Chapter 98 National Day Reception

Li Siming did not lament that he had spent too much money, but that he obtained more shares than he expected.

Zeng Zhi spent 40 million and obtained 20% of the shares. Originally, Li Siming's bottom line was to obtain 10% of the shares in 20 million. Of course, the more the better, but this is just a beautiful wish.

Microsoft will sooner or later seek to go public. In addition to entrepreneurs' desire for wealth, it can also get more development funds. However, because of Li Siming's 40 million, Microsoft postponed its listing date, at least it is not so urgent now. This is what Li Siming doesn't know. Li Siming thinks he has taken a big advantage, while Microsoft's shareholders think they have taken a advantage because their total revenue last year was only more than 60 million.

"This is a very visionary equity investment, and it is used to complete the acquisition by a company registered in the British Virgin Islands. Li Siming seems to have foreseeed some policy risks in the future. This is in sharp contrast to the current attention and political risks caused by the acquisition of equity in American companies by Chinese companies. At that time, no one was paying attention to this matter, because Microsoft was just one of the top ones in many similar companies. His entrepreneurial partners also thought that Li Siming was crazy and was a sucker, but when we look at it twenty years later, the facts prove that Li Siming's vision has always been accurate. Just like he selected actors in Hollywood, this is just the most eye-catching one of his many successful investments!" Citibank's chief investment analyst in Asia Pacific, commented in 2005.

"This money is not good!" Zeng Zhi said, "Twenty percent of the shares are too small."

He was still a little heartbroken now, but Li Siming insisted, so he didn't object. Li Siming actually influenced his thoughts. Many times, Zeng Zhi even wondered if he had fallen into Li Siming's "evil"? He had inexplicable conviction with Li Siming. However, in just less than three years, Li Siming had already earned 500 million US dollars. At the time, the "authoritative Kuang" had a very accurate fortune. Zeng Zhi planned to return to Hong Kong, he must have a lot of reward for this charlatan.

"I also want to buy more, but the company was founded by others. Just like my own children, we cannot tolerate too much care. What we buy is expectation. If they are worth so much now, it is not our turn to get involved!" Li Siming smiled, "The highest level of investment is that when others can't see it, we have already taken the lead!"

"You can guarantee that we have made a profit?" Zeng Zhi expressed doubts.

"We can go and see." Li Siming said confidently.

After a while of silence, Zeng Zhi said: "I have something to tell you in advance. This year's 11th is the 45th anniversary of the founding of New China. The Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles will hold a National Day reception and invite us both to go. Are you going?"

"Is there something wrong? Go, of course, it's new!" Li Siming said, "But I have to arrange things in advance. You know that the post-production of my movie has not started yet!"

"How much do you think this movie can earn?" Zeng Zhi was very interested in this.

"This may be a little worse than the previous one. It's too bloody and will offend some people." Li Siming said.

"Okay, I'm just waiting to count the money and I'm going to get cramps in my hands!" Zeng Zhi said with a smile.

In the blink of an eye, Li Siming felt that time had passed in a hurry, and he made a movie a year, which was too slow. Li Siming secretly decided to "wash his hands with another movie". In 1984, there were many classic works. In addition to the grand military parade, there were also the unforgettable "Hello, Xiaoping" banner. When the parade of college students walked across the Tiananmen Gate Tower, a banner suddenly raised in the crowd, with the four big words "Hello, Xiaoping" written on it. The banner was spliced ​​with bed sheets, and both sides were supported by bamboo poles supporting mosquito nets. Compared with the banners prepared in the parade, it was extremely simple. However, this simple banner expressed the voice of hundreds of millions of Chinese people.

On the morning of October 1st in the Pacific Time Zone in the United States, Zeng Zhi and Li Siming went out early. They didn’t have an American driver’s license and either took a company car or a taxi when they went out. As soon as they stood on the street, a taxi stopped beside them with a sharp turn.

"Hey, Li, do you want a car?" A black driver poked his head out and shouted at Li Siming. This person, Li Siming, knew the "good guy" driver he met at the Los Angeles airport last time when he returned to the United States. This time he sent someone to Burbank and returned to Los Angeles.

"Of course." Li Siming hesitated for a moment, got in the car with Zeng Zhi, "go to the Chinese Consulate General in downtown Los Angeles."

"Don't worry, I promise to get you there quickly and safely." The "good guy" driver was very enthusiastic.

After getting in the car, Li Siming regretted it. This guy was so good at talking and chattering.

"Hi, Li, tell you, I am now a student of a Chinese martial arts school in Chinatown. Tell you, now I am a martial arts master, not me, now if I meet two robbers again, I will beat him all over the ground for teeth..." The "good man" driver kept saying along the way, "Chinese Kung Fu is so amazing. But what are the ways you used to come from? I have learned Tai Chi, but this punch is boring and it is so slow that it is unbearable. It seems that I will fall asleep and push it down, and it has no lethality. Later, I changed to learning swordsmanship, but the police did not let me carry it with me, so why should I learn it if I don't let me carry it with me?"

"Then what are you learning now?" Li Siming was very curious.

"Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms!" The "Good Man" answered seriously and proudly.

"..." Li Siming and Zeng Zhi stared at each other and endured for a long time before stopping their smile. Li Siming guessed that the master of this "good man" driver must have been entangled by him, so he casually brought out a set of palm techniques and put a loud name on it, so he let him practice with peace of mind.

"Tell you, this is what I finally asked for from my master. It is his ancestral palm technique. Practicing it to the highest level can hurt people invisibly. It is probably like a silent pistol." The "good man" said the driver seriously, "You have to keep this secret for me. My master will not let me tell others that he taught me!"

"Thank you for telling me this secret." Li Siming also earnestly promised, "I must keep my mouth shut!"

The car ran along the 101 Expressway, headed south at the Vermont Ave exit, turned left at Fourth Street, turned right at the next intersection, and walked not far away, and arrived at the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles. Li Siming and Zeng Zhi got out of the taxi and felt very relaxed. The "good man" driver was so utterly able to speak. Li Siming and Zeng Zhi felt like a thousand super big mosquitoes buzzing in their ears and recited in unison.

The parking lot at the entrance of the Consulate General was already full of cars. There were people responsible for receiving the car at the entrance.

"Welcome!" The receptionist was very enthusiastic and knew about Li Siming's scenery in Hollywood. "Mr. Li, I am your fan. I hope I can see your new movie one day earlier."

"Thank you!" Li Siming smiled.

Li Siming is very happy today because on this special day, he can see many compatriots in the United States. Although he has won many praises and respects in the territory of the Americans, he always feels that this is not his home.

There are many guests here today. Although China and the United States have only been officially established for five years, Chinese people from the mainland do not dominate the Chinese community, and pro-China Chinese are also a large group. Among them are all subordinate organizations of the Chinese Association, representatives of clan associations, Chinese chambers of commerce, associations, and international students, which have been established for a century.

Li Siming and Zeng Zhi are probably the few guests who are in their personal identities. However, Li Siming's arrival attracted the attention of many people. Because Li Siming is an alternative person to many Chinese: he is young, but his experience is complicated, but in fact it is more complicated than they imagined; he is humorous and witty, which makes many Americans fall in love with him; he has extraordinary achievements, but he is full of enthusiasm for the motherland, and his speech has aroused a great response from the Chinese community.

Li Siming received warm reception from the Consul General and met many people through him. Zeng Zhi was obviously familiar with this occasion, and he knew many people. Compared with him, Li Siming was obviously more interested in business and Chinese scholars. When he met someone, he would normally greet him "Looking for a long time and looking forward to it". Li Siming became the object of everyone's photo together. Li Siming felt that he was a prop for making a movie and had to keep smiling.

Also here are representatives of Chinese students, Li Siming's old acquaintances Lao Ye and Chen Jian are two of them. He is an international student of UCL, a famous university located near Beverly Hills and Hollywood.

"Old Ye, Chen Jian, I'm very happy to see you two!" Li Siming said with a smile, patting their shoulders bluntly, "I'm so embarrassed, we're so close, I rarely go to see you!"

"Teacher Li, look at what you said, you are a busy person, and it is too late to win glory for the country! Besides, Mr. Zeng often goes to us and gives us a lot of help." Lao Ye said. Zeng Zhi often visits them, and he generously donates a lot of money to the school, which has made Chinese students "care" from the school. Li Siming now has 50 Chinese students sponsored, all of which are the best. He has taken a two-pronged approach to financial investment and emotional investment, and has won many people's hearts.

"How is it? How are you doing in increasing your life?" Li Siming asked.

"It's very good. Lao Ye and I both got the master's degree in advance, and we are now studying for a doctorate!" Chen Jian replied, and he could see that he was very proud.

"Are you a representative of Chinese students? Or are you a student cadre by our Chinese name?" Li Siming asked.

"The Americans gave me a louder name, student leader!" Lao Ye took out his business card, which was printed with the words "Chairman of the California Chinese Students Association of America" ​​in Chinese and English.

"This title is good." Li Siming flashed the business card and said with a smile, "A hundred responses are heard, and there are many responders gathering, which is so glorious!"

"This is just a title, and it also goes to various seminars and many other social occasions more than ordinary students." Lao Ye disagreed, "This job is very interesting, just be mentally prepared to suffer losses!"

"Teacher Li, ask you something?" Chen Jian asked.

"I think you shouldn't call me that. I always feel that this title is not worthy of its name." Li Siming said with a smile, "People who know me call me Aming. If you feel embarrassed, call me Lao Li. Well, I'm a few years older than you anyway! But Lao Ye can't call me that anymore, I'm still very young!"

"No, you can be considered my teacher anyway." Chen Jian said with a smile, "Before the Spring Festival, we saw the news about you in Shenzhen, and we want to know, what plans do you have?"

"This, of course, there is a grand plan. Our company is under construction. A science and technology building will be completed by the end of this year. We are now spending a lot of effort to purchase equipment. You know, we are not short of money now. When you return to China, you will see several laboratories that are no less than the United States. We hope that one day, we will be labeled as made in China. We must tell foreigners that China can not only produce textiles and export mineral products, but also surpass the top in the field of high-tech." Li Siming is very excited about the future, and he will be excited when talking about this. "Of course, you and more people need to participate in this, otherwise it will only be a castle in the air."

"Yes, Teacher Li, when we first came to the United States, we felt that the gap between our country in this regard was too big. I hope to be a person like Qian Xuesen!" Lao Ye said, "Well, my wife and children are in China, and it is not easy to go back. I want to go home one day earlier to reunite, so it will be a good place to both worlds. I said, Teacher Li, Boss Zeng is not just playing a long line to catch big fish, right?"

"He is just Yang Bailao. Don't worry, I'm afraid you don't dare to think about it. I can guarantee the treatment." Li Siming said. Working in the United States is obviously much more comfortable than being in China. Many international students are unwilling to return to China. In addition to the gap in working conditions, treatment is also a big problem. Only by comparing can you have ideas. This is also a natural human nature.

"But, Teacher Li, you have to thank us!" Chen Jian said with a smile.

"Why?"

"We are waving the flag for you. Nowadays, who doesn't know that you and Mr. Zeng are recruiting talents in Chinese universities in California?"

"No problem, I don't know how you want me to thank you?" Li Siming asked.

"When your next film premiere, I hope everyone from our Chinese Students Association can get an invitation!" Chen Jiandao.

"This, your requirements are too low, right?" Li Siming sweated heavily, "I think I have to make a bleeding any time, and I don't even give me a chance?"

The reception was very lively, and the consulate arranged many programs. In addition to the guests singing and performing themselves, there were also speeches from the guests' representatives. Of course, there were also many delicious foods.

Li Siming was also named by the Consul General to give a speech on stage.

"I am very happy today because I met many people today. The guests here are from all walks of life in California. It is a rare opportunity to gather together on this special day to celebrate the birthday of the motherland. Of course, if the dumplings prepared by the leaders of the consulate are enough at the next official banquet, it would be even better!" Li Siming walked onto the stage and expressed his "high opinions". The guests burst into laughter, and Li Siming said that they were in their hearts, especially Lao Ye and Chen Jian, a group of international student representatives, who usually can't see what dumplings look like.

The dumplings prepared by the consulate were sufficient, and the guests were also "doing their own food and clothing", and Li Siming and Zeng Zhi ate very happily.

"I hope there are so many days every month." Zeng Zhi was still singing.

"..." Li Siming widened his eyes and was very angry. His imagination was too rich, and Zeng Zhi's words easily made him associate.

"This dumpling is really good. I shouldn't have come here. After eating this meal, what should I do if I can't eat it in the future?" Chen Jian sighed, "I have changed my mind now. Teacher Li, just invite us to Chinatown for a big meal, no, three meals!"

"No problem, as the saying goes, food is the most important thing for people, and eating is also a big deal." Li Siming said with a smile, "It's okay to invite the chef back!"

"Can you invite more? I want to have hot pot!" Lao Ye burped indecently.
Chapter completed!