He walked around the East Garden and looked inside and out.
Only then did Li Dong figure out the layout of his new home.
There were not many buildings and facilities in the East Garden, and they were not too complicated.
Of course, it was better to live in a simple house. Going through so many twists and turns that he couldn't even find his own house, that wasn't a sense of accomplishment, but stupidity.
After looking at the layout, Li Dong did not stay in the new house for long.
The East Garden was completed not long ago, so it was in a rush. Far away, the construction company said that the materials used were pollution-free. Li Dong did not care, but Shen Qian was pregnant, so it was better not to stay here for too long.
It wouldn't be too late to move back after the wedding. It wouldn't be too late to spread out for another eight to ten days.
…
After leaving the garden and waiting for the car, Li Dong sighed. "These years, the houses have been getting bigger and bigger. But to be honest, there wasn't much excitement at the moment. In all these years, I was really excited when I bought my first property in Dongping. At that time, I was really excited. In 2004, I was not even 20 years old. At that time, guess what was my first thought after I bought the shop? "
Shen Qian chuckled, "Needless to say, I can guess it. Aren't you always talking about it? It's retirement. At that time, you must have thought that with the shop here, even if you don't work, you can support yourself for the rest of your life just from the rent … "
Li Dong laughed. "That's true! But was it that obvious?
Anyway, that was what I thought at that time. I did not sleep well for a few days. I was so excited.
I thought that such a big shopping mall was mine. What else was there to fight for?
In the future, I would wait for the value to rise, and I would be a millionaire without doing anything.
Really, at that time, his biggest dream was to become a multi-millionaire, and that was enough.
I have to thank someone for the idea of opening a supermarket. If not for him, I would not have the idea of starting a business. I would have been thinking about speculation. "
Seeing that he was reminiscing about the past again, Shen Qian coughed. "Let bygones be bygones. He is dead. Why mention it?"
She knew whom Li Dong was thanking.
He was referring to his high school classmate, Feng Jingsong.
Li Dong had actually mentioned this once before. At that time, it was because he was stimulated by Feng Jingsong that Li Dong thought of opening a supermarket.
In the end, it was still related to Qin Yuhan.
If it weren't for Qin Yuhan, Feng Jingsong wouldn't have had to compete with Li Dong. Didn't Li Dong think about fighting for pride in front of Qin Yuhan when he opened a supermarket?
He had been running the supermarket for a while. Among his acquaintances, Qin Yuhan was the first to know about it.
In the end, they talked about Qin Yuhan again. Shen Qian didn't want to listen to this anymore.
Li Dong smiled when he heard that and said, "That's true. These things are already in the past. Talking about it is meaningless.
What I'm trying to say is that after you're satisfied with material things, it's hard to get the initial satisfaction from material things again.
Now, I'm actually more concerned about spiritual enjoyment.
Now, I can even understand some people's choices. After reaching the peak of their career, many people will choose to do charity.
In the past, I always judged everything from the perspective of benefits.
Why do they do charity?
Because sometimes, philanthropy was actually beneficial to their interests.
But now, I don't think that's the case.
Like I said, in terms of career and material things, it's hard to have anything that can cause psychological fluctuations.
At this time, choosing to do charity is actually a kind of spiritual satisfaction.
When you help someone, they will be grateful and happy. Perhaps your calm heart will also be happy and satisfied with them.
So … "
Li Dong paused and finally said, "If, if I really retire from Far away, maybe I'll choose to do Distance Charitable Fund. On one hand, I'll protect Far away. On the other hand, I'll protect Far away. On the other hand, I'll also satisfy my personal spiritual needs. "
Shen Qian couldn't help but say, "How many times have you said this this year, Li Dong, do you really want to retire?
But you're only 24 years old this year. Can you really let go of Far Away now?
If it's for me, then there's no need to do this. Although I also hope that you can spend more time with me, if it's because of this, you don't have to make such a choice.
Actually, it's quite good like this.
You're different from others. You don't have many meals and you go home normally at night. Actually, that's enough.
You can reduce your working hours and give yourself Saturdays and Sundays off. You can completely retire from the decision-making circle. There's really no need for that. "
Li Dong pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe you're right. Of course, I have my own thoughts.
Tiredness is just one aspect.
Setting aside time to accompany my family is also another aspect.
Actually, the most important point is that Far Away doesn't have to be me.
In more than five years, the decisions that should be made have been made, the direction that should be set has been set, and the entire Far Away system has gradually been perfected.
At this time, even if Far Away leaves me, there won't be too many unforeseen events.
Perhaps it's because of this that I lack some sense of satisfaction and excitement. Therefore, I'm actually not as concerned about these career matters as before.
In the past, I told everyone not to rely on me too much and not to wait for me to make decisions for everything.
But even though I said it, I'm actually quite satisfied and proud even though I'm tired.
Now, this feeling is much weaker. "
The moment this was said, Shen Qian completely understood. In the end, she concluded, "According to your words, this is called being pretentious!
In short, it's actually that you've realized that the difficulty of some things has become lower. Everyone can solve it by themselves. You can't play the role that you used to have.
Therefore, you have a sense of disparity in your heart, and even some emptiness.
Therefore, in for a penny, in for a pound, in for a pound.
If I'm not wrong, you're actually still unwilling. You can't wait for something to happen to Far Away after you retire.
Senior Brother Yuan and the others can't solve it. Far Away is even in a precarious situation. At this time, you, Li Dong, come out again, stand up and call for help. Just like in the past, everyone will be loyal to you and fight again.
I think that's what you want, right? "
As Shen Qian said this, she paid attention to the changes in Li Dong's expression and said disdainfully, "If this isn't being pretentious, then what is? To put it more bluntly, you're being cheap. In any case, you just feel that it's too dull now. It's boring, and you can't get excited. Your personal heroism is too strong. In fact, you actually wish that Far Away can always be in a precarious state. Far Away in such a state, with you, Li Dong, sweeping through everything with your strength alone, that's what you want, isn't it? "
Li Dong was a little embarrassed. He looked out of the window and didn't answer.
Seeing this, Shen Qian suddenly laughed and said, "But really, you were even more charming at that time!
Really, a few years ago, Far Away's foundation was unstable, it was precarious, and there were enemies on all sides.
But you, at that time, were fearless. That kind of momentum that swept through everything was really too intoxicating.
Now, even if you defeat Tencent, you actually don't feel that kind of desperate and desperate spirit.
After all, Tencent and our industry have too little intersection, and it doesn't involve the foundation, so we have a way out.
Also, the strength gap between the two sides is actually very big. This isn't the weak defeating the strong, but the strong bullying the weak.
The business world thinks that this fight against Tencent is a classic. In fact, in my opinion, it's even less interesting than the competition with Su Guo.
At that time, if we don't win, we die!
Either we enter Sunan and defeat Su Guo, or we are defeated by Su Guo in Sunan, giving them a chance to march into Jiangbei.
Once Su Guo and China Resources join forces to enter Jiangbei, with the strength of Far Away at that time, they may eventually fade into the crowd and become a small and inconspicuous local small and medium-sized enterprise.
At that time, you sat in the headquarters, and your momentum was high, and you deployed troops. Until now, I still can't forget it.
This time, in the decisive battle with Tencent, I always feel that something is missing.
Only now did I realize that it's missing that feeling of apprehension, that feeling of uneasiness. I always think that I have the confidence.
It's fine if I lose. If I lose, Far Away will just lose the IT industry. Just the offline industry alone is also a giant of Hua Xia Enterprises.
Once people have a way out, they actually can't fight with that kind of fearless momentum.
A few days ago, I was still thinking why I wasn't as excited as I imagined after defeating Tencent and creating a value of 100 billion. Now, I know that this is the root of it.
You said that you were born for war, rose from war, fearless, and moved forward bravely.
But now, in fact, you have also changed. You have become less overbearing and ferocious than before.
In the past, you rarely considered attacking from other directions. You preferred to charge head-on, unlike this time, where you took one step and thought three steps ahead, using all kinds of means.
Strategizing also means that you actually have a plan in your heart.
People actually prefer the unknown. You know everything like the back of your hand, and you can even judge when Tencent will be defeated.
At this time, you know everything in advance, so naturally, you are not so excited and excited. "
When Shen Qian said this, Li Dong suddenly laughed and said, "That seems to be true!
I was saying that this time, why is it a little more ordinary than I imagined?
Even if Tencent admitted defeat, I even guessed that when Ma Huateng raised his hand to surrender, I laughed, but I was a little less satisfied.
That year, when I narrowly defeated Su Guo, I heard that Ma Jialiang's hair turned white overnight. At that time, I really felt a sense of accomplishment.
Even if this sense of accomplishment was based on Ma Jialiang's pain.
This time, not only did I have a way out, but Ma Huateng actually also had a way out.
Just like now, although he lost Tencent, he had 10 billion yuan of funds. No matter how desperate he was, he would not be as desperate as Ma Jialiang.
That old man really fought for Su Guo all his life, and in the end, he had nothing left.
After Su Guo was defeated by Far Away, Far Away and Huarun Resources divided Su Guo. That old man lost everything, and who could be more desperate than him?
Now that I think about it, all these years, the only entrepreneur who was really forced to this point by me was this old man.
It did not involve personal grievances, but purely a business struggle. It was not even as simple as simple competition.
At that time, Su Guo intended to enter Jiangbei to develop, and we intended to open up the foreign market.
In fact, both sides had no way out. This kind of competition did not start or not, but it was inevitable.
Our strength was also comparable, and fighting with such an opponent actually gave me a sense of accomplishment.
This time, I bullied Ma Huateng, but I did not feel much of a sense of accomplishment. "
Li Dong said a few words, and finally sighed. "Perhaps, in the eyes of others, the current me is a qualified entrepreneur."
"Then I'll just be myself!"
Shen Qian smiled like a flower, and her face was full of brilliance. "Since you don't like it, why force yourself to do it?
Didn't you say a long time ago that if you went bankrupt, I would support you?
Now, I have money to support you!
Do what you want to do, and do what you think in your heart.
Why should you listen to other people's opinions?
You are you, there is no need to compromise, and there is no need to compromise for some things.
Did you really earn such a big business for others?
Everyone is for themselves. Even for our children, it is enough to leave enough for them to live. What's the point of leaving a family business worth hundreds of billions of yuan? "
Li Dong's eyebrows twitched slightly, but he did not reply.
Shen Qian looked at him for a while, smiled, and did not continue to speak.
The current Li Dong may be a lot more mature than before, but it was like a game, when played to the peak stage, it was actually very boring.
At this time, many players at the peak of the game liked to start a smurf and start from scratch.
What they enjoyed was the process of becoming a king, not sitting on the throne of the king and being invincible.
Li Dong may not have reached the point of being completely invincible, but Far Away had a stable foundation. If he continued step by step, he could even guess the scene ten years later.
Far Away had probably made Li Dong lose a lot of interest.
Since 2009, Li Dong had defeated one opponent after another, which made him more and more lonely.
In the past, he used to say that he would retire at 30, but this year, he kept mentioning it, which probably had a lot to do with all of this.
…
Along the way, no one spoke in the car, and it fell into silence.
As for Li Dong, he was also deep in thought.
Obviously, some of Shen Qian's words had caused some ripples in his heart.
Was retiring now really the result that he wanted?
Retiring at the peak and keeping his legend, was that what he had been pursuing all this time?
Or, what was it that he had been pursuing for the past few years?
Wealth?
Reputation?
Career?
Or something else?
Perhaps, even Li Dong himself did not know what he wanted.
But he was very clear that some things were not his ultimate goal.
A trillion empire? A trillion empire?
All of this was what he wanted?
That was not necessarily the case!
No matter how important Far Away was, it was just a tool. Far Away's will and Far Away's future could not replace Li Dong's will and Li Dong's future.
In the past, it was Li Dong who ruled Far Away.
And now, it seemed to be the same as before, but in fact, Li Dong was being held back by Far Away.
He was being held back by the hundreds of thousands of employees, by the executives, by the reputation, and by the glory of the past.
Far Away had turned from being a tool to being controlled to the current Li Dong, who was being held back by Far Away.
Along the way, Li Dong thought a lot, and his expression kept changing.
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