Preface
As the saying goes, it is better to fight yourself than to "fight dad". He is the founder of 99 Hostel, a talented entrepreneur who has successfully combined network technology with accommodation services to create a new business model.
However, his family background has put a lot of pressure on him. His father is a former foreign minister, and his father-in-law is the famous singer Yan Weiwen. This family background also makes his entrepreneurial journey full of attention from the outside world, and it also makes him feel pressured when facing decisions.
Netizen: Compared with his career, I am more curious about his "two fathers"!
Who is he, and how does he forge his own path under the halo of his family?
He is a proper post-70s generation, now more than 46 years old, he has never been publicized, and has always been careful, perhaps thanks to his father's mission, he is Li Hehe.
To make this character clear, let's first walk into his grand wedding.
Don't marry a wealthy family and marry a famous family
In the winter of 2008, a grand wedding was being held in the dazzling golden hall of Wangfujing, Beijing. A couple of newcomers are proud, surrounded by guests like clouds, all of whom are celebrities from all walks of life, including first-line stars in the entertainment industry, all kinds of wealthy people in the business world, and even faces that ordinary people can only see on TV news.
The circle of friends is a portrayal of one's own miniature life.
Today's groom is Li Hehe, and the bride is the daughter of the singing superstar Yan Weiwen - Yan Jingjing, some people say that Yan Jingjing is not married to a wealthy family but a famous family today. This is not false at all, Li Hehe's family can definitely afford to be famous.
House of Diplomacy
Mr. Li's father, Li Zhaoxing, was a spokesman for the country, a former foreign minister known for his iron mouth.
The first thing that ordinary people think of when they mention Li Zhaoxing is this incident, and he once frightened Clinton with one sentence: In 1999, the United States bombed the Yugoslav embassy on the mainland, and three journalists were killed as a result.
In the face of the understatement of Clinton, Li Zhaoxing directly took out the reporter's letter of condolence, and said, "There is no basis for what you say, so please ask Mr. President to write it down!"
In the face of Li Zhaoxing, who had a resolute attitude, Clinton finally expressed his apology on the condolence letter like a primary school student, and wrote his name in a dignified manner.
Afterwards, Li Zhaoxing said that Li Zhaoxing was insignificant in front of the world, but he was connected with China and the motherland, and won some pride.
Li Zhaoxing's responsibility and responsibility, as well as his demeanor of not being shocked, can be seen from this.
Behind a good man there must be a better woman. Li Hehe's mother is also prominent, and she can be described as a woman who does not let her eyebrows go.
Li Hehe's mother, Qin Xiaomei, was also born in a famous family, her father was a first-generation Chinese diplomat, and Qin Xiaomei also embarked on the road of diplomacy as an adult, and worked in Chinese embassies around the world for most of her life. After his retirement, he held the position of vice president of the Diplomats Association.
Grandfather, father, and mother are all diplomats, and Li Hehe, who was born in such a diplomatic family, was once regarded by everyone as a noble son with a golden key.
Under the influence of his family, people thought that Li Hehe would definitely inherit his father's business and follow in the footsteps of his parents, but he resolutely left all his aura and expectations and went to another path.
Open Baidu Encyclopedia to search for Li Hehe, the first thing you see is the title given to him by the public - the son of diplomat Li Zhaoxing, but in fact, aside from the aura of his father, you will find that Li Hehe's own experience is also very exciting.
How was he different from others as a child?
Li Hehe was born in 1978 in Beijing, the capital of Beijing, Li Zhaoxing is the son of a farmer, there is a heavy attachment to the homeland where he was born, after the birth of his son, Li Zhaoxing personally named him "He He", meaning that he is like a seedling in the crops, vigorously growing, not forgetting the homeland.
Thanks to his parents' excellent genes, Li Hehe has been "someone else's child" since he was a child. Naughty is inevitable, but no matter how trick-or-treating, he is deeply liked by the teacher, because his grades are the first every year.
Because of the special nature of the work, the parents' cultivation of Li Hehe is equivalent to a free-range state, his father is not at home all the year round, and his mother's best dish is scrambled eggs with tomatoes, because of this, Li Hehe has developed a good habit of self-discipline since he was a child.
The college entrance examination is imminent, and Li Hehe is already silently planning for himself in his heart, preparing for going out to study while devoting himself to review.
Li Hehe has been very interested in mathematics since he was a child, and won the first prize in the Beijing Olympiad in high school. When he filled in the college entrance examination, he chose the Department of Electronic Engineering of Tsinghua University.
After the results came out, Li Hehe smiled, he took the first high score in a grade, and also received two notices, one from Tsinghua University and one from the other side of the ocean.
After several considerations, Li Hehe came to the University of Pennsylvania in the United States, which is an Ivy League school in the United States, Li Hehe won a full scholarship with excellent results, and successfully won a double bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science, and then went on to study for a master's degree in computer science, and finally won the mathematics award of the college.
In 2004, Li Hehe studied at Harvard University and obtained a double degree from the School of Business Administration.
When many people talk about Li Hehe, they will always say that most of his achievements come from his father's high starting point that others can't match, but in fact, Li Hehe, like ordinary people, has had the most difficult moments.
His father's method of educating people
Although his father did not give him enough childhood companionship, his requirements for him did not decrease in the slightest, and even became more stringent.
During college, Li Hehe did not receive a cent of living expenses from his parents. Li Zhaoxing's requirement for him is that he will become an adult after college, and after that, all Li Hehe's expenses will be solved by himself, and he will not be able to reach out to his family unless he is forced to do so.
This alone, how many people can do it in ordinary families?
In order not to go hungry, Li Hehe, who was in a foreign country, also had to give up his pride and self-esteem, and embarked on the road of part-time work and study with his classmates.
In order to earn money, he is willing to do any job. Because he is a student, the opportunities that belong to him are not only few but also very limited, except for the hard work is dirty work.
At first, he moved goods for others on the construction site, sweating like rain while also bearing the disdain and eyes of others, and later he followed his classmates to the hotel to apply for a job, and got a job as a waiter because of his good looks.
When he was scolded by the guests in a low voice in the hotel, no one could have imagined that this submissive half-grown child was actually the child of a famous diplomat.
However, in the face of all this, Li Hehe never complained like his family, and silently gritted his teeth and survived.
Pay and you will get something, in addition to keeping his stomach from starving, the hard work life also made Li Hehe grow up quickly, in four years of college, he really achieved his father's goal, and did not ask them for a penny.
Four years later, Li Hehe successfully graduated and was admitted to the American technology giant Oracle, but just when Li Hehe wanted to take a breath and relax, an accident hit him again.
What are the results of Li Hehe's return to China to start a business?
After the outbreak of 9/11 in 2001, the U.S. economy began to collapse off a cliff, many companies began to lay off workers, and the streets and alleys were full of unemployed homeless people, and Li Hehe became one of them.
His father asked if he needed help, but Li Hehe refused. He thinks this is an opportunity to think about what he wants to do the most, whether to continue to work for others with the mainstream, or to start his own business.
In 2006, Li Hehe returned to his homeland with a dream, and he decided to start again from his starting point.
At that time, the domestic Internet was still in its infancy, and many people did not know what the network was, and this was Li Hehe's focus.
He aimed at the field of the fourth and sixth level English test for college students, and finally successfully launched the 99 dormitory network after several research and development.
I believe that many post-80s and post-90s generations are familiar with this website, and its main function is that you can check your test results in the first time, saving the cumbersome and inconvenient traditional query methods.
Therefore, the website became very popular as soon as it was launched, and it was very popular with candidates.
Li Hehe's first pot of gold came from his keen capture of the needs of college students and seizing the opportunity. With the success of the 99 dormitory network, Li Hehe began to expand his career territory, and founded a number of technology companies one after another, and Li Hehe's name began to emerge in the industry for a while, and he no longer had to be questioned because he was the son of a diplomat.
When his career was successful, Li Hehe also ushered in his love.
After a successful career, how is love?
Singer Tan Jing is a good friend of Li Hehe's father, and his son is also anxious to become a father when he is older.
Yan Jingjing is a designer, she is also a famous family, her father is a well-known old Chinese artist Yan Weiwen, a song "Little Poplar" sang all over the country.
As the beloved daughter of the family, Yan Weiwen naturally loves her very much, but after seeing Li Hehe, Yan Weiwen is not like the traditional domineering old father, who picks his nose and eyes at his son-in-law, he fell in love with the down-to-earth and diligent Li Hehe at a glance, and handed over his daughter to him with confidence.
On January 8, 2009, Li Hehe and Yan Jingjing entered the palace of marriage with the blessing of their families. Father-in-law Yan Weiwen affectionately sang a song "Husband and Wife Love" and sent his deepest blessings.
Yan Jingjing is extroverted, while Li Hehe is the opposite, and their married life has formed a harmonious complementarity. It is inevitable that there will be quarrels, but Li Hehe, who has a calm personality, can always get the support of his old father-in-law.
Now the two have been walking hand in hand for 15 years, and they are as loving as ever.
Li Hehe now has another identity, the chairman of Beijing Xuqi Data Technology Co., Ltd., he not only has the ability to attract attention in the field of entrepreneurship, but also insists on returning to his hometown every once in a while after work to popularize and disseminate agricultural knowledge for the villagers in his hometown for free.
One of the things his father often said to him was: Compared to most people, you have won at the starting line, because you are Chinese, which in itself is a very remarkable thing.
Author's point of view
For Li Hehe, winning at the starting line is just the beginning. The aura of his father's generation has both advantages and disadvantages for him.
At first, Li Hehe himself was confused, whether he would not have been where he is today without his father's shoulders, but he has experienced a long journey across the ocean, and has experienced returning to China and starting all over again.
Maybe Li Hehe felt that he didn't discredit his father's halo, let alone be ashamed of himself.
Information sources:
Sohu Entertainment Baidu Encyclopedia
Longyuan Periodicals
Text: Black Soil
Black Soil