Chapter 480: Knighthood
Wang Yuanchao has been staying in the United States to see what Blackwater's little moves are like and to see how the U.S. government reacts and whether it will pursue any action.

His former brother-in-law Michael went to Europe to expand the business of the communications company. He also actively went to Sacramento to visit his former father-in-law and mother-in-law, the Reagans, and their son Ronan Jr.

Reagan was preparing to run for president in 76 and first had to win the Republican nomination. His competitor was the incumbent president, Gerald Ford, who had been Nixon's vice president and succeeded Nixon.

He was not too hopeful about this, after all, President Gerald Ford ended the Vietnam War and was the incumbent president, and every US president since 1932 had been successfully re-elected.

So, Reagan was more expressing his wish to his Republican colleagues to obtain a better position in the party, and if possible, he was willing to wait for the next election.

Therefore, there is no real need for political donations from the former son-in-law, as there is a high probability that he will not be able to run for election.

He was not surprised at the breakup of the marriage between his youngest daughter Patty and his ex-son-in-law Adam. Not to mention his youngest daughter's personality, he was her biological father.

She is out performing every day and never comes home. Her ex-son-in-law Adam travels all over the world and has such a big business, so he comes to see his grandson. But her children treat her as a complete stranger to their own children.

The father-in-law and son-in-law chatted for a while, but did not mention Blackwater's affairs in Vietnam.

Wang Yuanchao was surprised by the US government's carelessness and was still a little worried. He wanted to confirm it again, so he asked Reagan if he could help Blackwater introduce some business, as it had done well in South Vietnam before.

He took the initiative to mention this. Reagan looked thoughtful and looked at Wang Yuanchao, then said affirmatively:

"The Ministry of National Defense actually recognized your performance in South Vietnam.

It’s just that now, anti-war ideas are prevalent and there is no place for them to be used externally.

But you have experience in Asia, maybe I can help ask, we have a large number of troops stationed in Japan and South Korea, maybe I can introduce you to some business. "

Wang Yuanchao nodded secretly. The Ministry of National Defense never hesitated to send anything that should be sent. They didn't know the specific situation of the Blackwater base in Sarawak, so they really had no opinion on Blackwater. There were still a lot of things waiting to be cleaned up in China.

They just issue the contract, and Blackwater will take a percentage of it, which is very direct. They no longer have to work hard to get a little benefit - targeting places that didn't benefit them before. The big money in arms procurement is not for those young officers.

Therefore, with Blackwater as the second party who understands human relations, the scope of their receiving benefits has become wider, and their business has become more motivating.

Moreover, Blackwater can help them launder money. Whether it is investment, casino, or stock, there are complete transaction and tax records, which is safe and convenient.

They generally felt that President Ford's re-election was a matter of course, so they did not show too much anxiety.

Therefore, even if Reagan didn't say it, they would like to outsource more business to Blackwater.

Now that Reagan has given his word, we should consider allocating some funds for Asian business as soon as possible.

After the conversation between the father-in-law and the son-in-law, Wang Yuanchao stayed with his son for a few more days. As usual, he did not see the child's biological mother, Patricia.

But the two have divorced, so there is no need to contact each other. Anyway, the son has something to do and doesn't miss his mother.

Wang Yuanchao did not take the child away from Nancy, but only assigned a Chinese teacher to the child. Anyway, as long as Nancy was willing to let the child take Chinese classes and the child could communicate with his biological father in Chinese, Wang Yuanchao was willing to leave Ronan with his grandparents to cultivate their relationship.

Blackwater soon received a notice from the Ministry of Defense to negotiate new cooperation. Of course, there were some headaches. The helicopter market was almost saturated, and almost all the helicopters that could be bought were sold. The most troublesome thing was the Chinook, which was worth 800 million yuan, but could not be sold. It was stuck in their hands, and they had to pay a lot of maintenance costs every month.

Blackwater doesn’t dare to sell to countries that don’t have the guns, and only dares to sell to countries that have already bought them. Even if they can buy one or two at half the price, it’s good enough.

But up to now, no deal has been reached.

You can't just say it's half price, right? Then it will be free, right?

They built a sturdy warehouse to store this thing.

It’s such a big deal, let’s talk slowly.

If we make a deal, we can live on it for several years.

It would have been a good idea to send a few more planes to the mainland earlier. It would have been a favor to you.

……

After returning to Los Angeles, Wang Yuanchao went to see Lucas's casting for Star Wars. He did not comment too much on Lucas's vision in selecting the heroine, as he had no interest in hooking up with her anyway.

He thought of the recently released "Adele Hugo Story" and the legendary French actress Isabelle Adjani. He was deeply impressed by this heroine.

It's a pity that this French woman didn't come to Hollywood to develop her career. Otherwise, he would have had a chance to get close to her.

He is too lazy to go to France for a woman.

Women are just a spice of current life.

The famous "Rocky" approached MGM, and Stallone had been rejected countless times by various film companies.

It's not that people don't like his scripts, but they don't like him as an actor. He has no qualifications, but he actually asked to be the lead actor. This is a prerequisite for selling a script.

Is Hollywood short of good scripts?
No shortage.

However, Wang Yuanchao saw this and naturally arranged for Clark to negotiate for it. In history, it was MGM that won Rocky.

With Wang Yuanchao around, he doesn't even need to go out and look for it. He can just pick and choose from the series of projects that come to his doorstep, and MGM and Orange will live a happy life.

Wang Yuanchao had no interference in the projects he invested in. His only requirement was that no matter if it was Rocky, 007 or anything else, there must be at least one scene where the heroine or the female character wore beautiful lingerie in order to promote the products of Catalina Clothing Company.

Bruce Lee also took a new script to Hollywood to attract investment, and his past resume was still very attractive.

Although he did not die young as in history, his physical condition had visibly deteriorated. He became thinner, his complexion was dull, and he often had headaches so severe that he had to go to the hospital.

When Wang Yuanchao arranged for the Chinese medicine nursing team, Bruce Lee kept his promise and used it for three months. Not a day more, not a day less. It is true that the evils sent by heaven can be forgiven, but the evils brought by oneself cannot be forgiven.

Wang Yuanchao no longer has any celebrity aura, so it is true that character determines destiny.

So he simply stopped caring about it. He could imagine that although the value of Concorde's stock was not much, it would definitely plummet once Bruce Lee was gone.

Hey.

However, the investment still needs to be made. At least so far, Bruce Lee's movies have never disappointed people, and the investment is not large compared to that in the United States. They are all examples of low-cost films.

Wang Yuanchao did not spend Christmas in the United States, but instead arrived in the UK early to attend the annual Queen's New Year Honours Ceremony.

He was awarded the Knight/Dame Commander KBE (Knight/Dame Commander) as a reward for his contribution to Hong Kong's sports.

For this medal, you can add "Sir" in front of the name, that is, Sir Wang Yuanchao, or Sir Adam Wang.

Sir, he is a proper young knight noble.

Naturally, his wife Liu Qijin was appointed by the British court because of her husband and was considered a court lady.

The vast majority of Hong Kong people can only obtain the KBE level (second level).

In the entire history of Hong Kong, only the "Godfather of Politics" Sir Chung Sze-yuen was awarded GBE (First Class) in 1989. Hong Kong people call him "Big Sir".

So my wife also rushed to London from Hong Kong.

Not only my wife, but my father-in-law and his entire family came as well.

Of course, the daughter and her son-in-law were given imperial edicts, which was a big deal. More importantly, the daughter was not unhappy with her son-in-law because she gave birth to only daughters.

There were also many reporters from Hong Kong who came at the same time. This kind of opportunity to go abroad at public expense and report on the big boss and his wife is a rare opportunity.

It’s a pity that they couldn’t get into Windsor Castle at all.

I could only gather outside the royal castle with many reporters from other countries, filming and describing the scene from the side.

Although his wife and his parents-in-law were able to enter the castle to witness him being awarded the medal, Wang Yuanchao only just discovered that he had to kneel before the Queen!!!
Although there is a big cushion in front.

Fortunately, I knelt on one knee!
If he were to kneel on the ground, he would probably be struggling in his heart.

If that were the case, Wang Yuanchao estimated that his body would be flexible enough.

A real man endures humiliation and bears heavy burdens for the sake of better development.

Hong Kong, where he is, is just an overseas territory of the Commonwealth. Under normal circumstances, Hong Kong citizens are second-class citizens of the UK. However, last year, Wang Yuanchao received the CBE medal, and then he went through the procedures for British naturalization, which means he was promoted to first-class citizen.

Even so, he was at the last place among the more than 60 people who were awarded the medals.

So when it was Wang Yuanchao's turn, he quickly knelt down on his right leg.

The Queen actually still had an impression of him. After all, when she was in Hong Kong, he was also one of the people around her.

The Queen smiled and said:

"I remember you, Adam Wang."

This line is wrong!

Seeing Adam's somewhat surprised look, the Queen patted his shoulder with her sword and continued solemnly:
"I will knight you as a knight of England."

Wang Yuanchao lowered his head and said:

"I will be a brave knight and I will live as God wants me to live."

……

After the ceremony, the family was interviewed by Hong Kong media.

Although Wang Yuanchao was at the last place in the long list of people who were conferred titles, he was the undisputed leader in Hong Kong.

The Governor of Hong Kong was just a knight, and now Wang Yuanchao is also a knight.

We are all Sir.

The family celebrated on their own. Since they were unfamiliar with the place, they could only celebrate among themselves first. The big celebration cocktail party would definitely have to wait until they returned to Hong Kong.

It's not that he doesn't have any acquaintances. The former Governor of Hong Kong, Sir David Trench, and former President of the Hong Kong Football Association, Shi Jian, both came to London to have a small gathering with Wang Yuanchao to help him celebrate.

Wang Yuanchao was a nostalgic person, and Dai Linzhi's family and Shi Jian were all helping him.

Shi Jian founded a football company, which now specializes in helping Hong Kong football players to play in the English Football League One. In addition to learning and growing in America, they also want to experience the intensity and playing style of Europe. In addition, they help to arrange for some European football players to go to Hong Kong.

Trelinge's family originally followed Shi Jian to play football. The British liked it anyway. It was not until Los Angeles Communications entered the UK and needed the British to participate that the relationship between the two sides became closer.

They all gained tangible benefits from Wang Yuanchao.

(End of this chapter)