Vol 2 Chapter 870: What is the plan?

Chapter Eighty Seventy

What is the plan?

The phone rang.

Seeing the phone number, Lin Feng smiled.

"Hello, Richard (Li Zekai), good evening!" Lin Feng said with a smile.

"Cb (eseboy for short), you are still in the mood to laugh, now you can still laugh in this situation." Compared to Lin Feng's good mood, Li Zekai sighed again and again.

"Hehe, how can I not laugh when I receive your call! Also, why are you so depressed, be more active." Lin Feng joked.

Li Zekai was speechless for a while. At this time, Lin Feng actually came to persuade him to be more active. Li Zekai really didn't know whether to say that Lin Feng has a big heart, or that Lin Feng is heartless.

"Well, cb, what do you want now? Is there any way?" Putting aside these distracting thoughts, Li Zekai asked worriedly.

Although this acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank was a personal action by Lin Feng, the four of Lin Feng, Li Zekai, Tang Jiacheng, and Zheng Zhiheng have become a profitable team. Lin Feng's interests are directly related to the future prospects of their small team. What's more, as a Chinese, Li Zekai definitely does not want Lin Feng to be teased, fooled, and expelled from the Standard Chartered Board of Directors in this way. In particular, Li Zekai did not want Lin Feng to be teased by the British. It has been too long since Hong Kong fell into the hands of the British government. Although it has now returned, it will always be a pain in the hearts of some people of insight. Especially in those days, Hong Kong residents have always been second-class citizens in the eyes of the British. This is even more disgusting to young and wealthy Li Zekai.

This time, Lam Fung's acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank is very symbolic to Hong Kong rich men like Li Zekai. It is a thing worth celebrating and remembering forever. Especially Standard Chartered Bank also has the general Hong Kong dollar issuance rights, which is even more remarkable. Therefore, if possible, Li Zekai will definitely support Lin Feng, and support it to the end!

"Richard, I do have a plan. And it's already being implemented, so don't worry. But right now, I still need some help." Lin Feng smiled mysteriously and suddenly said something insignificant, "Richard, It’s the 21st century. Your father’s generation is already old, and it’s our turn in this world."

"Cb, what do you mean?" Richard heard his heart beating wildly, not knowing what Lin Feng wanted.

"Hehe, Richard, would you like to ask Tang Jiacheng and Zheng Zhiheng if they want to have a lot of fun. If so, are you interested in joining my Standard Chartered Bank and becoming a director of Standard Chartered Bank!" Decoy bait.

"Become a director of Standard Chartered Bank?" Li Zekai was moved when he heard the words. With a slight turn in his mind, he immediately understood Lin Feng's intentions.

"Lin, are you preparing this time..." Li Zekai sweated coldly on his forehead, and Lin Feng was really ready to do it this time.

"Yes, this time I am going to let Standard Chartered Bank be completely surnamed ‘Chinese’ (China) and completely surnamed ‘Lin’." Lin Feng beat the table fiercely.

This time these British directors made such trouble, which completely angered Lin Feng. Originally, Lin Feng acquired Standard Chartered Bank. As long as these British directors did not cause trouble and were prepared to live in harmony with these British directors, but now these British directors threatened to drive themselves out, Lin Feng would not be polite. Since you want to drive me away, I will drive you away first, and Lin Feng is going to drive the British forces out of Standard Chartered Bank.

However, if these British forces are to be driven out of Standard Chartered Bank now, it is bound to cause an immeasurably heavy blow to Standard Chartered Bank. After all, these British forces have been operating at Standard Chartered Bank for hundreds of years, and their forces have long been entangled and affected. whole body. Just like this time, under the call of these British directors, more than half of the employees of Standard Chartered Bank proposed to resign, almost causing Standard Chartered Bank to collapse instantly. Fortunately, under the intervention of the Hong Kong government, the Hong Kong branch of Standard Chartered Bank (two-thirds of Standard Chartered Bank's business is in Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong is the Asian headquarters) is only a small part of separation. Otherwise, I am afraid that Standard Chartered Bank has already crossed.

Under this circumstance, Lin Feng will have to drive out many British forces, which will definitely cause the heaviest blow to Standard Chartered Bank. Therefore, in order to get rid of these British directors, we must first stabilize Standard Chartered Bank and stabilize the declining popularity and confidence of Standard Chartered Bank in the market.

Two-thirds of Standard Chartered Bank's business is in Southeast Asia, especially Hong Kong. It is the top priority of Standard Chartered Bank. Therefore, Lin Feng hopes to use the popularity and influence of Hong Kong's wealthy people to stabilize Standard Chartered Bank by pulling Hong Kong's richest people into Standard Chartered Bank. After stabilization, Lin Feng will begin to eradicate dissident behaviors and let Standard Chartered Bank completely "Sinochem".

But when pulling Hong Kong tycoons into the game, Lin Feng did not want to find the older generation, such as Li Ka-shing. Of course, looking for them to buy shares in Standard Chartered Bank is of course beneficial to stabilizing the current situation of Standard Chartered Bank, but relatively speaking, these older generations of wealthy people are more utilitarian and conservative. They have a good retreat in everything. This style of behavior is extremely fascinating. Lin Feng was dissatisfied. If everything is thinking of all retreats, then you will lose your momentum and some opportunities will also be lost.

And this is also the fundamental difference between the older generation's rich and the younger generation's ideas. The older generation of wealthy tycoons did everything steadily, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault, so the accumulation of wealth was slow, but very solid. The younger generation is very radical and very eager to succeed, so sometimes it is inevitable to act extreme, but they can have the possibility of getting rich overnight. Of course, an unstable foundation is a disadvantage. At the moment, gradual progress has been unable to solve the problem, and leapfrog thinking and methods are necessary to solve the current crisis.

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Therefore, Lin Feng hopes to pull the rich second generation like Li Zekai into a stake in Standard Chartered Bank. They are more energetic, more motivated and ambitious, and willing to take risks. Very in line with the requirements of Lin Feng. In particular, there are these real rich people behind them, and they can still borrow the influence of these super rich people (such as Li Ka-shing and others). And more importantly, Li Zekai and others have enough cash in their hands, and Lin Feng needs these cash now.

"How about, Richard, are you interested in being a director of Standard Chartered Bank?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.

For Li Zekai's answer, Lin Feng is confident. If Lin Feng approached Li Zekai as soon as the Standard Chartered Bank crisis broke out, he might not agree. But now that Li Zekai calls in person, it means that he is willing to help Lin Feng. This is why Lin Feng did not contact Li Zekai and others in the past two days. Lin Feng needs to know who is willing to help him when he is most in distress. In this case, the people who are willing to help him will be the ones that Lin Feng will really rely on in the future.

"Cb, no problem. I believe that Tang Jiacheng and Zheng Zhiheng are also very interested." Li Zekai smiled. He is very interested in taking a stake in Standard Chartered Bank, and it can be a good blow to the arrogance of these British directors. Don't think that if they put Lin Feng together like this, they can drive Lin Feng out. There are people in Britain, and there are people in Lin Feng. Many rich people in Hong Kong are very willing to help Lin Feng.

"Well, Richard, I have to say something first. Regarding the equity in my hand, I will transfer it to you in an appropriate amount. However, I will have the first right to purchase these equity." Lin Feng said ugly. Although the relationship between everyone is very good and the cooperation is happily, Lin Feng does not want any other situation in the future to let the shares of Standard Chartered Bank outflow. Standard Chartered Bank must belong to itself.

"Cb, no problem, these are not problems." Li Zekai didn't care about it. Anyway, he did not intend to sell these shares. This would be the best link to maintain the relationship between the four of them.

For Li Zekai, in order to maintain a relationship between friends, in addition to feelings, it is best to have common interests. Only when the interests are common, this relationship will be unbreakable. Therefore, emotion is the most mysterious thing in this world, and it is also the most uncontrollable thing. Especially in business, if you only rely on emotions, according to countless examples in the past, the situation of being stabbed by a friend at the end is far more frequent than a friend's giving charcoal at a critical moment.

After all, people are selfish, and there is nothing in this world that cannot be betrayed or abandoned. The prerequisite is whether the benefits that make you betray or abandon can overwhelm the things you insist on in your heart!

After that, Lin Feng and Li Zekai, Tang Jiacheng and Zheng Zhiheng reached an agreement on the transfer of shares in Standard Chartered Bank. The 28.09% of Lin Feng's personally owned shares will be sold to Li Zekai, Tang Jiacheng and Zheng Zhiheng at a price of 89 Hong Kong dollars each for 3% of the shares. This is also a little benefit given by Lin Feng to the three, and it is also a reward for the support of the three of them this time and the support of the family behind the three persuaded, as well as compensation for reaching this unequal treaty. Otherwise, Lin Feng would require others to support him without giving him benefits. This kind of cooperation will not last long, and it is very emotional!

After the transaction, Lin Feng owns 38.1% of Standard Chartered Bank (including 14.5% in Bao Peili’s hands and 7.51% in Robert Home’s hands. Lin Feng also sold 3% of the shares to another heavyweight), Li Zekai, Tang Jiacheng and Zheng Zhiheng each own 3% of the shares.

At this time, Lin Feng had $1.795 billion in cash left in his hands. After selling 12% of the Standard Chartered Bank stock in his hands, Lin Feng held a total of $3.509 billion in cash. Then, Lin Feng allocated 3 billion US dollars from the "Second Game" (the "Second Game" account still has $4.02 billion in cash. Originally, Lin Feng wanted to borrow more, but the "Second Game" would invest a few The game hardware production line needs to spend billions of dollars to produce the "dream" handheld and subsequent home consoles, plus the liquidity guarantee, because the "second game" will not be able to raise more funds for the time being), in total With 6.509 billion US dollars in cash, it is enough to realize Lin Feng's plan.

Originally, Lin Feng could borrow funds through Standard Chartered Bank, but now in the situation of Standard Chartered Bank, once Lin Feng borrows funds through Standard Chartered Bank, it will be completely implemented. The outside world will think that Lin Feng bought Standard Chartered Bank only to borrow funds, not to operate a bank. , This kind of suspicion and evaluation will push Standard Chartered Bank into the abyss.

US$6.509 billion is enough for Lin Feng to act! As for the actual shares of Standard Chartered Bank he owns only 16.09%, Lin Feng does not care at the moment, he has follow-up methods to increase his holdings. Lin Feng has always been thinking about the 38% of the shares in the hands of those directors. 16.09% shares, plus 38% shares, is enough for Lin Feng to completely control Standard Chartered Bank again.

"By the way, Richard, you and Tang Jiacheng and Zheng Zhiheng will fly to London immediately. My special plane is already waiting for you at the Hong Kong Airport." Lin Feng smiled.

"Ha, good you Lin Feng, I would have called you even if I was right, and I knew we would buy a stake in Standard Chartered Bank." Li Zekai laughed when he heard it. Although it was calculated by Lin Feng, he was not annoyed. After all, this time the matter is so big, Lin Feng should be cautious. Moreover, Lin Feng also gave them enough benefits. They can imagine that once they attend the press conference tomorrow and jointly announce their shareholding in Standard Chartered Bank, what an impact it will have on Standard Chartered's stock price. It is bound to rise across the board. You know, Li Zekai, Tang Jiacheng, and Zheng Zhiheng are now billionaires, and the families behind the three are all respectable figures in Hong Kong. It also directly influences the pattern of Hong Kong's financial industry.

What's more, the appearance of the three also explains to a certain extent the attitude of Hong Kong's wealthy circles towards Lin Feng. With the support of Hong Kong tycoons, Standard Chartered Bank, which has two-thirds of its business in Southeast Asia (mainly Hong Kong), will be a ghost if its stock price does not rise! Of course, this is only temporarily stabilizing people's hearts. What is really important is to see whether Lin Feng can cope with the severe resignation of a large number of Standard Chartered Bank employees. If they cannot cope with it, their presence will only temporarily ease the downward trend of Standard Chartered Bank and give all Standard Chartered Bank customers a little confidence.

However, Li Zekai believes that Lin Feng must be able to resolve this crisis.

When Li Zekai, Tang Jiacheng, and Zheng Zhiheng arrived at the airport, they boarded the Linfeng plane and accidentally found another person, Zong Qinghou from the Wahaha Group.

"Haha, the three young talents have never had a chance to meet, this time I can finally see it, happy meeting! Good meeting!" Zong Qinghou said hello to the three with a smile on his face.

The three of Li Zekai were surprised. Unexpectedly, Zong Qinghou, President of Wahaha Group, would also be on the Linfeng special plane. Obviously Zong Qinghou also attended this press conference.

The three of Li Zekai guessed right. After Zong Qinghou took the initiative to contact Lin Feng, he was invited by Lin Feng to go to London. And Zong Qinghou, like Li Zekai and others, owns 3% of Standard Chartered Bank. Zong Qinghou was also quite surprised by the investment in Standard Chartered Bank this time. He did not expect that Lin Feng would sell the shares of Standard Chartered Bank to himself, but since this way, the relationship between the two will be closer, and Zong Qinghou's acquisition of the shares of Standard Chartered Bank and the acquisition by Li Zekai and others have completely different meanings. In this regard, Zong Qinghou can only admire Lin Feng, this time he played too much!

What does Lin Feng want? ——Li Zekai and the three secretly guessed.

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