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After being bombarded by lawyers, investment banks, accountants and public relations, unicorns are finally going public.In order to survive until this day, the entire company has exhausted all its strength from top to bottom.

In order to prepare for the Nasdaq bell-ringing ceremony next Monday, the company organized representatives from various departments to fly to Manhattan, New York, to witness this exciting moment together. Matt, as the boss of the network security department, was pulled over despite his reluctance.

On Monday, everyone got up early and gathered in the studio hall on the first floor of Nasdaq.In addition to the LED screen, this studio hall only has a podium, which is about the same size as a podium in a university. In short, two words - shabby.

And it is said to be "ringing the bell", but in fact Nasdaq does not have a "bell" at all. There is only a button on the touch screen instead of the "bell". Not only is it shabby, but it is also embarrassing.

According to the process, the CEO stepped onto the podium first.He was obviously very nervous. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, he could still see that his hand holding the manuscript was slightly trembling, which made everyone in the audience sweat for him.

In order to represent the corporate image, the employees present were forced to wear formal attire. Matt is no exception, he is wearing a suit and tie, his jaw is tightened, his brow is frowning and his face is serious, looking like a gentle scum to outsiders.

But only he knew that the reason for his serious face was not to look handsome, but because the clothes were too uncomfortable.The neckline is pressed against the Adam's apple, the whole person is bound in the shirt, and the leather shoes are stiff and painful.

He stood in the back row of the studio and whispered to the back-end brother next to him: "I bet our CEO will definitely say the words 'change the world' later."

Back-end brother: "Haha, is that right? Bet five dollars?"

Matt shook his hand quietly: "Deal."

According to the script prepared by the secretary, the CEO said: "After five years of development, today we finally ushered in this historic moment. Listing is an important milestone and a turning point for us. We know that , the listing is just the beginning, and there is still a long way to go. In the future, we can foresee more opportunities and challenges, but we are confident that we will strive for more value for our users, shareholders and employees... "

He blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah blah. He insisted on not uttering the words "change the world", which caused Matt to lose five dollars.

After the speech, it was time for the group photo session. Before the host finished speaking, big potatoes from all departments of the company rushed to the stage, and they couldn't stop them.

With smirks on their faces, they rubbed shoulders, scrambling to be the first to get a good spot for the cameras, so they secretly prodded and shoved each other.In the end, there were still too many people, so they had to be divided into four or five rows to stand. If the people in the back row were not tall, they would not even be able to see their heads, so it was a waste of time to visit New York.

The scheduled photo session lasted for a long time, and the fake smiles on everyone's faces were almost unbearable, and the muscles began to twitch uncontrollably.

Finally, the countdown begins.

The CEO finally pressed the shabby button on the screen, and suddenly fireworks fell from the sky, flying all over the sky, and the pre-recorded bells jingled, and the unicorn announced its listing.

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Lin Nan and hundreds of other headquarters employees crowded into the company lobby and watched the bell-ringing ceremony remotely.

As the bell rang, Eric raised his head and shouted rhythmically: "Retirement", "Retirement", "Retirement"...

Anyway, the big bosses are all in New York, and no one is in charge here, and the other employees in the lobby are also yelling loudly: "Retirement", "Retirement", "Retirement"...

As the market is generally optimistic, as expected, on the first day of the unicorn’s listing, the stock price curve shot up like a rocket, and immediately tripled.

The small calculators of the employees were clicked, and the options that were like waste paper, after waiting for so long, were finally converted into stocks today.They opened their web browsers and began to swim in the shopping ocean of overseas travel, high-end luxury goods, luxury cars and real estate for sale. They finally had the confidence to buy things that they had never dared to look at before.

Beat workers stand up!Even if it's just standing up for a short time...

Lin Nan called his parents who were far away in China at the first time. He said excitedly: "Mom, our company went public, and the stock price tripled on the first day. After 6 months, the employees' shares will be traded." After the ban is lifted, I can sell stocks. By then, our family's debts will be paid off!"

Lin Nan's mother on the other end of the phone listened, covered her mouth excitedly and asked, "Is what you said true?"

Since Lin Nan's father's company went bankrupt, the old couple has been being pursued by relatives and friends for debts.In the past few years, people have always come to the door to make trouble, crying loudly or sitting still, which made the two of them dare not spend the New Year at home.However, consumption will be restricted when going out. If you want to go to a farther place, you can't take the high-speed rail.

But Ms. Lin was still a little worried. She couldn't believe that her son could earn money to repay the debt by working part-time, so she asked hesitantly, "You didn't do some illegal business in the United States, did you?"

Lin Nan was amused by her and comforted her a few words to reassure her mother.

After hanging up his parents' phone, Lin Nan's cell phone vibrated. He opened it and saw that it was Qin Chuan who sent congratulations: "Congratulations, you are finally listed."

Lin Nan: "Thank you."

Qin Chuan: "Please take care of me."

Lin Nan thought for a moment, then replied: "You can take care of me, but you have to throw away the baskets under your bed...then what...things...to me."

Qin Chuan kept showing "typing..." and after 10 minutes, he sent a message: "Then let me take care of you."

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At night, Lin Nan was so excited that he couldn't fall asleep. He stared at the ceiling in a daze until midnight. He lost all sleepiness, so he decided to go to the kitchen to drink a cup of hot milk to help him sleep.

The milk in the cup was swirled in the microwave for 30 seconds. "Ding!", the countdown ended.

Lin Nan took out the milk and was about to take it back to the bedroom.Who knew that when he turned around, he bumped into Qin Chuan who was standing behind him with a bang.

Qin Chuan was only wearing a pair of boxer pajamas at this time, with his upper body half-naked, and half a cup of warm milk just spilled all over his body.

Lin Nan hurriedly wiped Qin Chuan with both hands, and apologized in a flustered manner: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't know you came to the kitchen too. Didn't you burn yourself?"

Qin Chuan grabbed Lin Nan's wrist and asked, "Did you do it on purpose? Where are you touching?"

"I..." Lin Nan stared at him with wide eyes, speechless for a while.

Qin Chuan seized this opportunity, and he would not let it go easily. With a smirk, he ordered word by word: "Lick, dry, clean."

"Are you sick!" Lin Nan scolded, his face full of disbelief.

"That's right, I'm sick. Why are you so surprised? Did you know me the first day?" After speaking, Qin Chuan grabbed Lin Nan's hand, pushed him against the wall, and pressed his knees against his legs between.

"You, let me go!" Lin Nan said struggling.

"You can let go, you have to lick the milk for me first."

Lin Nan struggled for a long time, but was still firmly pressed against the wall, unable to move, unable to hold back Qin Chuan, so he blushed, stuck out his tongue, and licked the milk on Qin Chuan's collarbone.

Qin Chuan laughed loudly: "Hahahaha, Lin Nan, are you a puppy? You love to lick your master so much."

Lin Nan opened his eyes angrily: "You!"

"What should I do? Now I have milk and drool on my body, so I have to take a bath." After speaking, Qin Chuan hugged Lin Nan's waist, and whispered in his ear, "You are the culprit, you have to take a bath." Take care of cleaning me up."