Chapter 485: The Boston Consortium
In the afternoon of the same day, according to the address provided by Mr. Alvin Rockefeller, Fang Lang found an inconspicuous four-story building near Trinity Hall in Boston.
Escorted by a group of guards, he walked directly in.
There was an elderly white man in an English tuxedo inside who saw this pomp and hurriedly got up to greet him:
"May I ask if it's Fang Lang, Mr. Fang?"
Fang Lang glanced at the other party, feeling that it should be a person like a housekeeper, and smiled politely:
"Yes, I'm Fang Lang, it's nice to meet you!"
The old white man very gentlemanly bent slightly:
"I'm glad to meet you too, Mr. Fang, Mr. Lawrence is waiting for you upstairs, please come with me!"
Hearing this, Fang Lang was not polite, gestured to Qi Qingshan behind him, and walked directly to the second floor with the old white man.
Qi Qingshan led the two of them upstairs behind him, and the others had already dispersed on the first floor.
After entering the second floor, the old white man came to a double-door door, knocked lightly on the door twice, and whispered:
"Mr. Lawrence! Your guests have arrived! ”
A slightly muffled voice came from inside:
"Please come in!"
The old white man turned back to Fang Lang and nodded, opened the door outside, bent down slightly and made a gesture of invitation with his right hand inside.
Fang Lang followed the open door and saw that it was a European-style classical reception room! There is a fireplace on the left hand side of the wall, and a slightly ornate European-style sofa on the right.
A white man in his fifties, with slightly gray hair and a pair of black-rimmed glasses, was slowly walking towards the door, followed by a man of about thirty.
The moment Fang Lang's gaze swept over the young man, his expression was slightly stunned, and he felt that the other party was a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
However, this is obviously not the time to ask, the older white man has already said to Fang Lang as he walks:
"Mr. Fang, it's a pleasure to meet you! I'm Lawrence Bell. ”
Fang Lang also hurriedly took two quick steps, stretched out his hand to shake it with the other party, and said politely:
"Hello! I'm Fang Lang, it's a pleasure to meet you! ”
After the two shook hands, Lawrence Bell pointed to the young man behind him and said:
"This is John F. Kennedy!"
As soon as he heard this name, Fang Lang finally knew why this guy was familiar, wasn't this President Kennedy who was shot? The reason why Fang Lang knew the Mr. President who was shot dead was because when he watched the video of a beautiful woman, he swiped the video of Marilyn Monroe.
After some in-depth tracking, it was discovered that Marilyn Monroe had been the lover of the President of the United States, and this President of the United States was the John F. Kennedy in front of him.
I didn't expect this Mr. John F. Kennedy to be a member of the Boston consortium, but I don't know what industry Mr. Lawrence Bell is engaged in with him!
Alvin Rockefeller only told himself that he had made an appointment with two people from the Boston consortium who could facilitate the joint school, but he did not tell himself who the other party was.
However, Fang Lang was not in a hurry, after knowing the names of the two, it would not be particularly difficult to know the details of the other party.
Fang Lang stretched out his hand with a smile on his face and gently shook hands with the future US president, and greeted each other:
"Nice to meet you!"
John F. Kennedy always felt that the other party looked at him a little strangely, but he didn't think much about it, shook hands with the other party with a smile on his face and said:
"Nice to meet you! Mr. Fang. ”
After greeting the two, Lawrence Bell pointed to the reception area behind him and motioned for the two to take their seats. Obviously this is the home of the Mr. Laurence Bell in front of him.
Several people greeted each other and sat down, and the housekeeper outside the door also arranged Qi Qingshan and the others to rest in the room next to them.
As soon as they sat down, a servant, dressed in a very formal manner, served tea to several people, and turned to close the door of the reception area.
"Mr. Fang, as far as I know, your Global Group seems to have been working with the Morgan family all along, but I didn't expect you and Mr. Rockefeller to be friends."
Lawrence Bell was the first to speak.
Hearing this, Fang Lang smiled slightly, it seems that the matter of the three cooperation in controlling the Bank for International Settlements has not yet come out! Otherwise, Mr. Lawrence would not have been unaware that there was already a cooperative relationship between himself and Mr. Rockefeller.
"My Hudson River estate in New York is right next to the Rockefeller estate, so we're good neighbors.
So, when I asked Mr. Rockefeller if he knew the trustees of Harvard, he made an appointment with them. ”
Lawrence Bell glanced at Fang Lang with interest, of course he didn't believe that the two were just neighbors, but now everyone is not very familiar with each other, and it is not suitable to dig deep into the relationship behind each other.
John F. Kennedy on the side looked at Fang Lang, who was younger than himself, and was also very curious, he heard that the other party was a Brazilian general, but he didn't expect that the other party had a close relationship with the two largest consortia in the United States, and said with some curiosity:
"Mr. Fang, I heard that you participated in the European War as a soldier of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force?"
Before the business began, everyone chatted with each other and understood each other, of course Fang Lang would not refuse, nodded and said:
"Yes, I first served in the Brazilian Expeditionary Force Army, but I was injured in the Italian War and could not continue to serve in the Army, so I was transferred to the Brazilian Expeditionary Force Navy and continued to serve in the European War."
Unexpectedly, after listening to Fang Lang's words, John F. Kennedy said very enthusiastically:
"Haha...... In this way, we are still comrades-in-arms!
During the war, I served in the U.S. Army and also fought in the Italian theater. ”
Fang Lang only knew that John F. Kennedy later served as the president of the United States, but he didn't know that this guy had also served as a soldier and participated in the European War. No wonder this kid later took the initiative to start the Vietnam War, it seems that this guy is still a belligerent!
"Oh! It turns out that Mr. Kennedy also participated in the European War, so in this way, we are really comrades-in-arms! ”
Fang Lang was also full of smiles, as if he had met an old acquaintance in another country.
When John F. Kennedy heard this, he laughed and said:
"That's right, brother, we are comrades-in-arms and have fought side by side in Italy.
Please call me John! Haha...."
After speaking, he got up directly and walked towards Fang Lang enthusiastically, so that Fang Lang almost didn't react, but fortunately he noticed the other party's unfolded embrace and understood that the other party was going to give himself a hug.
also hurriedly got up and hugged each other tightly, patting each other's backs affectionately.
"No problem, John! You can call us. ”
Lawrence Bell on the side saw the warm embrace of the two young people, and his gaze at Fang Lang softened a lot, after all, this guy can be regarded as having shed blood for the United States.
After hugging, Fang Lang retreated to his seat, and heard John F. Kennedy continue to speak:
"It's a pity that you were transferred to the navy, otherwise we might have a chance to meet on the battlefield!
I heard that you haven't retired yet, right? ”
The enthusiasm of the other party made Fang Lang a little uncomfortable, but at the same time, he felt that it was okay, everyone had a common topic, which was more conducive to the subsequent negotiations.
"Yes, I am still serving in the Brazilian Navy, and I just went to the United States some time ago to receive an aircraft carrier on behalf of the Brazilian Navy. Now the commander of this aircraft carrier formation. ”
"Wow! Unexpectedly, after you transferred from the army to the navy, you actually became the commander of the aircraft carrier formation, so it seems that your status in the army is not low! ”
John F. Kennedy gave Fang Lang a thumbs up.
Fang Lang didn't keep a low profile when he heard this, after all, this is the United States, if you keep a low profile, others will only think you are a bully. So, he said directly:
"It was also a coincidence, because I knew how to sail, and when I moved from the Army to the Navy, I became the captain of a transport ship.
Later, I was sent to the United States to study, became a destroyer captain, and in the course of participating in escort missions in the Atlantic, I led my own destroyer to sink several German submarines.
After being promoted for meritorious service, he was sent to the Pacific Theater to participate in the military operation to blockade Japan. In the process, I saw the strength of the air force in the Pacific Fleet, and I took the initiative to learn flight and aircraft carrier tactics.
Later, he spent some time in Japan as an occupation force before returning to Japan.
Because I was the only naval officer in Brazil who had been exposed to aircraft carrier tactics, it was only natural that I became the commander of Brazil's first aircraft carrier fleet. ”
The two of them were a little dumbfounded when they listened to Fang Lang's own introduction to their military career, this experience was much more exciting than the two of them.
John F. Kennedy said directly and excitedly:
"Hey! Fang, you're a legend, you know?
Born in the army, he made many exploits in the navy, and took the initiative to learn flight technology, and became the commander of the aircraft carrier formation, oh my God! Compared to you, my war career has nothing to show for it. ”
Lawrence Bell, who had been watching the two young people chatting, asked with a curious face after hearing Fang Lang's experience:
"Fang, have you taught yourself to become a pilot?"
Looking at Lawrence Bell with a curious face, Fang Lang was still a little strange, this old gentleman would not also be a pilot! I even wondered if I was a pilot!
But he still nodded seriously and said:
"Yes, sir! I can fly an F4F Wildcat.
Are you also a pilot? ”
When Lawrence Bell heard this, he shook his head a little sadly and said:
"I'm not a pilot, I'm a mechanic! My older brother Gruliver Bell was a good pilot, but unfortunately he died in a flight accident. ”
John F. Kennedy saw that Lawrence Bell was a little sad, and hurriedly spoke:
"Mr. Bell is the owner of Bell Aircraft, and they built a lot of planes for the United States during World War II."
When Fang Lang heard this, he was shocked, Bell Aircraft Company? It won't be the Bell Helicopter Company that came later! Hurriedly asked:
"Is it the Bell Aircraft company that makes helicopters?"
The current Bell is not as famous as he was later, so Lawrence Bell was a little surprised when he heard that Fang Lang actually knew about his company:
"Oh! Have you heard of my company? ”
Fang Lang didn't know what products the current Bell company had, but he only knew that the famous Osprey V-22 tiltrotor helicopter seemed to be the product of this company.
There is also the UH-1 Hugh Yin helicopter, the most powerful weapon equipped by the U.S. military in the Vietnam War, which is also the fist product of this company.
I looked at John F. Kennedy, who started the Vietnam War, and then at Mr. Lawrence Bell, the owner of Bell Helicopter, and I felt a glimmer of enlightenment in my heart.
Sitting here are either warmongers or arms dealers! The big consortium behind Harvard University for a long time, the Boston consortium is composed of a group of warmongers and arms dealers!
It's ironic!
However, Fang Lang also complained in his heart, of course he would not show it, after all, the Vietnam War shed the blood of the American people, and it was the tax revenue of the American people, and it was none of Fang Lang's business.
If you have a good relationship with John F. Kennedy, your company may be able to take on some contract orders for Vietnam War logistics, which is an opportunity to earn dollars and cannot be easily missed.