The office of the chairman of the Hong Kong Land Group, which was originally the office of Newbigin.
Now the old are being replaced by the new. The Jardine Matheson Group, which was once invincible in Hong Kong Island, has become a toothless tiger after losing control of the Hong Kong Land Group. Even if it roars fiercely, its combat effectiveness and influence have greatly declined, and it has fallen from the original top echelon.
Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, the towering buildings in Central, Hong Kong Island are like a silent steel forest.
It can be said that the current Hong Kong Island, in terms of urban construction and appearance, is not much different from that of later generations.
Especially in Central, where every inch of land is valuable, countless internationally renowned large companies have moved in, establishing Hong Kong Island's position as a world financial center.
Lin Huowang was standing in front of the window at this time, his back straight, but his eyes penetrated the glass very deeply, as if he was looking at the international financial battlefield farther away.
Gao Qiaohao stood in front of a large mahogany desk, holding a thick document in his hand, but a trace of worry was hard to conceal on his face.
"Boss, this is the final figure. Using Hong Kong Land's core properties, Dairy Farm's entire cash reserves, and the stable rental income for the next year as collateral, we've leveraged... HK$2.5 billion in liquidity from a consortium consisting of HSBC, Standard Chartered, and several Japanese banks. Add to that the HK$300 million available in Longteng Newspaper's accounts... a total of HK$2.8 billion, all converted into US dollars or British pounds."
But this was already the limit. Aside from some remaining Hong Kong Land shares, a controlling stake in Longteng Newspapers, shares in Asia Television, and properties in Japan, everything within the Hong Kong Land Group that could be pledged was pledged! Almost all cash flow had been drained...
The risk… the risk is too high! If there’s a problem with the funding chain, or if there’s a major market fluctuation, not only will we lose everything we invested, but the pledged assets will also be taken away by the bank! Hong Kong Land, Dairy Farm… they’ll go bankrupt in an instant!”
Lin Huowang turned slowly, his face expressionless, a calm almost cold. He walked to his desk and sat down, tapping his fingers lightly on the smooth surface.
"Two-eight billion... plus the seven hundred million we previously invested, three-and-a-half billion Hong Kong dollars, that's only close to seven hundred million US dollars. We've accumulated too little time, and even with our best efforts, we've only managed to raise less than a billion US dollars. Mr. Gao Qiao, how many silver futures contracts do you think this is enough to buy?"
Although the figure reported by Gao Qiaohao was far beyond Lin Huowang's expectations, according to his original plan, the total amount of funds he could mobilize at this point in time would be about 500 million US dollars, which was already very good.
You have to know that the current US dollar has not experienced several rounds of large-scale money printing, and has just been liberated from the Bretton Woods system. It was previously anchored to gold and its value was quite high.
China's annual foreign exchange earnings are only about a few billion US dollars. This is the foreign exchange earnings of a country with the largest population in the world!
In 1977, the world's largest companies by market capitalization were all in the United States, such as AT&T, IBM, and oil giant Exxon, but their market capitalizations at the time were only $30 to $40 billion.
Lin Huowang has been in Hong Kong for less than a year. Even if we count the time he spent accumulating wealth when he started making comics in the Northeast, it is already astonishing enough that he can accumulate such wealth in such a short period of time.
"Boss! This isn't a question of whether it's enough! It's a question of risk! HSBC's Shen Bi is no fool! With such a large amount of funds being mobilized, especially with the dairy company's cash reserves almost completely drained, HSBC, as the main settlement bank, will immediately notice the anomaly!
They'll immediately become alert, question the whereabouts of the funds, and might even initiate a risk review and freeze the funds in advance! Our plan won't be hidden from them at all!"
As Lin Huowang's most trusted subordinate, Gao Qiaohao knows almost 80% of Lin Huowang's plans and secrets. Moreover, he himself is not an "aggressive" manager. Lin Huowang values him because he is better at "maintaining the status quo" and "execution".
As for risks, Lin Huowang will be able to control them himself, so the talents he needs do not need to reform or take risks, but only need to strictly implement his plans and orders.
"Why should we hide it? It's only a matter of time before Shen Bi finds out, and he will definitely find out. What I want is to turn as much money as possible into chips and throw them into that boiling pot before they find out and react." Lin Huowang said with a smile.
"But..." Gao Qiaohao's uneasiness grew even more intense. "Once HSBC realizes that we are engaging in such high-risk silver futures speculation, and are almost going all-in, what will Shen Bi think? He will think we are crazy!
"He's taking a crazy gamble with the loans and pledged assets provided by HSBC! He'll definitely take action to cut off our access to funding, or even collect on previous loans in advance! He'll strangle us!"
Lin Huowang snorted coldly and said confidently, "The Hunter brothers have been manipulating the silver market for a long time. You and I are both well aware of their family's strength and determination.
They're hoarding spot silver and driving up futures prices. This isn't short-term speculation; it's a determined financial war. Now, everything's in place, the wind's blowing. In a year, or at most a year and a half, they'll push the price of silver to a staggering height!
If we enter the market now, every contract we secure will yield multiples, even tens of times the profit in the future! The sooner we enter the market, the lower the cost, and the more profitable the market!
As for Shen Bi... Mr. Gao Qiao, you're worried he'll lock us down. But have you ever considered the current relationship between HSBC and us? He personally cultivated us as a pawn to counterbalance the Fok family and stabilize the Hong Kong real estate landscape.
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