1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 731 Shanbo!

He Shanheng responded quickly, showing that he still cares for the Lin brothers.

Ho Sin-hang and Lee Cheung-ho arranged to meet at Fook Lam Moon in Central.

"Mr. Bao, you've arrived!"

Upon seeing Li Changhe arrive at the door, Lao Wu, the general manager of Fulinmen, immediately came to greet him.

Today, Fortune has become one of the exclusive catering partners of Times Square, and the store renovation is already underway.

"Fifth Brother, has He Shanheng (He Sheng) arrived?"

Li Changhe casually asked the fifth brother.

"Mr. He hasn't arrived yet. Mr. Bao, you can go to your room and wait for him. Have some tea first. I'll wait for Mr. He here for you."

Fifth Brother Xu Peijun said respectfully.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you, Fifth Brother."

Li Changhe nodded and then walked into the store first.

A short while later, He Shanheng also entered the room with his men.

"Uncle Shan!"

He Shanheng was called Shanbo, and Li Changhe followed suit.

He Shanheng nodded and was helped to sit down in a chair.

After taking their seats, He Shanheng looked at Li Changhe and said, "Ayang, I heard from Fengzai that you insisted on meeting me, is that right?"

Li Changhe nodded, then glanced behind He Shanheng.

“Fung didn’t come; I didn’t let him come.”

He Shanheng seemed to know what Li Changhe was thinking and spoke up.

Li Changhe immediately smiled and nodded: "Uncle Shan, the main issue is that Lin Sheng said he wanted to include Dachanghang in the transaction. I'm worried that he's just talking nonsense, so I think it would be better to talk to you personally, Uncle Shan."

He Shanheng sighed.

“Ah Yang, you are indeed reliable in handling matters, much better than Fengzai. I had previously mentioned that I wanted to hand over Dachanghang to a younger person. Actually, the first thing I wanted to do was hand it over to his older brother Xiuliang, but unfortunately Xiuliang passed away early.”

"Since you invited me here, you must be interested in Dachang Company. I need to use Dachang Company to get you to save the Lin family, right?"

“Your uncle called me and said that you want to get involved in the automotive industry and build your own cars, so Dah Chong Hong is quite important to you.”

Li Changhe shook his head after listening to He Shanheng's words.

"Uncle Shan, to be honest, I was very tempted by Lin Sheng's suggestion to use Da Chang Hang for the transaction, but I did not intend to use Da Chang Hang to blackmail you."

“In fact, even if Shanbo did not trade with Dachangxing, I would still be willing to save the Lin family as long as I met with you this time!”

Upon hearing this, He Shanheng looked at Li Changhe in surprise: "Oh? That's so good?"

"Ah Yang, don't blame me for being suspicious, but I've lived to be this old and seen a lot in the business world. I can't trust your behavior!"

Li Changhe looked at He Shanheng and said seriously, "Of course, I also have conditions. That is, if Uncle Shan wants to make a move on Dachangxing in the future, please consider me first."

"Secondly, I also admire Mr. Lin Bingyan's deeds. Just for Mr. Lin Bingyan's sake, I am willing to lend a hand to the Lin family."

"And you should know, Uncle Shan, that I've been working with a lot of people to buy up properties on Hong Kong Island at rock-bottom prices. The properties that Mr. Lin sold to me were all high-quality properties, not to mention the Golden Gate Building."

"Even with Lin Sheng's conditions, I'm not at a loss. In fact, I think I can make a lot of money in the future."

"So, I'm telling the truth."

Hearing Li Changhe's explanation, He Shanheng gave him a deep look, then said to the secretary next to him, "You all go out first, I want to have a few words with A-Yang alone."

Upon seeing this, Li Changhe knew that the main event was about to begin, and then gestured for Ah Hu and the others to leave.

After only the two of them were left in the room, He Shanheng looked at Li Changhe.

“Ah Yang, Fengzai mentioned to me that he wants to ask you for 500 million Hong Kong dollars privately. How do you plan to give him this money?”

"Uncle Shan, I have a suggestion."

“I know that the Lin family still has money. I think he might as well put HK$100 million into my investment institution under the guise of investment, and then we can agree on the rate of return on investment.”

"Just agree on an annualized rate of return, or a guaranteed minimum return."

"This amount of money is not difficult for me, but it just takes some time to cash it out."

"Actually, I think this is better. If we give it all to Lin Sheng at once, I think given his temperament, he will definitely start another business or something, and the losses might happen even faster."

Li Changhe said confidently at this moment.

After listening, He Shanheng nodded; this was roughly in line with his guess.

The fastest and safest source for Li Changhe to agree to Lin Xiufeng's conditions is undoubtedly the financial market.

"Ah Yang, I am very grateful for your help."

“Actually, I told myself this when Bing left.”

"As long as I live, I will never let Bing Ge's descendants fall into hardship."

“It’s a misfortune for our family to have produced such a spendthrift son as Fengzai. As his godfather, I also bear some responsibility.”

"If you want Dah Chong Hong, I can give it to you, but I have a few conditions."

"First of all, I will not give you all of Dah Chong Hong's shares. I hope to leave a portion for the Lin family. Of course, I will not give this portion of shares to Fengzai either, but will hand it over to the Lin family's family trust."

"Although the Lin family has produced a spendthrift son like Fengzai who is incapable of shouldering heavy responsibilities, they also have well-behaved sons like Tangzai."

"Tangzai has worked at Dachang Holdings for many years, and he's been very dedicated. I hope you can treat him well."

"I believe Dah Chong Hong will not decline under your leadership. How about letting the Lin family share in the company's profits?"

"The Lin family's shares won't be too many, only a small portion, so it won't affect your control."

He Shanheng then spoke sincerely to Li Changhe.

The "Tangzai" he mentioned is Lin Xiutang, the fourth son of the Lin family (the eldest is Lin Xiuliang). Unlike Lin Xiufeng and his third brother Lin Xiurong, who followed Lin Xiufeng, Lin Xiutang did not follow his two older brothers in their reckless behavior, but instead worked steadily at Dachanghang.

"No problem, I can agree to that!"

Li Changhe naturally had no objection to this. In fact, he was even quite happy to let Lin Xiutang take charge of Dachang Company, provided that Lin Xiutang actually had the management ability.

"Secondly, Ah Yang, I would like to persuade Fengzai to put 100 million into your investment institution, but I hope that this money can be put into the investment for ten years with a guaranteed annual compound interest rate of 30%. Can you agree to that?"

Upon hearing this, Li Changhe smiled. "Uncle Shan, the amount you're asking for isn't just five hundred million, but nearly fourteen billion!"

With an annualized compound interest rate of 30%, the value would increase 13.7 times over ten years.

In other words, according to He Shanheng's line of thinking, ten years later, Li Changhe would have to give Lin Xiufeng at least 13.7 billion yuan, and that's just the minimum guarantee.

If Li Changhe uses this money to achieve other doubling of profits, then Lin Xiufeng will receive even more.

He Shanheng smiled and said, "Ah Yang, I know how capable you are of manipulating the financial market. Although you don't have many achievements in Hong Kong, your performance overseas is remarkable. You can make several times your initial investment in a year. An annualized return of 30% is too easy for you."

"I'm doing this as a safety net for Fengzai and Rongzai. They're both too impetuous and don't know how to do things steadily. Bingge's family business will probably be squandered in their hands."

“I knew they were restless from the moment they left Hang Seng Bank after their older brother died.”

"So this is a way of providing them with a safety net. With the shares in Dah Chong Hong, I believe that no matter how much trouble the two brothers cause, it won't matter."

"Finally, I have one small request, which is to make Fengzai a member of your club."

“I heard about your club standards from Ah Tim. The fourth son of the Ho family is also in there. I let Fengzai in, not to say anything about him, but just that he can make a few reliable friends there and not run into a loser like Chen Songqing.”

"Ah Yang, I only have these few requests. If you can agree to them, I will hand over Da Chang Hang to you. How about it?"

After listening to He Shanheng's words, Li Changhe smiled and said, "Uncle Shan, I can agree, but now I think I have to make a condition as well."

"Oh? What other conditions do you have? Tell me."

He Shanheng looked at Li Changhe and asked in a deep voice.

Li Changhe smiled and said, "My condition is very simple: the Dah Chong Hong transaction. Can it be delayed for two years? I don't have enough money on hand right now!"

"How about we make the deal in 1985 or 1986?"

He Shanheng was both amused and exasperated when he heard Li Changhe's conditions.

"Ah Yang, are you kidding me? Don't you have enough money?"

He deposited one billion US dollars in HSBC and one billion US dollars in Hang Seng Bank, which brings his total to two billion US dollars.

Converted to over 10 billion Hong Kong dollars, it's more than enough to acquire five Dah Chong Hongs, if not ten.

Then Li Changhe told him that he didn't have enough money?

Li Changhe smiled and shook his head: "Uncle Shan, I have many expenses too. I have loans from HSBC and Hang Seng, and I also have to pay a large sum of money to Jardine Matheson every year."

"Moreover, with assets in Hong Kong Island so low right now, I'd rather buy at the bottom. Buying Dah Chong Hong at this time isn't really a good deal."

“It will take me at least two years to get my funds back, around 1985. I think we can trade again then. I’d appreciate it if you could help me manage it for two more years so that we can make better arrangements.”

“For example, Lin Xiutang from the Lin family. If he is really capable, I wouldn’t mind letting him be the manager of Dachang Company.”

Li Changhe explained his reasons to He Shanheng, but of course, these were only the superficial reasons.

In reality, Li Changhe wanted to wait until the Hong Kong negotiations ended, so that he could first take over the British automobile industry before taking over Dah Chong Hong.

Otherwise, he was worried that it would arouse the British's suspicion, and it was not suitable to make any big moves in the next two years.

"Alright, Ah Yang, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Okay, then let's postpone it for two years!"

"I'll call Fengzai over, and we'll talk to him together."

Subsequently, He Shanheng sent someone to summon Lin Xiufeng. After He Shanheng told Lin Xiufeng about the decision, Lin Xiufeng did not express anything but readily agreed.

After the meal, He Shanheng left nonchalantly, while Lin Xiufeng stayed behind.

"Bao Sheng, I think you made a mistake."

“You should make him trade Dah Chong Hong to you immediately, instead of waiting another two years.”

"This old guy is not to be trusted."

After He Shanheng left, Lin Xiufeng spoke to Li Changhe without restraint.

Seeing this, Li Changhe looked at Lin Xiufeng with curiosity.

"Lin Sheng, I feel that Uncle Shan seems to care about you a lot, but judging from your expression, you don't trust him at all?"

Lin Xiufeng curled his lips: "Of course I don't trust him. My father died, and Hang Seng Bank should have been inherited by my eldest brother, but he became the chairman instead."

"Then, when my older brother became successful and could control Hang Seng Bank, he died under mysterious circumstances. Tell me, how can I trust him?"

"The reason my brother and I left Hang Seng Bank was because we were afraid of dying without knowing why."

"Anyway, he's very good at pretending, so be careful, don't say I didn't warn you!"

After listening, Li Changhe shook his head at Lin Xiufeng: "Don't worry, Mr. Lin, he wouldn't dare."

He didn't think Lin Xiufeng was an ingrate.

In fact, Lin Xiufeng is not the only one with this kind of thinking. Many people in Hong Kong Island, including many members of the Lin Bingyan family, have this idea: that He Shanheng and one of Lin Bingyan's widows, Ms. He, colluded to steal the Lin family's assets, including the power of Hang Seng Bank.

This argument gained traction, especially after the death of Lin Bingyan's eldest son, Lin Xiuliang.

This is also why Li Changhe is certain that He Shanheng values ​​the Lin family highly.

Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, He Shanheng must show that he is protecting Lin Xiufeng, even if it is for the sake of his own reputation.

Of course, based on what Li Changhe understands, he still thinks this matter is more of a rumor. However, some things can be perceived differently depending on one's perspective.

He had no interest in correcting or refuting Lin Xiufeng's idea, since it had nothing to do with him.

Lin Xiufeng nodded at this point: "That's right. Although he's powerful, he might not dare to renege on his debt to you in Hong Kong. Don't worry, just because you helped me, if he dares to renege on his debt, I'll stand up and testify for you."

"But, Mr. Bao, how should we proceed with this deal?"

Lin Xiufeng then asked with concern, but all the other questions were just formalities; what he valued most were the transactions involving those buildings.

“I will have Hongkong Land talk to you, and then Hongkong Land will take over again.”

Li Changhe still intends to bring the Jinmen Building back under Hongkong Land's control, which would make unified management easier.

"this."

Unexpectedly, Lin Xiufeng hesitated for a moment, then turned to Li Changhe and said, "Bao Sheng, there's one more thing I haven't mentioned."

"I've already sold several floors of the Golden Gate Building. This one was sold last year, so the Golden Gate Building is not actually a complete building now."

Hearing this, Li Changhe looked at this spendthrift son speechlessly.

Goodness, this guy has a lot of crazy tricks up his sleeve. He even managed to dismantle and sell the Golden Gate Building.

(End of this chapter)