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Chapter 412 Large-scale investment, important connections!

Lin Haoran, who has sufficient funds, no longer needs to be timid about investing.

Next, in addition to the equity of Walmart, Lin Haoran directly asked Su Zhixue to screen members and form multiple teams.

These teams will each be responsible for a goal.

These targets are Intel, Coca-Cola, ExxonMobil, Citibank, Chevron, etc.

There is no need to say much about Intel. Its current market value is not high, and its presence is very low among US listed companies. Although it is famous in semiconductors, its performance is not very good, and it even suffers losses every year.

In fact, in the 1970s and early 1980s, the market value of information technology companies in the United States as a whole was not very good. For example, Intel, Kodak, Xerox, etc., these well-known companies, their stock prices significantly underperformed the overall market in this era.

While stock prices in other industries continue to rise, technology stocks seem to be not in a bull market and are falling instead.

Even if it rises, it will soon come down again.

Therefore, Intel’s stock price is very low now, and it is not even among the top 100 companies in the United States.

But Lin Haoran knew very well that in 1999, the company's market value exceeded billion US dollars, making it a true world giant.

But in the 21st century, Intel seemed to have failed to keep up with the times, and its market value continued to decline.

However, this has nothing to do with Lin Haoran. He is now more concerned about the remaining 20 years of the 20th century.

As for the 21st century, it is still twenty years away, too far away, and he doesn't need to worry too much.

Therefore, Intel is undoubtedly a company that is very worthy of investment. At a time when everyone is disappointed with Intel’s stock price, he is secretly hoarding Intel shares. The timing is perfect!

Not to mention Coca-Cola.

Relying on investing in Coca-Cola, Buffett can be said to have made a fortune, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. As the first consumer goods stock, Coca-Cola is undoubtedly a very high-quality enterprise and a company that is very worthy of Lin Haoran's investment!
ExxonMobil's stock price has risen a lot due to the oil crisis in the past two years. Its market value has now exceeded 20 billion US dollars, making it one of the three largest listed companies in the United States, second only to AT&T and IBM.

However, Lin Haoran is also very clear that ExxonMobil's market value will continue to rise steadily in the future.

Many companies, even if they were once glorious, have gradually been eliminated with the changing times, such as the former Fairchild Semiconductor.

However, ExxonMobil is different. It has always been at the top of the chain of US listed companies. In the early 21st century, it even became one of the companies with the highest market value in the world.

Although its growth rate was later unable to match that of technology companies, its turnover and profits are still not to be underestimated.

As for why he invested in Citibank, the reason is very simple. Lin Haoran needs this network in the United States!
With the help of Citibank and even the financial giant consortium behind it, he can make it in the United States even if he is not an American.

Although we have a good relationship with Citibank now, it is ultimately a relationship of interest.

Lin Haoran wants to take his relationship with Citibank to the next level, become one of its important shareholders, or even enter the board of directors and become a member of the board of directors. This is obviously the most direct way.

In the future, if the Squid Consortium wants to control Citibank, they will have to ask him whether he agrees.

Lin Haoran provided Su Zhixue with more than a dozen companies. Except for Citibank, these companies have one common feature, that is, their future market value will be very high and the increase in market value will be ridiculously high.

As for Citibank, although its increase is not as outrageous as other companies, it is also a very good investment target.

As for why he doesn't focus on investing in a single company, it's very simple. With the funds Lin Haoran currently holds, if he really targets a company, he even has the strength to acquire it.

But Lin Haoran did not have this idea. He just wanted to invest and make money. He did not want to work so hard at controlling the shares, nor did he want to disrupt the development trend of these companies. Because after the changes he made to the companies, the future development trends had obviously changed completely. He did not know what kind of companies they would eventually develop into.

Therefore, the best way is to not interfere, but to invest and hold shares secretly.

Moreover, investing so much is equivalent to diversification, which is also conducive to reducing risks. Even if one company is changed due to its investment, it is impossible for all of them to change!

Seeing that the American branch of Huanyu Investment Company gradually stabilized, Lin Haoran was also very satisfied.

He has looked at the loyalty of these people and found that they are all employees that make him very satisfied. Even if these employees are not loyal to him, they are loyal to the company and will not harm the company's interests. This is enough.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is December 12th.

As he expected, Apple's stock price rose to a maximum of about US$30 billion in total market value and then stopped going up.

The stock price even fell for two consecutive days a few days ago, and its total market value fell back to around US$28 billion.

Lin Haoran sold it for US$3.25 million, equivalent to a total market value of US$32.5 billion.

Therefore, the price he sold it at was considered a very good price.

Now Apple has nothing to do with him, and the drop in its stock price naturally has nothing to do with him.

Even if it fell to the bottom, it would not have anything to do with him. The deal he had reached with Mars Moulton had already spread throughout the United States and back to Hong Kong.

The New York Times conducted an exclusive interview with him.

Therefore, Lin Haoran is becoming more and more famous in the United States.

Today is Saturday and the stock market is closed.

The Huanyu Investment Company was not open for work, and he did not go to the company. Instead, he took his bodyguards and drove a bulletproof Rolls-Royce to visit some famous hotels in New York.

At six o'clock in the evening, Lin Haoran appeared at the Citibank headquarters building.

At this moment, he was holding a luxurious golden invitation in his hand.

Today, Citibank holds its year-end banquet to thank some important old customers.

Lin Haoran has now successfully cooperated with Citibank on two major contracts, one is gold futures, and the other is a loan of HK$30 billion for Lin Haoran.

Both contracts generated considerable profits for Citibank, so he was naturally qualified to become an important client of Citibank.

In addition, Lin Haoran is now more and more famous and has more and more wealth, so it is worth it for Citibank to win him over!
The last time he came to the United States to trade gold futures, Lin Haoran was already familiar with the Citibank headquarters building.

Lin Haoran was deeply impressed by this skyscraper supported by several large pillars.

When he came to New York, USA this time, Lin Haoran had already visited Mr. Walter Reston, Chairman of Citibank.

Therefore, this time he came here, it was like going home, and he didn't need any Citibank staff to lead him. The staff didn't even look at his invitation letter, but let him in directly, and took the elevator directly to the 53rd floor.

Citibank's year-end banquet is held on the 53rd floor of this building.

After reaching the 53rd floor, Lin Haoran stepped into a lobby-like space.

At this moment, the place is decorated very elegantly. Some beautiful white girls have become the waiters here. At this moment, they are pushing various food carts and arranging them in a tense and orderly manner.

Looking around, there were several sofas in a corner of the lobby, where a dozen white people were gathered chatting about something.

These white people were well-dressed. The youngest ones looked to be in their forties, and most were in their fifties, sixties, or even seventies.

Among them, Lin Haoran also saw Mr. Walter Reston, Chairman of Citibank.

Obviously, these people should be important customers of Citibank.

When Lin Haoran looked over, Mr. Walter Reston also noticed Lin Haoran.

He stood up and walked quickly towards Lin Haoran.

"Mr. Lin, welcome to our Citibank." Walter Reston smiled and shook hands with Lin Haoran.

"Thank you for the invitation, Mr. Walter Reston!" Lin Haoran said with a polite smile.

"It is our honor to have Mr. Lin here." Mr. Walter Reston responded enthusiastically, his eyes revealing his appreciation and respect for Lin Haoran. "Your investment vision and business wisdom are already a legend in the industry. As Mr. Lin's partner, we are also proud of this."

If there was anyone present who knew Lin Haoran's investment ability best, it would be Walter Reston.

After all, Citibank witnessed Lin Haoran’s feat of entering gold futures at a low price and successfully escaping at a high price.

After that, Lin Haoran became very interested in Apple, a company that they had ignored, and finally invested in it. As a result, in less than a year, he ended up making thirty-four times the profit.

In addition to Lin Haoran's experience in acquiring investments in Hong Kong, Walter Reston was very clear about many things.

Therefore, he truly admired Lin Haoran from the bottom of his heart, even though he was just a young man in his twenties.

Lin Haoran smiled modestly, "Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Reston. I was just lucky and caught the right timing. In addition, Citibank's professional service and support were also important factors in my success."

After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Mr. Walter Reston invited Lin Haoran to join the group of white elites who were talking.

These people are all important clients of Citibank, covering multiple fields such as finance, energy, manufacturing, technology, food, etc. Many of them are bigwigs. Although Lin Haoran is not familiar with them, it doesn’t matter. Now after Walter Reston’s introduction, he has gradually become familiar with them.

These are all important connections!
Although his relationship with them is still ordinary, at least now he has begun to know these people.

If you want to become an important network, you have to start by getting to know people!

(End of this chapter)