As Barron finished speaking, the Duke of Westminster looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and said,
"Your Highness, you go first."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is certainly not too "old-fashioned" since he was able to say "I refuse to be the only Prince of Wales in English history who has no mistress".
After hearing what the Duke of Westminster said, he did not refuse. After taking a look, he said two numbers - each model had a number tag to distinguish them.
The two models chosen by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are both mature-looking. Well, compared to his younger brother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's preferences are rare and "normal".
The Duke of Westminster also chose two numbers, and did not choose more than one...
The former richest man in Britain obviously likes women with plump figures, which can be considered "normal" taste.
When it was finally Barron's turn, he casually said,
"My girlfriend has been watching me closely lately, so I don't have as much energy as you guys... I'll choose number 5."
After they finished their selection, the remaining models began to leave the stage under the guidance of the waiters.
The advantage of this is that the "unsuccessful" models will never know what the "customers" look like, and their trip will not be in vain. After this trip, each person can get 5,000 pounds of "transportation fees", which is a huge sum of money for these models who are not very well-known.
The models who are chosen can not only get higher remuneration, but also get more resources and opportunities if they satisfy the big shots. This is why they are flocking to them.
After all, it is better to teach someone how to fish than to give him fish.
Yes, unlike the later "Lolita Island", there will be no forced situations in Neverland, let alone any so-called lolita, adrenaline red and other messy things...
All participants here will not only be bound by the confidentiality agreement - Barron can guarantee that anyone who violates the confidentiality agreement will not be able to bear the consequences, but it is also completely voluntary and involves the exchange of resources.
After making their selection, they each received their own room card, and the room they chose would be waiting for them in the room.
Before this, as Barron's closest ally at the time, Barron allowed the two to send people to check everything in the hotel to ensure that there were no hidden cameras.
After all, the original intention of carrying out this kind of "activity" is not to get hold of the other party's handle, but to establish a closer alliance relationship between the two parties through this process.
Just like the Chinese saying, "The four great irons in life are studying together, carrying guns together, sharing the spoils together, and having sex with prostitutes together"...
In the same way, in Europe and America, fraternity culture is very popular, and almost every university has its own fraternity, sorority, etc.
What is the essence of this?
That's the token of allegiance!
Having said that, as of today, Europe and the United States have a very complete business environment and various business mechanisms.
For example, if you want someone to help you do a small thing, you just need to pay money; if you want someone to help you do a big thing, it is not enough to just pay money, you also need to draft a business contract; if you want someone to take risks to help you do a very important thing, or even to start a business together, you not only need to pay money and sign a contract, you may also have to divide up equity options and even gambling clauses.
But sometimes, you need help from others that goes beyond the scope of business services...
For example, a company originally worth 2 billion was valued at 5 billion, or the votes originally cast for Golden Retriever were tampered with to those for Laziness...
The significance of these actions goes far beyond the commercial scope, and the risks far exceed the commercial interests. It is no longer possible to stabilize them with a set of interest binding such as commercial contracts.
So what should we do?
The answer is - increase the intensity!
They need to do things that go far beyond monetary interests to ensure mutual trust and not betray each other.
For example - do something shameful together...
If you understand this, you can understand the logic behind all the absurd behaviors in European and American society, from campus fraternities to politicians' Lolita Island…
Fraternities are mentioned in many European and American campus films. The general public impression is that this is a mysterious organization that requires certain entry requirements and has various absurd initiation ceremonies.
What about drinking a bottle of strong liquor in one breath, having to carry a chicken with you for a week, lying in front of the school statue at night, etc...
Because of its mystery and various magical initiation ceremonies, many people think it is cool and can help them make many friends, but these are just on the surface. The core purpose behind all the absurd behaviors of the fraternity is only one - to establish connections that transcend interests!
The absurd initiation ceremony is essentially a test of obedience: are you willing to abandon your past moral bottom line for the sake of this organization?
We ran naked around the campus together last night, so today we can naturally talk about cheating together on the next exam.
We stole books from the library together last week, so this week we can talk about the scholarship list...
Back in the day we shared the club's money, now that we've graduated we can talk about how we cooked each other's books...
So, why are so many big businessmen and lawyers in Europe and the United States members of fraternities? If they want to cooperate, can't they do it through equity cooperation or by starting a company together? Do they have to join this so-called fraternity?
The answer must be no. The interests between them go far beyond the scope of business. It is impossible to constrain them with just a commercial contract. A stronger and more original contract is definitely needed.
So, when interests are involved, and it is much bigger and more serious than cheating on an exam or falsifying company accounts, what should we do?
I believe you will not expose my cheating because we have run naked together...
I also believe that you will not expose my accounting fraud, because we were both corrupt in the past...
But now, with matters as big as a presidential election and waging a war, how can I guarantee that you won't betray me?
The answer must be to continue to increase the intensity and do something more shameful together, such as Loli Island.
You may be surprised to find that this is exactly what the mountain bandits did back then when they killed people and set fires to show their loyalty.
When people cannot use visible things like business contracts to guarantee mutual trust, they will inevitably look for something else. In the East, it is called a letter of allegiance; in the West, it is called a brotherhood.
In his previous life, Barron saw some overseas Chinese claiming that they didn't need social skills or anything like that in a foreign country…
In fact, the truth is, you can't get into the European and American circles at all, and people won't play with you!
You think that the Chinese culture of toasting is rubbish and that Europe and the United States don't practice this. In fact, they practice it the same way, just in a different form.
Therefore, the significance of Barron's gathering with the Duke of Westminster and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on Neverland was not about women - with their status, what kind of beauty could they not touch?
The most important significance is that they did these things together, and there will be such a "secret base" in the future, so there will be a deeper connection between them, far beyond the current connection of interests...
In terms of status, the three of them are relatively equal...
So apart from them, for Barron, those politicians, why should I give out resources to support you? Just a verbal promise?
Of course not, come to Neverland, you will be one of them in the future. As for the consequences of betraying them? You will be ruined, can you bear it?