Chapter 633 I don’t want to fail again
"Illya, can you take the kids upstairs first?"
When dinner was over, Jeff suddenly signaled to his wife, Illya, to take the children and leave first.
Illya looked at her husband worriedly before leading the children upstairs.
Then Jeff said sincerely: "I am really grateful for Mr. Pei's trust and kindness, but I have failed once, so I don't want to go through it a second time."
“.”
Seeing the surprised expressions of Li Ye and Pei Wencong, Jeff smiled helplessly and said, "Speaking of which, it was really an exciting but terrible experience."
"After I graduated from Stanford, I already had a stable job and a beautiful wife, and my life was very happy."
"But one day, one of my classmates found me and showed me his new sports car. I was attracted to it."
"I followed that classmate and entered the venture capital industry in Silicon Valley. The 1970s was the time when microprocessors exploded in Silicon Valley, and countless people became rich overnight or went bankrupt overnight."
"And I got rich. And then I failed."
Jeff's face was full of bitterness, and he was obviously recalling the unpleasant past.
"My wife and I sold everything we could, our house, our car. Then we fled that sad place and moved to New York."
"I was really lost at that time. My wife worked three jobs to support the family and supported me in not giving up my dream of writing."
“Heh~”
Jeff shook his head and laughed at himself: "To be honest, before I received the invitation letter from Mr. Pei, I didn't believe that I could turn things around. I even hesitated whether to go to Hong Kong Island when I received the invitation letter.
But my wife encouraged me to go to Hong Kong Island and she sold our wedding rings to get me enough money for the plane ticket."
“.”
Jeff spread his hands to Li Ye and Pei Wencong: "So now, how dare I change again, how dare I take risks again?"
Pei Wencong swallowed his saliva and said cautiously: "Mr. Jeff, we can actually sign a waiver agreement. Although your income will be reduced, I guarantee that you will not..."
"No, no, no, there is no gain without risk," Jeff waved his hands repeatedly, and then said frankly: "I can give you some venture capital advice, but I really don't want to take any more risks."
“.”
Pei Wencong and Li Ye looked at each other and had to accept this reality.
Then in the following time, the two of them did learn a lot about the situation in Silicon Valley from Jeff.
“Some people say Silicon Valley will decline because the cost of production there is getting higher and higher. But I think not. I think Silicon Valley will eventually surpass Boston.”
“Because the production structure of Silicon Valley companies is open, the companies around Route 128 are large and comprehensive, with their own systems, and their parts are not interchangeable.
In Silicon Valley, companies are not large and comprehensive, but specialized, and components produced by different companies are compatible. This open production method is conducive to rapid innovation, and innovation is the key to vitality. "
"In addition, California's legal environment is relatively relaxed, making job hopping easy, which has led to Silicon Valley being more tolerant of talent mobility.
Many people switch to another company and want to come back after a few years. The company will not refuse you, but will welcome you back. This may be difficult in other places.
The frequent flow of talent brings about the flow of information and the dissemination of knowledge, which is more conducive to the development of high-tech enterprises.”
“.”
As Jeff continued to narrate, Li Ye felt more and more that it was a pity, because Jeff's vision was undoubtedly quite good.
Although Boston has not yet shown any signs of being completely surpassed by Silicon Valley, Li Ye knows the future of Silicon Valley, so he will focus his next investment toward Silicon Valley.
And looking at Jeff's current look, he is not opposed to the limelight industry, he is just afraid of the past. Otherwise, why would he still pay attention to the place that once made him sad after so many years?
But Jeff didn't notice anything was wrong with Li Ye. Instead, he tried his best to help explain.
"Mr. Pei, Mr. Li, you may not know the difference between Silicon Valley and Boston in how they treat work. People in Silicon Valley live to work.
In Boston, people work to live. People in Silicon Valley are all workaholics. They believe that work itself is fun and entrepreneurship itself is a goal.
I have seen many millionaires and multimillionaires who wear jeans, eat pizza and drink Coke. Their consumption is disproportionately small compared to their wealth, and they are full of vitality.
When Jeff stopped, he didn't even notice that his eyes had changed. They were no longer as deep as before, but instead burst out with some strange light.
Perhaps, he also hoped to transform from a commoner into a rich man like those entrepreneurs who eat pizza and drink Coke!
Li Ye suddenly asked: "Mr. Jeff, I heard that there is a popular saying in Silicon Valley - It's OK to fail, right?"
“.”
Jeff was stunned for a moment, smiled, and didn't answer.
It's OK to fail——It's OK to fail.
Compared with other places, people in Silicon Valley are more tolerant of failure, which makes everyone eager to try.
It is not shameful to fail in Silicon Valley. If one company fails, you can just start another one. But in many other places, entrepreneurs will be looked down upon if they fail.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Jeff. We are sorry for disturbing your life."
Li Ye finally did not force it and said goodbye with Pei Wencong.
Jeff was also a little depressed. After all, Pei Wencong was still receiving his subsequent royalties, which always made him feel uneasy.
After Li Ye and others got on the car, Wen Leyu, who had been silent the whole time, said to Li Ye softly: "This Mr. Jeff is actually not willing to fail. He just gave up his dream because of his family responsibilities."
Fu Yiruo also said: "Mr. Jeff may be a little timid, but he is a good husband and a good father."
Li Ye asked: "Why, you all figured it out?"
Wen Leyu and Fu Yiru both nodded, thinking that Jeff was a good man.
"Okay! Then we won't make it difficult for him. Let's go to San Francisco tomorrow and see what's going on as we go!"
"Going to San Francisco tomorrow? Don't we go to New York for a visit? Brother, sister Xiaoyu and I have never been to New York!"
Fu Yiru was unhappy. She had lived with Fu Guiru in Southeast Asia since she was a child and had never been to the lighthouse. How could she not go to Manhattan to take a look now?
Li Ye nodded quickly and said, "Okay, okay, we're not in a hurry. Let's play with you guys first, and then we'll go to San Francisco."
"That's more like it."
Only then did Fu Yiru become happy.
But Wen Leyu said calmly: "What about the letter that your classmates asked you to write to Zhen Rongrong? Will it be delayed? Otherwise, how about we send it over first?"
Li Ye sighed and said helplessly: "Xiao Yu, I went to San Francisco to see Silicon Valley."
Wen Leyu blinked, curled his lips and said, "I didn't say you were nervous for anything else! Why are you so nervous?"
“.”
Li Ye didn't say a word the whole way. But after arriving at the hotel, he pulled Fu Yiru aside and asked her fiercely, "Tell me, was it you who instigated this? Why did Xiaoyu suddenly become jealous?"
Fu Yiruo looked at Li Ye eagerly, then said aggrievedly: "Isn't it natural for women to be jealous? How can you blame me?"
(End of this chapter)
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