Inside the manor villa, a handsome and well-mannered young man walked up to Yu Jinhang, stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, Uncle Yu."
"This is my eldest brother, Yu Jinrong." Yu Jinhang introduced him: "Brother, this is Mr. Zhou's youngest son, Zhou Tonghui."
"Hello, Uncle Yu." The young man stretched out his hand.
"Hello." Yu Jinrong shook hands with the other party.
"My dad is on the phone upstairs. Let's go upstairs and wait for him for a while." Zhou Tonghui invited very politely.
"Okay." Yu Jinrong nodded.
Everyone followed Zhou Tonghui, walked up the spiral staircase, and arrived at the reception room on the third floor of the villa.
After entering the house, everyone sat down in the spacious sofa area. Zhou Tonghui personally prepared drinks for everyone, including coffee and tea. His attitude was very humble and his hospitality was very thoughtful.
After Zhou Tonghui finished his work, a middle-aged man walked into the door of the reception room. Judging from his appearance, he was probably in his fifties, but he was very strong, with a broad back and strong waist. He was wearing a very neat and clean suit, and had a meticulously combed back hair. His hair was as black and shiny as coal.
When the middle-aged man entered the room, Yu Jinhang immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhou."
"Old Yu, long time no see!" The middle-aged man stretched out his hands and shook hands with him.
"I'm here to trouble you." Yu Jinhang grinned and extended his hand to introduce them: "This is my eldest brother Yu Jinrong, and this is his son Yu Mingyuan."
"You are giving me face by coming to discuss something with me. Welcome." The middle-aged man shook hands with everyone one by one. He even took the initiative to extend his hand to young girls like An Qiqi to show his goodwill.
Before coming, Yu Mingyuan had talked with Gou Liuzi in the car. The person they met today was called Zhou Yaoxiang. His ancestors came to District 1 to work hard before the beginning of the era, and three generations of his family were born here.
Zhou Yaoxiang's family was once the most influential Chinese gang in District 1 Huadu. His father founded the Chinese Zhongxiao Hall at the age of 45, and operated various "maritime trade" businesses. But after the first year of the era, District 1 and the Chinese District went to war. Zhou Yaoxiang's father was imprisoned because he had publicly supported the Chinese District and made remarks criticizing the Republic. And because of his old age, he was sentenced to 250 years in prison and eventually died in prison.
After Zhou Yaoxiang's father passed away, the Zhou family became much more low-key. Currently, Zhou Yaoxiang serves as the head of Zhongxiao Hall and also serves as the chairman of the Chinese Workers' Council.
It is actually very difficult to define the identity of this kind of person. If you say he is a businessman, that is definitely not accurate. If you say he is a politician and businessman, that doesn’t seem quite right either. But if you say he is purely evil, that is too one-sided.
Moreover, if you only look at Zhou Yaoxiang's appearance, you can be sure that he is from a scholarly family and a political family. Although he is strong and muscular, he looks very gentle, and his humility and politeness are inadvertently revealed in his bones. He does not look like a gangster at all.
After Zhou Yaoxiang shook hands with everyone and exchanged greetings, he smiled and sat on the sofa near Yu Jinrong and Yu Jinhang: "Mr. Yu, I heard from Jinhang that you are planning to set up an association in Longcheng, right?"
"Yes," Yu Jinrong nodded, "I want to set up a Chinese trade union."
Zhou Yaoxiang put his arms on the armrests of the sofa, paused for a moment and replied: "Mr. Yu, isn't it a little late to join the association now?"
"It's not too late at the moment." Yu Jinrong said softly, "I personally feel that the situation in Longcheng will not change in the short term. Its foundation has been established. Even if one district strengthens control in the future, it will definitely be one district, two systems."
"Mr. Yu...!"
"Let's be casual. You can call me Lao Yu or Jinrong. This sounds too formal." Yu Jinrong replied with a smile.
Zhou Yaoxiang nodded: "Then let's not be so formal and get down to business."
"good!"
"Investing money is no problem." Although Zhou Yaoxiang was polite, he was very direct: "I'm investing money in you to set up an association, how are you going to repay me?"
"Dividends will be distributed according to shares." Yu Jinrong replied.
"I'm not interested in dividends." Zhou Yaoxiang waved his hand and asked directly, "If we set up an association, can you touch the BRICS business?"
Yu Jinrong was stunned. He didn't expect the other party to be so direct. He asked with a little surprise: "Do it in Longcheng?"
“No, we’ll use Longcheng as a transit point and sell it to the Mexicans in Sinalo.” Zhou Yaoxiang replied.
Yu Jinrong pondered for a while: "This... I'm afraid we can't do it."
Zhou Yaoxiang nodded and said, "Can we do the arms business? We will also transfer from Longcheng and sell it to Sinalo. I will provide the supply, and you will be responsible for the storage and distribution."
Yu Jinrong was even more confused.
Beside him, Bai Hongbo whispered to Su Tianyu: "Good fellow, this big brother doesn't touch any business that is not a capital crime! He is really principled!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Su Tianyu was sweating profusely, thinking that Zhou Yaoxiang looked gentle and refined, but the deals he negotiated were bigger than each other.
Yu Jinrong blinked his eyes, shook his head and said, "Neither can we do arms business. This business belongs to the garrison, and we can't get involved."
When Zhou Yaoxiang heard this answer, he spread his hands and said, "That's difficult. If you don't touch the two most profitable businesses, what's the point of establishing an association?"
"It is a kind of implicit political investment because the environment in Longcheng is quite special," Yu Jinrong explained.
"If we don't engage in highly profitable industries, the association will have no cohesion! The brothers below want to see the money." Zhou Yaoxiang paused and immediately added: "Of course, this is just my personal opinion. Maybe you see it much more clearly than me."
"Haha!" Yu Jinrong smiled and didn't respond. He thought that today's deal would definitely not be concluded because the other party was doing business with the death penalty in mind. Who could tolerate this
Zhou Yaoxiang thought about it for a moment, then turned to look at Yu Jinrong: "Old Yu, you came to me to give me face. I'm afraid I can't help you with your investment, but if you need money, I can lend it to you."
Yu Jinrong was stunned for a moment: "This...!"
"How much money do you need?" Zhou Yaoxiang asked bluntly.
"I really haven't considered borrowing this. I'm so embarrassed." Yu Jinrong was obviously not prepared.
"I still say that. You came to me because you gave me face. If I can help you, I will definitely help you." Zhou Yaoxiang intervened and looked at him: "20 million, is that enough?"
"I'll take this money...!"
"Just give me some handling fees based on the bank's interest rate." Zhou Yaoxiang immediately added, "You don't have to feel embarrassed about it."
When Su Tianyu heard this, he secretly sighed in his heart, no wonder he could become the president of the Huadu Chinese Union, this kind of demeanor can't be faked.
"Think about it. If you need it, I'll lend it to you." Zhou Yaoxiang said softly, "Everyone who comes to my place is a guest. Stay for a few days and I'll entertain you."
"I'm so sorry!" Yu Jinrong replied with a smile.
"We are not strangers. Jinhang and I have been friends for many years." Zhou Yaoxiang turned around and said, "Tonghui, you make the arrangements!"
"Okay." Zhou Tonghui nodded.
Just like that, everyone stayed as guests at Zhou's manor for a while, but no one expected that this simple meeting would directly determine the fate of several families in Longcheng.
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Area 1, inside the investment banking office area of Sanfeng Group.
A young man in a suit walked into the office.
The secretary walked in and whispered, "Someone in our information department said that someone in Longcheng is trying to attract investment and wants to create an association. Do you want to report this project to Mr. Shen?"
"How big is it?" the young man asked.
"We don't have the scale yet, we just need to do it." The secretary replied.
"For this level, if they don't come to us, there's no need for us to take the initiative to discuss investment." The young man replied simply: "Put it aside for the record."