The lightness of the world of mortals

The temperature in Nanwan District suddenly soared to more than [-] degrees Fahrenheit. Chen Xilin wore a pair of sunglasses and stepped off the helicopter in a light beige long suit from SL. Her figure can control this long waistless style .

This is a helipad and a small terminal built by Beluga, which is specially used for commuting by executives. The traffic jam in this area is too severe. The industrial area where Beluga is located is not suitable for living. Most of the houses of executives are in several Those picturesque reserves ten miles away.

Chen Xilin strode forward, not only because the hurricane and noise brought by the propellers were annoying, but also because she saw CFO Blair chasing him from there, and she knew what Blair wanted to tell her.

"Lynn! Lynn!" Blair still caught up, "Lynn, you can't do this to Raymond!"

Chen Xilin ignored him and walked directly to the terminal building. Blair didn't even know how to close his mouth, and he didn't know how many sand grains and flies he swallowed.

"Raymond is my subordinate, I decide how to deal with him." When the wind subsided, Chen Xilin said.

"But you know, Raymond is my nephew, and his sales performance has always been far ahead, contributing a lot of net profit to Beluga."

"Oh, I'm sorry, he made a mistake in principle. He and his sales team spent a lot of time in Dubai, messed up all the bills, and each of them became less than [-] US dollars, because [-] US dollars of bills need me. Sign it. Blair, I'm fine if I didn't sue him. If I were you, I would blush, so don't ask for mercy."

"Damn it, listen, Lynn, I talked to Raymond, and he said that the consumption is indeed for sales and entertainment, but there are too many cultural differences. That's how the big guys in Dubai talk about business. He's afraid of the approval process. It’s too long, so I took a shortcut.”

"Rules are rules. If everyone finds some flexibility for themselves in the rules, what else does the world need rules for? Besides, it's really all sales entertainment? If you gamble with customers, Moby Whale has to pay for it, right? Doesn’t Moby Whale have to pay the bill next time he takes drugs with a client? He doesn’t want me to see these consumptions because he has a guilty conscience, and there are reasons behind all the concealment.”

"Lynn, gambling is legal, please don't confuse it with drug use."

"Raymond violated the company's regulations and challenged the company's bottom line on the most sensitive matter. He must go."

There was a black badged Ghost with the license plate "BAI006" parked outside the terminal. Chen Xilin recognized that it was Henry Bai's car. Seeing Chen Xilin coming out, the driver respectfully opened the rear door.

"Lynn, you know that my vote on the board of directors is very important later." Blair insisted.

Chen Xilin smiled, "I never thought you would vote for it."

Blair walked around to the other side, trying to open the door, when Chen Xilin was about to step in, and said coldly, "You have to go to the meeting room by yourself."

It was the biggest fly Blair ate after getting off the plane.

It was late at night in Haicheng, and Jiang Ruojing was sitting on the bed holding her mobile phone. She learned that Chen Xilin had returned to the United States in the morning, so she calculated the time, and she should have arrived by now.

She was hesitating, whether to ask Chen Xilin to inquire about Ming Yue's whereabouts, but she was unwilling to ask her, maybe, maybe she was going back for Ming Yue?

She can't quite explain why she minds Chen Xilin's appearance so much. Judging from Ming Yue's reaction, she knows that the two of them have not crossed any boundaries. She might as well mind Kiku from Tokyo and Alex from British Columbia, but she just can't get past Chen Xilin. This hurdle.

But she has no choice. Although the original work visa has not expired, if she enters the United States with it again, she is likely to be detained by the customs and deported. So she just applied for a personal tourist visa to the United States two weeks ago, and the passport has not yet been issued. They have been handed over to the consulate.No matter how anxious she is, it is impossible to rush to the United States now.

She closed the email, Chen Xilin could find out, but couldn't Kent find out?

Chen Xilin was sitting in front of the conference table with arms folded. Around the huge long table were five other executive directors. In the video on the wall in front of the table, Bai Henry was sitting in a wheelchair with an old and authoritative figure.

"Lynn, everyone, I don't think this is repeating the topic. We did pass a resolution to put Lynn in charge of this project half a year ago, but the situation is always changing. A series of major international events in the past few months have made Our country is very sensitive to the protection of technology that may be used for military purposes," said George Blair's close friend. "Lynn is not American, which already constitutes a technology 'fact export'."

"I'll say it again," Legal VP Dean said in a thick and slow voice, "First, Lynn has long-term residency in the United States of America; second, in Lynn's case, Beluga has obtained an 'export license'."

"Dean, thanks for confirming, but Lynn is not an ordinary foreign employee, can the general process you mentioned be responsible for this special project? The Pentagon's bidding project will be directly applied to the Department of Defense military reform and deployment, and we can even Close your eyes and don’t need to check the CCL directory anymore, and the person in charge of this project must be a 100% American citizen! We can’t let competitors and competitors in the Pentagon catch any handles, I say this, it’s responsible for the white whale , and is also responsible for Lynn's personal safety." George insisted.

"George, as a professional lawyer, I can assure you that there are no problems with all our procedures, and your worries are just subjective feelings."

"Dean, as a person who is a risk manager, I can also tell you that my worry today is because I smell the increasing sensitivity of the White House on this matter. You never know the day we will fall here. .”

"I agree with George, why did Moby Dick take a risk that could have been foreseen?" Blair echoed, "Lynn can still participate in the project, but why can't someone with more qualifications be appointed as the general manager? For example, Sean ·white?"

"What is 'qualification'?" Chen Xilin looked at Blair, "Who else is more qualified than me to be in charge of this project in the whole white whale? Five years, my team and I have spent five years researching AI cloud technology, What has Bai Xien been doing these five years?"

Chen Xilin's aggression only appears in the workplace, and usually only to people of equal or higher rank, such as now.

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't deny your contribution to AI cloud technology, but I just said that formally we can change the general manager, and you will continue to participate in the team. Lynn will not be the chief executive of the bidding. You can't give up the $30 you got, right?" Blair laughed.

"Blair," Chen Xilin didn't mean to be joking, "30 more and 30 less every year, for me, it doesn't affect my life at all, it's just a certain number on one of my cards, please don't use your Funny imagination to speculate on me. So I want to ask you, the reason why Bai Xien is more qualified than me in your eyes is that he is an American citizen?"

"Well, that's one of the reasons."

Everyone looked at Blair for a moment.

"There is one more thing that worries me. As far as I know, Lynn has a foundation in Donso."

"That's right, it's not a secret." Chen Xilin replied.

"Dongso and Hisoka are neighbors, and Hisoka has just been included in the list of countries that the United States prohibits exports, so a large part of my worries come from here."

"My foundation has nothing to do with Hisoka." Chen Xilin simply stated the facts.

"Even Dong Suo dare not say that he has nothing to do with Hisoka. These two countries have historically had too complicated entanglements. Lynn, how can you ensure that your foundation can completely disregard His relationship?"

"Blair, you are really challenging the patience of a legal professional," Dean spread his hands, "You see that Lynn has a foundation in Dongsuo, and Dongsuo and Xisuo are neighbors, so you question Lynn for this project The qualifications of the general manager, this set of logic is subjective and naive to me. As an adult, especially a member of the executive director of Moby Dick, I hope everyone remains objective and rational, and any housewife-like worries should not Get it on this table because it's a waste of everyone's time in the room, and our time is expensive."

"Everyone," HRVP Deborah said, "I want to bring our focus back before we discuss too much. Everyone's doubts about Lynn's qualifications are currently based on one point, that is, her nationality. As for the foundation, there is no Any relevant provisions showing that a foundation registered in Dongsuo will have any challenges to Lynn's qualifications. I would like to ask Lynn, if your nationality really threatens the executive board's resolution on this matter, do you have any questions? Salvage measures?"

The venue suddenly fell silent, and a slight electric sound that had been ignored before was now amplified.

Bai Henry stared at the screen quietly.

"I am willing to become an American citizen." Chen Xilin's voice was calm and clear.

"Lynn," Henry Bai said slowly on the screen, "Nationality is a big matter, you don't have to make a decision today."

"I have already decided, Henry," Chen Xilin looked at everyone in the meeting room, "Everyone, I can only be responsible for the Pentagon project. I have been an intern at Beluga since I was 16, and my undergraduate thesis is Beluga One of the master's thesis is the Beluga project, and the doctoral research is the Beluga project. The Beluga AI cloud computing project was started by me and followed for five years. If anyone can beat these data, I am willing Give it up."

There was another silence, and everyone learned to hide the turmoil in their hearts under the calmness of their appearance.

"Okay, so Dean," Deborah broke the silence, "if Lynn starts applying for naturalization now, how long will it take?"

"Eight to 8 weeks. Once the process starts, Lynn cannot leave the country until citizenship is granted."

"I guess it's time to start voting now," Henry Bai's old and murky voice sounded again, "If Lynn Chin successfully becomes an American citizen within the expected time—according to Dean, we should expect within half a year in the future— Do you vote for her to continue to be in charge of the Pentagon's $100 billion AI cloud computing bid?"

Voting result: Three votes in favor, two votes against and one abstention.

Henry Bai voted for it.

After the meeting ended, Chen Xilin stood alone in front of the huge screen.

"Thank you, Grandpa."

"Son, I want you to know that my vote has nothing to do with our personal relationship."

"Of course I know." Chen Xilin smiled.

"Lynn, changing your nationality is a big decision."

"Nothing is bigger than a Pentagon project, it's my baby, I raised it for five years."

"If you encounter difficulties one day, remember that grandpa will always be your backing. As for Blair and his gang, I hope you don't take it too seriously."

"They are not worthy of my heart, a group of gangsters, and Sean is in command in Hong Kong."

"Lynn," Henry Bai changed to Wu dialect, "Daddy (grandpa) doesn't want to see you and brother Ga show signs of growth."

"Grandpa, do you think so? For me, as long as Sean and his people don't trouble me, I don't bother to talk to them."

Bai Henry nodded slowly, as if he couldn't tell from the screen whether he was nodding, or whether his aging neck could no longer support his heavy head.

"Don't be too obsessed with Dongsuo's matter...you and brother, daddy always loves you."

Mingyu drove into the city center, and Shawn Mendes was singing lightly and lively on the car radio:

I'm a couple of hundreds of miles from Japan and I

And I was thinking I could fly to your hotel tonight

'Cause I can't get you off my mind.

"Hundreds of miles away from Japan... Are you frankly at sea?" Ming Yu muttered in a low voice, and then frowned slightly, "Oh, it's also possible that you're in Korea."

This was the first thought that came to her when she heard this song for the first time, and it was very real.The car drove up to the intersection of Wellington Avenue and the C City River, where there was a huge electronic screen: 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

Ming Yu squinted his eyes, the temperature was zero degrees Celsius, and there was a zero-degree spring here.

The car turned right and walked slowly along the river bank. There was a sparse group of people around the head of the iron suspension bridge, surrounded by an Asian girl holding a guitar. Mingyu opened the car window and heard an equally light And the lively voice:

you are free

i am attached

TA is forever

i was wrong

……

Mingyu raised his eyebrows, the sad words could be sung so lively, and then raised his eyes, when was a beautiful woman in exquisite clothes standing opposite the girl, the woman looked at the singing girl, Mingyu's heart moved, the woman's emotional eyes made him She caught it with a glance, and that look could not be concealed.

The next second, the next second, she almost slammed on the brakes. On the sidewalk beside the suspension bridge, Chen Xilin was wrapped in a black cashmere coat, with his hands in his pockets, walking with a thoughtful look.