Chapter 7 This business can be done

  Miller was a real businessman, he took a serious attitude towards all things that might be business, although he looked down on Chinese people in his bones. After arriving at the Six Nations Restaurant, he visited the American Commercial Counselor Zuo Ke Yi and learned many strange stories about Guo Yu from Zuo Ke Yi's mouth.

  Actually, Guo Yu himself didn't know that his actions had entered the eyes of some people. After all, people like him who spend a lot of money doing good deeds are not common in the current Republic of China. Fortunately, he did not infringe on anyone's interests, so for now, it seems to be peaceful and calm.

  After a brief introduction and handshake, the waiter brought Guo Yu a cup of coffee and retreated. "Mr. Guo, I've reviewed your drawings and specifications. I came all the way from Shanghai, hoping you won't disappoint me."

  "Mr. Miller, I'm very sincere in seeking cooperation with Standard Oil, or rather the Rockefeller family. My design has improved the structure of the drill bit, doubling its lifespan, changed the power transmission device, increasing the speed by a factor of two, and I've also redesigned the derrick's structure to make operations more convenient. If my technology is used, drilling speed will increase by more than three times, with lower damage rates, while also saving costs and time." Gu Yu said confidently.

  What Guo Yu took out was actually a petroleum drilling technology developed by Standard Oil in 1930, which is naturally more advanced than the current one in 1914.

  "I'm very curious where you learned all this mechanical knowledge," Consul Jorque asked.

  "You might also know that I studied in the UK, at Lansdowne College, where I graduated with a major in Drilling and Excavation Engineering. This school may not be well-known to you, it's a private college with multiple disciplines and majors, they even promise 'teach until you learn', if you don't learn it once, you can study for free again, very humane. " Gu Yu opened his mouth and came out. Does Gu Yu not fear being exposed? He really doesn't fear it, he has such strong crossing abilities, who is he afraid of?"

  "Uh, it's indeed very humanized." Zhōu Kè Yì listened with a somewhat dazed expression.

  "What are your terms, Mr. Guo? Is it a sale of patents or what?" Miller asked.

  "I can sell all of our patented technology, but I hope the Rockefeller family will agree to a few conditions," Guo Yu replied.

  "I can only relay it, and I hope you won't make excessive demands," Miller said.

  "Firstly, I hope this patented technology can be sold at a reasonable price. Secondly, I hope the Rockefeller family can help me establish connections, I want to obtain the right to buy large tracts of land in the United States. Thirdly, I hope to form my own mining and drilling team, also known as the wildcat drilling team, I hope that after I find oil, I can sell it to the Rockefeller family. You know I'm a Chinese person, there's an Exclusion Act in the US, I have no foundation in America, I hope to establish a cooperative partnership with the Rockefeller family, or rather, I hope to get protection from the Rockefeller family." Guo Yu said very bluntly, and also very shamelessly, who are you to become partners with the Rockefellers?

  Miller listened with a frown but he didn't have the right to make decisions, so he agreed to convey Gu Yu's intentions to his family, although it might take some time.

  After finishing the Republic of China's affairs, Guo Yu traveled back to modern times and returned home to visit his parents and son. It had been almost a month since he last came back. Although they often made phone calls, he still missed his family dearly. He took out a large pile of gifts bought from the Republic of China: a high-quality purple clay teapot, Zhang Yiyuan tea leaves for his father, pastries for his mother, and a monocular telescope, pinwheel, and mud figurine for his son. After spending several days with his family, Zhang Chong called him on the phone, saying that an auction would start in two days at Christie's in Hong Kong, and invited Guo Yu to go together. Guo Yu took his Hong Kong-Macau pass and went to the capital, then flew to Hong Kong.

  The auction scene was crowded with celebrities, Guo Yu was just a small figure, hiding aside to watch the scenery. His few antiques were all high-quality items, appearing as the finale of the auction, and as soon as they appeared, the atmosphere of the auction reached its peak, with prices constantly rising.

  Qing dynasty Qianlong period famille rose "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" vase sold for HK$576 million, a pair of Jiaqing period coral red glaze gourd-shaped vases with serrated edges and handles in the shape of bells sold for HK$430 million, a set of 16 Qing dynasty snuff bottles sold for HK$274 million. The total price was HK$1.028 billion, equivalent to over RMB 1 billion. After deducting fees, Guo Yu earned RMB 900 million.

  Kuo Yu felt deeply moved and thought that this business could really be done.

  He and Zhang Chong spent a few days in Hong Kong, returned to the capital, paid for the jadeite, watches and other items they had previously ordered. The silver coins were also ready, and seeing his own portrait printed on the silver coins was truly a sense of accomplishment. He paid for the silver coins and molds, it seems that he can make his own silver coins in the Republic of China from now on.

  He was dragged by Zhang Chong to run for a few more days, registering the company "Huafu Auction House", with Guo Yu holding 90% and Zhang Chong holding 10%. The company's headquarters rented an office building in the capital. After Guo Yu gave Zhang Chong 20 million, he became a absentee owner.

  Guo Yu's current merit points have accumulated to 250,000 points. He chose to enhance his physical constitution, spending 100,000 points, and his physical constitution reached level three. It is estimated that ordinary masters are not his match. His speed, reaction, strength, and resistance have all increased significantly. It is estimated that if others shoot at him, he can react after seeing the opponent's movement and dodge. It seems that he needs to learn some martial arts to strengthen his control over his body. After all, physical quality is important, and techniques are also very important.

  It's hard to say about learning martial arts in modern times, but there were some during the Republic of China era. Although the Republic of China was not good at other things, the masters of martial arts at that time were indeed emerging one after another. Even their own bodyguards, Da Zhu and Er Zhu, were masters of Bajiquan, so it's convenient to learn from them.

  He also experimented with increasing his lifespan by a year, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't see any reaction, probably because it was a hidden attribute.

  He agreed with Zhang Chong, as long as he got the company up and running, he would get him a batch of high-quality antiques, guaranteeing that he would make a profit on his first deal and make "Hua Fu" famous, then he would escape under the pretext of finding suppliers.

  Guo Yu donated to the Red Cross and other domestic charities, hoping to collect merit points. However, he was disappointed to find that over a million yuan only yielded more than 20,000 merit points. He wondered if the money had been misused or if modern people simply didn't know how to be grateful.

  After returning to the Republic of China, I asked Chen Yougong about the antiques he had purchased. There were already a batch of them: over a dozen high-quality porcelain pieces, several dozen mid-range ones, over a dozen high-quality paintings and calligraphy, several dozen famous works from the Republic of China period, a batch of zitan and huanghuali furniture that could furnish several houses, countless rare books that filled an entire house, as well as various other items including several Qianlong Tianhuang seals and white jade chops.

  Actually, many modern things that are considered antiques now were not recognized as such in the Republic of China era, and nobody cared about those things. So Chen Yougong didn't collect them at all. Because of Guo Yu's orders, he only picked up valuable items. He has already bribed several eunuchs from the imperial palace to get these things, most of which were secretly stolen by the eunuchs and sold. It seems that he is preparing to make a big hole in the Forbidden City.

  Guo Yu put everything away in the space and instructed Chen Yougong to hurry up with the purchase, striving to buy another batch before going to the United States, so that he wouldn't have to worry about his family's auction house running out of stock during his time in the US.

  After Guo Yu assigned tasks to several major responsible persons, these people quickly completed them and have already seen initial results. Some minor problems were also smoothly resolved under Guo Yu's guidance, and things are now basically on the right track.