Perhaps Aldridge's behavior of leading the team to the United States for vacation seemed unique at this time, but ten or twenty years later, this situation was not exceptional.
In the middle of the season, many clubs will give their teams a holiday, or officially arrange some commercial activities, commercial games, watch a horse race, watch an NBA game, or a baseball game, etc.
Aldrich mainly lets the players relax, and the most important thing is to let them relax mentally and get a period of mental adjustment.
The players were very noisy at first on the chartered plane. The women gathered together to chat, the men played cards, and Aldridge and his coaching staff gathered together to play poker to make money and enjoy the fun.
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But soon, as soon as the excitement subsided, everyone put on their eye masks and fell asleep. The flight was not short and was enough for them to have a good sleep.
Due to the time difference, when the plane landed in New York, it was only 8 pm when the lights were on, but it was 5 pm when Aldridge boarded the plane in London, and the flight lasted seven or eight hours.
Outside the airport, when Aldrich and the others walked out, including himself, they were shocked by the scene in front of them.
Ten Lincoln limousines were waiting outside. The door of the middle car opened, and Barnett in a suit and tie came out, smiling and waving to Aldrich.
"Boss, what's going on?"
Schneider took his German girlfriend and blinked. The scene in front of him of the rich man going out really surprised him.
"Everyone, get in the car."
Aldrich waved his hand and saw that the people behind him were hesitant. He had no choice but to lead Melanie to Barnett and then got into the car. Only then did the others confirm that the luxurious Lincoln limousine was coming to pick him up.
theirs.
"There's no need to make it so grand, right? It's just a trip."
Aldrich sighed after getting into the car. Barnett smiled and nodded at Melanie, then opened the small refrigerator in the car and said, "Please do as you like."
Melanie sat down next to Aldrich a little awkwardly, smiled and waved.
Only then did Barnett turn his attention to Aldrich and said, "I'm just renting a few cars, not buying one. Now let's go to the hotel. We'll spend the next two days in New York, and then we'll go to Arizona the day after tomorrow. Miss Chisholm,
I have some personal matters that I want to discuss with Aldrich. Please go to the hotel with the others to rest later, okay?"
Although Barnett's tone is light and indifferent, he has many years of experience in the business and has been in a high position for a long time. When his words come out of his mouth, there is an irresistible majesty. Melanie nodded and agreed. She is not a ungrateful girl. She will try her best.
Don't let yourself become a problem.
Soon, the motorcade stopped in front of the hotel, and everyone else got off the car and went into the hotel to settle down for a while. Barnett made arrangements, and a grand dinner was prepared in the hotel restaurant, but he continued on the road with Aldrich.
Arrive at Manhattan, the commercial center of New York.
As night fell, the two got out of the car in front of a modern office building. Barnett and Aldrich walked side by side and said softly: "Wall Street is next door. I originally wanted to place the branch there, but I remembered what you said.
I made a fortune in a low profile, so I bought a third floor here and used it as the North American branch."
"Why did you bring me here?"
Entering the elevator, Aldrich was still confused.
Barnett said truthfully: "There is a high-level meeting and I want you to attend."
"I know nothing about business."
"It doesn't matter, you can just listen and say whatever you want."
Aldrich raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
Although it was night, the employees of Barnett Company were still at their jobs. They did not look busy, but there was obvious solemnity in their expressions. Especially when they saw Barnett walking in, their eyes were full of joy.
Respect.
Pushing open the door of a conference room, Aldrich saw that there were not many people sitting inside, only eight people in total. Some of them were in their thirties, and some were so old that they had gray hair. They were probably in their fifties.
, they all stood up to show respect. After closing the door, Barnett gestured for everyone to sit down. He specially pulled out a chair next to the chairman's position for Aldrich to sit down.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Aldrich, curious about the young man's identity.
After Barnett sat down, he held his chest high and said calmly: "This is my younger brother, his name is Aldrich. Okay, let's start the meeting."
This meeting was like a general company's annual summary and New Year's outlook. Aldrich also had a document in front of him. After opening it, he glanced at it a few times and felt a little dizzy. Then he closed the document and closed his eyes to rest.
The attendees at the meeting should be the company's senior executives, who will make plans for the company's investment and operations in the coming year, analyze the prospects of various market industries, and present market reports, research results, etc. for the past year.
Real estate, finance, industrial investment, etc. Barnett's company investments have never been of a single type, and Aldrich was not interested in hearing about these.
I don’t know how long it took, but after everyone expressed their opinions to the audience, the conference room fell into silence, and Barnett sat in the main seat and pondered.
"Ah~~~~!"
Aldrich yawned untimely, which made everyone's eyes turn to him, and many people's eyes showed dissatisfaction.
But Barnett smiled freely and said to Aldridge: "What do you think?"
"No idea."
"Aldrich, are you alienating me?"
Aldrich scratched his head, thought for a while and then said: "The Internet."
internet?
Everyone looked at each other, and Barnett asked with great interest: "Can you tell me more details?"
Aldrich said casually: "The current Internet technology has not yet become popular, but with the rapid development of the IT industry, computers will enter thousands of households. They are simple to operate and ordinary people can get started quickly. Microsoft's newly released operating system has already foreshadowed
At this point, and next, I think the Internet will become a trend."
“What about the commercial value?”
The man who looked half a century old frowned and asked.
Aldrich shrugged: "With a computer and connected to the Internet, you can browse the latest news from around the world anywhere. You can watch all kinds of videos, movies, variety shows, and even adult programs. You can also use the Internet
Platforms for making friends and chatting, making it easier to trade stocks at home, etc. This is a trend, and the basis for the Internet will be computers for some time in the future, and in the future, it may become mobile phones, and mobile phones are
A lightweight computer can also achieve the functions I mentioned above. Of course, I am a layman and I don’t want to argue with you. It is meaningless, but think about it half a century ago. A computer occupied an area as large as a basketball court.
space, and today, a computer can be placed on a table of one square meter. This is evidence of the development of science and technology. In the future, the world will become a global village. There is no creativity that cannot be realized by the Internet. Only you can’t think of it. Of course, if you can think of it, you can
Make a fortune."
The meeting room fell into dead silence again, and Aldrich did not want to look at other people's faces. He never expected that everyone would support him after saying something shocking. That was impossible, even if history would prove it in the future.
His prediction was right, but at present, there will always be doubts with mixed reviews.
After a moment of thought, Barnett smiled at Aldrich and asked, "Is there nothing else?"
"No, can I leave?"
"Tom, help me take Aldrich back to the hotel."
Barnett stood up to see him off, and Aldrich left without looking back.
Barnett stood in front of the window and watched Aldrich get into the car before looking away. Behind him, someone frowned and said, "Boss, with all due respect, what is your brother's academic qualifications?"
"Academic qualifications? Hahahahaha!"
Barnett seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke in the world. He laughed alone for a long time, then turned around and put his hand on the man's shoulder, and said something meaningful.
"Nine years ago, I studied at the London Stock Exchange. Everyone there had a higher academic qualification than me. Everyone who knew me would lecture me in the tone of their predecessors. They were more serious than me, smarter than me, and worked harder than me. , they have more connections and resources than me, and I have nothing. I watch them cheering for the stock price to rise every day. After get off work, I can go to a high-end restaurant with my arms around a beautiful girl.
Having dinner and spending time together, I know for a fact that I will never be smarter than them in my life, nor will I spend at least five years catching up with their academic qualifications. However, on a Monday eight years ago, the person next to me
My seniors laughed at me for spending all my money to buy the stock market. I was so frightened that I sat in my seat and deliberately poured coffee on my pants to hide myself.
But that week, I witnessed three people jumping off the roof of the trading building, and I made nearly a million pounds. Almost all the seniors around me were bankrupt. Only I could hold my head high even if I wet my pants.
I walked out of the exchange accepting the admiring looks from around me. Do you know who told me to do this? It was my younger brother who stopped studying after graduating from elementary school.
In the past ten years, I have understood two things. First, any investment is a gamble. Education and experience cannot guarantee a guaranteed victory. Second, hard work cannot compete with luck. If God lets you lose everything, you cannot win!
I am convinced that my brother is God’s messenger to the Hall family, just like the word in his name: Ritch, which will make the Hall family rich!”
These business elites listened with fascination. Anyone else would have scorned him, but Barnett's success was legendary, which was enough to awe them.
"According to what my brother said, you should turn your attention to the Internet. I think what he said makes sense. At least Microsoft has given me a taste of the sweetness."
Barnett gave the order, and the others immediately and solemnly agreed.
Little did Aldrich know that he was on vacation in the United States and attended this meeting by accident. He seemed to be running an errand and said a few words, but this led to the rise of the Hall family's Internet empire in the future.
