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He was not accustomed to staying in a foreign land. Even though his spoken English practice allowed him to communicate with locals without any barriers, he still felt out of place.
Moreover, due to his identity issues, he had never considered immigrating. To him, his homeland was like his mother; unless he truly felt that staying in this country would ruin his life, who would sever ties with their mother? The same logic applied to nationality. Besides, the future development of his homeland was sufficient to accommodate his growth.
Furthermore, it wasn't just China that had walls; the United States had an invisible wall as well—racial barriers, hidden discrimination, national security. He had never thought about staying in America.
This understanding came from the information bombardment he received in his past life.
The world was indeed a flawed place, but his mother had a temperament similar to others—there were both good and bad aspects. Of course, he chose to stay with her; at such times, being reasonable and diplomatic was often insincere.
"Alright, alright, your dad and I are doing well; we're just a bit bored. You don't need to rush back. Just make sure you get along well with your partner; you never know if they might have some grievances!" Gao Qingzhen could sense that her son had grown up; he no longer obeyed her every word and had developed his own opinions.
Jiang Yizhou responded several times, and Gao Qingzhen handed the phone to Ding Zhengnan. The girl took the phone outside and started chatting with Jiang Yizhou.
Their conversation included her work situation and the cold war between her parents at home. In the end, Jiang Yizhou still couldn't bring himself to speak up. He felt that if he had anticipated the current situation from the start, he would have never let things escalate this far.
Love was an incredibly complex matter. Jiang Yizhou found himself at a stage where he didn't want to be a scumbag, yet he already was one. Whether he wanted to turn back or admit that he was a scumbag and continue on this path was a dilemma for him.
Being either a scumbag or a good person was not easy, especially for an ordinary person. Selfless dedication and going against moral principles were quite challenging.
The world was filled with mediocrity; Jiang Yizhou was likely one of those mediocre individuals bound by societal rules and parental teachings while simultaneously succumbing to his inner laziness.
Many things in life offered no chance for regret. Jiang Yizhou thought that being reborn would allow him to break free from the shackles of his past life. However, character determines fate; the mistakes he needed to make still existed. The only difference was that perhaps he now had the ability to make mistakes without severe consequences.
After finishing calls with two women late at night, Jiang Yizhou enjoyed the cool summer breeze, yet his mood unexpectedly soured. After all, humans are human—joys and sorrows, separations and reunions do not change simply because one gets a second chance at life; being reborn merely provided him with an opportunity for change.
Even as he became increasingly wealthy, Jiang Yizhou gradually found it harder to feel the satisfaction that money once brought him. He began to understand what Ma Yun meant when he said, "I have no interest in money." For Ma Yun, money was merely a tool to control and maintain his business, a part of his influence.
Money, in essence, represents influence for individuals. However, Jiang Yizhou, being an ordinary person, had many aspirations that could hardly be called dreams; they were merely hobbies. He lacked any grand ambitions and remained trapped by the very meaning of money itself.
This was evident from his plans. At the outset, Jiang Yizhou intended to sell qi; fail and blgr were just side projects. After selling elink, he completely slacked off, buying stocks, forming venture capital, and seeking suitable startup projects to invest in, all while thinking about how to exit before the bubble burst.
Jiang Yizhou had not truly detached himself from the concept of wealth; he had not yet reached the stage of wanting to pursue social influence. Was it true that poverty limited his imagination?
According to American law, he was still under twenty-one and not of legal drinking age. However, the alcohol in the cabinet was purchased by Song Rushi, so if he wasn't caught, he could drink freely.
He picked a bottle of red wine from the cabinet that he didn't recognize and poured himself a glass using the method he learned from Song Rushi. Sitting in a lounge chair by the floor-to-ceiling window, he slowly began to drink.
Having lived in a state of poverty in his previous life—whether mentally, physically, or financially—he had quickly become wealthy in this era and achieved financial freedom. Yet Jiang Yizhou had not adapted to the changes that wealth brought to his life.
He still viewed problems through the lens of his former poverty mindset. This was also due to his own character flaws: laziness, a deep-seated inertia within his soul, and pretentiousness.
Change had always been difficult, especially since he could now live comfortably without needing to change—except for matters of the heart.
No longer pretending to shake his head while watching the liquid swirl in his glass, Jiang Yizhou downed it in one go. Sometimes having too much wealth wasn't necessarily a good thing; however, he did intend to change.
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By October, Jiang Yizhou had not made any significant moves in the past two months; he was merely tidying up loose ends in America.
First, he separated fail from Ailumese Technology and integrated it into domestic Zhengyi Technology. The remaining venture capital shareholders were compensated with shares. Ailumese Technology would operate blgr and display advertising alliances independently and collaborate with Google.
Industry insiders are speculating whether Tony Jiang wants to switch careers to become a professional venture capitalist and abandon entrepreneurship altogether.
The answer is yes.
In the past two months, Jiang Yizhou has thought a lot. He does not have any grand ambitions; it feels as if he suddenly won a massive lottery and is at a loss for what to do. He knows that his own abilities and energy do not support him in becoming a prominent figure.
In his previous life, he struggled due to money and personality issues. Now that the financial problem is resolved, he still understands his own limitations.
In the company team, there are quite a few people of Chinese descent. Although many employees are unwilling to return to their home country for lower wages and an unfamiliar environment, some have followed Zhang Xiaolong back to Zhengyi Technology in China.
This mindset reflects Jiang Yizhou's attitude of being content with wealth.
“Tony, are you really leaving? I think Ailumese is doing quite well; there’s no need to do this!” Bill Green advised.
From his perspective as a venture capitalist, both fail and blgr are excellent products. Moreover, blgr already has an established profit model; it just needs to keep pushing forward, and going public is definitely not an issue. As for fail, he has heard that Microsoft is already in talks to acquire hail, with the price exceeding two hundred million dollars. Fail, being second only to hail, also has a valuation that is not far behind.
Now, as the founder, Jiang Yizhou is determined to return to his home country and has no intention of continuing development. This makes Bill Green feel that having money allows one to be willful!
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