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Chapter 724 725. Preparation for going abroad, one million dollars (Part )
Yue Wenxuan gave a detailed introduction to the recent business situation of Magic City Baicaotang, and then said:

"Modu is the financial center of the country after all, and the operating profit of our Modu Baicaotang is still quite considerable. Of course, these normal operating profits are still incomparable to the profits from the precious medicinal materials provided by my master."

At this point, Yue Wenxuan took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket and handed it to his father Yue Hanzhang. "In the past few months that I have been in the Magic City, the total sales of these precious medicinal materials have reached more than 1.6 million oceans. The 30% profit left for Baicaotang is almost 500,000. It's all here, please count it."

Even if the financial management of Magic City Baicaotang has a perfect system, Yue Wenxuan would not be able to keep such a large sum of money. Naturally, it is better to keep it in his own hands so that people can feel at ease.

Yue Hanzhang counted the number of banknotes in his hand and found no mistake.

He put the banker's ticket on the table, thought for a moment, and said seriously:
"After all, there are many wealthy people in Magic City. The turnover of one store is equal to that of two stores in Wuzhou.

Thanks to the precious medicinal materials you left behind, the sales of the two Baicaotang stores in Wuzhou have also been very high in the past few months, reaching nearly 1.8 million oceans.

In other words, in just a few months, the profits of several Baicaotang stores exceeded one million oceans.

This number is really too big. Maybe your master doesn't care about this little bit of wealth, but we can't do things this way.

As for those precious medicinal materials provided by your master, if the quantity is not too large, we can take 30% of the profit, which is barely acceptable.

But for such a large amount, we still want to take 30% of the profit, which is a bit too greedy."

Yue Wenxuan already understood what his father meant and interrupted him, "Dad, didn't I tell you? Although this is the medicinal material provided by my master, he has clearly told me to make the decision. We have already decided on something, so there is no need to be so cautious.

My master is a true immortal, a hermit who would never care about these material things. You don’t need to think so much about them.”

Yue Hanzhang didn't think so. "Last time you told me that this might be a test from your master. Leaving more profit for your family will gain more favor from your master.

During this period of time, I have been thinking about this matter, and I don’t think it may be the case.

If the quantity of precious medicinal materials provided by your master is not large, it is indeed appropriate to do so. But up to now, the quantity of this batch of precious medicinal materials is already an astonishing number. If we do this again, it will make our Yue family look too greedy.

You'd better listen to me. It's better for us to divide the profits according to normal business operations.

Your master provides such a large quantity of precious medicinal materials, and the bill is settled after the sale. We take 10% of the profit, which is already a very good business."

Seeing that his son was still trying to persuade him, Yue Hanzhang simply waved his hand and said stubbornly, "Just listen to me on this matter. Ten percent of the profit is already a lot. Such a good business, and it is business that comes to our door voluntarily. It's hard to find such a good business even if you search with a lantern. I am already very satisfied with a ten percent profit."

Seeing his father's firm attitude, Yue Wenxuan could only compromise and said, "Even if we change it to 10% of the profit, it has to start after the New Year. After all, it's something we've already agreed on, and the sales division before the New Year won't change.

After all, I will be going abroad to study in the spring. Apart from leaving behind some reserve medicinal materials, my master will not contact you during this period before I return home, so the supply will definitely be cut off.

The current situation is turbulent, the war is raging, and business is not doing well. If I don’t leave some reserve money for my family, they will be worried even if I leave.”

Seeing how earnestly his son spoke, Yue Hanzhang, whose attitude was not very firm to begin with, began to waver.

Recently, Yue Hanzhang has had a large amount of funds in his hands, so he has become more confident and has invested a lot, buying shares in banks and buying land, spending a lot of money.

If he still takes 30% as agreed at the beginning, he will certainly have sufficient funds left. But if he only takes 10% from the beginning, there will not be much left.

After pondering for a moment, he finally said, "Okay, then I'll listen to you. Starting from the new year, I'll charge 10% of the medicinal materials shipped.

Doing this is still a bit too greedy. In just half a year, you have earned a million dollars from your master. I don’t know if your master will be dissatisfied with our family.”

Although he had decided to do this, Yue Hanzhang was still a little nervous, fearing that he would displease his son's mysterious master.

"Don't worry, I've told you so many times, my master really doesn't care about these material things."

After all, this is a character made up by Yue Wenxuan, and Yue Wenxuan cannot let his family meet this non-existent master, so he can only deal with it in this way.

As he is about to go abroad to study, Yue Wenxuan tries to spend more time with his family.

The family members had the same idea. When they thought that they wouldn't see Yue Wenxuan and Yue Suzhi for a few years after they left, they cherished the time they spent together now.

Just after the Spring Festival, Yue Wenxuan received news that his good friend Zhan Zhaoxiang was about to go abroad.

Before he went abroad, Zhan Zhaoxiang, Yue Wenxuan, Bai Yuanshao, and Su Jiaxing had a lively gathering for a day, and then reluctantly saw Zhan Zhaoxiang off.

Although they both studied abroad, Zhan Zhaoxiang went to Cambridge University, while Yue Wenxuan and Yue Suzhi went to the United States. The two places are far apart, and I don’t know when I will meet again in the future.

In April, Qu Shumo sent a telegram to Yue Wenxuan, saying that he had booked a ship to go abroad. With the earnest instructions of his family, Yue Wenxuan and his elder sister boarded the passenger ship to the Magic City again.

If the Yue family was still as wealthy as before, in order to cut down on expenses, the two of them would at most bring a bodyguard with them when traveling abroad. But now they don't have to worry about money, so naturally the family will provide them with a full range of accompanying personnel.

Being far away in a foreign country, safety is the most important issue, so the family assigned four guards to accompany them. Originally, the family also wanted to assign a chef and a maid, but at Yue Wenxuan's strong request, these personnel were cancelled, leaving only Huang Youjin and Jin's mother.

Whether it is a cook or a maid, after arriving in the United States, as long as you have money, you can equip them all. There is no need to bring these unnecessary personnel with you across the country.

If the elders in the family were not really worried about Yue Suzhi, Jin Ma would not have to follow her. After all, Yue Suzhi is a girl, so it is inevitable that she will have inconvenient times. With Jin Ma by her side to take care of her, the family can feel more at ease.

Yue Wenxuan brought Huang Youjin with him to train him. Huang Youjin is a very smart person with strong ability to do things. In addition, he is very loyal. He will become Yue Wenxuan's right-hand man in the future. It is necessary to take him out to see the world.

After arriving in the Magic City, everyone still lived in the same small Western-style building as before.

After a night's rest, Yue Wenxuan had to hurry up and lead the group to apply for visas and other procedures for going abroad. Before applying for visas, Yue Wenxuan had one more important thing to do, which was to exchange the foreign currency in his hand for US dollars.

In other places, it is certainly difficult to exchange dollars into foreign currency, but in the Magic City it is a very simple thing.

Citibank has already opened a branch in Shanghai a long time ago, making it very convenient to handle related business.

At this stage, approximately 2.2 silver dollars could be exchanged for one U.S. dollar.

Yue Wenxuan now had more than two million dollars in his hand, which he exchanged for 1.1 million U.S. dollars. One hundred thousand dollars was converted into cash and stored in his small world for easy access.

After arriving in the United States, Yue Wenxuan was ready to enter the financial market, and the bulk of his cash would be deposited in the bank. Therefore, he did not need to withdraw the remaining one million US dollars.

Citibank mainly handles inter-regional foreign exchange business. After Yue Wenxuan's one million US dollar draft arrives in the United States, he can directly withdraw or deposit it at a Citibank branch, which is also a very convenient thing.

If someone else were to go abroad with a million-dollar bill, they would surely be very nervous along the way, fearing that something unexpected might happen, but Yue Wenxuan did not need to worry about that.

After exchanging dollars, the next procedures include applying for passports, visas, purchasing tickets, going through customs, and boarding the ship.

The matter of purchasing the boat tickets has been taken over by Qu Shumo, so Yue Wenxuan doesn't need to worry about it. He just needs to take his group to get the visas.

Early the next morning, Yue Wenxuan led a group of people to the American Consulate in Shanghai to handle visa matters.

After he presented the draft for one million US dollars, the subsequent procedures were all green lights and went very smoothly. There was no difficulty in the whole process. This is the charm of money.

A few days before departure, Yue Wenxuan met Qu Shumo and got the boat tickets from him. Both families were not short of money, and all the accompanying personnel were booked in first class.

After getting the boat tickets, there were only a few days left before departure. Except for Yue Wenxuan, the other accompanying personnel could not help feeling nervous and uneasy.

Yue Suzhi was both excited and a little panicked about the upcoming trip. She checked her travel supplies again and again, fearing that she would miss anything.

In order to ease everyone's tension, Yue Wenxuan specifically talked to everyone about the relevant matters regarding going abroad and the supplies that must be prepared.

He did this, firstly to ease everyone's tension, and secondly to allow everyone to make relevant preparations in advance.

Except for Yue Wenxuan, everyone else was completely in the dark about the upcoming journey, not even knowing the route.

Yue Wenxuan took out a world map and pointed at it to explain to everyone.

Since the common means of transportation at that time was cruise ships, the general route was to start from Shanghai, pass through Japan, Honolulu, and go to San Francisco, USA.

In the past, students who traveled abroad on government funding usually had to buy the necessary supplies in Shanghai, usually including daily necessities, stationery, and books. The most important books were the Chinese-English Dictionary and the Bible.

Many people will also prepare a dictionary of origins or an encyclopedia, and some people will also prepare some musical instruments according to their personal hobbies and cultivation as entertainment on the road.

Clothes are generally a must, including winter and summer replacement suits, shirts, ties, hats, socks, as well as tie clips, buttons, etc.

Students who have studied abroad have reported that leather shoes made in China make a squeaking sound when walking, which disturbs others in the library, so they usually buy local leather shoes in the United States. This is mainly for Yue Suzhi, who always cares about her reputation, to pay attention to, but other people don't need to pay attention to this.

You will be staying on the ship for a long time, and if you are a man, a hat and a dress are essential, otherwise you will be looked down upon by Westerners or the cruise ship waiters. Yue Wenxuan suggested that my sister should also wear a dress when traveling, and the clothes prepared in China should mainly be dresses.

The time on the cruise ship is very long. Because there are many passengers, there are many things to do. Language is a big problem. It will be much more convenient if you can speak English. Because the porters on the cruise ship are from Guangdong and can speak English, the northern dialect is not popular on the ship. Knowing English will make you look prestigious.

This was not a problem for Yue Suzhi. After six months of intensive study, she had become able to speak English fluently and did not have to worry about being looked down upon.

Because the accompanying personnel going abroad had already been determined, even Huang Youjin, Yue Dazhuang and others had to study English intensively. However, only Huang Youjin spoke it fluently, while the others were far behind.

Once on board, seasickness and illness are likely to be a thorny issue, so in addition to preparing some common medicines, try to stay cheerful.

The journey is long. After arriving in the United States, if you are a government-sponsored student, you will generally be received by overseas Chinese and student organizations.

Yue Wenxuan and his group are studying abroad at their own expense, so they probably won't receive such treatment, but as long as they have money, they don't need to worry.

Yue Suzhi and others were curious about studying abroad at government expense. In order to satisfy their curiosity, Yue Wenxuan talked more about it.

The first is the issue of living expenses. If you study abroad at public expense, you can receive 80 yuan per month for living expenses in the United States.

At this time, the prices in the Midwest of the United States are relatively low, and international students can still make a living with this money. If they are in the East, the prices are relatively high, and generally they cannot make a living, and they have to work or ask for money from their families.

The cost of studying abroad is relatively high no matter in which era. In terms of consumption, rent, tuition, books, and food are all necessary and cost money.

Rich students can also watch movies as a pastime. Poorer international students can also go to Chinese restaurants frequently, where they can eat and see their compatriots, temporarily alleviating their homesickness.

International students who like sports can participate in tennis and football, which can not only exercise their bodies but also allow them to interact with more Americans.

In the United States, there are many student organizations, such as the American Students Association, alumni associations and fraternities of domestic and foreign schools, as well as chemical societies and engineering societies named after their majors.

However, membership fees are generally required, and the cost is usually 1-3 yuan.

Among them, larger organizations need about three yuan per year, while smaller ones may need one or two yuan.

After listening to Yue Wenxuan's sharing of common knowledge about studying abroad, everyone's mood was relieved and they felt more at ease.