A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

In his office in the Ping An Bank Building, Hu Jinshun vividly described the affairs of the Biaojin Exchange.

"The Seven Stars Company miscalculated this time. They believed the Shanghai traders, who were usually indecisive and blindly influenced by rumors, were completely unmoved. They were like weights weighing on their shoulders. No matter how dire the news from the exchange or how much the gold price plummeted, they refused to sell. In fact, when the opportunity arose, they would occasionally buy some of the gold sold by the Seven Stars Company."

"If this situation continues, the Seven Star Company will suffer a huge loss this time!"

When talking about the defeat suffered by Qixing Company, Hu Jinshun was in a very good mood.

There is still one month before the delivery of the bid money. Once the momentum of the Seven Star Company weakens, Shanghai traders will immediately buy in large quantities.

Chen Guangliang said, "This time, we really can't find a reason for the gold price to fall. The failure of Seven Stars is inevitable. Okay, now you should focus on your work at Ping An Securities. How Seven Stars manipulates the gold price has nothing to do with us!"

"Ok"

After Hu Jinshun left.

Chen Guangliang thought about it and decided that if he hadn't known that the Seven Star Company would default on its debt, he would have bought the bid price at a low price and made a profit.

Moreover, Chen Guangliang did not want to offend those people from the Seven Star Company. After all, the people should not fight against the officials.

Therefore, even if Shanghai businessmen hope that Chen Guangliang will take the lead and launch a counterattack in the gold market, he will refuse.

In a villa in Shanghai, Miss Song, Xu Kan, Deputy Minister of Finance, Chen Xing, Vice President of the Central Bank, and Song Ziliang, Chairman of the National Bank and General Manager of China Construction Bank, are holding a secret meeting.

"This time, we miscalculated!"

Sister Song sighed.

Xu Kan nodded and said, "Indeed, I didn't expect the Shanghai traders to be so united this time. Everyone is holding on to their gold and occasionally buying up the gold we've sold. Now, not only have we not made any money, we're also going to lose a lot. This..."

This huge loss may be as high as millions of dollars.

Sister Song needed to unite these people and prepare for future cooperation, so she immediately said: "Don't worry, I have already thought of the follow-up countermeasures, and I will definitely not lose much."

Song Ziliang asked curiously, "Sister, if you have any countermeasures, please tell us so that we can be mentally prepared."

Sister Song no longer concealed the truth and said, "Go find Du Yuesheng. He has a way to handle this matter."

Du Yuesheng was like Nan Jing's loyal lackey, and he was very eager to break into the circle of the powerful, so it would definitely be right to ask him for this kind of thing.

Everyone suddenly understood and praised this plan.

The purpose of establishing the Seven Star Company was not to lose money, but to make money.

On a weekend in early February, the first floor of the Shangri-La Hotel was packed with more than 2 people dining together because today was the day Gong Qiuxia released her new song.

The new song is called "Night Shanghai" and has been widely promoted through newspapers and posters. As Shanghai's top singer who has already released "Rose Rose I Love You", Gong Qiuxia's new song is undoubtedly a huge hit.

Of course, the Shangri-La Hotel also took the opportunity to become popular again, because Gong Qiuxia will basically be a resident singer at the Shangri-La Hotel for the next year. If you want to hear her sing "Night Shanghai", you can only come to the Shangri-La Hotel.

Chen Guangliang also took Yan Renmei, as well as Zhuang Zhujiu and Sheng Qi and their wife, to book a table, but it was not too close to the stage.

Today, the stage of Shangri-La Hotel is destined to be very busy. What is even more surprising to old customers is that Shangri-La Hotel has also recruited ten dancers, who are known as talented girls. They need to pay three yuan for a dance.

This price is jaw-dropping, but the Shangri-La Hotel also made it clear that their dancers have a certain level of cultural knowledge and are trained very strictly. To put it bluntly, they are high-level dancers.

"The shareholders of Paramount are here too. They seem very worried, fearing that Gong Qiuxia's new song today will be as popular as 'Rose Rose I Love You'. By then, Paramount might not be able to last more than a year!" Sheng Qi said, pointing to one side while holding her pregnant belly.

Chen Guangliang didn't look at it. It would be strange if Gu Lianzhang didn't come. There were new features in the lobby on the first floor of the Shangri-La Hotel. It was obvious that he was heading for the Paramount.

He said calmly: "Not really. With the Gu family's wealth, they can still support it."

After a while, Gong Qiuxia began to sing on stage. Today's accompanying band was an American jazz band.

"Night Shanghai, Night Shanghai

you are a city that never sleeps
The lights are on, the cars are running, the singing and dancing are in full swing
She greeted me with a smile
Who knew she was depressed

Nightlife is all about food, clothing, housing and transportation
Alcohol is not drunk

"

As soon as Gong Qiuxia started singing, the scene quickly became a sensation, and people flocked to the stage to dance.

Fortunately, everyone is a person of status, otherwise there would be chaos.

"Good Song"

"One More Song"

Gong Qiuxia sang five songs in a row, and finally escaped with the help of the organizers. The Shangri-La Hotel also had to consider Gong Qiuxia's voice. After all, for the next year, Gong Qiuxia could not appear in other hotels, dance halls, or other places to sing this song. Then the Shangri-La Hotel would become a "net celebrity check-in spot."

Sheng Qi said with lingering emotion: "Gong Qiuxia's new song will surely make a big splash in Shanghai again."

Chen Guangliang replied, "This song celebrates the prosperity of Shanghai while simultaneously describing the hardships of the dancers. We simply thought the tune sounded Western, with a touch of Jiangnan folk music, but we couldn't possibly empathize with the pain and suffering of the dancers."

Sheng Qi looked at Chen Guangliang curiously and said, "Do you know a lot about the profession of a dancer?"

Chen Guangliang said, "Isn't this difficult to understand? It's just that people don't pay much attention to it. Everyone knows that dancers rely on their youth. Although they look glamorous on the outside, there are sad stories behind them."

Everyone felt sad when they heard this, and they also admired Chen Guangliang for his awareness of "worrying about the country and the people" in everything.

On the way back, Yan Renmei immediately asked, "Brother Liang, did you write this song too?"

Chen Guangliang said, "Why else would she agree to perform only at the Shangri-La Hotel for a year? You know, Gong Qiuxia is very popular right now."

Yan Renmei looked at Chen Guangliang carefully, as if she wanted to see how many talents and secrets this man, who had slept with her for several years, still had. Chen Guangliang couldn't help but say, "Don't worry, I just had some interactions with dancers when I first started learning to dance."

"Puff!" Yan Renmei laughed happily and said, "You also know that you will feel guilty after doing something wrong. I didn't think so, but you took the initiative to confess. What I'm thinking is how much you know that you haven't told me, your wife!"

Chen Guangliang put his arm around Yan Renmei's waist and whispered in her ear, "I know a lot. For example, in the future, televisions will be commonplace. After dinner, people can sit by the TV and watch news, movies, and other shows, enriching their lives. In the future, flying across the ocean will become very easy. It will only take 24 hours to get from Shanghai or Hong Kong to New York. In the future, after the war is over, my wife and I will travel around the world. We will shop, invest, invest, invest. We will ski in Switzerland while buying real estate and investing in Zurich, Switzerland. We will buy a large villa on Long Island, New York, enjoy our own private beach, and make money in the US stock market. We will be in Los Angeles."

Yan Renmei listened with longing, and finally leaned close to Chen Guangliang's ear and whispered softly, "But I'm afraid that when I get old, you won't take me with you to fulfill these dreams!"

Chen Guangliang grabbed her hand and there was no need to say anything more.

Yan Renmei also felt Chen Guangliang's sincerity and leaned quietly on his shoulder.

Gu Lianzhang and other shareholders of Paramount saw that Gong Qiuxia released a new song at the Shangri-La Hotel and achieved a huge sensation. In addition, the Shangri-La Hotel also lowered its profile and recruited a group of "high-end dancers" to provide dance partner services to customers.

This made them realize that if they didn't come up with a solution, Paramount's business would be in trouble.

Therefore, Gu Lianzhang contacted Gong Qiuxia immediately and decided to poach her at double the price.

Unfortunately, Gong Qiuxia said without hesitation, "Mr. Gu, it's not that I don't want to, but I can't. I signed a contract with the Shangri-La Hotel to perform there for one year. If I break the contract, I will pay them a huge amount of compensation and face imprisonment."

Gu Lianzhang became anxious and asked, "Why did you sign this kind of contract?"

Gong Qiuxia replied: "Because the composer and the lyricist signed, I had no choice but to sign. I sold myself to the Shangri-La Hotel for this song."

Gu Lianzhang was stunned. He couldn't understand why Li Jinhui signed.

But no matter what, disaster is about to happen to Paramount!
Before the Paramount was established, it was also waiting for Chen Guangliang to close the Grand China Hotel, so it wanted to replace the Grand China Hotel's status as Shanghai's most popular ballroom.

Now it seems that the Shangri-La Hotel didn't give him any chance at all.

Of course, this does not mean that Paramount has no business, but it can only be said that it is more difficult for Paramount to make a profit.

In the conference room of Ping An Bank, Chen Guangliang was inviting Xia Gaoxiang, Ye Ximing, Zhang Shunian from Ping An Bank, Zhao Tieyi and Wu Hao from Global Shipping, Zhou Xinggao from the security company, assistant secretary Guo Deming, and his own brother Chen Guangcong.

It is obvious that this team is very close to Chen Guangliang, and everyone is curious about what the boss is going to arrange.

"I want to ship a batch of silver to Hong Kong, using my own ship. It's about 400 million taels. Once it arrives in Hong Kong, I'll deposit it in a rented safe in the name of Ping An Bank. I'll take it back after we build our own building."

Everyone suddenly realized that it was no wonder that people from several companies had to sit down and talk, it turned out to be this matter.

The last time Chen Guangliang shipped 508 million taels of silver to Hong Kong, he had to pay a commission because he entrusted HSBC with its help. In addition, there were transportation costs, insurance premiums, etc., which made Chen Guangliang very distressed.

Now, his personal strength is enough to complete this task.

Zhao Tieyi immediately said, "Global Shipping's Hong Kong shipping company happens to have two suitable ships. The captains on board are British, and the other seafarers are trained by Global Shipping."

These two ships are 5000-ton second-hand ships allocated from Jinshan Shipping, and Jinshan Shipping currently owns three ships of 950 to 1500 tons.

The two registered ships in Hong Kong do not have fixed routes and generally rely on customers to rent the ships for business, so they often have no business and are parked in the port.

Guo Deming immediately said, "We can use the China Merchants Group's Jinliyuan Wharf. We have acquaintances there, and the ship can be shipped under the name of Global Shipping."

This is already smuggling!
However, Chen Guangliang served as the general manager of China Merchants Group for a year and a half, and Guo Deming also worked in the secretariat for a long time, so they are naturally very familiar with the terminal and other businesses.

Zhao Tieyi added: "It just so happens that under the name of global shipping, we can load the cargo from Shanghai to Hong Kong onto this ship for protection."

Soon, everyone had planned a specific plan.

Zhou Xinggao brought people from the security company on board for protection. After all, they had many guns and were well-trained.

In addition, Chen Guangliang sent his younger brother Chen Guangcong to Hong Kong on his behalf to deposit the silver into the safe before returning to Shanghai.

On the Ping An Bank side, Zhang Shunian is in charge of this matter, and he will also serve as the assistant manager (deputy general manager) in Hong Kong.

This amount of silver was deposited by Chen Guangliang in Ping An Bank, including the previous 900 million taels, which is equivalent to a full million taels deposited in the Hong Kong branch of Ping An Bank, but the interest is calculated based on the current account.

After discussing the details, everyone started to get busy with this matter.

However, Xia Gaoxiang and Ye Ximing from Ping An Bank were also shocked. This boss was too rich!

The cash flow deposits of more than 900 million oceans and 900 million silver coins are equivalent to a cash flow of 2300 million oceans.

It's really exaggerated!

Chen Guangliang transported his 900 million taels of silver to Hong Kong for storage, which was actually a preparation for smuggling it to the United States later to make huge profits.

This part of the funds was later used to purchase U.S. assets and deposit them in U.S. banks, as well as to purchase assets in Hong Kong.

In the second half of the year, it would not be impossible to smuggle directly to the United States from Shanghai.

But Chen Guangliang felt that the inspection was not strict enough now, and since he was still in position, it would be better to transport the silver to Hong Kong, a free trade area, in advance; in the second half of the year, the customs would inevitably have to supervise the outflow of silver, and only foreign companies would have this privilege.

Of course, Chinese capital must have been smuggling silver quite rampant, and it could have been transported away from the foreign docks without being a big problem.

But Chen Guangliang likes to plan ahead.

In addition to this huge fortune of 900 million taels of silver, Chen Guangliang has no plans to transfer more assets overseas for the time being. For example, he still has more than 900 million oceans in cash flow (including 500 million in fixed deposits in Yan Renmei's hands).

This large amount of money in deposit was what Chen Guangliang was going to use to back up Ping An Bank and cope with the upcoming bank run; or to buy up the Shanghai real estate market or to invest.

No matter what, he couldn't let anyone see his intention to withdraw from China; therefore, his overseas investments had to be carried out in secret, and this had to be done in batches. Fortunately, outsiders could never see the full extent of his wealth. (End of this chapter)