Chapter 513: Budget That Scared People to Death! (1st Update)
"That...... Mr. Chen, can you take the liberty of asking what is the approximate budget for the equipment you plan to purchase this time?"
"I only need to provide a rough number, so that I can apply for the number of team members within the group to assist you in procurement. Tony calmed down his excitement and asked straight to the point.
It's just that as soon as he inquired about Chen Hao's budget, the young man from Huaguo who was sitting firmly on the sofa in front of him raised an index finger towards him and responded: "The budget is about this amount." β
Tony couldn't grasp Chen Hao's jumping thoughts, stared at a finger drawn in front of him, and asked a little weakly, "1...... 10 million budget?"
"No! Chen Hao shook his head and showed a mysterious smile.
"Still going up?"
"Could it be a billion?" Tony felt his heart twitch violently.
If the purchase amount can reach hundreds of millions, even if it is billed in Huaguo's RMB, it will be enough for him to draw a lot of commissions.
"100 million?"
"Manager Tony, you're underestimating my financial resources, aren't you?"
"The equipment I need to purchase this time covers the entire automotive industry, from scratch to the landing of the whole vehicle, involving more than 20,000 supporting production lines. β
"The budget is about 10 billion yuan, and if it's not enough, I can continue to add it. Chen Hao shook the finger he gestured and revealed with a smile.
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"10 billion?"
"Mr. Chen, aren't you kidding me?"
"Even if it is 10 billion yuan, it is nearly 1.5 billion US dollars when converted into US dollars. β
"For such a large project, it is definitely a procurement contract that can be called a national level...... This...... This is beyond my service authority......" After hearing the budget figures quoted from Chen Hao's mouth, Tony felt that his breath became hot by three points.
"You don't have enough authority, so why don't you change someone with enough authority?"
"Your Citibank is one of the top banks in the world, so 10 billion is just a small amount for you, right?"
"Oh, by the way, I forgot to remind you. The budget of 10 billion yuan is actually US dollars, not RMB. Chen Hao looked at the other party's embarrassment with interest and opened his mouth to correct.
"What?10 billion dollars?!"
"Not RMB?" Tony felt that his legs were a little weak, and most of his originally dry suit shirt was soaked with sweat pouring out of his back.
Mr. Chen...... Please wait a moment...... Your service needs are too great, I need to contact the bank first......" Tony took a deep breath, got up and bowed to Chen Hao to apologize, and then called his immediate boss Thomson.
Actually, Tony didn't believe that Chen Hao could come up with so much money.
After all, this is a wealth of 10 billion US dollars, and even the currently known Mr. Wang of Wanda Group, the richest man in China, only has a net worth of more than 86 billion yuan. Converted into dollars, but just over $13 billion.
But what about Chen Hao?
If you open your mouth, you will take out 10 billion US dollars, which can empty out the richest man in China in an instant, and it is no wonder that Tony will not believe him.
However, after seeing the presidential suite where Chen Hao was staying, the voice in Tony's heart was still encouraging him to believe in the financial resources of this young Chinese man in front of him!
"$10 billion...... This Chinese can't be the son of a giant, right?" Tony had a lot of thoughts in his heart, and he briefly described the situation to President Thomson on the other end of the phone.
"What?"
"A $10 billion procurement budget?"
"This ...... This Chinese ...... It can't be a liar, right?" As the top head of Citibank in Detroit, Thomson was also taken aback by the budget of 10 billion.
However, in line with the professional ethics of killing mistakes rather than letting go. Thomson still held back the doubts in his heart, and hurried to the MGM Hotel where Chen Hao was staying with a secretary in the bank.
After a few words of greeting with Chen Hao, President Thomson, who is in his 60s, asked straight to the point: "Mr. Chen, the procurement budget you said is really beyond our imagination. β
"10 billion dollars in cash, based on my understanding of the assets of wealthy businessmen in China, should not be able to be mobilized. Even some large international groups cannot come up with so much liquidity at one time. β
"If you could...... Mr. Chen, can you tell us where you came from?"
"If you are a high-ranking official representing your country...... Or a descendant of a Forbes rich list...... We will keep your personal information confidential and will never disclose your personal information. β
Looking at the other party's skeptical attitude, Chen Hao did not show anger, but admired the service attitude of this Citibank a little.
If it were some banks in China, after hearing the figure of 10 billion US dollars, it is estimated that he would have been blown away as a patient who had escaped from a psychiatric hospital.
"President Thomson, do you know this mobile phone brand?" In order to dispel the other party's doubts, Chen Hao took out the [Future A1 type] mobile phone he was carrying.
"This ...... I'm sorry Mr. Chen, I'm old and don't know much about electronics...... This mobile phone in your hand should be a smart phone made in Huaguo, right?"
"But it's beautiful! It's more advanced than the iPhone. Thomson stared at the future phone and praised it sincerely.
As for the young secretary beside him, he couldn't help but interject at this moment and reminded: "President, this is Huaguo's newly launched future mobile phone, and the model is the future A1 type." Recently, it has been selling like crazy on the Internet, and many people in our bank have replaced Apple with this mobile phone. β
"The phone of the future?"
"Is it the epoch-making smartphone launched by Huaguo's Future Technology Company, which is claimed to be the culprit that caused Apple's stock price to plummet?"
"1000000000000 ...... Future Technology Company ......" Thomson pondered in his heart, and the doubts in his eyes were immediately dispelled by a gleam.
"Mr. Chen, you ...... Are you the behind-the-scenes investor in this futuristic technology company?!" Governor Thomson exclaimed, somewhat uncalmly.
As for the young secretary next to him, and the manager Tony, who arrived first, they were also stimulated by the words [Future Technology Company] at this moment.
You must know that in the recent major news headlines around the world, this emerging technology company from China has long occupied 90% of the news section.
Even President Thomson, who is in his 60s and is not very interested in electronics, has always kept an eye on this mysterious company.
No way!
Who has made Future Tech too high-profile lately?
In just half an hour after its launch, 20 million smartphones were sold out.
More than 110 billion yuan in cash!
Even Wall Street, which is known as the most profitable country, has to kneel down and sing conquest at this money-making speed!