Financial freedom starts with smiling at life

Jiang Beicheng learned from his mistress Li Xingying that Lei Jun had just been filming a promotional video with her, so he arranged for his private helicopter to fly to the Chengdu Convention and Exhibition Center to pick up Lei Jun.

Mr. Lei is a very respectable person.

He didn't want his friends to wait too long.

Helicopter route approvals are much easier than those for private business jets.

Private jets can't just fly wherever they want; they need to be managed by an airline, and when they need to travel, they need to contact the crew one day in advance to apply for a flight route.

Some routes even require applications to be submitted a week or two in advance.

For commonly used helicopter routes, an application only needs to be submitted every six months.

Jiangnan City is adjacent to several provinces and cities, and private business helicopters in Jiangbei City are basically allowed to fly at will.

He made a direct call to the flight crew and sent a plane to pick up Lei Jun.

Lei Jun did not expect Jiangbei City to make such detailed arrangements.

I was worried that my private jet wouldn't be able to fly at the last minute, and I was going to be late by car. I was planning to send a few messages to a few old friends to apologize, and then express my apologies at the dinner table when I arrived.

President Jiang has made the arrangements directly.

It was very thoughtful, and it saved his face.

Lei Jun guessed that it might be that the internet celebrity, Xiao Li, told Jiang Beicheng that his work schedule was too full that day.

After considering the time constraints, President Jiang found the most convenient way to pick him up and take him to Jiangnan City for a visit.

It seems that this young lady, Ms. Li, has a pretty good relationship with President Jiang.

Lei Jun didn't speculate further; he had seen too many similar things in the circle of the wealthy.

In their eyes, it was just an ordinary thing.

Today, his trusted vice president reminded him in time, and he took the opportunity to collaborate with Ms. Li, a friend from Jiangbei City.

If this cross-industry collaboration goes well, we can cooperate more often in the future.

"Mr. Jiang, you're so kind. I've been feeling really guilty because of my work schedule..."

Jiang Beicheng interrupted, "President Lei, let's not talk about this anymore. We'll discuss it at the dinner table later."

"Hahaha, okay, Mr. Jiang, we'll talk when we get there." Lei Jun laughed and hung up the phone, instructing the driver to turn around, not to get off the highway, and to go back to the convention center.

His van arrived at almost the same time as the helicopter from Jiangbei City.

Lei Jun had only seen the Jiangbei City manor and its valuable collections in Hurun's interview videos, and did not know that Jiangbei City had an Agusta.

These business-oriented helicopters are actually not common in China. Even in Beijing, many wealthy people do not choose this type of medium-sized helicopter for commuting, as it is not only expensive but also a waste of resources.

These aircraft are called "flying conference rooms" and are suitable for business people to discuss business while traveling, or for group executives to travel together. However, in both of these scenarios, business helicopters are not as comfortable as private jets.

Therefore, it seems somewhat useless in the eyes of pragmatic entrepreneurs.

However, based on Lei Jun's understanding of Jiangbei City, he is the richest man in the domestic business circle who knows how to enjoy life the most and spends money the most ostentatiously.

So it's not surprising that he bought these things.

Putting everything else aside, it boasts a spacious interior, excellent views, and exceptional comfort.

After personalization, you can also hold video conferences in the air to arrange and deploy related work.

Lei Jun, the cash king of Beijing, was also experiencing a business helicopter worth hundreds of millions for the first time.

I had only one feeling: Jiangbei City really knows how to enjoy life.

On his way to Jiangnan City, Lei Jun sent a message to the vice president who was still coordinating related matters at the Chengdu International Auto Show.

He instructed him to invite Ms. Li, who filmed the video with him today, to Xiaomi's new product launch event in the middle of the year.

……

"Honey, Mr. Lei just sent the brand manager to talk to me and invited me to their mid-year new product launch."

Before Lei Jun even arrived at the manor in Jiangbei City, Li Xingying received another very important invitation.

Xiaomi's new product launch event is definitely one of the most anticipated events in the industry.

The self-media outlets that are invited to the event are all highly influential in society, which is a completely different concept from those self-media outlets that just want to gain traffic by making videos.

Xiaomi's brand representatives acknowledged its market communication value.

The term "media professional" carries significant weight in the eyes of self-media.

Ultimately, every industry needs to move towards becoming a more mainstream, established sector.

Li Xingying has now far exceeded the scope of traditional internet celebrities.

To put it bluntly, she's definitely not on the same level as other internet celebrities.

She has also embarked on the path of the mainstream, and the business partners and resources she comes into contact with are, to put it simply, much more high-end.

At this level, advertising costs are actually the least important thing.

Li Xingying guessed that Lei Jun must have given this generous gift out of respect for Jiangbei City.

I shared it with my husband immediately.

Jiangbei City sent its congratulations.

He admires women like his first and second wives who work hard in their careers, but he also doesn't reject women who use his name to make money elsewhere.

He also said that he was quite enjoying it.

Regardless of whether the woman is very capable on her own or relies on him to give her a halo.

All of this reflects his desire to save face.

Even with a mere "lip friendship" like Yang Mi, Jiang Beicheng allowed her to use his name in the entertainment industry to socialize and gain benefits, let alone the women around him.

Sometimes it's the women around him who overthink things, worrying about his feelings and holding back.

Otherwise, their work would be much smoother.

However, given his current fame and status, even if his mistresses don't bring it up, someone will come to him with their needs.

Li Xingying's trip to Xiaomi was just like that.

……

The helicopter arrived at the private estate in Jiangbei City almost two hours faster than driving.

In Lei Jun's eyes, the private mansions in Jiangbei City have become a tangible reality.

I only had a preliminary impression before, and watching Hurun's video was far less impressive than seeing it in person.

The last mansion that amazed him was a 180-acre mansion in Shanghai, worth over 10 billion yuan, owned by a friend in the business world.

This mansion is still frequently mentioned, astonishing people with its size and luxury.

Although Jiangnan City is inferior to Shanghai in many aspects, the scale of this luxury mansion still stunned Lei Jun for a moment.

Thinking back to the armed forces that Jiang Beicheng was developing overseas, he dared not imagine what unexpected big moves Jiang Beicheng might make if he continued to act so high-profile.

Actually, as a friend, he was quite worried about Jiangbei City.

A role model of the times or a thorn in someone's side can be determined in the blink of an eye by powerful figures.

This young man from Jiangbei City is too wild.

Lei Jun silently wished Jiang Beicheng well. As the helicopter landed on the helipad, Jiang Beicheng's Maybach Pullman S680 was already waiting to take Lei Jun to the main villa.

Lei Jun smiled and politely extended his hand to the manor's butler.

After exchanging greetings, we got in the car and headed to the main building, which is the most magnificent Song family villa that can be seen from the air.

From an aerial view, the entire estate consists of six buildings, including the main villa connected to the Song Family Courtyard.

In addition, nearly ten villas of varying sizes are scattered throughout the estate.

It would take at least half an hour to walk from the helipad to the villa.

It's no exaggeration to say that this manor in Jiangbei City is not much different in size from the 180-acre manor in Shanghai.

With a building area nearly the size of twenty standard football fields, comparable to the size of many scenic spots, you still have to take a sightseeing bus to get around.

This is just the building area. Yunqi Mountain behind the manor is said to be the back garden of Jiangnan City, but now it looks more like the back garden of Jiangbei City, and it looks more like an integral part of the manor.

While admiring the layout and scenery of the private estate in Jiangbei City, Lei Jun reflected on the different definitions of the wealthy and entrepreneurs in different eras.

You might say Jiang Beicheng is too high-profile and extravagant, which could negatively impact his public image. However, he also has a strong sense of social responsibility as an entrepreneur, and he does it better than many older generation entrepreneurs.

You might call him a role model for young entrepreneurs in China, but no young person in the country would dare to truly emulate his personality.

It's estimated that no one in China, besides him, would dare to define the identity of "entrepreneur" in this way.

Lei Jun's biggest feeling today is that entrepreneurs of his generation are too constrained.

They were bound by the previous era.

Putting everything else aside, it seems like even the money I earn doesn't belong to me; if I'm a little extravagant, I have to spend it secretly.

Lei Jun, who no longer cares about personal wealth, suddenly felt a bit emotional today, realizing that Jiang Beicheng is the one who has truly achieved "financial freedom"!
"Mr. Lei, we've arrived. Please come in!"

The driver parked the car, and a servant who had been waiting at the entrance of the villa opened the car door. The butler got out of the business car in the back and invited Lei Jun to come into the villa as a guest.

Lei Jun smiled and nodded to the butler, habitually fastened the buttons on his suit jacket, and walked into the gate of the Song family villa.

Buttoning his shirt is his signature move.

Similar actions are often taken when dealing with various important occasions, which can be seen as a way to relieve pressure.

Today, while visiting the home of the richest man in Jiangnan City, I surprisingly felt nervous, like I was about to attend a press conference.

Lei Jun only felt much more relaxed when he saw his two old friends.

"If we had known that President Jiang would send a helicopter to pick us up, we would have left later and come over on President Jiang's plane with President Lei," Zeng Yuqun joked.

"Mr. Zeng's words make me feel even more guilty." Lei Jun smiled and shook hands with Zeng Yuqun. "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. It's my fault for not arranging the time well."

Old Wei chuckled and patted Lei Jun on the shoulder: "We just arrived too."

If you feel guilty, offer a small token of appreciation when you get to the dinner table.

“We definitely need to apologize.” Lei Jun glanced at it. “Is President Jiang busy with something?”

Old Wei said, "General Manager Zhang and the others went to the wine cellar with General Manager Jiang to select wines."

"Interested? You two, let's go take a look. I've heard that President Jiang has a lot of good wine in his cellar."

Old Wei has a high alcohol tolerance.

He has always been portrayed as a tough and righteous man.

“I’ve been waiting here for Mr. Lei. Mr. Lei, shall we go and take a look?” Zeng Yuqun said.

Lei Jun nodded and gestured, "Please, both of you!"

The three followed the butler to the wine cellar.

Upon entering the wine cellar, the three of them exchanged a momentary lapse in concentration.

Old Wei joked, "Anyone who didn't know better would think the Beicheng brothers were in the liquor business."

Zeng Yuqun remarked, "To me, this place feels more like a wine culture museum."

Lei Jun nodded, strongly agreeing with Zeng Yuqun's words.

A quick glance reveals vintage wines and rare collectibles from various wineries, including those released in special years.

"Mr. Lei has arrived!"

The three of them came to their senses, and Mr. Zhang from Seres came over with a smile to greet Lei Jun.

"boss Zhang."

Lei Jun and Mr. Zhang shook hands.

"I thought you guys were drinking in the wine cellar, leaving Lao Wei and me waiting upstairs," Zeng Yuqun joked.

"President Li and President Zhu are already obsessed with President Jiang's collection," President Zhang joked. "The two of them are discussing opening President Jiang's multi-million dollar whiskey set tonight and drinking it."

Old Wei became interested. "I'm not really interested in foreign liquor. I prefer baijiu (Chinese liquor)."

But Mr. Zhang mentioned a whisky worth tens of millions of yuan, and I'd really like to visit it.

Lei Jun said, "I think I heard someone mention that President Jiang has a set of 1926 wines in his wine cellar."

Mr. Zhang: "It's either Guo Guangchang or Wang Jianlin. The fact that President Jiang helped Wanda settle its 10 billion yuan debt has such a huge social impact."

Everyone praises Jiang for his righteousness, but little do they know that within business circles, Guo Guangchang is being ridiculed as stingy and mercenary.

"Yes, yes, I remember now. It seems that Guo Guangchang came to me to complain about that incident and casually mentioned President Jiang's wine cellar." Lei Jun recalled, "He even asked me to come over to have dinner and drinks with President Jiang sometime."

Zeng Yuqun joked, "We'd better hurry over and check, or they'll really start drinking."

Anyway, I've never drunk a multi-million dollar bottle of imported liquor. What about you, Mr. Lei?

Lei Jun replied, "Does Mr. Zeng think I'm such a extravagant person?"

"Haha, you really know how to manage your money. You've lived up to what Jack Ma once said: the money you earn isn't yours to keep; it's being held in trust for society. You should spend this money wisely for the benefit of society."

"So everyone wants to be like President Jiang, but everyone is also afraid of becoming President Jiang," Lei Jun concluded.

Mr. Zhang nodded, “Mr. Lei, you’re talking at a very high level.”

Is it also possible that President Jiang actually has more wealth at his disposal than we do?

I meant cash.

"Hey, that's actually possible!" Old Wei exclaimed excitedly.

Today, apart from Chairman Zhu, most of the guests visiting Jiangbei's home are prominent figures in the automotive industry, with a minimum net worth of several tens of billions. Li Shufu, Lei Jun, and Lao Wei are all worth hundreds of billions, while Zeng Yuqun's net worth is over two hundred billion.

If Hurun's asset estimates for Jiangbei City are correct, they are all richer than Jiangbei City residents.

However, the actual impression is that Jiangbei City, with a net worth of 50 billion, has built industries worth hundreds of billions and is spending money with the momentum of several hundred billion.

When Mr. Zhang from Seres suddenly brought this up, the group began to doubt Hurun's valuation of Jiangbei City's assets.

Take Wanda's billions of debts as an example; none of them would just casually take out money to support Lao Wang.

Besides, they can't come up with that much cash all at once; most of their assets are tied up in stock value.

"Isn't President Lei known as the cash king of Beijing? How about comparing him to President Jiang, the cash king of Jiangnan City?" Zeng Yuqun joked.

Lei Jun lowered his stance and humbly said, "President Jiang may really be the cash king of Jiangnan City, but my title is just something netizens are making fun of."

"You're being modest. We have a general idea of ​​your own resources," Old Wei said frankly. "But we really can't see how much the Beicheng brothers have." (End of Chapter)