Chapter 326: Big Mac
"In addition, under normal care conditions, if you look at it from different angles, you can see three different reflected light: purple, red and green, although it cannot be compared with the famous 'Star of Hope' blue diamond, but it is still a priceless treasure, and the woman who can own it is definitely the happiest woman in this world. Also, since this is a newly discovered oversized blue diamond, no one including its discoverer has named it, so the first person to own it will have the naming rights. ”
"The quality of the best and the glory of having the naming rights multiply its value. Well, ladies and gentlemen, I solemnly announce that the auction for this necklace set with the finest blue diamonds has begun, with a starting price of 50 million and no less than 2 million each bid. ”
It is undoubtedly a very luxurious thing to buy a necklace with at least 50 million Hong Kong dollars, but none of the people who can participate in today's auction are simple, and there are many people who can afford this necklace, and the things that cost thousands of dollars to win a smile on the beauty have been done too much by men since ancient times, so when the auctioneer's voice fell, the venue immediately sounded one after another shouting, in just three or four minutes, the starting price of 50 million was raised to 78 million, when the price exceeded 86 million, The frequency of bidding has finally slowed down.
The price has almost doubled, in the hearts of many people, this is already the limit of this sapphire, and the price of nearly 90 million is enough to discourage those who do not have enough financial resources, there are only three people left in the venue bidding, Gu Chen did not look back. He glanced at Zeng Huaqian, and the other party's eyes were really staring at the necklace on the stage, as if he wanted to swallow it.
The auctioneer of "92 million" followed the prestige: "The No. 7 guest bid 92 million. Is there anything higher, 92 million, and is there anything more ......"
"100 million." A voice that seemed a little abrupt made the auctioneer's unfinished words come to an abrupt end, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound, just in time to see Gu Chen put down the brand in his hand, and suddenly there was a look of truth on his face. It was gold that would shine wherever it went, although Gu Chen hadn't done anything at all since he entered the venue. But there are still many people who are paying attention to his actions, and he has never raised a card from beginning to end, so naturally he is also seen by these people who pay attention to him, and then he finally makes a move. No one was surprised, didn't they see the famous actress Zeng Huaqian, who is popular all over Southeast Asia, sitting next to her, with such a stunning beauty by her side, and just happened to meet a priceless necklace. With his amorous nature. It would be surprising not to take a picture and give it to the beautiful people.
The auctioneer looked at Gu Chen with shiny eyes: "100 million, Mr. Gu Chen's bid price is 100 million, is there anything higher...... Is there a higher ......?" he turned his gaze to the three people who were still bidding just now, but these three people obviously had no intention of continuing to bid. Because no matter how you look at it, 100 million is almost the limit of the value of this necklace, and if you don't talk about Hong Kong if you compare financial resources, I'm afraid that no one in the world is Gu Chen's opponent, since it is destined to lose. Why bother to ask for a price again, offending Gu Chen for nothing.
The auctioneer shouted again unwillingly: "Is there anything higher?" First ...... Second...... The third time. Congratulations to Mr. Gu for obtaining this rare treasure. So far, this charity auction has come to a successful conclusion, thank you again for coming. ”
At this time, Huo Yingdong got up and said to Gu Chen: "Gu Sheng doesn't know if Lu Dao has time?" If so, let's go sit in the café? ”
Gu Chen knew that Huo Yingdong must have something to discuss with him: "Of course there is." Then he turned around and told Zeng Huaqian to let the other party go to the car and wait for him first.
After leaving the auction hall, Gu Chen and Huo Yingdong came to the café of the hotel, I don't know if it was because it was a little late or for some other reason, the café seemed very deserted, except for the two people who were by the window, there was no one in the other seats.
What surprised Gu Chen was that these two people were none other than Li Jiacheng and Li Zhaoji, who met at the auction just now, both of whom are now famous super-rich people in Hong Kong, but Li Jiacheng's strength and popularity should be greater in comparison.
Gu Chen naturally didn't think that the two sides had just met, but to be honest, he didn't know these two very well, they both met in the mainland last year, and they didn't have much intersection after that time, I don't know what happened to these two plus Huo Yingdong looking for him together.
followed Huo Yingdong to the table between Li Jiacheng and the two, Li Jiacheng immediately smiled and said: "Cao Cao once said, 'Giving birth to a son should be like Sun Zhongmou', if you want me to say that giving birth to a son should be like Gu Sheng, we old guys can be regarded as some achievements, but compared to you, it is really far behind." ”
"Mr. Li said this, but I have no place to be ashamed, in a sentence from the mainland, I call it speculation, and you older generation are real, step by step, there is no comparison at all." Gu Chen was not arrogant or impatient, and shook hands with Li Jiacheng and Li Zhaoji.
"Even if you want to speculate, you have to have that strength, now most people in this society only look at the results and ignore the process, not to mention that Gu Sheng can have everything today It is also said that he has come step by step, but the span of each step is amazing."
When Li Zhaoji said this, a waiter came over, and after the waiter left, he continued: "This time, you and Brother Huo have joined forces to enter the mainland real estate, which has attracted a lot of attention in the Hong Kong real estate market, and I have asked someone to conduct research and evaluation in this regard, if the market prospect is really good, maybe I will also buy the land in Shanghai before the end of this year." ”
Li Jiacheng said: "This matter is not so simple, if the central government of the mainland really wants to spend a lot of effort to develop Shanghai, I am afraid it will not be so easy to buy the land in Shanghai before the relevant policies are introduced, you and I do not have such a close relationship between Brother Huo and the central government of the mainland." ”
"You two are going around how to get around my head, it's not too early now, let's talk about business, don't delay the time of other young people." Huo Yingdong joked lightly, and Li Jiacheng and Li Zhaoji both showed knowing smiles on their faces.
Among the three, Huo Yingdong and Gu Chen are the most familiar, and the two cooperate very closely in business, so Huo Yingdong opened his mouth and said the purpose of the three of them looking for Gu Chen tonight: "Brother Jiacheng and Brother Zhaoji and I plan to jointly set up a fund, with an initial capital of 10 billion Hong Kong dollars, I wonder if Gu Sheng is interested in joining?" ”
For example, this time when he went to Canada, many Hong Kong media reported on his acquisition of Petro-Canada and the establishment of Bombardier-Tang Dynasty Aerospace Company, a joint venture with Bombardier. In addition, his companies are also the focus of attention, such as Tang Dynasty Holdings' acquisition of two large cinema companies in the United States at the beginning of the year, and Tang Dynasty Cinema Company formed Tang Dynasty Cinema Group, becoming the world's largest cinema company; Another example is that Tang Dynasty Records has just acquired Polygram, the world's largest record company, and so on.
However, if we want to say that the Tang Dynasty Investment Company that attracts the most attention from people in the financial circles and other professionals is the most well-funded subsidiary of Tang Dynasty Holdings, which not only controls the huge stock resources of nearly 30 billion US dollars (most of the stocks that fell in the stock market crash have begun to recover), but also holds a huge amount of funds for short-term investment, and the 40 billion US dollars of British government bonds purchased by Gu Chen are also managed by it, which is called the world's largest financial investment company by the Wall Street Journal of the United States.
However, Tang Dynasty Investment Company is not concerned about the nearly $30 billion in stock resources it controls, nor the $40 billion in British government bonds it manages, but its short-term investments. Although the Tang Dynasty Investment Company rarely disclosed the company's business content to the outside world.
But there is no impermeable wall in the world, some people can still get some information from their own channels, and even the company's turnover is not a secret, after all, Tang Dynasty Investment is a legally registered company, and taxes must be paid every month, as long as the relationship is hard enough, people can know from the tax department how much tax Tang Dynasty Investment pays every month, so that the turnover is naturally clear at a glance.
With the strength of Fok Yingdong, Li Jiacheng and Li Zhaoji, it is easier to know these things, and it is precisely because they know that they are more excited. I naturally want to get a piece of the pie. At the beginning, the establishment of the fund was proposed by Li Zhaoji, and the partner he was looking for was Li Jiacheng, and later the two found Huo Yingdong after some discussion, and hoped to invite Gu Chen to join through Huo Yingdong's relationship.
Of course, they can also do it themselves, with their decades of experience in the business world, and they are strong alliances, as long as they are cautious, it is basically unlikely to lose money, but they are not very familiar with the Japanese market, if Gu Chen, who has been in the Japanese market for more than a year and has earned a lot of wealth, will definitely be smoother, and the future of the fund will be brighter.
In addition, Gu Chen's abundant funds are also a point they consider, there are too many uncertainties and accidents in financial investment, and it will be much easier to borrow funds at a critical time by pulling Gu Chen, a big financier, to cooperate.
Gu Chen thought about it for a while, and guessed that it was crooked, he just groaned and nodded in agreement, the Japanese market is so big, it is impossible for him to make all the money alone.
What's more, Fok Yingdong, Li Jiacheng, and Li Zhaoji have all raised this matter in person, and if he refuses, it will be too faceless, and you must know that Fok Yingdong, Li Jiacheng, and Li Zhaoji are all super-rich people with huge influence in Hong Kong, and it is far more beneficial for him to cooperate with each other than to fight evil. (To be continued......)