Chapter 117: Arrival in London
Zheng Rongjun looked at Fang Yi in a daze and asked, "Mr. Fang, where are we going now?"
Fang Yi looked around and said, "Get something to eat first, and then go back to the hotel to sleep, now in China, we should be 12 o'clock at night, it is the time to sleep, first reverse the jet lag."
The two took a taxi to an Intercontinental Hotel in downtown London, Fang Yi asked Zheng Rongjun to consult, but he couldn't find what he wanted to eat for a few days, and finally had to eat a burger and two chicken legs at McDonald's.
Back at the hotel, Fang Yi took a shower, lay on the bed, picked up the phone on the bed, called Cao Xia and Ma Rui, who were far away in China, to report their safety, and then called Lu Si's house.
After the phone was connected, a middle-aged woman's voice came from inside, but a series of English made Fang Yi at a loss, and he stopped the microphone and beckoned to Zheng Rongjun, who was reading the newspaper on the side.
Zheng Rongjun took the phone, handed it back in less than ten seconds and said, "The main master is here, you can take it"
"Fang, you've arrived, doesn't it mean that the genius is here?" Luth's voice came.
Fang Yi held the earpiece away from his ear and said, "We did things in Guangzhou relatively smoothly, so we came over in advance."
"Fang, where are you now, do you want to come to my house for dinner tonight?" said Ruth
Fang Yi really wants to say that I'm really not here to travel, I still have a lot of things to do" Our jet lag hasn't been caused yet, so I'm going to rest now and visit your parents at your house another day." Ruth, are you free tomorrow?"
Lusi hesitated for a moment, probably thinking about his project arrangements for tomorrow and said, "There are some things tomorrow morning, but there will be time after ten o'clock in the morning, Fang, is there anything wrong?"
Fang Yi thought about it, the two of them were not familiar with each other, and it would be much more convenient if there was a road with the road, especially since the cars and traffic in the UK are all driving on the left, and it feels very unaccustomed to traveling. "Ruth, if it's convenient for you tomorrow, you can take us to Canterbury."
Ruth happily said, "Yes, but I may be close to 11 o'clock when I get to you."
Fang Yi thought that he was not in a hurry anyway and said, "Okay, then we will wait for you in the hotel."
Canterbury is a non-urban city located in the southeast of England, Luth took Fang Yi and the two of them to arrive here by bus for an hour and a half, the whole town has some old colors, the three of them strolled through the old streets and promenades of Canterbury, there are a variety of handicraft shops, used bookstores, British traditional taverns and restaurants, these buildings and cultural landscapes make Fang Yi, who started as a restaurant, have a strong resonance, holding the camera to put these scenes into the digital camera, he is ready to bring these materials and inspiration back, when the time comes to the century barbecue, you can integrate these elements into it, and further enhance the style of the century brand.
After Fang Yi finished taking the photo, Lusi said, "Fang, there is only one movie theater in this town, just 500 meters in front," and pointed ahead.
The three of them kept walking, crossing a road shaded by dense trees, and a building intertwined with ancient and modern appeared in front of them, Fang Yi glanced back at Lusi, Lusi stretched out his hand and pointed to the house, and nodded again.
After Fang Yi got Lusi's reconfirmation, he walked towards the small building with some heavy steps, looking at the style of this house, which was very consistent with what he saw on TV, which was described as a small movie theater that could only accommodate 150 people.
Fang Yi looked around when he was in the ticket hall, and looked back at Luth and Zheng Rongjun, now he was a deaf and mute, and all the messages sent out and received needed the help of the two of them to obtain "Rongjun, help me ask if Mr. Peter Norris is not there"
Ruth said a few words to a man in a suit who was supposed to be a manager, then turned back to Fang Yi and said a few words, and finally argued with the male servant for a few words, then walked back to Fang Yi's side and said, "Peter Norris should be in this movie theater, but he refuses to be interviewed now, they think we are also here to interview Peter Norris about the Bank of Bahrain, after I emphasized that you came from the far East China, and you are not here for an interview, so you obtained the right to go in and report this person"
Fang Yi can understand when he thinks about it, every day reporters from all over the world come to repeat the report on his past failures again and again, constantly uncovering his scars, and some people with bad attitudes even sprinkle salt on it, even if he has left this movie theater to live alone.
After a few minutes, the manager walked up to Lusi and shook his head, Zheng Rongjun hurriedly got closer, and then came over to translate to Fang Yi and said, "Mr. Fang, just now this manager went in to report to Mr. Peter Norris, but now he is not in a good mood and does not want to see anyone."
In fact, Fang Yi didn't have the idea of meeting Peter Norris for the first time, and today he can be sure that he is in this movie theater, which can be regarded as a success.
Fang Yi said, "Let's go over there and sit," and then took the two of them to sit down in a place at the door of the movie theater, and after Zheng Rongjun bought three glasses of Coke, he said, "Rongjun, you go and see if this movie theater has a back door."
Just as Fang Yi and Lu Si were chatting while drinking Coke, Zheng Rongjun walked back and shook his head.
The three of them sat on the chair and started chatting, Fang Yi began to explain to Lusi about Qin Shi Huang's unification of the 6 countries, and Zheng Rongjun sent lunch halfway, and after lunch, Fang Yi continued to explain the story of the Warring States period in China. It wasn't until the clock reached 5 p.m. that Fang Yi saw Peter Norris walk out of the office area behind the movie theater, associating him with the somewhat confident, stubborn, and self-reproachful banker on TV.
Fang Yi gestured to Zheng Rongjun, then straightened up and walked over and said, "Hello Peter Norris, I am Fang Yi from Huaxia, I am very sorry that my English level is not good, and I need to be assisted by an interpreter to be able to communicate", Fang Yi said to Peter Norris, and Zheng Rongjun on the side was doing a simultaneous translation for him.
Peter Norris looked at the young man curiously and said very gentlemanly, "I'm sorry, Mr. Fang, I don't think there is anything to talk about between us, I don't want to mention that thing that made me feel ashamed countless times"
After hearing Zheng Rongjun's translation, Fang Yi said, "I'm sorry Mr. Peter Norris, I think you have misunderstood the purpose of my visit today, I am not here today to be a reporter, let alone to learn about the incident five years ago."
Peter Norris didn't expect anyone to be interested in anything other than the Bank of Bahrain incident and said, "Then what are you looking for me today?"
Fang Yi had already prepared the words in his mind: "Peter Norris, I don't know, have you ever heard of the Chinese idiom "comeback"?"
Zheng Rongjun was a little choked up when translating this comeback, and Lusi on the side quickly stepped forward to relieve the siege after discovering it, she took over the work of Zheng Rongjun's translation, translated the idiom of the comeback, and briefly explained the little story about this idiom.
Hearing Luth's translation, Peter Norris seemed to understand the purpose of the young man in front of him and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Fang, I'm old, I'm going to stay in this movie theater to go through my last life."
After hearing this, Fang Yi thought for a while and said, "Mr. Peter Norris, you are a gentleman, I should respect your choice, but do you think that when you return to the arms of the Lord, how will people write your epitaph?"
After Peter Norris listened to Fang Yi's words, he was obviously stunned, stood on the spot, and did not speak.
Fang Yi ignored Peter Norris's current mood and continued: "You are just 61 years old this year, and your friends who have worked together are still in the middle of the storm, so you are really willing to grow old in this small movie theater. Besides, in our country, if you are in politics at your age, you can also be called a young politician."
Peter Norris's back straightened slowly, but his words still did not let go: "I am deeply ashamed that the Bank of Bahrain, which has a history of more than 200 years, collapsed because of my management negligence, and now I dare not look at the eyes of those investors at all."
Fang Yi didn't want to mention the Bank of Bahrain to Peter Norris again, but from Peter Norris's words just now, he heard that the failure of the Bank of Bahrain had become his nightmare, and if he wanted to get back on his feet, he had to be rescued from this nightmare. "If you were given another chance to become a superior with Nick Leessen, would you be able to control this devil and let him play to his strengths and get a high reward?"
Peter Norris never thought about what would happen if he had another life, but he had been studying his own mistakes and not trying to fix the bank's management system. Fang Yi's proposal just now has opened a door to Peter Norris's thoughts, Nick Leeson is indeed a rare talent, especially in financial derivatives investment, with his keen insight and accurate intuition, if there is really such a chance to start over, he will definitely be able to manage this demon well, so that it can create impressive results within the management rules of his own system that are enough to shock Wall Street.
But all this is based on ifs, in the efficient and somewhat dull investment circles of Europe and the United States, Peter Norris and Nick Lisson have become a stain on the entire banking system, and no investment institution will trust them anymore.
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