Chapter 1922: Three-Party Investment (4000 words)

"……"

Shen Mingsheng was speechless; he didn't even know what to say.

"That—Chairman Zhou, do you think investing in automobile manufacturing is feasible?"

"Of course it's feasible."

Zhou Andong didn't say that eight years later, the number of motor vehicles would reach over 12 million, and it would only take two years to break through 20 million.

In the future, in China's vast market, one out of every ten people would be able to afford a car. By 2010, the number of cars would reach 200 million. This was a terrifying speed and number.

Shen Mingsheng's spirit was lifted. "I knew it. Chairman Zhou's keenness for the market would definitely be very optimistic about the future automobile market."

Zhou Andong looked at Shen Mingsheng; his suspicion that this guy was a reborn person was not without reason.

In this era, there was no one like Shen Mingsheng who was so optimistic about the future automobile market and believed that small cars could enter ordinary households.

It's just that with Shen Mingsheng's vision being so sharp, why hadn't he heard his name in his previous life?

However, Zhou Andong soon felt relieved. Not to mention smart people like Shen Mingsheng, any top-tier second-generation with a brain would keep a low profile in their conduct and work. Plus, the media didn't dare to report on them, so naturally, no one knew.

Of course, having reached this height in this life, he naturally knew some things that ordinary people couldn't know, not to mention he was the Jian family's son-in-law.

"Tell me your plan." Zhou Andong took out a cigarette and handed one to Shen Mingsheng.

Shen Mingsheng took it, took out a lighter to light it for Zhou Andong, and then took out a document from his briefcase.

"Chairman Zhou, this is a report on the import automobile industry market, company operations and profits, assumptions, and expected values. Take a look first."

Zhou Andong took it over. He didn't look at it too carefully, but he did look at it for about twenty minutes before slowly closing it.

"In less than two years, Mingsheng Import Automobile Trading Company has occupied 17% of the domestic market share. This really surprised me."

He had heard the introduction of Shen Mingsheng from Jin Qiuyu and already had high expectations, but he hadn't expected that when he truly understood the Mingsheng company, it still broke the upper limit.

"The domestic automobile market is too vast, so in just over a year, it occupied 17% of the domestic market share. I am offering 28% of the shares, valued at 620 million."

Zhou Andong pondered for a moment. According to last year's sales, this price was very fair. But according to the growth share in the first quarter of this year, he was taking a not-insignificant advantage.

Not to mention he also knew the development trend of the future automobile market. Even in the era twenty years from now when joint-venture cars would be all over the streets, imported cars would still have a not-insignificant market share.

"At this price, you are losing out a bit."

Shen Mingsheng smiled slightly. "This is the sincerity I am expressing to Chairman Zhou."

Zhou Andong didn't speak. He leaned against the sofa, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest. After a while, he said.

"Now, tell me your plan."

Shen Mingsheng let out a breath. He had always had the intention to enter the automobile manufacturing field, but the funding gap in his hands was very large.

Wanting to find a partner, it wasn't that he couldn't find someone who could take out 600 or 700 million, but he didn't trust those people's integrity.

They were all people who forgot righteousness at the sight of profit and were short-sighted. Once a conflict occurred due to interests, the whole family might not be able to protect him.

Therefore, he came to Jiangzhou in person, saying it was for the Zhongbao matter, but in reality, the main thing was to find Zhou Andong to discuss investment.

"Mingsheng Import Automobile Trading Company will provide the capital to acquire an automobile manufacturing enterprise, and then form a joint venture with a well-known foreign car company..."

Shen Mingsheng explained his plan in detail, then looked at Zhou Andong, who was pondering, waiting for a reply.

Zhou Andong silently picked up the ashtray and flicked the ash.

"Mingsheng Import Automobile Trading Company cannot provide the capital to acquire an automobile manufacturing enterprise."

Shen Mingsheng was stunned. "Why?"

Zhou Andong said very frankly, "The share structure of Mingsheng Automobile Company is too complex."

Shen Mingsheng understood immediately and said very embarrassedly, "I don't have much capital in my hands. If we establish another company, the other shareholders of Mingsheng will definitely not agree to me withdrawing funds from the company."

"This is easy to handle." Zhou Andong said, "I will give up investing in Mingsheng Automobile and pull in another partner. We will jointly invest to establish a new company."

Shen Mingsheng hesitated. Most of the company's funds were tied up in imported cars. His plan was to take the 600 million invested by Zhou Andong, plus the company's 200 million in working capital, to first acquire an automobile manufacturing plant, mainly to first get the automobile manufacturing license.

Once the imported cars in his hands were sold, the funds would be returned, and everything would be solved. If that still didn't work, then he would find a way to increase capital. With Zhou Andong as a shareholder, pulling in two more reliable shareholders wouldn't be difficult.

But Zhou Andong not buying into Mingsheng and instead having three parties invest to establish a new company was not very friendly to him, because he didn't have much capital in his hands and couldn't get many shares.

Not to mention, Zhou Andong was wealthy and imposing. Establishing a new company, and an automobile manufacturing enterprise at that, the registered capital would definitely not be less than 2 billion. In this way, the shares he could get would be even more pitifully small.

"What?" Zhou Andong asked. "Are there difficulties?"

"No!"

Shen Mingsheng secretly gritted his teeth. At worst, he would take the 28% shares to mortgage for a loan. Even if he couldn't borrow 600 million, 500 million would definitely be no problem.

"Good!" Zhou Andong smiled and reached out his hand. "Then I wish us a happy cooperation."

Since the decision was made, Shen Mingsheng didn't struggle anymore, and the two big men's hands gripped together.

"I believe that cooperating with Chairman Zhou will definitely be very happy."

Zhou Andong's mood was quite good. Talking about automobiles, he suddenly thought of that smuggling king in Xiamen.

Last year, Chen Hansheng from Hong Kong lost everything in the sugar futures market and didn't even have competitive capital.

With no other way, he organized a batch of smuggled goods and shipped them to Xiamen. His rival leaked the news to Zhou Andong.

Then, Zhou Andong gave the news to Old Master Jian. He didn't know what happened to that smuggling king; even the media didn't report on it.

"Boss Shen!" Zhou Andong said. "How much do you know about that smuggling king in the Red Building in Xiamen?"

Shen Mingsheng was stunned, then reacted. "As far as I know, half of the smuggled goods in the country, including automobiles, flowed out from his hands. I don't know much about the specifics."

Zhou Andong continued to ask, "Last year, a smuggling ship was intercepted in Xiamen waters. It is said that it was related to that smuggling king. Have you heard of it?"

"I have heard of this."

Shen Mingsheng didn't know why Zhou Andong would be interested in this matter.

"That smuggling king escaped; it was his nephew who took the blame."

"His nephew?" Zhou Andong blinked. "How many nephews does he have?"

Shen Mingsheng said somewhat uncertainly, "It seems he only has one nephew, from his own younger brother."

Zhou Andong didn't know what to say. This time, the power of the butterfly's small wings flapping was not small.

If the smuggling king only had one nephew, and now he was inside, the life of the Sweet Song Queen probably changed direction as well.

Then, Zhou Andong chatted with Shen Mingsheng for a while longer. "Boss Shen, that's it. After you go back, immediately get the plan out. I will contact the other partner."

Shen Mingsheng didn't ask who it was, but since it was someone Zhou Andong contacted, he was still very reassured.

"No problem. I will return to the capital right now and will arrive before ten o'clock tonight."

"It's not like this one night makes a difference." Zhou Andong tried to persuade him to stay. "Leave tomorrow. I'll host tonight, and we'll have a drink."

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future." Shen Mingsheng shook his head with a smile. "I am now burning with passion and can't wait to get the plan out tonight."

"Fine. Since you are in such a hurry, I won't keep you."

Zhou Andong laughed loudly, sent Shen Mingsheng out of the factory department, watched him get in the car and leave, and then returned to the office.

Sitting in the chair, he drank the tea that had already gone cold in the cup, then grabbed the phone and dialed Young Master Pu's mobile phone number, but it never got through.

After more than an hour, he dialed again, and on the third try, it finally got through.

"Who is this?"

Pu Zhenrong's intermittent voice came through the receiver, along with crackling static; the signal on the other side was very bad.

"I am Zhou Andong. Can you hear me?"

"Who are you?" Pu Zhenrong's voice came again.

Zhou Andong was very helpless. "The signal on your side is very bad. Can you move and change to a place with a better signal?"

"Is the signal bad?"

Pu Zhenrong shouted at the top of his lungs, and then there was no sound.

After about two or three minutes, the crackling static gradually disappeared.

"Is it better now?"

"It's better. I can hear clearly." Zhou Andong said. "Can you tell who I am?"

"Zhou—Dongzi?" Pu Zhenrong said tentatively.

Zhou Andong said gloomily, "Not bad, you haven't forgotten your brother."

"Fuck!" Pu Zhenrong cursed. "You use me like a beast of burden; even if you turned to ash, I would recognize you."

"Sigh!" Zhou Andong sighed. "I have put in so much effort to bring you along to show off and fly, so that your name could be engraved on the great monument of China, but in the end, it made you harbor resentment. I was wrong, truly wrong."

"Stop playing games with me." Pu Zhenrong snorted. "Say what you have to say, let out what you have to let out. I'm busy here."

Zhou Andong gave a laugh. "Have your fox friends, Zhang Hua and Liu Zongmin, or anyone else, contact me immediately."

Pu Zhenrong asked, "Is it about investing in potash fertilizer?"

"No!" Zhou Andong said. "There is an investment project better than potash fertilizer."

Pu Zhenrong immediately got into the spirit. "What project?"

"Automobile manufacturing." Zhou Andong said. "Our country's automobile market will be very big, bigger than you can imagine."

"Automobile manufacturing!" Pu Zhenrong cursed. "Fuck, investing in automobile manufacturing, the initial investment would be at least 2 or 3 billion. If you look for them, even if they smash their pots and sell their iron, draw blood and sell kidneys, it would be good if they could scrape together 20 or 30 million."

"Do you think I'm short of money?" Zhou Andong snorted. "If they weren't your brothers, if it wasn't for your face, would I know who they are? How could I bring them along to play?"

"That's also true." Pu Zhenrong chuckled. "How about this, I want to invest a bit."

"You also want to invest a bit?" Zhou Andong asked. "How much can you invest?"

"Shorting the British pound in the UK, you gave me a red envelope of 40 million US dollars, and it's still lying in the bank."

Pu Zhenrong's voice started to become intermittent again, but it was still understandable.

"The signal on your side is bad again." Zhou Andong asked. "Can you hear me clearly?"

"Wait for me!" Pu Zhenrong said, and a few seconds later: "How about now?"

"Fine!"

Zhou Andong was eager for Pu Zhenrong to get involved; in the future, if the whole family had any crazy ideas, they wouldn't have the guts.

"You form a company with Zhang Hua and the others, and buy into it in the name of the company."

"Can do!" At this moment, Pu Zhenrong was very happy. "It still has to be my own brother, thinking of his older brother when there's a good project."

Zhou Andong said unhappily, "Don't you think I treat you like a beast of burden now?"

"So what if I'm treated like a beast of burden?" Pu Zhenrong said righteously. "Others want to be a beast of burden for you, but they don't even have the opportunity."

Zhou Andong rolled his eyes. In the past two years, Young Master Pu's face had become thicker and thicker.

But then again, the winter in Longjiang Province was minus thirty-something degrees, and the extreme cold weather exceeded minus forty degrees.

If Young Master Pu wasn't thick-skinned, he might not have survived such a cold winter.

"Contact them immediately and get the company registered as soon as possible."

"No problem." Pu Zhenrong said. "After it's registered, I will have them go to Jiangzhou to see you."

"No need to come to Jiangzhou. I'll be back in the capital in two days. Have them go to Anqiu Hutong to find me."

Zhou Andong gave instructions, then hung up the phone. He got up and wanted to go back to Tanghezi to take a look, but the phone rang, and he sat back down.

"I am Zhou Andong. Who is this!"

"Me!" Zhao Liangping's voice came through the receiver. "Zhao Liangping."

Zhou Andong's spirit was lifted. "Is there news?"

Zhao Liangping fell silent for a moment. "The matter is a bit difficult to handle. Your cousin doesn't have any major issues, so I think it's better to settle it privately. I can act as a middleman."

Zhou Andong raised an eyebrow. "Tell me."

"The owner of that car is named Wu Guidong. Many people call him 'Turtle Dong' behind his back. He is the leader of the underworld in Yangcheng, and 80% of the entertainment industry in Yangcheng is monopolized by him.

Let's put it this way: Rao Zhanhua of Dongtai has to respectfully call him 'Big Brother' when he sees him."

Zhou Andong's gaze narrowed. "Was he the one who hit the person?"

"No!" Zhao Liangping said very disdainfully. "If it were him, I could have smoothed it over for you."

"Say it!"

Zhou Andong had already guessed that the person who hit the person while driving definitely had a significant background.

After all, people who could make Zhao Liangping so embarrassed could be counted on one hand in Guangdong Province.

Zhao Liangping said in a deep voice, "The person who hit the person while driving is named Wu Hui. His father is named Wu Xingshu, and he is the full-time Deputy Secretary-General of the province."

Zhou Andong's gaze narrowed. "What is the relationship between that Turtle Dong and Wu Xingshu?"

"They both have the surname Wu, but there is no kinship." Zhao Liangping pondered for a moment and said, "Turtle Dong was able to sit in the position of the leader of the Yangcheng underworld and monopolize the entertainment industry in Yangcheng because Wu Hui is standing behind him." ===== CHAPTER 1923 =====