Chapter 117 Crisis Crisis
When Lyon heard Liu Zhicheng's proposal, he was somewhat tempted, because with the profits from the arcade machines in the past two years, he was just looking for a way to generate funds.

Moreover, through the two years of interaction with Orange Technology's arcade business, Lyon now has a personal admiration for Liu Zhicheng.

Within two days, Brothers Offshore Oil Exploration Company with a registered capital of 100 million US dollars was established in New York.

Liu Zhicheng invested 3 million US dollars, accounting for % of the shares, and Lyon invested million US dollars, accounting for % of the shares.

A plan was also formulated to focus the company's initial exploration on the North Sea of ​​Europe, which was also the first step for Liu Zhicheng to realize his investment in the Never Sets Sea.

In 73, in order to develop the North Sea area, the British Empire offered favorable conditions and issued an open tender to global explorers to attract oil companies to drill wells in the North Sea.

But the North Sea is a sea area located between islands with bad weather and complex terrain. Many oil traders are unable to find oil and are forced to withdraw their investments.

Brothers Offshore Oil Exploration Company has acquired an area in the North Sea where it will search for crude oil.

Why did Liu Zhicheng allow his brother company to enter the North Sea for oil exploration? Because in the past there were two oceans rich in oil, namely the North Sea in Europe and the Gulf of Mexico in America.

Brothers Offshore Oil Exploration Company proved that Liu Zhicheng was right and soon discovered oil and gas fields with rich reserves. Of course, this is a story for later.

One week after Liu Zhicheng arrived in the United States, he signed a futures investment agreement with Goldman Sachs, officially starting this round of capital feast.

Similarly, Liu Zhicheng and Citibank also made similar operations and raised 500 million US dollars to purchase gold, but used Walmart stock as collateral.

In the event of a floating loss of 20%, Citibank had the right to sell gold on its own, so Citibank readily reached an agreement with Liu Zhicheng.

Therefore, during this trip to North America, Liu Zhicheng invested a total of 10 billion US dollars in gold and established an oil exploration company.

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As soon as Liu Zhicheng returned to Hong Kong from the United States, he received an invitation from the Chief Secretary of the Hong Kong Government. The reason was not stated in the invitation letter.

Could it be because of the monopoly of Kwai Chung Port? Liu Zhicheng came to the Hong Kong government with this question in mind.

The current Chief Secretary of the Hong Kong government is called Roberts. Don’t sound like a Chinese, he is actually a foreigner who just took a Chinese name.

Roberts was not only the Chief Secretary, but also the Attorney General, which are two positions in the Hong Kong government. His status can be seen from the fact that he could hold these two positions at the same time.

It is no exaggeration to say that Roberts was the most popular person in front of Hong Kong Governor Murray MacLehose, and what he said basically represented MacLehose's opinions.

After Liu Zhicheng arrived at the Hong Kong government and sat down, Roberts said, "This year, the Ministry of Finance approved a budget of 200 million pounds, which is specifically used to subsidize foreign businessmen. Mr. Liu, as a young Chinese businessman in Hong Kong, might as well invest in London."

The Ministry of Finance he mentioned is the one on which the sun never sets, not Hong Kong itself.

Robinson was very good at dealing with people. He said with a smile, "London has already approved a budget to attract foreign investors. If Mr. Liu can invest there, it will definitely be well received."

Robert Biss personally lobbied Liu Zhicheng to invest in British Empire Bank, which was an official task.

His every word and action represented the official attitude and had to attract Liu Zhicheng's high attention.

Before coming, Liu Zhicheng thought it was about the port, but he didn't expect it was to attract investment for the British Empire. He couldn't refuse easily, nor could he agree easily.

After a brief thought, Liu Zhicheng asked Luo Bishi, "Does the support budget provided by the Ministry of Finance restrict the investment direction of foreign investors?"

In order to attract capital investment from all over the world, the British Empire often introduces similar policies to encourage foreign investment, which often have clear industry restrictions.

Roberts said: "The Ministry of Finance's funds are targeted at two areas: high-tech and infrastructure."

"But the relevant departments can even formulate policies specifically for you. As long as you invest, you will get subsidies if you want them, and you will get tax refunds if you want them."

When Liu Zhicheng heard this, his heart trembled. It seemed that the British Empire might have begun investigating him.

If Liu Zhicheng accepted the enticement of the British Empire, everyone would be happy. If he resisted to the end, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But after thinking for a moment, Liu Zhicheng readily accepted Luo Bishi's invitation, as he had already planned to invest in British Empire.

Liu Zhicheng asked, "If I invest in oil field exploration in the North Sea, can I also enjoy the preferential policies?"

When Roberts heard about investing in the North Sea oil fields, he was very happy. This was a big investment, but he was just a lobbyist and the details still needed to be decided by the British government.

"I will report your situation to London. Mr. Liu, some media have called you an entrepreneurial leader who will lead the future. In fact, if you move Orange Technology's business there, you will only get more discounts."

Liu Zhicheng smiled and said, "I understand, but Orange Technology's overseas investment needs to be gradual and not hasty. Am I right?"

The two men quickly finished their conversation. When he was about to leave, Robert said, "Don't worry about the port. I will explain Mr. Liu's plan to invest in London to the Hong Kong government."

After Liu Zhicheng came out of the Hong Kong government, he kept thinking, why start now? If it is after the negotiation, I am afraid the intensity will be even greater.

Who cares? Let me invest. As long as I make money, nothing else matters.

Although most of the cash has been withdrawn from our businesses in Hong Kong, they are all on the path of healthy development. We receive cash every day and there are basically no major problems in our operations.

Especially Wharf Holdings, which had a lot of cash and land, and with Hong Kong's housing prices soaring, its stock price had also begun to rise. This round of Hong Kong's housing price rise peaked at the end of 81, and it was not until September 1982, when someone fell, that the stock price plummeted.

This day is still three years away, and Liu Zhicheng is confident that he can maximize the profits from the many pieces of land in his hands.

Liu Zhicheng sometimes feels that he is a "Chen Qingsong"-type character, but with an extra "prophet" plug-in.

Although the butterfly has flapped its wings with my appearance, the general direction of history has not changed.

Liu Zhicheng has heard that Chen Qingsong, a rising star, has recently become active in the real estate market.

Although he is a huge liar, in the future he will only defraud investors and banks, and will not involve ordinary citizens much.

Liu Zhicheng wouldn't care about so many things. Investing involves risks, and one just needs to take his own responsibilities.

Early April.

The first generation of Juzi Technology's home game console was officially launched, along with a new game: Super Mario.

Every time Orange Technology releases a new product, Hong Kong is the first city in the global market to sell it.

Every time it is an all-round publicity, starting from radio and television stations to print media and newspapers, it is overwhelming.

The advertisements for these Orange game consoles have almost all-round coverage, and it can be said that they are known to everyone.

This time, Liu Zhicheng changed his previous sales method and set up a direct-operated store for home game console trials.

On the first day of listing, the six directly-operated experience stores across Hong Kong welcomed huge crowds of people for collective consumption.

Moreover, these directly-operated stores are located in bustling urban areas such as Central, Causeway Bay and Kowloon.

In the Ocean Terminal of Harbour City, a shop of over 500 square meters has been transformed into the Orange Game Console flagship experience store.

The store has a display area and a game console experience area. The main products in the display area are Orange Technology arcade machines, newly launched home game consoles, and game peripheral products.

Another game console inspection area is an area for game players to try out new game consoles. Home game consoles are the key products promoted this time.

Early in the morning of that day, two young men who lived nearby came to the Orange Game Console Experience Store to play.

They rushed to the Orange Game Console Experience Store at eight in the morning, thinking they could grab a home game console to try out.

As a result, they came to the experience area with full confidence, only to find that more than ten new game consoles prepared for players in the store had been snatched away by others, so they had to watch from the sidelines.

Many teenagers of their age came to the store. Because they couldn't get the new phone to try out, they just chose to watch with great interest. It was quite satisfying to feast their eyes.

The two of them squeezed in the crowd and watched for a while, feeling that it would be a long time before they could try it out themselves.

After leaving, the two went to the display area for selling products, where consoles, cartridges, and toys of the same-name games were displayed in glass cabinets.

The two first looked at the price of the new generation of game consoles and were a little dumbfounded. This year, Orange Technology used the best materials for the appearance of home game consoles and invested a lot in advertising.

One of them grumbled in a low voice: "The retail price is 999 Hong Kong dollars? Why not just 1000 Hong Kong dollars, so that you don't have to change the Hong Kong dollar when you buy it."

Before he could finish his words, a young gangster ran to the counter next to him, grabbed a handful of money from his trouser pocket, and threw it directly to the salesperson without even counting it.

I only heard Xiao Feizai shouting, "I want to place an order for two home video game consoles, and a cartridge for each game."

When they saw this scene, they were stunned for a long while and were very envious of Xiao Feizai's dominance.

Seeing that Xiao Feizai seems to have no concept of money, he should be from a wealthy family. Unfortunately, both of them are poor and can't afford a game console.

In fact, they dream of owning a game console of their own.

"Wei Zai, didn't you get a promotion and a raise last month? You should be able to buy a game console, right?" One of them is still studying and has not entered the society to work.

Wei Zai dropped out of high school last year and returned home. He started earning money by selling electrical appliances in an electrical appliance store, and the salary is decent.

Hearing his friend's question, Wei Zai answered slowly, "That's not called a promotion. Last year, my boss only asked me to sell goods. After a year of training, my boss asked me to sell goods and do porter work. At best, I am a laborer who has two jobs at the same time."

In fact, the boss had to cut labor costs due to competitive pressure from Jingxi Electric. The work of two people was assigned to one person, but only a little more than the salary was paid.

"The more positions you hold, the more your boss values ​​you, so your future is brighter. I am also optimistic that you will be successful in the electrical appliance industry."

Wei Zai was a little depressed. As a laborer, what future could he have? He was almost dead. Moreover, his family was poor, and he had to hand over most of his salary every month for family expenses.

Wei Zai said, "1,500 per month. Although I don't spend much money normally, my family is poor and my mother is in poor health. I have to give all my salary to my family. Xing Zai, don't expect me to buy a game console."

They are all poor guys, but since they can become good friends, they can understand each other.

(End of this chapter)