(Although it is the foreshadowing before the **, the fifth is still done in one go, writing passion, asking for support, asking for monthly tickets, and asking for rewards!) ）

"Sunset Sunset" is not a masterpiece, but a posthumous work hastily sketched by a court painter before the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ，

But the Habsburgs kept the painting a treasure.

The reason is simple.

This is to remind the younger generations of the family that the glory cannot continue indefinitely, but the darkness is not terrible, and the dawn will come after all.

It's just a pity that even Fritz, the most prominent son of the family, has never seriously looked at this oil painting, on the contrary, this young Chinese saw the deep meaning at first glance.

If it weren't for Zhang Chen's special status, Rudolph even wanted to recruit him into the family, Easterners have a very different wisdom from Westerners, and they are smarter.

From Zhang Chen, Rudolph saw the hope of a prosperous family, but unfortunately, this young Chinese also had his own surname.

Not Habsburg.

It's the Zhang family!

Zhangjia of Baihu Bay.

The Chinese name was a little difficult for him to pronounce, but Rudolph knew that in the near future, it would become the darling of governments around the world, just as Europeans once loved and hated Roche.

"This is an oil painting that our family has kept for nearly a century, you Chinese do not paint oil paintings, although the afterglow of the setting sun is bright, but what awaits it is darkness, and the first person you will understand to welcome the darkness after just one look will be the dawn person."

Give this painting to you, as the friendship of the Habsburgs! ”

After speaking.

Rudolph turned his head to look at Zhang Chen. The look in his eyes didn't seem to be fake.

At this moment, Chen Xi and Catherine had already left the living room and didn't know where to go, Zhang Chen would not worry about what the Habsburgs would do to Chen Xi.

And the young man named Fritz seemed to be extremely jealous of Rudolph. After going upstairs, he sat there quietly without saying a word, and the expression on his face was not abnormal at all.

It wasn't until Rudolph said this. Only from the corner of Zhang Chen's eyes did he see a trace of change on his face.

Apparently.

This was not a pre-arranged decision, but most likely a heartfelt decision by Rudolph.

It's just that I don't want to accept this gift.

Zhang Chen hesitated.

Westerners giving gifts on such formal occasions are not as simple as Chinese, and Rudolph is giving the painting to himself in the name of Habsburg, which is very different from his personal name.

This idea only flashed in Zhang Chen's mind.

In fact, at this moment, what he was thinking about was why Rudolph didn't give me that pair of blue and white porcelain!

It's really a foreign old man who picks the door.

"Then thank you, Mr. Rudolph, for the Habsburg friendship. I think I'm still the first among the Chinese. ”

“no!”

"Huh?"

Zhang Chen was stunned by the word in Rudolph's mouth.

Wouldn't this old man say a few nice words?

"Zhang, you are not the first Chinese to receive Habsburg friendship, but the second, in our family records, there was a very outstanding Chinese who also received the friendship of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor."

Zhang Chen was really completely stunned this time.

Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire?

This must be at least before the First World War, when Chinese will come to Europe and still see the Austro-Hungarian emperor?

“~~”

Rudolph didn't let Zhang Chen guess by himself, but said a name that Zhang Chen was familiar with.

It's him!

It turned out to be him!

Zhang Chen was faintly surprised in his heart, but it was just that, these secrets that had been buried in the long river of history with the loss of time. There is no longer any value in existence.

Maybe he will become a legend when he examines history in the future, but it has little to do with his immediate problems.

"Tea or coffee?"

When the Habsburg servant walked upstairs with a delicate silver platter, Rudolph asked Zhang Chen.

"Tea, thank you!"

The middle-aged butler was extremely skilled in making tea. Zhang Chen even wondered if he had been specially trained professionally, and even he didn't know about these tedious crafts.

Despite the love of tea.

But in the words of the old secretary Huang Yuecheng, it is called cow chewing peony. It's not a product, it's a cow drink.

The fragrance of tea is overflowing.

"This is the Chinese tea that our family treasured many years ago. I don't think there will be a second one in the world, you can try it. ”

Zhang Chen didn't hear the meaning of Rudolph's words.

"Thank you!"

Tea in the throat. There is a residual fragrance of tea between his lips and teeth, which is indeed a good tea, but Zhang Chen does not know that these tea leaves have been treasured for many years by very special means.

It stands to reason that tea is as fresh as possible, and it will spoil over time, but the Habsburgs have envied the conditions for storing these things.

"I think there's a lot of people out there looking for you right now, Zhang!"

"Monsieur Rudolph, there are many people looking for me, but few are able to gain my friendship, at least the French will not be welcome with me."

Zhang Chen's opinion of the French government is not just that they directly rejected Chinese standards at the meeting.

As a major European country, although its position in the EU is not as strong as that of Germany, the French government's behavior this time has directly led to the EU's rejection of the Chinese market.

This is not a good thing for MSI Technology Group, and it will infinitely increase the difficulty for MSI Technology to enter the European market.

And, most importantly, on the heels of the French anti-water, several countries, such as Britain and Finland, a small Nordic country, followed suit with the same rhetoric.

On the contrary, the U.S. government, which has always rejected China, did not make any remarks against China, but instead expressed support for MSI Technology, although it is insignificant, but the influence of the United States is there, which can be regarded as a surprise.

Public opinion in China is now almost overwhelmingly in favor of the government and MSI Technology Group, but this is not enough to make Zhang Chen feel relieved.

He wanted more than that.

The French will have to pay for it, as well as the Nokia and Japanese consortiums that stand behind the Sony Ericsson group.

The reason why Zhang Chen accepted the friendship of the Habsburgs was because of this.

MSI Technology Group has great potential, but it has no support in Europe, and although the Habsburgs have declined in Europe, the hundred-legged insect is still extremely influential and restraining certain hidden interest groups.

It's just that Zhang Chen also understands.

He is afraid that he will have to pay enough price before the other party will give him what he wants.

"Mr. Rudolph, I'm curious why you came to me, I think in Europe, there will be many people who can meet your conditions, and I'm a Chinese, you know, in China, the Habsburgs don't have any advantages."

Zhang Chen's words were blunt and did not leave any room for the other party.

Talk about business!

It is to get enough benefits at the lowest cost.

"Zhang, the Habsburgs have never lacked friends, but we prefer to make new friends, and besides, I don't like the French, at least not very much now, that's what we have in common, right?"

Zhang Chen didn't speak.

I took a sip of tea.

He understood what Rudolph meant.

But he was not sure to what extent the Habsburgs could influence the matter.

East and West join forces?

Rudolph: This is learning from the Chinese.

Western democratic governments will try to contain their aristocracy, and the Habsburgs are trying to provoke Western spheres of influence and find partners in China to transcend this circle.

Is it feasible or not?

Zhang Chen's mind was already running hard.

It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge.

If the French dared to do this, they themselves could not unite with the Habsburgs.

Leverage strength?

Seems like a good idea! (To be continued.) )

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