At 4:30 p.m., Duanmu Ci went home from work on time, and the housekeeper Bu Tongxun opened the door to greet him.

"How did it feel to teach the students on the first day?"

"It's okay, the students are quite obedient."

Duanmu Ci handed the briefcase in his hand to Bu Tongxun, and then asked while changing his slippers, "Is there anything going on today?" If you don't have one, let's eat first. ”

Hitomi replied, "Yes." ”

Duanmu Ci was stunned, he just asked casually, but he didn't expect it to be true, "What's the matter?" ”

Bu Tongxun turned around and put the briefcase on the coffee table, and then took an invitation card over, "This is sent by Tang Ke personally this morning, saying that it is his grandfather's birthday, please be there." The adult was not there at the time, so I accepted it on my behalf. ”

Duanmu gave an "oh", paced on the sofa and asked, "You say, should I go?" ”

"Of course you should go!" Bu Tongxun replied without hesitation, "The Tang family is a leader in Haishan commerce and has a reputation throughout the country. If you can make friends with the Tang family, it will be very beneficial for the family to develop the situation in China. ”

The family she is talking about is naturally the Duanmu family.

Duanmu Ci opened the red invitation, which was printed with some very polite words, such as his father's birthday, be sure to appreciate the light, it looked like an invitation sent in the name of the second generation of the Tang family, and then they attached the hotel address below the invitation.

"Hilton?"

"Yes." Bu Tong smiled, "I remember that the heir of the Hilton family made a special trip to Chicago to visit adults last year, huh...... The adults also gave him an 82-year-old Lafite. ”

"yes, he later gave me a '90 year old patus."

"Your Excellency has lost."

"Yes, it's a loss, but that's not the point. The point is that I injected a lot of money into the Hilton family's global hotel chain to help them survive the financial crisis, and if it weren't for my investment, at least 1,000 Hilton hotels around the world would have closed, so I'm now the majority shareholder of Hilton. ”

"So ......?"

"So I'll go. The Tang family held a birthday banquet at the Hilton Hotel, and the pomp and circumstance would not be small, it was a super five-star hotel. I'm the majority shareholder of the hotel now, so why don't I go about this kind of good thing that generates me revenue? ”

Bu Tongxun: "......" adults look at the problem from a different perspective.

Duanmu Ci looked at the date of the birthday banquet and said with a smile, "This day is also a coincidence, it happens to be on Saturday, so there is no need to ask for leave from the hospital, so there is no reason not to go." ”

……

……

After all, the Tang family's birthday banquet is still a few days away, so there is no need to occupy too much topic. Now that it has been decided to go, the remaining question is nothing more than the question of gifts, whether to give Yan Zhenqing's authentic handiwork, or to send a Duan Yan from the Northern Song Dynasty? Or something else.

That's a loss. A few days ago, I gave Tang Ke a pair of high-value calligraphy and paintings for this matter, and now I want to give gifts, which seems to be worth the loss. However, Duanmu Ci looked at Bu Tongxun's calculating expression, and probably knew how much of the Tang family's meat was going to be cut.

So it seems...... I don't think I will lose money.

Duanmu Ci suddenly thought of something and asked, "Is there a way for you to become the trustee of Haishan University?" ”

Bu Tongxun hesitated for a moment and said, "It shouldn't work." Haishan University is a public university, and it is impossible to have a board of trustees, after all, the education system in China and the West is different, and foreign practices will not work here. But what does the adult ask about this? ”

"Nothing, just asking."

Of course, it can't just ask. When Duanmu Ci was studying at Harvard, the Duanmu family was one of the members of the board of trustees of Harvard University, which made Duanmu Ci's life at Harvard like a fish in water. Now that the map has changed, Duanmu Ci of course wants to repeat the old trick and do it again.

It's just a pity that there is no such institution as a board of trustees in public universities in China, and naturally there will be no unscientific creatures like school managers.

Bu Tongxun thought for a moment and said, "But it's not completely impossible. Haishan University has 20,000 or 30,000 students, and it covers such a large area, and its annual scientific research projects cost a lot of money. Presumably, the school also welcomes off-campus investment, otherwise they wouldn't have 'opened the back door' for adults for the sake of a building. ”

Is Haishan University rich?

Of course there is money.

As one of the top universities in China, the Ministry of Education allocates an astronomical amount of money to Haishan University every year, and donations from the community and alumni are not small. But after all, Haishan University has a big family, and spending money is always faster than money, especially recently when the government's finances are tight, and the allocation of funds is much less than in previous years, and life is even more difficult.

Duanmu Ci obviously thought of this, "Then you can get in touch with the school and find a way to gain some influence." ”

Striving for a sense of security in the places where he lives and moves is something Duanmu Ci has been doing in his life for 2,000 years. Under the guidance of this policy, Duanmuci will do his best to create a sense of security in the surrounding environment, and will not allow things that are not under his control.

In ancient times, he would befriend every magistrate in the place where he lived. In modern times, he felt that China was in decline and could no longer provide a safe environment, coupled with his unwillingness to keep braids, so he went abroad directly. And in order to create a sense of security abroad, he founded the Duanmu family.

Therefore, the Duanmu family, which is extremely mysterious in the eyes of outsiders, in the final analysis, is just an accidental creation of Duanmu Ci for an ethereal sense of security.

Bu Tongxun nodded, indicating that he knew, and then began to think about how to gain influence in Haishan University.

How many more buildings to donate?

Or funding a promising research project that lacks funding?

Or renovate the school's athletic field and building?

None of them fit.

This is not to fight for influence, but to be the head of the wrong, and the effect is the same as that of the Nanyang businessmen in the last century who funded Sun Dacang to ascend to the throne, which is basically a waste, and it is not bad if he is despised.

The contempt of the "high-minded" literati for the "vulgar" merchants......

This sense of superiority simply comes from the depths of the soul!

The last time Bu Hitomi went to an interview for her family, she had contact with some leaders of Haishan University. When she vaguely proposed to send people to the academy at the cost of one building, the contemptuous expression on the face of the school leader almost made her eyes flutter the table angrily.

My wife is also a genuine doctor who worked hard at Harvard Business School, and the gold content of her diploma is at least among the top five in North America! You scumbags who are mixed up in the "top 500 universities in the world", what qualifications do you have to ridicule the old lady based on your education level? Believe it or not, old lady, I'll throw out the graduation certificate in minutes to show your blind eyes that look down on people!

Bu Tongxun's heart fluctuated, Duanmu Ci didn't notice it, he was thinking about another thing, "Haishan University's club activities are extremely rich, and the level of activity is almost comparable to that of foreign universities, but club activities are very expensive. ”

"There are only two sources of funding for club activities, one is the school's funding, and the other is to go outside the school to solicit sponsorship. We can start from this aspect, Haishan University can't come up with the money, let's take it! Since it is more difficult to start with the school, we can start with the students and expand the influence among the students. ”

Bu Tongxun exclaimed, "Good way! It's just that in this way, adults will inevitably participate in their club activities more, but I am afraid that it will be rare to have leisure. ”

Duanmu Ci waved his hand and said, "The club is quite fun, and I often participated in these activities when I was at Harvard." ”

Someone can be said to be a typical representative of people who are not old, they are very calm and calm on the surface, but they actually have an active heart. In fact, this is also Duanmuci's last resort, he has lived too long, if he doesn't move more and have more contact with young people, I'm afraid it won't be long before he will be out of touch with the times and become a pile of nasty rotten wood.

Bu Tongxun took out her mobile phone, as if she was looking at something, and after a long time, she raised her head, her expression was complicated, "The location of the Harvard Regatta has changed this summer. ”

"Changed? That's normal. Duanmu Ci disagreed, "Harvard's sailing team often competes with other universities, and I remember last year, they fought against Oxford University on the Thames in London, and the scene was very enthusiastic." ”

"This year is different, this year's competition will not be held in North America or Europe, it is said that their new captain wants to compete with more excellent players." ”

"The new official has three fires." Duanmu Ci said understandingly, "Could it be that their target is the University of Adelaide in Australia?" The venue for the competition was in Sydney, and Sydney's Manly Beach was a great place to be, so they had the right choice. ”

"No, it's neither." Bu Tongxun shook his head, "The opponent selected by Harvard this year is in Asia, to be precise, China. ”

Speaking of which, Duanmu Ci seemed to have understood something, and his face was a little ugly, "You mean ......?"

"That's right, the Harvard sailing team's chosen opponent is Haishan University, and the competition will take place on the beach in front of Haishan University. It looks like the club activities for adults will be wonderful this year......"

Duanmu Ci suddenly raised his eyebrows, "What are you kidding, the technical ability of the Harvard sailing team is almost at a professional level, how did Haishan University win that guy who dared to cross the Great Lakes with a white sail?" If I lose my first game when I take over the club, how can I gain influence? ”

As a former Harvard sailing team leader, Mr. Duanmu was a little angry.

He didn't want to lose!

……

……

PS: Thank you for the generous reward from the book friends who watched Hongchen in my dream // book.

Participating in some compelling club activities is also one of the main themes of the campus.

Ask for a referral ticket!!!

If you have any comments about this book, you can speak in the comment area, and I will definitely answer them as soon as I see them; You can also join the book friend group and ask me questions.

Meimei Book Friends Group: 178070842