Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat - Chapter 404

Chapter 404 New York Manor

We must know that the future General Electric Company of the United States will become a super giant company, developing very successfully in everything from aircraft engines, power generation equipment to financial services, from medical imaging, TV programs to plastics, etc.

The company’s business includes three major business sectors: aviation, medical and energy, which are the future gold industries.

Although General Electric hadn’t reached its later heights at this time, Fang Lang’s request clearly exceeded Mr. Morgan’s expectations.

This requires Morgan not to report to the patriarch of the Morgan family. He knows that this possibility is unlikely. After all, he is very clear about the family’s future plans for General Electric.

So, after hearing Fang Lang’s request, he jumped up from the table.

Fang Lang had expected this for a long time, and he never thought that the Morgan family would be able to take out one of the most important assets of his family with just a word of his own or to compensate Fang Lang’s loss in the grain trade. to exchange benefits.

Compared with Morgan’s exasperated look, Fang Lang looked much calmer, looked at the other party with a flat expression and continued to speak:

“If you can give me enough shares in General Electric, I can give up the Turkish market and choose the Greek market according to the plan you negotiated.

Of course, our ugly words must be said first, only this time, not the next time. ”

Morgan is like a cat whose tail has been trampled, its hair is all blown up, staring at Fang Lang fiercely, and continued to say loudly:

“Impossible, don’t even think about it!”

Looking at Morgan’s expression, Fang Lang was still calm, and comforted Morgan:

“Mr. Morgan, nothing is impossible, just like your Morgan family treats the agreement between us.

I have always believed in the credibility of the Morgan family, but in reality?

With enough benefits, you all chose to lose the reputation of a businessman. ”

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

It is my request to ask the other party to come over, and even asking the other party to propose my own compensation plan is also my own request.

Now the other party’s request has exceeded my expectations and exceeded my authority. I am so excited that I am indeed out of standard.

Thinking of Morgan here, he had to forcefully control his emotions. After thinking about it in his heart, he picked up the teacup in front of him, drank it in one gulp, and then slowly said:

“You are right, since it is compensation, there is nothing wrong with your request.

Although I think this request is a bit too much, I will still fully reflect your thoughts and see how the patriarch makes a decision. ”

Fang Lang heard a satisfied smile on his face.

He had a flash of inspiration for this request, and it came to him suddenly. After all, there is really nothing he can fancy in Turkey and Greece, and at most they can be regarded as a consumer market.

Since it was the Morgan consortium who came forward to compensate him, it was only logical that he proposed the share compensation of General Electric.

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

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

Especially when I own the shares of General Electric, in the future my aircraft manufacturing company in Brazil will be able to obtain the best engines in the world.

Regardless of whether my aircraft manufacturing company in Brazil can manufacture a qualified aero engine, I no longer have to worry about being stuck on the engine.

Maybe his own aircraft manufacturing company in Brazil can become one of General Electric’s parts suppliers.

If you can really do this, your own aircraft manufacturing company will be considered a complete success.

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

Now that I have expressed my request, Morgan also agrees to report his thoughts to the patriarch. In this case, it is obviously useless to continue to entangle Fang Lang and Morgan.

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

“Then thank you Mr. Morgan, this time I will stay in New York for about a week.

If Mr. Patriarch has an accurate answer, please notify me as soon as possible, and I will wait for the good news in New York. ”

To be honest, the meeting between the two parties was not pleasant this time, but everyone is a successful businessman, and it is impossible to say nothing because of this unpleasantness.

If the Morgan family agrees to Fang Lang’s request later, the relationship between the Fang family and the Morgan family may become closer, so both of them talked and laughed and started chatting about other things in life.

It wasn’t until the pot of tea was finished that the two waved goodbye.

Fang Lang, who left the clubhouse, did not return to the hotel this time, but took a car directly to his new address in New York, USA.

This is a large estate covering an area of ​​more than 2,000 acres, located in the Hudson Valley about 40 kilometers north of New York.

Many people mentioned the luxury villas in the United States and the first place they thought of was Manhattan in the United States, but Manhattan in this period had not actually developed, so it was not a prosperous period.

To say that investing in land in Manhattan is definitely a very good luxury business, but buying real estate in Manhattan is obviously not the choice of people like Fang Lang who want to pursue low-key.

After repeated selection, this manor was finally bought by Fang Lang himself. The original owner was a big French businessman, but due to the impact of World War II, his industry in France was completely destroyed.

He had no choice but to sell his beautiful manor, which he had worked so hard to build, to withdraw the funds.

Because the manor is too large, it has been difficult to sell. 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 didn’t hesitate to spend huge sums of money to take it here.

When I came here by car today, after seeing this French luxury, Fang Lang had to sigh, it really was worth the money. The whole manor is surrounded by tall green plants, which not only ensures privacy, but also does not affect the beauty.

Through the gate of the manor, there are two rows of tall and neat plane trees. A concrete road was just big enough for a car to pass through, and the convoy walked directly across the road to the gate of a magnificent manor.

Outside the door, there are already housekeepers and servants who are responsible for maintaining the manor standing at the door waiting.

A British gentleman with gray hair, wearing a black tuxedo, stood at the gate of the manor, waiting for the arrival of the new owner. Standing beside him was Qi Qingshan who had come to the fore.

After the convoy’s vehicles stopped at the main entrance of the manor, the soldiers in charge of Fang Lang’s guards, dressed in neat black suits, got off the car well-trained, and stood at the gate of the manor to guard.

Some people directly entered the commanding heights of the manor under the guidance of the guards who arrived earlier, and were responsible for Fang Lang’s guard work.

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

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

“Gyeongsan, how do you feel about the manor Olivia Berg chose?”

Qi Qingshan nodded to Fang Lang and said:

“Boss, the environment of the manor is very good, but there are still many security loopholes, which need us to improve later.

After we came here this morning, we have already started to check the surrounding places with potential safety hazards.

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

This is not surprising to Fang Lang. After all, the original owner of the manor is just a businessman, and there must be a huge difference between his safety requirements and Fang Lang’s safety requirements.

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

Nodding to Qi Qingshan, indicating that he understands.

I saw an old butler with gray hair and a neat tuxedo. Hearing Qi Qingshan mention him, he hurried over quickly.

Came to Fang Lang and bowed to salute, and said to Fang Lang very respectfully:

“Hello, sir! I am the steward of your manor. My name is Zolph Henry. It is an honor to work for you.”

Fang Lang understood the other party’s identity as soon as he saw the other party’s demeanor, and nodded to him with a smile:

“Hi! Mr. Henry! Nice to meet you!”

I heard you are from England? ”

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

Zolph Henry introduced himself to Fang Lang with a few simple words.

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

Fang Lang nodded to him with a smile and said:

“Then I will have to work hard for you!”

This means that Fang Lang, as the boss, officially agreed to his job. Zolph Henry let out a long breath in his heart, but bowed slightly calmly and said:

“It’s my pleasure, Mr. Fang!”

Then directly entered the working state, pointed to the two rows of servants standing in front of the manor and introduced to Fang Lang:

“Sir, here are the servants of our manor. There are fifteen maids, two grooms, two gardeners, two cooks, and three handymen. There are twenty-four chief workers.

There were originally five security guards, but they have left now. ”

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 of entering a TV set he watched in later generations, Downton Abbey.

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

However, he will not hypocritically refuse to accept the services of these people. After all, if he lives a new life and has the opportunity to enjoy his life, how could he refuse it!

Besides, this is a British aristocratic enjoyment, and of course he will not refuse it.

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

Fang Lang was a little dazzled the first time he walked into the gate. Those luxurious decorations and paintings on the roof all told the luxury here.

Sweeping his eyes casually, Fang Lang noticed that in addition to some very exquisite oil paintings in the living room, there were actually a few porcelains from his hometown.

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

It was impressively written on the Kangxi Year of the Qing Dynasty, which made Fang Lang overjoyed. He didn’t expect that there would be 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 piece of porcelain is genuine, it will definitely appreciate in value in the future.

Zolph Henry saw Fang Lang’s movements, and hurriedly stepped forward and said to Fang Lang:

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

Fang Lang heard the words, looked at himself as the housekeeper in surprise, and said in surprise:

“Hey! Do you know Huaguo antiques?”

Zolph Henry showed a very gentlemanly smile, nodded slightly and said:

“Of course, sir! I like Huaguo antiques very much, so I have conducted in-depth research.

The previous owner here was also a lover of Huaguo antiques. It turned out that he had collected a lot of Huaguo porcelain, calligraphy and painting works in his treasure room.

However, when he sold the manor, he also sold most of it to the outside world, and the remaining part was brought back to France by him. What is left here are some that he thinks are relatively ordinary. ”

Fang Lang’s eyes widened when he heard this, and he looked at Zolph Henry in disbelief. Soon this disbelief turned into surprise.

“Since the original owner here sold the manor, he must need money, right?”

Zolph Henry nodded slightly when he heard the words:

“Yes, sir. Because of the war, most of his factories in France were destroyed by the Germans. Now that France is liberated, he urgently needs to return to France to reorganize his family business.

So, a lot of the antiques in the estate and the treasure house were sold to raise funds. ”

“And do you know if he raised enough money?”

Zolph Henry hesitated when he heard the words, looked at the eager Fang Lang, 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 Zolph Henry to ask himself instead of answering his question.

But he quickly realized that he was unwilling to disclose the original employer’s funds to others. Fang Lang was not angry about this, but was more satisfied with this English-style butler named Zolph Henry.

smiled at him indifferently and said:

“Yes! You know, I am Chinese, so I love Huaguo antiques very much. Since you also know Huaguo antiques, I think you can understand my feelings.

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

(end of this chapter)