Chapter 242 Trade Union Bosses
Afram. Moraes, president of the National Chamber of Labor of Greece, is a middle-aged man in his forties who is large, dark-skinned, bearded, and often wears a T-shirt with a round neck, intentionally or unintentionally revealing a red neck, which is the mark left by years of exposure to the sun, and he uses this way to tell everyone that he comes from the peasant class.
Christodor. Samaris, a middle-aged man who looks to be in his thirties, has a completely different image from the scruffy Morath. He was a lawyer, often dressed in a well-groomed suit, with meticulously groomed hair, a shaved face, not a single hawthorn, and a pair of rimless eyes, sharp and alert, which was not an easy guy to deal with. He is currently the president of the Greek National Association of Public Servants, and because he helps civil servants defend their rights and interests everywhere, he has won the support of the civil service class and has been elected to the position of president of the trade union.
These two unions are currently the largest in Greece, with a staggering 2 million members, accounting for half of the total population of Greece.
In addition to the two of them, there was also a president of the union, the president of the Greek Tourism Association, Georges. Lopoulos, the president of the union, who was noticeably much older than the other two, was already half-white. Unlike the other two's attire, Georges. Lopoulos was dressed in casual clothes, and after entering the suite, he just said hello to Zhong Shi and the others, then took out a cigar and leisurely swallowed the clouds, and the whole room was filled with the smell of cigars for a long time.
Phaedra. Gail also came, acting as a translator for both parties, and partly believing Bell Stone's rhetoric, and deciding to get involved just in case.
"You're the one who just wants to see us?"
Afram. Moras stomped on his legs and buried his whole body in a fancy sofa chair as he munched on the apples provided by the hotel. While looking at Zhong Shi and Jiang Shan frequently with disdainful eyes, he said vaguely, "I don't seem to know the two of you." If you have something to say, let go of a fart quickly, Lao Tzu doesn't have so much time to waste on you capitalists! Belch...... This apple is not bad! ”
His coarse appearance was so vulgar that even Phaedra. Gail couldn't stand it anymore. After pondering for a long time, he frowned and translated his words to Zhong Shi as tactfully as possible.
"This is Mr. Moraes, what a blessing!"
Zhong Shi's face remained unchanged, as if he didn't see Morath's contemptuous appearance, and said with a smile, "Since you like it, I'll let the hotel give you some, how about it?" It's not just apples, it's something else here. As long as you take whatever you like, I'll pay for it, how about it? ”
"Grass!"
Morath was furious when he heard this, and slammed the half-eaten apple to the ground, and said viciously, "You want to eat when you are Lao Tzu? What a big breath! Since that's the case, then there's no need for us to talk about it, farewell! ”
He stood up and walked out the door.
For his moves. The other two union presidents ignored it and sat down on the couch for a long time. However, there was a playful look in the eyes of both of them. Obviously, they wanted to know how Zhong Shi would settle the situation.
For Zhong Shi's invitation, it is impossible for them not to mutter in their hearts. Although the other party is a world-class super-rich man, he has nothing to do with them, and he can't even touch the edges. Although they all came with great dignity, they were uneasy in their hearts. Just take this opportunity to test Zhongshi's intentions.
So they took a deaf ear to Morath's behavior.
"What the hell!"
Jiang Shan was young and vigorous, and he couldn't stand Morath's actions for a long time, and saw the other party pull his legs and leave. A resentful expression suddenly appeared on his face, and at the same time he muttered something in the vernacular.
"Mr. Moraes, don't be in a hurry."
For these actions and psychology of the other party, Zhong Shi was almost insightful, only to see him stand up unhurriedly, take out a document from the briefcase behind him, and throw it directly on the coffee table, "Even if you want to leave, you can take a look at this document first, and it's not too late to leave after reading it!" ”
"Huh?"
Morath's footsteps stopped, he was about to leave but it was just a gesture, he glanced at Zhong Shi suspiciously, the unfathomable smile on the other party's face made his heart tighten, and after a long time of entanglement, he sat back again, stretched out his hand to take the document, and said unadmittedly, "These things had better be of some use, otherwise I don't care who you are." Remember that this is Greece, and wherever you come from, get back to me right now...... Hey? ”
Before he finished his cruel words, the whole person was like a duck pinched by the neck, and his voice suddenly stopped abruptly.
"What happened?"
Morath's reaction immediately aroused everyone's curiosity and attention. You must know that before seeing the documents, he still looked extremely unfriendly and vicious, but the next moment he only cared about reading the documents and couldn't even speak.
"There's something weird about this file!"
and Georges. Lopoulos quickly exchanged a glance after Christodo. Samaris quickly realized what the problem was.
The document was thin, not many pages, but Morath read each page carefully, and it took him a lot of time to turn through it all after fifteen minutes. When all eyes converged on his face, which had re-raised its head, they were all startled.
Afram at this time. Morath's face was already pale, beads of sweat the size of soybeans were oozing from his forehead, and even his lips were trembling slightly. Obviously, it was the content of the document that made him what he was.
"What the hell is it, I'll take a look?"
Cristodor's heart moved, and as he spoke, his hand quickly reaching for the document. He was really curious to know what was written in this document, and how it could make such a big change in this peer.
"Get out of here!"
Although he made a sudden move, Moras was extremely alert, and took the first step to hold the document tightly in his hand, and the other hand unceremoniously slapped Cristodo's outstretched hand, only to hear a "snap", he hit the opponent's hand firmly, judging by the voice, Moras was doing it with all his strength. There is absolutely no room for error.
Cristodor frowned, and retracted his hand in pain.
"No hurry, Mr. Samaris, you have a document too!"
Right here in Phaedra. As Gale and Jiang Shan were dumbfounded, Zhong Shi smiled and pulled out another document and threw it to Cristodo. Samaris. "This is for you, don't show it to anyone else!"
Cristodor thoughtfully opened the file carefully, only to take a look at it, and his face immediately changed.
Seeing that his two peers were silent, Georges. No matter how dull Lopoulos is, he knows the seriousness of the matter. However, he is also a person who has experienced strong winds and waves, and at least until now, he can still maintain his composure and composure on the surface, only to see him stretch out his hand. Waving at Zhong Shi, he said, "Since they all have it, what about mine?" Take it out, I'm really curious, what the hell is written on it! ”
Zhong Shi waved his hand and replied with a smile, "I'm sorry, Mr. Georges, I don't have any documents for you." But I've heard that your granddaughter is getting into trouble in the United States, if you will. How about I can help you with that? ”
Georges. Lopoulos' face sank. Stop talking.
Agnes. Lopoulos, is Georgios. The granddaughter of Lopoulos, an existence like a pearl in the palm of her hand. She is a blonde beauty who almost lost her life after enrolling at the University of Chicago this year when she was rounded and beaten by two black thugs on the street. This is not surprising. The University of Chicago is located in a black neighborhood, and despite its academic reputation, it is always inevitable that something like this will happen.
Pretty Agnes. Lopoulos, who was wheeled and beaten after attending a late-night party. But what's even more cruel is that after the criminals are caught. Because of the lack of evidence and the fact that the opposing lawyer was able to speak well, at the first trial, the judge actually sentenced only two people to work in the community.
In other words, after these two people raped and injured someone, they didn't have anything at all!
Georges. When Lopoulos heard the news, he immediately fainted. He had always thought that America was a place of justice and freedom, but when something unfair happened to him, he realized that it was all an illusion. However, although he wanted to skin and devour the flesh of the other party, he had nothing to do.
Although he is a figure in Greece, he is nothing in the United States, thousands of miles away.
When he heard Zhong Shi's words, his first reaction was to agree, he didn't doubt the other party's ability at all, this kind of thing was just a gesture for Zhong Shi. But the next moment he hesitated, because he understood a truth, it is impossible for pies to fall from the sky.
"What do you want?"
He suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked calmly, "If I'm not wrong, you probably want something from me, right?" ”
Hearing his words, Moras and Samaris reacted, and they invariably raised their heads to look at Bell Stone, waiting for each other's next words.
"You're right, I'm not going to do all this for no reason!"
Zhong Shi said leisurely, "The operation of this world is to rely on equivalent exchange!" You also know that I will not help you for no reason. What I want is simple: a 48-hour nationwide strike by your three trade unions at the time of the Greek government's annual financial report! ”
"Impossible!"
Georges. Lopoulos flatly refused, "This is absolutely impossible! We are the elected president of the union, and although we have the power to make everyone strike, we lack a reason. Moreover, you just said that the exchange is equivalent, I don't think the chips between the two sides are equal, right? ”
He didn't say it tactfully, but whether it was Zhong Shi or Jiang Shan, they understood what he wanted to express.
"Okay, I have another set of data here!"
Taking out a stack of documents from his briefcase again, Zhong Shi gently placed them in front of everyone, "This is a comparison of the data of various industries in Greece and the rest of the eurozone. On the worker side, Greek workers work an average of 10 percent more hours than counterparts in other countries, but are paid 85 percent of the eurozone average, which is enough to justify a strike. When it comes to tourism, the average hourly wage in Europe is 9.5 euros per hour, while the average hourly wage in Greece is 8 euros, and sometimes it doesn't even reach that figure. In addition, there is a clear difference between Greece and other countries in the eurozone in terms of the working hours and actual remuneration of civil servants. These are enough to constitute conditions for a strike! ”
"Of course, these are only superficial reasons, but they are enough to hold a strike!"
Zhong Shi continued, "Next, we can talk about other chips. Since you want an equal exchange, then we will exchange at an equal price, and add another 100,000 euros for each person, is it enough? ”
He opened straight cash chips!
"No, no, no!"
After a moment's hesitation, Georges. Lopoulos shook his head with difficulty, "Mr. Zhong, I don't think you understand what I mean. I would say that even if there is a strike, it will still be difficult for us to achieve our goals. Also, I'd love to know, what exactly are you doing this for? ”
He's already tempted. (To be continued.) )
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