Chapter 48: Known to the World

Now, domestic TV users, regardless of whether they used antennas, cable TV, or the satellite dishes that started to rise last year, the TV channel with the most viewers was still the comprehensive channel.

An Ruxue, together with several reporters and hosts from other provinces and cities who came to Beijing for training, arrived at the restaurant.

This training lasted for half a year. The TV station attached great importance to this training and even invited overseas media TV stations to communicate, letting reporters from local TV stations like An Ruxue come into contact with international modernized media.

Reporters and hosts who could participate in this training, after the training was completed, returning to local TV stations, would definitely be reused. Of course, if they weren't reused in the local TV station, they wouldn't have gotten such an advanced training opportunity.

"Ruxue, who are you waiting for a call from? From the time we arrived here, you've been staring at that pager. Confess, who are you waiting for a call from? What kind of man can make our Ruxue miss him so much?!"

Zhang Xin, sitting next to An Ruxue, from the Jin Ling TV station, seeing An Ruxue take out the pager and stare at it for a long time, and after flipping through it for a long time, seeing the lost expression on her face, couldn't help but ask An Ruxue.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Eating still can't block your mouth!"

An Ruxue's face turned red, making a gesture to "tear" Zhang Xin's mouth. The two fought for a long time, and another reporter from a familiar TV station ran over and said to them, "Do you know? There's big news today!"

"What big news?!" Zhang Xin asked curiously.

"I heard it's news from Hong Kong, the TV station will report it soon..."

"It's coming!"

Just as they were talking, someone didn't know who shouted, and a group of people who were dining all looked toward the TV set in the restaurant. An Ruxue also raised her head and looked over.

The news host appeared on the screen. "Broadcasting a piece of latest news now. Today in New York, America, a mouse patent infringement lawsuit ended. Our country's Hanxi Dongling High-Tech company and the American giant company Microsoft reached a settlement agreement. Microsoft pays Dongling High-Tech a settlement compensation of 18 million USD!"

The host broadcasting the news had been through hundreds of battles and didn't know how many major news stories she had broadcasted, but when talking about Microsoft paying money to Dongling High-Tech, her tone still couldn't help but raise a few points, showing what her mood was like now.

Since a few years ago, Hollywood movies, various Western electronic tech products, all began to pour into the country. Facing the impact of Western culture, economy, and technology, many people envied and wanted to run abroad to live the kind of modern life abroad in the news, setting off a wave of going abroad and studying abroad. Various English training and agencies helping people go abroad also sprang up like snowflakes.

And in some industries, they had even begun to feel fear of Western companies. Just like in the tech industry, domestic companies had now given up on R&D of chips because the gap was truly too large. No matter how much they studied, it seemed they couldn't catch up with foreign countries, so why bother?

Other tech products were also mostly agents or copycats of foreign products. This made the concept that foreign goods were more high-end and better than domestic goods begin to become "deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."

But just at this time, the news of Dongling High-Tech popped out, letting those who feared Western companies and even knelt down see for the first time that domestic goods could actually win against foreign goods. Even if it was just a "small" mouse, it was enough, enough to prove that Chinese people had the opportunity to win against the West in technology, and might even exceed the other side!

"The mechanical Silver Mink mouse, completely independently developed by Dongling High-Tech, with technology and patents also completely held by Dongling High-Tech, indicates that after years of development in our country's computer industry, it has made great progress..."

The news host introduced this lawsuit in great detail. If it weren't for the time being too short and not being able to dig out too much news about Dongling High-Tech and Li Dongling, it was estimated that this news wouldn't have been finished reporting in ten minutes.

Finally, on the TV station, a photo of Li Dongling walking out of the Manhattan Court appeared. The news host was still reporting, "Dongling High-Tech is a high-tech company in Pingyang City, Hanxi, established by Li Dongling, who graduated from Hanxi Jiaotong University. This indicates that our country's youth entrepreneurship has entered a new stage..."

"Clang!"

Hearing Li Dongling's name, An Ruxue's chopsticks instantly fell to the ground. She stared blankly at the photo of Li Dongling walking out of the Manhattan Court on the TV station, full of smiles and high spirits. For a moment, An Ruxue was a bit dazed.

But when seeing the photo again, An Ruxue saw Yao Luoying, who was surrounded by Li Dongling and almost had Li Dongling in her eyes, making her heart tighten, and she couldn't help but clench her fists tightly.

Zhang Xin looked at An Ruxue's reaction, then looked at the introduction about Li Dongling on TV, thinking that both of them graduated from Hanxi Jiaotong University, Zhang Xin felt she had instantly discovered the truth.

"Do you know him?!" Zhang Xin asked An Ruxue.

An Ruxue didn't speak and got up and left directly. Zhang Xin hurriedly chased after her. "Ruxue, it's useless for you to go back now. He is still in America, and there is still more than a month before the training ends. If you leave now, you will be punished..."

Zhang Xin finally pulled An Ruxue back after much persuasion, not letting An Ruxue go to the training department supervisor to ask for leave.

An Ruxue pursed her lips, tightly clenching the pager in her hand, and walked quickly toward the dormitory. Zhang Xin sighed and hurriedly chased after her.

Yanjing Zhongguancun Sitong Group headquarters, when seeing the news on TV, Duan Yongji, Chu Zhong, Li Yuzhuo, Li Wenjun, and others all fell into a long silence.

Just a month or so ago, they were still commenting on the lawsuit between Dongling High-Tech and Microsoft on the golf course, treating it as a joke. But now, even someone like Duan Yongji fell into shock. Dongling High-Tech had actually really turned the tables!

As the largest tech company in the country, Sitong knew deeply how humble and helpless domestic tech companies were when facing Western tech giants. Not to mention American and European companies, even facing Japanese companies, domestic companies were in a weak position, begging for cooperation, promising all sorts of harsh conditions, and spending huge costs to cooperate. As for surpassing rivals, as strong as Sitong, no one had ever thought of it!

"When Li Dongling returns to the country, we'll find an opportunity to meet!" Duan Yongji thought for a moment and said to the others.

Hanxi Provincial TV station director Kong Weiming carried two bottles of good wine and came to the Hanxi Provincial Municipal family courtyard.

After pressing the doorbell, Du Fengying opened the door for Kong Weiming. "Old Kong, come in quickly! Old An is waiting for you!"

"Director An, today I'm disturbing you and Sister Du!" Kong Weiming entered and said to An Yueguo, who was sitting on the sofa.

An Yueguo put down the newspaper, glanced at the wine Kong Weiming brought, and waved his hand to signal Kong Weiming to sit down. "What are you talking about? You weren't a stranger to coming home for a casual meal when you were with me before. No need to be so polite!"

Kong Weiming had been An Yueguo's secretary and knew his temper. "Director An, the two bottles of wine I brought today are to express congratulations to you. I heard that the province intends to let you..."

"Be cautious in speech!"

"Be cautious in action!"

"Weiming, the older you get, the less you understand the rules! What decision the province makes is something you can speculate about?!"

An Yueguo said with a full face of seriousness. Kong Weiming hurriedly stood up to apologize. At this time, Du Fengying came out and relieved Kong Weiming. "Old An, Weiming finally came to the house as a guest, and you are still lecturing. Weiming is not your secretary anymore, don't forget."

"Director An is right. It was my abruptness. No matter when, I am Director An's secretary. I was before, and I will be in the future!" Kong Weiming hurriedly expressed his attitude.

"Eat!"

An Yueguo put away the newspaper and prepared to eat. At this time, Li Dongling's name came from the TV, making him stop his footsteps and turn to look at the TV.

A few minutes later, Kong Weiming clearly felt that the atmosphere was a bit wrong. Du Fengying looked at the news on TV and covered her mouth, full of surprise, seemingly unable to believe what she was seeing.

An Yueguo's aura changed several times. Kong Weiming could feel that An Yueguo's mood changed constantly from anger, rage, to helplessness in just a few minutes, which made Kong Weiming shocked. He didn't know what the relationship between the An family and Li Dongling was, to be able to make An Yueguo's mood fluctuate so much.

"I have no appetite today, I can't accompany you for this meal, Weiming. We'll meet another day!"

After watching the news, An Yueguo looked back at Du Fengying, endured the dissatisfaction in his heart, and a bit of regret, waved his sleeve, and walked directly into the study. Kong Weiming knew that An Yueguo was already very dissatisfied at this time.

After entering the study, An Yueguo finally couldn't help but slap the table. If Li Dongling was the An family's son-in-law at this moment, then relying on today's news report, it would be enough for An Yueguo to go further!

Now the domestic situation was already clear, that is, economic development was the main thing. If there was a son-in-law who built a large tech company and could win against foreign companies, that would definitely be a big help to An Yueguo's official career. But now, An Yueguo sighed helplessly. He couldn't say there would be no chance in the future, but the fat meat that should have been in the An family's hands was gone just like that. How could An Yueguo be reconciled!

At the same time, inside the Pingyang Municipal family courtyard, Yao Zhengru shouted to Yao Luoying's mother, Han Liuping, "Go get that bottle of old wine of mine!"

"Just finished eating, what wine are you drinking!" Although she said so, seeing Yao Zhengru, who was difficult to hide his excitement after watching the news, Han Liuping still got up and got a bottle of wine for Yao Zhengru, and also prepared two dishes of side dishes.

Yao Zhengru picked up the phone and called his secretary. "You notify the Dongling High-Tech company that tomorrow I and Mayor Luo and the city leaders will go to Dongling High-Tech to visit and inspect. No, you go to Dongling High-Tech yourself!"

Inside the Pingyang Municipal Hospital, the old factory director of the Xicheng Wireless First Factory, Xu Yongjin, who had been angered into the hospital ward since before the New Year last year for recuperation, had just finished his meal. Feeling that his body was already better, he was preparing to be discharged in a few days and return to the factory to clean up the mess.

Now the Xicheng Wireless First Factory had completely stopped production and become a mess. Everywhere were people asking for debts, and no one wanted to manage it. Xu Yongjin still wanted to exert his last bit of strength to see if the Wireless First Factory could be brought back to life.

However, when Li Dongling and Dongling High-Tech news appeared on Pingyang TV, especially when it focused on introducing Li Dongling's entry into the Xicheng Wireless First Factory, Xu Yongjin only felt his eyes go black, his brain buzzed, and then he lost consciousness.

The Xu family members accompanying the bed saw Xu Yongjin watch a news report and then lie down unconscious. In an instant, it was a mess! ===== CHAPTER 49 =====