Ji Yunqing really needed money urgently.
The hijacking of drugs made him, who was already experiencing financial constraints, become increasingly passive.
Li Shiqun, in particular, gave Ji Yunqing a time limit to hand over the money he invested without any regard for past friendships, which almost drove Ji Yunqing to a dead end.
After much thought, I still couldn't offend Li Shiqun.
But in order to get this money, in a short period of time, the only way is to sell off the property.
Ji Yunqing felt desolate in his heart.
When did I end up in this situation?
The wealth accumulated through hard work for most of my life.
Forget it, forget it, just waste money and eliminate disaster.
As long as a person is alive, money can always be earned.
He handed over the sale of the garden house in the French Concession to his cronies, Jin Shangen, a fellow Wuxi man who had helped him manage the accounts for decades.
Moreover, he also specially warned that in the current troubled times in the public concession, with rampant and frequent military reunification activities, one must be cautious and do not let go of the eagle until you see the rabbit, and you must not let go until you see the real money.
Although he said this, he was still quite assured of Jin Shangen's ability to do things...
…
"Mr. Thomas."
When Meng Shaoyuan appeared in the general manager's office of Citibank, General Manager Thomas stood up immediately: "Hey, Mr. Meng, my friend. Why are you free to come here today?"
"Let me check whether the funds I deposited in your bank have been lost." Meng Shaoyuan joked.
Thomas also smiled: "Citibank is the safest bank in the world. You can rest assured when you put your money with us. I heard that you also deposited a large amount of money in HSBC. I think we can discuss it. Deposit all the money into our bank, and you will be our most important customer."
"This matter can be discussed later." Meng Shaoyuan sat down and said, "Look, do as the Romans do. The earliest name for Citibank was people from Shanghai. It turned out to be fully accepted by your headquarters. This is amazing."
"Yeah, I find it incredible too."
Thomas took out a cigar, helped cut it, and then handed it to Meng Shaoyuan: "Shanghai is really a magical city, and you are a magical person. Mr. Meng, tell me, what is there today? I can help you."
After saying that, he took out his lighter, lit it, and leaned over.
Meng Shaoyuan took a puff of his cigar and slowly exhaled the smoke: "I want to mortgage a property to your bank."
"Mortgage?" Thomas was startled: "Mr. Meng, you have a large amount of funds in our bank. If you need money, you can withdraw it. Moreover, with your creditworthiness, our bank will not hesitate to issue you a large amount of funds." A low-interest loan.”
"No, no, I still need a mortgage." Meng Shaoyuan shook his head and said, "I want to borrow $120,000 from your bank as a mortgage."
Seeing that he was not joking, Thomas asked hesitantly: "So, where is the property you want to mortgage?"
"1126 Kande Road."
"No. 1126 Kang's Road?" Thomas frowned and thought for a while: "Ah, it's that beautiful garden house, right? But as far as I know, the ownership of that property belongs to Mr. Ji Yunqing Ji. "
"Mr. Ji has been short of money recently, so he decided to sell this property to me." Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "The current market value of this property is about 350,000 oceans, 120,000 US dollars. You will not lose money at all, and you will also pay. I can make a fortune. As for the term of my mortgage. It's one week. What do you think, Mr. Thomas?"
Thomas already understood something: "Mr. Meng, I think you will refuse to return the loan when the deadline of about a week is up, right?"
"It feels so good to deal with smart people." Meng Shaoyuan smiled even brighter: "A loan of 120,000 US dollars, one week, after I refused to return the loan, this property became your bank's, and your bank can auction it , once it changes hands, within a week, the return your bank will receive will exceed US$10,000 or more."
"Well, it's indeed a good deal." Thomas thought about it in his mind: "Look, I don't care what happens in Shanghai or what will happen, I just want to make sure that the bank can make a profit. Okay, when are you ready? How about signing this loan agreement with us? Maybe we should wait for your notice?"
"Lend me your assistant Xu Jisheng for a few days."
Meng Shaoyuan stood up.
"Of course, Mr. Meng."
Thomas knew a dirty deal had been struck.
Right here in this office.
But to make money in Shanghai, to make big money, you always have to use some necessary dirty methods.
Ji Yunqing?
Just a big gangster leader.
Citibank is protected by the public concession, and its backer is the United States. What can a gangster do to this bank?
Meng Shaoyuan?
Those are Citibank's big customers, the ones who can really bring real money to the bank.
Protecting the interests of customers is comprehensive.
So it was easy for Thomas to make his choice!
…
"Steward Jin, there is a foreigner named Hawes who wants to interview you about the house."
Jin Shangen became excited as soon as he heard it.
Now, it is not that easy to sell such a big house in Shanghai and ask the other party to pay all the money for the transaction.
I’m afraid only foreigners can afford such a large sum of money, right?
"Please come quickly." Jin Shangen stood up hurriedly.
The foreigner named Hawes did not come alone. In addition to two translators, there was also a young man with a mustache and gold-rimmed glasses who looked young.
"Hello, Mr. Jin." Hawes looked very polite: "I am Hawes, a businessman from the United States. This is my Japanese friend, Uzumaki Naruto!"
Japanese names are really weird.
Jin Shangen muttered in his heart: "Mr. Hawes, Mr. Uzumaki, it is my honor to meet you here. I heard that you are interested in the house on Kande Road?"
"Yes, very interested." Hawes nodded: "To be more precise, it is my Japanese friend, Mr. Uzumaki, who wants to buy a house in Shanghai to settle down."
The English translation speaks one by one.
Uzumaki Naruto then spoke a lot of Japanese.
Translated, it roughly means that Uzumaki Naruto just came to Shanghai and temporarily lived with Mr. Hawes, so he wanted to buy a house in Shanghai, and happened to learn that there was a house for sale on Kangde Road.
"Our relationship with Japan is excellent." Jin Shangen said hurriedly: "However, our only requirement is that the transaction must be in cash, and the check issued needs to be confirmed by the bank."
Uzumaki Naruto said a few more words.
The translator said arrogantly: "Mr. Uzumaki said that there is no need to go through the trouble of verifying the check. Once I like your house, Mr. Uzumaki, I will use cash for all transactions!"
