Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 117: A Special Loan

Lu Shaohua sat there and didn't pay any attention to Li Zongen. He just watched TV. Of course, the TV was talking about Japan. He had been in Tokyo for almost two months and had gradually become accustomed to watching the pictures without listening to the sound.

He Chengyi and his companions had been out for a long time before Liu Mingzhang came to the villa. Although he also lived in the villa during this period, it was difficult to see him. He went out at dawn every day and did not come back until dark. Once, Lu Shaohua asked him why he came back so late. His answer was very simple: he was learning how to operate the villa to get used to the traders.

It was indeed difficult for Liu Mingzhang, as he had to run to five places a day. He could not gather them together to teach, but could only run to each place one by one. So when he entered the villa, his head was full of sweat and his clothes were all wet.

"Sit down!" Lu Shaohua waved his hand, motioning Liu Mingzhang to sit down, then glanced at Liu Mingzhang again and said calmly, "How familiar are those people?"

Today's meeting was also decided by Lu Shaohua on the spur of the moment. When he was looking for Liu Mingzhang, he made four phone calls before he found him in one place.

"Well! We can act independently now." Liu Mingzhang said after sitting down.

"That's good. Next, I'll assign the tasks." After saying that, Lu Shaohua paused. "Today I have already ordered the sale of the land. After selling the land, there will be a sum of funds. Except for some working capital, the rest of the funds will be given to you."

"Okay, but how much money is there?" Although Liu Mingzhang knew about the land, it was not within his scope of concern, so he didn't know how much money was involved.

Lu Shaohua did not answer, but picked up the document on the table and took a look. This document was given to him by He Chengyi, and the content inside was the company's revenue during this period. He had received a report like this within three days.

According to the report, in the past two months, the company has acquired land worth nearly US$20 billion. That is to say, of the HK$10 billion he brought to Hong Kong at that time, minus the HK$2 million given to Liu Mingzhang, the remaining HK$8 million is equivalent to more than 2 million. If a 2% deposit of the more than 10 million was used to purchase land, the company could have acquired more than 20 billion. Now that it has acquired nearly 20 billion, there is not much money left.

However, Lu Shaohua knew that although the acquisition of nearly 20 billion US dollars seemed like a lot of land, the land prices in Japan were unimaginably high at the moment. The most representative example was the land price in Ginza, which had increased by 40% this year. It was almost July now, and although Lu Shaohua did not know the current price, he could imagine how high the land prices had reached.

According to my memory, in 1987, the housing prices in Tokyo rose by 53%. Those office workers who were busy working were afraid that the housing prices would continue to rise, so they were busy applying for loans from banks to buy houses. Real estate developers even organized a group of unemployed people to pretend to be buyers and queue up late at night, thus stirring up a huge trend of people buying houses.

The crazy rise in housing prices also means that the land will also rise, so Lu Shaohua will not give Liu Mingzhang too much money. After all, the land acquisition has to go on. If you want to acquire more land, you must have a certain amount of capital, otherwise you won't be able to pay the 10% deposit, and you won't be able to acquire land. "I will give you $10 billion after the land is sold, and the rest will be kept as working capital for the company."

Liu Mingzhang nodded, clenched his fists, and was secretly excited. He knew that this was just the beginning. After only two months in Japan, Lu Shaohua was able to mobilize 10 billion US dollars for him. What if it took another two months? How much more would he be able to mobilize by then?

Of course, Liu Mingzhang was not only excited about the transfer of US$10 billion to him this time, but also because Lu Shaohua was able to turn 8 million Hong Kong dollars (about 2 million US dollars) into nearly 20 billion US dollars in just two months. The speed, yes, the speed of making money, was really too fast. Although the money was not his, he was still very excited.

It's also Liu Mingzhang's fault. Although Lu Shaohua now has nearly 20 billion US dollars in funds, no, it should be said that he has nearly 20 billion US dollars in assets. Only after the land is sold can it be considered real funds. Of this nearly 20 billion US dollars, the debt is almost 18 billion! Because the check issued is minus 10% of the deposit, Lu Shaohua's debt is 18 billion.

At this time, he had so much money from checks. Those checks would not become effective until January 1990. To put it nicely, all the money was borrowed from the owner of the land. Of course, when the checks became effective, they would still pay it back. What you borrow must be paid back. This is Lu Shaohua's principle in life. (Haha! Everyone despise the protagonist, he is too shameless.)

Lu Shaohua's intention is already very clear. On the surface, he is acquiring land, but secretly he is raising money. He only invested more than 2 million US dollars, but now he has exchanged it for nearly 20 billion US dollars.

Everyone present was extremely smart, including Li Zongen, who was not stupid either. When Lu Shaohua said that he would give Liu Mingzhang $10 billion after selling the land, he thought of the check and understood everything immediately. He looked a little anxious. "If... I mean, if the money invested in the stock market is lost, what should we do?"

Lu Shaohua glanced at Li Zongen and nodded secretly to show that he was satisfied with him. Fortunately, Li Zongen spoke for his own good. If he had spoken for the sake of the Japanese people, he would have been terminated.

"Don't worry about that. Just do what I tell you to do. Don't worry about other things. I'll make my own arrangements." After saying that, Lu Shaohua seemed a little worried and said with a double meaning, "The stock market won't lose money."

Lu Shaohua said this very skillfully. If you don't lose money in the stock market, of course you will make money. If you make money, you can use the money to pay off those checks.

After all, Li Zongen was born and raised in Japan, so it's normal for him to be a little worried, so Lu Shaohua said such words to give him some reassurance.

Sure enough, Li Zongen's expression improved a lot, as if he was relieved, and nodded lightly.

At this time, Liu Mingzhang also interrupted. He was a loyal fan of Lu Shaohua! In his heart, Lu Shaohua was like a god. How could he fail in the stock market? "Haha! If we lose money in the stock market, the end of the world will probably come."

Lu Shaohua rolled his eyes at Liu Mingzhang and thought to himself, is there any need to exaggerate like that? However, he was still very pleased to hear this. He dared not say anything else, but as long as history did not change, it was indeed as Liu Mingzhang said. "Haha! If we lose money in the stock market, I guess the end of the world will come."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about losing and making money in the stock market for now. Let me assign a task to Mr. Li." Having said that, Lu Shaohua stopped and looked at Li Zongen.

"You say?"

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