Chapter 161: The so-called connections
Harvard's student union is basically independent of the university's administrative system, and the university allocates a certain percentage of tuition and miscellaneous fees to the student union every year, and some alumni donate.
Having financial power means that the 'Student Council' is not a student organization, and Isabella's position as vice president of administrative affairs is a real duty to serve her classmates.
Hall accompanied her to work on campus for a long time, methodically placing the supplies for the stranded students, and the snowstorm completely dispersed, and the sky was bright again.
"You know, she was eligible to join some of the best clubs in the school, but unfortunately she wasn't recognized because of her gender?" The male classmate looked at Isabella, who was standing in front of the apartment building and said goodbye to her classmates.
Hall crouched beside him and grabbed a handful of snow to wipe her hands, "I can't change that, but I can help her create a club, if she wants." ”
"No, I'd say she's good and ambitious, and I still admire her even though she's a man." The male classmate explained seriously, paused and stretched out his hand, "Merry Christmas." ”
"Thank you, Merry Christmas."
"Hell, this damn weather is so cold, why are you rubbing your hands in the snow." The male classmate muttered.
Hall shook off the melting snow on his hand, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Sorry, I accidentally got my hand dirty." ”
At the end of the farewell not far away, Isabella couldn't wait to trot over this way, the snow was shining, and the blush on her face was particularly delicate and vivid.
"It's wonderful."
Until the off-road vehicle disappeared from view, the male classmate suddenly lit a cigarette, and the end of the sentence and the smoke dissipated in the cold wind, and all that was left was the sound of coughing.
He had quit smoking for a long time because the girl didn't like the smell of smoke......
"I forgot to ask, why did you start smoking?"
The charter flight arrived in Boston from New York, and Hall and his party embarked on a journey back to London.
In the cabin bedroom, Isabella asked casually as she lay on the bed.
Hall lay on the side and stroked her neck with his hand and asked, "Why did you cut your hair short?" ”
Except for the occasional waste of a few cigars with the old man at a party in the Mellon study, he hardly smokes on weekdays, and today is an exception.
"Don't you like short hair?" Isabella rubbed his palm like a kitten.
Hall shook his head and complained, "I don't think your mother will like it, she will suspect that you are frigid, not elegant at all." ”
"I would tell her it's part of growing up, like you've become the ideal boyfriend for a lot of Hollywood actresses too." Isabella was pointed, and her tone was playful.
Hall Xin said that this connection was too far-fetched, and he wanted to ask Connelly about receiving the perfume, but he didn't think it was necessary, anyway, the latter could not be the final heroine.
He took the opportunity to change the topic and said: "Yes, grow up, you have also grown into a campus goddess." That silly boy was very personable, and he reminded me that maybe I should help you start a school club. ”
"Like 'Europe will'?!" Isabella rolled over and sat up, her eyes lit up.
There are several private clubs on the Harvard campus that sound quite powerful, and although they are not as famous as the Yale Skull and Bones Society, they have also produced the highest justice, the president, and other political and business elites.
The Roosevelts were regulars at the Poslian Club, which is rumored to have a strange system: if a member of the club fails to earn his first $1 million at the age of 30, the club will give the member $1 million as a taunt.
Columbia has similar clubs, and Hall doesn't participate in any of them.
The reason is that these clubs, which have a long history and have been inherited for almost a hundred years, are usually very perverted.
Black and female members are not accepted, and the initiation ceremony often has no lower limit in order to pursue the so-called 'sense of identity'.
Even a fraternity at Cornell University, one of the Ivy League schools, has been involved in a fatal lawsuit caused by Yinpa's abuse.
However, because the participants in these campus clubs are energetic enough, there are always countless people who flock to them, like Epstein's small island in the Caribbean.
Isabella, who has a pathological ambition, doesn't mind all kinds of black material.
But a member of the Poslian Club actually openly stated that the only way for women to enter Poslian is through the flesh and bones of the members' free entertainment.
To this day, Harvard does not have any top campus club that allows women to join. Even if the school came forward to warn that it would discriminate against women against the school's concept of equality, if the rules were not changed, it would be useless to sever the relationship and remove the club.
The members of the club have money, or generously donate real estate to donate to the club as a venue; Or the family members are engaged in real estate business, and the five streets near the school are all family assets, so they can be used casually......
"I would suggest that it would be better to distinguish it from the 'European club,' such as a single-sex female club, relying on Harvard but not just a campus club."
Hall gives advice.
The top universities in North America have only started to recruit female students after the feminist trend of the past decade, which means that the female student base is limited, and it is unrealistic to create a club in a single school that is on the same level as the 'European Club'.
You must know that the European Association is a club with Eton College as the lower limit, and Hugo England Nobility Last Glory American Vespa Proudest New Blood Hall MP to bear the upper limit......
Isabella pondered for a moment and hesitated to say: "At present, many colleges and universities do not have clubs formed by women, which requires appeal, and I can't do it for the time being. ”
Hall smiled reservedly, jumped out of bed and hastily wrapped a bath towel and walked out of the bedroom, and a few minutes later, Cheng Chen followed him back to the bedroom with a big box.
"Abigail, the eldest daughter of Edward Johnson III, the head of the Fidelity Fund, currently manages a fund, and I can help you convince her to join."
Hall picked out a business card from the box and placed it next to the bed.
Isabella raised an eyebrow in surprise and grabbed her business card to take a closer look.
"Alice Walton, yes, is the eldest daughter of the founder of the Walmart supermarket, she just started an investment bank in Arkansas, and we didn't know each other very well once at the Goldman Sachs financial summit, and the priority came first." Hall picked out another business card.
Cheng Chen stood aside with a black notebook in his hand and added: "The media broke out that she was killed by a drunk drag racing car some time ago, which caused a lot of negative public opinion. ”
"Then rule it out for now."
Hall tossed the card away and pulled out one again, "This one, Ms. Onassis, uh, skip it, let's see the next ......"
The daughter of the Greek shipwright, who had a relationship at the auction, committed suicide last month when the media said she had overdosed on drugs and slit an artery in her wrist in the bathtub.
The kind grandmother Mellon was sad for a long time, and Hall comforted the old lady for several days.
“…… In addition to these individuals, there's Barnard, Columbia's Women's College, and Wellesley College, whose shareholders I know. ”
Hall hugged the business card box and gushed.
This year, he successfully integrated into the social circle of the powerful class in North America, and summed up many general friendships that could be converted into valuable so-called contacts if he wanted to.
The harvest is as significant as the $170 million in cash.
For him, it was a big year.