587 The Terrifying Thunder (2/2)
After they got in the car, An Ya explained to Chen Fan why she was there as she looked at the scenery outside, ”We've already had six rounds of negotiations with the European Union and this is the seventh. They've always insisted that we disclose our formula and they will then let us enter their market. I'm here for the next meeting so I decided to stop by to see you.”
Moments later, An Ya wondered, ”Brother, why did you come to Europe?”
An Ya and Fang Qiong weren't members of the North Qiong Sect and they didn't know much about the sect and the Dark World, so they surely wouldn't know that Chen Fan had caused an uproar and startled the world in just half a month.
”To kill someone.” Chen Fan replied and digressed. ”Don't worry, the European Union will definitely agree with our conditions this time.”
”What a bluff. You're only significant in our country. The European Union is formed by a dozen countries which are all superpowers. We even paid many influential politicians including the Spanish Deputy Prime Minister to help, but the European Union is still unwilling to accept the conditions,” Ai Jinqi whispered.
China was indeed thriving, but it wasn't as influential as the European Union. In fact, speaking of economical impact, even the United States was inferior to the European Union. They were manipulated by the United States only because they were too loose and had weak military forces.
”You'll know by then.”
Chen Fan smiled and went silent.
Since Chen Fan had shocked all of Europe with his Five Elements Thunder and had scared the hell out of the British government, it wouldn't be a problem at all to let North Qiong Corp enter the European market.
Ai Jinqi rolled her eyes and murmured, ”Seriously?”
Her understanding of Chen Fan was limited to what she experienced a year before. Chen Fan killed Lin Puojun at a banquet in Zhong Hai and banished the Lin Family. However, it was a totally different situation, since the European Union was an organization of world-class significance.
An Ya didn't say anything and her eyes were filled with trust.
She didn't know what Chen Fan did in Europe, but she knew exactly how powerful he was.
When they finally arrived, they were immediately astonished by the magnificent and grand Winter Palace.
Ai Jinqi's eyes popped out.
The enormous palace complex covered an area of tens of thousands of square meters, which was even larger than the Buckingham Palace. More importantly, it was located outside London and could be sold at an incredibly high price.
”You really bought a palace! Would it be a palace of some King or Duke of England? How much does it cost?” Ai Jinqi asked.
Chen Fan introduced, ”It's a palace that was built by the King of England, George the Second. Since it was used as a shelter from the cold, it was named the Winter Palace.”
Many seniors of North Qiong Corp were only ordinary people so they didn't have much understanding about the North Qiong Sect. They were astonished but they didn't know that this had previously been the Dark World Arbitration Department's HQ.
Only An Ya gave Chen Fan a meaningful stare.
She knew that his brother would only take things by force instead of buying them.
An Ya came in the morning.
Soon, she showed an invitation card to Chen Fan. ”The CEOs of several banks and leaders of some major families in England invited me to the banquet organized at the Windsor Residence. Come with me.”
Chen Fan was free so he agreed.
The Windsor Residence was located near the River Thames. It used to be the place where a royal noble of the House of Windsor lived and was later reconstructed into a high-end business center. Those who were invited were all significant figures in London.
An Ya didn't want to go there.
But the one who invited her was an important person in the British financial industry. If North Qiong Corp wanted to enter the European market, they needed help from these consortium leaders, so she had to attend.
An Ya sat in the car and said as she heaved a sigh, ”England values the financial industry. Bank giants like the Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Barclays are influential as Citibank and Goldman Sachs of the United States. They have a long history and the support from a lot of big families, even as powerful as the royal family. We'll need their help to convince the European Union.”
Even though North Qiong Corp was developing swiftly, they were still being boycotted by the western countries. Fang Qiong and An Ya had racked their brains trying to enter the European and the American markets. After all, Europe and the United States had the most developed economy in the world and even all the other areas together would be inferior than those two regions.
”These old consortiums are unbelievably cunning and greedy. It'll be hard to convince them, unless we offer them enough benefits!”
Fatigue was seen in An Ya's eyes.
Chen Fan listened to her, then said softly, ”Sister An, I'm here for you.”
”Hm.”
An Ya nodded.
In the meantime, they arrived at the Windsor Residence.