This invitation came somewhat suddenly...

In other words, it's not that sudden...

After all, in the early stages of reform and opening up, attracting investment is a term that everyone is familiar with. And it is almost the focus of administrative work in various parts of China at the moment.

In addition, when the other party introduced himself at the beginning, he directly said that he was from the CD City Investment Promotion Working Group. The sudden invitation at this time can only be said to be reasonable.

Only, this somewhat stiff invitation and this somewhat straightforward and rough style surprised Carter. Of course, another surprising point was: what on earth made CD City notice him?!

You must know that, first of all, you have never been to Chengdu in your life; secondly, although the profits from the Home Inn project have never flowed back to the United States due to exchange rate issues, you basically make whatever you earn every year, so you continue to expand investment in China.

How many...

But this time, it was the early 1980s!

How can there be so much Chinese demand for hotels?

The demand for accommodation in the capital is huge, and the gap between supply and demand is huge. That’s because of the special nature of the capital. How many people have to go to the capital for business, and they can’t all sleep on the streets, right?

In addition, great changes have taken place in the past few years. All aspects of the problem must be communicated in time, and the number of people coming to Beijing for business has increased sharply. As a result, it has become "difficult to stay in a hotel" in Beijing...

In other cities, it is really not difficult to stay in a hotel!

At least in Chengdu, it is not difficult. Therefore, Home Inns are now mainly rooted in the capital, and their outward expansion is mainly concentrated in a few limited cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. In these cities, there is no scale.

Compared with the capital city, let alone Chengdu. I have no intention of going to Chengdu at all...

"Hahaha, Mr. Huang, you don't need to think too much. Thank you for your warm invitation, but I am not sure whether we will go with you then. After all, the time for the giant pandas to be shipped is not yet determined! Now the plan is clearly communicated.

Only after Director Chen and the others return to China for coordination and final confirmation will I know whether I will have time by then!"

The same prevarication came out of Carter's mouth. With so many explanations, it actually seemed a lot more sincere...

Huang Zhixuan, who was in charge of investment promotion, wisely did not bother too much at the luncheon.

In the next few days, Carter's life was relatively peaceful.

Over at ht, the documents required for the issuance of new shares include a resolution document signed by the chairman. Sign and sign; inform the aviation service company of your intention to fly in advance; check the documents produced by Rick and the others for campaign promotion.

Flyers, posters, etc., after confirming that there is no problem, let people prepare for printing, etc...

There was basically nothing that Carter needed to do personally. Daily life gradually became dull...

You have to catch up on the course work that needs to be made up quickly, otherwise it will not be great if you fail the class at the end of the semester. After all, it is a century-old prestigious school. You can say that Yale’s humanistic atmosphere is a bit loose, free, and even a bit... too free!

But in terms of academic attitude, the reason why a famous school is a famous school, not a pheasant, is still very correct. Even the professors themselves say that undergraduate thesis does not require you to come up with any novel ideas or detailed and complete experiments.

Records, but at least the writing standards and basic logic of the paper must be passed!

In terms of grading, these old professors also have their own stubborn to the point of being cute!

They don't care how prominent your family background is or how high your achievements are outside...

The only ones who will consider your family background, or to put it more bluntly, your money, are the administrative guys in the admissions office. The professors are relatively pure.

Make up lessons during the day, take time after dinner to sign the documents to be signed, and then go to Olivia's to learn piano. Just like the accumulation of wealth, knowledge also needs to be accumulated.

After such a period of study, Carter gradually entered the state.

Unlike his previous life, when he was forced to learn the piano when he was very young and ignorant, Carter, who has now matured his thinking, does not lack the aesthetic ability of music. In addition, the century-old Guarneri's sound seems to have its own reverberation.

Expressive power, in the dead of night, standing by the window and playing Dvořák's "Humorique" or Massenet's "Meditation" to the moonlight is a great way to relax and enjoy...

Of course, this is somewhat disturbing to the public...

"Pay attention to the key signature here. What do you think this is?"

"D major..."

"Well...be careful when reading music. Wait a minute, I asked Professor Lei Li for a music reading training sheet for conducting majors. When you take it back, you can try to practice your ability in music reading!"

Olivia's words were still soft, so soft that if she hadn't taken the initiative to say that she was from Louisiana, Carter would have been completely unable to connect her with a southern American woman.

This sense of contrast is like Wu Nong whispering softly in your ear when an old northeastern woman who is supposed to be cheering...

However, when Carter took over the new score, he immediately felt bad...

"Oh my God, is this serious? Are you sure this is a score that a normal person can write?!"

One page of music score has three major ranges: medium, high and low, and the key signatures of each row of musical notes are completely different. Not to mention, after different clefs and key signatures, there are different sharps and flats marked on individual notes...

This kind of score makes Carter's scalp numb even if he glances at it...

This is simply a model of doing the most vicious things with the gentlest demeanor!

"This is indeed not a normal music score, it is just for practicing sight reading. Students from the conducting department of the Conservatory of Music can read the entire score accurately in one minute, but for you, you can read this in five minutes.

Music scores, ordinary music scores will not be a problem for you. And if you can read the entire score within three minutes, then you will have passed the basic skills of reading music by sight!"

Gently taking the violin that was more expensive than her house from Carter, Olivia twisted the knob at the end of the bow and loosened the bow hair...

Then, while walking towards the new coffee table in the living room, ready to put the piano away for Carter, he continued to mutter:

"If your pursuit is just to play some simple melodies, or in other words, you can hear it as a tune. If you can pass it, then your current level is completely enough. You don't need to come to me to learn from me in the future, and if you are good at it

The pursuit of music does not stop here. If you want to go further, then the four basic skills of sight-singing and ear-training are inevitable and inescapable."

“Sight-reading music is only the first step!”

"Hey! What you said is a bit too much! Do you already have enough tuition for me?!"

Carter, who was already familiar with Olivia, pretended to be unhappy and joked. In a joking way, he vented his inner wailing...

Everyone wants to be simple and awesome, but behind the awesomeness, there is often something not simple...

When he has money and leisure, Carter knows that he is willing to learn music. Even if, according to Olivia, the lessons will no longer be easy from today on...

"I just don't make immoral money!"

After closing the piano case, Olivia didn't care about Carter's little mood:

"Lisa is upstairs, you have to go..."
Chapter completed!