28. Middle East Falcon Conference (Happy weekend, everyone remember to wear masks)
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The news he saw suddenly made Vladimir feel a little more energetic.
According to his habit of not taking his study seriously, if it weren't for his eyeballs being a little dry from playing on his mobile phone for a long time, he might not have been able to discover this short but concise piece of news.
The main content of this news is that in two months’ time, the biennial Middle East Falcon Conference will be held in Harit, the emirate (please don’t take your seat, in reality many countries in the Middle East are emirates).
Since the Middle East is full of oil giants, the single championship prize at this Falcon Conference reached an astonishing US$20 million.
Before oil was developed in the Middle East, these countries were basically nomadic peoples, and falcons were used as one of the tools to assist them in hunting.
After decades of evolution, although people in the Middle East no longer hunt, the habit of domesticating falcons left by their ancestors has not only not changed, but it has also given these idle and anxious dog owners more time to play with falcons.
Training falcon.
In the Middle East market, high-quality falcons can be sold for tens or even millions of dollars.
The biennial Falcon Conference is not only a symbol of wealth, but also a symbol of the status of the owner.
For example, this time, Prince Hussein and Prince Raheel, the future crown prince candidates of the emirate, are competing on the same stage...
Hussein?
Raheel?
Vladimir knew that several of his oil fields were located in the desert of the emirate, but he did not know which prince's fiefdom it was.
Vladimir turned on his computer and quickly searched.
Unfortunately, there is no relevant information on the Internet.
Vladimir thought that his father's secretary Peter had been present throughout these negotiations, and he might be able to find out if he asked him.
Soon, Peter's respectful voice came over the phone, "Master, what are your orders?"
"Peter, I have a question, which prince's fiefdom does our family's oil field in the emirate belong to?"
Peter didn't hesitate: "Prince Hussein."
"Do you have their contact information?"
"Master, we have never met Prince Hussein, but I do have the contact information of his staff. Are you planning to contact Prince Hussein? Master, I'm afraid they won't call you.
That's a hot shot..."
"Peter, I'm sure of my discretion. Just give me the phone. By the way, this matter will be kept secret from my parents for the time being. Do you understand?"
"Understood, Master, I will send it to you first, and then I will give that guy some practice and tell him that you will contact him..."
Soon, Peter sent over the contact information of a subordinate of the prince named Abdullah.
Five minutes later, Peterhui reported that Abdullah had agreed to the call.
When Vladimir was about to call Abdullah, he suddenly stopped.
No, the other party was speaking Middle Eastern, and I was speaking Mao Ziguo’s mother tongue. When these two people had a conversation, they were completely talking to each other.
After calming down for a moment, Vladimir did not choose to call, but chose to send a message.
After inputting a sentence on the computer and automatically translating it, Vladimir typed the translated content on his mobile phone...
"Hello, Mr. Abdullah, I am Mr. Maxim's son Vladimir. My father's housekeeper must have contacted you just now, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Vladimir, do you have anything to do with me???"
The message sent by Abdullah ended with three question marks in a row. Apparently, he seemed to feel that Vladimir’s contact with him was most likely about the oil field.
Vladimir smiled knowingly and continued to send: "That's right, I saw in the newspaper today that the biennial Falcon Conference will be held in Harriet in two months, and Prince Hussein will also participate.
?”
Abdullah, who was thousands of miles away in Dubai, saw this message and couldn't help but sneered. This guy actually wanted to find out the whereabouts of the prince. You must know that this is a national secret and he would not dare to disclose it at will.
Initially, Abdullah didn't want to pay attention to Vladimir anymore, but thinking that this guy might keep bothering him like a fly, he simply replied: "No comment."
When Vladimir saw "No comment", he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
These big oil investors seem to be too sensitive.
It’s so “no comment”, it’s been published in the newspapers.
If it weren't for the fact that the family's oil fields were located in Prince Hussein's fiefdom, Vladimir would have really wanted to contact Prince Raheel.
Huh……
Suddenly, a bold idea flashed in Vladimir's mind.
Since people ignore him, he can actually participate in the competition by himself.
Besides, the news just now didn’t seem to say that non-Middle Easterners are not allowed to participate.
After Vladimir thought for a while, he picked up the newspaper again and logged in according to the official website of the Falcon Conference published in the newspaper.
After some translation, he followed the process to provide the contestants' basic information.
As for the information of the participating falcons, there is no need to provide it immediately, but you need to upload the information of the participating falcons one month before the competition, such as species, photos, length, wingspan, weight, age, etc.
Vladimir's current animal communication value is fully capable of communicating with all kinds of falcons. According to the grouping of the competition, he made a selection in each group.
The winner of each group is worth US$20 million. If all three groups win the championship, the prize money can reach an astonishing US$60 million.
And from the information I searched online, I learned that the US$60 million bonus is not all, there are also endorsement awards and so on.
If he is lucky, his income can directly exceed 100 million US dollars this time.
From the perspective of bonuses alone, Vladimir can directly understand the passion that those big dog owners have for falcons.
After the group selection is completed, a page will pop up.
Vladimir took a closer look and saw that it was actually the entry fee paid.
Each falcon participating, regardless of size, must pay an entry fee of US$500,000.
Vladimir immediately felt that who the hell said these Middle Easterners were big dogs? Judging from the number of falcons participating in the competition from all over the world, the entry money has reached an astonishing 120 million US dollars.
You know, there are still two months until the start of the competition.
Vladimir said with anger on his face, "These big business owners look stupid and have a lot of money, but in fact they are really wealth harvesters."
As a last resort, Vladimir called the butler Sergey to the study with a phone call.
"Sergey, bring up my bank card. It must have a consumption limit of at least 1.5 million US dollars."
This time Sergey became obedient and did not dare to ask more about what the 1.5 million US dollars was used for.