We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

Chapter 116 Dig a hole and bury some soil
In the exclusive private stand of HSBC Taipan, Luo Nianzhong and the other three began to comment on the horses on display.

"How about it, Luo Sheng, I hope that horse can win the crown."

"No. 3, looks like he's in pretty good shape." Luo Nianzhong said a number casually.

He really doesn't understand Souma very well, and the part he does understand comes from the memory of his predecessor.

However, he knew that all the richest people in Hong Kong Island had their own horses, and they would gamble on them when they had nothing to do.

"No. 3 only has three times the odds. It's not as good as No. 15, which has times the odds." Chen Songqing's words made Luo Nianzhong purse his lips.

Obviously, this upstart who suddenly rose to prominence didn’t understand Soma at all. It could be said that he knew nothing about it.

The legs of horse No. 8 are obviously shorter than those of other horses. From this sentence, Luo Nian knew that Chen Songqing was a complete layman.

Even though Horse No. 8 is taller than ordinary horses, for a racehorse, it is really every inch longer and stronger.

When the speed is the same, short legs just won't work, otherwise No. 8 wouldn't have the highest odds.

It can also be seen that Chen Songqing is a person who does not care about too many details. What he cares about is always the amount of income.

They do not consider long-term interests, but care more about immediate gains and losses.

In the shopping mall, such people will fail sooner or later.

When the wind is on you, you can go smoothly. When the wind blows away, you will find that you are attacked on all sides.

But Luo Nianzhong is not his father, so he has no obligation to teach him.

If this guy really had business talent, he wouldn't have a good hand but only wants to cheat.

After everyone selected their favorite horse, they called the waiter to place their bets.

The bet was not much, each person only placed 20,000 Hong Kong dollars.

After placing their bets, the three of them took their wine glasses to the balcony and waited for the game to start.

With a "pop" gunshot, the game officially began.

At the beginning, all the horses were evenly matched. As the race progressed, some horses were unable to keep up.

"In the last two hundred meters, Victory General No. 4 took the lead, followed closely by General No. 3 Chang Wang and General No. 9."

"The distance between the three horses is shrinking. The victorious general No. 4 is a little out of strength. In the last 100 meters, can Chang Wang and the general catch up?"

"50 meters".

"20 meters".

"At 10 meters, Changwang and General had already caught up. The three horses were fighting inextricably and crossed the finish line together."

"It seems that we need to see the photos to confirm, but this game is really exciting and suspenseful."

Listening to the explanation, he saw three horses crossing the line together. After not knowing the winner, Shen Bi toasted Luo Nianzhong and said with a smile, "It seems that Chen Sheng is unlucky. Now the winner will be between Luo Sheng and us."

Luo Nianzhong picked up the wine glass and clinked it with Shen Bi.

"I don't care much about winning or losing. It really doesn't matter. As long as it makes me a lot of money, besides, there is a competitor next to me."

Unexpectedly, Shen Bi didn't care about the third party at all, so he said with great confidence and determination.

"I don't think it has a chance. The real king will only emerge between the two of us."

Luo Nianzhong shrugged indifferently, "I don't care. If Shen Sheng likes to be the first, you can take it."

After speaking, Luo Nianzhong handed over his ticket stub.

Shen Bi was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Although the conversation just now was about the battle for the top spot, how could we not think of the current situation in Hong Kong Island?
Some media have begun to report that in terms of corporate status on Hong Kong Island, Far East Group has surpassed HSBC and is truly the number one consortium.

In this regard, all senior executives of Far East Group have not responded to media questions.

In terms of influence on Hong Kong Island, Far East Group still cannot compare with HSBC, but it is not bad either.

But when it comes to global influence, neither HSBC nor the two HSBCs can rival the Far East Group.

Luo Nianzhong emphasized more than once in high-level meetings that Far East’s goal is to become a world-class super giant. Don’t let your vision be limited by the three-acre area of ​​Hong Kong Island. Everything must be considered comprehensively.

It is precisely because of Luo Nianzhong's continuous instillation of this idea that the development direction of Far East Group has always been a comprehensive consideration, not limited to Hong Kong Island.

Even Far East Land, a company with most of its assets and operations on Hong Kong Island, has recently begun to expand into Southeast Asia.

Places such as Temasek, Malaysia, and Indonesia have all begun acquiring land to build Times Square.

Recently, it has cooperated with the real estate company of the Fuji Foundation. The two parties have established a joint company to acquire land and build a building in Tokyo Minato District, which is under construction and renovation.

Luo Nianzhong has never thought about competing with HSBC for the number one position in Hong Kong Island. His goal is always the world.

In other words, it can be said that HSBC is not taken seriously by him.

Doesn’t Shen Bi know the limitations of HSBC? He knows it too.

So what if we beat the Far East Group on Hong Kong Island?
Not to mention that there is such a strong enemy now, even when HSBC was the dominant company in history, didn't it formulate a three-legged stool strategy? The purpose is to break through the catastrophe of Hong Kong Island and go to the world.

The two did not continue to communicate on this topic, but the radio happened to remember it at this time.

"Confirmed through photos, the victorious general No. 4 won the first place by a horse's mouth advantage."

Luo Nianzhong was not unhappy because he lost money. "Look, I said, someone will take advantage of the opportunity."

Shen Bi laughed and said meaningfully, "At least we two don't know the outcome, right?"

When everyone returned to the private room, Western food was already placed on the table.

After Shen Bi refilled the red wine for the two of them, he revealed the purpose of inviting Luo Nianzhong here today.

"I invited Luo Sheng to come to the Jockey Club today. In addition to keeping in touch with him after not seeing him for a long time, Chen Sheng has something to ask you and let me help introduce him."

"Oh, is it so". After saying that, Luo Nianzhong turned to look at Chen Songqing curiously, and was a little curious about what this Hong Kong swindler would do to him.

"I wonder what Chen Sheng wants from me? As long as it is within my ability, I will definitely help for Shen Sheng's sake."

This was also meant for Shen Bi. After all, he had nothing to do with Chen Songqing, and he didn't want to.

Helping Chen Songqing is a favor from Shen Bi and HSBC. He may not need it in his lifetime, but he wants HSBC to remember his kindness.

At least in the future, when the two families really come face to face with each other, sometimes friends are much more important than mortal enemies.

This matter will definitely happen. Both parties knew it after taking the Far East Bank from Luo Nian and expanding it aggressively. "Hahaha, Luo Sheng, please don't embarrass me because of me. I'm just introducing you to each other. You don't need to look at our relationship with HSBC if there is anything specific."

Shen Bi also understood what Luo Nianzhong meant and became cautious.

Seeing that the two of them were not talking, Chen Songqing said modestly to Luo Nianzhong, "That's it, Luo Sheng. You also know that Hong Kong Island's science and technology industry policy is very good recently. Our Jia Ning Group wants to get involved in this industry. I don't know what Luo Sheng has." recommend".

Luo Nianzhong frowned. It wasn't that he didn't like others entering this industry. He also wished that more people would participate.

But Chen Songqing is different. He is a liar and has never thought about running a business in a down-to-earth manner.

Moreover, it was Shen Bi who brought him to see him, which was a bit intriguing.

Luo Nianzhong thought of the possibility that HSBC was interested in Chen Songqing and planned to increase its support for him. This was good news for Luo Nianzhong.

Cheung Kong acquired Hutchison Whampoa, but because of Luo Nianzhong, the bond between Cheung Kong and HSBC became much shallower, and Li Bancheng did not become the spokesperson of HSBC as it had historically.

Now that there is a tiger like Luo Nianzhong who threatens HSBC all the time, HSBC wants to support an agent to cause trouble for itself in its base camp.

Didn’t you step into my territory? Then it’s not too much for me to find an agent and enter your industry for fun, right?
"Sheng Chen, I want to remind you that whether it is semiconductors or other technology industries, it is very expensive to achieve certain results.

Sometimes, even if you spend money, you may not get results."

"Luo Sheng, don't worry about this. We have invested several hundred million Hong Kong dollars in Jia Ning and there will be no problem." After saying that, Chen Songqing inadvertently glanced in Shen Bi's direction.

Luo Nianzhong was caught in this fleeting moment, which made Luo Nianzhong more certain of his thoughts.

But that's fine. Since HSBC dares to enter its own field, Luo Nianzhong doesn't mind teaching HSBC how to behave.

"I wonder which industry Chen Sheng plans to enter?"

"If Luo Sheng doesn't mind, Jianing has sufficient funds, and I would like to give it a try."

Luo Nianzhong laughed twice, "Why would I mind? I would be happy if there were more people like Chen Sheng. Otherwise, I would not suggest that the Hong Kong government vigorously support technology companies.

Since Chen Sheng is interested, I will briefly tell you.

The semiconductor industry definitely still has great development, but as a start-up company entering this field, the investment is not small.

Not to mention the salaries that a large number of talents have to pay, even the purchase of basic patents costs tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars."

"so much?"

Chen Songqing was stunned when he heard that patents and basic patents alone cost tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars. He did not expect this industry to be so expensive.

"Not necessarily. It depends on which direction you want to develop. You must know that semiconductors are also divided into different types."

"What about computers? How much does it cost to set up a company that sells computers like Honor Computer?"

Chen Songqing's shameless questioning almost made Luo Nianzhong laugh out loud. It seems that this is a pure layman. What he values ​​​​is nothing more than the funds provided by HSBC.

“It depends on whether you assemble it with imported materials or develop it yourself.

Assembly with supplied materials is very simple. Just open a factory, build a factory building, buy parts from major companies, assemble and sell them yourself.

The advantage is that the investment is low, but the disadvantage is that the cost is high, and some of the most advanced things may not be sold to you.

As for developing it yourself, this project is huge.

There are too many components involved in a computer, and we cannot develop them all by ourselves, so we must conduct selective research.

For example, Honor Computer, in terms of hardware, except for a few things such as the CPU, many others are purchased from other companies."

Chen Songqing nodded in understanding. Only then did he realize that Honor Computer was not developed by the Far East Group itself. Most of the components were from others. This made him more confident about entering this industry.

He didn't know that the things developed by the Far East Group were the main core of a computer. Even the monitor and DRAM chips were from Hitachi, a sister company.

Even assembling and selling computers is not that simple. What about the system? , buy someone else’s? How to solve bios etc.? What about compatibility issues? He didn't even understand a series of questions before he dared to enter rashly, and he didn't want to trick you.

However, Luo Nianzhong has no intention of reminding him. The more HSBC stumbles on him, the better it will be for Luo Nianzhong's future plans.

“As for software, it depends on what you want to achieve, such as making games, auxiliary software, or something else.

But in terms of development potential, personal operating systems will definitely be a track with an output value of more than 100 billion in the future.

Of course, this all depends on your own thoughts.

Find a good programmer and tell them your ideas, it’s that simple.”

It sounds simple, but often a good idea is not so easy to come up with.

You have to consider whether it can be realized, the market environment after realization, etc. This is when you don't worry about funds.

But Chen Songqing obviously doesn't think so. Looking at his expression, you can tell that he doesn't think this industry is simple, but he doesn't think highly of it at all.

After that, the three of them chatted a lot, including anecdotes about international events and so on.

After three o'clock in the afternoon, Luo Nianzhong saw that it was getting late and left first.

After Luo Nianzhong left, only Shen Bi and Chen Songqing were left in the private room.

"How's it going? Do you feel confident?"

"Don't worry, Shen Sheng. There's no reason why I, Chen Songqing, can't do what Luo Nianzhong can do.

He just took advantage of the fact that people in Hong Kong don’t understand this industry and that’s why one family dominates the industry.”

After pouring tea for Shen Bi, Chen Songqing vowed, "As long as our R&D personnel are better than Luo Niazhong's, there is no reason for our products to be inferior to his."

If Luo Nianzhong heard what he said here, what he would think in his heart would be, "This is just a simple fool, and it just so happens that a rich fool like HSBC has posted him.

But this time the fool’s IQ is even better. No matter what, let’s get some money out of this fool first.”

As for this fool, he really believed it.

This is the limitation of a regional bank in this era. It has no understanding of industries that do not exist in the region. They think it is the same as those assembly factories in the past.

Don't be surprised by the behavior of fools like HSBC, that's how it is in this era.

In 78, there was a medium-sized bank in the beautiful state of Georgia because the customers it served were all factory owners such as lumber mills.

When someone took a beautiful-looking electrostatic ball to the bank and said it was an Indian magic weapon, the bank believed it and used it as collateral to lend the person $130 million.

Even the Rabbit in the 90s, didn't some people say that they would blow a hole in the Himalayas, let the warm current of the Indian Ocean flow in, and turn the northwest into a prairie?
At that time, there were many banks that believed in me, and they were all rushing to send money.

(End of this chapter)