"Let me first report on the work of Qiongqi. From last year to three days ago, Qiongqi invested $10 million in Sequoia Capital, $17 million in KPCB, $6 million in DFJ, $15 million in IDC, and $22 million in Carlyle.
Let me explain. Carlyle invested in Gang 10 days ago. This company is located in Washington. The investors include members of both parties and many politicians. The funds raised have certain political backgrounds.
"I understand this, please continue." Nan Yi nodded and said.
"Blackstone Group has $9 million, Goldman Sachs has $70 million, and Lijiapo Direct Investment Company has $12 million. These are all of Qiongqi's overseas investments. According to Scarlett's opinion, Qiongqi will not continue to expand its investment in the country, but will focus on other countries."
"Yes, I agree not to expand investment in China."
There are very few capital investment companies like Pan American Investment Holdings that rely solely on self-raised funds for investment. Most investment companies do not actually have much of their own funds, and the funds used for investment are mainly raised from outside, which means that there are N investors behind them.
Qiongqi Company plays the role of such an investor, handing over funds to others for investment. Its vision is limited. It is impossible for Pan American Investment Holdings to seize every opportunity. It is a good idea to lend out chickens and wait for the eggs to be distributed.
As for whether the chicken will be abducted by someone, it depends on whether the 17 members of the Crow Squad under Qiongqi will overturn the table.
It would be strange if they were not anxious when their pensions were taken away.
"OK, let me continue to talk about the external shareholdings of the richest man Weiye. Wonderful holds 15%, Yiguo holds 20%, Dell holds 45%, Cisco holds 45%, Walmart holds 8%, Best Buy holds 21.5%, Microsoft holds 16.5%, Apple holds 3.12%, McCormick holds 0.5%, Qualcomm holds 22%, Gilead Sciences holds 36%, ARM holds 27%, ASML holds 15.5%, Vestas holds 21%, Dassault Systemes holds 14%, SAP holds 22%, CA Technologies holds 25%, Symantec holds 32%, and FILI holds 17%...
There are more than 100 companies below. I won’t continue reading. I will give you the report later. The investment of the richest man Weiye is still in accordance with your requirements, mainly concentrated in semiconductor-related high-tech fields, ah, except, uh…”
Rachel spread her hands and didn't continue.
"Before I left New York last time, the shares of Wonderful and Yiguo were still under the name of Pan American Investment Holdings Headquarters. How come they belong to the richest man Wei Ye now?" Nan Yi said puzzledly.
"Scarlett's request is that Pan American Investment Holdings will mainly invest in the energy sector in the future."
"continue."
The dominant power of Pan Am is mainly in Scarlett's hands, and Nan Yi would not express his opinion on such trivial matters.
"Third World Investment, which is independent of the Pan-American system , has already contacted Shenzhen Development Bank. Development Bank is willing to give Third World 3% of preferred shares. Once the agreement is signed, the shares will be entrusted to Southland Bank."
Preferred stocks can be simply understood as stocks with priority rights. Shareholders holding preferred stocks have priority when distributing company assets and profits.
Generally speaking, shareholders of preferred shares have no right to participate in the company's operations and cannot withdraw their shares. They can only be redeemed by the company through the redemption terms of the preferred shares, but they can receive stable dividend distributions.
When a company distributes dividends, shareholders holding preferred shares receive them earlier than shareholders holding common shares and enjoy a certain amount of dividends.
Simply put, "shareholders" who hold preferred shares are not real shareholders. It is more like they have lent money to others to do business. If the business fails, all will be lost.
"Well, what about the Startup Hero Program?"
"It's a pity that there is currently no company worthy of us sending our elites."
"It's okay, just keep waiting."
"The last item is that the spin-off of Scarlett Mining Group has been completed. The shareholders of the original Scarlett Gold Mine Company proposed to change the company's name to Taylor United Gold Group. Scarlett's positions as chairman and president have been removed, and he will only be an ordinary director in the future."
"The historical mission of the gold mining company has come to an end. Shareholders have received good returns, and there will be more returns in the future. Taylor United is a good name, and it is also good to be a common shareholder. I will suggest to Scarlett to further dilute the shares of Pan American Investment and her personal shares, so as to dilute more benefits to shareholders."
"Adam, this may not satisfy the shareholders. Some shareholders have proposed to invest in the Scarlett Mining Group after the split."
"Leave this to Scarlett to worry about. It is a matter controlled by Scarlett."
"Aha, I have a part-time job as a consultant at Scarlett Investment Management, and Scarlett pays me a good salary." Rachel laughed.
"Be careful that Pan American's shareholders may complain about you." Nan Yi said with a smile.
"The shareholders are very satisfied with my work. The market value of most of the stocks we hold is skyrocketing. Pan Am's market value and cash on hand are also increasing. A financial analyst in the Wall Street Journal has estimated that the market value of our Pan Am Holdings is more than 10 billion. Hahaha, 10 billion." Rachel said playfully.
As soon as Rachel finished speaking, Nan Yi's brows immediately frowned, "Qiongqi and the Third World should keep a low profile and not let the outside world know about their relationship with Pan American Investment Holdings."
Rachel put away her smile and said, "Not many people know about this. Apart from the shareholders, only a few senior executives of Pan American Investment know about this."
"Um."
Nan Yi responded and stopped talking. In an instant, the car fell into silence. This silence lasted until Nan Yi got off the car at the gate of Scarlett Manor.
"Once again, have a wonderful holiday and say hello to Lei for me."
"uh-huh."
Rachel stood on tiptoe and touched Nan Yi's lips with her left cheek first, then with her right cheek.
"bye."
"goodbye."
After watching Rachel leave, Nan Yi walked into Scarlett Manor.
When Nan Yi walked into the living room, Scarlett just came out from the direction of the bedroom in her home clothes.
"Just got back?"
Scarlett sat cross-legged on the sofa, stretched her muscles and said, "I just got home ten minutes ago. Go change your clothes. I have something to talk to you about."
"You said so, then you don't need to change your clothes." Nan Yi sat next to Scarlett and said.
Scarlett clasped her hands together and breathed a sigh of relief. "Adler Future has been established and is headquartered in Boston. Its NGL [new gasoline] has been registered in Andorra, and two laboratories in Austin and Binghamton will be established soon."
"Have the two professors reached an agreement?"
"Hmm." Scarlett nodded. "NA Holdings [New Adam Holdings] and NAF Mining [Nan's Future Mining, referred to as Nanwei Mining] will also be established soon. Scarlett Lithium's 45% stake will be injected into NA Holdings. I don't have a suitable candidate to be the president of NA Holdings. You need to send someone from the Intelligence Committee."
Nan Yi nodded and said, "Okay, I will be responsible for selecting the president. After NA Holdings is established, the investigation into Asahi Kasei Corporation will begin."
"OK, I'll arrange it." Scarlett changed a yoga pose and continued, "Let's talk about NAF Mining. The exploration team can be formed by transferring personnel from Scarlett Mining. The speed will be very fast. What about the exploration direction?"
Nan Yi thought for a while and said, "Canada and Samba are both rich in minerals, so the probability of discovering graphene is relatively high. In addition, India also has decent resources, and with private land ownership, some things are easier to handle.
As for Africa, I will ask the troublemaker to send me a very detailed mineral distribution survey report. After I read it, I will select a few areas for exploration first."
"OK, I'll wait for your decision." Scarlett stopped her physical movements, sat up straight and said, "I will inject 500 million US dollars of personal funds into Adler Future. How much do you want to inject?"
"Scarlett, I want you to understand one thing. Adler's future is not Adler's future alone, but the future of the entire Nan Group. So, don't confuse your personal assets with Adler's future."
"I know, but I am willing." Scarlett looked at Nan Yi provocatively, "Adam, Adler is my son, and I will leave everything I have to him."
"Don't you plan to have another daughter?"
"No need to change the subject deliberately, you understand what I mean?"
I understand. Nan Yi certainly understood that Scarlett wanted him to make it clear that Nan Youqiong was the heir of the Nan family, or in other words, the heir must be her child.
"I understand, but you also have to understand that I am the leader of Nan Corporation, not the owner. In the future, Adler will only be the leader and will never become the owner."
"Well, Adam, I support your idea. When it comes to personal consumption, all of mine, plus your part...how much money do you have now?" Scarlett suddenly asked.
"Maybe it's just a fraction of your money." Nan Yi said aggrievedly.
Scarlett owns more than 5% of the shares of the former Scarlett Gold Mine, now Taylor United Gold Group. This was after dilution before the listing, and part of it was cashed out after the listing. In addition, she has been investing overseas for so many years. Nan Yi conservatively estimates that Scarlett's personal assets are 3 billion US dollars, of which about 700 million may be in cash.
Liu Zhen is no worse off. When Nan Yi gave the diamond mine to her, the mine was worth more than 2 billion US dollars. After so many years, with the rise in diamond prices, the mine can now be valued at at least 5 billion US dollars.
"Ahaha, Adam, you need to refuel. I'll give you the helicopter fuel bill tomorrow. Remember to give me the money."
"I only used it twice, why should I pay for it?"
Scarlett has a privately purchased helicopter with her own cartoon image painted on the fuselage. Nan Yi flew it twice out of curiosity.
"Because I'm your woman, is that a good enough reason?" Scarlett said with a half-smile, "You should be glad that I didn't give you the bill for the helicopter."
"Okay, I'll pay for the gas from now on." Nan Yi spread his hands and said.
Nan Yi thought about it and felt that he didn’t seem to have given Scarlett too many things, just a set of jewelry, flowers a few times, but he never bought her clothes, nor did he ever give her any little surprises or romance. Apart from the common interests, there was a lack of warmth.
He can divide his needs and grab them from different women, enjoying Liu Zhen's family affairs, Ruan Mei's young love, Hagiwara Sayuri's maturity and consideration, Catherine's conquering nobility, Sophie Marceau's youthful wildness, and Gong Xue's calmness and ease in sitting in his arms.
But if you put yourself in his shoes, you will realize that they get everything from him.
"Oh, I'll just have to hunt for food in the wild in the future. I can't handle it all." Nan Yi sighed silently in his heart.
"Baby, come on!"
Scarlett suddenly turned over and knelt on the sofa, patting her own perky breasts.
"I haven't showered yet."
"Bitch, come on!"
…
The next day, the weather was sunny and windy.
Nan Yi and Scarlett were sitting in the garden of the manor eating breakfast.
"Adam, I have a visitor coming from Hong Kong to visit me tomorrow."
"who?"
"Victor Lee."
Nan Yi thought for a moment and guessed who this person was. The name "Li Yingjia" has a strong Li family naming style. It should be Li Tongban's eldest son Li Xiaochao.
"Looking to you to discuss Husky's shares?"
"Yes."
“Which company do you represent?”
“Lee Trust.”
“How many shares of Husky does the Lee Trust have?”
"8% has been disclosed, and the hidden part is not very clear and difficult to check," said Scarlett.
"Oh, my requirement is to have absolute control over the shares. You can decide whether to sell some of the shares or not."
"If Victor Lee's price is high enough, I will sell part of it. Scarlett Petroleum needs to raise funds to invest in other oil fields. Adam, I want to talk to the shareholders of Pan American Investment Holdings. Scarlett Investment Holdings acquired 1% of the shares of Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone."
"Next, do you want to go to church?"
Nan Yi asked Rachel to visit Dubai back then. When Dubai was not yet so wealthy, he invested a lot of money in Dubai's infrastructure. Pan American controlled a 5% stake in the Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone established in 1985.
This share only has the right to dividends and is valid for twenty years. By 2006, the Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone had no further connection with Pan American Investment Holdings.
"Yes, Debai will auction a number of oil fields in the near future."
Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Don't even think about the shares. The future prospects of the Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone are very good. The shareholders can see this clearly. They will not agree to sell their shares unless you force a resolution through."
"I'd better try to talk to the shareholders. It's absolutely impossible to force it through unless you come forward. Mr. Davidson from Morgan proposed that you work at Pan American Investment Holdings with an annual salary of 12 million. Adam, the shareholders still trust you more." Scarlett said with a little jealousy.
"When did you say that?"
"I had dinner with him a few days ago."
Nan Yi put down his knife and fork, picked up the coffee cup and took a sip, "Are you sure he's not testing me or making excuses?"
"I'm sure that the shareholders credit you for the rapid development of Pan American Investment Holdings, and they turned a blind eye to the hard work Rachel and I put in." Scarlett said sourly: "Adam, where is the office of Pan American Investment Holdings, have you forgotten?"
“I provided the decision-making level of Pan Am, and Rachel implemented the technical level. Your main role was to provide connections. For Pan Am, your so-called hard work does not exist at all, but you have never lost the dividends.
On the contrary , I have never received any personal dividends..."
Nan Yi said, spreading his hands, as if to say, "Why do you have to be jealous of me?"
"All the dividends I received added up to less than 12 million."
Scarlett was still upset.
"Oh, I see. I'll find time to meet with Davidson. If the conditions are not too demanding, I can consider having a part-time job at Pan Am, and my salary will be paid directly to you."
"I don't want money, I want recognition." Scarlett slammed her knife and fork on the table and said indignantly.
Nan Yi stood up, walked to Scarlett, hugged her, and patted her on the back. "Okay, I have always recognized your ability, otherwise I would not have handed over this huge mess of the Kingdom of Qin to you. Sometimes being looked down upon is not a bad thing."
"I know, I just wanted to complain, Adam, you should get going."
"No hurry, I'll go there at noon."
"I had someone check it out. Pingsheng Lin is in the late stage of esophageal cancer. He can no longer eat normally and may go to see God at any time."
"Really?" Nan Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "Then I should go there earlier. Home or hospital?"
"Cold Spring Town Church, Pingsheng Lin, he wants to leave in the arms of God."
Nan Yi let go of Scarlett and said, "I'll be there now."
If you have high demands on quality of life, then there is no need to treat esophageal cancer in its late stages. Even if the disease is under control, life will be very painful, and most patients will suffer a fate worse than death.
At this stage, the purpose of the patient's existence is to generate income for the hospital, accumulate experience for the doctors, and serve as a prop for their children to show filial piety. The dying hide their pain and watch their family members push their lives step by step into poverty and debt in order to maintain their own pain.
Finally, after suffering from both physical and psychological pain, I breathed a sigh of relief, closed my eyes peacefully, and welcomed eternal tranquility.
David Lin and Lin Shuyi are fully capable of bearing the medical expenses for Lin Pingsheng, but the fact that Lin Pingsheng is in the church instead of the hospital now suggests that he has given up on treatment.
Nan Yi didn't know whether Lin Pingsheng had not reached the point of exhaustion or was being dragged away by his obsession. If Lin Pingsheng's obsession was because of him...
Nan Yi's mood at the moment was very complicated, with both complaints and self-blame. He complained that Nan Yi had too many interpersonal involvements, and blamed himself for why he did not maintain a superficial "reconciliation" with Lin Shuyi.
By helicopter, Nan Yi quickly arrived at Lengquan Town.
After asking for directions, we soon arrived at the church entrance.
Walking into the church, I saw two men and one woman gathered around a bench at the back. Between them, a dying oil lamp was hunched over on the bench.
The oil lamp was very short and thin. There were only a few tufts of withered weeds on the top of its head. Its cheekbones were prominent, its cheeks were sunken, and its gums were attached to its face. Its shape could be clearly seen. The arms of the oil lamp were very thin, covered only by a layer of chicken skin.
The oil lamp had a strong stench of feces, but there were no stains on the parts exposed to the air.
Youdeng is waiting for Nanyi, and he is afraid of missing Nanyi.
Nan Yi took a deep breath, walked to Lin Pingsheng, and called out, "Grandpa."
“Ah…ah…ah…”
Lin Pingsheng opened his mouth and uttered unclear words. A smile that was no longer kind but rather looked very creepy appeared on his face. He raised his left hand tremblingly, and pointed his index finger at Lin Shuyi beside him with trembling hands.
Nan Yi turned to look at Lin Shuyi, and with a bit of reluctance, he called out "Mom".
"Why!"
Lin Shuyi covered her mouth and choked twice, not daring to let her tears fall.
Seeing that the mother and son finally recognized each other, the smile on Lin Pingsheng's face turned from creepy to bright. The goose skin on his face stretched out and his eyes slowly closed.
"Damn it, I've really become obsessed."
Nan Yi slapped himself hard in his heart.
…
The funeral procedure for a Christian is relatively simple, and there is no need to select dates for the various ceremonies. Lin Pingsheng's funeral was completed in a few days.
These days, Nan Yi shows up when he should and leaves when he can. Not only does he have to take care of his own business, but he is also not in the mood to listen to Lin Shuyi's heartfelt words for the time being.
After the funeral, Nan Yi was invited to Lin Shuyi's townhouse on 59th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
"Nan Yi, do you live in New York now?"
After Lin Shuyi made a cup of coffee for Nan Yi, she sat opposite Nan Yi uncomfortably.
"I returned to Beijing some time ago. I lived in Changdao for more than a year before that." Nan Yi stirred the coffee with a spoon and answered casually: "Although I didn't ask Liu Zhen to tell you how much about me, I think she will tell you something more or less, so you might as well say it directly if you have anything to say."
"How many children do you have?"
"Three, two sons and a daughter."
"Can I meet them?"
"I can arrange it, but not too soon. They're not in New York."
"It's good to see you. I'm not in a hurry." Lin Shuyi breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked nervously, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
"I don't need you to do anything for me. It's not that I ... that I don't need you to do anything for me. First, I have grown up and become a parent. My focus is on the next generation. I don't have any regrets from my childhood, so I don't need to make up for anything.
Second…” Nan Yi looked around Lin Shuyi’s living room, “It can be seen that you are doing well, but to be honest, you are not as good as me. All your belongings added together may not be enough for me to pay a certain employee a month’s salary;
I am a rather ruthless and realistic person. If you have something I need, I will actively approach you, but in fact I did not do so, so..."
Nan Yi's words came to an abrupt end.
"Liu Zhen told me that you were doing business. According to what you said, your business is very big?" Lin Shuyi said at a loss.
"good."
"Then can I come to work for you?"
Nan Yi frowned and raised his hand to rub his temple. "Ms. Lin, can we keep our relationship simple and not make it complicated? We can just get along as friends. We are all busy at ordinary times, so we can get together when we have time.
I'm serious. You don't have to think about making up for me. I'll say something to make you depressed. Whatever you can give is something that is within my reach. Put down your burdens, live your own life, and be fine. You don't have to ask me to help you. This is enough for me. "
Nan Yi really hoped that Lin Shuyi had some bad intentions towards him, so that he could deal with her cleanly and neatly; but now she was sticky and wanted to make up for something, which made it difficult for him.
Lin Shuyi really doesn't have what he wants here.
"I...am I useless and can't help with anything?" When Lin Shuyi heard what Nan Yi said, she lowered her head and said frustratedly.
"Let's go for a walk."
"Where are you going?"
"Just follow me."
Nan Yi took Lin Shuyi downstairs, opened the door, walked down the steps, and deliberately complained: "It's too inconvenient to park here, and the house is small. If there are more people and a dog, it will feel too crowded. The house is too old, more than 70 years old, right?"
If Nan Yi remembered correctly, Lin Shuyi's 7-bedroom, 5-bathroom house could be sold for 40 million US dollars in 30 years. The house was actually not that great. With a small portion of 40 million, one could build a much more beautiful house in the suburbs, but the location was excellent.
59th Street is not far from New York's most expensive residential area west of Lexington Avenue. In terms of the "ring", it is exactly on the dividing line between Manhattan's first and second ring roads, the city center in the city center.
Just like when Lin Shuyi goes to work on weekdays, she can just ride a bicycle and arrive downstairs at her office in about ten minutes.
“It was built in 1910.”
"oh."
Nan Yi brought Lin Shuyi to the parking lot, opened the car door, and let Lin Shuyi get in first.
"I'll take you to my house. The location isn't as good as yours. It's far from the city center. When I first came to New York, I lived in an apartment near Central Park. It was convenient, but the house was a little small, only slightly bigger than yours.
After living there for a while, I couldn’t fit in any more space, so I bought the apartment on the same floor across the street. This way, the top floor was all mine, and it was a little more convenient to live there.”
All the way to Scarlett Manor, Nan Yi showed off his wealth intentionally or unintentionally. He wanted to tell Lin Shuyi that he was living a good life and that she could stop thinking about those unnecessary things.
After about 40 minutes, the convoy arrived at the gate of Scarlett Manor.
For safety reasons, cars can only be driven to the gate of the manor. There is a parking lot on the side with one floor above ground and one floor underground, which can accommodate hundreds of cars at the same time for female drivers who are not familiar with reverse parking.
After getting off the car, Lin Shuyi looked towards the gate for a while and asked, "Is this your home?"
"Well, my home in New York."
Nan Yi said as he walked to the door and entered a string of numbers on the password button on the door.
This is not a password lock, and entering the password cannot open the door. It is just a signal transmitter. Only when the correct password is entered will a matching signal be transmitted to the security guard responsible for guarding the gate.
In less than two seconds, the observation port on the gate was opened. A security guard stood in front of the observation port and observed the few people. Then he motioned the tiger cub to come forward. The security guard stretched his hand out of the observation port and rubbed the tiger cub's eyebrows, eyes, and neck to make sure that it was a real tiger cub. Then he looked at Nan Yi again and opened the gate.
There are secret codes on Nan Yi's mouth. Different lip-biting actions represent several different meanings, including confirming identity, warning, asking for help, etc.
Don't even think about wearing a human skin mask and sticking on a mustache to sneak into Scarlett Manor. Don't even think about dressing up as a repairman or cleaner to sneak in. It's impossible.
All the people providing services for the manor are our own people, and outsiders have no chance of getting in.
Scarlett has bought a piece of vacant land next to the manor, and will soon build a new manor on the vacant land. In the future, guests will be entertained in the new manor. Scarlett's manor will absolutely not allow outsiders to enter.
Nan Yi took Lin Shuyi into the manor and got on the golf course sightseeing bus. When the bus drove out, he pointed at the small railway and said, "This is my son's railway. I will play the landlord game with them."
Then he pointed in the direction of the pier and said, "Usually they go fishing at the pier, or go to the woods over there to play with the animals. There are many small animals raised here..."