Farmer's Son

The protagonist of this book, Li Weimin, was born in an ordinary peasant family in Northeast China in the 1960s. He has caught up with and fully experienced the great historical changes of the forty years of reform and opening up - the end of the era, economic system reform, opening up to the outside world, rapid economic development, a qualitative leap in people's living standards, and earth-shaking changes in society. This book tells you about Li Weimin's colorful life of courageous pursuit, exploration, and constant experimentation under the background of the era of reform and opening up. Under the earnest instruction of his parents that "if you are not capable, you will be looked down upon", Li Weimin has been determined to study hard and strive to get ahead since he was a child. As the son of a farmer, he had almost no resources to draw on and had to rely on himself for everything. Fortunately, he got into college. After graduation, with the dream of "producing more and better products for the people", he first entered a state-owned factory to do technical work; then with the trend of the epidemic, he "dumped his license" from the state-owned factory to work in a foreign company to do marketing work; later, he was introduced by a headhunter to a domestic-funded enterprise as a sales director. He originally wanted to use his skills in foreign companies The management experience he learned was put to good use in domestic enterprises, but he was forced to resign because he was not accustomed to the local environment. He decided to give it a try and start his own business. After eight years of hard work, he finally failed. In the end, he had to work in a southern private enterprise in marketing management. Although he achieved great results, he faced new problems... Li Weimin's life is a microcosm of an era. His generation is lucky. They have enjoyed the development dividends of the times brought about by reform and opening up. Li Weimin's life is a reflection of the fate of a farmer's son, whose family of origin determines his fate.