Nan Yi did not offer any considerate consolation, but stood aside and watched coldly. Based on his understanding of Su Meng, she had strong opinions and a bit of ego, and would not be heartbroken for too long over "a" man.
After standing for a while, Nan Yi returned to his seat and picked up a document to read.
Five minutes, ten minutes, fifteen minutes later, Su Meng's attention shifted from Cheng Hainan to Nan Yi, "You disgusting man, you still don't come to comfort me when I'm in this state."
"Zhen He, come to my office." After looking at the documents for a while, Nan Yi dialed the internal phone.
After a while, Han Zhenhe arrived at Nan Yi's office. Seeing that the door was open, he knocked on it and walked to Nan Yi's desk only after getting permission.
"President."
"Speak Korean." Nan Yi said in Korean.
"yes."
"The biopharmaceutical industrial park will be completed soon. The next step is the electronic technology entrepreneurship park. Investment promotion should be ahead of construction, so the next thing you need to do is to connect with semiconductor companies in Taiwan and South Korea and invite them to build factories here."
"President, China and South Korea do not have diplomatic relations," Han Zhenhe said.
"Haven't you looked at today's webpage yet?"
In order to facilitate the dissemination of information within Nan's company, Nan Yi directly iterated the still crude HTML to the 4.0 version to complete the tags that should be there, and proposed the concept of CSS. After the internal programmers' research and development, Nan's company was one step ahead of the world in realizing a news page with both pictures and texts.
"Not yet. I have a lot of work to do today."
"If you go back and read today's latest news, you will know that the Blue House has proposed a plan for North and South Korea to join the United Nations at the same time. Once this plan is realized, South Korea's next step should be to improve its relations with China."
"President, I understand."
"Let's put South Korea aside for now and wait and see whether China will attend the third APEC ministerial meeting in Seoul this October. If it does, it will only be a matter of time before diplomatic relations are established. You and Vice President Li should discuss the list of Taiwanese semiconductor companies that are suitable for invitation and discuss it at the meeting next Monday."
"yes."
While reading documents and making instructions, Nan Yi completely ignored Su Meng's existence.
Su Meng saw that Nan Yi had been ignoring her, so she stayed there for a while and then left.
A few days later, Chen Feng called Nan Yi and said that Li Jin was coming to Coconut City. Unexpectedly, the next morning after Chen Feng's call, Li Jin called Nan Yi from Wanghai Tower and announced that he was coming to Coconut City.
Although Nan Yi hasn't seen Li Jin for a long time because of Zhou Xiaobing, their relationship has not been severed. They still exchange gifts during festivals. Besides, the situation has changed now. Li Jin's father has moved up a level, and Zhou Xiaobing no longer has the confidence to act like a big brother in front of him.
Nan Yi was not in a hurry to find Li Jin, but just made an appointment for dinner with him.
After being busy in the office of Dream Town for a while, Nan Yi called Zhang Min and went to the "Cigarette Store".
In the 1990s, fake and smuggled cigarettes were rampant in the world. In order to break the situation, the newly established tobacco monopoly bureaus in various places launched activities to send certificates to the countryside and to stores. The tobacco monopoly license of Nan Yi's store was delivered directly to the store by the staff.
The store is not big, only about 30 square meters, and it is not decorated much. It just has a small warehouse where cigarettes and alcohol are stored. Although it is called a cigarette store , there is also alcohol here, but only one brand, Nan Chen, which is not sold and only used for giving away.
An L-shaped glass counter, large enough to hold hundreds of cigarettes, but only a dozen or so were displayed, not in boxes, but in cartons, with the empty spaces filled to the brim. On both sides of the wall, there were inverted L-shaped cabinets, each compartment also filled with whole cartons of cigarettes.
After looking at the exhibits, Nan Yi glanced at the license on the top shelf of the cabinet facing the store door, then turned to Zhang Min who was following him and said, "Secretary Zhang, is the license issued in your name?"
"Yes, President, you told me not to use the company 's name. I couldn't find anyone else at the moment, so I had to apply in my own name." Zhang Min replied.
"In that case, this store will be handed over to you from now on. You will be responsible for the cashier and you can take half of the store's profits. However, don't let this place delay your main work."
Zhang Min was delighted when she heard this. In the past few days, she had learned a lot about the cigarette market for the cigarette store and had a rough idea of ​​the profit of cigarettes. Getting half of the profit meant she could get at least a few hundred yuan a month.
After a struggle in her heart, Zhang Min encouraged herself, stepped forward and hugged Nan Yi's arm, smiling coquettishly: "CEO, you are so nice."
Nan Yi reached out and patted the back of Zhang Min's hand, "You know I'm good to you, so just behave well. Go back by yourself later. I have other things to do."
"OK."
Half an hour later, Nan Yi sat in the Qiongnan Restaurant, with Lin Yan sitting opposite him.
As soon as he sat down, Lin Yan pushed a bundle of money wrapped in newspaper in front of Nan Yi, "Mr. Nan, there are 120,000 yuan in it, 100,000 yuan is the principal, and 20,000 yuan is the interest."
Nan Yi patted the stack of money, opened the newspaper outside, and glanced at the stacks of money that were dumped on the table like dominoes. "Ms. Lin, you are really trustworthy." Nan Yi picked up two stacks and put them next to Lin Yan. "No interest. If it was for the interest, I would not lend you the money."
"Mr. Nan, if you hadn't lent me the money, I wouldn't be able to do business. The interest is what I should pay." Lin Yan picked up the money on the table and handed it back to Nan Yi.
Nan Yi took the money from Lin Yan and put it back next to her. "I said, I'm not doing this for the interest. First, I'm doing this for Sister Xiao Fang's face. Second, I'm doing this for you as a person."
Waving his hand, Nan Yi smiled warmly, "Don't get me wrong, it's not a matter of men and women. Let's eat first, and then find a quiet place to have a good chat."
Lin Yan thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
After dinner, Nan Yi took Lin Yan to the freight terminal. A cargo ship was docked at the terminal and many dock workers were carrying bags there.
Walking slowly toward the sea, Nan Yi pointed in the direction of the freighter and said, "The third one, the one wearing a sailor shirt, I saw him at a party in East Lake Park two years ago. At that time, he was still high-spirited and looked like a nobleman. I didn't expect that he would be reduced ."
Lin Yan looked in the direction Nan Yi pointed and asked, "What major is he studying?"
"I'm not sure, I've only seen him, but I haven't had any contact with him. Since I came to Coconut City, I like to hang out in the area around Triangle Pond and Wanghai Tower, not for anything else, just to see if there are any talented people.
I started my business very early and completed the initial accumulation very early. It took me two years to go from 0 to 1, three to four years to go from 1 to 9, and the speed from 9 to 99 was relatively fast, taking less than a year and a half.
99 to 999, about three years, now we are in the period from 999 to 9999, this step is very difficult, extremely difficult, we have been waiting for two or three years without being able to enter. "
Lin Yan brushed her hair that was blown to her nose by the sea breeze and asked, "Mr. Nan, 0 to 1 means from nothing to something, I understand that, and I also understand that the 9 at the end represents the volume, so how big is the volume exactly?"
"You can simply understand it as 900 million in US dollars."
"Mr. Nan, are you kidding me?" Lin Yan said in disbelief with her eyes bulging.
"Whether what I said is true or false, you will have the opportunity to distinguish it in the future. You have now gone from 0 to 0.01, taking the most difficult step, from nothing to something, and now you have the capital to move on.
However, I want to tell you that each step that follows will still be difficult. It is not like walking on a single-plank bridge, but walking on a high wire. Walking with bare hands, every step will be impossible to be firm. It will not work to stay where you are. It won't be long before you fall down. You can only move forward and keep walking. Only by moving quickly can you keep your body balance.
Do you know Bill Gates?
"I read American magazines when I was in college and saw reports about him," Lin Yan replied.
“Bill Gates is now a successful person. He is successful because he has many excellent qualities, such as his keenness and foresight for opportunities, his knowledge of replication and innovation, his finding like-minded talents, his superb technology, and his perseverance. These are all factors that led to his success.
There is another factor that may not be mentioned or emphasized in the magazine, but this factor is the key to his success, and that is his mother Mary.
Mary's father, Maxwell Sr., who is Gates' grandfather, founded the City Bank of America in Seattle in 1906. His son Maxwell Jr., who is Gates' uncle, is also a banker. When Gates was very young, Maxwell Sr. set up a $1 million escrow fund for him.
As for Mary, she was a director of First Intercontinental Bank and Pacific Northwest Bell, a trustee of the University of Washington, and she also served as the first female chairperson of the executive board of the United Way of the United States. During her tenure as chairperson, IBM CEO John Akers was also a member of the executive board.
Speaking of Gates, the first pot of gold that Microsoft made since its establishment, that is, the process from 0 to 1, was made possible by MS-DOS.
How did MS-DOS come about?
In Seattle, there was a computer products company with a programmer named Tim Patterson. In 1980, he spent four months writing the 86-DOS operating system.
In July 1981, Microsoft purchased all copyrights of 86-DOS from the company for US$50,000 and renamed it MS-DOS.
Around mid-August, IBM released the first personal computer. The first batch was equipped with Computer Products' 86-DOS 1.14, but the second batch was replaced with MS-DOS.
The two companies even had a lawsuit over this matter, and the dispute was later settled with Microsoft paying the other party $1 million in compensation.
Nan Yi stopped and looked at Lin Yan, "Listen to me, what do you think?"
Lin Yan thought for a while, "Bill Gates' success was both accidental and inevitable."
Nan Yi nodded and said, "Chance and necessity are very appropriate words. On the road to success, Gates drove a car and easily achieved one success after another.
And you are just like the Tibetan monks who kowtow. You kneel down after every step, getting calluses on the soles of your feet, your knees bleeding from kneeling, and holes in your forehead. Your success depends on suffering, blood, and self-esteem. It is very tiring and sad.
If you were given an opportunity to make your path easier and go further, but your success needed to be shared with others, no, profit sharing would be more appropriate, would you be willing to do so? "
Before Nan Yi finished speaking, Lin Yan's face had already become stiff. She could hear that there was something else behind Nan Yi's words.
"Mr. Nan, do you know how I made my refrigerator business?"
"I know, it's no big deal. From ancient times to the present, many successful people have relied on the help of their wives' families in their first step. Take Zhu Yuanzhang for example. If there were no Ma Dajiao and his father-in-law Guo Zixing, there would be no Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years.
Besides, no matter whether it is the richest man in Macau or Hong Kong, the first step of their success was also relying on the help of their wife’s family. Without this first step, they might also be able to get to where they are today, but I dare say that it would not be so smooth for them, and they would definitely have to endure more hardships and suffer more.
Take me for example. To succeed, I used my body as a gift and sent it to one woman after another. My personality was insulted again and again, and my self-esteem was trampled on again and again. The road to success was too bitter, too bitter. "
As he spoke, Nan Yi became sad and recalled the past times when he was abused by women.
At first, Lin Yan was moved by Nan Yi's understanding. She had paid a lot to make the refrigerator business a success. Whenever she thought of it, she would feel sick. His body was as dirty as a fat pig, the strong smell of sweat, the mouth full of yellow teeth that made people dizzy, and the deep regret in her heart.
Finally, she came to her senses and realized that the man in front of her was a shameless person, even shameless.
"How much money did you get from the refrigerator business?"
"450,000."
From the conversation just now, Lin Yan has realized that the man in front of her must have sent people to keep an eye on her. In front of him, she no longer has any secrets.
"Okay, what's your next plan?"
"There is a clothing factory that is about to be sold, and I want to take it over."
Nan Yi clapped his hands. Not far away, Jiang Sheng came over with a yellow envelope in his hand. When he got closer, he handed the envelope to Nan Yi.
Nan Yi took it, pointed at Jiang Sheng first, and then handed the envelope in his hand to Lin Yan, "He is the person I sent to follow you. In order to express my apology for invading your privacy, this is a gift from me to you."
Lin Yan took the envelope, opened it and pulled out a few sheets of paper. When she looked at them, her pupils immediately dilated. "This... is the transfer contract of the garment factory? Give it to me?"
"Yes, it's for you." Nan Yi gave Lin Yan an affirmative look.
"But it's worth $750,000."
"750,000 is not a lot, Miss Lin. I have seen the potential of 75 million in you. You are welcome. Take it. This is a pure gift without any additional conditions. From now on, I will not let anyone follow you. When you make 5 million and find that the road ahead is very difficult, you can come to me when you need someone to rely on."
Nan Yi said, taking two steps forward and extending his right hand towards Lin Yan. Lin Yan understood and also extended her right hand to join him.
"Ms. Lin, the road ahead is long, I wish you smooth sailing."
"Thanks."
After parting with Lin Yan, Nan Yi went back to Longkunxia Village, worked for two hours, and then went to Wanghailou to keep an appointment with Li Jin.
Compared to a few years ago, Li Jin looks more mature and calmer. It seems that his experience as vice president of China World Trade Hotel in the past two years has taught him a lot.
As soon as Nan Yi and his eyes met, they walked towards each other and hugged each other, "Brother, long time no see."