Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

June 6, 1980.

On this day, Lin Baicheng took a private plane to Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaya.

In addition to some bodyguards, there were a few more people on the plane, led by Guo Henian.

Lin Baicheng and Guo Henian had previously said that when he went to Malaya, he hoped that Guo Henian could help introduce important local figures and forces, and Guo Henian agreed at the time.

Now that Lin Baicheng is going to Malaya, Guo Henian will naturally follow him.

Several days have passed since Chen Yaoxian returned to Xiangjiang. After these few days, Lin Baicheng has made a decision. It just so happened that he had decided to go to Malaya before going to the United States, so he simply went to Malaya a few days in advance to sort out the matter.

This time, naturally, Chen Yaoxian was brought along.

"Lin Sheng, your private jet is really luxurious, just like a hotel."

This was Guo Henian's first time taking a private jet. Although he was rich, he did not order a private jet, mainly because he was reluctant and did not use it much.

Lin Baicheng said with a smile: "The main reason is that I go to the United States from time to time. It is inconvenient and tiring without a private plane, so I ordered one."

"Going to the United States is indeed no better than Kuala Lumpur, which takes more than ten hours one way. It's not like Kuala Lumpur, which only takes five hours. You can get there on the same day with a same-day flight, and there's no jet lag."

Guo Henian nodded, but although it was true, most rich people would not buy private jets unless they were very rich.

If you really want to talk about it, there are actually many wealthy people in Xiangjiang alone who can afford private jets. But being able to afford it is one thing, and whether they are willing to buy it is another.

The wealth of many rich people does not represent cash. Those with a net worth of several hundred million Hong Kong dollars may only have less than half a billion Hong Kong dollars in cash. Then there are more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars for a private jet. Not many people will spend 20 to 30% of their net worth to buy one. private plane.

If you really do that, you will not be a qualified businessman, but a prodigal son.

"Guo Sheng, I will trouble you this time when I go to Kuala Lumpur."

Although Lin Baicheng is not planning to take root in Malaya, there is still no harm in getting to know more about the elite capital.

At least you won't cross the river blindly. You don't know whose interests your investment may harm. You should try your best to avoid the most important and avoid offending the local powerful forces easily.

"You're welcome, Lin. Since we are friends, it's only right that I introduce you to some friends."

Guo Henian smiled and waved his hand. He knew that Lin Baicheng was not going to take root in Malaya. He knew that his interests would not conflict much with Lin Baicheng, so he must do this well so that his cooperation with Lin Baicheng could be better. Keep it up.

"Lin Sheng, how much do you know about the situation in Malaya?"

"I don't know a lot. I've asked people to investigate, but what I found was relatively one-sided and was put on the surface."

Lin Baicheng shook his head slightly: "For example, Malaya is divided into East Malaysia and West Malaysia. West Malaysia is the political and economic center; Malaya is a multi-racial country, dominated by Malays, and we Chinese are the second largest race. Malaya is a capitalist country, but its economy is not very good. There is a huge gap between it and Hong Kong, and it is just a little better than the mainland. As for religion, geographical environment, etc., I only read basic information."

"Lin Sheng, your understanding is indeed one-sided."

Guo Henian told the truth, he said: "Lin Sheng, since you are going to invest in Malaya, there is one thing you must understand."

"Guo Sheng, please speak."

Lin Baicheng indicated that this was not the reason why he asked Guo Henian for help.

Guo Heniang said: "Now Malaya is implementing the New Economic Policy, which was implemented ten years ago in 1970. The New Economic Policy is not only the medium- and long-term economic development strategy formulated and implemented by Malayan officials, but also a a relatively complete and comprehensive social policy.”

"I know the policy."

Lin Baicheng listened and said: "The investigation report I read said that this policy can also be called the Aboriginal priority policy, mainly to protect the interests of the Malays."

"It's not just about protecting Malay interests."

Guo Henian shook his head: "The goal of this policy is to redistribute wealth in favor of the Malays. Before this, in the country's economic life, Malaya was dominated by foreign capital and the Chinese. Except for the Malays, A small number, but most are actually in a relatively poor state.”

"Malaya is a government dominated by Malays, but the Malays are in a state of poverty. As a result, conflicts will naturally arise. Coupled with political struggles, the New Economic Policy emerged."

"From the perspective of the country as a whole and the Malays, the new economic policy has achieved remarkable results. In the past ten years, the poverty problem of the Malays has been basically solved. As a result, the ethnic conflicts between the Malays and the Chinese have been eased, and the national economy has It is also developing rapidly.”

"but."

Guo Henian said, changing the topic: "The implementation of the new economic policy has also produced various negative impacts, among which three are the most important."

"First, the so-called fair distribution of the policy has harmed the interests of the Chinese people and dealt a major blow to the Chinese people's enthusiasm for investment. Therefore, the country's economic development speed has been dragged down, otherwise it could be faster."

“Second, because the education level and relevant experience of the Malays were not high at the beginning, a large number of state-owned enterprises suffered losses of varying degrees due to the lack of management experience of the Malays, resulting in a serious waste of resources.”

"Third, the new economic policy has actually only cultivated a group of Malay capitalists and made a small number of people rich. The majority of Malays in the middle and lower classes have not actually benefited much."

Although some of what Guo Henian said had nothing to do with Lin Baicheng, he still listened carefully. It was not a bad thing to have a clearer understanding of Malaya's interior.

"Lin Sheng, what I want to tell you is related to the first negative impact."

Kwok Ho Nian continued: "Because of the damage to the interests of the Chinese, although the contradiction between the Malays and the Chinese in the society as a whole has been alleviated, the opposite is true among the interest groups. The contradiction between the Chinese and the Malays has become bigger. It's just that It’s just inviting but not releasing.”

"Because of the New Economic Policy, the Chinese interest class does not want to sit still and wait for death, so many people choose to leave Malaya and invest in other countries, rather than choosing to slowly cut off their flesh and blood and cede their interests to the Malays."

"To be honest, Lin Sheng, I am also one of them. The development of my business in Malaya has seriously slowed down in recent years, so I have increased my foreign investment. Xiangjiang is the place I am interested in."

"Lin Sheng, if you go to Malaya to invest, if you have contact with Malay high-level people or cooperate with Malays, you are likely to offend some people, and it will also have a bad impact on your reputation. After all, you have the final say. They are Chinese, this is an unchangeable fact."

The last point that Guo Henian wanted to remind Lin Baicheng was that if he cooperated with the Malays and ceded profits to the Malays, the local Chinese families would definitely be dissatisfied, and someone might be behind it. After all, the interests are very attractive.

“The confrontation between Malays and Chinese is really troublesome.”

Lin Baicheng sighed. If he could, he wouldn't want to offend anyone and make money by being friendly, but this was impossible.

No matter which country it is, there will definitely be different voices within it. If you choose to cooperate with one of them, you will inevitably offend hostile forces.

Guo Henian said with relief: "This is inevitable. Over in Xiangjiang, there are still British and Chinese enemies."

"That's what Guo Sheng said."

Lin Baicheng nodded in agreement and asked: "The reason why I want to invest in Malaya is because the security company I run needs to build a training base in Malaya. The contract stipulates that I must invest in Malaya within three years." Half a billion dollars.”

"Since Malaya is dominated by Malays, then my investments will definitely have to cooperate with the Malays. Will I offend the local Chinese forces?"

After hearing this, Guo Henian did not answer, but said: "Lin Sheng, you promised an investment of US$500 million in three years, is this too much? The current economic situation in Malaya is actually not very good, and Hong Kong That's a huge difference. I'm worried that if you invest such a large amount of money, it will take many years to make a profit, not to mention whether you will lose money."

"There is no way. The training base I want is not easy to find. The training base is real. The hundreds or even thousands of people look like armed forces. Without a large investment, the Malayan officials will not agree at all."

Lin Baicheng said helplessly that fortunately he was born again and knew that Malaya was one of the Four Asian Tigers in the 1990s. As long as his current investments are managed well, he can make a lot of money in a decade or so.

"Lin Sheng, why are you recruiting so many people for your security company? The investment is too big, isn't it?"

Guo Henian couldn't help but was stunned when he heard this. Of course he also hired bodyguards, but he didn't open a special security company, and he didn't recruit many people, let alone invest hundreds of millions of dollars for this purpose.

If you have this money, you might as well invest in big money-making businesses. Money can make money and take your wealth to a higher level.

"The investment is indeed not low, but I think it is still necessary to open a security company. After all, the ownership of Xiangjiang is a big issue. Who knows what will happen in the future, and some people on hand will feel more at ease."

Lin Baicheng made an excuse. As for the reason why he didn't hide the matter of Thor Security Company from Guo Henian, it was because the training base was in Malaya. With Guo Henian's strength, he would know sooner or later. If he really knew it, he would know better than him. Now more to say.

To give the simplest example, Guo Henian could completely bribe a bodyguard in the training base to understand the basic situation of the training base, but Lin Baicheng did not think that those hired bodyguards could resist the huge temptation.

Even if there are some people who can resist the temptation, there will definitely be a large base of hundreds or even thousands of people who will choose to bow before money.

"Although I think your worries, Lin Sheng, are a bit unnecessary, it's not impossible. Having someone on hand can indeed make you feel more at ease."

Guo Henian nodded in agreement, but disagreed in his heart. He did not think that China and Britain would go to war over the ownership of Xiangjiang. There should not be much chaos in Xiangjiang in the future, and there was no need to train hundreds of bodyguards for this purpose.

However, the money belongs to Lin Baicheng and not to Guo Henian. Lin Baicheng can spend it however he likes. Of course, Guo Henian will not talk much and will be annoying for nothing.

Lin Baicheng said: "Guo Sheng, let's go back to what I asked just now."

"Sorry, I got off topic."

Guo Henian smiled apologetically and said: "According to what you said, Lin Sheng, you will definitely offend some local Chinese families. After all, it is such a large investment, nearly one billion Malaysian dollars. They can only watch as they cannot make a profit. It is inevitable that someone will be angry with you."

"After all, it is human nature to bully the weak and fear the strong. Lin Sheng, you are an outsider and have no influence in the local area. Someone will definitely want to weigh you."

"But I think, if you don't want to pay attention to the local conflicts of interest, Lin Sheng, then you can leave everything to the Malays of the partners to handle. After all, they are the ones with vested interests, and they will definitely protect you, Lin Sheng." Business."

"But there are also disadvantages to this. In addition to Lin Sheng, your reputation among the Chinese will get worse. If you don't handle it well, you will be regarded as a piece of fat in the mouth by the Malays. They can manipulate it however they want. After all, Lin Sheng, you can only rely on the Malays to safeguard your interests locally."

The currency unit of Malaya is the Malayan ringgit, also called the ringgit, but the locals are accustomed to calling it the Malaysian dollar.

The Malaysian Yuan initially floated with the pound, and was later pegged to the U.S. dollar. In 1975, it was decoupled from the U.S. dollar, implemented a managed effective exchange rate, and was pegged to a basket of currencies.

Today, both the British pound and the U.S. dollar are used in Malaya, and both have a relatively large weight in the country's basket of currencies.

As for the exchange rate, the current exchange rate between the Malaysian dollar and the US dollar is 1 US dollar equal to 1.8 Malaysian dollars.

It seems that the Malaysian Yuan is very valuable, but in fact, like the RMB, one US dollar is currently equivalent to a little more than two RMB. Basically, few people exchange US dollars for RMB.

The same is true for the Malaysian Yuan. It is very simple and easy to exchange US dollars for the Malaysian Yuan, and Malayan officials are very welcoming. But if you want to exchange Malaysian dollars for U.S. dollars, it’s okay to exchange a small amount, but it does matter if you exchange a large amount, and there is a limit. You can’t exchange as much as you want.

"Guo Sheng, I would like to ask you to introduce a few Chinese friends who have a good relationship with you. I will use a small part of the funds and we can work together. What do you think?"

Lin Baicheng asked aloud. This was what he had planned before. Through Guo Henian, he would get to know several powerful Chinese families in Malaya and make friends with them through benefits, thus providing a layer of protection for his local business.

Of course, Datou still cooperates with the Malays. The Chinese only need to have a few powerful Chinese families as friends.

Although it is true that Lin Baicheng is also Chinese, let alone the fact that we are in different countries, even if they are in the same country, if there is a dispute over interests, who cares whether you are of the same ethnic group or not.

Just like in Xiangjiang, Li Jiacheng and others have not cooperated deeply with British capital, and they have not seen Li Jiacheng feel guilty for going against Lin Baicheng, a Chinese.

"This is better. I will introduce some capable friends to Lin Sheng."

Of course Guo Henian wouldn't object when he heard this. Not only would he get some benefits, but he could also sell those old friends a favor and earn two shares.

Taking advantage of the time on the plane and because he was not tired from flying on a private plane, Lin Baicheng asked Guo Henian for more information about the internal situation in Malaya, and Guo Henian also explained everything to Lin Baicheng.