Chapter 754 Branson is about to collapse
Branson was lying on the sofa looking sleepy, but he forced himself to wave and say hello to the computer screen.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem, Branson, why do you look so haggard?" A greeting came from the computer.
Branson sighed. "Old man, are you sure you're not kidding me? It's been two weeks! Xiao is just playing around with me! He's still young, and I'm old. I really don't have the energy to keep getting close to him. I can't take it anymore!"
"What's that sound?" the person on the computer suddenly asked. "Did I hear that correctly? Are you listening to electronic music? Didn't you say it was meaningless garbage?"
"Don't mention it!" Branson waved his hand. "One of Xiao's girlfriends is an electronic music producer. This has turned Necker Island into a music conference. A bunch of young people are drinking and partying on the island every day. Now Necker Island is like the Royal Ascot!"
Every June, the United Kingdom celebrates a national event: the five-day Royal Ascot, held at Ascot Racecourse. The "Royal" designation signifies that this event is a tribute to the British royal family, and as such, it is considered the world's most prestigious horse racing event.
That is the annual grand event of British high society! Royal families and celebrities from various European countries, as well as the world's top racehorses and riders, all gather in the UK for a horse racing event.
Going there is incredibly demanding: men must wear tuxedos and top hats, and women must wear knee-length skirts, especially on the third day of the race, "Ladies' Day." The races begin their intense schedule on that day, and because it's "Ladies' Day," countless women dress up to the nines. While they're not so much about their clothes as they are about their hats and hair ornaments, there's even a competition for "Most Beautiful Headdress." That's why Royal Ascot is also known as the "Hat Show."
The Royal Ascot sounds very grand, but it is a completely different story when you get there.
At the Jockey Club, only the top stars would watch the race in the boxes. Not many people would watch the race in the stands. The vast majority of the spectators would watch the race on the lawn with their families. It felt more like a spring outing under the June sunshine.
Since it's a spring outing, you can't just watch horse racing. You have to do something you enjoy. What's the British favorite thing to do? 'Rape'?
No, no, no, of course it’s drinking!
As a result, the Royal Ascot races became a massive drinking party. Every Royal Ascot race, especially the third day, "Ladies' Day," was simply the largest gathering of drunks in the UK. No matter what the people were like in their daily lives, their behavior after drinking was the same: urinating and defecating in public, sleeping in the streets, being disheveled, stripping in public, littering, fighting... and this happened to everyone, regardless of gender.
In fact, nearly all British horse racing is characterized by this same ethos. Essentially, the phrase "drinking and reveling until drunk" has become synonymous with British horse racing. Once aristocratic, as reflected in the dress code, British horse racing has become synonymous with vulgarity, indecency, extravagance, and filth.
Branson even compared his Necker Island to the Royal Ascot, which shows what his island is like now! It's a 24/7 revelry. Seeing his island being tormented like this, he's more than once wanted to kick them out!
He knows a lot of rich people! It's not like they haven't messed around on his island before: Epstein, the infamous man who organized underage girls for wealthy men to have sex with, has a private island not far from his Necker Island. It turns out he'd also been there before he got into trouble.
But they are not as noisy as Xiao Peng and the others!
Branson actually lives on the other side of the island with his family, but because he was afraid that Xiao Peng would do something wrong, he ran here to be with Xiao Peng and the others. As a result, he was dragged by the enthusiastic Xiao Peng to have fun together every day. He was fine at the beginning, but now he is about to collapse: How can these young people be so troublesome?
"Old buddy!" Branson said angrily, "I'm really about to collapse now! How easy is it to keep an eye on Xiao? He only has one offshore construction vessel! He can't work as long as we keep an eye on the offshore construction vessel! You're keeping an eye on the offshore construction vessel, and I'm keeping an eye on people? Damn it! He won't even get on the boat now! I've invited him on my yacht more than once, but he refused, saying he's been at sea for too long and doesn't want to get on a boat anymore! He'd rather fly a plane in the sky every day! My luxury yacht is actually being despised! Damn it!"
"Don't listen to his nonsense!" a voice shouted from the computer. "He doesn't like boats? That's bullshit! He bought the Luna!"
"The Luna is in his hands now?" Branson was stunned.
"Of course!" the voice in the computer said, "Why doesn't he like the ocean buying the Luna?"
"When did this happen?" Branson frowned. "I also considered buying the Luna, but there were too many vested interests involved. No wonder he despised my luxury yacht. My 33-meter vessel is like a younger brother to the Luna."
The voice in the computer explained: "He went to England for this matter. After buying the boat, he sent it directly to Greece for modification. Now the modification is complete and it is heading to the Caribbean!"
Branson was stunned, then burst into laughter. "Old buddy, are you stupid? Or has hatred blinded you? That's the Luna. You think Xiao will transform it into an offshore vessel? How could anyone in the world do such a thing? Even if Xiao really wants to transform the Luna into an offshore vessel, how long has he been buying it? More than two months? Come on, teach me how to transform a luxury yacht into an offshore vessel in two months? Who doesn't know the Luna's deck design? Where would all that offshore equipment be installed?"
There was silence on the computer side.
Branson continued, "My dear fellow, I just can't take it anymore. I can't waste so much energy on this just because of a 'maybe' like you said."
"Branson, you can't give up!" The person on the other side of the computer shouted when he heard him say that, and started coughing anxiously.
Branson said, "Old man, you should take a good rest. Your health is worrying."
At this moment there was a knock on the door and Simon came in.
"Simon, what's going on?" Branson asked.
"Boss, those young men are fighting again!"
Branson covered his head and said, "Why are they fighting again? Where's Xiao?"
"He's gone mushroom picking."
"ah?"
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