Before the opening of the Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Goat in 2004, Yan Weiwen, a famous Chinese military singer, will take the stage to sing. Yan Weiwen's show was scheduled for the 30th, which means that he will lose the opportunity to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with his family.
However, the family prepared a "New Year's lunch" for Yan Weiwen. After the CCTV reporter heard the news, he was about to go to Yan Weiwen's house for an interview, and happened to meet his son-in-law Li Hehe, who was making dumplings at Yan Weiwen's house.
People who are familiar with Li Hehe recognize at a glance that the so-called son-in-law of Yan Weiwen on TV is actually the founder of a well-known Internet company and the son of Li Zhaoxing, former Chinese Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Why, then, did the singer's daughter become married to the foreign minister's son?
The minister's son was twice unemployed
In fact, Li Hehe's life and career have not been smooth sailing, and even if he is the son of China's foreign minister, he will inevitably be fired by the company.
Li Hehe was born in 1978, when his father Li Zhaoxing was only a staff member of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while his mother Qin Xiaomei was born in a diplomatic family, and his grandfather used to be Liu Shaoqi's secretary.
In high school, Li Hehe was admitted to Beijing No. 4 Middle School. At this time, Li Hehe was not only handsome and handsome, but also had a very high EQ IQ, so he became the class leader very smoothly.
After that, he relied on his expertise in mathematics to receive an admission letter from the Department of Electronic Engineering of Tsinghua University. However, Li Hehe, who was bent on seeking independence, decided to give up the olive branch thrown by domestic universities and go to the United States on the other side of the ocean to study alone.
In fact, at the same time that Li Hehe was preparing to be admitted to a domestic university, he had already sent an application to the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League school in the United States. When two top universities at home and abroad were in front of him, Li Hehe still chose the latter.
The days of studying at the University of Pennsylvania were the period of Li Hehe's fastest growth. However, after several years of study, none of the classmates knew Li Hehe's true identity. On weekdays, as long as there are no homework tasks, Li Hehe will go to work in restaurants with his classmates to earn tuition.
In 1999, Li Zhaoxing became China's ambassador to the United States, and it was only at this time that Li Hehe began to appear on the same occasions as his father. However, even if he is seen by his classmates frequently entering and leaving the embassy, he will not take the initiative to show off.
Because in his heart, Li Zhaoxing is a father and does not have the blessing of the halo of the ambassador to the United States. The frequent entry and exit of the embassy is only based on the simple mood of a son who wants to see his father.
During this period, Li Zhaoxing also wrote a poem to his son, hoping that his son could remember that he was "a relative of his relatives, a son of the motherland, which is the root of everything". However, before Li Zhaoxing's term ended, Li Hehe graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.
According to public information, Li Hehe was the first in his grade at that time, and also received two bachelor's degrees in mathematics and computer science.
After graduation, Li Hehe decided to temporarily look for an American technology company to Xi, and at this time, Oracle Technology Company threw an olive branch to him. However, Li Hehe's first job didn't last long.
On September 11, 2001, a terrorist attack that shocked the whole world occurred in New York, USA, which was the famous "911" incident.
"911" is the pain of the American people, and it has also greatly impacted American technology companies, and Oracle is one of them. Due to the economic downturn, Oracle decided to carry out large-scale layoffs, itself a foreigner, and Li Hehe, who had just graduated, was among the layoffs.
Although Li Hehe has always been down-to-earth and has never been arrogant, this layoff incident still hit him deeply. However, after a short period of confusion, Li Hehe once again found the direction of his life.
He believes that the reason why Oracle laid off itself is not only due to the background of the times, but also because of its inferior skills. For this reason, he decided to give up the idea of looking for a second job for a while and went to Harvard University for graduate studies.
After having an idea, Li Hehe submitted an application to Harvard University, and when his decision reached Li Zhaoxing's ears, the latter was still shocked.
Li Zhaoxing believes that his son is too "independent" and always does not discuss with himself no matter how big or small. However, the reason why Li Hehe decides everything by himself is actually from his father Li Zhaoxing.
Stubborn father and son, the alliance of gentlemen
Li Zhaoxing was born in a rural family in Jiaonan, Shandong Province, and changed his destiny by studying Xi and became an excellent diplomat.
In addition, his wife Qin Xiaomei is also in a diplomatic family, so when their son Li Hehe was born, Li Zhaoxing and his wife have always had the idea of training their son to become a third-generation diplomat. Helplessly, Li Hehe didn't have this idea at all, and even quarreled with his parents many times during adolescence because of future professional issues.
Although Li Zhaoxing is a "hawkish" official in diplomacy, he has no choice but to make a "gentleman's alliance and father-son covenant" with his son, and put the decision on his son's life in his own hands.
The open-minded attitude of Li Zhaoxing and his wife gave Li Hehe a broad space for trial and error, and giving up Tsinghua University to be admitted to Penn University was the beginning of his son's independence.
However, under the influence of the 911 incident, Li Hehe encountered the first Waterloo in his life. Fortunately, he picked himself up in time and made a second crucial life decision.
However, compared with his son's frustration in the workplace, Li Zhaoxing at this time was in the limelight on the diplomatic front. In the history of Chinese diplomacy, Li Zhaoxing is not only the longest-serving spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but also the youngest ambassador to the United States since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States in 1979.
After NATO bombed the embassy of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the mainland, the ambassadors headed by Li Zhaoxing displayed an extremely tough attitude. When Li Zhaoxing was confronted with the US government's "bombing incident was an accident," he argued on the basis of reason, not only forcing US Secretary of State O'Brewright to publicly apologize, but also asking US President Clinton to write an apology statement with his own hands.
Li Zhaoxing's outstanding performance on the diplomatic front has made him a "hardliner" and "hawk" in the mouth of the American media. However, in the hearts of the Chinese people, Li Zhaoxing is a person who is a "pigeon inside and an eagle outside", and he allows the people of the world to see "the masculine beauty of Chinese men" in diplomatic occasions.
However, Li Zhaoxing's excellence also made people understand the existence of Li Hehe.
In just a few months, Li Hehe has many "He fans", but this pressure of being exposed also makes Li Hehe breathless.
In order not to rely on his father's aura, Li Hehe can only keep a low profile and a low profile. Fortunately, entering the ivory tower life again allowed Li Hehe to isolate himself from the outside world and concentrate on academics.
After graduating from Harvard University, Li Hehe received a master's degree. Just when Li Hehe was preparing to show his strength in the American workplace, a crisis in the economic field made him the target of layoffs again.
The experience of losing his job twice also made Li Hehe begin to realize that the United States is not suitable for him. In addition, there was persuasion from his parents, so Li Hehe, who had already obtained a degree from a prestigious school, decided to return to China.
In fact, a large part of the reason why Li Hehe is willing to return to China is related to his father's imminent retirement. Li Hehe believes that if his father is still active in the public eye, his entrepreneurial path will inevitably get some "undeserved" help, which is contrary to the life principle of "independence and freedom" that he has always adhered to.
Because Li Hehe has a degree from the world's top universities and has Xi in two technology companies, his entrepreneurial path is very smooth.
However, after Li Hehe's business first improved, his parents began to worry about his lifelong affairs again. And Yan Weiwen's daughter Yan Jingjing also entered Li Hehe's sight because of this.
Meet Yan Weiwen's daughter
Like Li Hehe, Yan Jingjing also has study abroad experience.
In 2006, 23-year-old Yan Jingjing returned from Canada after completing her studies. What makes Yan Weiwen a headache is that although her daughter needs to have academic qualifications and good looks, she has never been able to settle the marriage event.
At a dinner, Yan Weiwen complained to his colleagues in the singing industry present, but he didn't expect that the unintentional listener had a heart, and the singer Tan Jing who was present really thought of a suitable object, that is, Li Zhaoxing's son Li Hehe.
Under the guidance of the matchmaker Tan Jing, the two young people began initial contact, and it didn't take long for the two to officially establish a relationship.
In 2018, Li Hehe and Yan Jingjing entered the palace of marriage under the witness of their parents. At the wedding, Yan Weiwen, who never sang publicly in private, sang a song "Husband and Wife Love" for his daughter and son-in-law.
According to media reports, the wedding of the two was held in a five-star hotel in Wangfujing, Beijing, attended by mostly political and cultural figures, with a total of 30 tables that day, and it is said that the price of each table was as high as 8,880 yuan.
However, although the wedding banquet was a little larger, there was no irregularity, because Li Hehe had already made certain achievements in the business at this time, even if he did not rely on his father Li Zhaoxing and father-in-law Yan Weiwen, he could hold a grand wedding banquet for his newlywed wife.
As soon as he returned to China, Li Hehe invited his classmates from Harvard University to create a website dedicated to serving college students-99 Dormitory Network.
With the successful practice of 99 dormitory network, Li Hehe accumulated his first pot of gold and began to expand his business territory to technology companies. In just a few years, Li Hehe has founded several technology companies such as Beijing Guichuang, Sichuan Zhengjie, and Beijing Shenxing.
Yan Weiwen himself is very satisfied with Li Hehe's son-in-law, not only often invites him to come to his home for dinner, but even often stands on the side of his son-in-law when his daughter and son-in-law have conflicts.
Seeing her father's partiality, Yan Jingjing sometimes felt unconvinced, and she also accused her father in a quarrel: "I think Li Hehe is not your son-in-law, it is your son, I am your daughter-in-law." ”
However, like Yan Weiwen's "pulling the shelf", Li Zhaoxing and his wife are also more tolerant of their daughter-in-law. Under the treatment of the high emotional intelligence of the parents of the two parties, the relationship between Li Hehe and Yan Jingjing is getting better and better, and there are many fewer quarrels in the later stage.
When CCTV reporters interviewed Yan Weiwen's family life, this "low-key" son-in-law happened to show up. After the conversation, the reporter asked Li Hehe if he would sing his father-in-law's song.
Li Hehe did not hesitate at all, and generously sang "Battle Song of the Strong Army" to the camera......
epilogue
Although he is the son of the former foreign minister, Li Hehe did not rely on his father's relationship, but relied on his education to change his life. And the two waterloos in his career did not defeat this young man, but inspired his determination to start a business.
Putting aside Li Hehe's identity, the tenacity he showed in him that he did not admit defeat is worth learning from Xi.
- Author: Eleven
- Edit: Eleven
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