Chapter 703: Gathering Wealth

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"Chen Qing, how much money have we raised now?"

"Including the $60 billion in loans we received from the sovereign funds in Abu Dhabi and Kuwait, and the $95 billion raised by the PE of 'Taoyuan Ji' and 'Maxim's Gourmet Group', we have a total of $155 billion in funds. ”

"Isn't Uncle Zhong's large-scale gold mine mined? 215 tons of gold, at the current market price of gold, is worth $9 billion. ”

"Boss, the gold has been deposited with East West Bank. Then in the form of a loan, it was transferred to 'Taoyuan Kee' and 'Chanel' was acquired! So, the money has been spent!"

Wang Zheng nodded knowingly.

"Now, how much gold is in East West Bank's vault?"

"Counting the amount of deposits we have deposited in the past, as well as the accumulation of East West Bank itself, it should be 678.4 tons now!"

"Keep this gold alive. In the event of an economic crisis, they are the best ballast for East West Bank and the cornerstone for stabilizing the South Seas!"

"I'll tell Tao Jun!"

After nodding silently, Wang Zheng stood on the champion building, looking at the midsummer scenery outside, and the rose garden seemed infinitely vibrant.

"Let Wang Cheng set off with the public relations team, although the Morgan family and the Buffett family help us, it is better for us to solve some things in person!"

"Understood!"

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After Wang Zheng sent away Ma Yun, Buffett and his son and other people who participated in the PE investment of 'Taoyuan Ji' and 'Maxim's Food Group', he became idle again. In addition to teasing the fat son who can stand up every day, he accompanies Yu Yixue, who has returned to her normal body shape, to lose weight.

Before, Wang Zheng, who was accustomed to seeing her often facing the sky, with her peerless appearance, fascinated herself, always thought that Yu Yixue didn't care too much about her posture. Now he realizes he's wrong. Women, no matter what age they are, no matter what their personality, no matter what hobbies they have, their pursuit of beauty is always the same.

In the blink of an eye, six or seven months passed like flowing water. However, two months is still too short for a few transactions involving tens of billions of dollars in funds, nearly $200 billion in assets, and hundreds of thousands of people's lives. Therefore, the big deal, which is still under negotiation, has not shown much news in the outside world.

"Poop...!"

The little one, who is ten months old, has inherited his mother's excellent appearance and is very handsome. At the same time, he also inherited Wang Zheng's excellent genes after transformation, not only growing strong, but also having a smarter mind than ordinary children. Although it is only ten months, I can already vaguely call my parents, grandparents, and grandparents.

However, in the end, it is still too small. Yu Yixue's mother is just that. He is in the mouth of the fat son, which is basically the same name as the yellow and white thing in the thatched house.

"Yuanbao, it's Dad, not Baba!"

"Poop, poop...!"

Wang Zheng's helpless voice did not change the little guy's speech. Looking at the fat son's little hands stretched out towards him, as well as the longing and admiration revealed in the big round eyes, the father's love in his heart instantly melted everything, and he stretched out his hands and hugged the fat son.

"Baba, ride auntie, ride aunt...!"

Although the little slap was not too loud, Wang Zheng did not refuse to see the happy look on his fat son's little face.

"You can't remember to call your father, but you remember to ride a horse!"

Shaking his head slightly, he lifted his fat son above his head and placed it on his shoulder.

"Stinky boy, you light, your father's hair can't stand you pulling it every day!"

"Look at your delicate one, the ingots are so big. Can he really pull your hair off?" After Huo Lanxiang glanced at her son, she hurriedly went around to the back and held her grandson's junior with one hand.

Wang Zheng, who has long been accustomed to his mother's pampering of her son more than herself, didn't say much after hearing it.

"Mom, where's Yixue?"

"Follow Cheng Lan to practice Pilates in the gym on the basement floor!" After replying, Huo Lanxiang patted Wang Zheng on the back, "Stinky boy, tell you." Although I love ingots, one grandson is not enough. You have to work harder with Yixue and strive to have another one at the end of the year. ”

"Mom, you're too anxious! Why do you have to wait two years, and then talk about it when the ingots are older!" Wang Zheng said helplessly.

The traditional concept that my mother has many children and grandchildren is really deep-rooted.

"With me at home and so many servants, can't you still see ingots?... Besides, how can you have enough children for such a big family business? No matter what, you should have a few more children in order to select the best ones among them, inherit the family business of our Wang family, and further carry it forward. In addition, your father said that he also wants to train his grandson to enter the political arena and realize his ideals back then. So, you have to add a few more brothers to the ingots. ”

"Okay, I know! I must work hard with Yixue!"

Knowing that his mother was stubborn and obedient to the donkey, Wang Zheng agreed to come down for the time being.

"Young Master!"

At this moment, Uncle Zhong knocked on the door and walked in.

The two who have been together for more than three years and are already very familiar with each other do not need too many words, as long as they look at each other, they can convey a lot of information.

"Wait a minute!"

After Uncle Zhong nodded, Wang Zheng took the fat son off his shoulder and handed it to his mother.

"Mom, take a look at the ingots, I'll take care of the work!"

"Go ahead. But you have to remember what I just told you. ”

"Got it, don't worry!"

In fact, Wang Zheng, who knows the importance of inheritance, does not refuse to have more children. However, he is not just Yu Yixue. Now, Shen Bing, who is in the capital, is also pregnant. Accompanying her took up a lot of Wang Zheng's time, and if it weren't for the space door, Wang Zheng really couldn't do both. But even so, he was unwilling to let Yu Yixue get pregnant at this time, otherwise even if there was a space gate, he would be lacking in skills.

beckoned Uncle Zhong upstairs and entered the study, "What's the matter?"

"I just received news from Xiangjiang that Michael Kadoorie agreed to our acquisition of CLP Holdings, and he is willing to cooperate with us to persuade the board of directors, but he has two conditions!"

"Go on!" Wang Zheng frowned slightly.

"Yes... First, he could give us the chairmanship of the board of directors or sell us the Kadoorie family's stake in CLP, but he was only willing to sell 9.03 per cent, and he wanted to keep the remaining 10 per cent in his family's hands. ”

"And the second?"

Wang Zheng asked undeniably.

"He wants The Peninsula Hotels back!"

Hearing this, Wang Zheng's brows furrowed deeply. Since the acquisition of The Peninsula Hotel from the Kadoorie family in 15 years, after more than two years of expansion, this world-famous ultra-luxury five-star hotel group has expanded from the initial 11 to the current 19, and the profit has also increased from less than 1 billion Chinese dollars to the current 2.3 billion. The market capitalization has naturally doubled!

Especially with the support of high-quality vegetables, fruits, meat and other raw materials provided by Taoyuan Farm, it is proud of the excellent taste of the meals, attracting more and more customers. Regardless of word-of-mouth or income, it is a rare high-quality enterprise.

However, compared with Wang Zheng, who was willing to invest as long as he could make money two years ago, now after experience and becoming more mature, he has begun to make further adjustments to the business of his seven major groups.

The hotel business is not the core of Times Group, and it is not as important as its layout and pursuit in the energy industry. So, after thinking about it for a moment, I nodded.

"Promise him!"

"Young Master, what about the Times Hotel Group?"

After that, there will only be four core businesses of Times Holdings: retail, catering, leisure and entertainment, and logistics and distribution. Also, ask Michael Kadoorie and if he's interested, sell him the Star Ferry too!"

The Star Ferry was once the symbol of Wharf, but this century-old Hong Kong enterprise with a lucrative combination of shipping and tourism, with assets of less than 500 million Hong Kong dollars, is too insignificant for today's increasingly large 'Wharf Holdings'.

"Yes!"

"By the way, how did Wang Kai talk in the capital?"

"We are still talking about COFCO and China Resources are both state-owned enterprises, especially the asset restructuring we involved this time adds up to nearly one trillion Chinese coins. Even with the three families of Wang, Huang, and Long, plus our own connections, it is difficult to promote. ”

Wang Zheng nodded, with a hint of emotion on his face.

"Compared with the Morgan family and the Warren Buffett family, the domestic deal worries me more, and the political impact is too great. ”

"Young master, rest assured, we allowed the central government to send troops to enter the 'Centipede Insect Valley', and we also took the initiative to accept the state's monitoring of the Shennong Research Institute. This undoubtedly weakens the state's defense against us, and this time it is only a simple commercial negotiation and does not involve sensitive industries in the country. With the help of ourselves, as well as the three families of Wang, Huang, and Long, the hope of passing is still very great!"

Wang Zheng nodded calmly.

The reason why he accepted the state's monitoring of the Shennong Research Institute was that after the release of artificial intelligence, the mysterious aura that shrouded it was too strong. With the Chinese political system and the habitual thinking of the Chinese people, the Shennong Research Institute is undoubtedly a huge outlier.

Therefore, if you want not to be overly concerned and guarded against by the state because of this, you can only take the initiative to unravel the mystery of the Shennong Research Institute.

Therefore, during the prime minister's visit, he accepted almost all the demands of the central government.

Of course, the real secret is always hidden in the shadows. The Shennong Research Institute in the Sino-Han High-tech Zone is just a 'bait' he threw out for everyone to see.

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