Northern suburbs. Castle villa!
In the study, Li Yi couldn't help but frowned after listening to Li Yunbao's report.
After a brief pause, he then said: "How many companies have been attacked by this gang of ghosts now?"
Li Yunbao nodded and said: "So far, there are four, namely our Li family's Chinese Real Estate, the Bao family's Wharf, and our Star Company's Hang Seng Bank and New Territories Warehouse."
"Moreover, these ghost guys are very aggressive. They use money to pressure people as soon as they come up. They spend large sums of money. Our companies have suffered a lot of losses!"
Li Yi said in a deep voice: "Do you know who did it?"
"It should be the Sassoon family. My father found out that Dolson returned to Hong Kong Island a week ago. There were many strange ghosts who came back with him. These people should be the ones who did it!"
Li Yi nodded and said: "Your father's judgment is correct. The temporary agreement will not expire in a few days. Normally, Dolson would not dare to leave the game in person."
"Brother Yi, what should we do now?" Li Yunbao said.
Hearing this, Li Yi fell into deep thought.
Li Yi was mentally prepared for the Sassoon family's counterattack.
After all, he knew very well that what he was facing was not a family of elegant gentlemen, but a group of bandits stained with blood.
For such a group of guys who started out by selling opium and slaves, the so-called demeanor displayed on the surface is just for show, but deep down they are a group of demons who eat people without spitting out their bones.
This time in the London futures market, they suffered such a big loss, how could they just let it go?
So when he acquired Sheffield Company shares from them, Li Yi was prepared to face the storm.
It's just that he originally thought that the Sassoon family would use its strong power in the European market to attack Sheffield Company with all its strength, so he made a lot of preparations here.
But what I didn't expect was that those guys actually chose Hong Kong Island as their battlefield.
Li Yi could see that these ghost guys clearly knew that most of the funds in his hands were locked up, and then wanted to take this opportunity to attack his backyard. These ghost guys were trying to steal his home.
The purpose of those guys was not only to retaliate for his actions in London, but more importantly, to destroy the newly established Chinese Chamber of Commerce in one fell swoop and continue to allow the British-owned group to dominate.
This plan is very poisonous!
You know, for this investment, he brought most of the cash from various companies in the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to London, and the funds on hand were barely enough to keep the company running.
Now that it is suddenly attacked, there is simply not enough funds to protect the market or fight back.
Moreover, although the companies of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce are not as dispersed as the equity of the British-funded groups, there are very few families that can reach a 51% holding ratio, which gives the gang of ghosts an opportunity to take advantage of.
What's even more troublesome is that most of the funds in his hands are locked up in the Sheffield Company and the 20 million tons of steel.
At this time, there was a fire in the backyard, and he could either sit back and ignore it, or he could only cash out at a low price.
No matter which choice he makes, he will suffer heavy losses!
Fortunately, he had the foresight and had just reached a loan agreement with the bank here through Sandy, otherwise this matter would have been really difficult to handle.
Thinking of this, Li Yi immediately said: "Since those ghost guys have already drawn their swords, then naturally we can't sit back and wait for death. We must fight back with all our strength. Isn't it just to hurt each other? Who is afraid of whom!"
"Then shall we return to Hong Kong Island immediately?" Li Yunbao asked.
"No, the top priority now is to raise money first. If there is no money, there is no use for us to go back!"
Then, Li Yi directly picked up the phone on the table and dialed a number.
"Dudu..."
After several busy signals, Sandy's familiar voice rang on the other side of the phone: "Hello, who is this?"
"Sandy, I'm Li Yi!"
"Boss, what can I do for you?"
Since having a clear understanding of Li Yi's strength, Sandy has kept his posture very low.
In fact, most Westerners are like this. When they meet for the first time, most of them act aloof and act like those 2,580,000 people.
If you are not as good as him, these guys will become more and more arrogant, but if you are worse than him, the attitude of these guys will be different immediately, which is a typical mentality of seeking strength.
"Help me contact the person in charge of Citibank. I want to talk to him about a big deal!" Li Yi said.
"Boss, is it about the loan? If so, you don't need to. I have already said hello to the president of Royal Bank..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Yi said in a deep voice: "Sandy, the situation has changed. I am in urgent need of a lot of funds, especially American knives!"
Sandy was silent for a moment, and then said: "Okay, I'll contact them right away. I'll call you if there's any news!"
"good..."
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Citibank.London Headquarters!
Accompanied by Sandy, Li Yi finally met Johnson, the head of Citibank in the British Isles.
After a simple greeting, Johnson looked at Li Yi and said: "Li, I heard from Mr. Sandy that you have a big business that you want us to cooperate with. I don't know what big business it is?"
"I want to get a loan from your bank with a mortgage!" Li Yi said.
"I wonder how much money Mr. Li will bring with him, and what is the collateral?" Johnson asked.
"$8 billion, the collateral is 50% of Sheffield Steel Company's shares!"
Upon hearing this, both Johnson and Sandy, who accompanied Li Yi, were stunned by Li Yi's words.
$8 billion is indeed big business.
The interest rates on corporate loans are not low these days. Calculated based on the minimum annual interest rate of 5.5%, the annual interest on $100 million is $5.5 million or $8 billion. The interest alone is $440 million a year.
"Mr. Li, we don't know the situation of Sheffield Company at present, and we need to investigate the situation of your company to evaluate the value of 50% of the shares..."
Before Johnson could finish speaking, Li Yi said in a deep voice: "Mr. Johnson, the company has emerged from the crisis, and the stock price is recovering during this period. 50% of the shares are worth at least 4 billion pounds, equivalent to 9.8 billion U.S. dollars, which is more than the loan." Amount."
"But I am in urgent need of funds now, so I don't have time to wait for your evaluation. If you are willing to cooperate, then we will continue to talk. If not, then there is no need to waste time!"
Hearing this, Johnson's brows furrowed involuntarily, but his eyes looked at Sandy aside.
He and Sandy are very good friends, and Sandy is the general manager of Sheffield Company. He should know better than himself what the company's situation is.
Seeing his friend looking at him, Sandy immediately said: "Johnson, the company has returned to normal, and there are more than 7 billion pounds of payments to be settled in the futures market, and settlement can be completed within a month."
"And the company's stock price has also risen by 9% this week, and 50% of the shares are worth an absolute US$8 billion."
At this time, Li Yi said again: "Mr. Johnson, if this cooperation is successful, Citibank will be the only settlement bank for our Sheffield company from now on, and I can give you an interest rate of 6.5%!"
Upon hearing this, Johnson's eyes immediately lit up.
The conditions given by Li Yi are really too tempting. Sheffield is the largest steel company in the entire British Isles. If they open the company's account in Citibank, it will be of great significance to them.
Then there is the matter of increasing interest rates. Generally, for a large loan like this, if the customer has excellent qualifications, they will have to make concessions on the interest rate.
Not only did Li Yi not ask for a discount, but he also increased the interest rate by 1%.
Even though it’s only 1%, they will earn an additional $80 million every year.
After thinking for a while, Johnson finally decided to take this big order...
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