The next day, Shi Lei went to visit the Duke of Scola, but even the old duke knew that Shi Lei's real purpose was obviously his son, the current leader of the Labour Party, Crawford.

Shi Lei did not hide his intentions, and when chatting with Duke Scola, he made it clear that he wanted to meet Crawford and that there were some things that needed to be exchanged.

Although Jenny also knew that Shi Lei didn't mean that to her, she was still willing to be a good friend with Shi Lei, she immediately contacted her father, Crawford was very busy, but I heard that Shi Lei was coming, coupled with Jenny's constant pleading, he finally agreed to end today's affairs as soon as possible and come back for dinner.

In fact, Crawford himself has a very good impression of Shi Lei, after all, in terms of calligraphy and painting, there are not many people who can talk to him, especially after he sits in the position of leader of the Labor Party, there are even fewer people who can chat with him on an equal footing.

Now, almost everyone sees him as a very strong contender for the next British prime minister, and even because of the general election next year, even if Crawford does not make it to the top of British politics this time, at least he can get the position of an important minister, and in the next general election, he still has a lot of hope. After all, Crawford is much younger than the current British Prime Minister.

After chatting with Duke Scola for a while, the old duke was a little tired and went upstairs to rest.

Shi Lei sat in the courtyard of the castle, basking in the sun, waiting for Crawford's return very calmly.

After meeting, Shi Lei first explained his intentions, saying that Song Ziyan had a very good relationship with him, and he also knew that Song Ziyan had a good personal relationship with Crawford, so he hoped that he could show this relationship in some public places. Especially in front of people from Huaxia, this helped to help Song Ziyan return to politics.

Crawford smiled and said, "Mr. Shi, my personal relationship with Song is only at the level of calligraphy and painting art, and you are forcibly elevating our personal relationship to the work level, which is destroying the friendship between us." ”

Shi Lei also smiled and said, "Mr. Scola, since you have a good personal relationship with each other, I believe you also know that the reason why Uncle Song will retreat bravely is not what he wants. He still wants to stay on the job and shine. Of course, maybe your contact will not involve these things, but as a veteran politician, I believe you should know this better than anyone else. I don't think you're going to look at your old friend depressed, are you? ”

Crawford nodded, but didn't speak, but looked at Shi Lei, as if waiting for Shi Lei to give him a more powerful reason.

Shi Lei thought for a while, and then said: "Moreover, although you have become the leader of the Labour Party and the favorite to change the prime minister next year, you lack some experience in a high position in British politics." In recent years, prime ministers have basically become an important minister first, and then ascend to the top of the prime ministership. The relationship between you and the royal family may even be an obstacle for you in this regard. However, if your presence can bring the diplomatic relations between China and Britain to a further level, I believe it will be of great help to your election success. Britain and China don't have any discord on the surface, but in recent decades, there have been some minor problems. This has left a rift on both sides. And you and Uncle Song are the best people to untangle this barrier. As the world's second largest economy, I think China's priorities should be greatly improved in your diplomatic strategy. Why don't you do it?"

Crawford laughed, patted Shi Lei on the shoulder, and said, "Mr. Shi is really a qualified lobbyist, okay, I promise you, I will think about this matter carefully." ”

Shi Lei knew that it was impossible for people like Crawford to give a satisfactory answer immediately. Politicians, after all, must be false and real, and cannot be too full of words.

If he can commit to thinking about it, it means that he will really think about it, and he will do it as much as he can.

However, after all, this involves two countries, and he must also think more about the United Kingdom, and in the process of operating this matter, he will encounter all kinds of troubles.

"Thank you, Mr. Scola. ”

"Okay, let's put the work thing aside. To be honest, it's been a long time since I've had time to come back for dinner. Mr. Shi, please be sure to have two more drinks with me, and we will have a good chat after dinner. ”

Shi Lei understood that what Crawford wanted to talk to him about calligraphy and painting, he smiled and took out his mobile phone.

"Before I eat, I'll show Mr. Scola something. ”

With that, he opened the photo album and put the photos of the twelve manuscripts taken on his mobile phone in front of Crawford's eyes.

Crawford glanced at it and saw that the photo was just four simple words, and it seemed to be written on a piece of paper with many folds, which couldn't help but be a little strange.

Shi Lei said: "This group of calligraphy is the manuscript of twelve famous artists, without payment, a total of thirty-six, each famous artist has three. Mr. Scola might as well take his time to admire and see how many famous artists he can recognize. ”

Hearing this, Crawford took it a little seriously, and he began to study the photograph in detail with his brushstrokes.

After reading it, he looked back again.

After looking at it three times in a row, he said a name uncertainly, and then looked at Shi Lei with an inquiring gaze.

Shi Lei smiled and nodded, and said, "Mr. Scola is really good eyesight. In this way, I will forward these thirty-six pictures to you, let's eat first, and you can enjoy them slowly after eating. ”

Crawford reluctantly returned the phone to Shi Lei, and asked, "The remaining eleven famous artists are all as famous as this one?"

Shi Lei nodded.

After the meal, Crawford impatiently pulled Shi Lei into the study, and after pouring a glass of wine each, Crawford uploaded the pictures sent to him by Shi Lei to the computer, and then used the large screen of the computer to display these manuscripts.

In the end, Crawford recognized more than half of the twelve famous artists, a total of seven, and Shi Lei also interpreted the remaining five to him in detail, and searched for the works of those five on the Internet, compared them with these manuscripts, and finally completely convinced Crawford.

"This is Mr. Shi's latest collection?"

Shi Lei nodded and said, "Accidental." Although there is no payment, there is a lot of evidence to prove that this is the handiwork of twelve famous artists. ”

Crawford said with some regret: "It's a pity, if you can see the style of the original......"

Shi Lei said with a smile: "This requires Mr. Scola to do my Uncle Song a small favor, as long as Uncle Song can return to the Chinese political arena, then you can carry out a foreign visit with Huaxia, which will also be very beneficial to promote your future campaign." At the same time, you go to Huaxia, and of course I will give you the originals of these works to admire. ”

Crawford was stunned for a moment, then laughed, pointed at Shi Lei, shook his head and said, "Mr. Shi, you really can't forget this matter." However, just the manuscripts of these twelve masters are still difficult to impress me. ”

"I have other treasures that will be open to Mr. Scola unconditionally. ”

"Including that true picture of Wu Daozi's early study of the Five Stars and Twenty-Eight Nights?"

Shi Lei nodded and said, "Of course." ”

Crawford lowered his head, fell into deep thought, and stopped talking, but Shi Lei could see that this temptation would have a great impact on Crawford.

Coupled with the promise he had before, Shi Lei believes that he should do his best to help. 8910