Wang Ying strode away without looking back. She didn't expect that Yang Cheng would become like this. Was it a change in the environment? Or was there a sudden change in the family? Or was he always like this?
"Master, Beiqing South Gate."
"Okay."
Along the way, Wang Ying stared out the window at the familiar yet unfamiliar street scene in a daze.
"The girl is not from the capital, right? Where did she come from?"
Wang Ying shook her head: "I am a local, but I have only been abroad for a few years. I didn't expect the capital to develop so fast."
"Yeah, the development has been really fast in the past two years. Not to mention you, even me, a veteran driver, often takes the wrong path, every day." The driver's tone showed a sense of pride.
"By the way, aren't we going to hold the Olympics next year? It will be even more lively then than now."
"Let me tell you, now that you are back, don't go abroad. What good things are there? If you don't talk about anything else, just eating is not good. Food is the life of these people. If they can't eat well, how can they still be alive?
What’s the point…”
Listening to the driver's chatter, Wang Ying felt inexplicably very friendly.
"Girl is here, twenty-three yuan."
"Well, here you go."
Beiqing Nanmen, Dingjian pancakes.
Before Wang Ying entered, she saw Xie Qiao and Xu Lin already waving at her frantically.
"Hey, eldest lady, I haven't seen you for so many years, but you are still as charming as ever." Xu Lin said with an exaggerated expression.
Xie Qiao looked at Wang Ying carefully for a while: "Wang Ying, have you not slept well recently? You don't seem to be in good spirits."
After Wang Ying sat down, she poured herself a glass of juice and said softly: "My dad just left some time ago."
"Just left? Go..." Xu Lin woke up halfway through his words and looked at Wang Ying in surprise, with pity in his eyes.
Xie Qiao didn't know how to comfort him for a moment, but Wang Ying smiled: "It's okay. My dad has terminal pancreatic cancer. It's not that painful to die. It's a good thing for him."
Xu Lin and Xie Qiao could only force out awkward smiles, and the atmosphere was a little deserted for a while.
"Stop talking about me, how are you doing lately?" Wang Ying deliberately changed the subject.
Xie Qiao sighed: "Well, I'm still the same. I just drink tea and read newspapers when I go to work every day. Some time ago, I finally saw a good book on the Tianya Forum, so I thought about helping the author publish a physical book. Originally
Everything was done, but the superiors called me back, all my efforts were in vain, and they even asked the author to go all the way to make this trip, which made me feel really embarrassed."
Listening to Xie Qiao complaining about his workplace experiences, Xu Lin also started chatting.
"You are considered a good person. At least your colleagues and leaders are quite harmonious to you. You haven't seen all the weird things I have encountered."
"You don't know how far those stars who look glamorous on the surface can go backstage, treating the staff around them like slaves. The staff are also scheming all day long, and even before using a dressing room backstage, they have to put on a show.
A drama about palace fighting."
"This is because Qianxi is just a singer and has not entered the film and television industry. It is said that there are more weird things in the film and television industry and the water is deeper."
When Wang Ying heard Xie Qiao mentioning Xiao Qianxi, a trace of displeasure flashed across her face. No woman can be so generous as to be willing to share the man she loves with other women. Xie Qiao was also keenly aware of the change in Wang Ying's face and quietly pulled her.
Laculin asked her to be careful when speaking.
Xu Lin then remembered that Wang Ying and Xiao Qianxi had a falling out, so the conversation changed.
"By the way, miss, you, a top student who graduated from Cambridge, what are your plans when you come back?"
Wang Ying's answer brought the atmosphere at the scene to freezing point.
"My dad's funeral has also been held. I plan to return to the UK in a few days. I plan to continue my graduate studies. I will consider whether to come back after I get my master's degree."
Xu Lin's face was full of disappointment when he heard this: "Ah, Miss, do you still want to leave?"
"Yes, I originally thought that you would be gone for four years and we would be reunited this time, but it turns out we have to wait three years." Xie Qiao's tone also revealed regret.
Wang Ying smiled at the two of them: "It's only three years. The previous four years passed in the blink of an eye."
"That's what I said..." Xu Lin wanted to say something else, but Wang Ying suddenly changed the subject.
"By the way, Xie Qiao, how are you and Qin Chuan doing?"
Xie Qiao blushed and said coyly: "What can I do with him?"
"Okay, stop pretending, everyone can see that you two have a crush on each other." Xu Lin pursed his lips.
Wang Ying was also a little surprised: "It's been four years since I went to the UK, and you two haven't revealed anything yet?"
"It's not my fault. You don't know what is going on in Qin Chuan's head. Every time I think the atmosphere is about to get better and he wants to confess, he just holds it in, which makes me anxious." Xie Qiao
Complain.
Wang Ying and Xu Lin were also amused.
"But to be honest, Xie Qiao, you should also pay attention. Qin Chuan can be considered successful in his career now. There are many women around him. Be careful of being intercepted." Xu Lin teased.
Xie Qiao glared: "How dare he!"
"Who dares? Dare what?"
Talking about Cao Cao, when Cao Cao arrived, the skinny monkey-like Qin Chuan appeared out of nowhere.
"We three sisters are whispering here. What's the matter with you? Stop asking," Xie Qiao said angrily.
Qin Chuan had a resentful expression on his face: "We are all comrades who came from Beiqing together. It is not good for you to divide us like this."
Xu Lin laughed and scolded: "You can really put yourself in a good position. Xie Qiao and I graduated from Beiqing. The eldest lady studied in Beiqing for two years. You just opened a cafeteria in Beiqing. You have the nerve to talk about yourself."
He came from Beiqing."
"I'm right. Did my pancakes come from the Beiqing Canteen?" Qin Chuan said shamelessly.
Xie Qiao rolled her eyes at Qin Chuan: "Okay, don't join in the fun anymore. You didn't see us chatting here. How can we talk while you are here?"
"You guys can talk about your business, why not if I don't talk."
"Get lost."
"well."
Qin Chuan went to the checkout counter dejectedly, but his eyes kept glancing here. It was pity that the clerk only had such a big space, and Qin Chuan took up half of it.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wang Ying smiled at Xie Qiao and said, "I don't think Qin Chuan can escape from your Wuzhishan in this life."
"What? Qin Chuan is the monkey, I am not the Tathagata Buddha."
The three of them laughed for a while, and then Wang Ying told Xie Qiao and Xu Lin some interesting stories about studying in the UK. Soon the afternoon passed.
After dinner, the three of them parted reluctantly. Xie Qiao and Xu Lin's eyes were a little red, and Wang Ying patted their shoulders.
"We can still video chat online if we have time. Besides, it's only for three years. I'll be back in three years."
Wang Ying saw that the more they talked, the more sad they became, so she joked.
"Of course, if any of you get married, I will definitely come back and be your bridesmaid."
When Xu Lin heard this, he immediately sold Xie Qiao: "That must be Xie Qiao. I will definitely not get married anyway."
"That's not necessarily true. Maybe a prince charming will conquer you that day." Xie Qiao immediately countered.
Wang Ying then gave the two of them a hug and turned around to get into the taxi.
"Girl, where are you going?"
"E-Go Headquarters."
The driver started chatting with Wang Ying while driving.
"Girl, do you work at Tesco?"
"No, my friend is here."
"Boyfriend?"
Wang Ying did not answer, but the driver showed a knowing smile when he saw her expression.
"The salary for working in Tesco is not low. Girl, you are lucky."
Wang Ying smiled: "Really?"
"No, I heard that the purchasing department of Tesco can earn tens of thousands a month, and even hundreds of thousands. Good guy, you can earn a house in a month."
Unknowingly, the car had already arrived at the entrance of the e-commerce headquarters building.
However, Wang Ying was stopped by security guards at the gate.
Wang Ying called Qin Hao, and not long after, Qin Hao showed up at the gate. The security guard was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that Wang Ying would say something bad about him and ruin his job.
"When facial recognition technology matures in the future, I will get you an access control with the highest authority in the background."
Wang Ying was not pretentious and smiled: "Okay."
"Is the company very busy recently?"
Along the way, Wang Ying pointed to the brightly lit headquarters building and asked.
Qin Hao nodded: "The C round of financing is being negotiated. This is also the last round of financing before going public. It is very important. All departments are working on performance, so they work a lot of overtime."
"Is it going to be listed so soon?" Wang Ying was a little surprised. In her impression, Tesco has only been established for more than five years. Even if the Internet industry is relatively easy to go public, this speed is too fast.
"It won't be launched in the next two years, at least it will have to wait until two years later."
The reason why he chose to complete the Series C financing at this stage is because Qin Hao knew that the subprime mortgage crisis was about to break out, and Tesco needed sufficient funds to survive the coming Internet winter.
As for the listing time in 2009, the main reason is to reduce the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis as much as possible and avoid too low valuation when listing.
Along the way, Qin Hao took Wang Ying around, causing many employees to speculate whether she was the person in charge of a powerful financial institution.
"I don't look like an investor. The way Mr. Qin and her look at each other and their subconscious body movements show that they are obviously very close."
"She can't be our boss's wife, right?"
"But isn't Mr. Qin's girlfriend a singer? Her name seems to be Xiao Qianxi."
"So, Qin always rides two boats?"
CEO office.
Wang Ying stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and looked at the night view of the capital. She suddenly said with emotion: "The night view of the capital is more beautiful than before."
"Why do you sound sad when you say this? What happened?" Qin Hao hugged Wang Ying from behind.
Wang Ying shook her head gently: "My mother told me to continue studying for a master's degree in the UK and then come back. She will go with me."
"Is it because of Uncle Wang's matter?"
"That's part of the reason. The main reason is that my mother wanted a change of environment."
Qin Hao hesitated: "But we have been waiting for four years."
"Four years have passed so quickly. You can come see me anytime you have time." Wang Ying turned around and hugged Qin Hao's neck, kissing him gently.
"And I have also thought about it. I don't know what to do when I stay in China. I can't just stay at home and do nothing all day long. After living in the UK for four years, I have become accustomed to everything. I also want to take advantage of these three years to
Take the time to think about what you want to do and what you can do.”
"After all, I'm no longer a young lady, so I have to find something to do."
Qin Hao gently stroked Wang Ying's smooth cheek and said softly: "You will always be the eldest lady here with me."
"Nasty." Wang Ying sniffed and said in Qin Hao's ear: "I can accept you raising me, but I can't let you raise me as well. I have to make money to support her now."
Qin Hao knew that once Wang Ying decided something, it would be difficult to change it, so he had no choice but to agree.
The next day, Wang Ying set off for the UK with her mother, and did not send text messages to Xie Qiao and Xu Lin until before boarding the plane.
"Alas, the eldest lady is still the same as four years ago, leaving at any time." Xu Lin said depressedly while looking at the text message.
Xiao Qianxi, who was putting on makeup backstage, felt something in her heart: "Wang Ying is gone? Where did she go?"
"England, she said she wanted to study for a master's degree again." Xu Lin answered without thinking.
Xiao Qianxi was overjoyed. She was not in the capital when Wang Ying came back. It was not that she avoided it specifically, but she happened to catch up with the new album to shoot the MV. For a while, she sent messages to Qin Hao at night but there was no response. She probably guessed that Qin Hao
Hao is with Wang Ying.
There have been many women surrounding Qin Hao over the years, but the only one who can make Xiao Qianxi feel threatened is Wang Ying.
For Xiao Qianxi, Wang Ying leaving again is definitely great news for her.
"Xu Lin, I want to eat cake. Buy one for everyone."
"Ah, okay."
Xu Lin was a little confused, why did he suddenly think of eating cakes? It was difficult to order so many cakes. Fortunately, he could group buy them in advance. He quickly logged into E-commerce to open the group buying area.
…
In July 2007, Tesco completed Series C financing, with a valuation reaching an astonishing US$15.3 billion. For a company that has not yet been listed, such a high valuation immediately attracted media coverage.
Naturally, Qin Hao, who built Tesco from scratch into a company worth over RMB 100 billion, has also become the subject of intense media coverage.
It is a pity that Qin Hao rarely gives interviews, and the media can only use some examples to compile articles and publish them, many of which are false and even some absurd.
For example, there are inspirational stories about Qin Hao who was so poor that he could only eat white rice during college and had to pick up mineral water bottles from his classmates and sell them to make money for tuition and fees. The funniest thing is that this kind of inspirational story has become very popular and has been adopted by some
Frequently cited in successful learning events.
Later, Qin Hao couldn't stand it anymore and issued an official announcement through Tesco to refute the rumors.
At the same time, the snowball of the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States has loosened, and the stock market is wailing, especially some Internet technology stocks. A large amount of funds have begun to withdraw, causing the U.S. stock market, which has been rising for five consecutive years, to start a straight U-turn.
The snow on the top of the mountain has loosened, but the snowflakes at the foot of the mountain are still trying to climb up.
Then the avalanche came, and the US stock market caused the global financial market to collapse across the board.
The cold winter for Internet companies has also followed.
