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Chapter 1319 The Era of Multinational Corporations (First Update, Please Subscribe)
What day is not lively?
However, for the whole world, 1962 was undoubtedly the hottest year. After all, two months ago, the world had just been pulled back from the brink of destruction.

What lessons, if any, has the world learned?
That is a possibility that all of humanity has witnessed - the end of the world!
However, for fifteen-year-old Bill, he often encounters the end of the world, and his end of the world is simply the belt of his stepfather Roger.

Once again, after his stepfather got drunk, William, who was beaten with a belt, had no time to hide in the dark to lick his wounds when he heard Roger scolding:
"...Damn Russians! They must want to drop a nuclear bomb on us. Bill, Bill, take little Roger with you to the yard and dig a shelter."

Under the urging of his stepfather, Bill had to call his younger brother Roger to the backyard. In addition to a large pit, there was also a huge fiberglass can - that was the most popular "double-layer shelter" recently. It was not just a shelter, but also had biscuits, drinking water, ventilation equipment and other supplies. As a car dealer, Roger spent $2999 to buy this shelter.

The only thing that needs to be done now is... bury it underground, and this job naturally falls to Bill and his team.

Jumping into the pit, Billy asked while digging the pit:
"Roger, is there a wound on my face?"

"No,"

Roger Jr. said:
"I really envy you. In two years you can go to college and leave here."

"I have to wait another two years, and I don't know if I can get an acceptance letter from a university."

Listening to his brother's concerns, little Roger said:
"Bill, you will definitely be able to go to college. Today you are attending the National Youth Group Conference in Washington, D.C. as a student representative from Arkansas. If you can't get an admission letter from a university, it's impossible for others!"

Although his brother said so, Bill didn't think so. He just said softly:

"hope so……"

There are many universities, but can you get into the university of your choice?
Bill has his own plans for the future, and even his stepfather's belt can't stop it. So, Bill was digging a hole and thinking about things, when the voice of his neighbor Jeff came from the other side.

"Bill, Roger asked you to do this again, didn't he? He should have found some workers or hired an excavator."

Billy replied with a smile.

"No, Uncle Jeff, I'm free anyway, so I might as well exercise."

But apparently his words did not fool Jeff, who walked over and shouted into the house:
"Roger, Roger, Roger Clinton, damn it, it's Christmas time, how can you let your kids do this?"

"Jeff, this is my family business... If you come to drink, I welcome you, but if you want to interfere in my family affairs, don't blame me for being rude!"

At this moment, the mother came out and stopped Jeff and said:

"Jeff, you go back first. Bill, take Roger to the amusement park to play for a while..."

When Bill climbed out of the pit, he unexpectedly saw Jeff's hand on his mother's hip, but he drooped his eyelids and pretended not to see it. Compared to Roger, he preferred Jeff to be his stepfather, even if he was just a barber.

Soon, Billy took his brother Roger to the street. Along the way, the two always saw people digging shelters, and many people had a huge black fiberglass tank in their yards.

Although the crisis two months ago ended, for people, it is not over yet, and it may just be the beginning. In the next few years, almost all Americans will build shelters in their homes. As long as conditions permit, they will build large shelters as much as possible. After all, this is related to their survival.

Looking at the piles of excavated soil on the roadside, Roger asked:

"Bill, is the world really going to end?"

"Who knows? But this time Mr. President has forced the Russians to retreat. They will definitely not dare to continue threatening us!"

When talking about Kennedy, Bill's face was full of admiration. The Cuban Missile Crisis made Kennedy's reputation soar. The whole world saw how this "tough guy" forced the Russians to retreat. For a young man like Bill, it was natural to admire such a hero.

“I really hope the end of the world will come.”

Roger said:

Bill looked at his brother in confusion.

"what?"

"If that's the case, maybe we won't have to get beaten again."

Bill's heart sank at his brother's words. Perhaps for the children, their father's fists and belt were the end of the world.

But for most people, the end of the world is the end of the world. After the Cuban Missile Crisis, hundreds of millions of Americans were preparing for a possible doomsday. People dug bunkers and built emergency shelters, trying to survive when the end of the world came.

But this is just the choice of ordinary people. For the rich, they have other choices. At least, for Morgan, he knows very well what he should do.

Morgan glanced out the window of the Gulfstream plane he had urgently ordered.

When the crisis broke out two months ago, although he got the news in advance and flew to Argentina, the experiences of some friends made him realize the importance of private jets.

While those friends were constantly calling for help to leave the United States, he placed an order directly with Gulfstream Corporation in Nanyang and purchased a Gulfstream. The reason why this Gulfstream could be delivered now was because he spent a lot of money - he bought it directly in stock.

It must be said that this choice is still very correct. Just like now if he wants to go to Nanyang, he doesn't need to wait at the airport at all, he can just fly there directly. Morgan turned his head and looked at Paul beside him and asked:

"Paul, do you think it's too late to invest in Gulfstream now?"

In fact, he was not asking about Gulfstream, but other companies in Nanyang. The reason why he brought Paul to Nanyang for inspection this time was to find suitable investment channels.

While investing in some enterprises in Nanyang, part of the Morgan Consortium's capital was moved to Nanyang. After all, the last crisis was so scary that Morgan still feels a lingering fear every time he thinks back to those days.

“It’s never too late.”

Paul said directly.

"We all know very well that if a world war breaks out between the United States and the Soviet Union, when nuclear winter comes, only people in the equatorial region will be able to safely survive the ice age. But near the equator, apart from Nanyang, which country can maintain order under the shadow of a nuclear war?"

After experiencing the brink of the end of the world, even Paul Mellon, who has never cared about anything outside the field of art, is now beginning to consider finding a way out for himself.

However, it was easy to find a way out for him - his son-in-law's father was the ruler of Nanyang, and as a cunning rabbit has three burrows, it couldn't be more appropriate for him to go to Nanyang.

Especially since this place is located near the equator, in the future nuclear winter, only people near the equator can truly survive. As for other areas... they are likely to starve to death or freeze to death in the long ice age.

Therefore, Mellon also came to Nanyang and even bought an island of his own. After all, there are still many small islands in Nanyang.

"Paul, you made a very correct choice. Jason is a very good kid."

To be honest, Morgan was a little jealous. If his daughter was suitable, he also hoped to find such a good son-in-law.

such a pity!
Morgan said with emotion:
“It seems that I should indeed consider making some investments in Nanyang.”

"It's not just you, my friend."

Paul said:

"In the past month, many people have come to Southeast Asia, and they all know very well that it is in their personal interest to properly transfer risks in this confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union."

After taking a puff of his cigarette, Paul said:
"Just like the last war, only those who left in time survived and preserved their property. What did those who stayed in Europe gain?"

After looking at Morgan, Paul did not continue.

Those who stayed in Europe either had their factories turned into German munitions factories, were destroyed by Allied bombings, or suffered heavy losses during the war.

Some even more miserable people were directly imprisoned in concentration camps and turned into soap and fertilizer.

Therefore, with this precedent, no one wants to be turned into ashes like other ordinary people in a possible doomsday in the future, or struggle in the ice age after the nuclear winter.

So, in order to survive, in order to survive better, some of them have come to Southeast Asia, and brought a lot of money to this country.

After all, people of their class need to consider not only how to survive the end of the world, but also how to live better at the end of the world.

Of course, on the surface, they did not come to Southeast Asia to invest for this reason. These wealthy people increased their overseas investments based on "business reasons."

Is this "refuge"?

of course not!

This is just normal investment, and it is just the beginning. For commercial interests, they began to transfer assets from the United States and Europe to Southeast Asia or other countries near the equator. In order to manage these enterprises, many large companies have transformed from local companies into multinational corporations.

From then on, business elites always appeared on planes in European and American countries. It seemed that capital was pursuing profits, but in fact, the original intention was just to avoid risks.

But in any case, it was not until after the "Cuban Missile Crisis" that the earth truly entered the era of "multinational corporations". Before that, European and American companies would make overseas investments, but they were just overseas investments. To a certain extent, those overseas companies were more of an agency or independently operated.

It was not until after the crisis that directors of large companies began to seriously consider the issue of diversifying their investments. It was also from this time that international financial capital began to truly flow.

However, at this time, even Morgan didn't know what he had opened. Nodding, Morgan uttered a place name.

“Dongning…”

Then he looked out the window and said:
“It will become another New York in the future.”

Paul was stunned by Morgan's words and said in confusion:
"Dongning? Why Dongning?"

Facing Paul's question, Morgan silently took a puff of his cigar, and then said with a rather helpless expression:
"Because... it's closer to the United States! Our Gulfstream aircraft can't fly all the way from New York to Nanyang, so I think Dongning is the best choice for us."

(End of this chapter)