Who wants to take the civil service exam after being reborn?

Chapter 523 Cross-Province Showdown!

The embers of the opening ceremony were still burning the next day.

Chen has already called Yao Lan out for a meeting.

The reply from Shanxi has been banned by China Mobile.

The reply from Guangzhou indicates that someone wants to resign.

Furthermore, Chen received a message from Sheng Yucai that morning, saying that he was being transferred back to headquarters and might be given a sinecure.

Sheng Yucai wasn't complaining; he said, "I was transferred because I helped you."

We're all adults. The moment you accept a favor, you should have considered the possible consequences.

Sheng Yucai simply told Chen that someone above was going to take action against Su Hui.

Actually, Lao Sheng is quite innocent. Chen Zhe and Zheng Weizhong have already fought once, but he still doesn't know the reason.

“If an engineer leaves, I can hire another one; if Lao Sheng is transferred back to headquarters, I can continue to cultivate relationships with the new person in charge. As long as he has food, drink and a place to live in Guangzhou, there are ways to get close to him.”

Chen said to Yao Lan, "But I can't wait a moment longer to deal with the situation in Shanxi. We not only need to react, but we also need to show it to President Zheng, otherwise he will only take advantage of us in the future."

"But! We don't know anything yet."

Chen instructed Yao Lan: "Go to the White Horse Club again and get a diamond membership card worth 50 yuan."

"Want more?"

Yao Lan looked up, feeling sorry for Gao Zichuan for giving so much.

"I've already sent Wan Xulin over."

Chen's voice held a calm yet resolute quality: "This is like a battle for the fate of a nation. If we can win the [Reply], we will have the final say in this area from now on. I can accept any amount of investment now."

“If we lose, it won’t just be a simple loss to China Mobile. Other operators will see the opportunity and take a bite out of us. The ‘Reply’ service that I worked so hard to build may very well be handed over to others.”

"From now on, the learning website can only be an education and training website, and my focus can only be on selling cars and mobile phones."

"So although Gao Zichuan is playful, he is the only key person who can provide us with important information, so we must make sure to feed him well!"

……

In the afternoon, Wan Xulin arrived in the capital.

He was an "unofficial member" of the retrospective team, so he was responsible for doing all these things. Even if he was seen or caught, it had nothing to do with the retrospective team.

But retrospection can protect him from behind the scenes.

Wan Xulin knew something big had happened, otherwise President Chen wouldn't have urgently transferred him here. He grabbed his membership card and went to invite Gao Zichuan for a good time.

As for Chen Zhe and Yao Lan, they returned directly to Guangzhou.

The five engineers originally recruited from Taiyue were all engineering master's and doctoral students from Tsinghua University, Beijing Institute of Technology, and Beihang University.

As a result, three people resigned yesterday.

Fortunately, the project leader, Lü Hui, refused the reply.

"I'm relieved to see that Lü Bo is still here!"

The first thing Chen said as he stepped into the research institute was to grip Lu Hui tightly and shake him twice.

He wasn't exaggerating. Lü Hui is a PhD from Tsinghua University, and he is the "pillar of stability" of the entire reply project.

"To be honest, I was tempted, after all, the conditions offered by President Zheng were very attractive."

Lu Hui said with a smile, "But President Chen is a cut above the rest. I was wondering why you were in such a hurry to send my son to Dongfeng East Primary School and my wife to work as an administrator at a university with a permanent position. It turns out you were just guarding against this move."

Actually, Chen Zhe hadn't thought that far ahead at the time; he just wanted Lü Hui to stay with peace of mind.

However, Chen Zhe did not explain, but went along with it and said: "In the 21st century, talent is more precious than gold. Gold should be put in a safe and locked up. I will definitely hold on to a talent like Lü Bo even more tightly, and I dare not let go even when I sleep."

"Hahaha……"

Lu Hui laughed.

Actually, another reason why Lü Bo didn't leave was that this young boss was quite easygoing.

Whether it was an act or not, Chen's demeanor was undeniably easy to talk to.

Lu Hui, who had previously worked for China Mobile, didn't like the bureaucratic atmosphere there, so for various reasons, he rejected Zheng Li's offer to poach him from Taiyue Technology.

"It's just a pity about Feng Ji..."

Lu Hui shook his head.

Feng Ji is a top student from Beijing Institute of Technology. He had been working as Lu Hui's assistant on the project, but unexpectedly, Zheng Li poached him back.

"it does not matter."

Chen patted Lü Hui on the shoulder casually: "Engineer Feng may also have his own difficulties. Things change, and maybe we will have the opportunity to work together again in the future."

Chen's high-handed speech deeply impressed Lü Hui.

He pulled Chen aside and whispered, "Feng Ji heard that you paid out your full monthly salary and bonus, and he felt guilty, so he stored all his research results on his computer without deleting a single one."

Chen's eyelids twitched slightly: "Then I should treat Engineer Feng to a meal."

"Never mind, he should be back in the capital by now."

Lu Hui glanced at the others in the office again: "Feng Ji and the others are gone. I'm thinking of promoting Meng Zhixue, Gao Xin, and Shi Bohan to replace them..."

When we first got the "Reply" project, we not only recruited five engineers, but Sun Yat-sen University also contributed three master's students, and South China University of Technology sent one PhD and three master's students.

Zheng Li can't poach these people from CUHK and SCUT because they haven't graduated yet.

Now that you're following Zheng Li, do you not want your graduation certificate and degree certificate anymore?
"can."

Chen nodded in agreement: "But we have to get them to sign a contract, the kind with a non-compete agreement attached. I can't be so magnanimous every time, and I'm not planning to run for one of the Ten People Who Moved China."

Lu Hui chuckled and then delivered another piece of "good news amidst bad circumstances."

"After the advertisement aired last night, I don't know how things are going on the learning website, but the number of registered users for [Reply] has increased several times over. Now there are almost 22 users nationwide, and more than 8 daily active users."

"That much?"

After thinking for a moment, Chen gave Lü Hui a promise: "[Reply] When the number of registered users reaches 100 million, this project will be set up as a separate department, with Lü Bo at the same level as President Zeng and President Jiang."

If others heard about this good news, they would probably be overjoyed.

Jiang Fu is one thing, but Zeng Kun is a veteran who holds original shares. Every time a product under his company is launched, his net worth skyrockets.

However, the thinking of straight men with STEM backgrounds might be a bit different. Lü Hui actually frowned and said, "Then I might not even have time to tutor my son in math. My wife will have to keep an eye on him and we'll be arguing every day." Chen Zhe saw that Lü was showing off, so he rubbed his chin and said, "Isn't math something that everyone can score 140 with their eyes closed? Do you really need tutoring?"

Lu Hui curled his lip. He had long heard that his boss was very good at math and physics, and that his math score in the college entrance examination was one point higher than his own back then.

……

Besides meeting with Lü Hui, Chen Zhe also met with another "warrior" who had not been poached, Lü Boyong.

This guy is really funny. His reason for not leaving is that there's not much good food in the capital. He's willing to stay even if it means taking a pay cut, so he can easily eat Shunde cuisine.

This request was not difficult to fulfill. Chen immediately said that he would add a master chef who could cook Shunde cuisine to the Science and Technology Valley canteen in the future, as a way of giving back to all the companies in the park.

With Chen's reassurance, the shadow of being poached finally dissipated somewhat.

As he left the R&D building, Lu Hui specifically asked if they should call a meeting, given what had happened.

"A meeting is in session..."

Chen gazed into the distance for a moment, then shook his head with a smile: "Forget it, I'm too tired today."

Next, Chen went to another office building and encouraged a group of customer service staff from the learning website.

Ordinary employees had no idea what was going on. All they knew was that the company had sponsored the "Chinese Olympic team," which led to a sudden increase in business volume because the number of annual membership registrations kept growing.

However, everyone also felt a sense of pride, especially when the young boss announced that he would give everyone bonuses after this busy period was over.

Zhu Xiuxiu followed behind, increasingly feeling that being a boss wasn't so easy.

Even after their home was burgled, they had to brace themselves to reassure their employees before locking themselves up...

Thankfully, the boss didn't cry even after the door was closed.

But he kept a somber expression, silently gazing at the scenery outside the window, lost in thought.

During this period, Zeng Kun, Zhang Guangfeng, Yao Lan, Lü Fan... these "veterans" of the learning network all came to ask if a meeting was needed.

However, Chen refused all of them and told them to leave work on time.

In the end, even the secretary was fired.

Chen left the Science Valley Park around 7 p.m.

He seemed rather lonely, sitting in the back row and forgetting to close the window, staring blankly at the starry sky.

……

In a car across the street, the windows were tinted black, making it impossible to see who was inside.

However, you can see what's happening outside from inside the car.

"Mr. Zheng."

Zheng Li from Taiyue Technology called Zheng Weizhong: "I saw that several of the management teams at Suhui Technology have left... Chen Zhe left too... He seemed a bit frustrated... I thought there would be a meeting to discuss it..."

You still need to be more careful!

The instructions from Zheng Weizhong came through the receiver: "Chen is young, but he's incredibly ruthless. We've shut down [Reply]'s access in Shanxi this time, and he must be very anxious. So stay in Guangzhou for a couple more days and keep an eye on their unusual behavior."

"If there are no major repercussions a week from now."

Zheng Weizhong calmly said, "I will terminate the authority over the provinces of Shaanxi, Henan and Jiangxi, and at the same time send Ren Tong to Guangdong as general manager."

Zheng Li's heart skipped a beat. Ren Tong was the deputy director of Zheng Weizhong's office. His arrival in Guangdong as the top leader was like a fatal blow, guaranteed to destroy the headquarters of the "Reply" team.

"I have no idea how Chen Zhe can get out of this predicament."

Zheng Li sighed. He was about to roll down the car window to smoke when he suddenly remembered Zheng Weizhong's instructions, so he held back.

They stayed like this until after 9 p.m., when many companies in the Science and Technology Valley Park had already closed for the day.

Although the tallest building, the "China Computer Research Institute," was still brightly lit, Chen Zhe's return was nowhere to be seen.

Looking back at all the senior executives, not a single one was found.

"Tonight... President Chen probably won't be making any big moves."

Zheng Li thought to himself.

Zheng Li actually admired Chen Zhe quite a bit; he actually had the courage to challenge a vice-ministerial-level leader.

It's not shameful to lose, especially since he's so young.

Even if you fall to the bottom, you can dust yourself off and get back up, but you still won't graduate from university.

"No wonder people say you should become an official as early as possible; age is a treasure."

Zheng Li chuckled, but he was a rather steady person. Since they had already waited until 9 o'clock, they might as well wait until 12 o'clock, which would also be a way to give President Zheng an explanation.

Just as Zheng Li made this "meticulous" decision.

Zeng Kun, Zhang Guangfeng, Yao Lan... and Song Qing, who were all at home, all received a phone call:
"General Manager Chen said you should bring your ID cards and come to Baiyun Airport immediately. You are not allowed to go back to the office or go anywhere else. Go downstairs and take a taxi right away. You must arrive within one hour!"

Everyone recognized that it was Zhu Xiuxiu's voice.

The big boss's personal secretary.

Although the order was strange and mysterious, like something out of a spy movie, everyone obediently followed it, putting down everything they were doing and taking a taxi there.

Around 11 p.m., all of the senior executives had arrived.

Chen stood at the boarding gate with a smile. Behind him, besides Ma Haijun, were two young men with unfamiliar faces but sharp eyes.

They had their hands on their hips, or rather, on their waist supports, I don't know what they were wearing.

"I'm sorry to have called you here so late at night."

As always, Chen was polite. After offering a courteous apology, he explained, "I can bribe President Zheng's subordinates, so President Zheng can naturally bribe Su Hui's people. That's why I didn't hold a meeting at the Science Valley, so they wouldn't be able to figure out my movements."

Director Chen, who was cautious throughout his life, was clearly overthinking things.

Zheng Weizhong didn't have time to bribe him; he just planted an informant to keep an eye on him.

"We're flying to Taiyuan now."

Chen casually introduced them: "These two are Yang Sir and Lu Sir from the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau. Since I suffered an injustice in Shanxi, I don't intend to trouble the local police. I'll solve my own problems."

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