Chapter 624 Lily of the Valley Blooms! (First Update!)
With his brain turned halfway, Lin Yu raised his hand and slapped himself again.
In 1992, after the disintegration of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia based on their past history and the interests of both parties.
Referred to as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
After experiencing the NATO bombing in 1999, Montenegro suddenly realized that it was a mistake to choose Serbia as its thigh, so it decisively chose to change its legs.
But because of the historical factors between the two countries, coupled with the cooperation in recent years.
It's not easy to break up the relationship directly, so I started to manipulate her.
The first step is to submit a bill to the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to change the country's name to "Serbia and Montenegro" and transform the alliance into a loose national community.
The Parliament of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia passed a bill in 2003, agreeing to this matter.
The passage of this bill means that the two countries have entered a divorce cooling-off period and begun to think about each other.
The time for these two countries to actually obtain divorce certificates will have to wait until 2006, when the Montenegrin independence referendum begins.
At this point in time, the people from Serbia came over, probably aware of Montenegro's thoughts.
Pre-divorce property transfers, or defenses, are underway.
When meeting these people, one needs to pay special attention to what Serbs think about Montenegro.
When the time comes to meet people, be careful what you say and do, and don't say the wrong thing.
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Yanjing.
Vladic Miir walked out of the hotel, opened his arms, and took a deep breath of air. Then, this tall and thick Serbian squatted beside the door of the hotel, squatted next to the iron tree, and kept covering his chest. cough.
When he coughed, two pairs of leather shoes appeared next to him.
After coughing, he slowly raised his head and realized that the owner of the two pairs of leather shoes was his colleague.
Matic Skjavci.
Koschi Saldera.
After the two people appeared, they did not show too much concern for Vladic. Instead, they held the briefcase in one hand and put the other in his pocket, and asked with a smile:
"I told you, in Yanjing, don't take a big breath of air when you go out, especially in the cold winter months."
"Nowadays, every household is burning coal stoves, and there is that faint smell of sulfur everywhere. The harder you inhale, the less oxygen you inhale."
On the ground, Vladic stood up with pain in his eyes, arranged his clothes, and then asked:
"Has the car arranged by China arrived?"
"Here we are!" Matic said, raising his hand and pointing to the eleven Santanas outside the hotel door.
Looking in the direction of the finger, other members of the delegation were getting on the bus one after another.
There were more than a dozen bodyguards in black suits standing around these eleven cars. One of them, a man who seemed to be the leader, was holding a walkie-talkie and talking to the person on the walkie-talkie.
The moment Vladic looked over, the leader who was speaking seemed to notice something.
He turned around abruptly, and his eyes met Vladic's. Then the other person showed a kind smile and nodded his head gently.
It's like saying hello.
Taking a deep breath, the head of the Serbian weapons procurement delegation nodded vigorously, stepped forward with his long legs of 1.85 meters, and walked quickly towards the black Santanas.
As soon as they reached the car, the team leader came over and pointed to the third car: "Mr. Vladic, please take the third car."
"Mr. Matic, please take the fifth car."
"Mr. Koschi, please take the seventh car."
The three of them looked at each other and understood the reason for the other's arrangement. They smiled softly and then got in the car.
The team leader naturally followed Vladic into the third car and sat in the passenger seat.
After buckling up his seat belt, he began to explain: "Mr. Vladich, from Yanjing to Lanling, we take the expressway and it takes about six hours."
"Rheinsteel has arranged the reception, but their manager Lin has gone to Gaocheng and is rushing back now. We can just meet him if we go there."
As he spoke, the vehicle quietly started, drove out of the hotel parking lot, and merged into the traffic flow.
In early January in Yanjing, the sky was gloomy. As the vehicles moved forward, sparse snowflakes floated and fell from the sky, scattering to the treetops, the crowds, and the passing vehicles.
The continuously receding scenery made Vladic's eyes gradually darken.
When the scenery outside the window was reflected in his eyes, he suddenly spoke and asked the co-pilot leader:
"Mr. Zhuang, can you tell me more about Rheinsteel?"
"I'm curious about them."
As soon as these words came out, the co-pilot Zhuang Yun's claws instantly went numb.
He was just an ordinary security captain, and the task he received was only to escort people to Lanling and Rheinsteel.
I heard that this job did not originally belong to me, but Rheinsteel has been busy these days and has mobilized a large number of security personnel.
Hence, his job.
It's very annoying.
After pondering for a moment, Zhuang Yun still considered and explained: "Mr. Vladich, I can understand your desire to know about Rheinsteel, but I don't know anything about them."
"Perhaps it would be more appropriate for you to ask them directly after you arrive."
These two explanations gave up Vladic's idea of continuing to ask. His eyes darkened and he focused all his attention outside the window.
Outside the window, there are wide roads, tall buildings, and some factories.
All of this made Vladic very envious.
Vladic's elders came to this country many years ago and took some old photos.
In those yellowed photos, the country looks just like Serbia.
Even worse.
But now, high-rise buildings are rising from the ground, chasms are becoming roads, and everything is developing in a beautiful direction.
Look at Serbia.
As one of the successors of Yugoslavia and the last remaining member of Yugoslavia, Serbia has not had an easy time.
After uniting with Montenegro, everyone is poor, internal development is lackluster, and external pressure from NATO needs to be resisted.
The final result is that Montenegro and Serbia will part ways.
At this moment, appearing in this country that had been talked about countless times by his ancestors, looking at the pictures that were far from the old photos, he felt even more upset.
It would be great if Serbia was really as powerful as China, as the song says.
If there really is such a day.
Then Serbia can stand on its own and say no to the vampires in Europe!
Thinking of this, Vladic couldn't help but smile, and then, with this sweet dream, he leaned on the seat and fell asleep. "Mr. Vladic, wake up! We've arrived at our destination!"
A slight call woke Vladic from his sleep. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the co-pilot.
In the passenger seat, Zhuang Yun looked at the person who woke up, raised his left hand and pointed out the window.
The vehicle is currently on a road higher than the city.
In the direction of Zhuang Yun's finger, Vladic saw a patch of white snow.
Not a snowflake.
It's a factory building, a factory building covered with snow.
The tall and wide factory buildings stretch endlessly, extending to the end of the sight, as if they can extend to the end of the world.
After staring blankly for a while, Vladic couldn't wait to open the car door and get out of the car. He stood on the side of the road and looked into the distance dreamily.
The largest factory in Serbia is the Serbian Steel Company.
However, the factory that Serbians are proud of is not fully owned by Serbia, and its scale cannot keep up with the large factory in front of them.
The sound of crunching snow sounded at this moment. Vladic turned around and found that it was Matic and Koschi. The expressions on their faces were exactly the same as his. They both had their mouths wide open and looked at them in disbelief. The factory in front of you.
After a long while, Mati asked cautiously: "Mr. Zhuang Yun, are these large factories the Rheinsteel factory we are looking for?"
"Yes! No!" Zhuang Yun took a breath, then turned around, raised his hand and pointed to a straight road leading into the mountains not far away, and explained:
"The factory buildings you see in front of you are only part of Rheinsteel."
"The most important part of them is right at the end of the road."
"Let's move around, you take a couple of pictures, and then we'll move on."
Listening to his explanation, Vladic and the others swallowed in disappointment.
This endless factory building is actually only part of it!
At this moment, they had no intention of moving. They briefly exchanged opinions with Zhuang Yun, got into the car, started the car, and ran along the road into the mountain.
In front of the gate of the Rhine Steel Factory, Lin Yu put on an executive jacket and combed his hair like an adult.
Just by changing his look, he instantly became 20 years older and became extremely mature.
In his eager anticipation, Santana's convoy slowly drove into the factory.
As soon as the vehicle stopped, Zhang Yun got out of the car, opened the back seat door, and invited Vladic to get out.
With just one glance, Vladic saw the young man, the young man who could help change their destiny during their discussion.
He did not rush up, but turned back to the trunk, took out a wooden box from the trunk, held it in both hands, and waited for a while until Matic and Koschi formed a triangle formation. Holding the box very solemnly, he slowly came to Lin Yu.
He leaned forward slightly and held out his hands. The wooden box, which was about 50 centimeters long, 30 centimeters wide and 10 centimeters high, fell in front of Lin Yu.
Lin Yu kept smiling and nodded slightly to the three Serbs in front of him. He then took the box with both hands and was about to hand it to the person behind him when Vladic spoke first:
"Mr. Lin, you can open it now and see if you like it."
This sentence made Lin Yu, who was holding the box, confused.
This was the first time he encountered this kind of situation where a guest gave a gift and then the guest asked the host to open the box directly.
Generally, this kind of situation will only appear at engagement banquets and golden basin hand-washing banquets, because people who come with this purpose are to ruin the scene.
But it was obvious that these Serbians came to him not to cause trouble.
He stared at the other person for a while, and from the expression on the other person's face, he got an answer.
The other party really wanted him to open the box, not to cause trouble.
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Yu opened the wooden box according to the words of the Serbian in front of him.
In the wooden box is a specimen.
Two pieces of high-transparent glass, a flower specimen sandwiched together.
The flowers are beautiful and lively. After searching for a long time in his mind, Lin Yu also found the name of the flower.
Lily of the Valley.
Asparagaceae, Lily of the Valley is a perennial herb, endemic to Asia.
On the tiny pedicels, there are white flowers one after another, which look like bells and have a fragrance like orchids, hence the name Lily of the Valley.
The moment this name flashed in his mind, Lin Yu subconsciously closed his eyes and exhaled heavily.
Lily of the Valley is the national flower of Yugoslavia, not the Republic of Yugoslavia formed by Serbia and Montenegro, but the national flower of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
At this moment, he had an illusion that things had changed, and at the same time, he understood why the other party sent a specimen of Lily of the Valley.
[For the sake of being in the same camp, please help! ]
If it weren't for the end of one's rope, no one would be so humble and borrow the face of a dead person.
Gently shaking his head to get rid of all these messy things, Lin Yu closed the wooden box and extended his right hand to Vladic across from him:
"Mr. Vladic, you can call me Lin Yu. I am the chairman of Rheinsteel. I will be fully responsible for your visit this time."
"As for the help you need, I can provide it!"
"Let's find a warm place to talk slowly."
"Please!" Putting the wooden box under his armpit, Lin Yu turned his body, raised his hand and pointed to the administrative building, and silently stepped back two steps to make way for the main road.
A few minutes later, a group of people sat in a bright and clean conference room. As soon as they sat down, Lin Yu raised his hand and knocked on the table, saying loudly:
"Mr. Vladic, please describe the current situation of your Serbia, the more detailed the better."
"Only if you provide enough information can I formulate a corresponding assistance plan based on your actual situation."
"Please!"
After saying what he wanted to say, Lin Yu raised his hand and made a gesture of invitation, then sat back in his chair and cast a gentle look at Vladic.
Under his gaze, after a little hesitation, Vladic spoke gently:
"Since 2002, NATO and the EU have been in contact with people from Montenegro, and at the same time have been funding these people and supporting their independence."
"At the beginning, we were still accommodating these people and trying to make up for it."
"But the national identity of both sides and the pursuit of interests have beaten all the compensations to pieces."
"So, we are sure that Montenegro will join NATO or the EU."
"Separation is a foregone conclusion. What we need to do now is to stockpile some weapons and ammunition before Montenegro and us completely separate to prevent the war that may be encountered next."
"Our request is also very simple, so that NATO and the EU can sit down and have a good chat with us."
"I don't know what Mr. Lin thinks!"