Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 1037 Spend Money to Buy Insurance
When Chu Xiangqian heard about the Japanese, he asked him to write a script for them.

He also served as an advisor on the acquisition of United Artists Pictures.

The first thought was to take advantage of the huge pit of United Artists Pictures and Hollywood to cheat the Japanese.

Think of a way to get the copyright of 007.

Although not every 007 movie makes money, there will be 25 sequels in the future, spanning fifty or sixty years.

It can be seen that this series is still very profitable overall.

The copyright of 007 was bought by United Artists in 75.

Although the author's children may sue for copyright in the future, in the end, the trouble was resolved by spending only a small amount of money.

Since then, although the output of 007 movies has decreased, the probability of box office success is much higher than the previous dozen films.

It is a very profitable series of projects.

Unfortunately, only one of the three films produced by United Artists was a hit, while the other two did not perform well at the box office.

This is also the main reason why United Artists began to actively seek buyers in 81.

In the future, MGM almost went bankrupt because of a movie called "Windtalkers".

Taylor's starring role in "Cleopatra" in the 1960s almost bankrupted Fox.

And the future movie "Waterworld" also caused Universal Pictures to suffer losses for several years before they recovered.

However, the investment in 007 has never been large, and perhaps Kerkori's desire to buy United Artists is also related to the copyright of 007.

There are so many things that can be connected between agents and casinos.

If the filming was done in a hotel in Las Vegas, Chu Xiangqian would play Kerri.

Even if it requires a higher price to buy United Artists, we will buy it without hesitation.

Chu Xiangqian agreed to the Japanese's request to write a script for them after they bought United Artists.

The remaining negotiations are a matter for the legal teams of both parties.

Just because of some minor issues in Chu Xiangqian's eyes, the teams of both sides quarreled all day long.

However, the general direction has been agreed upon, and no matter how fiercely the lawyers argue, it is actually just a waste of time.

But Chu Xiangqian was not in a hurry at all, time was on his side.

He also confessed that he had been working with lawyers from Coopers & Lybrand for nearly twenty years, and lawyer Wilson Wong.

During the negotiations, we fought for every inch of land and did not give any advantage to the Japanese.

The negotiating representatives from Huang Weixin and Yongdao couldn't help but smile so hard that their mouths were crooked.

The more benefits they get for their employers, the more commission these lawyers will naturally get.

If they help Chu Xiangqian get an additional 1 million in benefits, they can get million.

Of course, the 12 billion is not included in the commission amount.

Another week passed, and Chu Xiangqian was at the ranch, hunting with Robert, Dennis and Perez who were visiting.

Kumiko, this little girl, walked over quickly, holding a Motorola Black Diamond as big as a brick.

He whispered, "Boss, Lawyer Huang called and said the contract has been finalized."

Chu Xiangqian picked up the mobile phone and talked to Huang Dazhuang for a few minutes, with a smile on his face that he couldn't hide.

Robert, Dennis and Perez, who were standing by, had no intention of continuing hunting.

And looking at Chu Xiangqian's eyes, the envy in his eyes couldn't be hidden either.

Chu Xiangqian’s deal with the Japanese has long been no secret.

Moreover, he had previously signed 6 container terminal lease contracts with two shipping tycoons with a total value of US$10 million.

With such a huge amount of money, it is hard for the media not to pay attention to him.

Not to mention social leaders like Robert.

Unfortunately, Chu Xiangqian has basically not shown up in public during this period, let alone accepting interviews.

Even though "Indiana Jones" grossed 3800 million in North America in its third week of release, it also began to be released overseas and earned 2600 million.

The total box office exceeded 1.4 million, and the North American box office officially exceeded million, but Chu Xiangqian did not appear at Universal Pictures' internal cocktail party.

The lower your profile is at this time, the lower the negative impact on him will be.

Chu Xiangqian hung up the phone and threw the brick-like phone, which had only half an hour of talk time, to Kumiko.

He said to Kumiko in a very happy mood, "Tell Maria that after lunch, we will work out together to celebrate the success of the business."

When Kumiko heard this, excitement appeared in her eyes.

Then he began to admire Chu Xiangqian immensely.

Kumiko doesn't care whether the Japanese are being cheated or not.

In her heart, ever since she became Chu Xiangqian's female warrior and then his woman, she has been a member of the Chu family.

Chu Xiangqian chuckled, took a file bag from Kumiko, and patted the pretty face of this Japanese woman who had followed him for more than ten years.

Then he walked towards Robert and the other two, and immediately saw the envy in their eyes.

Even jealousy.

Fortunately, we asked them to play basketball this time just to express our gratitude.

In other words, the benefits have come.

Of course, giving money directly is simple and convenient.

But it is better to take their money, make money for yourself and give them 10 or 15% interest than to give them money directly.

As long as the investment is kept in your own hands and you keep paying them interest, the relationship will be more stable and long-lasting.

He raised his hand and handed the file bag to Robert, with whom he had the best relationship.

Robert was stunned for a moment, then quickly took it, opened it and started reading.

The more he looked, the brighter the smile on the old man's face became.

Dennis and Perez, who were standing by, also became curious when they saw this.

He looked at Chu Xiangqian and saw him nod, then he walked to Robert's side, took out the documents Robert had read and looked at them together.

Soon, the two old men, like Robert, had smiles on their faces that became brighter and brighter the more they looked.

This is an investment plan with a guaranteed return of 12% and an expected minimum return of no less than 105%.

Chu Xiangqian also used 2 tons of gold deposited in Standard Chartered Bank as collateral.

At the current price of over $620 per ounce, the value of these 2 tons of gold exceeds $ million.

In other words, as long as the total investment amount of the three of them did not exceed 30 million US dollars, there would not be a situation where they lost all their investments and Chu Xiangqian had no money to return their principal.

An annual return of 12% may not seem like much, but on Wall Street, it is at least an above-average return.

For those with a return rate of 20% or even 30%, Robert and the other two, as long as they are not stupid, they will know how big the risk is.

However, whether it is the elites in Washington, Wall Street, or Hollywood, they are sometimes incredibly stupid.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be a liar on Wall Street in the future who would cheat the elite of the company out of $650 billion.

And the span was more than ten years, and it was not until the financial crisis in 08 that the outside world knew about it.

Of course, there may be more cases that have not been exposed. Chu Xiangqian actually took out 2 tons of gold as a deposit, giving Robert and the other two sufficient security guarantees.

If you don’t vote, you’re a fool.

So the three of them just discussed for a while and decided to invest 10 million US dollars each.

As for the 10 million, whether it is the three of them's own money.

Chu Xiangqian would just transfer the money from others and give them a 5% or 8% return rate, and he would not care anymore.

Moreover, this investment will occur overseas, will not be subject to regulatory supervision, and is an investment agreement that cannot be more formal.

Robert and the other two also understood that Chu Xiangqian was giving them and others a reward for helping him force the Japanese.

Although compared with the 360 billion business, the annual return on investment of only million US dollars seems very small.

But think about the $2 million pearl trade with Chu Xiangqian every year.

There is also the ongoing arms deal with Afghan, and the hundreds of thousands of dollars that Chu Xiangqian donates every year to the fund controlled by the three of them.

The three old guys were now satisfied and no longer envied Chu Xiangqian and the Japanese people's business, or how much money they made.

While smiling, he continued to carry the hunting rifle and look for prey.

While chatting with Chu Xiangqian about the auction price of the Napoleon gold coin, which has risen from US$4600 last year to US$5400 per coin.

Moreover, as the arms trade progressed, a portion of the transaction funds had begun to be settled using this type of gold coin.

Not only Robert and the other two old men wanted to collect more Napoleon gold coins, but also the military-industrial interest groups that cooperated with them.

I also became really interested in this kind of gold coin.

Chu Xiangqian only needed to think about it to know that these three people were hinting that they wanted to replace the US dollars given to them with gold coins.

He tried to bargain and said, "How about starting from this year, half of the donations to several foundations will be paid in cash and the other half in gold coins?"

Perez immediately smiled and said, "Stark, if possible, I would actually prefer to pay it all with gold coins."

Chu Xiangqian rolled his eyes after hearing this, but when he thought about it, once the gold coins fell into the hands of these old guys, they would also help push up the auction price of the Napoleon gold coins.

Generally speaking, as a big collector of more than 200,000 of these gold coins, I am the biggest beneficiary.

In fact, I have already agreed in my heart.

But Chu Xiangqian knew that since the 80s, magnesium has driven down crude oil prices and the manufacturing industry has shown a prosperous trend in a short period of time.

Coupled with the invasion of polar bears into Afghanistan, a large amount of international capital has flowed into Afghanistan.

This has pushed up the magnesium economy, which in turn made the US dollar more valuable and reduced investors' demand for gold.

Many investors outside of China are willing to believe in the credit of the U.S. dollar, even in order to avoid risks, and simply use the U.S. dollar as a hedge.

Therefore, Chu Xiangqian had to take precautions in advance and said with a serious expression, "Gentlemen, I estimate that in the next three or four years, it will be difficult for the price of gold to show an upward trend year by year like in the mid-to-late 1970s.

At this time, holding too much gold is really better than using US dollars to invest in technology stocks, sports stocks and entertainment stocks. "

Unexpectedly, Dennis shook his head, sighed and said, "Stark, when it comes to finance, the three of us combined don't have as good a vision as you.

And the facts have proved that you are indeed an absolute authority in the field of finance and gold futures.

But since we don't have as good a vision as you, we naturally choose the most conservative investment strategy.

So, even if you say that gold will maintain a stable price for a few years, or even fall slightly, we would still prefer to use gold to preserve value.”

After saying that, he winked at Chu Xiangqian, and Chu Xiangqian understood after thinking about it for a moment.

Perhaps Dennis and other Washington bigwigs know too much about many US decisions and have little confidence in the US dollar.

Moreover, these old guys are all in their sixties or seventies.

From the 1950s to the present, in the past 30 years, we have personally witnessed the collapse of the Bretton Woods system that linked the US dollar to gold.

Then the price of oil skyrocketed in the mid-1970s, gold prices soared, and the dollar depreciated.

All of this told the three of them that even collecting jewelry like diamonds, let alone gold, would hold its value better than the US dollar.

Not to mention, in just one year, the price of Napoleon gold coins increased by $800 per coin.

Chu Xiangqian would pay them hundreds of thousands of dollars in protection fees every year.

Whenever there was a problem, as long as I helped him, it was normal to give him one or two million dollars a year, and he never defaulted on the payment.

If converted into gold coins for payment, five or six hundred thousand per year would only be more than a hundred coins.

One or two million would be two hundred or four hundred coins.

If the Napoleon gold coin continues to be priced higher in the future, the price difference alone will make an extra tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, each year.

Not to mention, gold coins are so easy to hide.

There is no need to worry about damage over time.

Seeing that Dennis said so, Chu Xiangqian could only nod and agree.

Fortunately, I could get an investment of 30 million US dollars from these three old guys.

If you don't do anything and just invest in the Tokyo real estate industry, you can earn four or five times the money in a few years.

It is hundreds or thousands of times more than what they earn by paying them one or two hundred gold coins every year.

Thinking of this, my mood improved.

When Robert and the other two saw that he agreed, they couldn't help but look at each other.

Seeing the joy in the other party's eyes, and at the same time, Chu Xiangqian's hesitation and reluctance just now, the three of them secretly felt relieved.

The more excuses Chu Xiangqian made, the more it proved that he probably didn't have too many gold coins.

Otherwise, the higher the gold coins are speculated, if this guy suddenly releases a large number of gold coins into the market, then everyone will work together to increase the price of gold coins, which means that Chu Xiangqian will get all the benefits.

This is unacceptable.

Therefore, the more generous and straightforward Chu Xiangqian was at this time, the more worried Robert and the other two felt.

At noon, Chu Xiangqian accompanied the three old men, had a barbecue dinner, and then sent them away.

Maria and Kumiko dragged me to the game.

The two women looked as if they were only thirty years old, but they were actually around 40.

Not only is he very competitive, but he also always has a bad temper due to physiological reasons.

He dragged Chu Xiangqian to play two games, and only then did he vent the pent-up anger in his heart.

The next day, Chu Xiangqian dressed neatly and drove to Los Angeles with Maria and Kumiko.

A formal contract was signed with the Japanese to ensure that the $12 billion was obtained smoothly.

This time, Chu Xiangqian did not put the money in Standard Chartered.

Instead, it authorized Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Magnesium Bank to each collect $3 million in payment.

This money will remain in these four banks in the future.

We even signed an insurance contract with the insurance companies under the four banks.

Although he had to pay an insurance premium of 2400 million US dollars, Chu Xiangqian did not have to worry about the Japanese not paying him the money.

Otherwise, if you ask him to collect the money, you know it won't be that smooth.

Sometimes, Japanese people even dare to cheat the money of the wealthy, not to mention that Chu Xiangqian is just a rich man on the surface.

(End of this chapter)