Ye Chen drove the car to the administrative building of Jinling University of Finance and Economics, followed the room number informed by the security guard, and came to the door of the office of the deputy dean of the School of Economics and Management.
After hesitating for a moment, Ye Chen knocked on the door.
After three calls, He Yuanjiang's voice came from inside: "Please come in!"
Ye Chen pushed the door open and saw He Yuanjiang, who was wearing a decent suit. He was wearing glasses and sitting at his desk reading information.
After a few seconds, he put down the document in his hand, looked up at Ye Chen, and was a little shocked.
Then, he asked in surprise: "Ye Chen? Why are you here?"
Seeing the surprised look on his face, Ye Chen 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 He, I asked Dongxue to make an appointment with you on my behalf."
"Ah?!" He Yuanjiang suddenly stood up and said in shock: "You...are the chairman of Emgrand Group?!"
Ye Chen nodded and said calmly: "Yes, Professor He, I am indeed the chairman of Emgrand Group."
"Oh my god..." He Yuanjiang couldn't help but exclaimed: "When I was running with your Aunt Han yesterday, she told me that you were a Feng Shui master... That's good, group director
There seems to be a big difference in appearance and identity..."
Ye Chen smiled and said: "The so-called Mr. Feng Shui is just a rumor among some friends in Jinling. I have studied a little bit of Feng Shui, but overall it is relatively business-like and not worth mentioning."
As he said that, he explained: "As for the identity of the chairman of Dihao Group, I also hope that Professor He can keep it secret for me. Even my wife and my father-in-law and mother-in-law don't know my identity, so I ask you to please me."
Don’t tell others, especially Aunt Han.”
He Yuanjiang couldn't help but ask: "There's something I'm not sure about. With such a big identity, how on earth did you hide it from your wife and your father-in-law and mother-in-law? Didn't they know anything about the whole process of your establishment of the Emgrand Group?
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Ye Chen explained: "Although 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 last summer. As for my family, it was mainly because of some personal reasons.
It’s not convenient to tell them the reason yet.”
He Yuanjiang was silent for a moment, nodded slightly, and said: "Okay, I promise you not to tell anyone else about this matter, but I'm not sure what the purpose of you looking for me today is?
Ye Chen said seriously: "Ocean shipping has been gaining momentum recently. I personally want to invest in this business, but I have been suffering from the lack of suitable management talents."
Saying that, Ye Chen looked at He Yuanjiang and continued: "Dong Xue introduced you to me and said that you are very capable and highly respected by her, so I wanted to ask Professor He if you are interested in cooperating with me.
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After hearing this, He Yuanjiang shook his head slightly and said sincerely: "Sorry, Mr. Ye, from the day I went to teach at MIT, I have decided to give up social work."
Ye Chen didn't expect that He Yuanjiang would directly reject him as soon as he came up, so he asked: "Professor He, if it's a matter of money, actually everything is easy to negotiate. You just need to tell me the number, and I will be satisfied with it."
He Yuanjiang shook his head and said: "No, no, this is not a matter of money, it is my personal decision. I have worked for several Fortune 500 groups for 20 years. In the past 20 years, I have been racking my brains to think about how to help companies earn more money.
It made me feel very uninteresting and meaningless to make too much profit, so I decided to teach and use another way to prove my own value."
Ye Chen asked in confusion: "Why does it make you feel uninterested in helping companies make more profits? Aren't you teaching now to help schools cultivate more talents? I don't think there is anything between the two.
Absolute difference.”
He Yuanjiang smiled slightly and said seriously: "To be honest, I am actually not a person who loves money very much."
As he spoke, He Yuanjiang said with some emotion: "Actually, after money reaches a certain level, it means nothing to me. My living situation must have been fixed from the time I made half a million US dollars a year, until I
When I can earn 10 million US dollars a year, my living standard and status are the same as when I earn 500,000 US dollars a year."
"Although I am not a rich man, I have worked for so many years and have saved tens of millions of dollars. In addition, I have made some stock investments, and I own some shares of Apple and Tesla.
, if all is discounted, it may be worth two to three hundred million U.S. dollars. Although the money is not comparable to Mr. Ye’s Emgrand Group, I don’t know where to spend it.”
"The house I live in now is not expensive. All the investments added up, converted into US dollars, are about one million. It's not that I can't afford an expensive house, but I just think it's too troublesome to live in, and it's not necessary."
"The car I drive is a Tesla, which is the most common one. It is economical and environmentally friendly. All the investments added up, converted into RMB, are less than 60,000 US dollars."
"As for my monthly expenses, I only need a few thousand dollars, which is completely enough, and this expense can be fully covered by my current salary alone. As for the remaining money, it can only be deposited in a bank account.
, has completely lost its currency. No matter how much money you make, you will donate it all to charity in the future. So for me, I feel like I might as well just teach conscientiously here."
Ye Chen asked in surprise: "Aren't you going to leave a generous sum of money for your children?"
He Yuanjiang smiled and said: "I really don't have any idea about this. My daughter is about the same age as you, and her living situation is similar to mine. She can make money, but she can't spend money at all, and she has no motivation to spend money."
When Ye Chen heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little difficult.
He Yuanjiang is obviously not interested in money and only wants to teach and educate people. In this case, what can I do to impress him and make him willing to do it with me?
Ye Chen thought about it over and over, but couldn't think of a good way.
However, a black and white sketch on the wall of He Yuanjiang's office attracted his attention.
That simple sketch only drew the shape of a tree, which didn't look particularly strange. It was even difficult for most people to identify the species of the tree through its shape.
However, Ye Chen still looked at the painting and said with interest: "Professor He, was this simple sketch drawn by you yourself?"
He Yuanjiang asked curiously: "How do you know? I didn't sign on it either."
Ye Chen smiled and said, "Because I know this tree."
"Oh?" He Yuanjiang asked him hurriedly: "Since you know this tree, can you give me an overview?"
Ye Chen nodded and said with a smile: "Professor He, the tree you drew is actually a redwood tree in California, USA."
He Yuanjiang was slightly stunned, then Ye Chen continued: "Actually, your simple drawing should be taken from the Stanford University emblem. If I remember correctly, the pattern in the middle of the Stanford University emblem is like this.
A redwood tree.”
He Yuanjiang asked in surprise: "Did Mr. Ye also graduate from Stanford?"