【Chapter 862】 Wealthy Background (Ask for Subscription!)
From Paris to New York, you only need to cross an Atlantic Ocean, which is not too much of a challenge for the Nini, which has a range of more than 10,000 kilometers.
JFK is the world's largest airport, with nine terminals, handling more than 23 million passengers in 2013, making it one of the busiest airports in the world. Because there are so many planes taking off and landing at the airport, after the 'Nini' arrives at JFK Airport, it can only wait in line obediently and wait for the signal from the tower.
While the 'Nini' circled over New York and waited for the landing order, Xiao Feng took a good time to look down on the world's largest super city!
It was the first time Xiao Feng had overlooked New York from the air, and the last time he arrived in New York on a freighter, he left in a hurry, and he really hadn't seen the city properly.
Since replacing London as the world's largest metropolis 100 years ago, New York's title as the 'center of the world' has never been lost, and the strong rise of cities such as Haizhou, Beiping, Tokyo and Xiangjiang still cannot shake New York's status.
It is still the financial center of the world, the best city to realize the 'American dream', and the place that all the world's elites collectively aspire to.
Political, ideological, and other differences aside, New York is indeed a great city!
'If you love him, send him to New York, because it is heaven, and if you hate him, send him to New York, because it is hell!'
Perhaps, this sentence best reflects the character of New York!
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Coming out of the airport passage, Xiao Feng saw little Morgan standing in the airport hall, there was no need to look for it at all, a few 'Matrix' standing there were the best markers.
The United States is proliferated with guns, and the firepower of some gangsters is even stronger than that of the armies of backward countries. Some wealthy people have become accustomed to hiring personal bodyguards, and even some wealthy families have their own security forces.
As far as Xiao Feng knows, there is a security company under the Morgan family, and the retired personnel from the special forces such as Delta form the backbone of the important people who defend the Morgan family.
At this point, Xiao Feng has begun to learn from the Morgan family. A security company was set up in the name of Yi 'Dream Ranch', and most of the staff were retired officers and soldiers of the Chinese Army. Of course, these special personnel still encountered some trouble when they entered the United States, after all, the American government is not vegetarian, and it is very clear about the origin of these security personnel.
In the end, it was the huge financial resources of the 'Jinghu Group' and the huge connections of the Morgan family and the Walton family that cleared all obstacles and allowed Xiao Feng to successfully form a security company.
Now, Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao are basically a team of 6 people, and the security force implements 24-hour escort, if you add children and the elderly. The security forces need to be further strengthened.
The increase in security forces and assistant candidates is also an important reason why Xiao Feng decided to purchase large aircraft, after all, many things cannot be compromised.
After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, little Morgan took Xiao Feng and his wife to board the convoy that was already waiting at the airport gate, and as for Dai Bin and others, naturally there were other members of the Morgan family to receive them.
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If you look down from the air, the tall buildings of Manhattan give Xiao Feng a different kind of beauty, but when the convoy drives into the streets of Manhattan. New York gave Xiao Feng a special welcome ceremony.
Traffic!
I have experienced the traffic jams in Haizhou and Beiping, and when I encountered the world-famous Manhattan traffic jams. Also with interest.
Whether it is the amount of wealth or the difference in status, everyone is equal in the face of traffic jams!
In endless traffic, you don't get to be faster just because you're a huge Rolls-Royce team, and you don't get preferential treatment just because you're a billionaire!
Xiao Feng looked through the bulletproof glass with light on one side and saw that a black taxi driver was not irritated by the traffic jam, but was dancing and humming in the driver's seat. Occasionally, he poked his head out and scolded. However, the two Tianzhu people sitting in the back seat, perhaps because they came to New York for the first time, were a little overwhelmed by the traffic jam, and their foreheads were sweating.
A small traffic jam can reflect the completely different mentalities of the two races towards life. It's also a lot of fun!
On a whim, Xiao Feng lowered the window and chatted with this cheerful and optimistic black driver!
Seeing the window of the black Rolls-Royce lowered, the black driver was not surprised, and greeted Xiao Feng with a calm demeanor.
'Hey, did this gentleman feel the warmth of New York?'
"I feel your optimism and enthusiasm!" Xiao Feng smiled and said, "In traffic jams, maintaining enough vitality is always an enviable emotion!"
According to the information that Xiao Feng has, taxi drivers are representatives of the middle and low-income classes in New York, with high work intensity, long hours, poor welfare benefits, and certain dangers. In the face of the desperate long queue in Manhattan, if it was replaced by a driver from Huaxia, he would have honked his horn wildly and cursed his mother.
But this driver made Xiao Feng feel a positive and optimistic attitude towards life, this kind of sunshine from the bones of the African wilderness, will not change because of life in New York.
"A big man like you naturally won't understand our bitter mood!" The black driver looked at Xiao Feng, laughed out two rows of white teeth, and said, "This is New York!"
Even in the face of the guests of the Rolls-Royce team, the black driver still did not have much inferiority complex, and introduced the interesting facts of Manhattan's traffic jam to Xiao Feng. Perhaps this kind of experience, which he has never experienced in his career, will become the best conversation point for him to chat with his peers in the future!
The two Tianzhu people sitting in the back seat looked at the good interaction between Xiao Feng and the black driver with complicated expressions, for them who had just arrived in the United States, everything here was so strange and full of daunting factors.
There has always been a natural competitive relationship between the Chinese and the Tianzhu people, especially in the field of scientific research in the United States, and the Chinese scientists and Tianzhu scientists are the two largest non-American groups.
These two Tianzhu scholars, who had just 'escaped' from the University of New Delhi, encountered the characteristic traffic jam of New York at the first moment of getting off the plane, and met the ordinary Chinese people with obviously different statuses.
Over the years, the competition between Huaxia and Tianzhu has become more and more intense, but the development trend of Huaxia's ultra-high speed has made the competition between the two sides lose a lot of meaning. I heard what some of my compatriots in the United States said. At present, the status of the Chinese people in the United States is much higher than that of the Tianzhu people, and now seeing such an ultra-luxury team in Manhattan undoubtedly confirms this statement!
"Dude, if you have a chance to go to Montana's 'Dream Ranch', you must come to me!" Seeing that the long queue of traffic in front of him began to move, Xiao Feng was excited. He pulled out a business card and handed it to Obus, the black driver.
"You may not need it, but call me when you need a taxi in New York!" Abbas handed over a card from Xiao Feng's business card, which was a work of art.
In the midst of the endless traffic jam in New York, two young people of different skin colors and identities exchange business cards, which is also part of the adventure in New York.
Little Morgan, who was in the car behind, saw Xiao Feng's actions, but he didn't say anything, after all, this was Xiao Feng's freedom. Even if he is a little dismissive of colored people in his heart, he will not show anything in front of the public, especially Xiao Feng and others.
The convoy has been weaving through the tall buildings of Manhattan. It was not until I reached the Central Park that I turned onto a quiet road and finally stopped at the gate of a manor full of historical imprints.
Adjacent to the tree-lined Central Park, the land is at a premium, and most of the families who were able to build their estates here were traditional American families who started in the 19th century.
Although those seemingly difficult and obscure family symbols are tantamount to heavenly books for ordinary people, as Xiao Feng, who has studied the history of the major wealthy families in the United States, it is easy to recognize those families who have called for wind and rain in the United States and even the world economy.
Although the development of the new economy after World War II has made the proportion of wealth controlled by these traditional wealthy families no longer as large as before. But the heritage accumulated over hundreds of years still gives them a wide range of influence.
Take the Morgan family, for example, although they are no longer in the glory of the Morgan Jr. era. Even the Morgan Bank, which once controlled the economy of America and Europe, is no longer under the control of their family. However, both in the United States and in the world economy, the Morgan family still has great respect, and the wealth they control is not as thin as it seems.
Otherwise, at the age of 32, how could George Morgan be able to serve as senior vice president of Gulfstream Aerospace, the world's largest business jet manufacturer. Rao is a former MBA from Harvard Business School. Nor is it impossible to do this at such an age.
Since deciding to come to the United States to invest, Xiao Feng knows that he will definitely intersect with the top wealthy families in the United States, so he spends a certain amount of effort to investigate the context of the characters, which is also the meaning of the question.
The reason why Xiao Feng became friendly with George Morgan was that he naturally knew that he was the third-generation elite of the Morgan family. The person most likely to take charge of the family after 100 years of Thomas Morgan.
Entering the manor, whether it is the well-manicured gardening or the sculptures full of historical vicissitudes, it is all a sign that this is a wealthy family with a long history and good traditions.
In contrast, although the Xiao family has a longer history than the Morgan family, due to special historical reasons, pomp and circumstance have long lost their tradition. It is in the past two years that the rise of the 'Jinghu Group' and the relaxation of the domestic environment have allowed the Xiao family to gradually restore its former glory.
Thomas Morgan stood on the steps to greet Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao, giving Xiao Feng enough face, but also flattering Xiao Feng.
Don't look at this old man who is already a candle in the wind, public opinion is not obvious in front of the public, but Xiao Feng knows that it is this old man who supported the many industries of the Morgan family after World War II, making it more energetic in the new economic era.
Thomas's grandfather was the famous little Morgan, and now George is called 'Little Morgan' is also the first thing the old man mentioned, which shows the old man's heavy expectations for George.
"Letting the old gentleman go out to greet him really makes the juniors honestly afraid!" Xiao Feng's posture was very low, showing enough respect to Thomas.
Putting aside Thomas's achievements in business and finance, just because he is the same age as Mrs. Xiao, it is normal for Xiao Feng's posture to be lowered.
"Xiaoyou, your investment development in the past few years is quite amazing, George can know you, it's really a lucky thing!" Even though the Morgan family can control a wealth of hundreds of billions of dollars, Thomas still maintains a lot of respect in the face of a super-rich man who has a net worth of $20 billion in just five years.
After greeting for a while, Xiao Feng handed Thomas two bottles of century-old wine from Xiao's Wine Cellar and two bottles of 'Space Wine', which are also the most characteristic gifts of Ginkgo Village.
Xiao Feng also racked his brains before setting the gift on these two things, which can not only reflect the long history of the Xiao family, but also use red wine to bring the relationship between each other closer.
is completely different from the situation where Chinese people like to excuse and taboo, Thomas readily accepted Xiao Feng's gift and happily asked about various situations.
Thomas was amazed to learn that the two bottles were aged in the late 19th century and had been stored in cellars deep in the mountainside for more than 100 years before they were rediscovered.
For the United States, which has only been founded for more than 200 years, a few decades of history is already a long time, and these two bottles of fine wine spanning three centuries can already be regarded as antiques.
After the introduction of the two bottles of aging, the two bottles of 'Space Wine' are naturally the object of Thomas's considerable attention, after all, those who know the 'Jinghu Group' know that 'Xiao's Wine' is an important carrier for the 'Jinghu Group' to open up the international market.
As for 'Jinghu Beef', although it is very popular in the market for high-end organic ingredients, the impact is not too big because the production is too low!
Only the 'Xiao wine', which sells for more than 1,000 euros, has become a hot object in the world red wine market with its unique taste and stable production.
After learning that these two bottles of wine are the top products of 'Xiao's Winery' and cannot be bought in the market, Thomas is naturally very happy and feels that this is the most precious gift!
That night, Thomas and some important members of the Morgan family hosted a banquet in the manor to entertain Xiao Feng, which gave Xiao Feng a very high treatment, even the president of the United States may not be able to enjoy such a level of reception.
During the banquet, Xiao Feng's erudition and humor and Xu Mengyao's elegance impressed the members of the Morgan family, and for the Morgan family, which has always pursued the 'elite system', Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao, who are obviously from a well-established family, are often more likely to be recognized by them.
For Xiao Feng and Xu Mengyao, in-depth contact with the elites of the Morgan family can realize the heritage of these wealthy families, which is exactly the direction that the Xiao family is working toward......s!
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