Tang Yishu bowed deeply with some embarrassment and quickly walked off the stage.
When I walked backstage, I accidentally tripped over a wire on the ground. Fortunately, I was prepared in advance and grabbed the curtain next to me, so I was safe.
The students in the audience did not see this scene. While applauding, they were immersed in the content of the previous speech.
"That makes sense. The most precious wealth is not money, but attention?"
"Encouraging us to use this money to better improve ourselves and make better use of our attention is indeed better than simply encouraging frugality, saving, or 'buying things you like'!"
"Mr. Pei's success is definitely not due to luck!"
"Did someone record it?"
"I'll record it, go back and compile it into a transcript and send it to the school forum, so I can understand it again!"
The students originally thought that this lecture, like many previous lectures on wealth, would focus on "how to use money".
This is indeed what most people think of when they talk about "wealth".
However, Mr. Pei's letter provides a new perspective, which is to know how to use one's attention, because in fact, people are using their attention to create wealth.
The most terrifying thing than squandering money is squandering your attention, because squandering money will only make you lose the money you have, and squandering your attention will damage your ability to create value.
This speech is very short, there is no long speech, no blunt preaching, it just provides a new perspective that many people may not notice, so it is easier to be accepted by ordinary people.
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Wednesday, June 29th.
Tenda Group Human Resources Department.
Wu Bin and Cui Geng are sorting out recent manuscripts.
The two people have a clear division of labor. Wu Bin is responsible for collecting materials and identifying interview subjects, while Cui Geng is responsible for turning the recordings into texts and systematically organizing them.
These materials will become materials to interpret Tengda's spirit, and can also be used as a record of Mr. Pei's way of doing things.
"President Pei's speech seems to be very popular on the campus forum of Handong University recently. Are you considering adding it to the material?" Cui Geng asked.
Wu Bin thought for a moment and shook his head: "Don't worry yet."
"The influence of this manuscript is currently only among the student group of Handong University, and strictly speaking, this manuscript only has theory and no specific examples, so its persuasiveness will be much less."
"The most important point is that this manuscript was not necessarily written by Mr. Pei."
"Although if Mr. Pei wanted to write, this kind of manuscript would definitely be readily available, but Mr. Pei is too busy, so he might have asked Assistant Xin to do this for him."
Cui Geng thought for a while: "But even if Assistant Xin does it for him, he must express President Pei's thoughts, which is almost the same."
Wu Bin thought for a while: "Yeah... that's right. In short, this factor can be taken into consideration, but it must be carefully screened. After all, what we want to write is to inject Tengda spirit, and it must be reasonable and well-founded."
The progress of the two people is not fast, it can even be said to be very slow.
Because this time we need to use some specific examples to explain Mr. Pei’s thoughts and Tengda spirit, we must avoid some ambiguous interpretations, and all content must be well-documented.
For example, the evaluations of Mr. Li and others can be used as a kind of evidence.
Some specific examples that Mr. Pei has done can also be used as a kind of evidence.
The combination of these two credentials will be more authentic and credible.
But if it is just a speech, it is not suitable to be written into this booklet until suitable supporting evidence is found.
"It's time to go."
Wu Bin looked at his watch. They had an appointment to interview Liang Qingfan today, and it was almost time to set off.
Wu Bin also carefully selected the candidates for interviews.
Mr. Li from Fuhui Capital can be seen as the perspective of Mr. Pei’s business competitors and partners, while Liang Qingfan can be seen as the perspective of elites from other fields who have just cooperated with Mr. Pei.
Among all the department heads, Liang Qingfan has spent the shortest time with Mr. Pei. This first impression may be able to gain some inspiration.
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Half an hour later, Wu Bin and Cui Geng arrived at Building 9 of Binhu Community.
The two buildings here are under intense construction. From the outside, the buildings that have not been occupied for several years appear to be very dilapidated. The construction team is working intensively, and noises such as electric drills drilling holes and smashing walls are heard from time to time.
After waiting downstairs for two minutes, Liang Qingfan came downstairs wearing a safety helmet.
After handing the helmet to a worker on site, Liang Qingfan smiled and said to Wu Bin and Cui Geng: "The construction site is too messy, let's go to a nearby park."
The three of them came to the artificial lake in the park and sat down on a bench.
Wu Bin said: "Mr. Liang, we are here today mainly to interview you about your impression of Mr. Pei."
Wu Bin had already contacted Liang Qingfan on the phone before, so the two of them were already prepared for what they were going to talk about today.
Liang Qingfan looked at the sparkling lake water and sighed: "To be honest, so far, I still can't understand Mr. Pei at all."
Wu Bin smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, this is normal."
"If Mr. Pei is seen so easily, then he is not Mr. Pei."
"We are looking for different interview subjects in order to collect as much as possible the impressions of Mr. Pei from different groups of people, and to synthesize all these impressions to obtain a complete and comprehensive image."
"We have interviewed Mr. Pei's business competitors and partners before, and it was very fruitful."
"For us, because we are internal employees and have worked under President Pei for a long time, we can only see one side of President Pei."
"You have just arrived at Tengda Group and have not been working with Mr. Pei for a long time. Your first impression will definitely be inspiring to us."
Liang Qingfan nodded: "Okay, then I will tell you briefly."
"One thing I can confirm at the moment is that some of Mr. Pei's concepts are highly consistent with mine, or with some outstanding designers. In other words, Pei is always a person who pursues the ultimate."
"This has already been reflected in the decoration process of the Sloth Apartment."
Liang Qingfan briefly described the decoration and design of several sloth apartments so far, especially focusing on how Mr. Pei decisively abandoned many practical and residential attributes in order to achieve the ultimate effect when pursuing the "extreme simplicity".
Behavior.
"Including these current houses, it's the same."
"Mr. Pei's thinking is completely opposite to that of ordinary people. When ordinary people choose a house, they will pay more attention to the location and value-added attributes of the house. When it comes to decoration, they can often save as much as possible. After all, this is intended to be rented out, not lived in for oneself."
"But Mr. Pei is just the opposite. He doesn't seem to value the location and value-added attributes of the house. Instead, the money spent on decoration accounts for nearly half of the value of the house itself."
"I think this fully demonstrates that Mr. Pei's pursuit of artistry is the ultimate and never-ending."
"Mr. Pei himself is very fond of this minimalist style, so he incorporated his personal preferences into the Sloth Apartment project."
"Although this is very likely to lead to failure, Mr. Pei obviously does not intend to compromise, but insists on his own requirements for the ultimate art..."
Hearing this, Wu Bin frowned slightly.
Liang Qingfan noticed this keenly and did not continue, but waited for Wu Bin's response.
Wu Bin thought for a long time and said: "But... this will conflict with Mr. Li's description."
"According to Mr. Li, Mr. Pei is a calm, even cold-hearted person. This calmness allows Mr. Pei to think about problems in an absolutely objective and rational way and make correct decisions under any circumstances."
"In other words, Mr. Pei's choice of this extremely simple style should be due to commercial considerations. He must think that this approach can achieve greater success."
"Moreover, Mr. Li's conclusion is supported by many cases and should be very credible."
Liang Qingfan was silent for a moment: "I think it is almost impossible for the Sloth Apartment model to achieve 'greater success'. At best, it is just a small and beautiful project that earns reputation."
Wu Bin fell into deep thought.
Both sides seem to make sense.
Seeing that the interview was at a deadlock, Cui Geng said: "Maybe...these two impressions of Mr. Pei are not conflicting? Maybe these two points are both aspects of Mr. Pei, but they are very different in places we can't see.
Does it blend together perfectly?"
"Just like Mr. Pei is always able to turn decay into magic, making many projects that seemed impossible to succeed become popular overnight."
Wu Bin nodded: "Well...that makes sense!"
"It seems that these two contradictory views can be studied carefully..."
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July 1st, Friday.
The Panic Hostel project is officially completed!
Pei Qian stood at the entrance of the old industrial area, oh no, it should be called the Panic Hostel now, and he felt very complicated.
When he came before, the entire project was still under intense construction. There were scaffolding and various construction materials everywhere. It was completely a busy construction site, and there were no visible changes.
But now, the Jingtang Hotel and the surrounding supporting facilities have been completed and have initially become ready to receive tourists!
Although Pei Qian was mentally prepared, he was still visually shocked.
In just a few months, such a huge change can occur!
This is probably the shock that "Infrastructure Mania" gives people.
Of course, Pei Qian had this idea mainly because Mr. Li and others disrupted the situation, completely disrupting his original plan.
Because Pei Qian's original idea was to build an unattended haunted house in a corner of a deserted, dilapidated old industrial area and lose money.
However, Mr. Li and other investors built supporting facilities around the haunted house and also renovated the surrounding ground. The situation suddenly changed.
Pei Qian also felt unsure.
It seems so reliable, can I still lose money?
After working hard for two cycles, don’t let it all come to nothing in the end...
