Also at noon on Saturday, in Hangzhou, thousands of miles away from Yangshuo, a grand reception banquet was being held in a high-end hotel by the West Lake.
The political and business sectors unite.
The entertainment target is the Chinese investment team of Apollo Management Company from the United States.
There are two core guests, Jared Buckley, head of Apollo Management's China business unit, and Lin Su.
As for Apollo Management CEO Leon Black, who many people think is a bigger name, he has returned to the United States at this time. Moreover, the so-called investment inspection this time was not originally included in the work schedule of the Apollo Management Company team's trip to China. The reason was that Lin Su appeared on one of China's longest-running and most famous news programs with someone behind him.
This city is Lin Su's hometown.
Then, some interested people made some inquiries and discovered that the girl from the Lin family had unknowingly become very successful. She was actually Mr. Simon Westero's China affairs assistant. Lin Su was responsible for many of the schedules of this person's trip to China. , and appeared together in the simulcast while standing within a conspicuous distance of less than two meters in Westeros.
In this case, how can you ignore your hometown
Lin Su couldn't do anything about it.
After all, not only his own family, but also the seven aunts and eight aunts around the Lin family are all involved in the system. If they don't care... it won't actually be a big deal. But more importantly, if you take care of it, a series of intricate relationships will reap huge benefits. After all, this is the current trend in the country. Economic construction is the centerpiece. As long as it can attract investment, it is a real political achievement. If it is foreign investment, it will be even more important.
After several days of bombarding with phone calls and face-to-face lobbying, Lin Su, who was very troubled, finally mentioned it to a certain guy. The man was very straightforward and threw her Zhejiang enterprise information compiled by Cersei Capital China Economic Research Institute. He makes his own choice, and if he chooses a company or project that satisfies him, he can invest.
Otherwise, no need to discuss.
In fact, the information and analysis provided by Cersei Capital China Economic Research Institute are very detailed, and you can basically follow the pictures.
However, things are not that simple.
There are indeed many good companies, but others may not necessarily need your investment. Therefore, on the basis of choosing the right target, both parties need to have the intention to cooperate.
This matter cannot be solved in a day or two. Lin Su still has a lot of work in the capital, so he can only bring over the small team that the Chinese business department team of Apollo Management Company and Chen Qing and the others have gradually built up. , first investigate and find the project, and if it is achieved, it can be regarded as a contribution to the hometown.
As for Lin Su himself, he would return to the capital in the afternoon.
With his father, who seemed to be glowing with a second youth recently, socializing with a group of political and business leaders, no one forced Lin Su to drink, and his face turned red after drinking. Lin's father was even drunk and was helped out to rest in advance.
It was around one o'clock in the afternoon when the banquet began to wrap up. Lin Su, who was about to say goodbye, found Jared Buckley and Ran Yue again.
The people who will be responsible for the inspection and negotiation here are Jared Buckley and Ran Yue, the Chinese assistant that Chen Qing is quite fond of. They sat next to them with a glass of red wine in their hands. Lin Su said: "Jerry, Ran Yue." Sister, I’ll leave it to you for the rest. We can contact you at any time. If you have any questions, my father and the others can also help.”
Both of them nodded, and Ran Yue thoughtfully replaced the red wine in her hand with juice, and said with a smile: "Xiao Lin, please stop drinking, in case... Oh, by the way, when will you and Chen Qing... Return to the United States?"
Lin Su was not drunk and understood that Ran Yue was actually asking when Simon would leave. He shook his head and said, "I don't know either."
Jared Buckley on the other side also said in quite standard Chinese: "Lin, I have read a lot of corporate information, and there are indeed many worth investing in. However, there must be a direction. Can you say Tell me what other specific requirements Mr. Westeros has, I don’t want to make a wrong choice and leave a bad impression on the big boss?”
It would be nice if some guy gave himself clear requirements.
Lin Su had some inexplicable resentment, but of course he didn't show it. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Simon has always attached great importance to China's food and beverage industry. You know this. There happen to be many similar companies in Zhejiang Province. In addition... By the way, There are also cars, Simon said that China’s car market has great potential.”
Ran Yue, who had a round face and a mature and charming temperament, raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard Lin Su's words, "Simon said."
Jared Buckley, however, caught another important point: "Geely, Lin, have you also seen this company's information?"
Lin Su was stunned for a moment before nodding. She also understood why she suddenly thought of this sentence that Simon accidentally said. Looking through the information in the past few days, she saw that a motorcycle production company named Geely in Zhejiang Province wanted to Entering the automotive field and looking for cooperation.
This should be an opportunity.
Jared Buckley thought quickly for a moment and said: "This seems difficult to handle. When Chinese automobile companies cooperate with foreign countries, they usually choose similar companies, because automobile production cannot be done with only funds... "
Having said this, Buckley seemed to suddenly become enlightened. He seemed to be talking to Lin Su or to himself and said quickly: "However, the automobile companies in the Federation are not having a good time now. They have no money or energy to invest in China." , so China’s joint venture car market has only been occupied by German and Japanese brands in recent years. This is our opportunity, and there is a lot of room for maneuver. At worst, we can directly dig out a group of teams from General Motors or Ford, and the technology can also be acquired. Moreover, Geely The company is a private enterprise, which is also very beneficial to us, but I am really not willing to cooperate with Chinese state-owned enterprises."
Ran Yue looked at a tall and muscular foreigner who was over 1.9 meters tall and was getting more and more excited. Finally, she took out a notepad and started writing on the dining table. She couldn't help but turn to Lin Su.
What disease is this
Lin Su smiled, tilted her head towards Ran Yue and whispered, "That's what foreigners are like."
In fact, to be precise, there are more lunatics on Wall Street.
Although the series of Chinese projects she and Chen Qing have been responsible for in the past two years have been very outstanding, the Chinese business department headed by Jared Buckley next to her has also achieved outstanding results. Just looking at the other person's current proficiency in Chinese, you can tell that he is very interested in Chinese business. How caring.
After a final explanation, Lin Su stood up and said goodbye to the leaders.
Lin's father was too drunk to move. Lin's mother, He Ning, and her sister, Lin Lan, sent her away together. In the car to the airport, mother and daughter sat together in the back row. In front of them were Lin Su's two female Wei family guards. .
After telling her mother to ask her father to drink less, Lin Su held the little hand of her sister who was about to get married and said: "I may not be able to attend your wedding next month. However, I picked a car abroad and it has already been We are going through the import procedures and it will be shipped back at the right time. It can be regarded as a wedding gift."
Lin Lan leaned against Lin Su affectionately: "Sister, you have already given me a house, um... um, what kind of car is it?"
Lin Su fondly tilted her head to touch her sister and said, "BMW."
Lin Lan was a little disappointed: "I thought it would be a Ferrari, just like the one Li Xiaohua drove on Chang'an Street."
"That's a sports car, not suitable for daily use. Besides, you both work in government departments, so it's not appropriate to drive such a conspicuous car. BMW is fine."
“Isn’t there a BMW in China?”
"Domestic..." Lin Su paused and didn't say much. He just said, "This model has not been sold in China yet."
Mother Lin listened to the conversation between the two sisters for a while, and then finally said: "Xiao Su, yourself... what is your situation now? Can you tell me about it?"
Lin Su could feel that her mother must have weighed this question for a long time before asking this question. After all, the family members were not stupid. She went abroad as a sole proprietor and became a big shot like Simon Westeros in less than two years. What about China affairs? Assistant, some of these possibilities are just too easy to relate to.
Not daring to meet her mother's eyes, Lin Su lowered her head slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Mom, anyway, I'm fine now."
Mother Lin also took one of her daughter's hands and held it in her palm. She sighed softly and said, "If you don't like things outside, come back at any time. Ignore your dad. He only has two years left before retirement. It's too late for him to be a prisoner." , so what if we take another step in the end."
Lin Su held her mother's hand in turn and said, "Mom, don't talk about my dad like that. It's not easy for him these years."
"It's easy for no one. You should be content with your life now," Mother Lin said, looking at Lin Lan on the other side: "And you, don't ask your sister for anything anymore. You are also a member of the system now. If you develop this habit, beware of bad luck in the future."
Lin Lan retorted: "I didn't want it, my sister bought it for me on her own initiative."
"Do you think I haven't heard that you always talk about wanting a car in front of your sister during the Chinese New Year? Anyway, you will walk your own path in the future. If it goes wrong or misses the mark, your dad and I can't control it. Still With the Qin family, you think that if you climb high, others will think highly of you, and you will know whether you are good or bad in the future."
Lin Lan was about to talk back, but after hearing this, she giggled and hugged her sister tightly: "Originally, the Qin family didn't look down on me, but now that my sister is rich, of course it's different. No matter how powerful their family is, can they be on the network? , Anyway, Qin Yusong’s parents have been very kind to me recently. Yesterday, my future mother-in-law asked me what I needed for a new house, and she took the time to buy it together. Huh, they looked down on me before, but they may not know what will happen in the future. Just like this time, my sister The investment and political performance brought in cannot be advantageous to others. It is of no use to my father, but it is useful to me. I will step on Qin Yusong’s head first and then talk about it. I will get rid of Xiao Qin in the future. The few resources in Lao Qin’s hands will not be given to me. You have to give it to me.”
Mother Lin obviously had a similar temperament to Lin Su. When her second daughter said this, she was angry and helpless: "It's your sister who helped this time, not you."
"What's my sister's is mine."
Mother Lin raised her hand and hit her second daughter on the head: "Is this what people say?"
Lin Lan covered her head: "You gave birth to me."
Seeing that her mother was about to beat her again, Lin Su quickly stopped her and changed the subject: "Mom, don't forget to give the gifts I brought back to my grandparents at night. I don't have time to visit them this time. Please help me apologize to my grandparents."
Mother Lin nodded and complained again: "I will leave in the morning and afternoon. What are you doing in such a hurry? Today is still Saturday. Can't we just stay at home for one night?"
Lin Lan interrupted again: "Mom, my sister is a big shot now."
So I got hit on the head again.
Lin Su slightly curved her lips to protect her sister, and explained to her mother: "I really don't have time this time. He... Well, I need to coordinate a lot of things."
Lin Lan immediately caught the flaw in her sister's words: "Sister, who is 'he'? Is it Simon Westeros?"
Feeling her mother and sister looking over at her, Lin Su pretended to be calm: "Yes, he is my boss."
Lin Lan smiled and turned to her mother: "Mom, maybe one day you will have a mixed-race grandson."
Mother Lin tried to fight again, but Lin Lan quickly retreated.
Lin Su could only pretend not to understand her sister's words. Fortunately, she drank wine at noon and her face was rosy, so it didn't show up.
Seeing her second daughter running away, Mother Lin looked at her own daughter again. After thinking about it, she still didn't ask any more questions. Then she remembered another thing: "Yesterday, Xiaodong called and talked about studying in the United States. Xiao Su, you Hasn’t it been done here?”
Hearing her mother mention this matter, Lin Su was slightly startled, but nodded: "Mom, I don't want my brother to study abroad."
Lin Lan was confused at first: "Why? How many people are crying and shouting to go to the United States now. Sister, it will be enough for the Lin family in the political world to have me support them in the future. I think both A Dong and A Xing should study abroad."
Mother Lin interrupted her second daughter again and held her eldest daughter's hand tightly: "Mom wants to say, since you think it's not suitable, leave him alone and don't ask for help for this matter. Xiaodong wants to go I just applied for it on my own in the United States. After all, I have a master’s degree from Peking University. If I can’t even apply for studying abroad, what’s the point?”
Lin Lan rolled her eyes and said to her mother: "Of course it's okay for my brother to apply by himself. I think he wants to study abroad with that Brandy, so he bothered my sister. Beijing University of Science and Technology, tsk, is worse than Peking University. Far."
"What brandy? Her name is Bai Lan. I think that girl is pretty good." Mother Lin glared at her daughter again and said, "I know what you're thinking. You look down on her background as a worker. Think about it, you yourself are looked down upon by the Qin family. How does it feel, is this appropriate?"
"Why is it inappropriate? I am looked down upon by others, so of course I must look down upon others, otherwise I will suffer a lot... Ah, Mom, if you hit me again, I will hit my sister."
Mother Lin hated that iron could not become steel: "You are so snobbish."
"I'm just snobbish," Lin Lan said, shrinking back and turning to her sister: "In this case, sister, you don't have to worry about going abroad at all. Xiaodong went abroad on his own, just to get rid of that girl. In the future, Find a better one.”
Lin Su could only nod slightly and quietly listened to his mother and sister continue to bicker.
The two of them obviously ignored or misunderstood what she just said. She didn't want her brother to study in the United States.
It’s not that I can’t, it’s that I don’t want to.
Really don't want this to happen.
As for the reason.
Lin Su himself couldn't even tell.
Still related to someone.
That guy seemed to like helping people become naturalized in the United States, just like her and Chen Qing, like the girls from the Guofeng Art Troupe, and like those high-IQ teenagers recently collected in China.
For many Chinese, this is a dream come true.
After all, it is the United States.
Many people imagine that this is paradise.
However, just as she couldn't figure out the reason for his high-profile trip to China, she also couldn't figure out why he liked to do it.
But one thing is certain.
This was definitely not a good idea, because by chance, he heard Chen Qing hanging around him and talking about the progress of going abroad for the girls of the National Style Art Troupe. She, who was also nearby, inadvertently noticed from the corner of his mouth. Some fleeting sarcasm, that seemingly casual and faint sarcasm made her heart stab hard.
He's an asshole.
She was always sure of this. How could a bad guy do good things
There is nothing I can do.
However, since it was something he liked to do, she would definitely have to resist a little. At least, when it came to her relatives, she could not let him succeed.
But, what should we do about this matter
The third brother Lin Dong graduated from Peking University with a master's degree this year. Based on the study abroad rate of Peking University students, even if she didn't help, her brother could easily go abroad. In fact, my sister guessed it right. The third brother just wanted her to help find his girlfriend Bai Lan. A study abroad opportunity.
However, I really don’t want to do this.
Even a little envious of Chen Qing.
She was much more assertive than she was. Her sister-in-law was restless and wanted to break up her brother's marriage. After being suppressed by her father and failing to succeed, he forcefully threw money at her, promising her sister-in-law a reward of 10 if she gave birth to a child in the Chen family. Wan, directly turn that poor woman who is not very smart into a fertility machine.
I guess I will just focus on having children from now on.
In addition, there is a supermarket that Chen Qing opened for her brother, which was also settled by the siblings in the form of a loan.
Even if she loses, if she makes a profit, she will use the profits to slowly repay her principal.
Lin Su knows that this is the most reasonable way for adults to get along with each other. Even if they are relatives, in many cases, only by figuring it out more clearly can the love last longer.
But she can't.
In order for her younger sister to be able to live upright in her husband's family, she directly bought the best house in Hangzhou as a dowry for her. Now with the addition of a car, she is like an eldest sister and a mother.
Even the third brother's side.
The third brother called home, obviously hoping that his parents would persuade her to help.
Although her mother did not do this, she persuaded her not to embarrass herself. However, in fact, when her brother came to beg her again, she found that she couldn't bear to refuse.
Even if you don’t want a certain guy to succeed, you’ll probably still want to help in the end.
Just, I don’t know if he will inadvertently show that hateful mocking smile again when he finally finds out about this.
Lin Su was still struggling with this matter until she boarded the plane to the capital.
Because she suddenly wanted to know what he was mocking.
Those of them who left their own countries
no.
She could feel that he didn't have any contempt for them in his daily life, so what was it
Even though she was curious, she had no intention of asking him directly.
Because she knew that she might not get the answer, or get an answer that she really, really didn't want to know. In this case, this matter will probably be fruitless like many other secrets about him.