Chapter 537 This invitation is worth a lot of money
“Bill Gates visited Xia Country for this matter?”
“Not for investment, Bill Gates visits Xia for a willful reason”
“Shock! Bill Gates came to Xia Country just to meet this man.”
The news that Bill Gates would come to Xia Country to attend Lu Yiming's homewarming ceremony was quickly reported by various media outlets, especially domestic media magazines, which were collectively excited.
This is the richest man in the world!
For the people of Xia today, even a foreign face appearing around them is a very strange thing, not to mention that the person who came was the world's richest man, Bill Gates.
The richest man in the world.
In a society that worships money, this is the uncrowned king!
So, when the news that Bill Gates was coming to Xia Country appeared in the newspapers, people could be seen discussing this matter everywhere, talking about the founder of the Microsoft Empire with great interest.
What has aroused more widespread discussion is the purpose of Bill Gates' visit to Xiaguo.
It was actually to celebrate the move of Xia country’s richest man Lu Yiming into a new home?
Are the two of them so close?
For ordinary people, this is a popular topic of conversation, but for people in the political and business circles, this is a rare opportunity to get close to the world's richest man!
Although Zhonghai is one of the largest cities in Xia Country, and the city leaders are theoretically on the same level as the provincial leaders, it is very difficult for them to meet the world's richest man face to face. It can even be said that they do not have the opportunity or face.
Therefore, although Microsoft clearly stated that Bill Gates had no new investment plans when he came to Xiaguo, they still tried every means to squeeze into the banquet - after all, opinions can change at any time, and maybe after the richest man understands the policy, he will have a sudden idea and invest?
Needless to say, people in the business world are all for the purpose of making money, and they are all pure people. Logically speaking, they will have more common language with Bill Gates. More importantly, as long as Bill Gates takes a fancy to you and cooperates with you, you will be able to rise to prominence and go international. Didn't Lu Yiming become the youngest richest man in the mainland by connecting with Bill Gates through a USB flash drive?
As a result, all kinds of people who used connections and backdoors called Lu Yiming, hoping to get the opportunity to attend the banquet, and even listed various tempting conditions.
This made Lu Yiming very emotional.
This is what connections are.
Even the richest man in the world cannot avoid these.
Lu Yiming admitted that he was indeed superficial before.
However, if a person doesn't become a middle-aged man, his youth will be in vain.
That day, Guo Guangchang called and said excitedly, "Junior, Bill Gates is coming?"
Lu Yiming looked calm and said, "Yeah, what's wrong?"
Guo Guangchang said anxiously: "Hey, it's such a big thing, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Lu Yiming said disapprovingly: "Just come if you want, what's the big deal? He just came over to have a meal and join in the fun, look how excited you are."
Guo Guangchang shouted: "That's Bill Gates, the richest man in the world! How can it be the same?"
Lu Yiming, who had experienced the baptism of the Internet in later generations, was already accustomed to such big figures. As long as the micro-business scammers were willing to spend some money, they could even take a photo with Ao Guanhai, not to mention the Buffett lunch. The Monkey King Sun Yuchen directly played this beautiful Chinese stock god around, so that Buffett simply stopped auctioning his lunch.
Compared with these micro-business gurus and the Monkey King, Bill Gates is nothing.
Whatever celebrity or not, after a few decades, weren’t they all ruined by a group of daring newcomers?
Therefore, in Lu Yiming's eyes, these world-renowned celebrities naturally lost any sense of sacredness and were at most wealthy tycoons.
But for many people in Xia Country today, the name Bill Gates alone carries extraordinary weight.
"What's the difference? Isn't it still two ears, two eyes, a nose and a mouth?"
Lu Yiming's tone was nonchalant, but Guo Guangchang dared not to care. He could already imagine how huge the impact this incident would bring, so he couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that your Fire Feast will not be low-key even if you want to."
"From your tone, it seems like you are gloating?"
"No, no, you heard me wrong. I am really angry for you. After all, the whole world knows that you are a low-key person."
"That's more like it."
Having said that, Lu Yiming was still very distressed.
Also feeling troubled by this are countless people in Zhonghai who think they are prominent and have status.
As the Magic City, Zhonghai is the premier financial center of Xia Country, and there are countless wealthy people here.
When you have more money in your pocket, you will become arrogant, especially in this special era where everything is centered on economic development, money has become the courage of a hero.
When doing business, everyone likes to brag about who they know, how deep their connections are, and how impressive their background is.
In the past, it was really difficult to distinguish whether someone was truly awesome or not.
After all, a boss with assets of hundreds of millions and a boss with assets of millions may both drive a million-dollar Mercedes when they go out. Even if the latter is just pretending to be rich, how can outsiders easily tell the difference?
But now it’s different. Even Bill Gates has come to the Fire-Entering Banquet of Mr. Lu, the richest man. If you are not on the invitation list, would you still have the nerve to brag to others?
Even if you dare to brag, others won't believe it.
At that time, countless people started to think about it and tried their best to squeeze into the list.
The bell rang for the end of get out of class, and Lu Yiming had just turned on his pager when his phone rang.
There is no doubt that the person on the other end must have been making countless calls without stopping.
Sure enough, just as Lu Yiming pressed the answer button, he heard Jack Ma's voice from the other side: "Mr. Lu, you finally answered the phone."
Lu Yiming took a deep breath.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Jack Ma asked excitedly: "Is Bill Gates really coming?"
Lu Yiming said expressionlessly: "Yeah, he just came to eat for free, why are you asking this?"
After getting the answer, Jack Ma immediately changed his tone to a flattering one, and said eagerly: "Mr. Lu, what do you think of our relationship?"
Lu Yiming picked his ears and blurted out, "That's it."
Jack Ma got anxious when he heard this: "What do you mean by 'just like that'? Mr. Lu, you are my dearest friend! My closest all-weather strategic partner!"
Lu Yiming raised his eyebrows and asked, "So?"
Jack Ma then expressed his true thoughts: "So, is it inappropriate for me not to go to the ceremony for the completion of your new home?"
“Is this appropriate?”
"It fits! It fits perfectly!"
Lu Yiming thought that he would have to wait for Jack Ma to work for him in the future, so he nodded: "Okay, then you come too."
Just after hanging up the phone, the phone rang again. As soon as Lu Yiming pressed the answer button, he heard Wu Ying's voice: "Mr. Lu..."
"Come!"
"???"
"Come with Jack Ma."
"Okay, Mr. Lu."
Hang up the phone.
Before Lu Yiming could breathe a sigh of relief, his cell phone rang again.
"Mr. Lu..."
The person who called this time was Lin Shuyi who was far away in Baiyun.
Lu Yiming: “Come!”
"What's coming?"
Lin Shuyi's tone was full of doubt.
"Boss Lu, you've been making quite a fuss lately. I heard about it all over Guangdong Province."
Lu Yiming said unhappily, "When did I ever make less noise?"
Lin Shuyi actually took Lu Yiming's statement for granted: "That's right. It's just a new house, but you even invited Bill Gates to come. You're amazing. I haven't seen what Bill Gates looks like yet, how about I go and join in the fun?"
Lu Yiming said weakly: "Come on, you are not the only one left."
Lin Shuyi laughed loudly: "From the tone of your voice, are you giving up resistance?"
"I gave up resistance a long time ago."
Lin Shuyi was laughing so hard that she was shaking.
She could imagine that those people Lu Yiming knew must have called Lu Yiming, hoping to come to the party.
On the other side, Cao Jingwen had just finished school when Shi Qingxue called her: "Cao Jingwen, are you in school? I'm going to come look for you."
Cao Jingwen teased, "Xiaoxue, you actually have time to look for me? Aren't you going to accompany your Lu Yiming?"
Shi Qingxue snorted and said, "Just tell me whether you are there or not."
"Yes, of course I am. Hey, I'll go back to the dormitory and wait for you now."
After a while, Shi Qingxue and Cao Jingwen met in Cao Jingwen's dormitory.
"Xiaoxue, I haven't seen you for a while. You seem to be getting better and better. It seems that Lu Yiming is quite capable. I heard that..."
Before Cao Jingwen finished speaking, Shi Qingxue said angrily, "Hey, hey, hey, what are you talking about? You've become a bad person after going to college? Lu Yiming and I didn't do anything!"
She took out a gold-stamped invitation from her handbag and said, "Here, this is for you."
As soon as she got the invitation, Cao Jingwen couldn't help but exclaimed: "They're sending out wedding invitations, and you're telling me you haven't done anything?"
Shi Qingxue put her hands on her hips angrily and said, "I'm going to kill you. It's the Fire Feast. The Yan family garden has been renovated. Lu Yiming and I are planning to move in."
When Cao Jingwen heard this, she shuddered all over and felt bored: "Hey, you scared me. I thought you couldn't wait until graduation to get married."
"Hey, you're still telling me, is your skin itchy?"
Shi Qingxue was about to hit him, but Cao Jingwen quickly begged for mercy and said with a smile, "Alright, alright, I won't say anything. But isn't it just a house fire? Do you still need to send out invitations? Isn't this a bit too grand? Do all you rich people know how to have fun like this?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Qingxue couldn't help but "complain" to Cao Jingwen, "You don't know, it's all Lu Yiming's fault. We had originally agreed to simply invite you and your friends and your roommates, but I don't know who Lu Yiming listened to and said he wanted to make it serious. Now, not only has he invited a world-class banquet service team from the United States, but he has also attracted the world's richest man, Bill Gates. More and more people are attending the banquet. I heard there are hundreds of people. Without invitations, it would be impossible to manage them all."
This matter has been a hot topic in the circle, but Cao Jingwen has no contact with that circle, so naturally she doesn't know about it. When she heard that Bill Gates was coming, Cao Jingwen was shocked and felt that the invitation in her hand was getting hot: "Ah? Doesn't that mean that many dignitaries will be there? Is it inappropriate for me to go to such a grand occasion?"
Shi Qingxue smiled and said, "What's appropriate or inappropriate? Lu Yiming said that I can make the decision on this matter, and what's wrong with being the richest man in the world? Isn't it still just a place to eat, drink and have fun ? Well, remember to come anyway."
"Well, okay."
After Shi Qingxue left, several of Cao Jingwen's roommates immediately surrounded her.
"Who is she?"
“So beautiful.”
"Look at the way she's dressed. She has a good taste in clothes."
"I just heard you guys talking about Bill Gates. Are all your topics so high-level?"
Shi Qingxue's current dressing taste is indeed different from before, and girls change a lot when they grow up. Shi Qingxue is no longer as cold and aloof as before. Even the smile on her face has become bright and sunny, and she looks more beautiful than before.
That's why Cao Jingwen teased Shi Qingxue just now. But now that she heard her roommates say this, she did feel that Shi Qingxue had changed.
She couldn't help but start to wonder in her heart.
Can falling in love really make a woman more beautiful?
So should I give it a try?
Just as Cao Jingwen was daydreaming, a roommate picked up the invitation she had casually placed on the table, flipped it open, and exclaimed, "No. 699 Yuyuan Road! The guest is Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue? The richest man in Lu?"
"What? Mr. Lu, the richest man?"
This shout really stirred up trouble, and several roommates screamed and gathered around to watch the fun.
“Cao Jingwen, is this really the richest man in Lu?”
"You've hidden yourself well enough. You actually know Mr. Lu, the richest man?"
"That's right. He knew Mr. Lu but didn't even tell us."
In an instant, Cao Jingwen's status in the dormitory became completely different.
A girl wailed, "Could that beautiful girl just now be Mr. Lu's girlfriend? Ahhh, I feel like my life has been shattered!"
Cao Jingwen curled her lips and said, "Hey, what's wrong with you guys? Isn't it just a meal? I admit that it should be grand, but aren't you too exaggerated?"
"Exaggerated? Not at all, okay? Have you not been reading newspapers recently?"
Cao Jingwen complained: "The final exam is coming up soon. I don't even have time to review. How can I find the time to read the newspaper?"
"No wonder. If you read the newspaper, you'll know that we're not exaggerating at all. Did you know that someone has already offered 50,000 yuan for the invitation in your hand?"
"fifty thousand?!"
Cao Jingwen was immediately shocked.
A big meat bun costs only fifty cents. How many big meat buns can you buy with fifty thousand yuan?
"Tsk, what do you know? Is fifty thousand a lot? This is a chance to get in close contact with the two richest people. Even if it's a hundred thousand, there will probably be many people willing to pay."
"That's right. Hey, Cao Jingwen, how do you know Mr. Lu, the richest man? Are you also a rich woman?"
Facing everyone's puzzled looks, Cao Jingwen defended herself by saying, "No, I'm not. Lu Yiming and I were high school classmates, and Shi Qingxue is my best friend."
"You are so lucky."
"Yes, now you don't have to worry about graduating from college. With just one word from Mr. Lu, you can become a company executive."
"Cao Jingwen, take me with you."
"Take me too..."
Seeing that all of her roommates had "hungry" expressions on their faces and were almost begging her with tears in her eyes, Cao Jingwen's face suddenly became full of worry.
What the hell is going on.
Baiyun No.1 Middle School.
At twelve o'clock in the afternoon, Zhu Hanwen packed up his teaching materials and returned to the classroom and dormitory. Sun Jiatong was cooking in the kitchen.
"Are you back?"
Zhu Hanwen put down his things, walked into the kitchen, and hugged Sun Jiatong's waist from behind: "Why do you have the time to cook today? Did you encounter something happy?"
Previously, Sun Jiatong came home to cook every day because Lin Yuzhen was in her third year of high school, which was a critical time for her to replenish her nutrition, so she had to prepare better meals for her. Now that Lin Yuzhen is in college, the couple has become lazy and basically eats in the cafeteria.
While busy cooking, Sun Jiatong said with a smile: "I only have two classes in the morning, so I can buy some vegetables and have a good meal. I am tired of eating in the cafeteria every day."
Zhu Hanwen's hands wandered dishonestly over Sun Jiatong's body, and he said meaningfully, "It seems I'm in for a treat at noon."
Sun Jiatong rolled her eyes at him and said angrily, "Take your hands away, I'm cooking."
At this moment, the phone in the living room rang. Sun Jiatong pushed Zhu Hanwen away and said, "Hurry up and answer the phone."
Zhu Hanwen came to the living room, picked up the phone, and then heard Lu Yiming's voice from inside.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Zhu."
Zhu Hanwen said in surprise: "Lu Yiming! How come you have time to call me today?"
Zhu Hanwen is quite fond of reading books and newspapers. In recent reports, Lu Yiming has appeared quite frequently.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "You and Master's wife have been doing well recently, right?"
"fine."
Zhu Hanwen was also very proud of this popular student and could not help but praise him, "You are more capable than before. I can see news about you in the newspaper every day."
Lu Yiming joked: "Life is all about struggle."
Then, he got down to business: "Teacher Zhu, are you free this weekend? I have a house in Zhonghai, and it will be open on Saturday. You and your wife can come over to play."
Zhu Hanwen was quite touched. Lu Yiming was now the richest man, and he invited him to dinner. It seemed that his care for Lu Yiming, a "problem student", was not in vain. But then he felt a little embarrassed and said, "Zhonghai is so far away. It will take too much time to go back and forth. Your teacher Sun and I don't need to go."
Lu Yiming quickly said, "It's okay. My parents will come with us. You and Teacher Sun can take my private plane. The trip will be quick, only an hour or so. There will also be a special car to pick you up, so it won't take up much of your time."
Private jet? Private car transfer?
Zhu Hanwen was just an ordinary middle school teacher. He had never seen such a scene before. He stood there in a daze, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
Lu Yiming continued to talk non-stop, and finally reminded: "Teacher Zhu, it's settled now, we'll see you then."
