Chapter 252: What’s the matter, Mr. Lu? Why do you want me to talk to you alone?
August 3, the first year of Shangzhou.
Brother Yu drove to pick me up. After I got in the car, he said that this time he would invite me to give a lecture at the home of a building materials boss.
Then she introduced me to the boss, who was a successful female entrepreneur. Her surname was Lu and her name was Lu Yu. She was about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, and everyone, young and old, called her Sister Yu.
The other people attending the class were either his friends or Sister Yu’s friends. No matter how much money they had, they were all bosses.
I laughed and said, "Now, if three leaves fall from the tree, they will hit at least one boss. If you're lucky, the boss in front will wipe the leaves off his head and hit the shorter boss behind him."
Brother Yu laughed heartily: "It's always fun to listen to you talk. You always seem so nonchalant when you're sarcastic."
“How many people are there?”
"More than 20. She has a conference room at home."
"Oh, I'm used to using a blackboard. Tell her to buy a blackboard and a box of colored chalks."
"Okay, I'll call now."
The car drove towards the southern suburbs. After more than ten miles on the national highway, it turned onto the provincial road and soon saw a garden villa. After entering the gate, I realized that it was not just a villa, but a garden of flowers and trees.
The yard was full of parked cars. A middle-aged woman was walking in front, and a large group of men and women came forward to greet me from behind.
Brother Yu stopped the car, ran over to open the door for me, and introduced me as "Sister Yu, a heroine."
I looked her over: her thick hair, permed into a long, wavy hairstyle, her eyebrows clearly tattooed, which would have been thick. Her face was large, her eyes were big, her nose was straight, and her mouth was also large. Her skin was well-maintained, fair and rosy.
"I've heard of your great name for a long time. It's like thunder in my ears." She smiled and stretched out her hand, shaking hands with me gracefully.
"Sister Yu, big boss, you are big in everything, with a big heart, a big pattern, and such a big manor."
"I'll show you around." Then she walked to the left, pointed to a one-story house, and said, "This is the kitchen." A hundred meters further left, she pointed to a large pond and said, "This is the fish pond. You can come here and fish when you have time."
Then he pointed to the large slope and said, there are fruit trees and flowers there. You can come and pick them whenever you want. If I'm not at home, just say your name is Wanshanhong.
After today's meeting, I will tell all my family members, gardeners, and chefs: If Master Wan Shanhong comes, please help me receive him as a guest of honor.
I laughed heartily and said, "Thank you, Sister Yu, for your kindness. It's just that I'm just a name outside of my circle and I'm too busy every day. I'll definitely find time to enjoy this VIP treatment."
After hearing what I said, she said, "Master, you must be busy. If you don't have time, I will come to visit you. Let's go to the conference room and sit down."
She and Yu Shuichun sat down in the small living room next to the conference room. Everyone else had already gone in and sat down.
After drinking some tea and eating some fruit, they accompanied me inside. Sister Yu sat with me in the first row, and Brother Yu came on stage. He praised me with all sorts of flowery praise, making me blush, and then said:
"Let's give a warm round of applause to welcome Mr. Wan Shanhong to give us a lecture."
The applause was thunderous.
Without saying anything polite like "Good morning, friends," I wrote on the blackboard: Li Fire Movement, drew a horizontal stroke, then two short horizontal strokes, then another horizontal stroke. Pointing to the Li hexagram, I asked, "Are the two middle strokes in this diagram disconnected?"
Everyone answered: "Yes, they are not connected."
"If it's not connected, it's called hollow, meaning there's a gap in the middle. To help everyone understand more intuitively what a gap is, please cooperate and have someone brave enough come up."
A man in a short-sleeved shirt came up to me, and I whispered a few words to him. He nodded.
The man stood still, and I pulled his left hand suddenly, and the lower arm broke off. No matter how I shook it left and right, it seemed as if a part of the lower arm was hanging from the upper arm.
Everyone's face turned pale.
But when they saw the short-sleeved man looked fine, they breathed a sigh of relief. I pointed at the short-sleeved man's joints and said, "This is called hollowness, a gap."
Then, I lifted the man's upper arm and pushed, and his lower arm went in. I asked him to do a few circles. He did two with ease.
The audience was stunned.
When the short-sleeved man walked off the stage, one person grabbed him, another touched his wrist. Everyone looked as if they were eating.
I know that there must be some people in this group who don't believe in me. Well, I will start my formal lecture only after I have convinced them completely.
"Actually, I didn't sleep well last night. How can I possibly explain the next twenty years? I won't get into advanced theories. I'll just use an analogy: individuals have destiny, and so do the Earth and nature.
Our ancients long ago summarized this natural process into the "Three Yuans and Nine Yuns." You don't need to memorize these things, as even if you do, you won't be able to understand them.
I will only introduce two periods: 2004 to 2023 and 2024 to 2044.
The years 2004-2023 belong to the Eighth Luck. According to the I Ching, the Eighth Luck belongs to the Gen Earth Luck. Therefore, during this period, our real estate and construction machinery industries are booming.
Gen belongs to Shaoyang, and youth is capital. Therefore, since around 2004, we have felt that our son’s monthly income is much higher than that of his (father).
Gen belongs to Shaoyang, and a group of young and handsome men are becoming popular, which is a phenomenon we have never encountered before. With a few jumps, they can earn tens of thousands or even hundreds of millions.
Gen also belongs to the mountain. Due to the high housing prices, most people’s lives feel like climbing a mountain.
The Ninth Period, following the Eighth Period, is from 2024 to 2044. These 20 years are called the Fire Period. The Fire Period is of course associated with the element Fire.
Fire represents warmth and brightness. So, which industries will it bring opportunities to? First, energy. Energy is fire. Electricity, telecommunications, solar energy, electrical appliances, and the internet will continue to develop rapidly.
The space shuttle represents a rapid breakthrough in aerospace, flight, rockets, space stations and other industries. Although it is unlikely that many of you here will work in this field, it has brought scientific and technological progress to people and made our lives more colorful.
Li belongs to the South, and the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise are associated with it. The South is associated with Vermillion Bird, a beautiful bird, so the beauty industry will see great development.
Not only women are getting plastic surgery, but men are starting to join the trend. But you all look good, so you don't need this service."
There was laughter from the audience.
I continued, “Any industry related to beauty is booming, including interior beautification and garden beautification, and there will be huge market space.
"Divorce is for middle-aged women. Previously, it was young men who were popular, but now it will be middle-aged women like our CEO Lu. Middle-aged women will emerge as a new breed of figures in all aspects. There are also more and more strong women, but of course this isn't necessarily good news for us men."
All the men and women in the audience laughed.
I took a sip of tea and continued, "I'm talking about the fortunes of nature and society. It doesn't mean you'll get rich by doing these things. In any industry, there are gains and losses. This is just a general direction."
Many people raised their hands and began to ask specific questions. I said, "For more specific questions, let's discuss them privately. Some things are not appropriate to say in public, as you know."
Finally, I want to say this: Please forgive me if I didn't speak well. If you really can't forgive me, I can only forgive myself."
There was a burst of laughter from the audience, followed by another round of warm applause.
After class, everyone came over to add me on WeChat. I smiled and said, "You can add me, but I hardly ever read or post anything. I just use it as a communication tool when something comes up. Please forgive me."
At noon, Mr. Lu hosted the banquet. There were three tables in total. Everyone came to toast me. I was not afraid of this and I accepted everyone's offer. They all shouted, "Master, you have a good alcohol tolerance."
After dinner, President Lu led me to the small living room and said, "Teacher Wan, I want to talk to you alone. Please have dinner before leaving." She pointed at Yu Shuichun and said, "You two should take a break at noon and take a nap. He will go fishing in the afternoon."
I said, "Okay."
A young woman led us to the second-floor guest room. Perhaps it was because her house was full of fruit trees, but breathing in the fragrant, fresh air, I fell asleep immediately.
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