Game within game: chess player

Three days later, a luxury private plane landed at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. When Ye Fang walked out of the airport and saw JFK Airport, he almost thought he had landed in some county.

"This airport is too shabby." Ye Fang said while looking at the airport building.

"We Americans don't care much about this kind of face-saving thing, Mr. Ye, please!" Steve said with a smile.

Ye Fang saw a motorcade waiting on the tarmac. What greeted Ye Fang was an extended Lincoln sedan. Ye Fang, Nan Yi, Lu Jiuge and Steve got into the car, and everyone else got into the back. In the car, the group of people drove out of the airport and headed towards the headquarters of the Rockefeller family.

The Rockefeller family headquarters is in Westchester County, New York State, located on the upper reaches of the Hudson River, an hour's drive from Manhattan Island, New York. It covers an area of ​​3400 acres and is comparable in size to a small town. The main part of this manor was built by family founder John Rockefeller at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. It is surrounded by gardens, fountains, racecourses and art sculptures, and the scenery is pleasant.

The headquarters of the Rockefeller family is a symbol of status in the eyes of Americans. Along the way, Ye Fang listened to Steve introducing the secrets of the Rockefeller family. His words were full of admiration for the Rockefeller family. As the current heir Lawrence, For Steve, who has been around the longest, he learned a lot about the secrets of the Rockefeller family, and Ye Fang listened with gusto, as if he were listening to a novel about power and money.

The Rockefeller family described by Steve is simply an omnipotent existence in the United States. Every U.S. president has to bow before the Rockefeller family, regardless of whether he is a Democrat or a Republican. Steve also told Ye Fang that the Rockefeller family openly supports the Democratic Party, but secretly supports the Republican Party.

Ye Fang knew that Steve was not worried about him leaking this information at all, and the most important thing was that confessing this to Ye Fang might gain Ye Fang's favor. Steve also said that Ye Fang would not worry about anything during this period in the United States. You can contact him.

But Ye Fang can't leave his safety to Steve. After all, Lawrence is not so clear about his intentions now. This time when he came to the United States, Nanyi mobilized the elite forces of the Defender system to protect him in secret. From Ye Fang down The plane began to have a force around him to support him.

The convoy drove on the vast plain for more than two hours, and a manor that could not be seen appeared in front of Ye Fang. With Steve leading the way, the convoy passed at least three checkpoints smoothly and arrived at the gate of a centuries-old castle. The castle was majestic and full of vicissitudes of history.

There was already a butler from the castle waiting at the door. The butler's name was Tang En. He looked to be in his 70s and had a kind face. He was wearing a black evening gown and white gloves, just like an authentic butler in a Western movie.

Tang En said to Ye Fang, "Welcome our distinguished guests from the East."

"Hello." Ye Fang nodded slightly.

Steve took a step forward and asked in a low voice, "Master, are you okay?"

Tang En shook his head and said, "It's very bad, but the condition has stabilized. Mr. David will accompany Mr. Ye to the dinner party."

From Tang En's words, Ye Fang knew that there must be something wrong with Lawrence's health. Steve turned around and explained to Ye Fang that the David in Tang En's mouth was actually Lawrence's younger brother. He was over 70 years old this year. If in the future, If Lawrence dies, David will most likely succeed him as head of the Rockefeller family.

Accompanied by Steve and Tang En, Ye Fang and the group walked toward the interior of the castle. Ye Fang and Steve walked side by side and asked out of curiosity, "Why isn't Mr. Lawrence's son taking over?" ?”

Steve smiled slightly and said, "The West does not accept the Eastern family inheritance method of son inheriting the father's business. In fact, the Rockefeller family has always been managed by Mr. Lawrence and Mr. David, but Mr. Lawrence is responsible for the family capital investment. Mr. David is responsible for the economic management of the family entity, so the two people have different focuses."

"So that's it." Ye Fang and his party walked in the long corridor of the castle. The walls of the corridor were covered with oil paintings from around the world, as well as Chinese porcelain. Many of them were the world's top porcelain, which could be auctioned at any time. Everything at the meeting was genuine.

"Mr. Ye, you guys have a good rest first. I will come over to treat you to a dinner party." As he spoke, Tang En showed Ye Fang and his party the rooms where they lived.

"Thank you." Ye Fang said.

After Steve and Tang En left, everyone entered Ye Fang's room. This time Ye Fang only brought Pang Hongfei, and the rest were Nan Yi and Lu Jiuge's ghost team. This time, the entire ghost team returned to the United States and formed a fully-organized nine-man special force.

After entering the room, Lu Jiuge immediately led everyone to check every corner to see if there were eavesdropping devices and other suspicious equipment. After checking around, there were no problems in all the rooms where the group lived.

"Jiuge, you and Lao Pang live in the room opposite each other. The other eight people in the ghost team have two rooms on each side. There are two people in each room. A group of people are arranged to be on duty every night." Nan Yi ordered.

"Yes!" Lu Jiuge agreed.

"What about you?" Ye Fang turned to ask Nan Yi.

"Of course I will be in the same room with you. What if you are kidnapped when I am not with you?" Nan Yi said matter-of-factly.

"This seems a bit inconvenient." Ye Fang said hesitantly.

"What's the inconvenience? Isn't there a suite inside? Besides, I'm not afraid, so why are you?" Nan Yi rolled his eyes at Ye Fang.

"Boss, these are extraordinary times, do it cheaply." Pang Hongfei advised from the side.

"I'm not powerless." Ye Fang still wanted to fight for it, but now he felt that it was dangerous to be with Nan Yi.

"This matter is settled." Nan Yi made the decision.

Ye Fang shook his head helplessly and could only obey.

The dinner was held as scheduled. Under Steve's guidance, Ye Fang and Nan Yi changed into evening gowns and long skirts respectively. In Western etiquette, this represents respect for the host.

"Do you think it was a wise decision for you to take me with you?" Nan Yi said, holding Ye Fang's arm intimately.

"Just stop talking later." Ye Fang was afraid that Nan Yi's single-cell thinking would offend David.

Nan Yi rolled his eyes at Ye Fang and said nothing. The two of them walked through countless rooms with Steve and came to a brightly lit hall. Dozens of neatly dressed waiters and ten chefs stood around the hall. There was a long table in the middle of the hall filled with delicious food.

"That's Mr. David." Steve whispered.

Ye Fang followed Steve's gaze and saw a silver-haired old man standing not far away, looking at him with a smile. Before Ye Fang could say anything, David took the initiative to hold Ye Fang's hand with a smile and said, "Mr. Ye, On behalf of the Rockefeller family, I welcome you."

"Hello, Mr. David." Ye Fang greeted politely.

"Is this beautiful lady your wife? Hello, hello!" David smiled and extended his hand to Nanyi.

After hearing David's words, Nan Yi immediately became happy and quickly reached out his hand. Unexpectedly, David held it in his hand and brought it to his mouth for a symbolic kiss. If David's words had not gone according to Nan Yi's wishes, Nan Yi would have As soon as he was sure, a slap passed away.

Seeing that Nan Yi did not act impulsively, Ye Fang felt relieved.

"That bad old man said I was your wife, did you hear that?" Nan Yi asked in a low voice.

"This is just a Western etiquette, you don't need to mind." Ye Fang said.

Nan Yi pinched Ye Fang hard and said bitterly, "Who said I minded."

Ye Fang grinned in pain, and under the guidance of butler Tang En, everyone sat down separately. Ye Fang and David sat across from each other at the long table. Steve was obviously not qualified to sit down, so another seat became vacant next to David. At this moment, a slender figure rushed into the restaurant. It was a young girl, wearing a horse-riding women's suit. She looked very capable from a distance.

"Grandpa, I heard that there is a guest at home." The girl rushed directly to David and kissed him, then sat next to David without any hesitation and stared at Ye Fang with beautiful eyes, with curiosity on her face.

"Mr. Ye, don't mind. This is my granddaughter, Alice. She is currently studying at Ivy League University and will graduate next year." Then David said to Alice, "This is Mr. Ye and her wife from China."

"Hello, Mr. Ye and Mrs. Ye, it's nice to meet you." Alice's straightforward and unpretentious character made Ye Fang fond of her. Ye Fang also politely greeted her for a few words. Only Nan Yi looked at Alice with wary eyes. Don't hide it.

The atmosphere at the dinner table immediately became cheerful with the addition of Alice. Alice grew up in the United States, and her life circle was filled with wealthy young men from the upper class of the United States. This was the first time she met Ye Fang, who came from a mysterious country in the East. Out of the girl's curiosity, Alice asked Ye Fang many questions about China, which made Ye Fang so tired that he didn't even have a few bites of food.

"Alice, Mr. Ye is a guest, so please be polite." David couldn't bear it anymore and immediately stopped him.

"Okay, I understand. Ye and I are going to have a good chat after dinner." Alice said.

"No!" Nan Yi interrupted Alice directly.

Ye Fang knew that Nan Yi had a stubborn temper, so he quickly stopped her and said, "What she means is that we are very tired today and need to go to bed early. Another day, another day."

"Well, okay." Alice glanced at Ye Fang with some reluctance, and then looked up at Nan Yi, who was full of hostility. She seemed to have thought of something in her heart, lowered her head and smiled silently.

For Ye Fang and David, this dinner was a process of testing each other and getting to know each other. They initially judged each other's temperaments through various living habits and social interactions. In fact, even though Ye Fang answered the questions most of the time, Alice's question, but a lot of information revealed in the words gave David a preliminary judgment on Ye Fang's temperament.

After the dinner, Ye Fang and Nan Yi returned to the room. In the next three days, Steve accompanied Ye Fang and Nan Yi to visit the old castle and the beautiful pastoral scenery of the surrounding manors. This really made everyone feel like The illusion of traveling to the United States for fun.

Three days later, David asked Ye Fang to meet him in his study. Ye Fang did not see Lawrence during these three days. The housekeeper Tang En said that Lawrence was not in good condition and would meet Ye Fang when he felt better.

David's study was not big but had a lot of books. Ye Fang noticed that there were many Chinese economic works on the bookshelf. Ye Fang suddenly realized that David should be able to speak Chinese.

Nanyi stood behind Ye Fang in the study, while Steve stood behind David.

"Mr. Ye, are you having fun these days?"

As expected by Ye Fang, David spoke to Ye Fang in Chinese.

Ye Fang looked a little surprised and said, "I didn't expect Mr. David to speak Chinese so well."

David smiled slightly and said, "In the past 20 years, I have had a lot of business dealings with the East. If you want to do good business with the most mysterious country in the East, you must first understand its customs and national anecdotes. If you know everything If I don’t understand, business is destined to be short-lived, so I taught myself Chinese after I turned 50, read a lot of works by famous Chinese economists, and tried to understand and interpret China. We have been looking for it all these years A partner from the East, based on all aspects of information, we feel that Mr. Ye meets our conditions."

"Oh, then wouldn't I be very lucky?" Ye Fang said, spreading his hands.

David looked up at Ye Fang and continued, "We have information about Mr. Ye. Although it is not necessarily comprehensive, it is enough for us to have a certain understanding of Mr. Ye's trading model and trading methods. From a professional perspective, we are very We admire Mr. Ye’s almost magical intuition about the capital market, and of course we are surprised by Ye Fang’s achievements in business at such a young age. Based on various evaluations, we feel that Mr. Ye can cooperate with us in a friendly way to explore the international market, especially It’s the Chinese market.”

"Mr. David, I am very honored to be your partner, and I am happy to work with the Rockefeller family to explore the international market. I hope our cooperation is equal, mutually beneficial, and has no affiliation. I believe that money in this world is There is endless money to be made, and our cooperation is also multi-faceted,” said Ye Fang.

"Of course, this is also the principle that the Rockefeller family has always believed in doing business." David said with a smile.

In the next hour, David and Ye Fang exchanged relevant information on the international capital market, especially the future trend of oil and gold. David seemed to be more concerned. After all, the Rockefeller family started with oil. Until now, the family's Standard Oil is also one of the largest oil companies in the world.

The two seemed to have talked a lot, but the key was that Ye Fang's future operations in the capital market must be based on instructions and must be consistent with the Rockefeller family's capital operations. Ye Fang knew that his operations had disrupted Rockefeller's trading rhythm several times before, resulting in part of the profits being divided by Ye Fang. That's why Lawrence planned to represent Ye Fang, a hot money player that cannot be underestimated in the capital market, on behalf of the Rockefeller family. Bring it in.

Now Ye Fang's understanding of money is more of a tool to expand his international horizons. He wanted to see how these American chaebols were stirring up trouble in the international market, so naturally he agreed to David's invitation and agreed. Joining the Rockefeller family will undoubtedly greatly strengthen the strength of the David family from an international perspective.

After seeing off Ye Fang and Nan Yi, David slowly stood up. At this time, the secret door behind a row of bookshelves slowly opened, and the housekeeper Tang En pushed an old man in a wheelchair out.

The old man in the wheelchair is none other than Lawrence Rockefeller, the current head of the Rockefeller family.