Chapter 73 Double Investment
Chapter 73 Double Investment
Be it Liu Taihe or Jin Kangmin, they certainly would not choose to withdraw from this obviously promising business after suffering such a blow, let alone abandon this fat and strong cash cow. That is simply not in line with common sense.
Apart from other things, just from the identities of these two people, they are all real young masters, the so-called upper class people who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths. They have been going smoothly for the past 20 to 30 years and have hardly encountered any adversity or setbacks. Now facing this situation, can they think of stopping at the first time? Can they accept failure for no reason?
impossible!
In the eyes of these young masters, those guys who only know how to use violence are no different from the gangs in South Korea. They are all petty hooligans who can be suppressed by using some means.
But what they don't know is that the rules followed in the Philippines are completely different from those followed in South Korea. In South Korea, no matter how rampant the darkness is, it has to be covered up to some extent and hide in the shadows. But in the Philippines, the darkness can roam around in broad daylight.
There, violence is the best way to solve all problems.
Both An Rusong and Zhao Jingsheng could see the prospects of this matter: Liu Taihe and the others would not back down, and their response methods would most likely be a combination of violent confrontation and power struggle.
No matter what, the conflict between them and some people in the Philippines will become more and more acute. If this continues, one day in the future, those lawless guys in the Philippines might arrange killers to kill them directly.
As for now, they might as well watch the show calmly.
"What are you talking about?" Han Meiyan asked unhappily, looking at the two silent people.
An Rusong ignored her and continued to say to Zhao Jingsheng: "Right, Brother Jingsheng, since you have connections in the Philippines, transfer the Dihuo plug-in business there as soon as possible. Although Neople has always been loud but not effective in dealing with plug-ins, who knows if their policy will suddenly change."
He picked up the teacup in front of him and took another sip of tea before continuing, "Most importantly, I heard that Neople is currently negotiating with China's Tencent about agency operations. The price offered by Tencent is not low. We cannot rule out the possibility that Neople will take major action against plug-ins in order to give Tencent enough confidence."
Zhao Jingsheng nodded.
When he was running the entertainment company, he didn't pay much attention to other things. Now that the entertainment company has closed down completely, he has his eyes on Liu Taihe again, so he will naturally put more energy into his career.
Among the businesses held by the two Zhao brothers, the operation of the Dihuo plug-in is by no means a joke. It brings a large amount of cash flow to the two brothers. The key point is that this cash flow is continuous and stable. How could Zhao Jingsheng not pay enough attention to it?
"I'm already making arrangements," Zhao Jingsheng said after thinking for a while, "You don't have to worry about these things. The key now is the business over at NGN. I hope you can come up with something tangible as soon as possible."
An Rusong did not respond to the other party's words. He asked back: "When will Shang Xi come to Seoul?"
"They will arrive this afternoon," Zhao Chenghao finally found an opportunity to interrupt, and he said, "Two Russians will come with him. As for the remaining seven people, they will have to wait until the morning of the day after tomorrow. After all, they have to rush here from Moscow and have to change planes."
An Rusong did not express his opinion. He thought for a moment and said, "If the level of these Russians is high enough, then the test version of the program can be launched in about 20 days. At that time, we can promote it in the plug-in."
"I have invested money in your project," Han Mi-yeon interrupted, "I hope you can let me see the profit. After all, I am not that rich."
She did invest money in NGN, but it was not much, just symbolic. Rather than an investment, it was more of a statement, a statement that she and the Zhao Jingsheng brothers were on the same side.
An Rushong was thinking about saying something when the cell phone on the table rang.
I looked at the caller ID and saw only one name: Mike.
Without thinking too much, An Rushong directly pressed the answer button.
"An, I have good news for you. The Federal Reserve has really decided to cut interest rates, and it will be a one-time cut of 50 basis points!" Mike's voice came out as soon as the call was connected. He seemed very excited and spoke in a loud voice.
Mike spoke this in English at a very fast speed. If his English level was good enough, An Rushong would not be able to hear him clearly.
"Really?" An Rushong asked in a surprised tone.
"Of course, believe me, even if this news is not announced the day after tomorrow," Mike replied, "it will definitely be officially announced the day after tomorrow, which is the 18th. This news is % accurate!"
"So, does this mean we've made money?" An Rusong continued to ask. "Of course, as long as the interest rate is lowered... No, no, no, we don't even have to wait until the news is officially announced. We just need to wait a dozen hours until the New York Stock Exchange opens, and we'll get a certain return." Mike said with certainty.
Ever since getting Mike's help last time, An Rushong has intentionally strengthened his contact with the other party. He used the excuse of stock trading to either call Mike or visit him. In the end, he even dragged the other party along to buy some Apple stocks.
As the CFO of Costco Korea, Mike earns a lot of money, and his wife Jaslin inherited an enviable inheritance from her father. Therefore, the couple is not short of money. They are both open-minded about money.
In the words of later generations, they were the kind of people who lay flat.
If it weren't for An Rushong's instigation, Mike might not have quit. Moreover, even if he finally quit, the money invested by the two was not much. The total amount of Apple stock they purchased was only 6.3 shares, which is less than 100 million US dollars when converted into cash.
People have a gambling nature. If Mike hadn't participated, he might never have been interested in stock trading in his life. But as he personally participated, even if he didn't invest much, he now began to feel the fun of it. At this moment, the excitement he showed when he called An Rushong was enough to explain the problem.
Perhaps for Mike, what he cares about is not how much money he makes, but the pleasure of "winning".
On the phone, Mike chatted with An Rushong for a while about the possible stock market conditions tomorrow, and then hung up the phone in excitement.
"American?" Han Meiyan asked impatiently the moment An Rusong hung up the phone, "You're still trading stocks? And you speak English so well?"
When asking this question, she first looked at An Rushong's face, then turned her eyes to Zhao Jingsheng, and finally fell on Zhao Chenghao's face.
Zhao Jingsheng didn't say anything, but just drank his tea calmly. But Zhao Chenghao was a loser. He shrugged and muttered, "This guy is still quite capable."
"Weren't you a worker in a toy factory?" Han Meiyan felt a little unbelievable. She had heard some information about An Rushong from Zhao Chenghao, so she had some understanding of this man's background, but it was obvious that the information Zhao Chenghao told her was not complete.
"Sister Mei Yan, there is a word in this world, called... self-taught." An Rushong was as steady as an old dog, and he said in a calm tone.
Han Miyeon swallowed her saliva. She had an urge to curse.
There are indeed people who are self-taught in this world, and she also believes that some people can learn English by self-study, but can they really speak English as authentically as An Rusong just by self-study? At least she doesn't quite believe it.
Han Mi-yeon graduated from Ewha Womans University and had very good academic performance while in school. However, with her level, she had no problem listening, but she really couldn't talk to Americans so calmly and confidently.
Han Meiyan really wanted to ask this hateful guy how he taught himself, but just as the question was about to come out of her mouth, she suddenly realized that now was obviously not the time to dwell on this issue, but the issue of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut.
"Who is your friend? Is his information accurate?" Han Meiyan asked urgently, decisively putting aside those irrelevant questions.
An Rusong did not answer directly. He glanced at the woman, picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip of tea. Then he said slowly: "I don't know if it is accurate or not. I only know that Mike is the financial officer of Costco Korea. I also know that he seems to have some connections in the US military."
At this point, he paused and said, "Of course, none of this is important. What's important is that I trust his judgment, so I made some investments with him."
"What investment? What are you talking about?" Zhao Jingsheng finally couldn't help but frowned and asked.
Neither he nor Zhao Chenghao could understand English, so he didn't understand anything that Mike said on the phone just now.
An Rushong had nothing to hide from Zhao Jingsheng. He briefly recounted how he and Mike had partnered to buy Apple stocks. It was not something shameful, so there was no need to hide it.
Of course, there was one thing that An Rushong did not tell the truth. He not only hid it from Zhao Jingsheng and others, but also from Mike.
He did take out 50 US dollars and bought Apple stock with Mike, but at the same time, he made a bigger investment without telling Mike, also buying Apple stock. He invested all the funds he could on hand, which was a full 24 billion won, which is nearly 2000 million yuan in RMB.
(End of this chapter)