Chapter 569: Rockefeller
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Goda didn't know what Yang Rui was thinking, and still followed Yang Rui and the others with confidence.
It is true that Bangladesh is a poor country, but it is also true that Goda himself is a rich man in Bangladesh.
Now Bangladesh, the domestic environment and economic situation may be weaker than China, but these are not problems, because the Chinese do not know the situation in Bangladesh, and as far as the Chinese contacted by Goda are concerned, there are very few Chinese who know about Bangladesh.
For the Chinese, outside the Big 6th Parallel, everything is foreign. The Americans and the Japanese, on the other hand, represent the image of non-Asian and Asian, respectively.
As an embassy worker, such a diplomatic environment is naturally not good, but for Goda himself, it is not bad.
No matter which country it is, Paris is always the best embassy, and Godda, of course, also wants to go to Paris, but unfortunately he is not qualified to go to Paris.
In China, Goda struggled to find an entertainment for himself, and that was to visit the Friendship Store.
Because in front of the Friendship Store, there are always young and beautiful Chinese girls.
Speaking of which, it seems a bit incredible. Everyone knows that outside of various "noble" places in the United States, there are often girls such as small models lingering, waiting for Gao Fugui to choose them and take them in to enjoy the social activities of high society.
And outside of China's "noble" place Friendship Store, there is also such a group of girls who have comprehended this skill without a teacher.
However, Goda only tried to take them into the Friendship Store when he first came to China, and after that, he always chose the girls who entered the Friendship Store himself. Because the Chinese girls waiting at the door of the friendship store often have a large appetite, Goda's income is far from being able to compete with the employees of Japan, South Korea, and even European and American missions.
To achieve this, Goda had to prepare a budget of more than $1oo each time.
Today, Goda decided to raise his budget to $2oo, and if necessary, he is ready to put out $3oo, which is his salary for several months.
Looking at Yao Yue and Yao Le's posture from behind, Goda silently raised his catalpa branch.
He has been in China for a long time and has not seen a girl of this quality.
However, Comrade Goda's feelings were not transmitted to Yao Yue and Yao Le, and Yao Le asked Yang Rui very uneasily: "This person has been following us, what does he want to do?" β
Yang Rui said softly: "Don't worry about him, he will leave in a while." β
"So sure?"
Yang Rui nodded.
"Good. Yao Le seemed to trust Yang Rui very much.
Yao Yue was also a lot more relieved, holding Yao Le's hand and relaxing a little.
Hao Yu was puzzled, and after a while, he couldn't help but step forward and asked Yang Rui: "What can you do to keep Goda from following us?"
"Do you know Bangladesh?"
Hao Yu shook his head with a slightly red face.
Yang Rui coughed and said, "It's almost the same as our country." β
Hao Yu was surprised: "It's similar to our country......?
"Rich, right?" Yang Rui said for her.
Hao Yu smiled embarrassedly and said, "I heard them say that the living conditions in foreign countries are very good in my unit. β
"Albania still needs our support, as well as Tanzania. β
"Isn't that an African country?"
"How much better can South Asian countries be? Yang Rui pursed his lips and said: "Let's go upstairs, the more upstairs, the more expensive things are, and he has limited allowances, so he will retreat." β
"Is it richer than him?" Hao Yu saw Yang Rui's insidious intentions at a glance.
It is to use civilized methods to solve the cognitive contradictions between the two sides. β
"Shi Chong, Wang Kai, Doufu. Hao Yu rarely despised Yang Rui.
Yang Rui raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "History is good." β
Hao Yu didn't feel happy at all, but said dissatisfiedly: "Who doesn't know this, it's all in the textbook." β
"What about the textbooks, the textbooks also teach you to look at the map contours, distinguish between high and low pressure, and there are more people who don't know about it when they go to college. β
Hao Yu's face looked a little better, and he asked curiously, "What do you want to buy??"
"Help Yao Yue and Yao Le buy some electronics. Yang Rui thought so and went up to the second floor.
The large appliances upstairs are lined up around the mall, while the smaller ones are placed in the middle of the more important ones, with some simple cabinets underneath.
"Do you want TV?" Yang Rui suddenly turned his head and asked Yao Yue and Yao Le.
Yao Le was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't, don't, where do we put the TV." β
"What about the washing machine? You don't have to do your laundry by hand. When Yang Rui was studying for a master's degree, there was also a washing machine under the graduate dormitory, and most of the scientific research dogs were very hard, and the school was often not too stingy with time-saving machines.
Of course, there is no way to meet a stingy school.
However, the current washing machine is a large item, although it is also a price of several hundred and one thousand yuan, the meaning is completely different, and you have to ask for something like industrial coupons, Yao Le refused again: "Don't, move to the dormitory, it will become public, besides, we just come to take a look, don't buy things......"
"What about the chocolate in your hand. Yang Rui said this deliberately.
Yao Le blushed: "You said you were going to accept it." β
Yang Rui smiled, turned his head and said, "I'm going to buy a few A1KMAN, see if you're interested." β
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"It's the Walkman I used to listen to music, portable, in addition to listening to songs, listening to English is also good, so it's convenient for you to practice listening. β
Learning for entertainment is a traditional Chinese program. Yao Le really hesitated, and then shook his head.
Yang Rui smiled, didn't persuade much, but called the waiter, and said, "I want ten A1KMAN." β
"Ten?" The salesman was quite fresh, but he didn't smile on his face, and he was a little cold.
"Yes. Yang Rui directly took out the money, and the salesperson didn't say much.
Yao Yue looked at the thousands of yuan of foreign exchange coupons that were collected, and asked in surprise: "What do you buy so much for?"
"Benefits for researchers at the Ion Channel Laboratory. There is a car driving in the Sinovel laboratory, although there is a compilation here in the ion channel laboratory...... "Yang Rui shrugged, and said, "The treatment of Sinovel will get better and better, and the ion channel laboratory will soon be of no use to compile it, so let's appease it with some welfare." "Yang Rui can't empty the laboratory of Peking University, so it is also appropriate to improve the treatment of the laboratory.
"The treatment will be much worse? Why?" asked Yao Yue again.
Yang Rui didn't know how to explain it, thought for a while, and said: "The private sector pursues efficiency, for example, Sinovel Labs does not necessarily have much profit, but it must have a lot of income, income and profit are not the same concept, do you understand?"
"I know. Yao Yue's voice was pleasant.
Yang Rui nodded and continued: "The income of the private sector is relatively high, and it is more flexible in terms of salary, benefits, etc., it cannot be said that you can spend as much as you want, but if you want money, at least you have money." β
"Isn't the laboratory at Peking University good?"
"No, because the income of the laboratory mainly comes from patent licensing and patent income, and the laboratory of Peking University belongs to Peking University, so it is impossible for patent licensing and patent income to be completely owned by the laboratory, or even to Peking University, because the laboratory has received sponsorship from the state or even the company, and logically speaking, if it generates income or profits, it must also be distributed to them. In addition, there are people who have an establishment, the management belongs to the Personnel Department, there is state money, and the laboratory gives too much, there is always a problem, it is better not to give it. In this way, the better the efficiency of Sinovel Labs, the greater the gap between the two sides. As Yang Rui spoke, he cleared the a1kman and then opened the box on the spot to check.
The salesman glanced at him, but said nothing.
Yang Rui checked them all, and then put away all the a1kman. Now domestic stores are like this, they are not responsible for leaving the counter, and the things that are given away are not good if there is a problem.
"You take one and try it, this one is what I prepared for myself. Yang Rui said and looked back.
Yao Yue hesitated for a moment, and then glanced at Goda, a Bangladeshi who came up behind him, and took over the joint venture of the Walkman.
When the things arrived in the hands of his sister, Yao Le actively stepped forward to help unpack the box, and after a while, the brand-new A1KMAN was taken out.
Comrade Goda, who had just gone upstairs, really changed his face again and again.
His favorite gifts are candy and pastries, and sometimes, clothes are also good gifts, but Goda himself is reluctant to buy fashionable electrical appliances like A1kman, so how can he give them away.
After all, Bangladesh's funds for diplomatic embassies are limited, and they have the right to reimbursement, and Goda knows that he can't repay so much money.
In fact, this is not the first time that Goda has encountered such a situation. The Chinese in the Friendship Store have always been two types of people, one is curious tourists, the other is powerful shoppers, and the shoppers are often older, but shoppers like Yang Rui are often more powerful in Godda's eyes.
In the past, when encountering the same thing, Goda turned around and left, but today, he was reluctant to leave.
"I want to watch a CD player, it can play CD records, but it needs to be small, like the A1kman just now, is there one?" Yang Rui walked to the counter again.
Only a very small number of products are displayed outside the counter, and most of the products are not allowed to be touched by customers except for the outer packaging and samples.
Of course, there are no samples for a price like 170,000 yen.
About the sake of Yang Rui who had just bought something, the salesman frowned, took out a box from the back, and said, "This is the smallest." β
"How big is the stuff inside?" Yang Rui looked at the box the size of his four heads, and his eggs hurt for a while.
"It's about the size of a tape recorder. The salesman pointed to a domestic tape recorder not far away, and was not particularly enthusiastic. Friendship stores have never said anything like commissions, so they are all paid dead wages, Chinese love to buy or not, foreigners - in order not to be ashamed to throw themselves to the Pacific Ocean, patriotic employees are generally relatively enthusiastic.
Yang Rui turned his head to look at the tape recorder she was referring to, it was a cam player with two card slots and two big speakers, which was high-tech in the 8o era, and could record it with a blank tape while playing the song tape.
Of course, the volume is also large enough, if you want to carry it with you, you can only resist it on the shoulder.
"Nothing smaller?"
"Nope. β
Yang Rui was a little disappointed, and he didn't know if the CD player he carried with him was produced now. Compared with the Walkman, CD is much more convenient, not only the timbre is better, but the most important thing is non-linear, that is, you can cut songs at will, for Yang Rui, cutting songs at will should have been a basic configuration.
The salesman glanced at Yang Rui suspiciously, and said, "No, this is a new CD player, very expensive, so big, how can you carry it with you." β
"Well, I'm sorry for you. β
Yang Rui had just put down the box of the four-headed CD machine when two golden-eyed foreigners rushed over.
"Can I read it?" asked the foreigner in half-baked Chinese.
The salesperson nodded immediately and politely said in English, "P1ease." β
The foreigner nodded and tore the bsp without hesitation; For a moment, Yang Rui seemed to see the salesman's face turn green.
Without waiting for the salesman to speak, another younger foreigner took the machine out of the broken box with lightning speed, and said, "Very beautiful machine, it is indeed new." β
The salesman standing on the side was speechless.
This is a Sony CD player, numbered CDP-1O1, in addition to being too expensive, as far as desktop CD players are concerned, this machine is close to perfect, especially because of the support for hI-FI, until decades later, this model still sells for a good price, and is also touted by some enthusiasts.
The two foreigners were obviously music lovers, and they chatted while watching the machine, but they didn't mean to pay the money.
The salesperson's eyes are firmly fixed on the two people, like the proprietress of a seafood black shop, ready to smash the seafood ordered by the customer to death, or to the death of the customer.
"Has Butcher made a decision? Which school does he want to sponsor? In the name of the Rockefeller Foundation?" the young foreigner's casual question instantly attracted Yang Rui.
The middle-aged foreigner who was playing with the CD player nodded and said, "The list has been listed." β
"How many are there?"
"It's going to be three or five schools, and we just need to make a good list. β
"Okay. β
The valuable conversation ended in a blink of an eye, but Yang Rui thought in his heart.
Rockefeller is a well-known big business, and for any scientific research institution, eating big is its own job.
For various purposes, such as tax avoidance, expansion of influence, participation in politics, or pure philanthropic syndrome, large investors in Europe and the United States are very cooperative with the behavior of various institutions.
Old wealthy people like the Rockefeller family even set aside a dedicated budget, such as Chase Bank, which in the '80s donated 2% of their annual net income before taxes to a select group of nonprofits.
Schools and research institutes, obviously, fall into the category of non-profit.
Moreover, unlike the new generation of wealthy people in Europe and the United States, old rich people like the Rockefeller family often override the foreign policy of the United States, and they even invested in China in the 6o.
Yang Rui didn't expect to get money directly from the Rockefeller family, and it was even very difficult to get funding from the school.
"I don't know how much money the Rockefellers can come up with. Yang Rui was itching in his heart, but he couldn't think of how to use this information.
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