Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

When Lin Baicheng and Chen Huixiang walked out of the room, they learned something from Zhang Guodong. Wang Yiping and two leaders had been here. After learning that Lin Baicheng was busy, they left temporarily to find other people, without disturbing Lin Baicheng's busy work.

These two leaders, Lin Baicheng and others, met in the early morning. They were the ones who led the team to pick up people at the station. They were the ones responsible for entertaining Lin Baicheng this time. Zhang Guodong and the others were just low-level clerks.

Speaking of which, one of the two leaders was the one Lin Baicheng met when he came here last time. Last time, he was responsible for leading the team to receive Lin Baicheng and his party, but this time he became a deputy. It can be seen that the reception level this time is higher than last time. Some.

"Where are President Wang, Director Chen and Director Lin?"

Lin Baicheng asked after hearing this. We had met each other in the early morning and we still knew each other's names.

Zhang Guodong said immediately: "The three leaders came to see Mr. Lin before. After learning that Mr. Lin was busy, they did not disturb him and went to visit other people first. I have been here and have not left, so I don't know where the three leaders are now." Where. But if you want to find them, Mr. Lin, I will ask them now. You can wait here."

"Then please go and ask. If they haven't left yet, come back and tell me, and I will visit them."

Lin Baicheng said politely, forget it if you don't know. Now that he knows they have been here, he certainly can't ignore them just because they are no longer here. That would be very ignorant.

"Mr. Lin, I will leave for a while."

Zhang Guodong said and left, but went to find someone.

Upon seeing this, Lin Baicheng returned to the room to wait, and at the same time asked Chen Huixiang to stay and wait for Zhang Guodong to return.

"Boom! Boom!"

Not long after, there was a knock on the door, and Chen Huixiang opened the door.

"Mr. Lin, Assistant Zhang and President Wang are here."

"oh?"

Lin Baicheng immediately stood up and went outside the door, where he saw President Wang and others walking towards this side.

"President Wang!" "Minister Lin!" "Director Chen!"

Lin Baicheng shook hands with the three of them respectively.

Lin Zhan said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, I wanted to visit you before. I learned that you were busy, so I didn't bother you. I hope you don't mind."

"No way, I should be the one to apologize."

Lin Baicheng said and invited a few people into the room to talk, but Wang Yiping and others did not refuse.

This time, Chen Huixiang and Zhang Guodong followed into the house, but they were serving Lin Baicheng and others.

In the room, Lin Baicheng chatted with Wang Yiping, Lin Zhan and Chen Shengli, but this time it was mainly Lin Baicheng chatting with Lin Zhan and Chen Shengli. After all, they were the leaders in charge of entertaining this time. Wang Yiping was familiar with Lin Baicheng and others. He was invited as a middleman.

This chat was just casual chat, not serious business.

Because it was just a casual chat, Wang Yiping, Lin Zhan and others said goodbye and left after half an hour.

However, this chat did bring up one thing, that is, Lin Zhan was planning to treat Lin Baicheng and others to a dinner tonight. It was considered a more formal dinner and would be accompanied by other leaders of high rank.

Faced with such a dinner, Lin Baicheng would certainly not refuse, and it was impossible for him to refuse.

afternoon.

Lin Baicheng took the people out of the State Guesthouse and planned to take a stroll in Peiping. He did not plan to go to a place with better scenery, but planned to walk among the markets to see the characteristics of this era.

In addition to Lin Baicheng's secretary and two bodyguards, the group was also followed by Zhang Guodong, who was regarded as the group's tour guide.

Lin Baicheng and others were in a car, and Zhang Guodong was driving.

"Assistant Zhang, when we get close to Wangfujing, we will stop the car and walk there."

Lin Baicheng thought it would be more interesting to walk there and see clearly. As for safety, he was not worried.

Zhang Guodong responded: "Okay, Mr. Lin."

Today's Wangfujing is certainly not as lively as it would be a few decades ago, but Wangfujing and Dashilar contain the essence of old Peiping's commerce and are one of the most lively places in this era, with people coming and going.

"Mr. Lin, this is Chang'an Street. We can reach Wangfujing by walking a short distance."

Not long after, Zhang Guodong parked the car on the side of the road.

"Then let's get out of the car."

Lin Baicheng said as he drove off and got out of the car. Naturally, Chen Huixiang and two bodyguards would not stay in the car.

Zhang Guodong took out the car key and got out of the car. He could just park the car here. In this era, there is no need to worry about the problem of parking the car on the roadside.

Among Lin Baicheng's group, Zhang Guodong's dress was very normal, not much different from the pedestrians on the road, while the dress of Lin Baicheng and others seemed trendy and strange.

Therefore, when walking on the road, pedestrians couldn't help but look at Lin Baicheng and his group. They were very eye-catching.

Lin Baicheng looked at the pedestrians on the road with some emotion. Most of these people were wearing blue and green clothes, mostly work clothes and military uniforms. Even the women's clothes were not much different, giving him a sense of It feels like watching a period drama.

However, Lin Baicheng also knows that with the reform and opening up, people will be affected by Xiangjiang in all aspects, with Shenzhen and Guangzhou having the greatest impact. But Peking is the capital after all, and it will definitely be affected by this influence and change immediately.

Not to mention anything else, as far as dressing is concerned, the bell-bottoms, toad glasses, etc. that were popular in the 1980s are the result of this influence. Compared with the work clothes and military uniforms worn by people today, they are simply heavenly. Different places.

…

While Lin Baicheng was playing in Peiping, someone was busy in Xiangjiang.

Qin Lan arranged for people to be divided into several teams to visit Wall Street institutions with branches in Hong Kong. She was in charge of one of the teams. The purpose of the visit was to entrust these institutions to acquire Hutchison Whampoa's stocks next Monday.

While Qin Lan was busy, Yingzi was not idle either.

Now that we know that Goldman Sachs is acquiring Hutchison Whampoa's stock, although Goldman Sachs seems to have no funds later, so Hutchison Whampoa's stock price plummets, it is hard to say whether Goldman Sachs will make any move next Monday, so British capital cannot ignore it. this matter.

However, it was not Henry Kaiser and others who came forward to talk to Goldman Sachs this time, but Shen Zhou from HSBC.

Shen Zhou invited Daweier to have afternoon tea at the Peninsula Hotel.

Faced with Shen Chou's sudden invitation, Dai Weier was only slightly surprised. He guessed that the British capital would talk to him, but he didn't expect that the person who would come forward would be the HSBC executive, and he could not refuse Shen Chow's invitation.

Although Goldman Sachs is much stronger than HSBC, this is Hong Kong, not the United States. If Goldman Sachs wants to gain a foothold in Hong Kong, it cannot offend HSBC, a giant in Hong Kong's financial sector.

Peninsula Hotel.

"Taiban, it's an honor to receive your afternoon tea invitation. I'm Davel from Goldman Sachs. This is the first time we've met."

Goldman Sachs and HSBC have a lot of overlap in business. Therefore, HSBC will certainly not welcome the arrival of Wall Street institutions such as Goldman Sachs. In the past, the two parties basically had no contact. The main reason is that Goldman Sachs and other institutions want to integrate into Hong Kong, but HSBC is unwilling to let them. They blend easily into Hong Kong.

"Hello, Manager Dawell."

Shen Cong didn't put on any airs. Although in terms of status, he was equal to the president of Goldman Sachs and Daweier was several levels behind him, but who made it possible that he was the one who invited today's afternoon tea.

"Manager Dai Weier, let me tell you something directly. I would like to inquire. Yesterday, Goldman Sachs bought shares of Hutchison Whampoa, right? And the purchase amount was approximately one billion Hong Kong dollars!"

Although it was said to be a consultation, Shen Zhou clearly told the other party that he already knew about the matter and estimated the approximate amount of funds for the other party's acquisition.

"That's true, but I think there should be no problem for Goldman Sachs to buy Hutchison Whampoa shares."

When Daweier heard this, he admitted it directly without any hesitation, because he knew that the matter could not be hidden from HSBC, and there was no point in lying. The fact that HSBC learned so quickly that Goldman Sachs was buying Hutchison Whampoa stocks did not surprise Dewell, because if it were on Wall Street, Goldman Sachs could also quickly find out who was buying which stock. Unless you are checking other Wall Street giants, that's another story.

"Of course no problem."

Shen Porridge smiled and said: "It's just that some HSBC partners are shorting Hutchison Whampoa. Hutchison Whampoa has suffered huge disadvantages due to Lin Sheng's stance and large reductions in holdings. Many powerful people want to take a bite from it. The next bite of fat was, but what they didn’t expect was that Goldman Sachs would choose to go long against the trend and compete with everyone.”

"If Goldman Sachs wants to take a piece of the cake, I think everyone will welcome it. The more funds for short selling, the better."

"I just don't know if Goldman Sachs is willing to make friends with everyone."

Dai Weier could hear the meaning of Shen Zong's words. If you don't make friends, you will be enemies. He immediately said: "Goldman Sachs is happy to make friends with everyone, and the purchase of Hutchison Whampoa stocks was not Goldman Sachs' own funds." , Goldman Sachs just accepted a commission, not to compete with everyone."

"So that's it. It seems there was a misunderstanding."

Shen Cong was not surprised, because he had considered the possibility of Goldman Sachs accepting the entrustment before he came. He immediately said: "I wonder if Goldman Sachs can transfer the purchased stocks to HSBC? HSBC will pay the liquidated damages, and HSBC will never do it." Let Goldman Sachs do this in vain, I believe Goldman Sachs must really want to open the market in Hong Kong, and HSBC can help in this regard and introduce some friends to Goldman Sachs."

"Sorry, Hutchison Whampoa's shares are absolutely non-transferable."

Although Dai Weier was a little tempted, he still refused the first time. Not to mention that Lin Baicheng had a lot of cooperation with the parent company in the United States. The parent company would not allow him to offend Lin Baicheng and just stand from the standpoint of the Xiangjiang branch. Even if you go up, you can't offend Lin Baicheng, the richest man in Hong Kong.

"This is something that benefits everyone."

Although he had guessed that Goldman Sachs would refuse, Shen Chow still wanted to fight for it: "If Goldman Sachs is willing to sell its shares, then it will gain the friendship of Jardine Matheson, Swire, Wheelock and the Kadoorie family."

"I would very much like to be friends with them, but I'm sorry, Goldman Sachs' credibility comes first."

Daweier still refused. As long as the benefits are sufficient, credit can be temporarily put aside. Unfortunately, gaining British friendship in this way will do more harm than good.

Shen Porridge sneered when he heard this. Everyone knows who the other is. If the capital on Wall Street values ​​credit higher than profit, he won't believe anything.

"Manager Dai Weier, I hope you can think about it again after you go back. If you change your decision, you can contact me at any time as long as the stock market opens next Monday." In fact, Shen Zhou already knew that the possibility of the other party changing his decision was basically impossible. It exists, so saying this is just a precaution.

"good."

Daweier did not refuse directly this time, which was a favor to Shen Porridge. Anyway, just don't contact Shen Zhou when the time comes. There is no need to refuse firmly in person. It is unwise to offend HSBC in Xiangjiang without giving Shen Zhou any face.

Shen Chow was not too disappointed that he did not buy Hutchison Whampoa shares from Goldman Sachs. He then asked who entrusted Goldman Sachs to acquire it and how much money the entrusting party entrusted Goldman Sachs to acquire.

Dai Weier did not want to offend the British capital of the local snake too much, so he tried to make things difficult. In the end, he reluctantly told Shen Cong that it was an offshore company and did not mention Qin Lan. This was equivalent to directly telling Shen Cong that Lin Baicheng was entrusting Goldman Sachs.

Shen Chow wrote down the name of the offshore company, and then asked the client how much Hutchison Whampoa stock was entrusted to Goldman Sachs to acquire. Dai Weier still made it difficult. After Shen Chow said that he could get the friendship of British capital, he told him that it was one billion. Hong Kong dollar funds.

Dai Weier did not mention that Goldman Sachs would no longer accept Qin Lan's entrustment. Instead, Shen Porridge took the initiative to bring up the matter, saying that everyone did not want Goldman Sachs to continue to buy Hutchison Whampoa's stock, whether it was with its own funds or someone else's entrustment. Goldman Sachs therefore Damages suffered will be compensated.

Daweier 'reluctantly' agreed, implying that British capital owed Goldman Sachs a favor.

Shen Zhou agreed. If he didn't want to break up with Goldman Sachs, in Hong Kong, HSBC and British capital had many ways to deal with Goldman Sachs. Even Lin Baicheng, who had a lot of power in Xiangjiang, couldn't stop the British capital, let alone the British capital in Hong Kong. How powerful is Goldman Sachs?

This is Goldman Sachs. If Goldman Sachs were replaced by a Chinese-owned small and medium-sized company, Shen Chou would not ask the other party to meet at all, but would directly use means to engage the other party's company, forcing the other party to give in and compromise, instead of being owed as it is now. The next favor, not too big or too small.

Goldman Sachs's strength is not very good in Hong Kong, but Goldman Sachs's international strength is very strong relying on the United States. Both HSBC and British companies have industries internationally. It is impossible to completely offend Goldman Sachs, which will not do them any good. .

…

Beiping.

When there was still an hour before the dinner time, Lin Baicheng and others returned to the State Guesthouse.

Lin Baicheng went to take a shower and change clothes, then went to chat with Bao Yugang and others, waiting for the dinner to start.

After spending an afternoon shopping in Peiping, Lin Baicheng found that Peiping in this era was not yet a modern metropolis. This was quite normal. After all, the mainland had only decided to reform and open up the year before last, and the place for reform and opening up was not here in Peiping.

Reform and opening up will definitely bring great changes to Beiping, but these changes will not happen in a short time, but will appear slowly over time.

Time passed slowly as Lin Baicheng and others chatted, until dinner time came, and Lin Baicheng, Bao Yugang and others went to the banquet together.