Company meeting

"Here they come."

A little over ten minutes later, the green train from Wuhan arrived at Xinfeng Station. Transportation had never been a strong suit for Jiangxi, especially in its southernmost region, Xinfeng.

Fortunately, the Beijing-Kowloon Railway passed through Xinfeng and had a small station. However, despite the presence of the station, only slow, old green trains served Xinfeng. If you wanted a faster train, you were out of luck.

And that's not the only awkward part. You could buy seat tickets from other stations to Xinfeng, but if you were boarding at Xinfeng, you could only purchase standing tickets. If you wanted a seat ticket, you had to go to Ganzhou.

Of course, this wasn't too terrible, considering the rail system wasn't as advanced as in the future. There were plenty of green trains in various cities at this time, but no bullet trains or high-speed trains. Having a station in Xinfeng was already a good thing for a small county.

"Sis, welcome to Xinfeng."

"Why do you make it sound like I'm not a Xinfeng native?"

"Yes, yes, nearly forgot. Sis is also one of our Xinfeng fine folks."

"Let me introduce, this is CEO Chen."

When Wang Chang exited the station, Chen Yu and Zhang Jianming went to greet her. The group had known that Chen Yu was young, but seeing him was still quite shocking.

"This is Li Nan, just poached from Lin Qifeng's team."

"Li Nan, welcome. I heard you were leading the UC technology team."

"Boss Chen, you must be jesting. UC was humbled by your website, so there's no need to be so polite."

"UC and 5173 have entirely different product types, with no competition and certainly no underlings. On the contrary, UC's UC Show under your leadership was quite impressive."

"Unfortunately, UC was abandoned."

"Who said it was abandoned? Maybe one day, Li Nan, you'll start an instant messaging project again."

"Boss Chen, are you saying the company plans to develop instant messaging?"

Li Nan was a bit excited and blurted out.

"Well, anything's possible."

Chen Yu didn't nod or shake his head, just smiled. "Let's go. We'll head back to the company."

Chen Yu led Wang Chang and the others back to the company. After a brief introduction, they had a small meeting, with Wang Chang and the rest sitting with all the staff.

"All right, now that everyone's here."

"Today marks the first meeting for all employees of our Universal Technology since its establishment."

"I'll start by telling you about the company's recent achievements."

Looking at all the employees.

From the original ten or so staff members in the company to nearly thirty now.

The previously considered spacious office had become somewhat cramped.

Chen Yu thought to himself that they'd need a more spacious office soon, but there was no rush.

He cleared his throat and said, "Since the founding of 5173, we've made significant progress. Not only have we become the industry leader in terms of website IP traffic, but our PV is more than four times the IP views."

"In addition, our business scope, which initially received little attention, has transformed into one that is endorsed by various major gaming companies. We have signed dozens of promotional contracts with companies like NetEase, Shanda, and Kingsoft, among others. Of course, it's not just gaming companies; we have also established friendly relationships with numerous major second-tier domestic websites. Tianya, ChinaRen, and MOP are some of our partners."

"Thirdly, we've acquired data from China Telecom, indicating a significant increase in ADSL dial-up internet users and a substantial decrease in internet costs. We anticipate that the number of domestic internet users will surpass 40 million by the end of this year and could possibly reach 60 million by the end of the next year. This is not only significant for the domestic internet but also a tremendous opportunity for us. I hope that, in this historic moment, everyone can keep up with the pace of development and embrace a whole new world."

"Fourth, opportunities come with challenges. The booming domestic internet sector is unstoppable, and there are countless business giants lurking within. If we aren't careful, we could be eliminated at any moment. Although 5173 is temporarily leading the industry, this is merely the calm before real competition arrives. The battle has already silently begun; we're just unaware of it. I hope everyone can remain vigilant and report any industry-related information to higher-ups promptly."

"Fifth, for the company's smooth development and to better meet the impending explosion of the domestic internet, the company will undergo a complete reorganization in the coming days. In this new framework, I hope all the responsible leaders can shoulder great responsibilities and courageously innovate..."

The meeting wasn't long.

Chen Yu didn't like lengthy meetings.

However, even though today's meeting was short, many people fell into contemplation after it ended.

Some were eagerly anticipating the future of Universal Technology.

Some were imagining the rapid growth of the domestic internet industry.

Of course, there were also some who speculated about the upcoming complete reorganization of the company.

...

"Fangting, where are you going to hang out tomorrow on your day off?"

"No mood for fun. I have to visit a student's home tomorrow."

"Home visit? Isn't that a task assigned by your school?"

"Not really. The main issue is that one of the students keeps arriving late."

"Arriving late isn't that serious, is it?"

"You don't know. He used to be late, but recently he started skipping classes. There have been several days when he didn't show up for evening self-study."

"In that case, you should go for the home visit. Since it's like this, I'll go hang out with some other colleagues tomorrow."

"Ah, you folks in the vocational school are so lucky."

Liu Fangting said to her classmate Zhang Xin.

"What do you mean? What's so great about us in the vocational school?"

"Why isn't it great? You don't need to worry about whether the students attend classes or evening self-study. You have so much freedom."

"You're talking as if our vocational school is a market. Let me tell you, even though our Hua Tian Vocational School students may not do as well as your prestigious high school in exams, they've become quite diligent lately."

"Oh, have they suddenly become motivated?"

"You could say that. I guess they were inspired."

"Inspired? Tell me more."

"Well, it's because there's a student in our class named Zhang Jianming, and recently, he became a manager at a company called Universal Technology."

"Universal Technology?"

"You haven't heard of it? Universal Technology is a high-tech company in Xinfeng. The county government has even praised them in recent months."

"Oh, now that you mention it, I think I've heard of it. Is this company really impressive?"

"It's not just impressive; it's incredible. Let me tell you something. Do you know how much they've earned in just a few months?"

"How much?"

"10 million yuan."

"10 million yuan?"

"Do you think it is in Vietnamese dong or something?"

"Wow, your student is that impressive? He's just a vocational school student and already a manager in such a company?"

"Exactly. And he's the top guy there, second only to the boss."

"I see. No wonder some students in your school are motivated. If I were in their shoes, I'd be motivated too."

Although Liu Fangting was curious about this Universal Technology, she was, after all, a teacher.

She didn't concern herself with business matters.

Her focus was on teaching her students effectively.

So, for tomorrow's home visit, Liu Fangting was obliged to go.