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They chatted on the private jet for over three hours.

Afterwards, they simply went to the room to sleep, where there was a more-than-fifty-inch high-definition TV where they could watch whatever they wanted.

The detail in the room's amenities was also maxed out, making it feel almost like sleeping at home.

A private jet worth seven hundred million was just that comfortable.

Lying down and watching TV for a while, he closed his eyes and when he opened them again, it was ten o'clock in the morning, American time.

They had arrived in Manhattan, New York.

The welcoming party was Tong Zelan's secretarial team; she had established a Honglan Capital North American branch in Manhattan.

She had even bought an entire office floor over two thousand square meters to use as their office space.

Manhattan, where the world's elites gather.

Having one's own headquarters here was absolutely a symbol of strength; at least a third of America's Fortune 500 companies had their headquarters in Manhattan.

To the south was Wall Street, less than five hundred meters away, where the average annual salary of the employees reached 660,000 US dollars.

In the vicinity were the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, and Manhattan's skyscrapers, one taller than the next.

Because he had slept a while, there was no problem with jet lag.

Tong Zelan stretched languorously, her chest full and rounded, and she had two Cadillac Escalade Platinum Edition limousines as her vehicles here.

Chen Pingsheng naturally had to accompany her to visit the Honglan Capital North American branch first, and although he wasn't too familiar with Manhattan, he still knew quite a few people there.

For instance, Alibaba's number two, Cai Chengxin, bought a top-tier mansion here.

Many more wealthy individuals from Huaxia were like this.

Tong Zelan's headquarters was inside the famous Empire State Building in New York, of which she had bought the entire thirty-ninth floor.

It's worth mentioning that this building was completed in 1931 and stands a total of 102 floors.

After Chen Pingsheng followed her to the headquarters office, they first sat down with the team for a couple of sips of tea.

Then Tong Zelan took a few documents from her secretary, "Old Chen, take a look at these houses first, I had my secretary select them carefully for you in advance."

Manhattan mainly features top-end apartments, and houses are rarely occupied; for that, one would have to go to a more remote area.

Two of the three properties were right next to Central Park, and naturally, the external environment was impeccable.

Since he was here, of course, he would first need to settle down.

After a cursory glance, he finally decided to buy that top-luxury 7,074-square-foot apartment priced at 380 million.

Tong Zelan instructed her secretary to handle the purchasing procedures for him; the rich have specialized people to take care of everything for them.

All he needed to do was arrive in the evening with his bags to move in.

Tong Zelan knew it was his first time here and took care of the arrangements with meticulous attention.

At the very least, once the house was purchased, she would immediately arrange for someone specialized to clean the place and provide a set of the finest bed linens.

Besides, she would also prepare seven or eight sets of top-tier suits and two luxury cars to be sent to the base of his building.

Once all of this was purchased, they would directly ask him for reimbursement.

Tong Zelan said, "This house isn't bad, right above mine. I can visit you in the evening with just an elevator ride."

"It's nice to live close by."

Chen Pingsheng asked her, "Didn't you arrange for an investment firm to discuss shares transfer? When are they coming over?"

"Don't rush, they should be here in the afternoon at least."

Tong Zelan liked to drink coffee for stimulation and to stay alert, "Are you sure you want to sell your 15% stake in Antler Coffee for 3 billion?"

"Very sure."

"Alright, if it wasn't that most of my money is tied up in the stock market, I'd consider acquiring your stake directly. Antler Coffee's potential goes far beyond just twenty billion given its growth trajectory!"

Tong Zelan disliked trading domestic stocks, mainly because there were too many junk stocks.

It was very difficult to make long-term money due to various factors.

Abroad, it was different – she had owned stocks like Apple and Facebook for many years.
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The annual returns were very satisfactory.

Chen Pingsheng's main reason was the random appreciation of his stake; otherwise, he wouldn't be so eager to cash out the shares he held.

Like Bobo Milk Tea and Fei Yangyang, he would end up holding 5%.

Through tiered ownership, he would strictly control the ultimate decision-making power of the company.

The investment firms Tong Zelan invited were all from the Chinese circle, including Cheng Chang who specialized in Chinese fast food here.

Originating from Jiangsu, he had started a hundred fast-food chain stores here since 2003.

There were also first-generation internet pioneers like Yang Zhiyuan and the well-known domestic investor Duan Yongping.

Normally, these people wouldn't attend an investment conference for shares transfer all at once, but because Chen Pingsheng was also a top-tier billionaire in the mainland, they came to get acquainted.

You have to understand that in America, anyone from Huaxia is considered part of the same circle.

Within the larger circle, there are various smaller circles based on regional distinctions.

Three billion was nothing for people like Duan Yongping.

Although living in America, he still controlled several top enterprises at home.

He also had cooperations with Pinduoduo, being one of Pinduoduo's investors.

Tens of billions were small change to them, and they were quite optimistic about Antler Coffee's long-term development.

The domestic market was just the first stepping-stone for Antler Coffee, which was inevitably going to engage the global market.

By then, the stock price would be much higher than twenty billion.

This was the real reason they were willing to jointly invest to purchase the stakes.

Chen Pingsheng also heard a lot of news that wasn't available domestically from them, as well as some secretive financial information.

Specifically, Manhattan is the true world financial center.

Here, one can observe economic growth across all regions globally and the centers of national-level gamesmanship.