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Chapter 138, Section 137: Hundreds of billions of dollars invested in futures trading – it's all about the thrill!

Yang Jun frowned. It was still a bit too little. He wanted to acquire Swire Group and take over its vast assets, including Cathay Pacific, Swire Shipyards, Swire Properties, and other high-quality assets.

“I want to buy shares of Swire Pacific. I will use HK$1 billion to buy shares of Swire Pacific’s listed companies and another HK$4 billion to buy Hang Seng Index futures.”

Ah! Huo Baoning was startled. Yang Jun was planning to acquire Swire Group?

"Boss, Swire Group's shares are heavily concentrated in the Swire family, who own more than 35% of the company. Acquiring Swire Group won't be easy!"

Huo Baoning has already put it very tactfully: acquiring Swire Group is basically impossible!
After Wheelock, Wharf Holdings, and Hong Kong Electric were acquired by Chinese, these British-owned companies became very cautious and conservative in their investments, trying to make steady progress. Swire Group, in particular, had plenty of cash and was not afraid of being acquired!
"It's all about human effort. You prepare the money for me, and have Giant Securities buy into the listed companies under Swire Group!"

Giant Fund is no longer a small company, but the largest fund company in Hong Kong. It not only has public fund business, but also has applied for more than a dozen financial licenses such as the Securities Business License and the Fund Management License. It is also a large securities firm.

Giant Fund was merged into Giant Securities, and Wang Xue was promoted to president of Giant Securities, becoming a highly sought-after figure in Hong Kong's financial industry!
Yang Jun made a phone call, and Wang Xue immediately ran up from her office on the 16th floor to report to Yang Jun!

"Mr. Yang, you're going to buy shares in a listed company under Swire Pacific for HK$10 billion?"

Wang Xue's expression was strange because the Hong Kong stock market had suffered heavy blows recently, with the Hang Seng Index falling to 780 points, a 10% drop from last month, and the possibility of further decline could not be ruled out!
"Yes, what's the problem?"

Yang Jun smiled and asked in return, but his smile startled Wang Xue, who quickly shook her head.

"No, I will definitely do as instructed!"

Yang Jun nodded, and then mentioned the second thing: copying the Hang Seng Index futures.

"40 billion leveraged funds, 3 times the leverage, to speculate on the Hang Seng Index, all long positions!"

Stock trading without leverage is soulless; it's all about the thrill!

Go long? Wang Xue nodded, bewildered.

Should we go long in this market? Does the boss have some inside information?
Although Wang Xue couldn't understand, it didn't stop her from obeying. Only HSBC could provide such a large amount of leveraged financing!

So Wang Xue immediately contacted senior executives at HSBC, which alarmed even HSBC's CEO, Sir Michael Sandberg!
When HSBC's Sir Michael Sandberg heard that Giant Securities had used 40 billion to leverage its investment and bought a total of 120 billion in the Hang Seng Index, he was greatly surprised!
"Really? Mr. Yang bought HK$120 billion worth of Hang Seng Index shares?"

Such a large-scale investment, is there some inside information? I heard Yang Jun has very close ties with the mainland!

Unable to contain his curiosity, Shen Bi called Bao Chuanwang to ask if there was anything he didn't know.

Meanwhile, Yang Jun and Ruan Mei went to a Western restaurant for dinner and found a window seat.

The restaurant has a great ambiance, and there's even someone playing the violin; it's a popular spot for white-collar workers and young professionals.

"Wow, this place is so expensive! A glass of water costs 10 yuan! That's outrageous!"

Ruan Mei looked at the price list and couldn't help but complain.

"Brother Jun, how about we go somewhere else? This place is a rip-off!"

Yang Jun was speechless. Ruan Mei was good at settling down, but she was too thrifty!
"Little Jew, it's my treat today, so just eat and don't worry about it!"

Ruan Mei then realized that the person sitting across from her was Hong Kong's richest man, a real tycoon who could eat his way into poverty!
"Then I'll just order whatever I like~"

Ruan Mei's eyes gleamed with cunning. She chuckled and ordered a large meal from the menu.

"Waiter, bring us our food!"

The table was laden with food, but most of it was high-quality and reasonably priced. The red wine was too expensive, so Ruan Mei didn't order it!

Ruan Mei wanted to get a good deal but was reluctant to order anything too expensive, leaving Yang Jun both amused and exasperated!

"Are you full? I'll take you somewhere~"

Yang Jun, resting his chin on his hand, looked at Ruan Mei across from him, whose mouth was greasy from eating, and couldn't help but tease her:
"Are you a reincarnated starving ghost, eating so much?"

With her mouth stuffed full, Ruan Mei could only make satisfied whimpering sounds, and smiled sheepishly.

"Boss, where are you taking me?"

In the past month, Yang Jun and Ruan Mei's relationship has progressed rapidly, and they have tried everything except taking the final step.

"Come with me, and you'll find out!"

Yang Jun led Ruan Mei to an upscale residential area, took the elevator to the top floor of the building, opened the door and went in, and Ruan Mei let out a gasp!
Wow, this place is so beautiful! Is this your home?

The interior decoration is exquisite and luxurious, with a huge chandelier imported from Italy, a high-end-looking burgundy sofa, and shiny, gleaming tiles.

"This place is huge! It must be several thousand square feet. The toilet is bigger than the total area of ​​my house!"

Ruan Mei examined it carefully, her eyes shining, filled with envy!

Yang Jun put his arm around Ruan Mei's slender waist and said with a smile:

“This is our house, with a total area of ​​over 3 square feet and seven rooms. You can bring your grandmother to live here too!”

"Ah! Really?" Ruan Mei's eyes widened, and she asked incredulously.

"You're giving me this house? How much is that? At least 2 or 3 million, right?"

Ruan Mei was touched, but then she realized what she had said and said to Yang Jun:
"No way! I can't accept rewards without merit!"

Although Ruan Mei likes to take advantage of others, she has a very sound moral compass. Faced with such a great temptation, her first reaction was to refuse!
Yang Jun was even more fond of the adorable Ruan Mei and said with a smile:

"You're my girlfriend, so it's only natural for me to give you a house. Besides, the house isn't expensive, only a little over 300 million. I earned that in just one hour!"

Wow! Ruan Mei was also shocked. She earned more than 300 million in just one hour!
But then she smiled, hugged Yang Jun happily, and said in a coquettish tone:
Thank you! You gave me a complete family.

Ruan Mei had already thought of it: she would bring her grandmother, who depended on her for survival, over tomorrow, and the two of them would move into this big house.

What woman doesn't love a house? Ruan Mei had long been disgusted with her previous small apartment of less than 30 square meters. Now that she could move into this apartment, it felt like a dream come true!
Yang Jun lifted Ruan Mei's chin and said teasingly:

"How will you thank me?"

Ruan Mei blushed shyly and said to Yang Jun:
"Here'll let you kiss me~"

Yang Jun chuckled, carried Ruan Mei into the bedroom, and threw her onto the large, soft bed.

"No! I have a heart condition!"

Ruan Mei said pitifully that she couldn't get too excited, otherwise she might easily kick the bucket.

Yang Jun frowned and could only say helplessly:
"Then I'll be gentler~"

Yang Jun's movements were very gentle, afraid that Ruan Mei would get too excited, so he could only proceed slowly and cautiously!
The next day, Yang Jun got out of bed and habitually touched the person beside him, only to find that Ruan Mei was no longer there.

"Little girl, you were acting like you were going to die last night, why are you up so early today?"

Yang Jun chuckled, put on his clothes, and went to the living room, where he saw Ruan Mei busy in the kitchen.

Soon, Ruan Mei limped over with breakfast in her hands, smiling as she said:

"Brother Jun, I didn't wake you up because I saw you weren't awake. I'm used to waking up early every day!"

Children from poor families mature early, and Ruan Mei's breakfast was so delicious and visually appealing that Yang Jun had a great appetite! "Why don't you rest a little longer? Why don't you let Ahua and the others go out and buy breakfast?"

Ruan Mei shook her head and smiled gently at Yang Jun:

"Food outside is unhygienic; it's always safer to eat what you make yourself!"

Yang Jun patted Ruan Mei's head, feeling very content. This must be what home feels like.

Ruan Mei gave Yang Jun the urge to get married for the first time, but it was just an impulse. Yang Jun knew very well that if he were to get married, he would still choose a wealthy and powerful family of equal social standing, as that would be of the greatest help to his career!
As for female celebrities, they're only good for having fun, not for making a living!

Yang Jun picked up a newspaper, and a news article caught his attention. Ruan Mei also came over.

"Brother Jun, this foreign flight attendant is going too far! She won't give the customer a blanket just because the customer can't speak English?"

The Sing Hong Kong Daily reported that an economy class passenger asked a Cathay Pacific flight attendant for a blanket because he was too cold. The flight attendant then spoke to the 60-year-old passenger in English.

And then she turned around and complained to the flight attendant behind her, saying to her colleague:

"Anyone can fly, but this old man doesn't even speak English!"

"If you can't speak English, you're not qualified to fly!"

The flight attendant's words were overheard by several nearby Chinese customers, one of whom, a university student, recorded them with a voice recorder and sent them to a newspaper. After the Sing Tao Daily reported the news, it immediately sparked a heated debate among the Chinese community.

Seeing Ruan Mei's indignation, Yang Jun said to her:

"Cathay Pacific is owned by foreigners. They make money off Chinese people, yet they laugh at them behind their backs. It's utterly despicable!"

"But don't worry, I'll take action!"

Ruan Mei blinked and said excitedly:
"Brother Jun, are you going to acquire Cathay Pacific? If it's true, then we won't have to put up with the foreigners anymore."

"Haha, you little rascal~"

Yang Jun flicked Ruan Mei's upturned nose, which displeased Ruan Mei.

Fanling Golf Course.

This place became a frequent meeting place for Yang Jun, Huo Yingdong, Bao Chuanwang, and others. After playing golf, they would talk about the recent economic situation in Hong Kong.

"Ah Jun, I heard you're planning to buy futures, and even make a big long position in the Hang Seng Index?"

"You really think the stock market will be bullish this year, and that Hong Kong will experience a bull market?"

Huo Yingdong brought up this topic, which he was very interested in. If Yang Jun was optimistic about the stock market, he would be willing to try his luck!
Yang Jun said with a smile:

"There are always risks involved in futures trading, but I am optimistic about the Hong Kong stock market in the short term!"

Huo Yingdong's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile:

"Then I'll buy it too. You eat the meat, and I'll just have a sip of soup!"

Yang Jun was amused by Old Master Huo Yingdong. He was not bothered that the Huo family was willing to buy from him; on the contrary, he was very happy!
The shipping magnate standing to the side said with a smile:

"Ah Jun has invested HK$120 billion. How much cash can your Huo family come up with?"

"Ah Jun, I'll put up 3 million Hong Kong dollars and buy it with you!"

The Bao family was wealthy and powerful, and Bao the shipping magnate thought Yang Jun's judgment was sound, so he took out 300 million to test the waters, knowing that even if he lost money, it wouldn't be a serious loss.

Wu Zheng, the son-in-law of the shipping magnate, twitched his lips. Good heavens! His father-in-law was really reckless, trusting Yang Jun so much?

It's worth noting that Bao, the shipping magnate, rarely dabbled in futures trading; this was the first time he'd done something this big.
Upon hearing that Bao Chuanwang had invested 3 million, Huo Yingdong, not to be outdone, retorted:

“Our Huo family can contribute 500 million to buy Hang Seng Index futures.”

Huo Ting, sitting opposite Huo Yingdong, spat out the tea in his mouth and blinked frantically at Huo Yingdong, trying to stop Huo Yingdong's crazy actions.

"Are your eyes acting up? Why are you blinking so much?"

Huo Ting quickly pulled his elderly father, Huo Yingdong, aside and earnestly advised him:

"Dad, we only have 6 million in cash. If the investment fails, the Huo family will be finished!"

Investing involves risks, and futures trading carries the greatest risk. Getting rich overnight or going bankrupt overnight are both common occurrences.

Huo Yingdong slammed his fist on the table and angrily said to Huo Ting:

"Get lost, don't get in my way of making money. Ah Jun has already invested HK$120 billion, what are we Huo family afraid of!"

Huo Ting was speechless. What kind of spell had Yang Jun cast on the old man? He wouldn't even listen to his own son, but instead trusted an outsider so much.
Huo Yingdong went his own way and took out 500 million from the bank to invest, following Yang Jun's lead.

Huo Yingdong had previously invested in Yang Jun's fund company and reaped considerable profits, experiencing the sweetness of financial investment. He had no doubt about Yang Jun's abilities!
A few days later, a bombshell news story was broadcast on television: the negotiations between England and the mainland had finally yielded results, and the return date had been confirmed.

"Stocks will still be traded, dancing will still be performed, and horses will still run!"

The news that all capitalist products in Hong Kong would be preserved shocked the entire city, and the growing unease gradually subsided.

The massive wave of immigration has temporarily stopped, with most wealthy Chinese choosing to wait and see, as no one wants to leave their homeland!

The stock market was the first to react, rising from a low of 780 points to 1250 points within three days. The entire stock market suddenly became hot, and foreign capital poured into the Hong Kong stock market, injecting new vitality into it.

Giant Group.

Yang Jun smiled as he watched the Hang Seng Index rise, indicating that he had made a considerable profit in futures trading.

"Mr. Wang, how much money has our Giant Group made so far?"

Wang Xue was shocked by the surge in the Hang Seng Index these past few days. She never expected that in just three days, the Hong Kong stock market would rise like a rocket, it was terrifying!
Wang Xue also admired her boss Yang Jun immensely, praising his keen insight in buying stock index futures when no one else was interested.

"Boss, we've made a total profit of HK$75 billion so far, and we're still making a profit!"

Yang Jun was secretly pleased. HK$75 billion in cash was much faster than robbing a bank. Even HSBC's money-printing speed couldn't keep up with how fast Yang Jun made money in the stock market!

With this cash, Yang Jun can do many things, including acquiring Swire Group!

"Sell all the futures contracts and cash out everything!"

Ah! Wang Xue was surprised. The Hang Seng Index is still rising. Wouldn't it be a waste to sell now?
"Boss, should we wait a little longer?"

Yang Jun glanced at Wang Xue and said with a smile:

"Buy when no one cares, sell when everyone is talking! That's the essence of investing."

"Never try to make the last penny; that's the investment philosophy of Giant Securities."

Wang Xue nodded. She understood these principles, but in practice, people are often controlled by greed and act irrationally!
The stock market is a reflection of human nature; few people can resist their own greed.

(End of this chapter)