After being greeted and directed by the Tang family's butler, Jing Gao and his party drove three cars to the luxurious villa in the middle of the manor.
Tang Jinxue's eldest son, Tang Shizhong, greeted him in the foyer. The butler made an introduction, "This is our eldest son, Mr. Tang Shizhong."
Tang Shizhong smiled and said: "Hello, Mr. Jing, welcome to my humble home."
Jing Gao smiled and shook hands with him, "Hello, Mr. Tang. It's a great honor to come and visit." After saying that, he took the gift from Ouyang Wan behind him and handed it to Tang Shizhong. This was a gift produced in his manor.
red wine.
"Mr. Jing, please!" Tang Shizhong smiled and handed the gift box to the butler, leading Jing Gao and his party in.
Tang Jinxue, dressed in an old-fashioned Tang suit, was waiting in the main hall. After introductions and handshakes, he exchanged greetings with each other and asked Jing Gao and others to sit down. "I heard from Tan Qin that Mr. Jing has done a lot of business in China. He is really young and promising."
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Jing Gao said modestly: "Compared with senior businessmen like Mr. Tang, my achievements are insignificant."
Tang Jinxue laughed and introduced his third son Tang Shijie and granddaughter Tang Wenxin.
Tang Wenxin quietly looked at the young man in front of her. He had an ordinary appearance, a slender figure and was slightly thin. After her grandfather finished the introduction, she said calmly and generously: "Mr. Jing, it's nice to meet you. Can I add your WeChat ID?"
This request was a little bold, but the meaning of getting close and making friends was very obvious. Everyone was watching.
Jing Gao smiled politely and said, "Hello, Miss Tang." He took out a business card from his pocket, handed it to Tang Wenxin, and said, "This is my business card, and the phone number on it is my WeChat."
"Okay. Thank you." Tang Wenxin smiled and accepted it. Then she glanced at the extremely outstanding woman next to Jing Gao, who was looking at her warily. She smiled softly in her heart.
Her initiative to add Jing Gao to WeChat was a bit out of line, but it was still within the scope of etiquette. After all, she is a junior, a young person.
And when she did this, it was certainly not because Jing Gao was particularly attracted to her or that she wanted to throw herself into his arms. Rather, she could see that her grandfather valued Jing Gao, so it was not normal for her to want a contact information.
There is a lot of competition in a big family. She needs to seize every opportunity to expand her social network. She can give her dad a try even if she doesn't have to.
After saying hello, they learned that Tang Jinxue's second son, Tang Shixin, was in charge of a business in England. Everyone sat down in the living room. The servants served tea.
Jing Gao took a sip of tea and said without going around in circles, "Mr. Tang, I have taken the liberty of visiting you this time because there is something very important that I need your guidance on."
Tang Jinxue nodded, stood up with a cane, and looked like an old money man from the Republic of China. He stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Jing, please come this way."
Take Jing Gao to a small living room.
The decoration here is luxurious and Western-style. There are sofas, coffee tables, TV displays, and various decorations in the wall cabinets. The atmosphere of luxury is overwhelming.
"Mr. Jing, sit down wherever you want!" Tang Jinxue made a gesture, and the old servant came in and brought two cups of tea.
Tang Jinxue said: "Mr. Jing, I learned something from Tan Qin. Is it something related to Zhaoshi Group?
Jing Gao nodded, calmly picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The tea was not as good as his, and said: "Mr. Tang, I would like to know which is the best lobbying company here in Paris? I hope to prevent French administrative and
The judicial department has launched an investigation into Zhaoshi Group. The public opinion has been particularly intense recently."
Tang Jinxue was a little surprised, but he didn't show it.
He also thought that Jing Gao wanted to compete among capitals and join forces. As far as his network is concerned, it is not just LVMH that is currently eyeing Zhaoshi Group. There are also Hermès and Gucci. These are the top companies in France.
luxury goods companies.
It’s not surprising to be eyeing the assets of Zhaoshi Group.
Even though he is said to be the leader of Chinese businessmen, he has some weight among the Chinese businessmen in the EU, but he is simply not someone he can mediate in a commercial war of this level.
LVMH Group has a market value of 140 billion euros!
The Tang family came to France, and after two generations of hard work and expansion, the entire family's assets were only at the level of eight billion US dollars. This wealth was enough for them to live a comfortable life in Europe.
Then, if you think about it from another person's perspective, you can understand what level the Alt family, with a total wealth of about 70 billion euros, is called the richest man in Europe.
It is this kind of person that Jing Gao wants to play against now.
Tang Jinxue thought for a while and said: "Mr. Jing, we Chinese businessmen settled in Paris are like wanderers, we also need lobbying companies to help fight for our interests. However, many of our donations cannot be disclosed. You know this.
If that politician takes our money, his political career is basically over.
The overall environment and atmosphere in Europe and the United States are like this. There are some fields that we cannot enter. When it comes to the best lobbying company, I can’t give you a conclusion. I can recommend to you the lobbying company that I think is more powerful.
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But you need to negotiate the specific price and contract yourself. However, I want to remind you that the law of the jungle is followed here. These people will take advantage of the things written in black and white on the contract, so be sure to let the lawyer and assistant review it carefully.
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Jing Gao said: "I understand. Mr. Tang, thank you very much."
Tang Jinxue smiled slightly and said: You're welcome. I will also have trouble visiting Mr. Jing's place in the future. Our Tang family also has business in China."
"No problem." Jing Gao agreed.
"Okay, now that we've finished talking about the business, there's still a little time before lunch. I'll take Mr. Jing to visit my manor. Are you interested?"
Jing Gao smiled and said: Guests do as the host does."
The Tang Family Manor covers an area larger than Jing Gao's visual inspection, covering nearly three hundred acres. The main building is a large villa in the middle of the manor. Then, according to the design and planning, various large and small auxiliary areas are derived.
There are living areas for servants and bodyguards, guest rooms, wine cellars, horse farms, kennels, back gardens, exquisite woods, rockeries, ponds, various arenas, helicopter airports, etc. The area is huge.
Because the servants are diligent in cleaning and designing, the entire manor has both natural scenery and modern style. There are no problems such as the proliferation of insects or snakes. The living environment is very good.
Tang Jinxue took Jinggao on a tour and said with a smile: "Many people say that the villas where British people live must have a garden. This is a British style. In fact, in my opinion, it is just a garden in front of British people.
It was the world hegemon for hundreds of years.
In our ancient dynasty, there was no back garden in the courtyard where we lived? We are practical and know etiquette. This is generally true for all nations in the world."
Jing Gao laughed, "It's a petty bourgeois sentiment. I like to write travel notes and essays like this. Expressing some specious things is actually not nutritious."
He actually said it more politely.
What is petty bourgeoisie? This kind of pursuit is normal. With a little money, who doesn’t want to live a more sentimental life? Life requires a sense of ritual.
However, some things are overdone.
Blowing English gardens, German water pipes, Japanese benzene craftsmen, and the United States have known monkeys to do this kind of thing.
Why are you clamoring again: I don’t care about the rise of great powers, I only care about the dignity of small people;
Developed countries can solve the problem in just three days;
Country X, please stop your steps and wait for your people.
Institutional issues.
Ouyang Wan, Dong Youwei, Tang Jinzhong, and Tang Wenxin all laughed. Whether it was funny or not is another matter. You have to learn to read the atmosphere. In Japan, this is called "reading the air, in Britain and the United States, it is called "ritual", in China
This is called observing words and colors.
After visiting Tangjia Manor, they had another authentic Chinese meal and drank Shaoxing rice wine. Jing Gao and his party said goodbye and left.
Naturally, I got the contact information of the lobbying company.
