Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

Jiang Guang slept for less than three hours. At eight o'clock, he got up still sleepy, washed up, and went out again with his secretary Xiao Shui to meet with the bank capitalists at the Gaul Bank.

Upon arriving at the Gallic Bank, Jean-Estelle, who had been heavily intoxicated with him the previous night, was now beaming and extending his hand to greet Jiang Guang at the VIP room door. "Jiang, after considering your suggestion last night, I feel the risk is still too high!"

Jean shrugged, indicating his helplessness. In the past, Jiang Guang would have just given a wry smile and said he understood. But now, with a hundred million dollars in his hand, Jiang Guang was full of confidence and patted Jean's arm with a smile.

"Mr. Jean, let's go inside and talk," Jiang Guang said with a smile, extending his hand to him. "I have some things I need to ask you about."

Reluctantly, El followed them inside. After they were seated, a waiter brought hot coffee and left. Only then did El ask, "Jiang, what do you want to ask me?"

"Mr. Jean-Estelle, are you familiar with some of the businesses in America?"

Unlike his interactions within China, Jiang Guang didn't mince words when dealing with Westerners. He had to be direct and straightforward in his speech and actions. No meant no, and you had to state your demands face-to-face.

Never be vague or modest, saying things like "next time, definitely," "whatever," or "anything is fine." Foreigners are sometimes better at playing dumb than you are, and they'll take your polite words seriously.

"Jiang, I remember that China and America have only established diplomatic relations for less than a year, right? Are you planning to go to America to get a loan to buy the equipment you urgently need?" Jean said with a bitter face.

"Jiang, I'm not trying to belittle America's equipment, but only our Gallic equipment is the best and most suitable for your China. America's equipment is notoriously expensive and difficult to maintain, you know that!"

Jiang Guang shook his head and waved his hand, saying, "Mr. El, I think you've misunderstood. I'm not asking you about America's fertilizer production equipment; I'm asking if you know about America's Huadongsheng Supermarket?"

El was taken aback, frowned, thought for a moment, then went to a small room next door, took out a file, and returned with a smile. "Jiang, why are you asking about Huadong Sheng Company?"

"We have some business dealings with this company in China, but we don't know much about their capabilities and are hesitant to pursue deeper cooperation. So, we received a request from China asking me to look into it. Mr. El, could you perhaps share some information with me?"

With a smile, El placed the file on the table, spread his hands, and said to Jiang Guang, "The Huadong Sheng Company you've been asking about is a company with a market value of over 15 billion US dollars, the third largest hypermarket chain in America!"

"America has over 1500 stores, 5 employees, and annual revenue of one billion US dollars according to Wardson's financial report last year!"

Jiang Guang nodded secretly after listening, then asked, "So, what's the name of Hua Dongsheng's boss?"

Jean-Ellis opened the file, looked at it, and said, "The director of Huadong Sheng was named Sheng Yu Chen, holding 30% of the shares. However, he passed away from cancer last year. Now, his grandson holds shares and is a director, named Tony Chen!"

"Mr. Jean-Estelle, is this information of yours accurate?" Jiang Guang asked tentatively.

"Jiang, you're questioning a seasoned banker, you know that?" Jean-El complained to Jiang Guang, spreading his hands. "We at Gaul Bank have investigated this Huadong Sheng Company. Its annual turnover is growing very rapidly every year; it's a high-quality stock. We even tried to acquire a portion of their shares, but we weren't successful!"

Why?

"Jiang, I think you really don't understand stocks. Of course, it's because the other party's minority shareholders offered too high a price, higher than our expectations, that's why we gave up on the acquisition!"

After getting the information he wanted, Jiang Guang was about to get up when Jean looked at him with surprise. "Jiang, you didn't come all this way just to ask me about this, did you?"

"Yes, Mr. Jean, this matter is very important to me, or rather, to my country!"

"So, what about the equipment you wanted? Have you raised enough money, Jiang?"

"Yes, please arrange an appointment for me with Mr. Pidan from Lande Company. Tell him I'm preparing to discuss the final quote for those 13 sets of fertilizer equipment with him," Jiang Guang said confidently, standing up. "I've prepared fifty million US dollars to negotiate this deal!"

"Oh! Jiang, where did you borrow this huge sum of money from? Jiang, you should put this money in our Gaul Bank. I will give you no less than 2% interest every year. Don't go, my dear Jiang!"

Jiang Guang and his secretary, Xiao Shui, walked out of the Gauls Bank with smiles. After getting into their car, Jiang Guang cursed, "Greedy capitalists who only care about money! Back to the embassy!"

"OK!"

Drop drop!

The telegram sent from Gaul was deciphered by the interpreters at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was immediately passed up the chain of command to higher authorities. At this moment, several people were looking at the message sent back from the Gaulish embassy, ​​smoking in silence.

"So, this Chen Dong's net worth is at least three billion US dollars, is that right?"

"That's one way to put it. According to the information that came back from Gaul, Huadong Sheng Company has a market value of 15 billion US dollars. Chen Dong inherited 30% of the shares from his grandfather Chen Shengyu. Considering tax and other issues, it's worth at least 3 billion US dollars."

"Yes, this person is very important to us," Foreign Minister Huang said, smoking a cigarette and looking at the people present. "His one hundred million US dollars has solved a procurement problem that has been troubling our comrades in Gaul for a long time. Comrade Jiang Guang is already negotiating with the Lande Company in Gaul about those 13 sets of fertilizer equipment."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and one of the older men spoke up, asking, "Then, could we perhaps take our cooperation with Mr. Chen Dong a step further? Since he is interested in investing in China, should we invite him to visit Shenzhen or Shanghai for an inspection?"

"After all, he's already made an initial investment of 100 million US dollars in Turkmenistan. Our policies in Shenzhen and Shanghai are even more favorable, and our infrastructure is more complete. I believe he'll invest further after going to Shenzhen or Shanghai!"

Old Huang shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. I heard from comrades in Guangdong that the reason Mr. Chen Dong was willing to invest in Tuocheng was because he wanted to invest in Nanshan County of Tuocheng, using industrial exports to boost the local economy and help his relatives in his grandfather's hometown get rich!"

Upon hearing this, everyone else shook their heads. "After all, they grew up in America, so their perspective is a little lacking!"

"We can't ask too much of them. Right now, we're the ones who need their help. Let's try inviting them. Whether they come or not, it won't stop us from attracting other foreign investment!"

That makes sense!