Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

Shi Hui said softly, "Yes, there is a saying in the Hong Kong financial community that whoever owns Wharf Holdings controls most of Hong Kong's cargo handling, storage and transportation, and cross-sea ferries. It is priceless!"

Fu Qi nodded slowly: "It seems that the stock price has risen a lot now, doubled, and it should be more than 20 yuan now."

"It will continue to rise because Li Ka-shing and shipping magnate Pao Yue-kong are secretly buying up shares and competing with Jardine Matheson for control of Wharf Holdings," Lin Zhengjun said confidently.

Fu Qi asked: "How much are you going to invest?"

"About 5,000 Hong Kong dollars."

Lin Zhengjun said with a smile: "General Manager Fu, didn't you say that Great Wall is short of funds now? I suggest that you invest your spare money. By June next year, you can make at least three or four times the profit!"

Fu Qi was a little speechless.

I was trying to persuade you not to invest in stocks, and you're asking me to join you?

Shi Hui asked, "What about the other 35,000 Hong Kong dollars?"

"Can I buy and sell New York silver futures in Hong Kong?" Lin Zhengjun asked.

Shi Hui said: "It is not possible for individuals at present, but you can entrust foreign banks such as HSBC to help you buy and sell. They have trading seats in the exchange."

"Then I will buy all the silver futures contracts and open a long position." Lin Zhengjun directly handed a trading plan to Fu Qi.

Lin Zhengjun saw the international silver price in a financial newspaper in Hong Kong a few days ago. It has now risen to US$15 per ounce.

And it kept rising unilaterally. At its peak, it reached $50 an ounce.

Futures all have a 30x leverage. If you are not so greedy and act cautiously, closing your position a few days earlier and not waiting until the peak, you can still make times the profit.

"Why are you so optimistic about the international silver price? It has risen a lot, from 74 US dollars in 4 to 15 US dollars now, which has increased three or four times!" Fu Qi asked curiously.

"I've told you my reasons. Will you follow me and buy it?"

"I won't."

Fu Qi shook his head and said with a smile: "The risk of futures is too great. If the price drops by 10%, the position will be forced to close, and all the money will be lost. Great Wall's financial resources cannot withstand such a toss!"

"That's it. I won't explain it, I can only say it's my intuition. Just help me buy it!"

Because now the Hunt brothers and the Saudi royal family are manipulating the silver stock price and buying it secretly, and the real intention has not been revealed yet.

So the financial media did not report it, how does Lin Zhengjun explain it?

It was only when the financial community in later generations reviewed the case that the truth was discovered, creating a classic case.

"Fine!"

Fu Qi and Shi Hui looked at each other and nodded slowly, saying, "I'll call the financial staff of Great Wall Company in Hong Kong to get it done for you when I get back to the hotel tonight."

The agreement between Lin Zhengjun and Fu Qi was a gentleman's agreement, which was reached verbally, and no agency contract was signed.

Lin Zhengjun is responsible for his own profits and losses. If there is any profit, it all belongs to Lin Zhengjun. If there is any loss, then forget it. Lin Zhengjun will not get any royalties.

Lin Zhengjun said, "By the way, Mr. Fu, I heard that you bought the 43 costumes for the heroine in "Love in Lushan" from Hong Kong."

Fu Qi nodded and smiled, "Yes, I bought it. They don't have many opportunities to go to Hong Kong, and I'm in Hong Kong, so it's convenient!"

Lin Zhengjun said: "I have an unwelcome request..."

“You said that you helped us revise the script of ‘Shaolin Temple’ and helped so much without asking for a penny. I will definitely help in any way I can,” said Fu Qi.

Lin Zhengjun said: "I want to buy those 43 sets of clothes."

Fu Qi laughed and said, "Oh, that's unfortunate. I didn't take back those clothes. I donated them to the Shanghai Film Studio as props and costumes."

Shi Hui said: "It doesn't matter. I have records of those clothing stores and took photos. I can buy them for you."

"Thank you so much." Lin Zhengjun thanked sincerely.

Shi Hui asked curiously: "But why did you buy so many clothes at once? Are they all for Tang Xiaofu?"

"No, I want to start a clothing business later. If "Lush Mountain Love" is released, it will probably trigger a viewing craze, and many female audiences will want to buy the heroine's clothes..."

Lin Zhengjun said that he wanted to learn more about the surrounding areas of film and television.

In fact, the fashion trends in the past two years have been seriously influenced by movies.

For example, the bell-bottom pants that gradually became popular were caused by "Homeland", the first film introduced to China after the easing of relations with Japan.

In the film, the female reporter Keiko Mitani, played by Kurihara Komaki, wore white flared pants that deeply attracted the attention of young people.

These bell-bottom pants have a low waist and short crotch, tightly wrap around the hips, and have narrow legs at the top and wide legs at the bottom. They gradually open out from the knees downwards into a "trumpet shape", clearly outlining the beautiful curves of women.

Moreover, regardless of gender, the zipper is always opened in the front, which changes the old "right opening" and "straight tube" style of women's trousers and subverts young people's perception of clothing.

Kurihara Komaki has a pretty face and elegant temperament. A pair of white flared pants makes her a goddess in the eyes of young people, and countless girls are vying to imitate her clothes.

Soon after, bell-bottom pants were also featured in "The Chase" and "Blood Ties", which further sparked people's interest in bell-bottom pants. Some were purchased, some were custom-made, and some were "modified" from old pants.

However, Lin Zhengjun did not want to start working in the clothing industry right now.

Because it’s not safe!

The liberation of clothing is not as good as imagined, and the small bell-bottom pants have caused a huge uproar in society.

They were subjected to unwarranted accusations by conservative forces. Some conservative newspapers and radio stations regarded bell-bottom pants as "neither male nor female" and "strange clothing". What's worse, some even condemned them from a political perspective - blindly imitating the bourgeois lifestyle is intolerable.

So the bell-bottom craze was put out again this year.

However, with the deepening of reform and opening up, bell-bottom pants made a comeback starting in 1980.

Although there was only one year difference between 1979 and 1980, the social atmosphere was completely different!

The 80s were wild, the 90s were even wilder; that was an era of unbridled behavior.

Many female viewers also wanted to buy the costumes of the heroine of "Lush Mountain Love". If they couldn't find them, they bought the fabric and made them themselves with sewing machines. The trend of clothing liberation and freedom of dressing will be unstoppable...

Lin Zhengjun plans to produce a batch of bell-bottom pants and "Lush Mountain Love" peripheral clothing early next year.

When "Lush Mountain Love" was a big hit, we put it on the market together and made a few dozen bucks. It was very simple...

Shi Hui couldn't help but laugh: "Zhengjun, you are really a business genius. You can come up with such a good idea."

Fu Qi was also very happy: "Director Wang Yang had said before that he wanted to compete with Under the Hawthorn Tree and Lushan Romance. Now, no matter which movie wins, you will win!"

"It's just a small matter, nothing to worry about." Lin Zhengjun said, picked up a piece of paper and pen and wrote down his mailing address at the Hewan Brigade, and said, "If you want to buy all the clothes, send them here!"

"Okay, I'll do it as soon as possible!" Fu Qi carefully put the address away and put it in his leather briefcase.

"The National Congress of Writers will close tomorrow, and I have to attend the closing ceremony. Mr. Fu, I won't advise you if you don't dare to invest in futures. But you'd better consider investing in Wharf shares!" Lin Zhengjun left after saying this.

Fu Qi asked: "Shi Hui, how much idle funds are there in the Great Wall account that can be used?"

Shi Hui thought for a moment and said, "About 700,000 or 800,000 Hong Kong dollars. So, are you really going to buy Wharf Holdings?"

Great Wall has quite a lot of assets in Hong Kong, but they are all fixed assets such as office buildings and cinemas, and there is really not much liquid capital!

Fu Qi thought for a moment and said, "I feel that Zhengjun's analysis makes sense."

Shi Hui smiled and said, "You can buy it, but I think you can't buy it all. You have to keep some liquid funds. Take out 300,000 Hong Kong dollars to buy it!"

Fu Qi nodded: "Okay!"