No cooperation can be achieved overnight. Even if they successfully form a team, there are still many things to do, such as naming the company. As the saying goes, if the name is not right, the words will not flow smoothly. Well, explaining it that way is actually nonsense. The key is how to register a company without a name.
The first thing He Zhengcheng did after waking up with a hangover the next day was to think of several company names for them to consider. After deciding on a name, everyone would have to figure out how to raise capital. Their previous connections at Peregrine would be somewhat useful; at least they wouldn't come away empty-handed. But to secure more capital, their old connections were just a foundation; they still had much more to do.
He Zhengcheng repeatedly thought about using the names of Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, JD.com, Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft as the names for their partnership. Perhaps the names of these successful enterprises inherently carried a certain fortune. But after some thought, he decided not to do anything so excessive. If he stole all the names, how would Xiao Ma Ge manage in the future? "How about we call it Shanda?" He Zhengcheng couldn't resist his mischievous impulse. Damn it, that broken the legend of mir game wasted so much of his time. It was a pity the name "Zhengtu" was too awful; otherwise, he would have stolen Shi Yuzhu's company name. Anyway, they were all terrible. He wouldn't feel guilty stealing their names since their future was already so bleak.
"Shanda Capital, Shanda Group… sounds pretty good!" Xu Xin murmured, feeling it was a good name.
"The literal meaning of Shanda is flourishing, prosperous, vast, and can also mean large in scale or a grand ceremony," said Yu Dehui.
"How about Dehui? 'Heaven shows no partiality, only assisting the virtuous; the people's hearts are not constant, only cherishing the benevolent.' This means that Heaven has no favorites, only helping those with virtue; the people's hearts are not fixed, only remembering those who have shown them kindness," He Zhengcheng explained. He used to read the "Book of Documents," and some people interpreted the phrase "only cherishing the benevolent" as the common people only remembering those with a benevolent heart. Damn it, such nonsense, only those pedantic people would believe it.
Whether in ancient or modern times, those who consider the long-term interests of ordinary people receive far less respect and love than those who bring immediate short-term benefits to ordinary people. Alas, forget it, no more complaining. What if someone gets angry and reports me for misinterpreting the classics?
"Dehui? There's a big company in the Daxia Country financial world called Delong…" Ji Jiasheng said.
Delong, he seemed to have heard of it, the first generation of capital tycoons in Daxia Country. Later, uh, it seemed like it didn't end well, it should have died out.
"Or we could call it Alpha! The Greek letter α, meaning first, beginning, initial!" He Zhengcheng actually wanted to call it AlphaGo, but unfortunately, no one would understand that. Why not Alpha Dragon?
"If you're still not satisfied, let's call it Quark. This is an elementary particle that participates in strong interactions, and it's also a basic constituent of matter. This means we are the fundamental building blocks of global finance.
How about Four Symbols Fund? Left Azure Dragon, Right White Tiger, Front Vermilion Bird, Back Black Tortoise. Heavenly King Covers Earth Tiger, Pagoda Suppresses River Demon—this would immediately shock the world! Still not good? Then let's call it Shanhai. There's a line in 'Nan Shi · Hermits Biography Part One · Fisherman': 'I am a Shanhai madman, unconcerned with worldly affairs, not distinguishing between the humble and the poor, let alone honor and wealth.' Why don't we become a Shanhai madman in the financial world?" He Zhengcheng prepared a whole string of names.
"Hey, this is good. We'll adapt the meaning of this phrase: regardless of wealth or poverty, we will stick to our principles, not be constrained by worldly affairs, and be a Shanhai servant…"
"Pfft…" The water He Zhengcheng had just drunk spurted out. Damn it, 'servant' was what I meant, illiterate. No, it seemed like Ji Jiasheng said it.
"Good, well said! We are the Shanhai servants!" He Zhengcheng immediately changed his expression. My friend, if I don't help him, who will?
"Every name is good. After hearing one, I can't bear to give up the previous one. How about this, you stop talking, let's call it Shanhai Capital!" Xu Xin said.
"That's good too. I often regret that this body is not my own; when will I forget the hustle and bustle? The night is late, the wind is calm, and the water ripples are still. The small boat departs from here, and I will entrust the rest of my life to Shanhai." Chao Yang shook his head, enjoying himself.
"Ahem, I'm sorry, it's 'entrust the rest of my life to the rivers and seas'…" He Zhengcheng said tactlessly.
"Um, is the company located on Hong Kong Island or in Kowloon?" Chao Yang didn't even look at He Zhengcheng, changing the subject.
"Let's discuss how to raise funds. What's the target?" Yu Dehui asked.
How much should each of the six people be paid per month? If they were to aim for an average annual salary of one million, their management fees would need to cover costs, meaning they would have to raise at least 300 million Hong Kong dollars. Otherwise, it would be better to go it alone.
"At least fifty million US dollars, should we set the target at one hundred million US dollars?" Ji Jiasheng asked.
"That's a bit difficult…" Lv Lang said.
"Hmm, it is difficult." Xu Xin said.
One hundred million US dollars is difficult? He Zhengcheng was inexplicably surprised. Damn it, Xiao Ma Ge's sneeze alone is probably worth more than one hundred million US dollars. Didi and Kuaidi's battle must burn through at least ten million US dollars a day. Is one hundred million US dollars a lot? Did I fall into a trap?
"Now is a financial crisis, and funds are tight. Four to five hundred million Hong Kong dollars is not a small sum!" Yu Dehui said.
"And our profit cycle is very long, those willing to take risks…"
Damn it, who can't find difficulties? Who can prove the combat effectiveness of this team, especially with He Zhengcheng, a half-baked newcomer, temporarily joining? The average age of the entire team seems to be only around thirty, and youth means instability, meaning a very low chance of success… "Prove ourselves, our first step is to prove ourselves," He Zhengcheng said.
"That's right, we must first prove ourselves. We'll start with Long-Term Capital Management and sacrifice it to the heavens," Ji Jiasheng said fiercely.
"This company poses too great a harm to society. To be responsible to the public, we must also make the facts public," Lv Lang said.
"Only such a big move can highlight our role…" Xu Xin said.
Finally, someone spoke truthfully, and He Zhengcheng felt somewhat comforted.
"Only by crushing Long-Term Capital Management can we save the Hong Kong financial crisis."
Are they overestimating themselves too much? In most cases, only Hong Kong itself can save Hong Kong.
Refine the paper, one to serve as the company's first research report, and one for the media, to let time ferment and await its explosion.
He didn't believe that with such a big matter, no one would try to cover up the information. In the internet age, who doesn't know that deleting posts is an industry? All crows are black; will the moon in foreign countries be rounder? Oh no! I said the wrong thing again. It seems that in some people's minds, the moon in foreign countries really is rounder.
Alright, Shanhai Capital is officially established, registered in Hong Kong Island. Everyone contributes one million as operating funds. After the research report or paper is completed, they will find connections, media, and reporters. Anyway, no matter what they find, they must get the story reported.
Before that, they also need to find investors. Even acting needs an audience, and these potential future limited partners are the best audience. Give them an impression first, and when Soros attacks in full force, Shanhai Capital will seize the opportunity to strike. Following behind the Hong Kong Government's Monetary Authority, they will aggressively target the Soros group, borrowing their authority.
Shanhai Capital has no need to keep its actions overly secret. At this point, even if Ji Jiasheng lays their plan before the Soros group, what is destined to happen will still happen; the Soros group simply cannot stop it.
The Asian Financial Crisis was a national war, a legitimate national war. In the end, all schemes and tricks come down to strength and a race against time.