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Chapter 1408 Using a Chicken to Lay Eggs
When talking about 3721, Khalid couldn't hide his smile. Having just arrived in Southeast Asia, he was able to invest in a project like 3721, which was enough for him to give an explanation to Qatar and the Al Thani family.

Whether it's the Qatar Foundation or foundations from Middle Eastern oil-producing countries like the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai, they are now trending towards conservative investments, having previously mostly focused on their own domestic operations.

Because of their conservative investment approach, these foundations in oil-producing countries have not become major players on Wall Street and Nasdaq.

Khalid's Qatar Foundation Southeast Asia Company was one of the first to take the plunge. If it succeeds in Southeast Asia, it will definitely cause a sensation throughout the Middle East and attract a large number of oil-producing foundations and wealthy individuals to the port city.

"I've seen analysts claim that 3721's market capitalization could increase by more than 100% after its IPO!"

As he spoke, Khalid couldn't help but rub his hands together, which showed just how excited he was.

What excites Khalid so much is naturally the performance of 3721. Now, the attitude of the entire port city and Southeast Asia towards 3721 is "buying it is making a profit"!
Previously, Peregrine fabricated news that the subscription for 3721's shares was oversubscribed by several dozen times. But now it's not just a matter of several dozen times oversubscription, but over 150 times!
There's a frenzy surrounding 3721 right now, with everyone seemingly scrambling to buy its shares. Those who can't get their hands on them are preparing to rush in as soon as the stock goes public.

To cater to these enthusiastic investors, investment institutions and trust funds of all sizes in Hong Kong also joined the scramble for 3721 shares, because only those funds and investment plans that included 3721 would attract investors.

How are these institutions supposed to choose? Needless to say, they'd go all in on 3721.

This stuff has practically become a universal bargaining chip for investment institutions in Hong Kong. It seems like any institution that doesn't have some 3721 stock is embarrassed to show its face...

Khalid was naturally aware of this fervor, and the Qatar Foundation recruited a number of professionals as a result.

The investment professionals advised Khalid not to sell the 3721 shares held by the Qatar Foundation so easily, as the market value of 3721 after its listing might exceed everyone's expectations.

Li Dongling looked at Khalid and said to him, "Before the listing, the dust hasn't settled, so no one can guarantee anything. Everyone certainly hopes that 3721 can become one of the flagship companies of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange!"

Khalid nodded upon hearing this. He knew he had been too hasty, but who wouldn't have some thoughts after seeing the phenomenal success of 3721?

Li Dongling glanced at the time, sensing that the person he was waiting for would be arriving soon, and then looked towards Khalid.

Upon meeting Li Dashan's gaze, Khalid was touched and immediately straightened his expression. "Li, whether it's Cyberport or Dongling High-Tech, I'm willing to serve the Qatar Foundation in any way it can. I hope the Qatar Foundation can become Cyberport's best partner."

Of course, I also hope to become your friend, Li!

After arriving in the port city, Khalid hosted many parties, raised horses and dogs, and acquired several yachts, but he did not neglect his serious business.

Khalid clearly distinguishes between a life of luxury and serious business, and has hired a professional team to help him manage the investments of the Qatar Foundation.

According to the information Khalid obtained, he was indeed envious of Cyberport, but what he coveted even more was Dongling Hi-Tech!
3721, placed under Dongling Hi-Tech, is actually just a "newcomer" to the Dongling Hi-Tech Group. Dongling Hi-Tech also has a number of industries that Khalid is envious of.

Khalid knew that by investing in 3721 Company, he had only touched the outer threshold of Dongling High-Tech. He was not even qualified to invest in companies like Ruyan e-cigarettes!
“Of course,” Li Dongling said to Khalid with a smile, “aren’t we already friends?!”

After considering it for a moment, Li Dongling said, "After 3721 goes public, Cyberport will issue a batch of new shares for the plans of companies such as Cyberport Telecom and Peregrine."

As you know, the global telecommunications industry is currently in a highly competitive environment; it's a game of big fish eating small fish, and there's no such thing as neutrality.

Cyberport will either become prey for other telecom giants, or it will join the game!

"I wonder if Qatar Telecom would be interested in subscribing to shares issued by Cyberport?!"

Li Dongling asked Khalid directly, and Khalid gleaned another meaning from the question: was Qatar Telecom interested in joining this grand feast of the global telecommunications market?

Cyberport has extended an olive branch to Qatar Telecom, offering it access to the Southeast Asian market. The question is, will it accept?
Like the Qatar Foundation, Qatar Telecom is still in its infancy and has little influence overseas, mainly operating within Qatar.

By subscribing to the newly issued shares of Port City Telecom, Qatar Telecom essentially entered the Southeast Asian telecommunications market through Port City Telecom.

This was a transformative experience for Qatar Telecom, propelling it to become the first telecommunications giant in the Middle East to expand overseas!

Of course, everything has two sides. It is true that Li Dongling allowed Qatar Telecom to invest in Gangcheng Telecom, but who can say that this is not an opportunity for Gangcheng Telecom to enter the Middle East and North Africa telecommunications market through Qatar Telecom?

After all, if Qatar Telecom actually subscribes to the newly issued shares of Cyberport, then it will be "one of us".

Since they are on the same side, why can't Hong Kong City Telecom enter the Middle East and other places under the name of Qatar Telecom?
For Cyberport and Dongling Hi-Tech, Port City Telecom is more like a sword. With this sword, they have expanded their territory. The territory it conquered, Shenzhou mobile phones, computers, Feiyan MP3 players, Guanxing Internet set-top boxes, and Peregrine Bank, as well as other Dongling Hi-Tech products and companies, have all moved there.

Those who want to challenge Hong Kong City Telecom to a duel will find that after kicking open the door of Hong Kong City Telecom, a large group of burly men will emerge from inside, and one person will take on an entire Dongke faction!
Khalid's expression shifted several times. To say that Qatar Telecom didn't want to go overseas was utter nonsense. Both Qatar Telecom and Singapore Telecom, constrained by the size of their core business, inherently felt a sense of crisis and dreamed of expanding overseas—it was a survival instinct.

But rushing out rashly would likely result in a severe beating. The Qatar Foundation, Qatar Telecom, and Middle Eastern oil-producing countries are currently guarding their own territories, resisting the heavy blows from other telecom giants.

However, if Qatar Telecom misses this opportunity to become an international telecommunications giant through Cyberport, it will likely be a huge blow to its reputation.

“This is not something I can decide,” Khalid said to Li Dongling after a moment’s thought. “I will pass this on to Qatar Telecom.”

"But I hope that Qatar Telecom can complete the cooperation with Cyberport!"

Li Dongling was not surprised by Khalid's words. He nodded and then "casually" said something to Khalid.

"Cyberport is waiting for good news from Qatar Telecom, but I hope Qatar Telecom can make a decision as soon as possible. Cyberport also plans to cooperate with companies such as Emirates Telecom and Saudi Telecom!"

Upon hearing this, Khalid's heart leaped into his throat. Even though he knew that Li Dashan was playing a trick of using two peaches to kill three warriors, using Emirates Telecom to force Qatar Telecom to take over.

But is Qatar Telecom willing to take the gamble? If Qatar Telecom misses this opportunity and Emirates Telecom and Saudi Telecom subscribe to Cyberport's shares, then it may fall behind its competitors in the future.

The Middle Eastern oil-producing countries may seem to be of the same origin and theoretically "harmonious," addressing each other as brothers on a daily basis. However, in reality, they are constantly embroiled in factional struggles and fierce internal battles, each vying for the top position.

Who would willingly be overshadowed by the other, even if it means never being able to hold their head up again in their entire life!

Li Dongling's words were somewhat deceptive, but if Qatar Telecom didn't take the bait, then it would become true.

Cyberport is going to issue more shares, and the Middle Eastern oil-producing countries are definitely the biggest investors. They are using the oil-producing countries' resources to make Cyberport's own profits.

Of course, if necessary, Cyberport should also bring in American and European telecom giants to prevent them from becoming troublemakers and causing problems for Cyberport everywhere.

After chatting with Khalid for a while, Li Dongling and several other cars drove into the horse racing club.

"Thank you for coming all the way to Gangcheng, Brother Wu!"

Li Dongling personally welcomed Wu Yaoguo, the general manager of Hanxi Guotou, who had come from Hanxi.

Wu Yaoguo laughed a few times, "Dongling, you're too kind. We're all doing this for Torch Group!"

Wu Yaoguo's main purpose in coming here was to launch the Ruyan e-cigarette.

Li Dongling then introduced Wu Yaoguo to Cao Zongyan of Bank of China Hong Kong City, Cornell of Goldman Sachs, Wei Jiaxuan of Bear Stearns, and others.

Today's negotiations will determine the fate of Ruyan e-cigarettes, and even the global e-cigarette industry. The extent to which Ruyan e-cigarettes can reach will determine the ceiling of the global e-cigarette market.

"I'm so sorry I'm late!"

Just as Li Dongling, Zhang Xiaocheng, Wu Yaoguo and others were exchanging pleasantries, another car arrived at the horse racing club. It was Ed Frye, the last shareholder representative of Ruyan e-cigarettes, who came on behalf of Microsoft.

Upon meeting, Ed Frye hugged Li Dashan, making no attempt to conceal their relationship.

"I'm so sorry that the flight was a little later than I expected!"

Ed Frye apologized first, then picked up a beautifully packaged gift box that he had brought with him and handed it to Li Dongling.

"Li, this is a gift from Microsoft!"

Looking at the gift box in front of him, Li Dongling vaguely understood what was inside.

"Microsoft has successfully developed it?"

Although he already had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on, after all, Dongling High-Tech was also deeply involved in the development of this product, Li Dashan still showed a look of "surprise" for his ally.

(End of this chapter)