Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 1041 Someone gives you a pillow if you feel sleepy

Baoyi has long had a blind trust in Chu Xiangqian's ability to make money.

So when he heard Chu Xiangqian say that Hong Kong Island real estate still had a lot of room for growth, he immediately smiled foolishly and nodded continuously.

As for whether it will fall in the future.

Anyway, after a few years of rising and falling, you will find in the end that real estate will still have a greater increase.

And one Mid-Autumn Festival, Chu Xiangqian and his whole family were having dinner at the Repulse Bay Manor.

I have said it before, no matter whether the house price is high or low, as long as the location is good, just buy it.

Even if house prices fall in the future, the rent before the fall has actually reduced the loss in disguise.

When housing prices recover, they will definitely rise higher than before the decline.

Only when the day comes that Hong Kong loses its status as a financial, trade, shipping, tourism and shopping center.

Or when the Chinese cities surrounding Hong Kong Island began to surpass Hong Kong Island in GDP one after another.

House prices will enter a period of slow growth, and at that time Chu Xiangqian will slowly sell the properties in non-core areas.

But that being said, in reality, even in the past ten or twenty years after the new millennium.

Chu Xiangqian is unlikely to sell his properties in Hong Kong Island.

This guy has never been short of cash. He invests in real estate in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in China. It is likely that he can make a lot of cash every year by relying on his future business in China.

He had no intention of exchanging the money for foreign currency and taking it out of the mainland.

Instead, use the money to buy a few buildings or stores every year for twenty or thirty years.

The properties under its control are definitely more than those in Hong Kong Island.

After 2015, I will sell the properties in Hong Kong Island when I have enough money.

I have cash but don’t know how to spend it.

So even if Hong Kong Island’s housing prices fall, let them fall.

When you have a certain amount of money, if you want to keep it, what is more important is influence.

If you own a large amount of properties and real estate, during an economic downturn, those in power are actually more afraid that you will continue to sell your assets and leave the market.

When the economy is in a downturn, standing firm like a mountain means that you are in the same boat. Only then will more benefits come to you in the future.

Of course, if you are short of money and are about to go bankrupt, that’s a different story.

But this kind of thing is basically impossible to happen to Chu Xiangqian.

So for him, as long as the location of a property is good, he will just buy it no matter whether it is expensive or falling in price.

As long as he has enough cash, he is basically in an invincible position.

After lunch, Chu Xiangqian took Jingxi, Jingyu and Baoyi to Houhai to visit the park, row boats and fly kites.

We played until it was almost dark before going home.

After sending Jingyu and Baoyi to the Qianmen courtyard, Chu Xiangqian returned to Lou Xiaoe holding Jingxi.

Jingxi had already fallen asleep in his arms.

Moreover, when she was put in her own crib, the little girl still held on to her father's clothes tightly and refused to let go.

Chu Xiangqian could only continue to hold the little thing and eat dinner with Lou Xiaoe and Qin Huairu.

The next morning, Tang Lianxin called him and asked him to go to his office.

Jingxi naturally didn't come along this time.

Instead, she was taken out to play by her biological mother early in the morning to avoid her clinging to Chu Xiangqian all day long.

Chu Xiangqian's eyes lit up after he read the list Tang Lianxin handed to him.

It seems that the domestic market is still very concerned about and knowledgeable about the updates of international equipment and technology.

The long list of names and quantities on the list are indeed urgently needed items, but they are not the latest and most advanced equipment.

Chu Xiangqian smiled and nodded, "I'll find someone to purchase them and try to ship them all back within half a year."

Tang Lianxin was overjoyed, because his superiors actually had no plan to let Chu Xiangqian buy all the items on the list.

If we can get half of it, in the eyes of the higher-ups, the value would have already exceeded 1700 million US dollars.

After all, some things only sell for $1 in the European and American markets.

But if you want to ship it back, the cost may soar to 2 or even 5 US dollars.

That’s why I think that being able to get half of it is already beyond imagination.

But after this request was made, Old Man Tang and Old Man Xue shook their heads and said that there was no need to set it up and only half of the minimum expectation could be transported back.

Old Man Xue is Xue Jinglan’s biological grandfather and knows Chu Xiangqian very well.

Old Man Tang thought that Chu Xiangqian would always bring surprises, so he thought that with Chu Xiangqian's ability, he might be able to bring another surprise this time.

Moreover, during the 1960s, Chu Xiangqian often helped the Chinese Empire regardless of the cost, even at his own expense.

So in the eyes of Old Man Tang, if this guy hadn't changed and took advantage of him, Chu Xiangqian might not have been angry.

On the contrary, I am even happier.

These words left the senior officials dumbfounded, and in the end they could only regard it as Chu Xiangqian's disguised support for the Celestial Empire.

I couldn't help but think to myself, no wonder the information showed that several former senior officials had such a high opinion of this kid.

In an instant, the senior officials' favorable impression of Chu Xiangqian suddenly surged.

No matter how great Chu Xiangqian's previous contributions were, the senior officials would never forget them, nor would they deny them.

Now Chu Xiangqian continues to support the work of senior officials as always. While he feels satisfied, he is also indeed moved and proud.

As for Chu Xiangqian, he has never been inferior to others when it comes to gaining favor.

After staying in Beijing for another half a month, Chu Xiangqian finally boarded a private plane to London.

But before leaving, little Jingxi didn't know how she knew her father was going to leave her.

She cried so loudly that Chu Xiangqian's heart melted.

I almost flew to London with the little one.

Unfortunately, in the end, he was carried down from the private plane by his biological mother, Lou Xiao'e.

Chu Xiangqian could only promise countless conditions, and the little guy stopped crying and looked at him pitifully as he got back on the plane.

However, when Chu Xiangqian arrived in London and called Lou Xiao'e, he found out that the little guy was having a great time playing with Jing Yu, Jing Rong, Qiao Sanli and Qiao Simei.

Chu Xiangqian sighed and felt relieved at the same time.

Seeing him breathe a sigh of relief, Margaret couldn't help but hit him hard on the arm in amusement.

Then he smiled and said, "My dear, when Henry gets married and gives you a granddaughter, I wonder if you will care about her as much as you do Xixi."

Chu Xiangqian rolled his eyes after hearing this, but to be honest, his expectations for grandchildren didn't seem to be that strong.

This may be related to age and mentality.

In Chu Xiangqian's heart, he accepted his identity and role as a father.

As a grandfather, he instinctively rejected the question.

I feel like I’m only in my early 40s, how could I possibly become a grandfather?
Margaret became annoyed when she saw him frowning and not speaking.

Fortunately, Chu Xiangqian quickly said, "Instead of waiting for Henry to give us a granddaughter, why don't we give him another sister."

After saying that, he picked up Margaret and walked towards the bedroom.

Soon, even though the bedroom was soundproof, Margaret's singing could still be heard faintly.

But this song is sometimes sharp, sometimes sad, and sometimes hurried.

It ended with the last high note.

In the evening, Margaret dressed neatly and went downstairs for dinner. Looking at Chu Xiangqian and Henry, father and son, who were chatting, Margaret felt happy and suddenly thought that it would be nice to have another daughter.

Henry has finally grown up. He has often stayed in Hong Kong Island in the past two years and has spent much less time with his mother.

Plus, with that bastard Chu Xiangqian flying around all the time, it's indeed a bit lonely living alone in a big manor.

Then, Margaret thought, what if she didn't get pregnant while Chu Xiangqian was in London this time?

Then go to Beijing or Hong Kong and live there for a while.

As for the promise made with Xue Jinglan, one of them would not appear in London and the other would not appear in Hong Kong Island.

Margaret didn't care anymore.

Before that, she and Xue Jinglan had lived together in the Qianmen Siheyuan in Beijing for almost a year.

I don’t even know how many times I have played against Chu Xiangqian.

With this kind of experience, the relationship will naturally be very good.

Besides, the money in the family could not be spent in ten lifetimes.

This bastard Chu Xiangqian is only in his early forties. There is no problem in letting him make money for another 20 years.

With him responsible for making money, not to mention Henry, even Henry's children don't have to worry about work and money.

As for Margaret herself, when she thought about the shares of more than a dozen large companies in the fund, her total value had almost increased by 1.5 times in the past two or three years.

When the balance of payments was about to exceed 80 billion U.S. dollars, I no longer had any interest in money.

However, the market value of other companies is rising. Take the former blue giant IBM for example, its market value has been fluctuating around US$130 billion in the past two years.

It didn't rise much, nor did it fall much.

Thinking of this, Margaret couldn't help but worry.

The family fund established by Margaret and Chu Xiangqian has already held 2.9% of the company's shares, which is equivalent to 37 billion US dollars.

If something goes wrong, the loss could easily be tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars.

Margaret hurriedly sat next to Chu Xiangqian, put her arm around his, and asked anxiously.

"Honey, isn't it time for us to sell some of our IBM shares?"

Chu Xiangqian was chatting with Jingxing about Singapore and the design of resort hotels.

He stopped talking in surprise, looked at Margaret and asked, "Something happened to IBM?"

Margaret shook her head.

Then he expressed his thoughts, and Chu Xiangqian thought about it.

IBM seemed to be stubbornly believing that mainframe computers would always be the most profitable project in the market.

This is why there has been no action on the issue of personal computers.

IBM discovered that with the continuous upgrading of hardware and software, the demand for medium-sized computers, that is, enterprise processors, from small and medium-sized customers was declining.

By then, it was too late to get into personal computers.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiangqian smiled and said, "Okay, if you want to sell it, then sell it slowly.

Then buy shares of Wilmar, Walmart and General Electric.

Then keep an eye on Carrefour, LV, L'Oreal, Hermès and Dior in France."

After saying that, Chu Xiangqian thought for a moment before continuing, "Eat as much as you can."

After hearing this, Margaret and Jing Xing looked at Chu Xiangqian in surprise.

This was the first time that Chu Xiangqian said that he wanted to acquire as many shares of one or several companies as possible.

This means that he is extremely optimistic about the future of these companies.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian had already been a shareholder of most European luxury goods companies more than a decade ago.

I have never sold any shares in these companies over the years.

Margaret's breathing became heavy with excitement.

Henry thought secretly that it would take at least several days for Mommy to take action.

You might as well take this opportunity to use your pocket money to buy more shares of these companies.

However, Jing Xing was a good boy after all, and took the initiative to tell Chu Xiangqian and Margaret about his plan.

Margaret, as a mother, naturally didn't care.

And in her mind, Jing Xing's pocket money was only a few hundred thousand.

But little did they know that this kid had at least seven or eight million dollars in private savings.

Chu Xiangqian certainly didn't care at all.

Anyway, you don’t have to worry about the specific operations, and the control of the fund is in your hands.

No matter how active Margaret was, she was just an employee.

However, her salary as a worker is still very high, and the dividends she gets from the fund every year are as much as 20 to 30 million.

Adding in some small businesses she had run over the years, Margaret's own net worth must be over 300 million.
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Chu Xiangqian stayed with Margaret at the suburban estate for several days before he started to get down to business.

Funds were transferred from a newly opened bank account on an offshore island.

Transfer money to trading companies in England, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Ireland.

These companies either have large quantities of magnesium crickets.

Or they are sellers of some equipment, parts and raw materials in the country.

As long as the goods are not shipped to embargoed countries and regions, these companies will ship the goods as soon as they get the money.

It doesn't matter who the buyer is.

The intelligence agencies of China, the US and other European countries cannot monitor this normal commercial trade even if they want to.

Soon a large amount of goods was sent to West Germany.

Chu Xiangqian naturally knew that sending these goods to West Germany would be riskier than sending them to Yinggua and France.

But the goods disappeared from the warehouse in West Germany, and the first suspects were East Germany and the polar bears.

Moreover, although West Germany looks small on the map, there are actually many cities where goods can be shipped.

Scattered across more than a dozen cities, no matter how much goods there are, the volume of a single transaction and the quantity of goods will become inconspicuous.

If someone sets their sights on a certain batch of goods, even if there are ambushes and surveillance, they cannot escape the detection of the tits, stingrays and green mambas.

Especially the Green Mamba. At night, Chu Xiangqian can easily see the heat source around the warehouse with the help of the infrared vision of this spicy snack.

I can't hide it even if I want to.

Unexpectedly, Chu Xiangqian received the third batch of goods at the port of Bremen.

While waiting to receive the fourth batch of goods.

I actually discovered that not only someone was eyeing this batch of panels.

This person was an East German intelligence officer lurking in West Germany and working in the port.

Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

The yellow sable and a few sparrows were soon keeping an eye on this man 24 hours a day.

Chu Xiangqian also saw this guy with his own eyes, passing the message to the outside world.

Even the messages he conveyed to others over the public phone could be heard clearly.

In just two days, two suspicious people appeared around the dock to familiarize themselves with the environment.

(End of this chapter)