The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 204 Idealistic Ye Jinyan VS Reborn Me with No Vision
Even after watching Yang Muyi and his group leave the bar, Zhang Sheng still couldn't figure out the problem.

At the same time, Xu Qifei regretfully withdrew his gaze and continued chatting with Cheng Yun about Yang Muyi's song.

"I didn't expect to be so lucky today, to be able to hear Yang Muyi's live performance, and it's even a new song that hasn't been released before."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yun looked at Xu Qifei with curiosity.

"Mr. Xu, are you also a fan of Yang Muye?"

"I'm more than just a fan; I even considered signing him at one point. But after his identity was exposed online, I realized that was just wishful thinking on my part."

At this point, Xu Qifei couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

He had originally planned to show Cheng Yun a new song that hadn't been released yet.

The lyricist of this song is Lin Fangwen, a talented student from the Department of Literature at Dongda University.

Xu Qifei thought that Cheng Yun would like Lin Fangwen's lyrics, so he could use Cheng Yun as an intermediary to contact Lin Fangwen.

Now, after listening to Yang Muye's new song, Xu Qifei suddenly felt that Lin Fangwen's new song was a bit lacking in quality.

Sure enough, when the conversation turned to Lin Fangwen being the lyricist Lin Fang, Cheng Yun didn't show any particular reaction.

Seeing that his plan to get in touch with Lin Fangwen through Cheng Yun was not working, Xu Qifei had a flash of inspiration and decided on a new approach.

Since Cheng Yun isn't interested in Lin Fangwen, surely she's interested in Yang Muye?

Perhaps we can try to get in touch with Yang Muye through Cheng Yun.

the next morning.

The headquarters of Jingyan Group is located in the Shanghai Central Building.

Chairman's secretary Fan Jingang strode briskly into Ye Jinyan's office.

Ye Jinyan, who is already fifty years old and has gray hair, is looking at a report.

Hearing the footsteps, Ye Jinyan knew who had come, so she didn't even raise her head.

Fan Jingang walked to the desk and stood there.

"Mr. Ye, I just saw a video online about Yang Muye."

"Oh?"

Ye Jinyan put down the report in her hand and looked up at Fan Jingang.

"What content?"

"A new song, it's really good."

Just as Ye Jinyan was about to operate the computer in front of her to find the video that Fan Jingang had mentioned, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the laptop Fan Jingang was holding in his right hand.

Without Ye Jinyan saying a word, Fan Jingang immediately put down his laptop, turned on the screen, and pointed it at Ye Jinyan.

Ye Jinyan raised her hand, swiped the touchscreen, and clicked to play the video.

Fan Jingang also walked around the desk and stood behind Ye Jinyan, watching the document together.

The video is from last night when Zhang Sheng hired someone to film the live performance of "A Person Like Me" at a bar using a DV camera.

After reading it once, Ye Jinyan pondered for a moment.

The song is indeed as Fan Jingang said.

Good to hear.

It also has a lot of flavor.

However, Ye Jinyan ultimately did not choose to listen to it again.

People like him who achieve extraordinary success know how to control their desires and delay gratification.

After a moment's hesitation, Ye Jinyan asked, "Where was this video filmed?"

As Ye Jinyan's capable secretary, Fan Jingang had already investigated the matter thoroughly.

"A bar near Dongfang University."

"So Yang Muyi has already arrived at Dongda University?"

"Yes, I checked in yesterday."

"Go and make arrangements. I'd like to meet with him today."

"today?"

"Yes, the sooner the better."

"But you have a meeting at 10 o'clock."

Let's postpone it until tomorrow.

Fan Jingang looked troubled and pretended to be confused, asking:
"Are you referring to a meeting with Yang Muyi or a company meeting?"

Ye Jinyan adjusted her glasses and looked up at Fan Jingang.

"What do you say?"

Fan Jingang sighed inwardly. Having such a capricious boss must be really tough for him as a secretary.

Despite his inner complaints, Fan Jingang immediately took out his phone and dialed Ye Jinyan's driver's number.

"Master Ma, get ready, Mr. Ye is going out for a while."

An hour later, at the University of Tokyo Library.

Ye Jinyan strolled alone among the rows of bookshelves.

If you ignore that impeccably tailored suit and just look at his demeanor, it would be hard for anyone to associate him with the owner of the Jingyan Group, a company worth billions.

At this moment, Ye Jinyan resembled a distinguished and meticulous university professor, looking up information in front of the bookshelf.

Fan Jingang stood at the entrance of the reading room, his eyes fixed on Ye Jinyan.

When they go out, Fan Jingang never leaves Ye Jinyan's side.

Today, however, Fan Jingang was the only one who was disliked.

Ye Jinyan felt that Fan Jingang was following her like a tail, hindering her from reading.

So they sent the person far away.

Fan Jingang looked at his boss with a resentful expression, as aggrieved as a wronged wife.

Just then, my cell phone in my pocket suddenly started vibrating.

After listening to a couple of sentences, Fan Jingang quickly walked into the reading room and came to Ye Jinyan's side.

Ye Jinyan was reading a book about architectural aesthetics. Without looking up, she asked softly, "The person has arrived?"

"Yes, we're at the door."

Fan Jingang answered in a low voice.

Ye Jinyan closed the book in her hand and casually handed it to Fan Jingang.

After having Fan Jingang write down the book title, put it back on the bookshelf.

I'll go back and buy an identical copy.

Ye Jinyan will continue watching later.

The two walked out of the reading room one after the other and happened to see Yang Muye walking out of the elevator.

The moment their eyes met, Yang Muyi and Ye Jinyan immediately knew that the other person was the one they were meant to meet.

Actually, the two sides were not strangers.

Ye Jinyan has watched a lot of information and videos about Yang Muye online in the past two days. Even though Yang Muye was wearing a mask, she could still recognize him at a glance.

Similarly, Yang Muye was no stranger to Ye Jinyan.

In his previous life, Yang Muyi had a very deep impression of Ye Jinyan.

In this life, the name of the real estate giant, Shanghai Jingyan Group, is even more renowned.

Yang Muye had certainly considered that he would meet or have some interaction with Ye Jinyan someday, but he never expected that day to come so soon. In fact, when he received the call from Ma Qiushan and learned that Ye Jinyan had asked him to meet, Yang Muye was completely confused.

It wasn't until Yang Muyi heard that Ye Jinyan had arranged to meet at the Dongda Library that he made a bold guess about Ye Jinyan's intentions.

However, just because Yang Muye can understand it doesn't mean that others can.

For example, Fan Jingang, who was following behind Ye Jinyan, didn't understand at all.

Given Ye Jinyan's status, no matter how courteous he is to scholars, there's no need to hold the meeting at Dongda University.

What's the difference between this and going to Yang Muye's doorstep to ask for an audience?
"Mr. Ye, I've heard so much about you!"

Yang Muye stepped forward, took off his mask, and offered his hand.

Ye Jinyan laughed when she heard this.

That's exactly what he was thinking.

After shaking hands, Ye Jinyan turned and glanced at Fan Jingang.

Fan Jingang's eyes widened in disbelief.

What, you want me to avoid this again?
If it weren't for having been by Ye Jinyan's side for over a decade and knowing her inside and out, Fan Jingang would almost have suspected that Yang Muye was Ye Jinyan's illegitimate son.

It should be noted that Ye Jinyan had never deliberately sent Fan Jingang away like this before, no matter how important the meeting was.

Ye Jinyan's gaze left no room for doubt, and Fan Jingang could only retreat ten meters away, looking aggrieved.

Ye Jinyan's gaze fell on Yang Muye's face, and her eyes softened.

"You must be wondering why I asked you to meet me at the University of Tokyo Library."

Yang Muye shrugged.

"Mr. Ye wants to hear the truth?"

A hint of curiosity flashed in Ye Jinyan's eyes.

Judging from Yang Muye's words, he seemed to know why he had come.

"of course."

Ye Jinyan nodded, a hint of anticipation rising in her heart.

"I did some research before I came. The Dongda Library was built with donations from Mr. Ye eight years ago."

Yang Muye's answer was completely unexpected by Ye Jinyan.

"is it?"

Ye Jinyan chuckled to himself.

Honestly, if Yang Muyi hadn't brought it up, Ye Jinyan would have completely forgotten about it.

Looking at Ye Jinyan's reaction, Yang Muye had only one thought in his mind.

Code!
That's so classic!
Are all big shots this good at showing off?
Ye Jinyan instantly saw through Yang Muyi's thoughts and hurriedly waved her hand to explain, "I really didn't mean to show off, I was just busy and forgot."

Yang Muye nodded.

Managing a business worth tens of billions, it's perfectly normal to not remember the millions or tens of millions that were casually donated years ago.

Don't mess with the basic stuff!

"Over the years I have donated to many universities, all of which were to build libraries. Libraries are like gods to me."

“I was born in a remote town where there was no library.”

"The only place where you can see all kinds of books is the Xinhua Bookstore near the school."

"The bookstore wasn't very big, and the shelves were densely packed with all kinds of books, mostly reference books such as course guides, Xinhua dictionaries, and English dictionaries, as well as a small number of essay collections, novels, and comic books."

"Back then, there were very few famous books, both domestic and foreign. There were none like the children's books that your generation read when you were young, such as 'Andersen's Fairy Tales,' 'Grimm's Fairy Tales,' and '100,000 Whys.'"

“Back then, very few people in our town could afford books. Bookstores were worried that people would damage the books while reading, which would affect sales. So, if you went in and opened a book and read it for a while, a clerk would come over with a feather duster and start cleaning up the area around you, making the air full of dust and making it impossible to concentrate on reading.”

"When I entered high school, the school library was less than 10 square meters, and apart from some newspapers and magazines, there were very few actual books in it."

"Back then, a classmate read a copy of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' at a relative's house. Every day on the way home from school, he would vividly recount the plot, and I would listen with complete fascination... Looking back now, I wish there had been a library back then! Wouldn't the fate of many of us have been different?"

"Even now, I still believe that a library is not only a place to acquire knowledge, but also a place to change oneself, one's lifestyle, and even one's destiny."

Ye Jinyan spoke at length, but Yang Muye didn't show the slightest emotion on his face.

Ye Jinyan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Sure enough, Yang Muyi's generation has completely lost interest in libraries, and even feels that libraries are no longer necessary.

In fact, Yang Muyi was indeed unable to empathize.

He was at the age where Ye Jinyan longed for a library where he could read to his heart's content, and he also loved reading.

However, he reads various comic books and novels.

After entering university, they gradually abandoned paper books and turned to e-reading.

Even in university libraries, despite being packed with people every day, most people actually just use them as quiet study rooms.

Everyone is studying for various exams and postgraduate entrance exams, and very few people actually come to the library to read.

Knowing that there was a huge gap in understanding between the two sides, Yang Muyi could only change his approach.

"Mr. Ye, if I may be so blunt, the saying that 'reading changes destiny' is a false proposition, just like 'hard work leads to wealth.' At most, reading can change your view of the world, but it cannot change the world's view of you."

"But you can't deny that reading is still somewhat useful, right?" Ye Jinyan said, adjusting his glasses.

Yang Muyi did not deny it, but he didn't want to beat around the bush with Ye Jinyan anymore.

"Mr. Ye, you didn't ask me to meet you just to debate with me, did you?"

Seeing that Yang Muyi asked so directly, Ye Jinyan also laid her cards on the table.

"That's right, I came to see you today to learn from your experience."

Yang Muye pretended to be surprised.

Why would a billionaire like you want to learn from me?
"I was serious."

Ye Jinyan then emphasized.

As he spoke, he waved to Fan Jingang, who was standing to the side.

After Fan Jingang jogged over, Ye Jinyan asked him to be her witness.

“I have proposed the idea of ​​building public libraries in the city more than once at board meetings, but without exception, it has been met with strong opposition from the board members.”

"Money is actually a minor issue. The main reason the board members opposed it was that they felt building a library was unnecessary and a thankless task."

“But I don’t think so. I acknowledge that each era is different, but the general rule will never change—what we lack is the most precious.”

"As society pursues and acquires material things with madness, it will inevitably lead to a spiritual void. At that time, libraries will become people's spiritual home."

Ye Jinyan's earnest and thought-provoking arguments went completely unnoticed by Yang Muye.

As long as there is no illness or disaster, and there is food, drink and WIFI.

Feeling spiritually empty?

It doesn't exist at all.

Of course, Yang Muyi did not say such narrow-minded things in front of Ye Jinyan.

Even Yang Muye suspected that Ye Jinyan might be acting to test Yang Muye's opinion on the library project.

"Mr. Ye, you can't just focus on your own material satisfaction and therefore place great importance on spiritual pursuits, while ignoring the fact that the vast majority of people in this society are poor. What you see as life is just surviving for most people."

In this context, talking about spiritual pursuits is just nonsense, isn't it?

Of course, Yang Muye did not say the last sentence aloud.

After a moment of silence, Ye Jinyan finally spoke:
"That's why I came to learn from you. If you can use internet thinking to operate a physical business like a milk tea shop, can you also use internet thinking to operate a library and make more people love reading?"

(End of this chapter)