After acquiring the Manchester United club and staying briefly in London, Liu Dong took another flight to Hamburg, Germany's second largest city!
However, Liu Dong did not stay long in this second largest city in Germany after Berlin, and took a bus again to Lüneburg, which was dozens of kilometers away from Hamburg!
The famous Wittgenstein family is located in this small city that is not well-known in Germany.↗,
As a European wealthy family that could once be compared with the Rothschild family known as the Sixth Empire, although the castle where the Wittgenstein family is located is luxurious and vast, it is not as good as the Rockefeller family estate that Liu Dong saw when he was in the United States.
In hectares.
But compared to the Rockefeller family, the Wittgenstein family's castle is older and reveals a richness and elegance accumulated over time!
Walking around, Liu Dong could feel a European culture that was completely different from China.
But this is not what Liu Dong is concerned about at this moment. What he is really concerned about is how to deal with the dilemma he faces next.
After all, this meeting was different from his previous ones. Although it would definitely involve an exchange of interests, it was never mixed with emotions.
"Rudolf...!"
Looking at the people standing outside the main gate of the villa to greet them, Liu Dong got off the car and strode forward to greet them.
"Liu Dong, you are finally here!"
Rudolf Wittgenstein held Liu Dong's hand.
"Come now, I shouldn't be late, right?"
"It depends on how my father understands it! Let's go!"
"Wait!...Is Helen here?"
"Don't worry, although Helen's personal freedom has been restricted by my father, she is my biological sister after all. There will be no problem!"
"That's good!" Liu Dong breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing this, Rudolf smiled slightly and said: "But don't be too happy too soon. My father is not an easy person to convince! Especially your identity is not the type he likes!"
"I know, but I was already prepared to face uncle's censure before I came here!"
As the saying goes, 'Only by knowing your enemy and yourself can you win a hundred battles.' Before coming here, Liu Dong had already used his network to establish relationships with the main members of the Wittgenstein family, especially the current head of the Wittgenstein family, Oberlin Wigan.
Stan' made a detailed understanding and found out that the other party was a deeply Catholic person with an old-fashioned personality.
It is undoubtedly extremely difficult for such a person to accept a yellow-skinned pagan from the East as the husband of his most beloved daughter, and this man seems to be a bit of a playboy.
However, Liu Dong is not without advantages. At least his family background is no worse than that of the Wittgenstein family, and is even stronger. And he himself is also outstanding in ability. The existence of Hanhua Group is enough to make Liu Dong influential in the world.
of the super rich and powerful.
These are his capital, and it is precisely these capitals that can convince the leader of a family.
"Father, Liu Dong is here!"
After taking Liu Dong into the villa, Rudolf did not lead him into the living room, but went straight to the reception room on the second floor.
The walls were covered with expensive oil paintings and the floor was covered with expensive handmade carpets, giving off a luxurious and elegant atmosphere. Liu Dong met the leader of the Wittgenstein family, O
Berlin Wittgenstein'.
Although the other party looked at Liu Dong with a serious look on his thin face and his scrutinizing eyes could not be called friendly, Liu Dong still walked in and said hello respectfully, "Uncle, I'm glad to see you!"
Facing Liu Dong's greeting, after a long time, I heard Oberlin Wittgenstein calmly say: "To be honest, I really don't want to see you here!"
"Can I ask why?" Liu Dong said without being humble or arrogant.
"It's very simple, I don't like you! Especially I don't like my daughter marrying a Chinese!"
"So, you have already agreed in your heart that Helen will marry me?"
Oberlin Wittgenstein narrowed his eyes, looked at Liu Dong and said: "You are such a cunning guy, no wonder you can achieve what you have now at such a young age!"
"Thank you uncle for the compliment."
"Sit down!"
Oberlin Wittgenstein waved his hand.
Hearing this, Liu Dong was not polite and went straight to the sofa next to him and sat down.
He knew very well that if he wanted to take the initiative and finally achieve his goal, compromise would be of no use here. Any successful person has a strong heart. If you want him to surrender, then you have to be more successful than him.
Tougher. Of course, this kind of toughness also has a certain scale. How to handle it depends on Liu Dong himself.
But obviously he performed pretty well in that contest just now.
Therefore, Rudolf Wittgenstein, who was sitting aside at this moment, was really impressed by him. Liu Dong was the only young man he had ever seen who could talk to his father like this.
Of course, if you imagine Liu Dong's achievements, there may not be such a surprise. But people tend to pay too much attention to what they see on the surface and ignore internal factors.
"Uncle, I came here specially today. In addition to visiting you, the main purpose is to propose marriage to you. I hope you can marry Helen to me!" Liu Dong sat down and organized his speech and said directly.
"Propose marriage?"
"That's right!"
"Then how are you going to convince me?" Oberlin Wittgenstein still said calmly.
"First of all, I can be sure that I can give Helen the happiness she wants...!"
"Can you give her happiness? Does your so-called happiness mean giving her a superior life? Yes, you can indeed give her these, but she can easily get these in the Wittgenstein family. And what she wants most is
You can't give her emotional loyalty. Don't tell me those tidbits about your private life in the newspapers are all nonsense!"
After interrupting Liu Dong, Oberlin Wittgenstein spoke somewhat fiercely.
Liu Dong was well aware of his indiscretions in his private life, and although few people knew about it to the outside world, it was not considered a secret at all to the powerful Wittgenstein family.
Moreover, he was prepared for the accusation he would face here today.
After organizing the language, Liu Dong continued: "I do have some problems in my private life. But I think it is not a big problem. Young people are always energetic, and they are very interested in women, especially beautiful women.
There is no resistance to temptation. Wasn't it the same when uncle was young?"
Liu Dong's words caused a flash of embarrassment in Oberlin Wittgenstein's eyes. Liu Dong was right, he was just as charming and suave when he was young.
In fact, not only for him, but for most of the young sons of the rich and powerful, there is no pressure to survive, and they are young and rich, so women are an indispensable spice in their lives.
It's just that some people are relatively low-key, while others are indulgent and sensual, often making headlines in newspapers.
Oberlin Wittgenstein was the former when he was young. Although he was low-key, his figure did not lack women. Although it was more due to the instinct of the man's body and there was no emotion in it. But facing Liu Dong's
He was held accountable, but he couldn't say anything to refute it.
Of course, Liu Dong would not seize the opponent's excuse to violently attack him. If he did, he would be really stupid.
In addition to making the other party angry, he could not get any benefit. So, after calling it a day, Liu Dong kept talking: "I like Helen, and she will be my wife and our child in the future."
In the future, he will also take charge of the huge Hanhua Group for me. Of course, he can also choose to enter politics! I think this will be a good thing for the Liu family and the Wittgenstein family. Our marriage can make the two families better.
Being close will lead to smoother development."
Although Liu Dong said it very cryptically, Oberlin Wittgenstein understood that this marriage would allow the Wittgenstein family to enter the huge and growing Chinese market.
This is a big cake that is coveted by capitalists around the world, but due to factors such as nationality and culture, few foreign consortiums can truly integrate into it. But if the marriage is agreed to, with the help of China's wealthy Liu family, the maintenance of
The Genstein family's development in the Chinese market will have an advantage over other foreign consortiums.
By then, if everything goes as Oberlin Wittgenstein predicted, the Wittgenstein family may be able to regain its former glory under his hands after its decline at the beginning of the last century.
And this is precisely the biggest wish in the hearts of successive Wittgenstein family leaders since the middle of the last century.
It is precisely because of this that even though Oberlin Wittgenstein did not like Liu Dong, a yellow-skinned pagan, to become his son-in-law, he did not completely shut him out, and even asked his son to welcome him in person.
.
In the final analysis, the supermarket in China is too tempting. And the Liu family is so powerful that it has even surpassed the Wittgenstein family, which declined after World War II.
"...In addition, I have also prepared a bride price for marrying Helen this time!"
As he spoke, Liu Dong took out two documents from his briefcase and placed them in front of Oberlin Wittgenstein.
The other party picked it up and took a look and found that they were two share transfer documents.
"...I think my uncle must be familiar with Hanhua Telecom. These two equity transfer documents are about Hanhua Telecom. One of the 10% shares was transferred to the Wittgenstein family, and the other 15% of Hanhua Telecom shares were transferred."
It will be transferred to Helen's name and she will inherit it!"
After listening to Liu Dong's words and carefully reading the two documents, Oberlin Wittgenstein didn't have too many expressions on his face, but he was still extremely satisfied with Liu Dong's generosity.
Naturally, he would not be unaware of Hanhua Telecom, which has been causing a stir in the entire European telecommunications market recently.
Not to mention anything else, the investment of nearly 20 billion US dollars was enough for Oberlin Wittgenstein to marvel at Liu Dong's generosity. And now the equity transfer document in his hand, which can take effect as long as he signs it, is even more representative.
Liu Dong almost gave away nearly 2 billion US dollars in funds to the Wittgenstein family.
If you include 15% of Helen's name, it is a huge amount of 5 billion US dollars. This kind of handwriting is enough to represent Liu Dong's sincerity.
After noticing the subtle changes in Oberlin Wittgenstein's expression between his eyes and brows, Liu Dong once again came up with another one of his trump cards, "In the future, the Hanhua Group will form a strategic alliance with the Wittgenstein family to expand their business in Asia and Europe."
, and even develop together in the global market!”
Although Liu Dong's promise does not have much substance, with the current size of Hanhua Group approaching US$400 billion, his promise is undoubtedly extremely touching.
Oberlin, who always puts the Wittgenstein family first, was naturally very moved. After thinking about it for a while, he frowned and nodded slowly.
"I have seen your sincerity! I will not object to your marriage to Helen, but if I know that you will treat her badly in the future, I will never let you go, even if you are the richest man in the world.
It’s the same with the powerful Liu family behind it!”
Hearing this, Liu Dong felt happy, and after heaving a sigh of relief, he quickly said: "Uncle, please don't worry, after Helen marries me, I will definitely make her the happiest woman in the world!"
"Remember these words of yours!"
"Absolutely!...Uncle, then...can I see Helen now?"
"Rudolf, ask your servant to take Liu Dong over!"
"Yes, father!"
Rudolf Wittgenstein, who had been silent just now, stood up and took Liu Dong, who was quite impatient, out of the door. Then he found a servant at home to take Liu Dong away, and Rudolf returned to where he was just now.
's reception room.
Looking at his father standing in front of the window, looking out at the beautiful and elegant scenery, but which Rudolf had seen thousands of times and had no sense of familiarity at all, he walked over.
"He's gone?"
"Yes, father!" Rudolf nodded respectfully, looked up at his thoughtful father, and said, "Are you really planning to marry your sister to Liu Dong?"
"Um!"
"But, he is Chinese, and...!"
"Rudolf, when I grow old, you will be the heir to the Wittgenstein family, and the responsibility of leading the family forward will fall on your shoulders! Therefore, you must always keep in mind that the interests of the family are above all else, so
Even if I don't like Liu Dong, and I don't like Helen marrying to China thousands of miles away, for the future development of the Wittgenstein family, she must marry him!" After interrupting his son, Oberlin Wittgenstein said forcefully
road.
Maybe he realized that his tone was a little too harsh. After heaving a sigh of relief, Oberlin looked at his son's stunned face, reached out and patted his shoulder, "Besides, your sister likes Liu Dong in her heart, and you have seen her these days.
Here we are. Marrying her to Liu Dong is also fulfilling her wish!"
"But, as for the Rothschild family...?"
"If it were the Rothschild family half a century ago, I might still be wary of them. But now the Rothschild family, whose influence is limited to the United Kingdom, no longer poses much of a threat! ... Rudolph,
As the future leader of the Wittgenstein family, you must always have a clear mind and be able to always understand the future of international politics!"
"future?"
"That's right! China is the future! Only by seizing it can our Wittgenstein family regain its glory!" (To be continued.)