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Chapter 2607
Charlie drove the car to the administrative building of Aurous Hill University of Finance and Economics, and according to the room number told by the security guard, came to the door of the office of the deputy dean of the School of Economics and Management.
After hesitating for a moment, Charlie knocked on the door.
After three beeps, Pollard’s voice came from inside: “Please come in!”
Charlie pushed the door in and saw Pollard wearing a decent suit, now wearing glasses and sitting at his desk reading information.
After a few seconds, he put down the file in his hand and looked up at Charlie, a little startled.
Immediately, he asked in surprise, “Charlie? Why did you come here?”
Seeing his surprised look, Charlie knew that he had not connected himself with the identity of the chairman of the Emgrand Group.
So, he smiled slightly and said seriously: “Hello Professor Watt, I asked Doris to make an appointment with you on my behalf.”
“Ah?!” Pollard stood up suddenly, and said in shock, “You…are the chairman of the Emgrand Group?!”
Charlie nodded and said frankly: “Yes, Professor Watt, I am indeed the chairman of the Emgrand Group.”
“My God…” Pollard couldn’t help but exclaimed: “When I ran with your Meiqing yesterday, she told me that you are a Feng Shui… That’s good, the group The chairman’s identity seems to be a bit bad…”
Charlie smiled and said: “The so-called Feng Shui is just a rumor among some friends in Aurous Hill. I have studied a little Feng Shui, but the overall business is relatively business and it’s not enough.”
As he said, he explained: “As for the identity of the chairman of the Emgrand Group, I also hope that Professor Watt can help me keep it secret. Even my wife and my father-in-law don’t know my identity. Don’t tell others, especially Aunt Meiqing.”
Pollard couldn’t help asking: “I’m not sure about one thing. With such a big identity, how did you hide it from your wife and your father-in-law? Did they know nothing about the whole process of establishing the Emgrand Group?”
Charlie explained: “Even though the Emgrand Group is mine now, it was not founded by me. The Emgrand Group has been established for nearly 10 years, and I only took over it last summer. As for the family, it is mainly because of some individuals. The reason is not convenient to tell them for the time being.”
Pollard was silent for a moment, nodded lightly, and said, “Okay, I promise you not to tell anyone else about this, but I am not sure, what is your purpose for looking for me today?
Charlie said seriously: “Ocean shipping has been gaining momentum recently. I personally want to invest in this business, but I have been suffering from not having a suitable managerial talent.”
With that, Charlie looked at Pollard and continued: “Doris introduced you to me, saying that you are very capable and respected by her, so I want to ask, Professor Watt, are you interested in following me for cooperation.”
After hearing this, Pollard shook his head slightly, and said sincerely: “I’m sorry, Mr. Wade, since the day I went to teach at MIT, I have decided to give up this work.”
Charlie didn’t expect that Pollard directly rejected him as soon as he came up, so he asked: “Professor Watt if it is about money, everything is actually easy to talk about. You just have to say the number and you will be accommodated.”
Pollard shook his head and said, “No, it’s not a question of money. It’s my personal decision. I have worked in several Fortune 500 companies for 20 years. I have been racking my brains for the past 20 years to think about how to help companies earn money. More profit, which makes me feel particularly meaningless, so I decided to teach and use another way to prove my value.”
Chapter 2608
Charlie asked in a puzzled way: “Why does it make you feel boring to help companies make more profits? Isn’t your teaching now also helping schools cultivate more talents? I think there is nothing between the two. They’re absolutely different.”
Pollard smiled slightly and said seriously: “To be honest, I am not a person who loves money very much.”
With that, Pollard said with some emotion: “Actually, after the money reaches a certain level, it doesn’t make sense to me. My living condition must have been fixed since I earned half a million dollars a year until When I made 10 million U.S. dollars a year, my standard of living and condition were the same as when I made half a million dollars a year.
“Although I am not a rich person, I have worked for so many years and have saved tens of millions of dollars. In addition, I have made some stock investments. I have some shares of Apple and Tesla. If you discount it all, you might get two to three hundred million dollars. Although the money is not comparable to Mr. Wade’s Emgrand Group, I don’t know where to spend it.”
“The house I live in now is not expensive. All the investment is added up, and it is about one million. I can afford an expensive house. I just find it too troublesome to live in, and it is unnecessary.”
“The car I drive is a Tesla. This is the most common one. It is economical and environmentally friendly. When all the investment is added up, it is less than 60,000 US dollars in RMB.”
“And my monthly expenses, only a few thousand dollars are enough, and my current salary alone can cover all these expenses. As for the remaining money, it can only be stored in the bank account. It has completely lost its liquidity, no matter how much money I earn, I will donate all of it to charity in the future, so for me, I feel that I might as well just teach diligently here.”
Charlie asked in surprise, “Aren’t you going to leave a generous sum of money for your children?”
Pollard smiled and said, “I really don’t have any thoughts about this. My daughter is about the same age as you, and her living condition is about the same as mine. She can make money, but she won’t spend money at all, and she has no motivation to spend money.”
Charlie couldn’t help feeling a bit difficult when he heard this.
Pollard is obviously not interested in money and only wants to teach and educate people. In this case, what does he do to impress him and make him willing to do it with him?
After thinking about it, Charlie didn’t think of a good way.
However, a black and white sketch on the wall of Pollard’s office attracted his attention.
The simple strokes of the sketch only drew the shape of a tree. It didn’t seem to be peculiar. Even most people could hardly tell the species of this tree by its shape.
But Charlie still looked at the painting and said with interest: “Professor Watt, did you draw this sketch by yourself?”
Pollard asked curiously, “How do you know? I didn’t sign the money on it either.”
Charlie smiled and said, “Because I know this tree.”
“Oh?” Pollard hurriedly asked him, “Since you know this tree, can you tell me something about it?”
Charlie nodded and smiled: “Professor Watt, the tree you painted is actually a redwood tree in California, USA.”
Pollard was taken aback for a moment. At this time, Charlie continued: “In fact, this simple stroke of yours should have been taken from the Stanford University emblem. If I remember correctly, the pattern in the center of the Stanford University emblem is like this. A red cedar tree.”
Pollard asked in surprise: “Is Mr. Wade also a graduate from Stanford?”
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