Rebirth of wealth and freedom starts from the World Cup

Chapter 73 Choice is more important than effort!

The compartment door opens.

The first person to step into the room was a middle-aged man wearing silver-rimmed glasses. He was dressed elegantly, with a shirt and suit perfectly matched together. He looked simple but revealed an extraordinary temperament.

Although he is not tall, his unique charm and temperament are hard to ignore. His slightly plump figure and slightly receding hairline give him a smart and capable look.

Zhao Zixuan looked at Li Zekai and thought to himself.

In fact, he already knew Li Zekai's appearance from various news reports, but those images were ultimately only two-dimensional and stereotyped.

But the man in front of him was standing right in front of him, allowing him to truly feel Li Zekai's temperament and demeanor.

Following closely behind Li Zekai was Li Changan and a beautiful woman of similar age.

Zhao Zixuan subtly noticed that although this beauty and Li Changan were of similar age, the relationship between them did not seem to be as simple as classmates.

She is more like a close partner in Li Zekai's life, or perhaps even his girlfriend.

After all, this is more like a playboy who walks through a sea of ​​flowers without getting a single leaf on him.

"Second uncle."

Li Yanning stood up gracefully and said in a gentle voice: "This is my second uncle, this is Zhao Zixuan, he..."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly hesitated, not knowing how to introduce Zhao Zixuan to her second uncle.

Their previous conversations were mostly about Li Yanning's trivial matters, but Zhao Zixuan's past was rarely mentioned.

At this time, Li Zekai walked up calmly with a smile on his face, looked at Zhao Zixuan and said: "Before coming here, I have always imagined what kind of young talent Zhao Zixuan is. Now that we meet, I just feel..."

He paused deliberately, his eyes wandering over Zhao Zixuan's face, and smiled mysteriously, "It is true. Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from youth, and the younger generation pushes the older generation forward. To be honest, after seeing how young you are, I feel a little jealous of you."

Zhao Zixuan quickly responded modestly: "Thank you for the compliment, Uncle Li."

As the saying goes, a fancy sedan is carried by people. Zhao Zixuan was not surprised at all by Li Zekai's eloquence. He was just carefully trying to figure out the other party's intentions.

"Zixuan."

Li Changan and Zhao Zixuan greeted each other, and then everyone took their seats.

Li Zekai did not introduce his girlfriend, as if she was just a tool to get a free meal.

Li Yanning seemed to have gotten used to it and had no intention of asking Li Zekai about it. She let Li Zekai and Zhao Zixuan chat closely, and she would occasionally join in a conversation to create a better atmosphere.

Li Changan also wanted to interrupt, but he suddenly found that he could not get a word in about the topic they were talking about.

They are of the same age, why is there such a big gap?
Li Changan couldn't help but start to think wildly in his mind.

Before long, the table was filled with delicious dishes, and Li Zekai personally selected a bottle of famous red wine.

As the red wine slowly sobered up, Zhao Zixuan suddenly broke the silence and spoke hesitantly:
"Uncle Li, I have a question in my mind, but I don't know if it is appropriate to ask you..."

In order to show respect, Zhao Zixuan used a slightly tactful tone in advance and gave a heads-up in advance.

Li Zekai looked at the young man in front of him who got along well with him with great interest. He smiled and said, "There is nothing that cannot be said to my uncle. Besides, you and Yan Ning and Chang An are all good friends, and they are also my uncle's good friends. Since you have spoken, just speak freely." His words were full of encouragement and kindness.

Zhao Zixuan couldn't help but secretly admire him. With just a few words, the other party had brought the two people who met for the first time closer together.

With deep curiosity, he asked, "Uncle Li, why did you choose to sell your 20% stake in Teng Xun? If you had kept it, you would probably be the richest Chinese today."

Li Zekai seemed to have not expected him to ask such a question. He was silent for a moment before he slowly spoke:
"I was in my early 180s, and I had a strong sense of crisis that kept me restless. I was a rookie at the time, fearless, and with a burst of energy, I borrowed US$ billion from the bank using stocks as collateral to buy Hong Kong Telecom."

"At the same time, in order to concentrate my efforts, I also sold many non-core businesses, including the 20% stake in Tengxun. Thinking about it now, it was indeed a painful lesson. You know, the value of that 20% stake at that time is probably more than a hundred times the market value of Hong Kong Telecom..."

Zhao Zixuan could hear a subtle clue in Li Zekai's narration.

In fact, although Li Zekai deeply regrets selling his shares in Fujitsu, in the final analysis, this is actually an inevitable choice.

Because at that time, he, including Li Chaoren, had never been optimistic about the development trend of the mainland, and was not optimistic about the future of Tengxun.

Moreover, in that era, as an Internet company that burned through money like water, Tengxun was restricted by the pattern of the times. For Li Zekai, an old-time capitalist, it was understandable that he chose to take profits.

After all, in their Li family, there has always been a famous saying: never earn the last penny.

This is how Li Chaoren taught his son, so naturally his son will do the same.

This is what is meant by a dragon giving birth to a dragon, a phoenix giving birth to a phoenix, and a mouse’s son will dig holes.

I can only say it's human nature.

This also indirectly confirms one thing, that is, in today's society, choices are often more important than efforts.

Just as Li Zekai once decided, if he chose to retain 20% of Tencent's shares, or even continued to increase his holdings, then today's richest Chinese or even the world's richest man would probably have changed hands long ago.

Unfortunately, history cannot be rewritten. Li Zekai, who made a wrong move back then, will find it extremely difficult to become the richest man no matter how hard he tries.

Just like Li Zekai is now going to great lengths to enter the markets of mainland China, Indonesia, the Philippines and other countries, and is trying to acquire the local insurance industry at a huge cost. Although it is very profitable, it is still a little bit inferior to the Internet giant Tencent.

He could have won without any effort.

After getting tipsy and enjoying the delicious food, everyone was getting into the mood, and at this moment, Li Zekai slowly started talking about the topic in his mind.

His eyes were deep, locked onto Zhao Zixuan's. With a barely perceptible smile, he asked, "Zixuan, you raised your question. Now, is it my turn to ask a question?"

Zhao Zixuan thought to himself, "It's finally here."

He originally thought that Li Zekai would be more patient, but he didn't expect that he couldn't hold back in the end.

He smiled slightly and responded, "Uncle Li, please feel free to ask. I will tell you everything I know."

Having said that, Zhao Zixuan didn't plan to say everything. He just wanted to know how to treat the person.

Moreover, when facing a shrewd person like Li Zekai who is used to all kinds of situations, some things do not necessarily need to be said clearly.

(End of this chapter)