The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 294: Doing business is about turning other people’s money into yours, the process is not important.

Chen Zhengwei got up from the bed, yawning, and patted the dancer's butt, which was very elastic.

After going to the bathroom to pee, Chen Zhengwei looked down at the water flowing in the toilet and felt very satisfied.

My health is getting better and better.

If you fight alone, you don't even need to take Liuwei Dihuang Pills.

After sitting in front of the window and basking in the sun for a while, Mary Gardner put on her clothes quickly, put on some simple makeup, walked over to Chen Zhengwei and kissed him on the cheek.

"Want to go downstairs to eat together?"

"Wait for me aside, I'm thinking about life!" Chen Zhengwei waved his hand. He was thinking about the issue of guns.

Now, manufacturing guns, bullets and gunpowder are no longer a problem; the problem lies mainly in the manufacturing process.

Machine guns are the easiest because they are large enough and require little precision.

Next are pistols and submachine guns.

Automatic rifles are the most difficult.

So he planned to make the pistol and submachine gun first, and the submachine gun did not have high requirements for range and accuracy, so it could use pistol bullets.

After all, a volley of bullets would turn even Superman into a sieve.

Mary Gardner looked at Chen Zhengwei's back. Although she was after money at first, after spending some time with Chen Zhengwei, she began to like him.

After all, he is high-ranking, rich, young, tall, and strong...

There are almost no faults to be found.

Unfortunately, the two of them only had a three-month agreement!
And Mary Gardner has no intention of giving up her dance pursuits.

So now she began to cherish the time she spent with Chen Zhengwei.

Chen Zhengwei's ideas took shape in his mind before he stood up, put on his coat, and went downstairs to eat with Mary Gardner.

"I want to go to the port this afternoon!" Mary Gardner said casually while eating.

"The security there is good, and petty thefts are rare nowadays! I have things to do this afternoon!" Chen Zhengwei said absentmindedly. He could tell that Mary Gardner wanted him to accompany her there, but he had a lot of things to do.

He also needs to find the mastermind behind the gunman.

This person has to be chosen carefully, after all, he doesn't have any obvious enemies now.

Mary Gardner felt a little regretful after hearing this, but she didn't say much and left after dinner.

Chen Zhengwei returned to his office and listed some key issues that needed to be resolved for automatic rifles and submachine guns.

Magazine and feeding mechanism…locking and unlocking mechanism…ejection and loading mechanism…recoil handling system…precision machining process…

Once these are listed, then start drawing the structure and components.

"Brother Wei! Someone wants to visit you! The other party claims to be Alette." The henchman knocked on the door and said.

"Let him come up!" Chen Zhengwei smiled and put the drawings on the table.

A moment later, William Arlette came to Chen Zhengwei's office, took off his hat and smiled.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Chen!"

"Good afternoon, Arlette, it seems like you have brought me a business?" Chen Zhengwei asked.

"Yes, I convinced them! They agreed to sell the shipyard and shirt factory to you!" said Alette.

"That means I can go see my shipyard?" Chen Zhengwei said with some regret when he heard the news.

It seems that I have to find a new person behind the gunman.

As he said, it doesn't matter who the mastermind behind the gunman is, what matters is who he thinks it is.

When Arlette saw Chen Zhengwei's expression, she raised her eyebrows.

However, Chen Zhengwei soon smiled again, because this was good news after all.

We have our own ironworks and metal processing plants, and now we have a shipyard that can produce steamships, so the entire industry is complete.

And steamships were a good business.

Especially since there's a war going on in South America recently... small and medium-sized iron gunboats should sell well. We can build ships and even cannons ourselves. I hope this war won't end too quickly.

I should pay attention to the war situation over there and provide them with some help when necessary so that they can fight for a few more years.

As for the shirt factory, it was just a bonus that could create some jobs, and Chen Zhengwei didn't even care whether it made money or lost money.

Besides, how could his business not make money?

"Of course, this is a big business after all! You can always go to the shipyard!"

"Besides this, is there any other good news?" Chen Zhengwei asked again.

"Most of them are residential buildings and shops. Mr. Chen won't be interested in them!"

"In that case, let's go and take a look at my shipyard now!" Chen Zhengwei didn't waste any time and rang the bell directly. Soon his men came over.

"Have someone prepare, I'm going to the south area of Market Street!" said Chen Zhengwei.

After a while, Chen Zhengwei put on his coat and went downstairs with William Arlette.

"Mr. Chen!" Situ Xianyi immediately pushed the door open and stood outside, where more than twenty thugs were waiting.

Chen Zhengwei patted Situ Xianyi on the shoulder.

Then he smiled to Arlette, "A little incident happened yesterday, so we have a little more manpower."

"I understand. Fortunately, Mr. Chen is safe and sound! I heard that the gunman has been caught?" William Arlette laughed. Everyone in San Francisco knew that Chen Zhengwei was attacked by a gunman.

Many people gloated when they first heard the news, and then felt sorry that the Chinese man didn't die.

However, the gunman was caught in just half a day, which made many people secretly speculate that the mastermind behind the scenes might be in big trouble.

"I hanged them over there...but the Investigation Bureau thought it would scare passers-by, so they took the bodies away this morning!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile, pointing to the square not far away.

"As for the follow-up, I believe you will see it soon!"

"These gangsters really should be punished!" William Arlette nodded in agreement and did not ask any further questions.

But when he turned his head, there was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

Stupid Chinese.

He knew that Chen Zhengwei had not caught the gunman because he had sent the gunman. In fact, he did not want to kill Chen Zhengwei, because he knew that Chen Zhengwei was not so easy to kill.

He just wanted to drive Chen Zhengwei crazy.

The wealthy people in San Francisco are already in a panic now. If Chen Zhengwei goes crazy and kills two more people, the others will also be unable to sit still.

Those people either united to kill Chen Zhengwei, or moved to other places.

Either way is good for him.

After all, San Francisco is the most prosperous and largest city in the West, and Bank of California has a lot of business in San Francisco. What Chen Zhengwei has done has a great impact on the business of San Francisco Bank.

Most importantly, he doesn't like Chinese people, he doesn't like all people of color, and he was forced to withdraw from the Republican Party's internal election a few days ago.

This made him feel ashamed.

And if those wealthy people want to move to New York or Chicago, they can also gain a lot of benefits from it.

Those wealthy people need to transfer their assets through large banks such as Bank of California and will look for investment channels on their own.

This will also greatly increase the Bank of California's business and influence on the East Coast.

……

Seven carriages stopped in front of the Salito Shipyard on the seashore south of Market Street. Soon, the shareholders and managers of the shipyard arrived.

"Mr. Arlette!"

"Mr. Chen!"

Chen Zhengwei glanced at Arlette beside him with a smile. The other party called Arlette first and then called him, which made him unhappy.

It seems that Arlette has a very high reputation!
Taller than me?
Arlette was oblivious to this.

He felt that he had done everything well, especially in front of Chen Zhengwei.

But I never thought that Chen Zhengwei would be dissatisfied with me because of such a small matter.

If he knew what Chen Zhengwei was thinking now, he would definitely feel that he was wronged.

“Let’s look at the shipyard first!”

Chen Zhengwei took the lead and walked in.

"There are four docks in the shipyard... We have three dry docks and one wet dock. The wet dock can control the water level through the gate. It has only been in use for three years..."

"There is a medium-sized passenger ship under construction, and two other ships are being repaired in the docks... a fishing boat, and a small commercial ship..."

The major shareholder of the shipyard introduced himself as he walked.

He has feelings for the shipyard, but he is now planning to move to Chicago.

Chicago is located in the center of the Great Lakes, next to Lake Michigan, where the boating business is also quite busy.

Moreover, Chicago was developing very fast, so he planned to open a shipyard there. Although the public security there was a bit chaotic, it was much better than San Francisco.

There are none of these Chinese villains there.

"The shipyard now has more than 300 workers, and during busy times they also hire some temporary workers... At its peak, there are more than 800 people working here!"

"How big a ship can be built?" Chen Zhengwei asked directly. This was the only thing he cared about.

"We built a cargo ship for Pacific Shipping Company, 90 meters long and with a load capacity of 5000 tons! It took two full years!" the other party said proudly.

"That ship is still sailing in the Pacific Ocean!"

"Sounds good!" Chen Zhengwei nodded. The largest ship that Pacific Cruise Lines had sent to Peru to pick up people was only 60 meters long and had a carrying capacity of 3000 tons.

It seems that the strength of this shipyard is indeed quite good.

After all, the price is there.

"None of you plan to resign, right?" Chen Zhengwei glanced at the manager next to him.

"As long as Mr. Chen still needs us, we will continue to work here!" Those people spoke up one after another. After all, what Chen Zhengwei had done in the iron factory had already spread.

For Chen Zhengwei, it is not easy to resign.

"That's good! Tomorrow, you bring your lawyer to my club!" Chen Zhengwei nodded, and the matter was finalized.

He must buy this shipyard, now is the era of sea power.

And the price is very reasonable.

It only cost $35 to buy 82% of the shares of such a shipyard.

After taking a tour of the shipyard, understanding the situation, and finalizing the matter, Chen Zhengwei returned to the club.

After thinking for a while, he called his men and said, "Bring Green here!"

"Brother Wei, didn't Green go to New York?"

"Is this true?" Chen Zhengwei was stunned for a moment, then he realized that Green was sent by him to New York to keep an eye on the killer.

"Bring Greater Poland!"

A moment later, Greater Poland was found.

"Go bribe the employees of the Bank of California... I don't care what you do. If the Bank of California wants to withdraw a large amount of cash, I must know!"

"Don't worry about the nearby branch, just keep an eye on the other branches." Chen Zhengwei said.

If the wealthy want to move out of San Francisco, they will definitely go through the Bank of California.

The Bank of California previously did not have much business on the East Coast and did not have much capital in reserve, so it could not meet the needs of these people to transfer assets.

Therefore, large sums of cash must be transported to the East Coast.

It had nothing to do with the fact that the other party called her Arlette first in the afternoon at the shipyard.

Chen Zhengwei is not such a stingy person.

So it has nothing to do with personal vendettas.

He was simply interested in the money.

Doing business is all about turning other people's money into yours.

What matters is the result, not the process.

(End of this chapter)