Friday, October 28, 2005

原来中国中产阶级的日子过得如此红火

I thought only the jobless is depressed. This is a surprise.

商界精英身心疲惫

C可以称为这个时代的商界精英,如果拥有5辆宝马车可以算的话。每次遇到C的时候,他总是和一群人打着麻将,游手好闲的样子,他的亲戚们都风传他结交了一些重量级人物,做着不花力气就能赚钱的生意。但是C还是感叹说,自己这一辈子别看现在外表光鲜,但都是做给子孙后代的,生活并不如意。C说他原来没有下海之前,还有一些个人爱好,每天晚上喜欢和自己的妻子出去散步,共享天伦,但自从做上生意之后,一个星期21顿饭,除了7顿早饭能保证在家吃,其它14顿饭得有10顿 以上在各种各样的应酬场合。“根本吃不饱,说的都是一些逢场作戏的话,所以你说能不累吗?人自然的时候是最轻松的。但是现在的中国现实决定了,老板们虽然 有钱,但真是过着很差的生活,每天都特别忙,以前我还看点书,现在一回到家,就是要找几个朋友打牌,否则太累,总不能晚上还让我们的脑子继续转着。”C感叹说,搞人际关系是他生意成功的一个很重要保障,但是终年的劳碌让他开始患上严重的失眠。“每年有200天以上我是眼睁睁看着朝阳升起的。”

I got a feeling that the Buffett brand capitalism would thrive well in China, if the Chinese people is willing to learn.

Where to start? I started here.

One thing's for sure about Buffett: He's happy doing what he's doing. "I get to do what I like to do every single day of the year," he says. "I get to do it with people I like, and I don't have to associate with anybody who causes my stomach to churn. I tap dance to work, and when I get there I think I'm supposed to lie on my back and paint the ceiling. It's tremendous fun."

Do I wish, too.