Reborn in Hong Kong as a Tycoon

Chapter 614 The Targeted Money (Two in One)

The last trading week of January.

On Monday and Tuesday, the international gold price continued to rise, and Hutchison Whampoa's gold futures positions were all flat.

On the contrary, Lin Baicheng still has some gold futures long orders that have not been closed. Fortunately, there are not many left, and the shipment can be completed in a day or two. Before the end of this month, the long orders can definitely be closed. .

Lin Baicheng was very happy when he learned about this from New York.

This time, Hutchison Whampoa is doing long gold futures with a capital of 4 million US dollars to operate 25 billion US dollars. The average cost price of buying is 391.5 US dollars per ounce, while the average selling price is 678 US dollars per ounce, an increase of 73.18%. Book profit of 18.3 billion US dollars.

However, transaction fees, leverage interest, and capital gains tax are also deducted here.

The transaction fee is not a lot, and the annual interest of leverage is 9%, but because the time is only three months, the total amount of leverage interest plus transaction fee is only 5800 million US dollars.

The remaining $17.72 billion is profit, subject to income taxes.

16.8 billion US dollars, this is the remaining profit in the end, but it is not all the profits that Hutchison Whampoa can get.

16.8% of the 10 billion US dollars is the share of the Golden Fleece Company, which is 1.68 million US dollars, so Hutchison Whampoa can only get 15.12 billion US dollars in the end.

Hutchison Whampoa's profit was US$15.12 billion, plus the principal of US$4 million, and Hutchison Whampoa's final funds were US$19.12 billion.

In terms of profit only, Hutchison Whampoa’s investment profit this time is only US$15.12 billion, or HK$63.5 billion, which is slightly lower than Lin Baicheng’s previous estimate of HK$80 billion.

It was also when Lin Baicheng calculated Hutchison Whampoa's profits that he forgot that 10% of the profits should be distributed to the Golden Fleece Company as profit. The main reason is that the Golden Fleece Company is also his company, so he forgot about the commission for a while.

Speaking of Hutchison Whampoa's investment profit this time, the Golden Fleece Company can share 1.68 million U.S. dollars. Even if the bonuses to be given to employees are deducted, there will still be 1.6 million U.S. dollars left.

Hutchison Whampoa's funds in the Golden Fleece Company's account totaled US$19.12 billion, but only US$17.12 billion of this amount of funds will be transferred to the corresponding account of Hutchison Whampoa in the near future, and the remaining US$2 million will continue to be entrusted to the Shore company operation.

For the US$2 million in funds, before Lin Baicheng left, he asked the operation team to open a short order after closing the long orders. This time, he did not operate too much funds, and only US$8 million in funds would be enough.

When shorting the price of gold, Lin Baicheng's own funds will never be involved, and only let Hutchison Whampoa use a little money to enter the market to make a small profit.

Lin Baicheng received a contact call early on Wednesday morning, so he left and went directly to Hutchison Whampoa.

At the request of Lin Baicheng, Hutchison Whampoa held an interim board meeting at eleven o'clock in the morning.

All directors on the Xiangjiang side attended the board.

"Dear directors, I am here today to announce great news to all of you."

At present, only Lin Baicheng knows about the completion of the settlement of Hutchison Whampoa's profitable investment. After all, it is handed over to the Golden Fleece Company, and the directors of the company have no specific information at all.

"Big good news?"

After hearing this, Guo Henian couldn't help asking: "Lin Sheng, what good thing happened?"

"Mr. Lin, has the company's investment completed the profit settlement?"

Wei Li's heart moved, but he remembered what Lin Baicheng had said to him before.

"Master Wei Li is really smart, he guesses right."

Lin Baicheng nodded with a smile, then looked around at the directors present, and said: "Just this morning, I got a piece of good news from the entrusting party. The company's previous investment of 4 million US dollars has shown huge profits, and the entrusting party has completed After settlement, the company finally made a profit of US$15.12 billion, or HK$63.5 billion.”

"so much?!"

Guo Henian was taken aback when he heard the words. Such a large profit was outrageous, more than what he had earned through hard work in the first half of his life.

"Boss Lin, this is really great news!"

Wei Li immediately said that with this amount of funds in the account, the company's stock price will definitely rise again, and even if the company has a large investment, it will not be short of money.

"Mr. Lin, you are so amazing, you chose this commissioning agency at a glance!" "Thanks to Mr. Lin's insight, our company has been able to obtain huge returns on investment many times.".
Several directors expressed their praise one after another and flattered Lin Baicheng, but a large part of what they said came from the heart.

"Okay, I won't say anything redundant."

Lin Baicheng pressed both hands to signal everyone to calm down, and then said: "This great news must be shared with all shareholders. Wei Li, after the board meeting is over, arrange for someone to make an announcement and release the news." The only way to do this , so that Hutchison Whampoa's stock price can rise.

Wei Li asked aloud: "Boss Lin, do you think we should hold a formal press conference?"

Lin Baicheng said: "You can figure it out, even if there is a press conference, I won't attend it."

"Okay, I'll get someone to do this."

Wei Li agreed, no matter what decision to make at that time, he must ask Lin Baicheng for instructions before making a decision.

Guo Henian asked aloud: "Lin Sheng, Hutchison Huang's investment has made a profit of more than 60 billion Hong Kong dollars this time. How are you going to use this much money?"

Lin Baicheng said: "I haven't decided on this yet. After all, it is more than 60 billion Hong Kong dollars. Let's discuss it at the next board meeting."

Of course, everyone has no opinion on this point.

Hutchison Whampoa's board meeting did not last long, only a little over half an hour.

In the afternoon, Hutchison Whampoa held a press conference and announced the huge good news of the investment profit of 63.5 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Before the news was officially announced to the public, the stock price of Hutchison Whampoa in the stock market had already risen sharply. It rose to 130 Hong Kong dollars and then fluctuated. Obviously, this is because there are big funds who knew the news in advance and entered the market to buy bottoms, driving up the stock price. stand up.

It is also because the total market value of Hutchison Whampoa is too high. Without a huge amount of funds, it is impossible to make this giant rise too much. Therefore, some institutions that have received the news cannot raise the stock price of Hutchison Whampoa too high at once.

After Hutchison Whampoa officially held a press conference, the news was widely publicized, and the stockholders knew the news, and then a large amount of money was used to buy Hutchison Whampoa's stock, abruptly raising the stock price again.

Shareholders are irrational. Knowing that Hutchison Whampoa made a profit of 63.5 billion Hong Kong dollars this time, many people will ignore that the current valuation of Hutchison Whampoa’s stock price is not low. The company's valuation is not high.

The rising stock price of Hutchison Whampoa is of course a good thing for Lin Baicheng, who is reducing his shareholding.

Before the stock market closed in the afternoon, Lin Baicheng, who was staying at Hutchison Whampoa, received a call from the Hong Kong government. It was the Secretary of the Governor who called him, saying that Mai Lihose invited him to have dinner together in the evening.

Faced with Mai Lihao's invitation, Lin Baicheng could not refuse, so he agreed.

The place to eat was not set at Mai Lihao's house, but at Hehuang Hotel, but Mai Lihao asked Lin Baicheng and Mai Lihao to eat alone.

In the evening, in the box of the Hutchison Hotel, Lin Baicheng only waited for about 10 minutes after arriving, and then Mai Lihao came.

"Sir!" "Lin Sheng!"

Lin Baicheng and Mai Lihao shook hands and sat down respectively.

After waiting for the dishes to be served, the subordinates of Lin Baicheng and Mai Lihao went out respectively, and there were only two people left in the box.

McLehose raised his wine glass: "Lin Sheng, I would like to congratulate you first. Hutchison Whampoa has achieved huge returns on its investment."

"Thank you!"

Lin Baicheng raised his glass and responded: "Luck is more involved this time. I personally never thought that the price of gold could rise to such a high level. I thought it would be good if it could rise a little."

However, Mai Lihao said: "Luck is also a kind of strength, not to mention Lin Sheng, this is not the first time you have made a huge return on investment."

"Thank you!"

Lin Baicheng took a sip of wine.

Putting down his wine glass, Mai Lihao said while cutting the steak, "Lin Sheng, I'll just say something straight. After all, I came here with a mission this time."

"Sir, please."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this. With McLehose's current status, only London can order him, and it must be a high-level one. General councilors are not qualified to assign tasks for Governor MacLehose.

"Lin Sheng, my task is related to Hutchison Whampoa's investment profit this time, and that is to promote Hutchison Whampoa to invest in the UK."

15 billion US dollars is not a small amount. For Britain, whose domestic economy is currently in a bad situation, if more than one billion US dollars of investment can land, it will definitely play a role in economic recovery.

"Lin Sheng, if I fail to complete this task, Downing Street will question my ability, so I need your help."

McLehose bluntly said that he will leave Xiangjiang in a few years, but leaving Xiangjiang does not mean that his political career is over, and he needs to think about his future.

"Sir, this incident is a bit too sudden."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help frowning slightly. If Mai Lihao told him this matter so solemnly, if he refused outright, he might offend Mai Lihao, which would be detrimental to the development of his company in Xiangjiang.

"Lin Sheng, this is more than one billion US dollars. It is impossible for Downing Street to ignore it."

McLehose reminded him aloud that he was not threatening, but only the facts.

Lin Baicheng nodded when he heard the words, and ate the steak in silence.

Seeing this, Mai Lihao didn't urge him, but let Lin Baicheng think without making a sound.

After a while, Lin Baicheng put down the knife and fork in his hand, looked at McLehose on the opposite side and said, "Sir, the investment environment in the UK is not very good at present, and many high-quality assets are state-owned enterprises. If Hutchison Whampoa invested in the past, I don't know Can you get access to some high-quality assets?"

"Lin Sheng, if you have followed the news in London, you should know that after Mrs. Thatcher came to power, she was implementing the reform of state-owned enterprises. As long as it is the goal of the reform there, then you, Lin Sheng, are eligible to participate."

"Lin Sheng, I'm talking about qualifications here. You should understand what I mean. You are definitely not the only one who is willing to invest in some high-quality assets."

Before Mai Lihao came to talk to Lin Baicheng, he had already learned the general bottom line.Otherwise, if you can't do anything about it, then you and Lin Baicheng won't be able to talk at all.

"Of course I know that."

Lin Baicheng nodded. State-owned enterprises in any country have non-performing assets and high-quality assets, and high-quality assets must be liked by everyone. It is impossible for British capital to easily allow high-quality assets to be taken over by foreign capitalists.

"Hutchison Whampoa doesn't mind paying more to compete with rivals if the goals are right."

Mai Lihao's eyes couldn't help but brighten up: "Lin Sheng, what do you mean by this, Hutchison Whampoa is willing to invest in the UK?"

Lin Baicheng said: "I have this kind of consideration at the moment, but I have to go back and think about it carefully before deciding what to do. What do you think, Jazz?"

"Of course no problem. This is not a small investment. Lin Sheng, you really need to think about it."

Mai Lihao nodded in agreement, and then said: "Lin Sheng, I hope you can seriously consider this matter. The benefits to you are far greater than the sacrifices. You should understand that China and Britain will definitely start negotiations on the return of Xiangjiang, and I will not I hope you, Lin Sheng, will be regarded as Li Wei's target."

"Thank you for reminding me, I will seriously consider it."

Lin Baicheng nodded to express his understanding. If Lin Baicheng does not invest in the UK this time, Downing Street will definitely be very dissatisfied. Once the two countries start negotiations on the ownership of Xiangjiang, he is likely to be regarded as the one who kills monkeys and scares chickens. monkey.

"I won't say much else. Lin Sheng, you should think about it carefully after you go back. After all, this is Lin Sheng's own career."

McLehose didn't say any more, the two had some friendship, and he didn't want to appear aggressive.

"I will, and I will give Sir an answer as soon as possible."

Lin Baicheng said that in fact, he has basically made a decision in his mind, that is to let Hutchison Whampoa invest in the UK.Before the return of Xiangjiang is confirmed, it's best not to try to see if Downing Street will be tough. There is no medicine for regret in this world.

Of course, Lin Baicheng really wants to go back and think about it, think about whether it is right to do so, and think about which industry is better to invest in if he really wants to invest.

"Yes sir."

Lin Baicheng suddenly said: "If Hutchison Whampoa invests in the UK, you said that a few friends and I want to establish Xiangjiang Airlines. Will it be possible?"

"This"

Mai Lihao just pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "I don't think this should be a problem."

"Okay, let's talk after I go back and think about it for a few days."

Lin Baicheng didn't raise any other conditions. If he wants to raise conditions, he has to wait until he is sure that he will invest in the UK, and then it will not be too late to raise some conditions.

Mai Lihao didn't say anything. He also knew that Lin Baicheng would raise conditions, and he was mentally prepared. As long as Lin Baicheng's conditions were not too excessive, he could agree first.

Although the dinner tonight was not pleasant, it was not bad at all. After the meal, Lin Baicheng and Mai Lihao chatted for a while before leaving.

(End of this chapter)