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After becoming a shareholder of Microsoft, Lin Haoran decided to stay in New York for two more days and then fly to California.

Because he is here in New York and has done everything he should do.

Apple was successfully listed, and he also successfully sold his shares after Apple went public.

Today, he is fortunate enough to become a major shareholder of Microsoft.

The current situation of Huanyu Investment Company has obviously stabilized.

I believe that in the near future, he will be able to secretly own a considerable number of shares in those companies with great potential and become a true hidden boss behind the scenes.

The next day at noon, he went to the office of Huanyu Investment Company.

Su Zhixue reported to him about the company's current situation of absorbing various enterprises, including Walmart, Intel, Coca-Cola, ExxonMobil, Citibank, Chevron, etc.

Although the progress was not fast, Lin Haoran was still very satisfied.

Absorbing these enterprises is a long-term task, so there is no need to be too anxious.

What surprised Lin Haoran the most was Intel's acquisition progress. He did not expect that Huanyu Investment Company had secretly controlled 3.5% of the shares, and it had only been a few days!
According to Su Zhixue, Intel's stock is not very attractive in the stock market today. The stock price does not have much room for growth throughout the year, but instead falls from time to time.

Therefore, although Intel is well-known in the United States, investors are not very interested in this stock.

This also happens to provide Huanyu Investment Company with the best opportunity to absorb it.

High-tech is not always an ideal investment option. Many projects are fleeting, and one day this company may quickly disappear from everyone's sight because of its outdated products.

However, Intel is an exception. It has survived five decades and continues to grow.

In particular, in the next few years, Intel has been among the top ten in global semiconductor market sales since 1987, and from 1991 to 2021, except for three times when it ranked second, it has remained at the top of the list for the rest of the time.

This outstanding performance is sufficient to prove that Intel is an extremely outstanding company.

Only after experiencing the ups and downs of the market can the true meaning and value of investment be revealed.

Moreover, Lin Haoran had also read an article in his previous life, which stated that Intel’s annual dividends were extremely high. Selling semiconductors was real cash flow.

In other words, investing in Intel, regardless of how high its stock price will rise in the future, can generate considerable profits just from dividends.

After listening to Su Zhixue's report, Lin Haoran encouraged him a few words and then said goodbye to him.

He felt very relieved to have Su Zhixue at the American branch of Huanyu Investment Company.

Here in New York State, it's almost time to get ready to leave.

But before leaving, Lin Haoran decided to go to Citibank to say goodbye to Chairman Walter Reston.

The other party treated him quite well, although there were also considerations of interests behind this.

However, Lin Haoran felt that compared with Huifeng Bank, the senior management of Citibank was much friendlier towards him.

Soon, Lin Haoran arrived at the Citibank headquarters building.

Seeing that it was Lin Haoran, the Citibank staff respectfully took him to the elevator.

After all, Lin Haoran has been here many times, and he has been frequently in newspapers and on TV recently, so there is basically no staff member who doesn't know him.

He was familiar with the place and took the elevator and soon arrived at the door of the chairman's office of Citibank.

I knocked on the office of Walter Reston, the chairman of the board, and there was a quick response.

The person who opened the door was Walter Reston, the head of Citibank. It was obvious that he had received a notice from the front desk of the building.

"Mr. Walter Reston, you seem to be busy. I hope I am not disturbing you by coming here?" Lin Haoran asked with a smile.

Walter Reston smiled when he heard this. He extended his hand warmly to greet Lin Haoran: "Mr. Lin, it is an honor for Citibank that you can take the time to visit us. How can it be said that I am disturbing you? Please come in."

Lin Haoran smiled and nodded in thanks, then walked into the office.

The office is spacious and bright, with a simple yet stylish layout. There are several oil paintings depicting the cityscape of New York hanging on the wall, adding a touch of artistic atmosphere to the place.

Lin Haoran had been to this office many times and was not curious about it.

Lin Haoran smiled and said, "Mr. Walter Reston, I came here to say goodbye to you. I have been in New York for more than ten days. Now I plan to go to California to handle some affairs. After the affairs over there are finished, I plan to return to Hong Kong.

As my most important partner in the United States, I thought it would be appropriate for me to come and say goodbye to you in person.

I have always valued my cooperation with Citibank, which has always been very pleasant and fruitful, and I sincerely hope that there will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future. "

"Mr. Lin is leaving New York so soon?" Walter Reston showed a look of surprise on his face when he heard this.

Lin Haoran nodded gently, with a hint of emotion in his tone: "This experience in the United States is very valuable to me.

Although these ten days are not a long time, I have accomplished many important things and now I have to leave. It would not be appropriate to stay here for too long.

However, I have benefited a lot from this period. The United States is a place with an excellent business environment, and I value the investment potential here.

In the future, I will definitely increase my investment in the United States, and I believe that there will be more opportunities for cooperation between me and Citibank in the future!"

Walter Reston responded with a smile: "Mr. Lin, we are also very honored to cooperate with a young entrepreneur with vision and ability like you. No matter where you are, Citibank will always be your strong backing."

"With Mr. Walter Reston's words, I feel more relieved. At the same time, I also hope that if Citibank has other high-quality investment projects in the future, you can tell me. Apple's investment is also thanks to you!" Lin Haoran continued.

These words made Walter Reston's smile fade a lot. It was obvious that missing out on the investment in Apple had become a regret in his heart.

Originally, the valuable opportunity to invest in Apple was in the pocket of Citibank, but they unexpectedly gave it to Lin Haoran, and as a result, Lin Haoran made a fortune from this opportunity.

In just less than a year, Lin Haoran made more than thirty times the profit from this investment. How could this not make the top executives of Citibank feel deeply regretful?

However, this matter had nothing to do with Lin Haoran directly from beginning to end. After all, the opportunity was given up by Citibank on its own initiative.

Although Walter Reston was unwilling, he could only blame himself for his initial misjudgment and had no complaints towards Lin Haoran himself.

As a giant in the American financial industry, Walter Wriston is naturally very clear that in the investment field, opportunities and risks coexist, and a wrong decision may mean huge losses.

Lin Haoran was able to seize this opportunity and achieve success due to his own vision and ability.

What Citibank needs to do is to learn lessons from this experience and evaluate each investment opportunity more carefully in order to gain a more advantageous position in future market competition.

"Speaking of investment projects, I do have a financing project here, but I don't know if Mr. Lin is interested in it." Putting aside the unhappiness in his heart, Walter Reston thought for a while and spoke.

The young man in front of him has a bright future, so he is also willing to maintain a good relationship with him.

As for this financing project, Citibank naturally looked down on it.

"Oh? Mr. Walter Reston, please tell me in detail." Lin Haoran suddenly became curious.

If they are unknown ones, he will definitely not be interested, but if they have potential, he will invest in them.

Through financing, you can obtain a considerable amount of shares at one time, which is much more convenient than slowly absorbing them in the stock market, which may be at risk of being leaked if you are not careful.

"Mr. Lin, have you heard of Wal-Mart?" asked Walter Reston.

"I've heard that Walmart seems to be a listed company. Could it be that the financing project you mentioned refers to Walmart?" Lin Haoran asked curiously.

In his heart, Lin Haoran was extremely excited. What a pleasant surprise!
"That's right," Walter Wriston replied, "Wal-Mart has recently made a bold expansion plan, so they plan to issue additional stock.

Although they can raise funds through the stock market, due to poor performance last year and mediocre stock performance, if they raise funds through the stock market or issue bonds, the end result may not satisfy Walmart's top management.

Therefore, they hope to seek financing from major financial groups and choose the method of private placement of shares. "

"Mr. Walter Reston, why don't you plan to invest?" Lin Haoran asked curiously.

"We have evaluated Walmart, and the result is that it does not meet our investment goals. Mr. Lin should also know that the funds we invest mostly come from deposits, so we are more cautious in our investment. As for whether Mr. Lin wants to invest, it is up to you to decide. I can provide you with a copy of the Walmart information we investigated for free!" Walter Reston said with a smile.

In fact, after missing out on the opportunity to invest in Apple, Citibank has become more cautious in this area of ​​investment. In order not to miss any promising investment companies, they conduct more detailed investigations and then discuss them through high-level meetings.

However, the investment in Walmart was opposed by 80% of the senior management.

The reason is simple. Walmart's performance last year was average, and now it is planning to expand. In everyone's opinion, this is a blind expansion with too great a risk.

The biggest possibility is that Walmart may suffer heavy losses in the future due to blind expansion, and may even go bankrupt in the end!

This is also the result of their discussion. (End of this chapter)