In the manor villa, a handsome and gentle young man walked up to Yu Jinhang and stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, Uncle Yu."
"This is my elder brother, Yu Jinrong." Yu Jinhang introduced: "Brother, this is Mr. Zhou's youngest son, Zhou Tonghui."
"Hello, Uncle Yu." The young man stretched out his palm.
"Hello." Yu Jinrong shook hands with the other party.
"My dad is on the phone upstairs, let's go upstairs and wait for him." Zhou Tonghui invited very politely.
"Okay." Yu Jinrong nodded.
Everyone followed Zhou Tonghui, walked up the spiral staircase, and came to the reception room on the third floor of the villa together.
After entering the house, everyone sat down in the spacious sofa area. Zhou Tonghui personally prepared drinks for everyone, coffee and tea, with a very humble attitude and very thoughtful hospitality.
After Zhou Tonghui finished his work, a middle-aged man walked into the living room. Judging from his appearance, he was about fifty years old, but he was very strong, with a broad back and a strong waist. He was wearing a very neat and clean suit, with a meticulously combed back hair, and his hair was as black and shiny as carbon.
When the middle-aged man entered the room, Yu Jinhang immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou."
"Old Yu, long time no see!" The middle-aged man stretched out his hands to shake hands with him.
"I'm here to trouble you." Yu Jinhang grinned and stretched out his hand to introduce: "This is my eldest brother Yu Jinrong, and this is his son Yu Mingyuan."
"You are looking for me to talk about something, which is giving me face. Welcome." The middle-aged man shook hands with everyone one by one, even the little girls like An Qiqi, he took the initiative to extend his hand to show his goodwill.
Before coming, Yu Mingyuan had talked with Gou Liuzi in the car. The person they met today was called Zhou Yaoxiang. His ancestors came to District 1 to work hard before the beginning of the era, and three generations were born here.
Zhou Yaoxiang's family used to be the most influential Chinese gang in Huadu District 1. His father founded the Chinese Zhongxiao Hall at the age of 45, and operated various "maritime trade" businesses. But after the first year of the era, District 1 went to war with the Chinese District. Zhou Yaoxiang's father was imprisoned because he had publicly supported the Chinese District and made remarks criticizing the Republic. And because of his old age, he was sentenced to 250 years in prison and eventually died in prison.
After Zhou Yaoxiang's father passed away, the Zhou family became much more low-key. At present, Zhou Yaoxiang serves as the leader of Zhongxiao Hall and also serves as the chairman of the Chinese Workers' Council.
The identity of this kind of person is actually difficult to define. If you say he is a businessman, it is definitely not accurate. If you say he is a political businessman, it seems not quite right. But if you say he is pure black, it is even more one-sided.
Moreover, if you only look at Zhou Yaoxiang's appearance, then you say he is from a scholarly family and a political family, it is definitely no problem. Although he was born with a strong build, he looked very gentle, with humility and politeness in his bones, and he looked completely free of gangsterism.
After Zhou Yaoxiang shook hands with everyone and greeted them, he smiled and sat on the sofa near Yu Jinrong and Yu Jinhang: "Mr. Yu, I heard from Jinhang that you are planning to set up an association in Longcheng, right?"
"Yes," Yu Jinrong nodded: "I want to set up a Chinese union."
Zhou Yaoxiang put his arms on the armrest of the sofa, paused for a moment and replied: "Mr. Yu, is it too late to set up an association now?"
"It's not too late at the moment." Yu Jinrong said softly: "I personally feel that the situation in Longcheng will not be changed in a short period of time. Its foundation has been established. Even if one district strengthens control in the future, it will definitely be one district, two systems."
"Mr. Yu...!"
"Let's be casual. You can call me Lao Yu or Jinrong. It sounds too formal." Yu Jinrong replied with a smile.
Zhou Yaoxiang nodded: "Then let's not be so polite and get down to business?"
"Okay!"
"Investing money is no problem." Although Zhou Yaoxiang was polite, he spoke very directly: "I invested in you to set up an association, how do you repay me?"
"Dividends according to shares." Yu Jinrong replied.
"I'm not interested in dividends." Zhou Yaoxiang waved his hand and asked very directly: "If we set up an association, can you touch the gold brick business?"
Yu Jinrong was confused. He didn't expect the other party to be so direct. He asked with a little surprise: "Do it in Longcheng?"
"No, use Longcheng as a transit point and sell it to the Mexicans in Sinalo." Zhou Yaoxiang replied.
Yu Jinrong pondered for a while: "This... I'm afraid we can't do it."
Zhou Yaoxiang nodded: "Then can we do the arms business? It's also transited from Longcheng and sold to Sinalo. I'll provide the source of goods, and you can be responsible for hoarding and selling it."
Yu Jinrong was even more confused.
Beside him, Bai Hongbo whispered to Su Tianyu: "Good fellow, this big brother doesn't touch any business that is not punishable by death! He is really principled!"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Su Tianyu was sweating wildly, thinking that Zhou Yaoxiang looked gentle and refined, but the business he negotiated was bigger than one.
Yu Jinrong blinked his eyes, shook his head and said: "Arms are not allowed either. This business belongs to the garrison, and we can't get involved."
Zhou Yaoxiang heard this answer and spread his hands in response: "That's difficult. If you don't touch the two most profitable businesses, what's the point of establishing an association?"
"It is a hidden political investment, because the environment in Longcheng is quite special." Yu Jinrong explained.
"If we don't engage in the highly profitable industry, the association will have no cohesion! The brothers below need to see money." Zhou Yaoxiang paused and immediately added: "Of course, this is just my personal opinion. Maybe you see it much more clearly than me."
"Haha!" Yu Jinrong smiled and didn't respond. He thought that today's deal would definitely not be negotiated, because the other party was doing business with the death penalty. Who can stand this?
Zhou Yaoxiang thought about it for a while, turned his head and looked at Yu Jinrong: "Old Yu, you came to me to give me face. I'm afraid I can't help you with this investment, but if you need money, I can lend it to you."
Yu Jinrong was stunned: "This...!"
"How much money do you need?" Zhou Yaoxiang asked very bluntly.
"I really haven't considered this loan. It's too embarrassing." Yu Jinrong was obviously not prepared.
"I said the same thing. You came to me because you gave me face. If I can help you, I will definitely help you." Zhou Yaoxiang intervened and looked at him: "20 million, is it enough?"
"I took this money...!"
"Just give me some handling fees according to the bank interest rate." Zhou Yaoxiang immediately added: "You don't have to be embarrassed."
Hearing this, Su Tianyu secretly sighed in his heart, no wonder he can be the president of the Huadu Chinese Union, this kind of temperament is really not something that can be pretended.
"Think about it, if you need it, I will lend it to you." Zhou Yaoxiang said softly: "Everyone who comes to my place is a guest, stay for a few days, I will entertain you."
"This is so embarrassing!" Yu Jinrong replied with a smile.
"We are not outsiders, Jinhang and I have been friends for many years." Zhou Yaoxiang turned his head and greeted: "Tonghui, you arrange it!"
"Okay." Zhou Tonghui nodded.
In this way, everyone stayed at Zhou's manor as guests for a while, and no one expected that this simple meeting would directly determine the fate of several families in Longcheng.
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Area 1, Sanfeng Group Investment Bank Office Area.
A young man in a suit walked into the office.
The secretary walked in and whispered: "People in our information department said that someone in Longcheng is trying to attract investment recently and wants to create an association. Do you want to report this project to Mr. Shen?"
"How big is it?" the young man asked.
"There is no scale yet, and we just want to do it." The secretary replied.
"At this level, they don't come to us, so we don't need to take the initiative to talk about investment." The young man simply replied: "For the record, put it aside for now."