Chapter 603
Wang Duoyu Holds a Family Meeting!!! Wang Yifei: There are always treacherous subjects t
An office building in Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA.
Wang Junan personally arranged for people to come to Hollywood to look for high-quality projects.
First, start by searching for movie scripts, although this is like looking for a needle in a haystack and may not be effective.
Moreover, these scripts have undoubtedly been thoroughly reviewed by Hollywood giants like Warner Bros., with any potentially profitable projects being taken away.
After spending several days, Wang Junan had gained nothing.
That afternoon, he received a phone call from his father.
"Second brother, are you in Los Angeles too?"
"Yes, Dad, you've come to America?"
Wang Jun'an was completely stunned. His father had come to America?
If he remembered correctly, his father hadn't been to the United States for many years.
If he remembers correctly, the last time he came to the United States was in 1980, when his father said he came to Princeton University to give a lecture.
The next moment, he said nervously:
"Dad, you should leave America right away. Aren't they trying to kill you?"
If I remember correctly, his older brother encountered some trouble when he went to Europe to receive the Fields Medal.
Those foreigners are all very bad.
Although he knew his father was fully prepared and that nothing unexpected was likely to happen, he was always just in case.
"I'm not in the United States."
Wang Duoyu laughed:
"You're looking for investment in the US, right? Are you short of money?"
"Oh, that's good." Wang Jun'an visibly relaxed and continued, "Dad, I am indeed looking for investment. Don't worry about the money; I'll handle it."
"Although I don't know how much money you need, you're my son. If you need money, don't you know to just ask me for it?"
"Dad, I can handle the funding problem. I want to give it a try."
After a long silence on the other end of the phone, Wang Duoyu suddenly said:
“I know you are very independent and you want to prove yourself, but I’m worried that you’ll end up with nothing if you try to make money and do scientific research at the same time.”
"Don't stay in America anymore, come back and we'll talk. I'll be waiting for you in Guangzhou. It's time to have a family meeting and have a heart-to-heart talk with you kids."
"You're going to Guangzhou in three days. You should tell your sister to come back too."
"I'll have your older brother and younger brother come over."
Snapped!
Wang Junan could no longer hear the phone ringing. After putting the phone down, he found that his father had indeed hung up.
Ugh!
Two hours later, in the living room of a villa in Beverly Hills, Wang Jun'an looked at his sister as she walked in and said:
“My dad just called and asked us to come back to Guangzhou so we can have a family meeting.”
"Huh?" Wang Yifei exclaimed immediately.
"Didn't we just have a family meeting last time? Why do we need another one? Besides, I'm here to film a movie, so I don't have time to go back to China. This would interfere with my earning money. Can't I just participate in a video conference?"
Before her second brother could explain, she had already taken out her phone and called her father.
The call was answered shortly afterward.
"Big Fish Bro, why are you calling another family meeting? Can't we talk about this over the phone?"
Looking at his daughter's delicate little face, Wang Duoyu smiled:
“Not everything can be explained over the phone. Come back. Don’t try to slack off. It’s just a matter of taking a few days off; it won’t interfere with your filming.”
"Brother Big Fish, how about we postpone the meeting until September?"
"No, stop haggling. Does your movie really need to take so long to shoot? It's just a few days' vacation, it won't interfere with anything. Come back right away."
"Waaah, Big Fish Bro, you don't love me anymore~"
"Don't try that on me. Playing the victim won't work. If you really don't come back, don't regret it later."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yifei vaguely guessed what was going on.
"Big Fish, you're not planning to arrange an heir, are you? Or are you planning to divide the inheritance among us siblings?"
"Get your head back now, that's all."
Wang Yifei was very unwilling to give up after failing to get a clear answer.
But there was nothing we could do.
Three days later, in Guangzhou.
Inside the villa, all of Wang's children had returned.
Everyone was present, but only Wang Junhong, Wang Junan, Wang Junkang, and Wang Yifei were eligible to attend the meeting; even Bai Doufu wasn't qualified.
Liu Xiaoli and Huang Huiru were not invited either; Wang Duoyu's reason was that they should hold a children's gathering.
There are four children in the family: Wang Junxian, Wang Sixin, Wang Ruoxi, and Wang Wenbin. In particular, Wang Wenbin is only a little over six months old and has not yet been weaned.
In the study, Wang Yifei had just closed the door when she exclaimed:
"Big Fish Bro, tell me quickly, what's the purpose of today's meeting?"
The three brothers, Wang Junhong and Wang Junhong, immediately turned their gazes toward their father.
"Sit down and let's talk, there's no rush." Wang Duoyu smiled gently, and only after his daughter sat down did he begin to speak:
“You’ve all grown up, especially the eldest, you already have two children. In a few years, the sixth and youngest will also be grown up.”
“From now on, we’ll hold a family meeting like this every year. You’ve all grown up now, and it’s time for you to help me out.”
When he spoke, Wang Junhong and the others were all stunned.
However, they didn't have a chance to speak because their father continued.
"A few years ago, I joked with you about our family's heir."
"But I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, and none of you were happy about it."
At this moment, Wang Yifei suddenly raised her hand because she really wanted to express her opinion.
"What's your opinion? Go ahead and say it." Wang Duoyu sighed helplessly, not ignoring her raised hand.
"Brother Big Fish, I'm a daughter, I'm definitely going to marry out of the family. You're talking to me about the heir, isn't that inappropriate? We can't have someone marry into our family, can we?"
What era are we living in? Why are people still playing that "marrying into another family" game?
Wang Duoyu glared at her, annoyed.
"Is your surname Wang?"
Seeing her nod, Wang Duoyu continued:
“Since your surname is Wang, you are a member of our family. Before you get married, you are my daughter and naturally have the right to inherit. As for when you get married, you are still my daughter, but you will no longer have the right to inherit.” “Or rather, even if you can inherit, there will be restrictions.”
"Alright, you're not allowed to interrupt anymore. Let me finish. Look at your brothers, they're not as impulsive and full of questions as you."
Wang Yifei, who was being scolded, pouted. Although she didn't take it seriously, she didn't openly oppose her father again.
In the following period, Wang Duoyu began to publicly disclose some information about the Want Want Group.
He concealed the Super Dollar Factory and other facilities, only revealing some of the companies under the Want Want Group, especially research institutions, to the children.
The four children were all dumbfounded.
"Brother Big Fish, are you saying that Want Want Group's annual profit is at least 100 billion US dollars?"
Wang Yifei asked in a trembling voice.
What does it mean to have an annual profit of at least 100 billion US dollars?
She simply couldn't believe it.
As a pop diva, she roughly knows that the Chinese music industry is a market worth tens of billions of RMB. She can't give an exact figure, but it's roughly that much.
However, this market is nothing compared to the Want Want Group.
Besides, her father said it would be at least 100 billion US dollars, but who knows how much profit there will actually be?
What if it's 150 billion US dollars?
In any case, Wang Yifei was very excited when she heard about this.
She herself is involved in financial investment and knows that profit and revenue are two different things. She also knows that making money is not an easy thing.
However, she hadn't expected that her father's Want Want Group would include so many well-known companies and have such terrifying annual profits.
After realizing what was happening, Wang Junan took a deep breath and asked:
"Dad, based on what you just said, how did Want Want Group manage to evade the Americans' encirclement and suppression? If I remember correctly, several companies affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology have already been sanctioned by the United States, right?"
Several companies under Harbin Institute of Technology, including Diaopai New Energy Vehicles, have been sanctioned by the United States.
It's either a price increase, a unilateral increase in tariffs, or an anti-monopoly investigation launched against Diaopai New Energy Vehicles.
This is because Diaopai New Energy Vehicles has a very high market share in the United States. It can be said that Diaopai dominates more than 95% of the new energy vehicle market.
Other companies have virtually no market share.
It's important to understand that American automakers like General Motors and Ford are extremely powerful. How could they possibly allow a foreign company like Diaopai to occupy such a high market share in the US market?
Of course, the main reason is that the US new energy vehicle market was almost non-existent ten years ago. It was Diaopai New Energy Vehicle Company that built up this market, which is why it exists now.
How could traditional gasoline-powered car manufacturers like General Motors possibly compete with Diaopai Company when they announce their entry into this market?
However, when they can't compete on the technical level, automakers like General Motors naturally have no choice but to resort to other means.
In the original timeline, why couldn't the United States develop high-speed rail as vigorously as mainland China?
Even in the United States today, the automotive and aviation industries are dominant, while trains are extremely scarce.
This is because every year, a large number of car companies, airlines, and other organizations allocate substantial funds to support their members of parliament, urging them to vigorously develop the automotive and aviation industries.
If anyone proposes developing the train industry, they will be suppressed by lawmakers.
In the 1980s and 1990s, a large amount of low- and mid-end manufacturing in the United States was transferred to Asia, and related manufacturing companies in the train industry were naturally also transferred out.
Therefore, at this point, even if Americans themselves wanted to promote the development of the train industry, they could no longer do so.
Have you ever heard of white gloves?
After a long silence, Wang Duoyu finally told them something.
The mere mention of "white gloves" implies that he needs to be honest with the children about some of the rules that govern the world.
In fact, he knew that the children were not young anymore. Even Wang Yifei was eighteen years old this year. She was an adult, capable of taking on some responsibilities, and qualified to know some of the darker aspects of the world.
"Huh? Brother Big Fish, are you saying that many of the companies under Want Want Group are front companies? Aren't you afraid they'll betray you?" Wang Yifei asked, her eyes wide.
She's still too young; she's always worried that some treacherous people will try to harm me.
It's not that she doesn't trust others, but rather that she has little experience and achieved great success at a young age.
Although she is only eighteen years old, she has already reached a peak that many people can never achieve in their entire lives, both in terms of fame and wealth.
"Hehe, what's there to be afraid of?" Wang Duoyu said with a laugh.
"The world is not black and white, and if you want to control so many corporations, you can't do it without some strength."
"Our ancestors summarized many lessons for us over the past five thousand years."
"Besides applying Sun Tzu's Art of War, there are also technical means, as well as methods of combining kindness and severity, coupled with the separation of powers, so naturally there's no fear of their betrayal."
In this world, there are not many families that can master the art of using white gloves, and the Rothschild family is quite good among them.
Of course, the Rothschild family is not doing so well these days.
The main reason is that the emergence of Want Want Group has taken away a lot of profits.
Especially the super-large US dollar factory, it's practically undermining the foundation of the Rothschild family.
Behind the United States lies a vast group of capitalist families, such as the Rockefeller family, the Morgan family, the Mellon family, and the Rothschild family hidden behind them.
However, the Rothschild family itself is divided into many branches, with the North American branch being the most powerful.
The emergence of the Want Want Group, with its super-large US dollar factory, did indeed take away a significant portion of the Rothschild family's original wealth.
Therefore, putting aside any talk of betrayal, a company like Super Dollar Factory is unstoppable and can kill anyone who gets in its way.
In any case, none of the senior executives under Want Want Group would betray them, not only because the cost of betrayal is extremely high and they cannot afford the consequences, but also because no one is willing to do so.
With so many core technologies at his disposal, and now the launch of the lunar base and Mars exploration plans, the entire Want Want Group is like a high-speed, large organization, and no one will get off halfway.
Who in the world can rival Want Want Group now?
The Rothschild family?
They are indeed mortal enemies, but Want Want Group's methods are far more sophisticated, and they simply won't make contact with each other.
You should know that Wang Duoyu is the only key figure in Want Want Group, but nobody knows this.
"Dad, I still prefer doing pure mathematical theoretical research. I don't want to get involved in this business empire."
Wang Junhong suddenly said:
"I'm happy about the Want Want Group's situation, and thank you for telling us about it, Dad, but I don't really want to get involved."
"I know, but with such a sharp mind, it definitely won't work if we don't make use of it," Wang Duoyu said with a smile.
"For example, your programming skills—I know you have a talent for it." (End of Chapter)