Chapter 6 A Little Black Hand
The six years since Fan Wubing left the mainland were basically blank for people in China.
He didn't tell his family much about what happened during this period of childhood. What did he do during these six years? What kind of experience do you have? It's a mystery to everyone.
But what Fan Wubing revealed publicly was enough to make everyone laugh.
"Actually, the first of the three most fulfilling things I have done during my stay in the United States is to get a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange." Fan Wubing Sitting in the car, he said to his sister Fan Ting.
Wang Xuyun was driving the car, and Fan Wubing and Fan Ting were sitting in the back row, on their way to the company. Today is the commemorative event for the eighth anniversary of the establishment of the S club. Although Fan Ting is not planning to hold a big celebration, but now that the company has grown in size, some things have to be taken care of. Neither is good.
Just like today's event, it is what the media have been looking forward to for a long time. As the largest private enterprise in the country, although the S Club has a brand of foreign capital, everyone knows that it is tricky. It is equivalent to a wind vane of the private economic industry.
Especially today when the prospect of the private economy is very uncertain, the policy is not yet clear, and the media can't find their way for a while. As a behemoth that has been wandering between policies and countermeasures for many years, the s club is even more important. .
"What is that?" Fan Ting asked curiously.
Although the two had more phone calls in the past few years, in recent years, because of Fan Ting's busy career, there have been fewer opportunities to communicate. In terms of policy direction, I would like to share my experience. Fan Ting is not very familiar with the specific situation of Fan Wubing.
Fan Wubing said triumphantly, "It's the company of Wuzhi Xiaoji. After my capital injection, a factory was built in the United States, and after two years of hard work, it was listed on the market! At that time, I was very proud with Wuzhi Xiaoji said, from now on we will spend the money of American taxpayers!"
Wang Xuyun couldn't help asking. "Five little chickens, why do you have such a strange name? What does your company do? It must be very large to be listed in the United States?"
Fan Ting climbed onto the front seat and whispered something into Wang Xuyun's ear, but Wang Xuyun's face turned red all of a sudden, and she never asked this question again.
Seeing this, Fan Wubing knew that Fan Ting must have told Wang Xuyun about Wuzhi Xiaoji's inflatable doll, but it was not a big deal, so he continued. "Actually, there is a misunderstanding here. Although listing in the United States has to go through many hurdles,
But it is not as difficult as imagined. The size of the company is only one aspect. If you can bring investors a stable profit expectation and find a sponsoring institution, then the listing problem is not difficult to solve. "
"Then what's the second thing?" Fan Ting asked.
"It's still the company of Wuzhi Xiaoji. We tossed and listed it in Japan, within a month after it was listed in the United States." Fan Wubing replied with a smile.
The two women were dumbfounded. It's unbelievable what they did. Is it so easy to do business abroad? Is it possible to form a company and go public after selling toilet paper in a foreign country? This is simply unimaginable in China!
"Then what about the third thing? Could it be listed somewhere again?" Wang Xuyun couldn't help asking.
Fan Wubing shook his head and said, "Of course not! How could I do something so unskilled if I repeated it again and again, but didn't repeat it again and again?"
"Then what's going on?" Fan Ting raised her hand and pinched the two toilet papers.
Fan Wubing immediately replied, "I sold both listed companies!"
"You're full!" Fan Ting said with a slanted eye.
Listed companies are equivalent to cash cows that can make money in the stock market. A company that is listed on the world's largest stock markets in Tokyo and New York at the same time is undoubtedly quite powerful, but Fan Wubing actually said that he sold it with ease. Whoever listens to this can feel normal of?
"Actually, I didn't plan to sell it so early, but the stock price has risen terribly!" Fan Wubing said with a wry smile.
At that time, before the listing, everyone thought it was unbelievable. It was very reasonable for a car, ship, computer or daily necessities company to go public. Since it is a high-quality asset, and since it can stably bring profit expectations to shareholders, it has the value of being listed, but what is an inflatable doll? Although everyone has used it openly and secretly. But put it on the table and compare it with Microsoft Dell IBM. It's a bit nondescript to circle taxpayers' money together.
But Fan Wubing and Wuzhi Xiaoji insisted on tinkering with it and putting it on the market. And the name listed on the New York Stock Exchange is even more sturdy, inflatable doll manufacturing company, abbreviated, stock code 95888.
Critics have strongly condemned the no public morality of the sponsors, and actually got this kind of substitute for intimate contact with the private part of the body into the sacred capital market, which is simply ridiculous!
But the market doesn't think so, and investors don't think so. As the first high-profile inflatable doll manufacturer to go public in the world's capital market, the stock of the inflatable doll manufacturing company, from the market price of one dollar, directly traded at $88 on the opening day. At the opening, the intraday peak climbed to 168 US dollars, and finally closed at 138 US dollars.
In the next half a year or so, L once encountered a frenzy of panic buying, physical sales and capital markets achieved equally gratifying results, and encountered repeated attacks from international hedge funds and private equity funds. In May 1987, The stock price once stood above 300 US dollars.
"Then, I sold the shares." Fan Wubing said.
"Then you should be a billionaire, right?" Wang Xuyun asked with a look of admiration.
Fan Wubing nodded gracefully, and said humbly, "The total share capital is 100 million, and I hold 20%."
Wang Xuyun did the math, which meant that Fan Wubing had 20 million shares. If calculated at 300 US dollars per share, his assets would be as much as 6 billion US dollars? !
"In fact, it's not that much, and it will take even more effort to send the money to the United States." Fan Wubing guessed what Wang Xuyun was calming down at once, and then explained, "The United States is a country that cares about the rich. In a country where people levy high taxes, and I had to find a way to take the money away, I went through a lot of barriers, so I was able to get it in the end. It was only a billion dollars, very little!"
While speaking, the car arrived in front of the company building.
At this time, the parking lot was already full of all kinds of cars, so many people could only hear the cars outside a few hotels on the opposite side, and had to pay for it.
Fan Wubing took a look outside, and then smiled, "Reporters in China are still relatively polite. Like me in the United States, for a while, before going out, I had to carefully check the front and back of the house, and then go out in disguise, otherwise, It's already on the cover of Time Magazine!"
The reporters who were teased by Fan Wubing were surrounding the front of the building, holding the invitation letter in their hands, waiting for the inspection by the security guard. Because a grand event like this naturally invites people from all walks of life to participate, so security work must be cautious, and not just anyone can be admitted.
The VIPs who were officially invited by the company had already entered the lounge of the venue in advance through the special passage.
"Who did you invite?" Fan Wubing only thought of asking this question at this moment.
"Most of the partners are local representatives. Representatives of dealers from all over the country, as well as some leaders of the Ministry of Electronics Industry, and some leaders in charge of the city's inner districts, are actually just messing around. I just said a few words casually. Other things People from the International Liaison Department are already in charge." Fan Ting replied listlessly.
"Well, I think it's fine for you to attend the reception later." Fan Wubing suggested after thinking about it.
"Will this be rude?" Fan Ting asked hesitantly.
Fan Wubing shook his head, "It's just to create a little surprise and suspense, just make up a reason."
"Are you going to come to the front desk?" Fan Ting glanced at Wang Xuyun who was driving, and then asked Fan Wubing.
To the front? Fan Wubing shook his head, and said in his heart that I was worried about being burdened by fame, so I hid behind the scenes in the United States to operate, and now returning to China is also because there are still important things to be done. Before being exposed to the media at this time, isn't that just making yourself uncomfortable!
"That's good, I'm your younger brother, nothing else." Fan Wubing said to Fan Ting.
Fan Ting nodded and quickly understood Fan Wubing's intentions. Those who know let them know. Those who don't know still let them not know. Maintaining the status quo is for the company, for himself, and for Fan Wubing. All have great benefits.
"Comparatively speaking, I prefer to be that little hand hiding in the dark." Fan Wubing smiled.
Those who do great things must endure loneliness. The great god Mo Wu once said that if a person has no name, he can concentrate, and concentration is the only way to success. Fan Wubing is well aware of this point, remembering that when he was laundering money for a big client, he could do everything possible to avoid being traced by all parties like a rat in the sewer, and competed in a battle of wits with the establishment. It is as difficult as taking food from the tiger's mouth.
Such a difficult day is only for a few ten-thousandths of rewards after the completion of the work. I enjoy doing it all the time. Now there are hundreds of millions of dollars waiting for me to harvest. Do I still care about the little things in front of the flashlight? Fake name?
Fan Ting and Fan Wubing quietly entered the office building through a special passage, and then entered Fan Ting's office.
"Should the management get to know you?" Fan Ting asked.
"Well, it doesn't affect much." Fan Wubing agreed with a nod. After all, he would stay in the S club for a while, and it would be really inconvenient to do things if the leadership didn't know him.
Fan Ting pressed the button on the table and told the secretary, "Please come to the head of each department who is not in charge of the reception task at the venue, come to the general manager, I have something to say."
The secretary immediately went to make arrangements. After a few minutes, the heads of various departments came to the general office one after another. They were a little surprised to see Fan Wubing sitting casually beside Fan Ting.
As we all know, the only person who can enter and leave the general office at will and sit next to Fan Ting is Fan Ting's younger brother, Fan Kang, the company's vice president. He is a top student who graduated from Tsinghua University. He seldom appears in the company, and doesn't ask much about the company's management, but everyone always knows each other.
But the young man who suddenly appeared in front of him seemed to be very familiar with Mr. Fan, so who was he?
Just when everyone was a little suspicious, Fan Ting began to introduce Fan Wubing, "Everyone, please sit down, today's matter is half public and half private, please get to know each other first, the people next to me are the three shareholders of the company. One, my second brother Fan Wubing."
Fan Wubing stood up and nodded in front of the company management with different expressions.
Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Fan's younger brother, now everyone understands. It seems that Mr. Fan Wubing came to the company to assume a certain leadership position, but this is a matter of his own family, and no one can say anything about it. It's just that many people are speculating, what kind of changes will the arrival of this little Mr. Fan bring to the nervous company? When she was about to listen to Fan Ting's introduction, Fan Ting suddenly changed the subject and talked about the exhibition.
Everyone was a little uncertain, Mr. Fan didn't play cards according to common sense, what exactly did he mean? Could it be that Mr. Fan still has some problems with his relationship with Mr. Fan?
Fan Wubing was full of indifference, he just looked back and forth at the company management who reported to Fan Ting, just looking at them aimlessly and lazily, as if the things here were none of his business.
During the whole meeting, Fan Ting neither looked at Fan Wubing again, nor consulted Fan Wubing for any opinions, but only talked with the management team, and when she had nothing to say at the end, Fan Ting said , "Let's end the meeting."
After everyone left the general office, they began to whisper, but at the end they all shook their heads. They really don't understand the purpose of President Fan to bring his brother here today to introduce him.
In the office, Fan Ting asked Fan Wubing, "Is it appropriate for me to handle this?"
"Very good!" Fan Wubing praised sincerely with his thumb up