阅读_7B_一课_investment

A young woman and her father arrived in New York City by bus. After getting off, they went straight to the office of a big investment company, without making an appointment. They were stopped by the receptionist and asked to [wait]. The receptionist thought they would leave after waiting, but they didn't. Finally, the receptionist told the manager.

Soon, the manager came over with a doubtful look. The young woman spoke up, “My father and
have created a new investment plan that works really well. We want to [show] it to your company.”

The manager was not impressed. “ Young lady,” he said, “ we get many ideas like this everyweek. If we listened to all of them, we would never finish our work,” “Oh, we're not asking you to invest in us,” the young woman [corrected] him.“We just want to work together and help your company grow.”

The manager raised an eyebrow and replied, “Do you have any idea how much we spend on research every year? It's millions of dollars. ”

For a moment, the young woman was quiet. The manager felt [relieved],thinking they would leave. But then , she turned to her father and said, “ Maybe we should start our own company, What do you think?” Her father nodded . [Even though] their idea was turned down, they decided to start their own successful investment company, which later became a big competitor to the one that dismissed them.