Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1599 Unhappy
Han Li wasted his rare free vacation this time, instead of returning to Hong Kong for a comfortable life, he made a special trip to New York and even rushed to the stock exchange early in the morning.

The idea is simply to open an account on the New York Stock Exchange, hire a professional or team, and remotely short-sell the stock of Jia Ning Group from the United States.

They made a quick buck off this legendary conglomerate that was on the verge of collapse.

If you're willing to invest and operate properly, making a fortune is guaranteed; even the 75% stake in that Jinmen Building isn't unimaginable.

Even if Han Li can't get the rights to this complex building, he can still take over other industries under the Jia Ning Group.

In particular, the taxi companies under the Jia Ning Group with hundreds of licenses, hotels and restaurants in prime locations, undeveloped land, developed real estate properties, film production companies, and so on.

Han Li could easily make extra money by taking over any of these industries, and most importantly, it would save him a lot of trouble.

Han Li's plan was good, and he even gave up his rare vacation for it. However, reality told him that acting rashly without common sense and without finding out the details would be a waste of time.

what's the situation?
The reason is that the New York Stock Exchange has a great reputation and is well-known worldwide.

However, its current business is limited to trading in American domestic stocks and other securities products.

Furthermore, foreign investors are currently not allowed to participate in US stock trading. To participate, they can only find relevant agency companies and have to put up a margin, commission, and so on.

Getting back to the main point, this means that the New York Stock Exchange currently does not have a trading channel with the Hong Kong stock market, and you cannot directly buy or sell any stocks in the Hong Kong stock market from New York.

Besides the positive and negative factors in the global village, the main reason for this situation is the limitation of current technological level.

Although computers already exist in this era, the industry is developing rapidly and has good prospects, and many industries have recognized the convenience of computers.

However, while computers are used on the New York Stock Exchange to provide investors with a more efficient, faster, and lower-cost trading method, they are not yet fully widespread within the exchange.

Furthermore, without an international network, it's practically impossible to conduct global stock trading.

[Friendly reminder: In 86, after the four stock exchanges in Hong Kong merged into the United Stock Exchange, there was still no way to trade directly with the New York Stock Exchange.]

It wasn't until 87 that the US financial market gradually began to allow foreign investors to participate in US stock trading; this channel was only opened up little by little.

Therefore, it's extremely difficult for protagonists in novels to easily acquire long-lasting shares in companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and computers after going abroad or arriving in Hong Kong in this era.

Getting back to the main point, it's not impossible for Han Li to buy Hong Kong stocks on the New York Stock Exchange if he's determined.

However, if Han Li wants to achieve this goal, he needs to apply for and open an international securities firm account at the New York Stock Exchange, as well as access to relevant global banking channels.

The bank account is very simple; as long as you have money, you can open one. It's just a matter of time.

However, obtaining that so-called international securities brokerage account is not so easy. It requires review by many organizations and the approval of certain financial groups.

This was a situation Han Li could not agree to. If he did that, it would mean that his very private matters might be exposed to some people. Exposure? For Han Li, a lazy bum and the sixth son who only wanted to quietly and secretly make money and enjoy life, that was absolutely impossible.

So why doesn't Han Li just stay at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as usual? Isn't going to New York redundant?

This situation is thanks to Han Li's personality. Even though he has a cheat-like ability, he doesn't want to expose himself to danger or the public eye.

I don't want to reveal this understanding, but what is the danger?
Of course, it's because of the complex situation of Jia Ning Group and the numerous entanglements of interests involved behind the scenes.

It's important to know that the Jia Ning Group incident not only alarmed the entire Hong Kong, but also the financial circles in Southeast Asia, as well as the Americas and Western Europe.

This case involves a sum of 6.6 billion yuan, with the litigation costs alone reportedly exceeding 200 million yuan. The evidence materials number over 4 million pages, and the quantity of evidence is so large that it took up a room of over 2000 square feet to store them.

Even so, the Jia Ning Group incident, which began in the early 1980s, was delayed until the 1990s, with the boss remaining on bail throughout.

Finally, at the end of September 1996, the boss of Jia Ning Group was sentenced to three years in prison, a negligible sentence.

If you were to say that Jia Ning's boss was solely capable and had no powerful backers, probably few people would believe it.

His meteoric rise to wealth and fame was an incredibly smooth path that could not have been facilitated by himself or a few businessmen from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Southeast Asia.

Even if you include the key foreign officials in charge of things in Hong Kong, it would still be a tough situation. In other words, nobody knows how many people are involved.

Han Li wanted to make money and build an empire, which was fine, but he didn't want to be targeted by certain people for no reason.

However, regardless of the situation behind Jia Ning Group or who those people are, their influence doesn't extend to the United States. This is why Han Li made a special trip to the New York Stock Exchange to open an account.

However, this idea has now been shattered. If Han Li still wants to get some benefits from Jia Ning Group, it seems that the only way left is to go back to Hong Kong and find an agent or scapegoat to help him operate.

This situation made Han Li involuntarily think of Attorney Jin, who was currently the only person who knew his background and was also the most suitable person to help him with this matter.

Even if this incident leads to Attorney Jin being targeted and retaliated against by the people behind the Jia Ning Group, it has little to do with Han Li.

If Han Li could catch up, he would make Attorney Jin's departure a little easier than Duan Jiaqi's, who was inexplicably choked to death.

Afterwards, please take good care of Attorney Jin's family, give them some financial assistance, and provide them with a job so that their lives are more secure.

Han Li shook his head helplessly and sighed. He looked up at the towering exchange building, then walked aimlessly along the road instead of taking a taxi.

However, Han Li could not shake off the discomfort he felt at that moment.

(End of this chapter)