DipNovel Chapter 1 Rebirth in 2010
Chapter 1 Rebirth in 2010
Skyworth Technology Headquarters, Xin'an City.
Lin Chuan stood alone by the office window, lost in thought.
After confirming it repeatedly these past few days, I have indeed been reborn.
The current timeframe is 2010, which is also a turning point in his life.
Due to significant differences in philosophy with his partner Qiu Zhanfeng regarding the company's development, Lin Chuan chose to leave Skyworth and start his own second business.
Now reborn, I face this choice once again.
Lin Chuan decided to leave Skyworth, just like in his previous life, because he was too lazy to waste his energy arguing with them.
After leaving Skyworth in his previous life, Lin Chuan achieved even greater success in his second entrepreneurial venture. Now, with the advantage of being reborn, he is fully confident that he can create an even more brilliant career than in his previous life.
Back at his desk, Lin Chuan quickly drafted a resignation letter.
But at that moment, his vision suddenly blurred, and when it cleared again, everything looked different.
At this moment, Lin Chuan was already in a hyperdimensional space, but only his consciousness was interacting with this hyperdimensional space; in reality, he was still sitting in his office.
The sudden turn of events left Lin Chuan bewildered and uncertain.
Countless text and image information were presented in front of him and around him in the form of a holographic light field interface.
Although the sudden exposure to the unknown made him instinctively nervous, he quickly calmed down and began to pay attention to the information around him.
The text consisted of Chinese characters that he recognized, and Lin Chuan read through them one by one.
Time passed second by second...
After a long while, Lin Chuan gradually understood by reading through that information.
"this……"
At this moment, he looked around at this strange space.
While feeling astonished, his eyes also gleamed with excitement.
This is a hyperdimensional library containing a variety of cutting-edge technology information from the near future to the far future, including complete technology tree blueprints, theoretical derivations, experimental data, and more.
It covers various fields including basic materials, information intelligence, energy technology, life sciences, and aerospace.
"Incredible. If this were true, any one of them could be enough to start an industry revolution."
Examples include plasminoides, holographic light fields, holographic smart bracelets, invisibility technology, bio-scaffolds for artificial organs, and precise delivery of gene-edited products.
Some cutting-edge technologies are so advanced that they could trigger a technological singularity comparable to the Industrial Revolution, such as quantum batteries, interstellar spacecraft, warp drives, and antigravity.
Lin Chuan, driven by a thirst for knowledge, immediately tapped the anti-gravity technology tree.
He wanted to see how anti-gravity technology was implemented and what its technical principles were.
[Insufficient permissions, please unlock first]
Seeing the holographic information panel that suddenly popped up, Lin Chuan was stunned. "What the heck? It's locked? Do I have to unlock it to see it? How do I unlock it?"
This is quite torturous, like having a mountain of gold right in front of you, but being able to only stare at it helplessly.
A moment later, a new information panel window suddenly appeared in front of Lin Chuan.
[Received a new mission]
[Mission Objective: To leave Skyworth Technology, shedding past burdens and starting afresh.]
[Mission Reward: 1 Tech Point]
[Note: 1 technology point can be used to randomly unlock one technology]
[Currently available technology points: 0]
Lin Chuan was immediately surprised: "You can do that?"
After his initial surprise, Lin Chuan suddenly realized, "It seems that this mechanism involves completing tasks to obtain technology points, and then using those points to unlock technology."
Review the task information again.
This task can be completed simply by leaving Skyworth.
I was just about to resign, and I'll soon find out if all of this is real or fake.
"By the way, how do I get this thing out?"
The moment Lin Chuan had this thought, before he could even react, his consciousness left the hyperdimensional space and returned to reality.
The scene before my eyes has changed from hyperspace to an office.
After a moment of surprise, Lin Chuan realized that this must be controlled by his own consciousness. He then tried it out, and as expected, his consciousness successfully entered the hyperdimensional space.
"It seems this hyperdimensional space is either inherent to me or exists within my consciousness?"
Lin Chuan was amazed, but couldn't figure out what technical principle was used to achieve this. However, he didn't dwell on it, as this thing was clearly beyond his comprehension.
But one thing is certain: this is an objective fact.
Subsequently, Lin Chuan exited the hyperdimensional space again.
He calmed himself down and then continued writing the unfinished resignation letter.
Lin Chuan had already planned to leave the company, and now he had an even greater reason to quit. Without any hesitation, he decisively chose to leave Skyworth Technology.
Skyworth Technology is holding an internal senior management meeting today, and Lin Chuan has decided to announce his resignation at the meeting.
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Half an hour later, inside the conference room.
The company's executives took their seats one after another. Qiu Zhanfeng, who was present, looked around at the management team and nodded slightly.
At this moment, Lin Chuan walked into the conference room, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on him.
Over the past six months, the conflict between him and the management of Skyworth Technology has been an open secret within the company.
With the shareholding restructuring imminent, many people speculated that the struggle was about to reach a fever pitch, but Lin Chuan had no intention of fighting them at all. He simply left the table and went out to set up another table.
Qiu Zhanfeng glanced at him, his lips twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything.
Lin Chuan remained calm and walked to his seat.
"Everyone's here, let's begin the meeting." Qiu Zhanfeng got straight to the point: "Today's meeting is mainly to discuss matters related to the equity restructuring. At this stage of the company's development, optimizing the equity structure is an inevitable trend, and I hope everyone can discuss this seriously with a responsible attitude towards Skyworth."
He paused, then glanced at Lin Chuan: "What are your thoughts?"
Lin Chuan did not answer immediately. He leaned back in his chair and looked calmly at the familiar faces on the conference table.
Over the past six months, these people have gradually sided with Qiu Zhanfeng.
This so-called equity restructuring is essentially a trap set against him, an attempt to kick out this dissenting technology founder.
Lin Chuan earned two doctoral degrees at the young age of 22. In the same year he graduated, he and Qiu Zhanfeng jointly founded Skyworth Technology.
Early in the startup phase, Lin Chuan and Qiu Zhanfeng worked together seamlessly, achieving a synergistic effect where 1+1 was greater than 2.
In the second half of 2008, Skyworth Technology successfully turned a profit, just as the global financial crisis was unfolding.
The disagreement arose at that time. Perhaps influenced by the financial tsunami, Qiu Zhanfeng was eager to cash in most of the profits after the company turned a profit.
Lin Chuan, however, firmly opposed profit sharing. He was not against profit sharing itself, but against it being distributed so early.
Lin Chuan believes that Skyworth Technology is in its growth stage and should not distribute dividends at this stage. Instead, it should invest the profits in technological research and development to expand its competitive advantage and build technological barriers.
As the co-founder of Skyworth Technology, Lin Chuan built the company's core technology team and led the research and development of three key core products, directly driving the company's revenue growth of +150%.
At that time, Skyworth Technology quickly gained a foothold in the industry thanks to the initial technological advantages built by Lin Chuan's technical team.
But at the same time, Lin Chuan burned money even more fiercely.
Not only does he want to pour all the money he earns into technology, but he also wants to raise more funds from external sources to invest even more in research and development.
Qiu Zhanfeng disagreed and wanted to reduce R&D investment and distribute profits accordingly.
Lin Chuan also has a very strong personality at the company, and the conflicts and disagreements between the two parties gradually grew.
However, Lin Chuan, now a reborn individual, was determined to leave, knowing that even if he won, staying to continue working with them would be very awkward.
Since the two sides have different values, let's just break up. I'm too lazy to argue and fight with them.
At that moment, Lin Chuan took out a document, placed it on the table, and gently pushed it over.
"This is my resignation letter."
The meeting room fell silent for a moment after these words were spoken.
Everyone was stunned, including Qiu Zhanfeng. He picked up the resignation letter, glanced at it quickly, and his expression changed repeatedly.
"What does this mean?"
Qiu Zhanfeng put down his resignation letter, his tone tinged with wariness.
"It means exactly what it says."
Lin Chuan leaned back in his chair and added in a calm tone, "I resign. From today onwards, I withdraw from all affairs of Skyworth Technology."
Those present were secretly delighted to confirm that Lin Chuan was not joking.
Qiu Zhanfeng stared at Lin Chuan for a long time, seemingly trying to determine whether he was bluffing.
Then he asked the most crucial question: "What will you do with your shares?"
Lin Chuan said without hesitation: "There are two options. One is that my equity company will pay to buy back the shares, or one of you will take over, and I will cash out and leave. The other is that I can leave with nothing, but the condition is that if Shenhong Venture Capital wants to withdraw its investment, it must buy back its shares at a 60% premium."
Shenhong Venture Capital was Lin Chuan's angel investor. They provided his first round of funding and have supported him ever since.
This decision to withdraw from Skyworth is tantamount to screwing over Shenhong Venture Capital, meaning that the investment has failed and three years of their time have been wasted.
Clearly, Lin Chuan didn't want this angel investor to pay for his actions, so he proposed these conditions to ensure that if Shenhong Venture Capital wanted to withdraw its investment, it could make a small profit.
Lin Chuan was certain that Qiu Zhanfeng would choose the first option.
As for cashing out and leaving, he might be able to get more money, but it would definitely waste a lot of time and effort. Lin Chuan was too lazy to waste his precious time and energy on this little bit of money.
At that moment, everyone in the conference room looked astonished, but were secretly overjoyed.
Qiu Zhanfeng looked at Lin Chuan again: "Are you serious?"
Lin Chuan retorted, "Do I look like I'm joking?"
Hearing Lin Chuan's words, Qiu Zhanfeng remained silent for a few seconds before slowly leaning back in his chair.
His facial expression underwent subtle changes, from wariness to probing, and then to a quiet relaxation.
Qiu Zhanfeng already held about 30% of the shares. After Lin Chuan's departure, he will become the absolute majority shareholder of Skyworth Technology.
This result was even better than he had expected.
Secretly delighted, she was obviously pleased that Lin Chuan was willing to leave with nothing.
As for additional conditions, there shouldn't be any major issues.
If Shenhong Venture Capital withdraws its investment, they can simply seek new funding.
Finally, Qiu Zhanfeng said with a hint of regret, "We didn't really need to make such a fuss. If you have different opinions on the company's development direction, we can discuss it further. We don't need to take this step."
The executives present echoed this sentiment.
"Yes, Mr. Lin, we're all doing this for the company's good. What disagreements can't we discuss?"
"We are at a critical juncture right now. You are Skyworth's chief technology officer. Your departure will be a huge loss to the company."
"You deserve the most credit for the company's success today. We feel bad about leaving like this."
At this moment, having confirmed that Lin Chuan was determined to leave, their faces were filled with regret, their voices were full of reluctance, and their words were all attempts to persuade him to stay.
But he was already planning how to divide the shares.
Although Lin Chuan is now a 25-year-old youth, he is a reincarnated person with rich experience from his previous life, and he can see through the hypocrisy of these people at a glance.
However, one should see through it but not point it out.
Lin Chuan said calmly, "There's nothing to say. Since we have different beliefs, forcing us to stay together will only drain each other. Let's part ways amicably and save face for each other."
Qiu Zhanfeng said in a deep voice, "In that case, I respect your choice. But no matter what, thank you for everything you've done for Skyworth. If you need any help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."
Qiu Zhanfeng and his management team naturally chose the first option offered by Lin Chuan as their exit strategy.
Once the matter was settled, Lin Chuan immediately got up, pushed open the door, and left the conference room.
From now on, this company he founded will have nothing to do with him anymore.
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