Guys, the recent topics about Zou Shiming and Ran Yingying reminded me of what Big Brother Jackie Chan said more than twenty years ago. Looking back now, every sentence is the truth.

In life, you not only need to know how to earn—you also need to know how to keep.

Zou Shiming fought in the ring for a lifetime, but the fortune he earned wasn’t kept.
Most athletes focus their whole minds on their profession. When it comes to finance and human hearts, they don’t think that much.

When one person charges forward, who you hand everything behind to is more important than how fast you charge.
Some people stay with you to endure together, while others watch what you leave behind that you managed to carry.
Two kinds of people, two paths.

People who live off their skills often make one common mistake—they think everyone else is the same as them, living and speaking based on ability.
But in the world, there’s another way to survive: not by creating, but by distributing.

The lessons for the ones who strive are never just one.
Knowing how to get things done is a skill; knowing how to recognize people, manage money wisely, and set boundaries—those are also skills.
A few typical historical references:

Liu Bang & Empress Lü: Liu Bang conquered the world; after his death, the Lü clan took full control of everything and nearly changed dynasties.

Emperor Cheng of Han & the Wang family as imperial consort relatives: the empress dowager’s family step by step eroded power, and in the end Wang Mang seized the throne from Han.

Emperor Hui of Jin & Jia Nanfeng: the emperor lacked ability, while the empress dominated power and mismanaged the state, directly wiping out the Western Jin.

Emperor Gaozong of Tang & Wu Zetian: the empress herself was extremely capable; when the time was ripe, she directly proclaimed herself emperor, changing Tang to Zhou.

Xianfeng & Empress Dowager Cixi: the emperor died early; the empress dowager seized power through a coup and held it for nearly half a century.

Conquering the empire is hard; keeping it is even harder.
If you can only conquer but not keep, in the end you’ll just end up becoming someone else’s wedding dress.