My Age of Investment

San Francisco is the time of the West Eighth District, and Beijing is the time of the East Eighth District.

In summer time, San Francisco is 16 hours behind Beijing; in winter time, it is 15 hours behind.

It is July at this time, so daylight saving time is in effect.

In the early morning, Xia Jingxing put on his sports clothes and came to the playground for a run.

Although it is still a holiday, there are still a lot of exercisers on the playground.

In addition to its high academic attainments, Stanford's sports strength is also well-known in the United States and even the world.

Historically, Stanford has produced a total of 335 Olympic athletes who have won 243 Olympic medals.

Taking the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as an example, a total of 48 students and former athletes trained by Stanford University participated in the Olympic Games on behalf of their 8 countries.

This number exceeds the number of athletes sent by any other college in the United States.

These athletes won a total of 25 medals at the Beijing Olympics, three of which were won by student-athletes who were still in school that year.

Therefore, Stanford University is also known as the "world-class wonder of the combination of sports and education", and the campus sports atmosphere is very strong.

Stepping on the plastic track, Xia Jingxing controlled the rhythm and ran slowly.

From time to time, a tall and long black man ran past him, turning him into a scum in seconds.

He didn't care at all, he didn't have the general knowledge of these people.

In my last life, my body was too weak and I didn't pay attention to physical exercise, so I died young at the age of thirty-six, which is tragic.

So in this life, he must take care of his body more.

After running for a few laps, he was already sweating, blushing and panting.

This is also a common problem for many Chinese scholars at this time. They usually spend their time on reading, and don't pay much attention to sports.

Fortunately, he still plays basketball and rides his bike to and from school. His physique is not bad, otherwise he will be tired after running a thousand or two kilometers.

In this way, he controlled his breathing rhythm and counted and ran a dozen laps.

After running for about 10 kilometers, his legs felt heavy as if they were filled with lead.

So he stopped running, gasping for breath, and started walking back to the dormitory.

That's it for today's workout.

In fact, he could run a few more laps, but he felt it was unnecessary.

The effect of physical exercise lies in long-term persistence, rather than relying on short-term breakthroughs.

Besides, if I run too much, I am afraid that the meniscus will be damaged.

Back in the dormitory, after taking a shower and having breakfast, he took out his phone and called his father, who was thousands of miles away.

"Dad, are you off work?"

Xia Yuan was reading the newspapers in the office and fishing for fish when he suddenly received a strange call with a strange number that looked like a long list of area codes.

After connecting, he heard "Dad" from the other side of the phone, and then realized that it was his son who called back from the United States.

I thought that my son would call back yesterday, but the husband and wife didn't sleep for most of the night, so they watched the phone by the bed until dawn.

The main thing is that I am not at ease. The child is only eighteen years old, and it is the first time to go abroad.

They originally wanted to accompany their children to school, but were rejected by their sons, saying that they had to learn to grow up independently.

"It's still early, it's only 4 p.m. in Rongcheng."

After receiving the phone call from his son, Xia Yuan finally put down his dangling heart, glanced at the time on his watch, and replied casually.

"Is it morning in the United States? Have you completed the admission procedures? Is there any problem?"

Xia Yuan's mouth was like a machine gun, and there were several problems with chu chu.

Although there are many questions, the tone is very kind and full of love.

Xia Jingxing smiled and answered the questions one by one.

"Is this the number you set up in the United States? I'll go to the business hall to set up an international call later.

"

Xia Jingxing said several words of "good" on the phone. He wanted to discuss something with his father, but he was a little hesitant at the moment.

Seeing that his son didn't speak, Xia Yuan asked, "Why don't you speak? Is there something wrong?"

"Uh……"

As soon as Xia Jingxing gritted his teeth, he picked it out neatly: "Dad, I want to do something and need some funds."

Xia Yuan frowned. If he hadn't been familiar with this voice, he would have doubted whether it was his son over the phone.

"What to do? How much does it cost?"

Without jumping to conclusions, Xia Yuan felt that it would not be too late to ask the question more clearly.

"Isn't Stanford University very entrepreneurial? I want to make a website."

"Make a website?"

Xia Yuan pondered, he is also an intellectual, he is no stranger to the Internet and computers, and he also surfs the Internet at ordinary times, knowing that this is the future trend.

Just do a website, the investment cost is quite high.

He expressed his personal opinion: "What kind of website do you want to do? You have only just arrived in the United States, and you are not familiar with the place, so why are you in such a hurry?

My opinion is that it's not too late to wait, for example, when you are a sophomore or junior, before you decide to make a website.

University courses are still onerous, and your personal energy is also an issue. "

Xia Yuan did not attack Xia Jingxing's enthusiasm, but helped his son to analyze it euphemistically, hoping that he would delay the time to start a business.

Xia Jingxing smiled bitterly, he knew it would be like this.

This is not more than a decade after entrepreneurship has become commonplace. Most families will not support their children to start a business during school, because parents are afraid of delaying more important studies.

As for why he doesn't talk about stocks?

The reason is simple.

A high school student who just graduated has become a god in a blink of an eye, and he has to use most of his family savings to buy NetEase, vowing to earn 1,000 times.

Parents may find it more nonsense and unreliable.

It is very difficult to ask for money from home.

Xia Jingxing would not threaten his parents and say nonsense such as "If you don't give me start-up funds, I will drop out of school".

Asking for money, this is a technical job.

"Dad, don't jump to conclusions."

Xia Jingxing said calmly, "Listen to my analysis with you."

The expression on Xia Yuan's face was very strange, both relieved and funny.

Fortunately, the child has grown up and speaks according to the thinking of adults.

It's funny because I feel that the child has not really grown up, and I will not be persuaded.

Anyway, listen to it, and find a good excuse to reject it later.

It is necessary to convince the son to dispel his thoughts without hurting the child's self-esteem and self-confidence. An inner monologue from a three-good dad.

"I want to make a website for international students."

It's a bit interesting, Xia Yuan thought that his son was going to do portals, e-commerce, instant messaging... these tall websites.

The website for international students sounds pretty good. It is more practical and fits the child's identity. Maybe it can make some tricks.

However, I'm sorry child, Dad is going to start picking on things.

"The website for international students has a very broad concept and is in the form of a forum, where you can post and discuss;

Or in the form of portal news, which publishes some foreign news on it. "

When Xia Jingxing heard this, he smiled.

Dad, although you claim to be at the forefront of the trend of middle-aged men, you understand the Internet and high-tech industries better than most of your peers.

However, your understanding of the Internet...

Ahem, not a father-level rank.

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PS: I wish all new and old book friends and their families a happy double festival and a happy family!

Tell me about the new book "My Investment Times", which has been signed and is still in the process. Everyone recommends, invests, and collects!

I didn't post the chapter yesterday, because I posted Chapter 3, more than 10,000 words, and there was some problem with the review, so the editor helped to block it.

It was only released today, so I can continue with Chapter 4.

So, there is a reason why there was no update yesterday.

In fact, the new book was released on September 29, and it was only displayed on the 30th yesterday.

Later updates, or 4K words per day.

The reason, everyone knows, new books need all kinds of data, and I dare not make updates like the great gods, and make up for them after they are on the shelves.