Chapter 1141 Laughing Talk
"How are your children now?"
"That's it. The eldest brother doesn't like business. He has been interested in studying plants since he was a child. Now he is a university professor and spends every day in the laboratory tinkering with these things. I funded a laboratory for him. Since he likes to do research, let him do it peacefully."
"As for the second one..." Zhang Yong shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "This kid has never been content since he was a child. Now he has gone to the United States to be an actor. He first went to Broadway and then to Hollywood. He has been struggling for several years but has not made a name for himself. You know that it is rare for Chinese people, even Westerners, to make a name for themselves in such places. But this kid just refuses to believe in evil and has dug himself into it and cannot get out."
"Have you ever thought about investing in a movie and letting him be the leading actor? That's not a difficult thing for you." Song Chaoyuan laughed and joked.
Zhang Yong also laughed, "Although Lao Er has a twisted personality, he is not stupid. Do you think someone with two doctoral degrees would have an IQ problem? Would he not understand these things? Besides, when he went to the United States, he made three rules with me, saying that he didn't want to rely on his family for help, but wanted to rely on his own abilities. If he knew that I was helping him behind his back, he would turn against me. Listen, what kind of bullshit is that? It's right for young people to be ambitious, but why don't they need help from their family if they can? Forget it, let him venture out on his own for a few years and maybe he will understand when he is older."
"Where's your third child?"
"This kid is similar to his second brother. He likes music and formed a rock band with a few classmates in college. After graduation, he set up his own studio, but after two years of hard work, he still hasn't made a name for himself." Zhang Yong continued to shake his head. It cannot be said that his three sons are untalented. In fact, no matter the eldest, the second or the third, they are all very smart kids.
Needless to say, the eldest brother is now a professor at a university and a very famous expert on animals and plants. His laboratory is very famous in South America and has close cooperation with several top-ranked laboratories in Europe and the United States. As for himself, he is also a frequent visitor to some academic journals.
The second brother, who is keen on becoming an actor, was also mentioned by Zhang Yong earlier. He obtained two doctoral degrees in college, is fluent in six languages, is tall and handsome, and has a talent for acting, otherwise he would not have insisted on becoming an actor.
The third child also graduated from a prestigious university and is very talented in music. He is very professional in violin and piano and has considerable ability to compose music. He was once invited to work for a famous European orchestra but he refused. Because he likes rock music, he organized a rock band in college. He has been struggling in this circle for many years but has not made much of a name for himself.
None of Zhang Yong's three sons had any intention of taking over the family business, let alone three of his four daughters.
The eldest daughter studied in the UK and got married shortly after graduation. Her husband was her classmate, whose family was a political family in the UK and had a noble title.
Now they have a happy life with a pair of children. The eldest son-in-law is also very promising. With his own efforts and talents, he has made a name for himself in British politics. He is now running for a seat in Parliament and his chances of winning are very high.
The second daughter studied in France. After graduation, she returned to China and met a young and handsome man at a banquet. They fell in love and got married soon. The man's family is a traditional old political family in a South American country. The family is very powerful. Although there has never been a president or prime minister in the family, they have served as party leaders many times. Now they are also one of the alliance families that Zhang Yong has good cooperation with.
The third daughter went to study in the United States and is currently pursuing her third doctorate. She is an absolute academic master, which is somewhat similar to her eldest brother. However, her research goals are different. Compared with her eldest brother who likes botany, the third daughter is more fascinated by science and engineering. According to her idea, after getting this doctorate, she will work in a research institute in the United States, and her research topic is actually aerospace.
The youngest daughter is the youngest among the siblings. She is only seventeen years old this year and is also the most beloved child of Zhang Yong and his wife.
Compared with her older brothers and sisters, the youngest daughter showed her talent and vision in business from an early age. She was admitted to university at the age of fifteen and obtained a master's degree in just two years. Now, while pursuing a doctorate degree, she also works in a family business.
Although young, this youngest daughter is most like Zhang Yong. Not only does she have great business talent, but her decisive and ruthless personality and temperament are also similar to Zhang Yong's.
When she entered the company, everyone initially took this young girl in stride. But they did not expect that she used unexpected means to reorganize the company from top to bottom in just over a month. At the same time, she dealt with several guys who pretended to obey her but actually disobeyed her. She immediately established her prestige, and everyone in the company was extremely obedient to her.
In addition to her outstanding management skills, she also has an extremely keen eye for business. Just recently, she perfectly completed a small-for-big business merger through planning, thereby gaining huge benefits for the company .
In Zhang Yong's words, this little daughter was a gift from God and is the most suitable successor. Now Zhang Yong has gradually begun to let his little daughter take charge of things on her own, just like Song Chaoyuan's training of Song Yangming. He is gradually transferring the rights of the family business to her and will officially take over after many years.
"Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. What we can do is to create more conditions for the children. The future path still depends on them to walk on their own." Song Chaoyuan said with emotion. Zhang Yong agreed. They are all getting older and have seen through many things. Their mentality is also calmer than when they were young.
"By the way, I heard that you are planning to transfer all your shares?" Song Chaoyuan lit up a cigarette, took a puff, and suddenly asked.
Of course, Zhang Yong understood what shares Song Yuanchao was referring to. These were not shares of Zhang Yong's company, but shares of Shi Lei's company.
Previously, another capital that competed with Lu Shao and Hu Yaoqing in the secondary market was from Zhang Yong. The reason why Zhang Yong joined the game was because Song Chaoyuan called him and invited him.
Zhang Yong contributed the majority of this capital, and Song Chaoyuan also allocated a sum of money from an overseas investment company. From this perspective, it can be said that this was a joint operation between Song Chaoyuan and Zhang Yong.
When Lu Shao was forced to transfer shares to raise funds, he contacted an overseas investment company, which was actually backed by Song Yuanchao and Zhang Yong. Song Chaoyuan and Zhang Yong knew everything about Lu Shao's every move, and the combined power of the two of them was extremely powerful. If it weren't for the restrictions of the domestic stock market, there would be no need to cooperate with Hu Yaoqing later. With their ability alone, they could defeat Lu Shao.
Now, the company is nominally controlled by the investment company, but in fact the real controller is not the agent standing in front of the stage, but Zhang Yong and Song Yuanchao. However, Song Yuanchao has no intention of intervening in the company, because the company's main business is real estate, and Shenghua Group has always had its own ideas about real estate. Moreover, Shenghua Group has never taken real estate as its main business. What supports Shenghua Group is industry, and real estate is just a supplement.
Because of the different business goals and concepts, Song Chaoyuan did not want to actually control the company, so he directly handed over most of the decision-making power to Zhang Yong. The reason why he did this was because of Mr. Lu, Zhang Liming's secret show of goodwill, and the friendship between Hu Yaoqing and Liu Da and various considerations, Song Chaoyuan invited Zhang Yong to do this together.
Now that everything has settled, Song Chaoyuan has already begun to plan how to get out of it, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yong had the same plan. Today, when he was having tea with Zhang Yong, he asked about this matter.
"I don't want to get involved in these businesses in the mainland. Don't you think so too?" Zhang Yong laughed and looked at Song Yuanchao meaningfully.
Song Yuanchao was not surprised at all. He and Zhang Yong had been friends for more than 30 years. They were so familiar with each other that they could understand each other's thoughts with just a glance.
"Have you found someone to take over? Otherwise, why don't you sell my shares together, so that I don't have to go through the trouble of looking for someone." Song Chaoyuan asked cheerfully.
"You are really good at finding bargains. This hands-off boss is really comfortable with his job and just sits back and enjoys the fruits of his labor."
"Those who are capable should do more work. Besides, instead of bothering two masters for one matter, we can just handle it together." Song Chaoyuan said this with ease.
Zhang Yong nodded. "Okay, I'll handle this. But let me be frank. After all, we hold a large proportion of shares. It's not easy to operate so many shares without any problems. Besides, the other party's conditions will not be low. In this case, the final profit will not be as much as you think."
Song Yuanchao didn't care at all. He shrugged and said, "It's OK as long as the income is about the same. At our level, what's the difference between 10 billion and 12 billion?"
"You are so generous." Zhang Yong laughed and shook his head. "You are getting more and more arrogant. Billions are just like tens of yuan to you. Why weren't you so generous when you sold me the college entrance examination review materials? You bargained with me for a long time at the price of 1.5 cents? In the end, you refused to buy me on credit and asked me to use my things as collateral?"
"Things have changed over time. Then was then, and now is now. So what? Since you are so generous, why did you bargain with me back then? Wouldn't it be enough for me to just name the price and you just nod? Is there any need to go through so much trouble?" Song Chaoyuan rolled his eyes at him and asked directly.
This sentence made Zhang Yong stunned for a moment, and an embarrassed expression appeared on his face, but then he couldn't help laughing.
