"Steven, can you say something directly now?" Liu Dong said calmly after sitting down again.
However, what was unexpected was that after Steven Rockefeller glanced at him, he was not in a hurry to answer. He first slowly sat down on the imperial chair next to Liu Dong, then picked up the celadon tea cup on the table and used the lid to stir it.
After brushing the tea leaves on top, he took a sip.
Looking at the aftertaste on his face, it seems that he knows how to enjoy the fragrance of tea ceremony better than many native Chinese people.
"Good tea!" Steven said in appreciation.
"If you like it, I can give you some!"
"Of course this is the best thing, but I hope you can give me something else?" Steven put down the tea cup and looked directly at Liu Dongdao.
"Another thing?"
"That's right!"
"Steven, you really know how to joke. I think with the power of the Rockefeller family, I'm afraid there's nothing you can't get!" Liu Dong said calmly.
"If that were the case, I'm afraid the US$1.2 billion wouldn't be borrowed by you so easily!"
"However, hasn't the thing finally fallen into your hands? Although US$1.2 billion is a lot, for the Rockefeller family with a net worth of billions, it is probably only one ten millionth!" Liu Dong said calmly.
"One in ten million? Mr. Liu thinks so highly of the Rockefeller family. I don't know whether I should feel honored or should I have a headache?" Steven said.
"Have a headache? What's the point of having a headache! I'm just stating a fact!"
"Fact? This is indeed a fact. It's just a fact that has been exaggerated ten times!... Liu, although our Rockefeller family is rich, it is not a cash machine!" Steven's words were somewhat inexplicable.
The way of meaning.
"Steven, don't get me wrong! I don't mean to use the Rockefeller family as a cash machine! If you come here to demand the $1.2 billion in debt from the year before last year, I can pay it back in advance because we are friends.
!”
"No, our Rockefeller family believes in the spirit of contract. As long as Mr. Liu can repay according to the contract, there is no need to pay in advance! Even if Mr. Liu is short of money. For the sake of us being friends, I can make the decision for you.
The repayment deadline has been pushed back a few years!" Steven said with a smile.
"real?"
As soon as he finished speaking, before Steven could answer, Liu Dong continued with a happy face: "... Steven, you are such a friend. It just so happens that my funds have been relatively tight in the past few years. Originally, I was worried. What if?
If you can't get the money when the repayment deadline comes, I'm sorry for you, my old friend. I didn't know you were so interesting."
He stretched out his hand and patted Steven's shoulder enthusiastically, "We have settled this matter. You decide to let me repay the loan a few years later! In this way, my funds can be turned around."
Seeing Liu Dong's cheerful expression, a look of surprise flashed in Steven Rockefeller's eyes. Although the time was short, Liu Dong, who was sitting opposite him, also noticed it.
He understood that this time he had disrupted Steven's rhythm.
When a person's thoughts and speaking rhythm are disrupted, it is easy to cause confusion in thinking. Although it will not lead to any serious consequences, it also makes it easier for Liu Dong to get a glimpse of more secrets in Steven's heart from his words.
.And this will undoubtedly be beneficial to the subsequent confrontation.
However, as the next generation successor of the Rockefeller family, Steven Rockefeller is not that easy to deal with. So it took him a short time to calm down his emotional ups and downs and find a way to deal with it.
"If Liu you really encounter difficulties in cash flow, as a friend, I should naturally help! However, as far as I know, Standard Chartered Bank's stocks have been selling off during this period. You should not be short of money!"
Steven Rockefeller was not someone who suffered losses easily.
"Yes, I made a lot of money by selling Standard Chartered Bank's stocks. But you also know that I have many companies now, but the funds to support their development and the repayment of the bank loans for the acquisition of Swire Hong Kong some time ago have already been reduced.
The money is almost spent! If it weren’t for this, I wouldn’t ask you for help!”
Hearing this, Steven Rockefeller's eyes suddenly flashed. After just a few seconds of pause, he saw a smile appear on his face again, and Liu Dong immediately worked hard to deal with this smile.
None of the heirs of these big families were easy to deal with. He couldn't help but be interested in them.
"If you, Liu, are really having trouble with cash flow in the past few years, I can convince my father to provide you with another loan of US$500 million!"
"Really?" Liu Dong had a surprised smile on his face, but he suddenly became wary.
As a capitalist, he is very aware of the desire of his peers, especially capital giants like the Rockefeller family, for profit. Even their unscrupulous pursuit! Among them, the concept of the nation is not as real as his own.
The benefits are even more impressive.
Otherwise, the monster Federal Reserve wouldn’t have appeared back then!
"Of course! ... However, because the loan amount is too large, Liu needs you to take out something as collateral!" Steven said, staring closely at Liu Dong.
"One thing as collateral? What thing? If this thing is too important to me, that won't work!"
"Haha, Liu. As a friend, of course I won't embarrass you! This thing is dispensable to you and may not even be used, but to us, it is very important!" Steven said seriously!
.
"This is strange. I don't know what it is that makes you, the heir of the Rockefeller family, value it so much!"
Having said that, Liu Dong now roughly understands the purpose of Steven's appearance in his home this time. But Liu Dong is still sure how the other party knew that this thing was in his hands? You must know that he relied on his
He made the relic Yuanguang perfectly! He didn’t leave any trace at all!
"It's very simple, half a picture!" Staring closely at Liu Dong's eyes, Steven said word by word.
But it was a pity that when it came to half of the map, he did not see the slightest nervousness in Liu Dong's expression. "Is it true that the half of the map is no longer in his hands? It's impossible. My father and I have already investigated.
Of all the people who may have access to this half of the map, Liu is the most suspect among the remaining ones!"
"Half a map? Steven, you're asking me this! I don't have half a map in my hand. If I did, based on our friendship, I would definitely give it to you right now!" Liu Dong said with a smile.
"No? It's impossible! Liu, have you forgotten that last Christmas, when you went to Toulouse, France, to pick up your private jet, you also took a trip to Switzerland!"
"Steven, you remember correctly? I did go to Toulouse, France, last Christmas, but I have never been to Switzerland! And I only stayed in Toulouse for less than a day. Didn't you
Do you think I can travel more than 3 kilometers to Switzerland after taking care of the private jet matter?"
Liu Dong's words did not surprise Steven Rockefeller. When they first investigated, they understood that normal people's thinking and abilities were indeed not enough to travel back and forth within the more than 6 kilometers between Toulouse and Bern, the capital of Switzerland.
without leaving any trace.
But they have also studied Liu Dong, from his rise to fame in the Burmese public market, to being known to the world through the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank last year, to the exclamation at the Royal Ascot in July this year.
From these bits and pieces, we can see that this seemingly ordinary Chinese person hides secrets that are unimaginable to ordinary people!
Therefore, after searching for Nazi protection for nearly a year with no results, Steven Rockefeller shouldered his father's instructions and crossed the Pacific to China.
After this contact, Liu Dong's denial was also expected by him. After all, this is not a trivial matter, but involves the shocking secret history of Nazi treasures!
"Liu, after such a long relationship, you also know that our Rockefeller family attaches great importance to Nazi treasures. Now we have gathered all the clues related to it. We are the only ones in the world who can possibly take out these treasures, and we can
We are the only ones who can get this treasure!... Therefore, this half of the map is not of much use in your hands. If you are willing to give it to us, our Rockefeller family will definitely give you a satisfactory price! No matter it is
Money or anything else, it doesn’t matter!”
After finishing his soft-but-hard words, Steven Rockefeller was always observing the changes in the expression on Liu Dong's face, but unfortunately he did not see any anxiety or panic in it. From the beginning to the end, Liu Dong
Dong's face was not only calm, but also calm.
"Steven, I know that the Rockefeller family is indeed very powerful. I have no intention of competing with you for some Nazi treasures! However, we have a saying in China called 'enough is enough'. I respect you as a friend, and I also respect the Rockefeller family.
Achievements, but please don’t regard my respect as weakness!” Liu Dong said calmly.
"Liu, I think you misunderstood. I didn't mean to threaten you when I came to China this time! I just wanted us to cooperate as closely as last year!" Steven is not a fool who doesn't understand flexibility.
Before achieving the goal, he will not take the initiative to make the atmosphere between the two parties rigid.
"I also hope to continue to cooperate with the Rockefeller family! But I really don't have the half of the map you mentioned...!"
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…………………………………………(To be continued.)
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