binnovel Chapter 264: Pulling Hongmen as a Backer
Chapter 264: Pulling Hongmen as a Backer
As a few people were chatting, someone came up to Liang Xinfa and whispered something to him.
"Okay, the hotel's chef is about to get off work, and everyone must be hungry, so let's eat!" Liang Xinfa stood up and smiled, inviting everyone to take a seat.
The Chinese have their own rules for sitting at tables when eating. This is a Chinese restaurant and the tables are round wooden tables.
In general, in formal occasions, the host or VIP will naturally sit in the middle seat at the back. In other words, the farther away from the door, the higher the status.
"Brother Han, you are the guest of honor today, please take a seat." Liang Xinfa smiled and invited Hou Xiaoge to sit in the middle seat.
"Brother Liang, you are the host and the elder, why should I sit in the host's seat? You should sit here!" Hou Xiaoge is only about 30 years old and he is the guest. He should appreciate the courtesy of the host.
After some refusal, Hou Xiaoge sat directly on the right hand side of Liang Xinfa, which is closest to the host and is usually the seat for the guest of honor.
Zhang Juncai also benefited from Hou Xiaoge and sat on the left hand side of Liang Xinfa.
Let me explain here that when sitting at the table, the right hand side of the host seat is the most honorable, followed by the left hand side.
After everyone sat down, the waiters started serving the dishes to the table.
Everyone toasted each other three times and then started to eat. While clinking glasses during the meal, they occasionally talked about their hometown’s food, beautiful scenery, and culture, and everyone laughed.
Chinese people believe in not talking while eating. This does not mean that you cannot talk while eating. You should eat in silence. If you cannot reach what you are eating, you cannot just say “hmmmm”! That would be so embarrassing.
So not speaking means that you cannot speak while eating. If you want to speak, you have to swallow the food in your mouth before speaking, otherwise you will spit all over the table.
The meal took about forty minutes, and it was about time, so we started talking.
Hou Xiaoge came to America today to find someone to support him, so he naturally couldn't just chat all the time.
"Brother Liang, I'm here this time because of an important matter that requires the full support of the Hongmen. It would be best if I could meet Mr. Situ." Hou Xiaoge said.
"Oh? Brother Han, this is such a big deal! Even the Third Master can't do it, and we have to visit the leader?" Song Chaoyang, who was standing next to Hou Xiaoge, asked with a smile.
"Yes, brother Han, please try to tell me. The old man is over 70 years old this year. If it is not a particularly important matter and I can't make up my mind, you can ask the uncle sitting in the hall to come forward." Liang Xinfa replied.
"Over at the headquarters, the leader of the alliance has been busy with material matters recently and couldn't spare time, so this time he asked me to come to America to do an important thing.
I'm sure you guys all know about the supplies in the afternoon. These are just stepping stones to open the door to the American financial tycoons.
Fortunately, I was able to open the door to the Morgan family through this stepping stone and contact Peter Smith Morgan, the head of California." Hou Xiaoge said.
"Oh! Brother, are you talking about Peter, the person in charge in California?" Liang Xinfa asked with a serious face.
"That's right!"
“I know this person too. He is a descendant of the Morgan family and is in charge of most of the business in California and the three neighboring states.
This person is at a very high level in the Morgan family. Generally, he won't be seen in person during transactions worth millions. Since you can contact Peter, it must be a big business.
Brothers, please take a seat first. I will go in and talk to you in detail." Liang Xinfa nodded solemnly, then stood up and said to the people in the living room.
"It's okay, Third Brother. If it's a big deal, you'd better be careful." The few of them didn't hold very high positions in the Hongmen, so naturally they were not unhappy.
"Go ahead, brother!" Liang Xinfa asked directly after the two men entered the inner room.
"Brother, we in the Yanhuang League have a formula that is comparable to penicillin.
This is a new drug that has just been patented. The patent price is conservatively estimated to be over 50 million US dollars.
The Alliance sent me to America this time to turn this formula into cash and resources, part of which will be used to fight against Japan.
I have talked to Peter and the situation was not good. The other party had a very tough attitude, but Peter was temporarily suppressed by my threat of force.
I know that such confrontation is not the right way. After all, the domestic war of resistance still requires the help of America, so it is best to avoid conflict with the major American forces.
I heard that the current absent president has a relationship with the Hongmen, and Mr. Situ is also highly respected among the Chinese and upper class in the United States, so I came to ask for help. "Hou Xiaoge said, bowing.
"Oh my goodness! Brother, you are really not going to stop until you say something shocking.
Fifty million US dollars? What a huge number! The total amount of money donated by the United States to the war of resistance in recent years is only a few hundred million.
This matter is too big to be handled by sitting in the court. Even the old man's face may not be of any use.
Brother, can you tell me what your means of force are? Then we can use it as a last resort to threaten the other party. "Liang Xin stood up in shock and walked back and forth in the room nervously.
"Brother, you should know about the Guangzhou Bay explosion some time ago, right?
Tell the truth! That thing was done by our Yanhuang League, and part of the materials traded this afternoon were intercepted from Guangzhou Bay. "Hou Xiaoge said with a smile.
"Hiss! The Guangzhou Bay explosion a while ago was actually done by people from your Yanhuang League? Don't you Yanhuang League do things for fame?
Brother, you don't know that the Japanese turned Guangzhou upside down recently but couldn't find who did it, so they were so angry that they cursed in the newspapers. "Liang Xinfa laughed happily.
"The Japanese invaders seized Guangzhou Bay by trickery and plunder, and we don't know how much wealth the Chinese people have taken away. They also wanted to take it all back so that they could continue to attack us with guns and artillery.
Some time ago, a transport ship of our Yanhuang League in Southeast Asia was sunk by the Japanese navy, causing huge losses.
No one is a pushover, so we must find our way back to the alliance, and avenge our compatriots." Hou Xiaoge gritted his teeth and snorted.
"Well said, we should blow up those damn Japs." Liang Xinfa slapped his thigh with joy.
"So Peter wanted to use the Morgan family's influence in America to forcefully buy the formula, but I threatened him with a second Pearl Harbor attack.
In addition, he also needed to verify the authenticity and specific value of the formula, so the matter was temporarily put on hold.
However, the formula will be verified within two days at most.
We, the Yanhuang Alliance, do not want the United States to take advantage of this formula, nor do we want to have a direct armed conflict with a big country. After all, the Yanhuang Alliance will have to do business with the United States in the future.
So we hope that Hongmen can mediate. If the final negotiated price exceeds 50 million, Yanhuang League is willing to pay 2 million US dollars as a reward, and by the way, donate 3 million in the name of Hongmen to the war of resistance." Hou Xiaoge explained with a wry smile.
"It's too late now. I will go find the old man early tomorrow morning. This time, the Hongmen will definitely help." Liang Xinfa patted Hou Xiaoge's shoulder and promised.
"Okay then. I'll leave this matter to you, brother." Hou Xiaoge stood up and clasped his fist.