Spy Wars: Red Shopkeeper

Chapter 187 Receiving the Goods
the other side.

Gu Yansheng entertained Wang Rusong in the teahouse, "Director Wang, what's your decision?"

"So urgent?" To be honest, Wang Rusong hadn't thought it through yet. 50 silver dollars was too much. Even if he poured in all his savings over the years, it still wouldn't be enough. He really needed to find someone to help him raise 50 silver dollars.

Gu Yansheng wasn't going to give him any extra time to consider. If he kept dawdling, who knew how long Wang Rusong would take to think it over? He gave him another push.

"Director Wang, it's not that I'm in a hurry, but things are already on the verge of opening. You can participate if you want, or it's fine if you don't. To be honest, we're not short of money. I originally wanted to bring you along to make some money, but if we're not meant to be, then so be it."

"No, please!" Wang Rusong became even more anxious when he heard that.

"I didn't say I wouldn't participate, Director Gu. I definitely have to participate. You have to save me a spot. It's just that I don't have the money right now. The amount is a bit large, and I really have to scrape together the funds."

Wang Rusong made a tough decision. Gu Yansheng's abilities were undeniable, and with the addition of No. 76, he feared he would regret missing this opportunity and would slap himself in the face in the middle of the night.

"How much?"

"Around 100,000," Wang Rusong added. "Give me one more day, and I guarantee I'll make up the difference. 500,000 silver dollars, not a penny less."

"Hahahaha." Gu Yansheng laughed, "I knew I hadn't misjudged him. Director Wang is indeed a man of great courage. In this day and age, it's time for people with courage to make a fortune."

After making up his mind, Wang Rusong became much more at ease and said with a smile, "Alas, my family is not well-off, so I will have to rely on Brother Gu's care from now on."

"Don't be so polite." Gu Yansheng didn't stand on ceremony. "Just send over the 30 or so first."

"Want it now?"

"Yes, now."

Gu Yansheng picked up the box next to him, opened it, and showed him his strength. Boxes upon boxes of US dollars were so large that Wang Rusong was dazzled.

Gu Yansheng patted the box. "Don't think it's because I don't trust you. Everyone here does this. No credit, no debts. We talk with real money. Once the money is there, I'll tell you how to make money."

"We should let real money speak for itself!" Wang Rusong exclaimed, slapping his thigh as he saw so many US dollars. "I'll go get them now, you wait for me."

An hour and a half later, Wang Rusong's money was already on the table.

Gu Yansheng kept his promise and told him the whole story.

With a director as influential as Wang Rusong joining the company, smuggling channels will undoubtedly become smoother in the future. It's not that Wang Rusong wants to smuggle, but once you're on this boat, it won't be so easy to get off.

Wang Rusong, who was in charge of the finances, immediately knew that this was a scheme to buy low and sell high using insider information, and that it was bound to make money. He felt reassured at that moment.

Gu Yansheng said, "Didn't you say there are several Yong'an factories in Yangpu? Can't we still get the tax officials around? Let them check the taxes of those factories."

"Sure, of course I can. I've only come to western Shanghai, not left. Those brats in Yangpu, who dares to disobey me? Don't worry, it's a piece of cake."

"Yangpu is not our tax district now. If the two bureau chiefs from Zhabei come down on us, will your people be able to handle it?"

Wang Rusong gave Gu Yansheng a look that said, "Don't worry, if this doesn't work out, then I've been a bureau chief for nothing! It's just an audit, checking for tax evasion, isn't that a normal thing? How big of a fuss are you going to make?"

"That doesn't need to be a big one, just a normal tax check will do. It should be a surprise tax check, targeting only the Yong'an factory and not other factories."

"Understood. Shall we proceed now?"

“Yes, do it now.” Gu Yansheng nodded and added, “Be polite when they check taxes. Don’t bully anyone. We are all shareholders of Yong’an now. We have a share in the factory and the employees are our employees.”

Wang Rusong chuckled, "That's right, just you wait and see, I'll borrow your phone."

Wang Rusong picked up the phone and made a call, giving a few instructions to his subordinates.

An hour later, uninvited guests arrived at Yong'an's factory in Yangpu. They didn't investigate anyone else, only Yong'an. The news spread when the stock market closed at noon.

The market crashed as soon as it opened in the afternoon.

Gu Yansheng sent someone to deliver money to Wu Sibao.

She then called Guo Linshuang to tell him that she was about to take action and that he should not get involved.

He's already made a profit; it would be incredibly rude of him to try and take away my chips now.

Rumors are rampant at the stock exchange.

"I knew there was something wrong with yesterday's rally. It must be because Yong'an's accounts were in trouble that they were investigated for taxes. The major players got wind of it beforehand, so they pushed up the price to sell off their shares. Now look, it's turned into a sell-off."

"We've all been scammed."

"I heard that a few days ago someone saw people from No. 76 talking to the leader of Yong'an. They got into a fight, and it was a really fierce argument. They almost came to blows."

"How did you know?"

"Right at the entrance of Wing On Department Store, my neighbor works as a security guard at Wing On Department Store."

"Then didn't you tell me earlier?"

"How was I supposed to know that it was the 76th Division that was targeting Yong'an?"

"I also heard some news that Yong'an is going to have a hard time in Shanghai because the Japanese are pressuring him too much, so he is preparing to flee to the United States."

"real or fake?"

"Hey, you still don't believe me? Look at the stock price now, doesn't it look real?"

Messages were flying around, with people wondering whether they should sell their Yong'an shares. On a nearby bench, several veteran investors who had already sold their shares watched Wu Sibao with amusement and amusement.

"Brother, you're really good. You predicted it would go up and it went down. It never fails. Luckily, I got out this morning, otherwise I would have lost several dollars. Thanks, brother."

Wu Shibao's face darkened. He meant to hold long-term. Who told them about short-term fluctuations? If he's a market maker, he's definitely playing the long game.

A little while later, Gu Yansheng received his money and began working.

According to the plan, the goods will be received in batches until the money is almost spent.

The next day, the financial section of the newspaper published news about Yong'an being investigated for tax evasion.

A reporter interviewed Guo Linshuang.

Guo Linshuang replied: "The company is about to undergo major personnel changes. It is possible that he will sell some shares. The specific details are still under discussion. Other matters are trade secrets and I cannot comment at the moment."

If a company owner is optimistic about the company's future, would they sell their own stock?
As soon as the stock market opened, large investors dumped their shares, and retail investors followed suit.

Several funds are manipulating the stock of Wing On Department Store, mainly British and American people in the concession. They are now calling Guo Linkshuang, trying to get specific information from her.

However, Guo Linshuang cannot afford it, so she can only say that she cannot disclose it for the time being.

That's bad. The big players will also have to dump their shares to cash out some of their profits. It's best to avoid risks first.

Wu Sibao was beaming with joy. Everyone in the world was selling, but he was the only one buying, and the more he bought, the lower the stock price went.

There aren't many secrets in manual trading on stock exchanges. At most, it's about taking advantage of time differences. While everyone else is selling, some people are buying in large quantities.

This unusual move immediately alerted the big investors. Could someone be spreading false information?
Let's investigate who's buying. Turns out it's that stock market beacon? Oh, never mind then.

Keep selling!
Wu Sibao ate for three days straight and finally got full.

The major shareholders sold some shares but stopped selling. After all, Yong'an Company is such a large shopping mall, as well as banks, factories and other assets. If the stock price is too low, there is no need for them to sell before the news becomes clear. They would rather wait and see.

evening.

Wu Sibao, Ye Jiqing, and Wang Rusong gathered at Gu Yansheng's teahouse.

"The mission has been successfully completed, and we are about to begin our grand scheme of becoming the dealer." Wu Sibao was brimming with pride.

Wang Rusong was unaware of Wu Sibao's track record, but upon hearing that Wu Sibao was skilled in stock trading, he expressed his admiration.

"How many shares did you buy, and at what average price?" Gu Yansheng asked.

"Sixteen thousand nine hundred shares, the average price should be 67 yuan," Wu Sibao reported.

"Wow, that's great!" Gu Yansheng said with an appreciative look. "It's cheaper than I expected."

"Right? Is that alright?" With Gu Yansheng's praise, Wu Sibao straightened his back even more.

"Captain Wu is indeed impressive," Wang Rusong flattered.

Wu Sibao rarely had a devoted admirer, so he treated Wang Rusong exceptionally well and began to impart his experience.

During their conversation, Ye Jiqing told Gu Yansheng about the opinions of those big investors regarding Wu Sibao, which led to their lower average purchase price. "They investigated and found that the buyer was Sibao, so they sold even more aggressively than before."

"Hahahaha." Gu Yansheng laughed loudly. Ye Jiqing also laughed, her laughter slurring.

Wu Sibao turned his head, his face tense. "Don't think I don't know what you're laughing at. So what? Did I save money for our plan? Would it have worked without me?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Gu Yansheng nodded with a smile, "Hahahaha."

Wang Rusong felt a little confused. What was he laughing at?
Wu Sibao said with dissatisfaction, "Let me tell you, this title ends today. From now on, I am the stock market god of Shanghai!"

Gu Yansheng's smile faded, and he said with a faint smile, "Alright, alright, stock market guru, let's split the profits."

Let's get down to business, everyone, be serious.

Gu Yansheng took the initiative and said, "Sibao bought 16900 shares in the past few days, and we collected 31250 shares ourselves, which is more than 48,000 shares. It's troublesome to keep accounts for the scattered ones. Sibao, buy some more tomorrow to make a total of 50,000 shares. We'll consider today as 50,000 shares. We'll still charge you 67 yuan for the remaining shares. If it's not enough, Sibao, you can deduct some from the total funds, okay?"

“No problem.” Wu Sibao nodded.

"Okay, so that's 31250 shares, bought at 91.88 yuan, totaling 287 million plus 1250 yuan; and 18750 shares, bought at 67 yuan, totaling 125 million plus 6250 yuan."

The total amount spent on stocks was over 412, so let's say 413.

That's the total number.

Next came the investment; Director Wang contributed 50 silver dollars.

Wang Rusong nodded. What do you mean by a big business? This is indeed a big business. The purchase of goods alone amounted to more than four million.

"You two have $50, which is about 200 million in dollars. Do you want to add more? There will be additional costs for subsequent price increases and other things. I don't know the exact amount, but I'm going to calculate it at more than 180 million for now. Let's say our total investment this time is 600 million."

"Add more, definitely add more." Ye Jiqing had already decided when he came. "We'll add another two hundred thousand US dollars."

Wang Rusong was envious; how could these people from No. 76 be so rich after only a short time?

“Okay.” Gu Yansheng nodded. “That’s a total of 280 million silver dollars. Adding Director Wang’s 330 million, I’ll contribute 270 million.”

"There are even experts here," Wang Rusong couldn't help but ask, "Director Gu, do you have that much money?"

"Where would I get so much money?" Gu Yansheng chuckled. "Even if I swallowed up the judicial office, do you think I could scrape together that much money?"

Wang Rusong nodded, then he did know that; the judicial department didn't have that much money.

"So what are you doing here? Ling Xianwen?"

"Don't ask anymore, I have other people's shares here, and more than one." Gu Yansheng pointed up.

The explanation is unclear, leading to many speculations. Wang Rusong guessed it might be Ling Xianwen, or even the consulate.

Ye Jiqing guessed that people from Hanoi should also have a share, such as Minister Zhou, who knew that Gu Yansheng was going to be promoted.

Sure enough, Gu Yansheng said, "There's something I have to say in advance. If we want the business to last, we have to pay some people. We need to take out 20% of the shares. They've invested, but if we divide it entirely according to their investment, they won't be happy. These two people have very high status."

Ye Jiqing understood and nodded, "Of course."

Wu Sibao was unhappy that someone was taking his meat, but he had no choice but to agree.

Wang Rusong then had no say, saying, "I have no problem with that either."

Ye Jiqing thought for a moment and added, "Mr. Gu has gone to so much trouble to plan this, I think we should show our appreciation. You can take an extra half percent, Sibao, you don't have any objections, right?"

"Am I such a stingy person?" Compared to how uncomfortable others felt about taking a small amount, Wu Sibao wasn't actually that upset. "You can take half a percent more."

Gu Yansheng smiled but didn't say anything. He looked at Wang Rusong, who nodded and smiled back, "That's certainly right."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Gu Yansheng laughed. "Let's continue to split the profits. We'll take 25% of the profits from now on, and the rest will still be calculated as 10%. Director Wang's 500,000 is less than 10% in theory, but I think we should calculate it as 10%. Let other places contribute more."

Wang Rusong was pleased and said, "Thank you very much."

Gu Yansheng looked at the other two and said, "You two will take 45% of the profits, and I'll divide the remaining 45% among myself."

"Yes," Ye Jiqing said decisively.

Gu Yansheng breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Now that we've reached an agreement, let's prepare to push the price up. We'll start releasing positive news tomorrow."

"Make money!" Ye Jiqing exclaimed happily.

"Haha, let's start the market manipulation!" Wu Sibao shouted.

“You can’t manage the stock,” Gu Yansheng interrupted. “We still need to find a professional broker to handle the specific operations together with Guo Linshuang’s stocks.”

“Yes, Sibao, you can’t handle the trading.” Ye Jiqing was also afraid.

"Why can't I?" Wu Sibao's voice rose. "Isn't the purpose of spending money to manipulate the market?"

you still need to ask?

Gu Yansheng sneered, "Sibao, we can't afford to lose this money. I can give you some stocks to play with, but you can't do the specific operations. You just need to cooperate."

"not me."

Gu Yansheng raised his hand to interrupt him and said to Ye Jiqing, "I'll leave the persuasion work to you. I still need to talk to a few people and get the money."

Ye Jiqing blinked, indicating that he understood and was absolutely convinced by Wu Sibao.

Wu Sibao was frustrated. "If I had inside information and I was the bookmaker, how could I possibly lose?"

"We might earn less," Gu Yansheng nodded.

Ye Jiqing nodded, "That's right, Sibao. After all, there are still funds from the foreign concessions in Yong'an. They'll eat people alive without spitting out the bones. You need to take it slow and get used to it."

Wu Sibao was furious, but he couldn't bring himself to scold either of them.

Gu Yansheng said, "I will find an agent. Your task is to supervise the agent well, ensure the perfect execution of our strategy, and prioritize making money."

"Okay," Wu Sibao replied, still somewhat displeased.

Gu Yansheng and Ye Jiqing exchanged a glance, and the corners of their mouths curved up.

Ding-ling-ling. Ding-ling-ling.

Gu Yansheng went over and answered the phone, "Hello."

Hasegawa's voice came through the phone, "Mr. Gu, are you free? Come over."

"Ok."

Gu Yansheng hung up the phone and saw the guests out, saying, "I have to go to Hongkou, so I won't be able to entertain you any longer."

The group understood and left.

Gu Yansheng drove to the consulate.

Hasegawa met with him and said, "I just received news that Mr. Wang was assassinated in Hanoi and his residence was broken into."

"Dead?" Gu Yansheng stared in surprise.

Hasegawa shook his head. "He's fine, it's just that his secretary died."

Gu Yansheng put on a serious face, thought for a moment, and said, "This doesn't seem to be the first time."

Newspapers have reported that the Military Intelligence Bureau attempted assassinations in Hanoi, but none of them ever succeeded.

This time, one was killed.

Hasegawa nodded. "This is the third time, but the first time he broke into a residence. This time he must have been really scared, because he asked Kagesa to come to Shanghai."

Gu Yansheng nodded. "So you want me to prepare for his trip to Shanghai? Do I need to arrange accommodation and such?"

“No need. Kagesa will arrange the food, clothing, and lodging for that group.” Hasegawa shook his head.

"I'm telling you to be prepared. Once they arrive in Shanghai, it won't just be one or two people; it will be the entire Wang faction coming together. Shanghai will be very lively."

Whether you can become this minister depends on what these people think of you. It's hard to say whether Minister Zhou alone can push you forward, after all, you're not from the Wang faction, and the others don't know you. Why would they choose you as minister, right? Your challenge is quite significant.

Gu Yansheng then understood and smiled, "Does Mr. Chang Gu think I'm afraid of challenges?"

Hasegawa smiled and said, "We'll see."

(End of this chapter)