Chapter 0598 Attending the French State Banquet
In the midst of the music, Zeng Cheng raised his knife and fork, and then asked Blanche, "Should I praise the chef?"
The French are more romantic, and put on some relaxing music when eating, which makes the mood better and the food comfortable. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In fact, many musicians in Europe before the nineteenth century were in the service of the princes and nobles, and their main job was to play the right music when they were eating or sleeping, so that they could have a good appetite or sleep more soundly.
"Why do you say that?" Blanche asked curiously.
Zeng Cheng replied: "I used to hear that the French like to praise the chef when they eat, the British pay attention to etiquette when they eat, and the Germans like to eat happily. I wonder if this tradition still exists?"
Evelyn preemptively said: "This is exempt, anyway, they can't understand what you say, they only speak French." ”
Then Evelyn looked at Zeng Cheng and said to him: "Please, when eating Western food, you should hold a knife in your right hand and a fork in your left hand, you have confused this order." ”
Zeng Cheng replied indifferently: "This is normal, I am a left-hander, and I am used to being the opposite of you." ”
It should be said that the nutrition of these things on the table is very sufficient, but the taste can be described by the four words "difficult to swallow".
It's no wonder that someone said before that Japanese people pay attention to form in their meals, so their cuisine is exquisite. Westerners eat nutritious, so they have big noses. Only Chinese pay attention to taste when eating, so the tongue is very sensitive and can speak the unique language of Chinese.
At this time, Zeng Chengcai deeply realized what kind of life normal French people lived, which was simply a slash-and-burn cultivation of Ru Mao! Although they have developed a certain degree of industrial civilization, when it comes to treating themselves well, the gap with the Chinese is too big.
Zeng Cheng, who had eaten a few bites of half-cooked food, finally put forward his idea to the two sisters, Blanche and Evelyn, very tactfully: "If I use your kitchen to cook a few Chinese dishes to express my gratitude, I wonder if you and your chef will feel mind?"
After the two sisters studied it, Blanche replied to Zeng Cheng: "Although there is something wrong, we are also very interested in Chinese food." ”
So Zeng Cheng went into the kitchen of Blanche's house, fortunately, there was everything he needed, there were pots, bowls, knives, gas stoves, and a lot of spices, and he even found soy sauce and vinegar made in China, but they were untouched, I really don't know what they bought them for.
Half an hour later, Blanche and Evelyn, as well as her cooks and servants, were like wolves that had been hungry for more than ten days, sweeping away the dozen or so dishes that Zeng Cheng had fried, and were licking the bottom of the empty plate with their tongues, obviously not ready to let go of the soup at all.
Zeng Cheng was not surprised by this scene at all. In order to avoid revealing his secrets, Zeng Cheng used the dishes of the Earl's sisters to make these dishes, but the water used to cook the dishes was taken from the water of the aura in the Baicao space. At the same time, he also put a lot of ingredients he brought in the dishes, all of which were unique to Zeng Cheng.
"Oh God! your Chinese dishes are even more difficult to resist than the devil's temptations!" said a cook full of pain, "Starting tomorrow, I will learn how to make Chinese cuisine!"
Zeng Cheng confidently said to the two sisters: "How about it? Follow me, you can eat well!"
At this time, he finally put forward his request, which is to let the two sisters become his subordinates and do things for themselves.
The talents of the two sisters can be seen, and they are very suitable for some intelligence work, even if they don't plan to use them to enter the house, they can also use their aristocratic status to enter some high-level places that ordinary people can't enter, and get some sensitive information.
The French are the most incapable nationals, and as long as there is enough temptation, national defense secrets can be sold, not to mention some information that is conducive to their own entry into the European business world?
What Zeng Cheng hopes now is how many planes he can get from Airbus for two billion US dollars. If the French had a bottom line, he wanted to know where that line was.
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After eating the traditional dinner of the nobility at Blanche's house, Zeng Cheng didn't have any thoughts about the banquet in the evening. It's just that the embassy repeatedly asked, and he had to deal with it, and by the way, he also got to know the French dignitaries.
After all, generally speaking, with such a large-scale purchase of customers, there will be a certain amount of purchasing power in the future, in order to develop a long-term relationship, it is necessary to strengthen the relationship appropriately.
"Sister, why should we work for him? Is it just for the two million dollars a year?" Evelyn, who was dressed in a black evening dress, pulled her skirt that was a little down, and said to her sister Blanche with some complaints.
Blanche was wearing a red evening dress, the style was the same as her sister's, if the two swapped places, I believe it would be difficult for outsiders to tell which was the sister and which was the younger sister.
Blanche looked at her twin sister and nodded, "At least this is our first official job, two million dollars each, and we have a little money left over in addition to our daily expenses." ”
The dinner was held at the Palace of Versailles, which shows how much attention the French government attaches to this business negotiation. There are also a lot of people who attend the dinner event, for example, in addition to French dignitaries, there are also some foreign envoys and business bigwigs, and there are also many people like their children, all in all, the hall is full of handsome men and beautiful women, which makes people feel that this place is really luxurious to the extreme.
Everywhere Zeng Cheng's eyes looked, there was a shining light, and the reason why this was the case was mainly because the men couldn't arouse his interest.
The executives of Xianyuan Airlines and Zeng Cheng formed a small group, and the two sisters, Blanche and Evelyn, accompanied Zeng Cheng one by the left and one right, not leaving an inch, but the image of the two people was a little weird. Although they wore evening dresses, Zeng Cheng asked them to wear wide sunglasses, which are the type of sunglasses used only by agents, so they are very eye-catching.
But as soon as these people saw Zeng Cheng's Chinese face, as well as his pomp and circumstance, and the young and fearful age, not many people dared to come forward to greet him.
"Who is this person, and how does he look so unstoppable?" many people are secretly asking about this maverick Chinese young man.
Hearing everyone's discussions, Du Boshan couldn't help but say to Sun Qingshu beside him: "The boss is very good at creating gimmicks. ”
"I was surprised that he was suddenly no longer keeping a low profile. Sun Qingshu shrugged his shoulders and said.
Du Boshan replied: "Because the foundation of his career has become a scale now, there is no need to pretend to be a grandson anymore." ”
Sun Qingshu thought about it, it was really like this, Zeng Cheng was relatively low-key in China earlier, because it was too easy for him to make money, and he was worried about being coveted, so he kept a low profile.
And now, Zeng Cheng's various careers have been on the right track, and he has even appeared on the Forbes Global Rich List, so there is no need to pay attention to any mystery and low-key. With such a big thing coming out, coupled with this $2 billion aircraft purchase order, it is impossible to remain mysterious. It's better to show off your face generously, and you can also calm many people.
At least at this moment, the foreigners in the hall were a little intimidated by Zeng Cheng's demeanor and began to study his origins.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was also present with his wife, Carla Bruni. I was also a little surprised when I saw Zeng Cheng, but obviously their intelligence source was faster. Within a few minutes, someone whispered to them, and while looking at Zeng Cheng, both of them showed expressions of sudden realization.
"This is a very important guest, and he is also the main guest of our banquet tonight, so you must receive it well. The First Lady instructed the French officer in charge of the banquet.
Zeng Cheng also paid attention to this glamorous French first lady, mainly because this first lady's fame was far and wide, and Zeng Cheng in his previous life had heard of it. Now that I am fortunate to meet it, I naturally have to pay attention to it.
It is said that the French first lady, who is a model, singer, actor, musician and other identities, was born in an Italian wealthy family, but don't think that this first lady is a lady.
It is said, it is just said that the first lady does not fall in love casually, but she talks very casually, and was even once described by the public as a "femme fatale" or "too debauched".
From Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, France's number one actor Vincent Perret, "King of the Blues" Eric Clapton, real estate tycoon Donald Trump to former French Deputy Prime Minister Laurent Fabius, she is associated with all kinds of bigwigs.
And the "unethical love" with the French publisher Jean-Paul Ontooun and his son can be said to be the most criticized "black history" after she became the first lady. While living with Ontoou, Bruni fell in love with his son, the philosopher Raphael, who was 10 years her junior, and Raphael was still a married man. Soon after, Raphael divorced his wife and married Bruni, but the marriage did not last long, and the man considered her "unfaithful to the relationship".
But even this is difficult to resist the men who follow her forward, and even Sarkozy compares her to a "Rolex", believing that getting her "is a symbol of status and ability". (To be continued.) )