Chapter 317 He is the richest man in the world
Is Boeing worth the money?
At the moment, it is worthless.
But in fact it is valuable, but it has no value in the short term and has become a venting point for the market.
There were no suitable opportunities for other stocks, and Li Yuan could only choose two stocks.
As for Nvidia, due to the last operation, the market is currently under tight control and the market was stopped abruptly in the market crash.
The current market value is 200 billion US dollars, and there is no chance of controlling the stock.
But Boeing is different.
Boeing is now the biggest venting point for the entire U.S. stock market. Even people on Wall Street dare not hold too many shares, otherwise it would not have fallen so badly.
To put it bluntly, in the short term, even within two or three years, capital has no expectations for Boeing.
Those people on Wall Street actually see things more clearly and they know more.
For example, although Boeing’s debt problem has not been announced yet, it is definitely very serious.
It now has a market value of more than 50 billion US dollars, which exists purely for strategic value. Otherwise, it would be worth at most 10 billion US dollars.
Chen Jie glanced at Li Yuan and said, "Why would you let me go abroad?"
“Buy Boeing.”
Li Yuan's answer was very calm.
"????"
Chen Jie: “…”
She had no idea how she should deal with this matter.
Acquire Boeing?
Is there anything wrong with Li Yuan's brain?
Not to mention whether he can acquire the company, even if he does, the United States will eventually stop it, leaving him with nothing but losses.
The West loves to act like a rogue.
They will make up a random excuse, saying that you have threatened their national defense security, and not only will they force you to cancel the transaction, but they will also confiscate your deposit.
Seeing that Li Yuan didn't realize that this was abnormal, Chen Jie could only say, "Don't you think this is crazy?"
Li Yuan smiled and said, "What's the big deal? Their rules are there. I have money, so can't I buy a company for fun?"
Chen Jie didn't know what to say.
With Li Yuan's ability, he would definitely not have such a naive idea.
If that were the case, many countries could buy Apple, but why did Apple always stay in America? Not to mention that Li Yuan was Chinese. If you bought a piece of scrap metal in America, people would have to check whether you found any treasure in the pile of scrap metal, and then if you succeeded in the future, they would continue to hold you accountable.
For example, in the case of TK, America felt that its voice in the media was being lost, so it forced them to hand over TK to America’s own company for operation, and did not give them a premium.
Of course, they are definitely pursuing profit behind the scenes, but the excuse they give publicly is for national security.
Chen Jie simply stopped talking about this and said, "If others knew that I was working for you, based on your current value, my personal safety would not be guaranteed if I went abroad. Do you have the heart to let me die?"
Chen Jie was not talking nonsense. If Hua Wei had impacted the technological hegemony of the United States to some extent, then Li Yuan had also impacted the financial hegemony of the United States to some extent.
These two are the foundation of the beautiful country.
Once she arrives in the United States, her fate may be even worse than that of Ms. Meng.
At least Ms. Meng was not extradited, but was sent directly to the other party's lair.
Li Yuan said: "If they dare, I will not eat or drink for three years and I will crash the US stock market!"
"So I have to go, right?"
"Yeah, no one else can do this except you."
Chen Jie didn't say anything else. She stood up, walked to the door and said, "Okay, but you need to help me with my passport."
She had committed a crime, her passport had been revoked, and she was not allowed to leave the country for five years.
"good."
After Chen Jie left, Li Yuan began to check the account.
He has been picking up Boeing shares these days, and before he knew it, he already holds 32% of the shares.
Due to the special nature of this account, the chips inside are dispersed, so it did not trigger the placard.
But these are definitely not enough.
This week is over, and we'll continue next week.
On Saturday, Tang Jianjun finally couldn't help it.
Because he didn't see any movement from Li Yuan.
Billions of dollars are at stake, so he has to pay attention.
So, after asking about the time, he called Li Yuan at around eight o'clock in the morning while Li Yuan was still asleep.
After eating, Li Yuan sat on the balcony, basking in the first rays of morning sunshine.
The weather has begun to gradually warm up.
However, Li Yuan was not in a good mood.
It could have been a good way to make money, but there were a lot of twists and turns.
His target is not much, including leverage, it is only around 200 billion US dollars, and making 100 billion US dollars is about the same.
If you continue to go long without leverage, you can make another 500 to 600 billion US dollars.
He is ready to withdraw after making this money, and he doesn't even want to take advantage of the profits from the US dollar interest rate hike next year.
After all, at that stage, the US stock market fell very slowly, short-term operations were not cost-effective, and long-term operations could make money, but not much.
After all, the interest rate for a short contract is more than ten points a year. Even if he opened a short contract, he could only earn twenty points at most a year, which is equivalent to working for other funds and not much profit.
The US dollar rate hike and the decline of US stocks are inevitable, so why don’t many people make money? The interest rate of short contracts is too high.
The little money he earns is a drop in the bucket compared to what people make on Wall Street.
Although Wall Street doesn't earn as much as he does, it has much more capital.
The principal is dozens of times his. Even if he only makes 30 points, the profit will probably exceed 1.5 trillion US dollars.
Just to target him for these tens of billions of dollars?
At present, there is no problem with Li Yuan’s personal account, because it is not easy to restrict and lock the account on Wall Street.
Unless they blockade a large area, there will definitely be accidental injuries.
"Li Yuan, how are you feeling today?"
Tang Jianjun's voice came over.
Li Yuan said, "Do you have to be so polite? After all, I am your junior. How can an elder ask about the junior's mood?"
"Haha, you are our dearest, so it's not too much to show your concern for us. I know that Sky Capital is also your hard work, and I'm afraid you must be feeling bad these days."
Li Yuan said: "I feel good. Anyway, I only have 20% of the shares. Even if I lose all of them, it won't have much impact on me. As long as I can make money elsewhere, that's fine."
Tang Jianjun: “…”
He continued, "Who would complain about having too much money? Right?"
Li Yuan: "Indeed, but that amount of money is nothing. It's not even one-third of what I donated in the past month. "
"hehe……"
He didn't mean to say it so bluntly, but Li Yuan didn't buy it.
"Then I'll be frank. Do you have any solution? If not, I'm going to have to use some diplomatic means on my part."
Diplomatic means may not be effective, but at least you won’t suffer such a huge loss.
Every bit that can be salvaged is a bit that can be salvaged.
If the situation gets out of hand, the United States won't dare to turn against us for the money, so maybe we can get it all back.
Li Yuan said, "If you think it can be solved, then you don't have to worry about me. From the beginning to the end, the loss of this money doesn't matter to me. Anyway, I have made the money I should make, plus this one, 40 billion US dollars in two years, which can be regarded as the completion of my long-cherished goal."
Li Yuan made $20 billion in 2017, more than $30 billion in 2018, and more than $40 billion in 2019 and 2020.
After hearing Li Yuan's words, Tang Jianjun remained silent.
To put it bluntly, Li Yuan just doesn't want to care anymore.
Being treated like this all day long has caused problems with my mentality.
After all, he is not the one who makes the most money in this project.
Tang Jianjun had no choice. At other levels, the country could still retaliate, at least it had bargaining chips.
But the financial aspect is really not good enough, and all we can do is condemn.
"You are being polite. Sky Capital will always be yours. I am just concerned and want to ask if you are under any pressure. I will do my best to help you solve your problems."
"Then can you help me close the foreign investors' A-share accounts? Give me their money and we'll be even, how about that?"
"Ahem... this... could easily escalate into a dispute between major powers, which is really not easy to do..."
"Then forget it. Isn't it $16 billion? I won't take a penny. The entire fund account will belong to you. I will not operate QDII funds anymore. The anchor point is too obvious. I have no countermeasures when they mess with me. I don't have a big picture. I just don't want to suffer this."
The more Tang Jianjun listened, the more he felt something was wrong.
Is it necessary for Li Yuan to say these words?
Obviously intentional.
"Do you want to do something? If you need our cooperation, just tell me. As long as it is within my ability, even if it is slightly against the rules, I will help you get it done."
Li Yuan: "I want to acquire Boeing."
"Um?"
"I need the Boeing shares held by domestic QDII funds, and even the chips held by some friendly capitals internationally..."
Li Yuan had already calculated that the Boeing shares held by domestic QDII funds accounted for about two points of Boeing's total shares, and are currently worth about US$1 billion.
With Tang Jianjun's ability, it would be no problem for him to get six or seven more points from others.
Inside and outside, it’s almost ten o’clock.
Tang Jianjun thought for a while and said, "Boeing is not that easy to acquire. It's not a matter of money."
He didn't say anything else, he believed that Li Yuan himself would understand it.
But Li Yuan insisted, "I don't care whether it succeeds or not. I just want to make a takeover offer to Boeing in the name of Sky Capital. They mess with me every day, can't I give them a slap in the face? Even if they are being scoundrels, I don't care. At worst, I will just pay them back! I want to tell them in front of the whole world that I have plenty of money..."
Tang Jianjun fell silent again.
Indeed, if Li Yuan makes an acquisition offer to Boeing in the name of Sky Capital, it will be a slap in the face to Wall Street.
What I mean is that you can't even take care of your own business. So many chips have been collected by others on your own territory. Do you still want the reputation of the entire Wall Street?
It would be fine if it were some ordinary companies, but it is Boeing, a company that Wall Street absolutely cannot afford to lose, or a company that the United States will never allow foreign capital to hold controlling stake.
But is it worth it?
In a moment of urgency, you invested tens of billions of dollars?
Maybe there are hidden losses for Wall Street, but isn’t it a big loss for Li Yuan?
In the end, all efforts will be in vain.
Given Tang Jianjun's personality, he would definitely not approve of doing this.
But……
Li Yuan looked determined and he had no choice.
"Okay, I can promise you."
Li Yuan is not short of money, he just wants to vent his anger.
"Then I thank you. Also, please help me. I want to get a passport for Chen Jie. After the acquisition offer is released, I will arrange for her to go to the United States for negotiation."
"good."
The specific details will definitely not be that simple.
After Li Yuan hung up the phone, he called Yao Yingsong and explained the operation procedures in detail, asking him to organize them into a document and send it to his leader.
The message is cryptic.
Tang Jianjun knew that Li Yuan must have the chips in his hand, but they were not enough.
So after contacting those funds, he did not trade immediately, but prepared the contract. He only needed Li Yuan to say a word to start the machine.
but……
There is no wall that is completely airtight in the world.
Whether it is domestic capital or foreign capital, after exchanging information with each other, they discovered that the Boeing shares they held had been bought by someone, and all pointed to Kingkong Capital, so the news would inevitably spread.
What secrets can there be in the financial world?
Especially with so many guides, there is no such thing as a secret.
Otherwise, domestic financial policies would not always be released by Bloomberg two or three days in advance.
Hehe... there are bad guys...
Wall Street gets it, there's no doubt about that.
They even knew more than what was revealed in the market. They knew that Li Yuan wanted to acquire Boeing.
It even indicated that even if the merger and acquisition fails, it will still slap Wall Street in the face.
Wall Street laughed when they heard the news.
Why did Li Yuan slap Wall Street in the face?
This is their territory. If they don’t give up their shares in Boeing, who can acquire it?
Boeing's current market value is only 50 billion US dollars. If they just leak some money, they can take control of Boeing again.
Inside an office on the West Coast.
Some data is being consolidated.
Suddenly, someone yelled, "Damn it, bastard, why don't we even get 10% of Boeing's stock?"
"What about the brokerage firms? Those damn brokerage firms only have 6% left."
After integrating the data, they realized that they had no bargaining chips.
Originally, their holdings in Boeing were close to 40%, mainly because Boeing is a strategic enterprise.
The shareholders behind the scenes are even more complicated, with big capital invested in both factions.
As a result, in order to make money, those guys took advantage of this harvest and sold most of their stocks.
This is human nature...
But Li Yuan's sudden targeting of Boeing inevitably made them feel a little panicked.
Although they were certain that Li Yuan would not succeed, there were too many chips outside, and they would never doubt that Li Yuan had no money.
Li Yuan is rich, he is the richest individual in the world.
Even Wall Street has to admit this. They know too well how Li Yuan, the richest man in China, does not live up to his reputation. He is undoubtedly the richest man in the world in less than three years.
