This man knows how to hype

Chapter 507: What is the Hugo Award?
A video of a long-haired mixed-race girl was playing on Xu Xiyu's mobile phone screen.

This girl is Jenna mentioned by Nancy.

Nancy told me that her father was a professional manager at Walmart. He met her mother while he was on a foreign assignment in China, and then gave birth to Jenna, a mixed-race child.

People on the Internet say that mixed-race yellow and white people are all very good-looking, but this is actually nonsense. There are many ugly mixed-race yellow and white people, but no one pays attention to the ugly ones.

By the same token, it is also nonsense to say that mixed-race children will neutralize the good genes of both parties, because while inheriting "good genes", they will also inherit "bad genes".

Which gene will be dominant and play a dominant role at that time depends on luck.

However, Jenner does fit people's stereotype of mixed-race people. She has a combination of Eastern and Western styles, and her appearance is indeed pretty good.

Not only that, the "socialite feeling" she exudes also fits another stereotype, that is, the feeling of wanting to "catch a rich guy".

It's not surprising that such a person would be interested in a rich young man like Li Yi Guang.

Even though Li Yiguang doesn't look like much, he is indeed a "rich man". He is young, rich and an only child.

Although he is not as good-looking as Xu Xiyu, he is actually not bad. After all, his mother Aunt Du's appearance is there, and she is still remembered by people after more than 20 years, which shows how superior her appearance is.

As her son, Li Yiguang inherited some of it, but not much.

At this time, Li Yiguang, who inherited little, had already received an invitation from Nancy.

My goodness, although Nancy didn’t ignore him before, she was definitely not very enthusiastic. She just dealt with his various overtures and sometimes even pretended not to understand.

But Li Yiguang also received bilingual education since childhood, his English is also very good, and he communicates with Nancy in English. So, Nancy pretending not to understand is really a bit like "telling lies with open eyes".

However, the reason why a "licker" is a "licker" is that he can ignore all bad behaviors during the licking process.

The question is "I can totally forgive"

The question is "totally understandable".

Therefore, Li Yi Guang did not think deeply about Nancy's initiative to invite him to the United States, because his mind was already filled with the image of "getting the beauty".

Stimulated by this scene, Li Yiguang was so excited that he couldn't sit or stand, holding the mobile phone.

If you want to go abroad, you must go abroad!

But she needs her mother's consent to go abroad.

So he hurried to Du Zhiping's office.

When Du Zhiping heard that he was going abroad, she instinctively asked, "Why are you going to the United States at this time?"

"In order to expand Huahai's overseas distribution channels, I plan to have a good talk with Sony. Mom, you know me. I'm grown up now, and I also want to contribute to the family business..."

"Stop talking nonsense. I know you. I definitely know you. So, let me ask you again, why are you going abroad?!" Du Zhiping interrupted Li Yiguang's nonsense.

As soon as these words came out, Li Yiguang immediately shrank his neck, and said with a flattering smile on his face: "Mom, I really plan to contribute to the family business."

Having said that, Li Yiguang paused and looked at Du Zhiping's brows which were gradually raised.

He quickly added: "It's just that the way I contribute is different. I plan to promote our relationship with the Walton family through marriage..."

"Okay, okay, are you planning to go look for that Nancy? I warn you, don't go. You and she are not the same kind of people. As for the marriage, I will help you find a suitable candidate."

Du Zhiping finally understood, so she rejected Li Yiguang's idea of ​​going to the United States without hesitation.

She had also met Nancy, and she felt that she was not a woman that her stupid son could handle. Going to the United States like this would only lead to humiliation, and nothing good would come of it.

My own son is a little stupid, but it is not something a foreign woman can disparage at will.

Unfortunately, Li Yiguang didn't understand Du Zhiping's painstaking efforts at all. When he heard that she didn't want him to go, he immediately said anxiously: "Mom, I really want to go to do something important!"

"Come on, come on. I have a lot of things to do here. Don't bother me." Du Zhiping waved his hand.

Seeing that his mother didn't want to negotiate, Li Yiguang opened his mouth to argue a few more words. But due to Du Zhiping's increasingly powerful position at home, he shut his mouth obediently.

After leaving the office.

He sat in the car somewhat bored, and kept flipping through the invitation message sent by Nancy and the various photos on her INS. The more he flipped through them, the more he wanted to go.

No.

This is not okay.

We need to find a stronger excuse!
But what excuse can be found?
Li Yi Guang started the car while thinking.

He didn't know how long he had been thinking about it, but suddenly he found that he had driven the car to the bottom of Huahai Building.

This is his favorite place to come during this period.

After the merger of Huaqing and Donghai, there were a lot of new and old female artists, as well as a group of young and tender trainees. In addition, there were many beautiful female staff, which made Li Yiguang a little reluctant to leave.

Not only Li Yi Guang was happy and reluctant to leave, but others were the same.

As the saying goes, it takes three years to learn good things and three days to learn bad things.

The good atmosphere in Huaqing, which was barely maintained with Xu Xiyu's vigorous rectification, completely disappeared within a month after Zhang Jianbai and others came in.

This trend is not only reflected in promiscuous relationships between men and women; it is more reflected in the "bureaucratic style" in the workplace.

To be honest, Zhang Jianbai actually wanted to follow the rules of Xiao and Cao and maintain the original customs.

But he found that he simply couldn't do it. He couldn't bring himself to ask other shareholders and senior executives to do so; even if he did, there was a high probability that they would just pretend to obey but actually disobey.

Moreover, he himself cannot do it. Apart from anything else, he is the one who loves the "bureaucratic style" the most in Hua Qing. If his superiors set the example, how can Huahai be any better?

This situation makes it difficult for many old Huaqing employees to adapt, as if they had entered the company in the movie "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop".

Not only is it difficult to adapt to the new climate, but more importantly, income has also decreased.

When Xu Xiyu was there, the company was doing well, so there were various benefits and bonuses from time to time.

Now, all the benefits were reaped by the top management and some of the middle management who had connections, and the others got nothing. Now, all the old employees of Huaqing began to miss Xu Xiyu.

There was once a good boss in front of me, but I didn't cherish him. I only regretted it after I lost him.

What Xu Xiyu said to Jiang Yue before he left, "If they don't suffer a little, they won't realize how good I am to them," began to come true for Huaqing's employees.

Driven by this situation and mentality, Huaqing’s old employees are very concerned about Xu Xiyu’s movements.

Just like now, a group of people gathered in the corridor, smoking and talking about Xu Xiyu's "The Three-Body Problem" entering the Hugo Award finals.

Unfortunately, they were having too much fun chatting.

Li Yi Guang, who had just arrived at the company and was about to go to the toilet, vaguely heard what "Xu Xiyu" was saying.

To be honest, if it were in the past, he would have ignored it at all. He is not crazy to this extent.

But after Du Zhiping rejected his plan to go to the United States today, he was so angry that he had no idea where to vent it.

So, he walked over and scolded the panicked employees, "Which department are you from? Are you being paid to avoid work and hide here to chat?"

His words did not receive a response, not because they were ignored, but because those people did not dare and did not know how to respond.

Seeing that several people were like quails and did not dare to talk back, Li Yi Guang was in a good mood.

As the saying goes, bully others and make yourself happy.

So, he continued to scold: "If you think the former boss is good, just go and join him. I will go and tell the HR department that Huahai is too small to retain several talented people!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of these already panicked people became even more panicked.

They are already in their 35s and 36s. If they lose their jobs, it will be a big deal.

Therefore, one of the smarter people quickly replied: "Mr. Li, don't be angry, we really don't think the previous boss is good.

To be honest, who is Xu Xiyu? Can he be compared with you and Teacher Zhang? This guy has always been high-pressure to his employees, making everyone extremely depressed at work.

Since you and Teacher Zhang came, the atmosphere has become much more relaxed, and everyone's work efficiency has also improved."

"Yes, Mr. Li, we simply accidentally saw a piece of news about Xu Xiyu and chatted for a few minutes. It really didn't mean what you thought." Another person also quickly echoed.

"News? What news?" Li Yi Guang asked instinctively with curiosity.

"It is said that Xu Xiyu's "The Three-Body Problem" has entered the finals of the Hugo Award for Best Novel and may have a chance to win." The man replied quickly.

But he regretted it as soon as he said it.

He is a loyal reader of "The Three-Body Problem".

In other words, there are very few old employees of Huaqing who don’t like “The Three-Body Problem”.

So, deep down, he really hopes that "The Three-Body Problem" can win an award, but can Li Yiguang see this idea?

No!
So he quickly added: "However, Mr. Li, I don't think Xu Xiyu can win the award because this award has never been given to novels in Asia."

"Yes, Mr. Li, Xu Xiyu will definitely not win the Hugo Award." Another person quickly agreed. He was not being derogatory when he said this, he really believed it.

Or rather, many of Huaqing’s old employees who like “The Three-Body Problem” think so.

Li Yiguang blinked a few times and asked, "What is the Hugo Award?"

“A science fiction award.”

"Foreign?"

"Correct."

“Where will it be held?”

"This year it's in the United States, Spokane, Washington."

"So, Xu Xiyu is going to the United States to attend the award ceremony?"

“There’s a high probability that I will go.”

When Li Yiguang heard this, his eyes lit up. Wasn't this the excuse he wanted?
Another two hours passed.

In Du Zhiping's office, she heard her son babble for a long time. She asked with a strange expression, "Are you saying that you want to stop Xu Xiyu from winning the Hugo Award?"

"Yes, Mom, this award is known as the Nobel Prize in science fiction literature. How can Xu Xiyu get it?" Li Yiguang actually didn't think there was anything special about this award.

If there is a name for it, why haven't I heard of it?
But he had to exaggerate, and exaggerate the probability of Xu Xiyu winning the award, so that it would be reasonable for him to stop it.

Of course, his obstruction was just talk, he didn't care whether Xu Xiyu won the award or not.

Naturally, Du Zhiping noticed this little trick.

After thinking for a while, she nodded and said, "Okay, I agree that you can go to the United States."

"Okay, I'll get ready."

"No hurry, I'll prepare with you later."

"???" Li Yiguang was puzzled. "Mom, this is not necessary. I am already an adult, do I still need you to help me prepare it???"

"I prepare my own."

"what?"

"I'm going to the United States with you. It's just right. I've always wanted to find an opportunity to talk to Xu Xiyu. It's more convenient abroad."

Li Yiguang:
　Thanks to winsonliu and book friend 20241109142018724 for their rewards

　　
　
(End of this chapter)