I have to lament that this dinner was like a hodgepodge, with all the messy contents arranged together.
As the impromptu charity donation ended, a group of artists were arranged to perform. The kind of second- and third-tier artists in Hong Kong.
Li Yuan and Huang Jiaojiao watched it with great interest for a while, then they found a man staring closely at a group of cool girls who were accompanying the dancers, and the eldest girl just kicked him.
"Uh? Jiaojiao, what's wrong?"
"Humph." In public, Huang Jiaojiao would still give the stinky man face, "Why don't you eat the sweet soup? It's almost cold."
"Oh!" Li Yuan picked up a spoonful and put it in his mouth, "Jiaojiao, is the recession going on recently? Are these people coming to sing together?"
Huang Jiaojiao cast a confused glance: "Isn't that right? Were you looking at the ones behind them just now?"
"Hey! Jealous Queen, am I this kind of person? I just looked at them a few more times and wondered why they were in ragged clothes." How can you admit this kind of thing? Isn't that a proposition?
"Ahem, cough, cough." Huang Jiaojiao almost choked to death. This stinky man knows how to talk nonsense.
"Wow! Mr. Yuan, Mrs. Li, are you here too?" As he was talking, he heard someone saying hello. It turned out to be Jerry Wu and his female companion, the female secretary. "What a coincidence, let's sit together.
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"It's really a coincidence. The angle to watch the show is the best here!" Huang Jiaojiao still had a hint of jealousy.
Wu Jierui was a little strange. He looked at the observation platform and then smiled: "Oh, Mrs. Li, those are all flat models. Don't worry, I know their managers. If Yuan Shao goes to find them, I guarantee five
You will receive it within minutes. I confess, I am Yuan Shao’s second-fifth child! Hahaha!”
A flat model is a flat model. The flat model in Hong Kong is not the same profession as the flat model in the mainland later. It is... almost a young model! It belongs to the atmosphere group at the banquet and... all men should understand.
Of course, the circle of flat models is also quite small. If Li Yuan needs it, there will be people like Wu Jierui to contact him. As for whether he will report Huang Jiaojiao? Just believe it!
Sure enough, Huang Jiaojiao glared at Li Yuan and Wu Jierui fiercely. Only a ghost would believe a man's words.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Li Yuan quickly changed the subject: "Jerry, why are you invited? You are just a horse racing champion, not a horse king? Isn't there too much money in Uncle Xiong's house?"
"Haha!" Jerry Wu was happy. After seeing that there was no one else around, he whispered, "Of course it's for the Han Palace."
"Han Palace? Does he want a loan?"
Jerry Wu smiled and nodded: "Xiong Ye's family was born in textiles and garments. At that time, they also opened many factories. They made a lot of money every day and became a justice of the peace and a member of the Jockey Club. Later, they prepared for the eldest son to take over and sent him to study abroad. After he came back,
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The story told by Jerry Wu is a very old-fashioned story of the rich second generation - after studying abroad and experiencing many experiences, the rich second generation disdained the traditional industries at home and wanted to show off their skills and start industrial transformation.
Of course, there will definitely be transformation in the financial industry, real estate industry, and various whim-based entrepreneurship.
In the beginning, with the bull market in both the real estate and stock markets, Xiongye and his family did make a lot of money. But when they encountered this financial crisis, they suddenly became strapped for funds and unlucky...
Li Yuan couldn't laugh or cry. So that's why he invited himself and Wu Jierui. The drunkard didn't care about drinking!
"Young Master Yuan, can you give me an idea, should I lend money to Mr. Xiong?"
"You should take care of it yourself! For the sake of the three-headed abalone, you can lend some money as a token. As long as it's acceptable."
"Understood!" Wu Jierui understood what he meant. Anyway, the Han Palace is now very wealthy, so as long as it lends money, even if the conditions are harsh, it will be a big deal.
"So I said, if you can't lose your family by eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling, your biggest fear is to start your own business." Li Yuan laughed.
Jerry Wu also smiled and nodded: "Master Xiong and his family are pretty good. I heard that their investment strategy is very conservative. They have purchased a lot of Peregrine's bonds and funds. It seems to be in the lock-up period, right? So the turnover is not working well."
Otherwise, there would be no interest in coming here, after all, they still have high-quality assets in their hands."
"hehe."
Li Yuan was relatively relieved about Wu Jierui's judgment. However, at this moment, he seemed to hear a name in his memory: "Wait a minute, Peregrine?"
"Yes! You should know, Mr. Yuan, right? Our Forbes 500 and famous investment bank in Hong Kong?"
Li Yuan still feels that his memory is a bit fuzzy. It should be... nothing serious will happen, right?
Logically speaking, if Peregrine is so famous, I should be deeply impressed. But have I vaguely heard of this name? Isn't it a negative example?
Seeing the change in Li Yuan's expression, Wu Jierui also became serious: "Young Master Yuan, is there something wrong?"
Li Yuan touched his chin: "Jerry, let me ask you something. If we had not decided more than a year ago to shrink the front before and after the return, what would happen to the Han Palace now?"
"Huh?" Jerry Wu immediately frowned, "In this way... we should also encounter this financial crisis and suffer some losses... right?"
So far, everyone still believes that this time is just a "financial turmoil" and not a "financial crisis". They also feel that it is within control.
"Then what will happen to Peregrine?" Li Yuan asked again.
Jerry Wu was startled, hesitated for a few seconds, and quickly took out his mobile phone: "Young Master Yuan, wait a minute, I'll go find out."
A few minutes later, Jerry Wu also looked ugly and whispered: "Master Yuan, I asked my friends and Peregrine has indeed been in trouble recently. They just underwrote the bonds of the Indonesian Bus Company, and it was a stud. Unexpectedly
Suddenly encountered this financial crisis. Also, I heard that they are looking for buyers recently and want to sell some high-quality assets to the outside world."
"Is that so? Is there any problem?"
"It shouldn't be... right?" Wu Jierui was also not sure, "Peregrine's stock price hasn't dropped much, so it should be able to hold on. And they have always had a good reputation. It's a small trouble that should be tolerated and gone.
Bar?"
"Huh? Just bear with it?" Li Yuan almost laughed. As soon as he heard the name "Indonesia", he knew that something was wrong with Peregrine.
According to common sense, public utilities like buses have always had minimal risks and stable returns, and have always been the first choice for investment at the highest level. However, if it cannot withstand the scale of this financial crisis, Peregrine will definitely shed its skin even if it is not dead.
"Master Yuan, what's wrong?" Wu Jierui asked quickly, "Can we do a short-term move..."
"Ahem! Let's not add insult to injury." Li Yuan blurted out.
Jerry Wu suddenly understood: "Then we...?"
"Haha. It has nothing to do with me! The Han Palace can't be used either." Li Yuan said with a smile, "I won't care about your affairs. Go find the second brother and Dong brother yourself! Also, don't be greedy, get a few million
Pocket money is enough. Don’t be someone who is hated by others.”
"Received, received!" Wu Jierui's face was overjoyed. As long as Huang Dongsheng and Tie Zhidong take action, wouldn't it be possible to settle both black and white? There is no risk in this extra money. Of course, the third lady will also have to give it a try when the time comes.
Meaning, it has nothing to do with Yuan Shao anyway.
Huang Jiaojiao and the female secretary chatted about the gossip between women. They were too lazy to care about men's bad things. What's more, they didn't know that Li Yuan and Wu Jierui were planning to make some extra money...
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In fact, Li Yuan's memory was not wrong. The Peregrine incident that year caused a sensation throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia. However, the mainland was not well-informed at that time, so it did not have much impact. This makes the memory a bit blurry.
Hong Kong Peregrine Investment Group was established not long ago, in September 1988. It was established on the ruins of Hong Kong's 1987 stock market crash. The founders were Liang Botao and William Du, who were both working at Citibank at the time.
.They have been independent for less than 10 years.
However, in such a short period of time, Peregrine has grown from a small company to a listed company with total assets of HK$24 billion and a market value of HK$12.6 billion.
It is the largest securities group in Hong Kong, including financing, investment, securities, commodity futures, foreign exchange brokerage and asset management. It is also the most powerful and influential investment bank in the Asian market outside Japan, and ranks among the world's top 500 companies.
List.
The founders of Peregrine, they also became the most powerful figures in the Hong Kong stock market. In the eyes of many people, the success of Peregrine is a real miracle.
Therefore, Peregrine is now at its peak. Especially in recent years, the bull market in the real estate and stock markets has made Peregrine a legend in the minds of Hong Kong citizens.
So under this background, no one would think that there would be any problems with Peregrine. Especially in the double bull market, it has a large number of high-quality assets, and there is absolutely no possibility of great risks.
Of course, Peregrine does have a lot of high-quality assets. But the subsequent Peregrine incident was also very dramatic and was an unexpected black swan event.
But at this time, even Li Yuan couldn't guarantee that something would really happen to Peregrine. He was just using this information to make a profit in the stock market...
"Dear guests, we would like to congratulate Mr. Xiong once again on his victory in this horse racing meeting. Let us invite Mr. Xiong to come on stage and say a few words of praise. Are you impressed?" The host was full of passion and brought the atmosphere of the banquet to a climax.
Amid thunderous applause, Xiongye walked up to the stage with a big smile: "Thank you! Thank you for coming. The economy outside seems to be a bit bad recently, and even Hong Kong has been affected to some extent. But I think the problem is just a little bit
What a little storm? We will definitely get through it safely. Here, I will just give you some ideas and say a few words first, okay?"
"good!"
"That will be in the new year, 1998! Everything goes well for us and success is imminent!"
"good!"
"Everyone, can't I sing a one-man show by myself? Now I'm inviting you..."
"Wow! It's an honor..."
"..."
The reputable people present were invited to the stage one by one. These people would definitely not be disappointed. They also said all kinds of beautiful words, which could be regarded as New Year's greetings!
Finally it was Li Yuan’s turn: “Now I’d like to invite Mr. Yuan! As a rising star, Mr. Yuan is so majestic and sharp! He is proud of all us Chinese in the United States. Our future in Hong Kong depends on them! He is welcome to come up and say a few words!”
Amidst the applause, Li Yuan came to the stage cheerfully: "Uncle Xiong has given you the award, so I will also show off a few words. I wish you all a happy new year..."
Like everyone else, after saying a few words of congratulations, Li Yuan waved his hand and prepared to leave the stage.
However, at this moment, the host suddenly asked: "Young Master Yuan, you haven't shown up for a long time, we all miss you!"
Amid laughter, the host continued: "Master Yuan, what do you think of the recent Hong Kong economy?"
Li Yuan glanced at Mr. Xiong beside him. He knew very well that this must have been discussed in advance. But...?
"Haha, of course I hope Hong Kong is good. If Hong Kong is good, we can all get rich!" Anyway, everyone can say nice things.
"Oh? The real estate market and the stock market have fallen so much. Are you still optimistic about it?"
"That's for sure."
"Wow! Thank you for your support. We in Hong Kong are united as one, and no storm will defeat us."
"Haha. Of course we have to work together in the same boat. I am announcing it here! Our Han Palace will launch a small support loan plan and lend money as quickly as possible. It won't be a big help, but it can save the emergency. As our return to the Hong Kong society."
Thunderous applause.
Li Yuan didn't take it seriously at all. It didn't require too much money, and it could just stop Mr. Xiong's mouth. After all, it was just a "small amount"! It wouldn't be much if it was too much.
"Thank you! Thank you, Mr. Yuan. We hope there will be more rich people like this to support our economy in Hong Kong. Mr. Yuan, we prefer you to be a guiding light and point out a way for us to make money, right?"
The whole audience laughed.
Li Yuan smiled and said: "It's very simple? It's just..."
At this moment, an idea flashed in Li Yuan's mind, and he suddenly changed his words: "Just unite as one and buy my company's stocks?"
Everyone laughed! They thought Li Yuan was joking.
Just now, what Li Yuan wanted to say was - embrace the mainland!
But he suddenly thought that in the current financial crisis situation, even East Asia and Southeast Asia are in a mess, how can these people believe in the mainland's economy? As mentioned before, they all have a collective view of the mainland's economy.
decline.
In this case, can we take advantage of this situation?
It is true that I can avoid adding insult to injury. But I can definitely take advantage of this information gap and teach them a lesson, right?
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The dinner was a complete success and all the guests returned home satisfied.
Jerry Wu acted very quickly here. They used other personal accounts to buy a lot of short selling orders in Peregrine.
Of course, Lord Xiong also made an explanation and agreed to lend a sum of money. However, it was just a promise and taking advantage of the procedural issues, the Han Palace continued to delay.
Anyway, in less than half a year, Hong Kong will face the financial crisis head-on and withstand waves of storms. When that time comes, let’s talk about it!
But no one expected that the Peregrine incident would break out so quickly, and everyone would be shocked on the outside and tender on the inside...