Chapter 633: Don’t Want to Fail Again

"Illya, can you take the children upstairs first?"

When dinner was over, Jeff suddenly signaled his wife, Illya, to take the children and leave first.

Illya looked at her husband worriedly before leading the children upstairs.

Then Jeff said sincerely: "I am really grateful for Mr. Pei's trust and kindness, but I have failed once, so I don't want to experience it again."

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Seeing the surprised expressions of Li Ye and Pei Wencong, Jeff smiled helplessly and said: "Speaking of which, it was really an exciting but extremely terrible experience."

"After I graduated from Stanford, I already had a stable job and a beautiful wife, and my life was very happy."

"But one day, one of my classmates found me and showed off his new sports car to me. So I was tempted."

"I followed that classmate and entered the venture capital industry in Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley in the 1970s was the time when microprocessors exploded. Countless people became rich overnight, or went bankrupt overnight."

"And I became rich. Then I failed again."

Jeff's face was full of bitterness, and he obviously remembered the unbearable past.

"My wife and I sold everything we could, including our house and car. Then we fled that sad place and moved to New York."

"I was really lost at that time. My wife worked three jobs every day to support the family and supported me in not giving up my dream of writing."

"Heh~"

Jeff shook his head and laughed at himself: "To be honest, before I received the invitation letter from Mr. Pei, I didn't believe that I could turn things around. I even hesitated whether to go to Hong Kong Island when I received the invitation letter.

But my wife encouraged me to go to Hong Kong Island. She sold our wedding rings to get enough money for me. I have already bought the money for the plane ticket."

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Jeff spread his hands to Li Ye and Pei Wencong: "So now, how dare I change again, how dare I take risks again?"

Pei Wencong swallowed his saliva and said cautiously: "Mr. Jeff, we can actually sign a waiver agreement. Although your income will be reduced, I guarantee that you will not..."

"No, no, no, there is no income without risk," Jeff waved his hands continuously, and then said frankly: "I can give you some advice on venture capital, but I really don't want to take risks anymore."

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Pei Wencong and Li Ye looked at each other and had to accept this reality.

Then in the following time, the two did learn a lot about Silicon Valley from Jeff.

"Some people say that Silicon Valley will go downhill because the production costs there are getting higher and higher. But I don't think so. I think Silicon Valley will eventually surpass Boston."

"Because the production structure of Silicon Valley companies is open, the companies around Route 128 are large and comprehensive, self-contained, and the parts are not interchangeable.

In Silicon Valley, companies are not large and comprehensive, but specialized, and the parts produced by different companies are compatible. This open production method is conducive to rapid innovation. Innovation is vital."

"In addition, the legal environment in California is relatively loose, making job hopping easier, which has led to Silicon Valley being more tolerant of the phenomenon of talent mobility.

Many people switch to another company and want to come back after a few years. The company will not refuse, but will welcome you back. This may be more difficult in other places.

The frequent flow of talents brings about the flow of information and the dissemination of knowledge, which is more conducive to the development of high-tech companies."

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As Jeff narrated, Li Ye felt more and more sorry, because Jeff's vision was undoubtedly quite good.

Although Boston has not shown any signs of being completely surpassed by Silicon Valley, Li Ye knows the future of Silicon Valley, so he has shifted the focus of his next investment to Silicon Valley.

And looking at Jeff's current appearance, he is not rejecting the industry that has been popular, but is just afraid of the past. Otherwise, how could he still pay attention to the place that once made him sad after so many years?

But Jeff did not notice Li Ye's abnormality, but tried his best to help explain.

"Mr. Pei, Mr. Li, you may not know the difference between Silicon Valley and Boston in their attitude towards work. People in Silicon Valley "live to work",

and in Boston, it is "work to live". People in Silicon Valley are all workaholics. They think that work itself is fun and entrepreneurship itself is a goal.

I have seen many millionaires and multimillionaires. They wear jeans, eat pizza, and drink Coke. Their consumption is disproportionately small compared to their wealth, and they are full of energy."

When Jeff stopped, even he himself did not notice that his eyes had changed. They were not as deep as before, but burst out with some strange brilliance.

Perhaps, he also hoped to be like those entrepreneurs who eat pizza and drink Coke, and transform from a commoner to a rich man!

Li Ye suddenly asked: "Mr. Jeff, I heard that there is a popular saying in Silicon Valley - It's OK to fail, right?"

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Jeff was stunned, smiled, and did not answer.

It's OK to fail - failure is OK.

Compared with other places, people in Silicon Valley are more tolerant of failure, which makes everyone eager to try.

It is not shameful to fail in Silicon Valley. If one company fails, you can start another one. In many other places, entrepreneurs will be looked down upon if they fail.

"Sorry, Mr. Jeff, we have disturbed your life, we apologize."

Li Ye finally did not force it, and said goodbye with Pei Wencong.

Jeff was also a little depressed, after all, Pei Wencong still took his subsequent royalties, which always made him feel a little uneasy.

After Li Ye and others got in the car, Wen Leyu, who had been silent, said to Li Ye softly: "This Mr. Jeff is actually not willing to fail, he just gave up his dream because of family responsibilities."

Fu Yiru also said: "Mr. Jeff may be a little timid, but he is a good husband and a good father."

Li Ye said: "Why, you all saw it?"

Wen Leyu and Fu Yiru both nodded, thinking that Jeff was a good man.

"Okay! Then we won't make it difficult for him. Let's go to San Francisco tomorrow and see the sights while walking!"

"Going to San Francisco tomorrow? Don't we go to New York for a stroll? Brother, Xiaoyu and I have never been to New York!"

Fu Yiru was unhappy. She had been with Fu Guiru in Nanyang since she was a child and had never been to the lighthouse. How could she not go to Manhattan now?

Li Ye nodded quickly and said, "Okay, okay, we are not in a hurry. Let's play with you first and then go to San Francisco."

"That's better."

Fu Yiru was happy then.

But Wen Leyu said calmly: "What about the letter that your classmates asked you to write to Zhen Rongrong? Will it be delayed? Otherwise, we should send it over first?"

Li Ye sighed and said helplessly: "Xiaoyu, I went to San Francisco to visit Silicon Valley."

Wen Leyu blinked and said with a curled mouth: "I didn't say you were there for anything else! Why are you so nervous?"

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Li Ye didn't say anything along the way. After arriving at the hotel, he pulled Fu Yiru aside and asked fiercely: "Tell me, was it you who instigated it? How did Xiaoyu suddenly learn to be jealous?"

Fu Yiru looked at Li Ye eagerly, and then said aggrievedly: "Isn't it natural for women to be jealous? How can you blame me?"