Book Synopsis
Book Tags
Donation Rankings
Comment
0 Comments
You May Also Like
墨書 Inktalez
"Son, your mother wants to talk to you!" After chatting for a while about family matters back home, Jiang Yizhou heard his mother's urging voice from the other end. His father then said a few words and handed the phone to her.
"Son~~" His mother's joy was evident in her voice, with the end of her sentence rising high, "Have you missed your mom?"
"……" Jiang Yizhou sighed; he was never good at handling this kind of situation. Did she still see him as a child? If it were a distant relative, he would have ignored them entirely. "Yeah, Mom, how have you been lately?"
"I'm doing well! The massage device you bought me is really comfortable. Oh, by the way," Gao Qingzhen suddenly remembered something, "not long ago, your dad and I took your grandparents to the city hospital for a check-up. They prescribed some medicine that we couldn't find at the city hospital. They gave me a list, and I wanted to see if you could find it in Beijing. Buy a few courses and send them back!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yizhou immediately thought that his mother probably found the medicine too expensive and didn't want to buy it herself, so she asked him to look for cheaper options.
"Mom, how could the hospital not have medicine? Grandpa and Grandma aren't seriously ill; they just need some health supplements and medication to manage their conditions. Don't worry about the cost; just buy it! It's not like we're short on money!" Jiang Yizhou complained. His parents never seemed to change their mindset; perhaps they were still afraid of being poor.
"……" There was silence on the other end, and Jiang Yizhou realized he had hit the nail on the head. He added, "Mom, just go ahead and buy it. I'll have someone transfer the money back right away!"
After chatting for about half an hour, most of the time was spent on small talk about daily life. Jiang Yizhou urged his parents not to be so stingy. If he hadn't been living in America for so long, he would have loved to bring them over to see more of the world. Although he couldn't live like a nouveau riche, now that he had some money, their standard of living definitely needed to improve.
"The eldest has really grown up fast and has become wealthy..." Gao Qingzhen genuinely felt happy for her son. Although she thought it was somewhat wasteful for him to spend money like this after decades of frugality, at least he could afford enough food and clothing.
Upon learning about the prices of those medicines, not only did she think they shouldn't buy them, but even Jiang Yizhou's grandparents felt it wasn't worth it. With that money, they could do less farm work at home and enjoy a nice meal every now and then instead of spending it on medicine. After all, they were already in their seventies; they had lived enough.
Should they also take Yi Zhou's grandmother into the city for a check-up? Gao Qingzhen was the eldest daughter in her family; her parents were in their sixties. Yi Zhou's grandfather had always been healthy, but his grandmother had some cardiovascular issues that needed checking out.
After thanking Jiang Maoyou who came in later, the couple returned home. Jiang Maoyou closed the office door and went upstairs, where he could hear students making noise from afar.
"Teacher Du, sing another song!"
"Yeah, yeah! We love listening to you sing!"
"Well... okay then, I..." Suddenly feeling that it had gone quiet below, Du Yan turned her head toward the door and smiled through tears as she said, "Jiang... Teacher Jiang, the kids all want to hear me sing."
Jiang Maoyou smiled and didn't want to put Teacher Du in a difficult position. "How about this, let's just change this class to music class, and switch music class to language class. Let's have a few tall ones help Teacher Du move the piano!"
...
Jiang Yizhou felt helpless; changing someone's mindset was incredibly difficult, especially for the older generation. The older people became, the more they believed in their decades of experience. For parents like his, life was all about saving and being frugal.
After finishing Gao Le Gao Strawberry Milk, Jiang Yizhou licked the cup with lingering enjoyment. This time returning to the country, aside from seeing the somewhat inexperienced Ma Ge, everything else was just a spur-of-the-moment decision without any planning.
Next, he would stay at the company for a week to help Ma Ge get on the right track, enabling him to understand and follow his own plan, after which he could smoothly return to America.
Since he was already half late, Jiang Yizhou decided not to go in the afternoon. He found a restaurant to have lunch and then returned to his place. However, unexpectedly, he received a call from an unfamiliar number. Not many people knew this mobile number; he usually only shared the office phone.
"Hello, is this Jiang Yizhou, Mr. Jiang?" The person on the other end sounded mature, at least someone who had worked for several years, around thirty years old, and spoke with a respectful tone.
"Hello, I'm Jiang Yizhou. May I ask who you are?" Jiang Yizhou replied politely.
"I'm Zhang Chaoyang, the founder of Aitexin. I got your contact information from Mr. Xiong Xiaoge!"
Zhang Chaoyang, Aitexin, isn't that the future Sohu? Jiang Yizhou was first surprised and then delighted; his name had already become so significant that someone came seeking him out!
In fact, Jiang Yizhou's reputation was much larger than he had imagined; he had already become a representative of the Internet entrepreneurial dream.
Due to his reclusive nature and now living mostly in America, industry publications found it hard to interview him. Therefore, his "arrogant" remarks made in online forums were repeatedly studied by others looking for clues to success, which accelerated many aspiring entrepreneurs' steps.
However, whether moving faster would lead them to perish before the tide arrived was beyond Jiang Yizhou's control.
"You were introduced by Brother Xiong!” Jiang Yizhou thought networking was quite nice; at least many people would actively seek him out without him having to look for them. "Is there something important?"
Zhang Chaoyang immediately followed up, "I heard from Brother Xiong that you want to invest in some domestic projects. I hope we can discuss this face-to-face."
"Well, I’ve become a venture capitalist," Jiang Yizhou chuckled, "Sure, your time and place!"
Zhang Chaoyang was somewhat skeptical; it seemed too easy. Given his tone, the chances of success were quite high.
Then he thought about it; he was well aware of Jiang Yizhou's story. After two months of fruitless searches for venture capital, he had taken a gamble by launching qi himself, which finally attracted IDG's investment. Zhang felt a sense of camaraderie, understanding why Jiang Yizhou was so friendly towards him.
We are on the same side! Zhang Chaoyang felt a surge of exhilaration.
"Then, this afternoon at three o'clock, at the café downstairs from your office!" He felt both excited and anxious.
"Alright." Jiang Yizhou thought to himself, is this asking me to go to the office this afternoon? Feeling slightly displeased, he replied with a single word and hung up the phone. Nevertheless, he tidied himself up and headed to the office.
"How's it going?" a colleague asked.
Zhang Chaoyang beamed with a smile, "I think this time we might really succeed!"
Although the funding could last until the end of the year, it was always good to prepare ahead of time. He knew how difficult it was to secure venture capital.
Comment 0 Comment Count