Chapter 289 Did I dig up your ancestral grave?
The working ability of the 'Calysop' is indeed beyond reproach, but Xiao Peng has now passed the novelty stage and now he has endless troubles because of this ship!
More than sixty people came with this ship!
A ship like the 'Crythorpe' really can't complete the turn without enough people!
In addition to the captain, there are the first mate, second mate, third mate, boatswain, sailor, helmsman, carpenter, chief engineer, first engineer, second engineer, third engineer, electrician, mechanic, chief mechanic, steward, chef, ship's doctor... No one can be missing!
How would these people be paid? Where would they live and what would they eat? They couldn't possibly live on the boat all the time, could they? There were also many valuable pieces of equipment on board that needed to be manned! How could this be arranged?
Xiao Peng doesn't understand any of this, and now he feels so overwhelmed!
In fact, not to mention that he was at a loss, no one around him was good at these things: Pascal? Forget it; Fabian? That's not the right material; Moreau? Go play by yourself; as for Walter and others, they are even worse!
Managing a few people and managing dozens of people are not the same thing at all, okay?
Besides, so many people can’t just get their monthly salary for nothing, right?
But there is not so much work for them to do!
Find a professional manager to help manage it? How could I possibly find a professional manager when there were so many unclear things going on on the ship?
Damn it, never mind!
Hua Chong, Yang Zhibin, Duan Bo, Chen Cheng and Kabaye are jointly responsible for managing the people on the ship: how to be on duty and how to arrange people to handle it!
He is only responsible for paying wages!
Xiao Peng was also a little careful and let Kabaye be the final decision maker for the resolution of these five people.
After all, four of the five were Chinese and one was foreign, making it too easy for them to sideline Kabaye. Kabaye was the captain of Titan Company, and with that level of experience, he generally knew everything about the ship. Having him decide what to do and what not to do would put Xiao Peng at ease.
It's not that he doesn't trust Hua Chong and the others, but the fact that these people followed him was like lice on a monk's head - it was obvious that they had other motives.
If there was no other purpose, would the country send so many elites to follow me?
Even Hua Chong himself didn't believe it! They just kept a tacit understanding of not breaking the rules.
Xiao Peng also saw a stranger in the welcoming camp at the dock. This person was Mayor Godan's secretary, who invited him to a private cocktail party. Godan originally planned to come by himself, but because of a sudden official business, he could not come, so he asked his secretary to deliver the invitation.
Well, I have to go back to Marseille tonight!
Godin's cocktail party actually has a theme, called "Pure White". As the name suggests, all invitees have to wear white clothes, and even if it is not white, it must be a primary color. The reason is: caring for nature.
Although Xiao Peng had several suits, he didn't have a white one. It was too late to go to 'G&H' to find the old tailor, so Xiao Peng thought about it and bought a cream-colored linen casual suit. He went back to La Ciotat, took a shower, had a comfortable sleep, dressed up, and returned to Marseille again.
Wearing a pure white silk embroidered shirt, a light linen suit, and white-topped, black-trimmed brogues, Xiao Peng felt like an idol singer about to perform on stage!
So handsome!
The only complaint is that this suit is not custom-made, so the shoulders look a bit sloping, but I'll just have to make do with it for now.
When you are in a place, you must abide by the local rules. There is a reason why our ancestors said "When in Rome, do as the Romans do".
Xiao Peng actually wanted to wear a white sports suit. How comfortable would that be?
But that's really not possible! Unless Xiao Peng wants to become a laughing stock.
If Xiao Peng really went there wearing a white sports suit, it would be disrespectful to the host of the cocktail party. He should not take ignorance as personality.
These Westerners are quite stubborn. They wear what suits the occasion! Forget about going to a cocktail party. Even if you go to a nightclub in sportswear, you won’t be able to pick up girls. . . .
When you go to a strange place, there are many things you need to stick to, but many things also need to be changed.
Walter and Kasin drove Xiao Peng and Fabian to Godin's cocktail party.
Godin's reception was held at his home.
Where is his home? San Pedro. That's where Fabian bought a small villa for eight million. Fabian is back home...
However, Godan's villa is much bigger than Fabian's: Godan's villa is five times bigger than Fabian's villa. It is located in a forest and separated from the outside world by a green wall. When Xiao Peng and his friends arrived here, there were already quite a few people there.
After the car stopped at the door of the villa, Xiao Peng and Fabian got out and someone greeted them, while Walter and Kasin parked the car in the parking lot on the side.
Xiao Peng wanted to bring Walter and Kasim in, but the two refused.
The same thing goes, unless Xiao Peng can change the rules, you have to accept the rules.
After Xiao Peng entered the villa under the introduction of the security guard, he whistled as soon as he entered the door. This foreigner really knows how to have fun!
The whole place is decorated with white gauze, creating a "pure white" atmosphere, and many people are performing here: there is a transparent "water ball" in the swimming pool, and a beautiful woman in a pure white bikini is doing all kinds of sexy and seductive moves in it; there is also a man and a woman dressed like "future warriors" performing "fire swallowing" there, holding a burning stick and putting it into their mouths; in every corner, there are fit men and women in cool clothes dancing there.
This is also very Western.
You say Godin is the mayor of Marseille after all. If a mayor dared to hold a party like this in China, it would mean you could pack up and go home. But here, no one would say anything about Godin holding such a cocktail party: "When I'm on duty, I'm at work. When I'm off duty, I can do whatever I want!" Especially in the West, politicians are generally wealthy, so no one would say anything when they hold such a cocktail party.
Moreover, those politicians have a "legitimate" reason for holding such receptions: to win votes, raise campaign funds and better "serve the people."
This is not nonsense. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi held nude parties at home with call girls while in office, but it did not affect his position as prime minister.
Xiao Peng had attended Godan's cocktail party before, but it was a formal one. This was his first time attending a private party.
There, he found everything new, just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.
After watching for a while, he was just about to drag Fabian to go say hello to Godin. After all, he had to say hello to the host when he arrived, right?
Suddenly a few people came over. Xiao Peng thought it was Godan who came to meet him, but he didn't recognize any of the people he met.
A brown-haired, bearded man walked up to Xiao Peng and stopped. "Humph!"
Who the hell are you? Did I dig up your family's grave? You're just scorning me the moment we meet?
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