2003: Starting with Foreign Trade

Chapter 434 "The Yiwu Son-in-Law"

The convoy was led by a GL8, followed by a Maybach, and then a BMW 5 Series. Although the number of cars in the convoy was small, their luxuriousness made them quite eye-catching.

In the city and on the highway, it frequently attracts the attention of other drivers and passengers.

If you were to ask who was the happiest after Tan Jincheng changed his car, it would definitely be Lai Yiu-fai.

The GL8 in front was also bought at Lai Yiu-fai's urging. Now he rarely drives it anymore, and other drivers drive it. As the company grows, the number of drivers in the team is also increasing.

These people are mostly Lai Yiu-fai's comrades-in-arms. Unlike the small-scale hiring of Lai Yiu-fai and Lau Su-man before, Flash has now established good cooperative relationships with relevant parties.

The security personnel of Flash Group and Orange Technology at their headquarters and subsidiaries across the country all come from them. Flash is now an excellent unit in cooperation with JUN, so whether or not it has this title in Beicang is not of much importance.

However, in companies and enterprises in other places, especially in small towns and regions, it still has some deterrent effect, and petty thugs don't dare to cause trouble.

Flash is not yet a behemoth, and information doesn't spread as quickly in small places. Some local thugs who believe that even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake, and who don't know their own limitations, are actually capable of doing something, like coming to someone's door asking for something.

These days, petty thugs are quite naive and do things in a very crude way. Many companies have been harassed by such thugs. A couple of years ago, Beicang even organized a special operation to take down a group of them.

It's a bit unnecessary to use administrative power when a few petty thugs come to cause trouble, as it would easily create favors. It would be more direct to just beat them into submission with people like Lai Yiu-fai.

After all, what they admire most is not anything else, but fists.

Since this sign was put up at the entrances of dealerships, subsidiaries, and sub-subsidiaries across the country, there have been far fewer of these brainless thugs.

Our first stop was naturally Yiwu.

The trip was ostensibly a visit by the CEO of Orange Technology to inspect the construction of warehouses in various locations.

As one of Orange Technology's most important warehousing centers in the future, and also the region that handles the most express parcels every day, Yiwu is not only Gu Qingqing's hometown, but also plays a very important role in the future of Orange Products.

The release of FlashTech's sales figures for the first half of the year sparked considerable discussion within the industry and society. It's remarkable that an electric vehicle assembly company that has only been established for two years can consistently achieve annual sales of over one million units.

They almost achieved the sales target set at their annual meeting last year in just six months, which is truly astonishing.

Just by looking at Flashpoint Technology's annual sales forecast, it's clear that Flashpoint Group's recently announced revenue target of 50 billion yuan for 2007 was not an exaggeration and is entirely achievable.

With an annual revenue of 50 billion yuan, a company can be included in the top 500 private enterprises. And this is only the revenue of Shanchi Group under Tan Jincheng, excluding Orange Technology.

As an internet game-driven company, its social mini-games are very popular. Regardless of how much money it has burned or whether it is profitable, its revenue is still quite good.

This is basically the current situation for internet companies: comparable revenue but significant losses. The situation was relatively better in the PC era, but it has become even more exaggerated in the mobile internet era.

As the owner of two high-revenue companies, Tan Jincheng has visited Yiwu twice in just a few months, which is quite frequent.

Well, from a probability standpoint, it's even more likely than having sex with Gu Qingqing. After all, even if those two are together every day, they don't always have the time and opportunity to have sex.

Putting aside emotional factors, Tan and Gu are already closely linked because of their careers. The CEO of Orange Technology is a college student, which outsiders may find strange and even a bit frivolous, treating Gu Qingqing as a decorative figure.

That's not the case. Gu Qingqing diligently manages the company's daily affairs, and her status as a college student makes her far better off than Tan Jincheng, who directly manages Orange Technology. Even if she's just a pretty face, she's a useful one.

Before the rise of the mobile internet and before the nationwide entrepreneurial wave, companies founded by college students that achieved a certain scale and reputation in their industry were treasured, no matter how prestigious the university was.

This is especially true when dealing with Ningbo University, a wealthy institution with limited resources. With a university like Ningbo University providing support, they can step in and help with anything Gu Qingqing can't handle. Furthermore, Gu Qingqing's 14.05% stake in Orange Technology ensures that Tan Jincheng will maintain firm control of the company as it seeks further funding.

This is where the stakes lie. Tan Jincheng's thinking is quite pragmatic. In addition to having Gu Qingqing participate in the operation of Orange Technology, he also wants to help her solve some unnecessary troubles by leveraging the power of Ningbo University, in order to ensure the stability of their future marital relationship.

Stable relationships can only exist between people when interests are equal. This principle also applies to parents. If their children are successful, the parents are proud; if their children are unsuccessful, the parents are not only ashamed but also dislike them.

If this is the case between parents and offspring, then the relationship between husband and wife is even more so. In the era of information explosion, interpersonal relationships are becoming increasingly weak. The protection of interests can exist in the business world, as well as in family affection, between husband and wife, and between brothers.

There's nothing wrong with that. People always have to get something out of you to like you, and self-interest is the simplest and most direct way.

Gu Qingqing's career has taken off. Because of Orange Technology, Tan Jincheng and she have become a community of shared interests. Unless they break up, they are inseparable. After Orange Technology goes public, their interests will be even more solidified.

Tan Jincheng's views on marriage differ somewhat from mainstream opinions. In addition to the emotional bond, marriage is more about balancing the interests of both parties. Absolute equality in marriage is impossible, but striving for equality as much as possible is what Tan Jincheng pursues.

If a crisis occurs or there are major changes in interests, divorce is not out of the question. For example, it is common for couples in listed companies to divorce in order to cash out and divide shares. Can you say that their relationship has broken down?
Feelings are the foundation of a relationship, but they seem to play a less important role in married life. In his previous life, Tan Jincheng got divorced, but he didn't think either of them had done anything wrong. On the contrary, it was a way to transfer the risk.

It's better for one person to stick to one path than for two people to be tied together and suffer losses. But to be honest, it's also thanks to those three special years. Otherwise, given Tan Jincheng's personality, he might have really started a new business. If he had, he wouldn't have had the experience of being exploited.

Without the experience of being exploited, how could one possess such vast knowledge, such an ability to remember so many well-known companies across different industries, and such a seemingly superhuman ability after rebirth?

Is every drink and every bite predetermined?

Interests form a community, and this is even more true when it comes to emotions. Emotions, though intangible, are still very important to young men and women.

Young love is either unforgettable or lasts a long time. In the eyes of the world, Gu Qingqing is Tan Jincheng's first love, and Tan Jincheng is also Gu Qingqing's first love. The young man and woman gradually grow together from their ignorant and naive period.

Over the past two years, although Tan Jincheng has occasionally been rumored to be dating his spokesperson Liu, no real evidence has been found. The only photos taken are of the two attending events together, which seem to be publicity stunts by the agency and are not considered reliable.

Their relationship is the envy of many. Not only have Gu Hongshun and his wife been able to accept their billionaire son-in-law, but even Gu Qingqing's relatives have begun to approve of their relationship.

Besides Gu Qingqing, there is another member of their family who works at Orange Technology. Gu Yanning, who is an assistant at Orange Technology, also received a certain number of shares during the last round of financing.

She dared not reveal company news and policies casually, but when her family asked her about the relationship between Tan Jincheng and Gu Qingqing, Gu Yanning, as the older cousin, had a certain right to speak on the matter.

Gu Yanning, who had quite a bit of contact with Tan Jincheng, knew a bit about the big boss. He was a person who clearly distinguished between public and private matters. He followed the rules in public affairs, but was actually quite easygoing in private matters, and it was fine for him to joke around.

He also occasionally comes to the product department to brainstorm ideas and work on new game development projects. He usually gets along very well with the employees and is quite popular within Orange Technology.

Gu Yanning's family would occasionally ask her about the relationship between Tan Jincheng and Gu Qingqing, and whether there was any possibility of it going well. According to Gu Yanning's observation, there shouldn't be any problems, and their relationship was very stable. Of course, it was still a long way off before they got married.

Gu Qingqing's family and relatives are not poor. Most of them have assets in the tens of millions, some have a few million, and even the worst ones run small businesses and live a comfortable life. It is not uncommon for younger members of the family to find rich men as husbands or boyfriends.

But there's a limit to being rich. You've found a billionaire, someone worth billions? And he's about the same age as her? That's a bit too fantastical.

At the time, all the relatives who knew about this thought it was impossible, almost like a fantasy. But now most people have accepted it, and some are even happy about it.

Besides relatives, even the leaders of Yiwu have regarded Tan Jincheng as Yiwu's son-in-law. Yiwu has made full preparations for Tan Jincheng's arrival.

(End of this chapter)