Volume 5: Twenty Undoubted Chapter 340 The first formal meeting with Luo Yan's mother
Luo Yan chatted with the female student sitting next to her for a while, and after the simulated trading returned to normal, the two began trading US stocks.
"Luo Yan, someone is looking for you!"
"Who is it?"
Not long after starting trading, Luo Yan heard the company's front desk clerk Liu Jiajia shouting that someone was looking for her. She asked the female student sitting next to her to help her check the trend of the stocks she had bought, then stood up from her chair and walked outside the US stock trading room.
"Who is it?"
Walking outside the US stock trading room, Luo Yan looked at the company's front desk Liu Jiajia and said with a smile:
"Jiajie, who is looking for me?"
" It's your mother."
"My mother?"
"Well, she's in the small conference room next door."
Liu Jiajia glanced at the small meeting room next to her, then looked at Luo Yan and whispered:
"Go and have a look. Maybe there's something urgent going on. She doesn't look very well."
"Okay, thank you Sister Jia!"
"You're welcome!"
…
Walking into the small conference room, Luo Yan saw her mother sitting at the conference table, so she sat down opposite her and said casually while playing a game on her mobile phone:
"What do you want from me?"
"Yan Yan, you haven't returned home, you haven't answered the phone, and you haven't studied hard for the postgraduate entrance examination. Instead, you come to work in a small company like this. What's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, I like working, I like making money to support myself, I don't like studying, and I don't want to take the postgraduate entrance exam!"
Luo Yan said casually while playing games on her mobile phone.
"Okay, since you don't like studying and don't want to take the postgraduate entrance exam, mom won't force you. Just quit your job and I'll help you find a better job. Do you want to intern at my law firm or at your uncle Wang's art museum?"
After that, without waiting for Luo Yan to answer, Wei Yunjie added:
"Or, if you have any better plans, you can tell me. Mom knows some clients and can ask them to help arrange it. Is there any job you particularly want to do, or a company you want to join?"
"No, I think my current job is good enough. I don't want to do anything else, and I don't want to go to any other company."
“What’s so good about this company?”
Seeing that Luo Yan did not agree to resign and leave the current company, Wei Yunjie frowned slightly and said:
"I asked someone to investigate. Although this company is called a company, it is actually just a club formed temporarily by a group of stock enthusiasts. It is not formal at all. The contracts signed by the stock traders at the bottom are all agency contracts, which do not provide any security at all."
At this point, Wei Yunjie looked at his daughter and continued to persuade her:
"If you really like the investment industry, whether it's Pulin Capital, Lanhe Capital, or other fund companies, Mom can help you arrange it. What do you think?"
"I don't think it's that great. I just like this company and I don't want to go anywhere else."
"you……"
Seeing Luo Yan throwing a tantrum like a child and still playing mobile games, Wei Yunjie couldn't help but frown and said:
"Yan Yan, Mom is talking to you, can you please stop playing with your phone?"
"Go ahead, I'm listening."
Looking up at her mother, Luo Yan put down her phone and said:
"By the way, I think Weishi Intelligent Technology is pretty good. The company's chairman, Zhao Changming, has given a speech at our school. How about you help me arrange it and I can go to the company to be his administrative secretary?"
"No, you are not suitable to be an administrative secretary! "
Hearing that his daughter wanted to be Zhao Changming's administrative secretary, Wei Yunjie refused with a slightly unnatural expression:
"Besides, how can your mother have the ability to be an administrative secretary for a college student like you?"
"Yeah?"
Looking at her mother who looked a little unnatural, Luo Yan said directly:
"I know everything about what happened between you and Zhao Changming. Do you have anything else to say?"
"Yan Yan, this is..."
Seeing that his daughter knew about the relationship between him and Zhao Changming, Wei Yunjie finally understood why Luo Yan had not returned home, had not studied hard for the postgraduate entrance examination, and had not contacted him. For a moment, he felt guilty and embarrassed and said:
"This is an adult matter, it's very complicated, you don't quite understand it yet, I..."
Without waiting for Wei Yunjie to finish his words, Luo Yan said calmly, looking at her mother who still didn't know how to admit her mistake and was still making excuses for her:
"You guys wanted to do the dirty work, don't put all the blame on the adults. You destroyed other people's families, and I just can't understand why you taught me how to be a man and said these things to me. I would rather never grow up than become an adult like you!"
“Yan Yan!”
Seeing the look of anger and resentment, while blaming his own daughter, Wei Yunjie calmed down a little and said angrily:
"There is only one person in this world who has no reason to blame me, and that is you. I gave birth to you and raised you, and I provided you with good food and drink. You are not young anymore, Luo Yan, you are 22 years old, have you taken care of yourself?"
"I don't need you to support me!"
Seeing her mother arguing with her about these things, Luo Yan stood up from her chair, took out her wallet, and threw the cash, bank cards, credit cards, membership cards, etc. inside onto the conference table. At the same time, she said with a trembling voice and a hint of tears:
"I'll return all this money and these cards to you. I won't bother you anymore, and please don't bother me anymore!"
"Yan Yan, that's not what Mom meant!"
Seeing his daughter like this, Wei Yunjie's eyes turned red and he said:
"Yan Yan, I know I was wrong. I said something I shouldn't have said and hurt you. Can you forgive me this time?"
"good!"
Looking at her mother, Luo Yan said directly:
"As long as you separate from Zhao Changming and never have any contact with him again, I will forgive you. Can you do that?"
"I……"
Looking at his daughter, Wei Yunjie said hesitantly:
"Yan Yan, Zhao Changming is a big client of the law firm. We have been working together for more than 20 years. Our interests are tied together. We can't just break off the relationship. I promise that I will only talk about work with him in the future and not other things, okay?"
"Just talking about work and nothing else, do you think it's possible?"
Looking at her mother, Luo Yan directly exposed her:
"There are so many excellent lawyers in your law firm, can't you just arrange a lawyer to replace you? Or, to Zhao Changming, you, Lawyer Wei Yunjie, are irreplaceable, being both his legal advisor and his secret lover?"
"Yan Yan, how can you say that about your mother?"
Looking at his daughter who spoke rudely, Wei Yunjie said with embarrassment.
"You can do it, why can't I say it?"
Looking at her mother who was still embarrassed, Luo Yan said directly:
"There is no impenetrable wall in this world. If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. I know about your affair with Zhao Changming, but sooner or later others will know about it. When that day comes, have you ever thought about the consequences? Will those people on the Internet give you a chance to reform? You will be pointed at and nailed to the pillar of shame for the rest of your life. Do you know that?"
"Yan Yan, you..."
"Have you thought about these consequences? Are you sure you can bear it?"
"Yan Yan, I..."
"When you were with Zhao Changming, did you ever think about his wife and children who were still waiting for him at home? Did you ever think about me? If everyone knew that my mother was the mistress who destroyed other people's families, what would you let me do?"
Having said that, without waiting for Wei Yunjie to speak, Luo Yan continued excitedly:
"My roommate Jiang Xiaoguo's father cheated on her husband. What she hates most in her life is scumbags and mistresses who destroy other people's families. If she knew that you were a mistress, how could I face her and tell her that you are different from other mistresses, right?"
After saying that, seeing that her mother was standing there speechless, Luo Yan left the small meeting room directly.
…
Outside the small meeting room, after hearing that Luo Yan's mother had come and solved the problem of being able to buy but not sell in the simulation, Yuan Xudong decided to go over and take a look. Seeing Luo Yan running out with red eyes, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but ask with concern:
"Luo Yan, what's wrong with you?"
"fine!"
Seeing that it was Yuan Xudong, Luo Yan wiped the corners of her eyes and forced a smile:
"Why are you here?"
"I heard that my auntie was here, so I came over to say hello. Where's my auntie?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Wei Yunjie walked out of the small conference room. She looked at Yuan Xudong and smiled:
"Hello, I'm Luo Yan's mother. Are you Luo Yan's leader?"
"No, it's a friend!"
Yuan Xudong looked at Wei Yunjie and said with a smile:
"Hello, Auntie. Luo Yan and I are studying in the same university. I majored in computer science and haven't graduated yet. My name is Yuan Xudong, you can just call me Xiao Yuan!"
"good!"
Looking at Yuan Xudong who seemed familiar, Wei Yunjie said with a little doubt:
"Xiao Yuan, have we met somewhere before?"
"I don't think so. Or maybe we met by chance in school?"
Yuan Xudong smiled, but what he was thinking about was that he had seen himself and Liang Shuang together, and Wei Yunjie and Zhao Changming together at the Lan Xi Boutique Hotel. As expected, those who went to a hotel to get a room in the middle of the night were not serious people.
Not sure if Wei Yunjie really didn't recognize Yuan Xudong, she looked at Yuan Xudong and smiled:
"Xiao Yuan, can I talk to you?"
"Of course!"
After taking a look at Luo Yan, Yuan Xudong knew that Wei Yunjie was most likely going to talk to him about her, so he smiled and said:
"Aunt, please wait in the small conference room for a while, I'll be there soon!"
"good!"
After taking a look at Yuan Xudong and his daughter Luo Yan, Wei Yunjie walked back into the small conference room. Yuan Xudong chatted with Luo Yan for a few words, then asked her to go back to trade U.S. stocks. Yuan Xudong prepared two cups of boiled water from the tea room next to him, then walked into the small conference room. He handed one of the cups of steaming boiled water to Luo Yan's mother's desk and said with a smile:
"Aunt, we don't have any good tea leaves in the company, and the coffee is instant, so I can only serve you boiled water."
"It's okay , I just like to drink plain water, it's simple and healthy!"
After taking a look at the steaming boiled water, Wei Yunjie looked at Yuan Xudong who was sitting opposite him and said straight to the point:
"Xiao Yuan, I'll just get straight to the point. I hope you don't mind!"
"It's okay. I don't mind. I like to get straight to the point. The world is so complicated because there are too many people who make simple things complicated!"
Yuan Xudong looked at Wei Yunjie and smiled:
"Aunt, tell me, my greatest strength is that I have a strong psychological endurance and I don't cry easily."
"I didn't expect you to be so humorous."
Smiling, Wei Yunjie looked at Yuan Xudong and said directly:
"I hope you can help me persuade Luo Yan to leave your company. To be honest, I am not optimistic about the long-term development of your company. But as far as stock trading is concerned, your company's base is too small, and it cannot raise funds from the private sector. The future prospects are limited. It is far less potential than investment companies such as Pulin Capital and Lanhe Capital. Yanyan can't waste her time here. Can you help me?"
"Then I'll tell you the truth. I can't help you, or I don't want to!"
Seeing Wei Yunjie looking at him, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
“In terms of the amount of funds, our company is indeed not as good as Puling Capital or Lanhe Capital, but it is hard to say about the future development prospects. Our company’s investment targets are stocks and companies that have already been listed, while Puling Capital and Lanhe Capital invest in entrepreneurial companies that have not yet been listed. After research, the former has lower risks and relatively smaller profits, while the latter has higher risks and higher profits after success.
Take Pulin Capital for example. It is an emerging angel investment company. With the capital support behind it and the Internet dividends of the past two years, it has developed very fast. Its president Zhou Xun is also known as a gold medal investor in the industry. Every project he invests in makes money, it's just a matter of how much. Auntie, what do you think of him?"
"A very capable and courageous young man!"
Smiling, Wei Yunjie looked at Yuan Xudong and said:
"Why, do you have any different opinions?"
"That's right, only young people understand young people, and only ambitious people understand ambitious people!"
Yuan Xudong also smiled and said:
"I have studied Zhou Xun and his investment experience. To sum it up, he has certain abilities and good luck, but he is not professional at all. His investment style can be described as gambling. Perhaps in order to speed up the development of the company, he only invests in the Internet industry, which is extremely risky, and they are all large investments. In his most recent investment, Mosaic was valued at 80 million yuan, which is simply burning money. Success is good, but what if it fails? How many times can Pulin Capital afford to fail?"
Seeing that Wei Yunjie wanted to say something, Yuan Xudong continued:
"Moreover, he is an idealist, or a perfectionist, which is simply laughable. According to his investment track record, he has never experienced a single failure. If it weren't for his good luck, he would have no idea how much he lost. Each time he invested, the amount was tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, and then he got a generous return, and then he would invest in a new project with the principal and interest next time.
The essence of investment is to make repeated trials and errors, with the overall profit outweighing the loss, rather than succeeding every time and going all out every time. Everyone knows that you can't put all your eggs in one basket, as this will result in huge profits but losses that will lead to the company's bankruptcy. I recently heard that Pulin Capital is going to invest hundreds of millions to build an unmanned supermarket.
I dare not say what the future will be like, but at least not now. Unmanned supermarkets are impossible to succeed. If Zhou Xun really invests in this project, it will definitely fail in the end. Puling Capital's cash flow is already tight, like a taut string. The final chain reaction is that either the capital behind it continues to invest, or it goes bankrupt!"
“Why can’t it succeed?”
Seeing Yuan Xudong talking so eloquently, Wei Yunjie disagreed and said:
"I think unmanned supermarkets are great, they're very convenient!"
"It's just a temporary novelty. It's all a pie in the sky that entrepreneurs paint for investors!"
Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
“It’s OK to hype the concept, but in reality, unmanned supermarkets are not truly unmanned. At most, they can save some jobs of salespersons and cashiers. China’s human resources are so cheap, can the salary savings from these positions be enough to pay for the high-tech bills?
Besides, unmanned supermarkets are different from vending machines on the street. Vending machines only sell mineral water, beverages and other commodities that basically will not cause return and exchange disputes. Unmanned supermarkets are essentially still supermarkets. Consumers will inevitably have a series of needs and questions when shopping, which requires shopping guides and salespersons to make recommendations and answers. Unmanned supermarkets obviously cannot meet this requirement.
Finally, don't overestimate human nature. If there is no one managing, but only surveillance cameras, will everyone follow the rules? As long as there is the first person who breaks the rules, there will be a second and a third. The law does not punish the masses, right? "
"Okay, even if what you said makes sense, does that mean your company is better than other companies?"
"Of course not. Our company also has a fatal flaw. Our ability to resist risks is too low. If we encounter a stock market crash sweeping the world, bankruptcy is a matter of time!"
Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"So after I made my first pot of gold, I bought some real estate, government bonds, and stocks of the four major banks. These are the financial pillars of our country. I wouldn't say they are 100% safe, but they are almost there. Even if the company goes bankrupt one day, the annual income generated by these assets is enough for me to be financially free. This is what it means to have the motherland with me."
"Just kidding!"
Yuan Xudong looked at Luo Yan's mother and smiled:
"In fact, Luo Yan has some social phobia. She is very shy in front of strangers and even speechless, so she is not suitable for sales jobs.
Both Pulin Capital and Lanhe Capital need to interact and communicate with many people, so I will not help you persuade Luo Yan to do a job she doesn't like.
Although most people work for money, you are so capable, auntie. The money you earn is enough for Luo Yan to live a life of luxury for the rest of her life. Why can't you let her do what she likes?
Does a job that can make a lot of money have to be a good job? If you have already achieved financial freedom, is it necessary to force yourself to do something you don’t like for the sake of money?
Aunt, let Luo Yan stay in our company for half a year. Luo Yan is still young. If she succeeds, she will grow up. If she fails, she will also be young. What do you think?"
"Well, let her try it!"
After taking a look at Yuan Xudong, Wei Yunjie pushed the cash and various cards that Luo Yan had left on the conference table to Yuan Xudong and said:
"Xiao Yuan, these belong to Luo Yan. Could you please pass them to her for me?"
"OK!"
After collecting all the cash and cards on the table, Yuan Xudong said with a smile:
"I really envy Luo Yan for having so much pocket money. My living expenses before were only 600 yuan a month. It's so pitiful!"
"That's quite pitiful!"
Looking at the funny Yuan Xudong, Wei Yunjie smiled and said:
"If you don't mind, half of Luo Yan's pocket money will be yours. Do you want it?"
“Yes!”
