In Hong Kong, we build a global business empire

The funds from the sale of land and properties were transferred to the account of Huanyu Investment Company.

Therefore, the US branch of Universal Investment Corporation can now work on its established goals with confidence.

More than 36 billion Hong Kong dollars, this is not a small amount.

These employees have been in the United States for more than ten days and have begun to have a deep understanding of the U.S. stock market.

That means it’s time to actually work!
And their first target is Walmart!

This future legendary retailer was founded in 1962 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972 with a market value of only $3600 million.

It has been listed for less than 10 years, and its market value is only 1.89 million US dollars today, which is even far less than that of Apple, which just went public.

The most important thing is that Walmart’s stock price did not remain at a low point for a long time after its listing like Apple’s.

Even though Walmart's current market value is only US$1.89 million, it is not even ranked high in the United States.

But its stock price continued to rise after that. Even if it dropped a little occasionally, it would soon climb up again.

By the early 90s, Walmart’s market value had increased 500 times!
By 2001, Walmart’s market value had exceeded $3000 billion, nearly times its market value when it first went public!

Walmart even ranked first among the Fortune 500 for many years in a row.

Therefore, before the 21st century, investing in Walmart was obviously much more cost-effective than investing in Apple.

Moreover, Walmart’s market value is still low now, which is a good time to enter the market.

Think about it, with an investment of less than 100 million US dollars, these investments will turn into hundreds of billions of US dollars in the future. Isn't this much more satisfying than running a business yourself with hard work?
In addition, Walmart is also the first test target of Global Investment Company after coming to the United States.

He has also told Su Zhixue that if he wants to acquire Walmart shares, he must hold them secretly through multiple registered offshore companies so that his actions cannot be discovered by anyone.

Because he also does not intend to disclose his identity as a Walmart shareholder.

After all, this is America, not Hong Kong.

Walmart's market value is not high today, and he can even easily acquire it.

But what’s the point of acquiring Walmart?

He doesn't have the ability to manage Wal-Mart well.

Moreover, a retailer controlled by non-Americans is doomed to receive no support from the U.S. government.

If Walmart was really controlled by him, it would never have achieved such great success in the future.

Therefore, regarding Walmart, Lin Haoran’s idea is to just be a shareholder who is not issued shares.

When Walmart reaches a very high level in the future, he can cash out and leave at any time.

For example, by the 21st century, Apple was about to take off.

At this time, he sold his Walmart shares and bought Apple shares again!
After all, although Walmart was still a global giant in the 21st century, it could not grow much at that time.

But Apple is different. Its value has increased from over 10 billion US dollars to over 3 trillion US dollars in just over a decade, which is more than 100 times!
While Su Zhixue was planning his plan for Walmart, Lin Haoran was also keeping an eye on Apple's stock price.

After the market opened in the morning, Apple's stock price continued to rise.

There are many stock investors in the United States, and driven by them, Apple’s stock price continues to rise.

By the time of the lunch break at 12 noon, Apple's stock price had climbed from $36.25 on the previous trading day to $42.33 billion per share.

Seeing Apple’s stock price continue to rise, Lin Haoran was naturally in a very good mood.

However, he also knew that Apple's stock price in the 1980s would ultimately not be too high.

The reason why it has risen so high today is simply because it has been enthusiastically welcomed by ordinary investors.

Once everyone calms down, the stock price will eventually stabilize.

But no matter what, when he wants to sell his shares now, Apple’s stock price continues to rise, which is naturally a good thing.

When the market opened in the afternoon, Apple's stock price was still rising.

The total number of Apple shares issued this time is only 460 million shares.

In addition, some employees who held shares also sold some.

Even so, there aren’t actually that many Apple shares in the secondary market.

And Apple has a lot of wealthy fans.

After buying the shares, many of them choose to hold them for the long term rather than engage in short-term trading.

Therefore, in fact, there are not many sell orders in the secondary market.

In this case, the stock price will naturally continue to rise.

Soon, it was four o'clock in the afternoon.

Even in the office of Huanyu Investment Company, Lin Haoran could vaguely hear the closing bell from the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. And Lin Haoran also knew the final closing price of Apple today.

$46.68 per share!

The increase in the afternoon was indeed not as strong as in the morning, but it was already outrageous.

After all, the final closing price the day before was only $36.25 per share.

Now, it has increased so much again.

The total share capital is 5872 million shares, with a price of US$46.68 per share. At this moment, Apple’s total market value has reached US$27.41 billion.

In other words, based on the market value, the Apple shares held by Lin Haoran are already worth US$2.74 million.

Judging from the enthusiastic attitude of stock investors, it is estimated that the price will rise further tomorrow.

Seeing this, Lin Haoran felt even happier.

In the afternoon, seeing the stock price continuing to rise, Lin Haoran even thought about asking Su Zhixue to sell his Apple shares.

However, he finally endured it.

He owns too many shares, and if he sells them, it will really affect Apple's stock price.

If you throw away too little, it will be meaningless.

The equity is still in my hands, and the higher the market value increases, the better!
I just don't know if any consortium will contact him today.

Lin Haoran believes that there should be many consortiums interested in Apple’s shares waiting and watching.

Just as Lin Haoran thought, not long after four o'clock, he received a call.

The call was from Mr. Walter Wriston, Chairman of Citibank.

"Mr. Lin, we at Citibank have an important client in California. He is backed by a large family consortium. He just called me and said that they are willing to buy Mr. Lin's 2.5% stake in Apple for $10 million," Walter Reston said on the phone.

2.5 million US dollars, this is much higher than the price he expected yesterday, but the stock price has risen a lot today, so the increase is normal.

And yesterday someone offered $2 million, so it is obvious that that person can be disregarded.

"Mr. Walter Reston, you can ask him to contact me to discuss the price. Also, if there are other potential buyers, you can ask them to call me directly. I will be in this office until tonight!" Lin Haoran thought for a while and smiled.

"Okay, I'll give him your phone number. Congratulations, Apple's stock price has risen again today!" Walter Reston said congratulations, but he sighed.

After all, such a good investment opportunity once belonged to Citibank.

Initially, Apple wanted Citibank to invest.

But now, the investor is not them, they can only watch Lin Haoran make money, and Walter Reston naturally regrets it.

Walter Reston didn't know how many times he had regretted it these days.

After all, more than 200 million US dollars is not a small amount.

"Sorry to bother you, Mr. Walter Reston!" Lin Haoran said and hung up the phone.

After a while, Lin Haoran's phone rang again.

The call was from the California consortium representative that Walter Reston had mentioned.

Lin Haoran picked up the phone and heard a middle-aged man's voice: "Mr. Lin, I am Thomas Morton from the Morton family in California. I am very happy to talk to you. Our family is very optimistic about Apple, especially the 10% stake you hold.

Mr. Walter Reston has introduced your intention to sell to us. We are willing to purchase it at a price of US$2.5 million. Of course, if you have other ideas about the price, we can discuss it further. "

Lin Haoran smiled and thought in his mind.

He knew that as Apple's stock price continued to rise, the value of his shares would also rise.

Moreover, from Thomas Morton's tone, he could feel the other party's urgency for Apple's shares.

It seems that they are very optimistic about the future of Apple, so they spent more than 200 million US dollars to acquire it.

“Mr. Thomas, thank you for your sincerity. I think since we both have the same intention, we might as well be direct. My current psychological price is $3 million. Considering Apple’s potential and future growth, I believe this price is reasonable.

Of course, if you or your family can accept it, we can make the deal immediately; if not, I respect your decision, after all, this is a considerable investment."

This was only the second potential buyer, and there would certainly be other potential buyers later. Lin Haoran was naturally not in a hurry to agree so easily, so he directly called out a high price and asked for an exorbitant price.

On the other end of the phone, Thomas Morton was obviously shocked by the price, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Mr. Lin, your bid is too high, much higher than the market price. I think this price is unreasonable!" Thomas Morton said with a wry smile.

"Mr. Thomas Morton, you think the price is high, but shareholders don't. Everyone can see that Apple is definitely a very high-quality company. If I hadn't encountered financial problems, I would never have sold Apple's shares.

As expected, Apple's stock price will continue to rise tomorrow. I think it will not be difficult for the total market value to rise to 30 billion US dollars. I bid 3 million US dollars, which I think is a reasonable price! "Lin Haoran replied with a smile. (End of this chapter)