prepared for this. My father had taught me a lot: to run a business, you must be both benevolent and ruthless. If you lack either one, you won't be able to run a business well.

To be benevolent means to provide adequate treatment and benefits.

If you've done all that in the employment relationship, you've already been more than fair and just. If someone still misbehaves, then there's no need to feel guilty; just show your ruthlessness.

Xinghuo Investment has an internal supervisory department and an external auditing firm run by Zhang Xiaoxi. Over the years, Chen Fan has dismissed dozens or even hundreds of senior executives and sent many others to prison.

Chen Yanjin opened the document, and Ye Wan glanced at it curiously: "Feixing Technology Co., Ltd., Feixing mobile phones are also yours?"

“It’s ours!” Chen Yanjin corrected.

Ye Wan felt exhausted. It turned out that the giant in the international communications field was also from the Chen family. Just how many other businesses were hidden behind this family?

Zhang Xiaoxi patted the back of her hand: "Feixing was founded by my uncle in the 80s. It started by making pagers and was built step by step through investment in the entire industry chain."

"It's no exaggeration to say that Feixing mobile phones were the biggest investment in our family's business. They were very profitable in the 1990s, but all the money we made went into research and development." "We even had to subsidize it every year."

"It took nearly 20 years to reach its current scale, but the mobile phone industry is extremely competitive, with Apple, Android, and Symbian all vying for market share."

Whether we can survive in the future is still unknown.

The competition in the mobile phone industry is even more brutal than in the financial system, encompassing almost everything from systems and brands to chips, panels, applications, and components.

Even more brutal is the political aspect!
Huawei, as it has been proven in later generations, has been investing heavily in research and development from the very beginning, as someone who has been through it all, hoping to reduce future constraints.

Nevertheless, high-end chips still rely on imports.

Chen Fan has considered making changes. The amount of money invested in chip companies over the years can be measured in astronomical figures, but there is still a considerable gap compared with the international advanced level.

Fortunately, there is still time.

Huawei's Mate series hasn't even been released yet, and the Kirin 960 chip hasn't hit the market either. The competition hasn't reached a fever pitch yet.

At this moment, Chen Fan is scrolling through his phone.

Aside from the chip industry, Chen Fan was optimistic about the development of Feixing mobile phones. After 1998, his plans extended beyond mobile phone manufacturing.

The internet sector is the key area for investment.

Spark Capital invests in the mainstream software and applications currently on the market and those that will be on the market in the future, and even secures a share in the first and second rounds of financing.

In this way, they gained more say.

……

Zhejiang University, male dormitory!
Gao Lu, carrying a bag of milk tea, barged into Chen Yanjin's dormitory: "Hey everyone, it's hot, how about an iced one?"

"Thanks, Gao Lu!"

A boy wearing glasses glanced at Chen Yancheng and said, "Chen Yancheng, let me tell you this seriously: you're expelled from our dorm today. Get out there with Gao Lu right now."

Chen Yancheng slammed his hand on the table, annoyed. "You bastard, you call yourself a brother? So in your eyes, I'm only worth a cup of milk tea?"

"No, it's worth three cups, one cup each."

The bespectacled man laughed and, together with his roommate, pushed Chen Yancheng out, cursing as he did so, "You bastard, don't be ungrateful, get out of here now."

Gao Lu walked out, hands behind her back, a smirk playing on her lips: "Chen Yancheng, let's go!"

Chen Yancheng smiled wryly: "I still have to write a thesis."

Gao Lu curled her lip and teased, "Chen Yancheng, can you tell me the truth? Don't think I don't know, your thesis has already been submitted."

I got sold out by the dorm geezer again!
Chen Yancheng touched his nose: "Where to? It's the May Day holiday, Hangzhou is packed with people, there will be traffic jams as soon as you go out, and tourist attractions will be full of crowds. It's better to go back to the dormitory and sleep."

"Let's go shopping!" Gao Lu said.

Chen Yancheng hurriedly shook his head: "Don't even think about it. You women go shopping and never stop. I'm not going to suffer for that."

Gao Lu took his arm: "Are you going or not?"

"Let go first."

"going or not?"

"Fine, I'll go! Let go right now, please, I'm begging you. If others see us, they'll really think we're dating." Chen Yancheng said with a wry smile.

"I don't object."

Even so, Gao Lu let go and pulled Chen Yancheng straight to the mall, finding a mid-range menswear store: "I'll buy you a few clothes."

"Are you crazy? Do you think I can afford it?"

"I'm graduating soon and need to find a job, so I need to dress more maturely. You don't need to pay for it, I'll give it to you."

Gao Lu ignored them and pulled them inside.

Regardless of whether Chen Yancheng wanted to or not, they let him try it out. He picked out several sets, and when it came time to pay, Chen Yancheng insisted on paying for them himself.

"How do you have money?" Gao Lu asked suspiciously.

Chen Yancheng rolled his eyes: "Do you think I'm usually idle? I took on a few outsourcing jobs from game companies, and look, half of them are gone today."

Gao Lu chuckled sheepishly, "I promised to take you, but you insisted on paying."

Feeling a little embarrassed, she quickly said, "I won't take the clothes back, but I'll treat you to a meal, okay? Let's shop around a bit more, and then we'll go eat."

"Fine!" Chen Yancheng said helplessly.

After wandering around for a while, they found a nice restaurant. Halfway through the meal, Gao Lu stared at Chen Yancheng for a while until he became uncomfortable: "Chen Yancheng, you don't dislike women, do you?"

Chen Yancheng's face darkened instantly: "What are you talking about? I'm perfectly normal. As for you, if you were in Beijing, you should be sent to Henian Hall to have your brain checked."

"My suspicions are perfectly reasonable, okay?"

Gao Lu slightly pursed her lips and put down her chopsticks: "I haven't seen you date anyone in your four years of university. Do you think that's normal?"

"If you were ugly and sleazy, it would be normal for no one to be interested in you. But the fact is obviously not like that. I've been pursuing you, and you're still single."

"Is this normal?"

"You said before that I am good-looking, have a good figure, and have a good temperament. I am within your aesthetic range. If you are not moved by me, then it can only mean that there is something wrong with your orientation."

"If you really don't like women, just say so. Don't worry, I don't discriminate against you."

(End of this chapter)