nycdaug Chapter 817: Bihai Manor
Chapter 817: Bihai Manor
"Mr. Chen, are the British still looking for you about that contract?" Qingqi Qingyin asked with a smile as he looked at the gold-embossed invitation.
Chen Yang did not deny it. He opened the invitation and the address on it looked familiar.
It is not the name of any high-end hotel in Shanghai, but the name of a manor located in the International Settlement.
This address looked familiar. Chen Yang thought about it and suddenly remembered that this was the address where the widow Fiona had invited him to a cocktail party last time.
Why did Archimonde choose this place? Why? He just fired Madison, and then he took in his woman.
Is this how all upper-class people act?
"That should be the case." Chen Yang closed the invitation and smiled, "This amount of compensation is enough to break their bones. They will definitely try to bargain."
Qingqi Qingyin nodded and changed the subject: "By the way, the price of medicines in the Shanghai market has risen sharply recently."
"Mr. Chen, this medicine is your hard work, and you're just going to let these Jews do this to you?"
Chen Yang looked at Qingqi Qingyin and said, "Qingqi-kun, do you have any ideas? Tell me."
Qing Qi Qing Yin said in a deep voice: "Actually, I don't have any better solution."
"But it can be solved once and for all."
"The Mei Agency can send people to confiscate all the medicines in the hands of the Jews on the charge of treason."
"They were originally going to trade with the Soviets, so we had a legitimate reason to investigate their medicines."
Chen Yang pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said, "This is the worst option."
"Mr. Qingqi, the Chinese say that even thieves have their own code of conduct. Business matters should be resolved using business methods."
"Using military force to forcibly search and confiscate is not a sufficient reason. Besides, we still need to find others to cooperate with us in the future."
"If people know that you don't follow the rules, it will be difficult for them to work with you."
"I'll do this myself."
"Since Mr. Chen has his own ideas, just pretend I never said anything." Qingqi Qingyin shrugged, his expression looking a little regretful.
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Shanghai, International Settlement, Bi Hai Manor.
This is the house that the British man Ducati bought from Shanghai businessman Ye Zhuotang in the 19th year of the Republic of China.
Ye Zhuotang's parents were originally salt merchants in Shanghai. In the previous dynasty, being a salt merchant was the most lucrative job in the world.
As long as you hold the salt permit in your hand, it is equivalent to holding a mountain of gold.
Since the founding of the Republic of China, everything from the previous dynasty has become a thing of the past. Not only the Ye family, but many official businesses that relied on the court for their livelihood have also plummeted.
The Ye family was no exception and ultimately could not escape the fate of selling off their property.
The entire Bi Hai Manor covers an area of more than four acres but less than five acres, nearly three thousand square meters.
In addition to the garden house in the middle, there is a huge garden in the front and back, and a rockery fountain is specially built in the middle.
Half of the entire manor is an imitation of European-style architecture, and the other half is an ancient Chinese building. It looks neither Western nor Chinese.
But at night, with all the lighting effects, the garden has a unique and magnificent feel.
The clock pointed to seven o'clock, and the dinner at the manor started early. Some men and women who claimed to be upper class were walking around the garden with wine glasses in their hands.
Among them, the most eye-catching person is the owner of the manor, Ms. Fiona.
The luxurious evening gown perfectly showed off her figure to everyone.
Especially the proud waves on her chest, which can make almost all men subconsciously stay there for a second or two.
Mr. Archimonde beside her also behaved very decently, holding a wine glass like the host and greeting everyone.
No one was surprised, although everyone knew that the owner of this manor half a month ago was still Mr. Madison.
"Madam, Minister Chen is here." A waiter walked up to Fiona and whispered.
Fiona nodded, leaned close to Archimonde, and whispered to him that Chen Yang had arrived at the manor.
A smug smile appeared on Archimonde's face. He straightened his clothes and brushed back the hair that was scattered on his temples.
Then he smiled as if he was being cool, took Fiona's hand and walked to the entrance of the manor.
"Minister Chen, I've heard a lot about you." At the entrance of the manor, Chen Yang was signing the guest list with a pen.
The sound in his ear made him raise his head subconsciously.
What caught my eye was a man and a woman with earnest smiles on their faces.
He had seen the woman before, Ms. Fiona who had been with Madison in Carl's office before.
As for this man, he has deep facial features and a friendly smile. He can be described in two words: handsome.
"You should be Mr. Archimonde, right?" Chen Yang greeted the other party with a smile.
Fiona looked at Chen Yang, then looked behind him, and asked curiously, "Minister Chen, you came here alone. I thought you would bring George's sister, Miss Haley, with you."
Chen Yang gave a slightly apologetic smile and said, "Ms. Fiona, I'm sorry, Haley has an interview mission and will not be back until the day after tomorrow."
Archimonde smiled and said, "It's rare that Minister Chen would show you the favor. Don't worry, even without Miss Hayley, we can still make sure you have a good time."
"Fiona, go make the arrangements. I have something to discuss with Minister Chen."
As he spoke, Archimonde made an inviting gesture and asked Chen Yang to follow him.
The two walked through the garden and soon arrived at the garden house in the middle of the manor.
After entering the villa, a waiter immediately led the two to the side hall and sat them down.
Archimonde seemed to have gotten used to being the male owner of the manor. He told the waiter, "Open the bottle of brandy in the wine cabinet. Minister Chen and I will have a drink together."
The waiter bowed respectfully, walked quickly to the wine cabinet, and opened a bottle of brandy on the top of the cabinet according to Archimonde's instructions.
"Mr. Archimonde, you called me here not just to treat me to a drink." Chen Yang took the wine glass handed to him by the waiter and shook it gently in his hand.
"Minister Chen, please don't misunderstand me." Archimonde took a sip of brandy and said, "I didn't come to China to evade my responsibilities."
"Instead, I'm here to solve the problem."
"I know that Mr. Madison's behavior has caused you to lose trust in Shell and believe that we cannot raise enough oil."
"No, no, no," Chen Yang said with a smile, "Mr. Archimonde misunderstood. I never had such an idea."
"In fact, I think we can cooperate, but the premise of cooperation is that you have to act in accordance with the contract."
"If you can't give me oil worth $100 million during the contract period, you have to pay me liquidated damages. You should have no objection to this, right?"