Hong Kong: Starting with 10 billion

Chapter 78 I also want Hutchison shares

Negotiations with the Shanghai Municipal Government and Chint Rubber Factory will not yield immediate results.

Although the mainland has proposed reform and opening up, no one dares to be the first to try it because there is no precedent.

The current property rights system does not allow private acquisitions of public enterprises.
Therefore, Fang Hexuan came to Shanghai in person this time to express his sincerity and importance.

Clear away some trust barriers for subsequent negotiations.

After staying in Shanghai for three days, Fang Hexuan took a bus back to Ningbo.

Grandpa and grandma wanted my mother to live at home for a while, but Fang Luoyi still needed someone to take care of her at school.

Therefore, it is time to end this ten-day trip to the mainland.

Fang Hexuan personally accompanied his grandfather and uncle to the city bank to deposit 500,000 RMB.
One is used to build a house, and the other is for their emergency living expenses.

It’s definitely not a good idea to keep this money at home.

Fang Hexuan told them that when they needed money, it would be best for their second uncle and third uncle to go to the bank together.

Now, the news that the Lu family has a nephew who is a wealthy Hong Konger has spread throughout Yuyao County.

Don't be afraid of thieves stealing, just be afraid of thieves missing you.

So, it’s never too careful.

When Fang Hexuan and his friends came back, the souvenirs they brought were just low-key items like clothes, watches, cosmetics, toys, and health products.

Gold and silver jewelry are clearly meant to attract the attention of thieves and criminals.

He also told his grandmother and the others that his mother might remarry.

Grandpa Lu Yushu didn't want to cause any trouble, nor did he have any yearning for Hong Kong.

After discussion, it was decided that if the wedding was really to be held, it would be held once in Hong Kong and once in Ningbo.

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During Fang Hexuan's absence from Hong Kong,
A cargo ship departing from Singapore carrying 2700 Vietnamese refugees entered the waters of Sai Wan, Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Marine Police ordered the ship to anchor in the waters near Lamma Island.

This is the second batch of Vietnamese refugees to flee to Hong Kong since Vietnam invaded Cambodia.
There will be more to come.

In late March, Hong Kong Governor Murray MacLehose visited the mainland.
This has instilled confidence in the future destiny and prospects of the city of Hong Kong among many investors who were holding on to their cash and waiting.

Hong Kong's stock market, property market and land market have all begun to gradually recover.

The international gold price is still hovering around $240 per ounce.

But people in the know are worried that after Khomeini returns to his country, Iran will give the world's major industrial countries a slap in the face in terms of oil production.

As long as the boots haven't dropped, everyone's nerves will not relax.

Expectations for rising crude oil and gold prices will become increasingly firm.

Analysts at HSBC think the upward trend in gold prices over the next year is inevitable.

Now it seems that it is just a question of how much it will increase.

Shen Bi was also secretly shocked. How on earth could that person predict that gold prices would rise seven or eight months in advance?
Is this thing called “intuition” really reliable?

However, he is now becoming more and more interested in Fang Hexuan.

The several companies under the other party's name did not seem very promising before, but now it seems that they all have great development prospects.

For example, Wanda, although it has not made any moves in the past year, its most important asset, the Golden Gate Tower,
According to market valuation, it has risen from less than HK$6 million at the beginning to HK$7.5 million.

For example, the toy company Pokémon has become popular throughout Southeast Asia since the launch of its new foldable robot toy at the end of last year.

It is said that three or four months later, current sales have exceeded HK$1.5 million, and the number of toy sets sold has just exceeded the one million mark.

This is definitely a cash cow company with a promising future. As for DreamWorks Pictures, it goes without saying that the two films that have been released have been big sellers in the local Hong Kong market.

I heard that their first movie achieved high box office in Japan.

Thanks to this film company, DreamWorks Entertainment's share price has risen from HK$0.47 to HK$15.37, a 30-fold increase.
Of course, the huge sales of Pokémon toys also contributed to this.

But it has to be said that DreamWorks films are indeed unique in Hong Kong at present.

Unlike Shaw Brothers, they are not as conservative, but better at hype and gimmicks than Golden Harvest.

After this analysis, Shen Bi suddenly felt that there was something weird about Fang Hexuan.

From his personal career perspective, he has never seen anyone who can span several industries and be successful in all of them.

Thinking of this, he sighed again, "Pao Yue-Kong's vision is really accurate!"

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In early June, the price of gold broke through the $6/ounce mark.

The total value of Fang Hexuan's gold futures contracts also rose to HK$81.18 billion.

He first visited Pao Yue-kong and made clear to him his determination to get involved in Hutchison Whampoa.

Bao Yugang also breathed a sigh of relief.

Fang Hexuan has not mentioned this matter since he mentioned it in May last year.

He thought the little guy had changed his interest.

As long as Fang Hexuan still has ideas, it will be easy.

He personally invited Shen Bi to have afternoon tea, and clearly stated to him,

I hope HSBC can transfer part of its shares in Hutchison Whampoa to Fang Hexuan.

Shen Bi was very surprised and asked about the cause and effect in detail.
Only then did I finally find out that Fang Hexuan had already had evil intentions towards Hutchison Whampoa when he was in prison.

"Chinese people are not good people!"

The next day, Fang Hexuan brought You Bingwen and others directly to HSBC.

"Chairman Shen, I'm sure Sir Bao has explained everything to you clearly."

“So you’ve been eyeing Hutchison for a long time?”

"Haha, I'm not the only smart one. Mr. Li from Cheung Kong is even smarter than me. He wanted to take over Wharf Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa at the same time in 77!"

"You have to know that although we are called 'The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation', we are a British bank through and through. Why do you want me to help you acquire a British company that is also British-owned?"

"Haha! Chairman Shen, I am very confident that you will be willing to sell my and Huang's shares."

"First, I know you. You are an outstanding banker who rarely uses ideology and racial concepts to influence your decision-making analysis."

“Second, Hutchison, like many British companies, is extremely conservative and its business philosophy severely squeezes the interests of major shareholders like HSBC.”

"Third, my Wanda, DreamWorks Movies, and even future automobile and computer companies will all be important clients of various banks. Our operating income, project loans, employee salaries, and insurance payments will only be given to truly friendly banks."

"Fourth, I don't know if you have seen the latest international gold price, but I just saw that it has exceeded US$280 per ounce. This means that even if I pay back the funds I borrowed from HSBC and the interest, I will immediately have nearly 40 billion Hong Kong dollars in my account. In just one year, I can go from having nothing to earning 40 billion Hong Kong dollars. You can't fail to see the potential in me."

"In short, I am more qualified to be a friend of HSBC than anyone else except Sir Bao."

"I believe HSBC will not be stingy when it comes to friends. Chairman Shen, what do you think?"

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