The Son of Finance of the Great Age

  Chapter 388 Indonesian Invitation

   "What a strange generation!"

Zhong Shi carefully checked the office back and forth, left and right, and after confirming that there was no place in his room where the shadow could come and go freely, he sighed and admitted that there are indeed things in this world that cannot be explained by science. thing.

  Although the black shadow appearing and disappearing out of thin air is too appalling, but everything that can be reborn by oneself will happen, so what does it matter if others have a little supernatural ability? Zhong Shi thought this way, and quickly put the matter behind him.

  Two days later, on January 26, Indonesian President Suharto still did not show up, but the decline in the Indonesian rupiah was finally eased, and the current exchange rate of around 13,000 is in line with market expectations.

  But Zhong Shi no longer has the time to worry about these things. After giving Ma Jiarui a strategic order, he took full power to be the shopkeeper. His arrangement today is to go to the Pricewaterhouse Office and formally sign the asset transfer agreement with the representatives of Peregrine.

  The Luo Bingham office is also located in Central, where every inch of land is expensive, not too far from Zhongshi's office. In fact, Hong Kong Island is just that big of a place. The office space chosen by the high-paid lawyers is naturally in the most prosperous Central District. Although the rent is high, at least the facade must be set up first.

  In Pacific Place, east of the government office building on Queen's Road in Central, the entire 18th floor is occupied by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Although the rent here is staggeringly high, as a well-known accounting firm, its ability to make money is naturally much higher than its ability to pay rent.

  In fact, as a world-renowned accounting firm, and in Hong Kong, one of the top five financial centers in the world, the ability of accounting firms to attract money is absolutely amazing. Not to mention anything else, the annual review of listed companies alone is enough to make them a lot of money.

  When Zhong Shi and others stepped into the office area, the other party was already waiting there. In addition to the representative of Peregrine, the Indonesian who appeared at the auction site was also there.

  Naturally, Zhong Shi did not come alone. He brought the legal consultant and financial consultant of Skyline International Investment Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong, a team of ten people. After the two parties exchanged pleasantries, the lawyers began to focus on the details of the contract, and then exchanged opinions with the representatives of the other party. After all the details were finalized, Zhong Shi only needed to sign.

Seeing them busily busy, Zhong Shi felt a little bored, and when he was spinning the signature pen in boredom, he suddenly heard someone whispering in his ear: "Zhong Sheng, can I have a private chat with you? This deal has nothing to do with it."

Zhong Shi looked up and found that the person who spoke was the representative of Peregrine, and the dark and thin Indonesian was following him with a smile on his face, looking at Zhong Shi with great anticipation in his eyes the taste of.

   It's okay to be idle anyway, so Zhong Shi nodded, got up and followed the two to a small conference room.

  This conference room can just seat ten people. Apart from the basic furnishings and a conference phone placed on a rectangular conference table, there is nothing extra. From this detail, we can see the simple style of this Luo Bingham firm.

"Is it you talking to me, or is this Indonesian monkey talking to me?" As soon as he was seated, Zhong Shi pointed at the black and thin Indonesian with a rather stern tone, "Why did he follow in? "

"..." The representative of Peregrine took a careful look at the black and thin Indonesian. Seeing that there was nothing unusual on the other person's face, he turned his head and said to Zhong Shi with a wry smile, "Zhong Sheng, what you said is racist. The meaning of discrimination. If this gentleman from Indonesia understands it, it will not be so good. But, if I talk to you, and he talks to you, is there any difference?"

  Both of them spoke Cantonese, and the Indonesian naturally couldn't understand a word. He thought the other party was negotiating and explaining his intentions, and he still had a smiling expression.

Hearing that the people from Peregrine just mentioned a little bit, and then exposed the racist remarks, Zhong Shi knew that he might also have an opinion on the Indonesian side, but they had done business together before, and they were still There is some affection, so I said some scene words.

   It has to be said that under the rule of the British, Hong Kong people have begun to develop the habit of consciously following the rules. This kind of rules refers not only to public rules, but also to rules in various aspects, including business rules. As Indonesia is still under dictatorial rule, corruption is prevalent, and under the influence of others, it is not so particular about abiding by the rules. Naturally, it will be looked down upon by Hong Kong people.

   Therefore, when Zhong Shi unceremoniously said that the other party was an "Indonesian monkey", the representative of Peregrine just nodded. Besides, what Zhong Shi said is not wrong. Since the country is located in a tropical area and the country's economy is not very developed, the general image of Indonesians is that they are dark and thin, and they really look like monkeys.

   "If it's you, of course we can continue to talk." Zhong Shi quit immediately, stood up immediately, raised his legs and walked out, "If it's him, then I'm sorry, we don't have to talk about it."

The representative of Peregrine obviously did not expect Zhong Shi's reaction to be so violent. After a moment of stunned, he also stood up quickly, and leaped to Zhong Shi's side with a few strides, and grabbed Zhong Shi first without any explanation. Shi, then persuaded him: "Zhong Sheng, listen to me first, and it's not too late to leave after you finish speaking. You must know that you hate Indonesians so much, I would never introduce him here. But since he is here , you listen to it before deciding whether to go or not, I promise I won’t stop you.”

The Indonesian who had been silent all this time couldn't sit still anymore. Although he didn't know what the two of them said, but when he saw the benefactor walking out without saying a few words, he also stood up and said in a chattering voice: "This Sir, we are talking with you very sincerely, very sincerely, please don't leave."

  He spoke English, but with a strong accent. Zhong Shi was taken aback when he heard it, and it took him a while to understand what he meant.

  Given this delay, and the Peregrine representative's insistence, Chung-shik finally returned to his seat.

"Zhong Sheng, why do you hate Indonesians so much?" The representative of Peregrine shook his head helplessly, pointed at the dark and skinny Indonesian and said, "Pertamina has always treated us the same way. Not bad, that’s why we have the opportunity to buy their shares. This time, our assets can only be transferred after the resolution of their board of directors.”

   While chattering, the representative of Peregrine had already guessed Zhong Shi's mind, and naturally he did not forget to explain it.

   "Really?" Zhong Shi really didn't know the inside story. After glancing at the Indonesian, he asked inexplicably, "Indonesia has always had a tradition of discriminating against the Chinese. Even the law stipulates that the social status of the Chinese is lower. Why do indigenous people look up to the Chinese?"

"Hey, you don't know about that." The representative of Peregrine clapped his hands and pretended to be distressed, "Although it is true that the social status of Indonesian Chinese is not high, we are rich! Wealth can account for more than 20% of the wealth of the entire Indonesian society. Besides, Suharto can’t really cover the sky with one hand, and there are still many opposition forces in their country. It’s just that Suharto controls the army, and these opposition forces are temporarily They can't move him either. But these don't prevent them from winning over the Chinese forces!"

"So that's how it is!" Zhong Shi realized that he hadn't even figured out the situation, but he certainly wouldn't admit that it was his negligence. He kept his face still straight and asked, pointing at the eager Indonesian, " In this case, which side does the North Tower company and the forces behind this guy belong to?"

   "Of course I have nothing to do with Suharto and the others." The representative of Peregrine smiled wryly, and said to himself that I have explained it to this point, don't you understand? Since he was willing to play dumb, he naturally had no choice but to continue, "This time their company is in crisis, so they took this opportunity to send him to Hong Kong to ask for help!"

   As he spoke, he nodded at the Indonesian, motioning him to explain the situation quickly. The Indonesian was also shrewd, so he quickly explained to Zhong Shi in unclear English, but what Peregrine called "request for help" turned into "refinancing" in his mouth.

  It turns out that because of the financial crisis, Pertamina Company has been unable to borrow revolving funds from banks, and not only Indonesian banks, but also many consortiums including international banks have tightened their lending to Indonesian oil companies. This is not difficult to understand. On the one hand, it is difficult to operate, and the financial crisis is far from over; on the other hand, because the currency crisis in Southeast Asia has evolved into an economic crisis, and may even drag down the global market, oil demand has not risen but has fallen. During this period, the price of crude oil also fell step by step. In this case, the capital demand of some Indonesian oil companies has become a problem.

   There is no political factor in this, but the Indonesian was vague, and just mentioned it lightly, focusing on raising funds.

  Since they couldn't get funds from the bank, they had to go to other places to find a way. The management of Pertamina naturally thought of Hong Kong, an international financial center. In fact, it is not that they have not thought of financing in places such as Singapore and Japan. However, since Japan, Singapore and other countries have successively given up supporting the Indonesian rupiah, the consortiums in these places have many concerns about investing funds in Indonesia at this time. Therefore, both parties The conversation collapsed without much in-depth contact.

  There are not many places left to choose from, and Hong Kong is the most likely one. Since Hong Kong is backed by the mainland of China, with the rapid growth of China's economy in the past few years, their demand for oil will inevitably increase dramatically in the foreseeable future, so the senior management of Pertamina will soon send people to Hong Kong , ready to contact local and consortia from China.

"Sell another 20% of the shares? Aren't you afraid that the controlling stake will fall into my hands?" After listening to the speech of the Indonesian named Supri Yatu, Zhong Shi raised his eyebrows Wrinkled, "Including this part of the shares, I control at least 40% of the shares. Are you going to hand over this oil company?"

  To be honest, controlling an oil company is definitely a business with hundreds of benefits and no harm, but Zhong Shi always feels that there is something wrong, but when he thinks about it carefully, he can't catch this subtlety.

"Of course not!" Suplee smiled, showing his white teeth. "This time we plan to refer to Peregrine's model and auction this part of the shares. The highest bidder wins. Mr. Zhong, if you bid a lot Gao, we would be happy to see you become our majority shareholder."

   It turned out that this was the idea, and Zhong Shi suddenly realized it! Besides, even if it becomes a major shareholder, the main controlling stake still does not exceed 50%, and the management is still firmly in the hands of the other party. At that time, if the other party wants to do something financially, there are many ways to do it.

  Besides, at present, the other party only has this intention, and it is not certain who will own this part of the shares by then!

  But compared to the future benefits, this is really nothing. How big is this part of the income, among other things, just after the United States launched an attack on Iraq, the international crude oil market skyrocketed five times in a short period of time, and the most important thing is that after oil reached 100 US dollars per barrel , It never fell back to the level of more than 20 dollars per barrel.

   This benefit is so big that even Zhong Shi is jealous. So after thinking about it for half a minute, Zhong Shi nodded readily, "Okay, I accept your invitation, and I will definitely attend the auction then!"

   PS: PricewaterhouseCoopers is PricewaterhouseCoopers. I still think it is a law firm, the information is not detailed enough, I am really sorry for everyone...By the way, thank you book friend Prodigal Zixuan, let me think about it, Jiangnan Liu Feiyan, James Wukong, Fengqi ㄟ miss you vote To monthly pass!

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