Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

41. Work (The Past of Tao i)

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Daozhi changed another gambling table. A middle-aged man across from him also noticed Daozhi, but he had never bet big or small, let alone followed Daozhi. After changing the gambling table, the middle-aged man noticed him after a while. The man came over.

Judging from the look on the middle-aged man's face, he has been gambling here for a long time. For most people, there is only the concept of chips in the casino. In most cases, the chips are not used up for a long time. The middle-aged man has no intention of leaving. This is the way to go. Not yet. Middle-aged men always play in their own way, winning and losing. To be precise, they lose more and win less. Daozhi moved to another gambling table, and a middle-aged man also came.

I went to the restroom in the middle of the road. The restroom in the casino is very special in design. There is running water on the floor, which seems to wash away the gambler's fortune. Then I went to the smoking room. When I was getting a cigarette, a cigarette was handed over and he said When I looked up, it turned out to be the middle-aged man just now.

"Why only bet on size?"Middle-aged man

"Everyone has their own way of playing, right?"Daozhi

"You are lucky, why do you only use it for fun?"Middle-aged man.

Daozhi smiled. He never believed in luck.

"How much did you win?"The middle-aged man asked again

"I don’t think you’re here to win money."

The middle-aged man also smiled and agreed with what Daozhi said.

"I noticed you don't seem to lose much?"The middle-aged man then asked

"Just have fun, why worry too much about winning or losing?"

"Let's go have a drink together?"The middle-aged man thinks he is a person who can communicate

"why not?"

They came to the bar. There were many people in the bar, including many foreigners, so they had to sit at the bar. The bartender, an Asian girl, glanced at them and seemed very busy and did not come over immediately. Then an old foreign man also sat at the bar. The female bartender quickly walked up to the foreigner, who ordered a glass of beer and then paid for the beer. Another bartender came back from the lobby table with a tray. She was an older woman who looked a bit Malaysian or South Asian. , without putting down the tray, he smiled and asked us what we wanted to drink.

"Whiskey on the rocks."Daozhi

"Two cups."The middle-aged man tipped more than 80% when paying, and the bartender was very grateful.

"What do you do?"Middle-aged man

"I was a teacher before I came here"

"What now?"Middle-aged man

"There is no career now"

"What is taught?"Middle-aged man

"literature"

"literature."The middle-aged man read silently and seemed to have some feelings. In fact, many people once liked literature, but later abandoned it due to various reasons.

"Poetry to be exact."

They talked a lot, from literature to society to national development. Daozhi learned that the middle-aged man was called Zhao Zhongmou and he was in business. Judging from his demeanor, he shouldn't be a small businessman. Zhao Zhongmou heard that Daozhi was talking about the economy. The analysis of development is also very professional, so I asked:"How do you know this?""

"I started out as an economics major, got a PhD, and studied the Chinese economy, and then returned to China."Daozhi

"Why did you choose to return to your country?"Zhao Zhongmou was curious.

"There are many reasons."

Zhao Zhongmou did not ask further questions.

Daozhi drank the last bit of wine. When Daozhi put the cup down, the previous female bartender immediately came over and asked in non-standard Chinese with a smile if he wanted to drink anything else. Zhao Zhongmou suggested another drink. Zhao Zhongmou only gave a 5% tip for the second time

"Since you haven't found a job yet, come and help me, and I'll give you 10 times your original salary."Zhao Zhongmou

"I don’t even know what you do specifically, so why are you offering me such a salary? How do I know I'm worth this salary?"Daozhi was not surprised, neither agreed nor refused.

"Of course, I have my reasons."Zhao Zhongmou.

Daozhi didn't ask too much. Judging from Zhao Zhongmou's tipping behavior, he is a generous, principled and shrewd boss, but 10 times the salary is not that tempting to Daozhi. He is not interested in this job yet, even he doesn’t know what it is.

Zhao Zhongmou believes that literature and economics are two completely different things, with a very big gap. Poetry is not about the world, but a pursuit of the inner world. Aesthetic ideals, economics can be said to be people's efforts to maximize benefits, whether for individuals, companies, or the country. Being able to be a teacher in literature and a doctorate in economics shows that this person has the deepest ideals in his heart. He is idealistic, and he has considerable adaptability and sufficient operational skills in the real world. His constant winning at the gambling table shows that he has a keen foresight of external changes, but he only uses small bets to gamble, which proves that he is not greedy. Detachment, doing things is not necessarily just for money. Once such a person is willing to use it for himself, his value is immeasurable

"I might want to teach for a while longer."Daozhi

"If you want to come, please call me anytime. I can increase your salary, and it will never be lower than what I'm telling you now."Zhao Zhongmou said and handed Daozhi a golden business card. On one side was the name Zhao Zhongmou Victor Chao in the middle, and on the other side there was only a phone number.

They talked about a lot of things. They talked about how Zhao Zhongmou also liked literature when he was in high school, but later took the exam for finance..

Daozhi did not go to the casino again this night. Kristin calculated that every time Daozhi placed a bet of 10 yuan, the size doubled. Daozhi took away 19,980 yuan from the casino, less than 20,000 yuan. Compared with the amount he proposed, Money, this is really a small amount of money. What makes the casino nervous is that Daozhi has won 999 times in a row. If he only has 10 yuan, the second game becomes 20 yuan, the third game 40, the fourth game 80... Oh my god...

Dao Zhi is not a gambler at heart. Up to this moment, he still regards himself as a person who likes poetry. People are still called so-called literati, although nowadays literati are almost all bullshit. Those bullshit are everywhere Literati should also show their love for culture and history. Even if they are pretending, they should still pretend to be a bit like them. Otherwise, how can they pretend to be noble and aloof to cheat people by eating, drinking, and fooling people.

Sometimes Dao Zhi will sit in the open space in front of Ruins of St. Paul's, under the stars. Looking at this archway, I thought that the ruins of this ancient church have experienced more than 400 years of vicissitudes. They were once so glorious, so proud, and so arrogant. They once wanted to open up their faith and colonize this land. The gate, but while assimilating Chinese culture, this tall Catholic church must also bear the price of being regarded as alienated by orthodoxy. Any foreigner who wants to colonize China will only have two results in the end, one is assimilation by us, and the other is to die or leave , this archway is the best proof.

Daozhi came to Mazu Pavilion again. This temple is not as public as Ruins of St. Paul's. It is low-key and vaguely contains a kind of perseverance. Her existence is nearly 100 years earlier than Ruins of St. Paul's. , compared with the ruins of Ruins of St. Paul's, it is still very popular today because it represents typical Chinese culture. Only the nation's own beliefs can continue to thrive and continue like this.

Hong Kong and Macau speak the same language. They have the same roots, but no matter what Macau has gone through, they have never given up on their own culture. The numerous cultural monuments in Macau are a good illustration.

Daozhi likes Macau and the preserved old town, and he deliberately lives in the old town. For a while, he walked in the alleys with the breeze in the early morning, leaving his sweat on the narrow streets under the scorching sun at noon. At dusk, he stood on the street and caressed the city with the sunset. The old buildings were soaked with the people's passion. Diligence, simplicity and wisdom are condensed into a spirit that permeates every corner of the city, making the city full of vitality, which makes Daozhi feel very comfortable. During this period of wandering alone outside, Daozhi has the feeling to return to the original He occasionally misses the pure days of studying in college. This may be the reason why he still wants to do his original job. Daozhi also knows that he can never go back to that innocent era.

Then one after another Xu traveled around the country. More than half a year passed in a flash, until Daozhi received two important messages. One was that Yi Zeng Shanghai learned that he had no job and asked him to go back. The other was a message from Li Xiuyan, saying that he was interviewing at a foreign university. It's next week, but I didn't receive the notice to participate in the interview. Other students did.

"etc."Dao Zhi simply replied to this message.