The flight of more than ten hours was long, but it was not too hard.

The seats on business jets are very comfortable, even people like Li Mu, who are more than 1.8 meters tall, can comfortably lie flat on them.

As for the independent bedroom in the back, Li Mu wanted to give it to Anne Hathaway, but the latter didn't want to accept it, and Li Mu gave it to Li Ziwei, and Li Ziwei said that she wouldn't say anything.

If it was just Li Ziwei on the plane, Li Mu could have gone to the bedroom to rest with peace of mind, but Anne Hathaway was also there, and she was still a gentleman, so she simply accompanied her and others to chat outside, which was also relaxed and happy.

The plane is expected to arrive in London at half past four in the afternoon local time, and half an hour before the plane landed, Li Mu changed out of his standard yard farmer outfit and put on a customized dark blue suit.

The aircraft landed at Heathrow Airport and, guided by the tower, taxied all the way to the designated hangar.

As a successful guest to Li Mu and Anne Hathaway's Steve· Johnson had been waiting in the garage for a long time.

Standing in the hangar with him were several middle-aged men in full suits.

When the plane slowly slid into the hangar, Li Mu had already seen Steve· Johnson, after the plane came to a stop and the hatch was lowered into an escalator less than a meter high, these people approached one after another, standing in line left and right under the escalator, waiting for Li Mu who was still on the plane.

Li Mu, dressed in formal clothes, was the first to step off the plane. Johnson looked up at him, with an old friend-like smile on his face, and as soon as Li Mu stood on the ground, he immediately took the initiative to shake hands with Li Mu and said with a smile: "Li, welcome to London!"

Li Mu smiled slightly: "Thank you, I didn't expect you to come over in person." ”

"It's my pleasure. ”Steve· Johnson smiled slightly and asked Li Mu, "Is it the first time Mr. Li has been to London?"

Li Mu smiled: "It's the first time I've come to the UK. ”

Steve· Johnson was surprised, "I thought you had been here before, and this time if I had time, I could accompany you around." ”

Li Mu said lightly: "Thank you Steve, let's look at the actual situation." ”

Steve· Johnson nodded, and then introduced a few people around him to Li Mu, he first introduced a middle-aged man next to him, and said, "Mr. Li, this is the CEO of HSBC-HOLDINGS, Mark Blunt. ”

Li Mu looked at the middle-aged man about forty years old opposite, and was slightly surprised. After Johnson mentioned HSBC, Li Mu studied a little information about HSBC, this HSBC-HOLDINGS, that is, HSBC Holdings, is the parent company of HSBC, and it is also one of the world's top 500 companies, and the latest ranking has also entered the top 100 of the world's top 500.

Needless to say, Mark Blunt's status as the CEO of HSBC Holdings is high. Johnson greeted him at the airport together, and it seemed that he really thought of himself as a distinguished guest.

However, Li Mu also knows very well in his heart that the biggest reason why the other party attaches so much importance to himself is actually to become the lead bank of Makino Technology's listing on the NASDAQ.

Li Mu shook Mark Blunt's hand very politely and said with a smile: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Blunt." ”

Mark Blunt took off the top hat on his head with one hand and said very politely: "Mr. Lee, it is my honor to meet you, welcome to London." ”

Steve· Johnson introduced the rest of the people to Li Mu, one of whom was the head of Sequoia Capital in the UK, one was an executive of HSBC Holdings, and the other, according to Steve· Johnson introduced that he was a member of an old aristocratic family in England, and this noble member was named Jimmy Goldberg, which felt like a Jewish surname.

Subsequently, Steve· Johnson also introduced Anne Hathaway, who got off the plane behind Li Mu, and Li Mu also introduced his personal assistant Li Ziwei to the group.

After a pleasant exchange, Steve· Johnson took Li Mu and his entourage to the VIP building of Heathrow Airport in a convoy composed of all Rolls-Royce, according to him, in the VIP building, there is a special customs building, which will be much more convenient to pass through here, and it can ensure privacy to a great extent, basically just go through the motions, stamp a stamp on the passport, and you can pass the customs.

The convoy consisted of eight Les-Royces, and when it came time to assign the cars, Steve· Johnson asked Li Mu tentatively: "Mr. Li, if you have no opinion, let's take a car?" There are just some things I want to talk to you face-to-face." ”

Li Mu nodded: "No problem." ”

Immediately, the two sat in the same car.

The hangar is still a few kilometers away from the VIP building, and on the internal road of the airport, the speed of the car is relatively slow. Johnson said to Li Mu: "Mr. Li, the scale of this party is larger than expected, so we temporarily changed from a manor in north London to another manor in south London, and the rooms for you and your staff have been arranged, in addition, the owners of these two manors are owned by the Goldberg family, and they are also the hosts of this party." ”

Li Mu nodded lightly and asked him, "Can you give us an overview of the Goldberg family?"

Steve· Johnson laughed: "Goldberg is a typical Old-Money, they were already very rich during the First World War, before the Second World War, they moved the whole family from Germany to the United Kingdom, and then they have been rooted in the United Kingdom, during the Second World War, the Goldberg family in order to support the British resistance** , donated a lot of money for the United Kingdom, and the royal family at that time gave the Goldberg family a hereditary earl title in order to thank them, but at the end of the last century, the British royal family announced the abolition of the hereditary duke, so their family was the last earl. ”

Saying, Steve· Johnson added: "Goldberg is engaged in a lot of fields, in the early years it was banking, finance, oil and industrial manufacturing, but in recent years it has gradually shifted its focus to finance, and many well-known financial companies have their seats on the boards, including HSBC Holdings, which also holds shares through multiple shell companies and individuals, and even the largest shareholder behind HSBC, American Black Rock, they also have a certain shareholding." ”

Li Mu nodded thoughtfully and said, "A Jewish family similar to the Rothschilds?"

Steve· Johnson smiled: "Their family assets are much stronger than those of the Rothschilds, but they are much worse than you." ”

Li Mu has always been in the Internet circle, and even the capital circle is rarely involved, so he lacks an in-depth understanding of the international capital market, and he focuses on the domestic and American markets, and lacks understanding of the whole of Europe, so in his cognition, the most powerful family in Europe seems to be the Rothschild family that was rumored to be fabulous in his previous life. Johnson said this, as if the Rothschilds were not as awesome as he imagined, and even vaguely listened to it, and it smelled of wastewood.

At this time, Steve· Johnson saw the incomprehension on Li Mu's expression, and said with a smile: " The world has many misunderstandings about the Rothschild family, this family does have a long history, and it was once very powerful, but, since entering the 20th century, this former big family has been going downhill, many key node judgment errors, so that the family has long been slumped, the only thing they can get their hands on now is a little banking business, to be honest, the whole family is now divided, but even so, all the combined assets are not even 10 billion US dollars, but the total assets of the Goldberg family are about 50 billion US dollars, which is several times that of the Rothschild family。 ”

Saying, Steve· Johnson added, "Oh, by the way, Mr. Lee, the Rothschilds weren't even invited to this party. ”

Li Mu was surprised to hear it, it seems that many so-called rumors and anecdotes are not credible, the Chinese say that the Rothschild family controls trillions of dollars, but in the mouth of the capitalists from the United Kingdom, the Rothschild family has declined and withdrawn from the queue of first-line players.

However, it is clear that Steve· Johnson's arguments are more credible, much more reliable than those so-called experts in China who write financial books blindly.

Steve· Johnson continued: "This time not only are there representatives of many top families from various countries, but also many members of the royal family, and the important royal families in Europe have basically sent representatives, and even the royal family of Dubai has a few princes. ”

Li Mu asked curiously, "Prince of Dubai?"

"It's not just big. ”Steve· Johnson rubbed his temples helplessly and said, "There are more than 100 of them, most of them are security personnel and servants. Staff, special planes are not one, but a team of five, including three transport planes dedicated to transporting the personal belongings of several princes, including more than a dozen luxury cars of all kinds, as well as a large number of strange animals, the British media has recently reported a lot, and most of them are sarcastic, so that the people are also very dissatisfied with this, thinking that their extravagant atmosphere will have a great impact on Britain, and at the same time bring a huge grab to Britain's public resources. ”

Li Mu suddenly thought of some news he had seen in his previous life, the battle of the prince of Dubai is really amazing, especially the luxury cars, every time he goes out, he can't wait to bring his garage, including all kinds of Rolls-Royce, as well as all kinds of supercars, including Bugatti, Ferrari, Lamborghini These top supercars, it seems that this is also the routine standard of the Dubai royal family.

Speaking of which, Steve· Johnson sighed and said, "I don't know why these oil princes have a soft spot for Britain, British food is not delicious, and the environment and natural scenery are not as good as those of several other European countries, but they have to come to England every year for vacation." ”

Li Mu said with a smile: "Even if the environment and natural scenery of Britain are not as good as those in Northern Europe, they are always much stronger than the deserts in the Middle East, I heard that there are 300 days in the Middle East a year above 38 degrees Celsius, and it can reach 50 degrees at every turn. ”

Steve· Johnson said very approvingly: "Mr. Li, you are right, in the Middle East, it is a luxury to want to ride a horse, and the horses of these royal family members are usually raised in Dubai and run in the United Kingdom. ”

Li Mu smiled slightly and asked him, "By the way, are there other people from the Internet industry attending this party?"

"Yes, of course. ”Steve· Johnson smiled and said, "Bill Gates." ”

Li Mu asked curiously, "Just him?"

Steve· Johnson nodded, "Just him." ”