Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 109: Rapid Improvement in All Directions! [6 words!]

When I got home, my dad was watching TV.

Li Xu did not tell his father about what he had been doing recently.

Mainly because my dad didn’t ask.

But things are a little different today.

When Li Xu was about to go upstairs, Li Yuqian stopped him.

A while ago, this brat asked him for some money, saying he wanted to do a research project.

Li Yuqian’s first thought at that time was…something ridiculous.

Naturally, I know how high the threshold is for this kind of research.

It's not something that can be done just by having money.

This is a very systematic and complex process... From the birth of an idea to a preliminary outline, and then finding people, materials, money, and so on based on this outline...

Of course, if it is a small plaything, that’s another story.

But Li Yuqian thought about it for a moment and did not stop it. He generously asked his secretary to transfer some money to his account.

The number is not big, just six figures.

Anyway, it's a serious matter.

Li Yuqian is not actually afraid of Li Xu's squandering, but he hopes that Li Xu will squander it on meaningful things.

But... this is also the first time that Li Xu has been given such a large sum of money at one time.

There are still some criticisms that need to be said.

Li Yuqian didn't want Li Xu, whom he had spent a lot of effort to get on the right track, to inexplicably return to his previous state.

Li Yuqian fiddled with the tea set. He poured the boiling water into the kettle, let it simmer for a while, then poured it into the covered bowl, and then poured it into the fair cup and divided it into two tea tasting cups. He gave one to Li Xu and took one for himself.

Li Xu took a sip and couldn't help but say, "Dad, is it really necessary to go through so much trouble to drink plain water?"

Li Yuqian coughed and said, "I don't really like black tea."

"Where's the green tea?"

"Let it go."

Li Yuqian shook his head, "Let's not talk about tea ceremony today..."

Li Xu rolled his eyes: "Who talked to you about tea ceremony?"

"You said before that you wanted to work on that project..." Li Yuqian raised his head: "How's the progress?"

"The progress is pretty good." Li Xu said casually.

"Where's the money?"

“It hasn’t been spent yet.”

“How are you going to spend it?”

Li Yuqian did not expect Li Xu to have a clear plan for the money. He asked this question in order to take the opportunity to warn Li Xu by guiding him.

If Li Xu hesitates and can't explain clearly, he will be more stern.

Li Xu poured himself some boiled water and then slowly described his plan for the money.

In this process, it is inevitable to talk about your own topic.

My dad is such a person... He said he wanted to do a research project, but he didn't even bother to understand the content of the project and just transferred the money.

What if your own son cheats on you?
I'd take this opportunity to give him a good talk.

Li Xu was naturally familiar with all this content, and he could talk about it very clearly.

Li Yuqian originally held a critical attitude, but the more he listened, the more frightened he became.

Li Yuqian is a veteran, and he will know whether Li Xu's project is feasible and operational after listening to him.

So all the words that I had thought of before, I couldn't say a single word.

I was shocked and became more and more confused.

How did this kid do it... How did he grow to this level in such a short time?
Is my educational method really so effective?
It seems I underestimated it before...

It seems that the book of educational experience needs to be revised again.

When facing his father, Li Xu didn't have so many thoughts when he was talking. He became more and more excited, his eyebrows were flying, and his saliva was flying everywhere. A drop of saliva even floated into Li Yuqian's cup.

Li Yuqian looked down at the cup, pushed it aside, and then interrupted Li Xu: "Okay... no need to continue."

"I haven't finished yet..."

Li Yuqian sighed imperceptibly, then said calmly: "You talk too much. Spend your money sparingly... Ask me for more if you don't have enough."

……

Just as Li Xu had imagined, with Ye Ruida's joining, their entire research suddenly became clear.

Ye Ruida is not just responsible for algorithms.

The core of this system is the algorithm. So, what parameters are needed when collecting data? What are the data requirements? What are the requirements for the front-end to use the processed data and set up functions? These are all things Ye Ruida needs to consider.

This meeting was the second formal meeting of their team and the first meeting with Ye Ruida as a member.

During this process, Li Xu did not speak much.

He has some understanding of the technical aspects of the entire system, but in comparison he really doesn't have much say.

Xue Xue and Lei Yinbing should both be extremely proud people, but it can be seen that after coming into contact with Ye Ruida, both of them can feel the gap between themselves and Ye Ruida.

Ye Ruida quickly gained the right to speak through his strong professional abilities.

Lei Yinbing, who has always been unwilling to admit defeat, remained silent when Ye Ruida was speaking.

Li Xu thought it was great... This kind of team atmosphere is really good.

This is how a team is. It is most harmonious when there are fewer people. As the number of people increases, the original atmosphere is gradually lost.

If everyone in a team works towards the same goal, then the team does not need too many members.

Ye Ruida put forward the requirements very rationally and reasonably, and based on the previous meeting, he further optimized the content that the two were responsible for.

With Ye Ruida, who is in technical control of the overall situation, Li Xu naturally became excited.

This is the benefit of project managers also understanding some technology.

Although Li Xu is not proficient in it, he at least knows the principles and can evaluate the quality of other people's technology and plans, so there will be no situation where an outsider commands the experts.

Li Xu was so happy that he gave Ye Ruida another official title: "I declare that Ye Ruida is our technical director. Who agrees and who disagrees?"

Naturally it was passed unanimously.

Ye Ruida found Li Xu's playful appointment a bit amusing and couldn't help but complain, "Technical Director? Chief Algorithm Engineer, Chief Hardware Engineer... If you didn't know, you'd think you led a huge team."

Originally, Lei Yinbing and Xue Xue had some sense of identity with their positions, but after hearing Ye Ruida's evaluation, they also felt that this was the case...

There are only a few of them, and even if one of them is awarded the title of academician, it seems to have no practical significance.

Li Xu shook his head. "Of course it's different... Let me tell you, even though this is a high school project, we have to be formal in every aspect. We even aim to be more realistic than those undergraduate projects!"

"First of all, do you think I'm just giving you an official title?"

“There are corresponding rights and interests.”

Li Xu's expression became serious.

"This project of ours is no small undertaking. I will be responsible for all the expenses."

"In addition to funding, there are some details that I need to agree with you on."

"The first is the intellectual property issue of this project."

Li Xu took out a piece of paper and said, "I own 50% of this system."

First of all, this project was initiated by Li Xu, and he was responsible for all the financial expenses. He also formed the team. Naturally, other people had no objections to him taking this proportion, and some even felt that Li Xu was at a disadvantage.

Then, Li Xu continued, "Ye Ruida is the technical director, and he's responsible for the most complex content, and he also has to take care of back-end development, so he gets 20%, and Xue Xue and Lei Yinbing each get 15%."

Several people looked at each other and were shocked after hearing what Li Xu said.

Even Ye Ruida is the same.

Before officially doing this, none of the three thought about the issue of intellectual property rights.

For them it's something close to an extracurricular activity.

I didn't expect Li Xu to consider the follow-up matters so comprehensively.

For a moment, I was actually a little moved.

Regardless of whether this project can ultimately generate revenue, the fact that all issues have been considered so formally and fairly shows that Li Xu really treats this as a career.

As for high school students, no matter how outstanding they are, if they have not experienced the hardships of society, they will be both disdainful and full of longing for society.

Especially things like this that are related to the project are extremely exciting.

Li Xu observed the expressions of the three of them, understood their emotions, and then continued to smile slightly.

"Besides these, there are also wages."

"I will give you a varying amount of funding based on the ratio just mentioned."

"Didn't Ye Ruida just ask, what's the use of your chief engineer?"

"That is, if you are too busy with your own affairs... you can always find other people to help you."

"You can freely distribute your own rights and funds to whomever you choose."

After a pause, Li Xu said, "However, because of the regulations of this scientific research competition, there is a limit on the number of signatories. When signing, the order will be based on the proportion of everyone's rights. If the number of people exceeds the limit, they will not be able to sign."

"For example, if Ye Ruida found three people and gave each of them 5% of the equity, then in the end he would only own 5%. When the final signature comes, he might not even be able to sign his own name."

After hearing what Li Xu said, they immediately understood that their title of chief was not an empty title.

However, Li Xu's meaning was very clear. You can find any people you want, and it is up to you to decide how big a team you want to form.

Anyway, just divide it among your own interests.

It is similar to the feudal system during the Zhou Dynasty.

Ye Ruida looked at Li Xu with interest.

I have to say that although they are both high school students, Li Xu is indeed more suitable to be a leader.

Ye Ruida shook his head: "No, I don't need help yet."

Hearing Ye Ruida say this, Lei Yinbing immediately interjected: "That's right, who are you looking down on?"

Xue Xue wasn't that proud, but after thinking about it, she said shyly, "There's still money to be made... I want to keep it all for myself, hehe."

Project advancement will continue.

Today is the first project promotion meeting for all members.

Li Xu carefully recorded everyone's progress, the next goal, the deadline, and the effect to be achieved at the next meeting. Everyone expressed their opinions and reached a consensus.

Then the difficulties were mentioned again.

Logically speaking, the project has just started and most of the specific difficulties have not yet begun to emerge, but Ye Ruida thought about it and raised a problem that needs to be faced most at the moment.

"I do have a question..."

Ye Ruida considered it for a moment, then said seriously, "Venue and equipment."

"Although we have some things at home, they're definitely not that convenient to use... and there's no way to guarantee their rigor." After Ye Ruida said this, Lei Yinbing nodded and added, "It's like this..."

Li Xu had already considered this issue a long time ago.

He smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I have already arranged it."

"My dad bought me a house last year. We've just finished decorating it, but we haven't bought any furniture yet. As long as we install all the equipment, we can use it as our laboratory."

"I bought good quality network equipment like wireless routers, switches, and servers, so they should be enough for me."

"I bought all the hardware development tools, multi-purpose boards, programmers, and so on, all in one package. They should be quite comprehensive..."

"Think about what else you need. Make a list and submit it to me within this week. I'll check it and buy whatever is missing..."

Hearing Li Xu's words, the three of them couldn't help but secretly click their tongues.

He is so rich and inhumane.

Is this money ability?
He is indeed a rich second generation.

But then I thought about it...

While other rich second-generations buy sports cars and get into trouble, Li Xu uses the same money to do research.

It is really gratifying to see the money used for the right purpose.

……

After the research project was finalized, it soon got on track.

This was the first time that the four teenagers, including Ye Ruida, had control over certain resources and independently done something that could be called a career.

Making a little progress towards your goal every day, even if it is a tiny improvement, will make you feel extremely excited.

Everyone is responsible for their own work, and they meet and communicate from time to time to report work progress to each other.

After all, it is a matter of interconnectedness. Occasionally, when someone makes a new adjustment, he or she will report and communicate with others in a timely manner. Everyone’s common goal is to build this system.

Before Li Xu announced the equity distribution, everyone's enthusiasm was not as strong as it is now.

But now everyone treats this business as their own.

Li Xu had no idea about equity distribution before. He thought that the company belonged to him, so why should he distribute the equity to others?

Although someone told him that it could improve employee motivation, he didn't agree in his previous life.

After I took the lead of this team, I intuitively and deeply understood the significance of this management method.

Of course, the management of a company is more complicated, and the double-edged sword effect is more obvious.

The less equity you hold, the less control you have over the company.

In short, learn slowly.

Of course, there are some differences.

Although everyone is sure of Ye Ruida's ability, Xue Xue and Lei Yinbing are essentially proud people. When they really believe that something is right, they cannot be convinced with just a few words.

Occasionally, they have different understandings on some details and have different solution strategies, which leads to a situation where no one can convince anyone else.

At such times, Li Xu will become the final arbiter, weighing the pros and cons, not only from a professional perspective, but also pursuing some rules of dealing with people.

For Li Xu, this is the most challenging thing for him.

But this is also the most challenging scene.

The bad news is that there are many such disagreements.

The good news is that there are many such differences.

These young people are all pure-hearted. They have disagreements in order to complete this task, so no matter how much they argue, the intensity is limited.

It is not difficult to mediate differences in decision-making by focusing on the matter rather than the person, but Li Xu has continuously improved his judgment and coordination abilities in the process... In the future, he will be more adept at dealing with more complex conflicts.

These abilities were what he lacked the most when he was in charge of the company in his previous life!

Although Li Xu does not participate in direct research, he is with the team at all times.

He was fully aware of every aspect of the project, the difficulties encountered, and the flashes of inspiration from the three geniuses, from bottom to top.

In this process, Li Xu's understanding of basic subjects such as mathematical algorithms, electrical physics, etc. has naturally been continuously improved.

What a refreshing progress!

Of course, Li Xu's progress is not only in academic ability, but also in leadership ability...

There are other aspects.

Ye Ruida is indeed a genius.

He set goals for his work and quantified them daily.

Many times, he can finish a day's work in just a dozen minutes.

There is a lot of free time.

What do you do in your free time?

Of course it’s music.

At the beginning, when Ye Ruida expressed his plan to make music in the empty room next to the laboratory, Lei Yinbing and Xue Xue were a little curious and expectant, but Li Xu could only laugh dryly.

But when Ye Ruida sang the lead song in the room, he was driven away by Lei Yinbing and Xue Xue with resentment.

What could Li Xu do? Li Xu could only accompany...

The two continued to fulfill their musical dreams in the park next to the laboratory.

It must be mentioned that during this process, Ye Ruida's musical level did not necessarily improve much, but Li Xu made great progress.

Li Xu has been playing the harmonica for a while.

Anyone who has practiced this knows that by practicing more with wind instruments, you will naturally find the feeling of abdominal strength, which is the most important singing technique.

Then practice a little more...

Whether it is high notes or low notes, Li Xu is becoming more and more adept at it.

Later, although Ye Ruida was full of resentment, he had to admit that Li Xu was more suitable to be the lead singer of their group.

From the beginning, Ye Ruida howled like a ghost, driving the audience around him away. Later, Li Xu took over and sang a song casually, which attracted many people to watch.

After a while, it wasn't a problem for the two of them to just find a bar to perform in.

Ye Ruida got so excited that he said to Li Xu, "Brother, we should form a group!"

Li Xu blurted out subconsciously: "What kind of group? You want to name it Handsome and Powerful?"

Ye Ruida was a little confused, "Why did you choose this name? But it's okay..."

Li Xu laughed secretly. Although this was a joke that had been played out in later generations, no one had ever played it in this era.

He was at a loss for words, so he nodded and said, "Whatever you want."

He said in his heart, from now on, when I introduce myself, I will call myself the handsome guy...

Their handsome and attractive combination cooperates more and more tacitly.

Ye Ruida also gradually accepted and recognized the reality that Li Xu was the lead singer.

I was doing a research project, and ended up improving my musical skills inexplicably. It was an unexpected gain.

pretty good.

Having such a talent, even if it won't be useful in the future, it's still nice to entertain myself...

Maybe he copies songs from later generations every day, just to act cool...

In addition to these two aspects, Li Xu's physical fitness has also improved rapidly.

Thanks to this young body, and also thanks to his extremely regular life and regular exercise.

The results are impressive.

Not to mention appearance...

Li Xu has a good foundation. He is tall and has good temperament. His style is also very trendy in this non-mainstream era.

At the same time, at this age, he possesses the same calmness as an adult, which is simply amazing for girls of the same age...

And he also started exercising more seriously.

Since learning to swim with An Duoduo at the beginning of last semester's summer vacation, Li Xu has fallen in love with this sport.

I always take two days every week to go swimming.

Now I am very good at swimming.

Swimming is a very good form of exercise.

Several different swimming styles are used in turn, and every inch of muscle in the whole body, even hidden inside the body and internal organs, can be exercised.

The body became visibly stronger.

The shoulders and chest muscles are sculpted to look very beautiful.

Of course, he is not as good as those muscular men who specialize in fitness, but Li Xu's body has excellent coordination and endurance.

Although he is not yet eighteen years old, his physique makes him look more powerful than most adults.

Feeling the vitality surging from his body at any time, Li Xu had never felt that life was so beautiful.

There is a school sports meeting at the end of the month.

During this time, Li Xu felt extremely energetic and gradually acquired a very impressive skill...

No matter how long it takes or what the environment is, you can fall asleep quickly.

Even when riding in Lao Liu's car from school to home, if there is a slight traffic jam on the way, he can fall asleep quickly.

Even if you only sleep for five minutes, you can clearly feel that your energy has been restored a lot.

With such abundant energy as support, Li Xu signed up for three sports.

Two short races and one long race.

Although he has a lot of things to do, Li Xu is not worried about not having time to train.

No. 9 Middle School has a flexible arrangement for evening self-study and does not require all students to attend.

However, if you do not attend evening self-study, you need to make a written commitment.

Li Xu naturally submitted this guarantee.

After school in the afternoon, he had to rush to do his research project, so naturally he would not attend the evening self-study class.

After deciding to participate in the sports meet, Li Xu simply ran to the laboratory.

Anyone who has run knows that to improve your running skills, you have to increase the amount of running you do.

This process can also train your sprinting ability... Although the distance is so long, you don't have to run it all in one breath. You can try various sprint interval running methods.

A young body is different. After just a period of adaptive running, Li Xu can already clearly feel his running ability improving rapidly.

However, it is still extremely difficult to get a good ranking in a school like No. 9 Middle School, which has a large number of high-level sports students.

Just as he was busy doing this, something happened that made him laugh and cry.

After school that afternoon, Xu Zhiqing stopped him.

(End of this chapter)