ccnovels #349 - Chapter 349 Good news for Fatty! No money? You'll have money tonight!
#349 - Chapter 349 Good news for Fatty! No money? You'll have money tonight!
It was already evening when Chen Hao received the call.
He arrived in Shenyang a little after nine in the evening.
As soon as he exited the airport,
he saw Zhang Zhong, wearing sunglasses and a mask, waving excitedly in his direction from the exit.
Coming from the capital, he arrived a little earlier than Chen Hao.
The two got in, and the car started.
"General."
Once inside the car, Zhang Zhong couldn't help himself and leaned closer to ask in a low voice: "You asked me to come here, is there something important?"
He was rushed here from the capital.
It must be something big!
"You'll know tomorrow," Chen Hao said with a light smile.
A brand new aircraft, he wasn't familiar with the operation, so he couldn't choose to test fly it at night.
It had to be tomorrow.
He didn't plan to reveal it to Zhang Zhong in advance.
"This…" Zhang Zhong was anxious and scratching his head.
"Haven't eaten yet."
Chen Hao grinned, changing the subject: "The barbecue here is good, want to go try it with me?"
"Oh…"
Zhang Zhong's mind wasn't on eating at all.
The car had just driven a short distance when Chen Hao's phone rang.
"Chen!"
On the other end of the phone, John's tone was excited: "I accept your price—I want 100,000 vehicles first!"
"Confirmed?" Chen Hao grinned.
"Confirmed!"
John nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.
SP4s, LCD TVs, these required a large initial investment, spending tens of billions to buy patents and technologies, and then building factories and production lines.
Moreover, Chen Hao had shifted a lot of unprofitable orders onto them.
The investment was huge.
But there were no returns in the short term.
Cars were different!
No need to spend money buying patents, just buy the whole vehicle parts, ship them back to North America, and assemble them.
Change the logo.
And they could be sold immediately!
Capital pursues profit.
How could big capitalists like the Morgan Consortium let go of a chance to make money?
After all, it was a super consortium, and after spending tens of billions of US dollars before, they didn't have much cash on hand.
But 100,000 vehicles…
Mainly entry-level models, which would be about 3 billion US dollars.
They could squeeze it out.
"Payment in advance, freight at your own expense," Chen Hao said with a smile.
"No problem!"
John just wanted to be the first to make money quickly.
"Tomorrow you go find General Xia."
"Okay!"
The call ended.
John was overjoyed.
Taking the frigate model as an example, Chen Hao quoted 25,000 US dollars.
Equivalent to 210,000 Huaxia currency.
Twice as high as the domestic retail price in Huaxia!
But so what?
He had personally seen the performance of this car, invincible within 60,000 US dollars.
Ship it back to North America, change the brand, and run some advertisements, sell it for no more than 50,000 US dollars, and it could crush all cars of the same level!
Remove the transportation, assembly, and other costs that don't account for much…
The net profit would be nearly 20,000 US dollars!
It was like robbing money!
Next.
Chen Hao received calls one after another.
In the past, those who participated in the auction of SP4 and other technology patents were all top global groups and consortia.
However.
Almost none of them were car companies.
Logically, they shouldn't be interested in cars.
But…
They weren't building cars!
But shipping the parts back home, assembling them, and selling them under a different brand.
How difficult could assembly be?
No need for professional factories or production lines, they could earn nearly double the profit by reselling, a sure-win business… would capital let it go?
Suddenly!
Just as he was approaching the military district guesthouse, another call came in.
"Brother Hao, it's me!"
It was Sun Yue calling.
Last time.
He went back to school from Chile for a few days, and then went back to his hometown to accompany his parents for a few days.
He had long since returned to Chile.
Chen Hao was stunned, then smiled and said: "Good news?"
"Yes!"
The fatty's tone was particularly excited: "I've secured another lithium mine, and a copper mine… do you want the copper mine?"
Chen Hao sent him not only to acquire lithium mines.
But anything that Huaxia lacked, he would acquire it all, without exception.
"Yes!"
Hearing that there were two mines, Chen Hao was very excited: "By the way! Has the preliminary screening plant for the Atacama lithium mine been completed?"
"It's almost built, just one or two months away."
The preliminary screening plant.
Belongs to a labor-intensive industry, which helps to drive local employment.
The technical content is low, and the construction speed is fast.
It will soon be put into operation.
"It's just… it needs money!" The fatty went straight to the point.
Two mines.
The price is definitely not cheap!
Especially the copper mine.
At this stage, the value of lithium has not been fully realized, and the price of the ore vein is not too expensive, but copper mines are different.
An indispensable metal in modern industry.
It has never been cheap!
"How much money?"
"The official requires a direct buyout, the two mines together… 16 billion US dollars!"
"No money for now."
"Ah?!"
The fatty was dumbfounded: "I paid the deposit… No! Is it the same as last time?"
Last time, Brother Hao didn't have any money either.
Fortunately!
He got the money before the deadline.
No money this time either?
Asking him to acquire mines everywhere, but not preparing the funds in advance?
Once he breaks the contract, the deposit will be gone!
"Don't worry, I'll have it tomorrow," Chen Hao said with a smile.
"Tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow night, ask General Xia for the money."
Hearing the phone hang up, the fatty couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
Doesn't have it now, but will have it tomorrow?
Could it be…
Is Brother Hao going to rob a bank tonight?
That's not right!
16 billion US dollars!
Equivalent to more than 130 billion Huaxia currency!
Which bank vault has so much cash for you to rob?
…
Early morning.
The Hongqi sedan drove out of the villa district.
Xia Qingyan leaned back in the back seat, planning today's work.
Suddenly!
The phone rang.
"General Xia, this is Sun Yue."
The fatty couldn't wait to call, he was very worried that something would go wrong.
"You're in Chile, right? How's it going lately?" Xia Qingyan smiled.
"It's good… No!"
Sun Yue didn't want to chat: "I secured two mines, I called Brother Hao last night, he told me to ask you for money today—General Xia, do you have money here?"
"How much?"
Xia Qingyan changed the subject: "I still have some."
She donated money again last time.
The company's account still has tens of billions.
"16 billion," the fatty replied.
"Yes!"
"I'm talking about US dollars."
"What?!"
Xia Qingyan was completely dumbfounded.
16 billion US dollars.
Equivalent to more than 130 billion Huaxia currency.
Where would she get it?
"Could it be… you don't have it?" The fatty heard something was wrong.
"I…"
"Brother Hao wouldn't lie to me, right? He told me to ask you tonight."
"Tonight?"
"Yes!"
Xia Qingyan couldn't figure it out.
After the donation last time, how much was left in the company's account, wouldn't her brother-in-law know?
Why did he still say to ask her for money tonight?
"Then we'll talk about it tonight."
"Okay."
The call ended.
She leaned back in the back seat, frowning deeply.
More than 130 billion!
The company's account only has tens of billions, okay?
The difference is even bigger than the last time she acquired the Atacama salt marsh mine.
Within just one day…
Suddenly!
The phone rang, it was the secretary calling: "General Xia! Please come to the company quickly, so many people… are lining up to wait for you to sign contracts!"
"What contracts?" Xia Qingyan was puzzled.
"North America, various European countries, many groups and consortium representatives, want to buy Shenzhou Motors—the minimum order is tens of billions of US dollars!"
"I'm on the road, I'll be there soon!"
Xia Qingyan's eyes lit up.
Subconsciously.
She remembered what the fatty had said on the phone just now.
So amazing!
Almost all developed countries jointly banned the export of Shenzhou Motors, how did her brother-in-law get these representatives to sign contracts to buy Shenzhou Motors?
That guy…
Is simply omnipotent!
At this moment.
In her opinion, the omnipotent Chen Hao was leaving the military district guesthouse, heading straight for Shenfei.
Today, the J-20C will officially test fly!