Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

The next day, Chen Jiajun brought Cao Wei and David to the White Palace again.

There is a grand banquet here, specially held to welcome Chen Jiajun.

Every new member joining the California consortium receives this treatment.

The purpose of the dinner was to allow Chen Jiajun to meet the other members of the consortium, exchange ideas, and facilitate future cooperation in making money.

There was no requirement to bring a female companion to tonight's dinner, so Chen Jiajun brought his two most capable subordinates.

One is the person in charge of United Aerospace Capital, and the other is the person in charge of Yahu Company.

As soon as they entered the hall, the old man Chiannini put his arm around Chen Jiajun's shoulder, picked up the microphone, and loudly announced to everyone in the banquet hall: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is our new member, Mr. Chen Jiajun of United Aerospace Capital!"

Upon hearing Chiannini's words, everyone cast curious glances their way.

United Space Capital has indeed become very famous in the United States recently, but no one has ever seen the owner of United Space Capital.

So everyone is curious about who this mysterious guy really is.

Chiannini continued, "From today onwards, Chen Jiajun and United Aerospace Capital will become our new partners. Let's give him a round of applause to welcome him to the company!"

Upon hearing Chiannini's words, everyone applauded.

Even the way they looked at him became much kinder, after all, from this moment on, Chen Jiajun was already "one of their own".

After the introductions, Chiannini then pulled Chen Jiajun around to introduce the important figures present.

For example, the owner of Lockheed Martin is the undisputed number one arms dealer in the United States, consistently ranking first in the world's arms manufacturers.

Later came the owners of Safe Pacific Company, Kaiser Group, and others.

There were too many important people there, and I have some face blindness when it comes to Westerners. If Chen Jiajun hadn't had such a good memory, he probably wouldn't have been able to remember many of them.

After greeting these big capitalists one by one, Chen Jiajun introduced his right-hand men, Cao Weicai and David.

Compared to Cao Weicai's composure, David was somewhat out of control.

After all, as a native Californian, I never imagined that one day I would be able to enter the inner circle and become a part of the California conglomerate.

This made him both excited and regretful, wondering what would have happened if he hadn't made the wise choice back then.

I guess what happened after that has nothing to do with him anymore?

David is well aware of his own talents and why he sits in the CEO position at Yahu.

In terms of ability, he was inferior to Wang Zhiyuan, not to mention the two new geniuses at the company, Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

All he had was loyalty to Chen Jiajun.

His loyalty has now been rewarded.

These wealthy people, whom he would never have the chance to meet in his entire life, are now drinking and chatting with him.

As the banquet began, everyone took their seats.

A long table was placed in the banquet hall.

Without a net worth of at least $100 million, you absolutely do not qualify to sit at this table.

After being seated, while waiting for their meal, everyone started chatting.

This kind of high-end banquet has no singing and dancing, no women; the only topics of conversation are business and making money.

"Mr. Chen, I heard that you invested in a company called 'Shenzhou Technology' in Asia?"

The speaker was the owner of an investment company.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "That's right, you're interested in this?"

The investment company owner laughed and said, "Who wouldn't be tempted by such a lucrative industry!"

Chen Jiajun said with a smile, "Then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. This is just an illusion I created!"

"Huh?" The investment company boss was stunned and looked at Chen Jiajun with a puzzled expression.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said, "United Aerospace Capital has suffered some unfair treatment on Wall Street, so I plan to teach them a lesson!"

Chen Jiajun didn't say much, but he believed the other party was definitely not stupid.

Sure enough, the investment company owner immediately understood upon hearing this, and a strange smile appeared on his face: "Young man, you're really bold!"

“After all, I’m a young man!” Chen Jiajun raised his glass and clinked it with the other person’s.

After the banquet, Chen Jiajun finally gained a proper understanding of the power of the California consortium.

Absolutely breathtaking!

The California conglomerate effectively controls every aspect of California. To put it bluntly, there's nothing these capitalists can't do if they want to.

This is the power of big capitalists.

Chen Jiajun's Guojun Group is far less powerful than these capitalists.

……

Just as Chen Jiajun was discussing business with the people from the California consortium.

In a mansion in New Mexico.

Hector is meeting with his boss, Elardio of the Columbia Group.

Today was the day to pay Eladio, and Hector simply placed the money on the table without saying anything more.

Eladio, who had been all smiles, suddenly became somewhat dissatisfied when he saw the money Hector handed over: "My friend, your performance this quarter has been quite lackluster!"

Hector said calmly, "I can't do anything about it. The DEA has investigated our existing sales channels, and we're currently looking for suitable alternatives!"

"Didn't you say you found a channel with convenience stores?" Eladio said, displeased. "What? Didn't you manage to get it?"

Hector sneered inwardly when he heard that Eladio had finally taken the bait.

He then said to Eladio, "We contacted them, but they have no intention of cooperating with us?"

“Hmm?” Eladio frowned and said, “My friend, is there anyone in New Mexico who would dare not cooperate with you?”

As for the Salamanca family, which Eladio had personally supported, he knew very well that these guys never reasoned with others.

There must be something going on that made Hector want to retire.

Hector feigned helplessness and said, "There's nothing we can do. We can't afford to mess with rich tycoons!"

"Is it that you can't afford to offend them, or that you don't want to?" Eladio asked tentatively.

Hector shook his head and said, "I don't want to mess with them. These rich tycoons are too troublesome! Unless... we find an outsider to take care of them!"

Eladio immediately understood that Hector was giving him a hint.

But Eladio didn't want to get involved. He was doing well and didn't want to be targeted by the DEA because of something like this.

So he directly refused, saying, "If this path is blocked, let's think of another way!"

Hector sneered and said, "If there were any other way, I would have thought of it long ago and wouldn't need to bother you! At this stage, if we can get in touch with this convenience store, and assuming there's no shortage of supplies, our income can at least double!"

Hector knew that Eladio was a very cunning man, and that talking about it alone would be useless.

Therefore, we need some other methods... such as bribery.

Sure enough, Eladio's eyes lit up when he heard that his income would double.

But he didn't agree immediately. Instead, he said to Hector, "I need to think about it!"

After attending the California consortium's dinner, Chen Jiajun and Cao Weicai returned to New York.

The two began making arrangements in earnest.

They've done most of the preparations, and I bet a lot of people will take the bait now.

Therefore, this matter cannot wait any longer.

The threshold of United Space Capital's office building in New York has been worn down recently.

Various conglomerates, investment companies, and venture capitalists came knocking on the door, inquiring about Shenzhou Technology.

Cao Weicai remained tight-lipped and refused to discuss the matter at all.

Even when reporters visit, they remain tight-lipped.

But ironically, the more this is the case, the more tempting it becomes. After all, everyone knows that no one will reveal their path to wealth to another.

If someone actually does this, then there must be a trap.

If Cao Weicai truly welcomes these companies to share in the profits, then these investment firms will suspect something is amiss.

Cao Weicai's current behavior makes them think that this matter is surprisingly reliable.

Having failed to obtain what they wanted from Cao Weicai, some bolder companies simply bypassed United Aerospace Capital and sent representatives directly to Longkou to negotiate with Shenzhou Technology in person.

Moreover, quite a few people do this.

So, a few days later, several guests from across the Pacific Ocean visited Digital China.

Chen Jiajun and Xu Jiawei had already discussed this matter, so Xu Jiawei seemed very troubled: "Gentlemen, we have signed an exclusive agreement with United Aerospace Capital. Doing this would cause our company to breach the contract and severely damage our reputation!"

These guys from Wall Street are also incredibly eloquent.

One of the guys, named Franklin, smiled and said to Xu Jiawei, "Mr. Xu, don't be so rigid in doing business! This is good for everyone! Don't you want to list on NASDAQ?"

Xu Jiawei feigned ignorance and said, "My Shenzhou Technology is doing just fine, we don't lack money, why would we go public?"

"Oh, you have such a narrow vision!" Franklin said with a smile. "After the IPO, the resources and exposure you'll receive will be unmatched by most people, and you might even be on the Forbes rich list!"

Xu Jiawei frowned and pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, no! Going public is too troublesome, and we might even lose control of the company. This is not negotiable!"

Upon hearing Xu Jiawei's resolute words, Franklin cursed inwardly as a damned conservative.

However, Xu Jiawei resolutely rejected the path of going public, but he did not completely abandon the investment business.

At least there's still room for maneuver.

Franklin couldn't push too hard, lest Xu Jiawei become annoyed with them, which would be troublesome.

Therefore, he made a strategic retreat, preparing to attack Xu Jiawei from several other locations.

After Franklin left, Xu Jiawei picked up the phone and dialed Chen Jiajun's number, explaining the situation.

"Boss, it looks like those American devils you mentioned have taken the bait!" Xu Jiawei was also doing this kind of scam for the first time, so he was very enthusiastic.

Chen Jiajun said calmly, "How many companies are coming to you right now?"

“This morning alone, three investment companies and one venture capital firm have already approached me!” Xu Jiawei replied.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Jiajun said, "Here's what we'll do: you try to keep these guys calm for now. Don't refuse them too readily. Let them stay in Longkou for a while, and I'll have Cao Weicai help you out!"

"Got it, boss!" Xu Jiawei said with a smile.

In the following days, more and more investment companies came to Xu Jiawei, numbering more than a dozen in total.

This matter could not be kept secret from those who were interested, and it soon spread throughout the business community.

Of course, some of these were released by Xu Jiawei himself.

"Hey, have you guys heard? Shenzhou Technology, the company that makes Shenzhou Tong, has been targeted by American financial giants!"

"Nonsense! These so-called financial tycoons are just a bunch of Wall Street vampires!"

"Never mind who they are, Shenzhou Technology is hot right now. I heard from my friend's sister's brother-in-law's second uncle that those foreigners want to invest in Shenzhou Technology and then list it on NASDAQ in the United States!"

"No way, it's just a mobile phone store! And Shenzhou Tong is such garbage, it always has no signal!"

"Never mind what Shenzhou Tong is like, isn't it already selling like hotcakes? I reckon if Shenzhou Technology were to list on NASDAQ, it would be another Fortune 500 company!"

"A Fortune 500 company? What a load of bull!"

I'd be a fool to lie to you!

As this news spread, even many people in China used their connections to find Xu Jiawei.

Xu Jiawei didn't have a moment's free time during this period, as he was receiving different guests every day, which exhausted him.

However, this also made those Americans who came from Wall Street even more convinced that Digital China Technology Company was a highly sought-after commodity.

Just as these Wall Street investment firms were upgrading their tactics and starting to lure people with promises of huge profits.

Cao Weicai finally arrived in Longkou from America.

And they stopped those bastards who were trying to brainwash Xu Jiawei in the conference room.

Cao Weicai pretended to be angry and pushed open the conference room door, immediately silencing the room.

They naturally knew Cao Weicai, but they didn't expect him to get the news from New York and rush over.

Looking at the embarrassed representatives from these investment companies, Cao Weicai said with a dark expression, "Gentlemen, isn't what you're doing a bit unethical?"

“That’s not how it works, Mr. Cao!” Franklin said with a smile, completely oblivious to Cao Weicai’s prickly gaze. “You can’t just refuse other people’s investments just because you’ve invested in Shenzhou Technology, can you? After all, most of Shenzhou Technology’s shares are held by Mr. Xu.”

On Wall Street, being thick-skinned and ruthless is an essential skill; conversely, people with a conscience cannot survive there.

Even when Cao Weicai came knocking on his door, he remained completely unfazed.

Moreover, the implication is that since United Aerospace Capital is just a small shareholder, what right do you have to prevent them from investing?

This amused Cao Wei, who handed his briefcase to his secretary, then found a seat and said to the man in front of him, "Great! Since United Aerospace Capital is one of the shareholders of Shenzhou Technology, this matter is also related to me! Is it alright for me to sit down and listen in?"

Upon hearing Cao Weicai's words, the lobbyists from Wall Street immediately frowned.

You should know that Cao Weicai is not like Xu Jiawei, who is "naive and innocent"!
This is a manager at United Space Capital, who has made many successful investments and is very familiar with the tricks of Wall Street.

If he stirs things up here, how effective will their lobbying efforts be?
Thinking of this, the people's eyes turned somewhat unfriendly.

Cao Weicai sneered, confronting these people without the slightest fear, just like a wild beast guarding its prey.

Seeing this situation, Xu Jiawei stepped in to smooth things over: "Everyone, everyone, please let me have a word."

“Of course, no problem, Mr. Xu, please speak!” Franklin said immediately.

Xu Jiawei organized his thoughts and said to everyone, "I am very grateful for everyone's support of Shenzhou Technology Company. However, things are very complicated here, and the shares are also very dispersed. If you really want to invest like this, your equity will be diluted very much."

Hearing Xu Jiawei say this, these Wall Street lobbyists were somewhat helpless.

After all, there were more than twenty companies of all sizes that came this time. Even if the pork were divided up and distributed among everyone, there wouldn't be much left.

The situation Xu Jiawei described is indeed a problem.

After all, they all came from Wall Street, so who doesn't know the other's background?
Xu Jiawei said with a smile, "How about this, I'm planning to transfer the Shenzhou Tong patent of Shenzhou Technology to a new company, and then we can all invest together. What do you think?"

Upon hearing Xu Jiawei's words, everyone's gaze changed.

I initially thought Xu Jiawei was a naive and innocent guy, but now it seems I underestimated him!
However... this is exactly what they wanted.

If a new company is established, not only will most people be able to get pork.

"But Mr. Xu, are you sure there's nothing wrong with the technology of Shenzhou Tong?" Franklin asked.

Xu Jiawei immediately patted his chest and guaranteed: "It is absolutely the same technology as Shenzhou Tong, and this can be written directly into the agreement."

Hearing Xu Jiawei's words, everyone became interested.

At this point, Cao Weicai seemed to be getting restless: "No, I won't allow this to happen. It's harming the interests of the company and our group!"

Xu Jiawei said helplessly, "Mr. Cao, as you can see, everyone is sincere, and I also allow United Aerospace Capital to take a stake in this company, how about that!"

"That's right, Mr. Cao, those who hoard their own food never end well!" Franklin warned in a sinister light, his eyes gleaming.

Cao Weicai was about to say something when he noticed that these Wall Street guys had suddenly become united against him, all staring at him with hostile eyes.

"Mr. Cao, does United Aerospace Capital lack sufficient resources? Are you trying to reach out to other major investment firms?"

Franklin spoke relatively subtly, but the rest of the men went straight for threats.

"Damn it! This is bullying!" Cao Weicai roared immediately.

Franklin sneered and said, "We're bullying? It seems like you're the one being domineering, Mr. Cao. Can't we even set up another company instead of targeting Shenzhou Technology?"

"That's right, your United Aerospace Capital is really too domineering!" Upon hearing Franklin's words, someone immediately joined in the jeering.

Upon seeing this, Cao Wei revealed a barely perceptible smile.

Their goal has been fully achieved.

Then he gave Xu Jiawei a wink! (End of Chapter)