Ride the Wind Upwards: Yan Changshou on Vision and Communication ()

Author: Yan Changshou
Publisher: Lianjing Publishing House
Publication Date: 2005-11-01
Features: Special Production: "Facing the Future" – A Voice Message from Yan Changshou to Readers! Sales have reached 300,000 copies, limited edition commemorative version! Hardcover commemorative edition + CD dual collection. This is the only printing, never to be reprinted again! This book won the 2002 Golden Stone Hall Annual Most Influential Book Award! 2003 Ministry of Economic Affairs Small and Medium Enterprise Gold Book Award! Yan Changshou's second heart-stirring masterpiece after The Lion Heart of a CEO! Music provided by Hu Naiyuan performing "Beautiful Rosemary" by Fritz Kreisler, with special thanks. The most profound reminder and the most influential voice of this era!
On a beach at dusk, an old man saw a little girl continuously picking up things from the shore and throwing them into the sea. He curiously asked, "Little girl, are you skipping stones?" The girl replied, "No, there are many sea stars stranded on the beach. If the sun comes up tomorrow, they will all be baked to death. I feel so sorry for them, so I’m sending them back to the sea." This old man, who had seen the ups and downs of life, couldn’t help but smile. He said, "Little girl, don’t be foolish. How long is this coastline, how many sea stars are there? How could you possibly save all of them by yourself?" The girl quietly picked up another sea star and tossed it into the sea, then said, "Grandpa, I know I can’t save all the sea stars, but I know that when I pick up this one and throw it back into the sea, I have changed its fate."
By the end of 1997, "The Athenee Hotel" CEO Yan Changshou published his first work, The Lion Heart of a CEO. This legendary story of a younger brother becoming a CEO immediately resonated, with over 500,000 copies sold and an uncountable number of shares. He encouraged most people in society who had no background, no high education, were not smart, and were not lucky. What’s important is that, beyond the legend, Yan Changshou gave us another perspective on life—not just pursuing success, but understanding the value of giving, caring, and self-worth.
From 1997 to 2002, we stepped into a new century, but this new century didn’t welcome us with only a bright future; instead, it brought more uncontrollable and massive changes. The voices were so chaotic, and the steps grew more disordered. Facing the ever-changing reality of the new era, Yan Changshou once again took up his pen to remind us: how to prepare for the challenges of the future, and once again, with his observations and thoughts, he opened a broader perspective for our time and society.