I am not Ximen Qing.

"Did you lose Bai Hua? I told you to be Romeo, how could you lose the beautiful Julie?"

"It's Juliet."

"Never mind all that, where did Baihua go?"

"I drank too much and blacked out."

"Do you remember you flew out of the volcano disco? You've become the volcano dance king! You practically made Baihua a part of the DJ goddesses' performance."

"Baihua reminds me of a song, 'Red Roses in Summer'."

"You still have the nerve to bring this up? Baihua got angry. She said you're not the real Dr. Faust. She was quite disappointed and said you're not a Gadfly at all."

"So heartless."

"You and she really didn't have anything happen between you?"

"Of course, whatever could happen, I've already flown out of the volcano disco."

"Anyway, I can't drink that much of your alcohol. My girlfriend is pushing me too hard now, all because of you. She sent a huge flower basket the moment we met. That's not how I approach love, it's such a waste. If I were to pursue love like that, I'd go bankrupt. But you've played too many tricks, you probably drove Baihua crazy, made her lose her mind. Don't you remember? You and Baihua had a volcano disco love story, with an angelic girl chorus dancing for you, singing Faust's Song. It was so touching."

"Bai Hua didn't get back to the dorm until 4 a.m. yesterday. Weren't you with Bai Hua?"

A magical night, a volcanic, magical love night. The magic of love and romance is too wondrous; Bai Hua and Zhang Sheng possess the superpower of flight, a sublimation of their imagination. Floating in the Beijing night sky, overlooking the brightly lit city below, it wasn't flying, but rather an escape from volcanic disco. The magic of love and romance is unimaginable. Bai Hua is angry with Zhang Sheng because he and Bai Hua are like red roses in summer, romantically whispering sweet nothings, experiencing the beauty of love. Like angels, like Faust and Helen, love and romance make Bai Hua and Zhang Sheng feel like they're in a dream, gazing at the starry sky, twinkling, twinkling, twinkling, endlessly sweet kisses descending from the heavens, then going to Huguosi Temple for shrimp wontons and fried liver. Bai Hua seems quite confused.

"I'll take you back to school."

She remained silent, neither answering nor refusing. Her bewildered eyes flickered with the flames of love and passion, stirring the tranquility and turmoil of her soul. It seemed her love had only just begun to ignite; a girl's love always rises warmly, but once she breathes in the scent of love and passion, she becomes addicted, unable to resist. Zhang Sheng, on the other hand, seemed still immersed in a dreamlike state, like red roses blooming amidst birch trees in summer, inhaling her alluring, flower-like fragrance. Her beauty was irresistible to any man, and he silently endured the volcanic eruption of his love and passion. This sudden, pure love and passion in Beijing stirred his heart. It was the initial encounter of love within a volcano, then like a romantic serenade after a waltz on a university campus.

He had drunk far too much of the invigorating, love-bomb-like vodka, keeping love and passion in a state of swelled, hardened frenzy. She and he were already madly intoxicated by this exchange of love. Baihua was a lost red rose, hopelessly immersed in the nocturnal symphony of love and passion. Baihua had lost all self-control; the allure of love and passion, both angelic and demonic, was irresistible. It was simply the innate call of a rose. Her body was as shy as an apple. Love and passion truly made men and women sigh and cry out in despair. Holding her slender waist, her arms pressed tightly against his body, she must have been a dancer.

In the face of love and passion, men go crazy and women get drunk; crazy love is actually the most romantic thing in Beijing under the night sky.

"Love stop, love stop, the cruelty of love. Men think they have captured a woman's love, but it's just a shadow of lust. Women like men's frenzy, but it's just a trap of depravity. Dangerous love and passion descend, that's a woman's nature. Love and passion are real, sweet lies, just archangels and devils wearing masks. Women are born to like men rising from the ashes, because one love can never satisfy their starve love. Not good for nature, all evil for nature, but the purity of nature."

"I don't know who wrote the lyrics."

"A few more bottles of Carlsberg, I'm not going back to sleep anyway."

"She went back, said goodbye, and returned to her boyfriend's arms."

"Men need endless love and affection, and women also need endless seduction and temptation."

“Pan Jinlian, she’s just like Pan Jinlian.”

"I've fallen in love with her."

"I was talking about my girlfriend, Pan Jinlian."

"I told her I've fallen in love with her."

"Have you fallen in love with the birch tree?"

"I do not know."

"Please don't do that."

“I don’t know what happened.”

"How could I not know it happened?"

"Try chugging a bottle of vodka, plus a dozen bottles of Carlsberg. My love and passion will be full of vitality. Her eyes will sparkle with rainbows, no, rainbows, no, the sun and light of love, and the flames of love and passion. Her eyes will be filled with my endless love and passion for her. I am Ye Kaiser, and she is Ye Queen."

"Chen Guangyuan, your older brother has become Caesar."

How I envy the students from Peking University and Tsinghua University who become talents. While Zhong Shitao and his classmates were posting various information on BBS, Zhang Sheng was still immersed in his obsession with girls' bodies. I don't know why, but girls' bodies have a dual vitality and a thirsty desire.

Zhong Shitao, a top student in physics, would explain various advanced computer theories, including Linux and Unix, to Zhang Sheng. He possessed a perfect love life; his wife was a beautiful woman from Jiangsu, and she was the daughter of his professor while he was still in university. Being admitted to a university in Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou is a significant achievement in any region. Deep down, Confucianism remains the dominant ideology in China; there is no better choice than the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. Christianity is too bloody and inhumane. Not all lay disciples can fully grasp the Confucian ideals of self-cultivation, family harmony, national governance, and world peace—ideals that are relevant to a practical and fulfilling life.

For Zhong Shitao, transitioning from physics to computer science was a breeze. A certain quality in him deeply attracted Zhang Sheng, and similarly, a certain quality in Zhang Sheng influenced him. Zhang Sheng felt that besides his talent, Zhong Shitao was exceptionally skilled at sales, setting him apart from others. He was proficient in various languages: C++, Java, Pascal, Unix, and Linux machine language. Give Zhong Shitao a book, and after reading it, he'd be ready to buy anything. And given a high-end PC—and being a tech enthusiast himself—Zhong Shitao would always use Zhang Sheng's connections to try out any new product that came out, which was truly astonishing. He could program in various languages ​​effortlessly; never underestimate anyone casually strolling through Zhongguancun.

Besides Peking University, Tsinghua University, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beihang University, China University of Geosciences, Beijing University of Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, and Beijing Agricultural University, all of which fall within the scope of Zhongguancun's entrepreneurial endeavors, there is also Beijing Normal University. It is full of Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Xiren, Yingchun, Tanchun, and Shi Xiangyun, all of whom are stunningly beautiful and elegant, with perfect figures and graceful demeanors.

Zhong Shitao joined Huawei before graduating with his master's degree. Through a fellow graduate student named Jinghua, he met Jiang Tao, who told Zhang Sheng that the company had moved from the Guantong Building to the Xiamen Clubhouse due to business expansion, necessitating a higher-end office space. University and graduate students are indeed different; they know so much, have so many innovative ideas. Jiang Tao and his wife were a model couple, and he didn't shy away from public appearances, always inseparable from his wife wherever they went. The impression he gave was that of a henpecked husband, and he possessed a clean-cut, thin, oval face, a scholarly air, and gold-rimmed glasses. He had a charismatic personality, able to make his university graduates patiently wait months for their salaries. Because Jiang Tao's projects were all in the financial industry, long-term bank projects required cycles and investment periods. Zhang Sheng also consulted Jiang Tao about establishing relationships with such large clients as banks, wondering if it was possible to get banks to purchase PCs from him.

"IBM, HP, Lenovo, Dell, do you have the qualifications to be a general agent? You don't. The business of this industry is not as simple as you think. You need to have scale, strong system integration capabilities, and technical support from American high-tech companies like IBM, Oracle, and Microsoft."

"Is it Linux, Unix, Pascal, C++, or Java? I want to learn those too."

Jiang Tao smiled. The theories Zhang Sheng had heard from Zhong Shitao were only good enough to fool him. "In short, my company has put in a lot of effort on banking projects, and they are all clients that I cultivated during my university years."

"Jiang Tao, did you start your own business while you were in college?"

"Of course, the money at home belongs to the family, and the money for my college education was all earned through part-time jobs."

Zhang Sheng was grateful to Zhong Shitao for the free computer theory education he had received during this period. As long as you could mention someone from Zhihu (a Chinese Q&A website), the other person would give you a positive impression. Undoubtedly, on a deeper level, Jiang Tao held an absolute advantage in terms of spirit and thought, the reason being the difference in their education. Zhang Sheng had also experienced Jiang Tao's prowess firsthand: the first time was a residential house near Zhichun Road, the second time a high-rise building near Peking University Third Hospital, and the third time was right here—the company relocation was so rapid, and each move was more luxurious and upscale than the last.

Jiang Tao rented an entire floor in the Xiamen Guild Hall as office space for his company. He explained that professional cleaning staff take care of everything daily, allowing the university students to focus solely on their work. Due to the company's rapid growth and the demands of client reception, they need to demonstrate their absolute strength to major clients. Dealing with the financial industry requires continuous improvement both internally and externally; otherwise, major clients will no longer entrust their projects to a company that doesn't even care about its image.

In Zhang Sheng's memory, Jiang Tao was a respectful and loving husband. When he and Zhang Sheng chatted, Jiang Tao's wife would sit quietly and listen. But Zhang Sheng possessed a more aggressive allure: money and women—that was what currently interested the couple in her. Meanwhile, Liu Qiangdong, a speculator navigating different markets in Zhongguancun, and Liu Qiangdong, an ambitious and visionary future entrepreneur and chairman, were still supporting JD.com in Liulangzhuang. JD.com's main customers came from Tsinghua University, Peking University, and universities around Zhongguancun and Haidian District. University students preferred trying new experiences and door-to-door service. Tencent was still a clumsy penguin, while Sohu and Sina were big stars. Baidu was spending exorbitant amounts on advertising worldwide, Nokia was a giant in the mobile phone market, and everyone knew about Finland's innovative culture; Finland seemed like a paradise of the new Brave World.

At some point, Zhang Sheng and Jiang Tao started talking about women. It was Jiang Tao who brought up the topic, asking Zhang Sheng if he was married. Zhang Sheng was puzzled; why was Jiang Tao asking him this? Did they come to the Xiamen Guild Hall just to discuss women and marriage? Jiang Tao said he needed a computer that would never break down. Zhang Sheng said that was wishful thinking; where could you find a computer that never breaks down? Does it exist or not? Jiang Tao told Zhang Sheng to think about it, as it was very important to Hui Tao because the computer was a gift for his wife's father. He then politely added that it was the most precious gift his wife's father had ever given him. Jiang Tao's wife seemed to blush from head to toe to a deep, ripe apple red—it was too cheesy.

Zhang Sheng, perhaps too excited, immediately said he could try to create a super putter for Jiang Tao—a putter that would absolutely never have a problem. How absurd! Jiang Tao's understanding of marriage, love, and the physical body is a three-part system: A) Romeo and Juliet for love, B) Macbeth for marriage, and C) Hamlet for the physical body. Jiang Tao asked Zhang Sheng if he had ever experienced true love. Zhang Sheng immediately thought of Jane Eyre and the ruthless poet from Jiutai, but then quickly realized he'd encountered too much love now. He even went out of his way to introduce all his women to Jiang Tao, asking if any of his relationships with women were like those of Juliet, Romeo, Macbeth, or Hamlet.

"You talk about so many women and still have love, can you still feel the existence of love?"

"Of course I can. I receive their calls and texts every day. Night has fallen again, and I can soon be searching for love like Romeo."

Jiang Tao tried to dissuade Zhang Sheng, insisting that he listen to his lecture on the importance of love, marriage, and the physical and spiritual connection. Zhang Sheng said he wanted to find Juliet in the night, but Jiang Tao said Zhang Sheng wasn't Romeo. Zhang Sheng said he wanted to be Hamlet. Jiang Tao said Zhang Sheng lacked the education of an aristocratic elite. Finally, in despair, Zhang Sheng asked Jiang Tao, "Macbeth, Macbeth, Macbeth, is that alright?" Jiang Tao chuckled and said, "You're really disgusting, Zhang Sheng!"

His small eyes, behind those beautiful lenses, still had to listen to Jiang Tao say that Macbeth was the King of Scotland. The supercomputer had no problems whatsoever. It featured a server-grade earthquake-resistant chassis, a Supermicro dual-core CPU, and an Advanced Micro Devices motherboard. By the way, what would it be used for? To trade stocks in Xinjiang. Now Zhang Sheng was completely at ease; the graphics card requirements weren't high. An absolutely stable supercomputer was born. With redundant dual processors and an external battery pack, the computer would still function even after a 48-hour power outage.

Why does it have to be Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, or Hamlet?

"This is important because you are my business partner, and we need to share the same beliefs and culture."

Am I that important to you?

"Of course, this order for hundreds of computers is just the beginning."

"I'll listen to that, I'll listen to that, okay? In order to become your partner."

Actually, what Jiang Tao talked about wasn't important to Zhang Sheng. High school Chinese classes still included Shakespeare's *The Merchant of Venice*, I think it was an English excerpt—anyway, that was irrelevant. What interested Zhang Sheng was Jiang Tao's exaggerated expressions, talking about one, two, or even a dozen computer processors. What was the point? A few hundred units was just a trial run; eventually, tens or hundreds of thousands could be sold in a single order. In Zhang Sheng's view, why didn't Jiang Tao rent a counter in Zhongguancun to sell computers? His speech and behavior were more like a conman than Ren De, Tiger, Han Aixin, or Mr. Stutterer. In the village, "conman" was a compliment, a compliment; in Henan, no one laughed at a conman.

He earnestly said to Zhang Sheng, "Do you understand? You need to have a free spirit and independent thinking in your mind. If this cooperation goes smoothly, hundreds of computers will be equipped with a spirit and thought that will revolutionize learning and help students get rid of their learning predicament. In the future, at least several thousand units will be much more comfortable than selling a dozen units. This is the methodology. Preparing hundreds of computers requires a lot of capital."

"The computer is fine, but a week-long cycle is acceptable, right?"

"Why talk about cycles? If there are problems over there, Tianjin is close to Beijing, isn't it? We can install a few dozen units first, or even leave them unopened and allocate them as needed by ordering from Dell online."

"And then what? If there's a problem, just return it to the distributor, right? Both sides are happy, and the distributor doesn't suffer any loss."

"Sell computers at the school?"

"No, who buys computers these days? They sell software to schools and give away computers for free. The software is more expensive than the computer, and if you don't get into a top university, you lose money. The commercials are filmed by famous directors, world-renowned directors."

"Is it a scam company?"

"What fraudulent company? They're listed on the stock exchange! Have you ever heard of a fraudulent company going public? This is China's future education behemoth, a learning revolution. The future lies in education and the internet. Whoever controls the internet will be the next IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Yahoo, or Apple. Future education will be entirely new. You can learn from Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Columbia, Princeton, Caltech, and the University of Chicago—the courses from top American universities—sitting at home. Interesting. Schwarzenegger's real lies. Artificial intelligence is unimaginable. What we're doing now is just a stepping stone in the future learning revolution. Believe in the company's strength, understand? Although I own my own company, I also sell software. There's nothing wrong with that; it can indeed change students' lives, right? To develop, you must learn, innovate, and change. Grasp the straw of the future, survive, and you'll definitely prosper. Prosperity may not be considered success, but it will allow you to buy a house and a car in Beijing."

Zhang Sheng didn't understand what Jiang Tao meant by listed company. Anyway, it wasn't Saturday or Sunday. It was New Oriental teaching TOEFL English in the auditorium of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.