Chapter 169: One Sentence Creates a Family
Zhou Liyun's father Zhou Yuqiao and Li Yisong have been old friends for many years, and they are also in-laws of their children.
If it weren't for Li Huawen and Zhou Liyun to let them go to bed early, the two old men would have prepared to talk at night.
Zhou Liyun's parents came to Hong Kong, lived for a few days, and quickly got used to it, living comfortably in their son-in-law's house, they are ready to live here for a long time, if there are no special circumstances, they will not leave Hong Kong until the eldest grandson gets married.
Usually, Zhou Lilong is a busy man, this time he accompanied his parents to Hong Kong, in addition to visiting relatives and friends, he also wanted to come to Hong Kong to look for business opportunities.
As early as 1952, Li Huawen and his father-in-law's family founded Taihua Cinema Line Co., Ltd., and after years of development, the company invested in dozens of movie theaters in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.
A few years ago, Li Huawen transferred all his shares in Taihua Company to his four brothers-in-law, and although the price was very favorable, he still made a huge profit.
In addition to the Thai Chinese company, Zhou Lilong and his three younger brothers also run a joint venture trading company, purchasing local goods in Thailand and shipping them to Hong Kong and other places for sale, and also importing goods from Hong Kong and other places for sale in Thailand, the main business of this trading company is the import and export trade business between Thailand and Hong Kong.
(Note, Zhou Liyun is the second oldest in the Zhou family, one elder brother, three younger brothers, the previous article wrote about her youngest brother Zhou Lixiong, she called the other party's fourth brother more appropriately, and it was written as the third brother before, which is wrong, make a statement this time, and apologize.) ļ¼
On the morning of the fourth day of Zhou Lilong's arrival in Hong Kong, he had breakfast at Li Huawen's house, and did not go out immediately, but came to the living room with Li Huawen and others. While reading the newspaper, small talk.
Suddenly, Zhou Lilong saw in the newspaper the news that Li Huawen's Huawen Real Estate Company was going to go public.
"Ah Wen, your Huawen Real Estate Company is about to go public?" Zhou Lilong asked with a little surprise.
"yes!" Li Huawen said with a smile, "More than half a month later, on the day of the company's listing, a celebratory banquet will be held, you will stay for a few more days, and you must participate in the celebratory banquet before you can return to Thailand." ā
"Okay. This time, I also want to stay in Hong Kong for a few more days. Zhou Lilong smiled, looked down at the article introducing the listing of Huawen Real Estate Company, and asked, "After Huawen Real Estate Company was listed, the market value reached 220 million Hong Kong dollars, which is amazing, hehe, how much net worth do you have now?" ā
"Up to 400 million." Li Huawen replied.
"What about Aaron?" Zhou Lilong asked curiously. He knew that Li Hualong was the richest man in Hong Kong, but he didn't know how much money Li Hualong had.
"It's hard to say, and he doesn't know how much money he has. Many of his companies are not yet publicly available, and how much are they worth. Really hard to assess. Li Huawen smiled, "Uncle, why are you interested in how much money Ah Long has?" ā
"I estimate that more than half of the people in Hong Kong want to know how much money the richest man in Hong Kong is." Zhou Lilong smiled.
"That's right." Li Huawen nodded with a smile, "I went to visit the Carrefour Center yesterday. What's the catch? ā
"Bao Yunshan took the time to meet with me, and he specially found someone to accompany me, after investigation. I found that some Thai specialties sell well in Hong Kong, and when I return to Thailand, I will buy some and sell them to Carrefour. ā
"Business opportunities are everywhere." Li Huawen smiled slightly, and said, "Don't always think about doing import and export trade business, you can consider investing in building a factory, the profit may not be very high at the beginning, and when it becomes bigger and stronger, the benefits will not be bad." ā
"After I returned to Thailand, I had a good discussion with my third brother and brother to see what factories to invest in to make money." Zhou Lilong paused and asked, "Do you have any good construction?" ā
"If you can, you can buy it in Thailand, or create a bank."
"Acquire or create a bank?" Zhou Lilong smiled awkwardly, "This requires a lot of capital for me, and my three younger brothers and I are not capable of doing this at all." ā
Li Huawen smiled and said: "If you have such an idea, Ah Long and I can invest." ā
"Okay, I'll go back and think about it." Zhou Lilong nodded with a smile and said, "Is there anything else good to build?" ā
Li Hualong smiled and said: "No, you must know more about the situation in Thailand than I do, you can think more about it yourself." ā
Zhou Liyun smiled and said, "Big brother, when you see Ah Long, you can ask him, he will definitely be able to provide good construction." ā
Zhou Lilong said: "Ah Long's head is smarter than all of us, and his mention of Jian YƬ must not be wrong, I will ask him." ā
Li Huawen joked: "Wait a while, I'll call Ah Long and ask him to dig a pit for you, waiting for you to jump inside." ā
"What are you talking nonsense?" Zhou Liyun glared at Li Huawen with disgust, "When did my eldest brother make a feud with you, you have to ......"
"I'm not just kidding, you're serious." Li Huawen interrupted with a wry smile, put down the newspaper in his hand, and stood up, "I'm going to work, let's talk." ā
More than half a month later, on November 10, Huawen Real Estate Co., Ltd. was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Before and after the listing of Huawen Real Estate Company, the total share capital did not change, the total share capital was 100 million shares, and when it was listed, Li Huawen sold 20 million shares at a price of 2.2 Hong Kong dollars per share, and cashed out 44 million Hong Kong dollars.
At a price of HK$2.2 per share, the market value of Huawen Real Estate reached HK$220 million when it was listed.
On the evening of the listing of Huawen Real Estate Company, the company held a grand listing celebration banquet at the Shangri-La Hotel, and Li Hualong brought Liu Minchen to the dinner.
When he came to the hotel, Li Hualong saw Li Huawen and others, chatted a few words, and asked: "On the first day of listing, how is the stock price table?" ā
Li Huawen said lightly: "It rose slightly, and the closing price was HK$2.36 per share." ā
"It's good to be able to go up. Judging from the current stock market situation, the stock price of Chinese Real Estate Company will definitely continue to rise in the future. ā
"I hope so." Li Huawen raised the wine glass in his hand, "Don't patronize and chat, drink the bar first, everyone have a drink!" ā
"Big brother, congratulations!" Li Hualong smiled.
On the third day after the listing of Huawen Real Estate, Zhou Lilong left Hong Kong.
In the years that followed, Zhou and his three younger brothers established a number of factories and acquired a number of companies. Including a commercial bank, both Li Huawen and Li Hualong became shareholders of this commercial bank.
With the support of bank funds, the Zhou family's business became bigger and bigger, and many years later, the Zhou family became the richest and most influential family in Thailand, and even had great influence in the world.
In his later years, Zhou Lilong wrote a memoir by himself, and he sighed when Li Huawenjian founded or acquired a bank. If Li Huawen had built a bank, he would definitely not have thought of buying a commercial bank, without which the Zhou family would not have become the largest consortium in Thailand.
After the publication of Zhou Lilong's memoir, a Thai journalist read the book and wrote such a comment, one sentence to create a family.
On the last day of 1969, Li Hualong spent the night in Chen Sisi's bedroom.
After the passion, Chen Sisi and Li Hualong talked about stocks.
"I've heard. The stock price has risen a lot recently, do you think it will go up? ā
"There is still a lot of room for the shares of some listed companies to rise." Li Hualong smiled and said, "I built the stocks that your relatives bought are suitable for long-term holding." Hehe, I've been buying it for more than two years, and compared with the increase in Hong Kong housing prices during this time, the stock price has risen more, right? ā
"Yes! Thank you! Chen Sisi smiled sweetly. Kissed Li Hualong's lips softly.
After kissing, Li Hualong looked at Chen Sisi a few times and smiled: "What's wrong with you today." You don't usually ask these things. ā
"Didn't I go back to visit my parents the day before yesterday, they talked to me about the stock, and when they saw the stock price rise sharply, they were both happy and worried, and they were afraid that the stock price would fall."
"Just now, I didn't say that the stocks they hold are suitable for long-term holding. I estimate that this bull market will continue for a long time, and if you are short of money to spend, you can sell some cash out without worrying about selling low...... There's no end to the money. ā
"Now I kind of regret letting them buy stocks, and now, my dad reads the newspaper every day to learn about the stock market." Chen Sisi said with a smile.
"Even old people have to find some fun for themselves." Li Hualong smiled, "The stock price rises and falls, this is a normal thing, don't care too much, when you see the stock price falling, you feel distressed, then there is no need for this." ā
"Don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself, how many people in this world can be big?"
"yes!" Li Hualong muttered and thought for a moment, "Otherwise, you will find an opportunity to talk to your parents in the future, sell the stocks, and the cash-out funds can be deposited in zĆ i bank, or you can choose to give them to your children, you tell them that in the future, you will give it to your family every month, so that they don't have to worry about money." ā
"If you think the stock price is going to go up, then don't buy stocks, it's better to give away stocks than money."
"Yes, too." Li Hualong smiled, "You can set up a company, and I will give you some high-quality properties in the future, so that you can have a stable rental income, which can help your parents, as well as your relatives to live a prosperous life." ā
"Aaron, no. I already have quite a few properties in my name, and I'm not short of money to spend. Chen Sisi was moved.
"I just hope you think I'm good to you, so you can satisfy me!" Li Hualong said with a smile.
"You're so nice." Chen Sisi kissed Li Hualong's lips emotionally.
After a hot kiss, Li Hualong said with a hippie smile: "You won't say, husband, I still want it, right?" ā
"I don't want you to be out of bed tomorrow!" Chen Sisi said angrily.
"It's a long time coming!" Li Hualong smiled and kissed Chen Sisi on the cheek, "In the future, my company will be listed, whether it is issuing new shares or selling the original shares to cash out, your relatives can subscribe for some shares and hold them for a long time, and the income will not be worse than investing in buying a house." ā
"Since buying stocks is more cost-effective than investing in buying a house, why don't you sell the property in your name?" Chen Sisi asked puzzled.
"You're silly cute!" Li Hualong joked with a smile and pinched Chen Sisi's nose.
"I don't understand, you explain it to me." Chen Sisi said angrily.
Li Hualong thought for a moment and explained: "There are many reasons why the stock price of a listed company will rise, it may be that the company's performance is particularly good, or it may be that it has encountered a bull market. Bull, you know? ā
"Know, bull market, stock price up, bear market. The stock price fell. ā
"That's right. When the market is good, everyone thinks that investing in stocks can make money, which will naturally push up the stock price. There are also market makers who sit in the bank and publish fake news in violation of regulations, prompting the stock price to rise...... It's so professional that you don't need to understand it. ā
Li Hualong smiled and continued: "I feel that I have a good vision, and the performance of the company I run will definitely get better and better." Sometimes, opportunities are fleeting. Like what. I am optimistic that in the next few years, housing prices will rise, if I issue shares now and raise funds, I can increase the company's development funds, and in a few years, I can make a lot of money, and the company's stock price will rise. It does not issue shares, and develops with its own funds. The pace of development is a little worse. Compared to the two, it is better to issue shares...... Do you understand? ā
"I don't understand." Chen Sisi looked puzzled.
"Let me think about it again......" Li Hualong thought for a while, and explained with a smile, "Compared to selling a house." It's easier to cash out your stocks. There are also ups and downs in the stock market and the property market, I think the stock market rises and falls more sharply, and my investment vision is better than the average person, and I can judge the direction of the market. When the stock price is high, sell the stock; The stock price went down, and I bought the stock again. Sell high and buy low. I can make some money from it. As for houses, many people buy houses to live in, and when housing prices are high, the demand will weaken...... Not necessarily, many times the more prosperous the property market, the more people are willing to buy a house, and when the property market crashes, housing prices plummet, and there are fewer people who dare to invest in food, just like Hong Kong more than two years ago, but many rich people have immigrated to Hong Kong...... Hehe, I said it was mixed up myself. ā
Chen Sisi smiled and said, "I understand a little." ā
"In a word, I am now the richest person in Hong Kong, and I need to diversify my investments," Lee said. Even if I know that the stock price of my company will rise greatly after it goes public, I will also operate the company to go public,"
Chen Sisi smiled and asked, "Wait for the stock price to rise to a high level, and then sell and cash out?" ā
"There are such considerations." Li Hualong said with a smile, "In the future, my business will become bigger and bigger, and it is indispensable to acquire other people's companies, and a listed company acquires other companies, not using cash, but using newly issued shares, and directly using cash to acquire, which may be very costly...... Hehe, one or two sentences are not clear. ā
"Aaron, do you think I'm stupid?" Chen Sisi asked.
"Nope. You are not interested in this knowledge, and it will take some time for me to explain it to you. Li Hualong smiled and kissed Chen Sisi on the cheek, "You don't need to understand, with me, you don't have to worry about money." What money can solve, we don't have to do! ā
"I have some private money, will it be too wasteful to keep it in zĆ i bank?"
"It's not wasteful, I'm the largest shareholder of Hang Seng Bank." Li Hualong smiled and thought for a moment, "Your parents are old and not suitable for stock trading, but you can, in the future, before my company is listed, I will take out a part of the shares and transfer them to your name, and everyone holds the same shares." ā
By "you" Li Hualong, he refers to the four wives and concubines who live under the same roof with him.
"You're really not partial."
"I'm not partial, you guys are less jealous. You don't need to think about the inheritance of the children now, the capable children, I will help them achieve a career, the incapable children...... No, I can't say that I don't have the ability, if I'm not interested in doing business, running a business, I'm not reluctant, they want to ...... Needless to say, nothing can be too absolute. I believe that my children will grow up to be promising.
"Do you think the children will be better than you when they grow up?"
"In the eyes of different people, the criteria for judging the income are different, maybe a child grows up, does a lot of business, and makes a lot of money, but he only thinks about creating the maximum value with the smallest cost, in others, the reputation is very poor, and even described as extremely poor, then I don't think this child is promising."
"Isn't it good to create the maximum value with the smallest cost?"
"You've heard that word before, right?" Li Hualong asked rhetorically.
"Yes." Chen Sisi nodded, "I've heard you say before that sometimes you can make 20% of the profit, and you choose to turn 18% of the profit, so that you can do business for a long time." ā
"You have a good memory." Li Hualong smiled, "I will educate my children well, even if I am not as capable as me, but I will definitely become a respected person in the future." ā
"Don't you want your children to surpass you?"
"I'm so capable, it's hard to cross!" Li Hualong said smugly.
"Stinky beauty!" Chen Sisi quipped, lifted the quilt, "I'll go to the bathroom, and we'll go to bed later." ā
A few minutes later, Li Hualong closed his eyes, and when he opened them, it was already a new year. (To be continued......)