After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 423 A Virtuous Deed
Zhou Haoran is going to the United States and has informed the school.

It's not about getting the school to reimburse the airfare, but about getting the school to provide a legitimate reason for going abroad for academic exchange. Having this reason will make things much easier, both when applying for a visa and once you're in the US.

The United States is not very friendly to foreigners, but if you are a highly educated person, you are still very respectable.

In the end, only Qiao Suiqing accompanied him on his honeymoon trip to the United States.

It was Qiao Suiqing's first time going abroad, and she held Zhou Haoran's hand tightly.

The two chose a row of seats in first class.

Preferential treatment is available everywhere.

“There are eight seats in total.” Qiao Suiqing stood up, looked around, and whispered, “Half of them are foreigners.”

Zhou Haoran nodded. "The ticket price is too expensive."

"Hu Xiaochen should have come along too."

As Qiao Suiqing leaned back in the wide, large, and soft chair, she really felt that money could make things easier.

“I applied for ‘Everyone’s Art Up,’ and she’s the producer. She’s going to have to bring in people from other programs across the station. She won’t have time to rest this National Day holiday.”

Zhou Haoran is a hands-off manager.

Qiao Suiqing retorted, "You finalized the project, and then you just leave everything to her? You expect her to do it all by herself?"

Zhou Haoran thought for a moment and suddenly said, "I remember Hu Lancheng saying that he had so many women, and even Zhang Ailing was devoted to him. One of his important strategies was to keep the women busy. If they had nothing to do, they would keep having children."

"what?"

"When you're busy, you don't have time to think about anything else, and you can maintain a stable relationship."

"What kind of twisted logic is this?" Qiao Suiqing gritted her teeth in anger. "Hu Lancheng is a traitor. Don't follow his example."

Zhou Haoran said seriously, "Hmm, I won't learn it."

Qiao Suiqing hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "But having children is great, I love kids."

Are you really going to have the baby?

Zhou Haoran looked at her with some surprise.

"Huh?" Qiao Suiqing was stunned for a moment, then gave a soft snort, "I didn't say I wanted to have a baby."

Zhou Haoran was a little confused. "If you don't have a child, who will?"

"Have you ever seen a female TV host have a baby?" Qiao Suiqing rolled her eyes at him and sighed, "Don't even mention TV hosts, even female directors are likely to be reassigned to marginal positions if they have a baby."

This is the current state of affairs at television stations.

There are many beautiful women.

But these beautiful women mainly fall into two categories: either they are unmarried or they are divorced.

Few people can maintain a stable marriage.

Not having children has become the choice for most women.

"what?"

Zhou Haoran's eyes lit up.

"what happened?"

Qiao Suiqing found it strange.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "You reminded me. Hu Xiaochen is working on 'Everyone's Art'. First, he needs to set up the program team, which requires finding people from all over the station. Finding people is not easy."

"Yes, she's such a young producer, very few people would be willing to work for her."

Qiao Suiqing was very worried about this.

Zhou Haoran analyzed, "We can start with two types of people. First, those who are ambitious, have fighting spirit, are unwilling to be mediocre, and are willing to accept challenges; they will take the initiative to sign up. Second, as you just mentioned."

"What did I say?"

Qiao Suiqing was puzzled.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "Having children!"

"what?"

"Women who have given birth often return to work after a few months of rest at home, only to be reassigned to marginal positions. These women are bound to feel resentful, believing they've hit a career plateau or suffered unfair treatment, and they need an opportunity to prove themselves!"

"Invite them to join 'Everyone's Art'?" Qiao Suiqing's eyes lit up with joy. "Haoran, if we do that, it would be...it would be a great thing!"

Zhou Haoran said solemnly, "No matter how eloquently a society talks about respect for women, the most direct evidence is whether women are treated differently before and after childbirth. Many people haven't done enough. 'Everyone's Art Up' must take on this responsibility! There absolutely cannot be any discrimination against women during childbirth!"

Qiao Suiqing gave a soft "hmm" and said with difficulty, "Actually, our workplace is pretty good in every way, but many women who have given birth still have to breastfeed and take care of their babies. I remember my mother telling me that when my brother was little, both my parents worked and no one could take care of him. Every morning and evening after feeding him, they would put him on the bed and surround him with blankets to prevent him from rolling off. Then, my mother would go to work. At noon, she would rush home, and you could hear him crying from far away."

Seaports are different from many other places.

It's not common for parents to raise children; they all give birth and raise them themselves. Especially the older generation of parents, who were self-reliant and independent, unlike the later "New Harbor People".

"Yes, that's very important! If you want to attract talent, you must help them solve their pain points!"

Zhou Haoran thought Qingmei's point was very good.

"Pain points?"

Qiao Suiqing had no idea that her casual remark would have such a big impact.

Zhou Haoran analyzed, "The 'Everyone's Art Up' program has two main offices. After combining them, there will be four separate offices inside. I'll tell Xiao Chen later that we only need to keep one separate office. One will be converted into a breastfeeding room, and the other two into playrooms and rest rooms for infants. We need to provide the best working environment for mothers!"

"Haoran..."

As a woman, Qiao Suiqing could empathize deeply, and her eyes even welled up with tears.

Zhou Haoran solemnly declared, "I don't care about other places, but the 'Everyone's Art Up' program team must provide the best and most comfortable working environment for women!"

The majority of the team members are women.

Only by serving women well can we achieve better work output.

Qiao Suiqing seemed to remember something and asked with sparkling eyes, "Haoran, who's the host?"

"You!"

"Am I the only one?" "If you're the only one, that's too tiring."

Zhou Haoran couldn't bear to see her working so hard.

Qiao Suiqing smiled and said, "Let me recommend one to you!"

Zhou Haoran said, "Okay, who is it?"

Qiao Suiqing pursed her lips, "Sister Yang, how is it?"

"Bai Panyang?"

Zhou Haoran had a strange expression, thinking to himself that this Qingmei sister was quite good at creating opportunities.

Qiao Suiqing said to herself, "Sister Yang hosts the weather forecast on the general channel. She's too tall, and it's hard for her to pair up with others. I saw in the program planning of 'Everyone's Art Up,' besides the on-stage hosts, there are also off-stage hosts, right? Let her give it a try."

"It's all right."

Zhou Haoran had no reason to refuse.

Qiao Suiqing was delighted and chuckled, "Then do you want to have a child?"

"You want to have a baby?"

Zhou Haoran found it strange.

Qiao Suiqing shook her head, "I won't have children before I'm thirty."

"then you……"

Zhou Haoran seemed to understand something.

Qiao Suiqing said calmly and indifferently, "Women should have children around the age of thirty. It's not good for the body or the child if it's too late."

"That's it..."

Zhou Haoran nodded, sensing that her words had a hidden meaning.

It seems she really does know about Aunt Wan's existence.

Now that I'm back in China, I need to arrange for the two of them to meet.

This can't be left unresolved forever!
Had a good nap.

We arrived at Los Angeles International Airport.

Zhou Haoran was used to having to go through customs and go through formalities.

But Qiao Suiqing almost burst into tears.

I felt so humiliated.

There are three customs channels in total.

The first lane was full of Americans and EU passport holders. Their luggage wasn't opened, and there was no body search. Their bags went through the security scanner, their passports were stamped, and they were through.

The second lane is for passports from South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Occasionally, luggage needs to be opened for inspection, but it's always done quickly.

The third passage was filled with Black people, Arabs, Latinos, and people with yellow skin who had come from China.

Security checks are very strict.

Everyone had to line up, and their suitcases had to be opened and checked one by one. They had to be searched on the spot.

Some of them even need to be taken to a nearby room and have their clothes and pants removed for inspection.

This was Qiao Suiqing's first time abroad. Although she wasn't taken to a small room for a search, she still felt humiliated queuing with a group of black and Arab people: "Why? We've had atomic bombs for a long time, yet we're not as good as Hong Kong and Taiwan."

"My fault."

Zhou Haoran held her hand, feeling that this matter needed to be taken seriously.

Qiao Suiqing shook her head gently, "It has nothing to do with you."

Zhou Haoran felt that he must contact Director Dou during this trip back to China. "I'll apply for a diplomatic passport later. With a diplomatic passport, we can use the first VIP channel in the future."

Qiao Suiqing was taken aback. "Is this okay? You're not a diplomat."

Zhou Haoran chuckled and said, "If a billionaire boss went abroad on a business trip, he wouldn't be treated like this, would he? It's okay, I'll contact him later... I've made so many contributions to the system, I don't believe they won't give me some special privileges."

Fortunately, Zhou Haoran and Qiao Suiqing were well-dressed, had "doctor" titles, were young, and spoke fluent English.

They were not given any difficulties.

The transit formalities were completed very quickly.

There are three main things I want to do on this trip to the United States.

First, Google was officially established.

Zhou Haoran, one of the three founders, a board member, and one of the inventors of the search patent, invested $100 million in the early stages and acquired a 28.5% stake.

That's really impressive.

Even after years of dilution, it is estimated that they will still retain around 10%-12% of the equity after the IPO.

That's enough to provide him with financial support.

Second, we are in talks with several technology companies, especially Microsoft, about collaborations.

Let's discuss cooperation via email.

The other party is very eager.

Zhou Haoran's request was also very simple: a technical service fee of 2000 million US dollars!
If this deal goes through, when the Asian financial crisis hits and international speculative capital sweeps through Hong Kong's financial markets... short selling will be impossible; that would be treasonous.

You can buy in at the bottom; going long is patriotic.

Third, travel around the western United States with Qiao Suiqing.

This was their first vacation together.

Undisturbed in a foreign land.

(End of this chapter)