Chapter 558: Jiang Taigong Fishing, the Willing Take the Bait

On the other side, Cao Weicai finished handling matters and returned to report to Chen Jiajun.

With the threat of the Salamanca Family gone, the business of 7-11 convenience stores could continue to expand.

United Aerospace Capital was not short on funds, and 7-11 was not short on supply channels.

Wanting to open a chain of convenience stores was not a very difficult task.

"Don't expand too quickly! Remember to be steady and solid!" Chen Jiajun casually instructed: "Your ability in this area is lacking; have you scouted a Professional Manager?"

Cao Weicai also understood his own shortcomings and readily replied: "I understand! The Professional Manager has already been scouted; he is an executive from a convenience store chain, and I paid a high price to poach him!"

"Mm, then proceed as you planned!" Chen Jiajun nodded.

But just at this moment, Chen Jiajun suddenly received a phone call, and after connecting, he immediately heard a familiar voice.

Chen Jiajun couldn't help but laugh: "Have you made up your mind? Mr. Belfort?"

From the other end of the line came the voice of Jordan Belfort: "Yes, sir, I have made up my mind!"

"Then the first installment of startup capital will be wired to you soon, but don't forget your promise!" Chen Jiajun said with a chuckle.

Jordan Belfort nodded: "I understand!"

In New York at this time, after Jordan hung up the phone, he clenched his fists.

His eyes were filled with high fighting spirit.

He directly resigned from his position at a securities firm specializing in pink sheets, preparing to find a place and some manpower to make a big move.

During this time, he had already figured out how to package the junk stocks in his hands, sell them to those fools who wanted to get rich, and then earn huge commissions.

He was a genius at this kind of thing and could completely strike out on his own.

If one could earn one hundred percent, who would want to earn fifty percent?

Moreover, he had already thought of candidates; although they had no experience, they were a bunch of greedy bastards.

With these bastards, he was absolutely certain he could make a name for himself on Wall Street.

As for whether it would be illegal? Ha? Who would care about that!

Just as Jordan was daydreaming about his future life, a fat man wearing glasses walked over.

"Hey buddy, your car is beautiful, but I feel like I've seen it somewhere!" The fat man extended his hand with great familiarity: "Chenni Azov."

Jordan was a bit surprised, but still shook his hand.

The two chatted for a while, then Chenni asked what Jordan did for a living and very offensively inquired about Jordan's salary.

Upon hearing an exaggerated figure, Chenni immediately chose to resign and work with Jordan.

Jordan originally wanted to refuse, but seeing that this fat man had the same greed as him, the same wolf-like eyes, he immediately agreed.

This guy Jordan Belfort was a complete bastard.

But that didn't stop him from being an extremely excellent salesman.

After being fired from his job as a stock manager on Wall Street, he perfectly demonstrated his abilities in the highly purposeful pink sheet market.

And then... he suddenly discovered that tricking people into buying his things was not a very difficult task.

So, he felt that rather than letting others earn this money, he might as well earn it himself.

After pulling in his group of drinking buddies who sold ecstasy, he began his plan.

And the plan was very successful; as long as he was given some time, he could take the startup capital and kill his way back to Wall Street.

But before that, he needed to teach the scripts he had organized to his subordinates.

Otherwise, if he had to teach them one by one, he would be exhausted to death.

He still had so much time to enjoy himself, how could he waste it on this?

And with a higher starting point... with an investor like Chen Jiajun, he didn't want to sell the pink sheets in his hands to those poor wretches anymore.

How much oil could you scrape off a poor wretch? All he had to do was sell junk to those rich people.

So the first thing to do was to package himself and the bunch of losers under him.

Thus, an investment company named "Stratton Oakmont" was established in a garage in the suburbs of New York.

Then he packaged the losers under him, one by one, into Senior Deputy General Managers of Stratton.

And began their predatory plundering on Wall Street.

"Boss, I have to say, the guy you picked is truly a talent!"

Cao Weicai said to Chen Jiajun while holding a report.

The CEO of 7-11 had already taken office, so Cao Weicai could focus on helping Chen Jiajun continue to stir up trouble.

Chen Jiajun was absolutely right; he wasn't cut out for doing actual work, and he estimated there weren't many industrialists on Wall Street either.

But when it came to stirring up trouble, he was top-tier.

Chen Jiajun glanced at the report, smiled, and shook his head: "I invested in him casually; I just thought this kid was interesting!"

Cao Weicai clicked his tongue in wonder: "In just two short months, he's made such a big name for himself, and this guy's methods... it wouldn't be wrong to say he robs the rich to help the poor!"

Chen Jiajun sneered: "You really overestimate this bastard. Robbing the rich is true, but helping the poor is complete nonsense! He's just like everyone else on Wall Street—a black-hearted bastard!"

Cao Weicai was speechless for a moment: "Boss, if you want to curse, just curse, why are you using a blanket statement?"

"Damn it, you think you aren't one?" Chen Jiajun said irritably.

Cao Weicai curled his lips: "Then you're a skinning capitalist!"

"I fu—" Chen Jiajun opened his mouth, but had no way to refute it.

After all, with the things he was doing in the United States, it wouldn't be excessive to give him a noose and a lamppost.

So Chen Jiajun coughed twice, changed the subject, and said: "How are the preparations on your end coming along?"

"Your way of changing the subject is too stiff!" Cao Weicai complained, then said to Chen Jiajun: "You had the data on Shenzhou Technology from Longkou sent over; I've already spread the news, and there should be results soon! It's a pity Shenzhou Technology isn't listed on Nasdaq, otherwise, the effect would be even better!"

Chen Jiajun shook his head: "Shenzhou Technology will never be listed on Nasdaq; industry is completely different from playing with finance."

Cao Weicai nodded thoughtfully, then said, "Quite a few people have called to ask me about the situation with Shenzhou Technology. Should we make our move now?"

Chen Jiajun rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "No rush, keep them on the hook for a while longer! It's best to make our move when they are itching with impatience and have had their heads turned by greed!"

"I wouldn't dare underestimate these sharp operators. If they discover the trickery too early, I won't be able to finish this grand performance! This is one of the few projects where I can openly swindle money!"

Cao Weicai asked with some confusion, "But Boss, I don't understand why you didn't base it at our headquarters in San Francisco, but instead went to New York?"

Chen Jiajun retorted, "Are you stupid? The technical strength of Shenzhou Technology's Shenzhou Connect isn't that high. If it were at the San Francisco headquarters, once they got their hands on Shenzhou Technology's technology and took a trip to Stanford University, wouldn't I be out of a game?"

"But... they will conduct investigations, won't they?" Cao Weicai said with some uncertainty.

Chen Jiajun smiled slightly and said, "That's why I have to wait until they are blinded by greed before I make my move!"

Cao Weicai pondered for a moment, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "You want to exploit an information gap?"

"Exactly. And based on my understanding of those people on Wall Street, they don't want to know about any damn bullshit technology at all; they just want to see money!" Chen Jiajun said with a mocking expression: "As long as you let them see money, nothing else matters at all!"

Cao Weicai immediately laughed: "Boss, you really do understand Wall Street!"

Chen Jiajun's plan was proceeding in full swing.

But in the investment circle, United Aerospace Capital was once again showing its face.

Ever since Yahoo went public, its stock price had been higher with each passing day.

And after bringing two future big shots from Google into the fold, it became even more outrageous.

In any case, people in the investment circle were all saying that United Aerospace Capital had already made a fortune just from its stake in Yahoo. Even if the subsequent Netflix and 7-11 didn't make much of a name for themselves, they were still considered decent.

This was very common on Wall Street.

After all, there weren't that many blockbuster enterprises in this world for them to bet on.

Even those with some potential were long since targeted by those behemoths, leaving nothing for anyone else.

But this time, United Aerospace Capital had struck again, investing in a tech company on the other side of the Pacific.

This was a bit baffling to people.

Some jealous guys even mocked behind their backs, asking what kind of tech products that country on the other side of the Pacific could possibly have.

But mockery aside, these people gradually discovered that something was wrong.

Because according to the financial reports released by United Aerospace Capital, this small company called Shenzhou Technology Company was actually a dark horse! In the few months since the release of Shenzhou Connect, the net profit each month had reached around forty million US dollars.

For any enterprise, this was a considerable profit.

However, some soon suspected that this financial report was faked.

The goal was to inflate the company's stock price before going public.

Some investment institutions even refused to give up and specifically sent people to the other side of the Pacific to launch an investigation into Shenzhou Technology Company.

But the results of the investigation left them in disbelief.

Because Shenzhou Technology Company had no intention of listing on the Nasdaq.

And the financial reports of Shenzhou Technology Company were actually all real.

Once this news broke, the entire Wall Street was in an uproar! One had to know that the headquarters of United Aerospace Capital, backed by Silicon Valley and Stanford University, having a unique eye in the tech field was beyond reproach.

But why did the New York branch have this kind of capability too!

One had to know that the potential of Shenzhou Technology had not yet been fully unleashed; just relying on the mainland and Hong Kong, the net profit was already terrifying. If they were to open up the markets in the United States and Europe...

Thinking of this, many people began to stir.

This news even alarmed Gianini, the chairman of the California Consortium.

Upon learning that Chen Jiajun had arrived in the United States, Gianini invited Chen Jiajun and Cao Weicai to be guests at his White Palace.

After playing two rounds of golf in the old man's Zhuangyuan, Gianini finally brought up the matter of Shenzhou Technology.

"I heard you invested in an Asian tech company, and I heard it's doing quite well?" Gianini didn't waste words and asked very straightforwardly.

Chen Jiajun immediately laughed: "Haha, I didn't expect the Chairman to have heard of it too. It seems my hard work wasn't in vain."

Gianini was an old fox, and a flash of surprise immediately crossed his eyes as he said: "The financial report is fake? But how did you deceive that bunch of bloodsuckers on Wall Street?"

Chen Jiajun shook his head and said: "The financial report is not fake, but... it's a trap, a trap I'm using to swindle people!"

Gianini immediately became interested: "Tell me about it, what do you intend to do?"

Chen Jiajun had no need to hide it from the old man; after all, this old man had already recommended United Aerospace Capital for the process of joining the California Consortium, so it could be said that both sides were grasshoppers on the same rope.

And so, Chen Jiajun laid out the entire plan.

After hearing Chen Jiajun's plan, the look in Gianini's eyes as he watched Chen Jiajun became a bit strange: "Do you have any Jewish ancestry in your lineage?"

"Pure Huaxia!" Chen Jiajun shook his head firmly.

Chen Jiajun felt a bit displeased; why did it sound like this old man was scolding him.

"Hiss, your methods are ruthless! And afterwards, no one will be able to come and cause you trouble!" Gianini exclaimed.

"To use a Huaxia proverb, it's 'Jiang Taigong fishing, the willing take the bait'." Chen Jiajun said with a smile: "It is precisely because of this that I am confident in making my move! I'm telling you this because I don't want to accidentally hurt 'our own' people while doing things!"

Gianini immediately understood that Chen Jiajun hadn't come to talk about cooperation this time, but to warn the California Consortium.

So Gianini said with great satisfaction: "I think those bastards who are tempted will all owe you a favor! But how much money can you make doing this? This must take quite a bit of effort, right?"

Chen Jiajun said with a mischievous grin: "Trade secret! But I mainly want to vent some anger; United Aerospace Capital hasn't suffered less suppression from those bastards on Wall Street."

Gianini nodded: "Since that's the case, I will go notify the others in the consortium not to let them wade into these muddy waters!"

Subsequently, Gianini said to Chen Jiajun very casually: "Are you interested in shares of Bank of America?"

Hearing Gianini's words, Chen Jiajun's eyes immediately lit up.

The fact that the old man was willing to sell shares of Bank of America meant that he had officially accepted United Aerospace Capital as a member of the California Consortium, which was a huge piece of good news for Chen Jiajun.

The current United Aerospace Capital naturally could not compare to these old-money capitalists in the United States.

Whether it was capital, the coverage of the industrial chain, or interpersonal connections, it was still lacking quite a bit.

But in fact, the California Consortium was not lacking in these things.

After all, the threshold for the California Consortium was very high; many enterprises had sharpened their heads trying to squeeze in, only to be turned away.

After all, what the California Consortium currently lacks is the support of those vibrant, emerging industries.

That is why they are investigating United Aerospace Capital.

And the development of United Aerospace Capital did not disappoint Gianini, the chairman of the California Consortium.

It even exceeded his expectations, which is why he represented the California Consortium in absorbing United Aerospace Capital into the fold.

Chen Jiajun said with a smile on his face: "Of course I'm interested!"

Gianini nodded: "How about this: exchange one percent of Bank of America's shares for ten percent of United Aerospace Capital's shares. What do you think?"

"Agreed!" Chen Jiajun didn't even think about it and agreed immediately.

One must know that the assets of Bank of America are more than ten times those of United Aerospace Capital. This is simply giving him money to spend!

Gianini was very satisfied with Chen Jiajun's tact and understanding, so he reached out his hand toward Chen Jiajun and said: "Welcome to the California Consortium!"

"It is my honor!" Chen Jiajun shook hands with Gianini.

As long as he joined the California Consortium, it meant that Chen Jiajun's industries in the United States would have a protective umbrella.

There would be no need to act like he was ready to risk his life against others at any moment in the future; Chen Jiajun understood these rules of the game very well.

Of course, he also understood that being able to join the California Consortium was already the limit of what he could achieve.

As for wanting to go any further, there was no point in thinking about it.

Unless he could abandon Huaxia International and completely become an "honorary American," that might be a different story.

Chen Jiajun had no interest in being anyone's dog.

Moreover, he knew that there would be intense conflicts between Huaxia and the United States in the future; betting everything on the United States? There was no need for that! Gianini smiled and said to Chen Jiajun: "There is a banquet here tomorrow; remember to attend on time with Cao Weicai."

"I understand. Then I won't disturb your rest!" Chen Jiajun smiled, stood up, and took his leave.

After the two walked out of the White Palace, Cao Weicai couldn't help but say: "Boss, does this mean we've joined? Why does it feel so unreal to me!"

As a Chinese person who had stayed in the United States for so long, Cao Weicai knew just how exclusionary this seemingly open country actually was.

Now that they had truly become a member of the consortium, it made him feel like he was in a dream.

Chen Jiajun, however, said with a calm expression: "Don't be so excited; it's just that we have utility value right now. It's all within expectations."

Seeing Chen Jiajun's expression, Cao Weicai's originally excited mood suddenly calmed down.

He took a deep breath and said: "That's right, it's because we have utility value! You are truly calm, Boss!"

Chen Jiajun chuckled and said: "No matter where you are, doing business requires finding a protective umbrella for yourself. This is just an exchange of interests; it's nothing extraordinary."

Cao Weicai nodded, understanding the meaning behind Chen Jiajun's words. (End of chapter)