reborn in the fiery age

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Looking at the green tea leaves clearly visible on the glass, Wallace was very curious, "What is this, tea?"

Sun Zujie said with a smile, "This is the best green tea in the East. It is produced in Longjing, Hangzhou. Only those picked in the middle and late March are the top grade. I was lucky to get very little, so I would like to invite you to taste it."

Wallace took a sip, and although it was a little fragrant, it was a bit bitter, so he put it down, "I'm still used to coffee."

Sun Zujie took a sip and said with a smile, "I'm afraid you don't know that a few centuries ago in England, green tea was an afternoon tea that only the nobles could enjoy, while black tea was only drunk by the working class."

Hearing what Sun Zujie said, Wallace imitated him again, took a sip, and said with dignity, "There is indeed a fragrance. Sun, since you said so, why is green tea slowly becoming less popular in the UK? Woolen cloth?"

"A very simple reason is that the top-notch green tea can be picked for a very limited time, and it must be picked by hand. The quantity is limited and the price is high, so it is rarely exported. What can be exported is low-grade green tea, which is replaced by black tea. No wonder."

Wallace pretended to understand, "I see."

He smiled and asked, "What do you want to explain when you invite me to drink green tea?"

"Cultural differences. Do you know that this time when the Lasker Award was awarded to me, the entire Huaguo scientific community was surprised, because I simply assigned research and development tasks and did nothing. In their view, Professor Qian is more qualified Awarded the Lasker Award."

Sun Zujie shook his head with a wry smile, "In fact, I think so too, so I'm quite troubled now."

Wallace laughed loudly, "In the American academic circle, although they don't agree with your identity, most of them still think that you should be awarded the Lasker Award."

Sun Zujie shrugged and said helplessly, "So what can I say?"

Seeing Sun Zujie's confused expression, Wallace laughed again, "Sun, you don't need to be confused at all. With the deepening of exchanges between the United States and China, I believe that the academic community will finally recognize your contribution."

Sun Zujie smiled slightly, "Although I am confused, I am very grateful to the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation. They have not been limited by differences in belief, nationality and occupation, and awarded this award to Chinese people.

From it, I can see the self-confidence and tolerance of your country. I think this is the real charm of American culture. It is because of this culture that your country is so powerful and rich. "

Sun Zujie's words were quite grand, and the flattery was loud, which made Wallace have a lot of good feelings.

Wallace said proudly, "America has always been so beautiful. Sun, do you know that the people of the United States are full of curiosity about you, can you tell us about your life?"

Sun Zujie said with a smile, "Oh, I am still a young man. Is it too early to talk about life now? In my impression, this is more the patent of the elderly."

"Hahaha, who made your experience so colorful."

Sun Zujie thought for a while, “Well, I’m more than happy to share my first 30 years, you can ask now.”

Wallace nodded and began to ask, "You have had a short education? Why, with your talents, should you be better educated."

Sun Zujie thought for a while and said, "This is something I have always regretted very much. I like reading very much, but I don't have many opportunities to study in peace.

When I was young, because my family was in a difficult situation, even eating was a problem, so I had to drop out of school after studying for a year.After a little more than a year, I was sponsored by my neighbors and kind people to attend primary school for a year, and then I skipped a grade to enter secondary school.

It was very difficult at the time, so I came up with the idea of ​​writing that science fiction novel, just to make some money and lighten the burden on my mother.Oh, it's amazing. I still remember that novel vividly. Who would have thought that a child's dream has now come true. "

Wallace was silent for a while. Obviously Sun Zujie's childhood difficulties shocked him, so he digressed and asked, "Huaguo is still like this now. Are there many children who don't have enough to eat and cannot go to school?"

Sun Zujie thought for a while, and said frankly, "Hua Guo has improved a lot. At present, most people's food and clothing problems have been solved, but it is still very difficult. As far as I know, there should be some problems in remote mountainous areas and rural areas. This is less the case.

So this time, I plan to donate the prize money of the Lasker Award to these children so that they can receive basic education. "

Wallace nodded, "My charity fund is also willing to donate to them. We really should feed our children and get them an education."

Sun Zujie said gratefully, "Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Wallace, please rest assured that every penny you donate will be used by the children."

Chapter 267 Wallace's Second Visit

After Wallace finished listening, he continued to ask, "I heard that the laws of your country do not allow the entry of charitable foundations."

Sun Zujie was stunned after listening, "Really? I don't know much about it. I will check it out and give you a reply as soon as possible. I think there is nothing wrong with caring about children no matter what the law says."

Sun Zujie certainly knows the truth about various charitable foundations, and there are too many scandals in later generations.But this kind of Western import will come across one day. It is better to take this opportunity to popularize it and clarify the problems inside it than to block it blindly.

Wallace nodded, "Then let's continue. Why did you only study for one year in middle school and then went to play Go instead of continuing to study?"

Sun Zujie said with a smile, "You may have misunderstood it. This is a good thing. In Huaguo, there are many professional chess teams like this. As long as they can enter, they will have a fixed income. Chess players don't need to think about life problems, they just need to concentrate on playing chess." chess."

Wallace seemed a little surprised when he heard it, but Sun Zujie could tell that he knew it a long time ago, but he pretended it on purpose, "It's a very strange system, I think it should be learned from Soviet Russia. Can you think so, You've been working since you were 12."

Sun Zujie nodded, "I learned from Soviet Russia. The reason why Soviet Russia's Olympic performance is so good has a lot to do with this system. You can really think that I started working when I was 12 years old, but such a job is very rare. It is specially prepared for some people with special skills."

Wallace nodded after listening, "Can I think that at the age of 12, you were considered a genius?"

Sun Zujie said with a smile, "If you are playing chess, you can say so. In the years when I played chess, my grades were very good, and I have this confidence."

"Then why didn't you play chess again?"

"Because of an accident, many people in your country know about this, so I don't need to repeat it."

"What was your mood at that time, were you particularly desperate?"

Sun Zujie shook his head, "That's not true. I was only 16 years old at the time, and ordinary people were still studying. During the time when I was playing chess, I had already started self-studying university courses majoring in electronics, so I was confident enough to live happily ever after. good."

Wallace nodded in admiration, "Why do you teach yourself the electronics major?"

"Because of writing that science fiction novel, I have been wondering if there is a chance to realize those dreams back then."

"Great, you've finally achieved it now."

"I can't say that. Many things are still far from what I imagined."

Wallace nodded, "As far as I know, after retiring, you worked in your hometown for a few years, and when you reappeared in Japan, you were already a government official. How did you do that?"

Sun Zujie said with a smile, "After the visit of your country's leader to China, China and Japan are ready to establish diplomatic relations. Because when I played chess, I was famous in Japan, so I became a member of the delegation, but at that time I stopped playing chess. What should I do, I gave him the status of a government official."

Wallace laughed, "I see. You have been in Japan for more than a year, why did you suddenly go to Hong Kong Island and become the manager of the investment department of Huayu Company in your country?"

"During my stay in Japan, I needed medical treatment, and I had to find a way to raise some funds for overseas students. It happened to be during the oil crisis, and I made more than one billion yen by speculating on paper gold and short selling Japan's stock market.

At that time, Huayu had some foreign exchange in its account, and because of the depreciation of the US dollar, it kept losing money in the bank. The country wanted to do some investment and wealth management, so it chose me to operate this matter.

In this way, my job became an investment manager. Until now, I have become the general manager of Huatou Group. "

"Oh, my God! You are so good at investing. It's just that what makes me even more unexpected is that your country can think of investing and managing money at that time. It's incredible."

"In my opinion, many people have misunderstood our country too deeply. If you have a deep understanding of Hua, you will find that we are very different from the Soviet and Eastern countries."

"What are those specifically?"

Sun Zujie smiled, "It's useless for me to say it, it needs your in-depth understanding. I remember the last time I talked with you, I invited you to Longkou, have you been there?"

"Dear Sun, I have really been there. Longkou is indeed developing very well. If your country maintains the same policy, I think many American entrepreneurs will invest in Longkou. Unfortunately, I heard Say you resigned."

"Yes, I did resign, but the reason I left was because I was too busy to spare time to manage Longkou, and it had nothing to do with our policies."

"Considering your current position, your choice is understandable. Let's talk about some content that the audience is interested in. As an outstanding investor, which industries in the United States do you think are more worthy of investment?"