Chapter 1,288: 640 Million US Dollars in Bonds

Just as Aoki was receiving Zhang Pin and John, a freight van drove to the building's underground parking lot.

It was empty here, with no one around, but there was a closed-circuit television with a red light flashing at the entrance of the elevator.

The location of the CCTV connection is naturally the front desk of the building.

There are two security guards on duty even at night. More importantly, the front desk is also connected to the Luojishan Police Station, which has a one-button alarm function.

Crunch——

At this moment, a black car parked in front of the hotel, and two foreigners, one black and one white, followed

"Hey, I spent the night at the Hilton Hotel last night with Madonna, Hilton's bag girl. Her big ass. Hey, do you know Madonna?"

One of them, an old black man wearing glasses, showed off his brilliant achievements last night to his companions next to him, then walked to the front desk and looked at the security guard.

puff--

Just when the security guard was attracted by Lao Hei's topic and his attention was diverted, the silent white man next to him suddenly took out a pistol from his body, pointed it at the security guard's forehead, and pulled the trigger.

Because the pistol was equipped with a silencer, the shooting sound was not loud. The bullet instantly penetrated the security guard's forehead and then hit the wall behind.

When the security guard fell to the ground, Lao Hei, who was originally speaking, took a side step and rushed into the security room next to him.

I saw him sitting in the security room, plugging something into the computer, and then typing on the keyboard. Soon he showed a relaxed look on his face.

"It's done, the elevator is here to pick you up!"

Lao Hei was typing on the keyboard while talking to others through the headset.

As he finished speaking, there was a ding from the underground garage elevator, and an elevator happened to stop on the first floor below.

Click——

At the same time, the truck compartment that was originally parked at the elevator entrance was opened, and a whole car full of people was packed inside.

These people were dressed in different styles, but the one thing they had in common was that they were all armed.

The first, a handsome white man who looked like a university professor, stepped out from the passenger seat and walked at the front.

"Ellis, follow the previous plan and control the elevator."

"Yuni, clear out all the security in this building, and the rest of the guys will follow me. Let's all make a fortune together!"

The man who looked like a professor said as he entered the elevator.

Others followed the professor and squeezed in together.

"Mr. Zhang, this is our company's business statement for the past year. These are financial flows. These are contracts signed with us by companies such as Sony, Philips, and Wal-Mart."

"Actually, just the day before yesterday, our company invested in a bearer bond worth US$640 million."

After Aoki sent John to Holly's office, he immediately turned back and introduced some basic information about the company to Zhang Pin, the investor.

Most of the things he showed were to prove that Zhongfu Group was worth investing in.

Zhang Pin just glanced at the eye-catching data on the report and the information about the suppliers he cooperated with.

He also only briefly flipped through the financial statements.

Finally, when he saw the bearer bond worth US$640 million, Sir Zhang finally stopped his casual movements.

"Although the amount of this bond is large, for a company as big as Zhongfu Group, it only lasts for ten days and a half. And if I remember correctly, at the end of the month, you will immediately have a bond worth ten days. The $100 million fund raising is about to expire.”

Zhang Pin was indeed a little surprised at first when he saw this bearer bond.

Because bearer bonds like this are an equivalent currency that is more useful than cash for large companies.

Although Zhongfu Group is very famous and can be regarded as a veteran capital company that has been established for decades, in recent years, as the small book has been harvested by America, they are naturally not doing much better.

If they could just come up with 600 million US dollars, they wouldn't be asking for money and coming to Hong Kong Island.

You know, for many promising companies, they have no shortage of investment. It is impossible for ordinary people to even buy their stocks. They can only buy some investments in the company in the secondary or even tertiary market.

Although Zhongfu Group is well-known, its performance is actually declining.

However, Zhang Pin quickly figured out why Zhongfu Group bought this bond.

Before coming, although Chen Tianqiao did not ask him to complete the inspection of Zhongfu Group alone, he also informed him of some recent major events about Zhongfu Group in advance so that he could use it as a reference and also as a person to communicate with Zhongfu Group. topic of.

So Zhang Pin knew that just recently, the other party had a sum of previously raised funds that was about to be repaid when due.

"I remember when you were raising funds, the average return you gave was more than five points. The debt of one billion and fifty million US dollars, just this bearer bond, is not enough."

If Sir Zhang were an ordinary investor, of course he could only hope that Zhongfu Group's business would get better and better, and then stand behind and applaud them.

But the reason why Chen Tianqiao chose to invest in Zhongfu Group was not just to make some quick money.

In fact, the current size of the Bridge Group is not inferior to other world-class banks.

However, due to regional problems, Bridge Bank often has no way to enter many promising or influential industries.

This time, Zhongfu Bank was desperate and had to accept the investment from Daqiao Bank.

Chen Tianqiao was of course aware that Zhongfu Bank accepted their investment, but it was not really ready to sell so many shares. The other party was obviously ill-intentioned and just wanted to covet Daqiao Bank's capital.

However, although he knew that Zhongfu Group had ill intentions, Chen Tianqiao still agreed to the investment. Naturally, there were reasons.

First, Daqiao Group had grown to its current size, and it was inevitable to go abroad.

Second, although Zhongfu Group had ill intentions, Chen Tianqiao was not a fool. On the contrary, when Zhongfu Group took a fancy to his capital, he also took a fancy to Zhongfu Group's current framework.

Zhongfu Group has recently become difficult due to various external reasons, but the other party was once rich, and the many channels and information in hand were itself a member of the high-end ecological niche.

Just like in the capital market, many emerging companies suddenly made a lot of money, but lacked sufficient foundation and were difficult to go public for financing, so they often chose to acquire a company that met the listing qualifications or was already listed, and then go public through a backdoor listing.

Chen Tianqiao actually has a similar mentality towards Zhongfu Group.

Due to its background and other reasons, Daqiao Group has difficulty in expanding its business in other regions outside of East Asia.

But if they can take advantage of the opportunity to invest in Zhongfu Group and then successfully take over, then everything will be different.

Because of this, when Chen Tianqiao invested in Zhongfu Group, the two parties specially signed a series of gambling regulations.

Now Sir Zhang came to check the accounts, even if it was to test whether Zhongfu Group had achieved the previously agreed goals.

This time, because Sir Zhang came too suddenly, Zhongfu Group's American branch was obviously not prepared.

Other small details are not clear for the time being, but Zhang Pin quickly grasped a key point.

Now it's less than ten days away from the end of the month, and Zhongfu Group has obviously not raised enough funds to pay for the fundraising due at the end of the month.

"No, we have already agreed with domestic banks on that money. When we mortgage this bearer bond, they can lend enough for us to pay the due funds."

Qingmu heard Zhang Pin's words, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead instantly.

But at this time, of course, he didn't dare to admit that the company couldn't come up with enough money, so he could only find a reason for himself.

As for why only a bond worth 640 million US dollars could borrow more than 1 billion US dollars, Qingmu didn't explain it again.

"That's good. Our bank invested in your company because we are optimistic about the development of Zhongfu Group. President Qingmu, go and get busy. Today is a good day for you to celebrate. I won't bother you too much."

Zhang Pin didn't ask too much about Qingmu's explanation.

His purpose of coming here today was not to check the accounts.

Instead, he swore his existence and put some pressure on Zhongfu Group.

Because Chen Tianqiao's goal was to swallow Zhongfu Group, so for them, a Zhongfu Group with healthy funds and good reputation is a good group.

If Zhongfu Group was already in debt and its reputation was ruined before Daqiao Group took over, then this business would naturally become a loss-making business.

Because of this, he only made a brief comment on the predicament of Zhongfu Group.

"Thank you, Sir Zhang. Please rest assured that I will run Zhongfu Group well."

Qingmu obviously guessed that Zhang Pin and others' purpose was not just investment.

Although he was a little helpless about this situation, he was more relieved.

After all, if Zhang Pin and others chose to withdraw their investment, or directly made the news public, Zhongfu Group would be in trouble at that time.

For a large company like them, the daily turnover is an exaggerated amount of funds. It is impossible to spread such a large business with their own money alone.

So many times, a lot of their funds rely on shareholders' fundraising after listing, or loans from banks and other institutions.

If people know that they do not have enough repayment ability for the time being, it is very likely that Zhongfu Group will be run into bankruptcy.

Although Qingmu has achieved the position of president of Zhongfu Group's branch, he is essentially still a wage earner.

Especially at his age, sitting in this position is already his peak.

If Zhongfu Group goes bankrupt, then he, as the president, will definitely be responsible for the company's poor management.

For Qingmu, he certainly didn't expect Zhongfu Group to go bankrupt.

Because if Zhongfu Group went bankrupt, he would also be unemployed.

It is conceivable that at this age, he would never find a better job than the president of Zhongfu Group's branch company after leaving Zhongfu Group.

So even if he had some guesses about Zhang Pin and others' thoughts, he chose to play dumb.

On the other hand, John finally met his wife Holly.

Because John was tired from the journey, he simply washed up in the bathroom in the building.

"You have to forgive Ellis, he gets depressed every year at this time."

Holly accompanied John and explained for a colleague.

Just now, when John went to Holly's office to wait for her, he met a male colleague in Holly's office, who was sitting carefree on Holly's desk.

And when Holly came back, Ellis and Holly talked frivolously, and later deliberately used the company's prizes to squander John.

Holly naturally knew that John would not be in a good mood, but in order to maintain a good relationship with colleagues, she could only comfort her husband.

"I know this kind of person is always self-righteous, but I think the reason why he barks in front of me is because he has a crush on you."

John answered absentmindedly while washing his hands.

When his wife defends a man who just laughed at him in front of him, no one will feel too good.

"I don't like him."

Holly was also a little absent-minded. He and John had been separated for half a year, and they had been quarreling for so many years, so they had no feelings for each other for a long time.

So when she talked about her feelings in front of the other party, not only did she not feel ashamed, she was actually a little proud.

After all, Ellis is also one of the executives of Zhongfu Group, but he covets her very much.

"Where do you want to stay? You came in a hurry and didn't I have time to communicate with you?"

Holly changed the topic and asked about another thing.

She originally thought that John would not be able to accept the company's invitation to the dinner, but she didn't expect that John actually came.

The company has not arranged accommodation for family members. After all, it stands to reason that since employees work in Luojishan, they will naturally have their own accommodation.

And John and Holly had already separated, so naturally they couldn't act like normal family members.

"After Kepi retired, he came to settle here. He told me that I could live there."

Police Officer America's income is actually not low, but John has two children to raise, and he himself is also a spendthrift.

In addition to attending the banquet this time, he had guessed that he might also have to resolve his marriage problem with Holly, so it was unlikely that he would leave Luoji Mountain in a short time.

If it were to rent a house, it would be a big burden for John.

So he was going to stay at an old friend's house.

"Kepi has retired. Where does he live?"

When Holly heard John mention Kepi, she was not unfamiliar with it. John had a bad personality and naturally didn't have many friends.

"It seems to be called Lamola."

John spent most of the first half of his life in New York and was obviously not familiar with Luoji Mountain, so he didn't know much about Kepi's residence.

"It must be Pamora."

Although Holly has only worked in Luojishan for half a year, she is obviously very familiar with the surrounding area.

"Is this so?" (End of Chapter)