Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

The afternoon after my birthday.

Lin Baicheng invited Iwasaki Mineryu, Phil Smith, Claude Rockefeller, Wade Thomas, Bao Yugang, and Logan Rockefeller to have afternoon tea at the Hutchison Hotel.

Phil Smith, Logan Rockefeller and Bao Yugang came here simply to listen, and did not have anything to discuss with Lin Baicheng.

Although it is said to be afternoon tea, everyone's taste is taken into consideration, so there is Longjing, black tea, and coffee, depending on everyone's preferences.

While drinking Longjing tea, Lin Baicheng said to Iwasaki Mineryu: "Come one by one, Iwasaki-kun, let's talk first?"

"OK."

Naturally, Iwasaki Mineryu would not object and nodded: "I want to talk to you about the investment in Sun Electronic Communications Company."

Lin Baicheng nodded: "Tell me what you think."

The others did not interrupt at this time, drinking tea or coffee and listening carefully.

Iwasaki Mineryu said: "Previously, Lin Jun, you invited me and Mr. Smith to establish this company together. Later, after thinking about it for a while, I decided to invest 25 million US dollars to obtain 5% of the company's shares. Now I want to change the investment amount."

"Iwasaki-kun, if you want to invest less, that's fine."

Lin Baicheng nodded in agreement, looked at the others and said: "Sun Electronic Communications' total investment is US$500 million. It is currently negotiating with Bell Labs to acquire mobile phone R\u0026D technology. What the company has to do is to conquer this technology and make mobile phones more popular." It can be commercialized. At present, it is not that easy to conquer the technology, and it is likely to take several years, and the total investment of US$500 million may not be enough, and there may be additional capital in the future."

Unlike the founders of companies decades later, Lin Baicheng did not deceive investors. Instead, he explained the difficulties. The main reason was that he had money himself and was not in urgent need of investors' funds.

After hearing this, Iwasaki Mineryu said: "Lin Jun, I don't want to shoot less, but I want to shoot more."

"Oh? Why is that?"

Lin Baicheng looked at Iwasaki Mineryu with some surprise. He thought Iwasaki Mineryuu disliked investing too much, but he didn't expect that the other party wanted to invest more. "Iwasaki-kun, what I just said is not a joke. Although I am very optimistic about the market prospects of mobile phones after they are commercialized, the technology acquisition has not been completed yet. If the existing technology cannot be acquired, then the company can only choose another target. In this way It will slow down research and development.”

"Furthermore, even if the technology is acquired from Bell Labs, it is unlikely that mobile phones will be commercialized in a short time. Commercialization will take at least several years, and investment will likely be increased in the meantime, and the market after commercialization will Whether the outlook is as high as I expected is still unknown.”

Lin Baicheng's words were not only meant for Iwasaki Mineryu, but also for others.

"For no other reason, I believe in you, Mr. Lin. Investment is actually an investor. I believe in your vision, Mr. Lin, so I want to place more bets."

Iwasaki Mineryu looked sincere. It was mainly due to the failure of his own short selling that he lost a fortune. After comparison, he found that he could still make money by following Lin Baicheng, so he decided to invest with Lin Baicheng. Naturally, the companies Lin Baicheng asked him to cooperate with would increase their investment. .

Of course, the main thing is the excellent precedent of Bailong Commercial Association. Even if this company does not count the investment profits in gold futures, the company's operations in the real estate industry have allowed the company's net assets to rise and its development is quite good. It can be seen that Lin Baicheng It is also quite powerful in the field of corporate investment and management.

"Since you said so, Iwasaki-kun, I certainly have no reason to refuse. So, Iwasaki-kun, how much do you want to invest in total?"

Lin Baicheng hesitated for a moment and then agreed. If Iwasaki Mineryu's shareholding in Sun Electronic Communications was higher, when the company's mobile phones were sold in the Japanese market in the future, Iwasaki Mineryu and the Iwasaki family would definitely be more attentive to make the company's mobile phones more Carry out sales smoothly and occupy the market.

"$50 million, accounting for 10% of the shares, Mr. Lin, what do you think?"

Iwasaki Mineryu doubled the amount of investment. If it were any more, he would actually be unable to bear it.

"No problem, just follow what you said, Iwasaki-kun."

Lin Baicheng responded with a smile and said: "Before the acquisition negotiations between the company and Bell Labs are concluded, and before everyone's funds are injected into the company, Iwasaki-kun, you can change your mind at any time. However, after everyone's funds are injected into the company, I still hope that Iwasaki-kun, don’t regret it and think about divestment or something.”

Today's Sun Electronic Communications Company actually does not have much funds in the company's account. Only Lin Baicheng injected 10 million US dollars to get the company running first. All funds will be injected into the company after the acquisition negotiations are finalized.

A negotiation can take several months. It would be too wasteful to inject funds into the company early. These funds can be used for other investments in these few months.

After hearing this, Iwasaki Mineryu immediately said: "Look at what you said, Mr. Lin, I will definitely not regret withdrawing my capital. Even if I regret it, it will only increase the funds for investment."

Lin Baicheng looked at Phil Smith at this time: "Smith, you should invest 25 million US dollars, right?"

Phil Smith nodded: "I have more funds to invest in other things, so I can't spend too much money."

"That's enough. Sun Electronic Communications actually has another investor, which is capital from Europe. The other party invested US$100 million for 20% of the shares."

The "European capital" that Lin Baicheng refers to is actually the overseas offshore fund he established. The funds will be directly used to make profits from long gold futures. There is no need to transfer them to Xiangjiang at all, which is safe and convenient.

In this way, after the establishment of Sun Electronic Communications Company, Lin Baicheng invested US$325 million for only 65% ​​of the shares. Later, when the company was short of money, it would raise funds, and then when the company went public, he would raise money again. The shares are definitely less than half.

After the company is listed, Lin Baicheng will look for opportunities to reduce his shareholdings. As the shares are reduced, Lin Baicheng's shareholding ratio will not attract attention because of too much, and the company's development will not be restricted because he is the absolute majority shareholder.

High-tech products such as mobile phones must rely on the US and Western markets. If a Chinese holds more than half of the company's shares, he knows that when the company develops to a certain level, it will hit the ceiling and be attacked by all parties. .

If you want to make money on the other side's territory, you must be aware of current affairs, and Lin Baicheng has always been a hero at understanding current affairs.

"The strength of established European capital is still very strong."

Claure Rockefeller did not ask Lin Baicheng where the European capital came from, nor did he participate in the investment in Sun Electronic Communications, because the future of this company was full of uncertainty. If mobile phones are confirmed to be commercialized, then we can just find ways to participate in investment. Although the company's valuation will definitely be higher by then, the probability of investment success will also be higher.

Unlike now, investment now involves gambling. If Claude Rockefeller really wanted to invest in the mobile phone market, he might as well invest in Motorola. After all, the earliest mobile phone was developed by Motorola, so investing in Motorola seems more likely. success.

Claure Rockefeller knew that Lin Baicheng was very powerful. In just over two years, he had worked hard to achieve such a huge net worth. Every investment was successful and he was a sure winner in life. However, he would not be superstitious about Lin Baicheng. He believed that Lin Baicheng would also have it. When it fails.

Just because Lin Baicheng has not failed so far, it seems that Lin Baicheng is very powerful, but this does not mean that Lin Baicheng will not fail. Lin Baicheng's investment may also fail.

Wade Thomas, Bao Yugang, and Logan Rockefeller didn't say anything. Sun Electronic Communications' investment was too much, the risk was not small, and the return time would take several years. They felt that this investment was not suitable.

Lin Baicheng asked aloud: "Klauer, what do you want to say about Changsheng Medical and Biotechnology Company?"

"Actually, it's nothing. I just came here to sign a contract with Allen and finalize the investment."

Claure Rockefeller said that although US$10 million is not small money, the Rockefeller family is willing to spend this money to make friends with Lin Baicheng and gamble on the possibility of the future.

Although I don't think Lin Baicheng can really develop a drug that extends human lifespan, it is somewhat of a hope. With Lin Baicheng's greater investment, the Rockefeller family doesn't mind spending a little money to get a head start. Anyway, as long as financial supervision is done well, there is no fear that Lin Baicheng will hack their family's money.

And as long as everyone's funds are definitely invested in the company's research and development, then even if no life-extending drug is developed in the end, I believe there will be results, and even if the Rockefeller family suffers losses, it will be limited.

By investing US$10 million to obtain 2% of the company's shares, even if the company loses tens of billions of US dollars, the Rockefeller family's loss will only be US$200 million. However, Lin Baicheng will lose as much as US$9.8 billion. In this case, the Rockefeller family has nothing to worry about.

Lin Baicheng nodded: "Tomorrow I will have someone sign a contract with you, Klauer. As for the time for the funds to arrive, how about it be set within one month after signing the contract?"

"no problem."

Claure Rockefeller nodded in agreement. He knew that Lin Baicheng's hundreds of millions of dollars would take time to move around, and it was unlikely that he would be able to allocate as much as 490 million at once.

Of course, Lin Baicheng has as much as 490 million US dollars in funds, not to mention that he has already invested 100 million US dollars in Changsheng Medical and Biotechnology Company, and he only needs to come up with another 390 million US dollars in funds. However, when transferring funds to Xiangjiang from those accounts that have made profits from long gold futures, it is best to transfer funds from several banks and pay a small fee to safely transfer the funds to Xiangjiang.

Seeing that the two had a good conversation, Bao Yugang asked aloud: "Lin Sheng, what does this biopharmaceutical company do?"

"As the name suggests, this is a company that studies how to extend human life. The research direction is biomedicine. The initial total investment is US$500 million. Claure invested US$10 million for 2% of the shares."

"Actually, I also know that the probability of the research being successful is very low, but I still want to try. I have money now and plenty of time. If I am lucky enough to live another fifty or sixty years, I might be able to achieve results by then. At that time, even if it only extends my life by one or two years, I will have earned it.”

Lin Baicheng explained the general situation. He believed that no one here would choose to invest in this company.

"This is really true."

After hearing this, Bao Yugang didn't know what to say. He would definitely not choose to invest because he felt that the money invested would only be wasted. As for persuasion, although the two were good friends, Lin Baicheng had already stated that he knew the possibility of success was very low, but insisted on investing. His persuasion was completely unnecessary.

"If I had your current wealth at Allen's age, I might give it a try, but the investment wouldn't be so large."

Wade Thomas said that Lin Baicheng's large investment shocked him, but he could understand it. At his current age, the older he gets, the more he hopes to live longer, but his investment will not be as generous as that of Lin Baicheng.

"Thomas, tell me what you want to talk to me about."

Lin Baicheng smiled and changed the subject. There was no need to say too much about Changsheng Pharmaceutical and Biological Company.

Wade Thomas said: "It's nothing else. Galaxy Games has been listed for almost four months now, and the sales restriction period will be over in another two months. If you want to reduce your stock holdings, Allen, we'd better Let’s discuss it. If we all reduce our holdings together, it will only cause the stock price to plummet.”

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but said: "There are still two months left, so we have to discuss it so soon?"

"After all, negotiation takes time." Wade Thomas said.

"I will not reduce my holdings for the time being. Your institution can make your own arrangements. As long as it is not excessive, I will let the management cooperate with you."

The reason why Lin Baicheng changed his mind was because he earned more than 10 billion US dollars by being long gold futures. Now that he has so much cash in hand, there is no need to reduce his holdings of stocks of high-quality companies.

In other words, we can wait a little longer. After a few years, when the market value of Galaxy Games is higher, it will not be too late to reduce our holdings.

Wade Thomas asked doubtfully: "Alan, didn't you want to reduce your holdings before? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"I am a major shareholder. If I reduce my shareholding, it will definitely have an impact on the stock price, so I thought about it and let it go. There is no need to rush to reduce my shareholding. Anyway, the company's development is not bad." Lin Baicheng found a random person Excuse.

"It would be great if the chairman of every listed company was like you, Allen."

Wade Thomas lamented that what Lin Baicheng did was beneficial to Wall Street institutions. The institutions could smoothly reduce their holdings at a high level and pocket the profits.

"If I really want to reduce my holdings, I would still prefer to conduct large transactions with private individuals or large institutions, so that even if I reduce my holdings, the stock price will not be affected."

Lin Baicheng said something, paving the way for the left hand to be replaced by the right hand in the future. If he reduces his holdings in this way, Lin Baicheng can sell his shares to overseas offshore funds or companies. In this way, he can not only hide his shareholding ratio, but also take the profits from long gold futures for investment.

Everyone here except Claude Rockefeller has shares in Galaxy Games. They all subscribed for shares in Galaxy Games before the company went public. Now their investment has tripled in less than four months. Month, it can be said that everyone has made money.

After the three of them finished talking to Lin Baicheng, everyone turned to chatting about other things.

Although he didn't see any good investment opportunities today, Bao Yugang was not disappointed. It was rewarding to come over to drink tea and chat with these people. The connections are made through connections.