The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 659: The Wisdom of Believing in Your Future

"Mr. Chen!" David Abagnale was a little excited, but he controlled it well.

He placed his hand on his chest, smiled with a gentlemanly gesture and a tone of mature manly charm:

"Mr. Chen, I have to tell you that you are my idol!"

"I feel honored to be invited by you to come here and meet you!"

Chen Zhengwei looked at the other person carefully and could see that his skin was a little rough, which was caused by doing farm work in the sun since childhood.

Apart from that, the posture, expression and tone are all very good.

In addition, the confidence that David Abagnale exudes from the bones is not natural.

But it's performed.

Chen Zhengwei has a very sharp eye and can see almost every detail of a person.

After looking at it for a while, Chen Zhengwei slowly smiled: "You are a multi-millionaire!"

"Of course, there is no doubt about it! Everyone knows that I'm rich! But in my opinion, it's not a big deal. It's just because my vision is a little better than others!" David Abagnale said with a reserved smile.

"What if I want to invest in your business?" Chen Zhengwei asked.

"I will bring rich rewards to all those who believe in me! This is my moral!" Although David Abagnale didn't know what Chen Zhengwei wanted to do, he still spoke as best he could.

"No, this is not morality! This is a reward! Giving rewards to all those who believe in you is a reward!" Chen Zhengwei corrected.

"It's a somewhat arrogant statement, but I have to say, it's great!" David Abagnale smiled.

"David Abagnale..." Chen Zhengwei hesitated for a moment and then asked:
"What is your ideal?"

"I think everyone should live for their dreams! Not just to fill their stomachs!"

After Chen Zhengwei finished speaking, David Abagnale paused for a moment before saying, "What an amazing person! Wherever he goes, he is the center of attention."

"Of course, I also like an exciting life."

Chen Zhengwei nodded and said:

"Then I have an opportunity here to make you an amazing person. Wherever you appear, you will be the absolute center of attention. Everyone will revolve around you."

"Of course, this mission is a little risky. You can't tell anyone, ever. If it leaks out, death is the best outcome."

"After the mission is completed, you will say goodbye to all this. I will make you a completely new person, and you will become a real multi-millionaire and enjoy the rest of your life. For example, you can become one of my partners, so that no matter where you go, others will still treat you with respect."

"How big is the danger?" David Abagnale asked first.

"As long as you don't talk nonsense and keep your mouth shut, the danger is small. Just like I said before, just a little bit." Chen Zhengwei gestured with two fingers, the size of a grain of rice.

In fact, there was almost no danger in the implementation of this plan.

The real danger comes when the plan succeeds.

Even if Chen Zhengwei left the other party a way out, few people could bear the gap from being a financial genius that attracted worldwide attention, a core figure who became the absolute focus wherever he went, to being an ordinary rich man.

So he will try to find a way to break free from the rope that is holding him.

This is the greatest danger.

But Chen Zhengwei would not tell him that.

"I accept! I don't want to miss the biggest opportunity of my life!" David Abagnale agreed without much thought.

"This is indeed the biggest opportunity in your life!" Chen Zhengwei nodded, no matter whether it was good or bad.

"Then, you still need to receive a little bit of training! Including etiquette and other aspects, especially financial knowledge! In addition, find him an aristocratic etiquette teacher." Chen Zhengwei said.

"During this period, you will shave your beard and make some minor changes." Chen Zhengwei looked at Green: "You will be in charge of him for the time being!"

"Arrange a teacher for him in etiquette and finance. He needs three months of training. Then send him to a club in New York and let him observe there for a while."

After that, Chen Zhengwei continued to Abagnale: "You make yourself like a rich man through observation."

"But in my opinion, that's not enough. The people you observe are not the real top rich people!"

"I understand, Mr. Chen!" Abagnale said respectfully.

"You go out first."

After Abagnale left, Chen Zhengwei said to Green while thinking, "Find a way to get him a French noble identity."

"Have someone observe him all the time, and organize everything they observe and send it to me every once in a while. Also, how many girlfriends do you think he has?"

"Maybe he can have a baby..."

"Arrange a few swallows to approach him and see who can capture his heart."

People with families are always a little more controllable...but that's just possible.

Anyway, whatever you do conveniently may be useful.

After Green left, Chen Zhengwei thought for a moment. He planned to train Abagnale for a while, and then find an opportunity to make him a rising investment star in the American financial industry without leaving any trace.

It was easy for him.

All you need to do is manipulate some industries and stocks, and get some inside information.

The plan only really began after he became a rising star in the American financial world and a hot commodity in everyone's eyes.

This plan has been in his mind for a long time, but he has never found the right person.

Now that he finally has a candidate, he is in a good mood.

Chen Zhengwei picked up a pen and kept scribbling on the paper. After a while, a picture of a collapsed building was left on the paper.

"Rob the rich to help the poor... or clear to zero?"

Chen Zhengwei was very distressed. He was hesitating whether this plan should be called robbing the rich to help the poor or zeroing out.

He robs the rich to help the poor, and he is the poor one.

As for zeroing out, it means clearing out the capital accumulated by the UK over the years.

"Forget it, I'll decide later!" Chen Zhengwei would put off things that he was hesitant about. He believed in his future wisdom.

……

During the Qing Dynasty, several young men wearing long gowns and jackets, pigtails, and gentleman's hats on their heads came to Guangzhou.

These people are all students studying in the United States.

After arranging their destination, they first found an opportunity to return home, explained their plans, and headed straight to Guangzhou. "This place is much more prosperous than the north!" Several people chatted as they looked around in Guangzhou.

"I come into contact with many foreigners here, and their minds are more open!"

Here, you can also see some European and American bank brands, such as HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, and many trading companies.

There are also many people wearing gentlemen's suits.

A few people asked for directions to Shangxiajiu Road, and then searched along the street for a long time. Finally, they found the target and stayed there.

"This is Osmanthus Tower, why is it sealed?"

Seeing that Osmanthus Tower was sealed, everyone was suddenly confused.

This was the contact location Xu Yan told them. Now that it was blocked, they immediately lost contact with Chen Zhengwei’s people.

"Let's ask around first! Maybe they have left someone here." Tang Shaoyi said.

But before they could inquire, others noticed it.

Two young men came up to them and asked, "Are you back from America?"

"Who are you?" Several people turned their heads and saw two thin young men with braids on their heads, wearing short jackets and long pants. They were not conspicuous.

"How many of you have studied in the United States?" the two young men asked again.

"Not bad!" Several people nodded.

"Follow me!" The two immediately walked towards the alley on the side.

The few of them looked at each other, afraid that they were being cheated, so they left someone at the entrance of the alley, and only Tang Shaoyi and another young man followed in.

"You two, were you sent by Mr. Chen?" Tang Shaoyi asked.

"Exactly! This Osmanthus Tower has been sealed off, so someone sent us to pick you up!"

"What's going on? Where are we taking?"

"We'll talk about the details on the way. I'll send you to Hong Kong! There's a California International Trading Company over there!"

When Tang Shaoyi and others heard the words California International, they believed it immediately.

"But how did you recognize us?" Tang Shaoyi asked curiously.

"You are obviously different from the others, and this braid... is fake!" the two young men who met them laughed.

Then I followed him all the way to Hong Kong and after asking around on the way, I found out what had happened.

Several people looked at each other, not knowing how to comment.

None of them were stupid. They only needed to guess to know that this would cut off the supply of population from the South to the United States.

The question is, why did the court do this?

You have to know that people along the southeast coast have been going out to sea to make a living for hundreds of years. There are millions of Chinese in Southeast Asia, and they have never been cracked down on before.

It just so happens that the attack happened just when Chen Zhengwei was doing well in the United States and needed a large population to fill the West.

Based on everyone's understanding of Chen Zhengwei, Chen Zhengwei would definitely not swallow this humiliation.

Add to that his influence in the West...isn't the court just asking for trouble?
In their view, if the imperial court supports Chen Zhengwei, the Chinese will gain a foothold in the United States and be able to transport a large amount of materials, technology and talents back to the Qing Dynasty...

Several people couldn't understand that this was a national affair and it was not something they could interfere with.

After arriving in Hong Kong, several people were sent to Chen Fenglu.

Seeing these people, several people felt relieved.

Then I met other people.

They are not the first wave to arrive. Including them, there are more than twenty people.

"I have arranged a boat to take you to San Francisco these days. I heard that the ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Los Angeles and all the Chinese have moved there! It's a pity that I can't go back. Can you help me check!" Chen Fenglu said to everyone with a smile.

"Of course!" Everyone was also curious about what was happening in Los Angeles.

……

In mid-May, in San Francisco, Chen Zhengwei looked at the boxes prepared by Lin Changning and his men and couldn't help but say:
There were more than twenty items packed into a box half the height of a person.

He didn't know where they got so many things from.

"So many, you guys are moving?"

Lin Changning rolled his eyes at him, but he just stood there and didn't care about anything.

He then ordered his men to deliver all the boxes to the ship.

The passenger ship was finally modified and the interior was almost completely redecorated.

Chen Zhengwei retracted his gaze and continued talking to Lin Mingsheng, Rong Jiacai and others.

This time, he brought Li Xiwen, Guan Qianbo, and two thousand soldiers from the security company.

"Old man, you are quite picky. There is no one you like. This time I will go to Guangdong and Nanyang to help you choose. I will definitely find someone you like." Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"After I leave this time, send me a telegram if there is anything happening here."

"Anyway, we have wireless telegraphy now, so communication is convenient."

Chen Zhengwei was not worried about this trip.

There are no major problems here in the United States, everything is calm.

Just be careful and hold back the United States at the critical moment, and don't wipe out the Black Panther Army.

In addition, there is the situation of the Cuban Independence Army and Su Ya, whom he supports, in Panama, and the war between Peru and Chile.

He only brought a part of the warships this time. In addition to cruising between San Francisco and Panama, the other warships will continue to transport supplies to Peru.

In addition, Chen Zhengwei also explicitly supports the feminist movement in the United States.

Secretly supported the church's call for prohibition of alcohol.

All in all, Chen Zhengwei supports quite a few organizations.

And Xu Yan has also met some interesting people in New York recently.

Some Boer immigrants from Africa were also able to contact the African Boer organization - the Free Boers through them.

(End of this chapter)