A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 167 Everything is coming

At the beginning of November, Chen Guangliang and Yan Zhiduo came to the Shanghai Gold Exchange together.

Today was their first day of buying long gold futures, and the two had come specially to help. As for whether or not they could achieve their "goal", that was not something they needed to consider at all.

His last article, "On the Turning Point of the U.S. Stock Market and Economy," was unlikely to have any impact on the Shanghai gold market, because people of this era simply could not think so much.

"Did Changjiang Money House make any money from short selling the underlying assets last month?" Yan Zhiduo asked curiously.

"We made a small profit, which almost covered some of the spot costs. By late October, we stopped buying spot goods and the gold price also fell a bit," said Chen Guangliang with a smile.

The cost is not high, averaging about 408 (that is, a yellow croaker worth ten taels of gold is worth 408 oceans).

Now, the price of gold has fallen back to around 405.

Yan Zhiduo lowered his voice and said, "What if someone joins forces again and goes against you?"

Chen Guangliang said confidently: "I have the right time, place and people. No one can go against the trend. I am already invincible."

The right time refers to the changes in the international situation. The Shanghai gold market will refer to the gold markets in New York, London and Paris. After the Great Depression, gold naturally became the preferred investment for Westerners, and the corresponding value of gold was appreciation and silver depreciation.

Chen Guangliang now has the advantage of location. He now controls the Oriental Daily and is an economic expert himself. When he wants to express his opinions, the market will look to him.

Chen Guangliang is now on the "multi-party" side, so sooner or later he will naturally be on the "harmonious" side, and allies will join in.

Yan Zhiduo thought of Chen Guangliang's recent performance and no longer had any doubts. He even thought in his heart - should the Yan family also exchange more spot gold?
"The market is open"

With the sound of a gong, the trading hall suddenly became busy.

The traders of the Yangtze River Bank, led by Hu Jinshun, quickly took the first order. There was a trick to this.

Many people are confused about the market situation of the day and wait for it to become clearer before starting to buy or sell. This often leads to missing out on the best opportunities.

On the contrary, some people who can get first-hand information through various information channels, especially markets such as London, New York, and Paris, can make quick responses without hesitation.

As for the Changjiang Money House, they are "overall long", but they do not rule out the possibility of occasionally suppressing the price slightly and then quickly turning around and going long in a big way.

Since delivery is basically once every two months, a small loss on the 'short position' is insignificant. What matters is that a huge portion of the 'long position' makes a huge profit.

Chen Guangliang also doesn't have time to stay here every day, otherwise he would treat everyone as "trash" and teach everyone a lesson with his superb means.

Now, he can only make money based on the general trend, but he believes that he will be one of the most powerful in this market.

Changjiang Real Estate began to invite bids for the "New City Garden" project on the land surrounding the Dahua Hotel, which immediately attracted bids from several well-known construction companies in Shanghai.

In the tender documents of Changjiang Real Estate, it is clearly stated that price is not the only reason for winning the bid. Comprehensive factors such as the construction company's qualifications, representative buildings, equipment, management team, construction period, price, etc. will be considered.

Perhaps people in this era may not be so familiar with the term "bidding", but with the "bidding documents" of Changjiang Real Estate, it is no longer that difficult for everyone.

Based on this, everyone is actively bidding, hoping to win this very "epoch-making" and "representative" building complex.

'New Town Garden' is known as the world's first 'large-scale garden house community', and its 'concept' is refreshing to everyone.

There will be 150 four-story garden houses, totaling 600 households, and an estimated population of more than , forming a "gate-type residential community in the city"; within the community, there will be public facilities such as gardens, pavilions, and children's playgrounds; on the outskirts of the community there will be shops, including restaurants, clinics, tailor shops, grocery stores, etc.; a primary school (single building) will be built next to the community, namely Xincheng Primary School, which will be donated by Chen Guangliang with relevant equipment and teachers, and will be open to external students; after the community is put into operation, there will be -hour security patrols and daily cleaning of the community.

It can be said that 'New Town Garden' will become Shanghai's 'high-end building area'. Whether it is its geographical location (Nanjing West Road) or its planning in various aspects, it is definitely Shanghai's 'high-end residential area'.

Moreover, the internal facilities of "Xincheng Garden" are also quite modern, with running water directly connected to each residential floor; in terms of soft furnishings, it is also more upscale than the residences on Yuyuan Road, and can be said to be close to the level of those high-end apartments.

The construction cost of the entire project has exceeded the budget of one million oceans and will be around 100 to 115 million oceans.

If you include land fees, interest, construction fees, taxes and other expenses, the cost is already over 400 million. So the final price per floor will be 1 to 1.2 yuan, and the total price should be 650 million yuan.

The cost does not include the additional 12 acres of commercial land, which is another project.

In the conference room of Changjiang Real Estate, Chen Guangliang and other Changjiang Real Estate management, as well as Zhuang Jun, are reviewing the various construction companies that have come to bid.

After two days of review, they will finally select the most suitable construction company.

"Did 'Jiang Yuji Construction Company' score higher?" Chen Guangliang asked after closing the bid document.

Zhuang Jun also came to assist in the review. As a top Chinese architectural designer, he naturally possessed expertise. He stated, "Jiang Yuji Construction's quote was on the lower end of the average range, but their internal management system, implementing a task order system that integrates work hours, materials, and quality, and their deadlines all received top marks. Furthermore, Jiang Changgeng's commitment to personally overseeing the project was a significant positive."

Lu Yuantai echoed, "Jiang Changgeng is Jiang Yusheng's third son and the acting chairman of the SH City Construction Industry Association. He's adept at combining Chinese and Western architectural styles, making him an ideal partner. Plus, he's so committed to this project, so he gets the highest score!"

The founder of Jiang Yuji Construction Company was Jiang Yusheng, a native of Zhoupu, Nanhui, Shanghai. His family had been involved in the construction industry for generations. In 1865, at the age of ten, Jiang Yusheng traveled to Shanghai to learn masonry, completing his apprenticeship in three years. In 10, at the age of nineteen, he founded the Jiang Yuji Construction Company, undertaking a number of early Western-style buildings. In 1874, in the twenty-first year of the Guangxu reign, Jiang Yusheng and Yang Sisheng jointly organized the establishment of the Water and Wood Industry Association to elevate the status of the construction industry, with Jiang being elected its first chairman. Jiang Yusheng maintained close ties with foreign architectural firms, undertaking the construction of projects designed by foreign architects, such as the Gongji Hospital and the German General Association. In the 19s and 1895s, Jiang Yusheng's two sons, Jiang Changlin and Jiang Changgeng, joined the construction industry, and Jiang Yuji's business grew rapidly, undertaking the construction of renowned modern buildings such as the Hua'an Building and the Baxianqiao Youth Club.

Chen Guangliang himself also hopes that well-known construction companies can participate in this bidding, the prerequisite is how sincere they are!
"Okay, notify Jiang Yuji Construction Company that they have won the bid. I would also like to express my gratitude to all the bidding companies and return their bid deposits."

The requirement for a bid deposit will naturally discourage some construction companies that are trying to take advantage of the situation and prevent too many companies from bidding.

Lu Yuantai immediately replied: "Okay, I'll arrange it right away and arrange the signing as soon as possible!"

Afterwards, Chen Guangliang and Zhuang Jun started chatting. They had discussed this frequently recently. After all, in addition to "New Town Garden", there was also "Shangri-La Hotel".

As for the hotel designer introduced by Zhuang Jun, Chen Guangliang also appointed him as the main designer, but Zhuang Jun still participated in helping.

No. 13 Yingchunfang.

Tang Jiapeng reported to Gu Zhuxuan, "Boss, the news of Changjiang Car Dealership's rent reduction is causing quite a stir in the dealership community. After all, everyone else is raising their rents, but they're the only one lowering it. I'm afraid this has caused quite a few people to be unhappy."

Today, Tang Jiapeng, as Gu Zhuxuan's number one subordinate, is in charge of the huge Gu's car dealership.

After two years of development, Gu's car dealership had increased its number of large-scale license plates from 1100 to 1600, accounting for one-sixth of the entire concession, which was a high-level monopoly. The cost of the additional 500 large-scale license plates was over 30 yuan.

Gu Zhuxuan's courage stemmed largely from the Zhabei land Chen Guangliang had initially recommended. Initially purchased for under 1500 yuan, it has now risen to just over 5000 yuan, a 200% appreciation. The land for Tianchan Stage (Fuzhou Road) has also seen a surge in value, with the Tianchan Ballroom soon to reopen.

This is equivalent to Gu Zhuxuan's original investment of 90 to buy land, which is now worth about . His wealth has skyrocketed.

Tang Jiapeng's displeasure with Chen Guangliang stemmed from the fact that Gu Zhuxuan still couldn't forget the days when Chen Guangliang was his "subordinate," and thus often praised him behind his back, which led to Tang Jiapeng's jealousy. In reality, the two of them didn't consider that Chen Guangliang's current social status was superior to Gu Zhuxuan's, and they were unworthy of him.

Gu Zhuxuan and the housekeeper were smoking opium, their eyes narrowed into a line, and they said lazily: "Just say what you mean, no need to talk nonsense!"

Deep down, he still looked down on Tang Jiapeng, or rather, he intended to suppress Tang Jiapeng.

This is Gu Zhuxuan's nature. He doesn't like subordinates who are too powerful because he thinks he is the real "tycoon".

Tang Jiapeng hadn't noticed this yet and said decisively, "At this point, it's Chen Guangliang who has angered the public. If we don't unite with other car dealerships and squeeze out Changjiang Car Dealership, it will be like Chen Guangliang stabbing us in the back."

"Haha," Gu Zhuxuan laughed, "If you had said that earlier, I would have thought you had some brains. But now, Chen Guangliang is no longer a nobody. His business has expanded into real estate, newspapers, and industry. The car dealership is just a trivial business for him."

There was a hint of jealousy towards Chen Guangliang in his laughter.

Tang Jiapeng choked, feeling his boss had gone a bit overboard, but he continued, "Boss, are you dizzy? No matter how big Chen Guangliang's business becomes, this car dealership is still one of his foundations. Aren't his security team and his informants all from the car dealership?"

"Tang Jiapeng, who are you talking to?" Gu Zhuxuan suddenly looked at his subordinate with sharp eyes.

He was most "jealous" of his subordinates who were better than him. This was the case with Chen Guangliang in the past, and it is the same with Tang Jiapeng now.

Tang Jiapeng quickly said, "Boss, that's not what I meant. I meant, do you want me to come back later?"

He is not keen on smoking opium, he is more interested in women.

The old housekeeper then said, "Be more respectful to the boss in the future. Don't think that you can be disrespectful just because you did a little bit of work."

Tang Jiapeng quickly said, "Yes, I was a little excited just now. It's mainly because this opportunity is rare and I can always defeat some of Chen Guangliang's forces. I now suspect that Chen Guangliang was involved in the attack against us."

Gu Zhuxuan's eyes flashed, and then he said, "Chen Guangliang has indeed gone a bit too far recently. He wanted to be a good person and win people's hearts, but he broke the rules of the industry. I'll leave this matter to you to contact them, but try not to directly conflict with them. I don't want to see that."

He was afraid of Chen Guangliang, although he would not admit it.

But deep down, Gu Zhuxuan was indeed afraid of Chen Guangliang.

At this time, Chen Guangliang had already become a real tycoon in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and was on the same level as people like Shi Liangcai, Du Yuesheng, Yu Qiaqing, Huang Jinrong and others. On the contrary, he, Gu Zhuxuan, was one level lower than him.

In addition, thinking back to what happened in the past, if Chen Guangliang was really involved, it would mean that this person is too cunning.

The more such a person is, the more afraid Gu Zhuxuan is in his heart, otherwise he would not have always tried to please Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng.

"clear"

Tang Jiapeng had originally been full of confidence when he invited several medium-sized car dealerships to a meeting to discuss how to unite and squeeze out the Changjiang Car Dealership.

Unfortunately, Gu's Car Dealership and Tang Jiapeng were too ruthless at the time, and as a result, no one attended the banquet. Tang Jiapeng was so angry that he jumped to his feet, but he could do nothing about it.

Instead, it was Feng Jingtao who organized the party, and everyone invited Chen Guangliang to get together with old friends at the Dahua Hotel.

Everyone had a great time chatting at the dinner.

Han Yanbao said emotionally, "Ever since that incident, I've really disliked Gu Zhuxuan and Tang Jiapeng. Although I can't afford to offend them, I don't like them either. And if Boss Chen hadn't saved me, there would be no Han Yanbao today."

Chen Guangliang raised his glass and said to everyone, "We're all about doing business, and harmony brings wealth. People like Gu Zhuxuan and Tang Jiapeng, on the other hand, not only want to make money, they also want to build power and suppress others. But there's no need to be afraid of fighting with these people. Just protect yourself, and they'll be helpless!"

As long as he didn't give others the opportunity to kidnap him, gangsters like Gu Zhuxuan wouldn't dare to act rashly, because they were afraid that he would bite people when he got angry.

To give a simple example, Wei Tingrong in the French Concession was the Chinese director and commander of the French Concession Merchant Corps. He had conflicts with Huang Jinrong in many aspects and even stole Huang Jinrong's woman.

Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng endured it for many years until Wei Tingrong's brother-in-law became dissatisfied with him and intended to kidnap Wei Tingrong. Only then did Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng step in and get involved behind the scenes.

Similarly, if someone can become the boss of a medium-sized car dealership, how can he not have desperate criminals under his command?

When Tang Jiapeng kidnapped Han Yanbao, he did take advantage of a loophole. In addition, Gu Zhuxuan felt that he was shot in the villa by Han Yanbao, which was due to various reasons.

"What Boss Chen said makes sense. Fortunately, we finally understood these principles later. It was so foolish of us to want to go against Boss Chen at the beginning!" Han Yanbao said sincerely.

Now, he is very grateful to Chen Guangliang for "saving his life", so he was the most active in this gathering.

"Boss Han, don't worry about those little things. We were in this together then, and we are still together now." Chen Guangliang waved his hand.

"Yes, yes. But seriously, now even Gu Zhuxuan is not good enough in front of Boss Chen, haha!" Han Yanbao became a fan of Chen Guangliang and continued to praise him.

Everyone agreed. After all, as a newspaper tycoon and real estate tycoon, Gu Zhuxuan was indeed not enough in front of Chen Guangliang.

Finally, everyone took the initiative to talk about the "three-wheeled rickshaw".

It is this group of people who are now actively pursuing the "three-wheeled rickshaw". Everyone thinks that since Chen Guangliang made the choice, they should also make the choice.

Of course, everyone is changing one after another, after all, the cost of changing all at once is too high.

On the other hand, Gu's Car Dealership is more stubborn and has only ordered less than 100 cars for trial.

"Well, I'll talk to the Tongchang rickshaw factory on your behalf and ask them to reduce the purchase price by 11 yuan, bringing the price down to 139 yuan per rickshaw. This way, everyone will switch to three-wheeled rickshaws as soon as possible. This will give us an advantage, and our drivers will be more willing to pay rent, and their income will be guaranteed."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen."

"Boss Chen, you are too polite."

Everyone expressed their gratitude, after all, they also knew the advantages here.

At this time, Feng Jingtao said shrewdly, "Boss Chen, we think your dealership is well managed. Could you please send your capable manager, Mr. He, to our dealership to give us some pointers on the work, such as making some arrangements, so we can learn from him?"

They certainly don't want to rent or invest in shares, but they think Changjiang Car Dealership has many other advantages.

"Okay, I'll talk to him later!"

(End of this chapter)