Chapter 519: Trading
Marcus's office, lawyer Sean, the second boss, Lucas, Marcus's son, and Andes, the head of the squad, are all there. It's just that the latter two are more involved in the meeting.
"Sean! What do you think of the Chinese's suggestion? If we continue to invest in the Celtics, it seems that there is no chance of winning. ”
Sean is in his forties, and he is very shrewd by his looks, but in this matter, his shrewdness cannot hide his pattern as a mafia leader.
"We really should stop the loss in time, because the Celtics really have no chance of winning as the Chinese said." Because now this matter has been targeted by MI6 and the CIA. But why should we listen to him and negotiate peace with the CIA? What winery for him? He's just a guy with no background, and I checked his background. ”
Marcus's son, Lucas, the quasi-** member of the Luches family, also said: "Three billion dollars, he still wants a billion dollars, it seems too much." He's in our manor right now, and it seems like we'll be able to do the trick by just letting him disappear quietly and giving away that gift called Caterina. ”
"Yes, and then we will spend the rest of our lives under the surveillance of MI6 and the CIA, and from now on we will no longer want to expand the strength of the Luches family, and from now on we will move under the prying eyes of others?" Marcus finished speaking, and found that he already had the answer.
The rest of the people did not speak, as if they had discovered that what the old man had said was right.
The office fell silent, except for the cat in Marcus' hand purring in satisfaction.
After a while, Marcus said, "I don't think that young man is as simple as it seems. At least as far as I know, he was also an eyewitness to the cruise ship robbery. And looking at the relationship, his relationship with Caterina is extraordinary, should we start from this aspect?"
Sean raised his hand in agreement, while Lucas and Andrew the head of the Operations' security team also raised their hands.
On the second day of the meeting, Marcus asked Zhou Zhe to play golf at the manor, and although Zhou Zhe didn't know anything about this sport, he could learn it.
Katarina, on the other hand, was invited to the manor's pool by Marcus's son, Lucius.
Zhou Zhe may have guessed that they seemed to want to do something apart, but in the spirit of hob meat, he didn't stop it.
"Miss Caterina, this is the estate of the Luches family, of course we need a small winery, and other properties, the water in this pool was changed last night, you don't know, it will take a whole day to fill it. "Lucas is very fatherly, at least in terms of being a man and doing things, very gentlemanly.
Caterina had learned a lot more in recent times, at least, she knew that the other party had a purpose.
After a while, Lucius began to get into the topic: "The boat robbery is all over the place, and my friend in Rome said, 'Is the robbery you witnessed? ”
Sure enough, what should come will come, Caterina nodded: "People who have experienced it are often reluctant to mention it, and that robbery is a bad memory for anyone." After saying that, she thought for a moment: "Except for someone." ”
"Someone?"
"It's Zhou Zhe, the one who was invited by your father to play golf, oh, and of course, his fiancée who I couldn't help but do. Caterina drank red wine, and it was a headache to think about that past.
Lucas had wanted to inquire about Zhou Zhe, but now, he was in the middle of it. "Can you tell me what happened? Although my American friend can tell me, I would like to hear from you. ”
Lucas's handsome smile made Caterina very fond of her, at least there weren't too many secrets about it, and he said it back and forth. Especially when Zhou Zhe survived ten consecutive games of roulette, Lucas was completely speechless, how to say?
"I've heard that Hannino's casino was staked by him? Is it true? How did he do it, I mean, how did he stand out from the competition, you know, a lot of people want to buy it. ”
Caterina pursed her lips, angry at the thought of this, and her boss and the president were torn apart by it.
"You wouldn't want to know, there's no competition, he's bought with the money he wons. To be honest, if I were you, I wouldn't hesitate to cooperate with him. He is the person. "Caterina doesn't know what words to use to describe it, is it weird, or does it mean anything to achieve an end?
Lucas is not stupid, Zhou Zhe can buy casino equity absolutely hidden something. But it can also be seen from Katarina's rhetoric that the young man from the East is very unusual. At least his advice to the Lucas family would be useful, but what if it was the other way around? Lucas was a little afraid to think that such a person was an opponent.
At noon, Marcus and Lucius met in the manor's dedicated office.
One morning, Marcus was observing Zhou Zhe, just chatting about family life and life, and he found that this young man seemed to have an amazing ability to perceive, and his ability to see things and grasp the essence was no better than that of him, a person who had run the family for decades. And most importantly, he has an extraordinary pattern, which is what he desperately needs.
"What did you hear?" Marcus was a little impatient to know, Lucas told him some of the things he had learned about Zhou Zhe from Katarina.
"Oh my God, is he the chosen one?" Marcus learned that Zhou Zhe had won ten games in the Russian roulette wheel, and that his mysterious fiancée had solved the terrorists on the splint by herself, and his mind began to reassess Zhou Zhe's strength. But no matter how you evaluate it, it is always so vague, but there is one point, there is no doubt, it is outrageous, and it is decisive.
Lucas said: "In order to make money, he got involved in gambling boats. In order to expand his interests, he participated in the fight against terrorists. He's a man of interest. He's an extremely dangerous person. ”
Marcus shook his head and smiled, "But he is also a person who values family and affection. His friend, who was sent to the Hollywood crew, got the role he wanted the most. A word from her fiancée made him go to Europe despite the danger. I now understand why he said that if you agree to his terms, you can get his friendship, because his friendship is more difficult to get than benefits. Because for him, the benefits are at his fingertips. ”
Lucas was stunned, he believed his father's words, because over the years, his father had insight into people's hearts and rarely made mistakes.
"Father, what are we going to do? He wants a top winery, which is worth a lot of money. Promise him?"
Marcus nodded: "Promise him, I will tell him that you take Andrew to Sean to arrange this matter and tell them that this is my decision." If they want a higher price, tell them that we can give up some of the rights to operate the Moroccan casino. ”
The right to operate a casino, but similar to a winery, is almost a gold mountain. Lucas asked, "Isn't that too high?"
"But it's worth it, I believe in Zhou Zhe's gambling luck, maybe, we helped him, maybe he will get the right to operate the casino back." ”
"Got it. This is within Lucas's acceptable range, after all, casinos are equivalent to the pillar of the family's industry.
Lucas nodded and was about to leave, while Marcus added: "Also, after my granddaughter is baptized, I should find a godfather, but I don't know what their Chinese statement is." You can ask a China expert. ”
"Zhou Zhe is the godfather of my daughter Louise?" Lucas was a little shocked, the godfather was not ordinary in the mafia family.
Marcus nodded.
Not long after, Zhou Zhe was invited to Marcus's office, Marcus seemed to be in a much better mood, and took the initiative to pour Zhou Zhe a glass of red wine and said
"This is a red wine from my own winery. ”
Zhou Zhe took a sip, it was still a little sweet, and the obvious quality was average, but he liked it a lot, perhaps, he was used to drinking sweet rice wine in Kyushu.
"It's a little sweet, but I actually like it. Are you going to give me your winery?"
Marcus smiled and shook his head, "No! no! I've already asked Lucas and Sean to contact Lookup and Margaux." It's a bit more expensive, but it's worth the price I pay as a testimony of friendship. ”
Zhou Zhe rubbed his hands, this time, his smile was really smiling, Xin Chai's wish could come true, then it would be very meaningful for him to stay in Europe for so long.
"It was a pleasant surprise, really, Mr. Marcus. ”
Marcus looked at Zhou Zhe's smile and knew that his medicine was right.
"Of course, as a friend, I also have something other than this incident. My granddaughter, Louise, will be baptized this month, and I want you to be his godfather. You don't believe in China religiously, what do you call it? I don't know, I've already asked Lucas to find someone to ask. ”
Zhou Zhe was stunned, he was the godfather of the granddaughter of the mafia boss, but not to mention, he could really cover it.
"Godfather. Chinese say so. Of course we can, we're friends, aren't we?" Zhou Zhe was overjoyed, and Marcus raised his glass to Zhou Zhe.
When the two got there, the conversation began, and when Marcus asked, "How did you convince the President of the United States to let you get the rights to run the Hannino Casino without bidding?"
Zhou Zhe smiled: "I gave him a reason that he couldn't refuse." Marcus laughed, thinking that Zhou Zhe was joking, and Zhou Zhe took out his mobile phone and played the video
"There's really a nuclear bomb on board. Then I told the robbers that either bet with me or I asked my wife to kick the nuclear bomb to the bottom of the sea. ”
Marcus watched the video and said in disbelief: "It turns out that the rumors are all true, haha." I must go to see the movie you invested in. It's just that now the movie has been invested, otherwise I must let you take me to this game. ”
When it comes to film investment, making money is for sure.
Zhou Zhe naturally couldn't just take advantage all the time, he said: "Actually, we still have a lot of opportunities for cooperation, don't we?"
"Of course. Marcus thought that Zhou Zhe was just talking casually.
But I didn't expect Zhou Zhe to have no intention of cherishing himself at all, but said openly, after all, even if he has a method, he also needs a collaborator, Marcus is obviously good, although he is also a fool.
"There are so many fashion brands in Italy, famous all over the world, Italian suits, women's clothing, leather shoes, bags. The best design, the best craftsmanship, why are they still on the verge of bankruptcy? Even worse than AJ and McDonald's in the United States, which sell fast food culture?"
Marcus is not an expert in these, but he also knows that what Zhou Zhe said is the truth, it is true that many brands have been around for decades and hundreds of years, however, they have really not lived so well under the mutual tilting of world trade competition.
"Why?"
Zhou Zhe smiled: "Yes, why? After figuring out this, we will become the god of the Italian brand." With that, he raised his glass to Marcus and drank the wine from his glass.