Chapter 246 Your Future is My Past
Lu Yiming stretched out his hand and shook it gently, then said enthusiastically, "Yes, hello, Mr. Page, I have heard of your name many years ago, and you have always been my idol."
Although he didn't quite believe the truth of what Lu Yiming said, he was still happy to be complimented. After just a few words, Larry Page's impression of Lu Yiming improved a lot. At least he didn't find him annoying anymore.
Lin Yuzhen looked at the brown-haired foreigner in front of her with curiosity. His casual dress and unkempt appearance were far from the image of a "European and American business elite" in her mind.
Could it be that people who wear suits and ties in Europe and the United States are all workers, and it is normal for rich bosses to dress like this?
There are more and more question marks in Lin Yuzhen’s mind.
Although there were many foreigners in Guangdong Province, she was no longer surprised by them, but this was the first time she had met such a wealthy foreigner face to face.
At this moment, Larry Page's eyes were focused on Lu Yiming: "Thank you, Mr. Lu, you are really good at talking. I am looking forward to further communication with you."
Lu Yiming smiled slightly and instructed Zhao Tiezhu behind him to help Larry Page with his suitcase. He then said, "Mr. Page, you must be exhausted from the journey. I think we should find a place to have a cup of coffee first, then eat some traditional Xia food, and then talk about the exchange."
After leaving the airport, Lu Yiming invited Larry Page to get into his Rolls-Royce Silver Spur.
As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and gold makes the Buddha. Apart from anything else, as soon as this Rolls-Royce Silver Thor came out, Larry Page immediately looked up to Lu Yiming.
"Rolls-Royce Silver Spur. This is not cheap."
Larry Page sat on the soft leather seat and felt more and more envious. Rich people really know how to enjoy life!
Unlike entrepreneurs like him, although they have obtained some financing, they have basically invested all of it in the operation of the company. Now Google doesn’t even have a decent office location, let alone spending the money on squandering and enjoying like Lu Yiming.
Sitting in a Rolls-Royce Silver Spur, Larry Page could only hope that after he achieves financial freedom, he can live a carefree life like Lu Yiming.
However, the Rolls-Royce Silver Thor that Larry Page envied so much was just a more comfortable means of transportation in Lu Yiming's view.
So he was very generous: "If Mr. Page likes it, I can give it to you."
As he spoke, Lu Yiming casually handed Larry Page a can of Coke, and then gave him a small compliment: "I won this car from a bet anyway. If I can use it to buy the friendship of the Google founder, it would be a great deal."
Larry Page couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that Mr. Lu likes to make bets with people. I was attracted here by you because of your bet. I am very interested in the story of how this Silver Thor became the bet. Can you tell me about it?"
"Do you know about the battle to defend Hong Kong's financial sector some time ago? This is one of my trophies."
When Larry Page heard Lu Yiming mention the battle to defend Hong Kong's financial sector, his expression suddenly became serious and he showed great respect for Lu Yiming.
The recent battle to defend Hong Kong's financial sector not only left a profound impression on Hong Kong, but also caused quite a stir in the world's financial circles.
After experiencing a financial crisis that affected the entire world, a group of Wall Street tycoons were just about to return to their home country, Hong Kong, to suck some blood, but ended up losing all the capital they had saved with great difficulty.
Of course, in Western media reports, it is naturally the despicable dictators who shamelessly interfere with the free market.
If Lu Yiming saw these reports, he would surely be unable to resist mocking: Is the United States qualified to talk about fairness?
The two did not talk too much about this matter involving the strategy of a great power, but instead talked about their own legendary experiences. Larry Page looked at Lu Yiming in amazement: "I really didn't expect that Mr. Lu also participated in the battle to defend Hong Kong's financial sector. So, you won?"
Lu Yiming nodded and smiled in a condescending manner: "Of course, I will always stand on the side of my great motherland. In this financial battle, I made a small profit, just a few hundred million US dollars, not much."
“Hundreds of millions of dollars!”
Larry Page was stunned by the number.
It was not until this moment that he realized how wrong he had been.
The young man in front of me is not some mysterious rich second generation from the East at all.
Lu Yiming was a self-made entrepreneur like him, and even in comparison, Lu Yiming's starting point was even lower than his. At least he got $100,000 in angel investment, and later raised $1 million in start-up capital with the help of his parents' Jewish community friends and relatives.
But what about Lu Yiming? What does he have?
At the beginning, Lu Yiming was almost penniless, and even the computer he used for programming was obtained on credit.
Obviously, Lu Yiming's struggle inspired Larry Page, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy for Lu Yiming. The conversation became more proactive: "I heard from other places that your $300,000 start-up capital came from Microsoft's investment? Is that true?"
Lu Yiming used a patch and verbal threats to make Bill Gates give in and buy the code from him for $300,000.
In external publicity, Microsoft would naturally not admit that a system vulnerability was found and fixed by a Xia country teenager less than two weeks after the software was launched, and that he even extorted $300,000.
Once this is said, Microsoft's stock price will definitely plummet, and even the legitimacy of its monopoly will be questioned.
Therefore, in external publicity, these three hundred thousand US dollars became an investment in Lu Yiming.
After listening to Larry Page's words, Lu Yiming naturally wanted to unify his stance with Microsoft, and immediately said with a smile: "I promised Mr. Gates not to disclose the details of our cooperation, so I'm sorry, Mr. Page."
Larry Page didn't ask any further questions.
The Rolls-Royce returned to the Bernin Hotel from the airport.
Zhu Hanwen, who was chatting with several other students in the lobby, was immediately shocked when he saw Lu Yiming brought a foreigner back with him. He quickly stepped forward and pulled Lu Yiming aside, asking in a low voice, "What's going on? Why did he bring a foreigner back?"
Lu Yiming blinked at the head teacher innocently, and finally kept it a secret: "Sorry, it's a commercial secret. I can't tell you."
When Zhu Hanwen heard this, he was immediately furious.
What's wrong with this class of students? They are billionaires, and they are doing business with foreigners while studying. They can't hit or scold them, and even asking them questions is a business secret. It's really hard to be a teacher.
When Lu Yiming saw Zhu Hanwen's constipated expression, he suddenly felt a sense of joy that his prank had succeeded.
He came to Larry Page and introduced himself in fluent English: "I am still a student, currently studying in Hong Kong, and this is my team leader, and these are my classmates. Let's have dinner together tonight."
"sure."
When Larry Page heard that Lin Yuzhen was Lu Yiming's classmate, not Lu Yiming's secretary, he realized that he had misunderstood and inexplicably felt a sense of relief.
That's right, at such a young age, he not only makes so much money, but he also has such a beautiful secretary. It doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it!
While eating, everyone was very curious about the appearance of Larry Page, after all, he was a lively foreigner.
Although after arriving in Hong Kong, people no longer find it strange to see foreigners, this is the first time they have such close contact with them.
Then the girls looked on enviously as Lu Yiming and Larry Page chatted and laughed in American English. The two spoke fluently and very quickly, so fast that many of them couldn't even understand what they were saying.
Several girls couldn't help but whisper to each other.
"Lu Yiming's English is so good, I could only barely understand a few words."
"Listening to their conversation, I seemed to recall the fear I felt when I was dominated by 'nine pounds and fifteen pence'."
"He's really handsome when he's serious ."
Lu Yiming naturally did not hear these words, but Li Zhengkai, who was sitting next to the girls, heard them clearly.
When he saw that even Wu Qiuya, whom he had been thinking about, was praising Lu Yiming for being so handsome, he felt as if he had eaten eighteen lemons in one breath.
He felt that since coming to Hong Kong, his presence was becoming less and less.
Today, Wu Qiuya praised Lu Yiming for being so handsome in front of him, which further stimulated his sensitive nerves.
Li Zhengkai secretly swore in his heart that he must practice his spoken English well, and then chat and laugh with foreigners, so that he could get back at them in front of everyone!
However, facing Li Zhengkai who was full of fighting spirit, Lu Yiming at this moment was in no mood to pay attention to the wild thoughts of several classmates around him.
Because he had to convince Larry Page to accept his investment as soon as possible. After a few pleasantries as usual, Lu Yiming began to ask questions purposefully: "Mr. Page, what do you think of Hong Kong?"
Larry Page said sincerely: "There is no doubt that this is a huge city. There are people everywhere in my field of vision, and there are many cars on the road. Everyone is dressed very decently. Even the hotel we are in now is very luxurious, which completely subverts my inherent impression of Xiaguo. If I hadn't come here in person, I don't think I would believe what I saw in front of my eyes."
Hong Kong has a small land area and a large population, and every inch of land is valuable. Walking on the streets, there are crowded crowds everywhere, and this is one of the most impressive scenes for Larry Page.
The United States has a vast territory and a sparse population. Apart from a few large metropolitan cities, many towns have a permanent population of only tens of thousands.
For example, Mountain View, where Google is currently located, has a population of only 70,000, less than a fraction of the number of residents in Hong Kong.
Although Hong Kong is located in Asia, it is an international metropolis where Eastern and Western cultures converge.
Even foreigners will not feel any inconvenience living here. Basically everything that Western countries have is available here, and there are also elements that Western countries do not have.
This is Hong Kong, the dazzling and magnificent oriental city.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Sometimes it is helpful to go out more often to broaden your thinking and horizons. Many media outlets are saying that Xiaguo is still very backward and in a primitive society, where even electric lights are not available. In fact , anyone with a little bit of brains will not blindly believe such statements. You know, we are about to enter the 21st century. Xiaguo is not isolated from the world, so how could it not have these things? In fact, Xiaguo has many of the most advanced computers. There are many elites in Hong Kong who are already proficient in using Google search services."
Larry Page agreed with Lu Yiming's point of view: "That's true. I feel ashamed of my previous perception. I really shouldn't have listened to the nonsense of those media mouthpieces."
Lu Yiming then went on to say: "The application and popularization of new technologies are making the world better and better, but in my opinion, it is not perfect enough. I have an ideal blueprint for the future in my heart, and I want to change the world."
Most people can only adapt to the trend of the times by changing themselves.
But there is always a small group of people who hold dreams in their hearts and are determined to change the world into what they desire, even at the cost of everything.
Times create heroes, and heroes can also create times.
Lu Yiming had witnessed everything about the future with his own eyes. He had seen how wonderful life would be in the future, so he couldn't wait to push the entire world into the "shape" that he was familiar with and desired.
Larry Page saw the light in Lu Yiming's eyes and heard his bold words, so he felt that he and Lu Yiming were the same kind of people. He was so excited that he asked, "Can you tell me what kind of future you see?"
Lu Yiming's eyes seemed to be immersed in nostalgic memories, but also with a vision for the future: "The future I look forward to is to wake up early every day, pick up a palm-sized smart terminal, and then easily get today's weather, traffic conditions in the city, and all the information I need to know through the Internet. While eating breakfast, I can browse the news and current events with just a flick of my finger..."
"If I need to drive to a strange place to do something, but I am not familiar with the place at all, it doesn't matter. Through the car computer connected to the Internet, an electronic map is matched with the exclusive intelligent navigation system. I just need to follow the instructions and don't have to worry about getting lost..."
"After a busy day at work, I am exhausted both physically and mentally. It is time to have an interesting adventure in the virtual world with my family or friends. Through the Internet, I can play and communicate with friends from all over the country and even the world, familiar or unfamiliar. The relationship between people is no longer bound and blocked by the long distance. We can swim freely in the ocean of information..."
“…”
Lu Yiming said a lot, and Larry Page couldn't help but be fascinated by what he said. This new lifestyle based on the Internet was exactly the future he longed for.
There is no doubt that Lu Yiming's "vision" for the future deeply touched Larry Page's heart, making him realize that the young people in front of him shared the same ideas as him and were eager to use technology to change the world.
What other shareholder can compare to a like-minded "comrade-in-arms"?
