Wall Street Legend

Ye Dongqing has never seen any high-end occasions, even the Oval Office in Washington, or the gathering of Wall Street bosses organized by the Federal Reserve. Ye Dongqing has experienced it before. At this moment, he is standing on the stage facing a huge crowd of students, parents and teachers. He was not frightened at all. He heard the reporters shouting at him, smiled and waved, posing for them to take pictures.

There would not have been so many reporters at Harvard graduation ceremonies in the past. At least twenty media outlets came specifically to take pictures of Ye Dongqing.

He came late today and has missed many interesting links.

Just over an hour ago, several trumpeters in traditional kilts played music to open the way, and then Harvard University's PhD, master's and undergraduate graduates, led by three Harvard flags, left the campus in neat graduation gowns, with faces full of smiles. Walking happily on the street, accepting people's blessings.

After the parade, they entered the Harvard Central Lawn. Today, it was filled with chairs. It is the main venue for the graduation ceremony. The campus is usually open to the public. At this moment, security is tight. All admissions are by ticket. Many local police were dispatched. , it is also a tradition that the police chief personally leads the team.

It’s not a pity, the Harvard graduation ceremony is similar every year. Ye Dongqing is facing the crowd at this moment, turning his head and talking to Mr. Bloomberg, the mayor of New York, in a low voice: Sir, why are you here today?

Of course I received the invitation letter. I may issue you a diploma later. Don't you know that I also graduated from Harvard University? But that was thirty-nine years ago. I got it in 1966 An MBA from Harvard, and today I can get an honorary doctorate from Harvard.”

Mr. Bloomberg’s tone was brisk and he seemed to be in a good mood. I don’t know whether it was because of the honorary doctorate or because he thought of his own past through this graduation ceremony. Every old man was once young. Unfortunately, time flies by. Too rushed.

Ye Dongqing really didn't know about this, and was slightly stunned before saying: Congratulations, I heard that a guy actually wants to build a building next to my building? We are friends, and you will never pass that kind of design!

Unable to help but laugh, Mr. Bloomberg shrugged slightly and replied: I can't make the decision. After all, the Japanese company's bid is not low, and... there is nothing wrong with the building itself.

There's nothing wrong with the building itself, it's just that it's placed next to the Cobra Tower.

The cause of the matter started three days ago. Ye Dongqing accidentally learned from the designer of the Cobra Building that a buyer had appeared for another piece of land in Hudson Yards.

If this is just the case, there is no problem. I am angry that the concept drawing of the building is actually in the shape of a long sword piercing the sky. Although I did not mention it by name, it is probably aimed at the Cobra Building and wants to make it a snake-slaying building. The sword can be seen from its name. The Japanese name of the design draft is Amancongyun Building. He didn't know it at first, but later he heard that it was the three swords obtained after killing the Yamata no Orochi in Japanese legend. One of the artifacts.

Legends, after all, are just legends. Ye Dongqing is not superstitious, but he vaguely feels that he is being targeted, so he feels unhappy.

I had previously planned to build a landmark building that could be passed down for hundreds of years, but if the other party did this, it could easily become a joke in the mouths of others.

It was impossible to change the design drawings. The Cobra Building was already under construction. He didn't understand who among the senior executives of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group was so full that they were teasing him. But he couldn't just forget it, so he borrowed the money. I took the opportunity to mention it to Mr. Bloomberg. If I hadn’t happened to meet him today, Ye Dongqing would have gone to see him in a few days.

Then there's no way to stop them? Ye Dongqing asked relentlessly.

It doesn't seem to me. The amount of their investment is not small. I have to consider the other citizens of New York. The employment rate, tax payment, and international impact must all be taken into consideration. It is a Fortune 500 company. After it is completed, it will be at least A thousand jobs will be created for New York. Most of the workers during the construction period are also Americans. You should know that I can't help you with this kind of work...

Let’s stop talking about this for now, because the principal has called Mr. Bloomberg’s name and asked him to get the honorary degree certificate.

As for ordinary graduates such as Ye Dongqing, they will get their degree certificates in the auditorium later. The only purpose of this thing in Ye Dongqing's hands is to hang it in the office and be used as an exhibit. It is impossible for him to apply for a job again. Impossible in this life.

Time passed by minute by minute.

An undergraduate graduating representative spoke first. He was a black student. As expected by Ye Dongqing, the topic of his speech was related to keywords such as race, contradiction and harmony. Many white students began to chat after hearing this. Sleepy.

The applause was not intense, and was mostly just out of politeness. When the principal, who acted as the host, mentioned student representative Ye Dongqing and mentioned a long list of honors, the applause was much more sincere and enthusiastic.

Three days of fishing and two days of surfing the net, so many business school students have never met Ye Dongqing. When he was studying here, he was just an ordinary rich man, and his influence was far worse than it is now. Qianli, at the ceremony, there were some people who were upset that they had not established a good relationship with him in the first place, and there were also young guys who were just starting out, ambitious and wanted to surpass Ye Dongqing's achievements, and they were just envious and jealous.

It's interesting, isn't it? Many canaries who have just left the birdcage think that this society can really allow them to fly. It is different in school and in society. Although there are guys like Little Edward, most of them You have to rely on yourself. It may not be difficult to become a middle-class person or an ordinary high-income person, but it is not that easy to move up.

At this moment, Ye Dongqing waved hello, came to the podium, patted the microphone, stood holding it with both hands, and said: All the alumni and parents of alumni present, please allow me to waste a few minutes of your time and listen to me. Let me talk about the life experiences I have gained over the past few years.

I, Leo Ye, was born in an ordinary middle-class family. After my parents had an accident, I moved to live with my aunt. This is no secret. Many people may know that that was the first turning point in my life. The second one was in 2002. Not long after I took the SAT and ACT exams, I tried to start a business with the money I earned from my previous job. What should I do if I didn’t have enough money? I could only rely on lies. I told the former boss of Freshwater Fund that he would sell the company to me first and pay him later. Lies were certainly bad, but I was indeed very confident at the time and believed that I could achieve something great. , at that time, it was already the best plan to pay back the money after failure by working for a few years.

God bless me, I survived and am here today. Of course, what I want to tell you is not to lie like me. Integrity is indeed very important. This incident left a deep impression on my mind, so in the following days, I kept reminding myself to honor and abide by all promises and contracts. What I want to tell you is that as long as you have perseverance and goals, you will succeed in the end. It may not be perfect, but when you get older and look at the experience of hard work in your youth, it will definitely be a period that will make you happy. A wonderful and satisfying process...