After Divorce, I Can Hear the Future
Chapter 612: Lu Liang’s Worries

"We’re all friends here, saying it’s an attack might be a bit much."

Lu Liang smiled, paused, and added, "But it seems the Ming Sect won in the end, so the situation is similar."

While cattle and sheep flock together, the tiger walks alone. If you have the strength to dialogue equally, you wouldn’t need to huddle for warmth.

Even Li Xiang, with monthly sales of nearly ten thousand units of the three hundred thousand ’one’ and four hundred thousand ’L9,’ struggles. Let alone those companies barely reaching ten thousand combined monthly sales.

The Tianxing System, as a platform, holds all the advantages, and time is on their side, so Lu Liang respects Mr. Lei regarding the six sects besieging Bright Summit.

In his view, it now feels more like a tribute where small country delegations discuss reducing next year’s tributes.

Lei Jun chuckled, "Mr. Lu, you’re really not humble."

"I’d like to be low-key, but my strength doesn’t allow it, because that’s the reality."

Lu Liang’s lips curled, sketching a smile, raising his glass for a bold toast, feeling immense pride.

After all, as events have unfolded, the planning and layout of the Tianxing Car Machine System from two years ago have become a naked strategy.

Excessive humility is a form of hypocrisy.

"I’ve been watching you for a long time, finally got the fish fed."

Daqiangzi’s attention stayed on Lu Liang’s wine glass, just empty, he promptly grabbed Moutai to fill it up.

"That’s enough, just two liang will do, having more would cause trouble." Lu Liang smiled wryly, breaking the mood instantly. .

Lei Jun burst into laughter, teased, "Two liang of liquor, back home, would only place you at the kids’ table."

"Two liang and he expects to sit at the table?"

Daqiangzi was astounded, suddenly speaking in Suqian dialect, "In Suqian, even sparrows can drink half a jin."

Lu Liang gave the two a helpless glance, sighed, "Liquor really isn’t a good thing."

Daqiangzi laughed again, filled up Lei Jun and himself, took a big sip, "But not drinking is not an option either."

Lei Jun carried on, "Thousands of years ago, our ancestors said, the only cure for worry is Dukang."

Xiaomi has over 16,000 direct employees, its stock price fell soon after listing, yet he still went all-in on new energy.

Although he cashed out nearly ten billion last year, preparing a way out, if not truly in a dire situation, who would want a way out?

Xiaomi smartphones failed to break into the high-end market, with very thin profits, unable to satisfy investors’ growing demands. .

If you want to go further, you’d need to bet on the next trend and win beautifully in order to set sail again.

Since deciding to enter new energy, he hasn’t relaxed for a moment, his mind operates like a supercomputer.

Only alcohol can temporarily slow down the mind’s operation, preventing the CPU from burning out under overclocked operation.

"But alas, it cures the symptom, not the cause. The worry remains, just temporarily forgotten."

Lu Liang stared blankly at the wine glass, feeling increasingly bitter and harsh, it’s hard to swallow.

Lei Jun glanced, drank the wine, got up to adjust his clothes, "I really don’t enjoy chatting with you, Mr. Liu, I’m leaving first."

Tianxing Technology was sure of its victory, even if it failed, it wouldn’t be a bad thing for Lu Liang, because from then on the world is vast, free to roam.

How could Lu Liang understand the predicament of Xiaomi and him.

"Mr. Lei, let me see you off."

Daqiangzi also didn’t stop him, put down the wine glass, and Lu Liang followed down to see Lei Jun drive away.

Until the car’s tail lights disappeared at the end of the road, Daqiangzi complained, "Nationally, people praise moderation, at least on the surface. The straight tree gets blown down first, don’t you understand this?"

He reproached Lu Liang for being too ostentatious just now, even though he was doing well before, suddenly couldn’t suppress his restless heart.

Some words can be said casually, they’ll never reach the sixth ear, but how could you say them in front of Lei Jun.

Lu Liang jested, "Dong, in the past, when you did logistics, facing Shunfeng and the three major couriers, wasn’t this your attitude? Where did that fearless spirit of ’if they want to fight, we’ll fight them to the end’ go?"

Logistics in ancient times was called an escort agency, JD Logistics was established in 2007, back then Wang Wei wasn’t as low-key as he is now.

Old Wang of Shunfeng was also known as Jimmy, Daqiangzi led his brothers to snatch some cake from Shunfeng’s mouth, what courage they had back then.

Daqiangzi suddenly fell silent, Lu Liang continued, "Sometimes just preparing and waiting for the opportunity is useless, if truly certain, you must actively pursue it. If the time isn’t right yet, then create the timing."

"Have you heard or seen something?" Daqiangzi frowned, looked to Lu Liang.

"Pinduoduo’s momentum is very strong."

Lu Liang’s tone was relaxed, but a trace of concern flashed in his eyes.

Back then, developing too late and missing out on Pinduoduo was painful for him, but it wasn’t enough to worry so much.

What Lu Liang was worried about was the fact that he knew there existed a hierarchy of disdain in the e-commerce industry.

JD’s self-operated business is considered the highest-end, while Pinduoduo is the complete opposite, selling goods cheaper than Taobao did back in the day.

If the economy continues to rise in the future and the citizens become wealthier, JD should continue to dominate and grow stronger.

But in 2021, or before then, what happened, or what did Pinduoduo do, to cause its market value to break through $250 billion, three times more than JD now.

Lu Liang hopes that Pinduoduo actively did something, like conquering Southeast Asia, or perhaps selling well in Europe and America, or becoming a super sweatshop in the e-commerce world.

What he really fears is that the rise in Pinduoduo’s market value wasn’t due to business behavior, but a result of the larger environment.

"Pinduoduo?"

Daqiangzi scoffed disdainfully, putting his arm around Lu Liang’s shoulder, and said earnestly: "Our citizens are becoming wealthier and increasingly attentive to whether food and products might be harmful to health. Pinduoduo is full of uncertified products, how can it compete with JD?"

He pondered for a moment, then smiled wryly at himself: "I can’t blame you for being flamboyant, maybe it’s really that I’ve been living comfortably for too long now, I don’t have the same mindset as when I was doing logistics."

Reaching middle age, with a beautiful wife at home, two children, financial freedom, last year having gone through the biggest disaster of his life.

Now he can no longer find that fearless mindset from ten years ago, ready to risk everything and dare to pull the Emperor off his horse.

"This is unavoidable, maybe in three to five years, I won’t have this mindset either."

Lu Liang chuckled, successful people are invariably tenacious, stubborn to the point even their fathers can’t change them.

So he didn’t persuade further, exchanging a few parting words at the door with Daqiangzi, he prepared to leave.

"Be careful on the road, stay safe, be sure to get Mr. Lu home safely."

Daqiangzi carefully instructed the driver, watching the taillights gradually fade away, he returned to his upstairs office.

He suddenly saw Lu Liang’s wine glass, untouched, and couldn’t help but laugh and curse: "Said two shots and it’s really just two shots, not a sip more."

Meanwhile, a black Maybach left Yizhuang, heading towards the city center, Fang Shiyu suddenly asked: "Bro, where do you want to go tonight?"

"Just drive for now, let me think."

Lu Liang opened WeChat that showed 99+ messages, picking out interesting comments to read.

He rarely gets tangled nowadays, like not being able to figure out why Pinduoduo’s market value skyrocketed.

Because countless past cases have proven that as the time point approaches, the more information he receives.

He can piece together the cause and effect of events two or even three months before they happen from various clues.

So there’s no point in tangling over this, better to tangle over whose place to stay at tonight.

For instance, four hours ago, at five in the afternoon, Zhang Tian’ai sent a message: "Are you in Beijing?"

Followed quickly by another: "I recently finished shooting a period drama, planning to rest until the 22nd of this month."

Then, an hour ago, Pang Di sent a message: "Mi is in a bad mood today, I’m at a hotel having a drink with her."

Attached was a side photo of Yang Mi, simply dressed, resting her chin in one hand, absentmindedly gazing at some spot in the room.

Lu Liang frowned tightly, very conflicted, one side he’d ignored for a long time, the other was a double date he dreamed of.

Suddenly, an idea struck him, a mischievous smile appeared on his lips, he contacted Liu Mingxuan: "Are you busy? Is now convenient?"

Very soon the other side sent a question mark and said: "I’m in the bathroom now, available."

Lu Liang sent him two screenshots, painfully saying: "Can you help me decide where to go tonight?"

"Can you be any more beastly?" Liu Mingxuan suddenly sent a furious voice message.

Lu Liang squinted his eyes in laughter, wanting to respond, but a red exclamation mark appeared.

He’d been deleted, so he laughed even more happily.

Meanwhile, Pang Di received Lu Liang’s reply of arriving quickly, sneakily glanced at Yang Mi.

Feeling very conflicted, she’d laid a lot of groundwork tonight, like Mi needing a protector, or when Lu Liang said a bit that he liked Yang Mi, not knowing if Mi understood the hints.

Better if she understood, if not, her behavior seemed no different from that scoundrel.

Across the table, Yang Mi nonchalantly picked up her phone and also received a ’I’m coming’ emoji from Lu Liang.

She replied with a hmm, looked at the extremely conflicted, slightly guilty Pang Di, and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Perhaps keeping her in the dark is the best way for her.

Because Yang Mi is not only Pang Di’s confidante, but also her company leader, having subordinates feel guilty towards a leader makes future management easier.