Chapter 208: Arrival at Yat Island
"I salute you and thank you for helping in this critical momentβ"
In an in-house restaurant on the ship, which is not open to the public, Captain Tetsuo toasts to the crowd as a token of gratitude.
"The captain is too polite, this matter is related to us in the first place, and it is also appropriate to make a move." Zhang Taibai smiled back.
"It's Mr. Zhang, you're too polite." The captain smiled and shook his head, "I have already said hello to the group, and in the future, all your consumption in my Arthur Group's property will be exempted, including the ......consumption on the ship this time."
"So cool? Do we have a share too?! Before Zhang Taibai could speak, Li Tianshu asked excitedly.
Li Tianshu could only understand part of what the captain said, but the female bodyguard his father invited for him was next to him to translate for him, so he was quick to understand.
He, the second generation, is not short of this money, but what is more important about this kind of thing is the feeling of special treatment, like this kind of treatment that is all free of charge is not even his father, if he can have it, wouldn't he still pressure his father?
The captain was taken aback by Li Tianshu, but he couldn't understand Chinese, so Richard next to him translated it.
After understanding what it meant, the captain smiled, "Naturally, you all have a share, including this gentleman and your two bodyguards, you will also enjoy this treatment, and I will have people register your identities when I go back." β
As soon as the captain said this, the two bodyguards who were invited to protect Li Tianshu couldn't help but be moved.
The two of them are not the super second generation like Li Tianshu who treats money like dung, of course, they are not poor themselves, they are all well-known mercenaries around the world, otherwise they would not have been found by Li Tianshu and his father to secretly protect him.
But the mercenaries' money is earned by hanging their heads on the waistbands of their trousers, even if they are small, they are all hard-earned money in exchange for their lives, and it is impossible to treat money as money like Li Tianshu, a second generation.
As a world-class large company, Arthur Group is not only a cruise ship [Queen Anne], but also involves many industries, as well as its own airlines and high-end hotels.
The captain said earlier that all the properties under the Arthur Group were exempt from the order, so even these things must be counted, which was definitely a huge gain for them, even more valuable than the reward for this mission.
They didn't expect that such a good thing could have their share, and they didn't expect the captain to be so domineering.
"Three grams of oil! Three grams of oil! This time, Li Tianshu understood without the female bodyguard's translation, and thanked the captain again and again.
Although the two bodyguards did not speak, they also looked at the captain with a grateful face.
"Thank you, Captain, then." Zhang Taibai knew that this was the captain's gesture of goodwill to him, and it would be a little unkind to refuse again, so he agreed with a smile.
This little preferential treatment is completely drizzle for a large company like Arthur Group, and it is really only a profit for Arthur Group to make friends with people of his level.
Zhang Taibai saw that Richard and Stone Man didn't speak, and knew that the two of them must have had this kind of treatment for a long time, maybe not only the two of them, but also the other two in the Fantastic Four.
"By the way, Tetsuo, isn't your boss coming this time?" Richard asked, after taking a sip of his drink.
"The boss has just had surgery recently, and it is not convenient for him to go far away, so this time I came to the drinking party on behalf of him."
"Is he alright?" Richard cared.
Captain: "It's not a big deal, it's just a minor operation, just a little rest." β
"Oh? Captain Tetsuo also went to the [Deep Blue Wine Party]? Zhang Taibai asked in surprise.
"Is Mr. Zhang too?" The captain said with a smile, "Every time there is a [Deep Blue Wine Party], there will basically be people from the world's top 500 groups, which is not only because of the particularity of the Deep Blue organization, but also a good opportunity for interaction and friendship...... If I'm not mistaken, this Mr. Li should also go to the 'Atre Island' to attend the conference, right? β
"What? You're also going to that drinking party? Li Tianshu was surprised after listening to the female bodyguard's translation.
"Did your father's workout for you turn out to be the [Deep Blue Wine Party]?" Zhang Taibai couldn't help laughing, he didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, this table was all going to participate in the [Deep Blue Wine Party].
Previously, Li Tianshu only said that he came out to receive exercise this time, and Zhang Taibai really didn't expect that he would also go to participate in the [Deep Blue Wine Party].
"The old man only told me that this was a high-level business gathering, and I didn't know exactly what the situation was, and I was going to go to 'Yate Island' and ask him carefully." Li Tianshu scratched his head and said embarrassedly.
"Hahaha, you don't have to think too much, just treat it as a big party." Richard laughed.
"That's what I thought." Li Tianshu muttered quietly.
"Ahemβ"
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The days on the cruise ship still pass quite quickly, especially after a group of people get acquainted, eat, drink, and play together, time passes faster, and in a blink of an eye, it has arrived at 'Yate Island'.
Zhang Taibai and his party all got off the boat here, including the captain Tetsuo.
The Queen Anne docked for a while and then continued sailing, but Tetsuo definitely didn't go with the ship this time, and he came to the [Deep Blue Cocktail Party] on behalf of the Arthur Group, as a director of the Arthur Group.
After a few days of familiarization, Zhang Taibai has a better understanding of Tetsuo's situation.
The reason why he became the captain of the [Queen Anne] was purely out of interest, and the current boss of the Arthur Group was actually his uncle, his father's own brother.
Arthur Group was founded by his father and his uncle, and after his father's death, his father's share was divided equally between him and his two siblings, so all three were directors of the company. It's just that he is not very interested in the company's affairs, and basically does not participate in all the affairs of the company, only taking care of the [Queen Anne].
His brother and sister are more enthusiastic about these things, and are now also in the management of Arthur Group.
The invitation of the [Deep Blue Wine Party], Arthur Group will naturally not slack off, especially for those large groups who are familiar with the details of the 'Deep Blue Organization', it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no day when they will ask for the 'Deep Blue Organization', and of course they will not break contact.
The current 'Deep Blue Organization' has changed fundamentally from the beginning of its establishment, it is no longer an organization that needs external funding, and there are factions and conflicts of interest within itself, but it will still play its role at critical moments. This is a rule that the founders set at the beginning of their existence, and no matter how it changes, as long as they want to maintain the organization, they must be followed.
However, there is one thing that is different from the original, and that is that only members of the 'Deep Blue Organization' can enjoy its protection.
This rule was originally set by the founders in order to prevent the organization from being maliciously exploited by some unscrupulous businessmen, and the management of the organization was allowed to vote on whose membership to cancel.
It has evolved to the point where only big businessmen who are in constant contact with the 'Deep Blue Organization' can become members.
This membership is also a status symbol in today's business world.
If you weren't a member of Deep Blue, you wouldn't have the face to say that you were a wealthy businessman when you went out.
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"I've informed them and they'll send someone to pick us up."
As soon as he came ashore, Richard contacted the people of Deep Blue directly, and asked Deep Blue to arrange for someone to receive him.
The Fantastic Four are the honorary enforcers of the 'Deep Blue Organization', and they are also half of Deep Blue's own people, just like Zhang Taibai's role in 'S.H.I.E.L.D.', although it does not involve the internal operation of the organization, it has extremely high authority.
If Zhang Taibai came by himself, he would definitely not be treated like Richard.
"That's a good feeling." Li Tianshu had already changed into a beach coat and pants, wearing big slippers, looking very touristy, "Brother Bai, do you want to change your clothes, I still have a lot of new ones there, they were all just bought before I came, you should be able to wear them." β
Li Tianshu is about the same size as Zhang Taibai, and most of the clothes he can wear are OK with Zhang Taibai.
"Don't bother, I'll just wear this, feel comfortable." Zhang Taibai rejected Li Tianshu's kindness.
He was still wearing his tracksuit and was too lazy to change, while Richard had already changed his dress in advance, and even Laura had changed into a close-fitting black evening dress, which set off her figure at a glance.
"Here we are." Stone Renben said suddenly.
But I saw an elongated Humvee slowly stop in front of everyone.
A man in a white suit stepped down from the passenger seat and came to Richard with a smile on his face, "Good afternoon, Lord Richard, I have arranged a room for you, please come with me." β
"Why did you come here in person?" Richard saw that the man in the white suit first froze, and then immediately greeted him, and at the same time introduced Zhang Taibai and them, "This is Ambro, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Deep Blue, and the general person in charge of this reception." β
"What is the person in charge, I'm just a handyman, just arrange food, clothing, housing and transportation for you." Ambro shook his hand repeatedly.
Zhang Taibai and the others would not take his words seriously, and greeted each other one after another.
Immediately afterwards, Richard introduced Zhang Taibai's identity to Ambro.
"Arthur Group and the Group of Nations? A few of them are big shots. Ambro laughed.
Arthur Group naturally refers to the company represented by Captain Tetsuo, and the International Group is the company of Li Tianshu's father, which is also a Fortune 500 group and a heavyweight real estate company that can rank among the top three in China.
Of course, this was not enough to really move Ambro.
Every time the [Deep Blue Wine Party], the world's top 500 groups will basically arrive, and it is really not unusual to throw a brick into the sky to kill a representative of the world's top 500.
The Arthur Group and the International Group are only in the middle of the world's top 500, and the captain Tetsuo and Li Tianshu are not the bosses of these two groups, so they are not worthy of Ambro's cautious treatment.
If it weren't for Richard, he wouldn't have been able to come and receive him in person.
There are so many representatives of the world's top 500 companies, many of whom are big bosses who came in person, and he didn't pick them up, so how could he be an exception because of the representatives of several midstream groups?
ββ¦β¦ As for Zhang, he is the current boss of the news agency. Richard deliberately left Zhang Taibai at the end to introduce him, just to let Ambro understand that Zhang Taibai and Li Tianshu are different.
"Huh? Is Mr. Zhang the new boss of the news agency, I didn't expect to be so young. Ambro was surprised.
If when Richard introduced Li Tianshu and them, Ambro was just polite to Richard's face, but when Richard introduced Zhang Taibai's identity, Ambro's attitude was obviously a little different.
This is not only because Zhang Taibai is the boss and Li Tianshu is not, but also because the nature of the news agency is different from the Arthur Group and the International Group.
Although the Arthur Group and the Group of Nations are also inextricably linked to the transcendent world, and even there will be many transcendents within the group who serve these two groups, but they are still not supernatural forces.
News agencies are different.
In terms of asset scale, the news agency may not be more than these two groups, and it is only in the middle of the top 500, but the 'Extraordinary Times' under the news agency is the largest media group in the world, and there is no one!
The 'Deep Blue Organization' is an organization that moves between the world of ordinary people and the world of the transcendent, but strictly speaking, it is also a transcendent force, but it is also like the news agency and the transcendent Times.
Dealing with the boss of a well-known transcendent force, Ambro did not dare to slack off.
What's more, Ambro himself is a third-level transcendent, and as far as he knows, the new boss of the news agency is a fourth-level powerhouse, and from this aspect alone, he doesn't dare to snub Zhang Taibai in the slightest.
In the transcendent world, the strong are respected.
How many low-level transcendents have you seen go crazy in front of high-level transcendentals?
"Minister Ambro knows me?" Zhang Taibai asked with a smile.
Ambro: "I am here to handle the invitation list for this [Deep Blue Wine Party], and the invitation letter that Mr. Zhang received was also sent out by me, so you will naturally be no stranger to Mr. Zhang...... I didn't recognize it just now, so please don't be surprised. β
Zhang Taibai said indifferently: "How could it be." β
Ambro is white, and he doesn't have a strong sense of Asian faces, so unless he is more familiar with him, it is really difficult to recognize who he is at a glance just by looking at his photos.
The next time he changed his dress, Ambrodon probably wouldn't be immediately recognizable.
"Several, let's get in the car first, and then sit down and chat slowly when we get to the hotel, there are already many distinguished guests at the hotel who have arrived in advance, and everyone can communicate in advance." Ambro made a gesture of please.
At the same time, a few security guards in black suits walked over from the back seat of the extended Humvee, helping Zhang Taibai put a few small suitcases in the last carriage.
When everyone got into the car, Ambro still sat back in the passenger seat, turned back to Richard through the connecting window, and said, "Lord Richard, that old friend of yours arrived two days before you, and asked me several times if I saw you." β
Richard: "Tony, that guy is so early?" β
"Let's wait until you see him and ask him yourself." Ambro said with a smile.
When Zhang Taibai heard that Tony was also coming, he also felt funny, and he looked at Richard, and shook his head with a smile.