Mixed in 1980

Chapter 280 Next Target

"Chen Lu, you should just call me brother."

Chen Fan finally understood why the face looked familiar. Sun Shaojie was really something else; he asked him to introduce someone with a red head, and the result was this big shot.

It was indeed red and hard!
His backing was even stronger than Sun Shaojie's. The New Year pictures that Chen Fan's family put up during the Spring Festival often featured his father and his father-in-law, both of whom were terrifying.

"Brother Chen, come in quickly!"

Chen Fan quickly invited them to the living room. After exchanging pleasantries, he asked Miss Zhao to invite her three brothers-in-law over to discuss the transportation company matter.

The money comes from three parties, and the shares are divided among four!

Of course, he didn't get the shares for free. The shares Chen Lu took were borrowed from the other three companies, and he would have to repay them when the company became profitable in the future.

The rest of the matters were left for the families to discuss amongst themselves, and Chen Fan didn't interfere. He called Sun Shaojie into the yard and sat him under a tree: "Has the hydropower project been confirmed?"

“Large-scale hydropower projects don’t happen so quickly. The previous port project took a full year from reaching an agreement to being approved.”

Sun Shaojie took out a cigarette and offered one to Chen Fan: "There's a shortage of money everywhere in the country right now. We need to spend the money wisely. If we're going to do something, let's do a big project."

Chen Fan lit a cigarette and said sarcastically, "The funds are in place. You guys need to hurry up and get the project ready so I can get things moving."

"Did they cash out from the Japanese?"

Sun Shaojie rubbed his hands together and chuckled, "I'll go and urge them tomorrow. We've had enough of these hard times these past few years. Next year we can finally catch our breath."

The port received a $25 billion final payment, and the hydropower received $50 billion, bringing the total to $75 billion, equivalent to twice this year's foreign exchange reserves.

With this money, things will be much easier next year, and many projects can be launched.

"Money is no problem!"

Chen Fan took a drag of his cigarette and pondered for a moment: "There's something else. I can't get involved here, so I'd like to seek cooperation from higher-ups."

Sun Shaojie was surprised; anything that could put this kid in such a difficult position must be something significant.

Is it going to be like the last time they targeted the British?
Chen Fan flicked his cigarette ash and touched his nose: "I don't know how the higher-ups assessed it, but according to my prediction, the Soviet Union shouldn't last until 92."

Sun Shaojie asked in surprise, "You want to take on the Soviet Union?"

"Is there a problem? The Soviet Union is bound to collapse. These days, you can buy anything as long as you have money. I'm not short of money, so I can go for it."

"What are your plans?" Sun Shaojie asked again.

"What else can we do but buy, buy, buy? The problem is that the environment in the Soviet Union is different. I don't have anyone here, and I can't get involved."

Sun Shaojie understood and said sarcastically, "You mean, the higher-ups provide the manpower, and you provide the money, to smuggle things out of the Soviet Union together?"

Chen Fan nodded and said, "Aren't you envious? With the collapse of the Soviet Union, businesses, technology, talent, minerals, and resources are all worth a fortune. There are opportunities to make money everywhere."

Sun Shaojie clicked his tongue and said, "You're really heartless, kid. You've got some nerve, targeting the world's only two superpowers right off the bat."

Chen Fan chuckled and said disdainfully, "What superpower? It will soon be a disorganized mess. Now that we have this opportunity, we must take a bite out of it."

"What exactly are the rules?"

“Let’s set up a joint organization and register a few companies under it. Let’s go to the Soviet Union first and make connections with all sides.”

At this point, Chen Fan took a drag of his cigarette and chuckled, "Once the Soviet Union collapses, we'll start buying everything we can. We definitely won't lose money."

"We'll cooperate on civilian applications of technology, equipment, and personnel, while you can take the military applications. We'll jointly develop minerals, land, and resources."

"As for funding?"

Chen Fan glanced over, and Sun Shaojie immediately said, "We can contribute some, and we'll also get a loan from you."

“I can lend it to you, but you must prepare enough manpower. I’m not planning on small-scale operations. If I don’t make a hundred or eighty billion from this trip, it’s not worth it.”

"You're like a toad yawning. You're really getting cocky now. Talking to you makes me want to punch you." Sun Shaojie complained.

"I have too much money, there's nothing I can do about it!"

"Grass……"

"Remember this, and pass on a message to the higher-ups for me. Once I return from Hong Kong, we'll finalize this matter. The sooner we start planning, the greater the future benefits will be."

After chatting for a while and having a free meal, Sun Shaojie took his son home. He was quite happy when he left, as Liu Jinban hadn't been beaten up today.

This is quite rare!
The eldest daughter of the Chen family looks like a little dumpling, but she has a lot of strength in her hands. Her son has been beaten to tears many times.

The next day, Chen Fan was going to Hong Kong.

Xu Jinqiu is newly pregnant and not suitable to go out. Zeng Ali has just returned from Hong Kong and plans to stay at home with her daughter. Only Miss Zhao is with her.

Miss Zhao also has important business to attend to on this trip.

Xu Jinqiu and Zeng Ali both pledged $100 million, and the company's focus will now be on anti-aging projects.

Acquiring companies, acquiring technology, seeking partnerships with medical institutions...

In addition, Ms. Zhao also plans to establish a traditional Chinese medicine research institution, as traditional Chinese medicine is far ahead in the field of health preservation.

"All for beauty!"

Before going to work, Ms. Zhao had to cheer herself up. Chen Fan jokingly said, "Aging gracefully is also a kind of beauty, you know?"

Who said men only like 18-year-olds?

Miss Zhao chuckled and looked at her husband with disdain: "Look at your hypocritical face. Besides, if we become younger, who will enjoy the benefits?"

"Then thank you?" Chen Fan said with a smile.

"You're welcome!"

...The plane landed in Hong Kong, and bodyguards were already waiting at the arrival gate. After getting into the car, we headed straight to the garden in Deep Water Bay, a renovated Suzhou-style garden.

Completely Suzhou style, exuding the unique charm of the Jiangnan water towns, it stands out in the Deep Water Bay area.

Miss Zhao really liked this garden.

As soon as she entered, Miss Zhao changed into a cheongsam, had the servants bring tea to the courtyard, and then asked them to bring out a camera to film her.

When I'm older, I'll look back at this and it will be really interesting.

This idea originated from Guan Xiaoyu.

Last year, Guan Xiaoyu bought a camera and became obsessed with it, taking it everywhere he went and wanting to film everything he saw.

They also took many photos at the Chen family's villa.

Miss Zhao found it interesting and bought two cameras, one in Beijing and one in Hong Kong. She would often say that she wanted to record her beautiful moments.

In short, she's vain!

"A bourgeois sentiment with a Republican-era feel!"

After watching for a while, Chen Fan couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. Under the cheongsam, Miss Zhao's hot figure was perfectly presented.

"Miss Zhao, aren't you cold?"

He deliberately shouted something, and Miss Zhao shuddered. She hurriedly turned off the camera and ran into the house, but Chen Fan grabbed her and held her tightly.

Miss Zhao blushed and said in a sweet voice, "Brother...it's broad daylight."

"It looks better in broad daylight!"

"Pah, you filthy scoundrel, Qiu'er is absolutely right, you're just greedy."

"I only crave you because you're beautiful."

"Really? But you look so helpless, brother..."

"Miss Zhao, if you're so capable, don't beg for mercy!"

……

After the rain stopped, Miss Zhao smiled slightly, closed her eyes lazily, and woke up the next morning.

Thinking of yesterday's absurdity, she blushed and cursed "You filthy scoundrel" before getting dressed, having breakfast, and then having her bodyguard take her to the company.

There are many important matters to discuss on this trip!
Chen Fan had a lot of important business to attend to, and he arrived at the company almost right on time for work. The employees were all in a lazy and relaxed state.

After more than three years of battling it out in the Japanese stock market, everyone is exhausted.

Especially in the final stage, everyone was busy selling off their holdings every day, and there wasn't a single day of relaxation. Now that they're back in Hong Kong, with nothing important to do, everyone's just slacking off.

When they saw the boss coming over, everyone greeted him with smiles, and then those who were slacking off continued to slack off.

After exchanging greetings, Chen Fan returned to his office and asked Zhou Wenya to bring over the reports, which he then carefully reviewed and verified.

The company's money is divided into two parts.

Part of it belongs to the company, and the funds come from an investment company that mortgaged 25 plots of land.

The other part belonged to Chen Fan himself, and was obtained through a mortgage loan secured by shares of Xinghuo Real Estate and Chinatown Supermarket.

In addition to that, I also have to repay the loan.

Before entering the Japanese stock market, a total of US$21.8 billion was borrowed. After the debts were settled, US$130 billion still ended up in Chen Fan's personal pocket.

Adding the $150 billion in futures, the total is $280 billion.

The company has $108.2 billion left in its books, which is used to repay $19.6 billion in loans previously taken out for the acquisition of telecommunications and power companies.

In addition to the US$25 billion invested in the port by mainland China, plus various interest payments, only US$60 billion remains, of which US$50 billion will be invested in Hong Kong Electric Company.

Chen Fan stayed at the company for two days to clarify all the debt issues, and in one fell swoop, his debts were once again reduced to zero, and all of them were positive assets.

Yu Jing watched, her lips twitching.

I reminded the boss several times that the loan didn't need to be repaid, since the businesses were all profitable, and the subsidiaries could repay it themselves, so the funds could be kept in his own hands.

Unfortunately, the boss wasn't interested in the debt game.

It's strange, really. The boss likes to play with finance, but doesn't like to play with debt, which is different from many other business owners.

Debt can sometimes be an asset.

Sometimes, the money can be personal, but the debts can be corporate. Hong Kong's wealthy are very adept at this.

In contrast, the companies under Chen Fan's name are spotless.

Sometimes she admired her boss; he was able to make money so cleanly, a skill that many wealthy people didn't possess.

Suppressing the jumbled thoughts in her mind, Yu Jing asked, "President Chen, after everyone has rested, what is our next goal?"

"The next target?"

Chen Fan pondered for a moment. In terms of industry, it was about Hong Kong Electric's capital expansion, investment in the mainland, and the upcoming port project.

But doing only these things seems like a waste of manpower.

The stock market needs to be worked on, but as for real industries... Chen Fan suddenly looked up: "Before acquiring Kwai Chung Port, there's something we haven't finished."

"It's been years, it's time to pick it up again!"

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