With the advent of the internet, self-marketing was more important than anything else. Many business tycoons relied on their inherent advantages in self-marketing and presentation to gain popularity and wealth. Their business was actually a part of self-marketing, and only a few of them could truly become influential figures in the industry.
Therefore, many people had the illusion that the rich were like them. They speculated that the emperor's house did not have a toilet, so it must be solved on the bed. At most, they would just change the sheets a day.
These self-marketing figures only 'looked' powerful because the real powerful people were not seen by ordinary people. They were hidden behind the scenes, enduring and keeping a low profile. They were not arrogant and could endure hardship.
"The truly rich believe in frugality, while the ordinary wage earners are the exact opposite. Even though they were born in an ordinary family, they live like the second generation of a rich family. They have blind confidence in their future. They believe that money can be earned, not saved.
This is a very strange phenomenon …
The purpose of saving money is to have more assets at one's disposal.
Saving money is not only a lifestyle, but it is also a profound knowledge.
Many people are used to living lavishly, so they disdain saving money from the bottom of their hearts. They equate saving money with being stingy and stingy. They think that fussing over these trivial things is quite ungentlemanly.
It's like when we used to buy socks, they were all the same. If one is torn, they can continue to wear it.
When the shampoo is used up, everyone knows to pour water into it and it can continue to be used for a week.
Now, families who know how to live will buy clothes for their children a size bigger so they can continue to wear it when they grow older. If there are many children, it will be worn by the eldest and second children. "
The serious atmosphere that was painstakingly created was broken by laughter again.
There were whispers below the stage. Occasionally, there were a few loud voices, as if they were not convinced by Li He's words.
Li He heard it clearly from the stage. He smiled and said, "Some students said that the prices of goods are rising so much that saving money is useless. It can't catch up to inflation, right?
I heard that.
Beggars borrow an abacus — poor people have poor plans.
The bank's interest rate is lower than inflation. So, my advice to everyone is to save money, but try not to save money for long periods of time. Some have 8 to 10 years, but that is meaningless. Instead, invest your money in commodities that can resist inflation, such as gold, houses, and the like. If you have the idea of starting a business, you can also start a business.
Moreover, many people did not realize that their salary would never be able to keep up with the growth of their desires. This was because in theory, human desires could grow infinitely. The growth of desires was often exponential. They wanted to spend 1,000 yuan this year, and 10,000 yuan next year.
It was like a mouse running on a wheel. The faster the mouse ran, the faster the wheel spun.
My last words to everyone, don't let your desires go too fast, wait for your wallet.
Of course, nothing is absolute. Everyone, don't try to save money on food. You won't be poor even if you don't have to eat or wear. You won't be poor forever. "
The laughter never stopped.
The third person to ask the question was a young man wearing glasses. He held a notebook and began to read from what he had written in advance. "Professor Li, I think you have some misunderstanding about public intellectuals. As we can see, many people with a conscience are speaking up for society. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. "
Li He's heart skipped a beat. If he did not answer well, he would definitely offend a lot of people.
He deliberated for a moment and smiled. "I have always admired public intellectuals. I don't like pseudo-public intellectuals and public pseudo-intellectuals.
In order to show themselves as saviors, they often tell stories that show their moral excellence. They drag out people who accidentally make mistakes or have no choice in their social status.
A public intellectual must be a true scholar. They should have a certain level of professionalism and be recognized by their peers. For example, Chomsky from the United States. He is a philosopher. His "Generative Grammar" is considered to be the greatest contribution in theoretical linguistics in the 20th century.
Or Bertrand Russell from the United Kingdom. He is a philosopher, a mathematical logician, and a historian.
Sartre and Raymond Aron from France. Their first profession is a philosopher. They have first-class professionalism and standards.
China does need some public intellectuals who span different disciplines. These public intellectuals have a good academic background and have the enthusiasm to participate in the discussion of social issues. This is beneficial to the healthy and benign development of society.
But in fact, it is not like this. Most of the so-called intellectuals in China have shown the characteristics of changing from literary youth to political youth. To put it politely, I can call them cross-professional intellectuals. Although they do not have the ability to cross disciplines, they are always half-baked when it comes to talking about issues. They have no professionalism at all. Regardless of whether it works or not, they first occupy the moral high ground … "
"I think the current environment is a little similar to the 1980s in the Soviet Union. People in literature, art, hosts, actors, and even music have come out to speak. They know that they don't have enough academic experience, but they're still spouting nonsense. They're the typical sharp-tongued ruffians …"
"Of course, some people are good in nature, but independent thinking and a strong sense of social responsibility does not mean that they have a statement that transcends their academic background …"
The applause was very warm. Many people felt that something was wrong, but they could not tell what it was. Li He's words enlightened them.
Coming out of the auditorium, Li He was surrounded by people asking for his autograph. He casually signed a few autographs and followed Professor Wu to his office. He did not even say a word to Liu Lenovo and the others.
"That mouth of yours!" Professor Wu shook his head helplessly, but he still filled the teapot for Li He. "Do you want to change the tea leaves?"
"No, it's just a cup of tea." Li He lit a cigarette and said with a smile. "Anyway, I said it. I am not afraid of offending anyone."
Professor Wu said, "If someone spread the news, you will be scolded."
"It's not like I will lose anything. Let them do what they want." He still had an indifferent attitude.
After chatting for a while, he took Dong Hao home.
Li He was eating a tea egg at the door. The aroma of the tea leaves was familiar to Li He. He hurried back to the living room and found that the tea leaves on the cabinet were empty.
"Do you want to eat one?" Old Madam He came in with a bowl full of tea eggs.
"I don't want to eat it."
Li He's heart was bleeding. He could not afford this tea egg!
It was a pity that his top-grade Pu 'er tea was wasted.
This bowl of tea eggs had boiled tens of thousands of yuan worth of tea leaves.
He was afraid that Old Madam He would think too much, so he did not say anything. He could only shake his head at the empty tea pot. It was not because of how expensive the tea leaves were, but because of how difficult it was to get them.
These tea leaves were picked by the Qian Jia Village Tea Tree King in Ailao Mountain. This ancient tea tree was 2,700 years old, so it was naturally very precious.
Everyone knew that he liked to drink tea, so most of the gifts they gave him were high-quality tea leaves.
Every year, the Tea King from all over the country was bought by his men at the auction. The scene of Singaporeans and Hong Kongers dominating the market in the past was no longer there.
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