Chapter 146: Doubts
Pudong Golf Course, which is the first golf course in China, is intended to be a place for consuls and dignitaries in Shanghai to socialize and relax, in fact, the industrial company invested in the establishment of this golf course, the original goal was to provide a suitable platform for negotiation, but now the golf course is not yet completed, naturally not open to the public, but there are already some people to play here.
"The skill of hitting the ball is not in the amount of force, silently, but in the reaction force."
Jack with a golf club in his hand? Louis said with a smile that Chen Moran is the owner of the golf course, but he is Chen Moran's teacher.
"Oh, do you even need to say that?"
Chen Moran replied disapprehantly. The ball he had just hit flew 70 meters, went over the hole and landed in the light zone, and then rolled into the deep rough.
In order to lay the foundation for his future "golf diplomacy" in the past few months, Chen Moran will practice for one to two hours in the course every day, but he still can't get the point, those foreign devils have their preferences, Chinese like to talk at the table, but those consuls like to talk about things at the racecourse, of course, they also like to talk about things on the golf course, provided that there is a golf course in Shanghai, and now, Shanghai has a golf course, which will be put into use in half a year.
Jack, who was standing on the side, shook his head vigorously, a native of Illinois, USA, and an employee of the Stoke Boggs Golf Club for a long time. "It's hard to play, Mr. Chen. You need to have a good grasp of the power of your swing, the point of hitting the ball, and the movement of your wrist, so that you can swing freely at the moment of hitting the ball. β
"I think I'll probably need to come and relax for a while, and if I play well, I'll definitely be better than I'm playing now."
Chen Moran said as he picked up the No. 3 ball in the grass field and put it in the ball bag.
"Jack, I heard you have some questions, don't you?"
While relaxing, Chen Moran stared at Jack and asked.
"There are some doubts."
Jack glanced into the distance, he was now also employed by the industrial company, but as an investigation consultant in the industrial company's police department, and in the industrial company's police department, he had discovered something unusual and unusual, which always made him a little suspicious.
"Oh? What is it about? β
Chen Moran asked as he handed the club to the caddy next to him, and the caddy, who knew that the boss was going to talk about things, turned around and left after loading the club.
"Second Detective Division!"
Jack took off his gloves and looked at Chen Moran with a smile, wanting to get an answer from him.
His question made Chen Moran grin.
"It's nothing, it's just a section of the police department. Let's go for a drink! β
After that, Chen Moran and Jack walked together towards the clubhouse, a palatial European-style building, which was built decades ago and used to belong to a Belgian businessman, who returned to Belgium after more than 20 years of operation, and left the European-style mansion manor he left behind, but because it was far from the concession and located in Pudong, it was in semi-desertion, and was later bought by an industrial company at a low price, and a golf course was built here.
Today, the golf course is integrated with the old manor house, creating a picturesque landscape. Decades of meticulous construction of landscaped gardens and beautiful savannah meadows make up the first golf course in the Far East.
Jack and Chen walked into the foyer, past the spacious hall, through the fresh and bright citrus greenhouse, and finally to the lavishly decorated bar. Jack loved the bar because the dΓ©cor was both simple and elegant, yet gruesome. There is a yellow Italian marble fireplace, a bar filled with food and beverages, and a cosy cream-upholstered sofa with Italian crystal chandeliers.
"Two whiskeys!"
Chen Moran asked for two glasses of whiskey for the two of them, and after drinking the wine in the glasses, Chen Moran turned his head to look at Jack beside him.
"Have you ever been to England?"
Asking rhetorically, Chen Moran motioned to the waiter to add another glass of wine for himself, and Jack was surprised, why did he ask himself like this?
"Know the Rothschild family?"
Holding the wine glass, Chen Moran did not drink, but asked rhetorically.
"Of course!"
Jack nodded affirmatively, as an American, he naturally knew a fairly famous saying in the United States, the Morgan Party belongs to the Morgan family, and the Republican Party belongs to the Rockefeller family. But this sentence should be followed by another sentence: "And the Rockefellers and Morgans once belonged to the Rothschilds!"
Naturally, Jack knows something about this Jewish family that has influenced the entire world.
"One of the most important skills in the Rothschild family's business is to use their branches in various European countries to obtain political and economic information and communicate with each other quickly. In this way, they can often quickly understand the political and economic trends in various places, and take action to win by surprise.
Just like when Napoleon confronted the European coalition in 1814, the tide of war was volatile, and British securities trading was sluggish. Later, when the tide of war turned and Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo, Nathan in London received information before the British political axe learned of it. He took advantage of the fact that the price of London bonds had not yet risen, and he ate in large quantities, and as a result, he made a lot of money. Because the Roche family is well-informed, it is known as the "all-knowing Rothschild".
For secrecy, they have their own dedicated messengers who communicate with each other with ciphers. And the information transmission system within the Rothschilds was so fast and reliable that Queen Victoria of England sometimes preferred to use the Luo family's messenger to deliver her letters rather than the British diplomatic pouch! β
When he said this, Chen Moran's face was full of admiration, the Rothschild family may have declined, but to a certain extent, as long as you have seen the war of currency, then anyone will have admiration for this family.
"What do you mean......"
Jack got the answers he needed from Chen Moran's words, and understood why there was all that intelligence training in the police training class, all of which was for the service of his industrial company, although there were still some doubts in his heart, but some of them were solved.
"There is a saying in China, shopping malls are like battlefields, battlefields need intelligence, and the same shopping malls also need intelligence, Jack, I think now you know the answer!"
"Maybe! Mr. Chen. β
Jack held up the cup in his hand.
"I wish you the Rothschild who can become China one day!"
After clinking glasses with Jack, Chen Moran smiled and said, "Cheers." β
In fact, Chen Moran knew exactly what Jack was thinking now, but he deliberately didn't want to break it, he still had some doubts in his heart, those intelligence training was not just limited to business, any intelligence officer with a sensitive sense of smell would be aware of the difference between the Second Detective Division and those scouts.
Even if he didn't ask anymore, Chen Moran naturally wouldn't explain any more.
At this time, two people walked into the bar. Jack glanced at them, a look of surprise on his face. He knew one of them, that person was an employee of one of Chen Moran's rivals, how did he get here.
"Mr. Chen!"
Just when Jack wanted to ask Chen Moran, he saw that he had already lifted up and walked towards the person who came.
"Max? Rawls. β
Chen Moran pretended to greet Max warmly.
"Long time no see, Mr. Max!"
Max had long flaxen hair and broad shoulders, and looked very handsome and dashing. His upper lip was covered by a neatly trimmed mustache, his broad jaw was angular, and his dark eyes showed a hint of humility, but there was also a slight smugness in this humility.
Max, who walked to the table, held Chen Moran's hand tightly.
"Mr. Chen, we're meeting again!" Max said, and then there was a hint of greed in his seemingly humble eyes.
"Yes! Max, how do you have time to be here today! β
Chen Moran and Max each pulled a chair and sat down.
"Max, I hope you bring me good news this time!"
Max shrugged his shoulders and said.
"Mr. Chen, do you know that unless Charlie is bankrupt, there will be no good news when I come to see you?"
"Charlie? Hmph, how is your foreign business lately? β
As he spoke, Chen Moran took out a cheque book from the Industrial Bank from his pocket, and he could feel Max's eyes move with his cheque book.
"Since his plan failed, things haven't changed much until yesterday. But ......"
As Max spoke, his eyes were fixed on the checkbook, staring at the numbers written on the checkbook by Chen Moran's hand holding the pen.
"Max!" Tearing off a check, Chen said silently and ruthlessly.
"I want you to tell me everything you know, understand? I mean everything! β
"Of course, Mr. Chen!"
Max lowered his voice slightly and said everything he knew.
"You mean Charlie went to the capital!"
"Yes, Mr. Chen!"
"Is he trying to use Chinese officials against me?"
"I think you'll soon know that he's not just targeting you personally, he's also targeting Pudong, Mr. Chen!"
Max took a sip of gin, and as he took the check, he glanced at the numbers on it, and the Mr. Chan in front of him was always very generous, far more generous than Miss Catherine.
"Mr. Chen, against someone like Charlie, you have to use a thorough and powerful way to completely knock him down! Of course, adults like you naturally don't take him seriously, but it's not always the way for him to blindly attack you like this! β
Putting down the wine glass, Max said seriously, even in his dreams he dreamed of Charlie going bankrupt and becoming a beggar, he knew that the Chinese in front of him was fully capable of destroying Charlie.
"Mr. Chen, in a while, a ship will arrive in Shanghai with ...... on board"
Max smiled mysteriously.
"Sixty-five thousand boxes of opium, these ......"
Originally, Max wanted to say that these opiums were the opium that those people snapped up, and the foreign medicine merchants in Shanghai invested more than 20 million, but he didn't expect Chen Moran to interrupt him.
"Opium!"
Chen Moran stared at Max, although he was angry in his heart, the so-called "foreign medicine" business had always been disgusted by him, but he suddenly burst out laughing.
"You know, I'm just a businessman!"
"I know!" Max nodded.
"But there is a saying in China that money can make the devil grind, and if you want to, you will definitely find someone to help you get this batch of opium, or sink the ship into the sea! Of course, this is just a plan of mine! β
Max said a little complacently, but it was just changed to Chen Moran's silence, he just held the wine glass, staring at the wine in the glass, and after a while, Chen Moran raised his eyes lightly, stared at Max and said a word.
"Now, give me the ship's information!"
"Yay!"
Max grinned excitedly, his snow-white teeth shining brightly.
"I knew that Mr. Chen, you would definitely make the right choice! This couldn't be better! However, I don't know exactly when the ship will arrive at the port, and ......"
But Chen Moran just smiled again, gently put down the wine glass in his hand, and stood up at the same time.
"Mr. Max, I will wait for the good news from you!"
These words were actually equivalent to an eviction order, and after Max stood up and bowed politely, he stood up and left the back bar, Chen Moran just looked at his back, muttering the news he said in his heart.
"Sixty-five thousand boxes of opium! 65,000 boxes of ......"
They can keep stumbling on themselves, and now it's time to fight back against them!
Sitting at the bar, Jack looked at the two people, and only then did he begin to believe that the second detective section was used to collect intelligence, maybe Chen Moran had been bribing Max for a long time, and Charlie knew that the people around him had betrayed him?
After Max left the bar, Jack walked towards Chen Moran.
"Mr. Chen, he's already working for you, isn't he?"
"Jack, you know, I have to fight!"
Chen Moran said seriously, if it weren't for this Max who took the initiative to come to the door, maybe he would have gone bankrupt by now.
"But I never saw Charlie and the Jews as my opponents."
At this time, Chen Moran showed a little arrogance, turned to look at Max, and walked towards the outside of the bar, while Jack followed.
"They're just a bunch of unruly opponents! Sometimes it only takes a little force to knock them out completely! β
"I know you didn't do that because they're still useful to you, right?"
"In the next few years, the development of Pudong still needs the driving effect of the concession."
Chen Moran did not deny his thoughts, in fact, this is also the reason why he still did not touch the group of Jews after obtaining that huge fortune and a certain amount of support from Rockefeller and others.
"We're competitors in a way, but in the short term, I need them!"
But this time they went a little too far! They have found their own soft spots! These damn bastards, cursing in their hearts but not showing too much emotion on their faces, just continued to walk towards the locker room, it was time to go home.
Jack, on the other hand, frowned and shook his head.
"I don't think you'll ...... so easily"
"Tonight, Ji Li has prepared a banquet, Jack, if you have time in the evening, you must bring your husband with you! It's a formal invitation! β
Repeating something he had already said, Chen Moran interrupted Jack's thought of continuing to ask.
"Oh yes! Also, the chief of police you recommended to me is not bad! The old fritter, I have always wanted to find a chance to thank you, but I can't find a chance, he will go at night, working for foreigners and working for Chinese people, it feels different! You're right! I want to thank you too! β
Banquets at Chen's Garden have always been sought after in the concession, and to a certain extent, it is a status symbol, and only the most successful people are often welcomed here, whether they are Westerners or Chinese, and participating in banquets at Chen's Garden is regarded as a social activity. After the banquet, Chen Moran and his wife, as the hosts, did not entertain the guests as usual, but walked out of the restaurant with several couples and went to the garden to enjoy the starry night sky. A servant came over and lit cigars for several men. Perhaps wanting to temporarily dissociate themselves from the deceit, Chen Moran and Ji Li walked slowly along a dark pebble path that surrounded the garden.
Looking up at the starry sky, Ji Li sighed deeply, and at the same time turned to look at her husband.
"Sometimes, I'm really curious about what you're doing."
"Do business!"
Chen Moran replied with a smile that the industrial company is a business, and the same is also a business for the restoration of the nation. It's just the relationship between investment and return.
"You don't look like a businessman!"
"Hmmm! In front of you, I am only your husband. β
Chen Moran will become serious.
"You know, I'm not talking about it!"
"What are you referring to?"
"I ...... I know, you must be preparing something big! Otherwise, you wouldn't despise them so much. β
Ji Li deliberately accentuated her tone, as for the big thing, she didn't know, but she vaguely guessed that her husband might not be satisfied with commercial success.
"Do you mean those directors? They...... I'm not thinking about it yet, maybe. β
Chen Moran smiled, what should come will always come, the things Charlie was about to do that could not be stopped, and the two continued to walk forward arm in arm.
"Maybe my sister is right."
Ji Li stared at Chen Moran seriously and said.
"My dream has always been to live in a fairytale world, my husband loves me and loves me, and then I have a few lively and lovely children, the best place to live is sunny, that kind of life is really a happy wife, but my sister told me that it was just a dream."
She smiled and took Chen Moran's arm.
"I know you might want to do something,...... No! Don't tell me!. β
Just when Chen Moran was about to say something, she suddenly stopped him and looked at him seriously.
"At all times, you have to remember that I ...... And this home, there are two people waiting for you! β
(To be continued)