Chapter 294: The most important thing is the idea

Facing Zhou Ming's sudden question, Danny was not at all flustered. He still looked at Zhou Ming calmly and nodded, saying, 'Indeed, from a certain perspective, this is the case, because you are all people who have been asked to meet by Mr. Tiger. In particular, Zhou Ming, you are the person whom Mr. Tiger has asked to meet again after a lapse of nearly a year. I believe that your potential will only be better than that of everyone before you.'

Having said that, Danny paused for a moment and then continued, 'Of course, if you, Ming Zhou, can join the student union and cooperate with me, that would be even better, because a tree can only grow better by leaning against another tree.'

Zhou Ming looked at Danny and couldn't help but say that this Danny, who could become the president of the Harvard University Student Union, was indeed no ordinary person.

If Zhou Ming had just said what he did, an ordinary person would have panicked at the first opportunity and hurriedly tried to explain that he wasn't cursing or anything, and in that way he would have obviously fallen behind. Danny did a pretty good job. He didn't panic at first, and then not only did he completely reverse the meaning of the words, he even turned the tables on himself, explaining the benefits of cooperation, making it hard for him to refuse.

Zhou Ming thought this way while saying, 'Danny is indeed worthy of being the little president of all his classmates at Harvard University, and your speech is indeed very wise.'

Danny smiled indifferently and asked Zhou Ming, "So have you decided to join the student union or cooperate?'

'Of course, this is a very cool idea," Zhou Ming said, and then changed the subject and continued, 'But before that, I think I need to find out what you or your boss actually do and what your purpose is.'

Zhou Ming's rhetorical question caught Danny off guard. He thought he had convinced Zhou Ming, but Zhou Ming actually had a hidden trick up his sleeve. Danny finally laughed, 'I now finally understand why Mr. Tiger asked to meet with you. You are better than all the Chinese people I have met. In that case, I will tell you.'

'In fact, the boss behind me is actually my father. He founded a company and made a lot of money, but the company has now hit a bottleneck in its development. If we want to develop further, we must move closer to politics and have the ability to influence power. But this cannot be done by our own strength alone, and we can only look for partners with the same potential.' Danny pointed at Zhou Ming and said, 'For example, you, Zhou Ming of China.'

'If that's the case, then we do have some basis for cooperation, because I also plan to bring out a consortium that can influence the power of Brighton and even Massachusetts before I graduate,' said Ming.

'Is this your plan, or is it a requirement after Mr. Tiger met with you?' Danny asked.

Zhou Ming smiled and asked him back, 'Does it make a difference to you?'

Faced with Zhou Ming's words, Danny froze for a moment, and then frowned as he thought carefully. He said, 'If your consortium is yours, then there is no difference. On the contrary, if it is not yours, then it is hard to say.'

Danny paused for a moment before continuing, 'Please don't be offended, but many large consortia like to use their power and wealth to swallow up small, new consortia. They cultivate small consortia to invest in new companies, but they are also planning for their next branch, so it's better to be clear about some things.'

'That's true. Then I can tell you responsibly that I am me, I don't belong to anyone, and likewise, my company and my consortium will not belong to anyone,' said Zhou Ming.

Clap, clap, clap!

Danny applauded for Zhou Ming: 'Zhou Ming, you said it very well. This is the vitality and energy that a young person should have. I feel that our cooperation will definitely have extraordinary development in the future.'

Danny said, but suddenly changed the subject, and then said to Zhou Ming: 'But before that, we need to solve one problem first, and that is how you, Zhou Ming, can prove yourself.'

Zhou Ming raised an eyebrow. He had a feeling about something, so he didn't say a word, but just quietly looked at Danny, waiting for him to continue.

However, Danny was in no hurry to speak, and first invited Zhou Ming to sit down next to him on the chair before saying, 'Two years ago, I was fortunate enough to hear a very successful businessman give a speech. He said, 'You know that there are two of the world's top universities in Massachusetts, Harvard and MIT. Those who can get into these two universities are all the best of the best among the elite students. So do you know the difference between these two universities?

Danny paused deliberately at this point, turned his head and looked at Zhou Ming, who shook his head, before he revealed the answer: 'MIT trains world-class scientists or research and development technicians, who are the best employees that companies compete to hire. But Harvard trains the people who manage them. That is the essential difference.'

'Of course I don't deny that there is some of the emotion of his Harvard speech in there, but what is undeniable is the reference behind his words, which is the thinking of people.' Danny pointed to his own head and said, 'What he meant to say was that MIT focuses on cultivating basic knowledge and practical hands-on skills, but we at Harvard focus on cultivating our ideas.'

'Ideas may sound like a very intangible thing, but they are the most important and essential thing, because knowledge can be learned again at any time, but ideas are truly gone if you don't have them, especially for people from our business school.'

Danny drew a circle with his hands: 'You know, Brighton is the most highly educated city in the United States, and perhaps the world. Logically, no one in Brighton lacks knowledge. But here there are still rich people driving Porsches and poor people living on welfare.'

'The reason for this difference, I think, is everyone's ideas.'

Danny continued, 'I don't want to brag, but I grew up with my father. I've seen all kinds of people in the marketplace. In fact, many of them are very capable. They are not lazy or incompetent. Some people have so much business knowledge that they could fill up the Charles River with it, but in the end they never succeed. Do you know why?'

'Because they lack ideas,' Zhou Ming said, picking up where Danny left off.

Danny snapped his fingers, 'That's right, because they lack ideas, no matter how rich their knowledge is, they cannot turn it into practical benefits. Only ideas are the source of all motivation!'

'So Danny, what is the significance of you telling me this...do I also lack ideas?' asked Zhou Ming.

'Yes and no,' said Danny. 'I believe that since Mr. Tiger has chosen you, you must be very good, but you also need to show it, don't you?'

Danny spread his hands: 'You know, the world is so big, it's like a huge supermarket. When there are so many things to choose from, it's hard to know what to do.'

'Some people want to buy everything on sale, while others want everything and forget how much money they have in their pockets, so they end up buying nothing.'

Danny turned to Zhou Ming and asked, 'So, Zhou Ming, are you ready to buy something?'

Facing Danny's sudden gaze, Zhou Ming's heart suddenly tightened. Although Zhou Ming knew from the very first glance that Danny was very impressive, from his performance just now until now, he might have underestimated this American after all. As the president of the Harvard Student Union, he has the mental strength of a grown-up.

However, Danny is impressive, and Zhou Ming is not a pushover either. After experiencing so many things and with his own psychological age of fifty, Zhou Ming's ability to cultivate his temperament is also very impressive.

Zhou Ming just looked at Danny quietly, and after a while said, 'No, was my answer disappointing?'

This time it was Danny who was surprised, because at one time or another, his sudden attacks had made many opponents nervous and flustered, and some of them were even experienced old businessmen. But Zhou Ming, he couldn't understand how he could remain so calm, especially since he could tell with no emotion that he hadn't thought it through, and in the end he even asked himself if he was disappointed.

This calmness is terrifying!

Looking at Zhou Ming's calm eyes, Danny felt like he was being stared at by a tiger that was looking for food. Although he was just standing there motionless, he was able to make Danny feel a sense of fear from the bottom of his heart.

This kind of thought made Danny's heart sink: Is this the person that the legendary Mr. Tiger is eyeing? Although he has already overestimated himself, it now seems that he may have underestimated the Chinese man's abilities.

But since you are so amazing, Zhou Ming, I must not lose to you!

Danny cheered himself up in his heart, and after carefully considering his words, he said to Zhou Ming, 'There is some truth in what you say, but I think it is correct, because you have only just arrived in Brighton and have been studying at Harvard for less than half a month. You even had a conflict with Brooke in the middle, so you haven't had any time to investigate the market or think about other things.'

'I don't know, maybe you already have an idea, but you haven't done anything about it or said anything about it, because you are being cautious enough to know that an idea needs to be guaranteed to succeed before you do anything with it, it's not something to be taken lightly,' Danny said, "if you don't go and investigate or think about it more, then I can only say that you are a little too blindly confident.'

'Danny is really worthy of being the president of the student union, he really knows how to talk,'

Zhou Ming commented on Danny with a smile, and then suddenly asked him, "so what about the cooperation you mentioned?'

Of course there is no problem, we can start right now!

Danny almost let this slip out, but at the last minute he forced himself to hold back, and just said to Zhou Ming, 'If you, Zhou Ming, can produce results that are recognised within six months, I believe there will be no problem.'

Zhou Ming smiled, because from the look on Danny's face just now, which he had forced himself to hold back, he knew that he had finally gained the upper hand.

'Although I don't know what your standards are, I believe in your judgment.'

Zhou Ming left these words for Danny and then got up and left, leaving Danny sitting in his chair, his eyes watching the shadow of Zhou Ming's departure with a complex expression.