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Text: South Lane Layman
Editor|South Lane Resident
As the Spring Festival approached in 2019, a major event occurred in a small village in Yilong, Sichuan, that caused a sensation in society.
A helicopter actually fell from the sky, and after the plane came to a standstill, billionaire Zheng Daqing slowly stepped off the plane.
This time, Zheng Daqing brought a plane to provide free "flying service" to the local people.
After a series of free medical examinations, the elderly who passed the physical condition got their wish and got on the helicopter.
After taking the villagers to experience the feeling of flying into the sky in a circle, he waved his hand and feasted a hundred tables.
The table is full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and I am tired of eating it for three days, full of pride.
And the last "hard dish" is even more heavyweight.
What was served was a wad of cash, ranging from 2,000 to 50,000.
He didn't show mercy, he just picked it up and distributed it to the old man on the table.
After a banquet, the "big red envelopes" received by the villagers added up to more than 9 million cash.
The momentum is huge, the scene is lively, and it also appeared on the local news station in Yilong.
In fact, Zheng Daqing devoted himself to the construction of this village very early.
In 2001, he donated 700,000 yuan to the village to repair the road and build a connection between the village and the outside world.
Seeing that there were "left-behind children" in the village who had no books to read, he built five new hope primary schools in the local area.
And every year to invest 100,000 yuan to fund children's education.
In addition, for some poor families and lonely elderly people, he will pay a certain living allowance every month.
What is the reason for him to "spend money" on the village and villagers like a "nouveau riche"?
Embark on the journey of your dreams with 70 yuan
In 1985, a poor boy in a ravine took 70 yuan and embarked on the road to Urumqi.
These 70 yuan is not a large amount, but it embodies the goodwill and hope of a village, and holds up the dream of a teenager.
The money on Zheng Daqing's body was spontaneously made up for him by the people in the village.
At that time, he wanted to work hard in Urumqi, but because he had no money, it was a problem to even start, so he was depressed all day long.
After the people in the village knew about his sorrow, they did something that Zheng Daqing is grateful to this day.
They spontaneously donated a little of their hearts for him, and a dime and a half is also money, and the neighbors and towns have reached out to help, and if they can, they will help.
In this way, everyone accumulated a lot of money and scraped together 70 yuan, which was just enough for his travel expenses to Urumqi.
It's only 70 yuan, but it's particularly heavy.
Zheng Daqing took the money that exuded the brilliance of humanity and bowed deeply to the villagers to express his gratitude.
At the same time, I secretly swore in my heart that I must break out of the roll call and come back to repay my benefactor!
After coming to Urumqi, he was introduced to work at a construction site.
Usually I do manual work such as moving bricks and building walls.
Although the money is not much, at least food and clothing are not a problem.
In such an environment, he was not satisfied with the status quo, got by, and did not dare to forget the promise he had secretly made in his heart.
In order to improve himself, in his spare time, he reads professional books on architecture and teaches himself some other reference books.
Because he worked too hard, he became a "clear stream" on the construction site.
I was also laughed at by many workers, what are you doing with some useless work?
It's better to have a good rest when you have this time, and you will be tired enough to survive after a day of physical strength.
Zheng Daqing turned a deaf ear to the incessant ridicule and only focused on his goal.
Sure enough, the results will not disappoint everyone who has worked hard.
Soon, he stood out among many small workers with his hard work and became a small foreman.
Although the position is not too high, it is still promoted.
After being promoted, he had more say in the matter, and gradually stopped engaging in physical activities, and began to take the team around to take on projects.
Once, the leader of a large local factory was very satisfied with their team's project and helped them promote it for free.
At this moment, the engineering team he led was well-known in that area, and business was booming.
By the end of the year, Zheng Daqing was able to save more than 2,000 yuan.
For a person who has not been out of society for a few years, and with the income level at that time, it is already a very good salary.
These days, it's really getting more and more hopeful!
If it weren't for the dozens of dollars voluntarily funded by the villagers, Zhengda Halal might not have been able to develop to this point.
Although most of the credit for this depends on his efforts.
But without those 70 yuan, coming out to work hard can only be an ending of "dying before leaving the school".
Maybe by now, he is just the rural boy who wandered around and couldn't find a way out.
Wandering around, unable to find a way out
In 1959, Zheng Daqing was born in a ravine in Yilong, Sichuan, which was backward and very isolated.
In such a poor environment, they have seven brothers and sisters.
Seven mouths are waiting for dinner, which makes the already not wealthy family even worse.
Zheng Daqing has been relatively smart among several children since he was a child, studying hard and with excellent grades, not to mention being very sensible.
In addition to studying, he always helps the family with household chores.
At that time, nine-year compulsory education was not yet universal.
Many children from poor families dropped out of school early to go home to help, and some even failed to attend primary school.
Zheng Daqing is relatively lucky, his parents see this child as a teachable talent, even if there are many children in the family, he can finish junior high school.
But by the time he was in high school, his parents were obviously overwhelmed.
With so many mouths to eat at home, and high school tuition increases, they simply can't afford to rely on the income from farm work.
Zheng Daqing saw his parents' hesitation and offered to drop out of school.
When his parents saw that he was so thoughtful at a young age, they were distressed and helpless.
How can ordinary people have so many hot-blooded complexes, and in the end, his education level still stays in junior high school.
coincided with the conscription in the county at that time, and in order to reduce the burden on his family and train himself, he signed up for the army.
After enlisting in the army, he was assigned to the desert area of Qinghai, where the climate was harsh, and he worked as a railroad soldier there, where the work was hard and dangerous.
But in order to change his fate, he gritted his teeth and persevered.
In the army, he dared to fight and performed very well among the recruits, and was promoted to squad leader in only one year.
In the first year of becoming the squad leader, he led the team to make great achievements, and the growth rate was extremely terrifying.
In the barracks, he was like a fish in water, and he thought that military life was his destination.
Unexpectedly, a "roadblock" was killed halfway through, shattering his dream.
In order to stay in the army, he took the "army promotion" exam.
However, he dropped out of high school, and his level of cultural classes had already been left far behind by others, and he finally failed to be admitted.
If he didn't pass this exam, he could only pack his baggage and retire from the army according to the normal time of joining the army.
However, Zheng Daqing at that time was not hit by this episode, and was still hopeful for the future.
Anyway, all roads lead to Rome, so it will work.
After being discharged from the army in 1985, he briefly picked up his childhood dream of being a writer.
But because I haven't read books for too long, I'm completely derailed from literature.
I don't know the reading orientation of current readers, and the manuscripts submitted are all lost in the sea without exception.
After repeated setbacks of failure, he had no choice but to give up his so-called dream and return to the village.
Doing odd jobs in the neighborhood to make a living, the income is extremely unstable, and he is often hungry.
The problem of eating here has not been solved, and bad news has come from the family again.
His mother, who loved him, died of illness and had no money for treatment, and he was separated from them forever.
This year, he was completely dragged into the quagmire of life, unable to break free, and could only watch himself sink.
There is no way out, and there is no hope for life.
After being depressed for a while, he realized that "poverty disease" was the biggest disease, and he had to make changes to turn the situation around.
It just so happened that he learned about "reform and opening up" in the newspaper, so he wanted to take advantage of this shareholder wind and go out to break through.
The 70 yuan given by the villagers was like rain after the rain, giving him a chance to be reborn.
Relying on the funding of his fellow villagers, he went to Urumqi to work hard and eventually became the leader of an engineering team.
He led the engineering team on the construction site for nearly ten years, and accumulated experience in all aspects and a certain amount of funds.
Zheng Daqing began to seriously consider the issue of starting his own business.
Entrepreneurial success
As early as 1990, he had already made some investments.
It's just that because of the wrong investment direction and lack of relevant investment experience, the invested funds have lost everything.
After two failed investments, he learned from them.
In 1995, he took out all his net worth and founded Xinjiang Tiandi Industrial Company through a bank loan of 1 million.
This time he didn't have to be ambitious.
Instead, they focused all their efforts on the shopping mall industry and achieved a considerable turnover.
In 1998, he invested 200 million yuan to build the Oriental 100 commercial building.
This decision was questioned by many people at the time.
The initial investment in the construction of this commercial building is too large, and the follow-up benefits are far away, and the risk is too great.
In the midst of doubts, only Zheng Daqing firmly believed in his decision and followed up the supervisor on the scene every day.
Hurry up and hurry up, and finally build the commercial building within the specified date.
As a result, he gambled right again, and after the building was completed, it brought him a whopping 170 million in revenue in 1999 alone.
Since then, his career has been booming, and his worth has soared to tens of billions.
While he is developed, he has never forgotten the parents and villagers who helped him.
He always thinks this in his heart: without the support of the villagers, there would be no Zheng Daqing today.
To this day, he still engages in his own business while giving back to his hometown and building society.
epilogue
There are many successful entrepreneurs in the world. But there are very few people like Zheng Daqing who are so developed and want to repay their kindness.
He used his story to truly explain what it means to "repay the grace of a drop of water." ”
I hope that in the future, more entrepreneurs can be like him, not forgetting their original intentions and contributing to society.
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Information sources:
[2] "Honesty and Trustworthiness Innovation Industry - The Story of Zheng Daqing from Wage Earner to Chairman"
[3] "Zheng Daqing: From 1.2 Yuan to 2 Billion Yuan"