September 13th, Tuesday …
Zhang Lixian brought the recording of the finance channel to the unique building in Dawn of Prosperous Town.
Li Shi was already waiting on the 11th floor of the building.
"Hello, Boss Li!"
Zhang Lixian shook hands with Li Shi warmly, and Li Shi invited Zhang Lixian and the videographer in.
Zhang Lixian was stunned when she entered the empty living room.
Is this … is this a new house that just moved in?
This was like a house that had just been robbed. How could anyone live in it?
Zhang Lixian was very confused.
When she heard that Li Shi had set the interview place in Dawn of Prosperous Town, she thought that this was Li Shi's residence. After all, it was in a small area, and it was obviously not his office.
However, Zhang Lixian was confused again when she came here.
How was this a residence?
There was no smoke or fire at all.
As far as she knew, Li Shi had been married for a long time, and his son was already in junior high school. However, there was no trace of his wife and son living here.
In other words, Li Shi did not live here, but only rented a house in Sloth Apartments?
Why?
Was there something special about this place?
Zhang Lixian had not even started the interview, and she already had a lot of questions.
Li Shi saw her confusion and smiled. "I know what you want to ask. There's no rush. Let's talk slowly."
There was a small coffee table and two chairs near the balcony for drinking tea. It was just right for the interview. The sunlight coming through the floor-to-ceiling windows made the camera backlight, but Li Shi adjusted the smart glass and solved the problem.
This was not a very formal news interview, but more like an interview program. The program was longer, and the content of the conversation was relatively casual.
Zhang Lixian recalled the questions she wanted to ask, and she could not help but look at the square black box on the coffee table.
What was this?
There was no way not to attract attention. The whole room was so big, and there were basically no other furnishings. The black box on the coffee table was too eye-catching.
Li Shi smiled. "I'll explain this later."
Zhang Lixian nodded and decided to interview according to the normal process. Anyway, if she was not satisfied with the interview results, she could reshoot.
After all the preparations were done, the interview officially began.
Zhang Lixian had a lot of questions, such as why did Manager Li arrange the interview location here, what was the matter with the furnishings in this room, what was the purpose of the black box, and so on. However, she still asked the questions that she had prepared beforehand.
"Boss Li, you can be said to be a veteran in the venture capital industry in Jingzhou and even in Handong. You've witnessed many legends of wealth. The Fu Hui Investments that you founded even directly or indirectly helped many local industries in Jingzhou.
"You have recently responded to the call and invested a large amount of money in the old industrial zone, which is the Thriller Hostel."
"However, Jingzhou's businesses and investors have always avoided this place. Why did you decide to invest here?"
Li Shi sank into his memories. "Actually, I wasn't optimistic about this place at first. However, one day, Boss Pei asked me which project in Jingzhou the investors were most unwilling to touch? "
"I thought about it. It should be the old industrial area."
"Because at that time, the old industrial zone was still a wasteland. There were only a few abandoned factories. Moreover, it was located far away from the city and was very remote."
"I thought that Boss Pei was just joking, but Boss Pei invested directly without saying a word!"
"So, I invested as well."
Zhang Lixian was stunned.
Was he … so careless?
Boss Pei invested, so you followed suit? What if Boss Pei's investment failed?
"Then … why do you trust Boss Pei so much?" Zhang Lixian asked.
Li Shi smiled. "If you investigate Boss Pei's investments in Dream Realization Ventures in detail, you will find that his investments are worlds apart from others!"
"There are only two outcomes for other people's investments: losses or profits."
"There are only two outcomes for Boss Pei's investments: profits now or in the future!"
"The most successful investment by Dream Realization Ventures was the purchase of shares in Finger Games. The timing of every step was really just right, and the returns increased by more than twenty times!"
"Not only do you need courage to make an investment, you also need vision."
"An excellent investor must first be able to see opportunities, then know how to grasp opportunities, and finally have the courage to seize opportunities!"
"Boss Pei obviously did the best in every aspect to be able to invest in so many successful projects."
"Of course, before I invested, Boss Pei reminded me again and again that this project would be very risky. I thought about it and decided that there would be risks. The transformation of the old industrial zone was imperative. If we really made a loss, it would be equivalent to making a contribution to Jingzhou.
"As a native of Jingzhou, I was lucky to obtain some wealth. It is only right for me to give back to society."
Zhang Lixian nodded. "Boss Li's breadth of mind is really admirable. I realize that you seem to trust Boss Pei very much? Does your trust come from Boss Pei's brilliant investment results, or does it come from other places? "
Li Shi was silent for a moment and said, "In fact, at the beginning, it was only because of Boss Pei's brilliant investment results. At that time, I did not have a deep understanding of why Boss Pei and Dream Realization Ventures could achieve so much success. "
"However, recently, I have become more and more aware of the root of all this. I think this experience can be shared not only with investors but also with all young people who are ambitious to make a career."
"The fundamental reason why Boss Pei can achieve such results is because of his way of thinking!"
Zhang Lixian's eyes lit up. "Can you elaborate?"
Li Shi smiled slightly. "This is Sloth Apartments, which is also Tengda's latest rental brand. However, many people do not know that Boss Pei also lives here, on the top floor of this building. All the furnishings in this room are exactly the same as Boss Pei's room! "
Zhang Lixian was stunned.
She really did not think of that!
Everyone knew where Tengda's office was, where Boss Pei's office was, but very few people knew about Boss Pei's true face and where he lived.
"Boss Pei's residence is the same as here? Isn't this too simple? How can people live here? "Zhang Lixian asked in confusion.
Li Shi smiled and said, "That's what I thought at first."
"I was also very surprised when I found out that Boss Pei lived here because the furnishings here are really too simple. It is so simple that it will have a certain impact on normal life."
"It is easy for people who live here to think that it is like a temple or a monastery because there is no smell of life at all."
"Therefore, I also had my doubts."
"With Boss Pei's net worth, he can easily buy a luxurious villa. Why would he live in a place like this?"
"Therefore, I lived here for more than half a month with these doubts in mind. Finally, I understood Boss Pei's deeper meaning."
Li Shi deliberately kept her in suspense. After a pause, he said, "This place helps to concentrate and think. Boss Pei stayed here precisely because he wanted to focus and think for a long time! "
"Instead of saying that this is Boss Pei's residence, it is more like Boss Pei's training room and meditation room!"
"Boss Pei's success is not a coincidence, but the result of diligent thinking day after day."
"He compressed his material comforts to an extremely low level and only kept the minimum necessities in the entire room. He has been living such a minimalist life to prevent those messy things from interfering with his thinking!"
"Without these messy things, he can focus more on thinking. Living in such an environment for a long time can cultivate such a focused and long-term way of thinking. "
"There is no such thing as an investment genius in this world. Boss Pei is just making use of all his time to think efficiently!"
"Therefore, I am now working hard to learn this' simplifying 'way of thinking."
"I will come here often and think quietly alone. I found that many problems that I could not figure out before can be solved very quickly after coming here. That is because I can be completely focused here, and nothing will disturb me."
Zhang Lixian's face showed a look of realization.
So that was it!
She had been very puzzled before. Boss Pei was the boss of Tengda Corporation. He could earn five hundred million yuan from one investment. What kind of house could he not afford?
This house was not small, but it was not worthy of Boss Pei's net worth.
Moreover, Boss Pei had decorated his house so simply. There was almost nothing extra. It made people think of ascetic monks and seekers.
Was that reasonable?
Who didn't like convenience? Who didn't like enjoyment?
Boss Pei's Tengda Corporation was already a huge enterprise. Logically speaking, it was a normal choice to enjoy life.
However, Boss Pei did not do that.
Obviously, Boss Pei had a very special purpose.
This puzzle was solved by Boss Li, who was also an investor.
Obviously, Boss Pei's success was not accidental but the result of careful consideration.
The reason why Boss Pei could think deeper and further than ordinary people was because he used this extremely strict attitude to create such a space for himself to abandon some distracting thoughts and concentrate on thinking!
While others were at home with their wives and children, Boss Pei was still here thinking seriously about the future development direction of Tengda Corporation. Over time, it was not a world of difference!
Zhang Lixian suddenly thought of a question and looked at the black box on the coffee table. "Then, what is this black box for?"
Li Shi did not speak but demonstrated it to Zhang Lixian.
He quickly pressed a few small metal rods, and the machine in the box automatically restored it in turn.
Zhang Lixian fell into a daze. "This …"
Li Shi explained. "It is an exquisite handicraft.
"However, it is rich in some philosophical meaning, which helps us think better."
"There is an identical one in Boss Pei's room. I spent a lot of effort to find the official website of this thing. I did not expect that it was also made by Dream Realization Ventures!
"In other words, this thing is most likely a special custom-made invention by Boss Pei.
"Its name is the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine."
Zhang Lixian was still confused. "Fully-Automated Bickering Machine? How can that be philosophical? How can it help us think better? "
Li Shi turned the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine to Zhang Lixian and asked her to press it herself.
Zhang Lixian pressed it for a minute and asked in confusion. "What … is the point? Isn't it a complete waste of time? "
Li Shi smiled slightly. "There is no point.
"Not having any meaning is its greatest meaning."
"It contains the traditional philosophy of Daoism: useless."
"It can make people realize that certain actions are meaningless. That in itself is a kind of meaning.
"This thing is called the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine. It simulates the entire process of arguing with others online.
"There are more and more contrarians online now, and there are more and more meaningless arguments, especially for public figures. It is really easy for them to get caught up in such meaningless arguments.
"We are always used to arguing with others, but most of the time, many people are not arguing about who is right or wrong, but who is superior.
"No one really wants to understand what the other party's true meaning is, and they will not reflect on whether they are wrong or not. Instead, they will try their best to dig out the loopholes in the other party's words, trying to refute them.
"Therefore, we will find that we can never reach a consensus when arguing with others online.
"Arguing with these people is like arguing with this Fully-Automated Bickering Machine. No matter how hard you try, it will argue back. You are just wasting your time.
"As a thinker, it is easier to get caught up in such meaningless arguments. That is because the more you think, the more you will be angry at the stupidity of some people; the more you think, the easier it is to get caught up in your own stupidity.
"Whether it is the former or the latter, it is very dangerous. Thinking brings us wisdom, but sometimes it also brings us paranoia and arrogance.
"And this machine is reminding you that it is meaningless. Don't waste your time and don't argue with the contrarians online.
"You just need to think carefully and do your own thing.
"Therefore, whenever I am upset, I will press it. I watched it bicker with me endlessly, restoring all my efforts. Finally, I realized that I was wasting my time. I was doing useless work. "
"Therefore, my negative emotions were vented, and I could calm down and continue thinking."
"Why did Boss Pei not leave any handicrafts or decorations in the room, but only this?
"That is because it is not only a handicraft or artwork, but also a 'thinking zeroing machine'. It matches the layout of the entire room and allows us to calm down and think better.
"In my opinion, it is where the soul of this' thinking space 'lies!
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