Chapter 419: The Decay of the Capital World
Even Su Zhenge was shocked to see that Lu Yiming was so ignorant of the immensity of the world.
Isn't it normal for the richest man to have a secret door in his mansion?
Some junior cadres' offices have secret doors leading to the secretary's office next door. Is this unusual? Who doesn't want to have a little hobby?
Lu Yiming is a person who doesn't understand the meaning of things. How can he dare to say anything?
Just when Su Zhenge was about to say something to help Lu Yiming make amends, Bill Gates smiled nonchalantly: "Ah, you see we were having such a good time chatting, I almost forgot about the business. I invited you to come to the party, come this way."
As he said that, he directly pressed the switch of the secret door.
The secret door, which was originally tightly closed, suddenly opened to the side. A neon light shone from the other side of the secret door, accompanied by deafening music and charming aroma of wine.
It turns out that there is a bar on the other side of the secret door!
I have to say that Bill Gates really knows how to have fun. When he gets tired of reading, he can have a glass of wine and take a break. He is indeed a rich man and he really knows how to enjoy himself.
"Come on, have fun tonight."
Lu Yiming turned his head and glanced at Su Zhenge, only to see that Su Zhenge looked very excited, much more active than Lu Yiming. Without saying a word, he walked towards the secret door, saying, "Why are you looking at me? Go in, this is Bill Gates' party! Don't you want to join in?"
"That's not the case. Let's go."
It must be said that although it is a bar, the furnishings and layout inside are very consistent with the personality of Bill Gates, the richest man in the world.
Apart from anything else, the oak barrels placed against the wall are very visually impactful.
As for the wine cabinet that covers the entire wall and is filled with various kinds of red wine, there is no need to say more.
There was a dance floor in the middle, with a basketball-sized light ball overhead. The lights changed with the rhythm of the music, which reminded Lu Yiming of the phrase "two index fingers are like two flying monkeys, pointing at the shining light ball..."
Bill Gates actually had a purpose in holding this party, because many of the people present were computer geniuses he had recruited, and these geniuses all worked for Microsoft or had cooperative relationships with Microsoft.
Bill Gates patted Lu Yiming on the shoulder and said, "There are many young people here who are as talented as you. I hope you can have fun today."
Then, he waved in a direction, and someone immediately handed him a microphone studded with diamonds, and the lights shone directly in his direction. In an instant, Bill Gates occupied the center position in the bar. The music stopped immediately, and everyone's eyes were focused on Bill Gates.
Bill Gates said loudly: "Let us welcome this computer genius from the East, Lu! You may not know that in addition to being a computer genius, Lu is also a billionaire at the age of only seventeen! It is conservatively estimated that his net worth is more than 500 million US dollars!"
Many people present were so-called "geniuses". They thought Lu Yiming was recruited by Bill Gates. Coupled with Lu Yiming's yellow skin, many people looked at him with unkind eyes. After hearing that Lu Yiming was worth $500 million, everyone was shocked.
You know, a billionaire at the age of seventeen is enough to be called a miracle even in the United States.
Su Zhenge and Qiao Ke, who were standing behind Lu Yiming, were almost choked to death by their own saliva.
Five hundred million US dollars! Not to mention these two rich second-generations, even the families behind them may not have so much money.
Su Zhenge looked at Lu Yiming with disbelief, and finally understood why the world's richest man was so fond of him.
To put it bluntly, a dragon does not live with a snake, and a tiger does not walk with a dog.
There will always be another big shot standing next to a big shot.
Outside the bar, a 60-foot-deep swimming pool is magnificently designed and even has a dedicated underwater music system.
Countless supermodels in cool clothes were seen playing in the water. The air seemed to be filled with a strong scent of hormones. Lu Yiming recognized Zhou Zhiming and Zheng Nanling in the crowd at a glance. The two were sitting in a corner with awkward looks on their faces. Their wandering eyes showed that they wanted to look but didn't dare to. They could only steal a few glances out of the corner of their eyes occasionally to satisfy their sight.
Looking at the two people, Lu Yiming couldn't help but smile slightly. He walked lightly behind them and patted them on the shoulders.
"Why are you being so sneaky? Go after the one you like. These beauties were hired by Bill Gates to entertain us, you can pick any one you want. But I have to tell you, play is play, joke is joke, don't joke with love."
The two of them had obviously never experienced such a situation before, and their faces turned red after hearing what Lu Yiming said, but they also felt itchy and excited in their hearts.
Lu Yiming naturally saw through it, and patted their shoulders again: "Whoever you like, just go for it, don't hesitate, believe me, no girl here will refuse."
Not to mention the open atmosphere in , the mere fact of being able to enter Bill Gates' mansion to hold a party is enough to prove that everyone present is a "potential stock."
Therefore, young girls are willing to establish a "good relationship" with these young geniuses, even if it is just a fleeting romance, because maybe they can be useful someday.
Smart people have already seen through these things. The reason why Zhou Zhiming and Zheng Nanling didn't understand is mainly because they didn't know some of the unspoken rules in the circle.
In this world, if you have money you can really do whatever you want.
The swimming pool was filled with beautiful women of all shapes and sizes, but neither Su Zhenge nor Qiao Ke were in the mood to flirt with these charming girls.
They can pick up girls at any time, and now they just want to learn from Lu Yiming how to make money.
Su Zhenge grabbed Lu Yiming's clothes tightly and asked, "Are you really a billionaire? How did you make all this money?"
Although Bill Gates said that Lu Yiming was a billionaire, it was too magical after all, so the two of them still couldn't believe it 100%. Even the many beauties around them stopped playing and ran to Lu Yiming to verify it.
Lu Yiming thought for a moment and said, "I don't know how I made the money. Maybe it's talent?"
"Can you be more specific?"
Su Zhenge was the only male and the eldest son in the family, so his parents had high hopes for him since he was a child. However, he had no talent for making money, but he was naturally good at eating, drinking and having fun.
Lu Yiming said: "Specifically, there are many ."
Qiao Ke said dissatisfiedly: "Don't make it sound so easy. When I hear you say that, I feel like I just picked up the money from the ground."
Lu Yiming took a breath, with a thoughtful expression on his face, and asked back: "Is it difficult to make money?"
After his rebirth, Lu Yiming really didn’t feel that making money was difficult. On the contrary, because there were so many ways to make money, he had some difficulty making decisions.
Su Zhenge and Qiao Ke were extremely speechless, but when they thought about the fact that Lu Yiming was only seventeen years old and his assets already exceeded the accumulation of several generations of their family, this kind of real crushing made them unable to utter any words of rebuttal in their hearts.
Finally, Su Zhenge had to confide in Lu Yiming: "Over the years, the Su family's investment in the United States has reached a bottleneck. Some truly profitable businesses are not even available to us Chinese. And the areas we can invest in have high investment but low returns, and we even lose money in many cases."
It has always been a bitter experience for Chinese immigrants to come to the United States.
Back then, they were deceived like pigs to come here to build the railway. Countless people were buried in a foreign land. There was even the so-called Chinese Exclusion Act later, and even the right to reproduce was ruthlessly deprived at one point. This shows how low the status of Chinese Americans is in the United States.
Although life is much better nowadays, but when you live under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
Lu Yiming also understood the situation of the Su family. "When I was in China, I talked about this topic with President Su and President Yang. Now you have to abandon old ideas, open up new tracks, develop new ways of playing, and complete an advancement. It's like you have reached the top of the first floor of this building. No matter how you play, you can't surpass your current results. You may even be regarded as the biggest competitor by the players on the same first floor. They may even unite to deal with you. If you are not careful, you may not even be able to keep the first place on the first floor."
When Su Zhenge heard this, he nodded immediately: "Yes, yes, that's right. So what should we do now?"
"Of course, go up to the second floor."
Lu Yiming repeated to Su Zhenge what he had talked about with Su Bao and Yang Xiuzhen.
Su Zhenge was quite excited after hearing this, and kept saying, "This is great, this is great. Making a movie is really a good choice."
Su Zhenge had heard of the Hollywood "red sofa" for a long time, and he was very interested in this kind of "benefits" of openly seducing female stars. He couldn't wait to ask, "When can we start filming? I can't wait any longer."
Jock's eyes sparkled, and he said without hesitation, "David, you must take me with you to such a great event."
Lu Yiming didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and then patiently explained: "The current special effects technology is not yet mature. For now, we should think about how to buy Marvel first. In about seven or eight years, the time will be ripe."
When they heard that it would take another seven or eight years, both Su Zhenge and Qiao Ke quit.
"It's going to take that long? How can that be possible?"
"Is there any way to speed it up? For example, seven or eight days? Seven or eight months would be fine at the very least."
Seeing the two people's anxious look, Lu Yiming immediately laughed: "It's not impossible to hurry up, then find something that doesn't require so many special effects. Have you heard of "Resident Evil"? "
Su Zhenge indulges in sensual pleasures every day and doesn't even care about business, let alone things like comics and games.
If you have that much time, why not play with more women?
Jock, on the other hand, asked, "Are you talking about the video game Resident Evil? I've played that game, it's very exciting!"
Lu Yiming nodded slightly and said, "Yes, that's what I'm talking about. If it's made into a movie, I have a feeling it can make a lot of money. While no one is thinking about it now, find a way to get the remake rights of this IP. I tell you, it's definitely worth it."
"real?"
Su Zhenge was not interested in "Resident Evil", but was interested in making money and women.
Lu Yiming thought about the box office appeal and IP derivatives of the "Resident Evil" series in the future, and almost drooled: "Of course it's true! Get as many copyrights as possible, as long as the price is not too outrageous. After you get them all, I will take you to play together!"
Although Su Zhenge was still a little confused, he was very excited when Lu Yiming said he was willing to take him to play.
First of all, Lu Yiming is a billionaire and his ability to make money is unquestionable. If he says there is a way, then it must not be groundless.
Secondly, Shi Qingxue and Lu Yiming are in love now, and there is a high probability that Shi Qingxue will be Su Zhenge's nephew-in-law in the future. With this relationship, Su Zhenge feels that Lu Yiming would not dare to cheat him.
"Okay, let's do it now!"
The two men who had solved their common psychological problems immediately treated Lu Yiming as a discarded pawn and rushed towards the beautiful woman in the swimming pool, causing bursts of screams.
Lu Yiming shook his head helplessly.
The capitalist world is truly corrupt.
Please take me with you next time!
At ten o'clock the next morning, Lu Yiming, who had finally adjusted to the jet lag, woke up from the big bed in the hotel.
When he returned to the hotel from Bill Gates' mansion last night, it was almost two o'clock, so he got up so late.
After brushing his teeth and washing up, he went out and saw Zheng Nanling and Zhou Zhiming who had also just got up.
"How did you guys enjoy yourself last night?"
Both of them blushed and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
I can only say that the girls in the beautiful country are really warm and generous.
Lu Yiming put his arm around their shoulders and said, "We've had enough fun, now it's time to get down to business. I'm here to win the championship."
ACM-ICPC is recognized as the world's largest and highest-level international college programming competition, which aims to enable college students to use computers to fully demonstrate their ability to analyze and solve problems. This competition is known as the computer Olympics for college students and has always been valued by well-known international universities and has received high attention from famous computer companies around the world.
In the past decade, world-renowned information companies such as APPLE, AT&T, MICROSOFT and IBM have served as sponsors of the competition. Those who have outstanding achievements and outstanding performance in this competition are recruited by these world-class companies and can get enviable annual salaries of millions of yuan and tens of millions of shares in a blink of an eye.
Xiaguo started participating in the competition in 1996. The competition was divided into two stages. The first stage was the domestic preliminaries, and the second stage was the international competition. Because Lu Yiming was not even a college student, he did not participate in the preliminaries, but was directly invited by Bill Gates to participate in the international stage of the competition.
For these players from Xia Country, being able to pass the preliminaries was already a record. From now on, any results achieved in this competition would be considered a breakthrough in history, an honor worth writing about, and an outstanding achievement that could be written into their resumes.
