Chapter 53: You call this a safe bet?
Hong Kong.
Standard Chartered Bank.
An internal meeting had just ended and some business managers were sitting together drinking coffee and chatting.
"Let me tell you something. Yesterday, I received a large order worth more than three million U.S. dollars."
"What do you have to say? I just received a commission from a client the day before yesterday. He said he resold a batch of materials worth more than five million US dollars."
"You guys are just sprinkling water, I have received orders worth tens of millions of dollars this month."
Several people were talking to each other, each one more arrogant than the other.
Seeing Zheng Zhiguang sitting in the corner without saying anything, everyone couldn't help but ask, "A Guang, what about you? You won't open this month, will you? Hahahaha."
"What are you talking about? Guang has a billionaire dad. Does he need to open an order? Just have fun."
"Yeah, I really envy you, Guang."
Although Zheng Zhiguang's family was doing well in the mainland, he was not well received at Standard Chartered Bank. Most of his colleagues were from Hong Kong, and some even had foreign passports, so they all looked down on Zheng Zhiguang, a "mainlander".
Because he was from the mainland, Zheng Zhiguang had no connections in Hong Kong, so some big orders had already been divided up privately, and it was not his turn at all. These colleagues said on the surface that they envied him for having a billionaire father, but in fact they were mocking him for getting into Standard Chartered with the help of his family connections, saying that he had no ability at all.
Zheng Zhiguang was bullied so much that his face turned red, and he felt extremely ashamed and angry.
But he had nothing to say.
Because judging from performance alone, he is indeed no match for his colleagues.
Just at this moment, Zheng Zhiguang's cell phone rang.
When he looked at the number, he found that it was Lu Yiming calling and immediately became excited.
Lu Yiming is one of the few big clients he has.
"Hello? Mr. Lu?"
“Is it time to short the ruble now?”
"Invest all three hundred thousand dollars?"
"What? More? How much?"
"One hundred and twenty million?!"
"Okay, okay, I'll do it right away!"
"You want me to find a way to transfer this money to Hong Kong? Fine, I'll risk it all and promise to help you beautifully!"
After ending the call with Lu Yiming, Zheng Zhiguang looked up and found that everyone was looking at him strangely. He couldn't help but touch his face with his hand and asked in surprise: "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
"A Guang, who were you talking to on the phone just now?"
"Shorting the ruble? Is that true?"
The tone of voices of several colleagues was much lower than before, and there was even a hint of envy in them.
What they just said was all bragging. They did resell supplies, but the figures were exaggerated a lot. The actual money they made was not as much as they boasted .
But, what Zheng Zhiguang said seems to be true!
They only dare to brag about a few million US dollars, but Zheng Zhiguang received orders worth more than 100 million!
Zheng Zhiguang naturally would not reveal his order information to these people. He stood up and said a few perfunctorily: "It's probably true. Anyway, you will know after I finish this transaction. You know the specific situation and the rules. I can't tell you now. Anyway, I have to go to do business. You can chat slowly."
Several people looked at Zheng Zhiguang's back as he left, their eyes reddened and their hearts burning with anxiety.
It’s a big order worth over 100 million!
Zheng Zhiguang left the lounge and immediately returned to his office and started making phone calls.
The country is now implementing foreign exchange controls. Last year, the financial crisis had just ended the first half, but Soros and other international financial tycoons still had their eyes on Hong Kong and were ready to make a comeback at any time.
So at this time, if you want to transfer money out of the country, especially hundreds of millions of dollars, it is simply impossible for ordinary people to do it.
But Zheng Zhiguang can, or rather, the Standard Chartered Bank behind him has the ability to do so.
Zheng Zhiguang knew the difficulty and risks involved, but when he thought of the huge profits, he resolutely took the order.
In just a few days, Zheng Zhiguang, through a series of dazzling operations, transferred Lu Yiming's 120 million yuan to Standard Chartered Bank through foreign trade channels.
After the last remittance was completed, Lu Yiming called Zheng Zhiguang and said approvingly: "Manager Zheng is indeed very capable. I didn't misjudge him. He got things done so quickly."
Zheng Zhiguang was very proud to receive Lu Yiming's praise.
He felt that as long as he succeeded in this deal, his position in Standard Chartered Bank would definitely rise sharply!
"Mr. Lu, thank you for the compliment."
This matter concerns his own future development, so Lu Yiming was not vague and asked directly: " As for , please help me think of a way. The higher the better."
If you want to do something big, you might as well go a little crazy!
With more than 100 million yuan in funds in hand, Zheng Zhiguang was also very confident and immediately replied: "Mr. Lu, you can rest assured. I can find more than ten times the leverage to ensure maximum benefits."
Lu Yiming nodded slightly, very satisfied with Zheng Zhiguang's performance: "Well, let's be steady first, don't use too high a leverage, ten times is enough."
When he was on the phone, Li Yiwen was next to him. When he heard Lu Yiming say that he wanted to be cautious, he was very relieved. He felt that Lu Yiming had grown up and started to become mature and steady. But Lu Yiming's next sentence was about a tenfold leverage, which scared him to death.
More than 100 million, ten times leverage, you call this a safe bet?
"No, do you have any misunderstanding about stability? You already have more than 100 million, and with a 10x leverage, that's 1.2 billion! If it fluctuates by even 10%, you won't be able to pay it back in your lifetime!"
Li Yiwen felt that since he resigned and followed Lu Yiming to open an Internet cafe, he has been under tremendous tests every day.
If I wasn't brave enough, I would have to carry quick-acting heart pills with me by now.
A month ago, he was still being scolded by his boss like a grandson all day long just for a salary of a few thousand yuan.
As a result, only half of the summer vacation had passed, and the money that popped out of his mouth was in the hundreds of millions. This leapfrog upgrade was really like a dream!
"It's only a few billion, how can you never pay it back in your lifetime? No problem, if you want to play, then play big. I tell you, this world is full of ups and downs. If you are not bold, there will naturally be bold people who will eat up all the resources."
"As time goes by, class solidification will become more and more serious. This is a historical cycle . Have you noticed? Although our lives may be getting richer than our parents', our class status has been declining. Now is the only time we can complete class leap based on our own abilities. In the future, there will be fewer and fewer channels for promotion, so just go for it, don't be afraid."
