As old stories are brought up one by one, the people and events of that time have long since changed. Time always slips away unnoticed, and when we look up again, it is already the beginning of a new century.
Da Tou, Gao Zhiwei, and their group invited Lu Feng's entire family to reminisce about the past and discuss the future. As the 1990s were about to come to a complete end, Lu Feng suddenly thought about how people would feel about those ten years later.
These past ten years have been like a golden decade, a time of greater innocence and simpler people. Whenever people feel weary from the hardships and deceit of real life, they think that if they could return to that era of abundant opportunities, to the glorious years of their parents, they would never be so ordinary.
At the dinner table, Lu Feng asked many people how they viewed the 1990s. Everyone sighed with melancholy, summarizing it in one word: chaos. Fights were commonplace, murders were frequently reported in the news, the international situation changed drastically, and wave after wave of humiliation made people unable to hold their heads high.
However, there has been development. Color TVs have become widespread, and most rural areas have electricity. Inflation is indeed quite serious, but wage increases have also been quite high, from a hundred or eighty yuan a month to a common four or five hundred yuan a month now.
At the dinner table, Lu Feng mentioned several keywords: romance, innocence, and gilding. He made everyone wonder which of these three words was more in line with the times, and they couldn't help but laugh.
"I heard the other day that on a minibus, a thief was caught stealing something, pulled out a knife, and someone was stabbed three times," Da Tou sighed. "The thief ran away and couldn't be found at all. What a romantic era!"
"It seems this is a chaotic era!" Lu Feng said, raising his wine glass.
Lu Feng suddenly understood why so many people were fond of the present years later. It was just a kind of spiritual sustenance. They felt that if they were in a different era, they would definitely be able to stand out. When an era grows old, it will be romanticized and symbolized. This era will have no flaws or pain, only imagined innocence.
To assume these people are simple and honest is like how city dwellers view rural areas.
Lu Feng attempted to summarize this era in its final days, but he later realized that he was incapable of doing so. He could only summarize the people he had encountered. In the vastness of this era, he felt too insignificant; no one could represent an entire era.
That feeling of insignificance made him feel a little breathless. He was somewhat relieved that he had done something insignificant, and that several of his technologies in the semiconductor field had a certain status in the world, embedding the semiconductor industry into globalization a decade or so ahead of schedule.
What's left?
How did I go from being a billionaire to becoming another billionaire?
In his previous life, Lu Feng would have definitely written extensively about his status as a wealthy man to express his greatness. But at this moment, he felt that being a billionaire was not worth mentioning at all. He was just a bubble produced by the movement of the times. Some wealthy people's bubbles were bigger and lasted for several generations before bursting.
Some vanish in an instant, while the flow of time never ceases. These wealthy individuals are like bubbles formed by the collision of eras, appearing and disappearing wave after wave.
In mid-December, Lu Feng arrived at Mount Tai. He had visited most of the scenic spots in China, and since the scenic spots were not yet fully developed, he decided to climb Mount Tai.
When Lu Feng finally stood atop Mount Tai after overcoming countless hardships, looking down at the swirling clouds and feeling the vastness of the surrounding mountains, he was filled with emotion. Not far away, someone was shouting to the sky, offering prayers for the 21st century.
While people today reminisce about the 1990s, little do they know that those in the 1990s were already looking forward to the 21st century. Standing in different times and spaces, they envy each other. Looking at the rows of people in the distance, Lu Feng couldn't help but laugh. Turning back to look into the distance, he shouted in his heart, "I will definitely live up to this era!"
"I want to become rich! I'll work hard! I'll strive!"
A man standing next to Lu Feng suddenly shouted, startling Lu Feng.
"You must be Mr. Lu?" The man turned to look at Lu Feng and asked, "I've read about you in the newspaper. Many people say you're now the richest man in the country. Can you tell me how to become rich?"
Lu Feng looked at him and said, "You said it yourself: work hard! Strive!"
"No, no, no, this era is over. All the hard work is just working for you capitalists, being exploited to the point of exhaustion. I heard you made your fortune in 1989. If I went back to 1989, I would definitely be doing very well," the man said confidently.
"So in your eyes, ten years ago was so wonderful. Do you know how insulting that idea was to young people ten years ago? Do you believe that by 2009, someone will say that if they were in 1999, they would definitely be a millionaire!" Lu Feng laughed.
"You clearly know where the path to wealth lies; you've said it yourself: work hard! Strive! But you've chosen fantasy over the other two. Life cannot be reversed, and time cannot flow backward. The best starting point in life is now. Who knows if today's unknown person will become a famous figure many years later?"
"You people always say the same useless nonsense. You have money, people behind you, connections. What do I have?" The man sneered, "I have nothing. Nobody listens to me."
"Young people, connections and backgrounds can't fill the whole world. Incompetence is incompetence, why make so many excuses to fool yourself? You have to admit your ordinariness in order to become extraordinary. If you don't dare to draw a starting line for yourself, where will the finish line be?"
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