The Growth of the Richest Man

At the end of May, after dealing with domestic affairs, Zhang Yong went to Country M again. This is the first time he has gone to this country full of money after more than a year since he returned from the United States in March last year.

In China, Zhang Yong is already an image of "the first good in the country". But in the United States, he has no charitable image. In order to create an image of a philanthropist in this new country, Zhang Yong asked Xu Lili to hold a charity auction in advance before he went to the United States. The content of the auction? Totally copying Buffett's lunch.

Buffett lunch is an event to have lunch with Warren Buffett at a famous steakhouse in New York. The "Lunch with Buffett" charity auction began in 2000, and all proceeds from the auction were donated to the Glide Foundation, a San Francisco-based charity that helps the local poor and homeless. It has been auctioned annually since 2000, and switched to online auctions since 2003. All proceeds are donated to American charities.

The successful bidder for Buffett's lunch can bring seven companions to lunch with Buffett at his famous steakhouse in New York. These people can ask anything but individual stocks. The restaurant costs between $30 and $50 per dish, "a fraction of the price of the auction." In addition, these Buffett fans can also own a lunch video.

Fully imitating Buffett, Zhang Yong also held an auction of his first lunch after arriving in New York on eBay, one of the largest online trading platforms in the United States. As the planner of this event, Xu Lili did not have high expectations for the price that could be auctioned. Although Zhang Yong is very famous in China, Zhang Yong is not very famous in the United States. As a propaganda, Xu Lili wrote labels such as "the richest man in China", "the first good in China", "Director of "Smart: Ghost Recording", "Director of "Buried Alive", etc. on the auction. Americans are more concerned.

In this auction, people in China have also seen the news. In China, Zhang Yong is very famous. Even if he spends tens of millions, if he spends 100 million, it is estimated that some people will take his lunch. But if the lunch is held abroad, even if they want to auction, they won't have time to apply for a visa to go to the United States, so they can only sigh. The publicity before the auction was not very good, but when the auction really started, the increase in the auction price made Xu Lili a little stunned.

The starting price of the auction was $1,000, and the starting price of the auction was set very low because it was worried that no one would participate in the auction. But after the auction started, within ten minutes, the price was raised by a dozen or so bidders in turn to reach $100,000. The ultra-low starting price not only did not stop the bidders' footsteps, but also played a role in advertising, so that many middle-class people also came to bid with the attitude of giving it a try.

After reaching $100,000, the rate of increase in price significantly slowed down. After a long time, someone bid $120,000, but quickly another bid of $150,000 exceeded. Then, another hour later, someone bid $200,000, but quickly, it was overtaken by another $300,000. Xu Lili was very suspicious that the bidders of 100,000, 150,000, and 300,000 were the same person. He not only kept an eye on the quotation, but also had great self-confidence. He must photograph this lunch.

After a long time, another bid of 400,000 US dollars was offered, and this price was instantly surpassed by others with 420,000 US dollars. The increase this time is not large. It seems that the person who has been staring at the price has not enough money, and 420,000 has reached his bottom line.

After a while, the price of $420,000 was surpassed by the price of $500,000. This time, no one has surpassed it again. Until the last five minutes of the auction, there were some quotations that you chased after each other, 550,000, 600,000, 650,000, 700,000, the quotations were refreshed again and again, and at the last second of the auction, suddenly a $1 million , and finally won the final bid right of Zhang Yong's lunch auction.

Last year, Buffett's lunch was auctioned for $2.11 million; this time, Zhang Yong's lunch was auctioned for $1 million. Although there is more than double the price of Buffett's lunch, this price , it can still be regarded as a sky-high price. After all, in the United States, Zhang Yong is not very famous.

On the morning of May 30, 2009, Zhang Yong's plane arrived at JFK International Airport in New York. Because the final exam was approaching, this time, Du Xiaoyu did not come over. As soon as Zhang Yong left the airport, he saw Xu Lili greet his team.

There were Xu Lili, Travis Kalanick and Ryze who came to greet Zhang Yong. Uber has just joined Zhang Yong's banner to welcome its sponsor, which is still a very necessary social interaction. Ryze is here on behalf of Riot Games~www.wuxiahere.com~ Tom? Why didn't Ford come? Does he have anything important? "Zhang Yong, as the company's big boss, has only three companies in the United States. Travis Kalanick from Uber is here, Ryze from Riot Games is here, and Tom Ford from TF hasn't appeared. ?Although if Tom Ford really has something to do, it doesn't matter if he doesn't come, but Zhang Yong, who is used to focusing on lights in China, is not used to it because he greets the team in a deserted manner.

"I heard that Tom Ford recently had a whim. He took a long vacation and went to make a movie as a director. During this time, he was not there. Maybe after a while, when the movie is finished, and he finishes his vacation, I will come back to work." Xu Lili said.

"..., Tom Ford actually still has this hobby." Zhang Yong was a little helpless, but it is normal for these employees to have some personal hobbies. As a boss, he doesn't need to intervene too much, "I hope his movie will come sooner. It’s released, otherwise, I must quickly make a few movies to fight with him, and let him know that the film industry has a lot of water, and it’s better to go back to your own job and work hard.”

Xu Lili was ashamed for a while, the boss wants to fight with the employees? Tom Ford is dead. How can his film be compared with the director Zhang who has been recognized as a genius? Good luck to Tom Ford.

"Mr. Zhang, this car is an RV. You can take a short rest in the car. In two hours, your charity lunch will start." Xu Lili felt that the topic had changed.

"Yeah, I still want to find a Chinese restaurant and have a good meal, let's do it next time."

(Happy Valentine's Day! In the next chapter, the protagonist is going to have lunch with someone else. Who is the person you want to have lunch with?)