Chapter 184 White-haired old man
Mitsui Hideki returned to Sanren Tea House from Roppongi, Minatoi, Setaya District. Not only did he not go home directly, but he ran all the way to a relaxing open space for residents.
An old man with white hair was dressed very ordinary, sitting quietly on a bench. His expression was also very calm.
Mitsui Hideki stopped and bowed ninety degrees panting to apologize: "I'm sorry, I'm late."
The white-haired old man slowly raised his right palm and patted the bench next to him and said, "You might as well sit down and rest first!"
Mitsui Hideki took off her backpack from behind, then hugged it in front of her chest with both hands. He was still gasping for breath, and turned around and sat down next to the other party.
"Looking at your formal outfit in suit and tie, is it because you are going to an interview to find a job?" The white-haired old man said slowly.
Hideki Mitsui answered truthfully: "No. I signed up for the investment and entrepreneurship competition of the reality TV show. Today I went to Tokyo TV to participate in the auditions preliminary round.
I had calculated the time, but I was really sorry, but I still didn’t arrange the time and let you wait for a long time.”
"What you are talking about is the TV program hosted by Hard Gold Group!" said the white-haired old man bluntly.
"Yes, that's right. You know too!" Mitsui Hideki said with a smile.
"Masayoshi Kishimoto, the president of Hard Gold Group, can always come up with some wonderful ideas and go astray. He is indeed an amazing contemporary figure.
This indeed provides some young people, especially young people from the middle and lower classes, with the opportunity to show their personal abilities and talents. It is really not necessarily that there will be some good things here.
Only a founder with concentrated equity like him will not encounter internal resistance, so that he can reduce talents without any restrictions." The white-haired old man said slowly.
"Among the seven major chaebols in contemporary Japan, only the Hard Gold Group has the shortest time to establish and its growth rate is the most amazing.
The other six major chaebols have a history of more than a hundred years, and even more than three hundred years." Hideki Mitsui continued.
"How do you think you performed in this audition preliminary round? Do you successfully advance to the next round?" said the white-haired old man with concern.
"I performed at a normal level and was lucky enough to be qualified to advance to the next round." Hideki Mitsui then showed a little smile of the winner.
He knew very well that he had only achieved a phased victory and the remaining game was still long. As long as he did not reach the final and successfully obtained a real investment, the meaning would not be too great.
The reason why he thought about this was that he naturally thought of Ma Huateng, who had participated in similar venture capital competitions on CCTV 2.
If Tencent hadn't grown to a certain extent, who would have dug out the videos of Ma Huateng's reality show that he had participated in such a TV show and posted it on the Internet?
Judging from that video alone, at least, Zhang Ruimin, the chairman of Haier Group at that time, was not optimistic about Ma Huateng's company and QQ.
Even if Ma Huateng stated the number of registered users, etc., it may be that the older generation of successful entrepreneurs are more inclined to the development of the physical industry.
"Congratulations." The old man with a white-haired smile suddenly said straightforwardly.
"Thank you." Hideki Mitsui replied concisely.
He paused for a moment and then continued: "At the last day of each month, at 5pm, we came here to meet on the same place and on the same bench.
If I remember correctly, the first time we met was when I was five years old. In this flash, fifteen years have passed. Here, there were many people here, especially children, who came to play. Now, it has become decay, and fewer people are coming."
"You are a person who is particularly able to keep secrets and keep promises. We first met fifteen years ago and agreed not to mention anyone around you.
If you break your promise, we will never meet again. Whether it is windy or rainy, or snowy, you will come here to meet me alone as promised." The white-haired old man said one thing.
"At the beginning, I was able to bring me a lot of delicious food, after all, those are good things I have never eaten before.
Later on! I think talking to you is not only interesting, but also broadens my horizons and lets me know many things I don’t understand.
I know, you are a very knowledgeable person. But, for a long time, why didn’t you tell me your contact information and name?" Hideki Mitsui said seriously.
"You have asked me questions like this more than once in the past, and I always answer that the time has not come." The white-haired old man said seriously.
"Can you tell me this time that the time has not come?" Hideki Mitsui asked back.
The old man with white hair pondered for a moment and said, "Probably, the time is coming soon! Your growth is very fast, especially in the three years after you graduated from high school, which really surprised me.
The most powerful way to train people and grow quickly is not in school, but in society. This sentence is really correct."
Mitsui Hideki immediately showed a look of joy. After all, the doubts in her heart were about to be answered. Since childhood, she has been very curious about this kind-hearted and beautiful old man, and also thinks he is very mysterious.
At first, he didn't know something. As time went by, he gradually grew up and began to understand that it was definitely not a chance encounter, but something the other party had arranged long ago.
Even though he had figured out this matter for a long time, he had no intention of explaining it in person. As for why the other party did this, he really didn't know.
For fifteen years, the other party not only has no malice towards him, but also has given him a lot of benefits. This is not only when I was a child, but also when I was inspiring, but also because of something that was inspired by the spirit.
I once said to him that I didn’t want to study. The other party neither said good nor said bad. I just said that those who work hard to control others, while those who work hard to control others. This comes from the "Teng Wen Gong's Chapter" in the Chinese "Mencius".
At that time, the explanation given to him was very strong in personal life philosophy. Studying may not necessarily be necessary in school. As long as you have the heart, you can read it there, and there are books there.
It is not only a book that binds into a book of lead characters. The book of society and the book of life are the most difficult to read.
Chapter completed!