My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 261: The bait is eaten, but the hook is not spit out.

Only then did Wei Dong realize that the gap was not just thirty years.

Still gazing far away from the shore, there is only a vague coastline on the opposite side.

But as we sped across the sea at a distance of two or three miles, the outline gradually became clearer and closer. It turned out to be a very ingenious seaside building on the corner of a lush island.

It is not tall, with four floors stacked on top of each other, full of modern design style, and there are two or three such buildings hidden in the undulating cliffs and woods behind.

They are not very big and are hidden in the dense woods, like a paradise.

For these three country bumpkins who had never seen the sea, played at the beach, or even experienced outdoor activities, it was truly a whole new world.

Before, the amusement park and zoo were still within my knowledge.

This built-up beach, which appears to be only two or three hundred meters wide, is surrounded by wild island woods. It does not have the facilities of a so-called amusement park and is full of the tranquility of nature and leisurely wildness.

There is a cement pier extending from the cape into the water, and at the end there is a glass-housed pavilion dining area.

You can imagine that, as long as it is not scorching hot, sitting in this floating restaurant extending into the sea, feeling the breeze, drinking some beer, and having some barbecue, is an absolute enjoyment of life. If you can give the fisherman a fishing rod, it will be perfect.

Qin Yuye was not at all the coquettish and charming queen that Wei Dong had imagined she should be. She skillfully maneuvered the boat to the side and threw the rope ashore herself.

The only man subconsciously wanted to jump ashore to help, but was stopped by the 17-year-old girl. Although he couldn't understand her Cantonese, it was obvious that she was telling him not to show off as it was dangerous and to just sit still and not move.

There is a bit of frustration among men.

Especially in the context of such great achievements this year.

Shen Cuiyue was like an emoticon throughout the whole process, leaning against the corner of the speedboat, holding the edge with both hands, her face full of nervousness and her teeth bared. The expression that she was most proud of turned into tension. Now that the boat slowed down to approach the shore, she forced a smile to give to Weidong, and her eyes were full of flattery, saying "It's okay, look how capable I am!"

Weidong discovered that she was actually a little timid.

On the contrary, Feng Chu was carefree and acted as if nothing had happened. He actually developed a way to communicate with Qin Yuye in English amid the roar of the speedboat.

Well, now she has become a being that can communicate through language.

The small dock for boarding the ship was the backyard of a private alley, so it naturally left all the reporters behind. In fact, there were not many reporters who followed after coming out of the amusement park.

Qin Yuye, dressed in a denim jacket, seemed to reveal her true character. She quickly fixed the rope to the dock steps, reached out and pulled people off the boat one by one, and led them across the pier without any hesitation.

The English introduction reads: "This is the seaside tourist club that Lawson started building in the 1960s, before I was even born. Initially, he wanted to build a yacht club, but later realized that serving the wealthy was not as good as serving the general public, so it gradually evolved into this."

Dong Xueqing, the translator, also explained: "Lawson is her brother's English name. Brother, do you want to choose one too?"

Weidong and Shen Laosan both expressed disdain, thinking that a foreign name was nothing special.

About a hundred meters away from the pier, a staff member came out to greet us. We walked from this rocky cape into a beautifully maintained path shaded by green grass, and into the beautiful seaside building.

The layout of the hotel's front desk is right at the entrance. Qin Yuye was obviously very familiar with this place. He led us upstairs from the side, where the stylishly designed stairs led directly to the roof.

There is a beautiful large terrace where you can have a party and dine overlooking the sea for a romantic meal.

Now it is the lookout.

You can have an overview of all the surrounding terrain facilities.

Weidong finally saw clearly that this was just a large-scale farm stay.

Or a homestay.

It is not as large and classy as a hotel, but it blends into the environment more delicately and cleverly.

There is a huge square frame surrounded by white floating balls on the sea surface. Qin Yuye introduced that it is a shark net, which can ensure the safety of this 100-meter-wide private beach.

Next to the green lawn is an unusually shaped fish pond, which is even half a swimming pool, and there is a tennis court in the distance.

The most unique thing may be that there is an uninhabited island the size of a palm on the other side, which is connected to the cape by a two to three hundred meter long gravel ridge exposed above the water.

Now you can see that on the uninhabited island, there are many tourists who are enthusiastically picnicking, camping and having fun.

In Weidong's memory, various self-driving tours were quite popular in the mainland thirty years later. Every year, young people in the compound would make plans to travel together, which was a way of traveling that was in line with the trends in big cities.

Forty years later, various homestays have become popular again, and people are posting some inspiring words on WeChat Moments.

This is how people played twenty years ago!
No wonder even after the turn of the century, Hong Kong people still look down on mainland China. They've been ahead for so long, and being rapidly overtaken and surpassed by their poorer cousins ​​is truly unpleasant. But Qin Yuye's expression of this generational gap stems from Qin Zhiming: "Lawson is a genius with countless brilliant ideas. He always seems to be ahead of his time in coming up with ideas for Aidi, but he always seems to fall just a little short of perfection. Just like when you mentioned the in-depth play of the videotape business to him, he was the first in Hong Kong bars to realize the advantages of karaoke, and he was also the first to consider filming a few songs for me to perform on stage at the school. He never imagined it would become such a large business."

It was noon, and the winter seaside sun was not so scorching, shining warmly on the seventeen-year-old girl.

She leaned against the terrace wall, her arms folded. Her cowboy style exuded a carefree and uninhibited air, yet also a touch of helplessness. "Everyone says he's a business prodigy, maintaining a vibrant curiosity despite all the ups and downs. But only my family understands the fear I feel. His all-in approach has caused me to change schools three times, and it's a real headache for my parents. For example, I spent five million to acquire the right to collaborate with you."

Dong Xueqing translated very seriously and even asked what "ALL in" meant. In fact, it would be better for Weidong to listen to some English.

After all, he had just finished the college entrance exam last year, but his speaking and listening skills were a mess. "It's just the all-in style, the style of putting all the chips and cards in the pot. Ask her what this means. Be direct."

Shen Cuiyue, who didn't understand English at all, blinked and moved the pen and paper in her hand, but didn't participate.

But Qin Yuye once again showed her difference and continued to express herself at her own pace.

He raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the main urban area. "Especially since I was in elementary school, the whole city has been filled with colorful denim fashions, like a never-ending TV commercial. Colorful fashion stores have opened one after another, and colorful posters are everywhere. Soon, colorful instant noodles and instant noodles were produced, and a colorful film company was also launched. The name "Colorful" became more and more popular, and it became almost a household name."

Wei Dong couldn't look at the girl straight in the eye, because as soon as he saw the face of the queen of third-level movies, he couldn't keep his business thinking.

In fact, it is all kinds of shocking thoughts.

So that's how it is. He was successful in making jeans, did TV commercials, opened a chain of clothing stores, made instant noodles with his own brand, and started a film company.

Isn't this my own trajectory?

Before entering the amusement park, Weidong was confident that he could transform Jiangzhou Zoo into a people's entertainment center.

It was precisely the signs of decline of that amusement park that made him connect the issue with the wave of losses suffered by mainland scenic spots three or four decades later, and he began to realize the caution and danger of investing in such projects.

With Uncle De's business worth tens of billions, he can certainly afford the failure of Songcheng, which he invested tens of millions of yuan in.

What about yourself?
In short, it is not as simple as making one product and being able to dominate the market.

But at least before coming here, he still felt that according to Uncle De's idea of ​​constantly opening up new battlefields and spreading them everywhere, at least he could tear down the east wall to repair the west wall.

Now Qin Zhiming showed him a failure case.

I can't help but think of what someone said on the Internet later: never learn from the cases of successful people, because no one may know the most critical points of success. Instead, the lessons learned from thousands of failures are more worthy of prevention.

So Weidong turned his head to look at the vast sea, listening thoughtfully.

To facilitate translation, Qin Yuye spoke slowly and clearly. Her voice was soft, revealing a maturity far beyond her years. "In order to rapidly expand across the Southeast Asian market and become the largest denim clothing brand in the region, Lawson began to bring in large amounts of capital. Every cash flow chain was very tight. Four years ago, first the air freight company publicly demanded freight from the media, and then a garment factory under its name was auctioned off by a bank. Lawson had no choice but to agree to Uncle De's merger, and from then on, Colorful became Uncle De's little snack."

It was all thanks to Dong Xueqing’s not very skilled English-Chinese translation.

This allows Weidong to think and listen at the same time.

In fact, all his business moves in the mainland were paved with hard work and sweat, and he won by crushing the times with his Kaitianyan.

Because the mainland currently has no rivals in the commodity economy.

Those powerful people and operation masters who later became famous were either still learning at that time or were not qualified to sit at the table and take cards.

Only when you really face the business operations at the level of HK and this mature business operation environment, you will realize that it is nothing.

Weidong even suddenly thought, would it cause a disaster like a flood if he brought so many jackals and tigers to the mainland to do business?

Then I couldn't help but believe that the authorities would control the situation... No, I have to report and discuss this matter in advance.

For the first time ever, Weidong not only called his wife every day to report, but now he finally thought he should express his feelings and give some reminders to the city.

But it was the words Fengchu relayed that attracted him.

Perhaps it was the English translation or the tone of voice, but Weidong seemed to understand Qin Yuye's implication that Uncle De had easily swallowed up her brother's business. "Less than six months after the merger, first there were news reports about the TV station demanding advertising fees. Then the other partners sold their shares to Uncle De and withdrew. Uncle De, who gradually became the controlling shareholder, began to express his opinions to the newspapers. Finally, Lawson was forced to mortgage all of Colorful to Uncle De for 40 million."

When Weidong looked at the sea, he seemed to see some familiar traces from the reporters who had followed him before.

Is this the usual method?
It seems that I can instantly see through the thinking behind the practice of companies buying online internet trolls and media mouthpieces, which they have been accustomed to for thirty or forty years.

But Qin Yuye's thinking was, "In fact, they haven't achieved any results in the three years since they acquired Colorful. Instead, they've been forced to dismember and sell off various properties at a low price. The value has shrunk significantly. Now they're just tasteless chicken ribs. They missed the opportunity to become the largest denim brand in Southeast Asia."

Wei Dong was already thinking, this can be taken to the mainland and developed into a brand. This is for people who know how to build a brand!
Qin Yuye said, "Since they used Colorful as bait, I want to take Colorful back. I'll do it!"

(End of this chapter)