Chapter 559: Overbearing

The next day, Chen Jiajun brought Cao Wei and David to the White Palace once again.

There was a grand banquet here, held specifically to welcome Chen Jiajun.

Every new member who joined the California Consortium would receive such courtesy.

The purpose of holding the banquet was to let Chen Jiajun meet the other members of the consortium, exchange pleasantries, and facilitate future cooperation to make money.

Today's banquet did not require bringing female companions, so Chen Jiajun brought his two most capable subordinates.

One was the person in charge of United Aerospace Capital, and the other was the person in charge of Yahoo.

As soon as they entered the hall, that old guy Gianini put his arm around Chen Jiajun's shoulder, then picked up the microphone and loudly announced to everyone in the banquet hall: "Everyone, this is our new member, Mr. Chen Jiajun of United Aerospace Capital!"

Hearing Gianini's words, everyone cast curious gazes over.

United Aerospace Capital had indeed become famous throughout the United States recently, but no one had ever seen the boss of United Aerospace Capital.

So everyone was curious about what kind of person this mysterious guy really was.

Gianini continued: "From today on, Chen Jiajun and United Aerospace Capital will become our new partners. Everyone, applaud to welcome his joining!"

Hearing Gianini's words, everyone applauded one after another.

Even the looks in their eyes when they looked at him seemed much kinder; after all, from this moment on, Chen Jiajun was already one of "their own."

After the public introduction, Gianini pulled Chen Jiajun around to introduce the important figures present.

For example, the boss of Lockheed Martin; this guy was the veritable number one arms dealer in the United States, having occupied the first place on the world weapon manufacturer rankings for years.

Following that were the boss of Security Pacific, the boss of Kaiser Group, and so on.

In any case, there were too many big shots, and he had some face blindness toward Westerners; if it weren't for Chen Jiajun's strong memory, he probably wouldn't have been able to remember more than a few people.

After greeting these big capitalists one by one, Chen Jiajun also introduced his right-hand men, Cao Weicai and David.

Compared to Cao Weicai's composure, David was a bit flustered.

After all, as a native Californian, he never thought that one day he would be able to enter the inner circle and become a part of the California Consortium.

This made him feel a burst of excitement and a burst of emotion; if he hadn't made the wise choice back then.

He figured that everything after this would have had nothing to do with him, right?

David was very clear about his own talents, and he was also clear about why he was sitting in the CEO position of Yahoo.

In terms of ability, he was not as good as Wang Zhiyuan, let alone the company's two new geniuses, Lali Peiqi and Xie'er'gai Bulin.

All he had was his loyalty to Chen Jiajun.

Now, the loyalty he had paid could be considered to have been rewarded.

The billionaires before his eyes, whom he would never have been able to reach in his life, were now drinking and chatting with him.

The banquet began, and everyone started to take their seats.

In the center of the banquet hall, a long table was placed.

If one did not have a net worth of one hundred million dollars, one absolutely had no qualifications to sit at this table.

After taking their seats and while waiting for the meal, everyone started chatting.

This kind of high-end banquet had no singing or dancing, no women; what they talked about was business and making money.

"Mr. Chen, I heard that you invested in a company called 'Shenzhou Technology' over in Asia?"

The one speaking was the boss of an investment firm.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "That's right, are you interested in this?"

The boss of the investment firm smiled and said: "With such a profitable industry, who wouldn't be tempted!"

Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "Then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed; this is just an illusion I created!"

"Hm?" The boss of the investment firm was stunned for a moment, looking at Chen Jiajun with a puzzled expression.

Chen Jiajun smiled and said: "United Aerospace Capital has suffered some unfair treatment on Wall Street, so I intend to give them a taste of their own medicine!"

Chen Jiajun didn't say too much, but he believed the other party was definitely not a fool.

Sure enough, once the boss of the investment firm heard this, he immediately understood, and a strange smile appeared on his face: "Young people are truly Dadan!"

"After all, I am a young person!" Chen Jiajun raised his wine glass and clinked it with the other party.

After one banquet, Chen Jiajun could be considered to have formally understood the power of the California Consortium.

It was simply breathtaking!

The entire California Consortium could be said to control every aspect of California; to put it bluntly, as long as these capitalists wanted to do something, there was nothing that could stump them.

This was the power of big capitalists.

Chen Jiajun's Guojun Group was still far from being comparable to these powerful capitalists.

Just as Chen Jiajun was talking business with the people from the California Consortium.

In a mansion in New Mexico.

Hector was meeting his boss, Eladio of the Colombia Group.

Today was the day to hand over money to Eladio; Hector just silently placed the money on the table without saying much.

Eladio had originally been full of smiles, but upon seeing the money Hector handed over, he was immediately somewhat dissatisfied: "My friend, your performance this quarter is not very impressive!"

Hector said with a calm expression: "I have no choice either; the existing sales channels were investigated by the DEA, and I am currently looking for suitable channels!"

"Didn't you say last time that you found a convenience store channel?" Eladio said with dissatisfaction: "What? You didn't handle it?"

Hearing that Eladio had finally taken the bait, Hector couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

Then he said to Eladio: "I approached the other party, but they had no intention of cooperating with us?"

"Hm?" Eladio frowned and said: "My partner, is there anyone in New Mexico who dares not to cooperate with you?"

As the Salamanca Family that Eladio had personally fostered, he knew that these guys never reasoned with people when doing things.

To be able to make Hector himself want to retreat, there must definitely be something going on here.

Hector pretended to look helpless and said, "There's no way around it; we can't afford to provoke those wealthy fat cats!"

"Is it that you can't afford to, or that you don't want to?" Eladio asked tentatively.

Hector shook his head and said, "I don't want to; these wealthy fat cats are too much trouble! Unless... we find outsiders to take them out!"

Upon hearing this, Eladio understood that Hector was hinting at him.

However, Eladio did not want to get involved in this matter; he was doing well for himself now and did not want to be targeted by the DEA because of something like this.

So he spoke up directly to refuse: "This path won't work, can't we think of other ways?"

Hector sneered and said, "If there were other ways, I would have thought of them long ago, and I wouldn't need to trouble you! At this stage, if we can open up the channel of this convenience store, provided there is no shortage of supply, our income can at least double!"

Hector knew that Eladio was a very cunning person, and relying on words alone would certainly be useless.

So he needed some other means... for example, luring him with profit.

Sure enough, upon hearing that the income would double, Eladio's eyes immediately lit up.

But he did not agree immediately; instead, he said to Hector, "I need to consider it!"

After attending the California Consortium's banquet, Chen Jiajun and Cao Weicai returned to New York.

The two began to make arrangements in full swing.

The preparations they had made in the early stages were almost complete, and it was estimated that there would certainly be quite a few people taking the bait by now.

So this matter could not be delayed any longer.

The threshold of the United Aerospace Capital office building in New York had been worn down a bit recently.

Various consortiums, investment companies, and venture capital firms came knocking to inquire about Shenzhou Technology.

Cao Weicai acted as if the matter was deeply mysterious and was completely unwilling to discuss it.

Even when reporters visited, he kept his mouth shut.

Yet, the more he acted this way, the more people were tempted. After all, everyone knew one thing: no one would reveal their own path to wealth to others.

If someone really did that, there must be a trap.

If Cao Weicai really welcomed these companies to get a piece of the pie, then these investment companies would think there was something fishy inside.

Now, Cao Weicai's performance made them think that this matter was unexpectedly reliable.

Having not obtained what they wanted from Cao Weicai's side, some bold companies simply bypassed United Aerospace Capital and sent people directly to Longkou to talk to Shenzhou Technology in person.

Moreover, there were quite a few people doing this.

Therefore, a few days later, Shenzhou Technology Company received several guests from across the Pacific.

Chen Jiajun and Xu Jiawei had already arranged for this, so Xu Jiawei appeared very troubled: "Gentlemen, we have signed an exclusive agreement with United Aerospace Capital. Doing this would make our company breach the contract, and our reputation would suffer great damage!"

These guys from Wall Street also had first-class eloquence.

One guy named Franklin smiled and said to Xu Jiawei, "Mr. Xu, don't be so rigid in business! This is good for everyone! Don't you want to list on the Nasdaq?"

Xu Jiawei played dumb and said, "My Shenzhou Technology is developing just fine, and I'm not short of money, so why list?"

"Sigh, your vision is too narrow!" Franklin said with a smile: "The resources and exposure you gain after listing are incomparable to ordinary people, and who knows, your name might even be on the Forbes rich list!"

Xu Jiawei frowned and pondered for a moment, but still shook his head and said, "No, no! Listing is too much trouble, and I might even lose control of the company. This matter is not up for discussion!"

Hearing Xu Jiawei's resolute words, Franklin cursed the damn conservative in his heart.

However, although Xu Jiawei refused the path of listing very firmly, he did not push the matter of investment away entirely.

At least there was still room for maneuver.

Franklin did not want to push too hard; it would be troublesome if Xu Jiawei got annoyed with them.

So he retreated strategically, preparing to attack Xu Jiawei from other angles.

After Franklin left, Xu Jiawei picked up the phone, dialed Chen Jiajun's number, and told him about the matter.

"Boss, it looks like those Gweilo from the United States have taken the bait!" Xu Jiawei was also doing this kind of deceptive thing for the first time and appeared very enthusiastic.

Chen Jiajun, however, said indifferently, "How many have come to find you now?"

"As of this morning, three investment companies and one venture capital firm have come to find me!" Xu Jiawei replied.

After pondering for a while, Chen Jiajun said, "Do this: first find a way to stabilize these guys, don't refuse too bluntly, let them stay in Longkou for a while, and I will have Cao Weicai come to cooperate with you!"

"Understood, Boss!" Xu Jiawei said with a smile.

In the following days, more and more investment companies came to find Xu Jiawei, totaling over a dozen.

This matter could not be hidden from those with keen ears, and it soon spread throughout the business circle.

Of course, some of it was leaked by Xu Jiawei himself.

"Hey, have you heard? That Shenzhou Technology Company, the one that makes Shenzhou Tong, has been targeted by capital sharks from the United States!"

"Nonsense, what capital sharks? They're just some vampires from Wall Street!"

"Never mind who they are, anyway, Shenzhou Technology is hot now. I heard from my friend's sister's brother-in-law's great-uncle that those foreigners want to invest in Shenzhou Technology Company and then have Shenzhou Technology list on the Nasdaq in the United States!"

"No way, isn't it just a company that sells mobile phones? And Shenzhou Tong is so trashy, it's always losing signal!"

"Don't worry about how Shenzhou Tong is; hasn't it already sold like crazy? I reckon if Shenzhou Technology lists on the Nasdaq, it'll probably be another Fortune 500 company!"

"Fortune 500? You sure know how to brag!"

"I'm not lying to you!"

As this kind of news spread, even many people domestically pulled strings to find Xu Jiawei.

Anyway, Xu Jiawei hadn't had a moment of free time during this period; he was receiving different guests every day, which exhausted him.

But this also made those Americans from Wall Street increasingly believe that Shenzhou Technology Company was a sweet pastry that everyone was fighting for.

Just as these investment companies from Wall Street upgraded their tactics and began to use large profits to lure him,

Cao Weicai finally arrived in Longkou from the United States.

And he blocked these bastards who were brainwashing Xu Jiawei in the conference room.

Cao Weicai pretended to look furious, pushed open the door of the conference room, and immediately made the room go quiet.

They naturally recognized Cao Weicai, but they had not expected that Cao Weicai would have received the news from New York and rushed over.

Looking at these investment company lobbyists with their sheepish expressions, Cao Weicai said with a dark face: "Gentlemen, isn't what you are doing a bit unscrupulous?"

"That's not how you put it, Mr. Cao!" Franklin said with a smile, completely ignoring Cao Weicai's stinging gaze: "You can't just refuse other people's investments because you invested in Shenzhou Technology, right? After all, the majority of the equity in Shenzhou Technology is in Mr. Xu's hands."

For people on Wall Street, having a thick face and a black heart is a necessary skill; in fact, people with a conscience cannot survive on Wall Street.

Even after being confronted by Cao Weicai, they remained neither blushing nor breathless.

Furthermore, the implication in their words was that since United Aerospace Capital was merely a small shareholder, what right did they have to stop them from investing?

This made Cao Weicai so angry he laughed; he handed his briefcase to the Secretary, then found a seat and sat down, saying to the guys in front of him: "Fine! Since we at United Aerospace Capital are one of the shareholders of Shenzhou Technology, then this matter has something to do with me too! You don't mind if I sit here and listen in, do you?"

Hearing Cao Weicai's words, these lobbyists from Wall Street immediately frowned.

One had to know that Cao Weicai was not some "naive fool" like Xu Jiawei! This man was a manager at United Aerospace Capital who had made many successful investments and was someone very familiar with those Wall Street tactics.

If he were to stir up trouble here, how much effect would their lobbying have? Thinking of this, these people's gazes turned somewhat unkind.

Cao Weicai let out a cold laugh, unafraid to go head-to-head with these people, just like a beast guarding its food.

Seeing this situation, Xu Jiawei stepped out to smooth things over: "Gentlemen, gentlemen, please listen to me for a moment, would you?"

"Of course, no problem, please speak, Mr. Xu!" Franklin said immediately.

Xu Jiawei collected his thoughts and said to everyone: "I am very grateful for everyone's high regard for Shenzhou Technology Company, but matters here at Shenzhou Technology are very complex, and the shares are also heavily diluted. If you all really want to invest like this, the equity will be diluted very severely."

Hearing Xu Jiawei say this, these Wall Street lobbyists were also somewhat helpless.

After all, there were over twenty companies of all sizes that came this time; even if they split the pork, there wouldn't be much left for each person.

The situation Xu Jiawei mentioned was indeed a problem.

After all, they all came from Wall Street, so who didn't know each other's background? Xu Jiawei said with a smile: "How about this, I plan to transfer the Shenzhou Connect patent of Shenzhou Technology to a new company, and then everyone can invest together. How does that sound?"

Hearing Xu Jiawei's words, everyone's gaze changed.

They had originally thought Xu Jiawei was a simple, naive fool, but now it seemed they had all underestimated this guy! However... this was exactly what they wanted.

If a new company were founded, not only would it allow most people to get a share of the pork.

"But Mr. Xu, are you sure there are no problems with this Shenzhou Connect technology?" Franklin asked.

Xu Jiawei immediately patted his chest to guarantee: "It is absolutely the exact same technology as Shenzhou Connect; this point can be written directly into the agreement."

Hearing Xu Jiawei's words, everyone became tempted.

At this moment, Cao Weicai looked like he couldn't sit still: "No, I don't allow this; this is damaging the interests of the company and our group!"

Xu Jiawei said helplessly: "Mr. Cao, you have seen it too, everyone is sincere, and I will also allow United Aerospace Capital to take a stake in this company, how about that!"

"Exactly, Mr. Cao, hogging the food never ends well!" Franklin's eyes flashed with a sharp glint as he warned sinisterly.

Cao Weicai wanted to say something more, but discovered that these Wall Street guys had actually united against a common enemy and were all staring at him with unkind eyes.

"Mr. Cao, United Aerospace Capital is ultimately lacking in foundation; are you trying to clash with all the major investment companies?"

Franklin's words were still somewhat subtle, but the rest of the guys started threatening him directly.

"Damn it! You are bullying!" Cao Weicai roared immediately.

Franklin sneered and said: "We are bullying? It seems the overbearing one is you, Mr. Cao, right? We aren't going after Shenzhou Technology Company, so setting up another company isn't allowed either?"

"Exactly, you United Aerospace Capital are just too overbearing!" Hearing Franklin's words, someone immediately joined in the clamor.

Seeing this scene, Cao Weicai revealed an imperceptible smile.

Their goal had been completely achieved.

And so, he gave Xu Jiawei a wink! (End of chapter)