Chapter 1519 Arrive in London

The more than ten-hour flight was long, but not too hard.

The seat of a business jet is very comfortable, even a person like Li Mu who is over 1.8 meters tall can lie down comfortably on it.

As for the independent bedroom at the back, Li Mu wanted to give it to Anne Hathaway, but the latter was unwilling to accept it, Li Mu gave it to Li Ziwei, and Li Ziwei refused to say anything.

If only Li Ziwei was on the plane, Li Mu could rest in the bedroom with peace of mind, but Anne Hathaway was also there, so she still wanted to be a gentleman, so she simply accompanied her and the others to chat outside, It's also lighthearted.

The plane was expected to arrive in London at 4:30 p.m. local time. Half an hour before the plane landed, Li Mu changed out of his standard code farmer outfit and put on a custom dark blue suit.

The plane landed at Heathrow Airport, and under the guidance of the control tower, the plane taxied all the way to the designated hangar.

Steve Johnson, who had successfully invited Li Mu and Anne Hathaway, had been waiting in this hangar for a long time.

There were several middle-aged men in full suits standing waiting in the hangar with him.

When the plane slowly slid into the hangar, Li Mu had already seen Steve Johnson dressed as a gentleman outside the cabin. After the plane stopped and the door was lowered into an escalator less than one meter high, these people approached one after another. Standing under the escalator, they lined up left and right, waiting for Li Mu who was still on the plane.

Li Mu, who was wearing a formal suit, was the first to get off the plane. Steve Johnson looked up at him with a smile like an old friend on his face. When Li Mu stood on the ground, he immediately took the initiative to shake hands with Li Mu and said with a smile: "Lee, welcome to London!"

Li Mu smiled slightly: "Thank you, I didn't expect you to come here in person."

"It's my honor." Steve Johnson smiled slightly and asked Li Mu, "Is it the first time for Mr. Li to come to London?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "This is my first time in the UK."

Steve Johnson said in surprise: "I thought you had been here before, this time if you have time, I can accompany you around."

Li Mu said lightly: "Thank you Steve, let's look at the actual situation."

Steve Johnson nodded, then introduced a few people around him to Li Mu, he first introduced a middle-aged man next to him, and said, "Mr. Li, this is the CEO of HSBC-HOLDINGS, Mark Blunt."

Li Mu looked at the middle-aged man in his forties, and was slightly surprised. Since the last time Steve Johnson mentioned HSBC, Li Mu has studied a little information about HSBC. This HSBC-HOLDINGS is HSBC Holdings. The parent company of HSBC is also one of the world's top 500 companies. The latest ranking has also entered the top 100 of the world's top 500 companies.

This Mark Blunt, as the CEO of HSBC Holdings, has a high status, needless to say. He went to the airport with Steve Johnson to greet him, and it seemed that he really regarded himself as a distinguished guest.

However, Li Mu also knew very well in his heart that the biggest reason why the other party attached so much importance to him was that he wanted to be the lead bank of Muye Technology's listing on Nasdaq.

Li Mu shook hands with Mark Blunt very politely, and said with a smile, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Blunt."

Mark Blunt took off the top hat on his head with one hand and said very politely, "Mr. Li, it is my honor to meet you. Welcome to London."

Steve Johnson introduced the remaining people to Li Mu. Among these people, one is the head of Sequoia Capital in the UK, the other is an executive of HSBC Holdings, and the other, according to Steve Johnson, is A member of an old British aristocratic family,

The member of the aristocracy was named Jimmy Goldberg, whose English name is Goldberg, which feels like a Jewish surname.

Later, Steve Johnson introduced Anne Hathaway who got off the plane behind Li Mu, and Li Mu also introduced his personal assistant Li Ziwei to the group.

After some greetings, Steve Johnson took Li Mu and his party to the VIP building of Heathrow Airport in a convoy of all Rolls-Royces. According to him, in the VIP building, there is a special customs building. It will be much more convenient to pass the customs here, and it can guarantee the privacy to a great extent. Basically, it is just a cutscene, stamping the passport, and then you can pass the customs.

The team consists of eight Rolls-Royces. When assigning the cars, Steve Johnson asked Li Mu tentatively: "Mr. Li, if you have no opinion, let's take a car? There are some things that I want to talk to you face to face. "

Li Mu nodded: "No problem."

Immediately, the two sat in the same car.

The hangar is still a few kilometers away from the VIP building, and on the internal road of the airport, the speed of cars is relatively slow. On the way, Steve Johnson said to Li Mu, "Mr. Li, this party is bigger than expected. So we temporarily changed from a manor in north London to another in south London. The rooms for you and your accompanying staff have been arranged. In addition, the owners of these two manors are owned by the Goldberg family, and they are also The host of this party."

Li Mu nodded lightly and asked him, "Can you give us an overview of the Goldberg family?"

Steve Johnson laughed: "Goldberg is a typical Old-Money. They were very rich during World War I. Before World War II, they moved the entire family from Germany to England, and then they have been rooted in England. During World War II, the Goldberg family In order to support the British resistance, they donated a lot of money to the United Kingdom. In order to thank them, the royal family at that time gave the Goldberg family a hereditary earl title, but at the end of the last century, the British royal family announced the abolition of the hereditary duke, so their family was the last generation of earls. "

Having said that, Steve Johnson also introduced: "Goldberg has been engaged in many fields. In the early years, it was banking, finance, petroleum and industrial manufacturing. In recent years, he has gradually shifted his focus to finance. The boards of many well-known financial companies have With their seats, including HSBC Holdings, they also hold shares through multiple shell companies and individuals, and even Black Rock, the largest shareholder behind HSBC, also holds a certain share."

Li Mu nodded thoughtfully and said, "A Jewish family like the Rothschild family?"

Steve Johnson said with a smile: "Their family assets are much stronger than the Rothschild family, but they are a lot worse than yours."

Li Mu has been in the Internet circle all the time, and even rarely dabbles in the capital circle, so he lacks in-depth understanding of the international capital market, and he focuses on the domestic and American markets, and lacks understanding of the whole of Europe, so in his perception, Europe is the most The arrogant family seems to be the Rothschild family that was said to be superb in the past life, but listening to Steve Johnson, it seems that the Rothschild family is not as arrogant as he imagined, even vaguely listening, there is still a little The smell of crap.

At this time, Steve Johnson saw the incomprehension on Li Mu's expression, and said with a smile: "The world has misunderstood the Rothschild family. This family has a long history and was indeed very powerful. However, since entering the 20th century, , this big family in the past has been going downhill. Many misjudgments at key nodes have made this family collapsed. The only thing they can do now is a little banking business. To be honest, the whole family is now torn apart. , but even so, the total assets combined are not even in the scale of 10 billion US dollars, but the total assets of the Goldberg family are about 50 billion US dollars, which is several times that of the Rothschild family."

Having said that, Steve Johnson added: "Oh, by the way, Mr. Li, the Rothschild family, is not even in the invitation sequence of this party."

Li Mu was surprised to hear that, it seems that many so-called anecdotes are not credible. Chinese people say that the Rothschild family controls trillions of dollars, but when it comes to the British-born capitalists, the Rothschild family has already declined and withdrew from the ranks of first-line players. .

However, what Steve Johnson said is obviously more credible, much more credible than the so-called experts who write financial books in China.

Steve Johnson went on to say: "This time, not only representatives from many top families from various countries, but also many members of the royal family came. Basically, important royal families in Europe sent representatives, and even the Dubai royal family came to a few princes."

Li Mu asked curiously: "Prince of Dubai? Then their pomp must be very big, right?"

"It's more than a big one." Steve Johnson rubbed his temples helplessly, and said, "There are more than 100 people in their group, most of them are security personnel, servants, and staff. The special plane is not one, but a team of five. Among them, three transport planes are specially used to transport the personal belongings of several princes, including more than ten luxury cars of various kinds, as well as a lot of strange animals. Recently, the British media have reported a lot, and most of them are in a sarcastic tone. I am also very dissatisfied, thinking that their extravagant atmosphere will have a great impact on the United Kingdom, and at the same time will bring a huge preemption of British public resources."

Li Mu suddenly thought of some news that he had seen in his previous life. The trip of the Prince of Dubai was really amazing, especially the luxury cars. Every time he went out, he wanted to bring his own garage, including all kinds of Rolls Royce. , and a variety of supercars, including top supercars such as Bugatti, Ferrari, and Lamborghini. It seems that this is also the routine standard of the Dubai royal family.

Speaking of which, Steve Johnson sighed and said: "I don't know why these oil princes have a soft spot for Britain, British things are not delicious, and the environment and natural scenery are not as good as other European countries, but They come to the UK every year for a holiday."

Li Mu said with a smile: "Even if the environment and natural scenery in the UK are not as good as those in northern Europe, they are always much stronger than the deserts in the Middle East. I heard that there are 300 days in the Middle East where the temperature is above 38 degrees Celsius a year, and it can reach five degrees at every turn. Ten degrees, after living in such a place for a long time, you will feel that everything is good except your own home.”

Steve Johnson said in agreement: "Mr. Li, you are right. In the Middle East, it is a luxury to want to ride a horse. The horses of these royal family members are usually raised in Dubai and run in the UK."

Li Mu smiled slightly and asked him, "By the way, will anyone from the Internet industry attend this party?"

"Yes, of course." Steve Johnson said with a smile: "Bill Gates."

Li Mu asked curiously, "Just him?"

Steve Johnson nodded and said, "Just him."

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