Chapter 306: Taking advantage of the situation, short-term debt and long-term investment
Chen Jianghe really didn't expect that Yi Caiwei, who called him for the first time, would be so talkative.
The voice of this southern girl is soft and pleasant, and talking to her is a rare auditory enjoyment.
What's even more terrible is that when she was lying on the bed and calling Chen Jianghe, the nasal sound she made occasionally sounded like she was acting coquettishly to him, which was really fucking flirtatious.
After hanging up the phone, I looked at the call duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes and 15 seconds.
"So long?"
Chen Jianghe was a little surprised. He looked at the duration of other calls and found that almost all of them were within three minutes. With the cautious attitude of "there must be something wrong when things are unusual", he deleted the call record without leaving any evidence.
“Porsche intends to acquire Volkswagen?”
Chen Jianghe, who had just deleted the call records, noticed a piece of foreign news and suddenly his eyes lit up: "This is a good opportunity to make a windfall."
During the global financial crisis in 2008, the most influential event in the capital circle was Porsche's acquisition of Volkswagen.
Chen Jianghe, who is familiar with this history, knows that it was once jokingly called the most frustrating acquisition in history because the Porsche family was counterattacked due to lack of money during the acquisition of Volkswagen.
Of course, the complexity of this acquisition is beyond imagination, and Chen Jianghe does not intend to delve into it. What he cares most about is how to profit from it.
Because of this acquisition, Volkswagen's stock market value soared five times in two days, with a total market value of more than 300 billion euros, surpassing the world's oil giant Mobil at the time and topping the global corporate market value list.
Interestingly, at that time, most institutions and large fund managers were not optimistic about the automotive industry and even formed a group to short sell. As a result, Volkswagen’s stock price skyrocketed, causing these short-selling hedge funds to lose tens of billions of dollars.
"No, I clearly remember that Volkswagen's stock price surged at the end of October. Why does today's news seem like it's going to happen earlier?"
Chen Jianghe studied the news carefully, stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then an idea flashed through his mind: "Based on the current situation, Volkswagen's counterattack against Porsche can be completed by the end of February at the earliest, and by March at the latest."
“Give it a try!”
After Chen Jianghe made his judgment, he immediately called Yang Wanying: "Boss Yang, how much money do I have in my US stock account now?"
"$7,321,562.42."
Yang Wanying, who was sitting in front of the computer drinking coffee and watching the stock market trends, switched the screen.
Since the outbreak of the financial crisis, Yang Wanying has slightly adjusted her internal position at Hongyan Capital. She is now a senior professional trader specializing in serving large clients. She manages hundreds of millions of dollars and earns commissions by making profits by shorting US stocks.
"After the U.S. stock market opens tonight, clear out your positions when the time is right and help me switch to German stocks and buy all of them in Volkswagen," said Chen Jianghe.
The opening time of U.S. stocks is divided into winter time and summer time. The opening time of winter time is 22:30 Beijing time , and the opening time of summer time is 21:30 Beijing time.
"Puff!" Yang Wanying sprayed a mouthful of coffee directly onto the computer screen. She covered her lips and paused for a moment, then asked in great surprise, "Are you sure? The global capital market is not optimistic about the automotive industry. Volkswagen and other companies are facing crazy short selling by major institutions."
"Just do as I say, and I'm going to add another 50 million." Chen Jianghe responded calmly.
Yang Wanying took a deep breath, patted her chest to calm down, and said seriously: "I understand, you have paid attention to the news about Porsche's acquisition of Volkswagen. In fact, this kind of news made public is very misleading, and it is not recommended to enter blindly."
"Your suggestion is very rational." Chen Jianghe smiled, and then made the final decision: "I have made the decision, just follow it."
"You are trying to play with fire." Yang Wanying still wanted to persuade him, but she realized that Chen Jianghe had made up his mind, so her attitude was not as tough as before.
Chen Jianghe didn't explain and asked casually, "Do you want to invest?"
"No, no, no." Yang Wanying shook her head cautiously and refused: "My profession does not allow me to do such a crazy operation."
Chen Jianghe laughed: "Okay, then you just need to do as I say, and then sit tight in front of the computer and keep a close eye on it to see whether the public will turn the tide or the short-selling institutions will make a fortune."
"Okay." Yang Wanying nodded in agreement, put down her coffee, bit her lip and said, "I'll wait and see."
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“Boom boom boom.”
Chen Jianghe had just finished talking to Yang Wanying when there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Chen Jianghe responded and then looked up at the door.
The man who came in was wearing a designer suit, shiny leather shoes, his hair was meticulously groomed, and he wore gold-rimmed glasses, looking like a scholar.
Chen Jianghe knew at a glance that this person was either an executive of a venture capital company or a junior leader of an insurance company or a bank.
"Hello, Mr. Chen. I am Zhu Xingyan, the president of China Merchants Bank Tianhe Branch."
President Zhu walked to Chen Jianghe's desk and took the initiative to introduce himself.
"Hello." Chen Jianghe stood up and shook hands with him, then asked with a smile, "What can I do for you, President Zhu?"
"I would like to ask Mr. Chen for a small favor."
Zhu Xingyan was well aware that Mr. Chen's time was precious, so he didn't beat around the bush and took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to him.
Chen Jianghe took the document and glanced through it. The content was the preferential operating loan policy of China Merchants Bank for high-quality enterprises.
He took a look at the highest loan amount and the lowest interest rate, and thought that it was worthy of being China Merchants Bank. The loan amount offered was higher than that of the Big Four banks, and the interest rate was lower than that of the city commercial banks. It was full of sincerity.
"President Zhu, regarding the use of this operating loan..." Chen Jianghe put down the document and stopped talking halfway.
After Light Chaser successfully completed its Series B financing, the company has no shortage of funds for its operations. The operating loan "given" by the bank can only be said to be icing on the cake rather than a timely help.
Under the current conditions of low interest rates, high loan amounts and relaxed repayment periods, "short-term debt and long-term investment" is undoubtedly the best way to use it.
The best destination for short-term debt and long-term investment must be real estate.
Zhu Xingyan looked at Chen Jianghe with a smile, took off his glasses, and made a small gesture of "turning a blind eye".
In the current environment, the stock market, property market and trade are all in recession, and ordinary people are starting to line up to deposit money in banks. However, real estate developers dare not take out loans to acquire land, enterprises dare not take out loans to expand their scale, and factories dare not take out loans to add production lines. Banks have too much money but cannot lend it out, and sooner or later they will suffer internal injuries.
In this context, high-growth Internet companies like Light Chaser, which are favored by the capital circle and rely on continuous investment to "enclose land and run horses", are now the hot cakes in the eyes of bankers.
After all, state-owned assets have entered the market, so banks naturally don’t want to be left out.
"I have an important meeting to attend this afternoon. President Zhu, why don't you leave me your business card? I'll meet you for tea tomorrow morning." Chen Jianghe said with a smile.
"Sure, sure." Zhu Xingyan immediately took out a business card and handed it over with both hands.
Seeing that the bank president was so sensible and humble, Chen Jianghe couldn't help but look up to him. After taking the business card, he took out his own business card and handed it to him.
"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Zhu Xingyan thanked him politely, and shook hands with Chen Jianghe to say goodbye: "You are busy, see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
