One Hundred and Sixteenth Spooky Speech

Perhaps at this time, Aldridge's behavior of leading the whole team to the United States for vacation seems unique, but ten or twenty years later, this situation is not special.

In the middle of the season, many clubs will give the team a vacation, or officially arrange some commercial activities, commercial games, go to a horse race, watch an NBA, or a baseball game, etc.

Aldridge is mainly to let the players relax, the most important thing is to let them relax psychologically and get a period of adjustment in mentality.

The players had a lot of trouble at first on the chartered plane. The women chatted together, the men played cards, and Aldrich and his coaching staff gathered to play poker—money, a small bet. .

But soon, as soon as the excitement passed, everyone put on their blindfolds and went to sleep. The flight time was not short enough for them to have a good night's sleep.

Because of the time difference, when the plane landed in New York, it was 8:00 p.m., but when Aldridge boarded the plane in London, it was 5:00 p.m., and the flight took seven or eight hours.

Outside the airport, when Aldridge and the others walked out, he himself was shocked by the scene in front of him.

Ten Lincolns were waiting outside, the door in the middle opened, and Barnett in a suit and leather shoes came out, smiling and waving to Aldrich.

"Boss, what's going on?"

Schneider blinked with his German girlfriend, and he was really surprised by the scene of this rich man going out.

"Let's all get in the car."

Aldrich waved his hand and saw that the people behind him hesitated, so he had no choice but to take Melanie to Barnett first, and then got into the car, only then did the others confirm that the luxurious Lincoln extended came to pick him up. Their.

"There's no need to be so grand, right? It's just a trip."

Aldridge sighed after getting in the car, and Barnett smiled and nodded at Melanie, then opened the small refrigerator in the car, and said, "Please feel free."

Melanie sat down next to Aldridge somewhat awkwardly, smiled and waved.

Only then did Barnett turn his gaze to Aldridge, and said, "It's just renting a few cars, not buying them. Go to the hotel now, spend the first two days in New York, and we'll go to Arizona the day after tomorrow. Miss Chisholm, I have some private matters to discuss with Aldrich, please go to the hotel with others to rest later, okay?"

Although Barnett's tone is calm, but he has many years of business experience and has been in a high position for a long time, the words coming out of his mouth have an irresistible majesty. Melanie nodded and agreed. She is not a girl who does not know what to do. Don't turn yourself into a nuisance.

Soon, the motorcade stopped in front of the hotel, and everyone else got out of the car and entered the hotel for a while to settle down. Barnett made arrangements, and a grand dinner was prepared in the hotel restaurant, but he continued on the road with Aldrich, Came to Manhattan, the commercial center of New York.

The night was filled, and the two got off the car in front of a modern office building. Barnett and Aldrich walked side by side, and said softly: "Wall Street is next door, I originally wanted to put the branch there, but I remembered what you said I made a fortune in a low-key manner, so I bought three floors here as a North American branch."

"What did you bring me here for?"

Walking into the elevator, Aldrich was still at a loss.

Barnett said truthfully: "There is a high-level meeting, and I want you to participate."

"I know nothing about business."

"It doesn't matter,

Just listen and say whatever you want. "

Aldridge raised his eyebrows and said nothing.

Although it was night, the staff in Barnett's company were still at their jobs. They didn't look busy, but there was obvious solemnity in their expressions, especially when they saw Barnett walking in, their eyes were filled with Respect.

Pushing open the door of a conference room, Aldrich saw that there were not many people sitting inside, there were only eight people in total, some of them were in their thirties, the older ones had gray hair, and they were probably in their fifties. , They all stood up to show respect. After closing the door, Barnett pressed his hand to signal everyone to sit down. He deliberately opened a chair next to the chairman's seat and let Aldridge sit down.

All eyes were on Aldridge, curious about the identity of this young man.

After sitting down, Barnett raised his head and said calmly, "This is my younger brother, named Aldrich. Alright, the meeting begins."

This meeting was like a general company's annual summary and New Year's outlook. Aldrich also had a document in front of him. After he opened it, he glanced at it, feeling a little dizzy, and then closed the document, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

The participants should be the company's senior executives, who will make plans for the company's investment and operation in the coming year, analyze the prospects of various industries in the market, and present the market reports and research results of the past year, etc.

Real estate, finance, industrial investment, etc. Barnett's corporate investment has never been a single type, and Aldrich is not interested in hearing about these.

I don't know how long it took. After all the participants expressed their opinions, the meeting room fell into silence, and Barnett sat in the main seat and meditated.

"Ah~~~~!"

Aldridge yawned untimely, which made everyone's eyes turn to him, and many people showed dissatisfaction in their eyes.

But Barnett smiled and said to Aldridge, "What do you think?"

"I don't think so."

"Aldrich, are you alienating me?"

Aldrich scratched his head, thought for a while and said, "Internet."

the Internet?

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and Barnett asked with great interest: "Can you explain in more detail?"

Aldridge said casually: "The current Internet technology has not been popularized yet, but with the rapid development of the IT industry, computers will enter thousands of households, the operation is simple, and ordinary people can get started very quickly. Microsoft's newly released operating system has already heralded This, and next, I think the Internet will become a trend.”

"What about the commercial value?"

The half-baked man asked with a frown.

Aldrich shrugged and said: "With a computer connected to the Internet, you can browse the latest news from around the world anywhere, and you can watch various videos, movies, variety shows, and even adult programs. You can also use the Internet It is a trend to make friends and chat on the platform, and it is more convenient to speculate in stocks at home. This is a trend, and the foundation of the Internet will be a computer for a period of time in the future, and in the future, it may become a mobile phone. A portable computer can also achieve the functions I mentioned above. Of course, I am a layman, and I don’t want to argue with you, it’s meaningless, but think about half a century ago, a computer occupied a space as large as a basketball court. , but today, a computer can be placed on a table of one square meter, which is evidence of the development of science and technology. In the future, the world will become a global village. There is no idea that the Internet can’t realize. Only you can’t think of it. Of course, if you can think of it, you can make a fortune .”

The meeting room fell into dead silence again, and Aldrich was unwilling to look at other people's faces. He never expected to be embraced by everyone after he said something amazing from his own mouth. That was impossible, even if future history would prove it. His prediction is correct, but at the moment, there will always be doubts with mixed opinions.

After a moment of contemplation, Barnett smiled at Aldridge and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"No, can I go?"

"Tom, help me take Aldridge back to the hotel."

Barnett got up to see him off, and Aldridge left without looking back.

Barnett stood by the window and watched Aldrich get into the car before looking away. Behind him, someone frowned and said, "Boss, with all due respect, what is your brother's degree?"

"Education? Hehehehe, hahahaha!"

Barnett seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke in the world, and laughed alone for a long time, then turned around and put his hand on the man's shoulder, and said something meaningful.

"Nine years ago, I was studying at the London Stock Exchange, where everyone had a higher degree than me. Everyone who knew me would teach me in the tone of their predecessors. They were more serious than me, smarter than me, and worked harder than me. , have more connections and resources than me, I have nothing, watching them cheer every day for the stock to go up, and when I get off work, I can go to a fancy restaurant for dinner with beautiful chicks, and then spend the spring night together, I know for a fact that I am It is impossible to be smarter than them in my life, and it is impossible to spend at least five years to catch up with their academic qualifications. However, on a Monday eight years ago, the seniors around me laughed at me for spending all my money to buy the stock market. I pissed, I sat on the seat honestly, and deliberately spilled coffee on my pants to cover up my gaffe, but that week, I witnessed three people jumping off the roof of the trading building, and I earned nearly Millions of pounds, the seniors around me are almost bankrupt, only me, even if I pee my pants, I can walk out of the exchange with my head held high, accepting the adoring eyes around me, do you know who told me to do this? It was me who graduated from primary school The younger brother who no longer studies. In the past ten years, I have understood two things. First, any investment is a gamble. Education and experience cannot guarantee a sure chance of success. Second, hard work is no match for luck. God makes you lose everything. You It is impossible to win! And I am sure that my younger brother is God's messenger to the Hall family, just like the word contained in his name: RICH, will make the Hall family rich!"

These business elites were fascinated by what they heard, and they would have scoffed at others, but Barnett's success is full of legends, which is enough to make them awe-inspiring.

"According to what my brother said, you turned your attention to the Internet. I think what he said makes sense. At least Microsoft has given me a taste of the sweetness."

When Barnett gave the order, the others solemnly agreed immediately.

Aldrich didn't know that he came to the United States on vacation to attend this meeting by accident, and said a few words as if he was on an errand, but he made the rise of the Internet empire of the Hall family in the future.