American Fortune Life

Hamilton drinks sweet champagne but bitters. He knows he just doesn't want to be taken advantage of this time. Nima, what a good hand!

The timing was just right, and neither side could stand the torment of Andy Smith, which, of course, would not be bad luck for the United States, but such a hegemonic, great policy would not do any good for the current financial crisis.

“I will report and negotiate through diplomatic channels, and I hope that Mr. Smith will be patient for some time, as the current global financial turmoil will trigger a chain reaction to any business turmoil, so how much share do you want? ”

Andy and Ivana smiled, and Andy smiled and said to Hamilton, "Forty-five percent! I want half the share of the foot basin, right? ”

“Cough...” Hamilton almost sprayed a sip of champagne, some staring at Andy.

“I know it can be difficult to negotiate this share, but believe me, I may not be able to promote trade between the two countries, but it's not hard to push things forward, and I'm sure a lot of big companies in the United States will be on my side, and you can even tell the pedestal directly, either compromise, or face an anti-dumping investigation, you know, I can do it! ”

Andy smiled, gracefully put a piece of lobster meat in his mouth, chewing it slowly, looking at Hamilton with his eyebrows wrinkled, and said, “Perhaps you don't know, there are a lot of problems in the manufacturing of the foot basin, the quality of the foot basin is past, and they'll agree! ”

At this point, the returning Jamaican Minister of Agriculture came back, and the atmosphere at the table restored the previous atmosphere, although Hamilton was somewhat depressed.

After lunch, the three of us sat on the sofa in the living room and tasted the finest Blue Mountain coffee. Hamilton sips the unique acidity and bitterness of 100% pure Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, especially its rich and distinctive fruitiness, and cannot help but shake its head.

“It turns out to be the finest coffee in the world, and it's so refreshing, to be honest, it's really hard to drink such authentic 100% blue mountain coffee in the United States, and I have to say, unfortunately, Your Excellency, how much of this coffee do we have in the United States in a year? ”

Having heard Hamilton's words, Minister Tufton was pleased with his previous words of admiration for Jamaica's pride and had to smoke slightly, with a slightly embarrassing expression on his face.

Andy said with a smile: "This is the finest blue mountain coffee we drink right now, usually bought by the European royal family and billionaires who think I like it, which is not sold externally. Of course, Blue Mountain No. 1 is an excellent product, and we don't have 100 tons of it every year. A lot of the coffee we sell in the United States is a blend of blue mountain flavors, and it really tastes a lot worse, so there's no way. ”

“Oh, so little?” Hamilton was also slightly surprised, truly surprised, to look at Mr. Minister and nod his face slightly unnaturally.

“As a result of a 30-year contract with the Jamaica Coffee Industry Authority to invest continuously in the Jamaican coffee industry, Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee was largely underwritten by the Football Consortium until 2009. ”

Hamilton heard the Minister's explanation, sipped with coffee and nodded slightly with half his squints.

“Isn't the contract about to expire, to give Americans a taste of authentic Blue Mountain coffee, I came here hoping to get some export quotas, to be honest, sometimes I feel lucky too.” Andy put the coffee cup on the table with a smile on his face and leaned comfortably against the back of the couch, looking at the two curious gentlemen across the street.

“You see, when I wanted to join the Blue Mountain coffee trade, I was just in time for the expiration of my 30-year contract, which was very fortunate, and then I was experiencing a global economic crisis, a downturn in the foot basin economy, a decline in purchasing power, and the awakening of Jamaican coffee farmers who were unwilling to be monopolized by foot basin traders, which led to a huge increase in the price of coffee beans.

And the foot basin company happened to withdraw the order for no reason, and this time I not only had access to a lot of Blue Mountain coffee raw beans, but also solved the current stock problems at various coffee plantations without causing serious waste and loss. ”

Hamilton nodded, laughing: “Luck is also a form of strength, other people can't envy it, huh, it seems that we can taste authentic Blue Mountain coffee in the United States later... ”

“Cough... Sorry, I'm afraid it's not that simple. The pedestrians have monopolized the market and distribution share of Blue Mountain coffee. This time I was lucky enough to catch up, depending on how much coffee the pedestrians agree to share in the future.” Andy grinned and shook his head, flashing a smile in his deep eyes, and began to apply eye drops to the Minister.

“Ha -” Hamilton seemed to hear very funny things, laughing, "We in the United States, when we need pedestrians to decide trade, and we and Jamaica are close partners, Mr. Minister, and I hope you will think carefully about future quota allocations, not just about whether Americans can drink authentic Blue Mountain coffee, but about trade monopolies, which can harm the free economic environment. ”

Mr. Minister is a fool, and to this day he also sees that the two singing together is putting pressure on him. Though he is very upset and impatient, he does not dare to lose his temper in the face of the two of you. He is very aware of the killing power that these two can cause in front of him. For the sake of the share of foot pot coffee, the Jamaican government is exposed to a delusional disaster. Unless he is crazy, besides, selling who is not selling, anyway, the price paid by the Americans is higher than the cunning foot pot people.

“I also want our people to make a lot of money, but after all, the investment of the pedestrians supports the Blue Mountain Coffee Estate, and the contract limits, they have priority, and for this price increase, they have a corporate threat to withdraw. ”

“Oh, their shares I want, I can continue to support the coffee estate, even if they're all withdrawn, I can go on, how about that?” Andy answered the joke directly, worried that the kid wouldn't let go of his shares, he really wanted to let go, but cheapened him.

“Mr. Smith, are you serious?” The Minister of Agriculture took his face seriously after a moment of inactivity and, to be honest, most people in the Cabinet did not want to offend the pedestrians because they held shares in the four major coffee plantations, as well as debts of some medium-sized coffee plantations, and if the problem could be solved, they would not really be pinched seven inches by the pedestrians in Jamaica.

“Of course, I'm serious, the Blue Mountain Coffee trade is what I want! ”

Andy smiled and embraced Ivana's slim waist and said to Hamilton, with a pale face around him: "You said he would understand what I meant by ambition! ”

Hamilton watched the Jamaican Minister of Agriculture bend over and sit in the back of the car, turned around and looked at the handsome face with a smile, a feeling of impatience that made him laugh, “Maybe I understand, maybe I don't, but someone will tell them! Well, Mr. Smith, can we talk alone? ”

“Of course, I've been expecting you, after all, to bring me a super gift pack...” Andy's right corner of his mouth curled, revealing a weird look you know, and unnaturally pulled Hamilton's skin off a few times.

Back in the study on the second floor of the yacht cabin, Andy handed Hamilton an ancient BA cigar, tasting the finest coffee, tasting the finest cigars, neither one of them opened first, just a springing cloud of mist.

“Every spring, the courtyard of the White House is full of mulan blossoms, cherry blooms bloom, and the sky of azure is so beautiful, but for a long time, our Honourable Treasurer will find that the political reality in Washington will be very frustrating to him. The term of office of President Little Flying Shoes is about to end, and this mess that the Treasurer is taking over now will make him miserable. Have you thought about coming to help me after Paulson's term? ”

Andy spewed out a smoke and looked across the street at Hamilton digging straight into the corner.