At the foot of the mountain.
When Li Dong and the rest went down the mountain, it was already quite late.
Yuan Chengdao said as he walked, "Once the news came out, we haven't had a moment of peace. All kinds of phone calls, all kinds of inquiries, and we've been busy until now. "
Li Dong smiled and said, "That's normal. After all, we have quite a lot of funds …"
Yuan Chengdao corrected him, "It's not quite a lot, it's a lot, a lot!"
If 300 billion was considered a lot, then not many companies in the country could survive.
Li Dong ignored him and went straight to the point, "How's the situation?"
"There's not a lot of funds, less than 1.5 billion at the moment …"
The distribution plan this time was quite long, a month's time.
And this time, Far Away not only received approval in Hua Xia, but also in other countries around the world. It could be considered a global financing.
However, Hua Xia was Far Away's home ground. In Hua Xia, the financing would not be less than half to meet the expectations.
That was 150 billion!
On average, if it was less than 5 billion a day in a month, it meant that the possibility of the final completion was very low.
Of course, with such a large scale, when necessary, Far Away could apply for deferred financing and installment financing, which was also allowed.
However, Far Away was arrogant in the early stage and did not even do a roadshow.
In the later stage, they did not achieve the goal and chose to postpone and installment, which was a blow to Far Away.
This was also why Yuan Chengdao and the rest suggested to carry out the financing in batches and not in one go.
Raising hundreds of billions of funds in one go was not that simple in Hua Xia.
"1.5 billion?"
Li Dong's footsteps paused slightly, turned his head and asked, "What about the intention to subscribe?"
Yuan Chengdao was much more relaxed this time. He smiled and said, "The intention to subscribe is not low, and many institutions have already started to negotiate with us. In the country, the real rich are these institutions. However … "
Yuan Chengdao also paused and thought for a moment before saying, "They asked us to provide a detailed plan for the use of the funds, including the various plans for the future, acquisition targets, expected future earnings … In addition, many institutions think that the current guarantors are not enough to guarantee such a large amount of funds. The other party wants to increase the number of guarantors … "
"Far away?" Li Dong asked.
"Yes!"
Li Dong frowned and said, "What a joke. What do you mean the guarantor isn't qualified? This time, several major commercial banks have joined hands to guarantee us. At the end of the day, they were still worried that in the end, the funds would not be able to flow back, and it would be too troublesome to go to the bank. It's better to come to us directly! "
Yuan Chengdao didn't deny it. Indeed, there were a few banks that guaranteed Far away. But to put it bluntly, if they really couldn't pay the money in the end, the banks would at most help the investment institution to ask for money from Far away.
As for asking the bank to subsidize it, it was not impossible, but at least the chances were slim.
Far away was the best choice. At the very least, Far away still had quite a number of businesses under him.
Putting everything else aside, the value of these technology companies alone was not low.
Far away Holdings would be a guarantor, which would give everyone the confidence to participate in the investment.
In the end, if the retail industry suffered a loss, they could settle the score with Far away.
Li Dong took a deep breath and asked, "Can we increase it temporarily now?"
"Yes, it can even increase the success rate of our financing. But … "
Yuan Chengdao frowned and said, "But we used the retail group as a bet previously. Now, it's the entire group!"
Li Dong corrected him, "It's not a bet. Who said this is a bet?
Moreover, even if it is, which company isn't gambling!
Who knows what will happen tomorrow?
Everyone is investing and operating. That means they are all gambling.
Since they don't trust Far away Retail, then we will add Far away Holdings.
But Far away Holdings, please wait for a while. I will make some arrangements to divest some businesses … "
Everyone's expression changed. Was he preparing a backup plan?
Or was it that Li Dong was not confident in himself?
Otherwise, it would be too coincidental for him to divest now instead of before.
Yuan Chengdao did not say anything, but Liu Hong asked, "May I know which businesses General Manager Li wants to divest?"
"Longhua shares, some Tencent and Weibo shares. These are enough.
There won't be too many, so you don't have to worry.
It's not to transfer the assets. It's just that Far away Holdings is too high now, and it's not a good idea.
It's risky to put all the eggs in one basket.
All the companies control the company's shares through various offshore companies and funds. All of you should be familiar with this.
I don't want to transfer the assets overseas, but I will merge some of the assets into my own private fund.
I think everyone can understand this point. "
Everyone nodded. This was understandable.
After all, Far away Holdings' current structure was too simple.
Simple does not mean it's a good thing.
Also, Li Dong does not have many assets under his name.
Other than his properties, it's Li Dong's own.
Including his car and private jet, they are all affiliated with the company.
Once Far away Holdings goes bankrupt, Li Dong will not be left with nothing, but he will only be left with a few properties.
At this time, some organizations will request for more guarantors from Far away. Just in case, it's reasonable for Li Dong to divest a part of the assets.
But Li Dong, who had never considered a way out before, suddenly started to leave a way out for himself.
This made everyone feel uncomfortable, and they even felt fear from the bottom of their hearts.
Li Dong knew what they were thinking. He thought for a moment and said, "This time, there are still some risks. I don't deny this.
But there is no such thing as a business without risks.
Even if there is a 99% chance of success, who knows if there will be an accident.
After all, I've done so much for Far away, and I want it to succeed more than anyone else.
But it's better to be prepared. It's okay if we fail. Far away's assets are worth at least 300 billion.
"This time, I want to take the opportunity to set up a private investment fund to make a change.
In the future, many things for Far away have been settled, and there is a fixed direction for development.
"When that time comes, I might do some VC and PE investments. I can't always go through the company's accounts.
Moreover, it's time for me to leave a small vault for myself.
Let's not talk about me. Don't all of you here have your own personal stash? "
The few of them laughed dryly. Yuan Chengdao thought for a moment and said, "We have no objections to you setting up a private investment fund. But the problem of using Far away Holdings as a guarantor … "
"Agree to it!"
Li Dong said. "Show them the specific investment plan as well, but they have to sign the confidentiality agreement. Oh right, you haven't said how much these organizations plan to invest. "
"The intended capital is more than 20 billion!"
Yuan Chengdao said in a low voice, "It's because it's too high that they're worried about the risk. There are many financial institutions participating this time. Now, although the global economy is recovering, it has suffered a shock. In fact, even financial institutions are not sure of their direction. They don't know how to invest the large sum of money they have. In the past, foreign bond markets were favored. But from 2008 until now, not only companies went bankrupt, but many countries also have financial deficits. At this time, Faraway is actually more trustworthy than the governments of some small countries. "
This is the truth!
In 2008, Iceland, a small country, went bankrupt. Recently, Dubai, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain …
It's also a fact that these countries' sovereign credit ratings have dropped.
Of course, even if a country goes bankrupt, there will not be an auction. National sovereignty is sacred and inviolable.
But if a country goes bankrupt, it means that if you buy its bonds, you will have to wait for the money.
When the other party has money, they will return the money.
If you don't have money, you will have to wait.
As long as the country still exists, it will not renege on its debt. But no one knows how long they will have to wait.
Far Away might not be the strongest among the global companies, but it is one of the fastest rising companies. Currently, it seems to be one of the more stable companies.
At this time, some financial institutions choose to buy Far Away's asset-backed securities. This is understandable.
These institutions have a lot of cash flow.
If one of them buys a little, it will be much stronger than ordinary people.
Not to mention big banks, even some local banks would be able to fork out 20 billion if they really wanted to pool their funds together.
Of course, if Far Away can't pay back the 20 billion, the bank will also go bankrupt.
But there are many institutions participating this time. In fact, the amount invested is not too much. Many big banks have more bad debts than this investment.
"20 billion …"
Li Dong thought for a while and said, "In China, these institutions and small and medium-sized enterprises are the main sources of financing. 20 billion is not a small amount. The external funds have also reached 1.5 billion, which is a lot. After all, this is only the first day. Looks like the situation is more optimistic than we expected. "
Yuan Chengdao nodded and said, "We have to be optimistic, but it depends on the situation in the next few days. Also, the other platforms around the world are starting to open up. But the timings are not consistent. We will only get the results tomorrow morning. If we can raise more than 5 billion on the first day, the probability of success will be very high. "
After all, they did not do much preparation on the first day. Many people did not know about it.
But Far Away was already released. Even if they did not promote it, the news would spread among the investors.
In the future, as more people know about it, more people will participate.
Many small and medium-sized enterprises, including some third parties, are actually still waiting to see the situation.
Yuan Chengdao spoke for a while and said in a low voice, "Also, some people did not go through the underwriters. They contacted us directly, hoping to buy some asset-backed securities. Of course, the identity of the other party is mysterious. They are all agencies and representatives. The amount of funds in this area is not small. Do you think … "
Li Dong smiled and said, "Accept, accept all of them! Since I am financing, I don't care who invests. I will pay the interest and don't care about anything else. As long as the source of funds is legal and approved, why should I care about that? There are many rich people. Some want to keep a low profile, and some do it for other reasons. I don't care about that. If something happens, they will have to wait until the maturity of the funds. "
Yuan Chengdao laughed and nodded. The two did not discuss too much about this.
…
At night.
In the hotel's multi-purpose hall.
Li Dong hadn't arrived yet, but the crowd had already gathered together to discuss.
Many people already knew that Far Away had raised less than 2 billion yuan on the first day.
Although 2 billion yuan was not a small amount, there were not many big companies that could raise 2 billion yuan in a day.
However, the 300 billion yuan plan that Fang Yuan had proposed only managed to raise less than 2 billion yuan in one day.
To everyone, this was actually a case of failure.
At this moment, some people laughed softly and said, "Not even 2 billion yuan. Li Da Pao has made a fool of himself this time."
"He's too ambitious. Even if it's 100 billion yuan, it's still a huge amount. There's still a lot of hope. But 300 billion is more than the scale of Far Away's retail business. General Manager Li did not think it through this time. "
"…"
These people were mainly small and medium-sized enterprises.
They did not dare to discuss it face to face. However, everyone was in a small circle and could not come into contact with Li Dong's circle, so they were not afraid of Li Dong finding out.
As everyone was talking, Qi Fangfang could not help but say, "Even if it's 2 billion yuan, it's still an astronomical figure. Do all the companies here add up to this scale?"
When she said this, many people noticed that there were unfamiliar people around.
When they saw Qi Fangfang, most of them did not know her. Although some of the people at the restaurant knew her, they were a minority.
Among the people discussing, none of them knew Qi Fangfang and Qin Yuhan.
When they saw a young woman interject, someone said with a faint smile, "We don't have this scale, but the point is, we're not bragging. Two billion yuan is naturally not a small amount for us, but someone said 300 billion yuan. They don't even need to do a roadshow. They just need to sell their reputation. Now that they've failed, let's have a chat. That's not illegal, right? "
"Old Zhou …"
Someone shouted, meaning that there was no need to continue arguing.
Be it Li Dong's success or failure, it was fine. It was enough for them to tease each other.
After all, there were outsiders here. If any of the gossips reached Li Dong, he was not someone to be trifled with.
After being reminded, the middle-aged fat man who had just rebutted smiled and said, "Forget it. There's no point in arguing with a young lady. However, young people these days are a lot more flamboyant than we were back then. Back then, when we first started our business, we were very cautious. Who would dare interrupt when the seniors were talking? It's just that the atmosphere in the business world has changed. Young people are so flamboyant … "
Old Zhou did feel a little uncomfortable, so he took the opportunity to taunt them.
This generation of young entrepreneurs was not considered arrogant and despotic, but all of them were extremely domineering. They were very similar to Li Dong.
His company had been utterly defeated by a few local young entrepreneurs in the competition for some projects.
These people were crazy. They treated money as if it wasn't money. If they could use money to smash someone, they would smash them to death.
After they were done, they would even say that their foresight and courage were not good enough.
From Old Zhou's point of view, was throwing money at someone considered courage?
A project that could have been won for 30 million yuan was thrown at 50 million yuan. He would be crazy to follow suit.
But after being bullied like this several times, how could he not be angry?
It was just a few words about Li Dong between friends, but someone actually interrupted. Old Zhou naturally did not stand on ceremony.
Before Old Zhou finished speaking, he heard someone laugh behind him. "Since when did the business world use age as a basis for seniority? The strong are respected. If you don't even understand this principle, what's the point of living for so long!? If your company is weak, you have to know your limits. Don't you know what to say and what not to say? "
From the voice, everyone knew that he was not too old.
Indeed, when Old Zhou turned his head, his expression changed slightly. He looked at the young man in front of him without a word.
Hsu Shengzhe smiled and said, "In the future, you have to be more careful. Young people these days not only bare their fangs and brandish their claws, but they also hold grudges. Not everyone is like me, Hsu Shengzhe. When doing business, harmony brings wealth. Some young people really hold grudges. For example, the person everyone was talking about just now. He's not a big-hearted person. If he knew that someone was laughing at him, hehe … "
The moment he said that, some people in the crowd felt embarrassed. Following that, someone tried to smooth things over and said with a smile, "CEO Xu, please don't laugh at us. Who dares to laugh at General Manager Li? We just feel that investors from all walks of life lack foresight. We were even prepared to participate in the Far away Financing Plan … "
"I'll remember this. I'll get Li Dong to thank all of you later. Thank you for your support."
Hsu Shengzhe had a smile on his face, but it made the few of them feel extremely embarrassed. The person who tried to smooth things over just now was stared at by everyone with hidden bitterness.
Just say it. Why talk about financing!?
Now that Hsu Shengzhe had said that he would remember it on behalf of Li Dong, would they buy it or not?
If they didn't buy it, forget it if it was just a joke. But if Hsu Shengzhe really remembered them, it wouldn't matter if he told Li Dong about it or not. It would still cause a lot of trouble.
As the head of the second largest real estate company in terms of market value, Hsu Shengzhe was often teased by the outside world, calling him number two.
But number two was a weakling?
To be able to make it big in the real estate industry, who was a weakling?
Furthermore, he had close relationships with Li Dong, Hu Xiaorui, and the other young entrepreneurs. The business world of Jiangbei was almost on the same side.
Not to mention that these people couldn't afford to offend him, there were only a few companies present who could afford to offend him.
Following that, the few of them exchanged some pleasantries and quickly dispersed.
After they left, Hsu Shengzhe looked at Qin Yuhan, who had been quiet all this while. "Don't worry about him. He has never done anything he's not confident in. 300 billion is a lot, and the market today isn't too good. But this is only the domestic part. We haven't calculated the overseas part yet. If it really doesn't work, we won't watch him fail in the end. Everyone will do their best. We definitely won't let him ruin his reputation. "
Qin Yuhan shook her head gently and said, "I'm not worried about this. He has his own plans."
Hsu Shengzhe smiled when he heard that. "That's true. He likes to embarrass himself, so we don't have to care about him. Let's not talk about this. Yuhan, if you need help, you can look for me if it's inconvenient for you to look for him. We can be considered friends, so there's no need to be too distant. "
He and Qin Yuhan had known each other for a long time. During the 2006 World Cup, Li Dong and Qin Yuhan went to Germany together. At that time, Hsu Shengzhe and Hu Xiaorui were together.
They got along for a period of time, and their relationship was quite good.
Moreover, outsiders might not know, but Hsu Shengzhe had some understanding. How could Li Dong and Qin Yuhan break up so easily?
It was not difficult for him to help out with a small matter. He could still afford to make such a promise.
Qin Yuhan smiled and nodded. "Thank you. I won't stand on ceremony if there's a need."
"Alright then …"
After exchanging a few words, Hsu Shengzhe glanced at the entrance of the hall and said with a smile, "Li Dong is here. I'll go over and take a look. Are you coming?"
"I won't be going."
"Alright, let's talk next time."
After saying that, Hsu Shengzhe walked toward the door.
After he left, Qi Fangfang could not help but say, "He's so handsome. He's gentle and domineering, and he's especially understanding. His smile is like a spring breeze …"
Qin Yuhan glanced at her and said speechlessly, "Don't be love-struck. He's married and has a child."
"What's wrong with that? Someone is the same."
Qin Yuhan snorted. "You can try. I know a little about Hsu Shengzhe. Don't be fooled by the people who often make fun of him. Whether it's Li Dong or Xiaorui, they both said that he's not as kind as you think. Don't have any wild thoughts in the real estate industry. Be careful that you don't get swallowed up in the end. "
Qi Fangfang said embarrassedly, "I was just saying. Do you have to scare me?"
"I'm not scaring you. I'm just reminding you in advance. He may look kinder than Li Dong, but he's much more ruthless. Don't think that everyone is like Li Dong. Li Dong is still kind deep down … "
Qi Fangfang looked at her for a while and shook her head. "She's going crazy. Forget it. Let's not talk about this. Li Dong is here. It's time to start."
Qin Yuhan did not say anything after hearing that. She was actually not too worried about Qi Fangfang.
However, she still had to remind her lest her best friend had any ulterior motives and it would not be easy to clean up the mess.
Hsu Shengzhe was young and rich. He was indeed handsome, elegant, and well-mannered.
If not for Li Dong suppressing him all these years, the nation's prince charming should be Hsu Shengzhe.
However, it was too shallow to judge a person based on their appearance.
Even though they did not interact much, Qin Yuhan knew that Hsu Shengzhe was much more cold-blooded and black-hearted than Li Dong. Qi Fangfang could not afford to offend such a man.
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