Early the next morning, Ma Wei woke up from bed. It was raining lightly on the street, the weather was gloomy, and there were not many pedestrians in sight. It was most comfortable to stay at home in this kind of weather, but Ma Wei made an appointment with other people. .
After breakfast, Ma Wei left the flower street with Yunia and handed over the business of looking at the store to Lai Wen. When passing by the intersection, he mailed the letter.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the carriage arrived at Bank Street in downtown Westminster and got off at the door of the Central Bank of London. As soon as he took out his pocket watch and looked at the time, someone ran out of the bank.
"Mr. Nicholas! Here!"
Ma Wei looked up and found that it was the jeweler Smith. With his relationship with Baron Frederick, he was also a relative of the second prince Shukri. They moved around frequently. He was the one who assisted in this listing on the stock exchange. help.
The short and fat Mr. Smith ran up to Mavey with a bulging belly. After saying hello, the attendant took them into the bank under an umbrella. He also brought a lawyer with a briefcase and black glasses.
The London Central Bank was a bit deserted in the morning, and there were not many customers doing business. Smith, who had made an appointment early, found the manager on duty for the day and issued the certificate of funds and guarantor needed to run the company. Because it was going to be listed, Smith was prepared. I got a large certificate of deposit, the amount was 200,000 gold pounds.
The money is not deposited into the account, but is used as a certificate of funds. After obtaining the certificate, it has to be returned to Smith's bank account. Smith is Mawei's guarantor. Once the company is in bankruptcy crisis, he must It's up to him to take responsibility.
Smith was not worried at all about the bankruptcy of the potion company. He acted very relaxed from beginning to end. He asked Ma Wei to sit aside and drink tea, handed him the royal license he brought, and the rest was Don't worry about Mawei anymore, just like the second prince Shukri said.
The manager on duty acted quickly. After seeing the royal license certificate, he stamped the certificate, signed his name, and opened a public account in less than half an hour.
With the funds certificate issued by the bank, Smith and Mavey rushed to Sweeting Street, where is the London Stock Exchange, the largest stock exchange in London.
The London Stock Exchange was formally established in 1698. Its predecessor was just an open-air market on London's Exchange Street. Later, the Royal Exchange, which bought and sold government bonds, moved from the open-air market to an indoor market, and the London Stock Exchange took its prototype.
After more than 160 years of development, hundreds of companies have been listed on the London Stock Exchange, such as well-known companies such as Barclays Bank and GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals.
"When our potion company goes public, these companies will no longer be worth mentioning."
Smith, who was standing outside the Stock Exchange, looked at the white stone pillars in front of the Stock Exchange and said with a smile: "By then, Nicholas, you will be one of the richest people in London."
"There is meat for everyone to eat. Without your help, Mr. Smith, how could everything go so smoothly?" Ma Wei said indifferently.
Smith nodded and asked the lawyer to take the documents to the Securities and Investment Commission across the street to go through the procedures. He had already settled the company's qualifications a long time ago. With the Second Prince's important relationship, it was natural to give the green light, and many of them had to be reviewed. The procedures will be passed on the same day.
In order not to follow the truth, the company's procedures are complete, but it saves the trouble of audit. Even if it is audited, the 'Manstein Potion Company' with Ma Wei as the chairman and the highest equity holder will not any question.
Ma Wei and the second prince did not need to worry about these small details. The group of businessmen below who wanted to eat meat and drink soup took care of them on their own initiative.
From beginning to end, Ma Wei only showed his face and signed the documents, and the lawyer was naturally responsible for the rest of the issues.
but....
Having said that, Ma Wei still read the contract carefully to avoid any trouble in the future due to contract issues.
I was busy until noon when the listing matter was finalized and all the procedures were passed. The new stocks will be listed together when the exchange opens next Monday.
Before that, there are a few 'little things' to be agreed upon.
After completing the listing procedures, Smith invited Ma Wei to Kensington Palace in Chelsea, which is the daily residence of the second prince. Today...
Many nobles gathered here, waiting for Ma Wei's arrival.
As soon as he entered the door, Ma Wei felt that the atmosphere in the living room was very serious, and countless eyes were focused on him, as if a tiger or wolf had seen its prey.
"Nicholas!" Second Prince Shukri greeted him warmly: "Sit down quickly, today we are going to discuss the investment matters before the listing of Manstein Potion Company. They all came with funds!"
The words investment and capital made Ma Wei realize that these people were after the shares of the potion company. Although the company's registered capital was 200,000 gold pounds, its actual value was definitely more than that. As investors, the nobles had to cooperate with Ma Wei negotiated a valuation for the company, then invested and took the corresponding shares.
This is a private cake-cutting session.
After sitting down, Ma Wei looked at the nobles holding cigars and puffing away smoke, and preemptively asked: "What do you think the valuation of Manstein Potion Company will be?"
The nobles were silent for a moment. They were summoned by the second prince, and of course they knew the future development of potions, especially since Ma Wei had already taken out powerful potions such as mercury blood, sleepy toast, and Hercules' club. The strength of the company is self-evident, and the rest is valuation.
Everyone wants to lower the price and get more shares for themselves, but the problem is that if the price is really lowered, the shares will not be enough!
There are more wolves and less meat.
Seeing that the nobles did not speak to express their position, the second prince Shukri smiled and said: "I called you here today because Manstein Potion Company needs sufficient liquidity in the early days of its establishment to cope with future potion bidding. In addition, this funding will also determine the initial size of the company..."
"If Manstein Potion Company can win the bidding, it can become the consignor of the Church of the Three Destinies and conduct potion transactions with other churches. The profits involved... I think everyone is aware of it."
"So, I hope everyone can work together and the real cake will appear after the bid is won. If the bid fails... I think everyone will be disappointed."
After hearing what the second prince said, the nobles squinted and looked at each other. After a while, someone suddenly said: "The development prospects of Manstein Potion Company are very good. I think its valuation should not be less than 2 million gold pounds."
"Two million?" Someone sneered disdainfully: "Do you know the bargaining chip offered by Third Prince Andrew to Mr. Nicholas? An army purchase contract worth 20 million pounds! This is enough to show the strength of Manstein Potion Company. !”
"I think 5 million is more appropriate." Someone said after listening.
"Can 5 million bid against the eldest prince and the third prince? The third prince is backed by the military, and they are very rich! If we want to win against them, we must spend enough funds!"
"Then how much do you want to say? 10 million? Who among you here can come up with more than 100,000 gold pounds in liquidity?"
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
That voice just now was right.
They come with sincerity.
But the amount of gold pounds in the Kingdom of Windsor was not a small amount. Even if they scraped everything together, they could only collect about 100,000 gold pounds.
The nobles here have a thorough understanding of each other's financial resources, at least a rough figure.
100,000 gold pounds is already an astronomical sum of money. You must know that the annual income of the lowest middle class is only 300 gold pounds!
100,000 gold pounds is the total annual income of how many middle class people?
No one wants to spend more money, but the real problem is before us - bidding!
They must win the bid so that they can recoup their costs and earn more!
If you can't win the bid, everything is just talk!
"No matter what, if we want to beat the eldest prince and the third prince, the capital of Manstein's potion company must not be less than 20 million gold pounds! This is just a purchase contract given by the third prince! We will make more in the future many!"
"20 million gold pounds? You are absolutely crazy!"
"Am I crazy? You are obviously stupid! Manstein Potion Company will be listed next Monday. As long as the marketing is in place, the stock price will definitely soar. We can secretly raise the stock price to attract retail investors to buy. In this case, we will invest Can’t you make all the money back?”
"Are you still saying you're not crazy? Is there a company on the entire London Stock Exchange valued at 20 million pounds? This money can buy Barker's Bank! How much does it cost to sell one share to recover the capital? Can retail investors afford it? "
"cough...."
The second prince Shukri coughed suddenly, and the room fell silent for an instant.
"Everyone, I am so happy to hear that you have valued the Manstein Potion Company at 20 million gold pounds. I think this price is very reasonable, and I am willing to invest 500,000 gold pounds to purchase the corresponding shares."
"Many of you seem to be worrying about funds. It doesn't matter. I have already prepared chips for you."
Second Prince Shukri clapped his hands gently, and several lawyers wearing crisp suits and carrying briefcases and a group of bank asset appraisers walked out of the side room.
"We all have a lot of assets, don't we?"
The second prince smiled and said:
"Be bold and take them out as collateral. I guarantee you that in the future, everyone will get rewards corresponding to their efforts!"
