Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 777: Every opportunity is covered in blood

When Yang Xiaole and his companion returned to the villa area, the whole family was there.

The old man is here too.

"Grandpa, uncle, aunt!"

Yang Xiaole came in and greeted them with a smile. It was a rare moment that he didn't joke with the old man.

Seeing this, Su Ling greeted with a smile: "You're back! The meal is ready. Why are you back so late?"

"Something happened at the company, which delayed us for some time."

"Hurry up and sit down, and eat first."

Then several people sat down.

The food was ready and the dishes were served soon.

There was no rush to talk about marriage, but just chatting there.

After three rounds of drinks, Hua's father spoke: "Xiao Le, I was not here when you came last time. It just so happens that you two are here today. I want to discuss something with you."

Yang Xiaole put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "It's okay, uncle!"

He thought it was about marriage.

Seeing this, Hua's father said, "It's like this. The battery factory has been built. Now the company's lithium metal is all imported. The price is too high. My idea is to buy lithium ore and produce it ourselves.

This will be of great benefit to our future cost reduction and technology upgrade.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaole agreed without thinking.

"Okay! You write a report then and I'll get the company to approve it."

Research on lithium batteries actually began ten years ago, but the first commercial lithium battery was a rechargeable lithium battery launched by Sony and a Japanese company in 1991.

Although their company has researched and produced it, it has not yet been officially launched on the market.

That is the trial stage of your own products.

The past two years have also been spent preparing for the listing.

Lithium refineries are not actually very useful now, but they are very useful in studying the technology of lithium refining.

Father Hua smiled happily when he heard this: "Good! That's great."

Su Ling heard this and said, "Xiao Le, I don't know much about the company, but I know that the lithium battery you're researching hasn't been officially launched yet. Buying a mine right away is too much of a fuss. Don't indulge him just because of Tiantian."

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Auntie, it's okay! From a long-term perspective, buying a mine is beneficial. The global industry is currently in a stage of rapid development. The prices of various minerals will become higher and higher in the future."

Hearing this, Su Ling looked at her man.

He turned his head and nodded: "Okay, you can do it yourself!"

Their family has received so much care from Yang Xiaole.

Then he asked, "I heard from Tiantian that you have already received your marriage certificate?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene instantly became quiet.

Hua Yourong, on the other hand, looked at the few people while biting her lip, like a child who had done something wrong.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole said directly: "Uncle, Auntie, actually...I got the marriage certificate when I came back last year, but I was too busy with work and didn't come to tell you."

Hearing this, Su Ling looked at her daughter.

I immediately understood what was going on.

He shook his head helplessly.

At this time, Hua Yourong did not let Yang Xiaole bear all the responsibilities alone, and then said: "Mom and Dad! Actually... Huang Qiujing and I got the marriage certificate with Xiaole together. The three of us discussed it. Sister Jingjing's family has no close relatives except for a brother, so we will get married together."

These words made several people frown.

They all knew about Huang Qiujing's affairs.

After all, they are parents. Even though they know the truth, they still feel uncomfortable when they hear this.

Moreover, several people also knew that Yang Xiaole had another one in the mainland.

Thinking of this, everyone felt a headache.

Fortunately, the elders in several families have had the experience of having three wives and four concubines, so the resistance in their hearts can be slightly alleviated.

After all, Yang Xiaole's growth has now reached a level that several people look up to.

And Hua Yourong is someone Yang Xiaole must marry.

Su Ling could only say, "You are all adults now and you should be responsible for your own actions. We can't say anything. Let's eat first and then discuss the wedding."

Then he said to Hua's father: "Sell your stocks for me. As a father, you should prepare for your daughter."

Yang Xiaole heard that he had to prepare a dowry for Hua Yourong.

Suddenly I heard Hua's father playing stocks.

stunned for a moment.

Then he hurriedly asked, "Uncle, are you playing stocks?"

Father Hua nodded: "Well, yes! Do you want to play? The stock market is a bull market now. As long as you can buy it, you can make money."

Yang Xiaole heard this and thought about it.

This reminded him of something.

Next year, there will be a global stock market crash at the same time as the oil crisis.

But before that, Hong Kong Island’s stock prices plummeted by nearly 75%, but he couldn’t remember the exact amount.

This was before the oil crisis.

The following year, the oil crisis broke out again and the index fell another 60%.

In two years, the total drop was 91%.

He has read the report.

How hot is the stock market now?

It can be described as crazy.

It can double in less than three months.

There are some crazy phenomena in the market, such as "shark fin rice", investors quitting their jobs to trade stocks full-time, "abalone porridge", "making fish balls with rat grouper", and "lighting cigarettes with bull (HKD 500 bills)".

If we count the period from 69 to this year, it has increased sevenfold in less than three years. How can it not be crazy?
By the next year, the stock price had plummeted.

It may be a bit exaggerated to say that people who jump off rooftops are lining up to jump down, but there are too many cases of people jumping off buildings when walking.

There are so many reasons for this incident.

There were two things that pushed the stock market to its peak.

第一件事情，汇丰银行宣布高配送：每股派3块5的股息及5股送1股。同时，将1股拆成10股细股。

The second thing is that the Hong Kong government revealed that it plans to build an underground railway.

And the fuse of this incident.

It started with the acquisition of Dairy Farm by Swire Properties, which was this year.

This incident can be said to be quite sensational.

In March next year, Hong Kong stocks will peak, followed by a 3-month long decline.

And there is another important thing in this matter.

Hutchison Whampoa.

An old British trading company in Hong Kong. Although it is not as strong as Jardine Matheson, it is also very powerful.

In 73, it almost surpassed Jardine Matheson.

The current market value is about HK$96 billion, and the stock price is HK$44 per share. It fell to HK$1 per share at the end.

HSBC eventually acquired approximately 1.5% of the shares for HK$33 million.

It was also during this period that Jardine Matheson and HSBC went bankrupt and had to eat steamed buns dipped in blood.

Once these things are established, they are difficult to change.

Thinking of this, he retracted his thoughts and smiled: "Uncle, as for stocks, you don't have to worry about it now, but you have to make a move before the end of the year!"

"why?"

Hua's father was puzzled. How hot is the stock market in Hong Kong now?

Invest in it and you can make money.

Yang Xiaole thought about it and said in a way that he could understand: "Uncle, do you think it's normal for the stock market to develop like this? Moreover, our financial company's department has felt that something is wrong. Someone is manipulating it behind the scenes. I can't say anything else, so you still have to be careful."

Hearing this, Su Ling hurriedly reminded: "Just sell it if I tell you to. How could the level Xiaole has been exposed to be lower than yours?"

Hua's father thought about it and finally agreed: "Okay! I understand! Then I will sell it at the end of the year."

Yang Xiaole nodded slightly when he heard this.

Then a few people ate and chatted there.

Yang Xiaole was thinking about this matter in his heart. There is a trend of Chinese capital emerging in Hong Kong Island, but most of the monopoly industries and good plots of land are still in the hands of Yingzi.

This time may be an opportunity.

Thinking of this, he decided to talk to Huang Qiujing about this matter.

Buy at the bottom then.

Not to mention other companies, he just wanted to take control of Hutchison Whampoa.

This company has a market value of only 96 billion, but it has more than companies under its umbrella.

The company is not valuable, but the land is quite valuable!
Of course, this is for the future, the value is not too high now.

Because of Huang Qiujing's involvement in the wedding, the meal was a bit awkward.

After dinner and chatting for a while, Yang Xiaole took Hua Yourong away from the villa.

After coming out, Hua Yourong said to him: "Let's go to the top of Taiping Mountain!"

Yang Xiaole was originally planning to go to the hotel.

Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Has the villa over there been built?"

As the richest area in Hong Kong Island, how could he not buy a house on The Peak?

Hua Yourong smiled when she heard this: "Well, it was already ready last year. There are special people cleaning there, and there are also special bodyguards. Let's go and take a look."

Yang Xiaole agreed with a smile and drove through the tunnel straight to the top of Taiping Mountain.

The building density on this side of Peak Road is very low.

You have to have to go a long distance to see a resident. All the houses are villas, and there are even garden buildings.

The greatest figure, of course, was Ho Tung, who was the first person to live on the top of Victoria Peak, breaking the shackles that prohibited Chinese from living on the top of the mountain.

He is also the richest man since the founding of Hong Kong Island.

Actually, I am not Chinese, I just have some bloodline.

The car turned many corners along the way and came to a cement road, about 40 meters away. At the end of the road, there was an arched gate.

When the car arrived at the gate, someone saw the car and opened the gate directly.

Inside is a small garden with cement roads.

After the garden is the main building, next to which is a huge swimming pool.

There are three three-storey villas here.

These three villas are located on a large flat floor, with a huge garage, power distribution room, computer room and other facilities underneath.

The car stopped.

The two got out of the car.

"How's it going? Not bad, right?"

Hua Yourong looked at the three villas in front of her and asked with a smile.

Yang Xiaole hummed: "Not bad! Let's go in and take a look!"

At this time, someone heard the noise and an old man came over.

"This is Uncle Fu, the housekeeper of the villa. Uncle Fu, this is Mr. He was very busy at work and never came here. We just got to know each other later."

Mr. Fu is very thin.

He was wearing a jacket and looked like a butler.

Hearing this, he bowed slightly and said, "Hello, sir! The room has been cleaned up. Do you need me to take you there?"

Yang Xiaole hummed lightly: "No need, go and do your thing!"

Seeing this, the other party nodded, stood back a little and gave up his seat.

Seeing this, the two of them went in.

The villa covers a large area, almost 400 square meters, with a hall in the middle and no obstructions all the way to the third floor.

A huge crystal chandelier hung down.

On both sides are the kitchen, dining room, reception room, etc.

There are elevators and stairs inside.

The two walked up the wooden stairs.

The overall pattern is Western.

The master bedroom is on the third floor.

The master bedroom is about a hundred square meters, with a bathroom for bathing and a dressing room for makeup.

The balcony has floor-to-ceiling windows.

"nice!"

Yang Xiaole took a look around and found that everything had been renovated and there was no peculiar smell.

When you come to the balcony, you can see the night view of Central and Victoria Harbour across the river, and the sea is on the left.

The entire villa area is built in the mountains and is surrounded by trees.

Hua Yourong came over and stood on the balcony, took a breath, and smiled: "Not bad! It's very quiet here, and it's comfortable to live in. It's only twenty minutes away from the company."

Yang Xiaole took a look and nodded slightly.

"Yeah, it's really nice. No wonder only the rich and powerful can live here."

Hua Yourong nodded and said, "Yes! Chinese were not allowed to come here before. There were only British people. After it was relaxed, the number of people started to increase, but not much. The land transfer rate here is very low.

We didn’t get many plots of land, and the other plots of land we got were not as good as this one.”

Then he said, "By the way, I built a wine cellar in the basement. We have bought a lot of good wines from overseas over the years. The wines you bought before are all stored there. When you want to drink, just take the elevator down to get them. There is also a safe for storing important things."

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Well, I'll go and see it myself when the time comes."

He has seen it.

Various kinds of liquor, many of which were foreign, and many of which were famous mainland liquors that he had asked Huang Qiujing to get before, were all stored in it.

There is even oak barrel wine.

Hua Yourong smiled and said, "Then I'll go take a shower first! Your clothes are in the cloakroom, you can check them out to see if they fit you. If not, I'll buy you another one!"

"Okay, go ahead!"

After hearing this, Hua Yourong went to take a bath with a smile.

Yang Xiaole took out his mobile phone and called Huang Qiujing.

"How come you have time to call me? Aren't you afraid that Tiantian will be angry?"

Huang Qiujing's teasing voice came from inside.

Yang Xiaole was speechless for a while: "She went to take a shower. I have something serious to talk to you about."

"Oh, what's the matter!"

Huang Qiujing looked serious and asked.

Yang Xiaole then talked about the sharp drop in Hong Kong stocks.

“…The situation is probably like this. You should pay attention when the time comes. The time for the milk company to acquire it has not yet arrived. You can buy it first and make a little profit.

If Hutchison Matheson has a chance, take it down, but be covert so as not to be discovered.

Didn't Jardine Matheson buy a lot of shares before? This time, they also secretly bought some stocks, including Hong Kong Land.

Especially Hong Kong Land, they are the largest real estate company in Hong Kong Island, with a lot of properties, most of which are in Central. It would be best if I could get it, but if I can't, I'll get some shares, and there will be opportunities in the future. ..."

The Hong Kong stock market has regulations that a mandatory takeover offer can be made as long as the shareholding exceeds 30%.

Jardine Matheson is huge in size and has huge hidden capital.

With HSBC as the guarantor, it is not an exaggeration to say that they have unlimited bullets.

You have to try it anyway, just in case it works!
Even if it fails, it can be regarded as an attack by Chinese capital on British capital.

He remembered that when Chinese capital was rising in the 80s, Jardine Matheson and Hutchison Whampoa exchanged equity in order to hinder the offensive of Chinese capital.

Haven't exchanged yet!
There are opportunities before that.

After Huang Qiujing heard this, he hesitated for a moment and asked, "If this is the case, then it means directly declaring war on Jardine Matheson. Will it affect future events?"

After all, Hong Kong Island is still dominated by British capital.

What is important is the Hong Kong government.

Yang Xiaole said nonchalantly, "It's okay, it's not that serious. They got the gold passbook first, and when the stock market crash comes, it's normal for them to rush in to grab the shares. Not only us, many companies with funds will do the same."

After hearing this, Huang Qiujing thought about it and agreed.

"Okay! I'll prepare to suppress it and mobilize some funds when the time comes."

This time the scale is a bit bigger.

(End of this chapter)