Chapter 1297 Athena

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"There's also the French Renault Group, which has its eye on Daewoo's car plant in Poland. South Korea's Doosan Group, they took a fancy to Daewoo Heavy Industries. Citroen Petroleum Company of the United States, they have taken a fancy to Pacific Oil Industries! News Corp.'s Murdoch has taken a fancy to your Matrix Media. Swire Group wants to reclaim Cathay Pacific, Shangyuan Engineering Group, Global Trade and Regal Group that you have taken from them! Liu, these excellent assets in your hands have attracted too many interested people! ”

Listening to Martin Bouig's admiring voice, Liu Dong raised his eyebrows.

Still, it does! So many pretenders were something Liu Dong didn't expect at first.

"Mr. Bouig, one last question!"

"Do you want to know where Sally Kraucek is?"

"That's right!" Liu Dong said without hesitation.

He can allow hostility and forgive the surrendered enemy, but never betrayal!

"I'd love to tell you, but I don't know exactly where she is. Sally is a smart person, and it won't be easy to find her. Still, America is certainly a place she is bound to go, and her family is there! ”

"I see!"

After a pause and a slight silence, Liu Dong said: "I am basically satisfied with Mr. Bouig's answer, and the cooperation between us can still be carried out in accordance with the contract." However, I would like Mr. Bouygues to entrust the finances of the Bouygues Group to Standard Chartered Bank! ”

The so-called financial entrustment is to hand over the profit funds of the Bouygues Group, as well as capital turnover, payroll of the employee company, etc., to Standard Chartered Bank.

It is believed that the participation of the Bouygues, a Fortune 500 giant, will play a pivotal role in stabilizing the stock price of Standard Chartered Bank, boosting the sluggish working atmosphere of Standard Chartered Bank, and curbing the run and the escape of custodial assets.

"Ahem. Liu! The finance of the Bouygues Group has been working with the French Agricultural Bank again, and you can't call me a breach of contract when the contract has not expired, right? That's a lot of money! ”

"These guys actually want to bet on both ends, but it's not that easy!" Liu Dong said in his heart.

Although he knew that Martin Bouig did not want to offend him, let alone the alliance between Stillman and Rothschild. But I want to get the benefits from both mouths. But knowing that Liu Dong would never let him succeed so easily.

"Mr. Bouig, in the contract we signed at the beginning. You've got a lot of land! In the future, you will be able to get huge profits. But with a huge profit of more than $5 billion, are you ready to take it easily with these red lips and white teeth? ”

"Liu, that's not what you said at the beginning! Moreover, the shares of Abi National Bank have already been handed over to you, and $2.5 billion is a conscience price! Martin Bouig said with some exasperation.

"I remember when I first started, I said that you would satisfy me, and I would agree to your request. Obviously, you didn't tell me much of the value. Also, is Abi National Bank's $2.5 billion deal for a 21% stake a conscientious price? So what's going on with the collapse of the Stella company? ”

Listening to the anger in Liu Dong's words. Martin Bouig fell silent.

He knew that if he didn't show some sincerity, I was afraid that even if Liu Dong agreed to cooperate today, then the two sides would be left with a problem in the future.

Aware of Liu Dong's background and a strong future, Martin Bouig didn't want this mustard to affect the cooperation between the two parties. Especially in the future cooperation in the Chinese market.

"What do you want?" After a long silence, Martin Bouig calmed down.

"It's easy!" Liu Dong smiled slightly, he finally won a game in this duel, "Last time I remember Mr. Bouig telling me that he wanted to sell his shares in Abi National Bank. It is to raise a sum of money to acquire the Vivendi Environmental Company, a subsidiary of Vivendi. It just so happens that I am also interested in several companies under the Vivendi Group. Why don't you do Mr. Bouig a favor and buy it for me!" Funds incurred after the acquisition was successful. How about I add an extra 5% and pay it back to Mr. Bouyger? ”

"All the subsidiaries of the Vivendi Group are worth billions of dollars, and the Bouygues Group can only help you acquire one of them!" After a half-silence, Martin Bouig said.

"Well, one for one! Universal Music and Universal Films, either of these two companies can be successfully acquired! Liu Dong said with a smile.

"Good! I promise! However, I hope that after this transaction is successful, we will be able to enter into a truly legally binding contract for the development of Yanjiao New Town. And not just an agreement! ”

If you pay the price, you will naturally reap the reward.

"Okay, I promise you!"

Liu Dong promised.

He had enough enemies to push Martin Bouig to the opposite side again.

Just as Liu Dong hung up the phone with Martin Bouyger, Helen, who had just been summoned by another call. Excited, he ran in without knocking.

"Honey, we've found a baby!"

"Baby, what baby?" Looking at Helen's happy appearance, Liu Dong was full of confusion.

"Come with me!"

couldn't help but say, Helen took Liu Dong's right hand and hurriedly ran out of the cabin of the Gonggong. When the two of them took the helicopter again to the salvage ship of the Ocean Explorer, Liu Dong saw the exquisite and tall bronze statue surrounded by the crowd.

The bronze statue is dressed in a Greek robe, about 3 meters high, wearing a crown, holding a scepter in his right hand and an olive branch representing peace in his left hand. From its female image, Liu Dong understands that this is the goddess Athena in Greek mythology, which represents war and peace.

And this exquisite image of the goddess Athena does not exist alone, she is placed on a chariot drawn by four huge bronze horses.

Anyone who really knows Greek culture knows that the sculptures of Greece's glory days were basically made of bronze. The main reason why there are more sculptures that represent Greek culture than bronze is that they are more copies of the Roman period. Not the original from the Hellenistic period.

The most representative is the world-famous sculpture: the discus thrower. It is a replica of the original Greek bronze sculpture by an ancient Roman sculptor based on the trophy.

Obviously, this huge hybrid sculpture with a length of more than 5 meters and a height of more than 4 meters when connected to the carriage is now presented to Liu Dong. It is the most glorious artistic creation of the Greek Archaic period more than 2,000 years ago.

What's even more remarkable is that it has been well preserved by the seawater, and the whole huge sculpture is not damaged in the slightest, except for some dirt that is contaminated on the surface but can be cleaned away.

"Athena, the god of war, it is the greatest discovery of the twenty-first century. Its importance and artistic value are no less important than those of Venus and Goddess of Victory, the treasures of the Palace of Versailles! ”

"That's right. It is so beautiful, the civilization of ancient Greece is unbelievably splendid. ”

"Its appearance is bound to cause a sensation in the whole world!"

Listening to the excited words of the three art restoration experts next to him, Crawn and Kieran, and looking at the expressions of surprise and envy of the people around him, Liu Dong shook his head gently.

He had already known about this statue through the relics Yuanguang, and he was not too excited.

It's just that he didn't expect Clone and them to clean up this huge statue from the wreck so quickly.

After leaving Helen in front to watch, Liu Dong quietly withdrew from the crowd, and then beckoned to Ma Chao.

"Brother Dong!"

"Well, I'm leaving for a while now, and you're responsible for the security of this ship! No one is allowed to use any communication equipment except our people! ”

"Understood, Brother Dong, don't worry!" Ma Chao patted his chest and reassured.

"Hmmm! When I go back at the end of this trip, I will give you a Yuan Ding Dan as a reward. Patting Ma Chao's shoulder, Liu Dong promised.

"Thank you, Brother Dong!" Ma Chao said happily.

Liu Dongyuan Dingdan's medicinal effect had already been experienced last year, when he broke through the dark energy. It is precisely because of personal experience that Ma Chao will cherish it extraordinarily.

"Well, go get busy!"

"Then I'll go first?"

nodded, and after watching Ma Chao leave, Liu Dong turned his head to look at the south where the sky and water meet. There is the African continent, which is rich in resources but incredibly chaotic.

Originally, he thought of going to Sudan first to solve the rebellion of the God of War mercenary group and the predicament encountered by Tesla. But the conversation with Feng Jianhui and the news he got from Martin Bouig made Liu Dong understand. If he doesn't take measures as soon as possible, then it will be easy to fight a war of attrition with the enemy. In the end, Standard Chartered's results are bound to be disastrous.

So, when the two ships arrived at Port Said, north of the Suez Canal, Liu Dong quietly got off the yacht. No one was notified, and the only ones who knew that Liu Dong was leaving, but they didn't make a noise, were Helen and Ma Chao.

After transferring from Port Said to Cairo, Liu Dong boarded a flight to New York from there!

Because no one was notified, no one came to pick him up when Liu Dong walked out of New York International Airport.

But this is exactly what Liu Dong wanted, and after checking the information he wanted earlier, Liu Dong took a taxi to a hotel near Central Park in New York to stay temporarily.

When night fell, Liu Dong took out the prepared human skin mask from the mustard seed space and put it on himself, and then opened the window of the guest room!

Because of his special request, the guest room is not high from the ground, but about 15 meters from the fourth floor.

At such a height, Liu Dong easily jumped down from it quietly.

At this time, it was already after 3 o'clock in the morning, and it was winter again. Even pedestrians on the streets of New York, which is known as the city that never sleeps, can't see a few pedestrians!

But that's exactly what Liu Dong wants.

After a brief look and discerning the direction, Liu Dong found a place where no one was around, took out the car from the mustard space, and drove towards the destination he had planned. (To be continued.) )