The richest man starts from a street stall

Chapter 363 Make friends with the founder of Facebook

Chen Shiben planned to play another day tomorrow, and then transfer to Boeing the day after tomorrow.

It seems that the itinerary needs to be changed.

However, it is only a day or two delayed.

Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts, 219 kilometers away from New York, and it takes more than two hours to drive there.

The next morning, when Chen Shi was having breakfast with Yang Hanwen and others, he informed everyone that he was going to give a speech at Harvard University.

"Boss, this is a great thing, it's a win-win for both parties."

"Congratulations boss!"

Yang Hanwen, translator, Wu Yong and two bodyguards all congratulated Chen Shi.

Harvard has produced eight US presidents and dozens of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners.In addition, it has trained a large number of well-known academic founders, world-class academic leaders, writers, thinkers, and entrepreneurs.

Those who can give speeches are all these super talents, or seniors in a certain industry.

"Well, that's what I thought too."

Chen Shi nodded, Harvard needs celebrities, he needs the aura of Harvard, both sides get what they need.

In China, seniority is talked about, even if you have the ability, it is more difficult to get the recognition of the older generation.

Just like in research institutes and universities, if you want to rise, you can only go slowly and look at the relationship.

If the ability is outstanding, if you encounter a bad unit, you may be rejected.

Of course, this not only exists in China, but also in foreign countries, and it is not a domestic specialty.

The difference is that this phenomenon is not so serious in Europe and the United States.

There are quite a few sea turtles in China who couldn’t stay in the country anymore and didn’t adapt, and then went abroad. There are many reasons for being rejected, and most of them are due to this reason.

Can this be said that other people are not patriotic? Why are they forced to go abroad after they have already returned to China after completing their studies?

Remuneration is one aspect, but the scientific research environment is more important.

For Chen Shi, speeches are good for adding aura to himself or increasing influence, but sometimes it needs to be more clichéd.

Unless one day, he is so powerful that no one can threaten him.

Anyone who refuses to obey him can be slapped to death directly, and he doesn't care about legal sanctions at all, and missiles can't threaten him.

Chen Shi, he is not.

So, sometimes you have to learn to be flexible.

However, this is not a compromise.

"A change in the itinerary, I can go shopping today, and if I can catch up on the day after the speech, I can go directly to Boeing.

You must be home before the 30th, and the mortals will be on the shelves on the 1st. "

Chen Shi roughly arranged the next itinerary. Ordinary No. 1 will be on the shelves, and he must be present when the new book launch conference is held.

In addition, the golden finger should be able to be upgraded after it is put on the shelves, and the work of the ten cities must be followed up in time.

"Okay!" everyone replied.

Next, the crowd went to New York/Central Park for a stroll and then went shopping.

Chen Shi didn't have anything to buy, he just wanted to know about the scenery of Laomei's shopping mall.

At 25:01 pm on the 30th, Robinson and Chen Shi arrived at Harvard University.

The facilities of Harvard University are distributed in more than 20 places, with a total area of ​​4882 acres, reaching [-] acres. The place is really too big.

Of course, the main campus in Cambridge is 224 acres, only 1360 acres.

Before the official speech time, Robinson took Chen Shi and others to visit some scenic spots and museums.

Since Harvard was founded in 1634, there are 19 museums, among which the Art Museum has a collection of many famous works of art.

The graduation ceremony was held in the plaza on the courtyard of Harvard's main campus.

Without a map, Chen Shi would really get lost on campus.Robinson is old and a bit fat, so it is not easy to go out with Chen Shi and the others.

What's more, it was drizzling at this time, I really don't know if it will affect the speech later.

At [-]:[-] in the afternoon, everyone came to the square.

Chen Shi's arrival was welcomed by the school leaders.

Chen Shi also met Zach, the co-founder of Facebook, who is only 33 years old and currently worth nearly 600 billion US dollars.

"Hi, Mr. Chen Shi, nice to meet you." Zac offered to extend his hand.

Low-key Zach, plainly dressed.His wife is Chinese, and there is no discrimination against Chinese.

"Hello, Mr. Zach, nice to meet you, you are my idol." Chen Shi held Zac's hand with the same enthusiasm.

"Oh, I'm not as handsome as you. I loved your novel Harry, and suddenly I fell in love with magic."

Since the international English version of the first episode of Harry Potter was released on May 5, a total of 17 million copies have been sold abroad, and nearly 700 million copies have been sold in the United States alone.

It can be said that one out of fifteen Americans bought Chen Shi's book, and this book is often out of stock.

The international English version of the second episode is scheduled to be released in September. Impatient foreigners have no choice but to buy the Chinese version to watch it.

Moreover, the person who wrote Harry's book, his mother tongue is not English, but a young rich man from Huaguo, is too legendary.

However, Americans know Harry Potter, but Chen Shi is not as famous as the protagonist.

As for Chen Shi's appearance, really, he could only know it from the photos.

"To be honest, I admire you very much. My achievements only serve me personally, but you serve all mankind." Chen Shi admired the foreigner in front of him from the bottom of his heart.

Zach is happy to make charitable donations. When he was 15, he promised to donate 99% of Facebook shares held by the husband and wife to charity to advance human potential and promote equality.

Last year, it announced that in the next 10 years, more than 30 billion US dollars will be invested in researching the treatment of diseases.

Such generosity, Chen Shi is not as generous as him to be honest.

Although the routines of charitable organizations are deep, Americans are really willing to give generously.

Of course, people are selfish. The biggest reason why they are so generous is that the inheritance tax is too horrible.

When the inheritance is more than 300 million US dollars, the tax rate is as high as 55%, and the beneficiary of the inheritance must first pay the inheritance tax before inheriting the inheritance, so the descendants of the rich will encounter many obstacles to inherit the inheritance.

If you establish a foundation or donate to charity, you can get tax deductions, and how much you donate will be deducted from your income tax.

Making charitable donations can not only reduce losses, but also help to establish a public image and create a role model.

At the same time, the transparency of charitable funds is very high. The tax law requires them to report to the tax bureau every year, stating what projects they have done, how much they have spent, and how much their assets are.

They compile yearbooks every year, which can also be found on the Internet, and any citizen can check the accounts.

After receiving the donation, the charity will also issue a receipt to you, so as to make the donation as transparent and well-founded as possible.

"Naked donation" (not leaving a penny to future generations) hundreds of millions, billions, or even tens of billions of dollars. This extreme method is not uncommon, and it is really not a strange phenomenon.

No matter how deep the routine is, it is very complicated.

But no matter what, it is worthy of our people's reflection.

Donating is a good thing, but if you donate less, you will be scolded.

"Like your worth, how much should you donate, not less than this amount!"

The reasons for not donating are very strong. It is too particular about donating more and less, and you can’t donate in vain.

Whether or not to donate money has nothing to do with having money or not.

If you have little money, you can donate a few dollars, and you are not qualified to judge how much others should donate.

Not donating is a duty, donating is a love.

Donating money, doing what you can, is a good thing, and there is no need to compare it.

Donating money should be a matter of showing love and positive energy, and we should not stop others from showing love because of some shady facts.

People, sometimes you should reflect on yourself.

(End of this chapter)