Almighty painter

Chapter 126 Schönbrunn Palace Office
Looking at the ultra-luxury business car in front of him, and the respectful driver wearing white gloves.

Gu Weijing silently took a small step back.

"Aren't you from Brother Hao?"

he asked warily.

Gu Weijing still hadn't figured out what was going on.

He did make an appointment to meet someone here.

However, this formation still exceeded Gu Weijing's expectations, and it made him think of Brother Hao, the godfather of the Burmese underworld.

however,
Gu Weijing didn't feel like it.

Brother Hao is certainly rich, but after all, many of the younger brothers of the other party are street gangsters and prostitutes in northern Myanmar.

The young and Dangerous style of killing matte colored hair and enlarging tattoos all day long.

Fierce is ferocious enough,
But compared to the blond boy in the back seat of the Bentley who was dressed in a business suit and stared at him expressionlessly, he lacked a bit of ruthlessness.

If it is accurately described, the difference in temperament feels similar to Chen Haonan in Hong Kong movies meeting the Terminator in Cameron movies.

Could it be,

Is it a foreign mercenary under Brother Hao?
Gu Weijing glanced around and found that many people were staring at himself or at this Bentley.

This is downtown,

He was ready to run if the situation was wrong.

"What is Brother Hao? I'm a professional manager!"

The blond boy looked at Gu Weijing up and down for five seconds, and finally couldn't keep the cool expressionless look on his face.

He seemed to be more confused than Gu Weijing, and he handed over a business card in both German and English with his hands in confusion.

"Schönbrunn Palace Office, with all due respect, may I ask...you are Detective Cat, right? We only communicated in email three days ago."

The blond guy is indeed a ruthless character.

but,

There is still a fundamental difference between him and Brother Hao.

Brother Hao might break people up and sell them on the black market if he became ruthless, while he would tear up listed companies and sell them on the trading market if he became ruthless.

The blond brother is from Schönbrunn Palace Office in Europe.

Schönbrunn is one of the oldest modern accounting firms in the world.

With the onset of the Industrial Revolution,
In the [-]th century, many investments in financial markets such as Germany, Austria, Paris, and London could easily exceed [-] per annum.

The traditional land investment, which is the favorite of the old-school Junker nobles, has an average annual rate of return of only about 3.7%, and in some years it can't even keep up with the rate of inflation.

This not only led to the decline of the old aristocrats, but also led to the emergence of Schönbrunn Palace, a firm that manages property for the old-school aristocrats in the new capital market they are not familiar with.

The firm originally had a separate office in Schönbrunn Palace, the summer residence of the Habsburg family, hence the name.

Compared with world-renowned multinational accounting companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and DTT,
Schönbrunn Palace is not well-known, because from the first day of its establishment, the firm has been positioned as small and refined, serving only one millionth of the old money in the world.

Their clients once included Princess Elizabeth, Duchess Sissi, Marshal Franz Herzendorf of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, musician Johann Strauss, and the famous World War I fuser Sophie Dinan, etc. Waiting for celebrities.

Schönbrunn & Associates is not a purely accounting firm.

They are responsible for auditing the properties and investments of these old money families around the world, handling financial investment business, and meeting some of their daily commissions by the way.

There are many elite investment banks or firms in Europe that only serve the old aristocrats, such as the Rothscald Family Bank, Schönbrunn Palace and so on.

Since the blond brother entered the industry, he has heard from his predecessors about many strange clients, including the old baron who sold his family’s country castle to raise funds to ride a bicycle across Africa, hoping to buy a Porsche prototype car team to participate in Le Mans 24 The daughter of the Hour Endurance Race...but this is the first time he has met such a customer as an ordinary middle school student.

Gu Weijing hesitated for a moment, nodded, and got into the car.

After school, I did make an appointment to sign a contract with the accounting firm introduced by Mr. Sloth.

He had a brief connection with the other party in the email a few days ago.

Gu Weijing thought that an online visa would be enough, but the other party said that for better service, they would arrange for a commissioner near the station to meet with him.

He euphemistically told the other party that he is now in Myanmar.

"It's okay, we provide global services, if it's convenient, we can have dinner together." The accountant of the firm he had never even heard of said so enthusiastically.

Diplomat Street is the most beautiful street in Yangon.

[Bistrot 1836] is the most beautiful Italian restaurant on Diplomat Street.

Bistrot is the name of the restaurant and 1836 is the year it opened.At that time, an Italian diplomat bought this wooden building by the Yangon River and converted it into a restaurant.

To this day, the wooden signboard on the second floor of the restaurant still has the Italian motto handwritten by the diplomat - "Today's steak is better than tomorrow's empire."

Although the diplomats who said this sentence should be dragged out and beheaded, it also shows the status of this restaurant in Yangon from the side.

Mona and her group approached the restaurant, seeing the magnificent decoration and a row of official cars outside the building with the logos of embassies from various countries, she unconsciously lowered her footsteps.

Although her family has a good income, it is the first time she has visited such a high-end restaurant.

The excitement and tension brought by the wealth made Mona's hands sweat a little. This is what the petty bourgeois life in her dreams looks like.

"I reserved a seat for six people."

Jerry casually said to the waiter, "Old rules, the location on the second floor facing the river."

Although Jerry pretended to be a young master, I often come here to eat, but in fact, he was quite excited to come to Bistrot 1836 for dinner.

He has only been to this restaurant twice under the leadership of his father. This time, after he was admitted to Professor Cruz's improvement class, his father approved him to reimburse him.

The seats on the second floor of the restaurant were rated by Google as the most beautiful place to watch the Yangon river view. As the sun sets, the golden sunlight shines on the sparkling river beach, and the fine river wind lifts up the Shaman by the window.

Does this still need to eat!

Just looking at the beautiful scenery is enough!
Which girl can refuse such a high-end beauty?

The only pity is that

Today is not a candlelight dinner for two, there are four extra light bulbs.

"I'm sorry sir, there are already customers discussing business on the second floor." The manager of the restaurant politely and resolutely rejected his request.

"Guests? But there are at least four tables on the second floor?" Jerry frowned.

"VIP reservation."

The manager raised his eyebrows and pointed to the beautiful Bentley outside the door.

……

"You also have an office in Myanmar? You are sent by Mr. Sloth."

Bistrot 1836, second floor.

While stirring the appetizing dessert lime fruit salad with a fork, Gu Weijing said in a strange tone: "Is he...so rich and powerful?"

"Our Asian headquarters is in Xiangjiang, but we have our own offices in Tokyo, Bangkok, Yangon and other important financial or tourist cities."

The blond brother shook his head: "Mr. Sloth...Sorry, I don't know the real identity of the Mr. Sloth you are talking about. I am only responsible for the connection between the firm and you."

"The specific details of the intermediary contract have been preliminarily communicated with you in the email. One of our long-term clients has requested that Detective Cat—that is, you, authorize the agency artist agreement to Schönbrunn Palace. In the name of Schönbrunn Palace, authorize your contract to this client, which is what you call Mr. Sloth."

"Well, that's roughly the case." Gu Weijing nodded.

The blond brother explained: "The specific operation may be a bit complicated, but you can trust our ability. Business reputation is the cornerstone of the firm. During this process, we will strictly keep the real identities of both of you confidential."

"Before formally signing the agreement, please let me verify the client's request again—"

The blond boy took out a Gopro portable video recorder.

After obtaining Gu Weijing's consent, he turned on the video recording function and placed it on the table.

Then, he dialed the combination lock on the briefcase and took out an envelope from it.

The little brother opened the envelope and pulled out another note.

He cleared his throat, and said to the beautiful German writing on the note.

"Your Name?"

"Gu Weijing."

"You are the illustrator Detective Cat himself. The 'Illustrator Detective Cat' here specifically refers to the online part-time job platform, the individual owner of 'THE Detective Cat' on Fiverr.com?" The blond boy continued to ask.

"Yes."

"Is it convenient to prove this?"

The younger brother looked at Gu Weijing with piercing eyes.

After thinking for a while, Gu Weijing took out his mobile phone from his pocket, opened the backstage of Fiverr's store, and opened the personal mailbox bound to it.

"Is that a proof?"

The blond brother took Gu Weijing's phone with both hands, checked the account number, and nodded.

"OK."

He held Gu Weijing's mobile phone page in front of the camera for a moment, and after confirming that the content inside had been captured, he breathed a sigh of relief.

According to the original information obtained by the blond brother, Detective Cat is a middle-aged woman living in Algeria, but after meeting, she turned into a middle school student in Yangon.

The specific reasons for this belong to the privacy of the customer, and he doesn't care.

Schönbrunn Office is only responsible for completing the tasks entrusted by the client.

The task of the blond brother is to find Detective Cat and sign an agency contract, so as long as the other party can prove that he is Detective Cat.

For the rest, whether the other party is a baby in the cradle or an old granny is none of his business.

Honestly complete your own job, don't say what you shouldn't say, don't ask what you shouldn't ask, this is the basic professional ethics of working for the rich.

In order to prevent his identity from being leaked through handwriting, the blond brother lit the lighter in front of Gu Weijing, and burned the note written by Mr. Sloth in the ashtray.

Then he raised his head again, and the smile on his face became much more sincere.

The blond brother took out another paper document and pen from the briefcase.

"This is a specific authorization letter, you can see if there is any ambiguity in the content."

"And I—if you agree, I will be your personal advisor."

"Personal advisor?"

"Help your daily income with investment audit, tax declaration and tax avoidance and other matters. And if necessary, I will attend public occasions for you as a private consultant."

He took out his computer, put it on the table, and opened a beautiful PPT that he had prepared.

"Mr. Gu, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Dyson Lyon. I graduated from London School of Economics and Political Science with a major in Financial Mathematics and obtained a master's degree at ESACP-Europe Berlin Higher Business School. Before coming to Schönbrunn Palace, I had worked in PWC for four years as the director of regional actuarial services..."

Gu Weijing took a few glances at the PPT full of figures and reports, and was shocked by the experience of various mergers and acquisitions and investment planning in units of one billion US dollars.

"Would you agree to hire me as your financial assistant?"

The blond brother spoke eloquently for a long time, and then asked with anticipation.

"Do I need to pay you a salary?"

Gu Weijing was a little flattered, this resume should go to Wall Street to be a Golden Boy, and it is really overkill for his three melons and two dates to be a private consultant.

"Schönbrunn Palace implements a special person responsibility system for clients, and you don't need to pay my salary."

The blond brother explained.

Whether he can get customer satisfaction determines his salary and year-end bonus.

Here, my brother only needs to work for a few clients, earns a good salary and is much more leisurely than working at PwC.

This is also the reason why he rejected offers from several big companies and chose to move to Schönbrunn Palace.

Gu Weijing glanced at the paper contract in English.

"If you are worried, you can ask a lawyer to take a look." The blond brother reminded.

"No need."

Gu Weijing took a general look and felt that there was no big problem overall.

To be honest, there was really no need for people to put up such a big fight to deceive himself. He was a little curious about the real identity of Mr. Sloth, but he signed his name on the paper without hesitation.

"Usually at this time, I'm used to opening a bottle of champagne. But...you're probably not of legal drinking age."

The blond boy smiled helplessly.

He asked the waiter for two glasses of freshly squeezed coconut juice, and raised his glasses.

"Congratulations on becoming a client of Schönbrunn Palace."

Gu Weijing responded by sipping coconut milk through a straw.

"Mr. Sloth said that he will get an advance payment for your illustration from the Scholastic Group, and the first payment should be credited to your account soon."

"If you have no special requirements, I will help you open a separate international account after tax declaration. Considering that the exchange rate of Myanmar Kyat is not stable, I do not recommend that you convert foreign exchange into local currency. By the way, I can ask if it is convenient. Do you have any daily investment intentions or large directional expenditures?"

The blond brother asked casually.

"Does it count to build an orphanage?" Gu Weijing thought about it.

"You mean, charitable donations for tax avoidance?"

The blond brother smiled and said, "There is no need to worry about it. Our firm has a complete and professional tax avoidance plan to deal with inspections in different countries."

"No, no, I mean, my big daily expense is building an orphanage."

Gu Weijing shrugged.

"Ahem, then you really...have special taste, no, you are respectable." The blond brother had strange eyes.

(End of this chapter)