Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

After careful consideration, Hu Zhenhua decided to deal with Jimla to prevent him from taking the blame for his failure in the black-eating-black scheme.

A cold organization like the Intelligence Bureau is like a poisonous snake in the dark, which may suddenly jump out and bite the company at any time.

Two days later, Carter suddenly received news that Hu Zhenhua was negotiating with Jiang Zhen about selling shares. At first, he did not take it too seriously, thinking that Hu wanted to use this to coerce Jimla. But a day later, a tabloid suddenly broke the news that 60% of the shares of all TA companies in the industrial zone, except Chongming Development Bank, would be transferred to the county government.

The signing ceremony will be held at 3 pm.

Only then did Carter realize that Hu Zhenhua was not joking.

When the embarrassed consul found Lao Hu, many people had gathered in his office, and Morris was trying to persuade them.

"Hu, you can't give up the industrial zone. The money here is too easy to make. In less than two years, we can all retire."

Everyone agreed, and no matter what kind of machines and industrial products, there were people who wanted them, even steam engines and spinning machines.

As Morris said, the money is easy to make!

The only regret is that the other party lacks foreign exchange and can only settle the bill with coal. But it doesn’t matter. At most, it will take some effort to sell the coal. Anyway, the US steel companies and power plants will take as much as they can.

US Steel Corporation has already entered the mining sector in Jiangbei, and it will not be long before it will get involved in other minerals.

The free world has broken through the red market barriers, which was never imagined before.

The company that achieved this feat was TA. Now that the leader is running away, how can other foreign capital not be afraid? It can be said that the entire industrial zone is in a panic.

Hu Zhenhua held his hands in the air, and after everyone was quiet, he spoke.

"Please rest assured, TA Corporation will never run away! I'm selling my shares to invest in atomic energy research, and I have no other intentions. If you don't believe me, you can take a look at the agreement I signed. It stipulates that the industrial zone will still be operated by TA Corporation. This is a huge piece of lucrative meat, and there's no way I'm giving it up. Everyone, atomic energy is the future. If you're interested, you can invest!"

Morris took the agreement from Zhuge Lin, his eyes widened, and he asked,

"Didn't you say the agreement would be signed at 3 p.m.? What?"

Hu Zhenhua calmly sat down on the sofa and said with a smile,

"The agreement was signed at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. As for the news you heard, it is obviously not accurate."

Carter, who was hiding at the door, staggered and almost hit the wall when he heard this.

Morris flipped through the documents quickly. After a few minutes, he put them down and said angrily,

"Hu, we are all old friends. Can you tell me the truth? What exactly happened? If things are hopeless, we are ready to withdraw our investment!"

The smile on Hu Zhenhua's face froze. He picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then said slowly,

"I've offended the intelligence agencies and I'm afraid they'll accuse me of collaborating with the Communist Party. Haha, maybe I'm overthinking it!"

The others shrank back when they heard this, but Morris was not afraid. He threw the lighter on the table and cursed.

"Is it that bastard Jimla? He still has the nerve to accuse others. If he's collaborating with the Communists, why didn't he mention that he lost two planes? I heard there were two big firecrackers in the planes! We have reason to believe that he brought the planes here on purpose..."

Hearing this, Carter hurriedly pretended to come in and interrupted everyone with a smile.

"The gentlemen are all here!"

Morris was furious. He saw Carter come in and continued to blame Jimla.

"Mr. Consul, you've arrived just in time. Jimla has overreached. His foolish suspicions have had a huge negative impact on the operation of the industrial zone!"

Carter was very unhappy. After cursing "idiot" in his heart, he said with a smile,

"You have to let me know the situation."

Hu Zhenhua stood up and gave Carter a hug.

"My friend, I haven't seen you recently. What have you been busy with?"

Carter was feeling miserable. Ever since that damn tabloid broke the news about the polar bear experiment, he had been having a hard time. All kinds of media had flocked to the consulate, and coupled with the protesting citizens of Shanghai, they had surrounded the consulate so tightly that Carter couldn't even get out.

Not only that, he also had to deal with various inquiries from the country and appease his compatriots and businessmen, and he was very busy.

If he hadn't heard that Hu Zhenhua was going to sell his shares, he would never have climbed over the wall to come here.

After Carter let go of Lao Hu, he smiled and said,

"It takes only a few words to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of effort to refute them! The consulate has no way to defend itself."

Hu Zhenhua was secretly happy. If you hadn't set your sights on me and Neng Company, why would I have exposed this matter in advance? If you want to blame someone, blame yourself.

"My friend, rumors stop at the wise. If you feel upset, you can stay with me for a while."

Carter nodded slightly. It was useless to say anything now. Time would make everything fade away.

"Then excuse me!"

After Hu Zhenhua asked everyone to take their seats, he said with a smile,

"Everyone, I know what you're worried about. If you're afraid, you can do what I did and sell 60% of your shares, but you can still retain management rights. The other party's offer is still very fair. I want to make one point in particular: the remaining shares of TA will never be sold again, not even a penny!"

Morris opened his mouth, unable to express his pain.

Other industries can sell shares, but what about banks? Are they supposed to accept shares from the other party? They don't have foreign exchange, so are they supposed to accept a pile of coal?

Morris looked at Lao Hu for help and asked,

"Hu, what should we do with our bank?"

Hu Zhenhua said unhappily,

"I understand others are afraid, but you're not! From what I know, Huaqi Bank's loans are all to Western companies. Unless their parent company goes bankrupt, your loan is completely risk-free. If something uncontrollable happens, you can just walk away. As for the bank building, you can keep it and prepare for your return to this market. The rent isn't that much anyway!"

After hearing Lao Hu's reminder, Morris thought about it carefully and immediately felt relieved. He smiled and said,

"That's right! That's the truth!"

Hu Zhenhua glanced at the group of traders again and said with a smile,

"As for those involved in trade, don't worry. You don't have fixed assets. Even if you suffer losses, at most you'll just lose a portion of your initial earnings!"

Hu Zhenhua looked at the factory investors again and said with a smile,

"The Reds are not polar bears. They are reasonable. Even if the worst happens, we can still get coal and soybeans!"

Descartes stood up. He was in a good mood. The 60% stake in the steel plant sold by Hu Zhenhua also included a portion of the US Steel Company, so even if there were any risks, he could remain consistent with TA.

What's more, the equipment used by Jiangbei to mine coal was provided by the United States Steel Corporation. It can be said that the more coal the Red side owes, the more profit Descartes will make.

Descartes smiled and said,

"Returns are always proportional to risks. Pioneers may discover new continents, or they may encounter storms and sink to the sea!"

His words were ambiguous, making it unclear whether he agreed to stay here or withdraw his investment and leave.

But most people present understood.

Old Leek Smith is still strong and his hearty laughter makes Old Hu's eardrums hurt.

"That's right, we are exploring a new world, how can we not take some risks!"

Hu Zhenhua was secretly happy that these people were willing to convince themselves, which saved him a lot of trouble.

Interests are always the best driving force.

China is in great need of industrial equipment. Generally speaking, it is difficult for ordinary people to obtain advanced equipment, so they can only focus on the price. However, Western consortiums are making a lot of money, so even if there are huge risks, they still flock to it.

People eat all kinds of grains. Some factories stayed firmly, some sold part of their shares, and some decisively withdrew their investment and left.

Hu Zhenhua doesn't care about them. He is only responsible for chatting. After all, bragging is tax-free, so he just fools people.