Chapter 2388: The Incredible Guest
Buffett came early to the most famous Smith Walensky steakhouse in Midtown Manhattan, New York. He has been selling his lunch time to donate to those in need for five years. In the past five years, many entrepreneurs have generously bid for lunch with Buffett for their own companies or futures, in order to explore the development path of their companies.
Therefore, the price has been rising in the past five years, but the increase is limited. But this year, someone bid a high price of $1.8 million, which was beyond Buffett's expectations. So he was very curious and wanted to know who was willing to spend so much money to bid for the opportunity to have lunch with him.
Lunch time is set at 12 noon. Generally speaking, Buffett will come 30 minutes in advance. And the other party, some will come an hour in advance, some will come half an hour in advance, and the four previous dealmakers will come as early as possible to learn from Buffett. Now, it is already 11:58 noon, and the dealmaker who invested $1.8 million has not yet appeared, which surprised Buffett.
Who is it? Buffett guessed secretly.
The many reporters waiting outside also looked anxious. They were also very curious about this person, but they did not expect that this person would be so patient and had not shown up until now, which was beyond all expectations.
Who is this mysterious person? Everyone was guessing.
When the clock pointed to 12 o'clock, a black car finally stopped at the door of Smith Walensky Steakhouse.
Seeing this car, everyone frowned. Everyone recognized this car. It was a Chinese "Shenlong" brand car, and the owner of this car was only one-Lin Feng.
Why did Lin Feng come here at this time? All reporters frowned. Although they were also very curious about Lin Feng, as a program that has been running for five years-Buffett Lunch, many reporters still came to interview with a very pious attitude. After all, Buffett also took out his precious time to do good deeds. Why did Lin Feng come here today? Is he the mysterious buyer?
Many reporters shook their heads. Lin Feng is so successful now, does he still need to ask Buffett for advice? Even if Lin Feng wanted to ask Buffett for advice, with Lin Feng's current status, he could meet Buffett at any time. Does he need to spend money to buy this "Buffett lunch"? Isn't this a waste of time! Is it necessary?
Since it's not Lin Feng, why is Lin Feng here? Making trouble? Not really, Lin Feng is not such a stingy person, he won't make trouble for this matter. Moreover, many reporters have absolute reason to believe that if Lin Feng also comes to sell "Lin Feng lunch", the selling price will probably be higher than Buffett's. You know, from the legend of the two, Lin Feng is undoubtedly more legendary, and it is a legend whose future is unknown.
Therefore, Lin Feng has no reason to come to Buffett's lunch to make trouble,
Unless Lin Feng is crazy. But obviously, Lin Feng is not crazy.
At this time, Lin Feng opened the car door and walked out with his head held high.
Smith Walensky Steakhouse! ——Lin Feng looked at the huge name of the steakhouse and smiled slightly. I'm afraid I will surprise everyone today.
"Chiling, let's go!" Lin Feng took Lin Chiling's arm and walked towards the steak house.
But he was stopped at the door.
"Sir, I'm really sorry. Our steak house has been booked for lunch today. So, please go to other restaurants for dinner." The waiter said politely.
Lin Feng shrugged, "But I came here specially for dinner today."
"Sir, thank you for your love for our restaurant, but it has really been booked today." The waiter reiterated a little timidly. He has recognized who the person is. It is the richest man in the world today, and also the most characterful, most flamboyant, and most protective super rich man Lin Feng. If he saw Lin Feng at any time, he would definitely go up and ask for a photo and autograph, and even if Lin Feng had any request in this steak house, he would satisfy it. But today, at this moment, he had to refuse Lin Feng.
This made the waiter very embarrassed. He was also afraid that Lin Feng would get angry, so he had to explain again and again.
"Hi, John!" At this time, Buffett waved to the steakhouse owner inside, "Lin Feng is here, let him in. So as not to cause unnecessary trouble."
For today's lunch, Buffett paid for it in order to protect the interests of the auctioneers. However, if you insist on keeping Lin Feng out, he might get angry. That would cause unnecessary trouble. Therefore, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Buffett had to allow Lin Feng to come in. As for whether it would affect the auctioneers if there was one more person dining in the tour, Buffett believed that the other party should not care about multiple world's richest people dining here. After all, compared with Lin Feng, his wealth is only one decimal point away, which is a world of difference.
John heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was also afraid of really offending Lin Feng. You know, it was his honor for Lin Feng to come to his place for dinner. Maybe in the future, this place will become a social place for celebrities in New York and even the world because of Lin Feng's arrival. But Buffett has already paid for it, so he can't say much. This is the reputation of a businessman. As long as Buffett doesn't speak, he must drive Lin Feng out.
Now that Buffett took the initiative to give in, he was naturally very happy. At that moment, he ran to the door and greeted Lin Feng in.
"Mr. Lin, please, please. Mr. Buffett said that Mr. Lin's dining here does not hinder him, and he also welcomes to have lunch with Mr. Lin. This is also the honor of our restaurant." The boss John said a little flatteringly.
Lin Feng smiled. He was already accustomed to the flattery of bosses like John. Without saying much, he took Lin Chiling to Buffett.
"Mr. Lin, nice to meet you." Buffett nodded to Lin Feng.
"Mr. Buffett, nice to meet you." As he said that, Lin Feng sat in front of Buffett.
Buffett frowned slightly, but his expression moved, as if he remembered something.
"Uh, uh, Mr. Lin, this is the seat where Mr. Buffett entertains a guest. Do you think you can condescend to go somewhere else? This meal is on my table!" John was immediately anxious. How can you see this posture? Lin Feng came here specially to make trouble today, to destroy Buffett's place. There seems to be no feud between the two of them. Why did Lin Feng come to Buffett today to make trouble!
John got anxious on the spot. He was really afraid that Lin Feng and Buffett would fight here, which was something that he, a small steak house owner, could not handle.
Many reporters outside the steak house were boiling at this moment. They thought that Lin Feng just happened to come to eat, but they never thought that Lin Feng seemed to come to cause trouble for Buffett. Now it was interesting, what kind of feud between the two of them made Lin Feng slap Buffett in the face in such a public place. This was a shocking secret.
So the reporters were excited, they took out their cameras, pointed at Lin Feng and Buffett in the steak house and kept shooting, and used the camera to record the conversation between the two. Although now, many reporters did not know what the two said because they could not get in, but there was a technology in this world called lip reading, and there was an expert called lip reading expert.
Then, as long as they took the video to the lip reading expert, they would know what the two were talking about.
"Mr. Lin, this... this..." John looked at Lin Feng, who was sitting at Buffett's table calmly, and sweat broke out on his head. In this situation, he didn't know how to deal with it. He wanted to pull Lin Feng away, but he didn't dare. As for asking Buffett to change seats, that was even more unreliable.
At this moment, Buffett suddenly laughed and shook his head.
"John, serve the food, the guests have arrived." Buffett sat down with a smile.
John was stunned. The guests have arrived? He looked around, and there was no one outside, where did the guests come from. There was only Lin Feng here, what did he call a guest. Uh, wait, wait, is it... is it...
John was shocked, took a step back, pointed at Lin Feng and couldn't speak for a long time.
"You... you are the one who bought Buffett's lunch for 1.8 million?" Finally, after a long time, John blurted out a sentence.
Boom! Because John's shout was so loud, the many reporters gathered at the door vaguely heard John's words and were stunned on the spot. The person who paid 1.8 million US dollars to buy Buffett's lunch would be Lin Feng? ! !
Oh my God, did I hear it wrong! This is too exaggerated! At this moment, all the reporters were shocked. Who is Lin Feng? He is so rich, would he spend money to buy Buffett's lunch in exchange for the opportunity to meet Buffett? Isn't this nonsense! Lin Feng actually spent money to eat with Buffett?
Bullshit!
"John, you are so rude, please serve the dishes quickly. I think both I and the guests are hungry." Buffett chuckled.
"Ah, yes, yes, yes!" John was stunned for a moment, and hurried down to urge the kitchen to serve the dishes.
Seeing the dishes served on the table one by one, all the reporters waiting outside the door had to believe that the person who spent 1.8 million US dollars to bid for the right to have Buffett's lunch was the person on the planet who was least likely to bid for Buffett's lunch.
Crazy, he is crazy! ——All the reporters kept talking.
Soon, all the dishes were served.
"Mr. Lin, cheers to your appearance and my surprise!" Buffett said with sincere emotion. He never thought that the person who took pictures of his lunch would be Lin Feng. This was unexpected, not only for the reporters, but also for Buffett.
"Mr. Buffett, you know, it is an honor for me to have dinner with you. $1.8 million is not expensive." Lin Feng laughed.
Buffett shrugged helplessly, frowned slightly, "Please!"
The two of them started eating formally. It was like a meal that couldn't be more ordinary. The many reporters waiting at the gate were dumbfounded when they saw that the two didn't talk about anything during the meal.
Lin Feng couldn't really spend $1.8 million just for a meal! This is too wasteful!