Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 346 made a fortune

Lan Gang and Fei Bo gave Chu Xiangqian a thumbs up, secretly saying that they liked people like Chu Xiangqian who put credibility and commitment first.

Ge Bai, Hader, Bridge and others, while echoing the praise of Chu Qianqian, regretted again that they could not grit their teeth and spend 15 pounds to settle on Chu Qianqian's bloody horse early.

Ge Bai simply said, "How about we go see the horse?"

Naturally, Chu Qianqian would not say that he was still raising this horse in his own game.

Margaret was eager to see the horse before, and Chu Xiangqian also promised to transport it to Hong Kong Island before going to London.

But he forgot about it afterwards, and could only use the excuse that there was an accident during the transportation, so he had to change the destination and fly it directly to London.

While Chu Xiangqian nodded to Ge Bai and others, he looked at his watch and said, "It's better to take the car to my ranch tomorrow morning.

To avoid making temporary preparations and hurting the horse if you make a mistake. "

No matter how anxious Ge Bai and others were, facing this scruple, they could only tolerate their emotions.

Chu Qianqian continued, "Since everyone is here to see the champion knight, why not take advantage of the fact that the champion is still undergoing recovery training in the stables of the racecourse and go and see it together in the afternoon?"

Now Ge Bai and others had no objection.

We arrived at the racecourse by car and saw Lindsay jogging on the track of the racecourse riding a champion knight.

Bridge and others, who had seen the champion knight on Hong Kong Island before, immediately became excited.

And although today is not a race day, there are still thousands of people at the racecourse who came here specifically just to watch the new champion, Champion Knight.

Lei Luo, Lan Gang and Fei Bo saw so many ghost guys around them, lying on the fence next to the track like chasing stars, pointing at the champion knight, and couldn't help but look at each other.

Secretly wondering, should I own a racehorse?
Chu Xiangqian next to him was an expert among experts in this field. Otherwise, how could he have raised a horse that could break the Triple Crown record?

"Achu, how about you help me choose a good horse when you build the horse farm at the weather station?"

After Lei Luo finished speaking, he hurriedly added, "Price is not an issue."

Chu Xiangqian's attitude towards new customers is naturally very kind.

But he is not stupid, and there is no way he can guarantee that he will help Lei Luo choose a championship horse.

He shook his head and said with a smile, "Brother Luo, to be honest, even though I know how to read horses, I still have the confidence to tell whether a horse is good or not at a glance.

But the gap between horses that can go on the track is only one or two body positions, or a few tenths of a second.

It’s no problem with a good horse, but if it’s a champion horse, it’s going to be really difficult for me.

Also, there are many examples of horse racing results getting better after changing knights, and even winning the championship.

Plus the selection of trainers, veterinarians and other support team members are all factors that determine results.

These add up to too many variables.So many horse owners know that championship depends on luck.You only see your strength when you go to the track. "

Lei Luo, Lan Gang and Fei Bo thought about it and knew that Chu Qianqian was not talking nonsense.

Lan Gang scratched his head, "It's such a troublesome thing, so I'd better forget it. If I have this time and energy, I might as well find a few more beautiful pillars to talk about romance and love."

No matter how bad it is, it is easier to go home and spend time with my wife than to think about horse racing all day long. "

Fei Bo also nodded, "I can't even handle three tigresses at home. If there is another horse race that requires seven or eight people to serve, I will never have a peaceful life in the future."

Chu Qianqian rolled his eyes at these two guys and thought to himself that he had gone too far. Scaring away these two big water pipes meant that he lost two buyers.

However, at this time, the two of them had just really developed.

The money in hand is indeed not much. When Lan Gang is worth over 6 million Hong Kong dollars, this guy will not even blink an eye at buying one or two horses worth 7 or [-] pounds, which is hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars. .

If Lei Luo really becomes the champion horse owner in Hong Kong Island, I believe Lan Gang will definitely want to play as a champion horse owner.

Chu Qianqian couldn't help but focus on Lei Luo.

“Brother Luo, you heard it in the hotel just now, a blood horse worth 5 to 6 pounds has no problem at all as a stallion.

I guarantee that the sweat horses sold from me will at least be no worse than the sweat horses in the large horse herds in Central Asia.

Buy a male and two females, raise them for a few years, and produce two foals. One foal can be enough to offset the expenses on these horses in a few years.

This business is actually not a loss. Otherwise, would we really think that Ge Bai and Hader were stupid?

Besides, Bridge is the executive director of the Jockey Club, and he can be considered an expert in this field. "

Lei Luo, Lan Gang and Fei Bo didn't doubt Chu's previous words at all.

The three of them had dealt with Ge Bai and the others a lot. They really thought the ghost guy was a fool, but he was the stupidest one.

I heard Chu Xiangqian continue to say, "The investment in raising horses is not too high, and the prospects are not bad. But if you want horses that can go on the track, the cost is high.

Moreover, the horse owner himself already knows the true ability of a 2-year-old or 3-year-old horse.

Just like the pure white blood horse I gave to Margaret, it just needs to be pulled out and run around. Not to mention the owner, the buyer also has a general conclusion in mind.

If you want a championship, bet big.I guarantee that although I cannot be 100% sure of the championship, I am definitely qualified to be on the track. "

Lei Luo thought for a while and nodded seriously, "It is already a rare good horse to be able to ride on the track. I also know more than a dozen horse owners in Hong Kong Island.

When this group of people talked about horse racing, they looked at other people with a look of superiority.

But whose horse among them has achieved results, the other horse owners' eyes are full of pride.

I don’t have high requirements either. I’m guaranteed to be on the track and the upper limit is top five.Give it a try, and the top three will win. "

Chu Xiangqian is now in trouble. The three-dimensional attributes of the champion knight are 1.4, strength 1.2, and agility 1.6.

As long as your agility reaches 1.5, it's absolutely no problem to participate in level two events.

If you're lucky, it's really not difficult to get into the top three. After all, there are so many horse racing events and it's impossible to encounter extremely strong horses every time.

Moreover, the condition of the horse is the same as that of the athlete. A good result does not mean that the agility is 1.6.

Otherwise, Chu Xiangqian would not be in Hong Kong Island and London. Before going on the track, he would bring the champion knight into the game and give him a blood bottle to drink.

The purpose is to allow champion knights to take to the track in their best condition.

Chu Qianqian thought for a while, "For 25 pounds, I'll get you a sweat horse that can definitely go on the track. If you want a purebred horse, 15 pounds will be fine?"

Lei Luo, Lan Gang, and Fei Bo were stunned, and asked hurriedly, "Isn't it said that thoroughbred horses are the most expensive? How can a horse that is also on the track be more expensive than a blooded horse?"

Chu shrugged forward, "Just because the sweat horse is half weaker than the purebred horse in terms of speed and physique.

Two horses with the same speed, the physical strength of the sweat horse will be superior.

They are also scarce on the market, so they are naturally more expensive. "

Only then did the three Lei Luo realize it. Lei Luo thought about it all day long and was still not sure whether he should spend 25 pounds to buy sweat blood or 15 pounds to buy a thoroughbred horse.

The former is 400 million Hong Kong dollars, and the latter is 240 million Hong Kong dollars, which is equivalent to one-fifth of his annual net income.

With so much money, just to buy a horse, Lei Luo suddenly felt reluctant to part with it.

"Achu, help me choose, I really don't know which one to buy!"

“I definitely want a blood horse,” Chu Xiangqian said without hesitation, “Think about it, there are so many pure bloods on the track, it means that all the horse owners on Hong Kong Island are pure blood horse owners.

If your horse is naturally a little worse than other horse owners, but outperforms their horses, wouldn't it be more honorable?Does it also appear that you have a better eye for horses? "

Just for this reason, Lei Luo has already thought of buying a bloody horse.

Of course, if the horse Chu Xiangqian sells is too different from what he said, he will definitely have to discuss it with him.

But if he could get on the track, even if he was in last place, Lei Luo would not ask Chu Xiangqian to refund his money.

If he really does that, he will be the one who gets laughed at.

Therefore, Chu Xiangqian had no intention of giving Lei Luo the best horse from the beginning, otherwise he would not ask for only 25 pounds.

"Secondly, the value of a sweat-blooded horse that performs well will rise immediately. And those guys like Ge Bai will definitely come to you for the opportunity to breed foals."

Now Lei Luo had some reassurance, and even Lan Gang and Fei Bo started to feel excited.

They just wanted to say that they also wanted to buy it, but when they thought about 400 million Hong Kong dollars, they immediately became discouraged.

He cursed secretly, thinking that he would think more about how to make money when he went back.

Even if Lei Luo takes the lead, he will still have to follow up in a year or two.

Lei Luo also saw what Lan Gang and Fei Bo were thinking. He was afraid that it would be easy if the two of them cooperated and each of them took out 200 million.

He hurriedly said to Chu Xiangqian, "Okay, Ah Chu, this matter is settled. I will ask Lardboy to give you 400 million when we get back."

After they had settled their negotiations, Ge Bai and the others had almost finished seeing the champion knight being led down the track towards the stables.

He hurriedly returned to Chu Xiangqian and others, "Chu, we want to take a photo with the champion knight. Can you take us to the stables?"

"No problem." Chu Xiangqian wasn't worried at all. The flash would disturb the champion knight.

With him by his side, this horse will stand still.

Throughout the afternoon, Ge Bai and other ghost guys took photos and chatted with Lindsay and Lao Wood.

Apparently, he wanted to get some tips related to the Triple Crown from Old Wood.

It's like knowing it in advance, so that in the future, if your horse actually competes in the Triple Crown, you will be held back.

Since Ge Bai and others are horse owners, they naturally want their horses to race on the track, but horse trainers are easy to find, and the champion horse trainer is one among a thousand.

Champion riders are even rarer.

Lei Luo also joined the chat, but he couldn't speak English well, so he could only drag Lan Gang and Fei Bo together, hoping to find a good rider from Lao Wood in advance.

If he could, he would hire Old Wood as his horse's trainer.

It's a pity that Old Wood has no shortage of work now, and at the same time, he doesn't have any other thoughts before the Triple Crown is finished.

Instead, he found Chu Xiangqian and said, "BOSS, the second stop of the Triple Crown will be held in Birmingham. If possible, I would like to take the champion knight to Birmingham to adapt to the local climate.

But in this way, security issues will require more thought and investment. "

Chu Xiangqian also knew that the current value of the champion Cavaliers was at least 200 to [-] million pounds.

After winning the second championship, the value of the champion knight will definitely double.

If someone is eyeing this horse, it is really possible to take a risk.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiangqian directly rejected Lao Wood's suggestion. "Birmingham is only a three-hour drive from London, and the climate is no different. It's better to send the champion knight to Margaret's manor.

Wait three days before the game and transport the champion knight there.

I can also take advantage of enough time to find a few full-time bodyguards to join your team.

Moreover, I will pay the salaries of these bodyguards, which will not affect your bonus and dividends. "

Old Wood hurriedly thanked him and continued to argue with Chu Xiangqian about the benefits of arriving at the racecourse early.

When we returned to the hotel in the afternoon, Margaret had already returned with Lan Gang's wife and Lei Luo's wife.

Looking at the shopping bags one by one, Chu Qianqian smiled and shook his head, "It seems that you have achieved good results throughout the afternoon."

Margaret covered her mouth and laughed, and after a while she said, "Dear, I ordered two sets of suits for you, and also bought a few ready-made sets for daily wear."

Chu Qianqian was stunned, he didn't expect this little girl to buy him so many clothes. Bai Yuechang and Ye Baoying on the side smiled and looked at Margaret, who was like a little girl who had just fallen in love.

She couldn't help but laugh, which immediately made Margaret blush a little shyly.

Chu Qianqian stretched out his hand to hold Margaret's hand, said hello to Bai Yuechang and Ye Baoying, and took Margaret to leave after dinner.

After sending this girl back, Chu Xiangqian drove his car to the dock in East London.

I found a public phone booth and waited until 9:55, then got off the car and called a dry goods store on Hong Kong Island.

It took a full 10 minutes to transfer the call before I got in touch with Qian Cathay over there.

As soon as the two connected, Qian Guotai said hurriedly, "Achu, I'm sorry, I made a mistake before. You want steel bars. The seller said that if you calculate one thousand tons, the price will be about 11 US dollars cheaper."

Chu knew from the first listen that what Qian Guotai really wanted to say was that he had made a mistake about the price of iron ore.

What follows is all nonsense, but it’s just a reminder to myself that the phone may not be safe.

"Okay, uncle, I understand. I'll discuss the specific quantity of steel bars needed with the people here first, and I'll get back to you later."

Qian Guotai breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, we'll talk in detail when you call me back or when you come back.

By the way, I now live in Bai Feng Building, Lock Road. "

After that, he reported the floor and house number.

Before Chu Qian came, he knew where Qian Guotai lived.

When I heard this, I immediately realized that the five-digit floor and house numbers should be phone numbers.

Half an hour later, they both changed phone numbers and contacted each other again.

Only then did Chu realize that when Qian Guotai asked someone he knew about the price of iron ore, when the other person checked past newspapers, it was because he was not a practitioner in the iron ore-related industry.

Only then did the dry tons in the newspaper become thousands of tons.

Dry tons refers to iron ore powder that has not been watered.

During the transportation of iron ore, trucks and trains will blow sand due to wind.So during transportation, water will be poured on the iron ore powder.

It was only when the superiors saw the quotation given by Qian Guotai that they realized that Qian Guotai had made a mistake.

But when Qian Guotai found out, Chu had already gone to London.

Chu had previously learned that 1 ton of mineral powder with 70% iron content was US$11, and his heart started to pound.

There are 6 tons of iron ore in the game every day, 18 tons a month, and 216 million tons a year.

Even because of the cost of making iron ore powder, it is only sold at a price of 10 US dollars per ton, which is equivalent to 2160 million US dollars and 8760 million Hong Kong dollars.

Chu would not have given this money to the mainland for nothing before, and the superiors also knew that Chu could not be so generous and selfless before.

The final result of the discussion was that if Chu was willing, all the 216 million tons of ore per year could be purchased inland and shipped to the steel plant in Nanguang for refining.

Then negotiate a price, export all to Chu Qianqian, and resell the finished steel products on Hong Kong Island.

To put it bluntly, it was to help Chu refine iron ore and earn a hard-earned fee.

However, Qian Guotai also made it clear to Chu Qianqian that he had asked experts in this field if the iron ore was really a top-grade rich ore with an iron content of 70%.

In the refining process, the cost consumed will be much less than that of iron ore in the mainland, which is between 40 and 50%.

Even if Chu's previous money is not earned, the cost savings alone are enough to make the mainland willing to help him refine it.

Chu had just thought about it before and rejected the proposal.

This involves more than 2000 million U.S. dollars, and the people above may be thinking of a win-win situation.

But when it is actually assigned to the following for execution, various troubles will arise in storage.

When Qian Guotai heard Chu's previous worries, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Forget it, the superiors have thought about this too. If you have any concerns, just pretend that the iron ore incident never happened."

Chu felt a little embarrassed after hearing this before, but thinking about more than 2000 million US dollars and his own safety, he couldn't be soft-hearted about this matter.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Fortunately, I saw the latest quotation for iron ore from the newspaper here in London. Otherwise, I would definitely find trouble with the collaborator who owed me money.

At that time, they clearly promised to give me 90 tons of iron ore worth 9 US dollars a month to repay the money they owed me.But because of a misunderstanding, I went to find trouble with others, and even killed them directly.

If word of this gets out, I'll make sure I don't want to do business with anyone in the future. "

When I talked to Qian Guotai about the iron ore before, Xinshou Village only produced 3 tons per day, which was 9 tons per month.

Naturally, Chu would not mention it at this time before. The amount of iron ore he can produce every month has become 18 tons.

Moreover, in order to make the superiors forget about the iron ore as soon as possible.

Chu rolled his eyes before and said, "Speaking of which, I also took advantage of my friend. The guy owed me 40 pounds of goods before.

Converted to U.S. dollars, that’s 160 million.Calculating now, it only takes the other party two months to pay off the debt.

I used to think that the 160 million US dollars would last for many years, and I almost wanted someone to knock on my door. "

Qian Guotai's heart tightened and he secretly thought that it was okay.I felt more and more guilty and self-blame.

Chu Xiangqian could hear the tension in Qian Guotai's heart through the changes in his breathing.

He smiled slightly, sighed, and continued, "After my friend pays off the debt, even if I still want it, I can only pay back the money to buy it.

This is troublesome to think about, and it will cost me a lot of cash.

Even if you act as a middleman in the mainland and help purchase iron ore, the boss still needs the foreign exchange to buy it.

It's really better to just use the iron ore mined in the mainland.Let's just forget about it. Also, Uncle Qian, tell your superiors that the quotation was wrong and the problem lies with me.

Don't let your superiors transfer you back because of this matter.If I send a new person here, I can't trust him. "

Qian Guotai couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time he began to feel lucky that he listened to Chu's previous words, came out of the foreign affairs department, and became Chu's previous employee.

Otherwise, just making such a big mistake would be enough to call him back for punishment.

By then, he might not have the chance to stay on Hong Kong Island anymore, but would be transferred to some insignificant department for retirement.

But Qian Guotai thought for a while and said directly, "The mistakes I made will naturally be borne by me. But don't worry, the superiors just gave me a serious demerit and have no intention of transferring me back to Beijing."

"That's good." Chu Xiangqian felt relieved, comforted Qian Guotai for a few words, and then hung up the phone.

After the iron ore incident, Chu Xiangqian didn't want to mention natural rubber now.

Unless you spend money to buy it domestically in the future, it's better to take your time.
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I spent money to rent a boat more than ten meters long and drove it east on the Thames River.

More than an hour later, the boat arrived at the pier near London City Airport. Chu Qianqian stopped the boat and entered the cabin, silently waiting until 1 o'clock.

Entering the novice village, he took the pure white sweat horse out of the stable, without even putting on the saddle, jumped on the horse and ran to the grassland.

At the fox refresh point, kill three foxes with three shots, get 150 experience points, level up the horse, and add the points to the system.

Constitution 1.4+1, strength 1.2, agility 1.5.

I believe that a physique of 2.4 is enough to become a champion in endurance races, and an agility of 1.5 is only 0.1 worse than the champion knight.

I rode the white horse to the novice village and spent a few gold coupons to buy a complete set of saddles for the white horse.

When Chu Qianqian put the complete set of saddlery in the white horse's equipment compartment, even the horseshoes appeared on the white horse's four hoofs.

Then he rode it back to the stable.

Then he rode on Red Rabbit and whistled to call Da Zhuang and Hong Niu from the village.

First, I walked around the three wild horse spawn points. Unexpectedly, 9 sweat-blooded horses were spawned today.

Chu Xiangqian was overjoyed, but he was worried that he didn't have enough money to buy the building in Knightsbridge. What if he could produce 9 horses at once and transport them all back to the ranch.

When Ge Bai and the others go to the ranch tomorrow, they might be able to keep them all covered.

A horse worth 6 or 7 pounds is 5 to 60 pounds.

In addition to the 24 sweat horses that were already kept in the stable, Chu Qianqian thought for a while, gritted his teeth, and simply took out all these horses.

But in this way, the boat I rented seemed too small.

After going ashore and calling the ranch, the five workers heard that the boss had actually shipped a batch of horses, cattle and sheep.

He hurriedly followed Chu Qianqian's instructions and started making preparations overnight.

Chu Xiangqian rented a large warehouse in the dock and watched outside to make sure no one was around.

Only then did Chu Qianqian release all 34 sweaty horses.

Then came the 36 cows and 75 sheep that were kept in these two or three days.

After leaving more than a dozen bundles of hay piles in the warehouse, he closed the warehouse and called the ranch to ask the workers to contact the transportation company to transfer cattle, sheep and horses to the dock.

By the way, declare customs at the airport.

Paying the customs entry fees will save you a lot of trouble in the future.

At around 3 o'clock in the morning, four transport trucks with long tractors arrived at the dock, and all five workers came with them.

Seeing more than 100 cattle, sheep and horses in the warehouse, no one doubted how these animals were transported.

No one even thinks about it.

(End of this chapter)