(Applause) Hello everyone! I am Pu Yiliu. What is the topic I want to share today? Be weird and sexy. I don’t know if anyone has had this experience? Maybe when you’re in a meeting, you feel like you have a good choice inside you. But, you’re too worried about making yourself weird. So you followed other people‘s choices. Or whatever, you’re going to face someone close enough that even your parents say you have to be a gregarious person. You want to but dare not rebel. When you want to be independent, you can often find someone who limits you. I don’t know if any of you have had this experience. Raise your hand if you have experience. Still a lot, right? So maybe we were taught from childhood that we should be normal people. But what I want to share with you today is to be a weird and sexy person! “On the Silver Globe” is by far my favorite movie. I wonder if anyone here has seen this movie. Raise your hand if you see it. As I expected, no one? What is this niche movie about? Here’s the director and screenwriter with an idea for the planet. On this planet, a new civilization exists in his vision. A astronaut becomes the new god. He is creating civilization. Meanwhile, the killing begins, so on this planet, play life and death. So what about this movie? It actually has a lot of metaphors for human society today. You can see some scenes from the movie here. In this movie, he uses a lot of exaggerated expressions. Use some very twisted, even hysterical techniques to express the inner struggle of human beings. So why do I like this movie so much? It caught my attention because it was so weird. I finished the movie at three in the morning. After watching it, I felt that there was a very, very indescribable power in it, and it was pouring out all the time. I was thinking I suddenly felt that there was an invisible substance in this world that I could seem to converse with. I had been wondering what it was like. Later, I defined it as a strange power. So what is the strange power? This is the weird explanation of Baidu Encyclopedia: Weird means different from ordinary people, surprising people. Numerous studies also show that Weirdness is often associated with creativity, and ordinary eccentrics can inspire extraordinary creativity. Because when you’re weird, you define yourself as different. You’re not bound by herd mentality. You can be more authentically yourself. Olga Khazan is the Global Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic. She told a story about Sharon Kim, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, who conducted an experiment on creativity. She divides volunteers into two categories. The first category is called rejected volunteer. She told volunteers, for some reason, your case will not be considered for this study. At the same time, she compares rejected volunteers with normal volunteers while asking them to draw aliens. What is the final result of the research? The aliens drawn by these so-called normal volunteers are standard alien cartoon characters. And the group of rejected volunteers drew aliens that were completely different from humans. From this point of view, rejected people are very creative. Because they completely got rid of herd mentality. They don’t feel like they belong to this group, so their thoughts and creations are more freely. As an eccentric person, it’s actually quite difficult to think independently, and it also has the characteristics of an outsider. What about me, I’ve been labelled a weirdo since I was a kid. Because I feel different and sometimes rebellious. I just don’t like what others like. I just don’t make the choices others make, Are there kids fourteen or younger here? Please raise your hand? What are you doing now, go to school, aren’t you? Have fun, or read? At the age of 14, I started my entrepreneurial life. At 14, I lived and went to school alone. I was separated from my parents. No one restricted me. Back then, if I was gregarious, then I had to be with my friends, have fun or focus on my studies. But I made a strange decision when I started my business when I was fourteen. At that time, I was busy with my studies and financing, busy with BP and projects, and was very tired. By then, I was tired but happy because I thought I was cool. I was an entrepreneur, unlike my peers. But I didn’t start a business to be cool. But I feel like I’m actually doing things according to my heart. I am perceiving and looking for what value I can bring to this society. So since I was 14, I’ve stuck with my odd choice. I have been persistent in entrepreneurship. I’ve gone from small projects to big projects. I’ve gone from a small workshop to what is now a big company. My parents think I’m particularly noisy and tossing. My friends think I’m desperate. However, I feel my comfort. During my entrepreneurial journey, I have made many different decisions. This was my visit to Nigeria. I went to explore the Nigerian market. This was when everyone stays at home during my pandemic. I went to various factories. So, my maverick has brought me a wealth of experience. My theme is to be weird and sexy. So it’s not just that you’re weird, you also have to be sexy. What does sexy mean? This is the explanation of Baidu Encyclopedia: Sexy refers to a person’s cultural temperament, appearance or dress, which can awaken the beauty of others. Who do you think is sexy? Marilyn Monroe or Scarlett Johansson I couldn’t hear. Scarlett Johansson Well, actually, I just wanted to be weird and sexy. Getting both is not an easy task. Speaking of weird and sexy people, Andy Warhol has to be mentioned. Raise your hand if you know Andy Warhol. Not much. Andy Warhol is actually quite famous, he has a lot of titles. He’s a pop artist, writer and director, as well as a businessman. Andy Warhol’s life is actually a geek’s guide to life. So why Andy Warhol is wired and sexy. Because of Andy Warhol, he was weird and casual about himself all his life. At the same time, he expresses his uniqueness in his own way through art. The word sexy can awaken other people to perceive his habit. So, at the end of the day, being eccentric and sexy isn’t easy either. First, you have to get used to it. You need to think independently. You need to have outsider skills. You need to listen to your heart. Meanwhile, you have to experience your own strangeness and habits. The ability to influence others with one’s own strangeness. For a while, I was actually confused. Because I became more and more submissive. I suddenly became gregarious and had more and more friends. But I don’t think I’m weird enough, because when you’re a weirdo, you focus on your career. So I got weird again now and started my new project. I want to build a fashion brand that belongs to China. I hope it’s a diverse aesthetic. I hope my Chinese fashion brand can bring more perception and feeling to my consumers. This is a hard thing to do. I don’t know if there are any fashion brands or people here. I’ve been told, including my investors, that being a well-known brand is also difficult. Sometimes your choices are more important than your efforts. Otherwise, if you choose an easier one, drop something so difficult. But now, I feel that my goal is clear and I am no longer confused because I follow my heart. Finally, I actually want to share two words with you. What about the first sentence? In fact, Elon Musk, who shares my birthday, said, “I could either watch it happen or make it happen.” What about the other Steve Jobs? “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it, keep looking. Don’t settle.” Thank you! (Applause)
