Chen Mo landed in the provincial capital on the afternoon of the following day.
As soon as Zhou Zheng opened the car door, Chen Liping called.
"Xiao Mo, where are you?"
"Just got off the plane."
"Hurry, hurry, come straight to the Software Park."
Chen Liping kept his voice very low.
"Your parents are already downstairs."
Chen Mo paused in his steps.
"So fast?"
"I said the training instructor arranged an internal assessment at the last minute, and it's been dragged on until now."
"If this drags on any longer, your mother will go to the front desk and ask if there's a student named Chen Mo."
Chen Mo pinched the bridge of his nose.
Send me the address.
"It's already been sent."
Chen Liping paused, then added.
"Don't give yourself away when you get there."
I will try my best.
"Not as much as possible, but absolutely necessary."
"Your dad has already asked three times why the training institution is located in the Software Park."
Chen Mo: "..."
This is indeed a difficult question to answer.
He hung up the phone.
The real challenge is not Musk, nor Shen Zhennan.
It's the parents checking up on them.
……
Building No. 3 in the Software Park, six floors.
The temporary sign for the Xinghuo College Entrance Examination Special Tutoring Center was just put up two hours ago.
Several past college entrance exam papers were displayed at the front desk.
There was also a potted green ivy next to it, its leaves were a little wilted.
The person in charge was a middle-aged employee temporarily hired by Douyin's administration department.
His surname is Gu.
He was in his forties, wore glasses, spoke standard Mandarin, and had actually worked at a training institution for several years.
Chen Liping put a white shirt on him and stuffed several college entrance exam study materials into his hands.
At first glance, it really does look like that.
"Mr. Chen, Ms. Li."
Teacher Gu sat in the conference room, her tone gentle.
"Chen Mo's situation is rather special."
"His foundation is very strong, so doing regular practice problems won't be very helpful for him."
"Our main focus is on training that combines competitive thinking with college entrance examination question types."
Li Xiuyun was skeptical.
"Then why is he never at school?"
Teacher Gu adjusted his glasses.
"It's the final sprint stage. It's not just regular tutoring, it's specialized advanced training."
"Sometimes we'll arrange closed-door assessments, and sometimes we'll go to universities in the provincial capital to attend lectures."
Chen Liping, sitting next to him, quickly added:
"Sister-in-law, this place is indeed quite professional."
"My company is also in this building, so I can help look after Xiao Mo."
Chen Jianguo frowned.
"Will you take care of it?"
"You're already being kind by not dragging him into your nonsense."
Chen Liping immediately showed a hurt expression.
"Brother, I'm a legitimate entrepreneur now, at least."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than footsteps sounded at the door.
Chen Mo pushed the door open and came in.
"Dad, Mom, Uncle."
Li Xiuyun saw her son and immediately stood up.
"Xiao Mo!"
She walked over quickly and looked him up and down.
"Why do you look so pale?"
"I stayed up too late last night doing the evaluation."
Chen Mo answered naturally.
Teacher Gu quickly chimed in, "There was indeed a comprehensive test paper yesterday, which was quite difficult."
Chen Liping was drinking water next to him and almost choked.
Comprehensive paper.
From Los Angeles to the provincial capital, this exam paper has traveled quite a distance.
Li Xiuyun felt sorry for him: "No matter how much you study, you can't stay up like this."
"Have you eaten on time?"
"have eaten."
Don't lie to me.
Chen Mo smiled.
"I really ate it."
Chen Jianguo stood to the side with a stern face.
"No matter how important grades are, health is also an asset."
"You're too young to realize it now."
"You'll suffer the consequences if you develop health problems later."
"Okay, Dad."
Chen Mo nodded obediently.
Looking at him like this, Chen Liping couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.
For the next half hour, Teacher Gu led the couple on a tour.
Actually, the meeting room was temporarily converted by Yunfan Software.
Fortunately, Chen Jianguo and Li Xiuyun didn't understand software and didn't suspect anything.
I just felt that the environment was clean, Teacher Gu spoke steadily, and my uncle was there to vouch for me.
I can finally put my mind at ease.
Before leaving, Li Xiuyun was still worried.
"Teacher Gu, please take good care of my son, Xiao Mo."
Teacher Gu nodded immediately.
"Don't worry."
"Chen Mo is very self-disciplined and also very talented."
"We will definitely do our best."
Chen Jianguo then looked at Chen Mo.
Are you going back to Jiangcheng tonight?
Chen Mo was about to speak.
Chen Liping preemptively said, "Brother, there's another evaluation summary today. I'll take him out to dinner tonight."
"Send him back tomorrow morning."
Chen Jianguo glanced at his younger brother.
"Don't take him running around again."
"No, no."
Chen Liping waved his hands repeatedly.
"I'm more stable than anyone else now."
Chen Jianguo clearly didn't believe it.
But Li Xiuyun tugged at him.
"Alright, it's better for Liping to be here than for Xiaomo to be alone in the provincial capital."
The couple gave a few more words of advice before finally leaving.
The moment the elevator doors closed, several people in the conference room breathed a sigh of relief.
Teacher Gu took off his glasses and wiped his forehead.
"Mr. Chen, could you please give us a day's notice next time we do this kind of work?"
Chen Liping plopped down in the chair.
"How dare you say that?"
"You kept talking about closed-loop assessments, I almost thought you were actually running a training course."
Chen Mo looked at the temporary sign at the door.
"Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Gu."
Teacher Gu gave a wry smile.
"Mr. Chen, please just call me Lao Gu, it makes me feel guilty."
Chen Liping rubbed his temples.
"Alright, stop joking. Zhang Nan has been waiting for you for ages."
"Since you're here, go take a look."
Chen Mo nodded.
"Let's go."
……
Douyin Group's office area is located on the other side of the same building.
Compared to before, this place has completely changed.
The workstations were almost full.
The wall is covered with a content categorization chart, a recommendation chain diagram, and a countdown to launch.
Zhang Nan stood in the conference room, her voice a little hoarse.
"The number of beta testers is still small, but the retention rate is very good."
"The average user session duration was higher than expected."
There are three main problems.
"The accuracy of the recommendations is still unstable, there are not enough creators, and music copyrights have not been fully negotiated."
Chen Mo flipped through the data.
"Don't delay the launch; it must be released within a month after the Spring Festival."
Zhang Nan nodded: "Technically, we can still catch up."
Chen Liping added, "The servers need to be expanded, and the recommendation team also needs more people."
"Expand."
Chen Mo did not hesitate.
Don't skimp on money.
"In the early days, they were most afraid of the cold, but not of the heat."
Zhang Nan's eyes brightened.
"Also, start with a coarse-grained approach to content pool stratification. Don't rush into pursuing sophisticated algorithms."
"If there isn't enough data, the more sophisticated the algorithm, the easier it is to get yourself into a trap."
No one spoke in the meeting room.
Only the sound of the pen tip gliding across the paper could be heard.
It was nearly evening when we left Douyin.
Chen Mo closed his eyes and rested in the car for more than ten minutes.
When I opened my eyes again, the car was already heading towards a quiet private club in the provincial capital.
Shen Zhennan has arrived, but he didn't bring too many people with him.
There was only Gao Peng and a secretary.
Hearing the door open, Shen Zhennan turned his head.
This formidable figure, renowned throughout the mining industry in Western Province and even the entire East China region, still felt his heart tremble violently when he saw Chen Mo's youthful face.
He slowly stood up, forcibly suppressing the surprise in his eyes.
Seeing Chen Mo enter, he stood up.
"Mr. Chen, I've long admired your name. It's true what they say, you don't know until you meet me, and now that we've met, you realize that new talents are emerging in every generation." Shen Zhennan extended his hand proactively.
"Mr. Shen, you're too kind. Please have a seat."
Two hands clasped together in mid-air.
Shen Zhennan sat down steadily, looking at the young man sitting opposite him, and was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.
This person, with a few risk memorandums and a few professional reports, forced Huadong Mining's expansion into western provinces to a standstill.
Subsequently, Jiangcheng and provincial state-owned assets were brought in at an extremely fast pace.
By the time he realized what was happening, the mining area in Beihe had completely changed.
"The younger generation is truly formidable."
After sitting down, Shen Zhennan's first words were very direct.
"This time, I lost."
Chen Mo smiled and said, "President Shen, you flatter me. Huadong Mining is only temporarily suspended; it's not a loss."
"You don't need to give me face." Shen Zhennan waved his hand. "In all my years of doing mining mergers and acquisitions, this is the first time I've seen this kind of tactic."
"Your knife skills are excellent."
He picked up his teacup.
"I admire you."
Chen Mo didn't accept the compliment, but instead asked, "Did President Shen see me today to continue discussing the acquisition?"
"Let's not talk about that." Shen Zhennan shook his head. "Huadong Mining Group in west Province will withdraw."
Gao Peng sat to the side, his eyelids twitching slightly, but he didn't say anything.
Shen Zhennan continued, "However, I hope we will have opportunities to cooperate in the future if there are overseas mining, metal trading, or large-scale resource projects."
So it turns out they came to make amends.
Chen Mo replied very readily, "Okay."
Shen Zhennan was taken aback for a moment: "So agreeable?"
"In the business world, there are no permanent enemies." Chen Mo picked up his teacup. "Besides, at least President Shen can afford to lose."
Shen Zhennan stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly smiled.
"At your age, you have such a broad perspective; no wonder so many people are willing to support you."
He paused.
"There's something I want to remind you of."
Chen Mo looked up.
"Zhao Qiming," Shen Zhennan said, "He was the one who first brought up Xingxin Mining at that meeting at the club."
"When Cao Guosheng took action later, Cao Guosheng was also there to incite others."
The private room fell silent as Gao Peng lowered his head and drank his tea.
Chen Mo's face showed little emotion.
"I know."
Shen Zhennan raised an eyebrow.
"You know?"
"I could guess that," Chen Mo said calmly. "This isn't the first time Zhao Qiming has caused trouble."
"So, what are your plans to do?"
"unimportant."
Shen Zhennan remained silent this time.
Zhao Qiming has connections within the provincial capital's development and reform system, which is a problem for ordinary enterprises.
For Xingxin, they are not insignificant figures who can be completely ignored.
But from Chen Mo's words, it was clear that he truly didn't take this person seriously.
A moment later, Shen Zhennan put down his teacup.
"Mr. Chen has a grand vision; regarding financing..."
Chen Mo knew what he wanted to say.
"Creative Innovation will not continue to push for risk warnings."
Shen Zhennan's eyes relaxed slightly.
Thank you.
"However, Huadong Mining still needs to address its own debt issues."
"I understand, it's already being handled."
Having achieved his goal, Shen Zhennan didn't hesitate any longer, stood up nimbly, and once again extended his right hand to Chen Mo.
"Mr. Chen, until we meet again."
Chen Mo stood up and firmly grasped his hand: "Until we meet again."
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