Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

The last weekend in July.

Originally, Lin Baicheng made an appointment with Zhong Chuhong for a mountain climbing outing, but on Friday night, Iwasaki Mineryu from Tokyo suddenly called and said that he was coming to Xiangjiang. Based on their friendship, Lin Baicheng naturally wanted to entertain him in person.

It was impossible to climb the mountain. On the Saturday when Iwasaki Mineryu came over, Lin Baicheng took Iwasaki Mineryu to go fishing and also brought Zhong Chuhong there.

Lin Baicheng went to rent a yacht, and a group of people went fishing on the yacht.

It's a bit embarrassing to say that Lin Baicheng, the richest man in Hong Kong, doesn't even own a yacht now. This is mainly because he despises small yachts and plans to order a giant cruise ship with a price of hundreds of millions of dollars.

However, Lin Baicheng was really reluctant to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to order a giant cruise ship because the price was too expensive.

Therefore, Lin Baicheng was prepared to wait for the gold futures investment to be completed and the huge profits to be settled, and then consume them through tax avoidance. In this way, the giant cruise ship that needed to be purchased would be equivalent to not having to spend money.

Therefore, if there is no yacht, it will be over now. Anyway, Lin Baicheng won't use the yacht much now.

"Chu Hong, come here, I'll teach you how to fish."

Although Lin Baicheng is not good at fishing, he still knows some basic knowledge, which is enough to teach Zhong Chuhong.

"I must catch a big fish."

Although Zhong Chuhong was a little disappointed that she didn't go on a mountain hiking outing, Lin Baicheng had something to do and didn't have time, and he took her with him, so she was mostly happy.

"Then I'll wait and see."

Lin Baicheng smiled slightly, and then walked towards Iwasaki Mineryuu not far away.

"Jun Lin, I'm really bothering you today. If you have an appointment, you don't need to entertain me specially."

When Iwasaki Mineryu saw Lin Baicheng taking Zhong Chuhong with him, he knew that he had disturbed Lin Baicheng's good deeds.

"It's okay, it's fine now."

Lin Baicheng responded casually, and then asked: "Iwasaki-kun, do you have any business coming to Xiangjiang this time?"

Mineryu Iwasaki said: "If nothing else happens, I will work in Xiangjiang in the next few years. Please take care of me from Mr. Lin in the future."

"Iwasaki-kun, have you been transferred to Xiangjiang?"

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this.

"Although it has not been finalized yet, it is not unexpected."

Iwasaki Mineryu nodded slightly: "China's reform and opening up has allowed the headquarters to see opportunities, and Xiangjiang is China's only window to the outside world. The head office believes that Xiangjiang will definitely develop into an international metropolis with its unique geographical advantages, so it decided to join the The big investment is in Xiangjiang."

"Then you came here to serve as branch president?"

Lin Baicheng secretly thought that Mitsubishi Bank's judgment was really accurate. Now that it has begun investing heavily in Xiangjiang, it will definitely make a lot of money after the 21st century.

"Just one of the vice presidents."

Iwasaki Mineryu shook his head: "But I am responsible for the bank's investment, so I have a lot of power."

After a pause, Iwasaki Mineryu solemnly said: "Mr. Lin, this is actually a test for me from the family. If I can perform well, I will be able to sit in a high position at the head office after being transferred back to Tokyo in a few years. At the same time, my status in the Iwasaki family will also rise. But if I can't achieve results, or my results are not very good, then I will basically lose the possibility of becoming the highest-level management of the head office, and my status within the family will also be reduced. ceiling."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but said after hearing this: "It's just a failure. Is it that serious?"

"Lin Jun, you know that I am not actually a direct descendant of the Iwasaki family. The reason why I am valued by the clan leader now is because thanks to you, I have made hundreds of millions of dollars. Although making money does not depend on my own ability, but on vision and decision-making. Strength and other aspects are also the criteria to judge whether a person is excellent, so I am lucky enough to be valued by the clan leader."

"However, I am different from other direct descendants. They have the opportunity to fail, but I do not. One failure will make me lose the possibility of reaching the highest position in the family. I have no chance to fail a second time."

Mineryu Iwasaki said this not to blame others, he was just stating a fact. If you really want to talk about it, as a member of the Iwasaki family, he was stronger than most people since he was born, and his starting point was higher than many people.

"If you say that, I can understand it."

Lin Baicheng said that he understood that a large family has the distinction of direct and collateral lines. The direct line will definitely get better resources and opportunities. It is already good that the collateral lines have the opportunity to compete for the highest position. If you want to have the same treatment as the direct line, impossible.

"Lin Jun, we are friends. I hope that during this period of working in Xiangjiang, you can give me some help so that I can achieve better results. Once I get to a higher position, I will naturally remember As a favor to you, Mr. Lin, if you have any investment in Japan, I will be able to help you more, Mr. Lin."

Iwasaki Mineryu said that what he had to do was win over Lin Baicheng. He knew very well that his own abilities were not very strong to begin with, and it was not easy to achieve good results in Xiangjiang abroad. Without the help of local tycoons, it was unlikely that he would pass the test.

"Iwasaki-kun, we are friends. Our main careers are in Japan and Hong Kong respectively. There is no competition, but a win-win cooperation. So don't worry, I will try my best to help you."

Without too much thinking, Lin Baicheng readily agreed. As he said just now, he and Iwasaki Mineryuu would benefit from a partnership. Even if Iwasaki Mineryuu does not become the patriarch of the Iwasaki family, as long as he can become an important senior member of the family, it will be a good thing for him, Lin Baicheng.

The most important thing is that Lin Baicheng doesn't have to pay anything, and it's not like he wants to give Iwasaki Mineryu hundreds of millions of funds as support. He just wants Iwasaki Mineryu to get rich along with him. He only needs to use his mouth.

"Jun Lin, I'm so grateful!"

Iwasaki Mineryu was overjoyed when he heard this. He stood up and solemnly bowed ninety degrees to Lin Baicheng.

"Iwasaki-kun, what are you doing like this? You're too polite. You don't have to do this."

Upon seeing this, Lin Baicheng immediately helped Iwasaki Mineryuu up. Even though Iwasaki Mineryuu was so respectful and polite to him now, he actually knew very well that if he could gain greater benefits by betraying him, the 'friendship' between the two would not count at all. What, just abandon it.

Therefore, Lin Baicheng knew in his heart that he and Iwasaki Mineryuu only had a cooperative relationship, and he could not be unprepared for Iwasaki Mineryuu.

The two sat down again.

Iwasaki Mineryu said: "If there are any good investment opportunities here in Xiangjiang in the future, I hope you will give me some advice, Mr. Lin."

"It turns out there's really a chance now."

Lin Baicheng smiled and said: "Iwasaki-kun, since you are planning to come over to do some work, you should know about the HSBC Bank here in Xiangjiang, right?"

Iwasaki Mineryu nodded: "Of course I know, HSBC is the largest bank in Hong Kong."

Lin Baicheng said: "HSBC now holds a lot of stocks in Hutchison Whampoa, a company under my name, and is planning to sell them. If you believe me, Mr. Iwasaki, you can find a way to buy those stocks from HSBC. Of course, Hutchison Whampoa now Huangpu's market value is nearly HK$25 billion, which is already quite high. I am the chairman of this company and I am optimistic about the company's future prospects. Iwasaki-kun, if you are not optimistic about it, then you have to make your own judgment."

Whether Iwasaki Mineryu wanted to buy the Hutchison Whampoa shares from HSBC had no impact on Lin Baicheng, so he told the matter to Iwasaki Mineryu and ended it. He would not recommend it highly, let alone spend any effort to make a match. .

"I naturally trust your vision, Mr. Lin, and I will buy the shares of Hutchison Whampoa from HSBC as soon as possible."

Iwasaki Mineryu immediately said that he needed Lin Baicheng's help if he wanted to achieve success. Now that Lin Baicheng has said so, if he doesn't believe it or doesn't buy HSBC's stocks, then will he listen to other investment opportunities Lin Baicheng talks about in the future? Do not listen?

Since you chose to ask Lin Baicheng for help, no matter what, you still have to listen to Lin Baicheng's first advice, otherwise the meaning of asking Lin Baicheng for help will be lost.

Of course, this does not mean that you have to follow Lin Baicheng's advice. Iwasaki Mineryu himself and Mitsubishi Bank also have their own set of judgment standards. If it is the kind of investment that Mitsubishi Bank thinks is risky or has high risk and low return, Mitsubishi Bank will also not Choose your investment.

Lin Baicheng reminded: "It's best if you can buy it. If you really can't buy it or the other party's asking price is too high, forget it. Don't get ripped off because of it."

Iwasaki Mineryu nodded with a smile: "I don't need you to tell me this, Mr. Lin. If HSBC's asking price is too high, I might as well buy it from the stock market."

"correct."

Lin Baicheng suddenly remembered: "Iwasaki-kun, if you come to work here in Xiangjiang in the future, what will our Bailong Commercial Association do if it wants to acquire the land?"

"This won't have any impact."

Iwasaki Mineryu explained: "In the beginning, manager Sasaki did the public relations, and when I was needed, I would take action. This was always the case. Hong Kong and Tokyo are not that far away, only a few hours by plane. "

"That's what you said, as long as it doesn't affect you."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but nod after hearing this. As long as Iwasaki Mineryu's departure does not affect the development of Bailong Commercial Club.

Iwasaki Mineryu continued: "Although I left Tokyo, I can still borrow the energy of my family, so if you need my help, Mr. Lin, you can still come to me."

"Iwasaki-kun, you said so. If necessary, I won't be polite."

Lin Baicheng cooperated with Iwasaki Mineryu just to use the power of the Iwasaki family and Mitsubishi Bank, so when he needed help, he would not be polite.

The two chatted for a while, and Iwasaki Mineryu suddenly said: "Lin Jun, the international gold price has been fluctuating at 300 US dollars per ounce for several trading days. The economic analyst at the head office believes that there will be a wave of adjustment in the gold price. Bailong Commercial The club’s gold futures have long orders but there is no movement. Mr. Lin, are you not going to close your long orders and continue to be bullish on the market outlook?”

"Actually, my team also told me that there will be a wave of adjustments in gold prices, and I trust my team's judgment."

Lin Baicheng said something first, and then continued: "The reason why I didn't close my long orders is because I don't know how big the adjustment will be. I am quite optimistic about the future of gold prices and think there is still a certain amount of gold prices." room for growth.”

Iwasaki Mineryu couldn't help but ask: "Lin Jun, what is the basis for your judgment?"

"Last year, there was a revolution in Iran. At the beginning of this year, Iran stopped exporting oil for 60 days."

Lin Baicheng said he had already thought about the external rhetoric: "Oil is the lifeblood of industry and has a great impact on the economy, but the political situation there is not stable, so I can't help but think about what if a war breaks out there one day. If so, gold as a safe haven will definitely rise sharply."

"Of course, the most important thing is that the economic downturn of European countries is serious now, and the GDP of the United States has also been affected. Therefore, the international gold price of 300 US dollars per ounce is not very high. Judging from the perspective of the world economy, the gold price will still rise to a certain extent. space."

After hearing this, Iwasaki Mineryu couldn't help but said: "So, Mr. Lin, you continue to be optimistic about the future of international gold prices."

Lin Baicheng nodded: "Well, that's what I mean."

Iwasaki Mineryu said: "I plan to close the remaining long orders next Monday. After the gold price starts to adjust, I will buy it back based on the actual situation. It is considered a short-term difference."

"I can only rely on you, Iwasaki-kun, to make your own judgment in this regard."

Lin Baicheng was quite speechless when he said this. Unlike Phil Smith, who firmly followed Lin Baicheng, Iwasaki Mineryu had other plans many times, but he has made mistakes twice. I hope this time will not be the third time. , otherwise Iwasaki Mineryu's losses would be huge.

Although he knew that the price of gold would rise sharply in the future, with the increase more than doubling, Lin Baicheng would not remind Iwasaki Mineryu. If Iwasaki Mineryu really missed this surge because he wanted to make a short trade, it would mean that Iwasaki Mineryu did not You can't blame others for making a lot of money.

"Um!"

Mineryu Iwasaki had his own ideas. A while ago, some of his long orders were closed at a low position and he made a lot of short profit, so he wanted to make a short trade, otherwise he would really not give in. Of course, this is also related to the fact that the analysts of Mitsubishi Bank and Lin Baicheng both said that the gold price will adjust, otherwise he would not be so stubborn as to make a short-term trade.

After Lin Baicheng and Iwasaki Mineryu chatted for a while, they walked over to Zhong Chuhong.

"Chu Hong, you haven't gained anything yet?"

Lin Baicheng looked at the bucket next to Zhong Chuhong and found that there was only water in it, not a single fish.

Zhong Chuhong said unwillingly: "It's too difficult to catch. I almost caught the fish several times."

"When fishing, you have to keep your mind calm and don't rush to close the pole. Look, I will show you my skills."

Lin Baicheng said as he took the fishing rod with feed strung from the bodyguard and put the hook into the sea.

Although Lin Baicheng said he wanted to show off his skills to Zhong Chuhong, it was Zhong Chuhong who caught the fish first, and his fishing skills were actually not very good.

For this reason, Lin Baicheng was laughed at by Zhong Chuhong for a while. Fortunately, Lin Baicheng didn't take it seriously. Anyway, just be happy.

Lin Baicheng and others had lunch on the yacht. They had brought enough ingredients and even a professional chef when they set off.