From abandoned baby to CEO

Sun Xue briefly introduced the National Games stadium project that has been completed in Quancheng City, as well as the design concept proposed by her team to combine citizen leisure functions with event functions.

Her answer was concise but to the point, causing the experts on the stage to nod frequently.

She couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

Fortunately, he and Wang Ke had prepared these questions in advance. Although she was not an expert in this area, she was able to answer them easily.

After the forum ended, the crowd began to leave. Sun Xue seized the opportunity and pulled Wang Ke to the stage to block Kramer. She handed him her business card with a smile on her face.

"Professor Kramer, do you still remember me? I attended your lecture three years ago, and we even discussed it in class. Oh, and we also discussed literary issues..."

Sun Xue racked her brains to search for the fragments of memory from that time.

Kramer shrugged, smiled, and shook his head. "Sorry, I can't quite recall."

Sun Xue strongly recommended Wang Ke to him, "This is my company's chief designer, Wang Ke. Many of the projects he designed have won many domestic architectural awards and he enjoys a certain degree of fame in the construction industry."

Sun Xue immediately opened the National Games stadium project brochure that she had prepared in advance and showed it to Kramer.

"Professor, this is a project my company just completed. Our design philosophy at the time included environmental protection and multifunctionality..."

Kramer glanced at the brochure and commented, "The arena is beautiful."

She immediately began to tell the story, explaining her design philosophy at the time. Before they parted, she thrust the brochure into Kramer's hands:

"Professor, I would like to invite you to visit our project in Quancheng City and listen to your suggestions."

Kramer accepted the brochure and said enthusiastically, "Sun Xue, thank you for your invitation. If I have the chance, I will definitely visit your city to observe your company's work."

Sun Xue and Kramer were reluctant to part ways. As she watched Kramer's back go away, the word "Judy" suddenly popped up in her mind.

She trotted after him and shouted, "Professor Kramer, please stay a moment..."

Kramer stopped, turned around and asked doubtfully, "Anything else?"

"Professor... do you know Judy? Your country's most famous novelist..."

Kramer looked confused. "Yeah, we know each other! We're good friends. What's wrong?"

Sun Xue was extremely excited. "Wow! What a coincidence! I'm her student and also her best friend in China. A few years ago, the couple came to China to celebrate the Spring Festival, and I personally received them..."

Kramer looked surprised. "I know about this. She once told me about her great Chinese writer friend who took her on an unforgettable trip to China."

The two chatted for another ten minutes, and then Kramer left because of something.

Wang Ke watched Sun Xue and Kramer chatting enthusiastically the whole time, and the two of them were talking and laughing.

After Kramer left, Wang Ke asked in disbelief:

"Mr. Sun, why...are you suddenly so familiar with Kramer?"

Sun Xue looked very proud. "He is friends with a great writer I know, and that great writer is a good friend of mine. The world is really small!"

Wang Ke witnessed with his own eyes how Sun Xue demonstrated her ability to seize opportunities to the fullest.

He sighed sincerely, "Boss Sun, with your fighting spirit, it will be hard for you not to succeed!"

Sun Xue smiled from ear to ear. "I'll never give up until the last moment! Kramer is a world master. Doesn't this create a connection between him and me? This meeting was worth it."

What she didn't know was that an even bigger surprise was waiting for her.

She was carefully organizing her notes when a conference staff member approached her and said politely:

"Ms. Sun, Mr. Kramer invites you to a small seminar later to discuss the sustainability of sports buildings."

After hearing what the staff said, she and Wang Ke looked at each other in disbelief...

"Okay, okay, we'll go right away."

She closed her notebook, pulled Wang Ke along and followed the staff, her heart about to jump out with excitement.

The small seminar was held in a private conference room in the conference center. In addition to the three speakers, there were also several architects from the United States and Northern Europe.

Seeing Sun Xue and Wang Ke, Kramer smiled and took the lead in greeting them.

The discussion focused on how to apply the green concepts of large-scale sports facilities to small and medium-sized venues - a topic that Wang Ke happened to be involved in.

Wang Ke shared the challenges of the Quancheng project: limited budget, local climate conditions, and multifunctional requirements.

Kramer showed obvious interest when he showed him the team's design for a hybrid ventilation system and adjustable stands.

“Have you considered phase-change materials?” he asked. “There’s a recent innovation in Germany that can significantly reduce air conditioning loads.”

At the end of the seminar, Kramer's assistant specifically found Sun Xue to exchange contact information: "Mr. Kramer is looking for Chinese partners to jointly participate in sports center design competitions in several Asian cities. He was deeply impressed by your full life cycle perspective."

The next day, Sun Xue received a more specific invitation - Kramer Architects wanted to establish a cooperative relationship with her company's design institute to jointly bid for a multi-functional sports center project in Singapore.

Director Gu of the architectural design institute was very excited when he heard about this:

"Xiao Sun, this is a great opportunity for our design institute to go global!"

After returning to Quancheng City, with the assistance of the Provincial Design Institute, Sun Xue led the team to begin intensive preparations.

They not only need to demonstrate design capabilities, but also come up with innovative environmental protection concepts.

Inspired by the conference, Sun Xue's team proposed the "Green Heart" concept - designing sports venues as sustainable development engines for the community rather than isolated entities.

A month later, the joint team was successfully shortlisted for the Singapore project.

In the final presentation, the "adaptable stand system" and "positive energy output solution" proposed by Sun Xue's company were highly praised by the judges. Although it ultimately won second place with a slight gap, this cooperation opened the door to international competition.

What is even more surprising is that Kramer personally recommended Sun Xue's team to participate in a sports park project in a first-tier city in China. This time, the intelligent and environmentally friendly design concept they proposed won the bid.