Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 560: The Real Gamble

Lu Shaohua's idea was simple, to find a persuasive person to testify, to ensure the credibility of his words, and also for what he was going to say next. Yes, what Lu Shaohua was going to say next was no joke, and every word was a big deal.

Huo Yingdong didn't mind and called Deng Lao. After confirming it, he nodded to Li Jiacheng, indicating that what Lu Shaohua said was true. Then he turned his attention to Lu Shaohua and said, "It has been confirmed."

"Haha!" Lu Shaohua laughed and didn't take it seriously. He stopped talking and continued, "Next year, that is, 97, my estimate should not be wrong, and I have promised my grandfather that the country will also participate. What about you? Do you want to participate?"

Every financial disaster results in huge losses, but if handled properly, it is also a time to make money quickly. Ho Ying-tung and Li Ka-shing are not stupid, they know this, but at this time, they have to be cautious, because once they decide to participate, the risks they take will be great.

"Xiaohua, tell me the truth, how much money do you plan to use to participate?" Instead of giving his own answer, Ho Ying-tung asked Lu Shaohua first.

Lu Shaohua was not stupid and he understood it immediately. Huo Yingdong was testing Lu Shaohua's bottom line and also measuring Lu Shaohua's investment to decide whether Lu Shaohua was playing tricks based on the investment.

Lu Shaohua did not mind Huo Yingdong's test, because he knew that in a situation like this where tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars were at stake, it was not possible to be careless. No matter how much Huo Yingdong trusted him, there would be some doubts.

"All-out." Lu Shaohua responded in a deep voice, then thought that this answer was unreliable, and added, "What I mean by all-out is to try my best and mobilize all the funds that can be mobilized. Last year, I started to lay out the plan, and the current investment has reached nearly 50 billion US dollars. After this year, I will invest about 30 billion US dollars, and then mobilize nearly 100 billion US dollars for the final fight when the time comes."

Lu Shaohua did not hide his plan and told everyone about it. Yes, Lu Shaohua had planned it this way. He prepared nearly 97 billion US dollars to deal with the Asian financial crisis in , which shows how seriously he took the Asian financial crisis.

The Asian financial crisis in 97 affected most of the countries in Asia. In Lu Shaohua's memory, except for mainland China, most other countries suffered heavy losses. As for Hong Kong, which had just returned to China, it had the support of the mainland and was able to get through it safely, but Hong Kong also suffered heavy losses.

Saving Hong Kong was a plan that Lu Shaohua had already thought of, because Phoenix Financial had a large investment in Hong Kong, and Lu Shaohua did not want to see the share prices of the listed companies he invested in plummet, so it became necessary to keep Hong Kong's stock market stable.

Of course, Lu Shaohua does not have to save the entire Hong Kong. He only needs to save the companies he has invested in. However, saving those invested companies is no different from saving the entire Hong Kong, because almost all of Hong Kong's first-tier listed companies have more or less accepted investment from Phoenix Financial.

Since all listed companies have Lu Shaohua's investment, in order to keep them, why doesn't Lu Shaohua spend more effort and money to save the entire Hong Kong? In this way, he can earn a good reputation and get praise from senior domestic officials. It's a win-win situation.

Lu Shaohua's words were very calm, but to Ho Ying-Tong and Li Ka-shing they sounded like spring thunder. The loud 'boom' almost made their heads freeze. They both had strange expressions on their faces and stood there in a daze. If it weren't for their heavy breathing, they would have thought they were statues.

Lu Shaohua's words greatly surprised Huo Yingdong and Li Jiacheng. They had guessed that Lu Shaohua would only invest 30 to 40 billion US dollars at most, but now they heard Lu Shaohua say it himself, it was six or seven times the amount...

Another reason that surprised Ho Ying-tung and Li Ka-shing was the figure of nearly 200 billion US dollars. Although they knew that Lu Shaohua was very rich, with a net worth of over one trillion, according to normal means, Lu Shaohua could only mobilize a few tens of billions of dollars at most, because mobilizing more would affect the normal operation of the company.

But Lu Shaohua was able to mobilize 200 billion US dollars. There are only two possibilities. One is that Lu Shaohua mobilized 200 billion US dollars at all costs, regardless of whether the company can operate normally. Or Lu Shaohua's net worth is far more than 1 trillion US dollars, he has other secrets, and there are other ways to mobilize funds.

Yes, Lu Shaohua has other ways to mobilize funds, that is, the Tiger Roar Base in Africa. Although Lu Shaohua doesn't know how much money the Tiger Roar Base has, if Lu Shaohua is given some time to buffer, it will be no problem to mobilize one thousand US dollars from the Tiger Roar Base.

As for using the money at the expense of the normal operation of Phoenix Group, Lu Shaohua had never thought about it at all. Phoenix Group has developed to its current state with great difficulty. It can be said that it is the result of Lu Shaohua's hard work. Lu Shaohua will not easily break this good situation.

"Xiaohua, tell me, how much time do we have left to raise funds?" Ho Ying-tung asked in a deep voice, obviously having made a decision.

Yes, the reason why his Huo family is in the current situation is mainly because Huo Yingdong dared to fight. It is not difficult to see from his history of making a fortune that he likes to take risks. This time is no exception. He decided to take the risk because he heard confidence from Lu Shaohua's words.

Suppose Lu Shaohua invested nearly 200 billion US dollars, then Huo Yingdong also invested, closely following Lu Shaohua's footsteps, forming a situation where everyone suffers together and everyone prospers together. If there is a profit, he also makes money, and if there is a loss, he also loses, but Huo Yingdong loses a small part, while Lu Shaohua loses a large part.

The reason is very simple. No matter how much time his Ho Ying-Tong Group gave him and no matter how hard they tried, the final funds they could mobilize would be at most tens of billions of dollars. Compared with Lu Shaohua's 200 billion dollars, it was simply dwarfed by the sky and there was no comparison.

If others can invest 200 billion US dollars, why can't he invest tens of billions of dollars and take the risk?

This was a huge gamble, but Huo Yingdong could afford it and dared to do so, because if he won, his Huo Yingdong Group would usher in a new spring, take a step forward, step onto a new level, and usher in a new era...

Li Ka-shing had the same idea as Ho Ying-tung. Li Ka-shing was not a timid person and dared to bet on such a gamble. After all, his Cheung Kong Industries was powerful, but compared with Lu Shaohua, it was not even as good as one of Lu Shaohua's subsidiaries.

"Yes, we have enough time. I will sell everything I have to raise money and do something big." Li Jiacheng also expressed his opinion.

Lu Shaohua didn't rush to answer. He smiled mysteriously, shook his head, and said, "I can't tell you this. The most I can tell you is that you should try your best to raise funds. When the time comes, you can raise as much as you can."

This is a secret, Lu Shaohua's secret. Even if Lu Shaohua knew when the Asian financial crisis would break out, he would not tell it. As the saying goes, the secret of heaven cannot be revealed. Moreover, Lu Shaohua does not want anyone to know the secret of his rebirth. Therefore, Lu Shaohua cannot give out the exact timetable.

"Well, I'll try my best." Ho Ying-tung seemed to realize that his question was a little off the mark. After all, Lu Shaohua was a human being, not a god. How could he possibly know exactly when the disaster would occur?

Hearing this, Li Jiacheng seemed to realize the problem and nodded, agreeing. "Yes, try your best and get as much as you can."

Seeing that Li Jiacheng had also expressed his opinion, Huo Yingdong hesitated for a while and spoke again. "Xiaohua, I have to emphasize one point. When the time comes, I will send a team to follow you. Well, I will give you the command."

Trust in Lu Shaohua is one reason, but it is also another reason why Ho Ying-tung followed Lu Shaohua's footsteps closely. If he handed over the command to Lu Shaohua, then Lu Shaohua would follow the orders no matter how he operated, and in this way he could achieve what Ho Ying-tung wanted.

"Mine too." Li Jiacheng also expressed his opinion again.

"No problem." Lu Shaohua responded generously, paused, and then changed the subject. "This operation is a big operation, a big plan, anyone who wants to make money can come along, but I have one thing to say, this must be kept absolutely confidential, so if you two want the people around you to make money, let them keep it confidential first, and then come."

Lu Shaohua's words are a signal, a signal that can tell others. At the same time, Lu Shaohua also emphasized one point, that is, confidentiality.

In fact, Lu Shaohua's emphasis was unnecessary. How could Ho Ying-tung and Li Jiacheng not know the seriousness of the matter? You have to know that this is a matter involving hundreds of billions of dollars. If it were to be made public, they might not make any money. If they could not make money, their company would not be able to move forward. Therefore, even if Lu Shaohua did not say anything, they knew what to do to keep the matter confidential.

"I don't have many good friends around me, just the directors of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. As for the others, it doesn't matter whether we invite them or not, because we have gathered big money, and those with hundreds of thousands or millions are not within our consideration range." Ho Ying-tung said with a smile.

This is indeed the case. For such a large-scale plan, funds of tens of billions or even hundreds of millions of dollars are not enough, and there is no need to care about it, because it will not have much effect and may even cause setbacks sometimes.

"Okay, it was my idea to set up the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Up to now, I haven't made any major contribution to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. This time, let's give it as a big gift to the directors of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce." Lu Shaohua also smiled and said.

"Ha ha!"

"Ha ha!"

After hearing what Lu Shaohua said, both Ho Ying-tung and Li Ka-shing burst into laughter, making the originally solemn atmosphere relaxed. As the laughter went on, Ho Ying-tung and Li Ka-shing's mood also became relaxed.

Lu Shaohua was the same. He was also in a very relaxed mood. However, Lu Shaohua forgot one thing. If Huo Yingdong and Li Jiacheng dared to gamble with him, would the other directors of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce dare to do so? Would they dare to take the risk?

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