In Hong Kong, we build a global business empire

Chapter 649: Look down on life and death, just do it if you don’t accept it!
To Lin Haoran, Universal Research Company was just an insignificant little player, so if he really wanted to acquire it, it wouldn't be difficult.

Since it can bring many benefits to one's side, it is worth acquiring.

Besides, the funds required are probably only a small amount.

But if it can really be used by you, then it will be worth the money.

After all, the monthly expenses for Oriental Newspaper Company to maintain its intelligence network are not small.

If you are not willing to invest, how can you expect a good return?
When Cui Zilong heard this, his eyes lit up with surprise and he quickly said, "Boss, your idea is great! If we can take over Universal Research Company, our intelligence collection and analysis capabilities will definitely be improved, and we will also get a lot of help in public opinion propaganda.

After all, everyone can see their professional strength in intelligence and public opinion."

The momentum and influence created by Global Research this time are not something that ordinary companies can achieve. They can accurately seize opportunities, which is a skill that not everyone has.

In Hong Kong, although the research company industry is just a small track that not many people pay attention to, there are still dozens of them!

But they are the only one who can really seize opportunities and dare to take bold actions.

Lin Haoran nodded slightly and continued, "Well, you should start to handle this matter and see what conditions the other party will offer if you acquire Huanyu Research Company. If you can acquire it, then acquire it."

In Lin Haoran's view, something like acquiring Universal Research Company was just a small matter that could be accomplished easily.

Therefore, he did not consider the possibility of acquisition failure.

"Okay, boss." Cui Zilong agreed.

Lin Haoran suddenly remembered the rankings from his previous life, such as the Forbes Global Billionaires List, the Hurun Global Rich List and the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

These lists have a great influence around the world.

I have the impression that the Forbes Rich List was first released in 1982 and it had an unprecedented impact on the world.

Today, it is still 1981, which means that there is no such influential list as the Forbes Rich List.

This may be a great opportunity for Oriental Newspaper Company.

Today, although Oriental Press owns the Oriental Daily, Hong Kong's best-selling newspaper, it is still just a regional media.

Once something similar to the Forbes Rich List is created and released before the Forbes Rich List, there is definitely a chance that it will cause a sensation around the world.

In this way, Oriental Press will have the opportunity to become one of the media companies with great global influence.

And as the influence of Oriental Press expands, its intelligence department will be able to gain broader development space and resource support.

The intelligence department has already been able to gain significant strength with the addition of Universal Research. If it can take advantage of the momentum of Oriental Press becoming one of the global media giants, its intelligence network will quickly spread like a spider web to every corner of the world.

In short, there are many benefits!

Although it was just a sudden idea, the more Lin Haoran thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

"After successfully acquiring Universal Research, I will have an extremely crucial task for you to do. If you can do this job well, the Oriental Press's reputation may become famous all over the world!" Lin Haoran said with a smile, his mouth corners raised.

"Oh? Boss, what kind of job is this? Please don't keep me in suspense." Cui Zilong's curiosity was instantly aroused. He stared at Lin Haoran and asked impatiently.

"Keep it secret for now until you successfully complete the acquisition mission." Lin Haoran deliberately put on a mysterious look.

Cui Zilong felt like there was a kitten scratching his heart and he couldn't suppress his curiosity.

However, this sense of mystery made him even more excited. What kind of event could give Oriental Press the opportunity to become famous all over the world?

Cui Zilong has sincere admiration for his boss.

Even though the boss seems to not care much about the company, when he does take action, he can always accurately seize key opportunities and make decisions that will amaze everyone.

Not to mention Cui Zilong, even Ma Shimin, Chen Shoulin, Burton and others all thought so.

After chatting with Cui Zilong about work matters at Oriental Daily, Cui Zilong said goodbye to Lin Haoran and left Kangle Building.

Lin Haoran also stood up, took the special elevator down to the 50th floor, and came to the office of Galaxy Securities.

The office was bustling with activity.

With the acquisition of Bank of East Asia, part of the Bank of East Asia's securities business was also merged into the Bank Securities Company.

In addition, as Bank of East Asia's business has grown significantly during this period, a lot of business has also flowed out to Galaxy Securities.

It can be said that if we were to create a ranking list of Hong Kong securities companies, Galaxy Securities Company today has the strength to take the top spot in the ranking list.

When Lin Haoran stepped into the office, the busy employees greeted him one after another. He nodded slightly and walked straight to Dai Shi's office.

The general manager of Galaxy Securities is Mr. Allen, but Lin Haoran usually prefers to let the deputy general manager Dai Shi report to him, because Allen does not speak Hong Kong dialect and Dai Shi has been his old employee for nearly three years.

"Boss, you're here." Seeing Lin Haoran walk into the office, Dai Shi hurriedly stood up and pulled a chair for Lin Haoran.

"Well, come and take a look." Lin Haoran nodded with a smile.

Today, he has not assigned any acquisition tasks to Galaxy Securities. He is currently focusing on the work here. Perhaps the only thing left is to decide when to start acquiring shares of Huifeng Bank.

After all, he had carefully planned to short Huifeng Bank.

To this end, he borrowed 25.6% of Huifeng Bank's shares through various channels.

Not only that, when the stock price was at a high level, he acted decisively and successfully sold the relevant shares and cashed in HK$60.1 billion.

It’s just that this huge amount of money is currently frozen and cannot be used for other purposes at will.

However, as long as he buys back all the borrowed shares that he sold at the previous high price, this huge amount of funds can be unfrozen and used by him.

Today, the share price of Bank of Communications has fallen from its peak market value of HK$260 billion to less than HK$130 billion.

This means that Huifeng Bank’s market value has been halved in the past two months.

During this period, it was said that many financial groups that had previously lent him stocks have regretted it. After all, the stocks have been lent out, and there is no point in regretting it since the contract has been signed.

Since the Global Research Company released the extremely damaging investigation report, its stock price has plummeted again like a broken dam.

However, Lin Haoran was busy with many things today and had no time to pay attention to how low the share price of Huifeng Bank had fallen.

"Boss, I have something important to report to you. The market value of Huifeng Bank fell below the HK$120 billion mark today, but later someone pushed the stock price up to HK$ billion and it fluctuates around that.

There are a lot of pending orders right now, so if we want to buy, we can do it at any time." Dai Shi hurriedly said to Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran looked calm and nodded slightly. He did not show any surprise at the fact that Huifeng Bank's share price plummeted again.

After all, Huifeng Bank has been experiencing one problem after another recently.

If we simply look at the financial market share of Huifeng Bank, it is actually worth HK$200 billion now.

But what everyone is worried about is the future of Huifeng Bank.

So it's natural that the stock price would plummet.

In the past, even if Huifeng Bank faced a lot of unfavorable news, its stock price would not have fallen so drastically.

However, before that, Lin Haoran gave an order to dump all the borrowed 25.6% of the stocks into the stock market, which greatly increased the number of stocks circulating in the market.

As a result, the supply and demand in the market is unbalanced, with selling power far exceeding buying power. Those trying to push up stock prices are simply powerless to reverse the situation. Naturally, stock prices can only continue to decline and are difficult to stop falling and rise again.

What Dai Shi meant was actually to ask Lin Haoran when the acquisition would take place.

If they continue to make secret acquisitions based on the current share price, even if they only buy them back at an average market value of HK$120 billion, they will only need to spend HK$30.7 billion.

In other words, after selling the shares, not counting the extra fees, he can directly earn nearly HK$30 billion by short selling this time.

It’s so easy to make this money!
Even though he made more money from Toyota stocks, Lin Haoran never thought that HK$30 billion was a small sum.

However, Lin Haoran thought about it and shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Huifeng Bank's market share can continue to fall."

Ever since Governor MacLehose ordered the Bank of East Asia to stop accepting deposits at high interest rates, Lin Haoran has been thinking about how to bring down the Bank of East Asia.

The British people's double standards really made him feel sick.

But he couldn't confront the British head-on. After all, the British controlled a lot of power in Hong Kong, and he might lose everything if he was not careful.

Now, in his business war with Huifeng Bank, he has to look at the reaction of the Governor's Office at every step and has been testing the other party's bottom line.

As long as he doesn't touch the red line that the Governor's Office absolutely cannot tolerate, Lin Haoran plans to continue to advance step by step in this business war and force Huifeng Bank into a desperate situation.

Ever since Huifeng Bank took the initiative to target Bank of East Asia, he had already made up his mind to make the other party pay a heavy price.

What about the big British banks?
Life and death are bearish, if you don't agree, just do it!
If Huifeng Bank is really forced to the point where its capital chain breaks, one can imagine how badly the share price of Huifeng Bank will fall.

Although it is difficult, it is not hopeless.

As long as he can really achieve this step, Lin Haoran knows that he can definitely make more money by shorting Huifeng Bank this time.

Anyway, he can make money no matter what, it's just a matter of how much he makes.

Therefore, Lin Haoran dared to gamble.

At this time, an employee knocked on the door and came in to report to Lin Haoran.

"Boss, the front desk downstairs called and said that Mr. Liu Luanxiong has arrived." The receptionist at Galaxy Securities reported softly.

"Okay, got it. Ask the front desk to take him directly to my office." Lin Haoran looked calm. He was not surprised by Liu Luanxiong's visit.

An hour ago, Liu Luanxiong had already called Lin Haoran and said that he would come to visit him later.

So, Lin Haoran asked him to come directly to Kangle Building when the time comes.

This young man who was only running a small workshop two years ago has now become a well-known billionaire in Hong Kong with his attention and help. Of course, Lin Haoran also knows that even without him, Liu Luanxiong will also rise.

However, with his own help, his development speed was greatly accelerated, and he emerged in the Hong Kong business world earlier and entered the ranks of wealthy families early.

Of course, he did not help for free, but he invested in Liu Luanxiong with the idea of ​​letting him make money.

The initial investment was only HK$1.2 million, but the return exceeded HK$2 billion. This kind of business is hard to find anywhere in the world.

Unlike other billionaires, most of whom have become billionaires only by relying on the inflated valuations of fixed assets or the stock market, Liu Luanxiong actually has tens or even hundreds of billions in cash.

It is also because of this that he has already established a firm foothold among the wealthy families in Hong Kong and has become a highly-anticipated upstart.

After the receptionist went out to report downstairs, Lin Haoran no longer stayed in the office of Galaxy Securities Company, but took the elevator back to his office.

About ten minutes later, Lin Haoran finally met the partner with whom he had once worked.

Moreover, since selling his shares in Aigo, Liu Luanxiong has set up an investment company and invited Lin Haoran to join.

This investment company was originally initiated by Liu Luanxiong with a total investment of HK$5 million.

Among them, Liu Luanxiong invested 3 million yuan, accounting for 60% of the shares; Lin Haoran invested 2 million yuan, accounting for 40% of the shares. The company's financial funds were supervised by Lin Haoran.

After investing the money, Lin Haoran rarely paid any attention to it.

Over the past year, Liu Luanxiong has been constantly experimenting and his investment level has been continuously improving.

Perhaps this is his innate talent for investment. In less than a year, Liu Luanxiong turned the 5 million Hong Kong dollars into 15 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Among them, Liu Luanxiong has recently set his sights on Japan and the United States and has taken frequent actions.

Although he made money, Lin Haoran was not in a hurry to let Liu Luanxiong share the dividends.

Instead, he will continue to use the funds to look for more promising investment opportunities around the world.

Liu Luanxiong is deeply grateful for Lin Haoran's trust and support, and is more determined to make a name for himself in the investment field.

In fact, anyone who knows Liu Luanxiong’s development history will believe in his investment methods.

For someone who can be called the "King of Gold Hunters", his investment vision and decision-making ability should not be underestimated.

Lin Haoran knew this very well, so he gave Liu Luanxiong full trust and room to play freely.

Hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars are not a critical amount of money for him.

In that case, why not just leave it there?

Maybe Liu Luanxiong will give him a surprise in the future.

Anyway, he only needs to invest money and doesn't have to worry about anything else.

In less than a year, the funds increased from 5 million to 15 billion Hong Kong dollars.

So if this money continues for 5 or 10 years, what kind of number it will become is simply unimaginable.

Maybe, one day in the future, the funds here can really bring him unexpected help!
"Axiong, long time no see!" Lin Haoran came out personally, shook hands with him with a smile on his face.

"Haoran, you are so lucky. You own the largest property assets in Central, and the world's tallest building is still under construction. I am so envious of you!" Liu Luanxiong smiled heartily, his eyes full of admiration.

He was wearing a well-tailored suit and walked into the office with brisk steps, seeming to carry a sense of high spirits.

"It's not worth mentioning. If you want to buy it, with the money you have now, it's a simple matter to buy a building." After Lin Haoran asked him to sit down, he shook his head and smiled.

Liu Luanxiong obtained more than 10 billion Hong Kong dollars in funds through the Aigo Company.

In addition, he also obtained a lot of funds from the realization of hoarded land and commercial buildings, and his own assets have already exceeded 2 billion Hong Kong dollars.

In Hong Kong, this is a force that cannot be underestimated.

With his current financial resources, it is indeed not difficult to purchase a commercial building in Central.

After that, although he and Lin Haoran jointly opened an investment company, he personally only spent 3 million Hong Kong dollars.

The remaining tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars have never been touched.

"You've already told me not to touch the real estate business in the next two or three years. I will definitely listen to you. We'll talk about buying a house later." Liu Luanxiong waved his hand and said with a smile.

It goes without saying that Liu Luanxiong admires Lin Haoran, and his gratitude is beyond words.

In his heart, most of his current wealth is thanks to Lin Haoran.

If it weren't for Lin Haoran's support and reminders along the way, he felt that he would most likely still be guarding that small workshop, being an unknown small boss.

“Assets in Central are extremely scarce. If you like one, you can buy it at any time. Even if it falls, it will rise again sooner or later. This is why I did not sell the Federal Building that I bought in the first place.” Lin Haoran said with a smile.

Properties in Central will only become more and more scarce. Once you sell them, you may not be able to buy them back.

It’s not that he can’t buy it, it’s just that he has to pay a higher price, and he definitely isn’t willing to do that.

Therefore, he did not sell any of the Federal Building that he had previously acquired, nor the properties in Central owned by Hong Kong Land Development and HK Electric Group.

As for properties in other places, it would not be difficult to sell them now and buy them back in the future. For example, he has already sold the International Building, which he purchased at the same time as the Federal Building.

"Let's take a look first. If I find a suitable one, I can help." Liu Luanxiong nodded.

"By the way, I guess you came here for something, right?" Lin Haoran asked after pouring a cup of tea for Liu Luanxiong.

In fact, he had visited Liu Luanxiong last week in order to ask Liu Luanxiong to transfer funds to the Bank of East Asia.

Most of Liu Luanxiong’s current funds are deposited in Huifeng Bank.

After all, as the largest financial institution in Hong Kong, Liu Luanxiong felt that it was obviously safer and more reliable to keep his money in Hui Feng Bank.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Luanxiong has now become one of Huifeng Bank's most distinguished customers.

However, given the current relationship between Lin Haoran and Liu Luanxiong, Liu Luanxiong naturally agreed without hesitation to transfer the funds to Huifeng Bank.

However, the amount of money involved is too huge, and Liu Luanxiong is recently busy with an investment in the United States, and Lin Haoran is not in a hurry, so this matter has not been implemented yet.

"Can't I just come to have tea with you if there's nothing else?" Liu Luanxiong joked with a smile.

If Lin Haoran contacted him, it was with the purpose of making money from him.

Then Liu Luanxiong definitely treats Lin Haoran as a brother.

He knew in his heart that the help and support Lin Haoran gave him was far beyond what could be measured by a simple exchange of interests.

He will always remember this friendship.

"Of course. Every time you looked for me, I never refused to see you." Lin Haoran drank a cup of tea and smiled indifferently.

Liu Luanxiong also picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then slowly said: "However, I came to you this time because I do have two things to tell you.

First, I recently noticed that the share price of Aigo has dropped sharply, and the number of pending orders has increased. I suspect that the Jianing Group has sold off a lot of shares, so I am considering whether I should slowly absorb them secretly.

If you have the same idea, we can acquire it in the name of an investment company; if you are not interested, I will use my own funds to acquire it. "

When the Jianing Group acquired Aigo, its purpose was to use Aigo to push up the share price of the Jianing Group and thus reap the money of shareholders.

However, after the Jianing Group bought the Aigo Company, they found that they seemed to have been cheated.

Aigo, which used to make hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars a year, has suddenly become able to make only 10 or 20 million Hong Kong dollars a year due to the saturated North American market.

This means that they suffered a huge loss when they bought Aigo.

However, the Jianing Group has not dared to make the matter public, because if the matter is leaked, the share price of the Jianing Group will undoubtedly be seriously affected.

So, over the past year, Lin Haoran knew that Aigo had issued many false performance announcements.

Of course, he did not intervene in this matter. After all, he had already sold his stocks. What did he have to do with what happened to Aigo?

However, Liu Luanxiong is different. After all, he is the founder of Aigo and has deep feelings for the company. Therefore, he has already had the idea of ​​buying back Aigo.

Now that the stock price of Aigo has begun to plummet, Liu Luanxiong naturally has the idea of ​​taking it back into his pocket.

"I heard that the Jianing Group just reached an agreement with Huifeng Bank last month and successfully borrowed 3 billion Hong Kong dollars from it. It seems that they are not short of money for the time being, so they are in a hurry to throw out the "hot potato" of Aigo Company.

But based on my familiarity with the Jianing Group, they are selling off the shares of Aigo now, most likely to ease the financial pressure, and the Jianing Group knows very well that Aigo is not worth the inflated price at all, and the previous stock price was just an illusion.

If you really want to buy back Aigo, now is a good time." Lin Haoran narrowed his eyes slightly and analyzed slowly.

These were naturally the information reported to him by Cui Zilong.

However, he had no cooperation with the Jianing Group. He did not want to have too much contact with this business empire that was about to collapse. It was purely a bad luck.

As for Aigo, he didn't pay much attention to it.

Although he used to be the boss of Aigoo Company, he has no feelings for the company.

"As for me, I won't get involved in this matter." Lin Haoran paused and added.

In his eyes, Aigo Company no longer had any development potential, so naturally it did not arouse his interest at all.

"Okay, then I'll take over it myself." Liu Luanxiong nodded slightly.

"By the way, there is one more thing. What is it?" Lin Haoran asked immediately.

(End of this chapter)