At the beginning of the banquet, no matter whether Li Dong was the host or not, no matter how many tycoons came tonight.
Li Dong was still the focus of the banquet.
At the Country Garden's banquet, Pan Disheng, the president of Disheng Group, said, "This young man is quite arrogant."
Today, Pan Disheng was also present.
As a tycoon in Hong Kong, Pan Disheng was qualified to say that about Li Dong at that time.
But now, his words were being circulated among many people. Of course, it wasn't a positive image of him.
More importantly, it was because Pan Disheng had bad taste.
Sometimes, it was easy to make enemies with one wrong word.
Last time, Far away almost forced Changjiang to sell Baijia. Far away's entry into Hong Kong became an established fact. With the strength of Far away, they would soon take root in Hong Kong.
At this time, Disheng, who was also involved in the retail industry, was also affected by Far away in the eyes of outsiders, even though it was doing high-end retail.
Pan Disheng didn't care too much about some people's strange looks, but he still sighed in his heart.
At that time, who could have expected that the inconspicuous mainland young man would come to this step in just a few years?
At that time, the second daughter of Country Garden was the favorite in everyone's eyes.
Chen Kaixuan of Li Bai had said many times that Li Dong should not be underestimated and was developing fast in the mainland.
But at that time, few people took it seriously.
At that time, it was also everyone who stood up for Country Garden.
At that time, a lot of people came.
This time, there were also a lot of people, but others didn't come to support Longhua. Only Li Dong came.
But just him alone was enough!
In the center of the banquet hall, Li Dong smiled and introduced, "This is Mr. Hsu Shengzhe of Longhua. Longhua Group will be listed in Hong Kong tomorrow, and I hope everyone present can support it. Longhua Group has a lot of business cooperation with Far away, and Mr. Hsu Shengzhe is also a well-known young talent in Hua Xia. During the few years that he had been in charge of the Longhua Group, its performance had increased by more than 100%. This time, it was under my strong suggestion that Mr. Xu chose to go public in Xiangjiang … "
Li Dong's simple introduction attracted countless people's attention.
The chairman of the Horse Club gave him a lot of face this time. He said with a smile, "It's an honor for Longhua to be listed in Hong Kong's financial market. Everyone will definitely support us … "
They exchanged pleasantries for a while. Of course, they were just pleasantries.
For those who didn't participate in the subscription, unless they traded on the secondary market, it would be useless to say anything else.
But empty words also have their benefits. These people had sold their face, and when these words were spread, the shareholders' confidence would increase. That was enough.
As for money, Longhua did not really care about how much these people invested.
Hsu Shengzhe hurriedly went forward to greet them politely.
…
The banquet didn't last long. Li Dong accompanied everyone to watch a few horse races on the giant screen and left early after 9 o 'clock.
No one minded. After all, Longhua was preparing to go public, unlike them.
When they left the stands, Hsu Shengzhe let out a long sigh of relief and said with a smile, "It's done! Li Dong, thank you so much this time! "
Li Dong smiled and said, "There's no need to be so polite with me. It's just a matter of talking. Of course, if you really want to thank me, show me something practical … "
Xu Shengzhe rolled his eyes and directly skipped over this topic. He then said, "A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. I've experienced this before. Today, I feel it even more deeply. If I really came alone, I'm afraid that few people present would care. If you say something, the effect will be completely different. The strong are respected, and the weak are prey to the strong. It's indeed a famous saying. "
"Did you only understand this now?" Li Dong sneered and said, "I thought you already have a deep understanding. Whether it's in the business world or elsewhere, it's the same. This isn't a special case. Nature is a survival of the fittest. I'm strong, so I have a greater say than them. "
Li Dong continued, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Tomorrow, your company will be listed. You should also prepare early. I still have to video call Shen Qian. It's only you. If it were someone else, my wife is about to give birth. It would be strange if I bothered! "
Hsu Shengzhe smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm more nervous about Shen Qian than you are. Don't give birth at this time, or you will find trouble with me every day."
"That's for sure …"
Li Dong said, then looked at the time and said, "Do you want to go back to the hotel with me or go back alone?"
"I'm not going to the hotel. I have to talk to the underwriter. You go back first."
"Alright, I'll go first."
…
When returning to the hotel, Li Dong turned on the video call with Shen Qian.
In the video, seeing Shen Qian's relaxed face, Li Dong breathed a sigh of relief.
They didn't talk for too long. After all, it was late.
After hanging up the video call, Li Dong hesitated for a moment and dialed Hu Xiaorui's number.
…
Pingchuan.
Hu Xiaorui was not asleep at this time. Recently, East Star expanded Far away in the south. She had a lot of things to do, so she had been dealing with official business.
When the phone next to her rang, Hu Xiaorui glanced at the caller ID and hurriedly picked it up. She said with a smile, "What's wrong? You're so busy that you have time to call me?"
Li Dong chuckled and said, "You don't have to stab me every time, do you? I have something to tell you. Is it convenient for you? "
"It's convenient. Go ahead."
"Here's the thing. When I arrived in Hong Kong today, I heard that the Shao enterprise is ready to sell TVB's shares, including the base land in the New Territories.
Although East Star has developed very fast in recent years and is known as an entertainment empire.
But we know whether it's true or not.
After all, it's too late and we don't have enough foundation.
TVB was different. When the Hong Kong TV series and movie market was prosperous, it influenced the whole Asia, including both at home and abroad. At one time, it even claimed to surpass Hollywood.
Nowadays, the entertainment market in Hong Kong has somewhat withered and is not as prosperous as it used to be.
But it is a fact that the entertainment market in Hong Kong has a deep foundation, which is much deeper than that in China.
Although TVB does not include the Shao enterprise, the Shao enterprise's movies actually ended many years ago, so TVB is more valuable.
The five free TV channels of TVB account for more than 80% of the viewing share in Hong Kong's prime time.
Not only in Hong Kong, but also in Taiwan, Macao and even all over the world. TVB has a great influence and is highly accepted by Chinese at home and abroad.
… "
Hu Xiaorui knew some of the things that Li Dong said. At this time, Hu Xiaorui did not interrupt. She asked for a while with an ignorant attitude.
After chatting for more than half an hour, Hu Xiaorui said with a smile, "So, you want East Star to buy TVB?"
"If East Star wants to take the step of global expansion, in fact, I think it's more suitable to start in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong has a foundation, which is simpler than the mainland.
And after buying TVB, some of the foundations of East Star can be improved, and it is no longer limited to the cinema.
Although it can be called an entertainment empire by simply controlling the cinema, the layout of this empire is not perfect.
Like retail, now it's the era of online and offline.
The cinema is a part of it, but it's not a whole. In the online area, there should also be a layout.
In the mainland, it's wishful thinking to buy any TV station. At most, it's a shareholder. But TVB is different. It's a resource that can really be controlled … "
Hu Xiaorui was a little distressed and said, "It's a little troublesome."
"What kind of trouble?"
"First, it's impossible for me to talk about it myself. After all, I'm not as famous as you are. Second, I'm out of money. Even if my parents support me, TVB is worth a lot, plus that base. No matter how low it is, it's still about 8 billion yuan. Where can I raise so much money? "
Li Dong did not say anything. Hu Xiaorui smiled again and said, "Since you mentioned it, you have to be responsible. You pay 3 billion yuan, and I'll find a way to raise about 5 billion yuan. At that time, I'll give you 30% of the shares as a shareholder. What do you think? It's East Star, not TVB. "
Li Dong thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll be the guarantor and make a loan …"
Hu Xiaorui's face changed. She snorted and said, "Then I won't buy it!"
Li Dong sighed softly and said, "Since you want to do business, then think about business and the future of the group. Buy TVB …"
Hu Xiaorui interrupted, "Who said I have to think about business?
East Star was an unexpected product to begin with. I had never thought that it would do well in the first place.
Money, fame, these things, do you think I care so much?
Do you think I, Hu Xiaorui, care about the title of Queen of Entertainment?
Back then, you were the one who said you wanted to do this. You were the one who said to do it with me, so I did it.
Well, you did it halfway and ran away!
Yes, it was my dad who went to look for you, but did you ask me?
You retreated just because you said so and agreed so readily. Did you consider my feelings?
It's still the same now. You want to buy it, and you want to expand, and you want to expand. What right do you have!
So what if East Star goes bankrupt? Without you, East Star, I don't care so much. I'm just killing time in my spare time.
Why do I make myself so busy? Why do I have to make myself dive into the expansion?
If you do it with me, then I'll do it.
If you don't participate, then I won't do it.
You can even participate in Longhua. Why can't you participate in East Star? Or, do you really have an unspeakable secret with that treacherous official Xu? "
"Cough, cough, cough …"
Li Dong almost choked to death. He said angrily, "How can you say that!"
"That's how you say it! Otherwise, why don't you invest in East Star? If you don't participate, I'll go back and publicize that you must have a gay relationship with that treacherous official Xu! "
"Others have to believe it first …"
"I don't care if others believe it or not. Anyway, I'll say that I saw it with my own eyes." Hu Xiaorui had a proud look on her face. She then smiled and said, "It's just a shareholder. I didn't ask you to do anything.
Didn't you also invest in the past? Did I trouble you?
I really want to look for you. It's the same whether I invest or not.
If you invest in East Star, it will only make East Star better and more stable.
Otherwise, your Iceberg will always say that I took advantage of you. Besides, you helped me to guarantee the loan for no reason. Won't your Iceberg be jealous?
If you invest, she won't have anything to say.
3 billion for 30% of the shares. Shen Bingshan should be happy. "
3 billion for 30% of East Star's shares was indeed a lot.
Especially after Hu Xiaorui said that after the acquisition of TVB, TVB alone may be worth 10 billion, which offset the 3 billion.
In other words, Hu Xiaorui almost gave the current 30% of East Star's shares to Li Dong for free.
Li Dong on the other side was silent for a while again. After a while, he said, "Wait until you talk about the acquisition."
"Okay, I can talk about it. If you don't participate, even if the deal is successful, I will give up!"
"…"
After hanging up the phone with Li Dong, Hu Xiaorui snickered.
Then Hu Xiaorui suddenly got up, rushed to the door, and quickly opened it.
Outside the door.
Sun Yuehua was caught off guard and almost fell. Fortunately, Hu Ming, who was beside her, pulled her up.
Seeing her daughter looking at her angrily, Sun Yuehua was a little embarrassed. Then, she smiled and said, "Xiaorui, are you hungry? Your dad just cooked something for you to eat and was about to call you down for supper … "
"You eavesdropped on me!"
Hu Xiaorui looked unhappy. She pouted and looked at her parents. Then, she snorted and said, "You have to compensate me!"
Hu Ming hurriedly smiled and said, "My good daughter, how do you want to compensate …"
"5 billion!"
"Huh?"
Hu Ming thought he heard wrong, but he heard his daughter squinting her eyes and giggling, "Lend me 5 billion. Dad, sell all your shares in other companies. Our family should just keep Nanrui and Tengxiang. If you sell them all, you should be able to raise about 5 billion, right? "
Hu Ming was stunned. Sun Yuehua said with a vigilant face, "You are very clear about our family's accounts. Sooner or later, the money will be yours. But it will only be yours. Girl, you suddenly want so much money. Did Li Dong borrow money from you? "
Hu Xiaorui hurriedly said, "How is that possible, Mom? Why do you always think of him like this? I'm going to buy TVB, but I have no money. "
"Buy TVB …"
The couple was stunned again. It would be a joke if they said they didn't know the name of TVB.
But why did they want to buy TVB all of a sudden?
Then, they remembered that their daughter was on the phone just now and that TVB was in Hong Kong …
Sun Yuehua frowned slightly and asked, "Is it Li Dong's idea?"
"Sort of. He proposed the acquisition of East Star."
Before Sun Yuehua could say anything, Hu Ming muttered, "This bastard, don't tell me he's trying to empty my bank account?"
Hu Xiaorui said unhappily, "Dad, don't be so narrow-minded. How much money do you have? Does Li Dong need your money?"
"How much money do I have …"
Hu Ming was confused. It was the first time in his life that someone had said "how much money do you have" to him.
He didn't have much money on the surface, but over the years, he had invested in many companies and controlled many of them.
After so many years of development, Li Dong knew that his net worth was about 10 billion yuan.
Such a net worth was no less than that of the Xu family.
In China, if Hu Ming really revealed all his net worth, including Sun Yuehua's, it would not be a problem for them to enter the top 30 of the rich list.
Even in the eyes of the big shots in the business world, this was an astronomical amount of wealth.
But in the mouth of his daughter, it was "a little bit of money."
Hu Ming was a little tired at this time. Why did he feel that he was very poor after hearing his daughter's words?
Sun Yuehua didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Did this brat know what it meant to have such a huge amount of wealth?
The Sun family was considered a big family. For Teng Xiang, they had secretly accumulated for many years.
Nowadays, how many of the big families had more than 10 billion yuan in wealth?
They could be counted on one hand!
The reason why the Hu family could have such a big family business was because of the couple's management skills. They had accumulated it for decades, and they had also seized the Sun family's business.
Now, they were being despised by their daughter.
Sun Yuehua couldn't help but knock on her daughter's head and said angrily, "Brat, you really don't think of money as money! Do you really think that money is so easy to earn? Let's not talk about others. That woman, Shen Xuehua, has a reputation of being ruthless and almost emptied the Shen family. I don't see how much money she has … "
"Ahem!"
Hu Ming reminded her. Not to mention this, his wife was the same.
These women all forgot their mother's family when they had a husband and children.
Although their mother's family didn't necessarily do a good job, Sun Yuehua and Shen Xuehua had actually gathered a lot of wealth from their mother's family and passed it on to their next generation.
Now she mentioned others without any reason. Wasn't she afraid of being scolded?
Sun Yuehua probably just thought of this and felt a little embarrassed. She changed the topic and said, "Girl, 5 billion yuan is not a small amount. It's not that we don't support you, but if you take out so much money, it will be difficult for Nanrui and Teng Xiang to continue, not to mention those outside industries. Also, Li Dong is an outsider after all … "
As she spoke, Sun Yuehua didn't know what to say. After a while, she said, "Wait a minute. Your father and I will think about it. You're on the same path until the very end. You take everything he says seriously. You little girl, I raised you for nothing. When a girl is grown, she can't be kept at home! "
Sun Yuehua sighed with emotion. Who said that raising a daughter was a sweet little cotton-padded jacket?
…
September 3rd.
Hong Kong.
On this day, Longhua went public!
The issuance price of Longhua was not set at 7 HKD. Instead, it chose to compromise and set the issuance price at 6.6 HKD.
The issuance price was not low. Based on the issuance price, the market value of Longhua reached 66 billion HKD. It was much weaker than Vanke, but not much different from Poly. It ranked among the top three real estate stocks in China.
When the bell rang, Li Dong, as an important guest, cut the ribbon with Hsu Shengzhe.
It was not a secret that Li Dong held shares in Longhua. Some shareholders who missed out on Tencent could not buy it now.
Now Longhua went public. Although it was not a direct industry Far Away, many people still flocked to Longhua because of Li Dong's fame.
On the 3rd, the stock price of Longhua rose a lot.
The opening price was 7.2 HKD!
The opening price was 10.9%.
It was rare for real estate stocks to rise by more than 10%, especially in China.
In 2007, Green Osmanthus Garden created a series of miracles. With the help of many people, the share price rose by 30%. At that time, many people shouted that it was a bubble.
In 2007, Soho got listed and its share price rose by 15%. It was still a legend.
The miracles that these companies created were all in 2007. That was the last period of prosperity before the financial crisis, when the real estate market was on fire.
Now, the financial crisis had not completely subsided. Longhua's share price rose by more than 10% was the biggest miracle since 2008!
Soon, Longhua's share price rose to 8 HKD during the morning market break!
Now, Longhua's market value had reached 80 billion HKD, surpassing Poly and becoming the second largest real estate market in China!
Hsu Shengzhe, who owned 55% of the shares, had his wealth skyrocketed to 44 billion HKD.
Li Dong, who held 20% of the company's shares, earned 16 billion HKD this time.
16 billion HKD had a significant impact on Li Dong.
But Hsu Shengzhe, whose net worth had increased to 44 billion HKD, had made a name for himself.
More than 40 billion RMB was Hsu Shengzhe's new wealth.
Other than Li Dong, the second person on Hua Xia's list was BYD's Wang Chuanfu.
Ever since Buffett invested in BYD, Li Dong had bought some of BYD's shares in Shenzhen. These few months, BYD's share price had skyrocketed.
On the real-time list, Old Wang's wealth had reached 39.6 billion RMB.
If Li Dong was not included, this was the only time Wang Chuanfu had become the richest man in China.
But this time, Longhua's share price had skyrocketed, and Hsu Shengzhe had overtaken Li Dong. He had risen from the top 30 on Hua Xia's list to the second place!
In other words, excluding Li Dong, Hsu Shengzhe was now the richest man in Hua Xia.
When the news was released, the netizens in China were shocked again.
After being shocked, many netizens lamented. "Hua Xia's second richest man, but he had never been the richest man on the street. His life is so miserable."
"That's right. Hua Xia's richest man could have been the richest man in China. But now, he is still the second. He will always be the second. If it was 40 billion USD, he would still be the second. Hsu Shengzhe's life is so miserable. "
"Most importantly, don't forget that Xu Shengzhe is still young. It's been a few decades. When I think about being pressed down by someone for a few decades, I can't even imagine how miserable that would be."
"… …"
The netizens were discussing this matter.
Of course, there were also many people who were envious of Li Dong.
These days, young people were crazy. It had become the norm for young people to enter the billionaire list.
In 2007, Yang Huiyan was the richest man. In 2008, this position was taken by Li Dong.
In 2009, Li Dong became the richest man in the world. He did not even need to consider becoming the richest man in Hua Xia.
Hsu Shengzhe, who was not even 30 years old, suddenly rose to the top and became the second richest man in China. Was this a sign that the older generation was being eliminated?
For three consecutive years, or even longer, the richest man in Hua Xia had been these people.
This made those older entrepreneurs feel unbearable!
… …
Li Dong and Hsu Shengzhe were not in the mood to pay attention to the heated discussions on the internet.
Li Dong was ready to return to Pingchuan after he rang the bell. Hsu Shengzhe was supposed to have a celebratory feast here. He would only leave after the market closed.
But not long after Longhua got listed, there was news from Pingchuan that Xu Jianghua was dying.
Hsu Shengzhe's excited mood instantly dimmed. He followed Li Dong back to Pingchuan.
On the plane, Hsu Shengzhe sat on the sofa motionlessly. At this moment, no one knew what he was thinking.
Li Dong didn't disturb him. At this moment, he didn't know what to say.
The relationship between the father and son of the Xu family was complicated. Li Dong was luckier than Hsu Shengzhe.
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