Dong Jianguo wore a red scarf, his golden lion hair was combed smoothly, and he took his beloved daughter Ivanka with him to attend a high-end cocktail party of the Donkey Party.
Stepping into the dazzling golden banquet hall, there are people from the political, financial, media, and business circles everywhere, and even the smallest people are the elites among the elites.
I saw a group of people gathering together, with Friedman in the center like a dazzling new star. Everywhere in the conversation, he talked about globalization and that the world was flat.
"Hey, isn't the world round?"
"Fa Ze'er, "The World is Flat" is a best-seller." Ivanka reminded softly.
"I understand, of course I understand. No one thinks I understand bestsellers. My "The Art of Doing Business" is also a bestseller and has been in the New York Times for more than 30 weeks."
Dong Jianguo looked arrogant, "Who is he?"
I say this, but I still read some books, because members of Congress from all over the United States are talking about it, and it has become a popular Internet celebrity phenomenon. I don’t understand it, as if it is outdated and outdated.
I scoffed at the mention in the book that the President of the United States will increasingly rely on the power of the Internet to ascend to the Iron Throne.
Nonsense, can the Internet still run for president?
This Chinese person doesn’t understand American politics, America has its own national conditions!
But I absolutely agree with the prediction of American real estate mentioned by Lu Fei. He is a real estate tycoon, and no one understands real estate better than him.
After the Internet bubble, the American economy fell into recession and urgently needed to find a new growth point, and this point was real estate.
“Although Dubya launched the Home Ownership Plan and the Federal Reserve is also cutting interest rates and lowering the federal funds rate, but——”
The vice president of Lehman Brothers was holding champagne and said, "Everyone is not desperately trying to get loans to buy houses, and it is not stimulating the economy. Thomas, this seems to be different from your prediction."
"The Internet will change many things, including music, literature, media, shopping, and of course finance."
Fried pouted. Thanks to such a question, he had already talked with Lu Fei and was well prepared.
“Why not include insurance?”
"Insurance? What to do..."
The vice president of Lehman was stunned. He thought it was nonsense at first, but after thinking about his words carefully, he vaguely thought of his father turning subprime mortgages into insurance and financial management, or even into bonds to double the leverage.
He was suddenly enlightened and said, "Thomas, you are worthy of being a master, I understand!"
Friedman was also confused. He had no idea how big the mistake Lu Fei had laid. He just looked at everyone's admiring eyes and said with some arrogance:
"This is Internet financial innovation."
"Yes, financial innovation!"
The vice president of Lehman toasted excitedly, "I would recommend people in the company to read the book "The World is Flat."
"Thank you, cheers."
Friedman showed a satisfied smile. The reason why their co-author caused a sensation was precisely because it took the upper-class elite route.
Members of the federal and state governments, as well as various politicians, scholars, and business leaders, many have purchased, read, and even recommended this book.
What goes up is good, and what goes down is effective.
Just like stockings, wigs, and perfume, celebrities and senior executives read "The World is Flat" and employees follow the fashion closely, almost forming a trend.
Friedman was interviewed on TV like a revolving door, talking about Globalization 1.0 and saying nothing about Web 2.0, and he also did not forget to praise Lu Fei.
The popularity of Feigou.com and Penguin in North American IT circles, financial circles, and even political circles has skyrocketed, and Amazon and Microsoft are not stingy in exerting their influence.
The book not only praises Feigou and Penguin, but also praises them.
In an interview with Business Week, Bill Gates specifically mentioned that all MBA students must read "The World is Flat".
Jeff Bezos is simply recommending it specifically, and Amazon’s tweet is “This book is a must-read for all decision-makers and corporate employees.”
In another week, it directly topped the New York Times, Amazon Bookstore, and Business Week bestseller weekly lists, ranking first in all three lists.
The second printing of 100,000 copies sold out instantly, and 250,000 copies were sold in two weeks. The third time, we simply went full steam ahead and increased the printing quantity to 500,000 copies.
Such a big movement alarmed the overseas correspondents of "People's Daily" and even the embassy in the United States.
After learning the news, I immediately regarded it as big news and wrote a big book about it. You must know that the sales volume of books written by Chinese people in the United States these days hardly exceeds 10,000.
Especially in the new millennium, Chinese people have extremely low self-esteem and admire beauty. If a certain field is recognized by foreign countries, they will definitely celebrate with gongs and drums.
The overseas edition of "People's Daily" boasted very restrainedly: "The book "The World is Flat" written by Lu Fei, chairman of my country's Feigou.com, has set off a craze in Europe and the United States in the past two weeks, reaching governors, students, and everyone. No one can read it, but Bill Gates has publicly praised Lu Fei and his works on various occasions, directly quoting his opinions...
According to reliable information, Bill Gates hopes to meet Lu Fei face to face next time he visits China and conduct an interview with him about future technology."
"Hua Guo Daily" directly boasted: "One of the signs of a great book is that it can make you see things from a new perspective. Lu Fei and Friedman's "The World is Flat" obviously succeeded in doing this.
After selling 350,000 copies in North America, both newspapers and television stations dubbed Friedman the 'Trend Master', and Lu Fei also received this honor."
National newspapers reported this, and the news spread throughout the country. Newspapers of all sizes in the north and south followed suit.
Lu Fei's pace is second only to Mo Yan's Nobel Prize.
"A Fei, what the hell kind of book are you writing?"
Xu Lei opened his mouth wide and stared at Lu Fei. He originally thought he was standing on the top of a mountain, but he didn't expect he was standing in the atmosphere.
"calm down."
Lu Fei pressed his hand down, and he calmly arranged the promotion, launch and distribution of the Chinese version of "The World is Flat".
"The pre-sale is tentatively set at 100,000 copies to test the market response."
As soon as Liu Edong and others regained their composure, they were suddenly startled and horrified. Co-writing "Meteor Garden" was just a small skill, and this book was the big one.
Such an identity and such public opinion must not take off!
While everyone was excited, Tao Yao knocked on the door.
"Mr. Lu, Minister Kong from Beijing University is here to visit you."
"Invite him in." Lu Fei smiled.
"A Fei, it's amazing, it's amazing!"
Minister Kong ran over excitedly, carrying the sample book translated and revised by the publishing house.
Lu Fei said: "Thank you, Brother Kong. There were sparks in the exchange with Friedman. It was unexpected. I didn't expect such good results."
"Modest, too humble."
Minister Kong has a smile on his face. It is selling well in Europe and the United States, and two to three million copies are just around the corner. This kind of achievement is rare even in the Republic of China, let alone Beijing University.
"If it weren't for your identity and age, I would call you 'Master' and let you be a visiting professor at Beijing University, and there would be no problem at all!"
Lu Fei said half-jokingly: "So, Brother Kong, are you going to change your name to Principal Kong soon?"
"Vice-principal, the vice-principal at the bottom of the list, his horoscope has just been revealed."
Minister Kong smiled even brighter when he mentioned this.
Although he can be regarded as a young leader of Peking University, after sitting in the Party Propaganda Department for so long, I thought he would have to gain seniority. It took 5 and 8 years of hard work to get through, and thanks to Lu Fei, his career skyrocketed.
"Before the book is released, we will arrange for you to give a speech at "Let's Talk" first?"
Lu Fei was modest: "I still wait for Friedman to come to China, and I will be with him."
Minister Kong said sincerely: "There is only one speaker in "Let's Talk". Why are you two doing it together? You are from China. Of course you have to come first for such a limelight. Besides, you can be considered as starting a business from Peking University. You will not lose your money."
Field of outsiders.”
Lu Fei no longer refused and did his duty.
Minister Kong went a step further and hinted crazily: "Also, hehe, have you considered studying for a master's degree or a Ph.D.? Yes, but you must choose Peking University. We are a family and everything can be discussed."
"Everything can be discussed?"
"That's right, anything can be done!"
Minister Kong obviously received some kind of instruction, just like trying to win the top spot in the college entrance examination.
When Lu Fei saw this, he raised his eyebrows, but then he thought about how some actors didn't need to take a written test to take part in the audition. What kind of status did he have?
