The years of red flags

Chapter 1531 Don’t forget your original intention
"Come on." Jiang Hua said with a smile while sitting in the back seat, "It's not like I can't afford it, why do I need your car? Oh, are you showing off your wealth to me, right?"

"Mr. Jiang is joking." Old Ma said cheerfully, "In our country, there are so many people who are qualified to show off their wealth to you."

"Showing off wealth doesn't depend on qualifications." Jiang Hua shook his head: "Showing off wealth depends on your mood. If you want to show off, you can show off."

"It depends on your courage." Lao Ma echoed: "It would take some courage to show off your wealth in front of you. At least I don't have the courage."

"I believe you are a very bold fellow."

Lao Ma shook his head: "How is that possible?"

"When you were penniless, you dared to stop those bad guys who were stealing manhole covers. With your chicken-like body, weren't you afraid that they would beat you up and throw you into the sewer?"

After Jiang Hua said this, Lao Ma was stunned. It took him a while to remember: "Hey, that was many years ago. Although I was thin and weak at that time, I was full of passion. After I grew up and knew what was good for me, I was not so brave anymore. How did you know about this?"

"Now is the Internet age. If you search online, you can find all kinds of information."

"It's an old story. Those people were really bad. I finally mustered up the courage to fight them, but in the end, they told me that it was a Lin'an TV program. It was all in vain."

"Hahahaha." Jiang Hua asked cautiously, "Did you feel extremely disappointed at that time? It was as if there was a thousand-pound weapon in front of you and you tried your best to swing it, but you found out that it was made of paper, and you used too much force and ended up spraining your waist."

“That’s a feeling.”

"I hope you still have this original intention now and in the future." Jiang Hua said to himself: "Sometimes people become worse as they grow older."

"I have always been the same."

"Really?" Jiang Hua shook his head: "Do you dare to say that you now have the same ideas as when you first created Taobao?"

“It should be the same, right?”

"You hesitated yourself?"

Lao Ma frowned: "It seems so, why did it change?"

"It's normal." Jiang Hua said with emotion: "Because people are always changing."

Old Ma leaned back in his chair, frowned and said nothing, staring blankly ahead, not knowing what he was thinking.

"While we still have some time, let me tell you what I imagine Alipay to be like."

Lao Ma immediately sat up straight and began to come back to his senses: "Okay, it's just right for me to listen to your advice."

“What was your mentality when you founded Yellow Pages and Alibaba?”

"It's convenient, isn't it?" Lao Ma took a deep breath. "It's convenient for our netizens, for ordinary people, for businesses, and for buyers."

"Yes, just keep this original intention." Jiang Hua nodded: "To make things convenient for the people, your Alipay is now being downloaded more and more, especially with the popularity of smartphones. Basically everyone will have one in the future. Alipay can become a tool APP that everyone needs in their daily lives, an APP that they cannot live without."

"So, you mean that the development of my Alipay should be in the direction of convenience for everyone." Jiang Hua nodded: "Ordinary people can live without finance, but daily life is something they experience every day. How to make everyone's daily life more convenient is the development direction of Alipay."

"For example, people often talk about the difficulty of seeing a doctor." Jiang Hua smiled and said, "If your Alipay and major hospitals across the country set up a platform to make online appointments, wouldn't it be more convenient for people to go to other places to see a doctor? If it is connected to medical insurance, wouldn't it be even more convenient for the people?"

"Well, that's interesting." Lao Ma scratched his head: "I really didn't think of that."

"For example, when young people pay for water and electricity bills, the current prepayment system is to deposit the money directly into a card, and they still have to go to the bank. If you can pay directly through your Alipay, wouldn't it be much more convenient?"

Lao Ma nodded: "It's really possible."

"If you can add ID card, passport, insurance, work and other functional areas in Alipay, it will be more convenient for ordinary people."

"That's right." Lao Ma said excitedly: "We can follow this direction to make Alipay an APP that people can't live without. In this way, our Alipay will also be a national APP."

"It's much better than becoming a financial tool."

Lao Ma frowned again. He would not give up this idea easily. After all, it was a plan that the company had been planning for more than a year. How could he give up so easily?

"Just take care of yourself."

Jiang Hua knew what he was thinking from his expression, so he said this when he got off the car, as a final warning.

On the way back, Lao Ma sat in the back seat with his eyes closed, but his mind was busy, constantly weighing the pros and cons.

During the entire Labor Day period, the World Expo was very busy, with long queues every day. Zhong Shanyue didn't want to move anymore since he had already visited all the venues. So, Jiang Hua sent someone to send him and Teacher Han back to Beijing.

Why does Anita Mui enjoy queuing up every day and visiting all the venues? This is what makes the World Expo trip a successful conclusion.

Labor Day was about to end, and Zhong Guoqiang flew back to Beijing with Jiang Erbai and his two children. Lan Jieying was very worried.

"What's there to worry about?" Jiang Hua said with a smile, "Forty or fifty years ago, many children of their age dared to ride on trains to travel all over the country. The current public security situation is definitely better than it was back then. Besides, Guoqiang is looking at adults, so there's nothing to worry about."

Zhong Guoqiang was very satisfied with his uncle's evaluation of him as an adult. He patted his chest and said, "Aunt, don't worry. I promise to bring my brother to the capital safely."

Looking at the fluff on Zhong Guoqiang's mouth, Lan Jieying nodded: "Okay, but you must call us to let us know you are safe when you get off the plane and when you get home."

Jiang Hua smiled and said, "What are you worried about? Let's take him to the airport. Our private jet will fly all the way to Beijing. After we leave the airport, the company's car will pick us up. How can it be unsafe along the way?"

"That's true, but as her mother, isn't it normal for me to be worried?"

"Yes, yes, that's right, that's right." Jiang Hua nodded: "This is what they call a mother's worry for her son even when he is thousands of miles away."

After sending her son away, she waited anxiously for several hours. Only after she received a call from her son to report that he was safe did Lan Jieying finally put her uneasy heart at ease.

Lan Jieying, who had recovered fully, picked up her small bag and said with a smile, "Honey, my sister-in-law and I are going out shopping."

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