1929 I am a chaebol in the United States

Although Lu Chen did not achieve his goal in this meeting with Franklin, it was not without gain. This time he unexpectedly learned about the relationship between Adams and Franklin, which was a very good gain.

After leaving the state capital, Lu Chen thought that he had not cared about the bank for a long time. He now wanted to know the bank's operating conditions.

So he started talking to Adams about the bank.

"Adams, I heard that many banks have closed down recently. How is Guozong Bank? Has it been affected?"

Adams said, "Don't worry. Those failed banks are all small banks. Our Guozong Bank is a big bank after all. And after the scandal that broke out last time, we dealt with some bad debts in a timely manner. Now we have enough cash reserves, so we don't have to worry about a run on the bank at all."

Lu Chen asked again: "In that case, what is the business situation? Is there any loss?"

Adams said: "Our bank's reputation is still good, and there are still many people willing to deposit their money in our bank. In addition, during this period, we have acquired a lot of high-quality industries. For example, we bought millions of Ford shares. We also bought a lot of real estate in New York."

Lu Chen nodded continuously after listening to this. These are industries that will grow rapidly in the future. It seems that Adams has been doing a very good job during this period.

Lu Chen said: "No wonder you kept saying you were busy recently. It seems you really put in a lot of effort to run the bank so well."

Hearing Lu Chen say this, Adams couldn't help but show off. He said:

"Brother, I was wrong. I am relieved now. I don't have to worry about anything in the bank. It's all because of the capable people below me. Now I just need to sign the project book."

It seems that Adams has created a good team. After listening to Adams' words, Lu Chen thought about it and said in surprise:

"Adams, that's great. You must have put a lot of thought into finding so many talented people."

Adams said a little embarrassedly: "It didn't take much effort. These people were arranged by the family to the bank. How can I have so much time to get so many professionals?"

The family arranged for him, it's good to have a family with deep background, Lu Chen sighed in his heart, if it were me, without three to five years, I would definitely not be able to run a company normally just by being a tool like Adams. Lu Chen said:

"It seems that your family treats you very well. They are willing to send so many talented people to help you manage the bank."

Adams smiled bitterly and said, "Hey, I'm not as optimistic as you. I think it's because my two brothers at home have set their sights on Guozong Bank that my father sent so many people to work in the bank."

Lu Chen frowned and asked:

"Adams, why do you say that?"

Adams said: "Now all projects need my signature before they can take effect. But I feel that it is getting more and more difficult to promote a project. Those people from the family always have various reasons to shirk the projects I have come up with. In the end, I can only force them to execute them."

Lu Chen frowned. He had not expected this to happen. Lu Chen asked:

"Then why did you say earlier that you were relaxed?"

Adams said: "I don't do the projects myself anymore. I just review the projects they submit and sign if I'm satisfied with them. If I'm not satisfied with them, I ask them to take them back and revise them."

Lu Chen said: "But this is not a long-term solution. Since those people are not yours, why don't you think about recruiting people from outside?"

Adams said: "It's not easy to find so many talents. If you have talents in this area, please recommend them to me."

Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll ask someone to keep an eye out for people in this field when I get back. If I find such a talent, I will definitely recommend him to you."

Adams nodded and asked, "That's great. By the way, are you going home or to the factory?"

Lu Chen said: "Please take me to the factory. I have a lot of things to do in the factory right now."

After hearing this, Adams took Lu Chen into the car and sent him directly back to the factory.

After returning to the factory, Lu Chen went straight to the door of Fu Mingzhuo's office.

He pushed open the door of Fu Mingzhuo's office and walked in. Lu Chen saw Fu Mingzhuo writing and drawing on his desk.

Hearing someone coming in, Fu Mingzhuo said without even raising his head: "Just tell me if you have anything to say. I'm very busy now."

"Mingzhuo, what are you doing now? You are so busy."

Hearing Lu Chen's voice, he quickly raised his head and said anxiously:

"Boss, you're finally here."

Fu Mingzhuo took out a document and handed it to Lu Chen, saying:

"Boss, take a look. This is the document that the New York City Department of Commerce sent us today. It says that someone reported to the Department of Commerce that we produced contraband. They are sending someone to investigate and asked us to cooperate."

Lu Chen took the document and looked at it. It was indeed a document issued by the New York City Department of Commerce. He was a little confused. Although his relationship with Jace was somewhat distant because of the hospital incident, it was not necessary for Jace to produce such a document just because of a report. Lu Chen decided to call Jace to ask.

Lu Chen returned to his office, picked up the phone and called Jess.

This time the person who answered the phone was Jace himself. Jace said:

"Hello, this is the New York City Department of Commerce. My name is Jace. May I ask who you are?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Mr. Jess, I'm Lu Chen."

When Jace heard that it was Lu Chen who was calling, his first reaction was to hang up the phone. He didn't know who Lu Chen had offended recently. He was targeted by the people from the Department of Commerce again.

But he thought about it. Last time, his home hospital lost Lu Chen's experimental data and did not give Lu Chen an explanation. This made him feel guilty towards Lu Chen. He hung up the phone like this. He felt that he should still apologize to Lu Chen.

Jess said, "Mr. Lu, I don't know what you are calling about. If it's about something at the hospital, I can only say sorry to you. I didn't expect the hospital to lose the test data."

Lu Chen didn't call for this matter. He wanted to find out why Jess wanted to check his factory. He interrupted Jess and said:

"Mr. Jess, I'm not looking for you this time because of the hospital."

Jace was a little surprised that Lu Chen didn't come to see him about the hospital. He asked, "Then what did Mr. Lu come to see me about?"

Lu Chen immediately said, "Mr. Jess, this is what happened. I received a notice to cooperate with the investigation today. I want to know why you need to investigate my factory."

"So that's what happened, Mr. Lu. This document was not sent to you by our Commerce Bureau. We sent you this notice after receiving a notice from the Department of Commerce."

Lu Chen didn't expect that this was a document issued by the Department of Commerce. Lu Chen was a little confused. He didn't know why the Department of Commerce would come directly to investigate his factory. Besides, his small company was not worthy of the attention of the Department of Commerce. This was a little abnormal. Lu Chen asked, "Mr. Jess, do you know why the Department of Commerce came to investigate our factory?"

Jess said, "Mr. Lu, you must have offended someone, otherwise the people from the Commerce Department would not directly investigate the factory. Usually they would forward the report letter to our Commerce Bureau, and we would start the investigation after we understand the situation."

I haven't offended anyone, Lu Chen was a little confused. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind. He thought of a situation. That is, the mysterious boss took action and directly asked the people in the Commercial Department to investigate him.

Lu Chen said, "Mr. Jess, if that's the case, I won't bother you anymore. I'll ask someone else."

Jess: "It's no trouble. If you need any help in the future, Mr. Lu, just come to me directly as before. I have something else to do, so I'll hang up now."

After saying that, Jace hung up the phone.

Lu Chen put down the phone and immediately went to Fu Mingzhuo's office.

"Ming Zhuo, the person who targeted penicillin has taken action. This notice should be his work."

Fu Mingzhuo didn't expect that it was the mysterious boss who took action this time. He asked anxiously:

"So what do we do now?"

Lu Chen said, "Ming Zhuo, have you arranged everything I told you to do yesterday?"

Fu Mingzhuo nodded and said, "I have copied all the information you bought from Philip, and have placed the copied files in the laboratory."

Lu Chen said: "That's good, this way we won't be afraid of them coming to check. If they come, we can just take them to the laboratory and let them check this document?"

Fu Mingzhuo said with some concern: "Will they find out that this test report is fake? And will their visit this time affect our nylon production?"

Lu Chen said, "They probably can't tell the difference. Although the two reports contain different things, they are both new drugs. They haven't seen the real report, so it's impossible for them to tell the difference. As for nylon, don't worry. They are targeting penicillin this time, so they won't check nylon."

Fu Mingzhuo said: "Even if they don't check nylon, what if they ask us to stop production for rectification? The nylon production workshop will consume a lot of materials and time every time it is opened and closed."

Lu Chen explained, "They don't dare to stop the production of nylon. This nylon doesn't belong to just us. If they dare to affect the production of nylon, Mr. Dior will not sit idly by. I think that mysterious boss will definitely not cause trouble."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, Fu Mingzhuo breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that this investigation would affect nylon. Now textile factories consume large quantities of nylon yarn every day. If production really stopped, the factory's losses would be terrible.

Lu Chen thought about it and felt that since the mysterious boss had started to attack his factory, he would definitely not pay attention to other places. Lu Chen said:

"Ming Zhuo, send someone to the Commonwealth and ask Professor Fleming to organize clinical trials in the Commonwealth. Then apply for a patent and a drug marketing license directly in the Commonwealth. Use penicillin in the name instead of penicillin."

Fu Mingzhuo was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up. He said, "Boss, are you planning to produce penicillin directly in the Commonwealth?"

Lu Chen shook his head and said, "I won't produce in the Commonwealth. We don't have any foundation there. We can't keep such a coveted golden treasure. I still plan to produce penicillin in the United States, but I can't build the factory in the United States. I want to build the factory in the Philippines or Canada."

Fu Mingzhuo thought for a while and said, "Then I suggest building a factory in the Philippines. It is in Southeast Asia, far from the United States but close to China. And there are many Chinese people there."

Lu Chen was a little reluctant about the Philippines, as the Philippines was occupied by Xiao Rizi during World War II. If the factory was built in the Philippines, wouldn't it be a gift to Xiao Rizi for free?

Fu Mingzhuo saw that Lu Chen was a little hesitant and continued:

"In the Philippines, the influence of those big guys in the United States is very small, so we can build a factory there very smoothly. Moreover, the Chinese in Southeast Asia are relatively united. When we build a factory in the Philippines, the Chinese in Southeast Asia will also give us certain support."

Lu Chen asked: "Ming Zhuo, you are so optimistic about the Philippines, do you know anyone in Southeast Asia?"

Fu Mingzhuo said: "I have some classmates in Nanyang. We can get help from these classmates when we go there. Their families have considerable influence in Nanyang."

Lu Chen thought about it and decided to build a factory in the Philippines since Fu Mingzhuo was so optimistic about the Philippines. Lu Chen also thought that since he was going to build a factory in the Philippines, he might as well move the production lines he had obtained to the Philippines. This way, the distance for transporting the weapons and ammunition he produced back to China would be much shorter.

Lu Chen nodded and said, "Okay, I'll follow your instructions. Once we get the license, we'll build a factory in the Philippines first."

After Lu Chen finished talking about penicillin, he thought about the purpose of his visit to Fu Mingzhuo. He said to Fu Mingzhuo:

"Mingzhuo, I want to find some people in financial management. Do you know anyone in this field?"

Fu Mingzhuo shook his head and asked doubtfully:

"Boss, why are you looking for someone in this field?"

Lu Chen said: "I want to arrange a group of my own people in Guozong Bank."

Fu Mingzhuo smiled when he heard Lu Chen's words. He always felt that it was inappropriate for Lu Chen to completely hand over the management of Guozong Bank to Adams.

He always felt that his things should be in his own hands so that people would feel at ease. Now Lu Chen arranged for people to enter Guozong Bank. Then he would not have to worry about being squeezed out in the future.

Fu Mingzhuo said happily: "Although I don't have any ready-made staff, I can recruit a group of people right away."

Lu Chen nodded and said, "Okay, then you should recruit a group of people first."