Chapter 1409: The Banquet at Buckingham Palace

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"Liu Dong......!"

Hearing the familiar voice, he turned his head to look at Li Zekai, who was wearing a straight suit, holding red wine in his hand, smiling, and striding over, Liu Dong was slightly surprised: "Why are you here?"

"What? Do I seem strange here?"

"No, it's strange that I'm here!" Liu Dong said with a smile.

"Hehe, too! You have never liked to participate in this kind of banquet in the past!" After the two shook hands, Li Zekai smiled.

"I don't want to come either, but I can't come this time!

"Liu Dong, I'm really sorry ......!"

After interrupting Li Zekai's words, Liu Dong said: "I know that the Li family has done their best! I don't mean to blame you! Brother Zekai doesn't have to apologize!"

At the beginning, he asked the Li family to take him to buy Mercury Telecom, which was just an attempt. Although the Li family has deeper roots in Britain than Liu Dong, it is still too weak compared to the Rothschild family, which has been rooted in Britain for hundreds of years. Failure is almost predictable.

After listening to Liu Dong's words, Li Zekai breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He was sent to the UK by his father this time, and the main purpose was to personally explain the failed acquisition to Liu Dong, and by the way, to promote the cooperation between GCA Telecom and Hutchison Telecom in other European markets.

"Thank you...... But what are you going to do next? In England, the Rothschilds are too powerful!"

Although the Li family's acquisition of Mercury Telecommunications failed, with their background in the British business community, they do not know who is the obstacle behind it!

"Although the Rothschilds are powerful, there is no one who can compare with them in Britain!" Liu Dong said indifferently.

"The Grosvenor family, or the Cadogan family, do you know them?" Li Zekai said in surprise after a little thought.

The Grosvenor family and the Cadogan family are among the richest and most powerful people in Britain, and both have close ties to the British royal family. The current patriarch of the Cadogan family, Charles Cadogan, holds the title of Earl. The Grosvenor family is even more powerful, still inheriting the title of Duke of Westminster.

These two families are the top powerful families in the United Kingdom, with a long history and endless heritage, and they have huge influence in the British political and business circles, and even in the whole of Europe.

"I don't have much to do with them!" Liu Dong shook his head.

"And ...... you plan to do so?"

"I'm going to 'settle the country in one battle'!"

Listening to the confidence in Liu Dong's words, and looking at the throne that was placed in a prominent position in the banquet hall with his eyes, Li Zekai suddenly said, "The British royal family?"

"That's right, in Britain, if you want to completely suppress the Rothschilds, only the royal family can do it!"

"Liu Dong, your courage is really not something that ordinary people can guess!" After being surprised for a while, Li Zekai sighed.

Liu Dong's current approach, if you describe it simply, is like something that can be solved by looking for a class teacher, he directly bypassed the head teacher, the head of the department and a series of middle and high-level officials, and directly found the principal at the top.

This is obviously not the courage that ordinary people have!

"I wouldn't want to do it if I could, but I'm a person who hates trouble. As long as I can solve the problem quickly, I am willing to try any method!"

As soon as Liu Dong finished speaking, solemn music suddenly sounded in the living room, and almost everyone looked at the direction of the eye-catching passage on the inside of the hall.

"The Queen is here!"

In fact, there is no need for Li Zekai to remind him, Liu Dong also knows that tonight's protagonist-style character is on the stage.

Looking at the white-haired old woman who came under the service of the court lady, dressed in a white long dress, wearing a crown, holding a silver cane, and with a majestic appearance, everyone present respectfully offered their most solemn courtesy.

Her Majesty the Queen, crowned on June 2, 1953, is by far the longest-reigning monarch of the British royal family and one of the most respected beings in all of Europe.

When Queen Elizabeth II walked into the banquet hall, the highest-ranking people here were naturally the first to greet her.

"The guy standing on the left side of the queen with a very thin figure is the current head of the Rothschild family, 'Jacob Rothschild'!" Li Zekai reminded.

Looking at the white-haired old man who was in the crowd and talking cordially with the queen, Liu Dong nodded silently, and the light in his eyes flashed.

In fact, he already knew that the other party was the leader of the Rothschilds.

Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can we win all battles!

In fact, after the devastation of World War I and World War II, the Rothschilds inevitably weakened. However, as the saying goes, 'a hundred-legged worm dies but does not stiffen', and with the strong foundation they laid in Britain, the Rothschilds regained their feet after the war and expanded their business to the European continent again.

The most famous of these are Rothschild Bank and Château Lafite, as well as British Gas!

Of course, the assets of the Rothschilds in the shadows are not limited to these. At least Liu Dong knows that they still hold 32% of the shares of the home appliance giant Lorenz Group in Italy, and 15.8% of the shares of the world's oil giant Dorda Company, as well as an important stake in the world's top banking group 'HSBC', whose assets are larger than Standard Chartered Bank!

Moreover, these are just some of the more famous companies in the Rothschild family's industries, and other industries such as real estate, energy, aviation, and automobiles are all involved in the Rothschilds. They are trying to restore the glory of what was once the 'Sixth Reich of the World', despite the difficulties and great variables involved.

To be honest, if there is a choice, Liu Dong does not want to have a conflict with this old powerful family that has been inherited for hundreds of years, but if it really can't be solved, he will not be afraid.

The current scale of the Hanhua Consortium has long surpassed that of the Rothschild family, but it does not have the heritage and connections accumulated by the other party for hundreds of years!

And heritage and connections are precisely more important things than wealth.

"Tut, I didn't expect the famous Mr. Liu to come to the UK?"

Just as Liu Dong and Li Zekai were talking, a yin and yang strange voice suddenly interjected.

Listening to this somewhat familiar voice, Liu Dong didn't have to guess to know who was coming! However, Liu Dong didn't bother to greet him.

His indifference immediately ignited the anger in Brende Rothschild's heart, but it was a public place, and with the presence of the Queen, he was not furious, but his words were not always so good.

"Let me tell you the truth, no matter who you make friends with here today, GCA Telecom will not want to successfully enter the British market!"

"Really, then let's try it!" Liu Dong said coldly.

"Hehe, whatever you want! The deep foundation laid by the Rothschild family for hundreds of years is not something that you can shake as an upstart!"

"Nouveau riche, hehe, nouveau riche is at least better than breaking down!"

"You're ......!"

Brende was furious, but soon he was unexpectedly forced to endure it, and after taking a few deep breaths, his face returned to the proud smile he had before, but no matter how he looked at it, it was a little reluctant.

Because the current Rothschilds are indeed in decline!

"Liu Dong, I forgot to tell you a piece of news. The Wittgensteins have agreed to our Rothschilds' request for marriage, and in a few days you will receive an invitation to the wedding of Helen and I!

Looking at the smug expression on Brende's face, Liu Dong's brows immediately furrowed.

You can not care about anything else, but women's problems are always men, especially the untouchable taboo in Liu Dong's heart.

Although based on Brende Rothschild's words, Liu Dong has no way of judging the truth of this news. However, Helen has not been back since she returned to Germany some time ago, and she rarely calls him, which obviously says something.

Moreover, Liu Dong had too many things to do in India during this time, and then there was a problem with Hanhua Telecom, and he didn't have time to take the initiative to call Helen to ask about her current situation.

Of course, all of this, while objective facts, is not the main reason.

It was Liu Dong himself who really caused all this. He is too confident in himself in women, especially in women who already belong to him. For a long time, he never worried that his woman would leave.

But now that he has considered everything, although he is not flustered in his heart, doubts inevitably appear.

"Could it be that what this guy said is true?" Liu Dong was skeptical.

But no matter whether this matter is true or not, he can't let this guy, who is barely his rival, be arrogant in front of him.

"Marriage, marriage, what a joke! Didn't Helen tell you she was pregnant with my child?"

"What?"

Liu Dong's words instantly made Brende messy!

"No way, you're lying!"

It's a pity that Liu Dong has already turned around and left with Li Zekai at this moment, and he didn't give him a chance to ask clearly and fight back at all.

Noticing the surprised expressions on the faces of the people around him, Brende Rothschild, who was furious and incredulous, did not chase after him.

But the questions thrown by Liu Dong when he left always weighed on his heart like a boulder, knocking down all his pride when he faced Liu Dong before.

After a few changes in the cloudy weather, Brende casually put the wine glass on the side, turned around and strode outside. He asked to prove whether Liu Dong's words were true or false.

If it's true, even if he likes Helen no matter how much he likes, he can't bring the 'green hat' given by Liu Dong!

This is a great shame for the proud Brende.

"Hey, Liu Dong, what you said just now can't be true, right?"

After Liu Dong and the two came to a corner to regain their footing, Li Zekai gossiped a little.

"What?"

"Is it to make Helen Wittenstein, a descendant of Wittenstein and the most beautiful 'princess' on the European continent, pregnant?" Li Zekai hurriedly reminded.

"Why, you seem to be very concerned about this matter?" Liu Dong said angrily.

Helen Wigenstein is the dream goddess of the young children of almost European noble families, if you can take her down, it is really too long for us Chinese!"

Looking at Li Zekai, who looked excited, Liu Dong shook his head with a somewhat wry smile, "Let's wait for the long-faced thing later, now I'll go and visit the queen!"

Originally, Liu Dong planned to wait for fewer people around Elizabeth II to go over, but after listening to Brende Rothschild's words just now, Liu Dong's heart became a little urgent.

Although he did not believe that the Wittgensteins would actually risk falling out with him and marry Helen to Brende Rothschild. However, this possibility cannot be completely ruled out. Therefore, Liu Dong wanted to verify it as soon as possible.

Of course, before that, he still has to get down to business!

After saying goodbye to Li Zekai briefly, Liu Dong strode in the direction where the queen was.

In fact, what Liu Dong didn't know was that as the new richest man in the world, he was in charge of the Hanhua Group, which has assets of nearly $400 billion, and he was originally one of the few 'stars' at this dinner. Most of the people present wanted to make him a business upstart. However, perhaps because of the occasion, the people here seem to be more reserved, and the two sides do not know each other, and there is no one in the middle to match, and no one is afraid of touching the gray British gentlemen, and no one takes the initiative to step forward.

However, when he moved now, he quickly attracted the attention of many people around him.

"Her Majesty!"

Liu Dong did not use etiquette such as a kiss or a hug, but simply bowed after standing in front of Queen Elizabeth II. Of course, his apparent deference is extremely accurate, and it is impossible to fault any of them.

"Mr. Liu Dong?"

Although Elizabeth II is old, she has no problems with her eyes. At the same time, she often cares about international current affairs and economic trends, and is no stranger to Liu Dong, the world's richest man who is widely known because of Time Magazine and Forbes Rich List.

"Yes!"

"I didn't expect the world's richest man to be so young!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment!"

"I don't know what Mr. Liu is doing in the UK this time, if it is an investment, I think there are many projects suitable for Mr. Liu in the UK!"

Elizabeth II is clearly interested in Liu Dong, the young and fast-rising world's richest man, and the topic basically revolves around him.

"There are indeed a lot of investment projects in the British business community that I am optimistic about, but they don't seem to welcome me as a foreigner!" Liu Dong did not beat around the bush too much, because he knew that time was precious.

However, his words also made the top figures in British politics and business around the queen frown.

Liu Dong, the world's richest man, is obviously a little unexpected to them. But thinking of the other party's age, many people are relieved.

……………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued.) )