Speaking of Guo Yu, many post-90s generations should be no strangers. As a veteran of ByteDance, he tasted "financial freedom" in his early 20s.
What's even more amazing is that after saying goodbye to bytes, this young man actually paid more than 7 million taxes for the country at one time! No wonder some people say that Guo Yu embodies the extraordinary ability and unique attitude of contemporary young people.
So, what kind of life process did this former "drama spirit" go through? Let's break it down one by one.
The amazing journey of the "computer kid".
Guo Yu was born in an ordinary family in Guangdong Province in 1991. In college, he studied politics and administration at Jinan University, a major that seems to have nothing to do with Internet technology.
However, since he was a child, Guo Yu has been interested in computers and the Internet. During his time at school, he used his spare time to teach himself programming knowledge, starting from the most basic grammar to lay a solid foundation little by little.
In his sophomore year, Guo Yu joined the school computer association and began to learn programming more systematically. He had a talent for coding and quickly mastered multiple languages and frameworks.
In order to accumulate practical experience, he took the initiative to undertake the development and maintenance of the association's website, and wrote tens of thousands of lines of code for it.
In his junior year, Guo Yu obtained an internship with Alipay through the school's internal recommendation channel.
This is the dream goal of all computer-related students, and a "scumbag" unexpectedly stepped into this palace.
After entering Alipay, Guo Yu received personal guidance from the company's first-line experts, broadened his horizons and consolidated his skills. During his internship, he independently took on the development of a small module and was renewed for his internship with excellent performance.
In his senior year, Guo Yu was officially hired by Alipay as soon as he graduated.
Entering Alipay is undoubtedly an important turning point in Guo Yu's life. There, he got acquainted with many industry bigwigs, absorbed cutting-edge Internet concepts and technologies, and laid a solid foundation for his future entrepreneurial journey.
After graduating from university, Guo Yu came to Beijing from Hangzhou without hesitation and founded the "Encyclopedia of Troubles" website in this hot land.
As a lady who mainly shares interesting stories in life, Mibai quickly became popular in the circle of young people.
Just a year later, the small startup was acquired by the industry's rising star "ByteDance", and Guo Yu also received 500,000 options.
Since then, Guo Yu has been working for Byte, witnessing and participating in the process of the rising star's development and growth step by step.
In the six years of Bytes, the company's valuation has skyrocketed 10,000 times to $100 billion, making it one of the fastest-growing unicorns in history.
As a veteran employee, the options in Guo Yu's hands soared, allowing him to "win at the starting line" in advance at the age of 28.
Entrepreneurship Helps "Financial Freedom"
On February 12, 2020, Guo Yu sent such a surprising message on his personal social platform - "I will retire from today, and in the future, I will look for poetry and distant places in the mountains and valleys of Japan!"
At the age of 28, he could have continued to do a lot of work. But after obtaining the pinnacle goal of his life, "financial freedom", Guo Yu chose to fight with the world and started a life journey to seek inner peace.
Perhaps it is Guo Yu's personal frankness and open-mindedness that is driven, or maybe he has a higher level of understanding and pursuit of life, in short, he has shown an unexpected wash of money, fame and fortune, giving people the romantic feelings of "Wuling people, informal".
Of course, we also see that the legend has not completely parted with real life.
Although he is abroad, Guo Yu took the initiative and generously paid more than 7 million personal income tax, which is undoubtedly a kind of feedback to the country and society and a responsible attitude towards his own behavior.
Youth, but speak for yourself
Looking back on Guo Yu's study and career journey, we will find that his growth is full of legends.
In the face of various obstacles in professional categories, he opened up the way to the Internet world by self-study;
In the face of the hardships of starting a business in Beipiao, he did not hesitate to move forward alone;
In the face of the material temptation after the arrival of success, he can easily give up and pursue the life that his heart truly yearns for.
After the success of entrepreneurship, even if he retires to the world, giving back to the society has become Guo Yu's heartfelt choice.
As many people praised: "Secular people are still chasing fame and fortune, and he has already reached another level of life."
Of course, voices questioning Guo Yu's phenomenon have also appeared from time to time. Some people say that he made a fortune by luck, not purely personal struggle; Some people also said that he paid so many taxes just for a moment of "envy" for show.
But in any case, Guo Yu's independent personality who dares to pursue himself and find another way, as well as the noble sentiment of being indifferent to fame and fortune and giving back to the society, are worthy of everyone's learning and appreciation.
For this emerging post-90s youth, many people will naturally have a strong curiosity.
So, what is his inner world? Now, after more than two years of retirement, where will the next stage of life's journey lead? All is yet to be tested and witnessed.
Guo Yu's story may open up a new perspective for the contemporary young generation to pursue the value and meaning of life, let's wait and see, and welcome everyone to speak freely and share your unique insights!