Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 360 Chapter 361 [Just to take revenge on you]

1% of the equity is really too little. Even if you wait for the right opportunity and cash out at a high price, you won’t make much profit.

"Let's find a way to continue acquiring some. As long as the price does not exceed 130% of the current share price, we will acquire them generously." Luo Qihong said after a moment of deep thought.

"Okay!" Bai Jinyan said again, "The head of Standard Chartered Bank has sought help from British companies such as Jardine Matheson and Swire, but they all chose to stand aside and watch. If no other big companies are willing to support it, Standard Chartered Bank will soon fall into the hands of Lloyds Bank."

"Didn't the boss of Standard Chartered Bank contact HSBC?" Luo Qihong asked calmly.

Bai Jinyan shook his head and said, "No, in fact, there is not much difference between falling into the hands of HSBC and falling into the hands of Lloyds Bank. In fact, the two banks have been rivals for many years, and Lloyds Bank is better than HSBC."

"That's true. Although Shen Bi has retired, the new boss Pu Weishi is no pushover either. It's obvious that he wants to take over Standard Chartered Bank." Luo Qihong said with a faint smile. This has nothing to do with him very much. It's just an investment project.

"If we can take the opportunity to control Standard Chartered Bank, it might be a good choice." Bai Jinyan said tentatively. It is her responsibility to contribute to the family and it is also the best way to consolidate her position.

"Private control of Standard Chartered Bank will cause huge troubles, and we are Chinese. The Hong Kong government will definitely not allow this to happen." Luo Qihong politely declined.

What does Standard Chartered Bank do?
If you want a good bank, you'd better set it up yourself.

"I'm just saying it. The boss of Standard Chartered Bank has already contacted the chartering king, and the chartering king has contacted the Nanyang tycoon Qiu Depu and the Australian tycoon Robert, and they are preparing to join forces to deal with the aggressive Lloyds Bank." Bai Jinyan said.

Hearing this, Luo Qihong fell into deep thought. With Pao Yue-Kong taking the lead in dealing with Lloyds Bank, the acquisition war would not be decided in a short period of time. The profits involved would be huge.

"Is there enough money to acquire Standard Chartered Bank shares?" Luo Qihong asked.

"It's not enough. The funds for acquiring 1.1% of the equity are close to 1 million yuan. If we want to absorb a large amount, we will need several hundred million in cash." Bai Jinyan said with embarrassment.

"I will lend 5 million yuan to the company personally. Before Charter King announces its joining, I will contact the small shareholders of Standard Chartered Bank and strive to acquire more equity within two days." Luo Qihong said.

"Okay, then I'll arrange it right away." Bai Jinyan took a deep look at Luo Qihong. He really had a lot of cash flow. He could take out 5 million yuan as soon as he said it would.

Luo Qihong didn't care about Bai Jinyan's expression at all. He remembered that this was one of the two major failed investments in the charter king's life.

The reason for the failure here is closely related to the stock market crash in 87. Luo Qihong does not think that he can deal with the general trend of the world. All he can do is to go with the flow.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Lin Zuhui sat in the main seat with a gloomy face. Lin Yunxue felt uncomfortable all over, which seemed to have a lot to do with her.

"Mr. Luo, shouldn't you give me an explanation?" Lin Zuhui said in a serious tone.

Luo Qihong smiled and said, "What does Mr. Lin want to explain? I didn't force Miss Lin. It was consensual between us. We are both men, so you should understand."

"Understand? Ridiculous!" Lin Zuhui slammed the table and said angrily, "You are already married, but you are still arguing with my daughter and want me to understand you. My daughter, Lin Zuhui, is a lady from a wealthy family. If this gets out, how can she get married?"

"Mr. Lin, you have to ask yourself this question. When Qiyun Investment Company was attacked by Lin Luoqi and almost changed hands, where were you at that time? And you knew these things would happen, so why didn't you take precautions in advance?"

"I helped Ms. Lin save Qiyun Investment. You also found out about this later. Why didn't you hold them accountable?"

"Now you are interfering in our affairs. People who don't know would think that Mr. Lin wants some benefits."

"You bastard!" Lin Zuhui was so angry that his face turned red and he seemed to be about to fall down. "Daddy, calm down first and talk slowly." Seeing that Lin Zuhui had calmed down a little, Lin Yunxue turned to look at Luo Qihong and said, "Brother Hong, can you let my daddy go?"

"Okay, okay, don't worry, there's a doctor here in the hotel." Luo Qihong said impatiently.

Ten minutes later, Lin Zuhui calmed down and said, "Axue, you break up with him. He also wants to withdraw from Qiyun Investment Company. I will find a way to deal with the funding."

Lin Yunxue looked at Luo Qihong with twinkling eyes, as if asking for help.

"Sure. The current market value of Qiyu Investment Company is over 2 million, plus the funds I lent to Miss Lin, the total is 1 million. Let's add some fluctuations and round it up to an integer, 5 million. Mr. Lin, do you want to pay in cash or in asset conversion?" Luo Qihong blinked, signaling Lin Yunxue to stay calm.

"What? 2 million? Is Luo Sheng trying to take advantage of the situation?" Lin Zuhui became even angrier and started coughing.

"Mr. Lin actually figured it out. Yes, I just wanted to take advantage of the situation." Luo Qihong urged, "It's more cost-effective to redeem the equity now. When Qiyun Investment's assets reach a higher level, I will ask for 5 million next time."

After being eroded by the brothers Lin Luoxun and Lin Luoqi, Haofeng Real Estate Company is no longer what it used to be, and its market value is around 2 to 3 million yuan.

This is Lin Zuhui's life's work, and Xu Jiawen will not let Lin Zuhui help Lin Yunxue smoothly, so redeeming the equity is almost impossible.

"You have evil intentions!" Lin Zuhui coughed even more violently.

Lin Yunxue glared at Luo Qihong fiercely, signaling him to speak more gently and not be so aggressive.

If Lin Zuhui gets angry to death, their relationship will be over. How dare that woman be with the murderer of her father?

"Mr. Lin, you should know your family's situation very well. You can't protect Miss Lin at all. She also needs a backer. Besides, Miss Lin is capable, so how could she marry and raise children?" Luo Qihong said comfortingly, "Qiyun Investment has reached its current scale because your family members dare not keep causing trouble. Do you think they have a change of heart?"

"Without me, Qiyun Investment would have changed hands long ago. I just don't know if it was your eldest son or your youngest son who took over, but it definitely couldn't be your daughter."

Lin Zuhui stared at Luo Qihong, even though Luo Qihong was telling the truth.

The older generation of Chinese people all follow the principle of "don't air your dirty laundry in public" and will never admit until their death that they can't teach their sons or handle their wives.

"You clearly want to take revenge on me. I took away Yiren Real Estate Company and made you lose the foundation of your fortune." Lin Zuhui said sternly.

"So Mr. Lin still remembers this matter. Since Mr. Lin relied on his wealth and power to have the power of life and death over me, he should have thought today that this matter can't be resolved peacefully. Besides, isn't Mr. Lin afraid that I will launch an indiscriminate attack on all the companies in your family?" Luo Qihong said with a sneer.

You made the black gloves at first, and now you have lost your power. Now you want to make the white gloves. How can that be possible?

Today, Luo Qihong is extremely wealthy and powerful, and the entire Lin family cannot compete with him. If you offend Luo Qihong, you will not lose the company, but your development will be slow and you will lose opportunities for a long time.

Lin Luoxun, Lin Luoqi and Xu Jiawen would not agree. Compared to face, they want more tangible benefits.

Lin Zuhui stopped talking. He was already very clear-headed. If he had provoked Luo Qihong, there was no way he could make Luo Qihong back down on the basis of morality.

Luo Qihong didn't want to look at each other in bewilderment the next time they met, so he softened his tone and said, "Mr. Lin, we will be careful and try not to let outsiders know. Even if we are photographed, I will not admit it."

(End of this chapter)