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I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 323 - 321 Mr. Zhang Today
With the use of zoom equipment, the media were finally able to see clearly the youth who descended from the plane—it was none other than Zhang Menglong, the world’s richest man!
Up to now, Zhang Menglong had visited many places, and wherever he went, turmoil seemed to follow. His ability to stir up trouble had almost made people around the world tremble with fear.
In Qingqiu Country, he had nearly caused the entire country’s economy to collapse. In the end, the finance department sang "Conquest" live, completely disgracing the nation.
While in Europe, he had almost allowed a group of lunatics to sweep the Champs-Elysees. He even made an investigator named Murray perform a pole dance in front of the whole world. That day was simply a nightmare for the Kingdom of Frankfurt, and the video of that pole dance still remained active on major video platforms around the world.
He took a trip to the Province of Treasure Island in Huaxia. He directly drove away the chip suppliers, completely expelling them from the Huaxia market. Although this did not have a significant impact on Zhang’s reputation, it caused related American and European firms to lose 60% of their market share, forcing them to increase their chip exports to other countries. The indirect losses were considerable.
Now, this scourge had come directly to America. According to the previous script, it seemed that America was about to go through yet another turbulent time!
Currently, what all media were most concerned about was why the leader of the Duber family had personally gone to welcome Zhang Menglong. Did they have some business cooperation between them?
However, according to their understanding, although the Duber family had some business dealings with enterprises in Huaxia, even dating back to the Qing Dynasty era, these businesses should have no relation to Zhang Menglong. So what was this all about?
"Mr. Zhang, this gentleman is Mr. James Duber, the leader of the Duber family for this generation," Hong Yi introduced.
"I apologize, Mr. Zhang. In such an occasion, our entire family should have come to welcome you. However, my partner and younger brother are attending to some urgent business matters, so only I have been able to come to meet you. Please forgive our discourtesy!" After saying this, James bowed deeply to Zhang Menglong at a ninety-degree angle.
"Look! Mr. James is actually bowing to Zhang Menglong!"
"What in the world is going on?"
"Quick! Catch this on camera; it’s definitely going to be today’s headline news!"
The media immediately recorded this scene.
Although Zhang Menglong was the world’s richest man, no one ever thought he was truly invincible. The Duber family’s publicly declared assets were only 150 billion US Dollars, but no one really believed that their assets were just that much, as this figure dated back 30 years.
In these 30 years, the Duber family had encountered nearly no setbacks in business. Under such a length of time, their assets must have increased several fold—who wouldn’t believe that?
Even two or three years ago, the leaders of the Duber and Rothschild families had a meal together. According to some photos leaked at that time, their relationship seemed quite amiable, not at all like what one would expect between a clan leader of a family with assets worth 500 trillion US Dollars and one with 150 billion.
Therefore, in the eyes of those in the media, the Duber family’s assets were at least on a similar level to those of Zhang Menglong.
So far, the Duber family had grown tremendously, with an enormous number of members and businesses spanning various sectors. Meanwhile, public knowledge about Zhang Menglong indicated he was just a second-generation rich inheritor, and his family was not well-known, which also highlighted a significant gap between them.
And now, the sight before them was James Duber of the Duber family showing such respectful behavior towards Zhang Menglong, which was quite thought-provoking.
"Mr. James, aren’t you worried that the media will gossip about making such a grand gesture to welcome me today?" Zhang Menglong smiled, "If they start spinning stories, it might affect your business or even bring trouble from higher authorities. I’m not exactly popular right now."
"They’re just annoying bugs," James coldly said, "and the authorities wouldn’t dare do anything to our family."
"A long time ago, our Duber family facilitated the ’Louisiana Purchase,’ which doubled the land area of America. America didn’t have the funds to buy back that land, and now they still have to pay our Duber family a 77 billion US Dollar interest every year."
"Goodness gracious, America owes you that much money?" Zhang Menglong exclaimed, no wonder James was not worried about repercussions. With their influence in the Americas, they could practically ignore some constraints. Others were dependent on their whims, rather than the other way around.
"Mr. Zhang, after my father and brother finish their business, they will come back home to meet you immediately. For now, I will take you to our estate," James respectfully said, "We’ve already had the chef prepare dinner. I hope your stay in America goes smoothly!"
"Thank you for your hard work!" Zhang Menglong and Hong Yi got into the car, and the motorcade left the airport, disappearing at the end of the road.
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"World’s richest man Zhang Menglong visits America, personally welcomed by Duber family leader James Duber!"
"James Duber bowed to Zhang Menglong in public, his attitude respectful!"
"What exactly is Zhang Menglong aiming for with his visit to America? Our newspaper will continue to follow this story!"
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Several hours later, a flood of articles appeared online, and instantly, everyone knew that Zhang Menglong had arrived in America.
"The head of the Duver family personally welcomed him; Mr. Zhang certainly carries a lot of clout!"
"No idea what Mr. Zhang is here in America for this time, does any big shot have a guess?"
"Just a few days ago, Mr. Zhang was again seen in the Silicon Moonlight in the Bao Island Province. Haven’t Europe and America stopped their supply of high-end chips and raw materials to Huaxia? I’m absolutely sure Mr. Zhang is here for that."
"That doesn’t make sense! Mr. Zhang said he wanted to develop things independently; he only needs to import new earth minerals from Kaibong now. If he were to go anywhere, it should be Kaibong, so what is he doing in America?"
"Whatever he is here for, I just feel it’s definitely not anything good!"
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"Hahaha, friends in America, you’re on your own now!"
"That day, they finally remembered the fear dominated by Mr. Zhang!"
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The Duver family’s mansion was extraordinarily luxurious, even four times larger than the last time at the Rothschild estate in Europe, and the whole family had an air of traditional solemnity.
After a lavish dinner, James had his son personally escort Zhang Menglong to his room. James’s son, named Otto Duver, was a 21-year-old young man. During this time, Otto would also assist Zhang Menglong with his affairs.
"Mr. Zhang, did your girlfriend not come with you?"
"Oh, she has her graduate interviews soon, so I only brought my assistant," Zhang Menglong said. "Why do you ask?"
"Just didn’t want Mr. Zhang to be lonely at night," Otto said. "If you want someone to accompany you to sleep tonight, Mr. Zhang, I can arrange it immediately."
"No... I’m here for serious business!"
"Don’t worry, Mr. Zhang; every room in our mansion has excellent soundproofing, so you don’t have to worry about your assistant going back and telling your girlfriend," said Otto with a smirk implying ’I understand.’
"In the drawer of your bedside table, there’s a small notebook and a phone that I’ve specially prepared for you. I won’t disturb you any longer," said Otto, turning around and closing the door behind Zhang Menglong.
"Young people these days, really, what do they think about!" Zhang Menglong’s gaze fell on the exquisite bedside table. He pondered for a moment, took a deep breath, "I’m just curious, only curious!"
Zhang Menglong opened the bedside table, took out the small notebook, then opened the first page.
"Special contact info for female celebrities!"
"Top-tier female celebrities (sexy type), 28 numbers."
"Top-tier female celebrities (pure type), 32 numbers."
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"Holy shit!" Zhang Menglong quickly stuffed the notebook back in the drawer. "These foreigners sure know how to have fun..."