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Guo Miao—Xu Jianju's comrade-in-arms, joined the army the same year as Xu Jianjun. After that, the both of them returned to their hometown, where one was discharged, and the other found another profession.

Among his circle of friends, Guo Miao was the one Xu Jianjun interacted with the most. At nearly every event of the latter's life, Guo Miao would leave supportive messages, encouraging his friend to courageously brave through the storms as they would pass and dawn was just on the horizon.

"He's done more harm than good to himself. Starting a business is a perilous thing, especially for those who have no experience. You actually pay a tuition fee when you first start a business. The key lies in how much you learn from that experience. Everyone falls sometimes, but the difference between winners and losers is that the former always finds a way to get up," said Han Lu. "Instead of staying on the bumpy path until the end, you need to learn from your past failures."