Chapter 0599 - Temporary Intentions
After becoming the first lady, Bruni changed her previous indulgent image and moved towards elegance and modesty, and her experience as a model for many years also made it all go very smoothly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 infoPeople are gradually forgetting her past and comparing it to the legendary Princess Jacqueline Kennedy.
However, even if she becomes reserved, it is difficult to resist the charm in the bones of this "men-eater" (the title given to her by foreign media): attending the financial summit made Obama "kiss long", which caused Michelle to be very dissatisfied; visiting the United Kingdom, making Prime Minister Brown "forget to kiss" became the target of public criticism, and even looking back and smiling made the British guards sit on the ground. It's no wonder that the Daily Mail says "[Bruni] will receive the Star Award from the Swiss School for a curtsy that has gone by storm".
In 2008, her early nude photos were exposed, and they were auctioned by Christie's auction house for 20 times more than expected, fetching a sky-high price of 45,000 pounds. What is embarrassing is that the person who bought this photo turned out to be a Chinese collector. In 2009, the theft of hundreds of supposedly "extremely intimate" photographs of Bruni and her ex-husband was circulated in the media, which inevitably damaged the Sarkozy's public image.
With the first lady's instructions, many people came over to greet Zeng Cheng warmly. In the face of the warm greetings of so many people, Zeng Cheng seemed very calm, but the two sisters beside him were shocked when they suddenly found that their boss had suddenly become the focus of attention in the Palace of Versailles.
"Sister, is our annual salary a little lower?" Evelyn looked at the dignitaries who greeted Zeng Cheng, and said to her sister Blanche with a little regret.
Blanche glanced at her sister with some dissatisfaction, is this kind of thing easy to say and change? Although she also felt that Zeng Cheng's identity was not trivial, and it was possible that he was a wizard, but since everyone came out to mix, then he couldn't be untrustworthy, otherwise, it would be difficult to gain a foothold in the Tao.
Zeng Cheng seemed to hear the whispers of the two sisters, so he glanced back at Evelyn, and then said with a smile: "It's easy to get a raise, but the premise is that your job is worth my raise, work hard, little girl!"
Evelyn suddenly became a little angry, looked at Zeng Cheng and stammered, "Oh my God! You actually call me a little girl?!Is this how you talk to a hereditary earl?!"
Zeng Cheng shook his head and said: "For me, a little girl is a little girl, whether it is an earl, a duke, or even a queen, stripped of her clothes, in fact, it is the same." ”
Looking at the two sisters who were blushing a little by their bold words, Zeng Cheng smiled: "Well, maybe it should be a little different, and the smoothness of the skin should be different." ”
"Bastard!" the two sisters scolded in unison.
Zeng Cheng was not annoyed, but looked at the first lady of France who was still talking over there, and then said to the two sisters on a whim: "Can you find some secrets of Bruny's affairs?"
If you listen to this Chinese, you will probably be a little slanderous, after all, this beautiful ***** is already the mother of France, how can she not be so indecent in her private life, right? Zeng Cheng said that the mother of the country of France, it is really a bit excessive.
If the ambassador hears it, it is estimated that he must say Zeng Cheng's two sentences, such as what such words are not conducive to improving Sino-French relations. But what I heard him said was two little French girls, the romance of the French, this kind of thing is really not a big deal, especially Bruni has a very disgraceful record, and it is really not a difficult thing to find some of her black materials.
So Blanche replied, "There should be, right? ”
"Very good!" Zeng Cheng said to Blanche with great satisfaction, "This is the first task I gave you, which is to find out Bruni's black materials, as well as as the most detailed information, if you complete this task, there will be a bonus!"
After hearing this, the two sisters were a little tempted, this kind of work of inquiring about personal secrets was very in line with the nature of their previous work, and it can be said that they are familiar with the road.
It's just that it is very challenging to investigate the personal black materials of the first lady of France. But the two sisters also have something to rely on, after all, they are also nobles with the title of earl! This is very helpful for them to enter the circle of high society.
Zeng Cheng had this idea, and it was also a temporary idea after meeting Bruni, if he wanted to buy the Frenchman's Airbus plane, he should also keep a handle in his hand, this money must not be paid off at once, at least he must make an installment payment, so as not to be shoddy by them and deceive himself with second-hand goods. At that time, if any parameter does not meet the requirements of the product manual, Zeng Cheng has the right to request a deduction!
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Throughout the evening, Zeng Cheng was the focus of conversation. Although there were many nobles, royal families, and even royal families attending the dinner, as well as many business and political figures, among these half-aged so-called successful people, no one could shine a more dazzling bright spot than Zeng Cheng. Compared with Zeng Cheng, who is completely self-made, most people need to be ashamed to review their failed lives.
The head of the delegation is a vice minister of the Ministry of Commerce, surnamed Rong, who is in charge of international trade. Although it is only a vice minister, the position of the Ministry of Commerce is special, and this position can be regarded as hot, at least when China's economy still has to rely too much on imports and exports to drive GDP growth, this position is more important.
Vice Minister Rong was also very interested in Zeng Cheng, and the second elder briefly told him about Zeng Cheng, so he was more aware of Fan Wuxi's family situation, and he also knew his own situation.
There are not many individuals in the world who can directly spend two billion dollars to buy an airplane. Especially now that the global financial crisis is raging.
"Mr. Zeng, tomorrow will officially start negotiations with the French, although you are not a member of the negotiation team, but I always feel that you should give us a little advice on this negotiation. Vice Minister Rong said to Zeng Cheng with a straight face.
Zeng Cheng shook his head and refused: "I have always been a very simple businessman, and I really have nothing to say about this kind of national event." Vice Minister Rong probably thinks too highly of me. ”
How could Zeng Cheng point fingers at such a thing? This is very taboo. Although in some countries businessmen are often the invisible hand behind the government, and the big business groups are the baton of the goals of successive governments, in China this rule does not hold.
Zeng Cheng's ideal is to make more money and live comfortably, and he is not stupid enough to interfere in government affairs, but the problem mentioned by Vice Minister Rong is beyond the problem that a businessman should pay attention to, and he doesn't want to be involved in this kind of thing.
Although his future father-in-law was already a vice-ministerial-level official at this time and had some foundations, Zeng Cheng could not be involved in politics in an open way, and a bottom line he set for himself was to do business as he should.
You can build personal friendships with government officials, and you can also put yourself in the shoes of friends to give them some methods and advice, but it is very unwise to formally intervene in these areas of government affairs.
China has China's specific national conditions, and it is not suitable for this kind of thing where both the political and business worlds are mixed like fish in water. Otherwise, Shen Wansan, Hu Xueyan and others would not have lost in the end.
To do things in China, you must master an iron law, be a man, do your duty, don't go too far, and cross the line, which will not do you any good.
"It's always good to give some advice from a private standpoint, right?" Vice Minister Rong is also an old cadre, and after a little thought, he knew what Zeng Cheng was avoiding, so he asked in a low voice.
When he said this, he showed his attitude, and he really wanted to be close to Zeng Cheng, but Zeng Cheng was not good at dispelling people's enthusiasm all of a sudden, so he thought for a while and said: "Today's French government needs to get orders from China too much." ”
When Vice Minister Rong heard Zeng Cheng's words, he pondered for a while and understood what Zeng Cheng meant.
This has to start with the Sino-French relations in the last year or two.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France in 64 years, the relations between the two countries have generally developed smoothly. In the early 90s, Sino-French relations were seriously affected by the French government's approval of arms sales to Taiwan. On January 12, 1994, the two governments issued a joint communiqué in which the French side promised not to approve the participation of French companies in the armed bay, and bilateral relations returned to normal. Cooperation between the two countries in the political, economic, cultural, scientific, technological, and educational fields has been fruitful.
However, this situation changed dramatically in 2008.
In 2008, it was an eventful year for China, with the New Year's blizzard, the smashing and looting in Tibet, and the earthquake in May, which had upset the Chinese people, and at this time, French President Nicolas Sarkozy unexpectedly angered China, first claiming that he would not attend the Beijing Olympics, linking the Olympics to politics, but finally attending the Beijing Olympics. At the time of the annual China-EU summit, Sarkozy insisted on meeting with the monk in exile despite China's strong protests, and in his capacity as head of state of the European Union's rotating presidency. This is obviously ignoring China's vigorous opposition and brazenly interfering in China's internal affairs. (To be continued.) )