Chapter 263 Invitation from the Labor Union
Chapter 263 Invitation from the Labor Union
"We are all soldiers of the Empire. Even if we have different political views, our goals are the same." Chen Yang said with a smile: "Besides, those people in the Navy are not as hateful as the Army says."
"On the contrary, I feel they deserve more sympathy than the Army."
"They have to face the endless sea, and often they can't see anyone for a while."
"Fighting is a soldier's duty." Li Xianshu interrupted Chen Yang.
"As an imperial soldier, you must first have an iron will and extraordinary endurance."
"Forget it. You come from a business background, so it's hard for you to understand the emotions of a soldier."
"By the way, do you have time tonight? Tell Haley to go to the Labor Union's dinner."
Chen Yang was slightly stunned.
"The labor union in Shanghai? How could they have any dealings with the Empire?"
Li Xianshu chuckled and said, "It was the time when Huayuankou was hit by the disaster. Didn't you arrange for the transportation of supplies several times?"
"The Labor Union sent us an invitation, hoping that we could attend."
"Oh, that's unfortunate. Haley has been sent on a business trip."
Chen Yang shrugged and said, "It will take her three or four days to come back."
Li Xianshu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said slowly: "Chen Yang, when are you going to get married?"
"Um, I've talked to both Haley and George about this."
"Hailey means that she is still young and wants to live a freer life and not be tied down by marriage so early."
"Two years at most. After two years, she should be more focused."
"Two years is not too late." Li Xianshu sighed and said, "Then you take Shizuka with you."
"Ah, this is not very convenient." Chen Yang was stunned.
Li Xianshu smiled strangely and waved her hand, saying, "I asked her to wait for you at home. You can go pick her up directly after get off work."
Chen Yang opened his mouth but still said nothing.
Shanghai, Plum Blossom Tower.
After returning to Meihua Building from the consulate, before I could even sit down, secretary He Yuehua hurried in.
"Sir, Mr. Gary has been waiting for you for a long time. I thought you would not come back today."
"Let him in. By the way, go make two cups of coffee. The coffee in the consulate is too bad. I can't get used to it." Chen Yang took off his coat and handed it to He Yuehua, complaining.
This is not false. In the entire imperial administrative agency of Shanghai, there is no department like Chen Yang's where the food and supplies are the best.
Even the department staff's salary is five times that of others.
Not to mention Higashino Daiki and Aota Isamu, they earn as little as 3,000 to 5,000 yen a month, and sometimes more than 10,000 yen.
Higashino Oki has already started choosing a small villa in Kyoto.
Chen Yang tugged at the tie around his neck and just sat down when he heard Gary's voice at the door.
"Mr. Chen, you are finally back,"
Chen Yang bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Gary, please sit down. I have asked my secretary to make coffee. Please wait a moment."
"Coffee is available anytime. What I'm concerned about now is whether there are any problems with the route we agreed on." Gary looked at Chen Yang expectantly.
"Mr. Chen, you know that I spent a lot of money on the oil you have."
"Using equipment and funds worth eight million in exchange for 13% of the shares is the craziest investment I have ever made in my life."
“If the crude oil can’t be shipped in smoothly, I might go bankrupt.”
Chen Yang said with a smile: "Mr. Gary, in your opinion, the equipment and funds worth 8 million US dollars are a big investment, but in my opinion, they are not as important as the information you gave me."
"Major General Binnie went to the Soviet Union for secret talks with far more than $8 million."
"I wonder how you got this information."
Gary shrugged and said, "We are in the weapons business so of course we have some mineral resources on hand."
"The Third Reich is in great need of mineral resources now, so we will naturally have one or two friends there."
"When you have many friends, you can always find out some information that others cannot."
"Mr. Gary really has a wide circle of friends." Chen Yang complimented.
"Mr. Chen, I'm not here to listen to this. I want to know whether you have made a decision." Gary seemed a little anxious.
"Ha, don't worry, Mr. Gary." Chen Yang said calmly: "I have solved the problem of the route."
“As soon as oil starts to be taken in March, we will be able to bring it back.”
"God bless you," Gary felt relieved upon hearing that.
Knock, knock, knock. He Yuehua knocked on the door, then turned around and walked in with two cups of coffee.
Gary took a sip of coffee and sighed, "It's a pity there's no wine, otherwise I really want to have a drink with Mr. Chen at this time."
Chen Yang raised his coffee and said, "We can use coffee instead of wine."
"By the way, does the matter of arms that Mr. Gary mentioned still count?"
"Of course," Gary chuckled, "that's my main job."
"I don't know how much Mr. Chen wants,"
"I don't have a clear figure yet, but the transaction amount is definitely not small."
"By the way, Mr. Gary, I want to know what procedures I need to go through if I want to invest in a piece of land in the United States and build a pharmaceutical factory."
Gary was surprised and said, "Mr. Chen wants to invest in the United States, that's great."
"We are a very democratic country, and you are completely protected here."
"However, I'm not very familiar with pharmaceutical companies. I can introduce you to an absolutely reliable lawyer friend who can help you with these things."
Chen Yang happily said: "That's great, I also need such a professional to help me sort out these things."
"Thank you, Mr. Gary,"
...
Shanghai, Japanese villa area.
When it was time to get off work, Chen Yang arranged for Shohei Minagawa to start the car and go to the Japanese villa area to pick up Shizuka Fujiwara.
Chiyoko, the maid in the villa, also knew Chen Yang and knew that he was Li Xianshu's nephew, so she did not try to stop him.
"Where's Shizuka? Is she back?" Chen Yang asked casually after entering the villa.
"My wife is putting on makeup upstairs," Chiyoko responded, and then asked carefully, "Mr. Chen, would you like some tea?"
"No, I'm leaving right away."
Chen Yang turned his wrist, checked the time and said, "I'll go up and urge them."
Having said that, he went upstairs.
In the room, Shizuka Fujiwara was staring at a pile of clothes.
Seeing Chen Yang coming in, he casually asked, "Which piece of clothing do you think I should wear?"
Chen Yang was slightly stunned, looked at Fujiwara Shizuka who was wearing a loose nightgown and had just put on makeup, and smiled faintly: "Let's talk about this issue in half an hour."
"No, no, I just finished putting on my makeup..."
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