A foreign city, dear you

Cao Lanshan walked forward alone, and in front of him was Class 21, which was the top class.

His journey to get into this top class was more bumpy and difficult than for others.

All roads lead to Rome, and some people were born in Rome.

Most of the students in this top class were directly selected at the beginning of the first year of high school based on their junior high school entrance examination results. A small number were transferred in last semester. Only he and two other classmates took the exams once and twice and went through great efforts to get in, but they finally got in.

This is already his third class in high school, and he can finally settle down.

In fact, if entering the top class had not been his goal and had not been agreed upon with Liang Ziyang, it would have been difficult for him to make the decision about this class change.

After all, in the parallel class, he was the best, respected by the teacher, and supported by his classmates, which made him feel so good; but when he came to the elite class, there were so many strong students, and he was just an ordinary one. Although being in the elite class itself was a pride, it could also be mixed with disappointment and badness sometimes...

……

Cao Lanshan came to Class 21 and stopped for a while at the door.

His first impression of this elite class was that it was very relaxed.

It’s not surprising, as other classes have 50 students in each class, while the top class has only 30 students.

The second impression was that he was unfamiliar. He didn't know any of his classmates, except...

Just as Cao Lanshan was thinking, Liang Ziyang's familiar voice came over: "Hey - Cao Lanshan!", attracting the attention of other students.

Liang Ziyang shouted as he ran over happily: "Cao Lanshan, I've finally got you here."

Cao Lanshan smiled slightly, and that smile revealed the sunny and handsomeness unique to a young man similar to Cao Xueqin.

Cao Xueqin followed Liang Ziyang into Class 21 and walked towards his seat.

Here, he has to integrate into a new class;

Here, he would spend the remaining two years of high school;

This is his new place to strive!

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Around three o'clock in the afternoon, Cao Xueqin and Cheng Yufei came out of a restaurant in Guanyan Town with mixed feelings.

It was also cold that day, as it was already late November and the temperature dropped suddenly.

Cao Xueqin felt that the relatively thick clothes on his body seemed so light and thin in the cold wind that they had no weight and could be easily penetrated by the wind.

Along with Cao Xueqin and Cheng Yufei, there were two other men, one of whom looked to be in his forties and was wearing a thick dark gray jacket.

The man in the jacket looked very high-spirited. He shook hands with Cao Xueqian and Cheng Yufei respectively and said, "Then let's do as agreed. Everything will be handed over on the first of next month."

Cao Xueqian and Cheng Yufei also said politely: "Okay, let's do as agreed. Then, Mr. Wei, take care. I wish you a prosperous business in the future."

Mr. Wei then waved his hand and walked towards the parking lot.

Watching President Wei walk away, Cao Xueqin and Cheng Yufei smiled at each other. That smile seemed both relieved and bitter, as if they had lost a valuable item that made them worried but also reluctant to part with it.

"Are you still going to Tongxin Factory?" Cao Xueqin asked Cheng Yufei.

"No, that's no longer our Tongxin Factory." He said this and then sighed.

The words were short, but very sad.

Cao Xueqin was speechless for a moment. Wasn't he sad in his heart?

It's like a pair of parents who, when they see their naughty and disobedient child, wish that the child would disappear from their sight immediately. But once the child really disappears and will never come back, they feel so sad and regretful in their hearts.

"It's okay if you don't go," Cao Xueqian said, "Then you go back first. I still have to go back to Tongxin Factory."

Cheng Yufei nodded, patted Cao Xueqin on the shoulder, and walked silently towards the BMW X6.

And Cao Xueqin quietly boarded his Wing Tiger.

*

Cao Xueqin drove towards Xuhui Industrial Park and Tongxin Factory.

Tongxin Factory is still the same Tongxin Factory, but it is now someone else's Tongxin Factory and no longer belongs to Cao Xueqin, Cheng Yufei and several other shareholders.

The transfer contract has been signed just now.

Signing a contract is a very time-consuming matter. The bosses of both parties, standing in their respective positions, have to repeatedly consider and deliberate on each clause, and then bargain, insist or make concessions. It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that they reached an agreement and signed the contract.

According to the contract, Tongxin Factory will be handed over to Boss Wei on the first of next month. Cao Xueqin ran a calendar through his mind and knew that he still had five days to deal with the factory's affairs - those equipment and those employees.

Wing Tiger came to Yujin Road.

Over the past five years, Cao Xueqian has passed this road almost every day and is quite familiar with it: every intersection, the shops on both sides...

When I first took over the management of Tongxin Factory, this road and the industrial park were still quite chaotic. Every time the factories paid wages, there would be car robberies, which made the workers panic.

Cao Xueqian still remembers the scene where the two security guards set up an ambush to catch the two motorcycle gangs...

But now, this road and this industrial park are very safe, and we have never heard of any robberies by motorcycle.

There are still five days left. In five days, Cao Xueqin may never pass by this road again.

Cao Xueqin felt mixed emotions.

When Tongxin Factory had just moved to Xuhui Industrial Park and Cao Xueqin passed by this road for the first time, he was so ambitious. He looked forward to Tongxin Factory growing stronger step by step and to Tongxin Factory becoming the lifelong career of him, Cheng Yufei and others.

did not expect……

Tongxin Factory has indeed grown stronger and more prosperous, bringing generous dividends to every shareholder and unlimited hope to every shareholder, especially Cao Xueqin and Cheng Yufei.

But who would have thought?

Just five years later, that is, starting from last year, the situation of Tongxin Factory took a sharp turn for the worse; and by this year, to be specific, five days later, Tongxin Factory will no longer exist and it will be transformed into another factory.

impermanence of life.

The same goes for a factory or even an industry. There will be peaks, troughs, and even extinction.

Originally, Tongxin Factory would not be like this.

Rather than saying that Tongxin Factory failed due to luck, it would be better to say that Tongxin Factory failed due to itself.

Cao Xueqin was driving the car, and the things that Tongxin Factory had experienced over the past year flashed before his eyes like a movie.

In 2015, which was last year, with the full rise of smartphones, feature phones completely declined and died out, and many mobile phone companies that failed to transform to smartphones in time went bankrupt.

Tongxin Factory, whose main business and orders are mobile phone accessories, was naturally implicated and faced severe tests.

Under such circumstances, Cheng Yufei and Cao Xueqin discussed seeking transformation and tried to find a new path suitable for the development of Tongxin Factory.

They were determined, and when brothers work together, they can achieve great things.

However, only the two of them were united, while the other shareholders just sat back and enjoyed the fruits of their labor, thinking only of the dividends from Tongxin Factory without thinking about how to contribute to the development of Tongxin Factory.

Cao Xueqin and Cheng Yufei don't need to worry about these.

However, Xiao Maobing's actions and his petty mind completely disheartened Cao Xueqin and Cheng Yufei, and they suddenly felt that their efforts were meaningless.

Ever since Xiao Maobing launched various attacks and questioned Cao Xueqin and Cheng Yufei in the Tongxin Factory board of directors WeChat group, Cheng Yufei's mentality has undergone a drastic change.

Cheng Yufei thought, why should he work so hard?

Tongxin Factory is not just his factory.

He's been struggling to find a way out and a breakthrough, and if he makes money, shouldn't it be shared among so many people?

Most importantly, who will appreciate it?

He works so hard day and night, who can see it?

Some people not only cannot see you, but also stare at you like a thief, guard against him like a villain, suspect him, and are dissatisfied with him.

Why should he do this?

Does he need money?

……

With this mentality, Cheng Yufei was like a balloon. From being round and full at the beginning, it suddenly lost its air and became empty and deflated, unable to ignite his fighting spirit.

Just like that, Cheng Yufei gave up.

Over the past year or so, Tongxin Factory's orders have been shrinking, and the factory has gradually begun to suffer losses, and the losses have become increasingly severe.

Although Tongxin Factory is still distributing dividends, that is just the deferred payment for orders from previous years.

A factory without business is like a body without blood, it will dry up sooner or later.

Tongxin Factory began to decline.

……

And what about Cao Xueqin?

Isn't he disappointed?

Didn't he feel powerless?

But he didn't intend to give up at first because he was responsible for all the employees in the factory.

But Cheng Yufei backed out, and he was left alone and powerless to turn the situation around.

It was difficult for him to persuade Cheng Yufei. He understood Cheng Yufei and knew that it was difficult for Cheng Yufei. It would take a lot of hard work to lead a factory to break out of the industry where the overall environment had changed. What's more, Cheng Yufei had already become disillusioned with these shareholders (especially Xiao Maobing).

Therefore, Cao Xueqin could only watch Tongxin Factory decline with great pain.