Cedar Manor is located on the top promontory of the Vieira Coast, surrounded by the sea on three sides. Under the high cliffs is the blue sea and silver beach, which occupies a unique and incomparable scenery.
The only road going down the mountain leads to the village of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat at the foot of the mountain. The road passing down the mountain and the nearby land are owned by Cedar Manor.
Therefore, the cordon set up by the Ministry of Security is at the foot of the mountain.
The village of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat has become a leisure resort where celebrities and dignitaries from all over the world gather because of its unrivaled views of the sea and sky. It can be said to be the most luxurious village in the world.
Including successive French prime ministers, political dignitaries, plutocrats, the Prince of Monaco, famous artists and entertainment superstars from all over the world, etc. all have real estate here. Every holiday season, celebrities gather here, and the stars are shining.
Neighbors' visits to each other follow the ancient aristocratic etiquette, and a time for door-to-door visits needs to be agreed in advance.
It is considered very rude to come to visit someone when you feel like it. Since Wang Yaocheng came here, he should do as the locals do and respect the specific customs here.
next morning
Mr. and Mrs. Raffarin, Paul Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew were invited to visit the house. The Wang family was received by Mr. and Mrs. Wang Guodong, accompanied by Wang Yaoyang and Wang Yaocheng. Both parties were laughing and chatting happily.
Basically, this is a courtesy visit and won't last too long.
Wang Guodong was also a senior deputy provincial official before his retirement. He is no stranger to these social activities. The only obstacle is the poor language communication, which requires an interpreter.
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"Oh, the charity fund under your name is carrying out sand fixation and greening management in the Tengger Desert. This is very important for reducing sandstorms and haze in Yanjing City and even the Korean Peninsula. I am very interested in this."
"The Guodong Charitable Foundation is committed to eradicating poverty, improving the living environment, and establishing an ecological system with clear water and blue sky, and has always made unremitting efforts to this end, and managing the Tengger Desert is just one of them."
"I think you have done a great and admirable job. Can your charity fund send a formal letter to the French Prime Minister's Office to introduce the relevant efforts in detail? As the current Prime Minister of the ruling party, I have a certain special hand.
The appropriation power can be used for poverty eradication and charitable relief purposes around the world. I think this project is very meaningful."
"No problem, I will ask the charity fund to compile a detailed information as soon as possible. It will take about three days."
"Haha... there's no need to be in such a hurry, my wonderful vacation has just begun."
Raffarin and his wife were chatting happily with Wang Guodong through an interpreter, while Chen Xiulian sat beside them boredly, not even interested in what they were talking about.
These foreigners came to visit me and couldn't understand a word they said. They were so particular about etiquette that it was really annoying.
Wang Yaocheng saw that his mother, Chen Xiulian, seemed unable to sit still, so he thoughtfully came to the rescue;
"Mom, if you have anything to do, just go and get busy. We will take care of the guests here, so don't worry."
"Hey...good, good."
The conversation between mother and son was all in Chinese, and the visiting guests could not understand it at all. Everyone knew that Wang Guodong and his wife could not speak a word of foreign language, so this was not considered rude.
Wang Yaocheng explained to the guests apologetically in English;
"Sorry, my mother has to leave for a while due to special reasons. She likes the pudding cake you brought very much and will prepare some Chinese-style return gifts for you. I hope you like it."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and found that Chen Xiulian had already lost sight of her figure.
After chatting for a while
The visiting guests said goodbye politely, and Wang Guodong, Wang Yaoyang, and Wang Yaocheng walked all the way to the door of the hall, and both parties waved goodbye politely.
According to convention
Next, it is the turn of the owner of Cedar Manor to visit the neighbors respectively, bringing thoughtful gifts, hand-baked cakes, biscuits, floral arrangements or other things. They don’t need to be too expensive to show their affection, thus forming a positive interaction.
After everyone gets to know each other, you can invite each other to private parties and evening parties to further strengthen mutual relations.
Regarding these red tapes, Wang Guodong, Wang Yaoyang and his son express their gratitude and will never participate in it again. This is Wang Yaocheng's business alone.
"Boss, you are being unreasonable. Dad can't speak a word of English. It's excusable that he doesn't want to do it. You can still talk about it roughly. You still have to help me socialize with these scenes, but
You can’t blame it all on me alone.”
Wang Yaoyang shook his head like a rattle and said with a look of disgust;
"Come on, save it! I'm not planning to go to Europe to develop, and I can't pee in the same pot as these foreigners. A few people came to the door with a plate of pudding cakes. It's shabby or not, our family is so
There are too many people, and none of them can take a turn."
"After all, I baked it by myself. That's what it means. It's less about etiquette but more about affection." Wang Yaocheng could only help explain.
"Bullshit! I saw that my mother prepared soy pork elbows, soy beef, high-grade fish maw and healthy donkey-hide gelatin for them. They were all so happy that their mouths were cracked to the base of their ears when they smiled, and their entire back molars were broken.
It’s all leaked out, and I can’t stand this petty gain.”
Hearing what his eldest brother said, Wang Yaocheng was speechless.
Chinese people are always warm and generous, and Chen Xiulian prepared a lot of gifts in return. She packed a car with large and small packages and asked the bodyguards to help send them back. Who would be unhappy with Le Dian Dian?
Anyone who can live here can afford the money. The key is to see who gave this gift. Is it high-quality?
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the mother of the world's richest man taking action.
Over there
Wang Guodong walked back with his hands behind his back, smiling and looking particularly happy. Chen Xiulian asked in surprise, "What's wrong? Old man, you are as energetic as a chicken blood shot. Why are you so happy?"
"You don't understand. I had a good chat with Mr. Raffarin just now. He is very interested in the projects carried out by the Guodong Charity Foundation and intends to allocate a donation through the Prime Minister's special allocation power to improve the environment and governance in the central and western regions.
Desert, this is a very meaningful thing."
"It makes sense. What does that mean?"
"If the two sides can reach cooperation, France will make regular donations to the Guodong Charity Fund through the government level. This will be a high recognition of our work, win a wide international reputation, and be coated with a layer of gold. How can it not be a great thing?
Woolen cloth?"
Wang Guodong smiled happily and left humming a tune with his hands behind his back.
Chen Xiulian seemed to understand what she was hearing. She knew that France was donating money to a charity fund, but there were so many wealthy businessmen and celebrities donating money. This was nothing in the first place. Why were she so happy?
That's because Chen Xiulian doesn't understand the meaning at all, and it's not as simple as appropriation.
Experience it carefully
By donating the same dollar, the child in the western mountainous area saves a lunch, and the meaning of a dollar donated by a wealthy person is different.
For the same donation of one dollar, what celebrities and tycoons donate is different from what the government donates.
For the same donation of one dollar, France and Cambodia have different weights. Whether you admit it or not, the influence and importance of the former is undoubtedly much greater.
Generally speaking, European and American governments do not donate to private charitable foundations. They have semi-public international charity relief agency channels.
Although Prime Minister Raffarin's actions cannot be said to be rare, they are also rare and reveal a good intention for friendship.
As long as the Guodong Charitable Fund passes the government's review and uses every penny of its funds on charitable causes that change the face of poverty and improve the living environment, this special allocation will withstand the review and the spending will be very meaningful!
Perhaps the amount will not be particularly large, perhaps several hundred thousand francs or more, but the key point is that this is a charity endorsed by the French government, and its social influence in Europe and the United States is not as great as usual.
It can be understood as a seed that slowly takes root and grows into a towering tree.
After Wang Yaocheng learned about this matter, he really took it very seriously.
Because he had different information channels, he knew that this matter was not that simple;
Raffarin's proactive show of goodwill through this matter may be able to show the government's potential attitude of welcoming investment, and by the way, it can close relations with each other and achieve the purpose of killing two birds with one stone.
Making friends with the world's richest man, who is as wealthy as anyone's country, has a lot of benefits and no harm at all.
It seems that taking the initiative to visit is just an excuse. Politicians really don’t have a simple idea and have many hidden ideas.
Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet.
Royal Fund is trying to enter the European market in a big way, and there is a lot of noise in the layout stage. This cannot be hidden from the relevant economic research institutes and media of European governments, and there is nothing to hide.
This time HSBC has once again set its sights on Europe, and is currently in close contact with National Bank Paris Saint-Germain and Germany's Bayerische Bank to explore the possibility of further cooperation.
In other words, HSBC is trying to acquire the other party.
From the perspective of the entire European financial landscape;
HSBC and UBS Group dominate the market, with HSBC being the stronger one.
HSBC has a complete network layout in Europe, Asia and North America, manages up to 1.5 trillion US dollars in assets, has a market value of more than 120 billion pounds (198 billion US dollars), and its total operating income in 2002 reached more than 47 billion US dollars.
The world's second largest banking group.
In comparison
The business scope of other European banks is relatively limited, and their business scale can be regarded as provincial banks within China.
For example, Deutsche Bank, ABN Amro, Intesa Sanpaolo, Société Générale, Royal Bank of Scotland, etc. cannot compare in strength with the above two major multinational financial groups.
But these banks should not be underestimated. Each of them is small but strong. They often have a profound foundation of one or two hundred years and are unique in banking management and financial services.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to gain a foothold in the European financial world where there are many strong players.
BNP Paribas Fortis is a Belgian international bank headquartered in Brussels.
Its operating outlets cover the entire Belgium, France and parts of Germany, and it is the first bank to enter Eastern Europe. It employs more than 18,000 employees, has total assets under management of US$150 billion, and total operating income in 2002 was US$3.26 billion.
Germany's Bayerische Bank was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Munich. Its operating scale is slightly smaller.
It employs more than 7,000 people, and its customer list includes many large and medium-sized enterprises, as well as real estate companies and financial institutions. Its total assets under management reached 220 billion U.S. dollars, and its total operating income in 2002 was 2.19 billion U.S. dollars.
These are two typical European regional banks. They are medium to large in size and rank among the top six in their respective countries. They are the type of banks that are neither high nor low.