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

Chapter 382 It’s time to play big
What can you do with a bottle of drink? The answer is that it can give birth to a giant with a market value of tens of billions of dollars.

On November 11, Watson's Beverages went public, bringing another 8-billion-dollar giant in the Hong Kong stock market and a passionate carnival among stock investors.

On the first day of listing, Watsons Beverages exceeded 57 billion Hong Kong dollars and surged 1027%. At the closing market value, the market value was fixed at around billion Hong Kong dollars. The world's largest beverage company by market value was born.

1027 billion Hong Kong dollars, converted into US dollars, it is 131 billion US dollars. This market value far exceeds that of Coca-Cola, which has a recent stock price recovery of US$87 billion, and PepsiCo, whose market value exceeds that of Coca-Cola, exceeding US$104 billion and reaching US$ billion.

No one is surprised that Watsons Beverages has become the largest beverage giant in terms of market value. Financial institutions had already made such predictions before Watsons Beverages went public.

In terms of the share of a single product, Coca-Cola and Pepsi still have the largest market share, but in terms of overall sales, Watsons Beverages is the real leader in terms of share of the beverage market.

Arctic Ocean, Jianlibao, tea series, soda water, fruity drinks, and a 10% stake in Coca-Cola, etc. All products combined far exceed the second place Coca-Cola. It is not surprising that they have such a market value.

However, what is interesting is that the information released after the listing of Watsons Beverages revealed that Luo Nianzhong, who originally was thought by Hong Kong people to be the boss behind Watsons Beverages, only holds 10.6% of the shares in Watsons Beverages, which is still held by the Watsons Group.

As for how many shares Luo Nianzhong holds in the Watsons Group, Hong Kong residents don’t know, and all that is left is speculation.

Among the shareholders of Watsons Beverages, it can be seen that capital occupies an absolute position. The top ten shareholders are all financial institutions that have never been heard of.

The largest individual shareholder is Li Xiang, CEO of Watsons Group, accounting for 0.57% of the shares.

"Are you starting to hide your wealth now? I read the newspapers recently, and your Asia Media has made a big deal about this matter.

Some say that the Watsons Group's efforts to attract funds for expansion led to the reduction of your shares, and some say that when Watsons became independent it was because it brought in more external shareholders.

The most exaggerated statement is that you have lost the right to speak over the Watson Group. The Watson Group has been controlled by capital, and the spinoff of the Far East Group is also the best proof.

Now even an old man like me wants to know how much of this capital is yours, or how many shares you have left.”

"Uncle Huo, you are not a person who likes to care about these things. Wouldn't it be better if even you were confused? It means I am successful, right?"

It's no wonder that Huo Daheng was confused. If we only count the shares of Watsons Group and the shares of financial institutions that have heard of it from shareholders and know that it is Luo Family Industry, Luo Nianzhong's shareholding in Watsons Beverages is less than 20%.

There are investment institutions such as Asia Capital and Korean Capital that are well hidden, and there are also many people like Barclays who don't know that Luo Nianzhong is the largest shareholder behind it.

You must know that the shareholding ratio of Far Eastern Bank when it acquired Barclays was not high. For example, several banks in California did not know about it at all.

In recent years, one of the things Robert has done most is to let these financial investment institutions cross shareholdings. How crazy is it? If a company like Far East Bank is investigated one day, it could involve thousands of holding companies.

Exaggeration? not at all.

Not to mention other things, take the familiar Xiaoxing Group as an example. The Li family alone has nearly a hundred shareholding companies related to Xiaoxing Group, not to mention the giants on Wall Street.

Not to mention that you can't find a lot of shareholder information, but what if you can find it? Does this mean you have found the mastermind behind it? Big mistake.

The money in those companies is only managed by them. As for whose money is managed, sorry, this is customer privacy.

Luo Nianzhong is the same now. Not to mention the dizzying shareholders behind Far East Bank, the real money is in several private equity funds established by Far East Bank.

For example, in the listing of Watsons Beverages, three private equity funds under Far East Bank are among the top fifteen shareholders of Watsons Beverages, and two of them are still among the top ten shareholders.

Isn’t it messy? In fact, this is clear, and it will only become more confusing in the future.

Otherwise, a family office needs a top-level financial team with thousands of people? Robert is still searching for and testing various talents.

This time Luo Nianzhong and Huo Daheng sat together, not to reminisce about old times, but because Huo Daheng was persuading Luo Nianzhong to do something he didn't want to participate in.

The situation in the Middle East has been tense for the past ten years, mainly due to the ambitions of Iran, Iran, and especially Shadamu.

In January, a Persian monkey attacked Riyadh, the capital of Camel. This made Camel feel deeply in crisis and began to seek to purchase a super monkey to improve its ability to fight and resist in order to protect itself.

The first thing that came to Da Luotuo's mind was the beautiful country, and he wanted to buy the spear-stringed sky monkey from the beautiful country.

However, the beautiful country rejected Big Camel's request, fearing that it would cause dissatisfaction in Israel and surrounding countries.

The big camel had no choice but to shift its target to another superpower, the polar bear. However, the polar bear has a close relationship with Iran and Iraq, and did not want to make the situation in the Middle East more tense and refused.

The big camel who was in trouble thought of the third monkey country, the rabbit. However, the big camel and the rabbit have not yet officially established diplomatic relations, and there is no way to contact the rabbit. In the end, they found Luo Nianzhong.

In July, Daluotuo suddenly approached Honor Computer and immediately placed a large order of US$7 million to install computer classrooms in Daluotuo's schools.

At the same time, on the Rolls-Royce side, Camel also ordered 20 cars to receive foreign guests.

However, when these two big orders were placed, the other party, Honor Computer and Rolls-Royce all made a request, that is, they wanted to meet Luo Nianzhong.

Luo Nianzhong received the report and agreed that there must be something going on.

So when Luo Nianzhong was in Europe, Prince Bandar, the nephew of King Camel, personally flew to Paris to have a secret and brief meeting with Luo Nianzhong.

The two parties only met for ten minutes. After understanding that the other party wanted to connect them with Rabbit through himself, Luo Nianzhong agreed to the other party and left.

After returning, Luo Nianzhong told Huo Daheng about the matter and stopped interfering. Unexpectedly, Huo Daheng found him today and asked him to come forward to host the negotiation on behalf of Rabbit.

"Uncle Huo, I don't understand why a businessman like me should be in charge of this kind of thing."

"The country needs foreign exchange. This time Big Camel's request has been agreed to by the superiors. It needs a business representative to strive for greater interests and avoid suffering losses."

Luo Nianzhong frowned, "I remember that Poly Technology was established last year to do this, right? Didn't it also introduce the Black Hawk from the beautiful country?"

This is not a reason. This argument cannot be explained by Luo Nianzhong.

Huo Daheng laughed, took a sip of tea and put down the cup, "That's the reason, but I recommended you here."

"Why?" Luo Nianzhong was even more confused.

"Because you are a patriotic person."

When Huo Daheng said this, he stared at Luo Nianzhong, knowing every word very clearly. “Our national identity and history have destined our country to rise, but will the beautiful country and the polar bears be willing?
Even though we have a good relationship with the beautiful country now, once their core interests are touched, it is only a matter of time before they turn against each other.

What is the underlying purpose of everything you do in business? Don’t you just want to make Hong Kong Island the Hong Kong Island of the Luo family? "

Seeing that Luo Nianzhong was about to speak, Huo Daheng stretched out his hand to stop him.

"Don't argue, many people can see it.

Then do you know why I didn't stop you? Because I know very well that even if the handover is successful, without you, it will not be possible to completely eliminate the influence of British capital on Hong Kong Island's economy in fifty or even one hundred years.

Rather than letting them influence you, it's better to let you come because you are patriotic.

The Luo family is destined to follow the Western route. If they want to have the same influence on the entire world as those big conglomerates in the beautiful country, the military industry is an indispensable part.

Rabbit also needs a financial group that is at the top of the economy to cheer for him and protect him from the outside.

This choice is impossible for anyone else, only you can do it.”

Luo Nianzhong smiled modestly after hearing Huo Daheng's words. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Uncle Huo, do you believe me so much? Are you going to follow the beautiful country with the same surname as Zi?"

"Hahahaha", Huo Daheng laughed.

"You may not be close to the beautiful country, but judging from your industrial layout, you won't be.

Except for necessary industries, such as the semiconductor industry with a strong talent base, didn't you find that you have never built a production factory with the latest technology in the Far East in the beautiful country?
Even in the semiconductor industry, the most cutting-edge technology is placed on Hong Kong Island or somewhere you have control over.

South Korea's chip industry is an example. You did not choose an island country with a strong foundation or Hitachi, which you have a relationship with. Instead, you chose to support a South Korean company with no chip foundation. This shows that what you are planning is not just capital. .

I know this road is difficult and you need to juggle many big countries, but I believe in you."

Seeing the sharp look in Luo Nianzhong's eyes, Huo Daheng patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't blame the second brother, he can't lie to me."

Only two or three people, including Huo Zhenhuan and Zheng Jiachun, knew about Luo Nianzhong's stake in the South Korean company. Huo Daheng knew that the second son of the Huo family could not run away. The first thing Luo Nianzhong thought of was the word "eyeliner" or spy.

"Don't worry, Uncle Huo, I know you will never harm me, otherwise you wouldn't have asked me to come today.

But Uncle Huo, you should know that apart from business, I don’t want to get involved too much in other aspects of Rabbit. The main battlefield in the Far East is now in the west.”

Unlike other countries, Rabbit will not become a vassal of any country or family.

Not to mention knowing history, even if you don't know, you will understand that once the rabbit rises, the contradiction with the West will emerge.

Two thousand years ago or even 08, Luo Nianzhong did not want to be separated from the beautiful country or the consortium behind them.

Once the entire Western family regards the Luo family as the biggest threat in the future, it will be almost impossible to plan some industries.

Especially in the next decade or so, the Internet industry will be a top priority and there is no room for sloppiness.

Arms are no different than others. They are the core of the plutocrats behind the beautiful country. Their status is the same as the hegemony of the US dollar. If Luo Nianzhong directly touches it, it will touch the core interests of the other party, which is very troublesome.

However, the troublesome Luo family will definitely get involved in this business, but what he is thinking about is the big hair and the second hair in the future.

Because both companies have embraced capitalism, have potential customers, and are not afraid of the West for money, they have good conditions for cooperation.

But the rabbit is different. To put it mildly, it won't be able to survive within twenty years, and the Luo family will not be able to control it.

"How about 30% of the shares?"

"What do you mean?" Luo Nianzhong was stunned.

"When the two parties form a joint venture group, the Luo family can hold 30% of the shares. This is the maximum I can get for you."

The news brought by Huo Daheng shocked Luo Nianzhong. It was not the 30% of the shares, but the fact that Baoli established the group eight years ahead of schedule.

Now Baoli is a technology company, not one of the four major groups.

After calming down, Luo Nianzhong remembered a saying he often heard in his previous life: "If you make friends with a rabbit sincerely, the rabbit will definitely repay you tenfold and a hundredfold."

This is to be bound to the Luo family, and it is also a disguised recognition of the Luo family's status as a large capitalist consortium as the Rong family, or the Rong family is inferior to the Luo family.

The meaning is very clear, you help me now, and I will protect your future.

Needless to say, once Poly's opening is opened, it means that many rabbits have no open fields or fields that the Luo family can participate in, such as communications, oil, and even finance.

The temptation was too great, and Luo Nianzhong fell silent.

Huo Daheng didn't rush him, he just sat there drinking tea leisurely, and the time passed by minute by second.

"Hmm." It took Luo Nianzhong more than ten minutes before he smiled bitterly, "Uncle Huo is really powerful. He can win such conditions for me."

In terms of influence on the upper echelons, Huo Daheng's ability is really not comparable to that of Luo Nianzhong.

They have suffered together, and they are much closer than Luo Nianzhong's help in times of need. No wonder they can enjoy the treatment of a state funeral.

Only five people could enjoy this treatment before Huo Daheng, the great man, Premier Zhou, Zhu Shuai, Deng Gong and the mother of the country. This shows how much Huo Daheng has contributed to the motherland.

"Uncle Huo, it seems you have convinced me.

Please tell me the specific situation, I will go back and think about it."

Huo Daheng then showed a happy smile, as if he had expected that Luo Nianzhong would definitely agree, and handed over a brown paper bag that had been placed casually at his feet.

(End of this chapter)