Chapter 366: The Bruce Foundation

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“… This is Mr. Hrinik Ali. Mr. Ali graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Financial Engineering, holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and has retired as President of BP Asia. ”

"Mr. Ali doesn't look more than fifty years old, how can he retire when he is making great achievements in his career?" Guo Shouyun held out his right hand to the short, stocky middle-aged man wearing a traditional dark blue cardigan in India.

"Work is not the whole of life, and stopping once in a while to take a break before setting off is more helpful for your future!"

"It's a brilliant theory, but it's a pity that I don't have a chance to stop and rest now!"

"I'm just a dispensable manager, but Mr. Guo is the owner of a series of world-renowned companies such as Enron Pacific, Matrix, Apple, etc., so naturally it takes more effort. Moreover, Mr. Guo is now in the prime of life and full of energy, so naturally he does not need to be like me! You must know that youth is a kind of wealth that cannot be bought with money. ”

"Haha, Mr. Ali is really good at complimenting people!"

"I'm just telling the truth!"

Guo Shouyun smiled, "Three, it's a great honor to invite you to my house today, please take a seat!"

"Thank you!"

After thanking each other, the three of them chose a seat and sat down.

Without Guo Shouyun's instructions, Rebecca had already made tea and brought it up.

"Three, I have always had a soft spot for Indian Darjeeling black tea, and I also use it to entertain three of you this time, I hope you can like it!"

"Darjeeling Black Tea is known in India as the 'Champagne of Black Tea' and has a more mellow taste than Assam Black Tea and Nilgiri Black Tea. It is an honor for us to be treated like this by Mr. Guo!" said Nasarudddin Karp.

"Darjeeling Black Tea is also my favourite drink!" followed Hrinik Ali.

Ravi Dart has a common intellectual discourse, even if he is Indian. In contrast, Hrinik Ali, who often hangs out in the mall, and Nasaruddin Karp, who makes money by mouth, are much more sleek.

"It's good if the three of you are satisfied!"

Guo Shouyun nodded. The first time they met, he didn't plan to greet him too much. After a cup of tea, Guo Shouyun picked up the three-point document on the table and put it in front of them.

"Please take a look!"

The three curious people quickly picked up their respective documents and looked at them.

Guo Shouyun waited quietly for the result with his teacup. About half an hour later, the three of them closed the papers one after another and put them on the table.

"What do you think, what do you think?"

After the three of them looked at each other, Nasaruddin Karp said, "Mr. Guo's conditions are very good. Can you give us a moment to think about it, though?"

"Of course, this matter concerns the three of you, as well as the future of your family, and it does take time to think about it seriously. However, I hope to be able to get the results in a maximum of a week. After all, the Bruce Foundation India team is just starting out, but I hope it will be up and running as soon as possible to help me make decisions in India. ”

"We will reply to Mr. Guo as soon as possible!"

"That's good. You can take these three documents with you, sign them if you agree, and return them if you don't agree. It's all up to the three of them!"

After the three of them nodded with the same expression, Ravi Dart, who had rarely spoken, suddenly said, "Mr. Guo, take the liberty of asking." You think your Blues Foundation should be a think tank, right?"

"That's right!"

"Is there anyone else among us who haven't joined yet?"

"At present, the Bruce Foundation has only five groups under its umbrella: the United States, Western Europe, Japan, South Korea, India and China. There are 33 full members of the U.S. team, including Ms. Rebecca, a former senior vice president of Enron and now president of Enron Pacific, Michael Davis, a former governor of California, John Jamison, a former senior partner and senior vice president at Goldman Sachs, and the CEOs and managers of key subsidiaries of my company, Kuok Business Group, Ruby Corporation, Matrix Group, Apple, Enron Pacific, Google Inc., and Phoenix Inc. ”

The associate members include Michael Spencer, professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Nobel laureate in economics, Carl Rove, White House Chief of Staff and aide to President Bush, Mr. O'Guanhai, Senator of Illinois, Timothy Geithner, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the California Attorney's Office, and Mr. Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon. ”

These people Guo Shouyun reported belong to friends who basically will not refuse his invitation.

But even so, the eyes of the three of them looking at him became different. Because except for those senior managers under Guo Shouyun, no matter which one of the rest is not simple.

"The Huaxia group is not many at the moment. Most of them are senior managers of my companies. The Western European group is similar, with Japan and South Korea currently at zero. In the Indian group, the three of you were the first candidates to be invited. After a pause, Guo Shouyun smiled, "Mr. Dart, are you satisfied with such an answer?"

The latter nodded, "I wonder what the difference between a full member and an informal member is?"

"Actually, it doesn't make much difference. Full member, mainly for me personally to provide advisory services. If you add the informal members, then the Bruce Foundation becomes a non-profit intellectual institution similar to the American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution. ”

"I didn't expect Mr. Guo's idea to be so grand!" Nasaruddin Karp said in a complicated tone.

Everyone is human, why is the other party so younger, but still dozens of times better than himself? At this moment, he, who has always been extremely confident and proud of his achievements in the past few decades, has to feel a trace of jealousy in his heart for the young man in front of him.

"People live for a lifetime, and the grass and trees are autumn. In addition to working to make money, you always have to do something different, so that life is not in vain!" Guo Shouyun smiled indifferently.

Just chatting about his vision and development steps for the future Blues Foundation, sharing his thoughts on life and the future, the whole afternoon passed.

"Boss, do you think they can agree?"

Looking at the distant backs of the three of them, Rebecca asked.

"There should be no problem with Hrinik Ali and Ravi Dart. But not necessarily with Nasaruddin Karp. ”

"Why I think Ravi Dart is a little bit harder. After all, he didn't say a few words when we chatted just now. Rebecca frowned.

"Huh. Who made him poor? Regardless of the country, teaching is a high-paying profession for ordinary people. But in the eyes of the real rich, it's nothing. And you don't notice the look in his eyes when he sees the last page of the contract, and the joy is not hidden. ”

Rebecca nodded, "Is a greedy economics professor really what you need?"

"People have desires, and greed is not entirely a shortcoming. As for whether he is what I need, it depends on his performance in the future. If he really has real talent, I don't mind spending money and I don't mind tolerating his harmless shortcomings. If he is just at the level of an ordinary person, I can use him, and naturally I can fire him. After a pause, Guo Shouyun frowned, "Compared to Ravi Dart, I am more worried about that gold medal lawyer, this is a person who will not easily express his thoughts and thoughts. ”

"According to our investigation, his personal assets are no less than $10 million, and an annual salary of $500,000 is really not easy to impress him. After a moment's thought, Rebecca said.

"Do you think he's the kind of person who can't be replaced?"

After nodding, Guo Shouyun asked after a moment of silence.

"Ravi Dart is really a very elite figure in the bar world. But there are not many people who can surpass him in the Indian legal world, but there are only a few. Also, the only one I know among these few people is him. If it's someone else, you may need to be re-invited!, and most of these people have a privileged life, and it's hard to really join us. ”

For those who are really capable, money is no longer what they value the most. Future career prospects are more likely to motivate their interest than money. Just like when Tsai Chongxin was willing to give up the annual salary of $700,000 from the Swedish AB investment company and take 500 Huaxia coins to join Alibaba, which was a straw chicken at the time. Of course, there are too few people with the vision and courage of Tsai Chongxin, and the three people he invited basically do not exist. But they are also elite, and they have similar ideas to other elites.

"Wait and see, if Nasaruddin Karp refuses, we'll invite another candidate. But there's one thing, the Bruce Foundation definitely doesn't want waste. Every single one of them would rather be lacking than abundant!"

The Bruce Foundation is a top think tank that Guo Shouyun plans to build from scratch. It is the core advisory organization that can influence their own business decisions in the future, and any one of them must be the elite of the elite.

"Yes!"

"By the way, how are you talking to the Kerala Electricity Board these days?"

"As you might expect, everything went well. Over the next three years, Anping Power will invest US$900 million in Thiruvananthapuram and Cochin to build a thermal power plant with a total installed capacity of 350 megawatts each. Moreover, they also vaguely told us that they would be willing to put us in touch if we were interested in the Tamil Nadu electricity market. ”

"Obviously, this is the Cader family in return!"

Rebecca nodded, "I've been in India for six years, and it's the first time I've encountered such an efficient business negotiation. It's a testament to the strength of the Khader family in South India and the importance of connections to our development here!"