"Is it that urgent? I was supposed to come over tomorrow morning to clear customs, but you have to call me over today?"
Very angry!
I had been planning to arrange a big dinner tonight, and I had made all the preparations, just waiting for the final push, but Lin Wenhui seemed to be pressing for my life.
He can still distinguish the priorities between work and personal enjoyment.
With a career, you have everything.
Without a career, everything is illusory.
Hearing this, Lin Wenhui laughed out loud and said, "You deserve it! We are all busy, but you are the only one who is relaxed?
It's just a matter between Dongguan and Pengcheng, just let the subordinates do it for you."
Apart from official business, only Zhang Tao knew the inside story. Even Guo Xinyi, the person actually in charge, only knew a little bit about it. He might have guessed a little, but he definitely didn't dare to reveal a single word to the outside world.
Lin Wenhui was not looking for trouble, but his purpose of coming to Hong Kong this time was half successful, and the only thing left was Li Zehua to be there in person to make the final decision.
The financing of US$3 million by Qingyun Investment is not an easy task, even if its initiator is Qingyun Group.
Without the guarantee of a group-affiliated company, it would be hard for people to trust a rising star with no reputation in the financial circle.
Making nearly 30 million with 3 of own capital in a few months may be a good publicity point, but this is 3000 million US dollars, not million.
"Oh? Have you reached an agreement with Goldman Sachs and Citi?"
Li Zehua's eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to ask for details.
Using financing from American financial institutions to invest in the American secondary market was a strategy he had long decided on.
After all, the capital content of Qingyun Group is slightly insufficient. If it rashly rushes to the US stock market, it would be fine if it loses money, but what if it makes too much money and is targeted?
He didn't dare to take the chance that in later generations, financial institutions would go bankrupt, deposit data would be lost, and special targets would be imposed, or even the money would be frozen and confiscated directly. Even the Damao family could not escape it.
It was fine in the past few years. He only bought large-cap stocks and there were too many institutions involved. Unless he was extremely lucky and encountered a black swan event, it would be difficult for him to lose money.
But what about the future?
The yield of U.S. stocks is there, which is like picking up money for him. For example, Tesla, which has not yet gone public, has skyrocketed three or four times due to the positive stimulus of Google's withdrawal from the domestic market.
There are plenty of opportunities to make money, not to mention Bitcoin, which will sooner or later come into the attention of capital. This thing is unregulated, has a limited quantity, and can drive Anglo-American Capital to reap the world.
In later generations, the mining cards that were hyped up because of mining made the entire industry chain reap the benefits.
How could he not be moved!
When it comes to interests, he can stand on the major issues of right and wrong, but he will not miss the opportunity to strengthen his own strength as much as possible before a crisis breaks out.
Therefore, the best way is to borrow money from Squid.
Borrow as much as you can!
As long as the financial institutions controlled by the Squid agree, he doesn't mind lending out a scale of U.S. debt, isn't it just tens of trillions of dollars?
If you borrowed it with your own ability, why should you pay it back?
With tens of trillions of dollars and the support of Tokyo University, what is there to be afraid of?
Of course, even if people are crazy, it is impossible for them to lend him so much. But with the speed of Qingyun Group's development, what about borrowing US$300 billion or US$3000 billion in the future?
Take it slow, borrow a little at a time. For example, the current $3 million is a good start.
On the surface, the bulk of the investment is made domestically, involving secondary market investment in affiliated companies, which is actually insider trading. Squid Capital is cautiously optimistic about this project.
In fact, Squid collects interest and makes money by doing nothing in the U.S. stock market. As long as he controls the risks, prepares a vest and hides his intentions, his business may be able to develop like a snowball.
There are many benefits to doing this. First of all, if you go out to sea, you must abide by other people's rules of the game. No matter how wary of squids you are in your heart, you must respect objective facts on the surface.
That is, since the financial crisis in 08, the squids have actually controlled American finance and most of the news media. No matter how he goes to sea, he cannot escape the influence of the squids.
For example, after the listing in the future, will it be possible to prevent funds such as BlackRock and State Street from purchasing shares in public transactions on the secondary market?
What's more, he still had the intention of keeping the enemy at bay for his own benefit. As the saying goes, governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. Once the enemy turns against you, it will take more than a day or two to cut off the relationship.
This is not a children's game. The economic and trade ties between the two sides are close. You are in me and I am in you. It has long been difficult to tell who is who.
In this process, it is not impossible to use squid capital to benefit oneself, even if it is just to block various open and covert attacks.
Of course, there are gains and losses. If you want to borrow the power of others, you must also give up some of your interests.
Compared with the little loss, it is enough to gain more. Never do business at a loss.
For example, if you invest 3 million US dollars into U.S. stocks, it can multiply several times in a year at most. If you buy a Qiandu stock, you will definitely make a profit!
Not to mention the many high-quality stocks that are waiting to rise in price, which would cost more than 10 billion yuan just by buying them. It is particularly important to borrow money from Squid at this time.
He would transfer the money he earned out of the United States through stock pledge and transfer it back to the University of East China or other regions, exchanging the money for the right to distribute resources.
It's just a little bit of interest, who cares?
When they completely fall out in the future, he won't be afraid. At worst, it will be confiscated, and they can just pay off each other's debts. What he gets is the real thing.
Before this, the more he borrowed, the safer he was. When the relationship between the two parties was good and there was no conflict of principle, who would be willing to touch their own Shancai Boy?
Just thinking about it is exciting.
Lin Wenhui didn't know his specific plan, he just felt it was a pity. These financing bonds could actually be issued by Lee Ka Po. Temasek and Lee Ka Po Sovereign Fund were very interested.
There is a fixed income every year, and the credit of the issuer is guaranteed. Just one share of Pinxixi can be mortgaged for billions of yuan. It has to be done in Hong Kong, and financing has to be sought from Goldman Sachs and Citibank.
Their interest rate is 0.5% higher than that issued in Lijiaopo, which means millions of dollars in extra expenses every year.
I can't figure it out. I've tried to persuade him, but unfortunately he didn't listen.
Fortunately, he also understood some of the inside stories and knew the basic logic behind Li Zehua's actions, so he just regarded it as buying insurance.
I said, “It’s basically not a big problem, but Goldman Sachs hopes to get involved in the company’s next round of financing. After all, as you know, they also have their own venture capital department.”
"We can discuss everything. If we release a little bit of it, it will also be beneficial for the company's future listing in Lijiapo or Hong Kong."
Li Zehua had long ago attracted state-owned capital to enter the market and stabilized the basic situation. In addition, his ties with the Five Military Governor's Office became increasingly deep, so he had no worries about being treated as a traitor and being eliminated in the future.
Considering the future interests of FAMA Group in Europe and the United States, he believes that Goldman Sachs and Citigroup will be satisfied with this piece of cake.
At worst, they can get certain groups to jointly invest in TikTok and strengthen their control over the media.
"Then there won't be any big problems. We'll sign the contract tomorrow. All you need is a personal joint guarantee."
Lin Wenhui said cautiously, "As long as you can prove your strength in the financial circle, this situation will not happen again in the future."
If the boss had to bear joint and unlimited liability for every loan, most of the financial institutions would go bankrupt. Companies are companies and individuals are individuals.
Investing is risky, so you need to be cautious when entering the market. No matter how hard it is, you cannot let your boss suffer.
Li Zehua didn't care either. "It's just a signature. What's there to worry about?"
Then he asked: "How long will it take for the funds to arrive after signing?"
Lin Wenhui was already used to his character of taking action as soon as he saw something was right. "The efficiency here is very high, especially since your personal assets can easily cover the debt. The money will be in your account within two or three days after signing."
"He's really rich! He can easily spend three hundred million dollars."
He was very envious, and continued: "According to the plan, it can be circulated several times. It doesn't matter even if the white money turns into black money. In short, the confidentiality of the funds must be absolutely guaranteed.
Just build positions in secret according to the given criteria. Also, prepare and recruit the trading team. Is this in accordance with my request?"
Lin Wenhui did not dare to be careless about these things. He "borrowed some of his original connections, recruited some on his own, and transferred an operation team from China. Everyone was independent of each other and had no contact with each other.
Theoretically, if you are not closely watched and are careful, you will not be noticed. After all, the trading volume of US stocks is very large, and it should be safe to build positions in batches over three to four months."
"That's good. Don't be reluctant to spend money. Make sure the operating team remains confidential. Also, when looking for a securities company to buy call options, go to Goldman Sachs or Citigroup.
We should not trouble two parties for the same thing, and we should let them know where we spent our money.”
Lin Wenhui was a little confused by his operation. "Spending hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars privately, transferring extra expenses here and there, buying stocks of predetermined companies without telling them, and then buying call options openly, isn't this?" It was almost like taking off pants to fart, which was a waste of effort.
"When did I say I wanted to buy those?"
Li Zehua blinked and smiled, "Long-term value investment, I have the patience to grow with high-quality companies."
What he wants is to invest aimlessly so that the other party cannot analyze his real goal. False and true, true and false. With so much money flowing in and out of the stock market every day, who can fully monitor it?
With the cooperation of domestic financial institutions, they will issue documents proving foreign guarantees and domestic loans, so that the squids will believe that the bulk of the funds will enter the domestic market.
What's more, there are countless financial institutions in the United States. Who says that he cannot buy call options at Goldman Sachs?
During the process of trading and building positions, he has enough time to find suitable and reliable candidates, and when the team is disbanded, he can recruit again.
American financial institutions are spread all over the world, plus financial investment banks from other countries that participate in U.S. stock trading, if one buys one million and another buys eight hundred thousand, taking leverage into account, they can make a lot of money.
It will not attract special attention. Anyway, the country does not impose additional capital gains tax on overseas stock investments, and there is no need to worry about leaving any handle.
Lin Wenhui was almost confused by him, and finally he was speechless, "It seems that you were born to be persecuted in your previous life. Is it necessary to be so careful?"
"It is better to be safe than sorry. Our ancestors have taught us this with countless bloody examples. I don't mind thinking about problems with the most vicious mindset.
Because the worst outcome is foreseeable, we can accept it calmly. It is better than setting a high target and causing an unexpected event to lead to failure, right? "
What else can Lin Wenhui say? It is really tiring to have a boss who likes to think the worst of others. Never mind, let him do whatever he wants.
Anyway, his salary will not be reduced at all. For example, in this financing, as the chief financial officer of the group, he should just get his own salary.
But Li Zehua still followed the unspoken rules of the industry and gave him a certain percentage of commission, not much, but enough to buy a thousand-square-foot mansion in Hong Kong.
After agreeing on the signing matters, Lin Wenhui then focused on introducing the smartphone business, because of the Li Jiaopo team's preliminary preparations, all the current patent licensing and parts procurement work.
They have all successfully completed the scheduled tasks. This thing is currently freely traded. As long as you pay money, most manufacturers and patent holders, except for a few, will pay very happily.
Who would think it’s too much money?
The more players enter the market in the early stages, the easier it will be to promote it. Haven’t you seen that in later generations, when the coverage rate of smartphones reaches a certain level?
Including the Android camp, everyone has begun to raise their sickles and enter the harvesting mode. Don't think that only Apple has to pay the tax. Android also has to pay, otherwise it can only use the most original version.
"The prototype test has entered the final stage. No obvious problems were found in the overall performance test. Slight overheating is within an acceptable range."
Li Zehua did not have high requirements for the first generation of Panda and Honor products, and he did not expect one phone to be passed down to three generations and still have the phone after he leaves.
With the current speed at which smartphone hardware is developing, it will be hard to look back in two years.
The configuration of the first generation of smartphones was mainly sufficient. There were not so many professional supporting apps at the beginning, and it was good enough as long as it did not lag.
In a few years, you can just use it to chat on QQ, make WeChat videos, and browse the web.
A few thousand dollars, do you expect to use it for a lifetime?
Whether young people are pursuing face or are necessary for work, life and entertainment, sooner or later they will accept the fast pace of changing jobs every two or three years.
The obsolete smartphone can be given to your parents. If you think about this, do you have the motivation to buy a new one?
Not to mention that there are so many potential consumers under Qingyun, including food delivery, express delivery and e-commerce, which one can do without the assistance of smartphones?
For this group of people, smartphones are not so much big toys for daily life and entertainment as they are essential means of production for work and their jobs that they cannot live without at all times.
Lin Wenhui also has a certain understanding of this point. After all, who can refuse an auxiliary tool that can increase their income anytime and anywhere?
There is no need to worry about the purchase volume of his first order of 500,000 units. Our group can consume a small half of them, and there are so many sales channels for the rest. We should be able to sell them all within a year, right?
There is no need to explain the advantages of centralized purchasing. Even if the price difference of even 1 USD for each key component can be negotiated, it is a huge advantage.
With so many parts and patent licensing costs spread out, the net profit can be more than ten or even dozens of dollars more. When this is put on the market, we will not be afraid of any competitor in a price war.
"Small-scale production in December, to be released before the end of the year?"
Li Zehua thought about it and hasn't confirmed the specific release time yet. November is too late, but it can't be too late, otherwise students will be on vacation and the main consumer group will run away. How can he guarantee sales?
Taking advantage of the competitive mentality of college students and forcing those with potential purchasing power to come forward and buy is the absolute guarantee for sales in the first round of promotions.
In December, there are many festivals for imported products. Other businesses can promote them heavily, and so can Qingyun!
After explaining all the problems with the internal software, Li Zehua turned around and discussed other matters with Lin Wenhui.
The most important thing is to implement the scientific research tasks on animals and plants. The infiltration plan, which is ostensibly under the banner of protecting the ecological environment, has already reached a preliminary consensus with the country.
Send people out first to quietly explore energy, minerals, the local cultural environment, the distribution of various forces, discover opportunities, and then you can seize them.
As for Li Zehua’s little plan, let alone the Dajiang UAV, it will also provide overseas coverage of Beidou satellite maps, and the sales volume will be more than one or two thousand by then.
If it is done well, this will be a long-term market, with orders coming in continuously. Maybe we can even form a drone fleet overseas in advance. It is made in China, so the quality is guaranteed.
Buy a large fixed-wing drone and get a 10-year warranty from Dongda, dear~
The Roewe series under Honor will also use this penetration plan to go abroad and embark on a new journey.
The vast African market is not without consumption potential. In fact, even if the coverage is only 1% or 2% in the initial stage, with a population base of more than one billion, it is still a sales market worth tens of millions.
The most important thing is that Qingyun Group can take the opportunity to intervene in the local water, electricity, transportation and telecommunications markets, and then influence and manipulate the local media and finance through software.
It is not impossible that we may even be able to take control of local resource allocation in the future!
During this process, Qingyun Group can use the market to feed back and develop its own mobile phone operating system with the Roewe series, and when the time is right, it can transform itself and bring it back to the country.
It is basically a seamless connection.
In addition, the accumulated sales in this process will in turn stimulate the development of the country's chip business.
As for Roewe, it is positioned as a low-end mobile phone that costs a few hundred RMB. What else does it need a bicycle for?
SMIC and JD.com are destined to become Roewe's largest suppliers. Together with electric vehicle chips, they will ensure the development of these core domestic enterprises.
When the day comes when the truth can no longer be dragged on and the case is exposed and sanctioned, Li Zehua will no longer care about anything. By then, the fleet of Dongda University will begin to sail freely in the oceans.
Is he still afraid of someone causing trouble?
If you dare to sanction Qingyun Group, Qingyun can sanction the Eagle Sauce in return.
Industrialized countries fear the lack of markets the most. As long as there are enough resources and dumping grounds, the West cannot hope to rival the East even if they unite as one.
In this life, as long as Pinxixi's plan to expand into lower-tier markets is successfully implemented, and key energy sources in Latin America, Africa, and Asia can be controlled in advance, a virtuous circle can be formed.
No matter how bad the situation is, it is better than the external environment he faced in his previous life. If he is given ten years, he will definitely create a behemoth that has never appeared in history.
We do not expect to control all industries or influence many countries, but with the unstoppable rise of Dongda, Qingyun Group is willing to be a pioneer. Only by binding interests together can we achieve long-term success.
Only with the support of Todai can it develop into an equal competitor to the Squid Group.
Lin Wenhui vaguely guessed the original intention of this plan, but he had no intention of refusing it. This was also related to his own interests!
The only thing he was unsure about was the scale. "Chairman, isn't a thousand filming crews too many?"
"Is it much?"
Li Zehua looked at him suspiciously, "This is a good thing for Lijiapo. The equipment of more than 10,000 people is worth at least 1 billion. Even if it is resold, it will be a lot of money, right?"
Lin Wenhui was even more frightened when he heard him say that. "It's because the equipment you mentioned is too scary. We are a legitimate company. How can we do such a deal?"
“Do you have any misunderstandings about Africa?
If there aren’t enough biubiubiu, what should you do if you encounter danger?
Besides, during the filming, they will inevitably come into contact with large wild animals. Without firearms, do you expect them to fight lions and hyenas with their bare hands?"
Lin Wenhui was silent, "That doesn't need to be so much. Although Lijiapo can use John Bull's influence to provide some necessary assistance to Qingyun Group in Africa.
But this is almost equivalent to the establishment of a division, right? "
"It's not that exaggerated. They are spread across dozens of countries, with only a few hundred people in each place. It's not like they can all be arranged in one year. Just take your time."
Li Zehua said this, cursing in his heart, "I told you to call me over from my home in comfort at night. Now I'll let you have a taste of what it's like to go crazy..." (End of this chapter)