Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 978 Chapter 976
Why do so many companies with great potential in later generations prefer to lower their prices in order to attract wealthy people to join them?
And before going public, do you have to travel around Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen to do publicity?

It is nothing more than attracting more partners to join in to raise the stock price and market value.

Investors will also have stronger confidence.

Therefore, if Huang Weixin is willing, Le Yan would be eager to recruit him to join before the listing.

Of course, if Huang Weixin wanted to invest in the company when it was first established, Le Yan would basically not agree.

Whether it's funding, connections, or hidden military force, Chu Xiangqian is first-rate in Hong Kong Island.

Even in London and Manchester, he is still successful.

During his years at the shipping company, Le Yan had long known that his boss had been cooperating with J.P. Morgan and MacDonald of the Royal Bank of China.

Sometimes, Morgan Jr. and McDonald still need to beg their boss.

So Chu Xiangqian was willing to invest, and for Le Yan, that meant he was respected.

Although Wong Wai-hsin is considered a big shot in the legal community of Hong Kong Island, he is no longer a big shot outside of Hong Kong Island.

However, when I think about my roots, they are still in Hong Kong Island.

In the future, it will be necessary to hire Huang Weixin Law Firm as a legal and accounting consultant.

At least whether it is the shipping company, the port, or the boss's other companies, they have never suffered any losses in legal matters over the years.

This alone is enough to prove one's business ability.

Moreover, the boss himself is a major shareholder of the law firm. To a certain extent, hiring Huang Weixin Law Firm can also borrow from the boss's connections.

So Le Yan not only promised Chu Xiangqian that if he started a business, he would be the first one to ask for investment.

According to the development of the TV series, Le Yan will become a new Wall Street elite in the future, making hundreds of millions of dollars every year in the stock market alone.

The market value of the investment companies under his name once exceeded more than 40 billion US dollars.

If he had not been diagnosed with liver cancer and had to focus back on Hong Kong Island, Le Yan would have achieved greater success on Wall Street.

Of course, it is also possible to lose everything.

Even Chu Xiangqian only dared to make long-term investments in companies such as IBM, General Motors, Texas Instruments, the two Cokes, and KFC.

If it comes to short-term speculation, unless it is a company that Chu Xiangqian has heard of, he definitely won’t have full confidence in it.

However, Chu Xiangqian has recently planned to sell his shares in GM and instead invest in several automobile manufacturing plants in Japan.

In the 1970s and 1980s, China's manufacturing industry, especially the automobile industry, has been suppressed by the Japanese and European automobile industries due to rising labor and crude oil prices.

Especially in Neon, at one point half of the cars in the Meiguo market came from Neon.

73年石油危机时，原油价格从2、3美元，一路飙升到了12、13美元。

Even though crude oil prices fell in 74, they never fell below $8 a barrel.

In 75, crude oil prices rose again, dealing a heavy blow to the magnesium manufacturing industry.

The economy was in a downturn, unemployment was soaring, and the Vietnam War was not won.

They lost more than 240 billion US dollars in vain, but did not get what they wanted.

This is also the main reason why the polar bears were so overwhelmed that they almost suffocated in the mid-to-late 1970s and the early to mid-1980s.

During the oil crisis, Chu Xiangqian used twenty times leverage to go long on crude oil prices.

The final profit exceeded $9 million.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian used accounts in more than a dozen overseas offshore islands, as well as his own funds, Margaret's funds, and Xue Jinglan's funds to diversify investment amounts.

So even though that incident was reported in the newspapers, he made at least several hundred million dollars in profit from crude oil futures.

However, only half of the funds were found.

Moreover, these futures, worth only 20 million US dollars, were opened on the Magnesium Exchange.

Of the remaining 8 million, million were distributed in Japan, London and Hong Kong Island.

The other 50 million was all invested in banks on offshore islands.

For this, Chu Xiangqian had to pay an 11% commission to prevent these offshore banks from revealing any information.
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Le Yan and Chu Xiangqian high-fived each other and confirmed that Chu Xiangqian would receive 30% of the shares.

The pressure in my heart was suddenly reduced by more than half.

I smiled and told Huang Weixin that when I hire a law firm as a legal affairs officer in the future, I have to give myself a discount. After all, the company is just starting out and we have to save as much as possible.

Huang Weixin immediately responded with a smile and said that the discount would be at least 30%.

In fact, Zheng Shufen doesn't want Le Yan to leave the most, because Le Yan is indeed very capable.

Secondly, Le Yan himself is a kid from a wealthy family and would never compete with her as the general manager for power.

However, Zheng Shufen never had any objection to anything Chu Xiangqian decided.

Seeing that Le Yan was likely to leave, he couldn't help but turn his attention to Ai Yuan and Bu Huaquan.

He put his arm around Chu Xiangqian and said with a smile, "Master, it should be okay to let A Quan help me now, right?"

Chu Xiangqian shook his head. "A Quan is still young, and his interest is in design. Let him make his own choice after he graduates from the University of London."

Moreover," Having said this, Chu looked forward at Bu Huaquan, and seeing that his body was straightened, he continued.

"A Quan, I'm optimistic about you, not because of your current abilities, but because if you want to make a name for yourself at the bottom, that kind of 'energy' is very important.

And I can see from your eyes that you have not done anything crooked along the way.

Otherwise, your eyes wouldn't be so clear.

Remember, it is important for you to stay on the right path.”

After saying that, Chu Xiangqian glanced at Aiyuan, who blushed slightly.

As Chu Xiangqian's bedmate, Zheng Shufen immediately understood that her man was worried that Bu Huaquan would do anything to get promoted.

The one who got hurt in the end was Ehime.

If that were the case, even if her man killed Bu Huaquan, Ke Aiyuan would still be hurt.

She might even get carried away and go against her elder brother for the sake of the man.

Therefore, as long as Bu Huaquan has the ability, he can get all kinds of support from the Chu family.

The only requirement is harmony between husband and wife and a happy family in the future.

As for money, Ehime herself is actually a wealthy woman.

However, the fact that women are strong and men are weak is itself a big problem.

In order to maintain harmony between husband and wife, Chu Xiangqian supported Bu Huaquan in starting his own business and even pushed him to participate in politics. With that status, he would not feel so inferior in front of Aiyuan and the Chu family.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian’s attitude towards Bu Huaquan is very important.

If he values ​​his brother-in-law, others will naturally respect Bu Huaquan.

After having supper and returning home, Chu Xiangqian talked about Eyuan's love affair with his wives.

Aiyuan was immediately pulled aside by Xue Jinglan and others and asked questions.

Upon hearing that the two had actually been secretly dating for half a year, Xue Jinglan and others couldn't help but start to blame this sister-in-law.

Such a big thing was kept secret from the family.

If Chu Xiangqian hadn't seen her at the party, it's unclear how long she would have kept it a secret.

Bu Huaquan lived up to expectations and obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of London in just three years.

By the way, I was admitted to the graduate school of architecture and successfully obtained my degree in 2 years.

As soon as he graduated in 75, Chu Xiangqian sponsored him to set up a design studio in Hong Kong Island.

In terms of academic qualifications, the University of London is considered a prestigious university, although it is not as good as Oxford and Cambridge.

But it’s still no problem to rank in the top five.

In this era, the most famous universities are those in Yingguo and Meiguo.

As soon as the "Bu Huaquan" architectural design firm was founded, it became well-known in Hong Kong Island.

With the help of his brother-in-law Chu Xiangqian, there is no shortage of business.

When designing some buildings for Mingda Real Estate, they simply asked him to do so. After He Chaosheng, Zheng Yutong, He Zanyuan and others got involved in real estate, they also handed over many design projects to Bu Huaquan's design office.

In just one year, Bu Huaquan earned more than 70 Hong Kong dollars in design fees alone.

In the next two years, the business expanded and profits increased by several percent.

By the year 78 this year, Bu Huaquan's net worth has exceeded tens of millions.

Of course, the vast majority of the net worth is the valuation of the design institute.

But as long as Chu Xiangqian still trusts his brother-in-law, the design institute will not lack business.

On the contrary, once Chu Xiangqian wants to suppress Bu Huaquan, not to mention making him worthless.

At least in Hong Kong Island, this kid will never have a chance to make a name for himself.

Fortunately, Aiyuan met all the boy's expectations for his wife.

She is beautiful, has a good family background, and is considerate and caring.

Even though Aiyuan's own wealth, due to the furniture factory's value exceeding 100 million, did not swell with money.

And Ehime also suffered a lot since childhood.

On many things, she and Bu Huaquan have basically the same ideas.

Although Aiyuan's attitude towards Bu Huaquan's adoptive parents is certainly not as good as that towards her own father, second uncle and second uncle.

But I also never acted rudely.

Even though they go to the fishing boat where her adoptive parents live every year for a reunion dinner, Ehime never has any intention of looking down on her in-laws.

I will also take the initiative to help my mother-in-law cook.

My younger brothers and sisters also help whenever they can.

Of course, if her younger brothers and sisters did something wrong and Ehime found out, she would not turn a blind eye.

Even if Bu Huaquan pleaded for mercy, it would be useless.

In a word, when Aiguo, Aimin and Ailin were lazy in practicing martial arts, the eldest brother took a stick and beat them hard.

The patriotic and people-loving people are howling in pain, but the fight is not over yet, so they keep fighting.

This instantly left Bu Huaquan, his adoptive parents, and his younger brothers and sisters speechless.

After getting along for a long time, Aiyuan is the perfect daughter-in-law and sister-in-law in the eyes of Buhuaquan, his adoptive parents, and his younger brothers and sisters.

After all, the Chu family has been very popular in Hong Kong Island over the past decade.

No matter how low-key Chu Xiangqian tried, he couldn't be low-key.

Ehime also opened up the Southeast Asian, English and European markets because of its furniture factory and often appeared in newspapers.

In the minds of Bu Huaquan's family, this is a real rich girl who is virtuous, responsible, and capable.

Most importantly, she gave birth to a pair of children for Bu Huaquan.

So this time Chu Xiangqian brought Xue Jinglan, Jing Rong and Jing Yu back from the capital.

Bu Huaquan and Aiyuan brought their two children and rushed over for dinner as soon as possible.

During the meal, he sat with Chu Xiangqian and chatted from time to time.

Just chatting, Chu Xiangqian could still feel that there was confusion and uneasiness in this boy's eyes.

Then he frowned and asked in a low voice, "A Quan, are you in trouble?"

Bu Huaquan was stunned. Seeing Chu Xiangqian staring at him, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He secretly thought that his elder brother was still so powerful and could easily see that something was wrong.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he whispered, "Brother, am I Yingguo or Chinese?
Or, nothing at all?"

Now it was Chu Xiangqian's turn to be confused and surprised.

However, this kid is of mixed blood, and he has been called a bastard since he was a child in Hong Kong Island.

And this phenomenon is very common, especially in those cases where the father is a male and abandons the woman and the child and disappears, the problem of discrimination against the child becomes even more serious.

Therefore, Bu Huaquan has never had much good feelings towards lower-class Hong Kong people.

If it weren't for his adoptive parents, who at least treated him the same as their own children, this kid's character would definitely not be as kind as he is now, and he might even have some integrity.

But Bu Huaquan’s biological father was indeed Ying Guolao. However, even when Chu Xiangqian sent people to investigate, they couldn’t find where his scumbag father was.

As for the crew members, they might be in India or some Southeast Asian country right now, eating and drinking for free.

Or simply be killed.

Bu Huaquan feels that he is a Yingguo person, and Chu Xiangqian can understand that.

And they say they are Chinese, which is actually fine.

But the word 'nothing' surprised Chu Xiangqian.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Why do you say that?"

Bu Huaquan hesitated for a few seconds before whispering angrily, "Last month I went to London to submit my application for a doctorate degree at the University of London.

When going through security at Heathrow Airport, I went directly through the channel for local people in England.

Unexpectedly, the security officer in charge of checking passports asked me to go through the channel for foreigners."

When Chu Xiangqian heard this, he immediately knew that this kid must have been taught a lesson by Ying Guolao.

The residents of Hong Kong Island use overseas passports, which some foreigners recognize, but many other foreigners also think that residents of the colonies are not considered British citizens.

Especially in recent years, the international community has been taking advantage of the chaotic social order in Hong Kong to criticize Downing Street and Prime Minister Yingluck.

The purpose is nothing more than to kick the Yingguo people out of Hong Kong Island so that they can occupy all walks of life in Hong Kong Island.

Among them, Chu Xiangqian knew that there were several prominent families in Hong Kong who spent money every year to criticize the Yingguo people.

This kind of force also exists in Magnesium and Southeast Asia, and even Neon Capital.

In addition, local capital in Hong Kong has been continuously eroding the interests of the Yingguo people in the past decade.

Among them, Chu Xiangqian had always had a bad relationship with Jardine Matheson and Swire Properties.

He is the most typical one who never shows mercy when it comes to tripping people up and playing dirty tricks.

This caused many local people in Yingguo to gradually become dissatisfied with Hong Kong people.

Of course, a large number of Yingguo people feel that they are superior from the bottom of their hearts.

Not to mention Hong Kong people, they look down on all the people in Yingguo Colony.

Even Canada, Odalia, and even Canada, England's former colonies, are part of the contempt chain.

This kind of thinking is still deeply rooted.

Chu Xiangqian was so rich, but in the past ten years or so, when he attended banquets hosted by the royal family, he could not avoid being called a "monkey" behind his back.

Especially some nobles whose families had fallen on hard times and noble ladies who were jealous of Margaret, cursed her even more in private.

Of course, no one dared to say it to his face.

Bu Huaquan didn't notice Chu Xiangqian's look and continued, "I was standing at the airport security checkpoint for more than an hour.

I have always wondered, am I an Englishman or a Chinese?
Or, as the security officer said, 'nothing.'"

After saying that, Bu Huaquan raised his head, looked at Chu Xiangqian and asked, "Brother, who do you think I am?"

Chu Xiangqian said without thinking, "Your mother is Chinese, your adoptive parents, your brothers and sisters, your wife, your children, and all your relatives and friends are Chinese.

I grew up in Hong Kong Island and my career is also here.

The most important thing is that in your memory, all the suffering and beauty you have experienced are in Hong Kong Island.

Who do you say you are?

Bu Huaquan suddenly felt that the problem that had puzzled him for more than a month disappeared in an instant.

(End of this chapter)