Return of the King, Dominating the City-Chapter 1545 - 1530: Sounds Impressive

"You’re smarter and more ruthless than us business people." Li Baoshi said, "You’ve weakened the Wen Commerce Association, and you teamed up with Wen Changlin and White Tiger to take down Ma ChunTian. Song Yun, you’re now ready to enter the global stage, haha!"

"The global stage, huh." Song Yun squinted his eyes and said, "I don’t have such lofty ideals. As long as I have my little patch of land to live on, that’s good enough!"

"Haha, actually I have an idea." Li Baoshi said, "If your friend has a decent scale, we can join forces for the domestic market and Europe and America market. It’s an opportunity for you to gain international exposure, of course, if you’re interested, haha!"

"Well, I’ll look into it." Song Yun said, "I won’t interrupt your breakfast then!"

"Alright, let’s get in touch later!"

After hanging up the phone, Song Yun immediately called Hua Qingcheng, learning from Qingcheng that his own sect had directly bought all the estates of a small family with generations in the wine business.

And this family’s estate was originally over in Europe, now there are several top-quality wine estates in Europe, and also sprawling vineyards in the United States, only they weren’t famous because the Rockefeller Family controlled the sales channels.

According to Hua Qingcheng, if Li Baoshi wants to open up both the Europe and America market and the domestic market with the sect, they can definitely supply enough.

After figuring this out, Song Yun called Li Baoshi again to talk about it.

On the other end, Li Baoshi was silent for a long time before speaking, "From what you’re saying, I think I know which family and estate you’re talking about. In the United States, there’s a family that’s been in the wine business for a long time, they’ve cooperated with the Rockefeller Family for ages. That family is called the Newcastle family, but later, they sold all their estates to a woman named Xia Tian. Tell me, is this Xia Tian your close friend?"

"That’s right." Song Yun replied, "So Baoshi, do you think we can cooperate?"

"We can, definitely can." Li Baoshi laughed.

"The Newcastle family is a well-known wine-producing family. Their estates are located at several really good latitudes, no wonder they can target the mid to high-end market. Haha, Song Yun, this family, in mainland terms, is a hot commodity. Decades ago when this family first moved to the United States, they were eyed by the then Clan Leader of the Rockefeller Family, and then got trapped under control. Now decades have passed, and this family creates several billion in revenue annually for the Rockefeller Family’s wine industry. However, since this family hasn’t completely integrated into the Rockefeller Family like other families, their profits are just a few billion. Also, the truly high-quality good wines, they’d rather keep hidden and not give them to the Rockefeller Family to sell. It’s said they have a secret cellar, hiding many vintage wines from ’82 and ’86. If those hit the market, they’d cause quite a stir. But these are just rumors; no one has verified this information yet. Still, undeniably, if this family is willing to cooperate fully with us, generating over a billion annually wouldn’t be a problem. Of course, this billion is in US Dollars!" Li Baoshi said excitedly.

"But now all the family’s estates belong to your friend, so! Our chance to strike it rich has come, Song Yun!"

These words from Li Baoshi directly moved Song Yun’s heart.

Over a billion in yearly profits, in US Dollars, converted to Renminbi, that’s sixty or seventy billion. That’s sixty or seventy billion, not just sixty or seventy bucks. Even if split three ways, each share would bring about twenty billion in income. Twenty billion—think of how many models you could sleep with, how much soy milk and Chinese doughnuts you could eat. Twenty billion in Renminbi connected end to end could circle the Earth several times.

"Of course, I’m talking about the best-case scenario." Li Baoshi poured cold water on Song Yun at the right moment, "The best-case scenario is us fully penetrating both the Europe and America market and the domestic market. At least every city above third-tier would have our distribution points, and they’d all sell decently!"

"Got it." Song Yun nodded and said, "So how do we operate this?"

"Don’t you get it?" Li Baoshi said, slightly surprised.

"Should I get it?" Song Yun retorted.

"Haha, true enough, you’re not a businessman." Li Baoshi paused and laughed, "It’s simple, I just send a business invitation over, in my name, inviting them here to sit down and talk business. If the negotiations go well, we sign an agreement and get started, that’s it!"

"That’s it, what about the Rockefeller Family?" Song Yun asked.

"The Rockefeller Family will naturally be dealt with by the Rothschild Family." Li Baoshi said, "The Rockefeller Family originally split off from the Rothschild Family, so the relationship between the two families isn’t great now. Since your friend wants to join us, the Rothschild Family is more than happy to accept. If the Rockefeller Family dares to say or do anything, we wouldn’t mind showing them some color. In the capitalist nations, the Rothschild Family never fears any enemy, not even countries!"

"I feel like it’s jumping out of the wolf’s den into the tiger’s lair." Song Yun frowned and said, "If my friend gets swallowed up by the Rothschild Family because of this, I wouldn’t be able to face people!"

"Haha, what I said just now are official lines. My family and the Rothschild Family are actually partners, shareholders. The Rothschild Family uses us, and we use them. That’s how it is. This business, simply put, is a tripartite relationship, with the Rothschild acting as enforcers, enforcers who can’t earn a penny, haha." Li Baoshi laughed.

"The Rothschild Family is that foolish? While dozens of billions in profit may not mean much to them, it’s still billions." Song Yun said, "What if someone eyes them greedily?"

"Don’t worry. My partners within the Rothschild Family, none are qualified to be greedy." Li Baoshi boasted, "If getting greedy were enough to take a bite, the Rothschild Family would have been eliminated long ago!"

"Alright, please handle this for me. Consider it a favor I owe you." Song Yun said.

"Haha, I dare not accept your favor. Profits are for everyone to earn; it’s a win-win cooperation. I’ll have someone prepare to send the invitation letter shortly. But, you need to let your friend know first. Otherwise, sending the invitation letter suddenly might scare them off, "Li Baoshi responded.

"No problem, let’s operate this quickly. By the way, do you need any cooperation from me?" Song Yun asked.

"Yes, the domestic market needs your operation. Liquor is a product that hinges on connections. With enough connections, with priority in supplying and advertising for your liquor in each city and province, the business is easier to do. Moreover, once integrated into the Shen Zhou system, holding onto it long-term can also yield considerable income, haha." Li Baoshi laughed.

Song Yun smiled awkwardly and said, "Then I’ll mobilize my network for the domestic side!"

"Yes, actually, factoring in costs, you’ll probably have around one billion in profits annually. Liquor profit is high, but so is investment. You need to manage this yourself. Also, if sales aren’t good, losses are large. High risk brings high reward; you don’t need me to teach you that." Li Baoshi said.

"I understand. Let’s proceed then." Song Yun said, "I’ll talk to her, and you can send the invitation letter a bit later. Let’s begin operations, thanks!"

"No need to, I hope you can step into the international scene sooner. It means something to thrive in a single country, but thriving globally is truly good, haha!"

"Good"

After hanging up, Song Yun felt a subtle feeling of excitement. Just like Li Baoshi’s last words, if this goes well, he can step into the international scene. Even though he doesn’t fully understand what that means, it sounds impressive.