Chapter 110: Earn Money While Standing
On the weekend, Lu Yiming remembered that Lin Yuzhen's surfing the Internet had caused a huge bill for Zhu Hanwen's family, so he bought a set of high-end imported cosmetics and some fresh seasonal fruits and went to visit Zhu Hanwen.
Arriving at Zhu Hanwen's house, Lu Yiming rang the doorbell.
The person who opened the door was Sun Jiatong.
Seeing Lu Yiming, Sun Jiatong showed a bit of surprise on her face: "Student Lu Yiming, you haven't been here for a long time, come in quickly. Let's eat here at noon today. I'll ask Teacher Zhu to buy some vegetables."
Then, she shouted towards the bedroom at the top of her voice: "Old Zhu..."
Lu Yiming quickly smiled and said, "Teacher Sun, don't bother me. I just came to see you and thank you for vacating the room so that I could learn programming by myself."
Sun Jiatong invited Lu Yiming into the house and made him a pot of tea: "It's just a small matter, you don't have to take it to heart."
Lu Yiming put the cosmetics and fruits on the table and said modestly: "I originally wanted to buy some gifts for Master's wife, but I'm a boy and I don't know what you like, so I bought you a set of cosmetics. I hope Master's wife won't dislike it."
Sun Jiatong took a look at the gift box and immediately exclaimed, "Is this the new set released by Lancome this year? I heard that this set is very popular and not easy to buy, and the price is not cheap! I can't have this, it's too expensive."
Everyone loves beauty, and the southeastern coast is the forefront of reform and opening up. Although Sun Jiatong is from a well-off family and cannot afford luxury goods, she still has good taste and can tell at a glance that the gift from Lu Yiming is of great value.
Although she said that, Sun Jiatong's eyes were still fixed on the Lancome suit, unwilling to look away.
Zhu Hanwen, who was preparing for class in the house, was startled. He walked into the living room and saw Lu Yiming bringing so many things. He immediately said with a stern face: "Student Lu Yiming, what are you doing? I won't accept these things ."
Lu Yiming quickly said, "Hey, this gift is not for you, Teacher Zhu. I'm giving it to Teacher Sun, okay?"
Zhu Hanwen was speechless.
Although Sun Jiatong was extremely reluctant, she still reluctantly refused: "Student Lu Yiming, this set of cosmetics must cost more than a thousand yuan, right? It's really too expensive. I can't accept it."
Lu Yiming immediately began to persuade her: "Teacher Sun is naturally beautiful, so she should take good care of herself. Women, what's wrong with being nice to yourself? If you and Teacher Zhu hadn't taken good care of me, I wouldn't have made this first pot of gold. A drop of water should be repaid with a spring of water. This is what Teacher Zhu taught me in class. You can't let me be ungrateful, right?"
These words made Sun Jiatong very happy, and she liked Lu Yiming more and more - what a good student!
However, Zhu Hanwen was still very hesitant: "This... it doesn't seem right to accept gifts from students, right?"
Sun Jiatong got anxious when she heard this. She took two steps back and stood in front of the Lancome suit. She glared at Zhu Hanwen and said, "This is a gift from Lu Yiming, not for you. Do you think I'm a shrew now and don't deserve to use good cosmetics?"
Zhu Hanwen: “…”
Seeing that he might suffer a double blow physically and mentally if he continued talking, Zhu Hanwen wisely changed the subject and said to Lu Yiming : "Lu Yiming, then you can eat here at noon today. I'll go buy some groceries now."
Seeing that he had no choice but to miss the meal, Lu Yiming had no choice but to agree.
"I'm so sorry to have to trouble you to cook."
Sun Jiatong was so excited to get such a nice set of cosmetics that she quickly said, "Why should I be embarrassed? You are so successful, we are so happy. In the future, you should come over for dinner more often, whenever you want."
Zhu Hanwen went to buy groceries, and Lu Yiming said to Sun Jiatong, "I'll go check the computer."
Sun Jiatong said with a smile: "Go ahead."
Then, she hummed a little tune, holding the Lancome suit, and happily went into the bedroom.
After surfing the Internet for half an hour, Zhu Hanwen came back from buying groceries. The couple was busy in the kitchen for a while, and Zhu Hanwen called out, "Lu Yiming, it's time to eat."
Lu Yiming turned off the computer and came to the living room. He found that Lin Yuzhen was not there, so he asked casually: "Where is classmate Lin Yuzhen? Why can't I see her?"
Every time she came to Zhu Hanwen's house before, Lin Yuzhen would take the opportunity to talk nonstop. Today, Lin Yuzhen was not here, and Lu Yiming felt a little uncomfortable.
Sun Jiatong explained with a smile: "Her mother is here, and she is probably having dinner with her mother outside right now."
She picked up a large prawn and put it into Lu Yiming's bowl, smiling enthusiastically, "Come, eat some vegetables."
"Thank you, Mr. Sun."
After taking a few bites of rice, Lu Yiming explained his purpose.
"Teacher Zhu, I would like to ask you for half a month's leave. I need to go to Hong Kong for something."
Zhu Hanwen was stunned for a moment, his face full of displeasure: "Why did you ask for leave to go to Hong Kong? You are already in your third year of high school. If you don't seize every minute to study hard, do you still want to get into a good university?"
He was a good teacher who was responsible for his students. If there was a legitimate reason, he would certainly not approve Lu Yiming's leave. Moreover, Lu Yiming asked for half a month's leave.
After observing him last semester, Sun Jiatong felt that Lu Yiming was a mature man who was very organized in his work. She did not react as strongly as Zhu Hanwen, but instead asked curiously, "What are you going to do in Hong Kong? And you'll be gone for half a month."
Even if I told them that I was going to participate in such a big event as the battle to defend Hong Kong's financial sector, I guess they wouldn't believe it. After all, it seems too outrageous to ordinary people.
So Lu Yi had prepared his speech early in the morning.
"I'm going to Hong Kong to recruit computer talents. Hong Kong is an international financial center, and the universities there are closer to the forefront of world science and technology. I want to make an instant messaging software for Chinese people. My ability alone is not enough, so I have to recruit talents."
Zhu Hanwen and Sun Jiatong were immediately stunned by Lu Yiming's plan.
Sun Jiatong asked in amazement: "How old are you and you're ready to start a business?"
Zhu Hanwen also advised earnestly: "You are still young. The most important thing to do now is to study hard in school. If you want to start a business, you can wait until you finish college."
Lu Yiming half-truthfully defended himself: "I want to wait, but time is running out."
Although going to Hong Kong has nothing to do with working in communications now, it is true that time waits for no one.
While Tongxin Internet Cafe has abundant cash flow and I have capital in my hands, I should raise enough start-up funds as soon as possible to occupy the position first. By the time I graduate from college, it will be too late.
Then, without waiting for Zhu Hanwen and the others to ask questions, Lu Yiming continued, "This Asian financial crisis is actually a prelude to a reshuffle of the global economy. After that, the industrial focus of Europe and the United States will begin to shift to our country. For many industries, it is both a crisis and an opportunity. If you don't seize the opportunity to soar in the next few years, it will be difficult to achieve success in the future."
Although Zhu Hanwen and Sun Jiatong had seen some of the world, they were just teachers in a key middle school. Their vision and pattern were naturally not as good as those of Lu Yiming, who had been reborn into the world, so they were stunned by what they saw.
Lu Yiming was not lying. The three major Internet companies, BAT, were established one after another in the next few years.
The layout of high-tech industries such as semiconductors was also completed in the few years before China joined the WTO.
From now on, if you want to turn the tables, it would be like going against the will of heaven. It would be more difficult than you can imagine, and the price you would pay would be incalculable.
Although Lu Yiming didn't have much enlightenment and had never thought of becoming a savior, he was a reborn person. He couldn't just come back and be humble to foreigners, right?
He doesn't have high demands, he just wants to make some money while standing!
