183 Banquet
On May 29, 1998, Bai Quinn came to Paris, the "old revolutionary base" and was preparing for his "accidental encounter" with General Clark.
Thirty years ago, on May 29, a "May Storm" broke out in Paris. Thirty years later, Paris is calm and nothing is going on today.
A few days later, a manor in the outskirts of Paris.
Ordinary people don't know that a secret meeting is going on here.
NATO and Russia are negotiating in France, a "half NATO" territory, in order to gain mutual trust between the two sides.
A year later, Wesley Clark signed a new memorandum against Yugoslavia in addition to the Basic Document on Relations, Cooperation and Security between the Russian Federation and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The two major military organizations promised each other that once the situation in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia became uncontrollable, either party would notify the other party in advance before taking military actions, so as to avoid misjudgment and unnecessary conflicts broke out.
General Wesley Clark, who signed the memorandum, left the meeting place surrounded by everyone. After getting in the car, he looked quite tired and was about to close his eyes and rest.
At this time, David Dunn, the trusted staff officer sitting in the front row, spoke in disguise of his rest.
"God General, I have a banquet invitation letter, I don't know if you are interested in attending..."
David Dunn said it was very careful that whether he could earn that amount of money depends on his performance on the spot.
Clark was a little tired and refused directly: "It's another boring banquet for the French? Forget it, I don't want to go..."
David Dunn hurriedly explained: "No, it's Nicholas Cage's..."
"who?"
General Clark was a little unbelievable that he had nothing to do with the Hollywood actors.
"The actor Nicholas Cage, they seem to be shooting a war-themed movie, wanting to... want to invite you to a banquet held by the crew."
David Dunn gritted his teeth and told the situation. Whether he succeeded depends on luck!
Fortunately, General Clark has been busy with negotiations with Russia recently and has not had an in-depth understanding of the sudden occurrence of more than 100 T-64 tanks in the Czech Republic. He only knew it was a false alarm, so he did not ask about the subsequent situation. He was not sure that the matter was related to Nicholas Cage, so he did not expect that this invitation actually had another purpose.
"when?"
"Just tonight, it was a private banquet, without reporters, many celebrities and French celebrities will attend. If you are interested, we can go and have a walk."
Clark closed his eyes and thought. David Dunn followed him for many years, and he still knew what kind of character he was. Today he tried his best to invite himself to attend a irrelevant banquet, and there must be problems.
Before Clark could speak, David Dunn, who was already so nervous that his throat was smoking, quickly explained: "It was Mr. Wesley, please ask me, he wants to go... General, you know, Mr. Wesley has always wanted to be a screenwriter, and this is an opportunity for him to enter the industry..."
When he mentioned his son Wesley Jr., General Clark was so angry that he was so angry that after graduating from college, he was brought into the army by himself and started as a lieutenant.
I thought that from then on, the Clark family could be built into a military family like John McCain and passed on it downwards.
Unexpectedly, this kid has been a young officer for four years and has performed mediocrely, without inheriting his "braveness" genes at all. Not only has he been promoted very slowly, but he also voluntarily retired from the army with his back.
He formed a small Internet company in New York with a few friends, but unlike those soaring companies, Wesley's business capabilities are not outstanding, and the small company is shaky.
When this son was studying at Georgetown Diplomatic Academy, he was fiddling with scripts and wanted to become a screenwriter. Unexpectedly, he really found a way to enter Hollywood by himself.
It turned out that my son asked me to come to the trusted staff, and Clark's words of scolding were stuck in his mouth.
After thinking about it carefully, Clark didn't care that his son found his confidant and could take the initiative to use the resources at hand. It seemed that this kid finally got his idea after experiencing the failure of the army and entrepreneurship.
The old father was very pleased.
"Where is that guy?"
When he heard the old leader's tone, David Dunn felt relieved and things were done!
"God General, Mr. Wesley, little, has already gone to the banquet..."
"David, since that's the case, let's go there too."
David Dunn hurriedly directed the driver to change his destination.
After a while, General Clark, who had closed his eyes and rested for a while, suddenly spoke, "David, Xiao Wesley will come to you in the future. No matter what the matter is, I will tell me the first time, don't waste my trust in you."
"Yes, General!"
After confirming that General Clark closed his eyes and rested again, David Dunn quietly raised his hand to wipe away the sweat all over his forehead.
Finally passed the test, 500,000 US dollars, it’s really hard to earn M-Fxxk!
His mission was to use this excuse to bring General Clark to them. Whether those people could persuade General Clark to release those tanks would not be influenced by him, a small staff officer.
However, those arms dealers were really capable. They found out that the general's son Wesley Clark Jr.'s interest in screenwriters rather than the soon-to-be-defunct Internet company, and fooled him from New York to Paris to attend a banquet, fantasizing about being able to enter the Hollywood screenwriter circle with his father's relationship...
This intelligence capability, thinking about it, is a bit chilling behind the scenes.
The car stopped in front of a villa outside Paris. The waiter with a bow tie came to the car window, checked the information on the invitation letter, and then put the vehicle in.
After passing through the boulevard and stopping in front of the fountain in front of the house, David Dunn hurriedly got out of the car to help open the door. Under the leadership of a waiter who claimed to be "Donovan", two men in American military uniforms finally entered the villa.
In front of the banquet hall, Clark hesitated again, thinking that at his four-star general, if he would be at the banquet, would he be demoted by himself? He asked the waiter Donovan to take him to see Nicholas Cage directly.
The waiter Donovan, who had a serious face, ignored the general's request, but took two masks that could only cover half of his face from the tray on the side and handed them to General Clark and his staff officer Dunn.
Donovan said, "Please bring it with you."
The two of them were not sure about it, but they all came. Wearing a mask can reduce some of the impact. They also put on the mask according to the waiter's requirements, so they should not cause unnecessary onlookers.
When the door opened, General Clark realized that it was a masquerade party, and the men and women in the banquet hall were dressed in clothes from various eras, dancing, or gathering together to chat in groups of three or three.
Everyone wears a mask that covers his face, making it difficult to identify the identity if it is not clear.
Two new people entered the banquet hall, and everyone near the door immediately focused their attention.
A black man dressed as three musketeers in a seventeenth-century French military uniform complained loudly after seeing the two.
"You two are so clever!"
Another "Black Musketeer" with a prop-sword and a feathered hat and a cloak exclaimed when he saw this.
"Fxxk, why didn't I expect to use active military uniforms!"
His words attracted more attention.
"Hey, brother, it's a good job, the erectile squads, the experience squads are very similar to the real one, tsk, what about the four-star general! Brother, why don't you get a five-star cap on him?... Major, it's too low."
The third "Black Musketeer" commented on Clark and Dunn's dress.
"It's all musketeers, you three can't be creative! Go away and don't bother my guests!"
Donovan, a waiter with a flesh-faced face, shouted and pushed away the "black musketeer" blocking the way. His fierce image and rude American English shocked the crowd. No one dared to jump out and point at a waiter who dared to speak to the guest like this. He watched him push the crowd away and lead two guys dressed as American troops through the banquet hall and up the stairs.
"We should complain!"
The "Black Musketeer" who was pushed away finally remembered that he should protect his rights.
A pirate captain wearing a triangle hat advised: "Forget it, he is an American, maybe he is a member of the crew."
"Even if it's the crew..." The black musketeer still has to argue.
"Mr. Cage is here!" someone said not far away.
The crowds of people at the door immediately dispersed and moved slowly and in an orderly manner in the other direction.
The "Black Musketeer" also moved forward, hoping to show off her well in Nicholas Cage, who is said to have great influence.
Chapter completed!