Chapter 344: Security Company
Although the young man in front of him had a lot to say, such as his origin, why he wanted to hide his identity, what was the motive for doing this, and he didn't know much about the price of Chinese antiques last night, he seemed to be familiar today, and why he chose himself to be this agent, Sophie didn't have an answer to all this, and she didn't want to delve into it.
As she herself said, there is no second way to choose except to accept Enzo's proposal, accept it, and can temporarily save the last bit of face for Blois, refusal, it means that the Blois family will be isolated from high society from now on, even if they start again in the future, they will never be recognized for that noble title again, and if they fall down this time, can they really get up again?!
There is a typewriter in this house, and Sophie did not go through any drafts, but directly typed out an ordinary trade contract, which simply listed the rights and obligations of both parties, except that it was not clear that the goods provided by Party B were Chinese antiques, and the other terms were not much different from those negotiated by the two.
Sophie handed the printed contract to Chen Dahe, "Enzo, take a look, if there is no problem, please sign, I moved the part about the supply content to the additional contract, this is to be shown to outsiders, it is inconvenient to clarify the product information, only replace it with artwork." β
Chen Dahe took it and looked at it carefully, and nodded, "Yes, but I want to explain that the acquisition of Chinese antiques is basically limited to the items that flow out of China, and those used for foreign trade are not included, except for special items used as gifts to the royal families of various countries, of course." β
Sophie smiled, "I understand, scarcity is expensive, the value of mass products is indeed not high, and the room for appreciation is limited, but if you encounter a very valuable European collection, do you need to acquire it?"
Chen Dahe thought for a while, "Yes, but it must be a really good thing, preferably an oil painting or something, and the amount is not too large, my main target is still Chinese antiques." β
"You have a good eye," Sophie laughed, "and the most valuable art in Europe is the oil painting, I will remember." β
Two additional contracts were signed together, and the employment relationship between the two parties was completed.
Chen Dahe put the two contracts in his backpack and asked with a smile, "Madam, wait to talk to the people at the bank, do you need me to be there?"
Sophie shook her head, "This is not necessary, they just want money, and if they have money, they will naturally leave, unless,"
Raising the check in her hand, Sophie smiled, "You have a blank check." β
Chen Dahe laughed and threw his backpack on his back, "Then I'll go back first, this look is not easy to see guests." β
Sophie and Seline sent him to the door, and watching him leave, Selene turned her head and asked, "Mom, what kind of person do you say Enzo is?"
"I don't know, but he should be a good person," Sophie put his arm on her shoulder, "no matter what his ultimate goal is, the current situation is only good for us, Selene, your father doesn't know when he will be able to return, and the Blois family will rely on us in the future, and we can't miss every small opportunity." β
Selene held her mother and nodded vigorously, "I know Mom, as long as I can get out of the crisis, Dad will come back." β
The two women glanced at the uninhabited road together, and then helped each other to walk back.
Hiring Sophie to buy antiques seems to be a bit overkill, but Chen Dahe has his own ideas, as James said, entrusting a professional art company to do this will definitely achieve greater results and benefits, but for him, this transaction can only be regarded as a foreshadowing, with this relationship, when needed in the future, it can be used.
This decision is very hasty, but it is the result of Chen Dahe's careful consideration, Europe is a huge market, there are many old enterprises here, there are more rich people, in the future his business will definitely inevitably deal with Europe, but Europe is very xenophobic, the upper class of Europe is more xenophobic, not to mention a Chinese, even if it is an upstart on the American side, it is difficult to get the recognition of the European upper class, so if you want to break through this fortress, you must find a way from the inside.
And this aristocratic family that is about to go bankrupt is a good spokesperson, even if Blois is actually bankrupt, but as long as the name of this nobleman is still there, Sophie wants to visit anyone, even if it is the person who proposes to remove the Blois family from the list of nobles, she will not easily refuse, at least she will send a close butler to receive it, this is the rule they have set themselves, maintaining the last fig leaf that shows their superiority and the glory of the nobility that has long since ended, and if it is broken, it means slapping themselvesγ
In fact, in Europe, there are really a lot of nobles like Blois who are on the verge of bankruptcy or have gone bankrupt, and it can be seen from the list of nobles released by France, almost every year, there are so many that disappear from the list, and there are still many in the directory who have become the spokespersons of some business upstarts, after all, no matter how precious the honor is, it is worthless if it is lost, it is better to exchange a little benefit when it is valuable.
These things are well documented in the materials given by Nielsen, and the thousands of dollars were not spent in vain.
So after Chen Dahe read it, he was not particularly nervous about whether Sophie would accept this proposal, if she didn't want to, it was a big deal to find another one, I believe that Nelson was very willing to take this consultation order, of course, the current result is the best, not only saving his trouble, but also saving Selene's friendship, the chance of playing tricks will be smaller, and it is much better than looking for it again.
Back at the hotel, Chen Dahe took a shower and changed clothes, and then dialed a phone number from Xiangjiang.
After a long wait, a crisp voice rang out, "This is Oliver Jones, who is it?"
"Oliver, it's me," Chen Dahe smiled, "Did you sleep?"
Xiangjiang was six hours ahead of Paris, and it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.
"So it's you," Oliver visibly relaxed, "I've been busy from morning to night, and I've just returned to the hotel, and I've answered your phone before I even washed. β
"So busy," Chen Dahe touched his chin, a little embarrassed, "Why don't you go and rest first, and I'll call you tomorrow." β
"It's the same every day, it's always been so busy," Oliver said angrily, "just say something." β
"Oliver, I think you should buy a house in Xiangjiang," Chen Dahe didn't get down to business immediately, but cared about her life, "and then hire two Filipino maids, so that when you go home, you will have good food and a better rest." β
"I have this idea," Oliver turned his stiff neck, kicked off the slippers on his feet and shrunk his legs onto the sofa, "I plan to go to see the house after I arrange things in two days, I have also asked people in the past two days, they said that the hilltop villa in Clear Water Bay is good, do you know there?"
"Yes, the wealthy district," Chen Dahe smiled, "but if you live there, you need to hire a few more security guards, and you'd better bring a few bodyguards with you, the security in Xiangjiang is not very good." β
"Well," Oliver seemed to realize when he heard this, "It's really not good, especially in Kowloon, there are a lot of fights at night, and I don't dare to go there now, but there are no professional bodyguard companies here, so I can't hire anyone." β
Chen Dahe smacked his lips, "Oliver, how about we start a security company by ourselves?"
"Security company?" Oliver was stunned for a moment, and then laughed dumbly, "Chen, you won't think about opening a security company just because I want to hire a few bodyguards, let me tell you, this kind of company is not easy to open, not only needs professionals to manage, but also needs the support of the government, otherwise the gun license is a big trouble." β