As the governor personally came forward to build relationships and took him to socialize with other wealthy businessmen in the same camp, it meant that Han Chudong was gradually being accepted by the upper class and becoming a big money sponsor worth recruiting in the eyes of others.

If the donkey comes, how can the elephant be far behind? Once the two sides compete with each other, the situation should be slightly safer. As for whether Han Chudong can get the best of both worlds, it depends on his own ability.

Even the act of "playing both sides" itself is often accompanied by certain risks, because no one likes a fence-sitter. However, if the fence-sitter grows into a big tree, that becomes a different matter.

Compared with other businessmen who promote policies and seek benefits for themselves, his advantage is that he does not need to beg anyone at all. There are investment opportunities everywhere anyway, and those who are willing to earn returns ten or eight times higher are not willing to do so. This makes both the donkey and the elephant need him more than he needs that group of people.

Ever since Rainbow Beauty's valuation skyrocketed, Han Chudong has become more at ease recently.

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After visiting the home of old Paul Getty, Han Chudong began to think about purchasing some old things.

I asked Arthur's assistant to help find a middleman, and soon I contacted several professionals who were somewhat famous in the industry. His requirements were quite simple. As long as the shape was exquisite and the history was long, and the price was right, he was willing to take it over.

In addition, I also contacted several experienced appraisers from Japan to help me buy some exquisite Chinese antiques to decorate my new home in the future.

Considering the environment these days, ordinary items are not valuable, and the prices of truly rare items are not too high.

Perhaps because they were hoping that Han Chudong would not be able to repay the loan, the bank gave him the loan without even making any requirements on the use of the loan, which was only a general "business investment" category.

Therefore, Han Chudong has not been subject to too many restrictions all along. He even did not inform the bank when transferring part of the shares of Mason United Group to the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Ireland and other places. Anyway, the subject matter has not been transferred, and as long as the loan is repaid on time, the banks will not interfere.

It’s not that I believe in his personal credibility, but that his assets far exceed his liabilities, his credit rating is the highest, and there is no risk of default.

This has meant that Han Chudong has been very free in recent times. He has built houses, bought buildings, bought airplanes, and made investments. Mango Toy Company has made money, Baofeng Electric has received a large amount of financing, and Rainbow Beauty's current revenue is enough to maintain its own expansion. In addition, he has spare money to buy shares in companies such as Chanel, Christian Dior, and Maybelline.

Looking at the luxury goods companies, the acquired companies were already profitable, but the amount was small. After a one-time investment in financing, there is no need to worry about money for the time being.

Leaving aside Hermès, which only has shares but no management rights, Gucci and the French company Yves Saint Laurent (YSL), which it later acquired, have recently been trying to adjust their strategic layout and shift their development focus to the United States and Asia.

In addition, it has also increased its publicity efforts and accelerated the pace of product updates. Han Chudong is trying to set up production plants in South Korea and Japan to reduce production and operating costs. He also announced to other shareholders that he would not distribute dividends within five years and would focus funds on expansion.

The situation is very good. Even Rainbow Beauty, whose development momentum has been curbed, is a money-printing machine that makes people jealous.

Under these circumstances, it is no wonder that Han Chudong is showing off. Not only does he go on vacation, but he also wants to start collecting cultural relics and antiques.

It is not easy to make money, but it is very easy to spend it. In just the next few days, the middlemen helped find a bunch of good things to buy, including a marble statue of Aphrodite from the Roman Empire, which was created around the beginning of the first century AD, hundreds of ancient marble wall tiles, and many sculptures and paintings based on ancient Greek mythology characters.

These materials were summarized and organized into a very thick book. Some items in private museums could also be traded, and all Han Chudong needed to do was to pick out the items he liked and then pay to buy them.

Oil paintings were expensive, while sculptures ranged in price from thousands to over a hundred thousand dollars. The truly famous and expensive ones had long been collected by major museums, and he hadn't come across any yet.

Looking at the hired Japanese appraisers and collectors, they are currently only listing the fine Chinese cultural relics they know of according to Han Chudong's needs.

When the information was handed to Han Chudong, he saw the familiar names one by one, which made his heart so excited that his mouth became dry.

For example, "Six Dragons", "Sangluan Tie" which is closest to Wang Xizhi's original version, bronze tiger eating man jar, porcelain Yaobian Tianmu cup, etc. Wow, it seems that if they are asked to find the best ones, they will really count them according to the most famous and valuable ones.

There may be tens of millions of Chinese cultural relics scattered around the world, most of which are just old items that do not have much artistic or collection value.

Due to similar cultural backgrounds, some Japanese collectors and museums have very sharp eyes. They know very well which Chinese cultural relics are the most valuable. They either buy them at low prices or rob them openly, so that many of them end up in Japan.

Han Chudong only recently learned that many well-known museums in Europe and the United States, such as the Louvre, the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, etc., would hire Japanese people to appraise Chinese cultural relics, so they can always select and collect the real masterpieces and then display them.

The beginning of September is Labor Day in the United States, with a total of three days off.

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On the morning of the 1st, Han Chudong took Mochizuki Kyoko to the country club, where they played tennis with the staff who were responsible for playing with them, and they were so tired that they were sweating all over.

Because there were too many strangers who came to talk to me, many of whom were seeking investment and sponsorship, I was so annoyed that my short vacation, which was originally planned to be a whole day, was shortened to half a day. After having the buffet at noon, I drove back to the city and silently blocked this country club.

It's not that he looks down on others after becoming rich, it's just that too many people come to harass him. In his imagination, coming to the country club should be very comfortable and leisurely. He didn't expect that hundreds of guests would flock in during the holidays, turning the vacation into a party. They also talked about topics that Han Chudong was not interested in, so he was a little unhappy.

On the way back.

He said to Mochizuki Kiko, "With your Japanese level, you can be a translator, right? I just left early, so please accompany me to meet someone later."

"If it's a daily conversation, I think it should be OK. Who are you going to meet, a Japanese person?"

"Well, he lives in Orange County. Someone told me that he has a lot of cultural relics in his collection and is a well-known collector in Kyoto. I've been interested in collecting recently. If I have the chance, I would like to buy a painting from him..."