Chapter 1000 Forced Buying and Forced Selling
"Come, try our Chinese tea, the coffee is too troublesome, and I can't figure it out. Soon, Hong Tao came in with a large tray with three cups on it, and some small leaf-like things were suspended in it, and Amundsen frowned.
"It seems that you don't welcome us very much, didn't you say that the Chinese are the most hospitable?" I haven't seen it for more than a month, and Levin's interest in bickering has come again, he has been defeated repeatedly, defeated again and again, and provoked every once in a while.
"No, this is the highest courtesy, I don't treat you as guests, but as relatives in the family, otherwise I would have allowed you to enter my bedroom?" If you can't finish a sentence or two, then just talk about it at dinner, I invite you to eat the most authentic Chinese food. "Hong Tao really didn't sleep well, there were 3 women lying on the bed, and no one could sleep well.
"Okay, then I'll be blunt, Amundsen and I are specially here to play the front station, and Poseidon Company is going to hold a phased meeting, which will be attended by four shareholder representatives and scientific research and technical personnel who will join in the next stage. I'm going to put the meeting place right in your Burj Al Arab, what do you think?" Levine began to stroke his goatee.
"It's not suitable, it's too expensive for you to rent! My investment is for equipment, not for them to enjoy luxury suites! Besides, I'm not safe here, you're talking about such secret things, and I can't afford to take on this responsibility if the news leaks out." Hong Tao knew that Levin would be fine as soon as he came, and this old man wanted to take advantage of himself again.
"The security department in the security company will take care of it themselves. This problem exists in any country in the world, including the United States. You're safer here. As for the cost...... I think it's up to you. If you don't use a penny of the company's money, it also protects your investment. Levin laughed even more obscenely, and every word he said made Hong Tao have the urge to kick him.
"Oh, do you have any chips you can trade with me? You know, my rooms here are all in the presidential suite, and a lot of the furniture and furnishings are gilded or sterling silver, so you'd better wonder if your chips are enough before you make a move. Hong Tao narrowed his small eyes, rolled his eyes for a long time, and didn't think of what to do to pit himself this time. Since Amundsen was present. He won't say anything too secret, but if it's not secret, why should he exchange it with him?
"It's big enough, it's more than a hundred times heavier than your Mouse Superman!" Amundsen also began to laugh wickedly, he had been with Levin for too long, and if he didn't stay away from this scourge, sooner or later he would have to add a politician after the profiteer.
"A hundred times? Isn't that more sinking than a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier! Is there such a ship in the world?" Hong Tao really piqued Levin's interest, as far as he knew, the largest ship in the world is only about 200,000 tons. Where did the ship of more than 1 million tons come from?
"It's not a ship, it's an island! It's completely sovereign, and there's an island with an exclusive economic zone of 3 nautical miles. How about we pick a presidential suite and stay in it first? Your tea making is good, it's very flavorful......" Levin took his hand off his beard and picked up his teacup. took a small sip and praised Hong Tao's craftsmanship without hesitation.
"Hey, hey, hey...... Is there such a good place? Wait. I'll go get the map and tell me where it is!" Hong Tao was not calm this time. He didn't expect that his informants all over the world didn't get the news, but let Levin, the old guy, get ahead of the curve. What's more important is that I am really interested in this news, and it seems that this loss must be suffered.
"Well, it's probably here, Long Reef, an area of 3 square kilometers, the scale of your map is not suitable, look at my map. See, this is the island. Levin roughly pointed to the world map that Hong Tao had brought him, and the location was west of the Cayman Islands, near the mainland, but there was nothing there. So Levin took out a map of the area with a larger scale from his bag, and finally found the ham-like island. It seems that he came prepared, planning to eat the flood to death.
"Can you tell me which country it belongs to? Hondras or Guatemala?" Hong Tao compared the two maps to roughly determine the exact location of the island. But he is not very familiar with these two countries, and his impression is not very good, and they seem to be not very stable.
"Belize, a Commonwealth country, formerly British Honduras, became independent in 81, I have detailed information here, you keep it for research. Levin took out a printed document from his bag and handed it to Hong Tao.
"I don't want to study it, just tell me if it's safe or not. Don't buy the island on my front foot, and then their government collapses, and the opposition comes to power, and they don't recognize my rights, it will be too troublesome. Or if there is a danger of war in this area, and the people are not living well, I will not buy it. I bought the island to go up and enjoy it, not to be a bridgehead, and I didn't want to be a refugee camp. Or if you ask your company to sell me a few sets of air-to-sea missile systems, a few A10 ground attack planes and Abrams main battle tanks, I must protect myself!" Hong Tao said his worries while flipping through the documents, and made a small request by the way.
"With these weapons, you can wipe out Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras in one day, and then you can be the president of three countries! Don't worry about security, the local area is not just your private island, no matter which party comes to power, this kind of contract cannot be torn up, unless they want to be sanctioned by the international community. Levin took Hong Tao's demands as a fart, and he was wary of Hong Tao, because Hong Tao had already shown a strong tendency to violence in the previous events in Indonesia.
"There are no mountains, no rivers, just woods and beaches, and the average altitude is less than 15 meters, will a hurricane flood my island?" The size of the island is appropriate, not too big or too small, but the landscape is too far from what he imagined, and it doesn't seem like there will be fresh water.
"Aite, I've heard a little about your selection criteria, to be honest, there are very few islands like that are a few square kilometers in size, and only very large islands can meet the conditions you proposed. There are no such islands, but they are all sovereign, and there are certainly no uninhabited ones, I dare to guarantee this. So if you really want to buy an island of your own, you have to lower your conditions. Long Reef is a very good island, much better than most of the islands in the Bahamas, and the climate in this area is not as bad as that of the Bahamas, and the hurricane will not be too powerful when it arrives. Our company has undertaken more than 20 island renovation projects, and has rich experience and data in this area. If you don't want sovereignty and only the right to use, then you don't need to think about Long Reef at all, many islands in the world meet your requirements. But for full sovereignty, it is almost preferred. Originally, the island was not for sale, but the Belizean government had to sell it due to some special problems, and now this news has not been announced to the public. Amundsen saw that Hong Tao and Levin did not trust each other, so he simply stood up and vouched for it, wanting to dispel Hong Tao's concerns.
"Oh, special question? Let me guess, Amundsen, you didn't get the news that this island was going to be sold first, did you? I judged that dear Mr. Levin should have found you, told you about the island, and then dragged you over to find me, right?" Hong Tao knows Amundsen's personality, he is meticulous in business, he speaks more pertinently, and generally does not deceive people in data. But Hong Tao was not moved by Amundsen's words, he squinted his little eyes and looked back and forth at Levin and Amundsen, and came to his own judgment.
"How do you know?" Amundsen's reaction proved that Hong Tao was right.
"Hey, hey, hey, my dear Uncle Levin, now please tell me directly, what is the reason why the Belize government did not sell this island before, but now it has suddenly sold it? It can't be that the U.S. government or Boeing has anything to do with this matter, right?" Hong Tao immediately laughed evilly, he could rely on his own judgment, not relying on those things in his memory, and he could see through Levin's treacherous scheme, Hong Tao felt that he was very progressive, and he had a sense of achievement.
"There is a bird observatory on the island, and the 15-year lease period is up, and the Belize government has a relatively high price to renew the contract, so I think if the island can sell it to you, with our friendship, this bird observatory should still be able to exist. It is an automatic, takes up only a little area, and does not hinder your construction on the island in the slightest. "Levin's cheekiness, Hong Tao really admires it to death, his nonsense has just been exposed by himself, he actually has a dear friend, looking at this meaning, if he can't be coaxed, he will be forced to sell.
"The Bird Observatory is for observing iron birds, isn't it? It's worth it for me, your dear friend, to help you pay for the rental of military facilities! You put a piece of military equipment next to my house, not to mention whether there is radiation or not, if any environmental activist or radical knows about it, I can still cope with the protests and protests, and I will be blown up together, where will you find such a dear friend of mine in the future?" Hong Tao simply made it clear that it doesn't work to play with a person like Levin, you have to tear his face off before he can tell the truth. (To be continued......)