Unlike their counterparts at home, the presidents of American universities are not executive heads with real power, but more like mascots. The main job of the principals during their tenure is actually to rely on their prestige and connections to raise as much funding for the school as possible.

The reason why Li Xuan intersected with Bradmas at the beginning was to solve the problem of his sister Li Ying going to study in the United States. At that time, Li Ying's grades could only be regarded as average, and if she stayed in Hong Kong, she would definitely not be admitted to HKU or CUHK.

But she was eventually accepted into New York University, which is ranked much higher than these two top universities in Hong Kong. The most fundamental reason for this is that Li Xuan paid a sponsorship fee of up to $5 million.

However, in terms of fairness, the college entrance examination, which has been sprayed as a heinous and unforgivable by everyone, is actually far 10,000 times fairer than the American university admission method!

Our college entrance examination is about intelligence and test-taking skills, which at least allows most students to change their fate through their own efforts. And American universities are largely fighting for their fathers, such as Li Xuan's friend George W. Bush Jr. as an example.

He graduated from Yale University, one of the best and hardest universities on the planet to apply to, and is a member of the prestigious Skull and Bones Society. And in addition to him, his younger brother, future Florida Governor Jeb Bush, as well as his father, the current President George H.W. Bush, as well as his grandfather Prescott Bush and great-great-grandfather James Bush all graduated from Yale University!

Parents in China who are determined to send their children abroad always lament the harshness of the admission requirements of prestigious American schools! But that is just for the general public, for a powerful family like the Bush family, going to Yale to study is just because of family tradition!

Therefore, if those prestigious universities in the United States announce that they will recruit 100 new students, the number of places really reserved for ordinary graduates may only be 80, or even 60. The remaining places are reserved for the children of alumni who have made great contributions to the school.

Therefore, you can often hear from news reports that a wealthy American man has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to his alma mater. Don't really be stupid to think that this is a kind act that does not ask for anything in return, in fact, people have already bought admission letters for future generations in one go.

So don't always think that the rich people in China are Huang Shiren who is not benevolent to the rich and does not know how to be grateful to the society. If one day our Qinghua and Peking University also come up with a new policy, as long as we donate 100 million, three generations of children and grandchildren can be guaranteed to enroll. You will also be immediately shocked by the tremendous kindness of the Chinese tycoons who burst out in an instant!

The biggest iron law of capitalist society is that rich people can really do whatever they want! Therefore, although a super-rich man like Li Xuan does not have American nationality, this does not prevent him from being like a fish in water in the political, business, and academic circles in the United States.

In addition to the five million dollars that he initially bought his sister a diploma, Li Xuan's donations to New York University over the years have also continued. For example, he generously took out a donation check for $1 million tonight.

Of course, Li Xuan does not have a soft spot for NYU, you must know that although NYU is also a world-renowned university, there is still a big gap between it and the top universities in the world.

For example, Columbia University, which is also on the island of Manhattan, has a strong academic reputation over New York University! The most well-known feature of New York University is its expensive tuition fees, and this university is recognized as an aristocratic university in the United States!

For Li Xuan, the most worthwhile investment in New York University is actually its current president, veteran Democratic bigwig Brademas. The outside world only saw that Li Xuan had a close relationship with the Bush family, and wishful thinking believed that he was the benefactor of the Republican Party.

In addition to Senator Gore, who is famous on Capitol Hill for his advocacy of the IT industry, Li Xuan's covert political connections through white gloves like Brademas, who do not seem to have too close ties to the Eastern Bloc, can sometimes work wonders!

"Mr. Allen, I've been waiting for you for a long time! If you don't come to me again, I'll probably have to fly back to Hong Kong!"

Under Bradmas's recommendation, Li Xuan smiled and shook hands with the helm of AT&T in front of him. But his straight to the point made the other party very surprised.

That's right, Li Xuan's only two sentences just now directly made Robert Allen confirm his previous guess. Aikang's bid for NCR is fake, and it is true that it deliberately targets AT&T!

"Mr. Lee, I'm amazed at your straightforwardness! I'm not sure what things about AT&T that displeased you? Even though this is only the first time we've met, I just hope to be friends with you like Stephen!"

Alan is not a Leng Qingtou who has never seen a big scene, although he is a little surprised that Li Xuan does not play cards according to common sense. But he quickly adjusted his state, not only took the initiative to put himself and AT&T in a position of saying yes, but also used Brademas as an intermediary to further release his goodwill.

Hearing that Allen's words pointed to him, Brademas couldn't be regarded as not hearing.

So he had no choice but to open his mouth to help Yuanchang and said: "Robert told me before that there may be some small misunderstandings between the Eastern Bloc and AT&T! And I happen to have a friendship with both of you, so I want to take today's opportunity to let everyone communicate with each other to see if we can solve the misunderstanding!"

Brademas is not limited to the title of president of New York University, he is also a director of the New York Stock Exchange, a director of the Federal Savings Bank of New York, and a director of the Rockefeller Foundation. Regardless of which of these three titles, the social impact is no less than that of the president of New York University.

It is enough to see the extraordinary influence of Brademas in New York and even in the United States as a whole. And AT&T's headquarters is in New Jersey, just across the river from New York, so it's normal for Allen to be able to make friends with Brademas and let the other party come forward as a matchmaker with Li Xuan!

"I have always believed that there is no direct competition between the Eastern Bloc and AT&T! But Mr. Allen is inappropriate to say that the Eastern Bloc and I have always been good to others! It is not that I deliberately want to be an enemy of AT&T, but that AT&T is making things difficult for us in the first place!

Blind weakness and concession will not be exchanged for friendship, only mutual recognition and respect can be exchanged for a stronger friendship! I also want to be friends with AT&T, so I feel it is necessary for you and AT&T to have a more comprehensive understanding of the strength of me and the Eastern Bloc!" Li Xuan said with a smile.

But the strength in his words made the smile on the other party's face stiffen. The overall strength of the Eastern Bloc has long been stronger than AT&T, don't look at AT&T fighting on its own soil, but the United States can also be regarded as half of the home of Li Xuan and the Eastern Bloc.

Li Xuan just wants to tell the other party very clearly: If you dare to fight, I will fight!

Only by overwhelming the other party in terms of momentum can we gain an advantage in the next negotiations! Just as Li Xuan himself said before, the main business of the two companies is not directly opposed, so why kill you to the death!

And since Robert Allen took the initiative to test Li Xuan, he also revealed that the other party was not ready to really tear up his face with the Eastern Bloc!