I work as a mercenary in northern Myanmar.

Chapter 626 Future
After dealing with Peng Deren, Chen Chen's business in Pubei was basically stabilized.

Correspondingly, his recovery life gradually became peaceful.

There wasn't much to do, and even the Yankees were completely silent.

Chen Chen once wondered if they were planning some big move, and whether one day he would be blown to pieces by a heavy bomb dropped from a B2 bomber ten thousand meters above the ground as soon as he stepped out of the door.

But fortunately, or unfortunately, no.

Chen Chen talked to Xiaoyu on the phone several times and finally confirmed that the Americans had not given up nor had they "changed". It was just that several core special operations departments, including JSOC, were all caught up in the vortex of power struggle caused by the presidential election and could not take care of their side for the time being.

In addition, the Middle East and Syria are still sharing the pressure. According to Xiaoyu's judgment, there is really no possibility of restarting the conflict between the two sides in the future.

This undoubtedly created an excellent window period for Dongfeng Group and Chen Chen, and also slowed down Chen Chen's always tense pace a little.

He even finally took a day off as planned - a real day off, not just to recuperate.

As for what to do on vacation?
Chen Chen did have one thing that he urgently needed to do.

That is, counting money and checking accounts.

What he checked was not the company's account, but his own account.

At first, he thought this matter would be very simple. After all, wasn't the money all in the bank card?
If you don’t have mobile banking, you can just go to the counter to check your balance and print out a copy of the transaction statement, then everything will be clear, right?
But the reality was completely beyond his expectations. When he found Peng Xucheng, who had been responsible for handling his personal financial issues, the numbers he said left him stunned.

".So you mean, I have twelve bank cards alone?"

Looking at Peng Xucheng who was placing the cards on the table one by one, Chen Chen asked in disbelief.

"Twelve bank cards are not too many. In fact, only two or three cards are actually used for current deposits."

Peng Xucheng shook his head and continued:
“Most other cards are opened specifically for you for special financial purposes.”

"Look, for example, this one was made specifically to manage the trust in your name. The total amount of the trust is 4700 million, which is your largest financial management fund."

"This account is for blue chip stock investment. When I first started, I had a total of 1000 million US dollars. Now there is about 1100 million in the account."

"A 10% return in two years is actually pretty good."

"These two cards are bound to your large insurance policy - I didn't expect that you still have insurance."

"However, the insured amounts of these two policies are not high, with an annual premium of $5 million for five years and a prepaid interest rate of 200%. The returns are not exaggerated, and the main thing is the guaranteed return."

"The others are some random small financial management or current deposits, only this one is special."

"This is a special card for your financial transactions with that company. You need to keep RMB worth 1500 million USD in it. The current amount is roughly around this level."

"Okay, that's all the introductions."

"I know you're tired of listening, so I'll give you a summary now."

"Your total personal assets are currently around $1.2 million, all of which are funds you can use immediately."

"In fact, the number could have been much larger."

"But on the one hand, a large amount of funds were transferred to the group before, including 40 million US dollars for missile procurement. This part of the funds is regarded as equity increase, and Dongfeng Group is currently not profitable, so it cannot be recovered through dividends in the short term."

"On the other hand, because of the particularity of your use of funds, the investment and financial products I choose for you are all highly liquid, with relatively low interest rates and yields, and the growth of funds is relatively slow."

"Finally, to be honest, I really don't care much about your money, and I haven't made a detailed plan - at best, it's better than just leaving it there."

"So, this is the final result."

After listening to Peng Xucheng's introduction, Chen Chen nodded slowly.

In fact, he was not surprised by the amount of money he had.

After fighting for so many years and doing so many great things, he finally saved more than 100 million US dollars. What's so surprising about that?
What he didn't expect was that when the business was already so busy, Peng Xucheng would actually help him arrange the funds so clearly. He even said that he "didn't take it very seriously."

It can be seen that even if he cannot be said to be "loyal", he is indeed "dedicated to his duties".

Thinking of this, Chen Chen looked at Peng Xucheng and said sincerely:

"Thank you very much. It's really hard work for you to be the butler."

"You have to take care of the company's affairs, and even my own money."

"When the mid-year performance review comes, you can fight for the benefits you deserve."

Chen Chen's words were an obvious "promise", but Peng Xucheng just shook his head very professionally and then said:
"no need."

"To put it bluntly, with my current position in Dongfeng Group, if I have selfish motives, what can I not get?"

"The most critical issue now is that Dongfeng Group is not large enough and its resilience is not high enough."

"If we're not careful, it could all fall apart - I mean commercially."

"So it's best that you refrain from giving out promotions and rewards casually. Even if you want to reward someone, it won't be too late to do so once the situation is completely stable."

"Now, millions or tens of millions don't mean much to me, and they don't make much difference."

"If I want to make money, I have to aim for 10 billion or billion."

"You are quite ambitious."

Chen Chen said with a smile:
"The market is so small. If you want to share 100 billion, that's wishful thinking."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Peng Xucheng shook his head seriously, and then said:
"If they are really a PMC or an arms dealer, then making 10 billion is of course nonsense."

"But we are neither of these two things. We have two 'fiefdoms' on this planet."

“There’s a lot we can do, but right now.”

"Stop!"

Chen Chen interrupted Peng Xucheng and said seriously:

"You'd better not mention the word fiefdom in the future."

Peng Xucheng's expression suddenly became stern. He nodded and tactfully changed the subject:

"Then let's not talk about work - by the way, why did you think of checking the accounts today?"

"Check it out when you have nothing to do."

Chen Chen picked up a bank card and continued:
“If I wanted to spend some money, what would you suggest?”

“That depends on how you spend it.”

Peng Xucheng leaned back in his chair and said:

"Do you want highbrow, lowbrow, or somewhere in between?"

"How about you elaborate on it?"

Chen Chen asked curiously.

Peng Xucheng smiled slightly and replied:
"Let's start with the vulgar ones."

"Actually, I don't need to explain this much. Just refer to the warlords you have fought against."

"Playing with women, buying watches, driving luxury cars, and playing with jewelry, jade, antiques and collectibles for the more advanced ones."

"In a word, the things they play are either only available in Pubei, or they are the leftovers of others."

"Well, you don't have any idea about this approach, right?"

".No idea at all."

Chen Chen shook his head helplessly and replied:

"Don't even mention watches and luxury cars. I'm not interested in them anyway." "Jewelry and jade. I feel uncomfortable just thinking about Bai Gou's "Nothing to Do" card."

"Woman, what can I say? If you've seen the really good stuff, you won't even want to touch it if it's a little lower."

"That's true."

Peng Xucheng nodded in agreement, and then said:

"How does the saying go? Once you have seen the sea, all other waters are but puddles; once you have seen Mount Wushan, all other clouds are but mounds."

"Besides, this is not the past, this is the present."

"Honestly, if you keep looking at the pot while eating from the bowl, I'll think you have no taste."

"Okay, let's go to the next one, the one in the middle."

"What's in the middle?"

Chen Chen asked immediately.

"The middle one is about family, heritage, and culture."

“Spend a lot of money to find a good woman, have a few children, and pass on what you have with the best education and the best resources.”

"This process involves a lot of things, such as etiquette, tradition, knowledge, and so on."

"Each step requires a lot of money. If you really go this route, I guarantee that you will not only spend all the money, but it will not be enough."

After Peng Xucheng finished speaking, Chen Chen couldn't help but hold his forehead.

"Let's not talk about whether it's enough to spend, I just want to ask, what kind of good woman can a woman who can be found at a high price be?"

“That was a mistake on my part.”

Peng Xucheng waved his hand and said:

"Of course the money is not spent on women, it is spent on yourself."

"Use money to create an image that is attractive to the opposite sex - but this step is no longer necessary for you, right?"

"How about this route?"

"No."

Chen Chen shook his head decisively and replied:

"What family, what inheritance, in the end it all comes down to the clan system."

"It's impossible for you to say that I'm not selfish."

"But if you are selfish enough to deliberately maintain these things, then I think you have lost yourself to some extent."

"My plans for my family are actually very simple, without so many twists and turns."

“Of course you are simple.”

Peng Xucheng looked at Chen Chen with amusement, and then said:
"In fact, I knew from the beginning that you would definitely not choose these two paths. As the old saying goes, it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality."

"You are too young and have done too many big things."

"To the extent that your thinking has become 'alienated' to some extent."

"Even if it's just something as small as spending money, you will pursue a lot of meaning that may not necessarily exist."

“Only this kind of meaning can make you find true pleasure.”

"So, there is only one choice left for you."

“This is the most difficult one, but it is also the one that is most consistent with the ‘meaning’ you envisioned.”

"And what's even better is that it can totally fill that void in you."

"In the future when there are no wars, you can totally treat it as your new battlefield."

"Don't be so secretive, just tell me!"

Chen Chen couldn't wait to interrupt Peng Xucheng's chattering. He really couldn't wait to hear what Peng Xucheng had to say.

Peng Xucheng took a deep breath, and then said seriously:

“Change the world.”

".Are you kidding me??"

Chen Chen looked at Peng Xucheng with a smile on his face, then said:
“Isn’t Dongfeng Group changing the world? Isn’t our goal to change the world?”

"I'm asking a personal question, and you're just trying to brush me off with this answer?"

"That's because I haven't finished yet."

Peng Xucheng was not surprised by Chen Chen's reaction, as if this was within his expectations.

Then he continued calmly:
"There are actually great limitations on what Dongfeng Group can do."

"We are a military group. To maintain development, all our business can only be maintained near this core. There may be deviations, but they will never stray too far."

"This leads to a certain inevitability: many things you want to change cannot be changed through Dongfeng Group."

"Let me give you a simple example. If you want the northern football team to enter the World Cup, can you rely on Dongfeng Group to put a gun to their heads and force them to play?"

".To be honest, this is not something that cannot be considered."

Chen Chen answered thoughtfully.

Looking at his expression, Peng Xucheng couldn't help laughing out loud.

Then he continued:

“So you do have things you want to change.”

“Then let’s go back to the original question. To change the world, what exactly is being changed?”

"In the final analysis, it is to make some things in this world more in line with your cognition and more in line with your expectations."

“This is the highest level of enjoyment, and it is also the most high-end type of problem that can be solved with money.”

"I'm sure you'll like this way of spending, maybe not yet, but you might just need a little guidance."

"For example, you can't put a gun to the heads of the national team and force them to play football, but you can form your own team and then use the team's results to tell others that people in the north can really play football."

"How about it, do you find it interesting?"

"I don't know if it makes sense, but I understand what you mean."

Chen Chen took a deep breath and nodded seriously.

I have to say that in this regard, Peng Xucheng's understanding of himself has really reached the extreme.

He knows what he wants and what he lacks most.

Then according to his thinking, his life will have a foothold in the next few decades.

Finally, there is a place to spend this money, and with the help of this money, there are many things I can do.

Maybe it can change some injustices, maybe it can create something beautiful, maybe it can dispel some "sorrow", or maybe it can simply make some of your expectations come true.

This is very interesting.

A thought flashed through Chen Chen's mind, and vaguely, an idea came to his mind.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a director. Maybe the first thing I would do would be to make a movie.
(End of this chapter)