rebirth against the times

In a quiet Siamese-style manor, a simple but special family banquet was being held. Bai Shuo was sitting at the table, next to Wei Sa, who was still pure and pleasant. Sitting across the table was Le Le

Miss Ni and her family.

It had been several days since Bai Shuo arrived in Siam. He first handed over his relevant information on the construction of the canal to Le Ni, and it took another two days before he had the opportunity to meet Le Ni at a family dinner.

"It's been almost two months and I have the opportunity to congratulate you. It's really rude." Bai Shuo apologized.

Leni smiled kindly and said: "The phone number I gave you is still valid, but you have never called it once."

Bai Shuo said awkwardly: "I thought about it at the time, but first I was worried that you would be busy, and secondly I was calling you suddenly, so I was afraid you would have to find a Chinese translator."

With a burst of laughter, Le Ni looked at Wei Sa who was translating for Bai Shuo and said, "This is the second time we have met this little girl. I was deeply impressed by you last time in Chiang Mai."

Wei Sa was a little shy, and said quickly with a slight blush: "Miss Le Ni, you are my idol. We are still alumni, and I am also a student of Chiang Mai University."

Le Ni seemed very happy and asked about Wei Sa's profession and ideals. Wei Sa hoped to become a strong woman like Le Ni and make her own contributions in certain fields.

Le Ni did not object to Wei Sa's idea, she just sighed and said: "Little girl, becoming a strong woman is very tiring. This is a difficult road. I hope you can persevere."

After Bai Shuo learned about Wei Sa's thoughts, he understood the meaning of what Le Ni said. It is difficult to be a strong man and even more difficult to be a strong woman. What's more, Wei Sa was born in a poor family and did not have a prominent family like Le Ni.

His background and strong upper-level connections made it even more difficult. However, since then, Bai Shuo has also secretly had the idea of ​​​​helping Wei Sa in the future, but how far and high he can go can only depend on Wei Sa.

Sa's own creation.

"I already understand your canal plan."

Hearing Le Ni talk about the canal, Bai Shuo immediately stopped eating and looked at Le Ni seriously.

"This idea is actually nothing new. As far as I know, similar considerations have been made before, but for various reasons, it never took shape."

Bai Shuo was stunned for a moment and asked, "Can I know the reason?"

Le Ni thought for a while and said calmly: "The first thing is the issue of economic strength. Even with Siam's current national strength, it is difficult to undertake such a large project. Besides, there are also domestic forces and international situation issues, so I don't need to

I believe you will understand the detailed explanation.”

Bai Shuo nodded and said: "But if this canal is opened, Siam will benefit first. I think there will always be difficulties. As long as it is beneficial to the overall situation, we cannot not do it because of difficulties."

Le Ni paused and said: "Of course, I have never been afraid of difficulties. But specific problems still need to be solved one by one."

Bai Shuo smiled and said: "I can't help with Siam's domestic problems. As for the international situation, I don't know much about it, and it's not something I can worry about. I think if there is opposition, there will be support. As long as the game between great powers is not

If the situation is one-sided, then there is room for further manipulation. But as for the funds to build the canal... it can be taken care of by me."

Le Ni looked at Bai Shuo in surprise and said, "I underestimate Mr. Bai. According to your plan, this canal will cost at least 20 billion meters."

Bai Shuo smiled: "If we want the canal to be built smoothly, we have to rush in time. It is estimated that it will never be less than 30 billion."

Seeing that Le Ni was even more surprised, Bai Shuo added: "I will not be responsible for the 30 billion alone. At that time, we will recruit a group of enterprises from China, Siam, and even enterprises from Japan, Korea, and Western countries.

Let’s build together.”

Le Ni felt relieved, nodded slightly and said: "Indeed, such a large project is not something that one company can undertake."

Bai Shuo shook his head and said: "Sharing the financial pressure is just one of them. It's not that I can't afford 30 billion, it's just that such a large piece of cake cannot be enjoyed exclusively by any one company, especially a Chinese company like me."

Le Ni looked at Bai Shuo meaningfully for a long time before nodding and praising: "I don't think Mr. Bai doesn't understand the international situation. On the contrary, you are a master of controlling the situation. By bringing so many forces together, not only can the benefits be shared, but also

The risks can be shared, and when the time comes, you will be among us, and any force that wants to move on this project will have to think twice."

Bai Shuo smiled and said: "Although there will be some twists and turns in control in the future, as long as the canal can be opened, it doesn't matter if we give up some small benefits."

Le Ni once again expressed her appreciation for Bai Shuo: "There is a word in China called 'willingness', which is roughly what Mr. Bai said. But..."

Bai Shuo was stunned for a moment, and quickly asked: "Do you have any more questions?"

Le Ni glanced at Bai Shuo and said seriously: "If this project can take shape, no matter how much efforts Siam has made, the ownership of the entire canal must belong to Siam. As for the use rights and the period of use, they can be negotiated separately. Press

The capital contribution is shared proportionately.”

Bai Shuo was overjoyed, which meant that Le Ni had expressed support for this project. Although it was still full of unknowns whether the project could be successfully promoted, at least it had a good start.

At this time, a news item began to play on the TV in the living room, which was about Apple's release of a new generation of mobile phones in the early hours of this morning.

Bai Shuo's attention was attracted, and Le Ni asked, "Is Mr. Bai very interested in this?"

Bai Shuo came back to his senses and said with a smile: "It's just that this news reminds me of an old friend."

"Oh? A friend you haven't contacted for a long time?"

Bai Shuo nodded, then suddenly shook his head: "No, he contacted me a few days ago."

At this time, Bai Shuo's thoughts returned to the morning a few days ago. Just as he was about to board the plane to come to Siam, Steve, who had turned his friend into an enemy, unexpectedly called him. He told Bai Shuo about Apple's new generation.

The product will be released in a few days.

Bai Shuo congratulated Steve and said: "I believe Apple's fifth-generation mobile phone will be the most successful product this year."

Without thinking, Steve said: "No...this is not the fifth generation mobile phone."

"What? Then..." Bai Shuo didn't understand.

Steve said: "The original design of iPhone 4 was mainly based on your creativity, but this time the work is based on iPhone 4 and incorporates more of my own ideas, so it is not a new generation in the complete sense.

The product can be understood as an upgraded version of iPhone 4, so I named it 4s."

Bai Shuo suddenly remembered that after he used the iPhone 4, there seemed to be a product called 4s, but he didn't pay much attention to it at the time. He didn't expect that the origin of the 4s now has something to do with him.

"Congratulations Steve, I believe this is the best mobile phone in the history of iPhone and it is your great masterpiece." Bai Shuo congratulated.

Steve paused and said, "No, to be precise, it's more like a fusion of you and me."

"Fusion? Steve actually said that 4S is the fusion of himself and him?" Bai Shuo didn't expect Steve to say this, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Steve, you...do you have something to say to me?"

Steve smiled and was silent for a while before saying: "Hold on to your dream. My era is coming to an end, and it's up to you next."

After saying this, Steve hung up the phone. Bai Shuo still held the phone blankly, thinking about the meaning of Steve's call and whether he should return the call and have a good chat with Steve.

?After all, he didn't want to just become a rival with him. At this time, the airport broadcast came the boarding information, so Bai Shuo had to put down this idea temporarily.

"Mr. Bai, from the look on your face, it seems that your friend is very important to you." Le Ni's voice interrupted Bai Shuo's memories again.

Bai Shuo said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Miss Le Ni, I was too rude."

Le Ni didn't mind, and smiled: "How long do you plan to stay, Mr. Bai, when he comes this time?"

Bai Shuo smiled and said: "To be honest, there are still many things to do in China. Being able to see Miss Le Ni today means that the purpose of my trip has been achieved. I will prepare to go back tomorrow."

Although Le Ni was a little surprised, she also understood that she would be rushing back to Juntie City after today's meeting, so she understood Bai Shuo's arrangement very well.

"I also gained a lot from my exchange with Mr. Bai today. There are some things that I still need to think about tonight. If Mr. Bai has time, we can have breakfast together tomorrow morning and have another exchange."

"Of course it is, I wish for it."

Early the next morning, Bai Shuo came to Le Ni's manor as scheduled. Various breakfasts were already prepared on the table.

After eating, Le Ni ordered another cup of coffee and talked with Bai Shuo about some of her thoughts on the canal project. The two quickly reached consensus on some important issues.

Just as this pleasant conversation was about to end, Bai Shuo's phone suddenly rang.

Bai Shuo looked at his phone and saw that the call was from the United States. He hesitated for a moment and then answered the call.

"Hello, are you Mr. Bai Shuo?"

A mature American female voice came from the phone.

"Um, yes, you are?"

The man's voice sounded a little anxious, and he said excitedly: "Great, we finally found you. Because we didn't know your contact information, we spent a lot of time."

Bai Shuo was a little strange and asked: "Don't worry, what's wrong? Who are you? What do you want from me?"

As the information came from the other end of the phone, Bai Shuo's face became more and more serious.

"Did he say something?"

After asking this question, Bai Shuo's expression began to gradually become trance-like. Until the other party hung up the phone, Bai Shuo still held the phone blankly, maintaining the posture of answering the phone, and his body trembled slightly unconsciously.

Suddenly, the phone fell to the ground with a "clink" sound...