Chapter 1433: Sociable Vincent
Billy looked furious when he arrived. Xiao Peng asked curiously, "Billy, what happened to you? Did someone cook you? Who made you so angry?"
Billy took a deep breath and said, "Idol, don't mention it. I had someone kick me off the Shangmei board of directors and asked my brother and I to sell our Shangmei shares! What a bully! My brother is still arguing with them."
"Why?" Xiao Peng asked puzzledly.
Yelaina, who was standing nearby, asked directly, "Is it because of me and Qiqi?"
Xiao Peng didn't understand what was going on, so Yelena told him what had just happened.
"Hey, this sounds like something Pascal would do." Xiao Peng laughed. "It's okay, Billy. If you really lost your shares because of this... well, it's fine. After all, it happened because you helped me. We'll make it up to you. Sell your shares quickly for some money!"
"Huh?" Billy was stunned after hearing this.
Xiao Peng said, "What? Our company's shares are very valuable! Swan also has shares here? Let's sell them together. You two can chip in a share. It can also be considered as my wedding gift to Swan and Marlene."
Billy was ecstatic after hearing this. Who wouldn't want to get a piece of Xiao Peng's company? It was a sure-win business! But he suppressed his joy: "My idol, have you met Swan? I didn't mean to hide his relationship with Marlene..."
Xiao Peng waved his hand. "I'm not that petty. Besides, I can't occupy Marlene's life, can I? Tell Swan that this is their marital property. I originally wanted to give Swan a few hundred million to help invest, but now let's just do it this way. And Ms. Birkin, when will your security personnel come to drive us away?"
Ruth Birkin didn't know what to do. She smiled wryly and said, "We're so happy to have the Salvage King here. How could we possibly chase you away?"
She was sure that this was Xiao Peng himself - who else could it be but Xiao Peng who would come up with the idea of investing hundreds of millions of dollars?
After hearing this, Xiao Peng turned around and said to Billy, "Billy, let's go to my apprentice's concert! My apprentice has a girlfriend, I want to go and see what's going on!"
Billy hurriedly said, "Idol, you go ahead and let me talk to my brother about this! He'll be so happy."
Xiao Peng tilted his head and said to Vincent, "Vincent, my apprentice is performing in the concert hall over there. Would you like to go and see it? Are you interested in classical music?"
Vincent blinked. "Actually, I really have no interest at all, but at times like this, I have to pretend to be an expert. Believe me, most people here think the same way."
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Well, of course I believe it—because I am the same."
A few of them chatted and laughed as they headed over to the concert hall. The people at the party had little interest in classical music, but when they saw Xiao Peng and the others going there, they followed suit. Many of them were now thinking about how to get to know him.
Watching Xiao Peng and the others leave, Ruth Birkin stood there, feeling a bit lost. She wasn't really worried about offending Xiao Peng; she was worried about whether what Xiao Peng said was true. Could it be that the jewelry made by Nito, the founder of Chaumet, in those French museums was fake? That was Chaumet's bragging rights! If it was confirmed to be fake, how would they market it? She had to find their CEO and talk to him about this!
Thinking of this, she hurried away.
Xiao Peng arrived at the concert hall. The performance hadn't started yet, and the staff were making adjustments. There were round tables everywhere, and as soon as they entered, someone waved at them.
The person waving was Kiki, she and Pascal were already here.
After Xiao Peng and the others took their seats, they said to Vincent, "Vincent, this is Pascal. But I don't think it's useful to introduce him to you. He has a strange personality."
Vincent smiled and said, "I know that Mr. Pascal Cousteau is a difficult person to approach, but Mr. Cousteau, I really need your help with something. I'm personally very interested in the history of the Civil War, so I have collected some artifacts from the Civil War, such as Robert Lee's sword and personal belongings. However, I still have doubts about their authenticity. I wonder if I could ask Mr. Cousteau to help me authenticate them? It just so happens that Xiao may be going to the United States in a few days, and I sincerely invite you to come with him."
Xiao Peng was stunned when he heard his words. This guy's success really has his reasons. Vincent McMahon has done enough preparation! He knows everyone's preferences clearly!
Sure enough, after hearing his words, Pascal, who had originally disdained him, became interested: "Robert Lee's personal belongings? Are you sure?"
Vincent McMahon said: "In fact, most of my collection comes from Ulysses Grant's items."
Pascal nodded and said simply, "I'll go. I'm very interested in those."
Ulysses Granger and Robert E. Lee were the commander-in-chief of the Union Army and the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The two were famous generals who were evenly matched. Although the Confederate Army surrendered in the end.
But we cannot say that Robert Lee is inferior to Grant. Both of them graduated from West Point Military Academy. Robert Lee was the president of West Point Military Academy at that time, and Grant was Robert Lee's student.
Speaking of which, Robert Lee is also a very complicated person.
Lincoln invited him to lead the Northern Army, but he declined, saying he was from the South and wanted to return to defend it. However, after returning home, he refused to wear the rank of general awarded by the Southern Army and continued to wear the rank of colonel he had held in the Union Army.
During the Civil War, the South was consistently at a disadvantage, with its vastly outnumbered army. However, Robert E. Lee repeatedly triumphed over superior numbers, often leaving Lincoln feeling hopeless. However, the two sides employed different strategies. Southerners considered themselves "gentlemen" and refused to destroy civilians' property or kill prisoners. Meanwhile, Northern general Hillman employed a strategy of burning, looting, and destruction, severely impacting the Confederate army's supply and morale. This left Robert E. Lee powerless, and he ultimately surrendered.
Since nearly all of the US Army's generals at the time were graduates of West Point, he was granted the privilege of not dismounting or surrendering his weapons when he surrendered. Later, numerous monuments and statues were built across the US, especially in the South, to commemorate the Confederate soldiers. Robert E. Lee has the most statues, and even the US Capitol has a statue of him alongside one of George Washington.
However, as soon as the "Black Lives Matter" movement emerged, the statue of Robert Lee was demolished because the Southern Army represented support for black slaves!
In fact, if that's the case, Washington's statue should also be removed - he was the biggest slave owner, okay?
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