[Alumni Interview]Li Fei: Forrest Gump running on the road of entrepreneurship

Reporter Liu Xuan

Editor’s note:General Secretary Xi Jinping said, "A drop of water can reflect the brilliance of the sun, and a place can reflect the style of a country." Similarly, the students and alumni of a w88 casino can reflect the quality, characteristics, character and feelings of the w88 casino. Since its establishment, the w88 casino has trained 120,000 outstanding graduates with ideals and talents. They are active in various fields of opening up to the outside world and shine in their respective positions. Li Fei is one of these 120,000.

Li Fei, a 1994 University of International w88 alumnus. Executives of listed companies, serial entrepreneurs, presidents of chambers of commerce, and part-time university teachers. At the age of 16, he was admitted to a provincial key high w88 casino in advance. At the age of 19, he was admitted to the University of International w88 and Economics. At the age of 29, he served as the chairman of the second Xiamen University MBA Association. At the age of 30, he served as the deputy general manager of a company listed on the main board. At the age of 33, he founded Yuanying Technology Group. His environmental protection project successfully obtained equity financing of 50 million yuan, and he completed the first batch of PPP demonstration projects of the Ministry of Finance. He has won the Outstanding Student of Xiamen University, the Top Ten MBA Professional Managers in China, the Excellence Award in three consecutive China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competitions in 2015, 2016, and 2017, and was shortlisted for the finals of the "Fire and Gold" National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.

Passionate college life

In the autumn of 1994, Li Fei was admitted to the University of International w88 and Economic Cooperation as he wished. When he came to Beijing for the first time, he faced a city that had appeared on the news network before, and everything was new. Here, he seemed to have opened a window looking out at the world.    

 

The strict training of the 31st Military Training Corps makes children who are usually "raised in captivity" at home very uncomfortable. Faced with the instructor's rigid request to fold the quilt into "tofu blocks" every day and spend a lot of time in military posture, he quite disagreed. It was not until many years later, when he took up the job and started to lead a team, that he suddenly realized that doing simple little things well is the foundation for achieving great things.

When I first entered college, who had such a high test score and who was the number one scholar in that area often became hot topics of discussion. However, he soon discovered that after entering the university, his past results were no longer important. A new competition has begun. Not just knowledge, but also quality and ability. "For example, most children from the mainland do well in English, but there is a big gap in listening and speaking skills compared to students from big cities."

In the arena of youth, there are no taboos. He once immersed himself in a world away from home while carrying tomes with his classmates in the library, and argued with roommates over a big topic in the auditorium; he also ran wildly on the football field under the scorching sun at noon, locked himself in the bathroom and cried bitterly after falling out of love, and drank a box of beer with great enthusiasm over a plate of tiger cabbage in a tavern. He once banged the table and smashed the bench after watching the national football World Cup live broadcast, and then blew his beard and glared with his foreign students and threw wine bottles while the two armies faced off downstairs; he also walked side by side in a row on Chang'an Street, which was deserted in the middle of the night, singing passionately. How many times, during class, he sneaked back to the dormitory and slept for twelve hours. When the lights were turned off at night, he would resurrect with full health and compete in Landlords for 100 rounds. When the exam is approaching, a few buddies will burn the midnight oil and fight together as if they are facing a formidable enemy. Even if they hold the belief that "it is useless to sharpen the gun before the battle, it will be useless", they often burst out with the sad feeling of "the wind is rustling and the water is cold, and a strong man will never return when he is gone".

Time flies by, and the passion of youth is no longer surging, but there are still indelible clues and traces where it flowed. One day, when Li Fei, who is no longer young anymore, recalls those frozen scenes that seemed to be frozen, they will suddenly melt into a fiery stream of iron at a certain moment, stirring in his mind again.

Li Fei participated in the literary club during college and was an editorial board member of "Woye". Write poetry and prose. He has the feeling of a writer in his heart. He has a small mood to amuse himself with poetry and pictures, but also has a big ideal of criticizing Fang Qiu to save the world and bring peace to the country. People who write poems are particularly good at wording. Sometimes just for a word, they will think about it over and over for several days without thinking about food or tea. Others didn't know, and thought he had fallen out of love again. "Although the process is entangled, once you make up your mind, the inner joy is often not experienced by outsiders." After entering the job, Li Fei became busier at work, and writing poetry became a luxury. However, the literary foundation paved in college laid a solid foundation for writing work reports and papers. "To this day, no matter how busy I am, I write many manuscripts by myself. Although they have nothing to do with literature, not only do I not find them boring, but on the contrary, I am full of interest and write happily."

Many years later, when talking about the most unforgettable class, he mentioned "History of Western Music" taught by Liu Huan. "That's an open elective course. It's in the big classroom on the first floor of the main building. It's a 7 o'clock class, right? The classroom is packed very early before the class. Many times, even the aisles are crowded with students who arrive late or even come from other schools to join the class. When Teacher Liu Huan spoke passionately on the stage, he talked about Villarte in the Renaissance, Scarlatti in the Baroque period, and Sea of Classicism. When talking about the romantic Schubert and Chopin, we all here seemed to be intoxicated in a dreamy corridor, and we didn’t want to wake up for a long time. Teacher Liu Huan’s elegant and unrestrained long shawl hair, the rising wisps of smoke from the pipe, and the two black suspenders hanging on the white overalls have become synonymous with the fashion and grace, talent and freedom of that era.”

When he graduated from college, while many of his classmates envied themselves to stay in Beijing, Li Fei chose Xiamen, which was little-known at the time. Twenty years ago, when he was carrying large and small bags and hurriedly jumped on the green car bound for Xiamen just before the train started, the sound of the whistle in his ears made him feel infinite sadness and deep confusion about his future. "However, many times, people are like a dandelion. Their destiny is not completely in their own hands. However, when the wind blows and falls on this land, it will be cultivated here until it becomes a landscape. To paraphrase the famous saying of a poet who was particularly cherished by people of that era: 'I don't know whether it will succeed, but since I have chosen a distant place, I will only care about the wind and rain.'"

 A fierce career

After graduating from university, Li Fei worked in international w88 in a large state-owned enterprise in Xiamen. Following orders, making samples, going to the factory, going to customs, knocking out waybills, and checking manuals, many tasks are learned while doing. He truly realized that "you will regret less when you use the books." When he encountered a problem, he not only humbly asked outsiders for advice, but also reviewed the college textbooks he had carried all the way from w88 casino when he returned to his dormitory. "At that time, I would think, how nice it would be if I could pay more attention to the lectures when I was in w88 casino!"

When Li Fei had the opportunity to engage in the environmental protection industry in 1999, he resolutely gave up his major and chose to join with full enthusiasm. "I want to be Monkey Sun and create a clear water and blue sky!"

He started from the grassroots level and worked as secretary to the chairman, deputy director of the enterprise management department, director of the bidding office, executive deputy director of the marketing department, director of the collection management department, director of the after-sales service department, director of the metallurgical dust removal business department, and assistant to the general manager,Up to top management. himLeading the team to travel all over the country to promote the company's new technologies and products, this has been going on for more than ten years. The team's hard work not only purified the environment, the company also developed rapidly and successfully went public, eventually becoming a leading company in the air pollution control industry.

The mountain child who dreams of becoming Sun Wukong andForrest Gump on the road to entrepreneurship

Li Fei, who has an elegant manner, grew up in the countryside. He said that when he was grazing cattle on the hillside with his friends, he would watch the sun rise from one side of the mountain and set on the other side of the mountain every day. He had always longed for what the outside world would be like.

Later Li Fei’s family moved to the city. In this city that is proud of coal, it is a particularly honorable thing to have a coal miner in your family.

At that time, he and his friends often went to Gangue Mountain to play. "I like to rummage through the gangue to find a small black coal kettle and a thick oil rope. I can pull it out and light it, and it will burn very brightly. It's so addictive to swing it around." When he returned home, he was basically black from head to toe. Amid his mother's loud scolding, he slipped out to play again.

The mining machinery that never stops for 24 hours, and the coal trucks roaring away one by one, outline the outline of an industrialized city. It was a black city, with black mines and black chimneys. From the ground to the sky, everything was surrounded by thick or light coal powder.Li Fei misses the blue sky and white clouds in the countryside when he was a child. He dreams that he can become Sun Wukong, and with the power of "the golden monkey rises up with a mighty stick, and the jade universe clarifies thousands of miles", his relatives around him will never suffer from illness or suffering.

Therefore,When the air pollution control industry was booming, he set his sights on the zero wastewater discharge market. He believes that wherever environmental pollution is, there is an environmental protection market. "Visible problems are serious, but invisible problems are more worthy of further study. In my opinion, the past ten years have been a golden decade for air pollution control, and the next ten years will definitely be a golden decade for water treatment."

2010, when he reached the peak of his career, he decided to start a business and established Xiamen Yuanying Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. "If I want to fly higher, I have to pluck out the feathers on my body. Then, new feathers will grow out." Only a person who does not cherish his "feathers" too much can have the courage and responsibility to start from "zero".

The long road to Xiongguan is really like iron, but now we are crossing it from the beginning. In 2013, after many hardships,The company's independently developed flue gas waste heat utilization evaporation and crystallization technology has finally not only achieved the environmental protection management requirements of zero wastewater discharge, but also achieved a significant reduction in construction and operating costs to more than three-quarters of traditional technologies. Expert appraisal organized by the China Environmental Science Association believes that the company's technology has filled the industry gap in low-cost and zero-discharge desulfurization wastewater, and has reached the international advanced level as a whole. It is recommended that it be vigorously promoted.

In 2015, he founded Senpeng Building Materials Co., Ltd. in response to the common backward operation method of on-site mixing at construction sites that seriously pollutes the environment. Through the production of ready-mixed mortar in the factory, it improves the air environment, reduces material waste, improves construction efficiency, and ensures construction quality.

In 2016, based on good expectations for the future prospects of the new energy vehicle green industry, he founded Yuanying Intelligent Energy Co., Ltd. to enter the field of new energy vehicles and become a four-in-one brand operator of the "Car Park Network".

In 2017, when he discovered that electric bicycle fire accidents were emerging one after another, he decisively carried out research and development and took the lead in the industry to launch the "Internet + electric bicycle intelligent charging system". Through PPP or franchise model, he provided the government with a one-stop solution for the investment, construction and operation of city-level electric bicycle public charging infrastructure, completely solving the fire safety hazards caused by electric bicycle charging. The company takes the "Safe China" strategy as its mission and becomes the first national enterprise in the industry to be shortlisted for the China Brand Plan.

As an entrepreneur, he is practicing innovation and entrepreneurship every day. He is never satisfied, never stops, constantly negates the past, and constantly surpasses himself.

As the president of the Chamber of Commerce, he spares no effort in attracting investment and industrial upgrading for local governments, and works hard to promote the development of member companies.

As an educator, he goes to schools every week to share his experience and understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship with college students, so that the spirit of innovation can be integrated into the blood of young people, and the fire of entrepreneurship can be planted into the hearts of desire.

"Edison said that imagination is more important than knowledge. It takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. I hope that through my limited practice and unlimited communication, I can ignite the flame of innovation and entrepreneurship in all walks of life! My mission is not to promote a movement, but to promote a spirit-that is, the national spirit of courage to innovate! But to cultivate a kind of talent-that is, the pillars of China who are good at entrepreneurship!"

On May 8, 2018, 20 years after graduation, he returned to his alma mater again and couldn’t help but feel a lot of emotion.

“I don’t know when the University of International w88 and the w88 casino of Finance merged. I remember that students from the University of International w88 used to climb over the wall to play table tennis, and students from the w88 casino of Finance climbed over the wall to swim. Now that they have merged and the wall has been demolished, I think it will be a lot more convenient for students on both sides, right? Ha!”

While passing by the notice board of the student dormitory, he looked at the colorful posters and suddenly thought of an Oscar-winning movie he had watched during w88 casino, "Forrest Gump." The pictures are beautiful and the story is touching. In the movie, the simple and kind-hearted Forrest Gump is always regarded as a fool. However, no matter when and where, Forrest Gump remains true to his heart. "The image of him running under the scorching sun or in the heavy rain always makes people cry! I am not sympathetic, but emotional! What kind of persistence and undivided attention made the charm of his personality make the scenery on the roadside dim and fade, but shine in the long river of history!"

"After so many years after graduation, the love of my alma mater is hard to let go. She gave me a pattern. I met too many classmates and tutors during college, and they were all so outstanding. I always feel that they are my role models for learning. And the power of role models is infinite. In the years to come, I must make myself better, as if I am ready, one day, I can return to my alma mater with my "study achievements" for pilgrimage!"

In his long career, Li Fei has faced too many challenges and experienced too many setbacks, but he never gives up because of the dreams in his heart and the responsibilities on his shoulders. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. With his great love for the country, the nation, and society, and with his small love for his family and friends, he always faces it fearlessly no matter the wind or rain. Whenever he sets his sights on the right direction, he will move forward with the "Three Perfect Spirits" of "concentrate, go all out, and move forward at full speed". While running, he couldn't hear the wind, but the song "Against the Wind" from the movie kept flowing in his heart.

I was living to run and running to live

I keep running just to move forward

Never worried about paying or even how much I owed

I don’t care how much I paid or owed

Moving eight miles a minute for months at a time

Continuously moving forward at a speed of 8 miles each time

Breaking all of the rules that would bend

Break those unreasonable rules

I began to find myself searching

I hope I can find it

Searching for shelter again and again

Find a safe harbor

Against the wind

Running against the wind

Life is a long road, but you can’t live up to your dreams

On May 8, 2018, 20 years after graduation, Li Fei, an alumnus of the Class of 1994, was invited to return to his alma mater and accepted an interview with a reporter from the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of the w88 casino. He shared his growth process with the students of the University of International w88 and Economics, and also brought affectionate messages to his junior students.

Reporter:In order to adapt to the needs of the times, what suggestions do you have for the professional setting and career guidance of your alma mater?

Li Fei:The traditional foreign w88 environment has undergone tremendous changes in the past ten years. Many alumni, including myself, are no longer engaged in traditional w88 today. However, the boundaries of w88 have gone far beyond the scope of the past, and have also affected the lives of each of us to a greater extent. The professional settings of the University of International w88 have been continuously adjusted in recent years, fully reflecting the spirit of the times that keeps pace with the times. It is recommended that more outstanding alumni be invited to campus to share their career experiences with fellow students. At the same time, it should also give students more internship opportunities in outstanding alumni companies, helping them understand and adapt to society earlier, and form awareness, direction, plans and action plans for career planning earlier. Everything will be successful if it is foreseen, and it will be ruined if it is not prepared. Cultivating management talents starts with self-management.

Reporter:Do you have any suggestions on how college students can use their time wisely?

Li Fei:In the face of students’ confusion about how to use their time rationally, it is recommended to offer career planning courses in lower grades to manage time around career goals, formulate action plans, and implement them effectively. "The Master said when he was on the river, the dead are like this." Time is a fragment of our lives. To cherish life is to treat time well. Studying is the main job, and extracurricular activities are side jobs. At every stage of life, it is most important to do what you should do at this stage. Don't abandon the basics and pursue the weak, but also combine work and rest.

Reporter: Can you use your personal experience to prepare for future life and career and give some advice and opinions to current students of the University of w88 and Economics?

Li Fei:Life is a long road, but you can’t live up to your dreams. If life is a marathon, I hope students at the University of International w88 and Economics will not feel that time is still too long - the outlook on life and values ​​established during college may very well be the winner of the entire race. Every point you give today will become a bonus for you in the future. Nowadays, college students no longer have a guaranteed distribution, an iron rice bowl, and no longer have the opportunity to buy a house in Beijing for less than 5,000 yuan per square meter. However, they also have a better chance to control their own destiny, embrace the wave of the fourth technological revolution, and integrate into a stronger community with a shared future for mankind. Every era has its luck and helplessness. The University of International w88 has made too many achievements in the past, and you are here to create the glory of tomorrow! Creating their own era is the mission that history has given to every generation. When you come to this world, you must bring some changes to this world. If it is not negative, it should be positive. Starting today, let us make this world different and better every day because of our presence!

Reporter:Based on your personal experience, how do you think college students should choose between working and starting their own business?

Li Fei:College students should realize that they should avoid aiming too high when working and starting their own business. Starting a business requires not only attitude, but also ability and resources. Don’t rush to start a business when these conditions are not met. You have to do your job well first, and then take the next step after you do it well. All excellent entrepreneurs have a long career accumulation. The meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step. Learning and doing are two different things, and watching others do it and doing it yourself are two different things. Only by accumulating experience can you succeed.

Reporter: What do you thinkDoes environmental protection have any special significance today?

Li Fei:General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that we should accelerate the reform of the ecological civilization system and build a beautiful China. Man and nature are a community of life. Human beings must respect nature, comply with nature, and protect nature. Environmental protection, as one of my country's seven emerging industries, benefits the country and the people, and its achievements are in the present and will benefit the future. We must remain determined and continue to carry forward the cause of environmental protection.

 

"To Youth"

——Message from my alma mater 20 years later

Li Fei

University of w88,

What is left to alumni is not just a certificate,

It’s not just a memory,

It also includes a vision, a spirit, and a feeling!

Every student of the University of w88 and Economics has been proud of you!

Every alumnus of the University of International w88 and Economics will always strive for self-improvement because of you!

Even though

The long river of time has blurred the words of youth.

一人

The change of four seasons soothes the passionate melody.

However, in our hearts,

There is always a place,

Treasure that memory,

There is always a kind of power,

Pass the torch of the University of International w88!