rebirth of change

Chapter 2442 Please make an offer

"Long, I see that you are holding two books. It seems that I only promised to give you one." Picking up the coffee, John Whitney looked at Chen Kangjie and said with a smile.

"Dad, since Long likes it, you can give it to him." Before Chen Kangjie could speak, Whitney acted like a baby and helped Chen Kangjie.

John Whitney kept smiling. After looking at his precious daughter, he didn't make any response, but continued to look at Chen Kangjie.

It seems that the daughter's words don't count.

"Mr. Whitney, yes, you did only agree to give me one, but these two books are a set, they are not separate, but connected together, they belong to the great book of our country 600 years ago Part of the "Yongle Dadian", this is "Jiaoshizi", 10270 volumes, and this is "Wen Wangshizi", 10271 volumes, from this order, you should be able to hear that they are quickly connected together, from From this point of view, they cannot be regarded as two shares, but should be regarded as one share, but in physical space, they are distributed in my two hands. Just like your wife and your daughter sitting on both sides of you , but you are a family, a complete family. So in my opinion, I have not violated your promise." Chen Kangjie's eloquence and debating skills are top-notch, and he found an answer without much thought.

"Haha, hehe, long, you really deserve to be so talented. You even used our family as a comparison. You make it difficult for me to agree. Since you said that they are one and belong to your country I’ll give it to you as an important document. Anyway, no one in our family can understand it.” After John Whitney laughed heartily twice, he agreed to "Teaching the Prince" and " Two important documents of "Wen Wang Shi Zi Pian" were given to Chen Kangjie.

"Thank you, thank you very much, to be honest, I came to the United States this time, and to say something that may be impolite, the two books you gave me are better than those gramophone trophies I got from the Grammys, incomparable Precious, sincere thanks to Mr. Whitney."

Chen Kangjie's words were just lack of politeness to Oscar, and in turn, it meant something else to the Whitney family.

"Long, you are welcome, we also want to thank you for taking care of Jennifer." Whitney's mother said from the side.

Jennifer. Whitney is Whitney's full name, so his mother will call her Jennifer.

"Yeah, long, speaking of it, we really want to thank you, especially for everything you did when she was sick and hospitalized. We only found out after the fact that she was actually infected with the SARS virus in China. Thinking about it now , and I was a little scared. To be honest, we strongly opposed him when he was going to China." John Whitney said.

"I can understand that you are a big family. From your private possessions, you can know that you have untold wealth, and China is still far behind the United States. You oppose him going to China, especially just Being a small assistant is completely human. If it were me, I might also object. As for saying that she is sick, that is entirely what I should do. She works for me, and of course I have the responsibility and obligation to take care of her. One thing, you don't need to thank me at all, you should do it." Chen Kangjie said seriously.

The collections of the Whitney family are all very valuable, which is definitely not something ordinary rich people can afford.Regardless of the price and value of the collection itself, it is already a fortune to maintain such a large private museum, control the temperature, humidity and lighting inside, and even some artworks need to be restored. A lot of money.

"No, we oppose her going to China, not because China is backward, but because she is going to work for you."

Chen Kangjie was deeply surprised by John Whitney's words.What happened to working for yourself?Is it shameful to work for yourself?What's so great about the children of the American family, figure it out, now we are also a wealthy family, with round wealth, your Whitney family should be no problem.

"Well...Mr. Whitney, I don't understand why you would object..." Chen Kangjie asked with a sullen face.

"Long, don't listen to my dad, it's not because of this at all." Whitney jumped out first, "Dad, do you know what you're talking about? How can you say that in front of Long? You I would be very angry."

Whitney was in a hurry, frowning and rudely annoyed his father.

"Hehehe, okay, okay, if you don't like it, then let's not talk about it, Jennifer, go and get some snacks for Long with your mother. It's been so long since dinner, maybe Long may be hungry." John Hui Turney continued to keep a smile on his face.

"I'm not going, just let the servant deliver it." Whitney pouted and said dissatisfied.

"Long is a distinguished guest and your boss. Don't you think he should let a servant do it for him? You don't plan to show it yourself?" John Whitney continued to persuade and induce with a smile.

"Yeah, Jennifer, let's go, I'll go with you, I remember you are very good at tiramisu and cherry pie, why don't we make some to give Long a taste." Whitney's mother stood up and said to chime in .

Chen Kangjie could see that John Whitney seemed to have something to say to him, but he didn't want Whitney to be there.And Whitney Fangfo also saw the clues, so he was unwilling to leave.

What does John Whitney want to say to himself?It stands to reason that there was no intersection between them before this, so there shouldn't be anything to talk about in private.But the current state and posture is just in that direction.

"Long, are you really hungry?" Whitney was still a little unwilling, so he asked Chen Kangjie.

Whitney wanted Chen Kangjie to say he wasn't hungry, but Chen Kangjie was curious to know what John Whitney would talk to him, so he replied: "I'm really a little hungry, if tiramisu and cherry pie It’s really your skill, so I’m really interested in trying it.”

"Then... well, just wait for a while, I'll get it ready and send it over soon."

So Whitney and her mother left the outdoor glass house by the sea.

Outside the glass house, there is a large green lawn and a flower belt, while inside the glass house there are also many rare plants.Sitting here, you can maintain a certain contact with nature without worrying about strong wind or rain.And there is a long corridor connecting this glass room with the main building, which facilitates the passage between the two.

"Mr. Whitney, do you have anything to say to me? You said just now that you opposed Whitney's going to China, and you didn't want him to work for me. What's the reason?" Waiting for Whitney After leaving with his mother, Chen Kangjie asked curiously directly.

"Actually speaking, it's nothing. We don't object to her traveling around the world, which will help him grow his knowledge and become mature. Whether it's Africa or South America, she is interested in going, and we support it." We don't want her to work for you, because we think it may not be good for her future life." John Whitney didn't say it clearly, but only vaguely pointed out a little meaning.

"I was interviewed by CBS's "60 Minutes" a few days ago, and we talked about the issue of discrimination. Mr. Whitney, is it possible that you also have a tendency to racism?" Chen Kangjie responded sharply.

"Oh no, in my eyes, all people are equal, and sometimes I may dislike some people, but I don't look at it from the perspective of skin color or race. You may misunderstand me. "Maybe because he felt that the atmosphere of the conversation was not very good, John Whitney shifted the topic to the art collection that Chen Kangjie was interested in, "Long, you just took a tour and it made you like it, doesn't it? Is it just these two books?"

"Of course not. I like many things in there very much, but you only promised to give me one item, so I can only take one. Of course, if Mr. Whitney is willing to sell it, I am willing to buy some back. As my personal collection."

"Long, do you also have hobbies and interests in art collection? Do you also have your own private museum?" John Whitney asked with wide-eyed eyes.

"No, I didn't before, but after visiting your private collection, my interest was aroused, so I also came up with the idea of ​​building a museum of my own private collection. Mr. Whitney, would you like to give up some of your favorite? Don't worry. , I am currently not interested in Western collections, I am interested in the part of China.” In order to increase the possibility of success, Chen Kangjie narrowed the scope.

"Long, you should be able to see that I am not short of money. I have spent decades collecting these things based on my father's foundation, and I have never thought of selling them to make money. Besides, even if It is going to be sold...and it will be a very, very high price, you know, in order to collect these things, I personally spent billions of dollars." John Whitney didn't want to sell, but, again I was a little worried that Chen Kangjie couldn't afford the price, so I didn't sell it.

"Mr. Whitney, I know that those things are expensive. If, I mean, if you are willing to sell the part of art and cultural relics related to China, I am willing to accept your offer. In order to respect you, you say the price , I will never bargain." Regardless of success or failure, a dead horse is a living horse doctor.

If this John Whitney is merciful and willing to sell those works of art that he doesn't understand to Chen Kangjie, that would be a good thing that fell from the sky.No matter how much money he spent, Chen Kangjie would not feel he was at a disadvantage.

Those things have prices in the auction market, but for a country and a nation, they are completely priceless.No amount of money can exchange the cultural context of a nation and the spiritual bearing of a country.

Chen Kangjie's bold tone surprised John Whitney a little.

Asking the price casually, never counter-offering, this way of doing business, he has never encountered it in the past few decades.

In John Whitney's eyes, how much money can a star earn?Perhaps to ordinary people, they are rich, but in the eyes of big families, they are not much different from ordinary people.

Even if Chen Kangjie is very famous, he is still a star.What's more, he didn't go around to make money. If he made some money and donated it to the foundation, how much money can he spend?