24 hours before the deadline, Min Hui finally completed the GS1.0 diabetes screening function, and left a whole day for the final test. Yuanlai Headquarters was grandly launched the next day, and various channels were announced and played in turn, causing quite a stir in the industry. At the same time, Yuanlai began to send promotion materials about Bai'an to many potential acquirers. Interested buyers are welcome to inquire and request the first round of bidding documents.

The work went so smoothly, in addition to Min Hui's desperate overtime work, it was also thanks to the full cooperation of Xin Qi's "nanny" team. The two nannies take turns working, Yunlu prepares three meals a day, plus there are tutors five days a week, every day, Su Quan's life, study and play are fully arranged. The nanny said that Xin Qi would find time to video with his son every day, but Min Hui was so busy with work that she hardly had a chance to talk to him. When she came back from get off work in the evening, the child was so tired that she only had the strength to sleep. She only had to tell a story for three minutes before Su Quan fell asleep.

Life is so beautiful.

The only fly in the ointment is: Yin Xu has not confessed so far. Seeing Cao Mu chatting and laughing every day at work and looking as usual made Min Hui feel a ghost.

After Ye Xiaozhen was expelled, Min Hui called the "Work-Study Center" of the Student Affairs Office of Bincheng University the next day to report Ye Xiaozhen's bad behavior and attached recording evidence. After that, he reported it to the Administrative Office of the Department of Journalism. The answer over there is that it will be dealt with seriously after investigation. Three days later, the Academic Affairs Office called Min Hui and said that since Ye Xiaozhen's behavior had infringed on the school's reputation and caused bad influence to others, she would be given a "one-time demerit" punishment, and her qualifications as a tutor would be cancelled. Eligibility for various awards and various scholarships and bursaries. Ye Xiaozhen never contacted Jia Jun again, and Cao Mu also found an excuse to resign, and his troubles disappeared.

The hard work has just ended, and Bai'an has also entered the preparation period for mergers and acquisitions. Min Hui, as the R&D director, will complete this year's work plan step by step in addition to cooperating with publicity and demonstrations. She herself does not participate in the specific affairs of mergers and acquisitions, and there is a special working group at the headquarters. When it came to Bai'an, He Haixiang, Cao Mu and Yan Chengli, the company's chief financial officer, were mainly responsible for connecting with the team, preparing various materials, writing information memoranda, and so on.

So, Cao Mu complained every day that he was so busy that he was so busy, Min Hui was relatively relaxed. Taking advantage of the big weekend, he led the team to Phoenix Mountain, and Su Quan accompanied him all the way. I was full of energy at work on Monday, and the dark circles under my eyes have faded a lot. After the regular meeting, He Haixiang called Min Hui to the office and said with a smile: "Let's go to Beijing on a business trip on Friday, AIMax China Smart Elite Summit, the headquarters needs to expand the influence of GS1.0, and arrange a forum and a presentation for you. You have to behave well and give us Bai'an a face!"

"Must!" Min Hui said excitedly.

AIMax is China's top science and technology event, and Min Hui strives to participate every year. The opportunity for a solo presentation is very rare. Generally, only the most famous elites in the industry will be invited. Fortunately, Min Hui didn't need much time to prepare. She had already made relevant presentations at two small-scale business conferences for the promotion of the headquarters, and the materials, pictures, and data had already been thoroughly familiarized by her heart.

After get off work, Min Hui passed by the Starbucks on the corner and went in to buy a cup of American coffee. Seeing that there were few and quiet people inside, she found a seat and sat down. She took out her computer and edited the PPT while drinking coffee.

Unconsciously, half an hour later, someone walked to the table and gently buttoned the table with his index finger: "Min Hui."

Looking up, it was Cheng Qirang, and the smile on her face disappeared.

"What a coincidence, I met you here," he sat down generously, "I just wanted to talk to you about something."

"..."

"The Yugui Crisp here is pretty good. I ordered two and sent it over after it was warmed up. I remember you liked it very much before..."

before

Min Hui couldn't help but sneer.

"Big breasted girl in the R&D department" was her first nickname. 34C is not too big, but there are only four girls in the whole department, and the other three are all A's. Once she comes and goes, she becomes a big-breasted girl. Every time I go to a restaurant to eat, there is a whistle behind me.

The second day she went to work in Guanchao, she was walking through the crowd with a handful of documents. Someone touched her buttocks. She turned around abruptly. There were four boys walking side by side behind her. I don't know who moved Her hands, seeing her angry face, all pretended to be confused, you look at me, I look at you, giggling, shaking his head and shrugging.

The leader of the team is Wang Tongyuan, a man in his early thirties with a white face and a slight beard. He is slightly chubby and has freckles on his face. After working for less than half a month, Wang Tongyuan began to find various reasons for her to stay and work overtime. She was not allowed to leave after working overtime, she had to have supper together, and she had to drive her home after supper. Min Hui was embarrassed to refuse. After all, it's all work, and the boss doesn't dare to offend.

It didn't take long for Wang Tongyuan to openly pursue Min Hui, and she politely declined both flowers and meals and various gifts. Wang Tongyuan thought she was shy, and pursued her even more. He wrote beautiful hard pen calligraphy, and he copied a love poem to her every day, and posted it on her monitor, which once became a joke in the R&D department.

Min Hui was really harassed to the point of being harassed, and finally warned him sternly once, and said that she would complain to HR. Only then did he restrain himself, but he was dissatisfied. At work, she began to wear small shoes for her, and the test scores were extremely low. Saying she is incompetent and incapable of communication excludes her from important projects. For two months, Min Hui was so idle that she had nothing to do, and was sent by Wang Tongyuan to buy coffee, order lunches, and even type and copy materials for her colleagues.

It was at that time that her mother was diagnosed with cancer.

Min Huisheng was more and more cautious because he was afraid of losing his job and salary.

Then she met Cheng Qirang.

When Cheng Qirang returned to his alma mater to give a report, he heard her name from a professor, and after returning to Guanchao, he specially adjusted her information. He asked Min Hui why she did not participate in the core work of the R&D department. Min Hui did not know how to answer, so she had to say that she was still on probation.

"I've seen the program you wrote, it's pretty good, you shouldn't be so idle." Cheng Qirang said.

"Then find me something to do." Min Hui covered up the grievances in her heart.

"Which project do you want to do?"

"BlackDot."

"Isn't Wang Tongyuan in charge? Your Teamleader?"

"Yes."

"I read his evaluation of you and said you don't know how to write programs at all?"

"If you let me be Teamleader, I'll do better than him."

"What if you are Teamleader, Wang Tongyuan?"

"I don't know," Min Hui said calmly, "this is your business."

Cheng Qirang looked at her, and after a while, he laughed loudly: "You brazen girl, do you know you are talking to the CTO?"

The next day, Wang Tongyuan was transferred. Cheng Qirang appointed Min Hui as Teamleader of BlackDot. For a while, all kinds of rumors spread, saying that Min Hui was using "chest equipment" for public relations.

The cinnamon crisp has an attractive aroma.

Min Hui wanted to walk away, but she didn't want to admit her counsel in front of Cheng Qirang.

"How is the child's recovery?" Cheng Qirang asked, "My dad said the operation was a success."

His tone was very kind, but Min Hui's answer was firm: "It's recovering well."

"Your son's condition is quite complicated. My dad did everything he could to perform the operation. After the operation, he went home and asked me, is this Su Quan his biological grandson?"

No wonder Cheng Guangyi took the trouble to run back from Singapore. It is widely rumored that Su Quan is Cheng Qirang's illegitimate son, and both of them happen to have type B blood.

The sky outside the window suddenly turned gloomy, Min Hui didn't answer, glanced at her watch, and planned to leave.

At this time, Cheng Qirang entered the topic with great interest: "Yuanlai plans to sell Bai'an and will conduct the transaction through open bidding. Guanchao International is very interested. We have received the promotion materials and are currently preparing for the first round of bidding. document."

Min Hui felt a chill in her heart.

She was very surprised! Cheng Qirang's festival with himself is well known in the industry. Over the years, the two have not communicated with each other, and they avoided encountering them occasionally in public. His wife Zheng Yiting was also very concerned about it. Unexpectedly, he also wanted to acquire Bai'an!

"We are improving the industry chain and have built an AI doctor-patient interaction platform. The addition of Bai'an will greatly enrich our service projects, especially your GS1.0. I hope to put it into this platform. Cheng Qirang said slowly, "Min Hui, there have been some unpleasant things between you and me, and these have passed. At that time, if you were in my position, you should be able to understand what I did. You have to hold on to it." Let it go, this is the only way to lose both."

"You passed," Min Hui said indifferently, "I didn't pass."

"Human is a kind of forgetful animal. Only by being good at forgetting can you not be crushed by the cruel world." Cheng Qirang said lightly, "What's more, I didn't do anything to you. I want to be close to you because I like it in my heart. What you have done is to destroy me completely."

You have destroyed me once, Min Hui murmured in her heart.

She will never forget that scene four years ago...

Everything happened without warning.

It was just a routine report. In his office, Min Hui eloquently talked about the research and development progress of BlackDot. He stood across from her, listening quietly, pacing and asking questions.

Behind him is a huge glass wall, and the noonday sun shines directly in, casting their silhouettes on the light gray oil painting opposite.

When it came to hi, she smiled and danced, completely unaware of the change in his expression.

Suddenly, he pressed her against the wall, pressed his chest with both hands, and squeezed hard. Seeing her opening her mouth to call, she immediately blocked her mouth, opened her tongue, and forcibly kissed her.

She struggled desperately—

The door suddenly opened, and the sales manager Lin Xiyue came in. Seeing this scene, she calmly closed the door, turned around and left.

She finally broke free and fled, returned home, and stayed up all night: anger, worry, fear...

The man she had always regarded as her mentor and elder—

She thought about it all night and went to HR to complain the next morning.

This is where all the nightmares begin...

The voice in my ear gradually became clearer: "...Let's not talk about the past. In short, I am glad that you can still think of me when you are in trouble, and I am even more glad that I can help you. Does your son need me for any health problems in the future? Father's care, he will be on call."

"..."

"I hope that the grievances between you and me will be resolved. You are a core technical staff member, join Guanchao, and I will not treat you badly. I will appoint you as the VP of RND and report directly to the CTO. What are the salary, equity, and options? Any request can be mentioned, and I will try my best to meet it. I hope you can help me to promote the cooperation between Guanchao and Bai'an."

Don't think too much about Min Hui to know that this is a good offer. Guanchao International is an industry giant, involving cultural entertainment, e-commerce, corporate services, medical and health and other fields. In the AI ​​imaging department alone, the number of employees is equivalent to three times that of Bai'an. It is conceivable that there are many homogeneous and overlapping projects between the two. Guanchao's acquisition of Bai'an will definitely not be fully accepted. According to Min Hui's estimation, at least half of the employees will be cut off.

He looked at her silently, studying her expression and her reaction: "You can think about giving me a reply in a few days. I am determined to win this acquisition. Min Hui, you are very good. For Bai An, you are the only one. Irreplaceable core person. This is not necessarily the case in Guanchao. We have a lot of talents, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Stanford, MIT, ETH, Caltech - everything. Even if you don't come, you can take over your project. But If you choose to leave, you will be accompanied by a non-compete agreement, and you will not be able to get ahead for two years. You have children and need money, and I hope you make a sensible choice."

Seeing Min Hui stirring the coffee slowly, Cheng Qirang moved the plate of Yugui Crisp to her hand: "Eat it, it won't taste good when it's cold."

"I don't like Yugui Crisp," Min Hui sneered, "This thing looks like a mass of shit, although it's covered with a layer of cream, just like what you said."

"..."

"Do you think the dog invites me to eat shit?"

"Don't try to make enemies for yourself, Min Hui." Cheng Qirang calmly said, "You have enough enemies."

"A lion doesn't care how many barking dogs are behind him."

"It's so loud, because you found a backer?" Cheng Qirang suddenly said, "Don't you have a Xin Qi?"

"Don't drag him in, he has nothing to do with you."

"Whoever gets in my way has something to do with me." Cheng Qirang said indifferently, "Tell him, Backoff. Otherwise, I will destroy him for you."

After leaving the cafe and turning to a secluded corner, Min Hui immediately called Cao Mu and told her that Guanchao planned to acquire Bai'an and was determined to win.

"How did you talk to Dongli?" Thinking that her project and team would be taken away by Cheng Qirang, Min Hui was very anxious and shouted into the phone, "I will not cooperate with Cheng Qirang! Cao Sister! If Guanchao's acquisition is successful, I will resign immediately. Even if I am unemployed at home, I will not go to work in Guanchao!"

"Did you just leave Starbucks? I'll come to you right away!" Cao Mu said, "See you at the tea restaurant on Zhongshan South Road. Order me a cup of Acacia soy milk tea."

Min Hui just took a sip of milk tea when Cao Mu arrived. He walked in in a hurry, took off his windbreaker and threw it on the sofa next to him and immediately said: "Fang Dongkui is quite sincere, he said that he will give us our independent research and development rights, and also retain the form of a subsidiary company. As 'Dongli Bai'an'. In terms of treatment, it is on par with Dongli's peers. I inquired about it, and the benefits in all aspects are much better than that of Yuanli."

Min Hui applauded happily: "That's great!"

"I still don't know what He Haixiang's plan is, whether to go with us or stay at the headquarters. He is used to planning ahead, and at this juncture, he will not be inactive. So I haven't told him about Dong Li's contact with me. Fang Dongkui himself is not interested in He Haixiang, if the acquisition is successful, he will not necessarily accept all the people from the management." Cao Mu continued.

"The question now is: Can Dongli be good at watching the tide? If Guanchao's bid is higher than that of Dongli, wouldn't we have a big dream? There is one more thing I find strange. You are also familiar. Your position is higher than mine, and your influence is greater than mine. Why didn't he come to you when he wanted to acquire Bai'an?"

"Maybe it's because I have a good relationship with his ex-girlfriend, which makes him a little uncomfortable. I have a good relationship with him. I often meet him in meetings, and we talk together. There is no contradiction. GS1.0 was developed by you. , it's normal for him to come to you."

The situation took a turn for the worse, and Min Hui was confused: "Then what should I do now?"

"As far as I know, in addition to Guanchao and Dongli, there are other buyers who are interested, and they may also be able to afford high prices. For example, Deep Blue Technology, which recently got a large amount of venture capital, and has a lot of money on hand."

"So now, Bai'an's future is not clear?"

"I have a bold idea, but you reminded me." Cao Mu paused and continued, "We can organize ourselves and find a few venture capital and private equity firms in the name of the management team. to bid."

"What?" Min Hui didn't understand.

"That is, we go out to find money ourselves, and then acquire Bai'an through public bidding. If successful, there will be a more free operating environment, which can maximize our team, our projects and all of our scientific research results."

"Is such an acquisition feasible?"

"It's called a management buyout. It's too common, okay? The headquarters doesn't want us anyway. Whether we go to Dongli, watch the tide, or go to other companies, we all face restrictions, splits, mergers, and rectifications. Destiny, in the final analysis, is to be slaughtered by others. In order to win over us, buyers can say anything sweet, and in the end, there is no certainty whether they will be honored. Master. Don't you also suggest that I start a new stove?"

"Okay! If you can find an investment." Min Hui nodded again and again, "I agree with both hands."

"First of all, we need a management team of five people. If you are willing to join, there will be two. Xu Guangjian counts one, and Yan Chengli should be able to talk about it. Who do you think is suitable for the rest?"

Yan Chengli is the financial director and Xu Guangjian is the sales director. These two people were recruited from outside when Bai'an was established, and they have nothing to do with the headquarters. Among them, Xu Guangjian and Cao Mu are friendly, while Yan Chengli is more old-fashioned and pays more attention to sticking to principles and maintaining neutrality in office politics. At first, everyone didn't like Yan Chengli very much. They felt that he was not friendly, but gradually they realized that his nature was like this, and he was meticulous about his work, so they all accepted him.

Min Hui thought for a while and said, "Do you think our team can bypass He Haixiang?"

Neither Min Hui nor Cao Mu liked He Haixiang, but he had such a close relationship with the headquarters that if he secretly set up a management team behind his back, he would be found out sooner or later, and he would definitely be annoyed and ashamed by then, maybe he would deliberately stumble.

"It's possible to bypass, but I think it's okay to ask him. If he has decided to stay at the headquarters, let's ask him, it's a respect for him. If he is really interested and asks to join, it will be with him and the headquarters. The relationship may give us some key information and let us win this competition."

"Sister Cao, what you said... I don't quite understand," Min Hui said honestly, "I'll just listen to you. Anyway, I'm very willing to participate."

"That's fine, I'll act now. First, go to Yan Chengli, Xu Guangjian, and He Haixiang to chat and see their attitudes. If they are willing to join, the team will be formed. Then, I will find a family Consulting companies come to represent us for transactions, including negotiation, signing and other matters. After all, this process is very complicated, involving law, accounting, taxation... It is more reassuring to leave it to professional people to take care of it.”

"How about investing?"

"I know some bosses of investment companies and private equity firms, and banks will also contact them. If Dongli Group and Guanchao International are interested, they should be very interested. I will visit with Yan Chengli at that time. How about you? Some presentations need to be prepared, and if it really starts, every investor will ask to see our materials and reports, and there may be a few presentations in one day, and it will be very busy at that time.”

"It's okay, I'm ready, it's all in my head! Leave the technical matters to me."

"It's better to learn to be a CTO first." Cao Mu smiled, drank the milk tea in the cup, stretched out his hand and said, "Then, let's do it!"

Min Hui shook it hard and nodded, "Pick up your sleeves!"