Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

After Apple's financing was completed, Lin Baicheng left Los Angeles and returned to Hong Kong within two days.

Just after returning to Xiangjiang, HSBC executive Shen Zhou, who had contacted Lin Baicheng beforehand, contacted Lin Baicheng.

Because it was not tiring to fly on a private plane, and it was noon, Lin Baicheng met Shen Porridge.

The two did not talk about business immediately, but started chatting.

Shen Porridge said casually: "Lin Sheng, Hutchison Whampoa is not only investing heavily in real estate and retail industries, but now it has also entered the pharmaceutical industry, opening pharmacies and building hospitals. Why are you preparing to borrow money to invest in the United States?"

"Although the U.S. economy has been in recession in the past few years, it is still number one in the world overall. We in Xiangjiang are simply incomparable. There are more opportunities there, so I want Hutchison Whampoa to invest there, hoping to gain something. "

Lin Baicheng answered casually.

"Lin Sheng, although the United States is good, the United Kingdom is not bad either. If Hutchison Whampoa wants to invest, it can invest in the United Kingdom, just like Watsons."

As a British person, Shen Chow is certainly unhappy with the rise of the United States and hopes that more funds will be invested in the home country to help the development of the home country.

"I remember that many excellent companies in the UK are state-owned enterprises, right? Even if I wanted to invest, I wouldn't have a chance."

Lin Baicheng is no longer an ordinary person, so he understands the policies and situations of many countries.

Shen Porridge listened and said: "There are indeed many state-owned enterprises in the country, but Mrs. Thatcher became the prime minister in May. The state-owned enterprises are currently being reformed to let private enterprises dominate the market, so there will be many opportunities in the country in the future. Lin Sheng, you can do more Go to London and invest.”

"If I have a chance, I will definitely go and see it."

Lin Baicheng smiled and nodded. Even though Britain has stepped down from the position of being the world's leader, there are still three thorns in the bad ship. What's more, the British ship is not bad yet. There are many excellent companies, especially car companies.

Of course, one thing Lin Baicheng knows very well is that as Xiangjiang Capital, and it is also a Xiangjiang Capital close to the mainland, it is impossible for him to eat meat during the reform of state-owned enterprises in the UK. It is even difficult for him to even drink soup. He can pick up some leftovers. Soup leftovers are good.

Taking car companies as an example, Lin Baicheng does not expect to acquire Rolls-Royce at all. It would be great to be able to acquire the car brands and technologies of Rolls-Royce.

Hearing what Lin Baicheng said, Shen Porridge didn't say anything anymore. His conversation with Lin Baicheng this time was not specifically to invite Lin Baicheng to invest heavily in the UK, but just took the opportunity to mention it.

At that moment, Shen Porridge turned and said, "Lin Sheng, regarding our agreement and cooperation, I want your help."

"Help? What help?"

Lin Baicheng knew what Shen Zhou was talking about: "The current stock price of Hutchison Whampoa is around HK$60. This price is already much higher than the acquisition price we originally agreed on. It is not a good idea to suppress the stock price for no reason. The easy thing must be big negative news. However, as I told you, I will not cooperate with you in negative news that is detrimental to Hutchison Whampoa's operations."

"Lin Sheng, I'm not looking for you today to suppress Hutchison Whampoa's stock price."

Shen Porridge shook his head slightly and said: "On the contrary, I want you to announce the good news for Hutchison Whampoa and try to raise Hutchison Whampoa's stock price. At the worst, you must stabilize Hutchison Whampoa's stock price."

"Raise and stabilize Hutchison Whampoa's share price? Could it be that HSBC wants to sell the goods now?"

Lin Baicheng's heart moved when he heard this. He was not stupid. He knew HSBC's plan when Shen Zhou said this.

Shen Porridge nodded: "Yes, that's exactly it."

"Daban Shen, why do you want to ship now?"

Lin Baicheng was very puzzled: "If I guessed correctly, the average share price of Hutchison Whampoa you bought will not be less than 45 Hong Kong dollars. Even if you sell it at an average price of 60 Hong Kong dollars, the profit will be a little more than 30%. Ten An investment of HKD 100 million can only earn HKD 300 million, and HSBC lent me HKD 1 billion at low interest rates, which is a discount of HKD 300 million. As a result, there is almost no profit."

"Unless your HSBC purchases are more than one billion Hong Kong dollars, and the average purchase price is lower than I expected, so you make more money, then there is no reason to do this kind of no-profit, no-loss business. I didn't say that Isn’t that wrong, Mr. Shen?”

"What you said, Lin Sheng, is not wrong. Our HSBC investment this time is indeed more than one billion Hong Kong dollars, so as long as the average selling price is not less than 60 Hong Kong dollars, the profit will not be less than 300 million Hong Kong dollars. What's more, I’m not here to discuss with you, Lin Sheng, to see if we can raise Hutchison Whampoa’s stock price. It’s best to break through the previous high and raise the stock price to 70 Hong Kong dollars.”

Shen Cong wanted to sell the stock now, but he didn't want to arouse Lin Baicheng's suspicion, so he didn't say that HSBC's buying cost price was actually higher, a little more than 50 Hong Kong dollars. If he really sold it at the average price of 60 Hong Kong dollars, the profit would actually be only Just over 200 million Hong Kong dollars.

HSBC does not want to make a loss-making business, so it does not want to sell at an average price of HK$60, so it wants to increase Hutchison Whampoa's stock price and then sell its shares at a higher stock price.

"Daban Shen, since we have an agreement, I will not go back on my word and will cooperate with you to increase the stock price to facilitate your shipment. But I will only cooperate with you once. If you do not sell when the stock price increases, then I will cooperate with you." If Huang’s stock price drops again, then I will no longer cooperate with you to raise the stock price.”

Lin Baicheng was not prepared to go back on his word. Not to mention that he was not prepared to fall out with HSBC. Even if he was to fall out, he was not prepared to tear up the agreement. In the shopping mall, reputation is very important. It is easy to throw something away but difficult to pick it up. He will not damage his business reputation just because of a small profit.

"Lin Sheng is indeed trustworthy. We agreed in advance that we would only promote him once, so we wouldn't bother Lin Sheng multiple times."

Shen Porridge nodded with a smile, and then reminded: "But Lin Sheng, we have said before that when Hutchison Whampoa's stock price is lower than 65 Hong Kong dollars, in order to cooperate with the increase, Hutchison Whampoa's stock price must be raised by 20 Hong Kong dollars on the original basis. %. Based on the current stock price of about 60 Hong Kong dollars, the high point must be 72 Hong Kong dollars, otherwise it will not be counted."

"I know that."

Lin Baicheng nodded: "But I mainly cooperate with HSBC to release good news. You are the main contributor. I can't conjure good news out of thin air for Hutchison Whampoa."

"Lin Sheng, I know this, but I hope you can help me think about it. After all, we have an agreement, right?"

Shen Porridge didn't want to let Lin Baicheng go like this. Lin Baicheng had already obtained the benefits, and now of course he needed Lin Baicheng's help.

"Of course, I will try my best."

Although Lin Baicheng is not eager for HSBC to sell its Hutchison shares, if HSBC wants to sell it, he certainly doesn't mind helping because he knows very well that Hutchison's stock price will rise very sharply, and he has to let HSBC make the profit.

The reason why Lin Baicheng agreed to cooperate with HSBC and reach an agreement with HSBC was because he knew very well that if HSBC wanted to go long in Hutchison Whampoa stock, even without Lin Baicheng's cooperation, HSBC would have a way, but It’s just more troublesome and more variable.

Therefore, based on the principle of no profit, no gain, Lin Baicheng chose to cooperate with HSBC.

"Daban Shen, I have an idea, and I need your help from HSBC."

"Lin Sheng, please speak."

"Didn't Hutchison Whampoa invest more than HK$2 billion in real estate last year? Nowadays, land prices and house prices in Xiangjiang have increased a lot compared to last year, and the increase in property prices has been even greater, so I want to sell a property, and HSBC also helps me find it. Find a company you intend to acquire and provide loan support for that company’s acquisition. After all, the acquisition is at least hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.”

"It's no problem, HSBC will help."

When Shen Zhou heard this, he agreed without thinking. HSBC helped find the company to be acquired and provided loan support to the company. He could also earn an interest, so why not do it.

Lin Baicheng reminded: "Shen Daban, the price of the property sold this time should be higher, and Hutchison Whampoa should make a lot of profits, otherwise it will not be very beneficial. Therefore, HSBC must stand with Hutchison Whampoa and help Hutchison Whampoa." Huang is the one who bargains."

"Don't worry, Lin Sheng, HSBC will definitely stand by Hutchison Whampoa."

Shen Porridge smiled and agreed. Now that Lin Baicheng was so cooperative, he was a little doubtful whether his judgment was correct. However, it is also possible that Lin Baicheng also wants to increase the stock price so that he can sell the stock together. This is not impossible.

"I still don't think so much. As long as Hutchison Whampoa's shares can be sold at an average price of HK$65, then HSBC's action this time will not be considered a loss. Now that the decision has been made, don't think too much, so as not to interfere with the Make your own judgment.”

Shen Zhou decided not to think so much and sold Hutchison Whampoa's shares as originally planned. Anyway, he just had to ensure that there was no loss in this operation.

"In addition to what I said, it's also a coincidence that I am planning to build a Soviet-style garden. The land has been purchased by Hutchison Whampoa from the Hong Kong government. This time the investment alone exceeds one billion Hong Kong dollars. Hutchison Whampoa's profits According to the market conditions, it will be at least more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars, which is also a big benefit."

Lin Baicheng was actually planning to buy a better villa on the Peak of Victoria Peak at the beginning, but at that time he did not expect that he would be able to earn so much money now. Now he no longer likes the villas on the Peak of Victoria Peak and plans to find another bigger place to build. The Soviet-style garden, combined with modern technology, will serve as the future residence of the Lin family.

"Lin Sheng, your investment is really great."

When Shen Zhou heard this, he couldn't help but feel envious. He could invest more than one billion Hong Kong dollars for his residence. This was really a big deal, but he couldn't do it himself.

Lin Baicheng smiled and then said: "These are the only two benefits I can think of at the moment. I'm worried that these two benefits won't be able to raise Hutchison Whampoa's stock price above HK$70, so I'll need your help from HSBC. "

"If necessary, HSBC will definitely help. Don't worry, Lin Sheng."

Shen Zong immediately said that the purpose of raising Hutchison Whampoa's stock price was to ship goods from HSBC, and of course HSBC would contribute.

Lin Baicheng nodded: "Okay, we will talk again when you need my cooperation."

Shen Porridge said: "Lin Sheng, you just came back from Los Angeles, so I won't disturb your rest."

The two didn't talk anymore and left separately.

After leaving, Lin Baicheng went back to his villa in Repulse Bay, even though there were only servants and bodyguards in the house now, and his family were all in Los Angeles.

In the evening, Lin Baicheng did not have dinner at the villa in Repulse Bay. Instead, he and Guan Zhilin went to have dinner somewhere else.

This time Lin Baicheng left Xiangjiang for a short period of time. When she learned that Lin Baicheng was coming back today, Guan Zhilin asked Lin Baicheng to accompany her to eat, go shopping, and chat with a beautiful girl like her. Of course, Lin Baicheng had no reason to refuse.

In fact, Zhao Yazhi also wanted to meet and talk to Lin Baicheng today about helping her find her son. Lin Baicheng agreed to the interview, but he made the appointment after ten o'clock in the evening, and the place was the villa where they left memories. Zhao Yazhi agreed after hesitation.

Compared to Zhao Yazhi, who was just doing business, Lin Baicheng certainly liked Guan Zhilin and Zhong Chuhong more, so accompanying Guan Zhilin was a higher priority, and he was more attentive. As for Zhao Yazhi, all he needs is a kidney transplant.

During the meal, Guan Zhilin asked: "Brother Lin, how long can you stay when you come back this time?"

"There is no way to confirm this, but if there are no emergencies, I should be able to stay until the end of the Miss Asia competition in August."

Lin Baicheng said that the selection for this year's Miss Asia contest has already begun, and it is still scheduled for August, but the specific time may not be the same as last year, and it may not be the same day.

Miss Asia selects beautiful beauties. As long as she is not too busy, Lin Baicheng will certainly take time to pay attention and serve as one of the judges in the finals.

"That won't take long."

Guan Zhilin secretly calculated that it was only about half a month before the Miss Asia competition.

"There is nothing we can do about it. I have many companies abroad. Besides, even in Xiangjiang, I don't have that much free time, and I am very busy sometimes."

Lin Baicheng smiled. In fact, with his current wealth, it would be very easy for him to be casual and unrestrained. His net worth of more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars is enough for him to spend a lifetime.

However, since he was reborn and now has so much wealth, it is impossible to say that Lin Baicheng does not want to achieve a great career. He not only wants to become a Hong Kong tycoon, but also an Asian tycoon, and even a world tycoon.

Therefore, for the ambition in his heart, he cannot relax too much and cannot put down his career. He must get busy when he should be busy and cannot indulge in gentleness.

Guan Zhilin asked hopefully: "Brother Lin, if you go abroad again next time, can I go with you?"

"As long as you can convince your parents, I will take you out to play together if I have the chance."

After Lin Baicheng thought about it, he didn't refuse. Guan Meiren was willing to stay with him all the time. It was too late for him to be happy.

"Then we have an agreement!"

Guan Zhilin was very happy when she heard this. She believed that she could convince her parents.

"Well, it's settled."

Looking at the smiling Guan Meiren in front of him, Lin Baicheng couldn't help but be infected, and a smile appeared on his face.

After nine o'clock in the evening, Lin Baicheng asked his bodyguard to send Guan Zhilin back, and he went to meet Zhao Yazhi at the villa he had arranged with Zhao Yazhi. Tonight he could relive his old dreams and renew their relationship.