Rebirth: The Era of Hong Kong Tycoon

Chapter 75 [Meeting Shen Bi]

The Hong Kong Club, located adjacent to Statue Square and next to Chater Garden, is the only remaining Victorian-style building in Central. The Hong Kong Club has many members, all of whom are well-known wealthy businessmen in Hong Kong.

When Lin Rongheng came to the downstairs of the Hong Kong Club Building, his first thought was 'I will demolish this club sooner or later, and then rebuild a modern commercial building'.

Of course, with Lin Rongheng's current status, he would naturally be unanimously opposed by the members here.

However, Lin Rongheng knew that the building in his previous life was inevitably demolished in the late 70s; Hongkong Land Company spent 2 million Hong Kong dollars to rebuild it into a 21-storey building full of artistic colors and unique appearance; however, Hongkong Land did not After getting the property rights of this building, they got half of the 25-year rent, and after 25 years, the property rights belonged to the Hong Kong Club.

This also allowed Hongkong Land to make a fortune. The building was completed in 1984, and the monthly rent at that time was as high as HK$600 million to HK$700 million (a total of 28 square feet of property).

In the western restaurant on the third floor, Lin Rongheng met the people who met today, namely, Shen Bi, the deputy general manager of HSBC Bank, and Smith, the general manager of Waldolly.

Yes, Lin Rongheng asked Smith to help him meet with Shen Bi this time. Naturally, the purpose was to make friends with Shen Bi, who will be the general manager of HSBC Bank next year and the head class of HSBC Group in a few years.

Being friends with Shen Bi is one reason, and more importantly, Evergrande Real Estate is now qualified to establish a cooperative relationship with HSBC Bank!
After some introductions, everyone sat down.

"How did Mr. Lin come up with the idea of ​​meeting me? According to common sense, if Evergrande Real Estate needs a loan, you can directly meet with our Daban Mr. Sanders!"

Shen Bi smiled, and there was a hint of 'joke' in his words, implying that Evergrande Real Estate is the hottest listed company in Xiangjiang, so Lin Rongheng, as the chairman of this company, can definitely discuss cooperation with the HSBC Taipan.

Seeing that Shen Bi wanted to make fun of it, Lin Rongheng also pretended to be a 'magic stick', and said mysteriously: "To tell you the truth, I'm good at research and physiognomy!"

The two looked confused, and Shen Bi immediately asked, "What is research? What is physiognomy?"

Lin Rongheng looked like a master, and said casually: "I have inquired about the workplace experience of the senior executives of HSBC Group, and found that Mr. Shen's experience is the most unique. He came to Xiangjiang to work in 1949, and was transferred to RB four months later. After returning to Hong Kong in 1954, He was promoted to the director of the import department; later, Mr. Shen was transferred overseas, and was promoted to the director of the accounting department after returning to Hong Kong in 1967. Mr. Shen was transferred overseas twice, and he was promoted after returning to Hong Kong. Through these experiences, I will use Mr. Shen face. Draw a conclusion?"

"What conclusion?" Shen Bi asked, his tone already a little urgent, there was no way, Lin Rongheng at this moment was almost like a magic stick, Shen Bi's mind was full of China's mysterious power, some believed that Lin Rongheng really knew physiognomy.

Smith also looked at Lin Rongheng curiously. Could it be that this man can really predict the future of others through physiognomy.

Lin Rongheng said: "From next year, Mr. Shen Bi will probably rise three career levels for three consecutive years!"

Shen Bi served as the general manager of HSBC Bank in 1971, was promoted to executive director in 1972, and was promoted to vice chairman of the board of directors of HSBC Group in 1973.

Shen Bi immediately said in a serious manner: "Mr. Lin is joking, if I get promoted to the third level in three years, can I retire directly!"

Lin Rongheng didn't explain either. This kind of topic can only be used to adjust the atmosphere.

On the contrary, Smith was thoughtful, and looked at Shen Bi with a trace of respect in his eyes.

Lin Rongheng changed the subject: "This time I met with Mr. Shen, but I actually came here for a loan. HSBC is the 'quasi-central bank' of Hong Kong. All business people in Hong Kong want to cooperate with HSBC, and I am no exception."

When Shen Bi heard this, he didn't start talking right away. He paused for a few seconds before saying, "Evergrande Real Estate has made a lot of moves recently. Just this month's loan plus fundraising alone is already 8000 million Hong Kong dollars! Mr. Lin doesn't seem to consider the company's debts at all. Rate?"

Lin Rongheng smiled and said: "Why didn't you think about it? Evergrande Real Estate's loan is only 7000 million Hong Kong dollars, but its assets are already close to 2 million Hong Kong dollars, and the loan rate is less than 8000%. To be honest, Mr. Shen also knows that we have [-] million Hong Kong dollars in our hands." Hong Kong dollars, does Mr. Shen know why I want to ask for a loan from HSBC again?"

Shen Bi asked with a puzzled face, "Why?"

why?
In fact, the answer in Lin Rongheng's heart is that he wants to gain a relationship with HSBC, otherwise there is really no need to borrow that little money!

Of course, the words cannot be so clear.

Lin Rongheng said with a smile: "HSBC Bank is the quasi-central bank of Xiangjiang, and has many advantages in Xiangjiang. I think our cooperation between the two parties can be a good talk, just like the cooperation between Mr. Sanders and Mr. Bao Yugang back then!"

The eyes of Shen Bi and Smith suddenly widened, because these words had too many meanings:
First of all, Lin Rongheng is only 20 years old, so he dares to be compared with Bao Yugang;

Secondly, Lin Rongheng seems to regard Shen Bi as the successor of Sanders;
In the end, Evergrande Real Estate thinks it can be compared with global shipping.

What an arrogant boy!

This is the idea of ​​the two ghosts!

However, the two of them thought about it carefully, and found that if the achievements were made according to his age, not to mention a small Xiangjiang, even in the whole world, it was rare.

In this way, why can't he be compared with Bao Yugang?
Shen Bi pretended to say: "I can't be compared with Sanders Taipan, but I want to hear your high opinion, how can Evergrande Real Estate be compared with Global Shipping?"

Shen Bi first put aside his own ambitions, and then wanted to test Lin Rongheng; of course, he would not say that Lin Rongheng could not be compared with Bao Yugang, because at the same age, Lin Rongheng was much smarter than Bao Yugang!
Therefore, Shen Bi tested Lin Rongheng with the future of Evergrande Real Estate and Global Shipping; after all, one is a real estate company and the other is a shipping company, and the prospects of the two are very different.

Lin Rongheng didn't talk loudly, but said calmly: "Evergrande Real Estate may be just a real estate company today, but tomorrow it will be Evergrande Group. Why don't Mr. Shen wait and see?"

Shen Bi and Smith were stunned for a moment, but they soon realized that if Evergrande Real Estate wants to get a loan, it needs to endorse in front of HSBC.

Even if Sundas Dapan is here today, he will not refuse the loan from Evergrande Real Estate. A listed company with a market value of more than 4 million, the bank has no reason to refuse the loan.

Shen Bi smiled and said: "It's natural. Evergrande Real Estate is a high-quality real estate company, and we at HSBC will not reject it. According to the usual practice, we need to come to your company for inspection before discussing loan matters. Of course Yes, these are necessary procedures, I believe that Evergrande Real Estate is a high-quality enterprise."

Lin Rongheng nodded and said, "Of course!"

The next day, Shen Bi brought people to Evergrande Real Estate.

Since Evergrande Real Estate is indeed just a real estate upstart and has no real performance, everything is just in order, and Lin Rongheng will not emphasize this too much.

The advantage of Evergrande Real Estate is the stock, and Lin Rongheng is backed by a large US-funded consortium.

In the end, Evergrande Real Estate borrowed 300 million Hong Kong dollars from HSBC Bank with a pledge of 2000 million shares, with an annual interest rate of 15%. Lin Rongheng deliberately spread this good news to kill two birds with one stone. Not bad, to be favored by HSBC; but also to warn some people that Lin Rongheng's background is getting stronger and stronger.

(End of this chapter)