Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

Chapter 280 The Escape Route from Technological Blockade
After he left the bar, he took out a photo of his son from his wallet, then chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "Looks like I didn't have a choice, did I?"

Chen Jiajun was very satisfied with Cao Weicai's work ability, so he let Cao Weicai form his own team to carry out subsequent plans.

Cao Weicai didn't stand on ceremony and immediately recruited a group of talents from various industries.

Although these guys are all oddly shaped, they are undeniably very capable.

Of course, this also relies on Cao Weicai's own network of connections.

In just one day, he built his team and focused on his task.

This is a test given to him by Chen Jiajun. If he does well, he will be in charge of Chen Jiajun's business in North America.

As for investment matters, Cao Weicai no longer needs to take Chen Jiajun to visit each company one by one.

Chen Jiajun's recent "money-spraying" behavior on Wall Street has attracted considerable attention.

Some companies that desperately needed money to survive came knocking on his door.

Among them are some very famous companies, such as Intel.

In the 80s, Intel was just a small company with few employees, little business, and low-end products.

During this period, Intel produced low-performance microprocessors to fill the low-end market that large computer companies didn't value. However, they were cost-effective and affordable, and for a long time, Intel's products were considered low-performance and low-priced.

Although it made a fortune thanks to IBM, it almost went bankrupt due to the impact of Japanese products on its main business, DRAM memory.

Internet is lacking in everything right now, but what it lacks most is the funds to enable its transformation.

So when he heard that there was such a "big money tap" on Wall Street who specialized in investing in high-tech industries, he immediately came to pay him a visit.

Moreover, the person who came was Andy Grove, one of the co-founders of Intel and the current CEO.

Before Chen Jiajun's rebirth, anyone who paid attention to the personal computer industry, even those who had never heard of it, was familiar with Intel.

Therefore, Chen Jiajun attached great importance to Andy's arrival, and even met with the president in person.

It must be said that no one who becomes a CEO is a simple person.

In terms of interpersonal skills alone, he is unmatched by most people.

The two chatted casually for a while, without getting to the main topic. Chen Jiajun also wanted to see how long the other party could endure it.

After all, the initiative is now in Chen Jiajun's hands.

Money talks.

In the end, Andy lost out and took the initiative to bring up the issue of financing.

“Mr. Andy, actually I’m not optimistic about your company’s future. After all, there are too many choices at this time, and your company’s market share is completely insignificant under the impact of Japanese products,” Chen Jiajun said to Andy calmly.

Andy's heart sank immediately; he had intended to fool Chen Jiajun.

However, Chen Jiajun's understanding of this industry was surprisingly deep, at least in his assessment of Inter's current situation.

This reduces his chances of securing funding.

Before Andy could speak, Chen Jiajun suddenly changed his tone and said, "However, I greatly admire Mr. Andy's character. You are absolutely right, only the paranoid can survive, especially in this industry. So I can consider investing in your company, for your sake, Mr. Andy."

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun's words, Andy was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Chen. I believe Inter Company will definitely not let you down."

Chen Jiajun shook hands with Andy and said, "I hope so."

The two chatted for an afternoon, and Chen Jiajun specially invited Andy to dinner.

Andy, of course, wouldn't say "no" to his sugar daddy.

However, when the two arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel restaurant, they encountered a strange fellow.

"Andy, what are you doing here?"

The speaker was a young man with an air of sophistication.

However, his appearance and the way he speaks are not very likable.

He had an arrogant and condescending attitude.

Chen Jiajun didn't even need Andy to introduce him; he already knew this was a rich second-generation from America.

In America, it's rare to find spoiled brats among the wealthy; the education they receive from a young age can only be described as grueling.

Even the tuition fees for those elite schools are far more expensive than most people can imagine.

So these rich kids in America may be arrogant and domineering, but there are very few good-for-nothings among them.

The person in front of me is probably the same.

Andy's expression turned quite unpleasant upon seeing the young man, but being a seasoned veteran, he maintained exceptional composure.

Even when they showed signs of disgust, they quickly suppressed it.

He said with great enthusiasm, "Billy, it's been a long time!"

The young man named Billy said dismissively, "What do you mean, 'long time no see'? Didn't you come to me for funding before? But I turned you down."

This guy seems to want to humiliate Andy to his face; you can't listen to anything he says.

Andy wasn't angry and said with a smile, "Yes, I forgot, but it's good that because of your strict conditions, I've found a new source of funding."

“What, a new source of funding?” Billy laughed loudly. “Don’t be ridiculous with your junk-selling company.”

Andy didn't want to argue with this guy, and said very politely, "Think what you want, I have something to do. Excuse me."

Andy then planned to leave directly with Chen Jiajun.

But this rich second-generation named Billy was quite arrogant. He blocked their way and said, "Your financing partner is this Japanese guy? You're really getting more and more successful, Andy. I heard your business was destroyed by the Japanese, but I didn't expect you to turn around and cooperate with them again."

This guy is really reopening old wounds, and even with Andy's excellent composure, he couldn't help but get a little angry.

But before he could speak, Chen Jiajun coldly said to Andy, "Kid, if you dare call me Japanese again, I'll smash all your teeth and make sure you can only drink oatmeal for the rest of your life."

"Fuck you, are you kidding me?" Andy said with a smug look on his face. "This is America, not a place where neon monkeys like you can do whatever they want. Let me tell you..."

"Snapped."

Before the guy could finish speaking, Chen Jiajun slapped him and sent him flying.

Billy spun around in mid-air a few times before crashing onto a table, a mouthful of blood mixed with two teeth falling out.

Chen Jiajun's action stunned everyone around him.

The Four Seasons Hotel is not a place that ordinary people can afford; those who come here are either very rich or very powerful.

People like them rarely initiate violence against others.

But Chen Jiajun didn't care at all.

He was originally a gangster, so he had absolutely no scruples.

After hitting the man, he casually took out a napkin to wipe his hands and said with a regretful look, "I didn't control my strength well and only knocked out two of his teeth."

"You bastard, you damned thing, I'm going to kill you."

Enraged by the extortion, Billy roared at his bodyguard after getting up, "Kill him!"

Billy was accompanied by bodyguards, two burly men as strong as bears.

Seeing the two bodyguards approaching menacingly, Andy panicked, "Mr. Chen, what's going on?"

Chen Jiajun's expression remained unchanged. He simply said to Bai Lu, who was dressed in a business suit behind him, "It's up to you. Beat that kid up and don't disturb our meal."

Bai Lu smiled slightly and said, "I understand, boss."

After saying that, she walked straight toward the two bodyguards, her smile both charming and dangerous.

Andy said with some concern, "Mr. Chen, how could you let a lady deal with a guy like that? What if she gets hurt?"

Andy hadn't even finished speaking when he opened his mouth wide.

Because he saw the slender and delicate Bai Lu, he kicked the bear-like, burly bodyguard away with one kick.

The entire restaurant erupted into chaos. Customers who didn't want to cause trouble quickly got up and left.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said to Andy, "Don't worry about that. Let's talk about your future financing plans."

Andy heard Chen Jiajun's words and then realized what he meant. He sat down with a look of awe and respect.

But Andy's eyes kept glancing at the two fighting sides.

In reality, there's nothing interesting about this kind of battle; Bai Lu makes her move and crushes everything in her path.

The two sides exchanged blows for only a minute, and Billy's two bodyguards were lying on the ground, unable to get up again.

Bai Lu then walked over and grabbed Billy, giving him a good beating.

Bai Lu controlled her strength very well, beating Billy until his head was a pig's head, but she didn't even cause a concussion.

He clapped his hands, tossed aside the mud-like Billy, and then walked over to Chen Jiajun.

Seeing this, Andy said with some concern, "Mr. Chen, this Billy is no ordinary person."

"Oh? This kid has quite a background?"

Chen Jiajun asked with some curiosity.

Andy said helplessly, "This kid's name is Billy Watson."

"The Watson family from IBM?" Chen Jiajun said with some surprise.

Andy nodded: "Although Thomas Watson Jr. has officially left IBM and hasn't set foot in IBM for a long time, the Watson family still holds a considerable number of shares in IBM and occupies many seats on the board of directors."

"So my first choice was to seek financing from the Watson family. Unfortunately, Billy's demands were just too outrageous, and we couldn't reach an agreement."

"So, this kid is Thomas Watson Jr.'s son?" Chen Jiajun continued to ask.

Andy shook his head: "He's Thomas Jr.'s younger brother, Dick Watson's son. Dick is currently running for the IBM president position. Mr. Chen, you'll get into trouble doing this."

"What trouble could it be if an idiot leaves?" Chen Jiajun didn't care at all.

Let alone a rich second-generation member of the Watson family, he has even beaten up the CIA, and more than once.

Andy sighed and said, "Actually, this is partly my fault. I shouldn't have pushed you out here just to save face."

Andy's original intention was to show off that he had found a new source of funding.

But I never expected Chen Jiajun to have such a violent temper.

Just as the two were talking, the hotel manager came up with security guards.

Seeing this scene before me, I was completely devastated.

The hotel manager was particularly annoyed when he saw that the person who had been beaten was Billy, a notoriously difficult guy.

Billy was beaten so badly he was somewhat delirious, yelling for the hotel manager to call the police.

The hotel manager certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to do something like that, so he walked up to Chen Jiajun with a serious expression and asked, "Sir, could you explain what just happened?"

Chen Jiajun spread his hands and said calmly, "No problem. This guy insulted me just now. He even tried to get his bodyguard to beat me up. I was acting in self-defense."

Chen Jiajun's ability to lie through his teeth left the manager speechless.

Chen Jiajun continued, "What? You don't believe me? Then can you tell me how we managed to injure those two huge bodyguards who were with him?"

The hotel manager was also quite surprised when this question was raised.

Especially when Billy told him that the one who injured him was this delicate little beauty next to Chen Jiajun.

However, the hotel manager was a smart man. No matter what Chen Jiajun said, Billy was still a member of the Watson family, so he said to Chen Jiajun, "In that case, let the police decide this matter. Please do not leave until then."

Chen Jiajun shrugged and said, "I didn't intend to leave either. I haven't eaten yet. Please have your waiter bring me a menu."

The manager was so angry at Chen Jiajun that he laughed and flatly refused, saying, "You are suspected of assaulting our customer. Our hotel will suspend services to you and everyone around you."

Chen Jiajun said with a hint of amusement, "Just because that guy is from the Watson family?"

The hotel manager didn't say anything, but his expression conveyed the same meaning.

In America, the wealthy are the privileged class.

Chen Jiajun didn't say anything, but simply had Bai Lu place the Citibank invitation on the table, and then said calmly to the hotel manager, "I am a VIP invited by Citibank. Are you sure you want to do this?"

The hotel manager was completely dumbfounded when he saw this.

He should have realized beforehand that the guy who dared to beat up Billy Watson was no small fry.

Now we're in a bit of a bind.

Chen Jiajun had no reason to make things difficult for a manager, and said indifferently, "You can't get involved in this matter. Instead of standing here daydreaming, you might as well have the kitchen prepare dinner for me."

"Ok sir."

Upon hearing Chen Jiajun's words, the hotel manager could only grit his teeth and go downstairs to have the waiter bring the menu.

After ordering some food, Chen Jiajun said to Andy, "Don't worry about this. Let's talk about financing."

"I estimate that a total of $500 million can be invested in Inter, with an initial investment of $200 million. I believe this amount will be sufficient for your company's transformation. If the development momentum is good, the remaining $300 million can be invested in stages."

"Two hundred million?" Andy's eyes lit up immediately.

Let alone two hundred million US dollars, if Intel were to be mortgaged to a bank now, its valuation would probably be less than five million. Two hundred million is already a huge sum of money for Andy.

With this money, we could not only transform the company, but also completely renovate it.

Chen Jiajun wasn't so rich that he didn't know what to do with his money; he was just thinking about his future.

Once the Internet has fully developed, the United States will definitely impose a technology blockade.

Chen Jiajun has seen this kind of face countless times.

Then I can rely on this investment to become the only gap to break the blockade.

Even if the Americans really wanted to act like thugs, Chen Jiajun could still get enough technology from Intel.

Both parties are very satisfied with this collaboration.

The two toasted each other repeatedly, and it could be said that both host and guest enjoyed themselves immensely.

As for Billy, whose face was covered in blood, he ultimately didn't see the police arrive.

Instead, someone picked him up.

At their level of status, the police are completely useless.

Even if the New York police arrest Chen Jiajun, they will have to release him immediately afterward.

After all, Citibank is backing Chen Jiajun, and Citibank can't afford to lose face over something like this. They will definitely protect Chen Jiajun to the death.

However, because of this incident, Citibank also subtly expressed its dissatisfaction with Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun not only poached their people, but also caused them trouble. Even if they owed Chen Jiajun a favor, favors eventually run out.

Chen Jiajun didn't seem to care much about this.

Chen Jiajun didn't take the Watson family seriously at all.

Even if the U.S. government wanted to arrest him, he was confident he could escape unscathed.

As for Citibank, Chen Jiajun is unlikely to have any further cooperation with them.

After settling things with Intel, Chen Jiajun prepared to return to Hong Kong with the production line technology.

The prototype machine developed by Aoun and Li Zhao has been completed. After the testing is finished, Chen Jiajun will prepare to start production.

As the flagship product of his first electronic product, and with the automated factory at Orn showing some promise.

These experiments need to be conducted after returning to Brunei.

(End of this chapter)