Chapter 255 The One Who Can Change the World
At dinner time, Fenglai Ju was packed.
However, when Lu Yiming appeared at the door of Fenglai Residence, he was quickly discovered by the lobby manager.
After all, Lu Yiming is a heavy spender at Fenglai Ju. He is a big spender who likes to spend money lavishly whenever he has nothing to do, so he must show his due respect.
"Mr. Lu."
The beautiful lobby manager bowed slightly, allowing Lu Yiming's eyes to inadvertently pass through the loose collar and appreciate the beautiful spring scenery.
Lu Yiming looked around and sighed with a smile: "There are quite a lot of people. Is the private room I reserved still available?"
"Of course, Mr. Lu, please go upstairs. What would you like to eat today? We recently brought back some special seafood from Southeast Asia. Would you like to try it, Mr. Lu? In addition to tasting great, these seafood also have very strong nourishing effects, which are very suitable for young and successful people like you."
Lu Yiming felt depressed after hearing this. He was young and strong, and was far from the stage of making wolfberry tea. It was not nourishing at all.
However, it seemed okay to make up for it, so he nodded slightly and said, "Well, let's give it a try."
Although the lobby manager brags about how it’s a specialty from Southeast Asia and how nutritious it is, isn’t this just to raise his own value?
But Lu Yiming didn't really care. With his wealth, even if the building was expensive, how much money could he make if he worked so hard?
"I have a friend coming over later, remember to bring him up."
"Okay Mr. Lu."
Lu Yiming went to the private room on the second floor and looked through the window at the people hurrying by on the street.
After a while, the lobby manager brought Li Qiu in.
"Mr. Lu, can we serve the food now?"
"Um."
After a while, the dishes were served one after another. Looking at the dozen or so exquisitely shaped delicious dishes on the table, Li Qiu was filled with emotion.
The life of the rich is really simple and unpretentious. In Fenglaiju, a table of seafood feast like this would cost at least a thousand dollars.
It is equivalent to two months’ salary of an ordinary worker.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Mr. Li, I didn't expect that we would meet so soon. Come, eat first."
Li Qiu didn't hesitate and sat opposite Lu Yiming and started to eat heartily.
It is undeniable that although the consumption at Fenglai Ju is high, the dishes they make are indeed delicious.
The happiness of rich people should be so low-key, luxurious and meaningful, highlighting simplicity.
After having a good meal and a good drink, Li Qiu took out a thick file bag, which contained, in addition to photos, some copies of contracts, and even an asset appraisal report on Shi Caijiang.
"Mr. Lu, these are what you want."
Lu Yiming took it and flipped through it casually, and couldn't help but teasing: "Wow, so many, you are quite efficient. It's only been a week, and you can investigate a person thoroughly? Should I praise your magical power, or should I be afraid?"
In the information age, it is actually very difficult for a person to hide a secret.
A lot of information is said to be confidential, such as your bank account, financial status, personal address and other privacy, but as long as the person who is investigating you is willing to pay the price, it is still easy to know everything clearly.
Because it is still people who manage this information.
Wherever there are people, there are loopholes to exploit, and money can do anything.
"It seems that you have quite a lot of friends. I have finally seen what it means to have great connections."
No wonder Li Qiu has been able to stay in this business for so long, and has been getting better and better. It has to be said that this is a real skill.
Li Qiu was quite modest about the praise: "Compared with Mr. Lu, my ability is really not worth mentioning."
Lu Yiming raised his eyebrows: "From what you said, you are investigating me as well?"
Li Qiu did not deny it, and even said confidently: "This is just routine. After all, in our line of work, we must know who our clients are, right?"
Although private detectives in the country are illegal in themselves, many of the things they do and the methods they use are on the edge of the law and tread on the prostate of the law.
But after all, Li Qiu never thought of becoming a criminal. He came from a public family and naturally knew that no one could stop the power of the government's iron fist, so he would never work for those people of unknown origin. Otherwise, if he was involved in some major case, he would be implicated and would not even know how he died.
After learning that Lu Yiming was actually a self-made billionaire, Li Qiu was very surprised at first, but then he was completely relieved.
After all, if you ask such a wealthy tycoon to investigate someone, it wouldn't be for the purpose of hiring someone to kill him, right?
That's too outrageous.
After knowing Lu Yiming's identity and strength, Li Qiu's attitude was completely different from before, with a little more respect and enthusiasm: "Mr. Lu, the source of these evidences is not so clean, so we can only look at them privately. They cannot be used as evidence in court. I must remind you of this in advance."
Of course, Lu Yiming knew all about this and nodded slightly to Li Qiu: "Yes, I understand this. Oh, by the way, this matter..."
Before Lu Yiming finished speaking, Li Qiu immediately stated: "Don't worry, Mr. Lu, God knows, you know, and I know. I am a professional and I am very tight-lipped. Besides, I am not stupid. I know what will happen if I offend a billionaire like you, so after the entire commission is completed, I will not leave any written materials or evidence. I am here today just to provide you with some legal advice."
Lu Yiming was very satisfied with Li Qiu's attitude.
As expected of a man who can be a leader in the industry, he has a clear understanding of his own positioning, and he also knows what the customers need and what they are concerned about. He gets things done properly without leaving any loose ends.
It would be unjust if such talents were not developed.
Lu Yiming solemnly put all his things into a backpack he was carrying, and then promised: "I will transfer the balance to your account. It's a pleasure to work with you, Lawyer Li."
"It is my honor to be able to help a great man like Mr. Lu solve his problems."
Li Qiu did not ask how much the balance Lu Yiming would give, because it didn't matter anymore. Just the deposit Lu Yiming gave was enough for him.
"Come, eat, eat."
"Okay, I'll take tea instead of wine."
"Dry."
For a while, the two of them toasted each other, and after eating and drinking, Lu Yiming also got a lot of opinions and suggestions he wanted from Li Qiu.
When he returned home in the evening, Lu Yiming locked the door and began to look through the information that Li Qiu had given him.
After reading it, Lu Yiming couldn't calm down for a long time. He really didn't know how to evaluate his future father-in-law.
According to Li Qiu's investigation results, Shi Caijiang not only had a mistress and illegitimate child outside, he also transferred property secretly.
The common property that originally belonged to Shi Caijiang and Su Yunjin is now just an empty shell and a pile of debts that are about to mature.
A large amount of cash assets were transferred by Shi Caijiang through various means to the name of his illegitimate son.
"This guy is really a piece of shit. Shi Qingxue grew up in such a family and met such a father. No wonder her personality became so withdrawn. I finally found the reason."
Although what Shi Caijiang did was really despicable, it was not difficult for Lu Yiming to guess what he was thinking.
After all, Lu Yiming himself is from Guangdong Province, and he knows very well that this is not only the forefront of reform and opening up, but also the province with the most remnants of "feudal culture".
The preference for sons over daughters is quite common. Many people believe that not having a son means the family line will be cut off, the inheritance will be cut off, and the son will not be able to be buried in the ancestral tomb after death.
Obviously, in the eyes of General Shi Cai, no matter how precious his daughter is, she is not as good as a biological son who can carry on the family line, so he caused such a big thing.
"Oh, what a hassle."
Lu Yiming held the documents in his hand, his brows knitted into the shape of a "川" character, and his fingers tapped lightly on the desk: "It seems that I have to think of a way."
…
Jingwan Group.
front desk.
"Hi, beautiful lady, we meet again."
The receptionist heard a familiar voice, looked up, and saw that it was Lu Yiming. She smiled sweetly: "Mr. Lu, long time no see."
"Is Director Lin here?"
"Yes, I'll call Director Lin right away."
The beautiful receptionist knew that Lu Yiming had a close relationship with Lin Shuyi, so she called Lin Shuyi's office directly.
Lin Shuyi has been in a bad mood recently. Suddenly she received a call saying that Lu Yiming had arrived at the company. It was not easy to chase Lu Yiming away, so she had to ask the front desk to take him to the office.
As soon as Lu Yiming entered the office, Lin Shuyi asked unkindly, "What are you doing here?"
Lu Yiming is a man who is good at observing people's words and expressions. As soon as he saw Lin Shuyi's expression, he knew that Lin Shuyi was not happy.
But he didn't care much about it.
He sat down on the sofa and immediately said with emotion: "Hey, this high-end sofa is different. It's so comfortable to sit on. Director Lin, it seems that you are not in a good mood recently."
Lin Shuyi looked at Lu Yiming and became angrier and angrier. She couldn't help but snort heavily.
Meeting Lin Shuyi's eyes, Lu Yiming was very depressed: "Hey, what's with that look? I haven't provoked you recently."
Lin Shuyi said unhappily: "Then you might as well provoke me. You spent money to buy Google shares a few days ago, right?"
"That's right, is there any problem?"
Lu Yiming was not shy at all and looked at Lin Shuyi with an innocent face, wondering why she suddenly brought up this matter.
Lin Shuyi was even more unhappy: "Then why did Google accept your investment and not mine?"
Lu Yiming used Future Capital's money to invest in Google, which made Lin Shuyi extremely jealous, because the 1 billion family trust that she entrusted to Lu Yiming for management was only managed by Future Capital, so when Future Capital acquired Google's shares this time, Lin Shuyi did not get a share in it.
Lin Shuyi always felt that she must have suffered a great loss. She was the kind of person who never gave up. So she thought that since Lu Yiming could invest money in Google, he must be optimistic about Google's potential.
So she also sent someone to contact Google, wanting to spend money to buy shares, but was rejected without hesitation by the other party.
Even when she was willing to raise the price, Google still refused to sell it.
This made her very depressed.
After learning the whole story, Lu Yiming couldn't help but laugh out loud: "That's it?"
Larry Page has rejected all investments from Wall Street. If you, Lin Shuyi, go to invest money, does he know who you are?
Lin Shuyi has always been competitive, so she was unwilling to be outdone by what Lu Yiming could do. However, after trying, she was met with failure.
Seeing Lu Yiming still gloating over someone else's misfortune, she slapped the table in dissatisfaction. "I just want to know, why don't they want my money? Aren't entrepreneurs like this the most lacking in funds in the early stages of their careers? They don't even want the money that's delivered to their doorstep. What on earth are they thinking?"
After all, they were partners, so Lu Yiming had to patiently explain to Lin Shuyi: "Your perception is applicable to ordinary Internet entrepreneurs, but Larry Page and Sergey Brin are not ordinary people, and the Google they founded is not an ordinary company either."
"How is it unusual?"
Seeing Lin Shuyi's still unyielding expression, Lu Yiming asked with a smile: "Do you believe that in a few years, the market value of Google will exceed that of your Lin family's Jingwan Group? Even in 20 years, most people in the world will know Google, and the word Jingwan will probably hardly rank among the top in China."
“Twenty years later, the Jingwan Group is no longer ranked, but Google is world-famous?”
Lin Shuyi obviously didn't believe what Lu Yiming said: "Our Jingwan Group is a real estate group worth tens of billions. What does Google have now? As far as I know, they don't even have a proper office. The company is located in a garage. The total number of employees, including those who sweep the floor, is less than double digits. How can they compare with Jingwan Group?"
Lu Yiming's face became serious, and his expression became serious: "Take their future. You have to understand that the times are changing, and people's concepts should also change with it. The future is destined to belong to the Internet. The 21st century is the century of the Internet, and the only ones who can lead the new wave are those who can change the world."
In March 1998, Larry and Sergey met with Paul Flaherty of DEC at a Chinese restaurant called Oriental Gourmet.
At that time, Paul was their senior at Stanford University, and he was also one of the designers of DEC's AltaVista search engine.
Larry and Sergey hoped that their senior could help them make connections and get DEC to buy their search engine technology for one million dollars, because Google was originally just a new gadget they made out of personal interest. Although it was cool, if they wanted to continue to improve it, it would require a lot of money, which was beyond their ability to afford.
Unfortunately, Paul refused. In the following years, DEC disappeared because it could not keep up with the times and was submerged by the great wave of the times.
On the other hand, after failing to "pass the buck", Larry Page continued to look for several buyers, including Steve Kissir, the founder of Infoseek, a company that also does search business, but the other party directly told them to get out.
After all, in Silicon Valley, there are too many "scammers" like Larry Page and Sergey Brin. A small program that cannot bring any direct profit actually asks for one million US dollars. Even in Silicon Valley where people are stupid and rich, few people want to be such a sucker.
After repeatedly failing to pass the buck, the two had no choice but to carry the "big pot" called Google themselves. After all, it was a pot they created and they spent so much time and energy on it, so naturally they had to carry it with tears in their eyes.
The turning point came in August 1998, when Larry and Sergey, who were looking for money everywhere, met Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and a famous investor.
Obviously, Andy, who has seen countless people, felt their extraordinary qualities. After patiently listening to their explanation, he said on the spot: "This is the best idea I have heard in the past few years. I hope to be a part of it."
Finally, he gave the two men a check for $100,000. This move undoubtedly greatly encouraged Larry Page and Sergey Brin. After that, they used all kinds of relationships and connections to find their "Jewish fellows" to raise funds. They scraped together one million US dollars and started the legendary journey of Google.
There was still a chance to acquire Google a few months ago. After all, at that time, Larry Page only wanted to make some money to enjoy life.
There were several times when Lu Yiming regretted that he was reborn a little late. If it had been two months earlier, he could have directly made some money and acquired Google. Why did he have to go through so much trouble to get less than 10% of the shares like now?
Unfortunately, time waits for no one. After meeting Andy Bechtolsheim, Larry Page and Sergey Brin turned into talented horses and were no longer the young men who were content with their small fortune.
The Jews are the most calculating people in the world.
The two Jewish men with dreams and great ambitions were even more terribly deep-minded. They had already grown wings, but it was as difficult as climbing to the sky to take advantage of them at a low price.
And if Lin Shuyi wants to get in by spending money, that is just wishful thinking.
After all, the two founders of Google have two extremely smart brains. Even the smart people on Wall Street can't play tricks in front of them.
