Chapter 240: Eating Bait
In the presidential suite of the hotel, Zhang Longchu, who ended the call, put away his mobile phone, made an 'ok' gesture to Howard, and said with a smile: "Howard, in the past few years since I left the United States, your IQ has really improved a lot, no wonder you can get into MIT." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
As you said, President William has invited me to your university's founding party, and now that I only lack a female companion, everything will be done. ”
"Do you need me to introduce you to one," Hearing this, Howard smiled proudly and asked: "Although most of the girls at MIT are nerds who don't understand amorous feelings, there are also many vain chicks who are very suitable for your taste of a broad guy who has nothing but money, height, appearance, and brains." ”
"No need, thank you," Zhang Longchu pouted: "I'd better spend money directly on the Internet to find a female companion, so that I won't be involved with anyone, and it's more 'clean'." As he spoke, he stood up and walked outside, "I'll go swim and eat, by the way, how about we rent a yacht and go night fishing in the sea at night?" ”
"Okay, by the way, find a few escort girls." Howard jumped up from the sofa with a grin, grabbed Zhang Longchu's shoulders from behind, and replied as he walked, and after a while, the two disappeared into the room.
Three days later, in the evening, after a drizzle, the air in Cambridge became moist and cool, and finally there was a hint of winter chill.
At this moment, a brightly lit auditorium in the north area of the MIT campus is full of guests, and a classical-style rice-style dinner is in full swing.
Most of the attendees were a bit older, and the men were all dressed in very formal Western-style dresses, neatly dressed with bow ties or ties;
The ladies wore all kinds of dignified evening dresses, although they did not have the sexy and bewitching thighs that exposed **** and thighs of small dresses, but there was another kind of elegant beauty.
"Oh, this is really a super boring party, except for chatting, there is not even a board game..."Mixed among the guests, Zhang Longchu, who was also dressed in a suit and leather shoes, carried the female companion he hired for 3,000 meters, with a tall figure like a supermodel and a beautiful face, looking around and thinking boredly.
He was a little stunned, and suddenly a slightly hoarse magnetic female voice sounded in his ears, "I didn't expect you to spend 3,000 meters to invite me to accompany you for one night, and you really want to participate in the founding celebration of MIT."
It seems that your identity is not easy to come to this kind of place, young man, well, I like you very much like a man like you who looks unassuming at a young age, but actually has extraordinary achievements, are you interested, taste me for free in the evening..."
The female companion's voice was full of temptation, but I accidentally saw Howard wearing a white shirt and black vest, standing at a long table full of cold cut meat, smoked sausages, and lobsters.
You've had a good night. Then he walked towards his friend, looking at his back as he was getting farther away, Zhang Longchu's female companion's eyes flashed with a glimmer of electricity, and whispered hatefully: "My name is Serin, not Sarina, damn boy, dare to ignore my existence, sooner or later let you know that it is amazing..."
At this time, the object of her resentment had already walked to her friend's side, and said in deliberate surprise: "Howard, why are you here, and you are still dressed as a waiter, you, aren't you a student at MIT?" ”
"Long, Long Chu..." Howard was stunned for a moment, and replied with a pretended to be a little embarrassed: "Oh, I'm working on a work-study basis, and many on-campus positions in Massachusetts, whether temporary or permanent, will give priority to students.
But why did you come to our founding dinner, no, it wasn't going to be an official invitation, right? ”
"Otherwise, with my appearance, I won't be able to get the favor of any noble lady, come with me..."Hearing him say this, Zhang Longchu pouted, and before he finished speaking, he suddenly paused and shrugged his shoulders, "Oh, I saw Principal William coming."
It was the invitation he sent me personally, I should have thanked him, I missed the company, work hard, man. After that, he looked at William, who was surrounded by many people in the distance. Rogers walked over.
Seeing the potential big donor coming towards him, the president of MIT also showed great enthusiasm, personally stepped forward to greet him a few steps, took the initiative to hold Zhang Longchu's hand, and greeted him cordially.
At the same time, a tall and thin old man with a hooked nose and a pointed chin quietly walked up to Howard, rubbed his dark eye circles, and suddenly asked with a gloomy expression and a low tone: "Howard, your friend seems to be very familiar with the principal, what is the origin?" ”
"Ah, Professor, you're here." Howard glanced at the tall and thin old man, and replied with a hint of jealousy in his tone: "He was my friend in junior high school, named Zhang Longchu, who was originally an orphan whose parents died, and he had a very hard life in the past, and was adopted by several families but was not well taken care of, so he dropped out of high school before he went to high school,
Who knew that later, a distant relative died, and he had no wife and children, and the inheritance was inherited by him, and he suddenly became a rich man, which is incredible. ”
"Is it..."The tall and thin old man muttered for a few seconds, and said softly: "Seeing that Principal William is so enthusiastic about him, your friend should be the big benefactor he values..."
"Perhaps," Howard replied vaguely, "I have only recently reconnected with him through other friends, and it seems that he should be doing nothing now, living on the proceeds of a huge fund, and being very generous when he comes to me, and always saying that he will definitely become a respected celebrity in the future, and it is not surprising that he will donate money to buy some fame for the Academy." ”
"Yes, since he himself has this wish," a trace of contempt flashed on the gloomy face of the tall and thin old man when he heard this, "then it is only natural to take some money from his pocket and contribute to the scientific progress of mankind."
Listen to the tone, you are familiar with him, Howard, this is a rare opportunity, why not mobilize and let your friend donate the money directly to our physics laboratory? ”
"I, oh, professor, he doesn't really look down on me at all now," Hearing him say so bluntly, Howard was slightly stunned, lowered his head and deliberately replied with some hatred: "As soon as we met, I said that I could come to MIT to study, it was completely by luck..."
Before Howard could finish speaking, the tall and thin old man interjected impatiently: "That's right, it's not selling Scout candy, and letting you be a third-year college student to collect donations, it's really not important, so have a chance to introduce him to me later." The stroll left the table and blended into the noisy crowd.
After that, the party continued, and when the scientists and political and business celebrities present had filled their stomachs, it was time for the most interesting and intriguing auction session.
The auction items are nothing more than pencils, lighters, baseballs and other small items used by some famous scientists at MIT in their daily lives, but the reserve price is bizarrely high, and the proceeds will be donated to a student fund in Massachusetts to serve students in need.
Because this kind of donation shouted by the auctioneer is not appreciated by the restrained old wealthy, they are more accustomed to privately donating a large amount of money to ensure that the children and grandchildren of the family can receive the best elite education in Millican as long as they are not idiots, but it is very popular with young and vigorous new finance and entrepreneurs.
Therefore, after the auction began, I saw that the middle-aged or old gentlemen who were a little old raised their cards slowly, holding the amount without losing face or looking too ostentatious, while the young people under the stage were happily bidding one by one, just for the surprised eyes cast around, the most conspicuous of which was Zhang Longchu, who deliberately showed himself to be slightly drunk.
In the end, after several rounds of bidding, he received a handkerchief signed with the name of Karen Howton, one of the leading chemists of our time, an old fountain pen used by an unknown scholar, and a tie clip donated by Howard's mentor Donald as an auction item for a total of 350,000 meters.
After the auction ended, feeling that the purpose of his performance had been achieved, Zhang Longchu took advantage of the elegant ballroom dance music to sound, strolled to Howard, who was standing in the corner of the auditorium, and whispered: "Man, I think there are enough performances, can you introduce me to which Kafir?" ”
"No need, Long Chu," Howard replied in a low voice, "My mentor Donald has his eye on you, we just need to wait for him to make a move, this will be more effective." ”
Hearing this, Zhang Longchu couldn't help but pursed his lips and said softly: "Is this taking the initiative to target me, oh, Howard, who are the professors in your academy, are they all so hungry for money?" ”
"Not all, but most of them," Howard said, shrugging, "all cutting-edge sciences except basic mathematics now have to have a lot of money to do research, and universities alone often don't have enough funding for projects."
Therefore, in the well-known universities in the United States, those famous professors who can make grades and get lifelong income, except for those who have an IQ as high as a monster level and are lucky enough to be like God's illegitimate children, are all good at finding money. ”
"It's really sad," Zhang Longchu pursed his lips and whispered: "You must not be like this Howard in the future, it's so embarrassing, it's like a high-level beggar, I feel uncomfortable when I hear it."
Well, in this way, no matter how much research funding you want in the future, as long as you beg me, I will give it to you, in this case, I feel much better at the thought that you are only embarrassed in front of me alone. Then he immediately turned around and jumped on the dance floor with a grin. (To be continued.) )