Chapter 191

There are many ways to control a company. Separating ownership and management rights is not the best method, but it is the most suitable for dealing with HSBC.

HSBC cannot be allowed to join the board of directors of Hang Seng. This is the consensus of everyone. This is like suddenly throwing a wasp into a nest of bees. Even if it does not eat people, it will cause a bloody storm.

They will not miss any opportunity to rise to the top. There may be no problem in the short term, but over time, there is no guarantee that they will not make any moves.

Only by firmly controlling the board of directors can the chairman prevent this situation.

But this approach is not perfect.

This harms the interests of investors, that is, shareholders.

The rights of shareholders were deprived and they became pure investors. They could only transfer and buy the stocks in their hands. They were unable to participate in the company's management affairs and even had no say in dividends.

Only the board of directors can control earnings. Whether the money is used for dividends, production and operations, or to pay salaries to management is the decision of the board of directors.

If the board of directors decides not to distribute dividends, you as a shareholder will not receive any income.

This was the case for HSBC in later generations. Because of the issue of dividends, major shareholders made several noises to split up the Asian business, just because of the uneven distribution of the board of directors.

The European business suffered losses, and most of the revenue came from the Asian business, but in the end the money was used to feed the European and American markets.

The board of directors made a very stupid decision, and you have no say in stopping it. All you can do is not be angry and sell the stock.

It can be expected that after Hang Seng's decision, the stock price will inevitably suffer fluctuations.

However, in the long run, this will be beneficial to the development of Hang Seng. Policies can be changed, and they will be changed when it is not appropriate.

At least now they have HSBC locked out.

The conference room was quiet.

HSBC's British executives were sitting on chairs, and no one spoke. They were either looking at newspapers with solemn expressions, or sighing softly.

Yuan Guodong drank water and said nothing.

Originally, today's meeting was to study who should join the Hang Seng board of directors. They originally planned to fight for at least two places.

But the morning news gave them a hard slap in the face.

Someone glanced ahead, and their senior classmate's face looked horribly gloomy at the moment.

"Their actions are against the rules. We should join other shareholders to file a lawsuit in court." Someone finally broke the silence.

"There is a problem with their process, and we haven't received any news."

Someone started, and everyone started talking.

The conference room became lively and noisy.

Mike said nothing and allowed everyone to pound the table angrily without speaking.

Whether it complies with the rules depends on the company's articles of association. They can obtain the consent of 70% of shareholders. The result will be the same again. 70% of the data also shows that Lin Wei participated in this meeting long ago and made the decision first, selling the stock later. .

He was completely played. Originally, there was still a procedural vote to recruit Lin Wei to the board of directors today, but he almost became a big joke.

He has never suffered such a loss since working at HSBC.

When the conference room became quiet again, he looked at everyone and said, "Thank you for your hard work, that's all for today."

There was no trace of anger in his voice, but no one dared to object to it, and he acted more and more It was calm, the more everyone could feel his suppressed anger.

After hastily ending the meeting, Mike and Yuan Guodong walked out together.

"What good will this do to her?" Mike suddenly asked.

Yuan Guodong comforted him: "Compared with the benefits, she may not want to betray her comrades. I can understand why you are angry, but people are different. From her perspective, she is just helping her friends. "

In the port city, every businessman is trying their best to get into HSBC's lap, begging for help everywhere, but there is one person who just abandons it like a shoe and shows disdain. This is a great deal for the arrogant Mike. shame.

Mike stopped: "The newspaper said that Lin Wei's personal assets have been ranked ahead of you, and now she is the richest man in Xiangjiang. Don't you feel anything?" After Hezi went public, Lin Wei's net worth jumped forward again. The assets of listed companies have surpassed Yuan Guodong.

Yuan Guodong sighed: "Actually, I had expected it a long time ago. When she acquired the Kowloon Aviation Industry, I knew that there would be such a day. There is no end to comparing myself with others. I can only look away."

Who doesn't want to be the richest man? ?

The first and second are two different things. The first is called the richest man. What is the second?

But the fact is that Lin Wei is expanding at an alarming rate, and her assets are doubling every year.

She would become the richest man in Hong Kong, either today or tomorrow, and he had already been prepared for this.

Compared to their fight for territory in Xiangjiang, Lin Wei has gone international and is listed in France. This is something that no one else can match.

She is now the richest man. Even if his assets exceed Lin Wei, the citizens of Xiangjiang will not recognize him.

Everyone respects multinational companies even more.

But how difficult is it to build a truly international company?

His shipping company has customers from all over the world, but it is still different from a company like Hezi that has its own products.

Mike returned to his office.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and then said to his assistant: "Call Fu Wenfan."

The assistant responded, and when he was about to go out, he stopped him again.

"Just say that I invited him to have dinner at home." Mike changed his mind.

This is the first time Fu Wenfan has been a guest at the home of an HSBC executive.

He had expected this result long before Mike vowed to make a bet with him.

"She has been acting with me..." Mike obviously couldn't let go of this result.

After dinner, he sat on an armchair in the study, still digesting the matter.

Fu Wenfan withdrew his gaze from the bookshelf and said with a faint smile: "She did not come to HSBC immediately when she came back. Instead, she went to Hang Seng to hold a board meeting."

You can imagine what she did in the past two days, she dug a hole for Mike jumps.

"So she is not afraid of offending HSBC at all!"

Fu Wenfan picked up the teacup: "She is the same person as my grandpa. Emotions and morality are the first priority. She is helping Hengsheng vent her anger and get some benefits for herself. Do you think capitalists have no country? But she is different, profit is not the first priority."

"Profit is not the first priority, but she became the richest man," Mike smiled, but his eyes became colder, "There really are fairy tales in this world!"

"Innocent! She is probably very proud of this fact. Without HSBC, she could still reach the top."

Mike's face became even more gloomy: "I have read too many praises for her in the newspapers. You don't have to agree with her. I repeat."

Fu Wenfan smiled slowly: "Perhaps we can start with the people around her..."

Meeting Mike's eyes, he said: "She is a good, law-abiding citizen, with no flaws, good employee benefits, and initiative. She pays taxes and is enthusiastic about charity, but the people around her are hard to tell. "

...

"Is this the richest man?" Yuan Yujun held the newspaper and was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out.

In her impression, the richest man should have hundreds of servants in his family, living in a splendid place, and being surrounded by people when he came in and out. But now, they are no different from before. They are still in the small villa in Happy Valley. They just bought the next door and rebuilt it. A garden and a pond were created, and a small building was built for the bodyguards and servants to live in. Nothing else changed. There was not even a swimming pool in the house.

For a long time, she thought they were ordinary rich people. As for listed companies, she didn't have much idea. After all, companies are going public at every turn. As a result, some people now say that Lin Wei is the richest man in Hong Kong.

Zhang Ma fanned herself and broke into a hot sweat as soon as she took a sip of tea: "Ms. Lin keeps a low profile. It is said that there are 200 villas in Taiping Mountain. Even if you sleep in one villa a day, you will have to sleep for more than half a year."

200 villas... Yuan Yujun was stunned. There were actually two hundred villas?

The three of them had afternoon tea in the garden. This was Yuan Yujun's suggestion. She was a guest at other houses, and everyone had the habit of having afternoon tea, so she and her two "good friends" often did it together.

"We won't move for the time being." Mother Wu held up her hat to fan herself. It was too hot in the afternoon. "Miss Lin said she would wait until she is reunited with her family before moving there."

"Reunion?" Mother Zhang sighed, "This But I’m not sure. It’s been so many years and there’s really no news at all. It would have been nice if we could have escaped together. It’s pitiful that the parents can’t even see a daughter with such a promising future.”

Yuan Yujun still sighed: "Two hundred buildings...Taipingshan..."

Yesterday, Mrs. Li also boasted to her about how powerful her in-laws were and how they had a villa in Tianpingshan. She said that the feng shui is good, the air is fresh, the scenery is beautiful, you can see Victoria Harbor, the property is high-end, and the neighbors are The quality was high, and it felt like a palace. As a result, Awei had 200 buildings in one go.

"Ms. Lin is really capable. It would be great for ordinary people to have a house," said Wu's mother. "Before I came here to work as a servant, seven members of the family could only squeeze into a house of less than 50 square meters. If it weren't for How can you afford to buy a house if you work here?"

Wu's mother held her hat to block the sun. Her position was not very good and she was a bit exposed: "No matter how big or small the house is, it is good to have a place to live. What does this kid Wu Ming say? Even if they refuse to buy a house, they won’t listen even after being told several times.”

Zhang Ma advised: “I don’t think you need to worry too much. Wu Ming looks like a smart kid. Look at the stock price falling like this, and the house price is 80% the same. It's going to fall."

The two of them are semi-illiterate, they don't know a few words, and they can't even read newspapers. But because they have the habit of reading newspapers and watching news at home, they can speak clearly now.

The stock market is a national topic, with the stock price falling below 500 points in the past two days.

"You said it's like this now. There are still so many people speculating in the stock market, and they are very courageous."

"A Ming said that some people are like this, refusing to stop... bleeding and leaving the market, always thinking about taking advantage of the low stock price to buy the bottom. , As a result, the stock price is getting lower and lower, and it is impossible to find out the bottom, and in the end, all the

money is lost. It is this kind of people who are often fooled by the stock market." Yuan Yujun listened, unable to breathe.

She couldn't sit still: "I feel a little uncomfortable, so I'll go back first."

The other two people breathed a sigh of relief. They had wanted to go back for a long time. It was too hot.

June and July are the hottest months, and the sun can kill a person at 3pm.

Three old ladies half-hunched over, holding fans and hats, ran towards the villa.

Lin Wei happened to see them upstairs and was amused by them.

"What's wrong?" asked the guest opposite.

Lin Wei looked back and said with a smile: "It's nothing."

After gaining the title of the richest man, many people came to her every day, but she is now in an extremely "low-key" state, turning down all banquets and interviews, and the company It was difficult for the senior executives to see her, so they had to find someone to tell her.

The guest said: "This is my hard work for more than three years. If I lose, I will have nothing."

Lin Wei looked at him with big black eyes: "Unfortunately, no matter how good it is, it is not yours. It can be used by someone else. " What will happen if you lose something when you gamble?"

The person opposite sighed, and then said with a smile: "Congratulations, you have become the richest man in Hong Kong."

Lin Wei also sighed and said, "You don't understand. "It 's not easy to be the richest man. I've been living in hiding recently. It turns out that the richest man can have so many troubles. If I had known, I wouldn't have worked so hard."

Guest: "..."

Why do I have itching teeth? Feel?

After seeing off the guests, Yuan Yujun came over.

"Nanny, will the stock market continue to decline?" Yuan Yujun was very worried.

Lin Wei yawned: "I can't tell for sure. What's wrong?"

She would usually sleep for half an hour if she had time at noon. She would be more energetic in the afternoon, but she had guests today, so she couldn't sleep.

"But the outside world says you know."

Everyone outside is waiting for Lin Wei to speak. Unfortunately, there has been no movement from Lin Wei. Even though he was crowned the richest man in Hong Kong, there was no "acceptance speech". It was as if he had disappeared. He could be found everywhere. Not enough people.

"I just hid because I didn't know. Who asked you to come here and ask?" Lin Wei said, "Mother, don't worry about this, and don't believe other people's words, so as not to be deceived."

Yuan Yujun was worried, she She couldn't ignore it. She invested more than 300,000 yuan in the stock market. All her original capital and the money from selling the house were invested in it. It was still at the hottest time of the stock market. Now she has lost more than half of it. She can't eat well every day. , I couldn’t sleep well, and I didn’t dare to tell my family.

Lin Wei saw that she was hesitant to speak and asked, "Have you been trading in stocks?"

"No, how is that possible?" Yuan Yujun was so frightened that his heart beat violently, and he immediately denied it. Fearing that the secret would be revealed, he quickly excused himself and ran away.

Lao Sun Qian told Wan not to speculate in the stock market. If he knew this, the family would definitely be turned upside down. Her daughter had ignored her, but if this matter was exposed, she would really become a loner.

No matter what, it might go back up at some point, and my family won’t have any money for the time being.

Lin Wei looked confused, Wu Ming happened to be back from get off work.

If she hides, Wu Ming will go out to socialize on her behalf.

"Kuman asked you, when will the money be used?"

Two listed companies, Kowloon Aviation and Haoxin, have made a lot of gains in the stock market, adding up to several billions. For companies, money cannot be left unused. Find a way to spend it to get the maximum benefit.

Kowloon Aviation has cashed out nearly 3 billion. Kuman has never seen such a huge amount of money. He is gearing up and preparing for a big fight to overthrow his old club Fu Sheng.

It can be described as ambitious.

As a result, Lin Wei wouldn't let him move, so these days he came to see Lin Wei whenever he had something to do. Lin Wei was so annoyed by him recently that she kept avoiding him.

Lin Wei counted on her fingers and said: "Let's earn half a year's interest in the bank first."

Wu Ming just sat down, looked at her after hearing this, and asked: "What are you waiting for?"

Of course, waiting for the fourth Middle East War break out.

But you can’t say that.

"When the real estate collapses," Lin Wei said thoughtfully, "If the stock market continues to fall like this, there is no guarantee that real estate will not collapse. This may be an opportunity."

Lin Wei started to make up again. Others can hide, but Wu Ming cannot.

To deceive a smart person with a high IQ, you must process the truth to fool him.

"Maybe?" Wu Ming looked at her in confusion.

Lin Wei picked up the cup and drank strategically. After swallowing the water, she said slowly: "The situation in the Middle East is tense, maybe there will be some surprises."

"You even pay attention to the news about the Middle East?" Wu Ming seemed to be interested in her. With the new understanding, I knew that she read a lot of newspapers, but I didn't expect that her coverage would be so wide.

Lin Wei immediately took out a pile of newspapers and gave them to Wu Ming: "Look at me, the richest man, I don't have much ostentation. I don't even own a piece of real estate in Central. If we win, we will do the big deal. If we make a mistake, we will lose money." It's nothing." Just fool around with the situation in front of you. Wu Ming is very smart. If you give him a result, he can analyze it himself through these news.

Wu Ming took the newspaper, and some of the news on it had been drawn. It looked like it had been carefully analyzed: "When did you miss it? No fortune teller is accurate like you."

Lin Wei: "..."

"Wealth will not return. Hometown, walking in brocade clothes at night, why did you hide when you became the richest man?" Wu Ming asked while reading the newspaper.

Lin Wei sighed: "You don't understand the worries of the richest man."

Wu Ming: "..."

Lin Wei looked out the window: "My hometown is not here either."

The stock market did not continue to fall as Lin Wei predicted, and even It rose back to above 500 points in August.

The outbreak of the Middle East war in October still had no impact on the Hong Kong stock market. At the end of the month, it rose to more than 600 points.

As a result, starting in November, after the market completely digested the news, prices began to rise, house prices fell rapidly, and stock prices plummeted again.

Many real estate companies became insolvent and declared bankruptcy.

"Wu Ming...throw away the Dongfang Industrial shares," Lin Wei said slowly, standing by the window with a glass of red wine in her hand.

She looked at the scenery under the building and felt very comfortable. It turned out that this was the feeling of King Tianliang.

I didn't expect that she would have such a day.