Mixed in 1980

Chapter 348 Britain's Unease (13)

"The efficiency is quite high; it seems to be going more smoothly than expected," Chen Fan said in surprise.

Zhou Wenya nodded and said, "Mexican has a serious trade deficit and urgently needs foreign investment. We can go in under the guise of investment, and they will welcome us very much."

"Secondly, there's the team. With so many wealthy people involved, the resources are much richer, making it much smoother than when we first entered the Soviet market."

"That's true!" Chen Fan nodded slightly.

When the conversation turned to business, he couldn't help but take out a cigarette and light it: "Tell them that we will start selling pesos in early October, and the current goal is still mainly to acquire property."

October is a crucial month!
In my past life, the economic crisis in Mexico didn't break out until December. If I had waited until December to sell my pesos, it would have been difficult to make a high profit.

Mexico suffered a severe trade deficit. After October, Mexico used its foreign trade reserves to fill the trade deficit, which consumed a large amount of foreign exchange, leaving it with only more than 60 billion US dollars.

Even if they sell off their pesos after this period, and deplete Mexico's foreign exchange reserves, they will only have $60 billion, which is far from their target.

The only solution is to sell off the shares in advance.

The most likely outcome of doing this is to prematurely trigger an economic crisis in Mexican Valley, but what does that have to do with Chen Fan? Getting the money in hand is what matters most.

"Okay, Mr. Chen!"

Zhou Wenya slightly raised the corners of her mouth: "Many local industries lack funds, so they are acquiring industries very quickly. There is also our Tianhe Agricultural Company, which is making a lot of noise in Moxi Valley."

"Tell me more about it," Chen Fan asked curiously.

"Tianhe Agriculture has partnered with the Mexican government to acquire a 2000-hectare plot of land in Jalisco state in central Mexico."

"This land is surrounded by seven volcanoes, has fertile soil rich in nutrients and mineral-rich groundwater, and has an average annual temperature of 22°C, making it suitable for growing a variety of plants all year round."

"Tianhe Agriculture is collaborating with Mexi Valley to adopt natural cultivation management methods, without the use of pesticides, to jointly create a model farm for Mexi Valley."

"With this cooperative foundation, Tianhe Agriculture is very popular in Moxi Valley. It has been very successful in acquiring land and obtaining loans in various places, and currently holds nearly 20 hectares of land."

"We expect to eventually acquire 50 hectares."

After listening, Chen Fan was somewhat surprised: "Who came up with this idea? With the official endorsement of Moxigou and the guise of a model farm, no wonder."

Zhou Wenya smiled and said, "Tianhe's management is all handled by the government. There are really a lot of capable people there. In terms of long-term goal planning, it naturally has an advantage over capital."

This demonstrates the superiority of our system!
Capitalist thinking is essentially robbery thinking; it's inherently short-sighted, rushing towards wherever there's profit, and lacking long-term planning.

This applies to everything from large countries in Europe and America to small industries, including their recent actions. They simply see an opportunity and rush to take a bite.

In contrast, the Chinese government sets a goal and works diligently day after day for decades, making breakthroughs one by one, and ultimately achieving rejuvenation.

After chatting about the Mexican Valley for a while, the nanny Xie Xiaofang came over and said, "Brother Chen, a woman has come in. She says she's a zookeeper."

"I invited them."

Zhou Wenya stood up and said, "The red pandas are still young and difficult to raise, so we invited a zookeeper from Badaling Wildlife Park to come over."

The zookeeper's name is Li Jiao. She is in her early twenties, has a long ponytail, and is quite sunny and cheerful. She can easily get along with the children.

Chen Fan kept the person on the job, allowing them to take a temporary position at the new zoo, but primarily stay at home to care for the red pandas, with the same treatment as a nanny.

Red pandas are timid and docile, but they can attack people if provoked, so you need a professional keeper to keep them safe, and all kinds of vaccines must be arranged.

"Daddy, isn't the big kitten cute!"

The red panda was only a little over a month old and very small. Yan Yin held one of them, and gave the other to Yan Xi to hold. The two sisters both adored it.

Chen Fan was also very happy to see this.

However, I still told my daughter to listen to Li Jiao in everything. The baby panda is only a month old, so it's fine to hold and play with it. But when it grows up, it might bite people.

"They're spoiled rotten!"

Zhao Yuanyuan muttered something to herself, while Yan Yin chuckled and said loudly, "Dad, I only chose a name, Yuanyuan, isn't it nice?"

"Chen Yanyin, you deserve a beating!"

Zhao Yuanyuan's face instantly darkened. She grabbed her daughter and gave her a couple of slaps on the bottom: "If you dare to cause trouble again, I'll send the little panda back to the zoo tomorrow."

Yan Yin gave an "oh" and immediately admitted defeat.

Not only that, but they also gave Zhao Yuanyuan the right to name them, naming one dog Ping An and the other Xi Le, which made the whole family laugh.

This level of quality... is so retro!

It would be better to call him Wangcai (meaning "prosperous wealth").

Zeng Ali suppressed a laugh: "Peace and joy, it's quite catchy. If I get lost in the future, I can go outside and shout, 'Peace and joy...' Haha..."

Despite the laughter, the name has been decided.

With two more panda cubs in the house, the children's laughter has increased significantly, and even the adults enjoy playing with them.

By the end of September, Xu Jinqiu had received another batch of goods.

After several months of preparation, Mr. Yang, the owner of Feitian Jewelry, finally acquired another batch of fine goods, including a pair of imperial green glass-type bangles, both of which had bangle cores.

Mr. Yang, who rarely talks about culture or sentiment, surprisingly started telling stories.

This is a true story. At the public auction, this piece of jade changed hands three times from the moment it was first cut to the moment it was opened. Each time it was cut, the price increased and it was resold again. Many people were scrambling to buy it.

The saying "one cut makes you poor, one cut makes you rich" is vividly illustrated.

Mr. Yang only paid a high price to acquire the piece after it was completely cut open. In the end, only a small piece of the best material was cut from the entire 200-kilogram piece.

Finally, it was made into two bracelets, a bracelet core, and an oval facet.

Xu Jinqiu listened with a smile, and finally valued the two bracelets at 100 million yuan, and the rest at 30 yuan, for a total of 130 million yuan.

This is an absolutely high price these days.

Mr. Yang was very satisfied. Apart from keeping some materials needed for the operation of the jewelry store, he sold all the jadeite and Hetian jade he brought back to Xu Jinqiu.

"Boss Yang, if you come across any top-quality goods, feel free to buy them. I promise you won't be shortchanged on the price."

After leaving a message, Xu Jinqiu went home first. It was almost October, the season when many wild fruits would ripen, and she planned to go out and "snatch" a few more children.

In recent years, I've been traveling with my family.

The children were also taken out for a walk, but Yan Yin was reluctant and wanted to stay home with the little panda, but Miss Zhao forcibly took her away.

This year's destination: Yunnan!
The first place we built schools was Dali. Later, the foundation invested several more times, but there are still many places in the Yunnan-Guizhou region that need to build schools.

Having not been back for many years, Xu Jinqiu wanted to come back for a visit and, while she was there, go to the jade auction to see if she could buy a batch of goods to take back with her.

The plane landed in Yunnan in October!

At the Hopewell Building in Hong Kong, a group of wealthy people from Xinghuo Investment Company met. Old Huo, smoking a cigarette, looked at Zhou Wenya and asked, "Mr. Chen isn't here?"

Zhou Wenya awkwardly touched her nose: "Mrs. Xu from President Chen's family goes out to inspect the site for building Xinghuo Hope Primary School every year at this time, and President Chen accompanies her."

Upon hearing this, everyone's lips twitched slightly.

Too much!
In a matter involving hundreds of billions of dollars, Chen Fan, as the leader, didn't even show up. Wasn't he worried at all about failing to reap the rewards?
But what can I say?
Old Huo took a drag of his cigarette and chuckled, "Madam Xu's family's philanthropic work is truly admirable. They are women who are just as capable as men, and their courage is stronger than ours."

"Madam Xu is indeed very kind."

Zhou Wenya smiled slightly and coughed lightly, saying, "As per President Chen's instructions, we will begin selling pesos today. Let's discuss and come up with a plan."

Old Huo flicked his cigarette ash and frowned slightly: "Our peso reserves are sufficient. Should we sell them off urgently or gradually?"

"Mr. Chen didn't say anything; he left it to us to decide."

Zhou Wenya touched her nose again, and said awkwardly, "President Chen said that how well we can do it depends entirely on our own efforts. He has already gone out and we can't contact him."

Holy shit...

Everyone complained, saying that it was incredibly irresponsible.

After months of investing tremendous energy and money, at the most critical moment, the leader suddenly disappeared, acting like a complete idiot.

Li Zhaoji, furious, lit a cigarette and slammed his fist on the table: "Then we'll make the decision. What information do you, Xinghuo Investment, have?"

Zhou Wenya nodded and said, "There are indeed two important pieces of information. The first is the internal situation in Moxi Valley, which has been very unstable recently, and fighting has broken out in some places."

"The second issue is that Mexico has a serious trade deficit. Mexico has already begun to use its foreign exchange reserves to fill the trade deficit, which will consume a large amount of foreign exchange reserves."

"President Chen previously predicted that if we did not intervene, the economic crisis in Mexico would erupt in December, and before that, it would consume a large amount of foreign exchange reserves."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhaoji took a deep drag on his cigarette and slowly exhaled the smoke: "So, we need to trigger an economic crisis ahead of schedule?"

Zhou Wenya nodded solemnly.

Li Zhaoji rubbed his fingers together: "Then there's nothing to say. It's just a game of who can run the fastest. Whoever sells first will make the biggest profit."

"But the prerequisite is to trigger a financial crisis and cause a large-scale flight of foreign capital in order to drive down the exchange rate and thus make a profit."

"The public opinion front is of paramount importance!"

“The trade deficit, internal instability, war, and the fact that foreign investors like us are selling off pesos and fleeing are all points that can be attacked.”

"Old Li is right!" Old Huo lightly tapped the table.

He took a drag of his cigarette and continued, "We also have resources in terms of public opinion. As long as we're willing to spend money, we can create hype. The key lies in how we use the funds."

"I suggest we sell half of the pesos at once to create momentum and see the effect. We can't fire all our ammunition at once."

"If the effect is obvious, quickly sell all of them and plunder the foreign exchange reserves of Mexico; if the effect is not obvious, then adjust the strategy."

After listening, Li Zhaoji nodded: "Old Huo's plan is quite prudent. Let's give it a try. There are many problems inside Moxi Valley, so it should be effective."

"Everyone, please share your thoughts!"

In the meeting room, everyone chimed in with their ideas and suggestions, and soon a complete sell-off plan was formed.

"It's settled then, let's get started!"

Meanwhile, the British people in Hong Kong were not at ease, always feeling that the attack was aimed at them.

P.S.: First update! Happy Labor Day! Two more updates to come!
It was a bit late today. The school said school would end at 4:15, but they held a closing ceremony and dragged it out until 5:40. A group of us parents waited at the gate like monkeys for more than an hour.

(End of this chapter)