Chapter 98 Forward-Looking Investment
"Deal!"
Perez turned his head with a smile.
With one hundred and fifty francs, he got two invitations from the heir of the Leone family, and the extra set of two invitations was just a lip service for Leone, and among the old nobles invited by Major General Lucas in Paris, there were eight hundred like Leon, and after hearing that he was ready to get closer to Lucas, the German officer who was in charge of sending the invitations readily took out two more.
However, out of caution, Perez still carefully observed the style of the two invitations, and the intelligence personnel had obtained some detailed information about the invitations, etc., and after confirming that they were correct, Perez paid half of the price, and the rest would not be handed over to Leon until the day of the banquet. Even if it's only seventy-five francs, it's good to be able to cushion it for a while.
"What is that guy doing now?"
Zhang Yang looked at Perez, although he said that he was relieved, but just in case, Zhang Yang still arranged for two people to stare at Leon in secret. Bruno, prevent the other party from ventilating the message.
"I'm going to find a woman." Perez raised his eyebrows, obviously guessing what this guy would do when he got the money.
Zhang Yang shook his head speechlessly, saying that he really couldn't understand that these nobles who wanted to save face and suffer crimes, when they had money, they didn't replenish some food and daily necessities as soon as they could, but ran to find women, and the difference between the two ways of thinking was obviously not ordinary.
It was late at night, and the Colonel Schleierd they were tracking was following. The party had ended, and Zhang Yang had returned to the hotel after bringing the little girl back, and there was no problem with their identity. The fake is the identity of a businessman, Zhang Yang is the boss, and Perez is the big butler.
Although it is now the middle of World War II, and most of the world is involved in this war, most of the Chinese who have settled overseas are still relatively wealthy compared to those who are in dire straits at home. In particular, the Chinese were only slightly more upland than the Jews in the merchant circles. The Jews, who claim to be the smartest race in the world, are naturally good at business, and many of the big bosses take advantage of the opportunity to start war money and resell supplies everywhere.
Salt. flour, sugar, coal, wood. Including the most susceptible aluminum. Non-ferrous metals such as steel are all in high demand, and they can be sold out quickly regardless of the country in which they are placed. Especially in cold-weather Europe, where coal and wood are still among the biggest energy consumers despite the availability of electricity, the average price of coal has at least quadrupled compared to four years ago due to the enormous consumption of the war.
Driven by such huge profits, all the big bosses who have the ability to protect themselves and have sufficient funds. have all intervened in these industries, among which there are many Chinese businessmen. So Zhang Yang's appearance did not attract much attention, he arrived in France this time under the guise of getting involved in the wine industry, although it was a disguise, but Zhang Yang actually prepared sufficient funds, even if it was not impossible to really acquire a winery.
As the so-called true and false, false and true, only such a means that it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood can deceive the German intelligence services at home.
In order to prepare for this plan, Zhang Yang also took great pains to take out most of the capital in his hands, and borrowed a sum of money from the Rockefeller family behind Perez, preparing to fake it and make some back-ups in Europe.
Zhang Yang has calculated that if his capital investment can be reasonably allocated, he should be able to acquire some suitable industries and companies, and after the 21st century, these companies are all high-performing stocks with strong capital and thriving business. Moreover, after the end of World War II, the French government began to hype up the nutritional value and economic value of wine in order to stimulate the economy, and these news were not too difficult for Zhang Yang to return to 1944 from the 21st century.
"Boss, are you sure you want to buy these companies?"
Perez looked at Zhang Yang with a suspicious face, with some names written in a pen, among which you can see words such as Lafite Haojie and Latour, if there are people from the 21st century, who have a little common sense of the wine industry, they all know that these names are the eight famous French wine estates in the future.
"Personally, I like these wines, anyway, there is a war now, these estates are showing some signs of bankruptcy, and the purchase price will not be too high, and even if it loses, it will be regarded as my personal private winery."
Zhang Yang is also very cunning, knowing that Perez is very curious about the names of these wineries he insisted on picking, but in the eyes of the behemoth of Rockefeller, although these French wineries have a long history, they are not too difficult to obtain. Anyone understands that in such a war period, there are many more huge profits than investing in the wine industry, such as arms, such as energy, etc., Zhang Yang also sees that Rockefeller's investment focus at the moment, all of which are concentrated in arms and other industries, and does not pay too much attention to the wine industry, so he can rest assured that Perez can see the list he has selected.
"If the teacher is smooth, it may not be possible to acquire eight, but three of them should be fine." The flamboyant little abacus snapped.
In Zhang Yang's view, the biggest income from this task is not only the identity of the founder of S.H.I.E.L.D., but also gives Zhang Yang an opportunity to accumulate huge capital in this world.
It can be said unceremoniously that if Zhang Yang has the financial resources of the entire Rockefeller now, then he is absolutely sure that all the major companies with great potential in the next few decades will be in his pocket. It's just that Zhang Yang knows very well that if he cooperates with a behemoth like Rockefeller now, he is more likely to be swallowed in one bite, so he dispelled this idea.
But it is not suitable for cooperation, Zhang Yang can invest by himself, completely grasp the targets suitable for investment, and with Perez's deposit, Zhang Yang can also temporarily borrow the power of Rockefeller.
"Okay then."
Perez did not doubt him, at most he felt that Zhang Yang was a wine fan, similar to a philatelic enthusiast, and he did not have too many doubts about this interest.
In his opinion, these wineries can only barely be regarded as benign assets, and there should be profits in investment, but it should not be too much, and the money may be enough for Zhang Yang, but for Perez and the entire Rockefeller, these things are not eye-catching.
And Zhang Yang pulled Perez into his camp, more to take advantage of the situation, with the help of Rockefeller's huge connections and influence, to help him complete these investments.
Zhang Yang walked to the door and saw that the little girl inside was still gobbling up, obviously hungry, so he got up and patted Perez on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Perez, if I have the opportunity in a while, I may go to China, are you interested?" ”
"China? What are you doing there? ”
Perez felt a little baffled, and didn't understand how Zhang Yang could have thought of going to China.
It's not for other reasons, it's mainly that Peres is very aware of the current situation, not only the United States, but China is also at war with Japan, and it is the main battlefield of the Japanese war, from the Lugou Bridge incident in 1937, it has been seven years now, although Japan has been defeated and retreated, but still has a great influence in China.
He knew that Zhang Yang and his parents were Chinese, but he also knew very well why they came to the United States in the first place, in order to escape the war when Zhang Xun was restored, Zhang Yang has now been mixed with the rank of major in the US Army, if he continues to work hard, maybe by the end of the war lieutenant colonel or colonel will not be a problem. For such a rare Chinese major, Rockefeller glanced at Zhang Yang because of the formation of the Nightkin Brigade, and acquiesced to Perez's personal wooing and investment in Zhang Yang, which may have unexpected returns.
Otherwise, even if Zhang Yang and Perez are comrades-in-arms who have been on the battlefield, it is not so casual to mobilize Rockefeller's resources by relying on relationships.
"The reason? Investment, of course! ”
Zhang Yang smiled and replied, in his plan, it would be better to be able to help his motherland more during this period.
As mentioned earlier, Zhang Yang's investment in these wineries is his own assets, except for the channel through Guò Perez and some sponsorship from Rockefeller. The reason is also very simple, while he was training nightcrawlers in the United States, he took time to go back to New York to find the Chinese friend who helped his biological parents in this world.
After learning that Zhang Yang had become a major, the Chinese friend said that he was not surprised, it was false, Zhang Yang ran to the European battlefield alone for two years, he thought that Zhang Yang was very likely to have died on the battlefield, or survived at most as a second lieutenant or something, Zhang Yang's appearance gave him a huge surprise.
It is worth mentioning that the Chinese friend of Zhang Yang's parents is surnamed Ma, Zhang Yang calls him Uncle Ma, and his two children died due to plague and war at an early age, and they recognized him as godsons after they were born. Zhang Yang is also their only legal heir at present, Uncle Ma is as old as sixty-four years old, and he does not expect to have another child, and Uncle Ma was already sick in bed half a year ago, and he is about to die, although Aunt Ma has been taking care of each other, but she is also powerless, and the two have always regarded Zhang Yang as their own son in the early years. And this time Zhang Yang's appearance made the old couple overjoyed, and it didn't take long for the industry under their name to be transferred to Zhang Yang's name.
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Well, let's start with a chapter today, and make up for it tomorrow. (To be continued......)