diymy Chapter 27 Li Jiacheng's Advance!
Chapter 27 Li Jiacheng's Advance!
The second oil crisis has fully erupted. "Hello, Mr. John!"
Gu Yuhan shook hands with John Morgan Jr., a gentle smile on his face, and said, "I really didn't expect you to come and meet me in person!"
John smiled at Gu Yuhan and said, "Mr. Gu is incredibly talented. He's made a whopping three billion dollars in the futures market with just one trade. If I didn't come to meet him in person, I would truly be blind to his greatness!"
Gu Yuhan simply smiled calmly and said, "Mr. John, you flatter me!"
John Jr. stated, "We very much hope to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with Mr. Gu. Going forward, the Morgan Group will not charge any fees for any collaborations with Mr. Gu!"
"Oh?" Gu Yuhan looked at Little John and said, "Mr. Alden had already discussed with me and reduced the fee to five per thousand!"
"If Mr. Gu has any unique insights or analyses, we are willing to pay him a fee!" Little John said with a smile. "That's true cooperation!"
Gu Yuhan was taken aback for a moment, then asked with some curiosity, "Mr. John, is the Morgan Group really that generous?"
John smiled and said, "Because we firmly believe that Mr. Gu can bring us profits far exceeding our expectations!"
John spoke these words with great composure and calmness.
The reason for this is actually very simple.
Gu Yuhan earned three billion US dollars, while the Morgan Group's profits this time were at least ten times that of Gu Yuhan.
A massive influx of $30 billion.
Even if Gu Yuhan occasionally provides incorrect information in the future, they have already made a fortune in this round, and they will continue to attach great importance to Gu Yuhan's judgments and analyses in the future.
"However, my asking price might be a little higher, Mr. John, you probably won't mind!" Gu Yuhan suddenly laughed, "Don't worry, I don't want any consulting fees, I just want a percentage of the profits!"
John smiled and asked, "How much commission?"
"Five percent!" Gu Yuhan said.
John thought for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, but we need Mr. Gu's deep involvement, and he needs to clearly point out the key timelines. We also need to understand some of the specific operational procedures in detail!"
Gu Yuhan thought for a moment: "No problem!"
Being able to get close to the Morgan financial group is a good thing for me.
Soon, JPMorgan will merge with Chase Bank to form JPMorgan Chase.
For John, the conditions proposed by Gu Yuhan were not actually that harsh; the real lion's share would ultimately end up in Morgan's pocket.
Of course, Gu Yuhan's predictions cannot be 100% accurate.
However, for a top conglomerate, they have enough capital to take risks. If Gu Yuhan can predict correctly just once out of ten times, they can make a fortune.
"Then, it's a pleasure to work with you!" Little John extended his palm towards Gu Yuhan.
"It's a pleasure working with you!" Gu Yuhan gripped Little John's hand tightly.
Subsequently, the two parties signed a very detailed contract. Of course, Gu Yuhan had all the terms of the contract reviewed by top lawyers in the United States.
On the advice of his lawyer, and for the purpose of legal tax avoidance, Gu Yuhan subsequently established Lu Mu An Si Lin Foundation Co., Ltd. Lu Mu An Si Lin is a transliteration of the English word "luminosity," which means light.
Gu Yuhan, on behalf of this company, officially signed a cooperation agreement with the Morgan Group.
This company will be specifically responsible for managing all his capital in the United States.
In addition, Gu Yuhan also registered the Dalk Foundation, mainly to hire retired officials from Hong Kong so that they could work for the Dalk Foundation after they retired.
"Dark" means darkness.
The terms of the contract were drafted with extreme rigor.
Initially, the Morgan Group hoped that Gu Yuhan could provide necessary reference opinions every year, but Gu Yuhan refused, saying that it was unrealistic to provide opinions every year. He could provide some reference opinions, but it was impossible to do so every year.
I only cooperate with the Morgan financial group when a major event occurs.
In addition, when their own capital needs are needed, they hope to merge with the capital of the Morgan Group and have it managed by them.
Finally, there's the issue of fund transfer; he needs to transfer a large sum of money to Hong Kong.
Three billion US dollars.
This means that, in terms of wealth, the Gu family now completely surpasses the wealth of the shipping magnate family.
现在港币与美元的汇率区间在7.75-7.85之间，不过，到了1983年将会迎来一次港币危机，导致港币汇率自1983年以来一直被固定在1美元兑换7.8港元。
Gu Yuhan's wealth has exceeded nearly 24 billion Hong Kong dollars.
Moreover, what's most frightening is that all of Gu Yuhan's money was in cash.
Hong Kong's wealthy, including those with British capital, could not possibly possess such terrifying cash reserves. Most of their assets are fixed assets or stocks; they simply could not come up with that much cash.
When the shipping magnate wanted to acquire Kowloon Wharf, it wasn't all smooth sailing. He needed to mortgage a large amount of his assets to obtain the necessary funds from HSBC.
This is what makes Gu Yuhan so terrifying right now.
After signing a contract with the Morgan consortium.
To Gu Yuhan's surprise, John Jr. gave him $1.5 billion directly.
Five percent of three hundred billion dollars is exactly 1.5 billion dollars.
Since the Morgan Group had chosen to cooperate with Gu Yuhan, they naturally didn't hold back and immediately offered such a large sum of money, leaving Gu Yuhan somewhat dumbfounded.
When did capitalism start emphasizing credit so much?
Of course, Morgan also had their own considerations and calculations.
Having already earned 30 billion US dollars, who knows if Gu Yuhan can help him earn even more wealth in the future? Since the two parties have reached a cooperation agreement, then naturally, a little money won't make a difference.
What they want is a long-term, stable partnership.
After figuring out these key points, Gu Yuhan couldn't help but silently complain to himself, "Who said capitalism doesn't care about human relationships?"
This round of gains amounted to a total of $4.5 billion.
Gu Yuhan saw this and made a clear plan in his mind: leave $1.5 billion in the United States, and wait until the end of 1979 to see another surge in prices, the second key point of the oil crisis, and make at least another 10 billion dollars.
Two billion US dollars were transferred to Hong Kong. Of the remaining 1.5 billion, Gu Yuhan set aside another 500 million US dollars to prepare to acquire some companies he had his eye on, as well as some advanced equipment and production lines.
Gu Yuhan had been thinking about getting involved in the manufacturing industry.
He will eventually return to the mainland to develop his career. Although he was reborn in Hong Kong and is the son of a tycoon, deep down, Gu Yuhan has always considered himself a mainlander.
On one side is Xerox's software technology, and on the other side is the computer hardware industry.
The United States is still at the forefront of these fields, and we need to spend some time researching and learning them.
In addition, Gu Yuhan was also considering whether to go to Japan later and import some talent and equipment from Japan.
The next key industries to focus on are computers and home appliances.
The mainland is a truly enormous market with unlimited potential. At this time, the United States is facing unprecedented economic pressure.
The economy has fallen into a severe stagflation quagmire.
President Carter has been raising interest rates on the dollar in an attempt to lead the United States out of this economic stagflation. Naturally, President Carter has been heavily criticized for this.
We can't be tough on foreign powers.
Domestically, it cannot solve the economic problems.
The current feeling is that the United States could collapse at any moment.
However, as someone who has been through it all, Gu Yuhan is very clear that the United States will eventually be able to weather the storm, after all, the country's foundation is simply too strong.
When the Bretton Woods system collapsed, the United States simply smiled and weathered the storm.
During the economic stagflation of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the United States simply smiled and weathered the storm.
In the year 2000, the internet bubble burst, and the United States scoffed, saying it was nothing and that they had weathered the storm once again.
When the subprime mortgage crisis broke out in 2007, the United States opened the floodgates and flooded the world, but it withstood it once again.
Then in 2020, when the pandemic hit, the United States said that as long as I don't care about human lives, I can still handle it.
Even though the United States has weakened relatively, it is still a behemoth with a very thick health bar, and with the added advantage of the dollar hegemony, the United States can continuously replenish its resources.
Defeating a country like the United States is by no means an easy task.
Although he was reborn, Gu Yuhan did not believe that he could overthrow the United States. At most, he would take this opportunity to quickly take advantage of the technology.
The first company they targeted was Xerox.
Gu Yuhan came into contact with Xerox with the help of the Morgan financial group. Overall, Xerox is also facing some economic difficulties, after all, the whole of the United States is in a period of economic stagflation.
Xerox is also severely lacking in funds.
Gu Yuhan readily invested ten million US dollars to acquire a certain equity stake and signed an agreement that would grant him patent rights to all products developed by the Palo Alto R&D Center.
Afterwards, Gu Yuhan went to Apple Inc.
Jobs wasn't short of money, but faced with Gu Yuhan's $50 million investment, Jobs readily offered 10% of the equity.
In addition, there are some hardware devices from the United States.
As he left, Gu Yuhan was already planning how to develop these technologies.
Take advantage of the current economic downturn in the United States and make as much money as you can.
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Cheung Kong Holdings
Li Ka-shing's office
Every day when he goes to work, Li Ka-shing browses the latest news, including local news from Hong Kong and important news from around the world.
All the news articles were carefully selected by the secretary.
However, as soon as Li Ka-shing entered his office today, his secretary, Hong Xiaolian, quickly approached him: "Boss, Mr. Wei Li is here!"
Li Ka-shing took a deep breath and quickly said, "Okay, please let him in!"
A moment later, Wayne appeared in front of Li Ka-shing.
This Mr. Wei Li is the taipan of Hutchison Whampoa, known as the "corporate doctor."
"Mr. Li!"
When Wei Li saw Li Ka-shing, he slowly said, "I heard you were looking for me?"
Li Ka-shing smiled and said, "Mr. Wei Li, please have a seat. What would you like to drink? Tea or coffee?"
coffee!
Wei Li simply uttered two words, and Li Ka-shing then had Hong Xiaolian bring him a cup of coffee. Wei Li took a small sip, then looked at Li Ka-shing and said, "Mr. Li, what brings you here?"
Li Ka-shing smiled and said calmly, "Mr. Willie, I hope to cooperate with you to completely acquire Hutchison Whampoa!"
Wei Li frowned, raised his eyes to look at Li Ka-shing: "What did you say?"
"I said I want to take over Hutchison Whampoa, but at the moment, I'm still somewhat outnumbered and lack the resources, so I hope Mr. Wei Li can lend me a hand!"
Wei Li also holds a 2.3 percent stake in Hutchison Whampoa, and Li Ka-shing naturally coveted this stake as well.
"Li, I don't think your current idea is realistic!" Wei Li said slowly. "I think you should know that Mr. Gu Zhenguo is constantly acquiring shares in Hutchison Whampoa, and soon his shareholding will exceed 30%. I don't think you can snatch it from Gu Zhenguo's jaws!"
"To complete this acquisition, I raised a total of HK$3 billion!"
Li Ka-shing slowly said, "I've investigated. Gu Zhenguo doesn't have much capital prepared this time, only about one billion Hong Kong dollars. I've prepared three billion. I need Mr. Wei Li to do something for me!"
"To help you contact these shareholders?" Wei Li understood Li Ka-shing's meaning in an instant.
"With Mr. Wei Li helping me, things will be much easier!" Li Ka-shing said slowly. "In addition, I will also gradually accumulate Hutchison Whampoa shares in the stock market!"
Wei Li hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "What good would that do me?"
Whether it's Li Ka-shing or Gu Zhenguo, acquiring Hutchison Whampoa wouldn't actually benefit Wei Li much, since Wei Li is still considered an outsider.
"I will ensure that Mr. Willie's shareholding exceeds ten percent. Furthermore, for at least five years, I will not replace any of Hutchison Whampoa's senior management. I will allow Mr. Willie to continue serving in his senior position at Hutchison Whampoa, and I will absolutely not replace any of the current senior management!" Li Ka-shing took a deep breath and solemnly promised, "How about it?"
Although Li Ka-shing had his own plans and would eventually get rid of Wayne Lai completely, he naturally wouldn't say those things at this time and had to appease Wayne Lai properly.
We need to at least win over Wiley to our side first.
Wei Li hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "Mr. Li, this is a very good proposal, but how can I be sure you will let me have 10% of the shares?"
"After I acquire Hutchison Whampoa, I will sign a nominee shareholding agreement with Mr. Wyman!" Li Ka-shing said slowly, "How about a five-year nominee shareholding period?"
"Okay!" Wei Li nodded, then said with a smile, "I'll help you!"
Li Ka-shing simply smiled. His idea was simple: first, acquire Hutchison Whampoa, do everything possible to increase his shareholding, and then gradually reduce the equity of Wiley.
As for whether there are any difficulties involved, there certainly are.
However, these are all things for the future. The most urgent task is to completely drive Gu Zhenguo out of Hutchison Whampoa. Once this guy is gone, dealing with Wei Li will be much easier.
Wei Li was also very dissatisfied with Gu Zhenguo. Although Gu Zhenguo had not taken everything away from him, he was still Huang's boss and general manager.
But for Wei Li, he was still very unhappy.
He had painstakingly restructured Hutchison Whampoa and was on the verge of emerging from the mire and soaring to new heights when this unexpected incident occurred.
His frustration is understandable. Although joining forces with Li Ka-shing may not guarantee him the largest share of the profits, a 10% stake is still a considerable return.
"It's a pleasure working with you!"
Wei Li extended his palm toward Li Ka-shing.
Happy cooperation
Li Ka-shing also shook hands with Wayne Li at the same time.