Chapter 332: The Vile Nobles
Of course, Donatella would not believe Fang Hexuan's nonsense, but the other party was no longer as gentle and gentlemanly as he was yesterday. He did not take the initiative to greet her after getting in the car, which made her a little uncomfortable, so she took the initiative to ask the question "Why are you going to France?"

All women are like this. The more you lick them, the easier it is for them to drift. This is especially true for beautiful women.

Donatella felt mentally repelled by Fang Hexuan's change in attitude from respectful at first to arrogant later, so after his inappropriate answer, she turned away without saying a word.

After several cars arrived at the airport and everyone got their tickets, Donatella realized that they were going to Bordeaux, France.

There are direct flights between the two cities in these two countries. Fang Hexuan initially thought that he needed to fly to Paris first and then transfer to his destination.

Although Donatella had more and more questions and curiosity, she was too embarrassed to take the initiative to resolve the "cold war" that had formed before takeoff.

This trip to France was not entirely a spur-of-the-moment decision. He had originally planned a trip to Italy, Germany and France, with France being the last. But now, it was no big deal to move it up a few days earlier.

Moreover, before he left Hong Kong for Silicon Valley, he had already called Eric Rothschild to confirm that the other party would stay in France for more than a month. He contacted him again last night and agreed to have Chateau Lafite send a car to pick them up at Bordeaux Airport.

The plane landed on time. When Fang Hexuan and his friends walked out of the VIP channel, they saw the driver holding a sign to pick them up.

Mérignac Airport is just west of Bordeaux, while Château Lafite Rothschild is almost 80 degrees west-northwest of Bordeaux. It takes more than 60 kilometers to get from the airport to the estate.

It is now mid-July, and both sides of the suburban roads are almost all farms and estates of all sizes.

Whether it is the plants on the roadside or the cash crops in the fields, they are all growing lushly, and the breeze brings bursts of fruity fragrance.

Fang Hexuan actually quite likes this kind of pastoral life. He thinks that if he has the chance to come to France again in the future, he can buy a few manors to live in occasionally, which can also be a kind of life enjoyment.

After the car drove for about half an hour, the scenery on both sides of the road turned into various vineyards. Through the net-like isolation wall, you can see grapes of different colors inside.

He didn't know if it was a psychological problem, but he felt that the grapes in Bordeaux at this time seemed to be much healthier than many varieties he had seen in his previous life.

That’s right, his main purpose of coming to France this time was for this year’s red wine, which is the famous 82 Lafite.

As far as he knows, Chateau Lafite normally produces 20 bottles of red wine a year, and the maximum production capacity does not exceed 24 bottles.

That’s why some people in later generations said that there were only 82 bottles of Lafite in 24.

It may seem like a lot, but it has to be supplied to the whole world and carefully preserved for decades.

Scarcity makes things valuable. In later generations, a bottle of 82 Lafite started at at least RMB 38888 during the period when its popularity rose, and sold for more than 20 yuan at its highest. Even when the popularity later dropped, each bottle could still be sold for at least RMB 50000.

Therefore, this trip to France involves business worth tens of billions of RMB, so it is completely necessary for Fang Hexuan to make the trip.

Moreover, he could also bring Donatella with him and let her see his strength, which was killing two birds with one stone.

When the sedan arrived at the gate of the manor, Eric Rothschild seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

The two shook hands enthusiastically, and then Fang Hexuan said:
"Eric, why are you so polite?"

"Haha, we haven't seen each other for more than a year. Besides, I have several guests here today. You should be treated the same as them."

Hearing this, Fang Hexuan stopped worrying and nodded, then introduced Donatella who was standing next to him. "Let me introduce you, this is Donatella Damiani, an Italian actress and my friend."

Eric looked at Donatella, his eyes lit up, he took the initiative to move closer, lifted up the other's outstretched hand slightly and kissed it.

"Hello, Miss Damiani, my name is Eric Rothschild, you can call me Eric."

Donatella was also a little surprised, as she had intended to shake hands with Eric, but she had not expected to receive a "hand-to-hand gift" in response.

So she also bent slightly, smiled and nodded to express her gratitude to the other party.

"Thank you, Mr. Rothschild."

After a few brief greetings, Eric led them into the manor.

They finally stopped at a green lawn resting spot just east of the estate.

A large square parasol has been set up here, and under the parasol is a large round table filled with wine, drinks, and fruits.

Fang Hexuan saw three guests sitting around the round table, all men.

Seeing that the host had brought new guests, two of them stood up politely to welcome them, but one of them just sat there in the chair without moving.

There was no change in the expressions of Eric and Fang Hexuan. The former once again enthusiastically introduced both parties. They thought Fang Hexuan was a rich friend of Eric, so they did not act particularly restrained.

However, the man who had not stood up just now, after seeing Donatella's appearance clearly, actually jumped up from his seat and quickly came to her side. He first performed a gentleman's salute like a French aristocrat meeting a lady, and then kissed the back of her hand. If Donatella had not actively tried to pull her hand back, the man would probably have wanted to keep kissing her.

Fang Hexuan was sure that he had never seen such a wretched Frenchman in his two lifetimes combined.

Raphael Lucy's obviously rude behavior made Eric and the other two guests a little embarrassed, but he didn't care at all.

He is a nobleman of this country. Everyone in the world knows that French nobles have a bohemian tradition. To him, kissing hands is nothing.

Moreover, the Asian man who came with her didn't seem angry, so he cared even less.

In fact, before Fang Hexuan arrived, Eric told the three people that a friend from Hong Kong would come over today.

For Raphael, a Chinese, even if he is rich, is not entitled to his courtesy and respect. This is a tradition engraved in his family genes.

Fang Hexuan didn't know where this person came from, even though Eric introduced him as a member of the Lucy family in France, a French aristocrat.

But judging from the series of actions just now, this person is undoubtedly hostile to him, and he doesn't even know where this hostility comes from.

However, he came to the Lafite Manor to do business and make money, so there was no need to make trouble. Anyway, there would be no possibility of meeting such trash again in the future.

(End of this chapter)