Chapter 415: Let's take a self-shot
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The convoy left the Yang family's mansion, and it didn't take long to reach its destination.
The steakhouse at the corner of Forty-ninth Street and Third Avenue has a very traditional dΓ©cor and has its strange name on it. It is said that the names of Smith and Volynsky were randomly selected in the dictionary at the beginning of the store, and the willfulness of the Americans can also be seen.
Born in the 70s of the last century, Smith Volynsky's Steakhouse is now a famous chain. The restaurant's exterior looks more like a cafΓ© than a formal restaurant to Asians. On the contrary, a large number of elites in the financial industry like to gather here to talk. Today, as the price of Warren Buffett's lunch continues to rise, it has become a kind of icon, akin to a pilgrimage in the financial world.
From the beginning of the lunch, it is said that in order to obtain the right to host Buffett's lunch, the restaurant also donated $10,000 to the Glide Foundation.
When the car was still on the road, Cheng Shuixin's eyes were already light when she looked out the window. She was not like this when she first arrived in the United States, at that time, looking at the buildings outside the car window, Cheng Shuixin was quite calm.
Yang Bingbing smiled beside him: "I think you should have more economics books at home than me, right?" So interested in Warren Buffett? β
Cheng Shuixin shook her head: "I'm not interested in economic theory, you know, I'm a pragmatist." β
Yang Bingbing nodded, she knew this quite well. Cheng Shuixin's pragmatism has reached a certain level of pragmatism, which is simply higher and farther than the people she knows now.
Perhaps for Cheng Shuixin at this time, the first obstacle that really stood on her life road was the erratic Zhao Xuan.
"Have you thought about talking to that old man later?"
"Not yet." Cheng Shuixin smiled, "But I would like to ask him if he wants to invest in the field of electronic entertainment." β
Yang Bingbing stuck out his tongue: "Are you going to recommend investment projects to Buffett?" β
Cheng Shuixin smiled and nodded: "Why not?" I feel like electronic entertainment is the next era of Coca-Cola, everybody needs it, everybody is addicted, and there's no way to get rid of it. β
Yang Bingbing admired Cheng Shuixin's confidence at this time, after all, even from her point of view, the nearly eighty-year-old man she wanted to see was something she needed to look up to. About a semester ago, Cheng Shuixin still felt oppressed in front of a real estate developer, but at this time she was completely relaxed.
"That's Warren Buffett." Yang Bingbing let herself laugh as easily as possible, "You can really say it?" β
Cheng Shuixin spit a piece of chewing gum on the tissue and said to Yang Bingbing, "Why don't you say it?" So much money was spent, was it to be cautious in front of him? β
Yang Bingbing thought about it carefully, as if this was really the case, and nodded in agreement with Cheng Shuixin's opinion.
The convoy traveled faster than expected, and it didn't take long to reach the door of the steakhouse.
The sky-high lunch time is not public, so there will not be many media reporters squatting in front of this steakhouse today. Yang Bingbing and Cheng Shuixin got out of the car and entered the restaurant accompanied by Li Enqi.
The decoration style of the restaurant is actually not bad, but it has evolved from the 70s to today, and no matter how much it has changed, it is still a bit of an old-fashioned atmosphere. Cheng Shuixin has searched for the introduction of this restaurant on the Internet, and the photos seen under the search engine are turned into real scenes in front of them, which will always make people feel a little dreamy.
Cheng Shuixin thought about the verification mechanism of Warren Buffett's lunch in many ways, but she didn't expect this verification method to be simple and rude to this kind of process.
The money from the auction on eBay was not actually paid, but was transferred to the account of the charitable foundation at the same time as entering the steakhouse today, which was done by Yang Bingbing.
Cheng Shuixin is now a girl who has seen the world, and she still feels a little dizzy when she looks at a series of zero dollar transfer operations.
Even in the foreseeable future, this is the most expensive meal Cheng Shuixin has ever eaten, although its actual price may only be a few hundred dollars.
Yang Bingbing's electronic payment system is the kind that takes effect immediately. When this was done, the well-dressed waiter led the two to the central dining area.
Cheng Shuixin accompanied Yang Bingbing to complete the payment, and the two of them said with a smile as they walked: "Is this considered to be paid first?" It's like fast food. β
Yang Bingbing also smiled: "It's so cool...... It's probably the first time in my life that I've spent Mrs. Yang's money like this, and I'm a little guilty. β
Cheng Shuixin patted Yang Bingbing on the back: "Just work hard to earn it back." β
Yang Bingbing smiled, and the two of them sat down.
As the most expensive lunch in the world, this steakhouse is really not enough. Cheng Shuixin knew that the most expensive dish here was just Aolong, and it was unknown whether the craftsmanship was in line with the taste of the people of the Celestial Empire.
The two of them sat down, Li Enqi and Anne sat at a table next to them, looking at this side, their eyes did not wave.
Yang Bingbing smiled at Li Enqi, and there was an element of gratitude in that smile.
The wait didn't last long, and as the main character of Buffett's lunch, the world-famous stock god didn't come too late. The old man, who has a strong influence on GDP in any corner of the world, was dressed in a formal suit, accompanied by only an assistant who was already very old, and approached Smith with light steps. Volynsky steakhouse and shook hands with the owner who greeted him.
Cheng Shuixin and Yang Bingbing immediately stood up, on the one hand, to show more respect for the elderly, and on the other hand, it was also a natural reaction to Buffett's status in the rivers and lakes.
Warren Buffett has a kind smile on his face, and his whole person is as simple as most media outlets see, simple, kind, and full of energy.
It's hard to imagine that this is an old man who is almost eighty years old.
"Hey, someone has already told me that I'm going to spend lunch with two beautiful girls this time, and now it seems that people in the financial field are also occasionally telling the truth."
Cheng Shuixin smiled sweetly at Buffett, but first pulled Yang Bingbing beside her and asked her to speak first.
Yang Bingbing faced this peerless powerhouse who had only been seen in books, and his psychological state was not smooth for a while, and he was a little nervous before he spoke: "Hello." β
A simple greeting was not easy for Yang Bingbing, but Cheng Shuixin, who was beside her, still kept a smile and said: "It is a dream of many people to have lunch with you, and we are just very lucky." β
"No, you are generous, in order to make this world better and better." Buffett sat across from the two of them as he spoke, "In order to make the two of you feel at least worth the money, we will eat for a long time, and I hope you can be patient." β
Yang Bingbing bowed slightly at Buffett.
"That's our pleasure."
After the two parties sat down, Buffett still asked the two girls what they wanted to eat very kindly. He has his own menu at this steakhouse, and in order to make mealtimes as boring as possible, he asks the kitchen to keep as much spacing as possible between each dish.
The meal is estimated to cost a few hundred dollars, and the point is not about eating, but about what everyone wants to talk about.
"It seems that the two beautiful girls are not old enough to drink." Buffett still has an elder-like smile on his face, "Juice? β
"Thank you." Cheng Shuixin also made up for English for a period of time today, she thought it was too bad to find a translator to let her chat with Buffett, "That...... Can we make a request before we start lunch? β
Warren Buffett smiled and was very personable: "As long as you don't ask me about the future trend of a particular stock." β
This is also the rule that Buffett set after last year's auction, no longer talking about individual stocks. The lunch experience with an Asian investor was not a pleasant one, and the person who used the lunch opportunity to recommend his own stock to Buffett and thus made a stock price gain of almost $20 million, which gave Buffett a deeper understanding of Asian investors who seem rich and stupid. Although the two Asian beauties in front of him are beautiful and young, Buffett does not dare to take them lightly.
Cheng Shuixin smiled and took out a camera from her handbag, and she really prepared it for today.
"Can we take a few group photos?"
In fact, Buffett has already thought of this request, and he has always been the focus of attention when he often attends some public social occasions. People are proud to be able to take photos with the gods, and at the same time, they don't care too much about the feelings of the elderly, so they have many requirements for group photos.
Even in normal times, Buffett would not refuse this request too much, and now for the sake of that charitable donation, he nodded happily.
"Of course, it's my pleasure."
Cheng Shuixin smiled and picked up the camera, which is a digital camera that can flip the screen, and it seems that it is specially designed to facilitate shooting from various angles.
The two girls stood on Buffett's left and right, and assumed scissorhands poses.
The god of stock sitting in a precarious position, the two beautiful girls of scissorhands, the picture is slightly weird, and the painting style does not quite match. With such a click, the photo was taken.
Cheng Shuixin thought in her heart that she would never have the opportunity to see Buffett again in her life, and took several photos in a row. I also changed the Polaroid halfway and changed my posture twice with Yang Bingbing.
Buffett, who was originally quite strict, was tossed a little crying and laughing, and the assistant next to him couldn't look at it, and there was no way to stop it.
The Polaroid photo came out directly, Cheng Shuixin put on a sweet smile, and asked Buffett to sign it.
Although this one is a bit of a farce, Buffett feels much more relaxed. If it's just two little girls who admire themselves and come to have a meal and leave after eating, this charity fund will be easy and happy. Like every time those so-called investors come to dinner with him, ask countless questions, and some even do self-promotion or something, he is already annoyed.
Because of this, Cheng Shuixin's various requests have been met, and she is probably the first person in the history of Buffett's lunch auction to ask for all kinds of strange group photos, and it is estimated that there will be no one in the future.