Chapter 654: Dry Logistics
Back at the dining table, Li Caixia no longer had her previous high spirits and she even didn't dare to look Shi Qingxue in the eye.
It was at this time that she truly felt that in the face of money, many things bragging.
If it were really that simple to just wave your hand, how could even the principal be so flattering to Lu Yiming?
As Li Caixia and Li Feng sat down, the atmosphere seemed to change subtly, and the inappropriate silence made the scene a little more awkward.
Fortunately, the waiter's "serve the food" eased the awkwardness. Li Feng opened a bottle of Moutai and filled Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue's glasses first. He said with a flattering face, "Mr. Lu, sister-in-law, I was blind and didn't recognize the great man. I'm sorry for offending you just now. I'll drink three glasses as punishment. I hope you can be magnanimous and don't bother with a vulgar person like me."
Lu Yiming said calmly, "It's too formal."
What kind of general knowledge is this? In fact, Lu Yiming didn't take this matter to heart at all.
Nowadays, there is a long queue of people who want to kill Lu Yiming every day. What does Li Feng count as?
The kind that you can’t even get a number plate from in the queue.
Seeing that Lu Yiming didn't seem to have any intention of blaming him, Li Feng felt very fortunate. After all, if Lu Yiming was going to deal with him and said a few more words to Xu Wentao, he would be in big trouble.
Under Lu Yiming's "magnanimity", the atmosphere at the dinner table gradually eased. Everyone toasted each other and it looked lively.
Xu Tengyu stood up with his glass in hand and said to Lu Yiming, "Mr. Lu, I'll toast you. I'll drink it, you can do as you please."
Lu Yiming nodded slightly, and just as he picked up the wine glass, Xu Tengyu raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp.
Amidst everyone's compliments, Lu Yiming actually drank a few glasses out of respect.
In the box, Xu Wentao poured himself a glass of wine and said, "You guys drink first, I'll go out and have a drink with Mr. Lu."
Xu Wentao came out of the private room with a glass of wine, came to Lu Yiming's table, and said, "Boss Lu, come, I'll toast you."
Seeing this scene, Xu Tengyu, Li Feng and others were so shocked that their scalps went numb.
In their opinion, Xu Wentao's fawning attitude towards Lu Yiming was already an extreme manifestation, and now he even came out to toast him in person?
What is the concept?
After all, Xu Wentao is already one of the most famous figures in the city, and the only people who can get him to come out and toast are probably people at the provincial level or above.
As for Lu Yiming, he just had some money.
Are rich people really that awesome?
This scene can be said to have brought a huge shock to these young people who have not yet entered society.
After dinner, Lu Yiming took Shi Qingxue away. At this moment, no one cared whether they came here on foot.
With Lu Yiming's departure, Li Feng, Xu Tengyu and others suddenly felt the pressure on their bodies disappear.
Although Lu Yi clearly stated that he would not pursue them, but with a young man who even Xu Wentao came over to toast him, eating at the same table with them, how could they feel less pressure?
At this time, Xu Wentao and his friends came out after dinner. They said hello to each other and prepared to leave. Xu Wentao waved to Xu Tengyu and said, "Xiaoyu, come with me."
"Oh, okay."
Although he didn't understand the situation, Xu Tengyu didn't dare to refuse.
After a while, everyone left, leaving only Xu Tengyu and Xu Wentao behind.
Xu Wentao hooked his arm around Xu Tengyu's shoulder and said to him, "In the future, you should avoid hanging out with people like Li Feng. If you really want to make friends, you should look for young talents like Lu Yiming."
After all, Xu Tengyu had grown up playing with Li Feng, and he also enjoyed Li Feng's compliments. He immediately explained, "Uncle, Li Feng is not a bad person at heart, even though he is a bit playful. And he is from the Li family..."
The Li family is a big family after all, and a business family like this needs to cling to power, and the Li family chose Xu Tengyu. And people like Xu Tengyu who want to climb up also need rich people to provide him with funds, so the two sides can be said to hit it off.
In the past, Xu Wentao would certainly not say anything, and would even be happy to see it happen. But now, he looked disdainful and said to Xu Tengyu earnestly, "Not being able to control the crotch is actually a small matter. The key is that this person has great ambitions but little talent. He obviously has no ability, but he is arrogant and domineering. This kind of person is destined to have little future and will not be able to help you in your career."
Then, he added: "Our Xu family seems to be prosperous now, but if you don't think about the future, you will have immediate worries. In the next few decades of Xia Country, economic development will be the top priority, so if our Xu family wants to maintain its position, we must have enough wealth."
After all, Xu Tengyu had been educated in this area since he was a child, so he didn't need to say many things too bluntly. Xu Wentao's words went around in his mind, and he said, "Okay, Fourth Uncle, I understand."
Thinking of Xu Wentao personally toasting Lu Yiming, Xu Wenyu couldn't help but ask: "Fourth Uncle, is this Lu Yiming really as powerful as the legend says?"
In his impression, it was always the family members who toasted Xu Wentao during festivals, and there was no mention of Xu Wentao personally toasting anyone. So, Xu Wentao's toast to Lu Yiming today made him feel very shocked.
Xu Wentao sighed, shook his head and said, "This Lu Yiming is much more powerful than the rumors say."
Xu Tengyu was even more shocked and asked in a lost voice: "How could it be?"
Xu Wentao looked around and said, "Come on, let's talk in the car."
After getting in the car, Xu Wentao whispered to Xu Tengyu, "Some news has not yet been reported back to China, so you don't know that Lu Yiming has made at least 5 billion US dollars in America this time. With his other investments, his net worth has now exceeded 12 billion US dollars, almost equal to Li Chaoren's personal wealth, but he still lacks in foundation. Do you think your rumor is as amazing as this?"
"Twelve billion US dollars? That's eighty to ninety billion RMB. Is he treating the United States as an ATM?"
After hearing the news, Xu Tengyu felt it was outrageous. After all, it has always been America that reaps the benefits of others. Since when did America's leeks become so unscrupulously harvested?
Eighty or ninety billion, what does that mean?
Anyway, Xu Tengyu couldn’t imagine it.
Eighty or ninety thousand yuan can buy a car now, eighty or ninety thousand yuan can buy a villa, eight or nine million yuan can probably buy a building, eight or nine hundred billion yuan...that would be ten thousand buildings!
However, what shocked Xu Tengyu even more was yet to come.
Xu Wentao continued, "Lu Yiming is not only rich, he has established a strong network of contacts in the United States, including many emerging technology tycoons in the United States, as well as many bureaucrats and politicians in the United States. His influence is incredibly great."
The more Xu Tengyu listened, the more unbelievable it found it. After all , Lu Yiming had accomplished something on his own that many of the top domestic giants could not do.
"No wonder Fourth Uncle asked me to have a good relationship with him. People like him really can't be offended casually."
Xu Tengyu has always been somewhat proud of himself. He is not like Li Feng, a second-generation rich man who only relies on his family background to show off. He works very hard in his daily life. Not only did he get into Jiaotong University with his own real ability, but he was also elected as the president of the student union without borrowing any resources from his family. Even few people in the school know that he actually came from a wealthy family in Zhonghai like the Xu family. At most, they think that his family has some money.
But after hearing about Lu Yiming's deeds in the United States, Xu Tengyu had to admit that there was indeed a gap in talent and vision between people. Lu Yiming easily accomplished what he could not do.
On the way back to school, Shi Qingxue said to Lu Yiming: "Just now, that Li Caixia suddenly became very polite to me."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Isn't this normal?"
Shi Qingxue pursed her lips and said, "Actually, I always feel like something is weird."
"What's so strange about that? Don't let your imagination run wild. Just study hard and make progress every day."
"All right."
After all, they drank white wine today, and after walking a few steps outside, the alcohol started to take effect. Lu Yiming said to Shi Qingxue, "Forget it, let's not go to the study room to read. Let's go home and sleep."
"Um……"
The next morning, Lu Yiming slept until ten o'clock in the morning. Just after breakfast and arriving at school, he received a call from Long Qiquan: "Lu Yiming, are you up yet? Someone named Xu Tengyu here wants to talk to you about cooperation. If you have time, come to my office."
Xu Tengyu? Isn't that the one we had dinner with yesterday?
After all, he was Xu Wentao's nephew, so Lu Yiming did not refuse directly and said, "Well, I'll go over now."
When he arrived at the office, Lu Yiming met Xu Tengyu.
Xu Tengyu was dressed quite formally today, in a black suit and black leather shoes, the only thing missing was a bow tie.
Seeing Lu Yiming coming in, he quickly stepped forward, stretched out his hands, and first stated his identity, saying, "Student Lu Yiming, I am here today on behalf of Jiaotong University."
"Representing Jiaotong University?"
Lu Yiming couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "What are you doing here on behalf of Jiaotong University?"
Xu Tengyu said: "Of course, we will join the Yixun Encyclopedia project! Our Jiaotong University Library also has a very rich collection of books and many talented scholars. We all want to contribute to the improvement of Yixun Encyclopedia."
Of course, Lu Yiming would not refuse such a labor force that came to him for free. He said immediately, "I didn't expect Jiaotong University to be so generous. I am very happy to cooperate with Jiaotong University."
It's not just a face-giving to Xu Wentao. Xu Tengyu's success in Jiaotong University also proves his ability. Such people are often the easiest to succeed and can become a booster for future capital.
After finishing the serious business, Xu Tengyu talked about personal matters: "We have a party here this weekend. If you are free, you can bring your sister-in-law to participate."
Lu Yiming was not very interested in these things, and asked casually: "What party?"
Xu Tengyu quickly said, "It's just a few young people in the circle, exchanging ideas with each other, and I hope that classmate Lu Yiming will do me the honor."
If it were an ordinary college student, such an opportunity would be a dream. However, Lu Yiming had no desire to go at all, and immediately said, "I'm very busy, and I don't have time to eat, drink and have fun on weekends. You guys can go and have fun by yourselves."
Xu Tengyu was immediately at a loss for words and said, "Who told you that the young people in our circle get together just to eat, drink and have fun?"
Lu Yiming said bluntly: "That doesn't matter. This circle may be of some use to you, but it is completely meaningless to me. However, if you can introduce some of your elders' circles to me, I can barely spare some time to meet them."
Although the words were harsh, what Lu Yiming said was the truth.
How can the vision and experience of a first-generation rich man like Lu Yiming, who started from scratch, be compared with those of the second-generation rich who grew up in a honeypot?
I'm afraid the two sides simply can't agree on many topics.
Moreover, every circle has its own rules. Xu Tengyu himself is a member of the circle, so he naturally knows how arrogant the people in his circle are. Relying on their wealthy family background, they may not take Lu Yiming, the richest man, seriously.
It was impossible for Lu Yiming to compromise himself and adapt to the so-called rules in the circle.
Xu Tengyu still felt very sorry for not being able to invite Lu Yiming, so he could only say, "Well, I hope I can have the chance to invite Lu Yiming next time."
Then, he changed the subject and asked, "Student Lu Yiming, if I want to go into business, do you have any good suggestions?"
If Lu Yiming hadn't said this, Xu Tengyu would still think that his circle was quite powerful, but now Xu Tengyu realized that if he continued to hang out with a group of rich second-generations, his future achievements would be limited.
On the contrary, if I could follow Lu Yiming, maybe I could make a career faster.
Lu Yiming said calmly: "Men are afraid of choosing the wrong career, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man. Some people are suitable for this, and some are suitable for that. I have some understanding of your Xu family. The proposition of doing business is too broad, and I think one of the industries under this proposition is more suitable for you."
When Xu Tengyu heard this, he was immediately excited and asked quickly: "What industry?"
Lu Yiming said: "Logistics."
November 10, 2001, is a day worth remembering for Xia. From this day on, Xia's modern history can be reopened. Because on this day, Xia successfully joined the World Trade Organization and became one of the 143rd member states of the organization.
The whole country and even the whole world are discussing this matter, but Lu Yiming's life remains calm and busy.
He has to read books to recharge himself and arm his mind with knowledge, and he also has to make phone calls all day to communicate with partners and subordinates and remotely control his career.
If you really want to be a hands-off boss, that definitely won't work.
Regardless of the specific matters, you must at least have some understanding of the company's situation, otherwise once the wild horse has broken free from the reins, it will be difficult to put the reins back on.
After making a few phone calls, Lu Yiming thought he could take a break, but he didn't expect Yu Jiayi to throw another stack of documents on Lu Yiming's desk and said, " Mr. Lu, all these documents need to be signed today."
Lu Yiming couldn't help rubbing his temple and said, "Well, I understand. I will sign it as soon as possible."
After Yu Jiayi left the office, Lu Yiming began to look at the documents. He had just signed two when his cell phone rang again.
The call was from Xu Tengyu, who said to Lu Yiming: "I told my family about the advice you gave me last time, and they all supported it."
Xu Tengyu's grandfather was the pillar of the Xu family. He had participated in the War of Resistance against Japan and made great contributions to the Xia Kingdom. It was because of this that Lu Yiming was willing to interact with Xu Tengyu.
Of course, the Xu family's money came from a clean source. The family has been spreading over decades and has established a firm foothold in various fields. The family has deep roots and each of them has its own brilliance.
Xu Tengyu's father gave up his public office early and went into business. He became a billionaire by taking advantage of the collapse of the Polar Bear. Because of this family background, Xu Tengyu has no interest in the career path of taking the civil service exam. He cares more about whether he can make money.
Lu Yiming said casually: "Well, it's good to support you, so just work hard."
Although he had cleared the obstacles to this line of work, Xu Tengyu was still a little worried after looking up information. He immediately asked, "Can logistics really make money? Don't lie to me. The post office is losing money every year."
Lu Yiming was speechless and said, "How many companies of their nature don't lose money?"
Xu Tengyu thought about it and said, "That's right."
Lu Yiming said, "It's mainly because it's too troublesome to run a pure logistics company, so I came to you. If you don't want me to, I can do it myself. Anyway, a fast food company I invested in a few years ago has already started to build its own logistics and distribution team."
When Xu Tengyu heard this, he immediately became anxious and said, "Do it, I didn't say I won't do it. Isn't it that I haven't figured it out yet?"
Lu Yiming knew that Xu Tengyu wanted to know more good news about the industry, so he immediately said, "The development of the future online shopping market is beyond your imagination. When the number of computer users increases, the potential of logistics companies will explode completely. If they are well managed, it is not a problem to have a market value of over 100 billion. Even if the development is mediocre, it is not a problem to have a market value of over 10 billion. To put it bluntly, you have to catch this wave of the Internet. If you don't, even gods can do nothing about it."
Hundreds of billions, tens of billions, the numbers that Lu Yiming said directly exceeded the limits of Xu Tengyu's imagination.
Are you really talking about RMB? Are you sure it's not the Beijing dollar?
In fact, Lu Yiming was not bragging. Shunfeng, which was famous in later generations, had a market value of more than 160 billion yuan, and Yuantong, which was much smaller than it, had a market value of nearly 36 billion yuan.
As long as the business is managed properly and the route is correct, it is almost a win without any effort. After all, in the future, the scale of online shopping in China has reached 6 trillion yuan, and the revenue of the logistics industry to which it belongs is close to 30 billion yuan, which can support a logistics company with a total market value of hundreds of billions.
Lu Yiming kept talking nonsense, and Xu Tengyu's breathing became rapid.
He wants to earn this money!
"Boss Lu, leave this matter to me! It's done for sure!"
