"In other words, someone has released news in the past few days, saying that Red Bull is selling like hot cakes in the United States, and there are hundreds of millions of deposits in the account. Is someone doing this deliberately?" A few days later, Zhou Jiayang brought new news, Chen Zhiwen was a little surprised.
"Yes, the stock exchanges and many funds were spreading the news, and then Hutchison's stock began to rise sharply again. Many investors also believed this statement, and then they rushed to buy Hutchison's stock. In less than a day, Hutchison's stock was After buying high, there was a big sell-off in the end, and the stock price plummeted again. A few days ago, someone jumped off a building, and it was for this reason." Zhou Jiayang said.
"It's cruel enough. I guess some company was speculating on Hutchison's stock before. As a result, we were tricked after we stepped in to acquire it. Then they came up with this trick to let countless small investors take over their stocks at a high price." Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and said.
"I think so too. Now that the person has cashed out and run away, it's too late to find out who was behind it." Zhou Jiayang said with some pity.
"So what if you find out? They haven't broken any laws, so how can you sue them? You've come to the stock market to play, it's not long-term investment, and you've used leverage, so you can only say that you chose the path, and it's your fate to be cheated. "Chen Zhiwen said lightly.
"That's right, life and death are determined by destiny." Zhou Jiayang nodded and said.
Chen Zhiwen said: "Let's stop this matter. Don't waste time and energy. Let's prepare for the shareholders' meeting."
"Okay." Zhou Jiayang agreed.
In the blink of an eye, a few days have passed. The wave of resignations expected by Chen Zhiwen in the UK did not appear. Only a few people chose to resign sporadically. Richard has also been doing ideological work for many people. He wants to secure this position. The first test is to hold the executive position in one of the four major foreign banks in Hong Kong. Stabilizing the management is the first test. If you can't do this well, you will basically become the second Qi Dezun.
The media in Hong Kong have also temporarily eased their pursuit of Chen Zhiwen and others. After all, Chen Zhiwen will definitely appear at the next shareholders' meeting, which makes him feel a little more relaxed these days.
On July 14, Chen Zhiwen welcomed a friend he had not seen for a long time.
"Zeng Sheng, long time no see." In Chen Zhiwen's office in Hutchison Building, Chen Zhiwen said happily to the visitor.
"Haha, Mr. Chen, long time no see. I never thought that when we meet again, you will already be the boss of one of the largest foreign banks in Hong Kong." The visitor said with a smile, it was none other than the "tie king" Zeng Zixing.
"It's just the largest foreign company with heavy debts. Zeng Sheng, take a seat." Chen Zhiwen smiled and took Zeng Zixing to the sofa next to the floor-to-ceiling window. From here, you can see the entire Victoria Harbor, half of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon across the harbor. On the peninsula, people with good eyesight can also see seabirds flying in the sky.
"I have been in the Mainland for the past half month, but when I came back, I heard what you were doing in Hong Kong, Mr. Chen. It really made us Chinese more ambitious. It's really cool to see the whole of Hong Kong from here." Zeng Zi Xing laughed.
"Yes, looking down from the Central Building, it's really like people are lying on their faces!" Chen Zhiwen nodded and said.
Not to mention Central, that is, commercial buildings and shopping malls across Hong Kong Island. The owners are basically British-owned. However, countless small Chinese bosses do business or work in these shopping malls or office buildings. They work hard to make money, but spend more than half of it. The profits go back to the owners.
Owning a building in Central is the dream of countless Chinese, including Chinese elites such as Li Ka-shing and Li Shau Kee. They also think about this obsession day and night. It was not until the rise of Chinese capital in the 1980s that this dream came true.
"Sheng Chen, did you acquire Hutchison for Hutchison's real estate?" Zeng Zixing asked again.
"Is it a main reason? Why do you ask that?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"Several of my friends were originally engaged in industry, but now they are preparing to engage in real estate. Among all the people I know, Chen Sheng, you are the strongest. If even you transform, then I will be the same. Zeng Zixing said with a smile.
"There is no conflict. The two can be done together." Chen Zhiwen said.
Zeng Zixing shook his head and said: "Chen Sheng, not everyone has the financial resources like you. Let's talk about the orders from Galaxy Trading. To be honest, I'm surprised. Generally, if a trading company wants to get so many orders, it has to invest a lot of money." I don’t even know when we will need the manpower and material resources this time, let alone start other businesses.”
"Yes." Chen Zhiwen nodded, without much explanation. In fact, there is another more important factor because he knows the future, so he can close his eyes and desperately move up the lever. How dare others, even the most discerning ones, Li Jiacheng also has to consider risks.
The two returned to the sofa from the floor-to-ceiling window. Chen Zhiwen asked: "It's already July, so the Canton Fair should be over, right? Why did Zeng Sheng go to the mainland?"
"Chen Sheng, I was entrusted by you to go to the Canton Fair to look for products suitable for Galaxy trade. I found a few products, but I always felt they were not perfect, so I asked for some contact information. I recently went to them and contacted them again." Zeng Zixing said.
"Factory? Weren't you allowed to go there before?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"We are still not allowed in, but now we can let me stay in a nearby guest house, and then take out the samples and discuss the possibility of cooperation." Zeng Zixing said with a smile: "I feel that since the establishment of diplomatic relations with Europe and the United States in 1972, this aspect has become more and more important. It’s getting looser.”
"This is also a good thing." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. In fact, the activity of the Canton Fair can be said to be the initial preparation for the reopening, or it can be said to be a pilot. In the past few years, the transaction scale of the Canton Fair has grown very fast.
Of course, another possible reason is the lack of foreign exchange. Before the 1970s, the country was mainly self-reliant, and occasionally needed to import things that were not available. However, in 1972, China and the United States established diplomatic relations. In order to develop livelihood industries and military industries, the mainland had a budget of US$4.3 billion. Procurement of large-scale production lines for steel, petroleum, chemicals, chemical fibers, fertilizers, power generation equipment, natural gas equipment, etc. from Western countries.
The US$4.3 billion in the early 1970s was an astronomical figure, which led to a rapid increase in domestic demand for foreign exchange.
"What can we cooperate with?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"There is a shortage of chemical fiber in China, and many clothes are made of cotton. The cost is too high and there is no competitiveness, so I planned to choose pure cotton products. But when I went to the factory to look around, the quilts and coats were too heavy and the style was too high. Later, I had to ask them to produce cotton socks, but they were produced, but they were not elastic." Zeng Zixin said helplessly.
"There should be some chemical fiber inside the cotton socks, right?" Chen Zhiwen asked.
"Yes, in order to maintain elasticity, a certain amount of chemical fiber is needed. There are chemical fiber factories in China, but the output is too small and they will not be used in socks." Zeng Zixing said.
"This won't work." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said. The mainland is investing heavily in the introduction of chemical fiber equipment, but it will take a few years to achieve mass production. Before that, clothes are luxury goods in many places in the country, especially those that can After all, it is impossible to satisfy so many people by relying solely on cotton production for clothing to keep out the cold, let alone export it.
"But before I left, a small cadre from the Canton Fair asked me something. I felt hopeful. He wanted to ask us if we wanted domestic wine?" Zeng Zixin said with a smile.
(End of chapter)
