Chapter 24 Encounter in Chinese Restaurant
Of course, these expenses can be afforded by Duqi now. Not to mention that he still has about 300,000 US dollars in his family, Duqi still has more than 100,000 US dollars in personal funds, and the patent licensing fee of the Rubik's Cube will soon arrive. He called Adam two days ago and the number will exceed 300,000 US dollars. Moreover, as the sales of Rubik's Cube get better and better, this number will increase significantly in the future.
As for "Song of Ice and Fire", the sales volume was very small in the first month, with only a few thousand copies. However, after small-scale recommendations and promotions by Random Bookstore, the sales volume has accumulated to 78,000 copies recently. The sales volume in the past month has increased rapidly, and readers have responded well. Therefore, Random Bookstore is preparing to increase its promotion and marketing for "Song of Ice and Fire".
He had already paid 100,000 copies of royalties in advance, and Duqi could not get new royalties this month, but it was predictable to get a considerable royalty in December.
It is said that the best way to improve a person's temperament is to give him one million. Although Duqi has not yet one million, it is already expected to become a millionaire. So Duqi has even begun to consider whether to buy a car. After all, Stanford University is too big. If you only walk on two legs every day, it would be a waste of time.
Perhaps an ordinary American young man who earned so much money would consider buying a good car, but Duqi was not like an ordinary American. He suddenly made money and thought about starting to spend money with bigots.
Perhaps luxury cars in the United States are cheaper, and the ones that can be seen will cost at least more than 100,000 US dollars. For Duqi, it is a considerable expense and may even affect his entrepreneurship. Even if he has a little money, he still needs to save. It is far from time to enjoy it.
After calculating for a while, I found that I was still poor. Duqi opened the white suitcase and put several sets of clothes in it in the wardrobe. There were also some small daily necessities such as toothpaste and toothbrushes. As for some daily necessities that were inconvenient to bring, I could only wait a while to buy them.
When he left, Li Yan was about to fill three large suitcases. Later, Duqi and Du Rulin were dissuaded. Palo Alto, where Stanford University is located, is only a few hours' drive from Los Angeles. It was not difficult to come back on the weekend, and finally the gift was reduced to one suitcase.
There are still a few days before the official school starts, and the roommates don’t know when they will appear. After Duqi packed up his things, he left a note on his locker door. If the roommate appears, he will ensure that the other party will not turn over the wrong cabinet.
Duchee had asked Carl before and got some advice, so he quickly bought a second-hand bicycle near the school because Stanford University is not small in size and it is inconvenient to go back and forth.
In addition to driving, riding a bicycle has become the choice of some students in poor families. Even when traveling back and forth on campus, bicycles are more convenient than cars. After many students graduate, bicycles are not convenient to take away and will be sold at a low price.
I rode a bicycle for many years in my last life and I have been using it very much in this life. Duqi had a good vision and quickly picked out an 80% new bicycle. After buying it, I purchased the daily necessities I needed from a nearby convenience store.
The owner of the convenience store is a white man in his thirties. He is very talkative. When Duqi was selecting products, he recommended some suitable products to Duqi, which also avoided Duqi not coming again when he needed to use it.
After putting the purchased things on the bicycle and taking them back to the dormitory, Duqi began to consider the textbook issue.
As mentioned before, the United States has strict copyright protection for books, so first-hand books are expensive, especially many textbooks and professional course books, which are sold for dozens of dollars, and many people will choose to buy second-hand books.
Duqi also plans to buy second-hand textbooks. He has money, but now he is not a big deal. Duqi is considering his first investment goal. A behemoth like IBM is not something Duqi can access. Microsoft's headquarters is in Redmond, Washington, and is far away from here. You can only contact it by phone, but you can also try it.
Based on the investment goals he could think of, in addition to the famous Microsoft, Duqi also selected Oracle and Apple, which are close to Stanford University as the goal. He was preparing to wait for the patent licensing fee of the Rubik's Cube to arrive for two days and then go to see if there is any opportunity to raise funds. Now these companies should have just started and should have opportunities.
These three companies are extremely famous giants in the future. They should have just been established for a few years. Duqi is trying to see if they can obtain some shares through investment. As long as one of them is willing to accept investment, it is enough. Duqi does not have enough funds if it is more.
With these thoughts in his mind, Duqi quickly finished the textbooks he needed and returned to school to pack his dormitory. However, his roommate had not appeared yet. It was already 5:30 pm. It was probably impossible to appear today. Duqi came to register early. At this time, there were still a few days before the registration was over. I don’t know when it would appear.
Seeing the meal, Duqi left the dormitory, rode the second-hand bicycle I just bought, and was preparing to have a dinner. There was a good Chinese restaurant next to Stanford University. Duqi followed Duru in Chinatown and later arrived in Los Angeles. His family opened a Chinese restaurant. Duqi really didn't raise any foreign stomachs, and now he prefers Chinese food.
This Chinese restaurant is not big, but it is clean and clean. There are many people coming here to eat, including whites and Chinese. Duqi also saw a distinctly characteristic Mexican.
Seeing that there were only one four people left empty, Duqi sat there directly. When the waiter came over with the menu, he ordered a Kung Pao chicken and emphasized that it was not specifically for the improvement of American tastes. The waiter was not surprised to see Duqi's Chinese face and ordered the kitchen.
When I asked the waiter for a cup of hot water, Duqi was thinking about the university's plan in his heart, but heard someone beside me saying, "Is there anyone here?"
Duqi turned his head and saw a Chinese boy of fifteen or sixteen years old. Hearing that the other party was speaking Cantonese, Duqi also replied in Cantonese: "No, you can sit here."
"Thank you." The boy sat down after thanking him, and then planned to call the waiter to order the dishes. Du Qi thought for a while and asked him, "Are you a local Chinese or have just come to the United States?"
"I just came to the United States." The boy was stunned, then looked at Duqi, wondering why he asked this question.
Duqi smiled and said, "If this is the case, you'd better tell the chef to cook according to normal Chinese practice. Believe me, you won't want to understand what the dishes that are improved to suit the American taste."
"So that's it, thank you." The young man nodded and said, "My name is Li Zeju, I don't know what you call it."
Chapter completed!