Chapter 285: Hospitality

Wan Guohou stood up, walked slowly to the huge glass window, and then put his hands behind his back and said nothing.

K1 and Z2 understand that Wan Guohou is going to issue an eviction order. They looked at the hairy boy on the other side, who didn't know the height of the sky, and was mentally prepared to throw it out. Yu Jingbo stared at all this without blinking, and felt very interesting.

After a few seconds, Wan Guohou gently drew the curtains, then turned around and looked directly at Le Yongzhi.

Le Yongzhi's face turned pale, and at this time he had realized that he had said the wrong thing, and it was ridiculously wrong, which made him feel extremely desperate, so that he didn't dare to apologize, nor did he dare to look directly at Wan Guohou.

K1 and Z2 looked at each other again: Wan Guohou was not easily angry, in fact, it was very difficult to provoke him. Just like at this moment, they thought that Wan Guohou was going to send off the guests, but Wan Guohou smiled at the young man who was at a loss.

"It is written on the information, are you from YN?" Wan Guohou said unhurriedly, "There must be a lot of butterflies in your hometown, right?"

"Yes. Le Yongzhi became excited again, "I am from Hancheng, I like to catch butterflies since I was a child, and when I was a child, I took nature classes, and the teacher was full of praise for the butterfly specimens I made. ”

The words "Han Cheng" alerted Yu Jingbo, he sat up straight quietly, and carefully looked at Le Yongzhi.

"Specimens of golden-spotted beaked butterflies, don't give them away casually. Wan Guohou sighed softly, "You are still young, and many things may not be able to see in the long run. Although I don't really like your expression, I won't casually dismiss your nonprofit organization because of this. He waved his hand and motioned for Le Yongzhi to listen to him, "You are holding on to your hopes too ardently, so you are afraid that you will find nothing from me, and my patience has given you the illusion that you think I am very persuasive, but if I can't, send a specimen." ”

He took a step back and hid his body in the shadow of the curtain, revealing only his pale green eyes, which shone brightly. Your expression looks pained. Suffering can usually be divided into two types, one that uplifts and makes one stronger, and the other that is meal, cowardly, and worthless. ”

Le Yongzhi picked at his fingernails irritably, he understood that Wan Guohou was right, but the pride peculiar to young people made him unwilling to admit it.

When Yu Jingbo saw this, he felt that he could express his opinion. He looked at Wan Guohou provocatively, "Master Hou, can I tell me my opinion?"

Wan Guohou made a "please" gesture.

"Mr. Le, please allow me to introduce myself, I am the founder of Shanjia Nursing Home, I think you may know me. Yu Jingbo said arrogantly. Unexpectedly, the other party neither nodded nor shook his head, which made him a little embarrassed, so he coughed. "Actually, I also asked Hou Ye for help, or to put it bluntly, financial assistance. He was satisfied to see Le Yongzhi's eyes widen, "I think I have some experience to pass on to you." He turned his head to look at Wan Guohou, "Is it okay, Hou Ye?"

Wan Guohou smiled slightly, "Listen to it." ”

"Mr. Le, when you ask someone for help, in addition to explaining your needs, you also need to show what you will do after you get help, or what significant ...... you can bring to him after others help you" Yu Jingbo originally wanted to say "benefits", but suddenly remembered that Wan Guohou was a China expert, so he changed it to "icing on the cake".

Le Yongzhi was stunned for a few seconds before he reacted. He hurriedly said, "I don't dare to say anything icing on the cake, because I haven't received assistance from Lord Hou yet." However, there is still a lot that CBCA can do, and it also has a bit of reputation and influence internationally. Under our protection, the number of rare species such as not only the golden-spotted beaked butterfly, but also the three-tailed brown butterfly and the Apollo silk butterfly has increased. Master Hou, it makes sense to protect butterflies, butterflies themselves have huge aesthetic, ecological and economic value, not to mention these rare protected species. I can make a promise here, as long as Hou Ye is willing to participate in the CBCA program, I will spend every penny of Hou Ye on butterflies. ”

Le Yongzhi said this awkwardly, then glanced at Wan Guohou, and after receiving the latter's gaze of encouragement, he continued, "Now, we have two small bases, one in YN and one in HN. At present, we still adopt the method of indoor farming. In the future, we will change to outdoor natural farming, that is, select a site in the mountainous area, build a greenhouse, and cover the roof with a gauze net. Of course, the roof of the shed will be covered with a collapsible rain curtain. In the shed, with 100 square meters as the base unit, the host and nectar source are planted for the butterflies to lay eggs and collect honey. Monitoring equipment and temperature and humidity control systems will be installed in the shed to keep the temperature at 25~30 degrees and the humidity at about 80%. At present, we rely entirely on manual adjustment of temperature and humidity, so the efficiency is very low, and if the funds are in place, we can use all kinds of precision equipment. ”

Wan Guohou slowly walked to the side of the chair, "Let's talk about the part of raising butterflies first." He smiled and said, "What you said is in the report, and I have seen it." He muttered, "I can sign you a check to sponsor your butterfly conservation program, but I have one condition. ”

Le Yongzhi desperately tried to hold back the ecstasy in his heart," you said. ”

"Once the funds are in place, you have to go all out to carry out this plan to save the butterflies. Not a single butterfly you raise can be circulated, and even if it is a specimen of a natural death, it cannot be sold, but can only be sent to the National Museum of Zoology. Wan Guohou said, habitually touching his beard, "If you can do it, I will write a check immediately." ”

Le Yongzhi's lips trembled, "I can do it, but I can't guarantee my men." There will always be butterflies that miss, some of which are feathered in advance, and you can't find them when they fly. He didn't dare to look directly at Wan Guohou, and his gaze was a little wandering, "The National Museum of Zoology has its own collections, and they don't need so many of the same butterfly specimens." ”

Yu Jingbo laughed in his heart, and at the same time noticed that Wan Guohou had already sat down in his chair and picked up a silver Montblanc fountain pen encrusted with gems. "It seems that Master Hou was still moved by this kid. He sighed secretly. Although he showed great willingness to listen to a newly graduated hairy boy talk about his ambitions and career obstacles in Wan Guohou's study, he was extremely dissatisfied in his heart.

Seeing that Wan Guohou was silent, Le Yongzhi took the trouble to explain the commercial part of the CBCA plan in detail. Wan Guohou held the heavy "mysterious master" and seemed to be able to listen to it. Yu Jingbo endured his sleepiness, stared at the white six-pointed star on the top of the fountain pen, and estimated the value of this fountain pen that looked like a limited edition product in his heart.

When Yu Jingbo was a little distracted, Wan Guohou put down the beautiful fountain pen, "You didn't answer my question positively. It seems that you also know in your heart that you will sell butterflies with or without my help. ”

After speaking, he picked up the pen again, quickly signed a check, and then got up and walked in front of Le Yongzhi, holding it with both hands and handing it to Le Yongzhi. The latter recklessly took it with one hand. K1 and Z2 look at each other.

"This is a little bit of a tribute to you for sticking to the CBCA Butterfly Program for a year. Wan Guohou's tone was unpleasant, "But it's not my aid to you." He twisted the cap of his pen and said lightly, "Actually, I will grant your request for only two reasons." First, you are the person introduced by Jin Yicheng, I think he is very honest, and I am willing to meet with the college classmates he guarantees; second, you have been rejected by 29 institutions and individuals before, but you have not given up. And I'm really curious about such people. He smiled and looked at Le Yongzhi's dumbfounded appearance, "Okay, I'll give you enough time." With that, he turned and walked back to his chair and sat down, never saying a word again.

Le Yongzhi's face flushed, and he bowed sincerely, "Master Hou, I, I will make a name for you to see." ”

When the servant took Le Yongzhi out of the study, Yu Jingbo couldn't help it, "Master Hou, this kid is very obedient, and the information is also very complete, why did you still refuse him?"

"Because he doesn't really want to protect butterflies. Or, to put it mildly, some people get involved in animal protection to get a 'good name', and this young man wants fame and fortune. "The assistance I gave him would have allowed him to devote himself to butterfly conservation, but he was reluctant to give up the trade in specimens, and perhaps live." He shook his head, "$200,000 for a butterfly, this temptation, he can't resist." ”

"That's the loveliest thing about young people. Yu Jingbo smiled and said, "Of course, I don't know what butterflies protect or anything." ”

Wan Guohou blinked and did not speak.

"Master Hou, I have a sentence, I don't know if I can say it. Yu Jingbo pondered the words, "But I'm really curious." ”

Dean Yu said so. Wan Guohou laughed, "Please speak." ”

"This specimen of the golden-spotted beaked butterfly...... Is it really worth that much money? It's just a butterfly. Yu Jingbo unconsciously pinched his fingers, "According to what he said, it can be industrialized, and butterflies can lay eggs in batches, raising hundreds or thousands, can't they easily earn tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions? It doesn't cost much to raise butterflies, this is a good deal, so you will refuse, to be honest, it's a pity." ”

Wan Guohou put away his smile and stared at Yu Jingbo without blinking, until the latter felt furious in his heart, and he said coldly: "Dean Yu, I remember your benevolent brochure, and I also remember the PPP trophy in your office. How long has it been?"

Yu Jingbo knew that something was wrong, so he hurriedly said with a smile on his face: "Master Hou, I'm just joking, protecting species diversity, of course it's worth advocating! Don't get me wrong!" After speaking, he pushed his glasses and diverted the topic, "Ah, Master Hou, I've been in your study long enough, now can we talk about the opening ceremony of the second phase of the good family?"

"I'm very sorry. Wan Guohou looked at K1, and the latter said knowingly, "Master Hou still has a few guests, Dean Yu, do you want to go back to the house first......

"It's okay, I just wasn't too busy today. Yu Jingbo hurriedly said, "If Master Hou doesn't mind, I'll pick a few books to read?"

"Absolutely. Wan Guohou smiled.

Over the next few hours, Yu Jingbo flipped through several books of different genres, from "No Matter or the Limits of Science" to "The World as Will and Appearance", to "Codex Serafini" and "On the Monarch". He took it completely casually, but to his embarrassment, only "Regardless" was in Chinese, and he recognized every word, but he couldn't understand what the book was talking about.

Unable to read the book, he had to start observing the guests of Wan Guohou. There were a variety of people who came to Wan Guohou, including church personnel, high-level executives of cultural communication companies, and even a university library director who asked Wan Guohou to give an opening speech. Yu Jingbo wanted to take out his mobile phone to pass the time, but he was afraid that he would be regarded as rude by Wan Guohou, so he had to listen to the conversation between Wan Guohou and the guests absentmindedly while flipping through the book absentmindedly.

By the time Wan Guohou saw off the last guest, it was already dark, and Yu Jingbo's patience was almost running out. Without waiting for Yu Jingbo to speak, Wan Guohou first said something that surprised him, "Dean Yu, it's dinner time, if you don't bother, can you go to your house for dinner?"

Yu Jingbo only hesitated for a second, and then saw Wan Guohou's face sink slightly. He made an immediate decision, "Of course, it's a great honor." Then I'll call my wife and ask her to prepare. ”

"You don't need to prepare it, just eat it. Wan Guohou seemed to be in high spirits, "Dean Yu, don't be surprised, I'm not a whim." Actually, I have gifts for Ling Gongzi and Doctor Sui, so I will visit by the way. ”

"Ah, you're so polite......," Yu Jingbo stammered, "Did you bring it back from the United States, you don't have to bother so much." ”

Wan Guohou smiled slightly, "Although I am not a China expert, I also know that making guests wait for hours is not a way of hospitality. He glanced at his watch, "This afternoon is an exception. Dean Yu, please give me a chance to make amends. ”

Yu Jingbo wailed in his heart: Yu Yiji's situation has not been good recently. When he was in a bad mood, he locked himself in his room and didn't come out for a day, and when he was in a good mood, he ordered a lot of takeout and ate and drank. Sui Qingliu's carefully cooked light and healthy meals, but he abandoned them like a shoe. Because he was afraid that the outside world would know that Yu Yi was gradually taking drugs, Yu Jingbo gave the nanny a long vacation early, which also caused Yu's family to no longer be as tidy as before.

Yu Jingbo rolled his eyes and saw Wan Guohou smiling and waiting for his reply. He stubbornly said, "Then please ask Master Hou to condescend." Seeing Wan Guohou's satisfied expression, he added, "Master Hou, I'm sorry, I want to go to the bathroom first." ”

Wan Guohou knew that he was in a hurry to call home, and he didn't poke it, but just nodded, "K1, you take Dean Yu to take it for a while." After seeing the two of them leave the room, he said to Z2, "Get ready, if you want to eat, you can change me." ”

Z2 retreated, and only Wan Guohou was left in the huge room. He sighed and muttered, "Some people chase phantoms all their lives, and they have to find satisfaction in phantoms. ”