{"id":14241,"date":"2021-03-27T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T20:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/?p=14241"},"modified":"2021-04-17T13:40:11","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T17:40:11","slug":"epiphanies-of-rebirth-39-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betwixtedbutterfly.com\/translations\/epiphanies-of-rebirth-39-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Epiphanies of Rebirth 39.1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14241\" class=\"elementor elementor-14241\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f035568 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f035568\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wu Wangfei and Liang Pi came together with Gao Sheng. The young men were clearly unaccustomed to such formal occasions, but they still tried hard to be more relaxed than they had been before the last time. To show that they were treating this matter seriously, they took special care of their appearance and even put on proper business suits. It looked a little awkward when coupled with their youthful features, but Lin Jingzhe was quite satisfied as it proved the lads were trying their best to show sincerity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In business, sincerity was fundamental. No matter how successful a project was likely to be, no one would agree to anything if they didn\u2019t first believe their partner was reliable.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe drew a firm line between friendship and business, and he was also well aware of the key players in this project. Deng Mai interpreted the meaning behind his glance and promptly found a pretext to take Gao Sheng out.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this, three people were left alone in the room. None spoke. Lin Jingzhe unhurriedly rinsed the teacups with hot water, seemingly giving this task his whole attention. In reality, he used the action to disguise his covert observation of Wu Wangfei and Liang Pi.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They both seemed to be in their early twenties and looked somewhat scrawny, perhaps due to inactivity. Although in name, he was just the vice-leader, it was obvious that Liang Pi actually held the more dominant position between the two. Wu Wangfei, on the other hand, exuded a special kind of energy and enthusiasm, which shone through despite his apparent tiredness.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe had them more or less figured out: Wu Wangfei was probably the most talented programmer and the central figure of the group, but when it came to more pragmatic issues, it was Liang Pi that Lin Jingzhe should rather be talking with.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As expected, the long, ambiguous silence made the two young people, who had relatively little negotiation experience, become anxious. Wu Wangfei fidgeted in his seat as if a sticking-out nail was poking him in the butt. He looked like he really wanted to speak but was stopping himself, probably because Liang Pi seemed to be pressing his leg under the table to restrain him. This lasted for a while, but as Lin Jingzhe continued to unhurriedly prepare the tea, Liang Pi finally failed to endure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLin\u2026\u201d Liang Pi hesitated, unsure how to address Lin Jingzhe; using \u201cMr.\u201d felt too embarrassing since the other party was younger than him.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJust call me what Gao Sheng calls me,\u201d Lin Jingzhe said with a smile.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJing\u2026 Jingzhe,\u201d Liang Pi hesitantly gave it a try. To be honest, he felt quite unconfident\u2014despite Lin Jingzhe\u2019s tender age, facing this young man actually felt more intimidating than facing Liang Pi\u2019s parents. Seeing that Lin Jingze really didn\u2019t seem to take offense by being called by name, he relaxed a little and got down to business proper. \u201cI believe that Gao Sheng should\u2019ve already explained our project to you, right?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe did, but he was rather vague. If you don\u2019t mind, I\u2019d like you to give me a more detailed explanation,\u201d Lin Jingzhe replied. He pushed the cup towards the other side of the table. \u201cYou really don\u2019t need to be so nervous. Here, have some tea.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, he got a general understanding from Gao Sheng\u2019s description, but since they were about to discuss business cooperation, he should adopt a stricter attitude. Liang Pi and Wu Wangfei were still students, and they were undoubtedly outstanding among their peers. Their potential was limitless, but when this kind of young people took their first steps into the real world, they tended to be starry-eyed and idealistic. They believed in human feelings and as such, it was hard for them to understand that in business, it was profit that came first, not friendship. The two sides got to know each other through Gao Sheng, and Lin Jingzhe and Gao Sheng were close friends, but he didn\u2019t want Wu Wangfei and Liang Pi to think that because of this relationship, they didn\u2019t need to take matters seriously.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liang Pi picked up on this and became even more nervous, but this anxiety was counterbalanced by the gratitude that welled in his heart. No matter what, at least Lin Jingzhe was not the same as the other potential investors they talked with. After hearing what the project was about, those other businessmen had acted dismissively or laughed at them, but Lin Jingzhe\u2019s attitude was still serious and attentive.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the early 1990s, the web industry was still akin to an uncharted wilderness. The internet as the later generations knew it didn\u2019t exist yet and there was no such thing as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Web_portal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">web portals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; it was basically impossible for contemporary computer users to easily communicate with one another.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, China had begun developing its computer technology in the 1950s, and it wasn\u2019t doing badly\u2014the first domestic computer appeared only about 10 years after the first computer was invented. However, personal computers were a whole different matter. They only became common during the 1980s, after IBM\u2019s first personal computer, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IBM_Personal_Computer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IBM PC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, was released in 1981 and became an instant commercial success. Even after ten years, personal computers were still quite expensive for ordinary people, though. How common they were in the country was directly linked to the average income level in the area, so it wasn\u2019t hard to imagine how small the customer base was.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the view of the people in this era, investing in the computer industry was a huge gamble. This attitude wasn\u2019t surprising\u2014after all, the future was forever elusive. Who could\u2019ve guessed how fast science and technology would develop in the next decades? Had Lin Jingzhe not experienced it himself, his opinion would\u2019ve been the same as his contemporaries, which would only be natural; at this time in his last life, he didn\u2019t even know what a computer was.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking all this into consideration, it was really impressive that Wu Wangfei and Liang Pi began developing their computer program as early as two years ago, and even set up a programming team under the label of a school club. There was not the slightest doubt that they were outstanding young men.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, though Lin Jingzhe combed through his memory, he couldn\u2019t find their names. In his last life, like the majority of the people who didn\u2019t engage in this field, he first came into contact with computers around \u201896 and was very impressed. That year, China officially entered the Internet era as the nationwide \u201cbackbone\u201d network was officially put into operation and began to provide internet services. Back then, he didn\u2019t know anything about computers and had no idea what to do after turning on the computer. It was one of his hang-out-buddies that taught him how to use the most popular <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bulletin_board_system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b7275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45b7275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At that time, he was just an ordinary netizen and knew very little about the companies behind the various software. It was more than ten years later that he really came into contact with that level. Despite experiencing all kinds of storms and setbacks, he had already come into his own by then. He had a lot of contact with various bigshots, also those in IT-related industries, and heard a lot of internal gossip and their entrepreneurial history.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of them started their business after the turn of the millennium, and a small part in the early, middle, and late 1990s. Only a handful began in the late 1980s, and those were the people with the extraordinary vision and tenacity to survive the tumultuous tides of times, who had since become the most distinguished veterans of the industry.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those old entrepreneurs had experienced numerous setbacks before achieving success and always sighed when talking about the past. When they just started out, they were met with discouragement on every side, from society and even family. As a result, many like-minded and talented people\u2019s careers were sadly cut short. Some were defeated by failure, but many more disappeared from the field because they had to give up.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Liang Pi\u2019s nervous but well-organized proposal, Lin Jingzhe guessed that in the previous life, this duo had probably been among the latter.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scope of their project was not precise. Rather than a specific program, Liang Pi and Wu Wangfei were studying a broad concept.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, they already had a <\/span>long-term and accurate vision<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For example, some concepts such as an \u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.web-integration.info\/en\/blog\/what-is-web-integration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">integrated website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d \u201czero distance communication among Internet users,\u201d and \u201cface-to-face communication\u201d that they inadvertently mentioned would be the biggest selling points of some search engines and social software that would only appear many years later.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe was honestly amazed. He thought that his meeting today would be with two young people who were nothing more than relatively talented and smart enough to have figured out the concept of the Internet early, but now, he realized that his judgment had been a bit too hasty.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liang Pi carefully ended his speech and exchanged a quick glance with Wu Wangfei, both of them seeing the same nervousness in the other\u2019s eyes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before meeting Lin Jingzhe, they had often discussed how to approach this meeting. They had learned a lot from their previous failures. Liang Pi\u2019s explanation just now was much more conservative than in the past, deliberately omitting several concepts that the other businessmen scoffed at as \u201cunrealistic\u201d\u2014such as the idea that in the future, computing software might not only be used on computers but infiltrate into all aspects of life, even those clunky, unwieldy mobile phones.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This kind of science-fiction-like ideas made their quest for investment end up in failure many times. Today, perhaps they would yet again return home in defeat.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liang Pi sighed. He and Wu Wangfei had been working hard for three years, and they would graduate in another year. After graduation, there would inevitably come pressure from work and their families. If they couldn\u2019t find an investor before then, he might give up.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, a person\u2019s life was filled not only with dreams but also with responsibilities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a while, the room fell into silence. Lin Jingzhe propped his chin on his hand, rubbing his lips with his finger. His brows were slightly wrinkled and his gaze absent as if he was pondering something. Liang Pi was watching him nervously.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHow much money do you need?\u201d Lin Jingzhe asked abruptly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liang Pi was stunned for a moment. When he returned to his senses, the question couldn\u2019t help but make him even more nervous. \u201cI and the senior members of the club are already third-year students. After graduation, we\u2019ll all have to make a living, so we\u2019ll need a suitable workplace and labor expenses. We\u2019ll also need computers\u2026 My preliminary estimate is that, for our project to properly get started, at least\u2026 one million.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said this number very softly, apprehension visible in his eyes. After all, in this era, one million yuan was really a huge sum of money. The IT industry was not dealing with tangible goods; there was no collateral such as land to ensure that the investor would be reimbursed in case of failure. There was no physical product, just \u201cinformation\u201d\u2014nothing to determine how much it was objectively worth. Why would anyone want to pay for this? Many businessmen had discussed the investment calmly up until this point, but when they heard that figure, their attitude took an instant turnabout, even to the point where they called Wu Wangfei and Liang Pi swindlers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they were not so desperate, the two wouldn\u2019t have decided to try asking Lin Jingzhe. After all, Lin Jingzhe was very young\u2014although buying a computer might be nothing for him, it didn\u2019t mean he could take out a million just as easily. Liang Pi\u2019s original plan was to gather the necessary amount of capital by getting as many small investments as possible.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe nodded, then fell in thought again. In those days, the per capita income wasn\u2019t high even in Yan City. For fresh graduates, even those working in R&amp;D, a salary of two or three hundred a month was considered very high. There were less than twenty people in the club, so the expenditure on this aspect could be considered negligible. The majority of this investment would likely be spent on equipment. After all, computers were expensive, and at this point in time, there weren\u2019t many choices\u2014a model with a good performance cost about twenty to thirty thousand yuan.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fef132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fef132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He glanced at the time; without them realizing it, they had talked so long that the sky outside already become dark. At that moment, there was a knock on the door, and Deng Mai and Gao Sheng appeared. \u201cHow\u2019s the meeting going?\u201d Deng Mai asked with a smile.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe stood up. \u201cWe\u2019re almost done.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seeing that he seemed about to leave, Liang Pi\u2019s heart sank, frustration and disappointment flooding his chest.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A failure again\u2026 Well, he was used to it already.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He let out a sigh, then took the small teacup in front of him and drained it in one gulp. His mood under control again, he turned to his equally dejected friend and patted him comfortingly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other side of the table, Lin Jingzhe finished talking with Deng Mai. Putting down the small towel used to wipe his hands, he said levelly, \u201cI\u2019m going on a business trip tomorrow. It\u2019ll take about two days. Use these two days to prepare a specific plan\u2014at the very least, you need to analyze and make clear the first several steps that need to be completed for your project to take off.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liang Pi\u2019s expression froze, his mouth dropping open. It took him a moment to realize the meaning of Lin Jingzhe\u2019s words. He was on his feet before he knew it, and uttered in shock, \u201cThis, then\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe put on the coat that Gao Sheng handed him, replying with a casual nod while he was buttoning it. He still maintained the same calm attitude, but Liang Pi felt as if he was hit by lightning, his emotions rising to ecstasy in an instant.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen you\u2019re done, ask Deng Mai to contact me so we can arrange our next meeting to discuss the feasibility of your plan. <\/span>If there\u2019s nothing inappropriate, our cooperation can start as soon as possible<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d He gave Liang Pi a slight smile. \u201cWhat do you think? Is this fine?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYes\u2026 Yes, of course!\u201d Liang Pi nodded enthusiastically, pulling Wu Wangfei, who was still sitting there in a daze, having not yet processed the unexpected good news. Forcefully dragged up, Wu Wangfei staggered before he stood firm. He wanted to speak, but he didn\u2019t know what to say, and his whole face was flushed red.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe knew that they needed time to digest the news. Nodding to the two, he said, \u201cThen I\u2019ll take my leave first.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou&#8230; you&#8230;\u201d Liang Pi stammered out, overwhelmed. Recovering some calm, he walked around the table and stretched out his right hand. \u201cThank you for giving us this opportunity!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhi shook his hand. \u201cI believe in your project\u2019s success.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liang Pi\u2019s eyes reddened and he almost cried. He nodded vigorously, then said in a choked voice, \u201cTravel safely, Mr. Lin.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At this moment, he decided that he couldn\u2019t call Lin Jingzhe\u2019s name directly, the surging gratitude and respect almost overwhelming him. After watching Lin Jingzhe leave, he stood in place, sniffing. Suddenly, there was a loud cheer behind him and then something heavy hung on his shoulders.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was Wu Wangfei, who only now realized what had happened, that pounced on Liang Pi. \u201cWe did it?!\u201d he screamed in disbelief.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of throwing him off, Liang Pi heaved his friend up on his back and even started running around the room, unable to restrain the crazy joy in his heart. \u201cYes, we did it! We did it!\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gao Sheng went to see Lin Jingzhe off. While going downstairs, he said worriedly, \u201cJingzhe, I\u2019m not saying that Wu Wangfei and the others aren\u2019t good, but they have talked to many businessmen about this project before and none of them were willing to invest.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although professionally, he admired Wu Wangfei and Liang Pi very much and hoped that they would succeed, Lin Jingzhe was pretty much his family\u2014Gao Sheng knew whose side he would always take.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin Jingzhe nodded to show he heard. \u201cDo you have an important position in this programming team? What are your main responsibilities?\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gao Sheng was a little embarrassed. \u201cI\u2019m just a freshman and I still haven\u2019t learned much, but programming is very interesting. 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