Chapter 363 - 200: Just Earned a Little Money, That’s All

Chapter 363: Chapter 200: Just Earned a Little Money, That’s All

New technology?

Two consortiums?

This simple sentence... The information it revealed was enough to leave them utterly shocked.

Never mind the new technology—Su Chen didn’t reveal what it was, so they naturally had no idea how valuable it might be. But the two consortiums he mentioned were more than enough for them to process.

Anything that could be called a consortium was hardly some unknown entity. A consortium, short for a financial capital group, is a monopolistic entity formed by the merger of massive banks and corporations, controlled by a handful of financial oligarchs.

Usually, these consortiums are formed by one or even several families, meaning they must control assets worth at least a trillion USD to even qualify for the title.

Everyone stared blankly at Su Chen. How had it been that in just a short time, the people he was dealing with had become those major consortiums?

Chen He, who wasn’t very knowledgeable in this area, asked meekly, "Young Master Su, may I ask which two consortiums they were?"

It wasn’t just Chen He who was curious; Si Cong and the other two were also wondering about the background of these two consortiums.

"It’s no secret. The two consortiums are Morgan and BlackRock."

As soon as he said this, Si Cong and the others weren’t just stunned—they were completely dumbfounded.

"M-Morgan? BlackRock?" Si Cong repeated with a stutter. He couldn’t believe his ears, mainly because the origins of these two consortiums were just too staggering.

You could say they are two of the top consortiums in the entire world. Their combined power is enough to influence the economic development of small and medium-sized countries; they are truly wealthy enough to rival nations.

Take the well-known financial predator Soros, for example. Over a decade ago, the power of his fund alone was enough to turn the financial markets of Asia upside down.

And in front of top-tier consortiums like Morgan and BlackRock... this financial predator was a complete amateur.

It took a long while for everyone to snap out of it. They all looked at Su Chen with complicated expressions, especially Si Cong, who scooted his chair closer and closer to Su Chen until they were almost touching.

"Young Master Su, Brother Su, next time you have a big event like this, remember to bring your little brother along!" Si Cong said, grabbing Su Chen’s arm with a pleading tone.

Seeing Si Cong act like this, Qin Fen, who was off to the side, was also eager to try.

"Get off, get off, get off! Can’t you be a little more serious? Anyone who didn’t know better would think I did something to you. Move your chair back!" Su Chen said irritably, swatting his hand away from his arm.

Dealing with those top consortiums is no walk in the park. And here they are, all eager to get involved. If they really got caught up in it, they wouldn’t even have a place to cry when things went south.

"Let’s be serious for a moment!"

At these words, Si Cong and the others immediately sat up straighter, and even the goofy grins on their faces vanished.

Su Chen’s gaze swept over each of their faces before he said slowly, "If you ever have the chance to deal with certain consortiums in the future, I advise you to be extra careful. You don’t want to get tricked and end up happily counting money for the person who schemed against you."

"Huh?" They all looked astonished. For Su Chen to say something like this, he must have gone through something in America to offer such a warning.

"GULP... Old Su, now I’m getting more and more curious about just how big this deal of yours was!"

As expected of the most worldly one in the group, Si Cong was the first to recover from the shock.

Hearing this question, Qin Fen and the others also came to their senses and turned their gazes to Su Chen.

"I didn’t make much. Just a little pocket change!" The matter wasn’t a secret, so Su Chen answered frankly, holding up one open hand.

"Five hundred million US Dollars?!" everyone exclaimed in unison. That’s a little pocket change?

They all knew that if it were only fifty million US Dollars, there would be no need for Su Chen to handle it personally; he would just have his subordinates manage the exchange.

Only a colossal sum like five hundred million US Dollars would require Su Chen’s personal involvement.

Of course... this was all just their own speculation.

The moment they saw Su Chen slowly shake his head, Si Cong and the others’ jaws dropped, and they stared dumbly at him.

"Old Su, don’t tell me you mean five billion US Dollars!"

Si Cong was panting heavily; even after taking a dozen deep breaths, he couldn’t calm his trembling heart. The information was simply too shocking.

Five billion US Dollars, at the current exchange rate, would be over thirty billion Huaxia currency.

Just thinking about it... No... they couldn’t even begin to imagine how much money that was.

Chen He was also doing the math in his head. He could currently earn tens of millions a year in the entertainment industry; rounding up, let’s call it one hundred million. To earn five billion US Dollars, he would have to work for over three hundred years.

Qin Fen: ’It’s fine, it’s fine. My family’s total assets aren’t even that much. I’m not jealous. I’m not jealous at all.’

Hou Ting: ’Just give up. I’ll never earn this much money in my entire life.’

"Yeah, five billion US Dollars. After taking out the other shareholder’s cut, I got about four billion US Dollars!"

After receiving Su Chen’s affirmative answer, everyone slumped weakly in their chairs.

What kind of person just casually makes four billion US Dollars from an investment? Why did such good things never happen to them!

The afternoon coffee became more and more tasteless to them. They all suggested that Su Chen treat them to a good meal that evening.

Su Chen didn’t refuse. After all, even if the four of them ate to their hearts’ content, how much could it possibly cost?

Unfortunately, Su Chen had come to this conclusion far too early. That evening, they found one of the most high-end restaurants on the Bund.

Si Cong and the others showed no restraint whatsoever, ordering whatever was most expensive. Their only fear wasn’t being unable to finish, but not ordering enough.

All sorts of expensive liquors were ordered as if they were free, coming case after case. They drank red wine worth hundreds of thousands like it was cheap beer.

When it was time to pay the bill, Su Chen was a bit dumbfounded. The meal had cost him nearly three million!

That’s right, nearly three million!

The lion’s share of the cost was, of course, the alcohol, which accounted for over two million. The food itself didn’t cost that much in comparison.

Si Cong and the others were all happily drunk. Even Su Chen was a bit fuzzy from the alcohol.

When it was time to leave, they all arranged for their own people to pick them up.

Su Chen was no exception; Jiang Hui was the one who drove him home.