Seattle is located on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean. This east coast is based on our capital city as the far coordinate point.
If the capital of the United States is taken as the origin, it should be called the "West Coast".
Its administrative division belongs to "H Washington State". This state is not the capital of Eagle Sauce. It is called "Columbia H. Washington, DC."
To the west of Seattle is the Olympic Garden Mountains, a national forest park. To the east is Lake Washington. It has been repeatedly selected as "the city with the highest quality of life in the United States" by various magazines across the United States.
At the same time, Seattle is also nicknamed "Rain City". It is cloudy all year round, and the sunny period is from mid-July to mid-September every year.
When Jinggao arrived, it was sunny in mid-July. When he received the call from Professor Zhao, he, Li Mengwei, and Chen Yujie were visiting scenic spots in downtown Seattle. The sun was shining brightly, the temperature was like the spring of March, and the grass was growing and orioles were flying.
"Jing Gao, if you are busy, go ahead and do it first!"
Li Mengwei said understandingly. She and Chen Yujie read the "Travel Guide" together, bought three CityPass (city passports), and planned to visit all the cooperative attractions above. Anyway, they have plenty of time.
Chen Yujie nodded in agreement, "Leave the bodyguards to us. It shouldn't be a big problem in the city during the day."
Jing Gao put his phone into his coat and said, "It's okay. I'll stay with you. I made arrangements yesterday and am waiting for feedback."
Li Mengwei smiled softly, "That's great! We won't let beauty be the source of trouble if it delays your business."
Jing Gao laughed and held up her dome sun hat. This hat had a touristy feel, "Let's go!"
He has never doubted whether he can meet Bill Gates. His current problem is how to convince the world's richest man to help him invite someone over.
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Jing Gao soon met Bill Gates under the arrangement of Dr. Song. The meeting place was in a coffee shop in Seattle.
Bill Gates retired from Microsoft long ago to focus on managing his charity fund. As for how American charitable funds help wealthy people avoid taxes and complete political donations, in 2017, apart from the public bragging about the kindness and high moral character of wealthy Americans, everyone knew this.
Many people probably don’t know how much money is spent on the recipients, and how much is spent on management salaries, donations to politicians, and hosting banquets and socializing.
Therefore, the meeting location is not suitable for Microsoft headquarters. To him, Jing Gao was just a "nobody", and it was even more impossible for him to entertain him at home.
The meeting time was also agreed to be only a quarter of an hour. This coffee shop is located near the office of Bill Gates' charitable foundation.
In an ordinary coffee shop, Jing Gao stood up and shook hands with the world's richest man who walked in. He came earlier and was waiting here. The person who acted as translator for him was Chen Yujie.
Weiwei's English is also quite good, and her CET-6 score is still very high. The brand of Beijing Normal University is very strong! A leader in the domestic education sector! But she uses it less. Moreover, she went to Jiaxin High School for an internship, and throughout the year she was basically exposed to high school mathematics knowledge. English fell behind instead.
Chen Yujie is different. She is interning in a law firm and has many opportunities to be exposed to English. Moreover, she just completed her postgraduate entrance examination in the second half of last year, and she also likes to watch American TV series alone. The foundation of English is still there.
Of course, Weiwei had nothing to do and was accompanying her. Moreover, after all, she is the richest man in the world, so she is also very interested in meeting Bill Gates. She is just a twenty-two-year-old freshly graduated college student!
According to research data from Taichu, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, who is growing increasingly powerful, may surpass Bill Gates on the wealth list next year.
In recent years, Amazon's business model has been sweeping across the United States. As long as Amazon enters an industry, it will kill an entire company.
Microsoft's mobile operating system can't even make waves in the face of Google's "Android" and Apple's "ios". Competition in the Internet business lags behind Google. Roughly speaking, Microsoft is a bit like the previous blue giant IBM.
This high-tech company still has unparalleled technical strength and talent reserves, as well as good profitability. However, they have lost the ability to lead technological trends. Of course, no one can say whether Microsoft can launch another "killer" product in the future. Didn't IBM have a rebirth back then?
Bill Gates is sixty-two years old, wearing glasses and with gray hair. As the world's richest man and a world-class entrepreneur for many years, his face can be recognized by anyone who pays attention to financial news. Not much has changed.
Today he was wearing a woolen sweater with a shirt underneath and no tie. He was dressed very casually. He smiled and shook hands with Jing Gao, "Hello, Mr. Jing."
Jing Gao was still fluent in simple English and asked with a smile: "What would you like to drink, Mr. Gates?"
"A cup of coffee." Bill Gates ordered the waiter who came over, AA system, and then started directly, smiling: "Mr. Jing, what do you want to come to visit me? If you just look at me, an ordinary Old man, you have achieved your goal now, haven’t you?”
ordinary? Are you afraid that you have some misunderstanding about ordinary people?
Jing Gao listened to Chen Yujie's crisp translation and complained in his heart. Everyone knows about Bill Gates' family background. Now some people still claim that Gates' mother is not an IBM executive or a banker, but just a bank supervisor.
hehe. That's it? They have a lot of energy!
Have you seen "House of Cards"? Claire is just the head of a charity organization. Does she have little social energy? You must know that many American consortiums are centered on banks. In a highly capitalized, money-oriented society, the energy of the first female director of a bank is not as low as you might think!
Nowadays, many female boxers in China want to fight this and that. In fact, gender discrimination is the most serious in the American workplace. Didn’t you see that Hilary couldn’t choose the King of Understanding? Didn’t you listen to Professor Shen’s analysis?
Female boxers should go to the heaven or Europe in their hearts to have a good experience and feel what real discrimination is, and then come back to talk about these issues. There are many things to be aware of. The more strength you give to go out, the more strength you have to rebound back! It's never too careful to be too careful. Don’t interpret and transform personal circumstances and tragedies into the fault of society as a whole.
The great teacher comrade said long ago: Women also hold up half the sky! China is actually very advanced in this regard. This is consistent with our cultural traditions. Who doesn’t respect and be filial to his mother?
And throughout our history, the more developed the economy, the more open the social atmosphere. This was the case during the Han and Tang Dynasties. Some people will say, nonsense! Learn about Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism. hehe. Research questions should be methodological.
Just compare Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism with other countries around the world at the same time. What's the conclusion? Anyone who is not blind knows this.
Mary Gates became the first female executive of First Intercontinental Bank because her father was a banker. And that's just one of her many titles. She also has a very important title: the first female chairperson of the executive board of the United Way of America.
It was this experience that allowed her to meet and work with IBM CEO John Akers. Only later did Bill Gates’ software be adopted.
Don't think that's the end of it. Bill Gates' father is a famous law firm partner in the United States. In a country like the United States where litigation is common, well-known barristers have a very high social status.
Idakadao: "Mr. Gates, I have great respect for your wisdom and wealth. I would like to donate a sum of 20 million U.S. dollars to your charity fund so that more people can be helped."
In a highly capitalized and materialistic society like the United States, there is nothing that money cannot do. If so, double your investment!
Idakaya spoke very frankly. This was the plan he came up with after discussing it with Dr. Song and Nie Yunxi during a phone conference. There are still differences between domestic and foreign interpersonal interactions. Given the status gap between him and Bill Gates, it would be more appropriate to be candid.
Bill Gates has been the richest man for so many years and is well aware of the exchange skills in society. He drank coffee and said: "What do you want from me?"
Jing Gaodao: "Mr. Gates, this is a long story. Please allow me to spend two or three minutes talking about it. Our country's precious cultural relics were lost overseas in the late Qing Dynasty. Among them is a bronze dragon head, which is currently owned by Collection by Mr. Jim Anderson in Seattle. My teacher tried to meet with him through a third party, but was rejected. I hope Mr. Gates can make an introduction for me and we can meet and chat with him. Regardless of whether the final business is completed or not, I will Thank you very much."
Jing Gao said something, and Chen Yujie translated it. The two of them cooperated very well, without any mistakes, as if they should be like this.
Bill Gates only thought about it for a moment before agreeing. Twenty million dollars is just for meetings and introductions, and it does not involve political topics or operations. He is aware of the current atmosphere in the country. So, why should he hesitate? "This Thursday, my foundation will hold a cold dinner and cocktail party at a villa on the lakeside. At that time, I will introduce it to you."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Gates!" Jing Gao stood up and shook hands with Gates.
Bill Gates smiled and shook hands, said goodbye and left.
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At the same time, in the suite on the 32nd floor of the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Principal Wu and Professor Zhao were drinking tea together anxiously, waiting for the results from Jing Gao.
Both of their assistants are there.
Principal Wu drank the good tea that Jing Gao brought from China. The top-quality Dahongpao had no taste in his mouth. He said worriedly: "Old Zhao, Xiao Jing just told you that he met with Bill Gates today. He didn't say anything else. Of?"
Professor Zhao put his crutches aside and said, "What else can you say? Just wait for the news! The world's richest man won't have no way to invite a rich man who retired locally, right?"
Principal Wu's student said, "It should be no problem." His confidence was a bit lacking. After all, no one really understands the local customs! They all learned about it through classmates and friends.
Professor Zhao frowned and drank tea slowly. He is actually a very shrewd person, otherwise he would not have reached a billion-level business. But he is confused when he cares.
At this time, Professor Zhao's phone suddenly rang. Seeing that it was Jing Gao, he whispered to the three of them: "Xiao Jing's phone number." After the call was answered, he relaxed his brows, hung up the phone, and said with a smile: "About the meeting. Done. The specific situation will be discussed when Xiao Jing comes back. Old Wu, you have to think about how to repay Xiao Jing."
As soon as he said this, the three people in the room knew what was going on, and they were immediately beaming with joy.
Principal Wu laughed and said, "Old Zhao, you are still as slippery as a loach after all these years. You have to share some of the responsibility for me!"
Professor Zhao acted like an old naughty boy and said: "I owe a lot of debts in Xiaojing. I don't have to worry about the debts. I don't want to think about it. You, Lao Wu, are our leader. You can't ask people to contribute and you haven't been bleeding yet." What a reward! You have to do this beautifully, and you can’t let old guys like us do it.”
Principal Wu shook his head speechlessly. This old Zhao!
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The full name of the Gates Foundation is the "Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation." The main announced uses are: reducing global inequality, researching vaccines for AIDS and malaria, and providing help to poor countries in the world.
The foundation's size is more than $50 billion.
On July 20, the Gates Foundation held a reception in a luxurious villa on the shores of Lake Washington. The title of this social reception was simple: to thank the senators from Washington state for their support of a project of the Gates Foundation.
This kind of cocktail party is not an American party. It's not a fancy drinking party like Wall Street or Hollywood.
Jing Gao learned relevant "knowledge" from Wei Chenjun. In that kind of cocktail party, there are many handsome men and beautiful women. Under the stimulation of alcohol and (), as long as they have ideas, they will find a room to vent their excess energy at any time.
The Wolf of Wall Street movie shows part of that. Although I have touched on many points, I dare not go into too much depth.
Jing Gao, Li Mengwei, Chen Yujie, Principal Wu, and Professor Zhao stayed at the reception for a while when they saw someone tapping the glass with a silver fork, "clang clang clang". Soon, the guests who were talking in twos and threes at the reception all automatically stopped talking and formed a semicircle around the old white man.
Li Mengwei whispered: "What's wrong?" She was wearing a white dress today, very beautiful.
Chen Yujie often watches American TV series and is very aware of these "daily details". She replied: "A big shot is going to give a speech."
Jinggao and his party stood at the outermost edge of the crowd. I saw a middle-aged white man who repeatedly declined, but was still invited to the front of the crowd to give a speech. Everyone among the guests kept smiling throughout and applauded at appropriate times.
It was as precise as a robot, and nothing was out of tune. Everyone seems to know when to smile and when to applaud, showing perfect etiquette.
Igao clicked his tongue in surprise.
Made, didn’t you say that Yingjiang doesn’t pay attention to etiquette? It seems like nonsense! The beautiful country is known as the "New Rome". At that time, Rome attached great importance to "etiquette". How could the society of Eagle Sauce not pay attention to it?
The only major national affairs are sacrifice and military affairs. Etiquette is something common in all splendid cultures. How could we not pay attention to it?
So, what idiot is proclaiming that Americans don't pay attention to etiquette. See for yourselves, aren't they doing very well? A little rude and uneducated? Damn it, they are rude to you, they just look down on you! Do you know that you can lick flowers?
After the senator finished speaking, a while later, an assistant to Bill Gates invited Jing Gao and his party of five: Jing Gao, Li Mengwei, Chen Yujie, Professor Zhao, and Principal Wu, to a small room. Here, meet the "mysterious" Mr. Jim Anderson.
