Wall Street Legend

Wang Dongxue has never seen much of the world. He has only seen such a large mansion on TV before, or when passing by other people's homes. This is the first time he has actually stepped in and been a guest.

He didn’t know how much the cigars he smoked were worth, otherwise he might not be willing to light them at all. After working in a supermarket for more than half a year, his salary could barely afford to buy such a Royal Million Dollar cigar. As mentioned before, even though it was only two years ago We haven't met each other for a long time, but there is a huge gap between them, mainly in material aspects.

Being treated as a guest by Ye Dongqing made Wang Dongxue feel uneasy. He seemed to be the only one who didn't fit in in the whole room. This was the inferiority complex in his own mind. In fact, Ye Dongqing welcomed his arrival, at least more than Richard Rockefeller was more popular.

The past gradually came back to my mind, and I vaguely remembered that I occasionally lent my homework to Wang Dongxue, and was caught by the teacher. It was already a relatively distant memory. At the moment, I was sitting and chatting, and there were not many topics. They were just asking about Chinatown. How is it there, what are my former classmates doing now, etc.

"I just thought about it, and there happens to be a job suitable for you. It's on the land on the other side of the island. I don't know if you saw people working on it. I plan to build a botanical garden there. You can help me manage it. "

Ye Dongqing got to the point and felt that his tone was a bit formal. He coughed dryly and added: "Accumulate some work experience first, and I will help you arrange a better position in the future. In terms of salary... I will give you five thousand US dollars in the initial stage. I will upgrade the botanical garden after it is completed. I will only be responsible for helping plant the plants and some other aspects of management. I will say hello to the project manager at that time. If you are interested, just go and report directly."

It's roughly equivalent to an annual salary of 60,000 US dollars, not counting other benefits such as medical insurance, bonuses, etc., all of which are definitely higher.

At the end of 2004, with this kind of income, he had already reached the threshold for promotion to the middle class. Ye Dongqing was too lazy to take care of these small things. He had a dedicated person to help him build the botanical garden. However, he also knew that the annual income of 60,000 US dollars was not bad. If Being picky about this also means that we don't have to continue to get along with each other. He is not a bad person, so naturally he won't throw money around casually.

Wang Dongxue was very pleasantly surprised that his income was almost two thousand dollars higher than when he was a security guard. He only had a high school degree, but he would be rejected from any slightly better job.

There is a saying called "Sheng Mi's kindness, fight with Mi's hatred", save the urgent but not the poor. The philosophy of life summarized by the Chinese ancestors contains great principles in just a dozen or so words.

Ye Dongqing is willing to give him a chance. If he works hard and improves his abilities, he won't mind giving this old classmate a higher-paying job in the future, but he will not give him money directly so that he can develop a sense of dependence on him for getting something for nothing.

Speaking of which, there were anywhere from 500 to 200 people who had been classmates with him. That was only in middle school, and even more after going to college. If everyone came to him to ask for money, wouldn't it be chaos?

Just like rich people will not pay medical expenses to strangers casually and help them escape poverty, because once they do so, more people who get the news will flock in like mosquitoes. There are so many people in the world who are short of money. Even a man of Bill Gates's stature can only be said to be doing his best.

Philanthropists are not that easy to be. Even if one person does not get the help he wants and tries his best to throw dirty water, it is enough to ruin the reputation of someone who has done a lot of charity.

He kept saying thank you, which made Ye Dongqing quite satisfied with the attitude of his old classmates. He took out his mobile phone and made a call. He told the project leader about his recruitment and told the other person the name "Bruce King". Then he raised his head and said with a smile: "Okay, wait until you have time to go through the onboarding procedures. The management team of the botanical garden has just been established. If you build a good relationship with your boss, you might be able to get a better position. I will definitely do it next. It won’t be too busy.”

Wang Dongxue didn't know what to say other than thanking her. She suppressed her face until her face turned red. She was so excited that she couldn't hide her happiness at the same time.

The atmosphere was a little awkward for him, so he simply called the housekeeper and asked him to take him to go through the entry formalities first. It wasn't until the old classmate left that Richard lazily asked: "We knew each other before we started doing business." People?"

"Yes, I can see the shadow of myself in him. At first, I felt that if I could earn five thousand US dollars a month and be able to support myself, it would be a very happy thing. But now the fun of making money has suddenly become less. , it seems that I have become more concerned about success itself, solving troubles, and then promoting the company to continuously expand the market and achieve my ideal goals.

I gradually discovered that maybe this is the reason why Mr. Buffett and others, the stock god, still insist on working every day even though they are very old. Without their jobs, life will become boring and boring. "

What Ye Dongqing said was true, and Richard was thoughtful after listening to it.

However, salted fish is salted fish. Richard did not have the idea of ​​striving to surpass the achievements of his family ancestors. Instead, he said: "The realm is too high. I guess I will never have the chance to appreciate it in this life. If my grandfather is willing Leave me a large inheritance, and I will convert it into cash to buy a private jet and a super luxury yacht. Then I will move out of the manor and live by myself. I will buy the island next door to be your neighbor. I will buy all the remaining money. into stocks and treasury bonds, and enjoy dividends comfortably every day.”

"...Your grandfather would be very happy after hearing such words, and then donate all the money. The reason why there are no more powerful people in the Rockefeller family is probably because you guys are too good at enjoying themselves."

As expected, they were all fair-weather friends, with the exception of Edward Johnson Jr., who was a little more reliable and even dared to trick Ye Dongqing for profit.

For example, at Apple, Ye Dongqing always felt that it was little Edward who ordered him to rob and buy a few percent of Apple's shares.

It's a cheap approach, but at least it shows that you are still motivated and know that you have to make money on your own instead of waiting to inherit the inheritance one day in the future. Ye Dongqing and Little Edward are not the same people, but they are not the same as Richard, so they can barely do it. Seek common ground while reserving differences, and don't care too much about anything.

Being able to accept this level of joking, Richard shrugged indifferently and said: "That's none of my business. I won't care about the flood after I die. I like this sentence of French Emperor Louis XV."

Now I save some money, which is enough to make me comfortable for a lifetime, provided that the investment advice you give me is correct. My financial advisor has asked me to sell it, so I fired the financial advisor. Compared with He, I am more willing to believe in your advice..."