Vladimir's father Maxim originally planned to fly directly from Moscow to Nyal in Africa the day after tomorrow. Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened and they had to fly directly to London first, and then from London to Nyal.
This time, considering going to a war-torn country in the Philippines, Maxim and his party brought more than 20 personal bodyguards. However, because London has very strict gun control, when they boarded the plane from Moscow, these private bodyguards
None of the bodyguards were armed.
Compared with more and more super-rich people who choose the Gulfstream series of business jets, Maxim loves the aircraft owned by Bombardier of Maple Leaf Country. The reason for choosing this aircraft is nothing more than two aspects.
The first aspect is that Maxim, as a Chinese, has suffered a lot in his long-term dealings with Westerners, so he is very disdainful of the Americans. The Gulfstream aircraft is made in the United States, so Maxim chose
Bombardier aircraft of Maple Leaf Country, a neighboring country of the United States.
The second aspect is that every time he goes to discuss business around the world, Maxim always brings many subordinates and bodyguards with him, and Bombardier aircraft can carry more passengers than Gulfstream aircraft.
This time I went with my father to gain more knowledge, and Vladimir even brought the golden eagle with him.
Like everyone else, Maxim was startled when he saw this huge golden eagle.
However, when he saw that the golden eagle was tamed by his son and became very obedient, he didn't say anything anymore.
As long as it wasn't something too outrageous, Maxim felt he could let him go.
On the plane.
Vladimir and Maxim sat across from each other, while their secretaries sat on the other side of the aisle.
"Vladimir, do you know about the business negotiation meeting in London this afternoon?" Maxim asked after taking a sip of coffee.
Vladimir nodded, "I know, but the specific content is unclear."
Maxim said with a wry smile: "The Americans and the Middle Eastern guys have changed their minds again. Business is getting harder and harder now. Even after signing the contract, there may be variables."
When Vladimir heard this, he immediately understood. He was afraid that his father would fly to London to negotiate about the oil fields ahead of him. These American and Middle Eastern guys were too bullying, and they were using tricks everywhere.
Say, things that have been negotiated have to be changed.
"I really can't give them something hard." Vladimir was indeed young and energetic.
Maxim smiled slightly and said: "Vladimir, the reason why I let you participate in the on-site business negotiations this time is to let you experience the ruthlessness and cruelty of the business world. You are still young now, this is your capital, but it is also your
The biggest shortcoming.”
Vladimir was stunned for a moment. He did not say anything right away. Instead, he thought of what his father had just said, and immediately understood that his sentence "It is really not possible to give them something hard" even though the blood of the fighting nation will be
The performance is vivid and vivid, but it also gives people the feeling of being careless and impulsive in doing things.
Vladimir's mind also once again came up with an old saying from China: "The moment of excitement leads to the cremation of the whole family."
Vladimir nodded: "Father, don't worry, I will control my emotions today."
Maxim was also very clear about his son's activities in the arsenal yesterday. Especially after Semyon told him that the young master was a young man with strong moral character and courage to act, he felt quite complicated in his heart.
Men need courage, but they also need wisdom.
"Vladimir, although our nation is called a fighting nation, this does not only mean that we will only rely on force to conquer. We must also rely on intelligence to conquer. But when intelligence cannot persuade, force may be the best solution.
The best choice." Maxim's words were quite skillful. It's really hard to understand if you don't understand it carefully.
So much so that Vladimir tasted it so much.
After Maxim had a good exchange with Vladimir, he said to his secretary: "Peter, please contact General Labose in Nyal. They have owed us an arms payment for several years.
, should I pay it recently?”
Peter quickly wrote down his boss's instructions.
When Vladimir saw his father instructing his secretary to ask for payment of debts, what Semyon said yesterday flashed in his mind.
"Father, do they owe us $20 million?"
Maxim said: "Yes, it is 20 million U.S. dollars. These Filipinos have a very bad reputation in business. Vladimir, you must be careful when dealing with Filipinos in the future and not be deceived by their rhetoric."
arrive."
Vladimir nodded, indicating that he also had some understanding of the bad nature of African blacks. These guys swear by their words, but in fact they are so sloppy in their actions. If it weren't for the fact that the Philippines is currently the largest producer of arms.
Sales place, he knew that his family would never do business with them.
Immediately, Vladimir came up with the idea of paying debts with things.
In fact, Maxim had already had an idea about using things to pay off debts. This time he heard that General Labose had discovered a diamond mine, and he had the idea in mind that he wanted Labose to use diamonds to pay off debts.
Labose and his group obviously lacked funds and technology in mining diamonds, so they invited Maxim to make a special trip to the territory he controlled to negotiate to see if the two sides could further cooperate.
Seeing that his son was beginning to gain some understanding, Maxim looked pleased.
The air distance from Moscow to London is about 3,000 kilometers. Due to the time difference, Vladimir and the others arrived in London only around 11 a.m. local time.
The negotiations with the Americans and Middle Easterners were arranged at one o'clock in the afternoon. After arriving at the hotel where the conference was staying, the advance team of the Ivan family gave the required information to Maxim and Vladimir.
"What a joke, this time it involves the issue of the environment again. We are in the desert. Could it be that it has polluted their sand?" Looking at the other party's temporary increase in bargaining chips, Maxim began to vaguely feel that this was extremely important.
Maybe it's a trap.
In an emergency, he called together senior executives of the group and think tanks for emergency consultations before the meeting.
As the heir to the family, Vladimir also appeared at the meeting with his father.
Facing such an internal meeting, Vladimir's head was quite dizzy. The other party mentioned safety, sustainable development, and environmental protection.
Know exactly what moves are being played.
If Vladimir had his own way of thinking, the worst he could do would be to sell those oil fields. Why go to all that trouble?