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Chapter 173 Private Museum

We are all smart people, and Michelle is even smarter. With the stabilization of the situation in Hong Kong in recent years and the booming business of Suning, Michelle has long regretted withdrawing her shares and leaving.

Just when he was worrying about how to reestablish a relationship with Suning, it happened that Suning acted as an intermediary and asked him to purchase grain. Although Suning did not explain the reason, Michelle still guessed it roughly.

"Susan, Fatty Su just called me!"

"Really? It must be something important, right?"

"Yes! Buying food!
What a pity he is just a middleman!"

"Why is Suning thinking of doing food business again?
Oh! Could it be.”

"Yes! That's what you guessed!"

"Michelle, if that's the case!

Your price must be favorable!"

"Don't worry! Apart from anything else, I won't ask for too high a price just for Suning's sake!"

"Yeah! Ever since we left Hong Kong Island, I feel like our relationship with Suning is no longer as close as before!
We should really find a time to relax!"

Michelle did not disappoint Suning. In fact, as soon as he hung up the phone, he had already arranged to ship food from around Hong Kong Island.

By the time Michelle met Lu Bing and negotiated the price, he had already brought 500,000 tons of grain to Hong Kong Island.

Lu Bing was also shocked to see Michelle moving so fast. "Mr. Michelle, are you so fast?"

“Haha, as soon as I received Suning’s call, I arranged for my employees to transport food from near Hong Kong Island!
Our company has grain warehouses in countries like Vietnam, Myanmar, and the Philippines.”

“So that’s it!

No wonder your business with Mr. Su is so big!"

"Haha, Suning has nothing to do with the grain business. He's just a middleman at most!"

The phenomenon of ordinary cultural relics generating foreign exchange in the 1950s and 1960s was that antiques dating back to 1795 and 1911, some of the less valuable antiques were exported abroad in exchange for the foreign exchange that the country needed more.

Not only did a large number of cultural relics dealers from Hong Kong and Macau emerge, but there were also many cultural relics stores in the mainland. Although they were all long-term outlets, they still surprised the dealers in the cultural relics business.

However, recently these cultural relics dealers were surprised to find that cultural relics were no longer available for purchase in the market, and even the cultural relics shops in the mainland were only selling goods in but not out.

"Manager, what's going on?

Why is it that all of a sudden I can only go in but not out?"

"Boss Wang, if you ask me, who should I ask?

Anyway, that’s what the superiors ordered!
We, the people below, just do as we are told!"

"Ah? Is it no longer allowed to buy and sell antiques?"

When the manager of the antique shop heard the sigh of the antique dealer from Hong Kong and Macau, he suddenly looked away, and this scene happened to be seen by Boss Wang.

"Manager, do you know something?
Just tell me, brother!

I also work for the boss above me.

I failed to acquire the cultural relics, so I have to give my boss an explanation!"

"This..." The manager of the antique shop showed a conflicted expression at this time.

Boss Wang saw that there was a chance, so he continued to plead, "Manager, we are old acquaintances!

I'm just asking for some information. It's not a state secret.

Just help your brother!"

“It’s not even a secret!

It’s no big deal to tell you!
I don't really know the details, but it seems like a wealthy businessman bought them all!"

"What? A wealthy businessman? Buying everything?
There is still such an operation!"

"Who knows!
The higher-ups ordered that all antiques that could be sold be packed and boxed, and then shipped away by higher-level units."

“This is too crazy!

There are so many antiques in Guangdong, how much do they cost?"

"what?

It is not allowed to be sold anywhere in the country!

Boss Wang, you'd better go back as soon as possible!
Even if you go to the capital, you won’t be able to buy a single antique!”

"Huh? Who is this?

It’s incredible!”

"Tsk! What is this?
What’s even more exciting is that many antique experts were recruited from all over the country.

Specializes in identifying the authenticity, evaluating and registering these antiques that can be sold!

It's much more impressive than you antique dealers!"

"This"

Mr. Wang, an antique dealer from Hong Kong and Macau, didn't know how he walked out of the antique shop. He kept imagining the shocking scene of all the saleable antiques from all over the country gathered together.

This trip to the north to acquire cultural relics was a complete failure. Now I know the specific reasons and have an explanation to my boss.

Boss Wang came to the dock and wanted to take a boat back to Hong Kong and Macau, but he saw an even more shocking scene at the dock. One hundred thousand ton cargo ships, like prehistoric monsters, were docked at the dock in twos and threes. The workers on the dock showed their dark and strong skin, and were happily unloading bags of things.

Boss Wang looked into the distance and found that there were more "primordial monsters" sailing towards the north along the coastline.

Boss Wang looked at the staff beside him in confusion, "Comrade, what are these things being loaded and unloaded?"

"Food!" The voice revealed endless sense of security and happiness.

"This..." Boss Wang and the people queuing to board the passenger ship all showed shocked expressions.

As they frequently travel between the mainland and Hong Kong and Macau, they certainly knew what food represented, so they didn't ask any more questions and already had a rough guess in their minds.

After boarding the passenger ship, Boss Wang looked again at the cargo ship unloading grain at the dock. When he saw the flag flying on the cargo ship, he realized that it was the Hong Kong shipping company "Su's Aid".

If you want to build a museum, you have to choose a high-quality plot of land in advance. Now my Su Real Estate has several high-quality plots of land in Central, so it is not too difficult.

However, before Su Real Estate came up with a construction plan, antiques and antique experts from the mainland had already arrived in Hong Kong Island.

Fortunately, when Suning was building the 38-story Su headquarters building, it specially built an extra-large vault to store gold in the future.

Put all the antiques into the underground vault of the Su headquarters building, and just wait for the museum to be built before exhibiting the new antiques.

The wealth in his account gradually decreased and was exchanged for precious antiques. Suning became even happier because he finally cooled down his Su Group.

Everything has two sides. If a company develops too slowly, it is dangerous. But if it develops too quickly, it will also face the risk of collapse.

As time goes by, the Su Group slowly becomes a "monster in the ancient times", and Suning must truly gain control over it instead of being sidelined by those below.

Suning's move was so big that it was hard to escape the observation of those who were paying attention. HSBC was the first to notice the abnormality. After all, the Su Group's account was set up at HSBC.

Then the British trading companies in Hong Kong learned about Suning’s big move. At first, they thought Suning was going to take action against their assets again.

When they learned about Suning's true operation, they laughed at it behind its back. After discovering that it was a false alarm, they guessed that there was not much money in Suning's account. They gradually relaxed, and then took advantage of the sharp rise in stock prices to slowly cash out and continue to invest in other investments.

Suning, who had been keeping an eye on the British trading companies, saw that they were still playing tricks, so he secretly bought up shares. Soon he had 10 million shares of Wharf Holdings, less than 10 million shares of Hutchison Whampoa, and even 8 million shares of Wheelock.

It was not until then that the British companies noticed something was wrong. It was as if Suning had hit them in the back with a club just after they took off their pants and before they could even take action.

The British trading companies had never suffered such a huge loss before, and they all wanted to take revenge on Su Ning and the Su Group, but they were currently unable to do so.

It still looks like a noble "aristocrat", but in fact the rest is just a facade. This is also a common problem of large enterprises. They operate by magic tricks.

It was good enough that only seven out of ten boxes had funds. They secretly emptied the funds in three boxes and changed around to deceive investors.

This makes them particularly weak and easily targeted in the stock market. This is how Pao Yue-kong and Li Ka-shing benefited in the 1970s and 1980s.

The British trading company was on the verge of death due to Suning's sniping. In desperation, it had to ask for help from the Governor of Hong Kong, Robert Black, and finally he agreed to consider agreeing to the acquisition by the Su Group.

Suning has long coveted the grain business, but because it is too sensitive, Suning has always been hesitant.

It's widely believed that oil and gold are the international hard currencies, but in reality, food is the foundation of a nation. Despite its importance, food is often overlooked, often overlooked by businesspeople due to its high input and low output.

The market determines everything, which leads businessmen to always focus on industries with high returns. They prefer to chase the stock market and easily reap the "leeks".

"Suning, are you interested in doing grain business with me?

Let’s work together to become a global grain trading giant!”

"Haha, okay!

Do you have any specific plans?"

"I have a lot of connections in some of the major grain-producing areas in North and South America, and I can get a lot of low-priced grain!"

"Oh? Then you should get them involved in the business!"

"Yes! That's what I thought too!
However, you have never liked doing business with others, so I asked for your opinion in advance."

"Well! Food business is different from other businesses. Ordinary people can't handle it!

So it is necessary to attract more partners!

Also, I'm investing in the grain business, so the investment won't be too large, and I don't need too much equity either; 20% will be enough!"

"Suning, why are you so conservative?"

“Michelle, it’s not that I’m conservative!
The grain business is too important for me to handle alone, otherwise I would have done it myself a long time ago!

So I can only be an ordinary shareholder and don’t usually ask about the specific operations.”

"Huh? Okay!
I thought you could be a controlling shareholder like in other businesses!"

It is important for people to know themselves. If you covet something, you should not try to possess it for yourself. That would be very dangerous.

The grain business is too sensitive. It is a business that determines the fate of a country. No matter how much Suning envies, it will not easily get involved in it.

Now, mainly because Michelle has helped me a lot during this period of time, I just want to be a shareholder who doesn't care about anything.

For the private museum in Central, Suning plans to build three floors of underground space and sixteen floors above ground.

The main reason is that land is very expensive in Hong Kong, and it is not easy to find a particularly large plot of land in Central. Since the horizontal area cannot be too large, the only option is to expand the space upwards.

After the design drawings came out and the construction company started construction, the residents of Hong Kong Island all knew that Suning was going to build a private museum in Central.

Everyone who knew the news was amazed at Suning's strong financial resources, and then they were very surprised to think that they would have a good place to go in the future, and began to look forward to the museum.

"Boss, Koizumi from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is here to visit you with a Japanese man!"

"Oh? Then bring them in!"

Soon the secretary brought in Koizumi from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and another Japanese man. "Mr. Su, we are sorry to trouble you!"

"Koizumi-kun, you are so polite!
Who is this gentleman?

"Mr. Su, this is Mr. Saburo Oshima, the director of the Kyoto National Museum in Japan."

"Oh? Hello, Oshima-kun!"

"Mr. Su, nice to meet you. Please take care of me!"

"Haha, no problem!

Koizumi-kun, why are you here today?"

"Mr. Su, this is what happened!
Mr. Oshima heard in Japan that Mr. Su was interested in building a private museum.

I wonder if this is true?"

"Huh? Yeah! I didn't expect Oshima-kun to be so well-informed!

The museum in Central has already begun construction, and I hope Mr. Oshima will visit and provide guidance after it is completed."

"Mr. Su, we, the Kyoto National Museum in Japan, would like to invite you to build a private museum in Tokyo, Japan!" Saburo Oshima suddenly stated the purpose of their trip.

"what?"

Seeing Su Ning's surprise and speechlessness, Koizumi from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, who was standing by, immediately smiled and said the preferential terms, "Mr. Su, if you can agree!
Our government will select a suitable site in Ginza 3-chome, build a high-standard museum, and give it to Mr. Su free of charge!"

"Haha, Koizumi-kun, Oshima-kun, your conditions are quite generous!

But I think you might have some misunderstanding!"

Suning tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, and looked at the two strange guys in front of him with a forced smile.

"Nani?"

“I built my private museum for my own enjoyment.

If the museum were built in Japan.

Do I have to go all the way to Japan to see my own baby?"

"Huh? Why are you so narrow-minded, Mr. Su?

Alone Better Together!

Mr. Su should let more people appreciate the beautiful Chinese culture!"

"Haha, Koizumi-kun, we've known each other for so long, but this is the first time I've discovered that you're actually a master of sophistry!"

"Mr. Su"

"Okay! I know what you mean!
There is no way a museum can be built in Japan, so let’s not talk about it anymore!”

"Mr. Su, I really don't understand, Hong Kong Island and Japan do not belong to China!
Why can't we build the museum in Japan?"

"Koizumi, Hong Kong Island is China's inherent territory!

It will be taken back sooner or later!
If you have the ability to get your emperor to issue an edict stating that Japan is China's inherent territory.

I would rather build the museum in Japan."

"Baga!" Koizumi and Oshima were speechless and their faces turned pale after being confronted by Suning, while Saburo Oshima was cursing angrily.

"Oshima-kun!" Seeing that Oshima actually scolded Suning, Koizumi hurriedly stopped Saburo Oshima.

"Mr. Su, I'm really sorry!

Oshima-kun is just an ordinary scholar, and he doesn't know a lot of etiquette. I hope Mr. Su won't blame me!"

Suning ignored Koizumi's apology and went straight to Oshima, looking at Saburo Oshima with a fierce look.

"If apologies are useful, then what's the point of justice?"

"Nani?"

Ignoring the doubts of Oshima and Koizumi, Suning slapped Oshima Saburo hard in the face, sending him flying.

Koizumi hurriedly helped up the fallen Oshima Saburo with a trembling heart. Oshima Saburo spat out a tooth and five finger marks appeared on his face.

Koizumi looked at Su Ning reproachfully, "Mr. Su, why are you so barbaric?"

"Bastard!" Suning had no interest in debating with the beast, and just shouted at the two to leave in disgust.

Seeing the disgust in Suning's eyes, Koizumi and Oshima were both ashamed and angry. They didn't say anything else. They just looked at Suning viciously and helped him leave.

When the staff outside heard the noise in the office and saw Koizumi and Oshima supporting each other as they walked out, they all showed surprised expressions. The secretary hurried into Suning's office and looked at his boss, Suning.

"Boss, are you okay?"

"It's okay! I just couldn't help myself and slapped the bastard!"

"what?"

"I'm fine here! You can go down!"

Suning knew that this slap would completely break off relations with these Japanese, but Suning did not regret it at all because they really deserved a beating.

(End of this chapter)