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I am a middle-class dad @ middle-class daddy, born in the 70s, born in the Xishan Military Compound in Beijing. Parents work at the university. I have an 11-year-old brother who has "disliked" me as a small oil bottle since I was a child, and he doesn't like to play with me. But at the important juncture of life and death in my life, he accompanied me out of the dark abyss.
(Mind Training)
I didn't have cram school in my childhood. My parents are busy with work, and the West Mountain behind the compound is a playground for me and my friends to fly, and I can watch ants under the plane tree, and I can also see and forget the time.
My brother grew up completely different from me, like the child in "Parents' Love", wearing a green uniform. Wearing a belt and carrying a green school bag, he sees the fight as a heroic act. Later, he became a literary and artistic youth who painted oil paintings and entered colleges and universities.
There are quarrels between parents, and occasionally they will blurt out "divorce" impulsively.
But firewood, rice, oil and salt are life, and mutual care is hidden in trivial matters. Few people in their generation are divorced, even if there are movies from the Civil Affairs Bureau in the past, but more of them have to take care of the family's inner reluctance.
(Warm and loving home)
When I was in elementary school, it was in the early days of reform and opening up, and society was thriving. However, there are very few ways to obtain information, and the world can only be seen through newspapers, magazines, and books. I want to buy books, but I don't have any money in my pocket.
The scarcity of material and information has fostered a thirst for knowledge in our generation: a strong curiosity about new things. This has been an important condition for me to grow up.
Every year for my birthday, my dad would give me a book as a gift. They are intellectuals, and they always think that books are spiritual wealth, and they are the ladder of human progress.
During the summer vacation, the computer summer camp organized by the National Defense University planted a seed of my ideal: to learn computer science and become a Chinese Bill Gates.
(Invincible Youth)
The growth of a person is sometimes instantaneous.
In the second year of junior high school, my tablemate was a girl, and she looked out the window at a white magnolia tree, and the sunlight outlined her side face, like He Jiong's "Gardenia Blossom". Suddenly, my mood was like the poem in Xi Murong's "A Flowering Tree".
I started to study on my own initiative, and my grades naturally improved. Because of his young age, he will also burn the bun very much. I would take a history book that looked incomprehensible and pretend to read it to gain the envy of my classmates.
This formed my original values: good to sparkling.
(Treading the snow and looking for plum blossoms)
For the college entrance examination, I filled in all the software majors. My parents and class teacher wanted me to think about it carefully: it was better to leave a way back, because the software major had a high admission score. But I had already decided to follow my goal: to be the Bill Gates of China.
Every minor or major event in my growth, such as the high school entrance examination and the college entrance examination, was decided by myself. Even if parents don't support it, they won't strongly oppose it.
When I went to college, I realized that my classmates and I were from two worlds. Almost all of my classmates are indigenous to Beijing, and their behavior has become very commercial. Before I went to college, I had never taken a taxi, let alone a disco or a bar.
When I was a freshman, my parents spent more than 7,000 yuan to go to Zhongguancun and buy a computer. It is equivalent to more than a year's salary for two people. The love of parents is always deep.
(Whose youth is not confused)
College students in the early 90s, although the aura of the pride of the sky slowly faded, the sense of superiority in the hearts of college students led many students not to work hard and to take the exam with "Buddha's feet".
For more than ten years, I would still dream that I was about to take an exam and that I hadn't done my homework yet.
Now I regret it the most, when I squandered my time and youth.
The idea of stepping into society and discovering that everything in college is a fantasy. I became realistic and started to do career planning.
(Summer, give me a little secret)
The company that first joined the company and the U.S. company cooperated in the project. The U.S. company wants to submit a demo to the customer. And during the "National Day Golden Week" holiday, no one wants to work overtime. I was the only one who went to the company, worked seven extra days in front of the computer in an empty office, and solved the urgent need.
The leader of the American company was impressed with me from then on, and slowly, I became the leader of the project team.
After the project was completed, it happened that the vice president of the Chinese region of the American company was about to switch to another foreign company and set up his own team, so he "poached" me as a department manager.
The vice president of the China region was always a Taiwanese and was sent to Tianjin to set up a branch. But he was depressed and didn't fit into a stressful job, so the burden fell on my shoulders.
(My mainstays)
In 2005, software outsourcing in the IT industry was the hottest. The salary in China is cheap, 5,000 or 6,000 yuan for a programmer in Beijing, and only 2,000 or 3,000 yuan for a programmer in Tianjin. Tianjin has set up an outsourcing base of more than 300 people, and I am the general manager, with an annual salary of 300,000 yuan. This is already the career ceiling of foreign companies, and I am slowly starting to develop career anxiety.
My friends are also in my early 30s, working for nearly ten years, and it is difficult for me to break through in my field.
At the same time, IT outsourcing has also rapidly changed from a sunrise industry to a sunset industry, entering a state of "fighting" in the Red Sea, and the business war is very tiring. Everyone gets together and talks about the future.
At one point, I wanted to open a restaurant with my friends as a side hustle, and I even started to pay attention to this information.
At that time, I saw a talk show on Beijing TV: a girl about 30 years old opened a restaurant in the suburbs of Beijing, and she made the restaurant bigger from small to big.
I was inspired. Because she had a similar experience to me, I sent an email to the column team to contact her. After doing the communication, I found that opening a restaurant is not suitable for me.
(Corner of the garden)
I was also impressed by an interview with Wang Shu, a young architect in his early 30s, who works in Hangzhou.
When talking about why he stayed in Hangzhou in the first place, he described it elegantly and meticulously, and his eloquent temperament, low-key and rich connotation, every sentence made people think. He touched me at once, and a word popped into my mind: soul level.
My values have been redefined: social status and wealth are no longer very important. A sparkling soul that is no less respectable.
Later, this little-known architect won the Nobel Pritzker Prize in architecture for his design of the "Ningbo Museum", becoming the first and only Chinese architect to receive this award.
By chance, I met my ex-wife. She is a very good woman, who studied oil painting, founded a virtual simulation company, and has a very successful career. This just provided me with a new direction for my career development, so I resigned and joined the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
(At this time, I am very Chinese Academy of Sciences)
When I first entered the Chinese Academy of Sciences, I relied on projects to support myself, and my salary plummeted, only about 5,000 yuan. More than money, I care more about the sense of value brought by the pursuit and exploration of new directions in science and technology.
After fumbling around, we found the direction of the animated film. Computer animation technology was a very cutting-edge direction at that time.
China's first animated feature "Animal Carnival", born in our laboratory, is China's first 90-minute CG animation film, which is not easy.
At that time, the state supported the cultural and animation industries, and we made three animations in one go, winning the Huabiao Award - Best Animation Award for three consecutive years, and one won the Flying Eagle Award.
(Me and Autumn)
We are a leader in the animation film and television technology industry, and immediately established customized production bases in Suzhou and Baoding. But at that time, the animation lacked a good script, and it was not like it has a mature marketing system now, and the box office revenue was dismal. Excluding government subsidies, it will not cover the cost.
Intentionally planting flowers does not bloom, and unintentionally planting willows and willows into the shade.
We have a National Museum of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. At that time, a set of 5D theaters was introduced, the equipment was very expensive, and hundreds of thousands of maintenance fees had to be paid every year.
The equipment bought with a huge amount of money is "deserted" in the museum, which is a pity. The museum had no choice but to ask the Chinese Academy of Sciences for help. I brought a few people with me, and I thought about analyzing the source code day and night, and wrote a set of my own, replacing the source program.
But how to solve the problem of film source? It just so happened that we were making animated films, so we started to study how to make three-dimensional films.
Taking this as an opportunity, we began to use VR and AR technology to renovate the venue, make the whole venue vivid and interesting, and bring high-tech and immersive experience to visitors. And promote the business to other venues across the country.
(About the future)
Life always feeds you honey and arsenic at the same time.
In 2011, I was found to have early-stage cancer. The first reaction of the family was shocked when they got the news. When I saw the word "cancer" in the examination report, my eyes went black and I felt that the whole world was dark.
I hid the news from my parents. Late at night, my ex-wife silently handed me a glass of warm water, held me with a warm hand and said, "It's okay, I'll accompany you."
Two excellent people are suitable for business partners, but not necessarily for life partners. A few years later, we finally separated, but thanks to her for being with me through that difficult time.
When people are sick, they become extremely fragile psychologically. My brother gave me wordless love. He accompanied me everywhere, found the best doctors in Beijing, determined the treatment plan in the best hospital, and arranged the surgery. I also booked a suite of wards and lived in the outer room, taking care of me day and night.
(Suddenly looking back)
Luckily, the surgery was successful and I was discharged within a week.
Follow-up at five years after surgery is critical because of the probability of recurrence and exacerbations. I don't know if there is still an undefinite "mine" in my body, which puts a lot of psychological pressure on me.
Every time I was reviewed, when I stood in front of the CT machine and waited, watching the films come out one by one, my mood was like waiting for the death sentence: all thoughts were lost, and there was a glimmer of hope in my heart.
Instead of escaping in the wind and rain, dance in the thunder and lightning!
In 2012, I started my own business.
We keep up with the frontiers of foreign technology and take the lead in the commercial application of VR and AR in China. In 2016, the concept of VR became popular, and I was lucky enough to step on the wind.
There are many startups, but very few can actually go public or sell.
(Happy Hour)
There are very few companies doing VR in China, and I have a background in the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the company's business has been carried out vigorously, which immediately attracted the favor of venture capital.
There are two modes of capital investment, one is "I invest in you" and the other is "I buy you".
At that time, I was inclined to "I will vote for you", but there were several listed companies that intended to "I will buy you".
One of the companies wanted to transform and increase its stock valuation. I showed a small roadshow in the conference room, and within two days, he called me to dinner, and between cups and glasses, he said to me, "I think your company is very good, I want to buy it." ”
Naturally, I won't refuse, but I also want to shop around to see if there are any higher bids.
(My Research Team)
As a result, trading in his company's shares was suspended on Monday: a significant change in equity was announced. I was a little blindsided at the time, and I had a feeling that I was directly "flash married" before I "fell in love".
The future is unpredictable, if I hadn't had a "flash marriage" at that time, I would have missed the outlet where pigs can fly. The career has just been prosperous, but the storm of life is quietly coming.
My father was suddenly diagnosed with cancer, and the mountain in my heart collapsed. I wanted to be a solid support for my father, and I spent a lot of time and energy, reading more than 100 papers at home and abroad, and when I talked to doctors, they didn't believe that I didn't come from a medical background.
When I accompanied my father to see a doctor, I used my mobile phone to write a science fiction novel, with more than 200,000 words, using genetic technology as the background, describing the conflict between human civilization and extraterrestrial civilization, and discussing the value of human existence.
(My work)
As I sat in the hospital corridor waiting for my father's consultation, my heart was torn apart, my soul hung in the unknown, and I could only use words to relieve my anxiety. 2000 words a day, three months in one go. Written and printed, Dad was my first reader. He was lying on a hospital bed, wearing glasses, and helped me check for typos word by word.
Outside the window, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the shadows of the trees sway. The sun shone on my father's smiling and proud face, and in an instant, I hoped that time would freeze and my father would always be with me.
During that time, I gave up a lot of business just to be by my sick father's side. After three years of stable condition, my father left his beloved family forever.
In December 2019, I took my company's work to Paris for an exhibition. It was the company's highlight moment. In the beautiful Louvre, we participated in the art salon exhibition organized by the French Artists Association, and we won the gold medal.
(Paris Awards)
My stock holdings are also about to be lifted. It was the moment when the spring breeze was light, and I walked along the Seine, looking at the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe in the distance. I felt the whole world at my feet.
However, at the beginning of 2020, the sudden epidemic pressed the "pause" button on the world.
No one expected that the epidemic would last for three years.
During this period, I came out of the listed company, re-registered a new company, and went all out to start a new struggle.
In the first half of 2023, the epidemic has finally passed, and I am ready to roll up my sleeves and work hard, but I didn't expect the market to take a sharp turn in the second half of the year, but it will be worse. From May to July, I reduced my team to a dozen people, and in September, I couldn't hold on anymore and the company shut down completely.
(Get ready, let's go)
The roof leak happened to rain overnight.
My financial investment product exploded and I can't pay it normally. The cash in hand is nearly 20 million, all of which have shrunk and discounted.
Before, the company's annual revenue was at least two or three million, but now it is gone. The quality of life should also be reduced.
Maybe many people can't accept it, but for me, even if I sell my villa and live in a small house, it doesn't matter. This is also a life experience, like a dream in the Red Chamber.
Money is something outside of the body. I also took about 30 million or 40 million yuan in my divorce, and I didn't divide my ex-wife's company shares. My friends think I'm strong, and that's inseparable from my life experience.
(Scholarly Companion Me)
I think wealth is not only measured in money, but also in the depth of the heart. China's value system for evaluating a person is too simplistic and extreme.
China has experienced two decades of dramatic growth in wealth. The whole society is very impetuous, and there will inevitably be a precipitation process.
Today, I wake up early every day to work out, read, and take my son to school. Have a healthy body, enjoy the rare precipitation, dormant time, and look for new opportunities to start.
Looking back: My wealth and freedom are inseparable from the fortunes of the country and the times.
There will always be opportunities, but we must use ingenuity and ingenuity to do things well.
If anyone wants to succeed in society, he must be supported by nobles. And you have to shine so that the nobles can see it.
There's another important factor: trust. And trust needs to be built over time.
To be a business, the last thing to do is personnel.
Do things well, don't care about temporary gains and losses, interests are just by-products.
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