Armand Hammer is the chairman of Occupy Petroleum and is also an oil rich man second only to Rockefeller. However, in 1931, his assets had just reached tens of millions and had not yet entered the oil industry. He was just a major capitalist in the Western world.

However, in the Soviet Union and China, he was a household name "red capitalist". He was the first Western entrepreneur to cooperate with the Soviet Union after the October Revolution. He was affectionately called "Comrade Hammer" by Lenin; he was the first Western entrepreneur to visit China on a private plane. He was praised as "brave" by Deng Xiaoping, but what really attracted Huang Xuan's attention was Mr. Hammer's spirit of rebel.

Many Chinese people think that Russia, after the collapse of Eastern Europe, was the highest profit in imports and exports in the world. They were wrong. The period when the Soviet Union could bring the most profits was in the era when it was just established. The first person to discover this was Hammer.

In early 19218, Hammer went to the Ural region with a delegation to inspect. The situation here puzzled him: on the one hand, there were huge treasures, rich products, and there were almost all valuables such as platinum, gems, fur, etc.; on the other hand, the famine was severe, and the starvation was everywhere, and the minimum necessities of daily necessities were scarce. So he asked the Soviets who led the team: "Why don't you export these things to exchange for food?"

"That's impossible," the Soviets replied, "Europe has just lifted the blockade against us. It takes too long to sell these things and import food. And to save the people of the Ural region from hunger, at least one million bushels of food."

At that time, the United States had a bumper harvest of grain and the price of grain had fallen to $1 per bushel. So Hammer made a suggestion: "I have $1 million in funds to purchase 1 million bushels of wheat in the United States and transport it to Petrograd by sea. After unloading the grain, I then transported the fur and other goods worth $1 million back to the United States." Hammer's suggestion was quickly reached Moscow. Lenin personally called back to agree to the deal and asked Hammer to return to Moscow as soon as possible. In the office, Lenin stood up to welcome Hammer,

He also had a cordial conversation with him in English. When Lenin expressed his sincere gratitude to Hammer on behalf of the Soviet government, the great Comrade Lenin shed tears in excitement. After that, Lenin encouraged Hammer to invest in a factory and allow him to mine asbestos mines in the Siberian region, thus making him the first foreigner in the Bolshevik Soviet Union to obtain the right to mine mining. The barter trade between the United States and the Soviet Union began. Hammer organized an American joint company and communicated with more than 30 American companies, becoming the agent of the Soviet Union's trade with the United States.

Of course, Sloan knew Hammer. Hammer was a sensational figure in New York in 1931, because Hammer, who specialized in art during the Great Depression, organized a Soviet art auction in New York, and almost every rich man received an invitation. He frowned gently and said, "Mr. Huang is also interested in art investment?" Huang Xuan was used to correcting his surname to foreigners, rather than Xuan.

"There are some." Huang Xuan smiled slightly, leaned his body against the sofa, and said, "As far as the current situation is concerned, the value-added potential of artworks is more than that of industry."

Sloan laughed haha ​​and nodded, "That's true, then tomorrow, I think Mr. Hammer would like to see a generous investor."

"Ok." Huang Xuan made a gesture, then turned to Steve and said, "Are you interested in looking at another drawing?"

"Of course." Steve had been impatient for a long time. Huang Xuan stood up with a smile. Hans had already divided the drawings into two parts, and the fewer ones were the drawings of Ford VB.

Compared with Citroen Ta, VB can only be said to be average. Although the production time is later, just like all Ford models, it attaches importance to production efficiency and despises the application of new technologies of the car itself, so its value is far less than that of the Ta.

But no matter what, this is an advanced car, whether it is $300,000 or more, it can satisfy Ford.

Huang Xuan had no intention of making Ford or GM grow bigger, of course, he didn't want anyone to feel resentful towards him. Although he could stay here for only 6 days, if you want to have more protection, you need to pay careful attention to the people and things around you.

This time, the review speed of both sides was much faster.

With the preparation of Ford V8 and half of the Citroen Ta, technicians now value the completeness of the drawings rather than authenticity. After waiting for about three or four hours, General Motors took the lead in signaling to Sloan. Then Kent.

The three sides stood up happily and shook hands with each other. Sloan said, "Then, let's go to the bank now."

Huang Xuan smiled and told Hans to look at the drawings. He first opened the door and made a gesture of asking for help.

This low-key contrasts sharply with the past, but everyone understands that this is just a gesture.

Chase National Bank.

Big is often called Rockefeller's "family bank", meaning that Rockefeller owns or at least controls the bank. What makes Chase particularly proud is that it is the largest and best "wholesale" bank in the United States, dealing with the credit needs of large American companies, playing the role of "banks for thousands of domestic and foreign agent banks, and providing financing for major foreign trade transactions in the country. On the other hand, Chase has no interest in the "retail" business of the banking industry and expanding international businesses. This is one of the things that Huang Xuan is interested in.

In the bank hall of Chase in Manhattan, Sloan, Steve and Huang Xuan attracted a lot of attention. Bank manager Joseph quickly came over and led everyone into the VIP room.

Sloan was the first to say: "Joseph, please help Mr. Huang with an account."

As for the young man who led the door in person by General Motors, Joseph put away the arrogance that the whites were used to, carefully took over the identity certificate from Huang Xuan, and quickly completed the account opening procedures after a simple verification of the authenticity. When he came back, John Rockefeller was walking in front.

The young Rockefeller was handsome and charming. His chin was not as fat as 50 years later, and his smile could not hide the charm in his eyes and his uncontrollable ambition. He was strong, energetic, and his hands were wide and powerful. When Huang Xuan shook hands with him, Rockefeller's enthusiasm made him feel like he thought he had returned to the new century. With his influence, only Chinese people at that time would meet sincere Americans who were eager to make profits.

After a few greetings with Sloan, Rockefeller talked with Stephen and Huang Xuan separately, but the gentlemen of the two auto companies did not tell the new rich man why he jointly paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to an Asian man.

Of course, Rockefeller would not ask. He handed Huang Xuan a business card and left the room and handed over the work to Joseph. This was just a simple business card - it was not like those later generations who thought they were famous, with simple names printed with expensive materials. The business card in Huang Xuan's hand was indeed a simple business card. Whether in terms of material or content, it was very different from Rockefeller's value.

"Mr. Huang Xuan. I hope there is still a chance to cooperate with you." Sloan said, and when he was present, Stephen looked low-key.
Chapter completed!