Chapter 467: Sorrow for Shopping

Wang Sheng didn't know what happened to his third brother, maybe he was really sad. The third brother was a sentimental person, and he was very kind to the people around him, his friends, and his family.

He was sad too.

What a good assistant he was missing!
When Wu Lanfang is around, there is no need to worry about personnel work at all.

He was still thinking about how to find an opportunity to help her pull it out.

As a result, this happened.

She took sick leave to go home and recuperate, but she didn't make it. Even the villagers burned her body before they remembered to notify her unit.

When the group went to her home to pay their respects, her parents, brother and sister were not that sad. Instead, they asked if someone in their family could take her place.

Well, let’s study this matter first.

Wang Sheng was a little angry because the Wu family was not even as sad as his third brother.

He could feel it.

He had originally asked Guo Feng to go along with him on this trip south, but seeing the current situation, forget it. He decided to just meet his third brother himself. If he saw Guo Feng, his third brother would inevitably think of Wu Lanfang who was away.
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After Wang Sheng led his team to Yangcheng, he did not see his third brother Wang Yuanchao.

The staff on duty at the security hall told him that the boss had something to deal with and they might not have a chance to meet this time.

Wang Sheng told his second brother Wang Heping the news, and the two brothers looked at each other in bewilderment.

I felt like something was wrong, but I couldn't put my finger on it.

"He called me before, which is normal. He even asked if you and your little sister could come!"

Wang Heping thought for a moment and said:

"Is it because my little sister didn't come? This shows that you don't care about us as brothers!"

Wang Sheng shook his head and recalled:
“Probably not.

In addition to asking about you and my younger sister, he also asked me about his two former right-hand men.

You know, our regiment's personnel chief, Wu Lanfang, passed away last month.

After I told him, I felt that something was wrong with him, and then he hung up on me, and I couldn’t contact him. I didn’t think much about it at the time.

If this position hadn't been vacant, Director Liu would have taken it if it hadn't been for the help of Director Guo Feng and Director Hu Yan. But our relationship is no longer as harmonious as before. It's really a matter of one thing affecting the whole body."

Wang Sheng had no romantic feelings for Wu Lanfang; they were simply comrades-in-arms and partners, and his sadness would pass after a while.

Wang Heping's expression was a little strange. After thinking for a while, he couldn't help but said:
"It can't be the third brother and Wu Lanfang?"

Wang Sheng glared:
"What are you talking about! No..." Then Wang Sheng glanced around, as if thinking of the character of the third brother, and said: "It's not impossible. Wu Lanfang may not only be his right-hand man, but also his confidante! His confidante is gone suddenly, and the third brother is sentimental, so he must be sad. This makes sense."

Wang Heping said with a look of "I'm smart" on his face:

"Don't mention it, Wu Lanfang is still pretty. What a pity!"

Wang Sheng looked at his second brother and asked doubtfully:
"You say that as if you've seen him before?"

Wang Heping chuckled:

"I used to date someone, Wu Guifang, who was her sister! I thought she was really pretty, but her academic performance was okay! Tsk tsk... Really, beauty is short-lived."

[See Chapter 9, Wang Heping’s list of ex-girlfriends includes]

Wang Sheng couldn't help but look at his second brother again and said:

"You don't want our regiment to send your old lover to replace you, do you?"

Wang Heping immediately jumped up and down:
"Don't talk nonsense. What old lover? We haven't been in touch for years! I mean when we were in school!!"

Wang Sheng chuckled:
"If you're willing, it doesn't matter who you take over for, right?"

Wang Heping curled his lips:
"My steel mill is so big, if I really want him to be a worker, I can control it. Don't make trouble. I'm telling you. I guess the third brother is healing his broken heart. He's worried that he'll feel worse if he sees me."

Wang Sheng sighed:

"You said that he is such a big boss, but he is still so sentimental. I don't understand it."

Wang Heping smacked his lips:

"If he wasn't so sentimental, would we still be living like this? When I was looking for a job, I did whatever I wanted, and he didn't get angry. If it weren't for him, how could I be the deputy director? It's hard for a worker!"

"That's not what I meant. I... Of course I know that the third brother is doing good for everyone. I just didn't expect him to be so fragile, ah!" Wang Sheng quickly explained. His current position is also inseparable from the operation of the third brother. The second brother's words made him seem ungrateful. "He is so sentimental, I think I have to do something for him, right?"

Wang Heping also sighed and said:

"Go back and help fix Wu Lanfang's grave. You can't even burn some paper. What a shame."

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Wang Yuanchao did return to Hong Kong to heal his broken heart, but he did not go home because he was worried about disturbing his pregnant wife at home, so he stayed in a hotel outside.

It took me two days to finally get over it.

Unfortunately, there is not even a photo of the other person.

There is nothing to commemorate.

He bought a lot of paper money, including houses, cars, clothes, for adults and babies, but he didn't even dare to go to the temple to burn them. He could only burn them outside.

He felt sorry for both of them, alas.

Wang Yuanchao could only turn his grief into strength and start a shopping spree.

Hong Kong's stock index, like those in the United States and the West, is about to hit bottom.

He couldn't wait until the index hit its lowest point before making his move. He began to swallow up the chips thrown out by others in the market bit by bit. In particular, the chips of his companies, as well as Wharf Holdings, Hong Kong Electric, and Watsons, were the focus of Chinese acquisitions; while American capital began to focus on acquiring Jardine Matheson and Wheelock.

Why not acquire Hong Kong Land? Because Jardine Matheson is the major shareholder of Hong Kong Land! If you control Jardine Matheson, you control Hong Kong Land, right?

还记得之前那个股评人曹仁超么？他7月份买入怡和，股价还是5块8，现在已经跌到1块8了！股指最高的时候，怡和的股价可是高达43块！！

If Wang Yuanchao had not intervened, Jardine Matheson's stock price would have hit rock bottom on December 12, at $10.

If there is a sell order in the market, he will take it, and if the price is high, he will let it go. Although the stock index has not gone up, the trading volume has begun to increase.

Although Wang Yuanchao mainly focuses on those companies, he will not miss out on other high-quality stocks.

Acquisition is acquisition, which is to consolidate and expand territory and is his business operation behavior.

Bottom fishing is bottom fishing. If the bottom is too high, he will sell. This is his investment behavior.

As we all know, once the trading volume increases, it is a signal that the stock market is bottoming out and rebounding.

Wang Yuanchao abruptly changed the history of the Hang Seng Index's original lowest point of 150. After it fell to 170, the Hang Seng Index finally began to rise.

Not only in Hong Kong, but also in the United States, he began to invest large amounts of money to conquer cities.

Intel, IBM, AMD, Wang Laboratories, these familiar names are all his investment targets.

It's enough to just own some shares. Wang Yuanchao has no intention of taking over the controlling rights.

He only needs to own these shares, and they will naturally pay him back in the future.

Intel's market value is only 2 million US dollars, and Wang Yuanchao can definitely acquire it. But after acquiring it, is it still Intel?

Of course, IBM couldn't acquire it.

So, he really only invested in a portion of the stock.

With the rest, he bought two companies.

One is Catalina Swimwear, the organizer of Miss Universe.

The current market is extremely bad, and the swimwear business is struggling, so it was easily taken over by Wang Yuanchao.

How much money can you make just by selling swimsuits? Does every woman buy swimsuits? How many swimsuits does a woman buy?

We need to sell underwear! Every woman needs to buy it, right? Every woman needs to buy multiple sets, right?
He has spokespersons from the music and film industries, and the Victoria's Secret Show can be created in advance.

Of course, we should first establish an underwear research institute to research and develop fabrics, materials, and design forms, and then gradually expand it.

With the natural spokesperson of "Miss Universe", if they were allowed to walk the runway at the Woodstock Music Festival, that would have been such a shocking impact. Just think about who has this privilege?

One is Condé Nast.

Since Wang Yuanchao was determined to take over Catalina Company and develop into the fashion industry, he naturally wanted to take over the two fashion brands "VOGUE" and "Harper's BAZAAR".

Condé Nast not only owns the fashion bible "VOGUE", but also the top fashion men's magazine "GQ", and of course, the discontinued "Vanity Fair".

The Condé Nast Group was acquired by the Newhouse family for US$59 million in 500, but Wang Yuanchao spent another US$5000 million on it!

How many years does it take to earn 5000 million US dollars?
With 5000 million in cash, the Newhouse family can start a new business.

There are many magazines in New York, and they believe that with their experience and strength, they can quickly achieve greater success.

"VOGUE" has American, British, French, Australian and Italian editions, and is currently preparing for a Brazilian edition.

As the controlling shareholder of the group, Wang Yuanchao can allow each magazine to run its own business, just like Phoenix Daily, which does not require him to intervene at all.

What he needs to do is to help promote "VOGUE" to major countries around the world and wait for the big devil Anna Wintour.

This woman was the one he saw with his girlfriend in his previous life when he was watching the movie "The Devil Wears Prada". His girlfriend told him that the prototype of the big villain was Anna Wintour! At that time, his attention was actually on Anne Hathaway...

As for Wintour, who built a fashion empire, Wang Yuanchao can wait patiently.

Another thing is to strengthen the revision of "GQ". Men's consumption power also needs to be led. With many companies such as MGM, Orange, and Muse, he has a say in men's fashion.

Even with all the shopping, Wang Yuanchao’s funds were not spent.

I earn too much and can't spend it all.

He could only expand his investment in Blackwater and recruit more American pilots to help fly planes next year.

Those who can fly airplanes receive much higher salaries than ordinary retired soldiers. There is no other way. If you don't spend the money, it will be collected by the US tax department. It would be a waste if you don't spend it.

With the rest, he founded a communications company in California - Los Angeles Communications.

With the help of his father-in-law Reagan, there was no difficulty at all in handling the procedures. If Wang An could start a computer company, what about him?
Of course, being cautious by nature, he gave the position of general manager to his brother-in-law, Michael Reagan.

He plans to start a paging business with this communications company.

Because, the Deep Blue Electronics Research Institute in Hong Kong has developed the LCD display screen for pagers!
Of course, this thing can only receive a string of numbers. Just a regular phone number.

But Wang Yuanchao knew, what's wrong with numbers? Numbers can also be used to send text messages!
Moreover, if numbers can be displayed, letters will not be far behind. If letters can be displayed, it is the second generation machine.

Therefore, with such a pager, he could completely establish his own communications group, go public, raise funds, and use shareholders' money to develop his own business.

As long as there are telephone lines, he can build paging stations and signal transmission towers to cover an area!
Pagers can only be used within the registered place. If you leave the registered place, you must report to the local paging station (if any) and additional roaming charges will be charged.

This way, people can find you.

Otherwise, if you register in Los Angeles on the West Coast, but go to Miami on the East Coast for vacation, who can call you?
[In April 73, Motorola invented the first civilian mobile phone, but the first commercial mobile phone had to wait until 4]

The future development direction of Los Angeles Communications is to build base stations all over the country and become a mobile communication operator. As long as the base stations are built, it will be all green dollars.

(End of this chapter)