Started from Hong Kong Island

Chapter 190 [Reality is reality]

The next morning, after Li Wendi and Chen Xingzhou signed the transfer agreement at the law firm, they went to the stock exchange to transfer stocks, including Cheung Kong Holdings, Great Eagle Properties, and New World Development.

What Li Wendi values ​​most are Cheung Kong Holdings and New World Development. The management style of the two companies is very stable. The boss of New World Development, Cheng Yutong, is also the holder of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Company and can provide a large amount of cash support. At this time, New World Development seems to be better than Cheung Kong Holdings.

With the stock market temporarily recovering in early May, the two companies are more likely to see big gains, and their large equity base is conducive to large-scale selling.

Although the stocks of small companies that were transferred were not of very high quality, it was not a big problem to make a small profit.

Since the stock market recovery in May lasted only two weeks, Li Wendi planned to hold shares in a large number of companies rather than a large number of shares in certain companies, so that it would be convenient to sell them immediately.

The companies that were willing to accept Chen Xingzhou's stocks had, firstly, relatively low prices, and secondly, a wide variety of companies, saving Li Wendi time in screening.

HSBC Trading Floor
Li Wendi has not been here for more than a month. There are only a handful of people in the trading hall now, most of whom are staff members. There are very few stock investors, which shows how powerful the stock market crash is.

"Mr. Li, why are you here?" Wu Xiong forced a smile and walked quickly towards him, not realizing that there was something wrong with his words.

Li Wendi said with a smile, "Is the trading hall closed for business? Is there anything strange about me coming here?"

Facing Li Wendi's ridicule, Wu Xiong was slightly stunned. "No, Mr. Li, you misunderstood. What I meant is that the current stock market situation is not good."

Li Wendi waved his hand and interrupted, "It's just a joke, Mr. Wu, don't be nervous. Since the stock market is not doing well, Mr. Wu should be free, why don't we find a place to chat."

Wu Xiong thought carefully and realized that maybe Li Wendi wanted to give him some advice, so he quickly led Li Wendi to the small conference room and personally served him a cup of Blue Mountain coffee. "Mr. Li, you are really amazing! You had already foreseen the situation today in February. Fortunately, you reminded me, otherwise I would have jumped off the building now."

"It's not that I'm great." Li Wendi said modestly, "It's that I can control my greed, so I can get out of the crisis."

"Yes! Those stock investors ended up like this because of their greed." Wu Xiong felt depressed again. Without Li Wendi, he would also be one of the masses who suffered heavy losses.

The two chatted for nearly half an hour, analyzing the current situation and expressing their feelings.

Li Wendi straightened his expression and asked, "What is the current stock market situation? If I buy now, what stocks does Mr. Wu recommend?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xiong's eyes widened. Everyone knew that the stock market was still falling, so how could Mr. Li buy against the market trend?

"Don't be surprised!" Li Wendi smiled faintly. "Now the Hong Kong government and major banks are actively rescuing the market. It is certain that there will be a recovery, but I guess this situation will not last too long. I should be able to make a small profit."

Li Wendi was not afraid that Wu Xiong would spread his words. The scope of the word "not too long" was too broad and no one could fully grasp it.

Li Wendi also believes that many elites have already seen this, but they dare not buy in large quantities because they are worried that they will not be able to grasp the timing.

Li Wendi no longer disturbed Wu Xiong from thinking. After all, Wu Xiong had not thought about this problem seriously and needed some time to sort out the information in his mind, so that he might be able to make the correct judgment.

Five minutes later, Wu Xiong replied, "For the time being, it is safer to invest in stocks of large companies. I think even if the stock market recovers briefly, the stock prices of small companies may not rise. Investors should be scared. The possibility of investing in stocks of large companies is higher, and if something unexpected happens, the loss will be smaller."

"So Mr. Wu is going to recommend stocks of companies such as Dachang Real Estate, Hang Lung Group and Sun Hung Kai Properties?" Li Wendi asked with a smile.

"If this 'short term' can last for a month, I suggest Mr. Li buy stocks of medium-sized companies. If the time is shorter, you may consider an investment plan that combines medium-sized companies with large companies. Although it is not as safe as investing entirely in large companies, it can take both sides into consideration, but the profits and benefits will be split on both sides." Wu Xiong said, looking at Li Wendi's face.

Li Wendi thought for a moment and nodded, "Then we will buy half of them from medium-sized companies and half from large companies. As for which companies to buy, we will discuss it after Mr. Wu has considered it clearly. It would be best if they are companies with undervalued market capitalization."

"Okay, how much money does Mr. Li plan to invest?" Wu Xiong continued to ask.

"Four million, maybe." Li Wendi stretched out four fingers, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Under the current circumstances, investing 400 million yuan is definitely a big deal.

Back in the company office, Li Wendi picked up the first newspaper and saw the big headline that read 'Chief Superintendent Peter Godber, Deputy Commander of Kowloon District, is suspected of corruption, bribery and abuse of power'. He quickly lost interest in reading further because he had known about this matter in his previous life.

It first caused student rallies and marches, and its influence gradually expanded, gradually turning into dissatisfaction among all walks of life in Hong Kong, and they strongly demanded that the Hong Kong government rectify the corruption in government departments.

Hong Kong Governor Murray MacLehose believed the situation was serious and appointed Senior Deputy Attorney General Sir John Barrymore to set up a committee to conduct a thorough investigation of the case. On the premise of obtaining solid evidence, Murray MacLehose established the Independent Commission Against Corruption. In fact, the Hong Kong government had conducted anti-corruption work before the ICAC, but the anti-corruption department eventually became a corrupt department. Murray MacLehose did not want to alert the enemy, so he could only secretly collect information and wait for a good opportunity to set off an explosion, and took the opportunity to establish a new anti-corruption department - the ICAC.

The more he thought about it, the more Li Wendi felt that this storm would affect him. After all, the ICAC had the support of the Governor of Hong Kong and even the entire police force was no match for them. He also had direct or indirect dealings with people like Xu Shoukun and Peter Godber.

According to the company law promulgated in Hong Kong, people who have been in prison cannot become the chairman of the board of directors of a listed company, but can only be ordinary directors. Therefore, Li Wendi is worried about being involved in a case of corruption and bribery. Now he has some regrets. There was obviously room for turning around the situation at the beginning, and there was no need to get involved in this with the damn Lin Jianmin.

Now he dared not to act rashly. It would not be a good thing to attract the attention of the ICAC.

Then, just like in the previous life, a large-scale demonstration by college students broke out, with the slogans shouted out to rectify the corrupt and bribe-taking officials in Hong Kong and to restore a peaceful and just world to the people of Hong Kong.

Although Li Xiaonan is still a middle school student, she has always liked being lively and is a simple girl. Therefore, Li Wendi specifically instructed the bodyguards to take Li Xiaonan back to the Repulse Bay Villa immediately if they found out that Li Xiaonan wanted to participate.

Li Wendi was very worried that the Hong Kong police force would take action. If they were too ruthless, it was possible that someone would be killed.

Repulse Bay Villas

Li Xiaonan's eyes were darting around, his hands and feet were a little at a loss. His brother Li Wendi was always gentle and rarely as serious as he was today.

"I've already told you not to take part in any petition or march, so why won't you listen?" Li Wendi spoke in a tone of disappointment.

Li Xiaonan glanced at Li Wendi guiltily and responded weakly, "Why can others go but I can't? I'm not missing any limbs, and I don't want my classmates to say I'm timid. What if they stop associating with me in the future?"

Li Wendi crossed his fingers and said earnestly, "You force the Hong Kong government to investigate corrupt officials. Won't those people struggle? I tell you, there are few people in the entire police force who haven't been corrupt. Do you think they are not afraid of getting into trouble and losing their current positions and having to go to Stanley Prison?"

"It's good to have ideals, but you also have to consider your own strength. It's none of our business how officials embezzle money, because my brother has money and can motivate officials to do things."

"You haven't bribed officials before, have you?" Li Xiaonan asked worriedly. She believed that this time the Hong Kong government would definitely be forced to investigate corruption.

Li Wendi said angrily, "When did I say I bribed officials? Does your brother need to bribe officials? Now I am talking about your problem. When did it become your turn to take care of your brother's affairs? Study hard and don't worry about other things. You are about to take the college entrance examination. Do you want to disappoint your mother?"

"Okay, I get it! I won't participate in the parade. I will study hard and get admitted to the University of Hong Kong." Li Xiaonan lowered her head in shame. She hated the bodyguards for meddling in her affairs. She would play a good trick on them next time.

Li Wendi was still worried that Li Xiaonan couldn't resist his curiosity, so after weighing the pros and cons, he decided to take Li Xiaonan to watch the parade.

Li Wendi planned to hide in a high place to watch the petitioning crowd, and also let Li Xiaonan see the cruelty of reality.

So Li Xiaonan saw, as he wished, the riot police, armed with batons, rushing into the crowd and violently dispersing the marchers.

The scene was a bit bloody, but it was a valuable educational opportunity for Li Xiaonan.

“How can they be so cruel? We are just petitioning, not doing anything illegal or criminal.” Li Xiaonan was a little overwhelmed.

Unfortunately, no one can stop this because it has already happened and caused irreversible adverse effects.

Many local and foreign journalists are filming everything nearby. Tomorrow's newspapers will say 'Hong Kong's security situation has reached a lawless level'.

"Xiao Nan, this is the reality. If you participate, you will inevitably be driven away by violence, and people may even die." Li Wendi said with a sigh.

Li Xiaonan stopped talking and just stared blankly at everything.

She was afraid inside, but she condemned the violence.

Li Wendi sighed in his heart, "Social development always takes a process, it just depends on who becomes the victim."

(End of this chapter)