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

Chapter 12 The beginning of slaying the dragon

Fook Lam Moon, a restaurant founded by the chef of the Ho Tung family, has celebrities or business people coming here every day to taste delicious food.

It is said that later Li Bancheng and Da Liu spent more than one million Hong Kong dollars here every year. The Hong Kong media even described this hotel as "half of the gossip in Hong Kong Island comes from here".

In the VIP room, Li Fuzhao made an appointment at 7pm, but Li Bancheng came over early before :.

Li Bancheng still respected Li Fuzhao, a business senior.

Although he didn't know Li Fuzhao's purpose for asking him out, he still had the proper attitude.

Just after half past six, the door to the private room was opened, and the people who came in laughed heartily when they saw Li Bancheng.

"Hahaha, Li Sheng, I didn't expect you to come so early. I thought I would be the first one."

"Li Sheng, I just arrived too."

Seeing Li Fuzhao, Li Bancheng quickly stood up, walked two steps quickly, and took the initiative to shake Li Fuzhao's hand.

"Li Sheng, please take a seat quickly. I have brought some good tea. You will taste it later."

"Okay, then I will do my best to be disrespectful." Li Fuzhao was not polite. He was the oldest and most influential in the room. Today, it was his humility that made him pretentious in organizing the game.

As soon as he sat down, Li Bancheng asked the waiter to make tea. After pouring the brewed tea, Li Bancheng smiled and spoke.

"Try it, Mr. Li. I'll give it a try first. I wonder if Mr. Li can taste it and know what kind of tea it is."

"You". Li Fuzhao pointed at Li Bancheng and said, "This is a test for me."

He said this, but there was no expression of displeasure on his face. After taking a sip and tasting it carefully in his mouth, Li Fuzhao spoke.

"Yes, the best Yuqian Longjing. Do you know if I am right?"

"I knew it would be hard for you, Li Sheng. I got this by chance. I know you love tea, Li Sheng, so why don't I lend you flowers to offer to Buddha?"

Before Li Fuzhao could speak, a voice came from outside the door. "What kind of flower? I don't know if I have the honor to smell it."

I heard his voice first and then saw him. The door opened only after the voice came. After Luo Nianzhong came in, he apologized as he walked.

"Uncle, I'm sorry, I'm late."

It can only be said that the younger woman was too clingy. When Guan Jiahui came to Fulinmen after seeing her off, she was almost late.

"It's not too late, it's not too late. It's not time yet. We're too early."

After speaking, Li Fuzhao stood up and said to Li Bancheng, who also stood up and looked at him.

"Li Sheng, let me introduce you to Luo Nianzhong, one of my nephews.

You may not be familiar with him, but you definitely know his father, Luo Yinghua, Luo Sheng."

"I didn't expect him to be Luo Sheng's son. No wonder he is such a talented person. Your father is someone I admire. It's a pity." Li Bancheng sighed sadly.

He didn't know Luo Yinghua very well and had only met him a few times at some gatherings of Chinese businessmen. However, he still admired Luo Yinghua's deeds as a person.

"Li Sheng, I took the liberty of inviting you here today. Don't be offended. There are really some things that I need to understand with Li Sheng."

Luo Nianzhong had heard too much about lamenting his father's untimely death in the past two days, and he didn't want to talk about this topic.

"Where can I get to know a young man? Tonight's dinner will be worth it." Li Bancheng didn't treat Luo Nianzhong as a junior at all.

Seeing that the two were being polite, Li Fuzhao, the organizer, stepped back. "Okay, don't be polite. Let's sit down and eat first. If you're not tired of standing, I'm still tired."

"It's my fault. If I had come earlier, I wouldn't have made my uncle hungry for so long." After speaking, Luo Nianzhong signaled the waiter to start serving the dishes.

"You kid, you've been like this since you were a child, and your character has always revealed a trace of aloofness."

Li Fuzhao did not tolerate Luo Nianzhong's teasing and apology to this junior, and began to expose his background. He also talked a lot about his past glorious deeds, which made Li Bancheng laugh.

Luo Nianzhong was a junior and couldn't say many things. When facing Li Fuzhao, he could only apologize again and again. Fortunately, the food was served quickly enough and he was rescued.

At the wine table, we naturally exchanged glasses and chatted about some business matters and some interesting news we had heard recently.

Luo Nianzhong was basically a listener, both Li Fuzhao and Li Fuzhao said. Sometimes Luo Nianzhong would express some opinions.

However, Luo Nianzhong could point out many things sharply every time, which surprised Li Fuzhao and Li Fuzhao.

It seemed that the person sitting in front of them was not a young man under twenty years old, but more like a businessman with long experience in business.

This was also done intentionally by Luo Nianzhong. He was too young, didn't know Li Bancheng, and had never proven himself.

He wanted Li Bancheng to think highly of him so that he could gain his trust.

"I'm really happy today. The tiger father has no sons. I really envy Luo Sheng for having a good son, not like the useless little brat in our family.

Let’s not talk about it anymore, people tend to get sleepy when they get older, so I won’t accompany you today. It’s the first day you two have met, so please communicate more if you have nothing to do.”

This is Li Fuzhao creating an opportunity for the two of them to talk alone. During the previous meal, the three of them had a tacit understanding and did not discuss the purpose of the meal. They are all smart people and understand what is going on.

Seeing Li Fuzhao getting up to leave, Luo Niazhong stood up quickly and took Li Fuzhao's coat over.

"Uncle Li, you are in your prime. You will have no problem fighting in the business world for another 30 years."

"Hahaha, okay, let me lend you some good words." After saying that, he patted Luo Nianzhong with satisfaction. "I have met a lot of people of your generation in Hong Kong, and you are definitely the leader among them. It seems that you have hidden your clumsiness before.

In the past, you were more playful, which gave your father a headache. I didn’t expect that you would mature immediately after your father was gone. Luo Sheng would be very happy to see you.

This puts me at ease. With your performance, you will definitely be able to support your family."

Luo Nianzhong nodded politely and said nothing.

"Okay, I'm leaving."

As he left, Li Fuzhao said to Li Bancheng, who was seeing him off respectfully, "Li Sheng, I hope you won't take offense today because I took the initiative to ask you out for him today.

I treat my nephew as my own son, and I can’t refuse him once he speaks.”

"No, I would also like to thank Li Sheng for allowing me to meet young talents like Xiao Luosheng today. I have also benefited a lot from many of his views."

After seeing off Li Fuzhao, Luo Nianzhong and the two went to the tea room in the private room. Luo Nianzhong did not speak in a hurry, but quietly washed and made tea.

Li Bancheng was not in a hurry, and just looked at it as if he was appreciating a piece of art.

After filling their teacups, Luo Nianzhong made a gesture of invitation and picked up the teacup to taste it himself.

It is also thanks to the boss in his previous life who liked to drink tea that Luo Nianzhong has developed very good tea-making skills. This is definitely a plus at his age and will give a good impression to the older generation.

"That's right. I didn't expect that Xiao Luosheng's tea ceremony was amazing at such a young age."

"It's just a small trick to make Li Sheng laugh."

The teacups for the two of them were filled again, and Luo Nianzhong looked at Li Bancheng.

"Li Sheng, I heard that you are acquiring shares of Wharf?"

Li Bancheng's eyes narrowed for a moment, then quickly dissipated and returned to his normal expression.

"It's just a matter of taking advantage of the trend to buy the bottom and make some money."

"Hahaha, really? I thought Li Sheng was going to acquire Wharf."

Seeing that Li Bancheng was unwilling to say anything, Luo Nianzhong picked up the teacup and took a sip before piercing the window paper himself.

"Li Sheng, it is absolutely impossible for you to acquire Wharf."

"Why?" This question means that Li Bancheng admitted that he wanted to acquire Wharf.

At the same time, Li Bancheng also confirmed Luo Nianzhong's inner thoughts, either for fun or for the Wharf, just like him.

Luo Nianzhong didn't answer for him and asked, "I wonder how many Wharf stocks Li Sheng owns now?"

After glancing at Luo Nianzhong and thinking for a while, Li Bancheng answered truthfully, "Sixteen percent."

Good guy, it turns out that it is not about 10% as predicted by Li Fuzhao, but has almost doubled. It seems that this person has made a plan very early.

"According to the current Hong Kong Island Act, if Li Sheng wants to absolutely control Wharf, he needs at least 51% of the shares.

Although there are many Wharf stocks circulating in the market, it is absolutely impossible to achieve the goal quietly."

After a pause, Luo Nianzhong said firmly, "What's more, there's one more family now."

"It seems that Xiao Luosheng is also interested in Wharf." After confirming his speculation from the other party's mouth, he had another high opinion of Luo Nianzhong and Li Bancheng.

In this era, there are not many Chinese capital companies that dare to challenge British-funded companies, and even fewer of them have the idea of ​​​​British-funded companies.

Now the young man in front of me wants to kill the dragon just like him. I don't know if it is because newborn calves are not afraid of tigers or because he has found a chance like himself.

No matter what it is, this courage is worthy of admiration.

"It doesn't matter whether I acquire Wharf or not. What matters is what will happen when Jardine discovers Li Sheng's purpose?"

"HSBC". Li Bancheng grasped the key point immediately.

"That's right, with your capital Li Sheng, if you want to control Wharf, you need to borrow a lot from HSBC. You must know that Jardine Matheson is one of the directors of HSBC, and is fully capable of putting pressure on HSBC and asking HSBC to talk to you. , or even cut off your source of funds.

Coupled with the fact that the matter is exposed and the stock price rises, Li Sheng, you will never be able to raise such a large amount of funds."

When Li Bancheng heard this, he leaned back on his chair in frustration.

It's not that he didn't know what Luo Nianzhong said, but he didn't want to face it, so he never considered this issue subconsciously.

He is ambitious and wants to quickly develop and expand Changshi through mergers and acquisitions.

He knew that it would be difficult to acquire Wharf, but he didn't want to let go of this golden opportunity, even if there was a slight chance.

Suddenly, Li Bancheng seemed to have thought of something, and sat up, staring at Luo Nianzhong without saying a word.

Luo Nianzhong didn't care. He picked up the cigar cutter, lit a cigar and took a puff. "What Li Sheng wants to say is, if this is the case, why should I acquire it?
I can only tell you that I am not interested in Wharf, or I am not interested in the land of Wharf. And my confidence comes from my cash flow, which is different from yours."

Li Bancheng was puzzled. Although there were too many good properties in Wharf, in his opinion, the most attractive thing was the large amount of high-quality land in Wharf. If he was not interested in the land, could he want to cooperate?

Before Li Bancheng could ask again, Luo Nianzhong waved his hand. "I have a plan, or a condition. I don't know if Li Shenggan is interested."

(End of this chapter)