这是硬汉的问题,我想了好一会,回答:Admission into HKU, promotion in Citibank, Singapore with C and my first trip to NZ.
我反问他的happy occassions,他不回答。为什么现在的人都只喜欢问不喜欢答?OF如是,硬汉如是。
最要命是硬汉说"你其实不用回答"!太高了!又反咬我project我对OF的不满在他身上,又说我sinful, devilish.
我最后的response是"All people are sinners; only you are divine" (quoted from what SM's boss whatsapp to SM)。无语了。
SM也要离开D Group了,虽然3年星洲,3年台北,3年上海,3年香港,但在一家公司12年也不容易。
有人的地方就有江湖,有江湖的地方就有恩怨,有恩怨的地方就有纷争,有纷争的地方就有死伤。
钱够就算了,健康快乐最重要。
Story 1:
“为追求高品质红酒不惜放弃爵位”这是法国家喻户晓的一个故事,爱丁歌德为爱情放弃王位世袭贵族追求高品质红酒入迷。在法国波尔多加龙河谷的葡萄酒庄园,当偶然尝到当地的一粒葡萄之后,他兴奋的发现这里才是酿制最佳葡萄酒的地方。于是一个令人惊讶的故事从此诞生--爱丁歌德(伯爵)近似疯狂的找到庄园所有者表示了自己对于该庄园的购买意向。或许,庄园的所有者处于对这位穷困潦倒的人的戏弄心态,他说出了一个让所有人震惊的价码--“你的爵位”。也几乎是同时,爱丁歌德(Edin Goethe)同意了。这个疯狂的举动使得人们开始戏称爱丁歌德(Edin Goethe)为“Edin Goethe红酒伯爵”。得到庄园后,爱丁歌德(Edin Goethe)开始实施自己的高品质葡萄酒酿造计划。视如生命珍贵。事实胜于雄辩,由于葡萄品质上乘,所产的葡萄酒特别是干红葡萄酒一下就成为了贵族们争相追逐的饮品。在20世纪前期,整个庄园里所产的爱丁歌德(Edin Goethe)干红葡萄酒都被法国贵族所垄断。直到20世纪后期,随着产区的葡萄种植面积逐步扩大,部分爱丁歌德(Edin Goethe)才进入流通市场。
Story 2:
Manoir酒庄是博若莱众多酒庄的一个。丘吉尔最喜欢喝他们家的酒,这里面还有一段传奇。
1942年3月德国人在博若莱地区击落一架英国皇家空军的飞机,飞行员跳伞正好落在Manoir的葡萄园里,酒农们忙把他藏到酒窖里,庄园主热瓦鲁关照大家谁都不许说出来。果然德国人就来搜寻了,巧的是领头的德国军官是个酒鬼,见了好酒就忘了其它。庄园主说俺们都是老实的酒农,哪敢藏什么英国人啊。飞行员没有,好酒倒是可以随便拿,热瓦鲁最后用一桌好酒好菜,外加100瓶家族好酒打发了德国人,保住了英国飞行员的性命。飞行员在酒庄住了半个多月,天天有好酒喝,还跟热瓦鲁先生学习酿酒技术,临走已是半个专家。
战后,有一天Manoir酒庄来了一个人,热瓦鲁一看,原来就是当年的飞行员。飞行员已退役,从事葡萄酒贸易,他主动申请专做法国酒,而且就做薄若莱Manoir酒庄的酒,并且专门给丘吉尔首相喝的。热瓦鲁开始还以为是飞行员开玩笑,后来才发现这位飞行员是丘吉尔家族的人。
后来当年那个德国酒鬼军官,战后也选择了做葡萄酒贸易,并且心心念念记得当年因搜捕英国飞行员而在一家酒庄得到过的100瓶好酒。于是依迹找到了Manoir酒庄。热瓦鲁先生见到这位德国酒商时,只觉得面熟,却记不起在哪里见过,德国人倒也诚实,说就是当年那个追捕英国飞行员的军官。这下老热瓦鲁想起来,竟然一把抱住了德国人。当晚他把德国人留在酒庄,然后通知那位英国飞行员赶快过来,说是要给他一个惊喜。英国人当时正好在巴黎,连夜赶过去。老热瓦鲁在酒窖摆好了酒菜,向德国人介绍说:“想不到吧,这位就是你当年要抓的英国人,你在这里大吃大喝的时候,他就藏在大橡木桶里。后来你还是上当走了。不过我也损失了100瓶好酒。”英国人仿佛在听天方夜谭,因为老热瓦鲁从没把这些事告诉过他。连忙表示这100瓶酒算他的,在下次生意时扣除。德国人也不干了,说那就算是一笔提前的生意,既然是生意就不能白拿,一定要付钱。老热瓦鲁说,“你们都别争了,这100瓶酒能救人一命,并且还能化敌为友,我值得啊。”
这就是一个法国葡萄酒庄园特有的传奇,也是法国葡萄酒酿出的真是生活。
OF: What wine you are having now?
我: Margaux, St Estephe; retail price over $500
OF: OK. Rich man.
我: No. From suppliers. Samples.
OF: Good wine?
我: Y
OF: Worth that you will consider to buy?
我: N. Hard to sell.
OF: Too expensive?
我: 朋友都很孤寒
OF: Price performance not good enough?
我: Good enough. But朋友都很孤寒.
OF: May be 硬汉 is interested. Better than me.
我: He is even more. Maybe he thinks money should not be spent on wine.
OF: Or you should give samples to share with us to try first. 500 is quite expensive to me.
我: U told me u only want wine at around $100.
OF: Need to prove it gives 5 times of satisfaction than a 100 wine.
我: No No No. U still don't understand.
OF: Otherwise why worth if it cannot give 5 times more value to me?
我: U don't understand. Say, going to Thailand costs u $3,000; going to France costs u $30,000, does it mean going to France 10 times happier? Have u heard of Parker points? A wine with 90 points costs $500, a wine with 95 points costs $2,000. Cannot imply 4 times better. What is the purpose of drinking wine. Tell me.
我: Forget about it. Too deep.
OF: I think Thailand and France are very different. Wines of 500 and 100 looks to be Thailand comparing with Malaysia.
我: Eating a burger costs $20, eating an abalone costs $200. 10 times happier?
OF: The reasons that friends do not buy it is because they did not see the same big difference in value. Not because 朋友都很孤寒. For me, I can spend more money in camera.
我: Put it this way. Friends choose not to spend money on fine wine. Y, personal choice.
OF: But I am not convinced of the different value to me with the price.
我: But the point is: a wine @$500 does not mean 5 times better than a wine @$100.
OF: You are correct that it is personal choice.
我: If u want 5 times better, maybe a wine @$3,000.
OF: If it costs so much difference but cannot deliver comparable value, I will not choose.
我: Not a linear relationship.
OF: Marginal value. Understood. Still we have a lot of rich men to buy.
我: Nothing about marginal value.
OF: Don't worry. To me, it is.
我: A camera @$100,000 are 10 times better than a camera @$10,000?
OF: As you said, it is not linear.
我: Exactly.
OF: I can see the value up to 30,000. Not as much as 100,000.
我: So what is the discussion about?
OF: They have other elements.
我: "Need to prove it gives 5 times of satisfaction than a 100 wine."
硬汉(插嘴): Just back home. 82 msgs!
我: It is so difficult to convince OF.
硬汉: Why bother?
Evelyn Lin(张丽), 湖南妹,26岁,真不错,但比Maria Ozawa还差很远。
早上去港安看医生,然后血拼...Coach bag@$2,450!
港澳码头-->山顶-->维港-->兰桂坊-->沙田。
PS: 坐了不少交通工具,的士、双层巴士、缆车、小巴、天星小轮、地铁、火车,就只差电车。
幻彩咏香江
深圳机场-->澳门内港码头-->发兰度-->威尼斯人-->比萨饼屋。
PS: OF衰多口,又出事。
Both 硬汉 and OF are claiming they are happy. They love their work and their life. Interesting. Really interesting.
Everything ok till end of supper. Then 大龙凤.
Went to meet 辉 and 虹 again. Nice place, nice food. Played mahjong and won $220.
Finally confirmed the marks of WSM will be changed from 53 to 54. Relieved.
Tried Paxton Shiraz 2010 before. Today bought the 2011 vintage. Heard it is better than 2010.
Tried Haut Smith Lafitte 2010 last week. Found the 2008 vintage at an even cheaper price. Really wanted to try. Also believed it is better than 2010.