Now that Sun Dahai was going on a long trip, everyone was worried about his safety, so they naturally thought of Battelle, so they made such a request to him.
It turned out that with these conditions at home, there was no problem at all. Sun Dahai let out a sigh of relief.
Sun Dahai didn't expect his family to be so reasonable. He even tried to persuade everyone to agree to countless unequal terms to get everyone to agree to his request. Who knew they would let it go so easily?
When he was happy, the first thing he did was to quickly comfort Sun Yuanyuan, who had pouted and had tears in her eyes.
Sun Yuanyuan was very sad.
She originally thought that during the winter and summer vacations when she went to school, she could have a happy holiday party with her brother and her brother, wandering around and eating all kinds of things.
Their trip to the North during the Spring Festival this year seemed to have opened a new chapter in her short seven-year life. During this trip, she not only gained insights and cultivated her sentiments, but also gained endless joy.
On the way back, Sun Yuanyuan took Sun Dahe and acted coquettishly to Sun Dahai, asking her brother to promise that he would take them to play together every holiday.
The words were still echoing in his ears. Now his brother actually didn't take them with him, but wanted to play by himself. This made Sun Yuanyuan feel extremely sad.
This silly girl!
Sun Dahai never thought that his sister would have such a big reaction.
He quickly explained that his trip would take about a month, and he would be able to catch up with the second primary school's summer vacation when he came back, so he would not delay taking the two of them to spend the summer vacation together.
After finally coaxing his aunt, Sun Dahai hurried back to the house to make a phone call.
Due to the time difference, Andrew had to contact him later. But Battelle had to notify him as soon as possible and asked him to rush back to apply for a visa. He would temporarily find someone to take over the work at the winery for a month.
There is only one month left before departure, and various preparations are a bit urgent. Fortunately, the passports of several of them have been issued long ago, otherwise they would have to ask for help to expedite the process.
Based on the situation introduced by Andrew, Sun Dahai decided to leave for New York on June 10th. He would finish the matter in the United States and then go to Mexico.
For this World Cup, they will start from the knockout rounds starting on the 16th. The specific itinerary will be arranged by Andrew. They can arrive in Mexico City before the 15th.
It is much easier for Sun Dahai and others to apply for visas to the United States than for ordinary people. Because this time Sun Dahai, as an individual shareholder of Microsoft, was invited to visit the United States and meet with Bill Gates.
Yes, Sun Dahai is now an individual shareholder of Microsoft.
March 13th this year is the day of Microsoft’s initial public offering (IPO).
Sun Dahai entrusted Qiao Wanting to operate his personal account of U.S. stocks opened at the Xiangjiang Branch of Citibank. He placed two large orders at the opening and closing of the Nasdaq call auction, completing the task of acquiring 0.99% of Microsoft's outstanding shares.
, became an individual shareholder of Microsoft Corporation.
Sun Dahai knows that small technology companies like Microsoft were the most favored by investors in the 1980s, and shareholders who hold Microsoft stock will have a clear reluctance to sell.
For a long period of time after listing, the stock has a price but no market. Although the price has been growing, the actual trading volume is very small.
If Sun Dahai wants to become an individual shareholder of Microsoft, he can only do it on the day of the IPO when the stock trading volume is huge. Otherwise, he will have to spend several years slowly collecting chips.
Fortunately, he was deeply impressed by Microsoft's performance on its listing day. The issue price was US$21, opened at US$25.17, and closed at nearly US$30, a one-day increase of 40%.
So he directed Qiao Wanting to sweep the opening and closing call auctions of Microsoft at prices of US$25.50 and US$30. By placing two orders, he collected enough chips.
Now that he was going to the United States, Sun Dahai thought about it and finally decided to go as an individual shareholder of Microsoft.
At that time, he chose to purchase Microsoft shares in his personal name, rather than using the company's name, just to facilitate his entry and exit from the United States.
Now that Sun Dahai has made his decision, the rest will become simple.
Sun Dahai called Zhu Lihua, who was in the United States, and asked her to help her make a trip. He took Sun Dahai's stock account information to Microsoft and issued a shareholder certificate and a business invitation letter.
In less than ten days, Sun Dahai got all the documents. He took Hu Cheng and Battelle with him, easily passed the interview with the embassy visa officer, and obtained a business visa to the United States.
On June 10, 1986, with the huge roar of the plane on the runway, Sun Dahai began his trip to the Americas.
"Brother Hu, how do you feel about flying on a plane for the first time?"
In the spacious first-class cabin, Sun Dahai half leaned on the comfortable seat and asked Hu Cheng.
"When I accompanied the chief of staff to a meeting in the Southern Military Region, I took a plane, but the plane I took that time was a modified military transport aircraft. It sat sideways and had no windows. It was much more uncomfortable than the current aircraft."
"Is it that kind of big-bellied airplane? I've seen paratroopers use this kind of airplane to practice skydiving." Battelle said next to him.
It has been more than half a year since Battle went to work as an assistant to the director of a winery in Daocheng. During this period, he has only come back once. Now that he is back, everyone is very friendly when they see him.
Battelle was also very happy that Sun Dahai had something to do and recalled him temporarily, which showed that everyone had never forgotten him and trusted him very much.
Through Battle taking the initiative to answer the conversation just now, Sun Dahai also noticed that after more than half a year of training, Battle has also undergone some gratifying changes. At least he is much more active and willing to join other people's chats, unlike before.
It's boring.
"It seems that letting him out is very effective." Sun Dahai thought to himself, "If this continues, with a few years of practice, Battelle may really be able to step up and take charge on his own."
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After transferring at Tokyo Narita International Airport in Japan, Sun Dahai and his party finally arrived at their destination, New York's JFK Kennedy International Airport, after an 18-hour flight.
After getting off the plane and completing the immigration formalities, Sun Dahai and the other three pushed the luggage trolley and followed the flow of people to the exit.
"Here, here. Brother Dahai, I'm here."
Sun Dahai heard a greeting with a strange pronunciation in the distance. Following the sound, he saw a thin brown-haired mixed-race young man jumping up and down and waving to him.
"Hi, Andrew." Sun Dahai also waved to Andrew and quickened his pace.
After Sun Dahai decided to come to the United States, the two of them had sent each other recent photos of their lives.
So even though both of them have grown and changed a lot in the past few years, they can still easily identify each other now.
