Wind Rises 2005

Chapter 684 What Did I Say?
For the reborn Ma Liang, university may seem a little fresh and nostalgic at first.

But as Jiang University's senior went abroad to study, Yao Nu also graduated and his career grew bigger and bigger, he had less and less time to return to school.

To be honest, Ma Liang doesn't feel much about graduation now.

As for his classmates' talk of keeping in touch and getting together once a year, he just treated it as a joke and didn't take it seriously at all.

Some people may be very interested in the first two or three years, but when everyone has a partner or even a family, it all depends on fate to have a class reunion.

Not to mention that many people will go to different parts of the country after graduation, and it is hard to know when we will get together again.

Having lived two lives, Ma Liang has long since let go of such things.

Be it classmates or friends, no matter how close the relationship is, they are just passers-by in a small period of life, so there is no need to force it.

Family is the most important thing and should always be by your side.

Pudong, Lujiazui, Central Plaza.

Fifth floor, [Tom's World] theme park.

Well, today is the weekend, and Ma Liang is accompanying his Ice Beauty sister and the little one to participate in parent-child activities.

He was wearing a sports casual outfit today, dressed like a student. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for anyone to associate him with the legendary business tycoon.

Little Su Xiaomo is very happy today and is competing with a claw machine.

Because there was a cute, fluffy white teddy bear doll inside, which immediately caught her attention and she had to grab it.

As a result, he invested dozens of game coins, but he still refused to give up despite repeated failures.

The little guy's arrogant behavior made the little girls who were catching dolls nearby envious.

After all, the money from buying coins is enough to buy two or three teddy bear dolls.

"Brother...Brother, please help me catch it!" Perhaps because he had failed too many times, Su Xiaomo was hit hard and finally became anxious.

Ma Liang touched the little guy's head and immediately encouraged him, "Momo, don't be discouraged!

Try a few more times, maybe it will work..."

This type of claw machine actually has an automatic adjustment mechanism. When you spend enough game coins, the difficulty will naturally decrease.

The buyer is never as smart as the seller, and merchants also know that if they want to do long-term business, they must have a reassurance mechanism.

People spend dozens or hundreds of dollars to catch the lottery, but you don’t even give them a consolation prize. Who would be willing to play in the future?

Sure enough, after spending another dozen game coins, the difficulty of the claw machine decreased.

"Yeah, I caught it!"

After finally getting the teddy bear doll, Su Xiaomo jumped up with joy.

At this moment, the sense of accomplishment gained from hard work has surpassed the happiness brought by the doll itself.

Seeing the little guy holding the teddy bear and unable to let it go, Ma Liang also laughed heartily.

Yan Bing looked at the big and small one from the side and smiled, with something called happiness blooming in her beautiful eyes.

Whether you are rich or poor, this is how family should be.

After getting tired of playing in the children’s playground, the family of three ran to the seventh floor and randomly found a Hong Kong Li Tea Restaurant to have lunch.

This is a Cantonese restaurant chain, and it's not particularly high-end.

The reason we chose to dine here is because the little one particularly likes this restaurant’s dessert – thick toast with honey ice cream.

The big toast is full of milk flavor. It is crispy on the outside and soft like cotton on the inside. It is delicious when paired with ice cream as a dip.

The alternating hot and cold taste easily brings out the rich aroma of milk and the sweetness of honey.

It’s so addictive after one bite!

However, the price is also not cheap. A dessert after a meal costs dozens of dollars, which would definitely be considered a "dessert assassin" in 2009.

Not to mention that little Su Xiaomo liked it very much, even Ma Liang praised it highly.

The two of them were fighting over the dessert, and seeing that it was quickly finished, the little guy was really angry.

Seeing her lover and daughter fighting over the thick toast, Yan Bing shook her head helplessly.

She enjoyed the warm moments as a family of three, but she couldn't do anything about the frequent mischief of the two children, one big and one small.

Fortunately, Ma Liang was in disguise. If someone had discovered this and taken photos of it, it would have definitely made the headlines the next day. [A billionaire secretly met with a beautiful woman, and during dinner, he actually snatched dessert from a baby! ]

Seeing that her little daughter was not satisfied with the meal and was sulking at her lover with her little eyes, Yan Bing had no choice but to order another portion.

Then she thought of her eldest daughter and sighed helplessly.

Now, only the eldest girl was the one she was most worried about, so she said to Ma Liangyou: "Xiaomi called me yesterday and said that the website's operating funds were tight again.

This girl is really bold. She actually asked me for another 30 million US dollars. It turns out that building a website is so expensive!"

Only then did she truly understand why her lover had stopped her from building her own e-commerce platform in the beginning.

Judging from my daughter's entrepreneurial experience, building a platform on your own without sufficient funds is simply beyond your ability, and the speed at which it burns money is definitely not something that an ordinary startup company can sustain.

“What did I say? Not everyone can afford to use this website.

But being able to burn money is a good thing, which means that the business is growing rapidly. If the money is not enough, I am still here!" Ma Liang immediately comforted him again after hearing this.

Starting a business is like rowing against the current, if you don’t move forward, you will fall behind.

I'm not afraid of spending money, I'm just afraid of not being able to spend it all.

What if the founder is particularly timid and dares not do this or that, and makes no achievements in business and fails to make rapid progress?

It is sad that even if you find a financing institution, they dare not ask for more money.

The fact that Su Xiaomi asked for 3000 million US dollars shows that the new B station she created is developing very well.

Otherwise, even if they wanted to ask for the 3000 million currency units, they would only dare to ask for RMB, not USD.

Yan Bing nodded after hearing this, but still worriedly said, "Money is no problem, I'm just worried that Xiaomi won't be able to control it.

After all, this kid has never had any entrepreneurial experience, and he has barely had any contact with society.”

“Don’t worry, the entrepreneurial environment in Silicon Valley is completely different. It’s usually more friendly to newcomers and provides a variety of resources for support.

And I also asked Jack Dorsey to help keep an eye on it and make sure nothing serious happens.

Anyway, I'm going to the United States soon, so I can just go and see Xiaomi then." Ma Liang consoled him again.

Yan Bing felt relieved after hearing this.

In fact, she didn't have much hope for her eldest daughter to start a business. Even if she lost money, she would just consider it as a training for her daughter.

What she was worried about was that her daughter would be devastated by the failure of her business and would never recover.

Yan Bing felt a little better when she heard Ma Liang say that he would go to see his daughter. After all, her little lover was like a stabilizing force in her heart.

With him around, nothing serious will happen.

"Brother, why are you going to the United States again? Will it take a long time for you to come back this time?"

When the little guy heard what was just said, he immediately remembered what happened in the past.

After all, the last time Ma Liang went to the United States, he hadn’t seen her for a month or two.

The child understands everything now. He knows that his brother goes on a business trip to the United States for work, but his little face still shows unhappiness.

"Be good, Momo. This time I'm going to the United States to prepare a gift for you."

Seeing this, Ma Liang hurriedly said something to comfort him.

Su Xiaomo was a little happier: "Really? What's the gift?"

"This needs to be kept secret for now, but I promise I will give you the best Christmas present."

Ma Liang doesn’t dare to tell the child yet, and doesn’t even dare to reveal too much to his Ice Beauty sister.

This trip to the United States may take a long time, and I may not be back for at least half a year.

On the one hand, I feel guilty towards my senior from Jiang University and want to spend more time with this confidante.

On the other hand, because there was new development in the United States, he had to go there in person to take charge.

Whether it is Twitter or Dafeng Capital, the next period is a critical one.

Whether I can retire early in the future depends on this wave.

(End of this chapter)