Chapter 2: In world affairs, we must first look at the general trend
After the girl left, a gentleman came in.
The visitor sat down and said with a smile, "Mr. Wan, I'd like to ask you about Feng Shui."
I nodded and asked, "Do you want to ask or go and see for yourself?"
He said: “I am from another place and I saw a studio here and I was curious to know what kind of studio it was.
Someone told me it was a fortune-telling and feng shui practice, so I walked in. My home is far from upstate."
"Oh, then tell me about the situation."
He said, "Can I use an online name?"
"Okay. A name is just a symbol. You can say 1234."
He smiled and wrote on the paper: "He Guang Tong Chen."
I picked up the paper and looked at it, then said with a smile, "Your last name is Chen, which is a homophone of [和光同尘].
"Being in harmony with the world" comes from the Tao Te Ching, which means not wanting to stand out and wanting to cultivate a mind that embraces everything.
Judging from your online name, you're trying to be more tolerant of others."
He smiled and asked, "Sir, can you tell from a username?"
"Everyone's online name reflects the direction of their efforts."
He said, “You’re really interesting.”
I said, "Mr. Chen, just tell me what you have to say."
Mr. Chen said seriously, "Mr. Wan, this story of mine is quite long..."
"Don't worry, I usually charge by the length of time. The longer the better."
He burst into laughter and told me:
"I run two training schools, focusing on art education. The first one has been running for ten years and at its peak had 700 students enrolled simultaneously.
The second one has not been doing so well. It just opened when the pandemic hit.
I couldn't get up in the past two years. I finally had to wear masks last year, but the rent doubled.
It’s heartbreaking that I’m still working hard until now and can only make enough to pay the rent.
In order to share the rent, we added a milk tea project this year, but problems arose again.
The milk tea shop was a partnership. She was mainly responsible for running the shop. However, within the first month of opening the shop, her husband had surgery, and the second month, her parents became impotent.
In the third month, she herself fell ill, and in the fourth month, her father-in-law was hospitalized with a cerebral thrombosis.
I laughed when I heard that and said, "You found a family to cooperate with whose whole family is sick."
He snorted, "That's not all. Another teacher who guards the school, her parents are also sick."
I said, "God's will is telling you to stop now."
"A few days ago, the rent was due, and I decided not to continue the business and sold the school. I accidentally sent a video of the house to a friend, and my friend said that the house was affected by the White Tiger evil spirit.
I thought about it carefully. The first house at the intersection was the one I rented before. To the right was the vegetable market, and the second house to the right was my neighbor. That row of houses all leaned forward. Mine was recessed.
As he spoke, he drew a picture for me.
After listening to the story, I said, "Let's not talk about the White Tiger Evil for now. Let me tell you some big truths."
He looked at me seriously.
"Every little thing in the world is subject to the larger picture. Of course, you didn't know the mask disease was coming, so you opened a second school.
Mask disease is a global trend. It affects not just your school, but all industries. It's like when the nest is overturned, all the eggs remain intact.
This has nothing to do with Feng Shui, but only with the general trend of the world. 2023 is the end of the Eighth Luck, which belongs to the earth element and is marked by the prosperity of real estate.
Now that it's drawing to a close, the real estate market is rapidly declining. You can feel it, no need for me to tell you. So what are the characteristics of the Ninth Lunar Month?
The ninth cycle is associated with fire, representing cultural prosperity, the outbreak of war, and technological advancement. Your involvement in the cultural industry is in line with the general trend.
However, the cultural industry of the Ninth Cycle is different from the traditional cultural industry. It is increasingly incorporating technological content.
"You run a training course that doesn't have any technological content. You can make a little money, but the big capital can beat you to a pulp."
"Mr. Wan, what is a technologically advanced culture?"
"The network, characterized by traffic control, is now starting to crush the service industry. It will crush you in the future."
"Can you give me an example?"
"Okay, let me give you an example from the service industry. For example, if you run a restaurant, as long as the food is delicious, your restaurant will have business.
Now, you have to buy traffic from the internet to promote your business. If it doesn’t give you traffic or recommendations, how can your business be good?
He said: "Yes, yes, young people all place orders online in advance."
“Yes, why is Taobao failing, while Douyin is becoming popular?”
He shook his head.
"Douyin actively supports a few role models, allowing some people, I won't name them, to make hundreds of millions of dollars selling products. Does this mean that everyone is being brought to Douyin to sell products?
There are many sellers and many buyers. So in the era of capitalism, you must see the big picture clearly. Your traditional school is not as good as others' online classes.
In the 21st century, what matters is creating traffic and building a certain kind of IP. Therefore, traditional schools can only make a small profit.
With the masks on, people are holding on to their wallets, and consumption is down. You shouldn’t dwell on the good old days.
He nodded.
I said, "The general trend is irreversible. Therefore, we must clearly see that the future is the integration of technology and all industries. If you don't believe me, just save this article and we'll wait and see."
Traditional industries can be used to make a living. It’s impossible to get rich overnight.”
He was somewhat disappointed.
I felt that others were disappointed, so I wanted to stimulate them even more and said:
"In the future, you won't even marry a wife. You'll have a robot wife, highly similar to a human. She can bear children. You can marry ten or twenty of them. And to hell with all those beautiful women."
He couldn't help laughing.
I said, "You can write down what I said."
He laughed and said, "I'm afraid that by then, I'll have the will but not the strength."
After he finished laughing, I said, "Let me tell you something specific. From what you've described, I can tell you're not the type of person who's suitable for doing business with others."
Here’s a word of advice for you: When two people work together, it will hurt the relationship; when three people work together, you will suffer the loss while others will benefit.
You can hire people to work, but you cannot form a joint venture with others.
Secondly, the so-called White Tiger evil spirit is just a term used to describe the general situation. If you encounter such a situation next time, first consult a Feng Shui master. Don't rent a house that is affected by the evil spirit.
He nodded and said, "Someone else suggested putting a copper dragon on the left. Is that okay?"
I shook my head and said, "You need three. Secondly, if the house on the right isn't too tall, you can plant trees on the left. Transplant large trees, not saplings."
He smiled and said, "Thank you very much for Mr. Wan's advice."
I said, "Finally, I have something to say. I don't know if what you said is true or not. You said the landlord has doubled the price of the house. I don't believe it. With the economic situation of the storefront being so low, how can the landlord double the price?"
He smiled.
I won’t point it out either.
After Mr. Chen left, Chunlai asked me, "House prices shouldn't go up, right?"
I thought about it and said, "Don't believe that someone will tell me everything just because they ask me for advice. It must be that the landlord has a conflict with him. Or the landlord has been provoked by someone else."
"Oh——" Chunlai seemed to understand something.
I said, "Chunlai, my master taught me that anything that goes against common sense is unreliable.
Whether we're doing fortune-telling or feng shui, we must first consider the broader world situation, then the smaller ones. Just follow the "normal way."
Chun said, "Master, please teach me Feng Shui when you have time."
I said, "Okay, starting tomorrow, I will explain Yangzhai Fengshui to you."
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