Maybe Aldridge's behavior of leading the whole team on vacation to the United States at this time seems maverick, but ten years later, twenty years later, this situation is not unique.

In the middle of the season, many clubs will give the team a vacation, or officially arrange some business activities, commercial games, go to a horse race, go to an NBA game, or a baseball game, etc.

Aldridge's main thing is to let the players relax, and most importantly to let them relax mentally, and get a period of adjustment mentally.

The players were in a lot of fun at first on the chartered plane, with the women chatting, the men playing cards, and Aldridge and his fellow coaching staff getting together to play poker and bet money and small bets.

But soon, as soon as everyone's excitement passed, they each put on their blindfolds and went to sleep, and the flight time was not short, enough for them to sleep well.

Because of the time difference, when the plane landed in New York, it was 8 p.m., while Aldrich boarded the plane in London at 5 p.m., and the flight lasted seven or eight hours.

Outside the airport, when Aldrich and the others walked out, including himself, were shocked by the scene in front of them.

Ten Lincoln lengths were waiting outside, and the door in the middle opened, and Barnett, who was in a suit and leather shoes, stepped out, smiling and waving Aldrich.

"Boss, what's going on?"

Schneider blinked with his German girlfriend, and he was really surprised by the scene of the local tyrant going out.

"Let's all get in the car."

Aldridge waved his hand, and seeing that the people behind him were a little hesitant, he had to lead Melanie to Barnett first, and then get into the car, so that the others could be sure that the luxurious Lincoln Extension was there to pick them up.

"There's no need to be so grand, right? Just for a tourist. ”

Aldrich sighed after getting into the car, Barnett smiled at Melanie and nodded, then opened the Xiaoice box in the car and said, "Please feel free." ”

Melanie sat down a little crampedly next to Aldrich, smiling and waving.

Barnett turned his gaze to Aldrich and said, "It's just a matter of renting a few cars, not buying." Now go to the hotel, we will play in New York for the next two days, and we will go to Arizona the day after tomorrow. Miss Chisholm, I have some personal matters to discuss with Aldrich, so will you go to the hotel with the others later?" ”

Although Barnett's tone is light, but he has been in the mall for many years, and he has been in the top position for a long time, and the words come out of his mouth with an irresistible majesty, Melanie nodded and agreed, she is not a girl who knows what to do, and tries not to let herself become a trouble.

Soon, the convoy stopped in front of the hotel, everyone else got out of the car and settled in the hotel, Barnett made arrangements, and a grand dinner was ready in the hotel restaurant, but he continued on the road with Aldridge to Manhattan, the commercial center of New York.

In the middle of the night, the two got out of the car in front of a modern office building, and Barnett and Aldridge walked side by side, and said softly: "Next door is Wall Street, I originally wanted to place the branch there, but I remembered what you said about making a fortune in a low-key manner, so I bought three floors here as a North American branch." ”

"What did you bring me here for?"

Walking into the elevator, Aldrich was still confused.

Barnett said truthfully: "There's a high-level meeting that I want you to attend. ”

"I don't know anything about business."

"It doesn't matter, you just listen, you can say whatever you want."

Aldrich raised an eyebrow and said no more.

Although it was night, the employees of Barnett's company were still at work, and they didn't seem busy, but there was obvious solemnity in their expressions, especially when they saw Barnett walk in, their eyes were full of respect.

Pushing open the door of a conference room, Aldrich saw that there were not many people sitting inside, there were only eight people in total, they were young in their thirties, the older ones had gray hair, and they were estimated to be fifty, they all stood up to show respect, Barnett closed the door and motioned for everyone to sit down, he deliberately pulled a chair next to the chairman's position and let Aldrich sit down.

All eyes were on Aldrich, curious about the young man's identity.

After Barnett sat down, he straightened his chest and said lightly, "This is my younger brother, named Aldrich." Alright, the meeting begins. ”

The meeting was like a general company's annual summary and New Year's outlook, Aldrich also had a document in front of him, he opened it and glanced at it a few times, his head was a little dizzy, and then he closed the document and closed his eyes to recuperate.

The participants should be the company's senior management, make plans for the company's investment and operation in the coming year, analyze the prospects of all walks of life in the market, and come up with market reports and research results in the past year.

Real estate, finance, industrial investment, etc., Barnett's corporate investment has never been a single type, and Aldrich is not interested in hearing about these.

I don't know how long it took for the congregation to speak, and when everyone had expressed their opinions, the meeting room fell silent, and Barnett sat on the throne in contemplation.

"Ah~~~~!"

Aldridge yawned at an inopportune time, which turned everyone's eyes to him, and many people showed dissatisfaction in their eyes.

Barnett, on the other hand, smiled and said to Aldrich, "What do you think?" ”

"No opinion."

"Aldrich, are you alienating me?"

Aldrich scratched his head, thought for a moment and said, "Internet." ”

Internet?

Everyone looked at each other, and Barnett asked with interest, "Can you elaborate on that?" ”

Aldrich said casually: "The current Internet technology has not yet been popularized, but with the rapid development of the IT industry, computers will enter thousands of households, simple operation, ordinary people can get started very quickly, Microsoft's new operating system has heralded this, and next, I think the Internet will become a trend." ”

"What about business value?"

The man who was half a hundred years old today frowned and asked.

Aldrich shrugged his shoulders and said: "With a computer and an Internet connection, you can browse the latest news from all over the world from anywhere, and you can watch all kinds of videos, movies, variety shows, and even, adult programs." You can also use the Internet platform to make friends and chat, you can more easily speculate on stocks at home, etc., which is a trend, and the foundation of the Internet will be a computer in the future for a period of time, and then in the future, it may become a mobile phone, and the mobile phone is a lightweight computer, which can also achieve the functions I mentioned above. Of course, I'm a layman, I don't want to argue with you about anything, there's no point, but think about half a century ago, a computer occupied a space as large as a basketball court, and today, a computer can be placed on a square table, which is the proof of the development of science and technology. ”

There was a dead silence in the conference room, and Aldrich didn't want to look at the faces of others, he never expected to be embraced by everyone after he uttered something amazing from his mouth, that was impossible, even if history would prove his prediction right in the future, but at the moment, there will always be mixed doubts.

Barnett smiled at Aldridge after a moment of contemplation and asked, "Nothing else?" ”

"No, can I go?"

"Tom, help me take Aldrich back to the hotel."

Barnett got up to see him off, and Aldrich walked away without looking back.

Barnett stood in front of the window and watched Aldrich get into the car before retracting his gaze, and behind him, someone frowned and said, "Boss, with all due respect, what is your brother's education?" ”

"Qualifications? Hehehehehe, haha! ”

Barnett laughed alone for a long time, as if he had heard the most ridiculous joke in the world, and then turned and put his hand on the man's shoulder, and said something meaningful.

"Nine years ago, I studied at the London Stock Exchange, where everyone had a higher education than me, and everyone who knew me would teach me in the tone of their predecessors, they were more serious than me, smarter than me, harder than me, more well-connected than me, more resourceful than me, I had nothing, watching them cheer for the stock rise every day, and when I got off work, I could go to a high-end restaurant with a beautiful chick in my arms for dinner, and then spend the Spring Festival together, I knew a fact, I couldn't be smarter than them in my life, It is impossible to spend at least five years to catch up with their academic qualifications, but, one Monday eight years ago, the seniors around me laughed at me for taking out all my net worth to buy the stock market down, I was scared to pee, I honestly sat in my seat, and deliberately spilled coffee on my pants to hide my gaffe, but that week, I witnessed three people jumping from the roof of the Exchange Building, and I, who made nearly a million pounds, almost all the seniors around me went bankrupt, only me, Even if you pee your pants, you can walk out of the exchange with your head held high and accept the adoring eyes around you, do you know who told me to do this? It's my younger brother who stopped studying after graduating from elementary school. In the past ten years, I have learned two things, first, any investment is gambling, education and experience do not guarantee a safe win, and second, hard work is no match for luck, God makes you lose everything, you can't win! And I am convinced that my brother is God's messenger to the House of Hall, just like the word in his name: RICH, which will make the House family rich! ”

These business elites would have scoffed at someone else, but Barnett's success is legendary, and that is enough to make them awe-inspired.

"As my brother said, you turned your attention to the Internet, and I think he makes sense, at least Microsoft has given me a taste of the sweetness."

Barnett gave the order, and the others immediately solemnly agreed.

Aldrich didn't know what to say, he came to the United States for a vacation and attended the meeting by accident, and he seemed to have to say a few words to deal with the errand, but it made the future rise of the Hall family's Internet empire.