HCLI is headquartered in Trieste, a border port city in northeastern Italy.
This small town with a population of only more than 200,000 is located on the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, on the northwest side of the Istrian Peninsula, at the top of the Bay of Trieste, and 113 kilometers west of Venice.
Although the city is small, it is the headquarters of many Italian companies.
For example, the world's top 500, the Italian Zhongli Insurance, ranked 27th, and the world's third largest shipyard with more than 200 years of shipbuilding history, Fincantieri (Fincantieri).
There are also some financial companies, energy companies, and ship manufacturing companies that are also located here.
Of course, there are alternatives like HCLI. You should say that it is a shipping group, but the arms business is actually their main business.
But there is nothing we can do about this. Their shipping business has been snatched away by the rapidly developing China, and its profits are getting lower and lower. If it weren't for the arms business, HCLI might have gone bankrupt long ago.
Xu Chuan, who had just got off the plane, thought about visiting someone else's house, should he buy a fruit basket or something?
Then the HCLI staff who rushed to pick him up were blocked before it was implemented.
"I can't blame me."
Xu Chuan felt that he had saved money and was secretly feeling happy.
It took less than ten minutes to get in the bus to arrive at the destination. The city is really not big. The castle of Hekmedia's house is on the shore of the Adriatic Sea.
Yes, that's right, this is actually a castle, but it is actually a castle.
Repeat twice to express the accusation of capitalism in my heart.
Then when he saw Koko at the gate of this ancient castle, he almost burst into laughter.
This woman who usually only wears business clothes actually wears a small dress with shoulders and backs.
this……
Xu Chuan took out his cell phone and looked at Koko in a continuous shot.
This woman was pretending to be a lady, but then she exploded directly on the spot.
He turned around and shouted, "Jona, break him up for me."
Xu Chuan smiled even happier, and then he saw that the little BK who had grown a lot taller really planned to take out the gun.
"Damn, you have something wrong..."
The hair on Master Xu's body was standing up. If Falme hadn't stopped Jonah in front, he would have really planned to teach this little BK a lesson.
Koko seemed to know that he was having a big time and was confused.
Xu Chuan felt tired in an instant. He pointed to the tall stone gatehouse in front of him and the metal gate hanging on it.
"If it weren't for our friendship, I wouldn't dare to enter your family."
Of course, Koko was not willing to be outdone, "So you dare to come here alone without bringing anyone? Do I want to thank you for your trust?"
Xu Chuan walked forward and reached out to hold Koko's shoulders directly, and then walked in together.
The other party seemed to want to struggle, but obviously he was not as strong as this shameless one.
"Hey, you think about it. If your dad wants to match us, I agree if I follow the flow..."
"You dare!"
This time it was Koko's turn to be furious.
"Tsk, I dare not?" Xu Chuan looked down at the other party's exposed shoulders, with a completely unhappy expression.
For some reason, Koko felt a little panicked. This scumbag could definitely do such a thing.
"Okay, I surrender, what happened just now was that I was wrong."
Tsk, this woman's personality of being able to bend and stretch when she judges the situation, is really better than many men.
However, Xu Chuan also knew that if the intensity was increased at this time, this woman could really die with him.
"Just know if you are wrong, think about how to thank me first."
As he said that, he let go of the other person's shoulders.
He didn't plan to ask for this woman, would he wait for her and that little kid to bring a hat to him?
The group of people got on the internal vehicle. Of course, the castle occupied a small area, and its function was fortifications when it was built, and its internal structure was different from that used for ordinary residential buildings.
There are tall towers around the castle, and the traces on the walls indicate that there had been fierce battles here a long time ago.
However, the internal environment has definitely changed drastically. In addition to repairs, it has also been renovated and is more suitable for living.
"Hey, to be honest, is it comfortable to live here?"
Xu Chuan was sitting on an electric car and asked Koko curiously.
And to the unpleasant answer, "I would rather stay in a hotel."
Look, this is very telling.
Even if the interior has been modernized, it is not a suitable place to live.
The middle of the entire building is the tall square main building, which is a typical Norman period architectural style. The thickest stone walls are more than seven meters away, and the overall height reaches about twenty-five meters.
The cross arrow hole above further indicates that the building exists as a fortification.
Damn, this thing, I don’t know if it’s going to be smashed with a 500-pound bomb.
Master Xu started his own imagination again, and then he found that even in modern times, it was difficult to break without heavy firepower.
It's mainly because it's too troublesome, so I can only use explosives to explode bit by bit.
If Koko beside him knew how this guy was thinking about how he exploded her house, I wonder if he would kick the person down.
At the gate of the main building, there was an elderly man in his sixties, about sixty years old and slightly thin.
Some of the shadows of Cassaber can be found from the other person's face, especially the fake smile on his face.
That's nothing to say, this must be the father of these two unlucky children, Floyd Heckedia.
Xu Chuan thought a lot, mainly about how to call the other party, and it should be a bit inappropriate to call him Lao Fu.
But the other party saved his troubles, and Floyd took the initiative to greet him, "Mr. Grylls, lucky to be."
Of course, Xu Chuan called him in the other party's way, "Xianghui, Mr. HeckMedia."
The two hugged each other enthusiastically.
Then he followed the owner into the main building of this castle with a history of about 200 years.
There is no dark and dampness like the medieval castle in American dramas, and of course there is no wooden round table or Iron Throne.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! The first floor is the lobby and banquet hall for guests. Although the overall decoration is retro and luxurious, it is made of modern materials.
"Casper is still abroad. If he knew in advance, he would definitely come back."
Freud explained.
Xu Chuan doesn't care, he also made a temporary decision. HCLI has helped a lot before.
He is not far from here in Cannes, so it is a bit unreasonable if he doesn't come to thank him.
"It's okay, we've met before. I'm here to express my gratitude. HCLI has really helped a lot before."
At this time, Koko interrupted, "Thank you? You are just expressing your gratitude?"
As soon as she finished speaking, her father glanced at her faintly. The woman immediately calmed down. It turned out that one thing was something, and she was also afraid of someone.
"I got off the plane and planned to buy a fruit basket, but your car was too early."
Xu Chuan still needs to explain this matter, otherwise he would think he was stingy.
After hearing the other party's words, Koko opened his mouth in shock to mock him, but after looking at his father, he would just forget it.
Xu Chuan looked at the other party’s defeated look and felt so secretly happy.
"Okay, I'm just kidding." He looked at Floyd, "All the losses of HCLI this time are subject to Umbrella."
Many HCLI ships have changed their routes to help search for the traces of yachts, and there will definitely be a lot of losses.
Brothers have to settle the score clearly in this kind of thing, let alone just a partner.
Floyd did wave his hand and even said no, but the fake smile on his face made Xu Chuan unable to tell whether this guy was sincere or polite.
"I will discuss this with Cassaber."
Anyway, Floyd doesn't manage the company's specific things now.
He must pay back his favor.
Since that's the case, the other party was not saying anything.
Afterwards, a servant came over and whispered to Koko.
It was almost noon, so as the host, of course, prepared a hearty lunch.
After drinking and having enough food, the guests and hosts enjoyed their fun, and then arranged a room for Xu Chuan and had some rest time.
When did Xu Chuan take a nap? And he was so interested in this castle, so he flipped out of the window of the room and climbed along the cracks of the exterior wall to the watchtower at the top.
Tsk, the view here can overlook the entire castle area.
No wonder people used to like the building was so high that they would definitely feel like they were looking down on all living beings standing here.
"Ahem..."
After a while, a coughing sound came from behind.
"Cough, no..."
Of course Xu Chuan heard that this was Koko's voice.
"Are you just visiting someone else's house like this? Climbing the wall and going up the roof?"
If she hadn't gone to Xu Chuan's room and saw that the window was open, she wouldn't know what this guy could do.
There are stairs that don’t walk, so why do you have to climb the wall?
Of course Xu Chuan didn't care, "I just came up to see the scenery."
Koko walked to him and looked at the sea not far away. Occasionally, unknown seabirds flew past.
“The scenery here is indeed the most beautiful, and I often came up when I was a child.”
Xu Chuan couldn't help but wonder, "Didn't you say, you were born on the boat?"
Koko looked dark, "Do you have to live on the boat when you were born on the boat?"
Alas, what you said makes sense, there is really no way to refute it.
"It was really beautiful at that time..."
Koko whispered, looking at her expression, it seemed that she remembered what happened before.
Xu Chuan didn't care about how she was when she was a child. This woman's lawless look was obvious, and she didn't educate her well when she was a child.
The two stood there quietly watching the scenery and the sea breeze, and neither of them spoke.
"My father wants to talk to you about the aerospace investment, and he seems to be a little unopined."
Xu Chuan waved his hand, "It doesn't matter, it would be strange if he looks down on it."
His plan seems to be a fraud no matter how he looks, and at least the fraud will make PPT better.
"You don't seem to care much, but that's a big project that will invest more than one billion euros in the early stage."
Sometimes Koko really feels that he can’t understand this guy. You say he cares about money, and he doesn’t blink like this kind of investment, but if you say he doesn’t care, he doesn’t even want to spend money on a souvenir.
She turned her head and looked at Xu Chuan who supported her hands on the stone fence, as if she didn't take this matter to heart at all.
He shook his head gently, and the sea breeze blew over and raised a few strands of white hair. If you look from a distance, the castle plus white hair, this picture is really beautiful to the extreme.
Xu Chuan glanced at him with appreciation. This woman could instantly defeat most of the star supermodels in Cannes with a little dress.
However, his interest in making a castle is definitely greater than that of Koko himself.
“Isn’t it tide to live by the sea?”
“My company headquarters is on the beach, and I feel so annoyed every year when it’s windy.”
"Is this what your family bought, or did it belong to you before?"
"Can the armor placed in the living room be worn?"
"It is said that Europeans used to shit and pee on the street, isn't it true?"
Koko's face became darker and darker, and this guy's brain was definitely seriously ill.
In the afternoon, the two walked into Floyd's study.
The other party exchanged a few greetings, and then it was exactly what he said.
"If you think the risk is too high, we can sign a supplementary agreement, and HCLI can sell the equity in my hands to me at any time."
Xu Chuan talked to the other party straight to the point, which made Floyd a little confused.
After pondering for a moment, he asked, "Are you so confident in this project?"
"That's not, everything has risks. The purpose of my HCLI is because I am a Chinese. You should also know the restrictions on Chinese people in the aerospace field."
Freud understood, and the other party meant that if it weren't for this situation, he wouldn't have brought HCLI at all.
"Actually that's it. You have to know that if I hadn't trusted HCLI in this case, no, I should have said that I would not have pulled you in by trusting Casper and Koko."
“Because in this project, I was the one with the highest risk.”
In order not to be investigated by the United States and the West and cause problems in the project, Xu Chuan of course had to try his best to separate himself from the project.
In this case, if the other party regrets it or wants to take it alone, Umbrella and HCLI will only turn against each other.
And Floyd didn't quite understand, "Since the risk is so high, why do you still have to do it?"
"Because you can't spend too much money, can you keep buying yachts and castles? Isn't it good to climb the tech tree and make some contribution to the development of mankind?"
Koko, who was sitting beside him, couldn't help but suck his face twice, and the guy's tone was definitely pointing out.
Freud laughed, "What you said makes sense, but my situation is smaller."
‘You are right.’
But he didn't say this.
Floyd did not express his thoughts until the end, but Xu Chuan knew that this old guy should be moved.
Don’t think too well about the other party. If he agrees with this, he must have seen profitable.
This is how business is, high risks are of course accompanied by high returns.
Of course, Xu Chuan did not make a fortune by making money. The theoretical basis of recyclable rockets has been broken, which is based on paper.
What remains is whether industrial design and manufacturing can reduce costs.
If you package this project, you can easily get hundreds of millions of financing.
But this is not what Xu Chuan wants. He is planning to burn out the black money in his hands first and then consider financing.
Floyd invited Xu Chuan to stay in the castle for three days, and then he flew back to China.