Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 1029 A New Round of Large-Scale Investment

Last year, in 80, IBM, the company with the highest assets, had a market value of only US$388 billion.

The $2 million was divided into four parts.

If you invest 2.5 million in Chase or Citigroup, you can at least buy 4% or even % of the shares.

If you can't join the board of directors, you can only be an investor.

For banks, this type of customer is their favorite.

But for Chu Xiangqian, as long as he is given time, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future to slowly purchase more shares.

Not to mention entering the board of directors and gaining a certain say in the future, it would only make Chase or the other three banks rich together.

In fact, as long as he can make money through the stock market, the shareholders on the board of directors will definitely be jealous.

You don't even have to say anything, someone will come to you on their own initiative.

At that time, perhaps I didn't want to join the board of directors, and the shareholders would not agree.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian still has self-awareness.

I know that I am a Chinese and a foreigner with Hong Kong identity.

It is impossible to take control of a large bank.

Once you really have this idea and put it into action, you will definitely be suppressed.

He was even kicked out of the board of directors and forced to sell his shares.

There are many examples of this.

Moreover, even if she becomes a naturalized citizen of Mexico, it is basically impossible for her to become the real person in power behind the scenes like Morgan and others.

In China, Chu Xiangqian also knew that making money was no problem, but if he had other thoughts, he would be in huge trouble.

It would be better to settle down in Hong Kong Island.

It would actually be nice if my son or grandson could become a committee member or a special commissioner in the future.

Of course, if he starts planning now, some of his sons will still have the opportunity to start as a licensed official in the Celestial Empire and move up step by step.

If one generation is not enough, after two or three generations have passed, they will naturally become our own people.

After a month, Chu Xiangqian finally obtained 4% of Chase, 3.1% of Citigroup, 2.5% of Wells Fargo, and 1.8% of China Everbright Bank.

Among them, Chase spent 6 million to get 4%.

Chase reaped the most benefits. Chu Xiangqian also gave the voting rights of the 4% stake to J.P. Morgan Jr. for a period of five years.

Among the four major banks in the future, China Everbright Bank is the largest in terms of assets.

Their shares are also the hardest to buy and cost the most.

So Chu Xiangqian simply gave up selectively and focused his main targets on Citi and Chase.

However, the $2 million in cash was in addition to the $6 million in old notes that Chu Xiangqian took out from the Novice Village warehouse.

The other $1.4 million was all cash that Barry Seidman hid in his home in the small town of Mena and buried in the ground.

Of course, he wouldn't be so foolish as to just spend the money directly.

It is rare to find 100-dollar notes among flour merchants.

Most of them are in denominations of $10 or $20, and there are not many even in denominations of $50.

But the money Barry hid was the reward from Pablo.

So instead, it's all $100 cash, which is easy to carry.

After Chu Xiangqian emptied Barry's money, he put on makeup and took advantage of the convenience of the game warehouse to take the money to an offshore island and deposited it in the bank he had cooperated with for many years.

Then use this money as collateral to borrow money from banks on these offshore islands to purchase three-month gold futures.

And only spot gold will be received upon maturity.

Then use the gold futures contract, add margin, and get the equivalent amount of spot gold from the offshore island in advance.

Using the gold as collateral, he borrowed US$1.4 million from Standard Chartered Bank and Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong Island.

Nowadays, cross-border settlements are subject to considerable regulatory oversight.

Chu Xiangqian has made things so complicated that even if someone wants to investigate, it would be difficult to find anything in a few years, let alone three months.

Moreover, three months later, when the futures contracts are settled, the accounts become even more difficult to check.

Even the company with the strictest supervision, Magnesium, only conducts strict inspections on Zijin employees who leave Magnesium these days.

For the money that comes into Magnesium Women, they basically don't ask about the source of the money.

Chu Xiangqian chose to borrow money from Standard Chartered and Hang Seng to guard against future trouble from Magnesium Women.

As long as the $1.4 million in cash successfully enters the bank on the offshore island, they won't care how the money came in.

What is money anyway?

That is why both arms dealers and flour merchants like to deposit their money in banks on these offshore islands.

Of course, decades later, women will no longer care about their dignity, but that will be decades later.

The funds for Chu Xiangqian's investment this time came from loans from Standard Chartered and Hang Seng, so no matter how they are investigated in the future, there will be no problem.

This time, Chu Xiangqian did not put the shares of these four banks into the family fund.

It wasn't even in the children's name.

To put it bluntly, he wants to make more money from the people of Magnesium and become a shareholder of the four major banks in Magnesium in the future, or even a member of the board of directors.

The 2 million is not only a bribe, but also a means of self-protection.

Chu Xiangqian's move to acquire shares of the four major banks was completed and officially announced to the public.

It instantly became a hot news topic in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

On Hong Kong Island, naturally, countless people were excited.

As for the few other voices, Chu Xiangqian didn't need to pay any attention to them.

Not only because Chu Xiangqian himself is a super tycoon in Hong Kong's media industry.

As for the relationship with other newspapers, it has always been quite good because of the long-term advertising.

Those discordant voices want to be expressed but cannot find the right media and channels.

The bosses and forces behind other newspapers, television stations and radio stations in Hong Kong actually also hope to see Chu Xiangqian, the giant lying on Hong Kong Island, shift his focus from Hong Kong Island to other countries.

After so many years of planning, Chu Xiangqian's industries in Hong Kong Island have already involved all aspects.

Half of the crude oil consumed in Hong Kong every day is provided by the oil fields under his name.

Real estate, ports, shipping, taxis, livestock industry, film industry, and electrical appliance retail.

There are also industries such as electricity, banking, horse racing, jewelry, clothing, gambling, and furniture, which also occupy a large market share.

He has even set foot in vegetable markets, physical retail, cinemas, bars, restaurants, movie studios, and film sets.

People in later generations said that Hong Kong Island was the city of the Li family, but now it must have been changed to the city of the Chu family.

It can be said that although Chu Xiangqian is a low-key person, he does not like to use his power to bully others.

But the reality is that most of the profitable businesses in Hong Kong are basically related to him.

And the market share is not low.

Even if he does nothing, the local and foreign capital in Hong Kong will still be under great pressure.

Fortunately, Chu Xiangqian knew how to build up his own forces in his early years.

These people have become wealthy one by one in order to compete for larger markets and profits.

Then compete with Hong Kong and foreign capital to seize the market.

This prevented all the families and forces in Hong Kong Island from becoming his enemies.

So when the news first came out from Magnesium that Chu Xiangqian had become a shareholder of Chase, Citigroup, Magnesium Bank and Wells Fargo through Chase Bank, all the big and small forces in Hong Kong Island were envious and fearful, but also secretly relieved.

Even the Yingguo people in Hong Kong and the bigwigs in Downing Street are hoping that he will turn his attention elsewhere.

It is best to invest in Yingguo as well.

So before Chu Xiangqian returned to Hong Kong Island, Margaret called Chu Xiangqian, who was still having fun with Brooke in his new home in Long Island, New York.

When she heard that Thatcher had found Margaret in the identity of Jingxing's teacher, she implicitly suggested that Chu Xiangqian had invested 2 million in Meiguo's bank.

Then there must be money to invest in Yingguo.

But Margaret was on the phone, although she repeatedly complained about Downing Street and the royal family interfering in her family affairs.

But implicitly, he was also hinting that Chu Xiangqian had promised that all assets in Europe and the United States would be inherited by his and Margaret's children.

When Chu Xiangqian heard this, he cursed in his heart, "Too many women will cause trouble."

But he said affirmatively, "Dear, I will mobilize 1 million US dollars to Yingguo, and you will support Thatcher's asset sale plan in the name of Jingxing.

As for buying shares in those companies, I'll call you back in a few days when I've figured it out."

After receiving this promise, Margaret immediately became obedient.

As for whether the shares of the four banks will be passed on to Jingxing in the future, Margaret also knows that her man is only in his early 40s.

It is indeed too early and too taboo to talk to him about this.

This really made Chu Xiangqian unhappy. Margaret actually had no confidence or trump card to restrain Chu Xiangqian.

Even the person who actually controls the foundation has always been Chu Xiangqian.

If Chu Xiangqian really regrets it in the future, Margaret will have no way to stop him.

After hanging up the phone, Margaret happily called Jingxing back to London from his uncle Bu Huaquan in Hong Kong Island.

As for my internship with Bu Huaquan, I will return to Hong Kong Island after I have completed the asset acquisition in London.

Jing Xing had been in Hong Kong Island for more than a year, and he vaguely understood that his father was telling him that his roots were in China.

Otherwise, he would not let himself stay with his uncle Bu Huaquan.

Bu Huaquan was also confused at first, not knowing whether he belonged to Huaxia or Yingguo.

But since Chu Xiangqian’s guidance, Bu Huaquan seemed to have found his goal and completely regarded himself as a Chinese.

To put it bluntly, what Bu Huaquan needs is recognition.

But the recognition he needs is not something that ordinary people can get.

Bu Huaquan would only listen to the words of a super-rich man like Chu Xiangqian.

So when teaching Jingxing, Bu Huaquan couldn't help but tell Jingxing what Chu Xiangqian had said back then.

And in daily interactions, he would occasionally instill in us how great and brilliant the Celestial Empire is.

Unfortunately, Jingxing and Buhuaquan are actually very different.

Since his biological mother is a princess, the little guy is destined to be unable to deny his half-Yingguo identity.

Fortunately, Jingxing is much smarter than ordinary children.

If there is something you really can't figure out, just call your dad.

Chu Xiangqian deceived his own son and turned more towards China. Not only did he not have any psychological burden, but he also always made Jingxing feel right.

Of course, we have to thank our ancestors for this.

In terms of culture and heritage, China is truly first-class.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian has been purchasing antiques from Europe and the United States for many years, while also insisting on purchasing antiques from Europe and the United States.

After years of research and exploration, he actually discovered that a lot of European and American history was fabricated by later generations.

Moreover, he also had antiques as a basis, which easily broke Jingxing's admiration for European and American culture.

In disappointment, he started to study the ancient culture of China, and immediately got hooked.

Then, when he was with his younger brothers Jingshun and Jingfu, Jingxing would pass on his discoveries to Jingshun and others.

Chu Xiangqian didn't need to intervene actively now, as basically all of his children had some nationalist sentiments.
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1 million US dollars was given to Jingxing through the fund.

In order to avoid conflicts at home, Chu Xiangqian thought about it and gave Jing Rong 100 million.

Afterwards, Chu Xiangqian, as a father, felt embarrassed if he did not give money to the brothers Jingshun, Jingfu, Jinglin, Jingwen and Jingwu.

It also received an investment of US$1 million.

The simplest approach for Jingfu is to invest the money in India's communications, steel, real estate and other industries, and to focus on increasing investment in Orissa.

The four brothers Jingshun, Jinglin, Jingwen and Jingwu, and their biological mother, can naturally focus on Southeast Asia and Japan.

The four mothers, Gangsheng, Feifei, Jinzhi and Jinxiu, simply joined together to set up an investment company.

He also called from time to time to urge Chu Xiangqian to return to Hong Kong Island.

Chu Xiangqian said that he still had some unfinished business at Meiguo's place.

It was a phone call every day, asking Chu Xiangqian, the father, what he thought of a company selected by the four sisters and the investment advisor.

Chu Xiangqian simply asked the four of them to focus their attention on real estate in Neon.

Some people even just focus on the commercial buildings in central Tokyo.

If Chu Xiangqian remembers correctly, the average house price in Tokyo increased fivefold from 81 to 4, four years later.

The central urban area has increased by more than 7 times.

In 85, the land price in Ginza reached 1 million US dollars per square meter.

Of course, this is the auctioneer of the new land, not the property price.

On the contrary, from 86 to 90, when the Neon economic bubble collapsed, housing prices in Tokyo only increased two or three times.

However, once funds leave Tokyo, they will focus on emerging cities such as Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

You can enjoy real estate benefits for another ten years.

More than 4 years later, it is not difficult for the $ million to soar to , , or even billion US dollars.

After the new millennium, the target was set on China's major cities, and the profits were several times or even ten times as much.

Damn it, Chu Xiangqian felt his scalp tingling just thinking about it.

However, he felt no burden at all about making money from Southeast Asians and Japanese people.

As for the future of China's real estate industry, he, a landlord with only a few billion dollars, is not even a small role.

Moreover, he had no plan to set up a real estate company in China. He just wanted to be a landlord who bought and bought and waited for the value of the property to appreciate.

After Chu Xiangqian finished his trip with Magnesium, he sent Brooke to the new crew to film.

As soon as I got on the plane back to Hong Kong Island, I immediately became the focus of media and public attention.

Those partners and friends who have cooperated with us for many years also came to us one by one.

The Chu family hasn't made such a big move in many years. Needless to say, it must be that Chu Xiangqian is optimistic about the economy of Meiguo, Yingguo and Neon.

In particular, the newly established investment company of Gangsheng, Feifei, Jinzhi and Jinxiu, with a large amount of cash in hand, entered the Tokyo real estate market in a big way.

Not to mention the Japanese, the media across Southeast Asia are paying attention.

If you don’t drink the soup, you’re a fool.

PS: The new book has been published, but according to the editor’s request, the title of "Groups of Taoist Companions" was changed to "The Grandmaster Who Exorcises Demons".

Lao Ye himself thinks that "Groups of Taoist Companions" is more attractive, but the editor said that this title would cause trouble.

I can only change it obediently.

(End of this chapter)