Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

Although Lin Baicheng went to bed at around three in the morning, he had already slept for a while on the special train, so he got up at seven as usual.

After washing, Lin Baicheng came outside the room.

In the corridor not far from the room, a group of people were sitting and chatting. One of them trotted over when he saw Lin Baicheng coming out.

"Good morning, Mr. Lin!"

This is a young man in his twenties. He looks to be a few years older than Lin Baicheng. His clothes are very characteristic of this era.

"We meet again, Assistant Zhang."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and shook hands with the other party.

This person's name is Zhang Guodong. When Lin Baicheng came here last time, the official arranged for Zhang Guodong to be his exclusive receptionist. If you have any needs, you can tell Zhang Guodong directly. Zhang Guodong will never refuse if he can do it, and will ask his superiors if he can't. Please ask for permission, so this is the second time the two of them have met.

Zhang Guodong said: "I am very happy to meet you again, Mr. Lin. This time I will serve you. If you need anything, please tell me."

"I'm going to trouble you again this time."

Lin Baicheng smiled and asked, "I want to run and exercise, but I don't know where is a suitable place?"

"What do you think about going for a run at the central lake?"

Zhang Guodong immediately thought of a suitable place.

"No problem, please lead the way."

Of course Lin Baicheng would have no objection, it would be the same no matter where he goes for a run.

When the two of them left and passed by a group of people, Zhang Guodong asked Lin Baicheng to wait for a moment. He went to explain to the others and asked them to help entertain Lin Baicheng's bodyguards and assistants when they got up and came out, and then took Lin Baicheng out. .

Building No. 14, where Lin Baicheng and others are located, is a comprehensive reception building with a banquet hall, negotiation hall and luxurious guest rooms. It is located in the southeast corner of Diaoyutai, across the lake from the ancient buildings.

When they arrived at the State Guesthouse in the early morning, Lin Baicheng and others did not have time to browse because they could not see clearly at night. Now that they were outside, Lin Baicheng discovered that this place was very similar to the garden-style Lin family mansion he wanted to build.

They are a perfect fusion of classical architecture and modern architecture. Dense ancient trees, clear water, green grass, winding willow embankments, and stone bridges and paths are all what Lin Baicheng wanted.

"The Lin House must be this beautiful after it is built!"

After seeing it, Lin Baicheng couldn't help but secretly thought to himself that Lin Zhai would be his main place of living in the future, and he was willing to spend more money for this.

More than half an hour later.

Lin Baicheng and Zhang Guodong returned to Building No. 14, and he saw Chen Huixiang, Lei Rong and Wang Fang in the lobby.

Chen Huixiang and the other three knew that the big boss Lin Baicheng would get up early to exercise, so they also got up early. However, they were too tired after riding in the car for a long time, so they got up a little later. When they walked out of the room, they learned that the big boss had already gone for a run to exercise, so they had to come Waiting in the lobby.

"Good morning, Mr. Lin!"

"Good morning!"

Lin Baicheng went back to the room and took a shower first.

After taking a shower, Lin Baicheng asked Zhang Guodong to take them to the restaurant for dinner.

"Bao Sheng, good morning."

Chen Huixiang and the others followed Zhang Guodong to pick up food, while Lin Baicheng walked towards Bao Yugang.

Bao Yugang said with a smile: "You can't compare with young people like Lin Sheng and you. You get up early to exercise."

"I'm used to it."

Lin Baicheng smiled, Bao Yugang is now sixty-two years old. He can't be called young, but he is not too old if he is called old.

Bao Yugang extended an invitation: "After breakfast, Hu Sheng and the others are going to go shopping in Peiping. Do you want to come with us?"

"No, let's go ahead, Mr. Bao."

Lin Baicheng explained: "There's something going on over there in Xiangjiang. I'm going to contact them after breakfast. I don't know what the situation is right now. It's not too late to go shopping after I've dealt with the matter over there."

"Business matters, so we won't care about you."

Bao Yugang did not force it. He knew that what happened in Xiangjiang was very important to Lin Baicheng and needed to be dealt with quickly.

After a while, Chen Huixiang and others brought breakfast over.

After breakfast, Lin Baicheng went back to the guest room, and Chen Huixiang and the others followed him to his guest room.

Lin Baicheng asked Zhang Guodong: "Assistant Zhang, can the phone in the guest room be used to contact Xiangjiang?"

"Yes, if you want to contact the United States and Japan, there are also special lines here. I can take you there." Zhang Guodong said.

"As long as we can contact Xiangjiang."

Lin Baicheng has not contacted foreign needs for the time being. He said: "After I finish my work, I plan to go shopping in Peiping. I was in a hurry last time and didn't do much shopping. Then I will trouble Assistant Zhang."

Zhang Guodong immediately said: "These are what I should do, Mr. Lin, you are welcome."

Because Lin Baicheng wanted to communicate with Xiangjiang, Zhang Guodong naturally couldn't stay in the guest room. He immediately said goodbye and said that he would be waiting outside, but Lin Baicheng did not offer any courtesy to persuade him to stay.

When Zhang Guodong left, Lin Baicheng also asked the two bodyguards Lei Rong and Wang Fang to go back to their room. He would call them if anything happened, but he left Chen Huixiang behind.

Lin Baicheng did not contact Xiangjiang immediately, but said to Chen Huixiang: "How about Secretary Chen, did you get used to sleeping last night?"

"This place is no worse than the big hotels in Xiangjiang. I slept very well and there is nothing I am not used to."

The environment here is very good, and Chen Huixiang is not surprised at all. After all, it is a place where a country entertains foreign guests, so it cannot be worse.

"Used to it."

Lin Baicheng nodded, went to call Xiangjiang, and called directly to the villa he gave to Cheng Yufeng and Lin Shufang, which is Lin Shufang's current home.

The person who answered the phone was Lin Shufang's nanny. After a while, Lin Shufang picked up the phone.

"Baicheng, are you in Peiping now?"

"Well, I arrived around three in the morning. I just finished breakfast. Have you eaten, sister?"

"I ate too. I knew you would call in the morning, so I have been waiting for your call."

"Sister, tell me what happened after yesterday afternoon."

After a few polite words, Lin Baicheng got down to business and got down to business.

"good!"

Lin Shufang got down to business: "According to what you said, Qin Lan led his team to find Goldman Sachs and entrusted Goldman Sachs to acquire Hutchison Whampoa's shares in the name of an offshore company. However, Goldman Sachs did not want to offend the British capital too much, so in the end it only accepted the acquisition of ten With stocks worth HK$100 million, Qin Lan and the others had no choice but to sign an entrustment agreement with Goldman Sachs."

"You really can't blame Qin Lan and the others. What's behind?"

Lin Baicheng didn't think there was anything wrong with Qin Lan and the others. After all, Goldman Sachs was required to accept the commission immediately. There was no time for public relations negotiations, so it was good that Goldman Sachs didn't reject it outright.

"Goldman Sachs purchased 13.1 million shares at an average price of HK$76.3, accounting for nearly 3% of the total share capital. However, yesterday Hutchison Whampoa closed at a price of HK$70.8, a drop of 16.8%. The company's total market value is only about 31.1 billion. ”

"In fact, when people from Goldman Sachs started buying stocks, Hutchison Whampoa's stock price was still fluctuating above HK$75. The stock price was around HK$77 at that time. But at nearly 3:30, a large number of sell orders appeared, and Goldman Sachs' funds could not hold on at the price of HK$75. , after the stock price fell below the support level of around HK$75, it experienced another sharp drop, reaching as low as HK$68.5."

"Qin Lan and the others said that it was probably the British investors who chose to short-sell again after seeing a large amount of funds going long, and then other short-selling funds followed suit. After the short-sellers gained the upper hand, the retail investors who held shares chose to sell in large quantities out of panic. stocks, which is why the stock price fell sharply later.”

"According to what Qin Lan and others said, if we had not entrusted Goldman Sachs to buy Hutchison Whampoa shares yesterday, Hutchison Whampoa's decline would not have been that big, and it was quite possible to close above HK$75."

Lin Shufang told everything she knew and what she heard from Qin Lan and others.

"The temporary fluctuations in the stock price actually don't have much impact. It's just a short-selling profit for British investors. If I can buy the bottom, the more the stock price drops, the more beneficial it will be to me."

Lin Baicheng was not angry because of Hutchison Whampoa's plunge. He was even considering whether to owe someone a favor and let Iwasaki Mineryu and Guo Henian help them sweep the goods. Just because you don't owe favors easily doesn't mean you don't owe favors. As long as the benefits are sufficient, it's okay to owe favors. You can just repay them later when you find an opportunity.

Lin Shufang said: "The problem is that Baicheng, you and we are now restricted from entering the market and cannot trade stocks, and Goldman Sachs does not dare to offend British capital too much, even if it wants to buy the bottom."

"Goldman Sachs is not the only Wall Street institution in Hong Kong. If I remember correctly, Citigroup and Morgan have branches in Hong Kong. If these two companies can accept an acquisition entrustment of one billion Hong Kong dollars, they can buy nearly four billion Hong Kong dollars in total. Ten million shares. If there are other institutions with branches in Xiangjiang and they accept the entrustment, they can buy even more shares."

"I will ask Qin Lan to contact Wall Street institutions during the weekend to see if we can sign an entrustment agreement with these institutions."

"Of course, you have to take into account that Wall Street institutions don't accept mandates due to other considerations, so you can't put all your hopes on them."

"Sister, after you end the call, you should contact Haruko in New York and ask Haruko to personally bring someone to Hong Kong. If the Wall Street institution does not accept the entrustment, then ask Haruko to arrange for someone to go through the Bank of East Asia in the name of an offshore company. channels to purchase Hutchison Whampoa’s shares.”

"I happen to have a meeting with the official high-level officials on Monday. I'm not sure if I will have time then. If I have time, I will contact you or Qin Lan at noon that day. If the two methods just mentioned don't work, then I will I will contact a few friends and entrust them to buy Hutchison Whampoa shares in my own name, and I think they will give me face."

Lin Baicheng said the method he thought of, no matter which one of the two methods was used.

Asking for help from Iwasaki Mineryu and others was a last resort choice, but when he had to do it, Lin Baicheng didn't mind doing it.

Hutchison Whampoa's stock price has fallen to around HK$70, which is far lower than Lin Baicheng's estimate. Buying Hutchison Whampoa's stock below the stock price of HK$80 is definitely a loss-free transaction for Lin Baicheng.

Hutchison Whampoa's current net assets continue to rise due to the rise in land prices and the property market. At the end of last year, it was only nearly 25 billion Hong Kong dollars, but now it is close to 27 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Calculated based on Hutchison Whampoa's HKD 80, its total market value is only HKD 35 billion, of which net assets account for HKD 27 billion. Calculated based on Hutchison Whampoa's net profit of more than HKD 700 million last year, its price-earnings ratio is not high at all. .

On the other hand, Hutchison Whampoa has a total market capitalization of about HK$50 billion, net assets of HK$27 billion, and a yearly net profit of only more than HK$700 million. Its price-to-earnings ratio is very high, unless its net profit can increase significantly every year. Said another thing.

Therefore, whether it is out of the idea of ​​bargain hunting or the idea of ​​cracking down on short-selling British capital, Lin Baicheng should buy Hutchison Whampoa shares at this time. Anyway, he feels that buying at this time will only make a profit but not a loss.

"Just do whatever you say, I'm sure I don't understand it as you do."

Lin Shufang had no objection when she heard this. If she didn't understand, she had no right to speak. She only needed to write down what Lin Baicheng asked her subordinates to do, and then supervise it.

Lin Baicheng said: "I will contact Qin Lan later and tell her to do it. At the same time, I will ask her to contact the Hong Kong government and lift the restrictions of the Supervisory Committee. Sister, just help me keep an eye on the secretariat and other companies."

"Don't worry, I will do a good job in supervision." Lin Shufang responded.

Lin Baicheng: "Sister, if there's nothing else, let's just leave it at that. I'll contact Qin Lan."

"etc."

Lin Shufang quickly said: "Let me ask you, when are you going to come back?"

"Although the meeting with the officials is only on Monday, unless something happens that I have to go back, I will not go back the next day. The specific time when I will go back is not yet determined. We will see then."

Lin Baicheng was a little unsure. He had some ideas that he wanted to discuss with relevant people, so he needed to stay in Peiping for a few more days.

Lin Shufang solemnly reminded: "You can figure it out yourself. You have to make a good balance. It is better for you to come back and handle the affairs in Xiangjiang. After all, you are the backbone."

"I understand, sister, don't worry."

Lin Baicheng understood what Lin Shufang meant. The business in his name was centered on him, and no one could replace him. For things like communicating with the Hong Kong government, he must personally take action to achieve the best results.

After ending the call with Lin Shufang, Lin Baicheng contacted Qin Lan again, and was quickly contacted by Qin Lan.

Lin Baicheng also listened to Qin Lan's report, which was basically similar to what Lin Shufang said, except that it was more detailed in some places.

Lin Baicheng asked Qin Lan to contact other Wall Street institutions in Hong Kong, but he did not tell Qin Lan that he asked Maori Haruko to lead the team back. Instead, he told Qin Lan some things, such as guiding the media and public relations with the Hong Kong government.

Qin Lan promised to get things done and do relevant work well. The secretariat's duty is to assist Lin Baicheng in handling various affairs in Xiangjiang, especially when Lin Baicheng is not in Xiangjiang.

By the time Lin Baicheng finished dealing with things in Xiangjiang, it was already early eleven o'clock. It was not long before dinner, and it was obviously not suitable to go out and play. No matter what, the stomach needs to be filled.