叶梅，中国作家协会主席团委员，多年从事文学创作、编辑及评论，著有小说集
《撒忧的龙船河》、《五月飞蛾》、《最后的土司》、《妹娃要过河》、《歌棒》，散文集《我的西兰卡普》、《朝发苍梧》、《大翔凤》，《从小到大》、《穿过拉梦的河流》，长篇纪实《九种声音》、《第一种爱》，《叶梅研究专集》等。

Foreword
Part One All was made possible by reform and opening-up
A dream born in an old house on New Lupai Street
Why should I endure being bullied by others?
Fifteen minutes were enough!
A fresh wind from the South
Penny-pinching won't make you a billionaire!
Ma, I want to be a boss!
Is it ever wrong to be honest?
Quitting the "iron rice bowl"
A Cantonese girl in Beijing
Money lost, lessons gained
Days in Dongguantou, Beijing
Meiman Mattress makes a merry marriage
A masked man swings a knife
Romance in a hair salon
Days of reality and illusion
Part Two John Naisbitt: Plan a "forest" to make "trees" grow
Misfortune: a blessing in disguise
Price non-negotiable
Persistence makes for success
The Kinhom whirlwind: from small to big business
A Xi Lian Cheng Troupe Poster
Live like a pine tree
Giving back to society through business excellence
Providing "grain and grass"
Better to teach a man to catch than simply give him a fish
Roses given to others are the fragrance left in your hand
Number 001
Happy birthday to you!
A man of thought is a man of power
Following good advice
"Mulan"ventures into the capital city
Part Three All new ventures need time to mature
Back to school
Gaining admission to Tulane
Vegetables in New Orleans are very sweet
Moving toward a modern enterprise
A manager should be a philosopher
Green Alliance
Zhongnanhai and me
Making charity fashionable
Be extraordinary with a warm heart
Every day is a new beginning
We have to face up to problems
Luoyang where flowers flourish
Wings of Heungkong
You need strength to sail against the current
Part Four Learning from the past to inform the future
When I was at Panyu
Love, integrity and trust
To be kind is harder than being clever
Because I have a good husband
What am I like in the eyes of my daughter?
Never live in the shadow of fame and wealth
Please tell me my weaknesses
A picture of a peony for my mother-in-law
Sunbeams overTianmen Mountain
The world is for all
Put a little sunshine in your life
"Making blood" is better than transfusing it
Every step
Facing up to the future
Good ethics is like water, beneficial to all without seeking gain

本书真实地展现了中国当代女企业家翟美卿的创业历程以及她所开创的慈善事业。作为改革开放代创业者，她从一个饭店的洗碗工开始进入社会，后来又历经卖牛仔裤、卖床垫、开家具商场、到房地产开发、到金属制造等，经历百般风险奋斗，曲折艰难，后来逐步壮大成为一个拥有巨量资产的现代企业集团——香江集团的总裁。翟美卿的人生丰富多彩，事业辉煌灿烂。但她却是一位虽然年轻，可很好明晰自己的来路和应当继续走去方向的企业家。她的传奇故事对启迪当下社会全民创业创新具有现实意义。