"What did you want to say? Coca-Cola?"
"Yes, I plan to buy a large amount of Coca-Cola stock."
"Buy it in the name of Scarlett's fund, or?"
"When I attended a party recently, some friends asked me to help manage their idle funds. They didn't need to get a very high return, as long as they could ensure safety and beat inflation.
I plan to set up a long-term wealth management company, which will engage in conservative investment, similar to Buffett's approach, mainly investing in cash and milk companies. "
"Who are the friends you are talking about?"
"Jews who are engaged in flow-type businesses and have little interest in entering the financial field and who can save a large amount of cash every year, we can call them conservative Jews."
“How much money is there?”
Nan Yi felt a little jealous in his heart. It was so easy for Scarlett to raise funds, especially after she had a certain status and integrity. The good performance of Scarlett's fund had made investors recognize Scarlett's investment ability.
Scarlett doesn't need to go out and beg for money when she needs it, because other Jews will come to her on their own initiative.
"Nearly $500 million has been confirmed, and about $300 million is unclear. The rest are still waiting and may give me the funds next year or the year after."
"So your operating model is to invest in Cash Milk, collect dividends every year, and then wait for the company's stock price to appreciate?"
"Almost. We should be able to acquire some good companies. Adam, I plan to focus my energy on finance. I plan to be a figurehead in the food group, mining group, and oil company, and hand over the management rights to the Intelligence and Strategy Committee."
Nan Yi shrugged, "It seems like you have never been involved in the specific management?"
In fact, the mineral and oil affairs under the Nan Group have always been managed by the Oil & Mineral Group. Kwong Jinsheng and Elaudot von Mackensen are the actual persons in charge. Scarlett is more of a facade person, and she is only responsible for appearing in major negotiations.
"I have always been involved in major decisions."
Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "In the oil field, we have not made much progress. After Husky Energy, we have not made any other major moves. We just added a Dibai oil field?"
Nan Yi said this and glanced at Scarlett.
"Yes, we only have a stake in Husky Energy and an oil field in Deby with moderate reserves."
"Well, although I have always wanted to have a certain say in the energy field, it does not mean that we must treat oil companies as forbidden food." Nan Yi nodded and said.
"So, you have an idea to attract shareholders?"
"Didn't you reach an agreement with Victor Lee last time?" Nan Yi asked without answering.
"The appetite is too big and the bid is too low."
"Oh, Karikyo Ikeda from Ikeda Corporation will come to New York tomorrow."
"What is he doing in New York?"
"I'm here to inspect the branch office that dispatches Ikeda trainees, and I'm here to report on my work. Ikeda's dispatch of trainees will be expanding rapidly soon."
"Is it necessary for a business that cannot generate profits to expand?" Scarlett frowned.
"Just because you can't do it now doesn't mean you can't do it in the future..."
"Dad, have you finished eating?" Nan Youqiong suddenly walked up to Nan Yi and asked.
Nan Yi forked up the last piece of steak in the bowl, put away the cutlery and bowl in front of him, looked at Scarlett and asked, "Still 125 cents?"
"The price has increased. It's 150 cents now," Nan Youqiong answered quickly.
"Oh, the salary is rising so fast." Nan Yi said, taking out a few coins from his pocket, counting them and handing them to Nan Youqiong, "165 cents, 15 cents is a tip."
Nan Youqiong took the coin, counted it, and put it in his pocket, without Nan Yi's 20-cent smile, "Thank, Sir."
Watching Nan Youqiong take away the dinner bowl on the table, Nan Yi continued to say to Scarlett: "Not being able to make money now does not mean that you can't make money in the future. Of course, this is not the point I want to make. The next market for Ikeda's trainee dispatch is the United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Brunei, Qatar and other countries.
These countries have rapidly expanded their wealth because of oil. The money earned from selling oil has not only been used to complete domestic infrastructure, but also left over money for global financing. Both national funds and funds from vested interest groups are looking for investment projects around the world.
"You want me to come into contact with these 'white strips'?"
Nan Yi frowned and said, "Scarlett, don't give people nicknames randomly. They are not white cloth strips, but white cloth on their heads. With a piece of cloth on their heads, I am the richest man in the world. For these rich people, we don't say that we have to curry favor with them, but we must provide them with complete and considerate services.
A prince comes to New York to inspect a project on behalf of his country. Should he be given some fun time besides his busy work?
We don't need to worry about celebrities and models, they are more fun than we think. In addition, they also have high-end villas, high-end cars, yachts, private jets, luxury goods, top-quality food ingredients, and drinks. As top rich people, these must be their daily standard, otherwise they will lose their status as rich people and the dignity of a newly developed country. "
"Haha, Adam, you really want to make money from any source. Not only do you covet their idle funds, but you also want to make a profit from their money for buying toys?" Scarlett laughed wildly.
"Don't say such harsh words. Money comes easily to them. They just need to dig a pipe in the ground and wait for the money. They have never experienced the hardship of making money, so their consumption ideas are completely different from ours. When it comes to personal enjoyment, they should be willing to spend money. You haven't used the Libertine Agency much in these years, right?"
"I used it a few times at the beginning, but I didn't use it much later." Scarlett spread her hands and said, "Adam, the situation has changed. We have reached this stage. It would be inferior to use socialites to communicate with people. We would be laughed at."
"Hmm, so my idea is to reorganize the libertines and turn it into a falcon club that serves the oil tycoons in the Middle East. We will provide them with all the legal needs. They just need to pay, and we will do the rest."
“In addition to attracting investment, providing additional services?”
"Well, fund escrow is a normal business. We treat them as normal customers. What we do is provide them with accurate consumption tips so that they don't spend a lot of money but fail to buy the goods and services that meet their needs."
"I see. You are preparing for the opening of Adam Bank. Ha, Adam, you have been training for several years, waiting for several more years, and you have invested yourself in it. In the end, the cooked duck flew away." Scarlett laughed loudly, and then said coldly: "Are you fair to me?"
"Isn't it unfair? I didn't give you a platform to realize your self-worth?"
"How dare you refuse? Adam, we are all smart people. If I were not the daughter of the Caucuse family, if I were not a Jew, would I be able to sit in my current position?"
Nan Yi frowned, "Scarlett, there is no need to say some things, it will hurt our feelings."
"OK, I won't tell you." Scarlett spread her hands, "Adam, just remember that I have given a lot to Nan's. Don't let me down."
"Don't worry, no matter who it is, I will make her get more than what she paid. Scarlett, I'm not yet thirty years old, I'm still very young. There are some things that you don't need to think too much about now. As long as nothing unexpected happens, Nan's will definitely be handed over to Youqiong to inherit.
In China, there is no future for doing business. I hope Wuwei can take another path and work in another direction. Of course, everything must be based on what he wants and what he likes. If he wants to be a businessman or an entrepreneur when he grows up, I hope you can agree to let me give him some start-up capital.
By the time he stepped onto the stage, the ceiling for starting from scratch would be very limited.”
Finally hearing Nan Yi's answer that he would definitely hand over Nan's to Nan Youqiong, Scarlett's tone softened a lot, "Adam, you have been working hard to cultivate your Chinese connections over the years. As long as you leave these connections to Wuwei, I believe that he will succeed no matter what he does."
"I hope so."
There are some things that Nan Yi cannot tell Scarlett too thoroughly or explain too clearly. This involves internal family struggles and personal beliefs. He and Scarlett do not love the same land.
"If Wuwei wants to start a business, how much start-up capital do you plan to give him?"
"No need to give too much. Giving too much will not be conducive to his self-struggle. What do you think of 50 billion?" Nan Yi asked cautiously.
"Huh, dollars?"
“RMB.”
"Give it all at once?"
"It depends on the situation. We'll talk about it when the time comes."
"OK, I have no problem with that."
Scarlett knew very well that the exchange rate of RMB would definitely fall. 50 billion RMB might only be 5 or 6 billion US dollars in the future. This figure might not be as much as Nan Yi's private subsidies, so she just gave it.
Nan Yi's statement of giving Nan Wuwei 50 billion was just an excuse. If Nan Wuwei really embarks on the path of self-employment in the future, he does not intend to give Nan Wuwei too much start-up capital. He will only give a small goal of 100 million at most.
As the son of Nan Yi, with a mother like Liu Zhen, even if Nan Wuwei's IQ is on par with Xian Weiqi, he will definitely be a business elite. At least in China, Nan Wuwei will definitely be like a fish in water.
After talking about some heavier topics, Nan Yi and Scarlett went for a walk on the grass in the garden outside.
Walking through a meadow, Scarlett suddenly said, "Adler has never been to a snowy mountain. Let's take some time to go climb the snowy mountain with him. You can bring Wuwei along as well."
"Which snow mountain?"
“Anyone, Mount Rainier or the Olympic Mountains.”
"It's September already, which is a bit late this year. The snowy season is coming soon, and the snowy mountains are no longer attractive. Why don't we go to the Pampas in Argentina in winter? I haven't been to our own horse farm yet."
"Yes, the weather in Argentina is warm in November and December, so you can go there to escape the cold."
"Let's book it in December. In addition to the Pampas, we can also go to the end of the world."
"Ushuaia is a nice little city. It would be nice to go there again." Scarlett agreed.
"Have you been there?"
"uh-huh!"
"Tell me about it."
"There's nothing much to say, just see with your own eyes."
…
Day after day, a strange scene appeared on America's golden coastline - the fiery red sun in the sky was wrapped in a layer of golden color and dyed with white clouds, ever-changing and mysterious.
While the residents of the Caribbean were enjoying the sun and the brisk sea breeze, they did not know that a powerful storm was brewing.
On September 3, a tropical disturbance moved away from the African continent and gradually approached the Caribbean Sea from east to west. Due to the lack of organization of the tropical disturbance, it did not attract enough attention from the National Hurricane Center of the United States.
On September 6, the trading team led by Caesar and Wendy had already established long positions in the futures market.
On September 8, the tropical disturbance was supported by the sea water temperature in the Atlantic Ocean. The tropical disturbance gradually strengthened and showed spiral characteristics.
On September 9, the tropical disturbance strengthened into a tropical storm, and the National Hurricane Center of the United States finally confirmed that a hurricane was coming, and this hurricane was given a beautiful name "Hugo".
After that, Hugo slowly strengthened and moved slowly northwestward, strengthening into a Category 1 hurricane about 250 kilometers south of the Dominican Republic. Satellites captured Hugo, and its extremely huge body surprised the workers at the National Hurricane Center of the United States.
For the residents of the Caribbean, it is destined to be countless sleepless nights.
Hugo, which was still a Category 1 hurricane on September 10, suddenly strengthened explosively and became a Category 3 hurricane on the 11th, with sustained winds of 205 km/h and an air pressure of 960 millibars.
On September 12, Hugo forced its way through Jamaica's east coast with its eye 25 kilometers in diameter and 19-foot waves.
As soon as he got ashore, Hugo became a pioneer in anti-smoking. When he arrived at the Royal Jamaica Cigar Factory in Kingston, he waved his hands and performed two Sea Infinite Moves, "Damn it, I hate cigarettes the most. Don't think that just because they are a little thicker, I will think that what is produced here is not cigarettes."
First it was Royal Jamaica, then it was McNuido, and no cigar factory in Jamaica was spared.
"Drink coffee. I'll let you drink coffee."
After cleaning up the cigar factory, Hugo gathered his troops and rushed to the coffee plantation. In addition to cigarettes, Hugo also hated coffee very much. When he arrived at the coffee plantation, he started a fierce firepower output.
After a brief stop in Jamaica, Hugo continued to soar.
In the hurricane command room, Nan Yi stared at the TV screen hanging high up and asked, "Chade, where will Hugo go next?"
“Cayman Islands.”
"You know what I'm going to ask." Nan Yi said unhappily.
"After that it's the Yucatan Peninsula, then Mexico, Texas and Louisiana probably won't be immune, and it's hard to tell what's going to happen after that."
There is Tomorrow's Cow Dung in Texas, two ranches in Louisiana, and farms in Arkansas and Kansas. If Hugo goes all the way up, Scarlett Grain Group will suffer a big loss.
As long as Hugo can stop in Arkansas, Nan Yi’s alarm this time will be a false alarm.
Texas and Louisiana are often visited by hurricanes, and they have extensive experience in dealing with them. Apart from the grass, the cattle and sheep on the ranches may not have a single hair damaged.
There will be some trouble with the cow dung tomorrow. If Hugo passes by, I don’t know how much cow dung will be scraped away. Although cow dung is free, its value cannot be underestimated in Nan Yi’s hands.
Nan Yi had no choice but to listen to the cheers of Caesar and Wendy's gangs from time to time, staring at the TV screen, always concerned about Hugo's movements.
The eye structure of Hugo was somewhat damaged after it landed on Jamaica Island, but it re-integrated after going out to sea. Hugo once again strengthened explosively, and it continued to move northwest and began to attack the Cayman Islands.
One station in the Cayman Islands recorded maximum sustained winds at Hugo's centre of 252 km/h (152 mph), indicating that Hugo was about to become a Category 5 hurricane, the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
Hugo made landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 5 hurricane with an air pressure of 900 hpa. The huge circulation and cloud system covered most of the sky over the Caribbean Sea. Hugo became a nightmare for the Caribbean Sea. In a trance, people along the Caribbean coast seemed to have seen the "Flying Dutchman".
The violent storms caused by Hugo were felt vaguely by residents as far away as the Gulf of Mexico and the coast of Florida.
Having seen enough of the pirates crying in the Caribbean, Hugo, whose anger had been reduced by two levels, entered the Gulf of Mexico and swept across seven Mexican states.
Cancun, the once sunny Caribbean paradise, has become a gray purgatory. Luxury hotels, water, electricity and communication systems have all been destroyed, tens of thousands of residents have been left homeless, and thousands of foreign tourists have had all their belongings looted by Hugo except for the pieces of clothing they wore. Female tourists in bikinis could only take refuge in the barracks.
Having caused enough trouble in Mexico, Hugo sparked a star war in Texas and Louisiana.
Seeing Hugo becoming more and more outrageous, Nan Yi stopped pretending and came clean. Yes, he was the only member of the Baozhou clan stationed on Earth.
Walking out of the hurricane command room and coming to an open space outdoors, Nan Yi sat cross-legged, made the pot gesture with his left hand, and shouted "Come on, pot".
In the study of Scarlett Manor, a lead pot disappeared out of thin air and appeared above Nan Yi's head in a flash.
Nan Yi adjusted the lead pot and pointed the black side towards himself.
"Mike, come."
With another whoosh, a microphone appeared in Nan Yi's left hand.
“Hmm.” Nan Yi straightened his throat, raised his head, and sang to the sky: “Listen to me…”
Just as Nan Yi started to sing, a heart-wrenching roar came from the sky: "I am the Baozhou clan, how dare you use such a vicious move? Just wait and see, I will be back."
Nan Yi let go of his thoughts and sensed that Hugo had disappeared.
"puff……"
Covering his chest, Nan Yi spat out a mouthful of dirty blood, and his face turned pale.
It was obvious that Nan Yi had suffered serious internal injuries.
Regardless of his serious injuries, Nan Yi tremblingly took out the diary from his pocket, turned a page, picked up a pen and wrote on it: "September 19, sky, hurricane, Nan Yi of the Baozhou clan once again carried the burden for the entire universe and fulfilled his obligations. This is the 18922nd time I have saved the universe, 18922 times, 18922 times, 18922 times, important things must be said three times.
Please note: If anyone picks up my diary, please do not disclose the secret that I am from the Baozhou clan, and do not tell anyone that my name is Nan Yi, Nan Yi, Nan Yi, Nan Yi..."
…
After Hugo rested, Nan Yi received reports from every farm in the disaster-stricken area.
Fortunately, except for the two ranches in Louisiana where a dozen cows were lost, other farms and ranches only lost a little fur. However, dozens of tons of cow dung were swept away. In the end, the lost dung is more valuable than the lost cows.
After Nan Yi shifted his attention from the farm, he called Ueto Masami.
"Yami, have you contacted Jamaica?"
"President, not yet. Communications in Jamaica have not been restored yet."
"Notify me immediately if you have any news."
"Hayi."
"Adam, I have something to discuss with you."
As soon as Nan Yi hung up the phone, Scarlett walked up to Nan Yi.
"you say."
"Our current book profit is $240 million. After the market ends, it should be around $270 million. I plan to donate $10 million to Texas and Louisiana. What do you think?"
"That's all you earn?" Nan Yi asked in surprise.
"It's not surprising. We are not the only ones who care about the weather." Scarlett said as a matter of course: "There are several funds in Chicago that focus on agricultural futures arbitrage and are long. We entered too late and can't get too many chips."
"Oh, if you want to donate, just donate. It would be better to donate a little to Mexico in the name of Scarlett Food Group to show some goodwill. Maybe someday Scarlett Food will enter Mexico."
"OK, who are you going to donate to? The farmers affected by the disaster?"
"Don't worry about where the money went. This is not something we can control. We spent money just to buy a good reputation. It won't be too late to find out where the money went when we don't see Siliang's name on TV or in newspapers."
"Okay." Scarlett spread her hands, "Is 2 million enough?"
"That's enough. Give the other party a hint when donating, so that they don't misunderstand our intentions."
"Hehe, don't treat others as fools." Scarlett laughed.
"I'm afraid that the other party will take advantage of us. If we don't hint, the other party can just not do it."
"Okay, I'll pay attention."
"I'll leave the rest to you. It's delayed another twenty days. I'll be flying to Mumbai tomorrow."
Late at night on September 19th, Indian time, Nan Yi returned to Mumbai.
On the morning of the 20th, Nan Yi started working, and the first thing he did was to call Chanda Kochha to Peacock Villa.
“Chanda, did you get the 100 million rupees?”
"Yes, 50 million has been deposited into the group's account opened in Mumbai Bank, and the other 50 million has been given to Mr. Vikram."
"Okay." Nan Yi nodded, picked up a folder from the table and handed it to Kochha, "Take a look at this resume. Rakesh Jinjunwala is a talent in stock investment. Study his information and invite him to join the labor group.
In addition, the group needs a famous lawyer as legal advisor, preferably one with considerable influence in the Indian legal community, at least in Mumbai. Compared with the ability to litigate, I value personal connections more. "
"Boss, I do know a famous lawyer, Akshay Patera. He has a great influence in the Indian legal community. If the group wants to hire a legal advisor, he should be a very suitable person to find."
"Huh?" Nan Yi asked in surprise, "Are you very concerned about information in the judicial world?"
"No, I know him because his son and daughter-in-law are both Bollywood actors. I have seen reports about him in newspapers. He seems to have some relationship with the Tata Group."
"I see." Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Then you collect his information first, make a resume and give it to me to take a look. After I have read it, I will decide whether to invite him."
"OK."
Nan Yi took out a brown leather-bound open-type business card holder, unfolded it, and placed it upside down on the table. "This is a sample. You can ask for the price in the leather district of Dharavi Slum in the name of Dharavi Trade. Ask for the price for one thousand and five thousand copies, leather only and one piece separately."
Using the lowest order quantity to get the most favorable quotation is a common method in purchasing. As long as the owner of the processing plant is not a veteran, this method will be very useful.
Kochha picked up the business card holder and looked at it, then pointed at the two holes on the leather surface and asked, "Boss, do we need to install a metal buckle here?"
"Yes, you don't have to worry about this . The order for metal buckles will be given to other processors."
"Boss, in fact, we can find a factory that processes metal buckles in Dharavi. I think the cost there will be lower."
“No, no, no.” Nan Yi waved his hand and said, “The owner of the business card holder is still unknown, but the metal buckle needs to be engraved with the future owner’s name or English initials, so the metal buckle must be processed by a local processing factory.”
"Oh, I see." Kochha suddenly realized, "Boss, do you have any requirements for the construction period?"
"We ask the processing factory to include the construction period when quoting. In addition, the yield rate must be 100%. Either a certain percentage of finished products are delivered to offset the defective products, or all the finished products delivered meet the standards. In short, we want to get enough finished products that meet the standards."
Nan Yi did not say a word about the deposit, how to structure the Dharavi trade, how to deploy the order follow-up, QC and document personnel after the order was placed, and how to use the freight forwarder. He just wanted to see if Kochha could do the job single-handedly.
The business card holders were not an order from outside at all; they were just a demand that Nan Yi came up with based on the categories of products that could be processed in Dharavi. On the one hand, it was promoting the structure of Dharavi's trade, discovering and solving problems in actual operations; on the other hand, it was testing the waters and firing the first shot in using orders to hold the entire Dharavi slum hostage.
After giving the instructions, Nan Yi let Kochha leave first, and he took out the information about the Dharavi slum and started to study it.
Dharavi has the largest number of people engaged in leather processing, with skills ranging from high to low. If one wants to kidnap all the processing factories, one will need a large number of orders covering all categories of products, including high, medium and low-end products. If one simply relies on taking orders from outside, one will need to maintain a large team of foreign trade salesmen.
Without a low-cost e-commerce platform, the only way to get orders is by phone. The cost of overseas calls plus the cost of visiting customers makes the cost of developing new customers too high, unless you can get a few big customers for long-term cooperation.
But it is not so easy to negotiate with big customers. The categories of products processed in Dharavi are too diverse, covering almost every aspect of the leather processing industry. It is impossible to find customers who meet all the needs.
"If I can't find the right customers, I'll force the leather processing factories in Dharavi to change their production processes and produce the leather products I need."
Nan Yi muttered to himself, pulled a piece of paper from the desk, and wrote on it: leather jackets, leather pants, bags, wallets, key chains, and leather case covers.
On another line, he wrote a few more words: A time-consuming and labor-intensive masterpiece.
After drawing a circle on “time-consuming masterpiece”, Nan Yi’s mind suddenly popped up the image of Pan Disheng.