Chapter 117 Acquisition of Fund Company
Just now, Lu Yiming asked Zheng Zhiguang to treat him to a meal, and Zheng Zhiguang was very unhappy. After all, according to Lu Yiming's habit of ordering food, it was no problem for him to spend several thousand yuan on a meal.
But now it’s different. Lu Yiming gave him such an order. He can make a lot of money, so he naturally won’t care about the expenses of treating guests to a meal.
He even wanted to invite Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen to give him a massage.
Li Yiwen was quite moved by this.
Unfortunately, Lu Yiming doesn't have this idea for the time being. He can play whenever he wants. This time he came to Hong Kong to reap the benefits of foreigners.
"Let's talk about the massage later. Now we have a tight schedule and a heavy workload. Let's do what needs to be done first."
"That's fine."
Zheng Zhiguang naturally had no objection, after all, Lu Yiming was helping him save money.
Several people arrived at Long Jingxuan and sat down in the reserved box.
Lu Yiming raised his hand and shouted, "Waiter, give me two bottles of the most expensive wine you have."
"As for the dishes, serve me the ten most expensive dishes you have."
Zheng Zhiguang couldn't help but his eyelids twitching.
Mr. Lu, his face is thicker than the city wall!
It's not my own money that I'm spending, so I really don't feel bad at all.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Lu Yiming suddenly remembered something: "Oh, right, that Zhao Tiezhu just now, I asked him to come to Standard Chartered Bank to find me, you should arrange a place for him to stay first, and then give him a mobile phone and a card, so that I can find him at any time."
Zheng Zhiguang said: "No problem."
After dinner, the convoy headed to the Peninsula Hotel.
This fleet of Rolls-Royces originally belonged to the Peninsula Hotel and was just rented by Zheng Zhiguang to support Lu Yiming.
After settling Lu Yiming, Zheng Zhiguang returned home, took out his cell phone and made several calls to his subordinates, asking them to put down their current tasks and quickly check which fund companies were for sale. They must sort them out before dawn. This immediately made several financial dogs with dark circles under their eyes wail.
The next morning, Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen had a sumptuous Hong Kong-style dim sum in the restaurant of the Peninsula Hotel, and were then invited by Zheng Zhiguang to sit down in his office.
He was extremely efficient and collected all the company information that Lu Yiming needed in just one night.
"Mr. Lu, after a night of hard work, I have compiled a list of fund companies. I want to confirm with you one last time. Are you really planning to open a fund company in Hong Kong? The competition in this industry is very fierce in Hong Kong."
Although Hong Kong is one of the three major international financial centers, on par with London and New York, the latter two are backed by the European and American markets and are superior to Hong Kong in terms of both foundation and scale.
The domestic economy has not yet taken off, but Hong Kong, a tiny place, has gathered a large number of financial practitioners. You can imagine how fierce the competition is. There are too many wolves and too little meat. In order to grab business, it is common for people to have their brains turned into dogs.
Zheng Zhiguang felt that Lu Yiming had to be mentally prepared.
Although it was true that he wanted to make money, Lu Yiming was his big client, so there were some things he had to remind him of. As for whether Lu Yiming listened or not, he didn't care.
Lu Yiming smiled after hearing this: "It's good to have fierce competition. Without the tempering of the market, how can I know if I am on the right path? People often tell me that if I want to do big business, I should come to Hong Kong to train for a while, connect with the international community, and learn some advanced experience. That's why I want to open a company in Hong Kong and engage in fund business, hedge funds, etc. It's not for making money, and I'm even prepared to pay tuition."
Although the person opposite him was Zheng Zhiguang, a partner with whom he had once fought side by side, there were some things that Lu Yiming spoke vaguely.
Hong Kong is a very realistic place, and the financial industry is even more realistic. He naturally doesn't want others to know his background, otherwise he will probably not be able to do business, and he might even be cheated.
After making sure that Lu Yiming was not here to entertain him, Zheng Zhiguang took out the information he had collected last night.
He handed three faxed documents, which he hadn't wrapped yet, to Lu Yiming, and said with a look of emotion, "The world is in a bad state. Recently, almost all fund companies in Hong Kong have been wiped out. A large number of investors who have lost money no longer trust them. Some even have bad tempers and come to our door to call for war and killing. It's a mess."
Lu Yiming was not moved at all by Zheng Zhiguang's words.
Even though the users of the fund are crying and complaining about their losses, the fund managers who are in charge of the fund are still living a colorful life. They have already made the money. Regardless of whether the market goes up or down, they can make money by charging management fees and commissions. It is a no-cost business.
The truly miserable ones are the middle and lower class people of Hong Kong. Many of them took out their pensions and life savings and invested everything they had in the stock market, only to lose everything they had and be harvested by capital like ripe leeks.
Seeing that Lu Yiming remained calm, Zheng Zhiguang continued, "Because of the high profile of Soros and others, traditional funds are not as popular as hedge funds. After we complete the acquisition, we can try to engage in this field."
He helped Lu Yiming to open the documents and said earnestly, "Look, Mr. Lu, these are the five companies with complete qualifications that I asked someone to find. Take a look first. If you are not satisfied, I can help you find another one and bargain for you."
Lu Yiming looked through the documents and said approvingly, "These are all pretty good."
Lu Yiming was very satisfied with Zheng Zhiguang's efficiency. Although was a rich second-generation, he had his own way of doing things and did not have the bad temper of a rich young man at all.
"Of course, the fund company I need must be fully qualified and hold all kinds of licenses. In addition, if I want to participate in Hong Kong's financial defense war, I also need the other party to have ready-made office space and employees."
Zheng Zhiguang was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly said, "There are exactly two companies in the information that meet your requirements. If you can keep the employees, I can help you negotiate a more favorable price."
The unemployment rate in the financial industry is currently high. Financial elites holding various certificates are everywhere on the street. There are even graduates from prestigious universities who are now working as dishwashers. It is truly horrible.
Sometimes even Zheng Zhiguang felt grateful that he had chosen to start from the bank for the sake of stability. Otherwise, if he had plunged directly into stock trading, he might be unemployed now and then go back to inherit billions of assets. The thought of it made him shudder.
In Zheng Zhiguang's opinion, the overall situation of Hong Kong's financial industry is not ideal. There are many unemployed employees and many bankrupt companies, which gives Lu Yiming a lot of room for selection.
Lu Yiming was thinking in his mind that the benefits of purchasing such a fund company were very obvious. At least he would not have to start from a "small wild financial management company" in the initial stage. He now urgently wanted a ready-made platform to save time.
After carefully reading the information for a while, Lu Yiming selected a target. He pointed to a picture and asked, "This Jiahua Fund Company has not yet gone bankrupt and still manages more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars in assets. Why is it being sold?"
