Hello, 1983

Forbes magazine was founded in 1917, named after the founder Forbes, and the current successor is Steve Forbes.

After the launch of the Forbes Rich List in 1982, Forbes and Fortune magazine gradually formed a scene of duo hegemony.

Forbes is headquartered in the Big Apple, and an interview group came to Los Angeles to interview Liu Qingshan.

"Hello Mr. Mountain, I'm Randall."

The reporter in charge of interviewing Liu Qingshan very enthusiastically shook hands with him, and then handed Liu Qingshan a slip of paper with the outline of the interview and the like.

After Liu Qingshan glanced at the outline, he put it on the coffee table: "Mr. Randall, I am very dissatisfied with your magazine. You miscalculated my assets."

Randall was stunned, this kind of thing has really happened before, that is, Prince Hamed, who has a good relationship with Liu Qingshan.

He felt that Forbes magazine had underestimated his assets by several billions, and as a result, he was ranked eighteenth.

Otherwise, it would be properly ranked in the top ten, so Hamed sued Forbes magazine in a fit of anger: Who are you looking down on!

Just listen to Liu Qingshan continue: "Many of my assets are mortgaged by banks or other people, and they belong to arrears. How can they be included in it, so this is unreasonable."

Randall understood a little, and couldn't help laughing a few times: "Then you won't sue us, Mr. Mountain, will you?"

Liu Qingshan also laughed, and the atmosphere immediately became relaxed and happy.

Immediately, Randall explained: "Since the bank agrees to your mortgage, it means that I am worth it, and often it is worth the money, just like your Earth Network and Columbia Pictures, both continue to appreciate."

"So, Mr. Mountain, your assets are less, not more."

This is true. These foreign banks don't like to do business at a loss. For items worth 100 million, it is not bad that they can mortgage you 50 million.

Bankers are never charitable.

After chatting for a while and getting acquainted with each other, Randall officially started the interview:

"Mr. Mountain, first of all, on behalf of Forbes Magazine, allow me to congratulate you on being the youngest billionaire ever!"

Randall is already middle-aged, looking at this young and handsome face in front of him, he also feels a lot of emotion in his heart:

A 27-year-old billionaire, his personal wealth ranks among the top three in the world, and he has unlimited potential in the future. How can the gap between people be so big?

"The youngest billionaire, isn't it Bill?" Liu Qingshan remembers that when Microsoft went public a few years ago, Gates was called the youngest billionaire.

And this title will be broken by the Facebook guy in the future.

The Internet industry can always create miracles.

"Mr. Gates was over 30 and you're 27 now," Randall said with a smile.

Liu Qingshan nodded: "Well, in fact, youth is also a kind of wealth, and it is the greatest wealth a person has."

"Just like the Queen of Great Britain, if she was asked to give up half of her wealth in exchange for 30 years younger, I think she would be very happy."

Randall really admired the young man in front of him for speaking such philosophical words.

He nodded sincerely to Liu Qingshan: "Mr. Mountain, I think all the young people will be very happy after hearing this."

Liu Qingshan also smiled: "We have an old saying in China, time is not for others, and timely encouragement, so we still have to take advantage of our youth to work hard to do what you like and to create wealth."

Randall joined in at the right time: "Then, Mr. Mountain, tell me about your entrepreneurial history first."

"As far as I know, you are starting from scratch, which will be very inspiring to everyone."

The rich are also graded. Those who inherit the ancestral business are generally only enviable, such as "Why is my father not Li Moumou" and so on.

like the royal family of every country,

And the rich N generation in the family are all of this kind.

This is basically the case for the top ten on the rich list now.

And people like Liu Qingshan are a bit unique. His wealth is completely created by himself and belongs to the rich generation.

This is not only enviable, but more admirable.

Foreign society has never hidden the pursuit and worship of wealth, so successful people like Liu Qingshan are more sought after.

Next is Liu Qingshan's narration, which sounds like a legend to Randall and others.

"Mr. Mountain, you are really lucky!" Randall couldn't help but marvel.

Liu Qingshan smiled and shook his head: "The goddess of luck will not favor ignorant and lazy people."

Only then did Randall realize his prejudice, and he nodded in agreement: "Yes, Mr. Mountain, what looks like luck is actually a manifestation of hard work and strength."

Originally, he wanted to focus on propagating that Liu Qingshan was a lucky man who could obtain huge fortunes. After all, writing this way is more legendary.

But now that Randall has changed his mind, knowledge and wisdom are the good companions to change his fate, doesn't it make more sense?

After completing the main part of the interview, Randall asked again, "Mr. Mountain, as far as I know, many billionaires are passionate about philanthropy. Would you give your fortune to help others?"

Liu Qingshan smiled and shook his head: "I shouldn't do this."

"But, even Soros can do charity." Randall was taken aback. In the United States, charity is definitely a compulsory course for the rich and famous.

"Donating to charity, that's just the most unskilled thing to do."

Liu Qingshan said with a smile, "Actually, there are more ways to help others."

"For example, you can open factories and provide more people with employment opportunities to improve their living conditions. This approach is more meaningful than direct handouts."

Randall nodded: "Mr. Mountain, how did you do it, can you tell me?"

"Of course, just like the medical team I organized, in Africa, it is dedicated to helping AIDS patients, and it has achieved good results. These are free of charge. This form should be more meaningful than direct donations. "

"But even if the condition of these patients is stabilized, it is still not enough to improve their living conditions, so we tried to invest there and develop ostrich farming together."

"Maybe in another year or two, there will be some output. In that case, I can slowly recover the cost of the investment, and the local people will also benefit from it."

Another example is our investment in Liland and the establishment of Rainbow City, which has at least provided more than 300,000 local indigenous people with life and employment opportunities.

"Now they can rely on their own hands to earn money to support their families; they don't have to open their hands and wait for alms from others, so they can live with dignity."

In the end, Liu Qingshan concluded: "We in China have an old saying that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. I think teaching those in need some survival skills is more durable than giving them financial aid directly."

Randall couldn't help but clapped his hands: "Mr. Mountain, what you said is very good, and it is very inspiring. I think there will be more people who will benefit from it."

Liu Qingshan smiled: "To change poverty is a long way to go. We really need more people of insight to join in."

"In addition to donating money and materials, it is better to guide the poor and use their own hands to create wealth, which has a wider significance."

Randall got up and shook hands with Liu Qingshan: "Mr. Mountain, thank you for your teaching, it has benefited me a lot."

He said this, completely respecting his inner feelings, without any contrived intentions.

After all, many rich and famous people are doing charity for the sake of charity. They only care about the prestige they have gained, and they will not be as meticulous and effective as Liu Qingshan.

In Randall's view, this is true charity.

He finally realized that the rich man, Mr. Mountain, seemed different from those he had interviewed.

But if he wanted to find out the difference, he was a little confused and couldn't tell.

Randall knew this was important because it was probably Mr. Mountain's most unique personality, and he had to capture it for this interview to be truly complete.

Since I don't have a keen eye to discover this, I can only ask:

"Mr. Mountain, can you evaluate yourself? I think chatting with you is very different from other rich people."

Liu Qingshan smiled and spread his hands: "Mr. Randall, you know, knowing yourself is the hardest thing, and I can't do it either."

"You are too modest." Randall didn't want to let go of this crucial question.

After thinking for a while, Liu Qingshan said: "Then I will tell you what I think, it may not be correct, but it is very applicable to me."

"We have an old saying in China, that if you are poor, you will be alone, and if you are successful, you will benefit the world. I want to extend this sentence. If you can make more people rich and the overall wealth of the society increases, then you can only hope to achieve more. great wealth."

These words made Randall fall into deep thought.

This is the first time he has heard this kind of argument, and he has no way to judge right or wrong.

But what is certain is that this kind of peculiar thought was unheard of when he interviewed other rich people before.

Perhaps this is what makes Mr. Mountain independent from other rich people, a trait unique to Liu Qingshan.

But no matter what, Randall decided that if he had to report truthfully, it might lead to a wide-ranging social discussion. In that case, his interviews would be the most successful.

Unconsciously, the morning passed like this, Randall got up and shook hands with Liu Qingshan:

"Mr. Mountain, I sincerely thank you, thank you for accepting my interview, I wish you a further step in the Forbes rich list, and finally can you give all readers your advice?"

The richest man in the world, I will work hard!

Liu Qingshan also smiled and shook hands with Randall: "The wealth is in our own hands."