Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 797 Gold Arrives at Hong Kong

Li Shangkui left Africa where he had stayed for more than two months and returned to Hong Kong to be a full-time husband, waiting for the birth of a new life. However, Lu Shaohua and others sent their blessings, which made Li Shangkui smile and happily boarded Lu Shaohua's private plane.

However, Li Shangkui's departure has no impact on Africa. It doesn't mean that things can stop just because of Li Shangkui's departure. Lu Shaohua and others cannot stop and have to keep moving forward. After all, the affairs in Africa are so complicated and there are still many things that need to be dealt with.

For example, the five countries with mineral resources have reached a preliminary cooperation framework with Phoenix Minerals, but the minerals developed after the cooperation will be shipped back to Hong Kong, and then allocated by Phoenix Minerals and sold to partners.

Phoenix Minerals plays such a role, it is just a middleman, like a company in an intermediary model, and it does not directly participate in the sale of minerals, but it can still make money by earning the difference in price.

But it doesn't matter, they are all family members after all, and the money earned is theirs. If it wasn't for the purpose of covering up, Lu Shaohua wouldn't have to do so many tricks and could have just sold it directly.

Fortunately, Phoenix Group has a subsidiary company called Phoenix Shipping, so it is not difficult to transport minerals from Africa to Hong Kong. In addition, there is a large warehouse under Phoenix Group at the Kowloon Wharf in Hong Kong, so there are no obstacles.

However, there are still many things that need to be arranged in the meantime, such as the development of minerals. Since it has not been long since those families were wiped out, the government has just taken control of those minerals, and it is necessary to reintegrate them, recruit people to mine, and so on. These tedious tasks still require some time.

Fortunately, with the help of people like Li Zhijie, Lu Shaohua only needs to give an order, and Li Zhijie and others will issue orders to the presidents of the five countries, and then the governments of the five countries will do it.

Lu Shaohua was very patient and had no problem waiting for three to five days. On the fifth day, the mines finally started working. Under Lu Shaohua's orders, Li Zhijie began to mobilize large container trucks to transport the developed ore to the dock and then ship it to Hong Kong.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. After a week, the first batch of ore finally arrived at the Kowloon Wharf in Hong Kong. Most of the ore was gold and drill bits, and some was copper and iron ore.

It is worth mentioning that the gold ore is processed here and directly cast into gold nuggets and bars. After being transported to Hong Kong, it can be sold directly without adding an extra process in Hong Kong, which saves a lot of trouble.

Not only gold, but also copper and iron ore are processed here and do not need to be processed again. There is no other way, because the processing procedures in Africa have not been damaged by the war and can be used after completion, which is why the ore can be transported to Hong Kong so quickly.

Now that the gold has arrived in Hong Kong, the next thing will be much easier. We can start to crack down on gold futures. Just then, Lu Shaohua called Liu Mingzhang on his cell phone, and he was ready to start his plan.

"The gold has arrived in Hong Kong, you know that, right?" When the call was connected, Lu Shaohua did not exchange pleasantries with Liu Mingzhang and went straight to the point.

"Yes, I know. I'm at Kowloon Wharf right now." Liu Mingzhang replied calmly, and then, fearing that Lu Shaohua would not understand, he explained, "Boss Qin has gone home, and the company's affairs are temporarily handed over to me. I just received a call from Phoenix Shipping, so I rushed to Kowloon Wharf."

In addition to controlling a semi-open and semi-hidden financial team in Phoenix Group, Liu Mingzhang also holds two positions: one is the first deputy executive president of Phoenix Group, and the other is the financial director of Phoenix Group.

Now the situation has changed. Qin Sichen, the executive president of Phoenix Group, has gone back to his hometown to see his daughter, and Li Shangkui's wife is expecting her baby. Of course, the affairs of Phoenix Group have to be handed over to Liu Mingzhang for handling.

A country cannot be without a king for a day, and a family cannot be without a master for a day.

The same goes for a company. It cannot be without a leader for a day. There must always be someone to take on the big responsibilities. Even if big matters cannot be handled, small matters still require someone to sign. After all, for such a large company, there are countless documents every day.

Lu Shaohua did not expect that Liu Mingzhang would actually go to the Kowloon Wharf in person, but he felt relieved after thinking about it. After all, the first batch of minerals shipped there occupied gold mines, and Liu Mingzhang was speculating in gold futures, so it was only natural for him to go over and show some concern.

However, what Lu Shaohua did not expect was that Liu Mingzhang's next words made Lu Shaohua even more depressed and very speechless.

"Shang Kui is also with me." Liu Mingzhang said on the other end of the phone.

Li Shangkui had only been back in Hong Kong for a few days, and his wife was expecting her baby. If he went to Kowloon Pier at this time, it would mean that he was not with his wife in the hospital. Lu Shaohua had strictly ordered Li Shangkui to go back to Hong Kong to be with his wife, but now, Li Shangkui went to Kowloon Pier.

However, at this time, Lu Shaohua felt more or less grateful in his heart. After all, Li Shangkui ran over because he was worried about him. He did his best for the Phoenix Group and Lu Shaohua's plan. What else could Lu Shaohua say?

Shaking his head vigorously, Lu Shaohua threw away the distracting thoughts in his mind, stopped thinking too much, and began to talk about the next thing. "Since you are at the dock, I feel much more relieved. Well, we must arrange for people to guard the dock strictly, and we can't let those minerals have any accidents."

"Don't worry." Liu Mingzhang gave a reassurance, and then said, "I have just discussed this matter with Shang Kui, and we are going to send people from Shenzhen to guard it for a long time."

Shenzhen Phoenix Group has a Phoenix Security Company under its umbrella, which is managed by Chen Guobang. All the people in it are veterans and retired special forces. There is no problem in sending them to guard those minerals.

In fact, Lu Shaohua had already thought about guarding the mineral resources and was planning to transfer people from Shenzhen. Now, he didn't need to make any arrangements as Liu Mingzhang and the others had already done so, saving Lu Shaohua a lot of trouble.

"That's good." After saying that, Lu Shaohua paused for a few seconds before continuing. "Next, let's talk about gold futures."

Eleven days have passed since Lu Shaohua ordered the sale of gold futures, and Lu Shaohua gave fifteen days, ten days to sell them off, and the remaining five days as a buffer period, which is also the beginning of a new wave of investment. Now that eleven days have passed, it is time to start a new wave of investment.

This is indeed the case. Liu Mingzhang and his team have indeed started a new wave of investment. When Lu Shaohua asked about this, Liu Mingzhang spoke up. "We are already investing now. It is estimated that it will be completed in two days. It can be completed within the scheduled time."

If Lu Shaohua had not previously instructed not to invest too much, Liu Mingzhang and his team would not have needed to spend five days to complete the task. Instead, they could have completed the task in just one day. However, considering whether it might cause any adverse reactions, Lu Shaohua did not dare to act rashly.

The same goes for Liu Mingzhang and others. They are also afraid of a market rebound and dare not let too much money flow into the market. This is because the funds for speculation are too powerful. If all the money flows in at once, it will not only cause the market to rebound, but will also attract attention from many parties, which will be troublesome.

"That's good." Lu Shaohua said calmly, and after a moment's silence, he added, "Well, there are still four days for you to use. During these four days, I think the price of gold will drop, and we can wait for the harvest."

The new wave of investment is to buy gold futures on a decline, but the current gold price has been rising and has reached a peak. If a new batch of gold flows into the market, the gold price will surely plummet in a short period of time.

As it happened, as soon as the price fell, Liu Mingzhang and his friends could make money from the short futures they bought, but the timing had to be right, otherwise the gold futures they invested in earlier would lose money.

Well, it seems that Lu Shaohua does not need to worry about these common sense. After all, Liu Mingzhang and the others are professionals. They understand it and Lu Shaohua does not need to explain it at all. The only thing Lu Shaohua needs to worry about now is the sale of gold.

"Have you ever thought about how to transport the gold?" Lu Shaohua asked.

He might be able to cooperate with others for other minerals, but for gold, Lu Shaohua did not plan to cooperate with others. He chose to sell it directly, or to use Phoenix Bank under Phoenix Financial to operate it.

Gold has two uses, one is bank reserves, and the other is to make jewelry. Phoenix Group owns a Phoenix Jewelry Company and a Phoenix Bank. Whether it is used for reserves or to make jewelry, Lu Shaohua can use it himself.

But then again, Lu Shaohua is now speculating in gold futures, making jewelry, and it is true that he has handed it over to Phoenix Bank for storage. Of course, it is impossible to reserve all of it, as that would be of no use in lowering the price of gold.

"My current plan is to let Phoenix Bank handle it. Of course, this is just my personal idea. As for whether to do so, it still needs to be decided by you or President Qin." Liu Mingzhang was straightforward and used his personal idea.

"..." Lu Shaohua was speechless for a while, wondering when Liu Mingzhang became so smooth, but this was a good start. At least Liu Mingzhang had changed, and Lu Shaohua was happy. "Well, do as you wish, let Phoenix Bank handle it, I don't need to pay for it, well, I will call Yu Sichen to tell him, oh, by the way, did she say when she will return to Hong Kong?"

"I understand." Liu Mingzhang responded, and then said, "Mr. Qin will return to Hong Kong tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll call her, you can make the arrangements over there first."

Everything was decided, and Lu Shaohua had nothing more to say. He was about to hang up the phone, but suddenly, Lu Shaohua remembered something and had to reorganize his words and prepare to talk to Liu Mingzhang about a new topic.

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