Hamilton drank sweet champagne, but a bitter sip, he knew that he didn't want to be used this time, Nima, what a good hand!

The timing is too right, no matter which side can withstand Andy Smith's toss, of course, the United States will not be unlucky, but this kind of hegemonic stick policy has not done any good for the current financial crisis.

"I'll report back and negotiate through diplomatic channels, I hope Mr. Smith can wait patiently for some time, the current global financial turmoil, any commercial turmoil will cause a chain reaction, so, how much share do you want?"

Andy and Ivana looked at each other and smiled, Andy smiled and said to Hamilton, "Forty-five percent! I want half of the footbasin, isn't it too much?"

"Ahem... Hamilton almost squirted out a sip of champagne and looked at Andy with some dumbfoundedness.

"I know that this quota negotiation will be a little difficult, but, believe me, maybe I can't do it to promote trade between the two countries, but it's not difficult to promote some things, I believe that many big companies in the United States will be on my side, and you can even tell the footbasin side directly, either compromise or face anti-dumping investigations, you know, I can do it!"

Andy smiled lightly, elegantly put a piece of lobster meat into his mouth, chewed slowly, looked at Hamilton who frowned, and then said: "Perhaps, you don't know, there are many problems in the manufacturing of foot basins, and the quality of foot basins is already in the past, they will agree!"

At this time, the Jamaican Minister of Agriculture came back, and the atmosphere at the table had returned to its previous atmosphere, but Hamilton's mood was somewhat depressed.

After lunch, the three of them sat on the sofa in the living room and tasted the best Blue Mountain coffee. Hamilton shook his head and sighed as he tasted the unique bitterness of 100% pure Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, especially its rich and unique fruity aroma.

"Sure enough, it is the world's top coffee, which makes people have an endless aftertaste, to be honest, it is really difficult to drink such authentic 100% Blue Mountain coffee in the United States, I have to say that it is a pity, by the way, Your Excellency the Minister, how much share of this coffee do we have in the United States a year?"

Hearing Hamilton's words, Minister Tufton's happy face twitched slightly at his previous words of praise for Jamaica's proud words, and the expression on his face was slightly embarrassed.

Andy said with a smile: "The top Blue Mountain coffee we drink now is generally bought by European royalty and billionaires like me who like it, which is not sold to the public, of course, No. 1 Blue Mountain is the best, we in the United States are less than 100 tons a year, and some of the many Blue Mountain flavored blended coffees sold in the United States are indeed much worse in taste, and there is no way... ”

"Oh, so little?" Hamilton was also a little surprised, really surprised, and looked at Mr. Minister, and saw that the other party nodded with a slightly unnatural expression.

"Since the footbasin has signed a 30-year contract with the Jamaica Coffee Industry Authority to continue to invest in the Jamaican coffee industry, until 2009, Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee was basically underwritten by the footbasin consortium. ”

Hamilton heard the minister's explanation, took a sip of his coffee, and nodded slightly with half-squinted eyes.

"Isn't it that the contract is about to expire, and I came here to get some export quotas in order to give Americans a taste of authentic Blue Mountain coffee, and to be honest, sometimes I feel lucky. Andy put the coffee cup on the table with a smile on his face, leaned comfortably on the back of the sofa, and looked at the curious expressions of the two curious gentlemen opposite.

"You see, I was very lucky to be involved in the Blue Mountains coffee trade just in time for the expiration of the 30-year contract, and then there was a global economic crisis, the footbasin economy was sluggish, the purchasing power was declining, and the Jamaican coffee farmers woke up and didn't want to be monopolized by the footbasin merchants anymore, so the price of green coffee beans was raised significantly.

I can not only get a lot of green Blue Mountain coffee beans this time, but also solve the current inventory problem of various coffee estates, so as not to cause serious waste and loss. ”

Hamilton wasted no time in nodding and said with a smile: "Luck is also a kind of strength, others can't envy it, hehe, it seems that you can taste authentic Blue Mountain coffee in the United States in the future... ”

"Ahem... I'm sorry, I'm afraid it's not that simple, the footbasin people have monopolized the market and distribution share of Blue Mountain coffee, this time I was lucky to catch up, how much coffee can be divided in the United States in the future, it depends on whether the footbasin people agree. Andy shook his head with a wry smile, a smile flashing in his deep eyes, and began to administer eye medicine.

"Ha-" Hamilton seemed to hear the very ridiculous words, and sneered, "We in the United States, when do we need footbasin people to decide trade, and we and Jamaica are close partners, Mr. Minister, I hope you can carefully consider the matter of future quota allocation, this is not only a matter of whether Americans can drink authentic Blue Mountain coffee, trade monopoly, but it will harm the free economic environment." ”

Mr. Minister is a fool, and now he can see that these two people are putting pressure on him when they sing and harmonize, although he is very unhappy and aggrieved, but in the face of the two people present, he really doesn't dare to lose his temper, he knows very well the lethality that these two people can cause in front of him, in order to order a share of footbasin coffee, let the Jamaican government suffer unjustified disasters, unless he is crazy, and who sells is not selling, anyway, the price paid by the Americans is higher than that of the cunning footbasin man.

"I also want our people to make more money, but after all, the investment of the footbasin people has supported the Blue Mountain Coffee Estate, and the contract is limited, they have priority, for this price increase, they have companies that threaten to withdraw their investment... ”

"Hehe, I want their shares, I can continue to support the coffee estate, even if they all withdraw, I can do the next, how?" Andy answered directly and smiled, he was worried that the little devil would not let go of the shares, and if he really wanted to let go, it would be cheaper for him.

"Mr. Smith, are you serious?" After the Minister of Agriculture was slightly stunned, his expression became serious, to be honest, most of the cabinet did not want to offend the footbasin people, just because this group of people held the shares of the four major coffee estates, as well as the debts of some medium-sized coffee plantations, if this problem could be solved, they Jamaica would really not be pinched by the footbasin people.

"Of course, I'm serious, I'm determined to win the Blue Mountain coffee trade!"

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Andy put his arms around Ivana's waist with a smile on his face, and said to Hamilton beside him, "You said he should understand what I mean by ambition!"

Hamilton looked at the back of the Jamaican Minister of Agriculture who was bent over and sat in the car, turned his head to look at the handsome face with a smile on his face, and a feeling of aggrieved made him smile helplessly, "Maybe I understand, maybe I don't, but someone will tell them! So, Mr. Smith, can we talk alone." ”

"Of course you can, in fact, I've been looking forward to your arrival, after all, you brought me a super gift package... The right corner of Andy's mouth turned up, revealing a funny look you know, which made Hamilton unnaturally pull his face a few times.

Back in the second-floor study of the yacht's cabin, Andy handed Hamilton an antique BA cigar, sipping the top coffee and tasting the top cigar, neither of them spoke first, just exhaled the fog.

"Every spring, the courtyard of the White House is full of magnolias, cherry blossoms, and the blue sky is beautiful, but after a long time, our Excellency the Treasury will find that the political reality in Washington will make him very depressed, the presidency of Little Flying Shoes is coming to an end, and the mess that the Treasury Secretary is now taking over will make him miserable, have you ever thought that after Paulson's term is over, come and help me?"

Andy let out a puff of smoke and looked at Hamilton on the other side and dug directly into the corner.