Chapter 161: The Schiff Family

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After having lunch at Cheng's house, and after staying for a while in the afternoon, Guo Shouyun left with David Sachs. Next, the cooperation between PayPal and Panda Fast Food will naturally be discussed by David, the CEO and the company's professionals. Anyway, the framework has been set, and the subsequent negotiations are all minutiae, and they are enough to deal with it.

However, while Guo Shouyun remained in Los Angeles to handle PayPal and Matrix Pictures, a passenger plane from London landed at New York's JFK International Airport.

After coming out of the special VIP passage, Oliver Balin happily walked over after seeing the tall young man standing outside to greet him.

"Grant, long time no see!"

"Oliver, welcome to America. ”

After the two hugged warmly, "Is Aunt Anne okay?"

"Mother is fine, it's just that after Uncle Chris passed away, she was a little worried about you!" said Grant Schiff.

"Aunt Anne has always been so kind. Actually, there's nothing to worry about, I'm already an adult. Oliver Balin shrugged.

That's what we told her. You know, though. Women, especially older women, always have more emotions than reason!" After a pause, Grant turned to one side, "Let's go, Mother has prepared a sumptuous dinner for you." ”

Oliver Balin nodded, and the two left the airport after getting into the car with their respective bodyguards and secretaries.

However, instead of driving into the city, the car entered a helipad not far from the airport. After changing to a helicopter, the group flew to Long Island, one of the most famous affluent areas of New York.

As an old capitalist country with a history of several hundred years, when it comes to enjoying life, the rich Americans are definitely more than the rich people in China at the same time. In the nineteenth century, even if the mode of transportation was not convenient, the rich generally had mansions in the city and holiday villas in the countryside. In the twentieth century and now, the great development of transportation has expanded the living circle of the wealthy several times. Fresh, quiet, and well-secured suburban mansions have become the most popular residences for New York's wealthy.

The Schiff family, which has a history of more than 100 years, is naturally the same. Owns a 500-acre mansion in the affluent area of Long Island, where almost every inch of land is at a premium.

From the helicopter, you can clearly observe this huge manor surrounded by dense trees, with small lakes, golf courses, tennis courts, gardens and other ancillary facilities, as well as a baroque main building in the center!

Judging by the fact that the outer walls of the manor are already somewhat mottled, it is clear that it has been around for a long time.

The helicopter landed on the tarmac on the left side of the estate, waiting for Oliver Balin and Grant Schiff to come out of it. An old man in a black suit with gray hair greeted him respectfully.

"Master Grant, Master Oliver!"

"Green, you arrange for them to stay, and I'll take Oliver to see his mother!"

After explaining the old butler's words, Grant led Oliver through the winding garden road into a luxurious and quaint villa made of granite.

Like all old homes, the villa's corridors are wide and full of antique tones. The delicate sconces and exquisite oil paintings on the walls, as well as the unique sculptures in the corners, give this place a taste of aristocracy.

Oliver Bahrain is no stranger to this place because of the connections he has been here before. So the two of them were not slow, and after a few turns in the long corridor, they entered a luxurious living room.

Seeing them come in, the person who was originally sitting on the sofa talking subconsciously turned his gaze.

"Oliver, my dear little darling, auntie wants you to death!"

A woman about sixty years old, dressed in a lilac women's dress with gray hair, walked over with a hint of excitement on her face. Then he hugged the tall Oliver and said emotionally.

Noticing the eyes of the people around him, Oliver was a little moved in his heart, but his face was full of embarrassment.

"Aunt Anne, I miss you too. But I think I should say hello to Christie first!" After pushing away the person holding him in his arms with some resistance, Oliver hurriedly said to the young woman who came behind him: "Christie, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you have become more beautiful than before!"

"Oliver, you're always so talkative!No wonder your mother misses you so much!" smiled Christy Schiff Butler, who had long blond shawl hair.

"I mean it!"

"Well, I believe you!"

After a brief chat, Oliver looked around for a while, "Are Uncle Geselle and William not there?"

"They're still in the company, and they'll be back later!" said Anne Barin Schiff.

At this moment, footsteps sounded from far and near outside the door, and Grant Schiff turned his head to look at it and said with a smile: "Father and William are back!"

After hearing this, everyone looked at it, and sure enough, an old man and a middle school walked in from the door, looking somewhat similar, tall and also wearing a suit, and his expression revealed a steady and majestic man.

The gray-haired elderly man who walked in front of him was slightly stunned when he saw the situation in the room, and his eyes quickly focused on Oliver Balin.

"Oliver, you're here!"

For this unsmiling and even somewhat old-fashioned uncle, Oliver Balin has a faint fear from his childhood, which is why he rarely visits this prominent American cousin.

"Uncle Gesell!"

Geselle Schiff nodded, "You haven't been here for a long time, so stay a few more days this time!"

"Yes!"

"Anne, let Sidis prepare dinner a little more heartily. ”

"I've already confessed!"

"That's good. You talk first, I'll go up and clean up and then come down!"

As the words fell, Geselle Schiff turned and entered the elevator on the side of the living room through the aisle. It wasn't until his back disappeared that the solemn atmosphere in the living room relaxed a little. The head of the family, who holds the power of the Schiff family, is too majestic.

"William, I haven't seen you in a long time!"

After holding Oliver Balin's outstretched right hand, William Schiff had a smile on his face. Although as the next heir to the head of the Schiff family, his temperament is more and more like his father, but in the end, he is still young and does not have the majestic feeling of Gessel Schiff's gestures.

"Oliver, Mother has been talking to you a lot. So, you must stay a little longer this time!"

"Of course, I came to America mainly to visit Aunt Anne!"

William Schiff nodded, "You guys talk first, I'll go up and change my clothes!"

"Oliver, come and sit here!"

Looking at Aunt Anne beckoning, Oliver Barin nodded. Although he is used to being free, he doesn't like this kind of big family with a solemn atmosphere too much, but for his own purposes, he still has to be patient.

After Geselle Schiff came downstairs, the conversation and the dinner that followed became a question and answer. Gesellschaf, who is of German descent, seems to have inherited the old-fashioned nature of the Germans, which makes Oliver Balin quite boring.

Fortunately, the hard time will pass. In the blink of an eye, it was Oliver's third day in the United States. Oliver Balin, who had made an appointment with Grant to play golf, looked for an opportunity to start his own project.

"Grant, do you know the top management of Enron?"

Grant, who was drinking water, was stunned for a moment, "You said Enron, a Fortune 500 company?"

"Hmm!"

"Why are you suddenly interested in it?" said Grant, putting down the mineral water bottle in his hand.

"By chance... Bang!" flicked the ball out, and after a brief glance, "I heard they're working on a big plan!"

"Oh?"

Oliver Balin, who had long planned to use the Schiff family's influence in the United States to connect with Enron's top brass, needed Grant's curiosity.

"Do you know Bruce Guo?"

"You know! A new American writer, in this year's 'Forbes Writers Income List', he surpassed James Patterson, setting a new record for global writers' income with a royalty income of 248 million!" After a pause, "What? Does he have any connection with Enron?"

"His Phoenix company is operating a huge $3.12 billion fund to short Enron!"

"That's amazing news!"

After being stunned for a moment, Grant Schiff said with interest. The relationship of family origin, although he lost the right to integrate the family wealth, the training he received since he was a child made him born with a broad vision that ordinary people do not have. More than $3 billion, while staggering, is not an unimaginable figure.

"You have a conflict with this Bruce Guo?"

Grant Schiff's wisdom allowed him to quickly guess what was going on.

Oliver Balin nodded, his expression became gloomy, and said, "Although it's a bit embarrassing to say it." But... That bastard snatched my beloved woman!"

"That's a surprise!" Grant Schiff smiled, "Oliver, you know that my current relationships are in politics, and I know a limited number of big names. If you want to get help financially from the Schiff family, you should go to William or your Uncle Gesell!"

"No... It's too early to say that. I'd like you to make an appointment with Enron's top management, and I'd like to know more about their plans. ”

"Well, I think they're willing to give the surname Schiff a face... But what are you going to do to convince the shrewd guys?"

"I now have control of the Bahrain Investment Fund, as well as the Bahrain Asset Management Company, over £4 billion. I think they're willing to give these funds a chance!" Oliver Balin confidently.

"Uncle Shears has put all the financial rights of the Bahrain family in your hands?" said Grant Schiff in surprise.

Bahrain Asset Management is nothing more than that, which is the product of the takeover of ING after the bankruptcy of the Bahrain Investment Bank. After graduating from Oxford, Oliver Bahrain worked hard for ten years before becoming the CEO of Bahrain Asset Management thanks to his family connections and his own success over the years. Grant had known this for a long time.

But the Bahrain Investment Fund is the wealth of the Northbrook branch of the Bahraini family. The Blummer branch where Oliver Bahrain is located, although they belong to the same Bahrain family, the two sides have been separated for many years, although they are connected, they are not close. Now the other party is willing to hand over nearly a billion pounds of wealth to Oliver to take care of? This somewhat surprised Grant.

"Before I came to the U.S., I paid a special visit to Uncle Hills, and he was very satisfied with my achievements in Bahrain Asset Management over the years. That's why I left the Bahrain Investment Fund to take care of!" said Oliver Bahrain proudly.

Grant Schiff looked at him and nodded.

"Even though I'm in the United States, I've heard my father say it. Your operations in the gold market in the second half of this year have been impressive, and in half a year, ING Bank's two precious metals funds have guaranteed a 32.5% growth rate and a net profit of $270 million!"

"There are still a lot of opportunities in the gold market right now, and if you want to make a profit, I can help you!" Oliver Balin smiled.

Grant Schiff's heart moved. No one loves money, and although he was born in a prominent family, the funds in his hands are more about his own salary and the monthly salary of the family trust fund. Together, they ensured him a privileged middle-class life, but they did not make him a wealthy man.

"Oliver, you know I'm not like you, I have limited funds!" Grant Schiff hesitated.

"It's okay, Grant. I can lend it to you for the time being, and then you can return the principal to me when you make money!"

"Is that appropriate?"

"Of course, who made us relatives!"

Oliver Balin, who needed Grant to contact Enron for himself, was extraordinarily generous at this time.

Just when the two were busy exchanging their own interests, Guo Shouyun, who had already returned to San Francisco, did not know that the secret danger had invaded beyond him. Now he is worried about the bad news across the ocean.

"Both Bird and Xia Xin refused?"

"Yes. Keith Lapos nodded and said with shame in his tone, "Boss, it's me who is incompetent...!"

Guo Shouyun interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "Needless to say, if it doesn't make sense." After a pause, "Did they say why they refused to cooperate?"

"Yes. The other party dislikes the quality of our products is too poor!"

"The quality is too poor?" Guo Shouyun smiled mockingly, he knew in his heart that he had experienced that era, what good products were there in the domestic mobile phone industry in China at this time?

However, knowing is knowing. The trickiest thing now is to solve the ruby technology outlet, not to complain about it without effect.

Looking at the documents in his hand, Guo Shouyun frowned, "What kind of company is this Guohong mobile phone?"

"The other party is a mobile phone company in Pengcheng, which was just established last year and is not large, and sold 21,890 mobile phones last year. They took the initiative to come to us before we left Huaxia to ask for cooperation. ”

"Kunihiro?"

Searching the intestines and scraping the stomach, Guo Shouyun didn't remember that there was such a brand in the Huaxia mobile phone industry in his previous life.