Cheung Kong Holdings.
Chairman's Office.
Li Jiacheng received a phone call from Li Xiaoman.
"Mr. Li, I am Li Xiaoman from HSBC."
Li Jiacheng smiled and said, "President Xiaoman, is there any news about the matter I asked you to handle?"
"Yes, Mr. Chen has agreed to meet with you. You can discuss the details when you meet. By the way, Mr. Li, please confirm the time and place as soon as possible and call me back so I can inform Mr. Chen."
"Haha, President Xiaoman really has a lot of face."
Li Jiacheng laughed heartily. As long as he could meet with Chen Dong, he could ask him about Wanjia Company in front of him.
He's now in a bit of a dilemma. He heard from Jiang Wanming that Longteng Electronics was planning to acquire Wanjia Company.
Currently, besides Sony, only Longteng Electronics seems capable of acquiring tens of thousands of companies.
However, Sony's VCD business is now shrinking, and even previously sold VCDs are being recalled. Rumors suggest that Sony has decided to sell these recalled VCDs at low prices to underdeveloped countries.
Of course, it's impossible to recoup the costs. Even international giant Sony suffered a major setback this time, with a conservative estimate of a loss of $1 billion. What is his small loss compared to that?
hiss......
Thinking of this, Li Ka-shing couldn't help but feel fortunate. His investment wasn't much, only a total of HK$1 billion. Even if he lost it all, it wouldn't be crippling. If he had expanded like Sony, the losses would have been much more than just this amount of money.
"It's not that I have face, it's that you, Mr. Li, have face. Everyone knows you're the richest man in Asia. There's probably no one in this world who would dare not give you face."
Li Xiaoman chuckled on the phone, saying what most people believed.
After all, Li Ka-shing is a man of great influence; there are very few people who dare to disrespect him.
Even when the Queen met Li Jiacheng, she had to address him respectfully as Sir Li.
When Li Ka-shing heard these words, they sounded particularly sarcastic.
Indeed, there are very few people in this world who dare to give Li Ka-shing face, but there are some.
Chen Dong happens to be one of the very few people.
He remembered that he and the other three major families went to visit Chen Dong at Hidden Dragon Residence, hoping that Chen Dong could help them in the financial field.
As it turns out, Chen Dong is indeed quite capable, and some of the ideas he proposed were later proven true.
Take the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index for example. Chen Dong said it would rise to a new high in the next year or two, and encouraged the group to invest their funds in the stock market.
Li Ka-shing and others aren't stupid; some of what they say is believable, but not entirely.
But he regretted it a few days later. The Hang Seng Index soon experienced a strong surge. If he had invested HK$1 billion at that time, it would have doubled to HK$2 billion in less than a month.
What kind of business can be more profitable than finance? The answer is no.
Even waging war and profiting from national disasters is ultimately for financial services.
Ultimately, finance is the fundamental factor.
Li Jiacheng smiled, a bitter and unnatural smile, and continued on the phone, "I'm old. It's the young people's world now."
These words sounded full of sorrow.
Li Xiaoman was taken aback, thinking she had misheard, or that Li Jiacheng was being sarcastic and just wanted to praise Chen Dong.
So she subconsciously followed his words and replied, "Yes, this era is constantly changing. Chen Sheng is the most capable young person I have ever met. Sometimes I wonder how his brain is structured to be so capable, especially his control over the financial market and his judgment of the global situation. It can be said that it is accurate to the millimeter."
After hearing these words, Li Jiacheng felt increasingly resentful and angry.
Did he want praise for Chen Dong? Definitely not. He wanted nothing more than to beat Chen Dong up for causing him so much money loss.
The first time was in the crude oil futures market, when I saw Chen Dong eating meat. It would be a lie to say I wasn't envious.
In addition, he has financial experts around him, whose qualifications are in no way inferior to Chen Dong's; they are all globally renowned professors.
At their urging, Li Ka-shing invested at least $2 billion in crude oil futures. He did make a lot of money at first, but that idiot Sam was like a money-giving child.
If you don't do anything after hearing this news, wouldn't you be a fool?
With war breaking out and over 700 oil wells burned, the crude oil market immediately reflected the market sentiment, with countless people waving their cash and rushing in to buy long positions and call options.
Because nobody knows what crazy things Sam, this madman, might do next.
The result is obvious.
After Li Ka-shing abandoned $1 billion, he fled the crude oil futures market like a stray dog. If he had been any slower, it's hard to say whether he could have kept the remaining $1 billion.
The next one was the second one.
He invested in Wanjia Company, hoping to turn the tide with the VCDs produced by Wanjia Company, not only making a fortune but also curbing Chen Dong's arrogance in the entertainment industry.
"President Li Xiaoman, I need to trouble you with something."
"Please speak!"
Li Xiaoman paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "It is my honor to be able to help Asia's richest man."
"hehe!"
Li Jiacheng's lips twitched, and he gave an unnatural smile before continuing, "Three o'clock this afternoon, at your HSBC private club. Is that alright with you?"
"I hope that President Li Xiaoman can accompany me at that time."
Li Jiacheng added that he knew that if he met Chen Dong alone, who knew if Chen Dong would give him face? If something happened in the middle, without someone to mediate, he would definitely lose face.
He originally didn't want to get involved in this matter, but Jiang Wanming called him and threatened that if he couldn't contact Chen Dong, the plan to acquire Wanjia Company would be shelved.
Even a mosquito's leg is meat; he still owns 35% of the company, and no matter how much he can get back, it's still money.
What does face matter when money is involved?
Li Xiaoman had recovered from her playful state and asked, "Mr. Li, could you tell me specifically what you need to see Mr. Chen about, and how you need my help?"
Her subtext was to tell Li Ka-shing, "You don't have to say anything, but if anything unpleasant happens during your conversation, I won't be able to get a word in edgewise."
Li Ka-shing didn't want to talk about these things with outsiders. Family scandals shouldn't be aired in public, especially such shameful matters, so he was even more reluctant to discuss them.
But he also knew in his heart that while others couldn't get Chen Dong to come, Li Xiaoman could, which indirectly showed that Li Xiaoman and Chen Dong had a good personal relationship.
Furthermore, Li Xiaoman was known in high society for her social skills; such people are often referred to as social butterflies.
The term "social butterfly" here is not a derogatory term, but a complimentary one.
This describes people who are adept at navigating social situations and handling complex matters with ease. Sometimes, a single sentence from them can achieve better results than someone running themselves ragged.
Li Jiacheng hesitated for only a second before deciding to tell Li Xiaoman the key points of the matter and seek her help.
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