Started from Hong Kong Island

Chapter 104 [Jindi finally takes action]

Li Wendi had not thought clearly about agreeing to the business with Xu Shoukun. It was just an excuse for bribery. As long as he could give Xu Shoukun 100 million through the new company by the end of the year, it would be enough.

This matter is risky, and the risk is not small. However, at this time, Li Wendi is troubled by the Lin Jianmin case. If he is really wrongly accused, he will have to go to Stanley Prison to play for the rest of his life.

Even if he is successfully prosecuted by the ICAC in the future, Li Wendi feels that he will only have to spend a few years in jail, which is far less severe than what is happening right now.

After finishing the discussion with Xu Shoukun, Li Wendi went to HSBC again. The shares of Changheng Real Estate Company had been sold off, and he was needed to handle the whereabouts of this sum of money. After all, it could not be kept in the stock account forever.

"Mr. Li, you have sold all the shares of Changheng Real Estate Company that you held at a price of 3.4 yuan, and recovered 639.2 million yuan. However, the share price of Changheng Real Estate Company has fallen by 0.1 yuan." Wu Xiong had heard about the relationship between Li Wendi and the boss of Changheng Real Estate Company, Chen Xingzhou, so he gave him a brief reminder.

"It's okay. Changheng Real Estate Company will release good news in the future and the stock price will continue to rise. It's just that I'm in a hurry to use the money." Li Wendi said lightly. Investing 200 million shares in the market will naturally cause stock price fluctuations. A drop of one cent is already considered good.

As for Chen Xingzhou's thoughts, Li Wendi didn't care much, because they were originally a group of people with a common interest. Either he would betray Chen Xingzhou, or Chen Xingzhou would betray him. Besides, he had already mentioned this matter to Chen Xingzhou, and maybe Chen Xingzhou didn't expect it to happen so soon.

"What's the situation at Sino Land?" Li Wendi asked immediately. According to the plan, Sino Land's stocks would make a lot of money.

"The stock subscription is still ongoing and it should be listed on the scheduled date, on the 13th of this month." Wu Xiong replied.

"Well, use this fund to buy as many stocks as possible of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong Land Development and Dairy Farm International. The acquisition of the stocks of the latter two companies should be based on the premise of not alarming the market," Li Wendi instructed.

"Okay!" Wu Xiong nodded and reported, "There have been some unusual movements at Dairy Farm International. Dozens of accounts have started to buy stocks. It is estimated that around 20 shares have been bought, accounting for 5.7%."

Wu Xiong looked at Li Wendi with deep eyes. He was wondering how Li Wendi knew so early that someone was going to take over Dairy Farm International. Did Li Wendi really have a special source of information?
After hearing what Wu Xiong said, Li Wendi touched his chin and thought for a while, then said, "Since someone has taken action against Dairy Farm, then we should not enter the market. We should stop purchasing Dairy Farm International shares and increase the purchase of Hong Kong Land shares. We should take as many shares of Sino Land as we can, and the funds will mainly target Hong Kong Land."

In Li Wendi's opinion, the shares of Sun Hung Kai Properties have almost been subscribed, so he cannot get too many subscribed shares. It is impossible for him to compete for shares in the stock market. After all, there will be many listed companies next. Even if he cannot get the shares of the "Five Tigers of Chinese Capital", the stocks of other companies will also be popular and will not be too bad.

"Mr. Li, I have a question for you." Wu Xiong asked modestly.

Li Wendi smiled and said, "Mr. Wu, you want to ask if the Hong Kong Land Company is going to acquire Dairy Farm International, right?"

Seeing Wu Xiong nodded, Li Wendi continued, "The assets of Dairy Farm International are over 100 million. Although it is a blue lantern, its strength is not inferior to some large British companies. Who dares to attack it? Isn't it obvious?"

Li Wendi did not answer directly, but instead made a metaphor.

"Thank you Mr. Li for your advice!" Wu Xiong said respectfully.

"Mr. Wu, you can try to buy some shares of the Jardine Matheson Group. The money you earn will be considered as a red envelope from me to you." Li Wendi said with a smile.

According to the rules of the trading hall, Wu Xiong could neither leak Li Wendi's information nor buy the same stock as his clients, unless he obtained the clients' permission. Otherwise, he would be banned by the entire industry.

"Thank you, Mr. Li!" Wu Xiong smiled happily. For him, this could make a lot of money, even more than the commission from work.

Li Wendi did not stay in HSBC for long and left after finishing his business.

Back to Xingguang Real Estate Company. Zhang Wentao immediately ran in with a few pages of paper in his hand, "Boss, since the opening of the cross-sea tunnel, the land price in Causeway Bay has been changing with each passing day. We don't have much real estate land on hand now, so why not enter the real estate market in Causeway Bay immediately, otherwise it will be divided up by other real estate developers."

In fact, Zhang Wentao and others have not had any ideal work content since Chen Fenben's conspiracy worked. They often play the role of intermediary, helping customers sell houses, a small number of shops and offices. Now that Li Wendi has successfully sold the Wan Chai Building, the funds should be sufficient, so Zhang Wentao hurriedly collected information and prepared to do a big job.

Li Wendi also nodded. Now that he had made a lot of profits from Changheng Real Estate Company, it was still possible for him to take out two or three million to invest in Causeway Bay real estate. After all, real estate business was still one of his main businesses.

"Okay, I'll transfer 250 million from the bank to you, but you have to choose the location of the property carefully," said Li Wendi.

Zhang Wentao was no longer in a hurry because he had felt that his boss had sufficient funds, so he handed the paper in his hand to him and said, "Boss, please take a look at this first. This is the property price of each street in Causeway Bay. There are also two good plots of land."

Looking at these pieces of paper, Li Wendi showed hesitation on his face. He knew the value of the land in Causeway Bay better than anyone else. However, it would probably take about a year for the land to rise to the ideal price. If he invested the money in the stock market, it would multiply several times in a year.

Soon, he abandoned his original idea. There was only so much money in the stock market and he already had enough. If he had too much, he would just keep it in the bank and it wouldn't be of much use. At least he could make a lot of money by investing in Causeway Bay.

"Okay, I'll transfer 350 million to you, and you can use bank mortgage loans to acquire new properties."

Zhang Wentao still did not give up, and said weakly, "Can you increase the funding limit to 500 million? The company's business opportunities are not only in Causeway Bay, but also in Kowloon Bay and other areas. There is also a good market for industrial buildings."

Li Wendi shook his head and smiled, "So you were waiting for me here."

Zhang Wentao subconsciously felt that his boss had misunderstood him and wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Li Wendi, "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Xingguang Real Estate is still small in scale, so there is no need for us to do this."

“500万就500万吧，我先调集300万给你们，剩下的200万要到8月初再调过来。”

"Thank you, boss!" Zhang Wentao said gratefully. It turned out that the boss did not misunderstand what he meant.

Li Wendi smiled and said, "You are all the first batch of employees of Xingguang Real Estate. When the company goes public in the future, we can allocate some original shares to you, so we all have to work hard for the company."

Li Wendi painted a big rosy picture for Zhang Wentao, her eyes full of sincerity, without a trace of falsehood.

Zhang Wentao's smile suddenly stopped. Why did the boss suddenly start to make big promises? Was there something wrong with what I just said?
Li Wendi thought Zhang Wentao was too excited. "As long as Xingguang Real Estate doesn't fail, by the 80s, you will at least be millionaires, and multimillionaires won't be a problem."

"Yes, Boss! We will definitely work hard for the company." Zhang Wentao didn't want to offend his boss, so he could only smile and follow his boss.

In fact, if Li Wendi had a large amount of funds, he would definitely make a big move into Causeway Bay. Unfortunately, he only has a few million dollars, and if he gambles everything on one throw, it will inevitably affect his next plans.

Of course he could team up with others to acquire properties, but he hasn't found an ideal partner yet.

Chen Xingzhou and his sister?
Li Wendi immediately ruled out this option because Chen Xingzhou was too indecisive and was also influenced by his father Chen Fenben.

Thinking of Chen Fenben, Li Wendi's mood became bad. Now that the big trouble was solved, he could start to take revenge on this damn old man.

(End of this chapter)