I played golf with Jack Welch and others all afternoon, but we didn't have dinner together in the evening. Simon had other arrangements.
From the golf course back to the nearby Greenwich north suburb manor, the time is more than 6 pm, Chen Qing and Lin Su two girls have been waiting here, in addition to Lin Su's brother Lin Dong and Lin Dong's girlfriend Prynne.
Simon had known Lin Su's brother in advance, and it was the first time that he met him.
Like his sister, Lin Dong inherits his parents' good genes. He is handsome, nearly 1.8 meters tall, wearing a pair of rimless glasses, and a bit more polite. Lin Dong's girlfriend Prynne is also tall and has a very good-looking oval face. Two people stand together, can be described as a pair of Bi Ren.
Lin Su is not only looking forward to Simon's calling her to bring her brother over for dinner, but also worried that his brother will get Simon's approval. What's more, the relationship between them is really hard to say.
At this time, standing next to him, looking at Simon and his brother's skillful communication, someone is not proud, and his brother is also self-confident, and finally let go.
Of course, there is a little dissatisfaction.
Some guy's Chinese is so excellent. Why do you want to talk to your brother in English on purpose? He always uses Chinese when he is with them on weekdays.
Then I thought of the reason for him.
Maybe I want to test my brother's English ability. Speaking up, oral English is really a weakness of Lin Dong. After all, he lacks practical application environment. Fortunately, he is a top student in Peking University. Lin Dong has no problem in daily conversation, but he has already started to talk about marriage with his brother. Obviously, he can't keep up.
It doesn't matter that much.
After a simple greeting, everyone came to a living room in the villa and sat down. Simon did not forget to call in the housekeeper angri to inquire about the preparation of dinner. Then he looked at Lin Dong again and said gently, "I've been in the United States for a week. How do you feel about this side?"
Lin Dong thought a little and said, "it's very prosperous. It's amazing."
In fact, the real feeling is far more than that.
When he was still in China, the Lin family was in fact an upper class official class. For ordinary people, Lin Dong was born with a golden spoon in his mouth. He grew up with a good fortune and was the standard son of heaven. However, these days after arriving in the United States, or ever since taking that Gulfstream V private plane, Lin Dong felt that he had suddenly come into contact with another world.
A capitalist society that fits a lot of people's imagination.
Although he came from a good family background, Lin Dong is not a bookworm who stays in the ivory tower and does not care about the world. He knows very well that all this is not the real gap between China and the United States, nor is it the flourishing age and prosperity that can be enjoyed just by jumping out of the territory on the other side of the ocean.
The root cause is still the young man sitting next to him at this moment.
Simon westero.
The world's first trillion dollar super rich and the only one with a trillion dollar fortune, this young man's wealth even exceeds the current GDP level of China, which has a population of 1.2 billion.
And his sister is his lover.
If it is other circumstances, his sister become someone else's lover, will let the Lin family lose face. However, when this person is Simon westero, many people think it's normal. Now in China, many people around the Lin family know this. Except for a few inevitable sour words, most people's attitude is amazing and envious, and all kinds of attachment and compliment.
Even Lin Fu and Lin Mu, apart from worrying about Lin Su's future, did not show much resistance to the matter itself.
Because of his sister's identity, Lin Dong was able to get in touch with the scenery at the top of the pyramid.
It seems that MIT's offer is just someone's word.
It seems very common for most Chinese people or most ordinary people in the world to take a private plane, which is just a fantasy.
Arrived in the United States, directly to live in Manhattan's top high-rise duplex apartments.
It is said that on Wall Street, his sister took him to a party and met many executives of financial giants who could influence the world economic pattern.
And so on.
It's like a dream.
Because of constant concern, Lin Dong is actually very clear about the living conditions of most Chinese students abroad.
Gold everywhere?
It's all imagination.
If it wasn't for his sister, even if he came from an official family and didn't get a full scholarship, he would have to try to find some part-time jobs even if he didn't go to the restaurant to wash dishes after arriving in the United States. After all, his family is just ordinary bureaucrats, and his parents are also very disciplined in officialdom. Or because of his position, there is not much money to earn. It is impossible to support him to spend his time in the United States.
At this stage of China's development, coupled with the exchange rate difference between the US dollar and RMB, the proportion of students who can really come to the United States to enjoy life is very small.Most people study abroad, in the eyes of the Chinese people, it is necessary to wash dishes.
Lin Dong did not expect that he could avoid this inevitability. Moreover, these days, he was brought to the top of all kinds of pyramids by his sister, which had a great impact on his pride from childhood to adulthood. He even had the idea that he did not want to continue to study, but directly went to the sea to struggle.
If you can't live this kind of life in the future, what's the use of getting a doctorate or going further academically?
Simon listened to Lin Dong's reply, looked at him, although he was relaxed on the surface, but his hands were still on his knees, and said with a smile, "it's summer vacation now. I don't know what the doctoral program at MIT is like. If you don't need to report as soon as possible, your sister can show you around the United States during this period of time."
Subconsciously, of course, Lin Dong wanted to. However, after a little hesitation, he said, "Simon, if I can, I hope to find a job during this period."
Simon looked at the young man on the sofa next to him who was only a few years younger than himself. Instead of answering the question immediately, he said, "so, are you sure you want to go into business after graduation?"
If he could, Lin Dong would like to go into business now. But he is also a very intelligent person, unable to determine his sister's attitude towards him, and does not intend to make a bold statement. His sister also said during this period that Simon westero is a person who attaches great importance to personal ability. In this case, no matter what happens in the future, it is necessary for him to get a doctorate degree at MIT.
Lin Dong also knows that as long as he has enough ability and the help of his elder sister or, to be exact, his elder sister, he will have many opportunities to come out in the future.
Thinking, Lin Dong seriously said: "yes."
"In this case, you'd better let your sister accompany you to look around during this time. Don't worry," Simon said. He suddenly laughed a little bit and continued, "when you really start to enter school, there may be no rest time at all."
Lin Su, who has been quietly watching, noticed Simon's smile and suddenly remembered that some guy had said that he would arrange his brother's future for her. It's not that he didn't believe someone, but because of the elder sister's mentality, she didn't want Lin Dong to be upset by Simon and grow up so big that his brother never suffered.
After a little hesitation, Lin Su asked: "Simon, you What do you want Xiaodong to do? "
Lin Su uses Chinese. When his sister cuts in, Lin Dong, Prynne and Chen Qing on the other side all look at it. Lin Dong was also embarrassed about his sister's title of "Xiaodong", but it was hard to say anything.
Simon then looked at Lin Su and changed his standard Mandarin: "I remember telling you that when I am going to be a doctor in the future, I will let Lin also take some MBA courses. I will arrange this, just like Harvard. In addition, since Lin is determined to go into business now, it's better to start some practical training at the moment. In Boston, well, I'll arrange a job for him in Boston Consulting Company. Consulting enterprises may be a bit of a retreat in your opinion, but they are the most convenient way to develop business vision. "
Boston Consulting is as famous as McKinsey's corporate strategy consulting company.
Of course, Lin Su knows that.
And also understand that Simon's arrangements for his brother's future will certainly be very good.
However, Lin Su doesn't believe that someone will let Lin Dong go because he is his brother. On the contrary, he may be more strict. In the next few years, not to mention any spare time, Lin Dong may not even have enough rest time.
"I was thinking, Simon, why don't you let Xiaodong study first?"
Simon did not answer, but looked at Lin Dong: "how old are you this year?"
Lin Dong honest way: "24 years old."
Simon shrugged and looked at Lin Su again: "if I remember correctly, in China, many people are married and have children at the age of 24, and their children may go to kindergarten. Although Lin is young, if he wants to go far in the future, he must start at once. You know, a lot of people are over 30 years old, and basically they won't make any achievements. In this way, your brother has only six years left. Lin, do you think it's a lot? "
Lin Su opened his mouth and was about to retort. Lin Dong already said, "sister, I think this is OK."
Simon said with a smile, "that's settled."
Lin Su had no choice but to stare at his brother, and then glanced at someone, so he had to agree. Anyway, it seemed that even if she opposed, it was useless.
A guy is often a tyrant.
In the living room, Prynne, who was sitting next to Lin Dong, was disappointed to see that the great man didn't look at himself much from the beginning to the end and didn't mention any arrangement for her, but she didn't dare to show it on her face. She just listened to everyone's conversation.
For example, Simon westero used the name "Lin" directly, which is true for both Lin Su and Lin Dong. He secretly wrote down that this is probably the way Americans address others, and also remembered that Chen Qing used to address Lin Su privately.I began to feel uncomfortable and used to it. On the contrary, I felt, um, very stylish.
When Lin Dong's business is settled, the topic turns to various trivial matters. When the time comes to 7 o'clock, the waitress comes to remind us to enter the restaurant together.
After dinner, Chen Qing stays. Lin Su insists on sending Lin Dong and Chen Qing back to Manhattan together. In fact, she doesn't want to be seen by her brother. She and Chen Qing stay with someone.
Simon knows what a woman is thinking, and of course he won't force it.
Seeing off Lin Suji, Simon turns to return to the villa. Chen Qing, who also comes out to see him off, naturally holds the man's arm and hangs it on him. She talks about the Internet technology training program she is planning recently. Chen Qing is also a vigorous and resolute person. When she was in China a few days ago, she came up with an idea and completed her business plan in just three days. Recently, she has started recruiting.
When they returned to the living room of the villa and sat down, Chen Qing directly shrank in Simon's arms, put her arms around the man's neck and asked, "so, boss, what do you think?"
Simon shook his head and said, "not so much."
Chen Qing pursed her lips slightly: "at the beginning, the excellent project was not so good. Now, according to the sales volume of this period, I am still very successful."
Simon put his arm around the woman's soft waist and asked with a smile, "are you short of money now?"
"No shortage."
"Let's take a broader view," Simon said. "I don't mean this project is bad, but you shouldn't spend too much time on these small projects and put yourself on a higher level. You should know better than me that the lower labors, the middle labors, and the upper labors. "
Chen Qingmei's eyes curved: "it's just that I didn't expect that the boss's understanding of Chinese culture always surprised me."
"Well, don't flatter."
Chen Qing obediently restrained some smile, said: "in fact, I am also laboring, the boss must know that I set up a small team, these are my people, but, just like the boss had to make his own movies, I now need to personally plan and deal with some projects, this is not contradictory."
Simon shrugged: "well, you do your best. I'll see where you can go in the future."
Chen Qing twisted her body in Simon's arms again and said: "in fact, I also know that Internet technology training does not do much. After all, it is not like English or other more practical vocational training. Therefore, I hope this training can develop to a higher end in the future. Boss, since information technology is an inevitable trend in the future global society, we can refer to the United States, China Although China is lagging behind temporarily, the scale of the Internet industry will certainly be very large in the future, right? "
Simon nodded, probably understand Chen Qing's intention, but did not interrupt, motioned the girl to continue.
Chen Qing continued: "although the scale of China's Internet industry will also be very large, at this stage, many people don't know what to do. After all, most people have never been to the United States, not to mention Silicon Valley. Therefore, I hope to establish a platform to guide Chinese talents who are interested in the Internet industry to start their own businesses. By building this platform, we can further fund the entrepreneurship in the Internet field through venture capital and other forms, so that we can take the lead in the development of China's Internet industry. In a word, this is a good plan , isn't it? "