After getting into the car, Lin Tao, who was driving, looked at Gu Tong Zhi, who needed someone to help him stand, and said to Chen Han Wen: "Gu Tong Zhi isn't drunk."
"I know, we'll talk later."
Chen Han Wen was still smiling as he sat in the car, and only after the car turned around did he say to Lin Tao: "Gu Tong Zhi was pretending to be drunk to test my attitude. He has a deep background in the National Government's upper echelons, and he is also a veteran of the Allied Association, but these people are not Chiang Kai-shek's opponents now, and Gu Tong Zhi's backers are useless. So he approached me."
Lin Tao pondered this after hearing it: "So, he chose you?"
Chen Han Wen shook his head: "No, he's just testing me now. If I ask for too much, he'll immediately leave me far behind."
Gu Tong Zhi is the type of old fox. You can't trust a single word he said when he pretended to be drunk last night.
This is also why Chen Han Wen doesn't want to have too much contact with these old foxes. Everywhere you go, it's all about calculations.
However, it wouldn't be difficult for Chen Han Wen to gain the other's trust.
After all, with a good start, future cooperation will be easier.
The key is, when the KMT retreats, will Gu Tong Zhi choose to leave with me?
Lin Tao suddenly asked again: "This Gu Tong Zhi, he wouldn't want to marry Gu Yu Fei to you, would he?"
This is what Lin Tao is most concerned about.
She is just a secret agent for the Central United Front, and she comes from an ordinary family.
She is not comparable to Gu Yu Fei at all. The appearance of Gu Yu Fei has given her a deep sense of crisis.
"Silly girl, now you're scared? How crazy were you last night?"
Chen Han Wen had a little bit of love for Lin Tao. He smiled and said: "Don't worry, the kind of woman I, Chen Han Wen, want, has nothing to do with her background and status. Besides, Gu Yu Fei is Xu Zhong Yi's type, I'm not interested in her."
"Hmm."
Although Lin Tao responded, her mood was clearly not high.
Chen Han Wen didn't say anything else. At this time, Lin Tao needed to adjust herself. The more Chen Han Wen spoke, the worse her mood would be.
...
Chen Han Wen and Lin Tao were preparing to go home, while on the other side, Dai Li and Chen Hua were also talking.
Originally, Dai Li was going to leave after finishing his business. He didn't have the habit of staying overnight with women. Even though Chen Hua could serve him wholeheartedly, he still didn't trust her.
This is an instinctive suspicion.
Chen Hua knew Dai Li's character, so she didn't say anything more. But today was different. She had something to report to Dai Li: "Recently, that little girl Zeng Mo Yi has been falling in love. She has shown signs of softening towards Ming Cheng. I plan to invite Ming Cheng to have dinner, but he hasn't agreed."
"Hmm."
Dai Li wasn't surprised by this.
With a talented person like Chen Han Wen, which woman wouldn't like him?
Zeng Mo Yi is just being a princess, and she doesn't know her own worth after being pursued by Chen Han Wen.
As for Chen Hua inviting Chen Han Wen to dinner... Dai Li didn't say anything, but he knew that Chen Hua thought too highly of herself. Could Chen Han Wen be invited by anyone?
Officially, Chen Hua is just a lieutenant colonel secretary.
Privately, Chen Hua is Dai Li's mistress. Does Chen Han Wen need to talk to you?
Chen Hua couldn't see her own position, and Dai Li didn't remind her. Chen Hua would naturally come to him when she discovered she couldn't invite Chen Han Wen.
As for now... Dai Li didn't want to see Chen Han Wen.
Now, Dai Li has been trying to get the position of Navy Commander. Chen Han Wen clearly wouldn't help, and he even advised him not to get involved. But no matter what position it is, isn't it all about getting it? What's the point of being a good guy all the time?
Dai Li had his own plans.
Just like what Chen Han Wen had persuaded him about earlier, the power of the Military Intelligence Bureau is now too great, and it has already aroused Chiang Kai-shek's dissatisfaction and attention. The Military Intelligence Bureau urgently needs to be reorganized.
But what about the more than 300,000 Military Intelligence Bureau agents?
Dai Li's plan is, if he can become the Navy Commander, he will transfer the agents to the Navy, and then use a puppet in the Military Intelligence Bureau. It doesn't matter who the head is, the key is that the people working below must still listen to him.
The plan is good, but Chen Han Wen doesn't want to help. Dai Li is also worried about this. He knows that since Chen Han Wen has decided not to help, he definitely won't help. If he keeps asking him, it will only make him dislike him even more.
Now is not the time to find Chen Han Wen.
Because Dai Li only has one chance to ask Chen Han Wen for help!
While thinking, Dai Li had already dressed properly: "I'm leaving now. Contact me if you need anything."
After saying this, he ignored the longing in Chen Hua's eyes for him to stay, stood up and left, leaving Chen Hua feeling lost.
Alone, Chen Hua couldn't help but think of Chen Han Wen, and how he treated his women.
"Sigh..."
A deep sigh in the night expressed the endless sorrow in Chen Hua's heart.
Why did she follow Dai Li in the first place?
...
The next day, Chen Han Wen was going to discuss the instant noodle business.
This thing is still new, and it's noodles, you can just soak it in water and eat it, it will definitely attract many people.
Especially the army, they will buy a lot. There are wars going on all over the world, who doesn't want their soldiers to work harder?
Not to mention anything else, just the army's purchases alone can make Chen Han Wen earn a lot of money.
Chen Han Wen took a box of instant noodles to find Claire Chennault, letting him try the taste. Claire Chennault immediately became interested when he saw the military rations brought by Chen Han Wen. The compressed military rations he had cooperated with Chen Han Wen on before had made him earn a lot of money. Now, he brought out new rations, which made Claire Chennault drool even more.
After he finished a pack of instant noodles, a satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face: "Chen, you are a genius... a business genius, an invention genius! How can we cooperate?"
"Of course, we'll build a factory in the United States."
Chen Han Wen looked at Claire Chennault and said with a smile: "You invest, I provide the formula, and we'll split it 30/70."
30% goes to Claire Chennault and 70% goes to Chen Han Wen.
Don't say that Chen Han Wen is asking for too much. If it weren't for Chen Han Wen, Claire Chennault would still be just an air force commander for the KMT.
Since Claire Chennault became friends with Chen Han Wen, his assets in the United States have been gradually increasing, and all of this is wealth brought to him by Chen Han Wen.
Don't say that Chen Han Wen only gave him 30%. Even if he helps Chen Han Wen build a factory in the United States, he is willing to do it.
After all, Chen Han Wen is his money tree.
Claire Chennault made his first fortune with the help of Chen Han Wen. Giving him 30% is already very generous.
Claire Chennault readily agreed, and told Chen Han Wen that he would persuade the military to buy instant noodles.
Chen Han Wen said that we have a happy cooperation. As for the National Army... Chen Han Wen didn't plan on building a factory in China.
With the morals of the four big families of Chiang, Song, Kong, and Chen, they would rather spend a lot of money to buy supplies from the United States than let Chen Han Wen earn the money.
But what does it matter?
The US military also has to buy supplies through Chen Han Wen's company. The four big families are just sending money to Chen Han Wen's pocket, and they're using dollars.
Thinking of this, Chen Han Wen suddenly remembered that after the war, the Chinese yuan depreciated sharply. This thing can't be kept in his own hands. He needs to find a way to exchange it for gold bars or US dollars. These two things are the most valuable.
After leaving Claire Chennault's office, Chen Han Wen reminded Xu Zhong Yi a few things.
He should try his best to sell the Chinese yuan, and it's best not to keep even the silver dollars. Just keep gold bars and US dollars.
Xu Zhong Yi immediately said he understood, and he would do his best to take care of this matter.