Liu Jingchong, who was born in a big ravine in the countryside, grew up in a poor family and lived in poverty. Xu is born with an indifferent and optimistic personality, and Liu Jingchong, who is content and happy, does not care about the lightness of the nest head with cabbage for three meals a day, as long as he can play with friends in the same village and play with the cats and dogs in the yard, it is enough to make him happy with the life that is not rich.
Growing up as a young man, Liu Jingchong thought that he could raise chickens and grow vegetables like this, and be a "mountain farmer" for a lifetime, but the "tide of part-time work" in the village made Liu Jingchong embarrassed to stay at home all day long, and completely became a "wreck" in the eyes of the villagers and even his parents.
So, he decided to push himself, ruthlessly packed his bags and left his hometown, and went to the city to work hard like other men in the village.
No, this decision created the cause and effect of Liu Jingchong becoming a billionaire, and also became the reason why he saw through the red dust and escaped into the empty door in the future.
But what kind of experience made him willing to give up his vested wealth and choose to be born after breaking free from the entanglement of marriage?
Fledgling, taste the sinister of society
Liu Jingchong set his destination in Foshan, Guangdong, and when he first arrived in the big city, the prosperous scene here was refreshing to him. That night, he booked a room in a modest shared hotel, leaned against the window, and looked at the still brightly lit night market, feeling proud, and couldn't wait to sketch out a beautiful blueprint for future development in his heart.
As if it was God's favor, Liu Jingchong began to look for a job on the second day, and he met an intermediary in the talent market. Liu Jingchong looked at the crowded registration crowd at the front desk, and he also squeezed up, for fear that the recruitment quota would be snatched up.
Finally it was the turn of the front position, Liu Jingchong grabbed the pen and wrote his name on the registration form, and the recruiter at the front desk immediately said to him: "Pay the registration fee of 20 yuan, and then wait for the news in the back." ”
Before the work was implemented, he had to pay the money first, Liu Jingchong was a little hesitant, but seeing the crowds around him, all of them scrambling for places, he was ruthless, paid the money and retreated to the side to wait for the news of being hired.
After several hours of long waiting, the on-site recruitment work finally came to an end, and a group of people who had successfully signed up were waiting on the sidelines. At this time, a staff member walked to the center of the venue, holding a registration form in his hand, and shouted: "The people who read the name come to meet me." ”
After a while, forty or fifty people gathered around the staff, including Liu Jingchong. Later, the staff led a group of people to an old residential area nearby, pointed to the building and said that it was the accommodation arranged for them, but they could only move in tomorrow, and each person had to pay a housing deposit of 150 yuan.
As soon as these words came out, the crowd at the scene began to discuss, and everyone stood at the scene and looked at each other, falling into a short hesitation. It wasn't until one of them stepped forward timidly with the money in his hand that the deadlock was broken. So, everyone followed and paid the deposit with a hint of apprehension. Of course, Liu Jingchong is also among them.
The job search came to an end for the time being, and Liu Jingchong and the others were told to gather at the application office in a day's time, and the staff would personally take them to work at the factory.
The next day, Liu Jingchong was both nervous and excited to come to the place where he paid the money to apply for the job that day, but found that all the furnishings in the hall had been moved, and there was no one inside, even the table at the front desk was gone. At this time, Liu Jingchong suddenly realized that his intestines were so green that he couldn't wait to slap himself twice and have a long memory.
But everything is useless, when he entered the city, Liu Jingchong's entire belongings were only more than 300 yuan, and this time he was deceived by a scammer intermediary of 170 yuan, he really reached the point of exhaustion.
In the days that followed, Liu Jingchong retired to his hotel room, looked for work during the day, and slept in the park or under the bridge at night. When I was hungry, I bought steamed buns to eat, but I only ate steamed buns and I was reluctant to buy pickles.
Show your strength and win
The wandering on the streets for days almost wore out the last of Liu Jingchong's patience, and he even had the idea of returning to his hometown, but because of his self-esteem, he still planned to insist on it.
He carefully analyzed the problem of difficulty in finding a job, and he found that it was related to the fact that he went to the city alone, and the other migrant worker brothers were all in groups of three or five, traveling together, and when they encountered the factory recruiting, they would inform and recommend each other, and soon, the factory's recruitment quota would be filled by such "related households", and he was alone, and the news channel was relatively closed.
In order to solve this problem, Liu Jingchong thought of a way, that is, to pay more attention to newspaper information, because there will be recruitment information published in the newspaper every day, and the type of work will be relatively high-end.
In that era when there was no Internet, newspapers were the most efficient way to disseminate information, so Liu Jingchong picked up waste newspapers every day, and then screened the recruitment information on them, and once he found that there was a suitable one, he would immediately contact the company to participate in the application.
Finally, Liu Jingchong's method worked, and after many days of screening and trying, he got his wish and entered a garment factory and became a grassroots salesperson in it.
Liu Jingchong cherishes this hard-won job very much, he works hard every day, conscientiously and conscientiously, he knows that he was born in the countryside, both in terms of cultural background and network resources are shorter than others, so he pays more efforts than others every day to make up for the lack of "congenital".
After three or two years of hard work, Liu Jingchong has figured out the company's operating path and industry rules. One day, at a sales meeting, the company's sales manager threw out a difficult problem to all the sales staff: the company has overcapacity this year, and at the same time encounters customer price reduction resulting in a large reduction in orders, if by the end of the year caused by the accumulation of goods, the company will be unable to make ends meet, may carry out layoffs, so each salesperson is required to strengthen sales, clothing is sold, everyone can keep their jobs.
Faced with a predicament, Liu Jingchong thought day and night to find a way to increase his sales share, and finally one day, Liu Chongjing had a plan and decided to give it a try.
After obtaining the consent of the manager, Liu Jingchong did not have stage fright, and took the initiative to call the retailer, saying that he wanted to renegotiate the contract with him and quote with a plan that was absolutely satisfactory to him.
Coming to the retailer's office, Liu Jingchong took out the plan contract that had been sorted out, sat opposite it, and said straight to the point: "I heard our general manager say that you are not satisfied with the order price and want more discounts, but you are also an old customer who has cooperated with our company for a long time, and you know our production costs, and we are really embarrassed by your quotation, but I have a better way to help you save costs, what do you think?"
The retailer was curious and motioned for Liu Jingchong to continue buying.
Seeing this, Liu Jingchong continued: "The order price is a lot, but our company can promise you that every quarter, all the clothes you haven't sold in the current season can be recovered by our company at a 6% discount on the order, what do you think?"
With that, the contract was pushed to the retailer. The retailer was surprised, wanted to say something, and held back, he picked up the contract incredibly, looked at it and looked at it, and gradually showed a smile on his face, as if he had picked up a big bargain, slapped the table with his big hand, and said, "Okay, sign!"
With the successful signing of the contract, Liu Jingchong did not stop, he came to a large local clothing wholesale market, and the wholesalers association had already made an appointment with the people of the wholesalers association and signed another contract with them, the general content is: wholesalers regardless of the old clothing style, every year at the ex-factory price of 7% preferential price, staggered seasonal purchase of Liu Jingchong's clothing. ”
The contract at the wholesale market was signed more smoothly, because Liu Jingchong had already made a verbal commitment to the retailer before he went to negotiate with them. The clothing business in the wholesale market is relatively low-end, so in the face of low prices, there is no reason why they should not accept it.
In this way, both contracts were successfully signed at the same time, the first contract was signed with the commitment to recover the unsalable goods from the retailer, and the goods were recovered from the retailer with the consumption of the second contract.
At that time, before the rise of online stores, Liu Jingchong took advantage of the relative blockage of the circulation of goods and the asymmetry of information to successfully sell a large number of orders, and there was no compromise on price. Liu Jingchong's amazing strategy really shocked the whole company.
If you become famous, you can't hide your intentions
Liu Jingchong's career path is getting smoother and smoother, he is smart but not arrogant, diligent but not rigid, and even the boss of the company has begun to notice him. In addition to the success of his career, Liu Chongjing also ushered in his own love, he married a beautiful woman in the city, and soon had a child, and the family of three was happy.
After a few years, Liu Jingchong was promoted all the way to the general manager of the company, and with an annual salary of one million, he was able to rank among the upper echelons of society.
Soon, the successful Liu Jingchong found that he was not happy, since becoming a company executive, all kinds of drinking and socializing were overwhelmed, he had to face more and more faces, he had to learn to say the right things instead of the real words, he had to learn to get used to the alcohol that he already felt cut his throat.
At this time, Liu Jingchong suddenly found that he began to get tired of everything around him, and in his bones, he was actually the "big mountain farmer" who was smiling and playing in the countryside.
Struggle a few more, Liu Jingchong has passed the age of standing, he has accumulated a lot of wealth in his hands, he began to reflect on the unhappiness of recent years, he found that although his running and hard work is rich, but he is a pawn kidnapped by life after all, in addition to being financially free, his body and soul have never been free, he has been living for others.
It's better not to work part-time, try to start your own business, and do your own business in your own way may be a way to get rid of it. Liu Jingchong thought so, so, he took the wealth he had accumulated over the years, and opened a gift company with a friend, he thought, even if the company develops slowly, it doesn't matter, he can take the opportunity to rest, he feels very tired in the past few years.
Unexpectedly, the company's benefits from the beginning of its establishment are surprisingly good, backed by the rapid development of China's economy and the overall prosperity of tourism, Liu Jingchong's gift company made a profit of 5 million in the first year of its establishment.
After that, the company's development went smoothly, and Liu Chongjing's worth has exceeded 100 million, and he has become a veritable wealthy entrepreneur.
But Liu Jingchong found that success in the business field is still accompanied by a variety of human feelings and sophistication, his success has attracted more people to make friends and compliments, his original intention is to start his own business, for himself to fight for the right to self-choice, he wants to be free, but he found that people in society is not free at all.
His relationship with his wife has also undergone some subtle changes, and he has found that since he has gained considerable financial power, his wife has begun to focus on material comforts.
In fact, as long as it is within the scope of strength, people's desires are understandable, but Liu Jingchong's thinking may be too idealistic, and he does not blame his wife's "material", but he does not agree.
In 2012, Liu Jingchong got rid of complicated official duties and went to Zhongnan Thatched Cottage with his friends to shoot a documentary on traditional Chinese medicine in the form of half work and half play.
As soon as he arrived, he was attracted by the quiet and empty space on Zhongnan Mountain, where patches of greenery, insects and birds chirped, and the towering peaks, like the mountains he lived in when he was young, he seemed to see a home.
Abandon love and desire, and break off your hair to seek Buddha
After returning home, Liu Jingchong still can't forget the scene on Zhongnan Mountain, he only feels that there is another world there, which can allow him to stay away from the hustle and bustle of the world and live the life he really wants.
In September 2013, unable to suppress the desire in his heart, Liu Jingchong came to Zhongnan Mountain alone with a simple bag and found himself a dilapidated thatched house to live in.
There are side-by-side Zen rooms in the thatched hut, there are futons and desks for meditation in the room, Liu Jingchong in the thatched hut or chanting sutras and chanting Buddha, or meditating and meditating, when hungry, he picks up firewood in the mountains, cooks a bowl of clear water noodles or a bowl of white rice, and eats wild vegetables with relish.
In this way, every day the sunrise and sunset rest, breathing the natural air, bathing in the transcendence of the Buddhist scriptures, in a flash, it was half a year, Liu Jingchong was alone in Zhongnan Mountain for half a year. At this time, a thought had quietly sprouted in his heart.
In April 2014, Liu Jingchong went down to Zhongnan Mountain, and his wife was also puzzled by his behavior, Liu Jingchong didn't say anything, and his wife only thought that he was traveling to relieve the pressure at work.
Although he returned to real life again, on Zhongnan Mountain, the leisurely self-satisfaction in the world that belonged to him made Liu Chongjing unforgettable for a long time.
After some time, by chance, Liu Jingchong got acquainted with Shaoyun of Baochan Temple in Hanshan County, Anhui Province. From the first time he saw Shaoyun hosting, Liu Jingchong felt very cordial to him, and the peaceful and dusty atmosphere on Shaoyun's body made him feel inexplicably relaxed and comfortable.
He felt like this was what he liked to be and this was who he wanted to be. From that moment on, Liu Jingchong made up his mind that he could not want anything but to cut his hair and become a monk.
On August 3, 2015, Liu Jingchong was officially ordained in Baochan Temple, and was shaved by Shaoyun and named "Yanding". And Liu Jingchong didn't tell anyone about this move, including his wife, children and family.
Later, when his wife learned the news, she went to the temple to question Liu Jingchong, she had resentment in her heart, she resented her husband for hiding from her and said goodbye, and resented that her husband wanted to leave her and her son, but Liu Chongjing had made up his mind and indifferently refused his wife's request to return to the world.
It may be that the sorrow is greater than the death of the heart, the wife no longer persuades, they are all adults, they all know the reason, since they have made a choice, it is better to let him go if they can't beg for it. In the end, Liu Jingchong and his wife signed a divorce agreement, and Liu Jingchong left all his assets to his wife and children, which was the best compensation he thought he could do.
His wife said to Liu Jingchong hatefully: "May there be no afterlife." In the eyes of the elderly, for those with families, becoming a monk is an act that violates the code of ethics, and they cannot accept it in any case.
At this point, there is no Liu Jingchong in the world, and he has taken refuge in Buddhism.
For most people, Liu Jingchong's life is not without legend, but it is also full of controversy. There has always been a dilemma between pursuing oneself and fulfilling one's responsibilities.
The difficulty is that for everyone, "being yourself" is an extreme temptation, but being yourself often requires a heavy price, and giving up responsibility will hurt others, are we willing to let ourselves bear the pressure and protect others? I hope everyone can find a reasonable angle to weigh both sides, and everyone can be happy.