Sail across the sea

Chapter 505 Who has ever seen a New Year's picture that needs to speak?
"Haha, Gao Fan, collaborating with you is my most successful investment ever," Bob laughed.

Canghai Biochemical Company, established from a vitamin factory, currently offers seven or eight categories of vitamin products, including vitamin C and vitamin E, with annual sales of nearly $2 million and profits of $5000 million. Based on profitability, the company's market capitalization could be estimated at over $10 billion.

Bob invested $150 million for a 10% stake in the company, which is now worth over $1 million. Turning a $150 million investment into $1 million in ten years is indeed a huge success.

But for Bob, earning a $1 million valuation isn't something to be proud of. What he's most proud of is his collaboration with Gao Fan.

The American market is not lacking in business stars; there are many young business prodigies who have amassed fortunes exceeding one billion dollars. In Bob's view, Gao Fan's achievements are in no way inferior to those of others.

Considering that American business geniuses succeeded in the developed American market, while Gao Fan achieved such great success in the barren Chinese market, Bob has every reason to believe that Gao Fan is more talented.

For a professional investor, being able to forge a friendship with a business prodigy at the very beginning of his rise is like pre-depositing a huge fortune, which can bring endless surprises in the future.

"Tell me, how much money did you bring this time? If it's not enough, I won't play with you," Gao Fan said arrogantly.

Bob said, "Our group has identified China as a key area for future investment. However, how exactly to invest and in which sectors still needs to be explored. My purpose in coming to China to establish an office is to engage in this work long-term."

"In the near term, I have around $10 billion at my disposal. If there are any particularly good projects, I can request additional funding from headquarters."

"10 billion yuan is really not much," Gao Fan said casually. "If it were used to invest in large-scale fertilizer production, it would only amount to two factories."

Bob shrugged, too lazy to bother with Gao Fan. He'd known Gao Fan for ten years and knew his character all too well. If he had to argue with Gao Fan about everything, he would have been driven mad long ago.

$10 billion is a huge sum of money anywhere. Bob believed that if he took $10 billion to the leaders of Maldives, they would definitely come out to greet him.

However, on the other hand, Gao Fan does seem to have the confidence to disdain $10 billion. Although he doesn't currently have that much wealth, Bob believes that in 10 years, it's not uncommon for Gao Fan to have tens of billions of dollars in assets.

This guy is too good at creating miracles.

At this moment, Xu Dan and Tan Jianjun returned, and the shop owner brought out a variety of local snacks in a continuous stream, such as stir-fried snails, stir-fried frogs, braised chicken wings, peanuts, edamame, and rice wine in an aluminum kettle for boiling water.

Bob fell in love with the local rice wine that Gao Fan jokingly called "Red Army Cola" when he first tasted it in Maolin. Every time he came to Maolin, he had to drink rice wine, and he had to drink it at a roadside stall like this.

Several people sat around the table and began drinking. As a woman, Xu Dan naturally wouldn't drink as heartily as the three men, only taking small sips each time. When she saw that the snacks on the table weren't enough, she went to ask the shopkeeper for more. After drinking for a while and slightly satisfying his craving for alcohol, Bob pointed at Tan Jianjun and said to Gao Fan, "Gao Fan, I brought Old Tan out, don't be reluctant to part with him."

Tan Jianjun was someone Bob had taken a liking to in his early years. After being taken to the United States for several months of training by Bob, he returned to the vitamin factory and became a resident observer for the Hachi Group. Later, he was appointed as the assistant general manager of Canghai Biochemical Company.

This time, Bob came to China to set up an office, but he didn't have any people at hand, so he discussed with Gao Fan about taking Tan Jianjun with him. This matter had been discussed with Gao Fan beforehand, and now it was just a procedural matter to say it again in front of Tan Jianjun.

Gao Fan looked at Tan Jianjun and laughed, "Old Tan is now the pillar of our biochemistry company. It's a huge loss for us to lose him like this."

Tan Jianjun looked flustered and stammered, "President Gao flatters me. Actually, I... uh, I've been fortunate to receive your care over the years, and I've learned a lot from you."

Tan Jianjun originally meant to say that he hadn't done anything at the company and couldn't be considered a pillar of the company at all. But he quickly changed his mind before he could finish speaking.

Firstly, he knew that doing so would make Gao Fan think he was resentful, and Gao Fan was his boss's friend, so he dared not offend him. Secondly, Bob wanted to transfer him to be an assistant, and if he said that he hadn't done anything, wouldn't that be the same as saying that he was useless? What if Bob took it seriously and didn't want him anymore?
Tan Jianjun was originally a very quick-witted person with some cleverness. After a few months of training in the United States, he felt he had been transformed and was ready to return and give orders.

But Gao Fan knew his background and that Bob chose him as a liaison mainly because he was a good-for-nothing.

The advantage of being a useless person is that you won't have ambition, because ambition is useless anyway; you can't make something out of nothing. The best way to be a useless person is to be a lackey, running errands, doing odd jobs, and relaying information; don't get involved in corporate decisions.

Gao Fan knew his position, so when Tan Jianjun was eager to express his opinions on the operation of the vitamin factory, Gao Fan directly slapped him against the wall.

Tan Jianjun initially felt quite wronged, and of course, he still feels quite wronged now. When Gao Fan first hung it on the wall as a decorative painting, he even subtly complained to Bob. Who would have thought that Bob wasn't displeased with Gao Fan's actions at all, but instead told Tan Jianjun to stay in the factory obediently and not cause trouble.

In Bob's view, Gao Fan's business acumen was beyond doubt. With Gao Fan managing the vitamin factory, why would Tan Jianjun need to offer any opinions? All he needed Tan Jianjun to do was maintain the Hachi Group's presence in the factory. Why not just stick it on the wall? Who's ever seen a New Year's picture that needs to talk?

Having been photographed by Gao Fan, and with the American boss siding with Gao Fan, Tan Jianjun understood his own position. From then on, he always acted meekly and submissive around Gao Fan, afraid that showing even the slightest arrogance would offend him.

This time, when Bob informed him that he was resigning from the biochemistry company and would be working at the newly established Hatch Group China office, Tan Jianjun felt a sense of joy at being freed from a sea of ​​suffering.

At this critical juncture, he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble. Since Gao Fan's words had sounded polite enough, he would just go along with it.