Chapter 5 Chapter two

Although, like Deng Wen, Hong Jun and Han Xiang were also wearing suits, but neither of them was wearing a tie, and the collar of their shirts was open, and there was no sign like Deng Wen hung on their chests. Their hands were empty, not so much for coming. Those who visit the exhibition, it is better to say that they sneak out to go shopping. Hong Jun winked at Deng Wen, stretched out his right hand, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for many years, and you've learned to enjoy yourself like this? You're cool." Deng Wen was already overjoyed to open his arms, ready to give Hong Jun a warm hug, but Hong Jun just stretched out a hand calmly, and Deng Wen's arms froze in mid-air, and then quickly took advantage of the situation to hold Hong Jun's hand, up and down Shaking from side to side, he grinned and said, "Where, what a blessing, I'm working hard for the capitalists, so I sneaked out to take a nap."

Hong Jun waited for Deng Wen's hand to stop moving, then he pulled it back naturally, turned to the side, let Han Xiang behind him to Deng Wen, and first introduced Han Xiang: "This is Deng Wen, Comrade Xiaoping "Deng" in "Deng" and "Wen" in Sandianshui. Deng Wen is my college classmate and "same bed". Deng Wen took a step forward, shook hands with Han Xiang and explained: "Hi, hello, I'm Deng Wen. Don't listen to his jokes. Our beds are upper and lower bunks. He sleeps on the lower bunk and I sleep on the upper bunk. Four years of sharing the same bed like this."

Han Xiang also introduced himself with a warm smile: "I am Han Xiang, and I am also 'Xiang' from Three Points Water. I work in Pufa Group. You are all from famous families and elites. It is a pleasure to meet you." Deng Wen hurriedly said politely: "What kind of elite am I? Hong Jun is, I am not. Pufa Group? A big company, it's a pleasure to meet you." He turned his head and asked Hong Jun, "How long have we not been in touch? Two or three years? The last time I heard from you was at ICE." Hong Jun took out his business card holder, took out a business card and handed it to Deng Wen, and said, "I'm in Vizier now, oh, VCL, and I just left ICE last year." He leaned forward and stared at Deng Wen's chest sign, and said: "So you are in this company. This company is good. I heard that it is doing very well in North America."

Deng Wen looked at Hong Jun's business card, and shouted: "Heh, the 'General Manager of China Region' is amazing, and he has done well." He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Our company is not good. Compared with VCL and ICE, it is only It can be regarded as a second-rate small company. Isn’t it an IT exhibition now? Our company is also here to join in the fun and show off, and I’m here to participate in the exhibition.” While exchanging business cards with Han Xiang, Deng Wen asked Hong Jun, "Why are you here too? Could it be that you came for this exhibition too? What's the point of this broken exhibition? I'm thanking you, the general manager."

Hong Jun was stunned for a moment, wondering why this Deng Wen was still the same as when he was in school, unable to speak out of his head.Hong Jun was a little embarrassed, because in the name of visiting this world information technology industry exhibition, Visier Company paid all the expenses to arrange for Han Xiang to come to the United States for a tour and accompany him in person. Deng Wen casually said that this exhibition was useless, as if Hong Jun He and Han Xiang had never seen the world, so Hong Jun didn't know what to say for a while. Han Xiang next to him reacted quickly. He smiled to smooth things over for Hong Jun and himself: "Mr. Hong didn't want to come, but I insisted on taking a look and forced Mr. Hong to come and accompany me, ha ha." Hong Jun thought He secretly admired Han Xiang as worthy of being a secretary, and his relief was so timely and natural, but Deng Wen obviously didn't realize the episode caused by him at all.

Hong Jun immediately changed the subject, and said to Deng Wen: "Why don't we make an appointment and meet later, we still have to go around, and you must be busy, why don't you see what you have planned for the evening." Deng Wen didn't expect Hong Jun to break up in such a hurry. He still had a lot to talk about, but he had no choice but to say with regret: "I have no problem, it depends on when you are free, I can do it anytime, if you want to Have a nice chat with you guys." Hong Jun looked at Han Xiang inquiringly, and said, "Why don't we have dinner together tonight and talk while eating. Deng Wen and I haven't seen each other for more than ten years."

Han Xiang said happily: "Okay, okay, this is an old acquaintance in a foreign land, and I will also have a good reunion with you." Hong Jun made an appointment with Deng Wen on the time and place to meet, then patted Deng Wen on the shoulder, raised his hand, and turned away with Han Xiang.Deng Wen stood there watching, until Hong Jun and his figures disappeared into the crowd, then turned and walked towards the company's exhibition area. Deng Wen felt a little lost in his heart, his best friend for four years, separated for more than ten years, and the reunion would be so beyond Deng Wen's expectation.Deng Wen had imagined the scene of reuniting with Hong Jun countless times, but he never thought that he would meet Hong Jun by chance at this moment, and Hong Jun's attitude just now surprised him even more. Was Hong Jun indifferent?No, it cannot be said to be cold, it should be said to be calm.Deng Wen couldn't figure out why there was such a big contrast between him and Hong Jun. It was because he was alone in a foreign land as a stranger, so his nostalgia was stronger, and Hong Jun must have more new friends and a new world. Already forgotten him?Or is it that Hong Jun is more mature than himself, with a strong heart, and his emotions are invisible, but he is actually like a simple student?

Deng Wen felt that Hong Jun's reaction just now was not as happy as when he returned to school for reunion after the holidays. He was as calm as if he woke up in the morning and said hello to each other in the dormitory. see you.When Deng Wen thought about it, he grinned unconsciously. Yes, we saw him again at dinner, but not in the student cafeteria that smelled of swill, but in the luxurious gambling city.Deng Wen's mood improved, and he felt inexplicable excitement and excitement, and the change of time and space is just like this, which makes people unable to grasp, but also makes people fascinated.

The Venetian Hotel is located on the east side of the middle section of Las Vegas Boulevard, also known as the "Strip". In the appearance of the bell tower, there is a stone pillar standing on the street, and the lion with wings on top stands on the top, which makes people feel like they are in St. Mark's Square.Inside the hotel, a Venetian-style canal was built in a magical way. The marble buildings on both sides of the canal surrounded by nine bends are all kinds of shops and restaurants. The dome pattern above the canal is carefully drawn blue sky and white clouds. Under the cover, people can't help but feel that there is an endless sky above their heads.

There is a Mexican-style restaurant next to the canal. The terrace of the restaurant is close to the railing by the river. Hong Jun specially chose a table facing the river, and enjoyed the surrounding scenery while eating with Han Xiang and Deng Wen.From time to time, there are "Gondolas" rowing on the canal, which is the kind of small boat unique to Venice. The boatman wearing a blue and white striped shirt often stops the oars in his hand and sings an Italian folk song. Two or three tourists add to the fun, and even the onlookers on the shore will give bursts of applause. Hong Jun saw Han Xiang staring at a gondola just passing by, so he smiled and said, "Did you find out? The people on these boats are all in pairs, a man and a woman. We three big men take a boat, plus a Boatman, it happened to be playing mahjong, it’s too unpleasant. Even if we didn’t meet Deng Wen, it would be awkward just for the two of us, haha, otherwise I would have already booked this show.”

Han Xiang also smiled, nodded and said, "Yeah, let's not spoil the atmosphere. I request that next time you can bring your family members with you. There are group activities or separate activities, haha." Hong Jun knew that Han Xiang originally wanted to bring his wife to the United States this time, but because Hong Jun came to accompany him in person, and it was inconvenient for Hong Jun to bring Phoebe, he had to leave his wife at home.Hong Jun immediately answered: "Okay, it's a deal. My task is arduous. It's easy to find a chance to come again. The key is that I have to settle the family as soon as possible." After finishing speaking, he turned to look at Deng Wen, Asked: "Hey, how are you? Is Liao Xiaoping okay? By the way, I have to ask first, is it still Liao Xiaoping? Didn't you change it?" Deng Wenzheng felt that it was difficult for him to participate in the conversation between Hong Jun and Han Xiang. Unexpectedly, Hong Jun rushed to him, and hurriedly responded with some embarrassment: "No change, why is your mouth still so damaged?" Then he Shrugging his shoulders again, he said earnestly: "Who will I go to if I change? But to be honest, it's better when she's here than when she was in school. She doesn't quarrel so much, maybe it's because she's getting older. Well, hey, let's live together." Hong Jun and Han Xiang exchanged glances with a smile on their faces. Deng Wen didn't pay attention, but instead asked Hong Jun: "How are you? Do you have a wife and a child?" Hong Jun immediately said: "Me? No. I'm one of the slow ones, so don't worry, let's just float by myself." Han Xiang interjected with a smile, "But I heard that Mr. Hong has been changing all the time, and it is: getting younger and younger, getting better and better, and getting more and more beautiful." Hong Jun didn't mind Han Xiang's joke, but couldn't help adding: "The temper is getting more and more snarky." Han Xiang was a little surprised by Hong Jun's utterance, because Hong Jun never discussed personal matters with him in depth, but he didn't say anything.Deng Wen, on the other hand, was at a loss. He was about to ask another question, when the waiter came to the table to clear away the cups, plates and tableware. Hong Jun gestured to the waiter to pay, and Deng Wen swallowed the words back. , the three quietly watched the Gondola shuttle back and forth on the canal. The waiter came back, and Hong Jun raised his hand to take the bill he handed over. Han Xiang still turned his head to look at the scenery outside the railing, but Deng Wen leaned over, stared at the bill in Hong Jun's hand and asked, "How many tips are you going to give?" what?" Hong Jun took out the credit card from his wallet, handed it back to the waiter together with the bill, and replied, "20%." Deng Wen reminded: "In fact, fifteen percent is enough, and the service here can only be regarded as so so." Hong Jun smiled, patted Deng Wen on the shoulder, and said: "It doesn't matter, they must know that we are Chinese, so I will give a little more tip, and use their American money to grow our Chinese ambitions. It is a good deal. .” Han Xiang, who always seemed to be on the sidelines, suddenly laughed, and Deng Wen also smiled. He thought that Visier Company was quite generous in terms of fees, but after another thought, Hong Jun was entertaining customers. However, he immediately denied his idea. As the general manager, would Hong Jun still be subject to those restrictions?Deng Wen was thinking wildly. Hong Jun had already filled in the amount and signed on the credit card form brought by the waiter, and asked for a receipt for reimbursement. No, let's go, go to the casino." The three of them walked along the canal for a while, then stepped down the magnificent marble steps to the ground floor hall, which was at the same level as the street. They were immediately surrounded by the sound of slot machines, surrounded by colorful neon lights. Flashing, the three of them seemed to feel the calling of the casino.Hong Jun led Han Xiang and Deng Wen around the casino, and finally stopped in front of several roulette tables.Just when Deng Wen greeted them and went to the bathroom by himself, Hong Jun immediately walked to the nearest roulette table, took out ten hundred-yuan dollar bills from his wallet, put them on the velvet table, and said to the dealer: A sentence: "Hundred dollar chips, please." The banker with a bow tie around his collar picked up the pile of banknotes from the countertop, and spread them out one by one skillfully on the countertop. The heads of ten chubby Benjamin Franklins looked up to the sky, proudly accepting the review According to Hong Jun's request, the banker took ten chips with a denomination of 100 yuan, arranged them in two stacks neatly in stacks of five, turned around and sang to the foreman standing among several tables: "One thousand dollars!", the foreman The probe glanced at it and nodded. It was considered that the inspection was completed and the verification was passed.The dealer pushed two stacks of chips against the table in front of Hong Jun, said: "Good luck!" Then he used a plastic board to stuff ten banknotes into the cash box under the stage. Hong Jun picked up the ten chips, stuffed them into Han Xiang's hands, and said, "It's up to you. If you win, it's yours. If you lose, it's Visil's." Han Xiang took the chips in his hand and said, "No need, just take a look, I'm not very good at playing." "Hey, why don't you try it even after you've come? What's the point of just looking at it? The important thing is to participate." Han Xiang put the chips in his pocket and said, "Then I'll learn how to be bad once and try my luck. As you said, if you lose, it's Visier's, so I'm not polite. If it's your own, I won't." Accepted." Hong Jun nodded, and said: "This kind of chips with denominations can be used on other tables. You can try 'blackjack' and so on. I only play roulette." Just as they were talking, Deng Wen came back at some point, and he was already standing behind the two of them. The three of them found a table with few people, and each sat down on a high stool.Hong Jun exchanged another one hundred dollars himself. He picked blue one-dollar chips with no denomination printed on them. Twenty stacks were placed in stacks. Five stacks of chips were placed in front of him, looking smug.Hong Jun looked at Deng Wen and asked, "Aren't you going to play for a while? Don't you like roulette?" Deng Wen was yawning with his mouth wide open, he quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth, and before he could close his mouth, he mumbled, "Oh, I'm not playing, I'll just watch and watch." Han Xiang put his hands in his pockets, pressing the chips to prevent them from colliding with each other and making noise, and it seemed that he didn't intend to go into battle immediately.Hong Jun asked Deng Wen again: "Sleepy? Neither of us are jet-lagged yet, but you are sleepy first. Never play? No way, you have been corrupted by capitalism for so many years, and you have been out of the mud without getting dirty? " Deng Wen smiled and said: "I got up early in the morning and flew here early in the morning. I have seen many casinos, but I just watched the fun, never played, and I am afraid of losing money, ha ha." The dealer threw the white ball on the roulette into a high-speed spin. Hong Jun glanced at the string of numbers arranged on the display screen, trying to find some patterns from the numbers that the balls settled in the previous rounds, and then decide on his own bet. Note strategy.He said to Han Xiang and Deng Wen next to him: "I must come in when I see a casino, but I'm not a gambler, I'm just playing a small game. I don't care about winning or losing, I just like this experience. The casino can really exercise a person's psychological quality and endurance." The ball bounced a few times on a circle of grooves marked with thirty-eight numbers at the bottom of the roulette, and finally stopped in one of the grooves. The people next to the table immediately reacted differently, and some people waved their hands excitedly. When they cried out, some people sighed and shook their heads again and again.Hong Jun went on to say: "People, in fact, have two natures. They are born without exception. One is greed and the other is fear. They both hope to get as much as possible, and are afraid of losing what they get. These two natures are all exposed here, they just want to win and are afraid of losing. When greed outweighs fear, they will be desperate; when fear outweighs greed, they will shrink back.” Han Xiang smiled and interrupted: "Deng Wen and I belong to the latter now. As for you, you made a desperate posture, and then flinched." Hong Jun also smiled and said: "Yeah, I'm observing the situation and I'm about to make a move. In fact, we usually encounter this kind of critical moment. In the workplace, shopping malls, and in the field of love, whether to give it a go or miss the opportunity, we can try it at that time." I’m sorry, the price is too high. In a casino, the biggest loss is the small amount of money. You can test your ability to control in various situations. If you win a few times in a row, you will be lucky if you are lucky. Just accept or take advantage of the situation and make a big deal? After losing a few times in a row, are you willing to gamble and give up and stop there, or spend some more money to try to make money? The performance of people in the casino is the most real. On the one hand, you can It’s interesting to see how you’re doing, and also to observe other people.” Han Xiang stood up as soon as Hong Jun finished speaking, patted Hong Jun on the shoulder and said: "Then I'd better go out and hide, I can't let you see through my nature. You play here, I'll find a place Let’s practice first to see if I’m more greedy or fearful, hehe, why don’t I start off with a little trouble and go to the slot machine first.” Hong Jun was immediately worried that Han Xiang would be displeased by his chatter just now, but he felt that everything was fine from Han Xiang's eyes, so he felt relieved, stood up and said, "Then you can come to this table later to find Me, I probably won't change places." Han Xiang agreed, took two steps but turned back and said, "It depends on the situation. If I'm done playing, I might go back to my room directly. We can meet tomorrow morning." Hong Jun said that he would call in the morning, and Deng Wen also hurriedly got up and shook hands with Han Xiang to say goodbye. When Han Xiang disappeared in the bustling crowd soon, Hong Jun leaned over and bet chips on the grid like a dragonfly on the table. Deng Wen suddenly asked: "Those chips, he will use them all to play." Or will it be exchanged for cash and returned to the room?" Hong Jun, who was busy, was startled, thinking that Deng Wen had seen the scene where he handed Han Xiang chips just now, but he was still calmly preparing to continue betting, but the dealer had already waved his hand on the table , the betting is over.Hong Jun sat back on the high stool, watched helplessly as the dealer tossed the ball, worried that it would end up on the number he hadn't bet on just now, and replied casually: "Who knows, it's possible to play I'll go back in a while, I guess he's afraid of losing." The ball was jumping briskly at the bottom of the roulette, Hong Jun was looking forward to it, and Deng Wen suddenly said quietly: "I am not afraid when I take money, but I am afraid when I gamble." Hong Jun was startled again, turned his head to look at Deng Wen, Deng Wen shrugged his shoulders, looked at him solemnly, his eyes seemed to say: "Isn't it?" Hong Jun just smiled slightly and said nothing . The ball had already settled, and the dealer casually placed a transparent glass cone like an enlarged checker piece on the grid marked "00" on the table. There was no blue chip belonging to Hong Jun inside or on the side of this grid. , Hong Jun lowered his head resignedly, and said: "It's really 'double zero'! I never bet on 'double zero'. American roulette has more 'double zero' than European roulette. European roulette only has 'single zero' and There are 37 numbers from 1 to 36, and the American style is 38 numbers. I don’t believe in evil, so I still don’t bet on it.” A new round of betting started, and Hong Jun quickly placed chips on the grid while asking Deng Wen: "Are there any other arrangements for tonight?" Deng Wen yawned again, and replied: "No, I don't need to worry about those few people, they are probably playing too." "Then don't go back to Hilton at night, just stay with me overnight, we haven't had a good chat yet." When Deng Wen heard this, he was so happy that he punched Hong Jun on the back and said, "Okay! This is more or less the same. You have been pretending to be deep with me today, and you haven't had a good chat until now." Hong Jun was a little embarrassed, and explained with a little guilt: "There is Han Xiang, no matter how close I am to him, he is also a customer." Deng Wen suddenly yelled: "Wow, double!" Hong Jun hurriedly looked at the countertop, and the small glass cone was placed on top of "00" again, and "double zeros" appeared continuously. Of course, he was wiped out again. Pushed the three stacks of chips to the dealer's hand and said: "Cash out, please." Deng Wen saw Hong Jun put two 25-dollar chips and one 10-dollar chip pushed by the dealer into his pocket, and asked, "Why don't you play? Are you afraid?" Hong Jun patted Deng Wen's shoulder and said, "Let's go, I have more important things to talk to you." Hong Jun pushed the door of the hotel room open a crack, turned back and said to Deng Wen: "Let's talk about how to sleep before going in. I only have a king size bed here. I specially asked for it when I checked in. Who would have thought that I would touch it?" Fuck you. What should I do? We share the same bed?" Deng Wen ignored it, and pushed him from behind suddenly, even Hong Jun and himself ran into the room. When Hong Jun turned and closed the door, Deng Wen had already walked to the center of the guest room. He took off his shoes and stepped on the soft and thick carpet. Going up, he looked around the room with his hands on his hips, and said, "Oh, so the dignified Mr. Hong only lives in this kind of luxury room, and even I, a commoner, have this kind of room in Hilton, which seems to be slightly bigger than yours. Why didn't you ask for a suite?" Hong Jun took off his suit and hung it in the closet, and said with a smile: "If I book a suite for myself, I must also book a suite for Han Xiang, it would be too expensive, and the whole journey is in business class, which already makes my heart ache." .Besides, I didn't plan to stay in the room for a long time. If I hadn't met you, I might have spent the night in the casino." "Then I'll sleep on the carpet, and you'll still sleep on your big bed. But let's talk about the ugly things first, my snoring is still the same as before. If you can't sleep because of the noise at night, you can still go to the casino to hang out." When Hong Jun heard this, he was not polite, and said: "Your guest is welcome." Pointing to the coffee set on the table, he opened the door of the cabinet to reveal the small refrigerator inside, and asked, "Are you drinking coffee?" , or a drink? How about we have some wine, what do you mean?" Deng Wen waved his hands and said, "Don't, I've had enough coffee today, and the wine and drinks are also free. I never dare to touch the things in the mini bar when I live in a hotel on a business trip. Why spend that unreasonable money?" As he spoke, he picked up a glass and walked into the bathroom, turned on the tap and poured water into the glass, and said loudly, "This is what I drink. It is said that the tap water in Las Vegas is the cleanest in the United States. Do you know why? Because there is no water in Las Vegas. any industrial pollution." Hong Jun came over with an empty glass, leaned against the door frame of the bathroom, and exchanged the empty glass from Deng Wen's hand for the glass he filled with water. Deng Wen was taken aback, and Hong Jun smiled and said: "I also Drink this, as you say. The friendship between the two of us has always been as light as water. I think that when we were in school, we were too lazy to go to the boiler room with a thermos to turn on the water. We couldn’t pour boiling water from someone else’s thermos. Now, don't we also go to the water room to drink tap water?" Deng Wen filled the second cup again and said, "It's not bad, I haven't forgotten my roots." Holding a cup each, the two walked to the window and sat on the sofa. Hong Jun said, "How could I forget my roots? You ran away as soon as you graduated, and you haven't returned to China for so many years. Tell me about it and explain it to the organization." , What have you done to infiltrate the enemy all these years. I almost know what happened before you got your doctorate, but I haven’t heard from you in the past three or four years.” Deng Wen immediately shot back: "You were at ICE before, but now you are at VCL. What are you doing? I went deep behind enemy lines, and you surrendered directly at the front and became a traitor. Tell me, how is the life of a traitor?" The two of them just teased each other and fought with each other, and gradually got to know each other's current situation in the past few years, but Deng Wen was still dissatisfied. He said: "You are still like this, you have always been like this. You ask a lot, and I answer a lot, and you just fooled around with a few words when I asked you, and kept it under wraps." "Since you have always been at the disadvantage, then you should stop complaining now. Besides, you have changed a lot in the United States. What big changes can I make in China? It's not the same." Just as Deng Wen opened his mouth to refute, Hong Jun raised his hand and made a "stop" gesture at him, choking Deng Wen back.But Hong Jun did not speak immediately, but stared at Deng Wen quietly, until Deng Wen got a little hairy, Hong Jun said slowly: "Let me summarize your current situation for you first. You are now: wife, one; child, One; cars..." He looked at Deng Wen with questioning eyes, Deng Wen stretched out two fingers and made a "V" shape, Hong Jun continued: "Two cars; houses..." He looked again Deng Wen, the ring finger next to the "V" that Deng Wen held was also raised, and Hong Jun cried out in surprise: "Three houses! You are good enough!" Deng Wen's face immediately turned red, and he hurriedly explained: "No, it's three floors, upstairs, downstairs, and basement." "Who asked you how many floors? Okay, let's sum up, the house is a three-story building; ticket, you and Liao Xiaoping both have jobs, I guess you are about 90,000, and Liao Xiaoping is about 60,000, so the annual salary of the two of you is about It's around $150,000, isn't it?" "Mine is about the same. Liao Xiaoping's is more than 50,000 yuan, but less than 60,000 yuan. And it's all before tax. After paying the tax, almost thirty percent has been handed over." "That little error is negligible, plus all kinds of bonuses and benefits, anyway, the annual net income of your family is about one million yuan. Wife, children, cars, houses and tickets, you Has the five sons' entrance examinations been overfulfilled?" Hearing Hong Jun's summary, Deng Wen also felt that his life was going well, and he felt a strong sense of accomplishment in his heart. He shrugged his shoulders, lowered his head and stroked his trouser line, and tried his best to act modestly. With a restrained posture, he said: "It's okay." After a few seconds, Hong Jun remained silent. Deng Wen, who had been lowering his head, was a little puzzled. He was mentally prepared. Hong Jun might be staring at himself with envy or even jealousy. To make it worse, so that Hong Jun wouldn't be too depressed, he raised his head and was stunned, Hong Jun was staring at him, but there was no envy or jealousy in his eyes, but full of regret, sympathy and even a trace of pity. Hong Jun stared into Deng Wen's eyes, and said word by word: "What's the point of such a day? If we meet again in another twenty years, you will still be like you now, I can imagine What was it like when you retired." This time it was Deng Wen's turn to be silent, every word Hong Jun said seemed to hit his heart.Deng Wen's life today is indeed comfortable, but behind this comfort is a feeling that makes him more and more frightened: he has no dreams, and his life is just like this.This feeling simply made him despair, suffocate him, and drive him crazy, but he would rather choose to be crazy. Hong Jun spoke again, and his tone became more relaxed: "Maybe people around you will think that you have done a good job, and you may also feel quite satisfied. You have everything, so why bother? I think, If you have everything, then you should make a fuss, if you don't make a fuss now while your heart is still alive, when will you wait?" Deng Wen thought about Hong Jun's words, he felt that Hong Jun seemed to have found a breakthrough and drove straight in, hitting his pain directly, arousing the deepest resonance in his heart.The fruits of victory of those five sons who were admitted to the imperial examination, in the eyes of others, are the fetters of Deng Wen's second struggle, but what Hong Jun said has become Deng Wen's "tossing" condition. Deng Wen took a sip of cold water, but there was still something stuffed in his throat. He cleared his throat and said, "Sometimes I also think, if we keep going on like this, next year will be the same as this year, and the year after will be the same as next year. It's really boring." , no excitement at all." Hong Jun smiled and said: "Hey, I think of Lenovo's advertisement: 'What will happen to the world if human beings lose their associations. ',hehe." Deng Wen also smiled, the muscles on his face seemed a little stiff, he was really afraid of hearing the word "dream" now.He murmured, "However, everything still depends on the opportunity. You can't just throw away all these things without any chance. Surely you can't do it hard or recklessly?" "Look at what you said, as if I was urging you to jump into the fire pit with your eyes closed. Of course it depends on the opportunity, but if you have no ideas and no motivation at all, any opportunity is not an opportunity in your eyes. " "Then what do you think is an opportunity? Start your own company? I can't dream any dreams now, and I don't know how or where to go." "Don't just think about starting a company. What you do is a problem, and where you do it is even more a problem. I think the first thing to determine is where your stage is, and then design what to perform." Hong Jun deliberately paused until Deng Wen looked at himself expectantly, and finally said three words with a loud effect: "Go back to China!" "I just want to find an opportunity to go back to China and see if there is anything I can do. I don't think about getting ahead or serving the country with my own body. To be honest, there are not many useful things I have learned in the United States these years. , I just want to do something that I think is interesting and meaningful. But I can’t go back just because my eyes are dark, right? There are too many people going back to China now. People who go to China say that there are many opportunities in the country, but those who go back are mainly those who did not get along well in the United States and did not stand up.” Just after saying this sentence, Deng Wen saw another smile on Hong Jun's face, as if he was mocking him, and quickly explained: "Of course, I don't mean that I'm a good person, I'm a good one, I mean, at least If you have a goal and a direction, let’s go back.” In fact, Hong Jun's smile just now did not mean any irony, but he didn't want to explain, but took advantage of the situation and said: "I know there is an opportunity, do you want to hear it? I don't know if it is worthy of your goal and direction." Deng Wen hurriedly urged: "Say what you say." Hong Jun picked up the two dripping glasses, walked towards the bathroom, turned his back to Deng Wen and said, "ICE, do you know more? How do you feel?" Deng Wen hurriedly stood up, chased to the bathroom door, snatched the cup from Hong Jun, filled two more cups, walked back to the sofa with Hong Jun, and said, "Of course ICE is a good company, top three, as for understanding It’s out of the question.” Hong Jun took two cushions from the bed, threw one to Deng Wen, and said, "This is your pillow tonight." He stuffed the other between his back and the sofa to make himself more comfortable, Then he said: "ICE, what do these three letters mean, do you know? It is the abbreviation of Intelligence & Computing Enterprise. In fact, there is another explanation. I is the first letter of Irwin, and C is the first letter of Carpenter. The company founded by Irwin and Carpenter, ICE stands for Irwin & Carpenter's Enterprise." Deng Wen didn't understand why Hong Jun talked about these allusions in such a cloudy manner, but it was not easy to interrupt, so he had to listen patiently.Hong Jun then slowly narrated the history of the revolutionary family: "Alvin is now the Chairman and CEO, and Carpenter is engaged in technology. His title is executive vice president and CTO, responsible for global product development and technology orientation. This Carpenter Interesting, although he has a technical background, he is particularly interested in various things such as politics, history and geography. He also likes to travel and explore. It should be the year before last, yes, the summer of the year before last, he went to China specifically, not for the company His business is that he is going to Tibet to play. This guy is clamoring for Tibet’s independence. He said in his e-mail that he was going to go to Tibet through China, and put China and Tibet side by side. I told him that he was wrong. It should be 'going to Tibet via Beijing and Chengdu'. I didn't leave China at all. I accompanied him specially for two weeks back and forth, and I argued with him for two weeks. I said that if he thinks Tibet should be independent, I will I thought that Texas should be independent, but it turned into a debate about whether Texas should be independent. I said that Texas was originally part of Mexico, but later became independent, and was merged into the United States soon. Now I want Tibet to be independent People in China will not give up when they see an independent Tibet. They also plan to let Tibet go out first, and then they will be included in their sphere of influence. Later, they talked about Taiwan's independence, which is even more so. The Japanese are the least The reason why they support Taiwan independence is to merge Taiwan into Japan like Ryukyu in the future.” Deng Wen couldn't take it anymore, coughed exaggeratedly, Hong Jun smiled, deliberately ignored Deng Wen's protest, and continued: "Carpenter, you can't follow him, the more you follow him, the more he will look down on you. You have to argue with him, but you have to argue with reason. As long as you tell him what he doesn't know or what he didn't think of, he will treat you differently. The two of us argued all the way, and the more we quarreled, the more we became friends. Later, I saved him Once, I had to ride a horse for a certain distance in Tibet. I was really tired. The guide was afraid that we would fall off the horse and kept talking along the way. It made him even more sleepy. He fell asleep on the horse, and then fell down suddenly. Next to the narrow path was the river valley, which was bottomless. He grabbed a big rock with both hands. Pull him up, that guy is dead. That way, I'm his half-savior, and he's been on good terms with me. Didn't I just tell you that I had a bad time leaving ICE?当初ICE那么多高层，没有一个出来说句公道话的，只有他，后来给我发了e-mail，说他不认同我老板Peter的做法，但是因为他只负责公司的技术部门，不好干预Peter，他表示我如果有任何需要他帮忙的，只管和他联系。去年圣诞节的时候给他打了电话，告诉他我到维西尔了。” 邓汶终于等到洪钧停下来喝水的间隙，有些不太高兴地说：“哎，我怎么没听出来这里面有什么'机会'呀？” 洪钧擦了一下嘴，神秘兮兮地说：“这就是机会，因为卡彭特很可能就是你未来的大老板！” 邓汶愣了，洪钧终于抖出他的包袱，说道：“ICE要在中国设立一个R&D Center，卡彭特直接管的，你最适合去做这个研发中心的负责人。” 接着，洪钧就把ICE从去年开始筹划研发中心的情况向邓汶详细介绍了一番，然后说：“我还在ICE的时候卡彭特曾让我推荐人选，因为这个人会和我合作，据我所知到现在他们还没确定最后的人选，如果你有兴趣，我可以把你推荐给他。” 邓汶心跳加速，他知道这个职位意味着什么，这简直是一个理想得不能再理想的机会，理想得难以置信。是啊，难以置信，就像猴子看见面前突然出现了一串鲜美的香蕉，也会犹豫怀疑一番：香蕉是假的吧？香蕉是拿不到的吧？邓汶努力控制自己不要去想这机会有多么完美，而是先想这机会怎么会落到自己头上。他疑惑地说：“可是你现在跑到VCL去了，VCL和ICE是competitor啊，他怎么还会接受你推荐的人呢？” “这根本没有影响。这几家公司本来就是个小圈子，里面的人都是来来往往的，同学、同事、各种关系都很多。你是我的朋友，卡彭特也算是我的朋友，我把你推荐给他，你得到合适的机会，他得到满意的人才，我帮了两个朋友的忙，何乐而不为。而且，你到ICE是做研发，我在维西尔是做市场和销售，没有直接的利害关系，何况两军交战各为其主，他不会担心你我之间有什么私下交易。” 邓汶还是不放心，又问：“你帮他就是在帮ICE呀，可你为什么要帮ICE呢？他会不会觉得你肯定不会推荐一个真正优秀的人给他，而是巴不得他选个不称职的人来做？” 洪钧被邓汶的问题逗笑了，尽量耐心地解释着：“我只是推荐，至于你优秀与否、能否称职，这些是要由他亲自来考察、判断的。我如果是眼力不行，随意给他推荐了一个蹩脚货，他会瞧不起我；我如果是故意给他推荐个不称职的，他会恨我，他知道这些都不会是我的本意。你放心，他不会因为是我推荐的你，反而立刻把你否定掉。至于我为什么要帮ICE，呵呵，这也谈不上是帮ICE什么大忙。两家公司竞争，决定最终胜负的因素是多方面的，你邓汶就是个神仙，到了ICE也不至于就一下子让我们维西尔一败涂地，弄得我连饭都吃不上。如果维西尔也在中国做研发，那我一定不会把你送给ICE，但既然在维西尔没有你的机会，你到ICE也对我没什么大的伤害，我得到你们两个的顺水人情，合情合理嘛。” 看来“香蕉”是真的了，邓汶便开始怀疑自己能拿到这个“香蕉”的可能性有多大，他问洪钧：“这么好的位子，一定有大把的人在抢吧？你觉得我有什么优势呢？” 洪钧很清楚邓汶的心思，他要打消邓汶的所有疑虑，便耐心地分析道：“恰恰正是因为想抢这个位子的人太多了，所以卡彭特会让下面的人给他仔细筛选，他只会看short list上很少的几个人选的资料。老板看你的简历，是在寻找录用你的理由；下面的人看你的简历，是在寻找淘汰你的理由，所以绝大多数竞争者都被下面的HR啊、猎头啊、亚太区的人啊给筛掉了，如果能直接把你送到卡彭特的眼前，你面对的竞争者其实就没有几个人了。这是个全新的职位，卡彭特的脑子里也只有个框架，在他想象中理想的人选应该具备什么条件，而你恰恰都具备了：第一，美国名校的博士；第二，具有领导软件研发工程的经验；第三，具有知名跨国公司的工作经历，你现在的公司也不错啊，拿得出手的；第四，掌握中国的语言和文化。” 说到这儿，洪钧停了下来，他皱着眉头，像看陌生人一样地打量着邓汶，沉吟着说：“惟一美中不足的就是，你出来以后一直没回过国，中国这十多年的变化太大了，你和中国的国情脱离得太久了。你看这样行不行，咱们来个善意的谎言，你就说你过去几年经常利用假期回中国看看？” 邓汶的脸又红了，他低下头局促地搓着手指，嘟囔着说：“啊？那行吗？你知道我这人不会撒谎，当初跟你学了四年都没学会。卡彭特前年还去过北京、成都、西藏什么的，我现在连北京新机场的大门朝哪儿开都不知道，算了吧，他一问我肯定露馅儿。” 洪钧一看邓汶这样便知道只好算了，让他骗一次人实在是强人所难，便轻轻地叹口气说：“那只好这样，在resume里面这样写，'始终关注中国发展，与中国亲友保持密切联系，积极参与所在社团组织的各种北美和中国之间的商业交流活动'，这不算过分吧？对了，你手头有现成的resume吧？明天用e-mail发给我，我先给卡彭特打电话，然后把你的简历forward给他，争取让他尽快安排好时间地点见你。” 邓汶一耸肩，双手一摊，说：“当初找工作的时候有个resume，不知道弄哪儿去了，要有也是在家里的desktop里面，我在hotel的laptop里肯定没有，我尽快攒一份发给你吧，你刚才说的那句话我得记下来，那么冠冕堂皇的，我得好好翻成英文放进去。”邓汶说完就站起身，走到桌子前打开抽屉，从里面的文具夹抽出纸和笔写起来。 洪钧看着邓汶忙活，笑了起来，说：“你看看，这就又是国情不同了。在国内，都是手头随时预备着一份resume，而且随时update，一有机会就马上发出去，机会太多，跳槽太频繁。我在办公室里坐着，只要敲门进来的人脸色不自然，手放在背后，我就知道十有八九又是个来辞职的，等一下肯定双手递上来一份辞职书。” 邓汶从桌上抬起头，怯生生地说：“我没跳过槽，没经验，也没和这么high level的大老板interview过，你赶紧给我强化一下吧。” 洪钧已经走进洗手间开始洗漱，他一边往牙刷上挤着牙膏一边安慰邓汶：“你放心，我了解这个卡彭特，我更了解他对这个职位的要求，他关心什么、喜好什么，我都清楚，我会告诉你应该和他谈什么、怎么谈。你可能知道，人们都会在潜意识里喜欢与自己有某种相似之处的人，越是大人物他的思维越感性，像卡彭特这种大佬做决定很快的，只要他认真地看你的profile，interview你，而你能让他动心，他就定了，接下来的就都是走process而已，亚太区的人、中国区的人，他们都不可能改变卡彭特的决定的。” 说到这儿，洪钧像是想起了什么，拿着牙刷走出来，看着邓汶说：“你刚才的担心有道理，除了卡彭特之外，你没有必要让其他人知道你是我推荐的、你是我的同学，毕竟有些敏感，最好避免不必要的麻烦。卡彭特自己不会去和别人讲这些，他才不会向别人'汇报'他是怎么找到你的。” 邓汶“嗯”了一声，记住了。两个人都草草地洗漱之后，洪钧帮邓汶把床罩铺在地毯上，又垫了一条被子，自己便心满意足地躺到大床上。邓汶坐在床下的被子上，托着文具夹，上面铺着纸，准备记录洪钧将要向他传授的面试方略。 洪钧已经有些困了，但还是强打精神给邓汶出谋划策，起初洪钧还能侃侃而谈，慢慢地就只能勉强做到有问必答了。邓汶看了看自己已经记满的足足两大张纸的要领，满意地站起身，把房间里的几盏灯都关掉，躺到自己的临时铺位上，冲床上说：“嘿，这事要是真成了，我就能回北京了，到时候我得好好谢你啊。” 床上的洪钧没有动静，过了一阵才传来他闷闷的一句话：“谢不谢的无所谓，你倒是最好先把耸肩的习惯改改。” 邓汶愣了，想了想，耸下肩膀说：“耸肩？是吗？我老耸肩吗？我怎么没注意到？” 邓汶等了半天，洪钧再也没有回音，他已经睡着了。已经整整一天一夜没睡觉的邓汶却怎么也睡不着，他两眼睁得大大的，在黑暗中望着天花板，那个职位的诱惑实在太大了，他仿佛听到中国在召唤他，但他忽然又觉得困惑，是自己曾经的梦想终于要实现了，还是现在才真是一场梦的开始。