Chapter 229: Lovely Drawbacks

On the night of New Year's Day in 1974, Li Hualong spent the night in Xi Chongyi's bedroom

As soon as he entered the bedroom, Li Hualong smiled and said, "Tonight, I'm going to withdraw my troops." ”

"I didn't say I wanted to." Xi Chongyi said with a smile, "However, I want to take a mandarin duck bath with you." ”

"Okay, I'd like to take a hot shower too."

A few minutes later, Li Hualong and Chen Sisi were lying in the big bathtub, soaking in the bath and chatting at the same time.

Xi Chongyi asked curiously: "You said that you invested in international crude oil futures and earned more than 20 billion Hong Kong dollars, isn't it a book profit?" ”

Li Hualong smiled and said, "No, it's all cashed out." ”

Xi Chongyi asked again: "In many banks?" ”

"yes, nearly $3.7 billion, it's impossible to keep it in a bank."

"It's incredible." Xi Chongyi smiled, "Although I knew about it last night, I still have a feeling like a dream." ”

"I feel that way, too." Li Hualong said with a smile.

"You must have figured out how to spend all this money, right?"

"Basically, I thought about it, in the next year, I will invest four billion dollars in the stock market of the United States."

More than two months ago, Li Hualong discovered an interesting thing, he found that the "stock god" Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bought a large number of shares of the Washington Post in the first half of 1973, and then after the outbreak of the first global oil crisis, the US stock market crashed, and the stock price of the Washington Post continued to fall, and now the company's stock price is lower than when Buffett bought it.

Li Hualong clearly remembers that Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway will hold the shares of the Washington Post for a long time and obtain huge returns, which is a necessary and significant investment in all of Buffett's successful investment projects, and he knows that compared with investing in the stocks of IT companies such as Microsoft, the return on investing in the Washington Post is much worse, but it is worth his purchase.

After Li Hualong sold long orders in international crude oil futures and cashed out a large amount of money, his investment company began to buy shares in the Washington Post.

Previously, Berkshire Hathaway bought Washington Post stock at an average price of more than $4 per share, and now. The company's share price fell below $3 per share, which was a good investment opportunity for Li Hualong.

"Have you thought about buying the shares of those companies?"

"I've figured it out."

"Can you tell me about it? are ready to buy shares of which companies. ”

"You can tell you, but you have to keep it a secret for me, even if it's your brother or sister, you can't tell it."

"Don't worry, I'm very tight-mouthed." Xi Chongyi smiled.

The Washington Post. Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Pepsi, etc., there are more than a dozen companies, many of which have names that you have never heard of, as well as Sony. ”

"Didn't you sell all the shares of Sony in your hands, why do you want to buy the shares of this company?"

"The company's share price has fallen a lot recently, and I feel that this company has a lot of potential. So be ready to invest in buying shares of this company. ”

"That's a value investment, right?" Xi Chongyi smiled.

"That's right, that's value investing, and Sony's share price is undervalued."

"How much profit do you expect to make in the future by investing in these companies?"

That's not a good question to answer. If the stock of some company rises sharply in two or three years, I may choose to sell and cash out, and if it continues to rise steadily, and I don't find a better investment, I will hold the stock for a long time. ”

"yes, you can't do it all right right . Xi Chongyi muttered. Gently stroked Li Hualong's abdomen with his hand, stared at her husband for a moment, and asked with a smile: "At the beginning, you sold Sony's shares to cash out. Is it because you think the global stock market is going to recession? ”

"So to speak." Li Hualong smiled, "There is no flower for a hundred days, and the stock market is rising again, and there will definitely be a fall." ”

Li Hualong smiled and kissed Xi Chongyi on the lips, and continued: "My love for you will not fall, I love you for the rest of my life." ”

"Flim Flam." Xi Chongyi smiled. After a moment of silence, he asked, "If you invest in the shares of more than a dozen companies in the United States, will this be too risky?" ”

"Do you think I don't know enough about these companies?" Li Hualong asked rhetorically.

"Hmm!" Xi Chongyi nodded.

"There are definitely risks, but I'm bullish on the long-term prospects of these companies." Li Hualong smiled, "Don't worry, even if these investments don't get rich returns, they won't let me lose too much money, even if I lose half, I don't have two billion dollars." ”

"You invested $4 billion to buy shares of listed companies in the United States, and since then, your investment in the United States has exceeded your investment in Hong Kong?"

"So to speak. The vast majority of the $4 billion investment is not the money I siphoned off from the Hong Kong market, but the profits I made from investing in long international crude oil futures. ”

"Oh!" Xi Chongyi muttered, pondered for a while, and asked with a smile, "You have so much money in your hands now, haven't you thought about investing in hotels on a global scale?" ”

"I've thought about it. Not surprisingly, in the near future, I will acquire an upscale hotel in Bangkok. ”

"Which hotel is it?" Xi Chongyi asked, before, she promoted the movie she starred in, and had been to Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, many times, and knew what high-end hotels were in Bangkok.

"The Oriental Hotel."

"I stayed at this hotel and I loved it."

"Since you like this hotel, let's buy it from our joint venture Li Xi Real Estate Company."

"No need, there are a lot of hotels I like, and I don't have to be acquired by Li Xi Real Estate Company." Xi Chongyi smiled slightly, "I think you should consider acquiring it in the name of Times Land." You ask the company to issue additional shares, increasing the market value of the company. ”

"Times Land is the earliest company I listed, and now the market value is the lowest, I should find a way to increase the market value of this company, hehe, Oriental Hotel, renamed Mandarin Oriental Hotel, is also very good." Li Hualong smiled, "It's decided, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, a subsidiary of Times Land, will come forward to acquire the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok." ”

"Are you the absolute controlling shareholder of Times Land?"

"No, I own 30 percent of the shares. is the largest shareholder. Li Hualong paused and continued, "In six or seven years, Abba, Big Brother and Ah Hu all bought shares of this company. Before the Hang Seng Index peaked, they all sold their shares. ”

"Now that the stock market is in a downturn, you should consider asking them to help you buy shares in Times Land, and then you can increase your holdings in this company in the future. Become an absolute controlling shareholder. ”

"That's a good idea, so it's done." Li Hualong praised with a smile and gave a kiss as a reward, "My wife is awesome!" ”

"What awesome fake awesome, you must have thought of it. Before, six or seven years, there was a riot in Hong Kong, and you didn't work together to buy stocks in a decentralized manner to avoid one person having absolute control. A reactionary general takeover offer is needed. ”

"Even if I did, and I told you, you're not great, you won't remember, and you won't give me an opinion. Hehe, Sisi won't talk to me about this. ”

"Don't say that." Xi Chongyi said angrily, and after glancing at Li Hualong a few times, he asked with a smile, "Do you often play right and wrong behind your back?" ”

"No, absolutely not." Li Hualong said righteously. "It's not right for you to think of your husband like that."

"Tell you what you just said." Xi Chongyi chuckled, paused, and said, "I see that you still acquired the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok in your own name." After you are about to become the absolute controlling shareholder of Times Land, let Times Land issue new shares to acquire Oriental Hotel and complete the absolute control. To get other shareholders to support you, you can make a commitment to buy shares at an agreed price within a certain period of time. ”

"This commitment can be made. But not more. ”

"Are you worried about the risks?"

"There's definitely a risk."

"By the way, what was the agreed purchase price you promised at the end of 1973 for the shares of United Land?"

"HK$1.3 per share."

"Did the company's stock price fall below that price a few days ago?"

"Nope. The lowest price did not fall below HK$1.4 per share. ”

"Normal, after all, you made a commitment to hold this company's shares for a long time, and you can get good returns." Xi Chongyi smiled, "Have you soaked enough?" ”

"Almost. Let's get up. ”

Li Hualong climbed out of the bathtub first, and then helped Xi Chongyi to the bathtub, and the two came to the shower together.

After taking a shower and changing into clean pajamas, Li Hualong and Xi Chongyi lay on the bed, and the two were lying on their sides, staring at each other with a smile.

"Haven't you gotten tired of it?" Xi Chongyi asked with a smile.

"You never get tired of watching it." Li Hualong smiled slightly and gently kissed Xi Chongyi on the lips, "Chongyi, do you love me?" ”

"Nonsense, of course I love you." Xi Chongyi smiled, "Sometimes I think you're pretty bad, even if your shortcomings make me like it." ”

"And what's going on?" Li Hualong was happy, "Tell me what shortcomings you like about me." ”

"Flower Heart."

"Flower Heart...... Also, I don't care, how can I marry you home! ”

Xi Chongyi was silent for a while, and asked with a smile: "Will you marry a woman younger than Lin Qi in the future?" ”

Li Hualong, who has moved a lot of hearts recently, was stunned for a moment, shook his head with a smile and said, "No...... The Hong Kong government does not allow men to continue to take concubines. ”

"Didn't you say before that there are many countries in the world that practice polygamous marriages."

"I'm not going to emigrate to get more wives and concubines." Li Hualong smiled, "Chongyi, to say something brazen, in the future, I may have a relationship with other women, but I will not let them live in our house." ”

"Humph!" Xi Chongyi glanced at Li Hualong, "It's shameless enough!" ”

"I'm sorry for you." Li Hualong gently hugged Xi Chongyi in his arms.

Xi Chongyi was silent for a moment and asked, "In the past year, do you want to be Cheng Yueru (actress, stage name Lin Dai)?" ”

Li Hualong let go of the hug and said lightly: "A few times." Sometimes, I can't help but think of her. ”

"You have a bit of a conscience." Xi Chongyi smiled faintly, "Do you want to know how she is doing?" ”

"I don't want to. She should get married and have children, I'm just a passerby in her life, I haven't been in touch for so many years, I shouldn't bother her life. ”

"Will she miss you?" Xi Chongyi asked in a mocking tone.

"You wouldn't overestimate your husband's charm." Li Hualong asked with a wry smile.

"You have such charisma." Xi Chongyi grinned.

"I'm glad you said that."

Li Hualong kissed Xi Chongyi's lips passionately, Xi Chongyi responded emotionally, and after two or three minutes, the two did not separate until they felt difficult to breathe.

"Huh!" Xi Chongyi smiled happily, "I'm sleepy, turn off the lights and sleep." She reached out and turned off the light.

Saying goodnight to each other, the two closed their eyes and reminisced about the wonderful kiss just now and entered their dreams. (To be continued.) )