Seven years ago, the turning point in Ying Hui's life was his most hopeful and most desperate year.
Ying Hui, who was studying at S University in California at that time, came from an ordinary rural family. Due to his poor family background, although he had excellent grades during his studies at C University, he never thought of studying abroad. At that time, the ideal of a genius in the mathematics department, which was favored by many professors in the mathematics department, was to find a relatively stable job with a good salary, take his parents by his side, then get married, have children, and live a normal life.
But this ideal soon became a bubble.
On the eve of graduation, his girlfriend who had been with him for three years asked to break up with him with a sad but firm attitude.
Ying Hui couldn't handle it quickly and couldn't understand it, especially after hearing that she had been in close contact with the son of the head of the department for some time, she was even more frustrated with anger.
"Ying Hui, even if I'm sorry for you." Faced with his questioning, his girlfriend was full of pain, "I used to think too naively about this society, and when I was looking for a job after graduation, I realized that no matter how powerful you are, you have no background. , no one takes you seriously. You know about my application to stay in school, but do you know how much grievance I have suffered? You can't help me at all. He is not as good as you in every way, but he can at least let me stay in the department In front of those arrogant old women who raised their eyebrows..."
"Ying Hui, I don't want to let my pride be worn away by the trivial life in these long years. Maybe in the future, you will become famous, but how many years will it take? At that time, I was no longer young, so what's the point of it even if it's all hard work and hard work? I don't want to live with my head down, you can't maintain my dignity, Ying Hui, I still love you, but I'm sorry, I'm too proud."
Ying Hui was speechless.
He didn't sleep that night, and the next day he called his parents with bloodshot eyes. He had decided to apply for a scholarship to study in the United States.
Ying Hui walked very fast. On the day of his trip to the United States, his classmates came to see him off, but his girlfriend didn't come. Unlike his classmates who were sulking and reluctant to part, Ying Hui was always calm. But no one could guess at that moment, how much ambition was hidden under his calm eyes.
The days of studying in California were more difficult than those in China. The unfamiliar environment, frequent work, and heavy studies made him lose weight in a short period of time, but at the same time, his horizons were broadened a lot. Ying Hui's eyes gradually focused on the booming Internet.
A solid mathematical foundation enabled him to study computer technology to do more with less. Different from the trend of building portal websites at that time, Ying Hui was interested in information search. After working hard for a year and a half, worthy of the title of genius, he independently developed an optimized search algorithm, but this algorithm has a flaw. It needs the cooperation of many other optimization algorithms to realize it, so it was not a venture capital investor at first. favored, only a well-known web indexing company wanted to buy it at a very discriminatory price. Ying Hui knows that what he has in his hands is far more than the value of tens of thousands of dollars, but he has no time to wait for a better opportunity. The long-term fatigue and pressure have made him suffer from a serious illness. savings have also been depleted.
Ying Hui, who was desperate, used the money he had left to place an advertisement in an influential Chinese newspaper, explaining his situation and seeking Chinese investment.
However, the fact quickly disappointed him. In ten days, he only received one phone call, calling him a shameless and despicable liar. Don't lose face to the Chinese people. Just when he was disheartened and prepared to sell the algorithm to that company, he received a letter from City N with an unsigned note and five hundred dollars. The handwriting on the note is not beautiful, with only a few words, it is impossible to tell whether it is a male or a female.
Hi.
Saw your help in the newspaper. Sending in $500, which is very little money, hopefully will make you wait until the real investment.
Five hundred dollars was a drop in the bucket, but Ying Hui's fighting spirit was revived. That money allowed Ying Hui to survive the most difficult two months, during which he finally developed a matching algorithm, and soon received his first $1 million in venture capital.
The times create heroes, and Ying Hui has undoubtedly encountered the best opportunity. A few years later, when he sat in the SOSO president's office and listened to an appraiser tell him how much money he currently had, he felt incredible.
If it wasn't for the $500 he had back then, maybe he's just an excellent technician today. Ying Hui once thought about finding the person who supported him, but quickly gave up. The sea of people is vast, and there is not even a name in the letter, so it is really impossible to find it.
Not long after, that person took the initiative to appear in front of him.
One day, a classmate of his former S university classmate came to visit him and brought a letter to him by the way.
"This person probably didn't know that you left the school, and sent the letter to our department. I saw it and brought it to you by the way."
The handwriting on the envelope looked familiar.
Ying Hui opened the letter excitedly.
Mr. Ying:
Hi, I don't know if your address has changed or if you still remember me. About three years ago you posted in the paper for help, and I once sent five hundred dollars. It's really hard to tell, but if it's financially convenient for you, could you send me the five hundred dollars back? I know that this request is very unreasonable, and if it is difficult, it is unnecessary.
I'm really sorry.
Zhao Mosheng
Zhao Mosheng.
Ying Hui silently recited the signature in his mind.