A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 63 The Reincarnation of Zhuge
Chen Guangliang came to a grain store in Zhabei and met the owner of the land, Zhu Guangsheng.

When Zhu Guangsheng heard that Chen Guangliang was coming to reclaim the land on behalf of Gu Zhuxuan, he was afraid, but he said in a disgusted tone, "Go back and tell your boss Gu Zhuxuan that others are afraid of him, but I'm not. If he dares to act recklessly, I believe the Shanghai Stock Exchange has laws!"

He's a tough guy!

Chen Guangliang took a look at the grain store. The business was pretty good and the customers were all regular customers. This showed that Zhu Guangsheng was sincere in doing business and should be a good person as well.

However, in this era, being too upright and tough may not necessarily be a good thing.

Chen Guangliang first responded, "Boss Zhu, no matter what, Mr. Gu is also the local tyrant of Zhabei, and you run a grain store in Zhabei. Don't you understand the power relationship here?"

Zhu Guangsheng's heart trembled, thinking that if he didn't sell the land, his grain store would be harassed by hooligans.

At this moment, he looked viciously at Chen Guangliang, the young man who was an accomplice of the evil.

"I don't understand what's at stake. I just know that businesses must abide by the law and people must have a conscience. Gu Zhuxuan is the self-proclaimed 'Zhabei Tycoon.' If you dare to act recklessly, I believe the new municipal government will definitely uphold justice for me. Go away. No matter what, I will not agree to your purchase of the land."

He brought up the new city government, which was obviously a helpless move.

Chen Guangliang naturally wouldn't leave easily, and quickly changed his tone and said, "Boss Zhu, what is your reason for insisting on holding this piece of land?"

Zhu Guangsheng snorted coldly and said, "Humph, you think you're the only ones who know that the land in Zhabei will rise in value, or that the land in Shanghai will rise in value. If you want to buy land that will appreciate in value in the future at the current price, your plan will fail with me!"

Chen Guangliang nodded and flattered, "Boss Zhu is a man of great foresight. He knows that Shanghai's land is a worthwhile investment. After all, with the influx of people from all over the country into Shanghai, most of them are intellectuals and businessmen, bringing a great deal of wealth to the city. Furthermore, the Northern Expedition Army intends to control Shanghai's economy, thereby controlling the national economy. Therefore, Shanghai's development prospects are very good!"

Zhu Guangsheng was surprised. He didn't expect that Gu Zhuxuan had such a person under his command. He was very good at reasoning.

"So, you all know about investing in land, but am I going to give my wealth away?"

Chen Guangliang then said, "Actually, investing in land in Zhabei isn't a good choice, Boss Zhu. It's true that Zhabei and Hunan are the most worthy of investment in the entire Chinese area. But think about it, Boss Zhu. Although Zhabei is located near the railway station, it's also a battleground. If a war breaks out, Zhabei will be reduced to ruins. If I were you, I'd sell this land now and buy some in Hunan. This way, I can avoid a direct conflict with Mr. Gu!"

Zhu Guangsheng was stunned. He didn't expect that Gu Zhuxuan's subordinates would speak for him.

“Who knows if you are deceiving me to sell the land? Aren’t you also Gu Zhuxuan’s subordinate?”

Chen Guangliang said confidently, "I'm not his subordinate. I have my own car dealership, but I can't afford the protection fee, so I'm just doing some work for him temporarily. I've said what I want to say. If Boss Zhu is willing to sell, I'll go back and tell Mr. Gu. If he's not willing to sell, I believe Mr. Gu won't make things difficult for me. At most, he'll send someone else."

If you send other people, they won’t be so easy to deal with!

Zhu Guangsheng quickly said, "Little brother, you just mentioned that battleground. Could it be that there will be a war in Shanghai?"

Chen Guangliang said, "I'm only talking about the risks. For example, Western powers have significant interests in Shanghai, but Asian power Japan also has a vested interest in the city. Therefore, war in Shanghai remains a possibility, with Zhabei (the coastal area) most likely to be the first to be affected. If I were Mr. Zhu, I would definitely not take the 'double' risk. Instead, I would sell the land in Zhabei and buy land in southern Shanghai."

Zhu Guangsheng nodded and said, "I can see that with your talent, it's impossible for you to work for a gangster. So, what you said today makes sense. I agree to sell the land to Gu Zhuxuan."

Double the risk, it's really not worth the risk.

If someone else came, they would not be as easy to talk to as Chen Guangliang.

Chen Guangliang said: "Thank you, Boss Zhu!"

Zhu Guangsheng said, "I should be thanking you. Your words just now have taught me a lot and helped me avoid a disaster. If you don't mind, we can be friends. I believe you won't always work for Gu Zhuxuan."

"Brother Zhu doesn't mind, of course it's the best!"

Afterwards, the two hit it off and Zhu Guangsheng invited Chen Guangliang to have tea inside.

In fact, Zhu Guangsheng was also afraid of Gu Zhuxuan, but he had always been "unyielding in the face of might and power", so he was unwilling to swallow this humiliation.

Now Chen Guangliang's words made him wake up. There was obviously a way to "have the best of both worlds", so why did he keep thinking so stubbornly?

Chen Guangliang negotiated for Zhu Guangsheng's land in just one go, which amazed Gu Zhuxuan.

Zhang Jiepu, on the other hand, was once again turned away, even alarming the patrol officers and infuriating Gu Zhuxuan. "What's wrong with you? Guangliang settled the matter right away, and there wasn't any further trouble. You, on the other hand, not only didn't get the job done, but you also got me into trouble!"

Since the police station was alarmed, Gu Zhuxuan had to step in and suppress the matter.

Chen Guangliang does not like this kind of flattery, and he doesn't even want to have anything to do with it.

Seeing Zhang Jiepu lower his head and dare not say a word, Chen Guangliang said, "Mr. Gu, this is not the way to do real estate business. If you keep going like this, everyone will know that you've been buying up lots of land in Zhabei, and then people will be even more reluctant to sell. The best way is to hand it over to those 'earthworms' and 'brokers' and let them find land willing to sell in batches."

Zhabei is very large, and there is no shortage of land for sale.

He really couldn't understand why Gu Zhuxuan's men were so useless.

It's right to keep an eye on the train station, but the train station is very large and there's no need to do so.

Gu Zhuxuan was only thinking about how he could get whatever he wanted in Zhabei at this moment, and said, "That's the way to acquire it, but we should find a way to get this piece of land, and we must get it!"

Get angry!
The more difficult it is, the more he wants to do it!

Zhang Jiepu said at this time: "Why not hire someone?"

Then, he showed a ferocious expression and didn't care about anything at this moment.

Gu Zhuxuan immediately said, "I don't care what you do, just don't let me get involved again and don't drag this into my head!"

Seeing things about to get out of control, Chen Guangliang, fearing he might get into trouble, immediately said, "Mr. Gu, why isn't this all your fault? I think we should just let it slide. I suggest you send some people to build refugee shelters on that piece of land. Make the owner think he's being targeted by refugees and is planning to turn it into a slum. Then, he'll be more than happy to sell the land."

Just like Fangua Lane today, it covers an area of ​​about 100 mu (approximately 1949 acres) and has as many as four to five thousand people living there. This number is still rising, and by 1.5, there were probably more than people there (real data).

Once the land is targeted by refugees, the original owner can only suffer in silence.

After all, collecting rent from the poor is far from the best way to make money.

However, if we want to sell these lands, it will be difficult to drive away the refugees on them. After all, there are too many people, so it is difficult to sell them.

Gu Zhuxuan finally understood and said, "Okay, let's do as Guangliang says and slowly waste time with this owner. As for the other land acquisitions, you guys should hurry up and stop getting involved."

Zhang Jiepu quickly said, "Yes, boss!"

At last.

Chen Guangliang directly resigned to Gu Zhuxuan and said, "Mr. Gu, I want to resign from this position of deputy general manager. After all, acquiring land is not a difficult matter. I can continue to be a consultant for the stock market and real estate. After all, I still have a lot of things to do."

Gu Zhuxuan glanced at Chen Guangliang for a few times, and finally said, "Okay, consultant is consultant. As long as you sincerely help me solve my problems, it doesn't matter!"

Chen Guangliang's performance in the past few days really made him unable to let go of him, and he wanted to recruit this talent for his own use.

But the fact is, they also have their own power.

Now that things have come to this, let's just make friends. If we keep pushing them, it will be even harder for the young people to be with us.

"Thank you, Mr. Gu, for your understanding!"

When working with these people, Chen Guangliang is most afraid that one day he will get into trouble.

It’s not that Chen Guangliang doesn’t want to be involved in those things at all, but Chen Guangliang is worried that one day he will be framed and sent to jail.

As far as he knew, Gu Zhuxuan seemed to have been framed by Huang Jinrong and sent to prison in the mid-1930s.

Therefore, if Chen Guangliang is not careful in everything he does, he might become someone else's pawn one day.

(End of this chapter)