Chapter 770: Foreign Investment

He Yuzhu shook his head and smiled: "This kid, he actually has quite a bit of ambition."

He Jia leaned in and asked: "Dad, then what is your stance exactly? Listening to your tone, it seems like you actually support him quite a bit?"

"Of those living in our courtyard, who isn't from a bitter background? Whoever can jump out of it, I am happy for them."

He Jia curled her lip and said: "Dad, you are unreasonable."

Just as He Yuzhu was speaking, the courtyard gate rattled, and He Yushui rushed in, bustling with Xiaomi, Dahua, and Xiaoqi.

"Brother, you have to stand up for us!" As soon as He Yushui entered the door, she started shouting, "That Zhou Bingshan, he didn't even spare me, someone who was just trying to break up the fight; he is simply arrogant!"

Following that, she rattled off everything that had happened a few days ago.

After listening, He Yuzhu said slowly: "No need to rush this. Let them jump around for a few days first. Once I've straightened out the things on my hands, I'll deal with them properly. I don't dare to get into fights lately; Secretary Liu wants me to report to his side."

He Yushui's eyes rolled, and she asked again: "Brother, someone wants our company to invest in making a movie. Do you think we should do it?"

He Yuzhu waved his hand: "Now is not the time yet, wait two years."

He Yushui nodded, "I also think it won't work right now."

Beijing Hospital.

Liu Guangtian stood before the hospital bed, looking at Liu Guangfu, who was covered in tubes, his voice a bit hoarse: "That car I just bought, I sold it, and all the money went to pay for your medical treatment."

Liu Guangfu grabbed Liu Guangtian's hand and wailed loudly: "Brother, from now on, I will treat you the way I should treat my parents, and I will provide for you in your old age and see you off."

Liu Guangtian waved his hand: "Don't, you might even die before me!"

Liu Guangfu was stunned, then laughed again, wiping his tears as he said: "Brother, anyway, from now on I will listen to you. I won't look at the grass on the other side of the fence anymore."

"I've found a matchmaker to find you a wife; you need to live a proper life from now on," Liu Guangtian said.

Second Reception House.

Secretary Liu looked at He Yuzhu and asked straight to the point: "You've been following me for half a month now; have you thought of a way to increase foreign exchange?"

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said earnestly: "Leader, if you trust me, establish a department specifically for foreign investment. I won't promise anything else, but if you invest 500 million USD, within five years, I will at least double or triple that money for you."

Upon hearing this, Secretary Liu's eyes lit up instantly: "Are you telling the truth?"

He Yuzhu nodded.

Secretary Liu pressed: "Then how exactly do you plan to earn it?"

He Yuzhu pondered for a moment: "I want to earn it from Japan. If my predictions are correct, M Country will soon force Japan to sign an agreement to let the yen appreciate significantly. If we can exploit this time difference, we can make a huge profit..."

Secretary Liu was silent for a long time, his brows furrowed: "But this involves many laws and regulations; it's very hard to break through."

He Yuzhu smiled: "I can't do anything about policy matters, but as long as you let me operate this money, it will double very quickly."

Secretary Liu gritted his teeth: "I will try my best to find a way to resolve the legal issues, but what if you lose it? This is the country's money."

He Yuzhu said: "I am willing to cover the losses!"

Secretary Liu glared at him: "That is a huge sum of money; what will you use to cover it?"

He Yuzhu stopped hiding things: "Leader, I won't lie to you, Liushi Trading Company has already earned over a billion USD investing in the M Country stock market. Is this money enough to cover it?"

Secretary Liu was suddenly unsettled; he stood up and paced back and forth in the office several times, finally pointing at He Yuzhu: "You kid are really something! I've known you for so many years, I never expected you to be the most cunning one."

He Yuzhu shook his head and said earnestly: "This is a long-term investment, it's been almost thirty years. It's not strange to earn this much money."

Secretary Liu stared at him: "You tell me, if the country doesn't do this deal, were you going to do it yourself?"

He Yuzhu nodded, "I already had Zhao Ying set things up over there. You said it's an era of peaceful development, so we must use their rules to earn their money."

Secretary Liu nodded and asked again: "Then are you willing to take the lead on this?"

He Yuzhu shook his head: "I don't want to participate in this personally; you establish a specialized agency, and I will only be responsible for providing consultation."

Secretary Liu burst into laughter: "You're afraid that if you become an official, you won't be free afterward!"

"The leader still understands me best," He Yuzhu also laughed.

Returning home, He Yuzhu lay down on the sofa, feeling that this day was truly exhausting.

He Zheng walked in, and seeing He Yuzhu's poor complexion, he asked: "Dad, I've never seen you this tired; why is your complexion so bad lately?"

He Yuzhu sighed: "Hey, it's all because I'm helping Secretary Liu; he has way too many meetings over there."

He Zheng didn't make further small talk and said directly: "Dad, the goods sent to Ivan's side, we can't get the money back. This time, he wants to take more goods back; do you think I should let him?"

He Yuzhu's heart sank. He knew history—Yugoslavia in '85, '86, and '87 was a complete mess. He sighed and said: "Ivan is a good person, but friends are friends, and business is business; you cannot sell goods on credit to him anymore. That country of theirs, the economy is finished."

He Zheng frowned: "Then what should I do? He still owes the company quite a bit of money."

He Yuzhu's tone was firm: "It's likely unrecoverable. You'd be better off letting him assist you with the business on the Soviet Union side. If he isn't willing, then forget about the previous debt, but don't give him any more goods."

He Zheng nodded and suddenly smiled: "Dad, I have to say, your peanut business is really amazing now. The most profitable thing in our company is this trade."

Hearing this, He Yuzhu couldn't help but smile.

Street Old Age Home.

Liu Haizhong, supported by his wife, walked tremblingly into Wang Xia's office.

Wang Xia looked up at them: "Do you two have business here?"

Liu Haizhong rubbed his hands: "Director Wang, can I move into your old age home?"

Wang Xia smiled: "Old Liu, you have three sons, why do you need to live here?"

Liu Haizhong cursed: "Raising these three sons was a waste; not one of them is filial. Now, besides the eldest son giving fifteen yuan a month, the other children don't give a single cent. My pension isn't high, and it's not easy for the two of us to survive; we have to cook for ourselves, and now we can't even do that anymore. I just want to move into your street old age home, do you think that's possible?"

Wang Xia smiled and said unhurriedly: "Our old age home isn't in the era of five yuan a month anymore. Now, for those with a pension, we charge sixty yuan a month per person, provided they can take care of themselves. For those who can't, it's even higher."

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong's face fell, and he shook his head: "My wife and I only have eighty yuan a month in total, plus the fifteen the eldest gives, that's only ninety-five. We can't afford your old age home."

Wang Xia said: "Aren't you still able to take care of yourselves? Then just live on your own, and come over when you really can't move anymore."

Liu Haizhong shook his head, sighed, turned around, and left.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of September.

Secretary Liu brought a newspaper and excitedly found He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, you are simply a god! M Country and Japan signed the Plaza Accord, and the yen appreciated by thirteen percent in a week. Does that mean our investment has already started making money?"

He Yuzhu nodded and said unhurriedly: "After we exchanged for yen, we also bought a large amount of financial and real estate stocks; that is where the bulk of the profit is."