1929 I am a chaebol in the United States

Chapter 330: I can’t even eat enough, what’s the point of entertainment

After hearing what Lu Chen said, Yamanaka Nobi didn't stay any longer. He walked out of Lu Chen's residence and headed for the Yamaguchi-gumi's office in New York. He planned to send Lu Chen's proposal back to China by telegram, and then wait for news from China in New York. If China agreed, he would continue to talk to Lu Chen.

After leaving the mountain retreat, Lu Chen received another call from Dio. Lu Chen knew that Dio was busy with road repairs during this period, so he was quite surprised to receive the call from Dio.

"Hey, busy man, why did you think of calling me?"

"The oil company's earnings for last year have been calculated. They sold more than 10 million barrels last year. Your dividend has been paid to you. Please take some time to check it at the bank."

When Lu Chen heard that only more than 10 million barrels were sold, he instantly lost the desire to check the accounts. At the current crude oil price, a barrel is just over one dollar, and more than 10 million barrels is just over 10 million dollars. His share of it is just over 10%. The dividend is only about 1 million, which is too little. At the speed at which he is spending money now, this amount of money will not last long.

So Lu Chen said casually: "I see, I'll check it out when I have time."

After talking to Dio on the phone, Lu Chen began to worry. This road construction cost him too much money. It hasn't been long since he spent nearly a million. If the entire road is completed, Lu Chen calculated that he would have to spend several million after the original budget was spent. This made Lu Chen a little worried that he would not have enough money, so he thought about whether he could make some money back.

He calculated his assets and found that the ship he built for Xiao Rizi had been in use for more than a year. According to the speed of construction in the United States, the main structure of the ship was probably already completed. He wondered if he could build Xiao Rizi to settle the payment for the goods. After all, they still owed him 150 million yuan in goods. In addition, he had to pay back several large loans. Since he had borrowed from the government for relief funds, he had delayed the repayment for a while. Now that a year had passed, the repayment time was coming. He couldn't do it without money.

Thinking about the fact that he still had to pay back the loan, Lu Chen immediately became extremely anxious. Damn, I didn't feel it when I took out the loan, but now that I have to pay it back, I feel anxious.

So he quickly picked up the phone and called several shipyards.

"Hello, I'm Lu Chen. May I ask how the two warships I ordered are going?"

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"What do you mean you've already started installing weapons on the deck? How come you're so fast? Are you cutting corners?"

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"What? You said you received an order for two frigates. How long will it take you to complete them?"

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"It will be completed in two months!!! Okay, I know, I will definitely go to receive the warship when the time comes."

Lu Chen didn't expect that his first call would be to Lieqi Shipyard, and he didn't expect that Lieqi Shipyard would build his ship so quickly. His ship would be completed in two months, but he still hadn't found a dock to dock his warship. This made Lu Chen even more upset.

"Damn, isn't Mitchell already here? How come this shipyard is so efficient? They built the ships so quickly, where can I park them? I can't just leave them floating on the sea."

Lu Chen was very upset after complaining. He had a lot of things on his hands now, so how could he have the time to find a suitable port. After thinking for a while, Lu Chen decided that he would take some time to solve the port issue in the near future. He couldn't let his two frigates float on the sea. These were warships that he spent a lot of money to build, and he definitely couldn't let them go to waste.

Then he took out the phone book and found Duncan's number.

"Hello, is this Duncan? I'm Lu Chen."

"Lu Chen! Aren't you busy repairing the road? How do you have time to call me!"

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, Duncan's somewhat unexpected voice on the phone reached Lu Chen's ears.

"I just realized that we haven't been in touch for a while. I happened to be free today, so I called you. What's the current situation at the shipyard?"

Duncan smiled and replied, "What else can I do? It's the same as before. By the way, I have already built more than half of the two cruisers you ordered. Your second payment should be paid to me by now. If you don't, I will stop working."

"Ah, it's time to pay the second time. If you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten. Don't worry, since the time has come, I will definitely transfer the payment to you."

"Lu Chen, you can't just pay for the goods. Let me tell you, the Yankees are going for the championship this year. As the owner of the Yankees, you have to prepare some money to bring in players."

Lu Chen was so upset, he didn't dare to complain to Duncan, an old Yankees fan. He said with some embarrassment:

"Duncan, you know I'm building a road now, and it's very expensive. I've basically invested all my money in it. I even have to ask for your payment before I can pay you. I don't have any extra money to recruit players. I think it's better to forget about recruiting players."

When Duncan heard that Lu Chen was not planning to bring in new players, he immediately became anxious.

"How can we not bring in players? Lu Chen, I know the Yankees haven't made much money in the past two years. But isn't it because of the economic crisis? Isn't it normal for a team to not make money? Now President Franklin has come to power. He has also begun to save the economy, and people's lives will get better and better in the future. More and more people will watch the game. If we can help the team win the championship this year, I guarantee that the club will make money next year."

Lu Chen was still somewhat reluctant to invest in the team. Given the current economic situation, Lu Chen didn't think it was a good idea to invest in entertainment projects. So he replied perfunctorily:

"I understand. After I pay all the money I should pay for the goods, I will consider introducing players. I have some things to do here, so I'll hang up now."

Lu Chen hung up the phone immediately without waiting for Duncan's response.