Chapter 296: Lobbyist

The detention of Lu Tianyi and others did not affect Fang Mingyuan's travel in Edinburgh.

Compared with the crowded tourist areas in China, tourism in Scotland is more of a spiritual enjoyment.

In the past few days, Fang Mingyuan and his team have visited St. Luthe's Park, St. Elithe's Cathedral, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, as well as Hardington, Gifford, and Damba, the most famous holiday and fishing resort on the east coast of England thirty miles from Edinburgh. It's just that winter is actually not a good season for visiting Scotland, and for a few days, it is more than two-thirds of the days, and Edinburgh is either a yin day, or the weather is rainy and snowy. However, this satisfied Fang Mingyuan's wish to appreciate the exotic customs.

During their time in Danba, they lived in a villa provided by a director of the British Petroleum Company named Ludepu, although Fang Mingyuan was not uncommon. However, the director of the British Petroleum Company took the initiative to mention it, and released enough sincerity - he flew back to Scotland from London, and personally greeted Fang Mingyuan and his party on the road leading from Danba to Edinburgh, and Fang Mingyuan naturally owed the other party's kindness.

Outside the villa, rain and snow were falling, and the white winter clothes of the distant earth had not yet faded, and they were covered with a new layer of clothing.

However, the villa is as warm as spring, and the atmosphere of spring is everywhere.

"Dear Fang, it's really not the right time for you to come, if it's May and June, although it is sometimes rainy in Edinburgh, the climate is the most pleasant, the average temperature is between 16-20°C, and it is the most comfortable season of the year. And it is the most beautiful time of year in Edinburgh, with all kinds of purple flowers and plants blooming all over the mountains. It can be said that both indoor and outdoor can bring tourists a feeling of relaxation and comfort. The pot-bellied director Ludepu said as he picked up a cigar and handed it to Fang Mingyuan.

Fang Mingyuan smiled and waved his hand, in his past and present lives, he still couldn't get used to the taste of cigar smoke.

When Ludep lit it for himself, a rich aroma immediately diffused in the room.

"If you're coming in July or August, that's fine, because Edinburgh has the best weather in those two months of the year, with long days and sunny days, with an average temperature of 25-30°C. Although the weather is a little hotter, it rarely rains, making it a great place to travel. And in August, there is the Edinburgh International Festival, which will be crowded with visitors from all over Shijie. Is it winter......" Ludepp shrugged and said no more.

"Director Luther, if you want to see people, I think I've seen enough in China!" Fang Mingyuan casually picked up a grape from the table, recorded the skin and put it in his mouth, and said, "Although Edinburgh is colder now, it also has an alternative beauty!"

Ludepu was stunned for a moment, and then Lu Chuzi smiled sincerely: "Dear Fang, if you are not deliberately flattering me, then for your words, we should have a drink!" Fang Mingyuan couldn't help but look at him with some surprise, Ludepu smiled and said: "I am a Scottishman, Edinburgh is my hometown!, , Fang Mingyuan couldn't help but suddenly realize, anyone who hears a foreigner praise his hometown, the city feels heartfelt happy, although Ludpool is a director of British Petroleum, but he is also a person, naturally he is not exempt from vulgarity.

Fang Mingyuan looked at the table, except for black tea and coffee, there didn't seem to be a more suitable tool for a drink. Not far away, there was a wine cabinet full of Scotch whisky, but Fang Mingyuan was not interested in taking it.

Fang Mingyuan stretched out his hand to pick up the black tea and motioned to Ludepu, who couldn't help but laugh and said, "Fang, you can always be one step ahead!" Compared with tea, although the taste of brown is stronger, it is not suitable for drinking it all. Fang Mingyuan smiled but didn't say anything, just drank the black tea in the cup. Ludepp had no choice but to pick up the coffee on the table and drink it with his head up.

"Fang, I came to you this time to ask you a question!" Ludep put down his coffee cup and said.

"Please speak!" Fang Mingyuan also restrained his smile, put down Erlang Tui, and said with a snort. Ludepu's request was actually not unexpected, if there was no reason, how could Ludep fly back from London specifically for the sake of a stranger he had never met.

"Is there a market for Scotch whisky in China in the future, and if there is, how big will it be?" said Ludpool solemnly.

Fang Mingyuan was stunned for a moment before he replied: "Director Lude, to your question, I can only say that for now, it is not a good time for Scotch whisky to fully enter the Chinese market.

Maybe in another ten or eight years, I think it will be more appropriate for Scotch whisky to enter the Chinese market in a big way. Haha, for most Chinese people, the price of your Scotch whisky is a bit too expensive!"

Ludep shrugged helplessly and said, "Fang, I think you also know that this is mainly due to the exchange rate between your country's currency and the British list, as well as the result of your country's high import tariffs.

Personally, I don't think Scotch whisky is actually the most expensive drink in the shijie market. Fang Mingyuan listened noncommittally, Ludepu Weishenme would ask about the future of Scotch whisky in China, but it was reasonable, because Ludep himself was the big owner of several traditional distilleries in Scotland! And it is said that in Europe, his whisky is still quite popular and can bring him a lot of profits every year.

"Dear Fang, if I plan to ask you to act as the agent of the sales of my whisky brand in the Chinese market, I don't know if you are willing?" said Ludpool suddenly.

"Huh?" Fang Mingyuan put down the fruit in his hand and asked with a smile, "Director Luther, how could you think of asking me to take care of your products on behalf of you?

In Europe, there has always been a shortage of demand!" Ludget waved his hand and said with a smile: "What should not be in demand, just coax the layman! The whisky market in Europe is now becoming more and more saturated, and if we do not open up new markets as soon as possible, perhaps in ten years, whisky sales will come to a standstill."

At that time, it will be too late to start developing new markets! As for Weishenme's selection of you, don't you understand it yourself?"

Carrefour Group is now the largest supermarket chain in China, and its stores have been widely used in first- and second-tier cities across the country. Although Wal-Mart Group in the United States and Europe have entered the Chinese market, at present, they are far from posing a substantial threat to the position of Carrefour Group's supermarket chain in China! In addition, Carrefour Group has always been a model of honest and law-abiding local enterprises in the minds of Chinese people, and the quality of goods in the supermarket is quite reassuring.

Fang Mingyuan smiled and said: "Director Lude, are you giving me a big profit?" Although the current annual consumption of Scotch whisky in China is actually not large, with the growth of the economy, the inexhaustible increase in the income level of Chinese people, and the crazy growth of public consumption in the future, the annual sales of Scotch whisky in China are still extremely considerable. As a result, the total population of China spans the whole of Europe, and even if only one percent of the population consumes, its total population is not inferior to that of Europe. As the acting general agent of the Chinese market, Carrefour Group can naturally get the most considerable profit retention.

"I appreciate what you Chinese people said, a win-win situation can have a long-term cooperation!" Ludepu Haha smiled and said, "So, you agree?"

"Director Lude has offered such generous conditions, I am naturally respectful rather than obeying!" Fang Mingyuan shook hands with Ludepu and said happily, "Haha, if I can get this promise from you, it will not be in vain for me to fly back from London!" Ludepu's round face smiled like a Maitreya Buddha sitting high in the temple, it can only be a white version, "Actually, I rushed back this time, not only for the charge d'affaires of whiskey in China, but also for the fact that I was entrusted to be an introducer and wanted to introduce a friend to Fang." "Huh?" Fang Mingyuan's eyebrows raised slightly, and he asked with a smile, "I don't know who Director Lude wants to introduce to me?"

Ludepu took out his mobile phone, dialed a number, said it briefly twice, and hung up again. "Fang, Philip is my friend, I owe him a favor in the past, so I had to be this introducer. No matter what the final result of your meeting with him is, I hope it will not affect the cooperation between us!" Fang Mingyuan smiled noncommittally.

The door opened silently, and a middle-aged Englishman with gray hair walked in, led by Ludep's servant. "Fang, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Philip George Rhodes Bangkok, the deputy general manager of the British Safrey Import and Export Company. Mr. Philip, this is the Mingyuan you are looking for. Ludepool stood up and introduced the two sides.

Philip smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Fang, it's a pleasure to get to know you!" Fang Mingyuan lightly stretched out his hand to shake him and said, "Mr. Philip, I hope you bring me good news, I don't want me to be in a good mood now, and get bad because of unpleasant things." Although there was no change in Philip's face, Fang Mingyuan noticed a trace of trepidation in his eyes, obviously, he didn't expect that even with Lu Depu's introduction, Fang Mingyuan's attitude was still so cold. !。