Okay!

Roland nodded with a smile and agreed with Bill Gates' assessment, "It seems that in William's eyes, I am a very picky person." ”

"Okay, since you're here, I'll arrange my itinerary by you."

As long as you look through Roland's profile, you will find that he is really 'thrifty'.

Over the years, clothes, pants and shoes are all home-made brand goods, and the vehicles used for transportation are all business vehicles under David's name, and the passenger planes flying around, either ask George Lucas to borrow the Boeing, or ask Steven Spielberg to borrow the Bombardier, or in the name of work, directly occupy the six major aircraft, anyway, they don't buy it themselves.

You know, even a guy like John Travolta can afford a passenger plane, and Oprah Winfrey, who has been repeatedly frustrated in order to rub off on medical reform, has to launch a public opinion offensive and attack rival products with the ridiculous remark that 'vaccines cause autism in children' is even more than 40 million Bombardier in the year when his net worth exceeded 100 million.

Roland has several times the cash in his hand than these guys' net worth, but even so he still likes to rub cars around.

In the eyes of the rich, this kind of behavior is simply incredible.

If it weren't for spending 100 million for love a year ago, they probably would really think that Roland would have been cut to death.

Of course, Roland has long known this, and the reason why he did this was not because the airliner was expensive, let alone to save money for the development of the company, but purely to rely on his strength to maintain the relationship between all parties.

Asked this family to borrow an unimportant but expensive thing today, and Gai Ming'er went to another house to rub the other party's beloved toy, it looks like he is a grande, but in fact, what Roland wants is the 'complaint' of those guys.

A phone call over, the butt hasn't pouted yet, others know what shit you want to pull, although this memory is neutral and depreciative, but this is much better than asking for something to come to the door, just like the relationship that can't be hit is better than nothing, usually use this kind of trivial matter to communicate more, if you really encounter a big event, others will not pat their heads, feel that you are very strange.

And now?

Before Roland had even called a car, the richest man in the world had already run the car over his face.

Boarding the Chevrolet Trailblazer, Roland had a brief chat with the driver, and after learning that the boss of this guy was an Omaha prophet, he was relieved to hand over everything to the other party.

Just when Roland thought that the group would take him directly to the hotel, the car ran along the riverport industrial park, to the west of the central business district, along the way of Livenwoll Street, saw the sign of South Elmwood Park, turned right, and soon after driving onto Dodge Street, the lush trees of North Elmwood Park came into view.

After about three or five minutes, a pair of invisible hands lifted the emerald green veil.

The villas hidden among them are presented in front of Roland.

"Where is this?"

Before Roland could take a curious look, the vehicle carrying him had already stopped.

Jumping out of the car, looking around in confusion, everything around him, made Roland wonder if he had entered a resort area.

Facing the oncoming is a semi-dome paved with brown tiles, two chimneys on the left and one on the right, like the two ears of the house, looking downward, three windows from large to small, giving people a sense of climbing, but more like a funny face with big eyes and small eyes, continuing down, the yellow main wall under the eaves is mixed with tonal bricks, like a roadside house in the industrial age, when it was first built, the color is the same, bright to the extreme, but with the growth of age, the traces of time also cling to it.

With its manicured lawns and trees, the house looks like a mountain resort that reminds the wealthy of the past.

As soon as you live here, you can tell your children and grandchildren about the hardships of starting a business, and if you take your old friends to recuperate together, it is to miss the eventful years of the year, if the other party is still a member of the opposite sex......

That will definitely develop a twilight love.

Oh no!

It is the best opportunity to reminisce about your youth!

'Put me here?' ’

'Make no mistake! ’

'I don't want to eat anything to remember sweet......

Just when he wanted to ask the prophet's chauffeur, the richest man's bodyguard, to verify the current situation, the owner of the house who looked at the outside world was like a magnet, attracting Roland's attention, and after seeing the blonde woman, Roland swallowed back the doubts that came to his lips, and instead smiled in a friendly smile, and took the lead in nodding to the other party and greeting him.

"Hello, Mrs. Monks."

The polite and kind words made the eyes of the woman in the long black dress light up, and she took the initiative to step out of the door, stretched out her right hand, and shook it with Roland, "Oh ~ Roland ~ I didn't expect you to come so soon?" ”

"Huh? What about Kate? She didn't come with you? ”

"Wow, it's really the same as William said, you are much more handsome in reality than you on the screen!"

'Oh, yes! ’

Although the woman said a total of three sentences and threw out two questions, Roland's first reaction in his heart was that he was the future lady of the god, and his vision was really good! At a glance, you can see that he is not as handsome as he is in reality in the movie!

That's right, this old woman called Monk by Roland is the nanny that Warren Buffett's first wife, Susan Buffett, found for her husband after she dated Kathleen Graham, the 'first lady of the American newspaper', in order to take care of his life, or replace herself...... Lover?

"Kate has some work to take care of, so I'm here alone." Although it is only a lover for the time being, Roland, who knows that the other party has tied up Ba Yunte, will not slack off because of this, but said with a smile: "Of course, this is also related to the fact that she doesn't like this kind of serious business party, she thinks that it is really boring for a group of us men to get together and talk about numbers." ”

"Really?" Hearing this, Monk raised his eyebrows and said regretfully, "Then she may be mistaken." ”

"Warren's least favorite thing to do is to talk about numbers there, and every year at the annual meeting, he prepares a bunch of entertainment, and it's the same now, he's warming up for tomorrow's appearance......"

Even if it was the first time to meet, but the words of the two sides were not different, after a brief communication of two sentences, Monk led the way in front and brought Roland into the house, in the decoration is not luxurious, but retro and warm in the house after a walk around before going upstairs, when the nanny and lover who has been with Ba Leot for decades pushed open the door of the entertainment room, the seriousness that came to his face made Roland a little surprised.

'This is obviously a recreation room!' How do you make it look like a conference room? ’

When I looked closely, there were four people in the room, sitting around the table.

The low pressure that permeates the air comes from them.

Warren Buffett and Gates, who wore glasses, sat face to face, and Roland didn't know the two people next to them.

Of course, Roland didn't guess their identities, because after two glances, his eyes were drawn to the playing cards in front of them, and not only that, but he also saw the paper and pen placed next to each person's hand.

'Playing a card is so serious?' ’

"Sure enough, it's a gathering of the elderly......

Just when Roland was secretly thinking that the shareholders' meeting in the next few days might be boring, the four people who heard the sound of the door opening raised their heads almost at the same time and glanced towards the door where he was.

"Roland is here?"

"Sit by yourself, we'll be over in a moment."

After discovering that the person who came was Roland Allen, the two strange guys nodded with a smile, and then frowned and plunged into the battle, Buffett added one more action on the basis of the two, raised his hand and pointed to the sofa chair on the side with a pen, signaling Roland to be casual, only Gates, who had dealt with him, said hello twice, but after speaking, he also retracted his mind, pursed his mouth and looked at the card in front of Buffett, I don't know what to calculate there.

'Gotta ...... It was really a friendly first meeting......

Before coming to Omaha, Roland had imagined countless scenes of meeting with Buffett in his mind, including meeting at the venue, introducing by Gates, meeting in advance, and even communicating and interacting, but no matter what he thought, he didn't expect that the first meeting would be this kind of unfolding, with four people nesting there playing cards and ignoring people?

Those who know understand that you are gambling, and those who don't know still think that you are making tens of billions of acquisitions!

Of course, after seeing the four of them frowning, Roland also suspected that Buffett deliberately made it for himself, the reason is very simple, that is, the old man and the wolf king did not have a good relationship, but he hooked up with the wolf king, but after thinking about it, he felt that he was a little whimsical, if it was really a face, then don't call him over, isn't it over?

In this way, Roland did not substitute the cold response in his heart.

But just as he followed Gates's wishes, moved a chair and came to his side, wanting to peek at the situation and analyze which old man would win, his eyes only swept twice, and he put away this thought.

WDNMD！

These people are playing bridge here!

No wonder you ignore people!

Bridge is a two-on-two four-player game, originated in the United Kingdom, after a playing card is drawn out of the size of the king, each person is issued thirteen, according to the suit straightened out, you can start to bid, and the purpose of the bidding, is to determine the last time to play cards, which suit is the card, that is, directly kill the cards of other suits, and then determine which side sits on the bank, and determine the score that the side needs to win, and finally can start playing.

Sounds simple?

But Roland won't.

Bridge is different from other cards, even if you understand the rules, you can't play it right away, beginner and proficient are two different things, Roland in his previous life in college, he took the course "Bridge Art and Life", and then ......

He didn't play cards in his last life.

Because he hated the feeling of being seen.

Under his watchful eye, the four-player game progressed very slowly, and after sitting for about ten minutes, they began to calculate the IMP (the name of the bridge scoring method), and when the results came out, the two old men who lost directly took off their glasses and rubbed their eyes with their hands.

"David, when you and Charlie were in New York, did you play cards every day?" Buffett picked up the Coke on the table, slammed, ripped off the pull tab, and after a few sips, he looked at Gates helplessly and complained: "Or William, you stared at your Internet Explorer at home all year last year?" Don't have time to practice at all? ”

"Can we all lose with a hand like this? It's better for me to sit in the bank, you have a card! ”

Hearing the words like a resentful woman, Gates shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, and said with a smile: "Oh, Warren, you can't blame me for this!" ”

"Isn't it normal for me to lose with the two of them?"

"How normal is this! You let me come, I can beat them both by myself! ”

Warren Buffett blew his beard and stared at Gates, as if he really cared about the other party's win or loss.

Gates, who was dissed by the other party, just smiled bitterly and shook his head, and the winning pair of winners showed the demeanor of the winners, and the guy in the white shirt comforted: "Playing cards, there are losses and wins......"

The old man, who had only a few strands of hair left on his head, his scalp as smooth as a light bulb, and lenses as thick as the bottom of a wine bottle, also agreed: "Yes, yes, Davy is right, there are losses and wins!" This game doesn't say that you are only allowed to win, not us! ”

Although it is comforting, the faces of these guys are full of pride.

It seems very interesting to have Warren Buffett sitting here and watching how he loses.

If you have to describe the scene, it is that the cat is as male as a tiger, and the parrot is not as good as a chicken.

Just when Roland thought that the sulking old man would start another game, he raised his head and killed Coke, and directly flipped the table.

"Don't play, it's boring, William!"

After slamming the empty can of Coke on the table, the old man suddenly turned his gaze to Roland.

With his movements, Roland, who had not spoken since he came in, was full of surprise and looked at him in four eyes, and after seeing the old man's movements, the two old men who were still excited because they won the game also turned their heads, and Gates next to Roland was no exception.

"Roland Allen?" Like a chameleon, Buffett got up with a smile and took the lead in extending his right hand to Roland, "Berkshire Hathaway's thirteenth largest shareholder?" We finally met......"

"It was David who came last year, and he told me that you were filming, and you couldn't leave if you couldn't spare time, so after learning that you were coming this year, I prepared the question and wanted to ask you face to face Is filming really more important than the shareholders' meeting? As a result, the question was prepared, but I didn't expect that it would be your turn to wait for me this year, so the answer would not matter, and the two of us would be even. ”

The words of vengeance made Roland laugh and get up and shake it back.

If it weren't for the fact that when I first met Gates, this guy told him that Buffett was a cautious eye, then he would definitely be confused now, "Warren, I'...... Can I call you that? ”

"Of course." Warren Buffett nodded affirmatively.

Since he could shout, Roland continued, "It's a misunderstanding......

"When I told Ronald that I wanted to meet you, I really just wanted to meet you......"

"That's right! I also think that when the company's performance is very good, how can any shareholder still speak ill of me in front of Carl! While speaking, Buffett also made a bewildered look, pointed to the old man with a shiny head and said: "Charlie can testify that when I learned that at the Carl and Ronald party, one of our shareholders regretted my absence, I shouted out what? I even wonder if it's April Fool's Day! ”

"And when I learned that the shareholder turned out to be Steven's student, I wondered even more, the Washington Post is obviously the same as Steven, in this case, why does this shareholder want to contact me through Carl?"

"Wouldn't it be better for Steven to call Catherine?"

Under Buffett's tangled interpretation, the accident two years ago was vividly interpreted.

Since the other three are acquaintances who know the roots, after Buffett unabashedly showed Roland his depression as unabashedly as cross talk, the laughter of schadenfreude filled the cabin.

And Roland......

Under Buffett's 'serious' gaze, he couldn't hold back, pursed his lips and nodded, and smiled on his face.

There is no contradiction between Roland and Buffett.

I bought Berkshire Hathaway stock in the first place just to hold this golden thigh.

However, in the process of hugging the legs, there was a little accident.

After the sale of "The Shawshank Redemption", Perelman invited Roland to New York as a guest, and wanted to introduce some friends to Roland, at that time, because of the identity of Berkshire Hathaway's shareholder, so Buffett was also on Perelman's invitation list, but the problem was that Buffett was absent because of the presence of the wolf king, and after that, Roland's words of regret to the wolf king at the banquet reached his ears again, so Roland was unexpectedly involved in the entanglement and suspicion between the two.

In Buffett's eyes, that is, Berkshire Hathaway's shareholders said crookedly in front of their old rival Carl Icahn that they had not received an invitation to the shareholders' meeting, and this kind of non-diss complaint made the old man unacceptable at all, so he sent an invitation to Roland the next year, but the problem is that after he personally wrote the invitation, Roland did not come for some reason, which is undoubtedly a slap in the face for the cautious old man!

In '96, you complained in front of my opponent that you didn't receive an invitation, and in '97, I sent it to you, but you didn't come?

You play with me!

If it weren't for his own people inside and out, he would have asked people to buy back the shares in Roland's hands a long time ago!

And this year, after learning that Gates would call Roland, the old man really did the same as Roland imagined at first, and wanted to diss him in person, but ...... Who knew that everyone was delayed in playing cards?

If he wins, he may say a few words with joy.

But the problem is losing, and in this case diss, then there is a sense of anger.

It's unreasonable.

Because of this, after taking the initiative to mention this matter and the scene reappeared as it was back then, they didn't bother with this matter anymore because there was no contradiction, not only that, but the old man also took the initiative to introduce the two people who played bridge with him to Roland.

"Richard Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, my good friend."

David Gottsman, a partner at the First Manhattan Fund and the fourth largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway.

"Hello, hello......" Roland smiled and shook their hands.

And they responded in a friendly way.

"Your behavior really confused Warren." While shaking hands, Richard Munger said: "Warren thinks he has been low-key enough to stay in Omaha, and he didn't expect to mess with Carl and them. ”

"He also called me at the time and asked me to check if my company had been attacked." David Gottsman also agreed: "Warren thinks your complaint is just a smoke bomb put out by Carl, what Carl really wants to do is to provoke the conflict between them again through you, and then attack Berkshire Hathaway's company." ”

No way, the name of the wolf king is too big.

Although Buffett is not afraid of him, he does not want to provoke him either.

Of course, under the witness of time, everyone also knows that everything was a misunderstanding at the beginning.

Since it's a misunderstanding, then we're still friends.

didn't get too entangled in this kind of bad stuff of old sesame seeds, and after getting to know each other, with Buffett, who didn't want to play bridge, left, the game of no one to fill in the position came to an end.

Glancing at the time, I found that it was still early for dinner, so everyone chatted again.

And the object of the topic is Roland, who made Buffett have a false alarm.

"I heard you bought shares of Berkshire Hathaway after you made your first money?" David Gottsman asked.

"Why did you choose Berkshire Hathaway? If I'm not mistaken, your uncle David seems to have said last year that you were only eleven or twelve years old when you bought stocks? Did you dare to bet your entire net worth on us at that time? Richard Munger asked.

"And I see what you mean, you bought shares in Berkshire Hathaway just to meet me?" Warren Buffett asked.

When the three old men clasped their hands, with a playful smile on their faces, and stared at Roland curiously, a strange feeling instantly surged into his heart, if he had to describe it, the behavior of the three old men gave him the feeling that it was: identity confirmation - whereabouts determination - cross-provincial advent - open the door to check the water meter - squatting with his head in his hands against the wall.

The smooth questioning and tacit cooperation give people a sense of checking the household registration.

But—

Check the account, check the account.

Roland has hugged his thighs for so many years, and he has never shown timidity when revealing his old bottom.

Not only that, but he tells the truth every time!

"Because I think Berkshire Hathaway stock still has a lot of room to rise......"

What？

Chi Guoguo's answer made the three old men, who were all almost two hundred years old, stunned.

This, this, this...... This kid is too sincere, isn't he?

Before they could react, Roland looked at Buffett again and continued: "I want to see you, mainly because I want to have a good relationship with you, and then follow you to make more money......"

？？？

As soon as these words came out, the three old men were immediately shocked!

As a guy who has one foot in the coffin, they have seen countless investors in their lives, but no one will say as sincerely as Roland, I know you, I just hope you can take me to make money!

Even if those guys are all here for profit, they will find a high-sounding reason to cover it up!

And what about Roland......

You're an actor!

But why don't you even bother to act!

Do you know me, just hope to make money with me?

This......

Looking at the serious Roland, the three old men looked at each other.

And just when they were staring at each other with big eyes and not knowing how to respond for a while, Bill Gates, who was sitting next to Roland, suddenly laughed, and this situation also attracted the attention of the three old men.

"Roland, why are you here again?"

After asking this, he turned his head to look at the three of them again, and said with a smile:

"The first time I met him, Steve was there, and then Steve asked him why he was investing in Apple."

"Do you know how this guy replied to Steve in front of me, Paul, and Steven?"

"He said, 'I like Pixar, so I invest in Apple, and if I become a major shareholder of Apple and can help you clean up your opponents in the company, then your mood will be overcome, and if you are happy, Pixar will be able to produce more classic animations.'"

"When I heard these words, I was completely stunned!"

"Just like you do now!"

When Bill Gates laughed and told what the two sides had talked about before the dinner when he met Roland for the first time, the corners of the mouths of the three old men twitched directly......

Damn！

Are young people so ruthless these days?

Is this how investment works?

They have been playing in the circle for almost 50 years, and they have never seen such a wild way to throw money!

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