bookbashuk Chapter 358 Successful Graduation
Chapter 358 Successful Graduation
On the weekend, Shen Li, along with Yan Xiangcheng, Zhang Wei, and others, drove two cars together to Babaoshan Cemetery.
She found the location of the tombstone with ease. As soon as Lan Wei saw Ming Xiangyang's photo on the tombstone, her heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly, and she felt so painful that she couldn't breathe.
Even knowing that the other person had never been in love with her, all she wanted was for him to live a good life and be safe and well.
The sudden passing of such a young classmate deeply moved everyone present.
As Shen Li gazed at the familiar face in the photo, her eyes reddened once more. Her fingertips gently brushed against the cold tombstone, and all her unspoken words ultimately turned into a silent sigh.
At noon, the group found a small restaurant. The atmosphere was still dull, and no one had much of an appetite. They ate a few bites and then went their separate ways.
After returning to her studies, Shen Li threw herself into the laboratory.
She wanted to achieve something before graduating from university. She had wasted a lot of time due to her restlessness, so now she wanted to make up for it. She spent day and night in the laboratory, and often made do with what she had to eat.
Seeing that the project she was leading was making breakthrough progress, her mentor immediately applied for special funds from the state and purchased a batch of advanced equipment.
The project, which was originally estimated to take at least two or three years to complete, was successfully concluded in June 1985, adding a significant chapter to Shen Li's graduation thesis.
The supervising professor was straightforward and knew that Shen Li had contributed the most to this project. She not only led the core research but also provided the most crucial and detailed data. So he directly listed her name alongside his own on the research results.
Even at the seminars following the project's success, Shen Li became the keynote speaker, calmly sharing her research insights on stage with an impressive presence.
With this achievement, Shen Li not only won the Peking University 1985 Outstanding Person Award, but also gained national recognition.
Peking University specifically offered her a position as a faculty member, making her one of the youngest mentors, but Shen Li politely declined.
She has always longed for freedom and was unwilling to be bound by a fixed position.
Her supervisor had hoped to continue working with her, but upon learning that she did not intend to delve deeper into this research field, he could only regretfully give up.
Shen Li's pioneering "syngas to olefins via dimethyl ether process" won the Special Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, laying a solid foundation for the industrialization of coal-based olefins in my country.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences extended a special invitation to her, hoping that she could join the team. Shen Li initially wanted to refuse, but when the other party proposed a flexible working mode—no need to be in the office every day, only to be present when there are core issues to discuss, she finally relented and accepted the invitation.
Meanwhile, as national infrastructure projects were gradually completed, Lu Cheng's Xiaolingtong (a type of mobile phone) was officially launched nationwide.
At that time, a mobile phone cost more than 3,000 yuan, which was considered a "luxury item" in those days, and only people from well-off families could afford it.
Even though the price was high, orders kept pouring in. After all, in that era of inconvenient communication, owning a mobile phone had become a symbol of status and power.
In September, at the start of the new school year, Lu Cheng was successfully admitted to the Business School of Peking University, majoring in Business Administration, and has remained in Beijing ever since.
University courses are not intensive. When Lu Cheng has classes, he studies at school with peace of mind. On days when he doesn't have classes, he throws himself into his career. He has already established the headquarters of Licheng Company in Beijing, but it is still small in scale and everything is in the initial stage.
Shen Li's daily work is relatively relaxed. Apart from occasionally going to the Chinese Academy of Sciences to participate in seminars, he has more free time.
In her spare time, she didn't stay idle. With the funds she had accumulated, she started a skincare factory. Instead of gradually opening a small factory to test the waters, she built a large factory in one go, absorbing more than 3,000 female workers from Beijing at once.
This move delighted the local government.
At that time, a large number of educated youth returned to the city, and with the discontinuation of the policy of sending people to the countryside, the demand for jobs in the city could not meet the demand, to the point that there was almost a shortage of available positions.
Shen Li's factory solved the employment problem for more than 3,000 people at once. It not only alleviated employment pressure, but also boosted local economic development. Naturally, the government gave it its full support, and the factory's approval and establishment processes were all smoother than expected.
Even though the factory's products had not officially started production by the end of the year, Shen Li had already promoted GG through telephone channels.
The brand still uses "Muxi" and covers two major categories: makeup and skincare. The initial plan is to open directly operated stores in each provincial capital city. Although the scale is not as large as the Beijing headquarters, all store staff are uniformly trained by the Beijing headquarters before being dispatched.
After expanding its business, the company quickly found itself in a shortage of manpower.
Fortunately, Shen Li and her friends had already graduated by then, which solved their immediate problem.
Xie Mei joined the skincare factory directly, taking charge of research and production management;
With her professional expertise, Lan Wei became the company's exclusive lawyer, handling all kinds of legal matters;
Yan Xiangcheng, Zhang Wei, and Xia Jiang originally planned to find stable jobs within the system, but seeing Shen Li's thriving career and the fact that she offered salaries far higher than those of ordinary companies, they ultimately decided to come and rely on her.
With the help of this group of reliable partners, Shen Li's company has become even more powerful and is developing rapidly.
In October, the Muxi brand officially launched its spokesperson recruitment, with the interviews held at the headquarters of Licheng Group.
The company specifically established a public relations department, headed by Qin Min—who was previously the deputy director of the machinery factory. Now, all of its businesses have been transferred to the Licheng Group.
Qin Min's rise to the position of Public Relations Director is entirely due to her own abilities and hard work, which is quite remarkable.
Shen Li rarely goes to the company, but Qin Min specially invited her to come and see how the interview went. As soon as she entered the lobby on the first floor, she bumped into two acquaintances - Qin Ling and Lin Yue.
Shen Li was somewhat surprised to hear that the two had filmed a lot of GG movies in the past two years and were quite well-known in the industry: were they here to audition for a spokesperson?
The two of them came together; doesn't that suggest they're in competition?
What puzzled her even more was that Qin Min was also standing nearby, her expression not very pleasant, and the atmosphere was tense.
Qin Ling frowned and looked at Qin Min with displeasure: "What are you doing here?"
Qin Min frowned, her tone cold: "My presence here is none of your business."
Qin Ling raised an eyebrow, her tone deliberately gentle but actually laced with sarcasm: "Cousin, why are you so hostile towards me? What happened back then wasn't something I asked for; it was all Grandpa and Grandma's idea."
"Stop pretending in front of me." Qin Min's voice turned cold, her eyes filled with impatience.
Qin Ling chuckled, her gaze falling on Qin Min as she looked her up and down. Her tone was sharp: "How did I pretend? But you, your outfit looks quite nice. I wonder which wealthy person you've latched onto?"