Chapter 126: Schönbrunn Palace
Looking at the ultra-luxurious business car in front of you, and the white-gloved, respectful driver.
Gu Weijing silently took a small step back.
"You're not Brother Hao's people, are you?"
He asked warily.
Gu Weijing hasn't figured out what the hell is going on.
He did make an appointment to meet someone here.
However, this formation still exceeded Gu Weijing's expectations, and he couldn't help but think of Brother Hao, the godfather of the underworld in Myanmar.
however
Gu Weijing didn't feel like it either.
Brother Hao is certainly very rich, but after all, many of the other party's younger brothers are street gangsters and from northern Myanmar.
All day long is the style of killing Matt's colored hair and increasing the area of tattoos.
Fierce is fierce enough,
But compared to the blonde guy in the back seat of Bentley in front of him, who was dressed in business suits and staring at him expressionlessly, there was still some cold momentum.
If it is accurately described, the difference in temperament feels similar to Chen Haonan in Hong Kong films meeting the terminator in Cameron's movies.
Mo Fei,
Is it a foreign mercenary under Brother Hao?
Gu Weijing glanced around and found that many people were staring at him or staring at this Bentley.
This is the downtown area,
He was ready to run away if the situation was not right.
"What is Brother Hao? I'm a professional manager! ”
The blonde brother looked Gu Weijing up and down for five seconds, and finally couldn't maintain the cool expressionless energy on his face.
He seemed to be even more confused than Gu Weijing, and handed over a business card in German and English with a confused face.
"Schönbrunn Palace, with all due respect, may I ask...... You're a detective cat, aren't you? We only communicated in an email three days ago. ”
The blonde guy is indeed a ruthless character.
But
There is still an essential difference between him and Brother Hao.
Brother Hao may tear people up and throw them on the black market to sell, and if he is ruthless, he will break up listed companies and sell them on the trading market.
The blonde guy is from Schönbrunn Palace in Europe.
Schönbrunn Palace is one of the oldest modern accounting firms in the world.
With the beginning of the Industrial Revolution,
In the nineteenth century, many investments in the German-Austrian, Paris, London and other financial markets could easily exceed 20 per annum.
The average annual return on traditional land investments, which are favourites of the old-school Junker aristocracy, is only about 3.7% per annum, and in some years it has not even kept pace with inflation.
This led to the decline of the old aristocracy, but also to the emergence of firms like Schönbrunn that allowed the old-school aristocracy to manage their assets in the new capital markets that they were unfamiliar with.
The firm originally had a separate office in Schönbrunn Palace, the summer residence of the Habsburg family, hence its name.
Compared with world-renowned multinational accounting companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and DTT,
Schönbrunn Palace is not well-known, because from the very first day of its establishment, the firm's position has been small and lean, serving only one millionth of the world's Old Money.
Their clients included Princess Sissi, Duchess Elizabeth, Field Marshal Franz Herzendorf of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, musician Johann Strauss, and the famous Archduchess Sophidinand, the famous trigger of the First World War.
Schönbrunn Palace is not a mere accounting institution.
They are responsible for auditing the wealth and investments around the world, handling financial investment operations, and fulfilling some of their daily commissions.
There are many elite investment banks or firms in Europe that only serve the old aristocracy, such as the Rothcard family bank, Schönbrunn Palace office, and so on.
Since the blonde brother entered the industry, he has heard many strange customers from his predecessors, including the old baron who sold his family's country castle to raise money to cycle through Africa, and the daughter of the daughter who wants to buy a team of Porsche prototypes to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans...... But it was the first time he had met such a customer as an ordinary middle school student.
Gu Weijing hesitated, nodded, and got into the car.
After school, I did make an appointment with someone from the accounting firm introduced by Mr. Sloth to sign a contract.
A few days ago, he had a brief connection with the other party on the email.
Gu Weijing thought that it would be enough to sign online, but the other party said that in order to provide better service, they would arrange for a commissioner near the station to meet him.
He tactfully told the other party that he was now in Myanmar.
"It's okay, we offer a global service and can have dinner together if it's convenient." The accountant of the firm, whose name he had never even heard of, said with enthusiasm.
Diplomats Street is the prettiest street in Yangon.
Bistrot 1836 is the prettiest Italian restaurant on Diplomat Street.
Bistrot is the name of the restaurant, and 1836 is the year it opened. At that time, an Italian diplomat bought the wooden building by the Yangon River and converted it into a restaurant.
To this day, the wooden sign on the second floor of the restaurant bears the diplomat's handwritten Italian motto – "Today's steak is better than tomorrow's empire." ”
Although the diplomats who said this should be dragged out and beheaded, it also shows the status of this restaurant in Yangon.
Mona and her entourage approached the restaurant, looking at the palatial decoration and the row of official cars hanging with the logos of embassies of various countries outside the building, she unconsciously lightened her pace.
Although her family's income is good, it is the first time to come to such a high-end restaurant.
The excitement and tension brought by wealth made Mona's palms sweat a little, and the petty bourgeois life she dreamed of was like this.
"I booked a seat for six people."
Jerry said lightly to the waiter, "The old rule, the location of the second floor by the river. ”
Although Jerry pretended to be a young master and I often come here to eat, he was actually quite excited to come to Bistrot 1836 for dinner.
He had only been led by his father twice in this restaurant, and this time he had been reimbursed after he was admitted to Professor Cruz's advanced class.
The restaurant's second-floor seats have been voted the most beautiful place to see the Yangon River on Google, and the golden sunlight is draped over the sparkling river beach as the sun sets, and the fine river breeze lifts the Saman by the window.
Do you still need to eat?
Just looking at the beautiful scenery is full!
What girl can refuse such a high-class beauty?
The only pity is that
Today wasn't a candlelit dinner for two, with four extra light bulbs.
"I'm sorry sir, there are already guests on the second floor talking about business." The manager of the restaurant politely and firmly refused his request.
"Guests? But there are at least four tables on the second floor? Jerry frowned.
"VIP charter."
The manager raised an eyebrow and pointed to the beautiful Bentley sedan outside the door.
……
"You also have an office in Myanmar? You're someone sent by Mr. Sloth. ”
Bistrot 1836, second floor.
Gu Weijing said in a strange tone while stirring the appetizing dessert lime fruit salad with a fork: "He...... Is it so rich? ”
"Our Asian headquarters are in Hong Kong, but we have our own offices in important financial or tourist cities such as Tokyo, Bangkok and Yangon."
The blonde boy shook his head: "Mr. Sloth...... I'm sorry, I don't know the real identity of Mr. Sloth, I'm only responsible for the connection between the firm and you. ”
"The details of the agency contract have been communicated to you in an email, and one of our long-term clients has asked Detective Cat, that is, you, to authorize the artist agreement to Schönbrunn Palace. In the name of Schönbrunn Palace, the firm then authorizes your contract to the client, who you call Mr. Sloth. ”
"Well, that's pretty much it." Gu Weijing nodded.
"It can be a bit complicated, but you can trust us. Business reputation is the cornerstone of the firm. During this process, we will keep the true identity of both of you strictly confidential. ”
"Please let me verify the client's requirements one more time before finalizing the agreement—"
The blonde guy pulls out a Gopro portable video recorder.
After obtaining Gu Weijing's consent, he turned on the video recording function and put it on the table.
Then, he flipped the combination lock on the briefcase and took out an envelope from it.
The little brother opened the envelope and pulled out another note.
He cleared his throat and said in the delicate German handwriting on the note.
"Your name?"
"Gu Weijing."
"You are the illustrator detective cat himself, and the 'illustrator detective cat' here refers specifically to the individual owner of the store of 'THE Detective Cat' on the online part-time platform?" The blonde boy continued.
"Yes."
"Is it convenient to prove this?"
The little brother looked at Gu Weijing with blazing eyes.
Gu Weijing thought for a while, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and opened the store backstage of Fiverr, as well as the personal email address bound.
"Is that proof?"
The blonde brother took Gu Weijing's phone with both hands, checked the account, and nodded.
"Yes."
He gently paused Gu Weijing's mobile phone page in front of the camera for a moment, and after making sure that the content inside had been captured, he breathed a sigh of relief.
According to the information that the blonde brother originally obtained, the detective cat was a middle-aged woman living in Algeria, but after meeting, she turned into a middle school student in Yangon.
The specific reason for this is the privacy of the customer, and he does not care.
Schönbrunn Palace is only responsible for the tasks entrusted to it by its clients.
The blonde brother's mission is to find the detective cat and sign the agency contract, so as long as the other party can prove that he is the detective cat.
The rest, whether the other party is a little doll in the cradle or an old grandmother, it is none of his business.
Honestly complete your own work, don't say what you shouldn't say, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, this is the basic professional ethics of working for the rich.
In order to prevent his identity from being revealed through handwriting, the blonde brother lit a lighter in front of Gu Weijing and burned the handwritten note from Mr. Sloth in the ashtray.
Then he looked up again, and the smile on his face became much more sincere.
The blonde boy took out another paper document and pen from his briefcase.
"This is a specific power of attorney, you can see if there is anything unclear about the content."
"And I—if you agree, I'll be your personal advisor."
"Personal advisor?"
"Handle investment audits, tax returns, tax avoidance and other matters for you in your daily income. and, if necessary, act as a personal advisor for you in public. ”
He took out his computer, put it on the table, and opened a beautiful PPT.
"Mr. Gu, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dyson Lyon, I graduated from the London School of Economics with a degree in Financial Mathematics and received my Master's degree from ESACP-Europe. He is a certified public accountant and worked at PWC for four years before coming to Schönbrunn as a regional actuarial services director......"
Gu Weijing glanced at the PPT full of figures and statements, and was shocked by the various mergers and acquisitions and investment planning resumes in billions of dollars.
"Do you agree to hire me as your financial assistant?"
The blonde brother preached for a long time, and then asked expectantly.
"Do I need to pay you a salary?"
Gu Weijing was a little flattered, this resume should go to Wall Street to be a golden boy, and being a personal consultant for his three melons and two dates is really a knife to kill chickens.
"Schönbrunn Palace has a dedicated responsibility system for its clients, so you don't have to pay me a salary."
The blonde explained.
Whether he can get the satisfaction of the customer determines his salary and year-end bonus rewards.
Here, he only needs to work for a few clients, and the income is good and much more leisurely than when he worked at PwC.
This is also the reason why he turned down offers from several large companies and chose to jump ship to Schönbrunn Palace.
Gu Weijing glanced at the paper contract in English.
"If you are not sure, you can ask a lawyer to take a look." The blonde boy reminded.
"No need."
Gu Weijing took a general look and felt that there was no big problem overall.
To be honest, there is really no need for people to put up such a big battle to deceive themselves, he is a little curious about the true identity of Mr. Sloth, but he still signed his name on the paper with ease.
"Usually at this time, I used to open a bottle of champagne. But...... You are probably not of legal drinking age. ”
The blonde guy smiled helplessly.
He asked the waiter for two glasses of freshly squeezed coconut water and raised his glass.
"Congratulations on becoming a client of Schönbrunn Palace."
Gu Weijing responded by sipping coconut water with a straw.
"Mr. Sloth said that he would get you an advance payment for the illustrations in the Scholastic Group, and that the first money should be in your account soon."
"If you don't have any special requirements, I'll help you open a separate international account after filing your taxes, and considering that the kyat's exchange rate is not stable, I don't recommend converting foreign exchange to local currency. By the way, if it is convenient to ask you what your daily investment intentions or large directional expenses are? ”
The blonde guy asked casually.
"Is it okay to build an orphanage?" Gu Weijing thought for a while.
"You mean, charitable donations, to avoid taxes?"
The blonde brother smiled and said, "There is no need to worry about this, our firm has a complete and professional tax avoidance plan to deal with the audits of different countries." ”
"No, no, I mean, my big daily expense is to build an orphanage."
Gu Weijing shrugged.
"Ahem, you're really...... The taste is special, no, respectable. "The blonde guy has a strange look in his eyes.
(End of chapter)