‘Who’s he?’ China vendor remains unfazed after receiving lai see from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
‘AI Godfather’ impresses shoppers with his ‘kind, friendly’ manner; distributes oranges he bought to happy company staff
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang bought street snacks worth 65 yuan (US$9) at a market in Shanghai while giving its owner a lai see of 600 yuan (US$90), but the operator did not recognise the artificial intelligence (AI) chip mogul.
Huang recently sparked a storm on mainland social media thanks to his down-to-earth and friendly demeanour during a visit to a wet market in Shanghai.
It is his routine to visit his company’s offices in mainland China before flying to Taiwan before the Lunar New Year each year.
At noon on January 24, Huang and his entourage left their cars near Jinde Market in the city’s Lujiazui area.
Huang first bought some chestnuts and candied hawthorns at Haohao Chestnuts King, a small outlet near the entrance to the market.
An employee with Huang scanned a QR code to pay 65 yuan for him.
Huang took out a New Year lai see bearing the Chinese character for his surname, signed his English name on the back before passing it to the shop owner, surnamed Xu.
Xu said on social media that there was 600 yuan cash inside the packet, Jimu News reported.