Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

Fermentation has begun in Germany, and the British are following closely. If this matter cannot be properly resolved, both the Bao family and the Zheng family will be despised by the world. Of course, HSBC's losses will be even more severe, after all, they endorsed this matter. This is a battle that none of the three families can afford to lose, so of course they will go all out!

Seeing that the time was almost up, Bao Zixuan made an appointment with Li Chaoren. Li Chaoren felt incredible about the sudden invitation from the richest man Bao. Although I don’t know what the specific matter is, it must be related to Bao Yugang and Zheng Yutong. Zheng Yutong might not care, but at this time Li Chaoren didn't want to completely offend the charter king.

Could it be that Bao Zixuan wanted him to make a choice? It was not impossible. But this is not the time to take a stand. We can only take one step at a time. The Heiyun Group is very powerful, but because of the richest man Bao, he and Bao Yugang completely fell out; of course, Shen Bi will also hate him. Li Chaoren is very confused about whether it is worth it.

It was with this thought in mind that Li Chaoren came to the gathering place.

Bao Zixuan smiled and said: "Li Sheng, long time no see. Suddenly I have something I want to discuss with you. I didn't bother you!"

This time he asked Li Chaoren to meet, so of course he had to arrive early. This has nothing to do with status or wealth, it's just a matter of basic courtesy.

Li Chaoren said with a smile: "Not everyone has the honor to be invited by Bao Sheng. Moreover, there has been nothing much recently. The bank has sorted things out. All this is thanks to Bao Sheng's great help."

Bao Zixuan didn't want to talk nonsense with Li Chaoren, and said directly: "Li Sheng, I'm inviting you here this time, mainly about Hutchison Whampoa matters."

"Currently, several Hutchison Whampoa projects are underway, but they are far from what I expected. If the company wants to develop rapidly, it must not follow a step-by-step approach. So I want to start a big project, but I don't know how Li's business will go."

As the company's second largest shareholder after Bao Zixuan, Li Chaoren still has to respect him. At the same time, the other party is very commendable in terms of management. Although his academic qualifications are not high, he is definitely much better than himself. You can also share the pressure. Moreover, all shares are held by internal employees, so it will not work without supervision. At least it will be difficult to gain the trust of the public.

Asking him to come over turned out to be a matter for Hutchison Whampoa. Li Chaoren is also a busy man and will never go to the company unless a board meeting is held. Although Bao Zixuan likes to be arbitrary, some clues can be seen from Bao Huodong's company. But he will never make a fuss about the accounts, which is why everyone wants to cooperate with him.

And his shares are insignificant compared to the entire Black Cloud family. Bao Zixuan has absolute say in the board of directors. Too much in the past is not good. Wouldn't it be better to make a fortune silently?

I just didn't expect to find him suddenly today and ask for a big project. Bao Shaofu can be told that the project is very large and the investment scale will definitely exceed 10 billion. Coupled with the other party's investment vision, it is still very exciting.

Li Chaoren said with a smile: "Bao Sheng is the company's largest shareholder, and most of the remaining shares are held by Heiyun employees. And from your point of view, I absolutely believe it. So don't talk about things to discuss, just watch and decide." That’s good.”

That being said, some surface work still needs to be done.

Bao Zixuan: "Li Sheng, please don't say that. Everyone wants to seek benefits for the company, and there are some things that require your cooperation."

"I'm going to issue new stocks. This time the scale is HK$50 billion. I don't know what Li Sheng thinks."

I heard that the other party wanted to issue new shares, and the initial price would be HK$50 billion. Li Chaoren felt incredible. After all, the scale was so huge. Based on the current market value of Hutchison Whampoa, plus the bonus of Youbao's status as the richest man, it is about 50 billion Hong Kong dollars. This is equivalent to directly multiplying the company by two, which can be said to be very risky.

When it was originally acquired, it was only HK$5 billion; being able to reach this scale is already a myth. 50 billion Hong Kong dollars in cash, what does this guy mean? Plus the company's current cash reserves and bank loans. The project is definitely not small, and may even exceed 100 billion.

Issuing new shares means that previous shareholders must come up with funds, otherwise their shares will inevitably be diluted. Li Chaoren recently also wanted to take the opportunity to acquire several pieces of land in New World. However, if funds are not provided, the Hutchison Whampoa shares held will inevitably be reduced. This is a dilemma, and I really don’t know how to decide for the moment.

Li Chaoren said in surprise: "I have no objection to the issuance of new shares, but the scale of 50 billion is not too much. It is equivalent to building a new Hutchison Whampoa Company, and the public may not fully trust it."

Since Bao Zixuan wants to issue new shares, no one can stop it based on the proportion of Heiyun Group's shares. But Li Chaoren doesn't want to spend too much money at once. If he can issue less, the funds that need to be prepared will naturally be reduced. Having just acquired Wing Lung Bank, Li Chaoren was not that wealthy at this time.

Bao Zixuan: "Li Sheng, let's be honest. Whether Xiangjiang citizens will buy new shares this time is not that important at all. Heiyun employees will actively buy if they are not worried about not being able to use so much money at one time; the original plan was 100 billion Hong Kong dollars. And this project is indeed not small. In the future, you can just sit and count the money."

This kid's ambition is really big, but now I can only agree. It would be best to mobilize some funds first so as to reduce dilution; if this is not possible, there is no other way.

Investing in Hutchison Whampoa is optimistic about Bao Zixuan. But it must not affect the Li family's own investment plan, as that would be a bit of a loss.

Li Chaoren said with a smile: "I have no problem here, just follow Bao Sheng's plan. I just don't know where Bao Sheng wants to invest. If it is a business secret, just pretend I didn't ask."

After hearing Li Chaoren's answer, Bao Zixuan was still very satisfied. It seems that the old boy also knows how to be a good shareholder. And I still agree first, and then ask about specific projects; it means that I completely believe in you, which requires a lot of courage.

Even if a person has money, money does not come from the strong wind.

As a shareholder, the company has major investment projects; I still need to ask, and it doesn’t matter if it’s inconvenient not to answer. There is absolutely no fault that Li Chaoren has done in this regard, at least Bao Zixuan still admires him very much.

Bao Zixuan said with a smile: "Thank you Li Sheng for your trust and support. As the company's major shareholder, there is no inconvenience. We have a cooperative relationship and we both hope that the company will develop better and better."

"This time I mainly want to invest money in mainland China. We plan to build 50-100 CBDs in mainland China, which will include shopping malls, restaurants, leisure, entertainment and other facilities. At the same time, we must have five-star hotels. Currently, we have Tongjia The Taoist family has reached an agreement and their family will invest."

"We also need to have high-end office buildings and high-end residences. In short, it is the center of a city and also the most prosperous area."

Li Chaoren has been running real estate for many years, so he certainly knows what CBD means. I also personally visited the United States to inspect it, and I also wanted to get one in Xiangjiang. However, it was found that the required funds could not be afforded at all, and finally the project was abandoned. I didn't expect that Bao Zixuan would build 50-100 stores in mainland China. It was a big step.

Li Chaoren thought for a moment and said: "I very much support Bao Sheng's decision. With the development speed of China Mainland, even if we don't have an advantage now, we can definitely expect it in the future."

"It is no longer the stage of starting a business. We must see benefits immediately. I believe that even if it cannot make a profit in 10 years, it will be 20 or 30 years later!"

The old boy also sees things very clearly. No wonder he can occupy the position of the richest man for a long time in a place with many tycoons in Hong Kong.

Bao Zixuan: "It's a comfort to be able to work with Li Sheng. We thought about it together. In the future in China mainland, I hope that all major core cities will have a saying. There is only one center in the city, and that is Hutchison Plaza."

Li Chaoren was very excited after hearing this. He didn't expect that the other party even wanted the advertising slogan. He definitely had a mature plan to invest in something within Continental Hutchison Plaza. However, this requires follow-up, after all, the project has not been officially launched at this time.

The company has reached an agreement on increasing capital and shares, and we also know what the project will be. But Li Chaoren felt that things must not be that simple. Rare earth mineral bonds are facing a serious crisis. With Bao Zixuan's character, he would never miss such a good opportunity; the reports in the German media were probably written by him.

The Li family also holds shares in the Jiangnan Rare Earth Minerals Company. If there is a problem in southern Guangdong, problems will follow in other places. It's not impossible, after all, Bao Zixuan is the only one who understands this.