Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 334 335 [Wedding City is very prosperous]

Gossip always fades away without follow-up, and is replaced by new stories.

Therefore, Luo Qihong adopted a cold approach and did not get completely angry.

However, some magazines continued to hype up old news and speculated about Luo Qihong's family affairs, including descriptions of the conflicts in the Luo family's relationships.

But the citizens of Hong Kong did not pay much attention to this. Instead, they focused their attention on the increasingly fierce battle for the Star Ferry.

Relying on its long-standing connections on the Star Ferry board of directors, Henderson Lighting acquired 5% to 6% of the shares from the directors, narrowing the gap with Aigo.

Today, Henderson Lighting holds 35.2% of the shares, and Aigo holds 36.1%, with a difference of only 0.9%.

The market value of the Star Ferry Company has also been raised to 16.3 billion yuan, almost equal to its asset value.

HSBC Trading Room

The crowd here is still dense, just like a vegetable market, bustling and noisy, no worse than the four major exchanges.

"Aimego is different from the previous two times. It seems that it is determined to acquire the Star Ferry Company. We should be able to make a lot of money this time. It is certain that we can double it."

"If you are so sure, be careful that Liu Sheng might mess with you."

"Even if the acquisition fails, I can still make a profit. Those magazines have already dug up the background of the Star Ferry Company. The market value is no less than 16 billion yuan, and the stock price will be at least 12 yuan. I can still make 2 yuan per share, at least 1 yuan."

Luo Qihong listened to the conversation between the two people next to him and knew how much confidence the investors had in Liu Luanxiong.

I thought to myself, "Liu Luanxiong should not lose as long as he can withstand the pressure from the bank."

"Mr. Luo, why are you standing here? Why don't you go to the reception room?" Zhang Taotao trotted over with a smile on his face.

Zhang Taotao follows Luo Qihong in investment and his net worth has exceeded 4 million yuan. He is an outstanding stock broker in Hong Kong and many wealthy people come to him for stock trading.

All of this was brought to him by Luo Qihong. He was also a smart man. If he wanted to continue to move to a higher level, he still had to rely on Luo Qihong's guidance and support.

When the shareholders heard Zhang Taotao's words, they all turned around and looked at Luo Qihong, with excitement slowly appearing on their faces.

Unfortunately, before they could react, Luo Qihong and Zhang Taotao left the hall together.

In the reception room, Luo Qihong took a sip of coffee and smiled, "The stock market has improved a lot. Mr. Zhang is going to make a lot of money again. His net worth has exceeded 100 million, right?"

Zhang Taotao smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Not yet. The gap is still a long way off. In the final analysis, I am too timid. If I had followed you, Luo Sheng, to leverage last time, my assets would have been over 100 million by now."

"Taking risks has its advantages, but being steady also has its advantages. You won't have big ups and downs. If you take it slow, you can become a billionaire." Luo Qihong said with a laugh.

After a brief chat, Luo Qihong got to the point, "What does HSBC think about the appreciation of the Japanese yen and the German yuan?"

Zhang Taotao's face darkened as he said, "Most people think the currency won't appreciate so significantly, but a few think it will appreciate on a large scale as the Americans wish."

"What do you think, Mr. Zhang? Will it appreciate in value?" Luo Qihong asked with a faint smile.

The market for the appreciation of the Japanese yen is so large that it can accommodate many people to invest, so you can do a favor at this time.

"It's unlikely. The appreciation will have too much harm to Japan's domestic economy. The Japanese are unlikely to do that." Zhang Taotao is also not optimistic.

"I have a different opinion." Luo Qihong repeated his opinion, exuding confidence.

Seeing Zhang Taotao fall silent, Luo Qihong told him the purpose of today. "I should have 9 million yuan in cash in my stock account. Help me leverage it 5 times, a total of 45 billion yuan, to buy the appreciation of the Japanese yen."

Luo Qihong also wanted to leverage 10 times or 20 times, but unfortunately HSBC could not provide so much money, so he simply leveraged a smaller multiple and did business with more companies.

"I didn't expect Mr. Luo to be so confident about this matter." Zhang Taotao wanted to follow Luo Qihong to make a big deal, so that he could leave HSBC and start his own company.

But if you lose, you will lose everything, which is worse than when you started. Once you are penniless, you will suffer losses of tens of millions, or even lose everything and be in debt.

"A leverage of 45 billion yuan shouldn't be a problem. It was this number last time." Zhang Taotao came to his senses and quickly answered Luo Qihong's question.

"How much does Luo Sheng expect to earn?" Zhang Taotao continued to ask.

"Making a 6% profit shouldn't be a problem." Luo Qihong said with a smile.

Zhang Taotao stood up and said, "Then I will go and handle the formalities for Luo Sheng."

After completing the formalities, Luo Qihong went to the Bank of China and asked the person in charge to provide a leverage of 50 billion yuan with a principal of 10 billion yuan.

In order to plan for the future, Luo Qihong went to the Bank of East Asia the next day and asked Li Fushu to help him buy the appreciation of the Japanese yen with a principal of 2 million yuan and a leverage of 5 times, totaling 10 billion yuan.

In this way, Luo Qihong leveraged 105 billion yuan in monetary investment, which was almost all of Luo Qihong's assets on the surface, leaving only 5 million yuan in cash flow in his personal account.

Deep Water Bay Luo Family Villa

Luo Zegui and Lin Ya had seen the news in newspapers and magazines and knew about Luo Qihong's affairs. However, Luo Qihong and Luo Qixing had a conflict, and the two elders became accomplices, so they did not dare to scold directly. Now that Luo Qihong officially brought Bai Jinyan home, the two elders had long forgotten about those things and focused on chatting with Bai Jinyan.

"Let's pick a time and have a chat with your parents, and discuss the marriage."

The happiest person was Luo Zegui. The old friends became relatives, and they could be closer in the future.

Chen Yusan on the side felt a little jealous. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law were not so nice to her in the beginning. It seemed that Bai Jinyan would be a strong opponent for her.

If it were Li Bingjun, Chen Yusan probably wouldn't feel so guilty.

"Uncle Luo, Aunt Lin, there's no rush about this." Bai Jinyan glanced at Luo Qihong inadvertently while speaking.

Luo Zegui and Lin Ya understood immediately. Lin Ya stared at Luo Qihong and said, "Ah Hong, what do you mean? When do you plan to get married?"

Luo Qihong said expressionlessly, "Let's talk about it later. I'm still very busy now, and Sister Jinyan doesn't have much time either."

"You can't spare the time to get married? I think you are just dragging it out." Lin Ya's tone became bad.

"The arrangement of wedding guests will be very complicated. Invitations need to be sent to many important officials of the Hong Kong government, perhaps even the Governor, as well as some friends from the business community." Luo Qihong counted all the people from all walks of life, "The number of people will be more than 5."

Luo Zegui and Lin Ya were shocked. When Luo Qixing got married, it wasn't so troublesome. It was just that there were more people on the Chen family's side.

Now that Luo Qihong is getting married, he is even inviting the Governor of Hong Kong. This is really a grand event.

Chen Yusan glanced at Luo Qixing and saw that her husband was still confused. She could only sigh that the man she married was still far from good enough.

"Uncle Luo, Aunt Lin, there will be someone to help with these things, but it will take time to sort out the context." Bai Jinyan said with a smile.

"Well, then you just handle it yourselves. We can't help you much." Luo Zegui nodded with a grim expression.

"The main reason is that we are afraid that you two elders are tired, so we hope you can help to review it and give us some advice. It is inevitable that we will miss something." Bai Jinyan quickly handed the two elders the steps to go down.

Lin Ya patted Bai Jinyan's little hand and said gently, "We understand what you mean. We two old people will take care of those relatives. I believe your parents will do a good job too."

Chen Yusan sensed the benefit and interrupted, "If you are too busy, my husband and I can help out."

Bai Jinyan was not very clear about Chen Yusan's position in the Luo family, but it was not easy to offend anyone now, so he smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble my eldest brother and sister-in-law."

"Ah Hong, is your wedding room at home?" Lin Ya asked.

"I plan to live at home for a while after I get married. When the nearby villa is built, we will move there." Luo Qihong said lightly.

There will be other conflicts in the future, and our relationship might be better if we don’t live together.

Lin Ya wanted to say something but was stopped by Luo Zegui. Bai Jinyan also discovered the trick.

When Luo Qihong sent her back, Bai Jinyan asked what happened.

So Luo Qihong told everyone about Shengyun Real Estate Company without hiding anything.

"This matter is quite troublesome. Uncle Luo and Aunt Lin should have known about it later. Since everything has been done, it is better to do it thoroughly." Bai Jinyan advised, "In fact, it is a good thing for Shengyun Real Estate to go public. Your eldest brother can have his own listed company and does not have to rely on you completely."

"Forget it. This is a confusing matter in itself. I've helped to this extent, and that's enough. Let them figure out the rest on their own." Luo Qihong sighed.

"The assets of Shengyun should be over 1 million, and they will be able to have a position in Hong Kong in the future. There is nothing to worry about." Bai Jinyan smiled slightly, but he was very wary of Chen Yusan in his heart.

As a woman, she has already felt the role played by Chen Yusan in the whole thing, and it can even be said that this matter was caused by Chen Yusan.

This woman is probably not a good person, she just appears to be amiable on the surface.

Seeing that Bai Jinyan had a preliminary understanding of his family relationships, Luo Qihong didn't say anything more.

Siu On Real Estate Company
The three giants gathered to report on their work.

"Boss, the real estate market has been very prosperous recently. The land prices have recovered to 81% of the 8 level. It is expected that by the end of the year, the prices will be back to the peak level in 81." Cheng Jianshen reported, "Although the growth of industrial buildings is not as good as other properties, with the influx of international companies, the prices of industrial buildings have recovered to 80% of the peak level in 6. It is estimated that by the middle of next year, the prices will be back to the peak level."

"The market for industrial properties is very fragile. You must pay special attention to it and analyze any abnormal situations in a timely manner. Don't hesitate when it's time to sell and cash out," Luo Qihong advised.

"The prices of commercial buildings in Central have reached their peak, and are expected to increase by another 2% to 3% by the end of the year. The price increase of commercial buildings and shopping malls in Tsim Sha Tsui is smaller than that of Central, and are estimated to reach the peak price of 82 before the end of the year," Kang Wenyi reported.

"Well! The company's most important assets are in Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui. Our main profit comes from property rental, so those contracts can no longer be signed long-term. They must all be changed to one-year or six-month contracts." Luo Qihong didn't want the rent to be 1% different.

Then, Chen Zhilong reported his work. "I suggest that Huaguang Real Estate Company can spend a lot of money to privatize Legu Real Estate Company. After all, the latter relies on rent as its main income. If Huaguang Real Estate Company is seriously in debt, we can take advantage of the low stock price and privatize Huaguang Real Estate Company at a very low price. In this way, we can privatize two listed companies at once."

Luo Qihong nodded. He had to say that Chen Zhilong's suggestion was very good. The fact that Zhaoan Real Estate Company controlled two listed companies would hinder its function. Once privatized, the market value of Zhaoan Real Estate Company could be greatly increased.

(End of this chapter)