Qiao Yanan was shaken awake by someone, and at the same time, a strange voice came to her ears: "Minister Qiao, wake up quickly, it's your turn to give a speech!"
"What speech?" Qiao Yanan's mind went blank.
"5G Summit speech! We've been looking for you for most of the day, but you fell asleep in the lounge." The man half-dragged and half-pulled Qiao Yanan out the door, his tone extremely anxious: "Hurry, there are only seven minutes left before the speech, everyone is waiting for you!"
Qiao Yanan's ears buzzed, and her head felt like it was suddenly filled with a lot of things, swollen and painful. In a flash, she finally remembered what happened before she woke up. She drank the coffee Xuan Ming brought her, and then she felt increasingly sleepy. Then, as soon as her eyes closed, she lost consciousness.
Xuan Ming drugged me! Qiao Yanan's heart beat wildly for a moment, but she had no time to check her body because she was being pulled by someone running in the corridor.
"System, what did Xuan Ming do to me?" she asked anxiously in her mind.
248 did not respond.
Qiao Yanan wanted to continue calling the system, but the stranger pushed her into a brightly lit, bustling studio. A very handsome and tall man approached her and reached out from a distance of three or four meters.
Qiao Yanan stared at him blankly, unable to conceal the amazement in her eyes. This man's appearance and temperament were surprisingly comparable to Xuan Ming's! You know, Xuan Ming was the son of destiny in this world, crushing others in every aspect.
The man walked closer, his hand still extended, a gentle smile on his face. "Minister Qiao, we finally meet. Hello, I'm Tusi, Tu as in future map, Si as in thinking."
Qiao Yanan quickly held his warm hand and asked in surprise, "Are you the CEO of Future Map?"
"Yes, we will work together in the future." The man held Qiao Yanan's hand tightly, and his strength was sincere and firm.
"Okay, let's work together." Qiao Yanan's heart beat faster. She had already left behind her anxiety and confusion. She even unconsciously ignored 248's lack of response. She was completely mesmerized by the man in front of her.
Up close, Tusi was incredibly handsome, almost godlike, his aura imbued with unparalleled dignity. When he appeared among a crowd, everything around him became a foil for him; even the dazzling crystal chandelier overhead couldn't outshine his deep eyes.
If Xuan Ming's leg was not broken, he and Tu Si would definitely appear at two extremes when standing together: one is as cold and hard as iron, while the other is as gorgeous as a gem.
Qiao Yanan, who was vain, naturally preferred gems. So, she held Tu Si's hand tightly and shook it up and down, saying sincerely, "Boss Tu, believe me, the future of communications will belong to us."
Tu Si smiled happily, his eyes shining like cold stars: "I believe it." He stretched out his hand, lightly supporting Qiao Yanan's waist, his voice low and gentle: "There are still four minutes before the speech. I'll take you backstage."
Ah, a speech! Qiao Yanan finally woke up from her dream and hurried backstage.
She didn't have time to think about what happened after Xuan Ming drugged her, nor did she have time to question the person involved. Anyway, she was not injured or in pain, and she didn't feel any strange sensation in her body. It wouldn't be too late to settle the score after the speech.
Tu Si and Qiao Yanan are both big names in the communications field. They are handsome and beautiful, and they are standing together, smiling and chatting. Naturally, they are more eye-catching and attracted the attention of many people.
I don’t know if it was intentional arrangement by the organizer, but Hai Ming and the attendees from Tupu were actually sitting around the same round table, each occupying half of the seats, glaring at each other with extreme dissatisfaction.
"Oh, Minister Qiao is here. She and our CEO Tu went backstage, probably to prepare for their speeches." A senior software engineer at Tupu pointed at the entrance and laughed. He then turned his eyes to Zhuang Li, who was resting his chin on one hand and tapping the armrest of his chair with the other, looking very casual and lazy. He asked knowingly, "Our Minister Qiao is one of the keynote speakers at today's summit. Does Haiming have any keynote speakers?"
Zhuang Li didn't even bother to spare the engineer a glance, staring at the chandelier overhead, his thoughts etched in his mind. Xuan Ming, on the other hand, whispered in his ear, introducing the various leaders attending the meeting.
The two of them had high standards and didn't bother to argue with the people from the Atlas. However, Hai Ming's technician couldn't stand it any longer and said bluntly, "I have inside information to share with you. Do you know why Qiao Yanan was fired by Hai Ming? It wasn't because of drug addiction, nor was it because of some bullshit about going underground to stay safe. It was because she had no understanding of communication technology. All her previous scientific research results were stolen from the Internet using hacking methods."
This technician had long been a member of Zhuang Li's lab, and naturally, through his observation and observation, he was filled with fanatical admiration for his immediate superior. Zhuang Li's claim that Qiao Yanan didn't understand communications technology strengthened the technician's conviction, reflecting on his earlier suspicions.
The technicians of Future Atlas opened their eyes wide and their mouths open, looking very surprised, and then burst into laughter after a few seconds.
"Ha~" the software engineer slapped the table and sarcastically said, "Keep making up stories! You dare to tell such outrageous lies? No wonder Minister Qiao is leaving."
His colleague immediately agreed: "Yes, Haiming's corporate culture is too barbaric and too aggressive, it can't retain talent."
These people looked at each other, then shook their heads and sighed, as if they were very sad about Hai Ming's fall.
The people at the next table were also in the communications industry, so they were inevitably paying closer attention to the clash between the two rival companies. Judging from the current situation, Haiming seemed to be performing better, but Tupu, having invested heavily in Qiao Yanan, seemed to have greater potential for growth. In five years, it would be unclear which of these two companies would prevail.
In order to suppress Tupu, Haiming's people will naturally try their best to belittle Qiao Yanan. This method is too bad and too low-level for a large company.
Thinking of this, the engineers of Future Map, including the people at the surrounding tables, couldn't help but show contempt.
Hai Ming's technician was so angry that his head was about to smoke. He was about to argue, but Zhuang Li pressed his shoulder and said, "Stop arguing. Ms. Qiao's speech has begun. The best is yet to come."
"Oh oh." The technician immediately shut his mouth and looked towards the podium.
The engineers of Future Map looked at each other, and the pride and disdain in their eyes were obvious.
Zhuang Li boasted in front of so many people that Minister Qiao's speech would be brilliant. Wasn't that an attempt to curry favor? Unfortunately, it was ineffective. In the communications industry, technology is the backbone of a person. Without it, no matter how high Zhuang Li's position, no one would buy his words.
The two experts sitting at the next table shook their heads and whispered, "Mr. Xuan made a wrong move. I used to be very optimistic about Hai Ming, but now I think Tupu has more potential for development."
"Yes, for a tech company like ours, attracting and recruiting talent is more important than anything else. Instead of using top talent like Qiao Yanan, they promoted an unknown guy to the position of R&D director. I have deep doubts about Xuan Ming's decision-making ability. He can't match President Tu in terms of courage or breadth of mind."
The two men relied on their seniority and high prestige and did not deliberately lower their voices when speaking.
Hai Ming and Tu Pu, who were sitting not far away, naturally heard these words.
The atlas technicians unconsciously raised their chins, feeling quite proud, while the Haiming people were secretly grinding their teeth in anger.
Xuan Ming turned to look at the two masters, and was about to refute when the back of his hand was gently touched by the slightly cool fingertips of the little curly-haired boy.
Zhuang Liyun smiled calmly, his gaze fixed on the podium as he spoke with conviction, "Mr. Xuan, I don't think Mr. Tu from Future Map can compare to you. When I was still a nobody, you dared to make an exception and promote me. This shows your magnanimity and courage. As for Mr. Tu, he even dared to pick up trash like Qiao Yanan. What future can he have? I don't see the 'Future Map' brand disappearing from the communications industry forever in less than six months."
"What did you say!" The software engineers of Future Map were furious.
The people sitting around were also whispering, pointing, and their faces were full of dissatisfaction and contempt. In the field of high technology, you can be arrogant, but first you have to have the capital to be arrogant.
The software engineers of Future Map were about to slam the table and tear Zhuang Li apart, but they saw him raise his slender index finger and remind him in a soft voice: "Shh, please be quiet, your Minister Qiao is about to start his performance." It was clearly a speech that everyone was looking forward to, but when it came out of his mouth it sounded like a farce.
The people from Future Map took half a minute to suppress their anger, while Qiao Yanan's speech had already begun. The content was very exciting, involving many core technologies, and quickly attracted everyone's attention.
"Is this called not understanding communication technology? Tsk~" The software engineer who first provoked Zhuang Li said sarcastically.
Zhuang Li and Xuan Ming stared at the stage without saying a word.
The software engineer praised Qiao Yanan a few more times and even applauded a few times before revealing a satisfied expression. He felt that Zhuang Li and Xuan Ming had been flattered by Minister Qiao's brilliant performance, which was why they had fallen silent.
The people at the surrounding tables would glance at Zhuang Li and Xuan Ming's expressions from time to time, with ridicule in their eyes.
Minister Qiao's knowledge and abilities have long been recognized within the industry, yet the Haiming Group has been accusing her of lacking a grasp of communications technology. Such lies are both despicable and fragile, easily exposed. Who would believe them? What's going on within the Haiming Group? Has their collective intelligence declined?
In the myth of most people, Qiao Yanan finished memorizing the speech, then bowed gracefully and prepared to leave the stage.
The host picked up the microphone and said, "Minister Qiao's speech was very exciting. Now it's time for questions. If you have any questions, please raise your hands now."
Several previous speakers also accepted questions from the audience, and this process was far more exciting than giving a speech, because communication leads to disagreements, disagreements lead to collisions, and collisions lead to sparks of inspiration, which greatly stimulated everyone's enthusiasm for research.
Qiao Yanan had no way of avoiding this part and could only smile and nod, but in her mind she anxiously shouted, "System, come out and help me answer the question!"
During her speech, she hadn't had time to communicate with the system, so naturally, she hadn't noticed anything unusual. But now, she opened her eyes wide, and her pupils began to tremble violently.
248 never responded, as if he had vanished forever. Her mind was empty, a dead silence besides the roar of her anxiety. The guests in the audience began to raise their hands, one, two, three... before long, a dense mass of hands rose.
Qiao Yanan has to face as many doubts as he has stolen honors by using 248.
She took a step back in panic, her heart aching sharply from the intense anxiety.
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