856: Chapter 846: Make a Quick Buck and Run 856: Chapter 846: Make a Quick Buck and Run Training had finished, and Gao Yang’s group took Morgan’s private plane to America, where after landing once at New York Airport, most of the people disembarked in New York, but Gao Yang, along with Bruce and Lucica, took the opportunity to head to the East Coast, accompanied by Jansen.
Bruce and Lucica were headed home, and Jansen, having gotten on very well with Bruce over this period of time, decided to pay a visit to Bruce’s home.
As for Gao Yang, he naturally had a meeting to attend with Morgan.
“Here is the recent income and expenditure details of the diamond mine.
If there are no issues, I will transfer your share into your account.
Also, I must remind you that Swiss Bank may no longer be the tax haven it once was, and customer information may not remain confidential.
Perhaps you should consider switching to another bank for your deposits.”
In Morgan’s home, Gao Yang sat face to face with Morgan, taking a document from him.
However, upon hearing Morgan’s words, Gao Yang was taken aback and asked, “What is going on, is Swiss Bank no longer reliable?”
Morgan gave a bitter smile and said, “It’s reliable, but by next year, or at the latest, by the end of next year, Swiss Bank, under pressure, will definitely hand over the account information of citizens to other countries.
It’s the biggest breakthrough in the global, and particularly American, crackdown on tax evasion.
But for you and me, it’s definitely not good news.”
Gao Yang scratched his head and asked, “So what should we do?”
With a bitter smile, Morgan responded, “What can we do but switch banks.”
Moreover, Gao Yang wasn’t too worried about tax evasion since he was stateless; anyone could investigate him if they wished.
However, other members of the Satan Mercenary Corps, such as Frey and Cui Bo, might face the issue of their deposit information being leaked.
Gao Yang didn’t know what to do, but he wasn’t too worried.
Morgan had much more money than him, and Morgan would surely find a solution.
If Morgan figured it out, he could benefit from it as well.
“You got the news so early; you must have a solution, right?”
Morgan smiled and said, “Of course there are solutions.
There are plenty of banks for criminals; it’s easy to find one.
It’s just a matter of transferring the assets.
Alright, I’ll let you know when I make the arrangements.
Now let’s talk business; you should take a look at our earnings first.”
Gao Yang glanced down at the recent income and expenses of the diamond mine.
The details were very clear, and he trusted Morgan without the patience for a meticulous review, so he went straight to the final figure.
“Income of over 16 million dollars and expenses of 1.12 million dollars.
I get nearly 7.5 million dollars?
That much?”
Morgan nodded, speaking softly, “The more we earn, the worse it is!
It indicates that we are not investing.
Our expenditures are only for maintaining the operation of the diamond mine and paying the armed personnel.
I would be happy to spend all the income, even if I had to put money into it.”
Gao Yang put down the statement and asked in a low voice, “What’s going on?”
Morgan waved his hand with a sense of helplessness, “I had someone look into it, and after careful exploration, the results are not good.”
Gao Yang felt a tinge of disappointment and asked, “What, no diamonds?”
Morgan lowered his voice and said, “I don’t know whether there are diamonds in the volcanic crater because I haven’t examined it closely.
Do you know why?
Because we’ve discovered a main mine!
It’s not one volcano, but a group of them!
Along the river upstream, we’ve confirmed the location of a diamond mine, a big one!”
Gao Yang felt his heart sink; a big mine meant trouble if even Morgan was unhappy about it, implying the mine was too large for Morgan to handle.
“How big is it?”
With a grave expression, Morgan said, “I don’t know, but based on the data from the exploration, it’s bigger than the Kimberley Mine.”
Gao Yang let out a sigh and asked, “What do we do?”
“I’m considering it.
Once this mine starts production, it will be a big one that could shake the current diamond market or even potentially push diamond prices down to the level of other gemstones.
You know, things that are too abundant become worthless.”
After a moment of stunned silence, Gao Yang whispered, “No wonder you had to meet with me to discuss this.
So, are you planning to find a big player to partner with?”
Morgan stood up and shook his head, “I don’t know, I’m really hesitant because if the current speculation is confirmed, then this mine is not just worth tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars.
Based on the current price system, it could possibly be a super mine worth between hundreds of billions to several hundred billion dollars, or it might be a cluster of mines.
I’m too scared to let anyone explore it further.”
After a sigh, Morgan looked at Gao Yang and said softly, “Firstly, I don’t think that if a large quantity of diamonds flood the market, they can maintain their current price level.
Then, I don’t think it’s possible for me to get a share in this super mine.
Even those super-rich families wouldn’t dare to monopolize it, and for us, we are not even small fish.
If we attract those super families, the only outcome for us is to be kicked aside.”
Gao Yang nodded and said, “That’s right, such vast wealth is a matter of conflict between national powers, it’s not something we can consider.
I think it’s better to stick to small-scale operations.”
Morgan nodded and said, “I think so too.
We mine on our own, on a small scale.
Once the secret can no longer be kept, I’ll immediately sell the mine!
We must not get in too deep with this mine, lest we lose our lives.
When it’s time, we can sell the mine to one of those super families for a few billion, do you agree?”
Gao Yang immediately said, “Agreed, that’s the plan!
We won’t touch what we shouldn’t.”
Morgan breathed a sigh of relief and said, “I was worried that you would be reluctant to give up the massive wealth.
Since you agree, that’s easy to handle.
We keep mining, in fact, even if we just go by our current scale, the two of us could share fifty million dollars a year, which is already a substantial income.
Although it’s not totally satisfying, people shouldn’t be too greedy.”
Gao Yang said seriously, “Is our current scale of mining too large?”
Morgan shook his head and said, “No, I’ve hired a specialist to handle these diamonds.
Our mining capacity is not large, it hasn’t increased much compared to the original Sadiq, but we sell for ten times the price he did, which is why we can earn so much more.
Our actual shipments are quite small, and there’s still a lot of room to increase production.
Once our channels are wider, we can ship more.
I can assure you that by next year, each of us can earn at least one hundred million dollars a year, at least, and still ensure we stay within a safe range.”
“With that being the case, we’ll need to be even more careful about keeping it a secret.”
Morgan said with a serious face, “Exactly, secrecy.
If we want to earn more money, we must keep it a secret.
When we can no longer keep it secret, we’ll sell the mine.
There’s no need to rush, but I’ve already been working on buying that land.
The controversy over it will be delayed for now.
I want to buy the land in both countries, so in the future, even if there’s a dispute, no matter which country the land belongs to, it would still be ours.”
Gao Yang smiled and said, “That part is up to you.
I’m powerless to help, and I don’t have that much money.”
Morgan shook his head and said, “It’s still ours both.
If you agree, we won’t touch the money from the diamond mine; it will be used as the capital for a company we both register.
We will depend on the money from selling diamonds to buy the land where the mine is located.
What do you think?
If you agree, we’ll do it that way.
If you don’t, I’ll give you your share of the money, and then I’ll buy the land myself.”
Gao Yang was not particularly concerned about money that couldn’t be assured in hand.
Besides, Gao Yang’s vision was long-term, so after briefly considering, he immediately said, “Okay, I agree.
Don’t transfer any money to me, put all the money from the diamond mine back into reinvestment.”
Morgan nodded, “Alright, sign a document later, and our company will be established.
Then it will start operating in the name of this company.
We need time, at least three years.
I estimate that the proceeds from the diamond mine in three years will be enough to buy that land twice over.
Although it will cost more, it’s safer.
However, it also means that within these three years, we might not be able to reap any benefits.
But it’s also possible the cost of the land will be less than I have estimated.
Then we can enjoy the proceeds from the diamond mine earlier.”
Gao Yang scratched his head and asked, “How long do you think we can keep this secret?”
After pondering for a moment, Morgan smiled, “I don’t know, but I think we can be fairly sure for five years, at least.
Additionally, if we really can’t keep it secret and need to sell, it’s impossible that we’d only get the cost price.
In reality, this is a gamble, betting that we can make a few billion first from this mine, and then sell the mine for an astronomical price.”
Gao Yang also sighed, “This is indeed a hefty gamble!”
Morgan said gravely, “Indeed, a real gamble!
Win, and we’ll become super-wealthy, worth at least ten billion.
Lose, and we might make tens or even hundreds of millions from the mine, or we might not make anything at all.”
Gao Yang laughed, “At least we won’t lose money, right?”
Morgan also smiled, “That’s true, at the very least we won’t lose.”
Gao Yang laughed, “Then it’s worth gambling!
We won’t lose our entire fortune.
If we win, we become billionaires, and if we lose, we won’t become paupers.
Las Vegas doesn’t have such a favorable betting game, so why not gamble?”
Morgan gave a thumbs up, “I now have a few hundred million in worth, and with my capabilities, I can no longer earn more.
On the basis of a few hundred million, earning a few hundred million more doesn’t make much of a difference to me, so either I become a super-rich billionaire worth tens or even hundreds of billions, or maintaining my current status isn’t bad either.
You are different.
You could have comfortably become a millionaire, but you chose to take a massive gamble.
At your age, I wasn’t as daring as you, you are braver than me.”
Gao Yang laughed heartily, “Actually, I’m not particularly daring.
I just think that mine is too big, so big that we can’t get involved.
Since the plan is just to make a quick profit, it makes sense to maximize the benefit.
Moreover, the most important reason is that I think having several million dollars is already quite a lot, there’s no need to become a billionaire.
It’s like you don’t need those extra millions.”
(To be continued.
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