"Mr. Feng, thank you for coming to pick us up in person." Li Zezhu said with a slight nod.
Li Zekai said with some dissatisfaction: "Boss, we are friends with Feng Yu, why are you so angry!"
"Yes, Ze Kai and I are old friends. There is no need to be so quarrelsome between us. We can just call each other by our names."
Feng Yu used to call Li Zekai Brother Kai, but later after Feng Yu became the world's richest man, Li Zekai never called Feng Brother again, and he no longer allowed Feng Yu to call him Brother Kai again.
Li Zekai's father was Asia's super rich Li Chaoren, so Li Zekai was born with a sense of superiority. But when Feng Yu's net worth was much higher than that of his father, his sense of superiority disappeared.
Nowadays, apart from family members, anyone who can call Feng Yu Xiaoyu or Xiao Feng is that heartless bastard Wen Dongjun.
When they were in the car, Li Zekai said directly: "We are here this time to represent the family. The main purpose is to invest in your industry."
Invest in my property? Feng Yu could only dream of cooperating with Li Chaoren. This is the king of ports in the world. How many people want to cooperate with him? The most important means of trade transportation in the world is, after all, shipping.
"I wonder what property my father is interested in?" Why do the two brothers need to come to the United States to discuss it in person? Is it business here in the United States
"I heard Guang Zheng say that Amazon is going to conduct a second round of financing and then prepare to go public, right?"
"This thing, yes, we have already asked companies to start asking for prices. This may also be Amazon's last round of financing. What, are you interested?"
Li Zekai looked at Li Zeju, and Li Zeju said: "We Hutchison Huang have a retail business, and Amazon is a world-class giant in online retail. If we start some cooperation, it should be beneficial to both parties. There are certain benefits. So this time Amazon is preparing to go public through financing, and we, Hutchison Whampoa, are very interested and hope to buy some shares."
How to buy it, of course it is through targeted financing and issuance, just like what the Fu family did originally.
Li Zeju often flies to Canada, and his attention to the North American market has not diminished. So he knows very well how much potential Amazon has. The world's number one online mall is not something they boast, but is recognized by the industry!
If an industry can become the number one in the world, it is absolutely foreseeable that the stock price will soar after listing. What's more, the Li family is indeed interested in online shopping malls and wants to give it a try. In the future, their Ou Chen family may also be able to build an online shopping mall. This can be considered as a lesson learned.
"To be honest, the number of shares we are issuing this time is not too large, and we have already signed agency agreements with those investment companies, so it may be difficult for them to lower the price and issue them to you in a targeted manner."
"There is no need to reduce the price, just issue it to us at a reasonable price. After several rounds of price inquiries, I think there should be a final issuance price. Then you can say hello to them and issue some to us. Is it okay? "Li Zeju explained.
"In this case, it's not troublesome. It's definitely no problem. Maybe in two years, after the stock price stabilizes, I can exchange some shares with Hutchison Whampoa."
Cross-shareholding is a way of combining two companies. Among listed companies, this has many benefits. For example, it strengthens cooperation with each other and makes them more closely connected; for example, it can stimulate stock prices and enhance investor confidence, thereby forming an interactive rise and allowing both companies to appreciate. the goal of.
This situation is very common among subsidiaries under the same holding company. Such benefits also include avoiding hostile takeovers, etc.
It is not uncommon among some companies with close relationships between major shareholders. For example, member companies of a chamber of commerce in a certain region can hold cross-shareholdings, thereby enhancing mutual trust and allowing them to unite to form a more powerful economic group to achieve economic goals.
Whether it is Taihua Holdings Group or Fengyu Holdings Group's cross-shareholding with Hutchison Whampoa, or a subsidiary of Fengyu Holdings Group's cross-shareholding with Hutchison Whampoa, they can definitely form a strong alliance and stimulate the rise of Hutchison Whampoa's stock price. Both sides can benefit from this.
Li Zeju agreed on behalf of Hutchison without hesitation. At this time, he was already a director and CEO of Hutchison. His position as successor was already very obvious.
The matter was discussed very smoothly, and by the time we arrived at the Empire State Building, the matter had already been discussed.
But when he got upstairs, Li Zeju spoke again: "Is Guge also planning to go public with financing?"
It is not difficult to guess this. Guge has developed to its current scale and financing and listing are in the interests of investors, which is also in line with the interests of Feng Yu, the major shareholder.
"Why, do you also have ideas about ancient songs?" Feng Yu asked with a smile.
"How could we not be tempted by the world's number one search engine company? Although we and Huang are not very good at technology, Zekai is still good in this aspect."
Li Zekai can make Yingke's stock price soar by packaging real estate with the concept of a technology port. He is indeed a talent in this regard. Moreover, most of Li Zekai's investments in the island country are technology companies. He is one of the young representatives of the world's IT industry.
"Yes, Guge does plan to raise funds and go public, but if you want to invest in both companies, the amount of money you need to pay is not a small amount."
What Feng Yu wants to ask now is whether the Li family intends to invest in the name of Hutchison Whampoa and other companies, or in the name of individuals. If it is in the name of the company, then it should not be difficult to raise funds. In the past two years, real estate in China has begun to rise. The land that Li Chaoren bought in the mainland has appreciated a lot.
Just sell a few pieces and you can get a lot of money back. What's more, Hutchison Whampoa's own cash reserves are not low. It is not easy to use the funds to buy stocks, but it will not be difficult either.
But if the Li family personally came up with so much money, it would be a bit difficult. Unless they cash out some stocks, they will never be able to come up with so much cash.
The Li family is different from the Fu family. They focus more on industry, while the Fu family focuses more on finance. Therefore, most of the Li family's assets are not liquidated so quickly, and their cash reserves are definitely not as sufficient as the Fu family.
"Amazon invested in the name of Hutchison Whampoa, while Guge Company was invested jointly by my father and my younger brother, and has nothing to do with the company."
Li Chaoren invested with Li Zekai, so this part of the shares was probably reserved for Li Zekai. It seems that Li Chaoren also takes great care of this young son.
"In that case, no problem. It's better to make money by selling the stock to others than by selling it to one of our own people." Feng Yu readily agreed.
"Then let's work together happily."
“A pleasure to work with.”
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ps: The fourth child had B-ultrasound and X-ray today. The doctor said no stones were found. He went there in the morning and spent a whole day doing it. But I have also placed an order for a CT scan, which costs more than 800 yuan. It has not been placed yet. I have to go for a checkup tomorrow morning. I hope there will be no surprises. The money spent can be considered as peace of mind. (To be continued.)