At half past eight, there were more people in the lobby. All of them are handsome men and beautiful women, and they are all hangers. He recognized several of them, all of whom he had seen regularly in advertisements. After their arrival, the atmosphere in the lobby was a little more enthusiastic.

The meeting and conversation between the two groups of people before and after made the blues more laughing. Link can also be heard occasionally in the corner.

None of them showed nobility, no one appeared humble, all were reserved!

In the slightly dim light, Link couldn't see the facial expressions of those people in his eyes, no matter how good he was. But he could feel the people smiling at each other. In particular, the performance of those handsome men and women is quite obvious.

Some people gather around them, and many young people show their best side. Others, after a few words of conversation, politely leave.

Fren glanced at Link and said with a smile, "The performance of those people clearly reflects the status and power of the people they are surrounded by. ”

Link withdrew his gaze from the men and said, "They can't be councillors or something!"

But Fren said, "Power is relative. In fact, I endured the pain of flying, and when I went to Las Vegas to find investors, I had the same mentality as them. ”

He chuckled softly and said, "I've met a lot of rich people in Las Vegas, and I know it's unlikely that they'll invest in me, or even see me." But I went again and again. Because they have power in my hands to determine my fate. ”

"Are you talking about me?" Link didn't want to hear him say. "Those are in the past. ”

"But one cannot live without memories!"

Fren didn't want to talk about the cold reception he had received.

He laughed and said, "They, like me at the time, were opening up their fate. Not to welcome Lady Luck, though, but to be ready to meet someone who can change their fate. Those people have power, a power that can change the fate of some people. That's their resource. And what those young people want is the resources they have. ”

Link suddenly said, "You brought me here just to show me this?"

"That's not all!" Flon whispered, shaking his head. "Maybe you'll see more and more extremes later. ”

Link smiled and said, "I thought you brought me here to have fun." ”

"Haha, I'm afraid you don't want to do that. ”

After nine o'clock, people came one after another. Most of these people are in their thirties and forties, and some are in their fifties. But he hardly saw anyone under the age of thirty.

"That's when the members came. Flon said with a smile. "The more people you have around you, the more resources you have at your disposal. That's not just dollars!"

Link shook his head and said with a smile, "Fren, I know what you mean. In fact, I also realized that I did not have a high status in this society. He whispered. "You can see that I'm trying to change that. ”

Furren nodded and said seriously, "I did see it." And you did. You may not realize that your social status is beyond your own imagination. ”

He glanced at the lobby and motioned for Link to look too: "That's the CEO of the New York Mercantile Bank, and he is in charge of tens of billions of dollars in assets." Although those assets are not his own, he can make good use of other people's dollars. That's his resource. ”

Link saw the direction in which he was looking. It was a man in his forties, surrounded by some handsome men and women, but more people who had arrived earlier than them.

"Those are people who have ideas or projects. They're looking for investment. Furren whispered.

He motioned for Link to look in the other direction. A couple, probably in their early fifties. The man was as short as the chicken plate man, but the woman was a head taller than him, and there was not a few taels of meat on her face, and the whole person was like a skeleton. The man was surrounded by a group of firsters, but the woman was surrounded by a group of handsome guys and beauties.

"That's Mr. and Mrs. Lake, one is the owner of a venture capital fund, and the other is a well-known fashionista in New York. So the businessmen went to Mr. Lake to talk about their project. The model went along with Mrs. Lake's fashion views. ”

"You're probably going to tell me to make good use of the resources I have!" Link said, retracting his gaze. "But I think I've been doing that all along. ”

"I didn't say you're not!" Furren didn't mean to say that to him. "I would say that power in this world is a two-way street. It's like a voter who votes for someone and then lets that person govern himself, and next time he can choose not that person but another. ”

"But it's always the electorate who are governed! I think you mean that," Link said. ”

"Yes. That's exactly what I'm trying to say, but the point is, we can't be voters! And you haven't changed the mindset of voters. That's not right. Flon said in a deep and serious voice. "Link, you can't always be treated unfairly and then think about getting the manager out of office. That's the voter mentality. I think you can do it better than those guys. They actively demonstrate their resources and get others to come to their door and accept their management!"

"You're talking about the role of social circles?" Link vaguely guessed what he meant.

The United States pays a lot of attention to socialization, because the American dream is inseparable from socialization, so Americans will pay great attention to socialization whether they have money or not. A person with poor social skills can be considered withdrawn. Every social group is a small circle. And the meaning of the coterie is known even to children.

"I remember having a lot of friends when I was a kid," Flon laughs. There are always a few of these friends who will be the leaders. Those of us who always feel like they know more than we do. We will not be jealous or envious, but we will always want to be on par with them. These people affect us unknowingly. For example, they talk about a movie, and instead of thinking about talking about another one, we go to see that movie and then participate in their discussion. ”

Link smiled and said, "I didn't have many friends when I started school. So I didn't have that experience!" He was an adopted orphan under American law, and he was Caucasian. And he studied martial arts with a relatively withdrawn old man, and his temperament was somewhat affected.

So he didn't have many friends since he was a child. Growing up, he was in some ways better than most white kids. But what he reaped was discrimination and exclusion.

Furlen smiled and said, "But you're entitled to experience that feeling now." What it's like to be a leader!"

He paused for a moment and said, "The core of a small circle automatically gains some of the power of the circle members. That's why the members of the small circle want to be core members!"

"My problem is that there are no circles!"

"You have, it's just that your circle is too small and doesn't fit your current status. That's the fundamental reason why those people don't want to face your position!"

"You mean, let me join such a circle and then seek to be the core of them?"

"No!" said Fren, shaking his head. "I'm just going to say that the way you want to get status and power right now is too passive. I always think about fighting back after being oppressed. If you have the ability to destroy others when they start dealing with you, or make them realize that the cost of destroying you is too high. You'll be much more relaxed!"

Link glanced at the seemingly equal interactions in the room. He smiled and shook his head and said, "Fren, I see what you mean. But everyone has their own way of life. I will take your words into account. ”

"I know. That's what I want. As long as you think what I'm saying is right. I don't really care if I want to hear it or not. Flon said with a smile. "I just want to do my duty as a friend!"

Link raised his glass and said, "Thank you, my friend! ”

He's not polite. Fren's words really touched him a lot. He thinks back to what he has done before, in fact, there is a lot that can be used better, so that he can get more benefits from it. It's just that he missed it.

He agrees with what Flren said. Becoming a core member or even the leader of a small circle will indeed give him a lot of benefits.

He glanced again at the reserved or less reserved flatterers in the room. He didn't think he could do what they did. And he is well aware that he, as a yellow race, will have a hard time finding a suitable place in the circle of whites.

He felt that he might be able to start his own circle and become the leader of the circle from the beginning.

Of course, he also knows very well that in the United States, if he wants to achieve that goal among people of equal or slightly lower status than him, it will have to pay a lot, and the cost performance will be very low.

He felt he could do the opposite.

He had heard a Chinese saying: "It is better to be the head of the chicken than the queen of the ox." "It's not just him who understands it, but everyone else who understands it. All those who can enter the circle of the rich are ambitious.

They will continue to climb the ladder, hoping to replace the leaders in the circle. The only reason why they are willing to keep to themselves in a circle is because the circle can bring him enough benefits.

So if he wants to build a circle of rich people and act as a leader, he will have to pay a lot to gather the hearts and minds of those people. But the rich white may not be willing to give back the benefits to a yellow person. Surely they would not be willing to accept the leadership of a yellow race.

Then, maybe he can gather some people who are much lower in social status than him. It doesn't matter if they're white, black, or yellow.

Those people will also want to get benefits from him. But the benefits that these people want are certainly far less than those of the rich. Compared with managing a group of rich people, he needs to pay a price that can meet the requirements of hundreds or even thousands of times the poor.

Under the premise that the power of the two sides is hugely different, he can control the entire circle more effectively, and those people are more likely to be willing to give back some benefits to him as a leader. Pray that he, as a leader, will bring them greater good.

Once he establishes that circle, because those people are what Furlen calls the elect. The American Dream they pursue may not produce the idea of replacing him as a leader for the rest of their lives, but will continue to be promoted under his leadership. As long as they can achieve this goal, they will choose him to continue as a leader.

He is not a politician. Politicians can only cheat voters with lies. And he can use the real common good to make those people willingly submit to his management.

If someone no longer identifies with the "common good", it will not be that voter who does not vote for him as a manager, but that he is the manager who disqualifies him as a voter.

Link glanced at the crowd again. He drank the wine from his glass and said, "Let's go! ”