More than three months have passed in the blink of an eye, and the Spring Festival is just around the corner. Zhuxin's case is reaching a critical juncture. Interpol has followed the "chicken cone snail" line and arrested a large number of drug traffickers in Southeast Asia, Japan, the United States and even Europe.
With the law, the entire criminal chain is being uprooted bit by bit. This Spring Festival, Zhu Xin will definitely not be able to come back to celebrate the New Year.
Knowing that Ling Hao helped her father solve the debt crisis, Zhu Xin gave Ling Hao a good lecture, but she was still very sweet in her heart. There are many seemingly loyal loves in this world, but it turns out that they cannot withstand money at all.
How many couples who have been together for many years are suspicious of each other because of financial problems, and finally part ways, or even kill each other. As a criminal police officer, Zhu Xin is very aware of how difficult it is for human nature and love to withstand the test of money, and Ling Hao for
He was able to spend 4 million US dollars to help his father. This is an amount that would make most people do whatever it takes. Ling Hao just spent it like this, which shows how important his position is in his heart. I am glad that I entrusted the right person to him.
At the same time, the relationship between the two parties became more stable and their love became deeper. Unable to go home to spend the Spring Festival with her parents, Zhu Xin had no choice but to ask Ling Hao to take care of her two elders when it was convenient.
With Ling Hao's capital injection, Cheng Linfeng's company finally overcame the financial crisis smoothly and the business got back on track. This experience also made Cheng Linfeng and his wife very satisfied with Ling Hao, and they already regarded each other as their own.
His own son-in-law.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, Ling Hao held a New Year's Eve party in advance at Ling Yuan's villa. He invited everyone in his team, as well as Li Liang and Annie, to have a good New Year's Eve dinner with his father, Ling Yuan.
The reason for having New Year’s Eve dinner before New Year’s Eve is also because “Dinasta Jewelry Group” will jointly hold an auction with Christie’s auction house at the “Ritz-Carlton” Hotel in Beijing on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.
A large-scale event that combines a cocktail reception, jewelry exhibition and jewelry auction. This event is of a very high level and has invited many of the world's top wealthy people, international stars, and cultural celebrities. Anne even invited some nobles and royal family members to attend through family connections.
Ling Hao, as the number two person in the group, naturally had to attend. Tian Yong, Xueting and others were not interested in this kind of thing. Only Shi Si and Jiang Mingyu agreed to accompany Ling Hao. Of course, Li Liang, as the head of the Li family
After being formally invited by the group, he would also attend with his wife. Ling Hao thought that since he was going to the capital at this time, he might as well spend the Spring Festival with Zhu Xin's parents, fulfill his filial piety for her, and fulfill his duties as son-in-law in advance.
responsibilities.
The father had no choice but to have the New Year's Eve dinner in advance. Although Master Long Lite had to go back to China for two months, fortunately Tian Yong and Xueting were here to take care of him, and there were always nannies and caregivers at home, so Ling Hao was not too worried.
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"Why didn't your wife come?" Ling Yuan asked Ling Hao nonchalantly. Although his health is much better now, his mind is still up and down, as if he is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He still remembers what happened to Ling Hao when he was a child.
Some, as for the incident of his own victimization, he could not remember it anyway. When he often saw Zhuxin before, he thought that Zhuxin and Ling Hao were already married. This was not a big deal, and sometimes he would refer to Annie or Ling Hao.
Xueting recognized her as Zhuxin and called her daughter-in-law one by one.
"Zhu Xin is on a business trip, and I have to leave for a while. During this period, Tian Yong and Xueting will take care of you here. I will be back before the Lantern Festival and take you to see the lanterns." Ling Hao said.
He put a piece of spareribs into Lingyuan's bowl and said.
Li Liang picked up Moutai and poured a glass for Ling Yuan and said: "It's okay, I will come back to spend New Year's Eve with you. We two brothers will watch the Spring Festival Gala and set off firecrackers together."
"Okay, this wine is good, I want to drink it during the Chinese New Year." Lingyuan is a good wine, even now, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip, begging like a child.
Li Liang smiled heartily: "Okay, I'll drink with you."
After arrangements were made for Ling Yuan, Ling Hao took Shi Si and Jiang Mingyu to fly directly to the capital. Annie returned to Shanghai first, and together with Jiang Min escorted the jewelry for the exhibition and auction, they took a chartered flight to the capital.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the temperature in Beijing has reached over ten degrees below zero, but it still cannot stop the enthusiasm of a handful of wealthy people for expensive jewelry.
Since four o'clock in the afternoon, luxury cars have been driving through the gate of the "Ritz-Carlton Hotel" one after another, including Rolls-Royce, Sibel, Koenigsegg, Bugatti Veyron, Bentley, Pagani, Lamborghini... one after another.
The top millionaires and celebrities from all over the world got off the multi-million-dollar luxury cars, including oil tycoons from the Middle East, aristocrats from Europe, financial oligarchs from North America, plutocrats from East Asia, Hollywood superstars, domestic tycoons, and ladies from high society. Everyone wore the same clothes.
The luxurious evening gowns walked into the hotel lobby. Except for the absence of a red carpet and flashing lights, it was like an Oscar ceremony. Waiters wearing tuxedos and white gloves, who looked like butlers, stepped forward to take the guests' clothes off.
Wearing precious furs or handmade custom-made coats, we respectfully guided them to the splendid banquet hall.
The hall is the size of several basketball courts, and there are already a lot of people at this moment. This is a high-end buffet reception. The VIPs are holding champagne or cocktails and chatting enthusiastically to the soft music of the band, basically ignoring the dining table.
There is a dazzling array of Russian black caviar, Canadian mandarin fish, Alaskan king crab, French Peron oysters and foie gras, Italian ham and cheese, Alba white truffles, and Kobe Wagyu beef. The prices for all these top-notch delicacies have reached insane levels.
, but in the eyes of these people, it is nothing. In addition to jewelry, the purpose of their coming here is to socialize. The social value in top circles is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Maybe billions of businesses are just talking and laughing.
The intention was reached within a short period of time.
As the organizer of the event, Anne was naturally the first to arrive at the venue. Today she was wearing a backless deep V black evening dress. With her fair skin and long black satin-like hair, she looked extremely eye-catching, especially her tall figure.
With her devilish figure, any man can't help but take a second look. Holding a goblet of champagne in her hand, with a warm diplomatic smile, she walked between groups of three and two.
He chats and laughs with everyone among friends and celebrities, and becomes the center of attention wherever he goes.
At this moment, three people walked into the banquet hall. The leader was a tall and straight young man with short, lean hair, a handsome yet masculine face, and a pair of bright eyes like the brightest stars on the dark sky at night.
, his strong but not burly body paired with the finely crafted black hand-made custom-made suit and evening gown, gave him both aristocratic elegance and a sense of power like a cheetah, and he was like a lot of people at the venue.
The dandy boy formed a sharp contrast. Especially that sunny smile full of confidence, as clean as if there was no trace of worldly contamination, just like a big boy next door, instantly attracted the attention of all the guests, and even more so.
The young lady's eyes lit up and she looked at him carefully up and down unconsciously.
This person was naturally Ling Hao, and he was followed by Shi Si and Jiang Mingyu. Today, Shi Si dressed up for the first time for the first time. A purple evening dress and short skirt were dotted with small white flowers, and the straps on the silver high-heeled sandals were straight.
The smooth and slender calves made her look youthful and beautiful, especially the fist-sized top hat hair accessory tilted on her head, and the lollipop in her mouth, which made her look so playful.
It's so cute, it makes anyone feel like seeing a beautiful doll, and they can't help but want to hold it in their arms and pamper it.
Jiang Mingyu was wearing a gray suit and evening gown, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and his deep eyes. At first glance, he looked like a scholar, elegant and quiet.
Annie was chatting with four or five young women at the moment. Among them were Hollywood actresses and wealthy daughters. When Ling Hao came in, their conversation stopped abruptly. They all looked at this stranger either implicitly or directly.
Among the handsome men, only Annie had a proud smile on her lips and winked lightly at Ling Hao. The latter also smiled brightly in return, which immediately made the small group of girls excited.
"Annie, who is this? Is it the Chinese star you invited?" the actress Lilith asked, her eyes still fixed on Ling Hao.
Susanna, the daughter of a South American mining tycoon on the side, said: "He is definitely not a star. The arrogance and confidence in his eyes are not artificial or exaggerated. He must be a young man from a wealthy family."
Another daughter of a certain European nobleman, Liz, smiled and said: "No, how big can this circle be? They are all familiar faces. Why don't I remember that such a person exists? It's not that I'm not ashamed. Such a person, if you
Who has seen it before and can you still forget it?"
All the girls looked at Anne. She was the organizer of the event and naturally knew the identity of every guest present.
Anne's face was red and she said arrogantly: "Wipe the saliva from the corners of your mouths. You promise to buy me a piece of jewelry each tonight, and I will call him over to introduce you to him. How about that?"
"Deal!" A group of women laughed coquettishly.
Annie walked quickly to Ling Hao, took his hand and said, "I'll introduce you to a few famous ladies. Just socialize for a while, don't act like you haven't seen the world."
The latter looked confused and was pulled into the "flowers" by Annie: "Let me introduce you, this is the second largest shareholder of our 'Dinaste Jewelry Group', Vice President Ling Hao, my partner."
Annie introduced with a smile that satisfied her vanity, as if she was declaring her sovereignty.
Then Ling Hao became "the most handsome boy in the whole house" and was dragged by Annie to various circles of rich people, celebrities and elites. Ling Hao not only has a high degree of education, but also has been in business for many years, so naturally he will not be
He is a "green cucumber", and he is polite and humorous in social interactions. He looks like a well-versed veteran, and he quickly got to know many people.
Anne really intends to bring Ling Hao into this top business circle. She understands that how much business a person can do depends on what kind of circle he has around him. As the heir of the Rothschild family, she cannot always do everything by herself.
He has tied himself to the "Dinasta Jewelry Group". There will be many family businesses that he will take care of in the future. Sooner or later, this business will be completely handed over to Ling Hao. Although this is an albatross
A man roams freely on the sea, but there will always be a day when he can't fly. Annie hopes that she can arrange Ling Hao's life well. Although she may not be able to be the person to accompany him through his life and give him a lifetime of happiness, but
At least let him have enough social status and be rich until old age, so that he can be worthy of the love that I devoted to him wholeheartedly.
"Ling Hao!" A familiar voice sounded, interrupting the conversation between Ling Hao and a French banker.
"Uncle, you're here." Ling Hao knew who was calling him. It was Zhu Xin's father, Cheng Linfeng. Ling Hao was indeed very interested in his future father-in-law. In order to help him expand his network, he insisted on giving up his status.
Cheng Linfeng, who was not very qualified, was invited to this auction. Although Cheng Linfeng was a little reluctant to join this circle, he was not completely unconnected. He knew a few people. At this moment, he was meeting with Zhu Zhu, the eldest son of the Solomon family, the Greek shipping king.
Li An was together, waving to Ling Hao with a smile.
The Solomon family has made its fortune through shipping and has been rising for hundreds of years. It is now one of the top ten shipping companies in the world, with hundreds of cargo ships and routes all over the world. Perhaps because of business contacts, this young master Julian and Cheng
Lin Feng knew him. Ling Hao had met him just now, and now he started talking to him again because of Cheng Linfeng.
"Ling Hao, Mr. Julian just told me something about the shipwreck cemetery at the Cape of Good Hope. Have you heard of it?" Cheng Linfeng used to be very disgusted with Ling Hao's adventurous career.
Why do you want to bring the topic to this aspect?
Ling Hao shook his head and said: "I've never heard of that, but the sea conditions in the Cape of Good Hope are complex, the weather is changeable, and the ocean currents are messy. Since it became a waterway, countless ships have had accidents there, and it is normal for there to be sunken ships on the seabed."
Julian said: "This is natural, but it is still very dramatic. Last year, I sailed with one of my family's oil tankers. Because the tonnage exceeded the standard, it could not go through the Suez Canal, so it took the Cape of Good Hope route. This is normal.
But the climate and ocean currents there were really bad. We encountered a storm at that time. In order to avoid it, we moved the channel southward a few degrees. Although we avoided the center of the storm, we were also affected a lot.
Some mechanical equipment on the ship has suffered some damage, especially an oil pump for unloading oil. Because it is installed under the boom of the oil unloading pipe, the boom deformed and directly crushed it. Without this pump, we could unload the ship.
The speed will be slowed down by 20%. In order to avoid the storm, we arrived at the port later than expected. In order not to pay liquidated damages due to time issues, I decided to leave the ship after the storm ended and the wind became clear.
The mechanic performed the repairs, but unfortunately, due to the mechanic's error, he did not fix the boom properly when disassembling it. As a result, the boom and the oil pump all fell into the sea. This problem is serious, in that position
Although it is on the high seas, it belongs to the exclusive economic zone of South Africa. No matter what we fall from the ship, if it is known by South African officials, we will definitely face a huge fine. Although there are divers on the ship, it is simply impossible to dive into the seabed nearly 1,500 meters deep.
It's impossible. We sent an underwater robot to confirm the location of the boom and the oil pump, but the pictures taken by the robot shocked me speechless. Just a few meters away from the boom,
There is a wreckage of a huge wooden ship sitting on the seabed, which is a standard shape of a British merchant ship in the 19th century. In fact, it is not surprising to find the sunken ship. We used the underwater robot to observe the sunken ship, but we found that it was near the sunken ship.
There are also many sunken ships, from all ages, there are dozens of them, including merchant ships, warships and fishing boats, including many Spanish and Portuguese ships from the 16th century. This can almost be said to be a treasure, but
Unfortunately, it is too deep. The depth of nearly 1,500 meters is simply a natural chasm for humans. I asked around and found that there are only three private companies in the world that can undertake this kind of work, and Mr. Ling's Nautilus Diving
Service Company' is one of them."
Ling Hao finally understood what the other party meant. Cheng Linfeng did not know such a detailed level about his diving company. He was afraid that this young master Julian came to China under the guise of participating in a jewelry auction, but in fact he was really
The purpose is to hunt for deep-sea treasures and his own diving team, and he has already conducted a thorough investigation in private. "I think the American Odyssey Ocean Exploration Company is the originator of this matter of salvaging sunken items. In 1998
In 2004, the Odyssey company successfully salvaged the ancient Carthage sunken ship "Mecas" and obtained tens of thousands of treasures. In 2004, the company discovered a ship that sank in 1865 on the seabed in Savannah, Georgia, USA.
The USS Republic salvaged gold and silver coins worth US$180 million. There was also the team of American Rob Ballard, who found the Titanic. These are famous shipwreck hunters who salvaged
Compared with them, we are just a company that makes a living by diving construction and teaching. Why did Mr. Julian give up the beautiful jade for the stubborn stone?"
Julian smiled heartily: "I don't know if they are beautiful jade, but you are definitely not a stubborn person. Your team's performance in the Tahiti Blue Hole and the official cooperation business in the Mediterranean are all accomplished.
It’s remarkable, and he is definitely among the best in the world in terms of ability level.”
Ling Hao's face was full of dark lines, and he was thinking about all the eighteen generations of Professor Levins's old bastard. He must be bragging to others outside and telling others about his own affairs. He smiled.
Gradually he converged and said: "I'm really sorry, I'm not interested in the 'Shipwreck Cemetery' thing. There are two reasons. First, the depth of 1,500 meters exceeds the human limit of diving. It is completely the domain of deep-diving robots. This aspect is not
The strengths of our company, secondly, we Chinese regard shipwrecks and graves as equals, because most of the shipwrecks have sailors and passengers sinking to the bottom of the sea when they sink. That is the resting place of many souls. My people and I
They are all reluctant to touch sunken ships. This has nothing to do with faith, but just does not want to disturb the peace of the deceased."