Chapter 198 Persuading Him Not to Change His Career
Mr. Lan, who was sitting opposite me, was not a guest invited by the group. He was just a guest who was staying in Shangzhou for two days, so he became my first customer.
"Mr. Honghui, my last name is Lan."
I poured him a cup of tea and said, "Mr. Lan, my common name is Wan Shanhong. You can call me Mr. Wan, or Mr. Shanhong, or even Xiao Wan."
He smiled and said, "Then I'll call you Mr. Wan."
"What do you want to consult me about? I will discuss it with you to the best of my knowledge."
"I have a friend who runs a large cross-border seafood business. He wants to invest in mobile phones. Is this an industry he can pursue?"
When I heard it, I knew it was obviously an excuse. In fact, he just wanted to enter the mobile phone industry.
I didn't confirm or deny it. I said, "If you don't mind the trouble, I'll tell you a longer story."
He nodded: "I just like you to talk longer and more deeply."
“First, you’re not asking for others, you’re asking for yourself.”
"Why?"
"You won't wait till 9:30 to ask for someone else's help."
He smiled and said, "There's nothing to do in the hotel anyway, so it doesn't matter if you wait."
"That's true too. Anyway, I have nothing to do. Chatting can help me pass the time."
He still smiled.
Well, let's just talk about this: the progress of mankind is actually based on the advancement of communication methods. Mobile phones are just a shell of communication methods.
A long time ago, when there was no written language, people used knots in ropes to count. They would tie as many knots in the rope as they hunted rabbits. This was a long stage of evolution.
Later, writing was invented and carved on bamboo slips. If you wanted to read a book, your room would have to be filled with bamboo slips, hence the saying "rich in learning, five carts full of bamboo slips." In fact, without much knowledge, even five or ten carts could not hold that many bamboo slips.
Later, paper and woodblock printing were invented. Woodblock printing is the equivalent of today's mobile phones. This marked the first time that human cultural communication took off.
Those who can carve woodblocks are equivalent to those who can make mobile phones. Opening a factory and hiring a team of workers who can carve woodblocks is equivalent to today's mobile phone manufacturers. For example, Mr. Lei once said that if you stand in the right place, even a pig can fly.
The owner of a woodblock printing factory at that time was like a flying pig.
Then, we invented movable type printing. Books could be printed faster, allowing more people to read. As the number of readers increased, culture spread faster and faster.
The second take-off of human cultural communication.
In modern times, laser typesetting and mechanized printing were invented, so newspapers and journalists came into being, making it easier for people to obtain knowledge and news.
The third take-off of human cultural communication.
In 1967, several North American scientists connected several computers together to create a shared platform. They discovered that if a message was posted on one computer, it could also be seen on other computers. Thus, the Internet was born.
The fourth takeoff of human cultural communication.
The mobile phones we use now are actually small computers. Because of the Internet, everyone has a small computer in their hands.
Every time human cultural communication methods take off, it has greatly promoted the progress of human civilization and created a group of wealthy people.
Having said that, I stopped.
Mr. Lan listened and pointed his finger and said, "You mean, a mobile phone can do it?"
I shook my head. "The fourth takeoff is different from the previous three. For woodblock printing, you just need to hire some masters to carve the blocks. For movable type printing, you just need to hire some workers to pick up the characters. For mechanical printing with laser typesetting, you can buy the equipment and print for almost a lifetime."
Just think of mobile phones. They require at least 21 suppliers to provide you with components: motherboards, screens, back covers, mid-frames, cameras, batteries, processors, baseband chips, sensors... And to make matters worse, they need to be upgraded from time to time. As a seafood company owner, you really shouldn't get involved in this mess.
“Where there is a will, there is a way. I believe that success depends on human effort.”
I smiled and said, "That's true, but I want to analyze your psychology."
"you say."
"First of all, you're not in this for the money. You have enough wealth simply to prove that you're capable and an all-round talent. Who says I'm just a fishery guy? I can handle high technology just as well."
He asked, "Mr. Wan, do you smoke?"
"Occasionally."
He made an exception and gave me a cigarette. It was nothing special, just a little more upscale than the average person's.
"Because I want to smoke," he said.
He smoked a cigarette and suddenly asked, "Can you tell fortunes?"
I nodded.
"You'd better tell my fortune."
Oh, I understood in my heart that any of my analysis was useless. He just liked the simple and crude method. Because fortune tellers can often accurately predict some things about a person's past, he would believe them.
Of course, there are no gods in the world. The so-called accuracy is the result of the fortune teller's long-term accumulation, observation and summary of things and people.
For example, the common saying goes, "childhood is often sickly." Who hasn't been sickly as a child? Before the age of two, the body's resistance is at its lowest. Between the ages of three and seven, even a drop in temperature can cause a cold, a high fever, or even life-threatening conditions.
For example, going out at the age of seventeen or eighteen is also bullshit. At that time, you either get into college or go out to work to make a living.
Therefore, a good fortune teller is one who can categorize.
Despite the sheer number of people in the world, it's truly a pyramid structure. Most people share a similar fate. Clearly, Mr. Lan belongs in the upper part of the pyramid.
"Tell me your date of birth."
He repeated it. I closed my eyes, listened to it, and then began to speak:
Born in a very poor family, with a very hard life, he was unlucky with his parents. He left home to make a living in his early years and was depressed and frustrated. He was unsuccessful in everything he did and had suicidal thoughts. He learned a skill at the age of 30 and gradually became lucky. He turned his life around at the age of 36. The prediction is:
"This destiny is quite surprising. A new chapter begins in this year of your birth. Take off your tattered clothes and put on a purple robe. Stay true to your original path and you will become rich as heaven."
After that, I found the Nanxi family's "Chang Family Bone Weighing Method New Formula" and instructed him to calculate his weight, then turned to the corresponding page and let him read it himself.
He recalculated several times and looked over his conclusion again and again.
After a long while, he said, "Mr. Wan, I admire you very much. In fact, I've also had my fortune told, and surprisingly, there were two different opinions. One said I couldn't change my career, while the other said I could. What I admire about you is that before I even gave you my birth date and time, you said I couldn't change my career, and after I gave it to you, you confirmed that I couldn't change my career either."
I smiled and said, "Even if you start making mobile phones, it wouldn't be considered a career change. You'd just set up a branch and assign someone to manage it. But the results wouldn't be satisfactory."
A wealthy man who worked in construction machinery also set up a mobile phone division in Beijing, but within three years, it was completely lost. Do you know this guy?
Then I told him the man's name. He nodded and said, "Yes, I know him."
"I believe there will be others who will follow in his footsteps in the future."
He smiled.
"There's another reason I didn't tell you about when I advised you not to make mobile phones."
"Sir, please speak."
"That's both your strength and your weakness. You're a very stubborn person. The more money you make making phones, the more you invest in them, and in the end, you'll lose everything. If you like to hear me talk, I can talk to you in more depth."
"I like it. It's a rare opportunity to meet someone as talented as you."
"Okay. Before we talk, you must tell me your true identity, because your last name, Lan, or the fact that you're in the aquatic products business, are all fake."
He looked at me in surprise, gave me a thumbs-up, and then took out a business card.
I took it, looked at it, stood up, and bowed, saying, "I'm so blind that I didn't recognize you. I never thought I'd actually meet you in person."
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