291: Chapter 291 Mr. Lei is here to steal our New Year's Eve dinner? Mr. Lu: I'll give you a 1% discount.

Lei Jun looked at the camera and waved with a smile.

"President Lu, President Su, and all my friends at Guanghui Technology, Happy New Year."

Lu Li leaned toward the microphone and said with a smile:

"President Lei, calling at this hour, surely you aren't here to snatch our New Year's Eve dinner, are you?"

Lei Jun laughed heartily.

"I would love to go, but unfortunately, Guanghui Technology's banquet is too hard to get into."

There was another round of laughter from the audience.

Lei Jun quickly straightened his expression.

"Just kidding."

"Tonight is mainly to congratulate Guanghui Technology."

"This year, the things Guanghui Technology has produced truly make us old tech veterans both envious and impressed."

"I used to say that technology should change lives."

"But you at Guanghui Technology have brought the future directly before everyone's eyes."

"I hope that next year, we old friends can continue to cooperate, and I also hope Guanghui Technology grows stronger and stronger."

Lu Li smiled and said:

"That was well said, President Lei."

"I'll give you a 1% discount on the price of our chip cooperation next time."

Lei Jun was helpless on the spot.

"Haha, do you even call a 1% discount a discount?"

Lu Li nodded with a straight face.

"Of course."

"Other companies wouldn't even have the opportunity to get a 1% discount."

Lei Jun pointed at the camera and shook his head with a smile.

"You, oh you."

"Happy New Year, let's grab a meal together when you have time."

Lu Li smiled and said:

"Sure, as long as President Lei is treating."

Lei Jun: "..."

The audience erupted into laughter once again.

After Lei Jun hung up, a second video call connected.

This time, the person who appeared on the big screen made the entire banquet hall instantly go quiet.

Elder Zhang.

He was wearing a simple dark-colored Zhongshan suit, sitting in a modest office.

Even through the screen, that steady, weighty, and profound aura still made everyone subconsciously sit up straighter.

Lu Li also put away his joking manner.

"Elder Zhang."

Elder Zhang looked at him, then looked at the dense crowd of Guanghui Technology employees below the stage, a gentle smile appearing on his face.

"It's very lively tonight."

Lu Li smiled and said:

"It's the New Year, after all. Everyone has worked hard for a year, so it should be lively."

Elder Zhang nodded slowly.

"It should be lively."

"Guanghui Technology has worked hard this year."

He spoke slowly, but there was a power in his voice that made everyone willing to listen quietly.

"For decades, we have suffered too many losses in cutting-edge technology."

"We've had our throats choked."

"We've been blackmailed."

"We've been suppressed by rules imposed on us."

"Many times, it wasn't that we didn't want to be tough."

"It was that we didn't have strong enough cards in our hands."

The banquet hall was silent.

Even those who were taking pictures a moment ago slowly put down their phones.

Elder Zhang looked at the camera, his eyes calm, yet it was as if he were suppressing a ball of fire.

"But now, it's different."

"Guanghui Technology has shown the world that Dragon Country technology isn't just about catching up."

"We can also pave the way."

"We can also define the future."

"Lu Li, Su Qingxue, and all the employees of Guanghui Technology."

"You have done very well."

"The nation remembers."

"The people will also remember."

Many employees in the audience felt their eyes heat up.

Words like these feel one way when spoken by others.

When spoken by Elder Zhang, they carry a completely different weight.

Lu Li was rarely serious.

"Elder Zhang, Guanghui Technology only did what it should have done."

Elder Zhang looked at him and said slowly:

"There are many things that should be done."

"But there are very few people who can do them."

He paused, his tone suddenly becoming gentler.

"Tonight is your New Year's Eve banquet, so I won't say much more."

"Please tell all the employees at Guanghui Technology for me."

"Happy New Year."

"Next year, the nation will be waiting to see you continue to create miracles."

The entire hall erupted in thunderous applause.

Some applauded with red-rimmed eyes.

Others gritted their teeth, as if trying desperately to suppress the surging emotions in their chests.

On Zhou Ming's phone, his father was also silent for a long time.

Finally, the man who had rarely praised anyone in his life said in a low voice:

"Mingzi."

"Your company is truly remarkable."

Zhou Ming nodded vigorously.

"Yeah."

"Truly remarkable."

After the video call ended, the atmosphere in the banquet hall was pushed to its absolute peak.

Lu Li stood on the stage and suddenly scanned the audience.

Then, his gaze stopped.

Near the back row, he saw two people who couldn't be more familiar to him.

Wang Peng.

Lu Yaoguang.

Lu Li raised an eyebrow.

Su Qingxue followed his gaze and also saw the two.

Lu Yaoguang was pretending to look down and drink juice.

Wang Peng was frantically and guiltily scraping a lobster onto his own plate.

Lu Li picked up the microphone directly.

"Wang Peng."

The whole hall instantly went quiet.

Wang Peng's chopsticks trembled.

The lobster he had just picked up almost fell back onto the plate.

Lu Yaoguang couldn't help it and burst out laughing.

The camera was very sensible and cut directly to Wang Peng's table.

On the big screen, Wang Peng stood up with an awkward expression.

"Brother, I... I came here with Yaoguang."

Lu Yaoguang immediately looked up and glared at him.

"It was clearly you who said Guanghui Technology's New Year's Eve dinner was delicious and insisted on coming to mooch a meal, you glutton!"

The whole hall burst into laughter.

Wang Peng's face turned red.

Lu Li also laughed.

"I asked Mom and Dad to come, but they didn't."

"And yet, the two of you came."

"Good grief, what you're really missing isn't our family connection, but the food on this table."

Wang Peng hurriedly waved his hands.

"No, no, Brother, I mainly just missed you."

Lu Li nodded.

"Missed me so much you had to grab the lobster first?"

The laughter in the banquet hall became even louder.

Wang Peng looked down at the lobster on his plate, struggled for two seconds, and whispered:

"Well, it's already on my plate..."

Lu Yaoguang was shaking with laughter beside him.

Lu Li was amused despite his annoyance.

"Alright, eat up."

"Go home with Yaoguang after you're done."

Lu Yaoguang also stood up and shouted with a grin:

"Brother, Happy New Year!"

Lu Li looked at his younger sister, his eyes softening.

"Happy New Year."

Su Qingxue stood beside him, her lips curving slightly.

This kind of scene felt more like a family than a formal speech.

Lu Li didn't continue his speech.

He raised his wine glass.

"Alright."

"I won't say any more unnecessary words."

"Eat well and drink well tonight."

"After the meal, Guanghui Technology will officially go on New Year's holiday."

"Except for necessary duty posts, everyone should go home and rest as needed."

He paused, then added:

"Also, pay attention to safety when operating flying vehicles."

"Improper flight operations lead to two lines of tears from your loved ones."

The audience was silent for a moment.

Then, laughter exploded.

Su Qingxue turned her head to look at him, her eyes conveying four words:

You really can make things up.

Lu Li pretended not to see it and raised his wine glass.

"Everyone has worked hard this year."

"Happy New Year."

Everyone in the hall raised their glasses.

"Happy New Year!"