@(Html.Kendo().Grid<MVCGrid.Models.OrderViewModel>()
    .Name("grid")
    .Columns(columns =>
    {
        columns.Bound(p => p.Freight);
        columns.Bound(p => p.ShipName);
        columns.Bound(p => p.OrderDate);
        columns.Bound(p => p.Supplier.Name).ClientTemplate("#=Supplier? Supplier.Name: 'N/A'#");
    })
    .HtmlAttributes(new { style = "height:550px;" })
    .DataSource(dataSource => dataSource
    .Ajax()
    .PageSize(10)
    .Read(read => read.Action("Orders_Read", "Grid"))
    )
)

public class OrderViewModel
{

        public decimal? Freight
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        [Required]
        public DateTime? OrderDate
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        public string ShipName
        {
            get;
            set;
        }

        public Supplier Supplier
        {
            get;
            set;
        }
    }
// complex object class
public class Supplier
    {
        public int Id { get; set; }

        public string Name { get; set; }
    }

       public static List<Supplier> suppliers = Enumerable.Range(1, 10).Select(i =>
            new Supplier() { Id = i, Name = "Name " + i }
        ).ToList();

        public static List<OrderViewModel> orders = Enumerable.Range(1, 10).Select(i => new OrderViewModel
        {
            Freight = i * 10,
            OrderDate =  DateTime.Now.AddDays(i),
            ShipName = "ShipName " + i,
            Supplier = i % 3 == 0? suppliers.ElementAt(5): null
        }).ToList();

       
        public ActionResult Orders_Read([DataSourceRequest]DataSourceRequest request)
        {
            return Json(orders.ToDataSourceResult(request));
        }