On the way back in the car, Huang Zhicheng was still thinking about what happened just now.
"Why did Dai Li become a distinguished guest of Duke Gale?" Huang Zhicheng continued: "He is just an ordinary coach. His parents are ordinary workers. The family has no money and no background. I have investigated all these. pass."
It was Huang Zhicheng who personally handled the investigation of Dai Li's details. Therefore, he also knew very well about Dai Li's family background and work experience over the years. Therefore, Huang Zhicheng could not figure out why Dai Li had an affair with Gale. The Duke has become friends. No matter which way you look at it, a domestic sports coach and a British hereditary Duke should not have any friendship.
"There are always some things in this world that people don't expect." Xiao Dingtian looked calmer than Huang Zhicheng. He lowered his head and thought for a few seconds, and then said, "When you go back, you can contact me Dai Li, see if he can help us meet with Duke Gale."
Huang Zhicheng looked at Xiao Dingtian in surprise. He never expected that Xiao Dingtian would be able to look like this and go to Li Dai for help.
"What? Are you surprised? Do you think it would be shameful to go to Li Dai?" Xiao Dingtian smiled and shook his head, then said: "It's normal for you to think so, but if you can get If I do this Canadian natural gas project, it won’t be a big deal if I lose a little face!”
Xiao Dingtian said, sighing with some reminiscence, and asked: "Zhicheng, you have been working in Dingtian for more than ten years, right?"
"Including this year, it's been fifteen years. Just being by your side has already been ten years." Huang Zhicheng nodded.
"Yes, you haven't experienced the years when I first started my business. When you came to be my assistant, Dingtian had already entered the formal stage and became one of the top large companies in the province. So, you don't know, Those things I experienced in the early days of starting a business." Xiao Dingtian shook his head with a wry smile, and then said: "I remember that when I first started a business, it was common to ask for help in a low voice. At that time, there was no need to care about face. Just surviving is pretty good.”
"As for now, perhaps to outsiders, I am a very successful entrepreneur with a net worth of hundreds of billions, but in fact, I still have a lot of things to ask for. But many times, I am no longer so humble, but Establishing a win-win cooperation model, but in essence, it is still the same as spending money to give gifts and asking others to do things for us twenty or thirty years ago! In comparison, I feel more at ease when asking Dai Li for help. My daughter I'm about to be kidnapped by him, why don't you do me a favor!" Xiao Dingtian said this and suddenly laughed: "But your opinion of this kid is very accurate, he is really lucky. !”
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In another car, Chai Zhennan and Chai Liang's father and son were sitting in the back seat of the car.
"Do you know that person just now?" Chai Zhennan asked.
"I know him. His name is Li Dai. He is Xiao Yunan's boyfriend. I met him at Xiao Yunan's birthday party last time." Chai Liang replied.
"Xiao Yunan's boyfriend? Then he is likely to become Xiao Dingtian's son-in-law?" Chai Zhennan said while frowning: "Which song is Xiao Dingtian singing to me? His future son-in-law. He clearly knows Duke Gale, so why does he come to our Chai family to match him? By the way, what is his son-in-law’s background? If he can be accepted by Duke Gale to work, he must not be from the mainland, right? Is he an overseas Chinese? ?”
"That Li Dai is just an ordinary coach from the mainland!" Chai Liang snorted coldly.
"An ordinary coach? Can an ordinary coach become the guest of Duke Gale?" Chai Zhennan obviously did not agree with his son's judgment at all. But then, he let out a long sigh of disappointment, and then continued: "However, we may have to book a flight back to Hong Kong Island.
"Why?" Chai Liang asked subconsciously, and then he understood immediately. He continued, "Is it because of that Li Dai?"
Chai Zhennan nodded: "Xiao Dingtian came to our Chai family to cooperate. He originally took a fancy to our Chai family's connections in the UK. He hoped that through our Chai family's matchmaking, he could negotiate this business with Duke Gale, so Xiao Only Dingtian is willing to share a piece of the pie with our family. However, he has now found a new outlet. With that Li Dai, Xiao Dingtian can catch up with Duke Gale. Do you think he will still give us a piece of the pie? What?"
"Such a big business, is it ruined? If Xiao Dingtian leaves us and goes it alone, wouldn't he be burning a bridge across the river?" Chai Liang said angrily.
"The shopping mall is like a battlefield! If our Chai family has so much money and can monopolize the Canadian natural gas business, do you think I will cooperate with Dingtian Group?" Chai Zhennan continued in a teaching tone: "I am now I think you should thank Xiao Dingtian for teaching you this lesson and letting you know how cruel the mall is!"
Chai Liang nodded silently. After all, he was in his thirties, and he was the third generation successor of the Chai family in Hong Kong. He had been working in the shopping mall for several years. He was briefly excited. Afterwards, he calmed down.
Although the Chai family is for the established wealthy people in Hong Kong, it is not as good as the Dingtian Group in terms of total assets and liquidity. Dingtian Group is mainly engaged in real estate. Thanks to the continuous doubling of housing prices in recent years, Dingtian has also rapidly accumulated a large amount of wealth. As long as there is no large-scale grab for the "land king", Dingtian's capital chain is still very healthy.
In comparison, the Chai family started out by shipping. Their main assets are the hundreds of ocean-going freighters, as well as some terminal shares and properties on Hong Kong Island. These are all valuable when calculated as assets, but they are not short-term. There are things that can be cashed in, so the liquidity that Chai can use is far less than that of Dingtian.
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Li Dai received a text message from Huang Zhicheng.
"Chairman Xiao wants to treat me to dinner?" Li Dai looked at his phone with a guilty conscience: "It won't be another Hongmen Banquet, right?"
After hesitating for a few seconds, Li Dai finally replied to the text message and agreed. For Xiao Dingtian, running away would definitely not solve the problem. His future father-in-law could not avoid facing him head-on.
In the evening, Dai Li arrived at the restaurant of the hotel where Xiao Dingtian lived on time.
“Today’s starter is West Coast halibut fillet with lobster mousse; main course is Balmoral roast venison with Madeira cake, truffle sauce, braised red cabbage, roasted potatoes with toasted walnuts, pumpkin and celeriac "In addition, there are mango and lemon dark chocolate and fruit desserts. I have already asked them to serve." Huang Zhicheng introduced.
Li Dai didn't know much about these things, but he felt that since Xiao Dingtian was treating guests to dinner, the quality would definitely not be too low. He estimated that these dishes could only be enjoyed at top-level banquets in the UK.
Opposite him, Xiao Dingtian did not speak, but looked at Dai Li with a scrutinizing look. This look made Dai Li feel a little anxious, but he did not dare to speak.
Neither of the two protagonists spoke, and the dinner table suddenly became a little awkward.
After almost a minute of silence, it was Xiao Dingtian who spoke first: "I want to meet with Duke Gale to discuss a business deal. Please introduce him to me."
"Okay, I'll go talk to Duke Gale tomorrow." Li Dai's answer was completely without thinking, and he just agreed subconsciously.
"Then let's eat." Xiao Dingtian remained expressionless, neither happy nor sad, as if he had not had a conversation with Dai Li just now.
"Is this the end of the conversation?" Huang Zhicheng stared at the two people with wide eyes. He thought it would be a more complicated conversation. Even if it didn't take three visits to the thatched cottage, it would take more than half an hour to explain the cause and effect of the matter. It was clear to everyone that they were excusing each other, but they didn't expect that it was just two sentences and it was over.
"Maybe the chairman is still a bit embarrassed. Although he is trying to show off his strength, he may not be like this in his heart." Huang Zhicheng thought for a while and felt that he should introduce it in a little detail.
So Huang Zhicheng said: "In recent years, our Dingtian Group has also been transforming from a real estate development company to a diversified business. Recently, the chairman plans to enter the energy field, and natural gas is an investment direction that we are very optimistic about. . Compared with oil, natural gas is obviously a cleaner energy source. Environmental protection is now so strict, so the chairman is very optimistic about the future potential of natural gas."
Dai Li nodded. He also read in the newspaper that the price of natural gas has been rising recently, especially in winter. The heating situation has caused so-called "gas shortage" in many places.
Just listen to Huang Zhicheng continue to say: "Our country's natural gas mainly relies on Russia and Qatar. In addition to Russia and the Middle East, North America also has a lot of natural gas resources. As for the United States, due to the needs of its own industry, most of All natural gas is used domestically, while almost all Canadian natural gas is exported."
“Canada is the third largest natural gas producer in the world, second only to the United States and Russia. At the same time, Canada is also the second largest natural gas exporter in the world. In fact, if greater investment in natural gas production can be made, Canada may surpass Russia has become the world’s largest natural gas producer.”
"We at Dingtian Group attach great importance to Canadian natural gas resources and hope to invest in this area. However, when it comes to investment in this kind of resources, the resistance is relatively high. Foreigners do not want us to invest in their country's energy industry. So. If you want to get a share of Canadian natural gas, funding alone is not enough, you also need the help of a third party, such as Duke Gale.”
"Duke Gale's family entered Canada in the early colonial period, and Duke Gale's great-grandfather also served as the Governor-General of Canada. At that time, Duke Gale's family purchased a large amount of land in Canada. At that time, the land was just some barren land. The wasteland, and the Duke of Gael at that time did not spend much money.”
"Later, natural gas was discovered under those barren wastelands. Although Canada had gained independence at that time and was no longer a British colony, the United Kingdom only passed the Canadian Constitution Act in 1982, and Canada also had legislation and constitutional amendments. The power of the Duke of Gale, so the interests of traditional British nobles in Canada, like the Duke of Gale, have been retained to this day. Therefore, the Duke of Gale has a lot of say in matters related to Canadian natural gas. After all, Canada’s natural gas , all dug out from their land.”
Dai Li let out a long sigh of relief: "No wonder I saw you in Duke Gale's castle today!"
"Do you still think that we came to the UK to trouble you while we were free?" Huang Zhicheng also laughed.
"I really thought about it." Dai Li thought to himself, but he didn't dare to say it. He then asked, "Didn't you see Duke Gale today?"
Huang Zhicheng shook his head: "This Duke Gale is so good at showing off, he really thinks of himself as a noble. We also went there yesterday, but he defeated us with a box of biscuits."
"Blueberry flavor, right?" Dai Li said casually. He had also eaten yesterday's biscuits. At this time, Dai Li finally recalled that the two familiar figures he saw through the window yesterday were Xiao Dingtian and Huang Zhicheng.
"By the way, how did you meet Duke Gale?" Huang Zhicheng asked.
"Well, it's a long story. Duke Gale suffered an accident ten years ago..." Dai Li briefly introduced how he helped Duke Gale recover.
After Dai Li finished speaking, the waiter came over with the dining cart and brought the appetizers of halibut fillet and lobster mousse to the table.
Dai Li was not polite and started eating directly. Although the food looked pretty, the quantity was not much, just a little bit, and he ate it up in two or three bites.
Next, the main course was served, and Li Dai also stuffed it into his stomach like he was swallowing jujube.
Xiao Dingtian, who was opposite, put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth, and asked casually: "Li Dai, are you interested in coming to Dingtian to work?"
Dai Li was slightly startled. He also put down the knife and fork in his hand and looked at Xiao Dingtian with some confusion.
"If you are willing to work in Dingtian, I can arrange a suitable position for you and give you some opportunities. If you can prove your ability, you will have the opportunity to be in my position in the future." Xiao Ding Tim said calmly.
As soon as Xiao Dingtian said these words, both Li Dai and Huang Zhicheng were shocked. Xiao Dingtian's position is that of the chairman of Dingtian Group.
"You're really kidding me. I'm just a coach. I don't know how to run a business." Li Dai said, but he looked at Xiao Dingtian cautiously. He couldn't figure out what Xiao Dingtian was selling in his gourd. medicine.
"No one is born an entrepreneur if they don't know how to learn." Xiao Dingtian's tone became serious.
"Director Xiao can't tell the truth!" Dai Li thought silently in his heart.
"What, do you think it's incredible?" Xiao Dingtian looked at Li Dai and continued in a very oppressive tone: "You like Yu Nan, but I don't think you are suitable, so I told you before , I don’t want you to be together, you are not a suitable candidate for my son-in-law in my mind.”
"But now I think I can give you a chance. I want to try to train you and see if you can meet my requirements. If your performance satisfies me, I can agree to let you be with Yu Nan. , after I retire in the future, I can safely call Dingtian Group into your hands, even if it is my dowry for Yu Nan." Xiao Dingtian said, picked up the wine glass, and took a sip of red wine himself.
Li Dai's eyes widened in surprise. He couldn't accept what Xiao Dingtian said for a while.
"Did I hear you correctly? Leave Dingtian in my hands? Give me a large group with a market value of hundreds of billions?" Dai Li felt that his mind was starting to get confused.