rebirth against the times

In the next few days, Bai Shuo led his team to carefully inspect Cymer Company. Bai Shuo felt that this company is still very professional in the technical field. The company's boss and senior management are almost all technical talents, and the entire company's people

They all focus on technology research and are very pragmatic. But precisely because of this, the company's development and growth has been limited. However, if we can win Cymer, we will become our own leader in the semiconductor field in the future.

A service and auxiliary organization is quite good.

Different from Bai Shuo, Weilun pays more attention to a company's data indicators. He believes that these data-based things are the most real and will not be deceived by superficial things. Weilun quickly formed a team to help cymer

The company has conducted a comprehensive investigation. The main business is excellent, the technology patents are excellent, product research and development is excellent, and the business potential is excellent... Unfortunately, there are some problems in internal management and the financial situation is very bad. If financial support is not obtained as soon as possible, not only the current situation will be

Several patented technologies being developed may die, and even the company's basic operations may have problems. For technology companies, if the technology is not updated in time and cannot stay ahead at all times, it will only take a moment from peak to bankruptcy.

things in between.

After preliminary discussions, Bai Shuo felt that the price offered by Cymer was a bit too high. Weilun gave the advice that "technology has risks, and investment must be cautious." For a time, Bai Shuo was in a dilemma.

Although Bai Shuo really wants to acquire this company, he also knows that some things cannot be rushed, and it is even more taboo to blindly invest without thinking clearly. After some thinking, Bai Shuo feels that the acquisition should not be too much.

Radical, we should further conduct relevant investigations and test the other party's patience. So we decided to relax temporarily and leave the tedious matters to Weilun and Mark, while he took Anna around to enjoy the scenery of California.

Driving an open-top Mercedes-Benz on the wide road, watching the unique buildings passing by, and the beautiful scenery dancing in front of his eyes, Bai Shuo couldn't help but think of what he had just done at Steve

I had heard "Hotel California" by the Eagles there, so I turned on the car music. Although I couldn't follow the lyrics, I still started humming every word.

(Chinese translation):

Driving on the dark desert road, the cool breeze blew my hair

The strong smell of marijuana permeates the air

Looking up into the distance, I see lights flashing

My head is getting heavier and heavier, and my vision is becoming blurry

I had to stop and look for a place to spend the night

She stood at the door and greeted me

I hear church bells in the distance

I said to myself in my heart

This could be heaven or hell

Then she lit a candle and showed me the way

There were voices along the corridor

I think I heard them saying

Welcome to Hotel California

what a beautiful place

what a beautiful face

what a lovely face

Hotel California has so many rooms

You can find a place here anytime

Her heart is twisted like glass fiber

She drives a Mercedes Benz

And with many beautiful and charming young men

She calls them friends

They danced in the courtyard

The fragrance of summer dripping with sweat

Some become memories

some are forgotten

So I called the foreman

Please bring me some wine

He said that since 1969

We have no more supply

Their words can still be heard in the distance

wake you up in the middle of the night

Just hear them talking

Welcome to Hotel California

what a beautiful place

what a beautiful place

what a lovely face

They had an orgy at the Hotel California

It's surprisingly nice here

It's surprisingly nice here

Give you an excuse to fall

Mirrors on the ceiling

Chilled pink champagne

But she said

We are all prisoners here

Being in debt for one's own desires

In the main hall large room

People raise carnival fire

They stabbed with steel knives

But I can’t kill the demon in my heart

last thing i remember

I was the one running towards the door with all my strength

I have to find the way I came from

back to where i used to be

"Relax," the janitor said.

We are naturally tempted

you can end at any time

But you can never break away

…

"Anna, I think we should find a hotel to have some fun." Bai Shuo said loudly to Anna after humming a piece of "Hotel California."

Anna rolled her eyes at him, gritted her teeth, and said angrily: "Dirty, obscene."

Bai Shuo was stunned, how could this be related to filth and obscenity? Then he thought about it, and it turned out that the lyrics of the song "Hotel California" he sang just now contained some eroticism when taken literally.

It meant trading, eroding life, etc. So he quickly explained: "Haha, where are you thinking? How could I be interested in that kind of woman? I don't want to take you to experience it."

Anna was so furious that she cursed fiercely in Korean. Bai Shuo understood what she meant, and then he discovered the linguistic flaws in his language. The Chinese language is broad and profound, and different artistic conceptions have different understandings. For Anna

For a foreigner, it is indeed easy to think wrong about this sentence.

"Hey, um, what I meant was to take you to experience that, not to have sex with you. Oh, no, that's not what I meant..."

Bai Shuo was a little incoherent. In fact, Anna gradually understood what Bai Shuo meant. His originally expressionless face suddenly started laughing. Bai Shuo finally felt relieved. Looking at Anna's smiling look, he couldn't help but say

One sentence: "You look so pretty when you smile."

Anna's expression suddenly became numb again. "You want to be scolded again, right?"

Bai Shuo stuck out his tongue and started driving seriously. At this time, Anna didn't speak anymore. She leaned back on the chair and turned her head slightly to the other side. A subtle smile appeared on her face unknowingly.

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In the end, Bai Shuo failed to drive the car to the "Hotel California" he imagined. In a land that seemed to be a farm or a suburb, the tall Mercedes-Benz suddenly broke down. No matter how Bai Shuo repaired it, all the functions of the vehicle were lost.

It seemed to be locked and completely unable to move. God seemed to be playing tricks on me, and it started to rain. Although it was not very heavy, it was still raining heavily when sitting on this convertible with the hood unable to be closed.

It was so frustrating. Bai Shuo, who finally gave up his fantasy, took Anna forward in the rain to find shelter. Fortunately, a farmhouse appeared less than 500 meters away, which seemed to be the residence of the owner of the farm. He saw two

When people arrived, a burly uncle walked out of the farmhouse. He didn't hold an umbrella, but just wore a round felt hat and walked towards the two of them. Bai Shuo went over first and asked the man for help, saying that the car broke down on the roadside.

, hoping to get help. The uncle glanced at Anna behind him and asked: "Is she your wife?" Bai Shuo glanced at Anna and immediately answered in the affirmative. Anna walked in and gave Bai Shuo a look and said in Chinese

He cursed in a low voice: "Who is your wife? Don't talk nonsense."

Bai Shuo smiled at Anna and said, "In this case, do you think it is necessary to bother explaining our relationship?"

At this time, another woman walked out of the farmhouse.

"This is my wife." The burly man introduced Bai Shuo and Anna. Bai Shuo and Anna greeted the woman politely. Seeing that their clothes were soaked by the drizzle, the woman hurriedly greeted them.

They went inside to take shelter from the rain.

At this time, the burly man asked Bai Shuo: "Is your car over there?"

Bai Shuo nodded: "Well, yes, I don't know what went wrong and I can't move."

"How can I help?"

Seeing that the man was willing to help repair the car, Bai Shuo was overjoyed: "That's really great."

So the woman took Anna into the house, while Bai Shuo followed the man in a pickup truck to the place where the convertible broke down.

After working for a long time, the two of them failed to repair the car in the end. However, there was a small town next to the farm. The man used a pickup truck to tow the broken-down convertible to the town's garage for repair. After some inspection, the repairman found that

The fault was quickly discovered, but it would take the next day to repair. After learning the result, Bai Shuo finally felt relieved. As long as the car could be repaired, it didn't matter if he waited an extra day or two, so he followed the man back to the farm.

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When they returned to the farm, Anna had already taken off her wet clothes and changed into farm clothes. The simple clothes made Anna look fresh and refined, which made Bai Shuo look a little dazed for a moment.

"What took you so long? Are you okay?" Anna asked immediately when she saw Bai Shuo.

Anna's tone was so gentle that Bai Shuo didn't react for a moment. He still stared at Anna and answered instinctively: "It's okay. The car has been taken to the garage for repair. It won't be ready until tomorrow."

Seeing that Bai Shuo was still staring at her in a daze, Anna immediately changed her face and yelled loudly: "Why don't you go change your wet clothes?"

After being scolded by Anna, Bai Shuo came to his senses and realized that the woman had also prepared a set of men's clothes for him. The clothes were relatively new, like those worn when working on the farm. Bai Shuo put them on

The back looks like a Western cowboy, except that the clothes are a little too big, but you can move freely with the sleeves and trousers rolled up.

In addition to the couple on the farm, people in the town were also coming and going. After the rain stopped, Bai Shuo and Anna leisurely enjoyed the pastoral scenery and felt the comfort of being far away from the city. In the evening, everyone held a bonfire party.

, the burly man also played the guitar, and everyone was singing and dancing, which was very lively. Bai Shuo and Anna were also infected by the atmosphere and joined the cheerful crowd.

Everyone enthusiastically handed Bai Shuo bread, barbecue, and beer, and invited the two of them to join the dancing crowd and dance to the rhythm of the music. At first, Bai Shuo and Anna just danced casually, but soon

He soon discovered that everyone's movements were actually very simple, and they gradually caught up with the rhythm. During the singing and dancing, Bai Shuo rarely saw Anna's innocent girl-like side, which looked very touching. Bai Shuo felt that this

In a few days of getting along, Anna lost her previous coldness, and sometimes showed a little woman-like temperament, which is her truest side. Unfortunately, her past experience has made her always wear a disguised mask to show others. Bai Shuo

I think this is a very tiring thing, but Anna may have been used to this kind of life.

"I'll sing a song for you." Bai Shuo suddenly said to Anna. Then he borrowed the burly man's guitar, slowly plucked the strings, and sang "That Girl", a popular English song in Bai Shuo's memory.

(The girl) performed:

there'sagirlbutileethergetaway

The girl I once loved, I let her pass by

it'sallmyfaultcausepridegotintheway

Pride is at work, everything is my fault

andi'dbelyingifisaidiwasok

If you say nothing happened, it's just an unexplored lie

aboutthatgirltheoneiletgetaway

That girl we passed by once

ikeepsayingno

I keep denying

thiscan'tbethewayitwassupposedtobe

This shouldn't be our outcome

ikeepsayingno

I keep denying

there'sgottabeawaytogetyouclosetome

There must be a way for us to start over

nowiknowyougotta

Only now do I understand

speakupifyouwantsomebody

Speak loudly to your loved ones

can'tthimgetaway,ohno

Don't let him miss it

youdon'twannaendupso

y

You don't want to regret it

thewaythati'mfeelingeveryday

Don't spend the whole day in regret like me

(don'tyouknow)

(do you know)

nononono

don't be like me

there's no home for the

okenheart

Broken heart homeless

nononono

don't be like me

(don'tyouknow)

(do you know)

there's no home for the

OKen

Broken heart homeless

there'sagirlbutileethergetaway

The girl I once loved, I let her pass by

it'smyfaultcauseisaidineededspace

All because I said I needed space and it's all my fault

i'vebeentorturingmyselfnightandday

I keep torturing myself sunrise and sunset

aboutthatgirl,theoneiletgetaway

That girl we passed by once

ikeepsayingno

I keep denying

thiscan'tbethewayitwassupposedtobe

This shouldn't be our outcome

ikeepsayingno

I keep denying

there's gottabeawaytogetyou

There should be a way

there's gottabeawaytogetyou

There must be a way

closet

let's start over

yougotta

you should

speakupifyouwantsomebody

Speak loudly to your loved ones

can'tthimgetaway,ohno

Don't let him miss it

youdon'twannaendupso

y

You don't want to regret it

thewaythati'mfeelingeveryday

Don't be like me and spend your whole day in regret

(don'tyouknow)

(do you know)

nononono

don't be like me

there's no home for the

okenheart

Broken heart homeless

(don'tyouknow)

(do you know)

nononono

don't be like me

there's no home for the

OKen

Broken heart homeless

nohomeforme

nowhere to go

nohomecausei'm

OKen

homeless, devastated

noroomto

eathe

can not breath

obla-ame

I can only blame myself for everything

nohomeforme

nowhere to go

nohomecausei'm

OKen

homeless, devastated

aboutthatgirl

that girl

theoneiletgetaway

We have passed each other

soyoubette

You had better

speakupifyouwantsomebody

Speak loudly to your loved ones

youcan'tlethimgetawayohno

Don't let him miss it

youdontwannaendupso

y

You don't want to regret it

thewaythati'mfeelingeveryday

Don't be like me and spend your whole day in regret

(don'tyouknow)

(do you know)

nononono

don't be like me

there's no home for the

okenheart

Broken heart homeless

(don'tyouknow)

(do you know)

nononono

don't be like me

there's no home for the

OKen

Broken heart homeless

oh(oh)

youdon'twannaloseatlove

Don't want to lose the one I love

it's onlygonnahurttoomuch

Only the pain gets deeper and deeper

i'mtellingyou

Tell you

youdon'twannaloseatlove

Don't want to lose the one I love

it's onlygonnahurttoomuch

Only the pain gets deeper and deeper

i'mtellingyou

Tell you

youdon'twannaloseatlove

Don't want to lose the one I love

causethere'snohomeforthe

okenheart

The heartbroken are homeless

aboutthatgirl

that girl

theoneiletgetaway

We have passed each other

The cheerful rhythm and catchy lyrics made everyone active again. But Anna listened quietly to Bai Shuo's singing, as if her thoughts were following the lyrics and immersing herself in them, and sometimes she showed an empathetic expression on her face.

.

After singing the song, several young guys gathered around Bai Shuo excitedly and asked, "Hey, Bai, this song is great. Whose song is it? Why haven't you heard it?"

Bai Shuo then remembered that this song should have been sung and released on an album by British Empire singer Ollie Morse several years later. On a whim, Bai Shuo smiled awkwardly. He wanted to say

It's a song by Olly Morse, but it's true that they haven't released this song yet, so I was a little hesitant.

"Bai, isn't this your song?" Seeing Bai Shuo hesitate, everyone asked guessing.

"Uh, no, this, this... it's actually just a song that comes out of seeing everyone happy and happy, it's not my song..."

"Wow, Bai, you are so awesome. You must be a musician in China. I never thought that the English songs you create can be so nice."

What Bai Shuo didn't expect was that the entire scene while he was singing had been recorded with a camera by people at the scene. Not long after, the song actually became popular and sung in a large area.

The joyful atmosphere made everyone very excited, but it became very embarrassing late at night, because they only arranged a room for Bai Shuo and Anna. The room was not big and there was only one bed for resting. During the day

The two of them were just enjoying themselves and no one noticed this. Bai Shuo said awkwardly: "How about I go to the town to see if there is a hotel or something." Anna said with a cold face at this time: "It's so late.

, where can you find it, and how can I explain it to others tomorrow?"

Bai Shuo scratched his head and asked awkwardly: "Then... what should we do tonight?"

"This bed is big enough. One person can take half of it. No one is allowed to cross the boundary." Anna said and piled pillows in the middle of the bed as a boundary. Then she put on her clothes and fell to one side, facing the other side, and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Bai Shuo had to slowly fall down on the other side, but it seemed that he couldn't sleep. When he turned over, Bai Shuo accidentally moved one leg to Anna's side. The moment he touched Anna, Bai Shuo immediately reacted.

He immediately shrank back. But he still heard Anna whisper coldly: "If you dare to cross the line again, I will make you a eunuch."

Bai Shuo: "Well, what if it crosses the boundary from above?"

Anna: "I'll let you become a eunuch."

Bai Shuo secretly gasped, and his body shrank back unconsciously.

After a while, Bai Shuo still couldn't sleep, so he tentatively asked in a low voice: "Ana, are you asleep? Let's chat." But he didn't get a response.

Bai Shuo knew that Anna would not sleep too deeply because of her professional habits. Even if she fell asleep, she would definitely wake up when Bai Shuo asked him this question. There was no response now, which meant that she just didn't want to answer. But Bai Shuo still couldn't bear it.

Zhu continued to "talk to himself" and chatted with Anna.

"Anna, I think you are quite cute when you are gentle. Yes, but you are still quite cute when you are fierce..."

"Anna, have you ever thought about what kind of life you want to live in the future?"

"Anna, have you ever thought about getting married one day, having children, and living the life of a husband and a godson?"

"Anna..."

I don’t know how long it took, and Bai Shuo himself fell asleep slowly. In his dream, he seemed to be chatting with Anna. Then he felt like it was already dawn, and when he turned over, he found that Anna was already there.

There was no trace.

When he walked out of the door, he saw that Anna had changed into her original clothes and was walking in the early morning on the farm. Her beautiful figure added a beautiful scenery to the simple environment of the farm. The burly man greeted Bai Shuo enthusiastically when he saw him.

, Bai Shuo smiled, a new day has begun.?