strictlysupreme Chapter 246 Lu Chen's Thoughts
Chapter 246 Lu Chen's Thoughts
After Lu Chen came out of the state capital, he asked Hans to take him to the Morgan family's manor.
When Lu Chen came to Morgan Manor again, he was not harassed by the servants like he had been the last time. After Lu Chen explained his purpose to the servants, the gatekeeper immediately went into the villa to report Lu Chen's visit to Morgan.
While waiting, Lu Chen once again looked around Morgan Manor. He found that the manor seemed to be the same as the last time he came. It was still full of greenery. This shocked Lu Chen. The last time he came was in winter, but this time it was in summer. After nearly half a year, the green plants here still looked the same. Lu Chen seriously suspected that these green plants were made of plastic.
To confirm his thoughts, Lu Chen walked to a tree and felt it with his hands. It didn't look like it was made of plastic. So how do they keep these plants green all year round? While Lu Chen was thinking, the servant came back and said to Lu Chen:
"Mr. Lu Chen, Mr. Morgan asked me to take you in. He is waiting for you in the living room."
"Waiting for me in the living room? Doesn't he have any guests to receive today?"
The servant smiled and said, "Mr. Lu Chen, you are the first one to visit Mr. Morgan today."
Led by the servant, Lu Chen quickly came to the living room. Morgan was sitting by the window with a cup of coffee. When he saw Lu Chen coming in, he immediately put down the steaming coffee in his hand and asked him to sit by the window.
Morgan looked at Lu Chen with a smile and said, "Lu Chen, you just came from the state capital, right?"
Lu Chen was not surprised that Morgan knew his whereabouts. These giants must have planted many people in the government. Lu Chen also smiled and said:
"Mr. Morgan is really well-informed. I did come from the state capital."
"Then tell me, how much money do you plan to borrow from me?"
Damn, he knows all this. This state capital must have been infiltrated like a sieve. It hasn't been long since I finished talking to Franklin, but Morgan already knows the content of their conversation. Lu Chen thought for a moment and said:
"I didn't come here just to borrow money from Mr. Morgan. With your ability, Mr. Morgan, you must have known the content of my conversation with Governor Franklin. How much do you think the stock price of the entire shipbuilding industry will rise if I release the orders in my hands?"
Morgan's eyes sparkled after hearing what Lu Chen said. He didn't expect Lu Chen to have such an idea. Morgan thought for a moment and said:
"You want to invest more in the shipbuilding industry? But orders of two or three hundred million yuan can't increase the shipbuilding industry much, it can only stop it from falling. Besides, with the current economic situation, if there is another wave of gains in the stock market, people's lives will probably be even worse. I think it's better to forget it."
Lu Chen completely ignored Morgan's words. Even dogs wouldn't believe that capitalists are worried about the lives of the lower class. If you really care about the lives of the lower class, you wouldn't pour milk into the river. Lu Chen smiled and said:
"Two or three hundred million may not have a big impact on the entire industry, but if it is on a company, then the stock price of this company will definitely go through the sky."
"It seems that you, Lu Chen, have set your sights on a certain company. There are rumors that you have set your sights on Lieqi Shipyard and have already acquired 10% of their shares. You won't give the order directly to Lieqi Shipyard out of favoritism, will you?"
Lu Chen said quickly, "How is that possible? Even if I really want to give him all the orders, it depends on whether he can handle them. With the size of his shipyard, it will take him two to three years to handle an order for one cruiser. Life is very tight for these warships. They need them within two to three years. It is definitely impossible to give the order to one factory to produce them."
Morgan agreed with Lu Chen. He nodded and said, "That's right. Lieqi Shipyard only has one or two large docks. It is indeed difficult for them to build so many warships in two or three years."
Then he asked, "How are you going to distribute these orders?"
Lu Chen said: "Of course it's a tender. I will give the order to one or more shipbuilding companies."
Morgan thought for a moment and said, "Since you already have a plan, what project are you sure you want to cooperate with me on?"
Lu Chen said, "With this wave of orders from me, the stock prices of the shipbuilding industry will rise by at least five or six points. The companies that receive the orders will definitely see a bigger increase. Mr. Morgan, aren't you tempted?"
Morgan smiled and said, "Although the return on investment is indeed good, for our bank, this little profit is not enough to attract me. You should tell me your plan honestly. Maybe this will arouse my interest."
Lu Chen was speechless. Five or six points, or even a dozen or twenty points of profit, couldn't make Morgan interested. Lu Chen complained in his heart that these capitalists were too greedy.
You may think that the returns of a few points or even a dozen points are small, but you don’t even look at the amount of funds in Morgan’s hands. You should know that in the capital market, the more principal you have, the harder it is to get a high return. Because the larger the funds, the more difficult it is to operate.
Not only that, if you make the slightest move with such a large amount of funds, you will be caught. Then a large number of people will mess with you. Either they want to take advantage of you or they will go against you. Therefore, those traders who can operate hundreds of millions or even tens of billions will be snapped up by those investment companies.
Lu Chen thought about it and finally decided to tell Morgan his final plan. He said:
"I wonder what Mr. Morgan thinks of the Washington family."
Morgan was confused by Lu Chen. How did you bring up the Washington family when we were discussing the order? Could this have something to do with the Washington family?
Morgan thought about the Washington family in his mind. After a long time, he found that only the Lieqi Shipyard had some connection with shipbuilding. As for the other industries of the Washington family, such as real estate, mining, and medicine, they had nothing to do with shipbuilding.
Morgan looked at Lu Chen in confusion and asked, "Lu Chen, what does this have to do with the Washington family?"
Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "I want to use this order to teach the Washington family a lesson, and then tear a piece of flesh from him."
In fact, Lu Chen still did not say what he was thinking. His idea was to use this order to pull the Washington family down from the position of the top family in the United States.
Morgan was a little interested when he heard that Lu Chen was going to deal with the Washington family. Although he didn't know what gave Lu Chen such courage to go head-to-head with a top American family, he was still happy to do so for a little money to cause some trouble to such a big family. There was only one thing that made Morgan a little regretful, that is, this family was not Rockefeller.