Top of the Great Era

Chapter 3205 Poetry and Distance
When I arrived in New York, I met a lot of people on Wall Street and made contacts with investment banks and Nasdaq.

All parties are very satisfied.

This is not the first time I have served Mr. Zhou. Unlike other projects that encounter risks during IPO and cause losses to the underwriter, Mr. Zhou's IPO cases have never failed.

This pleasant cooperation experience has greatly reduced the obstacles in the talks among all parties.

Even many of the tricks that happened under the surface during the IPO process did not require Zhou Buqi to find ways to resolve them, as his friends in the circle would help him to resolve them.

Then, Zhou Buqi went from the east to the west.

I attended an on-site meeting, where one of the main topics was to focus on the streaming media industry. Twitch will be involved in the production of two animations, "League of Legends" and "DOTA2", and will invest and promote them.

At the same time, Twitch’s membership service should open channels for gaming, movies and TV series.

Sign the streaming rights of TV series and movies adapted from games, such as "Tomb Raider", "Resident Evil", "Need for Speed", and "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time", as an important service to serve members.

As the Internet becomes more and more popular and reaches its growth bottleneck, membership services will increasingly become the mainstream of the Internet industry.

In April, Zhou Buqi returned to China.

He didn't even say hello to the company.

Together with Ning Yaxian, I quietly slipped back to the company. Both of us wore masks as the smog was a bit heavy.

But when I was walking in the park, I was still recognized.

"Hi boss!"

Two young girls waved excitedly and ran over.

One has long hair and wears a white windbreaker, the other has short hair and wears a thick cotton-padded jacket.

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "You've recognized this?"

The girl with long hair seems to be very cheerful. "I can tell at a glance that you are so special."

"Are you going out?" Zhou Buqi glanced at the two of them and reached for his bag. "I have a mask here."

"Well, not out."

"Ok?"

“We both resigned.”

The girl with long hair looks pretty when she smiles, but the girl with short hair next to her is not so good, her round face looks a bit chubby.

"Resign?" Zhou Buqi was a little surprised. "Any reason? Did you feel wronged in the company?"

The long-haired girl shook her head gently, "No, I haven't been wronged."

Zhou Buqi smiled and asked, "Did you get a better offer? Where?"

"No."

The girl with long hair still shook her head.

The girl with short hair doesn’t seem to like talking much. She is taciturn and looks like she is a technician.

Zhou Buqi was very confused. "Without any offers, you suddenly quit your job? The momentum of the big industry is not very good right now. The capital market has cooled down. Don't be too impulsive when making a career choice."

"Cold?" The long-haired girl was very surprised. "No way, it's a bull market now. We have made a lot of money."

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "You made money in the bull market, so you don't want to work anymore?"

The long-haired girl nodded slightly, "That's the reason."

Zhou Buqi pointed to the side and said, "Let's go to the coffee shop over there and talk?"

"Okay."

It is certainly a rare opportunity to have a chance to sit down and chat with the big boss.

The long-haired girl introduced herself as Jiang Jie, and the short-haired girl was Zhang Xiaowei. They were college classmates. They both graduated from Beijing University of Chemical Technology and joined Ziweixing as fresh graduates three years ago, doing marketing operations work.

Although Zhou Buqi is also very young, his experience is different from those young people nowadays. He said helplessly: "How much money did you make in the bull market?" Jiang Jie pursed her lips and said, "More than 40. She made more, more than 60. Basically doubled."

"That's quite a lot." Zhou Buqi didn't expect that these two girls were quite good at stock trading. "How much did you invest?"

Jiang Jie smiled and said, "Totaling about 50 yuan, it's all the money I saved in the past three years of working."

Zhou Buqi was very surprised, "You have saved so much after working for three years?"

Jiang Jie felt a little embarrassed and blushed as she said, "It was mainly because we caught up with the good opportunity of the company's listing. After the lock-up period was lifted, we sold the stocks and transferred them back to China. We didn't expect that there would really be a bull market in China..."

This is not surprising.

The options obtained before the listing may be worth only 10 yuan. After Ziweixing is listed, it may directly become 30 yuan.

Zhou Buqi nodded. "With this little money, you can only pay a down payment on a house. You can't quit your job. I remind you to cherish your current job. If you really quit, it will be hard to find a job in the future."

"Hmm..." Jiang Jie hesitated for a moment and said hesitantly, "Boss, do you know what the most popular phrase on Weibo is right now?"

Zhou Buqi didn't pay attention, "What?"

Jiang Jie said: "It was a resignation letter from a sister, with only one sentence, 'The world is so big, I want to see it'. This really touched thousands of netizens, and everyone said it was the most emotional resignation letter."

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"Damn! Isn't this just poisonous chicken soup!"

Zhou Buqi was very troubled by this cultural phenomenon.

It is probably related to the bull market.

The person who wrote that resignation letter either had a good family background and was very wealthy, or had made a lot of money in the bull market. After all, the index has surged from over 2000 points last year to nearly 5000 points, and those who held on firmly have basically doubled their assets.

Once you have money, you will become restless.

I was really fascinated by the "poetry and distant places" trend of literary youth that permeates society.

Little do people know that the pursuit of poetry and distant places is a price that ordinary people can afford.
It’s a good saying that youth should not be regretted.

After this age, you will regret it.

Jiang Jie was not convinced, "How can it be poisonous chicken soup? It's so well said."

This is a coffee shop, and they actually have Yuanwei milk tea. Zhou Buqi ordered three cups of milk tea and said earnestly, "Traveling to a distant place is nothing, but why do you want to quit your job? If you want to go abroad, the expenses will be even greater."

Jiang Jie said: "But if you don't record your youth while you are still young, it will be gone forever."

Zhou Buqi said, "You can't spend all your time recording your youth, right? Work itself is part of youth. The fulfillment of life doesn't come from poetry and distant places, but from work. On the contrary, if you pursue poetry and distant places, you will only feel a huge sense of emptiness after a long time."

"what?"

Jiang Jie frowned and looked at her companion next to her, neither of them quite agreed.

I thought, isn’t Mr. Zhou playing the role of a capitalist?
Why do you want us to work?

Zhou Buqi also noticed their disapproval and was somewhat annoyed by many of the "awakeningist" thoughts on the Internet.

This thing is not only poisoning teenagers in Europe and the United States, but also has a huge impact on young people in China.

Zhou Buqi could only sigh and said, "It's good to pursue poetry and distant places, but you must be down-to-earth and have some basic understanding of reality and social cognition. Ziweixing is such a good job, but you just quit it? When you have played enough and spent almost all your money, it will be difficult to come back and find a similar job. Is it difficult to travel to distant places and check in? It's not difficult at all. What is difficult in this society is that you have the opportunity to work at Ziweixing."

Jiang Jie remained silent.

Zhang Xiaowei, a short-haired girl next to her, whispered, "We also considered it for several days before making this decision. We also struggled and felt that it would be a shame to just quit like that. But we also feel that youth only comes once, and if we just go to work and go home every day, repeating the same thing every day, it would be meaningless."

Zhou Buqi nodded. "You're right. I'm actually only a few years older than you. But for something as big as resigning, did you really only think about it for a few days and make up your mind?"

Zhang Xiaowei looked suspicious, "A few days, is that a short time?"

Zhou Buqi couldn't help but laugh, and then he said seriously: "Do you know how long it usually takes for a company to poach someone? At least 3 months. If it's a mid- to senior-level management position, the timeline may be extended to 6-10 months. Because changing jobs is a big deal and it affects a person's career planning, you must give them enough time and space to make the decision."

"3 months?"

Zhang Xiaowei opened her eyes wide and looked at Jiang Jie next to her, both feeling a little guilty.

Zhou Buqi found that they were too feminine and overly emotional, and said, "If you considered it for three months and then decided to resign, I would definitely respect your choice. If you only considered it for three days and then gave up the job at Ziweixing without any other offers, then I can tell you responsibly that this is wrong. You just saw an Internet phrase, 'The world is big, I want to see it,' and were blinded by impulse."