As soon as Li Baolong arrived at Longteng Company, he saw everyone busy learning how to trade stocks and futures, practicing placing buy and sell orders on the simulation software. He entered the office, and Deputy Manager Wenwen immediately greeted him, reporting, "Mr. Li, the company has received over twelve million yuan in investment funds from new clients these past few days." Li Baolong pondered for a moment and said, "Leave it for now, wait for an opportunity. Just maintain the status quo for now. I'm going to Thailand for a conference; we'll prepare when I get back." Wenwen pleaded, "Brother Long, I'll go with you! Let me broaden my horizons!" Li Baolong gently grasped Wenwen's hand and patted it, smiling as he said, "Next time, I'll take you to Hong Kong for a few days of fun."
Afterwards, the two drove to their new house. After a passionate encounter, Wenwen nestled in Li Baolong's arms and asked sweetly, "Honey, is Wang Yan going to Thailand with you?" Li Baolong chuckled and replied, "You women are just so curious. Wang Yan isn't going. Her work abilities are limited; she wouldn't be of much help abroad." He knew that only saying this would make Wenwen happy; this woman was too jealous. Fortunately, he had cultivated Taoist arts, which had strengthened his physical constitution; otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to handle it.
After getting ready, the two went to a Cantonese restaurant to enjoy some local delicacies. Li Baolong also arranged some work for Wenwen. Wenwen wore a business suit, black stockings, and a short skirt; her figure was incredibly hot, and her slightly plump figure made her white shirt look like it was about to burst. She attracted many stares as she walked down the street. After dinner, the two hurried home. The next day, Wenwen drove Li Baolong to the border. When they parted, Wenwen passionately asked for a kiss. Li Baolong sighed inwardly; this woman was at the peak of her sexual desire. Alas, with more and more women around him, his body was really starting to feel the strain; the pressure was too great.
Back at Lulutong Company in Hong Kong, Wu Lili and Wang Yan were busy with training. The company had specially invited a financial management professor to give lectures to improve the employees' professional skills. Li Baolong listened for a while and felt that the training was quite effective.
When Li Baolong got home, he called Manager Chen Hao. As soon as the call connected, he said directly, "Chen Hao, I have one hundred million US dollars in cash and a ton of gold here. I'd like to trouble you to deposit them into Standard Chartered Bank for me." Upon hearing this, Chen Hao immediately exclaimed in surprise, "So much! Li Baolong quickly explained, "It's all client investment money, don't worry." Chen Hao then calmed down and replied, "Okay, I'll arrange for an armored truck to go there tomorrow."
Just after hanging up with Chen Hao, Li Baolong dialed the number of Zheng Hai, the general manager of HSBC. "Mr. Zheng, I have a batch of clients who want to deposit their investment cash into HSBC. I'd like to trouble you to arrange an armored truck." Zheng Hai agreed on the other end of the phone.
After finishing these tasks, Li Baolong finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself: Now these unexplained incomes have become legal property, and I can finally free up some space in my room.
Early the next morning, Standard Chartered Bank's armored truck slowly drove into the back parking lot of Lulutong Company. Li Baolong saw that Chen Hao had also come, so he hurriedly went forward to greet him warmly with a handshake.
"Manager Chen, good morning!" Li Baolong said with a smile.
"Good morning, Mr. Li, this is quite a big deal." Chen Hao replied.
Li Baolong turned and pointed to a warehouse, saying, "The money's all over there." He then opened the warehouse door and instructed four security guards to begin moving the money. One hundred million US dollars, two hundred million Chinese yuan, and a gleaming ton of gold left Chen Hao speechless. He couldn't help but think: What kind of big client has Li Baolong landed? So rich! That adds up to almost a billion Chinese yuan!
Li Baolong seemed to see through Chen Hao's thoughts and said, "There might be just as many next month, and I'll have to trouble you again then."
The four security guards worked tirelessly for a full hour, panting heavily as they finally finished moving the items. Li Baolong, being quite considerate, gave each of them a carton of Marlboro cigarettes, then joined the group at the bank to complete the deposit procedures. This process took until almost noon, finally managing to deposit the 1.03 billion RMB worth of money into the company account at Standard Chartered Bank. When Li Baolong said goodbye to Chen Hao, he said, "See you in Thailand in a few days."
In the afternoon, HSBC's armored truck arrived. Li Baolong placed one hundred million US dollars and three hundred million Chinese yuan in the same room. This time, the HSBC deputy manager brought eight employees to move the cash; with many hands making light work, they finished in half an hour. Li Baolong followed them to the bank, where General Manager Zheng Hai personally came out to greet him.
"Mr. Li, your business is booming! In just half a month, you've attracted so many clients to invest and manage their finances. It seems your clients on the mainland are getting richer and richer," Zheng Hai said with a smile.
Li Baolong chuckled and explained, "I was just lucky this time. I met a group of big clients with a lot of spare cash, so I wanted to do some investment and financial management. After all, making money from money is a great thing."
After completing the deposit procedures at HSBC, it was just past closing time. The deposit, converted to RMB 1 billion, was exactly what Li Baolong had anticipated. At this point, half the company space was empty, containing only seven tons of gold, RMB 500 million in cash, and two large wooden crates of jade artifacts.
Li Baolong called Liu Na and asked her to pick him up. The two arrived at a seafood restaurant and, while enjoying their meal, discussed their upcoming trip to Thailand for a conference in two days. Li Baolong jokingly said to Liu Na, "Why don't you move in with me?" After a moment's thought, Liu Na replied, "Once I get back from the conference in Thailand, I'm sticking with you, completely devoted to you." Li Baolong teased, "What, aren't you my woman now?" Liu Na smiled charmingly, "It's good that you understand my feelings." After their meal, Liu Na drove Li Baolong home.
Li Baolong lay on the sofa, mentally calculating his financial situation. He thought, he currently had HKD 9 billion in two banks, and this time he had deposited RMB 2 billion, which converted to USD 1.3 billion. Sister Lan Hua and her group had RMB 2 billion, and Mr. Lai had RMB 1 billion, totaling about USD 300 million, bringing his total to USD 1.8 billion. He could also borrow USD 1 billion from the two banks, bringing his total to about USD 3 billion. If he used a 20x leverage, that would be close to USD 60 billion, enough to cause a huge stir in the market. Li Baolong secretly pondered, if he could also get his hands on Mr. Lai's secret deposits in the Macau casino for a while, hehe, that power would be immense, perhaps even enough to rival a mid-sized bank.
After finally getting two days of rest, Li Baolong and Liu Na joined the HSBC headquarters team and set off for Thailand to attend the conference. Liu Na and Li Baolong worked together quite well, and along the way, they likely exchanged information about the conference arrangements and potential challenges. Many other industry leaders from China were also traveling with them to Thailand, making for a large and impressive group. Everyone was filled with anticipation for the conference, wondering what interesting things would happen or what challenges they would face. In any case, they embarked on their journey with great enthusiasm.
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