Mixed in 1980

Chapter 341 Targeting
Mexico is a major energy producer, the second largest oil producer in Latin America, and possesses abundant oil and natural gas resources.

When asked about wanting other people's oil fields, Chen Fan only had one thing to say: "Dream on. Moxi Valley currently does not allow private capital to enter the oil field industry."

Sun Shaojie chuckled awkwardly, "You're not the best at economic coercion, are you? You can control the economic lifeline of Moxi Valley, so it's not impossible for you to get some benefits."

"No way. A place like Moxi Valley, let alone buying it with money, even if you gave me the oil field, I wouldn't dare to take it."

"Why is that?" Sun Shaojie asked in surprise.

Chen Fan put down the box, took out a cigarette, lit it, and sat on the threshold: "The thoughts of the colonized are actually the same as the thoughts of the colonizers."

"The people in those Latin American countries have had their minds corrupted by the colonizers. Their idea of ​​wealth is that you can get it faster if you can't just steal it?"

"First, open the door and let you in, then lock the door and take away all the company's shares and the mining rights of the mine."

"The whole of Latin American countries follows the same pattern: attract foreign investment, and once the companies have developed, they are all taken back by the country and then distributed to the people to win their votes."

"Once all the foreign capital has left and the economy is in trouble, we can move back to marketization and internationalization, bring in foreign capital, and then reap the benefits from it."

Later generations often say that India is a graveyard for foreign investment, but in reality, Latin American countries are even more unscrupulous. We were tricked when we invested in lithium mines in Latin America.

Chen Fan had absolutely no interest in investing in industry in Latin America.

Unless China becomes the world's unipolar power!
Just like the big shots in the US in the 1990s, they can invest however they want without any problems. If there are any issues, they can just send an aircraft carrier to their doorstep.

The Indians of later generations dared to detain Soros's money and people, but if it were in the 1990s, even if you gave them ten times the courage, they wouldn't have dared.

Chen Fan's goal for this operation was very clear: first, to make a profit from the exchange rate, then to reap the rewards from the assets, and finally to cash out and leave.

Besides that, there's agriculture.

Tianhe Agriculture Company will also follow suit and will acquire farms on a large scale. Chen Fan had said long ago that he would make the company flourish in Latin America and Southeast Asia.

"Anyway, you should make it clear to the higher-ups that we're just here to make money, grab what we can and leave. As for their oil fields, we can't get our hands on them."

"Alright, I'll talk to the higher-ups." Sun Shaojie smiled wryly; that made sense.

Chen Fan nodded and said, "How are your preparations going? I plan to go to Hong Kong tomorrow, and your people should arrive no later than the day after tomorrow."

"The person has been chosen."

Sun Shaojie stood up, turned around and walked out: "I have something to do, I'll probably be busy for a few days, Haoran will stay at your place this weekend."

"Damn it!" Chen Fan cursed.

Sun Shaojie pretended not to hear and quickened his pace, getting into the car as soon as he left without a moment's hesitation. He was determined to become the son-in-law of the Chen family.

Chen Fan threw away the cigarette butt, picked up the box, and went to the west courtyard to take the Yongle blue and white porcelain into the basement.

The basement is a bit crowded these days.

I've acquired quite a few items in the past two years. If I keep putting them on the shelves one by one like this, I estimate that I won't have enough space for them in less than two years.

Chen Fan has become increasingly fond of antiques.

Especially after the children are born, I always think about collecting more things for them, especially antiques, which are things that can be passed down through generations and are non-renewable.

"Let's move the less valuable items to the neighbor's yard later, since they all have basements anyway."

Muttering something to himself, Chen Fan stepped out and went to the basement of the east courtyard. The items inside were quite simple, mostly Hetian jade and jadeite.

It was packed full, too many to count.

Xu Jinqiu followed her in, and looking at the things inside, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth: "You were right, from now on, Hetian jade will be priced by the gram."

"It's more profitable than buying a house!" Chen Fan grinned.

Previously, a kilogram of jadeite, especially if it was top-grade white, cost only 100 yuan. Now, a kilogram costs more than 2000 yuan, an increase of more than 20 times.

This is just the raw material; the finished product is even more expensive.

When prices start to be calculated by the gram, one gram will cost tens of thousands of yuan. By then, it will be very difficult to buy genuine jade pebbles on the market. In the first decade of the 20th century, the river was dug up to 19 meters deep, and all the jade that could be found was already gone. The market after that was basically just for fooling laymen.

The same goes for jade; from now on, it's all about deception.

Especially in the short video field, people often bring up imperial green jadeite, which is actually made of the same material as beer bottles.

"How about we invest another sum?" Xu Jinqiu suggested.

Chen Fan pondered for a moment: "Then let's invest another sum. Five children, including Xiaoyi and Xiaoxi, let's consider it as helping them accumulate more wealth."

"How do we acquire it? Should we contact Senior Brother Sun?"

"There's no need to bother him. He'll have to find someone to coordinate, which would be a waste of his goodwill. After 1985, the market was opened up, so we can just contact the manufacturers directly."

"That's true, I'll contact them later."

"We mainly buy raw materials. Many of the carving styles we use now may not be popular in a few decades, so it's better to buy raw materials, which are cheaper," Chen Fan said.

Xu Jinqiu agrees. The styles of jadeite from the mainland are very different from those from Hong Kong. The mainland is still somewhat lacking in design.

I took a box off the shelf and opened it to find a Hetian jade ornament. The red skin and white flesh were carved into a landscape, and the craftsmanship was excellent, but it felt too complicated.

Xu Jinqiu didn't like this.

After walking around for a while, I looked at the text on the outside of the box, took it off and saw that it was an icy jadeite twisted bracelet.

Xu Jinqiu put it on and looked at it, then took it off with disdain. She felt it was too complicated and wasteful of materials, and not as pretty as a simple plain bracelet.

After strolling around for a while, the two came out. The next day, Xu Jinqiu drove Chen Fan to the airport, and then took several bodyguards to Yangrou Hutong.

Many jewelry stores in Beijing are clustered here, where you can buy jade, rubies, sapphires, gold, and diamonds.

Having played with jade and gemstones for a long time, Xu Jinqiu understood the market and started buying up items as soon as she entered. She wanted jade of icy quality or better and Hetian jade of first-grade seed material. If the price was right, she would pay on the spot.

After buying it, they placed orders with various suppliers.

So much so that the whole street knew a very wealthy woman had arrived. However, this wealthy woman was shrewd; although she was generous, she was not easily fooled.

Xu Jinqiu didn't feel bad about the money she spent. A kilogram of Hetian jade pebbles cost more than 2000 yuan, and a ton only cost more than 200 million yuan.

It means we can't order that many high-quality goods. Otherwise, buying a few hundred or a few thousand tons wouldn't be a problem, as they'd all be reserved for the children.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan had already arrived in Hong Kong.

Having not appeared in public for two years, and being alone, Chen Fan kept a low profile, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, and quickly got into his car after coming out.

I called Zhou Wenya when I arrived at the Suzhou-style garden in Deep Water Bay. Half an hour later, Zhou Wenya arrived with a pile of documents, all of which I had collected in advance.

"As you instructed, we have been keeping an eye on foreign companies for the past two years. Starting this year, British companies have begun to increase their investment in Hong Kong."

"Is the fund transfer significant?" Chen Fan asked.

“We can only track down a portion of it. Since the beginning of the year, more than $50 billion has come in. Adding the funds that we can’t track down, the total should exceed $100 billion.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Fan was surprised: "The British are making big moves. It's only May now, but at this rate, their total investment this year could exceed 200 billion US dollars."

Zhou Wenya nodded and said, "House prices have dropped slightly this year, but the British clearly want to raise them. Investment may be even greater next year."

Next year will see the largest influx of British investment.

Direct investment amounted to hundreds of billions of pounds, nearly doubling Hong Kong property prices in just one year before they sold off and left.

"Keep an eye on the British-owned assets, but leave them alone for now to avoid alerting them."

Chen Fan lit a cigarette and picked up the documents: "Have you collected all the relevant information about Moxigou? We'll need it tomorrow night."

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