It was getting dark, and Su Mu changed his clothes and went out.

It's cold today, and the down jacket I bought last time in New York came in handy, and after nearly eight years, there was news recently that there might be snow in the San Francisco area in the near future.

Everywhere there is talk about whether it will snow or not, and they are more excited than Christmas, and the last time it snowed in the San Francisco area was in February 1976, it's no wonder that the locals are so excited that the media are joining in the fun.

Palo Alto, where Menlo Park and Stanford University are located, belongs to the wealthy area that has just emerged in the past ten years, where the rich live, and the various supporting facilities and shops are also quite high-grade.

As a sign of respect, Sumu chose the place to meet tonight as a sign of respect for the famous restaurant in the Palo Alto area, braving the cold wind and getting into a taxi, some of which were already decorated with reindeer lights and Christmas trees.

Christmas is coming, in this era of poor entertainment, both adults and children, are full of expectations for the holiday, just when he went out, George also asked Su Mu if he wanted to go to Hawaii for a vacation together during the holidays.

Having never been to Hawaii before, Su Mu wanted to go, but unfortunately considering that there were still business matters to deal with, he could only regretfully refuse George's request.

James has been in a bad mood recently, and the cold war with Li Zhekai is still continuing, living in that house makes Su Mu very uncomfortable, he is thinking about whether he should move out, if Penguin does well next year, maybe he can also consider buying a house of his own and taking his family over to live together.

If nothing else, he thinks that he should stay in Silicon Valley for a long time, buy a house, and at present can only withdraw funds from Penguin, and the supermarket will have to carry out a long period of "compound interest investment", and will not pay dividends early.

Approaching the end of the year, one day less in 1984, the first half of the year today is meaningless, but the second half of the year is full of significance, thinking that he has made a lot of money, Su Mu is extremely happy......

It's a pity that he didn't be happy for long, and was stopped at the door of the Flirland restaurant, and the greeting waiter hid his contempt well, and said in a cold voice: "Sorry, you can't enter without a reservation, even if you have a reservation, you have to wear formal clothes, you can try the restaurant opposite." ”

Su Mu looked back, it was McDonald's, and he was upset at the moment, and told: "I booked a table in the name of Richard Lee, and if I remember correctly, he should be the VIP of your restaurant." ”

The waiter remembered that the Chinese who made a bold move, after all, not everyone has the courage, every time he dropped two hundred dollars as a tip, he immediately changed his face and smiled: "Welcome to Francis, Li is a distinguished guest of our restaurant, it seems that he hasn't been here for a long time, is there any dissatisfaction?"

Richard Lee, in fact, is Li Zhekai, after he sold Ferrari, all the money was invested in the company.

After the investment failed, I recently started to eat instant noodles again, how can I have the money to eat at this kind of restaurant, and it is not so easy to succeed on my own, and I am angry with the father who is also surnamed Li, and I am unwilling to use his money.

"Maybe it's because you're turning away his friends that you don't want to come, it's so cold that you can't wear a thick dress?

Su Mu sneered, didn't bother to say more to him, and walked into the restaurant by himself.

The greeter's face turned blue and white for a while, and he still pinched his nose and followed, letting him sit in the arranged position.

Close to the window, you can see the cars driving outside, the thick glass has a good soundproofing effect, and you can only hear the music of the saxophone and the sound of people talking.

"Sorry, I see you booked two people, do you want to have an appetizer now?" asked the white greeter.

Su Mu looked out the window and casually told, "Wait a little longer, it's coming soon." ”

"Yes, sir, please give me your coat and we will store it carefully......"

Hearing the title of "sir", Su Mu couldn't help laughing, took off his coat and handed it to the other party.

The air is filled with a comforting scent, and three silver knives and three silver cutlery are placed on either side of the plate.

Looking around at the customers, it seems that everyone is very calm, some are wearing white shirts, still wearing ties when eating, and some inadvertently revealing famous watches, and most of the prices start at five figures.

Some of the guests look plain, but their faces are business cards, such as a middle-aged white man who is talking about business, Su Mu knows him, the chief financial officer of Hewlett-Packard, who has been in a magazine, earns millions of dollars a year, and owns a small stake in Hewlett-Packard.

Suddenly he stopped talking and walked to say hello to a young man, who was even richer, and Su Mu remembered that his surname was Packard, and his grandfather was one of the co-founders of Hewlett-Packard.

Speaking of which is not afraid of being ridiculed, Su Mu has grown up so big in the United States, and has never eaten such formal Western food, and he doesn't even know what to eat with the three knives and three forks in front of him.

Sitting in the restaurant, I feel out of place with this restaurant, this is a restaurant for the rich, I gritted my teeth and was willing to pay for this meal, and for the vast majority of the guests on the scene, I didn't have to care at all.

A small restaurant, but it makes Su Mu have such a peculiar feeling, as if he has inadvertently peeked into a corner of the upper class society, opening the door to a new world, more like enjoying than eating.

It's completely different from the Chinatown where he grew up, where many people eat just to live, and are satisfied with their achievements during the day, but at the moment they feel that there is nothing to show off, and they are still a long way from the financial freedom they dreamed of.

It's a good thing that the impetuous mind turns to calm.

After catching a glimpse of someone sitting at the next table, Su Mu looked over and was surprised to find that it was actually Mr. Steve Jobs, who was blaming the middle-aged white man sitting opposite him for the failure of product positioning.

The words were ugly, and it seemed that he was indeed a grumpy supervisor as rumored outside, which made Su Mu dismiss the idea of greeting Mr. Jobs.

IBM's performance has been rising recently, Apple's market share has been declining, and Apple, which was still favored by people at the beginning of the year, is now in danger, and if it does not develop a best-selling product, it will be eliminated by the market, and Jobs's mental state is very bad.

Su Mu didn't want to eavesdrop, but he still heard him say that he hoped to re-recruit a capable senior engineer with a monthly salary of more than 20,000 US dollars in the near future.

Unconsciously, the monthly salary of more than 20,000 US dollars could not stimulate Su Mu, and his expression did not fluctuate, and his mentality has changed very much in the past month or so.

A sexy woman who was both strange and familiar to Su Mu walked over, even if she was only wearing an ordinary coat, her beautiful face and sexy figure made the men present look sideways, and even Jobs stopped talking and stopped talking, her thoughts had long since drifted away, staring at Ms. Blake, her eyes unblinking.

I was more beautiful than in the photo, and Su Mu suddenly understood why the manager said that she had an advantage in the afternoon.

How can there be a man who is willing to make such a beautiful woman angry? He will be beaten by a group......