After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 233 Lan Yan’s confidant
Hu Xiaochen was at a loss, and Qiao Nuo was also confused.

This dinner party seemed to have become a stage for Zhou Haoran and Ji Yingyang to perform.

Ji Yingyang said: "The fundamental reason why many people fail is that the execution interval is too long."

Zhou Haoran added with a smile, "The human brain has a dopamine hijacking mechanism. The sense of accomplishment we get from conceiving a goal can reach as much as 70% of the actual completion. This cognitive loophole left over from evolution causes us to repeatedly fall into the tragic cycle of being giants in thought but dwarfs in action."

Ji Yingyang seemed to have found a confidant, and said excitedly, "A newly bought book might have been gathering dust in the bookcase for three months. A carefully planned plan has long been outdated in the memo. When weeds grow between thinking and doing, even the sharpest cognition will turn into scrap metal."

Zhou Haoran chimed in, saying, "Many people who have poor execution attribute it to a lack of self-discipline. In reality, execution has nothing to do with self-discipline; it's essentially muscle memory that shortens the decision-making loop."

Ji Yingyang looked at him curiously and continued, "A true man of action has his body already on track to execution the moment a thought arises. Those who always say they'll wait until they're ready are actually waiting for an auspicious day that will never come."

Zhou Haoran nodded, "Success is not an occasional experience, but a continuous presence."

At this moment, the two of them were like martial arts masters fighting in the ring.

You make a move, I'll follow up.

Then I'll make another move, and you'll follow up with another.

The moves are skillful and the techniques are refined.

Hu Xiaochen and Qiao Nuo, the two spectators, had no idea what was happening on the ring.

And this battle of words and martial arts is not over yet.

Ji Yingyang said: "I have three ways to shorten the execution gap."

Zhou Haoran smiled, "We are kindred spirits."

Ji Yingyang's face flushed slightly as he said calmly, "First, when it comes to instant activation techniques that cut off your retreat, the quality of the action isn't important at all. What's important is getting the body to form the thought and the neural reflexes to act."

"I agree. Don't worry about sentimentality. Imagine yourself as a machine without feelings. Block out your emotions, keep your eyes on the goal, focus on execution, and provide feedback on the results."

Zhou Haoran answered without hesitation.

"The second method is to replace tomorrow's actions with the current micro-actions." Ji Yingyang realized that the two of them seemed to have an astonishing level of tacit understanding, so he slowed down his pace slightly. "Do you know what this means?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "If you want to read, open the first page immediately; if you want to exercise, do five squats immediately. Start first and form inertia."

Ji Yingyang nodded slightly, "Because the brain always avoids things that are cognitively difficult."

"The more complex something seems, the greater the resistance to action. Writing down the steps to complete a task can significantly reduce this resistance. Breaking down a large problem into a detailed action list will free your brain from resistance and give you incredible execution power. Don't overthink it, just do it. Don't give your brain a chance to react; push forward immediately. Conquer procrastination with concrete action."

Zhou Haoran naturally completed the topic.

The more tacit understanding you can have, the better.

It's like soul mates.

The reason for this is that the two of them were originally "teacher and student".

It is a continuation of the same lineage.

In his previous life, Zhou Haoran went to the United States to study for a master's degree, then joined Yahoo and made a lot of money from stocks.

Then he sold his stocks and returned to China to start his own business.

Not too successful.

But it wasn't a complete failure: the company was acquired by a major internet company for 1800 million yuan. He went from being an entrepreneur to joining a large company and moving into a management position.

This is a completely different style.

Entrepreneurs have entrepreneurial thinking, and professional managers have professional managers' strategies.

Zhou Haoran was very uncomfortable.

At this time, Ji Yingyang appeared.

She taught him a set of "execution theory" and guided him on how to be an excellent workplace manager.

This theory of execution is the conversation between the two people now!
For professional managers and senior executives in the workplace, the most important thing is execution and action. They must be able to carry out the tasks assigned by their superiors without hesitation.

It can be said that this gave Zhou Haoran a lot of help, allowing him to rise step by step in the big Internet company.

However, everything has two sides.

Zhou Haoran learned how to be a professional manager, but when he left the big Internet company and started his own business, everything went wrong and this set of skills was completely unapplicable.

Not only him, but most executives who left giant companies found it difficult to succeed in starting their own business.

Because these are two sets of thinking concepts.

Zhou Haoran didn’t realize this at one time, which led to his repeated business failures.

Now he understands.

The problem lies with Sister Yang’s “execution theory”.

Her theory is very good.

But it can only be the ceiling for ordinary people.

This theory does not work if you want to transcend the Three Realms and be outside the Five Elements.

All of Ji Yingyang’s core concepts lie in strong execution.

Because the brain is lazy.

The more you think about it, the more hesitant you become, and the stronger resistance you will create to action.

Rather than this, it’s better not to think about it.

Just do it!

Ji Yingyang's decisive decision to resign from his foreign company was based on this very philosophy. He couldn't delay; the more he delayed, the more he would need the foreign company. He simply didn't give his brain time to overthink things and took action immediately.

But there is a big premise.

The idea must be right!

What if the idea is wrong and nothing is clear, and then you start working on it with great fanfare, investing money, resources, manpower, and relationships, and you can easily encounter a major setback.

Many major unfinished projects were completed on a whim.

The "execution theory" works for senior executives of large companies because they have boards of directors and CEOs above them.

The board of directors and the CEO are responsible for what they think.

The other smart and capable executives only need to unswervingly implement the concepts and ideas of the board of directors and the CEO.

Entrepreneurs can’t do that.

Starting a business is difficult because entrepreneurs have to take on both the "thinking" and "execution" tasks at the same time.

You have to think correctly, have the right ideas, and choose the best direction.

It is also necessary to "execute" well, make strong decisions, and move forward courageously in the right direction.

Zhou Haoran can cooperate with Sister Yang and communicate with her very tacit understanding.

But he can look at it from his current perspective.

Sister Yang’s theory is a bit low-level.

This is just the ceiling for ordinary people.

Zhou Haoran had long passed this stage.

In his previous life, he had a net worth of $3000 million, which meant he had everything he wanted, making him the most affluent person among ordinary people. However, he still resolutely resigned from his job at a large company and chose to start his own business.

Because he has a higher goal. He wants to become the one who controls thunder and lightning!

He was unable to control the wind and rain in his previous life, so this is his goal in this life.

Sister Yang’s theory is definitely not applicable.

Ji Yingyang, however, had a completely different feeling. His eyes sparkled, as if they were communicating with each other through their souls. He said enthusiastically, "The gaps between actions are the greatest cost of life. Intermittent efforts equal continuous failure."

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "The essence of success is to fight the curve of forgetting with high-frequency actions and accumulate compound interest benefits with continuous presence."

"Haoran, you said it very well."

Ji Yingyang's eyes were filled with admiration, and he was very impressed.

Zhou Haoran jokingly said, "Let's end this topic here. They're both about to faint."

Ji Yingyang was so engrossed in communicating with him that he forgot about this. He then said apologetically, "Xiaochen, today is your birthday. I forgot."

Hu Xiaochen said with a half-smile: "Sister Yang, my master is charming, right?"

Ji Yingyang said calmly with a chuckle, "It seems that my decision to resign was the right one."

Hu Xiaochen said proudly, "I told you long ago that you just don't have enough contact with him. Once you get to know him more, you'll probably be captivated by his personal charm, just like Nuonuo and I."

"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it."

Ji Yingyang looked at Zhou Haoran with eyes full of smiles.

Hu Xiaochen said with a smile: "Sister Yang, when you want to become my disciple in the future, you have to call me Senior Sister."

"Apprenticeship?"

Ji Yingyang was at a loss for words. She had never thought about this before. She just felt that she and Zhou Haoran had a lot in common and were like close friends.

But isn’t it too far from becoming a disciple?
Age is here!

You even have to kneel down and kowtow. How can you do that?

Only a crazy woman like Hu Xiaochen would have such a train of thought.

Seeing that she was still a little dissatisfied, Hu Xiaochen snorted, "Sister Yang, today is my 25th birthday. Wait until next year, on my 26th birthday, and we'll see. By then... maybe you'll kneel down and offer me tea."

"Don't come here."

Ji Yingyang thought it was ridiculous.

Qiao Nuo blinked and said in surprise, "Senior Sister, when I become your disciple, I have to offer you tea?"

Hu Xiaochen said intoxicatedly: "Of course, I am the senior sister!"

"Master!"

Qiao Nuola stretched out the tone and refused to comply.

Zhou Haoran didn't quite understand the old rules either. "I don't quite understand it either. I'll ask Mr. Liu Zhengyue when I see him."

Hu Xiaochen was reluctant and said confidently, "No, I don't care. I'm the eldest sister anyway, and the younger sisters who come in later have to listen to me. Master, you're just a small salesperson at the TV station now. You haven't made any fortune yet, but I'm already kowtowed to you and become your disciple. But when you become powerful in the future, and so many people are lining up to become your disciples... this is a completely different situation!"

"Why hasn't he become successful?" Qiao Nuo thought she was wrong. "Master is already very successful now. The business model of writing letters is already running smoothly. He has collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in subscription fees alone."

"That was just now. I've been thinking about becoming your disciple for over a month now. Back then, he was just a poor kid, yet he came to me eagerly to ask for help, even bowing to me and calling me Team Leader Hu... Master, tell me, am I right?"

This is what Hu Xiaochen feels most proud of.

His eyes are very vicious.

"Correct."

Zhou Haoran smiled.

What she said made sense. Even when he was just an ordinary salesman, she had been trying to kowtow and become his disciple.

Such a master-disciple relationship can be described as sharing weal and woe.

Ji Yingyang was confused. "What's the business model for writing letters? What kind of letters are they writing?"

Hu Xiaochen smiled and said, "Sister Yangyang, this is a secret between the three of us, master and disciple. We can't talk about it casually."

"That's it..."

Ji Yingyang knew his own limitations, so he didn't ask any further questions.

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "It's okay. Sister Yang is not an outsider. I invited her here because I wanted her to help me make the letter-writing business model work!"

"Oh?" Ji Yingyang's eyes lit up, and he was very curious. "What is it?"

Hu Xiaochen rushed to say: "It's a business of information asymmetry!"

Qiao Nuo added: "Some trading companies have channels but no supply; some factories have supply but no channels. Because there is an information gap between them, they cannot connect. We act as a middleman and have information on both sides!"

Hu Xiaochen quickly said, "As long as we connect the two sides, we can solve the difficulties of both the trading company and the manufacturing industry."

Ji Yingyang frowned, "Where did you get this information?"

Hu Xiaochen pointed at Zhou Haoran proudly, raising his fair chin, "Because my master is the headmaster of the Red House Tea House!"

"What are these?"

Ji Yingyang was both amused and confused, feeling that this man had gone crazy again.

Hu Xiaochen complained, "Sister Yangyang, don't worry about the information gathering for now. Master asked you to come here because he wants you to be in charge of this matter and start the information connection business."

"How to do it?"

Ji Yingyang had just been touched and hadn't reacted yet.

Hu Xiaochen said in a delicate voice, "We have the information. It's what the three of us, the master and the apprentice, have painstakingly gathered. We can't just help for free and directly connect the channels and the supply sources, right? Wouldn't that mean we've worked in vain?"

Ji Yingyang suddenly realized and said, "This is a business that relies on information advantages."

Hu Xiaochen smiled sweetly: "Yes, Master, are you speaking?"

Zhou Haoran said, "Now, we are going to set up a new company to make use of information resources. Xiaochen and Nuonuo have come up with two ideas. Sister Yang, please analyze them and see which one is better."

"Oh."

Ji Yingyang was a little confused.

Hu Xiaochen smiled and said, "My idea is that we should set up a trading company, buy goods from manufacturers at low prices, and then sell them to trading companies with channels at high prices. We don't have to do anything, just make a fortune by transferring the goods!"

Qiao Nuo also expressed her thoughts: "I think the business model of the senior sister is too extensive. It would be better to standardize the operation so that it can have a better brand and better reputation."

Hu Xiaochen curled his lips.

Qiao Nuo said solemnly, "What I want is to build an information platform to connect buyers and sellers and facilitate transactions. We will take a commission in the middle, 10% for the seller and 10% for the buyer. This way, the process can be more standardized and streamlined."

Ji Yingyang was stunned.

Where has she ever been involved in such direct business matters?
She is in school, studying screenwriting.

After graduation, I went to the Drama Center and worked as a screenwriter.

I switched jobs to a foreign company and started as a clerk, doing administrative work.

Ji Yingyang was a little flustered.

Not to mention comparing with Zhou Haoran, I even feel like I'm not as good as Hu Xiaochen and Qiao Nuo.

Zhou Haoran smiled and asked, "Sister Yang, which of these two modes do you think is better?"

(End of this chapter)