Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

The night of April 13th.

Lin Baicheng went to the Peninsula Hotel to attend a charity fundraising dinner hosted by the Hong Kong government.

"Lin Sheng!" "Good evening, Lin Sheng!" "Lin Sheng!".

Lin Baicheng came not too early. The dinner started at seven o'clock. He arrived at the Peninsula Hotel just before seven o'clock. Many people greeted him.

"Hello, hello!" "Good evening!" "Long time no see!".

Lin Baicheng greeted them one by one. Although the relationship between them was not very close, they still maintained friendly relations on the surface.

After greeting some people, Lin Baicheng walked towards Bao Yugang and other Chinese tycoons.

At today's dinner, it can be said that all the heavyweights in Xiangjiang's business community are here. People from Chinese families and British-owned families are here, and most of them stand clearly in their respective areas, forming two camps.

However, there are also tycoons like Bao Yugang and Shen Zhou who are good at dancing and will go to the other side to say hello and chat, and no one will say anything.

Not long after Lin Baicheng arrived at the hotel, the time came to seven o'clock. Mailihao, who had arrived at the hotel before but had not yet come out, appeared in the lobby with a group of important officials from the Hong Kong government.

The theme of today's dinner is charity fundraising. MacLehose also talked about this at the beginning. He talked about the impact of refugees on the security of Hong Kong and the economic difficulties of the Hong Kong government. He needed the support of the elites present and hoped that everyone could donate to charity.

After MacLehose finished speaking, there was a break for dancing. At the same time, someone was asking for donations from the tycoons. All you need to do is write down the amount of money you want to donate. Starting tomorrow, the Hong Kong government will come to your door to ask for money based on the numbers you filled in. . You can regret it when the time comes. After all, donating money has no legal effect, but the price of regretting it will be a bad reputation and offending the Hong Kong government. Basically no one will do such a stupid thing.

As the apparently richest man in Hong Kong, Lin Baicheng donated one million Hong Kong dollars, which was neither too much nor too little, but it was the most among all the people. There is a saying for this kind of charitable donation. No matter how rich Lin Baicheng is, he cannot donate too much, otherwise other people's donations will be too different from his, and the outside world will think that they are stingy, which means that Lin Baicheng has offended them in disguise.

Besides, Lin Baicheng doesn't want to donate too much. It's not that he's reluctant or doesn't want to do charity, but he can't guarantee that all his donations will be used for charity. Who knows if any of the money has been hacked? .

As for charity, Lin Baicheng still wanted to do it. He was dubious about feudal superstition. After all, he was a reborn person and somewhat believed that good people would be rewarded. Therefore, when you are rich, of course you are willing to do good deeds and accumulate virtue for yourself.

However, Lin Baicheng wanted to do charity himself instead of donating money to other charities. He didn't want his charitable donations to fatten up a lot of people.

Currently, Lin Baicheng has not started doing charity yet, but he has already thought about starting charity next year, setting up a charity organization from scratch, taking his time, and doing charity seriously, rather than seeking fame.

Charity dinners like this are a rare opportunity for business elites to communicate. Maybe someone can negotiate a business at this dinner.

Lin Baicheng also chatted with Shen Porridge, Huo Yingdong, Bao Yugang and others, but they were just chatting and not discussing business.

"Lin Sheng, what do you think about Hutchison Whampoa's recent falling stock price?"

The person who asked this question was Guo Henian. He is now focusing more time and energy on Xiangjiang and expanding his business scale.

Lin Baicheng said: "Hutchison Whampoa's stock price rose too much last year. Now without huge positive stimulus, a stock price correction is inevitable."

"Although it is true to say so, we cannot allow the stock price to continue to fall. When the stock price drops to a certain price, we should still find ways to stabilize the stock price. Otherwise, the capital market will no longer be optimistic about the company, and no one will Know where the stock price will go."

The reason why Guo Henian said this is because he took Hutchison Whampoa's shares to the bank and mortgaged a large amount of funds to develop his other enterprises. At that time, the bank gave him a loan at a 25% discount on the market value of the pledged shares, that is, it gave him a loan based on Hutchison Whampoa's stock price of about HK$45. Once Hutchison Whampoa's stock price fell to this price, the bank would ask him to replenish the collateral, otherwise the bank would The mortgaged stocks will be forcibly sold.

Therefore, Guo Henian cannot let Hutchison Whampoa's stock price fall to HK$45. Although he can raise funds from other places or add some collateral, it is best not to do so to avoid affecting him. Developments of other companies.

"Well, what Guo Sheng said is that we really need to inform the management of this matter, and we will discuss the specific price at which to stabilize the stock price."

Lin Baicheng did not say that Hutchison Whampoa's stock price will definitely rise sharply in the future, but echoed Guo Henian's words. In his opinion, Hutchison Whampoa's stock price will not wait until it falls to a certain price, but it will rebound and usher in a big rise. .

It is already April, and the international gold price is still fluctuating above 240 US dollars per ounce. It is certainly not long before a big rise. After all, the international gold price will soar to a high of more than 800 US dollars next year. It is unlikely that it will rise that much in a short time. It will definitely rise first this year.

Therefore, what Guo Henian said was actually not worth discussing, so Lin Baicheng chose to agree.

"Then let's talk about this topic at the next board meeting."

Guo Henian smiled when he heard this. He didn't expect to achieve his goal so easily.

"good!"

Lin Baicheng nodded in agreement.

Time passed slowly as everyone chatted.

At around eight o'clock, MacLehose spoke again, this time about the fact that Hong Kong's economic development is getting better and better under the leadership of the Hong Kong government and the United Kingdom. Both the Chinese and the British can show their talents on the stage of Hong Kong, as long as there are You can make a lot of money with your ability. The Hong Kong government and the UK will not infringe on anyone's assets. Private property is sacred and inviolable.

At the same time, MacLehose also cited the example of Lin Baicheng, saying that Lin Baicheng started from an ordinary family two years ago and is now the richest man in Hong Kong. It can be seen that under the management of the Hong Kong government, everyone has opportunities, regardless of that person's status.

Lin Baicheng, who was named, said nothing, neither refuted nor echoed Mailihao's words.

MacLehose was just talking about how good Xiangjiang was under British management, and his intention to win over the business community was obvious. Lin Baicheng certainly would not seek trouble, he only needed to be firm in the choice he had made.

Lin Baicheng believes that Mailihao's words will still have an impact on some Chinese families. There will definitely be people who will side with the British in the future, but this is none of his business. He just needs to be himself.

Not long after Mailihao finished his speech, the dinner ended, and Lin Baicheng was the first to leave. He did not go back to his villa in Repulse Bay, but went to one of his many villas in Xiangjiang, where someone was waiting for him.