Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 152: Take the essence of my project and challenge higher mountains!

In the studio, the lights were bright and soft, evenly spreading on the stage, illuminating the figures of Li Xu and Lei Lifeng.

The surrounding auditoriums were filled with people, their eyes fixed on the center of the stage.

"We also have a future, but you don't have a present."

These words were like a sharp blade, piercing Lei Lifeng's heart.

After Li Xu said this, his defense came to an abrupt end.

When answering a question, especially in a situation like this, the more the better, or the more detailed the better is not the case.

Just right, to the point, as long as the emotion is there, it is enough.

A brief moment of silence created a brief stillness.

Li Xu's eyes quickly swept across the judges' seats below the stage.

To be honest, when Li Xu said this line, he also felt his blood boiling.

He did not have a pre-planned speech or preparations in mind.

Because of the judges' questions and my sudden thoughts, I expressed my feelings at the time completely in an impromptu manner.

But the results seem good.

After a brief silence, Xia Xiaohe, An Duoduo and others in the audience quickly reacted and took the lead in applauding.

Then, thunderous applause broke out in the venue, and the applause echoed in the studio for a long time.

……

During a short break of a few minutes, several judges in the audience had a discussion.

Then came the most important part of the evening, the announcement of the results.

Li Xu and Lei Lifeng stood on both sides of the host.

Everyone's attention was focused on the chief judge in the audience.

The chief judge picked up the microphone, smiled, and said, "Tonight's competition is truly exciting. I'm not excited about the two projects themselves, but because I see how outstanding these two entrepreneurs are."

"I am very happy with both the cloud-based campus card brought by Lei Lifeng's team and the new campus card brought by Li Xu's team. They are both excellent and rare works for young people of this era."

"But since this is a competition, we must determine who is better. Let me talk about them separately."

The chief judge looked down at the materials on the table. The materials were neatly laid out on the table, with a notebook next to it, which had some key points written down.

Then he raised his head and pushed up his glasses. "Because our competition is an entrepreneurial competition, the core point of the competition is commercial value, and commercial value is inseparable from a few things."

"First of all, from a market perspective, the user base of Lei Lifeng's team is limited to students with NFC phones, while Li Xu's team's campus card covers all students, faculty and staff."

"Although the number of users of NFC-enabled phones is expected to increase year by year, this does not directly prove that the market will continue to expand. So from a market perspective, there is no doubt that Li Xu's team has won."

"Next is the cost. Both teams are on par in terms of cost. Although Lei Lifeng's team's cloud card requires more expensive card readers and servers, Li Xu's team also needs to purchase physical cards."

"However, the cost of some cards can be borne by users, so Li Xu's team still wins in terms of cost."

Having said that, the judge paused slightly and glanced at Lei Lifeng on the stage. After all, it was really sad that he was inferior to the other party in every way.

The judges continued, "Finally, it comes to the products themselves. Both products have their own highlights, but they are basically upgrades on the basic functions of the campus card."

"In terms of possibilities, there's no doubt that the campus card developed by Lei Lifeng's team has greater room for expansion. After all, relying on the mobile app, they can continuously introduce more functions."

"But in terms of basic functions, both teams' campus cards can handle access control, borrowing books, spending, online top-up, etc. Here, the Leilifeng team has a slight advantage."

Tang Qiaoning, who was sitting in the audience, said smugly, "How could they be better? I obviously said that because I didn't want them to lose too badly."

Xue Xue smiled, nudged Tang Qiaoning and said, "You should be more low-key, hehe."

"In general, the works of Lei Lifeng's team are bold and forward-looking, while the works of Li Xu's team are more humanistic."

Finally, the judge stood up and said in a deep voice, "Finally, I declare that the winner of today's competition is Li Xu's team's Tsinghua and Peking University Campus Card project!"

Li Xu was not surprised by the result. He calmly took a step forward and then bowed to the judges in the audience.

The light shone on his body, outlining his tall and straight figure.

Then he straightened his back and turned to look at Lei Lifeng, who was also looking at him.

At this moment, Lei Lifeng extended a hand gracefully. Li Xu blinked and also extended his hand, and the two shook hands.

Lei Lifeng didn't show any disappointment on his face at this moment. He just smiled and said, "Congratulations. Your project is indeed more comprehensive than mine. I originally thought I had found a good opportunity."

Li Xu did not pretend to be modest in response to Lei Lifeng's praise, but accepted it all.

Then he smiled and said, "You are an admirable opponent. I am very happy to be your opponent."

This statement is not flattery. You have to know that not everyone is like him, carrying the memories of the previous life.

He had worked on projects before and knew very well how difficult it was for a student to independently form a team, determine the direction, gather everyone's strength, and jointly complete something.

Lei Lifeng not only did it but also completed it with a high degree of completion. He was just a little wrong in direction, but just based on the ability he showed at that time, it can be concluded that as long as he had the right direction, he would definitely succeed.

For such people, Li Xu will not make enemies. Of course, it is best to have many friends.

Strictly speaking, their show is not a rematch, so there is no formal award ceremony.

After the show, Lei Lifeng said to Li Xu, "Are you free later?"

Li Xu looked at Lei Lifeng strangely and asked, "What's the matter?"

Lei Lifeng said, "I want to talk to you. Can you do me a favor?"

Li Xu's brain raced, but it only took half a second before he nodded: "Okay."

The other party didn't show any excitement, but just nodded slightly: "Okay, I'll call you after the show."

As they talked, the two of them left each other their contact information.

At this time, the lights in the studio gradually dimmed and the audience began to leave one after another.

All the team members gathered around, and the lively atmosphere after the game still remained in the studio. Although the lights were dimmed, they still illuminated everyone's excited faces.

Tang Qiaoning ran in the front and came to Li Xu jumping and skipping.

In this situation and with this emotion, she really wanted to jump up and hug Li Xu.

In fact, she did so, but just as she was about to jump up, someone suddenly pressed on her shoulders.

An Duoduo's concerned voice came from my ears: "Be careful, don't fall."

Tang Qiaoning paused for a moment, feeling a little strange. She looked at An Duoduo and felt something was strange, but couldn't put it into words.

At this moment, Xia Xiaohe handed over a bottle of mineral water and said, "After talking so much, you must be thirsty, right?"

Li Xu naturally took the mineral water, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Xiao He is still thoughtful."

A happy smile appeared on Xia Xiaohe's face, and a slight blush appeared on her cheeks.

Ye Ruida lazily said, "The game is over, let's find a place to celebrate."

Liu Yunfei nodded and said, "I know a good roast duck restaurant."

Lei Yinbing said, "I want to eat roast lamb." Xue Xue said excitedly, "The boss is paying today anyway."

Seeing everyone talking about the upcoming dinner, Li Xu smiled, then shook his head and said, "Sorry, you guys go first tonight, I have to stay for a while."

An Duoduo blinked and asked softly, "What's wrong? Is there something more important to do?"

Li Xu nodded and said, "Lei Lifeng invited me."

Everyone showed a puzzled expression.

Liu Yunfei frowned and said, "Why did he invite you?"

Xia Xiaohe was also a little worried and asked, "Are you alone? Otherwise, I... I'll go with you."

Hearing this, An Duoduo and Tang Qiaoning's eyes flickered slightly.

Tang Qiaoning shook her head and said, "I'll go. I have a driver's license. If Li Xu wants to drink, I can help drive."

An Duoduo said firmly: "I'll go. I can protect him."

"Uh……"

Li Xu coughed and said, "Not really. I'm just going over for dinner, and they only invited me. You guys go to the dinner and just wait patiently for me."

"But……"

"Okay, no buts."

Looking at everyone's eyes, Li Xu's mood became very warm.

In his previous life, apart from a few limited relatives, no one really cared about him so much. But in this life, his opponent just invited him to dinner, but everyone was so concerned about him. This experience was something Li Xu had never had in his previous life, and he was actually a little moved.

Li Xu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go first. Send me the address later."

……

Ten minutes later.

Lei Lifeng met Li Xu at a barbecue restaurant not far from the studio.

At this time, the sky was dark, the city lights gradually lit up, and the street lamps emitted a soft light, adding a quiet atmosphere to the meeting between the two. Inside the barbecue restaurant, the warm yellow light reflected on the wooden tables and chairs, and the air was filled with the aroma of barbecue and the faint smell of fireworks.

When Li Xu arrived, Lei Lifeng had already ordered the dishes. He slowly closed the menu, pushed it towards Li Xu, and said, "Order whatever you want. I'll pay."

Li Xu was not pretentious. He opened the menu and just ordered two of the most expensive barbecues.

When he put down the menu, Lei Lifeng had already handed over the prepared dipping sauce and said, "I raised 500,000 yuan for this project, but just now, the investor has clearly stated that there will be no further investment."

Li Xu smiled and responded calmly: "Do you need me to say sorry?"

Lei Lifeng also smiled: "Forget it, saying sorry will make people even more sad."

At this time, the barbecue has been served, and the grill pan in front of him is emitting green smoke and sizzling sounds.

Lei Lifeng picked up a piece of barbecue and placed it on the baking tray. The aroma of the meat immediately filled his nose.

"Before today's match, I was very confident, but I didn't expect to lose so badly."

"Ah."

“This project took a lot of my time and energy.”

"I understand that because we both do the same thing."

"Yes, that's right. I believe you understand me. I was going in the wrong direction. I thought technology could handle everything. But after seeing your work, I realized that to achieve the same function, it doesn't necessarily require the use of technology. In a sense, resource coordination is more important than focusing on technology."

"Ah."

"We still have a lot of technologies and ideas that we haven't shown yet. We've also used AR technology, so you can take pictures and scan them in a certain scene in the school to get Easter eggs... There's also a social matching function. For example, if several strangers choose the same elective course, or often go to the library at the same time, they can increase their tacit understanding points at once. These features are only in their early stages, but I think they will be very interesting to implement."

Hearing this, Li Xu lowered his head and said, "It's really interesting."

At this time, Lei Lifeng sighed softly: "It really makes me feel heavier the more I talk about it, hehe."

Li Xu smiled and said, "Our team has already been tempered by a scientific research competition, and I am also an outstanding leader with both charisma and strategic vision. Your loss is not unfair."

Lei Lifeng was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

He hadn't laughed so happily in a long time.

After laughing, the two of them ate the barbecue in silence for a while.

Lei Lifeng asked, "Do you like barbecue?"

Li Xu nodded: "Not bad."

"Besides barbecue, what is your favorite hobby?"

Li Xu thought for a moment and said, "Racing is one of them."

"You can drive a racing car? It's a very niche hobby. Are you a rich second-generation?"

"Well, that's not a very polite name."

"So that's it?"

"That's about right. How about you? What are your hobbies?"

"As for me, I like figure skating."

"You can do that?"

"No, I like this simply because the girls who do figure skating are so beautiful."

The grill pan in front of me was sizzling with oil, and the aroma of barbecue filled the air.

The two young talents who were rivals half an hour ago were now sitting face to face, chatting without any scruples about all sorts of random things, from beauties to fishing.

The meal lasted a long time. During this time, An Duoduo, Xia Xiaohe, and Tang Qiaoning each called him, but Li Xu didn't answer, muting the calls. It wasn't until Ye Ruida called three times in a row that Li Xu briefly replied with a message saying "right away."

Lei Lifeng, who was standing opposite him, looked at Li Xu with interest and said, "Girlfriend?"

Li Xu shook his head and said, "A non-mainstream man."

Lei Lifeng laughed again.

At this time, the baking tray in front of me was covered with a layer of grease, and the barbecue was no longer as fragrant, mixed with the smell of glue. The meal was coming to an end.

Lei Lifeng took a deep breath, stood up, looked at Li Xu with clear eyes and said, "You haven't asked me the purpose of inviting you here yet. Aren't you curious?"

Li Xu just said calmly: "You should be more eager to tell me this purpose than me. If you are not in a hurry, then I will not be in a hurry either."

Lei Lifeng chuckled and said, "You are indeed an interesting person."

The next moment, his expression became serious, and he looked at Li Xu deeply and said, "I have decided to give this project to you."

Li Xu was stunned for a moment. He had imagined various reasons why Lei Lifeng asked him to come over, but he had never expected this, so an expression of surprise appeared on his face at this moment.

Lei Lifeng simply said, "I hope you can take the essence of my project and challenge higher peaks."

(End of this chapter)