Reborn Brazil as a Plutocrat

In the spacious chairman's office of Universal Group, Fang Lang thought twice before picking up the phone and calling Wan Chongxin.

As his first subordinate, Wan Chongxin, Fang Lang still trusts him very much.

The trading company under his control will definitely have to deal with the Soviet Union in the future. There are some risks involved, and he must warn him in advance to avoid causing losses to the company.

Wan Chongxin came very quickly. Since Fang Lang established the Global Group Company, Wan Chongxin has been concentrating on managing Global Trade, and he has rarely intervened in the business of other companies.

The purpose of this is mainly to avoid suspicion, but in fact, because Fang Lang rarely comes to work at Universal Group, he can also participate in decision-making on many matters of Universal Group.

He knew that Fang Lang came to the United States this time. After all, Fang Lang regarded him as a friend and did not hide his itinerary from him.

It's just that the other party didn't know that he would come to Universal Group today.

"Boss, why didn't you tell me when you arrived in New York so that I could pick you up?"

Fang Lang stepped forward and gave the other party a big hug, and said with a smile:

"You are now the CEO of Global Trading and the vice president of the group company. You have to do everything. Then wouldn't the assistant you found for me be wasted?"

Wan Chongxin is very happy about his boss's enthusiasm. He never thought that he would achieve what he does now.

From a young man struggling to make ends meet, he became the current general manager of Global Trading Company in just over a year.

But it’s all thanks to the boss in front of me!

"Boss, an assistant is an assistant. I am me. You can't forget about me just because you have an assistant!"

Fang Lang heard the hidden meaning in Wan Chongxin's words, and laughed and cursed:

"Well, Wan Chongxin, I knew you had no good intentions in finding me this assistant."

Wan Chongxin didn't mind this at all, he smiled and said:

"Boss, you can't wrongly accuse a good person!

At the beginning, I gave you the information of several people, but you chose this girl yourself!"

Fang Lang, who was exposed, coughed twice in embarrassment, took a sip of water to cover it up, and then quietly changed the subject:

"Chongxin! Do you know that in mid-March, former British Prime Minister Churchill went to Fulton in the United States to give a speech?"

"Speech?Churchill?"

Wan Chongxin understood that Fang Lang was changing the subject, but he didn't understand why he suddenly took such a big turn and started discussing politicians' shows with himself.

Seeing Wan Chongxin's look, Fang Lang understood that the other party had obviously not paid attention to this kind of news, and couldn't help but shake his head.

Sincere words to Wan Chongxin:

"Chongxin! Our Universal Group is no longer the small company that used to smuggle cigarettes.

Today I noticed that many of our businesses are signed with government departments in some European countries.

If we really want to do a good job in these businesses in the future, we must fully study the country's political trends.

The country we are in now is the United States, which is a capitalist country.

Do you know the best place in this country?"

Fang Lang's topic is really too high-level. This is a poor boy speaking out from ordinary people at the bottom, and he has never been exposed to a level of knowledge.

After thinking about it, Wan Chongxin said uncertainly:

"Freedom, democracy?"

Unexpectedly, Wan Chongxin would give such an answer. Fang Lang asked, somewhat dumbfounded:

"Do you think you feel freedom or democracy in the United States?"

Wan Chongxin fell into deep thought and thought for a long time before saying:

"It seems there is none. But isn't the news always promoting American freedom and democracy?"

Looking at the confused Wan Chongxin in front of him, Fang Lang shook his head helplessly and said to Wan Chongxin:

"Don't believe what others preach, you have to feel and analyze it yourself, and then you can discover the truth about the world.

We have gone too far on this topic, I can only tell you.

Never follow others’ opinions at any time.

It seems that you don’t know much about the United States.

So today I will reveal a corner of the United States to you, giving you a chance to see the real world.

As a capitalist country, the United States represents the interests of big capitalists.

All politicians are funded by big businessmen and come to power. Whether they are state government legislators or the president of the United States, they are all spokespersons for the interests of businessmen.

You have to know this.

With the size of our group company, we can now proactively select some politicians for investment.

This business has a higher rate of return than investing in business.”

"Ah! Boss, are you going to provide political donations to the president?"

"No, it's not me. I'm Brazilian. It's impossible for American politicians to accept political donations from me.

However, as an American, you can participate on behalf of Universal Group.

But it's not time yet. If necessary, I will tell you what to do.

What I want to tell you today is that if we want to expand our business in the United States.

We must participate in politics, not just support the election of congressmen or president.

We also need to understand the rules of the game between businessmen and the government.

Take the speech I just told you about former British Prime Minister Churchill’s speech in the United States. Of course, you may not have heard of it.

However, I hope you will study the content of his speech carefully when you go home.

I will tell you now what I know about this speech.

Churchill's message is to remind everyone that the Soviet Communist Party's infiltration into Europe and the United States will dig out the foundation of the capitalist camp.

Two opposing camps are artificially created."

It's a pity that after Fang Lang talked for a long time, Wan Chongxin obviously didn't have much research on these political patterns, and he looked confused.

Seeing Wan Chongxin looking at him blankly, Fang Lang did not continue to speak, but looked at Wan Chongxin, hoping that he could digest and absorb part of what he just said.

After a long while, Wan Chongxin asked uncertainly:

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"Do you mean that the world will re-emerge as two new hostile groups like the Allies and the Axis Powers?"

Fang Lang and Wan Chongxin may not know much about the rules of the game between businessmen and the government.

However, I already understood the meaning of my last sentence.

He smiled and nodded:

"That's right to understand."

Fang Lang must have confirmed his guess. Wan Chongxin was shocked and said with a horrified face:

"The war has just ended, there won't be another war soon!"

"I don't know how to fight a war, at least not a direct war between two big countries.

After all, the world war has just ended, and no one can continue to endure another war."

"I understand what you mean. Are you talking about the Soviet Union?

Do we need to cut off business ties with the Soviet Union?"

Fang Lang shook his head and said:

"Of course not. The policy has not been implemented for a day, and we can all do business normally.

However, we must be careful to avoid risks, and we must not be in a situation where the goods are shipped to the other party, but the payment cannot be recovered due to political reasons.

Our losses will be huge.

Today I saw that our company has business dealings with the Soviet Union.

We must pay attention to political trends in this area at all times and be prepared to be cut off from trade ties at any time.

The best way is that we ourselves can train our own people in the government.

It's obviously too late now.

However, for such a big event, there are many signs ahead.

We focus on the statements made by some figures in various major government departments in private or in public.

We must get out safely before the policy is officially announced. Do you understand?"

Wan Chongxin nodded seriously, obviously aware of the seriousness of this matter.

This is a major event that will affect the political, economic, and military structure of the future world for nearly fifty years. No matter how much we attach importance to it, we cannot overestimate it.

But then Fang Lang made a turn that almost made Wan Chongxin fall.

"Now that you understand the danger of this crisis, can you find the opportunity in it?"

Wan Chongxin was completely immersed in the dangerous scene that Fang Lang described to him, and he didn't realize what Fang Lang meant at first.

Things have reached such a serious level that it is too late to worry and fear. How can I think about whether there will be any opportunities in the meantime!

Fortunately, after more than a year of training, Wan Chongxin is no longer the ignorant young man who didn't understand anything.

After Fang Lang's topic guidance, Wan Chongxin immediately thought of something and quickly said:

"You mean that there will be a huge gap in these products originally sold by the Soviet Union to Europe and the United States.

We can prepare early and take advantage of the opportunity to fill the gap."

Fang Lang smiled and nodded with satisfaction:

"That's right, have you thought of any products?"

As the boss of a trading company, Wan Chongxin must know this basic information. He stood up and walked around the office. While walking, he flexed his fingers and said:

"First of all, it must be agricultural products. Affected by the war, Europe's agriculture has been severely damaged. The largest commodity we sell to Europe now is agricultural products.

Among them, the demand for grains, oils, various condiments, and alcohol is huge.

Now we purchase agricultural products from Brazil, and in the European market, our biggest competitors are grain merchants from the United States and Eastern Europe.

If the situation you expected occurs, it means that grain from Eastern Europe will not be able to enter Europe.

It seems we need more food.

As for other products, I think we need to start investigating now to see what products are being sold in Eastern Europe."

Fang Lang is not worried about Wan Chongxin's vision in business.

Now after Fang Lang's suggestions, Fang Lang believes that global trade will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to fill the commodity gap in Eastern Europe and quickly grow in Europe.

In fact, Fang Lang also knows that a product is also in short supply in Europe in a short period of time. Why is it in a short period of time?

Because this product is very abundant in Germany, this product is coal.

The reason for the shortage is that after Germany's defeat, the Allies restricted the scale of coal mining in Germany and demolished many coal mine facilities.

The direct consequence was that the severe cold in 1946 and 1947 left many homes in Germany without heating and hundreds of people froze to death.

Although the situation in the UK is not that serious, industrial production has to be stopped in order to meet domestic demand for coal.

This situation is very similar to the current European energy crisis.

Unfortunately, Brazil's coal resources are relatively small and of poor quality, which is not conducive to development and utilization.

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