Chapter: 2776

As he explained, he added: "Regarding my identity as chairman of Imperial Group, I hope Professor He could help me keep it confidential. Even my wife and parents-in-law don't know, so please don't tell anyone else, especially not your wife."

He Yuanjiang couldn't help but ask: "I'm unclear about something - how did you manage to keep this identity a secret from your family? Didn't they know anything about the founding of Imperial Group?"

Ye Chen explained: "Imperial Group was already established nearly 10 years ago, and I only took over last summer. As for my personal life, it's mainly due to some individual reasons that make it not convenient to tell them."

He Yuanjiang fell silent for a moment, then nodded slightly and said: "Alright, I promise not to tell anyone else about this. However, I'm still unclear - what is your purpose in finding me today?"

Ye Chen spoke seriously: "Recently, Overseas Transportation has been thriving, and I personally want to invest in this industry, but I've always struggled to find a suitable talent for management."

As he said this, Ye Chen looked at He Yuanjiang and continued: "Winter Snow introduced you to me, saying your abilities are very strong and she respects you highly, so I was wondering if Professor He would be interested in cooperating with me."

He Yuanjiang listened carefully, nodded slightly, and said sincerely: "I apologize, Mr. Ye, but since I started teaching at MIT, I've already decided to give up my social career."

Ye Chen was taken aback that He Yuanjiang would reject his proposal without hesitation, so he asked again: "Professor He, if it's a matter of money, everything can be negotiated, you just need to say how much and I'll definitely meet your requirements."

He Yuanjiang shook his head: "It's not about the money, this is my personal decision. I've worked for 20 years in several Fortune 500 companies, always thinking about how to help them make more profits. This made me feel particularly meaningless and without purpose, so I decided to become a teacher, using another way to prove my own value."

Ye Chen was puzzled: "Why would you feel meaningless after helping enterprises make more profits? You're teaching now, aren't you helping schools cultivate more talent? I don't see any absolute difference between the two."

He Yuanjiang smiled slightly and spoke seriously: "To be honest, I'm not a very money-loving person."

As he said this, He Yuanjiang looked contemplative: "Actually, once money reaches a certain level, it has no meaning to me. My lifestyle has been fixed since I earned $50,000 a year, and even when I earned $1 million a year, my standard of living was the same as when I earned $50,000."

"I may not be considered wealthy, but I've worked hard for many years and have accumulated several million dollars. I also invested in some stocks, holding some Apple and Tesla stocks, which would total around $200-300 million if cashed out. Although this is different from Mr. Ye's Imperial Group, I really don't know what to do with it."

"I'm not living in a very expensive house, all my investments combined are around $1 million in USD, and even if I were to buy an expensive house, it wouldn't be a problem. It's just that I find it too troublesome and unnecessary."

"As for my car, it's a Tesla, which is just an ordinary model. It's economical and environmentally friendly, and when you calculate all the investments in RMB, it's less than 60,000 USD."

"My monthly expenses are also only around several thousand dollars, and this expense can be fully covered by my current salary. As for the rest of the money, I can only keep it in the bank account, having completely lost its liquidity. If I earn more money, I'll just donate it all to a charity organization, so to me, it feels like I'm not doing any better than just teaching here."

Lei Chen's question was: "Don't you plan to leave a substantial amount of inheritance for your children?"

He Yuanjiang laughed and said: "I haven't really thought about it. My daughter is around the same age as yours, and her lifestyle is similar to mine - she earns money but doesn't spend it, with no motivation to spend."

Lei Chen was taken aback by this.

He Yuanjiang was clearly not interested in money; he just wanted to teach and educate. Under such circumstances, what could Lei Chen use to persuade him or get him willing to work together?

After some thought, Lei Chen couldn't think of a good approach.

However, the black-and-white sketch on He Yuanjiang's office wall caught his attention.

The sketch was simply a drawing of a tree shape, which looked ordinary and even made it difficult for most people to identify the species of the tree.

But Lei Chen still looked at the sketch with interest and said: "Professor He, is this sketch your own work?"

He Yuanjiang's curious question was: "How do you know? I didn't sign this either." JrNovels.com