Chapter 701 I am not Xiang Yu, and the Li family is not Liu Bang. If I want to eat, I have to look at Mr. Chen’s mood!
Late at night in Hong Kong Island, on the 118th floor of the Ritz-Carlton.
Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can take in the entire night view of Hong Kong Island. The lights of Victoria Harbour are like broken diamonds scattered on the sea, and the outline of Victoria Peak in the distance is looming in the night.
Chen Yansen was wearing only a pair of boxer trunks and swimming back and forth in the indoor swimming pool.
Song Yuncheng was leaning in the rest area beside the pool, holding a glass of watermelon juice in his hand and sipping it.
In her eyes, when Chen Yansen swam in the water, his posture was as agile as a swordfish. No wonder he dared to go into the sea to save people without hesitation last time in Shanghai.
In fact, she can swim, but her water skills are far inferior to Chen Yansen.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Yansen finally came out of the swimming pool.
Seeing this, the security guard on standby immediately handed over a clean towel.
He casually wiped the water droplets off his body and walked straight towards Song Yuncheng.
Xiao Chengzi looked up when he heard the voice and swallowed subconsciously.
Although she has seen it countless times, she still never gets tired of it every time she sees it.
He has a monkey-like back and a slim waist, long straight legs, and clear and smooth muscle lines, not exaggerated or abrupt, with just the right curves and contours.
Although he didn't seem to have much power, Song Yuncheng knew in his heart that in Chen Yansen's hands, he was like a doll and could be controlled by the other party with one hand.
"Master, in addition to attending the inquiry meeting at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange tomorrow, Li Zeju from Cheung Kong Holdings has also invited you to play golf in Fanling this afternoon."
Without waiting for Chen Yansen to speak, Song Yuncheng took the initiative to synchronize the itinerary.
Now that Senlian Capital is growing in size, Chen Yansen's director assistant department has also grown and developed. There are already six people, not counting Meng Yun, who are dedicated to assisting him in handling the daily management affairs of the group.
"Yeah, I know." Chen Yansen sat down and nodded.
He had not had much interaction with the Li family before, but had indirect connections in a few investment projects.
For example, Facebook, which the Li family invested in, happens to be a competitor of Mimo; and Spotify, in which the Li family and Senlian Capital each hold a portion of the shares.
This time, just as Chen Yansen was about to leave for Hong Kong Island, he received a call from Ma Wenteng.
On the phone, Ma Wenteng was very frank and said frankly that he was asked by Li Zekai to help him and Li Zeju to establish a connection and make friends.
But is there any friendship between businessmen?
To put it bluntly, we are friends only when it is profitable, and we are just a bystander when it is not profitable.
Chen Yansen thought about it for a moment and simply agreed.
Firstly, he had to give face to Brother Ma; secondly, he also wanted to see what was so special about the Li family that had allowed them to stand firm in Hong Kong Island for many years.
Song Yuncheng looked at Chen Yansen's nonchalant expression and gently reminded him, "I've checked all of the Li family's investment trends over the past three years. They've been active in the new energy sector. First, they acquired minority stakes in two Australian lithium mining companies. Last March, they partnered with Goldman Sachs to invest €500 million in a German solid-state battery company, bringing their total investment to over $4 billion."
After hearing this, Chen Yansen's eyes flashed with approval, and then he said with a smile: "You have done your homework."
The real path for chaebols to grow their wealth does not rely on technological innovation, but on building a closed industrial ecosystem through financial operations, asset allocation and resource integration.
It is not difficult to see that three years ago, the Li family had set their sights on the growth prospects of the new energy industry and deliberately stockpiled lithium mines in advance to seize the opportunity.
But no matter how much they planned, they didn't expect that Deep Blue Battery would suddenly appear and monopolize the three major fields of high-end consumer electronics, energy storage and power batteries in one fell swoop, which completely frustrated their plans.
As for the German solid-state battery company, although its scientific research capabilities are acceptable, compared with DeepBlue Technology, it instantly becomes a low-end and mid-range asset that is not worth mentioning.
Because as long as Deep Blue Battery exists, other lithium battery companies can only be regarded as "crown princes" and will never become the "new king" of the battery industry.
Chen Yansen paused for a moment and continued, "Lithium ore is the core raw material for new energy batteries, and before this, solid-state battery technology has always been the mainstream research and development trend.
The Li family's plan is quite meticulous: they not only firmly grasp resources, but also control the direction of technology, and then cooperate with financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs to leverage capital. This formed an industrial closed loop, which can fully ensure that they can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai in the new energy track.
pity!
Chen Yansen didn't give the Li family any chance at all!
Song Yuncheng listened very carefully.
She knew that the emergence of Deep Blue Technology had disrupted the Li family's investment layout, so she frowned and said, "Then tomorrow's golf club will be like a Hongmen Banquet, won't it?"
After hearing this, Chen Yansen sneered and said, "It's not really a Hongmen Feast! I'm not Xiang Yu, and Li Zeju is not Liu Bang. If the Li family wants to take over the battery industry, they have to see what I think first."
at the same time.
79 Deep Water Bay Road.
The three white buildings are nestled against the mountains and beside the water, hiding the most densely populated wealthy area in Hong Kong Island.
In a study on the third floor, Li Zeju held the teapot and calmly filled the tea for his father sitting opposite him.
Li Jiacheng picked up the teacup and took a sip.
With more than eighty years of life experience, he has witnessed countless amazing business geniuses.
Those people have unique vision and extraordinary energy, and can create a fortune of billions in just a few years. Liu Luanxiong and Wu Guangzheng are representatives of them.
But he knew very well that behind the success of these people there were complex networks and solid foundations, and they did not start from scratch at all.
They can be divided into two categories: one is those who fully leverage Hong Kong Island’s hub status, backed by the mainland and connected to the world, to move effortlessly between the East and the West and act as “middlemen”; the other is those who can see through how human greed and fear influence the market and foresee the huge opportunities contained in policy shifts.
Because of this, when a resume was presented to him, and every step taken by the other party was precisely at the most critical juncture of the situation, Li Jiacheng couldn't help but fall into deep thought: "Such a person, if he doesn't have outstanding abilities himself, he must be protected by his father's legacy or blessed by the power of his in-laws.
But it is really puzzling that this person has no background and no support."
"Father, there are geniuses in this world after all. What I'm more worried about now is that if the negotiations fail, the group will lose at least 1.5 billion US dollars in existing assets and over 10 billion US dollars in expected profits."
Li Zeju said in a calm tone.
For him, no profit means loss!
The Li family has been planning for the new energy industry for three years. Seeing that the mainland is vigorously promoting the development of the new energy vehicle industry and is about to reap the rewards, who would have thought that Deep Blue Technology would suddenly take the lead and snatch away all the dishes, including the pots and bowls, without leaving a single drop of soup.
"I heard that Deep Blue Technology only obtained its lithium mines through the coordination of the Central Office of Shenzhen City and the Anguo Association. But they knew that the Li family had two large lithium mines, yet they refused to give us even one order."
Li Jiacheng raised the corner of his mouth and smiled self-deprecatingly.
"You mean, it's Yanjing?" Li Zeju said hesitantly.
"Zeju, it's all my fault for being Chinese."
Li Jiacheng sighed slightly and said something meaningful.
Hearing this, Li Zeju felt a chill in his heart.
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The next day, September 29, at 8 Exchange Square, Connaught Place.
A Maybach with both mainland and Hong Kong license plates slowly stopped. Xiao Li got out of the car as soon as it stopped, walked around to the back seat, and opened the door for Chen Yansen.
Four security personnel quickly got out of the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle behind him, tacitly forming a guarding posture, and surrounded Chen Yansen as they walked towards the hall.
Passersby quickly recognized him.
"What is Chen Yansen doing in Hong Kong Island?"
"This is the Hong Kong Stock Exchange headquarters. Of course we're buying stocks! Are we buying chickens?"
"Oh, I remember now! Orange Technology is interested in listing on Hong Kong Island. He's probably here to attend the inquiry meeting."
"As expected of the richest Chinese person, Hong Kong Island abolished the AB share system that had existed for 25 years and actually changed the rules for him. Tsk tsk tsk!"
Passersby murmured their comments.
Why does Hong Kong Island not accept “different voting rights for the same shares”?
The reason is very simple. Local small and medium-sized investors were badly cheated by British financial groups in the 1970s and 1980s. Listed companies transferred funds through B shares, triggering a wave of selling by shareholders and causing a stock market crash.
In order to stabilize the market, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange quickly stopped the practice and officially abolished the AB share system two years later.
Last year, Ali wanted to be listed in Hong Kong Island, but was ultimately rejected by Hong Kong Island due to its special "partnership system".
Orange Technology, however, is the first pilot project after Hong Kong Island restarted the "same shares, different voting rights" policy and was "invited" to join.
You know, the valuation of Orange Technology alone has exceeded 200 billion US dollars. If they do nothing and make no changes, they will only push one high-tech company after another to Nasdaq or NYSE.
When Chinese domestic companies go public overseas, it will inevitably lead to the outflow of domestic funds.
Therefore, after discussions, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange had to relax restrictions and allow companies with dual-class share structures to be listed on Hong Kong Island, but it needed to use rules to limit its "abuse space" to ensure that the rights and interests of small and medium-sized investors are not excessively eroded.
Chen Yansen had just taken two steps when he saw Zhou Shouzhi and Gao Weilin guarding the door.
The two arrived in Hong Kong Island a week ago and have been busy preparing for Orange Technology's listing.
"Boss!" Zhou Shouzhi and Gao Weilin greeted in unison.
Chen Yansen nodded slightly, his eyes sweeping over the two men's slightly tired but still energetic faces. His tone was calm but soothing, "Thank you for your hard work. Have you prepared all the materials for the inquiry meeting?"
Zhou Shouzhi stepped forward, handed over a neatly folded document, and explained, "Boss Gao and I have checked it three times. The inquiries are mainly focused on Orange OS's ecological barriers, the authenticity of overseas sales data, and the protection plan for the rights of small and medium shareholders under the unequal voting rights structure.
The data department has already provided user growth curves for the Southeast Asian, European, and North American markets over the past six months, along with a traffic authenticity report from a third-party auditing agency. This should be sufficient to handle the Securities Association's review."
Gao Weilin added, "Boss, it's not a big deal! To put it bluntly, this inquiry is just a formality."
Chen Yansen took the document, flipped through it, and then handed it back to Zhou Shouzhi: "Rules are for those who follow the rules."
He arranged Orange Technology's listing in Hong Kong Island simply to do Mr. Li a favor. But if anyone dared to interfere, he wouldn't have a chance to act, as the higher-ups would come down hard.
Because no matter how big the rules are, they are not bigger than the people who make the rules!
As they were talking, a group of people had already walked into the hall.
I saw a sixty-year-old man in a suit and tie, leading two middle-aged men, striding towards Chen Yansen.
"Mr. Chen, nice to meet you!"
Before Zhou Songtao came close, he raised his right hand with a smile on his face.
"President Zhou, I've long heard of your name!"
Before coming to Hong Kong, Chen Yansen had carefully read the information of the leaders of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Securities Association.
The person in front of him is Zhou Songtao, Chairman of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange!
He was over sixty years old, with a very bald forehead and about half of his hair white, a typical Mediterranean hairstyle.
But his complexion was in excellent condition, fair and rosy, and he looked energetic, without any signs of aging.
"Mr. Chen, please come in! We don't need to rush the inquiry right now. Please sit down and have some tea first. I have meetings with directors of several brokerage firms this afternoon, so I can use the time to play ball to discuss business matters."
As Zhou Songtao spoke, he pulled Chen Yansen towards the elevator.
"Could the golf course President Zhou mentioned be the Fanling Golf Course?"
Chen Yansen asked with a smile.
"Oh, Mr. Chen has an appointment this afternoon? How about I change the time to tomorrow?"
Zhou Songtao immediately understood what Chen Yansen meant.
"It's okay, let's talk business!"
Chen Yansen waved his hand.
He knew very well why Li Zeju came.
The possibility of this conversation satisfying both parties is very slim, unless the Li family is willing to be his "little brother".
So, I arranged two things to discuss in the afternoon, which was just enough time.
Zhou Songtao smiled lightly after hearing this and immediately understood what Chen Yansen meant. It was simply that he had encountered a social engagement that was difficult to refuse.
After the two entered the office, Zhou Songtao personally boiled water and made tea.
The conversation lasted only three hours, and Chen Yansen received the listing approval letter on the spot.
If it were someone else, it would usually take one to two weeks to complete the process, but he got it done in just three hours.
After all, Zhou Shouzhi had already made clear and explicit explanations on key issues such as the rationality of Orange Technology's profitability and future development plans in the IPO prospectus, and no additional explanation was needed.
Some listing processes have extremely strict requirements, and any slight mistake will most likely result in rejection; but it is obvious that Orange Technology does not have to worry about these potential risks at all.
Chen Yansen spent the whole morning at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. When it was noon, he invited Zhou Songtao to have lunch at the nearby Tongfuxuan.
After a short rest after dinner, the two took a car to the golf club in Fanling.
At the same time.
In Hong Kong Island's upper-class business circles, everyone is currently discussing the recent listing status of Chen Yansen and Orange Technology.
Some people scoffed at this, while others were eager to use their connections, hoping to meet Chen Yansen so that they could connect with Senlian Capital and establish cooperation, hoping to take this opportunity to get involved in the mainland's high-tech industry.
The other side.
Escorted by a security convoy, Chen Yansen and Zhou Songtao arrived at the Fanling Golf Course in a short while.
(End of this chapter)
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