Chapter 403 London Banquet

"During that time, China was in a state of chaos. The poor and middle peasants and workers were considered good elements, while intellectuals and descendants of capitalists were to be criticized. In such an environment, my cousin married a soldier, which was considered marrying high. It is difficult for us to understand, but that was the general environment at that time." Su Jing said, with a slightly sarcastic tone.

"What about now? How much has the situation improved? If it is still about the same, then the investment environment is not good." Song Jinzhi said, don't work hard for a long time and be harvested in one day.

"The situation is much better now, and the new leaders are very far-sighted. I am very optimistic about the potential of the Chinese market."

"By the way, is there a party in London next Saturday?" Su Jing asked.

"Yes, why, you want to attend?"

"Well, do you have an invitation? Now that you are here, if you have the chance, go and see it."

This is called a gathering, but it is actually a banquet. There is a certain threshold. Only well-known Chinese businessmen in Western Europe are eligible to attend.

"Okay, if you want to go, I will get you an invitation." Song Jinzhi didn't care much.

Their Song family received several invitations, and they will give one to Su Jing when the time comes.

"Is it convenient for you to get an extra one? I want to take Xiaomo with me."

Song Jinzhi frowned slightly, but still replied: "Okay."

It seems that Ah Jing is very optimistic about the Chinese market. Taking Su Mo there now, are you trying to pave the way?

After returning to the hotel, Su Jing called Su Mo's dormitory and told her about the London banquet next Saturday.

Su Mo was somewhat tempted, but she didn't dare to agree immediately, after all, she had to go abroad. She just said that she would call her teacher tomorrow to ask, and if it was possible, she would go.

The next morning, Su Mo called Gu Wangting and told him the situation, including the dinner with Su Jing and Song Jinzhi last night, and reported the general content of the conversation.

After listening, Gu Wangting pondered for a long time before saying: "Go, but you have to be careful and write a report when you come back."

Su Mo used to work in the Foreign Trade Center and knew many foreign businessmen. This time, she might be able to get to know some prominent Chinese businessmen. He talked to his brother a few days ago and said that the policy has been basically finalized, and it will be announced to the public after a meeting in the near future.

When the country wants to attract investment, Su Mo knows those people and may be able to contribute.

His brother works for the leader, and he knows a little bit. The leader is facing a lot of pressure to take this step. If the results are not ideal, the situation that has been opened with great difficulty may be rejected by the stubborn faction.

After getting a positive answer, Su Mo called Su Jing again and said that she could attend.

"Xiao Mo, tell me your clothing size, and I will ask someone to prepare clothes for you. That banquet is more formal, and it is not appropriate to wear everyday clothes." In addition, it was the first time for them as brothers and sisters to appear at such an important banquet, so they naturally could not lose face.

"Okay." Su Mo was about to report the size, and paused and asked, "Second cousin, do you have cheongsams here? If it's convenient, please prepare one for me."

"Okay, there's a master here, so I'll have someone come over to measure your size at noon."

To make a cheongsam look good, there are many measurements to be taken. Su Jing's mother loves to wear cheongsams, so he knows a little bit about it. Su Mo can't report it accurately by herself, so it's better to have someone measure it.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, second cousin."

"I have something to do, so I have to go there in advance, so I won't wait for you to come with me. On Saturday, I'll have Jinzhi arrange someone to take you on an early flight to London. There will be an auction in the afternoon, and a banquet in the evening." Su Jing roughly described the itinerary.

"Okay." Su Mo wrote it down one by one.

After the call, Su Mo went to class.

Sure enough, someone called her at noon and asked her about the location. Within half an hour, a very elegant middle-aged lady came over to measure her size and brought a sample fabric for her to choose.

I have to say that private customization is different. To make a cheongsam, just the size needs to be measured in 36 places. When taking the measurements, Su Mo chatted with her and learned that the lady's surname was Chu and that she was a descendant of a famous cheongsam master.

When choosing fabrics, Su Mo chose Song brocade at the suggestion of Ms. Chu. The pattern was also very Jiangnan style.

After finishing this, Su Mo devoted herself to studying again. The time for studying always flies by, and it’s Friday in the blink of an eye.

In the evening, Song Jinzhi called her and told her that he had sent someone to pick up the cheongsam. Someone would pick her up at school at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning and asked her to prepare it in advance.

The next day, Su Mo prepared in advance and took the things she needed with her. When the time was about right, she waited outside the school gate.

In addition to the driver, there was also a middle-aged man who claimed to be the housekeeper of the Song family. He would take Su Mo to London.

Housekeeper Song was very familiar with the airport here, and he quickly took Su Mo to board the plane. In just over two hours, they arrived in London.

The two took a taxi to a well-known local hotel, where a room had been booked long ago. Housekeeper Song took Su Mo all the way to the room.

After a while, someone delivered the clothes that Su Mo was going to wear. In addition to the customized cheongsam, there was also a white jade bracelet, a pair of white jade earrings, a pearl necklace, a jade hairpin, and matching shoes and bags.

The jewelry was in very good condition. Although Su Mo didn't know much about these antiques, she could tell at a glance that they were fine products.

Su Mo actually prepared a matching jade hairpin herself. Seeing that Su Jing had prepared everything, she quietly put the one she brought back into the room.

After lunch, Butler Song found another stylist to do Su Mo's makeup.

After all, Su Mo had just come out of the country and didn't want to dress too extravagantly. After discussing with the stylist, she didn't put on any makeup. She simply tied her hair up and inserted the jade hairpin diagonally. As for the bracelets, earrings and earrings, she didn't wear them.

The cheongsam she customized was long and came with a cloak, so it didn't affect anything if she didn't wear it.

At around two o'clock, Su Jing came to pick her up. When he saw her, he was almost dazzled.

Although I knew Su Mo was good-looking, I didn't expect that she would be so suitable for wearing cheongsam. She looked like a beautiful lady from the Jiangnan water town.

Thinking of this, Su Jing always felt that something was missing. After a careful look, he found that Su Mo didn't bring any jewelry he prepared.

"Why didn't you bring any jewelry? Don't you like it?"

"No, they are all good, but my situation doesn't suit me."

Thinking of the situation in China, Su Jing sighed, "I deliberately prepared low-key, these are actually not noticeable."

"But it doesn't matter if she doesn't bring it. My sister is born rich and noble, and she's still eye-catching without those vulgar things."

Su Mo smiled. The second cousin was also a talkative person.

The auction started at 2:30, in the banquet hall of this hotel. When the brother and sister went there, many people had already come.

Song Jinzhi was also there. When he saw the Su family brother and sister coming, he took them to introduce a few friends he knew.

Su Mo also ran into a foreign businessman she met at the exhibition before, Mrs. Jones, who brought chocolate to Su Mo before.

Mrs. Jones' eyes almost popped out when she saw Sumo, "Oh my God, Keira, is that you?"

"Yes, it's me, long time no see, Mrs. Jones."

"I went to the exhibition again last year, but I heard from them that you went to college. I thought you were studying in your country, but I didn't expect it to be in the UK." Mrs. Jones was very excited and gave Sumo a business card, asking her to find her when she was free.

"Mrs. Jones, no, I'm in Germany..." Sumo briefly said that she came to Germany as an exchange student.

Mrs. Jones felt very sorry, "Why did you go to Germany? It would be great to come to the UK. Our schools in the UK are much better than those in Germany..."

Sumo listened with a smile and did not answer.

She didn't choose German casually when she was selected. In the 30 years after the reform and opening up, the country that provided the most economic assistance to China, besides Japan, was Germany. In the next few decades, Germany's industrial ties with China will be very close.

Moreover, Germany is an industrial powerhouse and a benchmark in manufacturing, with developed heavy industries such as electronics, aerospace, automobiles, precision machinery, equipment manufacturing, and military industry.

She has accumulated good connections and understood clearly, and when the time is right, the Su family can infiltrate in this area.

Mrs. Jones talked for a long time before she reacted, "Since you are in Germany, why are you here?"

"I came here with my cousin." Su Mo told Su Jing about coming here to see the world, and then called Su Jing over to introduce him to Mrs. Jones.

The few of them didn't chat for long, as the auction was about to start, so they sat back in their seats.

Song Jinzhi whispered to Su Jing, "Mrs. Jones was born into a noble family, and her husband is also a noble family. It is said that she was bored, so she came out to do business to kill time."

"Don't look at her small business, she has a wide network of contacts and knows many people. If you have her as a guide, many things can be saved. If you have plans to develop in Europe, you can build a good relationship with her."

At the same time, he secretly thought that Su Mo was lucky enough to make friends with Mrs. Jones in China.

Su Jing nodded. Of course, he had to make friends, but he actually wanted to expand in China, but he had to find a way to convince the old man.

Speaking of which, Mrs. Jones was also a unique and wonderful person. Her family is rich, and she does business for fun. She always does things as she pleases. She never complains about anything she doesn't like, and she helps people she likes without blinking an eye.

Mrs. Jones especially appreciates independent and capable women, so she has a particularly good impression of Su Mo.

After the auction started, Su Mo watched carefully, and roughly estimated the value of the collection in the space.

This auction was quite large, and many people came. The items on sale included famous paintings and jewelry from Europe, as well as several items from China.

Among them, a painting by a famous Chinese artist was sold for 300,000 pounds. There was a string of 41 Mu Na pit ice jadeite beads, which was sold at a high price of 550,000 pounds; there was also a pair of bright green high ice jadeite bracelets, which were sold at 130,000 pounds.

Su Mo secretly evaluated in her heart that she had 32 paintings by famous artists in her space. It seemed that there were 2 strings of that kind of jadeite beads, but there were also many strings of other varieties. There were even more bracelets, in pairs or not, and it was estimated that there were 20 to 30 bracelets in total.

At this price, it would not be a problem to sell them for tens of millions. Keep them, and when you need big money one day in the future, you can take some of them to auction.

Su Jing saw that Su Mo was looking at it seriously, and whispered: "Do you like it? If you like it, I'll buy it and give it to you."

Su Mo thought about it and said: "No, I have these things at home, I just want to see how much they are worth." If I want to auction them in the future, I may need Su Jing's help, so there is no need to hide it.

Su Jing: ...

Yes, they come from the same source. If his family has these things, how can my uncle's family not have them?

"Do you want to send the things to auction?" Su Jing asked in a low voice.

"If you have such an idea, you need capital to do business, and then sell some of the less good ones."

Su Mo has no obsession with antiques. Antiques are just for fun in prosperous times. In troubled times, they are the least valuable. They are probably not as valuable as a bag of rice.

"I heard from my grandfather that when we came out, my uncle asked us to take some things with us. Do you need me to go back and help deal with them and exchange them for money?"

Su Mo's eyes lit up, "Then I'll trouble my second cousin."

Reform and opening up are coming soon. If you want to set up a factory, it will not be done with tens of thousands of yuan.

After the auction, Su Mo chatted with Mrs. Jones for a while, and then left with Su Jing.

In the evening, the brother and sister followed Song Jinzhi to attend the banquet.

The Su family brother and sister have excellent looks and temperament, good conversation, and their own unique insights into the current development direction. They quickly became friends with everyone.

The brother and sister tacitly did not say that Su Mo came from China, so everyone thought that Su Mo was from the United States like Su Jing.

Song Jinzhi watched from the side and always felt that something was wrong. After returning to the hotel at night, he went to find Su Jing again.

As the new head of the family, Song Jinzhi faces so many dangers in a family in a gray area. He had to be suspicious, otherwise he would have died hundreds of times.

"A Jing, are you sure your sister doesn't have another identity?" Although they have gained a certain status through their hard work outside, their situation is not as good as they thought. But if there is something, they will be the first to be restricted.

If they bring a dangerous person around, wouldn't that be courting death?

Su Jing was helpless, "Jinzhi, you are too suspicious."

"Have you ever seen a country send a spy here for only one year and stay in school all day to study?"

"Maybe he just used the excuse of staying for a year and stayed back later?"

"No, he is still waiting to return to the country to make great plans. Besides, his wife, children and parents are all in the country and he will not stay."

"But don't you think your cousin is too calm? Even if someone from a backward country can be stable, she won't be so calm unless she has received professional training."

"China has two exhibitions a year, and how many foreign businessmen are there? If she can't even handle this small event, how can she negotiate and get orders at the exhibition? The transaction amount she negotiated at each exhibition is always among the top few."

"Speaking of training, there should be some. Before each exhibition in China, the staff of these trade delegations have closed training for half a month."

"Really?" Song Jinzhi was a little uncertain.

"Jinzhi, please take some time to go with me to the next exhibition. China is not as backward as you think." Su Jing was helpless.

I originally wanted to ask the Song family to take care of Xiaomo, but it seems that I should forget it. With Song Jinzhi's suspicious character, I hope he won't harm her.