After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 840 I haven't been a big shot for a long time
The plane landed smoothly in Hong Kong, and Lu Liang took a car from the airport straight to the Hilton Hotel in Central.

General Star is valued at $3 billion and plans to issue 300 million shares, allocating 20% ​​of its equity to the IPO.

Tianxing Financial underwrote $25 billion and has the right to issue 1.25 million shares at a base price of $20 per share.

The 1.25 million shares were divided into three parts by Lu Liang: Hong Kong and Korea each provided 3125 million shares for their roadshows, while Japan received 6250 million shares.

The Hong Kong station originally only had a 25% share, and Lu Liang embezzled it, allocating $100 million to Tianxing Automotive, leaving only a $5.25 million subscription share.

As soon as Lu Liang entered the banquet hall, He Jiafan from Standard Chartered Bank came up to greet him and complained, "Mr. Lu, look at all these institutions here, including those from mainland China. 2625 million shares are not enough for us to share."

A valuation of $30 billion is actually far too high if analyzed using professional data such as revenue and assets, but in the financial market, sentiment is far more important than data.

General Tianxing, despite the name starting with General and followed by Tianxing, is Lu Liang's first listed company.

So much so that some people jokingly say that just because of the name "Tianxing" (天星), General Motors Tianxing is worth tens of billions of dollars.

"Mr. He, be content."

Lu Liang looked at the hundreds of people in the venue, including speculative investors, institutional investors, and heads of family foundations.

Given the current market sentiment, even a three to five dollar increase in the base offering price would be acceptable.

He said with a smile, "Our CEO originally wanted to raise the offering price, but I stopped him. After all, we are all friends. The purpose of a company going public is to share the joy, but that is only for Hong Kong. In the future, the offering price in Korea and Japan will no longer be $20."

He Jiafan was speechless. With a valuation of $300 billion and an offering price of $20, every dollar increase in the offering price meant a $15 billion increase in the company's valuation.

Lu Liang really dared to say three or five dollars.

If it were issued at $25 per share, the valuation would be heading straight for $400 billion.

Lu Liang glanced at He Jiafan, seemingly reading his mind, and teased, "Does Mr. He think that General Electric's IPO won't reach $400 billion?"

He Jiafan shook her head and sighed softly, "If it can't be achieved, Standard Chartered won't come, and neither will he."

He glanced at a corner of the reception room, where several Chinese people were smiling broadly as they surrounded a redneck old man in a suit and tie.

Noel Quinn, HSBC's global CEO, is also an old friend of Lu Liang.

Despite some minor frictions between the two parties, Tianxing Financial did not exclude them and still issued an invitation to the IPO.

"Mr. He, I'm sorry. Please make yourself at home. I'll go say hello first." Lu Liang smiled and walked straight towards Qi Yaonian's direction.

Lu Liang's every move captivated the hearts of the hundreds of people present. Seeing him head towards Qi Yaonian's location, they couldn't help but secretly observe.

However, the scene of Mars colliding with Earth that they had hoped for did not happen. The two of them smiled and shook hands and hugged like old friends who had not seen each other for a long time, chatting happily.

"Mr. Qi, I heard you're going back to England?"

Lu Liang asked with a smile, casually taking two cups of fruit tea from the tray of a waiter in the venue and handing one to Qi Yaonian.

"Yes, the paperwork has been submitted to headquarters, and I can retire next June." Qi Yaonian nodded with a smile.

Although his retirement and the loss of strategic importance in Hong Kong were direct results of Lu Liang's actions, he did not blame Lu Liang.

He's been navigating the ups and downs of the business world for so many years. The rise and fall of dynasties is a perfectly normal thing, especially since he's getting on in years and Hong Kong is rapidly becoming like Lujiazui Port.

During this period, voluntarily applying for retirement at least resulted in a dignified outcome; if it had been delayed by two more years, it might not have meant retirement, but rather a humiliating escape.

Lu Liang laughed and said, "Mr. Qi is joking. HSBC plays a vital role in Hong Kong's economic development, and you are the industry leader."

Qi Yaonian glanced at Lu Liang and suddenly said a classic line from a Hong Kong movie in Cantonese: "Sir, I haven't been a boss for a long time."

At this moment, it's like a perfect replica of a movie plot, except he's a little smarter than Sung Tze-ho, which is why he has a dignified ending.

After all, HSBC at that time was similar to Tianxing at that time.

Theoretically, it was a 50/50 chance, but the intervention of a mysterious force led to their utter defeat.

“The big brother is always the big brother. Many companies in Hong Kong still follow HSBC’s lead.” Lu Liang squinted and revealed the essence of the matter.

Thinking about it carefully, it does seem quite similar. It's just that the movie is filmed from the perspective of the criminal, so the police officer who makes things difficult for Song Zihao looks like a bad guy.

From an ordinary person's perspective, if a triad boss has just been released, shouldn't he be kept under close surveillance? Shouldn't we take precautions to prevent him from returning to his old ways?

Old Hong Kong movies are entertaining, but upon closer examination, you'll find that many of them have skewed values. They create the impression that everyone in the underworld is loyal and righteous, while law enforcement is full of incompetent officials.

Just like the recent trend of the "concubine" craze in the Republican era, everyone longs to travel back to that time and become a concubine, unaware that being a maid or being sold into a brothel as a prostitute was the norm for ordinary people. "After all, it has had such a long-standing influence," Qi Yaonian sighed.

He tried to see things from Lu Liang's perspective and discovered that HSBC was not important to Tianxing, but without HSBC, both Tianxing and Hong Kong would be very important.

He is merely the president in charge of daily operations and revenue; many things are beyond his control, such as special grants that are not based on profit.

Lu Liang smiled, then suddenly saw a familiar face. Too lazy to continue the conversation, he patted Qi Yaonian on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Qi, I wish you a fruitful day."

After saying goodbye to Qi Yaonian, he came to a secluded corner and looked at a woman and two men in the corner.

Lu Liang looked at the bearded European and American man and laughed, "James, what brings you guys to Hong Kong all of a sudden?"

James Gunn, general manager of DC Studios, was accompanied by Fan Bingqing and Yang Qisheng.

James looked puzzled and said in a resentful tone, "Lu, our Joker was released globally yesterday, didn't you know?"

It has been a year and a half since Lu Liang invested in DC Studio. He had suspected before that Lu Liang might not have taken the matter seriously at all.

But then he thought that after all, it was an investment of $2.2 million, which was not a small amount even for Lu Liang, so he was probably just observing quietly.

Well, now he finally understands that Lu Liang really didn't take the $2.2 million investment to heart.

After all, Joker is the key to DC's ability to go public and turn its fortunes around.

He doesn't even care when the film will be released.

Lu Liang chuckled: "Sorry, sorry, I've been really busy lately, but I actually knew that Joker is going to be released on Christmas."

Seeing this, Yang Qisheng chimed in, "Mr. Gunn, President Lu has indeed paid attention to this; otherwise, Joker wouldn't have been able to pass the censorship and be released in mainland China."

Upon hearing this, Gunn's gloom was replaced by excitement, and he excitedly shook Lu Liang's hand: "On behalf of DC, I thank you. Dongda is truly an amazing market."

He placed his hopes for DC's comeback on a film that could be considered an art film, and he was under considerable pressure.

However, yesterday's mainland box office delivered a huge surprise, raking in 1.85 million yuan on a weekday.

This is all thanks to Good Dream Productions, which is responsible for the mainland promotion and distribution, directly labeling it as another masterpiece invested and produced by Lu Liang.

Although Lu Liang only read the script and claimed to be the producer, which was clearly an exaggeration, the promotional effect was excellent, and the film's quality was indeed outstanding, with an initial rating of 9.7 on Douban.

With major cinema chains in mainland China increasing screenings overnight, it's a foregone conclusion that the production cost of US$50 million will be recouped from the Dongda market alone.

With a single-day global box office of $7200 million, whether he can recoup his costs is no longer his concern; the question now is how much he will earn.

Upon learning that today was the GM Tianxing Xiangjiang station roadshow and that Lu Liang would definitely be there, he brought Fan Bingqing with him.

"Mr. Lu, thank you for giving me this chance to be reborn." Fan Bingqing looked at Lu Liang, her eyes filled with gratitude that almost melted into tears.

She was never actually blacklisted by the entertainment industry. Back then, so many celebrities signed dual contracts and evaded taxes, but as long as they paid the fines on time, they were generally not investigated and were still able to continue to shine in the industry.

It's only because she was made a typical example that others dared not take the risk of using her.

After all, a film and television project involves an investment of at least tens or hundreds of millions of yuan. If the program cannot be launched because of her, the director and producer will definitely be sacrificed by the investors.

Those once sycophantic friends in the industry have all lost contact with her in the past two years, and they don't even dare to mention her name on TV shows.

However, all of this changed just yesterday.

Since the Joker officially debuted in mainland Chinese cinemas, her scenes have been appearing on the big screen without any hesitation.

The applause and flowers that had disappeared have returned, with most of the entertainment industry helping to promote the event for free.

The studio has also started receiving offers for the mainland market, including but not limited to film and television variety shows, and brand endorsements.

Fan Bingqing knew that all of this was a gift from Lu Liang, and she was determined that even if Lu Liang asked her to open a beer bottle, she would practice and try to do it as soon as possible.

Lu Liang smiled calmly, his gaze towards Fan Bingqing devoid of any lust: "Miss Fan, you flatter me. Just remember not to break the law in the future."

The value of life lies in the experiences.

I've experienced it, and my dream has come true.

Eighteen-year-old girls are more beautiful and charming.

(End of this chapter)