Chapter 92 the following day of the great depression (11), Huang Xuan stayed in the Beta printing plant and looked at the rolling dollar bills
Huang Xuan thought the noise was also pleasing
Lorraine's modified money printing machine was still old, but the green money produced was real
In order to make it easy to sell, Huang Xuan asked him to add an old process
This was very simple, but let Lorraine do it, and almost used up three million dollars in energy
Roughly speaking, Lorraine had already eaten about 25 million us dollars by the time he reached p 101, which was the same as the light crude oil he bought last time
If he had relied on a few Aluminum electrolysis plant, he would not have been able to return to the country with enough energy
Fortunately, it was harvest time
Overnight, the Beta printing plant produced $ 15 million
This was not 15 million after the dollar fell
Even before the great depression, the money was equivalent to half a year's profit for Ford Motor Co, enough to make it into the list of the richest people in america
First, he took about 20 kilograms of green banknotes - about two million us dollars, put them in a large travel bag, and then put the rest of the banknotes into the plane passage before turning off the machine and walking out of the workshop
He handed the bag to Hans and said, "Chase national bank
" In the bank lobby, Joseph immediately noticed the tall Hans beside him, especially the travel bag in his hand
" What can I do for you
" Joseph said the same thing and crossed his white gloved fingers around his waist as he led huang xuan to the vip room
The $ 600,000 deposit was enough for him to use the room at will
There were only three of them in the beautifully decorated little room
In this era, there would naturally be no monitors
Huang Xuan took the travel bag in Hans's hand, opened the zipper and said," please order a little
I want to keep them in your bank
" Joseph only glanced at it and knew that his performance this month had been completed
He quickly beckoned his deputy and respectfully served huang xuan a cup of coffee as he said," please wait a moment
Our employees will order it for you very soon
" He nodded helplessly and said," yes, I would like to meet Mr
Rockefeller, little john Rockefeller
"" I will inform you immediately
" Joseph said and walked out
I know
Rockefeller will definitely come to see me
Two million dollars is a huge sum of money
If you have to compare it, you can consider it as one hundred million dollars in 70 years
Especially in the year of 1931, when liquidity was scarce, the cash was more timely to the banks
The bank run took place in 1933, when countless commercial banks would fail due to a lack of cash to make withdrawals, but two years ago, the signs were clear
" Hans, go get the blueprints I left in the car
" Huang Xuan gently stirred the candy bar
" Okay
" Hans looked at the employee in the room, waved for another bodyguard, gave a few instructions, and then stood behind Huang Xuan
Little Rockefeller spent a long time in the business of datong bank, and today was no exception
When he received the news from Joseph, he quickly packed his clothes and walked down
When he saw Huang Xuan, he shook his hand with a reserved but slightly affectionate manner and said," I heard you are chinese
Very good place
" In fact, china in the 1930s was not very good
The golden age of national capitalism in the first world war was over, but Rockefeller really liked Huang Xuan for starting with this
He got up and shook hands with him
" Mr
Rockefeller is a busy man
I'll be straight to the point
This time, I heard that you invested in pan am
"" Yes
" Rockefeller poured himself a glass of whiskey and said," does Mr
Huang want to join the Pan american
" During the great depression, pan am was one of the few big profitable companies
In 31 years, more and more people wanted to take a stake in this rising sun company
Rockefeller assumed that Huang Xuan was thinking the same way
But the chinese shaking his head made him a little confused
Huang Xuan reached out for the drawing that Hans was holding, unfolded it, and said," I think you must be very curious why Mr
Sloan and the Ford Motor Co are related to me, right
"" There are some," Rockefeller admitted
" Because of this
" As he spoke, Huang Xuan had completely unfolded the drawing
He simply handed this end to Joseph and stood next to Rockefeller empty-handed, saying," are you interested in this as well
"" Is this
A plane blueprint
"" Yes
" Huang Xuan was still the most familiar with the word
He smiled and rolled up the drawing again
He handed it to Rockefeller and said," if you have any ideas, you can look for me again
" He looked at Joseph
The manager immediately reacted, took the deposit certificate handed to him by his deputy, and handed it to huang xuan with both hands
" The total is us $ 20
84700
Welcome to Chase national bank
"" Thank you
" Huang Xuan glanced at Rockefeller again and left with a smile
In fact, he didn't really intend to sell Rockefeller the plane blueprints
Time no longer allowed him to do so
On the other hand, with a lot of printed dollar bills, it was just a waste of time to talk business with Rockefeller
But there was one benefit
As long as little Rockefeller's appetite was satisfied, he would not be tempted by the large amount of assets in the bank account that were inexplicably large
That was what Huang Xuan needed the most
Walking down the bank steps, Huang Xuan's expression became serious again
Taking a deep breath, he got into the car and said to Hans," go see Mr
Hammer
" Even in the united states, Hammer was a legendary figure, known as the king of golden ideas
This russian american had dabbled in dozens of industries, from farming, pencils, medical" medicine" to art collections and even oil, and he had made huge profits in every area
Hammer also had an amazing experience with the collection that Huang Xuan cared about
In 1922, hammer brought his younger brother (an antique connoisseur) to russia to explore the new field of russian cultural relics that no one had yet set foot in
Little by little, they built their villa in moscow into a museum
One day, an american antique dealer named e & sako came to visit the house
When he saw the scene in front of him, his eyes almost popped out
Hammer was inspired by this
After paying 15 % of the export tax to the soviet" government," he shipped most of his collections back to the united states to join the sako business
When sako went bankrupt, Hammer bought his shares
During the great depression, it was from 1931 that Hammer did something that surprised countless people
He boldly sold art at the counter of a department store and succeeded
During the worst depression in american history, he made millions of dollars
Huang Xuan was going to Hammer's department store
In a depression where most of the industrial products were devalued, art was rare to preserve or even appreciate value
It was under this thought that Hammer's department store became one of the few popular places in New York
When huang xuan got out of the car, the crowded shopping mall suddenly made him feel like watching a 90s movie
The well-dressed gentlemen, with their wives or other women in their arms, wore tall hats, leaned on civilized sticks, and politely brushed past each other
The small parking lot was filled with all kinds of cars, like a grand exhibition of vintage cars, the 33-year-old Armand
Hammer was wearing a tight suit with a vertical collar, shuttling through the hall and greeting every customer who approached him
His arrival immediately caught his attention
A yellow man and two bodyguards reminded the young hammer of his experience in the soviet union and handed over his work to the manager
Hammer quickly walked over, tilted his head and said in slow english," hello, I'm Armand
Hammer, the owner of this art shop, what can I do for you
"" I think so
" Huang xuan answered in fluent east coast english
His days of american life had taught him a lot of everyday slang
Taking two steps in, Huang Xuan casually looked at the artwork inside and outside the counter and said to Lorraine," look at what's not on p 112
It's valuable, but it can't be repeated
Do you understand
"" No problem
" Lorraine seemed to be getting used to this kind of search, and soon began to work
Huang xuanze smiled at him and said," I heard that you have the most complete collection of russian royal family here
You came here
" Just like every new regime, the end of the Romanov dynasty also ended the collection of past generations of tsars
Under Lenin's orders, all the works of art were sent to moscow
In the passage through the dark storage room of the kremlin military factory, some treasures were lost and no one knew where they were
Most of the crates containing artwork were well preserved and not even opened, and the kremlin's army guarded them
But when Stalin came to power, Lenin's efforts to protect the russian cultural heritage were canceled
In exchange for the western economy to support his new regime, Stalin used these precious russian royal relics in exchange
From 1927, the new regime took out some treasures, valued them, and finally bought them to the west
In their view, it was natural to trade these treasures for financial support
However, from the beginning, the value of all the russian treasures was always underestimated, especially their artistic value, just as chinese calligraphy and painting were more appreciated by the chinese
The value of russian art, especially its cultural value, was more often only appreciated by the russians
In 1931, han and mo brought thousands of pieces of russian art to New York to sell these treasures for the new russian regime
Although he did a good job, the value of most works of art was underestimated hundreds of times compared to the value 70 years later
Of course, at this moment, Hammer did not have this kind of understanding
He was very happy that someone was willing to buy russian art, and it seemed that it was a large purchase
" Let's talk inside
" Hammer had always won with his eyes, and in his opinion, the young man in front of him might be more willing to pay than everyone here
She smiled and nodded