Chapter 354: Jack Ma regrets founding Alibaba
Soon, Zhao Tiezhu brought a Polaroid camera and several rolls of film.
Lu Yiming threw the film to Li Quanwang and couldn't help but remind him: "Hey, that's all we have. Please save some."
After getting the Polaroid camera, Shi Qingxue regained her energy and pulled Lu Yiming into Happy Valley.
She wanted to take pictures of all the places she had missed before.
At this moment, Qingxue felt very happy. She was thinking that when she and Lu Yiming were both old, they would both sit in rocking chairs and take out these photos. They would definitely have endless topics to talk about.
That's the most romantic thing.
Several people returned to Happy Valley again. Li Quanwang naturally went to look for Gu Zhiruo again without any care. Shi Qingxue pulled Lu Yiming to take pictures non-stop, while the two boys Xiao Qinghe and Lu Yiping ran to play the amusement facilities. The division of labor among everyone was quite clear.
As for the grouping before entering Happy Valley, everyone had long forgotten about it.
Happy Valley is so small, and there’s no one else here today. Is it possible that such a big person could get lost?
"Lu Yiming, the scenery here is beautiful, take a picture for me here."
Shi Qingxue waved her white arms and waved to Lu Yiming on a rainbow bridge.
Lu Yiming smiled dotingly and waved the Polaroid camera in his hand at her: "Here it is, let me find an angle. A little bit to the left, eh, okay, don't move."
Lu Yiming directed Shi Qingxue to pose, and then pressed the shutter.
“Sizzle…”
After taking the photo, Lu Yiming immediately printed out the photo with the Polaroid camera in his hand.
The Polaroid camera in Lu Yiming's hand is the SX-70 pocket instant camera from Polaroid.
More than 20 years later, a man named Jay Chou shot a MV called "The Greatest Work". The Polaroid camera used in the music video was exactly the same as the one in Lu Yiming's hand.
This is a camera with a built-in SLR system that can realize lens framing. It can be folded into a 2.5 cm thick "brick" and can be easily put into a pocket.
Compared to other heavy photographic equipment of this era, this is simply a sharp outlier.
Shi Qingxue ran over to take a look at the photo, immediately smiled, and said approvingly: "Hey, it's a good photo."
Lu Yiming chuckled: "It's mainly because of the beautiful people and the beautiful scenery. It looks good no matter how you take the photo."
Shi Qingxue immediately smiled happily, her eyes narrowed into slits, and she couldn't help but pinch Lu Yiming's cheek : "You are the only one who can talk."
Before Lu Yiming was reborn, he had practiced photography techniques hard in college in order to pick up girls, but he was ultimately no match for his rival's SLR camera, the lens of which alone cost seventy or eighty thousand.
It’s like no matter how fast the AE86 is, it can’t catch up with Natsuki who is sitting in the Mercedes-Benz.
But now, all of this is gone, and what happened in the past will never happen again.
Shi Qingxue solemnly put the photos into the compartment of her backpack and said excitedly: "Take a few more."
Happy Valley is very big. We played there for an entire afternoon but still didn’t get to play half of it.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, everyone returned to the hotel to eat and rest.
The next morning at around eight o'clock, everyone went into the park again to play until five o'clock in the afternoon, and then took a luxury bus back to school.
During the two days and one night in Pengcheng Happy Valley, everyone had a great time. The fatigue brought by the intense study in high school was swept away, and everyone was able to devote themselves to the next round of intense study with full energy.
It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when we returned to school. The teacher counted the number of students and then announced the end of school.
Lu Yiming returned home and had just filled the large bathtub with water and sprinkled roses on it when the phone beside him rang.
"It's late at night, why don't you sleep?"
Lu Yiming muttered something and picked up his phone.
"Hello?"
The call was from Lin Shuyi.
"There's a dinner party in the circle tomorrow night, are you going?"
Lu Yiming never liked socializing, so he immediately refused: "Don't ask me for such boring things. I'm not interested."
Unexpectedly, Lin Shuyi smiled and reminded him on the other end of the phone: "This dinner is different. It's a gathering of investors. There will be many entrepreneurs gathered there. Don't you like investing? Don't you really want to come and take a look?"
Lu Yiming remembered that he had met Brother Xiao Ma by chance during this trip to Happy Valley. Maybe he could find some interesting people at this party, so he agreed: "Okay, then pick me up at the school gate tomorrow."
"Go away, do it yourself."
“…”
In Baiyun City, in a hotel next to the Canton Fair Exhibition Hall, Ma Jieke was drinking alone in a depressed mood. Next to him sat a short, fat, bearded middle-aged man, who was his big brother Wu Ying in the circle.
Wu Ying saw Ma Yun's sad face, so he asked, "What's wrong with you? Did you encounter anything unhappy?"
Ma Jie Ke shook his head slightly, sighed, and said, "Brother Wu, I feel very unhappy with what I am doing now."
Wu Ying said puzzledly: "You are now the general manager of Guofutong, and wasn't the Canton Fair held very successfully? When the rewards are given out afterwards, you will definitely have contributed a lot. Why are you unhappy?"
Ma Jieke raised his head and drank a few glasses of bitter wine, his heart full of melancholy.
In the eyes of others, perhaps he can now be considered a winner in life, with an annual income of hundreds of thousands, and he can have a say with the heads of domestic business departments. His network of resources is simply enough to make people drool.
However, some things are like drinking water, only you know whether it is hot or cold.
"I'm not willing to accept this."
A year ago, after receiving an invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation to set up the Xiaguo International E-Commerce Center in Beijing, Ma Jieke gave up Xiaguo Yellow Pages and sold his 21% stake in Xiaguo Yellow Pages at a low price of 0.20 per share, taking back more than 100,000 yuan.
After that, Ma Jieke and his team developed a series of websites in Beijing, including the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, the online Xiaguo commodity trading market, the online Xiaguo technology export and trade fair, Xiaguo investment promotion, the online Canton Fair and Xiaguo foreign trade and economic cooperation.
This year, he officially took up the post of General Manager of Xiaguo International E-Commerce Center Guofutong Information Technology Development Co., Ltd., realizing his life ideal of talking and laughing with great scholars and interacting with all kinds of people. In the eyes of many people, he has definitely reached the peak of his life.
However, in his opinion, the current life was not what he wanted at all.
Especially after creating platform software such as the Online Canton Fair, many more advanced ideas emerged in his mind and he had greater ambitions for his future.
However, when he submitted his modification suggestions to his superiors, the response he received was to wait, saying that it needed to be reviewed.
Ma Jieke was so angry that he could only stare blankly. After all, to put it bluntly, he was just a contractor doing a website construction project, and the one who could really make the final decision was the client.
The key is that the client's reaction speed is slower than a snail and he likes "stability" very much.
But Ma Jie Ke is not the type of person who can settle down. His grandfather used to be a village head, but was later classified as one of the "five black categories". People named him "Yun" in the hope that he would be well-behaved and sensible in the future and avoid trouble.
As a result, he was forced to transfer schools because of multiple fights while studying, and he had thirteen stitches on his forehead.
Such a rebellious teenager has now become a rebellious middle-aged man. He doesn't even listen to his grandfather, let alone other people?
Wu Ying asked, "Are you unwilling? Then what do you want to do?"
“I want to quit.”
"Resign?"
Wu Ying looked at Ma Jieke in astonishment when he heard this: "You finally became the general manager, and now you're resigning? Are you crazy?"
However, Ma Jieke's tone was very firm: "I've decided, I want to start my own business! I don't want to work for the government anymore. I don't make much money, and there are a lot of problems. The only benefit is that I have accumulated some connections. But connections are useless if you can't find a way to cash in."
Wu Ying has also recently started a business. His Xiaolingtong system has just gained a foothold in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions this year.
When Wu Ying heard that Ma Jieke was going to start a business, he said earnestly, "I understand your feelings, but starting a business is not something that can be successful just by shouting slogans. Apart from anything else, do you have the start-up capital? In this world, rich people can go a thousand miles a day, but without money you can hardly move an inch. Don't resign rashly, be patient and look for opportunities first."
When he heard that he had to continue to endure, Majek picked up the wine glass again with a depressed look on his face.
Wu Ying comforted him, "How about this? I'll take you to a place tonight to meet some investors. Just think of it as making some connections in advance. It will be good for your future business."
When Ma Jieke heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said gratefully, "Thank you, Angkor."
Wu Ying laughed heartily and said, "We are all brothers, why are you saying such polite words?"
In the evening, Wu Ying drove Ma Jieke to Changshou Street and stopped somewhere.
After getting off the car, Ma Jieke looked puzzled and said, "Jingyunju, how come I have never heard of this place before?"
He thought that this investor gathering would be held in a big hotel like the White Swan Hotel.
Wu Ying laughed loudly: "Don't underestimate this place. Let alone you, I have never been able to access this place before. It was only at the beginning of this year that the Xiaolingtong business became a hit . I have become a member of this circle. With the recommendation of someone, I became a member here. Come on, I'll take you in."
After entering Jingyunju, many people along the way greeted Wu Ying, but Ma Jieke, who was standing next to him, looked like a minion. Apart from his "weird" appearance, he did not attract the attention of the people around him at all.
At this moment, someone shouted, "Here comes General Lin!"
Suddenly, a lot of eyes converged towards the gate. Seeing everyone so enthusiastic, Ma Jieke was a little confused and asked, "Who is Mr. Lin?"
Wu Ying was excited: "Of course it's Mr. Lin from Jingwan Group. Mr. Lin's status is incredible. She inherited a large real estate company at a young age. The most important thing is that her father is the richest man in Baiyun City!"
"So that's how it is."
Ma Jieke was filled with envy after hearing this, especially the words "richest man", which made his heart burn with joy.
Majek stood on tiptoe and looked towards the gate.
Lin Shuyi wore a goose yellow long dress, which looked neither heavy nor casual, and matched with her naturally beautiful face, everything was just right.
Beside her, Lu Yiming, who had just finished evening self-study, was yawning and looking very sleepy.
Ma Jieke couldn't help but feel curious, and asked Wu Ying quietly: "I guess this is the daughter of the richest man you mentioned. She is indeed very charming. But who is this young man next to her? Why does he look so arrogant?"
Wu Ying shook his head slightly, and then seemed to remember something, and said doubtfully: "Could it be him?"
Ma Jieke asked, “Have you seen it?”
Wu Ying said: "I haven't seen him, but if my guess is correct, he is the legendary Mr. Lu."
Ma Jieke was immediately shocked: "Mr. Lu? Is he the Mr. Lu who spent tens of millions to acquire Foxmail?"
"That's right."
Over there, although he skipped two evening self-study sessions, Lu Yiming still felt very tired.
After all, he was determined to study hard for the college entrance examination, so he naturally tried his best to study while in school.
So even though I agreed to attend the party with Lin Shuyi, I really couldn't muster the energy.
There were quite a few people in front of him. Lu Yiming glanced around and did not see the big guys that he was familiar with in his previous life at the first glance, so he seemed to lack interest.
Such ineffective communication is really a waste of time.
However, when other people saw Lu Yiming's attitude, they felt that Lu Yiming was really arrogant and too domineering.
Lin Shuyi couldn't help but glance at Lu Yiming and whispered, "Pay attention to your image. You keep yawning. What's the matter with that?"
Lu Yiming couldn't help but complain for himself: "But I'm really sleepy."
Then, he said confidently: "Besides, I work so hard to make money so that I don't have to be a grandson. As for how others see me, what does it have to do with me?"
Lin Shuyi rolled her eyes when she heard this, but there was nothing she could do about Lu Yiming.
Is this another way of saying “no desire means strength”?
For some reason, Lin Shuyi was vaguely envious of Lu Yiming's mentality.
It's a pity that her every move represents the glory and reputation of the Lin family, so she has to do her best to maintain her own dignity, and she dare not do whatever she wants like Lu Yiming.
Today, the Lin family is at its peak.
Before Lu Yiming's rebirth, the Lin family had already missed the opportunity for the development of South Bay due to their investment in Hong Kong. However, due to Lu Yiming's "interference", the family has unexpectedly struck gold and is now on the road of following the historical trend. As a result, their reputation has become even greater and their development momentum has become even more rapid.
Especially in the land bidding in Nanwan, winning the No. 2 plot has established Jingwan Group's position as the dominant force in Baiyun real estate industry, allowing it to continue to sit firmly in the top spot and suppress later competitors.
Therefore, as soon as Lin Shuyi appeared, she immediately became the focus of the whole audience. Countless eyes and gazes were focused on her. Those eager gazes were so intense that they made people's scalps numb.
However, Lin Shuyi seemed to be accustomed to these things. She shook hands and chatted with people skillfully, spoke elegantly, and responded fluently.
Of course, during this period, some entrepreneurs who needed funds set their sights on Lu Yiming.
A man who looked and sounded like a technical expert came over and handed Lu Yiming his business card.
"Hello, Mr. Lu. My name is Ding Jian, and I am the general manager of AsiaInfo. This is my business card."
