My 1999

This was not the first time he called, but the result was the same.

He could vaguely feel that he seemed to be abandoned.

He called the people at Goldman Sachs again.

This time, the call was connected as expected.

"Hello, Mr. Baird. I am David Sun from Oriental Polymer Investment Company."

"Dear David, of course I remember you.

Last time we had a pleasant cooperation on the investment in Western Mining."

Sun Guozhen, who was relieved, said quickly: "Mr. Baird, we talked about Xiang Torch last time. Now I have a certain degree of confidence to buy Xiang Torch from Hongyan. I wonder if Mr. Baird is interested?"

"Xiang Torch is a high-quality asset. Of course we are interested.

But I also know that Mr. Xu Liang behind Hongyan has no shortage of funds, let alone background.

So, how does Mr. Sun plan to buy it?"

"Mr. Baird, In China, what really determines the ownership of a company is never money, but politics.

I have already made contact with the top Zhao family, who have great power in the cabinet and local areas.

In addition, I have developed some senior executives in Xianghuo Torch who are unwilling to succumb to Hongyan.

They promised to cause some trouble.

For a country like China that highly pursues stability, chaos is the last thing they want to see.

As long as this is available, the Zhao family will take advantage of the situation and force Xu Liang to hand over Xianghuo Torch.

At that time, Goldman Sachs only needs to spend tens of millions more, no more than 200 million Chinese yuan, to buy Xianghuo Torch from the Zhao family. "Sun Guozhen said.

"It's a very good idea.

If Mr. Sun's plan can be seen, Goldman Sachs is willing to take over Xianghuo Torch." John Baird said.

Sun Guozhen breathed a sigh of relief.

Quickly.

"Mr. Baird, can we sign a simple agreement to finalize this?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Sun, I can't give you a guarantee.

After all, everything about Xianghuo Torch comes from your own statements, and I don't see any possibility of success.

So I can only wait until you really buy Xianghuo Torch from Hongyan before signing the contract.

Of course, if it succeeds, money is not a problem."

"I understand, Mr. Baird.

I will let you see the results you want as soon as possible."

"I look forward to it very much."

"By the way, Mr. Baird, I would like to ask you something?"

"Please speak."

"I know that Goldman Sachs has maintained friendly relations with many high-level Chinese political leaders and is very familiar with some of the top laws and regulations in China, so I want to know, has anything happened in Chinese politics recently?"

"Haha, Mr. Sun.

You are a Chinese, but you ask me, an American, about what happened in Chinese politics?

If you are serious, I doubt your ability to unite with the East.

And I don't think there is any possibility of success for the Xianghuo Torch."

"Mr. Baird, I am just curious..."

John Baird interrupted him, "I'm sorry, I don't know much about your country, so I can't give you an answer."

"Mr. Baird, I know a good restaurant, so I want to invite you to dinner and talk about the Xianghuo Torch."

"Thank you very much for your invitation, but I have already made an appointment tonight, so I'm sorry.

Dear David, that's it.

I'm waiting for your good news at any time.

Goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, Sun Guozhen's face became more and more ugly.

He could feel the alienation from John Baird's words.

The other party obviously didn't believe that he could snatch the Xianghuo Torch from Xu Liang.

After taking a deep breath, he picked up the phone and opened the phone book. After seeing Guo Guangchang's name, he pressed the dial button.

It rang for a while before it was connected.

Sun Guozhen was relieved and said quickly.

"Mr. Guo, it's me. Sun Guozhen from Dongfang Juhe."

"I know. Mr. Sun, this is not the first time we have talked on the phone, don't be so polite."

"Mr. Guo, do you still remember the Hunan Torch I mentioned to you last time?"

"Of course. How come Mr. Sun has already got the Hunan Torch?" Guo Guangchang said with a smile.

"Not yet, but we have completed the layout."

"Really? Mr. Sun is indeed worthy of being a doctor who studied in the United States. He can find a way to defeat Xu Liang and Hongyan so quickly and take over the Hunan Torch."

Sun Guozhen frowned slightly, and he heard a hint of ridicule in Guo Guangchang's words.

"Mr. Guo, you are too kind. In fact, Xu Liang does not attach as much importance to Xiang Torch as you might think.

As a financial institution, Xiang Torch is just a good investment project for Hongyan. As long as he can afford it, Mr. Xu Liang will sell it."

"Really? But I heard that Wanxiang Group wanted Xiang Torch to offer 500 million Chinese Yuan to buy its auto parts business, but Xu Liang did not agree.

500 million Chinese Yuan is not a small amount."

Hearing the pessimism in the other party's words, Sun Guozhen did not pester him anymore and directly showed his true colors.

"Is Mr. Guo still interested in the Xiang Torch project?"

"Of course. As long as Mr. Sun can buy Xiang Torch, I am willing to pay a higher price."

Although he did not think Sun Guozhen had the ability to pull teeth out of Xu Liang's tiger's mouth, what if?

Guo Guangchang did not say anything final.

"In that case, shouldn't Mr. Guo be more honest?"

"Honest?"

"Half a month ago, Mr. Guo called almost every day to inquire about the progress of the 'Xiang Torch Plan', but he has never called once in the past half month.

So, I am very curious about what caused Mr. Guo to change so much?"

"Mr. Sun really doesn't know?"

"In the past month, I have been running around the country for the 'Xiang Torch Plan' and almost put aside other things, so I came to you for advice.

I hope Mr. Guo will not hide the matter of Ningbo Jianlong."

Ningbo Jianlong Steel Company was established in 2002, almost at the same time as Dai Guofang's Tieben.

Guo Guangchang, who is optimistic about the development of the Chinese steel market, invested 1.2 billion US dollars to build a steel plant with an annual output of 6 million tons in Ningbo Beilun Port.

Because of the difficulty in approval, Jianlong also took the same path as Tieben.

Cut the big projects into small ones and approve them one by one.

So, when the above decided to adjust the overheated investment in the domestic steel market.

Jianlong also encountered the same dilemma as Tieben.

However, Lao Guo had a wide network of contacts and found Sun Guozhen, who in turn found Zhao Guodong. After spending more than 10 million yuan, they finally established the relationship.

Although the bank loan was stopped, he himself was spared from prison and kept all his family property, which was much better than Dai Guofang.

"I don't know the specific situation. Mr. Sun, you should ask your friends in the political circle. The higher the position, the better."

He hung up the phone after he finished speaking.

Sun Guozhen frowned slightly.

"Politics?"

Having been a broker in China for so many years, he certainly knows many people in the political circle.

After several dinners, he finally figured out the reason.

Looking at the headline on the front page of the internal reference.

"The Future of Technology: Big Data, Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence"

Although he is not a politician, he also knows how much affirmation it is to have the content of the speech on the cover of the internal reference.

Finally understood why even Zhao Guodong backed off.

"Give a speech to the top dignitaries of the Elders and the Cabinet, and get affirmation."

A sense of powerlessness suddenly rose from the bottom of my heart.

He worked hard for two or three months and traveled around the country for more than a month, but in the end, a speech wiped out all his efforts.

Even if he mobilized all the chess pieces he had laid, what would happen?

If they were not in the same place, they could not form a joint force.

They could be easily defeated one by one.

And even if the situation got out of hand, an order from above would come down.

People who were originally united for the sake of interests would be instantly disintegrated.

He could even be sure that the parade he had worked so hard to organize might not even be on the news the next day.

Compared with the insignificant goal of Hunan Torch, Xu Liang's speech that could be included in the internal reference was undoubtedly more valued by the above.

"No, I can't just accept it.

For this plan, I have invested more than 7 million yuan. If I can't get it back, I will lose a lot."

Sun Guozhen gritted his teeth secretly in his heart.

——

"This little nose and eyes look exactly like Liangzi when he was a child."

Wang Lingxiang looked at the little guy in the cradle with joy on her face.

Xu Yongpei on the side nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"They do look alike, but the mouth and ears look like Ye-jin."

"Children, they always look like their mothers in some places."

Looking at the heated discussion between the old couple, Xu Liang smiled and handed the millet porridge in his hand to Sun Ye-jin on the hospital bed.

"Thank you, husband."

"Drink it quickly, don't let it get cold."

"Yeah."

Took the spoon and drank it in small sips.

Xu Liang smiled and turned his eyes to the cradle next to him.

He has been in South Korea for more than a week.

Sister Sun Mingzhen gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, on April 12.

One week earlier than the due date.

The boy was named 'Xu Zhongzheng' and the girl was named 'Xu Jiyun'.

Sun Mingzhen gave birth to a boy on April 19, which is today, just when the due date came.

Counting these three little guys, he now has eight sons and three daughters.

Adding the five who are still in their arms, there are a total of sixteen.

It can be said to be prosperous.

"Liangzi, have you chosen a name for the child?"

The old man suddenly turned around and asked.

"Yes.

This is the second child of Yizhensheng, named Xu Zhonghao, and his nickname is Haohao."

Xu Liang said the name he had decided long ago.

"What name did you choose?

Our family should have the character 'Shi' when it comes to Haohao's generation, and their names should have a 'Shi' in them."

Xu Yongpei said dissatisfiedly.

Xu Liang had read the Xu family tree he brought back.

The first generation ancestor Xu Guorui was a farmer's son. With hard work, he accumulated ten acres of thin land and barely had a little wealth.

The second generation ancestor Xu Zhongxian studied in a private school for a few years. Because he could read, he later became an apprentice in a medical clinic in the prefecture.

At that time, Qingzhou was not a county, but a prefecture, equivalent to the current prefecture-level city.

With his hard work and solid medical skills, Xu Zhongxian was recruited by his master and became the son-in-law of the Liu family.