Armand V. Hammer is the chairman of Occidental Petroleum Company and the second-largest oil tycoon after Rockefeller. However, in 1911, his assets had just reached tens of millions and he had not yet entered the oil industry. He was just a major capitalist in the Western world.
However, he was a well-known "red capitalist" in the Soviet Union and China. He was the first Western entrepreneur to cooperate with the Soviet Union after the October Revolution. He was affectionately called "Comrade Hammer" by Lenin; he was also the first Western entrepreneur to cooperate with the Soviet Union after the October Revolution. The first Western entrepreneur to visit China by private jet was praised as "brave" by Deng Xiaoping, but it was Mr. Hammer's rebellious spirit that really caught Huang Xuan's attention.
Many Chinese people believe that Russia, after the drastic changes in Eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, is the most profitable place in the world for import and export. They were wrong. The period when the Soviet Union could bring the most profits was the period when it was just founded. It was Hamer who was the first to discover this.
In early 1918, Hammer accompanied a delegation to the Ural region for inspection. The situation here puzzled him: on the one hand, there were huge treasures and abundant products, including platinum, gems, furs and other valuables; on the other hand, there was a severe famine, with people dying of hunger everywhere, and the most basic necessities of life were scarce. So, he asked the Soviet leader: "Why don't you export these things in exchange for food?"
"That's impossible," the Soviets replied. "Europe has just lifted its blockade against us. It would take too long to sell these things and import grain. And to save the people in the Urals from starvation, at least 1 million bushels are needed." of food.”
At that time, the United States had a bumper grain harvest and the price of grain had dropped to $1 per bushel. So Hamer made a suggestion: "I have $1 million in funds. I can urgently purchase 1 million bushels of wheat in the United States, ship it to Petrograd, and unload it." After loading the grain, furs and other goods worth $1 million will be shipped back to the United States." Hammer's suggestion quickly reached Moscow, and Lenin personally called back to express his approval of the deal and asked Hammer to return to Moscow as soon as possible. In the office, Lenin stood up to welcome Hammer and talked cordially with him in English. When Lenin expressed his sincere gratitude to Hamer on behalf of the Soviet government, the great Comrade Lenin actually shed tears with excitement. Afterwards, Lenin encouraged Hamer to invest in a factory and allowed him to mine asbestos mines in Siberia, making him the first foreigner to obtain mining rights in the Bolshevik Soviet Union. The barter trade between the United States and the Soviet Union also began. Hammer organized the American United Company, communicated with more than 0 American companies, and became the agent of the Soviet Union's trade with the United States.
Of course Sloan knew Hammer. In 1911, Hammer was still a famous figure in New York because Hammer, who specialized in art during the Great Depression, was organizing an auction of Soviet art in New York. Almost every rich man received a gift. Invitation card. He frowned slightly and said, "Mr. Huang is also interested in art investment?" Huang Xuan is used to correcting to foreigners that his surname is Huang, not Xuan.
"There are some." Huang Xuan smiled slightly, leaned on the sofa, and said: "Judging from the current situation, the value-added potential of art is greater than that of industry."
Sloan laughed heartily and nodded: "Indeed, let's do it tomorrow. I think Mr. Hammer would like to see a generous investor."
"OK." Huang Xuan gestured, then turned to Steve and said, "Are you interested in seeing another drawing?"
"Of course." Steve was already impatient with waiting. Huang Xuan stood up with a smile. Hans had already divided the drawings into two parts, and the smaller ones were Ford VB drawings.
Compared with Citroen TA, VB can only be said to be quite satisfactory. Although it was produced later, like all Ford models, it emphasizes production efficiency and despises the application of new technologies in the car itself, so its value is far less than TA. .
But no matter what, this is an advanced car, whether it costs 00,000 US dollars or more, it can satisfy Ford.
Huang Xuan has no intention of letting Ford or GM become bigger. Of course, he doesn't want anyone to resent him. Although he can still stay here for only 6 days, if he wants to have more protection, he needs to pay careful attention to his surroundings. people and things.
This time, the review process was much faster on both sides.
With the Ford V8 and half a Citroen TA as the foundation, the technicians now paid more attention to the completeness of the drawings rather than the authenticity. After waiting for about three or four hours, the GM staff took the lead in signaling to Sloan. Then came Kent.
The three parties seemed to stand up happily, shook hands with each other, and Sloan said: "Then, let's go to the bank now."
Huang Xuan smiled and told Hans to look at the drawings. He opened the door first and made a gesture of invitation.
This low-key is in sharp contrast to before, but everyone understands that this is just a gesture.
Chase National Bank.
DaDaDa is often called Rockefeller's "family bank," meaning that Rockefeller owned or at least controlled the bank. Chase is particularly proud that it is the nation's largest and best "wholesale" bank, handling the credit needs of large U.S. corporations and acting as a "banker's bank" for thousands of domestic and foreign correspondent banks. and provides financing for the country’s major foreign trade transactions. Chase, on the other hand, has no interest in the "retail" side of banking and expanding its international operations. And this is one of the things that interests Huang Xuan.
In the lobby of Chase Bank in Manhattan, Sloan, Steve and Huang Xuan attracted a lot of attention. Bank manager Joseph quickly came over and led everyone into the VIP room.
It was Sloan who took the lead: "Joseph, please help Mr. Huang open an account."
Regarding the young man who was personally led in by the GM president, Joseph put away the usual arrogance of white people and carefully took the identity certificate from Huang Xuan's hand. After a simple verification of the authenticity, he quickly completed the account opening procedures. And when he came back, it was John Rockefeller Jr. walking in front.
The young Rockefeller was handsome and charming. His chin was not as fat as it would be 50 years later, and his smile could not hide the sparkle in his eyes and his irrepressible ambition. He has a strong body, full of energy, and broad and powerful hands. When Huang Xuan shook hands with him, the enthusiasm of Little Rockefeller made him feel as if he had returned to the new century—his influence was something that only the Chinese at that time would encounter. Sincerely, profit-hungry Americans.
After exchanging pleasantries with Sloan, Rockefeller spoke with Stephen and Huang Xuan respectively, but neither of the gentlemen from the two automobile companies told the new rich man why they jointly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to an Asian.
Of course Rockefeller would not ask. He handed Huang Xuan a business card and left the room, handing the work to Joseph. This is just a simple business card - not like those gentlemen who thought they were famous in later generations, who printed simple names on expensive materials. The business card in Huang Xuan's hand is indeed a simple business card, regardless of the material. The content is completely different from Rockefeller's worth.
"Mr. Huang Xuan. I hope there will be another chance to cooperate with you." It was Sloan who spoke. When he was present, Stephen became obviously low-key.
"Of course, of course there will be." Huang Xuan smiled like a mouse who had drunk a drink, and took his bank deposit certificate from Joseph. (To be continued. If you want to know what happened, please log in to .qidian. There are more chapters. Support the author and genuine reading!) (To be continued)