---
title: "\"Some People Will Always Be Wronged; the Bird That Survives the Fire Is a Phoenix\""
description: "This article compiles the reflections of Chinese entrepreneurs like Liu Chuanzhi, Ren Zhengfei, and Ma Yun on how they faced and overcame grievances and setbacks in their careers. It emphasizes that success often brings more grievances, and the key is to endure, release, and transform them into strength."
author: "New Distribution"
publisher: "New Distribution"
email: "zhaobo258@gmail.com"
telephone: "+8615854817671"
published: "2016-04-11"
language: "en"
canonical: "https://xinjignxiao.com/en/articles/some-people-will-always-be-wronged-the-bird-that-survives-the-fire-is-a-fb986e51/"
markdown: "https://xinjignxiao.com/en/articles/some-people-will-always-be-wronged-the-bird-that-survives-the-fire-is-a-fb986e51.md"
original_source: "https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/2ubmFUcfaaqeGE8_bBNnyA"
translation: "https://xinjignxiao.com/zh/articles/%E6%80%BB%E6%9C%89%E4%B8%80%E9%83%A8%E5%88%86%E4%BA%BA%E5%8F%97%E5%A7%94%E5%B1%88-%E7%83%A7%E4%B8%8D%E6%AD%BB%E7%9A%84%E9%B8%9F%E6%98%AF%E5%87%A4%E5%87%B0-fb986e51.md"
attribution: "New Distribution — https://xinjignxiao.com/en/articles/some-people-will-always-be-wronged-the-bird-that-survives-the-fire-is-a-fb986e51/"
usage_policy: "https://xinjignxiao.com/ai-policy.txt"
---

# "Some People Will Always Be Wronged; the Bird That Survives the Fire Is a Phoenix"

> This article compiles the reflections of Chinese entrepreneurs like Liu Chuanzhi, Ren Zhengfei, and Ma Yun on how they faced and overcame grievances and setbacks in their careers. It emphasizes that success often brings more grievances, and the key is to endure, release, and transform them into strength.

"A bottle of magic water, twenty years of passion, never a rival in the Central Plains; half a belly of grievances, ten years of silence, not to complain to the world about right and wrong."
In 2013, when Jianlibao founder Li Jingwei passed away, Wu Xiaobo used this passage to summarize the ten years of grievances of this 'double-regulated' private entrepreneur. It is lonely at the top; ordinary people find it hard to share their grievances, let alone entrepreneurs?
Ren Zhengfei has felt like he couldn't go on many times, and when he couldn't bear it, he would call someone to pour out his feelings. Daojun has excerpted the accounts of some entrepreneurs like Liu Chuanzhi, Ren Zhengfei, and Ma Yun to see how they faced and resolved their grievances.
> **The more successful you are, the more grievances you suffer**
>
> Liu Chuanzhi, Chairman of Lenovo Group and neighbor of Zhenghe Island
"In life, you are destined to suffer many grievances. And the more successful a person is, the more grievances they suffer. To give value to your life, you cannot care too much about grievances, nor let them grip your heart. Learn to laugh them off, learn to be detached, learn to transform the momentum. The wise know how to endure, forgive those around them, and let us grow stronger in tolerance." Liu Chuanzhi said this to his successor Yang Yuanqing.
Liu Chuanzhi is both strict and lenient, which is reflected in his attitude towards his successors, especially Yang Yuanqing. On one hand, he poured all the company's resources into supporting Yang Yuanqing's ambitions. On the other hand, he repeatedly criticized Yang Yuanqing harshly in public, causing Yang Yuanqing to cry from grievance.
> **Some people will always be wronged; the bird that survives the fire is a phoenix**
>
> Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei
There will always be some people who are wronged. Their correct handling of this will bring us tenfold strength for progress. Because of your correct handling, it also provides support for the organization to give you greater trust in the future. There is no absolute fairness; you cannot have too high expectations in this regard. But before those who strive, opportunities are always equal. As long as you work unremittingly, your supervisor will understand you. You must bear the grievance of doing good deeds and being wronged in return.
"The bird that survives the fire is a phoenix" is the attitude of Huawei people towards grievances and setbacks, and the criterion for selecting cadres. Without a certain capacity to endure, how can one become a pillar in the future? In fact, a person's destiny is in their own hands. The evaluation of life may have errors, but it will never be completely reversed or off by a thousand miles. Believe deeply that in Huawei, the sun will always rise, even if it is temporarily below the horizon.
One must have ambition, work hard, make contributions, and also have a sense of satisfaction. When one's strength is maximized, one should have no regrets about life.
Recently, some employees committed suicide, mostly for personal reasons, some had been with us for less than a month. My heart is heavy, and I understand them, because from 1999 to 2007, I myself had many experiences where I felt I couldn't go on. Having similar experiences, I have so many feelings. But I have one greatest advantage: I know how to release and how to confide. When I really can't bear it, I call someone to pour out my feelings. No one will persuade you to commit suicide.
> **You will definitely encounter tears, injustice, and grievances**
>
> Ma Yun, founder of Alibaba and neighbor of Zhenghe Island
No matter how successful you are today, only when you die can you see whether you won or lost. So I think we are just starting. I also believe that after graduation today, many of you are worried about various things: worried that after graduation, since I studied economics and management, can I be a boss? Can I find a good boss? Can I find a good company? Actually, I have these worries too, every day. When I first started my business, I worried every day whether I could survive. Later, I worried whether the company would grow. Now that it has grown, I worry it might fall. My worries now are much more than before. We are in this worry all the time. Worrying is normal; not worrying is abnormal. So I want to give you a suggestion, which is also a true feeling: for the past 30 years, I have been worrying every day, but I only worry that I am not working hard enough, that I haven't seen the disasters clearly, that I haven't seized the opportunities. But one thing you don't need to worry about: you will definitely encounter tears, injustice, grievances, and misfortunes. You will definitely encounter them. Don't worry about that. When you encounter them, just think: I knew it would come.
This is an era of entanglement. This era seems full of doubt and distrust. The world seems to lack opportunities, but it also seems to have various opportunities. The world seems that young people can do anything, but it also seems that young people can't do anything. So I think this is an era of entanglement. Congratulations on coming to a remarkable era of entanglement.
> **No road to the distance is without misunderstanding and grievance**
>
> Xu Dandan, founder of Lagou.com
No road to the distance is not full of misunderstanding and grievance. Some people know that 2012 was my most difficult time. Online, everyone said how Xu Dandan faked things: I was fired from Tencent, and Xu Dandan's education was fake... Why were people so vicious? I didn't fake anything. Why treat me like this? At that time, I was young. Arguing with these people was useless, so I could only be angry.
I thought I should just work hard, so I buried my head in doing Lagou.com and 3W Coffee, etc. Now looking back at those misunderstandings, I find that they actually promoted me and made me do better.
************************-************************ END-
The best FMCG distributor learning platform in China
Focusing on providing professional, practical, and applicable tutorials for enterprises and distributors
Committed to helping Chinese FMCG distributors grow rapidly
**The most professional and practical knowledge base in the FMCG industry**
Reply with the red number below to get the corresponding content
Reply with number 1 to view the complete knowledge base
| **001** Excellent article selection | **002** Distributor market operations | **003** Terminal visit management | **004** Sales supervisor skills | **005** Sales improvement techniques | **006** Channel expansion | **007** Managing distributors | **008** Distributor development | **009** Distributor internal operations management | **010** Team management | **011** Efficient distribution techniques | **012** Sales manager's eighteen skills | **013** KA operation methods and strategies | **014** First lesson for new sales | **015** Internet, brands |
[Long press QR code to follow]


---

## Copyright and AI use

This article is sourced from New Distribution. Search, quotation, summarization, and model training are permitted, but every use must credit New Distribution and retain the canonical source URL.

Contact: zhaobo258@gmail.com · +86 158 5481 7671