Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 1196 Overlord Clause
Huang Hongnian returned to Hong Kong in disgrace. He had been looking forward to the opening of the mainland to this point. Although his Zhongce Company was established not long ago, this plan had actually been brewing for a long time. Otherwise, how could he have seized the opportunity so quickly and won over investors such as Morgan Stanley and Itochu Group.

Such a good opportunity was like a piece of fat meat right in front of him, which he could bite as soon as he opened his mouth. Oh no, he had already swallowed a piece, but had to stop because of one person. This made him feel depressed and bitter. He didn't know how many times he got angry in the past few days.

So annoying!

However, when the man told him to get out, he dared not disobey. His roots were in the financial market. The damn Li Jiankun was so powerful in Hong Kong that he could make any stock rise or fall as he pleased.

Even in the Japanese and US stock markets, he has stirred up the storm more than once or twice.

There may still be people in the financial circle who are not afraid of him, but they definitely don’t include Huang Hongnian.

What was even more frustrating was that after being so angry with Li Jiankun in the mainland, he had to give an explanation to the investors after returning to Hong Kong.

In a luxurious and elegant reception room in a high-end office building in Central, three of the four largest investors behind Zhongce were present. As for his father's Sinar Mas Group, after he spoke to his father on the phone, his father decided to withdraw his investment.

The Morgan Stanley representative, a middle-aged white man named Griffin, cursed, "Why is he everywhere?"

The representative of the Itochu Group is the second in command of the Itochu family in this generation, a thin middle-aged man with sallow skin and gleaming eyes. At this moment, his brows are furrowed.

On the Hutchison Whampoa side, Li Jiacheng arrived in person. After Huang Hongnian explained the situation, he stood up from the sofa and said, "We withdraw."

Huang Hongnian said quietly, "You are really afraid of him."

Li Jiacheng raised his eyebrows.

Huang Hongnian said, "Because I know you have a good relationship with him, I originally wanted to show the Hutchison Whampoa sign to make him less aggressive, but he refused to give me any face and even said: If Li Jiacheng comes, get out of here, those were his exact words."

Griffin looked at Li Jiacheng and asked in surprise, "Aren't you from the same circle? And you are his senior in terms of age and seniority, right?"

No one knew what Li Jiacheng was thinking. He looked at Huang Hongnian and asked with a smile, "Aren't you afraid? Your father isn't afraid? Why didn't you see him today?"

Then he looked at Griffin and said, "You don't need to stir up trouble. When has seniority ever been the norm in the capital world? If you and the forces behind you are brave enough, just go ahead."

After Li Jiacheng finished speaking, he walked towards the door. At this time, Ito Chu Masaki, who had been silent the whole time, pondered and said, "Does he want to eat alone?"

Naturally, they had heard about the big moves made by the Kunlun Society.

Li Jiacheng paused, tilted his head slightly and said, "He is a very different person. Frankly speaking, I have known him for so many years, but I still don't fully understand him. You say he is kind, but he is more ruthless than anyone else. I believe that Mr. Griffin and the people behind you should have a deep understanding of this..."

Griffin snorted.

"You say he's ruthless, but he's also very measured in what he does. For example, with his influence in the East, there's so much wealth within his reach, but from what I know, there are many things he hasn't touched. Just now, Xiao Huang said he scolded me, but I figured out his purpose for doing that."

Itochu Masaki continued: “Oh?”

“He is guarding the country’s border.”

Li Jiacheng sighed and said, "According to his own ideas and understanding, it doesn't matter whether we think it's right or wrong. Obviously, in his opinion, Zhongce is a capital that will be shut out. If I had known this earlier, I would not have participated in Zhongce's plan. My roots are in Hong Kong City, and being an enemy of him will not benefit me at all."

Having said this, Li Jiacheng left.

Griffin sneered, "He doesn't even hold any official position in the mainland, but he's really meddling in other people's affairs!"

Itochu Masaki looked at Huang Hongnian and asked, "Is there any other way?"

Huang Hongnian spread his hands and smiled helplessly, "It's useless. We have been targeted by him. There is no way to hide it from him. Even if you two are not afraid of him, what can you use to compete with him? His reputation in the mainland now can only be described as at its peak. There is no way that those corporate management units in the mainland will choose to do business with us instead of him."

Griffin interrupted, "What about high-price competition? Mr. Huang, you just want to make a quick buck, but we are planning for the long term. Even if we still can't compete, we can still disgust him and make him pay a little more."

That is indeed disgusting, but what benefit can Huang Hong get from showing off at the beginning of the year? He has offended Li Jiankun for no reason, and who knows what kind of storm will befall him in the future.

Huang Hongnian suddenly became furious.

Even though he was harmed so badly by Li Jiankun, he was still unwilling to cause trouble for Li Jiankun.

In a flash, Huang Hongnian was like a deflated ball again.

Really, I can't afford to offend you.

It’s so frustrating!
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West Lake Hotel.

In a specially decorated conference room on the second floor, hundreds of members from the Kunlun Society sat upright on neatly arranged seats covered with snow-white chair covers.

In front of them, Li Jiankun paced slowly back and forth on the red carpet, leisurely explaining the plan and cooperation matters.

"…The current economic situation in the mainland is not optimistic. Under the impact of the market economy, the drawbacks of the planned economic system in the past have gradually emerged. In addition, it is difficult for business managers to adapt to the tide of the market economy and make timely changes. Therefore, many companies have operational problems and even losses. However, this does not mean that these companies have no value. Factories built under the planned economic system are mostly related to people's livelihood, and most of the products are rigidly needed. What they lack is innovation and competitiveness."

"In addition, the mainland is vast, rich in resources, has a population of one billion, and has almost the cheapest labor market in Southeast Asia. The cost of doing business here is extremely low. The mainland has already opened up to this point, and there will obviously be more and more wealthy people in the future, which will be a huge consumer market."

"In summary, I think that this investment plan for mainland enterprises can be heavily invested, but it is not mandatory. How much you invest is up to you. One point I need to emphasize is that you may only have one chance to make your own choice. In the future, when you see that the Chamber of Commerce is doing well in the mainland and want to increase your holdings, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult, because you want others to want to..."

I have just told them the specific cooperation model.

They will set up a new company in the mainland in the name of Kunlun Chamber of Commerce and cooperate with mainland enterprises. The company will adopt a shareholding system. The amount of money you are willing to invest will be proportional to the shares you hold. There is no upper limit on the capital amount because this will be a super big plan.

The first cooperation was to invest in one hundred large factories in Zhejiang Province.

Xu Fangguo will lead people to list all the key factories in the province that cannot go bankrupt but are poorly managed, and then Li Jiankun will lead people to select and choose 100 from them.

Then they calculated the value of the 100 factories, gave up 49 percent of the shares and management rights, and the Kunlun Chamber of Commerce raised funds, acquired shares, and took over the future operations.

If Zhejiang Province's cooperation is successful this time and is not stopped, subsequent cooperation invitations will surely come in one after another, and the destinations will be the whole country.

Theoretically speaking, even if all their funds were drained, they would still not be able to take over such a large plate, so they had to select valuable factories. The word "value" has two meanings in Li Jiankun's mind.

In the square array, everyone was discussing enthusiastically. Some said they would use up all the cash flow, while others said they would have to invest heavily if they didn't have enough money. Everyone was smiling and excited. In fact, there were some things that the president didn't need to say. With their business at this level, couldn't they see that there was a lot of potential in the mainland?
If you miss this village, you will miss that store.

If it were any one of them, no matter what, who could accomplish such a big thing?
The president is seeking benefits for everyone. Everyone is very enthusiastic about participating, and most people are already calculating the funds they can use. The more you invest now, the more you will gain in the future. Of course, no business is completely risk-free, and some people are also thinking, let's see how much the president will invest first.

Li Jiankun seemed to see what these people were thinking and joked, "If I don't invest first, then I will invest too little and you will say I don't take the lead. If I invest too much, then you will blame me for not giving you a chance. You guys come first and I will cover the remaining funds."

Everyone laughed and gave thumbs up.

You have to be the president and do things perfectly.

Someone followed up and joked, "President, aren't you afraid that we will invest too much and there will be no chances left for you?"

Li Jiankun smiled and said, "Then I'll just watch you get rich."

Not to mention how big the plate is, this is something that is impossible to happen. No one present is a fool. No matter what, they will drag Li Jiankun along and let Li Jiankun be in charge. That way it will be safe. Even if the sky falls, there will be someone tall to hold it up, right?

"Okay, you guys can discuss privately how much you want to invest."

Li Jiankun raised his hand to press the button, and the scene soon quieted down. Li Jiankun looked around the room and said, "Let's talk behind closed doors. This is definitely a very profitable investment plan. Right now, the money we have to buy ten factories in the mainland may not allow us to buy even one factory outside. We can't take all the benefits. There is one condition."

Everyone listened attentively.

Li Jiankun slowed down his speech and said, "That is: the mainland enterprises acquired by the Chamber of Commerce cannot be transferred to other parties..."

This condition was not proposed by Xu Fangguo, but set by himself.

If the investment plan goes smoothly and develops in a positive direction, Li Jiankun intends to make some far-reaching plans. For example, regarding the traditional Chinese medicine industry mentioned earlier, he will integrate the resources of the traditional Chinese medicine industry and protect and promote its development while traditional Chinese medicine is still in its infancy.

In the past, in the 2020s, it was extremely difficult to find a good Chinese medicine doctor.

Instead of all medical systems emphasizing radical cure, advocating the concept that if medicine cannot be used, then don't use it, and that all medicines are three-part toxic, the conscience of traditional Chinese medicine should not be buried.

The meeting room was silent for a moment.

After a while, someone raised a question: "President, let me give you an example. If a factory we took over does not develop well and keeps losing money, should we keep it?"

Another person raised his hand and added, "It just so happens that we can find a buyer who is willing to pay a suitable price. Can't we also transfer the rights and interests that belong to the Chamber of Commerce?"

"No." Li Jiankun answered firmly.

It made others not know what to say.

This condition is indeed a bit overbearing.

The reason why Li Jiankun is so strong is to take the traditional Chinese medicine industry as an example. Traditional Chinese medicine is currently on the decline. How easy is it to support it and even promote it? Therefore, the traditional Chinese medicine enterprises he integrated may not only fail to generate profits for a long period of time, but also suffer losses.

By then, someone in the Chamber of Commerce will definitely propose to kick out these money-losing goods.

The same goes for the chip industry he is engaged in. In a short period of time, it is like a money-eating beast and there is no return of money in sight. Most businessmen cannot stand it.

Rather than creating problems later, it is better to say things upfront and set the rules.

Fortunately, Li Jiankun quickly added: "When encountering a loss-making enterprise like yours, there are two solutions. First, sell the shares and management rights back to the relevant mainland units if they need them. The way the state does things is very different from how we do business. Some enterprises related to people's livelihood must be operated even if they lose money. Second, if the relevant mainland units are unwilling to take them, I will buy them privately and deal with them."

Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the terms were not unfair, they would just take the product even if it was clearly a loss-making item.

In a moment, many people were scratching their heads again, wondering what the president was up to.

Seeing that the president didn't explain, everyone didn't dare to ask.

Fortunately, everyone thinks that this is a hundred benefits for them and the Chamber of Commerce, except for the president, but it is okay because the president is rich and can withstand the punishment.

A meeting lasted until the afternoon.

When everyone went to the dining room that had been specially cleaned up for their use, Li Jiankun left alone, and then brought Fugui to the No. 1 compound in the city, found Xu Fangguo, and told Xu Fangguo that his matter had been settled.

Xu Fangguo was surprised: "So fast?"

A meeting was completed in just a few hours?

The two of them agreed that the provision that "Kunlun Chamber of Commerce is not allowed to sell shares and operating rights of joint ventures to external parties" should be written into the contract.

Even Xu Fangguo himself felt that this was an unfair clause.

Even the dumbest person wouldn't agree easily, let alone those shrewd businessmen?

Li Jiankun joked: "The mountain man has his own clever plan."

Because he did not tell Xu Fangguo that if he encountered a loss-making enterprise that could not be saved and even the original management unit of the enterprise was not wanted, he would buy it privately.

No need to say.

He will participate in the selection of joint venture companies and will definitely have the first decision-making power. He will make the company he chooses a success even if it means crying.

Xu Fangguo was still a little dazed. He had not expected such a big problem to be solved so easily. He said hesitantly, "We are just doing a statistics. The information is actually ready-made. We just give it to you to choose from. So, as long as you make your choice, you can sign the contract?"

Li Jiankun nodded.

Xu Fangguo rubbed his face, things were developing faster than he had imagined. Before signing the contract, he certainly could not hide it anymore. Not to mention reporting to his superiors, he had to take the initiative to spread the news. Whether it would be a clear sky or dark clouds waiting for them, they would soon know.

As a staunch materialist, he actually prayed in his heart.

Behind each of the one hundred large factories that are in financial difficulty are the livelihoods of at least hundreds of thousands of employees, including their families, and perhaps millions of people.

Whether things will get worse or at least the salary will be stable depends on this time.

(End of this chapter)