Chapter 255: Celebrities Face to Face
When the dinner officially begins. Among all the guests present, the most eye-catching was not British Prime Minister Tony Blair, nor other dignitaries, but Chen Feng, more precisely, superstar Long, for Long's sudden visit to the engagement of Jessica and Edward Morgan, which in itself was a very newsworthy event. And many of them know that Jessica suddenly hugged Long at the Hollywood awards ceremony that year, and of course they are also very interested in whether the two met because of this, and even became good friends.
On the super-rectangular dining table, Chen Feng was arranged to sit next to the chief, and immediately surrounded a lot of people, all asking for autographs and taking photos.
There was a lot of disturbance, and Chen Feng almost didn't have time to eat. At this time, Jessica finally appeared in time and said to everyone: "Everyone, Long is my honored guest invited today, if you want his autograph and photograph." Please come after dinner. β
Jessica's words really worked, and finally stopped some other people from stepping forward.
"Long, I'm so sorry! Jessica whispered apologetically to Chen Feng.
Although Chen Feng was a little impatient with these people in his heart, he also understood the feelings of these people when he saw his world superstar, so he shook his head with a smile and said: "It's okay, these people are my fans, and it is a matter of course for me to meet their autograph and group photo requirements." β
Jessica insisted: "You are now my guest of honor, not a singer." β
Seeing this, Chen Feng smiled and didn't speak again.
Soon, however, Edward came with a group of dignitaries from various countries. At the head of course is British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the highest-ranking of these people. He took the lead, looking refreshed, stepped forward a few steps, walked in front of Chen Feng first, smiled, and took the initiative to stretch out his hands.
"Long, it's a great honor to meet you here. Blair smiled heartily, "You know, my family and I are all your fans, including my youngest son, who is only three years old this year, but every time he hears your songs, he seems very happy." β
After all, he is the head of a country, although Chen Feng is not very interested in him, he still looks very polite. Hurriedly got up from his seat and stretched out his hands to shake him.
"It is also a great honour to meet you, the youngest Prime Minister in British history. Chen Feng reciprocated. Blair began his political career in 1983 when he entered the House of Commons. He served as Deputy Spokesperson for Finance, Trade and Industry, Energy and Employment, and since 1992 has been Spokesperson for Home Affairs. He was elected leader of the Labour Party in 1994. Tony Blair is the youngest leader in the history of the Labour Party. He became Prime Minister in May 1997, becoming the youngest Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 1812, and later served as Chief Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Civil Service. After he became prime minister, he made bold reforms to the Labour Party and made a series of adjustments to the domestic and foreign policies of the former Conservative government. In June 2001, he won the general election again and was re-elected as Prime Minister, becoming the first Labour Prime Minister in British history to be re-elected. Blair was also the first sitting British prime minister in the 20th century to have children in Downing Street. On 26 December 1998, Blair became the first British Prime Minister to address the Irish Parliament. In the 2001 British general election, Labour once again maintained its unprecedented advantage, with Tony Blair becoming the first Labour prime minister to win a second term. The resignation of Conservative leader William Hague, the first Conservative leader not to become prime minister since Austin Chamberlain in the 1920s. In the aftermath of the events of December 9, Blair was quick to declare his solidarity with the United States, and he was involved in a series of shuttle diplomacy that helped cement the international anti-terrorist coalition before the war in Afghanistan. He continues to play that role to this day, visiting many countries that other leaders may consider too dangerous.
Blair is the son of President George of the United States. W. Bush was a staunch supporter of the plan to attack Iraq, albeit highly controversial. Blair soon became one of the leading figures of the main war faction, often clashing with French President Jacques Chirac, who took a staunch anti-war stance. Blair was considered to be a better speaker than Bush, and he delivered a number of speeches before the outbreak of war. The need to overthrow Saddam's regime was emphasized. While Saddam's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction was the main justification for the U.S. and Britain to wage war, Blair also justified the war by emphasizing Saddam's record of human rights abuses. In the 2003 US-Iraq war, British troops were also involved. No weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq since the end of the war, which has caused a lot of controversy against the prime minister in the UK, many of which come from within the Labour Party. There were many in the Labour Party who did not like Bush and opposed the Iraq war.
In Britain, Blair was highly regarded at home, at least until the Iraq War. Therefore, Chen Feng was quite polite to him.
"Long, do you have any plans to perform when you come to the UK this time?" asked Blair, looking like a standard fan.
Chen Feng shook his head: "I'm sorry, I didn't have such a plan to come this time." And because I still have something to do at home, I'm going back to China tomorrow. He originally planned to open a large-scale singing club in the UK this time, but because his son's first birthday banquet was approaching, he naturally did not want to delay more in the UK.
"That's a shame, if you had a show in the UK this time, my family and I would have been there. Blair said with a little regret.
"Thank you, though, it's a pity. Chen Feng also pretended to be sorry and said.
Blair suddenly asked, "Long, what do you think of this Iraq war?"
Of course, Chen Feng knew that Blair was a staunch supporter of the Iraq war, and he advocated in the media that he wanted to promote justice, fight evil, overthrow Iraq's ** rule, and liberate the Iraqi people.
But it is clear that he does not believe in this excuse even himself, let alone others. Anyone with a little bit of intelligence knows that Britain and the United States could not have such a noble purpose in launching the Iraq war.
This question. Chen Feng was really a little difficult to answer for a while, because of course he himself was very disgusted with the Iraq war launched by Britain and the United States. But it is obviously inappropriate for him to criticize the just Iraq war advocated by Blair in front of so many people.
However, of course, he could not fail to answer, so he had to say with some ambiguity: "I think that no matter what kind of war we humans have, it will definitely not bring happiness and beauty, but disasters and pain, so I think that if it is something that can be resolved through political negotiation and mediation, it is better not to resort to force." β
At this time, a tall nose next to Blair suddenly interjected and said, "Long's words are very good. As far as the Iraq war is concerned, my attitude is also against it. War does not necessarily solve anything, because it often brings unpredictable and severe consequences. And now that the war in Iraq is over, it turns out to be a wrong war, and there are no so-called weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. β
This high-nosed guest obviously uncovered Blair's scars, and it was the British intelligence services that believed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, which gave the United States, an ally, a very fair excuse, but in fact, this information was obviously wrong and a false information, which once put the British government and Blair himself into a very passive situation.
After the high-nosed guest said this. He took the initiative to introduce himself to Chen Feng and said, "Hello, long, I'm Francis Mayer from France, and it's a pleasure to meet you." β
Edward added: "He is the finance minister of France. β
Chen Feng listened to Edward's addition, and he really understood that Britain and France have a deep relationship, but at the same time, the two countries have conflicts of interest in many aspects. In this way, it is naturally doomed that the two governments now look at each other a little unpleasantly. It's no wonder that this Francis Meyer would directly in front of so many people and not give Blair face. He was invited to the cabinet by French President Jacques Chirac in May last year, and the 62-year-old has a humorous face. He was the head of the world's largest steel company before becoming finance minister, and worked in the French industry for 30 years. After taking over the debt-ridden state-owned steel giant Usinor in 1986, it was successfully built into Arcelor, the world's largest steel manufacturer, after 15 years through a series of mergers and acquisitions and privatizations. For this, he has earned widespread acclaim and enduring respect from business associations at all levels. He had little political experience, but Chirac clearly hoped that his business skills would help him through his financial difficulties. There is no doubt that the work that awaits Francis Meyer will be extremely difficult. In order to run for re-election, Chirac made various promises "without hesitation", but all those wishes will depend on financial support, which will be financed by Mel's work. And this time he came to the UK to attend the engagement ceremony of the children of the Rothschild family, in addition to sending blessings, naturally for the purpose of fundraising.
"Hello, Mr. Mel. Chen Feng nodded in greeting.
At this time, Edward Morgan probably wanted to relieve Blair, so he took the initiative to introduce the dignitaries of various countries to Chen Feng one by one.
This is John Snow, the US Treasury Secretary...... This is the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown...... This is the German Finance Minister Hans Eicher...... Canada's Finance Minister John Mailer ...... This is Japan's Minister of Finance, Shojuro Shiokawa...... This is Russian Finance Minister Kudrin ......"
Good guys! The finance ministers of the seven countries have all arrived. In Chen Feng's memory, there are only John Snow, the US Treasury Secretary, and Gordon Brown, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer. In early December last year, U.S. President John Snow appointed John Snow as the new U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, succeeding former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. O'Neill, on the other hand, was forced to resign as secretary of the Treasury because of his ineffective implementation of Bush's economic policies. John Snow was then the chairman and executive officer of CSX, a railroad transportation company. Prior to joining CSX, he served as a director of USX, CircuitCity, Johnson & Johnson, and Vezzon, and holds a Ph.D. in economics from Virginia State University and a law degree from George Washington University. His CSX company is the largest rail freight company in the eastern United States, with total assets of more than 8 billion yuan in 2001.
White House officials said that Snow has a talent that former Treasury Secretary O'Neill did not possess -- he has successfully peddled Bush's various policies to Congress. Analysts believe that Snow is inclined to implement a weak dollar strategy to boost exports and economic growth, and the dollar will fall, which will help boost the US economy. Public opinion believes that after the new finance minister takes office, the first task is to persuade Congress to cut taxes, which will help the economy improve, and at the same time avoid leading the fiscal deficit to rise.
He has extensive contacts in political and business circles, and Bush once praised him as "an excellent business leader, an expert on US economic policy, and a competent scholar and civil servant." After taking office, Snow unswervingly pursued Bush's tax cut plan, which won the trust of the president, but at the same time, the rising fiscal deficit due to war spending and other reasons will also make life difficult for him in the next few years.
The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, has been described by the British media as the most powerful politician after Prime Minister Tony Blair. He was born in 1952. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Edinburgh with a first place in his PhD. In the 80s, he became a Labour MP and served as Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State for Industry, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and he was also an academic and published a lot of books. Brown's partnership with Blair has long been an important pillar of the current British government. It is said that the current structure of the government was finalized by the two of them in a high-end restaurant eight years ago. However, now as the feud between the two gradually emerges, the British media have speculated that British politics may "level the ground", and Brown may be a strong contender for Blair's prime minister. Blair's feud with Brown is expressed in many ways: Blair is more positive than Brown about Britain's entry into the eurozone, Brown believes that Blair has "gone too far" in privatizing state services such as hospitals, and in Iraq, Brown was also one of the opposition, and he has repeatedly stated that the Treasury cannot support excessive funding for the war in the high grounds.
Chen Feng, the other finance ministers, had no impression, but except for the Japanese finance minister, Chen Feng greeted and greeted him politely.
However, the Japanese Finance Minister Shiokawa Shojuro was very respectful to Chen Feng, and actually bowed to Chen Feng at a standard 90 degrees, although the bowing ceremony is also the meeting etiquette of their Japanese now, but it is very rare for him to be so courteous to a singer like Chen Feng as the Minister of Finance of a country. And he still used honorifics to tell Chen Feng that he felt very honored to meet him in person. In fact, it is no wonder that he is so courteous to Chen Feng, after experiencing the parade of millions of fans in Japan and the violent conflict across the country, no one dares to underestimate the "Great Japan Long Fan Federation", and the Japanese government is even more jealous of it. This Shiokawa Shojuro is naturally no exception.
In addition to these seven finance ministers, of course, there are other dignitaries from various countries, but because their positions are obviously lower than these finance ministers, Edward hurriedly introduced them, and then expressed his own opinion, saying: "Long, your view on the war just now is very correct, and I myself have this view. Most of the time, political negotiations are clearly more effective than war. β
British Finance Minister Gordon Brown also said: "Yes, negotiations are often more important than war, and war costs money. β
Brown's words naturally stunned everyone, and when he said this, it was tantamount to openly opposing Blair. And the face of the party Blair also changed slightly because of Brown's words.
"Hehe, what are you talking about?" Just as the scene was a little awkward, Jessica walked over with a silver-haired old man.
Edward immediately replied, "Grandpa, I was just introducing a few VIPs to Long. β
At this time, Jessica introduced the silver-haired old man to Chen Feng with a smile: "Long, this is my grandfather." Grandpa, this is long. β
The silver-haired old man also smiled and said to Chen Feng: "Long, Jessica has already told me some things about you, you are really a very amazing young man, no wonder some people call you a genius." β
When Chen Feng heard Jessica's introduction, it was her grandfather, who must be David Rothschild, the current head of the Rothschild family. Identifying that it was this person, Chen Feng naturally greeted him very respectfully: "Hello, sir." Thank you for the compliment. β
Chen Feng did some knowledge about the Rothschild family leader before he came, and knew that he had a knighthood.
"After the banquet is over, we can have a good talk. David Rothschild said with a smile.
"It's a great honor. Chen Feng replied happily.
Speaking of this, David Rothschild nodded slightly at Chen Feng, then went to greet Blair, and after the two chatted a few words, they went to the other side to talk alone. When the others saw this, they gradually dispersed.
And Chen Feng was also greatly relieved, sat down again to enjoy the meal, and no one harassed him anymore.
The engagement ceremony lasted until more than seven o'clock in the evening before it came to an end, at which time some guests said goodbye one after another, such as some dignitaries from Britain and France, who were the first to say goodbye, followed by celebrities from all walks of life, and finally the rest were relatives and friends of the two families.
Chen Feng is of course classified as Jessica's relatives and friends. At this point in the engagement banquet, Chen Feng was already unbearable, because several guests at the same table were talking around Chen Feng during the banquet, and of course, they inevitably took the opportunity to ask for Chen Feng's autograph, and took a photo with Chen Feng, which made Chen Feng really overwhelmed.
Therefore, seeing that the people in front of him were almost gone, Chen Feng also left the table immediately to say goodbye and went back to the room by himself.
It wasn't long after returning to her room that Jessica came and knocked on the door.
Chen Feng thought she was here to take him to see her grandfather, but after opening the door, Jessica walked in and said with a very melancholy look: "After this engagement ceremony, I will be someone else's fiancΓ©e, long, don't you have a little idea in your heart?"
Chen Feng couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, thinking to himself that at this time, you still say such things, is it necessary?
"Jessica, does it make sense to talk about this now? Also, I personally think Edward is a very good person, and I believe that he should treat you well, and he is a good companion that you can trust for life. Chen Feng smiled bitterly.
Jessica looked very sad when she heard this: "yes, it doesn't seem to make sense to talk about this now. Speaking of this, she was silent for a while, and then couldn't help asking, "Long, have you really not felt anything about me all this time?"
Seeing that she was so persistent, Chen Feng had no choice but to say with comfort: "I don't feel it at all, it's definitely impossible, to be honest, you have been getting up early every morning to run and exercise with me in the morning for most of the past six months, and I am really moved in my heart." However, you should have known that I already have a wife and son of my own, and it is impossible to go back and forth again. β
"Thanks, long, I know you're comforting me, but I still want to thank you, at least for making me feel less confident in myself. Jessica smiled a little bitterly.
"Alright, Jessica, don't think about it anymore. As a friend, I want to tell you that Edward is really your good companion, and you should take advantage of it. Speaking of this, Chen Feng hurriedly diverted the topic, "By the way, is your grandfather free now? I want to pay a formal visit to him." β
"Oh, he's just seeing off a guest, probably in a while. Jessica said absent-mindedly.
"Oh well. Tell me what your grandfather's preferences are, and then I can talk to him speculatively. β
Jessica thought for a moment and said, "He usually likes to drink tea, Chinese tea, and has some research on Chinese tea, if you talk to him about the tea ceremony, he will definitely be very happy." In addition, he enjoys golfing and horseback riding, and if you know how to do it, he will definitely have a lot of fun talking to him. β
Chen Feng didn't know anything about golf or horseback riding, but he knew about the tea ceremony, because he had several books on the tea ceremony in his head. Chen Feng then asked some more questions about David Rothschild and got the answers he wanted.
Immediately afterward, Jessica chatted with him about the ceremony, and asked Chen Feng very curiously how he could sing Hebrew songs. Chen Feng had no choice but to tell the truth, he would only do this one. Of course, Jessica didn't believe it, because when Chen Feng sang this Hebrew song, his pronunciation was very authentic. However, she thought in her heart that Chen Feng was doing this on purpose, so she pretended to be modest and low-key, so she didn't ask any more.
After the two chatted for nearly twenty minutes, Edward came over, and when he saw that Jessica was really here with Chen Feng, although there was no revelation of any love on the surface, Chen Feng still felt that he was a little angry, thinking about it, it is a generous man, on such a happy day today, his wife is in another man's room, which is naturally not happy.
Seeing Edward coming, Jessica immediately said, "Okay, long, my grandfather is free now, I'll take you to meet him." β
When she said this, she was clearly deliberately avoiding Edward.
Seeing this, Edward hurriedly said, "Jessica, it was my grandfather who asked me to call Long, so I'll take him there." β
Seeing this, Chen Feng couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, let's go together for the three of us." All go. β
"Okay, let's go together. Edward chimed in.
Seeing this, Jessica naturally stopped pretentious, and followed Chen Feng out of the room.
Come to the red living room on the first floor, where Wardsden Manor used to entertain VIPs.
When the three of them arrived, David Rothschild said to Jessica and Edward, "Go out first." I'm going to talk to Long alone. β
Although the two were a little surprised, they didn't ask too much and walked out of the red living room directly.
"Come, Chen Feng, I'll call you Chen Feng, please take a seat. David Rothschild gestured.
Chen Feng sat down on the sofa next to him and asked the question he had already had in his heart: "Sir David, some people say that your Rothschild family is the richest family in the world today, and the real wealth is rivaled by the country, so can you tell me how much money your family has?"
David Rothschild was slightly surprised, but immediately said: "I don't think I will tell you this answer, and you will not be surprised, we never disclose our specific wealth to the public, because our ancestors, they founded the business 250 years ago, so our family was very powerful at that time." But today, we in the Rothschilds believe that it is no longer very interesting and fun to count money in days. So I can't tell you how much money I have. I know why you're interested in this question, and I think it's a question that a lot of people who know something about our family want to ask. β
For this answer, it was also expected by Chen Feng. It would be strange to ask so lightly about the true wealth of their Rothschilds.
Chen Feng then asked: "I know that in your French estate, in your own study, it is said that there are hundreds of biographies related to the Rothschilds. What kind of words do most people use to describe the Rothschilds in all these books? I'm really curious about that. β
David Rothschild shook his head and said, "I think it's hard to find one or two such adjectives to describe our family, like very rich, very rich. Our family has been around for 250 years, so if I had to use one adjective, it would be longevity. β
"When you talk about your Rothschilds, many people's first impression of you is that you are rich, but how rich is it? Someone once said that the Rothschilds once had a fortune of $50 trillion at their peak. For example, the current annual turnover of Rothschild Bank is about $10 billion, which is less than a fraction of that of banks such as HSBC and Citigroup. How can there be such a big gap? Is it that the Rothschilds have been hit hard and really declined? Or can you keep a low profile and hide your true strength?"
David Rothschild smiled and said, "We never put everything in one basket, we diversify our investments, we do banks, we make wine, we make all kinds of investments, so it's hard to know how much wealth we have in total." It doesn't matter if we have 30% of HSBC's wealth or half of it, we don't really care how much we have as a family. I've seen a lot of people who are very rich, they are rich, but they don't have any influence, they have a lot of wealth, but they can't influence others. So when we face our ancestors, we not only have to inherit this family business passed down from our ancestors, but we also have to adapt to the current century. Now it is different from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, and we hope to be able to change our strength and influence according to the development of the times. β
Chen Feng nodded when he heard this: "You're right, sometimes strength and influence don't rely entirely on numbers, and they can explain it thoroughly and appropriately." There seems to be a saying in American social circles that if I receive an invitation from the White House and an invitation from Rothschild at the same time in one day, then I would prefer to choose the latter invitation. Isn't that the case?"
David Rothschild said: "I guess it depends on the individual, different people have different choices. For example, politicians like German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who is also an old friend of China, has always been a very important advisor to our company. And Blair, we were friends before he became prime minister. β
Chen Feng continued: "I saw that some of these investments are recorded in the archives of the Rothschild family, De Beers in South Africa, and many people know that this is a diamond company, and they own 70% of the world's diamond production. Then there are Brazil's Vale, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, these three iron ore groups can be said to be the three companies that Chinese steel companies love and hate, because their iron ore production also occupies 70% of the global market share, so these companies actually have the Rothschild family behind them. Among the objects of this investment, I see that there is also the hotel industry, such as the Grand Hotel Saint-Jacques, which is a hotel that many national leaders may have to stay in when they go to France, and it is also your investment. And if you like wine, you must have heard of Lafite, and this is a real investment in your family. When we see a lot of people who are constantly merging and reorganizing, making themselves bigger and bigger in one industry, but you are constantly dispersed to other industries, what are the considerations?"
David Rothschild explains: "We're diversifying, so I think in a sense our family is a true family line. We have three traditional investment areas, which are wine, art and banking, and we also invest in railways, even in China and India. In addition, we are very fond of natural resources, such as investing in minerals. But that doesn't mean we don't invest in new areas, just that these are traditional areas that our family has always invested in. β
"It's not just the diversification you just talked about, a lot of people have noticed a diversification in your investments. Some people say that in the past, the Rothschild family may have been more like an aircraft carrier, but today you use guΓ² in different ways to make everyone think that you are a bit like a potential underwater submarine, and sometimes you can't even see the Rothschild family in the investment, are you worried about the tree?"
David Rothschild shook his head and said: "This impression is not correct, we are not deliberately hiding ourselves, we are not deliberately mysterious or low-key. Actually, I don't think it makes sense for you to talk about yourself all the time, and I think if you can maintain a certain sense of mystery, then you will live a little longer, because those people who are often exposed by the media, these people will become very arrogant, and if people see you in the media often, they will find you annoying, and I don't want to give people that impression. β
"In this file, I saw that there is also such a description, that is, in the financial crisis caused by the Iraq War, the Rothschild family, whether it is assets or investments, has not been damaged at all, isn't that the case?"
David Rothschild said, "If we say we're smart because we have nothing to lose, I don't think it's fair to other financial institutions." We Rothschild avoided losses, but that doesn't mean we're the smartest, and because we're conservative, we've been around for six generations, we're more cautious. β
"Is it because we are conservative that we have not been affected by the global financial crisis?" Chen Feng asked with a smile.
"If you've been a family fortune for six generations, you're obviously going to be relatively more conservative than the first generation, because we want to be more durable. So I think it's right for us to avoid this risk because we're cautious and conservative, and the service we provide is financial services, not a capital operation, so the risk is very small. So I think if you are going to make an investment, you should be cautious.
"What do you think the Rothschilds are in terms of size? Can you tell me about it? β
The Rothschild family, although it is not very thorough in terms of scale and quantity in the industry, including Sir David just now, he did not clearly answer you about his scale, so if it is compared with Citigroup, Lehman and other relatively large and influential banks, then how to compare its scale advantage. Through this financial turmoil, perhaps we are more worthy of learning or summarizing that the strength of scale lies in the effectiveness of risk aversion, and the strength of scale lies in the thoroughness of self-strategy and self-understanding, so like the Rothschild Group, the most important thing is to do what it can and fully self-sufficiently.
"When the market is up, it's all very good, when the interest rate is very low, when there is excess liquidity, when the market is up, when it's good news, everyone will get carried away, but they forget that there will be a storm after a period of good weather. Lehman Brothers' balance sheet has assets that are not of high quality and are clearly insolvent, and our family does not have and does not have that appetite and interest, and for us as a family, we are still true to our core business philosophy, which is to provide financial advice and financial management to people, so we will not take such a big risk. β
"In fact, the impression that this family has left on me is that we have relied on a kind of prestige and influence that has lasted for more than 250 years. Do you think it's accurate to do some big business with the government?"
David Rothschild nodded and admitted, "Yes, we do have a lot of government business. β
The canonization said with a little emotion: "It seems that this is somewhat like our Chinese red-top businessman." β
The interesting thing about the Rothschilds is that when you were fighting at Waterloo, there was a Shanxi Pingyao Rishengchang ticket number in China, and he was also the first investment banker, and the boss of the merchant banker was called Lei Lutai. I think one of the most important reasons why you are here is because you are a family business. In this world, we human beings have created only the standard of measuring people's technical ability, but nothing can measure people's moral level. When morality cannot be measured, the higher the level of technology, the greater the danger to the family. β
David Rothschild said: "But anyway, as far as our family is concerned, we have our own principles, and our principles are unity, integrity and hard work, and the so-called unity is to unite among the family members, and diligence means that you have to work hard, and integrity means that what you do should be good for yourself and good for others, not just for yourself." For us Rothschilds, we are Jewish families, and you know how we got off to a hard start. Then we suffered a great trauma during World War II, because many Jews were persecuted, put in concentration camps, and even killed. Why do I tell this tragic experience today? Because if you have witnessed or experienced the tragedy of our family members in concentration camps, you know that the world is very fragile, and in fact, the fate of a country and a people is also very fragile in such an era. In fact, the path we usually walk is one step away from the cliff, but the prudent philosophy and the principles of unity, integrity and diligence that our family upholds have enabled us to save from previous crises. β