1929 I am a chaebol in the United States

Chapter 321 Helping Hongmen take on the renovation project

After discussing the Manhattan Reconstruction, Lu Chen was ready to talk about the main purpose of his visit today. He asked Wu Xuance:

"Brother Wu, how are your territories in East India doing now? Are they stable?"

Wu Xuance said with some pride: "The East Indies are not bad. Now those natives and Dutch people don't dare to provoke us. We have firmly grasped those two pieces of land."

Lu Chen cursed in his heart, those Dutch were too useless, they were scared by being beaten, and actually let the Red Gate people sit there peacefully. How could he sell weapons to the Red Gate now?

Lu Chen cursed the East Indians and the Dutch in his heart. Since the Red Gate was now firmly established, Lu Chen estimated that his attempt to sell his weapons would be in vain. But he still said to Wu Xuance:

"Brother Wu, our company has recently produced a new rifle. One rifle can replace five or six traditional rifles. Are you interested?"

"What kind of rifle is so powerful?"

Wu Xuance asked in surprise.

Lu Chen said to Hans, "Hans, go get your gun and show it to Brother Wu. Let him feel it for himself."

After hearing what Lu Chen said, Hans immediately went out to get the gun from the car. After Hans came back, Lu Chen asked Hans to hand the gun to Wu Xuance.

Wu Xuance touched the gun here and there, then looked at Lu Chen in confusion and asked:

"Brother Lu Chen, your gun doesn't look anything special. I can't tell how it's better than a rifle. In fact, your gun is much shorter than a traditional rifle."

Lu Chen quickly introduced the advantages and usage of the gun to Wu Xuance, which made Wu Xuance feel a little itchy. He said:

"Brother Lu Chen, this gun is really as powerful as you said."

Lu Chen said, "Brother Wu, if you don't believe me, you can take your gun to the shooting range and try it out."

When Wu Xuance heard this, he immediately stood up and took Lu Chen to a shooting range. Then he took the gun and tested a magazine. When he came back, he said to Lu Chen:

"This gun is really good, but it's not cheap."

Lu Chen smiled awkwardly and said, "It's not that expensive, only one hundred and fifty dollars a stick."

Wu Xuance was shocked by the price. He stared at Lu Chen with wide eyes and said in surprise:

"So expensive!"

After that, he quickly waved his hand at Lu Chen and said, "We can't afford such expensive guns. Let's just use those cheaper guns."

Lu Chen quickly persuaded him, "Brother Wu, don't underestimate this gun because it's expensive. Just now you tried it yourself and found that it can match the firepower of four or five traditional rifles. If you buy one now, it's equivalent to buying four or five bolt-action rifles. By this calculation, you've made a lot of money."

Wu Xuance thought about the great gift Lu Chen had just given him, and it would be unreasonable for him not to buy one, so he said:

"Brother Lu Chen, let me buy a dozen rifles to try out first. When the headquarters finds them good, I will buy them in bulk from you. What do you think?"

Lu Chen said happily: "Okay, you will definitely buy my rifle after trying it. No one who has tried my rifle will refuse to buy it."

After Lu Chen and Wu Xuance finished discussing business, they started chatting. It was not until around four or five in the afternoon that Lu Chen started to head back with Hans.

After Lu Chen returned home, he began to wait for news from Fei Fuli and Wu Xuance. Soon, Fu Mingzhuo called Lu Chen and told him that Fei Fuli had placed an order for police uniforms and bought four or five hundred semi-automatic rifles from the factory.

After Lu Chen waited for two days, Wu Xuance finally sent him a message, agreeing to take on the project of urban reconstruction. After receiving the reply, Lu Chen immediately asked Wu Xuance to go with him to meet the mayor.

It had only been a few days since James saw Lu Chen again, which surprised him. He asked Lu Chen:

"Mr. Lu Chen, is there anything you need my help with this time?"

Lu Chen said: "I am not here to ask you for help this time, Mayor. I am here to help you solve the problem."

James looked at Lu Chen in confusion and asked:

"Mr. Lu Chen, what trouble are you going to help me solve?"

Lu Chen said, "Mayor, aren't you worried about the renovation of the downtown area? I'm here to help you solve this problem."

When James heard Lu Chen say this, he immediately said happily:

"Mr. Lu Chen, are you willing to take over this project? Don't worry, I will definitely fulfill the conditions I promised you."

Lu Chen quickly waved his hand and said, "Mr. Mayor, you misunderstood. I am not the one who took over this project."

Lu Chen pointed at Wu Xuance who was standing beside him and said:

"It was this Mr. Wu who took over this project."

James looked at Wu Xuance. He had seen this man when he came in, but he thought he was Lu Chen's bodyguard and didn't pay much attention to him. When he heard Lu Chen say that this man in a robe was going to take over the project of transforming the urban area, he became a little skeptical and doubted whether this man had the ability to take on this project.

So James asked Lu Chen, "What does this Mr. Wu do?"

Lu Chen smiled and explained: "This is the person in charge of the New York Red Gate, Wu Xuance."

James was very surprised that the poorly dressed man in front of him was the head of the Red Gate. After being surprised, he immediately shook hands with Wu Xuance.

James said, "I'm so sorry, I didn't expect you to come, Mr. Wu. I'm so sorry for not hosting you well enough."

Wu Xuance quickly said politely, "I didn't make an appointment with you, Mr. Mayor, in advance. It was my fault for being so presumptuous."

Lu Chen said, "Mr. Mayor, Mr. Wu and his team are interested in taking over the renovation project in the downtown area and are also willing to buy the land there. I wonder what you think, Mr. Mayor."

James said with some embarrassment: "I really want to give the project to Mr. Wu, but I'm afraid those people in the parliament won't agree. You know Mr. Wu and his people don't leave a very good impression on those people."

Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Mayor, I will take over the project and then resell it to Mr. Wu. The same goes for the land, and the council seats you mentioned. I will give them to Mr. Wu and his people. What do you think?"

James smiled and said, "The project and the land are given to you. I can't control who you give it to. As for the seat for the councillor, that's yours. You can recommend whoever you want. No one else can interfere."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Then it's settled."

Then Lu Chen and James started to sign the contract and go through the formalities. After everything was done, Lu Chen, with the help of James, transferred the project and land to Wu Xuance. After everything was done, Lu Chen and Wu Xuance left the city hall together.