As a century-old financial giant, Citibank has already had similar contract templates for various financial operation plans. After a week of negotiations between lawyers and business teams from both parties, Chen Zhiwen reached an agreement with Citibank to use the previously acquired approximately 50 million U.S. dollars of Wal-Mart stocks were used as collateral to borrow US$25 million from Citibank. This money would be used to purchase Wal-Mart stocks in the stock market again, and the next cooperation plan would be discussed until the funds were used up.
Wal-Mart's current market value is about US$800 million, and US$25 million is about 3%. This ratio is not small. In addition, the Walton family controls most of the stocks and it will be slowly acquired. It is estimated that it will take about three months. .
By then, it will almost enter the 10% critical point. If it is announced again, the Walton family should have some reaction to it. Of course, Wal-Mart's stock has been rising, which may result in insufficient shares being received, but the advantage of rising stocks is that the value of the stock has also risen, and it can be used as collateral.
In short, for stocks, assets or investments with strategic value that he knows will rise sharply in the future, Chen Zhiwen's strategy is to use bank funds in every possible way. If the current global economic situation is not very poor, his leverage can be used More intense.
After the incident in the United States was over, Chen Zhiwen naturally returned to Hong Kong immediately. He still felt that it was more comfortable to stay in Chinese territory.
After returning to Hong Kong, the first thing to do is to go home.
After the company driver drove the car to the entrance of the villa community, Chen Zhiwen walked into the community with a small suitcase. Along the way, he also met several neighbors and said hello to each other. Those who can live in this community are basically worth the money. They are all in the eight figures, and basically have their own businesses. However, the economic crisis that started last year seems to have had a great impact on the owners in the community. Their popularity is not what it used to be, and several properties have been listed. If it weren't for the low cost performance of investing in villas, he would have bought some.
When the Chen couple knew that their son would be back today, they had already prepared a sumptuous dinner. Chen Zhiwen enjoyed the meal very much. Although they had eaten Michelin-level food in the United States before, the Western food culture was far inferior to the Chinese culture. , coupled with the issue of taste and habits, Hong Kong is still better.
After dinner, Wu Xiuling directed the Filipino maid to tidy up the kitchen and hall, while Chen Tianfu and Chen Zhiwen went to a study room on the second floor. Although it was said to be a study room, it could actually be said to be a small entertainment place. There were TVs and massage chairs. It is fully equipped. If it were not for the technological limitations of the times, there would probably be more electronic equipment in it. After all, whose study room is used for reading?
Turning on the TV, what was playing on the radio was a football match, which was the World Cup held in Germany.
Although Hong Kong does not have a strong football team, there are still many fans who like football. Especially when it is still the World Cup, buying football has become a fad. Anyway, the stock market and real estate are not good. Maybe buying football can make a fortune?
This game was between Germany and the Netherlands. A rising star of the Dutch team became the focus of the game. He led the team to attack the hinterland of Germany several times. Unfortunately, the Germans were too strong and they managed to regain the disadvantage. The first half ended with 1: 0 ended, and in the second half, although the Dutch team caught up and scored a goal in the 14th minute of the second half, they were eventually defeated by German player Muller and lost to Germany 1:2.
"It's really exciting, but it's a pity that there are too few people in Hong Kong and the team cannot be large-scale. If the mainland can participate in the World Cup one day, it shouldn't be difficult to enter the top eight, regardless of the championship." Chen Tianfu took a sip of Red Bull and said with a smile. .
"???" Chen Zhiwen looked ashamed. His father was also very good at joking. For this kind of thing, a large population may not necessarily be useful...
But if it is due to Asian body shape factors, it seems unexplainable why later generations of national football teams cannot play in Vietnam...
"Awen, you really don't feel sleepy after drinking this Red Bull drink. It's very similar to coffee. I stayed up late watching football some time ago, but it was all because of your drink." Chen Tianfu said.
"This is the only way to sell well, otherwise there would be no chance." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
During this time, the World Cup was held in Germany. Due to the time difference, the German morning game was broadcast in the early morning in the United States. This resulted in a large number of fans needing to stay up late to wait. It was naturally impossible to stay up late at home. Bars were the best choice, but people drank Drinking will only make you sleepier. In order to feel more energetic, bars must also sell refreshing food or drinks.
As early as when setting up the Red Bull US team, Chen Zhiwen asked the business team to start from two aspects. The first is retail supermarkets, and the second is the ubiquitous bars in the United States.
Under normal circumstances, young people go to bars to drink, but they also selectively order some drinks. Red Bull can refresh people, which is of great use in the bar market, and the coming of the World Cup is even more important. As a big promotion opportunity, under the publicity of bar owners, many people tried drinking Red Bull and stayed up late waiting for the game, and found that the effect was indeed very good, and the concept of "refreshing" will be remembered by countless young people, and they also They will be Red Bull’s most stable customers in the future.
"It's a pity that this World Cup, it would be great if you placed an advertisement." Chen Tianfu said with a smile.
Chen Zhiwen shrugged and said, "I would like to, but the World Cup ads were all sold out two years ago, so I can't buy them even if I have money."
As the most famous game in the world, the Football World Cup attracts the attention of almost everyone with TV in the world. Even in the United States, which has rugby (American football) and baseball, there are still many people who like football. No international brand will. Give up the sponsorship of this game, especially beverages, clothing, footwear, cars, appliances and other civilian products, all of which are sponsored with seven-digit advertising fees.
Chen Zhiwen naturally knows the influence of the World Cup, but it is too late and he can only wait for the next round of the World Cup in Argentina four years later.
"It's a pity." Chen Tianfu nodded and said.
"It's okay. When we have money in the future, we can buy a European League team for fun." Chen Zhiwen laughed.
In the future, Red Bull's demand for advertising will be endless. Instead of spending hundreds of millions of dollars or more every year on cheap advertising companies, it is better to invest in a team yourself, which can save a lot of advertising fees and the team itself can also make a profit. , kill two birds with one stone.
"That brings glory to us Chinese people." Chen Tianfu said with a smile.
"What's the point of fighting for glory when you have money? If the Chinese team wins, that's called fighting for glory." Chen Zhiwen shrugged and said. It seems that the Hong Kong team can't do it. I wonder if he can give some help after the reform in a few years. Is there any chance for this?
You can try it if you have the opportunity in the future. If you fail, you will lose a little money. If you succeed, it will not only be a matter of honor, but also a strong reputation, which will also be good for your company.
"Forget it, let's not talk about football. Awen, the RB Shizuoka Bank you introduced recently, I borrowed almost 50 million Hong Kong dollars from them, and now they want me to borrow Japanese yen, do you think that's okay?" Chen Tianfu suddenly asked.
