Mercury Manor.

This manor named after the **** of commerce in ancient Rome is located on the banks of the picturesque East River. It includes villas, horse farms, gardens, squares, small lakes and dedicated piers. It covers an area of ​​about 50 acres (200,000 square meters). ).

　　This is the headquarters of the Drake Chamber of Commerce in the Americas.

The headquarters of the American Chapter is known as Drake’s most luxurious headquarters, not to say how luxurious the decoration of the small villa is, but the value of its real estate was as high as 100,000 pounds when it changed hands in 1784. In the past two years, with the development of New York Continued appreciation, although it did not flow into the trading market again, but the valuation has already been close to 300,000 pounds.

　　The headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce worth 300,000 pounds, there is no dock, no warehouse, no exhibition hall and exchange, and even Chuck Parker and his family do not live in it.

　　 This manor is the real [Administrative Building], where people go to work, get off work, receive guests, and hold meetings, just like an expensive joke.

　　 Lorraine is here for the first time.

　　 Sitting on the carriage, he curled the curtains and looked at the small red building in the distance: "Chuck, you are the host. How do you plan to arrange our accommodation these days?"

"There is a row of holiday houses by the small lake of the manor. They were originally used for entertaining guests, but they were taken care of again some time ago. Little Pierce and his two girlfriends have moved in first, and the remaining single houses are also sufficient for resettlement. All the rest."

　　 Chuck obviously had arrangements.

　　 "When I want to come, although the house there is a bit small, you should prefer to live together in one place compared to patchwork or under the fence."

　　 "Do I seem to be afraid of loneliness?" Lorraine raised his eyebrows. "Say you don't live in the manor, but you would use it to entertain guests?"

"These are two different things." Chuck straightened up. "I want to create an environment with a pure working atmosphere, where employees can enter the state as soon as they step into the door and know what to do and not to do. Administration, negotiation, banquet. , Hospitality is work, self-occupation is not."

　　 He plainly expressed the professionalism that made Lorraine sweat, and when he finished speaking, he thought about it and added.

　　 "However, your stay with other directors’ families is completely different from what I said. You are the idols of employees. Working with idols will only arouse their desire to express and will not destroy the working atmosphere of the manor."

　　 "Really?" Lorraine looked at him deeply, "I thank you..."

　　 "No thanks."

　　 Heaven chatted easily.

　　 Lorraine found that as he got older, Chuck showed more and more workaholic traits, and seemed to fall in love with a beard.

　　 His flattering kung fu, which tends to transform into a realm, doesn't know where he is from. He often makes people feel comfortable first, and then he knows later.

　　 This is the embodiment of slickness.

　　 Back then, Chuck lacked slickness and was brilliantly talented. Now he is still outstanding, but since he has more thoughts, he will certainly have less business considerations accordingly.

　　 Lorraine frowned: "Chuck, are you worried about Pierce?"

　　 Chuck's expression tightened, twisted and relaxed, without a trace: "The chairman is worrying too much..."

"Pierce has grown up." Lorraine ignored his answer and said to himself there, "He is the deputy director of the General Chamber of Commerce, and I like it. He was young and unreliable before, but after two years of expedition, his growth Let everyone admire."

"The Americas Chapter is becoming more and more obvious. The rapidly growing trade volume, the increasingly calm sea routes, and more importantly, the revolving door plan in the near future, the Americas Chapter has been upgraded as the spokesperson of the Chamber of Commerce to control the United States. Behind the scenes."

　　 "I have countless reasons to put someone more trusted in your place, and at this time, Pierce decided to come to New York to get married..."

　　 Chuck’s forehead is full of cold sweat: "Chairman..."

"Chuck Parker, if you continue to indulge in these things you are not good at, you will soon be replaced. The young talents in the Chamber of Commerce are far more than you think. Even if it is not Pierce, I can easily find a suitable candidate. "

　　 "So focus on your career." Lorraine patted him on the shoulder, "Are those old things in the meeting room?"

"Yes……"

　　……

　　Soothing...maybe soothing...

　　 Soothing Chuck's restless heart, Lorraine walked into the first conference room of the headquarters on the top of the three-story building alone.

　　 There are rows of windows facing the picturesque East River, but the room is dim. All the curtains are closed. The darkness and smoke make it impossible to see anything.

　　 Lorraine swept away the smoke from the tip of his nose depressed: "Damn it, is anyone hibernating in my club?"

　　 Old Dukov laughed out in the dark with full anger: "Little guy, here are all your uncles. Did Drake teach you such etiquette in two hundred years?"

　　 "The etiquette is for people to see." Lorraine's eyes adjusted a little, and finally saw eleven fierce beasts lying in the dark, "In the dark, Drake is a pirate."

　　 "You are also a pirate on the bright side, Your Highness the White Pirate King!" Another voice, from the Peramin family of Spain.

Lorraine sneered and dragged away the only remaining chair on the round table, and Da Ma Jindao sat down: "Old Pelamin, my white flag was woven together by our twelve families. I don’t need you to remind me. Know well."

　　 "Really?" The third voice, the Prundit Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands, "President Drake, you were absent from the last association council. It was an important meeting. We need your reason."

"The reason is that I am very busy." Lorraine sneered in the dark. "Controlling the American economy is very important, and operating new markets is also very important. The last meeting I was busy receiving a distinguished friend from Asia, Mr. Prundit, You should know Drake's expectations for Asia, right?"

　　Old Dukov knew very well about what happened in Miami during this period~lightnovelpub.net~ and immediately reacted: "Asia, is it the Qing gentleman who wants to marry your chef?"

"That gentleman's name is Shi Chaosheng. He is well-known in Zhaoluo Road in the Qing Dynasty and has many friends." Lorraine made no secret of Shi Chaosheng's identity. It will open the door to the wealth of the Qing nation for me, and in the long run, its benefits will never be inferior to the cause of our business in the United States."

　　'S voice fell to the ground, and a flash of fire suddenly lit up in the darkness.

　　 Old Dukov lit the candle in front of him and handed the old fire fold to the clockwise neighbor.

　　 The candles were lit one by one. Lorraine was the seventh one, right across from the old Dukov. When he finished lighting it, he immediately passed it to the eighth next to him.

　　 Soon, a total of twelve candles were lit in a short silence, and the flickering candlelight reflected twelve faces, marking the round table like a scale.

　　 The round table is covered with a pure black tablecloth, and a huge pale skull is printed in the middle of the tablecloth. At first glance, it looks like a pirate flag by nine points.

　　 Old Dukov looked around the round table and coughed slightly.

　　 "All the candles are on, which means that everyone has accepted Drake's excuse, including himself."

　　 "In this case, there will be no differences between us. I ask to start the 22nd Illumination Council, and vote!"

　　 "Agree!" "Agree!" "Agree!" ... "Agree!"