My 1999

Xu Liang was a little disappointed, but he also knew that there was little hope of buying it.

After all, when Lao Li sold off his mainland assets ten years later, he would not be willing to sell this Oriental Plaza, let alone now.

"Mr. Li is reluctant to part with Oriental Plaza, just like I can't tell Kunpeng Fund's investment direction, so you better not embarrass me." Xu Liang said.

Li Jiacheng smiled and said: "Xu Sheng is serious. We are just discussing with each other. Why are you embarrassed? And you are my honored guest, I don't dare to embarrass you."

There was a pause.

"Since Xu Sheng is unwilling to tell Kunpeng's investment details, I won't force him. But do you still want Xu Sheng to give me a chance to invest in Hongmeng?" Li Jiacheng said.

"Of course there is no problem with this. When Hongmeng raises Series B funds, I will personally send an email to the old man. ... However, there are many people investing in Hongmeng now. The specific number of shares that can be obtained depends on whether the old man is willing to part with it in the end. ." Xu Liang smiled.

Nine out of ten people who invite him to dinner these days want to invest in Hongmeng.

After all, the general trend of global technology stock recovery has emerged. The higher you stand, the clearer you see. No one is stupid.

"The Li family will definitely come up with an offer that satisfies Xu Sheng."

Xu Liang smiled and nodded.

"In addition, my son Zekai is very optimistic about Penguin Company in Pengcheng and wants to invest in it. I wonder if Xu Sheng can give me a chance?"

"I'm sorry. Penguin currently has no plans to raise funds." Xu Liang refused directly.

Li Jiacheng was a little surprised. He didn't expect the other party to refuse so simply. After all, he is just investing, not acquiring.

And Penguin is just a well-developed Internet company, different from world-class Internet giants like Hongmeng.

Li Jiacheng observed his words and said nothing.

The atmosphere also became somewhat silent.

Sudden.

The noise outside swelled.

Li Jiacheng smiled and said: "It seems that the horse racing is about to begin. Why don't Xu Sheng come and take a look."

"OK."

Xu Liang stood up.

There is a terrace on one side of the VIP room. Standing here, you can overlook the huge racecourse.

As the top rich man in Hong Kong, Li Jiacheng has an extraordinary status. His VIP room is located in the middle of the entire racecourse.

Standing here, you have a panoramic view of the entire racecourse.

At this time, the assistant next to him handed Li Jiacheng a telescope.

After taking it, the latter smiled and said: "I'm older and my eyesight is not very good. If I don't use this, I can't see clearly. By the way, does Xu Sheng need it?"

"No, thanks."

He hasn't reached the age where his eyesight has dimmed yet. The key is that he has only a general interest in horse racing, and it doesn't matter whether he watches it or not.

"It's good to be young."

After sighing, Li Jiacheng took the telescope and looked into the distance.

Xu Liang also took a look.

Because of his rebirth, his physical fitness is far beyond that of ordinary people, and his eyesight is also very good.

Although they were far apart, they could clearly see the riders and horses preparing to compete on the racecourse.

"Xu Sheng, do you want to place a bet? Betting on horse racing is the favorite thing for people in Xiangjiang after dinner." Li Jiacheng said suddenly.

"Forget it, I don't like doing things I'm not sure about."

In his entire life, he didn't like gambling. It all depended on luck, and the probability of losing was greater than winning.

"I didn't expect Xu Sheng to be so young but have such a stable temperament. However, if Xu Sheng is willing, I will use 15% of the equity in Beijing Oriental Plaza to bet on 5% of Hongmeng Company's shares and the investment direction of Kunpeng Fund.

Xu Sheng won the bet and could buy 15% of the equity in Oriental Plaza at a price that was 20% lower than the market price.

If I lose, I will buy 5% of Hongmeng’s equity and the investment direction of Kunpeng Fund at a price that is 20% lower than the market price. "Li Jiacheng said with a smile.

Xu Liang said calmly: "Mr. Li, you are a bit bullying. As a frequent visitor to the racecourse, you must know the details of these horse racing better than me.

As a mainlander, I have a dark eye.

bet?

I'm afraid it's to give money to Mr. Li, right? "

The little plan was exposed, and Li Jiacheng smiled.

"Xu Sheng misunderstood. This batch of racehorses are all new arrivals, and I don't know them at all."

Xu Liang smiled lightly. If he believed this rhetoric, he would be a fool.

After looking at the horse racing that was about to start, Xu Liang turned around.

"Mr. Li, I'm really not interested in horse racing. I just have some business at the company, so I'm going back first."

He was afraid that if he stayed any longer, Li Jiacheng would continue to dig holes for himself.

If he accidentally gets tricked, won't he be tricked to death?

"Xu Sheng has just arrived, why are you leaving in a hurry? Could it be that I didn't entertain him well?" Li Jiacheng said with a smile.

"That's not true. I'm just not interested in horse racing. Farewell."

After saying this, he turned and left without looking at Li Jiacheng's face.

Seeing him walking straight downstairs, Li Zeju's face darkened, "Dad, he is so rude."

"You're just young and energetic, don't take it to heart. However, I didn't expect him to be so cautious."

"Dad, is the investment direction of Kunpeng Fund important to us?"

Li Jiacheng smiled and said: "I'm just a little curious. I didn't expect Xu Liang to cover him so tightly. Looking at him, he did find something."

After he finished speaking, a look of thought appeared on his face.

After a while.

"In this case, you will go to the office of Hanhua Xiangjiang headquarters in person tomorrow and invest US$100 million in Kunpeng Fund in the name of the Li Family Trust."

Li Zeju's face changed slightly, "Dad, is one hundred million dollars too much?"

Li Jiacheng looked at the racecourse with a telescope and said calmly: "Xu Liang is a good horse, and he is worthy of the heavy bet I made."

Snapped!

The starting gun sounded.

The horse that was ready to go, under the control of the rider, shot out like an arrow from the string.

The speed turned out to be faster.

Soon a big black horse with a No. 3 sign emerged from the crowd and finally crossed the finish line like lightning.

"Dad, the new horse you bought, 'Baizhan', won." Li Zeju said happily.

Li Jiacheng smiled and put down the telescope in his hand with a little sigh.

"What a fine horse worth a thousand dollars!"

——

"Why are you back so soon? Li Jiacheng broke the appointment?"

Looking at Xu Liang entering the door, Jiang Xiaoyang said in surprise.

After Xu Liang poured a glass of water and drank it, "I hope he breaks the appointment. This time I finally saw that this old fox has too many evil thoughts and is digging holes for me. I'm afraid that if I stay too long, I'll be betrayed by him." If you sell it, you have to count the money to him.

So I came back early. "

Jiang Xiaoyang became interested. He had been following Xu Liang for three years, and there were not many people he could worry about.

He put down his work and walked over.

"Tell me, what have you been talking about?"

Xu Liang didn't hide anything and simply told the story of the previous meeting.

"As expected, your reputation is well-deserved. All you value is the most valuable asset in your hand. But if you leave directly like this, I'm afraid you will offend him."

Xu Liang waved his hand, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, I didn't ask him, but he asked me to invest in Hongmeng. Moreover, this old fox is not as narrow-minded as you think.

He values ​​actual interests more than face.

If we really meet in the future, giving money is definitely more important than any face. "

Jiang Xiaoyang pondered for a moment and then nodded.

The conversation changed.

"when are you leaving?"

"The day after tomorrow."

The Standard Chartered Bank shareholders meeting is about to begin. Xu Liang is running for director and will definitely participate.

"This time I went over to put up the shelves in the London office."

London is the largest financial market in Europe. If Hanhua aspires to become the world's top private equity giant, it must take root here.

"What about over there in New York?"

"Let's solve it together this time. It's not too troublesome anyway." Xu Liang said.

Jiang Xiaoyang thought about it briefly and nodded.

After three years of laying the foundation, Hanhua has now cultivated many talents.

It is not difficult to recruit another person and prepare two offices.

"You, the CEO of Hanhua, are responsible for the selection of specific personnel. I am only responsible for the specific business." Xu Liang said with a smile.

"I knew you would say that. But it's not easy to choose the heads of the two offices."

Xu Liang waved.

"You come with me."

The two came to the study room.

Xu Liang took out a document from his desk drawer and handed it to Jiang Xiaoyang.

The latter took it and took a look.

"Huo Yan? PhD in electrical engineering from Princeton University? Are you sure he can do finance?"

"Don't worry, you can read it first and then talk."

Xu Liang smiled.

Jiang Xiaoyang continued to look back, his expression gradually becoming serious.

Huo Yan, a native of Beijing, holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Fudan University and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Princeton University in 1993. He then joined Morgan Stanley and was responsible for specializing in financial derivatives research and proprietary trading.

During the Nasdaq crisis, the investments he was responsible for successfully achieved growth against the trend.

Combined with his investment performance collected from the information, Jiang Xiaoyang also recognized his investment talent.

"It's really good. Where did you find this person?"

"Heidrick \u0026 Struggles."

Jiang Xiaoyang understands that the influence of the world's five largest human resources giants is trustworthy.

"The ability is indeed good." Jiang Xiaoyang said.

Xu Liang smiled, not only was it good, but it was also very good.

In 2005, after Huo Yan resigned from Morgan Stanley, he founded Capra Investment Management Company in Knightsbridge, London with an initial capital of US$5 million.

After that, it took only 7 years to expand the asset management scale to US$13 billion, ranking 21st in the 2012 Forbes global hedge fund manager rankings.

After he made a fortune in his previous life, he made his own wealth management plan at Goldman Sachs China, and invested part of the money in "Capra".

His investment advisor at that time often boasted about Huo Yan and Capra in front of him, so he has a very vivid memory.

If Hanhua had not been established for a short period of time, its foundation was not deep, and its influence was not enough, he would have recruited this person long ago.

Of course it's not too late.

"Have you seen him?" Jiang Xiaoyang asked.

"Not yet. But we have made an appointment to meet in London this time. If the negotiation goes well, he will be the person in charge of Hanhua's London office." Xu Liangdao.

Jiang Xiaoyang looked at the qualifications in his hand and found that Huo Yan was indeed the right candidate to take up the London office.