Chapter 273: The Head of the Sheep Appears
Modern society.
It was already dark.
Wang Chen just asked Antai Cement Factory to pull the cement away, and the employees under his hands thought that he was looking for a small cement workshop to outsource, and no one asked anything at all.
Generally, companies do fake accounts in the hope of paying less taxes, but he is not, but he has to pay more taxes to make this batch of cement "legal".
Back to the villa.
Shen Xia went up to take a bath first.
Wang Chen, who was sitting on the sofa, kept staring at Dai Wei.
Originally, Dai Wei didn't care about watching TV, but when he turned around a few times, he saw Wang Chen staring at him without blinking, and he couldn't help but feel a little hairy, and couldn't help asking: "Boss, what do you think I'm doing?"
Wang Chen said with a smile: "You have been engaged in the bodyguard industry for many years, right?"
"Fifteen or sixteen years. Dai Wei replied.
Leaning on the back of the sofa, Wang Chen continued to explore: "Then you must have dealt with many people, right?"
Dai Wei didn't think much about it, and said casually: "It's okay, up to the princes and nobles, down to the peddlers and pawns." β
Wang Chen began to show his fox tail, "Then have you been in contact with mercenaries?"
Dai Wei immediately said solemnly: "There are no mercenaries in my country. β
Well, buddy, won't I tell you?
Originally, I wanted to ask the super bodyguard Dai Wei if he had a way to get a large amount of arms, but I didn't expect such a sentence to come.
Wang Chen didn't answer again.
Unexpectedly, Dai Wei added, "But I know a few mercenaries from Blackwater, and their vice chairman Blake once invited me to be their mercenary instructor, but I refused." β
Wang Chen was surprised: "The Blackwater company that went to the battlefield in Iraq?"
"Yes. Dai Wei confirmed.
No way.
Such a terrible company still wants you to be a mercenary instructor?
Wang Chen felt that Dai Wei was becoming more and more mysterious, this person was probably not as simple as just a bodyguard on the surface, he said tentatively: "To be honest, I have always been curious, where did the arms come from for mercenary organizations like Blackwater? I know that guns are legal in the United States, but they are limited to some guns, such as armored vehicles, rocket launchers, heavy machine guns, and even helicopter gunships?"
"Who said they have bazookas?" Dai Wei said with a strange face: "As far as I know, Blackwater has armored vehicles, but it is also transport, and the armored vehicles are only equipped with 12.7 mm heavy machine guns, well, the armored vehicles are developed by their company itself, and the armed helicopters you mentioned, to be precise, Blackwater does not have them, they only have Black Hawks with Gatling, and there are no attack helicopters similar to Apache, but there are some grenades and grenade launchers, but they are also gun grenades, and the effective range is three or four hundred meters." β
Grenades are not grenades are not needed for the time being, and they will not be able to play if they get it.
On the contrary, when he heard the heavy machine gun, Wang Chen's eyes lit up and he asked: "Then where did they buy their heavy machine guns from?" I remember that the United States does not allow private owners to possess heavy machine guns, right?"
Dai Wei smiled dumbly and said: "People are mercenary groups, they have a record with the US Department of Defense, of course, they can buy some restricted heavy weapons from arms companies, such as Blackwater, I just said, their company has the right to independently develop armored vehicles, in addition, they can also customize armored vehicles for customers, private people don't have to think about it, it's not realistic." β
"Okay. Wang Chen was disappointed.
Seeing that Wang Chen was very interested, Dai Wei lowered his voice and said: "In fact, some of the things that Blackwater Company does at some times are not in accordance with the regulations, for example, in 08, the company transported arms to Iraq and Jordan without authorization, and some of the arms are still restricted. Speaking of this, he sighed twice, "People die for money, birds die for food, if you have enough money, not to mention Apache helicopter gunships, even F22 fighters can help you get them, even nuclear weapons...... Hey. β
Wang Chen: "......"
That's an exaggeration, isn't it?
Is it possible to get nuclear weapons?
He couldn't help wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, there are too many people in the world who are not afraid of death, especially abroad, it is better for us to be in China, although the ban on martial arts, but the personal safety of the people has been greatly improved.
Wang Chen, who couldn't think of how to get a large number of rifles back to the Northern Song Dynasty, had a faint idea in his heart after listening to David's words.
Since the Blackwater Company can get heavy machine guns, as long as he can contact the Blackwater Company, it must not be a problem to get some rifles.
Wang Chen left a little scheming, he knew that Dai Wei could contact Blackwater Company, but Dai Wei's background was unknown, so he usually needed to protect himself, not to mention things like this.
There are also some domestic connections that are best not to use.
Especially Zhang Liang and Young Master Xu, it is very likely that they will be stabbed on it if they use it, and then they will be investigated.
But what connections do you have abroad?
Wang Chen's first reaction was Smith, but after thinking about it, Smith and the others were originally unemployed vagrants in Canada, and it was not realistic to contact Blackwater, and Smith and the others were recruited by Sister Mei.
Then it seems that there is only one person left in his network abroad - Lola Luton.
After thinking about it for a while, Wang Chen took out his mobile phone and used social software to send a message to the other party: "Dear Miss Lola, have you slept?"
Lola Luton was quick to reply: "I'm awake." β
Wang Chen sweated for a moment and typed: "Just woke up from a nap?"
At eight o'clock in the evening, China is seven hours ahead of France, and it stands to reason that the French side should be around one o'clock in the afternoon.
Unexpectedly, Lola Luton replied, "No, I'm in the United States." β
Wang Chen said strangely: "You didn't go back to France?"
Lola Luton: "What? Are you so eager to see me in France?"
Before I could reply, another message came in.
Lola Luton: "A friend of mine in the United States wants to hold a private collection exhibition, and he came to see if there are any good jadeite, but it's a pity that you are in China, or I can take you with me one day." β
Wang Chen originally wanted to ask Lola Luton if she knew anyone from Blackwater, but when she heard what the other party said, she immediately deleted the line she had just typed, and then rewrote a paragraph and sent it over: "I want to come, but it will take several days for a US visa, and if it is the day after tomorrow, I probably won't be able to catch up." β
Lola Luton: "U.S. visas?" I'll ask my friend if he can say hello to the U.S. consulate in China. β
Wozh?
Can there be such a sassy operation as saying hello to the consulate?
Wang Chen was surprised, and suddenly thought that Ma Yun wanted to go to Australia for a visa and was rejected several times in a row, and in the end, it was Ma Yun's friend in Australia who sent a telegram to the consulate to approve it.
I didn't expect my buddy to go to the relationship to get a visa now?
He thought for a moment and replied, "Won't it be too much trouble for your friend?" β
Lola Luton: "No trouble, she's a direct member of the Morgan family, it's very easy to say hello to the consulate and get a visa, just remember to bring more good things." β
Wang Chen didn't expect Lola Luton's friend to be a direct member of the Morgan family, you must know that it is said that the Morgan family is one of the seven families behind the Federal Reserve, of course, I don't know what the real situation is, but one thing he knows is that even if it is rumored that the Morgan family has lost its former glory, its influence in the United States is still very great.
Dude hasn't been to the U.S. yet.
Just take a trip to the past and see if you can contact Blackwater and do a business privately.
Subsequently, Wang Chen sent some of his information, and by the way, asked where the other party was, well, over there in New York.
After waiting for about half an hour, Lola Luton sent a message back, saying that her friend had already greeted the consulate and would be able to pass the interview tomorrow.
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Next.
Wang Chen woke up early in the morning and took Dai Wei to apply for some documents, such as property certificates, and then went to the US Consulate in Shanghai to apply for a visa.
Things went surprisingly well.
Generally speaking, it takes 10 to 15 working days to make an appointment for a tourist visa to the United States, 5 to 7 working days after the interview, and then about 7 working days to get your passport back.
However, Wang Chen not only passed it on the spot, but also did not do any follow-up and investigation from the embassy, and passed it all at one time.
On the one hand, this is the credit of Lola Luton's friend's greeting, and on the other hand, Wang Chen's proof of wealth plays a role, and the rich are more or less privileged in society.
Now that the visa has been approved.
Wang Chen took Dai Wei to buy a ticket to New York non-stop.
If you have money, it is definitely impossible to take economy class, Wang Chen bought a first-class cabin, a full 81,527 yuan a ticket, plus Dai Wei's, two tickets cost more than 160,000 yuan.
At 7:50 p.m., the two men boarded the plane.
The gap between international first class and domestic so-called first class is very large.
I just put the luggage away with the help of the flight attendant, and was about to say a word to Dai Wei, when the flight attendant immediately brought orange juice, "Sir, please enjoy." β
Wang Chen hurriedly said: "Thank you." β
As soon as I took a sip, the stewardess personally handed over the slippers, "Sir, please change the slippers." β
Wang Chen was a little flattered, he had never enjoyed this kind of treatment before, and said again: "Thank you." β
The beautiful stewardess didn't leave immediately, but introduced: "The sofa seat you sit on has many adjustments, and when you take off, you can level it to the same as a bed, and I will bring you a small blanket and pillow later." β
What is God's treatment?
That's not all, the plane took off around 8:20.
When it calmed down, the stewardess handed over the hot towel again, and then brought dinner.
Compared to the economy class beef noodles and the like, first class is simply a treat.
First, there was an appetizer, a plate of sliced fruit and a plate of dried fruits, and then the main meal arrived, with eight exquisite dishes full of plates, carrot rice, round noodles, rattan pepper fish, braised pork, crystal lotus, tempeh, red dates, pumpkin and meat that I don't know what it was, and also intimately prepared a small package of mushroom sauce and mustard.
Anyway, Wang Chen is overwhelmed.
Then level up your seat and lie down and fall asleep.
Although he slept in the air, the facilities in the first-class cabin were so good that Wang Chen slept more soundly than at home.
By the time I woke up, the plane was already slowly landing.
Wang Chen yawned, and said in his heart that it is good to be rich.
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New York.
JFK International Airport down.
Wang Chen and Dai Wei did not take the VIP bus provided by the airport, but took a taxi to their destination.
It was 10:10 p.m. in New York.
Wang Chen did not immediately go to Lola Luton, but rested in the hotel for the night.
Actually can't sleep.
The jet lag is terrible.
It wasn't until four or five o'clock in the morning that he fell asleep.
Then when he woke up again, it was already evening, fortunately Wang Chen rented IFI, and saw Lola Luton send many messages from himself, he replied to a message, hurriedly freshened up and went out.
Fifth Avenue, New York.
In front of a building, Wang Chen and Dai Wei took the elevator to the thirty-ninth floor.
After getting off the elevator, the name of the cigar business club appeared in front of me.
Dai Wei seemed to know a little bit about this place, and he said lazily: "Boss, I didn't expect you and your friend to make an appointment here." β
Wang Chen blinked and said, "What's wrong here?"
"Very good. Dai Wei smacked his lips and said: "This is a top business cigar private club famous for cigars, involving a wide range of industries such as finance, advertising, publishing, fashion, entertainment, etc., members can taste the world's best cigars in the club, in fact, it is quite easy to join, as long as you pay an entrance fee of 7,500 US dollars." β
Uh, buddy still thinks why is it a great private club, you can join it by paying money?
Wang Chen was a little disappointed, and was about to send a message for Lola Luton to come out and pick him up.
Suddenly, a middle-aged man's English voice came from behind, "Dai Wei?"
Wang Chen turned around in surprise and saw a tall man in his forties and fifties, and next to this man there was a white man in high spirits about forty years old, with a very burly figure.
Dai Wei also turned around at the same time, then smiled and stretched out his hands, "Oh, my old friends Mr. Cover Black and Mr. Gary Jackson. β
Cofer Black, dressed in a black suit, laughed and said, "I haven't seen you for years, and I thought I was wrong." β
Garley Jackson, who was dressed in a blue suit, was more restrained, but hugged him, "Wear, long time no see." β
Hey?
Dai Wei's old friend?
Wang Chen didn't know what the other party's identity was, but he didn't care, the purpose of his visit today was to find Lola Luton, and then ask if he could contact Blackwater.
However, what he didn't expect was that the person he wanted to see was close at hand.
Dai Wei pulled the two and introduced: "Cofer, Garay, this is my boss Wang Chen." He paused, "Boss, these two are Cofer Black, the vice chairman of Blackwater International, and the current president, Gary Jackson, especially our president, who has been in the U.S. Navy for twenty-three years. β
Wang Chen was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed, stretched out his hand and took the initiative to greet: "Mr. Black, Mr. Jackson, hello." β
"Hello, King. β
"Nice to meet you. β
The two shook hands with him politely as well.
Then Cofer Black asked, "Day, why are you here?"
Dai Wei pointed at Wang Chen, "Come to a party with my boss, what about you?"
"You are also here to attend Miss Christina Morgan's private treasure exhibition?" Blake was a little surprised, he seemed to feel that this tone was a bit discriminatory, and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, respectful Mr. Wang, I'm not questioning your strength, but Miss Christina Morgan is the pearl of the current head of the Morgan family, and today is her birthday in addition to the private treasure exhibition, and the people who can be invited here are basically American celebrities, and you are not an American, so I feel a little surprised." β
Wang Chen didn't expect this to be the case, he explained, "Actually, I don't know Miss Christina Morgan, I was invited by Miss Lola Luton to participate in the private treasure exhibition, and she thinks I have something good in my hands. β
Blake laughed and said, "It turns out that the little girl from the Luton family invited you to come, okay, you can go in with me, and the province will call someone to come out to pick you up." β
"Okay, thank you. Wang Chen and Dai Wei followed behind Blake and Jackson.
The doorman checked the invitations of the two of them, and then asked for the information of Wang Chen and Dai Wei, and then checked the security and let them go.
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Walk in.
Wang Chen deliberately accosted Blake and Jackson along the way.
It's just that these two people are very polite in tone, but the attitude is that they refuse to let people go 108,000 miles away, but they are more willing to communicate with Dai Wei.
After a while, Wang Chen was reduced to listening to the three of them talking happily, and he became an "invisible person" by himself.
The lights inside are bright, and countless people are whispering and talking with red wine glasses, and there is no noise at all, after all, all the people who can come here today are American celebrities, and the quality is very good.
Even Wang Chen saw a few "familiar" faces, to be precise, he had only seen them on TV, the Internet or magazines before.
For example, Anne Hathaway, for example, Paul Allen, one is a famous American actress, the other is a super-rich, in fact, Wang Chen is not too excited to see these two people.
Until he saw "Iron Man" Robert Downey Jr.
Vozh.
Dude, be sure to ask him for an autograph later.
As he was staring, Blake's voice suddenly sounded, "Wang, have you brought any birthday present for Miss Christina Morgan?"
Wang Chen snorted, "Do you still want a gift?"
Jackson looked serious, but his tone was very easy-going: "You came to someone's birthday party, shouldn't you give a birthday gift?"
Wang Chen: "......"
All right.
That's right.
Although she was invited by Lola Luton, this is Christina Morgan's birthday home, and it seems unreasonable not to give a birthday present.
But he and the other party have been vegetarian all their lives, and Wang Chen was reluctant to give too good things, he thought about it and asked, "Mr. Black, what birthday present did you bring to Miss Christina Morgan?"
"I didn't bring it. Blake was very direct, and then explained with a smile, "To be precise, our company sent them a cheap order. β
Orders?
Security, munitions, or something else?
Wang Chen wanted to ask, but considering that he and the other party had just met, it was not good to say more, so he simply didn't speak.
Walking in the crowd, Jackson blinked and said, "Wang, you shouldn't have prepared a gift, right?"
Wang Chen subconsciously said: "I brought it, I don't know what to send." β
Indeed, the things hidden in his mysterious space are priceless, and he is reluctant to take them out and give them to Christina Morgan he doesn't know as a birthday present.
That's right.
I also have a few "not very valuable" diamonds.
Yes, women, they all like shiny things, carat small diamonds are not very distressing, maybe you can also take advantage of the situation and Christina Morgan to make friends, the other party is the pearl of the head of the Morgan family, if you can make friends, it will be of great help to your future development, after all, Wang Chen has the entire Northern Song Dynasty world as a support group, and the business in the modern society will definitely develop abroad in the future.
Go through a door.
Coming inside, the lights are brilliant.
There are very few people, about thirty or forty people, and this place is not quite the same as the drinking party outside, on the contrary, it is more like a showroom, and from time to time you can see more precious jewelry or antiques.
"This is one of Picasso's early paintings of the ChΓ’teau?"
"It's not true, is it? Didn't the real thing say it was in Rothschild Winery?"
"It should be a high imitation. β
"Hey, this is a French 1910 foreign currency?
"Oh my God, that's not true, is it? Mr. Eri Broad is here too, he's a big collector in our America, and he doesn't know what kind of treasure exhibition he will bring today. β
Unlike the celebrities outside, this place is full of collectors, although it is private, but Wang Chen still sees a lot of good things from it, including some Chinese outcasts, but the highest value is only around a million dollars, it is clear that the real good things have not yet been taken out.
Wang Chen saw Lola Luton in a red dress chatting with another tall, very good-looking white woman, and from their conversation, Wang Chen could hear that the other woman was Christina Morgan.
"Happy birthday, Dear Miss Morgan. β
"Thank you. β
"Do you have any birthday wishes tonight? Maybe we can make them happen. β
There were thirty or forty people in the room, and the younger dozen or so of them were surrounded by Lola Luton and Christina Morgan, most of them young men, and those who could be here today were either collectors or American celebrities, but they were not ordinary people anyway.
At this point, Blake and Jackson walked up to greet him, "Happy birthday, Miss Christina Luton." β
Christina Luton was very enthusiastic about having a veneer with the two of them.
Lola Luton also noticed Wang Chen, and when Christina and Blake finished greeting, she took the initiative to pull Wang Chen forward and introduced: "Christina, this is my good friend Wang Chen, Wang Chen, this is Miss Christina Morgan." β
Unlike being very enthusiastic about Blake and Jackson just now, Christina Morgan just stretched out her hand and shook Wang Chen gently, then nodded and stopped talking to Blake and the others.
Lola Luton looked a little embarrassed and comforted: "King, Christina is not used to dealing with strangers, don't be angry. β
Wang Chen smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, tonight's birthday, you accompany her first, and we'll talk slowly after the party is over." β
"Well, okay, I'll have a good time with you later...... Somewhat. Lola Luton stretched out her soft tongue and licked it lightly on her lips, making a very seductive gesture.
Wang Chen saw that Wori, this Yanma deliberately seduced himself again, after experiencing the last incident, he knew that Lola Luton looked coquettish on the outside, but in fact it was not so easy to eat, and now he was teasing himself again, and he was a little crying and laughing for a while.
Hmm, don't let your buddy get it, or I'll kill you.
Although he was not treated by Christina Morgan, Lola Luton's actions still made Wang Chen feel good, hey, if you don't see her, you won't be treated, anyway, buddies don't care, well, it's good, I guess you can even save a birthday gift.
Just as she was thinking about it, Lola Luton, who had just turned around, turned her head again and asked, "Dear King, you should have brought something good with you today, right?"
Wang Chen nodded and said, "Bring it, don't worry." β
Lola Luton smiled and said, "There will be a competition for collectibles later, and if anyone who can win first place has a very generous reward, you must win." β
Huge rewards?
Wang Chen became interested, "What reward?"
Lola Luton turned to him and whispered in her ear, "Ten million dollars can buy the head of a sheep, one of the twelve bronze heads of the Chinese zodiac in the Old Summer Palace that your country has scattered overseas." β
What the?
The head of a sheep in one of the bronze heads of the zodiac?
Hearing this, Wang Chen's fist clenched suddenly, yes, the Zodiac Bronze Head is just a relatively precious collection for foreigners, but for the Chinese, this is a great shame, so for so many years, the country has been committed to collecting back the Zodiac Bronze Head, when Zhang Liang found himself, it was also for this reason.
What Wang Chen did not expect was that the head of the sheep that had been missing would actually be in the hands of the Morgan family, and it would be sold as a reward for tonight's collection competition, and he couldn't help but feel a strange sense of grievance in his heart, this is a national honor from the heart, he will never allow this national treasure to continue to wander overseas, and will never allow the national treasure to become a material for some foreigners to show off, and must personally bring it back, that is a responsibility, but also something that a Chinese should do!
Wang Chen secretly made up his mind that tonight's collection competition will win no matter what!