Chapter VII: The Wayne Group
For the next half a month, Leon worked honestly in the Red Armadillo Mexican restaurant during the day, and after work, he soaked in the Gotham City Library to read the classics, absorbing knowledge like a sponge.
In addition, through some exercises of breathing and breathing, and tempering muscles and bones, Li Ang quickly got rid of the dilemma of being weak and thin, and had a little self-preservation.
It's a summer afternoon, the sun is blazing, and there are far fewer diners willing to eat spicy videos at Mexican restaurants, and Leon is busy sitting at the counter and watching the boring show on the TV with Christina.
After more than half a month of getting along, Leon learned that Christina also has two twin sisters in elementary school, whose mother died of cancer a few years ago, leaving her husband Domingo to take care of the old restaurant that has been in business for more than ten years.
The news presenter on the TV set was still chattering: "..... It is reported that the Wynne Group's dock reconstruction project will add hundreds of jobs to Gotham City, and these jobs will be recruited by City Hall for those who are unemployed in the right conditions according to the relief process. ”
On the big screen, a well-dressed and heroic man is smiling, holding two beautiful women who look like models and slowly stepping into a streamlined luxury sports car, surrounded by a large group of journalists, the dazzling flashing lights almost obscuring the noon sun.
"Wow, Bruce Wayne, the helmsman of the Wayne Group, the builder of Gotham City, the most famous playboy."
Christina sucked on the hot milk tea, sat on the chair and dangled her two slender legs, and said, "Hey, you know what? The Wayne Group has almost monopolized all the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the people of Gotham City, shower gel, fast food, subway, housing.... Everything you can imagine is inextricably linked to the Wayne Group. Nearly seventy percent of the city's residents rely on the Wayne Group to eat. ”
Li Ang accosted him with interest: "It sounds like a giant Kang Caien like Mitsubishi and Mitsui, even if it is placed in America, it is a top tycoon who dominates one side, right.....?"
Christina tilted her head and thought about it, and was about to say something before holding it back.
Li Ang smiled slightly and explained: "Kang Zeen comes from the German konzern, which means a variety of enterprise groups. The financial oligarchy at the top of the hierarchy achieves economic domination by controlling the stock and subordinating other participants to itself, thereby controlling capital several times or even dozens of times larger than its own capital. This giant group, which is formed by the union of many enterprises in different sectors of the economy, is known as Contzeen.
If you're interested, I can give you a bibliography of these economic terms. ”
Christina slapped Leon with her elbow in annoyance, arguing, "I know the word, but I just forgot how to spell it all of a sudden." ”
On the TV screen, a group of reporters with long guns and short cannons scrambled to ask Bruce Wayne questions.
"Mr. Wayne, what drove you to decide to rebuild Gotham Harbor?"
Bruce Wayne smiled and said, "Hmm..... Gotham is an inclusive and open metropolis, and the port is the lifeblood of the city as the most important passage for the old and the new, and as a citizen of Gotham, I have the obligation to contribute to the development and construction of the city. ”
A group of reporters excitedly wrote and drew on the paper, and asked questions like a series of shells: "Mr. Wayne, I heard that you have recently acquired a shipping company specializing in Nanyang trade, and you have expanded nearly 100 additional jobs for Southeast Asian immigrants, does this mean that the Wayne Group will focus its strategy on maritime trade in the next step?" ”
"Mr. Wayne, is your big move right now related to the upcoming mayoral campaign? Which mayoral candidate do you prefer? ”
The muscular bodyguards in black suits blocked out the crowd of reporters, and Bruce Wayne waved to the crowd in a flamboyant manner, closed the doors of the sports car surrounded by models, and walked away.
Christina looked at the screen enviously and muttered, "Alas, why is this world so unfair? Some people are born to enjoy these drunken fans without much effort, while others can only struggle to survive in practice....."
"Where is the fairness in this world, aren't you the lucky one yourself?" Leon glanced at Christina indifferently and said, "You have a healthy body, a harmonious family, and a beautiful face that others can't ask for. ”
As a monk, what he is most tired of is this sad and sad tone of spring and autumn, if he encounters a little setback, he has been complaining about adversity and is unwilling to make substantial efforts, then he will cultivate a bird fairy.
Li Ang originally wanted to persuade the girl a few words, but he never thought that Christina would take his teasing words as admiration and praise, and patted him on the shoulder heroically: "You still can speak." ”
Suddenly, Christina seemed to remember something, hesitantly pulled the corner of Leon's clothes, and asked softly, "What, can I ask you something?" ”
Li Ang rolled his eyes, and offered nothing to be courteous or a thief, "You say." ”
Christina rubbed her hands like a weasel, glanced at the curtain in the back kitchen, and said to Leon, "You know I have two younger sisters, right? ”
"I know, Isabella and Elizabeth, didn't you bring them to the restaurant last time?"
Christina nodded and said embarrassedly: "Isabella, they went to the summer camp organized by the school today, and I have a good girlfriend who spent a lot of effort to get two tickets for Ed Sheeran's concert, and the opening time of the concert coincided with the end time of the summer camp, so can you pick up Isabella and them from school for me?" ”
After that, without waiting for Leon to refuse, Christina grabbed his arm, opened her eyes and said solemnly: "The tickets for the concert are too expensive, and if my father knows that I am going to chase stars, I will have to nag for a long time." Do me a favor, just this once, I promise. ”
Leon sighed and broke free of Christina's palm, and said, "The time and place of the summer camp, and their teacher's phone number." ”
Christina hugged Leon with a bright smile, quickly took out a pen and paper from behind the counter and wrote down all the information, and kept reading in pieces: "When Isabella comes back, they will definitely beg you to buy her two cans of vanilla-flavored ice cream, I will give you the money later, and you are responsible for bribing them to not let them tell my father about my concert." ”
"Is it necessary to use the word bribe..."Leon took the note speechlessly, glanced at the information on it, and wondered, "Gotham National Bank?" How can elementary school summer camps still go to such places? ”
"I don't know, maybe it's a social science activity in elementary school."