I haven't been a boss for many years

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Rothschild is a world-famous financial family, once known as the richest family in the world, and a world-class representative of British capital. Lafite Chateau in France is just one of its investments, and the family tentacles have already spread all over the world. Europe was once known as the "shadow cabinet".

Even though the Rothschild family has passed its peak period, it still has a long-standing reputation and considerable influence. There is a famous saying in the family - "Once money is heard, bad words will stop abruptly."

As the representative of the top British capital in Asia, the Kadoorie family has a certain relationship with the Rothschild family. It has a dedicated red wine store that sells Chateau Lafite products on behalf of them.Helping to buy is definitely not one or two, but willing to help purchase hype.

With many friends, there are many opportunities. How could Zhang Guobin refuse a chance to come to his door? He immediately raised his toast and said with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Kadoorie."

"I heard that the climate in the 82 Bordeaux production area is very good. I wonder if there is a way to buy a batch of 82 Lafite." Zhang Guobin said after taking a sip.Kadoorie smiled knowingly, tasted the wine, and said: "The rainy season in 82 was abundant and the climate was warm. It was a once-in-a-hundred-year vintage. The purchase list in the winery has already been filled. It seems that Mr. Zhang has a lot of research on red wine. , staring at this market is not short."

"The Kadoorie family happens to have a distribution volume of 100 bottles, and each bottle costs US$[-]. How much does Mr. Zhang want?"

Château Lafite produces between 13 and 18 bottles a year. The better the year, the fuller the fruit and the higher the output. In 82, there were 18 bottles.

The price of 100 bottles reaches 82 million US dollars, which shows how high the profit rate of Lafite Chateau is. As for the later increase, it is actually the profit margin of the collection market, which has no direct relationship with Lafite Chateau. The price is 120 francs per bottle, and the exchange rate conversion is only a few tens of dollars. The price of 100 dollars per bottle includes shipping costs, storage fees, etc., and Kadoorie may have made a reasonable profit.

Zhang Guobin shook his red wine glass and joked, "I drink it myself. If Mr. Kadoorie is willing to part with it, I'll give you an extra twenty dollars for each bottle, and I want it all!"

Kadoorie simply agreed, "No problem!"

Who would have thought that ten years later, Lafite would be worth a thousand dollars a bottle?The stable income of [-]% per year is more profitable than buying private equity funds.

Of course, the quantity base of [-] bottles is too small. The tycoon's speculation of red wine is to buy the winery directly, or buy out the whole year's output. [-] bottles are really only enough for self-drinking and hospitality.

Zhang Guobin didn't want anyone to pretend to be aggressive in front of him.

The reputation of Lafite in 82 will naturally be hyped by other wine agents.

One-eighteenth of the hoarding volume will not affect the trend of the market, but red wine is a good business. Zhang Guobin smiled immediately: "Mr. Kadoorie, there is a chance to do some red wine business together."

"No problem." Kadoorie said with a smile: "A wine company under my name has been supplying the Peninsula Hotel, but the Xiangjiang wine market is not big, and bars and nightclubs are selling private label wine."

"It would be great if Mr. Zhang wants to enter the wine business!"

Zhang Guobin laughed loudly: "Hahaha."

"Mr. Calgary is really lovely. I will send someone to talk to the agency."

He felt that Kadoorie was a little too talkative today, so he let go of a batch of Lafite and agreed to the wine business.Although, he added money to Lafite, and the cooperation in selling red wine is a win-win situation, but the shrewdness in the Jewish blood must at least bargain, right?

The other party didn't even talk about the price, and it was obvious that there were more important things to discuss. It must be very meaningful to invite him to the Peninsula Hotel.

After Zhang Guobin finished his glass of Lafite, he watched the waiter wearing white gloves and pouring wine from a decanter.

Tapping the trouser legs of the suit lightly with his fingers, he took the initiative to pick up the conversation ladder, and said, "Mr. Kadoorie invited me to the Peninsula Hotel, and he invited me not only to taste the Lafite wine bar?"

"Mr. Zhang's eyes are as bright as a torch!" Kadoorie popped out an idiom, gradually getting to the point: "That's right, CLP Group hopes to send a delegation to the mainland to confirm the safety of the construction of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant."

"Well, this is a very reasonable job. HK Electric Group will send people to accompany it." Zhang Guobin promised: "The mainland nuclear power company will also send people to participate."

There is no need to kill this kind of thing with a stick, at least the other party has also participated in the cooperation, but it must be sent to watch.

Kadoorie knew that Mr. Zhang was not easy to fool.

Instead of being investigated for espionage and causing big troubles at that time, it is better to talk about it directly.

"This security inspection is assigned by the Hong Kong government, and people from the Military Intelligence Department will participate."

After Kadoorie finished speaking, he let out a long breath, feeling relieved of a heavy burden.

God knows how nervous he was when Edward asked him to use commercial cover to carry out espionage operations!

This is pushing him into the fire pit!

Then he doesn't need to respect his ancestors.

Zhang Guobin's movements froze immediately, and he turned his head to look at Kadoorie in astonishment, with an angry look on his face, and asked through gritted teeth: "What does the Military Intelligence Department want to do!"

"I want to get the construction drawings of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant!"

Are nuclear power plants important buildings?

It's about city safety!

"Huh!" Zhang Guobin took a deep breath, calmed down, and thought to himself: "Make more friends, you should make more friends."

"A friend can not only make you rich, but also save your life." If the blueprint of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant is really leaked out.

He deserves to die.

Ghost is really no one to use. Knowing that CLP has a cooperation with Hong Kong Electric, he took a certain risk to start CLP Group. It can be seen that CLP Group's acting skills are good. What about the lights?

Stupid!

Zhang Guobin raised his wine glass and said respectfully, "Thank you, Sir Kadoorie."

Kadoorie sighed: "I'm just a businessman, I just want to make money, I don't want to be a knife for politicians."

"Jazz is extremely intelligent." Zhang Guobin praised.

"Can you tell me who gave the order?" He asked calmly after finishing his drink.

"The person who gave me orders is Edward, Heath, the son of the Governor of Hong Kong, and the current representative of the ancestral family in Hong Kong. Because of the orders of the ancestral family, Hong Kong Yingzi has the real power of the Hong Kong Governor, and often cooperates with his actions." Kadoorie said frankly.

Zhang Guobin put down his wine glass: "Is he the one who has stirred up wind and rain in the past two years?"

"Well." Kadoorie took one step to the left, and had to take the second and third steps. To protect the family's interests in Xiangjiang, it was obvious that he had to approach the sovereign forces of Xiangjiang.

Leasehold is always secondary to sovereignty.

"Introduce this person carefully." Zhang Guobin said.

Kadoorie came slowly and said: "Edward, Heath was born in a political family in London. His grandfather was the mayor of London during World War II, and his father was a senior diplomat in World War II. He served as the Governor of Hong Kong after his meritorious service. Edward is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His political henchmen have been working around for the crown prince in recent years, and Her Royal Highness has been in poor health for the past two years..."

Zhang Guobin looked surprised, and said loudly: "What!"

"His Royal Highness is not in good health?"

This is a big piece of news, which can directly destroy his "prophet" ability. If such a major historical event can be offset, what other events can't be offset?He, a little butterfly, has been confined to the Liangjiang area, so it won't affect the western case.

Kadoorie couldn't help showing an embarrassing expression, and murmured: "Yes, Her Royal Highness has been hospitalized recently."

Zhang Guobin raised his glass and drank a big sip of wine, and asked with the strength of the wine: "Should the "London Bridge Project" be launched?"

That's true, so many things have to be done with caution.

After all, the changing situation of the times will develop into a storm if one is not careful, sweeping everything in a devastating manner.

Kadoorie was taken aback.

"What is the London Bridge Project?"

Zhang Guobin pondered and said, "Go and ask Edward Heath."

"For the inspection team going to the mainland, you should send a team of CEEC engineers to help the mainland build a nuclear power island and provide technical support. The rest of the entourage will make a list for me, and I will arrange for them."

Sir Kadoorie agreed, "Okay, Mr. Zhang."

"What exactly is the "London Bridge Project"?" He was puzzled, intending to ask, it sounds like the level of secrecy is very high and very important.

Chapter 422 The bridge... collapsed

Zhang Guobin took a list, found Liu Wenyan, handed the list to Liu Wenyan and said: "Liu Ban, the first page of this list is the electrical safety engineer of China Power Group, and the personnel on the second page include MI[-] Bureau personnel."

Liu Wenyan took the document face to face, with a cautious expression: "The intelligence security of the nuclear power plant project is very important, thank you Mr. Zhang for your support."

Since the establishment of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant project, the mainland has made adequate security preparations, including intelligence security.

Every time there is a major technological project, there will be spies from various countries, which is the norm in international confrontation, and the mainland is not surprised by this.

Zhang Guobin sighed: "I spent a lot of effort to get this list, please Liu Ban will treat them well."

A week later.

The CLP safety inspection team entered the mainland, and most of the more than 30 people in the group were ghost faces. Seventeen of them were sent to the construction site for technical support on the same day.

The remaining [-] entourages were arranged to live in the guest house, and then they ate, drank, had fun, massaged and washed their feet.

Mr. Qin, the public relations manager of Guangdong Nuclear Power Investment Company, received news that he would never allow his entourage to go to the nuclear power construction site when he entertained his entourage.

That night, he led a group of subordinates to drink baijiu with the ghost, and he knocked the ghost down after a long drink.

some night.

Mr. Qin helped the drunk ghost into the door, and when he heard the news that the ghost proposed to go to the nuclear power plant for inspection tomorrow, he immediately agreed with a smile.

midnight.

The front desk phone rang in Guilo's room one after another, and the hotel staff were eager to sell massage services, thinking of the massage time with the local Chinese the night before yesterday.

Some ghosts lowered their vigilance and called for door-to-door service. During the warm hospitality for a few days, they didn't know that there was a ban on pornography in the mainland.

Halfway through the fun, a team of police officers from the police station wearing green police uniforms, guns on their waists, and ID cards entered the guest house.

"Da da da."

There was a quick knock on the door.

"Open the door!"

"Open the door!"

A young police officer knocked on the door with a wooden stick and yelled loudly. The 26 police officers were divided into [-] teams, and the two-person team filled the entire corridor, carrying out law enforcement operations strategically.

A CLP manager is sweating profusely,

hard work.

Suddenly heard the door calling.

Terrified and panicked.

But the young police officer smashed open the door with one shoulder, raised his baton and shouted, "Get down!"

"Get down!"

Some of the dozen or so ghosts were wrapped in bath towels, some in shorts, and a few in suits were all taken out the door.

"police officer!"

"We are innocent!"

A military intelligence agent who is proficient in Chinese, dressed neatly, argued.

The young police officer put his baton on the brim of his hat and sneered.

"clean?"

"I think you look very white!"

"Now I suspect that you are gang-criminal and engaging in multi-person activities. According to the "Public Security Punishment Regulations", the crime will be increased!" The young police officer was skilled in business, pointed his baton at the ghost, and had a righteous face with a square face.

……

Xiangjiang, a mansion in the middle of the mountain.

Kadoorie is still reporting to the son of the governor of Hong Kong about the investigation team's entry into Guangdong. These days, the investigation team has been working overtime in the power plant, and the dispatch of the investigation team has achieved very good results.

As for whether a member of the Military Intelligence Department entered the power plant, sorry, he is not a professional spy, let alone a member of the Military Intelligence Department, and there is no need to present relevant factors in the report.

Edward Heath heard that the inspection team had entered the power plant, his eyebrows lit up with joy, and Kadoorie took the opportunity to ask, "Your Highness, do you know about the "London Bridge Project"?"

"The "London Bridge Project"" Edward looked puzzled, and asked back: "What kind of plan is this?"

"I don't know, I just heard that it has something to do with the royal family, and it seems to be related to His Royal Highness." Kadoorie stopped short, not daring to venture forward. Edward pondered, "Then I need to call His Highness the Crown Prince."

Kadoorie agrees.

"The password of the plan is London Bridge stepped on." He heard the "London Bridge Project" from Zhang Guobin and got the password. He was a little worried that His Royal Highness Edward would be suspected, so he simply informed him of the password.

Judging from Mr. Zhang's reaction, he vaguely felt that the "London Bridge Project" had a lot to do with Xiangjiang, and he could make favorable arrangements for the situation in Xiangjiang if he asked clearly.

Edward nodded.

After the meeting with Kadoorie was over, he dialed the number of the crown prince's communication room, reported his identity and made an appointment for a call.

The next day, ten o'clock in the morning.

Edward dialed the number of the crown prince's communication room again according to the time, and the call was quickly transferred to the satellite phone of His Highness the Crown Prince. At this time, His Highness the Crown Prince was wearing a suit and sitting in a hospital corridor, waiting for the result of the operation with a blank expression.

Many doctors and attendants hurriedly came and went in the corridor. Many members of the royal family were also guarding the corridor. Several members of the House of Lords and representatives of the House of Commons were waiting at the door.

Her Majesty has been in poor health recently. The doctor diagnosed her with kidney stones and needs surgery for kidney stones. It is not considered a serious illness, but due to her status as the Empress, those who should show the royal family's moral character should come here to show filial piety, and those who should show the cabinet's respect I want to come here to express condolences. The royal family of a country with a constitutional monarchy still has a good influence among the people, especially a generation of legendary queens.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the phone from the attendant, and greeted him calmly and noblely, "Hello, Edward Heath."

The Uncrowned Highness of a city is as humble as a clown in front of His Highness the Crown Prince of the entire Federation.