Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 193 [Creating Trouble for Yourself]

"Mr. Luo is very conscious." Zhao Shizeng laughed, but he was not satisfied with the answer. "Although Huaguang Real Estate is of high quality, it is not the best. Compared with its peers, companies like Sino Land and Kai Tak Properties (acquired by New World Development) are more worthy of Mr. Luo's investment. Why does Mr. Luo want to invest in Huaguang Real Estate?"

Luo Qihong replied, "Huaguang Real Estate Company has a lot of high-quality properties, and your family is now vigorously developing shipping, so I hope that when Huaguang Real Estate Company wants to sell these properties, it can take care of me first, and I hope that I can get a better deal for the sake of the director of Huaguang Real Estate."

This reason was quite convincing, and Zhao Shizeng couldn't help but become less vigilant, thinking that Luo Qihong should not have much hostility.

"Haha!! Don't mind it, Mr. Luo. Huaguang Real Estate Company is the family's flagship in the real estate industry. We have to be cautious." Zhao Shizeng said, with doubts still in his eyes. Obviously he could not completely believe this reason.

"How many more shares does the Zhao family want to sell?" Seeing that Zhao Shizeng was no longer on guard, Luo Qihong began to get to the point. Entering the board of directors is one thing, and how much equity to take is another.

There are too many shares and a lot of funds are needed, which Zhaoan Real Estate Company can hardly afford.

In the future, the share price of Huaguang Real Estate Company will definitely fall slightly or sharply. Buying too much now is obviously not a good idea.

按照华光地产公司的股价2.2元，总股本3亿9千万股，7%的股权则需要6千零6万元，完全在兆安地产公司的承受范围之内。

"We have sold some of them before, and it is estimated that there are still 7% of stocks that need to be sold." Zhao Shizeng restrained his expression and said seriously.

"Okay, then I'll buy them all at the market price." Luo Qihong nodded and said, "Can you bring me to the board of directors of Huaguang Real Estate Company? I want to do what I can for Huaguang Real Estate."

Zhao Shizeng's eyes suddenly lit up. Luo Qihong had run several real estate listed companies, all of which had seen their market values ​​skyrocket and made huge profits. Perhaps he could really bring greater benefits to Huaguang Real Estate Company.

"No problem!" Zhao Shizeng smiled and said, "Luo Sheng holds 7% of the shares, which makes him a major shareholder of Huaguang Real Estate Company. He should be on the board of directors and become a director."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Zhao. We have a pleasant cooperation!" Luo Qihong raised his glass and clinked it with Zhao Shizeng, with a smile on his face, as if Huaguang Real Estate Company was already in his pocket.

Soon, the two went to the law firm to sign the contract and began to deliver 7% of the shares of Huaguang Real Estate Company that day.

At the same time, Zhao Congyan's family's shareholding in Huaguang Real Estate Company dropped to 24.5%, still ranking as the largest shareholder.

The Zhao Congyan family attached great importance to Luo Qihong's joining, so they held a board meeting of Huaguang Real Estate Company on the eve of the Spring Festival and introduced Luo Qihong to all directors.

Although he was just an ordinary director and was not in charge of any affairs of Huaguang Real Estate, he achieved Luo Qihong's goal of ambushing Huaguang Real Estate Company and waiting for the "building to collapse" before acquiring it.

Of course, the original directors of Huaguang Real Estate Company were deeply worried about Luo Qihong's joining, because Luo Qihong's reputation in the Hong Kong real estate industry was really not good. The directors all suspected that Luo Qihong wanted to take action against Huaguang Real Estate Company, and that Zhao Chuanwang was coerced by Luo Qihong.

"Director Li has misunderstood. Mr. Luo just wants to invest in Huaguang Real Estate Company. If there are some property transactions, you can first take care of Mr. Luo's Zhao'an Real Estate Company." Zhao Shizeng helped explain.

In fact, Zhao Shizeng was also forced to do so. If he did not help, rumors would spread, which would be an inexplicable slander to the family and make the directors lose confidence in the family.

Therefore, this explanation not only helps Luo Qihong, but also helps myself, and is beneficial to everyone.

Luo Qihong took the opportunity to say, "I understand Director Li's concerns. I have no intention of acquiring Huaguang Real Estate Company. If I wanted to acquire it, I should have secretly purchased enough shares before announcing it to the public, instead of directly joining the board of directors."

"Besides, Mr. Zhao has the support of all of you. I don't think I have much chance of winning. Mr. Zhao and I are friends. How can I rob my friend of his property?"

Hearing this, the directors felt relieved. They certainly did not want Huaguang Real Estate Company to provoke a war, as this would damage their interests. After all, they did not intend to withdraw from Huaguang Real Estate Company.

"I heard that Mr. Luo has achieved good results in stocks and securities, as well as company acquisitions and management. I wonder if he can help us make money?" A round-faced director named Chen looked at Luo Qihong and asked with a smile.

Luo Qihong glanced at Director Chen and smiled, "Mr. Chen, you are joking. That's all luck. How can I guarantee that I will make money? If I were so capable, would I have to work so hard to run a real estate company?"

If you want to take advantage of the opportunity, no way.

I help you make money, and you think it's natural and treat me as a sucker.

Luo Qihong kept complaining in his heart that these old foxes were always shameless, and this favor could only be recorded on Huaguang Real Estate, it was not a favor they owed, but the benefits actually fell on them.

What a good plan!

"It seems that Mr. Luo has no intention of making us rich." Director Chen joked, but there was a lot of sarcasm in his tone.

Seeing that these people were just looking for trouble, Luo Qihong also stopped talking to them. After all, it didn't matter if he could make friends with them or not. Anyway, he was only interested in the 24.5% stake in Huaguang Real Estate held by the Zhao Congyan family.

He doesn't take these small shareholders seriously. If it weren't for the sake of face, Luo Qihong would teach this man a lesson.

Director Chen felt a little embarrassed by Luo Qihong's silence, but Director Chen had been in the board of directors for many years, and some people were willing to give him face and speak up to give Director Chen a way out.

After the board meeting

Luo Qihong walked into Zhao Shizeng's office, which was decorated magnificently, like a palace. The decoration was completely different from Luo Qihong's own office.

Luo Qihong likes simple style of decoration, while Zhao Shizeng is more worldly and likes to be envied, so he likes superficial luxury.

"Mr. Luo, don't mind what Mr. Chen said in the meeting. He is just like that. He likes to take advantage and is ignorant of the ways of the world. He is like a live loach." Zhao Shizeng invited Luo Qihong to sit down with a bright smile.

Luo Qihong immediately suspected that this was arranged by Zhao Shizeng. Director Chen was Zhao Shizeng's man, and his purpose was to get some profitable projects from him. "Mr. Zhao, you are too serious. I am not a stingy person, and Director Chen is just speaking his mind."

"Haha!! Luo Sheng is indeed a rising star in the business world, he has quite a bearing." Zhao Shizeng said with a smile.

Luo Qihong shook his head and said, "What upstart? He's just an upstart who got lucky."

Zhao Shizeng restrained his smile and sighed, "Luo Sheng has just joined the board of directors, so he may not be very clear about some things. Although Huaguang Real Estate seems to be doing well now, it is actually lagging behind other real estate companies with the same market value."

Luo Qihong was speechless for a moment. Companies with the same market value might be far inferior to Huaguang Real Estate Company. This person was really good at lying with his eyes open and had a very thick skin.

He knew Zhao Shizeng's intention, which was to make Huaguang Real Estate Company make more money and then distribute dividends to the Zhao family so that they could buy more ships and strengthen the strength of Huaguang Shipping Company.

Luo Qihong thought about it seriously and felt that Zhao Shizeng's desire for profit distribution seemed to be in his interest. Although 7% of the shares was a bit small, it was better than nothing.

"Mr. Zhao, please tell me what you want me to do. There's no need to keep guessing." Luo Qihong smiled faintly.

As long as Zhao Shizeng opens his mouth, he will owe someone a favor, which will be of great use in the future.

"Huaguang Real Estate Company has 1 million yuan in cash, and I would like to give it to De'an Securities Investment Company to be responsible for the investment. However, I have a request. Luo Sheng needs to double the money within 6 months in the first half of the year. I wonder if Luo Sheng can do it?" Zhao Shizeng asked very seriously.

Luo Qihong thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Zhao wants Dean Securities Investment Company to sign a gambling agreement?"

"Yes, is there any problem with Luo Sheng?" Zhao Shizeng nodded.

"No problem, but I also have conditions. De'an Securities Investment Company will pay Huaguang Real Estate Company 7 million yuan before July, and the excess profit will not belong to Huaguang Real Estate Company. Moreover, Zhao'an Real Estate Company wants to increase its stake in Huaguang Real Estate Company. The purpose is not to acquire it, but to share the 2 million yuan profit." Luo Qihong proposed more favorable conditions.

'Borrowing chickens to lay eggs' is also a normal investment method.

Although Luo Qihong does not have a clear investment project, he can get the funds first and then slowly look for opportunities. If that doesn't work, he can transfer the funds to the Japanese stock market. It should not be a problem to make a profit of 1 million.

Zhao Shizeng frowned, alert, "How much equity does Luo Sheng want to increase his holdings?"

"Increase holdings to 15%." Luo Qihong shouted out a high price and waited for Zhao Shizeng to bargain.

Zhao Shizeng's eyebrows twisted into a "川" shape instantly, "Too much, Luo Sheng can only increase his holdings to 10% at most. My family only holds 24.5%, there is absolutely no need for Luo Sheng to increase his holdings so much."

"Since Mr. Zhao thinks it's too high, I'll lower it a bit, 13%, how about that?" Luo Qihong looked at Zhao Shizeng and continued, "Mr. Zhao, 1 million yuan is not a small profit. I need to take risks. If I can't achieve my goal, I can use my equity to reduce some losses. This is just my guarantee."

"At most 12%. If it doesn't work, just pretend I didn't say anything." Zhao Shizeng waved his hand, pretending to sigh.

"Okay, we've got a deal." Luo Qihong smiled faintly. As long as he continued to increase his holdings, he would have a chance of winning even if he really had to forcefully acquire Huaguang Real Estate Company in the future.

"When does Luo Sheng plan to start purchasing stocks?" Zhao Shizeng asked casually, but he was actually quite concerned. He was worried that Luo Qihong would take the opportunity to purchase more stocks and develop unnecessary ambitions.

"The time has not been determined yet. It may be later. At present, Zhaoan Real Estate Company does not have sufficient funds." Luo Qihong found an excuse to get away with it.

As for the excess profits, Zhao Shizeng thought that it would be difficult to double the profits, let alone more profits. Even if Luo Qihong was so capable, it was only natural for him to give up those profits.

The two parties signed the contract immediately. According to Luo Qihong's request, Huaguang Real Estate Company needed to complete the transfer within 1 day, otherwise De'an Securities Investment Company could charge appropriate interest.

Dean Securities Investment Company Office

After listening to Luo Qihong's narration and reading the terms of the contract, Bai Jinyan immediately put on a miserable face.

She does not think this is a completely beneficial project. The current investment market situation in Hong Kong is so bad that doubling the money within 5 months is really a bit unrealistic.

"Don't worry, if there is any loss, I will personally take full responsibility for it." Luo Qihong said.

Bai Jinyan pursed his lips and said, "I only own 10% of the shares. Even if all the losses are incurred, it will only be 1 million yuan, which will not have much impact."

"I am worried that it will affect the company's future plans. How do you plan to use this money?"

Luo Qihong thought about it seriously, and after 5 minutes he said, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

Bai Jinyan shook his head. "The current investment environment in Hong Kong is not very good. Perhaps we can invest this money in the Japanese stock market after the Spring Festival."

Luo Qihong nodded and said, "Let's decide this first. I'll think about it in the next few days. Maybe there will be better investment projects."

In fact, the Japanese stock market is very large and can fully accommodate the 1 million yuan investment, but what they care about is that they don't want outsiders to know that Dean Securities Investment Company has such a project, which seems to be a way of making a fortune in silence.

After all, once this money is used in Japan, Huaguang Real Estate Company will definitely know some inside information, because they are the owner of this money and have the right to know.

"Well, this is the only way now." Bai Jinyan said helplessly.

(End of this chapter)