The phone call was a call from Chen Qing, who returned to China again. It was indeed very important. Next month, someone came to the United States and wanted to visit Dumei Point Manor.

Simon agreed after a little thought.

After talking about some details, Chen Qing talked about other things by the way when she learned that her boss was not busy.

Several film and television companies in China have basically completed the investment of shares; antiques were dug up at the construction site of Jinshu Film and Television City, but unfortunately a bunch of bottles and jars were too ugly, so she chose to hand over them; next month, she also planned to join in the fun of Xiaogoudan's full moon wine; the Tianshang Renjian nightclub that she owned her own shares in Beijing recently fought, and the situation was very big; a group of experts claimed that they had determined the location of the legendary paradise "Shangri-La". Chen Qing saw the photos and it was indeed beautiful. She planned to circle the box for her boss and build individual courtyards as usual.

Balabala.

He also talked about a business that made Simon very interested.

Because of Tinkobaier, several Nokia companies intend to change their procurement strategies, mainly because Simon had previously explained the encirclement and suppression of Korean companies. During this period, some battery orders that previously belonged to Korean manufacturers were planned to be transferred to several emerging companies in China.

One of them is called BYD.

After investigation, it was found that this manufacturer was very excellent. With less than three years of its establishment, it quickly achieved an annual revenue of up to RMB 100 million, with rapid growth. In addition, even if the Nokia companies had not given BYD a large share in the early stage, they were still a large order compared to this company that had just developed, and financing and production increase will be inevitable.

Chen Qing took action with the opportunity.

The business is not big. Through a subsidiary fund established in Hong Kong by Cersei Capital's Apollo Management Company, it invested $6 million, or approximately RMB 50 million, to acquire 30% of BYD's shares.

A very cost-effective deal.

Because based on the annual profit scale and revenue growth rate of that company, the valuation is at least 200 million yuan. If it is listed, it is not impossible to reach a market value of 300 million yuan.

However, both sides also get what they need.

Here we confirm a high-quality equity investment, and there will be a way to accept the Westeros system investment and obtain funds to increase production, and you can also get more orders from companies such as Tinkobaier and Nokia.

Of course there are also hidden worries.

The company currently mainly produces punchable nickel-cadmium batteries for electronic products. For example, the iPad-10 just released by Tincobaier has begun to use more advanced and environmentally friendly lithium-ion batteries, which is also an inevitable trend for core electronic companies in Westeros system.

If this company cannot keep up with the pace of technology, its future will be unpredictable.

Simon just listened to it, without much comment.

Just like many other startups that have been invested in the Westeros system in recent years that may have grown into a giant in memory, Simon basically does not show too special attitude, but just quietly watches and tries to avoid interfering in the growth trajectory of these companies.

However, if you think about it for a moment, you are still quite proud of Chen Qing's vision.

As I remember, in 2008, Buffett spent 1.8 billion Hong Kong dollars to subscribe for 10% of BYD's shares. According to this standard, the current investment of 6 million US dollars can soar 108 times in about ten years.

This is far from BYD's limit.

The only shame is that the name of this company has not been well received.

It’s nothing to do batteries now. If you get involved in cars in the future, you may be able to reopen a single sub-brand.

After half an hour of telephone call, Chen Qing finally felt willing to hang up the line.

Simon then answered a video call from Dumei Point Manor.

There is Jennifer over there.

Janet went to Australia two days ago to visit relatives, and tied her baby son back from the old man to go to school. The woman seemed to be out of tune on weekdays, but in fact she was very concerned about the little guy's education. Even if she occasionally roasted the duck raised by her baby son for food, she talked to Simon in private and said that she didn't want her son's love to be too overwhelmed.

And he probably inherited the old man's educational philosophy, and he valued the eldest son and the others were random, but it was not random, but more accurate, that is, he believed that a family always had several descendants who could establish a family.

Simon agrees with this very much.

It's probably genetic.

After all, it was a very important time to entertain guests. I chatted with Jennifer for half an hour in detail and then closed the line again.

Look at the time, it's past two o'clock in the afternoon.

No more visits to the pool.

This is a large study room on the first floor of the main villa covering an area of ​​more than 200 square meters. In addition to the few windows on the south side, the other bookshelfs against the walls are straight ceilings, densely filled with books, various languages ​​and types. The interior of the study room is also divided into three parts by two rows of bookshelves. The entrance to the outside is the reception area, the middle office area, and the inside is the lounge area.

Because it is very spacious and has several large transparent windows, the study room, which may have been oppressed by tens of thousands of books around it, is not cramped at all, but rather has a special sense of order and beauty.

Simon picked a moment in the ancient Chinese book area, took out one, returned to the leather chair behind the desk, placed the leather chair, and his legs were still on the desk, and began to quietly look through the books in his hand.

This is often the case.

Suddenly I wanted to be quiet.

I don't know how long it took, but the slight sound of the door opening outside came, and then the sound of the slightest high heels hitting the floor. Simon thought it was a girl and didn't care, but the footsteps did not rush to walk over, but began to slow down, as if he was walking, or even pausing for a while.

After a while, the tall figure in a black professional suit finally turned to the office area, and then there was a whisper of 'ah--', and books fell to the floor.

Simon then looked up.

In order to avoid direct sunlight, the desk is placed against the north-south book wall behind him. Simon leaned against the leather chair and could directly see the girl walking out of the room.

Seeing that Mo Wuling looked scared, Simon asked, "What's wrong?"

The man's tone was plain, but Mo Wuling felt a little strangely guilty. He gestured twice in panic. He remembered it again and quickly bent down to pick up the books on the ground, and then said quietly: "I thought there was no one here, Mr. Westeros, why are you... here?"

Simon raised the book in his hand slightly: "Read the book."

"oh."

Very reasonable answer.

However, Mo Wuling immediately showed a slightly strange expression.

A group of fairies in the swimming pool should be still there, radiant, this man actually came here to read a book?

Well, there is...

Is your sense of existence so weak? It's all in front of you, and there is no emotional ups and downs at all.

Simon turned the book in his hand a page, looked up and saw that Mo Wuling was still there, and casually ordered: "Here you help me make a cup of coffee, and you're in the outside room."

I'm not your waitress!

Mo Wuling almost subconsciously said this in her heart, but she just kept it in her heart. She nodded, turned around and went to the outside room, walked to the coffee machine, and remembered that she didn't know his taste, whether to add milk or not, do you want sugar?

Then I felt that why I was so considerate?

So I tinkered with it for a while, picked up a cup of coffee and returned to the office area, handed it to the man's right through the desk, farther away from the big feet on the table, and couldn't help but remind him: "It's a bit hot."

"Thank you," Simon said, pointing to a swivel chair opposite: "Sit down."

Mo Wuling wanted to say that she would not disturb you, but her body pulled over the swivel chair to sit down with the man's voice, unconsciously straightening her back, as if the primary school student waiting for the teacher to scold her, did not dare to be as good as him. However, it seemed... this swivel chair that was just for guests could not lie down.

After a moment of silence, I finally took the initiative to find a topic: "What book are you reading?"

Actually, I have seen the cover, and pretended not to see it in order to find nothing to say.

Simon raised the book in his hand again, and three eye-catching Chinese characters on the hardcover cover: "Han Feizi".

Mo Wuling drew information about Han Feizi in her mind, and asked another question that she regretted when she opened her mouth: "Do you understand?"

Simon was not as displeased as Mo Wuling’s fantasy, but said, “It’s okay, and there are comments.”

Mo Wuling just recognized that it was the original Chinese version of Zhonghua Book Company. It was impossible to have English annotations, but he realized that he was talking about vernacular annotations. It was obvious that a foreigner's face, even if he only reads vernacular, was enough to be surprised.

"That..." Mo Wuling paused and asked again: "Do you like the Chinese Legalists?"

Han Feizi was a representative of the famous Legalist school during the Warring States Period.

"If you want to seek corporate management ideas from a theoretical perspective, "Han Feizi" is no worse than "Sun Tzu's Art of War". However, if you talk about Chinese schools of thought, I still prefer Confucianism."

Mo Wuling was surprised again: "Why?"

Since modern times, Confucianism has not been very likable in China, and in most cases it is the object of criticism.

Simon thought for a moment before saying, "The Legalists can only establish systems, but Confucianism can shape people's hearts."

Mo Wuling studied in the Chinese department of University and has sufficient literary literacy, but has never considered similar issues. After hearing what a man said, he felt that he was not understanding, and he still couldn't help but argue with someone subconsciously: "Do you think people's hearts are more reliable than systems?"

Simon looked up and looked at Mo Wuling's soft face that was more beautiful than Zhu Momo and more in line with his aesthetics: "You shouldn't ask me about this question as a foreigner."

Mo Wuling was stared at the blue eyes opposite the desk with some reproach and felt guilty. However, she had a strong personality similar to her elder sister in her bones, but when she met strong, she became stronger and fought back: "You just said that, I like Confucianism more."

"oh."

The man's tone was restrained again, and Mo Wuling was aroused and pursued him relentlessly: "What about my problem just now?"

Simon saw the girl opposite, with a high-spirited look, bent her mouth, put away her legs on the edge of the desk, and looked at the opposite side and said, "In this way, from the perspective of civilization transmission, you can find how lucky it is to have Confucian Chinese civilization. Among the major ancient civilizations in world history, India, Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., have basically disappeared from history. Now many of the remaining lands on the corresponding land are no longer the descendants of the original civilization. And China, you started from the Han Dynasty, even during the Yuan Dynasty when the Yuan Dynasty was conquered by the Mongols, civilization has not been completely cut off. Until now, it has lasted for 2,000 years. Why do you think this is?"

Mo Wuling was speechless for a moment.

It seems to make sense.

As for why?

The answer seems...it's also obvious.

Seeing Mo Wuling's speechless look, Simon picked up the coffee beside him and took a sip of it, and then said, "So, having Confucianism is the greatest luck of your Chinese civilization. Otherwise, after the Five Barbarians invasion of China about 1,700 years ago, Chinese civilization may no longer exist."

Mo Wuling was still very dissatisfied, and his thoughts flew around, and finally said: "But don't you think Confucianism is also a kind of constraint on civilization? Otherwise, China would not be as backward as it is now."

"Binding?" Simon looked at the girl opposite: "If Confucianism is really a bondage, it should develop into a religion. Do you know how many pagans in Europe were burned to death in the Middle Ages? What's more, from various perspectives such as economy and culture, most of the ancient dynasties in China that lasted for two thousand years were the most powerful on this planet."

"But...what should I say now?"

"Now," Simon also sighed a little, but said: "The weakness in modern China began in the Qing Dynasty. In my opinion, it has nothing to do with Confucianism, but it happened to be the reason for the Legalists. The Qing Dynasty was a period of ethnic minorities ruled Chinese civilization. Of course, it has been assimilated by you. During this period, in order to stabilize its rule, the Qing government adopted a high-pressure strategy of weak people and fooling people, and this is the method of the Legalists. You should know "Shangjun Book"? If I remember correctly, in the early Ming Dynasty six hundred years ago, the Ming army began to use artillery large numbers when fighting against the Mongols. A hundred years ago, facing artillery on British warships, some Qing officials who should have had a wide range of knowledge even thought it was magic, so they used the method of seeking witches and sacrifices like primitive people to deal with it. This is the result of the Legalists' fooling people."

Mo Wuling listened to the man opposite him talking in skillful Chinese and clearly organized, making him unable to refute it. He calmed down unknowingly, leaned forward slightly, and his arm rested on the desk, and couldn't help asking: "Then, tell me, why can Western civilization develop so well in the past hundred years?"
To be continued...