Chapter 578 Connections

This is why Earl Butt came to India with Barron this time.

After meeting with Indian Prime Minister Singh, Barron took Ian Butt to meet Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Group.

Many years later, on the Internet, you can often see the introduction of a building called Antila Building, which is known as "the most luxurious residence in Asia". This mansion is located in the center of Mumbai. Its owner is Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in Asia and the boss of Reliance Group, the largest private enterprise in India.

Antila Building has 27 floors, 173 meters high, 8-magnitude earthquake resistance, 3 helicopter airports, airport control tower, 6-story parking lot, swimming pool, theater, etc., and there can be up to 600 maids living there every day.

It is worth mentioning that its architectural structure, about two-thirds of the weight of the building is mainly supported by two sets of W-shaped steel bars on both sides of the sky garden on the 9th to 12th floors, giving people the illusion of a castle in the air. The cost of the entire building is said to be close to 1 billion US dollars.

And this building will be completed next year.

That is to say, Barron still couldn't appreciate this mansion when he came here this time.

However, when he arrived in Mumbai, Barron was invited by Mukesh to his mansion there.

Although Reliance Group does not have real estate business, as the richest man in India, Mukesh still has a very deep network of contacts here, so with the help of his network of relationships, it will also help the development of Argent Real Estate Group in India.

Mukesh is a middle-aged uncle who looks very kind, but Barron knows that he is definitely not as harmless as he looks to be in charge of such a large-scale group.

It is also worth mentioning that the telecommunications company under Reliance Group is also one of Honor Electronics' cooperative operators in India.

However, their best-selling mobile phones in India are still from Dopod's cost-effective feature phones and Smart Android phones.

However, in addition to welcoming Barron, the Duke of England, to India, Mukesh mainly talked to him about the large oil orders signed by the BFT Fund.

"So it seems that, Your Highness, you are optimistic about the oil price next year?"

Many people have an impression of Indians' English, that is, the curry flavor is very strong...

Of course, this is also correct, but this impression mainly comes from their ordinary people. Rich people like Mukesh have received elite education since childhood and have many years of overseas study experience. Therefore, when talking with Barron, his spoken English is still very pure.

"As an energy company with extensive oil extraction business, United Energy Group has its own value preservation system. As for those large orders for purchasing oil, I hope to find a relatively stable source of raw materials for the refining projects that will be invested in large-scale in the future."

Of course, just saying this will definitely not dispel the other party's suspicion. Barron smiled and said:

"We have learned that in the future, due to various factors, it is still difficult for the global oil production to reach a relatively ideal level. So personally, I definitely hope that the oil price will be as high as possible, but no one can predict how long this trend will last."

"But I admire your courage very much, Your Highness, and I hope that we can continue to deepen cooperation in related fields through this cooperation."

Barron certainly agreed with Mukesh's words:

"I hope so too, Mr. Ambani."

Barron also had his own considerations for choosing to cooperate with Reliance Group to carry out such a large refining project this time.

After all, India is well-known for cheating foreign investment, and it doesn't matter which country you come from. Anyone can cheat, even those big American companies, they cheat without hesitation.

The main consideration for investing in such a large-scale refining project in India is India's location, which can radiate the surrounding areas, and the labor costs and environmental pressures here are relatively small.

As for whether it will be cheated?

United Energy Group is a joint venture project with Reliance Group. Barron believes that with Reliance Group as its partner, this project is relatively safe.

Otherwise, if you cheat me this time, then Reliance Group will either only do business in India, or go overseas, especially to Europe and the United States, and then you will always have to pay back what you cheated me.

Barron now has the confidence to do so.

As for the Indian government, if Reliance Group does not have strong connections in this area, it is impossible to say that it has become the largest private company in India.

…

As soon as the Bentley Mulsanne stopped at the entrance of the hotel, a group of people came over. The one in front was Feng Kuazi, who was smiling. He opened the car door himself and said to the top-notch-looking woman who got out of the car with a somewhat intimate and flattering tone:

"Boss Fan, you are here. Let's go in."

"Director Feng, please don't call me that. Just call me Bingbing."

The woman who got off the car was Fan Bingbing who had returned to China. She looked at the crowd around her and said with a smile:

"Why are you all here? You are the protagonists this year. I just came to support you..."

At this moment, all she saw were enthusiastic smiles. She walked into the hotel surrounded by the crowd.

Today's press conference was a promotion before the release of the movie "Assembly".

As we all know, Feng Kuazi's previous directorial works were mainly New Year comedies. This time, he filmed a war theme like "Assembly". Although his fame among domestic directors is second only to Lao Mouzi, many people are still not optimistic about this transformation work of his.

When the film was first shot, Huayi Company did provide 80 million yuan for Feng Kuzi, but in fact the filming of the film was not smooth...

First of all, Feng Kuzi initially found his old partner Ge Daye as the protagonist of the film, but after shooting a few times, he felt that the image was not right; not only Ge Daye, but also another female lead did not fit Feng Kuzi's protagonist shaping feeling, and finally stopped shooting shortly after it started and prepared to replace the male and female protagonists...

Also, the filming funds were somewhat insufficient, but Huayi really did not dare to continue to invest in it.

At that time, the boss of Huayi, Wang, gave Feng Kuzi a suggestion and asked him to ask Fan Bingbing...

Sure enough, after calling Fan Bingbing, who was still in Los Angeles at the time, Fan Bingbing happily added funds through Tianhe Film and Television Investment to ensure that Feng Kuzi could complete the filming of the film.

In addition, Fan Bingbing recommended Zhang Hanyu for the leading actor. Although Zhang Hanyu is from Huayi, he had always played supporting roles before. Although his image and temperament are very suitable for the protagonist of this movie, the investment in "Assembly" is so high that Feng Kuzi still did not feel at ease to give the leading role to him, and was going to invite a movie star from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Finally, under Fan Bingbing's recommendation, Zhang Hanyu also played the leading actor of such a big-budget movie for the first time, and he was very grateful to Fan Bingbing.

This is also the reason why Feng Kuzi was so warm to Fan Bingbing at a press conference today.