Book1:TeDream-Maker (第146/166页)

foundthatittainedmemos，letters，telegrams，reportsandordersbetweenDimitriandhisemissariesaroundtheworldthroughtheyears1971-1972，whichmusthavebeenofthehighesteicvalueatthetime．Thoughalmosttwentyyearshadepsedsihen，thesepaperswerestillpreaterialforreseardwouldbesuretoofferinsightintothebusinessmethodsandsuccessofthatmysteriouspersonage．

    "Whatanovelsubjeythesis!"thoughtthesoon-to-begraduate,whohadbeenragherbrainsforasuitabletopic．Shefeltnoscruplesaboutcajolingtheyoungmantoexgehispapersforapairoftennisrackets，fortohimtheywereonlyapertofoldph;whiletoher,theyrepresentedfirst-handrefereerialtobaseherwritingon．TheveryfirstchapterofherMBAthesis,"Busiheory&StrategyoftheSuperTrillionaire．DimitriJa”-theproductofcarefulresearch,backedwithauthenticsupportivedata，wasabombshelndcausedanuproarinthebusinessworld．ItattractedtheattentionofMr．Kaffee，presidentofWorldBank，whoofferedheronemilliondolrstosubsidizeherresearch．However,heretionsoonevaporatedwhenshefoundouttheeviliionsheharboredbehindtheveilofpatrowasnotherschosticeffortshewasiedin，butthepapersshehappeofindsoopportuhemoneywasonlyapay-offinexgeforthepapers．

    "WhenIfoundout,”shesaid，"Iwasmad．Butthen,Idecidedtodealwithhiminaperfunannerandmakethemostofthisopportunity．Igothimtosponsorafund-raiserforoneofmyfavoritecharities,whilyaheavyweightlikehimcoulddo．Hisprestigeandpositioninthefinancialworldwerecrucialinensuriendaherebythedonationsoftheeliteofsociety．That’stheballIaskedyoutogowithmetonight.”Dimitrismiledandasked，

    "Haveyoueverseeerioustrillionaire?"

    "Uh-uh．ButI’veseenhissignature.”

    "Really?"

    "Yes．Hissignatureisetridresemblesasdragon．Thefirstletter"D"lookslikeadragonwithitsbloodymouthwideopen.”DimitriwrotehishcoffeeoableandlookedquizzicallyatMegginnwithraisedeyebrowsandasked，

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    "Likethis?"

    "Right!Right!"sheexcimediamazement．"Howcouldyoudoitsoprecisely，freehand?"

    "I’veseenittoo,andI’mgoodatfotherpeople’ssignature.”Megginncppedherhandsinjoyandsaid，

    "IfIcouldgethimtoetomyfund-raiser，theballissuretobeahugesuccessandI’llbeabletoraisealotofmoney.”Neverinherwildestdreamsdidsheimagithishumblemansittinginfrontofherwasthesupertrillionaireshewaoinvite．

    "Whatkindoffund-raiserisit?"

    "It’safund-raiserforthedisabled．WheneverIseethemscatteredalroundthetry,eachtryingtomakeitonhisown，Ialwayshadaodosomethingforthemandthoughtitwouldbeagreatideatogetthemtoetogetherandformakindofunity．IfIcouldohemestablishfactories，suitabletotheirphysicalstate，andformapanywhichtheycouldruneffitlybythemselves，I’msureitwouldinvigoratetheirspiritsandbringoutthebestintheseunfortunatepeople．Someofthemareverybrightandclever，butjustneverhadanopportunitytodoanythingabouttheirgifts,whichytheredormantanduseless．Butthatwouldcostalotofmoney,perhapsmorethantwobilliondolrs!"

    "Ithinkit’sawonderfulidea!I’msureyourkiedhesswillberewardedandyourdreamwilletrue,”saidDimitri．Apollo,thehandsomegodofthesun,rodeacrosstheskyfromeasttowestinhissplendid，goldenchariot，untiringlydayafterday．Hepassedoverthetra