Ch. 1071..1080
Chapter 1071:1071 Attending the Exchange Meeting
The matter of the mole was quickly resolved, and the science and technology seminar was next. Many people were attending the science and technology seminar this time, so the companies and teams that were going to participate in the seminar had to arrive at the exhibition hall sometime in advance and display their products. Tan Rou brought her team over a week earlier.
Of course, she couldn’t let all the researchers participate. She only brought a few team leaders, as well as the managers of the publicity department and marketing department.
Hang Wei didn’t attend. He had matters to settle back in the Capital so it didn’t matter if he came or not. He still had things to deal with at the company, so Tan Rou asked him to stay at the company and come back to the exchange meeting after he was done with work.
As they had come in advance, there were no visitors at the seminar. There were only people like them. Tan Rou instructed her employees to display the products while she observed what her peers had produced.
After the conference venue was set up, the officials were going to make a map and a navigation table for the venue.
Shang Jin was putting out the relaxing chair that she and her teammates had worked so hard to make. There was also an electronic display screen next to it so that the visitors could feel the effect of their products.
She was so engrossed that she didn’t notice the situation around her. When she was done with everything, she looked up and saw someone she hated.
“Air, Miss Shang Jin, what a coincidence. It’s my honor to meet you here!” President Yu of Baixing Technology greeted Shang Jin with a smile, but his gaze did not fall on Shang Jin. He had been looking at the chair and the display screen beside Shang Jin.
Shang Jin knew that this person wasn’t a good person, so he kept an eye out. “Wow, isn’t this Mr. Yu? Don’t you have to run around to solve the virus problem? Why do you have time to attend the science and technology exchange meeting?”
As soon as Shang Jin finished speaking, President Yu’s face turned ugly. He already knew who was responsible for the virus in their company’s computer last time, but he did not dare to directly trouble TR. If he angered the legendary big boss, his company would be implanted with a virus by TR in the future.
However, he couldn’t just shut up like that. Baixing Technology has a reputation in the industry.
After the virus incident, the company’s status had been declining. Many businesses would be inexplicably canceled by the other party as if someone was targeting their company. There were indeed people watching Baixing Technology, but those people were not sent by Tan Rou, but by Zhuang Liu.
Zhuang Liu knew that Tan Rou didn’t have anyone she could keep an eye on, so he arranged for Xiao Mo’s assistant, Bai Yin, to do this. Bai Yin was quite capable. Not only did she intercept a lot of Baixing Technology’s work, but she also ruined their original work.
President Yu was puzzled, but he couldn’t directly go to the TR company to settle the score, so he wanted to take this opportunity to inquire about the news of TL and see how the other party was going to deal with his company.
Moreover, President Yu was also a little ambitious. When he heard Jia Shan talk about the newly developed product, he had a crooked idea. He wanted to buy the new product of TR Company at a high price.
Lang Yue and Xiao Chen were also in the TR Company. They were in the same team, but Xiao Chen did not come this time because he was not the captain.
Seeing President Yu come over, Lang Yue did not stay idle. He smiled and greeted, “Eh? Isn’t this President Yu? Wiry do you have time to come here now? I thought you were waiting for the court summons at home.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Shang Jin could not help but cover his mouth and laugh.
President Yu’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He glared at Lang Yue and Shang Jin, then left in exasperation.
Lang Yue looked at President Yu’s back and said, “Big Boss is kind. If I were her, I would ask the police to arrest President Yu right now. He won’t have the chance to attend the seminar at all.”
Shang Jin was also a little confused about Tan Ron’s thoughts. Hang Wei had already prepared the evidence, but the day before he handed the evidence to the police, Tan Rou suddenly changed her mind. She said that she hoped that Baixing Technology could participate in this science and technology seminar and wanted them to shine in this event as well.
Chapter 1072:1072 TR Plagirised
“We can’t guess what the boss is thinking.” Shang Jin spread his hands and said, “We just need to do what we should do. By the way, has your team’s showcase been set up?”
Lang Yue nodded and said, “It’s already set up. Do you still need help?”
Shang Jin said, “No need. Don’t look at me as a girl. My strength is not any weaker than yours.”
Lang Yue believed this because when they came, Shang Jin’s team’s comfort chairs were still pieces of spare parts. However, Shang Jin didn’t say anything and moved all the parts in alone. Those parts were very heavy. Lang Yue didn’t dare to say that he could carry all the parts up, but Shang Jin did.
After the showcase was set up, Shang Jin sat there to test the new equipment to ensure that there would be no accidents.
Although there were no visitors yet, there were many reporters brought by the government. They wanted to take some photos and videos of the product to make a promotional video. Almost all companies and teams wanted to leave a mark on the promotional video, so no company refused interviews from reporters.
A reporter and cameraman walked over. They saw the relaxing chair placed outside and asked curiously, “Is this also a muscle relaxation chair?”
Shang Jin was a little surprised. “How do you know?”
If she remembered correctly, they had not announced this new product on the official website yet. So how did these two reporters know? Could it be that the president who organised this exchange meeting told them?
It shouldn’t be. The president wouldn’t do such a stupid thing. If the participating companies and organizations knew that the president had leaked the products in advance, no one would dare to come to the seminar in the future.
The reporter and the cameraman suddenly had a strange look on their faces. They looked at each other and then asked, “Can you tell me how it works?”
Shang Jin gave a brief introduction. As this was a normal interview, she did not pay much attention to it and told him a lot of information about the massage chair.
“Thank you for your answer. I’ll definitely make a good promotional video.”
Shang Jin was also very happy to hear the reporter’s words. She even asked the photographer to take a better picture of her. Shang Jin was looking forward to the promotional video. After all, this was her first time appearing on the big screen. She had to see if she looked good.
However, something unexpected happened. That night, a hot search term ‘TR plagiarism’ went straight to the top of the list. By the time TR discovered it, the term had been on the hot search list for more than half an hour.
Netizen A: [Am I dreaming? Why did I wake up to such a trending topic? It’s only eight o’clock at night. Am I sleepwalking?]
Netizen B: [How could TR Company plagiarize? You have to know that TR has always been the leader in the technology field. If their products are all plagiarized, then I will never believe in domestic technology research again.]
Netizen C: [Impossible, absolutely impossible. This time, it must be another company who framed TR. I will wait for TL to make an announcement. TR, are you sleeping so early? Hurry up and make a statement! ]
Some netizens took the opportunity to step on TR. [I knew that TR’s internal affairs were not simple. Originally, TR had never cooperated with nongovernment organizations. In the past few years, their focus has been on private research and development. They have already cooperated with many private companies. I guess they can’t produce good products for the government anymore.]
Another netizen who had a problem with TR said, [The small companies that were plagiarized by TR are so unfortunate! It was not easy to make a product, but it was snatched away by a big company. If I were Baixing Technology, I probably wouldn’t be in the mood to participate in the exchange meeting.]
The trending searches said that the muscle massage chair that TR Company was about to exhibit was copied from Baixing Technology, and a video of the interview was attached.
When Hang Wei saw the trending searches, he was having dinner. He was working overtime at the company that night. At 7:30 pm, he turned on his phone to check the news. He immediately saw the trending searches of TR plagiarizing Baixing Technology.
He thought that he was too hungry, so he clicked on it again. The news was indeed saying that the new product of TR copied the new product of Baixing Technology.
Chapter 1073:1073 Tan Ron’s Plan
“This is too much. These people s ability to distort the truth is really amazing!” Hang Wei slammed the table and almost knocked over the food on his table.
“I can’t let them succeed. Otherwise, where will I put my face?”
Just as he was about to remove the trending searches, Tan Rou called him and told him not to be in a hurry to remove the trending searches. He had to wait a while more.
Hang Wei couldn’t take it lying down. “Boss, this matter must have been done by that old bastard from Baixing Technology. I’ll take out the evidence now and send that old fellow to jail.”
Tan Rou said calmly, “Don’t be in a hurry to remove the trending search this time. 1 still have a use for it.”
Hang Wei really couldn’t understand Tan Rou anymore. However, Tan Rou was smarter than him, so it was normal that he couldn’t understand.
“Boss, are you trying to create an atmosphere of public opinion?” Hang Wei suddenly remembered the incident where Chen Yao had organized reporters to cause trouble at the company’s entrance. Tan Rou had used the trending searches to advertise last time, saving a lot of advertising fees.
Was Tan Rou planning to use this method again?
“Expanding the company’s influence is a very important requirement for running a company. We must open up the foreign market this time, but we might not be able to attract the attention of foreign companies by relying on our own strength,” Tan Rou slowly explained herself.
“However, everyone has a nick for gossip, maybe this might catch their attention.”
Hang Wei understood what Tan Rou meant. “You want to use the plagiarism incident to expand your influence.”
Tan Rou smiled. “You’re very smart.”
Hang Wei picked up his chopsticks and continued eating. “Boss, how do you know that Baixing Technology will definitely say that we plagiarized?”
Tan Rou replied, “Baixing Technology wasn’t founded by President Yu. It was co-founded by his parents. He was the only child of his parents, so when the two seniors passed away, they passed Baixing Technology to their son. However, their son is not a good person. He only knows how to plagiarize other people’s works to expand his influence.”
Tan Rou had only found out about this recently. If he wanted to make use of Baixing Technology, he had to understand President Yu’s family background.
After investigating, Tan Rou felt that it was a pity. If President Yu’s parents were still alive, she might have been able to discuss it with the two seniors but they were already dead, leaving behind only a son who loved plagiarism.
Tan Rou had been curious about why Baixing Technology could survive by plagiarizing other people’s works. It turned out that it was because his parents had laid a good foundation for him. However, he probably wouldn’t have the chance to manage Baixing Technology in the future.
Hang Wei nodded. When he realised that Tan Rou couldn’t see his movements, he said, “So that’s your plan but if they didn’t bribe the reporters to accuse us of plagiarism, what are you going to do?”
Tan Rou chuckled. “Baixing Technology isn’t the only one who knows how to buy trending searches.”
Hang Wei was stunned for a moment. Then, he finally understood what Tan Rou meant. He smiled and said, “I didn’t expect our big boss to spend money to buy trending searches.”
Tan Rou said, “TR is my baby. 1 like to spend money on my baby. Can’t I?”
Hang Wei smiled evilly. “I should record this sentence for Mr. Zhuang Liu to hear and see who your real treasure is.”
Tan Rou was silent for a moment. Then, she said, “You need to process these sentences through your brain before blurting it out.”
Hang Wei covered his mouth. “Okay, okay. 1 won’t say anything else.”
Tan Rou and Hang Wei continued to let the trending searches spread. The official Weibo of the TR company did not respond. The netizens did not know what the TR company was thinking. Could it be that the TR company had really plagiarized the work of a small company?
President Yu of Baixing Technology was sitting at home, and his heart was already blooming with joy. He originally wanted to pour some dirty water on TR, but he didn’t expect it to go so smoothly. It was as if TR didn’t see the trending searches and hadn’t issued a statement until now.
President Yu was leisurely drinking red wine. He knew that the technological influence of the previous TR company was very large and had some relations with the government. However, in recent years, the work of the TR company had nothing to do with the government, so President Yu felt that the TR company had been abandoned by the government. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to steal the new products from TR..
Chapter 1074:1074 TR Abandoned
The next morning, TR still did not release any official statement. The netizens were too curious. They all went to TR’s official Weibo and left comments, urging them to make a statement.
However, the people of TR were very calm. Even though the trending searches had been going on for more than ten hours, they were not nervous and continued to do their things.
Tan Rou and the others appeared at the seminar. Unlike yesterday, the entrance of the venue today was packed with people and reporters who had come to watch the show. Although there were some reporters at the venue yesterday, there were still a small number. However, there were too many reporters here today. Tan Rou felt that all the reporters in the Capital were here.
When those people saw Tan Rou coming over, they immediately handed over their microphones and threw out their questions, wanting Tan Rou to answer them.
“Ms. Tan Rou,” Reporter A said, “Do you have anything to say about the matter of TR plagiarizing Baixing Technology’s new product?”
“Do you have anything to say about the new products that are about to be exhibited?” Reporter B asked.
Reporter C said, “Ms. Tan Rou, 1 heard that TR has cut off its cooperation with the government. Is this true? Could it be that the government has abandoned TR?”
TR had always been cooperating with the government and this technology seminar was also supported by the government. If the government was still working with TR, they would not be so active in organizing the technology seminar.
It had to be said that reporters had a rich imagination.
Tan Rou smiled politely. “Dear reporters, this is not the time for the press conference. Please make way and don’t block our way. Your actions have already affected our access. If you continue to cause trouble here, I can have the police to arrest you.”
Her tone was very calm and there was a faint smile on her face, but her words were full of threat. When the reporters who were close to her heard her words, they were stunned for a moment. Then, they rushed forward with their microphones.
Tan Rou no longer gave them a good look, even the smile on her face disappeared. She said, “This is such a huge event. Aren’t there any guards around here?”
Of course, there were security guards, but they had not been ordered to stop the reporters. After all, many of the reporters were hired by the government.
Tan Rou made a call and hung up after saying a few words.
Immediately after, the security captain received a call from his superior, asking them to maintain order at the door immediately. The security guards had no choice but to block the reporters outside the door.
Tan Rou walked into the exchange meeting in a carefree manner. As soon as she entered, she met President Yu, who had come to see her make a fool of herself. President Yu’s fat face was filled with a smug smile.
“Aiya, why are there so many reporters at the door? Did you see the news last night? President Yu said with a smile. It’s too much of a coincidence that our company’s new product is so similar to the famous TR company’s new product. If i didn’t know any better, some might think that TR company copied our company’s new product.”
Tan Rou stopped in her tracks. She crossed her arms and asked with interest, “Mr. Yu, you said that our work was plagiarized. Can you produce any evidence?”
President Yu still had a smile on his face. “That’s not right. The person who said that you plagiarized was not me, but those reporters outside. They have released the evidence. It’s in the video they posted. Didn’t you see it?”
Tan Rou said, “Can an interview be used as evidence? Then can I also say that you have plagiarised others as well?”
President Yu was very clear about his company’s situation, but he did not want to hear outsiders talk about this.
Baixing Technology had many partners. The reason why their partners were willing to work with Baixing Technology was that the works they copied were cheap and the partners could earn a lot of money from it.
President Yu said stubbornly, “Don’t be too arrogant now! Anyway, our TL has been abandoned by the government. The world changes quickly. In a few years, your company will be replaced by a new company.”
Tan Ron’s expression remained indifferent. “Oh, as if you can see that day..”
Chapter 1075:1075 The Mayor Is Here
President Yu was so angry that he stomped his feet. He was a little short and fat, so when he was angry, he was like an angry red bird. His chirping did not have much lethality.
“We need evidence for everything.” Tan Rou said, “Mr. Yu, don’t forget that we have all the information about the Muscle Relaxing Chains. Jia Shan only sent you the results. If I release all the research and development data, do you think I still need to prove our innocence?”
President Yu naturally thought of this. He originally wanted to fabricate a research and development record, but the strength of their company’s people was too weak. No one could imitate the R & D record of TR Company.
“Mr. Yu, don’t think that we’ve been abandoned by the government just because we don’t have any cooperation with the government.”
Tan Rou reminded him. “And so what if our TR company is abandoned by the government? Do you think that you can take down our TR Company with just a trending search?”
“Even if I can’t bring you down, I can still find some trouble for you. You won’t be able to survive in this seminar!” President Yu retorted with rage.
Tan Rou smiled and said, “I’m sorry. The only person who can kick us out is the president of the seminar and I seem to know this person very well.”
She only found out last night that the president of this technology exchange conference was her old friend, Professor Wu. Professor Wu called to ask her how to deal with the trending topic, but Tan Rou told him to go to bed early. The old man should not interfere in this matter. Professor Wu had no choice but to leave this matter to Tan Rou.
President Yu suddenly panicked. He felt that something bad was about to happen. He knew that Tan Rou was from the Tao family and that Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu had a marriage alliance. However, there had been no news for so many years. Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu might have already canceled their engagement.
President Yu didn’t have any other abilities, but he was bold. Otherwise, he wouldn’t dare to plagiarize other people’s works, nor would he dare to buy a trending search to say that TR plagiarized.
Before the two of them could finish their conversation, they heard a commotion at the door.
Tan Rou thought that the security guards were unable to defeat the group of fierce reporters and had already broken through their defenses. However, she did not expect a group of young men in suits and sunglasses to come in. Each of them was tall and powerful, looking like bodyguards.
Just as she was about to find out who was so generous, a familiar voice reached Tan Ron’s ears.
“Long time no see, Miss Tan Rou!” A middle-aged man appeared in the middle of the group of bodyguards. He looked ordinary, but his aura was very good. One look and one could tell that he was a very powerful big shot.
It was unknown when, but the entire area had quieted down. Tan Rou felt a sense of familiarity when she saw the middle-aged man.
“Mayor Guo, good morning. I’m glad to see you here.” Tan Rou lowered her head slightly and extended her right hand.
It was Mayor Guo. He was the mayor of the Capital and the most powerful person in the city.
Mayor Guo shook hands with Tan Rou and continued to smile. “I haven’t seen you in years. I heard that you’ve found your biological parents. I’m so happy.”
“Yeah, I found it a few years ago,” said Tan Rou.
Mayor Guo said, “It’s good that you’re back. You’ll be staying in the capital forever, right?”
Tan Rou replied, “I’ve been staying in the Capital for the time being. After all, I’m still in school. If I want to leave, I’ll have to wait until I graduate from my PhD.”
Mayor Guo couldn’t let Tan Rou leave. “You can’t leave. You suddenly disappeared a few years ago, causing a lot of work here left on hold. Now that you’re back, you have to sign a few more projects with us.”
After Tan Rou returned to Tr, Mayor Guo sent someone to look for Tan Rou, but the reason Tan Rou gave was that she had to focus on her studies and had no time to take over the government’s big projects.
Mayor Guo would not listen to her nonsense, but he had always admired this outstanding talent. Therefore, he promised Tan Rou to let her develop on her own for a few years. When she had enough fun, she would come back to deal with the cooperation with the government.
Tan Rou agreed, but Mayor Guo regretted it, so he took the opportunity to look for Tan Rou today.
Chapter 1076:1076 Reversal
The reporters wanted to chase after Tan Ron for an interview, but they weren’t fools. Mayor Guo was so close to Tan Rou and there were so many bodyguards blocking him. They didn’t want to hang around Mayor Guo.
Mayor Guo was here to inspect the work. He attached great importance to this seminar, so he came early. Besides, he had another purpose for coming here. He was here to look for Tan Rou.
As a mayor, Mayor Guo definitely wouldn’t go to Tan Rou to discuss work like an ordinary company’s CEO. However, he had a partnership with the TR company. After thinking about it, he decided that he could take this opportunity to meet Tan Rou. It could show that he cared about the development of this prospect, and it could also openly discuss work.
Tan Rou wouldn’t let Mayor Guo stand at the door to talk, so they found a booth, ordered coffee and tea, and sat down to talk slowly.
“I’ve seen the news these two days. The current situation is very unfavorable for your company. I want to know what you think.” Mayor Guo always had a smile on his face when he spoke. This was a skill he had developed over the years. Even when facing people he didn’t like, he could still smile brightly.
Tan Rou didn’t answer Mayor Guo’s question directly. Instead, she asked Mayor Guo another question. “Mr. Mayor, do you think that TR plagiarized?”
“Hahahaha…” Mayor Guo laughed out loud. “If you needed to plagiarize the work of a small company, our country’s high-tech industry will be finished.”
Tan Rou smiled gently and replied, “TR did not plagiarize. It will never plagiarize.”
Mayor Guo nodded. “How are you going to handle this? Do you need my help?”
“No need.” Tan Rou took out her phone. After fiddling with it for a while, she told Mayor Guo, “The matter will be resolved soon.”
President Yu was taken away by the police in front of many reporters. The reporters would not let go of this good opportunity. According to today’s situation, Tan Rou would not accept their interview. Therefore, they turned their attention to President Yu who was taken away. They all placed their cameras in front of President Yu and the police and asked what had happened.
Shortly after, TR issued a statement, giving a simple explanation of why they had not responded for so long. They probably meant that they already knew about the plagiarism, but they had no evidence to prove their innocence. The reason why they had not responded in the past two days was because they had gone to find evidence.
As soon as the statement was released, the situation immediately changed. Everyone was discussing why President Yu was so bold and dared to cause trouble for Tr. Who didn’t know that the government was behind TR?
Moreover, the boss of Tr was the eldest daughter of the Tao family and the future wife of the Zhuang family. Would President Yu, the boss of a small company, really dare to go against TR?
The plagiarism incident had been resolved. Most netizens did not believe that TR would plagiarize. Now that TR had clarified, they were even more convinced of TR’s innocence.
However, they were now suspicious of two other things, which were whether there was any government support behind TR and whether the marriage between the Tao family and the Zhuang family was still going on. After all, there had been no news for a long time.
Netizen A: (Although TR has made a statement, why do I feel that this matter is very strange? Did Baixing Technology eat the heart of a bear or the heart of a leopard? Why did he dare to frame the TR company? Isn’t there someone backing the TR company?”
Because of the sensitive political issues, some netizens didn’t dare to directly say that the government was behind the company. They only said that someone was protecting the company.
Some of the bolder netizens directly pointed out the government and the Tao family. [Are you guys so timid? Don’t you guys just want to know if the government was behind the company and whether the Zhuang and Tao families are still one?! Wiry are you being so secretive?!]
For a moment, everyone forgot about the conflict between TR Company and Baixing Technology. They shifted their attention to the relationship between the Zhuang family and the Tao family, and the relationship between TR Company and the government.
The netizens did not mind the commotion. Some bold people directly posted these comments under Zhuang Liu and Tan Ron’s private accounts, asking if they were still together.
Tan Rou rarely used Weibo and she would only use them when she was forced to which were during times like this.
Chapter 1077:1027 They Have a Good Relationship
Tan Ron really didn’t understand how things had developed to this point.
Although it was very popular now, this wasn’t what she wanted. She had a good relationship with Zhuang Liu and didn’t want others to speculate.
Zhuang Liu naturally saw the comments on the Internet. His expression was like the sky before a thunderstorm. He did not say a word. However, Xiao Mo knew that someone was going to be in trouble. However, before Zhuang Liu could flare up, Tan Ron called and asked him when he would attend the seminar.
Zhuang Liu’s expression instantly turned better. He replied, “Since it will start tomorrow. We can only enter tomorrow.”
Tan Rou smiled. “If Alt Liu wants to come, I can bring you in to take a look now and choose the products you’re interested in in advance.”
Zhuang Liu did not even think about it. He put down the work in his hands and drove to the venue immediately.
There were still many reporters waiting at the entrance. The science and technology seminar was an important event. As long as they waited here, they would definitely catch a big shot. For example, right now, they saw the head of the Zhuang family who drove to the venue alone.
The reporters were very curious because today was not the time for the exchange meeting. Why was Zhuang Liu here? According to the information they received, the Zhuang family did not prepare any exhibit for this exchange, so Zhuang Liu should not be here now.
More importantly, Zhuang Liu had come alone. If Zhuang Liu had come to participate in the seminar, he would definitely have brought a few more people. However, Zhuang Liu did not bring anyone with him.
The reporters no longer sat there and waited. They surrounded Zhuang Liu, wanting to ask him why he came to the exchange meeting alone.
Zhuang Liu did not like the feeling of being surrounded by reporters. He said with a cold face, “If you have any questions, you can ask them at the next press conference. I still have something to do now. Please move aside.” His tone was already kind enough. If it was any other time, he would have left long ago, but today was different. He was here to find Xiao Rou, and he could not let her see him angry.
“Mr. Zhuang, I heard that there’s a crack in your relationship with Miss Tan Rou. Are you here today to make up for your relationship with her?” There were many people talking, but Zhuang Liu still heard this question.
Zhuang Liu stopped in his tracks and looked at the female reporter who asked the question with interest. He smiled and said, “Where did you hear about this?”
The female reporter was a little scared by his gaze, but she was a reporter. She couldn’t be scared by a look, so she mustered up her courage and said, “I saw the comments on the Internet. So, is there any problem with Mr. Zhuang and Miss Tan Rou’s relationship? When are you guys getting married?”
Zhuang Liu wanted to say, “We’ve been married for a long time.” However, this was not the time to announce it. He could not reveal it in advance, or it would affect Tan Rou’s studies in school.
“This matter has nothing to do with you, right?” Zhuang Liu lifted his leg and walked forward. “I’ve always had a good relationship with Rourou. Those are only rumors on the Internet. I hope that all our reporters can distinguish between right and wrong and not believe the rumors.”
The reporters wanted to ask more questions, but they saw a very beautiful girl come out from inside. She had a big smile on her face. The moment she saw Zhuang Liu, the girl ran over.
“Alt Liu!” Tan Rou was very happy. She immediately held Zhuang Liu’s arm. “You’re punctual.”
Then, Tan Rou looked around and said, “Dear reporters, I have no objections if you want to take photos. However, please maintain order. There are so many people entering and leaving. If you keep blocking the entrance and asking boring questions, won’t you be wasting our public resources?”
In other words, she was implying that all of you gossipy reporters, could you report something useful? Stop caring about those rumors and gossip. However, these reporters were thick-skinned and still wanted to know Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu’s relationship situation.
Tan Rou was annoyed to death by them. She simply pulled Zhuang Liu over and kissed him on the face. Then, she said, “We have a good relationship. Don’t make wild guesses, please.”
The reporters frantically pressed the shutter of their cameras. This was a once- in-a-lifetime opportunity. They could not miss it! Zhuang Liu was still a little dizzy. Tan Rou kissed him. Tan Rou kissed him in front of so many people!
Chapter 1078:1078 Affection
Zhuang Liu was overjoyed. He knew that Tan Rou didn’t like to reveal their relationship in front of others, so most of the time, he wouldn’t be too intimate with Tan Rou in public.
But today was different. Tan Rou had kissed him in front of so many reporters. He knew that this photo would soon be circulated by the reporters, but he didn’t want to stop it from being published. He wanted the whole world to know that he loved Tan Rou and Tan Rou loved him. They were the happiest couple in the world!
“What are you laughing about?” Tan Rou placed a cup of hot cocoa with a lot of sugar in front of Zhuang Liu. “You’ve been smiling since you came in. Those who don’t know better would think that you’ve eaten some laughing candy.”
Zhuang Liu’s hand inadvertently swept across his face, and then he couldn’t help but smile. “I’m happy.”
“What are you so happy about?” Tan Rou sat across from him. “Are you happy that you can come to the exchange meeting in advance?”
“I’m glad you kissed me in front of everyone.” Zhuang Liu touched Tan Ron’s hand and squeezed it again ” I thought you didn’t like to show that we love each other in front of others.”
“We weren’t engaged in the past, and I didn’t want to attract attention, so I didn’t like to show off in front of others. It’s different now. We’ve even gotten our marriage certificate. What’s there to hide?”
“Plus, you’ve seen the news on the Internet. They said that our relationship was old news and that we have broken up!”
Tan Rou used a simple and intuitive way to explain her relationship with Zhuang Liu. Not only did they not break up, but they were very much in love.
“I think that photo will be posted online soon.” Zhuang Liu said with a smile.
Tan Rou thought for a moment, then sat beside Zhuang Liu. She took out her phone and took a very blurry photo.
Zhuang Liu did not understand why she had taken such a blurry photo. He then quickly asked, “You wanted to take a picture of us? Why didn’t you tell me? I could have sat up so that you could take a good picture.”
Tan Rou smiled. “This photo is supposed to be posted on my Weibo. Do you want to post a high-definition photo of us?”
Zhuang Liu instantly understood what Tan Rou meant. She wanted to post on Weibo that they were very loving, but she did not want others to see their faces clearly, so she took a blurry photo.
As soon as the photos were released, fewer voices were saying that they had broken up.
Tan Rou looked at the long string of blessings below and suddenly felt a warmth in her heart, but she also felt a little sad. It wasn’t that he felt sad for himself but for Zhuang Liu.
If it wasn’t for Tan Ron’s reluctance to hold the wedding now, Zhuang Liu wouldn’t have to consider her feelings and keep a low profile in front of others. She just wanted a little more time. When she achieved more achievements, she would announce that she and Zhuang Liu were married.
Zhuang Liu was the head of the Zhuang family, while Tan Rou was only the eldest daughter of the Tao family. She had her own business, but her name still belonged to the family. She did not want to marry Zhuang Liu the eldest daughter of the Tao family. She wanted to make a name for herself and make her name known throughout the country and even the world. Then, she would marry Zhuang Liu.
She wanted to be herself first, then Zhuang Liu’s wife. Zhuang Liu also understood this, so he had been waiting for Tan Rou.
Tan Rou brought Zhuang Liu around the conference venue. As the conference had not started yet, Zhuang Liu could not visit too many products, so he looked at the products of the companies that he was interested in.
After that, Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu went to eat together. Since both of them were busy, they didn’t have the time to cook by themselves at home.
“It’s going to be the new year after the exchange meet. The winter this year seems to be a little colder.”
Zhuang Liu said with concern, “You’ve been running outside a lot recently. You must keep warm. Don’t catch a cold.”
Tan Rou didn’t care about this. She hadn’t caught a cold for a long time. Moreover, she would prepare cold-prevention drinks for her family every year at the turn of the season, so she didn’t have to worry about catching a cold.
“Okay, you have to keep warm too. I’ve made some drinks to prevent colds,” Tan Rou said. “Help me pass some to your parents.”
Zhuang Liu nodded. “Of course.”
Chapter 1079:1079 Arrogance
Under the attention of the entire country, the science and technology exchange finally kicked off. Mayor Guo personally delivered a speech, and many important government officials and business leaders also attended the opening ceremony of the exchange.
Zhuang Liu and Tao Zhi were also invited. They were the representatives of the Zhuang family and the Tao family. Zhuang Liu was the head of the Zhuang family, and if there were no accidents, Tao Zhi would be the next head of the Tao family.
Tan Rou sat in the crowd and took photos of Zhuang Liu and Tao Zhi. In the past, she didn’t understand why people were so keen on taking photos, but now she understood that taking photos and videos was to retain beautiful and important moments like these.
Zhuang Liu liked to take photos of Tan Rou. Tan Rou often caught him secretly taking photos of her. She asked Zhuang Liu why he liked to take photos of her, and Zhuang Liu said that it was because Tan Rou was better looking.
What he said was true, but more importantly, he wanted to record every minute and second of him and Tan Rou together.
After Zhuang Liu finished his speech, Tan Rou put away her camera. She did not have the hobby of being a photographer for others. When he got off the stage, Tan Rou quietly waved at Zhuang Liu and asked him to sit beside her. Zhuang Liu left Tao Zhi and turned to sit in the audience.
Tao Zhi, who was still sitting beside the stage, watched helplessly as Zhuang Liu walked away. He thought to himself that Zhuang Liu was evil. He ran away without telling him. Now, he was sitting alone with this group of old men and women. It was really too awkward.
Zhuang Liu naturally noticed that someone was staring at him. After he sat down, he pointed at Tao Zhi and said, “Xiao Rou, look at Big Brother’s expression. He must want to give me a good scolding right now.”
Tan Rou chuckled. “Big Brother walked too fast when he went down. I didn’t even have time to give him a hint. He just sat over there.”
Zhuang Liu raised his eyebrows and gloated. “Just let him continue talking to those old men and women.”
Another person gave a speech on the stage. This person had golden hair and green eyes. He was obviously a foreigner.
Zhuang Liu quietly introduced the blond man on stage to Tan Rou. “This man is Ed Smith, from D Nation.”
Tan Rou was a little confused. “Is he here to participate in the seminar too?”
Zhuang Liu nodded and said, “Yes, Ed’s company’s research and development in the field of robots is very outstanding. We invited him here, so he must have brought his own company’s products. After the opening ceremony, we can go over and have a chat with him to see if we can negotiate a cooperation.”
Tan Rou glanced at the man who was speaking fluently in Chinese on stage. She felt that his tone was very arrogant. “Ah Liu, do you have any cooperation with this Mr. Ed?”
“No, I haven’t.” Zhuang Liu was a little regretful. “I once sent someone to contact him, but he’s a very arrogant person. He doesn’t like to communicate with laymen like us, so we didn’t manage to negotiate a cooperation.”
Tan Rou was quite interested in this man. She wasn’t interested in him as a person but in their company’s products.
The development of science and technology abroad has always been better than those in their countries. Many sophisticated instruments could not be bought in China and had to be bought abroad. However, everyone was competing for benefits. Very few people were willing to sell their core technology to others, especially to people from other countries.
If Tan Rou wanted to get in touch with a foreign company, Ed would be a good candidate.
The reputation and strength of TR Company in the country were already strong enough. A few days ago, Tan Rou had even discussed a few collaborations with Mayor Guo. Although it had not been officially announced yet, when Mayor Guo’s documents came out, TR Company would appear in the domestic newspapers.
What Tan Rou lacked now was a foreign market. Competing with strong people would help her improve. If TR wanted to develop better, it had to integrate with the international community.
“Forgive me for being blunt, but there’s nothing I’m interested in at this exchange…” The words on the stage interrupted Tan Rou’s train of thought. She frowned and looked at the man on the stage. The man continued to say, “I hope that there will be something I’m interested in at the next exchange.”
Tan Rou was a little unhappy. This man was too arrogant.
Chapter 1080:1080 Arrogant
The moment Ed said that, the entire venue exploded. The leaders on the stage looked very ugly, and the audience below the stage who came to participate in the exchange stood up and slapped their chairs, saying that Ed was too arrogant.
Ed cleared his throat calmly and took the microphone down. He said as he walked, “To be honest, I was looking forward to joining the seminar this year. I heard that your country has begun to pay attention to the development of science and technology, and felt that the people in your country are very smart, so I looked forward to your work.”
He walked to the side of the stage, shook his head, and said, “But I am greatly disappointed. There was nothing that impressed me. The things you made have been popular in the foreign market for many years. If your products want to go abroad, these wouldn’t be enough.
Tan Ron was still angry just now, but after hearing what Ed said, she suddenly felt that he was right. However, the other party’s words were not to encourage them, but to strike them down.
“If I were you, I would give up on researching high-tech. I will invest more money in manufacturing and strive to create more exquisite products,”said Ed with a smile.
There was a difference between manufacturing and creation. To manufacture something, one simply needed to mass produce them. To create something, one often needed more effort and cooperation.
For example, Tan Ron’s company was not supported by her alone. It was formed by everyone. However, this company didn’t exist in the beginning. It was all created by Tan Ron bit by bit.
Tan Ron commented, “This man is really arrogant. I wonder who invited him over. I guess that person’s intestines are green with regret now.”
“Don’t you think what Ed said makes sense?” Zhuang Liu whispered in her ear.
“Do you also think that our country should vigorously develop the manufacturing industry?” Tan Ron looked puzzled.
Zhuang Liu said, “No, it’s what Ed said earlier. He said that our country’s scientific and technological strength is too weak. There’s no way to compare with them.”
Tan Ron understood this very well, so she wanted to find an opportunity to get to know Ed even more.
Ed was a very smart person. He had just mocked the host’s technological strength and then said, “Of course, I’ve already said that the people of your country are very smart. I believe that your technological strength will become stronger soon. You will soon be among the top in the world.”
These words were still unpleasant, but everyone’s mood was much better. Since Ed was also a famous high-tech talent overseas, none of them wanted to offend him.
After the opening ceremony, the exchange meeting officially began. Mayor Guo naturally had to bring the foreign friends around; this was mainly for Ed.
Ed walked around the conference for half an hour, but he didn’t like a single product. Everywhere he went, he would criticize them, as if the products at the conference were all trash.
Shang Jin rubbed his fists until they cracked. She said very unhappily, “Who is that person? He keeps saying that our things are not good. If they’re not good enough, then he shouldn’t attend the seminar. Why did you come over and get in our way?”
Tan Ron said calmly,” “Senior, don’t get angry. He’s telling the truth. If we get angry, he can use this to make a big fuss. He’ll say that our country not only produces bad things, but the quality of our people are bad as well. They only know how to quarrel with others.”
Shang Jin was no longer angry. “This man better not come to me and say anything. Otherwise, I’ll beat him up every time he says something. I’ll beat him until he can’t even get up from the ground. He won’t have the strength to speak again.”
Tan Ron was amused by her. “Senior, he is strong and tall. Do you think you’ll be able to beat him up?”
Shang Jin measured his height and said, “I can move my machine over to smash him.”
Lang Yue felt a chill run down his spine. “Calm down, can you not be so violent?”
Tan Rou reminded her. “Don’t start a fight with anyone. We’re here for cooperation, not conflict.”
Shang Jin naturally knew this. “Okay, I understand.”
Tan Rou glanced at Ed, planning to go over and greet him later.