1929 I am a chaebol in the United States

Minister Chen briefly chatted with Lu Chen and then walked forward again. Lu Chen waited for about ten minutes before he saw Commander Wu and Minister Chen get on the special car.

Lu Chen walked up to Lu Jiaming at this time and said in a bored tone:

"Brother, where are we going next?"

Lu Jiaming glanced at Lu Chen and said unhappily, "Don't ask me. I don't know where to go next. We just need to follow Commander Wu."

After saying that, Lu Jiaming took Lu Chen into the car and followed behind Commander Wu's special car.

After leaving the airport, Commander Wu's car drove towards the downtown area of ​​Shanghai. It did not stop until it reached a place called Peace Hotel.

Lu Chen looked at the restaurant in confusion, then looked at his watch and found that it was not yet ten o'clock. He muttered quietly: "It's not even time for dinner yet, why did Commander Wu bring people to the hotel?"

He looked at his elder brother in confusion, hoping that his elder brother could explain to him what Commander Wu was doing.

Seeing Lu Chen's puzzled look, Lu Jiaming explained with a smile:

"Xiao Chen, this Peace Hotel is more than just a hotel. It is also a very famous inn in the Magic City. Many big shots stay here when they come to the Magic City."

After hearing the explanation, Lu Chen suddenly realized that Commander Wu was here to arrange accommodation for Minister Chen.

As soon as Lu Jiaming finished speaking, Commander Wu had already gotten out of the car with Minister Chen and walked into the Peace Hotel. Brother Lu Chen also got out of the car and followed them.

Commander Wu had already booked a suite for Minister Chen, so after entering the Peace Hotel he did not stay there. He took Minister Chen directly into the elevator.

Seeing Commander Wu and his men enter the elevator, Lu Chen was about to get on the elevator as well, but was stopped by Lu Jiaming.

Lu Chen was puzzled and asked, "Brother, why are you stopping me? Chairman Qian and Mayor Chen have already gone up."

Lu Jiaming pulled Lu Chen to sit on a chair beside him and said, "Xiao Chen, why are you so ignorant? Chairman Qian and Mayor Chen followed him up because they have something to discuss with Minister Chen. What are you doing up there?"

Lu Chen said anxiously, "I also have something to discuss with Minister Chen."

After Lu Chen finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards the elevator.

Lu Jiaming quickly pushed him back into the chair and said:

"Xiao Chen, please be patient. These people are all high-ranking government officials. What they are talking about must be about national affairs. If you go up now, you will definitely not be able to see Minister Chen. Let's wait here for a while until they finish their discussion. If Minister Chen wants to see you, he will naturally send someone to call you."

Lu Chen and Lu Jiaming waited for more than an hour before they saw Commander Wu and Mayor Chen and others coming out of the elevator.

After sending the few people away, Commander Wu came to Lu Chen with a smile.

"Brother Lu, you must have waited for a long time. Come upstairs with me now. Minister Chen wants to see you."

"Finally I've waited for you. Fortunately I didn't give up," Lu Chen complained in his mind, then quickly stood up and followed Commander Wu into the elevator.

After entering the elevator, Lu Chen couldn't wait to ask Commander Wu what kind of weapons Minister Chen was going to purchase this time in Modu.

"Commander Wu, when Minister Chen came to Shanghai this time, did he tell you that he wanted to purchase those weapons? Also, who did he plan to buy the weapons from? Does he have any sellers in mind?"

Commander Wu smiled and comforted Lu Chen, noticing his anxious look:

"Xiao Chen, don't worry. Minister Chen came to the Magic City to purchase weapons in preparation for the Central Army's expansion. Principal Chang has a large family and a large business. He is planning to expand the army by 200,000 this time, and there are plenty of weapons to purchase. You still have a great chance of getting the order."

Lu Chen couldn't help but sigh that Bald Chang was really generous. He was really rich. He was very happy to expand the army by so many troops. He thought that he could get a share of this order.

Lu Chen was very grateful to Commander Wu. If it weren't for Commander Wu, he might have missed this opportunity.

"Commander Wu, thank you so much for introducing me to Minister Chen. Otherwise, I would have missed this opportunity."

Commander Wu said politely: "No need to thank me for this little thing. Just remember our terms of cooperation, Brother Lu."

Lu Chen quickly said, "Don't worry, Commander Wu. As long as I get the order this time, I will definitely give you a 95% discount on your order."

The elevator soon reached the 6th floor where Minister Chen lived. Commander Wu took Lu Chen out of the elevator and walked towards a room at the end of the corridor.

When he reached the door, Commander Wu knocked on it. Soon, one of Minister Chen's guards opened the small window on the door. Seeing that it was Commander Wu and Lu Chen, he opened the door and invited them into the living room of the suite.

Minister Chen had already been waiting for them in the reception room. When they came in, Minister Chen said to them, "General Wu, Brother Lu, please take a seat."

After thanking him, the two sat on either side of Minister Chen. As soon as Lu Chen sat down, someone brought him a cup of hot tea. Minister Chen said to Lu Chen:

"Brother Lu, please try this. This is the best Longjing tea. You can't get it abroad."

Lu Chen quickly thanked him: "Minister Chen, you are so polite."

Lu Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip. It tasted really good, much better than plain water. It was just that Minister Chen was a little stingy and put too little tea leaves. But he couldn't let Minister Chen down. He pretended to be very satisfied and praised:

"Yes, yes, it is indeed good tea."

Lu Chen put down the teacup in his hand. He wanted to know what weapons Minister Chen wanted to purchase this time. So he got straight to the point and said:

"Minister Chen, I wonder if you are planning to purchase those weapons when you come to the Magic City this time."

Minister Chen didn't expect Lu Chen to be so direct, which made him a little unhappy. He wondered where this young man came from. How could he get straight to the point right away? He looked at General Wu with dissatisfaction, as if to say, where did you find this person from? He doesn't know any rules at all.

Minister Chen did not answer Lu Chen's question. He asked, "Brother Lu, how old are you this year? How long have you lived in the United States?"

Lu Chen felt helpless. This was the thing that made Lu Chen unhappy. They always talked about something else before talking about business. Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Minister Chen, I just turned 20 last year, and then I went to the United States. Then I was lucky enough to become an American citizen."

Hearing that Lu Chen had American citizenship, Minister Chen couldn't help but look at Lu Chen a few more times. Lu Chen surprised him. At that time, there were very few Chinese who could join the United States. He didn't expect that the United States would give Lu Chen, a 20-year-old boy, a citizenship.

Minister Chen was a little surprised and said: "I didn't expect that Brother Lu is an American. I heard that it is difficult to join the United States. I don't know how Brother Lu joined the United States."

This is to test my bottom line. Lu Chen thought about it and decided to give himself a tiger skin. He smiled and said:

"I became an American citizen by luck. I met Mr. Dior from the Rockefeller family and Mr. Green from the Douglas family by chance. They thought I was pretty good, so they sponsored me and allowed me to become a citizen."

The Douglas family and the Rockefeller family are both big families in the United States. Minister Chen was a little skeptical that these two families would guarantee Lu Chen for no reason. He thought that Lu Chen might know someone from these two families, but his relationship with them was not very deep. So Minister Chen didn't care about Lu Chen's fakery. But Lu Chen's answer made it difficult for him to explore Lu Chen's background. He secretly said in his heart that he would ask the character to check some information about Lu Chen in the United States.

So Minister Chen didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Brother Lu, what weapons do you produce in your factory in the United States?"

Finally, they were talking about business. Lu Chen felt relieved. He introduced: "My factory can produce rifles, pistols, heavy machine guns and mortars."

Minister Chen was interested when he heard that Lu Chen's factory could actually produce cannons. He asked:

"Brother Lu, can your factory produce large-caliber artillery, such as 110-caliber artillery?"

Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Minister Chen, large-caliber artillery is rifled artillery. We cannot produce it yet."

After getting Lu Chen's answer, Minister Chen felt a little disappointed. He asked, "What are the prices of your weapons?"

Lu Chen was still very confident about the price. He introduced: "A rifle is 100 yuan, a Maxim is 1000 yuan, and an 80-caliber mortar is 1000 yuan. Rifle bullets are 100 yuan for 1000 rounds. Mortars are 20 yuan each. Minister Chen, what do you think of these prices?"

Minister Chen compared the weapon prices of other countries that he had learned through channels in the letter. Lu Chen's offer was more than 10% lower than others. He was very satisfied with the price. But Lu Chen did not have large-caliber artillery to sell, and his main purpose this time was to buy some large-caliber artillery. This made him quite regretful.

After thinking for a while, he said to Lu Chen, "Brother Lu, I am very satisfied with your price. But I need to report this matter to my superiors before making a decision. You go back first, and I will give you a detailed reply after your superiors reply."

Lu Chen felt a little unhappy. Minister Chen was obviously looking for an excuse to keep him hanging. Report to his superiors. His superiors must be our Principal Chang. He didn't believe that Principal Chang would personally inquire about this matter. He must want to find other arms dealers to inquire about the price.

But even so, Lu Chen had no choice, because others were the customers and God. He could only smile and say, "Okay, then I'll wait for your news, Minister Chen."

After finishing the discussion, Lu Chen did not stay any longer and went downstairs directly.

When Lu Jiaming saw Lu Chen coming down, he immediately asked with concern:

"How's it going? Did you make it through?"

Lu Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Let me go back and wait for news."

Lu Jiaming comforted him, "Then let's go back first. When Commander Wu entertains Minister Chen in the evening, we will send some local specialties to Minister Chen. Let's try our best."

Lu Chen could only nod in agreement helplessly.