Although Lu Chen did not achieve his goal in meeting Franklin this time, it was not without gain. This time he unexpectedly learned about the relationship between Adams and Franklin, which was a very good gain.
After leaving the state capital, Lu Chen thought that he had not cared about the bank for a long time. He still really wants to know the operating conditions of the bank.
So he talked to Adams about the bank.
"Adams, I heard that many banks have collapsed recently. How about China National Bank? Has it been affected?"
Adams said: "Don't worry, those bankrupt banks are all small banks. Our Guozong Bank is a big bank after all, and after the scandal that broke out last time, we dealt with some bad debts in a timely manner. Now our With cash reserves, there is no need to worry about a run.”
Lu Chen asked again: "If that's the case, what's the business situation? Are there any losses?"
Adams said: "The reputation of our bank is still good, and many people are still willing to deposit money in our bank. And during this period, we have acquired a lot of high-quality industries. For example, we bought millions of Ford's Stocks. And we bought a lot of real estate in New York."
Lu Chen couldn't help but nod after hearing this. These are industries that will surge in the future. It seems that Adams is still doing a good job during this period.
Lu Chen said: "No wonder you always said you were very busy some time ago. It seems you have put in a lot of effort to run the bank so well."
Hearing what Lu Chen said, Adams couldn't help but show off. He said:
"Brother, I was wrong. I feel relaxed now. Now I don't have to worry about anything in the bank. It's all the people below who are capable. All I have to do now is sign the project book."
It seems that Adams has created a good team. After hearing what Adams said, Lu Chen thought about it and said in surprise:
"Adams, that's good. You must have put a lot of effort into finding so many talents."
Adams said with some embarrassment: "It didn't take any effort. These people were arranged by the family to go to the bank. How can I have so much time to hire so many professional people?"
The family arranged it for him. It’s good to have a family with a deep foundation. Lu Chen sighed in his heart. If he didn’t have three to five years, he would definitely not be like Adams, who could build a company just by being a tool. working normally. Lu Chen said:
"It seems that your family treats you very well, and they are actually willing to send so many talents to help you manage the bank."
Adams smiled bitterly and said, "Hey, I'm not as optimistic as you. I think it was my two brothers at home who fell in love with China National Bank, which is why my father sent so many people to work in the bank."
Lu Chen frowned. asked:
"Adams, why do you say that?"
Adams said: "Although all projects now require my signature before they can take effect, it feels increasingly difficult for me to promote a project. People from the family always have various reasons to shirk me from doing it." project. So in the end I had no choice but to force them to implement it.”
Lu Chen frowned, he did not expect such a situation. Lu Chen asked:
"Then why did you say before that you were very relaxed?"
Adams said: "I no longer work on projects myself. I directly review the projects they submit. Then I sign if I'm satisfied with it. If I'm not satisfied, I ask them to take it back and make changes again."
Lu Chen said: "But this is not a long-term solution. Since those people are not yours, why don't you want to recruit people from outside?"
Adams said: "Where can it be so easy to find so many talents. If you have talents in this field, you can recommend them to me."
Lu Chen thought for a while and said, "Okay, I will ask people to pay attention to people in this field when I go back. If I find such a talent, I will definitely recommend it to you."
Adams nodded and then asked: "That's a good feeling. By the way, do you want to go home or go to the factory?"
Lu Chen said, "Send me to the factory. There are a lot of things going on in my factory right now."
After hearing this, Adams took Lu Chen into the car and sent Lu Chen directly back to the factory.
Back at the factory, Lu Chen went directly to the door of Fu Mingzhuo's office.
He pushed open the door of Fu Mingzhuo's office and walked in. Lu Chen saw Fu Mingzhuo writing and drawing on his desk.
When he heard someone coming in, Fu Mingzhuo said without raising his head: "Just tell me if you have anything to do. I'm very busy now."
"Mingzhuo, what are you doing now? You are so busy."
Hearing Lu Chen's voice, he quickly raised his head. Said eagerly:
"Boss, you're finally here."
After saying that, Fu Mingzhuo took out a document and handed it to Lu Chen and said:
"Boss, take a look. This is the document sent to us by the New York City Department of Commerce today. The document says that someone reported to the Department of Commerce that contraband was produced here. They are going to send someone to investigate and ask us to cooperate. .”
Lu Chen took the document and looked at it. This is indeed a document issued by the New York City Department of Commerce. He couldn't figure it out. Although his relationship with Jace was somewhat estranged because of the hospital affairs, he wouldn't let Jace produce such a document just because of a report. Lu Chen decided to call Jace and ask.
Lu Chen returned to his office, picked up the phone and called Jess.
This time the person who answered the phone was Jace himself. Jace said:
"Hello, this is the New York City Department of Commerce. I'm Jess. Who are you?"
Lu Chen smiled and said, "Mr. Jess, I am Lu Chen."
When he heard that the caller was Lu Chen, Jace's first reaction was to hang up the phone. Lu Chen didn't know who he had offended recently. He was actually targeted by people from the Department of Commerce again.
But he thought about it. Last time, his home hospital lost Lu Chen's experimental data and didn't give Lu Chen an explanation. This made him feel ashamed of Lu Chen. After hanging up the phone like this, he felt that he should still apologize to Lu Chen. .
Jess said: "Mr. Lu, I don't know why you called. If it's because of the hospital, I can only say sorry to you here. I didn't expect that people from the hospital would give you the test information." lost."
Lu Chen's call this time was not about this matter. He now wanted to find out what was the reason that made Jace want to check his factory. He interrupted Jace and said:
"Mr. Jess, I'm not looking for you this time because of hospital matters."
Jace was a little surprised that Lu Chen didn't come to him for hospital matters. He asked: "Then why did Mr. Lu come to me?"
Lu Chen immediately said: "Mr. Jess, it's like this. I received a notice today to cooperate with the investigation. I want to know why you need to investigate my factory."
"So that's what happened, Mr. Lu, this document was not sent to you by our Commerce Bureau. We only sent you such a notice after receiving a notice from the Commerce Department."
Lu Chen didn't expect that this was a document issued by the Department of Commerce. Lu Chen was a little confused. He didn't know why the Department of Commerce would come directly to investigate his factory. Besides, his small company was not worthy of the attention of the Department of Commerce. This was a bit abnormal. Lu Chen asked: "Mr. Jess, do you know Why does the Department of Commerce want to investigate our factory?"
Jess said: "Mr. Lu, you must have offended someone, otherwise the people from the Department of Commerce would not investigate the factory directly. Usually they would forward the report letter to our Commerce Bureau, and we would investigate the situation only after we understand the situation." Under investigation."
He didn't offend anyone. Lu Chen was a little confused. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he thought of a situation. That's when the mysterious boss took action. Directly ask people from the Department of Commerce to investigate yourself.
Lu Chen said: "Mr. Jess, since that's the case, I won't bother you. I'll ask someone else."
Jess: "No trouble. If Mr. Lu needs help with anything in the future, just come to me directly as before. I still have something to do, so I'll hang up first."
After saying that, Jace hung up the phone.
Lu Chen put down the phone in his hand and immediately came to Fu Mingzhuo's office.
"Mingzhuo, the person who is targeting penicillin has taken action. This notification should be his handiwork."
Fu Mingzhuo didn't expect that the mysterious boss would take action this time. He asked eagerly:
"So what do we do now?"
Lu Chen said: "Mingzhuo, you have arranged all the things I told you yesterday."
Fu Mingzhuo nodded and said, "I have made a copy of all the information you purchased from Feili and placed the copied files in the laboratory."
Lu Chen said: "That's good, then we won't be afraid of them coming to check. When they come, we will take them directly to the laboratory and let them check this document?"
Fu Mingzhuo said with some worry: "Will they see that this experimental report is fake, and will their visit this time affect our nylon production."
Lu Chen said: "They shouldn't be able to tell the truth from the false. Although the two reports are different, they are both new drugs. They have not seen the real report, so it is impossible to tell the difference. As for nylon, don't worry, they will The target is penicillin, they won’t check nylon.”
Fu Mingzhuo said: "Even if they don't check the nylon, what if they ask us to stop production for rectification? Then opening and closing the nylon production workshop once will consume a lot of materials and time."
Lu Chen explained: "They dare not stop the production of nylon. This nylon does not belong to us alone. If they dare to affect the production of nylon, Mr. Dior will not stand idly by. I think the mysterious boss will not cause trouble." .”
Hearing what Lu Chen said, Fu Mingzhuo breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that this investigation would affect nylon. Textile factories now consume large quantities of nylon yarn every day. If production really stops, the factory's losses will be terrible.
Lu Chen thought about it and felt that since the mysterious boss started to deal with his factory, he would definitely not pay attention to other places. Lu Chen said:
"Mingzhuo, please send someone to the Commonwealth, ask Professor Fleming to organize clinical trials in the Commonwealth, and then directly apply for a patent and a license for the drug to be marketed in the Commonwealth. The name should be penicillin, not penicillin."
Fu Mingzhuo was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes lit up. Said: "Boss, are you planning to produce penicillin directly in the Commonwealth?"
Lu Chen shook his head and said, "I won't produce it in the Commonwealth. We have no foundation there at all. We can't hold on to such a coveted golden baby. I still plan to produce penicillin in the United States' sphere of influence. It’s just that we can’t build the factory in the United States. I want to build the factory in the Philippines or Canada.”
Fu Mingzhuo thought for a moment and said, "Then I suggest building a factory in the Philippines. That's Nanyang, far away from the United States and close to China. And there are many Chinese."
Philippines, Lu Chen was a little reluctant. The Philippines was captured by Xiaozhi during World War II. If the factory is built in the Philippines, wouldn't it be a free life?
Fu Mingzhuo saw Lu Chen's hesitation and continued:
"In the Philippines, the influence of the big guys in the United States will be very small. We can easily build factories wherever we can. Moreover, the Chinese in Nanyang are relatively united. When we build factories in the Philippines, those Chinese in Nanyang They will also give us some support.”
Lu Chen asked: "Mingzhuo, if you are so optimistic about the Philippines, do you know anyone in Nanyang?"
Fu Mingzhuo said: "I have some classmates in Nanyang. When we go there, we can get help from these classmates. Their families have considerable influence in Nanyang."
Lu Chen thought for a while, and since Fu Mingzhuo was so optimistic about the Philippines, he would build a factory in the Philippines. Lu Chen also thought that since he was going to build a factory in the Philippines, he might as well move the production lines he had obtained to the Philippines. In this way, the distance for transporting the weapons and ammunition produced by oneself back to the country is much shorter.
Lu Chen nodded and said, "Okay, it's up to you. Once the license is obtained, we will first build a factory in the Philippines."
After Lu Chen finished talking about penicillin, he thought about his purpose of coming to Fu Mingzhuo. He said to Fu Mingzhuo:
"Mingzhuo, I'm looking for someone in financial management. Do you know anyone in this field?"
Fu Mingzhuo shook his head and asked with some confusion:
"Boss, why are you looking for someone in this field?"
Lu Chen said: "I want to arrange a group of my own people in Guozong Bank."
Fu Mingzhuo smiled when he heard Lu Chen's words. He always felt that it was inappropriate for Lu Chen to completely hand over the management of Guozong Bank to Adams.
He always felt that his things should be in his own hands in order to make people feel at ease. Now Lu Chen arranged for people to enter Guozong Bank. Then you don’t have to worry about being squeezed out in the future.
Fu Mingzhuo said happily: "Although I don't have ready manpower here, I can recruit a group of people right away."
Lu Chen nodded and said, "Okay, then you can recruit a group of people first."
