90: Chapter 90 Xue Haixin Returns to China to Report on His Duties

Amidst the shocked gazes of the public officials,

Zhan Ruijie, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, actually put his arm around Bai Jingqing's neck!

At this moment, the two of them were like very close friends,

walking with their arms around each other's shoulders,

heading downstairs together.

But to say they were friends

was impossible;

none of the public officials present would believe it.

They became even more suspicious of Bai Jingqing's identity.

Zhan Ruijie came from a technical background,

so he had some understanding of Bluetooth technology.

He knew how many fields the improvement of Bluetooth technology could be applied to,

and at this moment, he could not suppress his excitement.

"This can be considered a very big breakthrough!

Your technology has actually gained worldwide recognition!

It's truly impressive!

I think this technology is worthy of a Science and Technology Progress Award,

so I plan to help you apply for it when the time comes.

You should be able to win;

it's just a matter of us putting in a word."

Zhan Ruijie also said very happily, "If that's the case,

then I suggest simultaneously awarding Little Bai the title of [Model of the Times].

What do you all think?"

The three of them nodded one after another.

Zhan Ruijie had dealt with technology for many years,

so he naturally knew the weight of Bai Jingqing winning this award,

and he had no objections.

The other two naturally followed Zhan Ruijie's lead,

feeling that the weight of this matter must be quite high,

which was why Zhan Ruijie made such a proposal.

With such a great honor,

it would be a lie to say Bai Jingqing didn't want it.

He could only chuckle at this moment, "This is so embarrassing..."

While discussing,

Bai Jingqing and Zhan Ruijie walked downstairs with their arms around each other's shoulders.

However, this scene falling into the eyes of those wearing administrative jackets nearby

caused their jaws to drop in shock.

One must know that Zhan Ruijie, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, was usually famous for his bad temper and foul mouth.

Today, he seemed like a different person,

as if he had met a good buddy,

walking with his arm around such a young man's shoulder.

Who would dare believe it if it were told?

While Bai Jingqing was in high spirits,

being received by the three ministers,

things were not so pleasant for Xue Haixin.

He had tried his best to delay his return to the country,

but abroad was not his home after all,

and he couldn't leave Li Xiang Technology for too long.

Eventually, he boarded the plane back home.

After returning,

the company immediately convened a Board of Directors meeting,

and Xue Haixin reported on his work to the board.

Once all the shareholders were seated,

before Xue Haixin could even speak,

several major shareholders started scolding him.

"Chairman Xue, I really don't know what you've been doing?!

Didn't you say before that through this conference, we could restore Li Xiang Technology's high-end image?

Didn't you say we would definitely win an award,

definitely get government subsidies and tax exemption policies,

and recover the company's losses?

But the problem is, why didn't you bring back an award?"

Xue Haixin also felt very aggrieved. "Do you think I didn't want to win an award?

I wanted to win one too!

But who could have expected the technology and manufacturing capabilities of those foreigners to be so perverted?

There's still a lot of room for improvement for our Li Xiang Technology!"

However, that shareholder directly interrupted him, "Don't give me that nonsense.

Never mind how perverted the technology and manufacturing of those foreign manufacturers are,

just look at Huayao Technology

and this xiaomi phone.

They are also domestic manufacturers, right?

How come they could win three major awards?

And even the most prestigious Best New Phone award was taken by them.

Didn't they also compete with those foreigners?

I'm asking you, what were you doing before?

The failure of the ideal a8 Pro was because of the xiaomi phone.

Now, is our ideal a9 going to fail once again because of the xiaomi phone?

Being chased and beaten by Xiaomi like this twice in a row,

do you know how much loss this has caused our company?"

"Exactly, exactly!

Do you know how much our year-end dividends will decrease

because of these fiascos?

Why don't you just step down

and let someone more capable take over!"

Someone in the audience chimed in.

This sentence resonated with the shareholders.

Once it involves the issue of dividends,

these shareholders are more excited than anyone.

Xue Haixin could only bring out the excuse he had prepared long ago,

saying, "Everyone, please be quiet.

Who says our ideal a9 will definitely fail?"

Someone immediately shouted, "Their xiaomi 6 is so impressive

and looks so high-end.

Can our ideal a9 really beat it?"

Xue Haixin held up a finger

and wagged it left and right. "No, no, no.

You're all thinking too simply about this.

First of all, although this Curved screen is very impressive

and looks very, very high-end,

it might not be useful,

and consumers might not buy it.

Think about it,

besides looking a bit more high-end,

what use does a Curved screen have?"

A shareholder in the audience was still unconvinced. "If Curved screens were really useless,

why would Samsung also start making screens in a curved direction?

Haven't they considered this?"

Xue Haixin frowned. "Even if Curved screens are useful,

Huayao Technology might not be able to mass-produce them!

Which is to say, the xiaomi 6 might not be mass-producible!

This kind of thing,

it's not like you can sell it just because you have it.

Didn't we, Ideal, also release concept phones?

Why didn't we sell them?

Wasn't it because costs couldn't be controlled,

or the yield rate was too low, making mass production impossible?

So I think this xiaomi 6 might not be able to be mass-produced!

You're all being a bit too jumpy!"

This actually made some sense.

The shareholders in the audience began to ponder.

"And finally, I have another piece of good news for everyone."

This was also Xue Haixin's greatest source of confidence for this shareholders' meeting.

"We have already negotiated a partnership with Samsung.

The specific details of the cooperation will have to wait until they send someone over for further discussions.

However, it is currently certain

that Samsung will provide us with their top-tier screens!

I don't need to elaborate on how awesome Samsung's screens are, do I?

With the support of Samsung screens,

I believe the product competitiveness of our Li Xiang Technology will reach a new level!

And if the negotiations go well,

Samsung can even provide us with more things.

As long as we enter a honeymoon period with Samsung,

it's even possible that Samsung's Exynos chips will be available for our use!"

However, as soon as these words were spoken,

they were met with opposition from most of the shareholders.

"No!

Chips won't do!

We can use their other things,

but for chips, we must use our own!"

"That's right. All the top-tier manufacturers use self-developed chips,

including Apple and Samsung.

We cannot just lose our most core component like this.

Our Li Xiang Technology will face the whole world in the future,

and we absolutely cannot be subject to others' control!"