Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 612: On the Eve of the Storm (Part 2)

Since Lu Shaohua is preparing to do something big, he should do enough preparatory work in the early stage. Otherwise, when the financial crisis really comes, he will become hesitant and unable to carry out his work, which will definitely affect the entire plan.

It was precisely because he was afraid of affecting the plan that Lu Shaohua began to arrange the preliminary preparations nearly one and a half months in advance. This way there would be enough time to make thorough and detailed preparations and avoid any omissions.

"Let me talk about the stock market." Li Yunqing was the first to speak. "This is a big deal. With Hong Kong's return to China imminent, I think Hong Kong will not be able to escape the disaster. Phoenix Financial has a lot of investment in Hong Kong. The storm is coming. If we don't withdraw now, it will definitely shrink. Moreover, if we withdraw 50 billion US dollars from the group, I think the operation of the group will definitely be difficult. In addition, with the financial storm, the economy will be damaged and the market will shrink. If there is not enough liquidity, the group will probably face difficulties."

Although Li Yunqing was talking about the stock market, he mentioned all the things that might be involved in the stock market in order to be more convincing. "So, I think it is absolutely necessary to withdraw from the stock market, especially those investments in second-tier listed companies. As for first-tier listed companies, I think it is necessary to withdraw part of them if necessary, and then cash out and hand over the funds to Phoenix Group so that they can be used as working capital at that time."

"Well, I absolutely agree with this." Liu Mingzhang nodded and said solemnly. "I am the financial director of the group. I know all the company's accounts. If 50 billion US dollars are really withdrawn, the group's working capital will not be much, no more than 15 billion US dollars. It seems a lot on the surface, but we don't know how much harm the financial crisis will cause. 15 billion US dollars in working capital may not be enough. Moreover, I personally think it is better to go the insurance route and save more funds. If something unexpected happens, the group will not be in trouble. After all, it is not easy for Phoenix Group to be where it is today."

Just as Liu Mingzhang said, it's not easy for Phoenix Group to be what it is today. That's all the hard work of Lu Shaohua and tens of millions of employees of Phoenix Group. If something unexpected happens, even if Lu Shaohua has a lot of money and is very capable, it will probably take time and effort to save the group after paying a certain price.

"Haha!" Lu Shaohua laughed and didn't care. It wasn't that Lu Shaohua was arrogant, but he was confident. The group's working capital was small, but if he wanted, it would be very easy to transfer 10 or 20 billion US dollars. However, Liu Mingzhang said so, and Li Yunqing's words made sense. Lu Shaohua thought for a while and said, "Okay, withdraw. All second-tier listed companies will withdraw. First-tier listed companies will depend on the situation. Yunqing, you can do it. But there is one thing we need to pay attention to. We are not in a hurry. We will withdraw little by little and don't let the market become turbulent."

"No problem." Li Yunqing replied with a smile.

This was not the first time Li Yunqing had done this. Not only was it not the first time, but it was the second and third time. He was already very familiar with it, so there was no problem in operating it. In addition, he was given enough time, so withdrawing silently was a piece of cake.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded, and then asked, "What about the others? Is there anything else that was missed?"

"Let me say something." Li Zongen, who had been silent, also spoke at this time. "As I said just now, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce will also be involved. I estimate that the amount of funds should not be too small. So, I think it is better to let them calculate the amount of funds at this time so that we can make a decision based on the situation. After all, if too much money flows into the market, it may have a counter-effect and may also undermine our plan. We have to be on guard."

"That's no problem. I'll call them and ask them to report the amount of funds. Well, the domestic side will also be involved. Let's call them later." After a pause, Lu Shaohua glanced at Liu Mingzhang and said, "Mingzhang, you know the guy who went to Mexico last time, right? He may come again this time. You can tell him what to do when the time comes."

"Okay." Liu Mingzhang nodded solemnly and agreed.

There was no way. Liu Mingzhang had to be serious because he knew what the old man surnamed Feng represented. He represented the country. When facing him, Liu Mingzhang still felt a lot of pressure. Fortunately, Lu Shaohua was there. If Lu Shaohua asked him to give orders, Liu Mingzhang dared to give him orders.

"Okay, is there anything else?" Lu Shaohua asked again.

No one spoke. All three of them were silent. They were all in deep thought, wondering if there was anything they had missed.

Ten minutes passed and the study was still quiet. No one spoke, including Lu Shaohua. He also did not speak and was thinking about it, but in the end there was still no result. Lu Shaohua then raised his head and looked at everyone.

Everyone was at a loss. Not only Lu Shaohua was at a loss, but Liu Mingzhang and the others were also at a loss. It seemed that they could not think of anything to add.

"In that case, let's stop here today. If you find anything missing during this period, you can make your own decisions if you can, and call me if you can't." Lu Shaohua knew that this would not lead to any results, so he simply stopped them from thinking about it, and then emphasized, "The computers and command places should be arranged first, and the departments that need to cooperate should be fully trained, especially the network. Let them test and there should not be any problems."

"Don't worry, I will handle this matter myself." Li Yunqing said seriously.

"Okay." Lu Shaohua nodded in satisfaction, then smiled and said, "That's it for today. Go ahead and do whatever you need to do. I'll call Mr. Huo and the others now."

At this point, the meeting to arrange the preliminary work was over. Liu Mingzhang and others drove away from Lu Shaohua's villa, but Lu Shaohua did not leave the study. He sat in the boss's chair, closed his eyes, leaned back, rubbed his forehead with his hand to relax his brain. After a long time, he returned to normal and started calling Ho Ying-tung and others.

After more than a dozen phone calls, Lu Shaohua recorded down how much money each of them was prepared to use, and also told them about some necessary matters, especially the Internet and computers, which Lu Shaohua emphasized in particular.

"There is one more call to go. I'll be done after this one. Oh, I'm so tired." Lu Shaohua sighed secretly in his heart, feeling very tired.

Yes, Lu Shaohua has already called all the directors of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and asked them to give numbers, which he recorded one by one. What is missing now is a call to the country. As long as this call is made, all the tasks will be completed.

What really gave Lu Shaohua a headache was who he should call when he wanted to make a call to the country. In the past, Lu Shaohua always contacted Mr. Deng directly, but now that Mr. Deng had passed away, Lu Shaohua no longer had anyone to act as a messenger.

"Hey, Grandpa Gan, if you had lived a few more years, you would have seen the prosperity of our motherland and how glorious the return of Hong Kong would be. It's a pity that you are no longer here." Lu Shaohua murmured to himself.

At this moment, Lu Shaohua thought of his deceased grandfather, Deng Xiaoping. This great man represented the beginning of the motherland's prosperity and made great contributions to the motherland. It was a pity that he could not see the return of Hong Kong, which he most wanted to see, and he was sleeping in darkness forever. What a pity.

"Oh!" Lu Shaohua sighed again and shook his head to stop himself from thinking too much. He searched in his mind for someone to be his messenger. Soon, Lu Shaohua found someone. To be precise, he found a relative, a relative who was not related by blood but was a family. This person was none other than Zeng Jianguo.

Zeng Jianguo is now the top leader of the National Security Bureau and one of the founding fathers. Although his military exploits are not very prominent, they cannot be underestimated. You know, there are not many people who participated in the War to Resist Japanese Aggression and the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea and survived. Even if he does not have too many military exploits, he is still a founding father.

A familiar phone number was dialed, and the first voice that came was a young man's voice. Lu Shaohua immediately knew who it was. It was probably Zeng Jianguo's secretary who answered the phone. Lu Shaohua didn't say much nonsense, just introduced himself and said directly that he wanted to look for Zeng Jianguo.

The name Lu Shaohua has a certain reputation both in China and in the world, not to mention that Lu Shaohua added the four words "Phoenix Group" in front of the name, which further clarified his identity. Zeng Jianguo's secretary naturally did not dare to neglect it. After asking Zeng Jianguo for instructions, he transferred the call.

"Hey, kid, the sun is rising from the west today, and you still remember to call me?" Zeng Jianguo's hearty voice came, with a bit of blame and a bit of joy.

"..." Lu Shaohua's forehead was covered with two black lines. He really didn't know how to answer Zeng Jianguo. He was guilty. Lu Shaohua never called Zeng Jianguo unless there was something. Now he called him again. How could Lu Shaohua not feel guilty? "Hey, I'm busy. You know, Phoenix Group is now a big family with too many things to do. The situation is not very good. There are tigers in front and wolves behind. If you are not careful, this family business will be ruined by the enemy..."

"Okay, okay, stop talking. I understand, I understand." Zeng Jianguo had no choice but to interrupt Lu Shaohua, fearing that if Lu Shaohua continued to talk, his ears would get sore. "Tell me, you never come to my house for no reason. What's the matter this time?"

"There is indeed something, about the country making a lot of money. I want you to help me get a phone number so I can call the No. 1 leader and tell him something." Lu Shaohua said seriously.

Before Deng passed away, he had told Lu Shaohua that he could contact the No. 1 leader directly regarding the Asian financial crisis, and that the matter had been approved by the No. 1 leader. He should call him if there was anything. Unfortunately, Lu Shaohua didn't know how to call the No. 1 leader, which led to the headache he had just encountered.

However, when Zeng Jianguo heard that the country made a lot of money, he was immediately excited. However, he knew very well that such matters were confidential and did not dare to inquire more. He hurriedly said "wait a minute" and hung up the phone, and no one knew what he did next.