Chapter 471: Haze
In Washington, D.C., in a private villa, Lin Fan met Edelman, the current US Secretary of Defense and an absolute real power figure, who was leisurely basking in the sun on his estate at the moment.
"Mr. Ou Nuo, I'm Lin Fan. ”
"Lin from Huaxia, I have long admired your name. ”
Ou Nuo saw that Lin Fan was very enthusiastic and did not show great arrogance, in fact, in the United States, politicians and business people are often mixed together. Don't forget that even the presidential election is backed by the consortium, and the president's campaign funds are financed by the consortium, and the president is still in close prominence with the consortium, not to mention the officials below? In many cases, politicians are the spokesmen of the consortium, such as the US Treasury Department. The current minister is the president of Goldman Sachs, just kidding, won't this one represent the interests of Goldman Sachs?
This is not an unspoken rule in the United States, but an open system, after all, this is a capitalist society, a paradise for the rich.
What's more, Lin Fan is not simply a rich man, at least on the bright side, Lin Fan is the richest person in the world. And the relationship between Lin Fan and Ao is also known to the world. Ono would not trust someone who had a bad personal relationship with the president to get his own private phone number.
"Mr. Ono seems to be very laid-back. ”
"The weekend is a blessing from God, and we must have a good rest on this day, whether you are a marshal or a soldier. ”
Lin Fan clapped his hands, "What Mr. Ou Nuo said is very good, I think it is better to enjoy a bottle of red wine in such weather." ”
As he spoke, Lin Fan opened a box he was carrying and took out two wooden boxes from it, but when Ouno saw the golden inscription on the box, his eyes immediately lit up, "Roman Conti wine, Burgundy red wine?
"Mr. Ono really has good eyesight, but good wine with heroes, this is a little bit of my heart. ”
Lin Fan was secretly happy in his heart, and sure enough, Ou Nuo liked red wine as he found out. In 2002, the Burgundy wine set reached $70,000 and each bottle was worth about $6,000, while Lin Fan got the two bottles through Sotheby's auction house, paying more than five times the price.
"Lin, this wine is so beautiful, I can't wait to taste it. ”
Lin Fan shook his head and smiled, "I suggest that Mr. Ou Nuo freeze it for a period of time before drinking, it will taste better." ”
"But I want to share with you, there is nothing happier than sharing a good wine with a friend. ”
"There is an old saying in China that a good horse deserves a good saddle, and the same good wine should be tasted by someone who really understands wine. I'm a layman when it comes to red wine, and it's a waste to taste it. ”
Ou Nuo smiled again and again, "Mr. Lin is really modest, but I don't know what Mr. Lin is looking for me?" Ou Nuo had already called someone to put the wine down as he spoke, and Lin Fan looked at it in his eyes and was secretly amused.
"Then I'll get straight to the point, I bought a film company a long time ago, but I had a little trouble looking for a joint shooting with the military, I'm a foreigner, I don't know the joints, so I want to ask Mr. Ono for advice. ”
Ou Nuo suddenly relaxed when he heard this, he originally thought that Lin Fan would ask him to do something, but he didn't expect it to be such a casual thing, and indeed this little thing was not even trivial in his eyes.
"The Department of Defense has always had a policy for film companies to shoot together, and generally large film companies will not refuse their requests, as long as there are no images in the film that insult the image of the US military. ”
"Please rest assured Mr. Ono that my Marvel movies are all movies of authentic American superheroes, how can they slander the image of the American army?"
"Marvel, is that the same company that filmed Iron Man in 2009?"
"Mr. Ono has seen this movie too?"
"Of course, if the army could be equipped with individual armor like Iron Man, the United States would have made the world peaceful a long time ago. ”
When Lin Fan heard this, he just wanted to hehe Ou Nuo's face, but he still pretended to nod in agreement.
"Mr. Lin, please rest assured, this is a small matter, I will call the office in charge of external liaison later, and immediately reach a cooperation intention with your company, weapons and equipment, army, at your disposal. ”
"Thank you, Mr. Ernold. ”
"Mr. Lin is polite, by the way, there will be a banquet in our Ministry of Defense next week, I wonder if Mr. Lin has time to attend?"
"Of course, I'm going to stay in the U.S. all the time. ”
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Solving a problem that was not a problem made Lin Fan very happy, but even happier was receiving an invitation from Ou Nuo. This is a problem that Lin Fan suddenly realized when he received a call from Feige, he has three families in the American business community, Hearst, Glazer, and Kushner as allies, and Citigroup as a platform to get into many relationships, it can be said that he has rich connections in the business world, and it is even an exaggeration to say that the business relationship in the United States is not weaker than the foundation in China.
But he doesn't have any political connections in the United States, which is undoubtedly a fatal problem. You must know that as long as any business grows big to the end, it will always have something to do with the government, such as this little trouble, as long as Lin Fan has a little relationship, it will not be Lin Fan to go on a trip in person, maybe a phone call can solve it.
Lin Fan felt that he had to pay attention to this matter, otherwise he would only be in a hurry if something happened in the future. And the contact with Ou Nuo is Lin Fan's initial attempt, whether it is the political or military circles, it is a good start for Lin Fan.
"Sir, we found someone stalking. ”
Lin Fan, who was secretly complacent, instantly sobered up, "When did you find out?"
"Actually, we have been feeling this way for the past two days, but the other party is far away from us, and it doesn't seem that he wants to harm us, just to determine our traces. It wasn't until you came out of Mr. Ernold's mansion that they seemed a little anxious and were spotted directly by the team behind us. ”
Lin Fan said in a deep voice, "Catch them, I want to know who is following me." ”
"No problem, sir. ”
Tao Liang took out his mobile phone and gave instructions, and Lin Fan had already closed his eyes, this news made him feel a little gloomy in his heart.......
Lin Fan returned to the hotel, took a shower and changed his clothes, and before he could wait, Tao Liang knocked on the door.
"Sir, find out who is following you. ”
Lin Fan raised his head and looked at Tao Liang.
"It's the Xu Hua you met in Australia, and he also came to the United States with him, and it seems that he wants to see you again. ”
"Is it him?" Lin Fan was taken aback, but then figured it out, "It seems that this person is still a thief and wants me to help him." ”
"So what do we do?"
Lin Fan pondered for a moment, "Tell those people who are following you and let them tell Xu Hua, I admire you for having the courage to come to the United States, but if you harass me again, I don't mind sending you to the CIA in person." ”
"Yes, sir. ”
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