Chapter 552
According to a solemn statement, Gu Ao did not do anything that would affect the comparison of military strength and situation of major powers around the world. Those things were done by Fabridge countries in history.
Gu Ao's actions can only be regarded as "taking advantage of the hot spots" and mediating runs with the flow, taking advantage of the time difference between the other party's academic and review caliber, and changing the double standard for the time difference, making a fortune. Therefore, the stigma of "changing history" can never be framed by Gu Ao.
His series of mediation operations were in Monaco and France, from the end of April to the beginning of July, and took more than two months to operate in various ways. Some details involving too high levels are beyond words.
Anyway, from the perspective of his ally, the Monaco royal family officially received the order for the fill-up ship and the advance payment from the Monaco royal family in July.
At that time, Gu Ao still had a relationship in Paris and did not return, and the chartered ship king received air mail in his luxury home in Xiangjiang.
In addition to the first moment of shock, the chartered ship king would immediately ask for information from other relevant and public channels. So he immediately knew about the Monaco royal family. After a considerable period of time of reclaiming rights with the French, he finally successfully broke through the constraints of the French and officially had the right to construct.
The real estate company under the Monaco royal family has this order for filling the ship, and it is obviously going to start construction as soon as the goods arrive.
"Nephew Gu Xian's energy is actually here?" The King of Shipbuilding looked at the contract and intelligence, his eyes were full of disbelief.
A few months ago, when Gu Ao talked to him about this, he felt that he was in a long and far away. Unexpectedly, Gu Ao was so decisive that he could do what he wanted to do. He was simply a promise and was unstoppable.
It's so scary.
When the King of Chartered Boats said this, his expression was decadent and his tone was admiring. Several of his daughters and sons-in-law were around. Some of his young daughters who were not very knowledgeable about business could not help but question: "Dad, is it so difficult for the Monacos to obtain the land reclamation construction rights?
Didn’t our land break through the environmental impact assessment in the first half of the year and obtained the land reclamation rights in Shatoujiao? Our Xiangjiang River is also considered a subtropical seabed landform, so its protection should not be smaller than that of the Monacos, right?”
The King of Ship chartered the ship still looked weak, and seemed too lazy to respond to his younger daughter's question for the time being.
So his eldest son-in-law, the Austrian named Su, immediately spoke up for his commentary: "It's different, not to mention that Monaco and France are completely two countries, the French are more strict and tougher. Just talking about the construction method approved by the Monacos this time is "sand-pull", which is unprecedented in the history of environmental protection assessment.
The original reclamation construction model was to destroy wherever you filled it, and the raw materials came from other places. If you pump sand and blow it, it is equivalent to filling 1 acre of sea, which may destroy at least 2 to 3 acres of seabeds. Even the surrounding Haiti ecology that you did not fill will be destroyed.
Because you are not ready to fill it out from the next door, but instead you are pumping sand from the adjacent seabed where you are extracting the raw materials, and coral reefs are also drawn. The international environmental protection community has always been conservative about this kind of thing. This time, if the French had not had to take a tough stance on the storm, they would not have taken advantage of the Monacos."
The shipping business of the Wang family in the chartered ship is not only about ships, but also about wharf storage and port construction. Therefore, Mr. Su is of course familiar with the details of land reclamation, and he explains it well.
After hearing his brother-in-law's explanation, the youngest daughter of the boat chartered the boat nodded slightly, which was a revelation.
The King of Shipbuilding himself sat on the main seat. After the juniors finished talking, he coughed gently and sighed:
"The future of the business world in Xiangjiang... No, it's not just the business world in Xiangjiang. It should be said that the future of the business world in Asia is probably Gu Ao's final say. With his ability and rising trend, no matter the oil tycoons in the Middle East or the technology and electronic giants in Japan, they are nothing in front of him.
This is true that you cannot be enemies with him, you can only help him - this warning you to remember! I guess I can't see this day anymore. Your generation must also have a good relationship with him. Then in a hundred years, our Bao family's shipping career in Asia will be able to survive..."
"Dad, what are you saying? You are less than 70 years old and you are in a tough state..." Several daughters hurriedly went up to express their filial piety and asked about their well-being.
However, no matter what they said, they basically accepted their father's judgment in their hearts and knew that Gu Ao's son was unfathomable.
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At this moment, Princess Caroline, thousands of miles away in Paris, also held a banquet at her apartment on the banks of the Seine to thank Gu Ao for his help, and talked about the final distribution of benefits.
To put it bluntly, Princess Kelly is not afraid of her eldest daughter's losses, so this kind of thing is left to her eldest daughter for the aftermath.
Because Princess Caroline has long been a second marriage, what's the point of losing anything? Since she divorced three and a half years ago because she couldn't stand the romantic relationship of her first husband, Princess Caroline later married a quiet old man in her fifties, the Duke of Hannover.
This is also considered a certain family interest decision, because Princess Caroline will not inherit the title in the future, and the position of the prince is her younger brother Prince Albert. If Caroline wants her children to have the title of noble that can be inherited, she can only expect to marry a noble, so this matter is natural.
At the same time, the Duke of Hanover seemed to be not good either. He had a wife when he was young, but he couldn't give birth to children, and even worse when he was old. He was willing to continue his wife, whom he married, and directly brought a few cheap children to inherit his title, so he ignored Princess Caroline and turned a blind eye to his own play.
This is not a big deal in the values of the French department.
Of course, these have nothing to do with Gu Ao. Here I just explain why the Monacos are assured to let Princess Caroline stand alone, and there is no other meaning.
"I didn't expect that even Mitterrand was squeezed into applause in a sense." Princess Caroline picked up the red wine, chatted with Gu Ao, and sighed with emotion, "I really didn't expect that things would go so smoothly this time. Gu, are you favored by God?"
"Maybe, there is a mysterious force to help me." Although Gu Ao is an atheist, he knew that Princess Caroline graduated from the Sorbonne Theological Seminary in Paris, so it would be more pious to talk to her about business, and a little fatalism.
This is also considered to be talking to people and talking to ghosts.
"I don't know if there are some intelligence systems of some countries behind you that are continuing to support you. But I would rather believe that there is one, so that I can feel more at ease to cooperate with you in depth." Princess Caroline sighed, and while saying, she pushed a few papers of gifts to Gu Ao.
"The promised return is that you have the right to set up a new company that operates the gambling industry in Monaco without occupying Monaco's territory. Of course, the Monaco royal family still needs to contribute capital and occupy a part of the shares, and can occupy a small share. At the same time, the gambling tax will be the same, so these are understandable."
In this kind of business, heavy taxes are inevitable, and there is no way to do so in state-owned shares.
After careful calculations and deducting other losses, Gu Ao can only account for 30% of the pre-tax profit or 60% of the after-tax profit in this Monaco company in the future.
(The gross profit is directly 50% tax. This special industry is so high, and it is even higher to sell cigarettes, 75% tax. In countries where my legalization, my tax is also very high. The specifics are not necessarily true. For example, if there are fixed business premises in Germany, the charging is proportional, and those who wander on the streets pay for 6 euros per day without limit tax invoices. Please read this passage seriously with the perspective of popularizing foreign laws. The person who thinks wrong is your own heart (zang, the first sound is not the dirty organ, it is dirty).
Since the whole world has this rule, Gu Ao has nothing to say.
"I fully understand." Gu Ao simply took the license and related documents into his hands.
Anyway, this money is not his main purpose, it is just a cover for him to pour dirty water on himself. Is it easy for him?
Princess Caroline was relieved when she saw that he was easy to talk, and then continued: "In addition, considering that the land reclamation takes time, we have also evaluated the transition period plan you proposed before. We can jointly invest with the Monaco royal shipping company and the royal gambling company to purchase a ship and convert it into a maritime gambling business.
This ship, how you want to buy, we can give you high decision-making power, we just give you backdoors - but if it is a former military ship, we have to make sure to take over the entire reception process."
Gu Ao was very happy: "No problem. I'll buy the Essex-class 'Oris Canny' after I've decided. This ship has been sealed by Americans as scrap iron and has no military value. Maybe one year it will be bombed and sunk as a bottom reef, and it will be maintained at a low level of coral ecology. I even asked the price. It can be done with 5 million US dollars, and it can also be provided to help you remove rust and paint. Engine renovation is also calculated - of course, I have to count the money for buying a ship as the investment of the bookmaker."
Princess Caroline thought about it and said that it was impossible for such an old and broken ship that had been outdated for decades to be used to have military value, so she agreed.
In fact, Gu Ao didn't plan to do anything. This boat was just what he used to "accumulate credit."
First of all, in the 1980s, I had no money and no technical accumulation in China. I really got something awesome. Can you use it? It’s not that it’s just a waste of hatred, which is not conducive to keeping a low profile.
Therefore, Gu Ao sincerely planned to buy it and drive a ship blocking for seven or eight years to earn some money and accumulate some credit value in the eyes of Americans and other imaginary enemies, and further strengthen the stereotype that "Gu Ao bought a ship to make money, but the gimmick of retired aircraft carriers is convenient for attracting customers, so he chose an old aircraft carrier."
After the big deal was agreed, Princess Caroline came up with another small sweetness:
"Finally, I have a gift here, which is your first prize for doing things. This is a parking lot and helipad deed on the south side of the Ocean World Building, which is not big, two acres of land. This place was originally a public land under the jurisdiction of the royal family, and it has no easement.
Now, this land belongs to you. Maybe you think this land itself is not worth it, but we allow you to reclaim the sea along this 200-foot coastline in the future, and all you fill out is yours."
When Gu Ao heard this, his emotions changed several times from disdain to surprise, to deep thought.
Of course, the parking lot and the apron land are not worth it, but after looking at the map, he found that the "Sea World Building" is the southwesternest end of Monaco's border, bordering France, and across the street is the city of Nice in France.
The Monaco royal family handed over the coastline with a clear easement of property rights and clear easements to Gu Ao in the future. However, as long as Gu Ao fills it well, other deeper coastlines that are not directly bordered by France in the future will not be pointed out by the French.
This plan is really good. Although it gave Gu Ao some benefits, Monaco is indeed worth every inch of land, but the royal family is also using Gu Ao as the leader.
Set a small goal first, such as remembering in 1 second: Shukeju
Chapter completed!