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Photos: A $2.35 million lunch with Warren Buffett

For Warren Buffett, time is money. So Zhu Ye, chairman of Beijing-based Dalian Zeus Entertainment Co Ltd, put his money where his mouth is to join Buffett for a lunch costing him $2.35 million. Zhu and his team's lunch with Buffett took place on Tuesday at the Smith & Wollensky steakhouse in Manhattan. The three-hour lunch allowed Zhu and Buffett to talk about the billionaire's investment experiences, and Buffett said he is "pretty optimistic" about China's future. Zhu, whose company develops online games, said the lunch was worth every cent of the $2.35 million, adding that it was a great opportunity to meet with a man he admires.