I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Anjia Technology is not far from Yang University of Science and Technology. In the short time the two chatted, the car was almost at Yang University of Science and Technology.

Shen Kang, however, immediately turned the steering wheel and took a detour—"Give me a little more time to think about it, and I really don't believe there isn't a single self-made CEO!"

Wu Jiahao had a pretty good memory. He glanced out the car window and said, "Going to Yang University of Science and Technology, I don't think we take this route, do we?"

"It's this road. It's your first time here, so it's understandable that you might get it wrong." Shen Kang said casually, while racking his brains to recall which bigwigs had truly started from scratch, and driving the car at a snail's pace.

This road runs in the opposite direction from the commercial street. It is very wide. Because it is located in the suburbs, there are usually not many people or cars. Some people practice driving on this road.

On the right-hand sidewalk, a mother from the neighborhood was pushing a stroller at a speed similar to that of Shen Kang's car.

The baby inside the stroller seemed to be quite happy with the "baby stroller" on the road not far away, stretching out its little arms and babbling in their direction.

The mother noticed the commotion and looked over, seeing the BMW crawling along. She thought to herself, "This is probably someone practicing driving on this road again." But using a BMW for practice is quite rare.

"Got it!"

Shen Kang, who was driving at a snail's pace, suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "Lei Jun from Kingsoft! He came from a truly ordinary family and started from scratch. His father was a teacher in the county town, and his mother was an ordinary worker. After graduating from university, he was recruited by Kingsoft's founder, Qiu Bojun, to work as a programmer. He rose through the ranks from programmer to C++ at Kingsoft..."

Sitting in the back row, Wu Jiahao also began to recall relevant memories—he was quite familiar with the stories of these successful people.

But after trying to recall, he couldn't remember Lei Jun—he did know Jin Shan, though. After another round of trying, Wu Jiahao finally remembered something.

Lei Jun, the former CEO of Kingsoft, is now retired. It seems he did indeed climb up from the bottom.

However, the people who left a deep impression on Wu Jiahao were all entrepreneurial bigwigs. He wasn't interested in the traditional office-climbing "employees," so it's no wonder he didn't have much of an impression of them.

"He counts too?" Wu Jiahao scoffed.

Shen Kang was taken aback: "Kid, you've got high standards. You don't even consider President Lei? I think you're not very good at this."

But then I realized: at this point in time, Mr. Lei doesn't seem to be starting his own business in middle age yet.

However, the things I just mentioned, such as "a programmer joining Kingsoft, becoming a C, leading the company's boss, and reaching the pinnacle of life," have indeed already happened.

Shen Kang recalled carefully again: Lei Zong is currently semi-retired, spending his days as an angel investor investing in various projects. Therefore, he doesn't seem to be well-known among ordinary people; he's probably only famous within the investment community.

Shen Kang was somewhat moved.

At this point in time, Mr. Lei really seems like a semi-retired, lazy middle-aged man with money but no dreams. Who would have thought that his real career was just beginning?

Don't underestimate the poor middle-aged...

At present, Lei Zong doesn't have much to say, but it doesn't matter. Shen Kang found something in his memory that he can still talk about.

Shen Kang thought for a moment and then said, "Why not? You know UC Browser, right?"

Wu Jiahao nodded, "Of course I know, it's on my phone."

These days, feature phones suffer from slow internet speeds and expensive data plans. UC Browser, on the other hand, is data-efficient and fast, making it practically essential for feature phone users. Some companies even ship their phones pre-installed with UC Browser. This speaks volumes about its popularity.

Shen Kang said, "UC Browser was invested in by Lei Jun, who also serves as the chairman of the company."

Wu Jiahao, who had just been uninterested in Lei Jun, a mere laborer, suddenly became respectful and intrigued after hearing this: "You just said how he started from scratch? Tell me more about it."

He couldn't replicate Shen Kang's path to success, but now there's someone who started from scratch, so he really needs to listen carefully!

Shen Kang then repeated it again.

After listening, Wu Jiahao seemed to be deep in thought.

Lei Jun's path was to first be appreciated by the boss of Kingsoft, be recruited into the company, then be promoted continuously, eventually become the C-level executive, lead the company to go public, and cash out his shares.

But where can I find a boss who appreciates me...?

As Wu Jiahao pondered, his gaze unconsciously drifted forward.

There is one boss here.

However, I'm here today to guide Shen Kang, so I'm the one in a higher position... Well, Shen Kang is quite capable too, so we're on equal footing.

It was a bit hard to accept that he was suddenly going to become Shen Kang's subordinate, especially since he had to ask for it himself.

However, thinking back on what happened today, it's not so unacceptable after all. Besides, even Han Xin endured the humiliation of crawling between someone's legs...

Wu Jiahao silently pondered, engaging in an internal struggle.

Front

Shen Kang was driving when his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Wu Jiahao's voice also came from the back seat.

"Old Shen, after looking around all day, I think your company is quite interesting. I happen to be free lately, so how about I join your company and help you out?"

squeak!

Shen Kang slammed on the brakes, and the car came to a stop.

Fortunately, he was driving very slowly, so they both just lurched forward for a moment and were fine.

"Why did you suddenly brake without saying a word?" Wu Jiahao complained as he pulled his forward-leaning body back into position.

Shen Kang sat in the front without saying a word. He quickly thought for a moment and soon guessed Wu Jiahao's idea—this kid heard Lei Jun's story and wanted to imitate him, saying, "I am Qiu Bojun, and he is Lei Jun, right?"

What a jerk, he had no choice but to use Lei Junju as an example!

Just now, Shen Kang felt that Wu Jiahao was not good enough, but now he feels that he himself is not good enough.

"Well……"

Shen Kang finally spoke up, "I'm just worried that the time and location might not be suitable. One of us is in the High-tech Zone, and the other is in Beilu District, and we're both students who have classes on weekdays, so it's difficult to arrange."

Wu Jiahao, however, felt there was no problem: "It's fine. I'm already a junior, and I don't have many classes anymore, so I can manage my time well. As for Gaoxin North Lu and stuff, I found out when I went to see my cousin. Didn't you guys already open a branch at Qianmin University? It's also in the High-tech Zone, which is perfect."

At this point, Wu Jiahao enthusiastically began to plan: "I've thought it all out. Those few offline stores, just those few offline stores, I'll just be the head store manager and help you manage those stores. Don't feel embarrassed or like it's a waste of your talents. Even a small temple can be a place for spiritual practice..."

Before he spoke, Wu Jiahao was still quite conflicted, but once he said it, it seemed to become smoother and easier to accept.

Shen Kang didn't say anything for a moment, nor did he drive anymore.

This road is in the middle of nowhere, with hardly anyone or any cars, so it's fine to just park here.

A moment later, Shen Kang made his move. He pushed open the car door, got out, and closed it. Then he went to the back door, opened it, bent down, and said to Wu Jiahao inside, "Come in and sit down."

He had to dissuade Wu Jiahao from this idea.

Wu Jiahao shifted his position and sat down on the right.

Shen Kang bent down and got into the back seat, sat down on the left, closed the car door, and then turned halfway to look at Wu Jiahao in front of him.

"Senior Wu, you seemed so familiar with the experiences of those business leaders. I'd like to ask, have you read a lot of biographies and books on entrepreneurship? I'm fine."

Wu Jiahao puffed out his chest slightly—this was a conversation about his area of ​​expertise, "Of course."

Then, without hesitation, he began reciting the menu: "Blue Ocean Strategy, The Long Tail, Ma Yun's Entrepreneurial Mindset, The World Is Flat, Winning, Creation: 10 Success Training Lessons from Trump..."

"stop!"

Shen Kang suddenly interrupted him, "Tump?"

Seeing that Shen Kang didn't even know what Trump was, Wu Jiahao immediately sat up straight and began to introduce him, his tone filled with a sense of superiority, as if he had been waiting all day to finally find an opportunity to open for business.

"Yeah, Trump, a successful real estate developer in the Meigolan, and also a reality TV host. 'The Apprentice' is his show. You must have heard of 'The Apprentice,' right? It had very high ratings across the Meigolan… What, you haven't heard of 'The Apprentice'? Never mind, just know that he's a model of cross-industry success, doing real estate on one hand and television on the other, he's very famous…"

Shen Kang didn't react much to Wu Jiahao's tone, but he felt that the feeling was quite subtle and mysterious.

These days, Trump is just a successful real estate developer and reality TV host.

In this timeline, apart from Shen Kang, no one knew that this guy would become Old Mei's president in the future, and not just any president, but:

The stock market guru who draws candlestick charts by hand, the first person to govern through social media, the most familiar stranger to illegal immigrants, the chief designer of the border wall and a lifetime consultant for cement bidding, a collector of impeachment articles (two), the commander-in-chief of 24-hour online keyboard warriors, a permanently banned observer of press conferences, and a repeater who is great again (a ten-year uninterrupted version)...

As Shen Kang was thinking, he suddenly remembered something that had just happened last month—last month, Obama became May's first African-American president.

In fact, these two people have quite a history.

Some media outlets believe that Trump's unexpected presidential run stemmed from a public "teasing" by Obama at a White House press dinner. Trump, angered by this, responded with a veiled criticism, suggesting that fortunes change and that the elderly should not be underestimated.

A few years later, he actually made it to Hexi! — The location of the Bai Palace is on the west bank of the Tiber River, a genuine Hexi.

Even more coincidentally, the dinner where Obama "teased" Trump was held was located on the east bank of the Tiber River.

It's truly a real-life physical version of "five years east of the river, five years west of the river."

However, this river, which shares the same name as the Tiber River in Rome, has now been buried underground and become part of the city's sewer system.

The river disappeared, but the people rose up.

Really, never underestimate the poor when they are old.

You'll never know what kind of achievements the seventy-year-old man you've been bullying will have in the future. After all, seventy is the age for striving...