"Huo Sheng... Has Comrade Lin Huowang arrived at your place yet?"
"Mr. Liao, I have just flown back to Hong Kong Island from England and I am now at Mr. Huo's house."
Lin Huowang answered with a smile.
"Okay...okay...okay..."
Liao Gong said "good" three times in a row, and then the sound of him coughing violently and drinking water could be heard from the other end of the phone.
Clearly, this elderly man has been under unimaginable pressure over the past few weeks.
"Comrade Lin Huowang..."
Liao Gong's voice pressed urgently:
"The numbers... I'm in Beijing now... We're waiting for the numbers here in Beijing..."
"You...you should tell us the truth."
"Our...our 2.5 billion US dollars...what happened..."
"How much have you earned so far?"
...
Upon hearing this, both Fok Ying-tung and his son held their breath.
Although they knew they had won the battle, how much exactly had they won?
All the data would eventually be compiled and sent to Lin Huowang. They only knew a general outline, but even that general outline was enough to excite them to death.
Huo Yingdong looked at Lin Huowang. He simply couldn't imagine how Northeast China could have nurtured such a brilliant genius as Lin Huowang.
Lin Huowang put down his teacup and said calmly, "Mr. Huo, the report should be on your desk. You should report to Lord Liao."
Upon hearing this, Huo Zhenting immediately pulled out the document that had just been faxed from Switzerland and was still slightly warm from the pile of documents beside him.
He handed the document to his father.
Huo Yingdong solemnly put on his reading glasses and opened the thin yet incredibly heavy report.
He looked at the numbers on the screen, his heart skipped a beat, and then reported to Liao Gong on the other end of the phone:
"The First Legion..."
"Principal: US$2.5 billion."
"Close all positions when the price of silver is $40."
"After deducting all margin, interest, transaction fees..."
"Net...net profit..."
When the topic of net profit came up, Fok Ying-tung's Adam's apple bobbed violently.
He looked up, also in disbelief, and read out the astonishing number:
"Five billion... US dollars."
"boom!"
Huo Zhenting, who was standing to the side, also felt that his mind went completely blank.
Although he had been mentally prepared beforehand, he still felt like he was suffocating when his father read the number out loud!
Five billion!!
US dollars!!
"Our initial investment...2.5 billion...and we made 5 billion?!"
"It...it doubled?!"
"My God! The entire assets of the Huo family... the entire assets of the Huo family combined... probably don't even amount to a third of this figure!!"
"This...this is...Kobayashi Tenno's alchemy?!"
Upon hearing this number, Liao Gong fell into a surprised silence.
"Fifty billion... US dollars?"
"Comrade Lin Huowang...you...you have once again made a great contribution to the country..."
Five billion US dollars!
This is not just a number in terms of money!
This is a lifeline for the country's industrialization over the next ten to twenty years!
This is the source of our confidence—the ability to buy countless production lines, build countless warships, and support countless research personnel!
Lin Huowang did not bow, but instead smiled and said:
"Mr. Liao, Mr. Huo, don't worry. This is just... the money we made from our 'joint venture'."
"According to our original agreement, this $5 billion in profits needs to be...distributed."
Upon hearing this, Fok Ying-tung and Fok Chun-ting's hearts jumped again.
distribute!
right!
Of the 2.5 billion yuan principal, Lin Huowang himself owned 700 million yuan!
Huo Zhenting was calculating rapidly in his mind.
"Principal breakdown: 1 billion (40%) of the state, 800 million (32%) of the Huo family, and 700 million (28%) of Lin Huowang."
"If it's divided proportionally... the country gets 2 billion, the Huo family gets 1.6 billion, and Lin Huowang gets 1.4 billion..."
"wrong!"
Huo Zhenting's heart skipped a beat again.
"Lin Huowang... he was the mastermind behind this Silver War! His contribution was the greatest; he orchestrated it all! It's only right that he takes the lion's share!!"
"Will he... will he want half? 2.5 billion? Actually, that's reasonable. Even so, the Huo family can still get about 1 billion... that's... enough..."
Just as Huo Zhenting was anxiously wondering how Lin Huowang would allocate the profits, Lin Huowang spoke again:
"Lord Liao, Mr. Huo."
“I propose that the profits of these 5 billion US dollars be distributed in the following manner.”
“The nation, take... three billion US dollars.”
"What?!"
On the other end of the phone, Liao Gong's voice instantly rose, "Comrade Lin Huowang?! You...this...this..."
Huo Yingdong and Huo Zhenting also widened their eyes in surprise.
Three billion?!
"The Huo family, give us... 1.5 billion."
"I……"
"Take the rest, five hundred million."
"..."
"..."
The study was deathly silent.
Huo Zhenting was completely dumbfounded.
What...what did he hear?
Lin Huowang's principal was 28%, but he only got 10% of the profit?
He donated most of his rightful share of the profits to the country.
"He's not making money, he's giving it away..."
"Could he be trying to use money... these extra US dollars... to gain favor with the country and the Huo family?!"
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