"That's... a gamble. And it's a massive one, a one-and-done, no-holds-barred gamble. Mr. Boss, while the silver market appears to be on an upward trend, it's experiencing significant volatility. The abnormal price fluctuations internationally clearly indicate someone is manipulating the market. Many investors have lost everything overnight. Even Jardine Matheson lost a significant amount of money in silver futures. According to our information, this has also attracted the attention of US regulators."
Kobayashi Tenwang's behavior of putting all his eggs in one basket that could be overturned at any time... the risk factor is too high!
If the market fluctuates violently, or if the Hunt brothers' funding chain is disrupted, the consequences will be disastrous! The value of the Hong Kong Land shares and Dairy Farm shares they pledged to us will plummet in an instant, and the risk exposure we face at HSBC will increase dramatically!
Shen Bi's face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it. As a boss of HSBC, he certainly understood the risks involved.
Lin Huowang was the "chess piece" that he used to push him to the throne of Jardine Matheson Holdings, and he was also the debtor of HSBC's billion-dollar loan.
If this chess piece plays with fire and gets burned, it will not only burn itself to death, but will also bring disaster upon itself, seriously damaging HSBC's asset quality and reputation!
HSBC’s principle is to avoid risks, not to gamble your life with a madman!
Just as Shen Bi was in doubt, weighing whether to immediately initiate an emergency risk review process and even considering freezing some of Lin Huowang's related accounts in advance to protect himself...
"Ding-ling-ling..."
The dedicated phone on the desk rang sharply at this moment.
Shen Bi and Davis looked at the phone at the same time.
There are not many people who can call this hotline, and all of them are important figures in Hong Kong.
Shen Bi frowned slightly, signaled Davis to be quiet, and then picked up the microphone.
"Mr. Shen Bi, good afternoon. I have a business deal that I would like to discuss with HSBC."
Lin Huowang's voice came from the other end of the phone.
Chen Bi also had an idea. He just wanted to find him, and it was such a coincidence that the phone call came in.
In other words, Kobayashi Tenwang also knew that HSBC must have noticed his abnormal capital flow.
However, Shen Bi remained calm and asked calmly:
"Oh? HSBC will certainly accept any business that comes its way. Mr. Xiaolin, please go ahead."
"I want to apply for another loan from HSBC using the remaining shares of my Hong Kong Land Group, the controlling stake in Longteng Newspapers, and the equity of Asia Television as collateral. The amount... is 4 billion Hong Kong dollars." Lin Huowang also said straight to the point.
"Four billion?! Impossible! Mr. Xiaolin, you have an outsized appetite. You've already borrowed two or three billion Hong Kong dollars from HSBC. Furthermore, the assets you're talking about aren't worth four billion Hong Kong dollars at all."
Even though Shen Bi was used to seeing storms, he was still shocked by this astronomical figure and almost lost his voice.
This is 4 billion Hong Kong dollars!
You have to remember that before the Hongkong Land Group was acquired by Lin Huowang, its market capitalization had only plummeted to HK$4 billion at its lowest point. Currently, there are only a handful of companies in Hong Kong Island with a market capitalization exceeding HK$4 billion.
Now Lin Huowang asked to borrow 4 billion Hong Kong dollars, which was simply an exorbitant amount. Shen Bi felt that he was obsessed with gambling on silver and was a bit delusional.
Therefore, Shen Bi no longer concealed or was euphemistic, and directly said: "Mr. Xiao Lin, just a few minutes before our call, my risk monitoring department just reported a very serious situation to me!
"The capital flows of all your core companies are experiencing significant anomalies! Large amounts of funds are being converted into US dollars and British pounds, and are being concentrated in the London and Chicago futures exchanges! The target is directly targeting the silver futures market! Tell me, what's going on?!"
"It seems HSBC's surveillance is as sharp and efficient as ever. Mr. Shen Bi, since you've already discovered it, I won't beat around the bush. The funds were indeed mobilized for the silver market. As for the 4 billion Hong Kong dollars loan, it has another purpose."
"Mr. Xiaolin! You're playing with fire! HSBC is a commercial bank! Our first principle is risk avoidance! It's not a casino!
No matter how good the relationship between you and us may appear now, the core is always about profit! It's about risk control! What you're doing now is staking the fate of yourself and all your companies on an extremely uncertain financial gamble! This has seriously exceeded HSBC's tolerance for risk!
If you can't give me a sufficient and convincing enough reason to make me believe that this is not a suicidal act, then unfortunately, out of responsibility to shareholders and depositors, HSBC will have to immediately initiate a comprehensive risk review of you!
Assess whether to recover part of the loan in advance or even freeze the relevant mortgage assets! This is not a threat, Mr. Xiaolin, this is HSBC's survival rule! "
It must be said that Lin Huowang's current words and attitude really made Shen Bi a little annoyed.
As the emperor of Hong Kong's financial community, Shen Bi was the only one who threatened and warned those companies, even British leading companies like Jardine Matheson.
But now, because he needed Lin Huowang to play a role and gave him too much loan, he was instead put in a difficult position.
HSBC's most important purpose in Hong Kong is to maintain stability, safeguard stability, maintain the stability of Hong Kong society, maintain the stability of Hong Kong's financial market, and maintain the balance between British and Chinese capital in Hong Kong.
If Lin Huowang not only fails to maintain stability but also destroys the existing stability, Shen Bi will ruthlessly abandon him and even use resources to attack him.
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