Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 994: Love Across the Strait
Little Morgan knew that this was a warning, so the turmoil against Chu Xiangqian quickly disappeared.

Chu Xiangqian also began to enter the Southeast Asian media industry in a big way.

Not only did he buy shares in newspapers, he was also not afraid to spend money and invested in television and radio companies in several countries.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian knew that there was a TV station in Japan that could maintain a neutral attitude even when Japan was collectively moving to the right.

Therefore, the first target of acquisition is just this TV station.

However, it is not easy, but Chu Xiangqian has plenty of time and money to slowly buy TV station stocks.

After that, Chu Xiangqian turned his attention to private television stations in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

If they don’t sell at a one-time premium, then sell at two or three times the premium.

As long as he gets more than 5% of the shares and has a seat on the board of directors, Chu Xiangqian will be able to gain a certain degree of voice.

After that, just wait for the opportunity.

As for the acquisition of newspapers, it is relatively simple.

It is difficult to target the local newspaper with the largest circulation and one of the most influential ones.

Then acquire a medium-sized newspaper, or one that has influence in big cities but has not yet developed to the point where it can be distributed nationwide.

With the support of the Oriental Press Group and years of operating experience, Chu Xiangqian only needed to pass on the work.

The newspaper group will naturally try every possible means to acquire newspapers in Southeast Asia and complete the tasks assigned by the boss.

This girl Feifei has been eyeing the newspaper group all these years. The women in her family have long recognized that the newspaper group is Feifei's territory.

Therefore, Feifei was more proactive than anyone else in matters that Chu Xiangqian personally instructed her to do.

For a period of time, this girl visited local wealthy families in Hong Kong Island, or wealthy businessmen from Southeast Asia who came to Hong Kong Island to do business.

With these people acting as a go-between, the acquisition process went more smoothly than expected.

To put it bluntly, Chu Xiangqian is at a disadvantage in terms of connections, power and relationships in Europe and the United States.

But in Asia, it's the other way around.

Moreover, the establishment of the fund under Margaret's name has shown Chu Xiangqian's foresight in recent years.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian himself knew that he was cheating.

But in the eyes of Margaret, Philip, Elizabeth and others, they had a sharp vision and a long-term perspective.

A few years ago, the London media reported that Margaret's apparent wealth had made her the richest woman in England.

Even in the list of richest people in China, this girl would be in the top 20.

A few years ago, Chu Xiangqian was once ranked first, which scared this guy so much that he immediately began to hide his wealth.

They even handed over many companies and industries directly to Jingrong, Jingxing, Invesco and Jingfu.

Even Jingyu has a super cruise ship under her name.

Recently, Chu Xiangqian is planning to build a bigger cruise ship for his beloved daughter.

To put it bluntly, Chu Xiangqian never lacks cash. He is just afraid that if the cash is not used, it will continue to depreciate in value if kept in his hands.

Chu Xiangqian almost gave Jing Yu the oil field in the Middle East.

But the silly girl Jingyu actually didn't want it.

Margaret also knew some of Chu Xiangqian's ideas. Jingxing already owned two ranches of more than 10,000 acres.

So seven or eight years ago, Margaret secretly bought shares in various newspapers in London.

At the same time, he used his position as honorary director of more than 20 foundations and welfare organizations to encourage these organizations to acquire shares in various newspapers.

Each institution may have only a few percent of the shares, or even just a few tenths of a percent.

But the influence of these institutions is huge.

In addition to the reputation of the organization itself, these organizations are often able to invite newspaper management to attend various meetings in the name of charity.

Many of these meetings are held in resorts.

You can even arrange a paid trip to a resort outside of Yingguo, and when you leave, you will receive a generous speaking fee.

Not many people play this game in this era.

But Chu Xiangqian came from the future, and he had heard on the Internet that European and American pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, and Wall Street investment companies would all play this way in the future.

Margaret's influence now is far greater than it was a decade ago.

Fortunately, Margaret was over 40 years old and no longer had the desire to become queen.

So the greater her influence, the better it is for the royal family.

Chu Xiangqian changed Margaret and was the ultimate person in her eyes. Naturally, Philip and Eliza became closer and friendlier to Chu Xiangqian.
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After dinner, Chu Xiangqian took Charles, Alice and Jingxing to the living room.

Margaret and Nata went to wash up, and before leaving, they winked at Chu Xiangqian.

Nata also made a 1 gesture, and Chu Xiangqian understood at a glance that this meant that he had to deal with Charles and Alice within 1 hour.

Then go to the bedroom and play games with them both.

Chu Xiangqian had no objection to Charles' plan to gain fame for himself through next year's Olympic equestrian events.

Just think about it, the Olympics will be held in Moscow next year. If I remember correctly, even China did not participate this year.

People in European and American countries are even less likely to participate.

Therefore, the guarantees we make now will be useless by next year.

Chu Xiangqian was secretly happy and agreed very readily.

While Charles and Alice were excited, they couldn't help but feel grateful to Chu Xiangqian.

Before Charles left, he smiled and said, "Stark, Alice and I have prepared a gift for you. I believe you will like it."

Chu Xiangqian thought about it for a moment and guessed that it must be related to antiques.

Over the past decade, the number of Chinese antiques traded from Norton and Mountbatten, the grandfather and grandson, has reached 25,000 pieces every year, if not 30,000.

And at least 20% to 30% of the antiques are fine products.

Norton and Mountbatten made at least hundreds of millions of dollars from this business.

However, the annual tiger bone wine offsets most of this.

Moreover, as the exchange rate of the pound continues to fall, the price of tiger bone wine has increased from 63 pounds a bottle in 250 to 500 pounds a bottle now.

Just this, the annual transaction with Norton on tiger bone wine exceeds 300 million pounds.

So the cash Chu Xiangqian paid was actually not that much.

The real big players are Philips and the forces behind Philips, who got the antiques from several major museums.

Fortunately, Chu Xiangqian has iron ore, which he trades twice a year. Chu Xiangqian now has dozens of national treasures alone.

Moreover, the antiques traded are no longer limited to those from China.

Instead, as long as Chu Xiangqian likes something, they will try their best to get it out of the Daying Museum.

In recent years, Chu Xiangqian's vision has become higher and higher. In fact, in the past ten years or so, although there were some fine pieces among the antiques he traded in the early years.

But most of them are just ordinary antiques on the market in this era.

However, antiques from China that are worth a few thousand dollars these days will surely be worth millions in a few decades.

Therefore, Chu did not refuse anyone who came forward.

But with so many transactions, even people like Philips were finding it increasingly difficult to get enough goods.

Although there are many Chinese antiques in the museum, no matter how bold Philips and his people are, they can't just empty the warehouse without scruples. They have to cover it up.

Chu Xiangqian took the opportunity to use the excuse that he no longer needed antiques from China, and became increasingly picky about the antiques he traded.

I did get a lot of good stuff back.
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After seeing Charles and Alice off, Chu Xiangqian turned his head and looked at Jing Xing who was with him.

There are also two greyhounds accompanying Jingxing.

He leaned over and rubbed the two dogs, who were already fifteen years old.

Generally, the life span of a Chinese Greyhound is only 10-15 years.

But these two dogs look far from old age.

Chu Xiangqian was playing with the two greyhounds while asking, "Your mother called me before and told me that you became pen pals with a little French girl in Marseille?
Still dating across the strait?"

Jing Xing nodded somewhat embarrassedly, but he did not blame Margaret in his heart and told his father everything.

The little one knows from a very young age that even if his mother has a high status and looks strong and has a strong personality, he should not be fooled.

But in fact, when facing dad, mom has always been a little woman.

Even mom can indulge dad to do anything.

But Dad is indeed omnipotent just as Mom said.

From childhood to adulthood, no matter what he wanted to learn or what he wanted to ask, he was never stumped.

As for whether Dad would send someone to investigate Vivi’s background after Mom told him.

Jing Xing thought about it and knew that not only did he send someone to check, but his father should also think that Vivian should be pretty good.

Otherwise, my father would not have mentioned to me that Vivian and I were pen pals.

But although he thought so, Jingxing was not sure about the reality.

I could only ask nervously, "Dad, what do you think of Vivian?"

Chu Xiangqian was not surprised at all that his beloved son guessed that he had investigated the girl.

The second son Jingxing and the eldest son Jingrong have been cheated by themselves many times since they were young.

It is no exaggeration to say that it was a battle of wits and courage.

So these two boys are the smartest among all the children.

To put it bluntly, you can only grow after experiencing hardship.

Unlike Jinglin, Jingwen and Jingwu, the three boys have been heartless since childhood.

However, if he really had to say which child has the best ability, in Chu Xiangqian's heart, he would still say Jingchen.

In Middle-earth, there is the mortal enemy, the orcs. Luna, the elves, and the dwarves have always been prepared for Jingchen's education in a life-and-death battle mode.

Chu Xiangqian smiled and patted Jingxing on the shoulder, "Your mother and I think it doesn't matter what happens to Vivian.

What matters is whether you like it or not.

However, if you ever plan to get married, I will put all your assets before marriage into a fund."

Jing Xing understood immediately after hearing this, even though his father said he would not interfere in his marriage.

But in fact, I have made preparations in advance in case I get divorced in the future.

Chu Xiangqian’s idea was very simple. He wanted his daughter-in-law to sign a prenuptial agreement before marriage. Not all girls would agree, and it would most likely affect the relationship between his daughter-in-law and his son.

It will also make things difficult for his son.

Therefore, all the wealth under Jingxing’s name is placed in trust funds or family funds.

This guy is basically a pauper.

Of course, it is actually impossible to have no money at all.

The annual pocket money and dividends from the family fund are both considerable sums.

It is enough for him and his wife to live without worrying about money.

Chu Xiangqian saw Jing Xing showing a wry smile and knew that this boy understood what he meant.

And it seems that he doesn't intend to object, let alone argue with me about this matter.

Holding his baby son's shoulders and taking their two greyhounds, the father and son walked and chatted outside the manor.

Half an hour later, the father and son, after a walk, returned to the main entrance of the manor's main building.

Chu Xiangqian looked at the time and realized that he had to go find Margaret and Nata.

Just as he was about to say 'good night' to Jing Xing, he was stopped by this guy.

"Dad, while you're in London, can you come train with me for the triathlon?"

Chu Xiangqian naturally would not refuse, and nodded with a smile, "This project is just getting started now.

And I think there is a high probability that this event will not be included in next year's Olympics.

If you really want to compete, your mother and I might as well sponsor a few charities and hold an official international competition in London in the name of the organization."

Jing Xing thought about it and nodded excitedly.

Sponsoring a competition is no big deal for parents.

Patting Jingxing's head, Chu Xiangqian said, "Go to bed early. I'll wake you up at 7 o'clock tomorrow."

Just run around first to see how your long-distance running training is going these days.'

Jing Xing nodded hurriedly.

After watching his father go upstairs, the little guy hurried back to his bedroom to write a letter to the girl in Marseille.

As for Chu Xiangqian, when he returned to his bedroom, he was bound to have a big fight with Margaret and Nata.

Although we are already an old couple, being away from London often is not all bad.

At least Chu Xiangqian is still obsessed with Margaret even now.

After a fierce battle, the two women finally released all the pent-up anger in their hearts.

Only after the two men raised the white flag did Chu Xiangqian let them go. He slept peacefully until dawn.

It’s just that Chu Xiangqian originally wanted to get up quietly, but he didn’t expect that Margaret had set the alarm last night.

Margaret and Nata were also very interested in the father and son jogging together in the morning.

Unfortunately, although the two women had plenty of exercise, they were unable to keep up with the father and son after just running 3 kilometers.

He could only stop, gasping for breath, and ask a horse-carrying carriage that was following him to stop and lead down two horses.

Riding a horse behind the father and son.

A formal triathlon requires running a marathon, and a 42-kilometer race is no problem for Chu Xiangqian.

Jingxing’s physique is 5, which is also far superior to ordinary people. The father and son finished the run in just two and a half hours.

But Chu Xiangqian looked as if nothing had happened.

Although Jing Xing was panting, he looked fine.

On the contrary, Margaret and Nata, who were riding horses, were not only tired, but the two horses under them were also panting.

It seems that the endurance of Chu Xiangqian and his son is even greater than that of the Arabian horse.

Margaret and Nata were so shocked that they even said, "You two are really perverts."

(End of this chapter)