Chapter 1299: The World's Finest Peers

After returning to the villa,

Richard King Mellon leaned back in a comfortable position on the leather sofa, looked at his three children, and asked softly, 'What are your feelings and thoughts after today?'

Woodrow Mellon, the youngest son, said in a tone of great admiration, 'I have never known anyone my age who can be so outstanding. I am so far behind him.'

Leonard Mellon had mixed feelings throughout the day. Now, faced with his father's question, he said with a heavy face, 'Father, he is the most outstanding person I have ever met, except for you. I never imagined that someone my age could be comparable to you.'

'Before I came here, I was a little unconvinced, but today I realised that I am still too arrogant and conceited, and I still need a lot of training.'

Due to special circumstances in the current generation of the Mellon family, the burden of passing on the family business fell directly on his shoulders, bypassing his two older brothers.

As a result, he is one of the youngest members of the American generation to be heavily involved in family affairs.

As the first heir of the Mellon family, he has received countless flattery. Even though he has always reminded himself to remain calm, he has unknowingly become a little carried away.

However, after listening to his father's entire negotiation with Xia Yu today, Leonard Mellon was suddenly plunged into a cold shower, and he was completely awakened.

He recalled his past and was filled with shame.

Xia Yu, who is younger than him, has already been able to make his mark at the top level of the world, and he spoke with his father, whom he greatly admires, with ease.

Even so, Xia Yu is the protagonist, while his father is the supporting actor. He, on the other hand, has grown up under the family's glory and under his father's protection, and he wants to uphold the family and take on the family's important responsibilities, but he doesn't know how long it will take.

This gap is so great that it almost makes him want to explode.

Richard King Mellon nodded with satisfaction at the answers and reactions of his two sons. His purpose in bringing them here had been achieved.

'Dad, I always thought I knew Xia Yu really well, but today I realised that I only knew the surface of him,'

'He really is a man of treasures. When you think you know him well enough, he will show you amazing talents,'

Cindy Mellon's eyes twinkled as she spoke softly.

'Sister, you're not falling in love with him, are you?'

Woodrow couldn't help but tease his sister when he saw her expression.

Unexpectedly, Cindy's pretty face flushed slightly, as if she had been caught in the act. She glared at her brother Woodrow, warning him, 'What are you talking about? I'll tell everyone your dirty little secret if you don't stop!'

Woodrow was suddenly scared. He didn't know if his sister was bluffing, but he still looked at his father guiltily and apologised with a forced smile, 'Sister, I was just joking.'

'Hmph, mind your own business!'

After giving Woodrow another glare, Cindy looked at her father and suddenly noticed that he was looking at her with a meaningful gaze. She felt uncomfortable and left without saying anything, heading towards her room.

'Dad, it's getting late, I'll go to my room first.'

When Cindy disappeared from view,

the three men looked at each other.

Leonard Mellon said to his father, 'Father, from the way my sister looks, it seems that she really likes him.'

Woodrow Mellon nodded in agreement, 'I also think so. Such an outstanding man is full of charm and is too attractive to women. If I were that outstanding, I would definitely have...er...'

When it came to the latter, Woodrow Mellon suddenly felt the air grow quiet. He glanced around and noticed that his father and brother were both staring at him with inexplicable looks. He resolutely shut up and stopped talking, hating himself for wanting to slap his own mouth.

'Okay, you guys should also get some rest early, sum up the night's events, and remember to get some rest. Tomorrow, when you go to the mainland, you might get some more results.'

Richard King Mellon did not criticize his son, but simply said this matter-of-factly before getting up and leaving.

'Okay, Father.'

'I'll do a good job of summarising.'

Leonard and Woodrow replied, and after exchanging a glance, they both got up and went to their rooms.

That night, all four of them were destined to have some insomnia.

...

The next morning, Xia Yu and the Mellon family formed a large convoy with others and headed north to Pengcheng.

After receiving Xia Yu's report yesterday, the top echelons of the mainland were all alerted. After all, apart from Xia Yu, the person who came was also the head of the Mellon Group, one of the top ten American consortia.

Now that the mainland is reforming and opening up, investment still mainly comes from overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, and capital from Europe and the United States still rarely comes to the mainland. The arrival of the old Mellon is of great significance. If we can successfully get the old Mellon to invest in Pengcheng, it will serve as a bellwether and change the perception of European and American capital towards the mainland, which will have a huge boosting effect on the mainland's reform and opening up.

Therefore, the authorities sent someone to convey the message that Xia Yu must help persuade Richard King Mellon to invest in Pengcheng, and that the mainland would do its utmost to assist and cooperate.

It was precisely because of the great importance attached to this that Xia Yu and the others were greeted by the entire Guangdong provincial team and the Pengcheng team waiting at the dock to welcome their arrival.

When Xia Yu and the others first arrived at the dock, they saw the entire Guangdong provincial team and the Pengcheng team waiting at the dock to welcome their arrival.

'Mr. Richard, let me introduce you. This is Secretary Liu of Guangdong Province, currently...'

'This is Secretary Li of Pengcheng...'

'Everyone, this is Mr Richard King Mellon, and these are her children, her third son Leonard Mellon, her fourth son Woodrow Mellon, and her daughter Cindy Mellon.'

...

After a very formal and warm greeting, everyone set off to the five-star Marco Polo Hotel, which had been designated as the hotel for the reception, to check in and hold a brief meeting there.

After the meeting, they enjoyed a sumptuous lunch.

Then the others gradually left, leaving Liu Zhongfei, Li Bin and a few others behind.

The afternoon's itinerary had one theme, and that was to show Lao Meilong and the others around to see the current situation in Pengcheng, and in the process, to see if Lao Meilong could be persuaded to invest in the mainland.

In this process, Xia Yu was entrusted by Liu Zhongfei and Li Bin, and would play an absolutely crucial role.

As far as Pengcheng was concerned, the biggest investor was Xia Yu, and the super-large factories were also Xia Yu's.

For example, Huaxia Southern Iron and Steel Company, Huanong Group, Kyushu Chemical Company, Kyushu Petrochemical Group, Tiangong Machinery Group, etc.

During the visit, Xia Yu and Li Bin also told them about the changes in Guangdong Province and Pengcheng in recent years.

So throughout the whole process, Richard King Mellon saw the real situation of the reform and opening up of the mainland through the changes in Pengcheng.

He decided to invest in the mainland!

However, he planned to have a good chat with Xia Yu about the specific direction of investment.

So in the evening, when Liu Zhongfei and the others were not present, Richard King Mellon and Xia Yu discussed the matter alone.