sjar Chapter 864: The Game Within the Game (Part )
Chapter 864: The Game Within the Game (Part )
In December last year, a check for one thousand French francs could buy a small yellow croaker. By early July this year, the price had quadrupled compared to last December.
The price of a small yellow croaker has now risen to four thousand to four thousand five hundred French francs.
During the Republic of China period, the popular scale was sixteen liang. A small yellow croaker weighed one liang, which is about thirty-one grams, while a ton of gold is one million grams.
In other words, the two tons of gold that Sanders brought from Europe is worth 300 million French francs according to the current market value.
Three hundred million French francs may seem like a lot, but according to the official exchange rate of 1:15, this amount of money can be converted into approximately 15 million US dollars.
However, because of the war, the price of gold will only rise and not fall.
A few years ago, two tons of gold would only be worth a few million dollars, but it is different now.
The price of gold has skyrocketed, the price of legal currency has plummeted, and inflation is severe. Gold is still gold, and legal currency is still legal currency, but their values are no longer the same.
Shimazu Yoshio took a breath and said, "Actually, I'm very curious. You only have two tons of gold now, which is not enough to buy so many medicines. How are you going to use this money to get the other party's 4,000 boxes of goods?"
"This is a trade secret," Sanders said confidently, "Whether I can get 4,000 boxes of goods with two tons of gold is my business. Chairman Shimadzu doesn't need to worry about this."
Shimazu Yoshio thought for a while and decided to agree: "Well, since Mr. Sanders is so confident, I will play a big game with you."
"As we agreed before, I want 30% if the plan succeeds."
The gold was brought by Sanders, and at the beginning they only took out 400 boxes of medicine and part of the funds invested in cooperating with Cohen to implement the plan.
At most, the value is only around a few million yen.
But if Sanders' plan succeeds, the Osaka Chamber of Commerce can get 1.5 tons of gold.
Using the current gold price as the settlement basis, that would be a profit of tens of millions of yen, a full ten times profit, which would be enough to gain the support of everyone in the Osaka Chamber of Commerce.
"Mr. Sanders, I'm leaving first. Please feel free to contact me if you need anything." Shimazu Yoshio didn't say anything else. He simply saluted, opened the door of the study, bowed slightly to Rogers who was at the door, and then left quickly.
"Boss, do you really want to give 30% of the profits to the Japanese?" Rogers walked into the study, quickly closed the door and asked in a low voice.
"Give him 30%, what qualifications does he have?" Sanders seemed like a different person, with a mocking smile on his face.
"But if you don't give it to him, do we have to seek cooperation from Minister Chen?" Rogers was a little confused.
Sanders walked behind the desk and slowly sat down.
"Rogers, I told you, I'm here to take back everything we lost before."
"This idiot Cohen actually suffered such a huge setback at the hands of the Chinese. Our consortium is being laughed at by others."
"I came here this time to teach these Chinese people a lesson."
"Have you prepared everything I asked you to prepare?"
Rogers nodded hurriedly and said, "It's already been done. Boss Lin's sales contract and appointments with all the major banks have been completed."
"Boss Lin has discussed with Minister Chen that they can give us a 20% discount on the 4,000 boxes of penicillin, which is 22 million US dollars."
"Pay with one hand and deliver with the other hand."
"But, sir, I still don't understand, how can you think the bank will lend us so much money?"
Sanders chuckled and said, "Are you stupid? I have two tons of gold deposit certificates from the Monetary Authority and a sales contract for four thousand boxes of penicillin."
"The most important thing is that the Osaka Chamber of Commerce is the guarantor. The period is short and the interest rate is high. Do you think the bank doesn't have to make money?"
Rogers was puzzled and said, "But after we complete the transaction, we still have to pay the bank back. If we add the money from the Osaka Chamber of Commerce, we will basically have worked for nothing."
"Hahaha, Rogers, you are still so honest." Sanders sneered, "I borrowed the money based on my own ability, why should I pay it back?"
"Ah?" Rogers was stunned.
In fact, Sanders's method of making money out of nothing is exactly the same as the operation methods of real estate developers in later generations.
First pay a deposit, then start construction, build a gate and start selling houses.
After the house is sold, no matter whether it is an unfinished project or not, the money is in your pocket and it is impossible to take it out.
If you have a way, you want to go. If you don’t, you will die.
Sanders picked up the information Rogers had prepared, looked through it slowly, and took out a business card and said, "First, find this person, the governor of the Shanghai Central Bank."
"Let's have dinner with him tomorrow..."
"I understand, boss." Rogers picked up the business card, turned and walked out.
Shanghai Stock Exchange, Joint Transport Department.
"They promised to pay after the 4,000 boxes of goods were picked up." Lin Tianbao walked into the office and handed the signed contract to Chen Yang.
"Boss, do you think there will be any problem here?"
Chen Yang flipped through the sales contract and asked nonchalantly, "Why? Do you think there's a problem here?"
Lin Tianbao picked up the cup on the table, poured himself a cup of boiled water, took a sip and said, "I can't explain it, but I always feel that they are a little impatient this time."
"Of course, maybe I'm overthinking it. Or maybe it's because of the price reduction of our medicines?"
"They think it's a rare opportunity?"
When Lin Tianbao said this, he himself was not quite sure. Although he had not been dealing with the Jews for a long time, based on his understanding of the Jews, these people were very cautious in doing business and rarely acted like this.
Chen Yang was slightly stunned when he heard Lin Tianbao's words. Lin Tianbao did not have an intelligence network like him. He could judge the abnormality just from the other party's performance. This kind of business acumen was indeed not something that ordinary people could possess.
"Your feeling is correct." Chen Yang said with a smile: "They do have problems, but they are not targeting us."
"Alas, there are always some people in the world who think they are smart and can easily set up a pig-killing scheme, but they don't know that they are the pig themselves."
Lin Tianbao asked suspiciously: "Boss, you are not saying that I am a pig?"
Chen Yang shook his head and said with a smile: "Dabao, with your wealth, you are not qualified to be the pig on their plate."
Lin Tianbao looked a little embarrassed and changed the subject: "Boss, actually, I don't think you need to lower the price of the medicine."
"With the current market conditions, we will lose a lot of money on these 4,000 boxes of goods."
Chen Yang put down the information in his hand and smiled: "Dabao, do you know how Hu Xueyan, the richest man in Hangzhou, died?"
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