Ning Bingchao, with a nonchalant and innocent expression, spread his hands: "I'm just doing this for the sake of our sibling bond. We shouldn't let the good stuff go to outsiders, right?"
Ning Yuan held up the contract in her hand with annoyance: "Alright, Comrade Ning Bingchao, your work is outstanding and effective. I couldn't control my greed and was hit by your sugar-coated bullets. I became corrupt and degenerate and joined you in your evil ways!"
Ning Bingchao found it amusing and said with great interest: "Comrade? Sugar-coated bullets? Corruption and depravity? You mainlanders talk so interestingly!"
Ning Yuan: "..."
This womanizer is completely missing the point!
Ning Yuan frowned—
"So you worked for your brother, tirelessly driving me all over the world to Hong Kong government offices. How much did he give you in return? How much did he reward you for making you work so hard for him?"
“This!” Ning Bingchao smiled and held up his hand to show the number “1”.
"Another 1% stake in the project?" Ning Yuan was surprised.
Are you really that generous, Mr. Rice Noodle?
“I wouldn’t even look at something like a 1% stake in a shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui. Little sister, you’ve already been bribed? That’s too cheap. I’ll take something else!” He said with a hint of teasing and amusement.
Ning Yuan was a little annoyed, but even more curious: "What could be more valuable than this?"
Ning Bingchao mocked without hesitation: "Little girl, you're so ignorant. Your 1% stake may seem like a small amount, but the future dividends will be quite substantial, won't they?"
He paused for a moment: "But what if Future Group increases its capital and expands its operations to raise funds, expand its business scale, or meet other development needs...?"
Ning Yuan's heart suddenly skipped a beat: "If I, as an individual shareholder, do not subscribe to the new capital in proportion to my shareholding, then my shares will be diluted, my shareholding ratio will decrease, and my dividends will naturally be less!"
Oh yeah! This is a total trap!
Assistant Ye mentioned this briefly during class before!
I don't know what was stipulated in the contract that Brother Rice Noodles gave her.
Ning Bingchao said with a smile, "This kind of commercial project doesn't even know when it will turn a profit. I'm not going to use my own money to fill in the hole in the land development."
"The economic situation has been bad these past two years. The British have been trying to buy Hong Kong Island completely, but the mainland doesn't agree. What if a war breaks out?"
A stable political environment is essential for a stable business environment. Once a conflict breaks out, capital will flow out of Hong Kong Island, leading to business turmoil and economic downturn.
Ning Yuan shook her head instinctively: "Impossible, there was no fight, the British gave in."
As soon as she finished speaking, she realized she had spoken too quickly.
Fortunately, Ning Bingchao exhaled a smoke ring and said nonchalantly, "You're just a girl from the mainland... well, what do you know about international affairs?"
Ning Yuan was too lazy to argue with him, and simply asked, "So what did you ask for from your older brother?"
Ning Bingchao snapped his fingers with a grin: "That top-notch thoroughbred that just arrived in his stable, I'll take first place at the horse race! I'll make a fortune and win all the prize money!"
Ning Yuan: "..."
Well, buddy, whatever makes you happy!
Even if you win hundreds of thousands or millions in prize money, so what? You'll lose it all back in a few days of horse racing!
However, a 1% stake in the Harbour City project would yield millions in dividends in the future; it's a goose that lays golden eggs!
However, the prerequisite is that when the company expands or increases its capital in the future, she must continue to subscribe to the new capital in the same proportion.
But that will cost a lot of money!
Ning Yuan's big eyes darted around as she started to plan in her mind, hmm...
Don't underestimate 1%. In the future, projects like Harbour City, which involve an entire block and many streets in Tsim Sha Tsui, will be developed gradually over a period of more than 20 years.
The project eventually required at least tens of billions of dollars to develop, which was beyond the capacity of even the Ning family, the richest family in Hong Kong.
She had heard from the tour guide in her past life that a lot of large capital had been involved in the Harbour City project.
In the future, various large domestic and foreign capital groups such as HSBC will come in to jointly develop the project and get a share of the profits, so the Harbour City project will continue to increase its capital and expand its shareholding.
In the end, if the Ning family can still hold 20% to 30% of the shares in the entire Ning Group, they will be the largest and most powerful shareholder.
Normally, it takes a while for a shopping mall to go from construction to operation to profitability, so it's no wonder that Ning Bingchao preferred an expensive thoroughbred horse!
But the Harbour City project was different; it started making a profit in its second year!
Therefore, this also means...
Given the scale of the future Harbour City project, as long as she contributes capital proportionally and holds more than 1% of the shares, she will become the largest individual shareholder in the project, regardless of how things go!
They all have a say in board meetings!
Ning Yuan stroked her chin, looking at the contract in her hand, her big eyes gleaming.
The most crucial point is now... Ning Bingyu and the bigwigs of the Ning family all know that these plots of land in Tsim Sha Tsui are valuable.
But they don't seem to realize yet that this project will become the most profitable commercial real estate project in Asia in the future.
But she knew!
In the future, Harbour City will be a super-large complex in Tsim Sha Tsui, including multiple large shopping malls, more than ten large office buildings, three five-star hotels, and many serviced apartments!
Even Brother Fen Chang's current idea is just to take the land at the Tsim Sha Tsui pier and build a high-end shopping mall with several floors, imitating the Prince's Building.
In other words, this project is currently at its most "cheap and affordable" point.
Moreover, she will receive dividends as soon as the mall starts operating.
She won't lose money if she invests those dividends into projects, whether it's through continuous proportional capital increases or by acquiring more shares in the Harbour City project!
After all, the Harbour City project is a guaranteed money-maker for the next few decades!!
Money can generate more money!
I wonder if Brother Pink Sausage will regret casually giving her "those few" shares today?
Ning Yuan made up her mind instantly and said to Ning Bingchao with a smile, "Thank you for your guidance, Third Brother, but I'll have to revise this contract again later."
"Change what?" Ning Bingchao asked casually, as if he didn't care about the 1% share at all.
In his view, this was nothing more than the little sister squeezing some pocket money from her older brother, which was insignificant.
"I can't change this shareholding ratio!" Ning Yuan held up one finger and shook it—
"Moreover, if the Tsim Sha Tsui project of Fook Wharf expands its shareholding in the future, when I subscribe to the capital in the same proportion, my elder brother will also have to contribute some money."
"Otherwise, it would be a loss for me to just use the dividends to increase my shareholding. I'll go and revise the contract before signing it again!"
Ning Bingchao's smile froze, and he asked incredulously, "What? You haven't signed the contract yet?"
"Of course not, such a big matter, I have to think it over carefully." Ning Yuan looked at Ning Bingchao with a "Are you stupid?" expression.
She paused, a sudden thought flashing through her mind. She looked him up and down and tentatively asked, "Third Brother, you don't think I've already signed, that's why you're telling me all this, do you?"
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