"Welcome, you must be Mr. Jiang Chen, a mysterious Oriental friend. As soon as he entered the door, Jiang Chen saw a white man with blond curly hair greeting him with a smile, and arched his hand in a posture that he didn't know which chinesekungfu movie he learned from.

Although he was white, Jiang Chen felt that Roberts's face was not too white, and his rough skin seemed to be rolling in the sand. However, the clean and tidy appearance and politeness of the gestures can still make people feel respected.

"You're sorry, you're Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Bruce introduced you to me. The expression on Jiang Chen's face was a little strange, but he still smiled and arched his hand to show friendship.

To be honest, seeing foreigners greet each other with "the gesture of greeting Chinese in the eyes of foreigners" is a bit funny no matter how you look at it. This sentence may be a bit tongue-twisting, but that's what it means

"Bruce is a nice guy, he's blocked a gun for me in the Middle East, and I'm glad to meet him here again. Haha, there is a Chinese proverb: A friend of a friend is a friend of mine, am I right?" Roberts held out his hand

"That's right. Mr. Roberts' Chinese is amazing. Jiang Chen took Roberts' hand, shook it, and sighed sincerely.

It should be right, although Jiang Chen didn't know if that sentence was a proverb or not

"Haha, that's nature, I've always been interested in this mysterious oriental country. Business opportunities are everywhere here. Roberts looked at Jiang Chen with a bright gaze, and made a gesture of invitation very gentlemanly, "Please, my friend." I happen to have a bottle of '82 Lafite here. Haha, I've wanted to try it for a long time. ”

"Then, it's better to be respectful than to obey. Jiang Chen arched his hand.

Unlike the new wine served in the villa, the blood-red liquid had a mellow flavor in it. Even Jiang Chen, who was not used to drinking red wine, couldn't help but secretly admire, it was really good wine!

The man who had always stood to the side was as motionless as a piece of wood, but Jiang Chen could feel the beast-like aura coming from his body. Although he wore sunglasses, the prominent frontal bones and high nose bridge of the Slavic features were still more obvious on the man's face, and the bear-like temperament faintly showed the nationality of his fighting race.

"My bodyguard, Nick Kaczynski, Belarusian. Hehe, we met in Ukraine. He's also a nice guy and takes care of my safety. Roberts noticed Jiang Chen's gaze, so he introduced to Jiang Chen with a smile, "Although Bruce is a good person, Blackwater International sometimes doesn't do things very kindly, and they get too close to the FBI, so I changed the partner." ”

Even when he heard talking about himself, the sculptural bodyguard's aura did not fluctuate in the slightest.

"Is what you're doing dangerous?" Jiang Chen leaned back in his chair and asked in a casual tone, "Listen to Bruce, you are a well-known middleman in the United States. Oil and gold?"

"That's right. Because in addition to the safer crude oil and gold, I sometimes have to get some arms and other things for my employer, and when you get your hands on them, someone will inevitably want your life. ”

Roberts lit a cigar, and then politely handed one to Jiang Chen, "Your country has very strict control over firearms, and this place is a paradise for me on vacation." But good times are always short-lived, like when I have a flight to South Africa at three o'clock,"

"Doesn't it matter in terms of time?" Jiang Chen raised his eyes and looked at the clock, it was already 11 o'clock.

"It doesn't matter," Roberts smiled and waved his hand, then sat up straight, "I'm very interested in Mr. Jiang Chen's business, I don't know if there is anything I can help?"

Jiang Chen was stunned, shook the ash on his cigar, and couldn't help but sit upright.

"I hope you don't get me wrong, my friend, I just accidentally overheard your conversation with Bruce at the dinner party, and it was purely by chance. You know, I've always been interested in business in the Far East, but it's all in the exploration stage, and my gut tells me that there must be something we can work with. ”

"Oh?" Jiang Chen didn't accuse him of eavesdropping on private conversations, but raised his eyebrows slightly with interest, "For example?"

"Mr. Jiang Chen's business should be settled in gold, but as far as I know, the laws of your country and the strict regulatory system will inevitably attract the attention of the government if you sell a large amount of gold. What's more, it is gold without 'invoices'. ”

"It seems that Mr. Roberts knows a lot about our country. However, is there no problem in selling gold in the United States?" Jiang Chen smiled and said noncommittally.

"There are the same problems, but we are the first to talk about evidence, not (political) governance. I have a very professional team to handle this kind of trouble for me, and even though the FBI has been at odds with me lately, I still haven't been caught, have I?" Roberts shook the ash off his cigar and smiled mysteriously, "I'll give you an analogy about how to deal with it." I registered a shell company in Saudi Arabia. I got a shipment of crude oil from Iran, and under the embargo, what I did was illegal. But if this crude oil is shipped into my shell company in Saudi Arabia and goes around, it won't be long before this crude oil will appear on the international market and be sold legally. ”

You've told me everything, aren't you afraid of you being eavesdropped?

But random Jiang Chen suddenly realized again, presumably with such a strong bodyguard, it is impossible to do anti-eavesdropping work inadequately.

Jiang Chen immediately understood what Mr. Roberts meant.

This middleman also has a business that specializes in dealing with black goods, which is interesting.

"In that case, we really have the possibility of working together. Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"I'm an honest businessman," Roberts smiled when he saw the deal made, "I can eat as much as I want." Your gold can legally appear on the international market as long as it goes through the process at my mining company in South Africa. Of course, you don't have to worry about the specific operation, you can just sell the gold to me. As for me, I only charge %9 processing fee. ”

Jiang Chen thought for a moment.

%9's handling fee is not too high, after all, his gold is bought and sold without capital. A small amount of money may be eaten by ordinary gold stores, but if Jiang Chen really moves out ten tons of gold, I am afraid that no store will dare to accept it. Even if you sell in batches, the risk of being targeted will be high. Moreover, the person named Liu Anshan always gave him a bad feeling. I'm afraid that his hands are not very clean, but he can't touch the bottom so he didn't have his own idea.

Be careful, although it is suspected of smuggling a large amount of gold abroad, I believe that Roberts has his channels to solve this problem.

Roberts was a little uncertain when he saw Jiang Chen silent, the 9% handling fee may seem a little high, but he is not risk-free in this transaction. Just preparing funds, some of them are busy. If the transaction volume exceeds $20 million, he will not be able to take out all his assets even if he sells all his assets. In order to make this business, he also had to contact acquaintances everywhere to find a way to get a personal loan. The interest on the loan is not a small number.

However, if the amount of gold in Jiang Chen's hand is large enough, there is still room for 1 point to adjust the handling fee.

Just as Roberts was about to tentatively take the initiative to reduce the price, Jiang Chen suddenly opened his mouth.

"No problem, but I have one condition. ”

Jiang Chen's words made Roberts stunned for a moment, and then showed a happy expression.

"I can guarantee the quality of gold, it is a thousand pure gold, that is, you often say 24K gold, I believe you also have special talents to identify this aspect. "But you are in charge of the transportation, and I am only responsible for transporting the gold to a certain place in the country." Also, the gold and the US dollar are delivered on the spot, and I am no longer responsible for the safety of the gold after leaving. ”

"No problem! Roberts readily agreed, "Looks like my deal is done?"

"That's right, it's a pleasure to work with. Jiang Chen briskly stretched out his right hand.

"It was a pleasure to work with. Roberts smiled and shook Jiang Chen's hand, and the two stood up together.

"This is my business card, if Mr. Jiang Chen is ready, you may wish to call me to make an appointment." Also, it's better to have a Swiss bank account, which is more convenient. ”

"Of course, I wish you all the best in your business. Jiang Chen took the business card.

"Can I find out in advance? I don't know how much Mr. Jiang Chen's goods are, so I have to prepare enough liquidity. Roberts asked this somewhat presumptuous question, just in case.

"Oh, there's no hurry, I'll call you around July 15th. As for the amount of gold, it's probably a few tons. After speaking, Jiang Chen left the room, leaving Roberts with a shocked face.

The expression on Roberts' face was so stunned that he didn't notice that the expensive cigar had fallen to the ground.

How many tons? How many tons, exactly?

According to the recent market, if you put together a whole ounce of gold for 1,350 US dollars, one ton of gold is 43402500 US dollars! According to the 9% handling fee, as long as 3 tons of gold can bring him tens of millions of US dollars!

9%! That's the rhythm of making crazy money.

It's literally lying down to make money.

He will do a few tons of gold even if it is a 7% handling fee, how rich does this be, so he won't even bother to pay back the counteroffer. At the same time, this also made Roberts more sure of his guess, this batch of gold is indeed a black goods.

What kind of business could get so much gold? Did he rob the CFFEX?

"Hey, God," Roberts gasped after a long time of coming to his senses, "good fellow, I'm going to get rich now." ”

Reselling 10,000 tons of crude oil is only a profit of more than 500,000 US dollars, and he has to risk being seized by the US Navy and being investigated by the FBI, but as soon as Jiang Chen opened his mouth, he decided on a deal of hundreds of millions of dollars.

"Nick, do you think this Oriental friend is reliable?" Roberts asked softly as if dreaming, he naturally knew that Nick didn't understand business matters, and at the moment he just wanted someone to sober him up.

"Sorry boss, I don't understand," Nick shook his head silently as Roberts expected, but after a moment of silence, Nick continued, "But this Oriental is a dangerous fellow. ”

"Oh, he can also do Chinese kung fu?" Roberts laughed sneeringly, and made a funny pose of Bruce Lee, who didn't believe in these things.

Nick looked at the boss and shook his head silently. He is very familiar with this boss, and whenever he is excited, he will always do something that looks strange to others to express his excitement.

"With a soldier's intuition, he's probably tougher than Bruce. "It's his job to be in charge of the boss's safety, and Nick is serious about his instincts.

Roberts was stunned and frowned slightly.

"Isn't he a businessman? No, I don't think anyone can be wrong. ”

Nick hesitated for a moment, then continued.

"Maybe he's a businessman, but he's not weak. My instincts told me that if he was armed with a firearm, he was no match for me. But if I'm empty-handed, I only have a 50% chance of winning. ”

Roberts was stunned, he had seen this Nick's ability. At that time in Ukraine, he was suddenly attacked by civilian forces when he sold arms to government forces that had been ordered by the US government. At that time, Nick immediately pulled out his pistol from the waist of the dead government officer, and then, with the only nine bullets left, he successfully brought Roberts to safety. During this period, more than 10 civilian militants were killed.

Now Nick actually said that Jiang Chen's melee ability might be on par with him?

Suddenly, Roberts laughed.

"The East is a mysterious place, why don't we go to Egypt next time?"

No wonder Jiang Chen didn't hire bodyguards, it turned out that his own strength was very strong. In China, a country where guns are banned, it is indeed enough to be able to fight.

However, what does it have to do with their deal?

Roberts was an honest businessman, and the spirit of contract led him to believe that credit would bring him long-term returns, and that he would never do anything to kill chickens and eggs.

Even when he saw a child in a refugee camp in Africa, he would only exchange candy for bullets.

After all, the unit price of a bullet is much more expensive than candy.

Roberts had no doubt that Jiang Chen really had tons of gold to sell, and he was incapable of investigating his details in this strange land of China. How can it be called a business without risk?

Roberts was willing to gamble. Jiang Chen's unhesitating posture must have been backed by gold.

What's more, deceiving him won't bring Jiang Chen any benefit.;