The United States.
On the west side of New York lies a huge European style villa built by the river. The clear river flows slowly on the edge of the villa, with leaves floating on it. It seems that the water quality is well protected. The villa not only has a huge outdoor swimming pool, but also has a tennis court and a huge garden.
But after all, it's just a villa, not to the point of a manor. In addition, it's located near New York. Although it's a suburb, the price is definitely not low. It's a little expensive for Bob, chairman of Nast group, to want an exclusive golf course.
At this time, Burke was painting oil paintings on the second floor of the villa. The whole studio was full of all kinds of things called "works", which nobody bought for ten dollars. As an oil painting enthusiast, although Burke's technology was very poor, he just liked painting and painting whenever he had nothing to do, which was his main hobby.
At this time, a housekeeper like middle-aged man came in, respectfully said: "boss, there is a Chinese visiting outside."
After hearing this, pork stopped "creating" and didn't show any emotion for the housekeeper's direct interference. Anyway, he broke the jar and also knew himself well. What else can he say about the paintings that no one "appreciates"? Painting and playing. In the past, there was a model who learned to have a "correct attitude" and didn't let people disturb him, but later found that it was useless at all, so he paid attention to it.
Just for fun.
"Chinese? Ha ha, they like to do things like this. How many companies will come to tomorrow's auction Pork put down his brush, sat down in a chair and asked.
"Six." Answered the housekeeper.
"Who do you think will win the final bid?" Pork took a sip of cold boiled water and said with a smile.
"I think it's the Chinese." The housekeeper thought for a moment and replied.
Bo Ke asked curiously, "Oh? Why do you think so? "
"Because they have money." The housekeeper suddenly showed a smile on his face. Although Chinese travel shopping is not so crazy now, it has begun to show signs, especially for those entrepreneurs and their children studying here.
Bock said with a smile: "ha ha, it's true that they are very forthright in shopping. Finally, they can get rid of this burden. Let the Chinese have a headache about those annoying things."
"Yes, shall we ask someone to raise the price again?" Suggested the housekeeper.
"Yes, but don't be too obvious, and don't be too high, or we will be embarrassed if we scare others." Pork nodded.
"I see. I'll call them in." Then the housekeeper went out.
Later, under the guidance of the housekeeper, Liu Qian and his party entered the villa. They were all well-known and wealthy people. They were not surprised at the scale of the villa. If they wanted, they could build a bigger villa in the suburbs of Beijing at any time.
Bock has many bodyguards, but no one has checked Liu Qian to see if they have guns, because they have investigated the background of all the people who participated in the auction. Not to mention the identity of Chairen's super second generation, Liu Qian, a rich man, said that it is still a problem whether they can get guns, so they can and can't fight bock. There's no motive.
Liu Qian and Chai Ren took a look and shook their heads.
This is the difference between "professional" and "amateur".
Who could have imagined that someone could bring a gun in.
A huge waiting room on the first floor.
"Hello, Mr. Bok. Long time no see." Chai Ren shakes hands in front of bokeli.
"Do you know me?" Pork wondered. He thought for a while, but he couldn't figure out where he had met Chairen.
"You may have forgotten that you met at Sotheby's autumn antiques auction in Washington the year before last. I remember that you bought a calligraphy and painting of Ming Dynasty in China, and we talked about it at the banquet afterwards." Chai Ren said slowly.
If you don't know him, you won't come to visit him. After all, it's impossible to make a private deal in this auction. The main thing is to find an opportunity to get to know him again and make friends with him. He knows that this guy has a lot of assets all over the world, some of them belong to him and some of them belong to other major shareholders of the company. It's good for his company to make friends with him.
"I remember. It's you. Then we are old friends." Pork laughed. He also thought of the polite young man at that time, but he didn't see anyone for a few years and changed a lot.
"Yes, I want to win that iron mine this time. If your company has good minerals to sell to me in the future, the price is not a problem." Chai Ren said with a smile.
"No problem. If I knew you were a big buyer, I wouldn't hold any auction, but I can't cancel it now." Said pork.
Before that, he offered 250 million US dollars to sell the mining rights of the iron ore. after a round of searching, no one took over. Finally, he had to hold an auction to dispose of the project that had been "mined" first, or he might lose all his money.
Of course, the money for this iron mine is not paid to the country in one lump sum, but by installments. However, I did not expect that the situation in the region of the country suddenly changed, and a force of "occupying the mountains for the king" suddenly emerged, putting forward a lot of "unreasonable demands". If we want to continue mining, we will face huge risks, so we did not start construction late.More than $200 million in advance payment is also trapped there, and the government can not return it, because they have breached the contract first. If they fulfill the contract, they will definitely lose money in a mess. Now they can sell as much as they can, and they can't use radical means, so they have to admit defeat and leave the market.
"Nothing. It's all the same. It's just a few more competitors." Chai Ren said carelessly. His psychological price can far exceed the upper limit price estimated by ordinary companies. He doesn't think it is difficult to win the mine.
"Yes, I like to deal with people like you." Bock said with satisfaction, although the bottom of his heart said that Chai Ren was wronged, his gratitude was real. If he spent it again, the account would not be even. It was still the money of the bank.
"Thank you for your compliment." Chai Ren said modestly.
Next, Chai Ren talked with pork all the time.
Liu Qian didn't speak much during the whole process, and at most he would smile occasionally.
Half an hour later, Chai Ren and Liu Qian left. It's not a domestic visit. When they go to someone's home, they have to play until dinner. The culture is different. Everyone is busy. If they don't go to a holiday or a special banquet, it's better to leave as soon as possible, otherwise it's annoying.
Out of the villa.
"Chai Shao, it seems that there will be no problem this time." Liu Qian said happily.
Chai Ren laughed and said slowly: "ha ha, Mr. Liu, don't be too naive in business, especially in business with these smart foreigners. I've already asked people to investigate. The iron ore is being guarded by an armed force and forced to pay high protection fees. Otherwise, how could he kindly sell the iron ore? "
Liu Qian was surprised and said, "shall we buy it?"
Chai Ren comforted: "don't worry, to tell you the truth, the son of the current president of that country and I used to be classmates, and the relationship is very good. I have contacted him, and he promised to help me mediate this matter."
"Well, that's good." Liu Qian was relieved. It turns out that Chai Ren has been prepared for a long time, and Chai Ren is not such a person.
"Brother yuan, what do you think of the man just now?" Chai Ren suddenly asked. He didn't know what he was thinking. He just wanted to see the soldiers' observation.
"How about what?" Said the soldier.
"Your judgment of this man."
The soldier said with a pause: "pork, who is 168.3cm tall and weighs 71-72kg, often uses a lot of illegal drugs, and his body function has started to decline sharply. The last time he took drugs was eight hours ago. He had high blood pressure, heart disease and took drugs for a long time."
The soldier talked for three minutes, from head to toe, and even mentioned the deformity of the right thumb nail and the possible causes.
“。。。”
The three people in the car were speechless.
Is that your observation?
The key is that you remember.
"Brother yuan is so smart. You can be a doctor." Chai Ren said with a bitter smile. He didn't expect that the soldier's observation ability was so "subtle". Did he say that this is what a bodyguard should observe? The bodyguard of the co pilot lowered his head in shame again. He didn't observe any of what the soldier said except his height and weight.
Then Chai Ren asked with great interest, "brother yuan, do you see if I'm sick?"
"Visual examination of physical health, no obvious pathological characteristics." The soldier said faintly that this kind of information is not confidential information, but personality analysis report and habit data. Just like Basong, every soldier who comes into contact with will enter the database of the sophomore and establish a separate personality and behavior analysis model and report. This is the core thing. The soldier will not reveal a word to anyone except Tang Qing Because Tang Qing is the biggest boss.
Chai Ren said with a laugh: "ha ha, brother yuan is definitely a professional. I went to jiezong for an examination a few days ago. The doctor said that everything is fine and I am absolutely healthy."
"What about me?" Liu Qian asked curiously again.
"High blood pressure, moderate lumbar muscle strain, two cavities." The soldier said without looking back. Of course, they can't cure diseases. They just judge the symptoms they show. There's still no way for the soldiers to find the disease without expression, such as cell canceration. They're not immortals. Besides, this skill is not used in this way. They just kill and heal, and they don't care about treating diseases, at least for the moment.
"What a hit." Liu Qian said in surprise.
The soldiers became more and more mysterious in their eyes.
Afternoon.
The soldiers drove around New York with Liu Qian and Chai Ren, but they were not so familiar with the driver here, so they just went to some famous places.
A few people didn't go to any entertainment places.
After all, both of them are figures in China. They will never lack women. They will come to New York for "excitement?" They're not that free.
The next day.
Chai Ren and his party came to the location of the auction --- pork's house.
On the lawn of the villa, to be exact.When Liu Qian and his party arrived, there were already chairs on the lawn. There were three groups of people there, doing their own things on the chairs, and their bodyguards were standing around.
"Chai, this way, please. Our boss is on the phone with the governor of the state. He is neglecting." The housekeeper came forward and received respectfully.
"It's OK. Go ahead and do something. Let's just sit down." Chai Ren said.
Then they sat down.
Several auctioneers formed their own circle, or others formed a circle, while Liu Qian and his party formed a circle. Others watched Chai Ren's comments and didn't answer.
"These people are so proud." Liu Qian whispered in Chinese.
"It's normal. It's not a cocktail party. Besides, it's a competitive relationship now. It's normal to ignore us. It will be fine after that." Chai Ren said.
"I thought they were all enthusiastic." Liu Qian said.
"Ha ha, you watch too much TV, Westerners, or these capitalists, no interests, who will really treat you."
"So it is."
There is another chapter that can be finished around eleven.
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