Chapter 567: Wassenaar Arrangement
For several days in a row, Lu Yiming was almost always on the go, spending money everywhere. He spent several billion of the 20 billion yuan that was transferred back to the country. Including the money spent on the headquarters building in Baiyun, a total of 10 billion yuan was spent just like that. He was extremely arrogant.
The entire Xia business community was shocked by Lu Yiming's generosity.
Ten billion!
It is not necessarily that other people cannot come up with such a large amount of money. For example, members of the Qinshan Society, if they pool their money together, let alone 10 billion, 20 billion is no problem at all.
But Lu Yiming used his own money, while most of these so-called top rich people got their money by borrowing from banks without any effort. The gap is too big.
Beijing, Oceanwide Group headquarters.
Lu Zhiqiang invited Mr. Liu, who was on a business trip in Beijing, to his home for tea. The two chatted over tea and soon talked about Lu Yiming's spending. Lu Zhiqiang felt both envious and indignant that the chassis he had set his eyes on was directly transferred to Lu Yiming by the government. After all, he wanted it but Lu Yiming could get it at his beck and call. The psychological gap between the ups and downs was huge.
"How rich is Lu Yiming? He has already spent 10 billion, and I heard he still has 10 billion. Is he just bragging? That's 20 billion in cash."
Boss Liu sighed and said, "People have always been curious about how much money Lu Yiming has. Many people also think that Lu Yiming's assets are inflated, and have been trying to find a way to investigate. I also asked my friends in Hong Kong, and I'm afraid he has nearly 50 billion in funds, which I heard were all earned from shorting the US stock market."
Lu Zhiqiang was stunned: "What? Five hundred million? Is this true? "
Boss Liu sighed and said, "So his title of the richest man is well-deserved. His strength revealed on the surface is just the tip of the iceberg of his true strength. Even I have to admit that Lu Yiming is indeed extremely talented, especially in the financial field. He has never lost money. Even the American stock market seems to have become his personal chive garden."
After listening to this, Lu Zhiqiang's face turned gloomy and he said, "It's a pity. No matter how talented you are, if you are unwilling to join us, you are our enemy."
Lu Yiming not only makes money from the stock market, he also owns so many companies and is the holder of the USB flash drive invention patent. These companies continuously create wealth for him. Over time, his assets are of course considerable.
Boss Liu smiled and said to Lu Zhiqiang: "I don't know what others think of me, but this guy is definitely my enemy, and also your enemy."
As for Boss Liu saying that Lu Yiming was his enemy, Lu Zhiqiang understood it very well, after all, Lu Yiming had blasted Boss Liu in front of the media. But when Boss Liu said that Lu Yiming was Lu Zhiqiang's enemy, Lu Zhiqiang couldn't understand it, and immediately asked: "What do you mean?"
Boss Liu said: "In Lu Yiming's business territory, there are two real estate companies he has invested in, Galaxy Real Estate and Lean Real Estate. Lean Real Estate was acquired by Lu Yiming from his future father-in-law. These two companies are developing very fast. I heard that they will officially enter China Overseas soon. In the future, they will definitely conflict with Oceanwide Group and become competitors."
In order to keep Lu Yiming, the big daddy, the Zhonghai Municipal Government granted him a lot of land at a low price. Lu Yiming also wanted to build various factories and office areas. Of course, he would give priority to his own company. After all, the fat water should not flow to outsiders. The strength of these two companies is not enough for a spectacular building like the Future Capital Headquarters Building, but it is more than enough to build factories and office buildings.
Lu Zhiqiang said with a grim look: "This guy is looking for death!"
In fact, the Qinshan Society had long been eyeing the future development of Xiaguo's real estate. After all, they had connections and relationships, and they were often able to get wind of some major official policies faster than others.
Xiaguo is currently accelerating the process of economic development and urbanization, especially in first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. It will concentrate the country's resources and financial resources to give priority to completing the layout.
In this way, whether it is infrastructure such as medical care and education, or commercial companies such as the Fortune 500 or even the Fortune 500, they will all flock to first-tier cities, and the land prices in these cities will naturally be pushed up infinitely.
Acquiring land now is a huge profit.
As one of the most powerful business groups in the country, the Qinshan Society naturally has its eyes on this piece of fat meat. Lu Zhiqiang's Pan-Ocean Group is currently frantically acquiring land, constantly using financial leverage to mortgage and cash out from banks, and continues to mortgage and cash out after the successful auction, and its assets are growing rapidly like a snowball.
But playing this way is very risky. The biggest problem is that you cannot stop halfway, otherwise it will collapse directly and the capital chain will be broken.
After failing to acquire land from China Overseas, Lu Zhiqiang's Pan-Ocean Group was almost in trouble. He has been busy raising money these days. Thanks to Boss Liu's help behind the scenes, he was able to get through the difficult times.
Now that he has recovered, he will naturally seek revenge on Lu Yiming.
Boss Liu could see that Lu Zhiqiang was in a very unhappy mood at the moment. After all, the crisis of the Fanhai Group was caused by Lu Yiming. Although this matter was actually a "misunderstanding", Lu Yiming's mistake was at most an "unintentional mistake".
But Lu Zhiqiang couldn't swallow this humiliation and would definitely think of revenge.
Of course, Boss Liu was very happy that Lu Zhiqiang wanted to cause trouble for Lu Yiming. After all, Lu Yiming's public ridicule of the trade, industry and technology route was equivalent to slapping Boss Liu in the face. So Boss Liu quietly said, "Are you going to take action against Lu Yiming? He is not easy to deal with. He has strong financial resources."
He said with emotion: "Ah, it's true that the younger generation pushes the older generation forward. Look at this kid born in the 1980s, who started from scratch and has achieved such a success. He really surpasses us all. Old Lu, we can't help but admit that we are getting old."
Lu Zhiqiang sneered, his expression was full of disdain: "Money alone is useless. I have already asked someone to check. Lu Yiming has no backers. People like him may seem powerful, but as long as you find the weak spot, you can easily knock him down, and you don't have to worry about retaliation."
Boss Liu was of course happy that Lu Zhiqiang was looking for trouble with Lu Yiming. Seeing that he had succeeded in instigating trouble, he immediately suppressed his smile and said hypocritically: "Okay, since you have this intention, I will also express my attitude. If you need any help from me, just let me know. Young people nowadays are becoming more and more ignorant of the rules. Old seniors like us must make them understand who is the boss."
Lu Zhiqiang laughed loudly and said, "You are right. We need to teach this newly crowned richest man a lesson and let him know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is."
At this time, Lu Yiming, who was ignorant of the immensity of the world, was busy planning his chip manufacturing plan in Zhonghai.
With the addition of Huang Lingyi's technical team, the research progress was greatly accelerated. Lu Yiming couldn't help but feel fortunate that the 200 million yuan invested in the Institute of Microelectronics of the Xiake Institute was not wasted.
In the past few days, Yu Jiayi followed Lu Yiming and saw with her own eyes that he was actively working for Xiaguo's semiconductor industry and spending money like water. She admired him very much, but she couldn't help but ask Lu Yiming: "I heard that the chip industry is very risky. As a private company with the purpose of making profits, aren't you afraid of losing all your money in the end, Mr. Lu?"
Yu Jiayi was not the only one who thought so. Everyone in Fuda Microelectronics was now worried about Lu Yiming's financial resources and determination, and how long he could hold out in the face of the abyss of Xia Country's semiconductor industry.
Huang Lingyi had previously not wanted to join the Fudan University Microelectronics Laboratory because of this concern.
After all, the country is investing in chip manufacturing, and even if it loses money, it can still persevere. After all, chips involve national defense security, and no expense must be spared.
But private capitalists may give up at any time once they lose too much money.
If Lu Yiming had not been sincere and had strong financial strength, Huang Lingyi would not have brought her team to Zhonghai.
Facing Yu Jiayi's doubts, Lu Yiming said frankly: "I know the road to chip manufacturing will be very difficult, but there is no shortcut to success."
"I am not afraid of losses. I originally had nothing, and the worst outcome is that I will end up with nothing again. But as long as I am still alive, I will make chips. Even if I lose money, it doesn't matter. I can just make money from other places."
Before his rebirth, Lu Yiming had experienced how difficult the road to chips was.
Lu Yiming wanted to make money without doing anything, so it was imperative for him to make his own chips.
After learning about Lu Yiming's thoughts, Yu Jiayi admired him even more. This young man, who was a few years younger than her, could have enjoyed a prosperous life, but he took the risk of losing everything and took on the responsibility of technological development.
A few days later, Long Wu came to Zhonghai and met Lu Yiming in a cafe in front of Fu Ri University.
As soon as they met, Long Wu complimented him, "Boss Lu, it's been a long time since we last met. But even though we haven't met, Boss Lu's glorious deeds have never stopped for a single day."
Lu Yiming curled his lips and cursed in a low voice: "These messy guys probably ate too much."
Then he said to Long Wu, "I called you here because I want you to cooperate with Jingyi Real Estate and help me build a factory. I have high requirements for the factory, not something like a tin shed."
Long Wu said, "That's no problem. In addition to building a company, I also want to enter the high-end residential market in Zhonghai City. On the way here, I was thinking that we can build high-end residences in Pudong. In addition to the well-decorated residential buildings, I also plan to build some townhouses. What do you think, Mr. Lu?"
As the founder and chairman of Galaxy Real Estate, Long Wu is always thinking about how to develop and expand the company. Therefore, entering China Overseas' high-end residential market has become one of the unavoidable hurdles.
Hearing that Lu Yiming had successfully acquired the land here, Long Wu immediately ran over. If he wanted to realize this wish, he had to rely on Lu Yiming's power.
Lu Yiming agreed with Long Wu's idea. He said, "I think this is possible."
The future of Jingyi Real Estate is mainly focused on commercial plazas. In the high-end residential sector, it cannot compare with Galaxy Real Estate. After all, the development focus of the two parties is different.
Long Wu was very happy to get Lu Yiming's approval. Thinking that his wish for many years would come true, he was immediately excited and said to Lu Yiming: "Mr. Lu, let's go, I'll treat you to a meal."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Since you came all the way from Baiyun City, I should be the host. I'll treat you to a meal."
While eating , the two discussed the details of building the factory and the residential area.
As a result, after Long Wu returned, he had tea and chatted with local friends in Zhonghai and accidentally let this matter slip.
Since it was about Lu Yiming, the newly crowned richest man, the topic naturally became very popular. For a time, the news that Lu Yiming was going to build a residential community and villas was widely spread.
Several influential newspapers even claimed that Lu Yiming's chip manufacturing was fake, and that the real thing was to buy land at low prices to build buildings. They said he was a liar, deceiving his superiors and subordinates, and would do anything for profit.
After seeing these reports, Long Wu was so frightened that his face turned pale. He quickly ran to find Lu Yiming and apologized hurriedly: "Mr. Lu, something terrible has happened. I have a foul mouth and I have ruined your reputation. I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
In front of Lu Yiming, Long Wu slapped himself hard several times. He was extremely worried that Lu Yiming would blame him. He was even more worried that he would not be able to get the project in Lu Yiming's hands and would be completely isolated from China Overseas' high-end residential market.
Lu Yiming stopped Long Wu's hand and said expressionlessly: "Okay, it's useless for you to commit suicide now. This matter can be big or small, so think about how to deal with it."
