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According to the regulations, the Spring Festival holiday is 6 days, but on the fourth day, Wei Xiong flew to New York, USA, accompanied by Monica, who celebrated the Spring Festival for the first time.

Of course, the taste of the Hong Kong New Year is so light.

I don't think Monica will experience anything.

The main reason for Wei Xiong's trip to the United States this time was one thing - two days ago, Joseph 74 Rockefeller specially called him from the United States.

He was invited to the United States for a cocktail party he was holding.

According to Joseph,

The reception will be attended by many wealthy businessmen and powerful people in the United States.

Wei Xiong understood Joseph's good intentions, and it was indeed necessary for him to know more about the wealthy businessmen and magnates in the United States, so he agreed.

Once in New York, take a car sent by Joseph to the hotel.

There was a two-hour break at noon.

At 3 p.m., head to the Chase Manhattan Bank headquarters for a board meeting on the bank's new president.

The former president was fired by the board of directors not long ago because of performance problems.

The successor will be selected from among the existing executives.

On such management issues, Wei Xiong's position has always been highly consistent with Joseph's, so he has not expressed an independent opinion.

The atmosphere of the meeting was very lively.

Or rather, intense.

The Rockefeller family holds the chairmanship of Chase Manhattan Bank, but it does not have a controlling stake, and the other shareholders are powerful.

For example, the DuPont family,

It is the second largest shareholder of Chase Manhattan Bank.

Therefore, in order to maintain the unity and stability of the board of directors, the Rockefeller family had to take into account the opinions of other shareholders on many things.

And not only in Chase Manhattan.

The same is true in other companies.

The meeting lasted almost an hour before the parties reached an agreement.

When you leave the company,

Wei Xiong and Joseph were in the same car, waiting for the car to drive to the parking lot, Wei Xiong glanced at Joseph, whose face was not very good-looking, and said:

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Joseph shrugged.

The current Board of Directors of Chase Manhattan Bank, plus independent directors, has a total of 13 directors, but at the just-concluded Board meeting,

But almost half of the directors support the DuPont family.

If it is not the largest shareholder.

On the board of directors, the Rockefellers will probably find it difficult to suppress the DuPont family.

This is a very serious problem, considering that Chase Manhattan Bank is one of the financial cores of the Rockefeller consortium led by the Rockefeller family.

The DuPont consortium took advantage of Chase Manhattan,

It has threatened the Rockefellers' control of Chase Manhattan.

However, as long as there is no major change in the existing shareholding structure, the threat will always be a threat.

"Really?"

"Of course, it's you, I think you should do something, and in recent months, the American media has covered you a lot more than before."

"But some media are still hostile to you."

"You have a lot of industry in the United States now, and it's important to change the way Americans think of you, you know, the United States is a democratic and free country."

"Sometimes public opinion influences the formulation of certain policies."

"And what do you think I should do?" Joseph said that Wei Xiong also had Hong Kong before, but there were too many things to take care of for a while.

Joseph groaned.

"You should try to get the understanding of the weak, who are in the majority."

"To be specific, you can set up a charitable foundation for ordinary people, which can provide assistance in education, medical care, etc."

"The United States, though the most powerful country on the planet."

"But there are still a lot of poor people."

"Even on the streets of Manhattan." At this time, through the car window, Wei Xiong happened to see a homeless man sitting under a corner on the side of the road.

As Joseph said, and as Wei Xiong saw.

The United States flaunts democracy and freedom.

But the truth is far from being as high-sounding as politicians' slogans, not to mention poverty, and tens of millions of people in the United States still depend on government subsidies to survive.

Especially blacks.

The living conditions are far worse than those of the vast majority of white people.

And blacks are also a discriminated group.

Even though human civilization has developed to such an advanced level, there are still many people in the United States who still have the concept of 'white supremacy'.

Most of these racist whites are targeting blacks.

There are three main reasons for this.

First, blacks are the most populous race in the United States after whites; Second, historically, blacks came to the United States as slaves.

Finally, blacks in the United States are generally poorer.

This kind of discrimination is embodied in the fact that dozens of blacks die at the gunpoint of white police officers every year for various unwarranted and even bizarre reasons.

This is still reported, and more is not reported.

In Weixiong's impression, many people, including some Hong Kongers, want to immigrate to the United States, and to use a buzzword, they all have an 'American dream'.

But Wei Xiong really wanted to say to them-

America is not a paradise,

If you immigrate to the U.S., you may not be able to maintain your previous life, and you may even be discriminated against unless you have a skill.

"Of course, if you feel like you're having a bit of a hassle, you can donate the money directly to a charity and let them do it."

"It's really a simple and effective way to do it."

Wei Xiong nodded thoughtfully.

"Oh, I almost forgot, I heard that your first child is going to be born soon?" Joseph turned his head and looked at Wei Xiong with a smile.

"More than two months."

At the mention of the soon-to-be-born child, Wei Xiong couldn't help but smile from the bottom of his heart.

"When the time comes, I want to be the godfather of my children, and you shouldn't object."

"Of course not."

After a pause, Wei Xiong continued: "You and Catherine should have been married for four or five years, what's the matter...... It can't be your body's fault, right? ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Joseph's lower body.

"S-hit, Wei, you insulted me, I'm going to duel with you."

Seeing Joseph's angry look, Wei Xiong's smile became even bigger, but he said, "Okay, I insulted you, and I apologize to you." ”

"No sincerity at all."

Joseph rolled his eyes in displeasure.

"To be honest, I like children, they are as cute and charming as angels, but this is a bit in conflict with Catherine's life plan."

"She wants to be 30 years old before she thinks about her children."

"She wants to focus on her career before she turns 30, and I respect her choice."

"You're a good husband."

"Don't look at me like this, I definitely mean this from the bottom of my heart, if it were me, I might not be able to do you like this."

"I'm a conservative person."

"And you've probably heard that my father is an old stubborn, and in his eyes, passing on the family line is the most important thing I have to do."

"Hehehe."

"Don't complain, I think you're doing a good job, okay, here, don't you want us to taste the Chinese food you made."

"The ingredients are ready for you."

"Aren't you, are you serious?"

When Joseph called him the day before yesterday, he said that on his first day in New York, he invited him to his home as a guest, and he said that he wanted to cook a Chinese meal for Joseph and his wife.

This sentence is mostly a joke,

I didn't expect Joseph to take it seriously.

"Of course, I know you're a great cook."

……

Back at home, Joseph took Wei Xiong to the kitchen and pointed to the shelves on the stove full of bottles and cans.

"All kinds of seasonings for Chinese food are available."

"The refrigerator has all kinds of ingredients such as beef, chicken, sea fish, vegetables, etc., and the kitchen is left to you." After saying that, Joseph patted Wei Xiong on the shoulder, and turned to go out.

Leave Monica and the two servants behind.

Since that's all the way around, it's not impossible to cook a Chinese meal for the Josephs and their wife.

Wei Xiong smiled helplessly,

Then I opened the refrigerator and sure enough, it was full.

At this time, he was a little difficult, how many dishes should he make? He knows a lot of Chinese food, all of which are from all major cuisines, but now there are only a few dishes he can make.

Both Joseph and Catherine seem to be able to eat spicy food.

And then it has to be representative.

After thinking about it for a while, he drew up a menu in his mind, and then he got busy, and since he wanted to do it, he had to do it satisfactorily.

Otherwise, it's better not to do it.

So he put a lot of effort into it.

Make sure that every dish is made to look and smell the best.

Although there were nine dishes to be made, it was easy for Monica and the maid to work together, and it took a total of two hours for seven dishes to be baked.

At this time, Catherine also returned from work.

Looking at the full dining table, Catherine said with a smile on her face: "Although there is no Chinese food made by Wei, I can already smell the fragrance." ”

"You two can sit down."

Wei Xiong gestured to Joseph and Catherine at the table.

Then he gestured to Monica.

"Okay, tonight's Chinese dinner, now the feast." After the three of them sat down, Wei Xiong and the two servants uncovered the seven lids together.

Suddenly, nine delicacies with colors and flavors were presented in front of everyone.

"Is this really what you did?"

Joseph looked up and looked at Wei Xiong in surprise.

He has eaten Chinese food in some big hotels, not to mention how it tastes for the time being, just to talk about appearance, Wei Xiong's cooking will definitely not be worse than that of big hotels.

He knew that Wei Xiong was a good cook.

But I didn't expect 'good' to this extent.

"I use your kitchen." Wei Xiong smiled faintly, and the implication was - if you don't believe it, you can go to the kitchen and take a look yourself.

"Alright, let's go."

"I'll introduce you to these dishes while eating, they all have stories."

At this time, Joseph opened a bottle of red wine.

While it may seem a bit inappropriate to eat Chinese food with red wine, it's a family-style private party that no one cares about.

Joseph poured red wine for all four.

Then he raised his glass and said with a smile: "Before the official start, welcome Wei to come again, and thank him for making such a sumptuous dinner for us." ”

"Ding—"

The four goblets clamed together to make a crisp sound.

Then, dinner officially began.

It is worth mentioning that Joseph does not have chopsticks at home, so although he eats Chinese food tonight, the cutlery used by everyone is still knives and forks.

But even if there were chopsticks, I'm afraid Joseph and Catherine wouldn't be able to use them.

"It's great, I've never eaten this Chinese food, it's delicious." Catherine said excitedly as she chewed the fish in her mouth.

"It's called 'boiled fillet.'"

"Originally, I was supposed to use a freshwater fish called 'grass carp', but there was no grass carp in the kitchen, so I switched to sea bream, which seems to be pretty good."

The dish of boiled fish fillet was invented by a Sichuan chef in the early 80s.

That is, there is already one.

But it has not yet become popular, and no one knows about it abroad.

"It's called 'Fish-flavored shredded pork.'" Wei Xiong pointed to another dish next to the boiled fish fillet: "Don't look at the word 'fish' in his name." ”

"Actually, this dish has nothing to do with fish."

"Instead, use a variety of seasonings to bring out the flavor of the fish."

"Legend has it that a long time ago, there was a businessman in Sichuan, China, and their family loved to eat fish and was very particular about seasoning."

"So when they're cooking fish,"

"Put some green onions, ginger, garlic, wine, vinegar, soy sauce, kimchi and other seasonings to remove the smell and enhance the flavor.

"One night."

"When the hostess stir-fried another dish, in order not to waste the ingredients, she poured the leftover ingredients from the last time she cooked the fish into the pot and fried them together."

"At that time, she thought that this dish might not be delicious and difficult to explain to men."

"While she was in a daze, her husband came home from business."

"I don't know if it's because of hunger, or because I feel that this dish is special, my husband grabbed it with his hand and swallowed it in his mouth before he could start eating, and he couldn't wait to ask his wife what this dish was made of."

"When she was spitting and spitting, she unexpectedly found that her husband praised her again and again."

When her husband saw that she did not answer, he asked again, "What is it made of such a delicious meal?" and his wife told him about it again. ”

"So this fish-flavored shredded pork has been handed down like this."

"There's also this dish called 'Kung Pao Chicken'."

"This dish was created by Ding Baozhen, the governor of Sichuan during the Qing Dynasty of China, who is the equivalent of the governor of the United States, and he has a good knowledge of cooking."

"I like chicken and peanuts, especially spicy."

"When he was an official in Shandong, he once ordered the chef to improve a dish called 'Sauce Fried Chicken'."

"Later, when he was the governor of Sichuan, he popularized this dish and created a delicious dish made by stir-frying diced chicken, red pepper and peanuts."

"This delicacy was originally the Ding family's private dish."

"But then everyone became known and became known as Kung Pao Chicken."

"The so-called 'palace guard' is actually the honorary title of Ding Baozhen, Ding Baozhen has been an official in Sichuan for ten years, and he is very accomplished and honest."

"So the emperor of the Qing Dynasty at that time, in recognition of his merits, posthumously presented the 'Prince Taibao' after his death." The 'Crown Prince' is one of the 'Gong Bao'. ”

"In order to commemorate Ding Baozhen, the dish he invented was named 'Kung Pao Chicken'."

……

While eating, Wei Xiong introduced the origin and allusion of each dish, and Joseph, Catherine and Monica enjoyed a delicious Chinese meal while

I also took a lesson on Chinese food culture.

Two hours later,

Catherine put down the dishes, touched her belly, and said with a wry smile: "I ate more meat in this meal than I used to eat in a week." ”

"It looks like I'll only be able to eat vegetables and fruits next week."

Four people eat seven dishes that seems like a lot.

But as a result, all seven dishes have basically bottomed out.

At this time, Joseph also put down the dishes and leaned back in his chair, he was a big man who ate more than Catherine and Monica.

"I found that I thoroughly enjoyed Chinese food."

"It's a loss for the world that you don't go to be a chef."

"If I go to become a chef, it will be a loss to the world." Wei Xiong said with a smile. For a chef, he is most happy to have his work recognized.

Even though Wei Xiong is not a chef.

……

After chatting in the dining room, Wei Xiong and Joseph came to the living room.

"You seem to be interested in the high-tech industry?"

"I should say that I am not very interested in traditional industries, high-tech, which often means high profits, and compared to technology-intensive industries."

"The potential of the high-tech industry is even greater."

"I believe that the 90s and the future 21st century will be the century of technology."

"The speech I gave at the Chinese University in Hong Kong a few days ago should have been reported in the newspapers here, right?" Seeing Joseph make an affirmative expression, Wei Xiong continued:

"I'm a ...... Anyway, I think I should do something for my hometown. ”

"Do you understand?"

"Of course." Joseph shrugged his shoulders: "This is the sense of social responsibility that a successful person should have, and I personally agree with it." ”

"Your identity is a question, though."

"I don't mean to discriminate, but in the eyes of many Westerners, especially politicians, China is always a potential threat."

"And Hong Kong will return to China in the future."

"So ......"

"But now the United States needs China to counterbalance the Soviet Union, which can be regarded as a honeymoon period, which is why you were able to successfully acquire the British General Electric Company."

"Of course, the $20 billion you borrowed also played a very important role."

"Otherwise, the British would be reluctant to sell it."

"You mean it's going to be hard if I want to buy high-tech companies in the U.S.?" Wei Xiong frowned slightly, and said lightly.

"It's hard."

"But it also depends on what it is."

"If it's civilian, maybe there won't be too many restrictions, but if it involves military technology, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the parliament to approve it."

"It seems that the 30 billion deposited in the bank cannot be spent."

These Wei Xiong had already expected it, but they were not too disappointed.

"You can invest in some civilian aspects."

"I think there are still a lot of options."

"And, if it works properly, it's not impossible for you to invest in technologies that aren't too sophisticated and can be used for both military and civilian purposes."

Hearing this, Wei Xiong smiled slightly.

He understood what Joseph meant, and the so-called operation is nothing more than finding relationships.

In a country like the United States, where money is paramount,

It doesn't matter if it's really much worse.

Otherwise, there would be no saying in the United States that 'the Republican Party belongs to the Rockefeller family, and the Democratic Party belongs to the Morgan family.'"

However, the window is less than two years, and starting in 1989, the United States and its allies will impose a strict arms embargo on China.

At that time, I am afraid that even if he wants to invest in high-tech companies in Europe, it will be much more difficult.