Benjamin Rosen smiled playfully at Tommy Hawke, who was sitting back after answering the phone, and although the young man still had a smile on his face, the gestures that followed in the casual conversation showed that the phone call had a great impact on his state of mind, and it was a negative effect.

"I guess the call just now, from another SSD alumnus who saw the magazine?" Benjamin asked Tommy.

Charles also took the opportunity to look at Tommy with curious eyes, and Tommy nodded to the two: "That's right, the other party claims to be Robert Miller, an alumnus of the SSD Cornell University chapter, and he actually found me through my high school teacher." ”

"I've heard the name, but I don't know much about him, and the duty-free business he founded with another SSD alumnus, Chuck Feeney, has never been listed, so the connection to Wall Street is relatively weak, and I only learned in some news reports that they make good use of SSD connections, especially those at West Point, the Naval Academy." Hearing the name, Benjamin gave some of the news he learned:

"While the SSD alumni network is well-developed, not everyone knows and understands each other."

Benjamin did not continue.

Charles obviously knows a little about the name, and he has a rough idea of what he knows about the history of Robert Miller and Chuck Feeney, who is a bit like Tommy and Jason, who boldly thickens his skin, takes advantage of the holidays to go overseas a few times, makes a fortune and then starts a duty-free business.

"They are somewhat similar to you, but after making money, they have become normal humans, gentlemen, civilized, and polite, and I fear that you and Jason may not complete similar evolutions."

After listening to Charles's introduction, Tommy took out his cigarette, lit it in his mouth, took a deep breath and sprayed it out of his nose, looking at the scenery in the distance of the garden: "I understand, this is also what I am worried about, after listening to your introduction, I am worried that this evolution will happen to me." ”

"You are worried about praying for power, but when you find that when the power really appears, there are faint signs of losing control, right? You want everything to be as it was in your mind when you first planned it, that everything is under your expectation and control. Benjamin adjusted his sitting position to lean back on the couch more comfortably, and at the same time made himself look more relaxed from the perspective of the two youths, and the smile on his mouth broke Tommy's worries.

Tommy nodded again, there was no need to hide it in front of this middle-aged and older fraternity alumnus who became a vice president of Morgan Stanley.

"Tommy, do you know why it feels like it's out of control? Because that power has the ability to think independently and is more greedy, the power you have accumulated for the Actor company, you can think for them, they will act according to your wishes, but now the power appears in the body, but it does not belong to you......"

"Dominate money, don't be dominated by money." Tommy withdrew his gaze and looked at Benjamin.

Benjamin picked up the cigar and cut off the cap, carefully baked it with a cigarette lighter, then handed it to Charles, took another one for himself, roasted it slowly in his hand, and said to Tommy:

"That's right, I'm glad you understand this, are SSD brothers really like family? Of course, I'm not questioning the brotherhood of SSDs, they will be willing to help you when you are in trouble, just like your family, but too similar to your family. When your father and brother help you, they will definitely tell you that you must act according to their advice to solve the trouble, and your SSD brothers are the same, while you accept the power, it is better to be mentally prepared to be mentally prepared to be the stronger one to think instead of you, and their help is not gratuitous, just like me, I hope to use this lawsuit as an opportunity to talk to IBM about settlement, this question is not difficult for you to guess, because you understand the computer industry, so you can understand the purpose of my money out like this, I am indeed helping you exchange worthless shares for real cash, so that you can become a multi-millionaire before you graduate from college, but at the same time, my real purpose is for the development of the industry of Compaq, and at the moment, you can't guess that an SSD alumnus with no relevant industry experience at all will find you through your high school teacher and take the initiative to help you, this is your worry, because you understand that no one is a real philanthropist, not even your SSD brother. ”

"After listening to you and Charles introduce the two founders of DFS, I always feel like two imaginary NewMoney made money and quickly became OldMoney, and I feel that it should not be called evolution, but assimilation." Tommy spoke his mind to Benjamin:

"Or rather, after they borrowed power to succeed, they did not become NewMoney, but were assimilated by the power to become a member of OldMoney."

Benjamin exhaled a puff of smoke and said with a smile: "You know, everyone has a different opinion, some people think that there is nothing wrong with that, they also have countless wealth, and although the power does not belong to him, it is always surging in his body, and he can be called at any time. ”

"That Mr. Miller even helped me prepare a first-class ticket." Tommy talks about what Robert Miller said to himself on the phone.

"There's nothing wrong with meeting him, it's not your negligence, it's just that the SSD alumni network is responding to you at the moment is not what you originally expected, you think that only those alumni who are keen on the software industry will be interested in you, but how much perspective can you look at the whole lawsuit alone, Tommy?" Benjamin laughed happily when he heard Tommy say that the other party had prepared his plane ticket for him, and his reaction out of apprehension about the unknown, as if Tommy was even more cute at the moment, like a real college student:

"Before you met me, you didn't even think that Compaq and IBM could also have the possibility of reconciliation in this lawsuit, so many alumni, so many angles, so many brains, can only think of more, everyone will come up with the idea that maybe this lawsuit can make me achieve a little heart wish by the way, what you just said is very good, dominate money, don't be dominated by money, remember this sentence, and then treat the upcoming meeting as a business lesson. I don't know what business the other party will talk to you about, but it must not be what you originally thought, so no matter what business it is, when you feel that you can't help but say yes......"

Benjamin paused, and tapped his hand lightly on his chest: "Remember what you were trying to achieve when you first designed all this, because it guides your heart and brings it back to its roots. People and newspapers often say that there is gold flowing everywhere on Wall Street, to describe that it is very easy to get wealth on Wall Street, but they don't say that those flowing gold, each piece is marked with a price, you can't pick it up casually, you don't see the price tag, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist, maybe the price tag is hidden. ”

Seeing Tommy's nod of agreement, Benjamin continued:

"College students are keen to join various fraternities, expand their networks, and tap opportunities, but there are always people who are eaten by opportunities, only those who are really calm can be spared, my personal experience is that in the communication of fraternities, the biggest surprise is not the connections and opportunities, but you can let those alumni tell you, how to look at the same thing with different statuses, different perspectives, and then find some problems that you would not have noticed before, learn to stand on a higher height to look at the overall situation, so as to complete your own evolution, let yourself become ...... Better, or worse. ”

In the end, Benjamin stood up and made an SSD exclusive gesture to Tommy, and then patted Tommy and Charles, who were standing up closely, on the shoulders, and said to Tommy: "For me, this is the most precious gift of life that the SSD brothers have given me, as for investing in actors or share transfers, after you have never thought about the next twenty years of your birth, and make you feel that this country is such a fantastic big business, welcome back, at that time, we can continue to talk about 10 million small business." ”

"Thank you." Tommy said to Benjamin seriously, "Thank you for your advice. ”

What he just said made Tommy believe that Benjamin, an old man who had dealt with various elites and upper-class people on Wall Street for 15 years, is now retired to California and really wants to be an angel investor in young people and young industries.

Because there are some words, he could not have said so explicitly, he was worried that he, an SSD junior, would lose his cool and make some important multiple-choice questions wrong after realizing that the situation was vaguely out of control.

In the United States, this virtue is as rare as an adult virgin.

As Benjamin said, he should meet the other party, even if he doesn't reach a cooperation, but at least he can look at this lawsuit from the perspective of a big man like Robert Miller and draw some nutrients.

Not to make yourself better or worse, but to be stronger.

……

This is Tommy Hawke's first time in business class, with a separate boarding bridge, a separate lounge, a limousine from San Francisco International Airport to pick him up and take him to the airport, etc., which makes Tommy Hawk feel that there is nothing to make a fuss about, but after boarding the JetBlue Airways plane, he has strengthened his determination to be a rich man.

Because the smiling and peugeot-looking young flight attendants in front of them are completely different creatures from what Tommy had seen on other red-eye flights before.

This kind of problem is mainly due to the emergence of the women's equality movement, which has also affected the profession of flight attendants, and in the United States in the eighties, don't think that the busy routes in the United States are young and beautiful, with outstanding figures, refined makeup, high-heeled stockings, and beautiful uniforms.

Take Tommy's most experienced red-eye flight as an example, the age of the flight attendants fluctuates between twenty-eight and forty years old, tall, short, fat, skinny...... There may be any strange creatures, and every time you take a plane, it is as exciting as opening a blind box, but the only thing that can be guaranteed is that there is absolutely nothing pretty.

Those creatures, also known as flight attendants, wear the same pants as men, flat shoes, do not wear makeup, smoke more skillfully than passengers, and if there is a quarrel, they can greet all the passengers' relatives in ten seconds, and then they can also put all the blame for the quarrel on the passengers, the female passengers say that the other party insults her because they suspect her of stealing, and the male passengers sexually harass her.

Aside from Daddy and his co-workers in the Warwick countryside, Tommy couldn't even think of anyone else who could not fall behind against these air shrews.

It is these women who have no advantage in posture who shouted the equal rights slogan of the flight attendant industry: be professional, not sexy!

This slogan was opposed by countless male passengers, because before this damn affirmative action slogan, the slogan of the flight attendants had always been: Fly me!

A pun on the word, which makes people think about it.

The reason why there are no flight attendants over the age of 40 on red-eye flights is mainly because the airlines consider that older flight attendants are prone to sudden death when flying red-eye routes for a long time, so in order to avoid being claimed, they concentrate older flight attendants in the economy class of ordinary flights, and bring considerate service like mothers or grandmothers to passengers.

But look at the current first class, after Tommy stepped on the plane, the four beauties who perfectly restored the image of the flight attendant in the minds of men, whether it was from short skirts, stockings, high heels, or sweet appearance, owed a salute.

The leader also winked at Tommy Hawk and deliberately said provocative words to satisfy male fantasies: "Sir, does your girlfriend know that you are about to fly with us?" ”

"I wish I had a girlfriend and could show her off about this flight with you." Tommy smiled at the other party, responded with a word, and then accompanied by the other party, he arrived in his cabin.

Don't be deceived by the other party's ambiguous compliments, the other party will say this to all first-class passengers, this is the advertising slogan of JetBlue first-class, just hug the other party, touch the thighs, take a photo, etc., maybe there is no problem, but if you feel that buying a plane ticket, a few words from the other party will make you think about it, you can only say that it is too simple, the other party's words are just fooling you to continue to choose to take JetBlue flights next time, you dare to harass these increasingly scarce valuable assets of JetBlue Airlines, just waiting to be sent to court.

If you really want to do whatever you want, you'd better own a private jet and carry your fancy flight attendant to your own plane and let her serve you alone.

Boarding the plane at four o'clock in the afternoon and arriving in Boston at nine o'clock in the evening to end the five-hour flight, Robert Miller arranged for the driver to pick him up, but Tommy did not get into the other party's car, but asked the other party to go back and tell Mr. Miller that it was late at night, and he would go to Quincy tomorrow to visit each other.

Tommy then went to the parking lot and got into Sophia to pick up his car.

For the past few days, Susan, Sophia, Mark, and Delia have all stayed in Boston, and only Holly receives a call that Tommy is leaving Stanford and rushes back to take over Tommy's work after he left.

Sophia piloted the rented Mercury and asked Tommy in the co-pilot: "I think you are hopeless, Tommy, you are traveling by yourself and did not choose a red-eye flight, and when I accompany you on the plane, every time it is a red-eye flight, are you targeting me?" ”

"Based on what you know about me during this time, why do you think I didn't choose the red-eye flight?" Tommy opened the window and lit a cigarette:

"Of course, I don't have to pay for it myself, I'm going to go to Quincy City tomorrow to meet an SSD alumnus, and the other party will help me prepare a plane ticket."

"Do you want me to drive you straight to Quincy in the middle of the night?" Sophia laughed, "Sounds a little far away. ”

"No, I'm staying in Boston tonight, and I'm just going to drive there tomorrow morning, I'm just worried, I have a very beautiful high school teacher, she's in Quincy, and it sounds like an intimate alumnus, maybe a friend or collaborator of his father...... So I called you to pick me up. Tommy said with a smile as he turned his face to the side with his cigarette in his hand, put his arm on the window, and looked at Sophia's side face as she was focused on driving in the night.

Sophia frowned slightly: "It sounds like there is no direct connection between the fact that you have a beautiful female teacher and asking me to pick me up at the airport." ”

"You are a little similar to her, I can increase my resistance by looking at you more now, and if the other party designs an exaggerated movie plot like marrying a female teacher to me if I am willing to reach some bullshit cooperation, I can resist the temptation." Tommy flicked his cigarette ash and looked out the window at the night.

Sophia has been accustomed to Tommy's ridicule during this time, although this guy likes to take advantage of his mouth, but he is still a gentleman to himself, and he does not use his hands and feet and other excessive actions, so at this time he responded with a smile:

"Just look, doesn't that make that desire to get her worse?"

"No, believe me, absolutely not." Tommy retracted his gaze and said seriously:

"That's why I chose you to pick me up, I just need to look at your figure, and then imagine in my brain that after the female teacher has the same airport number as you, she can already be sure that she doesn't want to marry me, even if she strips naked and stands in front of me, I won't take a second look."

When Sophia heard Tommy's words, her face was still calm, and there was no sign of going violent, which made Tommy a little curious and relieved, but she soon realized that there was something wrong:

"You've grown, Sophia...... Belch...... It's not the way to the hotel, Sophia, look at the signs, you're on the wrong track. ”

"Let's go straight to Quincy." Sophia stepped on the gas pedal and drove directly onto the interstate before turning her face to look at Tommy: "I don't know if it was possible for you to let that beautiful governess marry you before, but I'm sure that after you slander my figure again, I will definitely let you lose this possibility." ”

"You see, if you don't want a six-foot-nine-inch tall strong driver to drive me to Quincy, it's so easy to choose a beautiful driver to accompany you, and you can do it by giving her a little stimulation." Tommy laughed and said to Sophia.

Sophia sighed at first, but then took a deep breath, continued to look ahead, and smiled: "I'm in a better mood now, after all, you just lied to stimulate me, right?" ”

"I'm not lying, I'm spurring you with facts." Tommy adjusted his sitting position and leaned his hands behind his head:

"My mom said before she left this world that honesty is a virtue."

Mercury galloped away into the night, leaving only a woman's characteristic wild roar echoing in the night wind: "You'd better put away your honesty on the topic of a woman's body, or I'll send myself and you bastard to heaven to meet your mother, and ask her face to face how she taught you such a scum." ”

The first update, 5,000 words, the second update, this is the rolling code, and it will definitely be done before twelve o'clock

(End of chapter)