The sky turned white, a ray of sunlight passed through the mist and swayed over the city, and everything was enveloped in a layer of soft morning light.
The morning is quiet and elegant, like an ink landscape painting, without any hustle and bustle.
Li Mu opened his eyes drowsily, still feeling sleepy. Looking at the unfamiliar environment in front of him...could it really be in a TV series?
Then a wave of memory came over me, and it took me a while to sort it out.
He is now the eldest son of the Su family, Su Mingzhe. After graduating from Tsinghua University, he went to study in the United States and met the beautiful and intellectual Wu Fei, who was also an overseas student.
Buying a house, getting married, having children...it has been ten years since I left the country.
Thinking of Wu Fei, a beautiful and tall figure suddenly appeared in my mind. I turned my head and glanced at it. I had already gotten up to prepare breakfast.
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I lay quietly for a while and carefully sorted out the current situation. September 2017 was similar but different from the real world.
The similarities lie in the overall framework and development direction of the world; the differences lie in many details.
For example, Microsoft exists, but Google and Amazon have never been heard of, and they were replaced by two unfamiliar search and e-commerce giants.
The same is true in China. According to memory, many well-known companies in the real world have been replaced by some unfamiliar enterprises.
It seems to be a parallel world that is similar but has certain differences.
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After thoroughly familiarizing himself with the situation, Li Mu took a deep breath, got dressed, got up, and washed up.
Wu Fei had already prepared breakfast, milk, bread, and vegetable salad... Li Mu stopped feeling a little nervous and ate breakfast according to his usual habits, occasionally talking about topics he had talked about countless times.
Everything was peaceful and quiet, allowing Li Mu to gradually take on the identity of Su Mingzhe, and his heart gradually calmed down.
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After having breakfast and bidding farewell to Wu Fei, Li Mu drove to the company; Wu Fei also started the car and sent her daughter to the nursery.
When I arrived at the company, I followed my usual habits and said hello to my colleagues.
As soon as I arrived at my work station, Liu Feng, a Chinese colleague who was relatively close and well-informed, approached me with a mysterious look on my face.
"Brother Su, have you heard that the company's financing failed again?"
Li Mu was stunned for a moment and instantly found his memory about the company's financing.
"Haven't it been talked about for more than three months, and it is said that there is great hope?"
Liu Feng spread his hands: "That's all news released by the company, used to stabilize investors and our employees."
"The VR market is too cold this year, and it is not pursued by capital at all. This is the second time the company has started financing this year. The valuation is getting lower every time, but the negotiation has still not been completed."
At this point, he came closer and said mysteriously: "I heard Xiao Zhao from the Human Resources Department say that the company has been prepared for a protracted war due to lack of funds in the future. In order to increase revenue, reduce expenditure, and maintain operations, it has quietly started
Layoff plan."
"In the next month or two, the layoff list will be officially finalized. It is said that the authority for this layoff will be delegated to supervisors, and each department will have a few places. Many people have already started to work hard, so you should prepare in advance, and
If David moves around, he won't be on the layoff list."
Li Mu said "Ah" at the right time, with a surprised look on his face.
“Has it reached the point where layoffs are required?”
Liu Feng smiled bitterly and said: "That's not true! However, since your skills are so good, it is unlikely that you will be on the layoff list, so you don't need to worry too much."
The two chatted for a while, and the department head David also came. Liu Feng and Li Mu blinked, and then left as if nothing had happened.
Looking at David, Li Mu had complicated thoughts. According to his memory, the relationship between the two was not bad. Su Mingzhe was the technical backbone of the company, and his technical level was among the best in the entire department.
Moreover, he is hard-working and does no harm to humans and animals, and he doesn’t have too many things to do.
From all aspects, unless the company goes bankrupt, layoffs will not be his turn. If technical backbones like him are laid off, the company's technical influence in the industry will be further reduced in the Silicon Valley of the Bay Area, and even more so.
It is difficult to raise funds.
However, in the future, his boss David, with whom he had a good relationship, changed his attitude drastically and personally put him on the layoff list.
Is it really because he returned to China for a few days during a critical period, or is there some other reason?
For example, Su Mingzhe, who is a graduate student at Stanford and is technically proficient, will pose a threat to some people in the future against the background of the company's downsizing.
Workplace politics is popular in every country. This is true in China, and the United States is no exception.
I just hope that the result is not so realistic and naked.
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After casually greeting David, Li Mu retracted his thoughts.
The news of layoffs brought by Liu Feng not only aroused some speculations in him, but also triggered another thought in him.
The plot begins when Su Mingzhe returns to China to deal with Su's mother's funeral against the backdrop of company layoffs.
With the departure of the powerful Su's mother, the selfish and opinionated Su Daqiang, an old boy, completely let himself go and began to do various things.
Others are cheating on their fathers, and he is cheating on their children.
Su Mingzhe, who has been abroad for 10 years, feels a debt in his heart, and starts to be foolish and filial; Su Mingcheng, who has been nibbling on his old age all the time, and is not ashamed of it; Su Mingyu, who is least favored by his parents, and has cut off financial ties with his family since the age of 18, drawing a clear line.
The family, under the influence of Su Daqiang, an old boy, not only caused all kinds of troubles, but also exposed various conflicts that the family had accumulated in the past.
After Su Mingzhe was laid off and lost his job, Su Daqiang was once a free-spirited person, but later he was under heavy family pressure and almost divorced Wu Fei.
Then there are the old man Su Mingcheng and the gold-collar Su Mingyu. Su Mingcheng relied on his mother's favor to bully Su Mingyu since childhood, and even killed him when they got into fights, becoming Su Mingyu's shadow since childhood.
The two look like brothers and sisters, but in fact they are enemies.
Such a complicated family relationship has become even more problematic under the influence of old boy Su Daqiang.
During this time travel, the system issued several tasks, none of which were easy.
Task 1: Transformation.
First, reform Su Mingcheng and let him change his ways and become a new person; second, get rid of Su Daqiang's arrogance to deceive his children and let go of himself, so that he will no longer act like a monster.
Task 2: Responsibility.
Make up for Su Mingyu’s past family shortcomings and be a good brother; maintain the relationship with Wu Fei and be a good husband and father.
Task 3: "Su Mingzhe was deeply shocked when his boss David, with whom he had a close relationship, suddenly turned against him and laid off employees mercilessly. He was extremely angry, but he had no choice but to think of a way to "repay the other person in return."
Task 4: "After so many years abroad, he is still living an ordinary life. Fulfill Su Mingzhe's wish to become famous and return home in glory."
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The complicated family relationship itself is a headache, and the several tasks he has to carry are even more troublesome for Li Mu.
You can only take one step at a time, try your best!