Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

On Sunday morning, Lin Baicheng and Yamada Tachibana met.

When Lin Baicheng asked Yamada Tachibana whose funds were buying Hutchison Whampoa stocks, Yamada Tachibana did not tell Lin Baicheng who it was, but he also pointed out the direction and asked Lin Baicheng to contact Iwasaki Mineryu.

Lin Baicheng, who originally didn't care much about whose funds were buying stocks, learned that it was related to Iwasaki Mineryu, so he contacted Iwasaki Mineryu when he returned to the villa.

Because it was Sunday, Lin Baicheng called Iwasaki Mineryu's home. The housekeeper of Iwasaki Mineryu's home answered the phone. After a while, Iwasaki Mineryu answered the phone.

"Jun Lin, what do you want from me?"

Lin Baicheng called suddenly, and Iwasaki Mineryu guessed that something was wrong.

"The thing is like this, on Friday the day before yesterday, Hutchison Whampoa's stock price fell below 40 Hong Kong dollars, and then a large amount of money was bought into Hutchison Whampoa's stock. I asked the head of Mitsubishi's branch here not long ago, and he asked I’ll contact you to see if this matter has anything to do with you.”

Lin Baicheng didn't hide anything and simply explained the matter.

"So that's it? This matter really has something to do with me."

After hearing this, Mineryu Iwasaki said: "The funds for the purchase are mine. I asked people to buy stocks worth HK$500 million after Hutchison Whampoa's stock price fell to between HK$40 and HK$45."

"Why do you suddenly want to buy Hutchison Whampoa shares?"

Lin Baicheng asked curiously. He had never heard Iwasaki Mineryu say this.

Iwasaki Mineryu explained: "The main reason is that I want to invest. I believe that Mr. Lin, your ability will be able to develop Hutchison Whampoa. The reason why I did not tell you about this matter, Mr. Lin, is mainly because the investment is too small. , based on Hutchison Whampoa’s stock price of about HK$40, HK$500 million can only buy about 3% of the shares.”

"So that's it."

Lin Baicheng smiled and said: "Thank you, Mr. Iwasaki, for your trust. I am still very confident in my abilities. Your investment will definitely not be a loss."

"There is no need to question Mr. Lin's ability."

Iwasaki Mineryu said something, and then said: "By the way, Mr. Lin, why are you asking about this matter? With your shareholding ratio in Hutchison Whampoa, no one can threaten your control of the company."

"Here's the thing."

Lin Baicheng pondered for a moment and then revealed the agreement with HSBC. However, he did not say anything too specific. For example, he did not say what benefits he could gain from this agreement.

"It turns out there is such a thing."

After hearing this, Iwasaki Mineryu said: "Mr. Lin, since you have an agreement with HSBC, then why don't I buy Hutchison Whampoa's stocks first and wait until HSBC completes the opening of the position?"

"Need not."

Lin Baicheng said immediately: "It's true that I have an agreement with HSBC, but Iwasaki-kun, you are my friend. How could I let you harm my own interests in vain? What should you do? I'm just asking for help."

"Lin Jun, is there really no problem? You don't have to think about me, I'll buy it later, it's fine."

Iwasaki Mineryu said sincerely that buying it later would only cost a little more. Compared with the money Lin Baicheng made with him, it was basically negligible.

"It's really not necessary. You don't need to worry about me about this."

Lin Baicheng refused outright. He would not use his favor to do things for HSBC. For this reason, he specially warned: "Iwasaki-kun, after I tell HSBC that the funds come from you, HSBC may contact you. Then you can Don’t worry about me, just do whatever you want, just put your own interests first.”

"Okay, since you said so, Mr. Lin, then I know what to do."

Iwasaki Mineryu said that he understood that Lin Baicheng could help him make money, and he was willing to lose some benefits to Lin Baicheng's face. Naturally, he treated others differently, and everything was based on profit.

"Well, if nothing happens, that's it for now."

Having already found out what should be asked, Lin Baicheng had nothing more to say.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Lin."

Iwasaki Mineryu hurriedly spoke up and said: "I told you last time about the purchase of TV Asahi shares. Now the negotiations between me and the other party have come to an end. When the price is finally determined, either Mr. Lin will come over in person." Either go, or let the assistant do the transaction. Even if you don't call me today, I will be ready to contact you in a day or two."

"After the transaction is confirmed, I will go there in person."

Lin Baicheng immediately said that there was almost no time difference between Tokyo and Xiangjiang, and the flight time between the two places was not long, so Lin Baicheng did not mind going there in person.

"Mr. Lin, you might as well come over in person."

Iwasaki Mineryu said: "Mr. Shioi, the person who sold the shares, he has some connections at TV Asahi and I want to introduce you to Mr. Lin. To put it simply, Mr. Shioi is actually re-establishing the people who originally belonged to him at TV Asahi. Find a backstage, Lin Jun, this is exactly what you need. If you don’t have your own people in the TV station, Lin Jun, a small shareholder, is actually not able to do anything. This matter will be good for both of you. "

"Iwasaki-kun, what you said is that this is a good thing. I have no reason to refuse. You can accept this on my behalf first."

Lin Baicheng is very clear that small shareholders do not have much rights in a company, and they can only play a role if there are people who belong to him in the management.

"no problem."

Iwasaki Mineryu responded.

"correct."

Lin Baicheng suddenly asked: "What is the price of this acquisition?"

"The market value of TV Asahi was debated during the negotiations. We thought it should be US$500 million, while Mr. Shioi thought it should be US$520 million. In the end, we won and valued TV Asahi at US$500 million."

"However, in terms of transaction price, Mr. Yanjing initially offered a 100% premium after learning that it was you, Lin Jun, who was acquiring it. Of course, I couldn't accept such a high premium. Finally, after negotiation, we came to the current 65% premium. And I can confidently talk about a 60% premium."

"In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, US$800 million will be the transaction market value of TV Asahi, and 6.2% of the shares will be worth US$49.6 million."

"To be honest, the premium is still a bit high, but after all, Mr. Lin, you are not a native of the country. If you really want to buy shares in the TV station, you can only accept being ripped off. There is nothing you can do about it."

"Fortunately, this transaction has additional conditions, that is, Mr. Shiojing will recommend Mr. Lin to become a director of TV Asahi through his connections in the TV station. Whether you can become a director of the TV station or not, the influence of the two is completely different. "

Iwasaki Mineryu explained the situation.

"This is a troublesome matter, Iwasaki-kun."

Lin Baicheng expressed his gratitude, and then said: "Please Iwasaki-kun, please continue to help me keep an eye on whether anyone will continue to transfer the shares of TV Asahi. If possible, I also want to buy some shares. Why should I hold 10% of the shares? I Directors only have weight in the company.”

"No problem, but the time may not be short."

Iwasaki Mineryu agreed, it was not a difficult thing for him.

Lin Baicheng said understandingly: "There is no rush in terms of time. It will be okay to buy the shares in a few years."

"Just don't be in a hurry."

After the two chatted for a few more words, they hung up the phone.

The premium for the acquisition of TV Asahi shares this time is 60%, which seems very high, but it is within Lin Baicheng's acceptance range. If you really want to talk about it, Lin Baicheng's premium for acquiring Asia Television is even higher, as high as 80%.

However, the market value of Asia Television is incomparable to that of TV Asahi. With TV Asahi’s high price, a 60% premium is very good.

Lin Baicheng's main goal in acquiring TV Asahi's shares was Zhiyin Comics Publishing Company. The company's comics would definitely be adapted into cartoons, and having shares in a TV station that could be accepted by all of Japan would be conducive to animation adaptations.

Furthermore, if Lin Baicheng wants to advertise his products in Japan, it is also beneficial to have shares in a TV station. When advertising, he may be able to rely on his connections to get a slightly cheaper price, or get a better time slot. of.

After ending the call with Iwasaki Mineryu, Lin Baicheng did not delay, but directly contacted Shen Porridge.

"Taban Shen, the funds for purchasing Hutchison Whampoa's shares came from a partner of mine in Japan. He believed in my ability to develop Hutchison Whampoa, so he decided to spend HK$500 million to purchase Hutchison Whampoa's shares."

"Lin Sheng, if this is the case, can you help to be a middleman? We will work together to suppress the stock price to about 40 Hong Kong dollars, and then slowly buy the stock. This will benefit everyone and can reduce the cost price of our positions."

After hearing this, Shen Porridge couldn't help but wonder if this person was sent by Lin Baicheng to cause trouble for HSBC.

Lin Baicheng said aloud: "Daban Shen, it's better for you to talk about this matter. I can give you his contact information. If you can't reach an agreement, it won't be too late for me to be the middleman again."

"In this case, it will be troublesome for Lin Sheng."

Hearing what Lin Baicheng said, Shen Porridge's suspicion eased slightly.

Lin Baicheng then told Shen Zou the contact information of Iwasaki Mineryu. He knew that this was not the place where he wanted to cause trouble for HSBC. Iwasaki Mineryu's purchase of Hutchison Whampoa stocks was an accident, so he never thought of going through Iwasaki. Fenglong creates trouble for HSBC.

Asking Iwasaki Mineryu to help, all he can do is to raise the stock price of Hutchison Whampoa, but doing so will not be beneficial to Iwasaki Mineryu, and will make Lin Baicheng owe Iwasaki Mineryu a favor. Lin Baicheng did this after he was full and full. .

After telling Shen Porridge the contact information of Iwasaki Mineryu, Lin Baicheng and Shen Porridge ended the call.

How Shen Zhou and Iwasaki Mineryuu will talk is none of Lin Baicheng's business.

When it came to the afternoon, neither Iwasaki Mineryu nor Shen Zou contacted Lin Baicheng. Lin Baicheng guessed that they had a good conversation, at least they didn't need him as a middleman, otherwise they would have contacted Lin Baicheng.

In the afternoon, Lin Baicheng called Qin Lan to his home.

The two went to the study to talk.

Lin Baicheng looked at Qin Lan and said: "In one or two days, today, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, you can find someone to submit a piece of news to "Sing Tao Daily". This should be done secretly, so that no one can know that you did it. Or you can do it yourself, but you can’t be found out that you submitted the news to Sing Tao Daily, do you understand?”

"Don't worry, Mr. Lin, I will take care of this matter."

Seeing how cautious Lin Baicheng was, Qin Lan also responded solemnly.

"The news I want you to send is that Hutchison Whampoa's US$200 million investment was used to buy long gold futures. The purchase cost was around US$230/ounce, and a leverage of 20 times was used. At the current international gold price of US$280/ounce, Calculated per ounce, Hutchison Whampoa has made a profit of more than US$800 million."

Of course, Hutchison Whampoa cannot make that much by going long gold futures because it uses ten times leverage and the cost price is nearly US$250 per ounce. But what Lin Baicheng wants to release is good news, so it’s okay to exaggerate a little. He didn't say that himself.

As Lin Baicheng's personal secretary, Qin Lan had already guessed why Lin Baicheng did this, but she still said: "Mr. Lin, is 20 times the leverage too exaggerated? I think ten times the leverage is more credible. .”

"It's okay, just say it's 20 times leverage. I don't care about authenticity."

Lin Baicheng waved his hand, and then added: "First pass the news to "Sing Tao Daily", and then follow it for two days. If "Sing Tao Daily" does not report the relevant news, then pass the news to other media."

"Okay, I know what to do, and I will keep it confidential."

Qin Lan knew the importance of this matter. She knew very well that if she did not handle this matter well, she would probably be fired.

"Well, I believe you can do it well."

Lin Baicheng nodded slightly. Just as Qin Lan thought, if she didn't handle this matter well, Lin Baicheng would indeed fire her, or at least change her to a personal secretary.

If "Sing Tao Daily" reports relevant news, other newspapers will definitely reprint the report, and then various media will definitely interview Lin Baicheng and Hutchison Whampoa's management. Lin Baicheng will definitely not admit it, but he will not deny the profit either. Because the company's investment does make money. As for other management, they know nothing about the company's investment situation and can't answer even if they want to.

This is Lin Baicheng's trump card, which is to raise Hutchison Whampoa's stock price by releasing good news to the outside world. As the international gold price rises, Hutchison Whampoa's stock price will continue to rise. Lin Baicheng can also reduce and sell some shares at the appropriate time.

Huge profits from Hutchison Whampoa's investment will drive the stock price higher, and the increase will be quite high. However, as the huge profits from investment pass, Hutchison Whampoa's stock price will definitely have a considerable correction. In addition, in the next few years Britain's negotiations on the return of Hong Kong have caused the stock market to plummet. Hutchison Whampoa's stock price will not be corrected by a small margin. Lin Baicheng will definitely take advantage of the high stock price to sell some shares to withdraw funds.

Then, after Hutchison Whampoa's stock price fell to a certain level due to adjustments, Lin Baicheng repurchased the shares and increased the shareholding ratio again. In this way, Lin Baicheng could make a lot of money by entering and exiting.