Mixed in 1980

Chapter 360 The curtain opens
Deep Water Bay, a Suzhou-style garden!

All of Hang Seng Bank's shareholders were present, along with Zhou Wenya and Yu Jing from Spark Investment.

After the servants had prepared the tea, Chen Fan told them to leave and had the bodyguards stand guard at the door: "Everyone should have seen it tonight, right? There's been a lot of foreign investment pouring in."

"I really didn't expect it; it's far more outrageous than I imagined. Many real estate developers from developed countries are here tonight," Li Zhaoji remarked.

He took out a cigarette and lit it: "Japan will be in the same situation after 1985. Your prediction is correct. After the crazy price increase, a collapse is inevitable."

Chen Fan nodded slightly and looked at Zhou Wenya: "Let me tell you about our real estate investment in Japan back then."

Zhou Wenya said, "In 1985, in order to provide accommodation for our employees, we purchased 200 properties in Ginza, Tokyo, and cashed out 2 billion US dollars by the end of 1988."

"In 1989, the housing market was still rising, but the transaction volume was much lower than before, and many people were trapped in the price increase trap."

"By 1990, Japan's economic bubble had burst, but prices remained firm, though transaction volume was almost nonexistent, much like the Hong Kong property market in 1981 and 1982."

"Hong Kong's property market today is very similar to Japan's property market in 87 and 88. There is a lot of room for price increases and a large market transaction volume, but it is rapidly depleting future purchasing power."

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter!
A market crash isn't necessarily a bad thing. Since last year, everyone present has stopped acquiring land and instead bought it at low prices. A crash will only mean less profit, not a loss.

On the contrary, every house sold now is a profit.

Just in time, a buyer has arrived!
Chen Fan tapped the armrest lightly and coughed lightly, saying, "During the cocktail party, the British company mentioned that they are probably interested in acquiring my second-hand properties as a package deal."

"You want to sell?" Li Zhaoji asked in surprise.

Chen Fan smiled wryly and scratched his head: "It wouldn't make sense not to sell. If we can't make money, then let's just openly tell Yingzi that I'm going to dump the shares, so as not to scare them away."

Li Zhaoji nodded: "After selling the second-hand houses, the next step is to sell new houses. Isn't it too early to go head-to-head with foreign capital?"

The collapse won't happen until 97!
It's only early 95, and revealing our intentions too early will have a significant impact on our subsequent plans.

Chen Fan could only smile wryly at this, looking at Zhou Wenya and Yu Jing: "Once the British capital launches an acquisition, they will use delaying tactics during negotiations, dragging things out day by day."

The two nodded in agreement.

There are 9300 houses in total, and each one has a different price. It can take up to a month to negotiate the price, which is considered fast, but the British certainly don't want to drag it out.

Chen Fan added, "Once I sell my properties, I'll need you guys to step in. Sell any secondhand properties you have to keep prices down for a while."

"How long should it be pressed?" Li Zhaoji asked.

Chen Fan pondered for a moment: "Based on the transaction price here, I will have to negotiate the price down for at least two months. I will also open up the sale of my new houses in Yuen Long and Tuen Mun."

Li Zhaoji took a deep drag on his cigarette: "Two months, with a guaranteed slight price increase, we can manage that with our size. And then what?"

"Let's fight for real!" Chen Fan said with a wry smile.

The British move certainly disrupted their plans, but since it had already happened, there was no way to avoid the battle: "To increase sales volume, we must suppress prices."

"If foreign investors want to speculate, they have to take over our products. If they can't, we'll lower the price. We'll do whatever it takes to keep foreign investors trapped."

“I have no objection!” Li Zhaoji nodded.

The greatest benefit is to trap foreign investment; the gains will exceed those from harvesting Mexico, and may even be equivalent to harvesting several Mexicos.

Cash out now, wait for the housing market to crash, and then buy back at a lower price. You'll still have the same houses, but you'll have a large sum of cash in your hands.

It could even push up the housing market again.

“I definitely agree, but unfortunately I don’t have many secondhand homes. If needed, I’ll buy a hundred or two secondhand homes and sell them at a discount,” Old Huo said with a smile.

Everyone laughed. Given Old Huo's grudges with the British, he was capable of doing such a thing.

After discussing it for a while, the matter was settled.

After having the servant serve tea again, Chen Fan continued, "Let's move on to the next topic: the higher-ups want to acquire HSBC and Standard Chartered's Hong Kong businesses."

"Didn't we discuss this before? It's difficult?"

Li Zhaoji was surprised, and took another puff of his cigarette: "If the higher-ups have this idea, we will definitely support it with all our might. Just tell us what they need us to do."

Chen Fan shook his head slightly: "I'm just giving you a heads-up about this matter. The specific operations will depend on the market reaction. We'll proceed step by step, and success isn't guaranteed." After giving a brief overview, Chen Fan quickly changed the subject: "Just know that this matter exists. Let's talk about the third thing."

"Asian economic crisis!"

"This economic crisis will have a very wide impact, starting with Southeast Asian countries such as Siam, the Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia."

"In the end, it will spread to Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Russia, none of which will be spared. This is also our opportunity to go all out and reap huge profits."

"The last time we harvested Mexico was to let everyone practice and get familiar with the model of harvesting a country through financial means."

"Next, should we continue to cooperate with so many countries, or should we continue to cooperate with each other? But each country's financial market needs a person in charge to oversee it."

Upon hearing this, everyone present gasped in shock!

Has Chen Fan gone mad?
If all these countries and regions were to be exploited, everyone present would have their assets skyrocket, ranking among the top in the world.

This is a leap forward!
"Can we do it?"

Of all those present, Li Zhaoji was undoubtedly the most knowledgeable in finance, but even he felt uncertain and a chill ran down his spine when faced with so many countries and regions.

This is the behavior of a madman!
Li Hongying sighed and smiled wryly, "Xiao Fan, shouldn't we take it easy? Let's focus on harvesting profits from a few countries with relatively strong economies. There's no need to spread ourselves too thin."

Old Huo nodded: "Xiao Li is right. The scale is too big and the risk is too high. It would be better to concentrate our efforts and take over a few more economically developed countries."

"Everyone, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don't seize it, you'll live with regret for the rest of your lives."

Chen Fan took a sip of tea and lit a cigarette: "Moreover, this time, our harvest will be even more ruthless, and the higher-ups will send a large number of personnel to cooperate."

"Tell me more details!" Li Zhaoji sighed.

Chen Fan chuckled and took another drag of his cigarette: "When we harvested the assets in Moxi Valley before, we couldn't keep them, so we had to sell them off to make a quick buck."

“This time it’s different. Apart from Russia, they are all small countries on our doorstep. With the higher-ups taking sides, we have to hold onto the assets we get.”

"India inkstone contains metallic minerals such as nickel, copper, gold, tin, and aluminum, as well as coal and natural gas."

"Malaysia's aluminum, iron, rare earth, and petroleum."

"Copper-nickel deposits in the Philippine monkeys."

……

After listing the mineral resources of Southeast Asian countries one by one, Chen Fan chuckled coldly, "And their land, ports, farms, forests, orchards, rubber plantations..."

"If we control these things, we can control the economic lifeline of Southeast Asia. Then we can do whatever we want with them."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment!
Is this guy insane? Everyone just wants to get rich with you; who would want to control the economic lifeline of a country?

Of course, Chen Fan's statement is an exaggeration.

If it's just as he said, and if the goal is achieved, it will be able to influence a country's economy and become a very important economic force in the region.

"Are we really going to go this far?" Old Huo rubbed his hands together.

In this way, it's not just a simple harvest; you might have to put money in, just converting funds into one asset after another.

"Play, why not play!"

Li Zhaoji slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly: "Hong Kong is too small. No matter how much we struggle, it'll only be so-so. Our group has basically reached the top, so we might as well fight our way out and see what's going on."

Dong, the shipping magnate, clapped lightly: "Old Li is right. Southeast Asian countries have developed well in recent years, and much of my shipping business comes from there."

"Now that we have the opportunity to acquire resources there, we certainly can't miss it, especially the ports there. There are many excellent ports, and those are all opportunities."

Upon hearing this, Zhao, the shipping magnate, nodded in agreement: "I agree as well. Southeast Asia is right on our doorstep, there are many overseas Chinese, and we have official support. We are confident that we can establish a firm foothold."

Old Huo laughed and said, "Since you all agree, I certainly won't object. You guys can't gossip behind my back and say that I've lost my courage as I get older."

PS: Second update!
(End of this chapter)