The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 234 I Want to Take America to the Moon

Bank of California, Noel's office.

"These are debts that need to be recovered... Most of them are due to failed investments or operational problems that make them unable to repay... The longest time has been more than ten years..." Noel placed two thick folders in front of Chen Zhengwei.

"We have two options for outsourcing debt. One option is to pay you 50% of the money you recover, and the other option is to buy the debt for 30% of the price."

Chen Zhengwei casually pulled out a few documents. These people owed money ranging from hundreds to thousands, or even tens of thousands.

After all, the current banking industry is not very developed, and it is difficult for ordinary people to get a loan.

Those who come to apply for loans are all rich people, or at least they used to be rich.

"There is actually a mine?" Chen Zhengwei's eyes stopped on a document.

"Is it old Fok? He has always believed that there is gold in that mine, but in fact there are only stones and iron... He has refused to give up for so many years! We thought about auctioning those mines through the court, but it's a bit troublesome!" Noel knew who it was when he heard the word mine.

Old Fogg had been successful before. He had discovered a small gold mine. Although the quality of the ore was average, he still made a lot of money.

After that, he took out another loan and bought a mining area. However, this time he failed. Over the years, he could only dig out iron ore from this mining area and barely maintain the operation of the mine.

The bank previously filed a lawsuit in court, hoping to auction the iron mine, and perhaps recover some of the debt.

However, Old Fogg and his miners confronted the enemy with guns, and even the court was helpless.

"How much is that mine worth now?" Chen Zhengwei asked.

"Sixty or seventy thousand? Actually, the quality of the iron ore is not bad, and it is profitable, but the speed is slow. But old Ford's equipment is too old, and the mining efficiency is very low. And old Ford has always been thinking about finding gold... His mind is not on that at all."

Noel shrugged and took out a report from inside. It was an inspection of the iron ore produced in that mine. The iron content of the ore was 58%, while the iron content of high-quality ore was 60%.

In addition, the content of impurities such as sulfur and phosphorus is not high.

Chen Zhengwei didn't understand these, but judging from the report, it should be pretty good. And if the iron ore is worth 60,000 or 70,000, the reserves in the mining area are at least worth 300,000 US dollars, or even more.

At that time, the technology for mineral exploration was very low, and no one could tell exactly how much reserves this mining area had.

Chen Zhengwei then looked through other documents and found three farms, covering a total area of four square kilometers.

In addition, there are some small businesses.

As for those who are completely bankrupt and have no ability to repay, they are not included here at all.

"I will take these back first, and I will calculate it based on 50% of the recovered amount."

"Xiwen, put these away."

Chen Zhengwei looked through them and found a total of more than 30 debts. According to the bank's investigation, he could probably recover more than 100,000 US dollars.

Your own income will be slightly higher than 50%.

Because the bank will auction off these assets when it takes them back, if you like them, you can bid for them at the reserve price.

For example, the iron mine and those farms.

And this is not a one-time business. Every year banks have some debts that need to be recovered.

"That old Ford is very stubborn!" Noel reminded. The most troublesome one here is old Ford.

Anyone who could find and keep a gold mine in San Francisco twenty years ago was not a good person.

"I like stubborn people!" Chen Zhengwei laughed and left with Li Xiwen.

"Give these documents to the scholar and ask him to arrange someone to check them first!" Chen Zhengwei said to Li Xiwen as they reached the stairs.

"Senior Brother, aren't you going back?" Li Xiwen couldn't help but persuade.

"I'm busier than the mayor all day!" Chen Zhengwei slapped him on the back of the head and drove Li Xiwen away.

I turned a corner and went to the office next door.

The office door was not closed and there were several people inside, either checking loan documents or busy with other things.

Anna just sat there in a daze, with nothing for her to do.

Although there were few women working during this period, some companies would hire some pretty ladies at high salaries to satisfy the interests of management.

However, on the first day Anna came, everyone here knew that although Anna was also a vase, she was different from those other vases. Even Noel and others were very gentle when facing her.

Chen Zhengwei leaned against the door and kicked it.

Anna turned around immediately, then stood up with a look of surprise and pulled Chen Zhengwei out of the office.

"Why are you here so early?"

"It's time for you to get off work!"

"It's only three o'clock now..." Anna was a little embarrassed.

"No one else will have any objection!" Chen Zhengwei said nonchalantly.

Anna has now been transferred to the loan department, and her weekly salary is only 14 yuan. It is very cost-effective for the bank to spend only a small amount of money to support such an employee.

And she didn't have any specific job, everything was done by other people.

"Okay!" Anna went back and apologized to everyone else, who responded with a smile.

After Anna changed her coat and left, the remaining people looked at each other, but no one said much.

They were all afraid that what they said might reach the ears of the Chinese person.

"Where are we going?" Anna asked excitedly, holding Chen Zhengwei's arm.

"Shopping!" Chen Zhengwei actually likes shopping very much. It is very relaxing. He makes 20 to 30 sets of clothes at a time.

"What about after shopping? How about going to your club?" Anna continued to ask. The club had been open for several days, but she had never been there.

"Of course!" Chen Zhengwei smiled.

We took a carriage to a clothing store on Montgomery Street, the one that sold European fashionable women's clothing, and spent more than a thousand dollars to buy a few clothes and bags for Anna, and then came to the club.

"boss!"

Once inside the club, Anna became happy and looked around.

The walls of the entire first floor are covered with black walnut solid wood, and the lines of the solid wood wall panels are brass, which looks calm and luxurious under the sunlight shining in from the window.

“How much did it cost here?”

"More than 400,000!" Chen Zhengwei said casually.

Anna gripped Chen Zhengwei's arm tighter.

She knew that Chen Zhengwei was rich, but she didn't know how much. Now she knew.

Her current monthly salary is $56, which is just over $600 a year.

Chen Zhengwei took her to sit in a corner on the first floor and asked the waiter to bring the menu.

"There is also French food?" Anna asked in surprise.

"Our chef is the original chef of the Sea Bass Restaurant!" Chen Zhengwei laughed. Later, the restaurant caught fire.

Before the club opened, Chen Zhengwei had the chef of the Sea Bass Restaurant, who was resting at home, kidnapped and brought over, even though the chef felt that preparing simple meals in a bar was not in keeping with his status.

Even if the club is big.

However, after the gun was pointed at his head, the other party immediately agreed to work here.

"I didn't get to eat it last time, but now I can try it."

"Ah!" Anna covered her mouth lightly, looking a little surprised. "Ask the chef to come over and make recommendations!" Chen Zhengwei said to the waiter after seeing Anna picking for a long time.

After dinner, Chen Zhengwei took Anna to the casino on the third floor.

"Bring me five hundred dollars in chips!" Chen Zhengwei said to his henchman.

"If you lose, it's yours. If you win, it's mine!" Chen Zhengwei asked someone to pass the chips to Anna.

Anna had only taken one step out when she realized something was wrong. She turned her head and looked at Chen Zhengwei, her eyes moving: "If I lose, how do you want me to pay you back?"

"I like listening to the piano!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"I'll play it for you tonight!" Anna had a charming look in her eyes, and then she excitedly pulled Chen Zhengwei to play.

However, after losing more than two hundred chips, he stuffed the remaining chips to Chen Zhengwei.

"Forget it, I won't play anymore. My weekly salary is only $14, and if I lose a hand, that's several days or even a week's salary... It's too exciting. If this goes on, it will be hard for me to work as peacefully as before!"

"The biggest disadvantage of gambling is that it destroys people's concept of money!" Chen Zhengwei smiled while holding a cigar in his mouth.

"Restraint is a good quality!"

"Because God doesn't allow us to be greedy!" Anna looked straight at Chen Zhengwei and said, "I think I'm already very greedy now, I shouldn't be even greedier..."

"Let's go, I want to go back and listen to you play the piano for me!" Chen Zhengwei threw the chips to his henchman, and the losses would be recorded in his account.

……

The offices of Longfa Casino were filled with smoke.

Aaron and several of his men were eating around a table, which was filled with cooked food and drinks.

"Brother Long, we have done so many things, why does Brother Wei only give us some money every time? Now Ayou has such a big territory!" A thug asked while eating a chicken leg.

"How should I know? Brother Wei has his own plans!" Although Aaron said this, he felt a little anxious.

He originally wanted to follow Chen Zhengwei and live a life of luxury, which was definitely better than working.

He has made a lot of money now, but as Chen Zhengwei's territory grows larger and his power grows stronger, he also wants more.

He felt that he had done more than Yan Qingyou. Now, in addition to Washington Alley, Yan Qingyou was also in charge of the port.

But Chen Zhengwei hasn't given him any territory for a long time.

Not only does he do a lot of work, but he is also a relative of Chen Zhengwei.

This made him wonder what Chen Zhengwei was thinking.

Aaron was considering whether he should ask the scholar.

……

Not only A-Long was thinking about it, but A-Hu and Xiucai were also thinking about it.

Chen Zhengwei was also thinking about it.

Now that his business is getting bigger and bigger, those who followed him at the beginning are still taking those things.

It’s okay if the time is short, but if it’s too long, you will definitely be dissatisfied.

People are always greedy.

Chen Zhengwei never tests people's hearts.

The next day, Chen Zhengwei got up at noon, opened the curtains, smoked two cigarettes on the sofa, and then went downstairs for breakfast tea.

Then he returned to the casino and called the scholar: "Have you arranged for someone to check the documents delivered yesterday?"

"I've arranged for someone to inquire, and also borrowed a few people from Greater Poland!" Rong Jiacai said.

"Is there going to be an election at the Chamber of Commerce?"

"The president must be Brother Wei! Who else has the qualifications to compete with Brother Wei?" Rong Jiacai said immediately.

Chen Zhengwei nodded, the Chamber of Commerce was still useful.

Then he said, "Call Ah Hu, Ah Long and Ah You to have dinner together in the evening, and you can come too."

Hearing Chen Zhengwei say this, Rong Jiacai's heart moved. It was obvious that Chen Zhengwei had something to arrange.

He agreed immediately.

In the evening, we went to Dingshilou again.

There is only one table here today.

After A-Long and the others arrived, they asked the men to sit far away, and sat on the table to ask each other with A-Hu and Yan Qingyou, "Why did Brother Wei call us all here?"

"Why are you all looking at me? I don't know anything!" Ah Hu said immediately when he saw the other two were looking at him.

The other two immediately withdrew their gazes. Ah Hu was really useless.

I clearly run errands for Brother Wei every day and I don’t know anything.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Chen Zhengwei finally came in with Xiucai.

"Brother Wei!" Several people stood up quickly.

"Sit down and talk. Don't be so polite to me!" Chen Zhengwei asked several people to sit down.

Seeing that Chen Zhengwei was still holding a book, Yan Qingyou was curious: "Brother Wei, are you still reading?"

"Nonsense, how else could I have made my business so big? It's all thanks to my daily study!" Chen Zhengwei slammed the book on the table.

The cover of the book is of a half-naked woman.

"So popular?" Ah Hu took the book and looked through it as soon as he saw the cover. It was covered with pictures and English. The first few pages were not interesting, but the content soon became exciting.

"Brother Wei, I want to learn too!" Ah Hu said with a wink.

"You don't even know a few characters, how can you understand it?" Aaron snatched the book away, and then said with deep conviction: "Brother Wei, I want to learn too!"

"You all have a share!"

"I have printed 5,000 copies of this book. I will give you some when the time comes. You can arrange for people to sell them." After Chen Zhengwei made the arrangements, he continued:

"Brother Wei, this business is good. I want to buy a copy to keep as a treasure!" Aaron said immediately with a smile.

A few people sat down and chatted for a while, then Chen Zhengwei said:
"You don't know how busy I am every day. I'm busier than the mayor! Now the season has arrived. There are ships from eastern Guangdong to San Francisco every day. When a large number of Chinese come, how should we arrange it?"

"They came all the way to San Francisco just to make money. Many of them even owed money to loan sharks. If they didn't work for a day, they would go hungry."

"I could ask those factory owners to hire more Chinese, but that would increase the unemployment rate among foreigners, and many people would be dissatisfied with us."

"Kill anyone who is dissatisfied! Kill them until they are afraid, and then they won't dare to be dissatisfied!" Aaron said immediately with murderous intent.

"Kill, kill, kill. You only know how to kill! Can you kill so many people?" Chen Zhengwei cursed angrily.

“So we have to create jobs and increase employment. But in San Francisco, various industries are not well developed, and it is not easy to set up a factory.”

"Brother Wei, why do I feel that this is something the mayor should consider?" Yan Qingyou sighed.

"So I'm busier than the mayor! And what can the mayor do? He just thinks about how to benefit himself and make money!" Chen Zhengwei sneered.

"Brother Wei might as well run for mayor himself. We all support Brother Wei!" Ah Hu said immediately.

"Why be a mayor? If you want to be one, be the president! Then I will lead America to the moon!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

(End of this chapter)