Mixed in 1980

Chapter 542 A Word of Letting

Drinking in small sips.

After finishing his first drink, Chen Musheng looked at the bottle again, and Chen Min immediately narrowed her eyes: "Should we call Xiao Yi over and let her chat with you?"

"How could I have given birth to such an unfilial child?"

Chen Musheng was furious. He picked up his chopsticks, took a couple of bites, and then looked at Chen Fan: "Tell me about your sister. She doesn't mistreat the elderly like this."

"I'm full." Chen Fan put down his chopsticks.

I didn't dare say a word, I just stood up and left. My own sister has such a temper, I could never mess with her even if I lived two lifetimes, especially after she got older, she became particularly sharp-tongued.

In my past life, I couldn't even bear lying in a hospital bed.

Seeing his son run away, Chen Musheng had no choice but to eat his meal quietly. He couldn't possibly drag his daughter-in-law, grandchildren, and other relatives into the mess; he couldn't bear the shame.

The three daughters-in-law were no pushovers either.

His three fathers-in-law didn't fare any better than him; if they drank even a little too much, their three daughters-in-law would immediately rush to the neighbor's yard.

"You should be content."

Seeing her father quiet down, Chen Min slightly raised the corners of her mouth: "Whose old man is over eighty years old and can still drink a glass of baijiu every day?"

Chen Musheng snorted and ignored her.

Seeing that Chen Min still wanted to speak, he directly replied, "Just wait, in twenty years, it will be Xiaoxi's turn to take care of you."

Chen Min smiled and said nothing more.

Life is so good now, we should cherish it. Unlike when we were young, we could hardly eat meat all year round, especially during those years when we were sent to the countryside, life was really hard.

After dinner, the family went to the living room to make tea.

Sitting next to her husband, Ye Ling muttered softly, "Auntie is really something else. She has Grandpa completely under her thumb, and even Dad is too scared to say a word."

"You're about the same," Chen Lao Er teased.

"Go to hell." Ye Ling rolled her eyes.

She was quite capable, able to keep Chen Lao Er in check and also keep the children in the family in check, but she didn't dare to be like her aunt.

The eldest aunt is truly domineering.

No matter how formidable her father-in-law is, he's like a mouse before a cat in front of her aunt, terrified of upsetting her.

"What, you won't admit it?"

Chen Lao Er chuckled and whispered, "Whether it's my father-in-law or my brother-in-law, you don't care about either of them. In the end, they're all the same."

Ye Ling was taken aback; it seemed so.

Seeing that the group of children were about to start making a fuss again, Ye Ling couldn't sit still and called the children back one by one to do their homework, since it wasn't holiday time yet.

After drinking a few cups of tea, Chen Lao Er went to keep the children company.

I'll be busy again for a while, so I'll take advantage of the free time to spend more time with them. When I took my two wives out before, the kids had a lot of complaints.

The neighboring yard was also bustling with activity.

Xu Jinzhao, Xu Jinxia, ​​and Zhao Pengyu made the decision to let the children go out and spend money to acquire photovoltaic companies. If they couldn't acquire them, they could invest in them.

Investors can invest in any company involved in silicon materials, silicon wafers, solar cells, module packaging, system integration, and power plant operation.

In addition, we should also buy photovoltaic stocks.

Their only requirement was speed; they needed to finalize everything before Chen Lao Er announced his investment in the photovoltaic industry.

Once the news is made public, it becomes difficult to take action.

After a period of such busy work, they finally managed to acquire shares in some companies before the Spring Festival. On that very day, a news item appeared on CCTV News.

Chen Lao Er, accompanied by senior executives from Hong Kong Electric, held a press conference.

Hong Kong Electric Company's shareholding restructuring.

Chen Yi, Zhang Xiaoxi, Chen Yanxi, Chen Yancheng, Chen Yanyin, and Chen Yanche each hold 6% of the shares, while Chen Lao Er holds 64% of the shares.

Spark Investment injected US$1500 billion into Hong Kong Electric in one go, bringing the total to RMB10650 trillion.

This money is earmarked for this purpose only.

It is expected that the world's largest photovoltaic power station will be built in the Taklamakan Desert within the next 5 to 8 years to address the future energy gap.

The news caused a global uproar.

The public opinion surrounding the "big boss" Midea is the most unique, filled with hatred and a strong sour smell.

Multiple media outlets have revealed the origin of this fund: during the 2007 subprime mortgage crisis, Chen Fan amassed hundreds of billions of US dollars from the US stock market and held a large number of shares.

It's practically a risk-free business.

After being handed over to Chen Lao's second-hand, through several economic crises and biological warfare, he embezzled a large amount of cash from the US stock market and acquired a large number of technology stocks.

This is all the hard-earned money of Americans.

It's like Chen Lao Er exploiting the hard-earned money of Americans, but instead of investing it in the US, he takes the money back to China to build infrastructure.

Americans are envious when these things are mentioned.

Unfortunately, with free flow of funds in and out of the US stock market, no amount of sour grapes could stop the Chen family from leaving the market, and they continued to cash out at a rate of 10% per month.

Domestic public opinion and evaluations are different.

"As expected, the Chen family is still using the same old tricks: making money outside and spending it at home. They have a particular fondness for large-scale infrastructure projects, and they always invest in projects worth trillions of yuan at a time."

"The photovoltaic industry chain is about to take off."

"I've already bought shares in a photovoltaic company, and I'm just waiting for it to hit the daily limit. I'm so happy."

"We were discussing overcapacity not long ago, but now that the entire industry chain is taking off, we might as well start complaining about insufficient capacity."

"Those in the photovoltaic industry will make a fortune."

"I just want to know how to earn a trillion. My savings have never exceeded ten thousand, I have no concept of a hundred million, let alone a trillion. I dare not even think about it."

"Don't be so sour, upstairs."

"Is it excessive for Buffett to cash out more than $3300 billion and the Chen family to cash out $1590 billion? There must be many people like them in the United States."

"It's so great to make money off foreigners!"

……

Amidst the hustle and bustle, Zhou Wenya overheard: "Several photovoltaic suppliers from countries such as the US, Japan, and Germany have called, wanting to cooperate with us."

Chen Lao Er told her that she should just refuse.

Domestic suppliers are all complaining about overcapacity, so why should we cooperate with them? I have no intention of letting any orders slip through my fingers.

So many people are counting on these orders.

My three uncles have invested in many companies, and these days they're all grinning from ear to ear. The entire industry chain is being boosted, and the companies' market value is soaring.

With connections, there's no fear of not getting orders.

As a result, the market value of the stocks I recently bought has also soared, with almost one limit-up per day. Once I cash out, I'll have a large sum of cash in my pocket.

"The central government has an interview scheduled; you need to go."

Upon receiving the old man's notification, Chen Lao Er did not object. These days, he has long stepped into the limelight and appears on television programs from time to time, which has become the norm.

"Trillions of yuan, all in one project, Mr. Chen, how do you view this investment?" the host asked sharply.

"Would you believe me if I said I had too much money to spend?"

"Huh?" The host was stunned.

No wonder he called him a conman; he didn't follow the script at all during the interview. This is a CCTV program: "Should I say I believe it, or should I say I don't?"

"Just a joke."

Chen Lao Er smiled and explained, "This investment isn't actually that complicated. The funds raised from the US stock market need to go somewhere."

"Only large-scale infrastructure projects can accommodate this much funding."

"It also aligns with our family's consistent principles: to establish four major city CBDs, six ports, six canals, and the Sichuan-Tibet and Inner Mongolia-China railways."

"The objective is the same this time."

“We chose photovoltaic projects because of their promising prospects, and also because Ye Wan is currently working on a greening project in the Taklamakan Desert.” “Investing in photovoltaics is beneficial for desertification control.”

Upon hearing this, the host raised the corners of his mouth and joked, "Isn't the latter the main reason?"

Chen Lao Er did not deny it and readily agreed.

The host then asked a pointed question: "Regarding the share distribution of HK Electric, another voice has emerged online, arguing that the share distribution is unreasonable. What is your opinion?"

“I’ll sit and watch!” Chen Lao Er laughed.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Those who have such questions are just meddling in other people's business. We have no questions about the distribution of our family's property, so why should you care?"

The host followed up with, "What's your opinion?"

Chen Lao Er frowned slightly: "What do you think is the hardest thing to avoid when people are together, especially men with men?"

The host responded, "Fight!"

Chen Lao Er nodded: "That's right, it's all about arguing. My dad is very combative, the kind of person who won't let go of someone who's in the right, and he'll find an opportunity to make his opponent suffer."

"me too!"

"But this is about external relations, where we have to fight and struggle. If we do this at home, the family will fall into chaos, and what kind of family affection will there be?"

"What the family wants is something else entirely: give way!"

"To put it bluntly, without profound culture, knowledge, and wisdom, it's something most people can't achieve, but within our family, we all adhere to this principle."

"Our third child."

"The inheritance is Feixing Mobile. My father said a long time ago that if he had his eye on any business, he could take it over as long as he could manage it."

Did he accept it?

"The third brother knows that he can do well with Feixing. Focusing on one industry and getting distracted by other things will only bring disaster."

"And Xiao Wu, we have to force him on."

“At first, he only wanted to do Chen Xiaowu Green Food and gave up all the family businesses. His family only supported his entrepreneurship if he took over the Chinatown supermarket, so they forced him to take over the supermarket project.”

"As for the fourth brother, everyone is familiar with him."

"Now that we have two children, the family has mentioned that she should take over the two companies and give them to the children in the future. Do you know what she said?"

"I already have enough things in my hands."

"It's enough to keep the two kids busy. If they're still not satisfied, they deserve a beating."

"Not to mention my sister."

“She has absolutely no interest in business. She’s currently helping to run the Liyuan Charity Foundation, but if you were to let her take over the business, she’d be furious.”

“And my aunt Chen Yi and cousin Zhang Xiaoxi are all the same.”

"A simple online search will reveal countless scandals involving family divisions, from ordinary households to wealthy tycoons. Our family has never had these problems."

"At least our generation doesn't have that."

After Chen Lao Er finished speaking, the host added, "According to your family's division plan, you are the biggest beneficiary, so your thoughts are naturally different."

"Your limit is what your eyes can see."

Chen Lao Er shook his head and said sarcastically without any politeness, "Your thoughts will be different when you have enough wealth back then."

The host was speechless.

This person is really impolite. I'm a CCTV host, so I should at least show some courtesy: "Your brothers and sisters are all known for their humility, but what about you?"

Chen Lao Er joked, "This is not something you could know."

The host blushed slightly and gritted his teeth inwardly: "Then let's change the subject. Besides investing in photovoltaic projects, do you have any other investment plans for the future?"

"Of course!" Chen Lao Er nodded.

Host: "Can we talk?"

Chen Lao Er shook his head: "No."

Seeing the host's awkward manner, he laughed and said, "The funds cashed out from the US stock market will be used for a trillion-dollar investment."

"Specific investment projects have not yet been decided."

"We are currently in discussions with the Ministry of Commerce. With such a large sum of money coming in, we need to find a project that is large enough."

"If you diversify your investments..."

At this point, Chen Lao Er couldn't help but smile bitterly: "To put it bluntly, we already have enough businesses at home. If we diversify our investments further, we simply don't have the energy to manage them all."

……

The interview sparked a lively discussion.

Most people only focus on one point, which is what Chen Lao Er mentioned: how much GDP will be boosted by another trillion-level investment?

Those with connections have already started inquiring about the project.

Those who participated in previous photovoltaic projects have made a fortune in the future; this time, we must get a share of the pie no matter what.

A small number of people are also focused on the family division plan proposed by the host, in which Chen Lao Er is the biggest beneficiary, which is certainly a nice way of putting it.

"The one who takes the lion's share is always right, no matter what."

"If it were me, I could say it even better."

"It's unbelievable how this was divided. One person gets 64%, and six people get 36%. That's fair!"

……

Chen Lao Er didn't even bother to glance at the online opinions; he simply didn't care about what others thought.

Old Chen couldn't stand it.

In particular, a group of people went to her comment section to cause trouble, so she directly posted a video.

"Your brain isn't even as big as a walnut, yet you insist on meddling in my family's affairs. Are you even qualified?"

“My second brother is right. Your perspective is limited to what you can see. Don’t look at how our family divided the property with your narrow-minded perspective.”

"Do you know why Chen Lao Er gets the lion's share?"

"Because he can support the whole family and take care of everyone. Only you guys are always focused on money. What's the point of money in our family?"

"It is estimated that more than 3000 billion will be cashed out from US stocks."

"Beautiful knife!"

Do you know how this money will be allocated?

“Originally, it was all left to Chen Lao Er, but Chen Lao Er disagreed and insisted on dividing it. He even brought Hong Kong Electric into the division. The equity distribution was also decided by my father.”

"Nothing."

"You're still worrying about my family."

Not only Chen Yanyin, but also Chen Yanxi, Chen Yancheng, and Chen Yanche gave interviews one after another, talking about the division of their family property.

There are some things that Chen Lao Er can't say.

After all, they take the lion's share.

The siblings had no reservations. Chen Laosan said directly, "Many people may not know that Feixing Mobile is an investment in the entire industry chain."

"If I wanted, I could get shares in the entire industry chain."

"But can I take it?"

"No, I really can't. My abilities are limited. Managing Feixing Mobile is my limit. If I try to expand into other industries, I'll just squander it all."

"To fight with your siblings over wealth that you can't hold onto, and then break up your family, that's just plain stupid."

"Chen Lao Er's idea is different."

"They were afraid we wouldn't get enough, so they kept stuffing money into our pockets to avoid feeling embarrassed."

“This investment by HK Electric is an example.”

"If you ask any of us brothers and sisters, who would want it? To be honest, nobody wanted it. We only agreed because Chen Lao Er promised that we wouldn't have to worry about management."

(End of this chapter)