Giant of the times

On the evening of July 26, Li Zetian was invited to attend a charity party.

So far, Li Zetian has not done any charity activities. Of course, the main reason is that he is short of funds and has no extra money to do charity. But now that he is better, the three companies under his name are not short of money, and he can use funds to carry out charity activities.

In European and American countries, whether companies or individuals do charity, they can reduce taxes. For example, if you donate US$1 million, you can pay US$1.5 million less in taxes. This is why many people like to do charity.

The charity gala was held at the Hilton Hotel, and Li Zetian and Yu Jingqiu attended in costumes.

Many rich and famous people came to the party, as well as many big stars.

However, when Li Zetian came here hand in hand with Yu Jingqiu, the whole hall was overshadowed.

Almost everyone's eyes were focused on the two of them.

Compared with Americans, Li Zetian is not tall or handsome. He is wearing a black suit and is ordinary. But a person's status is not about dressing up. Everyone present knows his face, and that is enough.

Yu Jingqiu was dressed very beautifully. She was tall, with waterfall-like black hair, and a long white dress. She looked like a fairy. Coupled with her snow-like skin, they complemented each other perfectly.

"This is Chronos Li, the founder of Apple. He really has an extraordinary temperament!"

“It was the first time I saw a real person, it was really different!”

"..."

Li Zetian listened to their words and secretly felt funny. If a person achieves great success, in the eyes of others, his farts will taste good and his words will become wise words. In fact, before his success, Li Zetian had never heard of anyone praising him for his extraordinary temperament. Instead, he had been called a pretty boy...

One of the organizers of this charity gala is Buffett, whose full name is Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

If he hadn't extended the invitation, Li Zetian might not have come.

The stock god Buffett is famous, and to Li Zetian, he can be said to be like a thunderbolt! It would be of great benefit to me to make friends with such a person.

Buffett was still very young at this time, 46 years old and strong.

He walked towards me with a smile, "Welcome, Mr. Li!"

Li Zetian smiled and said: "Mr. Buffett, please call me Chronos. This is my wife Susan Yu."

"Mrs·Li (Mrs. followed by the woman's husband's surname), you are very beautiful tonight!"

"Thank you!" Yu Jingqiu smiled.

Buffett personally received Li Zetian and Yu Jingqiu, and the three of them sat at a table and chatted happily.

Half an hour later, the charity party began.

First there were singers singing, and then the items were auctioned. These charity auction items were nothing more than antique calligraphy and paintings from a certain collector, or things used by celebrities, and Li Zetian and Yu Jingqiu were not very interested.

However, the last auction item made Li Zetian feel a bit interesting. It was a Leonardo da Vinci manuscript, which recorded the scientific research records of Leonardo da Vinci at that time.

Leonardo da Vinci was one of the smartest people in the world, a genius scientist, inventor, and painter during the European Renaissance. Many people rushed to buy his manuscripts. However, there are expensive and cheap manuscripts. The starting bid for the manuscript was $300,000, but quickly rose to more than $1 million.

Buffett saw that Li Zetian was also interested in this manuscript and asked curiously: "Chronos, aren't you taking a picture?"

Li Zetian smiled and replied: "Haha, seeing as they are shouting so enthusiastically, let them play for a while first, and then I will bid."

Buffett was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then laughed.

After a while, when the price rose to over $1.5 million, only a few people were still competing, and they were still very hesitant.

"This gentleman bids $1.52 million. Does anyone else want to bid?" the auctioneer asked loudly.

“$2 million!!!”

A faint voice sounded, but it was like a thunderclap, shocking everyone. They followed the sound and found out that it was the young billionaire.

Many people were quietly paying attention to him. Since the charity auction began, he had not bid until the last auction item appeared, and he finally made a bid. As the top rich man in the United States, it would be embarrassing if not a single auction item was auctioned at a charity auction. Others would think that he is not keen on charity activities.

"This one bid $2 million first. Is there anyone else who bids a higher price?" the auctioneer looked around and asked loudly.

Some people are willing to give Li Zetian face and stop bidding. Furthermore, the price has already reached two million US dollars, which has already discouraged many people. However, some people didn't like Li Zetian and shouted provocatively for $2.5 million!

Li Zetian glanced at the person calling the price. He was a middle-aged fat man.

"That's Kelly Watson from the IBM Watson family..." Buffett introduced in a low voice next to Li Zetian.

"That's it, who wouldn't give me face like this..." Li Zetian smiled, and then said, "Hey, 250 is quite suitable for him, so I'll just be him and stop bidding."

Buffett reminded: "Chronos, you attended the charity gala tonight but didn't take any photos. This originally doesn't matter, but I suspect that IBM may take the opportunity to make a fuss and retaliate against you and Apple!"

Li Zetian shrugged and said: "Charity is not based on words, but on actual actions! Don't worry, Mr. Buffett, I have planned to establish the 'Li Zetian and Yu Jingqiu Charitable Foundation' and use 25% of the income for charity activities in the future!" "

Buffett was surprised when he heard this and couldn't help but nodded secretly.

"Mr. Watson bids 2.5 million US dollars, is there anyone else bidding?" the auctioneer shouted at this time.

Everyone's eyes were on Li Zetian, but Li Zetian was chatting happily with Buffett, and he had obviously given up on this round of auctions.

The auctioneer called three times, but no one raised the price. In the end, the manuscript was purchased by Kelly Watson.

After the charity party, Kelly Watson walked up to Li Zetian to say hello, but he was very unfriendly.

"Would the famous American billionaire not be willing to spend even 2.5 million US dollars? Chronos Li, you are really stingy! Haha..." The fat man said with a big belly and a hearty laugh.

"I just think that two hundred and fifty is very suitable for you, so in order to satisfy you, I didn't ask for it! What? Do you still want to show off your wealth to me? Are you worth $1 billion? Can you enter the top 100 of the Forbes Rich List? Is that so? If you don’t have 1 billion U.S. dollars or are not in the top 100 of the Forbes rich list, then you are not qualified to compare with me. I seem to be worth several billion U.S. dollars..."

The fat man's face turned red and he was speechless for a while. He is just a member of the Watson family, and his family assets naturally far exceed those of Li Zetian, but his personal assets are obviously not comparable to Li Zetian.

The fat man said angrily: "Who do you think you are? The Watson family is countless times stronger than you!"

"Haha, you moved the family out because you couldn't do it? Do you still want to be embarrassed? What if I acquire IBM?"

When the fat man heard this, his expression was shocked and angry, and he said disdainfully: "Apple is not even one-tenth the size of IBM, and you still want to acquire IBM? It's a joke! IBM is about the same as acquiring Apple!!!"

Li Zetian shrugged and said, "Haha, let's wait and see!"

"Then just wait and see!" The fat man had a gloomy face and left angrily.

Li Zetian then turned to look at Buffett and said with a smile: "Mr. Buffett, it's still early. How about we find a place to chat?"

"Ok, no problem."

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