Chapter 61: Wanting To Purchase Submarines From Foreigners
“Hahaha! How could I return something that someone sent over?”
“Take it for me! Moreover, I’ve driven the Zhou Family’s domestic car, and it truly doesn’t lose to those foreigners’ cars. He can create our domestic automotive brand; he is truly a domestic industrialist we can be proud of!”
“Moreover, I have invested in shares of the Zhonghua Shipyard, so I’m considered a shareholder of the same company as him, and we have a certain relationship!”
“It’s just that he’s sent gifts over to me several times in a row, so I can’t lose face either. Send him a big gift from me too! Give him one of the dance halls I have in the foreign concession!”
“This Zhou Wenhua, I’ve made friends with him!”
“He is indeed a young and promising industrialist!”
“Also, arrange a meeting for me to see him. I also want to chat with him and get to know each other!”
“Finally, of those three cars he had sent over, pick one for yourself!”
“You’ve done so much for me over these many years; it’s time you took a little more benefit!”
After Boss Du heard the report from his capable subordinate Izumi Gen,
he also responded very generously,
and even very generously gave a dance hall to Zhou Wenhua, as well as a car to one of his “Eight Great Vajras,” Izumi Gen.
“Ah! This won’t do!”
“I already have a car; I can’t take a second car that you gave me!”
“And is that Zhou Wenhua really that important? Boss, you’re giving him a whole dance hall just like that?”
“And it’s a dance hall in the foreign concession?”
“That makes a lot of money!”
“It’s worth much more than the cars he gave you!”
“Moreover, if the other brothers found out, I think they would have opinions too!”
“Those venues there are all watched over by them!”
“Even the singers and dancing women in the dance halls were found by them!”
“So Boss, do you want to reconsider?”
When one of the “Eight Great Vajras,” Izumi Gen, heard Boss Du so generously giving a dance hall to Zhou Wenhua and also giving a car to himself, he was immediately shocked,
but after being stunned for a moment,
he immediately came back to his senses and reminded him.
“Hahaha! Didn’t I say that I’ve made friends with this Zhou Wenhua kid?”
“So what’s wrong with me giving him a small dance hall?”
“Moreover, are my things so easy to take?”
“Although the dance hall is given to him for free, without our people protecting the venue for him, and without those popular singers and dancers, do you think the business there could still boom and continue making money like this?”
“And no one else would get jealous and cause trouble?”
“So once he takes the dance hall, he also needs to have certain strength to hold onto this dance hall!”
“This is also where I want to test his strength. I heard that his family seems to have formed a security team; I just don’t know how strong they are!”
But regarding his subordinate’s worry, Boss Du was very shrewd, in a pleasant mood, and responded with hearty laughter.
“Ah! This”
Upon hearing this, one of the “Eight Great Vajras,” Izumi Gen, was shocked again.
Right!
Are Boss Du’s good things so easy to take?
Moreover, to become a true friend on equal footing with Boss Du also requires certain strength; not just anyone can be worthy of being his friend.
After being told this by Boss Du,
one of the “Eight Great Vajras,” Izumi Gen, suddenly realized, thinking to himself in his mind.
“Boss, brilliant!”
Finally,
one of the “Eight Great Vajras,” Izumi Gen, gave Boss Du a thumbs up and praised.
Boss Du just smiled faintly, then waved his hand signaling Izumi Gen to go act on his instructions.
Soon,
in the toy factory’s R&D department, overseeing his design department as they researched toy design raw materials from various countries, and discussed how to research and develop their own domestic toy raw materials, or how to procure large quantities of imported raw materials, as well as profit margins and such matters,
just as Zhou Wenhua was listening with great interest,
Butler Liu Xing, at this moment,
reported to Zhou Wenhua with a somewhat anxious expression that Boss Du had sent over the land deed for a dance hall in the foreign concession, and also wanted to invite Zhou Wenhua to his restaurant for a dinner party and chat.
After hearing this,
Zhou Wenhua smiled.
“Just keep the things that people sent over!”
“Since he accepted the cars we sent, we can’t be petty and not accept his return gift!”
“Moreover, both he and I are behind-the-scenes shareholders of the Zhonghua Shipyard, so I don’t think he wants to harm me!”
“Moreover, am I so easy to harm?”
“For the dance hall side, select a group of elites from our security team to go watch over the venue. As for the singers, dancers, waitstaff, bar personnel, manager, and other staff at the dance hall, if the original ones are willing to stay, let them stay; if not, recruit new ones!”
“I’ll set new standard salary and benefits for you!”
“Land deeds and venues in the foreign concession are extremely valuable!”
“Even if you have money and want to purchase them, you might not be able to buy them!”
“Everything there is inch-of-gold inch-of-land!”
Then, Zhou Wenhua instructed.
“Yes! Young Master!”
Butler Liu Xing quickly nodded in agreement.
And he also gave a very high evaluation of Zhou Wenhua’s composure,
one must know that the person Zhou Wenhua was now facing was the most well-known Boss Du in Shanghai, a figure with great strength and connections in both black and white worlds.
“Right, how many people has our security team expanded to now?”
“Also, Factory Director Li Dafu, whom I dispatched to the Sichuan region side, how is his connections building with those Sichuan Army officers? And has he followed my instructions to recruit a security team there too?”
“Especially since we set up the chili plantation there, and the company, as well as some factories, all need security teams to watch over the venues, to avoid being robbed or destroyed by some hoodlums, brotherhoods, or Sichuan Army troops!”
After Butler Liu Xing obediently followed instructions,
Zhou Wenhua continued to press for an answer.
“Our security team, just here in Shanghai alone, already has the personnel strength of one battalion!”
“As for Factory Director Li Dafu dispatched to the Sichuan region side, he has also stabilized the connections network there, and has made the chili plantation, various companies, and factories that Young Master required him to build thrive vibrantly, and he has also recruited several hundred security team members there!”
“All recruited according to Young Master’s requirements: clean backgrounds, good character and personality, sturdy builds, and obedient and loyal!”
“At the very least, after taking our wages, they can properly watch over our venues without letting people cause trouble or damage!”
Butler Liu Xing also continued to respond.
“Good! He’s doing alright, but we can’t completely rely on him alone in the Sichuan region side, or else he’ll become ambitious and arrogant!”
“So go back and have Naval Officer Ren Lianjie take a group of elite security team members to the Sichuan region, and also bring a group of management personnel I personally recruited. Once there, have him recruit and train a group of elite core security team members; I’ll go personally inspect later!”
“I trust his work! Also give him ten thousand silver dollars as remuneration for cultivating personnel for me there. As for the expenses for handling relationships and recruiting personnel once he gets there, I’ll pay separately!”
“As for Naval Officer Wu Baoshan, continue keeping him here in Shanghai to assist me in training my security team!”
“Soon these security teams will be needed, so the numbers must meet my requirements; we must train out the numbers of a reinforced regiment!”
“At least over 1500 people!”
After hearing this, Zhou Wenhua continued to instruct.
“I know what to do, Young Master!”
Butler Liu Xing nodded in agreement.
“Mm! I’ll frequently go to the Sichuan region for inspections, and I also need to visit those high-level officers there and build some rapport with them!”
“Because in the future, our business will still need them to open up relationship networks and provide some care for us!”
Zhou Wenhua nodded satisfactorily and said.
And Butler Liu Xing also nodded again, then went off to act on orders.
But at this moment,
the Navy Headquarters side called,
“Is this Wenhua?”
After Zhou Wenhua learned from the operator that there was a call for him, he immediately went to the telephone room to answer the call.
Because at the toy factory here, to take orders and make contacts, Zhou Wenhua had also installed telephone lines and telephone sets.
Although they were very expensive,
“Ah! It’s Officer Yang!”
“It’s Wenhua. Do you have something for me?”
Upon hearing this,
Zhou Wenhua immediately said in surprise.
Because the person calling him was unexpectedly Admiral Yang Shuzhuang, whom he hadn’t seen for a long time.
“It’s like this: I plan to purchase two submarines from the foreigners and want to form a submarine force!”
“But I’m short on funds right now, so I want to discuss with you.”
Admiral Yang explained the reason for his call a bit embarrassedly.
“Alright! I’ll come to you right away. I can provide the money, but I have one request!”
After Zhou Wenhua heard that Admiral Yang wanted to purchase two submarines from the foreigners,
his eyes lit up immediately,
and he agreed very readily.
Because he himself also wanted to have his own submarine personnel force,
so he planned to make good use of this donation to learn how submarine personnel are formed and trained.
He even hoped to personally observe how the foreigners build submarines.
That’s why he nodded and agreed to provide the money so unhesitatingly.
“Then thank you. I’ll wait for you at the Navy Department!”
Upon hearing that Zhou Wenhua agreed to fundraise without thinking, he immediately beamed with joy.
One must know that to purchase two submarines from the foreigners,
not only had he begged those foreigners for how long and endured how much humiliation,
but just fundraising alone had kept him sleepless for nearly a week.
So now that this major financier Zhou Wenhua had agreed so readily to his request, it would be strange if he wasn’t happy.
As for the request Zhou Wenhua mentioned on the phone, he wasn’t too worried, because he knew Zhou Wenhua was a measured person who wouldn’t ask for the moon.
“Then I’ll come over right now, Officer!”
While Admiral Yang was distracted,
Zhou Wenhua’s response sounded immediately, and he quickly hung up the phone.
“.”
Admiral Yang.
Listening to the old-fashioned telephone emitting beeping sounds after being hung up, he was speechless for a moment.
