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Chapter 1163: Chapter 1021 Forbes Huaxia List
The news of Tang Qing’s appearance at Hongqiao Airport
soon spread from within the circle.
Just a few hours later,
thanks to the power of the Internet,
many acquaintances knew Tang Qing had returned to Shanghai.
And sure enough,
before it was even noon,
Qiu Jie’s call came through.
To this day, Tang Qing had rested for a full month; the principal often asked when he would come back to school, but he couldn’t say for sure. As soon as he heard Tang Qing was back, he hurriedly called to ask.
Qiu Jie’s voice was cheerful, "You’re finally back, when are you coming to school?"
"Next Monday," Tang Qing replied.
"Why next week? Isn’t tomorrow good?" Qiu Jie asked out of curiosity.
Tang Qing replied with a slight smile, "You’ll know tomorrow."
Tomorrow,
November 2nd,
is the release date for the Forbes Huaxia list, a listing whose influence is even greater than that of Hurun’s. When this list comes out, there will be a new wave of attention, which is not a good day for going to school.
But Qiu Jie didn’t pay much attention to news that hadn’t happened yet.
So, he was clueless.
"Uh... okay, then I’ll wait for you, but, there is something I need to tell you in advance. You are now an idol to our Fudan students, and the principal wants you to participate in a lecture and share some study experience."
Tang Qing: "..."
Just a few days ago, he had been rounded up by city leaders in Qingyan City, and now he was about to be drafted again upon his return to Shanghai. Being a public figure was indeed difficult.
Tang Qing agreed,
"Alright, I agree, but just this once for this year, please don’t drag me out for a walk again."
He wasn’t a small pet.
He didn’t like being ’walked’ by them.
"Haha, ’walked’... what a brilliant use of the word," Qiu Jie laughed heartily.
Tang Qing helplessly said, "Principal Qiu, that settles it then, let me know the topic and time of the speech in advance so I can prepare."
Qiu Jie breathed a sigh of relief.
It was good that Tang Qing wasn’t acting petulant.
"Alright, then you rest well these next few days."
"Got it."
He hung up the phone.
"Tangtang, what’s ’walked’?" Lin Jiaxue asked with curious eyes.
"I have to give another speech."
As he spoke, Tang Qing tilted his head and laid down on Lin Jiaxue’s lap, soft and comfortable, and moreover, from below, Tang Qing could hardly see all of Lin Jiaxue’s face.
"Tangtang, do you think we’ll be surrounded by people when we attend class?" Lin Jiaxue, having endured the morning’s siege, was somewhat worried.
Tang Qing laughed, "Don’t worry, the media reporters are not paparazzi. Unless there’s news, they won’t bother us, and it’s been nearly a month since the major events—the first few days back at most we’ll just be a spectacle."
"..."
The word ’spectacle.’
It made Lin Jiaxue think of the small animals in the park.
"Don’t worry, the hype will die down quickly. The students are mostly innocent; after they’ve had their fun, they’ll disperse. You are Tang Qing’s wife, and you should get used to being in the spotlight," Tang Qing comforted her.
"Okay," Lin Jiaxue nodded seriously.
She could not embarrass Tang Qing.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz..."
Lin Jiaxue’s mobile phone vibrated on the tea table.
It was a call from Zeng Rou.
"Jiaxue, are you guys back in Shanghai?" Zeng Rou’s loud voice was so clear that Tang Qing could hear it through the phone.
Lin Jiaxue spoke softly, "Yes, we’ll go to school on Monday."
"Haven’t had enough fun yet?" Zeng Rou asked, puzzled.
"No, Tangtang has some matters to deal with," Lin Jiaxue replied without lying; Tang Qing was due to inspect Qingyuan Technology in the afternoon.
Zeng Rou knew Tang Qing was a busy man.
"Alright then, how about we come over and hang out at your place this weekend?" Ning Jing and Gu Man were eagerly looking at Zeng Rou. Since the National Day holiday, they hadn’t seen Lin Jiaxue.
"Sure, welcome," Lin Jiaxue agreed.
...
In the afternoon.
At half-past three.
Qingyuan Technology Headquarters.
The five small buildings of the Raw Materials Research Institute had already been fully utilized. Following several rounds of expansion, the number of employees at Qingyuan Technology had exceeded a thousand and was rapidly approaching two thousand.
The office environment was no longer as spacious as at the beginning.
At this moment,
Luo Qiang stood with all the company’s executives at the bottom of the Administrative Office Building, eyes peering towards the Main Gate.
Now,
more than five months had passed since the establishment of Qingyuan Technology. It was Tang Qing’s third inspection visit. Previously, meetings were held via the "Sky Eye" Remote Meeting System, and only during the monthly regular meetings could they see him.
Just over five short months.
Under Tang Qing’s orders,
the growth of Qingyuan Technology was rapid. A succession of research and development plans, negotiations with various component suppliers, and numerous overseas patent licensing discussions almost drove them crazy.
Every day was extremely fulfilling.
To put it bluntly,
it was exhausting.
Looking back now,
Luo Qiang could hardly believe that they had accomplished so much in half a year.
For any other company, this volume of tasks would take at least two years. This sudden realization reminded him of a saying: Without pushing oneself to the limit, one would never know how great their potential is.
Shortly thereafter,
Tang Qing’s car stopped in front of them.
"Good to see you, Chairman Tang," Luo Qiang stepped forward and greeted him with a respectful nod.
"Hello, President Luo, you’ve worked hard," Tang Qing said with a smile, extending his hand. Seeing Luo Qiang’s spirit had declined a bit compared to half a year ago, all Tang Qing could do was apologize internally, as time waits for no one.
At worst, they could award more bonuses later.
Once Qingyuan Technology’s products were accepted by the market and secured a foothold, Luo Qiang’s job would become much easier.
"Being able to work on such great products, I don’t mind the fatigue."
What Luo Qiang said came from the heart. Such powerful large-screen smartphones were an absolute novelty in Huaxia and scarcely developed by companies worldwide. Whomever might have developed such technology, he had not heard of it.
"Let’s go inside," Tang Qing suggested with a smile.
"After you, Chairman."
Entering the conference room,
company executives took their seats in turn.
Tang Qing went straight to the point.
"There are three things I wish to announce today."
"First, due to the payment of guarantees to various component companies, the purchase of experimental equipment, the assembly of the R&D team, and various patent licenses, the working capital of Qingyuan Technology has almost been depleted.
Therefore, I have decided to invest an additional one hundred million dollars in Qingyuan Technology for overseas business acquisitions and three hundred million RMB in cash for the company’s daily operations."
Hearing about the additional investment,
the people below couldn’t help but feel happy.
Qingyuan Technology was currently in a phase where it was burning through cash, and the only source of money was Tang Qing.
"The second matter is to establish Qingyuan Technology’s hardware research and development system. In our cooperation with international giants, we will begin proprietary development of all components for our products," Tang Qing said.
Nowadays, smartphones that managed to emerge had scarcely any domestic parts. Even if Tang Qing couldn’t establish his own manufacturing system, a research and development system still needed to be built.
"The third matter is this."
Tang Qing paused.
"The first model of Qingyuan Technology’s smartphone press conference is slated for May 15th of next year, with pre-sales starting the following day, and the official sales date set for July 15th."
"Our sales goal is to ship at least ten million units by the end of next year. Your task from here on is to focus on this goal and achieve it within the set time frame."
After listening,
Luo Qiang and others felt an immense pressure.
"Chairman, ten million units is not us being timid, but does the market have the capacity to absorb so many?" Luo Qiang was somewhat worried that people wouldn’t adapt to this kind of mobile phone so quickly.
"If we want to be ahead of our time, we can’t follow the crowd. We need to have goals, and what if we achieve them?" Tang Qing chuckled.
"Understood."
...
The following day,
November 2,
Forbes Huaxia Rich List was released.
Different from Hurun’s estimates,
Forbes was bolder, extremely optimistic about the future of Comet Group.
They rated Microcrystalline Technology and Qing Yang Audio Equipment Company very highly, shooting Tang Qing’s net worth straight beyond eight billion dollars.
With more than double the net worth of the second-ranked person,
he firmly took the top spot,
once again stirring up a frenzy in Huaxia’s media.
