Chapter 455 I want to marry my cousin!
After leaving 3721 Technology, Shi Qingxue, who had not spoken much, asked, "I saw that those people seemed very polite to you. Did you open this company?"
Lu Yiming said: "No, I'm just an investor. I only invest money and wait for profits to be distributed. I don't care about other things."
Shi Qingxue seemed to be thinking about something, and said, "No wonder my dad always says that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. I guess that's the way it is. The rich invest their money everywhere and let others help them make money. The poor can only struggle to survive, and their ecological niches are filled by the rich."
Lu Yiming said: "Xia Country is a little poor now, but there are still many opportunities. All walks of life are not saturated yet. As long as you dare to think and act, and find the right outlet, even a pig can fly. Occupying a mountain and ruling a region is nothing. I predict that in another ten years, all profitable businesses will be occupied by others. To put it more professionally, industry barriers and class solidification will be formed. For ordinary people, that is when the disaster begins."
The so-called capital is a model of money making money, and the development of the financial industry has directly accelerated the iteration of enterprises.
In the old industrial revolution era, if a company wanted to grow from scratch, it might take ten or even dozens of years of slow accumulation.
However, the emergence of the stock market has shortened this time to a few years or even just a few months.
Take Google as an example. In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin started their business in a garage with $1 million they had scraped together.
Six years later, in 2004, Google successfully went public, and its market value immediately exceeded 23 billion US dollars.
In six years, the increase was 23,000 times. This was the power of finance, this was the charm of stock trading, and for many people, this was a huge gamble.
But what this also reflects is that in the new era, the power of finance has reached an unprecedented peak, and whoever controls the capital owns everything.
On the contrary, ordinary people will always be the leeks, and no matter how hard they struggle, it will be difficult for them to achieve class transition.
As a person who has experienced this, Lu Yiming naturally felt deeply touched by this. At the same time, he was also very glad that he could start over again and escape from the quagmire that made him breathless.
Back at the hotel, Shi Qingxue asked curiously, "You have shares in my mother's Shi Jin Ji, my father's real estate company, and the Internet cafe you opened... How many companies have you invested in?"
When Shi Qingxue asked this, Lu Yiming was stunned for a moment: "Ah, I forgot about this question. Let me think about it. Your father's company, your mother's company, my own company, this whole thing, and the Internet cafe, there is... I'll make a phone call and ask."
Shi Qingxue complained: "You don't even remember it yourself?"
Lu Yiming said confidently: "It's normal."
Afterwards, Lu Yiming called Li Yiwen and asked, "Cousin, how many companies do I have now? The ones I own and the ones I control."
Li Yiwen suddenly received a call from Lu Yiming, and suddenly he was a little stuck. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "I'll go look through the files."
After a while, Li Yiwen said, "First, he opened Tongxin Internet Cafe, then went to Hong Kong to take over Future Capital and set up a Future Fund, then cooperated with King Liu to set up Minghua Entertainment, and also acquired Jingyi Real Estate and Shi Jinji, taking 30% of the shares of 3721. He established Mingyuan Technology and Dianguang Automobile, invested in AsiaInfo and PHS, and Jack Ma. He acquired Donghua Daily, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, and Sing Tao Daily. There is also a joint venture Su Qiao Films in the United States."
Lu Yiming was shocked when he heard Li Yiwen report such a long list.
"Wow, there are so many. Are there any more? Are there any left out?"
Li Yiwen was a little uncertain about this question and said, "Then I'll check it again and tell you when I find out. I'm not saying anything, but shouldn't we integrate the business and set up a group company or something? With so many businesses, it's really impossible to manage them without a large business team. I'm almost being ordered around by you."
Lu Yiming had actually thought about Li Yiwen's suggestion, so he said, "Well, your suggestion is very good. Let's discuss it after I get back."
Li Yiwen asked: "What have you been doing now?"
"travel."
“…”
After Lu Yiming finished the call, he relayed to Shi Qingxue what Li Yiwen had just said to him.
After hearing this, Shi Qingxue was stunned.
"There are so many? No wonder you can't remember them all."
Then, Shi Qingxue seemed to suddenly remember something and asked in surprise, "By the way, since Suqiao Pictures is also invested by you?"
Lu Yiming raised his eyebrows and said, “Yeah, what’s wrong?”
Shi Qingxue smiled and said, "When I was in the United States, Uncle Qiao praised his son to everyone he met for being very motivated and opening a film and television company, and working hard to make movies."
In Lu Yiming's mind, there suddenly emerged the look of a parent who was very pleased to see his child finally turn over a new leaf.
"It's not just me and Qiao Ke, but also your uncle Su Zhenge. This company was founded by the three of us. The company is currently shooting a science fiction movie, which directly cost 30 million US dollars. How could he not be concerned about it?"
Then, Lu Yiming changed his tone and said to Shi Qingxue with a smile: "Hey, do you want to be a movie star? I can make you famous. I will personally tailor a script for you."
Shi Qingxue quickly shook her head and said, "Ah, forget it then."
She has no interest in becoming a big star.
Her family is not short of money now, and she herself has no hobbies in this area. Even though she learned a little dance when she was a child, she hasn't touched it for a long time.
After packing up, Lu Yiming looked at the sky and saw that it was getting dark, so he said, "Let's go out for a walk and taste some snacks in Beijing. Since we are traveling, let's relax."
The capital city has its own halo in the eyes of ordinary people. When Lu Yiming was a child, he thought that the houses on Tiananmen Square really emitted golden light in all directions like what was drawn on the calendar. Later, after seeing it with his own eyes, he found that it did not emit light and cried in anger.
This was Lu Yiming's first time in Beijing. Before leaving, Zhou Hongyi gave Lu Yiming a Mercedes-Benz key so that he could use it for transportation while in Beijing.
Zhao Tiezhu drove and took Lu Yiming and others to Qianmen Street.
Lu Yiming felt that all the snack streets in the country were the same, but this was the capital after all, so it seemed to have more charm.
As soon as she got off the bus, Shi Qingxue pointed to a store with a wooden sign and asked with interest, "What is douzhi?"
As a southerner, Lu Yiming had never tasted douzhi, but he had read many legends about douzhi on the Internet in his previous life. Although this thing was described as very scary, Lu Yiming was eager to try it.
He smiled and said, "It should be some special drink, just like the herbal tea in Baiyun City. Do you want to try it?"
"OK."
The two walked into the store. A young man in a gray gown took off a white towel hanging from his shoulders, bowed to them, made a welcoming gesture, and said with a smile, "Please come in."
The two walked in and found an empty seat to sit down. Shi Qingxue smiled and said, "Why does it feel like a TV show?"
Lu Yiming said: "After all, we are at the foot of the imperial city, so we have to be graceful."
Shi Qingxue sniffed, frowned slightly, and said, "It smells like fermentation."
Lu Yiming remembered what netizens had said about douzhi, and said, "This is what douzhi tastes like."
The waiter came over and asked, "What would you like to order?"
Lu Yiming stretched his neck to look at other tables and said, "Two bowls of bean juice."
"anything else?"
"No thanks."
"Okay, I'll serve it to you right away."
As soon as the waiter left, Shi Qingxue's cell phone suddenly rang. She picked up the phone and pressed the answer button.
"Hello?"
The call was from Su Yunjin. She first asked about Shi Qingxue's situation after she got home. After learning that Shi Qingxue went to Beijing with Lu Yiming to play, she said, "You went to Beijing? It just so happens that if you have time, you can go visit your aunt Gu Xiaoyun. She has been married for more than 20 years. She doesn't come back to Baiyun City often. When you were a child, she held you in her arms."
To be honest, Gu Xiaoyun is the granddaughter of Su Yunjin's grandmother's sister. It would be a stretch to say that they are related, but business families have always paid more attention to relationship ties. Although the two families are almost unrelated, they have interacted with each other. So after learning that Shi Qingxue had followed Lu Yiming to the capital, he asked Shi Qingxue to visit her.
When Su Yunjin was young, everyone had a close relationship, but later the Su family chose to develop overseas, and the contact gradually decreased.
However, Su Yunjin felt that proper etiquette should still be observed.
Shi Qingxue was very unfamiliar with this aunt who was said to have held her in arms, but since it was Su Yunjin's request, she didn't think much about it and agreed.
Su Yunjin asked, "Is Lu Yiming with you?"
"Um."
"Give him the phone, I'll talk to him too."
Shi Qingxue handed the phone to Lu Yiming and said, "My mom."
Lu Yiming took the phone and said politely, "Auntie."
Su Yunjin asked: "Xiao Ming, how did you do in the college entrance examination?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Auntie, have you forgotten that Xiaoxue and I were both admitted to Fu Ri University?"
On the other side, Su Yunjin smiled and said, "Hey, look at my memory."
"Xiao Ming, why did you suddenly think of going to the capital?"
Lu Yiming said, "It's like this. Xiaoxue and I had agreed before that we would go on a graduation trip together after graduation. When we were preparing to leave, the CEO of a company I had invested in before contacted me and asked me to come to Beijing to attend a celebration banquet. I thought that I had never been to Beijing, and it is also the capital of our Xia country, so I brought Xiaoxue with me."
"Oh, I see. All right then, have fun and be safe."
"Okay, don't worry, Auntie. I will definitely ensure Xiaoxue's safety."
"It's getting late here, so I'll hang up first. I just asked Xiaoxue to visit a distant relative. I'll send the contact information and address to this phone later. "
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yiming handed the phone to Shi Qingxue and said, "Auntie just told you to visit your relatives tomorrow. She will text you the address and contact information."
Shi Qingxue curled her lips and said, "I'm a little nervous."
I haven't seen you for so many years. Although we are relatives, we are almost like strangers.
Shi Qingxue has never been good at getting along with others, so she was a little panicked.
Lu Yiming comforted her and said, "Why are you so nervous? Can he eat you? I'll go with you tomorrow."
With Lu Yiming's words, Shi Qingxue immediately calmed down and smiled sweetly: "Lu Yiming, you are so nice."
"The soybean juice is here. Please enjoy it slowly, both of you."
The waiter brought over a tray with two bowls of steaming mung bean-colored liquid on it, giving off a strong aroma of fermented soy products.
Shi Qingxue pursed her lips and muttered, "It looks like dark cuisine."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Can this be black herbal tea?"
Shi Qingxue thought about it and agreed, so she lowered her head and took a sip along the edge of the bowl. Suddenly her face twisted and her brows furrowed.
"Ahem...what's that smell?"
Lu Yiming laughed and said, "Let me try."
He took a sip and his expression changed immediately. He muttered, "I didn't expect the people in Beijing to have such a strong taste."
Shi Qingxue pushed her bean juice in front of Lu Yiming and said, "I'm giving it to you. Don't waste it."
Lu Yiming: “…”
After drinking two bowls of bean juice, Lu Yiming felt his face turn green. He said to Shi Qingxue, "Let's go eat roast duck."
"what?"
"Gastric lavage."
Next, the two of them ate roast duck and donkey rolls, and returned to the hotel around ten o'clock in the evening.
The two of them got up at around ten o'clock the next morning.
After tidying up, Zhou Hongyi sent a car to pick up the two people to attend the celebration banquet.
The celebration banquet was held at Liuquanju on the west entrance road of Huguo Temple.
Liuquanju was first built during the Longqing period of the Ming Dynasty. It is a time-honored Chinese brand renowned in Beijing, and is most famous for its home-brewed rice wine.
After attending the celebration banquet, Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue went to buy some fruits and visit Gu Xiaoyun's family.
Gu Xiaoyun's family lives in the Fourth Ring Road, which is already a relatively remote area in Beijing. After all, the Fifth Ring Road did not become popular until the Olympics.
Gu Xiaoyun was stunned for a moment when he saw Shi Qingxue. When Shi Qingxue introduced herself, he suddenly realized what was going on. He smiled and said, "Please come in, please come in. It's Xiaoxue. I haven't seen you for more than ten years. You've grown up now and you're really beautiful."
Then, she saw Lu Yiming behind Shi Qingxue and said hesitantly, "Who is this..."
Before Shi Qingxue opened her mouth, Lu Yiming said calmly, "I'm Shi Qingxue's classmate. I'm here to travel to Beijing. We just graduated from high school. Shi Qingxue said she wanted to visit relatives, so she asked me to come along."
"Oh, so that's what it is. Come in and have a cup of tea too."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie."
When Lu Yiming entered the room, Gu Xiaoyun looked at the large and small bags in Lu Yiming's hands and said, "These were bought by Xiaoxue, right? You can put them in the living room."
"OK."
Lu Yiming put his things down, then followed her into the house and sat next to Shi Qingxue.
The decoration of Gu Xiaoyun's house is ordinary, and it is obvious that she is a working class person.
Gu Xiaoyun was quite enthusiastic towards Shi Qingxue. He pulled Shi Qingxue to sit on the sofa, then made tea himself and took out a few fruit plates for Shi Qingxue to eat.
As for Lu Yiming, Gu Xiaoyun was much more distant, and basically just mentioned it in passing, such as "You eat too".
Lu Yiming didn't care. He came here with Shi Qingxue anyway and didn't care about the other party's attitude.
Gu Xiaoyun took Shi Qingxue's hand and asked, "Xiaoxue, how was your college entrance examination score? Where are you going to study in college?"
Shi Qingxue said: "Zhonghai."
Gu Xiaoyun boasted hurriedly, "Zhonghai is good, a developed city, not worse than Beijing. It seems that you have good grades. Do you still remember your brother Zhuang Zhizhong? He graduated from Shuimu University in Beijing. He is only five years older than you, and you met him when you were young."
Shi Qingxue felt a little embarrassed when asked this question. It happened more than ten years ago, not to mention that she was only a few years old at that time, so how could she remember these things?
However, due to courtesy, he nodded and said, "I remember."
Hearing Shi Qingxue say that he remembered, Gu Xiaoyun's smile became even brighter, and he said, "He graduated from Shuimu University with a major in software, and now he works for a multinational company like Microsoft."
Although she didn't know what this had to do with her, Shi Qingxue still smiled and complimented him, "Brother is amazing. Microsoft is a world-class company. Auntie, you can enjoy a peaceful life in the future."
However, Gu Xiaoyun said, "Oh, what's the point of enjoying a leisurely life? He's already in his twenties and he doesn't even have a girlfriend. I just want him to get married soon so I can have grandchildren."
Shi Qingxue said: "Brother is so outstanding, there must be a lot of girls who like him, don't worry, Auntie."
"That would be great if that's the case."
As they were talking, the door outside opened and a slightly plump young man walked in.
"Mom, I'm back."
"Huh? We have guests."
Zhuang Zhizhong changed into slippers and looked up to see Shi Qingxue sitting on the sofa.
Shi Qingxue was wearing a light blue embroidered long dress, and her temperament was very gentle. Zhuang Zhizhong couldn't take his eyes off her at first sight.
"Who is this beautiful lady?"
Gu Xiaoyun said with a smile: "This is Shi Qingxue. Do you remember what I told you before? We have a distant relative, the Su family, a big family in Baiyun City. Now the Su family has spread all over the United States. Shi Qingxue is a member of the Su family. So, she is your distant cousin."
Zhuang Zhizhong had heard Gu Xiaoyun talk about the Su family many times, and Gu Xiaoyun had mentioned Shi Qingxue more than once. Now that he saw Shi Qingxue in person, Zhuang Zhizhong was even more astonished.
This is a top-notch, rich and beautiful woman. If you marry her, you can save yourself decades of hard work !
Gu Xiaoyun stood up and said, "I'm going to cook, you young people can chat."
She entered the kitchen, and soon called Zhuang Zhizhong in, whispering, "It's rare for Xiaoxue to come over. Tomorrow is the weekend, so take her to Beijing to have some fun and try to develop a relationship with her."
