Chapter 1017 (1/2)
In Hong Kong, CICC, China's first investment bank, is located in the conference room of its headquarters in central square. The one and a half hour meeting has just ended.
It's August 28, Thursday.
This is a meeting with only a dozen participants, but the standard is very high, because the content of the meeting is to discuss the introduction of cornerstone investors in the listing of China Telecom in Hong Kong. The so-called cornerstone investor is an enterprise IPO process in advance to determine some highly credible investment institutions, famous enterprises or rich celebrities for minimum subscription, in order to further strengthen market confidence.
Most of the participants in the just concluded meeting are potential cornerstone investors of China Telecom's overseas listing. However, they are basically a group of Chinese businessmen in Southeast Asia who have good relations with China.
Except for two women.
Among a group of middle-aged and elderly men, Chen Qing and Lin Su, who are quite outstanding in appearance and temperament, are quite eye-catching. The two women participated in the meeting as Simon's direct personal representatives, while westero will also participate in the advance subscription as cornerstone investors.
Compared with Southeast Asian Chinese businessmen, the name ”westero” alone is enough to support the cornerstone investor role of this IPO, both in terms of credibility and capital strength. However, Simon did not completely monopolize the role of the idea.
Whether it's meat or soup, sharing together is the king.
Of course, after all, the volume is here. Compared with the total subscription amount of 1 billion US dollars of all Chinese businessmen convened by CICC, only westero company has taken out 500 million US dollars alone.
According to the basically determined listing plan, the total amount of financing for the IPO of China Telecom, which was listed in advance to the end of the year, is about US $5 billion. Now, the IPO plan is still in progress, and the subscription share of US $1.5 billion has been determined in advance, and the subscribers have a strong international appeal, which basically declares that the IPO will be smooth sailing.
At the end of the meeting, everyone got up one after another. As the younger generation, Chen Lin and her daughter intended to fall behind, but they didn't want a group of middle-aged and old men to slow down. When they came near, one of them invited them in Mandarin and said, ”Xiao Lin, do you have time in the evening? Zheng Sheng has a reception in Repulse Bay tonight. If you are interested, you can go and have a look.”
Lin Su felt the friendly tone of the tall and thin man with glasses. Instinctively, he was a little bit uncomfortable and declined: ”sorry, Mr. Li, Xiaoqing and I are going to return to the mainland soon.”
”Oh, it doesn't matter. I hope I have a chance next time.”
The other side said, not only did not have the slightest displeasure, but also took out a business card to hand over, Lin Su politely took it, did not forget to take out his business card and exchange with the big guys.
After several minutes of greeting, the two women were able to get away.
Accompanied by the four maid guards, they went downstairs and got into the car. Looking at Chen Qing who had just been following the class, Lin Su gave her a weak look: ”since you are more interested in these things, why do you want to push me out?”
The news that Lin Su was ranked 387 on the Forbes 400 us rich list has spread rapidly in recent days.
Of course, it's not because of her 500 million dollar fortune that a group of Chinese businessmen just took the initiative to get close to Lin su. After all, this money is not listed in the list. The key lies in the well-known man standing behind Lin su. In this world, no one can ignore the name of ”Simon westrow”.
Chen Qing smiles like a little fox. She shoves a stack of business cards into her bag and says, ”because I want to be the backstage agent.”
Lin Su, speechless, thought of someone again and said, ”you You know how to bully me. ”
So, just as the car left the underground parking lot of the building, Lily favel on the front co pilot felt something. She took out a shaking mobile phone from her bag and handed it to Lin Su: ”Lin, your father's phone. He called once when you had a meeting with Chen.”
Lin Su raised his hand subconsciously and shrunk again. After all, he picked up the phone and pressed the answer button: ”Dad Yes, still I'll be back in a minute. Well, I mean, Xiaoqing and I are going to Beijing Fake, I don't have 500 million dollars No matter how authoritative a magazine is, it will make mistakes. Dad, don't listen to other people's nonsense, OK I'm not sure. Maybe after a few days in Beijing, I'll go back to America Dad, he is my boss's boss's boss. I don't know how much higher he is. I haven't seen anyone for months Well, I'm going to get on the plane. That's it for the time being. ”
Lin Su finished in a hurry and hung up. Seeing that Chen Qing was still watching, he threw the Nokia over: ”here you are, all for you.”
Chen Qing took the phone with a smile and joked: ”you speak a lie quite smoothly.”
Lin Su glared at her: ”when did I lie?”
Chen Qing blinked her eyes and nodded: ”yes, you didn't lie at all. You really don't have $500 million. Now you have only $410 million in cash in your account, and some other company shares and so on. Together, they should be more than $500 million. You really don't lie.”“……”
After Simon's proposal last time, the two women have cashed out 2.65% of their respective shares in scupper. With the continuous outbreak of China's VCD industry and the halo of Westeros concept stocks, even according to the closing data of the Forbes 400 list on August 16, the market value of scupper has reached 19.1 billion US dollars at that time.
2.65% of the shares, which is $506 million.
Therefore, if the two women do not cash out, the statistics of the Forbes list do not deviate too much.
As for why Lin Su has only US $410 million on his book at this time, the main reason is that it is impossible for him to choose the high point on August 16 in the process of cash out. Moreover, this money has not yet been taxed. If he subtracts the 15% capital gains tax he needs to pay, there will be only US $350 million left.
In any case, a woman who immigrated to the United States for only two years suddenly had hundreds of millions of dollars in cash on her personal account. Even Lin Su himself was at a loss. What's more, I didn't expect that my friends and some hateful man would join hands and secretly put her on this year's ”Forbes” US 400 rich list.
Chen Qing saw Lin Su in a trance and was about to continue to say something. The mobile phone she had just received rang again. She didn't want to connect her immediately: ”hello Oh, Minister Wu, I'm Xiao Chen Ah Su, she's asleep. She's a little tired these days. Do you need me to wake her up Oh, well Yes, the meeting has just ended. We are on our way to the airport Tomorrow morning No problem. Well, when she wakes up, I'll tell her. That's it. ”
After hanging up, Chen Qing saw Lin Su and said, ”from the Ministry of Posts and telecommunications, I hope we Well, no, it's Miss Lin. I've agreed to attend a seminar on China's information industry tomorrow morning. ”
“……”
Chen Qing looked at her: ”or, I go for you?”
Lin Su glared at her: ”I'm not going to take you.”
Chen Qing immediately wronged the past: ”ah Su, how can you do this to me...”
The hairy Lin Su raised her hand and hit her a few times.
Chen Qing is not angry after being beaten, but laughs: ”it seems to be a bit of a blunder, as long as I knew, I came out on my own.”