Du Xianyu's study room was filled with Western antiques. The furnishings throughout the room highlighted the owner's extraordinary taste. Zhen Yuhuan couldn't put it down after seeing them. She spent a long time looking at the furnishings in Du Xianyu's home.
Li Guolou sat on the single sofa and chatted about the future with Du Xianyu. The two drank Remy Martin as usual. The topic of chat turned to the foreign financial industry.
Li Guolou put down his wine glass and said: "Mr. Dubot, the Qing Dynasty's banks cannot be compared with foreign banks. Now the international financial industry is monopolized by the British Empire Consortium, and the British Standard Chartered Bank is the leader. It is a pity that Hu Xueyan and Standard Chartered Bank Mr. Smith Wright, the general manager of Qing Dynasty, is very close. You can’t borrow money from Standard Chartered Bank.”
"Mike. I don't deal with Standard Chartered Bank. Now I'm setting a new goal to establish a good relationship with HSBC. The interest is two and a half. It's not bad." Du Xianyu laughed triumphantly as if he saw the moment of success.
Li Guolou and Zhen Yuhuan laughed jealously. They did not have a foreign bank to back them up. They could only follow Du Xian behind them and cheer for the boss Du.
"Mike, you are responsible for the demolition. I want to break ground in half a year. Can you do it?" Du Xianyu, with an aura that was superior to Li Guolou, gave Li Guolou another order.
"This..." Li Guolou glanced at Du Xianyu. He is just a small shareholder. He seems to have done a lot of things. He is the upper privileged class. He has done it. Now he also has to do the offending work of forced demolition. Wouldn't it make him infamous? He also wants to cheat money by doing charity work. This must not be done.
After careful consideration, Li Guolou said: "Mr. Dubot, it's okay to leave this matter to me. But you can't use my name as the chairman of the demolition office. My name can't appear in public during your groundbreaking ceremony. I can't participate either. I hope you can understand. I am now a ninth-rank official and want to be promoted. I can demolish all the residents in the Chaoyang area within half a year. I will drive away those Manchus for you. You can just find a fake foreigner with a bad reputation to be the chairman of the demolition office. I will be hiding behind the scenes and directing the demolition office."
"Hahahaha." Du Xianyu drank it all in one gulp and said with a smile: "Good boy, I want you to say this. I didn't expect that you were so prosperous in the capital. You even dared to offend the Manchus. As long as Demolish the residents within half a year. I will remember you as the first meritorious service."
"Boss Du, it seems that your sunrise plan is all about Mike. You give people shares without paying for them. What have you done?" Zhen Yuhuan is very dissatisfied with the current situation. Li Guolou is still They are a disadvantaged group. They get 1% of the dry shares. All other internal shares must be purchased with capital.
"Hey, Anita, everything is difficult at the beginning. Now let's apologize to Mike. We are our own people. I will take care of you in the future. Raising such a huge amount of funds will make me rack my brains. Let's get through the difficulties first. Let's work together in the future. "Get rich." Du Xianyu said it nicely. He just whipped the horse and made Li Guolou a pioneer officer. However, the fodder did not keep up.
Li Guolou was unhappy, but he didn't show it on his face. He didn't have enough financial resources, so he could only run errands for others. He pretended to be generous and said: "Mr. Du was the first to support my career. I... Everyone who receives a drop of kindness from others will surely repay it with a spring of water. Don't worry, Mr. Du. I will definitely handle the two matters of approval and demolition beautifully."
Li Guolou didn't say it clearly. He did these two things for Du Xianyu. He didn't expect anything in return. He just wanted to repay Du Xianyu's favor. From now on, it will be a competition in the business world. Who can have the last laugh depends on their abilities. .
Du Xianyu was such a smart person. Of course he heard Li Guolou's voiceover and knew that Li Guolou would not do things for him for free in the future. But he just used Li Guolou's network to combine the two matters of preliminary approval and relocation. If the hardest thing is done well, things will go smoothly in the future. The project funds are in his hands. Who the final winner is is obvious and self-evident. Li Guolou will still support him in the future.
The three of them drank a bottle of Remy Martin in the study to celebrate the successful launch of the Chaoyang Project.
Li Guolou and his boss Du arranged a time to celebrate with the investors. He left the garden house of his boss Du without eating lunch. It wasn't that he was unhappy. It was because something really happened. He had agreed upon it when he entered. Before leaving. He also set a date with the clingy Du Yingying and gave her thoughtful gifts. Then he waved goodbye to a group of female relatives.
As soon as she went out, Zhen Yuhuan said: "Mike, do you know what a businessman is?"
"Yes. I have expected it. Do you think I have begged Big Brother Du? This kind of thing depends on how Big Brother Du behaves. I will let him spit it out little by little in the future." Li Guolou took one last look at the independent villa. Garden house. In the future, he will build a larger and more luxurious villa in the British Concession.
"Hey. Originally, I thought I could make a big difference with the money I got from corruption. It turns out it's just a drop in the ocean. It's not worth mentioning." Only then did Zhen Yuhuan realize that hundreds of thousands of dollars can't do much in the business world.
Li Guolou glanced at him and said: "Anita, you are not the only one to do it. This is what everyone does when they sit in their seats. So the ancestors made rules and let you take turns to be fat or thin. Once the seven-year term is up, You have to step down. Unless you make an indelible contribution to the country like my great-uncle, you can stay in office."
"I know. Your uncle doesn't love you. I love you. I'm going to see Prince Gong now to support you." Zhen Yuhuan wants to run for the little man Li Guolou and beg her old lover, Prime Minister Gong. Prince Yixin.
"Well, it's better for you, baby." Li Guolou leaned over and kissed Zhen Yuhuan. He used the beauty trick to the extreme. Just like him, he climbed up without shame.
The two boarded the carriage and went to Baozhifang for lunch. Li Guolou's family returned from visiting the Old Summer Palace today and they agreed to have a dinner at Baozhifang.
"What's so good about the Old Summer Palace? They have fun. I don't know how much money they have to spend." Li Guolou was heartbroken. High-end places like the Old Summer Palace were owned by the eunuchs of the imperial palace, and the maids served the ladies for three days. The entertainment is of high standard and the price is also the highest level.
"Mike, don't feel bad. It's okay that we are in a group this time. The eunuch leading the group can just give some tips and buy some handicrafts. If you go to play with a small number of people, you will be brutally killed by the dead eunuchs. They won't even have a first-grade life. My wife is also killed. Those relatives of the emperor can't escape for the sake of face." Zhen Yuhuan comforted Li Guolou. It's rare to have high consumption, so don't think about money.
"But I paid for it all." Li Guolou was not willing to let his money go to waste. He experienced the Qionglou embroidery pavilion and took home only spiritual wealth.
"Humph. So stingy. I'll tell the eldest lady to go." Zhen Yuhuan couldn't stand the stingy look of Li Guolou's chicken thief. In her opinion, it is decent to earn a lot of money.
"Hey, grandma has been led astray by you. Only by saving money can you open a charity hall. You don't look like people who do good deeds." Li Guolou followed his guidance and warned Zhen Yuhuan how to behave.
Zhen Yuhuan nestled in Li Guolou's arms like a human being. She cooed: "Yeah, I know you pretend to care for the poor. Didn't you adopt a pair of gangsters? I don't have any other requirements for them. Learn how to behave in public. Now let’s talk about people. Our opening chapter relies on those two stubborn thieves.”
Xiao Shitou and Shi Yatou, brother and sister, stayed in the Wei Mansion Courtyard. Of course, Li Guolou did not forget them. He hired a husband for them and taught them the most basic principles of life. Although it is difficult to read and read, he is slowly getting better at it. Progress. From a black household registration to a Li family living in Beijing with a household registration name. Working is a must. They are still allowed to work part-time and learn to be good people.
"Anita, don't say it's so ugly to pretend. Many things are just pretending. Habits become natural and slowly become what you think in your heart. With our energy, we can save many orphans. We are rare good people in the world. Ah, God will bless our family with peace and harmony. Amen." Li Guolou did not forget the power of faith. Starting from the inner house, he transformed a group of treacherous and insidious women into virtuous and virtuous women.
"Mike, you are much better than those princes who are just trying to gain fame. They only know how to give porridge and train slaves. But you want to change the backward and poor society. God bless us. Amen." Zhen Yuhuan has not had much time since he followed Li Guolou. Convert. Become a Catholic.
Li Guolou looked out the window with deep eyes. The breath of spring was getting stronger and stronger. But he felt the urgency of time. Everyone was racking their brains to make money. But he was still too far away from people like Hu Xueyan. Hu Xueyan He opened a "Hu Qingyutang" and won a good reputation among the working people. The charity hall he opened was not worth mentioning compared with Hu Xueyan's pioneering work.
"Anita, you said we should invite you to the bank now. What are the chances of success?" The ambitious Li Guolou wanted to become fat in one breath. He was about to act haphazardly with his tiny steps.
"Well... the ability to deceive people. We can complement each other and let many super wealthy people deposit money. But the risk is too great. There is no lending business if the money is deposited. If you pay interest, you will have to bear a heavy burden. I'm afraid We can't go around." Zhen Yuhuan was trembling with excitement. She stared at Li Guolou in horror. Her appetite was too big. No wonder she would do such unspeakable things as boundless love.
"Anita, to tell you the truth, the Shanghai Concession experienced skyrocketing land prices because of the Xiao Dao Hui. Later, the Huai Army eliminated the Xiao Dao Hui. Many people who speculated on land in the concession went bankrupt again." Li Guolou suddenly changed the topic. Go somewhere else.
Zhen Yuhuan nodded and said: "This incident tells us not to be too greedy. Many foreign banks and famous money banks have gone bankrupt because of this incident."
Li Guolou smiled and said: "But haven't you seen the business opportunities? The land in the Shanghai Concession has increased four times compared with the past. This is an indisputable fact. But the land in the Tianjin Concession has only increased by half. The price difference in this area is also too big. .So we only need to cheat money in. We also bear risks when lending to businessmen. It is better to invest all the money in the bank into the concession real estate in Tianjin. We will wait until we have purchased enough land and then release the news. By then, the Tianjin concession will The land is guaranteed to increase three times a day. It won't be a big problem if it doubles."
Zhen Yuhuan looked at Li Guolou with wide eyes. He stumbled and asked: "Mike, you are too courageous. If you don't make it, your life and fortune will be at risk."
"But Anita, the banking industry is the right way. There are millions and tens of millions of silver. How much money does the charity hall have? Ten or twenty thousand silver. I don't know how many dinners will be held. It's too much trouble." Li Guolou raised his head. He looked like he was going to die for a righteous cause. He was ready to make a fortune with his life. He didn’t care about the distance between his net worth and the banker. He wanted to become a big fat man first.
"Mike." Zhen Yuhuan's eyes became blurred. She hugged Li Guolou like a wolf and kissed her wildly. She was unwilling to stop and breathe. She must keep this little man under her. How many times can she fight in life? I want to bet my future on Li Guolou.