Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

Time flies to the last day of the month, which is Friday this week.

Over in London, Weili and his team are still conducting in-depth research on Bentley. This is the fifth day of the research, and the research is almost over.

On the Xiangjiang side, the offshore company Wateron has not received a reply from Jardine Matheson, and there is no result yet.

However, Qin Lan acquired another 3.2% of the telephone company's shares through the stock market through small shareholders. At this time, Lin Baicheng's shareholding in the telephone company had exceeded 30%.

If Lin Baicheng made a public acquisition of the telephone company at this time, it would be entirely possible for Lin Baicheng to increase his stake to 40% or more before all parties could react. However, in order to have a greater probability of success, he did not make a public acquisition immediately and was prepared to wait. See if you can acquire some more shares before taking it public.

This week, Hutchison Whampoa's stock price has mainly fluctuated and fallen. The stock price has fluctuated within a narrow range between HK$100 and HK$105. The total market value has fallen below HK$50 billion.

The trend of international gold prices has already fallen below 650 US dollars per ounce yesterday. I just don’t know whether it will continue to fall or rebound a little today.

The international gold price has fallen, and Hutchison Whampoa's investment is actually profitable, with a profit of almost US$100 million. Although this profit is not very high compared to Hutchison Whampoa's current market value, it is definitely a good thing, and at least it can make Hutchison Whampoa's current stock price It rebounded, but Lin Baicheng did not let anyone announce this good news.

International gold prices fell sharply this week, and oil prices rebounded this week after last week's decline and broke through the previous high, approaching the price of 30 US dollars per barrel.

There are currently many oil futures orders, and Lin Baicheng's own funds are operated by Galaxy Bank, using 200 million US dollars using ten times leverage. In addition, at Golden Fleece Company, some of the long oil futures orders operated by Vivien Kelly have not been closed.

Vivien Kelly had already reported to Lin Baicheng that once the oil price rose above US$30 per barrel, shipments would begin, and Lin Baicheng agreed. Lin Baicheng also asked Yuan Tianfan to ask Galaxy Bank to start making profits and leave after the oil price exceeded 30 US dollars per barrel.

Lin Baicheng vaguely remembered that the current wave of oil prices could reach close to 40 US dollars per barrel, but again, it is better not to make the last dollar. There are too many variables, and the most important thing is to be safe.

It is already foreseeable that Lin Baicheng will make a huge profit this time by going long in oil futures, at least several billion dollars in profit.

Whether it is the profit of long gold futures or the profit of long oil futures, Lin Baicheng already has a general idea about the use of funds. Anyway, we will not let all the funds be placed in the bank to earn interest. Currency depreciation caused by inflation will always exist. Money placed in the bank cannot escape inflation.

After get off work, Lin Baicheng went home for dinner.

As soon as he returned home, Lin Baicheng saw Father Lin, Mother Lin, and sister Lin Shufang, who didn't know what they were talking about.

"Sister, what's wrong?"

Lin Baicheng found that Lin Shufang seemed a little excited.

Mother Lin waved to Lin Baicheng: "Son, come here, Mom has something to tell you."

"Dad, Mom, what's going on?"

When Lin Baicheng saw this, he walked over in confusion.

Mother Lin said: "Son, I want to ask you something. Did you ask Yufeng to sign a prenuptial agreement?"

"Um?!"

Hearing this, Lin Baicheng couldn't help but frown and looked at Lin Shufang, thinking that it was Lin Shufang who came back to tell her parents. "Sister, how did you know about this? I asked Qin Lan to go to Yufeng alone to sign the agreement. Was it Qin Lan's failure to handle the matter, or was it Yufeng who told you?"

No matter which situation it was, Lin Baicheng was very dissatisfied. If Qin Lan is incompetent, it means there is a problem with Qin Lan's ability, and Qin Lan is the director of the Xiangjiang Secretariat. This position cannot be held by someone who is incompetent.

And if Cheng Yufeng told Lin Shufang, it means that Cheng Yufeng was dissatisfied with the signing of the prenuptial agreement, but because of his power, he reluctantly signed the agreement, and then turned around and told Lin Shufang about it. Obviously, he wanted Lin Shufang to know. He stepped forward in order to make Lin Baicheng change his decision.

"No, it has nothing to do with them."

Lin Shufang said emotionally: "I discovered it myself! Brother, why did you ask Yufeng to sign a prenuptial agreement? What will Yufeng think of me if you do this? Will he think that we look down on him?"

"You discovered it yourself? What a coincidence."

Lin Baicheng snorted. He was not guilty, but a little angry. He didn't believe there was such a coincidence in the world. Just two days after signing the prenuptial agreement, Lin Shufang accidentally discovered that Cheng Yufeng had failed to save a document. Instead of believing this, he believed it was Cheng Yu. Feng deliberately let Lin Shufang discover this document.

The prenuptial agreement Cheng Yufeng signed was naturally in duplicate, and he also kept one copy. What's more, they have only signed a prenuptial agreement, but the dowry given by Lin Baicheng has not yet been signed. It looks like Cheng Yufeng and Lin Shufang will not get a penny after they get married.

Lin Baicheng had reason to suspect that Cheng Yufeng felt that he would not get a penny, so he resorted to tricks to make Lin Shufang come forward to oppose the prenuptial agreement. Although Lin Shufang had been trained for a year or two, she was just an ordinary person before and was Cheng Yufeng's opponent regardless of her methods.

Of course, these are just Lin Baicheng's suspicions. Maybe it was just a coincidence. Cheng Yufeng didn't use any means, but Lin Baicheng believed in his suspicions more than coincidences.

Lin's father advised: "Son, I don't think you should sign the prenuptial agreement. Doing so seems like you think they will divorce in the future. It makes it seem like Yu Feng married your sister for money. This is not good. .”

Mother Lin also said: "Yes, if you don't do this, Yufeng will feel uncomfortable. If Yufeng's parents find out, will they still treat your sister well? How will he live in the future?"

"Mom, Dad, prenuptial agreements are common for families like ours."

Lin Baicheng looked at his sister Lin Shufang and said, "Let's talk about myself. If I get married in the future, I will definitely sign a prenuptial agreement with the woman. This has nothing to do with whether I love her or not."

In the future, with a net worth of at least hundreds of billions of Hong Kong dollars, no matter which girl Lin Baicheng marries, he will sign a prenuptial agreement with her. He won't test human nature. As long as he divorces him, he can get half of his net worth, and he can do whatever he wants in the future. How dare he bet that the person next to him will always love him and won't divorce him.

When the temptation is too great, anything can happen.

"You are you, I am different from you."

Lin Shufang knew that the property would be divided equally after the couple divorced. Her younger brother Lin Baicheng had a net worth of tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars, so it was necessary to sign a prenuptial agreement. But she was different. She only had 1% of the shares of Galaxy Games Company. Although it was also worth a lot of money, she I don’t want to be separated from my future husband because of these shares.

"These are two documents I prepared. They were originally intended for you, sister and Yufeng, to sign."

Lin Baicheng did not try to persuade Lin Shufang, but took out the two share transfer contracts in his briefcase while speaking. "This is the dowry I prepared for my sister. 1% of Galaxy Games shares and 1% of Hutchison Whampoa shares are for you, sister, and 1 million Hutchison Whampoa shares are for Yufeng. Even if you get divorced in the future, these shares will It also belongs to Yu Feng and is not included in the prenuptial agreement."

Lin Shufang took the two documents and browsed them briefly, and found that it was indeed what Lin Baicheng said.

Lin Baicheng said to Father Lin and Mother Lin at this time: "Dad, Mom, the dowry I gave to my sister is worth more than 800 million Hong Kong dollars. My total net worth is about 1.2 billion Hong Kong dollars. The share given to Yufeng is worth one With more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars, he can exchange it for cash at any time."

"You gave so much?!"

Father Lin and Mother Lin's attention was immediately diverted. Whether it was more than one billion Hong Kong dollars or more than one hundred million Hong Kong dollars, it was an astronomical figure that was unimaginable to them before. Even if they now know that their son has a net worth of 20 to 30 billion Hong Kong dollars, more than 1 billion Hong Kong dollars is still a large amount.

"Son, your dowry is too rich, you don't need to give me so much."

After looking at her daughter, Mother Lin still said that she still preferred her son. After all, the married daughter would throw away the water.

Lin's father also nodded in agreement. He said to Lin Shufang: "Fang, your brother gave you too much. Don't blame your parents for being partial. Your brother makes all the money in our family. It's not easy for him to make money."

If it was passed down from the ancestors or earned by Father Lin himself, then Father Lin would give a little more dowry out of love for his daughter. But the son earned the money, so there was no reason to give such a generous dowry.

"Dad, Mom, I know."

Although she disagreed with her father's last words, "It's not easy to make money," Lin Shufang also knew what her parents meant. She also knew that the dowry given by her brother this time was too generous, worth almost one billion Hong Kong dollars, and it was worth more than many wealthy families. Want more wealth.

"Dad, Mom, this is the dowry I gave to my sister. It is my heartfelt gift."

After Lin Baicheng was reborn, he received the memories and emotions of his predecessor. Therefore, despite his total net worth of about 100 billion Hong Kong dollars, he was still willing to give up a dowry of about 1 billion Hong Kong dollars and did not think of giving less.

"However, this is what I gave to my sister. I know that my sister and Yu Feng are in love now, and I also hope that they will love each other forever, but I want to be on guard, so these can only be in your name, sister. In case one day your relationship does not go away. I’m divorced, and I don’t want to see half of this wealth divided by him.”

"Xiaofang, your brother's concerns are not unreasonable. He is also doing it for your own good."

After hearing Lin Baicheng's explanation, Mother Lin immediately stood by her son's side. She felt that her son's words were very reasonable, and she really needed to be on guard. This was a fortune of more than one billion Hong Kong dollars, and half of it was about 600 million Hong Kong dollars.

"I have a very good relationship with Yu Feng, and we will not divorce."

Lin Shufang immediately retorted. Although she understood now, she still felt uncomfortable doing so.

Father Lin said aloud: "To be honest, there is nothing wrong with what your brother did. But it is really not good and it is really embarrassing."

If you choose to sign a prenuptial agreement, it may affect the relationship between Cheng Yufeng and Lin Shufang; if you choose not to sign an agreement, this is a net worth of more than one billion Hong Kong dollars, and half of it will be divided after divorce. Just thinking about this possibility makes It hurts.

In this case, it is naturally difficult to make a choice.

Lin Baicheng said to Lin Shufang at this time: "Sister, I will give you and Yu Feng two choices, please listen to it."

"you say."

"The first option is to sign a prenuptial agreement. I will give you sister 1% of the shares of Galaxy Games and Hutchison Whampoa, and I will give Cheng Yufeng 500,000 shares of Hutchison Whampoa stock. Yes, there are only 500,000 shares left. I decided to give less.”

"The second option is not to sign a prenuptial agreement. The dowry this time is not included in the purchased items. Our Lin family only gives a cash red envelope of HK$8.88 million. As for the shares, I will set up a fund and give 1% of the money I gave Galaxy Games shares, 5.4 million Hutchison Whampoa shares, and the 1% of Galaxy Games shares you originally owned are placed in this fund. You cannot use these shares, only the company's cash dividends can be used."

"When you have children and the children grow up, it will be up to you to decide who to allocate the shares to. I will not get involved."

"In other words, if you choose the second option, you and Cheng Yufeng won't be able to get those shares. They belong to your children."

Lin Baicheng explained the solution he had just thought of. He was just worried that Cheng Yufeng and Lin Shufang would divide their property after their divorce, but if they had children and the children were adults, then he wouldn't have to worry.

"The second option is pretty good."

Before Lin Shufang made a choice, Mother Lin spoke up first. In her opinion, it is the right thing for parents to leave their property to the next generation.

Father Lin said, "Let my daughter make her own decision."

Lin Shufang did not make a decision immediately. She not only had to consider herself, but also Cheng Yufeng. After all, the first choice Cheng Yufeng could get more than 50 million Hong Kong dollars worth of stocks, but the second choice only got less than 10 million Hong Kong dollars. Hong Kong dollars, the difference is huge.

"Sister, you don't have to rush to make a decision on this matter."

Upon seeing this, Lin Baicheng said to Lin Shufang: "You can discuss it with Yufeng and give me an answer before your wedding. Sister, don't blame me. This is a fortune of more than one billion Hong Kong dollars. It will probably be worth more in the future. If Because I can't accept half of a marriage."

In fact, if Cheng Yufeng really divorced Lin Shufang, Lin Baicheng would definitely suppress Cheng Yufeng, and Cheng Yufeng would not even think about having a career in Hong Kong. But the world is so big. If Cheng Yufeng gets hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars and goes abroad, Lin Baicheng will have no way to deal with him.

Therefore, in order to prevent this from happening, a prenuptial agreement must be signed.

Mother Lin immediately said: "Xiaofang, you can't blame your brother. He gave you such a generous dowry. He asked Yufeng to sign a prenuptial agreement for your own good."

Father Lin also said: "Your mother is right. No matter how you decide, your brother cannot be blamed for this matter. You have to distinguish right from wrong."

"Dad, Mom, little brother, don't worry. I know that little brother is doing it for my own good. I won't blame her."

Lin Shufang assured her family that she could tell whether her younger brother was good or bad to her. She could tell just by being willing to give her shares worth more than a billion Hong Kong dollars. How could he give her so much if he didn't treat her like a biological sister.

Lin Shufang decided to think carefully. She not only had to consider which one to choose, but also whether to have a showdown with Cheng Yufeng. She knew about the prenuptial agreement.