Chapter 441: Preparing for Listing

The next morning, Chen Jiajun returned to the company for work as usual.

Upon arriving at his workplace, countless phone calls came pouring in.

In particular, Mr. Zheng Yutong, who was in charge of this jewelry exhibition, was especially profuse in his thanks to Chen Jiajun.

He dared not imagine what terrifying consequences would have occurred if something had gone wrong at the jewelry exhibition with so many political and business elites present.

At the same time, Zheng Yutong was filled with regret; if Guojun Security Company had been in charge of security that day, such a thing would absolutely never have happened.

Trying to save money had nearly led to a catastrophe!

"We are all from Hong Kong, Mr. Zheng, you are being too polite!" Chen Jiajun said with a smile.

Zheng Yutong said very earnestly: "I owe you a favor, Sir Chen. As long as you have any need, just let me know, and my Zheng family will absolutely have no second words."

Chen Jiajun was also a Big Boss, with a net worth even higher than his own, so Chen Jiajun might not even care for gifts or the like, which was why he gave a promise instead.

Chen Jiajun accepted it gladly.

Afterwards, it was either people calling to thank Chen Jiajun, or people coming to Guojun Group in person to express their gratitude.

In any case, because of yesterday's events, nearly half of the Hong Kong tycoons owed Chen Jiajun a massive favor.

Two foreign consul couples also brought gifts to Chen Jiajun and expressed their thanks.

They even intended to grant Chen Jiajun the status of an honorary citizen, but unfortunately, it was politely declined by Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun already had enough status and titles; these two honorary citizen statuses were not even enough to be considered icing on the cake, and Chen Jiajun did not take them to heart at all.

Besides, the favors of so many Hong Kong tycoons were already enough for Chen Jiajun to have a bountiful harvest.

Not to mention that it had once again demonstrated the powerful capabilities of Guojun Security Company to everyone.

Recent business had skyrocketed, and many tycoons wanted to hire a bodyguard from Guojun Security Company to protect their safety; there was no need to even mention the television media, which played the events of this time frantically on newspapers, television stations, radio stations, and other places, causing Chen Jiajun's reputation in Hong Kong to rise by another large margin.

The nickname "Hong Kong King" was recognized by more and more people, and it even spread to the business world.

In the mansion of the Leftist Merchant Alliance, Huo Yingnan invited Chen Jiajun for tea.

"A Jun! You kid have really stolen the limelight this time!" Huo Yingnan said with a smile.

Chen Jiajun smiled faintly and said: "Not at all, it was just a matter of convenience!"

Huo Yingnan shook his head and said: "You kid... after I step down, this place will be handed over to you!"

Huo Yingnan had already designated Chen Jiajun as the successor to the Leftist Merchant Alliance, but he had never said it because Chen Jiajun's reputation was not yet sufficient.

Now Huo Yingnan felt the time was right; Chen Jiajun's personal reputation, connections, wealth, and so on were all up to the mark.

He intended to resign from the position of Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and hand it over to Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "No rush, your health is still robust, why not do it for another two years!"

"You refuse to take it?" Huo Yingnan said with a frown.

Chen Jiajun shook his head and said: "It's not that I refuse to take it, but once I take this position, the matter of Cable and Wireless will be completely hopeless!"

Huo Yingnan suddenly realized: "So you are still thinking about this matter!"

"After all, it concerns the livelihood of Hong Kong. I want to bring these businesses over to our side; at the very least, we must occupy the majority!" Chen Jiajun sneered and said: "If we let the Gweilo acquire it, who knows what kind of trouble they will stir up then?"

Although there were still a few years left until the handover, Chen Jiajun could clearly feel the Gweilo laying out their plans.

And every industry was preparing to stir up trouble.

This was the main reason why Chen Jiajun refused to take over Huo Yingnan's position.

Once he took over this position, many things would sometimes no longer just represent Chen Jiajun himself.

At that time, there would be many restrictions.

Therefore, Chen Jiajun did not agree to Huo Yingnan's request; after all, one can do many things when one is on their own.

Huo Yingnan also understood Chen Jiajun's concerns and said helplessly: "Then I can only help you hold it for a few more years. You also know that I am getting old, you must hurry!"

Chen Jiajun nodded and said: "Understood, Nan Ge!"

"By the way, I heard you set up something called United Aerospace Capital in the United States?" Huo Yingnan asked.

Chen Jiajun nodded and said: "I made a profit over in the United States, but it is not cost-effective to bring it back, so I simply invested it locally." If one makes money in the United States and wants to bring it back, one needs to pay heavy taxes, and the approval process is not guaranteed to pass, which appears very troublesome.

Huo Yingnan nodded: "You are very optimistic about high-tech?"

Chen Jiajun said earnestly: "I think the future will be the world of the internet."

"Oh? Such a high evaluation?" Huo Yingnan said with some surprise.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "United Aerospace Capital recently invested in an internet company called Yahoo, and it is about to go public soon. If you are interested, you can keep an eye on it!"

Huo Yingnan sighed and said: "The future will be the world of you young people. This old man cannot understand such high-tech projects! But I have also paid some attention to that Yahoo of yours; it is going public on the Nasdaq after being established for only one year, it really has something to it!"

Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "If Nan Ge is interested, you can let your family members go to the United States to take a look!"

Huo Yingnan said earnestly: "Fine, I will let the fourth one go take a look. Anyway, he likes these new gadgets; maybe he can make something out of it!"

After chatting with Huo Yingnan for a while, Chen Jiajun got up to take his leave.

Recently, there had been paparazzi following him, and Chen Jiajun found the harassment extremely annoying.

Chen Jiajun could not just have the brothers of Hong Hing teach them a lesson over such a small matter.

So he simply headed straight to the airport, intending to go to the United States to take a look.

After all, Yahoo was already preparing to go public, and Chen Jiajun, as one of the major shareholders, also had to be present.

Taking a plane directly to San Francisco, Chen Jiajun discovered that United Aerospace Capital, which had previously been ignored, was clearly bustling with activity.

Even the front desk had two more people, and the office next door had undergone a certain degree of expansion.

The blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl at the front desk still remembered Chen Jiajun and immediately stood up, saying enthusiastically: "Chairman!"

Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "The company scale has expanded again!"

The girl smiled sweetly: "Now we have become the most famous investment company in the entire Silicon Valley."

Because of Yahoo, the fame of United Aerospace Capital had also risen with the tide.

Following the girl around the company, he discovered that the clerks in the office were exceptionally busy.

Arriving at the president's office, Chen Jiajun found Cao Weicai studying investment proposals with his subordinates.

"Big Boss, you've finally returned." Seeing Chen Jiajun return, Cao Weicai truly breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Jiajun said with a smile: "You've done quite well! You've really made things lively."

Cao Weicai gave a bitter laugh and said: "You are mocking me!"

Cao Weicai still had self-awareness.

Although Yahoo was introduced to Chen Jiajun by him, it was Chen Jiajun who made the final decision to invest.

Regarding the success of United Aerospace Capital today, Cao Weicai felt that as long as the Professional Manager wasn't an uncivilized monkey, anyone could have achieved this level.

On the contrary, the few companies he invested in himself had mediocre responses and nothing remarkable about them.

It almost made Cao Weicai lose his self-confidence.

Now seeing Chen Jiajun return, it was like seeing his backbone.

Chen Jiajun waved his hand with a smile and said: "Don't put so much pressure on yourself!"

"These are the investment projects analyzed as promising recently; would you like to take a look?" Cao Weicai picked up the documents and said to Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun was speechless: "I just got here and you're already grabbing me to work!"

"Hehe!" Cao Weicai laughed awkwardly: "It's just that I'm anxious! Don't look at how hot United Aerospace Capital is lately; people are waiting to see us make a fool of ourselves!"

United Aerospace Capital was considered a complete outsider; although Cao Weicai had a Wall Street background, Silicon Valley and Wall Street were two different things.

Having invested in Yahoo, some people were jealous and said United Aerospace Capital just got lucky.

To slap these people in the face, the next important investment must be personally vetted by Chen Jiajun.

Chen Jiajun waved his hand and said: "Alright, I'll look at the investment plans in a couple of days. Take me to Yahoo for a look! After all, this is our United Aerospace Capital's first investment project, and it's even preparing to list on the Nasdaq."

Cao Weicai nodded and drove Chen Jiajun to Yahoo. (End of chapter)