You must know that in the future, General Electric will become a super-giant company, from aircraft engines, power generation equipment to financial services, from medical imaging, TV programs to plastics, etc., all of which have developed very successfully.

The company's business includes three business segments: aviation, medical and energy, which are the gold industry of the future.

Although General Electric at this time had not yet reached the heights it later had, Fang Lang's request clearly exceeded Mr. Morgan's expectations.

Morgan didn't have to report to the patriarch of the Morgan family, he knew that this was unlikely, after all, he was very clear about the family's plans for the future of General Electric.

Therefore, after hearing Fang Langlion's big mouth request, he jumped up directly from the table.

In this regard, Fang Lang had long expected it, and he never thought that just by his own words or to compensate Fang Lang for the loss of grain trade, he could let the Morgan family take out one of his family's most important assets in exchange for benefits.

Compared with Morgan's angry look, Fang Lang seemed much more determined, and looked at the other party with a calm expression and continued to speak:

"If you can give me enough GE shares, I can give up the Turkish market and choose the Greek market according to the plan you have negotiated.

Of course, we must say ugly things in the front, only this once, not for example. ”

Morgan was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, the fur all over his body exploded, his eyes stared at Fang Lang fiercely, and he continued to say loudly:

"Impossible, don't even think about it!"

Looking at Morgan's expression, Fang Lang was still calm, and said to Morgan:

"Nothing is impossible, Mr. Morgan, as you Morgan family treat the agreement between us.

I've also always been a firm believer in the credibility of the Morgan family, but really?

With enough benefits, you don't all choose to lose the credibility of a businessman. ”

These words made Mr. Morgan's face turn pale, but he couldn't refute it for a while, after all, this matter was indeed a problem of the Morgan family from beginning to end.

It is also my own request to ask the other party to come over, and even to ask the other party to propose my own compensation plan, I also took the initiative to ask for it.

Now the other party's request exceeds his expectations and his authority, and he is so excited that he is really out of standard.

Thinking of this, Morgan had to forcibly control his emotions, and after thinking about it in his heart, he picked up the teacup in front of him and drank it in one gulp, before he slowly spoke:

"You're right, since it's compensation, it's okay for you to make your own claims.

Although, I think this is a bit excessive, I will reflect your thoughts in their entirety and see what they decide, Mr. Patriarch. ”

When Fang Lang heard this, a satisfied smile leaked out of his face.

This request also occurred to him, and it suddenly occurred to him, after all, there is really nothing in Turkey and Greece that he can look at, and at most it can be regarded as a consumer market.

And since it was the Morgan consortium that came forward to compensate itself, it was logical for him to propose a share compensation from General Electric.

Even if Morgan directly refuses now, Fang Lang will not give up easily, you must know that General Electric has developed rapidly through this European aid program with the support of the Morgan consortium.

In exchange for a stake in General Electric, it will soon be able to expand countless times in a short period of time.

Especially if you own a stake in General Electric, your future aircraft manufacturing company in Brazil will have access to the world's best engines.

Regardless of whether your aircraft manufacturing company in Brazil can build a qualified aero engine, you don't have to worry about being stuck in the engine anymore.

I wonder if my aircraft manufacturing company in Brazil can become one of GE's parts suppliers.

If this can be done, its own aircraft manufacturing company will be considered a complete success.

Of course, these are Fang Lang's personal ideas, and whether they can be realized in the end depends on whether the Morgan consortium will give him such an opportunity.

Now that he has said his request, Morgan has also agreed to report his thoughts to the patriarch, and in this case, it is obviously useless to continue to rely on the entanglement of Fang Lang and Morgan.

Everyone knew this very well in their hearts, so Fang Lang said directly:

"Thank you, Mr. Morgan, I'll be in New York for a week or so.

If you have an accurate answer, Mr. Patriarch, please let me know as soon as possible, and I will wait for good news in New York. ”

To be honest, the meeting between the two sides was not pleasant, but everyone is a successful businessman, and it is impossible to make a fuss about this unpleasantness.

If the Morgan family agrees to Fang Lang's request, the relationship between the Fang family and the Morgan family may become closer, so the two of them began to talk about other things in life with laughter.

It wasn't until a pot of tea was drunk that the two waved goodbye.

Fang Lang, who left the club, did not return to the hotel this time, but went directly to his new address in New York, USA.

It is a large estate of about 2,000 acres located in the Hudson Valley, about forty kilometers north of New York.

The first place that many people think of when they mention luxury villas in the United States is Manhattan in the United States, but Manhattan has not actually developed during this period, so it is not a prosperous segment.

To say that this Manhattan investment and land purchase must be a very good luxury business, but if you buy real estate in Manhattan, it is obviously not the choice of people like Fang Lang who want to pursue low-key.

And this manor was selected repeatedly, and finally, bought by Fang Lang himself, the original owner was a big French businessman, but because of the impact of World War II, his industry in France was completely destroyed.

He had to choose to sell his beautiful manor that he had worked so hard to build and recoup the funds.

Because the scale of the manor is too large, it has always been difficult to sell, and when Fang Lang knew that there was such a manor built after the Palace of Versailles in France, he was tempted.

When I heard that it was located in the Hudson Valley, not far from the Rockefeller Manor, I did not hesitate to spend a huge amount of money to take it directly.

When he came here by car today, after seeing this French luxury, Fang Lang had to sigh, it was really worth the money. The entire estate is surrounded by tall greenery, which guarantees privacy without compromising on aesthetics.

Passing through the gate of the estate, there are two rows of tall, neat French plane trees. A concrete road was just big enough for a car, and the convoy crossed it directly to the entrance of a magnificent manor.

Outside the door, the housekeeper and servant who were in charge of maintaining the manor were already standing at the door and waiting.

An English gentleman with some gray hair, dressed in a black tuxedo, stood at the door of the manor, waiting for the arrival of the new owner. Standing beside him was Qi Qingshan, who had come to the front station first.

After the convoy's vehicle stopped at the main gate of the manor, the soldiers in charge of Fang Lang's guards, dressed in neat black suits, got out of the car with good training and stood at the gate of the manor to guard.

Some of them directly entered the commanding heights of the manor under the guidance of the guards who arrived first, and were responsible for Fang Lang's security work.

After all the soldiers were in place, Qi Qingshan, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, strode forward and came to Fang Lang's car door to open the door for him.

Fang Lang, who had been observing the surrounding environment in the car, saw Qi Qingshan open the car door, nodded at the other party and asked:

"Qingshan, how do you feel about this manor chosen by Olivia Berg?"

Qi Qingshan nodded at Fang Lang and said:

"Boss, the environment of the manor is very good, but there are still many security loopholes, which need to be improved in the later stage.

After we came over this morning, we have already started to check the surrounding areas where there are potential safety hazards.

All risk areas have been re-planned and communicated with Mr. Henry, the housekeeper of the estate, and further improvements will be made soon. ”

This was not surprising to Fang Lang, after all, it turned out that the owner of the manor was just a businessman, and there must be a huge difference between his requirements for safety and Fang Lang's requirements for safety.

What's more, the guards around Fang Lang all considered from a military point of view, how to protect the safety of the chief, which was very different from the security team hired by the businessman.

He nodded at Qi Qingshan, signaling that he understood.

I saw an old butler with gray hair and a neat tuxedo, and after hearing Qi Qingshan mention himself, he hurriedly walked over.

came to Fang Lang and bent down to salute, and said to Fang Lang very respectfully:

"Hello sir! I am the steward of your estate, my name is Zolf Henry, and I am honored to work for you. ”

As soon as Fang Lang saw the other party's style, he understood the identity of the other party, nodded at him with a smile and said:

"Hello! Mr. Henry! Nice to meet you!

Heard you're from the UK? ”

"Yes, sir, my hometown is Liverpool, England, and I have been a housekeeper for thirty years. The previous owner of this estate brought me to the United States. ”

Zoulf Henry introduced himself to Fang Lang in a few simple words.

In fact, all his information had been investigated by the Second Section of the Logistics Department, and Fang Lang himself had carefully studied his resume in the office before finally deciding to retain this British butler.

Fang Lang nodded at him with a smile and said:

"Then I'm going to have to work a lot hard for you from now on!"

Even if Fang Lang, as the boss, officially agreed to his work, Zolf Henry let out a long breath in his heart, but his face was silent and slightly bent down and said:

"It's my pleasure, Mr. Fang!"

Then he went directly to the working state, and pointed to the two rows of servants standing in front of the manor with his hand and introduced to Fang Lang:

"Sir, here are the servants of our manor, and there are fifteen maids, two grooms, two gardeners, two cooks, and three handymen. There are 24 chief engineers.

There were five other security guards, who have now left. ”

Fang Lang stepped forward with a smile and nodded at them. The servants also saluted Fang Lang.

At this moment, Fang Lang had a sense of déjà vu that he had entered a TV set he had seen in later generations, Downton Abbey.

It seems that he has now become a bourgeois aristocrat, which makes him feel secretly happy at the same time, but also faintly uncomfortable.

However, he will not hypocritically refuse to accept the services of these people, after all, how could he refuse to live a new life and have the opportunity to enjoy life!

Besides, this is an English aristocratic enjoyment, and of course he will not refuse.

After everyone introduced each other, Zolf Henry began to take Fang Lang, the owner, to visit his manor.

The first time he walked into the door, Fang Lang was a little dazzled, those luxurious decorations, and the paintings on the roof, all told the luxury here.

With his eyes swept casually, Fang Lang noticed that in addition to some very exquisite-looking oil paintings in the living room, there were also a few porcelain from his hometown.

This made Fang Lang's eyes light up, and he walked up directly, picked up a vase with flowers, threw the flowers inside on the ground, and raised it to look at the bottom of the vase.

It was written on it that the Kangxi year of the Qing Dynasty was written, which made Fang Lang overjoyed, and he didn't expect that there was still porcelain from his hometown in this manor.

Although Fang Lang doesn't understand antiques or porcelain, he knows very well in his heart that if this porcelain is genuine, it will definitely appreciate greatly in the future.

Seeing Fang Lang's movements, Zolf Henry hurriedly stepped forward and said to Fang Lang:

"Boss, this is a Qing Kangxi blue and white glazed red plum vase from Huaguo, and it is a pair with the other one over there."

When Fang Lang heard this, he glanced at himself as a housekeeper with some surprise, and said in surprise:

"Huh! Do you know Huaguo antiques? ”

Zolf Henry smiled very gentlemanly and nodded slightly:

"Of course, sir! I am very fond of antiques in China, so I have done in-depth research.

The previous owner was also a lover of Chinese antiques, and it turned out that his treasure room had a lot of Chinese porcelain, calligraphy and paintings.

However, when he sold the estate, he also sold most of it, and he brought the remaining part back to France. What is left here are some that he thinks are more general. ”

Hearing this, Fang Lang's eyes widened, and he looked at Zolf Henry in front of him in disbelief, and soon this disbelief turned into a surprise.

"Since the original owner here has sold this manor, he must be in need of money, right?"

Hearing this, Zolf Henry nodded lightly and said:

"Yes, sir. Because of the war, most of his factories in France were destroyed by the Germans. Now after the liberation of France, he urgently needs to return to France to rebuild his family's business.

So, sell a lot of antiques in this estate and treasure trove to raise money. ”

"Do you know if he's raised enough money?"

Hearing this, Zolf Henry hesitated, looked at Fang Lang, who was a little anxious, gritted his teeth, and did not answer Fang Lang's question directly, but asked:

"Sir, do you want to buy other antiques from him?"

Fang Lang didn't expect Zolf Henry to answer his own question, but asked himself.

However, he quickly reacted, he was unwilling to reveal the original employer's financial situation to others, in this regard, Fang Lang was not angry, but was more satisfied with this English butler named Zolf Henry.

smiled at him indifferently:

"Yes! You know, I'm Chinese, so I'm very fond of Chinese antiques, and since you know Chinese antiques, I think you can understand my feelings.

If your former employer is willing to continue selling these antiques, I think I would be a very suitable buyer. ”