When winter came, Li Yueting came to the rehabilitation center to visit Cai Mingchao. After a short stay, she returned to Hong Kong from New York. After more than a month of discussion, the mother and daughter finally reached an agreement on the decoration plan. Cai Zhiliang read the documents sent and still preferred it.

With a more modern and Western style, it is obvious that Huo Xinxin finally won the dispute.

With the finalization of the plan, the overall decoration of the manor has also been put on a daily basis. After Cai Zhiliang worked as a supervisor for a week, he set off for Europe in December. After meeting Zhu Guoxin and his team of more than 20 people in London, he turned to

Kiev. Ukraine has just declared independence and is still in chaos. Without a strong security team, it is very dangerous to go out during the day.

Although the various member states of the Soviet Union have not yet declared their independence in formal official documents, they have become de facto independent. For example, Ukraine passed the "Declaration of National Sovereignty of Ukraine" in July, which was the same as the final declaration of independence. There is only one missing factor.

It's just a form.

Matthew Kover, who picked him up at the airport, is now in charge of Eastern European affairs. He used to be based in Warsaw and is now in Kiev. He may go to Moscow in the future. When Zhu Guoxin established the European investment department, Matthew Kover had already joined.

He led the acquisition of Manchester United's football club and can be regarded as the veteran of Sol Investment.

At this time of year, Hong Kong has just entered autumn, Los Angeles has entered early winter, and Kiev has already experienced several heavy snowfalls.

"Zhao Zhiyuan took a train from Odessa Port to Kiev. He was supposed to arrive at eight o'clock this morning, but there was a heavy snowstorm in southern Ukraine last night. He was blocked halfway and traffic has not been restored." Matthew Korver mentioned Zhao Zhiyuan's current situation.

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"Let's talk about it when we go back to the hotel." Unfortunately, Cai Zhiliang was not in the mood for the time being.

After getting off the plane, Cai Zhiliang was really not used to this cold climate. Even though he was wrapped tightly in his down jacket, he still couldn't stop the biting cold. He would chatter his teeth from time to time, then waved his hands and didn't even want to say anything more until he entered Kiev.

I feel slightly better after staying at an international hotel.

"Turn up the heating, even during the day, you can't save so much." Cai Zhiliang sat on the sofa, feeling still a little cold, and quickly wrapped up the down jacket he was about to take off.

"It has been turned on to the maximum." Matthew said: "Kiev is short of fuel now, so we have to save some energy. This international hotel can also heat it. Except for some big companies, most places in Kiev will not have heating this winter."

"No heating?" Cai Zhiliang was startled and said, "You're kidding, in such a cold weather, people would freeze to death without heating."

"So this winter will be more difficult." Matthew explained: "In the Soviet economic system, Ukraine focused on scientific research and production activities centered on aerospace and military industry, and natural gas was completely supplied by Russia. Now that the Soviet Union is about to disintegrate, Russia not only

They raised the price and asked for advance payment, so the stalemate continued.”

Ukraine can produce aircraft carriers and strategic missiles. It is also a member of the International Space Station program and has built a "Ukrainian module". But now it is forced to suffer in the cold wind. After independence, Ukraine will no longer be the industrial power it once was.

In the end, he played himself to death.

"If you don't have natural gas, you won't be able to keep warm." Cai Zhiliang sneered and said, "Don't you have coal reserves? You can keep warm even by cutting firewood, right?"

"I heard that about ten years ago..." Matthew Korver thought for a moment and said: "The citizens of Kiev are very happy to use natural gas and no longer have to endure the black coal.

I was very dirty in the winter, but now I am dumbfounded. The largest coal mine in the Soviet Union, the Donets Coalfield, is in Ukraine. It’s a pity that I can’t come to Kiev.”

"A boiler that burns natural gas may not necessarily be able to burn coal. Even if Ukraine is a big industrial country, who can we find to do this?" Zhu Guoxin took over the conversation and said: "Although Ukraine has declared independence now, governments at all levels

They are all still in a state of chaos. Even if heating is a major issue related to people's livelihood, they will naturally delay it as long as they can, so only those big companies still have room for heating."

"It is indeed a mess." Cai Zhiliang nodded. Heating was related to the life and death of tens of millions of people, but it was so messed up that the level of chaos was beyond his expectation.

But that's okay. If everything was in a stable and controllable state, Cai Zhiliang wouldn't have to suffer here in such a cold weather if there was no chance of making a fortune.

"It is only when there is a mess that Sol Investment can take advantage of it." Zhu Guoxin naturally has the same view. Since the end of last year, in one year, Sol Investment has brought tens of millions of dollars in profits.

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"Contact the embassy and let's visit together another day, as soon as possible... Sneeze..." Cai Zhiliang said, sneezing involuntarily.

The embassy is naturally the Chinese embassy in Ukraine. Only by dealing with the government through the ambassador in Ukraine can we get twice the result with half the effort. Both countries belong to the socialist camp and have always had good relations, and their ties in the military industry are even closer.

"Do you think it's okay? You have a cold, right?" Zhu Guoxin said to Matthew: "Let Dr. Andre come over and take a look later. Mr. Cai may not be adaptable to the cold climate here."

"Don't bother, I have cold medicine."

It's hard to believe that he really had a cold. Cai Zhiliang remembered that the last time he went to London, it was also a snowy day. He got cold at the airport and caught a cold that night.

Cai Zhiliang shook his head and changed his mind. It would be safer to have a doctor, and said: "That's okay, then let's find a doctor. I don't think anyone from Hong Kong can adapt to it."

Matthew Korver said: "Don't worry, the hospital can't pay wages now. Dr. Andrei used to be a professor at the Medical School of Kiev University, and now he specializes in serving the staff of Sol Investment."

This is really quite luxurious, but with the situation in Ukraine, there is no need to be so pretentious.

"You talked about Zhao Zhiyuan back then, what's his condition now?" Only then did Cai Zhiliang have the time to ask about Zhao Zhiyuan.

Matthew Korver raised his wrist to look at the time and said: "It snowed last night, the tracks were icy, and the train stopped halfway. It's open to traffic now, and it's not very punctual. It will arrive in two hours."

Kiev Station, I have arranged for someone to wait at the train station."

"Looking at history books before, in troubled times, food and cloth were hard currencies, and the same is true in Ukraine now." Zhu Guoxin said: "Donglai Trading Company has been mainly engaged in these two businesses in recent months, and it can also make huge profits.

Yes, Lao Zhang keeps an eye on the port from time to time. Not only Ukraine, but also Russia and Belarus in the north are all in short supply."

"Ukraine is the grain production base of the Soviet Union, so will it be short of it?" Each Soviet Union member country performs its own duties. Once it disintegrates, everything will be chaotic. Cai Zhiliang said: "Russia can make arrangements in advance."

"This is related to the climate. Since last year, global food production has been reduced for two consecutive years, and Ukraine is no exception. This year's chaotic situation has intensified the situation, making the already poor situation even worse, let alone Russia.

and Belarus. In fact, the Soviet Union has

Since then, it has been in a state of food shortage and needs to import billions of dollars of food from the United States every year." Zhu Guoxin analyzed: "Depending on the situation, this business is estimated to last for a few years. When I returned to Europe from Beijing in early October,

Passing through Moscow, I already visited the ambassador to the Soviet Union."

Cai Zhiliang said: "Although Ukraine is not small, it pales in comparison to Russia."

"Don't worry, this time it won't be like Warsaw. Sol Investment will be the leader." Zhu Guoxin immediately assured.

After a simple meal at the hotel, Cai Zhiliang went back to his room to rest for a while. It was not until the evening that he received news from Zhao Zhiyuan.

Zhao Zhiyuan went directly to the hospital after getting off the train. There was nothing he could do about it. The train stayed halfway for too long and there was insufficient fuel. Wrapping up in a quilt was of no help to the cold in the wilderness. In the end, he was

The bodyguard carried it off the train.
Chapter completed!